【题文】阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 16～25 各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A game of catch is simply two people throwing a ball back and forth（来回地）. It seems a little    and many people may not be interested in it. The two people are close enough to talk, but too far to touch. They might have baseball gloves, or they  might use their hands.
In fact, playing catch is part of       practice—to make you get used to using a ball and glove. But any American kid will teach you it’s much more than that. Playing catch is a time for kids to      with your father. It’s a time when there’s          to worry about except catching a ball. It’s a time when words move as seamlessly（准确不误地） as the ball itself, back and forth, easy and relaxing. It’s an excuse to       time together.
Because baseball is an American sport, and a big part of being American, playing catch is kind of an all-American dad activity. In the suburbs（郊区）, most people have backyards — not      enough to play baseball in, but just big enough for a game of  catch. Those who have no     can play in the street or in the park.
When adults are asked to talk about the good     of their dads, many of them will say something about playing catch. Why?  Probably because dads are usually very            . A catch game is a time that is only for one thing. This is a time when a kid has her dad's        . There is no work, no phone and no other people around to take your dad away from you. For the time that it takes to play a game of catch, your dad is all yours.

【小题1】

A．interesting B．boring C．amazing D．exciting

【小题2】

A．basketball B．baseball C．football D．volleyball

【小题3】

A．fight B．compare C．have D．be

【小题4】

A．nothing B．something C．everything D．anything

【小题5】

A．waste B．save C．spend D．forget

【小题6】

A．small B．large C．clean D．tidy

【小题7】

A．time B．money C．yards D．friends

【小题8】

A．jobs B．achievement C．education D．memories

【小题9】

A．busy B．brave C．strict D．kind

【小题10】

A．help B．worry C．courage D．attention

【题文】 I had never noticed her. She was not the kind of girl who could draw attention. She  was not tall     looked ordinary. In class, she liked sitting at the back, reading or writing notes. One day I asked her    aloud the text. When I heard her standard （标准）American English, I looked at her with new eyes. And I remembered her  name—Kelly. Later on, the National College Speech Competition would be held. One student in our school    to attend. I thought it over and filled in her name. Kelly practised     for the competition. However, I was a little worried
  she was always too quiet. Could she really      well in the competition?
       the night of the competition, I sat in the front row of the hall very early. I  told her to take it easy. Her face turned red and she said nothing.       seemed that she was really nervous. I felt upset, but I just patted her on        shoulder and let her go to draw lots （抽签）. As a result, she drew No. 9 while No. 8 was a boy who was very good at giving speeches.
Sure enough, No. 8 was very     .The whole audience made a warm applause.
While they      about his speech with excitement, Kelly appeared on the stage. I with no courage to look at her. It was her      time to go up the stage, so I couldn’t be angry with her for any small mistakes. But at that moment, I found   I was so afraid of her failure（失败）.
The strong spotlight and large hall made      so small that nobody seemed to notice she had been on the stage. I felt hopeless.
But the moment that surprised me came. I clearly heard a voice, a very loud voice, “Now, please focus on me.”
Three times in all, louder and louder.
The whole audience fell silent.
I could hardly believe that loud voice came from the girl, who was usually soft-voiced and didn’t catch attention at all. She gave a perfect speech.
I think I will never forget this touching lesson      my student taught me — never underestimate（低估）the power of the silent people.

