1 . 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 English language is made up of the grammar and vocabulary these people brought to Britain. That is     1    English has so many difficult rules that make people     2    (confuse).

Old English consisted of a mixture of their languages.     3     from place names such as London, very few Celtic words became part of Old English. When we speak English today， we sometimes feel puzzled about which words or phrases to use. This is     4    English has many words and phrases from different languages, but with similar meanings.

Middle English is the name     5    (give) to the English used from around the 12th to the 15th centuries. Many things played a part in the development of this new type of English. The most important     6    (contribute) was from the Normans. However， the Norman Conquest did not affect English as much as the Angles and the Saxons' victory about 600 years earlier, which led to Old English replacing Celtic, It is interesting to learn how the words     7     animals and meat developed．

Modern English appeared during the Renaissance in the 16th century. Of course, this was not the end of the changes in the English language. The question of     8    English will keep on changing in the future is easy     9    (answer).    10    is certain is that this process will continue, and people will keep inventing new words and new ways of saying things.

2 . There is nothing so great as a star’s life.That, at least, is what we’re led to believe, as we ___________ those whose success makes them greater than they really are.This weekend, however a story about former NBA great player Charles Barkley filled the web with ___________ and more than a few tears.That was the story of Charles Barkley and a friend who few knew.

Lin Wang was a mechanic who happened to meet Barkley one night in Sacramento in a ___________.They talked for hours.They had dinner.They talked for more hours.They keep ___________.

Wang’s daughter Shirley didn’t really believe ___________ that Barkley and her dad were friends.How would such a famous man ___________ with her dad? However, it was only when she talked to the big man himself that she heard a simple, powerful ___________.Barkley told her that Lin Wang was one of the happiest people he’d ever met.He said he simply ___________ being with him.

Success means you meet a lot of people.As Barkley says, you ___________ a lot of people, it doesn’t mean you like a lot of people.It ____________ doesn’t mean you trust a lot of people.Barkley and Lin Wang came together, because when they talked they would be themselves.Not their public selves, not their work selves, but their ____________ inner selves.

True friendship isn’t ____________ with business.It is about being together on a little island where you can breathe.The modern world honors ____________ above, seemingly, all else.There are only winners and losers.Yet ____________ the traditional definition (定义) of success, there’s a more elevated world.It ____________ those with whom you really want to talk and be.

1.

A．respect

B．admire

C．understand

D．love

2.

A．excitement

B．disappointment

C．astonishment

D．sorrow

3.

A．bar

B．cinema

C．barber’s

D．stadium

4.

A．in mind

B．in place

C．in touch

D．in order

5.

A．at least

B．at first

C．at most

D．at last

6.

A．hold out

B．keep out

C．work out

D．hang out

7.

A．explanation

B．declaration

C．description

D．conclusion

8.

A．minded

B．denied

C．enjoyed

D．kept

9.

A．recognize

B．change

C．influence

D．know

10.

A．hopefully

B．certainly

C．properly

D．probably

11.

A．true

B．clear

C．bright

D．rich

12.

A．limited

B．compared

C．connected

D．developed

13.

A．success

B．friendship

C．benefit

D．value

14.

A．by

B．with

C．besides

D．beyond

15.

A．helps

B．houses

C．values

D．encourages

3 . A few years ago, a friend sent me a restaurant gift card for Christmas, and I picked a pretty, sunny Sunday afternoon to use it. It felt good taking my two grown sons and daughter to a nice sit-down restaurant instead of the fast food places we usually ate at. The meal was delicious, and we all had a good time just being together. The gift card covered almost all of the check. I reached into my wallet to get enough cash to cover the rest. I saw two bills in the front of it. The first would cover the rest of the check. The second would cover the check and give the waitress a nice tip. I reached down to pick out the first one.

At that moment, my mind flashed back to 30 years ago. I was working as a busboy (餐厅勤杂工) in a restaurant much like the one we were in. It was long hours of hard work for low pay. I went home just barely making enough to feed my young family. I also remembered how more than once I saw the waitresses counting their small tips while worrying about how they were going to pay the rent and buy their kids the things they needed. I remembered the pain in their eyes and saw the sadness in their faces at the end of the day.

I blinked (眨眼睛) and was back in the present again, with my fingers touching the smaller bill in my wallet. I smiled, pushed it back down and picked out the larger bill. I folded it around the gift card and covered both of them with the check. As we all got up from the table, I handed them to the hardworking waitress. “You keep the change,” I said with a smile and a happy heart.

We are all one family in this world. We live together and suffer together. Do your best to be kind. Do your best to be a good person and replace the suffering with joy.

1. What do we know from the first paragraph?

A．The author’s family had a hard life.

B．The gift card was enough to pay the check.

C．The author seldom ate together with his family.

D．The author values spending time with his children.

2. The author mentioned his working experience as a busboy to ______.

A．describe struggles he faced in the past	B．complain about his job at the restaurant
C．explain why he chose the larger bill	D．show how hard waiters work

3. How did the author feel after giving the tip to the waitress?

A．Moved.

B．Pleased.

C．Puzzled.

D．Concerned.

4. What is the author’s main purpose in writing this article?

A．To tell people to be kind.

B．To remind us not to forget our hard days.

C．To stress the importance of tipping servers.

D．To show that we should thank friends and family.

5. Which is the best title of the passage?

A．Tipping: a kind tradition

B．Helping hand for servers

C．Working as a busboy

D．Kindness makes the world go around

4 . All you need to know about German Tutor

Do you call yourselves language novices or beginners? Whatever you like to call yourselves, we can enable you to speak a new language.

