I clearly remember the day when my little brother was born: January 1,1994. One of my favorite family photos shows me lying with my mother in the hospital bed, happy but unaware of the small, sleeping baby in the background.

I stayed with my grandparents for the weekend of my brother’s birth, excited about my new brother but not yet aware of what having a little brother would mean. I didn’t truly realize what was going on until we were in the hospital room at Duke University—coincidentally ,the same room in which I had been born two years earlier.

When I looked at my brother for the first time, I felt a mixture of fear and interest. Little did I know that small, pink creature would grow up to be one of my favorite people in the world.

In reality, though I am two years older than my brother, I am more often than not the real baby in the family. I am very lacking when it comes to common sense. Instructions constantly confuse me and I frequently find myself totally puzzled by things like knowing how to start the washing machine or manage the storage settings on my iPhone.

That’s where Gibson comes in. The poor kid has had to guide me through more tasks than I would care to admit, but he never complains. Though I should probably be told to figure it out myself, he always comes through.

I’m envious of his ability to readily answer the ever-present, “What do you want to do with your life?” question at family gatherings. “Be a doctor,” he says—a solid answer, completely opposite to my shaky one, “Well, I’m an English major, so…”

My brother truly is my best friend. No one understands me better, and there isn’t anyone else I would want to be stuck with in our family. I may not have a clear idea of where I’m headed, but he is stuck with me.

1.How did the author feel when he saw his brother for the first time?

A. Angry and sad.

B. Excited and moved.

C. Curious and scared.

D. Happy and interested.

2.What does the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph mean?

A. My brother is the real baby in the family.

B. In fact, I seem to be less mature than my little brother.

C. My brother gets more love from the family than I do.

D. I am growing more slowly than my brother.

3.What does the brother often help the author do?

A. Help him deal with many daily tasks.

B. Help him with his studies.

C. Give him advice on how to choose a major.

D. Comfort him when he is in a bad mood.

4.What is the best title for this text?

A. My Strange Family Gatherings

B. The Real Baby in the Family

C. Stuck with Me—My Not-So-Little Little Brother

D. The Feeling of Having a Brother

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Good vision is important to a child’s learning experience. According to a study, up to 80 percent of learning happens through sight for children between 6 and 18 years old. Without proper eye care, it’s difficult for students to learn better and succeed.

Swyers is hoping that by bringing the organization to Arizona he’ll help a lot more students. He teamed up with two other organizations to get doctors to volunteer their time with the group. Using an Eye Care 4 Kids mobile clinic, Swyers visited Alta E. Butler Elementary School and has already helped 40 students.

The school was grateful to receive the eye care, especially since the services came to them. “It’s great for us,” said Assistant Principal Cindy Alonso.

Swyers is hoping to bring Eye Care 4 Kids’ services to other schools in the state. He said that hopefully his work will have a positive effect on students’ futures. “If we can help students while they’re young, we can make a difference in their futures,” he said.

1.Eye Care 4 Kids helps students by _______.

A. giving them sunglasses for free

B. offering money to their families

C. examining their eyes for free

D. solving their problems in study

2.Who is in charge of the organization’s services in Arizona?

A. Joseph Carbone.B. Cecil Swyers.

C. Mario Ventura.D. Cindy Alonso.

3.Where do students take an eye examination?

A. In the classroom.

B. In the mobile clinic.

C. In the nearby hospital.

D. In the places where students live.

4.What would be the best title for the text?

A. Eye Care 4 Kids Was Founded by the Poor

B. Eye Care 4 Kids Develops at a Fast Speed

C. Eye Care 4 Kids Helps Poor Kids Succeed

D. Eye Care 4 Kids Fights for Better Education

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The survey about childhood in the Third World shows that the struggle for survival is long and hard . But in the rich world , children can from a different kind of poverty—of the spirit . , one Western country alone now sees 14,000 attempted suicides（自殺）every year by children under 15 , and one child five needs psychiatric（心理）advice .

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These children may grow up with a less oppressive sense of space and time than the children . Their sense of days and time has a lot to do with the change of seasons and positions of the sun or the moon in the sky . Children in the rich world , , are provided with a watch as one of the signs of growing up , so that they can along with their parents about being late for school times , meal times , bed times , the times of TV shows …

Third World children do not usually to stay indoors , still less in high-rise apartments . Instead of dangerous roads , “ keep off the grass ” signs and “ don’t speak to strangers ” , there is often a sense of to study and play . Parents can see their children outside rather than observe them from ten floors up .

, twelve million children under five still die every year through hunger and disease . But childhood in the Third World is not all .

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3. A. by B. in C. to D. under

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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處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（），并在其下面寫出該加的詞

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修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

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Dear friends,

It is real a good chance to have met all of you here. We have spent several precious weekends in English study in the English Club. Although we have been member for a short period of time, we have made a great progress. That is why we are all very active and the activities are not only enjoyable and also helpful. Besides, the foreign teachers here work hard and try his best to make the activities lively and interested. I am very pleased to say that all of us improved our spoken English greatly so far. I am looking forward to see all of you again in the near future!

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A. Information about both expensive and cheap hotels in Geneva

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根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白的最佳選項，并在答題卡（卷）上將該項涂黑，選項中有兩項為多余選項。

1. Most students graduating from high school and college this year will probably have jobs in the next decade that don 't even exist today because the technology to support those positions hasn 't even been invented yet .The concepts of going to work ,having one career ,moving for a new job ,and wasting time or avoiding doing any work may soon be a distant memory as the world of work as we know it is replaced by a brave new world where few travel to their jobs,work a 9-to -5 day ,or sit in endless staff meetings

2. In the past it was difficult to measure employee performance, and hours of productivity were wasted. Now many job tasks are measurable with automated time and task tools and individual performance can be directly linked to a company's bottom-line results.

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D:Will your job be part of the future of work?

E:The world of work is changing quickly .

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G:The days of working for one company and retiring with the gold watch are gone.

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閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, 1. (destroy) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged 2. their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or 3. (roof). One person was killed, several were 4. (serious) hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller injuries. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.

A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early 5. the morning and lasted for over an hour.

“I 6. (eat) with my wife and children,” he said, “when we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was 7. (miss). I was worried to death. 8. it was dangerous, I went back inside and found him safe.”

Soldiers helped to take people out of 9. flooded area and the welfare department brought 10. (they) food, clothes and shelter.

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假定你是李華，你的外教Mr. Pick回國前向你推薦了American School Life網(wǎng)站，希望你借此提高英語水平。請你用英語給他寫一封電子郵件，告訴他你的收獲，要點如下：

1. 表達思念；

2. 上網(wǎng)收獲；

3. 表示感激。

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2. 可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮，以使行文連貫；

3. 開頭和結(jié)尾已為你寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)。

Dear Mr. Pick,

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根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

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Keep your eyes and ears open.

2. Watch for changes in the way they look or act. Look out for animals who:

﹡ have cuts or other bruises（傷痕）

﹡ avoid or attack people when people come close

﹡ are too thin

﹡ are missing fur

﹡ are almost always left outside

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4.

Never move an injured animal! Ask a parent, teacher, or other adult you trust for help. Find out whether the injured animal in your town can be saved by animal shelters or police. Keep their phone numbers at hand. If the person mistreating animals is a friend or family member, tell an adult you trust.

Speak up.

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A. Report it.

B. Send it to animal shelters.

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D. Get to know pets in your neighborhood.

E. You might think there’s nothing you can do.

F. Remember, animals can’t speak for themselves.

G. Or if you see someone hurting an animal, write down the details.

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