1 . 请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填一个单词。

Many people believe that classical music is not relevant to young people today. However, this issue (问题) frequently causes heated debate.

Some people say that classical music is associated only with old people. For example, if you look at the audience at a classical concert, the majority is over the age of fifty.

Others say it is more popular than we first imagine. Many young people listen to classical music without realizing. It is often used in films and advertisements. For example, a famous piece of classical music was used as the theme music for the 1990 World Cup. Not many people could have given its name, but millions enjoyed it.

Also, some people point out that young people produce new music based on classical ideas: for example, it is said that rap (说唱) music was invented by a classical musician in 1912, but it is now used by young people in pop music.

However, young people point to the fact that classical music has been outstripped (超越) by technology. To play a classical instrument, such as a violin, you need to study hard and practise for hours. Nowadays, you don’t need to get aching arms from practising. A teenager can write and make music using a computer program in the comfort of their own bedroom.

A final point to bear in mind is that the term “classical music” is used to refer to a great variety of music, from jazz to pieces for large orchestras (管弦乐队). This makes it even more difficult to say whether classical music is relevant to young people.

So, it may be only a minority of young people who play classical instruments, but when it comes to enjoying classical music, it depends on the piece of music. It may be more relevant to young people in the modern world than they realize!

Title	Classical Music
Introduction	The issue of whether classical music is     1     to young people causes heated debate.
Opinions		Evidence
★Classical music is associated only with the     2    .		☆     3    of the audience at a classical concert are over fifty.
★Many young people don’t     4     some music they listen to is classical.		☆Classical music is often found in films and advertisements.
★Classical ideas provide a     5     for producing new music.		☆Young people now     6     rap in popular music.
★    7     has put classical music at a disadvantage.		☆A young man can write and make music on a computer     8     in his bedroom.
★“Classical music” can refer to various       9     of music.		☆Classical music ranges from jazz to pieces for large orchestras.
Conclusion	Classical music may still be (80)     10     by young people today.

5 . 当今社会，以瘦为美，很多中学生为了保持体形经常不吃饭。假定你是李华，对此有感而发，遂决定撰文投稿校英文报Pioneer，内容包括：
1. 你对此现象的看法；
2. 理由(至少两点)；
3. 表达期望。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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6 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

If you have learnt some maths at school, you can quite     1    (quick) work out that one eleventh is about 9 percent. But did you know that 9 percent is also the number of children     2     are not at school? That’s right - one in 11 children is not     3    (study) and probably even cannot do the simple maths you just did so very easily. They drop out of school     4     their families are too poor and they have to work like adults. In 2013, millions of children and     5    (teenager) were out of school. Most live in poor countries, but there     6    (be) also some boys and girls who cannot go to school in rich countries. If you are one of the lucky ones who can go to     7     senior high school, you should be grateful for the opportunity. So the next time you feel like you do not want     8    (do) boring, difficult homework or go to class, think about the children who don’t have the chance to get a good     9    (educate). Make the most of your education and make the world a     10    (good) place.

7 . When children do something wrong, parents expect an apology (道歉). Children often try to read their parents’ mind or butter up (奉承) their parents by saying, “I’m sorry.” Even though they did not do anything wrong, they will act in that way because they are scared to make their parents angry. Children always look timid (胆小的) because they have been anxious or nervous about being punished by parents.

When parents force them to apologize, they will lose the opportunity to think by themselves why they should apologize or what was wrong. So, how can we make them understand properly what was wrong?

If parents never give children a chance and say something like, “That’ s not good” or “Say   you’re sorry”, children cannot learn to reflect their behavior. So, the first thing that parents should do is listening to their children, asking questions such as what happened, why they did it. Once children have their parents’ attention and feel at ease, they can easily accept their parents’ words.

Children do not have enough skills to tell good or bad things, therefore, it is necessary for   parents to teach them what was wrong. When parents explain what was wrong to children, short   and simple words should be used as much as possible. Moreover, it would be more effective to tell children what kind of behavior makes parents feel a certain way. For example, it would be good to express mom’s feelings with something like “When you hit me, mommy will get hurt.” “When you call me stupid, I feel sad.”

In this way, children can understand that they hurt mom or they make her sad, therefore, they will become able to apologize naturally. That would be more understandable for children why their behavior was wrong than being scolded by parents something like “Hitting is not good!” “You cannot say stupid to someone else.”

