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My grandfather went to high school in the 1920s. While in school, he became in the drama program, acting in different kinds of productions. He ____ in touch with his drama teacher.

My father went to high school in the 1920s. Like his _____ before him, he acted in high school. He, too, stayed in touch with his drama teacher for the rest of the teacher's _____ . I graduated in 1997. When Hoover, my drama teacher, was _____ in Alaska, I didn't want her to feel like she was ending her life ____ , so I sent her many packages, including Drama Club yearbook photos from each year she ____ there in order that she could see the students whose lives she forever _______ .

Her nickname for our group of Drama Club was "the Throwaway Kids". ____ , no? She described us as that _____ we were nonconformists (不墨守成規(guī)者) that other teachers didn't ____ __ know what to do with. She simply _____ us for who we are, and that was exactly what we needed.

We have all become _____ members of society: reporters, lawyers, and singers, soldiers, doctors and, you guessed it, teachers. Every member of my family is a teacher. This year __ the 73rd year we have taught in Alaska altogether.

_______ me, teaching the course is only one important part of the _____ job. As I returned to my classroom just before the final bell _____ on the last day of school in May, I thought how the most emotional part of the experience will not be seeing the recent _____ return to say "hello" at Christmas. That was how the ____ of keeping in touch with our teachers our whole life long began in my family. Honestly, learning _____ a lifetime.

1.A. famous B. active C. anxious D. attractive

2.A. lost B. provided C. kept D. shared

3.A. teacher B. classmate C. mother D. father

4.A. life B. job C. space D. season

5.A.dying B. singing C. acting D. playing

6.A. poor B. angry C. anxious D. alone

7.A. taught B. constructed C. ordered D. noticed

8.A. protected B. developed C. scolded D. affected

9.A. Interesting B. Exciting C. Shocking D. Encouraging

10.A. because B. if C. but D. although

11.A. purely B. exactly C. obviously D. basically

12.A. entertained B. accepted C. disliked D. demanded

13.A. consuming B. contributing C. confirming D. connecting

14.A. fills B. marks C. covers D. deals

15.A. after B. With C. To D. By

16.A. natural B. simple C. entire D. casual

17.A. fell B. rang C. broke D. rolled

18.A. classmates B. soldiers C. adults D. graduates

19.A. tradition B. culture C. custom D. behavior

20.A. wastes B. puts C. takes D. pulls

As one of the world’s oldest holidays, Halloween is still celebrated today in several countries around the globe, but it is in North America and Canada that it maintains its highest level of popularity. Every year, 65% of Americans decorate their homes and offices for Halloween. Halloween is the holiday when the most candy is sold and is second only to Christians in terms of total sales.

Austria

In Austria, some people will leave bread, water and a lighted lamp on the table before retiring on Halloween night. The reason for this is that it was once believed such items would welcome the dead souls back to earth on a night which for the Austrians was considered to be brimming(溢)with strong cosmic energies.

Belgium

The Belgians believe that it is unlucky for a black cat to cross one’s path and also unlucky if it should enter a home or travel on a ship. The custom in Belgium on Halloween night is to light candles in memory of dead relatives.

Canada

Modern Halloween celebrations in Canada began with the arrival of Scottish and Irish immigrants in the 1800s. Jack- O- Lantern is carved and the festivities include parties, trick-or-treating and the decorating of homes with pumpkins and corn stalks.

France

Unlike most nation of the world, Halloween is not celebrated by the French in order to honor the dead and departed ancestors. It is regarded as an “American” holiday in France and was unknown in the country until around 1996.

1.In which countries does Halloween have its highest level of popularity?

A. France and North America.

B. Canada and North America.

C. Austria and Canada.

D. Belgium and Canada.

2.Why will people leave bread, water and a lighted lamp on the table in Austria?

A. These items would welcome the dead souls back to earth

B. These items are used to respect ancestors

C. These items are just for fun

D. The other items can replace them

3.In which country does Halloween is not celebrated as the others?

A. Canada. B. Belgium. C. Austria. D. France.

For more than twenty years scientists have been searching for signs of life on other planets. Most of these searches have been done over the radio. The hope is that someone in outer space may be trying to get in touch with us. Scientists also have sent radio and television messages on spaceships traveling through space, on the chance that someone may be receptive （善于接受的） to such messages.

