Owning a smart phone may not be as smart as you think. They may let you surf the Internet, listen to music and snap photos wherever you are… but they also turn you into a workaholic（工作狂）, it seems.

A study suggests that, by giving you access to emails at all times, the smart phone adds as much as two hours to your working day. Researchers found that Britons work an additional 460 hours a year on average as they are able to respond to emails on their mobiles. The study shows the average UK working day is between 9 and 10 hours, but a further 2 hours is spent responding to or sending work emails, or making work calls.

Almost one in ten admits spending up to three hours outside their normal working day checking work emails. Some workers confess they are on call almost 24 hours a day. Nearly two-thirds say they often check work emails just before they go to bed and as soon as they wake up, while over a third have replied to one in the middle of the night. The average time for first checking emails is between 6 am and 7 am, with more than a third checking their first email in this period, and a quarter checking them between 11pm and midnight.

Ghadi Hobeika, marketing director of Pixmania, said: “The ability to access millions of apps has made smart phones invaluable for many people. However, there are disadvantages. Many companies expect their employees to be on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and smart phones mean that people cannot get away from work. The more constantly in contact we become, the more is expected of us in a work capacity.”

1.With a smart phone the average UK working day is ________.

A．2 hoursB．8 hoursC．9 to 10 hoursD. 11 to 12 hours

2.It could be inferred from the text that the British people ________.

A．prefer to check emails in the morning

B．a(chǎn)re crazy about different smart phones

C．work extra hours with smart phones

D．shorten their normal working hours

3.What does Ghadi Hobeika feel about smart phones?

A．They are unimportant for most of people.

B．They have disadvantages for some companies.

C．They are useful to improve a work ability.

D．They make it impossible for people to rest.

4.What can we conclude from the text?

A．Every coin has two sides.

B．All that glitters is not gold.

C．It never rains but pours.

D．It’s no good crying over spilt milk.

The Leaning Tower of Pisa was straight like a pole when the construction began in 1173. It started to shift direction soon after construction because of poor foundation in addition to the loose layer of subsoil(底土). At the beginning, it leaned to the southeast before the shaky foundation started to shift leaning towards the southwest. After the period of structural strengthening at the beginning of the 21st century, now the Leaning Tower of Pisa leans at an angle of 3.97 degrees.

In 1178, the shift in direction was observed for the first time when the construction had progressed further to the third floor. The tower was heavy for the three-meter foundation that was built on a weak area of land.

For compensating(補(bǔ)償) the leaning position, the builders started to construct the upper floors with one side higher than the other one. This caused the tower to lean in the other direction. This unusual structure led to the tower being actually curved. In spite of these efforts, the tower kept on leaning.

The government of Italy started to plan prevention of the complete collapse of the tower in 1964. However, a request was put forward by the authorities to keep the leaning position because of the tourism industry of the region.

After nearly two decades of careful planning by engineers, historians and mathematicians, the stabilization efforts for the Leaning Tower of Pisa started in 1990. The tower was closed for the general public and the people living nearby moved away. For reducing the total weight of the tower, its seven bells which represented the seven musical notes were removed. The tower was reopened for the general public on December 15, 2001.

In May 2008, after removing another 70 metric tons of earth, the engineers announced that the tower had been finally stabilized and it would remain stable for at least 200 years.

1.The Leaning Tower of Pisa began to lean probably because ________.

A. it was too high like a pole

B. its foundation shook badly

C. the work of repair was delayed

D. the soil of its foundation was too weak

2.People noticed the Leaning Tower of Pisa shift its direction ________.

A. as soon as it was constructed

B. during the construction

C. at the end of the construction

D. as soon as it was completed

3.Who preferred not to change the leaning position of the Leaning Tower of Pisa?

A. The authorities.

B. The government.

C. The engineers.

D. The historians.

4.Which of the following is the right order according to this passage?

a. People noticed the tower began to shift its direction.

b. The repair work was carried out last time.

c. The Leaning Tower of Pisa was repaired for the first time.

d. The Leaning Tower of Pisa was built.

e. The tower was opened to the visitors again.

f. The government started to make a plan for the tower.

