1 . A couple of months before I started high school, my parents gave me the greatest gift any teenage boy could ask for: a cellphone. I lived on that phone all summer with my face buried in its screen. I ignored my family and my surroundings. Being connected was more important than being present.
So, you can imagine my displeasure when I learned what my dad had planned for our family vacation that year. “This year,” my dad said, “we’ll be doing something special. We’re going camping!” His excitement was met with a disappointed sigh. It wasn’t my dream vacation because mind was on my phone. I was so buried in the screen, in fact, that the first time I can remember truly looking up was when we drove across a bridge on the way to our campsite.
I stared out the window and saw redwoods towering above us, their branches threatening to pierce (刺破) the blue sky. I saw a roaring river, with slivers of silky black water appearing between crashing white rapids. The air blowing into the car from the open windows was hot. But none of that mattered to me. The reason I had looked up was for something far more serious: my phone no longer had service.
The last hour of the drive was increasingly tense. My dad announced that he had chosen a campsite that had no cell service, and that my phone would be useless until we returned home. I would be trapped in the forest for four days with no way to contact the outside world! I went through the full cycle of teenage emotions during the first day of the trip. I raged. I bargained. I begged. I flip-flopped (转变) from a depressive state to anger and back.
I went to bed angrily that night. But when I awoke in the morning, something had changed.
1. 根据文本内容从方框中选择恰当的词并用其正确形式填入文本图示中，每词限用一次，有两词为多余选项| ignore enjoy teenager present prize disappoint bury surrounding camp serve anger use |
The author, a
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| On the way to the campsite, the author was so absorbed in his cellphone that he didn’t raise his head until his phone was out of | The scenery on the way didn’t matter at all to the author. |
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| The last hour of the drive became even more tense when the author got to know that his phone would be | The author was depressed and |
2. What problem did the author have after he got a cellphone?
3. What would they do the next day?
4. How would the author feel at the end of the vacation? Why?
1. The first room wasn’t very clean and tidy.
2. Their garden room was upgraded to an ocean view room for free.
3. The woman stayed up late to watch TV every night.
4. The woman didn’t need to pay this time.
5. The woman will never go back to the hotel again.
I was a single mother in my 30s who lived down and out with my daughter Peggy in a small apartment, struggling hard to make our needs meet.
One day, I headed to the downtown for an interview. I sat down in the streetcar, and there against the seat was a beautiful silk umbrella with a silver handle decorated with gold scrolls, among which there was a name carved.
On impulse (冲动) I determined to find the owner myself. I got off the streetcar in the heavy rain and thankfully opened the umbrella to protect myself . Then I searched a telephone book for the name, I found it immediately and called it, waiting patiently, and then a lady answered.
“Yes,” she said in surprise, with extreme excitement. “It was my umbrella which had been stolen a year ago.”
So appealing was her pleasure that I forgot I was looking for a job and went directly to her small house. She took the umbrella, with teary eyes, explaining with choking voice that the umbrella was given by her parents, now dead. Her happiness at retrieving (找回) this special possession was such that to have accepted her reward would have spoiled something, so I refused her offer and left.
The following months were hard. I could only obtain temporary employment, for a small salary. What was worse, I had just lost my last job before Christmas, with only fifteen dollars left. Unless a miracle happened, I would be homeless in January, foodless and jobless. I had prayed steadily for weeks, and there had been no answer but this coldness and darkness.
The air was full of Christmas merriment, with the bells ringing and children shouting in the bitter dusk of the evening. But there should be no Christmas for me, I knew, no gifts, no remembrance whatsoever.
Thinking of this, I couldn't control my tears on my way home, but I managed a smile so could greet my little daughter. She opened the door for me and threw herself in my arms, screaming joyously and demanding desirably for her Christmas gift. There I stood, frozen, overwhelmed by misery.
1. 续写以下两段Suddenly, the doorbell rang and Peggy rushed to answer it, calling that it must be Santa Claus.
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Suddenly, a note attached to one package caught my eye
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2. 选词填空（阅读上面文章，从所给的12个词中选出10个，用正确形式填入空格）
| with tear desirable job temporary green spoil fill umbrella determine attach steal | |
| The Umbrella | Christmas gifts |
| ·One day on my way to a job interview, I happened to find a beautiful silk umbrella | ·The following months were hard. Before Christmas, with little money and |
| ·I got off the streetcar in the heavy rain and thankfully opened the | ·The air was |
| · ·Surprised and excited, the owner said it was her umbrella which | ·Thinking of all this, I burst into |
| ·I went directly to her small bouse. ·She offered a reward but I declined it for fear of | ·When she demanded ·Suddenly the door bell rang. . . |
3. Why didn't the writer accept the owner' reward?
4. Who was it that rang the doorbell? And for what?
5. What might be written in the note?
6. How would the writer feel after reading the note?
1. I saw a white-haired man.
2. I replied.
3. He gave me a smile.
4. I breathed deeply.
5. I looked at them in panic.
6. I was embarrassed.
7. His words made me a lot more relaxed.
8. She looked after her sister patiently.
9. The rain has stopped.
10. His hobby has brought him enjoyment.
5 . Peter, a 5-year-old boy, showed such great interest in seashells that he would rush to pick them up with his 3-year-old sister, Shirley. They screamed out their joy as Peter collected his treasure into his pockets. For Peter, sea shells lay shining on the peaceful beach, waiting for him, just like stars twinkling (闪烁) in the sky. As waves touched them, they seemed to be flowers blooming (绽放) in gentle wind.
