1 . 假定你是某国际学校的学生李华，你身边的很多同学被近视、超重等健康问题困扰。请你就此事用英语给美籍校长Mr. Smith写一封信。内容主要包括：
1.陈述同学中存在的健康问题；
2.提出建议(举办健康知识讲座、增加学生感兴趣的活动等)。
注意：1.词数100左右(开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数)；
2 .可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Mr. Smith,

I’m Li Hua, a student from Class One, Senior Three

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Sincerely yours,

Li Hua

2 . A few years ago, I was working in a small office. I noticed that even though the organization was not _______, we often worked in separate teams, and while everyone was friendly, we were not very close to each other and not very _______.

One particular week, I decided to make people _______, but I wanted to do it secretly, perhaps with the slight _______ that it’d invite a sense of trust or playfulness in the work culture. So one evening, I wrote a few _______ with quotes which I felt have _______ me over the years. The next morning , I went to work a bit early and _______ posted them up by the sinks and mirrors in the office restrooms. Maybe people would _______ the quotes and perhaps it might just help _______ someone’s day.

For the next few months, some of the quotes got taken down, but a couple __________. So perhaps others liked them, too.

Finally, I __________that organization and went to work for another company. A couple of years passed during which time I’d still get emails __________ from my old boss and teammates every so often.

A few months ago, I was __________ to a reunion with them to hear how the project I had __________ was going. I had really enjoyed working with my team, and was __________ to see them all again. Towards the end of the event, I went to the __________ and noticed the quote I had written three years ago was still up in the __________ spot by the mirror! It read:

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands, but seeing with new eyes.

-Marcel Proust

Maybe the quote simply blended into (融合) the background for the employees, or perhaps it still __________ as a shining reminder of something important.

It was such a __________ reminder. We never know how long a seed(种子) will take to come out and give fruit, but we should simply keep __________ seeds of kindness in our hearts.

1.

A．huge

B．rich

C．distant

D．good

2.

A．similar

B．ordinary

C．familiar

D．comfortable

3.

A．sigh

B．smile

C．reply

D．shout

4.

A．pity

B．hope

C．sight

D．doubt

5.

A．notes

B．reports

C．notices

D．poems

6.

A．excited

B．satisfied

C．shocked

D．encouraged

7.

A．patiently

B．calmly

C．naturally

D．quickly

8.

A．accept

B．prepare

C．enjoy

D．remember

9.

A．freshen

B．spend

C．organize

D．treasure

10.

A．appeared

B．matched

C．remained

D．increased

11.

A．introduced

B．left

C．charged

D．bought

12.

A．sent

B．read

C．finished

D．published

13.

A．taken

B．rushed

C．led

D．invited

14.

A．looked into

B．thought about

C．worked on

D．found out

15.

A．surprised

B．happy

C．lucky

D．sorry

16.

A．classroom

B．waiting room

C．bathroom

D．meeting room

17.

A．same

B．only

C．first

D．next

18.

A．showed up

B．turned out

C．made up

D．stood out

19.

A．strange

B．sweet

C．simple

D．smart

20.

A．saving

B．storing

C．producing

D．planting

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

Cathy Martin is a hurricane hunter with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). For six months each year, she is part of a team that collects     1     she describes as “vital data, to save life and property.”

When winds pick up,     2    (spin) toward the Caribbean and U. S. coastline, Martin and     3    (she) flight team spring into action.

They use instruments called dropsondes, which     4    (set) free from a tube at the back of the plane. As a dropsonde makes its 10,000-foot landing into the sea, it sends out information about air temperature, pressure, humidity, and the speed and     5    (direct) of the wind.

On an eight-hour flight, Martin’s team     6    (typical) drops 15 to 20 dropsondes while flying from one side of the storm     7     the other, trying to cover as much ground as possible. They head for the center (or eye) of the storm,     8     there’s no wind, and also search for the strongest winds, to help people on the coast prepare for what’s coming. Sometimes, they will use an unmanned aircraft     9     (gather) data closer to the ocean's surface.

Though these flights can be long,     10    (tire) and often last several days in a row, Martin likes her job and wishes she could fly every day.

4 . Lizzy Greene’s official website says it all: "Actress, Artist & Animal Lover. " At 13, Lizzy has performed in children’s theater, and she is a trained gymnast. She is most known for her role as Dawn Harper on Nickelodeons Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn. Now Lizzy is taking on another role—as a voice for animals.

