12．"Guinness"is on Tuesday nights on Fox．It is a disgusting show that I regret watching．The producers seem to show the sickest records．There is nothing wrong with the book，and it's an honor to be in it，for the most part．The program，however，doesn't show the record for the person who lifted the most weight．Instead，they show the person who lifted 30 pounds with his ears and tongue，which was truly disgusting．Television can do without a show like this．
"Saturday Night Live"is not the same show that it once was．Now the weekly comedy show struggles to come up with a single funny scene．Despite the good acting and the interesting hosts，the humor is simply not there．As the ratings continue to drop，the show must find a solution to its growing problem of lack of funny material．Until then，it will probably get worse．"Saturday Night Live"can be seen on NBC on Saturday nights from 11：30p．m-1.00a．m．
"The Wayans Bros．"，an exciting comedy starring Shawn and Marion Wayans，airs every Wednesday at 9：00p．m．In the show，Shawn and Marion play brothers who live together and own a news stand．Shawn，the smooth-talking one of the two，and Marion，the younger brother who is forever acting like a five-year-old，seem to have a conflict every week，but always resolve it with a brotherly hug．
"Gilmore Girls"，now in its seventh （and final） season，is an amazing television show that follows the lives of the mother/daughter team of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore．Lorelai got pregnant with Rory at the age of 16and decided to move out of Hartford，Connecticut，to seek refuge in a small town nearby．She and Rory have a close relationship and share everything．

21．What makes the author regard"Guinness"as disgusting？D
A．The time the program is shown．
B．The mood the show presents．
C．The record the book contains．
D．The way they lift weight．
22．What type of show is"Saturday Night Live"supposed to be？A
A．Comedy．
B．Tragedy．
C．Cartoon．
D．Thriller．
23．Which of the following tells stories between different generations？D
A．Guinness．
B．Saturday Night Live．
C．The Wayans Bros．
D．Gilmore Girls．
24．Where does the article most probably come from？B
A．TV forecast．
B．TV review．
C．TV advertisement．
D．TV news．

11．One day，I received a call from a colleague．He was about to give a student a zero for his answer to a physical problem，while the student claimed a perfect score．I was elected as their arbiter（仲裁人）．I read the examination problem："Show how it is possible to determine the height of a tall building with the aid of a barometer（氣壓計(jì)）．"The student had answered："Take the barometer to the top of the building，attach a long rope to it，lower it to the street，and then bring it up，and then measure the length of the rope．The length of it is the height of the building．"
The student had really answered the question completely，but the answer didn't confirm his competence in physics．I suggested the student have another try．I gave him six minutes to answer the question，warning that the answer should show some knowledge of physics．Five minutes later，he said he had many answers and clashed off one，which read："Take the barometer to the top of the building and lean over the edge of the roof．Drop the barometer，timing its fall with a stopwatch．Then，use the physical formula（公式）to calculate the height of the building．"
At this point，my colleague had to accept it，and then the student made almost full marks．I couldn't help asking the student what the other answers were．He listed many others，and then added，"Probably the best is to take the barometer to the administrator and said to him，‘Sir，here is a fine barometer．If you tell me the height of the building，I will give it to you．'"
Then，I asked the student if he really did not know the conventional answer to this question．He admitted that he did，but said that he was fed up with high school and college instructors trying to teach him how to think．
The name of the student was Bohr who later was famous all over the world．He won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1922．

24．The student scored nothing at first becauseB．
A．the teacher hated him
B．he didn't base the answer on his physics knowledge
C．his answer wasn't correct or complete
D．the teacher couldn't understand his answer
25．Which of the following is true in the passage？D
A．The administrator told Bohr the height．
B．Bohr's last answer was the most impressive．
C．The teacher was a very stubborn person．
D．The student knew what the teacher was expecting．
26．It can be learned from the passage thatD．
A．teachers must teach students to think in a proper way
B．a(chǎn)rbiters can help students to get high scores
C．teachers should make students use physical formulas
D．students should be given more freedom in thinking
27．Which of the following can best describe Bohr's attitude toward his schooling？C
A．Ambiguous．
B．Optimistic．
C．Critical．
D．Approving．

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21．The underlined word"dismantling"refers toA．
A．taking apart
B．making up
C．picking up 
D．leaving off
22．Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage？C
A．Your new kitchen is available in an easy way．
B．The furniture can be transported to your house．
C．They have flexible payment choices．
D．You can enjoy delicious food in IKEA．
23．The passage is probably taken fromD．
A．a(chǎn) food magazin
B．a(chǎn) travel book
C．a(chǎn) scientific newspaper
D．a(chǎn) shopping guide．