One day, Peter was wandering through a market with Shirley with some shells in his pocket. Suddenly Peter found his younger sister was lagging (落后) behind. He stopped and looked back, finding Shirley standing in front of a toy shop and staring at something with great interest. The boy went back to her and asked, “What do you want?” Shirley pointed at the doll, wearing a smile on her innocent face. Peter held his younger sister’s tiny hand, walking into the shop. He tiptoed (踮起脚尖) to reach for the doll, and like fulfilling an elder brother’s duty, gave the precious doll to Shirley. Holding tightly the doll, the sister was very happy.
The shopkeeper was watching everything and enjoyed seeing the mature (成熟的) behavior of the boy. Now the boy came to the counter and asked the shopkeeper, “How much does this doll cost, Sir?” The shopkeeper was a cool man, who had suffered from something in his life. So he asked the boy with love, “Well, what can you pay?” Peter reached into his clothes for money that was intended for these two little kids’ breakfast. Having counted the money, Peter put it with care on the counter, asking again, “Sir, is it enough for my little sister’s doll?” The amusing scene just in front of the shopkeeper eventually brought a smile to his face. Shaking his head slightly, he replied, “My boy, I am afraid it seems not to be enough.”
1. 选择恰当的词并用其正确形式填入文本图示中，每词(词组)限用一次。| amuse take up attract desire innocence responsibility make witness refuse loving care passion | |
| Peter and his 3-year-old sister features of seashells were so | |
| Wandering on the beach, Peter found his sister lagging behind at a toy store. The little girl drooled on (痴迷) a doll and The shopkeeper | The little girl showed her longing for the toy with her big, kids’ behavior |
| The boy asked for the price of the doll and decided to sacrifice his and his sister’s breakfast fund to get it, while the shopkeeper | The little boy took out his money |
3. How did the little boy intend to pay?
4. What might happen next?
1. The man’s check-in time is 7:55 pm on Monday evening.
2. The man will arrange another meeting on Tuesday afternoon.
3. The man will be picked up at 9 am for the tour of the new factory.
4. The woman will phone for traveller’s checks.
5. The probable relationship between the speakers is husband and wife.
短文中共有10处错误，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词的下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
As summer vacation are coming soon, my classmates are trying very hardly to get train tickets to go home. But I have made up my minds to spend the vacation far from home for first time in my life. My parents have agreed to visiting me, and I will have a different vacation. When they came here, I will show them around my university and the city just as well. I have decided to buy them some nice gifts. It will be a big surprising for them. My parents have done a lot for me, but I think it is high time that I did anything special to express my thanks.
| A. you can follow these tips. |
| B. Keep up with your high school workload. |
| C. Here are some tips for you to follow, |
| D. All work and no play makes Jake a dull boy. |
| E. you’ll have to learn to manage your time. |
| F. Be sure you know where the school’s buildings are. |
| G. Join a club or other organizations to meet people and develop friendships. |
It was a lonely job, but Mo was a smart boy. He enjoyed the green, open land of Shandong. He enjoyed looking up at the blue sky and the white clouds, To pass the time he talked to the goats. He told them his thoughts and some stories. It was the beginning of his life as a storyteller.
During the Cultural Revolution（文化大革命），Mo had to leave school and work for a company. This was difficult for Mo, because he loved books and he loved reading. Luckily, he found a friend who would lend him books. Later, Mo became a soldier and to continue his education. In the end he graduated from Beijing Normal University. This is where he began to write.
Although Mo had left Gaomi, Gaomi never left him. Many of his books talk about rural life and the people of Gaomi, For Mo, all of man nature can be seen in the village life of Gaomi. Mo is famous now, but he remains a true son of soil.
1. Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2012.
2. As a young boy Mo Yan took care of his family’s goats and he hated the job.
3. Mo Yan continued studying in a middle school during the Cultural Revolution.
4. Mo Yan graduated from Beijing Normal University and this is where he began to write.
5. Gaomi never left Mo Yan because many of his books talk about rural life and the people of Gaomi.
10 . Two years ago, Shirley, wife, mother and doctor, found herself worn out. She got up earlier, and went to bed later, just to meet everyday
She and her husband, a lawyer, began searching for ways to
So the couple chose to live more simply, shopping with care for necessities and enjoying inexpensive
Then Shirley
Shirley and her husband are
For most people,
| A．activities | B．services | C．demands | D．exercises |
| A．time | B．strength | C．money | D．ability |
| A．lead | B．simplify | C．adapt | D．consider |
| A．comfortable | B．interesting | C．important | D．hard |
| A．study | B．help | C．meet | D．play |
| A．pleasures | B．places | C．tasks | D．goods |
| A．found | B．received | C．took | D．quit |
| A．read | B．wrote | C．showed | D．told |
| A．us | B．yourself | C．children | D．herself |
| A．attending | B．organizing | C．having | D．going |
| A．life | B．result | C．balance | D．difference |
| A．office | B．hospital | C．park | D．school |
| A．gone | B．better | C．strong | D．obvious |
| A．a bit | B．far from | C．much too | D．more than |
| A．keep pace | B．settle down | C．take off | D．slow down |
| A．expect | B．doubt | C．complain | D．imagine |
| A．How | B．When | C．Where | D．Why |
| A．traveling | B．reading | C．shopping | D．working |
| A．aware | B．afraid | C．proud | D．sure |
| A．value | B．control | C．success | D．experience |
