The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) is one of the world’s largest and finest art museums. Following the suggested route will help you explore the museum.

The Temple of Dendur

This 2000-year-old building stood near the Nile River, surrounded by a wall that no longer exists. But you can still peek through the gateway. Whose “house” is this? It's not for people. It’s for gods. Can you identify them? They face out. A king faces in, bringing offerings.

MetSpeaks

Bringing together some of the most respected thinkers on a given subject, MetSpeaks features lectures, discussions, talks, films, and forums in which compelling voices explore timely issues that connect to the Met’s exhibitions and permanent collection. Program times, audiences, and topics vary.

Time to Sketch

Settle down for a few minutes, pick something in this gallery, and have fun drawing it. Enjoy the chance to look carefully as you create your own sketch. You'll be surprised at how much more you notice, thanks to exploring art by sketching.

MetAccess

Make the Met yours! Choose from a variety of services and exciting programs that are tailored to meet the needs of visitors with disabilities. Program times, audiences, and topics vary.

Ask for the Access Information brochure and Access Calendar at Information Desks, download the Access Calendar (PDF), or call 212-650-2010 or email access@metmuseum.org.

Admission

Fee includes admission to the Main Building and same-week admission to the Cloisters museum and gardens.

1.How much is recommended to pay for 3 adult and 2 student visitors?

A. 99 B. 111 C. 87 D. 103

2.What can you know about the Temple of Dendur?

A. A high wall is surrounding the 2000-year-old building now.

B. A king faces out, bringing offerings in the temple.

C. The building is designed for Emperor to live in.

D. The Nile River witnessed the history of the building.

3.Which of the following is TRUE about the Met?

A. Issues connected with economic crisis will be discussed in MetSpeaks.

B. Visitors can choose something in the gallery and have fun drawing it on the wall.

C. Disabled people will find various services and programs offered especially for them.

D. You can email access@metmuseum.org for more Admission information.

On May 28th, 1998 I was driving my 13-year-old daughter and 14-year-old son to school. Unfortunately my car crashed with a truck. All three of us were critically injured. Stacey’s brain injury was the most severe. Despite all attempts to save her, she died two days later. When I became conscious, I heard my husband talking to the organ donor coordinator（器官捐助協(xié)調(diào)員）.

We knew that Stacey would want that because that’s the kind of person she was. She always wanted to assist people. She was always smiling and brought so much joy to others. She was friendly and enjoyed writing stories and poetry.

It has been a comfort to know that Stacey lives on in the lives of others. I have even met the family of one of Stacey’s kidney recipients (接受人). This little girl was 6 years old at the time of the transplant. She was suffering from Nephrotic Syndrome. I saw pictures showing the effects of the Nephrotic Syndrome and the pictures of her after the transplant. They already showed an amazing difference. We correspond every year through letters, cards and pictures. The girl is doing really well at school and will be graduating from high school next year. I am so grateful that we have this relationship. I also feel relieved that my daughter has made so great a difference to a person’s life.

Over the years, I have had some kind of contact with all of the recipients except the heart recipient. I’m very sorry for that. I would love to hear something from the heart recipient’s family. There are so many things that I wonder about her. I wonder if she is anything like Stacey. Does she smile all the time? Does she enjoy writing stories and poetry? I do hope that they can contact us!

I feel guilty because I was the one driving in the accident which caused Stacey’s death. I also feel proud that my daughter has helped so many people.

1.When did Stacey die from the traffic accident?

A. On May 28th, 1998 B. On May 29th, 1998

C. On May 31st, 1998 D. On May 30th, 1998

2.What does the underlined word “They” refers to?

A. The pictures taken after the transplant.

B. The people who received the organs of Stacey.

C. The people who cared for the girl in the hospital.

D. The pictures showing the effects of the Nephrotic Syndrome.

3. What is the writer’s attitude towards her daughter’s organ donation?

A. Grateful B. Dissatisfied

C. Proud D. Guilty

4.What has the writer been looking forward to doing?

A. Contacting the kidney recipient’s family.

B. Visiting kidney recipient’s family.

C. Getting paid from the heart family.

D. Seeing the heart recipient.

People with an impulsive personality refer to those who tend to do things without considering the possible dangers or problems first. According to a new study by researchers at the University of Georgia, such people may be more likely to have food addiction. The study found that people exhibiting impulsive behavior weren’t necessarily overweight, but impulsiveness was related to a direct relationship with food, and therefore, less healthy weight.

Food addiction has been compared to addictive drug use. Studies have linked the dopamine (多巴胺) release that occurs after tasting delicious food to the dopamine release that happens when people consume other addictive substances.

