Pat O’Burke was a poor Irishman with a large family, and one morning, waking up very early from cold and hunger, he decided to go shooting in a wood near his cottage. The wood belonged to Lord Northwood, a rich gentleman, Pat had no right to go there, but in it there were swarms of rabbits and flocks of birds that were good to eat, and Pat determined to take the risk. Suddenly he saw the owner, with a group of friends, coming towards him in the wood. There was a look of anger on Lord Northwood's face as he caught sight of the gun in Pat's hands. Pat's heart sank with fear, but he saw there was no hope of escape, so he walked boldly(大膽) up to the company and said to Lord Northwood, “Good morning, sir, and what has brought you out so early this morning?” Lord Northwood, rather surprised, said he and his Mends were taking a little exercise to get an appetite(食欲) for their breakfast. Then, looking at Pat with suspicion(懷疑), he said, “but why are you out so early in the morning?” “Well, sir” said Pat, “I just came out to see if I could get a breakfast for my appetite.” The whole crowed burst into laughter at Pat's ready wit(機(jī)智，風(fēng)趣), and with a smile Lord Northwood walked on, leaving Pat to try his luck with the rabbits.

1.This is a story about _____.

A. a rich man who owned a big wood

B. a poor Irishman who lived all by himself

C. a clever man who tried to get something to eat

D. an Irish hunter with a large family

2.There was a look of anger on Lord Northwood's face. Why?

A. He was not expecting Pat at this early hour.

B. He knew Pat was coming for shooting.

C. He didn't like the poor Irishman at all.

D. Pat had not told him he would come.

3.Why was Lord Northwood surprised?

A. He had not expected such a bold question from Pat.

B. He wondered why Pat didn't run away.

C. Pat wasn't afraid of him.

D. Pat had a gun in his hands.

4.What made the whole crowd burst into laughter?

A. Pat's funny looks

B. Pat's interesting remarks

C. Pat's quick and humorous response

D. Pat's promise to leave fight away

完形填空

When I was about twelve, I suddenly developed a great passion(熱情) for writing poetry(詩). I gave up all my other hobbies, such as ________ stamps and spent all my ________ time reading poetry and writing it. This habit of writing poetry on every possible time soon got me ________ trouble at school. If a lesson did not interest me, I ________ take out my notebook and ________ poems in class. Of course I ________ this very cautiously(小心地), but it was not ________ I got caught. One day while I was ________ writing a poem during a geography lesson, I looked up ________ the teacher standing over me, fuming with anger (= getting very angry) because I was not ________ attention. He tore the poem up, with a________ not to waste time in his lesson. ________ I felt certain that I had written a good poem, ________ that evening I wrote it out again from ________ . Not long after, I read ________ a poetry contest and I decided to send in my poem. Weeks later, long after I had given up ________ , I got a letter informing me I had won first________. Everyone at school was very impressed, ________ the geography teacher, who ________ me more carefully than ever. He ________ that I not write poetry in his class!

1.A. gatheringB. collectingC. keepingD. picking

2.A. spareB. importantC. extraD. other

3.A. withB. toC. intoD. on

4.A. mightB. ought toC. shouldD. would

5.A. start writingB. ought toC. shouldD. would

6.A. wroteB. was writingC. was doingD. did

7.A. long agoB. long beforeC. soon afterD. soon before

8.A. busy atB. busy overC. busyD. busy with

9.A. to findB. finding outC. to look forD. searching

10.A. callingB. devotingC. givingD. paying

11.A. noticeB. lookC. warningD. word

12.A. At the sameB. All the sameC. At the timeD. The same as

13.A. soB. andC. asD. since

14.A. brainB. memoryC. mindD. reciting

15.A. throughB. inC. fromD. about

16.A. successB. courageC. hopeD. wish

17.A. victoryB. positionC. prizeD. gift

18.A. exceptB. besidesC. as well asD. especially

19.A. guardedB. watchedC. observedD. inspected

20.A. suggestedB. requestedC. promisedD. insisted

On the night of November 14, 1978, a six-year-old Korean boy was flying to the United States. All he knew was that he was on a plane heading for somewhere. The plane landed at Kennedy International Airport, where he was greeted by a family. This young boy was me.

