Everything was put neatly into my suitcase.I'm a flight attendant.I'm so organized,my half of the closet could be a display at The Container Store.My husband's half of the closet?Just thinking about it made my head ache.I carried my suitcase downstairs.Bill was in the kitchen cooking.Looking at the messy kitchen,I shouted,“Why do you have to be so messy?” Bill looked hurt,“What?” I sighed and left for the airport.
On my last flight,an elderly couple had the seats in my section.They held hands during takeoff.Later I caught them looking into each other’s eyes.Something about that look was familiar.Then I realized:it was the look Bill and I had worn in our wedding photographs.I couldn’t resist asking them about the secret of their long-lasting marriage. “Have fun together,”the man said, “and never take each other for granted.”
His words circled in my head long after we landed.Bill wasn’t perfect.But then,was I?I kept plaining about his messiness and forgot his kindness,his ability to see the bright side of every situation-qualities that ran so much deeper,the reasons I had married him in the first place.
I took out my cell phone and called Bill. “I miss you already.” I said.“I miss you too,Kim,” he said.As soon as my flights were over,I rushed home.Bill met me at the door.\have a surprise for you.\.I glanced around the room.He really had worked hard.In spite of the fingerprints on that microwave floor,I could see our reflection in it:my husband and I,our smiles glowing with love for each other,just like in our wedding photos.
32.Why did Kim get so angry with her husband?
A.She found his weaknesses one morning. B.She didn’t love him any more. C.He left things in an untidy state. D.He turned a deaf ear to her plaints. 33.What’s special about the old couple?
A.They never quarreled with each other. B.They often made fun of each other. C.They kept their love so fresh. D.They took each other for granted. 34.The author changed her attitude towards her husband after . A.she realized Bill wasn’t perfect B.she got inspired by the old couple C.her husband had cleaned up the kitchen D.they had their wedding photos taken 35.The best title of the passage might be . A.Love You,Love Your Mess C.The Wedding Photos
B.Love is blind,Love is messy
D.A Loving Old Couple.
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.
Moving to a new place may be an exciting adventure. 36 If you have a friend experiencing this anxiety, there are some steps you can take to make him feel more at home. Talk to your friend about his homesickness. 37 This also gives you the option to share with him any strategies you have personally discovered to help overe these feelings.
Join your friend in discovering and adapting to the new environment. It is human nature to fear the unknown. By learning to deal with the new environment, your friend will find it easier to overe the desire for what is familiar.
Introduce him to new friends by including him in your social circle. These new relationships help relieve the feelings of homesickness and keep his mind off those friends he left behind. 38 For example, if he likes sports and being outdoors invite him to go hiking or camping with you and your friends.
39 Developing a new schedule will help him change things to where he does not need his old routine. Perhaps get him involved in an athletic club where he can boost endorphins(内啡肽) by keeping physically fit.
Keep a positive outlook. Encourage him to see the glass half full so he can embrace this new experience instead of longing for what once was. Being positive helps your friends bee more positive, so make the most of your influence. 40 A. However, there are many ways to overe it.
B. Burying it will only make his homesickness worse. C. Invite him to clubs that you know he will enjoy. D. Help him develop a new routine to replace the old one.
E. You will help him keep an active attitude to life if you are positive. F. He could be homesick due to missing family dinners every night
G. However, following that is the anxiety that es from a change in routine. 第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
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。
Anger is a feeling that many of us know all too well. Some of us experience it daily, 41 others hold on to it for years at a time. As you likely know, anger is not a healthy 42 . Over time it can bee self-destructive, 43 relationships and even your health.
This is not to say that anger is always a 44 thing—anger is a natural part of living;it is a 45 that something is wrong. If anger is not a 46 normal and natural human emotion, it is 47 important to learn and understand how to 48 anger the right way.