    1     She grew up with dogs, and her family’s pet is a 110-pound German shepherd(牧羊犬) named Jett. On the show, Lizzy shares the screen with a lovable 20-pound dog named Squishy Paws. In second grade, she stationed herself outside her school to ask for donations (捐款) to a local animal shelter.     2    

Now Lizzy is also speaking out for farm animals. She’s recently joined The Humane Society of the United States, Meatless Monday movement. She encourages young people to take a break from eating meat on Mondays.     3     And she’s encouraging the under-20 crowd to take part.

Lizzy knows that raising animals for meat causes pollution, uses a lot of natural resources (资 源) like water and also harms animals.     4     Choosing meat-free meals one day a week is also a great way to feel healthy.

Many K-12 schools, universities and hospitals nationwide have started Meatless Monday programs.

“It’s so easy to love animals.” Lizzy says.     5     For some kid-and-animal-friendly meatless recipes(食谱), visit humonesociety. org/kindnezws.

A．It’s easy to eat animal-friendly foods, too.

B．Lizzy has only just begun her bright career.

C．Animals have always been a big part of Lizzy's life.

D．And Lizzy says she has always wanted to help animals.

E．Cutting meat from our diet once a week helps the environment and animals.

F．Kids'breakfast can be as simple as trying a vegetable burger instead of a hamburger.

G．After the movement, Lizzy says she wants to save a few more lives and force humans to eat healthier.

5 . “You know, the soft subjects,” says the boy in maths. “The easy ones: the stupid girls at the bottom take them. Like dance. It shouldn’t even be a subject. ” We’re choosing subjects for our A-level taster day at school. I see the raised eyebrows (眉毛) when I explain two of my GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) choices are dance and drama(戏剧).

I was told by advisers that dance and drama wouldn’t help me to get a suitable career. My friends told me I’d get bored of dance and switch to science within the first month.

But taking GCSE dance was the best decision I ever made. Dance gives me something to pour my head and heart into. It gives me a feeling of belonging, creativity, security and freedom.

The education secretary Nicky Morgan has put emphasis on (强调) science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), saying that students who focus on the arts risk their careers. Stopping young people from expressing themselves at such a young age is not doing them any favours. Perhaps Nicky Morgan has forgotten to open the door of having a drive to study that subject day in, day out. It shouldn’t matter what that subject is.

I don’t doubt the influence that STEM subjects can have on the people that love them. But to force children into one field is cruel. As much as I try, I’m not good at and don’t love physics, biology or maths. I don’t want a career in these areas.

There has been a decrease in the number of state schools offering arts subjects taught by specialist teachers. I can’t even imagine how it feels to be told that you don't teach a “real subject” by an 8-year-old boy.

To the teachers, the parents, the government I say: Let children make their own decisions. Let them live in the present. Let them have a real, unlimited education.

1. How does the boy in maths feel about dance?

A．Useless.

B．Difficult.

C．Beautiful.

D．Important.

2. After the author took GCSE dance, she ________

A．lost interest in it	B．kept her mind on it
C．turned to other subjects	D．struggled with Her lessons

3. What do we know about Nicky Morgan?

A．She encourages students to learn soft subjects.

B．She suggests students take a risk in their careers..

C．She underlines the importance of STEM subjects.

D．She allows students to express themselves freely.

4. What’s the present situation of arts subjects?

A．They attract much attention worldwide.

B．They are taught by non-professionals.

C．They are considered less important.

D．They have made great progress.

6 . Some years ago, Michel-Andre found himself staring at the body of a dead whale on a beach in the Canary Islands. It was obvious that the animal had been struck violently by a ship——but why? Only later, after surveying the whales which lived in the area and measuring the increase of sound pollution from ships did it become clear that there was a link.

The whales had become desensitised to the noise of approaching boats and were being struck by them, often seriously. “We never thought that this could be something that could kill,” recalls (回忆) Andre, who is the director of the Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics at the Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona.

Andre has spent 20 years developing an advanced system to better understand why incidents like this happen. His underwater microphones have exposed a world of deafening sound and animal communication never observed with such clarity(清晰) before.

It was not an easy task. Sound waves don't travel through water in the uniform, predictable way they do through the air. Instead, the temperature, salinity (盐度) and, flow of water have great effects on their path.

What can be done? One solution is to change shipping routes to courses where ships are statistically less likely to meet animals. It’s also possible to slow ships down to 18km/h or less, which is less likely to seriously injure a whale.

As for dealing with the root cause of the problem, the UN’s International Maritime Organisation has already published guidelines on how to quieten ships, but it will be a while before the effects of such changes might be observed.

“The ocean is not our world,” comments Andre. But it is ours to look after. And thanks to his work, we can better understand the effects of subsea sound pollution.

1. What does the underlined word “desensitised” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Stubborn.

B．Flexible.

