A. it is an outdoor sport     B. it improves our health

C. it uses fewer resources     D. it is recommended by experts

11.The author writes the passage to_______.

A. show us the function of major sports

B. encourage us to go in for green sports

C. discuss the major influence of popular sports

D. introduce different types of environment-friendly sports

D

Two recent studies have found that punishment is not the best way to influence behavior.

One showed that adults are much more cooperative if they work in a system based on rewards. Researchers at Harvard University in the United States and the Stockholm School of Economics in Sweden did the study.

They had about two hundred college students play a version of the game known as the Prisoner’ s Dilemma. The game is based on the tension between the interests of an individual and a group. The students played in groups of four. Each player could win points for the group, so they would all gain equally. But each player could also reward or punish each of the other three players. Harvard researcher David Rand says the most successful behavior proved to be cooperation. The groups that rewarded it the  most earned about twice as much in the game as the groups that rewarded it the least. And the more a group punished itself, the lower its earnings. The study appeared last month in the journal Science.

The other study involved children. It was presented last month in California at a conference on violence and abuse. Researchers used intelligence tests given to two groups. More than eight hundred children were aged two to four the first time they were tested. More than seven hundred children were aged five to nine. The two groups were retested four years later, and the study compared the results with the first test. Both groups contained children whose parents used physical punishment and children whose parents did not.

The study says the IQs of the younger children who were not spanked were five points higher than those who were. In the older group, the difference was almost three points. The more they are spanked, the slower their mental development.

12.According to the first study, we mainly infer that            .

A.the game is called Prisoner’s Dilemma

B.the less a group punished itself, the lower its earnings

C.adults are much more cooperative if rewarded

D.the game is introduced in the journal Science

13.Which of the following is TRUE according to the second study?

A.Children's IQs have much to do with physical punishment.

B.The study is about violence and cooperation of children.

C.The children tested were divided into groups of four.

D.Children's mental development only relies on their IQs.

14.What does the underlined word "spanked" refer to?

A. Punished.           B. Blamed.             C. Tested.       D. Praised.

15.What might be the best title for the text?

A. The Best Way to Correct Misbehavior

B. Punishment Is the Best Way of Education

C. Cooperation Is the Most Successful Behavior

D. Punishment or Reward: Which Works Better on Behavior?

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Do you know what a big dream is?   16   Or, is a big dream something that provides only entertainment? Children dream big dreams, but there are three barriers to realizing dreams. They often kill them before they ever have a chance to grow.

The Self

Immediately following the birth of a big dream, a negative self-talk takes over and gives all the reasons why it cannot happen. This inside voice is the ego(自我). It’s there for protecting and should be listened to.  17    Most people are influenced by the inside voice. That’s why only a handful of people make their dream come true.

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Family and friends are a lot like the ego. They want to protect those they love, so they will often list all the reasons why the big dreams won’t come true. Sometimes, family and friend destroy dreams of those they love most, out of their own fear of being left behind.

The World

If one gets past the first two barriers, one has to face the world.   19   In the past, big dreamers were locked up and sometimes even killed when they were shown to the world. Fortunately, in most of the world today, big dreamers just get laughed at.

The way to realize a big dream is with confidence and action. When children have confidence and then take action, they will be ready to accept any failure. The truth is that every great dreamer whose dreams have never seen the light of success knows failure well.   20

A. Family and Friends

B. How Big Dreams Die

C. Does a big dream show one’s future ?

D. They simply fail until they succeed.

E. Sometimes it is right, but more often it is wrong

F. It is the last and the most terrible barrier.

G. And their big dream is to be a rock star or a famous artist.

第二节：完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白的最佳选项。

It was in my high school science class. I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on.

A   21   came, “Nice shirt,” I smiled from ear to ear. Then another voice said, “That shirt belonged to my dad. Greg’s mother works for my family. We were going to   22   that shirt away, but gave it to her   23  .” I was speechless. I wanted to hide.

I   24   the shirt in the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened. She then dialed her   25  , “I will no longer work for your family,” she told him. That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn’t clean anymore; she knew her life’s   26   was something greater.

The next morning she   27   with the personnel manager at the Board of Education. He told her that without a proper education she could not teach. So Mom decided to   28   a university.

After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager.He said, “You are   29  , aren’t you? I think I have a   30   for you as a teacher’s assistant. This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of  31  .” Mom accepted the opportunity very   32  .