Many people believe that children are too young to understand what parents say, however, children actually can understand parents’ feelings if parents use simple words and speak calmly. Parents should avoid speaking one-sidedly and always try to listen to children. Talking to each other would be the best way.

1. Why do children apologize when they don’t want to?

A．To please their parents.

B．To act like their parents.

C．To show their politeness.

D．To show regrets for their mistakes.

2. What is important for parents in making children apologize?

A．Kindness.

B．Patience.

C．Seriousness.

D．Timeliness.

3. What should parents do when explaining children’s wrongdoings?

A．Speak briefly and clearly.

B．Show what other children do.

C．Punish their wrong behaviors.

D．Do the same thing to children.

4. What’s the author’s advice in correcting children’s bad behaviors?

A．Leaving them alone.

B．Giving them a lesson.

C．Communicating with each other.

D．Letting children listen to parents.

8 . What happened to the man?

A．He was rescued on the 16th floor.

B．He pressed the wrong button.

C．He got stuck in the lift.

9 . For centuries, in the countries of south and Southeast Asia the elephant has been an intimate part of the culture, economy and religion, and nowhere more so than in Thailand. Unlike its African cousin, the Asian elephant is easily domesticated (驯化). The rare so-called white elephants have actually lent the authority of kingship to its rulers and until the 1920s the national flag was a white elephant on a red background. To the early Western visitors the country’s romantic name was “Land of the White Elephant”.

Today, however, the story is very different. Out of work and out of land, the Thai elephant struggles for survival in a nation that no longer needs it. The elephant has found itself more or less abandoned by previous owners who have moved on to a different economic world and a westernized society. And while the elephant’s problems began many years ago, now it rates a very low national priority.

How this reversal from national icon (圣像) to neglected animal came about is a tale of worsening environmental and the changing lives of the Thais themselves. According to Richard Lair, Thailand’s experts on the Asian elephant and author of the report Gone Astray, at the turn of the last century there may well have been as many as 100,000 domestic elephants in the country. In the north of Thailand alone it was estimated that more than 20,000 elephants were employed in transport, 1,000 of them alone on the road between the cities of Chiang Mai and Chiang Saen. This was at a time when 90 percent of Thailand was still forest — a habitat that not only supported the animals but also made them necessary to carry goods and people. Nothing ploughs through dense forest better than a massive but sure-footed elephant.

By 1950 the elephant population had dropped to a still substantial 13,397, but today there are probably no more than 3,800, with another 1,350 roaming free in the national parks. But now, Thailand’s forest covers only 20 percent of the land. This deforestation is the central point of the elephant’s difficult situation, for it has effectively put the animals out of work. This century, as the road network grew, so the elephant’s role as a beast of burden declined.

1. Thailand was once called “Land of the White Elephant” because ______.

A．white elephant is rarely seen and thus very special

B．white elephant was a national symbol until the 1920s

C．white elephant has helped kings to gain the ruling authority

D．this name was so romantic that it was popular among visitors

2. Why is the Thai elephant “out of work”, according to the author?

A．Because the elephants are no longer useful to their owners.

B．Because their owners are westernized and neglect them.

C．Because the government pay s little attention to the problem.

D．Because there are too many elephants and too few jobs.

3. Which of the following statements is true about the elephant population at various times?

A．There were 100,000 domesticated elephants at the turn of the last century.

B．20,000 elephants were employed in transport in Thailand at the turn of the last century.

C．By 1950 the elephant population in Thailand has been quite small.

D．Today the elephant population is estimated at 5,150.

4. The passage is most probably from ______.

A．a travel magazine	B．a history book
C．a research report	D．an official announcement

10 . 语法填空

In the family,     1     (heat) arguments and cold silences are very common between     2     (teenager) and parents. Such family tensions     3     (cause) by teenagers’ physical changes, such as     4     (develop) at a different rate to your friends and shooting up in height or getting left far behind. Besides, it can be a big headache     5     (balance) teenagers’ developing mental needs.     6    , teenagers can take action to improve the situation. For example, they can communicate with their parents     7     (regular) and honestly.     8     such healthy communication, teenagers can learn when to back down and when to ask parents to relax their control. In fact,     9     is quite normal to struggle with the stress that parent­child tensions create. The stormy period will not last and everything     10     (turn) out all right in the end.