【題目】根據(jù)短文理解，選擇正確答案。Finding the Real You
Psychometric testing—personality testing—has been very popular nowadays as studies show their results to be three times more accurate in predicting your job performance. These tests are now included in almost all graduate recruitment (招聘) and are widely used in the selection of managers.
The most popular of these personality tests is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). It is based on the theory that we are born with a tendency to one personality type which stays more or less fixed throughout life. You answer 88 questions and are then given your “type”, such as Outgoing or Quiet, Feeling or Thinking.
Critics of personality testing raise doubts about “social engineering”. Psychologist Dr. Colin Gill warns that the “popular” personality traits (特性) have their disadvantages. “People who are extremely open to new experiences can be butterflies, going from one idea to the next without mastering any of them.” However, the psychometric test is here to stay, which may be why a whole sub-industry on cheating personality tests has sprung up. “It's possible to cheat,” admits Gill, “but having to pretend to be the person you are at work will be tiring and unhappy and probably short-lived.”
So can we change our personality? “Your basic personalities fixed by the time you're 21,”says Gill, “but it can be affected by motivation and intelligence. If you didn't have the personality type to be a doctor but desperately wanted to be one and were intelligent enough to master the skills, you could still go ahead. But trying to go too much against type for too long requires much energy and is actually to be suffered for long. I think it's why we're seeing this trend for downshifting—too many people trying to fit into a type that they aren't really suited for.”
Our interest in personality now exists in every part of our lives. If you ask an expert for advice on anything, you'll probably be quizzed about your personality. But if personality tests have any value to us, perhaps it is to free us from the idea that all of us are full of potential, and remind us of what we are. As they say in one test when they ask for your age: pick the one you are, not the one you wish you were.
（1）The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is based on the belief that ________.
A.certain personality traits are common
B.personality is largely decided from birth
C.some personality types are better than others
D.personality traits are various from time to time
（2）According to Dr. Gill, what is the problem with personality tests?
A.Employers often find the results unclear.
B.They may have a negative effect on takers.
C.People can easily lie about their true abilities.
D.The results could be opposite to what employers want.
（3）What's Dr. Gill's view about changing our personality?
A.It's worthwhile trying in your adult life.
B.It's easy if you have great motivation.
C.It's difficult before the age of 21.
D.It's unlikely because it requires much energy.
（4）What final conclusion does the author reach about the value of personality tests?
A.They are not really worth doing.
B.They may encourage greater realism.
C.They are of doubtful value to employers.
D.They can strengthen the idea we have of our abilities.

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More and more people like bicycling and it is no surprise. It is fun, healthy and good for the environment. Maybe that's why there are 1.4 billion bicycles and only 400 million cars on roads worldwide today. Bikes can take you almost anywhere, and there is no oil cost!
Get on a bicycle and ride around your neighbourhood. You may discover something new all around you. Stopping and getting off a bike is easier than stopping and getting out of your car.
You can bike to work and benefit (受益) from the enjoyable exercise without polluting the environment. You don't even have to ride all the way. Folding (折疊) bikes work well for people who ride the train. Just fold the bike and take it with you. You can do the same on an airplane. A folding bike can be packed in a suitcase. You can also take a common bike with you when you fly. But be sure to look for information by getting on airline websites. Not all airlines are bicycle-friendly to travellers.
Health Benefits of Bicycling:
It helps to prevent heart diseases.
Bicycling helps to control your weight.
A 15-minute bike ride to and from work three times a week burns off five kilos of fat in a year.
Bicycling can improve your mood (心情).
Exercise like bicycling has been shown to make people feel better, more relaxed and self-confident.
Bicycling is healthier than driving.
（1）From the passage, we know that bicycling is becoming very .
A.surprising
B.exciting
C.expensive
D.popular
（2）When you are riding your bicycle around your neighbourhood, you may .
A.pollute the environment around
B.find something you didn't notice
C.go everywhere and use a little oil
D.get off your bike and begin to work
（3）One of the benefits from bicycling is that .
A.you can fold the bicycle
B.you will be friendly to others
C.you will be more relaxed
D.you may get fatter and fatter
（4）Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Bicycling is enjoyable exercise for people.
B.Driving cars is healthier than riding bikes
C.Riding a bike pollutes your neighbourhood.
D.Common bikes are welcomed by all airlines.

