—Has James arrived at the hotel?

—No, he ______ by fans for photographs at the airport.

A．has surrounded

B．would surround

C．was surrounded

D．is being surrounded

Premier Li Keqiang delivered a speech at the conference, _________ university graduates to start their own business.

A．encouraging B．to encourage

C．having encouraged D．encouraged

As we grow old, we realize that we have so little time to read and there are so many great books that we’ve yet to get around to．Yet re readers are everywhere around us．For certain fans, re reading The Lord of the Rings is a conventional practice annually．One friend told me that Jane Austen’s Emma can still surprise him, despite his having read it over 50 times．

New sudden clear understandings can be gained from the process of re reading．Journalist Rebacca Mead, a long time Englishwoman in New York, first came across George Eliot’s Middlemarch at 17．Since then, she has read it again every five years．With each re reading, it has opened up further; in each chapter of her life, it has resonated (引起共鳴) differently．Mead evidenced the large number of ways in which really good books not only stand the test of repeat reads, but also offer fresh gifts each time we crack their spines．These kinds of books grow with us.

Scientists have also recognized the mental health benefits of re reading．Research conducted with readers in the US found that on our first reading, we are concerned with the “what” and the “why”．Second time round, we’re able to better appreciate the emotions that the plot continues to express．As researcher CristelRussell of the American University explained, returning to a book “brings new or renewed appreciation of both the great book and its readers.”

It’s true that we often find former selves on the pages of old books (if we’re fond of making notes on the pages)．These texts can carry us back to a time and place, and remind us of the kind of person that we were then．We’re changed not only by lived experience but also by read experience – by the books that we’ve discovered since last reading the one in our hand.

More so than the movie director or the musician, the writer calls upon our imaginations, using words to lead us to picture this declaration of love or that unfaithfulness in life．A book is a joint project between writers and readers, and we must pour so much of ourselves into reading that our own life story can become connected with the story in the book.

Perhaps what’s really strange is that we don’t re read more often．After all, we watch our favourite films again and we wouldn’t think of listening to an album only once．We treasure messy old paintings as objects, yet of all art forms, literature alone is a largely one time delight．A book, of course, takes up more time, but as Mead confirms, the rewards make it adequately worthwhile.

1.The two books are mentioned in Paragraph 1 mainly to __________．

A．a(chǎn)ttract the attention of readers

B．introduce the topic of the passage

C．provide some background information

D．show the similarity between re readers

2.The underlined expression “crack their spines” in Paragraph 2 refers to ________.

A．recite them

B．read them

C．recall them

D．retell them

3.It can be learned from the passage that __________.

A．reading benefits people both mentally and physically

B．readers mainly focus on feelings on their first reading

C．we know ourselves better through reading experience

D．writers inspire the same imaginations as film directors do

4.The purpose of the passage is to __________.

A．call on different understandings of old books

B．focus on the mental health benefits of reading

C．bring awareness to the significance of rereading

D．introduce the effective ways of reading old books

假設(shè)你是紅星中學(xué)2014～2015學(xué)年高二（1）班的學(xué)生李華，請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下四幅圖的先后順序，為�？�“英語園地”寫一篇短文，記述寒假期間你在中國國家博物館做志愿講解員的經(jīng)歷。

注意：1．詞數(shù)不少于60。

2．短文的開頭已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

During this winter vacation, I worked as a volunteer guide in the National Museum of China.

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If you have your kid _____ so badly, he may not get along well with others．

A．to behave B．behaves

C．Behaving D．behaved

Little did the teacher imagine that a student good at maths _____ have failed in the exam．

A．might B．should C．need D．would

More than one doctor _____ involved in the rescue that took place after the earthquake．

A．was B．is C．were D．a(chǎn)re

I _____ through the hard time but for my teacher’s generous and timely help．

A．couldn’t have gone B．could go

C．mustn’t have gone D．hadn’t gone

Sina Weibo, one of the country’s most popular micro blogging sites,has launched a paid service．For a 10 yuan ($ l．57) monthly fee, users get a membership on their Sina Weibo accounts．

According to Xu Yuanyuan, a member of the marketing team at Sina, themove is to guarantee a more convenient and safer environment for users．But despite the company’s efforts to increase income, it seems that most of its 300 million users still prefer the free version．

The premium membership (高級(jí)會(huì)員) plans ,announced by the company on Monday, brought about negative comments from its users ．

“The current service is good enough for me”, said a Beijing based micro blogger．“I don’t really need those value added services and it might be a waste of money．I might consider paying for it if some more features are added．”

Dong Xu, an analyst with consulting firm Analysys International, said that Sina shouldn’t expect a great increase in income brought by the new services．The free services are enough for most users, Dong said．“The company has been making attempts at different profit models since last year．A potential source of income could be gaming．Games and advertisements are so far the two biggest sources of income．” she said．

Other micro blogging service providers have not yet followed suit．Fang Gang, vice president of rival Sohu, said via e mail on Tuesday that Sohu’s micro blogging service will never charge users．“It’s good news for us．Users can come to our website if they have to pay for services (at Sina)．” Fang said．

1.Most of Sina Weibo’s users______．

A．a(chǎn)ren’t satisfied with its free version

B．show no interest in its paid services

C．a(chǎn)re looking forward to new services

D．think highly of its new paid version

2.What’s Dong Xu’s attitude towards Sina Weibo’s new services increasing income?

A．Negative． B．Confident．

C．Indifferent． D．Positive ．

3.Why did Fang Gang consider Sina Weibo’s charging its users good news?

A．Because Sina will make more money．

B．Because Sina will lose the whole Weibo market．

C．Because Sohu will attract more users．

D．Because Sohu will offer free services．

4.What can be inferred from the text?

A．Most of Weibo websites will charge their users．

B．Sina Weibo’s new move will be a great success．

C．Sina Weibo’s users will enjoy more services．

D．A large number of Weibo users like playing games．

5.What can be the best title for the text?

A．Sina Weibo Faces Great Challenges

B．Sina Weibo Launches Paid Services

C．Sina Weibo Expects Income Increase

D．Sina Weibo Becomes More Convenient

—Mom！Jack has broken a cup！

—Doesn’t matter. Accidents ________ happen.

A．should B．must

C．will D．Shall