1 . The applicationprocess to almost every college and university in the United States has several parts to it. Each part tells admissions officials at the schools something different about an applicant.    1    A list of the student's activities outside of school can show what his or her interests are.

    2    In it, students are expected to write about themselves and express their personal opinions about an issue. The statement helps admissions officers answer questions they may have about a given student.

    3    Some schools will ask an applicant a very specificquestion. Others will let the student choose between different subjects or simply write about anything they want. Generally speaking, there is no one perfect way to write an essay.    4    This could be about a difficult time when they were growing up or a meaningful relationship they had.

However, they should also be careful about the subject they choose. Many students think that telling a sad story makes them easy to remember.    5    What they want is an essay about anything that is truly special or important to the student, and which also shows their better qualities. In addition, it should show the student's understanding of the world and what their experiences or way of thinking will bring to the school.

A．Every school has its own way of looking at the essay.

B．Getting started in the writing process can be difficult.

C．But that is not necessarily what admissions officials want to see.

D．Class grades can show the subjects a student is strong in, for example.

E．Therefore, remember to avoid discussing topics like politics and religion.

F．Given a choice, students should choose to write about an issue they care about.

G．But nothing really tells the story of an applicant as well as the essay or personal statement.

2 . 语法填空

Have you ever asked yourself why children go to school? You will     1     (probable) say that they go to school to learn languages, mathematics, history, science and some other knowledge. That is quite true,    2    why do they learn these things?

We send our children to school in order     3     (prepare) them for the time when they really grow up and will have to work for     4     (they)．Nearly everything they study at school has some practical use in their life. But is that     5     only reason why they go to school? There is more in education     6     just learning facts. We go to school to learn how to learn, so that when we have left school we can continue to learn.

A man     7     really knows how to learn will always be     8     (succeed)，because when he has to do something new, he will not only be able to do it well himself, but he will also be able to teach others how to do it in the     9     (good) way. The person with poor education, on the other hand, either finds himself unable to do something new, or just     10     (do) it badly. The main purpose of schools is not to teach those subjects, but to teach pupils the way to learn.

3 . Taking good notes

Have you ever stared at your heavy textbook, your piles of handouts and wished you knew just what questions your teacher planned to put on the next big test? Lacking a crystal ball, most students feel they have no choice but to look through all that material, drill it into their brains, and hope they can remember the right parts as test time.

    1    If you learn the best ways to take good notes, you’ll make the job of studying for tests a lot easier from now on.

Keep up with your assigned textbook reading. Come to class with an interest in the material and with questions to be answered. You can develop these by thinking about and expecting the lecture and by pre-reading the text.    2    

Date each day’s notes and leave wide margins（页边空白）. Dated notes guide you to the right material to study for a test. At test time, the extra margins give you room to add more information if you need it.    3    

Write down main ideas and underline or highlight them. Main ideas give you the big picture of information, the reasons why events took place. Write out a main idea whenever you think you hear one.    4    This kind of notetaking helps you connect related information, making it easier for you to remember it for a test later on.

Use abbreviations and symbols to make note taking easier. Here are a few simple ones:

+: plus, and

=: equal, same as, similar, like

Eg: for example

w/o: without

    5    If you write down something that doesn’t make sense, talk to someone right away to clear up the problem.

A．Write out a main idea.

B．See your teacher or a classmate about confusing notes.

C．That’s the hard way to study.

D．This gives you an overall sense of what the text is about.

E．Then use single words or short phrases to list related details that tie into the big idea.

F．Also, the extra space will make it easier for you to find the material.

G．When you are prepared, your teachers comments make more sense.

4 . 最近，高三年级组织的“你最重视哪科作业”的调查，结果见下面的饼状图。请据此写一篇不少于150词的英语短文。

写作要求：

1.介绍调查结果；

2.阐述产生如此结果的原因，可举例说明；

3.就如何合理分配各科作业时间提出自己的看法。

注意： 1.短文的开头已为你写好。

Recently, a survey on homework preference has been conducted among senior three students.

