阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
President Barack Obama has complained about the loss of privacy that comes with being leader of the United States, regretting the loss of simple pleasures such as a long walk or a trip to the car wash or supermarket．
“I just miss---I miss being anonymous,” he said. “I miss Saturday morning, rolling out of bed, not shaving, getting into my car with my girls, driving to the supermarket, squeezing the fruit, getting my car washed, taking walks. I can't take a walk”
His dream, he said, was to “go through Central Park and watch folks passing by…spend the day watching people --- I miss that”.
Faced with angry criticism for playing more golf than most previous occupants of the White House, he explained that the sport was simply the best way of getting away from it all. “It's the only excuse I have to get outside for four hours.” he told Hearst magazines．
Though he said he enjoyed his life in the White House, he felt disappointed with some of the ways of Washington, which he has failed in his pledge to change, such as the "kabuki dance" among political parties before serious policy discussions begin． His comments may be seen as vindication（证实）by critics who have accused him of appearing too detached（漠然）, and being slow to engage in vital issues such as Libya and the near shutdown of the US government last week．
Since arriving at the White House in January 2009, Mr. Obama has already racked up 20 rounds of golf in office, more than George W Bush did in his eight years．In terms of ability, Golf Digest magazine has ranked Mr. Obama eighth out of the 18 presidents who played the game since it became established in the early 20th century．
1.What do the second paragraph and the third paragraph mainly tell us?
A. Obama likes living a busy life．
B. Obama used to spend most of his time with his family．
C. Obama wishes to enjoy simple pleasures．
D. He used to wash his car himself．
2.According to Obama, he plays golf to .
A. release his pressure B. keep fit
C. balance his work D. show his ability
3.We can infer from the passage that Obama is kabuki dance．
A. curious about B. interested in
C. content with D. tired of
4.Which of the following statements is from the critics?
A. The president lost lots of privacy, but he loves the life in the White House.
B. There are always unnecessary procedures among political parties．
C. The president seems to be indifferent towards some really important issues．
D. The president is really a great golf player．
5.What is the passage mainly about?
A. Obama's favorite pastime．
B. Obama’s complaints about lack of privacy as president．
C. The public's criticism of Obama．
D. Obama's regrets for being the US president．
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There once lived a boy named Woo Sing, 1. father brought home a mirror. Woo Sing had never seen one before. So when he saw it for the first time, he didn’t understand 2. it was, but thought he saw 3. boy, which made him very happy, for he thought the boy had come to play with him. He spoke to the stranger in a very friendly way, but received no reply. He laughed and waved at the boy, who did exactly 4. same thing. Then he thought, “I’ll go closer. It may be that he doesn’t hear me”. But when he began to walk, the other boy imitated（模仿）him. Woo Sing stopped 5. (think) about these strange actions, saying to himself, “This boy is fooling me. He does everything that I do;” and the more he thought about it, the 6. (angry) he became and soon he noticed the boy became angry too. So Woo Sing 7. (strike) the boy in the glass, but he only hurt his own hand and went 8. (cry) to his father, who said, “The boy you saw was 9. image. This should teach you an important lesson, my son. You should never show your anger to others. Now remember that in real life when you strike 10. cause you’ll hurt yourself most of all.”
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I wrote my first poem at the age of seven and showed it to my mother．She read and cried, “Buddy, you really wrote a beautiful poem!”
Shyly but , I said yes．She poured out her . “It was nothing short of talent!”
“What time will Father be home?” I asked．I could hardly wait to my work to him．I spent quite some time for his arrival. I wrote the poem out in my finest handwriting, drew a fancy border around it and I placed it right on my father’s plate on the dining table. My father had begun his motion-picture career as a writer. I was sure he would be able to my poem.
At almost 7 o’clock my father burst in. He seemed . He circled the dining-room table, complaining about his employees.
Suddenly he paused and glared at his plate. “What is this?” He was reaching for my poem.
“Ben, Buddy has written his first poem!” my mother began. “And it’s beautiful, absolutely amaz…”
“If you don’t mind, I’d like to decide for myself.” Father said.
I my head as he read that poem. It was only ten lines. But it seemed to take hours. Then I heard him dropping the poem back on the table. Now came the moment of .
“I think it’s terrible,” he said.
I couldn’t look up. My eyes were getting .
“Ben, these are the first lines of poetry he’s ever written,” my mother was saying. “He needs .”
“I don’t know why.” My father held his ground. “Isn’t there enough awful poetry in the world already?”
I couldn’t it another second. I ran from the dining room crying. Up in my room I myself on the bed and cried the worst of the out of me.
That may have been the end of the story, but not of its for me. I realized how fortunate I had been. I had a mother who said, “I think it’s wonderful!” and a father who drove me to hear with “I think it’s .”
Every one of us needs that mother force, from which all flows; and yet the mother force alone is incomplete. It needs the balance of the force that ___ , “Watch. Listen. Review. Improve.”
Those voices of my childhood ring in my ears through the years, like two opposing winds blowing me. Between the two poles of ___ and doubt, both in the name of love, I try to follow my true course．
1.A. typically B. proudly C. anxiously D. honestly
2.A. motivation B. shock C. Criticism D. praise
3.A. recite B. describe C. show D. introduce
4.A.waiting B. preparing C. Praying D. planning
5.A. gradually B. desperately C. confidently D. casually
6.A. appreciate B. revise C. read D. polish
7.A. relaxed B. calm C. noble D. upset
8.A. shook B. lowered C. raised D. turned
9.A. decision B. excitement C. meditation D. devotion
10.A. dark B. wide C. wet D. bright
11.A. arrangement B. judgment C. encouragement D. adjustment
12.A. hold B. attain C. control D. stand
13.A. threw B. seated C. left D. kept
14.A. confusion B. pressure C. disappointment D. tiredness
15.A. challenge B. development C. difficulty D. significance
16.A. elegant B. awful C. fluent D. controversial
17.A. failure B. creation C. limit D. improvement
18.A. orders B. misleads C. cautions D. foresees
19.A. inspiring B. warning C. disturbing D. conflicting
20.A. confirmation B. restriction C. distrust D. Disapproval
写作。
学校将组织一次志愿者活动，现有两种方案，一种是去故宫博物院（The Palace Museum）当解说人员（narrator），一种是去儿童福利院（children’s welfare institution）当服务人员。假如你是李华，请你用英语给组织活动的陈老师写一封100~120个词的信，内容包括：
1、选择其中的一种方案，或者自己另选一个方案
2、陈述理由
3、相关准备
注意：信的开头已给出（不计入词数）。
Dear Mr. Chen ,
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Yours ,
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
A robot named Teotronico，designed by Matteo Suzzi from Italy，is really good at_1._(play)the piano—but that could be2._he has 19 fingers.
He can also sing and accompany3.on the drum and judge his musical ability.Teotronico is the only robot in the world_4.is able to do all these things at the same time.
He also has video cameras5.(fix)in his eyes which allow him to“see”and interact_6.those around him.
34－year－old Matteo said having 19 fingers makes the robot_7._(fast)and enables him to cover any composition or song.His left hand covers the lower notes，8.the right hand covers the melodic line(主旋律)and he has9._extra finger on the left hand.Teotronico cost over ￡3，000 and took over four years to create.
“He_10._(perform)at many private parties and is a hit with the guests.We are hoping he can revolutionise the music industry，”said Matteo.
On top of the hill______, whose style dates back to the ages of the Song Dynasty.
A. there standing a temple B. does a temple stand
C. a temple stands D. stands a temple
