1、In September, 1939, Germany invaded and occupied Poland, which marked the beginning of the Second World War. The war lasted for about 7 years. Later, many countries, including Britain, declared war on Germany. Numerous privates died. Despite this, the survivors still think their sacrifice and effort
2、s worthwhile.The most important and memorable battle of the war was Operation Overlord. The situation at Omaha Beach where American troops landed was so bad that its commanders even thought about abandoning the operation. To our great astonishment, eventually, the soldiers made a breakthrough with g
3、reat courage and the DDay landing was successful. During the landing, some soldiers drowned in the deep water, others wounded by the bullets or shells. Fortunately, some soldiers were picked up. When some old soldiers think of the scene now, they still feel shocked and frightened. On 6 June, 2004, s
4、urvivors with different nationalities of the DDay landing returned to France to watch the cemetery and memorial overlooking Omaha Beach to remember their lost comrades.Nowadays, most people long for peace and condemn war. Peace is the very thing that most countries have gone after.1939 年 9 月德国入侵并占领了
5、波兰，这标志着第二次世界大战的开始。二战大约持续了 7 年。后来许多国家，包括英国，都向德国宣战。无数的士兵牺牲了。尽管如此，幸存者仍认为他们的牺牲和努力是值得的。这场战争中最重要和最难忘的战役是“霸王行动” 。美国军队登陆的奥马哈海滩形势非常糟糕，以至于指挥官都考虑放弃这次行动。令我们感到非常惊讶的是，最后士兵们用他们巨大的勇气取得了突破，D 日登陆成功了。在这次登陆中，一些士兵在深水中被淹死，一些被子弹或炮弹击中负伤。幸运的是，有些士兵被救起。当一些老士兵回想起当时的情景时，他们依旧感到震惊和恐惧。在 2004 年 6 月 6 号，D 日登陆的不同国籍的幸存者回到法国去参观俯视奥马哈海滩的
6、公墓和纪念碑以怀念他们阵亡的战友。现在，大多数人渴望和平谴责战争。和平是大多数国家追求的东西。加餐练(一) 完形阅读组合练.完形填空A young Syrian woman, Lilith, had been invited to the conference at the last minute. Everyone seemed surprised but _1_ that shed actually come. Just a few days earlier, Lilith had _2_ her country and found refuge (庇护) with one of the
7、_3_ attending the conference. As an Orthodox Christian in Syria, she and her loved ones had become _4_ targets of violent terrorist (恐怖分子 ) groups in the countrys ongoing civil war.Lilith had _5_ horrors no one of her young age should ever witness. With the further danger it _6_， she decided to leav
8、e her home and her family to find _7_ here in America. Knowing some of her _8_， and seeing her sitting through the sessions at the retreat head covered in a scarf, face _9_ toward the floor broke my heart.Liliths story _10_ all of us, including Pam, who was a _11_ maker. Pam had just _12_ a beautifu
9、l quilt, and had brought it with her. She, along with a few of the leaders, decided to give it to Lilith as a _13_ of their comfort and love. Lilith had left her own mother _14_ in her homeland, and I couldnt imagine how _15_ and lonely she felt. _16_ I could see there were lots of “mamas” in this c
10、ommunity of women who were more than _17_ to love her. During our last _18_ together, Lilith was called forward and prayed over, hugged, and wrapped up in that beautiful quilt. I thought of the many hours Pam _19_ spent working on it, unaware of the terrible events that would lead Lilith to this mom