For almost five years, as a teacher’s assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling   33  .Then one day, the personnel manager and the principal   34   in her classroom.The principal said, “We have watched how you   35   the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard-working   36  over the last five years. We are all in agreement that you   37   be the teacher of this class.”

My mom spent more than 20 years there.   38   her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year. All of this came about because of the   39   comment made in the classroom that day. Mom showed me how to handle   40   situations and never give up.

21.A.noise    B.tune     C.sound    D.voice

22.A.throw   B.take     C.carry   D.get

23.A.otherwise   B.anyhow    C.instead    D.actually

24.A.settled    B.pushed     C.hid    D.put

25.A.teacher    B.director    C.employer  D.adviser

26.A.success   B.encouragement  C.purpose   D.victory

27.A.went    B.met     C.worked   D.stayed

28.A.visit   B.continue    C.attend   D.prepare

29.A.serious   B.fortunate   C.careful   D.responsible

30.A.career   B. position    C. duty   D.part

31.A.judging   B. learning    C.obeying   D.imagining

32.A.patiently  B.eagerly    C.successfully  D.skillfully

33.A.guilty   B.frightened   C. upset   D.ashamed

34.A.looked up  B.  went up    C.took up   D.showed up

35.A.believe    B.protect    C. receive   D.treat

36.A.action   B.intention    C.spirit   D.attempt

37.A.must   B.ought    C.might    D.should

38.A.At    B.On     C.During   D.With

39.A.worthless  B.thoughtless   C.hopeless   D.helpless

40.A.strange   B.different    C.dangerous  D.challenging

第三节：语法填空 (共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

There is   41  old Spanish Proverb which states, “Tomorrow is often the   42   (busy) day of the week”. How many   43   (time) have we put off our dreams until tomorrow? I’d say, too many. Our dreams should not, and cannot wait. We have to go for them now! Here are the reasons.

Tomorrow is not promised. Nobody likes to talk about   44   (dead), but the reality is---   45   is going to die at one point. None of us know the day, or the hour. Therefore, today is all we have. Don’t go to your grave   46   unfulfilled dreams. Make the decision to go after every dream, big or small right now.

You’ll be much   47   (happy) if you go for it. Imagine how much happier you’ll be   48   you’re living the life you always dreamed about. The only thing   49   is stopping you is yourself. Take control of your own happiness. Don’t keep your dreams   50   (wait). Go after them today!

第四节：单词拼写(共10个小题，每小题1分;满分10分)

51. At the age of 60, my grandfather ________ (退休) from the bike factory last year.

52. It’s a great honor for me to be a ________(志愿者) during the Olympic Games.

53. At each stop for fruit, we were surrounded by  ________(好奇的) villagers.

54. ________(比较) with many people in the world, we are lucky to get well educated.

55. In despair, they made no ________(企图，尝试) to escape at all.

56. He is ________(遭受) from headaches because of the accident.

57. To be a world ________(冠军) is his ultimate aim as an athlete.

58. More students ________(申请) for aid, and more families expect to need student loans.

59. His enemies are ________ (坚决的) to ruin him.

60. Ever since I had my daughter, my ________(焦点，集中点) is not on me; it’s on her.

第五节 短文改错(共10处错误，每改对1处得1分，满分10分)

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

As we all know, travelling can be an excited experience. Let me give you some advices that you have to pay attention. You can find out more about your destination by surf the Internet before you set out. You needn’t take too many cash. Since it can be very convenient to pay in cash, using cheques is much more reliable. In additional, it will be wise of you to take an umbrella in case of it should rain. And if you are to travel abroad, you’d better understand the cultural diversity. Keep it in mind that being politely in foreign countries can help you had a wonderful trip.

第六节：书面表达(满分25分)

假设你是学生李华，得知好朋友William在学习中感到压力很大，学习效果甚微，请你给他写一封电子邮件，帮助他放松身心，提高学习效率。

内容要点：

1. 快乐学习，保持愉快的心情;

2. 积极参加体育活动，听听歌曲音乐;

3. 多与同学交流，互相鼓励。

注意：1.词数100左右，开头和结尾已经为你写好

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear William，

Recently, I have heard that you feel stressed about study.  ______________________________________________

Bestwishes.                                                                                                                                                             Li Hua