一、选择填空，从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。（每题10分）
1.—Kendidbadlyinhismathtest.I'mterriblyworriedabouttheresult.
—.
A.Iamsohappyheisveryhealthy.
B.Well,itishardtosee.
C.Comeon.Itisn'ttheendoftheworld.
答案:C
2.—Oursonhaspickedupsomebadhabitsrecently,andIamreallyworriedaboutit.
A.Yes,theyhavesomebadhabits.
B.Cheerup.Ibelievehewillovercomeit.
C.Well,helikespickingthingsupwhenheisout.
答案:B
3.Lilyisagoodstudentexcept________sheisalittlebitcareless.
A.where
B.which
C.that
4.Itissaidthat______2000factorieswerecloseddownduringtheeconomiccrisis.
A.properly
B.approximately
C.considerably
5.Weconsideritnecessary______Tomshouldimprovehisbehavior.
A.which
B.that
C.what
6.二、阅读理解：正误判断（每题10分）
StoppingYellingAtYourKids
Parentingishard.Ifyou'reaparent,I'msurethatIdon'tneedtotellyouthatourjobisatoughone.Whenyou'remanagingchildren,itcanbedifficulttorememberthattheyarestilllearning.Ifyoufindyouareyellingatyourkidsmoreoftenthanyouwantto,herearesomewaysthatcanhelpyoureducetheyelling.I'vebeenworkingonthisforthepastfewmonthsandIhavetosay,it'sbeenamazingforboththekidsandme.
Ifyouarehavinganargumentwithyourchild,youneedtomakesureyoubothtakethetimetoreallylisten.Itgivesbothofyoutimetothinkandreallylistentoeachother,whichisimportant.Kidsaremorelikelytolistentoyouifyoulistentothem!
Oneofyourbiggeststrugglesistoremindyourselfofappropriateexpectations.Youcan'texpectthatyouryoungestactsasresponsiblyasyouroldest.Youshouldlowerwhatyouexpect–takingintoconsiderationthingsliketheirage–itcanmakeabigdifference.
Youshoulddoyourbesttotakeamomentbeforeyellingandtakeinadeepbreath.Itmakesaworldofdifferenceforyou.Insteadofyelling,you'dbetterwhisper.Itcanalsohelpdiffuseanysituationbymakingthingsquieter,notlouder.Besides,themoretimeyouspendwithyourkids,thebetteryou'llgetatcommunicatingwiththem.You'rebothmorelikelytounderstandeachother.
Ifyourchildrenaren'tlisteningoritseemstheyonlydon'tlistentoyou,youdon'ttakeitpersonally.Youshouldremindyourselfthatyourkidsarestilllearningandthey'renotgoingtobeperfect.
操作提示：句子正确选择下拉选项框为“T”；句子错误选择下拉选项框为“F”。
Asaparent,youmayknowthatparentingisaneasyjob.1
2.Listeningtoeachotherisagoodwaytostopargumentbetweenparentsandtheirkids.2
3.Usuallyyoungerkidsbehavelessresponsiblythanelderchildren.3
4.Parentsshouldlowertheirexpectationsfortheirkids.4
5.Bothyellingandwhisperingcanhelpmakethingsquieter.5
(1).clozeSubject
A.T
B.F
(2).clozeSubject
(3).clozeSubject
(4).clozeSubject
(5).clozeSubject
B.F单元自测2（10分）
1.—I'msorrytohearthatyourgrandmotherisillinhospital.
—
A.That'sallright.
B.It'sverykindofyou.
C.Itisnothing.
2.—Linda,what'swrongwithyourgrandmother
A.Sheisnotretired.
B.Shehurtherleg.
C.Shegotanewhouse.
3.—Lookingafterababyisnotaneasyjob,isit
A.Lookingafterababyisverytired.
B.Ilikelookingafterababy.
C.No,itisn't.
4.—Isyourgrandmothergettingwellnow
A.Yes,sheismuchbetternow.
B.Shegetsupearly.
C.Shefeelscomfortable.
5.—DoyoumindifIrecordyourlecture
A.No,you'dbetternot.
B.No，notatall.
C.Nevermind.
二、阅读理解
6.二、阅读短文，从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个正确答案。（每题10分）
DemandforElderlyCareServicesinChinaRisingRapidly
Thenumberofelderlypeopleagedabove60increased.DemandforelderlycareservicesinChinawillcontinuetoriseduetotheincreasingagingpopulation.Thenumberofelderlypeopleagedabove60wasover200millionin2012,andwillbe300millionin2025and400millionin2034,accordingtoexperts.
