more time and effort by trying different methods over and over again or looing up the answers online． But there is one thing most people now to avoid for sure：asing for advice．It is inconsiderate— we don’t want to bother others. After all，they have their own problems to solve. Also, they may not have the answer we need, anyway. These reasons may or may not be true. But we are pretty sure that people will thin less of us. So, good reasons or no, we don’t as．
However, our research suggests that the instinct(直觉) to not see advice is wrong. Fears about appearing to be having no ability to do things by asing for advice — though etremely common — are totally misplaced. Here’s why when you as for advice, people do not thin less of you；instead, they actually thin you’ re smarter. By asing someone to share his or her personal wisdom, advice seeers can gain a deep understanding of something. In their minds, advisors actually thin“I’m brilliant, so this guy is smart to as for my advice.”
This finding is important, because seeing advice encourages information echange, learning and meaningful connection between us and our friends and colleagues．In addition，there is another side benefit asing for advice allows us to mae a surprisingly positive impression on our mentors(导师)．
Asing for advice is an effective way not only when we are facing a difficult tas. The study shows that when facing conflict，asing your friends for advice maes you be able to loo at it from more than one angle(角度)，thus leading to quicer and more liely solutions to the conflict.
28.According to the tet，people usually when they get into trouble． A．call their friends for help B．turn to their computer first C．as for advice from others
D．solve the problem by themselves
29.People don’t 1ie to as for advice because . ①they don’t want to bother others
②they don’t thin others’ advice can help ③they believe others will thin less of them
④they are afraid of showing they are unable to do something A．①②③ B．①③④ C．②③④ D．①②③④ 30.What can you learn from the third paragraph? A．Asing for advice often is wrong．
B．Asing others for advice will mae a good impression． C．People who don’t as for advice are smarter．
D．Advice seeers can get everything they want from others． 31.What is the author’s attitude toward asing for advice? A．Positive． B．Negative． C．Cautious． D．Objective．
D
The ‘homesharing’ programme，funded by Lloyds Ban Foundation’s charity department，matches young people who can’t afford modern-day housing with lonely older people who have spare rooms.
The young person simply has to promise to give 10 hours of companionship(陪伴) a wee and help around the house to benefit from a rent-free home．
But both parties must pay a fee of up to ￡200 a month to cover the cost of running the scheme．The younger person also shares household bills.
The foundation said the programme tacles a lac of affordable housing，as well as helping growing numbers of older people who feel lonely． Emma，a 33-year-old worer who homeshares in Putney after signing up to a programme a year ago，said, “The best thing about living in a homesharing arrangement is sharing with a great householder，and also
being able to afford to 1ive in London，which maes me really happy.”
“I met with the householder and his family and we both had the opportunity to see how we felt about the possibility．Thanfully, it’s wored out really well. The person I share with is great fun；we both have a similar sense of humour. I enjoy the companionship，helping his confidence to grow and hopefully helping him enjoy life to the full. We have a great friendship now, which is lovely.” she said．
The programme has been given a ￡2 million investment by Lloyds Ban Foundation and the Big Lottery Fund．
Paul Streets, chief eecutive of Lloyds Ban Foundation, said “Too often, we separate generations of old and young. Homesharing brings them together in a really positive way so that the older person can continue to have independence and the younger person can have somewhere affordable to live.” He said，“This important wor sets out to prove it can wor on a large scale and sustainably (可持续地)．We’re ecited to be woring with the Lottery and a range of delivery partners to prove it can be done in the U.”
32．The aim of the ‘homesharing’ programme is to . A．help young people to rent low-cost houses from older people B．help old people to find nice young people to live with
C．help old people share their spare rooms with younger people D．call on young people to help older lonely people
33．What should a young person do if he wants a rent-free home? A．Spend 10 hours at home every day． B．Help to do some housewor．
C．Pay ￡200 a month to help others． D．Pay all the household bills．
34．The underlined word “tacles” in the fourth paragraph probably means “ ”． A．starts with B．figures out C．taes control of D．deals with
35．According to Emma，the best thing about living in a rent-free house is ． A．sharing with a ind person and being able to 1ive in London B．enjoying the companionship from each other C．sharing with a humorous householder
D．helping build up the householder’s confidence 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文之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。
How to Read a Boo
Boos can be your best friends． 36 They can introduce you to things you may never see …But do you now how to read them in order to get the fullest enjoyment possible? The following tips should help． · 37 Loo in the library or in one of the large boostores．You could also as friends if you could have a loo at their boo shelves. Search the shelves until you find a boo that loos good．Read the first page to see how it reads, and the cover tet on the bac of the boo, if it has any．If you are already concentrating，then buy it or borrow it. ·Do not start to read it until you have the time． 38 And set aside time to do nothing else but read，as it can be，at times，suspenseful(悬疑的)，eciting and relaing．
Get comfortable on the couch．Have a lamp behind you，lighting the area where you are reading．Mae
sure the television is off and that anything else that could distract(使分心) you has been attended to． 39 Start the boo by turning the pages and really enjoy it．Do not thin about anything else but what you are reading．Put yourself into the action or location in the story．Once you concentrate completely, it will be difficult to put the boo down．And remember that reading is not running your eyes over a boo． 40 However，if you need to read the boo quicly，then you do not need to pay attention to every word．
A.Find a boo. B.Loo for a place.
