課本落實

1.Sunshine is _____________ to all living things. (對…有益處的)

2.He is ___________ after running back to the classroom.(氣喘的)

3.Although ___ by polio during the Second World War, Proctor was also a first-rate helmsman. （使喪失能力;使傷殘）

4.He took time out from campaigning to _____________ his mother to dinner. （陪伴）[

5.The way he ____________ himself will increase criticisms against him. （表現(xiàn);舉止）

6.A military court sentenced him to death in his ___________. （不在，缺席）

7.Eve isn't the type to sit __________ doing nothing（閑坐著;無所事事）

8.If you resign yourself ______ an unpleasant situation or fact, you accept it because you realize that you cannot change it

9.I wish everyone would stop talking and just _____________. （讓我一個人待著）

10.A common saying goes, " Knit the brows（眉頭） and you will hit upon a stratagem. "___________________, much thinking yields wisdom. （換句話說）

Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium (水族館)

The all-new Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium, situated in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD, is one of

Victoria’s leading visitor attractions and an unforgettable outing for the whole family. Having 12amazing zones of discovery, Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is the very place that you cannot miss when you visit the city.

* Opening Times

Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is open from 9:30 am until 6:00 pm every day of the year, including public holidays. Last admission is at 5:00 pm, one hour before closing.

* Location ( 位置)

Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is located on the corner of Flinders Street and King Street, Melbourne. It is situated on the Yarra River, opposite Crown Entertainment Complex.

* Getting to Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium

Train

The Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium train stop is located on the free City Circle Tram route (公交線路) and also routes 70 and 75. City Circle trams run every 10 minutes in both directions.

Shuttle Bus

The Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is a free bus service, stopping at key tourist attractions in and around the City. Running daily, every 15 minutes from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Car Parking

While there is no public car parking at Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium, there are several public car parking lots available only a short walk away.

* Wheelchair Access

Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium provides people in wheelchairs with full access to all 12 zones.Each floor also has wheelchair accessible toilets.

* Terms

Tickets will be emailed to you immediately after purchase or you can download and print your ticket once payment has been accepted. Please print out all tickets purchased and present at the front entrance of Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium. No ticket, no entry!

1. Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium _________ .

A. is located at the center of the CBD in the city

B. has 12 most attractive places in Melbourne

C. admits visitors from 9:30 am until 6:00 pm

D. is beside Crown Entertainment Complex

2.Getting to Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium, visitors can take ________.

A. trains from southern Cross train station

B. shuttle buses around the train station

C. boats across the Yarra River

D. either tram route 70 or 75

3.Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium offers visitors ________.

A. free car parking B. wheelchair access

C. Internet connection D. transportation service

4.Tickets to Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium ________ .

A. are free to all visitors

B. can be purchased by email

C. are checked at the entrance

D. can be printed at the ticket office

Science has a lot of uses. It can uncover laws of nature, cure diseases, make bombs, and help bridges to stand up. Indeed science is so good at what it does that there’s always a temptation(誘惑) to drag it into problems where it may not be helpful. David Brooks, author of The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement, appears to be the latest in a long line of writers who have failed to resist the temptation.

Brooks gained fame for several books. His latest book The Social Animal, however, is more ambitious and serious than his earlier books. It is an attempt to deal with a set of weighty topics. The book focuses on big questions: What has science revealed about human nature? What are the sources of character? And why are some people happy and successful while others aren’t?

To answer these questions, Brooks surveys a wide range of disciplines（學科）.Considering this, you might expect the book to be a dry recitation of facts. But Brooks has structured his book in an unorthodox(非常規(guī)的), and perhaps unfortunate, way. Instead of introducing scientific theories, he tells a story, within which he tries to make his points, perhaps in order to keep the reader’s attention. So as Harold and Erica, the hero and heroine in his story, live through childhood, we hear about the science of child development and as they begin to date we hear about the theory of sexual attraction. Brooks carries this through to the death of one of his characters.

On the whole, Brooks’s story is acceptable if uninspired. As one would expect, his writing is mostly clear and, to be fair, some chapters stand out above the rest. I enjoyed, for instance, the chapter in which Harold discovers how to think on his own. While Harold and Erica are certainly not strong or memorable characters, the more serious problems with The Social Animal lie elsewhere. These problems partly involve Brooks’s attempt to translate his tale into science.

1. The author mentions the functions of science at the beginning of the passage to__________.

A. illustrate where science can be applied

B. demonstrate the value of Brooks’s new book

C. remind the reader of the importance of science

D. explain why many writers use science in their works

2.According to the author, which of the following could be a strength of the book?