In order to put our money where our mouth is, we commissioned researchers from two universities in America to conduct a study that tested the effectiveness of our German Tutor app for German beginners in just two months. Then we challenged 15 employees to learn as much German as possible by using the app in just three weeks.

Here are three reasons why you should use German Tutor to learn a new language.

1. You will make great progress.

The study’s findings: 85% of our participants were complete beginners to German.However, they learned the language faster than more advanced learners.

German Tutor challenge’s findings: Although our employees were complete beginners, they made satisfactory progress. Before taking the challenge, they struggled to even comprehend German sentences, but after only three weeks, they could successfully talk with a native.

2. You don’t need to spend a lot of time.

The study’s findings: Our study drew a conclusion that participants only needed to study by using the German Tutor app for about two hours per week to improve their German by at least one college semester level, while the complete German beginners only needed a total time of 15 hours over two months to improve by one college semester level.

German Tutor challenge’s findings: Our employees spent about 15 minutes a day on German Tutor during their three-week challenges.

3.You will enjoy learning with German Tutor.

The study’s findings: An amazing 99% of the participants said that they wouldn’t stop using German Tutor after the study, as it is easy to use and the sense of success can greatly motivate them to continue their learning.

German Tutor challenge’s findings: Most of our employees fell in love with German and many of them promised to continue learning it.

1. Why did German Tutor carry out the study?

A．To show how the app works	B．To see how popular the app is
C．To find how often the app is used	D．To prove how effective the app is

2. How long did the study last?

A．15 hours

B．Three weeks

C．Two months

D．Over two months

3. What could German Tutor’s employees achieve after their challenge?

A．They could teach complete beginners.

B．They could talk with native German speakers

C．They could only comprehend German sentences.

D．They could reach the same level as more advanced learners.

4. What makes the participants of the study continue to use German Tutor?

A．Personal preference	B．Low cost
C．Innovative design	D．The sense of success

5. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A．You will make great progress after using German Tutor.

B．German Tutor challenge found that 99% of the participants would stop using German Tutor after the study.

C．Using German Tutor may save your time in learning German.

D．German Tutor is an app for language novice.

5 . -It is said that J.K Rolling is coming to our school. Are you coming to her speech?
- ______. I can’t wait.

A．It’s a deal

B．You bet

C．It is up to you

D．Of course not

6 . --What shall we do tonight then？
-- _______ whatever you want.

A．Help yourself.

B．No problem.

C．It's a deal.

D．It's up to you.

7 . —I really don’t know when we can get over all the troubles.
— ______! Our troubles will soon be over.

A．Forget it

B．Cheer up

C．Neither do I

D．What a pity

8 . 你们班本周班会课的主题是上网交友的利与弊，假如你叫李华，请你写一段发言稿，说说一些学生认为网上交友的诸多好处，和你对此的不同看法。
注意：1.词数90左右；
2．发言稿的开头与结尾已为你写好，但不计入总词数。
My dear classmates，

Good afternoon！Today's topic is making friends online.I'd like to say something about it.As you know，thanks to the development of the Internet，more and more students are addicted to making friends online

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

That's all.Thank you.

Li Hua

9 . Is there a strange something high up in the world’s tallest mountains? If so, is it a big bear? Is it a monkey? Or is it a kind of man? No one knows. This mystery has puzzled the world for years.

In 1887, a mountain climber found large footsteps in the snow. They looked like the footsteps of a very large man. But men don’t walk without shoes in the snow!

In 1906, another climber saw more footsteps. He saw a very large animal standing on two legs. As he watched, it ran away very quickly. Fifteen years later, a newspaper had new stories about the “something”. A mountain climber said he had seen the “snowman” walk slowly in the snow. He said it looked like a very large man.

From then on, more and more people had stories to tell. But not until 1951 did a mountain climber bring back the pictures of large footsteps. The pictures showed clearly that the snowman walked on two legs. So it was not a bear or a monkey. Could it be an apeman (猿人)? And the mystery keeps growing. Some day, we may find out just what it is that makes the largest footsteps.

1. The passage is about ________.

A．some mountain climbers

B．some strange animals

C．the snow

D．the mystery of the large footsteps

2. Why were people interested in footsteps?

A．Because they were the footsteps of a large bear.

B．Because they looked like the footsteps of a large man.

C．Because they were found in the snow.

D．Because they were found in the mountains.

3. When were the pictures of large footsteps taken?

A．In 1887.	B．In 1906.
C．In 1951.	D．In 1921.

4. Why did the mystery grow when a mountain climber brought back pictures of large footsteps?

A．They were the footsteps of an apeman.

B．They were the footsteps of a snowman.

C．The pictures showed clearly how the snowman walked.

D．People still don’t know who made the footsteps.

5. Which is the best title?

A．Snow	B．The large footsteps
C．A big bear	D．Monkey

10 . 语法填空
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

As a    1    (three) generation native of Brownsville, Texas, Mildred Garza never planned to move away. Even    2    her daughter and son asked her to move to San Antonio to help with their children, she    3    (polite) refused. Only    4    a year of friendly discussion did Ms Garza finally say yes. That was four years ago. Today all three generations regard the move as a success, giving them a closer relationship than they would have had in separate cities.

No statistics show the number of grandparents like Garza who are moving closer to adult children and grandchildren.    5    there is evidence    6    (suggest) that the trend is growing. Even the former President Obama's mother­in­law, Marian Robinson,     7    (agree) to leave Chicago and move into the White House to help care for her granddaughters. According to    8    study by grandparents.com, 83 percent of the people said Mrs.Robinson's    9    (decide) will influence grandparents in the American family. Two­thirds believe    10    (many)families will follow the example of Obama's family.