1 . It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for all appointment(约会)at 9:30. The nurse had him take a _______ in the waiting area,_______ him it would be at least 40 minutes_________someone would be able to see him. I saw him_______his watch and decided, since I was_______busy—my patient didn’t_______ at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment. The gentleman said no and told me that he_______to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his_________. He told me that she had been_________for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be____________if he was a bit late. He replied that she __________ knew who he was, that she had not been able to __________ him for five years now. I was____________, and asked him, “And you__________go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?” He smiled and said. “She doesn’t know me but I know who she is”. I had to hold back __________ as he left.            

Now I __________ that in marriages, true love is____________of all that is. The happiest people don’t__________have the best of everything, they just__________the best of everything they have. ____________isn’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.

1.

A．breath

B．test

C．seat

D．break

2.

A．persuading

B．promising

C．understanding

D．telling

3.

A．if

B．before

C．since

D．after

4.

A．taking off

B．fixing

C．looking at

D．winding

5.

A．very

B．also

C．seldom

D．not

6.

A．turn up

B．show off

C．come on

D．go away

7.

A．needed

B．forgot

C．agreed

D．happened

8.

A．daughter

B．wife

C．mother

D．sister

9.

A．late

B．well

C．around

D．there

10.

A．lonely

B．worried

C．doubtful

D．hungry

11.

A．so far

B．neither

C．no longer

D．already

12.

A．recognize

B．answer

C．believe

D．expect

13.

A．moved

B．disappointed

C．surprised

D．satisfied

14.

A．only

B．then

C．thus

D．still

15.

A．curiosity

B．tears

C．words

D．judgment

16.

A．realize

B．suggest

C．hope

D．prove

17.

A．agreement

B．expression

C．acceptance

D．exhibition

18.

A．necessarily

B．completely

C．naturally

D．frequently

19.

A．learn

B．make

C．favor

D．try

20.

A．Adventure

B．Beauty

C．Trust

D．Life

2 . 假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Peter想提高中文水平，进一步了解中国文化。请给他写一封信，推荐学习资源(resource)。内容包括：
(1)学习资源：报纸、杂志及其他途径；
(2)推荐理由；
(3)表达祝愿。
注意：
(1)词数100左右；
(2)可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
(3)开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Peter,
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Yours,

Li Hua

3 . Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

Getting rid of dirt, in the opinion of most people, is a good thing. However, the attitudes to dirt are always changing.

In the early 16th century, people thought that dirt on the skin was a means to block out disease, and washing off dirt with hot water could open up the skin and let ills in. A particular danger was thought to lie in public baths. By 1538, the French king had closed the bath houses in his kingdom. The king of England did something similar in 1546. Thus began a long time when the rich and the poor in Europe lived with dirt in a friendly way. France’s Henry IV was famously dirty. Upon learning that a nobleman had taken a bath, the king ordered that, to avoid the attack of disease, the nobleman should not go out.

Though the belief above was long-lived, dirt has no longer been regarded as a nice neighbour ever since the 18th century. Scientifically speaking, cleaning away dirt is good to health. Clean water supply and hand washing are practical means of preventing disease. Yet, it seems that standards of cleanliness have moved beyond science since World War II. Advertisements repeatedly sell the idea; clothes need to be whiter than white, cloths ever softer, surfaces to shine. Has the hate for dirt, however, gone too far?

Attitudes to dirt still differ hugely nowadays. Many first-time parents nervously try to warn their children off touching dirt, which might be responsible for the spread of disease. On the contrary, Mary Ruebush, an American immunologist(免疫学家) , encourages children to play in the dirt to build up a strong immune system. And the latter position is gaining some ground.

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4 . 假设你是学生会主席李华。你所在学校拟在下周举行一个主题为“如何有效地学习英语”的讲座。请你根据以下要点给史密斯教授写一封信,邀请他给学生做这次讲座。
内容包括:
1.讲座的时间地点,持续约1小时30分钟;
2.讲座目的:让学生了解英语学习策略;
3.讲座内容:如何高效学习英语,如何提高学习英语的兴趣,如何自主学习。
参考词汇:策略 learning strategy     有效的 effective
注意:
1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.信的开头和结尾已为你写好,不计入总词数。
Dear Professor Smith,
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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

5 . Like many other people, I love my smart phone, which keeps me connected with the larger world that can go anywhere with me. I also love my laptop，because it holds all of my writing and thoughts. In spite of this love of technology, I know that there are times when I need to move away from these devices and truly communicate with others.

On occasion, I teach a course called History Matters for a group of higher education managers. My goals for the class include a full discussion of historical themes and ideas. Because I want students to thoroughly study the materials and exchange their ideas with each other in the classroom, I have a rule—no laptop, ipads, phones, etc. When students were told my rule in advance of the class, some of them were not happy.

Most students assume that my reasons for this rule include unpleasant experiences in the past with students misusing technology. There’s a bit of truth to that. Some students assume that I am anti-technology. There’s no truth in that at all. I love technology and try to keep up with it, so I can relate to my students.

The real reason why I ask students to leave technology at the door is that I think there are very few places in which we can have deep conversions and truly engage complex ideas. Interruptions by technology often break concentration and allow for too much dependence on outside information for ideas. I want students to dig deep within themselves for inspiration and ideas. I want them to push each other to think differently and make connections between the course materials and the class discussion.

I’ve been teaching my history class in this way for many years and the evaluations reflect student satisfaction with the environment that I create. Students realize that with deep conversation and challenge, they learn at a level that helps them keep the course materials beyond the classroom.’