【小题1】

A．or B．but C．as well D．and

【小题2】

A．read B．reading C．to read D．to reading

【小题3】

A．allow B．allowed C．was allowed D．allows

【小题4】

A．hard B．hardly C．harder D．hardest

【小题5】

A．though B．because C．when D．if

【小题6】

A．did B．be done C．do D．doing

【小题7】

A．In B．At C．By D．on

【小题8】

A．That B．This C．It's D．It

【小题9】

A．an B．a C．不填 D．the

【小题10】

A．success B．successful C．succeed D．successfully

【小题11】

A．talked B．would talk C．as well D．were talking

【小题12】

A．one B．the one C．first D．the first

【小题13】

A．when B．that C．why D．what

【小题14】

A．she B．her C．herself D．hers

【小题15】

A．which B．whose C．what D．who

【题文】Soon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes! The program works because everyone’s eyes are different. So in the future you won’t have to remember  the number of your credit card when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank. You’ll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are.
The eye-recognition（眼睛识别）program has already been tested in shops and banks in the USA, Britain, Spain, Italy and Turkey. Soon this technology will take the place of all other ways of finding out who people are.
Eye-recognition is a course of recognizing iris（虹膜）, which includes the following steps. First, a kind of machine needs to collect different examples of one’s iris from his eyes and store them. Second, when this person goes to the bank to take out money, this machine will have iris feature extraction（采集）. Then, this machine will compare the examples kept in it with iris feature extraction. Once the examples and the feature extraction are the same, this person will be identified, and he will take out the money from the bank successfully.
However, scientists are also working on other systems. Machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your face or hand or even your smell! We already have machines that can tell who you are from your voice or the mark made by your finger.
Eye-recognition is better than other kinds because your eyes don’t change as you get older, and don’t get dirty like hands or fingers, and even twins have different eyes. So the eye-recognition program can be up to 94% correct, depending on how good the technology is. However, some other programs may only be 51% correct now. In Britain, it was found that 91% of people who had tried it said that they liked the idea of
eye-recognition.
In the future your computer will be looking you in the eye. So smile!
【小题1】The program has been tested in shops and banks in         .

A．America and China	B．Spain and Japan
C．Britain and Turkey	D．Italy and German

【小题2】According to the steps in Paragraph 3, which picture shows how the eye recognition happens?

【小题3】According to Paragraph 4, for now, machines can identify people by      .

A．fingers and smell	B．face and voice
C．voice and finger	D．hand and face

【小题4】What does Paragraph 4 also talk about?

A．Other kinds of systems to identify people.

B．Some special things of other programmes.

C．The places where other programmes are tested.

D．Some old machines used to identify people.

【小题5】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．All the eye-recognition programs can be up to 94% correct.

B．In Britain, 91% of people said that they liked the idea of eye recognition.

C．Everyone’s eyes are different, even twins have different eyes.

D．Some other programs used to be 51% correct.

【题文】The following are some tips for becoming a successful businessman by Michael Bloomberg. They are based on his experience of building a company from the ground  up, leading New York City as mayor（市长）, and so on.
Take Risks
Life is too short to spend your time avoiding failure.
In 1981, at the age of 39, I lost my job. The next day I took a big risk and began my own company. In 2001, when I was debating whether to run for mayor, most people advised me not to do it. But one person said, “If you can imagine yourself giving a concession（败选）speech, then why not go for it?” That was the best advice I received, and I followed it.
In order to succeed, you must first be willing to fail— and you must have the  courage to go for it anyway.
Make your own luck
Luck plays a part in success. The harder you work, the luckier you get.
Whatever you choose to do, even if it’s not the job of your dreams, always work hard at it. Be the first person at work in the morning and the last to leave at night. Hard work creates chances.
Never stop learning
The most powerful word in English language is “why”. There is nothing so powerful
as an open, inquiring mind（探究精神）. Whatever field you choose for starting a business — be a lifelong student.
Give back
You are responsible for your success and failure, but you only succeed if you share the reward with others.
My first donation was a $ 5 check to my alma mater （母校） . And while the checks（支票）may be bigger today, they come with the same spirit.
You don’t have to be wealthy to give back. You can give back by giving your time  and talents.
【小题1】In this passage, Michael Bloomberg is the name of a         .

A．newspaper

B．place

C．company

D．person

【小题2】What did the writer do at the age of 59?

A．Lost his job.	B．Ran for mayor.
C．Built a company.	D．Became a teacher.

【小题3】From the passage, we can infer that the writer          .

A．is a young mayor	B．seldom cares about others
C．is lucky all the time	D．is a hard-working man

【小题4】Which of the following isn’t mentioned in the tips?

A．Failure is the mother of success.

B．It’s never too old to learn.

C．Money is everything.

D．Luck comes from hard work.

