1 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

We’re heading back more than 200 years to meet Mary Seacole who did some great things. From a very young age, Mary Seacole had an interest     1     medicine and nursing, so her mother taught her a lot about     2     (tradition) Jamaican treatments. Later she improved her medical skills slowly.

On     3     (hear) news of British soldiers going off to fight in the Crimean War in 1853, she decided to help. But it     4     (be) not that easy. In 1866 she set off to the Crimea in a ship filled with medical supplies (补给品) and     5     (equip). She opened a “British Hotel” there. This wasn’t the kind of hotel you’d expect     6     (stay) in on your holidays. It was a small simple building     7     soldiers could rest and buy hot food and drinks. Mary used the money earned there to help treat and care for sick and wounded soldiers. Mary even did something     8     (extreme) brave — she rode on horseback into the battlefields (战场) to nurse wounded soldiers from both sides of the war.

Mary received     9     number of medals for her bravery from governments in different countries and she     10     (remember) as an inspiring role model forever.

2 . Travelling feels good. Seeing new places and gaining new experiences make us feel happy.     1     You must have taken a trip away and come back with new ideas in life. Why is this? When you’re travelling, a chemical called dopamine is produced in your brain. Dopamine causes feelings of relaxation, which in turn encourages creativity.

However, not many of us can afford the time or money required to travel often.     2     With these changes, you can get the travelling feeling even when you’re in your hometown.

Stimulate (刺激) your five senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch). To achieve this, you can try out any new restaurant that opens near you or cook at least one new dish every week.     3     Even if you have walked around your local area thousands of times before, there will be a few back roads you’ve never explored before.

    4     This will cause the creative feeling that comes with travelling. Sign up for an evening course or learn an instrument. Along with the intellectual (智力的) stimulation of the new activity, you’ll also get to meet new people, who in themselves can provide you with new ways of looking at the world.

Remember that travelling isn’t just about your physical position.     5     Follow the above tips and you can get that travelling feeling every day.

A．Try to learn a new skill.

B．It’s also a state of mind.

C．Go out of your way to experience new sights.

D．Actually you should learn to appreciate them.

E．Luckily, you can make some changes to your daily life.

F．Travelling also makes us come up with new ideas more easily.

G．When we get something new, we quickly get used to owning them.

3 . Ambition is a necessary quality in life. It is the ________which drives us on to use whatever talent we have got. If we haven’t got some degree of ambition, these talents will not be used for our own and others’ ________.

Ambition,________ , can have several faults. First of all, it can be________. We may not be able to see the limits of our own abilities, so we do ambitious things that are completely beyond us. Our career masters can see our good qualities and our limitations________. They may tell us that we haven’t the ability to deal with people and would not make good businessmen. We refuse to take their ________. We keep on trying. Many years and many ________ later we are forced to accept their judgement. But what a waste of time our ill-founded ambition has caused us!

Secondly, our ambition can be too concentrated. Our attention is devoted to one   ________aim, such as getting distinctions in a science subject. Everything that may draw us away from this aim is cut out of our lives. In the end we get our distinctions. But what   ________we have caused ourselves in the process! We are isolated beings only caring about a particular examination. And we probably won’t make good scientists. We________the breadth of vision necessary for success at a higher level.

Thirdly, our ambition can be limited to lifeless objectives. We want to gain money, or power, or membership of some circles. Persons who feel inferior try to________by seeking the respect of others through possession of these artificial signs of worth.

Fourthly, our ambition may be ________. Instead of directing some of our ambitions towards community improvement, we may exploit members of the community in the interests of self-advancements. In later life we may be ambitious for the success of our children but we regard this success as only a further ________of our own success.

Ambition is necessary in the lives of individuals—necessary for their own improvement and for the improvement of the community in which they live. But, like all blind forces, it must be ________ if it is not to cause disaster. It must be tightly controlled by the head and the heart. Otherwise ambition may demand too high a price ________human qualities.

1.

A．means

B．action

C．courage

D．force

2.

A．justice

B．affection

C．benefit

D．emotion

3.

A．however

B．therefore

C．besides

D．furthermore

4.

A．unpredictable

B．unusual

C．unfavorable

D．unrealistic

5.

A．positively

B．objectively

C．amusingly

D．negatively

6.

A．notice

B．solution

C．evaluation

D．measure

7.

A．occasions

B．recoveries

C．disappointments

D．miracles

8.

A．narrow

B．broad

C．separated

D．isolated

9.

A．damage

B．interest

C．cost

D．profit

10.

