14．由于汽车数量的快速增加，你可能在世界的任何地方被堵．
With cars increasing rapidly，you canget/bestuck/caught/trappedinany place in the world．

13．Despite his lack of experience，he got the job．

12．It‘s a bush school----the classrooms are made of bamboo and theroofs（屋顶） are made of grass．

11．Besides，as far as he wasconcerned（就…而言），what other people thought was not the most important thing．

10．What's your opinion on spicy food？Some people cannot handle even the smallest amount of chili（辣椒） in their dinner while others can't get enough of it．
Scientists have long been puzzled by why some people love chili and others loathe it．Plenty of research has been done on the subject，dating as far back as the 1970s．Previous results showed that a love of chili is related to childhood experiences，and cultural influences affect our taste buds，too．But the latest study has found that a person's love of spicy food may be linked to his or her personality more than anything else，CBC News reported．
"We have always assumed that liking drives intake---we eat what we like and we like what we eat．But no one h as actually directly bothered to connect these personality traits with intake of chili peppers，"said Professor John Hayes from Pennsylvania State University，who led the study．
But before you look at the study，you should first know that"spicy"is not a taste，unlike sour，sweet，bitter and salty．It is，in fact，a burning sensation that you feel on the surface of your tongue．This got scientists thinking that maybe a love of spicy food is brought about by people's longing for thrill，something they usually get from watching action movies or riding a roller coaster．
In the study，97 participants，both male and female，were asked to fill out questionnaires about certain traits of their personality，for example．Whether they like new experiences or tend to avoid risks．They were then given cu ps of water with capsaicin（辣椒素），the plant chemical that makes chili burn，mixed into them．
By comparing the answers to questionnaires and what participants said they felt about the spicy water．Researchers found that those who most tended to enjoy action movies or take risks were about six times more likely to enjoy the spicy water．
Interestingly，we used to believe that the reason some people can withstand spicy food is that their tongue have become less sensitive to it．However，this latest study has found otherwise．It's not that it doesn't burn as badly，it's that you actually learn to like the burn，"Hayes explained．
25．What's the meaning of the underlined word"loathe"in the second paragraph？A
A．dislike                              B．fear
C．put up with                          D．adapt to
26．What did Professor John Hayes and his team discover from their study？C
A．what we eat actually helps to develop our personalities．
B．Males are more likely to enjoy spicy food than females．
C．Those trying to avoid risks tend to be less interested in spicy food．
D．People are wrong to treat spicy as a kind of taste rather than a feeling．
27．Why do some people like spicy food according to the recent study？B
A．Because their taste buds have become less sensitive．
B．Because they love the burning sensation．
C．Because they want to challenge themselves．
D．Because the more they try spicy food，the less it burns．
28．What's the main idea of the passage？B
A．What he or she likes to eat mainly decides on his or her personality．
B．That a person enjoys sp icy food depends largely on the personality．
C．His or her childhood experiences decide on his or her personality．
D．His or her cultural background decides on his or her personality．

9．假如你是李华，你参加高校招生英语面试，请根据以下提示用英语自我介绍：
1．性格特点；  2．兴趣爱好；   3．擅长科目；   4．未来专业意向．
注意：1．词数80左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数．
Good morning!I'm Li Hua from Hongxing Middle School．
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That's all!Thank you!

8．How to find time for yourself
Do you ever find yourself longing for some time for yourself？Many of us are so busy with work，school，and home life that often there is no time left over to do something that you enjoy．What follows are some ways to carve out that essential time you need to slow down，enjoy life．
（31）BThis is a great one because you're accomplishing many things at once．You're getting exercise，you have time to think or enjoy music，and you're helping to save the environment．Arrive early．（32）FThen use this time for yourself：reading，writing，relaxation，thinking，whatever．
Buy tickets in advance．Sports，theatre，concerts，or any other event you would enjoy．Schedule the plans with a friend later．（33）G
Evenings with yourself．（34）DIf others ask you to do things those nights，just tell them you have plans．Use the time for gardening，reading，exercise，or doing nothing!
（35）AWhat are you interested in？Strike while the iron is hot．Look up a club in your area today and join!If you can't find a club，consider starting one yourself!

