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                             ★★★★★

          Don’t try this — ever. Hiking to the end of the Awa’ awapuhi Trail(路徑) on the island of Kauai,Hawaii is a pretty scary experience. But photographer Scott Sharick did that. Holding a camera stick,he walked along the mountain's ridge. The resuld? The scariest (自拍) we've ever seen.

          Scott Sharick did that because he is a photographer and he needs to take risks at times. It doesn't  mean we can follow his footsteps. The state forbids hikers to go where this man has gone.

          While the trail starts with a fairly easy walk through the Na Pali-Kona Forest Reserve,where you* 11 enjoy fine views of the ocean and valleys,it ends with two lookout points(瞭望哨) showing off the amazing Awa awapuhi and Nualolo valleys below. “The trail slopes down,so getting there is quick,” Sharick explained. “Once you get to the lookout points,you can then take a walk down the ridge.”

          If you go past the raz/zVzgs (金屬圍欄) ，which is extremely dangerous and not suggested,and onto the mountain's ridge like Sharick did,you’ 11 find yourself surrounded by panoramic views of.Kauai‘s  famousNa Pali coastline. "Anyone hiking should be aware of the challenges of any given hike ,” Sharick warned. “And they should not take risks just to see a beautiful view or to get a picture."

          David Chatsuthiphan,who writes the hiking blog Unreal Hawaii,offered a similar warning. “Extreme caution should be exercised at the end of the trail because it's a cliff,” he wrote. “It would be very easy for a person to slip and fall to his death."

          Follow the state's official trail and access a guide to reach the Awa,awapuhi Trail head. Going onto the mountain's ridge is strictly banned.

9. Why did Scott Sharick hike to the end of the Awa,awapuhi Trail?

   A. To show his bravery.

   B. To take a scary selfie.

   C. To admire the scenery of the ocean and valleys.

   D. To find a way to cross the Awa,awapuhi valley.

10. When reaching the two lookout points,visitors.

   A. are advised to walk along the mountain's ridge

   B. can then take an easy walk along the Na Pali coastline

   C. can get a better view of the two amazing valleys below *

   D. will find themselves surrounded by the Na Pali-Kona Forest Reserve

11. What is David Chatsuthiphan’s attitude toward hiking the trail?

   A. Interested. B. Supportive.

   C. Concerned.  D. Indifferent.

12. The text is probably taken from a magazine about.

   A. health    B. history

   C. biology   D. geography

                                B

                            ★★★★☆

          Kashy Keegan is a British singer and songwriter. He is best known for his song This Is My Dream.

          Keegan was bom on July 18 ,1983 in England. He wrote This Is My Dream in 2007. The song was originally a London 2012 Olympics motivational song and was later discovered by a music supervisor(音樂總監(jiān)) after Keegan had (上傳) it to the website The song was chosen as the theme music for a documentary series called The Challenge. And on October 27 ,2013,about 30,000 people watched Keegan perform his song This Is My Dream in Hong Kong,China. The song reached the number 1 position on a music chart outselling major international artists like Lady Gaga,Katy Perry and Justin Bieber.

          “I wrote that song seven years ago,and had never performed it,J, says Keegan,who by that time had given up on a musical career after 15 years of doing other jobs to pay for studio time. “That's the (奇異可笑之處) of life,I guess. Things happen when you least expect it." 

           Keegan has released two albums independently Kashy Keegan and Looking In until now. He moved to Hong Kong,China to pursue his music career and signed to a record label Evosound in May 2014 and released an album This Is My Dream on December 1 ,2014r He writes and produces all of his own material and is influenced by classic pop music. He says his favorite album is Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman because of its socially conscious lyrics.

           When asked to describe his own music,Keegan uses the words “inspiringM and “empowering” before reluctantly admitting that UI guess it is pop,but …deeper."

           Clearly,he values (實(shí)質(zhì)) over style. “For me,an artist is not so much how well he sings; it's having the genuine heart behind that,” he says.

