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。

In 2014 I was 22 years old and had just come back to Brazil after 14 months in England, holding my Cambridge Proficiency certificate. After nervously a short training course, I began to give class to my 12 students, all of them older than I was. I .hard to remain calm in class and they wouldn't find out how unconfident I felt a lot of the time. I was quite , actually, until the end of and the night of the final oral test.

The test was going to start at 7 pm, and at 6:50, I myself in the teachers' bathroom to all the test questions again. I really wanted to learn the by heart so no one would think I was an inexperienced tester. The is, I actually locked myself in the bathroom. I couldn't get out! The bell rang at 7 pm and I could hear the noise in the halls the students went to their rooms. I tried hard to the bathroom door, but failed.

I heard the cleaning lady's voice and asked for help as as I could. However, she wasn't exactly a thoughtful person, and started ;"Diana's locked in the bathroom!"Shame had fallen upon me! the course director, the secretary and some teachers were outside the bathroom trying to get me out, and, ,my students gathered outside too, happily saying things like "Aren't we !No test today !” All I could do was , feeling miserable and utterly stupid. The door finally opened, and my entire was waiting for me outside, naughty smiles on their faces." ! Teacher.” they said," we know you are human too!"

They all passed their test. True to the Brazilian style, we all went out for a beer afterward, and laughed the whole thing off.

1.A. holding B. taking C. getting D. giving

2.A. performed B. learned C. worked D. tried

3.A. thought B. hoped C. guessed D. realized

4.A. successful B. fortunate C. happy D. satisfied

5.A. the class B. the course C. the day D. the year

6.A. tidied B. washed C. locked D. reminded

7.A. rewrite B. answer C. go over D. put forward

8.A. questions B. instructions C. answers D. steps

9.A. situation B. condition C. trick D. problem

10.A. probably B. simply C. sadly D. nearly

11.A. As B. before C. after D. until

12.A. knock B. kick C. open D. push

13.A. quietly B. hurriedly C. excitedly D. crazily

14.A. scolding B. running C. laughing D. shouting

15.A. At first B. Soon enough C. In the end D. Right now

16.A. to my amazement B. to my delight C. to my surprise D. to my horror

17.A. lucky B. comfortable C. anxious D. regretful

18.A. watch B. smile C. wait D. worry

19.A. class B. staff C. group D. school

20.A. Sorry B. Congratulations C. Don't be angry D. Don't worry

注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

I had been sitting by myself in my usual compartment for at least ten minutes, waiting for the train 1. (start). Suddenly I heard someone shouting on the platform outside. A young girl was running towards the train. The man on duty put out his hand to stop her but she ran past2. and opened the door of my compartment. Then the whistle 3. (blow) and the train started. “I nearly missed it, didn’t I?” the girl said. “How long does it4.to get to London?” “It depends on the engine driver” I said. “Some days it’s much slower than others.” “I’ll have to have my watch 5.(mend), so as not to be late again tomorrow,” she said.

“It’s my first day at work with a new firm today and they told me that the man I’m going to work for is very strict. I haven’t met him yet so I don’t know what he is like,6. he sounds a bit 7.(frighten).”

She talked about her new job 8. the way to London and before long, I realized that she was going to work for my firm. My secretary had just left so I must be her new boss. It was only fair to tell her. “Oh, dear,” she said. “9. a terrible mistake! I wish I had known”. “Never mind,” I said. “At least you’ll know when your train’s late, 10. (I) will be, too.”

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处错误，每句中最多有两处，每处仅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 (^)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除: 把多余的词用斜线 (\) 划掉。

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。

Someone asks me what on the earth happiness means? I can’t give you the exactly definition of it, but I’m sure if you love and help others, you’ll get it.

I’ll never forget an old lady. She lives a small house alone. It’s said that her husband and her son were died in a traffic accident. How bitter her life is! But the old lady often helped others with a smile. Wherever it snows, she is always the first to clean the paths. She looks after several children living nearby. I am one of those. I often remember the stories she told about us and her kind smile. Perhaps she is lucky, but I think she is a happy person. Her life full of laughter and love.

请根据下列表格中所提供的材料，结合你的生活经历，展开想象，以学生的身份用英语写一篇短文。注意：1.不要逐句翻译；2.词数100左右,开头已写好，不计入总词数。

We all have some keys in life, some visible and others invisible

I remember my' mother as a strong woman. She came to America when she was 12-old enough to remember her language, she achieved scores and grades high enough to be admitted to Duke University. With a degree in computer science, she finally became the manager of a company in New York. My mother could give fluent speeches, say "wolves" correctly.