I have grown up in a town where there were few Asians, so I stuck out in the crowd. I made friends quickly and they treated me just like anyone else. You may ask if anyone made fun of my appearance. Well, of course, I met that kind of person. I just shrugged it off.

As an adopted child, I have something that others don't have. I have had the benefit of two families. I'm lucky to have got a chance to start a new life. But we must try never to forget our past. Someday I will go back to Korea to find out what kind of culture I left behind.

There is only one thing that I regret about being adopted. When I argue with my parents and they realize they are losing the argument, they sometimes wonder what I would be doing if I were back in Korea. I don't understand this because I thought the purpose of adopting someone was to give them a better chance of growing up in a family. Some day when I am older, I want to adopt a girl and raise her the way my parents have raised me, but I would do it better, for I know what went well and what did not.

1.We learn that when the writer was on the way to his new family, ______.

A. he was with his own parents

B. he was very happy and excited

C. he was about ten years old then

D. he didn't know he was going to be adopted

2.If someone sticks out in the crowd, it means that he/she_______.

A. is very good-looking

B. is very kind-hearted

C. is easily noticed by others

D. is disliked by others

3.When the writer was made fun of by others, he _______.

A. was deeply hurt

B. wanted to go back to Korea

C. didn’t care about it that much

D. tried to make friends with them

4.What does the writer want to do when he is older?

A Go back to live with his parents in Korea.

B. Tell his parents what they have done wrong.

C. Find out how to raise children in a better way.

D. Adopt a girl and raise her in a good way.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

Do’s and Don’ts of Donating

Giving away your unused or unwanted stuff if a great way to make space in your home for the items that you do enjoy on a regular basis. __1._ Here are 10 do’s and don’ts of donating your belongings.

Do Prepare Your Clothes.

You’re thoroughly cleaned out your closet and drawers, and have a mountain of clothing waiting to be donated. Before you bag up these pieces, inspect(檢查) each one to ensure that they’re in good condition. Make sure all buttons are accounted for, and that you can’t see any stains（污點(diǎn)）. ___2.__.

Don’t Donate Damaged Items.

The number one rule of donating your stuff is to make sure that it’s in good condition. Don’t pass along clothes or furniture with rips(裂口) or stains, chipped dishes, books that are missing pages, or toys with lost pieces. __3.__ Find a local company that will recycle these items instead.

Do Donate More than Just Clothes.

_4.__ Stuffed animals, framed pictures, unused candles, small power tools, sports equipment, ornaments, baskets, blender, dishes, glassware, utensils, silverware, pots and pan, curtains, blankets, toasters, mixers, pillows, towels, bed sheets, bikes, and exercise equipment are much sought after donations.

_5._

With a little common sense it’s easy to figure out items that are ideal for donations. But unfortunately some people will throw away the contents of their home without a second thought. As a gentle reminder, it’s never a good idea to donate car parts, flammable products, construction materials, weapons, or explosives.

A. Nobody wants to inherit (接手) your damaged belongings.

B. Food donations are always in need.

C. Don’t Even Think of Donating These Items.

D. Not sure where to start?

E. Don’t Donate Large Appliances（器材）.

F. Clothes aren’t the only household items that can be donated.

G. Wash the items to make them fresh and ready for their new owner.

單詞拼寫

1.He had not ___________ (預(yù)見，預(yù)知) this, so he made further investigations.

2.John Snow ____________ (懷疑) that the second theory was correct but he needed evidence.

3.England is the largest of the four countries, and for convenience it is divided _____________ (粗略地) into three zones.

4.This is similar to the “jet lag” you get from flying, but it seems you keep getting flashback from your _________ (早先的，在前的) time period.

