【題目】Scientists are convinced ___ the positive effect of laughter ____ physical and mental health．

A．of; on B．by; in C．of; at D．on; at

【題目】假如你是李明，你校最近正在舉行“最美學(xué)生”評(píng)選活動(dòng)。你希望推薦你的同學(xué)李華參評(píng)“最美學(xué)生”。請(qǐng)按要求給組委會(huì)寫(xiě)一封英語(yǔ)推薦信，信中應(yīng)包含以下內(nèi)容：

1. 你認(rèn)為“最美學(xué)生”應(yīng)具有的品質(zhì)；

2. 敘述發(fā)生在李華身上的一件具體事例；

3. 你推薦李華的理由。

注意：

可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；2. 詞數(shù)100左右；3. 開(kāi)頭已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

Dear Sir or Madam,

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Yours sincerely,

Li Ming

【題目】As we enter into this new age of cities in which more than half the world’s population will live in an urban area, we must also take a hard look at how we will care for the significant increase in our elderly population. While many will be living longer, they will be doing so with age-related health issues and disease. Of special concern, the number of people living with dementia（癡呆）worldwide is set to treble by 2050. Alzheimer’s Disease International reports that 44 million people live with the disease now but that figure will increase to 135 million by 2050. With this added pressure to health systems, technology is the critical factor to success.

In Oslo, Norway, a retired engineer, Mr. Helge Farsund cares for his wife, Kari. Kari, who had been an intensive-care nurse who served with the Red Cross in Rwanda, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s three years ago. Looking to live as normal a life as possible as Kari’s condition progressed, they are participating in a pilot project studying how a smart home powered by sensors enables people with Alzheimer’s Disease to stay in their home.

The system is created by Abilia. At the center of the system is an iPad-like device. The screen has Skype, which allows carers to regularly check in with patients．

Some l,000 people now have the system installed in their homes, and 25 of them, including the Farsunds, are testing the latest version, which combines the screen with wirelessly connected sensors around the house to detect motion. If a dor is opened or left open, or if the stove is left on, the system alerts patients and caretakers of danger. The planner also provides spoken reminders about daily tasks, such as when they need to take medicine and events like birthdays as well as enabling caretakers and family members to check in remotely via Skype.

“With this kind of system, it allows people to take care of themselves, which is the most important thing,” says vice president Oystein Johnsen. For him, any move to improve city life needs to begin with people. “Smart cities are coming and they need to start with individuals in their own home,” he says. “It also saves the government money. In Norway it cost one million Norwegian krone (￡100,000) per year to have someone in a home, while this system costs 15,000. That is a lot of money to save.”

【1】Which section of BBC news is most likely to include this passage?

A. HealthB. Entertainment

C. TechnologyD. Business

【2】The case of Helge and Kari Farsund in the second paragraph serves to .

A. expose a social problem

B. introduce the main topic

C. show sympathy to the elderly

D. arouse medical workers’ interest

【3】Which of the following functions can all be performed by the system?

① To warn people of possible dangers

② To help check in with patients

③ To offer people some medicine

④ To cure people of Alzheimer's

⑤ To remind people of daily tasks

⑥ To play movies like an iPad

A. ①②⑤B. ②③⑤

C. ①④⑥D. ③④⑤

【4】According to the last paragraph, Oystein Johnsen will approve that .

A.smart cities should be human-based

B. the system should reduce its cost

C. mass production is still impossible

D. individuals are responsible for future

【題目】Nowadays, girls are so mean to each other. Many girls are becoming the victims of the harmful behaviors of the female bully.

Emma Tracey was a popular 17-year-old and a well-liked athlete who had already won a soccer scholarship to college. But none of that stopped Emma from becoming the target of online girl on girl bullying (欺凌). Emma began to receive hundreds of online unpleasant comments via the latest social networking site called www.formspring.com.

In March 2011, Emma committed suicide and although all agreed that the online bother was not the single factor that led to Emma’ death, everyone did agree that it was a contributory factor.

Unfortunately, Emma’ story is not unique. A 2010 study conducted by the Cyberbullying Research Center states “Cyberbullying victims were almost twice as likely to have attempted suicide compared to youth who had not experienced cyberbullying. Girls are 57% more likely to be victims of aggressive cyberbullying and 92% more likely to be the criminals.”

