true?
When we haven’t taken the time to e up with another idea, we just shut ourselves in a room with a book. It’s no surprise that we find revision boring and difficult. Just as children learn from playing, we can learn from doing, or at least from study techniques that interest us, rather than make us switch off. Shutting ourselves away can make us learn to hate studying, leading to a situation where instead of being able to concentrate on our work, we are troubled by how unfair it is that we must study. This can be part of a vicious cycle(恶性循环) that traps us into ineffective revision, your poor progress fueling further annoyance.
Thankfully, working in the pany of other people really helps fight against that. We just need to learn how to deal with distractions. It’s not necessary to avoid all pany, just idle(懒散的)pany. People, who are bored and looking to be distracted, are terrible to work around. They constantly try to keep others in conversation. While studying in the same room with someone who is ironing or working out is perfectly possible. Of course, it’s also a good idea to avoid the pany of people involved in activities where you would rather be playing than study. Working while sitting next to someone playing video games is most likely to end with a new high score in games rather than productive revision.
If being around others means working in a noisy environment, a pair of headphones and some background music can block out noises. They also act as a psychological barrier, so that people think twice before interrupting you. Besides, we should know friends and family can lessen feelings of isolation(孤立). And connecting with other people makes us happy, so it’s important not to give that up and to make sure that we take the time to socialize. 12. The author’s purpose in writing the text is to ___________. A. introduce an effective studying means B. encourage us to work as hard as possible C. remind us to balance activities and study D. discuss the importance of family pany 13. What can we learn from the second paragraph?
A. Revision is interesting and easy with study techniques for certain. B. Shutting ourselves away can help concentrate on work. C. A favorable interest might lead to effective revision. D. Good ideas are needed in terms of progress.
14. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 implies that ___________. A. playing video games is helpful for an effective study B. one shouldn’t study with the pany of a video player
C. one should study from certain activities that one is interested in
D. the more time one spends in playing games, the higher test scores one will get 15. If you are studying in a noisy environment, you’d better ___________. A. think twice before taking any action
B. give up others’ pany at once
C. give indication of not wanting to be interrupted D. force yourself to be accustomed to the environment 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。 A gratitude journal is a great way to keep yourself in a positive state of mind. This article will offer some tips for starting and keeping one.
1.Make it a rule to write down things you are thankful for per day. _____16____This will make writing the journal more challenging as time goes on, but that's how your awareness and thankfulness will grow. You'll find new things to be thankful for what you never noticed before.
2.Write about extended material things in your life. 17 .For example, if you love to paint, you may be grateful for the paint that you have. Or, if you like music ,you may be grateful for your CD connections.
3. 18 . You can start by feeling grateful to be alive . Avoid the trap of being grateful for something that is better than what other people have. Instead, pare whatever you are grateful for with how you would feel if you didn't have it.
4.Think about your abilities. You may start with basic abilities like your abilities to see and hear., 19 ___Think about skilful things like singing and dancing ,and your character like your skills in cheering up people or your skills in being a good friend.
5. Consider the people in your life. Think about all the people you are grateful to and write down the reasons. It's also good to write about the people that you don't really like and find a reason to appreciate them, its also a test of your character. 20 After all ,There is good in everyone.
A. Avoid repeating the same things,
B. Describe how you are grateful for what you have have. C. This can be difficult but very uplifting. D. Then progress to those that are unique to you. E. Feel grateful for any advantage you may have.
F. These things vary greatly depending on your interests. G. In this way,everything will bee more heartwarming. 第二部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 At the age of nine, I was taking swimming lessons at a pool. The day had arrived when I was to be tested to see if I could 21 to a higher level class. Fifteen of us were to 22 swimming from one side of the pool to the other and back. I watched as my 23 , one by one, tried and failed. Then it was my turn to 24 , I mean, my turn to attempt to pass the test. I was about halfway when I got 25 . I immediately stopped and 26 the side of the pool, ending my test. Our instructor, a college student, was standing 27 me. “Why did you stop?” he yelled, in a less-than 28 voice. “I got water in my nose,” I 29 . That’s when this college student 30 me one of life’s great lessons, 31 he probably never realized that. Bending down, he shouted, “So?” “So?” The 32 shocked me. It had just seemed 33 to me that the answer to pain was to remove the thing causing the 34 . My nine-year-old brain had not understood the fact that a valuable 35 is worth achieving, however difficult to get there. Recognizing that, I was 36 nothing would keep me from pleting the test. In fact, I did it rather 37 on my next attempt. Seeing me 38 the test, almost all the others did so as well.
Life is a journal, and the road won’t 39 be easy. We have to focus on the final destination, not the 40 along the road. 21. A. skip B. refer C. advance D. add
22. A. take turns B. insist on C. take risks D. put off 23. A. petitors B. classmates C. students D. instructors 24. A. show B. leave C. fail D. observe 25. A. injured B. blamed C. trapped D. choked 26. A. pushed B. pressed C. grabbed D. controlled 27. A. above B. below C. beside D. beyond 28. A. surprised B. sympathetic C. annoyed D. cold 29. A. explained B. reacted C. declined D. urged 30. A. delivered B. owed C. taught D. promised 31. A. so that B. as if C. in case D. even if 32. A. problem B. excuse C. question D. voice
33. A. logical B. illegal C. ridiculous D. impossible 34. A. disaster B. disfort C. damage D. fear 35. A. result B. advantage C. goal D. task 36. A. concerned B. sensitive C. embarrassed D. sure 37. A. slowly B. easily C. clumsily D. eagerly 38. A. attend B. take C. give D. pass 39. A. always B. sometimes C. ever D. seldom 40. A. sights B. barriers C. surprises D. harvests 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
There is a popular 41 (say) in the English language:”Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.” Well, that is not true! _42__(kind) words and name-calling can hurt children as much as being 43 (physical) hit, sometimes even more so. A recent study of middle school children showed that verbal abuse by other children can do 44 to the
development in the brain. Researcher Martin Teicher and his team studied young adults 45 (age) 18 to 25. These young men and women had no experience with domestic (家庭的) violence or physical abuse by their parents. The researchers asked the young people 46 (ment) on their childhood’s exposure to verbal abuse from both parents and other children. Then the researchers performed imaging tests on
the
brains
of
the
subjects.
The images showed that the individuals 47 were reported suffering verbal abuse 48 their peers in middle schools had underdeveloped connections between the left and right side of the middle school years are a time
brain.
The when
these brain connections are developing. So, harmful ments from children or adults during this period had the greatest effect. We cannot control 49 other people say to our children, but we can make some preparations. It is time that we__ 50___(protect ) our children from now on. 第三部分 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，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。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（Λ），并在其下面写出该加的次。 删除：把多余的用斜线（\\）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.每处错误及其修改仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第l1处起）不计分。
Today was my former junior school’s fifty anniversary. I attended to its Homeing Day. Early in the morning, followed some other former schoolmates of different age, I arrived at the school gate. We first went around the school and then visit the school museum to admire all the pleasant changes in recent years. Afterwards, several students had a tea party with some teachers or other students, talking about our old days and school life today. Unknowingly, several hours passed. Before leaving, all of us were inviting to leave a message on a wall. I wrote serious that I was very grateful to my school for her giving me a happy and brilliant childhood. What great Saturday!
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
假如你是李华，你校学生会组织了一次为贫困儿童献爱心活动，包括捐书籍衣物或请吃饭、参观等。你给你的美国笔友写邮件介绍此次活动，主要包括活动内容及你的感受。适当发挥想象，结构合理。字数100-120左右。
Dear Peter,