Task 1

I am a very nostalgic （怀旧的） person. When I go on trips I keep everything from bus tickets to leaflets（小冊子） and I always take hundreds of photographs to look at when I get home. I love thinking of exciting adventures I have had. Having something physical to look at makes it easier. One of the most interesting ways to remember things is to read old letters， either ones that you have sent to yourself or those you have received from someone else.

Living abroad this year has really made me think about how I keep in contact with my family and friends. One of the things I enjoy doing most is writing them letters. I sit down with a cup of tea and write down everything exciting that has happened to me in the past few weeks or so since I last spoke to them. It forces me to think about all the amazing things which have happened and by writing it down， reminds me of how lucky I am to be able to experience so many new things. You can also leave a letter and come back to it later when you have thought of more things to write， which is also helpful if you don't have much time as you can write it over a few days.

Not only is writing letters an excellent thing to do， but I always think the best bit is when you receive a letter in reply！ There is something so exciting about receiving post， especially when the address is handwritten. You can see that somebody has put time and effort into contacting you. It is so special to have a box full of old letters， and reading them back years later reminds you of all the exciting things you once did. In a world where we update our friends constantly over social media， it is easy to forget to reach out to people personally and I think that by writing a letter， even just a note on the back of a postcard， you remind people that you are thinking of them. In ten or twenty years， is social media still going to be around and are we still going to be able to look back at our memories and see what we were doing？ Nobody knows， but having something physical to hold such as a letter means you will always have those memories.

1.What does the underlined “it” in the first paragraph refer to？

A.Taking thousands of photographs.

B.Keeping bus tickets and leaflets.

C.Thinking of exciting adventures.

D.Looking at bus tickets and photos.

2.What makes the author especially excited when he receives post？

A.Knowing someone wants to contract him.

B.Seeing the address was written by hand.

C.Reading what was written in the letter.

D.Storing all the letters in a large box.

3.What could be the best title for the text？

A.How to value happy memories.

B.Receiving letters is most exciting.

C.An interesting way to remember things.

D.Why we should write more letters.

Task 2

Many people had an influence on me. They have passed through my life，   1   the person who has the most influence on me is mom. She has had the greatest influence on my   2  . Her great courage and determination are something that I can   3   to become successful one day. I've watched her   4   with running a household while trying to   5   getting a full-time college education and performing a part-time job. I didn't realize as a（n）   6   child what courage it took to take on

this heavy workload. Nowadays I cannot imagine how   7   it must have been to do housework as a housewife as well as the workload of college. She

8  hesitated to drop everything to rush my youn-

ger brother and me to dance， soccer， or riding. I could always see her cheering me on while she held an armful of   9   and tried to make my

brother like reading.

Later she had the task of finding a（n）   10  ， which proved to be even more difficult than receiving her degree. When she   11   landed a job as a teacher， she was never   12   about the terrors she experienced in the classroom. She   13      hard every day to provide her classroom of children with the best   14  .

I've never seen my mother   15   as she struggles to further her education， raise a family and hunt for a job. She's always   16   me in all my choices. She's   17   to make my brother and I become strong people with independent minds. I hope that some day I'll be as happy and determined as her. She's taught me the most

18   thing in life—never give up on my dreams.

I'm   19    to her for helping me become who I am today. I would have never made it as   20   as I have without her help.

1.A.as B.but C.or D.for

2.A.theory B.marriage C.life D.talent

3.A.remember B.depend C.finish D.volunteer

4.A.struggle B.begin C.disagree D.meet

5.A.tolerate B.avoid C.combine D.balance

6.A.poor B.loving C.young D.sick

7.A.free B.successful C.helpful D.hard

8.A.once B.never C.even D.just

9.A.books B.desserts C.documents D.clothes

10.A.worker    B.designer     C.job D.idea

11.A.instead B.again C.finally D.generally

12.A.curious B.annoyed C.uncertain D.enthusiastic

13.A.worked B.thought C.hit D.breathed

14.A.qualification B.donation C.education D.nutrition

15.A.look up B.think up C.give up D.make up

16.A.controlled B.attracted C.ignored D.supported

17.A.managed B.preferred C.called D.reported

18.A.unusual B.important C.memorial D.interesting

19.A.mild B.open C.eager D.grateful

20.A.high B.early C.far D.long

Task 3

What motivates people is often different， but to create a level of inspiration that will last， you need to get clear on your values. Recognizing the meaning behind your motivation will help you stick with your health goals. The following do's and don'ts can help you stay motivated：

Do set goals that are appealing to you

Making a change is easier when you value your goal. You'll be more likely to stay the course because you will be doing things you generally enjoy.    1    But it doesn't have to feel like a boring task.

Do dig deep to find your inner motivation

2    The first thoughts that come to mind might be superficial（膚浅的）， but keep digging. You'll eventually come to conclusions that will give you a burning desire to succeed.

Don't follow pressure-based motivators

If you do something to impress someone else or because you are being pressured， then it will be hard for you to stick with it.    3    That way， you'll be less likely to give up when you face barriers.

