First, understand that some opportunities for daydreaming are better than others. Feeling safe and relaxed will help you to slide into daydreams.__33_ And if you want to improve your chances of having a creative idea while you’re daydreaming, try to do it while you are involved in another task—preferably(最好) something simple, like taking a shower or walking, or even making meaningless drawings.

__34__ “Mindfulness”, being focused, is a tool that some people use to avoid falling asleep. It involves(需要) slow, steady breathing for self-control that helps people stay calm and attentive.

Finally, you never know what wonderful idea might strike while your mind has moved slowly away.____35____ Always remember that your best ideas might come when your head is actually in the clouds.

A. They stare off into space and wander by themselves.

B. Having interesting things to think about also helps.

C. Without wandering minds, we wouldn’t have Coke relatively.

D. At one time, daydreaming was thought to be a cause of some mental illnesses.

E. Daydreams are often very simple and direct, quite unlike sleep dreams, which may be hard to understand.

F. It’s also important to know how to avoid daydreams for those times when you really need to concentrate.

G. Therefore, it’s a good idea to keep a notebook or voice recorder nearby     when you’re in the daydream zone.

第三部分：完形填空(共20小题;每小题l.5分.满分30分).

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并标在答题卷的相应位置。

Last weekends, my kids along with few other kids from the neighborhood volunteered to help me wash my car. My 10- year-old daugh ter came up with the idea of__36__ other people’s cars as well. It was pretty __37__ outside and I had no plans to __38__ being in the bright sun. She __39__ wanted to give lemonade(柠檬汽水)to passers-by for free. I had seen little kids __40__ and sell fresh lemonade for a small cost but not free. Although I felt __41__ , I decided to help her.

Then she asked me, “What if we __42__ this a smile car wash?” I couldn’t hold __43__ my tears and __44__ her and the other kids to go outside the house and come up with __45__ ideas. While I kept myself busy in drying the car, the group walked up to me with a(n) __46__ with beautiful images of smiles. They had “Free Car Wash” written on it and the __47__ of their exercise was “smile”. It was pretty neat to see a team of kids ranging 5--11 years with the __48__ to do something for others.

All that seemed __49__ and came right from their heart. Nothing seemed to __50__ to them: their playtime, the heat outside—they just wanted to __51__ others and do something nice in the community!

I helped them make some fresh lemonade and brought out some additional __52__ to help clean cars. Passers-by were __53__ and one even shouted back to them saying “God Bless You, my kids…” One of them even tried giving them 5 dollars, which they refused. A pretty heartwarming __54__!

I feel blessed by being __55__ by such wonderful and loving souls.

36.A. drying   B. repairing   C. washing   D. decorating

37.A. quiet    B. hot    C. different   D. dirty

38.A. suggest   B. avoid    C. continue   D. practise

39.A. further   B. thus    C. already   D. hardly

40.A choose   B. enjoy    C. buy    D. serve

41.A. worried   B. puzzled         C. popular   D. difficult

42.  A. show    B. leave    C. make    D. order

43.A. back           B. on             C. off             D. up

44.A. challenged  B. expected   C. invited   D. encouraged

45.A. creative   B. ready    C. changed   D. familiar

46.A. picture     B. board    C. idea    D. car

47.A. purpose   B. trouble   C. secret    D. theme

48.A. need    B. duty            C. imagination  D. skill

49.A. important  B. disappointing     C. hopeful   D. natural

50.A. matter   B. object   C. belong   D. refer

51.A. relax    B. try    C. help    D. smile

52.A. friends   B. rags    C. children   D. fruit

53.A. interested  B. amazed   C. bored    D. scared

54.A. scene   B. gift             C. story    D. explanation

55.A. supported  B. understood      C. refused   D. surrounded

第II卷 非选择题(共60分)

第一部分 单词拼写(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)

根据汉语、首字母或语境提示写出单词, 每空限填一词。

56. I can draw the c___________ without question that he is lying.

57. We must ________ (更新) our information sources constantly in today’s society.

58. Mrs. Smith cried just now and her eyes were watery and s________.

59. Her o ___________ attitude to illness and humorous stories were published in a series titled Go Away, Mr. Tumor.

60. He ________(以前)worked as a announcer and now a manager in a big company.

61. 3-D printing can be ______ (应用) to helping children with breathing disorder.

