1 . Other people may have their own ideas about our lives. We can value their advice, but we don’t have to take it to heart.

Our parents have dreams for us. They want us to do well in school and to do whatever is necessary to reach our highest potential (潜力). Later in life, friends may try to set us up with their ideas of the perfect partner or the perfect job. People close to us may have ideas about how we should live our lives, ideas that usually come from love and the desire for us to be happy. Other times, they come from a place of need within them whether it is a parent who wants us to live out his or her dreams or a friend who wants us to play a good role. Whatever the case, we can appreciate and consider those people’s advice, but ultimately we must follow our own guidance.

There may come a time when all the suggestions can become overbearing (专横的). We may feel that the people we love don’t agree on our judgment, which can hurt our feelings. It can affect the choices we make for our lives by making us doubt ourselves before we’ve had a chance to decide what we want. We can tell our loved ones how much we appreciate their thoughts and ideas, but that we need to live our own lives and make our own decisions. We can explain that they need to let us learn from our own experiences. When they see that we are happy with our lives and the path we are taking to reach our goals, they can make sure that all we need them to do is to share in our joy.

1. People close to us often tell us ideas to show their ________.

A．power

B．concern

C．potential

D．happiness

2. When a friend’s advice is overbearing, we may feel__________.

A．determined

B．frightened

C．doubtful

D．grateful

3. What should we do if we don’t accept our friends’ advice?

A．Tell them our choices directly.

B．Let them experience our ways of life.

C．Share our own experiences with them.

D．Let them know we should make our own decisions.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．Appreciating Suggestions	B．Avoiding Making Suggestions
C．Accepting Suggestions	D．Offering Suggestions

2 . When the fork was stolen off Bart Michiels’s mountain bike last summer, he wheeled it nearly three miles from his home in Chelsea to Frank’s Bike Shop on the eastern end of Grand Street.

Mr. Michiels passed many other bike shops along the way, including one that offers free coffee. But for 20 years, he has remained devoted (忠实的) to Frank’s. “Frank’s the man,” he said of Frank Arroyo, the owner. “I don’t care where he is in the city—I’ll go.”

Mr. Michiels doesn’t have to worry about Mr. Arroyo’s relocating (搬迁). The shop has stayed on the Lower East Side of Manhattan for 40 years.

After Mr. Michiels left, Marvin Priess arrived. A professor of chemistry and math, Mr. Priess wheeled in the Ross 18-speed he had bought at Frank’s in 1978 and still rides today, at age 68. Mr. Priess said that over the years, every single part of it that couldn’t be repaired had been replaced, sometimes more than once, at Frank’s. Customers don’t come for the ambience (环境). It’s crowded and dirty; buckets of parts and boxes of training wheels line the entryway.

The store is filled with about 500 bikes and you will find Mr. Arroyo, 72, six days a week. He has been in the bike business since age 14. Born and raised on the Lower East Side, he has employed and taught many young people in the neighborhood. He is also willing to repair bikes in any condition, as well as his neighbors’ walkers and wheelchairs.

English Epps, a lawyer, needed a new seat; his had been stolen. “I’ve been coming here since I was in the third grade,” he said, adding: “There’s a new bike shop on Delancey Street, but everybody comes here.”

1. Why did Bart Michiels wheel his bike to Frank’s Bike Shop?

A．It is near his home	B．It offers free coffee.
C．Its owner is his friend.	D．Its service is excellent.

2. What can we learn about Mr. Priess’s bike?

A．It is too old to ride.	B．It is dirty but fashionable.
C．It was recently bought at Frank’s.	D．It has gone through many repairs.

3. Which of the following words can best describe Mr. Arroyo?

A．Careful and brave.	B．Skilled and caring.
C．Positive and talkative	D．Well-educated and friendly.

4. What can we infer from English Epps’s words?

A．Bike repair is needed badly.	B．Frank’s Bike Shop is popular.
C．There is no market for new bikes.	D．Frank’s Bike Shop faces strong competition.

3 . 假设你是李华，你在美国夏令营认识的朋友Mike给你来信说他最近沉迷于电脑（Internet addiction）难以控制。请你给他回一封信，告诉他网瘾可能会导致成绩下降、健康状况恶化、与家人产生矛盾等问题，并提出一些建议。
注意: 1. 词数100左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Mike,

I am glad to hear from you._________________________________________________________________

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Yours,

Li Hua

4 . What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A．Husband and wife.

B．Teacher and student.

C．Employer and employee.

