F. Scott Fitzgerald, born on September 24, 1896, an American novelist, was once a student of St. Paul Academy, the Newman School and attended Princeton. University for a short while. In 1917 he joined the army and was posted in Alabama, where he met his future wife Zelda Sayre. Then he had to make some money to impress her.

His life with her was full of great happiness, as he wrote in his diary: “My own happiness in the past often approached such joy that I could share it even with the person dearest to me but had to walk it away in quiet streets and take down parts of it in my diary.”

This side of paradise, his first novel, was published in 1920. Encouraged by its success, Fitzgerald began to devote more time to his writing. Then he continued with the novel the Beautiful and Damned (1922), a collection of short stories Thales of the Jazz Age (1922), and a play The Vegetable (1923). But his greatest success was The Great Gatsby, published in 1925, which quick brought him praise from the literary world. Yet it failed to give him the needed financial security. Then, in 1926, he published another collection of short stories All the Sad Young Men.

However, Fitzgerald’s problems with his wife Zelda affected his writing. During the 1920s he tried to reorder his life, but failed. By 1930, his wife had her first breakdown and went to a Swiss clinic. During this period he completed novels Tender Is the Night in 1934 and The Love of the Last Tycoon in 1940. While his wife was in hospital in the United States, he got totally addicted to alcohol. Sheila Graham, his dear friend, helped him fight his alcoholism.

【1】How many novels written by Fitzgerald are mentioned in the passage?

A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8

【2】Which of the following is the correct order to describe Fitzgerald’s life according to the passage?

a. He became addicted to drinking.

b. He studied at St. Paul Academy.

c. He published his first novel This Side of Paradise.

d. The Great Gatsby won high praise.

e. He failed to reorder his life.

f. He joined the army and met Zelda.

A. f-c-e-a-b-d B. b-e-a-f-c-d

C. f-d-e-c-b-a D. b-f-c-d-e-a

【3】We can infer from the passage that Fitzgerald .

A. had made some money when he met Zelda in Alabama.

B. was well educated and well off before he served in the army

C. would have completed more works if his wife hadn’t broken down

D. helped his friend get rid of drinking while his wife was in hospital

【4】The passage is probably followed by a concluding paragraph about .

A. Zelda’s personal life

B. Zelda’s illness and treatment

C. Fitzgerald’s friendship with Graham

D. Fitzgerald’s contributions to the literary world

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Yosemite is a national park in California. It is very beautiful and big. The park includes more than 760,000 acres (英畝) in the California Mountains. Most of the park is wild (荒涼的).

The part of Yosemite that everyone likes is Yosemite Valley. It is a small valley that is 7 miles long and less than 1 mile wide. It has tall rock walls and streams that flow down in waterfalls. More than two million visitors come to the valley each year.

It’s said that the number of visitors is more than the land can hold. The valley has 4,500 camping places. It has a hotel that can hold 4,000 families. This is still not enough to serve all of the visitors. The valley has grown so big that it has a lot of traffic.

A worker says the park is trying to keep the beauty of the park and let everyone visit. Some areas have been rounded up (圈起來) to keep people away and planted with seeds to try to keep them beautiful.

A former worker thinks Yosemite should get more money to take better care of the park. He would also like to teach people what the park service is trying to do.

Some people are trying to save Yosemite Valley. A plan has been made to remove some buildings. There will be fewer cars allowed inside the park. More buses will help get people around.

【1】According to the passage, which of the following should be removed?

A. Some of the trees.

B. Some of the water.

C. Some of the families.

D. Some of the buildings.

【2】Which of the following about Yosemite is TRUE?

A. Most parts of Yosemite park are full of traffic.

B. The valley has 4,500 parking places and some hotels.

C. Yosemite is a national park located in the California desert.

D. Some people think they should control the number of visitors to the park.

【3】There are some areas of the park that are closed ________.

A. and workers will plant seeds

B. so some visitors can stay there alone

C. in order to supply an area for camping

D. so visitors can go fishing and swimming

【4】The passage mainly tells us________.

