1 . Many freshmen find their first year of high school frightening. Students feel a(n) ________ of anxiousness and excitement as they ________ their four-year journey. Many freshmen are becoming involved in activities around campus to ________ the new school.

“My first week at Freedom was frightening and ________ .” said Caden Kitchen, “but my sister Avery, who is a senior, ________ me out.” By his sister’s showing him around campus, Kitchen felt more ________ and prepared to begin his year. He joined the golf team and planned to join the hockey (曲棍球) team to follow his love for ________ and meet new people.

Many students have older ________ who are willing (愿意) to show them around campus.

“ ________ upperclassmen helped me make new friends and adapt to this new campus,” explained Madison Clayton. Clayton is also looking forward to playing softball on the Freedom team where she hopes to meet ________ friends.

Sports are a ________ way for freshmen to meet new people and to get involved in the school. Besides making friends, freshman year can still be ________ .

“I seem to be at the ________ of the school food chain (食物链),” Shane Lenoir said. “It looks like everyone else on campus is ________ than me.”

“High school was frightening at first,” Joshua Brant said, “but I’m excited to take on my next four ________ .”

1.

A．importance

B．culture

C．result

D．mixture

2.

A．begin

B．break

C．continue

D．end

3.

A．look for

B．prepare for

C．keep up with

D．get used to

4.

A．boring

B．dangerous

C．worrying

D．unfair

5.

A．kicked

B．helped

C．took

D．called

6.

A．nervous

B．comfortable

C．satisfied

D．special

7.

A．sports

B．life

C．family

D．learning

8.

A．sisters

B．parents

C．friends

D．teachers

9.

A．Being

B．Meeting

C．Asking

D．Knowing

10.

A．new

B．best

C．true

D．old

11.

A．long

B．special

C．wrong

D．fun

12.

A．difficult

B．busy

C．great

D．interesting

13.

A．top

B．end

C．bottom

D．heart

14.

A．bigger

B．safer

C．healthier

D．cooler

15.

A．classes

B．years

C．teams

D．terms

2 . Five tips for safe running

We all know that exercise is good for our health. But some kinds of exercise may be better than others. Running, for example, may help to protect against heart disease and other health problems.

Running is good exercise, but it can be hard on the body.     1    

Take it easy. Do not run too much, too soon or too fast. Most people get running injuries (受伤) when they push themselves too bad. The body needs time to get used to increase in distance or speed.     2    

Listen to your body. Most running injuries do not come unexpectedly (意外地).     3    

They may include body aches, sore muscles (肌肉) and pain that does not go away.

    4     There is no single best shoe for every runner. You should find the shoe that offers the best fit and support for your feet. More importantly, you should replace your shoes every 500 to 800 kilometers.

Take good notes. Take time after each run to write down what you did and how you felt. Look for patterns, things that happen over again. These notes will help you find the best exercise for you.

Cross train. As we said earlier, running is hard on your body. So physical fitness experts suggest some form of cross training to improve muscle balance and to help you stay injury free. They say, besides running, swimming, yoga, and riding a bicycle are good exercises.     5    

A．Get good running shoes.

B．Here are five ideas to reduce the risk of injury.

C．Muscles and joints (关节) need time to recover.

D．Running may also help you live longer

E．These exercises are easier on the body.

F．Usually, there are warning signs.

G．As advertisements for the running shoe Nike say, “just do it.”

3 . The Silk Road is arguably the most famous long-distance trade route of the ancient world. This passage connected Europe in the West with China in the East, and allowed the exchange of goods, technology, and ideas between the two civilizations. Although merchants could make huge profits travelling the road, it was not without risk.

The main Silk Road started in Chang’an (known today as Xi’an), the early Han capital. Travelers commencing their journey from this city could take a northern route that would take them across China’s northwestern provinces. After this, they would face the Gobi Desert, arguably the greatest danger of the Silk Road.

The Gobi Desert, the largest desert in Asia, consists mainly of rocky, hard earth. This feature made it easier for traders to travel across, compared to sandy deserts like the neighboring Taklamakan Desert. Like other deserts, the Gobi Desert is dry and hot, and therefore the biggest challenge travelers faced was obtaining enough water for themselves as well as for their camels.

So, rest stops were created along the route, allowing travelers to rest, eat and drink. These places also promoted the exchange of goods, and even ideas, amongst the travelers who stopped there. Usually, the rest stops were placed within a day’s journey of each other. In this way, travelers could avoid spending too much time in the desert, which would make them targets for robbers, another danger of the Silk Road.

Once through the Gobi Desert, travelers would continue their journey into Iran, Turkey, and finally Europe. While this part of the journey may have been less dangerous, it is not entirely without its perils (风险).

1. The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refers to _________.

A．making huge profits	B．traveling the Silk Road
C．exchanging goods and ideas	D．connecting different civilizations

2. Why was the Gobi Desert easier to cross than other deserts?

A．The desert’s surface was easier to walk on.

B．Camels for transportation were easier to find.

C．It was smaller and could be crossed in less time.

D．There were more natural water sources available.

3. What can we guess about the rest stops in the Gobi Desert?

A．Travelers were offered free accommodation.

B．They were located around the edges of the desert.

C．They were shared by travelers from different countries.

D．Exchanging goods and ideas there was entirely without risk.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．The origins of the Silk Road.

B．The benefits of the Silk Road.

C．The difficulties faced by Silk Road travelers.

D．The cultural exchanges among Silk Road travelers.

4 . Bringing up a child alone should give you a sense of ________ (achieve). （所给词的适当形式填空）

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

Chinese paper cutting has the history more than 1,500 years at least. It is one of the     1     (old) handicrafts (手工艺品) in China. At first, Paper cutting was only popular among     2     countryside, and the masters were farm     3    (wife). Today, the art has developed into art forms     4     can fully represent (代表) Chinese traditional folk culture. As the paper cutting combines many folk art forms such as painting and cutting, it can serve as the window for one who     5     (want) to know the traditional Chinese folk art.

As a folk art, paper cutting has a strong local feature. Many places in China are famous     6     their featured (特色的) paper cutting. Chinese people put their hope to the paper cutting to praise people’ creation to the nature and encourage people     7    (keep) going. There are cutting for window, door, wall, and those for roof and light as well as for marriage and different festivals. Many of them     8    (use)during the New Year and marriage to add up the happy atmosphere (气氛).

Chinese people,     9    (especial) people in northern China, like to use paper cutting as a decoration when Chinese New Year is coming. Chinese paper cutting is not only a decoration,     10    also an emotion.

6 . 我的导师建议我报读高级文学专业。（recommend, sign up）（汉译英）

10 . 我以前英语成绩很好，但现在我的听力有很多问题。（have trouble with）（汉译英）