5. What do we know about This Is My Dream?

   A. It failed to reach No. 1 on a music chart.

   B. It was the 2012 London Olympics theme song.

   C. It was uploaded to the website by a music supervisor.

   D. It was chosen to be the theme music for The Challenge.

6. What Keegan says in Paragraph 3 means .

   A. he hates paying a lot for studio time

   B. he will never give up his musical career

   C. he is surprised by the success of his song

   D. he has devoted himself to music for seven years

7. The underlined word ^pursue^ in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by .

   A. prove   B. develop   C. abandon   D. complain

8. Which album does Keegan like best?

   A. Looking In.     B. Kashy Keegan.

   C. Tracy Chapman.  D. This Is My Dream.

                                A

                     Camp Programs for 2016 

Handwork Day Camp 

       Let your creativity run wild!Imagine your child spending,her day in the care of warm and loving (夏令營負(fù)責(zé)人) sewing the day away by hand and machine to make the most lovely creations. Our camps will encourage your child's  creativity and inspire her imagination. Our goal is to teach these wonderful skills in a space where they have ftin and are allowed to express themselves. Every week,join us for a different series of amazing crq/hs (手工) .Whether improving old skills or learning new ones,our camp is sure to be a delight. Join in the fim!All materials and supplies are included. Pricing and daily schedules may change according to locations.

Glamorize(美化) Your Doll Camp 

      This program is designed for campers that have always had the desire to create fashionable clothes and accesoney (配飾) for their dolls. Fun and skilled counselors will teach techniques like sewing and other skills to enable each camper to craft their own unique creations for their dolls. Camp provides all materials from sewing machines,to fabric Just bring your own doll.and imagination!

Fashion and Machine Sewing Camp 

     In this award-winning program,imaginative fashion designers will spend three weeks learning to finish a collection. From drawing roughly to sewing and modeling,watch your fashion dreams come to life!Campers will gain real-life experience by going on a fabric buying field trip. Also,campers will have the opportunity to model their designs for friends and family. Additional expense for the shopping field trip is about $100. 

1. Handwork Day Camp is designed for .

   A. adults who want a fun camp

   B. boys who love amazing crafts

   C. little girls who want to learn sewing 

   D. teenagers who have an interest in dolls

2. What should you do if you take part in Glamorize Your Doll Camp?

   A. Prepare some fabric.

   B. Bring some accessories.

   C. Take your doll with you.

   D. Wear fashionable clothes.

3. What do we know about Fashion and Machine Sewing Camp?

   A. The camp will last about 15 days. 

   B. The losers can get an award for their participation.

   C. The campers will have a shopping field trip for free.

   D. The campers will have a chance to model their designs.

4. The text is meant to .

   A. encourage kids to learn skills

   B. introduce some amazing crafts   

   C. recommend some tourist spots

   D. advertise three camp programs

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)漏詞符號(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)的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1. 每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2. 只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起) 不計(jì)分。

        I've been dreaming of becoming the astronaut since I was little. In order to make my dreams come true,I ate healthily and often exercise. Though many people thought I was daydreaming,but I always believed that I'd  realize my dream one day. One day I found Mars One on accident online. It is a project that aims at sending some astronauts to Mars. I immediate applied for it. Thousand of people applied,but only about one thousand were choosing for round two. I was one of them. Now I'm  still waiting the final result. Whether I’11 be picked or not,we won’t  give up my dream.

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(不多于3個(gè)單詞) 或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

          I love reading very much. My elder cousin Susan is 21 (interest) in reading,too. We often borrow books from each other. One day last month while I 22 (look) around in her study,I w^s drawn to a book called The Wedding Dress. It was written by Rachel Hauck. Before opening it,I didn^，t know 23 it was good or not. However,I 24 (attract) to it after I read a few pages. What a treat I found inside!

