9．Last summer，my friend and I hired a car and headed for Toronto．We didn't book a hotel room （61）because/as/since/for it was at the beginning of September and we thought it would be easy for us（62）to find（find） a hotel．
We （63）had driven/had been driving（drive） for six hours when the weather changed and it looked as if a thunderstorm was coming．We got lost and both were （64）exhausted（exhaust） when I saw an old lady parking her car．I stopped and asked （65）whether/if she knew a hotel nearby．She said there was a hotel down the road，（66）but it might have been closed．The lovely old lady looked at me and said，"Why don't you girls just stay the night at （67）my house？I'll cook for you．"
We ended up going to a little island in Lake Muskoka，（68）whereher family lived．We slept in the （69）comfortable （comfort） beds they built for their kids，and they cooked for us．We stayed at their house for three nights in all and also met their friends．Those days were the （70）best（good） part of our three-week trip!We were glad that we got lost and met the old lady．

8．While it is impossible to live completely free of stress，it is possible to prevent stress as well as reduce its effect when it can't be avoided．（36）G
●Try physical activity．
  （37）DRunning，walking，playing tennis，and working in your garden are just some of the activities you might try．
●Take care of yourself
（38）BIf you easily get angry and can't sleep well enough，or if you're not eating properly，it will be more likely that you will fall into stressful situations．If stress repeatedly keeps you from sleeping，you should consult a doctor．
●Make time for yourself
Schedule time for both work and entertainment．Don't forget，play can be just as important to your overall well-being as work．（39）EGo window-shopping or work on a hobby．Allow yourself at least a half hour each day to do something you enjoy．
●（40）C
Stress can result from disorganization and a feeling that"there's so much to do，and not enough time"．Trying to take care of everything at once can be too much for you and as a result，you may not achieve anything．Instead，make a list of everything you have to do，then do one thing at a time，checking off each task as it is completed．
Set o ut to do the most important task first．

A．Do whatever you like and want to do B．You should make every effort to eat well and get enough rest． C．Make a list of things to do． D．When you are nervous，angry or upset，try releasing the pressure through exercise physical activity． E．You need a break from your daily routine to just relax and have fun． F．You could smile to yourself in front of a mirror every day． G．The following are suggestions for ways to deal with stress．

7．Technology is making life easier for some dairy farmers．They use robotic systems to milk their cows．These systems are designed to reduce labor and increase milk production．
  Cows are trained to follow a series of paths that lead to the milking stations．Only one cow at a time can enter the station．Once inside，the cow is rewarded with food．As the cow eats，a robotic arm cleans and connects the animal to the milking machine．A few minutes later，the milking is completed．The gate is lifted．The cow leaves and the next cow enters．The robotic systems are designed to operate twenty four hours a day．Cows are milked on average about three times a day．Some are milked four to six times a day．The cows wear collars（頸圈） around their necks that identify them to the system．A computer keeps records on their eating and milking．A cow is released from the station if the computer decides it should not be milked．The system also measures the temperature and color of the freshly produced milk．Milk is thrown away if it does not pass the tests．Cows need two to four weeks to learn to use the robotic milking systems．Once trained，the cows no longer require human assistance，unless something goes wrong．
  Professor Plaut heads the Department of Animal Science at Michigan State University．She believes the systems will attract especially the next generation of farmers who are more interested in technology and less interested in working all the time on the farm．Still，she says the price of robotic milking systems will continue to limit their use．Doug Suhr has more than one hundred milking cows on his farm．Last year it became the fourth farm in southeast Minnesota to get a robotic milking system．A recent story in a local agricultural newspaper said the first robot cost 175，000andthesecondcost150，000．Doug says the increase in milk production reaches a high of more than 6kg per cow per day．
32．Under robotic milking systems，Ddecide（s） whether a cow is suitable to be milked．
A．the robotic arms                 
B．the dairy farmers       
C．the cows themselves            
D．a(chǎn) computer
33．When is human assistance needed during the milking？C
A．When the cows enter the milking station every morning．
B．When a robotic arm connects a cow to the milking machine．
C．When the cows are trained to use the robotic milking system in the first   two to four weeks．
D．When the temperature and color of the freshly produced milk are measured．
34．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the last paragraph？A
A．Since Doug got the robotic milking system，milk production on his farm has increased．
B．The price of milking machines decreases $25，000 every year．
C．Doug has the largest farm in southeast Minnesota．
D．There are four farms in southeast Minnesota that have robotic milking systems so far．
35．It can be inferred from the passage thatB．
A．the price of robotic milking systems will greatly decrease
B．robotic milking systems are still too expensive to be popular
C．most farmers are too old to use robotic milking systems
D．robotic milking systems don't need to work at night．

