【題目】
I am usually in a bad mood after a long day at work, but on this particular Friday afternoon I was in a high mood．I planned to have a good meal and watch Bridget Jones’s Diary.
My local supermarket is always busy．The first parking space I spotted was convenient, but I’d noticed a woman in an old car circling for a while．I let her have it．On the edge of the car park I backed into the next available spot — it was a tight fit.
In record time I’d made my way through the supermarket and was back in the fresh air．In a rush of good spirits, I emptied my purse change into the hands of a homeless man and helped a struggling woman reverse (倒車) into a parking space.
Just as I spotted my car, I saw the woman I’d let have my car spot earlier．I smiled and wished her a pleasant day.
As I got back into my car, I spotted the same lady looking in at me．“ Hello,” she said, hesitantly (猶豫地)．“ This might sound crazy but I was on my way to drop some of my mother’s things off at the charity bins.” I looked quickly at the orange bins in the corner of the parking lot, confused．“ I saw you helping those people, and you seemed so happy．My mom had a dress just like that.”
She looked at me meaningfully．I smiled at her in encouragement, hoping she wouldn’t notice that the dress she was admiring was now full of holes．“ I was going to give these away, but you are just so much like her.” She passed a box in through the window．Shocked, unthinking, I took it automatically (無意識(shí)地)．“ I think she would like you to have it.” She smiled and walked away.
After a pause, I opened the box．Inside was a beautiful gold necklace．It was the nicest gift I’d ever received, and it was from a complete stranger.
Later, I thought back on the day．I didn’t feel the usual sense of exhaustion．The necklace was around my neck, a warm reminder of human kindness.

【1】This Friday afternoon, the author ________.
A． watched a new movie
B． had trouble parking her car
C． was in the mood to help others
D． spent a long time in the supermarket
【2】Which of the following is TRUE about the author?
A． She was not very wealthy actually.
B． She considered her dress beautiful.
C． She had met the lady’s mum.
D． She was living on charity.
【3】What does the author mainly intend to tell us?
A． Success leads to happiness．
B． Good is rewarded with good.
C． Two heads are better than one.
D．A friend in need is a friend indeed.

“Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.”

—Sir Winston Churchill

內(nèi)容要求：

1. 你對(duì)該引語(yǔ)的理解；

2. 你的相關(guān)經(jīng)歷；

3. 恰當(dāng)?shù)慕Y(jié)尾。

注意：

1. 短文開頭已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)；

2. 文中不能出現(xiàn)考生的具體信息；

3. 詞數(shù)：120左右。

This quotation fromWinston Churchill tells us that___________________________

寫作指導(dǎo)：

這是一篇話題類作文。

(1) 要求根據(jù)引語(yǔ)，寫出對(duì)成功的理解。

(2) 需要寫的話題已經(jīng)給出，需要我們結(jié)合自己的相關(guān)經(jīng)歷進(jìn)行寫作。

(3) 過去的經(jīng)歷，用一般過去時(shí)，寫作時(shí)注意要準(zhǔn)確運(yùn)用動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)，上下文意思連貫，符合邏輯關(guān)系。

(4) 盡量使用自己熟悉的單詞句式，同時(shí)也要注意使用高級(jí)詞匯和高級(jí)句型為文章潤(rùn)色。

(5) 注意要求的詞數(shù)120左右，不要太多也不要太少。

【題目】閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
I just hope that our brains won’t crash(死機(jī)). Are you wo rking on your typing skills to make you a more efficient worker? That may be all for nothing as Intel believes that we’ll be able to control our computers with our brains by 2020.
Intel and its resear ch partners are study ing how brain acts when it thinks. For example, scientists have found that people’s brains react in a similar manner when asked to think of a bear.
Through sensors(感應(yīng)器)that can find this sort of brain activity, Intel thinks that it will be able to read and translate this into an input system thanks to a c hip in the brain.
“We’re trying to prove you can do interesting things with brain wav es. ”Intel research scientist Dean Pomerleau told Computerworld. “Eventually people may be willing to be, more devoted to brain implants(植入物). Imagine being able to surf the Web with the Power of your thoughts. ”
Even if thin king about a bear isn’t enough to show that you want to copy and paste something. Intel still thinks that there’s a future in using your brain instead of the keyboard.
“If we can get to the point where you can accurately find specific words, you could mentally type, ”he added. “You could compose characters or words by thinking about letters flashing on the screen or typing whole words rather than their individual characters. ”
While this may all sound impractical for present time, Intel thinks that it’s possible and something we’ll all want.
“I think human beings are unusually adaptive(適應(yīng)的), ”said Andrew Chien, vice pre sident of research and director of future technologies research at Intel Labs. “If you told people 20 years ago that they would be carrying computers all the time, they would have said, ‘I don’t want that. I don’t need that. ’Now you can’t get them to stop carrying device s. There are a lot of things that have to be done first but I think implanting chips into human brains is well within the scope of possibility. ”
Make good use of your favorite mouse and keyboard set-up before they’re old-fashioned.
（1）What are Intel and its partners doing at present?
A.Controlling our computers with our brains.
B.Working on typing skills to improve efficiency.
C.Studying how the brain behaves when it thinks.
D.Finding how the brain reacts when it thinks of a bear.
（2）According to Dean Pomerleau, we can learn that.
A.brain implants will not be accepted
B.he holds negative attitude to the research
C.mentally typing will be possible in the future[來源:學(xué)_科_網(wǎng)]
D.people need a period of time to accept the new idea
（3）Computers were taken for example by Andrew Chien(in the last but one paragraph)to prove.
A.nothing is impossible
B.mankind has great power
C.society is always changing
D.human beings can adapt very well
（4）In the last paragraph, the author probably means that.
A.there will be no mouse or keyboard any more
B.new kinds of mouse and keyboard will appear
C.human brains will replace the present computers
D.the mouse and keyboard should be used to the full

