Also 【1】(know) as “paper paintings” and “painted pictures”, New Year paintings are 【2】 unique art form in Chinese folk culture. The paintings are called “New Year paintings” because they are 【3】(most) posted during the Chinese New Year holiday 【4】 decoration and they are also a symbol of New Year’s greetings.

New Year paintings 【5】 (appear) around the Tang dynasty, replacing the previous door pictures 【6】 (feature) the gods believed to be able to protect the residents and drive away ghosts. In the Song dynasty, New Year paintings were created on a large scale. With the advancement of printing technology, the content and forms of New Year paintings became 【7】(diversity). The development of the paintings matured in the Ming and Qing dynasties, 【8】the art hit its heyday(全盛期).

Traditional printing 【9】(method) of New Year paintings include woodlock printing, stone-block printing, offset (膠印) printing, traditional Chinese painting, watercolor painting and sketches etc. Woodblock printed New Year paintings 【10】(be) the most popular and interesting ones.

While on the road, the car constantly monitors the driver’s mood with pulse and sweat sensors on the joystick(操縱桿). Cameras focused on the eyes keep watch for any sigh of drowsiness. If a driver appears to be losing his or her cool, Pod will display warnings, play soft music and blow cold air at the face. Drivers are shaken awake with loud music and a shaking chair.

To improve driving skills, pod compares acceleration, braking and steering with the best performance recorded by professionals. It uses this comparison to score drivers, offer advice and rank all Pod owners. Toyota claims that the car will eventually be able to learn its owner’s likes and dislikes by monitoring passenger conversations. If the car hears a favorite song being discussed, it will download the track from the Internet and play it without being asked. It will also recommend restaurants that might suit the driver’s taste and take photographs of passengers when they sound particularly happy.

In keep with the moodiness that is the car’s main selling point, Pod expresses a form of road anger. If a driver brakes or swerves(轉(zhuǎn)向) suddenly, the LED panel shows an angry red and the tail rises at the back.

Anger is one of the car’s ten “emotional states”. Another is sadness --- a blue front with tear-shaped lights seemingly dropping from headlights --- which appears after a flat tire or when gas is low.

“We wanted to show that the cars can be cheerful and entertaining,” said Yasunori Sakamoto, part of the Toyota design team. Mr Sakamoto said Toyota has no plans to put Pod on the market. Sad, really.

【1】The underlined word “drowsiness” in Paragraph 2 means _________.

A. fear B. boredom

C. excitement D. sleepiness

【2】According to the text, Pod can ___________.

A. rank the restaurant nearby B. test the driver’s driving skills

C. have a conversation with drivers D. recommend a song to passenger

【3】If the new concept vehicle is running out of gas, __________.

A. the Led panel turns red

B. the tail rises at the back of the car

C. the front light turn blue and look like tears

D. the car stops and shake with loud music

【4】What is the author’s attitude towards Pod?

A. Supportive. B. Doubtful.

C. Pessimistic. D. Tolerant.

●【1】When it comes to choosing your goal, ensure that it states precisely what it is that you want to achieve. Don’t generalize. Your goal should involve both what you want to achieve and the effort that you will put in to achieve it.

●【2】Having a copy of your goal makes it real. You can write you goal in a journal you’ll be keeping all year, or you can write it on a poster and stick it on your desk so that you can look at it each day. Every time you remind yourself of your goal, you’re training your brain to accept the effort needed to make the goal happen.

●Try various methods. One may not work while another may be just right for you. 【3】Some people learn best through writing, some through listening and reading, and some through talking it through. Once you realize which way works for you, you can work better and achieve your goal easily.

●Think positive. 【4】Negative thoughts are unhelpful and they became roadblocks. Stop telling yourself you can’t and start telling yourself you can, and talk about you are doing rather than hoping you can do something. Always believe that you’re capable, even if you have difficulty along the way.

●Reward yourself along the way. 【5】Occasionally, when you’ve achieved certain “milestones” in your goal plan, take a break and reward yourself. Watch a movie, visit a friend who lives across town, go to the ice cream shop with your friends or buy yourself something new.

A. Write down your goal.

B. Choose specific and realistic gals

C. Be aware of the way you learn best

D. Remember that everyone makes mistakes

E. Set aside some time each week for exercise

F. All study and no reward can break your spirit

G. If you’re not in the right state of mind, you won’t be able to succeed.

My friend Velma, a teacher for more than 30 years, has been retired for some time now, but that doesn’t stop her giving history lessons at the old Englewood School,located on her family’s

California farm. The lovingly restored building was constructed around 1850 as a home for a woodsman and later was used as apple barn. Then, in 1870 it began a new life as a schoolhouse.