11、ent surrounded by the beauty and love the quilt embodied. I _20_. When they told her it was for her, she wept, too.语篇解读：叙利亚女子 Lilith 为了躲避家乡的战争和恐怖分子的袭击，来到美国寻求帮助，得到了作者及其他女士的帮助。该篇文章告诉我们应维护和平并帮助他人。1A.delighted BimpressedCdisappointed Dshocked解析：选 A 由 but 可知此处应用一个与 surprised 相反的形容词，故用 delighted 表示“高兴的” 。
12、 impressed“印象深刻的” ；disappointed“失望的” ；shocked“震惊的” 。2A.escaped BbetrayedCfled Dcondemned解析：选 C 根据第二段中的 “she decided to leave her home and her family”可知，此处应用 fled，表示 “逃离” ，指她逃离了她的国家。escape 后面要加 from 表示“从中逃离” ；betray“背叛” ；condemn “谴责” 。3A.Christians Benemies Cwomen DSyrians解析：选 C 根据第三段中的 “lots of mama
13、s in this community of women”可知，此处应该是指“参加大会的妇女们(women) ”。4A.occupied Binvaded Crescued Dattacked解析：选 D 根据下文可知，此处指：叙利亚女子 Lilith 以及她所爱的人成了家乡内战中恐怖组织的攻击目标。故选 attacked，表示“受到攻击的” 。5A.refused BseenCimagined Dpossessed解析：选 B Lilith 在家乡目睹了她这个年龄的人不该见到的恐怖。故用 see 表示“目睹” ，与空格后的 witness 同义。6A.distributed Bmention
14、edCpresented Doverlooked解析：选 C 此处指家乡的动乱带来的更多的危险。 distribute“分发，分配” ；mention“提出 ”；present“呈现” ；overlook“忽视” 。7A.nationality BsafetyCliberation Dimmigration解析：选 B 根据第一段中的 “. found refuge (庇护) with one of the _3_ attending the conference”可知，此处用 safety，意为“安全” 。 nationality“国籍” ；liberation“解放” ；immigrati
15、on“移民 ”。8A.stories BrelativesCdreams Dtragedies解析：选 A 根据语境可知，此处指 “我”了解了她的一些故事。9A.bent BblinkedCwrinkled Dput解析：选 A 此处指她的脸朝下。 bend“低下” ，符合语境。10A.appealed BdepressedCtouched Dterrified解析：选 C Lilith 的故事触动了我们所有人。 touch 表示“感动，触动” ，符合语境。appeal“吸引” ，后面要加介词 to；depress “使沮丧” ；terrify “使恐惧” 。11A.basket Bquilt
16、Ccoat Dscarf解析：选 B 根据下文中的“a beautiful quilt” 可知 Pam 是做被子的。12A.purchased BwornCborrowed Dfinished解析：选 D 此处指“Pam 刚做好了一条被子，也随身带来了” 。故用 finish，表示“做完” 。13A.memorial BvirtueCsymbol Dchance解析：选 C 此处指“Pam 与几位领导人一起决定把这条被子给 Lilith，以作为她们安慰和关爱的一个标志” 。故用 symbol，表示“象征，标志 ”。14A.aside BbehindCoff Dout解析：选 B 此处指 Lil
17、ith 把自己的母亲留在家乡，只身去了美国寻找保护。leave .behind 表示“ 把留下” 。15A.frightened BawkwardCashamed Dexhausted解析：选 A “我”不能想象她当时感觉多么恐惧和孤独。根据 lonely 可知此处应用一个与 lonely 语义范畴相同的形容词。frightened “害怕的” ，符合语境。16A.Therefore BHoweverCBut DMoreover解析：选 C 此处与前面的部分是转折关系。此处的意思是“虽然她离开了自己的妈妈，但在妇女社团中有许多个妈妈 ”。17A.confident BmodestCanxiou
18、s Dready解析：选 D 在这里许多“妈妈 ”都非常愿意去爱她。 be ready to do sth.意为“愿意做某事” 。18A.session BcampaignCreception Dcoincidence解析：选 A 根据第二段中的 “. seeing her sitting through the sessions .”可知，此处用session 表示“从事某项活动的集会(或一段时间) ”。19A.unwillingly BundoubtedlyCunconsciously Dunavoidably解析：选 B 此句的意思是“ 我想到了 Pam 毫无疑问花费了许多时间才做了这条
19、被子 ”，故用 undoubtedly 表示“毫无疑问地” 。20A.wept Byelled Csighed Dnodded解析：选 A 根据下文中的“When they told her it was for her, she wept, too”可知，此处指“我见到此情此景哭了” 。 weep“哭泣” 。.阅读理解Most of us now have more than one online social media platform that we often use. They all have a place for you to show your best face in t
20、he form of a profile (简介) photo. A satisfying photo can make any visitor to your social media pages feel good about you at first sight. But, according to a new study, we may not be the best judge of our own profile pictures.Researchers asked 100 university students to choose images that they would m