The results are as follows:

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5 . A good way to pass an examination is to work hard every day in the year. You may fail in an examination if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the examination. If you are taking an English examination, do not only learn rules of grammar.

Try to read stories in English and speak English whenever you can. A few days before the examination you should start going to bed early. Do not stay up late at night studying and learning things. Before you start the examination, read the question paper over carefully. Try to understand the exact meaning of each question before you pick up your pen to write. When you have at last finished your examination, read your answers over. Correct the mistakes if there are any and make sure that you have not missed anything out.

1. You should ________ in order not to fail in the examination.

A．work hard every day	B．work hard a few days before the examination
C．be lazy every day	D．take an examination every day

2. If you want to improve your English, you must ________.

A．learn rules of grammar by heart	B．speak English all day long
C．stay up late at night	D．practise it as often as possible

3. A few days before the examination it is suggested that you should ________.

A．go to bed early	B．stay up late
C．get up late	D．work far into the night

4. Before you begin to write in the examination paper, you should ________.

A．read the examination paper over carefully

B．try to understand the exact meaning of each question

C．correct the mistakes you may have made

D．pay attention to the rules of grammar

5. The underlined phrase “miss out” here means ________.

A．your examination paper is missing

B．you want to go out of the classroom

C．the examination has already been finished

D．you forget to answer some of the questions

6 . 假如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。

Jack failed in the history examination in the end of the school term, And then he was telling that he would never graduate. However, her fat her went to see the professor and said, “He’s a good boy. If you let him to pass this time, I’m sure he’ll pass history examination next year. ”“No, that’s possible, ”replied the professor immediate, “I asked him when Napoleon died. He didn’t know!”“Please, sir, give him another chances. None of us knew Napoleon was ill so I didn’t take any newspapers in my house, ”answers Jack’s father.

7 . Teens have a busy morning schedule as they need to wake up and get moving very early in order to catch a bus and get to school by the required time.This means teens need to get their rest the night before or they will be too tired to learn anything at school.    1    

When a teen falls asleep in class,two things happen: he/she misses what is being taught and he/she loses the respect for the teacher.He/She may also receive a consequence from the school,depending on the classroom discipline policy.    2    

To prevent your teen from being sleepy in class,try these three tips:

*Set a time for "lights out" on school nights.This is never be any later than 10 p.m. and preferably 9 p.m.    3       Soft music can be on and used to help calm your teen.

*Help your teen develop a night-time routine that involves activities that slow them down for the end of the day.     4    Turning off the computer and disconnecting from friends and the excitement of the day an hour before bedtime will also help your teen relax.

*    5    This will reinforce（增强）what it feels like to be rested and capable of accomplishing what he/she wants.

A．Taking a bath and reading are two activities that work well.

B．What's worse,they may even fall asleep in class.

C．All of these things affect your teen's academic success and can be avoided.

D．"Lights out" means the computer,television,lights and cell phone should be off.

E．While your teen keeps his/her goals in line with your expectations,he/she may have his/her own goals.

F．Set a good example and show him/her your love for learning.

G．Point out the positives after your teen has had a good night's rest.

8 . 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项.

Everyone knows that good time management skills are important to students if they want to do well in school.    1    The skills listed below are quite important.

You should have the ability to say “no”. A party this weekend? A cool club to join? An overnight trip on Saturday? A quick pizza with your classmates that turns into three hours of just hanging out? Learning to say “no” can save you a lot of time. But it’s not easy to say “no”. You should develop some good skills in saying “no”.    2    

You shouldn’t spare time for all the fun activities. High schools are amazing because there is always something fun for you to take part in. Unfortunately, you cannot spend time on all of the fun activities.    3    You can go there when you finish your homework. In this way, you needn’t feel guilty about enjoying yourself.

    4    Some students like putting off things. This is a bad habit. You may end up with too many tasks one day. If you have a task, don’t wait to get started until the last week, because you may not know what to do at all if you have too many tasks and you may end up in crisis.