A. c,d,a,f,b,e B. f,e,a,d,c,b

C. d,a,f,c,e,b D. d,e,b,f,c,a

A new study, conducted by British company Mindlab International, has found that listening to music at work increases accuracy and speed, The Telegraph reported. Perhaps, some parents disagree with this idea, saying, "Switch off the music and concentrate!" Well, if that's the case with your parents, you might now be able to convince them that you have science on your side.

The company gave 26 participants a series of different tasks for five days in a row, including spell checking, mathematical word problems, data entry, and abstract reasoning. The participants completed these tasks while listening to music or no music at all.

The results showed that while music was playing, 88% of participants produced their most accurate test results and 81% completed their fastest work. David Lewis, chairman of Mindlab International, told The Telegraph, "Music is a very powerful management tool if you want to increase not only the efficiency of your workforce but also their emotional state... they are going to become more positive about the work."

However, you may have a list of your favorite songs, but not all kinds of music match all homework. For maths or other subjects involving numbers or attention to detail, you should listen to classical music, the study found. In the study, pop music enabled participants to complete their tasks 58% faster than when listening to no music at all. If you are reviewing your English writing, pop music is the best choice, as it is the best kind for spell checking. It cut mistakes by 14%, compared to listening to no music. After finishing your homework, do you often take time to check your answers? Maybe, some dance music is suitable for you.

1.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A. Music helps us to learn

B. We cannot live without music

C. Different music, different lives

D. Music in the classroom.

2.What did the participants have to do in the study？

A. Persuade their parents to listen to music.

B. Listen to the same music together.

C. Try their best to choose the most suitable music.

D. Finish tasks with music or without music at all.

3.What does the underlined word "they" refer to in Para 3？

A. tools B. results

C. tests D. participants

4.When you review your English writing, what kind of music is the best choice？

A. Classical music B. Dance music

C. Pop music D. Rock music

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)。

Physical education plays a vital role in the students’ development and growth. According to recent medical studies, physical well-being of a student is directly related to his or her performance whether in class or in the office. 1.

It’s a link to good health.

2. It’s only in physical educational classrooms that students learn the value of taking care of themselves through proper grooming, healthy eating and regular exercise.

3._

Many doctors today agree that obesity is a serious health risk. Without any form of diet management and control with the numerous processed food students intake every day, a student’s health can easily be at risk to many diseases. Physical education in school is a preventive measure to teach students the value of regular exercise.

It promotes academic learning.

Physical health allows students to function better in classrooms. A good cardiovascular system developed from regular exercise promotes excellent blood and oxygen circulation. 4. This circulation produces longer attention span during classes allowing longer concentration and absorption.

It builds self-trust.

Students who are active in physical activities are more confident with themselves according to most social school studies. It’s probably because of the self-discipline and dedication to excel in a sport that brings out the best in students. In school, the physical education program introduces these sport activities to students. 5.

It promotes a physically active lifestyle.

The purpose of physical education is to instill in students, at an early age, the value of self-preservation and choosing a lifestyle that is good for both the mind and body.

A．The article will give you reasons to agree.

B．It is the best way to cure your illnesses.

C．The value of physical fitness can never be overstated.

D．It’s a preventive measure against disease.

E．They can make choices about which sport they get involved in.

F．Some students prefer to abandon such activities.

G. This means more nutrients circulate throughout the body.

Years ago, in a small fishing village in Holland, a young boy taught the world about the rewards of unselfish service. Because the entire village ______ the fishing industry, a volunteer rescue team was needed in case of ______. One night, the winds screamed, the clouds burst and a strong storm overturned a fishing boat at sea. The crew in trouble______the S.O.S. The captain of the rescue rowboat team sounded the alarm and the villagers______in the town square overlooking the sea. When the team started their rowboat fought their way through the wild waves, the villagers waited ______on the beach, holding lamps to______the way back.

