C. a wide range of interesting news D. the lack of reflection

34. According to the passage, slow reading___________. A. contributes to understanding among people B. promotes the current technology advances C. provides people with a quiet environment D. cures the memory loss of elderly people 35. What’s the best title for the passage? A. Benefit of Reading Clubs

B. Return of Slow Reading D. Influence of Speed Reading

C. Reading of the Internet Age

第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 E

Changing People’s Bad Impression on Us

Some of us have made bad first impressions in front of people we wanted to become good friends with. First impressions are important because they form the foundation on which all future thoughts about someone will be based. ____36____ However, there are actions you can take to change people’s bad impression of you.

●Apologize immediately. A sincere apology can go a long way because you will prove to everyone their thoughts about you. Tell the people that you didn’t intend to offend them and that you wish to correct the situation. Explain the reasons why you acted the way you did in your apology. ____37____ Otherwise, it will make others feel uncomfortable that you keep bringing up the past.

●Use humor. When you are around the people you made a bad impression in front of, play a small joke on yourself. Once they know you are not afraid to laugh at yourself, it can break up some of the tension. Remember to only direct humor at yourself. ____38____

●Do not make assumptions. After you have made a bad impression, it can be easy to assume that everyone thinks the worst of you. ____39____ Instead of assuming what someone thinks about you, explain to him that you feel ashamed about how you acted and ask him how your behavior affected him.

●____40____ In order to overcome a bad first impression, your words and actions in the time to come

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must be consistently good. With enough time and patience, gaining trust and changing wrong beliefs is possible.

A. Be careful not to overdo it. B. Pay attention to future behavior. C. First impressions are usually long-lasting. D. However, things aren’t always as bad as they seem. E. That way you can avoid any more feelings of discomfort. F. So it’s hard to erase a bad first impression from someone’s mind. G. Be mindful of your surroundings and sensitive in what you say to others. 第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、 B 、C 、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I was facing a decision. While delivering laundry (洗好的衣服) into the ___41___ bedrooms, I came across my thirteen-year-old sister’s diary, suffused (弥漫) with ___42___. What was I to do?

I had always been ___43___ of my little sister. Her charming smile, endearing personality and many talents ___44___ my place as leading lady. I competed with her secretly and grew to hate her natural abilities. ___45___, we seldom spoke. I sought opportunities to ___46___ her. Her diary lay at my feet, and I didn’t think of the ___47___ of opening it, considering not her privacy, nor the morality of my action.

I took the book from the floor and opened it ___48___, looking through the pages, searching for my name, convinced that I would discover ___49___. As I read, the blood ran from my face. I felt ___50___ and sat on the floor. There was neither charge nor hate. There was a brief description of herself, her goals and her dreams followed by a short description of the person who has ___51___ her most.

I started to cry. I was her ___52___. She admired me for my personality, my achievements and, ironically (嘲讽地), my ___53___. She wanted to be like me. She had been watching me for years, quietly admiring my choices and actions. I stopped reading, ___54___ with the crime I had committed.

I had wasted years hating her and now I had violated her ___55___. It was I who had lost something beautiful, and it was I who would never ___56___ myself to do such a thing again. Reading the earnest

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words my sister had written seemed to ___57___ an icy barrier around my heart, and I longed to know her again. On that fateful afternoon, as I ___58___ the laundry and rose to my feet, I ___59___ to go to her—this time to experience instead of to judge, to ___60___ instead of to fight. After all, she was my sister. 41. A. private 42. A. attraction 43. A. envious 44. A. occupied 45. A. As a result 46. A. support 47. A. significance 48. A. angrily 49. A. complaints 50. A. shy 51. A. respected 52. A. sister 53. A. honesty 54. A. impressed 55. A. dignity

ZxxkComB. comfortable B. entertainment B. proud B. threatened B. In return B. teach B. conclusion B. hesitantly B. praises B. fearful B. bothered B. hero B. intelligence B. covered B. peace B. allow B. form B. put off B. promised B. challenge

C. appropriate C. ambition C. fond C. replaced C. On the other hand C. blame C. possibility C. correctly C. doubts C. ashamed C. disappointed C. angel C. wisdom C. struck C. agreement C. behave C. build C. put aside C. attempted C. listen

D. neat D. enthusiasm D. afraid D. saved D. Once again D. comfort D. consequence D. carelessly D. congratulations D. nervous D. inspired D. leader D. personality D. connected D. trust D. devote D. create D. put on D. decided D. beg

56. A. enjoy 57. A. melt 58. A. put up 59. A. dreamed 60. A. hug

第 II 卷

注意：将答案写在答题卷上。写在本试卷上无效。 第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

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The way you walk may be determined by your daily schedule, and it may also reflect your personality. The __61__ (choose) you make tell something about your inner thoughts. At least, that’s __62__ science has proved. Lately, researchers __63__ (observe) the way that people walk and how it relates to their personalities. Available online via Sage Journals, the study examines both the walking styles and personalities of 15,000 adults aged from 25 to 50. According to the study, when __64__ (face) with the new challenges, fast walkers are more likely to be active while quiet people tend to walk more slowly.

Meanwhile, the study has also found__65__ (power) evidence that walking speed in adulthood reflects the individual’s personality. However, speeding up your walking pace can’t __66__ (instant) make you the life of the party, __67__ means that you needn’t change your personality. Actually, there are __68__ (hide) strengths of being a quiet person as well as an active one. Make the most of your strengths, __69__ you can be successful regardless of which type you fall into and __70__ fast or slowly you walk. 第四部分：写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（\\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Smartphone apps certainly make our life easier. Currently, it look as if they can even help us with our homework. A wide various of study aid apps aimed at students have been released. Most of these apps allow users to take a photo of our schoolwork and the correct answers will just appear on their smartphones. Convenient although they are, these apps present problems with both parents and teachers. Most students just copy the answers from the apps, while only a few use the apps to study. Better still, some students even use the study aid apps as social networks. Therefore, we are not making the suggestion that study aid apps should completely banned. Parents and teachers should give necessary guidance to help students to take the advantage of the study aid apps’ strengths and avoiding their weaknesses.

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