A. Yosemite is a wild big park

B. Yosemite is a beautiful national park

C. Yosemite is faced with a new problem

D. Yosemite interests a great many visitors each year

After years of study，I have known there are only two types of people in this world：those who get to the airport early and those who arrive as the plane is about to take off.

If there were any justice in this world，the earlyairport people would be rewarded for doing the right thing and the lateairport people would be punished.But the earlyairport people get ulcers(潰瘍)，heart attacks and bite their fingernails to the bone (急得團團轉)．The lateairport people are hardly aware that they are flying.

A guy of that kind once said，“Don’t hurry.If you miss your flight，it’s because God didn’t want you to go.”This is clearly a guy who is never going to get an ulcer.

Earlyairport people suffer another“name”．They are called exactly what they are—wimps(懦夫)．I know I am an earlyairport person for years.My luggage will get on the plane first，which makes it the last luggage they take off the plane after landing.

Another strange thing：No matter how early I showed up，I was always told that someone had called two or three years ahead of me and asked for the best seat.I figured it was a trick.I figured there was someone in America who called every airline every day and said，“Is that wimp Simon flying somewhere today？If he is，give me his seat.”

After a lifetime arguing with my wife over whether I really have to pack 24 hours in advance and set the alarm clock four hours ahead，I have learned another fact about earlyairport people and lateairport people：

They always marry each other.

【1】We can learn from the passage that________.

A．lateairport persons often get ulcers or heart attacks

B．earlyairport persons are always relaxed during the flight

C．earlyairport persons get their luggage first after landing

D．lateairport persons always take things easy

【2】The fifth paragraph mainly tells us________.

A．someone always plays tricks on the writer

B．the airlines usually fool passengers

C．earlyairport persons always can’t get good seats

D．the service of airlines is very bad

【3】The purpose of writing the passage is to________.

A．give useful tips on taking a plane

B．offer advice about catching a plane

C．express the writer’s anxiety about taking planes

D．show peoples two attitudes toward catching planes

【4】It could be inferred that the writer’s wife is________.

A．a(chǎn)n earlyairport woman B．a(chǎn) lateairport woman

C．a(chǎn) hottempered woman D．a(chǎn) sensitive woman

【5】The writing style of the passage would be best described as________.

A．serious B．simple

C．humorous D．ironic

A little brown mouse lived in a small house in the country.His cottage was very warm and comfortable，with lots of flowers in front of it and a few apple trees behind.In his living room the brown country mouse ate good fresh food.

One day his cousin from town came to visit him. “It is so nice to see you，” the country mouse said. “Come in.Sit down.Let’s have supper.” Soon he brought in some bread，bacon and corn for supper and they drank fresh clean water.After supper they sat and talked.

The town mouse said，“ How can you live here？The country is so quiet.I don’t like the food either.Come and stay with me！”

So the next morning the mice went to town.The town mouse’s house was beautiful.But they got into the house by going under the back door.They were very hungry，so the town mouse took his cousin to the dining room.There was a lot of food on the table. “Look at that！” said the town mouse.The mice jumped onto the table.They began to eat some fine French cheese，some very tasty cakes and biscuits.They drank lemonade and milk.

Suddenly the door opened and a man walked in.He came to the table to get some fruit. “Be quiet！” whispered the town mouse.

The man took an apple and went out of the room.The town mouse began to eat again，but the country mouse could not eat a thing，because he felt so afraid.Suddenly he saw a big cat near the sofa in the corner of the room.The cat was sleeping，but then it heard something.It opened its eyes and saw the mice.The country mouse began to cry：“Help！” The cat tried to catch the mice.The mice ran into a hole in the floor.The cat couldn’t get in.

“Oh，dear，” said the country mouse. “Your food is good，but your life is not.I feel afraid everywhere.Goodbye.I’m going back to the country.”

【1】The town mouse considered the life of the country mouse to be________.

