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When leaving school, I was pleased that my exam results meant that I could study engineering at university. But I also wanted to travel before starting my course. A friend of mine told me about the Schools Exploring Society, an organization which helps students take a gap year （a year between leaving school and going to college）. It has three foreign journeys a year, taking 16-20-year-olds on science and nature trips. I love being outdoors, and a mountaineering trip to Alaska was on offer. So I signed up immediately.

There was one problem, though. I had to raise a large amount of money for the trip. It was a big task, but I managed to make it. I washed cars, worked in a cafe and also sold off some of my old books, clothes and CDs. Then, just before starting out, I started worrying. Can I do this? Am I fit enough? What if I see a bear?

Seventy of us traveled to Alaska. The first two days after arrival were spent in a school hall preparing our equipment and five tons of food. Then we left for the beautiful Talkeetna Mountain. On the trip we dug paths and recognized plant species. Then we climbed a mountain that was over 6,000 feet high. It was tiring but exciting.

Looking back, a gap year was so right for me. I learned a lot about accepting other people for what they are. We had to help each other and it made me less selfish. My gap year has also made me more able to concentrate. Now, whenever Tm worried about anything, I think I did Alaska-I can do this!

1．We can learn from Paragraph 1 that the author      .

A．hadn’t taken foreign trips before

B．made the trip together with his friends

C．was not satisfied with his exam results

D．was going to study engineering at a college

2．What was the problem for the author?

A．His body was not strong.

B．He couldn’t afford the trip.

C．He had no outdoor experience.

D．He had little time to prepare for the trip.

3．The author may agree that his gap year      .

A．was well worth it

B．got him interested in plants

C．made him fall behind others in study

D．helped him know more about himself

4．What might be the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A．To explain how to prepare for trips.

B．To advise on how to spend a gap year.

C．To describe his experience in his gap year.

D．To encourage students to do part-time work.

In 2000, we were on our usual weekend adventure in suburban Pearl River. But unlike other weekends, on this day a _________ was waiting in our driveway： two adult geese and a gosling（小鹅）. The adults were frightened by us and _________ leaving their baby behind.

The tiny little thing was wandering around our yard. We called him Peeper. Days _________ into weeks, and weeks into months, until almost a year passed. We _________ into a routine filled with feathery hugs and care. Part of this _________ included dad sending Peeper up into the air so he could fly a loop（圈）around the house _f coming back.

One evening, my uncle came overhand my dad wanted to show him Peeper's loop. He _________ him up in the air, but this time, Peeper flew off. Twenty years passed and Peeper became a fond _________ for my family.

Geese live to be around 25 years old and are very _________ They never forget their first home.

Even so, it came as a shock when a/an _________ adult goose made his way back to my family home. After two weeks of his coming back repeatedly, it became clear this was not a __________ goose. He did all the things Peeper used to. He also __________ to the name Peeper turning his head and waddling(摇摆走)closer to us. To my __________ .my old best friend had returned,20 years later.

It's possible that he is longing for his early __________ , He doesn't come back every single night. Some nights he may seek the comfort of his own kind at the __________ nearby. Geese in the wild typically sleep on water. But he's here a lot, making his __________ known and giving me joy.

1．

A．wonder

B．surprise

C．couple

D．visitor

2．

A．hid behind

B．slipped up

C．flew away

D．backed off

3．

A．passed

B．turned

C．broke

D．advanced

4．

A．compromised

B．made

C．scheduled

D．settled

5．

A．relationship

B．hug

C．routine

D．pattern

6．

A．urged

B．dragged

C．threw

D．blew

7．

A．memory

B．figure

C．subject

D．member

8．

A．sensitive

B．active

C．friendly

D．loyal

9．

A．young

B．aging

C．frightening

D．cautious

10．

A．random

B．rude

C．regular

D．new

11．

A．interrupted

B．repeated

C．responded

D．cheered

12．

A．amazement

B．satisfaction

C．horror

D．disappointment

13．

A．home

B．parents

C．nature

D．stories

14．

A．lawn

B．lake

C．shelter

D．branch

15．

A．habit

B．name

C．intention

D．presence

假定你是学校英文报社小记者李华，被安排去采访本学期刚来的外籍教师Linda，了解她对你校学生外语学习方法的一些看法和建议。请你用英文写一封电子邮件，与她预约见面的时间和地点。
内容包括：
1、写信目的；2、采访内容；3、预约时间和地点。
注意：1、词数100左右；
2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3、采访：interview(v, n )   预约：appoint (v)   appointment (n)
Dear Linda,
I’m Li Hua, a reporter of the English Newspaper of our school. _____________________
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Yours,
Li Hua