6．Delta College starts Street Fair
San Joaquin Delta College will introduce its new Summer Street Fair，which runs from noon to 8 p．m every Friday stating this week through Aug.9 in Delta's L-l parking lot near Pacific Avenue and March Lane．The fair goes with Delta's weekend flea market．
This week's featured performers are guitarist Travis Matsumoto from noon to 3 p．m．，and Julio and his Jazz Trio from 3 to 6 p．m．
Lode Farmers Market opens
The Angels Camp Certified Farmers Market begins its yearly run from 5 p．m．to dusk this Friday in Utica Park in downtown Angels Camp．Opening night will feature wine tasting from award-winning Four，and live music by guitarist Nicholas Leffler．Visitors will find fresh，locally grown produce and special foods．There will also be barbecue and California-Mexican fusion cuisine．
Join River Rafting for a good cause
Whitewater enthusiasts can participate in Mokelumne Rive，Rafting Adventures on June 16 in Mokelumne Hill．Local outfitter O．A．R．S．is donating its services to help with the event．Departures are at 8 a．m．，noon，or 4 p．m．The trip should last about three hours．
Films center on paddling water
The festival is an annual contest that awards winning films that focus on paddling in rivers，lakes and oceans in a variety of locales．Tickets to the film festival are 12inadvanceand15 at the door，and are also available online atticketriver．com/event/7002-reel-paddling-film-festival．
The evening also includes a drawing．Prizes include whitewat er trips on the South Fork of the American River．
25．If you want to go to the Summer Street Fair．B
A．you must be a student from Delta College
B．you can go there on the afternoon of Friday
C．you should live near the Pacific Avenue
D．you must give a performance in the market
26．If you want to enjoy the tasty foods，you can go toB．
A．the new Summer Street Fair of Delta College
B．Lode Farmers Market 
C．Mokelumne River Rafting Adventures
D．the film festival centering on paddling water
27．If you are interested in paddling in rivers，C
A．you can know all the American rivers
B．you must try hard to get many prizes
C．you can get tickets from a website
D．you must keep silent in the evening．

5．One sentence from the news in Washington has remained in my mind since a trip last summer："When you see people run against the crowd escaping（61）fromthe danger，they are （62）probably（probable） firefighters，police or journalists．
I think this is most true for the firefighters．Whenever and wherever （63）disasters（disaster） happen-9/11 Attacks in New York 14 years ago or the explosion in Tianjin on Wednesday night-it is always the firefighters（64）that/whotake the lead to run to the very center，saving lives by（65）risking（risk） their own．I cried today near the explosion site，not because of the smoke from the ongoing fire（66）butbecause of a short message a firefighter sent to a trusted friend that went viral online．It reads，"If I cannot make it，my father is（67）yours（you）； and please remember（68）to sweep（sweep） my mother's tomb．"I was thrilled later to learn that he did make it
"Everyone knows it's （69）dangerous（danger） to be a firefighter．But he has always liked it and has done it for 12 years，"his father said．"He survived this time，but no one knows what（70）will happen（happen） next time．"

