15．Not many parents realize that by encouraging their children to drink plenty of fresh water，they're helping them build healthier，stronger bodies．
Water is the ideal drink to prevent thirst and ensure hydration（水合作用）．Our bodies need water to regulate body temperature and to provide the means for nutrients to travel to all our organs．Water also transports oxygen to our cells，removes waste，and protects joints and organs．Poor hydration can affect a child's concentration levels，memory and learning ability．
"While most parents know that everyone should be drinking 6～8 glasses of water each day，they often find it difficult to get their children to drink water，"says Megan Pentz-Kluyts，a leading registered nutrition coach．However，there are healthy ways of making water tastier．
Keep a big bottle of water in the fridge that has been flavored with fresh fruits and herbs，such as chopped lemons，strawberries，apples，or oranges，as these flavor the water and up the intake of nutrients．
Mix fruit juices with water to increase water consumption．However，it's better to eat fruit whole as it provides nutrients such as fiber，vitamins，and minerals，which may not always be found in the same quantity once the fruit has been made into a juice．
Freeze bottles of water overnight so that the water is still cool later in the day when the sun is beating down．Use fun containers with your children's favorite characters on them to match the fruit or herb that's been used to flavor it for easy reference when grabbing from the freezer for school．
By encouraging your children to drink water from an early age，you'll help them form a habit that will be easy to follow through for the rest of their lives．You can set the best example by always reaching for water when you're thirsty or by making sure that there's always cool water readily available，whether in the fridge at home or packed into the car for after-school runs or family outings．

24．What does the author intend to tell in the passage？A
A．Ways to get your kids to drink more water．
B．Tips on what to do for your children．
C．Hydration is connected with a healthy body．
D．Means as to getting water from kinds of fruit．
25．Which is NOT the function of drinking water according to the passage？C
A．Make all our organs nourished．
B．Protect your joints and organs．
C．Make your skin more beautiful．
D．Develop your learning ability．
26．The author recommended fruit juicesB．
A．because fruit juices are better than water
 B．to make kids consume more water
C．because kids prefer juices to water 
D．to show fruit juices are rich in vitamins
27．What do you think of the author from the passage？D
A．Enthusiastic．
B．Defensive．
C．Subjective．
D．Considerate．

14．TO DO THIS WEEKEND：Outdoor activities，plays，chocolate featured
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Local golf courses are likely to see a rise in business this weekend as golfers dust off the clubs and hit the course to take advantage of spring-like temperatures．
Golfers could be heading to Leavenworth Golf Club，455W．Eisenhower，Lansing．Call 913-727-6600 to book a time．
For more information，call the clubhouse at 913-651-7176．
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Stage actors will be performing in downtown Leavenworth and at Leavenworth High School．The River City Community Players will present"Red Velvet Cake War"on Friday，Saturday and Sunday at the Performing Arts Center in downtown Leavenworth．Show times are 8p．m．Friday and Saturday and 2p．m．Sunday．
High school performers will feature"Dear Americans"this weekend．Show times are 7p．m．Friday and Saturday at the Performing Arts Center at the school，239 10^th Ave．Half of the income from the show will be donated to local veteran's organizations．
For more information，call 913-682-2012．
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The Heritage Center in downtown Leavenworth will host"Malt Shop Memories"on Friday and Saturday nights．Many of the people attending will be wearing period clothing for the dinner and show that celebrates"Yesterday Once More"．
The dinner begins at 6：30p．m．a(chǎn)nd the show starts at 7：30p．m．
The Heritage Center is located at 109 Delaware St．，Leavenworth．
For ticket information，call 913-682-2122．
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Do you have a sweet tooth？The Women's Community Y is having the ninth annual Chocolate Event from 10：30a．m．to 1：00p．m．Saturday at the C．W．Parker Carousel Museum，320S．Esplanade St．，Leavenworth．The event serves as a fundraiser for children's programs at the Women's Community Y．
For more information，call 913-682-6404．

21．If you want to learn more information about the golf courses，which number will you call？B
A.913-682-2122．
B.913-651-7176．
C.913-682-6404．
D.913-682-2012．
22．When is the"Malt Shop Memories"performed？D
A．From 10：30a．m．to 1：00p．m．Saturday．
B．At 8a．m．on Friday and Saturday．
C．At 2p．m．on Sunday．
D．At 7：30p．m．on Friday and Saturday．
23．Where can you go for the weekend if you want to be engaged in charity？A
A．Attend Chocolate Event at the Women's Community Y．
B．Book a time at Leavenworth Golf Club．
C．Go to the Heritage Center in Leavenworth．
D．Watch a show at Performing Arts Center．