    5    Staying up a little too late? Maybe not eating a healthy dinner every night of the week? In order to keep in good health, you have to check on time so as to be energetic. Practicing a little self-care can really go a long way towards making sure you can have enough passion for your work with your limited time while in school.

A．Choose the one that you like most.

B．You should keep your health in check.

C．You should avoid putting off your tasks.

D．Try your best to get rid of your bad habits.

E．It is very good for your time management.

F．Here are some tips to help you learn to say “no”.

G．But what skills are needed for good time management?

9 . 书面表达
假如你是李华，你参加了你校本周五举行的英语阅读比赛并获得第一名。请根据以下提示用英语给你的美国笔友Tom写一封80词左右的电子邮件。内容包括:
1. 描述比赛的情况；
2. 希望他提供单词的记忆方法；
3. 欢迎他到中国过春节。
提示：春节 the Spring Festival
Dear Tom,
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Yours,

Li Hua

10 . When six the very best students from different cities in Guandong province all together chose universities in Hong Kong; when the very best student of Beijing picked up HK University while giving up the nearby Peking or Tsinghua University; when the highest enrollment （录取）rate of Hong Kong Science and Industry University reached 48:1, it’s the high time to ask where the real education heaven for students in China is.
Years ago, the answer certainly would be “Peking or Tsinghua University”. But now no one could give the exact reaction without hesitation. The only sure thing is that HK universities have gradually showed an unusual attraction to a great many mainland students.
It’s no doubt to call this HK craze（狂热）,which is even out of the expectation of those HK universities themselves.
How can HK universities shake the steady foundations of Peking and Tsinghua and attract so many mainland students?
First, Hong Kong universities offer large-amount scholarship, especially for the top students who can receive the sum scholarship as much as 400,000 HK dollars. Since higher education has become a kind of heavy burden of many families, it’s easy to understand why the reaction to the generous offering of HK universities is great.
Second, most HK universities receive professors and students from all over the world and carry out bilingual（双语）education. This kind of excellent language atmosphere is another attraction for mainland students.
Further more, university students in Hong Kong have a better chance to study abroad as exchange students.
Can mainland top universities like Peking or Tsinghua University calm as before when facing the unexpected competition from HK? Will they take relevant measures to win back the top students who once help them set the worldwide reputation? Time will explain it.
The fierce competition brought by HK universities can be a good thing for an entire improvement of education in China. After the awakening and action taking of mainland universities, they can perform better together with HK universities.
At least, it reminded the mainland universities the tuition fees（学费）are among students’ top concern when they are choosing universities. It’s time to move.
1. What is the passage mainly talking about?

A．Some thought brought by the enrollment of HK universities.

B．Higher education in Hong Kong.

C．The competition between HK University and Peking University.

D．The fall of mainland universities.

2. Top students from mainland apply for HK universities because                  .

A．many students now would love to study aboard to get a better experience.

B．they concern only about the tuition fees when choosing universities.

C．HK universities offer higher scholarship, better environment and more opportunities for their further study.

D．Peking university has lost its worldwide reputation.

3. What is the author’s attitude toward the competition brought by HK universities?

A．The government should take relevant measures to stop this unfair competition.

B．Mainland universities had better lower their tuition fees and win back the top students.

C．Universities both in mainland and in HK would get an entire improvement during the competition.

D．It may probably cause a complete loss both sides in the end.

4. From the passage we can see HK universities                  .

A．didn’t mean to enroll top students from mainland

B．didn’t expect their enrollment of mainland students would be so popular

C．have strict enrollment rules and only 1 out of 48 students can get the chance to study there

D．are proud of their teaching staff and facilities

5. What does the author mean by saying “It’s time to move” in the last paragraph?

A．Mainland universities should take measures as soon as possible to attract students.

B．The opportunities come for top students to study abroad.

C．Mainland universities should make full preparations to challenge mainland universities.

D．Top students should be offered further education free of charge.