4．If I could give everyone one piece of advice about the college application process，it would be this：（36）C
  Be different from the beginning．Don't wait until the summer after junior year，or worse，the fall of senior year to begin this process．（37）E You might be seeing the stress in seniors who are frantically （瘋狂地） visiting colleges，writing essays，and completing applications．
  （38）A．Do some research and think beyond the"usual suspects"（備選） before you find the most suitable choice．Colleges compare students from the same high school with the same measuring stick since they read all the applications together．If your coursework and test scores don't look good enough，it will be more challenging to be accepted．However，your leadership or special talents may be more impressive if you are one of only a few students applying to a certain college．
  Be different in the activities you choose and follow your interests，not your friends．（39）GIt could be tutoring，the environment，dancing，writing，or starting a business，but take part for the right reasons．Your activities should be meaningful and tell a story about who you are．
  Be different in what you write about in your essay to stand out．It is the one tool that gives you total control，so use it wisely．Write what you want them to know about you，not what you think they want to read．Brainstorming your essay topic is a self-reflection process．（40）DFind something unique．

A．Be different in preparing your college list．
B．Try to develop your talents．
C．Dare to be different
D．Stay away from topics that everyone writes about．．
E．Starting early will relieve much stress．
F．Imagine what people are usually interested in．
G．Find something that matters to you or something you care about．

3．A bargain is something offered at a low and advantageous price．A more recent definition is：a bargain is a dirty trick to force money out of the pockets of silly and innocent people．
    The cost of producing a new---for example---toothpaste would make 80p the proper price for it，so we will market it at£1.20．It is not a bad toothpaste，and as people like to try new things it will sell well to start with； but the attraction of novelty soon fades，so sales will fall．When that happens we will reduce the price to£1.15．And we will turn it into a bargain by printing 5p OFF all over it．
    Sometimes it is not 5p OFF but 1p OFF．What breathtaking rudeness to advertise 1p OFF your soap or washing powder or whatever!Even the poorest old-age pensioner ought to regard this as an insult（侮辱），but he doesn't．A bargain must not be missed．People say one has to have washing powder （or whatever） and one might as well buy it a penny cheaper．
The real danger starts when unnecessary things become‘bargains'．Many people just cannot resist bargains．Provided they think they are getting a bargain they will buy clothes they will never wear or furniture they have no space for．Once I heard of a man who bought an electric saw（電鋸） as a bargain and cut off two of his fingers the next day．But he had no regrets：the saw had been truly cheap．
    Quite a few people actually believe that they make money on such bargains．A lady once told me："I've had a lucky day today．I bought a dress for£120，reduced from£400； and I bought a beautiful Persian carpet for£600，reduced from£900．"It will never occur to her that she has actually wasted£720．She feels as though she had made£580．She also feels，I am sure，that if she had more time for shopping，she could make a living out of it．
    Some people buy in large quantities because it is cheaper．Once a couple bought enough sugar for their lifetime and the lifetime of their children and grandchildren．They thought it a bargain not to be missed．When the sugar arrived they didn't know where to store it-until they realized that their toilet was a very spacious one．So that was where they piled up their sugar．Not only did their guests feel rather strange whenever they were offered sugar to put into their coffee，but the toilet became extremely sticky．
    To offer bargains is a commercial trick to make the poor poorer．When greedy fools fall for this trick，it serves them right．
28．What does the underlined word"novelty"in Paragraph 2 probably mean？D
A．Good quality．
B．Low price．
C．Curiosity．
D．Newness．
29．Which word best describes the language style of the passage？C
A．Polite．
B．Foolish．
C．Humorous．
D．Serious．
30．How does the author feel about 1p OFF a product？B
A．It's a gift for poor people．
B．It's an insult to shoppers．
C．It's a bargain worth trying．
D．It's a real reduction in price．
31．Which statement will the author probably agree with？D
A．Bargains are things people don't really need．
B．Bargains are often real cheap products．
C．Bargains help people make a living．
D．Bargains play tricks on people．

