20．Born in the State of New York on May 14th，1984，Mark Zuckerberg was an instant success．In his high school years，he was considered one of top students in the classics，before moving into the arts，sciences，and literature，again picking up high marks and receiving academic praise．It earned him admission to Harvard University．
    As a rebellious but relatively quiet student，he created a website called Facemash in the university-an instantly controversial website that encouraged students to rate each other based on appearance．
    The site was controversial for several reasons．The first was its illegal use of photographs，which the university and students took issue with．The second was its controversial nature---not every student like being ranked based on their appearance．The third was its huge resource use---while it was hosted on Harvard servers，it was the most popular page in the university's entire network．
    Zuckerberg was soon forced to shut the site down，but its popularity and controversy had made him consider its future potential（有潛力的）．He soon turned the simple site into a personal one for Harvard students，encouraging them to network with their peers at the college．It was then，together with his two friends，that they launched"The Facebook"，which immediately spread to other colleges and grew into a public service that anyone could access in the United States，whether to network with friends and family，or to play games．
    The company has been criticized frequently，however，Zuckerberg has remained true to his initial（最初的） vision-to create a website that the entire world can use to communicate openly and easily with one another and to keep the user experience clean and pure．The end result is one of the world's biggest online businesses．
    Although its true value is debatable，it's safe to say that Facebook，and its creator Mark Zuckerberg，are two of the twenty-first century's most influential，controversial，and potentially powerful figures．
21．When Mark Zuckerberg was a student，heC．
A．was often praised by teachers for the website he created
B．a(chǎn)lone created a website called Facebook
C．had good academic performances
D．encouraged students to set up business like him
22．The reason why Zuckerberg shut the site down was probably thatB．
A．his website was not popular                  
B．he was doubted for the way he used photographs
C．he needed time to reconsider his choice          
D．he stole resource on Harvard server
23．Which words can best describe Zuckerberg？A
A．rebellious and creative．
B．quiet and shy．
C．talented and outgoing．
D．easy-going and smart．
24．The best title of the passage should beD．
A．The Development of Facebook              
B．The Foundation of Facebook
C．A Talent from Harvard University            
D．Mark Zuckerberg and his Facebook．

19．要求改正所給短文中的錯(cuò)誤．對標(biāo)有題號的每一行做出判斷，文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處錯(cuò)誤．每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)詞的增加、刪除或修改．
刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉   
增加：此行缺一個(gè)詞：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號（∧），在其下面寫出該加的詞．
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)誤及修改均僅限一詞；
只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分．
Ten years ago，I had worked as a night guard in a factory．On a rainy night，all the lights of factory went out all of a sudden．I rushed out and could see nothing．Lucky for me，the warning system was directly connected with the police station．Three or four minutes late，four police car arrived at the front gate．They searched for the factory carefully，tried to find something unusual．In the end，I am told that the rain had brought about   the short circuit，that caused the accident．

18．Life is difficult．
It is a great truth because once we truly understand and accept it，then life is no longer difficult．
Most do not fully see this truth．Instead they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy．It seems to them that their difficulties represent （代表） a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon their families，their class，or even their nation．
What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one．Problems，depending on their nature，cause in us sadness or loneliness or regret or anger or fear．These are uncomfortable feelings，often as painful as any kind of physical pain．And since life causes an endless series of problems，life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy．
Yet，it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning．Problems are the serious test that tells success from failure．When we desire to encourage the growth of the human spirit，we encourage the human ability （能力） to solve problems，just as in school we set problems for our children to solve．It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn．As Benjamin Franklin said，"Those things that hurt，instruct．"It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems．
32．From the passage，it can be inferred thatC．
A．everybody has problems
B．we become stronger by facing and solving the problems of life
C．life is difficult because our problems bring us pain
D．people like to complain about their problems
33．The main idea of Paragraph 3 is thatD．
A．most people feel life is easy
B．the writer feels life is easy
C．the writer likes to complain about his problems
D．most people complain about how hard their lives are
34．According to the passage，we give school children difficult problems to solve in order toD．
A．encourage them to learn
B．teach them to fear the pain of solving problems
C．help them learn to deal with pain
D．teach them how to respect for problems
35．The saying from Benjamin Franklin"Those things that hurt，instruct．"suggests thatC．
A．we do not learn from experience
B．we do not learn when we are in pain
C．pain teaches us important lessons
D．pain cannot be avoided．

