I start every summer with the best of intentions:to attack one big book from the past, a classic that I was supposed to have read when young and ambitious. Often the pairings of books and settings have been purely accidental: "Moby Dick" on a three-day cross-country train trip: “The Magic Mountain” in a New England beachside cottage with no locks on the doors, no telephones or televisions in the rooms, and little to do beyond row on the salt pond. Attempting "The Man Without Qualities" on a return to Hawaii, my native state, however, was less fruitful: I made it through one and a quarter volumes (册), then decided that I'd got the point and went swimming instead.
But this summer I find myself at a loss. I’m not quite interested in Balzac, say, or “Tristram Shandy.” There’s always War and Peace, which I've covered some distance several times, only to get bogged down in the "War" part, set it aside for a while, and realize that I have to start over from the beginning again, having forgotten everyone’s name and social rank. How appealing to simply fall back on a favorite-once more into “The Waves” or “Justine,” which feels almost like cheating, too exciting and too much fun to properly belong in serious literature.
And then there’s Stendhal’s “The Red and the Black,” which happens to be the name of my favorite cocktail (鸡尾酒) of the summer, created by Michael Cecconi at Savoy and BackForty. It is easy to drink, and knocking back three or four seems like such a delightful idea. Cecconi's theory: "I take whatever’s fresh at the green market and turn it into liquid." The result is a pure shot of afternoon in the park, making one feel cheerful and peaceful all at once, lying on uncut grass with eyes shut, sun beating through the lids...
1.What can we infer about the author from the first paragraph?
A. He has a cottage in New England. B. He shows talents for literature.
C. He enjoys reading when traveling. D. He admires a lot of great writers.
2.What do the underlined words "get bogged down" in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Get confused. B. Be carried away.
C. Be interrupted. D. Make no progress.
3.Why does the author say reading his favorite books feels like cheating?
A. He finishes them quickly. B. He should read something serious.
C. He barely understands them. D. He has read them many times before.
4.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. The Books of Summer B. My Summer Holidays
C. To Read or Not to Read D. It’s Never Too Late to Read
1.How much time do you need to babysit Mary's two boys each week?
A. 5 hours. B. 10 hours.
C. 14 hours. D. 40 hours.
2.Which ad requires the job－hunters to work on Monday mornings?
A. Ad A. B. Ad B.
C. Ad C. D. Ad D.
3.What is a necessity for people to get these jobs?
A. They should look after Mary's two young boys on weekends.
B. They are supposed to work full－time just on Saturdays in the Munchies Café.
C. They should have your own bike to take this long－time newspaper delivery work.
D. They need to communicate in a certain foreign language when working for the City Museum shop.
假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Mike来信说，他和几个同学正在学中国古诗，请你推荐一本有助于学习古诗的书籍。请给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1.书名及作者：Read Poetry&Learn History by Wang Chunyong;
2.推荐理由；
3.表达祝愿。
注意：1.词数：100左右。
2.可以适当增减细节，但不能逐字逐句翻译。
3.开头语已为你写好。
Dear Mike,
I’m glad to know you are learning classical Chinese poetry.________________________________________
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Yours,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Dear David,
How time fly! It’s a week since you left our school. Thank you so much for your help. How I wish you can stay here a little longer!
While I’m writing letter, precious memories crowd in on me. I still remember the day when you first came into our classroom smiled and showed us your wonderful dance, which, as well as your native accent, made us all exciting. That left me the deepest impression was the way you helped me memorize English words. You always repeated the words many times after I could learn it all by heart. With your help, I have made great progresses in my English. Thanks again!
I really hope we can stay in touch with forever!
In the long history of China, many things are more 1. (advance) than the rest of the world and liquor(酒) is one of them. In China, liquor brewed (酿造) from cereal grain has always been in the dominant position and liquor brewed from fruits accounts 2.a small proportion only. Therefore, to explore the origin of liquor is 3. (main) to explore the origin of liquor brewed from cereal grain.
The history of liquor 4. (date) back to the Shanggu period. In Shiji Yinbenji (Historical Records), there was some record about liquor:“King Zhou made a liquor pool and 5. (hang) meat like a forest, drinking all night long. ”In Shi Jing (The Book of Songs), there were some poems about liquor: “October is the time 6. ( harvest) the grain to make liquor and people use the liquor to celebrate the longevity of 7.senior”. Those records indicated that liquor had a history of at least five thousand years.
According to some archaeological evidence, there were dedicated liquor tools among the Neolithic(新石器时代) potteries unearthed in modern times, 8.showed that liquor brewing was rather popular in primitive society. After the Xia and Shang 9. (dynasty), there were more and more liquor-drinking vessels, 10. (indicate) that liquor drinking was prevalent at that time.
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
In the summer of my eleventh year, the home I had grown up in was ______ in the middle of the night. Thankfully, my mom, dad, brothers and I ______ through the smoke. However. we had only the night clothes we were ______ in.
I ______ the rest of that night with friends of our family ______ trying to sleep in a bed in their basement. That’s because I was too ______ to sleep. I didn’t know what ______ things would lie ahead of us. The next day, my mom ______ me a few T-shirts and pairs of jeans given to her by another friend. One pair of jeans was too short and the other was too long but I didn’t ______. At least I had some clothes again. Meanwhile my dad ______ to the blackened ruins of our home to see what he could find. The only thing he could ______ was my mom’s wedding rings. The plastic case she had put them in that night had melted but protected the rings from the ______.
As the ______ days went on, in spite of having little money, my dad was able to ______ us a dusty old house by the side of the road near where our old house had been. As we moved in, our friends and our community continued to ______ all they could to help us ______ our feet. There was more clothes, furniture, food, money and even some books for me to recover from the disaster.
Looking back now, I am ______ for all we went through because it ______ me so much about life, love and people. It showed that love is enough for the first time, when you have nothing left but ______. So here may you always have ______ love for all the days of your life.
1.A. burned out B. repaired C. moved D. washed away
2.A. walked B. escaped C. looked D. rested
3.A. working B. eating C. entertaining D. sleeping
4.A. preferred B. forgot C. spent D. described
5.A. usually B. unsuccessfully C. formally D. irregularly
6.A. scared B. crazy C. hesitant D. old
7.A. illegal B. harmonious C. terrible D. smooth
8.A. purchased B. brought C. awarded D. paid
9.A. regret B. respond C. care D. contradict
10.A. returned B. added C. referred D. admitted
11.A. lose B. sense C. save D. recall
12.A. mud B. ruins C. dust D. flames
13.A. summer B. spring C. autumn D. winter
14.A. buy B. rent C. borrow D. sell
15.A. explain B. discount C. empty D. donate
16.A. make use of B. check on C. get back on D. relieve of
17.A. hateful B. anxious C. bound D. grateful
18.A. guaranteed B. taught C. cautioned D. discouraged
19.A. love B. clothes C. furniture D. food
20.A. shallow B. romantic C. selfish D. sufficient