A. Its strong basis. B. Its convincing points.

C. Its clear writing. D. Its memorable characters.

3.What is the author’s general attitude towards the book?

A. Contradictory. B. Supportive.

C. Cautious. D. Critical.

4.What is the author likely to write about after the last paragraph?

A. Problems with the book.

B. Brooks’s life experience.

C. Death of the characters.

D. Brooks’s translation skills.

短文填空

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容（不多于3個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Mr. Johnson lived in the woods with his wife and children. He owned __1.___ farm, which looked almost abandoned. __2.___ (lucky), he also had a cow which produced milk every day. He sold or exchanged some of the milk in the towns nearly for other food and made cheese and butter for the family with what ___3.__ (leave). The cow was their only means of support, in fact. One day, the cow was eating grass ___4.___ it began to rain heavily. While ___5.___ (make) great efforts to runaway, she ___6.__ (fall) over the hill and died. Then the Johnson tried to make a living __7.___ the cow. In order to support his family, Mr. Johnson began to plant herbs and vegetables. Since the plants took a while to grow, he started cutting down trees __8.__ (sell) the wood. Thinking about his children’s clothes, he started growing cotton too. When harvest came around, he was already selling herbs , vegetables and cotton in the market ___9.__ people from the town met regularly. Now it occurred to him that his farm had much potential and that the _10.___(die) of the cow was a bit of luck.

完形填空）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Love in a Box

When I was a little girl, I found love in a box all because of a class assignment (課堂作業(yè)). On a Friday night I ____________ at dinner table, “My teacher said we have to bring a box, a special box, for our valentines (情人節(jié)禮物) on Monday”．

Mother said, “We'll see，” and she continued eating.

What did “We'll see” mean? I had to have that box __________ my second grade Valentine's Day would be a disaster. Maybe they didn't love me enough to help me with my __________.

All Saturday I waited _________ and with Sunday arriving, my concern increased, but I ___________ an enquiry about the box might ___________ anger or loud voice, for in my house children only asked once. More than that_________ trouble.

Late Sunday afternoon, my father called me into the kitchen. The table was covered with colorful ________of different kinds. A(n) ___________ shoebox rested on top of it. _________ flooded through me when Daddy said, “Let's start to work _________ your project.”

In the next hour my father __________ the shoebox into impressive valentine box. Colorful paper covered the ugly cardboard with red hearts ___________ to what I considered all the right places. He sang while he worked. When he finished, he was so delighted that a________smile spread over his face. “What do you think of that？” he asked.

I answered him with a hug.

But inside, __________ danced all the way to my heart. It was the first time that my father devoted so much _________ to me, for his world consisted of work only.

The holiday party arrived, and my classmates put cards, and presents into the valentine boxes. Laughter filled our classroom until dismissal (放學) time ___________.

On the way home, I held out my valentine box for the world to __________. The love that filled it meant more to me than all the valentines inside.

The valentine box became a symbol of his love that __________ through decades of other Valentine's Days. He gave me other gifts through the years, but none ____________ compared with the love I felt within the limits of the old, empty shoebox.

1.A. sat B. appeared C. served D. announced

2.A. and B. or C. however D. so

3.A. project B. plan C. idea D. design

4.A. sadly B. disappointedly C. anxiously D. patiently

5.A. found B. knew C. realized D. imagined

6.A. start B. produce C. mark D. cause

7.A. saved B. took C. invited D. had

8.A. boxes B. gifts C. food D. paper

9.A. new B. empty C. attractive D. big.

10.A. Relief B. Excitement C. Cheer D. Calm

11.A. by B. off C. in D. on

12.A. folded B. changed C. packed. D. pressed

13.A. joined B. attached C. linked D. connected

14.A. broad B. brief C. slight D. confident

15.A. fun B. joy C. interest D. amusement

16.A. money B. hope C. support D. time

17.A. reached B. set C. spent D. came

18.A. accept B. respect C. admire D. recognize

19.A. carried B. lasted C. spread D. kept

20.A. yet B. even C. ever D. still

Thanks for signing up for the 2014 Black Friday Turkey Trot! This email will provide some basics about the race and some great news!

First, your race packet (參賽物品包) is ready and can be picked up at the Fleet Feet Sports Tulsa location you’ve specified during registration.

Hours for pickup.

