On your way home, you’d better get the medicine at       chemist’s; take the pill three times a day after        meals.

A、the;the                  B、the,/               C、/,/                   D、/,the

假设你是星光中学的李华，将参加主题为“Let’s Ride Bicycles”的英语演讲比赛。请撰写一份演讲稿，主要内容包括：

1.目前汽车带来的空气污染和交通堵塞等问题。

2.骑自行车的益处，如能环保有利健康等。

参考词汇：低碳生活(low-carbon life)；节能(energy saving)；交通堵塞(traffic jams)

注意：1.词数：120词左右；

2.演讲稿开头和结尾已给出，该部分不计入总词数。

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Good morning, everyone,

I am Li Hua from Xingguang Middle School. The topic of my speech is “Let’s Ride Bicycles”. _____

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Thank you!

阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意问题后的词数要求）。

[1]Are people less or more happy the older they get? If you answered more happy, then you were right, based on a study published two years ago. It found that people generally become happier and experience less worry after age fifty. In fact, it found that by the age of eighty-five, people were happier with their life than they were at eighteen.

[2]The findings came from a survey of more than 340 adults in the United States in 2008. At that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five! Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study. His team found that levels of stress were highest among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five. But stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties.

[3]Happiness was highest among the youngest adults (18-year-olds) and those in their early seventies. But the people least likely to report feeling negative emotions（负面情绪）were those in their seventies and eighties.

[4]The survey also found that           have similar emotional patterns as they grow older. However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men did.

[5]So why would happiness increase with age? One theory is that, as people get older, they become more thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotions. They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences.

[6]Happiness is not the only thing that improves with age. In a study published this year, people in their eighties reported the fewest problems with the quality of their sleep. They felt their sleep quality improved as they got older.

81. For what purpose did Arthur Stone and his team do the survey?

82. According to Paragraphs 2＆3, what’s the biggest difference between l8-year-olds and 23-year-olds?

83. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words. (no more than 4 words)

84. Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?

As people grow older, they get better in some other ways besides being happier.

85. Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 into Chinese.

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或词首字母，写出空缺处各个单词的正确形式。（每空只填一词）

71. Nowadays new technology is being _________（应用于）in almost every industrial process.

72. I’m living in the apartment nearby. Come and see me whenever it is __________（方便的）to you

73. Her father will never __________（赞成）of her marrying such a lazy fellow.

74. It is very foolish of the commander to __________（使暴露）his men to unnecessary risks.

75. I felt __________（内疚的） about not visiting my parents more often.

76. Having read the book, she a __________ a good knowledge of English.

77. More and more people choose to shop in a supermarket as it offers a great v__________ of goods.

78. The rescue work c__________ of three parts, of which saving the people’s lives is the most important one.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

79. The police s__________ him to be the man who had stolen the car.

80. The project failed due to l__________ of money.

Guan Moye, better known as Mo Yan, is a Chinese novelist and short story writer. He has been referred to by Donald Morrison of U.S. news magazine, TIME, as “one of the most famous and widely pirated（盗版）of all Chinese writers”. He is best known to Western readers for Red Sorghum Clan（红高粱家族）, which was later adapted for the film, Red Sorghum. In 2012, Mo was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Mo Yan was born in Gaomi County, Shandong Province. He was 11 years old when the Cultural Revolution started, at which time he left school to work as a farmer. At the age of 18, he began to work at a factory. During this period, his access to literature was largely limited to novels.

At the close of the Cultural Revolution in 1976, Mo joined the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and began writing. During this period, the works of Chinese literature, as well as translations of foreign authors such as William Faulkner, made an impact on his works. In 1984, he received a literary award from the PLA Magazine, and at the same year he began attending the Military Art Academy, where he first used the pen name of Mo Yan. “Mo Yan” means “don’t speak” in Chinese. He explained that the name came from a warning from his father and mother about not saying what he thought when he was outside. It also related to the subject matter of his writings.

Mo’s first novel was Falling Rain on a Spring Night, published in 1981. Several of his novels were translated into English by Howard Goldblatt, professor of East Asian languages and literature, at the University of Notre Dame. He published his first novella（中篇小说）, A Transparent Radish, in 1984, and released Red Sorghum Clan in 1986, making him a nationally recognized novelist. Five years later, he obtained a Master’s degree in literature from Beijing Normal University.