C.Otherwise, you will miss it.
D.You should read it actively and enjoy it completely. E.They can tae you to places that you may never go.
F.Get warm if you are going to be sitting still for a few hours.
G.If you are busy doing other things, you should wait until you have finished them.
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分34分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Imagine a big eplosion as you climb through 3,000 feet. Imagine a plane full of 41 .It sounds scary. This is what I 42 si years ago. Now I want to 43 with you three things I learned about myself that day.
I learned that it all 44 in an instant. I thought about all the people I wanted to reach out to but didn’t, all the eperiences I wanted to have but 45 did. As I thought about that later on, I decided that I would no longer postpone(推迟) 46 in life. That accident has really changed my life.
The 47 thing I learned that day is that I regretted the time I 48 on things that did not matter with people that matter. And afterwards, as I reflected on that, I decided to remove 49 energy from my life. It’s not 50 , but it’s a lot better. I’ve not had a fight with my wife in two years. It feels great. The third thing I learned that day is that dying is not 51 . It’s almost lie we’ve been 52 for it our whole lives. But it was very sad. I didn’t want to 53 . I love my life. And that sadness really framed in one 54 , which is, I only wish for one thing. I only wish I could see my 55 grow up. About a month later, I was at a performance by my daughter. I was 56 , lie a little id. And it made all the sense in the world to me. I realied at that point by 57 those two dots, that the only thing that matters in my life is being a great 58 . Above all, the only goal I have in life is to be a good dad. I was given the gift of a 59 ,of not dying that day. I was given 60 gift, which was to be able to see into the future and come bac and live differently. 41.A.air B. seats C. smoe D. people 42.A.discovered B. eperienced C. imagined D. dreamed 43.A.share B. report C. decide D. agree 44. A. disappeared B. occurred C. broe D. changed 45. A. Always B. never C. ever D. sometimes 46. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing 47. A. latter B. last C. First D. second 48. A. owed B. wasted C. paid D. spared 49. A. positive B. negative C. different D. strange 50. A. voluntary B. perfect C. necessary D. serious 51. A. scary B. easy C. unepected D. unlucy
52. A. looing 53. A. fall
54. A. principle 55. A. ids
56. A. crying 57. A. parting 58. A. husband 59. A. promise 60. A. another B. preparing B. go B. action B. pets B. 1aughing B. connecting B. man B. love B. other C. maing C. end
C. thought C. staff C. sighing C. comparing C. teacher C. miracle C. more D. hoping D. separate D. theory D. students D. thining D. replacing D. dad D. memory D. etra
第II卷（50分）
第三部分 英语知识运用
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
White．As far as he could see，a sea of white．This 61 (be)Mohammad’s dream．He had spent a whole year 62 (save) up enough money for his trip．
After a lot of hard wor, He 63 (fly) to Mecca to tae part in the world’s 64 (big) pilgrimage(朝圣). Now, he waled with over a million people, all 65 (dress) in white．Men，women and children. The three days with very little food and water would be 66 (challenge)．
On the first day，Mohammad was ecited．He taled to people he met along 67 journey．The sun was very hot．By the second day，he was tired 68 the sun seemed much hotter．
There were people everywhere, in front of him, behind him. Sometimes he tripped and fell onto people．But it would all be worth it．“ 69 the pilgrimage，I will be a new man．I will feel closer to Allah．”
The third day came, and he finished up tired and sore. He had done what he came to do. He was very proud of 70 (he)．
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
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处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每仕错误仅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：
I．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
I was 14 years old when my father died．He was our mainly source of income. From then on, we have severe financial problems and struggled to pay for food and basic education．That situation forced my two
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