【小题5】In which of the following columns（栏目）can you find the article?

A．Family Life	B．Interesting Stories
C．Experience Sharing	D．Adventures

【题文】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的     A、B、C 和    D 项中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
（A）
Feeding a crowd of hundreds doesn’t make Kenny Seals-Nutt nervous.
In fact, he does well and successfully in the kitchen. He’s in his perfect place when dicing tomatoes, making salads and baking cakes.
By the time Kenny, 16, reached his third year of high school at Hickory Grove,
North Carolina, US, he had become president of his school’s cooking club. He also  opened his own food company, called Modern Fusion.  
Kenny said he developed his love of cooking by watching his mother, and his grandmother, who owned a catering business（饮食业）. Kenny helped them both in order to remember their tips: how long to cook chicken so it stays wet, and the right amount of tomatoes to add to the noodles or fishes.
At the age of 5, he cooked his first dish. Taking it for his school lunch, he warmed  it up in the school’s microwave, while the other kids ate their sandwiches.
“I love to eat, and it started to become more fun to cook than to use a microwave,”  he said. 
Cooking came easy to Kenny, and he enjoyed adding new ingredients （作料）  into
common dishes. “It started with a strong interest and I wanted to know more,” he said.
He began to watch the Food Network and read chef（大厨）blogs.
Last summer, Kenny put his skills to the test by working with his grandmother to cater（备办食物）for his uncle’s wedding. While she cooked traditional dishes, Kenny  wanted to add something new to them.
Now Kenny spends his weekends catering his own events: weddings, birthday  parties, baby showers and so on. Kenny’s dishes are always a hit.
Chef Frederick Mookie Hicks, owner of a catering business, said Kenny’s success comes from his ability in the kitchen. Hicks said he has asked Kenny to cook with him on jobs three times now, and he presents Kenny as a positive example of a good chef to  the students in his cooking classes.
“He’s so smart at cooking that he doesn’t let anything stop him,” Hicks said. “I
knew in the first five minutes of working with the kid that he is something special.”
【小题1】What does the underlined word “dicing” probably mean?

A．Planting.

B．Cutting.

C．Drawing.

D．Eating.

【小题2】Which of the following best describes Kenny’s cooking?

A．Traditional.

B．Creative.

C．Simple.

D．Strange.

【小题3】From the last two paragraphs, Hicks implies（暗示）        .

A．Kenny has a great talent for cooking

B．anybody should learn from Kenny

C．Kenny is one of his best students

D．no chefs can do better than Kenny

【小题4】We can learn from the article that         .

A．Kenny proved himself by catering his uncle’s wedding alone

B．Kenny likes to follow his mother’s recipe when cooking

C．Kenny was able to cook his first dish in middle school

D．Kenny’s success in cooking has a lot to do with his family

【小题5】What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Kenny, a special chef	B．Kenny and his family
C．Kenny’s business	D．A gift for Kenny

【题文】
POSB（Post Office Saving Banks ）PAssion Run for Kids 2016


Who are the kinds we're helping？
The PAssion Kids Fund aims to support the children in the community through different programmes．We are happy to partner People's Association this year to organize PAssion Run for Kids 2016to support the children in the community so that can have a happier childhood and a brighter future．
What can I do for the kinds？
You can make a difference in the lives of the children simple by running to support this cause!
You can also make a donation （捐款）to the POSB Passion Kids Fund

Items	From 1 March to 30 April in 2016	1 June to 31 July 2016
	Early Bird	POSB Credit card holders PAssion Card member	Public
Adults﹣competitive
10km Men's open	40	45	50
10km Women's open
Family Walk﹣Non Competitive
Children （below 13yrs old ）	20	25	30
Adult （13 yrs and above ）	35	40	45
Notes： 1 Participants （参与者）below 18 must get the permission of parents or guardianship． 2 All the running items will be held at weekends． 3 Volunteers （aged above 18）will be welcomed． 4 All the items will be cancelled in case of heavy rain． 5 For more information on POSB PAssion Run for Kids 2016，please contact us at 90108116（Mon﹣Fri，10am to 5pm ）or email us at enquiries@runforkids．com．sg…

