5．Alex：Kelly，I'11 go back home to visit my family for several weeks．
Kelly：That's great．It's been quite a long time since you（41）saw （see） them，hasn't it？
Alex：Yes，but I'm thinking about（42）whatI should bring back from China for everyone---my little brother，my sister and my parents．
Kelly：You want to bring back some（43）attractive（attract） things，don't you？How about a Weifang-style kite？You once mentioned that your brother is fond （44）ofllecting kites．
Alex：Hey，that's a good idea!You and I had a lot of fun（45）flying（fly） kites together．I'm sure my brother would like a Weifang-style kite，too．
Kelly：You could also bring back some embroidery （繡品） from Suzhou，（46）whichis very famous．
Alex：Kelly，you're a genius（天才）!Not only is Su embroidery very colorful，（47）butit represents Chinese traditions（傳統(tǒng)） too!My parents will really like it．Okay，now 1 have to decide what（48）to buy（buy） for my sister．That's really（49）adifficult decision!
Kelly：Don't be so upset，Alex．Does she like drinking tea'？What about a Chinese teapot？
Alex：Sure，she'd love that．Another great idea!How do you think up these ideas so （50）easily（easy），Kelly'？
Kelly：Geniuses always do that!

4．It is necessary for each student to take notes in class．Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways．1（36）G．Second，your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test．Third，note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest．
You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report．（37）F．Whenever or however you take notes，keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process．（38）B．
The following methods may work best for you．
●Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it．
●Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts．
●Write your notes in your own words．
●（39）C．
●Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written．
As you take notes，you may want to use your own shorthand（速記）．When you do，be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time．（40）D．

A．You must write your notes on separate paper．
B．That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes．
C．Use words，not complete sentences．
D．Otherwise，you may not be able to read your notes later．
E．There are three practical note-taking methods．
F．you will also want to develop your own method for taking notes．
G．First，the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it．

3．China's new buzzword，tuhao，may be in nextyear's Oxford English Dictionary．
"If its influence continues，it is very likely to appear on our updated list of words，"said Julie Kleeman，project manager with the editing team．
In Chinese，tu means uncouth and hao means rich．It has traditionally been referred to rich people who throw their weight around in China's rural areas．In recent years，people borrowed the term to describe those who spend money in an irrational（沒道理的）manner．The word gained credence in September with the launch of Apple's new gold-colored iPhone，an item loved by China's rich people．The color became known as"tuhao gold．"The word is now often used by the online community to refer topeople who have the cash but lack the class to go with it．
Kleeman also mentioned two other Chinese words-dama and hukou-which may also be taken in the dictionary．Hukou means household registration in Chinese and has been widely used．
Dama，meaning middle-aged women，was first used in the Western media by the Wall Street Journal in May when thousands of Chinese women were buying up record number of gold．They were the driving force in the global gold market between April and June when the gold prices had slumped（下跌）．
"We have nearly 120 Chinese-linked words now in Oxford English Dictionary，"she said．Some of them are：Guanxi，literally meaning"connection"，is the system of social networks and influential relationships which facilitate business and other dealings．Taikonaut is a mix of taikong，meaning outer space，and astronaut．
The new words will be first uploaded on the official website before the dictionaries arrive．The online version is also renewed every three months．"It at least broke our old rules．It used to take 10 years to include a new word but now we keep the pace with the era，"according to John Simpson．
29．What does"Tuhao"mean now？D
A．The rich who like iPhone made of gold．
B．The people who have power in the countryside．
C．The people who spend money reasonably．
D．The rich who find no class to belong to．
30．Why is the word"Dama"popular now？A
A．They bought gold in the global market．
B．They are wealthy middle-aged women．
C．They brought the gold prices down．
D．They worked on the Wall Street．
31．Which word has already been in the Oxford English Dictionary？B
A．Tuhao．B．Taikonaut．C．Dama．D．Hukou．
32．According to John，the Oxford English DictionaryC．
A．updates its new version every three months
B．takes 10 years to include a new word now
C．speeds up its acceptance of new words
D．has its online version to collect new words．

