4 . I’m ten years old, away at my first sleepover camp. The rest of the girls in my house are trying to put together a short humourous performance for the camp’s show, and l can see that it isn’t going to come together the way they imagine.     1    . It seems as if I’m on the outside looking in when I’m supposed to be part of something. I want to speak up and tell them how to fix it, but I’ve learned that being a know-it-all does not make me popular.

    2    . I don’t enjoy humourous performances the way other girls my age do. I’m not comfortable hugging friends, but I do love listening to discussions about politics.     3    . My fourth-grade report card outlined my social weaknesses with “needs improvement.”

It wasn’t until decades later that I learned my uniqueness has a name: autism. My diagnosis (诊断) at 46 was just as the process like discovering a piece of my brain, picking it up, and putting it in place.     4    . What I’ve found out since is that there are a significant number of others like me—individuals who weren’t identified as having autism until midlife.

Today, I am an enterpriser. My firm is called Liberty Co., meaning that facing autism brings us freedom. My goal is to increase the population of autistic individuals in the workplace.    5    .

A．For the first time, I felt whole

B．I have a sixth sense about things like that

C．I feel lonely, but being lonely is better than being fooled

D．There is something about me that most people consider “different”

E．It provides a chance for me to be an advocate for people with autism

F．For many who have it, social interactions have to be learned as opposed to born with

G．And this seems to wear out the patience of my friends and even the adults around me

5 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

The Greatest Thanksgiving

“Are you going grocery shopping today?” my husband, Roy asked when I picked up the telephone.

“I plan to,” I answered.

Thanksgiving was only a couple days away. Everyone in our family would be coming to our house. My funds were limited, therefore my box of coupons (优惠券) awaited me in the car. I knew I had to be creative in my shopping that day. I had to stretch every dollar.

For a few seconds, Roy sat silently on the other end of the line. “Why do you ask?” I uttered, fearing what he might say.

“Nancy, there’s a family with a half dozen kids that will not have anything to eat for Thanksgiving. The little one is only five years old. While you’re at the store, could you possibly buy something for them?” Roy’s words echoed in my heart. My head began to spin (眩晕)thinking about the fifty dollars I had reserved for our family’ s Thanks giving dinner.

In the back of my mind I counted the hungry guests who would be coming to our house for dinner. I put my head down on my desk, already feeling defeated.

There’s no way possible, I thought. But the sympathy I heard in my husband’s voice struck a nerve inside me.

“Sure.” I replied.

I finished my work and prayed all the way to the nearest grocery store.

The turkeys were indeed on sale—29 cents a pound, but I discovered one big problem. When I read the sign posted on the freezer door, my heart sank. “Limit one.”

“But I need two,” I uttered to myself, I decided to find the manager. I explained the problem. He made an exception.

After tossing two turkeys in the cart, I began my shopping. It was amazing how many buy-one-get-one-free items were being featured that day. In addition, I had all the right coupons to get exactly what both families needed for a hearty Thanks giving dinner. I held my breath while the cashier rang up my groceries.

To my surprise, I had enough money. I was even able to purchase a package of cookies for the five-year-old who had stolen my heart, even though I had never met her.

注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Later that afternoon, Roy and I made a special delivery to a home filled with children of all ages.

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On that Thanksgiving Day, my entire family also shared a hearty meal with us.

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6 . An English mother, Liz Pinfield-Wells, has recycled more than 2,600 pounds (1,200 kg) of trash (垃圾) through a DIY recycling center in her garden shed (棚) in Dawley Shropshire. Pinfield-Wells established the recycling center after the birth of her third child when she discovered that her town’s roadside recycling program did not accept certain items.

The recycling center accepts 30 different categories of recyclable waste. Pin field-Wells encouraged the public to leave their mixed recycled items at the end of her driveway, and dozens of residents have since dropped off their trash in her shed. She has even accepted Pringles tubes, which have metal and plastic components and should not be placed in the roadside bin. “Setting up the recycling drop-off center, in my front garden has hopefully helped the community to recycle more. It can sometimes seem a little difficult knowing where to start but with every small step, it gets that little bit easier,” she said.

Every month, she sends the collected items in vacuum-packed (真空包装的) bags to TerraCycle, a firm that turns the waste into small plastic balls for use in other products, such as watering cans and benches. The weight of the trash is then changed into points for money, which can be paid out twice a year to a charity or sports organization of her choice.

In the last three years, Pinfield-Wells has raised more than £1,000, which she has donated to her 14-year-old daughter Zoe’s gymnastic group to buy new equipment. She has also donated money to another local charity to buy woodchips for their community garden.

Pinfield-Wells hopes that her recycling center will raise awareness about the importance of recycling and encourage others to take small steps to reduce their carbon footprint. She has created a Facebook group for here eco-center recycling shed, which now has over 1,000 members.

1. What inspired Liz to start the program?

A．Overloading trash.	B．Her preference for DIY practice.
C．Her children’s encouragement.	D．Limitation of local trash service.