It was my mother who always stressed the importance of language. From the time l was born,1 was read to. 1 would fall asleep to the sounds of my parents' voices, whether it was my dad's softly accented, or my mother's clear English. The flow of language was unbroken, and whether in Chinese or English , the stream of communication flowed through our house.

One October morning in sixth grade, after my mother had left to catch the train to the city ,I left the house for the bus stop. 1 was surprised when I saw our car, the door hanging open. As I drew closer ,I saw my mother lying on the ground.

In the hospital, it was hard to believe that the lady who lay before me was my mom. My mother could not remember my name. As the leaves changed colors, it became clear that the stroke had created a wall between my mother's mind and mouth: her mind was not any less clear, but the words she spoke were not what she meant.

The battle my mother faced taught me the importance of language. Without it, identity does not exist; relationships cannot be formed; stories cannot be told; directions cannot be given, and knowing any-thing about anyone is impossible. Without language, communication cannot take place. Without language, one cannot express the beauty of a sunset or the kindness of a stranger. The world would pass us by in silence.

1.From the second paragraph, we can know____.

A. the author was taught to read since she was born

B. the author's father spoke English poorly

C. the author couldn't fall asleep without being read to

D. the author's parents taught her language by talking a lot

2.According to the last two paragraphs, the author's mom was unable to

A. think clearly

B. express herself well

C. speak

D. open her mouth

3.This passage is mainly about ______.

A. a strong mother

B. the importance of language

C. a family disaster

D. the significance of teaching language

DELAYED BAGGAGE REPORT

UNITED PRINTED AT ALBANY N.Y. AIRPORT ON

JULY 10 2014 11:15 A. M.

Dear Valued Customers,

We regret that your baggage was not available to claim after your recent flight. Everything possible will be done to locate your property and return it to you promptly. For information regarding your delayed baggage, contact the United Airlines Baggage Resolution Center at its 24 hours seven days a week.

Number:

1 - 800 - 335 - BAGS (2247) ( US - Toll Free)

281 - 821 - 3536 (Local Houston Number)

Or visit site, http://www. united, corn/for/bagtracing

As soon as you file your Delayed Baggage Report, United Airlines will begin to trace for your baggage system. Our Baggage Resolution staff will make every effort to call you once a day to keep you updated on our progress. Please refer to the File Reference Number on this receipt when corresponding or calling so that we can quickly access your records.

Keep this receipt with your claim check and E - Ticket receipt until your baggage is returned to you.

In most circumstances, United Airlines will deliver your baggage when it is located. Delivery times vary depending on location.

If your baggage has not been returned to you with the initial five - day tracing period, please down load a claim form at http://www. united, corn/web/en - US/content/travel/baggage/delayed. Return it to us with the required documentation included.

DELAYED BAGGAGE REPORT

FILE REFERENCE:ALBUA25876

1.Where does the report most probably come from?

A. Suitcase Tracing Website.

B. Delivery Center of United Airlines.

C. Baggage Resolution Center.

D. Information Center of the Airport.

2.To make the customer informed of the process, the staff at the Baggage Resolution will

A. file the customers Delayed Baggage Report

B. contact the customer on the telephone once a day

C. update the process information online every day

D, access the customer' s records quickly

3.What can we learn about John Jackson from the report?

A. He must have filed his Delayed Baggage Report already.

B. He couldn't deal with his delayed baggage on line until July 17, 2014.

C. He should call 802 - 247 - 9999 for the information about his delayed baggage.

D. He may not know anything about his delayed baggage during the first five days.

4.The main purpose of the passage is _______.

A. to tell passengers the news that their baggage was delayed

B. to provide information about the location of the delayed baggage

C. to inform the passengers of the time when the delayed baggage can be delivered

D. to instruct how to get back the delayed baggage

Two of the hardest things to accomplish in this world are to acquire wealth by honest effort and, having gained it, to learn how to use it properly. Recently I walked into the locker room of a rather well known golf club after finishing a round. It was in the late afternoon and most of the members had left for their homes. But a half - dozen or so men past middle age were still seated at tables talking aimlessly and drinking more than was good for them. These same men can be found there day after day, and, strangely enough, each one of these men had been a man of affairs and wealth, successful in business and respected in the community If material prosperity were the chief necessity for happiness, then each one should have been happy. Yet, it seemed to me, something very important was missing, else-there would not have been the constant effort to escape the realities of 'life through scotch and soda. They knew, each one of them, that their productivity had ceased(停止). When a fruit tree ceases to bear its fruit, it is dying. And it is even so with man.

