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Instead of one hotel after another, with all its packing and unpacking waiting and traveling, you just go to bed in one country and wake up in another. On board the ship, you will be well taken care of. Every meal will be first-class and every cabin like your home. During the trip, you can rest on deck, enjoy yourself in the games rooms and in the evening dance to our musical team and watch our wonderful play. You will visit all the places most people only dream about — from Acapulco and Hawaii to Tokyo and Hong Kong. For a few thousand pounds, all you've ever hoped for can be yours. 56. What can you do if you like to go on holidays with pets？
A. Choose the holiday in Devon. B. Go to the Snowdonia Centre C. Join the World Sea Trip of 2012 D. Visit Acapulco and Hawaii 57. At the Snowdonia Centre, the beginners' costs of ￡57 do not cover_____. A. food B. rooms C. body exercises D. walking shoes 58. What is special about the World Sea Trip of 2012？
A. You can have free meals on deck every day. B. You can sleep on a ship and tour many places. C. You will have chances to watch and act in a play.
D. You have to do your own packing and unpacking.
B
I hated writing thank-you notes as a child, but I had no choice: My mother was adamant (坚决的) about honoring other people?s kindness and generosity. But now after a childhood spent crafting those notes, the music of gratitude flows naturally from me.
I hire Brant to build an arbor (凉亭) around my front door. I drew it exactly as I wanted, and he realized my vision perfectly. Surprised at how the arbor?s beauty uplifted me every time I stepped into my house, I called Brant a few weeks after the arbor went up. He answered the phone defensively.
“What can I do for you?” he asked, his voice cold and distant. “You can say, ?You?re welcome,? ” I responded. “I don?t understand,” Brant shot back.
“I am calling to say ?Thank you.? ?? Silence.
“What do you mean?” he asked.
“I love my arbor, and I wanted you to know how much I appreciate your work.” More silence.
“I?ve been doing this work for 20 years, and no one has ever called to thank me for it,” said Brant. “People only call me when they have problems.” He was doubtful.
I also had a similar experience with L.J. He answered my questions, didn?t push, and gave me space to think and decide. I wrote to let him know that he completely exceeded (超
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出) my expectations of what a beat-them-down car sales experience would be like, and that I was happy with my car choice. L.J. called me a few days later. He said that this was the first thank-you note in the history of the dealership.
Are we really living in an age when feedback (反馈) only closes with complaint? It seems to me that when we focus on problems, we only have dissatisfaction and complaint. But when we focus on celebrating goodness, we are likely to turn it into something positive. 59. What can we learn from the first paragraph? A. Music is one of the author?s favorite subjects.
B. Expressing gratitude has become a habit for the author. C. The author?s mother is a very kind and generous woman. D. The author used to help his mother write thank-you notes.
60. When Brant heard the author?s voice on the phone, he was _____. A. unfriendly B. surprised 61. L. J. probably worked as a _____. A. driver B. guide
C. thankful C. salesman
D. excited D. repairman
62. By telling his own experiences, the author tries to show _____. A. how to express thanks to others
B. how to deal with interpersonal relationships C. the kindness of people who serve him D. the importance of expressing thanks
C
Americans love their cars. There are more than eight cars for every 10 Americans, but most of the time, they sit idle (闲置的), parked in a driveway or on the street. Now, several companies on the U.S. West Coast are helping people rent their personal car to someone else when they don?t need it.
Eric Loebel is one of those people. For a small price, he wants to let his Oregon neighbors “borrow” his car. It?s a dark blue, model year 2000 Volvo car. The sales and marketing consultant says he doesn?t use it much. “My wife and I are huge bike commuters and almost don?t need a car,” he says.
Loebel is one of the first car owners in Portland to list his wheels for rent through a so-called “peer-to-peer car sharing” service called Getaround.com. “Cars are so expensive to own,” he says. “This can definitely offset (弥补) some of the cost.” The website lets car owners decide for themselves how much to charge borrowers to rent by the hour, day or week. Person-to-person rentals began in Germany a decade ago, and there are a handful of similar companies in Europe and Australia. The concept caught on quickly in California over the past year, according to John Atcheson, vice president of Getaround, one of four car-sharing startups in the San Francisco area.
“We have had amazing cars leaping into our system,” Atcheson says. “Not just 1995 pick-up trucks, but we have had late model Mercedes, Audis, any type of car you can imagine.
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We actually have a Tesla Roadster a — $150,000 sports car.”
Another service called JustShareIt plans to stand out by going beyond cars. Its founder says the company will offer person-to-person rentals of power boats, jet skis and snowmobiles (雪地机动车) too.
63. What?s the main idea of the passage? A. There are too many cars in America. B. Most cars are rarely used in America.
C. Commuting by bike is popular in America. D. Americans try renting their cars to strangers. 64. Which of the following is true of Getaround.com? A. It gives tips on saving costs on cars. B. It provides a platform for car sharers.