I’m not saying that I won’t ever change my mind about technology use in my history class, but until I hear a really good reason for the change, I’m sticking to my plan. A few hours of technology-free dialogue is just too sweet to give up.

1. Some of the students in the history class were unhappy with________.

A．the course materials	B．the author’s class regulations
C．discussion topics	D．others’ misuse of technology

2. Which of the following statements is true?

A．The author made the rule since he was against technology.

B．The author made the rule mainly because of his unpleasant experiences.

C．The author’s history class received low assessment.

D．The students think highly of the author’s history class.

3. According to the author, the use of technology in the classroom may ________.

A．allow students to get on well with each other

B．improve teaching and offer more help

C．help students to better understand complex themes

D．prohibit students being involved in class

4. What can we infer from the passage?

A．The author will continue his plan until a good reason comes up.

B．Some students will be punished according to the rule.

C．More and more students will be absent in history class.

D．The author will help students concentrate on what they learn.

6 . At the age of 14, James Harrison had a major chest operation and he required 13 units (3.4 gallons) of blood afterwards. The blood donations（捐赠） saved his life, and he decided that once he turned 18, he would begin donating blood as regularly as he could.

More than 60 years and almost 1,200 donations later, Harrison, whose blood contains an antibody (抗体) that has saved the lives of 2.4 million babies from miscarriages (流产), retired as a blood donor on May 11. Harrison’s blood is valuable because he naturally produces Rh-negative blood, which contains Rh-positive antibodies. His blood has been used to create anti-D in Australia since 1967.

“Every bottle of Anti-D ever made in Australia has James in it,” Robyn Barlow, the Rh program director told the Sydney Morning Herald. “It’s an amazing thing. He has saved millions of babies. I cry just thinking about it.” Since then, Harrison has donated between 500 and 800 milliliters of blood almost every week. He’s made 1,162 donations from his right arm and 10 from his left.

“I’d keep going if they let me,” Harrison told the Herald. His doctors said it was time to stop the donations — and they certainly don’t take them lightly. They had already enlarged the age limit for blood donations for him, and they’re cutting him off now to protect his health. He made his final donation, with some of the mothers and babies standing around who his blood helped save.

Harrison’s retirement is a blow to the Rh treatment program in Australia. Only 160 donors support the program, and finding new donors has proven to be difficult. But Harrison’s retirement from giving blood doesn’t mean he’s completely out of the game. Scientists are collecting and cataloging（列入目录） his DNA to create a library of antibodies and white blood cells that could be the future of the anti-D program in Australia.

1. What do we know about James Harrison?

A．He saved 2.4 million poor people.

B．He is to retire as a blood donor.

C．He is a very grateful blood donor.

D．He donates blood nearly every day.

2. What is the author’s purpose of writing Paragraph 4?

A．To state Harrison’s decision to continue donating blood.

B．To describe how Harrison’s donations come to an end.

C．To introduce some babies saved by Harrison’s blood.

D．To praise Harrison for his cooperation with the doctors.

3. What can we infer from the passage about Harrison?

A．After his retirement, the Rh program will fail.

B．New donors are easy to find in a short time.

C．He continues to contribute to the Rh program.

D．His DNA is kept in a library for future study.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．A Special Man with a Rare Blood Type

B．The Blood Saving Millions of Babies

C．A Special Blood Type Donor to Retire

D．The Man with the Golden Arms

7 . 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。

The film Better Days(《少年的你》)was finally released on Oct 25. While Zhou Dongyu, the young actress who won the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress, maintained her usual level of     1    (act), the new star Jackson Yee’s excellent performance surprised audiences.

The film follows two teenagers who find themselves in an     2    (expected) situation. An excellent candidate of the national college entrance exam, Chen Nian starring Zhou Dongyu, meets a hooligan(小混混)    3    (name) Liu Beishan starring Jackson Yee. The two slowly form a strong friendship,     4    (support) each other through hard times. Chen learns that Liu    5    (abandon) by his parents and dropped out of school at age 13. Liu tries to protect Chen from school bullies(霸凌). But before Chen takes the exam, she    6    (accident) kills a classmate who has been bullying her. To protect his friend, Liu tries to take the blame(承担责任)    7    Chen.

Jackson Yee scored a success with the film. Talking about why he    8    (choose) the role, the 18-year-old star said he was interested in the theme. “Beyond the problem of school       9    (violent), the film also reflects on the mental growth of youth,” he said. In recent years, the pop star has been working as    10    volunteer for Chinese youth.

8 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why is Jack going abroad?

A．To study.

B．To go shopping.

C．To visit his mother.

2. What did Jack’s mother buy for him?

A．Some hats.

B．Some shorts.

C．Some jeans.

3. Why doesn’t Jack pack a coat?

A．He wants to buy a new one.

B．There is no room in his suitcase.

C．It is unnecessary in such a warm climate.

4. What is the weather like in spring?

A．It’s rainy.

B．It’s windy.

C．It’s a little hot.

9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the most striking thing about volcanoes?

A．They kill people quickly.	B．They are beautiful scenery.
C．They can erupt suddenly.

2. Why is Mount Etna called the “Friendly Giant”?

A．It is very big.

B．It rarely kills people.

C．It attracts many tourists.

3. How many people visit Mount Fuji every year?

A．About 73,000.

B．About 300,000.

C．About 400,000.

10 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What’s wrong with the banana?

A．It is still green.

B．It isn’t in the kitchen.

C．It was bitten partly.

2. Why doesn’t the girl want to eat cereal?

A．She doesn’t like cereal.	B．She has to prepare the milk.
C．She ate the same thing yesterday.

3. What will the man do next?

A．Continue sleeping.

B．Make some pancakes.

C．Have a talk with the girl.