假定你是校学生会主席李华，你校即将组织一次校园劳动基地种菜活动，请你以学生会名义用英文写一则通知，内容包括：
1.时间、地点及参与人员;
2. 活动内容;
3.注意事项。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80个左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。

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The Student Union

I was in a foreign country. I always took a ________train from the capital to where I lived. When I got on the train, I tried not to fall asleep as I would be home at about 2 am, but ________enough I fell asleep and ________the stop I wanted to arrive at. A controller advised me to ________ at the next one and wait for the train to my city, which wouldn’t ________ until 4 am. The next station was terrible. It was too ________ for me to wait alone.

One of the ________ got off with me as she lived nearby. She told me she was ________ about my safety and offered to get me into her ________. I was a bit suspicious (怀疑的), but I________ her. I got in and we started ________.

Asked if I had been here, I said I had passed the station many times, but never ________ into the city. “Our Reggia is very famous! Would you like to see it in my car?” she asked. I nodded.

We had a short ________ around the Reggia and it was great. Then at around 4 she drove me to the station. Now I still ________ that woman with deep appreciation. ________ she’s only a stranger, her kindness really moved me.

1．

A．fast

B．slow

C．night

D．morning

2．

A．naturally

B．luckily

C．happily

D．funnily

3．

A．missed

B．forgot

C．dreamed

D．lost

4．

A．come in

B．get off

C．hold on

D．speak out

5．

A．wait

B．work

C．move

D．arrive

6．

A．small

B．old

C．dangerous

D．noisy

7．

A．co-workers

B．guides

C．controllers

D．passengers

8．

A．angry

B．worried

C．sad

D．curious

9．

A．car

B．room

C．company

D．store

10．

A．praised

B．trusted

C．tested

D．supported

11．

A．planning

B．learning

C．talking

D．thinking

12．

A．looked

B．stepped

C．cycled

D．ran

13．

A．memory

B．walk

C．meeting

D．ride

14．

A．remember

B．admire

C．believe

D．remind

15．

A．Unless

B．If

C．Though

D．Since

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Every year, at the end of October, tens of thousands of people flock to a Buddhist temple in China to see a huge gingko biloba tree (银杏树) drop its foliage (枝叶) and turn 1． temple from green to gold. The Gu Guanyin Buddhist temple, 2． (locate) in the Zhongnan Mountains of China’s Shaanxi Province is home 3． a 1,400-year-old gingko biloba tree. It was planted for the Tang dynasty (618-907) emperor Li Shimin, 4． is one of the 5． (great) rulers in Chine history. It towers superbly over the temple, 6． for a few days every autumn, it rains down a gold carpet of 7． (leaf) that stands out against the muted tones of the season. Because of its 8． (strike) appearance, it has been called the world’s most beautiful gingko biloba tree, and 9． (become) a tourist attraction in its own right.

Due to the increasing 10． (popular) of is ancient gingko biloba tree, the Gu Guanyin Buddhist temple has reportedly increased daily visitor capacity to around 7,200, between 8 in the morning until 5 in the afternoon.

When I was small, my mother and I would walk to our local library in Franklin Square. As we didn’t always have access to a reliable car, walking hand in hand was the most convenient way to get anywhere. It was at story time for children that both my mother and I made lasting friendships.

Today, I am fortunate to live around the corner from the Cold Coast Public Library in Glen Head and a short walk to the Sea Cliff Children’s Library. My 8-month-old son, Colin, and I find ourselves in Sea Cliff several times a week, meeting and making friends. Well, that is what many people don’t understand—a library is more than books; it’s a community.

Sure, the library in Franklin Square was the place where I was introduced to Judy Blume novels. But it was also the place where I got my first email address in 1997. At the library, friends and I learned how to research colleges and search for scholarships on the Internet. The library was the place where we sometimes giggled (咯咯笑) too loudly, and where the librarians knew us by name. Their knowing our names wasn’t a bad thing. When I came home from my first term at Binghamton University, Mary LaRosa, the librarian at the Franklin Square library, offered me my first teaching job.

I now teach reading at Nassau Community College. My students are often amazed that they can check out books via their smartphones and virtually (虚拟地) visit a variety of Long Island libraries. The app used by Nassau and Suffolk county public libraries, as well as the college library, makes their homework easier by helping them find resources. Even though they can’t always easily visit their local libraries, the library is always with them.

1．Why does the author consider herself lucky today?