          In The Wedding Dress there are several characters,but the main one is a wedding dress. We follow it 25 when it was created for a young bride in Birmingham in 1912 to the next owner in 1939 and then to another bride in 1968. Each one of the brides has 26 story that the current owner of the dress,Charlotte,attempts 27 (discover) . Besides being woven with pearls and delicate details,the dress is fitted together with faith and courage 28 seem to be passed on to each young lady who wears it.

This is 29 (certain) a great book for young girls who love reading love stories. Don’t miss it if you love reading 30 (romance) love stories.

                                     D

                                 ★★★★☆

                        Long Mountain Learning Center

The Art of Correspondence(通信) Have you always wished you could write more elegantly? This course will help you develop your own style when writing letters of friendship,thanks, invitation, congratulations,and so on.

         Mondays,5:00-7:00 p.m.

Write It Right 

         Writing a research paper involves more than gathering information. It is essential to know how to organize your information,document your sources,and express your ideas clearly. This course is specifically designed for students preparing to enter college.

Tuesdays,3:30-5:00 p.m.

Fiction Workshop 

         This course is for writers who are currently working on a novel or short story. Class time will be spent reading and critiquing classmates' work.

Saturdays,9:30-11:30 a.m.

Express Your Opinion 

         The Letters to the Editor column in your local paper is a public place for expressing opinions on matters of interest to all citizens. In this course,you will learn how to express your opinions well and improve your chances of getting your letter published.

Fridays,8:45-10:00 p.m.

Report It

        Have you always dreamed of being a journalist for a newspaper or magazine? This course will cover the basics of gathering news and turning it into interesting newspaper and magazine articles.

        Wednesdays,1:00-3:00 p.m.

Retelling Old Favorites

        Do you remember the traditional fairy tales that you loved as a kid? In this course,you will rewrite some of your favorite old tales in new ways that will delight youngsters in your life.

Tuesdays,5:00-7:00 p.m.

Writing to Sell

        In this course,you will learn to write advertisements that will attract more customers to your products or business. Previous business writing experience is required.

        Thursdays,9:30-11:30 a.m.

13. Those who are going to start university may choose.

   A. Report It

   B. Write It Right

   C. Express Your Opinion

   D. The Art of Correspondence

14. Express Your Opinion will help you .

   A. get your views published

   B. become a. local paper's editor

   C. write a letter in your own style

   D. attract the interest of most citizens

15. If you are interested in re-ereating fairy tales,you may

choose the class .

   A. at 1:00-3:00 p.m. on Wednesdays

   B. at 9:30-11:30 a.m. on Thursdays

   C. at 8:45-10:00 p.m. on Fridays

   D. at 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Tuesdays

16. Writing to Sell is suitable for those who want to.

   A. learn to write business advertisements

   B. be reporters for business magazines

   C. learn to write research papers

   D. be best-selling novelists

                                      C

                                  ★★★★★

             Elephants have strong defenses against cancer that can prevent it forming,say scientists. They were trying to explain why the animals have lower levels of cancer than would be expected considering their size.

             People think that every cell can become cancerous,so the more of them you have,the more likely you are to get cancer. So if an elephant has 100 times as many cells as a person,then it should be 100 times more likely to have the disease. And yet the analysis showed only 5% of elephants die from cancer compared to up to 25% of people.

            The scientists turned to elephants’ DNA. Cancer is caused by mutations (變異) in a ceir s DNA that produce faulty instructions leading to (遏制不住的) growth. But animals also have “smoke alarms” that detect the damage and lead to the cell being repaired or killed. One of these alarms is called TP53,and while humans have one TP53 gene,elephants have 20.As a result,elephants seem far keener to kill off cells.

             But Mel Greaves,from the Institute of Cancer Research in London,said, “We should focus on why humans have such high levels of cancer. In terms of adaptive mechanisms (機(jī)制) against cancer we have the same as chimps,but a lot more humans get cancer than chimps. I think the answer is that humans are completely unique as a species in having very rapid social evolution (進(jìn)化) in a short period of time." He pointed to the rise of unhealthy,cancer-causing behavior,such as obesity and sunbathing. “You’ve never seen an elephant smoke!” he added.