4

You're more likely to do things you're good at or that you enjoy. So focusing on those things can help you stay motivated and reach your goals.

Now that you know how to improve motivation， don't throw in the towel when a roadblock arises.

5    That will help you stay the course， no matter what comes your way.

A.Do act on your strengths.

B.Don't act on fear-based goals.

C.Instead， put your wants and needs first.

D.Living a healthy lifestyle isn't always easy.

E.Ask yourself why you want to get healthier.

F.Clean up your diet and start exercising immediately.

G.Come up with solutions and face challenges positively.

Task 4

語法填空一

The German Aerospace Center （DLR）， the University of Stuttgart and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology （KIT） will jointly build a research facility（设施） for energy storage 1.        （call） NADINE， the DLR announced.

The aim of the research project is 2.

（develop） new energy storage systems that can store and release （释放） large amounts of electrical energy from power plants at higher efficiency levels. The research project will use isentropic（等熵的）processes 3        take place in a closed system.

The NADINE project 4.        （focus） on so called “Pumped Heat Thermal Electricity Storages （PTES）”. These systems can change electrical energy 5.         heat or other forms of energy 6.        （success）. NADINE is intended to demonstrate（证明） that PTES can store electricity with an efficiency of up to 70 percent.

“The transition to renewable energy sources is one of 7.         most urgent challenges for our society. With the 8.        （develop） of energy storage， DLR is working on solutions to one of the key topics in energy research，” said Pascale Ehrenfreund， chairwoman of the DLR. “With an  9.        （increase） share of renewable energy， efficient energy storage systems can ensure a  10.         （rely） energy supply.”

According to KIT， it is likely that coal-fired power plants that are no longer needed can be used to build large-scale heat storage power plants.

语法填空二

Having the right employees in this competitive world becomes increasingly important. There are some good ways now to find people 1.        are skilled but also emotionally intelligent. Companies and organizations have become increasingly aware that emotionally intelligent people 2.

（typical） make the best employees.

Because of this， people with a high Emotional Quotient （EQ） rather than those with high Intelligence Quotient（IQ） are more likely to 3.        （hire） by many companies. EQ is going to become 4.        （important） than ever before in business and really in any field as 5.        （hire） good people is the key 6.        a company's or organization's success. if you don't have the right people， you can have a great product or service but still fail.

Have you ever known a person who just

7.        （seem） like the rock of everyone they know？ That is， they always keep cool and calm no matter what's happening. They've probably got

8.         high EQ. A person with Emotional Intelligence is confident， a very good communicator and 9.        （listen）， able to deal with highs and lows of their days well. When you become emotionally intelligent， life 10.        （become） your masterpiece. You get along well with people and you are more effective at work. You have more confidence and most importantly you can live a much easier life.

Task 5

At the beginning of July， my friend Gong Shengping and I volunteered for two months in Morocco， for an educational project called “Youth Got Talent”. Run under a large non-profit organization， our mission（使命） was to teach French and Chinese to volunteers at a local NGO as well as to conduct a survey on tobacco use among young people.

While we were reading about Morocco online in preparation for our trip， we came across some disturbing advice. Visitors to Morocco， it read， often meet small children asking for money. In these circumstances， they should immediately turn around and walk away. We couldn't help but feel somewhat angry by these comments. People certainly aren't forced to help others， but they don't need to support cold indifference（冷淡）， either.

The director of the association informed us about the high percentage of children who drop out of school and took us to visit a slum（貧民窟） in an old city. Most families would often have several children whom they couldn't afford to send to school. Although public schools in Morocco are free， some parents don't have enough money to buy books and stationery（文具）. Some children were victims of child labor， and others roamed（闲逛） the streets selling tissues.

After we recovered from our shock， we decided to do something to help pull these kids out of poverty（贫穷）. We started a project called “1，001 Stories of the Sahara”， through which we cooperated（合作） with local NGO members to record the stories of the children living in Morocco's slums. These stories were then posted on the project's public account on social media.

By exposing people to the difficult social reality facing the Moroccan poor， we hoped that more people would consider the causes of poverty when they came across small children asking for money and extend（给予） a little sympathy rather than following online advice and walking away from them.

1.What might be the author's task besides language teaching？

A.Advising the young to quit smoking.

B.Investigating smoking of the young.

C.Running a non-profit organization.

D.Giving advice on growing tobacco.

2.How did the author know about Morocco？

A.By reading guide books.

B.By reading newspapers.

C.By surfing the Internet.

D.By consulting the guides.

3.How did the author feel when he heard so many kids dropped out of school？

A.He felt somewhat angry.

B.He felt quite astonished.

C.He felt very disturbed.

D.He felt embarrassed.

4.Why did they post the stories on social media？

A.To find the causes of poverty in Morocco's slums.

B.To require more people to give money to the poor kids.

C.To show people that the online advice was not responsible.

D.To draw more people's attention to the poor kids in slums.

Task 6

After stepping out of the international plane， I realized my 10-hour sleepy voyage finally came to an end. Sitting on the bus， I was waiting anxiously for it to start.