A．omit

B．value

C．own

D．lack

11.

A．give out

B．take in

C．turn down

D．make up

12.

A．self-centred

B．self-disciplined

C．self-satisfied

D．self-controlled

13.

A．time

B．mark

C．design

D．image

14.

A．directed

B．promoted

C．stimulated

D．demanded

15.

A．in the process of

B．in terms of

C．in spite of

D．in honor of

4 . If you miss one of the old friends you’ve lost touch with and think about reaching out to them, you may worry about whether it’ll be just like old times, or uncomfortable and awkward. Here are some ways to help you avoid any awkwardness while reconnecting with an old friend.

Reach out through social media. Connect with them through social media, text message or other means if you’re too nervous to make a phone call or to begin a meet up. Follow up on one of their most recent posts.     1    

Show some love. If you’re really happy to connect with your old friend, make it a point to communicate that to them.     2     Sincere warmth can help lessen some of the awkwardness that may build up in a relationship.

    3     Start conversation by bringing up a fun time you shared. It will transport you both back to that moment when you were close and help smooth over the “What are you up to now?” conversations that sound too rigid (死板).

Display your interest. As you chat with your friend, try to pay attention and ask follow-up questions.     4     Empathizing (共鸣) with them can help you connect with them and get to know who they are today.

Move past conflicts. Don’t talk a lot about your conflicts or the reasons why your friendship became less close. If it happens to come up naturally down the line, then feel free to address any possible hurt feelings.     5     In the beginning, just focus on what you had in common and the good times you shared together.

A．Bring back a happy memory.

B．Make detailed plans for the future.

C．But better avoid taking the risk too soon.

D．Update your friend on everything going on in your life.

E．This shows you’re interested in what they’re sharing with you.

F．Be warm with them and let them know how much it means to you.

G．Then starting conversation about what they’re up to will be a natural thing.

5 . I’ve had many opportunities to experience living in a foreign culture, but my first experience came in an unexpected place-my own country. When I was 20, I got an internship(实习职位)in New York City. It was my first time to _________ outside of my home state of Texas.

With my move north came culture _________. I grew up in a big city in Texas. But it was no comparison to the tightly _________ New York with their 8 million citizens. I was used to life at a _________ pace; New York moved fast. The saying is true-this city never _________ . I had to adjust.

My first reaction was fear. Fear I would _________ at my new internship in the 54-story office building. Fear of getting lost on the subway. Fear that the locals wouldn’t have _________ for my frequent moments of confusion. My _________ ranged from reasonable to silly. But I _________ my fears and kept trying.

I learned quickly never to __________ a New Yorker always speaks English. New York is home to people of all walks of life, from all corners of the world. At weekends, I would spend hours __________ along Canal Street in Chinatown—the closest I’d ever been to an __________ country.

By the end of my internship, I was a little older, a little wiser and sick of big city life. I __________ the skyscrapers, tourists and the high price I had to pay for a cheeseburger and fries. But I had __________ , too. I was quicker, smarter and more independent. I knew I would miss that feeling of having the world right at my doorstep. But it was good __________ for the life of travel I’d soon begin.

1.

A．study

B．live

C．travel

D．explore

2.

A．heritage

B．reaction

C．shock

D．feast

3.

A．packed

B．crazy

C．equipped

D．stressful

4.

A．quick

B．competitive

C．unique

D．relaxed

5.

A．sleeps

B．changes

C．adapts

D．erupts

6.

A．attempt

B．fail

C．sweat

D．recover

7.

A．preference

B．respect

C．desire

D．patience

8.

A．fear

B．relief

C．sadness

D．tiredness

9.

A．ignored

B．faced

C．lost

D．inspired

10.

A．propose

B．comment

C．assume

D．discover

11.

A．reviewing

B．hiking

C．wandering

D．observing

12.

A．European

B．African

C．American

D．Asian

13.

A．admired

B．hated

C．afforded

D．rented

14.

A．grown

B．won

C．struggled

D．practised

15.

A．celebration

B．emotion

C．preparation

D．contribution

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the man do?

A．A policeman.

B．A firefighter.

C．A journalist.

2. How many kids died from the fire?

A．2.

B．5.

C．28.

3. Where did the boy throw the cigarette end?

A．On the carpet.

B．On the sofa.

C．On the table.

4. Why was the boy able to touch the cigarette end?

A．His father asked him to throw it.

B．His father was drunk and sleeping.

C．His father left him alone at home.