             In an evolutionary sense, “success” is judged by the number of kids you have rather than how long you live. Elephants have the greatest reproductive success towards the end of their lives,while humans can live for decades after we are no longer able to getting pregnant. It means there is little evolutionary pressure in humans to develop ways of preventing cancer in old age.

9. What is the text mainly about? ，

   A. When elephants will get ill.

   B. How elephants live a long life.

   C. What elephants do when having cancer.

   D. Why elephants have slight chances of getting cancer.

10. Why are elephants keener to kill off cells compared with humans?

   A. They are larger in size.

   B. They have a unique alarm.

   C. They have more TP53 genes.

   D. They have healthier eating habits.

11. In the eyes of Greaves, .

   A. chimps get more cancer than humans

   B. humans* unhealthy behavior increases cancer risk

   C. chimps have better adaptive mechanisms than humans

   D. elephants have more rapid social evolution than chimps

12. When elephants become old,they will .

   A. fall into bad habits

   B. suffer from various diseases

   C. go on producing baby elephants 

   D. have less evolutionary pressure

                                     B 

           Teens who spend hours on the Internet may be at risk for high blood pressure. Researchers found that teens who spent at least 14 hours a week on the Internet had their blood pressure increased. Of 134 teens described by researchers as heavy Internet users,26 had higher blood pressure.

           This is believed to be the only study to show a link between time spent on the Internet and high blood pressure. The findings add to growing research that has shown an association between heavy Internet use and other health risks like anxiety,depression,obesity and social isolation.

          “Using the Internet is part of our daily life,but it shouldn’ t  destroy us,” says Andrea,a researcher at Henry Ford's Department of Public Health Sciences and the study's  lead author. uIn our study,teens considered heavy Internet users were on the Internet an average of 25 hours a week. It's important that young people take regular breaks from their computers or smartphones,and engage in some form of physical activity. I recommend children to limit their time at home on the Internet. I think two hours a day,five days a week is OK."

          Andrea says school nurses could condudt annual health screenings (檢查) in which blood pressure and Internet use behavior could be assessed. Students with high blood pressure would then have a follow-up visit to determine the next step.

          Researchers analyzed data collected from 335 teens aged 14 to 17 who participated in the study. Participants completed a 5 5-question survey of their Internet use during one week. Researchers found that teens spent an average of 15 hours a week on the Internet at either school or home; 39 percent of girls were heavy Internet users compared to 43 percent of boys; 43 percent of heavy Internet users were considered overweight compared to 26 percent of light Internet users.

5. What do we know about the study?

   A. It linked high blood pressure with Internet use,

   B. It was designed by teqis with high blood pressure.

   C. It was aimed at studying the causes of high blood pressure.

   D. It found heavy Internet users were likely to have mental problems：

6. Andrea advises teens to .

   A. have regular checkups

   B. limit their time at home

   C. spend less time on the Internet

   D. take regular breaks from their study

7. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

   A. 43  percent of teens were light Internet users.

   B. Nearly half the boys were heavy Internet users.

   C. Most teens spent 14 hours a week on the Internet.

   D. Boys spent 15 hours a week on physical activity.

8. From which part of a newspaper is the text probably taken?

   A. Job.      B. Health.

   C. Fashion.  D. Entertainment.

                           A

          When Lydia Nash appeared on the TV programme Who wants to be a millionaire? and was fortunate enough to win £16,000,she decided to give all the money away. This wouldn't  have been surprising if she had been rich or famous,but Lydia is a 19-year-old student.

          Lydia gave all the money to a charity which helps orphans in Thailand. ul first visited the orphanage when I was seventeen,and I felt very depressed by what I saw. When I got back to England I felt angry — looking around all I could see were people who were obsessed with money. That persuaded me to return to Thailand the following year."

