While I was in my 4th month of pregnancy（妊娠期）with my second child，we were preparing for a trip to Louisiana，where Marshall’s family live，to celebrate Jane’s 2nd birthday．Two days before we were to leave，we got the shocking news that I was going to lose the baby．Not knowing when this would happen，we decided to continue with our trip．

Since Marshall’s family lives on a 600-acre cattle farm，you often find that you have a lot of time to yourself to think when you are there．That is precisely what I did not want to do at this time．I told Marshall that I needed to get a good book to get lost in while I was there．I told him I heard the Harry Potter books were good，so he went out and got the first one for me．

During that trip，I totally got lost in the book，which was of great help during a time when I needed a distraction to forget about the sadness．In the book，I noticed the name “Seamus”．I vaguely remembered it was pronounced “Shamus” and I liked the sound of that．I mentioned it to Marshall and he liked it too．Toward the end of the trip，I had just 5 chapters left and I knew I was about to finish the first book，which I was pretty excited about．

Soon after we put Jane down to bed，I had started labor（分娩），so I was unable to read．The labor lasted 5 and 1/2 hours，but Marshall stayed there with me，sitting beside me and reading aloud the last 5 chapters of Harry Potter．I can never fully explain how much that helped me through the experience．And ever since then，Marshall and I both have been fans of the Harry Potter books．We remember how they helped us get through that time of our lives．

We were sad to have lost the baby，but the name Seamus started our journey toward adoption．And we gave this name to our adopted son．Though our Seamus doesn’t have a drop of Irish blood in him，the name fits him perfectly．

1.Why did the writer want a good book during the trip?

A．Because the trip to Louisiana would take a long time．

B．Because she didn’t want to think of losing her baby．

C．Because she had nothing else to do except reading．

D．Because a good book could help her enjoy her trip．

2.According to the story，we can know that the Harry Potter books _________________．

A．made the family’s trip more exciting

B．include five books all together

C．have someone called Seamus in them

D．can help people deal with their problems

3.The writer named her son Seamus because ___________________．

A．she wanted to keep her trip in memory

B．she loved this name very much

C．her son doesn’t have Irish blood

D．it is a perfect name for a boy

4.Which is the best title for the passage?

A．Funny Stories of My Family

B．Seamus And Harry Potter

C．How We Got To Louisiana

D．How My Son Got His Name

Facebook is now used by 30 million people in the UK，about half the population．

Joanna Shields，vice president of Facebook Europe，made the announcement this morning at a media conference in London．

She said: "We can announce today that we have reached 30 million in the UK，which we are really excited about．"

Globally，F(xiàn)acebook has more than 500 million registered users，a milestone it hit last summer．Last July，it also revealed that it had 26 million registered UK users．In the last eight months，it has attracted four million extra UK users，bringing the UK total to 30 million，while in January 2009，F(xiàn)acebook had only 150 million registered users．

Last year，Zuckerberg，F(xiàn)acebook's founder，said it was "almost a guarantee" that the site would hit one billion users．He explained: "If we succeed in innovating，there is a good chance of bringing this to a billion people．．．it will be interesting to see how it comes true．"

One third of women aged 18 to 34 check Facebook when they first wake up，before even going to the toilet，according to research．Twenty-one per cent of women aged between 18 to 34 check Facebook in the middle of the night，while 42 per cent of the same group think it is fine to post drunken photos of themselves onto the social network，a study by Oxygen Media found．

Shields was speaking this morning at the Financial Times Digital Media and Broadcasting Conference about the power Facebook's referrals can bring to media sites，such as newspapers and TV services．

She explained that the average Facebook user has 130 friends who they share links to media sites with on a regular basis．"Media companies which take advantage of that are really seeing the benefits"，Shields said．

Shields refused to say whether Facebook would develop its own mobile phone operating system and also said it was "silly" that Google had recently disabled the feature（特點）which allowed Google users to sync their contacts with Facebook friends．

1.What is Joanna Shields content with?

A．the announcement

B．media conference

C．fast growing registered users

D．the benefits of Facebook

2.Zuckerberg，F(xiàn)acebook's founder，take a more view about the future of Facebook．

A．negative B．optimistic

C．cold D．pessimistic

3.What kind of people are more interested in Facebook according to the passage?