2．In the Internet age，speed reading is a necessary and important skill．We skim over articles and e-mails to try to get key words and the main idea of the text．With so much information through our electronic devices （電子設(shè)備），it would be impossible to get through everything if we read word by word，line by line．However，a new trend calls on people to enjoy reading slowly．
A recent story from The Wall Street Journal reported on a book club in Wellington，New Zealand，where members meet in a café and turn off their smartphones．They sit back in comfortable chairs and read in silence for an hour．
Unlike typical book clubs，the point of the slow reading club isn't to exchange ideas about certain books，but to get away from electronic devices and read in a quiet，relaxed environment．According to the story，the Wellington book club is just one example of a movement started by book lovers who miss the traditional way of reading．
Traditional readers，like Maura Kelly，say a regular reading habit sharpens the mind，improves concentration，reduces stress levels and deepens the ability to understand others．Some of these benefits have been backed up by science．For example，a study of 300 elderly people published by the journal Neurology last year showed that adults who take part in activities that use their brain，such as reading，suffer less memory loss as they get older．Another study published last year in Science showed that reading novels helps people understand others'mental states and beliefs-a key skill in building relationships．
Yet technology has made us less careful readers．Computer and phone screens have changed our reading patterns from the top-to-bottom，left-to-right reading order we traditionally used，to a wild skimming pattern as we hunt for important words and information．Reading text online that has many links to other web pages also leads to weaker comprehension than reading plain text．The Internet may have made us stupider，says British journalist Patrick Kingsley，only half joking．Because of the Internet，he says we have become very good at collecting a wi de range of factual tidbits （花邊新聞），but we are also gradually forgetting how to sit back，think and connect all these facts with each other．
25．Speed reading is a necessary and important skill in the Internet age because peopleC．
A．no longer read word by word，line by line
B．have to get the meaning faster
C．have much more information to read
D．must use their smartphones more frequently
26．Members of the Wellington book club are expected toB．
A．make coffee for the other members
B．read peacefully for an hour
C．regularly exchange ideas about books
D．turn off their smartphones for sleeping
27．According to the Neurology study，who is most likely to suffer memory loss？A
A．A 79-year-old woman who reads regularly．
B．A 17-year-old middle school student who seldom reads．
C．A healthy 24-year-old university graduate who often plays games．
D．A 65-year-old man who rarely reads．
28．The last paragraph is written toB．
A．explain the secrets of others'minds
B．describe the problems caused by electronic reading
C．call on people to read more about science
D．encourage people to read as slowly as possible．

1．假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文．文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改．
增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞．
刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉．
修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞．
注意：1．每處錯(cuò)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(jì)分．
   Last summer vacation，my parents and I go to the countryside to visit my uncle．It took us three hour to get there by car．After having lunch on my uncle's，we went fishing in the river near her house．I was very exciting because I caught a lot of fish there．The next day，we decided to ride bikes around village．The village was very beautiful but we were very relaxed．Then we had a picnic in a park that many children were flying kites．The country life was very peacefully．I hope that I can go to there again next year．

20．Mary will ever forget the first time she saw him．He suddenly appeared in class one day，（61）wearing（ wear ） sun glasses．He walked in as if he （62）had bought（buy） the school，And the word quickly got around that he was from New York City．
For some reason he sat beside Mary．Mary felt（63）pleased（please），because there were many empty seats in the room．But she quickly realized that it wasn't her，it was 0probably the fact that she sat in （64）thelast row．
65）Although/Thoughhe thought he could escape attention by sitting at the back，he was wrong．It might have made it a little （66）harder（ hard ） for everybody because it meant they had to turn around，but that didn't stop the kids in the class．Of course whenever they turned to look at him，they had to look at Mary，（67）whichmade her feel like a star．
"Do you need those glasses for medical reasons？"the teacher asked．The new boy shook his head．"Then I'd appreciate it if you didn't wear them in class．I like to look at your eyes when I'm speaking to you．"The new boy looked at the teacher （68）fora few seconds and all the other students wondered （69）whatthe boy would do．Then he took（70）themoff，gave a big smile and said"That is cool．"