What is the answer to a long and happy existence in this world of ours? I think I found it long ago in a passage from the book of Genesis which caught my eye while I was looking through my Bible. The words were few, but they became memorably impressed on my mind. " In the sweat. of the face shall you eat the bread. "

To me, that has been a challenge from my earliest recollections ( memories). In fact, the battle of life, of existence, is a challenge to everyone. The immortal words of St. Paul, too, have been and always will be a great inspiration to me. At the end of the road I want to be able to feel that I have fought a good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith.

1.Which of the following is indicated in the first paragraph?

A. Wealth results from honest effort.

B. The men seated at tables in the locker room are lost in the significance of life.

C. For some people, no way can be found to escape the realities of life other than scotch and soda.

D. The men acquire wealth by planting fruit trees.

2.The underlined sentence "In the sweat of the face shall you eat the bread " means "_

A. Bread tastes delicious when sweat pours off your face

B. No pains, no gains

C. Failure is the mother of success

D. Bread comes from the sweat on your face

3.We learn from the passage that the author_______ .

A. was a wealthy person in the community

B. held a positive attitude towards an active life

C. was fond of associating with celebrities (名人)

D. kept a secret of the reason why he was so impressed

4.What is implied in the passage by the writer?

A. To use wealth properly, eat, drink and be merry.

B. Where there is a will, there is a way.

C. As life is but like a dream, a man is like a fruit tree.

D. If you cease to struggle, you cease to live.

We know the famous ones-the Thomas Edisons and the Alexander Graham Bells -but what about the less famous inventors? What about the people who invented the traffic light and the windshield wiper (雨刮器) ? Shouldn' t we know who they are?

Joan Mclean thinks so. In fact, Mclean, a professor of physics at Mountain University in Range, feels so strongly about this matter that she' s developed a course on the topic. In addition to learning "who" invented "what" , however, Mclean also likes her students to learn the answers to the "why" and "how" questions. According to Mclean, "When students learn the answers to these questions, they are better prepared to recognize opportunities for inventing and more motivated to give inventing a try. "

Her students agree. One young man with a patent for an unbreakable umbrella is walking proof of McLean's statement. "If I had not heard the story of the windshield wiper' s invention," said Tommy Lee, a senior physics major. "I never would have dreamed of tuming my bad experience during a rain storm into something so constructive. " Lee is currently negotiating to sell his patent to an umbrella producer.

So, just what is the story behind the windshield wiper? Well, Mary Anderson came up with the idea in 1902 after a visit to New York City. The day was cold and stormy, but Anderson still wanted to see the sights, so she jumped aboard a streetcar. Noticing that the driver was struggling to see through the snow b covering the windshield, she found herself wondering why there couldn' t be a built - in device for cleaning the window. Still wondering about this when she returned home to Birmingham, Alabama, Anderson started drafting out solutions. One of her ideas, a lever (操作杆) on the inside of a vehicle that would control an arm on the outside, became the first windshield wiper.

Today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations. It' s hard to imagine driving without Garrett A. Morgan' s traffic light. It' s equally impossible to picture a world without Katherine J. Blodgett' s innovation that makes glass invisible. Can you picture life without clear windows and eyeglasses?

1.By mentioning "traffic light" and "windshield wiper" , the author indicates that countless inventions are_______.

A. beneficial, because their inventors are famous

B. beneficial, though their inventors are less famous

C. not useful, because their inventors are less famous

D. not useful, though their inventors are famous

2.Professor Joan McLean' s course aims to _____.

A. add color and variety to students' campus life

B. inform students of the windshield wiper' s invention

C. carry out the requirements by Mountain University

D. prepare students to try their own invention

3.Tommy Lee' s invention of the unbreakable umbrella was _

A. not eventually accepted by the umbrella producer

B .inspired by the story behind the windshield wiper

C. due to his dream of being caught in a rainstorm

D. not related to Professor Joan McLean' s lectures

4.Which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage?