A．teenagers B．middle-aged people

C．old people D．young people

4.From the passage we know that ．

A．Facebook would develop its own mobile phone operating system

B．Google didn't allow its users to sync their contacts with Facebook friends

C．Shields refused to admit the power Facebook's referrals could bring

D．Google was always silly

We are all faced with challenges constantly in every area of our lives．1.

The truth is that you will have to deal with difficult problems throughout your life，whether it is in your personal life or career．Most of us get really afraid and run away from problems because we don’t want to accept reality．Running away from your problems is the worst thing you can do to deal with the challenges you are faced with．Here are some tips for you on learning how to deal with everyday challenges．

Please bear in mind that you shouldn’t overact when coming across challenges．Overacting to a problem will cause you to make bad decisions．2. Next time you are faced with a challenge，stay calm so you can make smarter decisions．

3. If you cannot accept reality，you will feel very frustrated with your life．Once you can accept reality，you will be able to be calmer and think more clearly about how to get a step closer towards your goals every day．

Many people make a habit of blaming others for all their problems．They fail to take full responsibility for the decisions they have made in life．The more you blame others for the challenges you are faced with，the more you will make people dislike you and not want to be around you．4.

Don’t compare your lifestyle with others．Of course，it is really difficult not to compare ourselves with other people．However，the more often we do that，the more frustrated we will feel．5. The key thing to remember is that you create your own story and success in life．

A．Accept the reality of the present moment．

B．Try to look at change as a positive challenge，not as a threat．

C．There will always be a person that may have accomplished more than you．

D．Our focus may entirely be on how we can deal with the challenge that has come our way．

E．When we are not in control of our emotions，we will make decisions that we will regret later．

F．However，most people have a hard time accepting and dealing with these challenges that arise．

G．As a result，the first thing you should do when faced with a personal challenge is not point fingers at others．

After my brother died in an accident，my mother was very sad．I was only 4 years old at the time，but I still understood the in my mom’s attitude toward safety． ，everything around us was potentially ．

I grew up with a lot of and rules that were meant to me．For example，I was not to walk home from school by myself，even though everyone I knew already did．I couldn’t evening parties or go to summer camp， what if something happened to me?

As I got older，the list of things to got longer．I became a natural ．I was concerned about things like getting cancer，losing my wallet，being caught in car accidents and earthquakes — big and small，real and ．The funny part is that you’d never know it by looking at my life，because I’m constantly myself to do the things that frighten or worry me．In fact，I’ve developed a for myself: If it scares me，then I have to do it once．I’ve done lots of things that would have my mom: I’ve ridden a motorcycle，I’ve traveled alone，and I’ve performed stand-up comedy．

Courage isn’t a natural attribute（品質）of human beings．I believe that we have to practice being courageous．The more I do things that scare me or that make me ，the more I realize that I can do a lot more than I originally thought I could do．

Even though I inherited（經(jīng)遺傳獲得）my mother’s cautious ，I’ve also come to believe that fear can be a good thing，if we it．Believing that has made my world a less scary place．

1.A．hint B．change C．scene D．lesson

2.A．Slowly B．Logically C．Fortunately D．Suddenly

3.A．important B．inspiring C．convenient D．dangerous

4.A．restrictions B．considerations C．judgments D．comparisons

5.A．limit B．help C．protect D．train

6.A．a(chǎn)llowed B．encouraged C．reminded D．a(chǎn)dvised

7.A．a(chǎn)rrange B．a(chǎn)ttend C．decorate D．support

8.A．but B．though C．or D．because

9.A．hope B．fear C．count D．bear

10.A．worrier B．dreamer C．a(chǎn)dult D．thinker

11.A．ideas B．a(chǎn)ffairs C．a(chǎn)ctions D．disasters

12.A．special B．common C．imaginary D．practical

13.A．expecting B．warning C．forcing D．promising

14.A．rule B．form C．case D．hobby

15.A．in all B．a(chǎn)t most C．a(chǎn)fter all D．a(chǎn)t least

16.A．threatened B．shocked C．confused D．entertained

17.A．rarely B．quickly C．often D．fairly

18.A．confident B．uncomfortable C．happy D．generous

19.A．nature B．duty C．work D．task

20.A．know B．get C．a(chǎn)void D．face

Eleven-year-old Angela was stricken with a disease involving her nervous system．The doctors did not hold out much hope of her ever recovering __1.__ this illness．They predicted she’d spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair．2._ Angela firmly believed that she was definitely going to be walking again someday．The doctors were charmed by her __3.__（defeatable）spirit．They taught her about imaging—about seeing herself _4.（walk）．Angela would work as hard as possible in physical therapy(理療），lying there faithfully doing her imaging，visualizing herself moving，moving，moving!

