【题文】完形填空
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。
On Saturday morning，a heavy snowfall covered the ground of the nursing home．It was _________ without all the other patients and medical workers．I enjoyed working as the charge nurse on these _________ men．My Big Boys，as I called them，were sitting there _________ watching TV．I loved the _________  these retired men of various occupations told．They also _________the questions I asked them about their _________．My question today was，“Did you like to play in the snow when you were young?”
Their eyes lighted up as they _________ the excitement．
“I haven’t felt snow in many years，”said Stanley from his wheelchair，gazing _________ the large picture window．
“_________won’t last long．”said another．
Dared I…?But why not? I might get  _________ ．but I would not get fired．
So gathered up some huge  _________．I went out the back door and filled them with snow．I took the first container of snow inside to Stanley．“Do you remember _________ a snowball?”
Stanley smiled，reaching out his_________ hands，took a handful of the snow and began forming a  _________．
“Who would you like to throw it at···?”I asked．
“Tom!”Stanley shouted _________ as he threw the ball at the man near the door．Then all the men got into the action．
“Better duck!”one shouted．
“Catch this one!”another _________．
Laughter filled the whole nursing home．_________ also became a victim and soon found myself fighting，too．
The _________  lasted until the snow began to melt．Their laughter，smiles and energy _________  the whole day．I saw the _________inside these Big Boys．

【小题1】

A．worse B．quieter C．simpler D．heavier

【小题2】

A．elderly B．serious C．painful D．poor

【小题3】

A．peacefully B．proudly C．stably D．eagerly

【小题4】

A．ideas B．1ies C．stories D．differences

【小题5】

A．argued B．missed C．doubted D．enjoyed

【小题6】

A．dreams B．ages C．friends D．youths

【小题7】

A．accepted B．experienced C．recalled D．recognized

【小题8】

A．outside B．inside C．upon D．over

【小题9】

A．Frost B．Rain C．Wind D．Snow

【小题10】

A．hurt B．scolded C．trapped D．1ost

【小题11】

A．stones B．containers C．courage D．strength

【小题12】

A．throwing B．taking C．making D．hitting

【小题13】

A．flexible B．trembling C．graceful D．free

【小题14】

A．ball B．habit C．toy D．team

【小题15】

A．naturally B．nervously C．desperately D．excitedly

【小题16】

A．tried B．suggested C．challenged D．whispered

【小题17】

A．He B．They C．I D．We

【小题18】

A．break B．fights C．business D．exercises

【小题19】

A．brightened B．started C．happened D．finished

【小题20】

A．True Love B．Determined Gentlemen C．Human Curiosity D．Little Boys

【题文】There’s more evidence that what’s good for your heart is good for your head．A new study shows that people who run，swim or do other moderate intensity(中等强度的)exercise have brains that look，on average，10 years younger than the brains of couch potatoes．
“Our study showed that for older people，getting moderate intensity exercise may be protective，helping them keep their brains work better，”said Dr．Clinton Wright of the University．Of Miami，who led the study．But it’s not necessarily easy．Walking，golf，bowling and yoga didn’t count，and people need to start before they begin showing memory loss，Wright’s team reported in the journal Neurology．
The study of nearly 900 people who exercise regularly showed that 90 percent fell into the low-intensity group．These people are part of a larger group taking part in a bigger study called Northern Manhattan Study．They were asked how long and how often they exercised during the past two weeks．Five years later，they were tested for memory and thinking skills and got a brain MRI．Seven years after that，they took the memory and thinking tests again．The 10 percent who said they took part in moderate intensity exercise scored better on the tests．These included running，climbing，swimming，riding bicycles and so on．
“We found that those with moderate heavy activity had higher scores and slower decline than inactive patients when comparing the results，”the study team wrote．
Many studies have shown that exercise may not prevent Alzheimer’s but may delay it．The findings fit in with a study that found two years of exercising，eating healthier food and brain training can promote people’s memory function．
【小题1】According to the study，moderate heavy exercise________.

A．makes people’s heart better than their heads

B．helps people keep a younger brain

C．makes people ten years younger

D．makes people look like potatoes

【小题2】What’s true about the study?

A．Most people surveyed took low-intensity exercise．

B．Only 900 people took part in the bigger study．

C．High-intensity exercise is better．

D．Ten people scored best on the test．

【小题3】How did the study team come to the conclusion?

A．By observing people exercise．

B．By using examples．

C．By making a comparison．

D．By doing a brain MRI．

【小题4】What’s the best title for this passage?