13．Everyone needs to be safe，loved and to have a sense of belonging．These are inborn and natural basic needs．In an effort to have these needs satisfied，many of us tend to please others．And it works for a while．We find that we experience less conflict with others，but the conflict within ourselves grows．Saying"no"produces feeling of guilt and saying"yes"brings anger．
My father was in the military，so we moved frequently．Being shy，I didn't make friends．What's more，I grew up in a household where grades，image and how others saw our family were very important．In our household a"C"was unacceptable，a"B"should have been an"A"and an"A"meant the lesson was too easy．I was too skinny，my sister was too fat and my brother's lips and ears were too big for his tiny head．
To stop pleasing others is easier said than done．It's a long process，one in which I am consistently working to perfect．The turning point for me came shortly after I got married．The very first thing we did to end the cycle of catering to others was develop our own identity as individuals and then as a couple．And then we developed a strong set of core（核心）values and a vision for our future．The third and one of the most valuable things we did during this process was develop our own personal influence on others and we valued deeply the opinions of the wiser and more successful people around us．
Besides，we should understand that sometimes helping people actually hurts them．Struggle is necessary to success．Struggle strengthens character，making people determined．So sometimes allowing people to struggle is the best thing you can do for them．

32．How are we likely to feel when pleasing others？B
A．Satisfied．
B．Angry．
C．Happy．
C．Guilty．
33．What can we infer from the author's experience as a child？D
A．He grew up doing a lot of housework．
B．It was hard for him to adjust to the moving life．
C．He realized the value of opinions from others．
D．His parents had great expectations of the children．
34．What is the third paragraph mainly about？B
A．What steps the author took to go on pleasing others．
B．How the author stepped out of the cycle of pleasing others．
C．Why the author further developed his values and character．
D．When the author turned to others for their valuable opinions．
35．What does the author suggest doing？C
A．Helping others without delay．
B．Refusing to help others．
C．Thinking twice before offering help．
D．Leaving someone alone in trouble．

12．假定你是李華，你的美國筆友Bob對去年你在中國西部支教的事情很感興趣．請給Bob寫一封郵件，分享你的經(jīng)歷，內(nèi)容包括：1．你的支教經(jīng)歷；2．你的支教感受．
注意：1．詞數(shù)100左右；
2．可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；
3．開頭語和結(jié)尾語已為你寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)．
Dear Bob，
I'm glad to share my experience of being a volunteer teacher for Rural Education Support Project．The project aims to help the students in poverty-stricken areas have the chance to receive better education．I took part in the activities last summer holiday．On July 15，I set off from my hometown and two days later，I arrived at the school in a poor village in the south west of China，where I received a warm welcome．（高分句型二）I taught the pupils English there．To my delight，they were interested in what I taught them．
In order to help rural students gain better reading resources，I posted the information of rural schools on the Internet，calling for more help．（高分句型三）Apparently the power of an individual is not enough，so I hope all of us can give them a hand．
I'm looking forward to hearing from you．
Yours，
Li Hua．

11．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短文．短文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處．錯誤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（∧），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞．
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．
I went to London for a visit two weeks before．While walked in Hyde Park one morning，I find an ID card of a Frenchman on the ground．There was nobody around，so I figured that it was best to pick them up．The moment I got back to my hotel，I searched for the owners online，and found a Facebook account that exact matched his picture．It was happened that his phone number was in the account，but I sent him a message with a photo of the ID card．He wrote back to me with no time．And next day he picked up the ID card from the hotel's front desk．

10．Tsinghua University was established in 1911，originally under the name"Tsinghua Xuetang"．The school was renamed"Tsinghua School"in 1912．The university section（61）was founded（found） in 1925．The name"National Tsinghua University"was adopted in 1928．
Tsinghua University was forced（62）to move（move） to Kunming and join with Peking University and Nankai University to form the Southwest Associated University due to the Resistance War（63）againstthe Japanese Invasion in 1937．In 1946the university was moved back to its（64）original（origin） location in Beijing after the war．
In November 1952，Mr Jiang Nanxiang（65）became（become） the President of the University．He made a significant contribution in leading Tsinghua to become the national center for（66）training（train） great engineers and（67）scientists（science）．
（68）SinceChina opened up to the world in 1978，Tsinghua University has developed at a breathtaking pace into a research university．Tens of thousands of students have graduated from Tsinghua since its founding，among（69）whomare many outstanding scholars，excellent businesspersons and great statesmen（70）respected（respect） by their fellow Chinese citizens．