Impulsive behavior involves several personality traits (特點). Two of these traits, known as negative urgency and lack of perseverance, were particularly associated with food addiction and high BMI (身體質(zhì)量指數(shù)) during the study.

Negative urgency is characterized by the tendency to behave impulsively when experiencing negative emotions. Some people might drink alcohol or take drugs. For others, it could mean eating to feel better. Lack of perseverance is when a person has a hard time finishing hard or boring tasks. People with a lack of perseverance might have difficulty attempting to change addictive eating behavior, which could also cause obesity.

“Impulsiveness might be one reason why some people eat in an addictive way despite motivation to lose weight,” said Dr. Ashley Gearhardt, a clinical psychologist. He was involved in developing the Yale Food Addiction Scale in aid of those people. “We are theorizing that if food addiction is really a thing, then our measure, the Yale Food Addiction Scale, should be related to helping control impulsive action,” said Gearhardt.

Clinical psychologist Dr. James MacKillop, whose lab was conducting the study, believes that therapies used to treat addictive drug behavior could help people who suffer from addictive eating habits.

“Most of the programs for weight loss at this point focus on the most obvious things, which are clearly diet and exercise,” MacKillop said. “It seems that managing strong desires to eat would naturally fit in with the skills a person would need to eat healthily.”

1.According to Paragraph 1, the result of food addiction is ________.

A. less healthy weight B. motivation to lose weight

C. negative emotions D. taking alcohol or drugs

2.How does the author introduce the two personality traits in Paragraph 4?

A. By making comparisons and conclusions.

B. By explaining causes and effects.

C. By presenting questions and answers.

D. By giving definitions and examples.

3.What can be inferred about the Yale Food Addiction Scale from the text?

A. It has been successfully carried out among overweight people.

B. It might help some impulsive people with food addiction to lose weight.

C. It will prove whether food addiction is a problem to impulsive people.

D. It is theoretically a proper treatment for addictive food and drug behavior.

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. Dopamine release caused by food addiction

B. Food addiction compared to drug use

C. Impulsive personality linked to food addition

D. Food addiction contributing to obesity

書面表達

假定你是李華，你所在的學校將要舉辦一場春節(jié)慶�；顒�。你和你的同學邀請在你校的美國交換生Tom參加。請你寫一封信給Tom，要點如下：

1. 活動內(nèi)容；

2. 邀請Tom一起表演一個中西合璧的節(jié)目；

3. 活動時間：2015年農(nóng)歷12月30日晚7：00-10：00

4. 活動地點：學校學術報告廳。

5.

注意：

1. 詞數(shù)100左右；

2. 可以適當增加細節(jié)以使行文連貫；

3. 開頭語已經(jīng)為你寫好。

Dear Tom,

You have told me that you are very interested in how we Chinese celebrate our traditional festivals.____________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

We are looking forward to your reply.

Yours sincerely

Li Hua

“Can’t hold a candle to” is a popular expression．When there wasn’t electricity, someone would have a servant light his way by holding a candle．The expression meant that the person who cannot hold a candle to you is not fit even to be your servant．Now，it means such a person cannot compare or compete．

Another expression is“hold your tongue．”It means to be still and not talk．“Hold your tongue”is not something you would tell a friend．But a parent or teacher might use the expression to quiet a noisy child．

“Hold out”is an expression one hears often in sports reports and labor news．It means to refuse to play or work．Professional football and baseball players“hold out” if their team refuses to pay them what they think they are worth．

The expression“hold up” has several different meanings．One is a robbery．A man with a gun may say,“This is a hold up．Give me your money．”Another meaning is to delay．A driver who was held up by heavy traffic might be late for work．Another meaning is for a story to be considered true after an investigation．A story can hold up if it is proved true．

“Hold on”is another expression，which means wait or stop．As you leave for school，your brother may say,“Hold on，you forgot your book．” It is used to ask a telephone caller to wait and not hang up his telephone．

Our final expression is“hold the line．”That means to keep a problem or situation from getting worse—to hold steady．For example，the president may say he will“hold the line on taxes．”He means there will be no increase in taxes．

1.The expression“can’t hold a candle to”can be used when ____________．

A. some footballers refuse to play a game

B. someone else is wanted on the phone

C. someone is not qualified for a position

D. someone was delayed by heavy traffic

2.The tune of the phrase“hold your tongue”is probably a little ___________．

A. amusing B. polite C. unfriendly D. offensive

3.If some teachers“hold out”，they probably __________．

A. change their attitude B. refuse to work

C. make a compromise D. show their devotion

4.Which of the following sentences can convey positive meanings?