2．Plant World Garden Centre is located between Torquay and Newton Abbot．The Garden is laid out to represent the five continents of the world．Our inspirational gardens contain countless rare and foreign plants seldom seen outside their native lands．
     Our Famous"Gardens of the World"
     It was designed，built and planted in 1986 as the first ever"Map of the World Gardens"．It takes visitors half an hour or more to drive along the winding pathways around the"world map"and see which plants grow in which countries．The neighboring rare plant nurseries （苗 圃） enable visitors to take home plants and trees growing there．We give a warm welcome to garden clubs and gardening societies，many of whom make annual visits．
    Latest News
    Our new Garden website is released!We hope you like our new website which we have tried to fill with interesting information and history about our lovely gardens．
    Seeds
    We produce and sell over 3000 varieties of flower and vegetable seeds．Many are rare，and unusual．All of them can be purchased on our sister website：www．plant-world-seeds．com．
    Scenic Cafe
    Our hilltop cafe offers one of the most incredible panoramas  （全景圖 ）  of Britain．The menu includes toasted sandwiches and jacket potatoes．In addition，many home-made cakes are offered，including the famous Devon Cream Teas．We always use local produce whenever possible---our ice creams are from Language，our home-made soups come from Rod & Bens，and our bottled drinks are supplied by Heron Valley．
     Opening Times
     We are open 9：30 am-5：00 pm，seven days a week，from late March to mid October （ please call first to confirm at the start/end of season）．．
     Garden Admission Prices
     Day ticket：£3
     Season ticket：£10
     Kids under 12 go free
25．From the new Carden website，visitors canB
A．buy all kinds of local produce
B．get information about the past of the gardens
C．fill the website with their interesting stories
D．purchase over 3，000 varieties of flower seeds
26．Which of the following is true about Scenic Cafe？C
A．It encourages visitors to make cakes on their own．
B．It owns the most complete menu in Britain．
C．It provides visitors with a whole view of Britain．
D．It supplies bottled drinks to Heron Valley．
27．If a couple and their l0-year-old son want to visit Plant World Garden for two days，they need to payA
A．£12              
B．£9               
C．£6               
D．£27．

1．John Sand was one of the most influential teachers I have ever met．During high school，he taught me more than any other teacher had been able to．
He developed unusual methods of teaching．He did not give us homework on the first day and have it due the next； instead，he gave us a homework schedule for the term and left it up to us to remember to do it．By doing so，he prepared us for life after high school，where it would be up to us to make our own work schedule．
Mr．Sand was a family man．He made use of whatever time we had left in class to show us his latest vacation videos or his children's sports videos．It was nice to see a man who balanced his family and his career so nicely in a world where a broken home is the average home．
Mr．Sand always encouraged us to get out of our little close-minded society of Wethersfield and explore the cultures of the world．He would tell us stories of his travels across Europe and his adventures around the US．Many teachers just forced the idea of college and ignored our need to reach outside of what we know．
Many people may not ever have a teacher like Mr．Sand．I feel sorry for them．Mr．Sand taught me things that went beyond the curriculum（課程） and let me know how powerful a teacher's influence could be．
21．How did Mr．Sand deal with students'homework？C
A．He always avoided giving it．
B．He punished those failing to finish it．
C．He wanted students to be responsible for it．
D．He spent enough time every day checking it．
22．What do we know about Mr．Hand from Paragraph 3？B
A．He only had one child．
B．He didn't have a great love for life．
C．He liked doing sports after work．
D．He valued his job as well as his family．
23．Mr．Hand shared his tours around Europe with his students toA．
A．lead them to know more
B．encourage them to become brave
C．inspire them to care for others
D．show them how to spend their free time
24．What would be the best title for the text？B
A．Teachers I like best
B．An outstanding teacher
C．Teaching，a great career
D．How to be a caring teacher．

20．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．文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處．每處錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改． 增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下寫(xiě)出該加的詞． 刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(xiàn)（\）劃掉． 修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線(xiàn)，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞． 注意：1．每處錯(cuò)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(jì)分．
Whenever talking about my dream，I always recall my childhood where I started learning to sing．At that time it was my interest that lead me to sing．Although I had difficulty learning it，I was happy．And with time went on，I have gradually realized that singing is my whole life，which has a great influence in me and brings me pleasure．I like it and I enjoy it．I want stand on an even big stage to sing．Not only will my dream be come true but also I can send my beautifully songs to all the audience．I want to transfer（傳遞）happy and encouragement to the audience by singing，making them feeling cheerful．