C．Dull.

D．Friendly.

2. What’s one way to solve the problem according to the text?

A．To lower the speed of ships.

B．To reduce the number of ships.

C．To set up preserves under the sea.

D．To give the injured animals timely treatment.

3. What is the author’s attitude towards what Michel Andre has done?

A．Doubtful.

B．Disapproving.

C．Positive.

D．Uncaring.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．A great expert.	B．Noise in the sea.
C．Animals in the sea.	D．Sea exploration technology.

7 . Going out guide

R&B: Melanie Fiona

Known for such songs as “It Kills Me” and “This Time,” R&B singer Melanie Fiona made her first musical album(唱片) in 2009 with “The Bridge” and followed it up with “The MF Life” in 2012. A new album, “Next Train, ” is planned to drop this year.

8 pm, Feb. 13. Howard Theatre. 202-803-2899. $ 30—$ 59. 99.

Ballet: John Cranko's “Romeo & Juliet”

Celebrated South African choreographer (编舞者) John Cranko created the dance inspired by Shakespeare’s lovers with a score by Sergei Prokofiev. The production was first performed in the United States in 1969 and returns to the Kennedy Center under the artistic direction of Julie Kent.

Feb. 14 — 18. Kennedy Genter. 202-467-4600. $ 25— $ 160.

Exhibit(展览): “Brand New: Art and Commodity (商品) in the 1980s”

This exhibit shows the commodification of art in the 1980s, when trade, art and entertainment became unclear. The exhibit shows works by 68 artists, including Jeff Koons, Barbara Kruger and Julia Wachtel.

Feb. 14 through May 13. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. 202-633-1000. Free

R&B: Valentine's Love Jam

R&E artists are known for some of our most beloved(喜爱的) love songs, and the performers lined up for this show are no exception. Singer-songwriters Tyrese (“Sweet Lady”) and Joe (“I Wanna Know”) join forces with SWV (“Weak”) ,Dru Hill (“Beauty”) and Next (“Wifey”) for this show.

8 p. m., Feb. 17. EagleBank Arena. 703-493-4000. $ 59—$ 99.

1. Which number should you call if you are interested in dance?

A．703-493-4000.

B．02-633-1000.

C．202-467-4600.

D．202-803-2899.

2. Where can people enjoy a free show?

A．Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.	B．Kennedy Center.
C．EagleBank Arena.	D．Howard Theatre.

3. When can you attend a love song concert?

A．Feb. 18.

B．Feb. 17.

C．Feb . 14.

D．Feb. 13.

8 . For the past few months, my three-year-old daughter has spent an hour every week learning a foreign language. She walks into a small room in a local school, where she and a handful of three and four-year-old spend the next hour dancing to ^“La Vaca Lola”, a song about a Spanish cow, creating finger puppets(木偶) to voice what they like and don’t like (me gusta, no me gusta) and shouting out which animals are big (grande) or small (pequeno).

She tells us little about the classes. In fact, for the first few weeks, nothing at all. I begin to wonder if it was a huge mistake (each lesson works out at about £9) but then I show her “La Vaca Lola” on YouTube. She shouts vaca with enthusiasm and with what I hope is a Spanish accent.

The wish to enroll(使……加入) her in language lessons came, like most things, gradually and then in a sudden rush. In my day job, I read and edit stories about the Chinese economy. For a long time, I felt that it would be good for her to learn another language but I had no great plan as to when.

Then I read Edward Luce’s The Retreat of Western Liberalism and all my thoughts and worry about the economy combined into a panic. Waking in a sweat, it seemed obvious that if my daughter was to have any kind of future, she would have to learn another language. Ideally (理想地) immediately.

I thought about Mandarin Chinese, one of the top 10 languages most important for our future, according to the British Council (others include Arabic, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Dutch and Japanese). But there were no classes for young children nearby. There were, however, local Spanish classes—the number-one language on the list. When she started to sing “Incy Wincy Spider” in Spanish and English—helped by a Spanish nursery worker-our decision was made.

1. What can we learn about the author’s daughter from the first paragraph?

A．She uses finger puppets to make her voice heard.

B．She is the oldest student in her Spanish class.

C．She learns Spanish by dancing to songs.

D．She has learnt Spanish for one month.

2. How did the author feel about her daughter’s class at first?

A．Proud.

B．Surprised.

C．Delighted

D．Doubtful.

3. Why did the author ask her daughter to learn a foreign language?

A．To prepare her for the coming school education.

B．To equip her for her future.

C．To encourage her to have belief in herself.

D．To develop her interest in singing.

