A few years ago, I felt like a true failure．I was doing Weight Watchers for the third time in order to lose weight but not making progress．

At that time, I spent hours every day working out to my videos and was still overweight．I decided that there was no point in fighting it．I thought I was meant to be fat forever．I needed a change of heart and mind．That change came in the most unexpected way．It came with running．

After dinner on Thanksgiving, I went out for a walk with my family．I had turned my little MP3 player on and was enjoying the music when my favorite song came on．I felt like dancing, but that was out of the question （I had two teenagers with me）．So I caught the speed a bit and started to run slowly．I was quite pleased with my burst of activity．

What was more surprising was that I got up the next morning and went out again．After running, I felt strong and calm at the same time．I recalled the good feelings I felt when I used to run 20 years ago and decided that I wanted more of that．I signed up for a spring race and practiced hard for it．

Even though my weight is still heavier than what I would like, I no longer care about it．I try to stay more focused on my life．Most importantly, my workouts are less than an hour per day and I take Sundays off completely．My goal is to keep exercising in my life but not let it take over my life．After all, I am so much more than my weight．

1.What was troubling the author according to the first two paragraphs?

A．That she was considered to be a failure by others．

B．That she had too little time to work out．

C．That she couldn't enjoy the food she liked．

D．That she failed to lose weight．

2.According to Paragraph 3, the author started running instead of dancing because .

A．she thought running would help her more．

B．she didn't want to dance at that moment．

C．it was inconvenient for her to dance at that moment．

D．she considered it useless to dance．

3.In Paragraph 4 the author mainly wants to tell us that ____．

A．she was a good runner 20 years ago

B．she had strong will-power

C．she often surprised others

D．she really liked running

4.What was the author's biggest change after she started running?

A．That she changed her attitude towards losing weight．

B．That she no longer wanted to lose weight．

C．That she spent more time in working out．

D．That she lost more weight than expected．

“I can’t live without my mobile phone!” is what I often hear people say as they talk about how mobiles have become an essential part of their lives.

The all so common sight of heads bent, eyes staring at mobile screens and fingers busy tapping away repeats itself across major cities around the world. Whenever there is a moment to spare while on the train, taxi or waiting in a queue, people busy themselves with their mobile phones.

Some people believe our unhealthy obsession(著迷) with mobile phones is destroying how we appreciate the little things in life or miss the moments that matter. The truth is that technology overall should be seen as just a tool to improve our lives.

Mobile phones have certainly had a great influence on our lives, but I truly believe it is for the better.

It’s changed the way we communicate, whether for work or play. We are now less constrained(限制)by time and geographical location. With my mobile phone, I can dial into conference calls while stuck in a traffic jam, or reply to urgent e-mails while on the go. I can send a text message or share photos and videos with friends who aren’t living in the same country. My phone calendar keeps my life organized, and even Facebook, Twitter, and instant messaging are now accessible from mobile phones!

The mobile revolution isn’t just changing the lives of urbanities (都市人) like myself. I know of a young Bangladeshi woman named Shompa Akhter who is crazy about fashion and design. She dreamt about starting her own business and she did just that, opening a shop in Kushtia featuring her own creations. Dealing with supplies in different towns was a problem for Shompa --- purchase orders had to either be hand delivered or mailed out to supplies. Shompa also found it tough publicizing her business to potential customers outside her town. But once she learnt to operate the mobile phone, she was addicted. The 25-year-old businesswoman now stays in touch easily with her suppliers. Mobile e-mail is a blessing in her life.

Who would have thought that mobility could bring about such enormous change? It shouldn’t really be a surprise though.

1.In the first two paragraphs, the author wants to show ____.

A. mobile phones make people communicate less

B. mobile phones make people’s life more enjoyable

C. people’s health is greatly affected by mobile phones

D. people become addicted to mobile phones in daily life

2.What’s the author’s attitude towards mobile phones?

A. Doubtful B. Supportive C. Critical D. Uninterested

3.Paragraph 5 is mainly about__________.

A. New functions of mobile phones

B. New changes in Information Age

C. The advantages of mobile phones

D. The author’s personal experiences

4.How is the text mainly developed?

A. By inferring.

B. By analysing causes.

C. By giving examples.

D. By comparing different ideas.

短文改錯（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處錯誤，

句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號（^），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1．每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2．只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

My dream school starts at 8:30 a.m and ends at 3:30 p.m. They are three lessons in the morning and two in the afternoon. We didn’t need to do so many homework. Therefore , we have more time with after-school activities. For example, we can do reading for one and a half hour and play sport for one hour every day.