An hour later, the rescue boat ______ through the fog and the cheering villagers ran to greet them. Falling _______on the sand, the volunteers reported that the rescue boat could not hold any more _______and they had to leave one man behind. Even one more passenger would have surely _______the rescue boat and all would have been lost. Therefore, the captain called for another volunteer team to _______the survivor. Sixteen-year-old Hans_____ forward. His mother grabbed his arm, crying, "Please don't go. Your father______in a shipwreck (船只失事) 10 years ago and your elder brother, Paul, has been lost_____for three weeks. Hans, you are all I have left." Hans replied, "Mother, I have to go. ________everyone said I can't go, let someone else do it? Mother, this time I have to do my duty. When the call for service comes, we all need to take our _______and do our part. Hans kissed his mother, joined the team and______into the night. "

Another hour passed, which seemed to Hans' mother like a century._____the rescue boat dashed through the fog with Hans _______up in the bow. Cupping his hands, the captain called, "did you find the lost man?" Hardly able to control himself, Hans ______ cried back, "Yes, we found him. Tell my mother it's my elder brother, Paul!”

1.A. suffered from B. got through C. depended on D. turned away

2.A. frequency B. emergency C. efficiency D. fluency

3.A. set about B. took over C. came up with D. sent out

4.A. fought B. followed C. gathered D. struggled

5.A. angrily B. anxiously C. fearfully D. happily

6.A. hope B. try C. expect D. light

7.A. reappeared B. repeated C. rewrote D. reminded

8.A. unknown B. urgent C. exhausted D. energetic

9.A. villagers B. barbers C. passengers D. captains

10.A. pushed B. pulled C. settled D. overturned

11.A. look for B. look after C. look out D. look on

12.A. stepped B. looked C. put D. threw

13.A. lived B. pulled C. died D. survived

14.A. in the fire B. in the war C. on strike D. at sea

15.A. How about B. What if C. What for D. What with

16.A. place B. photo C. fame D. turn

17.A. disappeared B. appeared C. came D. went

18.A. Secondly B. Firstly C. Finally D. Thirdly

19.A. standing B. keeping C. fishing D. taking

20.A. sincerely B. excitedly C. worriedly D. curiously

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個(gè)單詞）或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

In the English Reading Week, one of my classmates recommended a quote to us, _1. goes like this; "Your future depends on many things, 2. mostly on you." I can't agree 3. (much) with this view. It's true that our future 4. (determine) by many things, such as opportunities and help from others, but our own attitude, determination 5. hard work play a more important role. In 6. words, we are the master of our own future.

Take Abraham Lincoln, for example. He was born in a poor family, and only received a 7. (limit) education in his childhood. Yet through his painstaking efforts, he changed not only his own fate but also the history of America. 8. to this day. Lincoln is __9.___(regard) as one of the most inspiring figures in the world. 10. , I firmly believe that our future is in our own hands.

假定英語(yǔ)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(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處.每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(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)的詞下劃一橫線，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。

I asked George, a friend of mine was still alive after the earthquake, what had been happened. He said he had just got into bed at half past eleven when he felt the floor shaking over him. The bed started to shake and he saw electric light was moving. I asked him what he did then, and who replied that he got out of bed quick and went to look out of the window. As he looked, he saw the house to the other side of the street begin to shake, either. Then he knew which was happening. He seized her clothes and rushed out into the street.

假設(shè)你是銀川一中學(xué)生李華。近日，你的英語(yǔ)筆友John聽(tīng)說(shuō)你們學(xué)校正在開(kāi)展“建設(shè)節(jié)約型社會(huì)(Construction of an energy-saving society)”主題活動(dòng)，發(fā)來(lái)郵件請(qǐng)你介紹一下你對(duì)活動(dòng)的看法和建議。請(qǐng)你結(jié)合以下要點(diǎn)，用英語(yǔ)給John回復(fù)郵件。

1.不浪費(fèi)糧食和紙張；

2.盡量不使用方便筷（disposable chopsticks)、塑料袋；

3.畢業(yè)生將書贈(zèng)給低年級(jí)同學(xué)循環(huán)使用；

4.其他建議（如綠色出行等）

5.只有我們共同努力……

注意：

1. 不要逐字翻譯，可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)；

2. 詞數(shù)：120左右。開(kāi)頭已經(jīng)為你寫好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù);

