The highlight of my journey was to be Paris，the city I'd always longed to see．But now I was frightened to travel without a companion．I steeled myself and went anyway．I arrived at the train station in Paris panicked．Pulling my red suitcase behind me，I was pushed by sweaty travelers . On my first Metro ride, I encountered a clumsy pickpocket．I melted him with a look，and he eased his hand from my purse to fade into the crowded car. At my stop，I carried my heavy suitcase up the steep stairs and froze in confusion．Somewhere in this confusing city my hotel was hidden，but suddenly I couldn’t read my own directions．I stopped two people．Both greeted me with that Parisian face that said："Yes, I speak English，but you'll have to struggle with your French if you want to talk to me."
When I finally found the hotel，my heart was pounding. Then when I saw my room．I couldn't stay．Could I? The wallpaper looked like it had been through a fire．The bathroom was down the hall，and the window looked out onto the brick wall of another building．Welcome to Paris．It was my third week away from home and my kids，and I had arrived in the most romantic city in the world, alone, lonely and very scared．
The most important thing I did in Paris happened at that moment．I knew that if I didn't go out，right then，and find a place to have dinner，I would hide in this place my entire time in Paris. I might never learn to enjoy the world as a single individual．So I went out．Evening in Paris was light and warm．I strolled along a winding path，listening to birds sing，watching children float toy sailboats in a huge fountain．Paris was beautiful．And I was here alone but suddenly not lonely．My sense of accomplishment at overcoming my fear had left me feeling free，not abandoned．
During my week's stay in Paris．I did everything there was to do，and it was the greatest week of my European vacation．I returned home a believer in the healing power of solitary travel．Traveling alone makes up for its problems by demanding self－reliance and building the kind of confidence that serves the single life well．Certainly Paris became my metaphor(比喻说法）for addressing life's challenges on my own．Now when I meet an obstacle I just say to myself: If I can go to Paris，I can go anywhere．
1.How did the two Parisians respond when the author turned to them?
A. They warmly offered her help.
B. They asked her to speak French.
C. They thought she should struggle to learn French.
D. They showed they were only willing to communicate in French.
2.Which of the following statements is NOT true ?
A. Her purse was stolen on her first Metro ride.
B. She had great trouble finding the hotel she had booked.
C. She might have felt abandoned before she decided to explore alone.
D. Her stay in Paris was the most memorable part of her journey.
3.The underlined word in the last paragraph probably means_________
A. make up for B. deal with
C. come across D. believe in
4.What did the author learn from her solitary trip in Paris?
A. Solitary travel can heal people’s wounds.
B. Traveling alone brings about many problems.
C. Traveling alone helps people become independent and confident.
D. Solitary travel in Paris makes it not a challenge to go anywhere.
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书面表达
近两年春节期间，人们流行起了红包热 ，不仅许多手机APP提供抢红包活动，人们在QQ群和微信群(Wechat)也可以发红包，这种红包热盖过了看春晚。某英语杂志社就这种现象开专栏供读者来信交流，假如你是李华，请你写一封英语信给杂志社编辑，内容如下：1. 简要描述这一现象；2. 谈谈你对这一现象的看法；3. 提出你的建议。
要求：词数 100 左右；开头结尾已给出，不计入词数。
参考词汇：snatch red envelopes 抢红包
Dear Editor,
Recently the “Red envelope” fever has swept our nation. ________________________________________
________________________________________
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
短文改错
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(
)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)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. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Honesty play an important role in our daily life. It is not only the best policies, but a principle of dealing with affairs. Take the friendship for example. If you are honest man, your friends will be honest to you on return. When you are sad, he will comfort you; when you were in trouble, they will help you. However, if you are a dishonest man, and your friends will leave you alone sooner or late. What’s worse, you will be looked down upon by them and regard as a public enemy. In short, honesty is very important in our daily life. Honesty is absolute essential for a good and happy life.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Experiences are acquired through our journey in life; we choose and create our beliefs, fears and opinions based 1. all our experiences in life. Even though things and life are the way they are, mainly, we all have different opinions and 2. (believe) about everything and everybody. Other people have opinions about us all. But 3. really matters is the opinion we have about 4. (us). You either choose accept and follow what other people believe or decide 5. (become) yourself and live according to the reality of life.
By living life as it is and 6. (be) yourself, you create an image about yourself. It is7. (extreme) important to understand how this image, 8. (create) by your beliefs and imagination, directs and influences your growth. 9. image that you create about yourself 10. (determine) who you are and how you feel; it determines how successful you become in life. In short, you are as happy or sad as you see yourself.
完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C, D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As a child, there was nothing I liked better than Sunday afternoons at my grandfather’s farm. ________ by miles of winding stone walls, the house provided ________ hours of fun for a city kid.
I can still remember one ________ when I was eight years old. I’d wanted ________ anything to be allowed to climb the walls surrounding the property. The walls were old; some stones were ________ , others loose. Still, my desire to scramble (爬)across those walls ________ so strong that finally, one spring weekend, I took all my________and entered the living room, where the ________ had gathered after Sunday dinner.
“I, I wanna climb the stone walls,” I said hesitantly. ________ a chorus (齐声) went up from the women in the room. “Heavens, no!” they cried. “You’ll hurt yourself!” I wasn’t too ________ ; the response was just as I’d expected. But ________ I could leave the room, I was ________ by my grandfather’s loud voice. “Now ________ just a minute,” I heard him say. “Let the boy climb the stone walls. ________ , he has to learn to do things for himself.”
For the next two hours I climbed those old walls and had the time of my ________ . Later when I told my grandfather about my ________ , I’ll never forget what he said. “Fred,” he said, smiling, “you made this day a (an) ________ day just by being yourself. Always remember, there’s only one person in this whole world like you, and I like you exactly as you are.”
Many years have passed since then, and today I ________ the television program Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, seen by millions of children. There have been ________ over the years, but one thing ________ the same: my suggestion to children at the end of almost every visit. “There’s only one person in this whole world like you,” the kids can hear me say, “and people can like you exactly as you are.”
1.A. Covered B. Surrounded C. Extended D. Spread
2.A. meaningless B. short C. endless D. imaginable
3.A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. daytime
4.A. more than B. as well as C. rather than D. other than
5.A. remaining B. left C. tight D. missing
6.A. built B. went C. grew D. turned
7.A. trouble B. mind C. courage D. heart
8.A. adults B. relations C. men D. women
9.A. Soon B. Hurriedly C. Frequently D. Immediately
10.A. excited B. sad C. disappointed D. pleased
11.A. after B. before C. as D. when
12.A. encouraged B. asked C. allowed D. stopped
13.A. keep up B. hold on C. hold up D. keep on
14.A. Anyway B. However C. Therefore D. Thus
15.A. childhood B. play C. life D. Sunday
16.A. action B. adventure C. story D. happiness
17.A. special B. interesting C. common D. beautiful
18.A. own B. like C. hold D. host
19.A. jobs B. events C. adventures D. changes
20.A. remains B. develops C. becomes D. seems