A. I was late as I was held up by a hold up．

B. Hold on! You have to pay the bill，sir．

C. You can’t even hold a candle to Michael．

D. I promise to hold the line on house prices．

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式（不多于3個單詞）。

In the age of the smart phone, there seems no reason to ask questions about: the weather forecast, a business’s phone number or directions, ___1.____ can all be easily found on Google, but very often people ___2.____ (actual) ask these things by telephoning. Your answer may __3.____ (reply) to with a thank-you e-mail.

This isn’t the first time that great changes ___4.____ (take) place in our manners due to technology. In ___5.___ late 1870s, when the telephone was invented, people didn’t know how __6.____ (greet) a caller. Often there is just silence. Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor, suggested that people say “Ahoy”, ___7.___ finally “Hello” went out, the greeting is now used in everyday face-to-face communications.

Try to be ___8.____ (respect) no matter who you communicate __9.___. Just keep it in mind that ___10.___ (polite) never goes out of fashion.

書面表達

假設你是李華，你的朋友Kate想寫一篇關于世界主要國家中學生課外閱讀的小論文。她給你發(fā)了郵件詢問有關情況，請你寫一封英文郵件進行回復。

內(nèi)容主要包括：

1. 你校同學課外閱讀情況；

2. 分析這種狀況的原因；

3. 你的觀點。

注意：1. 詞數(shù)100左右；

2. 可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3. 文章的開頭和結尾已經(jīng)給出（不計入總詞數(shù)）。

Dear Kate,

Thank you for your email. Now I would like to tell you something about the extracurricular reading in our school. ______________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

While I will explain a bit about the science of stress and relaxation a little later simple way to think about it is that our body 's stress response works like a car alarm. Keep us safe by warning us of the presence of danger in our immediate environment.

But instead of warning us with a loud and annoying sound，our body alarm system lets us know that something is wrong by creating changes in our neurochemistry (神經(jīng)化學）.If you've ever expe­rienced pain in your stomach，periods of extreme anger, inability to focus or even insomnia (失眠），chances are your body was paying the price in those moments for the brain chemistry of stress.

So if it's so uncomfortable，why not just get rid of stress altogether?

This is not only impractical，it would be dangerous. Let's go back to the metaphor (比喻說法）of the car alarm. If the alarm is turned off altogether，the car is exposed to continual danger without there being any way of your knowing about it until it is too late. It would be like walking through the jungle without any fear signal in the presence of a poisonous snake or other dangerous animals — while it might feel “nice” to be so relaxed，your body actually needs the stress response not only to remind you of danger but also to offer extra adrenaline (腎上腺素) for your heart and extra blood and oxygen for your arms and legs.

However，if the car alarm goes off at any time，someone just looks at the car with a bit of an attitude，and it becomes equally useless. Not only do we stop paying attention to it，but it begins to drive us and everyone around us becomes a little bit crazy. In the case of our bodies，walking around in a constant state of alarm also has some pretty alarming health consequences，which we will explore in greater depth in the next chapter.

1.Our body's stress response is compared to a car alarm in that .

A. they work all the time B. they both give a signal

C. they work in the same way D. they both produce a sound

2.When our body alarm system works， .

A. we feel calm

B. we feel excited

B. some changes happen in our brain

D. some changes happen in our heart

3.What would happen if stress were got rid of completely?

A. We'11 be free of worries.

B. We'11 achieve a sense of safety.

C. We'11 reach a perfect state of mind.

D. We'11 fail to realize the possible danger.

4. What's the purpose of giving the example of walking through the Jungle in Paragraph 4?

A. To show the harm of stress.

B. To show the effect of stress.

C. To explain the function of stress response.

D. To explain the necessity of stress response.

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1. Which is a necessary requirement to contribute a book?

A. One photo of you and your book.

B. A book never published.

C. Answering some questions.

D. An expert in your field.

2.What does the underlined part “we endeavor not to do this” in the sentence mean?

A. We try not to be personal.

B. We try not to change your writing.

C. We try not to reserve the right.

D. We try not to delay the publication.

3.Where does the passage come from?

A. A magazine.

B. A textbook.

C. A website.

D. A newspaper.

短文改錯

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有 10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處，每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加，刪除或修改。

增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧)，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：在錯詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

Dear Mandy，

I'm not doing well in my lessons at school，especial in maths. My dad says I must try hard be­cause he wants me go to university. He thinks I'm lazy，but it's not true. I work really hard，often study late into the night! I've tried to talk to my mother，but she always said I have to work as hard like my brother does. My brother doesn't study very hard，and he always gets excellent grades. It's not fair!

The only thing I like it is art. My teacher says I'm the best student she's had for year. When I told my dad，all he said was，“ You mustn’t waste your time in art. You must focus your mind on your lessons! ”

I'm feeling quite puzzling as to what to do now. Would you please help me out?

Thanks a lot!

Yours sincerely， Lisa