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。

On our way to the house, it was raining     1     hard that we couldn’t help wondering how long it would take     2    (get) there. It was in the middle of Pearl City.

We were first greeted with the barking by a pack     3     dogs, seven to be exact. They were well trained by their masters     4     had great experience with caring for these animals. Our hosts shared many of their experiences and     5    (recommend) wonderful places to eat, shop, and visit. For breakfast, we were able to eat papaya(木瓜) and other fruits from their trees in the backyard.

When they were free from work, they invited us to local events and let us know of an interesting     6    (compete) to watch, together with the story behind it. They also shared with us many     7    (tradition) stories about Hawaii that were     8    (huge) popular with tourists. On the last day of our week-long stay, we     9    (invite) to attend a private concert on a beautiful farm on the North Shore under the stars,     10    (listen) to musicians and meeting interesting locals.

2 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案转写到答题卡上。

“Traveling to China seems like traveling to another world. Its many famous scenic attractions impressed me     1     (great),”an American said. The following is     2     he wrote on his website.

My friends and I had a family visit in Xi’an,     3     old city with a long history in China. The hosts were retired or stayed at home without a job, and they were friendly to     4     (visit) from different countries coming their homes.

We     5     (taste) the true home-cooked dishes in the home of the family that we visited. For in-homing dinner, the host would prepare a list of menus in advance (提前). Our tour guide asked     6     (we) for advice about the food, so the host would try to cook what we wanted     7     (eat) at his home. We just enjoyed the locally cooked dishes. It was quite a different and exciting experience.

Many foreigners enjoy     8     (learn) how to make Chinese dumplings. We were also     9     (offer) a general cooking class in the local family. The host taught us to make dumplings step by step with lots of patience. And we didn’t need to pay any money     10     this. Travel China Guide offers this kind of service free of charge.

The family visit in Xi’an was a good chance for us to get to know Chinese people’s daily life.

3 . 阅读理解。
The freezing Northeast hasn’t been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter, so when the chance came for a weekend to Sarasota, Florida, my bags   were packed before you could say “sunshine”. I left for the land of warmth and vitamin C(维生素C), thinking of beaches and orange trees. When we touched down to blue skies and warm air, I sent up a small prayer of gratefulness. Swimming pools, wine tasting, and pink sunsets(at normal evening hours, not 4 in the afternoon) filled the weekend, but the best part- particularly to my taste, dulled by months of cold- weather root vegetables- was a 7 a.m. adventure to the Sarasota farmers’ market that proved to be more than worth the early wake-up call.
The market, which was founded in 1979, sets up its tents every Saturday from 7:00 am to 1 p.m, rain or shine, along North Lemon and State streets. Baskets of perfect red strawberries, the red-painted sides of the Java Dawg coffee truck; and most of all, the tomatoes: amazing, large, soft and round red tomatoes.
Disappointed by many a broken, vine-ripened(蔓上成熟的) promise, I’ve refused to buy winter tomatoes for years. No matter how attractive they look in the store, once I get them home they’re unfailingly dry, hard, and tasteless. But I homed in, with uncertainty, on one particular table at the Brown’s Grove Farm’s stand, full of fresh and soft tomatoes the size of my fist. These were the real deal- and at that moment, I realized that the best part of Sarasota in winter was going to be eating things that back home in New York I wouldn’t be experiencing again for months.
Delighted as I was by the tomatoes in sight, my happiness deepened when I learned that Brown’s Grove Farm is one of the suppliers for Jack Dusty, a newly opened restaurant at the Sarasota Ritz Carlton, where- luckily for me- I was planning to have dinner that very night. Without even seeing the menu, I knew I’d be ordering every tomato on it.
1. What did the author think of her winter life in New York?

A．Exciting.	B．Boring.
C．Relaxing.	D．Annoying.

2. What made the author’s getting up late early worthwhile?

A．Having a swim.

B．Breathing in fresh air.