5.At first my new surroundings were difficult to _______________ (容忍，忍受).

6.That’s __________ (值得贊揚(yáng)的，令人欽佩的), but I’m afraid it would be unusual!

7.Meanwhile you have to prepare the next question, __________ (依賴，依靠) on what the person says.

8.Have you ever had a case where someone ____________ (控告，指責(zé)，譴責(zé)) your journalists of getting the wrong end of the stick.

9.You have three layers of skin which act as a _________ (屏障，障礙) against disease, poisons and the sun’s harmful rays.

10.For second degree burns, keep cloths by putting them back in a basin of cold water, ____________ (榨，擠，壓榨) them out and placing them on the burned area over and over again for about an hour until the pain in not so bad.

The government in China plans to end its one-child per family policy and instead let families have two children.

The plan was announced Thursday after high-level political meetings in Beijing. The official Xinhua news agency says the country’s top legislature must approve the proposal before it becomes law.

A Chinese Communist Party statement gave a number of reasons for the change in policy. The statement said the change is meant to balance population development. It said the move also attempts to stop a declining birth rate and strengthen the country’s work force.

China, the world's most populous country, launched the one-child policy in 1980. But the government permitted only a small number of couples to have two children. For example, some rural families were given approval to have two children. A total of 19 rural provinces have a partial two-child policy. That policy states if the first-born is a girl, a second child is permitted.

In 2013, the Chinese government gave other couples a chance to have two children. Families could have two if one parent was an only child.

A teacher and population expert, Jiang Quanbao, explained how Chinese families will react to the policy. “Too many young people in the cities are probably no longer interested in having a second child,”he said. “People in rural farming villages may be more interested. But again, some of them are already allowed to have two children.”

At the end of 2014, China had a population of 1.37 billion people. A total of 800 million of them are employed. But that job market population is expected to drop by 2050. With the two-child policy, an increase in births will ease the labor shortage, starting in 20 years.

1.Which of the following is NOT the reason for the two-child policy?

A. To ease the present labor shortage.

B. To balance population development.

C. To strengthen the country’s work force.

D. To stop a declining birth rate.

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. In the 1980s rural families could have two children if the first-born was a girl.

B. Due to the boom in population, by 2050 more young people will become unemployed.

C. Chinese government changes its population policy to greet the new situation in social development.

D. Few young people in the cities show much interest in the new policy because of financial pressure.

3.The writer writes this passage ________.

A. To educate. B. To inform.

C. To advertise. D. To analyze.

書面表達(dá)

假如你是李華，是�？�記者。請你為校刊寫一篇英語短文，介紹最近在我國很多城市發(fā)生的霧霾（haze）天氣。請參考以下要點(diǎn)：

1. 危害；

2. 原因；

3. 如何自我防護(hù)。

注意：

1. 詞數(shù)100左右；

2. 開頭已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。

Recently haze pollution has happened in many cities of China.

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Very soon a computer will be able to teach you English. It will also be able to translate any language for you，too. It's just one more incredible result of the development of microprocessors - those tiny parts of a computer commonly known as "silicon chips". So give up going to classes, stop buying more textbooks and relax. In a couple of years you won't need the international language of English.

Already Texas Instruments in the United States is developing an electronic translation machine. Imagine a Spanish secretary, for example, who wants to type a letter from the boss to a businessman in Sweden. All he or she will have to do is this: first type the letter in Spanish. The letter will appear on a television screen. After a few seconds the translated letter will appear on another television screen in Stockholm in perfect Swedish.

And that's not all. Soon a computer will be able to teach you English, if you really want to learn the language. You'll sit in front of a television screen and practice endless structures. The computer will tell you when you are correct and when you are wrong. It will even talk to you because the silicon chips can change electrical impulses into sounds. And clever programmers can predict the responses you, the learner, are likely to make.

