1 . 假设你是中学生李津，你的网友Susan应邀将参加我国驻美大使馆组织的中美青年友好招待会，与来自中国的高中生进行交流，她来信向你咨询见面礼节和谈论话题。请根据你了解的知识，给她写一封邮件。内容包括：
*简要说明这一活动的好处（如结交新朋友等）；
*介绍见面时如何问候（如握手，说“你好”等）；
*与中国学生可谈论的话题（如爱好等）。
注意：（1）词数不少于100；
（2）邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Susan,

I’m glad to hear that you’ll attend the reception.

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Best wishes!

Yours,

Li Jin

2 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

It is actually a long-held idea that sharks are     1     (danger) animals, especially after the film Jaws hit the screen. Jaws gave an account of how sharks pull swimming people underwater,     2     (attract) huge audiences and winning many awards. This film encouraged people to hunt and kill sharks. As a result,     3     number of large sharks fell     4     (quick), making it one of the endangered     5     (animal). Another     6     (contribute) factor is finning. Every time there is finning, the sea floor would be covered with dead sharks. That had an unexpected effect     7     Peter Benchley, the writer of the book on     8     Jaws was based. He came to see people as a danger to sharks, rather than the other way round. That was why he     9     (fight) to protect sharks by first admitting that his book was wrong about sharks’ behaviour. Today, as we learn more about sharks, more people than ever want to protect them from     10     (extinct).

3 . When I was looking for a Christmas present for my daughter in toy store, a nicely dressed little girl, with some money in her little hand, was looking at some beautiful dolls. When she saw a doll she liked, she would ask her father if she had enough money. He usually said yes.

At the same time, a boy, with old and small clothes, was looking at some video games. He, too, had money in his hand, but it looked no more than five dollars. Each time he picked up one of the video games and looked at his father, he shook his head.

The little girl had chosen her doll, a very beautiful one. However, she noticed the boy and his father. She saw the boy give up a video game with disappointment and walk to another comer of the store.

The little girl put her doll back to the shelf and ran over to the video game. After she talked to her father, she paid for the video game and whispered (耳语) to the shop assistant.

So the boy got the video game that he wanted for free — he was told it was a prize from the store. He smiled happily, although he felt it was so incredible.

The girl saw all this happen. She smiled, too.

When I walked out of the store to my car, I heard the father ask his daughter why she had done that. I would never forget their short talk. “Daddy, didn’t Grandma want me to buy something that would make me happy?”

He said, “Of course, she did.”

“Well, I just did!” With that, the little girl started skipping (蹦跳) towards their car happily.

1. The story happened in a ________.

A．school

B．toy store

C．cinema

D．computer room

2. The boy ________.

A．wore new and nice clothes	B．had much money in his hand
C．was from a poor family	D．wanted to get a doll very much

3. The underlined word “incredible”most probably means “ ________ ”in Chinese.

A．unbelievable

B．exciting

C．desperate

D．ridiculous

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?

A．The little girl was kind and helpful.

B．The video game was a prize from the store.

C．The writer paid for the video game for the boy.

D．The boy bought the video game himself from the store.

5. What does the sentence “Well, I just did!” mean?

A．I just did something for the boy and he would be happy.

B．I just bought a nice doll for myself and I would be happy.

C．I just bought a present for Grandma and she would be happy.

D．I just did something for the boy and it would make me happy.

4 . After several ______ to climb Qomolangma, he finally reached the top of it.

A．attempts

B．attacks

C．chapters

D．disasters

5 . Club sports provide both a competitive and social sporting experience to any Purdue student. Whether you are looking to continue to be part of a sport you love or looking for new experiences, there is a club for you at every skill level.

The Purdue University Baseball Club

The Purdue University Baseball Club is a student-run organization that participates in intercollegiate(大学间的)athletic competition. We provide students an opportunity to continue their baseball career at a collegiate level.

President: Jack Fitzhugh

Email: jfitzhu@purdue.edu

The Purdue Gymnastics Club

The Purdue Gymnastics Club is a group of normal everyday students who, like yourself, want to stay active while at school. We practice during evening hours four times a week during the fall and spring semesters. We own and operate equipment for four women’s and six men’s events.