C．Walking in the morning sun.

D．Visiting a local farmer’s market.

3. What can we learn about tomatoes sold in New York in winter?

A．They are soft.	B．They look nice.
C．They taste great	D．They are juicy.

4. What was the author going to that evening?

A．Go to a farm.	B．Check into a hotel.
C．Eat in a restaurant.	D．Buy fresh vegatables.

4 . A year back I received a full scholarship to attend the University of San Francisco. All of my hard work had paid off. My mom had spent a lot in my attending a private high school, so I made sure to push myself: I volunteered, joined different clubs, and graduated with honors.

I was so excited to start a new life. I had totally packed two weeks and wanted to go to college at once before it was time to leave.

Soon enough, the big day came, but it wasn’t like what I had thought. The first two weeks were the most difficult days of my entire life. Every night I would cry myself to sleep.

I was so homesick (想家) and I didn’t know how to deal with my broken heart. To distract myself, I threw myself into my studies and I applied for a lot of jobs. In any remaining free time, I started forcing myself to the gym. I wanted to keep every part of my day busy so I wouldn’t think how lonely I felt.

Soon after, I began to limit food, and then I became worse. Finally, I went to see a doctor. When the doctor weighed me, I was crazy about the number of my weight. So I continued to lower my goal, and convinced that controlling this number was the solution to my homesickness. But when I was told that I had no choice but to spend time on my studies. I quickly started recovery in my mind.

How could I do? I told myself that school was what I was best at. I decided to get rid of my homesickness and took exercise actively. My first term of college had passed by at last and I had gotten straight A’s. That’s why I want to share my story—to help other students feel less lonely.

1. How was the author during the two weeks before she left for the college?

A．She was as normal as before.

B．She couldn’t wait to leave for the college.

C．She was afraid to leave her home.

D．She didn’t enjoy her mother’s company.

2. What is the author’s problem at the beginning of studying in the university?

A．Her weight.	B．Her diet.
C．Her homesickness.	D．Her bad study habit.

3. Which can best replace the underlined phrase “distract myself” in paragraph 2?

A．achieve my dream	B．earn money by myself
C．improve my studies	D．take my attention away

4. What is the main purpose of the author in writing the text?

A．To look back at her past middle school life.

B．To help girls to lose weight.

C．To help lonely college students.

D．To increase her own confidence.

5 . After my husband's Chinese kung fu school was open for about a week, my daughters and I decided to see how it was going. We were deeply ______ to see there wasn't a single student in the school. My husband was standing ______ in the school waiting for customers.

We had to ______!   We decided to be his ______ until he got some “real” ones. We thought it was better to have five people in the school ______ just him if a passerby looked in the window. He started teaching us ______ and forms. We found that some of them actually were ______ to ballet moves but much more difficult. It was kind of fun but ______ too! We were attracted by then, so we ______ as learners.

____，we got actual students in our school. There were many men and teenage boys, and we ______ lots of other girls and women as well. One special student was a ______ 7­year－old girl. She was going ______ and had other health problems. With my daughters' help and ______ this little girl got to be a real kung fu kid. Although she is now a sightless, grown adult, I'm confident she can ______ herself if she needs to.

I am ______ to say my daughters are more confident in every area of their lives. This experience taught me to ______ things I never would have ______ before kung fu. I haven't been ______ in all of my efforts, but I'll give almost ______of niceness a try!

1.

A．upset

B．bored

C．nervous

D．moved

2.

A．cheerfully

B．logically

C．alone

D．seriously

3.

A．joke

B．act

C．appear

D．learn

4.

A．workmates

B．families

C．students

D．consultants

5.

A．more than

B．in place of

C．rather than

D．in case of

6.

A．speeches

B．moves

C．manners

D．designs

7.

A．useful

B．accessible

C．comparable

D．similar

8.

A．challenging

B．disappointing

C．boring

D．terrifying

9.