Tuesday, 10 am to 8 pm (Fleet Feet Kings Point)

Tuesday, 10 am to 7 pm (Fleet Feet Blue Dome)

Wednesday, 10 am to 5 pm (both stores, closing early for Thanksgiving)

Packets can also be picked up on the race day at BOK Center, beginning at 8:30 am.

Race Start Times

1) 5 mile, 8:30 am 2) 1 mile fun run, 9:30 am

Parking

There is surface parking to the east of the BOK Center, and some surface parking to the west of the Convention Center. Many lots will be pay-lots. Please pay attention to the signs. We suggest arriving early to find parking.

Racing Timing

The 5 km run will be timed using the BIB-TAG system. Your race number will have a timing device attached to the back of the race number; don't remove or bend this device. Simply wear the Bib on the front of your body on the outside of your clothing so it is visible and facing forward. You don't need to return the Bib, which is disposable.

The Turkey Trot is also a kick-off event for our weekend long “FITNATIC” celebration---we also have a huge number of events and specials all weekend. For more information, please visit http://www.fleetfeettulsa.fitnatic.com.

See you on Friday.

1.Where should a runner go to pick up his packet at 8:30 am on Friday?

A. Kings Point. B. Convention Center.

C. Blue Dome D. BOK Center

2.How long will the FITNATIC celebration last?

A. Seven days. B. Five days

C. Two days D. One day.

3. What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To attract sports fans to apply for the activity.

B. To inform the race participants of the activity.

C. To describe details related to the activity.

D. To collect money for the parking-lots.

For a while, I wrote a “Tuesday tip” on my blog Lyonsdenmom.com. It was about easy week-night dinners, organizing parties or perhaps finding time out for friends.

About a year ago, I ran out of tips.

The truth? As a busy working mom with five busy kids, I probably do have a few tips to share. But honestly, the bar is set pretty low---on a recent day when I was walking our dog, a stranger who knew I had five kids said, “Wow! You have a dog, too?! And it even looks like you showered today!” Yes, it's true, I shower. Not every day, but most days. See, I'm telling the truth. Honestly, in this cold winter, I'm probably taking a shower more to warm up than to clean up.

Other funny truths? I'm tired. In fact, for the past year, I’ve been too tired to type up any update on our life here in Lyons Den. It's hard to arrange a career with all these kids. Although folks just believe that it must be so much easier now since all the kids are in school, I'm here to tell you, it's not. It's really not. When I get home from work, I'm often tearfully greeted by five kids and five homework folders filled with math facts, invitations, notices and artwork.

All those happy smiling faces I share on Facebook are real. We are a happy family---thank God for that! But we're not always smiling, and even in those rare best times when I can get all five kids looking at the camera, the odds would be that one of them isn’t wearing underwear, one is pinching (捏) someone behind the scenes and one is just perfectly pronouncing “Damn!” So, less perfectly-posed pictures, but more telling the truth. Even if only on Tuesday.

1. It seems that the author's life used to be _____.

A. tiring B. busy C. relaxing D. funny

2. Which of the following is true about the author?

A. She can't get along well with her neighbors.

B. She's living a happy life with her family

C. She likes to have a shower every day.

D. She has already closed her blog now.

3.Which of the following words can best take the place of the word odds?

A. answers. B. chances. C. solutions D. ways.

4.The passage mainly talks about _____.

A. the happiness of a working mother

B. the worry of a working mother

C. the hardship of a working mother

D. the bittersweet of a working mother

短文改錯

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句不超過兩個錯誤。 錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。 增加： 在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（^），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。 刪除： 把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改： 在錯的詞下面劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。 注意： 1. 每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞。

2. 只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

Last weekend, I helped my grandparents prepare for our trip to Xi'an. On Saturday morning, together with them, I searched the Internet for the train schedule, the weather in Xi'an, or some hotel informations. In the afternoon, I went to the train station and manage to buy two tickets for them since there was a long queue. After dinner, I packed all the things that might be need into suitcase. And the next morning, I went to the station to see them away off. Wave goodbye to them on the platform, I felt very happy for them and wished them a safer journey.

If you live in a big city, there are many thing to drive you crazy on your daily route, and it’s not just overcrowded subway trains.

Vicky Zhao is a mainlander working in Hong Kong. For her, one thing she can’t put up with is people standing on the wrong side of the escalator(自動扶梯) in subway stations. “Escalators help us move faster and save time. It isn’t a place to rest,” the 24-year-old says. “I often see tourists block the way with their suitcases or chatting on the escalators during rush hours. It annoys me to no end.”

