1、.单项填空1That is the only way we can imagine _ the overuse of water in students bathrooms.Areducing Bto reduceCreduced Dreduce答案B2He felt rather _ that she should drive the car at such a _ speed.Afrightening；frightening Bfrightened；frighteningCfrightened；frightened Dfrightening；frightened答案B3Many Chine
2、se are _ bringing down the price of housing，thinking it is too high.Ain favour of Bin honour of Cin search of Din charge of答案A4Did you take part in Marys birthday party last Friday?I had _ to，but one of my classmates called on me.Aadmitted BintendedCagreed Dpromised答案B5The car burned more fuel，but t
3、aking all things into _，it is still a good car.Aexpectation BconsiderationCsolution Dinspection答案B6Dont look down upon the ugly little worm.In a few weeks，it _ into a beautiful big butterfly.Atransforms Bwould transformChave transformed Dwill transform答案D7When a careless waiter spilled a bowl of hot
4、 soup on Jacksons back，I was quite angry，but Jackson was _He even told the waiter not to worry about it.Aas cool as a cucumber Bas hungry as a lionCas heavy as lead Das mad as a wet hen答案A8Unfortunately，the research was limited _increasing economic profits，_protecting the environment.Ato；other than
5、Bby；rather thanCto；rather than Dby；more than答案C9The company has _ a survey to find out the employees reaction to the new regulations.Aconveyed Bconducted Cconstructed Dcontained答案B10Your room looks a real mess today，Tracey!_ No visitors today anyway!AWhy not? BGuess what! CWhat for? DSo what?答案D.阅读理
6、解What brings a nation together? Of the four choicesshared values，language，history，and religion，its shared values.In our latest poll (民意调査)，seven out of 16 countries chose values as the greatest factor bringing a nation together，and six preferred language.Both choices scored high in the poll，suggesti
7、ng that our values and how we express them are closely linked.Still，history was not forgotten in some countries，particularly in Mexico and Russia.Even Canada and the United States chose national histories as the second most important factor uniting their people.The biggest surprise? Not one country
8、picked religion as its top choice.Respect your eldersDo you speak Canadian？Church and stateIn most countries，the oldest generation onsidered values more important to a nation than did those who are under 45 years old.Language scored lower in Canada than in all other countries polled，perhaps because
9、the country speaks two official languages，French and English.Most people polled do not connect their religious beliefs to their national pride.Religion ranked last in 13 countrieswith France scoring it at 1%，the lowest of all.【语篇解读】这篇短文是关于让一个国家团结在一起的四大因素的调查统计。1According to the poll，what was the most
10、 important factor in bringing a nation together?ALanguage. BValues.CHistory. DReligion.答案B2In which country did language score the lowest in their national pride? ACanada. BMexico.CFrance. DAmerica.答案A.任务型阅读High blood pressure is defined as 140 mmHg over 90 mmHg，and for years，doctors have used that
11、measure as the threshold for prescribing antihypertensive drugs.But based on new recommendations，adults who are 60 or older can wait until their readings reach 150 mmHg over 90 mmHg or above to begin medication.After reviewing available evidence on the effects of blood pressure treatments，the Instit
12、ute of Medicines Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC8) concluded that aggressive treatment can lead to lightheadedness，falls and fainting in elderly populationsso they advised loosening the guidelines for starting medication.But days after the guidelines were published，heart experts raised concerns
13、 about how the advice would affect patients；inadequately controlled blood pressure is a risk factor for heart attack and stroke.Members of the JNC8 who voted against the recommendations published an editorial in the Annals of Internal Medicine outlining their reasons for opposing the change.“We，the
14、panel minority，believed that evidence was insufficient to increase the target goal from its current level because increasing the goal may cause harm by increasing the risk for CVD and partially undoing the remarkable progress in reducing cardiovascular mortality in Americans older than 60，” they wro
15、te.Dr.Suzanne Steinbaum said she has not changed the way she treats her patients over 60.She says，“As a preventive cardiologist，these new guidelines have made me crazy.What we have learned is that blood pressure treatment even for a patient above 80 has been shown to be critical.It goes against ever
16、ything we know as cardiologists.”Defending the panels decision，Dr.Paul AJames，cochairman of the guidelines committee，said in an email to TIME，“I can assure you that the panel discussed the opinions of the minority members on three different occasions and the majority were not persuaded that the expe
17、rt skills of a few members should override the scientific evidence.”James said that as with any medications，doctors will use the blood pressure recommendations as guidelines，and prescribe drugs based on their evaluation of each patient.“Medications prescribed by physicians all have the potential to
18、be dangerous，” he wrote.“Educating doctors about the scientific evidence will help doctors make better decisions with patients.Physicians who practice on the basis of scientific evidence usually subscribe to simple ruleif the medicine cannot be shown to help the patient，then the medicine should not
19、be prescribed.”The editorial isnt likely to change them any time soon.But the concerns should urge doctors to monitor their patients more closely and tailor medications and their doses more carefully.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讨论了关于对高血压指导方针的看法。1Aggressive2recommended3Opposition4risk5lack6unreasonable7convin
20、cing8educating9rule10careful/responsible.书面表达We Grow Great by DreamsThe question was once asked of a highly successful businessman，“How have you done so much in your lifetime？”He replied，“I have dreamed.I have turned my mind loose to imagine what I wanted to do.Then I have gone to bed and thought ab
21、out my dreams.In the night I dreamt about my dreams.And when I awoke in the morning，I saw the way to make my dreams real.While other people were saying，You cant do that，it is impossible，I was well on my way to achieving what I wanted.As Woodrow Wilson，the 28th President of the US，said，We grow great
22、by dreams.”“All big men are dreamers.”They see things in the soft haze of a spring day，or in the red fire on a long winters evening.Some of us let these dreams die，but others nourish and protect them；nourish them through bad days until they bring them to the sunshine and light which comes always to
23、those who sincerely hope that their dreams will come true.So please，dont let anyone steal your dreams，or try to tell you they are too impossible.“Sing your songs，and dream your dreams，hope your hope and pray your prayer.”【写作内容】1请用约30个词概括上文的内容；2请用约120个词谈谈你对“梦想成就伟人”的看法，包括如下要点：(1)谈谈梦想的重要性；(2)谈谈你是如何坚持你的
24、梦想的；(3)你认为有梦想就一定会成功吗？【写作要求】1写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；2作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；3不必写标题。【评分标准】内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。【参考范文】The passage is about a successful businessman whose dreams contributed greatly to his success.He emphasized the importance of dreams and suggested that people should have dreams and never give them u
25、p.What is known to us is that a dream is of great importance to ones growth and success.Once you decide what your dream is，you know where to go，and which way to take.Now my dream is that Ill try my best to be the study winner.Now everything I do is close to my dream.I feel life is filled with hope a
26、nd is colorful，and I have enough confidence to realize my dream.Of course，the path from where you are to where you want to get is not always smooth and straight.Therefore，an optimistic，positive mind is necessary in the process of your seeking your dream.In a word，only if you have a dream will you have the chance of realizing it.