66. When Mo was eighteen, __________.

A. he left school to work as a farmer

B. he became a worker at a factory

C. the Cultural Revolution began

D. a U.S. news magazine praised him

67. Who affected Mo’s works around 1976?

A. His parents.                                                  B. William Faulkner.

C. Howard Goldblatt.                                     D. Donald Morrison.

68. List the following events in the correct order.

a. Mo got his pen name.

b. Mo attended the Military Art Academy.

c. Mo joined the PLA.

d. Mo was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

A. c, b, a, d                   B. a, b, c, d                    C. a, c, b, d                 D. c, a, b, d

69. Mo got his Master’s degree in literature in __________.

A. 1981                      B. 1984               C. 1986                    D. 1991

70. Which of the following statements about Mo Yan’s works is correct?

A. Mo was awarded the Nobel Prize for Red Sorghum Clan.

B. A Transparent Radish was his first novel.

C. Some of his works were translated into English.

D. His novel was adapted for a film in 1986.

Long ago there lived a powerful king. Some of his ideas were good, but others caused people to suffer. One of the king’s ideas was to set up a public arena（竞技场）. When a person was accused of a crime, his future would be decided in this arena. It had two doors, side by side, exactly alike. The accused person was taken into the arena and asked to open one. Behind one door was a hungry tiger, while behind the other was a lady chosen especially for him. To this lady he would be immediately married, in honor of his innocence.

The king had a beautiful daughter whom he loved very much , and she secretly loved a young commoner（平民）. When the king discovered their relationship, the man was immediately put in prison, and a day was set for him to enter the arena.

The princess knew behind which door stood the tiger, and behind which a lady. She also knew that the lady was one of the loveliest in the kingdom. The princess hated the woman behind that silent door.

As he entered the arena and his eyes met the princess’s, the young man knew that she knew behind which door waited the tiger, and behind which stood the lady. The princess raised her hand, and made a short, quick movement toward the right. No one but her lover saw it. Every eye was fixed on him. He turned, and with a firm, quick step he walked across the empty space to the door on the right and opened it.

Now, the point of the story is this: Did the tiger come out of that door, or did the lady? The more we think about this question, the harder it is to answer. It involves a study of the human heart. The soul of the princess loved the young man but also burned under the fires of sadness and jealousy（嫉妒）.

The question of her decision cannot be easily answered. And so I leave it with all of you: which came out of the open door? The lady or the tiger?

61. When a person was accused of a crime, his future would mainly depend on __________.

A. the princess                    B. luck                      C. the judges                  D. the viewers

62. The young man was in the arena because he __________.

A. had opposed the king’s decision

B. had fallen in love with a lady the princess hated

C. loved two ladies at the same time

D. had fallen in love with the king’s daughter

63. From the passage we know that __________.

A. the princess stood behind the right door

B. the young man trusted the princess completely

C. the princess was not jealous of the lady

D. the young man chose the left door in the end

64. What can we infer from the passage?

A. The young man would survive.

B. The lady behind the door would be killed.

C. The princess would lose her lover regardless of what happened.

D. The king knew what the result of the trial（审判）would be.

65. Which of the following is TRUE about the princess’s decision?

A. The question of it is left open by the author.

B. It has no influence on the life of the young man.

C. It was never shown to the young man.

D. It is hard to understand why she loved the young man.

We know that many animals do not stay in one place. Birds, fish and other animals move from one place to another at a certain time. They move for different reasons. Most of them move to find food more easily, but others move to get away from places that are too crowded. When cold weather comes, many birds move to warmer places to find food. Some fishes give birth in warm water and move to cold water to feed. The most famous migration（迁移）is probably the migration of the fish, which is called “salmon”. This fish is born in fresh water but it travels many miles to salt water. There it spends its life. When it is old, it returns to its birthplace in fresh water. Then it gives birth and dies there. In northern Europe, there is a kind of mice. They leave their mountain homes when they become too crowded. They move down to the low land. Sometimes they move all the way to the seaside, and many of them are killed when they fall into the sea.

Recently, scientists have studied the migration of a kind of lobsters（龙虾）. Every year, when the season of bad weather arrives, the lobsters get into a long line and start to walk across the floor of the ocean. Nobody knows why they do this, and nobody knows where they go. So, sometimes we know why humans and animals move from one place to another, but at other times we don’t. Maybe living things just like to travel.

56. Most animals move from one place to another at a certain time to __________.

A. give birth                                           B. enjoy warmer weather

C. find food more easily                            D. find beautiful places

57. The fish called “salmon” spends a long life in __________.

A. salt water               B. rivers                     C. fresh water            D. its birthplace

58. The mice in northern Europe move when __________.

A. they give birth                                         B. the weather is bad

C. the place gets too crowded                              D. they haven’t enough food

59. The lobsters move __________.

A. to the fresh water     B. to the sea floor              C. at a certain time     D. to find more food

60. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Animals move in order to find food more easily.

B. The migration of the fish called “salmon” is the most famous migration.

C. Living things move from one place to another just because they like to travel.

D. Sometimes we know why and how living things move from one place to another, but sometimes we don’t.

Everybody has one of those days when everything goes wrong. This is what happened to Harry.