President: Maya MeDonald

Email: medon127@purdue.edu

The Purdue Triathlon Club

The Purdue Triathlon Club’s mission is to get together multi—sport athletes who want to train in a social environment and promote interest and participation in triathlons(铁人三项), duathlons(铁人两项), running, swimming and cycling events on the Purdue University campus. We encourage and support members while training together. We travel to races in the spring and summer together and host two races during the school year. We end our year at the Collegiate Nationals in April.

President: Katalin Kovach

Email: kovach 10@ purdue.edu

The Purdue Men’s Club

The Purdue Men’s Club Volleyball allows Purdue undergraduate and graduate students to play volleyball at a competitive, intercollegiate level. Tryouts are held at the beginning of each semester and teams are divided based on skill level. Players come from all over the country, not just the Midwest. The first and second teams travel to tournaments across the Midwest and to the NCVF National tournament each spring. The club is an NCVF and MIVA recognized program and consistently finishes in the top competitive divisions of the region and nation.

President: Ben Bednarczyk

Email: bbednarc@ purdue.edu

1. Who can you contact if you want to participate in a baseball game?

A．Maya MeDonald.

B．Katalin Kovach.

C．Jack Fitzhugh.

D．Ben Bednarczyk.

2. What makes the Purdue Gymnastics Club special?

A．It operates equipment for 10 events.

B．It is open every day throughout the semester.

C．It includes both students and professional athletes.

D．It is a student-run organization.

3. What do we know about the Purdue Triathlon Club?

A．It aims to popularize three sports.	B．It hosts races annually in April.
C．It divides members based on skill level.	D．It allows athletes to train in multiple sports.

4. Which club is highly competitive on a national level?

A．The Purdue Triathlon Club.	B．The Purdue Gymnastics Club.
C．The Purdue Men’s Club Volleyball.	D．The Purdue University Baseball Club.

5. Where can you see these information?

A．Students’ Textbooks.	B．School Magazines.
C．Travel Agencies.	D．Campus Network.

6 . Modern technology has a strong influence on every part of our life, including the education in the universities.

Ashok Goel, a professor of Georgia Institute of Technology, says he uses the Internet in almost all of the classes he teaches. Every term over 300 graduate students take his class on artificial intelligence (人工智能). The students never meet in person. All of the classes take place online — through a website, which lets students ask questions and complete their work from anywhere in the world.

Having hundreds of students in a class means Ashok Goel has to answer thousands of questions. He has eight teaching assistants to help him. But even that is not enough to give all the students the help they need.

So, in January, Goel had an idea. He decided to try an experiment. At the start of the spring 2016 term, he added a new member to his teaching team: Jill Watson. She was able to answer questions faster than most other teaching assistants. And she was available 24 hours a day.

It was only at the end of the term that Goel’s students learned Watson’s true identity: she was not a real person like the other teaching assistants. Jill Watson was an AI computer program.

And it seems Goel’s stories will become more common in the universities.

A website called Campus Technology publishes stories about how colleges and universities use new technology. In August, the site published a survey of over 500 professors and their use of technology. Fifty-five percent of the professors asked students to use study materials online before coming to class. And, more than 70 percent combined (使相结合) online materials and face-to-face teaching in their classrooms.

1. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?

A．Goel seldom uses the Internet in his class.	B．The students take Goel’s class online.
C．Goel occasionally meets his colleagues.	D．Goel’s students dislike going to college.

2. Why does Goel have many teaching assistants to help him?

A．He is not a clever professor.	B．He wants to have a good sleep.
C．He does not want to give answers.	D．He has no time to answer all the questions.

3. What can we know about Jill Watson?

A．She was a real person.	B．She helped Goel with his work.
C．She was one of Goel’s students.	D．She could ask all the questions.

4. What does the underlined word “identity” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?

A．Who a person is.	B．The name of a person.
C．Where a person is from.	D．A person’s contribution.

5. What is the passage mainly about?

A．Ashok Goel has eight assistants to help him.