A．Join a group．
B．Walk to work．
C．Take an education class．
D．Try to save certain weeknights just for you．
E．If you want more time for yourself，you can get it．
F．Any appointment that you have，plan to arrive 15-30minutes early．
G．Having the tickets already in your hand will force you to make it happen!

7．假设你是李华，正在带领来自英国某中学的交换生参观你校的图书馆．请你根据以下要点，用英语为他们做一个简短的介绍：
1．图书馆的环境：前有花园，后有教学楼，内有各种书籍、报刊杂志等；
2．借阅规定：一次至多借5本，保留10天；
3．开放时间：周二到周日8：30------21：30，周一闭馆．
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头已给出，不计入总词数；
4．文中不得出现你学校的名称．
Boys and girls，may I have your attention，please？
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6．（46）AOutdoor activities for kids are fun and a learning experience for them as well as their parents．Kids are like pots of wet clay，whatever you teach them they will learn very quickly．So instead of giving them expensive video games，why not teach them and take part with them in some outdoor activities for kids．（47）GIt's in this age that you should introduce some fun creative activities that help them in the long run．Every fourth kid in America suffers from obesity，being obese invites a lot of health problems．Outdoor activities for kids prove to be a fun and splendid exercise that kids would love．
（48）DIn ancient times kids used to play outside and come home only at nights like cats．To get rid of the dullness，they played every game they ever saw or heard．These games were beneficial for their mind and body as they improved their creativity and gave them a healthy workout．
Water Balloons is one of the best outdoor games for children to play．To play this game you need a lot of balloons，two tubs and three or four water guns．Divide the kids in two equal groups and fill the balloons in water．（49）CYou have to throw it at your team member and he/she has to catch it and place it in a tub．
Pack your bags and head to the woods，camping can be a great way to spend some quality time with family and also see kids learn a lot of important things．（50）FThey get to learn many things and also see the beauty of nature closely．
A．Outdoor activities for kids．
B．Don't get too far from your sight．
C．You can play passing the balloons with your team member．
D．Sunny days are perfect for some outdoor activities for kids．
E．Teach them how to organize a tent，lay beds an d carry wood．
F．Camping is a getaway chance for your kids from their normal life．
G．Children in their growing stage have very sharp and focused minds．

5．The Future of Technology
William，a businessman，arrives in a foreign airport．He doesn't show his passport．Instead，a machine in the wall reads the computer chip（芯片）in his arm．Th is contains information about him：his name，age，and I．D number．He exits the airport，and a car door opens when it"sees"him．The car takes him to his hotel．His room"knows"he has entered the building and it"reads"his body．He is cold，so the room becomes warmer．William then watches a business presentation on a video wall．When he takes a bath，the presentation"follows him and continues on the bathroom wall．Finally，the room plays music to help him sleep．It turns off the m usic when it"sees"him sleeping．
William doesn't exist，and none of this is real．But it might be soon．"In five to ten years，computing and communications are going to be free and everywhere，in your walls，in your car，on your body，'says Victor Zue，leader of Project Oxygen．
Project Oxygen has one big idea：to create better relationships between machines and people．The dream is that computer will learn to understand what people want．
So，what changes will there be at work？Firstly，the building will know where everyone is，all the time．You want to talk to someone？Type the person's name on the nearest computer．It will show you a map of the building and exactly where this person is．You then call this person，who picks up the nearest telephone，also shown on the computer．If he or she is busy with a client（客户）or in a meeting，the computer will tell you．
     Is all this really possible？Visit the Siebel Center，Illinois and see for yourself：computers in the doors and walls，cameras everywhere，the technology of the future，but here today．
40．William doesn't'show his passport becauseC．
A．he is not required to show his passport
B．he doesn't need a passport in that airport
C．his information can be read by a machine
D．only a man from foreign country needs to show his passport
41．The computer chip in William's arm contains his information exceptD．
A．his name             B．his age
C．his I．D．number        D．his job
42．The dream of Project Oxygen is that computers willC
A．show you where the person is you are calling
B．let you pick up the nearest telephone
C．learn to understand what people want
D．show you a map of every building
43．In the Siebel Center，Illinois，B．
A．computers are everywhere
B．the technology of the future is there today
C．there are cameras in the doors and walls
D．the future technology will be there in 5-10 years．