17．Mark Twain was a famous American writer in his day．He liked to play jokes on his friends．One d ay one of his friends lost his wallet and asked Mark Twain to pay his train ticket for him．
"But I don't have enough money to pay both your ticket and mine，"Mark Twain said．The friend didn't know what to do．
"We can do this，"said Mark Twain．"We can get on the train and when the conductor comes to check the tickets，you can hide under my seat．"
Later，however，when the conductor came to check the tickets，Mark Twain gave him two tickets-one for himself and one for his friend．Then he explained in a loud voice，"My friend is a strange man．When he travels on a train，he does not like to sit on the seat．He prefers to lie on the floor under the seat．"Of course，everyone in the train looked at the poor friend under the seat and laughed at him loudly．
29．Why did the friend ask Mark Twain to pay his train ticket for him？B
A．Because Mark Twain was very rich．
B．Because the friend lost his money．
C．because Mark Twain was always ready to help others．
D．Because the friend wanted to save his own money．
30．Mark Twain told his friend thatD．
A．he didn't know what to do
B．he would buy a ticket for him
C．the conductor wouldn't check the tickets
D．he hadn't got enough money for two tickets
31．Which of the following is RIGHT according to the passage？C
A．The friend preferred to lie on the floor．
B．There were no conductors on the t rain．
C．In fact，Mark Twain had bought two tickets．
D．The friend got very angry with Mar．

16．文中共有10處語言錯(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 （∧）并在其下面寫出修改后的詞．
刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（/）劃掉．
修改：在錯(cuò)詞后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．
My soccer coach retired in last week．I wanted to do anything special for him at his retirement party．My mum makes the better biscuits in the world，so I decide to ask her for help．Mum taught me some basic step of baking．I insisted on doing most of the baking myself．I thought the biscuits were really well．My only mistake was that I dropped some on the floor after I was packing them up．
At a party，my coach，with a biscuit in his mouth，asked surprisingly who made them and joked，"I might have to retire again next year just get some more of these biscuits．"
My favorite picture at the party is of my coach and me enjoy the biscuits with happy laughter!

15．Billy：Hello，Jennifer．I haven't seen you for months．What have you been doing？
Jennifer：Oh，I was occupied （61）infinding a job．It was really tiring．
Billy：How did it go？
Jennifer：Finally，I am going to be employed by a foreign company．
Billy：Oh，that's good．Why not take a little trip to relax before （62）starting（start） your new job？
Jennifer：（63）Actually，（actual） I'm thinking of going to Guilin and staying there for a few days．I heard you've been there before．
Billy：Yes，I have．The famous boat trip down the Li River is very impressive．You can also take
（64）ashort bamboo raft （筏） ride on a calm，shallow part of the river．It is interesting and peaceful （65）surrounded（surround） by those towering peaks．
Jennifer：Wow，it sounds great!But I think the rafts are not safe．
Billy：Well，at first，I felt the same way，but everyone on the rafts seemed so pleasant and （66）comfortable（comfort） that I decided to do it．As a result，it was even better than I （67）had imagined（imagine）．
Jennifer：Oh，I'd like to try it．I saw a picture of Elephant Trunk Hill in my guide book，（68）whichlooks exactly like a big elephant!
Billy：You'll see many other interesting mountains．And I recommend you to book a hotel room in Yangshuo，（69）whereyou can enjoy an impressive musical outdoor performance on the river with the peaks as a backdrop （背景） at night．I do believe it will meet all your （70）requirements（require）．
Jennifer：Thanks for your advice．

14．Whether in the home or the workplace，social robots are going to become a lot more common in the next few years．Social robots are about to bring technology to the everyday world in a more humanized way，said Cynthia Breazeal，chief scientist at the robot company Jibo．
While household robots today do the normal housework，social robots will be much more like companions than mere tools．For example，these robots will be able to distinguish when someone is happy or sad．This allows them to respond more appropriately to the user．
Social robots are not just finding their way into the home．They have potential applications in everything from education to health care and are already finding their way into some of these spaces．
Fellow Robots is one company bringing social robots to the market．The company's"Oshbot"robot is built to assist customers in a store，which can help the customers find items and help guide them to the product's location in the store．It can also speak different languages and make recommendations for different items based on what the customer is shopping for．
The more interaction the robot has with humans，the more it learns．But Oshbot，like other social robots，is not intended to replace workers，but to work with other employees．"We have technologies to train social robots to do things not for us，but with us，"said Breazeal．
32．How are social robots different from household robots？B
A．They can control their emotions．
B．They are more like humans．
C．They do the normal housework．
D．They respond to users more slowly．
33．What can Os hbot work as？C
A．A language teacher．
B．A tour guide．
C．A shop assistant．
D．A private nurse．
34．We can learn from the last paragraph that social robots will．
A．train employees                                          
B．be our workmates
C．improve technologies                          
D．take the place of workers
35．What does the passage mainly present？D
A．A new design idea of household robots．
B．Marketing strategies for social robots．
C．Information on household robots．
D．An introduction to social robots．