Scientists are using powerful radio telescope to listen to signals from about 1,000 stars, all within 100 light years of earth. In addition, they will scan (掃視) the entire sky to “l(fā)isten” for radio messages from more distant stars. Using a computer, they will be able to monitor more than eight channels at one time. Scientists are looking for any signal that stands out from the background noise.

Of the 200 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy （銀河星系）, scientists find that five percent are like our sun. Perhaps half of them have a planet like earth. Such a planet would be a reasonable distance from the star for temperatures to be right for the evolution of life. Based on the inhabitable (that can be lived in) planets in our galaxy, most scientists agree that chances are likely that one or more of these planets support some life.

However, many scientists wonder whether intelligent （有智力的） life exists on other planets. Some believe that twenty years of searching without any intelligible （可理解的） messages shows that no one is out there. They say that the evolution of intelligence comparable to ours is unlikely.

Other scientists believe that our search hasn’t been long enough to rule out the possibility that intelligent life exists in our galaxy. Although our sun family in only about five billion years old, our galaxy is about 20 billions years old. In that time, some scientists think it is likely that civilizations are much more advanced than ours. Perhaps these civilizations send us no signals; perhaps we have not recognized the signals they have sent us. If we hope to find intelligent life, these scientists believe that we have to keep looking.

1.According to the passage, how many planets in our galaxy might human beings live?

A. 5 billion B. 10 billion C. 15 billion D. 200 billion

2.The first paragraph in this passage is mainly about ______.

A. where scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets

B. why scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets

C. how scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets

D. when scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets

3. The underlined word “monitor” in the passage means “______”.

A. find B. follow C. study D. form

4. Which of the statements is TRUE based on the information in the passage?

A. The earth is one of the oldest planets in our galaxy.

B. Most scientists believe that there is intelligent life on other planet.

C. Scientists don’t believe that there might be life on other planets.

D. Scientists are trying different ways to find signs of life on other planet.

Drinking more than two alcoholic drinks daily in middle-age may raise your stroke(中風(fēng)) risk more than traditional factors such as high blood pressure and diabetes（糖尿�。�, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.

In a study of 11,644 middle-aged Swedish twins who were followed for 43 years, researchers compared the effects of an average of more than two drinks daily ("heavy drinking") to less than half a drink daily ("light drinking").

The study showed that:

·Heavy drinkers had about a 34 percent higher risk of stroke compared to light drinkers.

·Mid-life heavy drinkers (in their 50s and 60s) were likely to have a stroke five years earlier in life irrespective of genetic and early-life factors.

·Heavy drinkers had increased stroke risk in their mid-life compared to well-known risk factors like high blood pressure and diabetes.

·At around age 75, blood pressure and diabetes appeared to take over as one of the main influences on having a stroke.

Past studies have shown that alcohol affects stroke risk, but this is the first study to pinpoint differences with age. "We now have a clearer picture about these risk factors----how they change with age and how the influence of drinking alcohol shifts as we get older," said Pavla Kadlecová, M.Sc., a statistician at St. Anne's University Hospital's International Clinical Research Center in the Czech Republic.

Researchers analyzed results from the Swedish Twin Registry of same-sex twins who answered questionnaires in 1967-1970. All twins were under age 60 at the start. By 2010, the Registry had provided 43 years of follow-up, including hospital discharge(出院) and cause of death data.

Researchers then sorted(整理) the data based on strokes, high blood pressure, diabetes and other cardiovascular (心血管)incidents. Almost 30 percent of participants had a stroke. They were categorized(將……分類) as light, moderate, heavy or non-drinkers based on the questionnaires. Researchers compared the risk from drinking and health risks like high blood pressure, diabetes and smoking. Among identical twin pairs, siblings(兄弟姐妹) who had a stroke drank more than their siblings who hadn't had a stroke, suggesting that mid-life drinking raises stroke risks regardless of genetics and early lifestyle.

The study is consistent (一致)with the American Heart Association's recommended limit of two drinks a day for men and one for women. That's about 8 ounces of wine for a man and 4 ounces for a woman.