9．When her five daughters were young，Helene An always told them that there was strength in unity（團(tuán)結(jié)）．To show this，she held up one chopstick，representing one person．Then she easily broke it into two pieces．Next，she tied several chopsticks together，representing a family．She showed the girls it was hard to break the tied chopsticks．This lesson about family unity stayed with the daughters as they grew up．
Helene Ann and her family own a large restaurant business in California．However，when Helene and her husband Danny left their home in Vietnam in 1975，they didn't have much money．They moved their family to San Francisco．There they joined Danny's mother，Diana，who owned a small Italian sandwich shop．Soon afterwards，Helene and Diana changed the sandwich shop into a small Vietnamese restaurant．The five daughters helped in the restaurant when they were young．However，Helene did not want her daughters to always work in the family business because she thought it was too hard．
Eventually the girls all graduated from college and went away to work for themselves，but one by one，the daughters returned to work in the family business．They opened new restaurants in San Francisco and Los Angeles．Even though family members sometimes disagreed with each other，they worked together to make the business successful．Daughter Elizabeth explains，"Our mother taught us that to succeed we must have unity，and to have unity we must have peace．Without the strength of the family，there is no business．"
Their expanding business became a large corporation in 1996，with three generations of Ans working together．Now the Ans'corporation makes more than $20 million each year．Although they began with a small restaurant，they had big dreams，and they worked together．Now they are a big success．

32．Helene tied several chopsticks together to showA．
A．the strength of family unity
B．the difficulty of growing up
C．the advantage of chopsticks
D．the best way of giving a lesson
33．We can learn from Paragraph 2that the Ann familyB．
A．started a business in 1975
B．left Vietnam without much money
C．bought a restaurant in San Francisco
D．opened a sandwich shop in Los Angeles
34．What can we infer about the Ann daughters？C
A．They did not finish their college education．
B．They could not bear to work in the family business．
C．They were influenced by what Helene taught them．
D．They were troubled by disagreement among family members．
35．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage？D
A．How to run a corporation
B．Strength comes from peace
C．How to achieve a big dream
D．Family unity builds success．

8．Have you ever lost your car on a parking lot？You don't have a clue where your car is after shopping．Then you start walking around clicking on your car keys so the alarm goes off．It can be annoying，especially on a hot sunny day．
No，you needn't install（安裝） an expensive GPS system to keep track of your car．That's too expensive．You would need to pay a monthly fee to use it．
But is there a way to track your vehicle without spending a fortune？Yes，now there is!A California-based company has created a tiny device that works with your smartphone，which could be exactly what you're looking for!
?  What is it？
It's called TrackR．It is a state-of-the-art tracking device the size of a coin．It's changing the way we keep track of the important things in our lives．
?  How does it work？
It's easy!Install the free TrackR app on your smartphone，connect the app to your device and you're ready to go!Simply attach TrackR to whatever you want to keep an eye on．The entire process of setting it up only takes 5 minutes or less．
You can attach it to your keys，briefcase，wallet，your latest tech gadgets and anything else you don't want to lose．Then use the TrackR app to locate your missing item in seconds．
If you forget where you have parked your car，pull out your smartphone and open the TrackR app．Tap on the"find device"button on the screen and the app will tell you the exact spot of the last known location of the TrackR．
?  What else can I do with TrackR？
The device is small and unnoticeable enough that you can attach it to your pet．Put it on their collar，and the issue of searching for them when they run away to nearby places will be over!You'll never waste a minute searching the whol e house for it．
TrackR even comes with a double-sided glue so you can stick it to your laptop or under your bike seat．Track down and punish the thieves who steal your expensive things!
?  How much does it cost？
You're probably thinking that this device is very expensive．False!TrackR only costs $29!That's a small price to pay for peace of mind，isn't it？
?  Where can I buy one？
You can buy it directly from the company's website by clicking here https：∥buy．thetrackr．co/gu/special-offers/15/．

29．From the passage，we learn that TrackR canB．
A．take good care of your pets at home
B．help you locate your important things
C．work better after you pay monthly fee
D．track your wallet through GPS system
30．This passage is mainly developed byC．
A．providing statistics                          
B．giving examples
C．a(chǎn)nswering questions                              
D．making comparisons
31．Where is this passage most likely taken from？A
A．A website．
B．A journal．
C．A personal blog．
D．A research report．

