1.1 Directions: For this part, you are to write A Letter of Complaintto the editorof a newspaper. You have bought an English-Chinese Dictionary. You find it in poor quality, but the bookstore's service is even worse. You should write at least 150wordsand pay attention to the form of the letter. Your letter should include the following contents:写信的原因与书店交涉的过程呼吁服务行业提高服务质量A Letter of Complaint

In most cases, e-learning refers to a course, program or degree delivered _______.A. completely onlineB. partially onlineC. with multimedia equipment

14)East China s Jiangsu province has been a_place for tea production sin ce ancient times. and its tea-drinking culture is one-of-a-kind. A. secretB. discreteC. sacredD. savvy

Fill in the blanks with the expressions given-|||-below.Change the form where necessary.Each-|||-expression can be used only once.-|||-preclude . f rom deviate from-|||-triumph over work one`s way jifto-|||-in the pursuit o of wite off-|||-_(i)=mole. : from-|||-1 When Francis got back after Easter,he-|||-was far behind his classmates and he was-|||-__ the second into the-|||-third class at his own desire.-|||-2 The president acknowledged that he had-|||-somehow __ his ability to-|||-communicate to the American people-|||-3 Unfortunately,as history has shown,some-|||-of the companies are guilty of misconduct-|||-__ profit.-|||-4 The ship __ the agreed-|||-voyage and arrived about 10 days late and in-|||-the meantime the price of sugar had fallen and-|||-the merchants lost over f4,000.-|||-5 Because the transcript is still under seal,the-|||-law __ them __ reading and-|||-discussing the evidence in detail.-|||-6 In carrying out the plan we are likely to come-|||-across difficulties,but we are determined to-|||-__ them all.-|||-7 Without increasing investment in education,-|||-it will be increasingly difficult fo low-income-|||-people to __ the middle-|||-class.-|||-8 All the passengers in the plane that crashed-|||-in the middle of the Andes Mountains a week-|||-ago were __ as dead.Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below. Change the form where necessary. Each expression can be used only once. preclude.from deviate from failin triu mph over work one's way into" in the pursuit of write off remove... From 1 When Francis got back after Easter, he was far behind his classmates and he was _______the second into the third class at his own desire. 2 The president acknowledged that he had somehow__his ability to communicate to the American people. 3 Unfortunately, as history has shown, some of the companies are guilty of misconduct ______profit. 4 The ship──the agreed voyage and arrived about 10 days late and in the meantime the price of sugar had fallen and the merchants lost over f4,000. 5 Because the transcript is still under seal, the law___them__ reading and discussing the evidence in detail. 6 In carrying out the plan we are likely to come across difficulties, but we are determined to ______them all. 7 Without increasing investment in education, it will be increasingly difficult for low-income people to_the middle class. 8 All the passengers in the plane that crashed in the middle of the Andes Mountains a week ago were__as dead.

Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.Conversation 1Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.[音频]本练习中题号为8.9.10.11的题对应本题中的1.2.3.4，按顺序答题即可.A. Big Apple.B. The Windy City.C. The Art City.D. Lake City.

14:07 8月23日周六 学习 考试 我的 期末考试 27~31/36 (阅读理解题,15分) Passage 2: There are many war novels but the novel I'm going to talk about today is unusual because it's war seem through the eyes of a child. The"eyes"are those of J. G. Balard, one of Britain's most respected novelists. He was born in 1980, in Shanghai, where his father was a businessman, and he was only 14 years old when the city was occupied during the World War II. Blaland and his family were placed in a pison camp and he has said that his experiences there affected him so deeply that it was 40 years before he felt able to write about them."Twenty years to forget and 20 years to remember." The result of Ballard's experience was a semi-autobiographical novel called Empire of the Sunk, published in 1984. It quickly became a success and in 1997 it was made into a movie by Hollywood director, Steven Spielberg. Empire of the Sun tells the story of how a young boy. Jun Graham, sunweis the Japanese occupation. At the start of the story, Jim is living with his parents in a wealthy part of Shanghai. When the invasion begins, many of Shanghai's inhabitants fee from the city and Jim's parents do the same. But the boy becomes separated from them and finds himself all alone. He goes back to their emply home and lives alone there. Inevitably, he's found and then he's sent to a prison camp. It's a terrible four years, but the boy somehow survives. He steals food, finds ways of getting in and out of the camp, and is beliemed by some Americans and a Japanese boy. Is there a happy ending? Yes and no. Jim sees many people die;his Japanese friend is killed by the Americans. But at the end of the war, he gets back to Chanthoi and it rainital with his parante 上一问 第2问/共5问 下一问 (单选题,3分).27. Empire of the Sun was published in _. A 1987 B 1994 C 1984 D 1998

Fill in the blanks with the words given below .Change the form where necessary. fellow compel assurance miracle comfort grief announcement sobering1. Disappointment, _____ and sleeplessness seized him for days after receiving the letter.2. A newspaper published some rather ____information about punishment for drunken driving convictions in other countries.3. Success is discovering your best talents, skills, and abilities and applying them where they will make the most effective contribution to your ____men.4. People familiar with the matter said that an official ____ could come as early as today.