5 . 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：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改的词。
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。

During my last winter holiday, I went to countryside with my father to visit my grandparents. I find a big change there. The first time I went there, they were living in a small house with dogs, ducks, and another animals. Last winter when I went here again, they had a big separate house to raise dozens of chicken. They also had a small pond which they raised fish. My grandpa said last summer they earned quite a lot by sell the fish. I felt happily that their life had improved. At the end of our trip, I told my father that I planned to return for every two years, but he agreed.

6 . Mike and I wanted to celebrate our wedding anniversary. We made a ______ at our favorite restaurant, but when we arrived, our ______ wasn’t well prepared.

We walked toward the bar in the restaurant to wait. Mike ______ a chair for me and the man next to me ______ over to give me room to slide in. I smiled my thanks.

“I’m here on business. Can you ______ some interesting things to do ______ when I have some time off?” the man asked.

Mike and I immediately shifted our attention to the stranger. We love our adopted hometown an quickly suggested half a dozen fun ______.

The stranger’s name was Bill. He and Mike ______ to be both mechanical engineers. The two men had ______ to talk about. Seconds turned into minutes and strangers turned into friends.

When the hostess ______ and told us our table was ______, we said goodbye to Bill.

“We’re out to ______ our wedding anniversary,” I said as we ______ to follow the waitress to our table.

“Wow! I really ______ you taking the time to talk to me,” Bill said. “You could have ______ me. Happy anniversary!”

The evening sped by. Soon we had to go home. Mike signaled our waiter for the bill.______, the waiter smiled and handed us a note:

Thank you again for talking to a stranger. I really appreciate your kindness.______ is on me.

Bill

____, we looked at the waiter.

“Yes,” he said. “It’s true. He paid your bill.”

We walked back to the ______ to thank Bill, but his seat was ______. But we never forgot his generosity and decided to pay it forward.

1.

A．reservation

B．wish

C．preparation

D．plan

2.

A．room

B．breakfast

C．table

D．arrangement

3.

A．ordered in

B．picked up

C．took up

D．pulled out

4.

A．moved

B．got

C．jumped

D．came

5.

A．choose

B．think of

C．recommend

D．refer to

6.

A．frequently

B．locally

C．entirely

D．exactly

7.

A．stories

B．books

C．restaurants

D．activities

8.

A．announced

B．seemed

C．pretended

D．happened

9.

A．nothing

B．little

C．plenty

D．everything

10.

A．approached

B．returned

C．replied

D．apologized

11.

A．full

B．collected

C．ready

D．clean

12.

A．congratulate

B．celebrate

C．hold

D．watch

13.

A．got up

B．took up

C．came back

D．showed up

14.

A．imagine

B．appreciate

C．mind

D．enjoy

15.

A．helped

B．seen

C．forgiven

D．ignored

16.

A．Instead

B．Therefore

C．Besides

D．Otherv^se

17.

A．Praise

B．Blame

C．Responsibility

D．Dinner

18.

A．Curious

B．Surprised

C．Grateful

D．Relaxed

19.

A．kitchen

B．bar

C．door

D．entrance

20.

A．dirty

B．gone

C．empty

D．occupied

7 . On November 1, All Saints’ Day, it is a(n) ______ for Roman Catholics (天主教徒）in Poland to visit cemeteries (墓地）. They decorate graves, pray, and light candles in ______ of those who have died.

The last place Tomek wanted to visit was a  _______ cemetery.

“But we already went today,” Tomek said.

Earlier, Tomek and his ______ had taken flowers and candles to his grandfather’s grave for All Saints’ Day. The cemetery had been _______ with others doing the same thing.

“We will go again after dinner,” said his mama.

Tomek’ s mama ______ to him, “You know this means a lot to Babcia.”

Babcia, his grandmother, entered the room and smiled at Tomek. “I want you to be ______,” She said, wrapping a red scarf   around his _______ . Babcia was always nice to him. Mama was right ---Babcia would want him to be there.

All the way to the cemetery, Tomek kept his eyes down.

Can you remember your grandfather?” asked Aunt Dorota.

“No,” said Tomek, without ________

Aunt Dorota sighed, “ He was so much fun!”

Tomek wanted to _____ more. After all, he had been named after his grandfather. “He was fun?”

Aunt Dorota ______ on about his grandfather. Then they were at the cemetery.

But it did not get dark! ______ , it seemed to be getting lighter.

Slowly, Tomek  ______ his eyes. All the gravestones were ______ with burning candles. As if in a dream, he ______  his parents. Families nodded and greeted one another in lowered  ______.

