书面表达（满分20分）

假如你是李华，你的美国朋友Tom来信询问最近中国各地，尤其是北京，雾霾天气严重的情况。请你给Tom写封邮件。内容包括：

1. 对雾霾天气的情况描述

2. 雾霾对健康，生活及交通等的影响

3. 你的看法或建议

要求：100字左右（已给出部分不计入字数）

雾霾天气: the hazy weather

Dear Tom,

I’ve received your letter and thanks for your concern. __________________

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Best wishes

Yours，

LiHua

Dear Miss Manners，

Friends of mine lost their home in a house fire．It was terrible．Another friend set up a "go fund me" type page for friends and funnily to donate and help the couple．Many friends, including me, helped with money, meals, lamprey and their dog while 'they were getting back on their feet．

Last week, they sent thank-you notes．My roommate received one addressed to her and I did not The notes were not in modularized; it was a printed one-size-fits-all message．My roommate realized I didn't receive a thank you, so she sent a private message to the couple just letting them know I had been left out．I didn't know she had done this until later．

The next day, I got a text message apologizing and saying that I had been left out because their friend who addressed the notes must have missed me!（Miss Manners, they didn't even address the notes themselves!）It was accompanied by a picture of the thank-you note, which was texted to me with- the message, "Here is a thank you just for you. "

I was a little annoyed．I helped them in their fume of need and didn't get a second thought．I have not responded to her text message．Is it fair of me to consider this friendship over? Should I tell her that I am upset, or should I accept that this rude thank you was better than nothing?

1.For what purpose did Mary write the letter?

A．To start a public donation for the unlucky couple．

B．To teach us how to see the true colors of friendship．

C．To tell us to loam a lesson from her story

D．To ask for advice on how to deal with her annoyance．

2.From the letter we can infer that ．

A．the couple lost their car in the fire so they had to go everywhere on foot．

B．so far Mary hasn't received a thank-you-note addressed to her．

C．Mary's roommate sent the couple a message to blame their carelessness．

D．the couple left Mary out by accident when they wrote the thank you notes．

3.What does Mary think of the couple she helped?

A．careless B．considerate

C．unbelievable D．unreliable

4.The letter is most likely taken from .

A．a diary B．a brochure

C．a newspaper D．a report

While every dog owner knows their dogs can read their moods perfectly, scientists have always been a piffle doubtful．Now thanks to some researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna, Austria; we finally have some convincing evidence．

For their study, biologist Corson Miller and his team exposés eleven selected dogs to digital images of women that were either angry or happy．Half the dogs were rewired for touching the screen when shove a happy face, while the other half gilt their treat for selecting those that appeared angry．

Interestingly, the dogs were not provided with the entire face．Some dogs were show Ti only upper halves while the others observed lower halves．That's because the scientists believe humans show their eruptions on their equities face．

After some training ill．e how to recognize small differences like the wrinkles between the eyes or the changes in their shape that accompany the happy or angry expressions, the dogs were mostly able to identify the correct expression not only on a familiar face but on a strange face, the researchers concluded the dogs were smart-enough to read human emotions．

They also found those being trained to read angry expressions took a longer time to learn．They guess it may be because dogs find angry faces disgusting, causing them to withdraw quickly．However, once the smart dogs realized they were getting rewired, the trepidation seem end to disappear．In fact, the dogs had such a good time playing the computer "game" That scientists had a hard time keeping them away from the touch screens after the study was completed．

The researchers also noticed only dogs with a male owner had a harder time understanding the expressions correctly．Since the touches careen models were all females, this confirmed what has been observed in previous studies-dogs are more efficient at reading facial expressions of people that are the serene gender as their owner．

1.How did the scientists conduct the experiment?

A．By leaving dogs to women who are either happy or angry．

B．By mixing the selected dogs together．

C．By rewarding only half of the dogs touching the screen．

D．By showing digital pictures of women's happy or angry faces．

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．The dogs were not all provided with the entire face,

B．According to their size, the dogs were given either upper or lower halves．

C．The dogs could read even small changes that accountancy facial expressions after some training．

D．The dogs couldn't read strangers facial emotions．

3.The underlined word "trepidation" in Paragraph 5 probably means .

A．horror B．curiosity

C．excitement D．doubt

4.How might the results change if the dogs with female owners are shown pictures of male faces?

A．They could only tell commotions on partial faces rather than on entire face's．

B．They found it hard to tell the moods on the faces of a different gender．

C．They found it easy to tell the emotions on the entire -face．

D．They would be scared away at the sight of the pictures．

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3.We can know that .

