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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

On Saturday morning，a heavy snowfall covered the ground of the nursing home．It was _________ without all the other patients and medical workers．I enjoyed working as the charge nurse on these _________ men．My Big Boys，as I called them，were sitting there _________ watching TV．I loved the _________ these retired men of various occupations told．They also _________the questions I asked them about their _________．My question today was，“Did you like to play in the snow when you were young?”

Their eyes lighted up as they _________ the excitement．

“I haven’t felt snow in many years，”said Stanley from his wheelchair，gazing _________ the large picture window．

“ _________won’t last long．”said another．

Dared I…?But why not? I might get _________ ．but I would not get fired．

So gathered up some huge _________ ．I went out the back door and filled them with snow．I took the first container of snow inside to Stanley．“Do you remember _________ a snowball?”

Stanley smiled，reaching out his_________ hands，took a handful of the snow and began forming a _________ ．

“Who would you like to throw it at···?”I asked．

“Tom!”Stanley shouted _________ as he threw the ball at the man near the door．Then all the men got into the action．

“Better duck!”one shouted．

“Catch this one!”another _________ ．

Laughter filled the whole nursing home．_________ also became a victim and soon found myself fighting，too．

The _________ lasted until the snow began to melt．Their laughter，smiles and energy _________ the whole day．I saw the _________inside these Big Boys．

1.A．worse B．quieter C．simpler D．heavier

2.A．elderly B．serious C．painful D．poor

3.A．peacefully B．proudly C．stably D．eagerly

4.A．ideas B．1ies C．stories D．differences

5.A．argued B．missed C．doubted D．enjoyed

6.A．dreams B．ages C．friends D．youths

7.A．accepted B．experienced C．recalled D．recognized

8.A．outside B．inside C．upon D．over

9.A．Frost B．Rain C．Wind D．Snow

10.A．hurt B．scolded C．trapped D．1ost

11.A．stones B．containers C．courage D．strength

12.A．throwing B．taking C．making D．hitting

13.A．flexible B．trembling C．graceful D．free

14.A．ball B．habit C．toy D．team

15.A．naturally B．nervously C．desperately D．excitedly

16.A．tried B．suggested C．challenged D．whispered

17.A．He B．They C．I D．We

18.A．break B．fights C．business D．exercises

19.A．brightened B．started C．happened D．finished

20.A．True Love B．Determined Gentlemen C．Human Curiosity D．Little Boys

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Gregory Kloehn is an artist 1. uses his skills for a really worthy cause—building homes for the homeless．Making use of recycled materials found on the street，he creates small mobile homes，each about the size 2. a sofa．These homes come with pitched roofs to keep out the rain and3. (wheel)at the bottom for mobility．So far，he’s built about 10 shelters through the‘Homeless Homes Project’，and hopes to create 4. (much)in the future．

5. they’re not made of much，the tiny homes are more than enough for someone with no other place 6. (sleep)in．They ale painted in bright colors and have a few odd elements—like washing machine doors for windows and minivan tops for roofs．

“Before，I 7. (be)all about sculpture，but I realized it just sits there，”he said．“And you’re just selling it to rich people．I kind of think if you’re putting so much effort into something more valuable，it would be 8. (good)．”He 9. (write)a book called‘Homeless Architecture at the time，10. (admire)how they were able to recycle all day and make homes out of almost nothing．

书面表达

假定你是李华，你的网友Charlie正在美国的一家孔子学院学习中国文化，他读到“孟母三迁”的图片文字，不太理解“昔孟母，择邻处”故事的内容，请你给他写一封电子邮件，要点如下：

1．简要介绍“孟母三迁”的故事；

2．说明故事的教育意义：

3．欢迎他来中国学习。

注意：1．词数100左右。

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3．开头语已为你写好。

4．参考词汇：孟母三迁：Mencius’Mother Moving three times

Dear Charlie，

I’m glad to hear that you are learning Chinese culture in Confucius Institute．

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Yours，

Li Hua

When in Paris，never miss the Eiffel Tower!

In 1887 when the construction of the Eiffel Tower started，more than 300 celebrities including famous writer Maupassant were against the building of this ugly tower．But two years later，the Eiffel Tower became the most classic architecture in the exhibition that year．And now after over 100 years since its building，the tower can bring more than 1.5 billion euros to Paris annually．Almost every visitor to Paris will come to Eiffel to have a bird’s eye view for the city．Maybe，such an astonishing change is also beyond the expectation of its designer，Gustave Eiffe1．

Below is some information about visiting the Tower.

Address：Champ de Mars，5 av Anatole France，7e

Tel：0892701239

Tickets：To take the lift to the top，the price for adults and children are 15 and 10．50 euros each；to take the lm to the 2nd floor，the price for adults and children are 9 and 4．50 euros each；to take the stairs to the 2nd floor，the price for adults and children are 5 and 3 euros each；and to take the lift to the top from the 2nd floor costs 6 euros．

Opening hours：The Eiffel Tower is open every single day of the year．From 17 June to 28 August，the lifts and stairs open from 9：00 to midnight．During the rest of the year，the lifts open from 9：30-23：00 and the stairs open from 9：30-18：30．

Website：www．tour-eiffel．fr

1.What do we know about the Eiffel Tower?

