On Saturday 17 September 2016, you may catch sight of hundreds of apes(猩猩) running around the streets of London. They’ll have been filming a new Planet of the Apes movie, you’ll probably think. But in fact, when the starter’s pistol sounds for the Great Gorilla Run next year, this highly popular event will have been raising money for thirteen years. People from all over the world will run, jog or walk 8km in gorilla costumes through the capital’s streets, passing such iconic landmarks as The Tower of London and St Paul’s Cathedral. By the time the last ape crosses the finishing line, the runners will have raised millions for endangered species and education projects in Central Africa.

Unusual charity events such as these are a huge trend for raising money for worthwhile causes. If, however, you’re looking to really like the idea of running through mud and freezing cold ice, then The Tough Mudder is perhaps what you’ve been searching for. In this difficult and tiring team event, participants finish a 10 to 12-mile barrier course that tests physical strength and mental courage. It’s more about friendship than winning. Over 150 such events worldwide have raised £5 million.

But fundraising doesn’t have to involve physical effort. Students at a school in Illinois played Justin Bieber’s song ‘Baby’ over loudspeakers and urged fellow students to pay to stop the song. They needed to raise $1,000 in one week to achieve this. Beyond expectations, they exceeded(超過) the goal within three days. Even teachers chipped in.

If you want to join the ranks of gorillas next September, you only have to pay £60 to register. This includes the gorilla suit, which you can keep. If you take part, not only will you have been helping the gorillas and people who depend on their habitat, you’ll never have to buy another set of fancy clothes again!

1.What is the Great Gorilla Run held for?

A. To film a new Planet of the Apes

B. To collect money for Central Africa

C. To make a study of the origin of man

D. To enjoy famous senic spots in London

2.What can we learn about the Tough Mudder?

A. It is disgusting B. It is unique

C. It is competitive D. It is challenging

3.What does the phrase “chipped in” in the third paragraph refer to?

A. Joined in singing

B. Made a contribution

C. Scolded the organizers

D. Interrupted the activity

4.Which can be a suitable title for the passage?

A. Going Crazy for Charity!

B. Protecting Our Rare Animals!

C. Competing in Unusual Events!

D. Watching Out for Aggressive Animals!

A recent housing project in Helsinki offers remarkably cheap apartments for those under the age of 25. They must commit to spending time with their older neighbors.

Helsinki offers 247-suqare-foot studio apartments with a bathroom, storage space, kitchen, and balcony for only $272 every month—about a third of the average price for a studio in the city. The apartment is inside homes for the elderly, and the young renter must spend between three to five hours with their elderly neighbors each week.

Like pretty much all other major cities in the world, Finland’s capital of Helsinki has faced rapid population growth in recent years. And with population growth, comes an inevitable rise in the cost of living, and of course, sharp increase in rent. Currently, Helsinki is ranked 14th on the list of the world’s most expensive cities. For those young and freshly independent, this causes terrible problems — even homelessness.

"It's a very expensive city to live in," Mr. Bostrom writes in an email to CNN’s Eoghan Macguire. "If you manage to get an apartment that the city owns, it can be quite affordable. The screening criteria included the ability to participate in a variety of activities, such as cooking or playing instruments, but the number of applicants for those apartments is so high that waiting list takes forever,” he says.

According to Helsinki’s Youth Housing Association, the city council aims to ensure that every young person will have a home by 2018. Miki Mielonen, a representative of the youth department, says this project, currently in its trial stages, will help out young people while offering social benefits to senior citizens. “I think there is quite a rigid opinion in Finland with many people thinking young of the old ideas that we are going to break down.”

1.Helsinki probably rents a cheap apartment to a young man who ________.

A. reaches the age of 25

B. has financial problems

C. promises to accompany the elderly

D. agrees to share it with his neighbor

2.Which is the root reason for the housing problems in Helsinki?

A. The population explosion.

B. The high living standard.

C. World’s priciest apartment rent.

D. Low employment of college graduates.

3.According to Mr Bostrom, the cheap apartments are ________.

A. well-decorated B. difficult to afford

C. in short supply D. popular with technicians

4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A. The young in Helsinki are mostly homeless.

B. Helsinki will overcome people’s prejudice.

C. The project will be experimental in future.

D. The project is more beneficial to the young.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的七個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。

Living with a roommate can be a great experience as many roommates become lifelong friends. However, roommates living together under the same roof for a long time unavoidably conflict with each other. 1.________ To prevent this from happening to you, each conflict should be addressed in a productive, healthy way.

1. Set a time for discussion.

Once conflicts occur, you need to set up a time to discuss the conflict. 2.________ They may think about any problems they want to discuss. It also allows for a better discussion as the both roommates will most likely enter the discussion fairly calm.

2. Make rules for discussion

Before discussing the actual conflicts, set up some rules to guide the discussion. For example, each roommate is allowed to air one problem at a time and the other roommate has a chance to respond to it before another one is brought up. Making rules beforehand can prevent a screaming match from breaking out. 3.________

3.4.________

You can use your discussion to point out to your roommates their great traits and specific things you like about them. While this won’t solve the conflict, it can help your roommates be more understanding of your point of view and more willing to compromise.