Tomek looked at his grandfather’s grave, ______  Babcia was bowing her head in prayer. When she opened her eyes and saw Tomek, she said, “He was very proud that you had his ______ .” Tomek stood next to Babcia and she hugged him.

On their way home, Tomek _______  to look back at the cemetery. It glowed under the night sky.

“Isn’t it beautiful?” said Babcia.

Tomek nodded. “I like All Saints’ Day, ______ at night.”

1.

A．condition

B．tradition

C．habit

D．occasion

2.

A．celebration

B．behalf

C．place

D．honor

3.

A．bright

B．deep

C．dark

D．nearby

4.

A．family

B．partners

C．friends

D．colleagues

5.

A．concerned

B．equipped

C．filled

D．linked

6.

A．admitted

B．whispered

C．listened

D．called

7.

A．happy

B．confident

C．warm

D．free

8.

A．neck

B．face

C．waist

D．arm

9.

A．taking up

B．looking up

C．showing up

D．setting up

10.

A．buy

B．see

C．travel

D．hear

11.

A．complained

B．chatted

C．cheated

D．shouted

12.

A．In fact

B．In general

C．In case

D．In advance

13.

A．closed

B．decreased

C．raised

D．opened

14.

A．covered

B．compared

C．painted

D．reported

15.

A．pulled

B．followed

C．found

D．treated

16.

A．noises

B．voices

C．sounds

D．jokes

17.

A．what

B．which

C．when

D．where

18.

A．scarf

B．humor

C．name

D．appearance

19.

A．survived

B．wanted

C．needed

D．turned

20.

A．especially

B．hardly

C．widely

D．usually

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。每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
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。

My father is the man I respect most. Strict as he may be, however he never fails to show her care and consideration. Once I broke a neighbor window. Seeing nobody around, I ran away immediately. When Dad came home, he noticed my uneasiness and asked me what has happened. I could only tell him a truth. Instead of scold, he praised my honesty and then encouraged me to apologize our neighbor. I learned from this incident that not only does Dad take care of my health and he also teaches me what to be a good citizen. How luckily I am to have such a good father!

9 . 假如你是李华，收到澳大利亚表弟(Harry)的电子邮件，邮件中提到他父母想看他的微信朋友圈(We Chat Moments)，他对是否同意和父母分享微信感到犹豫。
请你给他回信，要点如下：1．说明赞成或反对的观点；2．主要理由；3．提出个人的建议。
注意：词数100左右；可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Harry,．
How surprised and pleased to receive your email today! You told me that ______
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Yours,
Li Hua

10 . Both of my parents worked full-time when I was a little girl, so my grandmother would stay at our house during the day. We would watch game shows in the living room. Our favorite was The Price is Right. We would call out our answers along with the contestants.

When I got older and started going to school, we couldn’t watch our game shows regularly. That was okay with me, though, because the one thing I liked better than watching game shows with my grandmother was helping her bake cakes. Watching her in the kitchen was amazing: she never seemed to need the recipes but everything she made tasted delicious.

At first I would just sit in the kitchen and watch, even though I didn’t understand what she was doing. As I got older, she let me help with the easy parts, such as measuring the sugar. The day she let me separate the eggs, I felt like I had found complete pleasure.

At last, my parents decided that I could take care of myself, and my grandmother stopped coming over every day. The love of baking, however, stayed with me. I started baking by myself, and even if the cookies ended up burnt sometimes, more often they turned out pretty well. I tried out new recipes, and whenever I got to a thorny part, I would call my grandmother for advice. Sometimes I would call her just to talk, too. I felt like I could talk to her about anything.

My grandmother passed away ten years ago, but I still think of her every day. Last week, I found a recipe book she made for me. It included her recipes for brownies, cookies, and my favorite, lemon pie. As I looked through the pages, I thought I could hear her voice. She was the one who taught me not just about baking, but about life.

1. What’s the author’s purpose in writing this passage?

A．To show her good baking skills.

B．To remember her grandmother.

C．To talk about her happy family life.

D．To describe her childhood memories.

2. While helping her grandmother bake, the author ______.

A．found it interesting and appealing

B．turned out to be a troublemaker

C．hoped to make a living by baking

D．regretted missing the game shows

3. What does the underlined word “thorny” in Paragraph 4 most probably mean?

A．basic.

B．common.

C．special.

D．difficult.

4. The passage is mainly developed by ______.

A．analyzing causes

B．making comparisons

C．following the time order

D．examining differences