A．the house in UNO campus has a swimming pool

B．the rent is $ 998 if a student rents two rooms in UNO campus

C．the person will enjoy free electric if she lives with Ashley

D．one who likes surfing the Internet should rent the room in Slidell

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能琐入空臼赃的鼓缝选项。遗项中肖两项为多余选项。

A．Moment's goal is to promote balance in your life．

B．You get excited if you receive a text message or an e-mail from a friend

C．This is leading to a sort of decision slowdown and it is creating more stress in the workplace．

D．The negative impact of “always on" culture is that your mind is never resting．

E．Physical and mental health therefore can suffer．

F．Mobile phone companies argue that mobile connectivity is beneficial．

G．You are nervous if your phone is getting low on power

第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第二节（共10小题；每小题1-5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内客（不超过3个单词）或括号内的单词的正确形式。

I have a daughter who just entered the 7th grade, which is known in our area 1. one of the most awkward and socially difficult years for girls．

I did not want my daughter to be someone who did things just to be popular2. a person confident in her own shoes and following her own likes．

I have done activities for Awkward Years Project-for 3. website; Many women write a bit about themselves during the 4.（embarrass） part of their lives - how their-life was arid how it's used out, always a positive inspiration．My daughter and her friends love checking the website and discuss5.（happy）how they recognize the women who have shared．6. shared about the end of the 5th grade when my mother convinced me to cut my hair short …Oh, it tumid out terribly awful just before I started middle school! I7.（run） away at a few teases．

But many years later, I realized that it made me8. （draw）to people who became my friends because of who I was and not9. I looked like and them toward me, for the same reason!

I also became a mom who respected her daughter's likes and graded her towards 10.（decide） but never forced them on her, especially ones that had no effect on the type of person she would be．

第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（八），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（、）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出改正后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词：

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）．不计分。

I still remember why I became a good table tennis player．The first day I went to high school, I saw some of my classmates played table tennis．Amazed at how skillful they were, I wanted to play just as good．．Later on, I often watch them carefully to loam their techniques．Then I kept practicing hardly until I became too confident enough to challenge the good players．At the end of term, I became one of the best players in my class．I am really proud for the experience．It helps me realize that I can fulfill our potential but achieve our goals through hard work．

B

Well, parents, surprise! Lots of us are using Twitter and Facebook to thumb rides, and not just to school. It’s awkward to be refused when you call a friend and ask for a ride. But with Twitter, you just look for other people heading the same way.

It may sound risky, so many teens stay within their own social circles to find rides, and don’t branch out beyond friends when asking on Twitter just like me, but to some young people, especially those taking longer trips, stranger danger is less of a concern.

“I think the digital connection of young people is really key, because younger generations grew up sharing things on line, sharing files, photos, music, etc, so they’ve been very used to sharing,” said Juliet Schor, a sociology professor at Boston College.

The sharing economy got big during the recession (经济衰退), allowing people to access more goods, services using technology and even to share costs. And that technology, for me, is what the car was for my mom, a gateway to more freedom, like what my friend Earl says, “The symbol of freedom isn’t the car any more because there’s technology out there connecting you to a car.”

According to the researchers at the University of Michigan, 30 years ago, eight in ten American 18-year-olds had a driver’s license compared to six in ten today. So it’s not that surprising that on my 16th birthday I wasn’t rushing to get a license but an iPhone.

“Driving, for young people, does mean they have to disconnect from their technology, and that’s a negative. So if they could sit in the passage side and still be connected, that’s going to be a plus.” Schor continued. www..com

To me, another plus is that ridesharing represents something, something much bigger than trying to save money. I see it as evidence that people still depend on each other. My generation shares their cars and apartments the way neighbors used to share cups of sugar. For the system to work, some of us still need our own cars. But until I get my own version of the silver Super Beetle, you can find me on Twitter.

1.The American teens like the author, prefer to possess an iPhone as a birthday gift because _______.

A. it is most fashionable and cool

B. they are bored with driving cars

C. they are fond of being connected

D. it is much cheaper than a car

2.We can learn from the text that _______.

A. Twitter is a website for teens to make friends and achieve goals

B. ridesharing can be seen as a sign that people still count on each other

C. driving cars for teens means a plus and connecting with technology

D. having a car and cost-sharing symbolize more freedom for the author’s mother

3.Professor Juliet would agree that _______.

A. young people will sit waiting to be contacted by reading a passage

B. sharing economy is bound to be responsible for the recession

C. young people tend to share a car with strangers by means of Twitter

D. being connected via technology comes first for young people

4.The best title for the passage is probably _______.