13．In its early history，Chicago had floods frequently，especially in the spring，making the streets so muddy that people，horses，and carts got stuck．An old joke that was popular at the time went something like this：A man is stuck up to his waist in a muddy Chicago street．Asked if he needs help，he replies，"No，thanks．I've got a good horse under me．"
The city planner decided to build an underground drainage （排水） system，but there simply wasn't enough difference between the height of the ground level and the water level．The only two options were to lower the Chicago River or raise the city．
An engineer named Ellis Chesbrough convinced the city that it had no choice but to build the pipes above ground and then cover them with dirt．This raised the level of the city's streets by as much as 12 feet．
This of course created a new problem：dirt practically buried the first floors of every building in Chicago．Building owners were faced with a choice：either change the first floors of their buildings into basements，and the second stories into main floors，or hoist the entire buildings to meet the new street level．Small wood-frame buildings could be lifted fairly easily．But what about large，heavy structures like Tremont Hotel，which was a six-story brick building？
That's where George Pullman came in．He had developed some house-moving skills successfully．To lift a big structure like the Tremont Hotel，Pullman would place thousands of jackscrews （螺旋千斤頂） beneath the building's foundation．One man was assigned to operate each section of roughly 10 jackscrews．At Pullman's signal each man turned his jackscrew the same amount at the same time，thereby raising the building slowly and evenly．Astonishingly，the Tremont Hotel stay open during the entire operation，and many of its guests didn't even notice anything was happening．Some people like to say that every problem has a solution．But in Chicago's early history，every engineering solution seemed to create a new problem．Now that Chicago's waste water was draining efficiently into the Chicago River，the ci ty's next step was to clean the polluted river．
29．The author mentions the joke to showB．
A．horses were fairly useful in Chicago
B．Chicago's streets were extremely muddy
C．Chicago was very dangerous in the spring
D．the Chicago people were particularly humorous
30．The city planners were convinced by Ellis Chesbrough toD．
A．get rid of the street dirt               
B．lower the Chicago River
C．fight against heavy floods
D．build the pipes above ground
31．What can we conclude about the moving operation of the Tremont Hotel？A
A．It went on smoothly as intended．
B．It interrupted the business of the hotel．
C．It involved Pullman turning ten jackscrews．
D．It separated the building from its foundation．

12．Welcome to the Electronic Village to explore new ways of language teaching and learning．

Electronic Village Program （Thursday，June 18，2015）
Nearpod ?9：00 am to 10：00 am ?Room 501 Nearpod is a software program that creates a rich context （語境） for students to learn vocabulary．The presenter will show how to use it．	TEO ?2：00 pm to 3：00 pm ?Room 502 Our students come from different backgrounds but have the same desire to learn on-line．The presenter will use examples from his first on-line class to explain how any teacher can begin teaching on-line with TEO．
Kahoot ?10：30 am to 11：30 am ?Room 601 Kahoot software can be used to create grammar tests which can be graded on a network．It can provide students with instant feedback （反饋），including reports about their strengths and weaknesses．	Prezi ?3：30 pm to 4：20 pm ?Room 602 Uses of Prezi in listening and speaking courses draw students'attention to speaking more fluently．The presenter will show how students can use Prezi to confidently present on a variety of topics，including introducing family，friends，and hobbies．

25．Nearpod can be used toC
A．offer grammar tests                    B．teach listening on-line
C．help vocabulary learning               D．gain fluency in speaking
26．If you want to improve your speaking skills，you can go toD
A．Room 501      B．Room 502     C．Room 601         D．Room 602
27．Which of the following can assess your grammar learning？B
A．Nearpod．B．Kahoot．C．TEO．D．Prezi．
28．A teacher who wants to learn on-line teaching is expected to arrive byCA.9：00 am           B.10：30 am     C.2：00 pm          D.3：30 pm．

11．One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift．Unlike other gifts，it came without wrap（包裝）．
On September 11th.1958．Mum gave birth to Richard．After she brought him home from hospital，she put him in my lap，saying．"I promised you a gift，and here it is．"What an honor!I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own．I played with it day and night．I sang to it．I told it stories.1 told it over and over how much I loved it!
One morning，however，I found its bed empty．My doll was gone!I cried for it．Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital．It had a fever．For several days，I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as"hopeless"，"pitiful"，and"dying"，which sounded ominous．
Christmas was coming．"Don't expect any presents this year．"Dad said，pointing at the socks I hung in the living room．"If your baby brother lives，that'll be Christmas enough．"As he spoke，his eyes were filled with tears．I'd never seen him cry before．
The phone rang early on Christmas morning．Dad jumped out of bed to answer it．From my bedroom I heard him say．"What？He's all right？"He hung up and shouted upstairs．"The hospital said we can bring Richard home!""Thank God．'"I heard Mum cry．
From the upstairs window，I watched my parents rush out to the car．I had never seen them so happy．And I was also full of joy．What a wonderful day!My baby doll would be home．I went downstairs．My socks still hung there flat．But I knew they were not empty； they were filled with love!
21．what happened to the author on September 11 1958？A
A．He got a baby brother                     B．He got a Christmas gift
C．He became four years old                  D．He received a doll
22．What does the underlined word"ominous"in Paragraph 3 probably mean？D
A．Impossible．B．Boring          C．Difficult            D．Fearful
23．Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was coming？C
A．Excitement．B．Happiness．C．Sadness．D．Disappointment．
24．What is the passage mainly about？C
A．A sad Christmas day                     B．Life with a lovely baby
C．A special Christmas gift．D．Memories of a happy family．