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1.When I first entered college as a freshman, I was afraid that I was not able to do well in my studies. I was afraid of being off by myself, away from my family for the first time. Here I was surrounded by people I did not know and who did not know me. I would have to make friends with them and perhaps also compete with them for grades in courses I would take. Were they smarter than I was? Could I keep up with them? Would they accept me?

2. -What do you think of my proposal? 选项： A:I don't know. B:It's none of my business. C:Don't ask me. D:I don't have any objection to it.

3.I don’t know what to（）, but I think you must have something to（）me. 选项： A: speak; B: say; C: tell; D: tell;

4.[音频] Interviewer: So, what was so wonderful about your forties, Laurie? Laurie: Well, ’cuz, well, I had, I had basically (1) myself ’cuz I got my master’s degree during my forties, and that was a very exciting time – I really enjoyed that a lot. And, um, my children had grown up, so I was beginning to feel free of a lot of my responsibilities and (2) , and I could focus on my own work, which is painting. And I also started studying music, which was really great ’cuz I hadn’t done that before. And I met some wonderful people. It was a beginning. Interviewer: So, Gene, you say you don’t know what age is best, but is there any(3) in your life that you really loved more than others or Gene: The older, the older I get, the more I think about when I was younger but uh, but that’s probably . . . I think the older you get, (4) . Interviewer: And the more – Gene: At least when you (5) . Interviewer: Yeah, and the more you value it? The more you miss it? Gene: Yeah. You know, when you’re younger, you can’t wait to grow up. And when you’re old, you think, “What an (6) I was, and I should’ve understood that there were, that there were things that weren’t quite so bad then,” y’know. But you don’t know when you’re younger.

5.[单选题]A good lessonAfter living in Europe for seven years, my parents decided that my family would move to the United States. We all looked forward to this. What would people think of us? For me, I hoped to be the hero of the class.I was not disappointed. All my classmates admired my experience, and I quickly became well known as “the French guy”. I was very popular for a time. However, I was not interested in many things my classmates did, and it was hard for me to connect with them. I enjoyed listening to classical music, never watch TV, and almost never watched movies.I didn’t have a common background with my friends because I grew up in Europe. I had few friends, and fewer good friends. When I look back now, I realize I was a bit of an idiot to many people around me. I kept talking proudly about my experience. And I thought myself better than those around me because I lived in Europe but they didn’t.I had decided I wanted better friends when my parents said that we were going to move again! I saw this as a perfect chance to get better friends, where people did not know of my unkind past.When we moved to California, I didn’t show off as I had done for five years. I didn’t tell everyone that I lived in Europe. I still listened to classical music, but I just kept my music to myself. Sure enough, I found that people like someone who is not typical but does not boast about it.Nothing can replace good friends, and if I had to control my temper and pride, it was well worth it.The phrase “an idiot” (line 2, para.3) most probably was _______. A an actor B a cheater C a fool D a loser E F

6.[单选题]The thinking habit that changed my lifeI remember one evening three years ago, when my life was very different. I was overweight. I was deeply in debt. I was a smoker. I felt hopeless and helpless. I couldn’t change anything.Then I looked up at the sky and thought what a miracle life is. And I resolved to list the good things in my life. I had a wonder wife. I had five amazing children. I could see and appreciate the beauty of the world around me. The list went on, but you get the idea. Even when things seemed terrible for me, actually I was OK.That night I resolved to be grateful for what I had, and for people in my life. I started the habit of gratitude. Now many people consider it unimportant. I’m here to tell you it’s very important. It changes lives.Now I appreciate my wife Eva more. I feel good about having her in my life. And we have deepened our relationship. I also appreciate my kids more. Instead of criticizing them. I tend to notice their loveliness, curiosity and humor. I’m kinder to others around me, at work and everywhere else, because instead of seeing the faults in everyone, I see the good, and am grateful for them. I need less, because instead of thinking about what I don’t have, I am grateful for what I do have. Each and every moment becomes easier.Without the habit of gratitude, we tend to complain and see the bad in people and things, we can’t change that at once, but you can do something. For example, you can start with a small action. Really feel the happiness that something or someone is in your life, or take a moment to make a list of the things in your life that you’re thankful for.Now I have a closer relationship with my wife. A True B False C Not given D E F

7.[单选题]Passage OneWe often hear people talking about the generation gap. The name is new but the idea is old. The world keeps changing and it has always kept changing. During the second century after Christ, a wise man said, “Bury me on my face because in a little while everything will be turned upside down.”There has always been a gap between generations, though more people talk about it now. The following shows what Old Mr. Ellis thinks ‘generation gap’ means: young people and their parents don’t understand each other.“When I was a boy, I thought the world was a beautiful place. My life was very pleasant. But when I was older I learned about people who were treated badly, people who didn’t have enough to eat. I wanted to help them, and I married a girl who wanted to help them, too. We went to meetings and talked a lot, but it didn’t seem to make much difference.“Our children grew up in a world at war. They didn’t know when the war would stop. They wanted their children to have nice clothes and toys. They didn’t want to think about the future. They thought nothing could be done about it.“Now I have grandchildren and they have their own ideas. They are trying to make the world better. They are trying to help other people. They are making people listen to them. I’m proud of their generation.”The gap between generations _________. A has recently appeared B has existed for a long time C only exists in some special times D is something not much talked about today