Originally located in the nearby Englewood meadow, it was now moved its current site in 1978 by Velma’s late husband and his brother, Robert and Richard, who thought it would help keep

Velma busy in retirement. No nails had been used in the original construction, so each piece of wood had to be carefully marked and the building was reassembled（重裝）on its new site. The brothers worked with much care and hard work to ensure a perfect fit of mitered（斜接的）corners.

After the relocation, Velma and her family furnished the school with some of its original desks. They also added a collection of schoolbooks, the oldest dating back to 1845. Perhaps the school’s most cherished souvenir is the diploma of student Hettie Essig, who graduated on June 30, 1904. Hettie’s daughter, Flora, presented Velma with the precious keepsake.

Nowadays Velma gives tours to local schoolchildren and other groups, who learn what it was like to attend school back in the good old days. She has kids ring the school bell, recite the Pledge of Allegiance and sing “Good Morning to You” as they might have done in days gone by. Then, with twinkling eyes and much enthusiasm, she tells the history of the school, and gives a short sample lesson.

【1】The Englewood School was originally built as __________.

A. a man’ s house B. a schoolhouse

C. a restroom D. an apple barn

【2】Which word can best describe the school’s being relocated?

A. Inspiring B. Refreshing

C. fashionable D. Challenging

【3】What does the underlined part “the precious keepsake” in Para.4 mean?

A. The school’s original supplies

B. The collection of schoolbooks

C. The oldest schoolbook

D. The diploma of Hettie Essig.

【4】Which can serve as the best title of the passage?

A. The Good Old Days in the Schoolhouse

B. A Mysterious Building with a Long History

C. A Historic One-room Schoolhouse

D. A Teacher Devoted to Restoring Old Buildings

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：每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞。

【1】The driver was at loss when word came that he was fined for speeding.

【2】Not until he met with difficulty he realize the importance of group work.

【3】Healthy food includes all types of foods, because of no single food can provide all the nutrients our body needs.

【4】Either the classrooms or the office need to be cleaned.

【5】I got caught in the rain and my suit had been ruined.

【6】I find that the neighborhood which I used to living in has changed a lot.

【7】I felt very strange to travel without any luggages.

【8】I would be gratefully if you could do me a favor.

【9】I am writing to tell you I would prefer to move into a single room in next term.

【10】By mastering the necessary grammar knowledge, I can express me correctly.

【11】The church was filled up with people whom had come to pay their respects.

【12】Opportunities and success tend to be in favor for those who are ready.

【13】At the end of the program, the students presented papers on their research with their supervisor.

【14】When asked about his future plan, he made no respond to the question.

【15】We are astonished to find the temple still in good conditions.

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)的詞下面一橫線，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；

My old classroom was interested because three sides of the classroom were made of glass. I enjoyed sitting close to the windows and looked at the window. On the left-hand side of the class, I could easily see the football field which was full with students exercise in the mornings. The view from the back of the classroom was also wonderful. Close to the school there is a beautiful park with many trees around them. Farther in the distance, I could not enjoy the view of snowy mountains. On the right side of the class was the road. I was always interested to see the drivers in hurry in the morning. The position of the classroom with its view made me felt like I was dreaming. Though I was only a children when I studied in that classroom, I will never forget it.

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。

For ages, sailors have said that it is a good luck to see dolphins swum alongside boats. Their presence meant that land is near, which will be vital informations if a boat and her crew are in danger. Some dolphins have even protected sailors which suffer shipwreck from sharks. There is no wonder that these unique and fascinating creatures have long know as our friends.

Dolphins are thought to be intelligent animals because of its quick ability to learn. They seem to communicate with each other through a combination of whistles and clicks. While scientists don’t know exact what they are talking about, it is thought dolphins are telling each other that food is nearby, or warming each other of approaching dangerous.

注意：1—5題為單詞拼寫（每空一詞），6—10題為完成句子（不限詞數(shù)）。

【1】She chose to learn the violin in __________(prefer) to the piano.

【2】During the talks in Copenhagen, all the 192 nations agree on the fact that climate change is posing a threat to the __________(生存) of human beings.

【3】The new solider __________(射擊) at the target, but missed it again.

【4】We’ll start tomorrow, weather __________(permit).

【5】He was touched by the __________(warm) of their welcome.

【6】“The interest ______________________ be divided into five parts, according to the agreement made by both sides.” declared the judge.

【7】But for my classmates’ help, I ______________________(not finish) the work in time.

【8】He studied hard before the examination, and it ______________________ (得到回報(bào)，取得成功). He made an A.

【9】The president spoke at the business meeting for nearly an hour without ______________________(參考) his notes.

【10】Would you like my old TV ______________________(交換) this camera?

1．時(shí)間；

2．方式；

3．意義。

注意：1．詞數(shù)100左右；

2．開頭結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

提示詞：陰歷lunar calendar; 象征 symbol; 團(tuán)圓 reunion

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Li Hua