A．The tower was completed in 1887．

B．The designer was quite sure of its SUCCESS．

C．The tower brings great profits to Paris．

D．Its design was popular from the beginning．

2.To get to the top of the Tower，how much does an adult Pay at least?

A．6 euros． B．9 euros．

C．11 euros． D．15 euros．

3.If you want to overlook Paris at night on October lst，you can______．

A．take lifts to the top

B．take stairs first and then lifts

C．take stairs to the top

D．take lifts first and then stairs

Norm lives in a rural area some distance from the nearest city and a much longer distance from the nearest big hospital so when his wife got cancer several years ago Norm was faced with a four and a half hour drive to where she could be treated．That meant lots of expense for meals，fuel，hotels and so on but in the end the cancer took his wife anyway．

Norm was obviously very stricken by his wife’s passing but he was also very angry because he realized that other people were facing the same sorts of hardships．He wanted to do something but he didn’t want to give money to the charities(慈善机构)that support cancer research because he didn’t know how much of it would actually get to the researchers．What he did was start to hold parties．

About every three weeks on Saturday evenings there is a party in Norm’s garden．Neighbours，friends and relatives come and bring snacks and drinks；many bring instruments，there is music and lancing and at some point during the evening Norm tells about a family he has found who are having difficulties meeting the cost of supporting a cancer patient undergoing treatment far from home．Then a honey-pail is passed around and the money collected，every cent of it，goes directly to that family．

Norm’s passion to help the families of other cancer patients was born out of his grief but Norm’s personal loss has resulted in an act of kindness that honours the memory of the wife he has lost．He makes the world a better place．

1.What do we know about Norm’s wife?

A．She died for lack of money．

B．She worked in a distant hospital．

C．She lost the battle against cancer．

D．She took good care of her family．

2.How does Norm help others?

A．By giving money to charities．

B．By supporting cancer researchers．

C．By telling stories to his friends．

D．By raising money through parties．

3.At Norm’s party，the“honey-pail”is used to contain______．

A．snacks B．drinks C．honey D．money

4.Through what he does，Norm probably wants to____________．

A．remember his wife B．hide his anger

C．regain his personal loss D．change the world

As the 2016 Presidential election is approaching，US high school students have become more interested in the election．They hope to have a say in deciding the next US president．

Wilentz said the country needs change．“Even though I will not be old enough to vote in the next presidential election，my voice matters.” Wilentz said.“Discussions I may have with my peers, debates with teachers and communication with my parents allow me to be heard and give my opinions meaning．”

Jean，a former vote director，said teenagers should be paying attention to the presidential election because many high school students will be of voting age by election time．She said candidates have views and positions on certain topics that may affect teens’lives．

Ohayon is concerned about issues that younger Americans face，such as the cost of college education．Ohayon said，“It is my responsibility to try to persuade my parents and other adults to concern themselves with the issues important to the younger generation while voting．”

Jean said teenagers can also influence the election in other ways by getting involved in campaigns．She suggests that teenagers who actually believe in one of the candidates find the local offices for a campaign and volunteer．Campaign volunteers arrange materials，wave signs and go into neighborhoods to drop off brochures and try to get the word out．

1.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．The USA needs some changes．

B．Teenagers make the final decision．

C．U．S．Presidential election approaches．

D．Teenagers show interest in election．

2.Which of the following opinions will Jean agree with?

A．Teens are old enough to vote．

B．Debates help teens’views heard．

C．Parents should consider kids’views．

D．Candidates’views may affect teens’lives．

3.Which candidate might Ohayon advise his parents to vote for?

A．One against increasing income tax．

B．One for improving campus security．

C．One against lowering university fees．

D．One for lowering unemployment rate．

4.How can teenagers influence the election?

A．By voting for a candidate．

B．By volunteering in campaigns．

C．By fighting for rights to vote．

D．By taking lead in the election．

The Israeli farmers who pioneered the revolutionary technology known as drip irrigation weren’t trying to solve one of the world’s most urgent problems．They were just trying to survive．They lived in the desert，and they didn’t have enough water to grow their crops．

In its simplest form，it was little more than a pipe with holes in it．But behind each hole was a hi-tech dripper that let out just the fight amount of water．Snaked along a row of crops so that the holes were positioned directly above the roots，the pipe could direct each precious drop of water directly to the plants，getting a bigger harvest while using a very small amount of the water．

Over time，the farmers improved upon the technology，perfecting the drippers that regulated the flow of water，and connecting the pipelines to computers that could determine exactly how much water each plant needed and when．

If the global population kept growing，the rest of the world would increasingly resemble their little community in the desert．So they began selling their irrigation systems in other parts of the world，eventually expanding to more than 110 countries．Netafirm，the company says it’s lifting people out of poverty and conserving water at a time when the importance of doing so has never been clearer．

The mass adoption of drip irrigation won’t save the world by itself．To avoid the coming catastrophe，nearly everybody will，in some way，have to do more with less，perhaps through accepting and using other new technologies．Otherwise，it’s going to get ugly．

1.Why is drip irrigation called“the revolutionary technology”?

