1 . Most people agree that eating healthy food is important. But sometimes making good food choices can be difficult. Now there are apps that can help people learn about the food they eat to improve their health and their dining out experience.
Open Table app
Open Table app helps people choose restaurants when they want to go out to eat. It is a free service that shows users restaurant available based on where and when they want to dine. It gives users points when they make reservations, which can add up to discounts (折扣) on restaurant visits.
Max McCalman’s Cheese &Wine Pairing app
Wine and cheese can be a great combination. But which wines go best with which cheeses? Max McCalman’s Cheese & Wine Pairing app can help. It provides information about hundreds of different cheeses and suggests wines to pair with each. Max McCalman’s Cheese & Wine Pairing app is free.
Happy Cow app
Vegetarians do not eat animal meat. Vegans do not eat any animal products. The Happy Cow app is made for both groups. Users can search for vegetarian-vegan restaurants and stores around the world.
Local Eats app
Restaurant chains, like McDonalds, can be found almost anywhere a person might travel. But sometimes travelers want to eat like locals. The Local Eats app is designed for that. It can help you find local restaurants in major cities in the US and in other countries. It costs about a dollar.
Where Chefs Eat app
“Where Chefs Eat” is a 975-page book. Most people would not want to carry that around. But there is a much lighter app version of the same name for just $15. Six hundred chefs provide information on 3,000 restaurants around the world on the Where Chefs Eat app.
1. What can users get when making a reservation with Open Table app?| A．Points | B．Books. | C．Wine. | D．Cheeses. |
| A．local foods. | B．wine and cheese |
| C．vegetables | D．animal meat |
| A．OpenTable. | B．Where Chefs Eat |
| C．Local Eats | D．Max Me Calman’s Cheese & Wine Pairing. |
Valentine’s Day is
On this day, larger amounts of chocolate will be on sale in supermarkets, and compared with the ordinary days, cinemas will be much
Chinese people have also made some changes to the western way of celebrating Valentine’s Day. For some couples, the husband may prepare a rich dinner and the wife may dress
(1)感谢父母这么多年来无微不至的关心。
(2)这段时间自己的学习情况及取得的进步。
(3)自己会继续努力，希望父母放心。
注意：(1)词数 100 左右；
(2)可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Dad and Mom,
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Yours,
Li Hua
4 . Rock and roll music developed in the United States in the early nineteen-fifties. It was based on the music called rhythm and blues that was performed by African American musicians.
Early rock and roll singers developed their own kinds of music. Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, the Beach Boys, and Bob Dylan were the most popular rock and roll musicians in the early 1960s. All were American. Then, in 1964, a new rock and roll group from England invaded America: the Beatles.
Some people say the Beatles’ shook America like an earthquake. The Beatles changed rock and roll forever. Their early songs were influenced by American rock and roll musicians, including Chuck Berry. But the Beatles looked different and sounded different from many musical group before them.
The Beatles released their first album in the United States in 1964, when all of the top five records in America were by the Beatles. America were by the Beatles. In 1967 they released an album called “Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” It was one of the first “concept” albums. That is, all the songs were linked by a common story or idea.
By the 1970s, rock and roll music became known as rock music. Experts say rock music regained some of the energy of early rock and roll. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band became popular with their album “Born to Run”. Springsteen’s music was like the lively rock and roll music of the early nineteen-sixties. Many of his songs were about social issues. He sang about the effects of unemployment and the war in Vietnam.
1. The main topic of this passage is ________.| A．the history of American music | B．the development of rock and roll music |
| C．the famous rock and roll groups | D．the new forms of rock and roll music |
| A．The Beatle’s music was as violent as an earthquake in America. |
| B．The Beatles looked differently because an earthquake hit America. |
| C．The Beatle’s music had great effect on the rock and roll music in America. |
| D．The Beatle’s music were greatly influenced by American rock and roll music. |
| A．Elvis Presley’s. | B．Bob Dylan’s. | C．Chuck Berry’s. | D．Springsteen’s. |
| A．one of the Rolling Stones’ albums was called “concept” |
| B．all of the top five records in America were by the Beatles in 1964 |
| C．the Rolling Stones was the only band that became popular in America |
| D．all the most popular rock and roll musicians in the 1960s were American |
Dumplings are one of the Chinese people’s favorite traditional
6 . Some people seem to be born happy. Nothing seems to get them down. However, some people seem to have everything going well but they still do not seem to be happy.
◆Listen to music
Music is good for people.
◆Have a pet
You may not have a pet of your own, but pets are so good at making people happy.
◆ Stay fit and healthy
Try to keep fit and healthy by exercising every day.
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Often it is the small things that make people happy. Being kind and smiling at people in your daily life can make others happy, and at the same time, it will also build happiness for you.
| A．Be kind and smile |
| B．Be active and happy |
| C．Exercise can keep you happy. |
| D．There are different kinds of it. |
| E．Many reasons can explain why people like to have pets. |
| F．One thing is for sure that money cannot make a person happy. |
| G．No matter who you are, you can build happiness by doing the following. |
7 . When I was growing up, I had an old neighbour named Dr Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard. I remember him as someone who was a lot nicer than most of the adults in our community.
When Dr Gibbs wasn’t saving lives, he was planting trees. His house sat on ten acres, and his life’s goal was to make it a forest.
The good doctor had some interesting theories concerning plant care and growth. He never watered his new trees, which flew in the face of conventional wisdom. Once I asked why. He said that watering plants spoiled them so that each successive tree generation would grow weaker and weaker. So you have to make things rough for them and weed out (淘汰) the weaker trees early on.