B．New technology is changing our way of living.

C．Modern technology greatly influences college education.

D．Teachers will be completely replaced by the computers.

7 . 假设你是学生会（Students’ Union）主席李津，周日将组织学生参加户外活动（An Outdoor Activity）。请你根据以下提示给英语外教Mr. Smith写一封邀请信，希望他参加你们的活动。
1.活动目的；
2.活动内容：如种菜、浇花等；
3.活动时间：早上7:00学校门口集合，8：00出发，11：00结束：
4.活动地点：光明农场。
注意：1. 词数：不少于100词；
2. 可适当加入细节，以使内容充实、行文连贯；
3. 信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Mr. Smith,

Are you free this Sunday?

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Yours,

Li Jin

8 . 阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容完成下列各题。

Marco Polo came from a wealthy family and received a good education. He was only six years old when his father and uncle left for a journey to China or Cathay, as it was called at that time. At the age of 17, Marco followed his father and uncle on their second journey to Asia.

The Polos traveled through many countries, over mountains and along the Silk Road, the main travel route for traders. Marco would keep detailed journals and record his findings. The Polos also stopped for a year in the Mongol region. There they learnt about the lives and culture of the people. This was useful as Marco was able to share what he had learnt with the Emperor of China, Kublai Khab. The Emperor was impressed with him. The Polos traveled 9,000 kilometres in more than three and a half years before reaching China. There Marco was most surprised to find the stones that burnt like logs. The Chinese had found a source of fuel that nobody in Europe could have imagined. It was called coal.

In 1298, Marco wrote a book called The Travels of Marco Polo which was a record of his travels in Asia. The book enabled the Europeans to understand and carry out trading activities more easily with Asians.

1. What was China also called in the past? (1 word)
2. What was the Silk Road mainly used as in ancient times? (no more than 10 words)
3. What did the Polos do during their stay in the Mongol region? (no more than 12 words)
4. Why was Marco impressed with the stones? (no more than 6 words)
5. What is the main idea of the last paragraph? (no more than 10 words)

9 . I lost my sight when I was four years old in an illness. Now I am thirty, and I can still ________ the brightness of sunshine.

Life, I believe, needs a lot of adjustments (调整) to reality. The more ready a person is to________ these adjustments, the ________ meaningful his own world will be. But the ________ is very difficult.

The hardest ________ I had to learn was to believe in myself. If I hadn’t been able to do it, I would have given up. And it ________ me years to discover and strengthen this confidence.

Up to now I still remember ________ happened when I was at school. A man gave me an indoor baseball. ________ I thought he was kidding me and I was ________. “I can’t use this,” I said angrily. “Take it with you,” he said politely, “and ________ it around.” The words echoed (萦绕) in my head—“Roll it around!” ________ rolling the ball I could hear where it went. This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought ________: playing baseball. Finally, I invented a different kind of baseball at Philadelphia’s Overbrook School for the Blind. We ________ it ground ball.

All my life I have set many goals and ________ tried to reach them. It was hard for me to try for something new, which was wildly out of ________ at the beginning. Although I would fail sometimes, I made progress continuously.

1.

A．remember

B．forget

C．cover

D．notice

2.

A．destroy

B．use

C．refuse

D．make

3.

A．little

B．less

C．more

D．few

4.

A．process

B．exercise

C．game

D．invention

5.

A．text

B．lecture

C．lesson

D．rule

6.

A．used

B．took

C．cost

D．spent

7.

A．that

B．where

C．which

D．what

8.

A．At least

B．At last

C．At first

D．At most

9.

A．satisfied

B．hurt

C．calm

D．surprised

10.

A．roll

B．turn

C．show

D．walk

11.

A．In

B．On

C．For

D．By

12.

A．unhappy

B．impolite

C．impossible

D．unnecessary

13.

A．found

B．named

C．said

D．played

14.

A．then

B．now

C．so

D．thus

15.

A．date

B．sight

C．breath

D．reach

10 . Jenny will not arrive at the station on time ______ she hurries up.

A．if

B．unless

C．when

D．since