【正文】 I know it’s easier said than done, but as Mahatma Gandhi said: The weak can never five. Fiveness is the attribute of the strong. So let us all be strong. A. You apologized for it. B. You need to five them. C. You need to make yourself feel better. D. Close your eyes and take a deep breath. E. Feed your mind with positive thoughts. F. But you should direct your mind to the positive. G. Say something positive. III. 完形填空（共 20小題；每小題 ，滿分 30分） 閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（ A、 B、 C和 D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。 注意： 詞數(shù)： 100左右，開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。 in many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, “Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.” People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map。 6. What is the man going to do tonight? A. Go bowling. B. Buy a football. C. Watch a game. 7. When does the woman usually finish her work? A. By 5:00. B. By 5:30. C. By 6:00. 請(qǐng)聽(tīng)第 7段材料，回答第 9題。 增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào) (∧ )，并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。 修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下畫(huà)一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。 10. When did the woman have her daughter? A. Five years ago. B. Six months ago. C. Five months ago. 11. Where is the woman living now? A. In Miami. B. In New York. C. In Washington. 12. What is the woman’ s plan in a few years? A. She will go to work in a school. B. She wants to return to work in a bank. C. She will stay at home to teach her daughter. 請(qǐng)聽(tīng)第 9段材料，回答第 13至 16題。 A I travel a lot, and I find out different “styles” of directions every time I ask “How can I get to the post office?” Foreign tourists are often confused in Japan because most streets there don’t have names。為了改變這種局面，保護(hù)民族文化 漢字，我校學(xué)生會(huì)提出以下倡議： 減少課外上網(wǎng)時(shí)間，多讀書(shū)； 養(yǎng)成每天記日記的好習(xí)慣，練習(xí)書(shū)寫(xiě)； 少發(fā)電子郵件，盡量動(dòng)手給親朋好友寫(xiě)書(shū)信。 Talking is the most effective and satisfying way of munication with others. There are many forms of munication, 61 include: texting, cell phones, , and social media. __62__(use) these alternative forms to municate with others may be faster, 63 it lacks many qualities that a facetoface conversation 64 (possess). Facial expression and body language can 65 (great) affect a conversation. They can be used to give a person some information about what the other person 66 (think) and feeling. Facial expression can 67 (apply) to video chatting, but body language can only be found in a facetoface conversation. Talking in person can have physical 68 (feature). Giving someone a hug and holding their hand 69 (fort) them can only be done in person. When you are talking to someone by texting or instant messaging them, physical touch does not exist at all, which can limit the connection 70 the people in the munication. V. 短文改錯(cuò) （ 共 10小題；每小題 1分， 滿分 10分） 假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫(xiě)的以下作文。 1. What did the woman do last Saturday? A. She went swimming. B. She did laundry. C. She went shopping. 2. What food does the woman dislike? A. Spicy food. B. Sweet food. C. Salty food. 3. How many rooms does the woman have in her apartment? A. 5. B. 4. C. 3. 4. What colour hat does the man’s wife have? A. Pink. B. Yellow. C. Blue. 5. Where are the two speakers most probably? A. At a taxi station. B. At a bus stop. C. At a railway station. 第二節(jié)（共 15小題 。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。 可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。 they measure distance in time, not miles. “How far away is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,” they answer, “it’s about five minutes from here.” You say, “Yes, but how many miles away is it?” They don’t know. It’s true that a person doesn’t know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say, ‘Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I don’t know.” People in Yucatan believe that “I don’t know” is impolite. They usually give an answer, o ften a wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan! 21. When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place they usually _________. A. describe the place carefully B. refer to recognizable buildings and places C. show him a map of the place D. tell him the names of the streets 22. Which is the place where people measure distance in time? A. New York. B. Kansas. C. Los Angeles. D. Iowa. 23. People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer ________. A. in order to save time B. as a test C. for fun D. so as to be polite 24. What can we infer from the text? A. It’s useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly. B. People have similar understandings of politeness. C. It’s important for travelers to understand cultural differences. D. New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors. B Towards evening,