ItwillbeatoughchallengeforChinatodealwith,duetotheincreasingratesofurbanizationandadecreasingbirthrate.TheChinesepeoplewillbefacingabigchallengeifwedonothaveenoughmoneywhenwegetolder.
TheUnitedNationsdefinesanagingsocietyasonethathas10percentofitspopulationatorabovetheageof60.
Whenmostdevelopedcountrieswereclassedasanagingsociety,theirgrossdomesticproduct(GDP)percapitastoodatbetween5,000to10,000U.S.dollarsorabove.However,Chinabecameanagingsocietyin2001,anditsGDPpercapitawasonly1,000U.S.dollars.Itwas6,000U.S.dollarsin2012.China’seconomicfoundationforanelderlysocietyisfragile.
OnSept.13.2013,theStateCouncilissuedaguidelinetospeedupthedevelopmentofChina’selderlycareservices,hopingtocompleteasocialcarenetworkforitselderlyby2025.
操作提示：通过题干后的下拉框选择题目的正确答案。
Whatdoestheword“decreasing”inParagraph2mean1
A.Itmeans“falling”.
B.Itmeans“rising”.
C.Itmeans“peaking”.
2.WhatdoesGDPstandsfor
A.GovernmentDocumentPublishingService.2
B.Grossdomesticproduct.
C.Generaldomesticproduct.
3.WhatwasChina’sGDPpercapitain20123
A.Itwas1,000U.S.dollars.
B.Itwas6,000U.S.dollars.
C.Itwas10,000U.S.dollars.
4.WhyisChina’seconomicfoundationforanelderlysocietyfragile？4
A.BecauseofitsincreasingagingpopulationanditslowGDPpercapita.
B.BecausewhenChinawasclassedasanagingsociety,ourgrossdomesticproduct(GDP)percapitaishigh.
C.BecauseofitsdecreasingagingpopulationanditshighGDPpercapita.
5.Thepassageimpliesthat5
A.Chinesegovernmentcandonothingtodealwiththechallengeoftheincreasingagingpopulation
B.Chinesepeopledon’tneedenoughmoneywhentheygetolder
C.TheChinesesocialcarenetworkisexpectedtobecompletedinthenearfuture
(1).__1__
A.A
B.B
C.C
(2).__2__
(3).__3__
(4).__4__
(5).__5__
单元自测3（10分）
1.You'dbetter________tohospitalatonce.
A.go
B.to
C.going
2.Johnaskedme_______tovisithisuncle'sfarmwithhim.
A.howwouldIlike
B.ifornotwouldIlike
C.whetherIwouldlike
3.Heisworth____________.
A.trust
B.trusted
C.trusting
4.Wefoundhim___________inthelaboratory.
A.work
B.working
C.towork
5.Shesaidshe__________lostapen.
A.have
B.has
C.had
6.二、阅读理解：选择题（每题10分）
AmongthemorecolorfulcharactersofLeadville'sgoldenagewereH.A.W.Taborandhissecondwife,ElizabethMcCourt,betterknownas“BabyDoe”.TheirhistoryisfastbecomingoneofthelegendsoftheOldWest.HoraceAustinWarnerTaborwasaschoolteacherinVermont.WithhisfirstwifeandtwochildrenheleftVermontbycoveredwagonin1855tohomesteadinKansas.Perhapshedidnotfindfarmingtohisliking,orperhapshewasluredbyrumorsoffortunestobemadeinColoradomines.Atanyrate,afewyearslaterhemovedwesttothesmallColoradominingcampknownasCaliforniaGulch,whichhelaterrenamedLeadvillewhenhebecameitsleadingcitizen.“Greatdepositsofleadaresuretobefoundhere.”hesaid.
Asitturnedout,itwassilver,notlead,thatwastomakeLeadville'sfortuneandwealth.Taborknewlittleaboutmininghimself,soheopenedageneralstore,whichsoldeverythingfrombootstosalt,flour,andtobacco.『Itwashiscustomto“grubstake”prospectiveminers,inotherwords,tosupplythemwithfoodandsupplies,or“grub”,whiletheylookedforore,inreturnforwhichhewouldgetashareinthemineifonewasdiscovered.Hedidthisforanumberofyears,butnoonethatheaidedeverfoundanythingofvalue.