Dear John,

Glad to receive your E-mail. _______________________________________________

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Yours,

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Book：No Looking Back

Author：Shivani Gupta

Snivani had thrown a party one evening and awoke the next morning in hospital because of a car crash．It took Shivani years of pain，struggle and determination to regain control of her life and her body．Then tragedy struck again. As the newly-married Shivani drove to Manali with her family，a truck crashed into her car．Shivani refused to give in—she wouldn't let her injury keep her from achieving her ambitions．

Book：Courage Beyond Compare

Author：Sanjay Sharma

The 10 sportspersons in the book are champions in diverse fields like athletics，swimming and badminton，who have brought glory to the country．They overcame their physical limitations to reach the top of their chosen fields．

Book：Face to Face

Author：Ved Mehta

Blind since the age of four，the author led a lonely childhood in India until he was accepted to the Arkansas School for the Blind，to which he flew alone at 15．America and the school changed his life，leading him to degrees at Oxford and Harvard and a fruitful writing career．

Book：This Star Won’t Go Out

Author：Lori and Wayne Earl

Diagnosed with cancer at 12，Esther Earl was a bright and talented，but very normal teenager．She lived a hope-filled and generous life．A cheerful，positive and encouraging daughter，sister and friend，Esther died in 2010，shortly after turning 16，but not before inspiring thousands through her growing online presence．

1.The book No Looking Back mainly talks about ________.

A．a(chǎn)n unlucky girl who experienced two car accidents

B．10 disabled athletes who are champions in sports field

C．a(chǎn) successful author who was blind during his childhood

D．a(chǎn)n inspiring teenager who died of cancer

2.When reading the book written by Sanjay Sharma，we will ________.

A．find the author is a sports lover

B．get inspired by the sportspersons’spirits

C．be proud to be a sportsperson

D．find sportspersons are full of power

3.In which book does the author tell of himself?

A．Face to Face.

B．This Star Won't GO Out.

C．Courage Beyond Compare.

D．No Looking Back.

4.Which word can best describe the characters of all the four books?

A．Intelligent.B．Passionate.C．InspiringD．Pessimistic

In Florida，one McDonald’s customer started a pay-it-forward chain that inspired other 249 customers to be generous and do the same．

ABC News reports the spirit of giving is in the air as 250 drive-thru(免下車服務(wù)) customer at a local McDonald’s paid for the meals of the people next to the them．Lakeland customer Torie Keene was paying for her food on Wednesday morning when she decided to pay for the meal of the car next to her.

Keene then purposely told McDonald’s cashier Marisabel Figueroa to greet the other customer “Merry Christmas” and not “Happy Holidays．”The next customer was moved when Figueroa said her food was already paid by the previous car．That’s when she thought that she would love to do the same and the domino effect followed.

Figueroa，who worked from 9 a．m．to 3 p．m．on Wednesday，said that the chain reaction almost lasted for her entire shift．“I just kept giving everyone the same message，and they were all so stunned and so happy，”she continued.“One lady even paid for the meals of the next three cars behind her.”

While people were amazed by how generous they could get，F(xiàn)igueroa said she had “never experienced something like that before” in her 12 years of working for McDonald’s．“I feel very blessed to have been a part of a11 that，”the cashier said．

Keene contacted Figueroa on Facebook when the pay-it-forward chain came out in the local news．She revealed that she was the “mystery customer” that started the long chain of kindness.

Keene added that she was surprised by the number of people who continued her good deed when she was only trying to brighten someone’s day.

1.Who started the pay-it-forward chain?

A．Father Christmas.

B．Marisabel Figueroa.

C．Manager of a McDonald’s.

D．Torie Keene from Lakeland.

2.What’re the drivers’ reactions towards the generous behavior?

A．Lucky and unbelievable.

B．Funny and surprised.

C．Amazed and moved.

D．Ridiculous and happy.

3.For how long did the chain last?

A．A week．

B．A whole day．

C．About twelve hours．

D．About six hours.