A．It saves the world all by itself．

B．It is controlled by computers．

C．It makes irrigation more effective．

D．It provides deserts with water．

2.What does“one of the world’s most urgent problems”in Paragraph l refer to?

A．Lacking water． B．Lacking labor．

C．Lacking food． D．Lacking energy．

3.How does the drip irrigation help farmers with crops?

A．By drilling holes on the pipes．

B．By regulating water via drippers.

C．By snaking pipes along the crops．

D．By placing pipes just above roots.

4.Which of the following will be the best slogan for Netafirm to sell the irrigation systems?

A．Less water；More harvest．

B．New technology；New world．

C．More grain；Less starvation．

D．Water saving；World surviving．

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

It’s Nice to be Home

1. I have been fortunate enough to make trips to many countries．They were wonderful adventures filled with new sights and experiences．And my wife and I have another trip in the planning stages．

We're home now and have settled back into our daily routine of life．2. I find that when I am at home，particularly for a while when we have just returned from a trip，I feel very comfortable．Perhaps it is because everything around me is familiar and the daily routine is so much the same I can move through it almost without thinking．3.Perhaps it is because we can have meals at home instead of always being in restaurants，although it's nice to let someone else do the cooking，and because I can sleep in my own bed．There are times I think it would be nice to simply stop travelling and stay home and I'm stile I would be very comfortable if that were to happen． 4.

Yet I guess I am probably a restless soul because I know that after I have been home for a while I will start to think about other places we might go and other things we want to see．We will travel again and we feel fortunate to be able to do so．5. Still，one of the best things about travelling for me is coming home．I'm very comfortable here at home even if it is difficult to say exactly why．

A．I like to travel very much．

B．I enjoy local food while travelling．

C．I like being home，for whatever reason．

D．Perhaps it is because our friends are here．

E．And I enjoy my daily life at home so much．

F．We want to see as much of the world as we can．

G．It’s lucky that my wife and I both love travelling．

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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My 12-year-old daughter，Lauren，came home from school yesterday．She _________ waved her grade book to me．She had been _________ A-1 in most subjects such as mathematics，language arts and science—a great_________! Then she sadly pointed out that her perfect score was damaged by a B-1 in _________ and a C-1 in Playsical Education．

I asked her what the scores_________．She said that the _________ showed the achievement and the number showed the effort．That moment I _________ that the grades were misleading．I reached out my hands and gave her a big _________ and told her in my mind she had a perfect score．It didn’t ________ that her grade in French was a“B”—“l” _________ that she had tried her best．That is something to make any parent proud．

Everybody is_________ ．Everybody has different potential．Not all of us will become scientists or sports _________ ．But without 100％effort no _________ can be achieved．If I see a salesperson fail at sales，the _________thing I want to examine is the effort being put in．If there is a problem with _________，the salesperson has no future．But if I see a salesperson isn’t_________ with l00％effort，he or she is worth my effort in helping．Maybe a bit of training or some_________ from a more successful person will _________．

I know that 100％effort，focus in the right direction，will always bring a _________ whether that is an“A”or a“C”．As long as you make 100％effort，you are_________ ．

1.A．seriously B．patiently C．cautiously D．proudly

2.A．handed B．awarded C．sent D．promised

3.A．favor B．relief C．1esson D．achievement

4.A．Politics B．English C．French D．Science

5.A．needed B．attracted C．affected D．meant

6.A．score B．1etter C．figure D．word

7.A．realized B．checked C．recognized D．remembered

8.A．hug B．shake C．kiss D．smile

9.A．bother B．work C．matter D．suffer

10.A．said B．showed C．warned D．included

11.A．energetic B．independent C．different D．curious

12.A．trainers B．salesmen C．fans D．stars

13.A．safety B．principle C．experience D．potential

14.A．1ast B．first C．best D．1atest

15.A．ambition B．confidence C．effort D．attitude

16.A．cheerful B．careful C．successful D．hopeful

17.A．advice B．money C．expectation D．protection

18.A．help B．decide C．appear D．match

19.A．competition B．result C．task D．choice

20.A．great B．diligent C．famous D．Reliable

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Johann Strauss was born in Vienna in 1825．Although his father did not want him to become a 1. (music)，Strauss Junior studied the violin 2. (secret)as a child．When his father discovered his son practising on a violin one day，he gave him a beating， 3. (say)that he was going to beat the music out of the boy．But that didn’t prevent the boy from becoming one of the 4. (great)composers of all time．

He wrote his first waltz at the age of six．At nineteen，he decided to devote 5. (he)to music．He formed his own orchestra and made a successful tour of Europe and soon became known 6. the Waltz King．The emperor of Austria was so 7. (please)with his music that he appointed him．the conductor at the court balls of Vienna．It Was for these occasions 8. ．He wrote some of his most popular waltzes，among9. was the well-known favourite The Blue Danube．In all，the talented Johann Strauss 10. (write)more than 500 masterpieces．