Regular heavy drinking of any kind of alcohol can raise blood pressure and cause heart failure or irregular heartbeats over time, in addition to stroke and other risks. "For mid-aged adults, avoiding more than two drinks a day could be a way to prevent stroke in later productive age ," Kadlecová said.

1.Who might be the target readers of the passage?

A. People who have suffered a stroke

B. People who like drinking

C. People who have high blood pressure

D. People who have twin siblings

2.What do we know about the study in the passage?

A. It revealed five related results

B. It lasted for a period of over 50 years

C. It involved the age factor in the causes of strokes

D. It included 11,644 Australian twins as participants

3. The underlined part “irrespective of” in the passage can best be replaced by “_________”.

A. in favor of B. in terms of

C. instead of D. regardless of

4. What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. People without a stroke can drink more alcohol than those having a stroke in middle age

B. There is a higher possibility that heavy drinkers will have a stroke in middle age

C. Drinking alcohol has been regarded as the most dangerous factor in strokes

D. The amount of alcohol taken by men should be twice than that taken by women.

We thought we had it all—a beautiful house, three healthy children and one more on the way, two cars ---- and we loved it. We spent money like it was going out of style. Then, the market turned and my husband’s job as a bigwig(大人物) at a construction company was gone. The company was closing down for ever.

We both started looking for jobs right away, but there weren’t any to be found. With each passing day our panic increased and we continued to work together in order to pull our family through. The more we pulled together, the closer we got. I felt feelings of great love for my husband that I hadn’t felt in years.①

That’s why it was so hard for me to watch him blame himself for our present situation. I knew that he had no control over the economy, however, he constantly degraded (降低…身份)himself and his spirit sunk lower with each unkind comment. I continually asked him to stop, but he seemed to want to punish himself for not having a job.②

Finally one afternoon I pulled him aside and said, “We have four healthy children. That’s what’s important. That makes you a rich man.”

“But what if we lose the house? They’ll hate me—you’ll hate me.” he replied.

I smiled at him and put my hands on both sides of his face to make him look me in the eye.③

“If we live in a cardboard box on the empty place across the street I will be happy—as long as I have you.” I smiled again as I realized that I wasn’t saying it. Somehow, in all the struggling together I had found that deep love for him that I had on the day we said “I do.”

I could see relief wash through him as his shoulders and neck relaxed and the tension left his body. He held me close and we were able to talk and plan and dream together in a way that we hadn’t in quite some time. ④

We are still struggling financially, but I consider us well-off because we have something that money can’t buy and no one can take away from us.

1.In the wife’s opinion, what is important in her family?

A. A beautiful house B. Healthy children

C. Expensive cars D. Desirable jobs

2. Which of the following agrees with the passage?

A. The husband has found his jobs.

B. The family has lost their house.

C. The family has four children.

D. They live in a cardboard box.

3.Which is NOT the effect of the financial crisis towards the family?

A. They spent money like it was going out of style.

B. the husband wasn’t a bigwig in the company any more.

C. The wife felt feelings of love for my husband.

D. They realized there is something that money can’t buy between them.

4.Where can we put the missing sentence “It was a turning point for us as a couple and a family.”？

A. ① B. ② C. ③ D. ④

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)。

Recently some American scientists have given a useful piece of advice to people in industrialized nations．They say people should eat more of the same kind of food eaten by humans living more than 10,000 years ago． 1.

The scientists say that the human life has changed greatly．Our bodies have not been able to deal with these changes in lifestyle and this had led to new kinds of sicknesses． 2. So they are called "diseases of civilization"．Many cancers and diseases of the blood system are examples of such diseases.

Scientists noted that people in both the Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age enjoyed very little alcohol or tobacco, probably none． 3. However, a change in food is one of the main differences between life in ancient times and that of today.

Stone Age people hunted wild animals for their meat, which had much less fat than domestic ones．They ate a lot of fresh wild vegetables and fruits．They did not have milk or any other dairy products, and they made very little use of grains． 4. We eat six times more salt than our ancestors．We eat more sugar．We eat twice as much fat but only one third as much protein and much less vitamin C.

5. But scientists say that we would be much healthier if we eat much the same way the ancient people did, cutting the amount of fatty, salty and sweet food.