You can release anger the right or the wrong way. 49 whether you have an anger problem yourself or not, it is 50 for everyone to understand what the right 51 of releasing anger are. Transforming anger is a powerful 52 to take that will create positive changes in our relationships. One of the best ways to 53 anger is to give yourself the 54 to express anger. In fact, it is quite healthy to express your anger as long as you do it 55 . Remember that anger management 56 both on mental and physical effort. Although mental therapy alone will help you tremendously for releasing your anger, it can only take you so far. The same 57 for exercise too. However, if you 58 both mental therapy and exercising, you will then have
59 to an unbelievable positive solution. Do a particular physical activity 60 the mental intention of releasing your anger. 41.A.when 42.A.life
B.while
C.but
D.however D.emotion
B.feeling B.ruining B.good
C.happiness
43.A.reflecting 44.A.bad
C.limiting D.satisfying C.ordinary C.signal C.inpletely C.much
D.especial D.gesture D.carefully D.however
D.influence
D.As a result of
45.A.appearance B.mark 46.A.unbelievable 47.A.whatever
Bpletely
B.how B.relax
48.A.release 49.A.Instead of 50.A.important 51.A.answers 52.A.step 53.A.shift
54.
C.absorb
B.Except for
C.Regardless of
D.easy
Bmon C.hard
B.messages C.ways D.actions
D.chance
B.right C.attitude B.change
C.move
D.transform
D.admission D.separately
D.decline D.applies Dbine D.contact D.in place of
A.permission B.application
C.affection
55.A. confidently 56.A.requires 57.A.arranges
B.correctly C.gradually B.relies B.reaches B.join B.approach B.rather than
第II卷
C.lacks C.prepares C.separate
58.A.control 59.A.access 60.A.in conflict with
C.admission C.along with
注意事项:用0.5毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 第三部分 英语知识运用 (共两节,满分45分) 第二节 (共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
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。
By the time Jill got to a little town, every hotel room 61 (take). “You’ve got to give me a room somewhere,” he said to the manager at the hotel, “62 just a bed --- I don’t care where.”
“Well, I do have a double room with one guest,” 63 (admit) the manager, “and he might be glad to split(分担)the cost. But to tell you 64 truth, he snores 65 loudly that people in the next room have plained 66 (late). I’m not sure if it would be worth it to you.”
“No problem.” Jill assured him, “I’ll take 67 .” The next morning Jill came down to breakfast bright-eyed. “How did you sleep” asked the manager. “Never better.”
The manager was impressed. “No problem with the other guy snoring, then?” “No, I shut him up 68 no time,” said Jill.
“How did you manage that?” asked the manager. “Did you give him some medicine to stop the snoring?”
“No, I didn’t. But here is 69 I did. He was already in bed when I went into the room,” Jill explained. “I went over, gave him a kiss on the forehead, and said, ‘Good night, beautiful,’ and he sat up all night 70 (watch) me.” 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,每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除和修改
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10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
I am enthusiastic and fun-loving student. My favorite subject is English. I am pretty fluent with English, and my teachers say my style and presentation is good. My first love is writing, and I have been writing for some magazine for about three years. Mostly I like to write about things those are happening in the school, like sports events, trips to places of interest, and tips on how to study effective. Seen my words in print makes me extremely proud. I also enjoyed municating with other people to find out what do they think. I am always interested in what others are concerning about, from students worries, local news to world events.
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
假设你是李华,最近在浏览新西兰的中学站时,看到一位名叫Tom的同学的留言,他计划在暑假期间到中国的哈尔滨旅游,希望能有一名中国的学生当他的导游。你对此很感兴趣。请你根据以下要点提示给他写一封电子邮件,介绍相关情况。
主要内容:1. 希望当他的导游; 2. 打算如何给他当导游; 3. 期盼他的回复。
注意: 词数:100字左右,开头与落款已给出,不计入总词数; Dear Tom,
Recently, while browsing a senior high school website of New Zealand, I saw the message you posted on it.
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