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TIME is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It was created in 1923 by Briton Hadden and Henry Luce, making it the first weekly news magazine in the US. Hadden was considered carefree, liked to tease Luce and saw TIME as important but also fun. That accounted for its heavy coverage of celebrities (including politicians), the entertainment industry, and pop culture—criticized as too light for serious news.

It tells the news through people, and for many decades, the magazine’s cover depicted a single person. On Hadden’s death in 1929, Luce became the most important man at TIME and a major figure in the history of 20th-century media.

TIME is also known for its signature red border, first introduced in 1927. It has only changed four times since then. The issue released shortly after the September 11 attacks on the United States featured a black border to symbolize mourning. However, this edition was a special “extra” edition published quickly for the breaking news of the event; the next regularly scheduled issue contained the red border. Additionally, the April 28, 2008 Earth Day issue, dedicated to environmental issues, contained a green border. The next change in border was in the September 19, 2011 issue, commemorating the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with a metallic silver border. The most recent change (again with a silver border) was in the December 31, 2012 issue, noting Barack Obama’s selection as Man of the Year.

TIME has a division magazine, TIME FOR KIDS (TFK), which is especially published for children and is mainly distributed in classrooms. TFK contains some national news, a “Cartoon of the Week”, and a variety of articles concerning popular culture that the younger U.S. citizens are interested in. All the stories in TFK are written by young reporters.

In some advertising campaigns, the magazine has suggested that the letters TIME stand for “The International Magazine of Events”.

12.TIME has a history of _______.

A. about 50 years  B. about 70 years  C. about 90 years   D. about 150 years

13.Why did some people dislike TIME in the beginning?

A. It had kept its cover the same since the 1920s.

B. It didn’t have a serious tone for important events.

C. It didn’t report important events quickly enough.

D. Henry Luce was in charge of the magazine for too long.

14.Why did TIME change its red border for the first time?

A. To remember the 10th anniversary of an attack.

B. To remind readers to protect the environment.

C. To show great sadness about the deaths.

D. To call on readers to vote for Obama.

15.What do we know about TFK?

A. It has young reporters writing articles.

B. It has a division magazine called TIME.

C. It is designed for kids and teachers.

D. It mainly contains popular culture.

二、从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

Time is the most valuable thing that mankind has. __16__.Many people try to manage their time. They arrange information and tips in order to effectively do so.

__17__.Time can be managed easily by finding out what is important and arranging these things in the order of importance. In this way you know your direction before making any plans and do not waste time and energy unnecessarily.

Now comes the next question. _18__.The answer is that you need to find out what steps you need to take to do and what you want to do. Then you know how much time to spend for each thing. These steps are like goals.

__19__.Not having them is like walking blindly in a dark room, trying to find the door.

Time management also demands a set schedule that works best for you. In this way you will be able to arrange your tasks based on their importance and finish them. In this way you will not waste your time in beating around the bush.(做事情绕圈子)

__20__.There are a lot of things that we need to do in a short time. Therefore, having good time management skills is at the top of the list of things we all need.

A. We all live in a fast-paced world now.

B. Using every passing second effectively can benefit us.

C. Could you divide your time equally while doing your work?

D. How do you manage time and what type of information is needed to do so?

E. Setting goals is the most important part of tome management.

F. Managing time is not that hard.

G. The aim of time management is to give us a feeling of satisfaction.

三、完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，共30分)

When I was 17 years old, I left my comfortable home in a wealthy Midwestern suburb to live as a foreign exchange student in a lower-middle-class neighborhood in a foreign country.  I   21    in an apartment with no elevators, no dishwashers and one washer for 300   22 . The tile(瓷砖)floors were always   23    and the rainy winter days there seemed endless. I  24    to wash my clothes by hand in the bathtub and   25   water was so costly, I trained myself to  26   my waist-length hair in less than five minutes.

At that time there were no cell phones and the Internet didn’t exist, so far six months I had no  27   at all with my family or friends in the US. I had no relatives there so I  28    to face the fact that my   29   to adapt and create a life for  30   was one hundred percent up to me. At age seventeen my need for friends was   31   and not knowing a soul was, needless to say, a bit stressful.

To  32   to my stress, I didn’t speak the  33   and had no familiarity with the monetary(货币的)system nor the transportation system. One more  34     that created stress was my  35    family. Of all the families in the city I lived, I was  36   with the ones who spoke the least (or worst) English.

Living abroad and developing  37   in a foreign language required persistence and determination. I made many mistakes    38   the way. Now I’ve transformed my  39    memories into my medals of honor (荣誉勋章). They’re the treasured stories that offer wisdom, provide me with insights into friends and family and provide me with the   40   that I can face future challenges.

21.A. moved      B. lived     C. turned       D. took

22.A. places     B. names     C. children     D. families

23.A. warm       B. empty   C. tidy         D. cold

24.A. tried      B. asked     C. learned      D. forced

25.A. although   B. since    C. unless       D. once

26.A. wash       B. comb     C. arrange     D. adopt

27.A. contact    B. quarrel  C. letter       D. chance

28.A. turned    B. needed    C. pretended    D. stopped

29.A. imagination  B. ability  C. question    D. career

30.A. myself      B. other     C. another      D. none

31.A. impossible  B. hopeless   C. beneficial    D. strong

32.A. adapt       B. apply    C. add         D. reduce

33.A. truth       B. language C. fact        D. word

34.A. scene      B. shortage   C. fault      D. challenge

35.A. own         B. former    C. host       D. guest

36.A. occupied    B. housed   C. compared   D. chosen

37.A. fluency     B. trouble    C. habit       D. fame

38.A. over        B. along       C. in        D. during

39.A. harmful     B. beautiful    C. hopeful     D. stressful

40.A. advantage   B. confidence   C. promise     D. future

第II卷 (非选择题)

四、阅读填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)

A young man, while traveling through a desert, came across a spring of clear water.  __41___water was sweet. He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder__42__had been his teacher. After a four-day journey, the young man__43__ (present) the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled _44_ (warm), and thanked his student very much for the sweet water. The young man went home_45__a happy heart.

After the student left, the teacher let__46_student taste the water. He spit it out, __47__ (say) it was awful. Apparently, it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container. He asked his teacher, "Sir, the water was awful. Why did you pretend to like_48__?" The teacher replied," You tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love. Nothing could be__49__ (sweet). "We understand this lesson best__50__we receive gifts of love from children. Whether it is a cheap pipe or a diamond necklace, the proper response is appreciation. We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing.

五、短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

下文中共有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

注意：1. 每句不超过两个错误;

2. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

3. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

A Frenchman is once visiting London. He wished to take a walk to see a city. But he was afraid he might get being lost because he knew no words of English. So after he left his hotel, he stopped on the first corner and carefully copied in his notebook the names of the street where he was staying. Then he walked on. At last, he got lost. In several hours he found a policeman .The Frenchman tried his best to explain the policeman that he didn’t know the name of his hotel, however he knew the name of the street. He then showed the policeman that he copied in his notebook. It was read, “One-way street.”

六、书面表达(满分25分)

目前，对于我国的英语学习状况，有两种截然不同的观点：

1、应加强英语学习，以适应当前的国际发展形势。2、仅为考试而学习英语，大部分人毕业后根本不使用英语，因而没必要再学。

请以Learn English or Not为题，写一篇短文，首先简述以上两条建议，然后表明你的观点，并说明理由，词数120左右。