A．interesting B．boring

C．exciting D. terrifying

【2】The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 4 refers to________.

A．the town mouse’s home B．the back door

C．a(chǎn) lot of food on the table D．the dining room

【3】The cat didn’t catch the mice because________.

A．one cat couldn’t fight with two mice

B．the cat was still sleepy at that time

C．the mice were powerful after eating the magic cakes

D．the cat couldn’t get into the hole in the floor

【4】The country mouse went back to the country because________.

A．life is quiet but safe in the country

B．the city cat was not friendly at all

C．nowhere is better than one’s own home

D．the city life was too busy for it to enioy

【5】This passage is a________.

A．piece of news B．science novel

C．fairy tale D．drama

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Mr. Johnson is a hardworking teacher. Every day, he spends too much time with his work. With little sleep and hardly any break, so he works from morning till night. Hard work have made him very ill. “He has ruined his healthy. We are worried about him.” That is which other teachers say. Yesterday afternoon. I paid visit to Mr. Johnson. I was eager to see him, but outside her room I stopped. I had to calm myself down. Quietly I step into the room. I saw him lying in bed, looking at some of the picture we had taken together. I understood that he missed us just as many as we missed him.

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Shakespeare's Birthplace and Exhibition

Henley Street, Strafford-Upon-Auon Tel: 01789 204016
Shakespeare's Birthplace Was the childhood home of William Shakespeare. Take a step back in time and see what life was like for the young Shakespeare growing up in Stratford-Upon-Avon. The house has been exactly furnished, and includes both original and copy items similar to those which would have been there in the house when Shakespeare was a boy. Beautiful painted cloths hang on the walls, brightly colored fabrics fill the rooms and his father's glove workshop has been recreated. At the back of the house is a beautiful garden containing many plants，herbs and flowers mentioned in Shakespeare's plays.
The neighboring exhibition shows Shakespeare's life and focuses on many rare local items connected with him, as well as a copy of the first edition of his collected plays published in 1623.
Limited disabled access
Many restaurants close to Shakespeare's Birthplace
Town center parking
Gift shop
Allow at least 45 minutes to visit the house and the exhibition

（1）What can we see in Shakespeare's birthplace?
A.Old furniture.
B.Ancient restaurants.
C.Colored gloves.
D.Shakespeare's plays.
（2）How much would they pay if a couple with their two children visit the exhibition?
A.￡18.6.
B.￡15.
C.￡13.4
D.￡5.2
（3）What is the deadline to enter the exhibition on Friday in July?
A.6:00 pm.
B.5:30 pm.
C.5:00 pm.
D.4:00 pm.

A man was working on his motorcycle in his yard.Suddenly it started to move.The man，still holding the hand lebars，was dragged through the glass doors，along with the motorcycle，and was thrown onto the floor inside the house.The wife ran in and found her husband lying on the floor，cut and bleeding.She ran to call an ambulance (救護車)．

The ambulance arrived and they took the man to the hospital.The wife picked up the motorcycle and pushed it outside.There was gas all over the floor，so the wife got some paper towels，cleaned the gas with them，and threw them in the toilet.After he was treated，the man returned home.Not long after that he went to the bathroom，sat down on the toilet and smoked a cigarette.Sitting there，he finished the cigarette and threw it into the toilet.The wife，who was in the kitchen，heard the loud explosion (爆炸聲) and her husband screaming.

She ran into the bathroom，and there she found her husband lying on the floor！His trousers had been blown away and his buttocks and other parts of his body were covered with burns！The wife again ran to the phone to call an ambulance.The same people came！While they were carrying the husband down the stairs to the street，one of the men asked the wife how the husband had burned himself.She told them and they started laughing very hard.One of them fell and the husband fell，too.The poor husband fell down the remaining stairs and broke his arm.

【1】What most probably made the motorcycle start moving?

A．The man himself started it to see if it was working.

B．His wife did it for him to check if there was something working.

C．The motorcycle started by itself.