7 . Keller is a first-grade teacher at Ellen Woodside Elementary in Greenville County, South Carolina. She was on her way home when she noticed a little boy _________ his bike down a busy highway.

The _________ of such a young child in the midst of all that traffic _________ her. So, she decided to _________ her car around. And when she did, she _________ the little boy was one of her former students!

Seven-year-old Cameron wasn’t out for a casual bike ride. He was on a (n) _________ mission(任务)to save his diabetic(糖尿病的)father who had _________ collapsed at home.

Cameron had tried calling 911, but didn’t know the code for his father’s phone. _________, he didn’t know how to place an emergency call from the phone. And when he tried seeking _________ from the neighbors, he __________ no one home.

So, the __________ little boy did the only thing he could think of. He hopped on his bike and __________ on the five-mile journey to his grandma’s house. Not only did Keller __________ him and stop, but also she __________ emergency services who were able to go to the home and assist Cameron’s father.

This teacher helped a student save a life and the whole __________ left Keller in awe. Both Cameron and his dad are grateful for the help they received in their time of need.

1.

A．pushing

B．carrying

C．destroying

D．riding

2.

A．scenery

B．thought

C．sight

D．suffering

3.

A．puzzled

B．worried

C．hesitated

D．delighted

4.

A．turn

B．knock

C．start

D．pass

5.

A．realized

B．confirmed

C．guessed

D．predicted

6.

A．pleasant

B．ordinary

C．usual

D．important

7.

A．gradually

B．suddenly

C．constantly

D．regularly

8.

A．In a sense

B．In a way

C．In the panic

D．In the way

9.

A．phone

B．bike

C．assistance

D．friend

10.

A．doubted

B．observed

C．expressed

D．discovered

11.

A．brave

B．scared

C．clever

D．patient

12.

A．got around

B．took off

C．showed around

D．took over

13.

A．record

B．remember

C．search

D．spot

14.

A．discussed

B．called

C．interviewed

D．invited

15.

A．action

B．event

C．experience

D．behavior

8 . I really place many people into two categories when it comes to shopping. The first is people who simply love doing window shopping and do it quite regularly maybe because they are really good at spotting bargains. The other category, which I suppose is obvious that people who simply dislike shopping for anything. They find it very boring, and frustrating and do not particularly like going to their local shopping malls for anything. They will probably do anything to try and get away with shopping for gifts and I had the same problem until I discovered something.

The simple discovery was to shop online for everything. This is especially fantastic when you are shopping online for gifts because there are so many websites out there dedicated to(致力于)supplying all kinds of gifts for every occasion you can think of. The greatest thing is that you can do this from the comfort of your own home without having to leave and sit at a computer with a nice mug of coffee to help. Researching is always important because you need to make sure whoever you are going to purchase this before is going to like it. You need to make sure of your researched pricing to ensure that you are getting good value for money. Generally, online you will always find things cheaper than buying something in a store in your local shopping mall. The fact that the website does not have many overheads with staffing and rent(租赁)gives them the opportunity to sell products at a reduced price.

It’s also important that you make sure the website you purchase things from has a good reputation. Check their customer service and also read any feedback that they may have from customers who have already made a purchase.

1. Why do some people like doing window shopping better?

A．Maybe because they have more time to kill.

B．Maybe because they like the bargaining occasions.

C．Maybe because they like to appear in crowded places.

D．Maybe because they don’t know how to do online shopping.

2. The best factor for the author to shop online should be ______.

A．he has much more space to bargain with sellers

B．he has the bravery to follow the fashions at present

C．he can surf to find so many choices just at home

D．he needn’t drive a car or take buses to find stores

3. Why are the things online cheaper according to the author?

A．The shop owners introduce goods with bad quality.

B．The shop owners needn’t employ many workers.

C．The shop owners spend more on rent than that at a physical store.

D．The shop owners have less opportunity to sell products at a reduced price.