19．People are always afraid of making mistakes．But sometimes it is not bad to make mistakes，and here is why．
  First of all，mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying n ew things．It's always good to try new things because when you are trying new things you are growing．If you never try new things，how can you improve？How can you create？The simple answer is，"You can't．"Look around you．Everything you see is the result of someone trying new things．
  Another good thing about mistakes is this：when you are making mistakes，you are learning．Consider this：Edison failed 10，000 times before he invented the light bulb．When he was asked how he felt after having failed so many times，he claimed that he hadn't failed 10，000 times，but had learned 10，000 things that didn't work．
  Finally，when you make a mistake，you are much closer to your goal．Why？Because you have said what you should say，and you have done what you should do．Every time you make a mistake，you are closer to your goal．But it doesn't mean that you can make mistakes without thinking．Instead，when you try new things，you have to think them over so that you can keep away from some unnecessary mistakes．
  As the old saying goes，"If you are not making mistakes，you are not trying hard enough．"So go bravely and make mistakes．And learn．And grow．And succeed．
28．When you are trying new things，C．
A．you are ca reful    B．you're kind   C．you're growing    D．you know nothing
29．After he failed 10，000 times，EdisonB．
A．gave up his experiment        
B．invented the light bulb
C．set up a new laboratory        
D．made 10，000 new things
30．The underlined word"claimed"probably meansA．
A．said        B．shouted        C．required       D．cried
31．What is the main idea of the text？A
A．It's not bad to make mistakes sometimes．
B．When to correct mistakes．
C．It's not good to make mistakes sometimes．
D．How to correct mistakes．

18．There was an old woman who liked to bake（烘焙） cookies．She didn't have anyone to share them with，so she just gave them away to the children in the neighborhood．This went on for several years and the cookies became quite popular，especially at Christmas time．The parents began to like the cookies as much as the children did，and the old woman's kitchen became very busy，so the children came to help．
  Then one Christmas the old woman became ill．There were no cookies，and there was no money to pay the doctor．The children were very sad．Later they had a bright idea，that is，to bake cookies from the old woman's recipe（食譜）．So the children started a cookie store．Soon they had a very good cookie business，with money to pay the doctor as well as to put in the bank．
  After the old woman got well，she was asked to be the manager of the store，selling special cookies for all the holidays of the year．After the old woman died，the children，now grown up，kept the cookie business alive in her name．Maybe life is like a Christmas cookie．The more you share it with your friends，the more you are likely to enjoy it．
24．What did the old woman like to do？B
A．Buy cookies．
B．Bake cookies．
C．Sell cookies．
D．Eat cookies．
25．The children came to help the old woman becauseD．
A．their parents wanted them to do so   
B．they wanted to start a cookie store
C．they didn't like to go to school      
D．the old woman's kitchen became very busy
26．When the old woman was ill，the childrenD．
A．left her alone                     
B．baked cookies for her to eat
C．took turns to look after her          
D．baked and sold the cookies to pay the doctor
27．After the old woman got well，she was asked toA．
A．be the manager of the cookie store    
B．give the cookies away to the poor
C．share the cookies with others          
D．sell the recipe of making cookies．

17．First aid is of（61）importance（important） in our life．There is no doubt（62）thatit is necessary to know some knowledge of first aid as dangers lie everywhere and accidents happen from time to time．If a person has an accident，he needs medical care before a doctor can（63）be found（find）．But in the process of first aid，（64）whether the injured will be properly treated（65）depends（depend） on your knowledge of first aid．As（66）afamous journalist，Yan Song leads a very simple life．But he not only has a good nose （67）fornews，but also has（68）admirable（admire） professional first aid skills，because he thinks if we know something about first aid，perhaps we can save a life．
Everybody should know some first aid（69）to save（save） other people's lives．Let's take delight in（70）acquiring（acquire） the skills of first aid．

16．Tips for cooking on a Tight Schedule
From my experience，there are three main reasons why people don't cook more often：ability，money and time．（36）BMoney is a topic I'll save for another day．So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen．Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule：
1．Think ahead．The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when I'm already hungry and there is nothing ready to eat．So think about of the coming week．When will you have time to cook？Do you have the right materials ready？（37）G2．Make your time worth it．When you do find time to cook a meal，make the most of it and save yourself time later on．Are you making one loaf of bread？（38）CIt takes around the same amount of time to make more of something．So save yourself the effort for a future meal．
3．（39）AThis may surprise you，but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation．It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can work well with your appetite and schedule．The more you learn and the more you try，the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule．
Hopefully that gives you a good start．（40）Fand don't let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live!

A．Try new things．
B．Ability is easily improved．
C．Make three or four instead．
D．Understand your food better．
E．Cooking is a burden for many people．
F．Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden．
G．A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on．