D．The man started the motorcycle without knowing it.

【2】What did the wife do after the first accident?

A．She did nothing except calling the policemen.

B．She cleaned the gas with paper towels and threw them into the toilet.

C．She took the motorcycle and pushed it into the room.

D．She took her hushand to the hospital.

【3】What do we know about the gas that caused the explosion?

A．The gas was from the motorcycle and could easily cause an explosion.

B．The gas was of poor quality.

C．The gas made the hushand suffer 4 accidents in a day.

D．The gas should have burned the wife.

【4】The passage is most likely to be found in________

A．a(chǎn) survey B．a(chǎn) textbook

C．a(chǎn) report D．a(chǎn) book of funny stories

【5】Which is the best title for this passage?

A．What a Bad Day for the Husband and Wife

B．A Man’s Worst Day

C．A Man Had Three Accidents in One Day

D．A Wife Burned Her Husband and Broke His Arms

【1】It can be concluded from paragraph 1 that ________.

A. the problem of global warming will have been quite solved by 2020

B. gas emissions have been effectively reduced in developed countries

C. the Paris Agreements is more influential than the Kyoto Protocol

D. humans have made continuous efforts to slow down global warming

【2】If nations could only keep the initial promises of the Paris Agreement, what would happen by the year 2100?

A. The human population would increase by one third.

B. Little over 50% of all species would still exist.

C. Nations would not need to tighten their emissions targets.

D. The Agreement’s minimum goal would not be reached.

【3】If those island nations not far above sea level are to survive, the maximum temperature rise, since the start of the industrial age, should be_______.

A. 0.8℃B. 1.5℃C. 2℃D. 3.5℃

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Who are we and what do we do?
Since National Theatre Live was launched in June 2009, we've broadcast more than forty productions live, from both the National Theatre and other theatres in the UK.
Our broadcasts have now been experienced by over 5.5 million people in over 2,000 venues around the world, including over 650 venues in the UK alone. Past broadcasts from the National Theatre have included Danny Boyles' Frankenstein with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller, War Horse; Man and Superman with Ralph Fiennes.
Broadcasts from other UK theatres include Coriolanus from the Donmar Warehouse; Macbeth from the Manchester International Festival; Our biggest single broadcast to date is Hamlet with Benedict Cumberbatch at the Barbican, which has been seen by over 550,000 people.
How do we do it?
Though each broadcast is filmed in front of a live audience in the theatre, cameras are carefully positioned throughout the theatre to ensure that cinema audiences get the “best seat in the house” view of each production.
Where can you find us?
The nearest venue to you is Emei 1958 Cinema, located at No. 360 Qingjiang Road East, Chendu, China.
What's on?

Clicking “Book Now” will take you through to a third party site where you can complete your booking.
（1）What is the number of audience who have watched the National Theatre Live productions?
A.Over 5.5 million.
B.Over 2,000.
C.Over 650.
D.Over 550,000.
（2）Which of the following statements is true about Hamlet?
A.It was performed at National Theatre.
B.Barbican is one of the actors playing a role in it.
C.It is Benedict Cumberbatch's biggest single broadcast.
D.None of their other single broadcasts has been bigger than it.
（3）Which of the following productions can the audience in Chengdu enjoy this July?
A.The Deep Blue Sea
B.War Horse
C.Macbeth
D.Man and Superman
（4）Where is this passage likely from?
A.A website.
B.A theatre magazine.
C.A textbook.
D.A booklet.

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注意：1.每處錯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）不計分。

Last week I paid a visit to Mr. Yang, that was my former neighbor. He and I used to living next to each other for many years. About half a year ago, we were told that the old building, along with many other similar thing, was going to be pulled down to make room for a main street. So we had to move away because it. My new apartment was much bigger than before. The only problem was that it takes quite a long time to reach to the downtown area.

Therefore, Mr. Yang didn’t seemed to worry about the long distance. He said a new subway line was to be built and he was sure what he would live happily.