4. Come up with a written roommate agreement

Once grievances（不滿）have been aired by both parties you should develop a roommate agreement that is written down. This agreement should discuss what the rules are as well as what consequences exist for breaking them. For example, roommates having a conflict about overnight guests may compromise to allow overnight guests only on weekends with guests on weekdays being gone by 11 p. m. 5.________

A. Talk about your problems openly.

B. Point out good things about roommates.

C. Being honest can avoid unfriendly discussion.

D. This provides both parties a chance for preparation.

E. And disaster can strike when a conflict never gets settled.

F. A consequence may be that the violator(違反者) pays $5 for breaking the rules.

G. This is because both sides know they will have an opportunity to speak.

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

The day before Christmas I pulled into a store parking lot and counted my money again. It wasn’t much. I _________ being poor, not having enough to _________my small children a few simple toys. As I was _________I noticed the Salvation Army(救世軍) bell ringer at the _________ . I felt bad again because I didn’t feel I could _________ anything to give him. I started walking towards the entrance _________ two cars entered empty parking spaces in front of me. The first was a __________, new Cadillac which became the _________ of me the moment I saw it. “How _________,”I thought, “would it be to have enough money to buy a car like that!” The second car, _________ , was an ancient car more shabby than the one I was driving.

A man got out of the Cadillac and hurried into the store _________ past the bell ringer without a second _________. Out of the old car came a young mother with three small children following_________behind her. Her clothes looked as _________as her car, yet she stopped at the entrance and _________ a bill. In that second a(n) _________ touched me, my envy and dislike __________ me, and all the love and joy filled me. I fished a bill out of my own purse, _________ it in the Salvation Army kettle, and wished the _________ a “Merry Christmas!”

Now I felt I was a poor man but rich on the _________ . After finding a few things for my kids, I drove home with my heart singing.

1.A. hated B. permitted C. escaped D. regretted

2.A. make B. buy C. award D. lend

3.A. pulling out B. settling in C. getting out D. cutting in

4.A. parking space B. counter C. parking lot D. entrance

5.A. spare B. split C. spend D. save

6.A. though B. since C. when D. if

7.A. sharp B. dull C. pure D. shiny

8.A. target B. envy C. item D. bargain

9.A. nice B. precious C. rare D. expensive

10.A. therefore B. however C. anyhow D. besides

11.A. merely B. right C. hopefully D. seldom

12.A. smile B. nod C. glance D. wave

13.A. firmly B. bravely C. casually D. closely

14.A. worn out B. cast down C. tired out D. broken down

15.A. paid B. passed C. donated D. rejected

16.A. equality B. sympathy C. approval D. warmth

17.A. left B. visited C. reached D. missed

18.A. took B. handed C. started D. dropped

19.A. salesman B. bell ringer C. woman D. man driver

20.A. wealth B. luck C. inside D. outside

閱讀下面材料，在空格處填入適錄的內(nèi)容（1個單詞）或使用括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

The best travel experience of my life

Before I realized what had happened, we were off the ground. The earth just seemed to drop away from the hot air balloon. I 1.__________(honest) felt nothing when the ropes were unfastened and we started to fly into the sky. Graeme reminded us 2.__________(relax). He then set out to point out some of the best sights and photo opportunities, starting with the sunrise. Once the sun was up, the temples and pagodas were even 3.__________(beautiful). Graeme was too anxious to introduce some of his 4.__________(person) favourites, as well as those buildings experiencing repair work.

With the end of our flight 5.__________(approach), Graeme began to describe some final sites to us, including a small village and farm area. He then reminded us of landing procedures and asked us to hold additional sightseeing 6.__________(question) while he concentrated on the landing.7.__________ I really appreciated was that he was so clear and responsible 8.__________ safety! Our gentle landing went off smoothly and we were soon back on solid land. Hot air balloon rides 9.__________ (be) an unbelievable travel experience and I cannot think of 10.__________ more exciting place to enjoy them than in Bagan.

短文改錯

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。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（﹨）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，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。

In recently years, the sandstorm has occurred a lot of times, doing great harm to our daily life. Some people would rather to stay at home for fear of the dirty air caused by the sandstorm. Diseases relate to sandstorm get more and more people to hospital. What’s worse, many flights have to put off.

It’s an urgent task for us to take actions to stop sandstorms from happen. All citizens should raise our awareness of protecting the environment. We should plant more trees and don’t cut them down or dig up grass, where can contribute for land protection. Only in this way can we had a bluer sky and a better world to live in.

書面表達

假定你是李華，你的美國筆友Jack給你發(fā)來郵件，告訴你他參加美國中西部“漢語橋”比賽（U. S. Midwest Chinese Bridge Speech Contest）獲得了一等獎，希望你繼續(xù)幫他學(xué)習(xí)中文。請你給他回復(fù)一封電子郵件。要點如下：

1．祝賀他獲獎；

2．希望繼續(xù)向他學(xué)習(xí)英語，你幫他學(xué)中文；

3．祝愿他能來中國參加決賽。

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。

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________ China of those years in the hit TV series—The Legend of Miyue is ________ China at War.

A.The:不填 B.The; a C.不填;;a D.不填;不填

The company has got ________ from many users both at home and abroad for top-quality products and services.

A.benefit B.apology C.credit D.envy

Britain is a "second-rate power" which has been ________ for a century—yet London remains the most influential city in the world.

A.in decline B.in effect

C.on the move D.on the rise