Finallyonedayintheyear1878,sothestorygoes,twominerscameinandaskedfor“grub”.Taborhaddecidedtoquitsupplyingitbecausehehadlosttoomuchmoneythatway.Thesewerepersistent,however,andTaborwastoobusytoarguewiththem.“Ohhelpyourself.Onemoretimewon'tmakeanydifference,”Hesaidandwentonsellingshoesandhatstoothercustomers.Thetwominerstook$17worthofsupplies,inreturnforwhichtheygaveTaboraone-thirdinterestintheirfindings.Theypickedabarrenplaceonthemountainsideandbegantodig.Afterninedaystheystruckarichveinofsilver.Taborboughtthesharesoftheothertwomen,andsotheminebelongedtohimalone.Thismine,knownasthe“PittsburghMine,”made1300000forTaborinreturnforhis$17investment.
LaterTaborboughttheMatchlessMineonanotherbarrenhillsidejustoutsidethetownfor$117000.ThisturnedouttobeevenmorefabulousthanthePittsburgh,yielding$35000worthofsilverperdayatonetime.Leadvillegrew.Taborbecameitsfirstmayor,andlaterbecamelieutenantgovernorofthestate.
LeadvillegotitsnameforthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT1.
A.becauseTaborbecameitsleadingcitizen
B.becausegreatdepositsofleadisexpectedtobefoundthere
C.becauseitcouldbringgoodfortunetoTabor
2.Theword“grubstake”inparagraph2means2.
A.tosupplyminerswithfoodandsupplies
B.toopenageneralstore
C.tosupplyminerswithfoodandsuppliesandinreturngetashareinthemine,ifonewasdiscovered
3.Tabormadehisfirstfortune3.
A.bysupplyingtwoprospectiveminersandgettinginreturnaone-thirdinterestinthefindings
B.becausehewaspersuadedbythetwominerstoquitsupplying
C.bybuyingthesharesoftheother
4.TheunderlyingreasonforTabor'slifecareeris4.
A.purelyaccidental
B.basedontheanalysisofminer'sbeingverypoorandtheirpossibilityofdiscoveringprofitableminingsite
C.throughthehelpfromhissecondwife
5.Ifthispassageisthefirstpartofanarticle,whomightbeintroducedinthefollowingpart5
A.Tabor'slife.
B.Tabor'ssecondwife,ElizabethMcCourt.
C.Othercolorfulcharacters.
单元自测4（10分）
1.–MayIopenthewindowtoletinsomefreshair
–___________
A.Comeon
B.Takecare.
C.Goahead!
2.–Howaboutgoingtothecinema
A.Enjoyyourself!
B.Goodluck!
C.Soundslikeagoodidea!
3.Heaskedhisneighborto________hishouse.
A.keepaneyeon
B.keeptheireyeson
C.keeptheireyesopen
4.Adictionarymaydefinegenetics_________simply“thescienceofthestudyofheredity”.
A.with
C.as
5.Thisplantcan'tbeexposed____________strongsunshine.
A.in
C.by
6.二、英译汉（每题10分）
Parentsaretoobusytospendtimeteachingtheirkidsrightfromwrong.1
2.Attendparentingclasses,orjoinalocalsupportgroupifyouarehavingtroubleunderstandinghowtoexercisediscipline.2
A．如果在理解如何管教孩子方面有困难，你可以参加父母课程或者当地的支持团体。
B．如果你在理解练习纪律方面有困难，可以参加父母课程学习或者加入当地的帮助团体。
C．如果在理解练习管教孩子方面有困难，参加父母课程学习或者加入当地的帮助团体是有用的。
3.AsmillionsofpeoplehaveaccesstotheInternet,criminalslookforpotentialvictimsonline.3
A．当成千上万的人们接受网络，犯罪分子就会寻找网上的潜在受害者。
B.由于成千上网的人们具备了上网条件，犯罪分子就会悄悄地物色受害者。
C.由于成百上千万的人们具备了上网条件，犯罪分子会在线物色潜在的受害者。
4.Usesoftwarethatblocksoutcertaininappropriatewebsitesincaseyoucan'tkeepaneyeanytime.4
B.利用软件阻挡一些不良网站，以免有时你无暇照看。
C.利用软件剔除不良网站避免不时浏览到。
5.Whenyouaresuspiciousofthewebsite,checkitoutbeforeyoupayanymoney.5
A．当你怀疑的时候，你要检查支付的网站。
B.当你觉得网站可疑，支付之前要严加核实。
C.C单元自测5（10分）
1.-I'vebeenusingthecomputerforalongtimeandmyneckdoesn'tfeelwell.
-____________________
A.You'dbetterstoptheworkandtakearest.
B.Nevermind.
C.Keepawayfromthemedicine.
