Today，many people think1.(compete) is the key to success．They pursue their own2.(person) goals with no regard for the people around them．I believe such thinking is3.of date．Contemporary society demands that we4. (cooperate) with others．Real success will come when we grow together，5.than hold each other down．In order to6.(success)，we must cooperate to solve problems．

Today，information and knowledge are growing so rapidly7.no individual can master everything．We need each other to fill in the gaps in our knowledge and understanding．By8. (be) flexible，supportive and willing to compromise，we will have more success in our lives and careers．_9.cooperation，we will develop stronger relationships，10.are the source of happiness and satisfaction in life，and achieve more．

My favorite English teacher could draw humor out of the driest material．It wasn’t forced on us either．He took Samuel Johnson’s dictionary, Addison’s essays, and many other literary wonders from the eighteenth century and made them hilarious, even at eight o’clock in the morning．The thing that amazed me most was that the first time I read these works on my own some of them seemed dead, but the second time, after his explanation, I couldn’t believe that I hadn’t seen the humor．The stories and poems and plays were suddenly filled with allusions（典故）and irony andhilarious moments．I learned more from him than from any other teacher．

My least favorite English teacher also made people laugh．Some students found him to be wonderfully funny．Many others did not．He assigned journals over a six week period, to be written in every day．At the end of the six weeks I had a notebook full of bits and pieces about my ideas, short stories, reactions to what we had read, and so on．Our teacher announced that we would be grading each other’s journals．Mine was passed to Joe, that class clown, who always behaved in a funny or silly way．He saw it fit to make joke of and said, “This writing isn’t fit to line the bottom of a birdcage．” Our teacher laughed at that funny remark．It hurt me so much that the anger from it has driven my writing and teaching ever since．

So what makes the difference？Humor is one of the most powerful tools teachers or writers have．It can build up students and classes and make them excited about literature and writing, or it can tear them apart．It is true that humor is either productive or counter-productive and self-defeating．

1.The passage mainly discusses _____．

A． teaching B． literature

C． humor D． knowledge

2.The underlined word “hilarious” in Paragraph 1 probably means _____．

A． funny B． tiring

C． inspiring D ．brilliant

3.With his favorite English teacher, the writer found it most amazing that _____．

A． his teacher was very learned

B． his teacher was very humorous

C． the works by Johnson and Addison were very humorous

D． few were able to find humor in works by Johnson and others

4.The English teacher the writer disliked most _____．

A． was not able to make students laugh

B． hurt his students’ feelings

C． didn’t let his students do the grading

D． had no sense of humor

Last weekend our school held a sports meeting．1.(Realize) it was our last high school sports meeting, we decided to make it an unforgettable experience for all of us．

We first attended the opening parade, for2.our class had made a lot of _3._(prepare)．4._ our excitement, our parade performance was a great success．After the parade, the games started．My classmates attended _5.(vary) events such as running, high jump and long jump．Due to the hard training they_6.(do) before, their performances were very7.(impress)．On the stand, my classmates applauded and cheered for the athletes, some8.(raise) their cameras to capture the xcitingmoments．Finally, the result 9.( announce)．It was 10.(amaze) that our class won the second place．Our efforts paid off！Cup in hand, we took a picture together．

I believe this sports meeting will remain a precious memory for all of us as time goes by．

散步是一種良好的鍛煉方式，它對我們的健康非常有益。請以“Walking to Keep Fit”為題寫一篇100～120詞的英語短文，介紹一下散步的好處以及你的建議。

注意：開頭已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。

Walking to Keep Fit

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Speaking from my past experience, it is very difficult to find good friends that you can trust but once you have found them, they are worth keeping forever! Therefore, I think friendship is the most important relationship that anybody could have.

The qualities I look for in a friend are a good sense of humor but sensitivity when it matters. Also that friend would have to be strong-minded and highly spirited. I think that these qualities are the key qualities to look for in a good friend.