Suicide is obviously the extreme and no one can minimize the tragedy of it. However, there are other damages that occur as a result of aggressive bullying. It can damage self-confidence and lead to feelings of worthlessness, and also increase social isolation and make victims become withdrawn, depressed, anxious, and unsafe. So what causes girls to be so unkind towards each other?

A term known as relational aggression may best describe the cause of girl on girl bullying. It starts with a clique (派系) usually led by a girl with a high level of social status and popularity. In order not to lose her position, she will control girls within the clique and take action if she feels threatened. At the leader’s directive the girls within the clique will spread rumors and lies and annoy other girls continuously.

The bullying starts at school but will quickly go to cyberbullying due to anonymity (匿名) and lack of punishment. Girls will easily do so in the anonymity of the Internet. Finally the cause will be summarized as the unsafety and jealousy of one girl and the twisted loyalty of members within her clique. Underneath the confident exterior (外表) of a female bully lie desperate unsafety.

【1】The example of Emma Tracey is given to show .

A. popular youth are not easy to become the target of bullying

B. today’s youth don’t like to study any more

C. suicide is a serious problem among youth

D. cyberbullying is quite common among teenagers

【2】The bullying will quickly go to cyberbullying mainly because .

A. it’s free to post comments online

B. the bullies don’t have to give their names online

C. it will not attract much attention

D. it will not affect their real life

【3】Which of the following is NOT the cause of bullying?

A. Lack of safety

B. The twisted loyalty of members within a clique

C. Jealousy of others

D. Trying to be friendly

【4】We can infer from the last paragraph that a female bully .

A. has strong self-confidence

B. has strong leadership skills

C. is actually weak inside

D. is usually good at study

【題目】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(xiě)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。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(xiě)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(xiě)出修改后的詞。

注意：1. 每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改僅限一詞；

2. 只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。

One night, I was on my home for my Christmas holiday when my car broke down. It was complete dead, and I was a few miles away from my home in that cold, wet night. I decided to walk around a little after accepting that I’d have to spend the night in the car. Maybe I can find a telephone. Actually, I didn’t have to walk far before I found the small house standing in a field with a light shone from the sitting room. I knocked the door was delighted when a pleasant old man opened the door and listened to my story carefully. He said he had no telephone and that it wasn’t any within walking distance, but the old man who offered to go to repair my car.

【題目】James Cleveland Owens was the son of a farmer and the grandson of black slaves. His family moved to Cleveland when he was 9. There, a school teacher asked the youth his name.

“J.C.”, he replied.

She thought he had said “Jesse”, and he had a new name.

Owens ran his first race at age 13. After high school, he went to Ohio State University. He had to work part time so as to pay for his education. As a second-year student, in the Big Ten games in 1935, he set even more records than he would in the Olympic Games a year later.

A week before the Big Ten meet, Owens accidentally fell down a flight of stairs. His back hurt so much that he could not exercise all week, and he had to be helped in and out of the car that drove him to the meet. He refused to listen to the suggestions that he give up and said he would try, event by event. He did try, and the results are in the record book.

The stage was set for Owens' victory at the Olympic Games in Berlin the next year, and his success would come to be regarded as not only athletic (體育的) but also political. Hitler did not congratulate any of the African-American winners.

“It was all right with me,” he said years later. “I didn't go to Berlin to shake hands with him, anyway.”

Having returned from Berlin, he received no telephone call from the president of his own country, either. In fact, he was not honored by the United States until 1976, four years before his death.

Owens' Olympic victories made little difference to him. He earned his living by looking after a school playground, and accepted money to race against cars, trucks, motorcycles, and dogs.

“Sure, it bothered(煩擾) me,” he said later. “But at least it was an honest living. I had to eat.”

In time, however, his gold medals changed his life. “They have kept me alive over the years,” he once said. “Time has stood still for me. That golden moment dies hard.”

【1】In the Big Ten meet, Owens __________.

A. hurt himself in the back

B. succeeded in setting many records

C. tried every sports event but failed

D. had to give up some events

【2】 We can infer from the text that Owens was treated unfairly in the US at that time because __________.

