从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
1.failed A．practiced B．refused C．watched D．waited
2.bathe A. mouths B. breath C. months D. thunderstorm
3.explosion A. expert B. example C. explanation D. experience
4.classical A．eraser B．favour C. natural D．general
5.southern A．housewife B．couple C．count D．Through
Peter has gone to Beijing, but I’m wondering why he ________ in such a hurry.
A. left B. has left C. leaves D. was leaving
请仔细观察以下三幅连环图片的内容，并想象第四幅图片可能的发展，写出一个涵盖连环图片内容并有完整结局的故事。
注意： 1．词数不少于80；
2．开头已给出，不计入总词数；
3．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
4．在答题卡上作答。
Tom’s mother，Mary，a kind and hardworking mother，runs a noodle restaurant．
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请结合材料，按要求用英文写作。
Learn from yesterday，live for today，hope for tomorrow．—— Albert Einstein
要求： 1．应紧扣材料，有明确的观点；
2．词数不少于60；
3．在答题卡上作答。
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“I’m a little worried about my future．”said Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate．He should be so lucky．All he had to worry about was whether to have an affair with Mrs. Robinson．In the sixties，that was the total sum of post-graduation anxiety．
Hoffman’s modem peers are not so fortunate．The Mrs. Robinsons aren’t sitting around at home any more．They are out in the workplace，doing the high-powered jobs the graduates want，but cannot get．For those fresh out of university，desperate for work but unable to get it，there is a big imbalance between supply and demand．And there is no narrowing of the gap in sight．
Parents feel as badly let down as the young people themselves．Middle-class families see their graduate offspring on the dole (救济金) queue and wonder why they bothered paying school fees．Working-class families feel an even keener sense of disappointment．For many such families，getting a child into university was the fulfillment of a lifelong dream．It was proof that they were living in a dynamic，economically successful country．That dream does not seem so rosy now．Graduate unemployment is not，ultimately，a political problem．Job-creation for graduates is very low down in the government’s schedule．If David Cameron’s Conservatives (保守党) had a brilliant idea for guaranteeing every graduate a well-paid job，they would have presented it by now．It is a social problem，though a more deep-seated social problem than people perhaps realize．
1.The author begins with the lines from The Graduate in order to __________ ．
A．support the fact that more women are working now
B．show that few graduates started working right after graduation
C．demonstrate that there were much fewer graduates than now
D．emphasize the sharp contrast between now and then
2.Regarding job opportunities for young graduates，the author sounds __________ ．
A．pessimistic B．hopeful C．unconcerned D．content
3.The main purpose of the passage is to __________ ．
A．criticize the government
B．present a current severe situation
C．publicize a movie
D．display the success of the country
4.Towards the end of the passage，the author implies that __________ ．
A．there will be job-creation programs for graduates
B．graduate unemployment is more of a political issue
C．graduate unemployment is not likely to be solved in a short time
D．the Conservatives have done nothing to solve the issue
Redwood trees are the tallest plants on the earth，reaching heights of up to 100 meters．They are also known for their longevity，typically 500 to 1000 years，but sometimes more than 2000 years．A hundred million years ago，in the age of dinosaurs，redwoods were common in the forests of a much more moist and tropical North America．As the climate became drier and colder，they declined to a narrow strip along the Pacific coast of Northern Califomia．
The trunk of redwood trees is very strong and usually forms a single straight column．It is covered with a soft bark．This bark can be pretty thick，well over two feet in the more mature trees．It gives the older trees a certain kind of protection from insects，but the main benefit is that it keeps the center of the tree harmless from moderate forest fires because of its thickness．This fire resistant quality explains why the giant redwood grows to live that long．While most other types of trees are destroyed by forest fires，the giant redwood actually prospers because of them．
Moderate fires will clear the ground of competing plant life，and the rising heat dries and opens the ripe fruit of the redwood，releasing many thousands of seeds onto the ground below．
New trees are often produced from shoots，little baby trees，which form at the base of the trunk．These shoots grow slowly，fed by the root system of the “mother’’ tree．When the main tree dies，the shoots are then free to grow as full trees，forming a “fairy ring” of trees around the original tree．These trees，in turn，may give rise to more shoots，and the cycle continues．
1.Why were redwood trees easier to find in the forests of North America millions of years ago?
A．The trees were taller and stronger．
B．The soil was softer for seeds to develop．
C．The climate there was warmer and wetter．
D．The temperature was lower along the Pacific coast．
2.Which of the following is a function of the tree bark as mentioned in the passage?
A．It allows redwood trees to bear seeds．
B．It prevents redwood trees from attack by insects．
C．It helps redwood trees absorb water in the air．
D．It makes redwood trees more beautiful and appealing．
3.Why do redwood trees grow to live that long according to the passage?
A．They have heavy and straight tree trunks．
B．They are properly watered and catered to．
C．They are more resistant to fire damage than other trees．
D．They produce many young trees to maintain their life cycle．
4.How does a “fairy ring’’ form according to the passage?
A．By killing an old tree． B．By connecting root systems．
C．By inserting holes into old trees． D．By surrounding a mature tree．
