1 . Sometimes, you are not good at some of your subjects.     1     You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessary so, however. Anyone can become a better student if you want to. Here’s how:

Plan your time carefully. When you plan your work, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc., then decide a good, regular time for studying.     2     A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time.

Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television! When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.

Make good use of your time in class.     3     Listening carefully in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teachers say.

Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes, review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material.     4     If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you will remember it longer.

Develop a good attitude about tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. It helps you remember your new knowledge. The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t be over worried.

    5     You will probably discover them after you have tried these.

A．Maybe you are an average student.

B．This will help you understand the next class.

C．Don’t forget to set aside enough time for entertainment.

D．No one can become a top student unless he or she works hard.

E．There are other methods that might help you with your studying.

F．Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teachers say.

G．Make full use of class time to take notes of what the teachers say in class.

2 . As there is less and less coal and oil, scientists are exploring new ways of making use of ______ energy, such as sunlight, wind and water for power and fuel.

A．primary

B．alternative

C．instant

D．unique

3 . The Benefits of Keeping a Journal

If you want to grow, one important thing you should do is keeping a journal. It may seem simple, but it can make a big difference in your life. I have been keeping journals for years. Writing all the lessons I learn and all the ideas I get has become a habit for me.     1    

Here are some benefits you will get by keeping a journal.

It prevents you from losing an idea. Have you ever gotten an idea only to lose it later because you didn't write it down?    2     But then I developed the habit of writing down every idea that came into my mind as soon as possible. If I'm away from my computer, I usually write it down on a piece of paper that I bring wherever I go. I will then transfer the idea to the journal in my computer.

It helps you review all the lessons you've learned. By reviewing your journal, you can quickly see the lessons you've learned and the ideas you've gotten.     3     You can use the ideas to push yourself forward.

    4     After keeping a journal for years, you can look back at it and see how far you've gone. Things that were big problems in the past might seem small today. The raw ideas you had in the past might have been realized today.

It helps you expand your ideas. When you try to come up with a sentence to express an idea, you are thinking actively about it.     5     In the end, you will expand your ideas.

A．I often experienced that myself.

B．It allows you to see your progress over time.

C．It trains you to express your thoughts.

D．Just use whatever tool you feel comfortable with.

E．Thinking actively helps you connect your idea to another idea.

F．And to be honest, I can't imagine what my life would be like without it.

G．Then you can do whatever necessary to avoid repeating the same mistakes.

4 . 假设你是李华，一名高三学生，在网络上看到一所国外大学的招生信息 (admission information)，该大学对中国学生开设30多个专业，你对此非常感兴趣，打算用英语撰写一份个人申请，主要内容包括：
1．想申请的专业；
2．个人优势；
3．进入大学后的设想。
注意：1.词数：100左右；
2．书信格式已给出；
3．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Sir or Madam,
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
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Yours Sincerely,
Li Hua

5 . —Look! Someone          the laptop．
—Well, it wasn’t me. I didn’t do it．

A．has repaired	B．is repairing
C．had repaired	D．was repairing

6 . ______ that many south-east Asian countries suffered a lot.

A．So strong the Super Typhoon Haiyan became

B．So the Super Typhoon Haiyan became strong

C．Strong became so the Super Typhoon Haiyan

D．So strong did the Super Typhoon Haiyan become

7 . In a movie, a woman reads a storybook to her friend’s daughter. As they approach the last page, she reads, “...and Cinderella and the prince lived happily together ever after.” She closes the book and looks at the young girl, adding, “You know, things don’t always happen like this in real life. I just think you should know that now.”
We were all raised on fairy tales with glass slippers, brave princes and magic! It didn’t take too long to realize that stories like that aren’t necessarily true. In the life, you learned that glass slippers are really uncomfortable, no prince is perfect and magic doesn’t always work.
So what do you do when the way you planned things is not the way they turned out?
Know that parts of your fairy tale have already been written, and sadly, there’s not a whole lot you can do about those first few chapters.You didn’t get the best start.Your trust was unexpectedly betrayed. You didn’t get the job. Whatever falls and failures that happened in your past are just that in your past. There’s still more to the story.
While your life has a lot of contributors(投稿者), you are the editor-in-chief. You take what’s there and create the masterpiece. All the good pages and the bad can come together to make a beautiful adventure.
When you find yourself wishing your life was more like the fairy tales, remember that in some ways it already is. There will be dragons, bad witches, great romances, winding roads and friends to help you along the way. So, keep rewriting your story every day that you’re alive. Whether it’s a comedy, tragedy or a little of both, the pen is in your hand. How it all ends is up to you.
1. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A．To help the readers to live a good life.

B．To encourage the readers to write their own stories.

C．To advise parents to tell the fairy tale to their kids.

D．To describe the difficulties in today’s education.

2. Which of the following may NOT often appear in the fairy tale?

A．Glass slipper.	B．Winding roads.
C．Sad ending.	D．Bad witches.

3. According to the fires paragraph, we know the woman is ________.

A．wise

B．cruel

C．brave

D．stupid

4. Why does the author mention the question in Paragraph 3?

A．To express the doubt to life

B．To compare different ideas.