A．got up

B．gave up

C．broke away

D．stayed on

10.

A．Unfortunately

B．Eventually

C．Obviously

D．Regularly

11.

A．attracted

B．joined

C．discovered

D．united

12.

A．traditional

B．homeless

C．disabled

D．typical

13.

A．lame

B．deaf

C．blind

D．stupid

14.

A．threat

B．encouragement

C．adjustment

D．approval

15.

A．feed

B．recognize

C．educate

D．protect

16.

A．ashamed

B．stubborn

C．sensitive

D．proud

17.

A．try out

B．give up

C．apply to

D．hold back

18.

A．appreciated

B．predicted

C．ignored

D．considered

19.

A．successful

B．helpful

C．cheerful

D．enthusiastic

20.

A．some

B．any

C．none

D．either

6 . My doctor took me for a walk around the farm where she lives. I was physically and emotionally exhausted and discouraged by anxiety and depression.

The place was full of life. There were insects, horses, rabbits and a cat. She told me to focus on my body in the environment.

When I was ill, I tended to retreat into my mind and disconnect from here and now. So, when I met a horse named Fira, I expected nothing.

As I got closer to Fira, she nuzzled her nose into my chest, putting a gentle pressure over my heart. Something happened inside me: I felt as if I had reached a wellspring of past hurts, fears and failings. I began to melt emotionally.

I patted Fira’s nose and breathed in her smell. I found I didn’t have to concentrate on feeling better; Fira helped me feel loved and safe.

I worked with Fira often, learning basic communication and leading methods to work together with her. Initially, I wasn’t sure exactly what one would do with a horse except riding it. But I knew that Fira had touched me in an uncommon way and had made me feel better. She connected with me by responding to my emotional state and reflecting it back to me in an open, affectionate way.

In my meetings with Fira, I found that I lost my usual self-consciousness, and I would focus entirely on communicating.

I learned to live in the present, to focus on what was happening this day, in this moment, in this place. I learned to forget the past, with all its hurts. I learned to forget the future, which hasn’t happened yet. When you stand beside a horse, you exist completely in the moment.

With Fira by my side, I saw into a life in which trust comes first, and compassion follows.

I found a deep peace in leading her along a path, by using my own power of intention to indicate whether to start, stop, turn left or turn right. I felt an inner quiet and even joy. My work with this horse was part of a journey out of a very dark night in my soul.

1. What do we know about the author from the first three paragraphs?

A．She loves animals very much.	B．She suffered from mental illness.
C．She went to a doctor with high hopes.	D．She often lost consciousness.

2. When she met Fira for the first time, the author ________.

A．felt deeply touched	B．had an emotional breakdown
C．became grateful for her past pain	D．was curious about what would happen

3. When the author and Fira worked together, ________.

A．the author had to try hard to feel better

B．Fira helped the author focus on her thoughts

C．the author recalled her past hurts, fears and failings

D．Fira accepted the author’s emotions and reacted positively

4. What did the author learn during her time with Fira?

A．It is important to live in the moment.

B．One shouldn’t be affected by emotions.

C．One should learn lessons from the past.

D．It is necessary to show compassion to others.

8 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）字符号（∧）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

In order to realize his dream, Bill Gates, richest man in the world, gave up studying in Harvard University, that is the most famous in the world. He set up a company researched the computer software. An old saying go, “Interest is the best teacher.” I quite agree with this idea.I began to be crazy about English when I am a little girl. I got extreme interested in foreign cultures and customs. To meet me curiosity, I read English stories every day. It seemed to being the best “meal” of a day. As a result, I always did very well in English exam. Interest is the key of to success.

9 . Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were year exams. All the ________ had been working hard for some time, reviewing their lessons for the exams. If they didn’t ________, they would have to retake them in September. There were usually a few who ________, but Jane didn’t want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, ________ just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister Barbara was ________ about her. She went to bed too late. The night before the first exam, Barbara ________ that she should have an early night and take a ________ pill. She promised to wake her up in the morning.