In the 19th century，water power was widely utilized ____ （generate） electricity.（所给词的适当形式填空）

Online classes began to be popularized just a few decades ago. They are advertised as a way for adults to finish their education and students to learn the material at their own pace-it is far more compatible for people with busy schedules.But after being enrolled in an online course last fall semester. I came to realize online classes were merely a means to fulfil course requirements.First of all, students lack the desire to learn, and they simply complete their assignment to receive credit for a passing grade rather than genuinely engage with the course material.As online courses tend to have more than 100 students, most of the assignments are short and simple. They are not designed for students to interact with the material in depth but designed to be graded easily to accommodate such a large number of students.Perhaps the biggest disadvantage of taking an online class is the absence of face-to-face interaction between the teacher and their students. Live sessions are infrequent and are often scheduled during the middle of the day when students have to attend other classes or work. The office hours of the professor may also be during inconvenient times for many students as well. Most interaction with the professor has to be through email which is often impersonal. It is nearly impossible for students to build a relationship with their professor. There is also little interaction amongst students. It can be harder for students to create studygroups and form relationships with their peers.Online classes also require either a computer or laptop and a reliable internet connection. Not all students have access to these types of resources, whether it is for financial or other reasons, and some students can be put at a disadvantage.Offering online classes certainly helps students who would otherwise not be able to attend classroom sessions. However, they fail to provide a genuine education with an emphasis on convenience rather than critical thinking. We need restructured online classes in which students can have a learning experience that will actually provide quality education.( ) 1. What does the author say about students enrolled in online classes?A.They can access course materials easily.B.They are unmotivated to learn.C.They can learn at their own pace.D.They rarely fulfil the course requirements( )2. What does the author think of online course assignments?E.They are made convenient to markF.They are meant to facilitate interaction.G.They are based on easily accessible material.H.They are given to accommodate students' needs( )3. What does the author say is one disadvantage of online classes?I.They are frequently scheduled at irregular times.J.They make professors’ offices much less accessible.K.They tend to increase professors' burden of responding to students’ emails.L.They provide little chance for students to build relationships with each other.( )4. What problem may arise if classes go online?M.More students may find it easy to be absent from them.N.Teachers will worry about poor internet connections.O.Some students may have difficulty attending them.P.Schools with limited resources will be at a disadvantage.( )5. What does the author think constitutes a key part of genuine education?Q.Acquisition of useful knowledge.R.Training of real-life skills on campus.S.Development of students’ personalities.T.Cultivation of analytical thinking ability.

C On June 17, 1744, the officials from Maryland and Virginia held a talk with the Indians of the Six Nations. The Indians were invited to send boys to William and Mary College. In letter the next day they refused the offer as follows. We know that you have a high opinion of the kind of learning taught in your colleges, and that the costs of living of our young men, while with you, would be very expensive to you. We are certain that you mean to do us good by your suggestion; and we thank you heartily. But you must know that different nations have different ways of looking at things, and you will therefore not be displeased if our ideas of this kind of education happen not to be the same as yours. We have had some experience of it. Several of our young people were formerly brought up at the colleges of the northern provinces. They were taught all your sciences; but, when they came back to us, they were bad manners, and they knew little of every means of living in the woods -- they were totally good for nothing. We are, however, not the less obliged for your kind offer, though we refuse to accept it; and, to show our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia will send us a dozen of their sons, we will take care of their education, teach them in all we know, and make men of them.1. The passage is about _______.A: the talk between the Indians and the officialsB: the colleges of the northern provincesC: the educational values of the IndiansD: the problems of the Americans in the mid-eighteenth century2. The Indians' chief purpose in writing the letter seems to be to _______.A: politely refuse a friendly offerB: express their opinions on equal treatmentC: show their prideD: describe Indian customs3. According to the letter, the Indians believed that _______.A: it would be better for their boys to receive some schoolingB: they were being insulted by the offerC: they knew more about science than the officialsD: they had better way of educating young men4. Different from the officials' view of education, the Indians thought _______.A: young women should also be educatedB: they had different goals of educationC: they taught different branches of scienceD: they should teach the sons of the officials first