A．How to keep healthy

B．Ways to make your brain work better

C．To exercise or not

D．Moderate exercise keeps your brain younger

【题文】Rohina Malik，a Chicago—based playwright，actress and solo performance artist，will take the stage in her one-woman play unveiledly(不带面纱地)on May 29 at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh．
Born and raised in London，England，but of South Asian heritage，Malik is a fearless woman of talent．Her play，Unveiled，exposes racism，hate，crime，love，Islam(伊斯兰教)，culture，language and life in one“amazing show，”said Jennifer Considine，professor of communication at UW Oshkosh．
Unveiled had its premiere in May 2009，and it received immediate attention．“I write plays because it’s my way of solving problems，”Malik said．“Art，in its many forms，has the power to solve world problems．That’s why，I believe we should do everything we can to nurture and protect it．”
Considine said she once saw Malik perform in Los Angeles and was deeply impressed．“You laugh and two minutes later you’re crying．She’s very talented，”Considine said．
She said Malik wants people to understand the experience of wearing the veil．“She wrote it following 9—11，as I remember her describing it—she was watching some of the media reports of women wearing the veil，and I think her experiences，and people she knows，were much more complex than what was being described in the media．”she said．
Considine said that the dislike of or prejudice against Islams，is very common in society，and it’s driven by a lack of understanding．“Her play will open students’eyes to seeing the wearing of the veil in a different way—and to maybe understanding that experience a bit differently，”Considine said．
She hopes to expose students to a variety of cultural experiences．“The goal of the play is to educate students about the wide variety of religious and non—religious traditions on our campus and in our community，”Considine said．
【小题1】What can we learn about Malik?

A．She was born in Chicago．	B．She is very gifted．
C．She never wears the veil．	D．She is a university student．

【小题2】What does the underlined word premiere in Para 3 mean?

A．Successful market．	B．Well—received show．
C．World fame．	D．First—time performance．

【小题3】What did Considine think of the play Unveiled?

A．It’s very striking．	B．It’s heart-breaking．
C．It’s very complex．	D．It’s very amusing．

【小题4】What does Considine expect the students to learn?

A．How to wear the veil．

B．The prejudice against Islams．

C．Various cultural experiences．

D．Education on the campus culture．

【题文】High Speed Learning Center
Express Your Opinion
The Letters to the Editor column in your local paper is a public place for expressing opinions on matters of interest to all citizens．In this course，you will learn how to express your opinions well and improve your chances of getting your letter published．
Fridays，8：45—10：00 p．m．
Write It Right
Writing a research paper involves more than gathering information．It is essential to organize your information，document your sources，and express your ideas clearly．This course is specifically designed for students preparing to enter college．
Tuesdays，3：30—5：00 p．m．
Fiction Workshop
This course is for writers who are currently working on a novel or short story．Class time will be spent reading and critiquing(评论)classmates’work．
Saturdays，9：30—11：30 a．m．
Report It
Have you always dreamed of being a journalist for a newspaper or magazine? This course will cover the basics of gathering news and turning it into interesting newspaper and magazine articles．
Wednesdays，1：00—3：00 p．m．
Writing to Sell
In this course，you will learn to write advertisements that will attract more customers to your products or business．Previous business writing experience is required．
Thursdays，9：30—11：30 a．m．
Retelling old Favorites
Do you remember the traditional fairy tales that you loved as a kid? In this course，you will rewrite some of your favorite old tales in new ways that will delight youngsters in your life．
Tuesdays，5：00—7：00 p．m．
The Art of Correspondence(通信)
Have you always wished you could write more elegantly? This course will help you develop your own style when writing letters of friendship，thanks，invitation，congratulations，and so on．
Mondays．5：00—7：00 p．m．
【小题1】Expressing Your Opinion will help you_________．

A．get your views published

B．become a local paper’s editor

C．write a letter in your own style

D．attract the interest of most citizens

【小题2】Those who are going to start university may choose_________．

A．Wring to Sell	B．The Art of Correspondence
C．Express Your Opinion	D．Write It Right

【小题3】Writing to Sell is suitable for those who want to___________．

A．be best-selling novelists

B．1earn to write research papers

C．1earn to write business advertisements

D．be reporters for business magazines

【小题4】If you are interested in re-creating fairy tales，you may choose the class_______．