A．She can walk with her mother hand in hand.

B．She has access to a reliable car now.

C．She can giggle loudly at the library.

D．She lives close to libraries.

2．The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 probably refer to        .

A．socializing in a library

B．reading books in a library

C．visiting a library with family members

D．building parent-child friendship in a library

3．What is the author’s attitude to her students’ way of visiting libraries?

A．Sympathetic.	B．Favorable.
C．Sceptical.	D．Disapproving.

4．The author writes the passage mainly to        .

A．recall the days of childhood in the libraries

B．discuss the differences of the libraries

C．explain the changes of the libraries

D．express her love for libraries

How Smartphone Adds to Your Weight

Using a smartphone at mealtimes can lead to an expanding waistline. Researchers have found that men and women consumed 15% more calories when looking at their phones while eating. 1． The groundbreaking study suggests that staring at a phone screen may distract (分心) dinners from how much food and what they are actually eating.

“It may prevent the correct understanding of the brain over the amount of food ingested,” said researchers who filmed 62 volunteers eating alone.

The volunteers, aged 18 to 28, were divided in to three groups and invited to help themselves to a choice of food — ranging from healthy options to soft drinks and chocolate — until they were satisfied. 2． On average, the volunteers ate 535 calories without the distraction of a smartphone but 591 when using a mobile. Those in the sample who were classed as overweight ate 616 calories while using their phones. When in possession of their mobiles, the volunteers also consumed 10 percent more fatty foods. 3．

“Smartphone use during a meal increased calorie and fat intake,” said Márcio Gilberto Zangeronimoa, a lead author of the study — carried out at the Federal University of Lavras in Brazil and University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands. He added: “Tablets and smartphones have become the main ‘distracters’ during meals, even early in childhood. 4．A distracter prevents the brain correctly understanding the amount of food accepted.”5． A more detailed analysis can be found in the journal.

A．They also eat more fatty food.

B．They also ate more when reading a magazine.

C．Distracted or hurried eating can add to weight gain.

D．The study is published in Physiology And Behavior.

E．It is important to pay attention to how this may impact food intakes.

F．Hunger isn’t the only thing that influences how much we eat during the day.

G．They were recorded eating with no distractions, using a smartphone or reading a magazine.

Stories Behind Famous Company Names

	Inventor Caleb Bradham had originally wanted to be a doctor but started working in a pharmacy when he returned home to North Carolina. In 1893, he made up what he first called “Brad’s Drink,” a mix of water, sugar, caramel, lemon oil, nutmeg, and other flavors. Five years later, he renamed it Pepsi-Cola. He claimed the drink could help with digestion(消化), or dyspepsia, the term from which Bradham adapted the name Pepsi.
	This luxury car maker combined elements from the Ford and Oldsmobile companies when it was started in 1902 and later became known for its innovation and high quality. The company was named after the French explorer Antoine Laumet de la Mothe Cadillac, who founded the city of Detroit in 1701.
	Company co-founder Gordon Bowker has said that while brainstorming names, someone brought out a map that featured the old mining town of Starbo. That may have led him to think of Starbuck, the first mate in Herman Melville’s famous novel, Moby Dick. Not only the company name but also the origin of its logo has aroused great curiosity.
	The inventor of Rolex, Hans Wilsdorf, was looking to make an elegant, yet precise, wristwatch. He wanted a name that was easy to say, worked in different languages, and looked good on the watches. He settled on Rolex in 1908.

1．Which company name has a close relationship with literature?

A．Pepsi	B．Cadillac
C．Starbucks	D．Rolex

2．Which of the following statements is True?

A．Caleb Bradham aimed to cure dyspepsia with Pepsi.

B．Hans Wilsdorf intended Rolex to be universally accepted.

C．Cadillac was named after the founding father of the company.

D．Starbucks was used due to the co-founder’s love for his hometown.

3．From the passage, we can learn that        .

A．a famous company name is easy to spell

B．a special story can make a company famous

C．a company name usually has a special meaning in it

D．a company name is related to the founder’s profession

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Frederick Law Olmsted was born on April 26, 1822, and grew to become nineteenth-century America's number one landscape architect. To create the new park, partners and Olmsted removed nearly 5 million cubic yards of dirt, 1． (blow) up rock with 260 tons of gunpowder, and planted 270,000 trees and shrubs.2． (work) well into his seventies, Olmsted designed more parks and even an entire Chicago suburb, Riverside. Despite the bad eyesight, Olmsted led 3． (he) to create such beautiful places.