He talked about how watering trees made for shallow roots, and how trees that weren’t watered had to grow deep roots in search of moisture. I took him to mean that deep roots were to be treasured.
So he never watered his trees. He planted an oak and, instead of watering it every morning, he’d beat it with a rolledup newspaper. Smack! Slap! Pow! I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s attention.
Dr Gibbs passed away a couple of years after I left home. Every now and again, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I’d watched him plant some twentyfive years ago. They’re extremely tall, big and robust since they have deep roots now. However, the trees in my garden trembled in a cold wind although I had watered them for several years.
It seems that adversity (逆境) and suffering benefit these trees in ways comfort and ease never could. I stood there deep in thought.
Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I stand over them and watch their little bodies, the rising and falling of life within. I often pray for them. Mostly I pray that their lives will be easy. But I think it’s time to change my prayer (祷词) because now I know my children are going to encounter hardship.
1. According to Dr Gibbs’ theories, trees will become weaker if they .| A．are lack of care | B．are watered |
| C．are weeded out | D．are beaten |
| A．strong | B．strange | C．deep | D．old |
| A．I wish them strong wings, with which they can fly higher and touch the sky. |
| B．I wish them nice fortune so that they can meet people like Dr Gibbs in the future. |
| C．I wish them deep roots into the earth since the rains fall and the winds blow often. |
| D．I wish them great shades under the tree since the sunlight is always sharp and bitter. |
| A．A nice doctor | B．The deep roots |
| C．Adversity and suffering | D．My childhood memory |
8 . The best friendship to be described in Chinese literature probably the one between Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi.
Yu was a famous master(大师) music who played the qin well.
Once, he took a boat trip to the state of Chu. Inspired by the beautiful view along the way, Yu took out his qin and began to play. After a while, he noticed a woodsman(樵夫) enjoy his music quietly. The man was Zhong Ziqi. When Yu played music that described high mountains, Zhong said: “How wonderful it is! I seem to see Taishan Mountain.” And when he played music that described flowing water, Zhong said: “How wonderful it is! I seem to see the rushing river.” Yu was surprised by the woodsman’s words because the man could really understand his music. When Zhong died the following year, Yu was so upset that he took out his qin to play the music of the “high mountains and flowing water’’ one last time for Zhong. When he was done, he broke his qin on purpose so he could never play it again.
Now, the phrase “high mountains and flowing water” is used to stand for the true friendship.
1. Yu Boya was a famous .| A．singer and he sang well. |
| B．musician and he played the qin well. |
| C．woodsman and he liked fishing. |
| D．painter and he was be good at high mountains and flowing water. |
| A．Yu was so upset |
| B．Yu played the music of the “high mountains and flowing water’’ one last time for Zhong. |
| C．Yu broke his qin on purpose so he could never play it again. |
| D．A, B and C. |
| A．stand for the true friendship. | B．stand for Chinese literature |
| C．high mountains and flowing water. | D．like to do harm to people |
| A．Teacher and student | B．Classmates |
| C．Good friends | D．Family |
9 . I still remember the day when I was driving to the supermarket I own. When I came out, I found a boy cleaning my car with a brush. I went over and patted him on the shoulder, which surprised him very much. In no time he began to smile at me. So I was sure he needed some money. From the shoes he was wearing I could hardly imagine how poor he was. So I offered him a $100 bill. To my great surprise, he refused to take it. When I was wondering what he was doing, he said, “I was waiting here for 4 hours, waiting for you. Your car is so beautiful and I like it, but I don’t need that.” I knew he was mentioning the bill.
As he had refused the money, I offered to drive him around the town. The boy became so excited that he got into the car at once, “Would you please drive me home? It is only about 3 miles.” What the boy wanted to do was to show off to his friends and his family. As soon as I stopped, he jumped out and ran into an old building, telling me to wait there for some time. Very soon he came out, saying to a little girl on his back, “Look at this beautiful car. I will buy you one someday.”
I noticed his sister had a pale face. What’s worse, her legs were too thin, and she was unable to walk.
After that day I went to his home several times. And I got to know more about him and his family. Poor as they were, the boy once again refused my money, and said, “I can make money by myself, thank you.”
Soon I told my manager of the supermarket that a boy would go to work here the next day.
No matter how poor we are, we will never give in to ourselves.
1. From the shoes the boy was wearing the author inferred .| A．how poor the boy was! | B．how rich the boy was! |
| C．how healthy the boy was! | D．how clever the boy was! |
| A．the author volunteered to take the boy to his own supermarket. |
| B．the author was volunteered to drive the boy around the town. |
| C．the author volunteered to drive the boy around the town. |
| D．the author volunteered to offer a job for the boy. |
| A．tall | B．well | C．short | D．unhealthy |
| A．No matter how poor we are, we should give in to ourselves. |
| B．No matter how poor we are, we have to give up to ourselves. |
| C．No matter how poor we are, we have to give in to ourselves. |
| D．No matter how poor we are, we shouldn’t give in to ourselves. |
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号 (^)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线 ( \) 划掉。
修改：在错的词下划-横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者 (从第11处起) 不计分。
There was a time when I was addicted to playing phone game all day and all night, caused me to fall asleep in class frequently. One day I was sleeping while my headteacher called my name and it was the fourth time that I have slept in English class. Therefore he severe criticized me. It was not until then I realized I had made such stupid a mistake. While falling far behind, I decided to study hard and caught up with my classmates. With your teacher’s help, I would surely make a great progress in the coming examination.