4. What made the author decide to enroll her daughter in Spanish lessons?

A．Her performance.	B．Her great interest.
C．The nursery worker’s suggestion.	D．The fast-growing economy.

9 . A girl complained to her father about her life and how things were so hard for her.

Without a ______, the father took his daughter to the kitchen. He filled three pots with ______ and placed each on a high ______. In one he placed carrots, in the second eggs, and in the last coffee beans. The daughter sucked her teeth and waited ______, wondering what he was doing. In about twenty minutes the father turned off the heat. He ______ the carrots and eggs out and placed them in two plates. Then he poured the coffee into a cup.

He asked ______, “Darling, what do you see?”

“Carrots, eggs, and coffee.” she replied.

He asked her to ______ the carrots. She did and said they were ______. Then he asked her to take an egg and ______ it. After pulling off the shell, she ______ the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to drink the coffee. She ______, as she tasted its rich aroma (芳香).

“What does it ______, Father?” She asked.

He explained that each of them had ______ the same adversity (困境), boiling water, but each reacted ______. The carrot went in strong and hard but it turned soft and ______. The egg had been fragile, but after sitting through the boiling water its ______ became hardened. The coffee beans were ______, however, after they were in the boiling water, they had ______ the water.

“Which are you?” Father asked his daughter. She was then wordless as if ______ in thought.

When adversity knocks on your door, how do you ______? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?

1.

A．comment

B．joy

C．result

D．word

2.

A．milk

B．water

C．sand

D．oil

3.

A．place

B．roof

C．fire

D．stove

4.

A．angrily

B．impatiently

C．quietly

D．nervously

5.

A．fished

B．handed

C．picked

D．pulled

6.

A．coldly

B．eagerly

C．gently

D．slowly

7.

A．feel

B．eat

C．get

D．wash

8.

A．red

B．hot

C．soft

D．fresh

9.

A．draw

B．see

C．try

D．break

10.

A．cut

B．observed

C．touched

D．hold

11.

A．agreed

B．hesitated

C．smiled

D．cried

12.

A．become

B．mean

C．have

D．want

13.

A．escaped

B．found

C．realized

D．faced

14.

A．differently

B．quickly

C．immediately

D．positively

15.

A．small

B．bad

C．weak

D．mild

16.

A．heart

B．inside

C．content

D．surface

17.

A．black

B．tasty

C．solid

D．unique

18.

A．mixed

B．dyed

C．change

D．ruined

19.

A．absorbed

B．trapped

C．got

D．pushed

20.

A．do

B．respond

C．explain

D．behave

10 . The pupils of Grangetown High have been busy getting to know their newest and tallest classmate — a 7-meter-tall giraffe outside their school.

The giraffe is a huge sculpture (雕像). The school’s headmaster noticed it in an artist’s garden as he drove past one day, and thought it would be perfect for his school. “I knew everyone would love it,” he said, “because our basketball team is known as the Grangetown Giraffes, and they wear giraffes on their shirts. So I asked them to write to the artist, asking how much it would cost to buy the giraffe. He was very kind and got it ready to deliver (递送) in six weeks — all for nothing! It was expected to arrive one Sunday morning, so that the pupils would see it when they got to school on Monday — at that time they had no idea that we were getting it.”

The artist, Tom Bennett was a university professor of chemistry before he retired in 2012 and only took up metalwork a couple of years ago. “I’ve always drawn pictures,” he said. I can even remember doing it on my first day at school — I drew a horse. I wanted it to be the best horse picture ever, but I don’t think I succeeded.” Tom’s first metalwork was a bicycle on which he and his wife could go cycling together, “It was the most uncomfortable bike ever created,” he said, “so I gave up making bicycles and went into sculpture instead.”

Meanwhile the pupils at Grangetown High are very happy with their new classmate. “We’re going to hold a competition to give it a proper name,” said one girl. “Everyone likes the expression on its face, so perhaps that will give us some ideas.”

1. What can we learn about the giraffe according to the text?

A．It was specially made for a basketball team.

B．It was given to Grangetown High for free.

C．It was as tall as a basketball player.

D．It was sent to Grangetown High on Monday.

2. How did the pupils probably feel when they got to school on Monday?

A．surprised	B．sad
C．shy	D．confident

3. Which of the following is TRUE about Tom Bennett?

A．He visited Grangetown High as a professor.

B．He did well in drawing, especially horses.

C．He learned a lot about sculpture at university.

D．He showed interest in art at an early age.

4. What’s the main idea of the text?

A．It was difficult to name a giraffe.

B．A metal giraffe arrived at Grangetown High.

C．Tom Bennett is famous as a sculptor.

D．The Grangetown Giraffes is a strong team.