9．Sanlinx Inc．first introduced its original market defining SoyaJoy Soy Milk Maker over 14 years ago to the North America market．Now we are introducing the SoyaJoy G4，the fourth generation of advanced soy milk makers replacing the#1 rated SoyaJoy G3，to expand the market share．
The SoyaJoy G4 keeps all the SoyaJoy G3 features and functions．The main improvements are：
1．The G4 adds stainless steel to the lower part of the machine head，and thus makes the total grinding（研磨）and cooking chamber all stainless steel．This is very important for people who are concerned of plastic into food．
2．The G4 changes to bottom heating like a typical electric water kettle．Since soy mill，or soups are easily burnt onto bottom heating plate，many other bottom heating makers suffer from this problem．The G4 solved this problem by using advanced technologies and design．
3．The Perfect Grind^TM Technology ensures excellent grinding and milk yields．It also makes the use and cleaning even easier．
4．Five one-button functions，for making milk from soaked beans，dry beans，and other seeds and grains or combination of them．It also makes soups and porridge．Added a"Keep Warm"function．
Reviews From People Who Bought This
The buying public completely agrees with us．Those consumers who have purchased this soy milk maker and have reviewed it on Amazon have given it a collective score of 4.85 out of a possible 5.00 ratings．Here's a sampling of some of the comments that real consumers have written about this soy milk maker：
●Overall，I am very happy with it．It is so simple to use．
●The SoyaJoy G4 makes absolutely delicious soy milk with fine broken bits．I have their other products and this is even superior．
●Cleaning it is so simple and fast but be careful not to hurt hands．
●Finally，a product that does what it says!

21．Why does the Sanlinx Inc．company bring out the SoyaJoy G4？D
A．The SoyaJoy G3 is a failure．
B．The company wants to be rated number one．
C．The SoyaJoy G4 is for South America market．
D．The company intends the new products to broaden market．
22．What's the problem of other soy milk makers？D
A．They are not easily used．
B．They can't make soups．
C．They have so many buttons．
D．They can make the soy milk burnt．
23．The consumers think the SoyaJoy G4A．
A．is easy to clean                              
B．still remains to improve
C．can get even higher scores                      
D．is better said than done．

8．Few people would even think of beginning a new job at （61）theage of 76，but one of America's （62）most （much） famous artists did just that．Anna Mary Robertson，better known as"Grandma Moses"，turned to painting when she was too old （63）to work （work） on her farm．
Grandma Moses was crazy （64）aboutpainting soon after she picked it up and worked hard at it．She painted（65）carefully（careful） and her works were nice．She first painted only to please herself，（66）and then began to sell her works to make a little money．In 1993，a （67）collector（collect），Louis Caldor，happened to see several of Grandma Moses'works hanging in a shop．He liked （68）them（it），bought them at once，and set out to look for more．Caldor （69）held （hold） a show to introduce the works of Grandma Moses to other artists．Grandma Moses，（70）whowas world-famous，died on December 13，1961，at the age of 101．

7．A Bite of China，a Chinese documentary television series on the history of food，eating and cooking，returns!The show （61）is being broadcast （broadcast） on CCTV Channels every Friday now．
 （62）Covering （cover） over 300 different （63）dishes （dish） and more than 150 people，the new season not only is a simple （64）introduction （introduce） to food，but also （65）an investigation of Chinese people and society．Hot topics，such as higher education，（66）are discussed （discuss） in the documentary series．
Chen Xiaoqing，（67）director （direct） of the documentary as well as a famous food writer in China，wishes to explore the relationship between Chinese people and their food through the show．
The beauty and mystery of Chinese food had never been （68）properly （proper） explained or thoroughly appreciated on an artistic level （69）before the show A Bite of China was put on the TV screen in May，2012．
A Bite of China has not only sparked（引發(fā)） a growing food craze，but also the interest in Chinese culture．Let's travel along the A Bite of ChinaⅡ，（70）thevoyage of food and culture．

6．假定你是李華，你和父母在澳洲旅游期間于5月1日至2日入住Golden Bay Hotel酒店，但對其提供的服務(wù)不滿意：1．搬運工送到房間的皮箱破損；2．衛(wèi)生間漏水；3．樓下酒吧噪音持續(xù)到很晚，影響休息．請發(fā)電子郵件給酒店的管理者進(jìn)行投訴，希望改進(jìn)服務(wù)．
注意：1．文章必須包括所有要點．可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使文章連貫．
2．詞數(shù)100，文章開頭結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)
3．參考詞匯：搬運工porter； 漏水leak
Dear Manager，
My name is Li Hua．I stayed at your hotel，Golden Bay Hotel during my visit to Australia from May 1 to 2 with my parents．However，the service in your hotel left much to be desired．I'm writing this email to express my dissatisfaction．
First，we found our suitcases broken after they were carried to our room by one of your porters．（高分句型一）Second，water was leaking out of the toilet in the bathroom．Third，the noise from the bar downstairs went on so late into the night each night that we couldn't get good rest．（高分句型二）
For the above reasons，I have to say that the service in your hotel is of poor quality．Therefore，I would like to receive a written apology from you．Meanwhile，I hope you can improve your service in the future so that none of the above happens again．（高分句型三）
Yours sincerely，
Li Hua．