My color television has given me nothing but a headache. I was able to buy it a little over a year ago because I had my relatives give me money for my birthday instead of a lot of clothes that wouldn’t fit. I let a salesclerk fool me into buying a discontinued model. I realized this a day later, when I saw newspaper advertisements for the set at seventy-five dollars less than I had paid. The set worked so beautifully when I first got it home that I would keep it on until stations signed off for the night. Fortunately, I didn’t got any channels showing all-night movies or I would never have gotten to bed.
Then I started developing a problem with the set that involved static (静电) noise. For some reason, when certain shows switched into a commercial, a loud noise would sound for a few seconds. Gradually, this noise began to appear during a show, and to get rid of it. I had to change to another channel and then change it back. Sometimes this technique would not work, and I had to pick up the set and shake it to remove the sound. I actually began to build up my arm muscles (肌肉) shaking my set.
When neither of these methods removed the static noise, I would sit helplessly and wait for the noise to go away. At last I ended up hitting the set with my fist, and it stopped working altogether. My trip to the repair shop cost me $62, and the set is working well now, but I keep expecting more trouble.
1.Why did the author say he was fooled into buying the TV set?
A.He got an older model than he had expected.
B.He couldn’t return it when it was broken.
C.He could have bought it at a lower price.
D.He failed to find any movie shows on it.
2.Which of the following can best replace the phrase “signed off” in Paragraph 1?
A.ended all their programs B.provided fewer channels
C.changed to commercials D.showed all-night movies
3.How did the author finally get his TV set working again?
A.By shaking and hitting it. B.By turning it on and off.
C.By switching channels. D.By having it repaired.
4.How does the author sound when telling the story?
A.Curious B.Anxious
C.Cautious D.Humorous
健康对我们来说非常重要，我们可以用很多方法来保持身体健康。请根据下面表格的提示，以“Good Ways to Keep Healthy”为题，写一篇100词左右的短文，倡议“健康生活”，从三个方面说明如何保持健康。短文首句已给出，不计入总词数，可适当发挥。
1 | food | a balanced diet, vegetables, fruit, less meat... |
2 | exercise | do more exercise, take a walk, play ball games... |
3 | happiness | keep happy, make friends, smile... |
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在短文中找出10处错误并按要求改正。
“Practice makes perfect” was an old saying. It tells us that it does not any matter if we are slow at doing something. As long as we keep on trying and practice, we’ll do a good job in the end. The saying is especial useful in English study. Since a student is poor at speaking, he should grasp(抓住) every chance to open her mouth and speak English. His oral English may be excellent one day due to his hard works. Not only is the saying useful in English study, it is also help in our daily life. To be extent(在一定程度上), there is no short cut in do everything since key to success lies in “practice makes perfect”.
语法填空
There are 1.kinds of festivals throughout the world，festivals to2.(satisfaction) and please the ancestors，to honour some famous people or important events，and 3.(expression) people’s gratitude to the God for bringing them a year of plenty. For example，Japanese observe Obon，when people go to clean graves and light incense 4. memory of their ancestors. In India，October 2 is a national festival to honour Mohandas Gandhi， 5..helped India become an 6. (independence) country. And in China the Spring Festival，which 7.(celebrate) in January or February，is 8. most energetic and important because it is a festival that 9.(look) forward to the coming of spring. Why are all these festivals everywhere？Because during the festivals，people can get together to eat，drink and have fun with each other， 10.(forget) all the daily struggles and demands for a while.
Many years ago, there was an emperor(皇帝). One day he told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and _________ as much land area as he liked, he would give him the area of land he had covered._________ enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and _______ as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could.
He _______ riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. Even when he was _______or tired, he did not stop _______he wanted to cover as much area as possible. When he at last covered a large amount of land, he was exhausted and was _________. Then he asked himself, “Why did I _______myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only _______ a very small area to ________myself.”
The above story is ________ to the journey of our ________. We push ourselves very hard every day to make more __________, to gain power or recognition. We neglect(疏忽，忘记) our __________, time with our family and to appreciate the surrounding ________and the things we love to do. One day ____________ we look back, we will ________that we don’t really need that much, ______________ then we cannot turn back time for what we have ____________
Life is not about making money. Life is definitely(肯定地) not about work! Work is only __________ to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life.
1.A.use B.get C.work D.cover
2.A.Sure B.Strange C.Good D.Interesting
3.A.rode B.ran C.expanded D.struggled
4.A.gave up B.asked for C.kept on D.succeeded in
5.A.sad B.hungry C.confused D.excited
6.A.because B.so C.but D.if
7.A.dying B.arguing C.sleeping D.smiling
8.A.make B.push C.destroy D.prove
9.A.find B.have C.need D.show
10.A.live B.support C.bury D.sleep
11.A.useful B.certain C.special D.similar
12.A.future B.past C.history D.life
13.A.money B.progress C.discoveries D.friends
14.A.freedom B.career C.honor D.health
15.A.things B.condition C.beauty D.people
16.A.before B.when C.unless D.since
17.A.regret B.realize C.apologize D.explain
18.A.but B.until C.however D.or
19.A.saved B.won C.reduced D.missed
20.A.possible B.probable C.necessary D.suitable
根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答案填写在本题下面的横线上。选项中有两项为多余的选项。（共5小题；
Alice’s mother is very ill. She wishes to take a few days off from school so she goes to her teacher, Mr Green.
―Excuse me, Mr Green．I’d like to take a few days off．
―1.
―My mother’s ill．I have to take care of her．
―Oh dear! I’m sorry to hear that．2.
―No, thank you．My mother has caught a bad cold．She has a high fever and coughs day and night．The doctor says my mother has to be in hospital for a few days．I’d like to be with her．
―I understand．3.
―I hope to be back next Wednesday．
―That’s all right．4.
―Thank you , Mr Green．That’s very kind of you．I’ll write it immediately．
―5.I’ll certainly help you with them when you get back．
A．Is there anything I can do to help? |
B．What’s the matter, Alice? |
C．I hope your mother gets well soon． |
D．How long will you be away? |
E．Where have you been ,Alice?
F．But you must write a written request for leave to be away．
G．Don’t worry about your lessons．