A woman， sitting next to me， and her daughter both seemed  1 . She told me that her daughter had an upset stomach and would throw up continuously;  2 ， the mother had lost her  3   . Apart from a significant amount of money， the purse also had her phone and a phone number of an important  4 ， a person she was travelling 90 kilometers to meet for discussing a  5  matter which had to be  6  by tomorrow morning.

I handed her my cellphone without   7  and told her that she could make any call she wanted. I also  8  a bottle of water I had in my bag to relieve her daughter of her  9 . After making several calls， they finally 10  to the official！ They turned to look at me  11  and thanked me many times. The woman tried to pay for my  12 ， but I jumped to do it before her

13  I knew she had lost her money.

Next morning， I received a call from the mother， saying that they couldn’t tell how much my

14  act touched them. They were so 15  that they had taken down my number to thank me. I was  16  to be thanked in this way. I never thought my simple offer  17  so much in her heart.  And I thought of how many opportunities for  18  we had lost by plugging into cellphones and being disconnected  19  the reality around us—something with easy access may make a big  20  to others.

1.A.excited B.relaxed C.unconscious D.uncomfortable

2.A.besides______________    B.however        C.therefore______________     D.otherwise

3.A.phone B.address C.purse D.luggage

4.A.accountant B.doctor C.lawyer D.official

5.A.simple B.pressing C.political D.financial

6.A.settled B.ignored C.raised D.dropped

7.A.doubt B.permission C.question D.hesitation

8.A.produced B.ordered C.bought D.sold

9.A.fever B.stress C.sickness D.appetite

10.A.came over B.got through C.looked up D.turned around

11.A.doubtfully B.closely C.anxiously D.gratefully

12.A.water B.offer C.ticket D.assistance

13.A.since B.if C.while D.although

14.A.temporary B.generous C.cautious D.honest

15.A.reasonable B.flexible C.considerate D.desperate

16.A.ashamed B.astonished C.disappointed D.amused

17.A.weighed B.balanced C.increased D.ranked

18.A.courage B.success C.kindness D.justice

19.A.in B.beyond C.of D.from

20.A.promise B.wish C.difference D.gesture

Task 7

Green lifestyle is becoming increasingly popular nowadays.   1   You don't have to completely change the way you live， you just need to make a few small changes. From recycling to green shopping， each small change you make can really make a difference. Here are some benefits of living a green lifestyle.

●Help the environment. By being energy-efficient and using green products you can reduce your influence on the environment. You can help preserve our natural resources and reduce pollution.   2   It does feel very rewarding when you start making positive changes and feeling as though you're making a difference to such an important cause.

●Live a healthier life. If more people commit to being green then we'll be able to live in a healthier environment， with less pollution and better air quality. You're also more likely to make better choices when it comes to food and you could find yourself leading a more active lifestyle. Growing your own vegetables is a very healthy way to live as well as buying green， natural foods. Cycling and walking to places instead of using your car can have a big influence.   3

● Save money on bills. You can greatly reduce your energy bills by using energy-efficient equipment.   4   Recycling is also another great way of saving money and helping the environment.

●  5  Once you have picked up some good tips and green living techniques you can pass them on to other people. You can also talk to friends and family and inform them of the benefits of going green. Your children will grow up understanding the importance of living a green lifestyle and will learn how to reduce their influence on the environment.

A.Educate others.

B.Meet like-minded people.

C.It will also make you much fitter.

D.There are lots of ways of saving money.

E.You can also do your part for wildlife conservation.

F.Living a green lifestyle isn't as hard as it might seem.

G.If you grow your own produce， you needn't spend as much on food.

Task 8

Ⅰ.語法填空

Exercise could not only benefit your body， but also improve your memory， researchers found

1.______________ （recent）.

In their paper， researchers in the United States and Japan 2.______________  （introduce） their experiment and conclusion.

Scientists invited 36 volunteers 3.______________  were in their early 20s to do 10 minutes of light exercise before taking a memory test in which they 4.______________  （show） pictures like broccoli（西兰花） or picnic baskets and asked to recall them later. The same experiment was repeated with the same group of volunteers without exercising. “The memory task really was quite 5.______________ （challenge），” said Michael Yassa， co-author of the study. “We used very similar items to see if they would remember 6.______________  it was this exact picnic basket versus that picnic basket.”

Researchers also scanned brains of some of the participants during the experiment. They found increased communication between parts 7.______________  （involve） in the storage and recollection（记忆） of memories in brains of those who had exercised.

This suggested that just 10 minutes of light exercise might have a positive effect

8.______________  memory power.

As all 9.______________  volunteers in the experiment were relatively young， researchers are still working 10. ______________ （look） at the influence of light exercise on older people. “Our main goal is to try to develop an exercise way that can be used by older adults who might have disabilities，” said Yassa.

Ⅱ.书面表达

假定你是李华，明年寒假想去伦敦旅游，但害怕沟通交流有障碍。请你给外教Peter写信， 请他帮你提高口语能力。

注意：

1.词数100左右;

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;

3.开头和结尾已为你写好。

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Yours，

Li Hua