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。

People gathered at the US National Zoo to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the first pandas from China. “Pandaversary” was the main event of a six-month series of events arranged by the zoo.

Ling Ling and Hsing Hsing arrived 50 years ago,     1     was one of the most meaningful     2     (outcome) of President Richard Nixons significant visit to China in 1972. Now, Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their youngest cub, Xiao Qi Ji,     3     (be) in the zoo. Their other cubs, Bao Bao and Bei Bei, were returned to China several years ago

Pandas are the symbol     4     friendships. Fifty years of cooperation between the United States and China on panda conservation     5     (accomplish) truly remarkable achievements. The panda is no longer an     6     (endanger) species. The Chinese Ambassador to the United States thanked the zoo for making Washington a wonderful home for pandas. “And     7     successful story of panda conservation is a very good example of China and the United States, which shows the     8     (possible) that we can cooperate to work together, not only in the area of panda conservation, but we can achieve more in other areas     9     (benefit) our two peoples,” said he. “So I wish pandas lived a happy life forever in DC, and we are looking forward to     10     (far) cooperation. ”

2 . 假定你是李华，你的学校正在开展“冰雪运动进校园”的活动，你以电子邮件的形式向你的网友Jack介绍活动的情况，并邀请他一起体验。
内容包括：1. 活动的目的；2. 活动的内容；3. 活动的意义。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
3. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
提示词： ice and snow sports冰雪运动 ski resort滑雪场 ice rink滑冰场
Dear Jack,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

3 . I want to tell you three stories from my life. The first story is about connecting the _______ . When I was at Reed College, it offered perhaps the best calligraphy _______   in the country. I decided to take a calligraphy class. At that time none of what I learned about calligraphy seemed to have even a(n) _______ of any practical application. But later when we were _______ the first Macintosh computer, it all came back to me. And we put it all into the Mac. Of course, you can only connect the dots looking backwards. But you have to trust that the dots will _______ connect in your future.

My second story is about love. I _______ Apple at twenty. And then at thirty, I got fired. _______ something slowly began to strike me -- I still loved what I did. And so I decided to start over. In a wonderful turn of _______ , I returned to Apple. The only thing that kept me going was that I _______ what I did. So, if you haven’t found what your interest, keep looking. Don’t ________ .

My third story is about death. About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs ________ , which is doctors’ code for “prepare to ________ . ” Later it turned out to be curable(可治愈的) with surgery. I had the surgery and, ________ , I am fine now. This was the closest I’ve been to facing death.

Having ________ it, I can now say this to you: Your time is limited, so don’t ________   it living someone else’s life.

1.

A．signals

B．skills

C．dots

D．elements

2.

A．instruction

B．indication

C．exploration

D．operation

3.

A．hope

B．lack

C．intention

D．idea

4.

A．offering

B．designing

C．selecting

D．pursuing

5.

A．instead

B．otherwise

C．somehow

D．thus

6.

A．imagined

B．desired

C．admitted

D．started

7.

A．But

B．So

C．Or

D．If

8.

A．dilemma

B．atmosphere

C．events

D．procedures

9.

A．suited

B．loved

C．entrusted

D．featured

10.

A．escape

B．fade

C．ignore

D．settle

11.

A．in return

B．in despair

C．in case

D．in order

12.

A．fight

B．set off

C．die

D．figure out

13.

A．thankfully

B．significantly

C．oddly

D．definitely

14.

A．carried on

B．lived through

C．headed to

D．passed away

15.

A．intend

B．permit

C．waste

D．lose

5 . Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A．At a bus station.

B．At a train station.

C．At an airport.

6 . Vehicles on our roads are now mostly petrol and diesel (柴油) cars, but their days cannot continue for much longer. A recent university study found that current electric cars could be used for 87 percent of daily car journeys in the US. That figure could rise to 98 percent by 2020.

One hurdle to the widespread adoption of electric cars has been “range anxiety” — drivers concerns about running out of electricity on a journey. While petrol stations are conveniently located across national road systems, the necessary network of electric charging stations is still being developed. That said, charging points are becoming increasingly common throughout the USA.

Attitudes towards electric vehicles have changed greatly over the last few years. Not that long ago, electric cars were met with distrust, and their high prices drove customers away. Thanks to improvements in battery capacity, recharging times, performance and price, the current generation of electric cars are starting to persuade picky consumers. Plug-in cars will soon give internal combustion engine (内燃机) models a run for their money.

As well as development on the road, electric vehicles are taking to the seas and skies. Electric boats are among the oldest methods of electric travel, having enjoyed several decades of popularity from the late 19th to the early 20th century before petrol-powered outboard motors took over. Now, the global drive for renewable energy sources is bringing electric boats back. Steps towards electric air travel are also being made, with Airbus and NASA among the organizations developing and testing battery-powered planes. The experiments could soon make commercial electric flight a reality.

Electric vehicles do not produce any emissions (排放). If the US could replace 87 percent of its cars with electric vehicles, it would reduce the national demand for petrol by 61 percent. However, because of the production processes and the generation of electricity required to charge these vehicles, they cannot claim (声称) to be completely emission-free. That said, as many countries continue to increase their use of renewable energy sources, electric vehicles will become even cleaner.

1. The underlined word “hurdle” in Paragraph 2 probably means________.

A．aim

B．difficulty

C．result

D．step

2. Why did many people refuse to buy the electric cars in the past?

A．They were very poorly made.	B．They were not widely promoted.
C．They were expensive.	D．They couldn’t travel at a high speed.

3. What is the function of Paragraph 4?

A．To introduce the history of electric travel.

B．To explain why the world needs more electric cars.

C．To show why more people have interest in electric cars.

D．To describe different ways electric vehicles can be used.

4. Which is the best title for this passage?

A．Driving into a Cleaner Future	B．History of Electric Cars
C．Problems with Petrol and Diesel Cars	D．Best Means of Transportation

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

What would you do if the Internet suddenly disappeared? A recent survey has shown that     1    number of people in the United Kingdom who do not want to use the Internet has risen. These people, who     2    (know) as “net refuseniks”, make up 44% of UK households, or 11.2 million people in number.

The research also showed that more than 70 percent of these people said that they were not interested in getting     3     (connect) to the Internet. This number has risen     4    just over 50% in 2005 to the present 70%, with most lacking in many computer     5    (skill) as a reason for not using the Internet, though some also said it was because of the cost.

More and more people are getting broadband (宽带) and high speed net     6    (be) almost everywhere in the UK, but there are still a lot of people who wouldn’t like     7    (take) the first step.

With the cost of   getting   online   going   down   and   internet   speeds     8    (increase), many net refuseniks begin to reconsider the connection of the Internet. If the gap ( 落差) between those       9    use the Internet and those don’t continues to widen, those without broadband will get left behind and miss many chances,     10    (especial) in their work.