He got up one morning very late because he had forgotten to wind up his alarm clock. He tried to shave（刮脸）quickly and cut himself. When he got dressed he got blood all over his clean shirt, so he had to find another one. The only other shirt that was clean needed ironing（熨）, so he ironed it. While he was ironing it, there was a knock at the door. It was the man to read the electricity meter（表）. He showed him where the meter was, said good-bye and found that the iron had burnt a hole in his shirt. So he had to wear the one with the blood on it after all. By this time it was very late, so he decided he couldn’t go to work by bus. He telephoned for a taxi to take him to work. The taxi arrived and Harry got in and began to read the newspaper.

In another part of the town, a man had killed a woman with a knife and was seen to run away in a taxi. When Harry’s taxi stopped outside his office, a policeman happened to be standing there. He saw the blood on Harry’s shirt, and took him to the police station. He was kept till 3 o’clock in the afternoon before the police were sure that he was not the man they wanted. When he finally arrived at the office at about four, his boss took a look at him and told him to go away and find another job.

51. Harry had __________.

A. a lucky day            B. an unlucky day     C. a busy day                 D. a good day

52. Put the following sentences into correct order according to the passage.

a. The man who read the electricity meter came.

b. Harry ironed his shirt.

c. Harry got blood all over his clean shirt.

d. There was a knock at the door.

e. Harry wore the shirt with blood on it.

A. a, b, c, d, e                  B. b, a, d, c, e                C. b, a, c, d, e         D. c, b, d, a, e

53. Why did Harry wear the shirt with blood on it?

A. The iron had burnt a hole in his clean shirt.

B. The only other needed ironing.

C. He had only one shirt.

D. He cut himself and got blood all over his shirt.

54. Harry was taken to the police station because __________.

A. his taxi stopped outside his office and a policeman happened to be there

B. there was blood on his shirt and he was in a taxi

C. a man killed a woman with a knife

D. the murderer was seen to run away in a taxi

55. His boss told him to go away and find another job because __________.

A. he had been kept by the police                        B. there was blood on his shirt

C. he was late for work                            D. he had killed a woman

From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Students Union. I always   31   my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us. So I dreamed of being a leader.

Years flew by, and soon I was able to take part in the elections,   32    I would win. But the reality was that I hadn’t had a chance. I wasn’t beautiful. Girls across the school hardly knew me. I just did not have what it   33   to win a school election. I was   34  .

As I cried in my room that evening, I suddenly took a deep breath and decided I wouldn’t stop dreaming. I decided that I would   35   for elections again in my final year at school — and I would     36   the election.

I recognized that my   37    had a lot of things in their favor（有利）. What were the points that would work in _ 38 _ favor? I had good grades, and I was friendly and helpful. And my biggest   39     was the faith（信念） I had. I would not allow my plain appearance to hold me __40 _ from putting my best foot forward. That evening, I   41   my election plans a whole year ahead of time.

I realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that I had the ability to   42    them. I loved making friends and I liked being helpful,   43   I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to work to my advantage. In order to learn how to present a great election   44  , I also attended a course on effective public speaking.

The day after the election, when the principal announced I won the second highest number of votes, the students   45  . That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was   46   theirs.

Suddenly, I realized that I had   47   much more than I had dreamed of. I had made many new friends and had helped people along the way. I had won the   48    and love of my school-mates and they   49   me as somebody who would stand by them. I was able to put a smile on their faces and   50   their day.

31. A. admired                   B. remembered           C. praised                   D. believed

32. A. hoping                     B. planning            C. pretending                  D. judging

33. A. offered                     B. provided                 C. meant                         D. took

34. A. concerned        B. upset                      C. surprised                D. angry

35. A. pay                   B. speak                            C. enter                     D. wait

36. A. beat              B. win                        C. defeat                   D. earn

37. A. competitors              B. classmates                    C. enemies                 D. schoolmates

38. A. their                 B. your                       C. our                         D. my

39. A. problem                   B. strength                  C. worry                      D. dream

40. A. in                      B. up                           C. out                          D. back

41. A. began             B. discussed               C. announced                  D. challenged

42. A. reconsider      B. accompany（陪伴）      C. represent（代表）        D. support

43. A. but                           B. and                         C. so                         D. or

44. A. capsule                    B. speech                          C. meeting                D. promise

45. A. nodded                    B. gathered                 C. cheered                D. cried

46. A. only                  B. still                          C. almost                         D. also

47. A. accomplished   B. absorbed                C. devoted                D. developed

48. A. announcement B. recognition               C. conclusion                     D. arrangement

49. A. regard            B. speak                         C. tell                         D. say

50. A. enlarge                  B. wish                        C. brighten                D. experience

 If you want to be successful, you must be ________ about the chance of overcoming the failure.

A. optimistic           B. skeptical               C. previous            D. temporary