4. To ensure you buy things from a standard shop you can ______.

A．call the earlier buyer for information

B．surf earlier customers’ comments on the website

C．surf to find the personal information of the shop owner

D．turn to the police for advice on the information of the shop owner

9 . Africa is often called the cradle(摇篮)of civilization. The first human beings appeared on the continent about 2 million years ago. Old civilizations grew along the banks of the Nile River. Thousands of years ago ancient Egypt became a powerful empire, to the south Nubia emerged(出现)in today’s Sudan. After 1000 AD, great empires emerged in Ghana and other areas in western Africa. City-states, including Mogadishu and Zanzibar, grew into powerful trading centers in East Africa. Towards the end of the Middle Ages the first Europeans came to Africa. From the early 1500s on, they made money by bringing slaves to North America. The British, Dutch and Portuguese set up trading posts along the western African coast where they searched for gold and ivory. In the 17th century, the Dutch set up a trading post at the Cape of Good Hope. It grew into a Dutch colony(殖民地)until the 19th century, when the British took over. At the end of the 19th century, Europeans ruled most of Africa. They saw the continent as a major source of raw materials that they could bring back to Europe for their emerging industries. As a result, the Industrial Revolution did not take place in Africa. Throughout the colonial period, European countries fought for influence and control in Africa. In the “Scramble(争夺)for Africa”, they divided the continent into areas of interest. Native Africans often resisted colonial governments and in many areas, they were killed in uprisings(起义).

One of the last countries to gain independence was Rhodesia, today’s Zimbabwe, where blacks fought for over a decade against the British. In South Africa, white Europeans gave up control of the country after Apartheid(种族隔离)ended in the 1990s.

Many African countries did not know how to deal with their newly gained independence, largely because they had no experience in administrating and governing a nation. As a result, civil wars, tribal(部落的)conflicts and power struggles broke out. They resulted in dozens of wars in Africa since the 1960s.

1. What can be inferred from Paragraph 1?

A．Nubia was then part of ancient Egypt.

B．Sudan was founded earlier than Egypt.

C．Africans were the earliest people on earth.

D．Areas along the Nile River greatly developed.

2. What’s the worst things the first Europeans to Africa did?

A．They sold low-quality items to the natives.

B．They treated the local Africans as goods.

C．They hurt and murdered the local people.

D．They seized local people’s fortune by force.

3. Why was Africa divided into many parts by Europeans?

A．To fight against the local people’s resistance.

B．To make parts of Africa into their control.

C．To develop the economy of the limited parts.

D．To prevent local people getting into other countries.

4. Why do so many countries get into fights after gaining independence?

A．They lack managing abilities.	B．They are short of resources
C．They want more free land.	D．They still have no civil rights.

10 . Humans are not the animal kingdom's only fashionistas. Tits ( ill雀) can be fashion followers, too, apparently. A latest study shows that, given the chance, they decorate their nests with this season's must-have colour.

Dr. Wild and Dr. Aplin were following up on a study published in 1934 by Henry Smith Williams, an American naturalist. He noticed that when he put various coloured balls of yarn (纱) out in his garden, almost always one and only one became popular that season for being included into local birds' nests. But which particular color was favoured varied from season to season. This suggested that the colour chosen by one of the early birds was spotted and copied by others.

Williams's work was, however, forgotten until they came across it while following up on a different study, published by a team at the University of Toulouse, suggesting fashion-following, too. Dr. Wild and Dr. Aplin therefore set out to re-run Williams's experiment, but this time to collect some actual numbers.

The birds they followed were part of a well-monitored population of blue tits in a wood near the institute. Most birds in this wood carried tracking devices fitted to them after their capture in mist nets. That allowed the institute's researchers to keep track of a vast number of individuals by recording their arrival at food containers throughout the wood. Instead of food, these containers were loaded with wool of different colors. Interestingly, researchers soon found that most nests of blue tits included only the color of the wool first chosen by a nestbuildcr.

Tits, then, do seem to be “on trend”, when it comes to nest-building materials. Why that should happen remains obscure. Dr. Wild and Dr. Aplin suspect the fashion leaders are older birds, and that evolution favours younger ones copying their elders since those elders have evidently survived what fortune has to throw at a tit. Williams’s original work, though, suggests such initial choices are at random-a bit like those of the leaders of human fashions.

1. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?

A．Dr. Wild and Dr. Aplin contributed to William's work.

B．Early birds' color preference was copied by their fellows.

C．The yam was the most popular material to decorate local birds' nests.

D．The color of the yam favored by local birds was fixed throughout the year.

2. How did Dr. Wild and Dr. Aplin improve William's experiment?

A．They observed the blue tits.

B．They studied the habits of blue tits.

C．They adopted the data-collecting method.

D．They fitted tracking devices to food containers.

3. What does the underlined word “obscure” in Paragraph 5 mean?

A．Hidden.

B．Evident.

C．Complicated.

D．Shallow.

4. What is the main idea of the text?

A．Birds favor certain colors in decoration.

B．Young birds follow their elders in fashion.

C．Young birds are just as intelligent as people.

D．Birds are just as fashion-conscious as people.