21、ost likely use as profile pictures on social networks. They found that the participants picked the trait (特点) of attractiveness for a dating site and professionalism for a career site. They decided what to emphasize (强调 ) in this way. Next, the students were asked to perform the same task for a stra
22、nger in the group. At last, researchers showed these images to online viewers and asked them to rate how confident, trustworthy or able the person in them appeared.The online viewers tended to favor the photos that were chosen by strangers rather than those chosen by the people themselves. Researche
23、rs suggested that strangers are better at choosing true images that show a persons current appearance. One idea is that people tend to think themselves more positively than others do. This may affect their ability to distinguish (区分) when trying to select a satisfying photo. Moreover, it appears tha
24、t people overemphasize the trait of attractiveness compared with other traits, such as trustworthiness and kindness, which are characters that strangers often focus on.Still, there are a number of questions to be answered. Researchers have not yet begun to examine which photos can bring actual benef
25、its in life or workplaces. But if you want to put your best face forward, you can ask someone else to choose your next profile picture.语篇解读：人们总是希望在社交网站上留下最吸引人的资料照片，但研究发现陌生人其实更擅长挑选这类照片。1People try to pick best online profile pictures of themselves to _.Amake themselves feel happyBshow off their appea
26、ranceCcompete with their friendsDleave others a good impression解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据第一段中的 “A satisfying photo can make . feel good about you at first sight.”可知，人们选择最好的简介照片是为了给别人留下良好的印象。2Students in the study chose pictures of themselves according to _.Asuggestions from their friendsBcharacters that a site
27、 requiresCwhether their family like themDwhether they seem goodlooking解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据第二段 “They found that the participants picked . professionalism for a career site.”可推断，在这个研究中，学生们根据每个网站对性格特点的要求来选择照片。3Why do strangers do better in choosing satisfying profile pictures?AThey are less confident in the
28、mselves.BThey think more highly of themselves than others.CThey emphasize peoples positive qualities.DThey choose pictures according to attractiveness.解析：选 C 推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句 “. trustworthiness and kindness，which are characters that strangers often focus on.”可知，陌生人更擅长挑选资料照片是因为他们在挑选照片时更看重人们所传达的积极品质。4W
29、hat can be the best title for this text?ALet strangers take photos for youBHow to better understand yourselfCStrangers help choose better profile photosDHow to make your profile photos attractive解析：选 C 标题归纳题。根据文章大意和最后一段最后一句的建议可知，本文主要提出了陌生人更擅长挑选资料照片的观点。加餐练(二) 主观题规范增分练.语法填空I am Cathy White, 23. I stud
30、ied film and television at the University of East Anglia. At the time I left university, many of my friends of the same degree _1_ (be) in the working world for a full year. The creative industry is highly competitive, so I decided to move to London to intern (实习) _2_ (get) some working experience.