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A man walked into a small Irish pub and ordered three beers. Bartender was surprised, but he served that man three beers. One hour later the man ordered three beers again. The very next day that man ordered three beers again and drank quietly at a table. This repeated several times and shortly after the people of the town were whispering about the man, who was ordering three beers at once.
A couple of weeks later, the bartender decided to clear this out and inquired: “I do not want to pry, but could you explain, why do you order three beers all the time?” The man replied: “It seems strange, isn't it? You see, my two brothers live abroad at the moment, one – in France and another – in Italy. We have made an agreement, that every time we go to pub each of us will order extra two beers and it will help keeping up the family bond”.
Soon all the town have heard about the man's answer and liked it a lot. The man became a local celebrity. Residents of the town were telling this story to newcomers or tourists and even invited them to that pub to look at Three Beer Man.
However, one day the man came to pub and ordered only two beers, not three as usual. The bartender served him with bad feeling. All that evening the man ordered and drank only two beers. The very next day all the town was talking about this news, some people pray for the soul of one of the brothers, others quietly grieve.
When the man came to pub the next time and ordered two beers again, the bartender asked him: “I would like to offer condolences to you, due to the death of your dear brother”. The man considered this for a moment and then replied: “Oh, you are probably surprised that I order only two beers now? Well, my two brothers are alive and well. It's just because of my decision. I promised myself to give up drinking.”
（1）The man ordered three beers all the time because ________.
A.people were fond of drinking beers in this pub
B.he missed his two brothers living abroad very much
C.it was an agreement with his brothers to keep up the family bond
D.this would help him become a local celebrity
（2）We can infer from the passage that ________.
A.news traveled fast in the town
B.the man became famous in the town because he was a heavy drinker
C.the man's brothers liked drinking beer very much
D.the man was strong-minded to give up drinking
（3）The bartender served the man with bad feeling because ________.
A.he would earn less money
B.he thought the man should order three beers
C.he thought one of the man's brothers had passed away
D.the man decided to drink two beers
（4）The underlined word “condolences” in the last paragraph can be replaced by ________.
A.gratitude
B.appreciation
C.surprise
D.sympathy

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Tu Youyou, an 84-year-old female（女性）scientist, became the first Chinese to win a Nobel Prize in science on Oct 5. Before that, she ever won the 2011 Lasker Award for finding out artemisinin (Qinghaosu), which saved millions of lives. She was grateful（感激的）for the Lasker prize, but said, “It is just a scientist' duty. I will go on fighting for the health of all humans.”
Tu kept her work in the 1960s and 1970s. In that age, Malaria (瘧疾) could took away people's health. Scientists all over the world had already tried over 240, 000 times but failed. Tu Youyou, a member of the Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, began to study Chinese herbs.
Before 2011, people didn't know Tu very much. Many friends played jokes with her “the Professor of Three None's” : no degree（學(xué)位）, no study experience abroad, not a member of any Chinese national colleges. But she is hard-working. She read a lot of traditional Chinese medicine books and did a lot of researches on the disease.
In February, 2012, Tu was named National Outstanding Females (One of the Ten) Tu is now a model of Chinese medical workers.
（1）Artemisinin is used to ________.
A.make medicine
B.make food
C.get award
D.do the experiment
（2）In the 1960s and 1970s ________ could find ways to stop the Malaria.
A.Scientists in China
B.only Tu Youyou
C.Scientists all over the world
D.no scientist
（3）Tu Youyou became very famous ____________.
A.in the 1960s
B.in 1970
C.before 2011
D.after 2012
（4）From Tu Youyou's story, we know that she is a ___________ woman.
A.friendly
B.kind
C.clever
D.hard-working

【題目】有陳老師教我，我在考試中會(huì)取得好成績(jī)的。（用with +賓語+賓補(bǔ)的復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)）

【題目】根據(jù)短文理解，選擇正確答案。What's On?
Electric Underground
7:30pm－1:00am Free at the Cyclops Theatre
Do you know who's playing in your area? We're bringing you an exciting evening of live rock and pop music from the best local bands. Are you interested in becoming a musician and getting a recording contract (合同)? If so, come early to the talk at 7:30pm by Jules Skye, a successful record producer. He's going to talk about how you can find the right person to produce your music.
Gee Whizz
8:30pm-10:30pm Comedy at Kaleidoscope
Come and see Gee Whizz perform. He's the funniest stand-up comedian on the comedy scene. This joyful show will please everyone, from the youngest to the oldest. Gee Whizz really knows how to make you laugh! Our bar is open from 7:00pm for drinks and snacks (快餐).
Simon's Workshop
5:00pm-7:30pm Wednesdays at Victoria Stage
This is a good chance for anyone who wants to learn how to do comedy. The workshop looks at every kind of comedy, and practices many different ways of making people laugh. Simon is a comedian and actor who has 10 years' experience of teaching comedy. His workshops are exciting and fun. An evening with Simon will give you the confidence to be funny.
Charlotte Stone
8:00pm-11:00pm Pizza World
Fine food with beautiful jazz music; this is a great evening out. Charlotte Stone will perform songs from her new best-selling CD, with James Pickering on the piano. The menu is Italian, with excellent meat and fresh fish, pizzas and pasta (面食). Book early to get a table. Our bar is open all day, and serves cocktails, coffee, beer, and white wine.
（1）Who can help you if you want to have your music produced?
A.Jules Skye.
B.Gee Whizz.
C.Charlotte Stone.
D.James Pickering.
（2）At which place can people of different ages enjoy a good laugh?
A.The Cyclops Theatre.
B.Kaleidoscope.
C.Victoria Stage.
D.Pizza World.
（3）What do we know about Simon's Workshop?
A.It requires membership status.
B.It lasts three hours each time.
C.It is run by a comedy club.
D.It is held every Wednesday.

【題目】假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處，每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。
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)誤及其修改均限一詞。2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。
Dear Andy,
I am glad to learn from that you are coming to China and will stay at my home. My parents and I are very pleasing to have you with me. Now let me tell you that we have arranged for you. I know the school would organize a lot of things for you do in the morning. In the afternoon, I'll show you around and take you to some place of interest. We'll mostly stay at home in the evening watch TV, playing games, and meeting people. I'm sure we'll have a wonderful time or enjoy each other's company.
I'm looking forward to meet you soon.
Yours sincerely,
Zhao Mei