8.选词填空：4 When people ask me what ambitions I have, I don't know what to say, because I want to _（ 1 ）_ so many things. I'm not particularly interested in earning lots of money, but I do want to make the most of my opportunities. In fact, I think _（ 2 ）_ nearly all girls today expect more of life than our mothers and grandmothers did. For example, my mother got married when she was very young, and never trained for a career. She went straight from her parent's home to her husband's and I think she sometimes regrets not having worked for a few years before _（ 3 ）_. I certainly do not want to get married for years , not until I'm in my mid-twenties, or even my late twenties. There is so much I want to do before I settle down. Of course, not all the girls at school are like me. You know, some of them are already engaged, _（ 4 ）_ they are only 16,1 think they are mad. If you get engaged at 16, marry a year or so later and then have your first child _（ 5 ）_ you are about 19 there is nothing left to look forward to for the rest of your life. A When B although C do D marriage E that

9.As I think about who might be my role model, I realize that there are a lot of people I know personally that I could look to for inspiration.

10.[单选题]The thinking habit that changed my lifeI remember one evening three years ago, when my life was very different. I was overweight. I was deeply in debt. I was a smoker. I felt hopeless and helpless. I couldn’t change anything.Then I looked up at the sky and thought what a miracle life is. And I resolved to list the good things in my life. I had a wonder wife. I had five amazing children. I could see and appreciate the beauty of the world around me. The list went on, but you get the idea. Even when things seemed terrible for me, actually I was OK.That night I resolved to be grateful for what I had, and for people in my life. I started the habit of gratitude. Now many people consider it unimportant. I’m here to tell you it’s very important. It changes lives.Now I appreciate my wife Eva more. I feel good about having her in my life. And we have deepened our relationship. I also appreciate my kids more. Instead of criticizing them. I tend to notice their loveliness, curiosity and humor. I’m kinder to others around me, at work and everywhere else, because instead of seeing the faults in everyone, I see the good, and am grateful for them. I need less, because instead of thinking about what I don’t have, I am grateful for what I do have. Each and every moment becomes easier.Without the habit of gratitude, we tend to complain and see the bad in people and things, we can’t change that at once, but you can do something. For example, you can start with a small action. Really feel the happiness that something or someone is in your life, or take a moment to make a list of the things in your life that you’re thankful for.9 I now try to see the good in others A True B False C Not given D E F

11.My good friends i paid pay about my exist in person that one that one I have no one is my mom said I was the way home from a new phone was a hour ago when I can come get my friend that one that one that one that one I love you want a good day at work for you are you are a great I don't like to the time for it is a hour of a hour I can I can you have to。①My good friend is a title_____。② My father Kate______。

12.My love of nature goes right back to my childhood, to the times when I stayed on my grandparent s farm in Suffolk. I think it was my grandmother who encouraged me more than anyone: she taught me the names of wildflowers and got me interested in looking at the countryside, so it seemed obvious to go on to do Zoology at university. I didn t get my first camera until after I d graduated, when I was due to go diving in Norway and needed a method of recording the sea creatures I would find there. My father didn t know anything about photography, but he bought me an Exacta, which was really quite a good camera for the time, and I went off to take my first pictures of sea anemones (海葵) and starfish (海星). I became keen very quickly, and I learnt how to develop and print. I ve tried from the beginning to produce pictures which are always biologically correct. There are people who will alter things deliberately: you don t pick up sea creatures from the middle of the shore and take them down to attractive pools at the bottom of the shore without knowing you re doing it. There can be a lot of ignorance in people s behaviour towards wild animals and it s a problem that more and more people are going to wild places: while some animals may get used to cars, they won t get used to people suddenly rushing up to them. The sheer pressure of people, coupled with the fact there are increasingly few places where no-one else has photographed, means that over the years, life has become much more difficult for the professional wildlife photographers. Nevertheless (然而), wildlife photographers play a very important part in educating people about what is out there and what needs conserving. Although photography can be an enjoyable pastime (消遣), as it is to many people, it is also something that plays a very important part in educating young and old alike.（1）The author decided to go to university and study Zoology because ________. 选项： A:she wanted to improve her life in the countryside B:she was persuaded to do so by her grandmother C:she was keen on the natural world D:she wanted to stop moving around all the time

13.I find working with other people very ______(frustrate). I prefer to work on my own.

14.Dear Grace,Let me tell you something about my family. My grandfather is 80 years old. He doesn’t work any more. Before he retired, he was a teacher. Both my parents work now. My father works in a hospital. He is a very good doctor. My mother works in the same hospital, but she is a nurse. Sometimes she works at night. I have a brother and a sister. My brother works at a computer company in our city. His dream is to be а software engineer (软件工程师). My sister is also a computer fan, but she doesn’t want to work for anybody. She wants to have her own computer company. Now she is a student of Beijing University, studying physics. You know what my life is like. I have so many courses to learn every day. I like English, but not history. Usually I study hard. In my spare time, I surf the Internet to get some information. I also hope to work for Microsoft as a software engineer someday. How many people are there in you family? What do they do? Please write to me. Love, JakeThere are ___________ people in Jake’s family. 选项： A: Six B: Five C: Four D: Three

15.--- Would you like to have dinner with us this evening? --- __________ . ㅤ 选项： A: OK, but I have to go to a meeting now B: No, I can’t C: I’d love to, but this evening I have to go to the airport to meet my parents D: I don’t know