In fact, “the car of the future” is just a symbol of hope. Carbon emis-Investment in new technology to maximize efficiency (效率) and minimize environmental damage is not only cleaning up the automobile producers’ act but is also setting an example to other industries.

It’s said that most cars of today run at about 15 per cent efficiency, which does highlight the potential (突顯潛力) for improvement. Get it right, and we could continue to enjoy the freedom that comes with owning a car, without the worries.

Of course, many advances have already been made. There’s evidence that the buying public is eager to switch to cleaner, greener cars. And with petrol prices increasing there is no doubt that economical, efficient engines are going to be in ever greater demand.

The good news is that we can all drive “the car of tomorrow” today, without having to worry about the purchase cost. By choosing our holiday hire cars wisely we can cut down on our fuel costs and experience an eco-friendly drive whether or not we have already made the commitment back home. What’s more, we are caring for the beautiful places we love to holiday in. Hire a green car and you make a difference to the environment.

Designers will always enjoy catching our imagination with “concept cars” that look more like miniature spaceships than anything you see on the highway. Whether vehicles as radical (激進(jìn)的) as these creations will eventually become family cars remains to be seen. But, for the moment, there’s no doubt at all what “the car of tomorrow” will be, and it’s here today: something familiar and friendly that does its job with considerably less trouble and much greater efficiency than the car of yesterday.

【1】From the text the author wants to .

A. make a comparison B. introduce a new kind of car

C. make an advertisement D. change an old concept

【2】One current worry about developing the car industry is that .

A. it provides less money

B. it’s not environmentally friendly

C. the competition is very fierce

D. the economic situation affects it a lot

【3】It can be inferred from the fourth paragraph that .

A. fewer cars will be produced in the future

B. cleaner and greener cars are more expensive

C. cleaner and greener cars are in great need

D. no measures have been taken to improve car efficiency

【4】What can we learn about “concept cars”？

A. It is doubtful that they will become family cars.

B. They’re considered as a result of imagination.

C. They’re of high efficiency and make less pollution.

D. They look like traditional cars on the highway.

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)的詞下劃一橫線，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。

The class was coining to end. The teacher told the pupils not to draw anything on the wall in order to keep it cleanly. After class, Philip forgot that the teacher had said. He took a piece of red chalks and drew a sun on the wall. Just then he notices that the teacher was coming. He quickly covered his drawing with his back. The teacher didn’t find out what she was doing. But while the teacher went away, he turned around to see his drawing. To his surprised, he found nothing on the wall. He wondered where his drawing was. But when he got home after school he was punished by his mum because of the back of his shirt was covering with red color!

The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

Amazon Best Books of 2015: Top 10 Literature & Fiction #5

Amazon Best Books of 2015: Top 100 Editors’ Picks #16

Publisher’s Weekly Best Books of 2015: Fiction #1

New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2015 #6

Library Journal Best Books 2015: The Top Ten #1

2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: Winner

Book Description

A profound, startling, and beautifully crafted debut novel, The Sympathizer is the story of a man of two minds, someone whose political beliefs clash with his individual loyalties.

It is April 1975, and Saigon is in chaos. At his villa, a general of the South Vietnamese army is drinking whiskey and, with the help of his trusted captain, drawing up a list of those who will be given passage aboard the last flights out of the country. The general and his compatriots start a new life in Los Angeles, unaware that one among their number, the captain, is secretly observing and reporting on the group to a higher-up in the Viet Cong. The Sympathizer is the story of this captain: a man brought up by an absent French father and a poor Vietnamese mother, a man who went to university in America, but returned to Vietnam to fight for the Communist cause. A gripping（扣人心弦的） spy novel, an astute exploration of extreme politics, and a moving love story, The Sympathizer explores a life between two worlds and examines the legacy of the Vietnam War in literature, film, and the wars we fight today.