7．When 19-year-old Sophia Giorgi said she was thinking of volunteering to help the make-A-Wish Foundation，nobody understood what she was talking about．But Sophia knew just how important Make-A-Wish could be because this special organization had helped to make a dream come true for one of her best friends．We were interested in finding out more，so we went along to meet Sophia listen to what she had to say．
Sophia told us that Make-A-Wish is a worldwide organization that started in the United States in 1980．"It's a charity that helps children who have got very serious illnesses．Make-A-Wish help children feel happy even though they are sick，by making their wishes and dreams come true，"Sophia explained．
We asked Sophia how Make-A-Wish had first started．She said it had all begun with a very sick young boy called Chris，who had dreamed for a long time of becoming a policeman．Sophia said lots of people had wanted to find a way to make Chris's dream come true--so，with everybody's help，Chris，only seven years old at the time，had been a"policeman"for a day．"When people saw how delighted Chris was when his dream came true，they decided to try and help other sick children too，and that was the beginning of Make-A-Wish，"explained Sophia．
Sophia also told us the Foundation tries to give children and their families a special，happy time．A Make-A-Wish volunteer visits the families and asks the children what they would wish for if  they could have anything i n the world．Sophia said the volunteers were important because they were the ones who helped to make the wishes come true．They do this either by providing things that are necessary，or by raising money or helping out in whatever way they can．

21．Sophia found out about Make-A-Wish because her best friend hadA．
A．benefited from it                                  
B．volunteered to help it 
C．dreamed about it                                  
D．told the author about it
22．According to Sophia，Make-A-WishA
A．is an international charity                             
B．was understood by nobody at first
C．raises money for very poor families               
D．started by drawing the interest of the public
23．What is said about Chris in Paragraph 3？B
A．He has been a policeman since he was seven．
B．He gave people the idea of starting Make-A-Wish
C．He wanted people to help make his dream come true．
D．He was the first child Make-A-Wish helped after it had been set up．
24．Which of the following is true about Make-A-Wish volunteers？A
A．They are important for making wishes come true．
B．They try to help children get over their illnesses．
C．They visit sick chil dren to make them feel special．
D．They provide what is necessary to make Make-A-Wish popular．

6．假設(shè)你是某國際學(xué)校的高中畢業(yè)生，將參加學(xué)校舉辦的畢業(yè)典禮．請根據(jù)以下提綱準(zhǔn)備一篇英語發(fā)言稿．
1．回顧過去；
2．展望未來；
3．臨別祝語．
注意：1．詞數(shù)100左右；
2．可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；
3．發(fā)言稿的開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)給出，但不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)．
Good morning，everyone!It's my honor to be here to talk to all of you．
Well，congratulations!We all accomplished one of the major milestones of our lives：high school graduation．
It has been a long three years and a short three years．Long because of all the hard studying and some little failures that hit us in high school．Short because of the lifelong friendships and the truly interesting and amazing things we learned here．
In the near future，some of us will go to college．Some will join the army to help keep our country safe．Others may get right to work．The road that lies ahead won't be easy．
But nothing worthwhile is easy．I believe everyone will keep working hard．I believe we will make the most of our futures and achieve our dreams．
Thank you!

5．BRAD GARRETT'S COMEDY CLUB
Category：Comedy
Best known for his role on the Emmy award-winning sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond，Brad Garrett returns to his Vegas roots with his comedy club at the MGM Grand．It is a good place to check out when you need a break from work．
Prices from：﹩56.40 and up
Age restriction：Must be 21 years of age or older
Show Length：115 minutes
MAC KING COMEDY MAGIC SHOW
Category：Comedy，Magic
Mac King Comedy Magic Show is different every afternoon，with lots of audience participation．He is willing to make fun of himself instead of his guests in order to make everyone feel welcome and entertained．The afternoon is kid-friendly from start to finish．Still，whether you're eight or 80，you won't be able to figure out King's secrets．
Pricesfrom：﹩40.90 and up
Age restriction：No age restriction
Show Length：90 minutes
THE MENTALIST，GERRY MCCAMBRIDGE
Category：Comedy，Magic
Using his skills as a"mentalist"，Gerry McCambridge shocks the crowds as he uses his abilities to predict just what audience members will do next．Anyone who has seen the show has walked away in disbelief，amazed by his unusual power．
Prices from：﹩34.99 and up
Age restriction：Under 13 will not be admitted into the theater
Show Length：75 minutes
ROCK OF AGES
Category：Plays & Musicals
The cheerful Rock of Ages brings audiences back to the times of big hair and even bigger bands with 28popular rock songs from the 80s including"Every Rose Has Its Thorn，""I Wanna Know What Love Is，""Here I Go Again，"and more．
Rock of Ages has been nominated for five Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Direction of a Musical．It also received a Drama League nomination for Distinguished Production for a Musical．
Prices from：﹩74.00 and up
Age restriction：Must be 15 years of age or older
Show Length：125 minutes

21．Who is most likely to be able to read audiences'minds？D
A．Raymond．
B．Mac King．
C．Brad Garrett．
D．Gerry McCambridge
22．Which of the following is good for a kid of 10 years old to go to？C
A．Gerry McCambridge's show．
B．Brad Garrett's Comedy Club．
C．Mac King's comedy magic show．
D．Performances of Rock Of Ages．
23．If someone is interested in musicals，his best choice must beA．
A．ROCK OF AGES
B．BRAD GARRETT'S COMEDY CLUB
C．MAC KING COMEDY MAGIC SHOW
D．THE MJENTALIST，GERRY MCCAMBRIDGE．