A. How to Help Students to Sell Their Inventions to Producers?

B. How to Design a Built -in Device for Cleaning the Window?

C. Shouldn't We Know Who Invented the Windshield Wiper?

D. Shouldn' t We Develop Invention Courses in Universities?

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Stay on the brighter side of life

One very important component of optimism is gratitude or feeling grateful. In fact, there is a strong connection between a grateful attitude and a heightened sense of well - being. Appreciate all the positives in your life by starting a gratitude journal in order to remember what you' re grateful for.1.

Feeling down? Instead of feeling sorry for yourself waiting for the universe to throw you a bone , try acting like you' re happy-even if you aren't. A sincere smile and a forced smile will cause the same chemical reactions in your brain, so you can actually f'ool your mind into feeling better by making it react chemically as if things were going well. 2.Reassure yourself that everything is good- even if you don't feel it。

“ 3.If you're stuck in traffic, then everything else must be going horribly, too," says Anne

Parker, a wellness counselor. By blowing negative events out of proportion, you' re setting yourself up for feeling down all day. Instead, acknowledge that you're stuck in traffic, but also bring to mind something good, like the beautiful scenery outside the window. That way, you'll get in the habit of forbidding negative circumstances from blanketing your whole day.

Swearing to lose 20 pounds or to run a marathon seems like goals leading to happiness, but they take time to achieve. 4.You may even end up admitting that you have been defeated. However, if you focus on the small milestones that occur along the way, you will feel positive about your progress, which will give you the strength to keep going.

5. Try making someone else's day better .A report by United Healthcare and Volunteer Match found that volunteers are 72% more likely to characterize themselves as optimistic compared with non volunteers. Plus, 89% of volunteers say that volunteering has improved their sense of well - being, and 92% say that it enriches their sense of purpose in life.

A. Try to help someone in need.

B. Want to give your attitude a lift?

C. People tend to think in an either - or way.

D. Act in an optimistic way-smile, laugh, tell a joke.

E. You'll fail to appreciate more important things in your life.

F. By focusing on not having accomplished them yet, you will start to feel down on yourself.

G. By remembering the pleasant things in your life, you can actually turn a negative attitude around.

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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Face adversity（逆境）with a smile

I told my friend Graham that I often cycle the two miles from my house to the town centre but unfortunately there is a big hill on the route. He replied, "You mean .”He explained that I should be glad of the exercise that the hill provided.

My to the hill has now changed .I used to as I approached it but now I tell myself the following. This hill will exercise my heart and lungs. It will help me to and get fit. It will mean that I live longer. This hill is my friend.__ ,I have a smile of as I reach the top of the hill.

Problems are there to be faced and .We cannot achieve anything with a/an .life. Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person t0 an University degree. She wrote,。‘Character cannot be in ease and quiet. Only through 0f trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved."

One of the main 0f success in life is our attitude towards adversity. At times we all face hardships, problems, accidents and difficulties. we cannot choose the adversity, we can choose our attitude towards it．

Douglas Bader was 21 when in 1931 he had both legs amputated（截肢）following a flying accident. He was to fly again and went on to become one of the leading flying aces（擅长的人）．He was a/an to others during the war. He said ,“Don't listen to anyone who tells you that you can't d(, this or that. That's nonsense. your mind, and you'll never crutches(拐杖)or a stick, then have a go at everything. Go to school, join in all the games you can. G0 _you want to. But never, never let them you that things are too difficult or impossible.’’

1.A.slowly B. fortunately C .carefully D .quickly

2.A.abundant B. proper C .extra D. necessary

3.A.attitude B. access C. entrance D. affection

4.A.climb B. confuse C. comment D .complain

5.A.put on weigh B. gain weight C. lose weight D .take my weight

6.A.Gradually B.Finally C. Rarely D. Approximately

7.A.satisfaction B. devotion C. decoration D. caution

8.A.understood B. clarified C. defeated D. overcome

9.A.tough B. difficult C. easy D. reasonable

10.A.gain B. accept C. accomplish D. admire

11.A.founded B.produced C. constructed D. developed

12.A.happiness B.experiences C. difficulties D .pressures

13.A.emphasis B. conflicts C. factors D. powers

14.A.While B. As C .Because D .If

15.A.devoted B .determined C. commanded D .forced

16.A.appreciation B.qualification C .inspiration D. destination

17.A.Open up B. Make up C. Come to D. Come into

18.A.reject B. deliver C .abandon D. use

19.A.anywhere B. everywhere C .nowhere D. somewhere

20.A.advise B. attempt C. request D. persuade