31、Fortunately, my family are _3_ a position where they could help me out financially, but for others it is a lot _4_ (tough)The first internship I did was with a postproduction company. I was excited to work in the company as I have always been very fond of _5_ (make) films. I started the internship o
32、n the basis that I would be exposed to various aspects of postproduction. I was paid for the day, _6_ just about covered lunch and travel.I then moved on to intern for Sparkpr. The internship was _7_ (full) paid and lasted three months. In this internship, I had to run before I could crawl and it wa
33、s a big challenge to me. I was fortunate in that the team was small so I was given many _8_ (responsible)At the end of the internship in December 2011, I _9_ (offer) a fulltime position as _10_ account executive.答案：1.had been 2.to get 3.in 4.tougher 5.making6which 7.fully 8.responsibilities 9.was of
34、fered 10.an.短文改错We are always inspired to learn during our lifetime, and the slogan “It is never too older to learn” has been promoted all a time. But only few people can make it. Recently, it was reporting that an old man who was almost 80 became schoolmates with her granddaughter. The girl got her
35、 university accept this summer and she went to the university that her grandpa had been in when he is young. However, her grandpa did not graduate so he didnt finish all the courses. Although he was at an old age, but this old man decided go back to the campus to continue his course. People all admi
36、red this old man of his hardworking spirit.答案：第一句：olderold; athe第三句：reportingreported; herhis第四句：acceptacceptance; iswas第五句：sobecause第六句：去掉 but; decided 后加 to第七句：offor.书面表达假定你是李华，是伦敦某中学的交换生。你校志愿者协会正在组织一批志愿者去教因战争而失去家园和学校的孩子学习。请你给该协会写一封信申请加入，主要内容包括：1自我简介；2申请的原因；3你的优势。注意：1.词数 100 左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考
37、范文：Dear Sir or Madam，Im Li Hua, 18 years old, a peaceloving exchange student from China. I am writing to be one of the volunteers to teach the children who have lost their schools and homes because of wars.I quite sympathise with the homeless, especially the children. Not only can I teach them to sp
38、eak Chinese and English, but also I can teach them some basic survival life skills. In addition, with some crosscultural psychology knowledge, I will do what I can to help them regain the confidence in their future life.I would appreciate it if you could give me the chance to do something for them.Y
39、ours truly，Li Hua(Modules 56)第一部分 听力 (满分 30 分，限时 20 分钟)第一节(共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分)听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1How long does the woman work on Saturday?ASeven hours. BSix hours. CEight hours.2Why was Sahara sad these days? A
40、She was sick.BHer grade was poor. CHer grandma died. 3Where is the man? AIn a hotel. BIn an office. CIn a restaurant.4Which of the following does John like?AWriting letters.BSending letters.CGetting letters.5What does the man mean? AHe couldnt fetch the clothes. BThe store was closed. CThe clothes w
41、ere not ready. 第二节(共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分)听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6What does the man think of?AThe best way to reduce crimes is to educate people.BMore policemen should be em
42、ployed.CThere is no better way to reduce crimes.7What is the woman doing on the Internet?AWatching movies. BListening to music. CStealing crops.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8How does the man know about a law against walking dogs?AFrom the newspaper. BFrom the magazine. CFrom the book.9How does the man think o
43、f the law?ARight. BBad. CUseful.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。 10How many days has the man got for his vacation?A25 days. B10 days. C15 days.11Why does the man go to Hawaii for his vacation with his family?ATo broaden his vision. BTo relax themselves. CTo visit friends.12Where is the woman going this summe
44、r?AEgypt.BCanada.CThe United States.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13What can we learn about the adults and the teenagers in the special program? AThey are friendly to each other. BThey teach each other new ways of building houses. CThey spend eight weeks together, working as farmers. 14What is the main pur
45、pose to work several hours every day for the members? ATo lead a busy life. BTo get used to the life on the farms. CTo find useful things and pleasure in work. 15What is true about the rules of living together? AThe teenagers dont have to obey the rules. BThe members have to obey the rules the adult
46、s make. CThe members should not break the rules they make together. 16What is the passage mainly about? ALife in New York State. BThe Rules of Living Together. CFree Hours in the Special Work Group. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17What will the speaker do before going to Australia? ABook a room. BContact
47、his friend. CSave enough money.18What interests the speaker most in Australia? AAboriginal tribes. BQueensland University. CThe herd.19Which city will the speaker visit first in America? AChicago. BSan Francisco. CNew York.20What can the speaker expect on the Mountains of Kenya? AWild animals.BAmazi
48、ng snow scenery.CMany mountain climbers.答案：15 ACACA 610 ACABB1115 BAACC 1620 BBACB听力材料(Text 1)M：What is your working time?W：I work from 9 to 6 from Monday to Friday and on Saturday I work from 10 to 5.(Text 2)W：Sahara has been very sad these days. M：Whats the matter with her? W：Shes all right, but her grandma passed away. (Text 3)W：Front desk. Can I help you?M：Yeah, hi. This is Room 201. Is your dining room still open?W：Im sorry, sir. The dining room closes at 10：30.M：Thank you.(Text 4)W：John, good news. Heres a letter for you.