As she was falling asleep, Jane was afraid that she might oversleep. Her ________ kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of the medicine, she went to sleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the examination ________, but she couldn’t answer any of the questions. Everyone around her was writing pages and pages. ________ she thought hard, she couldn’t find anything to write about. She kept looking at her ________. Time was running out. There was only an hour to go. She started one question, wrote two sentences, ________ and tried another one. With only half an hour left she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started ________. Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she ________ up. She was still in bed and it had all been a ________ dream. A minute later , Barbara called her name.

1.

A．teachers

B．students

C．classmates

D．schools

2.

A．prepare

B．miss

C．join

D．pass

3.

A．succeeded

B．failed

C．ended

D．called

4.

A．but

B．so

C．and

D．because

5.

A．excited

B．frightened

C．worried

D．pleased

6.

A．insisted

B．hoped

C．ordered

D．wished

7.

A．sleeping

B．resting

C．exciting

D．breathing

8.

A．hand

B．eye

C．mind

D．body

9.

A．result

B．marks

C．desk

D．paper

10.

A．If

B．Though

C．So

D．How

11.

A．watch

B．textbook

C．sister

D．subject

12.

A．gave up

B．put off

C．look around

D．think over

13.

A．examining

B．leaving

C．copying

D．crying

14.

A．raised

B．woke

C．stood

D．cheered

15.

A．nice

B．wonderful

C．terrible

D．special

10 . Shark attacks in the screen are amazing. That’s because your actual chances of ever being attacked by a shark are mere one in 11.5 million. That’s roughly the same as your chances of winning an Oscar, which makes shark attack survivor, Mike Coots both incredibly unlucky and lucky: When Mike was 18, he lost his leg to a shark bite.

“I was attacked by a tiger shark in late October 1997. It was near my home on the island of Kauai — a typical fall morning with friends. The waves were really good, so nothing was stopping us.” That is until a large shark came right up under Mike and sank his teeth into Mike’s lower leg. As he tried to free himself, the shark bit down harder, shaking its head back and forth and tossing Mike around like a rag doll. Mike followed his instinct (本能): He struck the shark in the face, again and again until the shark released him. As Mike swam back into shore, he realized his lower right leg was gone. Mike’s friends rushed to his aid, and sent him to the hospital.

As soon as Mike was well, he did what many of us might consider unthinkable: he started riding the waves again, in fact, his first time back was near the site of his attack. But Mike was unshaken. Instead, he was curious — why was he attacked? His curiosity led him to research sharks, and Mike did learn something that would change his life: Humans are far more dangerous to sharks than the other way around.

His situation as a shark survivor empowered him to give sharks a voice, Mike says. He began working with the Hawaii state authorities (当局) to help pass a ban (禁令) on shark-derived products. “I partnered with other like-minded shark attack survivors and marine biologists, and we headed to Washington to urge (敦促) senators to create a nationwide bit! protecting sharks.”

1. Why does the author show the chances of being attacked by sharks?

A．To inform readers of some related knowledge.

B．To attract people to watch shark attacks in the screen.

C．To stress Mike’s unusual experience of the shark attack.

D．To show everyone has the chance of winning an Oscar.

2. How did Mike survive the shark attack?

A．By hitting the shark hard continually.

B．By swimming desperately to the shore,

C．By screaming loudly for his friends’ help.

D．By shaking its head up and down to get away.

3. What came to mind when Mike rode the waves again?

A．To overcome his fear of sharks.

B．To research on how sharks attack humans.

C．To find out the reason for his being attacked.

D．To prove humans are more dangerous than sharks.

4. What did Mike do to protect sharks?

A．He passed a ban on shark-derived products.

B．He created a nationwide bill in Washington.

C．He worked with the authorities to protect sharks.

D．He urged shark attack survivors to protect sharks.