One day，__5.__ she was straining with all her might to imagine her legs moving again，__6._ seemed as though a miracle happened: the bed moved! She screamed out，“Look what I __7._（do）! Look! Look! I can do it! I moved，I moved！” Of course，__8.__ this very moment everyone __9.__ in the hospital was screaming，too．It was the San Francisco earthquake．But don’t tell _10.__ to Angela．She’s convinced that she did it．And now only a few years later，she’s back in school．On her own two legs．No walking sticks，no wheelchair．

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處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤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（Λ），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）不計分。

Yesterday morning，I was surprising to hear that my best friend Allee has been hit by a car and was in hospital．The other day when he was going to cross a street，he was such careful that he didn’t go until he saw the traffic light to turn green．But hardly had he got to the middle of the street while he saw a car suddenly appear on his right-hand side and come directly towards them．It was too late for Allee to escape．He was hit by the car or was thrown a few meters away．He was sent to the nearest hospital immediately and had operation．When I went to see him，he was out of dangers but still looked pale．I sincere hope he will recover and return to normal as soon as possible．

假如你是某涉外旅游公司的一名導游，在鮮花盛開（in full bloom）的季節(jié)，準備帶一外國旅游團到某著名景點登山觀光。進入景區(qū)前，為保證游客旅途愉快平安，請你按下面提示用英語向游客們說明相關注意事項。

1．聽從指令，不掉隊。

2．山路狹窄，注意安全。

3．嚴禁吸煙，以防林火。

注意：1．詞數(shù)100 左右；2．可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3．開頭語已為你寫好。

Dear Peter，

I am writing to ask whether you are able to do me a favor．

Exhausted，covered in mud and desperately hungry，a team of Swedish athletes sat down for a meal as they prepared to take on a dangerous 20-mile trek through the Ecuadorian rainforest．

As they opened their canned meat，a tired Mikael Lindnord noticed a miserable stray dog staring at him out of the corner of his eye．

Feeling sorry for him，he fed the dog a meatball and thought nothing of it，but as the team stood up to continue their race the animal started to follow them—and he didn’t stop．

As the group of four navigated the final two stages of the 430-mile Adventure Racing World Championship，the dog befriended them and was eventually given the name Arthur．

Every tiring task the team face，Arthur would do the same．He swam alongside them while they kayaked down rivers，dragged himself up hills during hikes and pulled through knee—deep mud during treks．

Even when the team tried to get rid of their new member out of concerns for his safety—he refused to leave．This meant when he was tired they stopped for a break and when he got stuck in the mud they pulled him out．

After six days the team finished the race，and the dog had suffered．They therefore decided to take him to a vet(獸醫(yī))while still in South America to have him checked out．

During that time Lindord thought to himself that after their experience，they could not leave Arthur，so he decided to adopt him and take him back to Sweden．He applied to the Swedish Board of Agriculture and was made to wait to see if his application was successful．After a tense few days，the team arrived at the airport with Arthur and boarded the plane with him back home．

Lindord said：“I came to Ecuador to win the World Championship．Instead，I got a new friend．”

1.After meeting the dog，the team ______________．

A．a(chǎn)bandoned the dog immediately

B．fed the dog with enough food

C．a(chǎn)dopted the dog for convenience

D．continued the race with the dog

2.Why did the team try to get rid of the dog during the race?

A．They were concerned about his safety．

B．They couldn’t afford the race with him．

C．The dog was a burden to the team．

D．The dog couldn’t follow the team successfully．

3.Which of the following can best describe the team?