62. Chinese teachers are well-known for being able to _________(挤出)every second out of their students.

63. The idea of your article is quite original but the language needs _______ (润色)a  little.

64. To my d_______, my efforts are well recognized by my colleagues and leaders .

65. Goodbye Mr. Loser made a deep i____________ on the viewers.

第二部分 根据所学课文内容填空。(每空0.5分，共20空，满分10分)

66. 但当他一想到帮助那些得了霍乱的普通百姓时候，他就感到很振奋。

But he ____________ ____________ when he thought about helping ordinary people ____________ ____________ cholera.

67. 值得赞扬的是，虽然这四个国家的确在某些方面共同合作，例如在货币和 在国际关系上，但它们在有些制度上仍然存在着很大的区别。

__________ ___________ ____________, the four countries do work together in some areas (eg, the _____________ and international relations), but they still have very different institutions.

68. 然而，当我们到达一个看上去像一个大市场的地方时， 由于太多的气垫车向四面八方飞奔，我看不见王平了。

However, I _________ _________ _________WangPing when we reached _________looked like a large market because of too many carriages flying by in all directions.

69. 你有没有过这种情况：别人控告你的记者，说他(她)的报道完全失实?

Have you ever had a ________ _________someone _________your journalists _______ getting the wrong end of the stick?

70. 除非衣服粘贴在烧伤面上，否则都要把衣服脱掉。如果需要的话，可以使用剪刀。

Remove clothing ___________ ____________ __________ __________ unless it is stuck to the burn.

第三部分 语法填空(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

I am extremely honored to be selected as a winner of this year's Lasker-DeBakery Clinical Medical Research Award. I express my wholehearted thanks to the jury members for the recognition(认可) of my ____71______ (contribute) to the discovery of Qinghaosu(青蒿素) for malaria(疟疾) treatment.

In my childhood, I witnessed occasions when patients _____72______(rescue) by folk Chinese medicine recipes. However, neither __73____ I dream then of such a close link of my whole life to researching those amazing herbs(草药) nor  could I imagine then that today I would experience such an exciting moment when my research has been highly praised by the international ____74_____ (science) community. I started research on herbal medicines in 1955. My ___75____(curious) about herbs turned into a strong motivation after college training on traditional Chinese medicine ___76____ (arrange) by the institute. Equipped with a sound knowledge in both traditional Chinese medicine and modern pharmaceutical sciences(制药学), we ____77_____(success) accomplished the discovery and development of Qinghaosu from Qinghao.

The discovery of Qinghaosu is ___78___gift to mankind from traditional Chinese medicine, ___79___ has served people in China and other Asian countries for many centuries. Continuous exploration and development of traditional medicine will, ____80____ doubt, bring more medicines to the world.…

第四部分 写作(共两节，满分30分)

第一节 单句改错(10分)

以下10个句子，每个句中只有一处错误。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

81. If convenience, we’ll come tomorrow.

82. Although these cities are not as large as that in China, they have world-famous

football teams.

83. Though lack money, his parents managed to send him to school.

84. When you copy the letter, pay attention to not leaving alone any words.

85. They live in the farmhouse, in front of which stands two bread trees.

86. Having been told many times, but he still couldn’t understand it.

87. Karan rented a furnished flat and had it paint pink for the coming Christmas.

88. He keeps him informed of what is happenin g outside through the Internet.

89. If you make promises lightly, you’ll find yourself in the dilemma.

90. The girl who seems to be easy to get along is easy to get angry actually.

第二节 书面表达(20分)

社会发展到2080年，照顾老人成了一个突出的社会问题。你公司顺应社会需求，适时推出了家用机器人。该机器人的主要功能有：(1)可以再固定的时间做饭，做饭时间可以根据个人需要进行调整。(2)可以陪老人聊天，下棋，做运动等。(3)可以及时处理突发事件，例如在老人突然病倒时拨打呼救电话等。

请你根据以上内容写一份发言稿，在新闻发布会上向大家推荐你公司的这个新产品。

注意：(1)词数为100词左右;

(2)内容可适当发挥，以使行文连贯;

(3)短文开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：prominent 突出的，显著的  fixed 固定的 household 家庭

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for attending our company’s news conference. As you know，_______________ ____________________________________________  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________