          After she donated the money some of her friends thought that she had made the wrong decision. “Some people said I should have saved it for a deposit,” Lydia said. aStudents always complain about being poor. But there's  an enormous difference between us and people who have absolutely no money."

          With the help of the money Lydia gave them,the charity has just finished building “Rainbow House”，a new facility that will house 50 young children.

          If Lydia had won a million pounds and not only £16,000,would she still have given away all the money? She said, “Before going on the show I thought a lot about what it would be like to have a lot of money and I realized that I wouldn't  like it at all. And as I had been to the orphanage and had seen all the work that needed to be done,I knew how useful that money could be. I definitely think I got more enjoyment from giving the money away than if I had kept it for myself."

1. Why were people surprised at Lydia's  donation?

   A. She is an orphan.

   B. She isn’t very famous.

   C. She is young and not very wealthy.

   D. She donated a large amount of money.

2. The underlined words “obsessed with” in Paragraph 2

probably mean.

   A. very proud of   B. very careless of

   C. too interested in   D. rather generous with

3. According to the text,the charity used Lydia's  money to.

   A. buy many books   B. buy some clothes

   C. build a playground   D. build a new house

4. How did Lydia feel about her donation?

   A. Regretful. B. Doubtful.

   C. Excited.   D. Hopeful.

二、完形填空(共20小題)

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D) 中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

             Jennifer and her friends put on their Halloween costumes and went trick-or-treating for sweets around the neighbourhood.

             There was an old house right at the top of her street that was 21 to be often visited by ghosts. No one was sure,if anybody actually 22 in the house because nobody was ever seen 23 or leaving it.

             Jennifer's friends 24 her to go and knock on the door. Poor Jennifer really didn^，t want to,but she knew she couldn^'1 tell her friends she was 25 .

             Jennifer checked her watch,it was nearly 26 . That made it even scarier!Using her 27 to guide her in the dark,she 28 made her way to the old house. When she was about halfway there,her flashlight 29!She almost turned around and ran all the way back, 30 she knew that would make her friends 31 her. With only the moonlight from above lighting her way,she gathered all her 32 and walked the remaining distance to the door. Her hands were 33 as she knocked. In the silence of the night the sound of the knock was so much 34 than she expected that she almost jumped back in 35 !She held her breath,crossed her fingers and hoped 36 would open the door. Just as she was about to turn and leave,the old door slowly 37 . Jennifer could not have been more 38 to see a beautiful old lady standing right in front of her.

             The old lady smiled warmly at Jennifer and explained that this was the 39 time someone had come trick-or-treating. Every year she bought sweets for children but no one ever came. The old lady was so 40 that she gave Jennifer a big bag of sweets and told her to come and visit her again.

21. A. said   B. judged   C. proved   D. expected

22. A. played   B. disappeared  C. lived   D. lay

23. A. passing   B. cleaning  C. decorating   D. entering

24. A. introduced   B. dared  C. supported   D. allowed

25. A. scared   B. excited  C. puzzled   D. disappointed

26. A. midnight   B. morning  C. afternoon   D. noon

27. A. dog   B. watch   C. phone   D. flashlight

28. A. proudly   B. carelessly   C. slowly   D. hopefully

29. A. fell off   B. took off   C. went out   D. went on

30. A. although   B. unless  C. so   D. but

31. A. argue with   B. talk about  C. look at   D. laugh at

32. A. weapons   B. patience  C. courage   D. clothes

33. A. moving   B. shaking   C. waving   D. bleeding

34. A. softer   B. louder   C. shorter   D. longer

35. A. anger   B. delight   C. fright   D. sorrow

36. A. no one   B. someone   C. anyone   D. everyone

37. A. appeared   B. widened  C. broke   D. opened

38. A. surprised   B. satisfied  C. moved   D. annoyed

39. A. first   B. best   C. last   D. next

40. A. nervous   B. anxious   C. happy   D. upset