A．at 1：00—3：00p．m．on Wednesdays

B．at 5：00—7：00 p．m．on Tuesdays

C．at 8：45—10：00 p．m．on Fridays

D．at 9：30—11：30 a．m．on Thursdays

【题文】Jenkins stood at the huge plate glass window looking down at the parking lot．“You have to fire him．”
“Who?”William sighed．
“That Casey．”
Jenkins was the firm’s regional manager，and his visits were monthly inspection on William’s entire team．
“Casey? He’s my best salesman．You know，youth is a blunder(莽撞)，but when he calms down，he is so devoted to his work．Why should I fire him?”
Jenkins craned(伸长)his neck to follow whatever he was watching．“I don’t think he helps to build our company image well．”
“Maybe not，but he’s really a good salesman，a team player，and he inspires everyone in the office and even the whole team here，”William said．“I won’t do it．”Technically，as director of this team，he and Jenkins were equals，but William knew that he had to play this carefully．
“What you call inspiring，I call troublesome．Look!”．
William walked over to see what he was talking about．Down in the parking lot was a strange sight indeed．Casey was dancing circles in the drop-off zone．He had his shirt tied around his waist．shoes and socks off，and smile you could see from the fifth floor．One by one Casey’s co-workers were joining him．Each took off what clothes they could and danced like a feather in the wind．
“Inspiring? It’s crazy．”Jenkins was looking seriously angry，face red．
“We were once young，weren’t we?”William said with a huge smile spreading across his face．“He’s doing the dodo dance．It’s not crazy．It’s SPRING．We all enjoy this time of the day!”He said，pulling down his tie as he headed to the door．
【小题1】What kind of person is Casey in William’s opinion?

A．Strict but open—minded．

B．Kind and easy—going．

C．Motivational and hardworking．

D．Stubborn but considerate．

【小题2】What made Jenkins angry?

A．Casey’s casual behaviours．

B．Casey’s ignorance of his work．

C．William’s disrespect．

D．The trouble William made．

【小题3】What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A．Casey will be laid off．

B．Jenkins will fire William．

C．The company image will be damaged．

D．William will join Casey in the dance．

【题文】短文改错
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。错误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。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：
1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词：
2．只允许修改l0处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Jennie is very keen on running．Since she was six years，she has been getting up early and running every morning before schoo1．She has also been cycled to school ever since she was learned to ride a bike．Last year she became the sports champions of our class．I know she had been hoping that she will be included in the locally sports team next year．Perhaps he will go to a university where concentrates on sports．Anyway，I am sure that since she graduates she will found a job that is connected to sports．

【题文】书面表达
假定你是李华，你的网友Charlie正在美国的一家孔子学院学习中国文化，他读到“孟母三迁”的图片文字，不太理解“昔孟母，择邻处”故事的内容，请你给他写一封电子邮件，要点如下：

1．简要介绍“孟母三迁”的故事；
2．说明故事的教育意义：
3．欢迎他来中国学习。
注意：1．词数100左右。
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头语已为你写好。
4．参考词汇：孟母三迁：Mencius’Mother Moving three times
Dear Charlie，
I’m glad to hear that you are learning Chinese culture in Confucius Institute．
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Yours，
Li Hua

【题文】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。
Gregory Kloehn is an artist  【小题1】     uses his skills for a really worthy cause—building homes for the homeless．Making use of recycled materials found on the street，he creates small mobile homes，each about the size【小题2】     a sofa．These homes come with pitched roofs to keep out the rain and【小题3】     (wheel)at the bottom for mobility．So far，he’s built about 10 shelters through the‘Homeless Homes Project’，and hopes to create 【小题4】      (much)in the future．
【小题5】     they’re not made of much，the tiny homes are more than enough for someone with no other place  【小题6】     (sleep)in．They ale painted in bright colors and have a few odd elements—like washing machine doors for windows and minivan tops for roofs．
“Before，I 【小题7】     (be)all about sculpture，but I realized it just sits there，”he said．“And you’re just selling it to rich people．I kind of think if you’re putting so much effort into something more valuable，it would be 【小题8】      (good)．”He 【小题9】      (write)a book called‘Homeless Architecture at the time，【小题10】     (admire)how they were able to recycle all day and make homes out of almost nothing．

【题文】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Eleven-year old Nya lives in South Sudan．For seven months of the year，she has to make two long walks to a pond near her village to fetch water for her family．During the dry months，the family moves to a camp by a lake where Nya and her family dig the clay of the lake bed with their hands and wait for hours to gather a small amount of dirty water that trickles in．
【小题1】   Often they are unable to go to school to learn how to read and write．
But did you know that water is one of the most abundant resources on our planet? Water makes up 71％of the Earth’s surface．【小题2】  ．We often tend to take water for granted until it is in short supply．
To bring our awareness to this life-giving resource，the United Nations determined in 1993 that March 22nd every year will be observed to celebrate World Water Day．
Every year，the United Nations General Assembly sets a theme for the World Water Day．【小题3】    The theme in 2016-water and jobs—intends to bring our attention to the quality of life of the workers who ensure the safety and availability of this critical resource．
【小题4】   Workers in factories around the world fall ill and die when they have poor access to clean water．
In many countries，women and children like Nya walk several hours every day to bring home water to their families．【小题5】Now imagine，if clean and safe water was guaranteed—these children could be learning skills that could help them find better work．

A．But these jobs are often not paid for nor are they recognized．

B．This year’s theme is“Better Water，Better Jobs”．

C．What would happen if we run out of clean water?

D．Every day countless kids like Nya work hard to fetch clean water for their families．

E．Unfortunately only 3％of the water is fresh water that can support human and other animal life．
F．It is hard for these poor kids to fetch enough clean water．
G．Did you know that 340，000 workers die each year because of inadequate water supply?