 
【小题1】The purpose of the event is to    ．

A．encourage a healthy lifestyle

B．help children in the community

C．make a difference in our lives

D．introduce the products of Sketcher

【小题2】Tom's father is a PAassion Card member．He signed up for the 10km race in June．How much should he pay？    

A．25．

B．40．

C．45．

D．50．

【小题3】From the poster，we can know something about the event EXCEPT    ．

A．the place

B．the time

C．the cost

D．the sponsor

【小题4】From the Notes，we can know that    ．

A．we can get further information by making a call

B．we can take part in the items in June every day

C．everybody can work as a volunteer in the event

D．the items will be held under any kind of weather

【小题5】Which of the following about the activity is TRUE？    

A．Participants must have a PAssion card or POSB credit card．

B．Women and children can only take part in the Family Walk．

C．People's Association is one of the organizers of the event．

D．Children are not allowed to take part in the events．

【题文】你校将接待来自加拿大的一个学生交流团，请你根据以下提示内容写一篇短文，向外国朋友介绍天河的文化中心——花城广场的四个主要文化设施以及相关特色。
                   
Good morning, everyone. Welcome to Guangzhou. It’s my great honor to introduce our Tianhe Culture Center, Huacheng Square.                                                            
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
Huacheng Square is really a good place to visit. I hope you can visit it one day.

【题文】写作
第一节单词拼写
根据下列句子意思及所给单词的首字母写出所缺单词。在填写答卷时，要求写出完整单词。（每空只写一词）
【小题1】I feel a little hot. Would you m           opening the window?
【小题2】 Keep quiet please. Don’t make any n           in the library.
【小题3】Can you give me a hand, please? The bookshelf is too h           for me to move by myself.
【小题4】This kind of flower is very common in our city, and we can see it e           .
【小题5】When a           comes, the leaves turn yellow and soon fall.
【小题6】There’s a m          over there. Let’s go and buy some fruit and meat.

【题文】第二节 完成句子
根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。(每空只写一词)
【小题1】这个会议很重要，持续了三天。
The meeting was very important. It                       three days.
【小题2】多么好的消息啊！Lucy 取得了在英国学习的机会。
                         news! Lucy got a chance to study in England.
【小题3】我想知道你昨晚什么时候到家。
I wonder                                             home last night.
【小题4】为了提高口语，他们用 Twitter 与美国朋友聊天。
They use Twitter to chat with American friends                                                      improve their spoken English.
【小题5】世界卫生组织（WHO）是在 1948 年成立的。
World Health Organization                                         in 1948.
【小题6】除非你多做运动，否则你会变得更胖。
You will get fatter          you             more exercise.
【小题7】你真有礼貌，把座位主动提供给老人。
It’s so polite                                                          your seat to the old.

【题文】阅读短文及文后选项，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。
March 20th is World Water Day every year. According to a report from the United Nations, more than half of the world's major rivers have serious water loss and are polluted.
The Yellow River, the world's fifth longest river, watered some of the oldest farms  on earth.
【小题1】Its source（源头）on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is drying up.  In most  of the past 35 years, it didn't reach the sea.
The Nile in Egypt, running 6, 650 km, is the longest river in the world.   【小题2】 Now it is down to 2 billion m³ or so. Australia's Murray River reaches the sea only every other year. One fifth of America's Rio Grande has no water, either.
 【小题3】    
Mostly it’s damming（筑坝）and global warming that make rivers dry.  【小题4】 Now about 45, 000 of them lie across the world’s rivers. They hold back around 15% of the world's fresh water from running to the sea.
【小题5】Warmer weather takes water away. The glacier（冰川）are becoming smaller. The source of the Yellow River is drying up because of it. Global warming has had certain effects on water sources. Droughts （干旱） happening around the world make people pay more attention to this fact.

A. Dams provide fields with water and make power.

B. How does it happen?

C. It used to carry 32 billion m³ of water a year.

D. But now it has a serious problem.

E. Global warming is making things worse.