Viet Thanh Nguyen Award Statistics

Major Prize Nominations(提名) 3

Unique Books Nominated for a Major Prize 1

Pulitzer Prize Wins 1(The Sympathizer)

PEN/Faulkner Award Wins 0

PEN/Faulkner Award Nominations 1 (The Sympathizer)

【1】In what kind of honor was the book ranked highest?

A. Amazon Best Books of 2015: Top 10 Literature & Fiction

B. Amazon Best Books of 2015: Top 100 Editors’ Picks

C. New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2015

D. Library Journal Best Books 2015: The Top Ten

【2】Who does “a man of two minds” in the text refer to ?

A. The captain mentioned.

B. The general mentioned.

C. Viet Thanh Nguyen.

D. The captain’s mother.

【3】What can be learned about the book The Sympathizer?

A. It belongs to a science fiction.

B. It is set in the Vietnam War.

C. It is no more than a loving story.

D. It won PEN/Faulkner Award once.

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)的詞下劃一橫線，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。

It doesn’t matter to fail as long as you don’t give up. To my opinion, it is hard to be successful. Challenges were a necessary part of your life as you grow up. And you won’t necessary succeed in everything for the first time you try. That’s okay. Some of the most successful people in the world are the one who’ve had the most failures. J. K. Rowling, wrote Harry Potter, had her first Harry Potter book reject 12 times before it was finally published. Michael Jordan was removed his high school basketball team. He lost hundreds of games and miss thousands of shots during his career. But he once said, “I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that’s because I succeed.”

【1】According to the four advertisements, you can go to ________ for breakfast on Saturday.

A. Japanese Restaurant

B. Special Place

C. McDonald's

D. SEA FAST FOOD CLUB

【2】Students can pay ________ for a hamburger at McDonald's.

A. $4.2 B. $6

C. $3.6 D. $1.8

【3】If you want to eat at 10：00 at night on Sunday, where can you go?

A. Japanese Restaurant. B. Special Place.

C. SEA FAST FOOD CLUB. D. McDonald's.

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)的詞下劃一橫線，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。

In recently years, many young people prefer to go shopping on the Internet. People have different opinions about online shopping. Some think online shopping was more convenient and the goods are cheap. However, others believe it is unsafe to buy goods by credit card. And that is impossible to check the quality of the goods. As far as I am concerned, go shopping in a store is a better way. It is a fun to walk around stores and look different goods on sale. We can choose that we need.

Beside, we can chat with the shop assistant and know a lot of useful informations.

【題目】We need a logo that will be the perfect symbol of our new Wheelsville Skate Park． We would like those of you who are counting the days until the opening of the park to design a proper logo.
LOGO REQUIREMENTS
Designs must be original and easy to recognize.
They should include no more than two colors in addition to black and white.
Artwork should be reproducible at different sizes from business cards to posters.
The words “ Wheelsville Skate Park” must appear in the logo.
SUBMISSION (提交) DETAILS
Competitors are required to be 18 years old or younger.
There is no limit to the number of submissions.
The name and address of the designer must appear on the back of the logo design.
Competitors need to include a one-page written explanation describing the key features of the design.
All submissions sent to Wheelsville Skate Park will not be returned.
All works must be sent to skateman4x@comlink.com no later than May 15.
Files (文件) should be .jpg, .gif, .png, .pict, or Photoshop files.
The winning design will be posted on our website at www.wheelsville.skatepark.com on May 20, one week before the opening celebration.
PRIZES
First Prize: Digital camera, one-year pass to Wheelsville Skate Park, and two T-shirts with the prize-winning logo.
Second Prize: Six-month pass to Wheelsville Skate Park and a T-shirt with the prize-winning logo.
Honorable Mention: One free ticket to Wheelsville Skate Park and a T-shirt with the prize-winning logo to two competitors from grades 6–8, and two from grades 9–12.
JUDGES
Among the judges are a professional designer, two technology teachers, four local skaters, and three members of Wheelsville Skate Park Board of Directors.
The judges’ decisions are final.
【1】In Paragraph 1, the underlined part “ counting the days” suggests a feeling of ________.
A． nervousness
B． amusement
C． excitement
D． uncertainty
【2】Why does the following logo design show a misunderstanding of the rules?

A． It does not use the full park name.
B． It is not as big as it is expected.
C． It does not use three colors.
D． It just shows a skateboard.
【3】As the top winner of the activity, you may ________.
A． win a camera and a free ticket to the park
B． get a T-shirt with your own photo on it
C． visit the park free of charge for one year
D． receive a half-a-year pass to the park
【4】The text is probably a(n) ________.
A． news report
B． advertisement
C． lesson plan
D． travel guide