2. What does TerraCycle do?

A．It develops plastic tubes.

B．It produces vacuum-packed bags.

C．It processes waste into small plastic balls.

D．It supplies woodchips for community gardens.

3. What is Liz’s expectation of her center?

A．It will get new equipment.	B．It will boost community economy.
C．It will replace the local trash service.	D．It will motivate more people to take action.

4. Which of the following best describes Liz Pinfield-Wells?

A．Ambitious and intelligent.	B．Responsible and thoughtful.
C．Adventurous and determined.	D．Pioneering and humble.

7 . As any cat owner will tell you, talking to your cat is totally normal. And even though feline(猫) friends may seem distant to these adoring talks, a new study in Animal Cognition suggests they are really listening.

Researchers in France exposed house cats to recordings of their owner or a stranger saying phrases in cat-or human-directed speech. Like baby talk, cat-directed speech is typically higher pitched with short, repetitive phrases. The team found that felines tended to react to their owner speaking in cat-directed speech—but not to their owner speaking in adult tones or to a stranger using either adult-or cat-directed speech.

Previous research had shown similar findings in dogs, but much less is known when it comes to cats. “Some people still consider cats independent—you cannot have a real relationship with cats,” says lead study author Charlotte Mouzon, a cat behaviorist at the University of Paris Nanterre. Some people might be embarrassed about using special vocalizations for cats, she says, but this research shows “people shouldn’t be ashamed.”

Mouzon and her team recorded 16 cat owners saying such as “Do you want to play?” or “Do you want a treat?” in cat-and human-directed speech. Then they filmed each cat before, during and after playing it a series of recordings of its owner and other owners’ speech. The researchers used software to rate the cats’ reactions from multiple dimensions, making the result more convincing.

“Although cats have a reputation for ignoring their owners, a growing body of research indicates that cats pay close attention to humans,” says Kristyn Vitale, a cat behavior scientist at Unity College in Maine, who was not involved in the study. “Cats can learn that specific speech has certain meanings.” But she notes the study is too small and that future work is needed to expand the research to other cat populations.

1. According to paragraph 2, what do house cats respond obviously to?

A．The owner’s cat-directed tone.	B．A stranger’s human-directed talks.
C．A stranger’s cat-directed recordings.	D．The owner’s human-directed speech.

2. What does the underlined word “vocalization” mean in paragraph 3?

A．Strategies.

B．Trainings.

C．Sounds.

D．Rhymes.

3. What makes Mouzon’s findings more reliable?

A．Continuous filming of cats’ responses.	B．Comprehensive analyses backed by software.
C．Multi-dimensional evaluations of cats’ habits.	D．Further reference to previous studies on dogs.

4. What is the limitation of Mouzon’s research?

A．Lack of sample types.	B．Absence of owners’ support.
C．Absence of scientific tools.	D．Lack of experts’ involvement.

8 . 你是某国际学校学生会主席。你校准备组织一次“让文物活起来”（Bring Cultural Relics to Life）的活动，请你用英语写一篇开幕辞，欢迎参加活动的师生。内容包括：
1. 表示欢迎；
2. 活动目的；
3. 活动内容。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右。
2. 参考词汇：手工艺品artifact。
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9 . Online Book Shop

The books listed here are reasonably cheap and also after discount they are even cheaper.

Once Upon a Time It is a collection of short stories written by a young and imaginative mind. The stories cover the experiences, lived and imagined, of a nine－year－old. This is an ideal return gift for all your child’s friends on his birthday. You can also gift this book to inspire a young friend or child. Price: $ 6.5	Word Power Made Easy Word Power Made Easy is a comprehensive vocabulary－building system created by legendary grammarian Norman Lewis that provides a simple, step－by－step method to increase your knowledge and mastery of the English language. Price: $ 7.2
General Knowledge 2015 This General Knowledge 2015 covers all the sections like History, Geography, Economy, General Science with Theory, Figures, Graphics and Tables. It can be used for preparation of competitive exams. Here in this section you can buy this book online in a discounted rate and avail at your doorstep, easiest payment options are available here. Price: $ 8. 4	Life Is What You Make It Life Is What You Make It is a story of young girl Ankita Sharma who is smart and lives her life as she likes. Ankita was born in a middle class family in a time when Doordarshan was the only source of entertainment and writing love letters was a general trend, every youth dreams of living a college life. Price: $ 6.8

1. What do we know about Once Upon a Time?

A．It describes a nine－year－old’s real life experiences.

B．It can serve as an ideal present chosen for children.

C．It has inspired many children to write short stories.

D．It was written by the young writer at the age of nine.

2. According to the text, which book can help people prepare for competitive exams?

A．Once Upon a Time	B．Word Power Made Easy
C．General Knowledge 2015	D．Life Is What You Make It

3. What do the four books have in common?

A．They share the same theme.	B．They are of a writing style.
C．They win popularity with girls.	D．They are sold at low prices.