2.-We'veworkedforalongtime,whataboutstoppingawhiletohavearest
-_____________________.
A.Ilikeit.
B.Youarewonderful.
C.That'sagoodidea.
3.Nowadayspeoplespendmoretimeexercisingtokeep_____.
A.fitly
B.fitting
C.fit
4.Parentstransmitsomeoftheir_____totheirchildren.
A.characteristics
B.character
C.characteristic
5.Wehaveworries_____we'llmissthebestsellingseasonoftheskirts.
C.why
6.__1__
7.__2__
8.__3__
9.__4__
10.__5__
单元自测6（10分）
1.Themorepeopleyouknow,___________knowledgeyouget.
A.themuch
B.themore
C.more
2.Goodfriendsmeanssharinghappinessbutalsosadness____eachother.
A.of
B.with
3.Hardlyhadthetrainarrivedatthedestinationwhenthepassengers________outinnotime.
A.flew
B.dropped
C.flooded
4._________,thenumberofprivatecarswillincreasesharplyinthecomingcoupleofyears.
A.Undoubtedly
B.Doubtedly
C.Undoubted
5.You'dbetterlisteningtotheteacherinthelesson.
A.payattentionto
B.payingattentionto
C.payingattentionon
English,theGlobalLanguage
Englishisspokenasanativelanguagebyaround377millionpeople,andasasecondlanguagebyaround375millionspeakersintheworld.SpeakersofEnglishasasecondlanguagewillsoonoutnumberthosewhospeakitasafirstlanguage.Around750millionpeoplearebelievedtospeakEnglishasaforeignlanguage.Englishhasanofficialoraspecialstatusin75countrieswithatotalpopulationofover2billion.
ThedominationoftheEnglishlanguagegloballyisasurething.Englishisthelanguageofinternationalcommunications,business,tourism,education,science,computertechnology,mediaandtheInternet.
Britishcolonialisminthe19thcenturyandAmericancapitalismandtechnologicalprogressinthe20thcenturywereundoubtedlythemaincausesforthespreadofEnglishthroughouttheworld.Fromthefifteenthcentury,theBritishbegantosailallovertheworldandbecameexplorers,colonistsandimperialists.TheytooktheEnglishlanguagetomanyplaces.Forthelasthundredyears,theUSAhasplayedaleadingroleinmostpartsoftheworld.TheHollywoodfilmindustryalsoattractedmanyforeignartistsinquestoffameandfortuneandthenumberofAmericanfilmsproducedeveryyearsoonfloodedthemarket.
However,thefutureofEnglishasagloballanguagewilldependverylargelyonthepolitical,economic,demographicandculturaltrendsintheworld.
Englishisspokenasasecondlanguagebyaround377millionpeopleintheworld.1
2.SpeakersofEnglishasasecondlanguagearemorethanthosewhospeakitasafirstlanguage.2
3.Itisnotsurprisingthat70%ofallinformationstoredintheinternetisinEnglish.3
4.ThespreadofEnglishthroughouttheworldresultedfromBritishcolonialisminthe19thcenturyandAmericancapitalismandtechnologicalprogressinthe20thcentury.4
5.Itisdefinitelypredicted(预见)thatEnglishwillstillactasagloballanguageinthefuture.5
单元自测7（10分）
1.Nomorehavingtobuyexpensivetextbookswhichyouwillonlyuseforayearortwoandthensellor_______away.
A.get
B.give
C.take
2._________we'venomoney,wecan'tbuyit.
A.Since
B.Becauseof
C.Therefore
3.Wecancertainlydeliverhigh-qualityeducationtomanystudentsatmuch________cost.
A.low
B.lowest
C.lower
4.Ihave_________somecoursesandsoftwaretomySmartphone,andIfindtheyareveryinterestingandeasytouse.
A.uploaded
B.downloaded
C.copied
5.Quizzesarepartofthelectureprogramtokeepstudentsengagedandkeepthem_________,forstudentstobeabletocheckthattheyunderstoodwhatwascovered.
A.thinking
B.thinkalot
C.tothink
FreeMassiveOnlineOpenCourses(MOOCs)
Aclasswithhundredsoreventhousandsofstudentsmightsoundlikeateacher'sworstnightmare.ButabigideainhighereducationthesedaysisMassiveOpenOnlineCourses,orMOOCs.
Someuniversitiesofferfree,non-creditMOOCsavailabletoanyoneintheworld.Otherschargeforcoursesandprovidecredits.Theideaisstilldeveloping.TheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologystarteditsfirstMOOCin2012.Theschoolplanstooffermanyfree,non-creditcoursesthroughaprojectcalledMITx.ManyChineseuniversitiesarebeginningtoofferfreeMOOCsnowtoo.