Even the strongest friends can still have arguments, although usually about more serious topics, rather than the usual teenage childish arguments. Some matters can seriously affect a friendship. If one of your friends started experimenting with harmful and dangerous drugs, what would you do ? A good friend would try to help as much as possible, whereas a bad example of a friend would simply shrug(聳肩) and turn a blind eye.

Not only the bad things affect friendship ---- good activities do too. Such as bonding with one another, not just by going out on a night with them but by spending quality time with them and talking to each other, which indicates a good ability to communicate. This is a key aspect of a good friendship.

Good friends do not always have to be in the same age group as you. I have a good friend and she is 47 years old and I am 16.

Unfortunately, some people lose contact with their friends as they grow older, which is a sad way to lose a good friend.

I think friendship is one of the most important things in life because if you have no friends you will have no happiness.

1.According to the author, true friendship _______.

A. is easy to get

B. deepens with time

C. needs management

D. affects one’s happiness

2.Paragraph 3 is mainly about______.

A. why drugs are bad for teenagers

B. problems that will test friendship

C. ways that help avoid arguments

D. whether a friend is trustworthy

3.According to the author, which matters least in friendship?

A. Age. B. Sensitivity.

C. Sense of humor. D. Communication ability.

4.Which of the following saying can match the author’s view on friendship?

A. Old friends and old wines are best.

B. A friend without faults will never be found.

C. A life without a friend is a life without the sun.

D. a friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.

According to the school rules, a student ______ report any damage to school properties to a teacher or the office immediately.

A． shall B． will C． should D． would

We attend lectures in the school meeting room at weekend _______ seats more than 800 students.

A． which B． whose C． where D． it

— Have you ever been to the Summer Palace?

— I can’t quite remember．_______, it might have been during my childhood.

A． If any B． If ever

C． If possible D． If so

Out of the train_______, well-dressed and waving to the crowd.

A． a tall man stepped

B． was stepping a tall man

C． did a tall man step

D． stepped a tall man

Humans may not have landed on Mars (火星) just yet, but that isn’t stopping a European company from devising a plan to send four people to the Red Planet within the next few years．This project, called Mars One, aims to send a small group of people to Mars in 2022 and eventually establish a permanent colony on the planet.

“Everything we need to go to Mars exists,” said Mars One co-founder Bas Lansdorp in March 2014．“We have the rockets to send people to Mars, the equipment to land on Mars, the robots to prepare the settlement for humans．For a one-way mission, all the technology exists.” Yet the four astronauts chosen for the trip will be stuck on Mars—forever．And despite Mars One’s thorough planning, there are a number of challenges that may prevent the mission from ever taking place．The biggest road block could be the mission's huge cost ($6 billion)．However, Lansdorp is confident that Mars One will be able to fund the project by selling the broadcast rights for the mission and subsequent experiences living on the planet.

Those broadcast rights will also play a part in helping to select the people who will be sent to Mars．Lansdorp said the company will hold a selection process similar to a reality show．Lansdorp is expecting at least 1 million applications from people around the world．In addition to the cost, several other potential problems could inhibit (阻止) the mission to Mars.

“It’s even more challenging to send people there with life support, with food, with air, with all the other things like books, entertainment, means of communication and of providing for their own resources for a long stay on Mars,” said Adam Baker, senior lecturer in space engineering at Kingston University in London．“The size of the rockets you’d need to do this would be absolutely colossal.”

1.According to Project Mars One, humans could send four people to Mars within the next ________years.

A． seven B． eight C． ten D． six

2.According to Bas Lansdorp, which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A． Robots are prepared for the settlement for humans.

B． He could not come up with the fund for Mars One.

C． We humans have the rockets to send people to Mars.

D． The equipment is ready for humans to land on Mars.

3.The word “colossal” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ___________.

A． very large

B． very small

C． medium

D． average

4.Which of the following is an appropriate title for this passage?

A． Ready for a Round Trip to Mars

B． Ready for a Short Visit to Mars

C． Ready for a One-way Trip to Mars

D． Ready for a Walk on Mars