Admitting she is not the patient type, Zhao says things are much better in Hong Kong than in cities on the mainland where “stand right, walk left” signs are often ignored.

The logic behind the “stand right, walk left” escalator etiquette(禮儀) seems obvious. Even though you may want to catch your breath while you’re transported up or down, you should still consider others and leave enough space for people in a hurry, so that they can run and catch the train.

Many cities’ escalators, including London’s and Beijing’s, use the “stand right, walk left” system to speed up the flow of people. (Australia is an exception and you should stand on the left side instead.) But some cities discourage people from moving on escalators out of safety reasons. In Hong Kong’s subway stations there are regular announcements asking people to “stand still” on escalators. Even so, most people in this fast-paced city observe the “stand right, walk left” etiquette.

But the people who stand on escalators defend themselves by telling the walkers not to be so impatient. The BBC quotes one stander as saying: “If the person is in such a rush, why not just take the stairs? Even when the escalator is packed and there’s nowhere to move, I see these same people complaining about not being able to pass.”

Whatever the escalator etiquette is in the place you live or visit, do what most people are doing and always be mindful of others: leave enough space between each other, don’t stay at the end of the escalator, and if someone is blocking your way, a simple “excuse me” is enough.

1.In the second paragragh, the underlined word It refers to______

A. the author’s living in the big city of Hong Kong.

B. being crowded on the subway trains in rush hours.

C. people’s blocking the way or chat on the escalators.

D. people’s standing on the right side resting.

2.When on the escalator, a majority of local people in Hong Kongg_______

A. stand still as the railway stations require.

B. ignore the “ stand right, walk left” signs

C. use the stairs instead of escalators.

D. follow the “stand right, wail left” etiquette.

3. What can be inferred from the 6th paragraph?

A. Not everyone follows the “stand right, walk left” etiquette.

B. The BBC is against the “stand right, walk left” etiquette.

C. People should be patient and take the stairs if possible.

D. People shouldn’t complain about the crowded escalators.

4. Which of the following statements is the writer’s opinion?

A. People should stand right no matter where they are.

B. People should do as the Romans do and consider others.

C. People should do as they like on the escalators.

D. People should be seriously criticized when they block the way.

完形填空

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Yaster, an international student, first met Steve in their chemistry class at an American university ________ . Steve seemed very friendly. He always ________Yaser warmly before class. Sometimes he ________ to study with him. He________ invited Yaser to eat lunch with him. But after the term was over, Steve seemed ________ and the two former classmates didn't see each other very much at school. One day Yaser decided to call Steve, but Steve didn't seem very interested in ________ to him. Yaser was ________ by Steve’s change of attitude. Yaster complained, “I thought friends were friends forever.”

As a ________ , he doesn’t understand the way Americans view friendship. American use the word “friend” in a very ________ way. They may call both casual acquaintances and close ________ “friends”. These friends are ___________ common interests. When the ___________ activity ends, the friendship may fade. Now as Steve and Yaster are no longer classmates, their “friendship” has ________.In some cultures friendship means a strong life-long 54 between two people. In these cultures friendships develop slowly, since they are built to ________ . But American society is one of rapid change. Studies show that one out of five American families moves every year, and thus American friendships may change just ________ quickly. People from the United States may at first seem friendly and they often ________ easily with strangers. But America n friendliness is not________ an offer of true friendship. After an experience ________ Yaster’s, people who’ve been in this country for only a few months may consider Americans to be unreliable.

Learning how Americans________ friendship can help non-Americans avoid misunderstandings. It can also help them make friends the American way.

1.A. As usual B. At first C. In fact D. In short

2.A. invited B. helped C. guided D. greeted

3.A. agreed B. promised C. offered D. expected

4.A. even B. again C. suddenly D. still

5.A. special B. distant C. upset D. rude

6.A. explaining B. returning C. turning D. talking

7.A. frightened B. misled C. hurt D. controlled

8.A. stranger B. foreigner C. friend D. student

9.A. quick B. complex C. general D. formal

10.A. companions B. families C. relatives D. passers-by

11.A. developed into B. aimed at C. based on D. meant for

12.A. varied B. planned C. prepared D. shared

13.A. started B. changed C. separated D. developed

14.A. bond B. happiness C. duty D. influence

15.A. last B. fade C. help D. match

16.A. so B. for C. more D. as

17.A. meet B. break C. chat D. live

18.A. only B. just C. indeed D. always

19.A. with B. like C. on D. from

20.A. view B. start C. end D. keep