C．To introduce a point for discussion.

D．To describe the conditions in life.

8 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填人适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Table manners vary from culture to culture.     1     is acceptable in one country may be considered extremely rude in another. Here we will tell you about the traditional table manners     2     the modern table manners in Korea.     3     (tradition), it was the woman’s job     4     (cook) food and set the table. The woman would sit     5     her husband to make sure that he had everything he needed for a pleasant meal. Only     6     the husband finished would the woman and her children eat. Nowadays, table manners have changed a lot.     7     of the family members eat together at the same time. It is common to see everyone help with the meal,     8     (include) the husband. One tradition, however, has not changed. It is the oldest person that starts the meal.     9     (stay)until the oldest person is finished is considered to be     10     basic tradition of Korean table manners.

9 . I am a single mom and have a child. Knowing that I could not ______ to get him anything at all for his birthday had broken my heart. _____, I decided to post a(n) _____ on wishuponahero. com for people to _____ my son birthday cards. I knew he loved to _____ the mailbox and always asked if there was anything for him. I ______ that if he could get a few cards, it would make him smile and maybe, just maybe, he wouldn’t be so ____ that I wasn’t able to get him anything.
The cards just started ______ in and my little child was absolutely _____. Every day more and more cards came and this went _______ for about three weeks. The smile on his face and the sparkle in his eyes brought me to _______.
Then. he started thinking about Christmas and he _______ knew that there really would not be much under the _______ for him due to my finances, but it didn’t seem to _______ to him. All he talked about was how much he wanted to make other children _______ So he decided that what he wanted to do was to earn money to buy Christmas cards and send them to other children from _______ families. My son went out daily and walked some dogs and such to make money. Not only did he make the money to buy, the cards, but he also made enough money to buy all the stamps and lollipops(棒棒糖)to put in the _______. He sent out about 100 cards. Doing this ______ him that same smile and sparkle in his eyes as did the birthday cards that he received. I was so _______ of him.
My son and wishuponahero. com have given me renewed ______ that there are still people in this world that care about others.1.

A．agree

B．pretend

C．expect

D．afford

2.

A．Instead

B．However

C．So

D．Besides

3.

A．letter

B．wish

C．job

D．advertisement

4.

A．show

B．sell

C．design

D．send

5.

A．check

B．produce

C．address

D．receive

6.

A．explained

B．thought

C．regretted

D．promised

7.

A．angry

B．curious

C．upset

D．lucky

8.

A．breaking

B．happening

C．pouring

D．improving

9.

A．excited

B．troubled

C．disappointed

D．worried

10.

A．away

B．off

C．up

D．on

11.

A．surprise

B．difficulty

C．respect

D．tears

12.

A．already

B．still

C．even

D．never

13.

A．control

B．gifts

C．tree

D．help

14.

A．matter

B．object

C．belong

D．refer

15.

A．understand

B．change

C．continue

D．smile

16.

A．ordinary

B．poor

C．familiar

D．distant

17.

A．mailbox

B．house

C．cards

D．stamps

18.

A．saved

B．brought

C．owed

D．taught

19.

A．proud

B．aware

C．careful

D．full

20.

A．excuse

B．suggestion

C．fact

D．hope

10 . Noah Webster, born on October 16, 1758, is known for The American Dictionary of the English Language. He has been called the “Father of American Scholarship and Education.” His “Blue-Backed Speller” books were used to teach spelling and reading to five generations of American children. But how much do you know about him beyond that?

At the age of 16, Noah Webster began attending Yale College, Unfortunately, he spent his four years at Yale during the American Revolutionary War, and, because of food shortages, many of his college classes were held in Glastonbury, Connecticut. Later, he served in the army. Having graduated from Yale in 1778, Webster wanted to continue his education in order to earn his law degree. He had to teach school in order to pay for his education. He set up many small schools that didn’t survive, but he was a good teacher because instead of forcing his students to learn, like what most teachers did, he rewarded them.

He earned his law degree in, 1781, but did not practice law until 1789. Once he started he found the law was not to his liking. Webster did not have much money.

In 1793, Alexander Hamilton lent him $ 1500 to move to New York City to edit a newspaper. In December, he founded New York’s first daily newspaper, American Minerva, and edited it for four years. For decades, he published textbooks, political essays, a report on some diseases, and newspaper articles for his party. He wrote so much that a modern list of his published works required 655 pages.

Noah Webster died on May 28, 1843 and was buried in the Grove Street Cemetery.

1. Which of the following best describes Webster’s life at Yale?

A．Tough.	B．Smooth.
C．Normal.	D．Tiring.

2. What did Noah want to be after graduation from Yale?

A．A teacher.	B．A lawyer.
C．A headmaster.	D．A scholar.

3. What can we infer from Paragraph 4?

A．Webster was a most productive author.

B．Webster led a miserable life in New York City.

C．Webster’S books added up to 655 pages.

D．Webster didn’t write any political Works.