C. It provides advice on driving.
D. It answers drivers? questions person-to-person. 65. We learn from Atcheson?s words that _____. A. they offer international services B. they first formed in San Francisco C. they offer cars of different types D. their customers prefer new cars 66. JustShareIt wants to make itself more attractive by _____. A. providing lower rent B. providing extra sports equipments C. offering person-to-person service D. offering other things for rent
D
Drinking Water: Bottled or From the Tap?
In America, people will include a case or two of bottled water when buying the week's groceries. When they are going to a soccer game or activity, it's common for them to grab a cold bottle of water out of the fridge with them．In fact, Americans buy more bottled water than any other nation in the world, about 29 billion bottles a year．
But all these plastic bottles use a lot of fossil fuels and pollute the environment．In order to make all the 29 billion bottles, producers use 17 million barrels of crude oil, which is enough to keep a million cars going for 12 months．
So why don't people drink water straight from the tap? Some people have a strong belief that bottled water is better than water out of the tap, but that's not necessarily true．In the US, the local governments make sure water from the tap is safe．There is also growing concern that chemicals in the bottles themselves may go into the water．
People love the convenience of bottled water．But maybe if they realized the problems it causes, they would try drinking from a glass at home or carrying water in a reusable steel container instead of plastic．
Some argue that plastic bottle recycling can help．Recycled bottles can be turned into items like carpeting or clothing．Unfortunately, only one in six bottles is recycled．The rest make it to landfills（垃圾填埋场）or end as trash in other places．Plastic bottles take hundreds of years for them to disintegrate．
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Water is important for you, so keep drinking it．But think about how often you use water bottles, and see if you can make a change．
And yes, you can make a difference．Remember this: Recycling one plastic bottle can save enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for six hours．
67. How many cars can be kept going for a year by the crude oil used to make 29 billion
bottles? A．100． B．1,000． C．100,000． 68. Why do Americans prefer bottled water? A．Bottled water is better than water from the tap．
B．Bottled water is cheaper than water from the tap． C．Bottled water contains beneficial chemicals in it．
D．Bottled water is more convenient than water from the tap．
D．1,000,000．
69. What does the underlined word \ A．Be well recycled． B．Become less poisonous． C．Break into small pieces． D．Go down below a surface． 70. The author's intention of writing this passage is to recommend Americans_____.
A．drink more water from the tap B．send plastic bottles to landfills
C．use water bottles to power light bulls
D．buy bottles filled with water from the tap 第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。
Every person has a great deal of love to give. 71 Here is a general guide to loving. Say it. When you say the words “I Love You”, make sure you really mean it, and are willing to do anything for that special person.
72 If you love someone, you should understand how they feel, where they come from, and who they are. Realize how they could also love you back just as well.
Love unconditionally. Giving unconditional love requires you to love without any expectations. 73 It seems difficult to only love and not demand anything in return in today?s world where everyone is selfish. But even in this world we see many examples of unconditional love, for example the love a mother gives to her child and the love between two life partners. To love unconditionally, you will have to learn to sacrifice(牺牲) yourself and your desires and also realize that someone may have a different way of showing his or her love for you. 74
Realize it can be lost. If you realize that you can lose the one you love, then you have a greater appreciation of what you have. 75 Don?t make an idol of the person you love. This will place them under unnecessary pressure and will likely result in you losing them.
Never stop loving. Even if you have been hurt before, you should not stop giving love. A. Try loving just for the sake of love.
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B. Put yourself in someone else?s shoes.
C. There are many different ways to explain love. D. Think how lucky you are to have someone to love.
E. Do not expect to be loved back in exactly the same way.
F. It does not make you a bad person to desire someone else?s love. G. There are many different ways to love someone (or even yourself).
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 共35分）
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（\\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均限一词。
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
When we had our class, our psychology teacher would take any liquid medicine from a tiny bottle. This touched the whole classes. We thought that he should ask for leave and stayed at home for a rest, so he came to each class on time. Therefore, all of us studied psychology hard than we did any other subject. In the end of that term, we told him that how much we appreciated him. We were so worrying about her health that we asked him what disease he got and what medicine he took. With satisfied smile, he said, “I?m quite all right and it?s a bottle of tea.
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
假如你叫李华。四年前，你还是高三年级的一名学生，你学习成绩优秀，但家境贫困，无力承担进入大学学习的费用，而你却有幸成为当地“希望工程”的资助对象，顺利被一所重点大学录取。现在，请你给该机构的负责人Kate女士写一封感谢信。信的内容包括：
1. 目前的生活和学习情况； 2. 大学毕业后的人生方向；
3. 表达感激之情。
注意：1. 信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
2. 应包括以上要点，还要有适当发挥。
3. 词数100左右。
Dear Ms Kate,
I?m Li Hua. Four years ago, I received your letter and schooling fees.
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