So think of it．You will be able to teach yourself at your own pace．You will waste very little time，and you can work at home．And if after all that，you still can't speak English，you can always use the translating machine．In a few years，therefore，perhaps there will be no need for BBC Modern English，or BBC English by Radio programmes - no more textbooks or teachers of English．Instead of buying an exciting new textbook，the computer will ask you to replace it with a microprocessor．Fast，reliable and efficient language learning and translating facilities will be available to you．Think of that，no more tears or embarrassing moments．One little problem is that a computer can't laugh yet - but the scientists are working on it．Happy learning！

1.According to the writer, "you won't need the international language of English" because _____.

A. learning English will no longer be a difficult task

B. textbooks are no longer necessary

C. it's better to buy a computer than to go to classes

D. the computer will be able to translate any language for you

2.You will _____ if you use a computer to learn the language.

A. waste much of your time

B. speak better English

C. need no translating machine

D. do everything at your own pace

3.This passage is mainly about _____

A. someone who learns English with the help of a computer

B. the computer teaching the language

C. fast, reliable and efficient language learning

D. what language learning could be like when computerized

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填上適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（一個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的適當(dāng)形式。

Nowadays, the ice bucket challenge is among the ___1.___ (hot) mews of all. It is an activity ___2.___ (hold) by an American charity organization. It not only helps the sick people to get the money to heal the disease, but also makes more and more people aware _3.___ the disease, so that they can give more care to the patients.

Ice bucket challenge is like the epidemic (流行病 ), __4.__becomes popular around the world in__5.___ time. The starter holds the activity, __6.___(hope) people can experience the ALS patients’ pain. In the activity, people need to pour the ice water down from their heads, and then propose another three people. They can either choose to accept the challenge___7._ donate 100 dollars, or do the both.

The ALS makes people’s muscles become hard. It is hard for the patients to move. Stephen Hawking is one of the _8.__(suffer). Ice bucket challenge is _9.___great success and until now, a big donation __10.___ ( receive).

There once was a little boy who wanted to meet the king. He set off, walking towards the king’s castle. After many years of walking, the king’s castle came into his view. However, as the boy drew closer to the outside of the castle, the guards noticed him.

“Get out of here!” ordered the guards.

Well, the little boy didn’t have to be told twice. He turned…and ran. All he wanted to do was to tell the king wonderful things, and see all the beautiful things in the king’s house. But he couldn’t even get near the castle! The boy finally stopped running, sat down and cried.

A young man happened to be coming down the path at the very moment. He saw the little boy and stopped. “What’s wrong, young man?” he asked.

“Sir, I walked and walked just to see the king. But these guards made me scared. I wanted to tell the king how lovely everything is and just tell the king that I just wanted to see him!”

The man looked at the little boy thoughtfully. “Look, why don’t you try again? I’ll come with you this time.”

The little boy got up and took the man’s hand. The king’s guards spotted them.

“Look, mister, we don’t have to do this…I don’t want you to get hurt. We can just turn around now.”

The man held the little boy’s hand and went on. The boy really thought the man might be crazy until he looked back up at the guards. They were all smiling now. The little boy was amazed.

“Who are you?” asked the little boy in astonishment.

“Why, I’m the king’s son. You can enter the castle and be with the king.” Said the man.

The little boy broke into a huge smile.

1.Why did the boy want to see the king?

A. To get some help from the king.

B. To invite the king to visit his beautiful village.

C. To share wonderful things with the king.

D. To ask the king to play with him.

2.What does the underlined sentence in the paragraph mean?

A. The little boy didn’t understand the guards’ words at first.

B. The guards repeated the words to the boy.

C. The little boy had been to the castle twice.

D. The little boy understood the guards’ words immediately.

3.According to the passage, the man is .

A. kind B. stupid C. ambitious D. mean

4.Which of the following best suits the story’s lesson for us?

A. Never judge a book by its cover.

B. Anything is possible if one tried hard enough.

C. Life can sometimes be unfair.

D. Make new friends and keep the old.