A. Twitter, an Awesome Website

B. Cars or iPhone

C. Teens Use Twitter to Thumb Rides

D. Cool Teens on the Go

C

Imagine having an idea, drawing it on paper, bringing it to a store and seeing it turned into a physical object．This is now possible with the help of 3D printers．Such machines were once used just by universities and big companies．But now, stores with 3D printing services are appearing around the United States．

Bryan Jaycox and his wife opened The Build Shop LLC in Los Angeles two years ago．The store is filled with tools like a laser cutter, an industrial sewing machine and 3D printers．Bryan Jaycox requires $ 15 an hour to print an object．He also charges a fee depending on the size of the object and up to $ 50 an hour for design and labor services．

The Jaycoxs also offer 3D printing classes for anyone who is interested．One of the students in a recent class was Ki Chong Tran．He plans to open a 3D printing business in Cambodia．"The demand has been amazing．It's been much more than I would have imagined," said Ki Chong Tran．

"I think 3D printing is going to be huge． It's going to make a huge impact on society as a whole," he added．

Mr Jaycox predicts that within five years, 3D printing technology could become

more consumer friendly．

But Ki Chong Tran says even current technology can make a difference in a developing country like Cambodia．"With 3D printing you can give them tools, and you put it in their hands so they are responsible more for their own development．

They learn skills beyond just learning English and becoming a tour guide or something like that or working at a bank．You can actually create things that give value to the world," said Ki Chong Tran．

He says it's not just Cambodia but anywhere where there is a 3D printer, it can turn a good idea into reality．

1.We learn from Paragraph l that 3D printing_________．

A. is now available to ordinary people

B．first appeared in the United States

C．can turn your every dream into reality

D．is now only used by universities

2.Bryan Jaycox opened The Build Shop LLC to__________．

A．sell 3D printers and different kinds of tools

B．produce all types of printing machines

C．offer 3D printing classes and services

D．design different types of 3D printers

3.In Mr Jaycox's opinion, within five years 3D printing will_________．

A．make it easier to do business

B．be accessible to all consumers

C．change the way of social contact

D．bring about more profits to the sellers

4.How will 3D printing technology benefit developing countries according to the text?

A．It helps the people work efficiently at a bank．

B．It will promote the learning of English

C．It will accelerate the development of tourism．

D．It offers them a new way of development．

D

As thousands of communities in the USA — especially in the South — became booming gateways for immigrant families from Central and South America during the 1990s and the early years of the new century, public schools struggled with the unfamiliar task of serving the large numbers of English learners arriving in their classrooms.

Education programs needed to be built from scratch. “We had no teaching resources suitable for English learners here before. We had to develop them all ourselves,” a Texas principal said. Throughout the country, districts had to train their own teachers to teach English to non-native speakers or recruit (招聘)teachers from elsewhere. School staff members had to figure out how to communicate with parents who spoke no English.

But even as immigration has slowed or stopped in many places, and instructional programs for English-learners have matured, serving immigrant families and their children remains a work in progress in many public schools, especially those in communities that are skeptical, or sometimes unwelcoming, to the newcomers. One of the biggest challenges educators face, is communicating effectively with parents who don’t speak English — an issue that, in part, has contributed to recent complaints of discrimination by Latino students in some cities.

“The parents’ role is very important for the success of these students, but it's also one of the most difficult things we’ve had to tackle(处理),” said Jim D. Rollins, the president of the Springdale school district, where the 19,000-student school system has gone from having no English-learners 15 years ago to more than 7,500 now. “You have to make it a priority and work on it, work on it, and work on it.”

Aside from the practical challenges, such as finding bilingual (会说两种语言的) staff members, guiding districts through such dramatic changes requires school leaders to bridge difficult political and cultural divides. For school leaders in the South, especially in the last few years, this difficult job has been made harder still by the negative attitudes of some locals towards immigrants.

1.According to the passage, what is the problem that public schools are facing?

A. Handling more cases from the immigrant Mexican communities.

B. Offering services to immigrant families in the southern states.

C. Offering enough communicative lessons to immigrant parents.

D. Providing education for non-native English learners.

2.The underlined part “built from scratch” (in Paragraph 2) probably means “________”.

A. completely new

B. painful to make

C. based on past experience

D. constructed gradually

3.What do we know about the immigrant parents?

A. Many of them cannot speak English.

B. Most of them think education is not important.

C. Some of them feel skeptical about the local community.

D. Few of them have attended American schools.