My dream school look like a big garden. There are all kinds of the flowers and trees around the classroom buildings. We can lie on the grass for a rest, or sat by the lake listening music. The teachers here are kind and helpfully. They are not only our teachers but also our friends.

Beaches are not only great for lying on and doing water sports, and in fact one of the best ways of enjoying them is a classic beach walk. Here at iWantSun. Co. Uk, we’ve been searching the globe to find you the world’s best and most glorious beach walks, and here’s our pick of the top.

The Footpath of the Gods, Amalfi Coast, Italy

The name says it all really and you truly do feel up there to walking along this wonderful mountain coastal path, which offers some of the most striking views on the planet. The path begins at town of Bomerano to charming Positano along the UNESCO World Heritage area of the Amalfi Coast. The whole walk will take you approximately four and a half hours to complete and pass over narrow rocky paths, past sheer cliffs and shining blue bays.

Sydney’s Great Coastal Walk, Australia

Sydney’s coastline is one of the most beautiful and diverse in the world. Here you have national parks, historic sites, steep cliffs, sparkling beaches and quiet bays all in one place. Sydney’s Great Walk runs all the way from Barrenjoey in the north to Royal National Park in the south and takes an incredible seven days to complete. However, if you’re not up to doing the full walk, then there are many different parts of the walk that you can do right in the city. Walking from the city’s famous Bondi Beach to the sweeping curve of Bronte Beach takes just an hour, which takes in some top scenery.

Great Ocean Walk, Australia

The Great Ocean Walk stretches 104 km along Victoria’s famous Great Ocean Road, located on the southern coast of Australia, from the resort town Apollo Bay to the magnificent Twelve Apostles. The Twelve Apostles are the area’s famous stone landmarks which stand out like giants from the sea. The walk passes through a range of landscapes and sights, from national parks, famous surfing spots and deserted beaches, to wild coastlines, cascading waterfalls, lush forests, historic lighthouses and ghostly shipwrecks. Day walks and shorter three-hour walks such as the Wreck Beach Walk or the Lighthouse Cemetery and Lookout Walk can also be enjoyed.

So next time when you’re looking for a beach holiday don’t just think about the resorts and the sand, but consider a more active sun holiday, discovering some of the best beaches in the world.

1.The author intends to tell us ____________.

A. the world’s best places for beach walks

B. the wonderful beaches in the world

C. the ideal tourism resort for health

D. the beautiful beaches in Australia

2.When you arrive at the Amalfi Coast _______________.

A. you must be fed up with the footpath

B. you will be fascinated by the scenery

C. you can start walking from Positano

D. you may be trapped in narrow rocky paths

3.What is special about Sydney’s Great Coastal Walk?

A. It takes about more than five hours to complete.

B. It starts from Royal National Park in the south.

C. It provides visitors a variety of great landscapes.

D. It really has the longest coastline in the world.

4.According to the fourth paragraph we can know that __________________.

A. Apollo Bay is at the end of the Great Ocean Walk

B. the Twelve Apostles exists below the surface of the sea

C. the Wreck Beach Walk can also give visitors pleasure

D. most visitors can finish the 104 km walk in three hours

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

It is universally acknowledged that fresh food is beneficial to our health. As a small child, I didn’t know about the benefits of fresh food. , I considered canned fish and fruit, bottled soft drinks and snacks to be the most appetizing (令人垂涎的). As I learned to prefer fresh and foods to the artificial taste of chemically-enhanced snacks, I began to starting a vegetable garden in our backyard.

“What would it take?” I asked my mom. We had the space and were to take care of the plants every day. doing some research online, we to dig out a space of 16 square feet in our yard. It would have to be at least a foot deep with a raised vegetable bed, the vegetables would have two feet of depth to grow.

It was February of 2013. We knew that we had to work if we wanted to plant vegetables that spring. That month, every day after school, I pushed the tough clay (粘土) under our lawn with a large shovel (鏟子). Luckily, the rain made the soil , and before we knew it, we had finished digging the bed. Next came my favorite part: shopping for and plants. By June, our plants, especially the tomatoes, were growing . We had never such fresh tomatoes; they were so sweet that you could almost taste the in them. To give our friends gifts, we packed jars of our little tomatoes. We also Italian pasta sauce with our tomatoes and basil (羅勒，一種香料). It reassured (使…放心) us to know that we were eating healthy and fresh produce.