A．Modern people used to suffer from "diseases of civilization".

B．People today probably don't want to live like our ancestors.

C．These new sicknesses were not known in ancient times.

D．Ancient people also got lots of physical exercise.

E．In that case, they would live much healthier.

F．But today, we enjoy eating a lot of these.

G．Stone Age people lived a simple life.

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One summer evening I was sitting by the open window, reading a good but rather frightening mystery story. After a time it was too dark for me to read easily, so I put my book down and turned on the light.

I was just about to draw the as well when I heard a loud cry “Help! Help! ” It to come from the trees at the end of the garden. I looked out but it was too to see anything clearly. So I decided to go out and have a look in the garden, just someone was in . I took the torch and picked up a strong walking stick, that this might come to be useful, too. with these, I went out into the garden. I heard the cry. There was no that it came from the trees at the end of the garden.

“Who’s there?” I as I walked, rather , down the path that to the trees. But there was no . With the help of my torch， I the whole of that part of the garden and the lower of the trees. There was no sign of anybody or anything. I came to the __ ___ that someone was playing a rather silly joke on me.

_ feeling rather puzzled, I went back to the house and away the torch and the stick. I had just sat down when I was startled by the cry of “ Help! Help! ”, this time from my shoulder. I dropped my book and climbed up. There, sitting of the mantelpiece ( 壁爐 ), was a parrot!

1.A. gun B. picture C. curtains D. car

2.A. proved B. looked C. sounded D. seemed

3. A .far B. distant C. dark D . black

4.A. as if B. in case C. on time D. even though

5.A. trouble B. power C. difficulty D. ease

6. A. requesting B. wishing C. demanding D. thinking

7.A. Supplied B. Loaded C. Armed D. Decorated

8.A. Once again B. Now and then C. From time to time D. Again and again

9. A. wonder B. problem C. doubt D. question

10.A. spoke out B. called out C. said out D. got out

11.A. seriously B. curiously C. nervously D. hurriedly

12.A. went B. led C. passed D. joined

13.A. person B. body C. voice D. answer

14.A. examined B. searched C. tested D. studied

15. A. roots B. branches C. leaves D. bushes

16.A. beginning B. conclusion C. end D. introduction

17.A. Still B. Yet C. Already D. But

18.A. threw B. took C. put D. cleared

19.A. far off B. right behind C. left to D. down below

20. A. Outside B. at the foot C. inside D. on top

閱讀下面短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~或使用括號(hào)中詞語的正確形式填空，并將答案填寫在答題卡標(biāo)號(hào)的相應(yīng)位置上。

Although most people believe that formal schooling is required for scientific success, a college degree is not always necessary. 1. excellent example of a man who won fame as a scientist 2. academic(學(xué)術(shù)的) training is Vincent J. Schaefer. His formal education ended 3. two years of high school when he had to go to work in an untrained job at General Electric. Because 4. his inventive mind and his skill as a model maker, he was soon allowed to try his own experiments in the company laboratory. His natural 5. (curious) made him wonder about clouds. He developed, after many tries, a method of making clouds rain 6. they would not normally do so. This method, 7. (call) seeding, has been very 8. (help) to farmers, and 9. made him win much fame.

Schaefer believes that for people 10. , most of all, are interested in the world and everything in it, a college degree is unnecessary.

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(∧)，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(cuò)的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯(cuò)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(jì)分。

Dear Editor,

I’m the boy student in a key middle school in our city. I fond of play the piano. It is known by us that the college entrance examination is approaching. I must get good prepared for it. So I have only fifteen minutes to play the piano on every day. I don’t want to give up my favorite, and my parents forbade me to continue playing it. They think it a waste of time to do it now. How do you think of it? Could you give me some advices on how to deal with the problem? I am looking forward to your early reply.

Thank you.

John

如今，生活在大都市有許多優(yōu)勢(shì)，同時(shí)也有不少煩惱。請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下提示，寫一篇短文，介紹城市生活的利與弊，并表明你的態(tài)度（是否喜歡城市生活）文章開頭已給出。

注意：100詞左右。

Nowadays living in big cities has both advantages and disadvantages.

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