Nowadays,MOOCsalmostcovereverytopic,likecomputerscience,technology,mechanics,engineering,languages,etc.
Generallyspeaking,therearenoformaleducationrequirementsforthesefreeonlinecourses.Studentswatchshortvideos.Then,theytakeinformal,ungradedquizzesafterthevideoseachweekforcertainweeks.Quizzesarepartofthelectureprogramtokeepstudentsengagedandkeepthemthinking,forstudentstobeabletocheckthattheyunderstoodwhatwascovered.Theycanrepeatedlywatchthevideosandtakethequizzeswhenevertheywant.Studentsreceivehomework.Theycanjoinonlinegroupstoexchangequestionsandanswersaboutthecourses.Theteachersholdvirtualofficehourstoanswerquestionsthatthestudentshaveposted.Theyalsopresenttheirownquestionsandobservations.
Somesupportersclaimedthattherearethingsthatwecandobetterintheonlineformat.Wecancertainlydeliverhigh-qualityeducationtomanystudentsatmuchlowercost.
1.1starteditsfirstMOOCin2012.
A.TheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology
B.HarvardUniversity
C.AChineseuniversity
2.Whichisnottrueaboutthefreeonlinecourses2
A.Studentscanwatchshortvideos.
B.Studentsmayasktheteacherssomequestions.
C.Studentsmusttakegradedquizzes.
3.Theycanjoinonlinegroups3.
A.todiscussthequizzes
B.toexchangequestionsandanswers
C.topresenttheirobservations
4.Theteachershold4toanswerquestionsthatthestudentshaveposted.
A.virtualofficehours
B.face-to-facemeetings
C.regularseminars
5.Whatistheattitudeofthewritertoonlinecourses5
A.neutral
B.negative
C.positive
单元自测8（10分）
1.–Whatareyourgreatstrengths
–
A.Iamveryshy.
B.Myjoboffersmehighincome.
C.Iamveryactiveindiscussion.
2.–Didyouenjoyyourcollegelife
–______
A.Yes,itwasrichandcolorful.
B.No,itisinteresting.
C.Ilikemycollegeverymuch.
3.Itisbelievedlifelonglearningisacrucialresponsetothechallengeoftheglobal________economy.
A.technology
B.knowledge
C.examination
4.Bymakinglearningpossibleanytimeandanywhere,distanceeducationisapowerfultool_________supportinglifelonglearning.
A.to
B.for
C.with
5.Ihavejustfinishedtheintheonlineforum.
A.discussion
B.assignment
6.二、阅读理解：判断正误（每题10分）
LifelongLearning&DistanceEducation
Theterm“lifelonglearning”isverypopularnowadays.Itdescribestheneedforpeopletocontinuetheireducationandtrainingthroughouttheirlives.Lifelonglearningismoreandmoreimportantforeveryonebecausepeoplearenowfacingdifferentcareerchoicesinchangingeconomies.Itisbelievedlifelonglearningisacrucialresponsetothechallengesoftheglobalknowledgeeconomy.
Currently,mostuniversitieshavereactedtotheeraoflifelonglearningbyaddingnewprogramsandservicesforadultswhoseektocombineemploymentwithpart-timestudy.Specialarrangementshavebeendevelopedforthesestudentsbutthecoreactivityoftheuniversity,providingteachingtofull-timeyoungundergraduates,oftengoesonmuchasbefore.
Lifelonglearningisbothformalandnon-formal;andtheboundariesbetweenface-to-faceteachinganddistanceeducationareincreasinglyblurred.
Bymakinglearningpossibleanytimeandanywhere,distanceeducationisapowerfultoolforsupportinglifelonglearning.Technology-basedteachingiscreatingneweducationalsystemsthatanyonefromanywherecanaccess.Thekeychallengeforuniversitiesistoevolvefromateacher-centeredmodelofeducationtostudent-centeredmodel.Thechallengeforgovernmentsisthattheyhavetodevelopnewfundingapproachesandnewqualityassessmentprocedures.
Theterm“lifelonglearning”describestheneedforpeopletocontinuetheireducationandtraininginacertainperiodoftheirlives.1
Thechallengesoftheglobalknowledgeeconomybringtheneedsforlifelonglearning.2
Lifelonglearningisnon-formal.3
Theuniversitiesshouldmaketheclassroomstudent-centered.4
Todevelopanewqualityassessmentsystemisachallengeforthegovernment.5