The work we put into our vegetable garden was worthwhile. As long as we had the to start and maintain the garden, we a bountiful (大量的) harvest for the entire summer and fall in return. Thanks to the success of my vegetable garden, I can say that if the of life is to be happy, I’m one little step closer.

1.A. Otherwise B. Instead C. Therefore D. Likewise

2.A. prepared B. preserved C. prevented D. protected

3.A. particular B. delicious C. nutritious D. special

4.A. think about B. worry about C. adapt to D. appeal to

5.A. absent B. late C. satisfied D. willing

6.A. Before B. Since C. As D. After

7.A. led B. refused C. decided D. afforded

8.A. so that B. now that C. as long as D. even though

9.A. quickly B. hardly C. gradually D. suddenly

10.A. over B. through C. across D. beyond

11.A. harder B. softer C. heavier D. deeper

12.A. flowers B. fruits C. seeds D. vegetables

13.A. at risk B. with care C. in excitement D. like crazy

14.A. tasted B. sensed C. watched D. smelt

15.A. tear B. cloud C. sunshine D. wind

16.A. cooked B. offered C. provided D. supplied

17.A. rather than B. other than C. no more than D. more than

18.A. fact B. force C. doubt D. willpower

19.A. received B. accepted C. spent D. fulfilled

20.A. way B. quality C. goal D. standard

Many of the things we now benefit from would not be around Thomas Edison.

A. thanks to B. regardless of

C. aside from D. but for

To keep up with their work, the vast majority of office clerks today must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, to say _______ of newspapers and magazines.

A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something

these trials, people are ________assigned to a "treatment" group, which benefits from the project, and a "control" group, which does not.

A. initially B. conventionally

C. superbly D. randomly

For sustainable development, the government has decided to give __________ to those energy-conserving and environment-friendly businesses in many aspects.

A. profit B. interest

C. preference D. advantage

The New York Times published an article recently that shows great regret for the "death of conversation"．It suggests that while technology such as cell phones, e-mails , and Internet posting makes us feel more than ever, they’re also driving us _ from people around us．

Users get final connectivity the price of face-to-face conversation． Sherry Turkle, author of the article in The New York Times says people are to a different way of being “alone together”．

Actually , text messages or writing micro-blogs allows us to thoughts.

bits and pieces of online cannot a “real conversation．” Lan Guo, 19, a freshman English major from Changsha University , said that she would like to hear people’s tone of voice and see their faces in a (n) ．“The give and take of ideas in a conversation sharpens our minds,” she said．She also mentions that ourselves in mobile technology reduces our chance of starting conversations with strangers and People．

Turkle mentioned the popular of “I share, therefore I am” among this generation. Liu Xuan, a young writer from Taiwan and psychology graduate from Harvard University, thinks it’s a mindset adopted by most young people． They are so busy creating or polishing their online persona (網絡人格)that they forget how to live a (n) life． For example，They may more about blogging about attending a party rather than enjoying being ．

However，experts remind us that it’s unfair to mobile technology . Chen Chen, a sociology expert at China Youth &Children Research Center, points out that it is still owners of gadgets , such as cell phones and tablets , who’re avoiding personal .We take advantage of these devices to hide ourselves others ．Texting messages or calling may be a (n) to avoid contact with others, such as having eye contact． “Only by strengthening conversation can we understand each other. Simply throwing away the mobile gadgets is not a solution．”she said．

1.A．received B．shared C．connected D．respected

2.A．off B．back C．away D．down

3.A．beyond B．at C．for D．above

4.A．having B．risking C．sacrificing D．sharing

5.A．related B．committed C．devoted D．accustomed

6.A．sending B．getting C．reading D．taking

7.A．change B．exchange C．deliver D．raise

8.A．So B．And C．Or D．But

9.A．indicate B．replace C．cover D．involve

10.A．conversation B．computer C．party D．Internet

11.A．abandoning B．joining C．burying D．attaching

12.A．interviewing B．introducing C．knowing D．meeting

13.A．feeling B．concept C．fact D．truth

14.A．colorful B．interesting C．real D．meaningful

15.A．worry B．care C．ask D．debate

16.A．there B．out C．down D．in

17.A．complain B．adore C．worship D．blame

18.A．information B．space C．contact D．management

19.A．from B．of C．behind D．under

20.A．approach B．source C．result D．excuse