A．Friendly and caring． B．Helpful and generous．

C．Risky and harsh． D．Cautious and sensitive．

4.What can we infer from the text？

A．The dog was sad to have suffered from the race．

B．The team won the World Championship many times．

C．Lindord was overjoyed to befriend the dog．

D．The team felt tense to take Arthur to the airport．

Amazon just released its list of the 10 best-selling books of 2014，and chances all you’ve already seen people reading them on the train．It's not too late to read—or reread—the bestsellers of the year．The following are the top four of them．

“The Invention of Wings”by Sue Monk Kid

Set in the south in the early 1800s，this Oprah Book Club book follows the complicated relationship between Handful，a slave，and Sarah，her owner，as they grow up together from childhood．Their confusing friendship，in the face of politics and societal norms，becomes a beautiful and difficult thing to watch as it changes over time．

“Gray Mountain”by John Grisham

When the economic recession(蕭條)causes Samantha Kofer to lose her Wall Street law firm job．she takes a job at a legal aid clinic in Virginia until she can hopefully get back to big law．But while her new job，for the first time，puts her front and center in the court room，it also puts her in terrible danger．

“All the Light We Cannot See”by Anthony Doerr

This National Book Award Finalist follows both Marie—Laure，a blind French girl living with her father during World War II，and Werner，a German orphan with a skill for building and fixing radios．As their paths cross，this moving story will question how life and art are influenced by war．

“Twenty Seconds Ago(Jack Reacher，#19)”by Lee Child

After years of being out of the Army，Jack Reacher is pulled back into service at the CIA and State Department after someone tried to shoot the president of France．In Child’s latest Jack Reacher installment(系列叢書)，Reacher finds himself face to face with all old enemy and old memories．

1.If you prefer emotional(情感)stories，you’ll choose _______________.

A．The Invention of Wings and Gray Mountain

B．All the Light We Cannot See and Twenty Seconds Ago

C．The Invention of Wings and All the Light We Cannot See

D．Twenty Seconds Ago and Gray Mountain

2.What is Samantha Kofer?

A．A lawyer． B．A doctor．

C．A merchant． D．An official．

3.Which book has won the top honor?

A．The Invention of Wings

B．All the Light We Cannot See

C．Gray Mountain

D．Twenty Seconds Ago

4.What type of writing is this text?

A．A test report． B．An announcement.

C．A book review． D．Introduction of books．

A team of scientists from University of Freiburg in Germany are developing a shoe with a sensor to automatically tie its laces(鞋帶)that could be taken off when users click their heels together．

It’s been 26 years since we saw them magically tightening Marty McFly’s Nike boots in the film Back to The Future．

Now，self-tying shoelaces could actually become a reality this year，proving right one of the film’s fantastical predictions for what 2015 would be like．

Engineers have designed a shoe that can automatically lace up，adjusting itself to the shape of your foot．

Simply slip the controller on and pressure sensors will tell the ‘smart shoe’ when your foot is in position，triggering(觸發(fā))a tiny motor in the heel that pulls the laces tight.

When you want to take off the shoes，you click your heels together twice and the motor will release a spring(彈簧)in the shoe’s tongue，which loosens the laces enough for you to slip them off．

And the invention doesn’t even need to be plugged in to charge or have its battery replaced because it runs on power generated by the swing of your foot as you walk.

Engineer K1evis Ylli，of the Institute for Micromachining and Information Technology in southern Gemany，said the shoes could help a variety of different people.

“One focus is that it could be used in shoes for elderly people who have mobility problems，”he said．“But it could also work for children，or as a lifestyle product．”．

The design，which is still in a prototype(雛形)stage，cleverly gets the energy of the foot’s swing when opposing magnets in each shoe move past each other. It then uses that power to charge a battery．An hour of walking is enough to tighten the laces once，and it requires no energy to undo the shoes because that relies on the spring alone.

1.Which of the following can be the best title of the text?

A．A fantastical prediction

B．A great invention in Germany

C．A shoe with self-tying laces

D．A popular lifestyle product

2.What can we learn about the shoes?

A．They can automatically take off．

B．They can adjust themselves to your foot．

C．They need to be charged once．

D．They have been in design for 26 years．

3.From the last paragraph we can know ____________．

A．the shoes have been put into use

B．the shoes need power to take off

C．the shoes promise to be popular

D．how the shoes work to produce energy