4．Many studies have shown that students learn in different ways and that good results can be achieved if they are taught by a teaching method that suits them best．Similarly，students'performance varies in what types of test they are given．Therefore，it may seem reasonable to give students the chance to choose how they wish to be tested．However，this would mean teachers would be forced to prepare many different methods of assessment for the exact same material．Teachers are already very busy，creating tests，grading，coming up with interesting lesson plans，teaching classes，not to mention holding parent teacher conferences，and creating new tests would only add to their burden．
Another strain teachers would have to face is how to grade fairly and objectively if students were tested on the same material in a variety of ways．For instance，how do you compare a student who wrote an essay on one small topic of a book to another who answered every multiple choice question correctly over the entire book？Maybe the student who wrote the essay only read a small part of it in depth enough so that they could write the essay．But perhaps the student taking the multiple choice test only had a base understanding of the book and couldn't write a critical essay about something in it．
This is not to say，however，that students should be graded in the same manner every time．This would be equally unfair as again，different students test better when assessed by different methods．Therefore，teachers need to be sure to give essay tests，multiple choice tests，as well as other multi-media（多媒體） projects to assess their students，just not over the same material．This gives students the opportunity to show off their abilities and make up for tasks that they're not good at．For instance，a student that is a bad test taker could make up for their grade with a well-performed project．Another option is to provide students with extra credit opportunities．As such，students could be allowed to choose the method in which they wish to complete their extra credit．If a student is a strong essay writer，they could write an extra essay to make up for their poor test grade．This would allow students to compensate for poor grades in areas in which they aren't as accomplished．

32．We know from Paragraph 1that if students could choose how they are tested，teachers wouldA．
A．have more work              
B．lose their authority
C．change their lesson plans          
D．prepare more testing materials
33．What does the underlined word"strain"in Paragraph 2 mean？B
A．Possibility．
B．Difficulty．
C．Approach．
D．Hesitation．
34．The author writes the last paragraph in order toA．
A．offer suggestions           
B．draw a conclusion
C．predict the future           
D．prove his point
35．Where is the text most probably taken from？D
A．A science book．
B．An announcement．
C．A news report．
D．An education magazine．

3．My mother sat in silence，shocked by my guided tour of websites of adventurous families，who bike around the world for charity，sail the globe in search of their roots or see the world through children's eyes．We found many people on boats，bikes and foot，showing that adventure doesn't have to die when a new life is created．As one of my friends says，‘This is your one and only chance to explore the world with your children as they are now．'
‘Mum，'I began awkwardly．‘We're going to travel across New Zealand．Two bikes，two trailers（拖車），two toddlers（學(xué)步的孩子） and 2，000 miles．'
‘Two thousand nappies（紙尿褲）more like．'
My mother wasn't the only one to raise objections．While friends and family were impressed by our bravery，they were horrified at what it would involve．‘No nursery，no babysitters，no bath time，no peace，no escape…'And that was before we mentioned the real difficulty：pulling 50kg of trailer，toddler and baggage．And of course the nappies．
‘Is there anything I can say to put you off？'my mother asked．
‘No，Mum，'I replied firmly．
‘Well，we'll see about that．'
The challenge of dealing with my mother's phone call about potential disasters is as great as anything we may have to face on the road．Meanwhile，we rush to toilet-train both children to avoid the nappy carrying．Among the voices of doubt and disapproval，I still sometimes wonder if we are mad，but know we aren't mad alone．We have now been in communication with many of the families I showed my mother on the web．And we can feel our own voice getting stronger and more confident with their encouragement，advice and support．
Now we know there are so many families out there adventuring，we're already developing ideas for a world tour to meet some of these families and talk with them about their experiences and spread the word about the possibilities for independent family adventure．As a friend of ours said，‘The only limit is the parents'imagination．'We intend to let ours run wild．

28．What made the author's mother surprised？B
A．There're so many things to view on the Internet．
B．So many parents travel with their small children．
C．There're so many different ways to see the world．
D．The author made so many friends on the Internet．
29．When the author's friends knew her travel plan，they feltC．
A．delighted   
B．curious         
C．worried
D．excited
30．When the author is travelling，her mother phones her toC．
A．offer her advice on training children
B．help her get in touch with friends
C．persuade her to stop travelling
D．make sure she isn't mad
31．According to the last paragraph，the authorD．
A．is planning a reunion party with her family
B．has already made a detailed plan for a world tour
C．is concerned that her imagination may cause problems
D．hopes to meet other families and share their experiences．