A. he was not of the right race

B. he was the son of a poor farmer

C. he didn't shake hands with Hitler

D. he didn't talk to the US president on the phone

【3】When Owens says “They have kept me alive over the years,” he means that the medals __________.

A. have been changed for money to help him live on

B. have made him famous in the US

C. have encouraged him to overcome difficulties in life

D. have kept him busy with all kinds of jobs

【4】Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A. How to Be a Successful Athlete?

B. Golden Moment—a Life-time Struggle

C. Making a Living as a Sportsman

D. Jesse Owens, a Great American Athlete

【題目】My older brother and I are busy 【1】 (arrange) a trip to Africa. We will leave London on 15 July, and we’ll be flying to Morocco. We are going to travel on camels 【2】 the Sahara Desert. After the trip by camel, we’re going to travel down the River Nile. We’ll start at Lake Victoria. A little way down the river from Lake Victoria, the water 【3】 (actual) gets quite rough. So, we’ll go white-water rafting, 【4】 is quite dangerous, but very exciting! After white-water rafting, we’re going on a trip to see wild animals in Kenya.

【5】 we’ll be walking for almost two weeks, I’ll need to buy a large, strong, light backpack

【6】 advance to carry my 【7】 (supply) of food and water. It is so dangerous that our guides will have guns 【8】 (scare) the animals away if they come too near. I really want to see 【9】 elephant close up. After that, we’ll be moving on to Tanzania, 【10】 we’re going to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. The African part of our trip will take about four weeks and we will surely have a happy time.

【題目】The Hawaiian islands include eight major islands, several circular reefs and numerous smaller islands. Of the eight major islands, Niihau and Kahoolawe are the 【1】 (small). These islands are quite unlike the 【2】 --- they do not have hotels or resorts for tourists. Both islands, for different reasons, 【3】 (have) no tourists at all for many years. Niihau is located just 17 miles 【4】 the west coast of island Kauai. It is owned by one family, the Robinsons, 【5】 bought the island from King Kamehameha of Hawaii. The Robinsons do not allow any 【6】 (invite) visitors on the island and so it is often called "the Forbidden Island". Kahoolawe, the other "mystery island" does not have anyone 【7】 (live) on it today. In the past 【8】 (century), Hawaiians lived here and used the place for religious ceremonies. Then, the United States Navy took over the place as【9】_____ practice ground for bombing and explosives. So regularly did the Navy bomb the place 【10】_____ Hawaiians were not happy with the situation. They wanted to return to Kahoolawe. After many efforts, their wish came true, and the island won't be bombed any more.

【題目】The man gave advice to teenagers, in an interview, _______ wanted to start their own business, “Just be strong. Have your dreams and work hard at them.”

A. which B. who C. what D. whom

【題目】Your teen is falling asleep in class

Teens have a busy morning schedule as they need to wake up and get moving very early in order to catch a bus and get to school by the required time. This means teens need to get their rest the night before or they will be too tired to learn anything at school. 【1】

When a teen falls asleep in class, two things happen: he/she misses what is being taught and he/she loses the respect of the teacher. He/She may also receive a consequence from the school, depending on the classroom discipline policy. 【2】

To prevent your teen from being sleepy in class, try these three tips:

* Set a time for “l(fā)ights out” on school nights. This is never be any later than 10 p. m. and preferably 9 p.m. 【3】 Soft music can be on and used to help calm your teen.

* Help your teen develop a nighttime routine that involves activities that slow them down for the end of the day. 【4】 Turning off the computer and disconnecting from friends and the excitement of the day an hour before bedtime will also help your teen relax.

* 【5】 This will reinforce （增強(qiáng)）what it feels like to be rested and capable of accomplishing what he/she wants.

A. What’s worse, they may even fall asleep in class.

B. Taking a bath and reading are two activities that work well.

C. Set a good example and show him/her your love for learning.

D. Point out the positives after your teen has had a good night’s rest.

E. All of these things affect your teen’s academic success and can be avoided.

F. “Lights out” means the computer, television, lights and cell phone should be off.

G. While your teen keeps his/her goals in line with your expectations, he/she may have his/her own goals.