Only in that way ______ ready for the challenges and opportunities in life.

        A. will we be     B. we will be    C. will be we    D. we shall be

 He started to walk faster and the children had to run to ________him.

        A. keep on with     B. catch up     C. keep up      D. keep up with

 She ______ a valuable diamond necklace sent by him, but her father advised her not to _______ it.

       A. received; receive           B. accepted; accept  

C. accepted; receive           D. received; accept

 --- If you need me, just let me know.

          --- I will. _____________.

        A. That’s all right      B. Thank you      C. All right      D. Not at all

  你的身边近视的同学越来越多了，请以“How to Protect Our Eyesight”, 从阅读时间、光线、眼睛保健及睡眠等方面，谈谈保护视力的具体做法。

注意：

1. 词数：不少于100词。

2. 可适当加入细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇 ：short-sighted

How to Protect Our Eyesight

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一个行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画—个勾(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：

该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

该行缺一个词：在缺词处加—个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

该行错一个词：在错的词下面划一横线，在该行右边的横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错误的不要改。

Last week, when I was taking train in Manchester, I saw a           1.______

scene it astonished me. On the platform I noticed a woman  in     2._    _

worn clothes walking slowly. Suddenly, he fell to the ground.          3.______

There I see other people just keep walking as if                     4.______

something happened. For a moment the woman’s eyes were           5.______

full of hopelessness. Then she struggled to her foot and got on          6.______

a train. I just wondered why others didn’t try to help with this            7.______

woman. Later I talked about this event to my friend, who looked       8.______

at me and said, “What else did you do at that time? Just looking?”       9.______

I looked at him in silence. I realized I was just so selfish as others       10.______

on the scene, too.

Once upon a time there was a wise man that used to go to the sea to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work. One day he was walking along the shore. As he looked down at the beach, he saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought that someone would dance on the beach. So he began to walk faster to catch up. As he got closer, he saw that it was a young man and the young man wasn’t dancing, but instead he was reaching down to the shore, picking up something and very gently throwing it into the ocean. As he got closer, he called out, “Good morning! What are you doing?’’

The young man paused, looked up and replied, “Throwing starfishes（海星）in the ocean.”

“I guess I should have asked, why are you throwing starfishes in the ocean?”

“The sun is up and the tide is going out. And if I don’t throw them in, they’ll die”

“But, young man, don’t you realize that there are miles and miles of beach and starfishes all along it. You can’t possibly make a difference!”

The young man listened politely. Then he bent down, picked another starfish and threw it into the sea, and said, “It made a difference for that one.” There is something very special in each and every one of us. We have all been gifted with the ability to make a difference. And if we can know that gift, we will gain through the strength of our vision of the power （力量） to shape the future.

We must each find our starfish. And if we throw our starfish wisely and well, the world will be better.

1.One day, the wise man saw a young man _______.

A.dancing along the beach     

B.walking with a dancer

C.picking up starfish for sale

D.trying to save as many starfishes as possible

2.The underlined words “something very special” refers to ________.

A.the gifts from friends      B.the strength of making decision

C.our own starfish            D.the ability to make a difference

3.From the last two paragraphs, we can learn that ________.

A.the wise man realized something new and important

B.the wise man thought it was foolish of the young man to throw starfishes in the ocean.

C.the young man had the ability to make a difference

D.it is necessary for us to save starfish on the beach

4.The writer told this story to show us _____.

A.how and where we can write a good article

B.everyone can do something for the future

C.wise men are sometimes stupid

D.young men are in fact wiser than old people   

When a rather dirty, poorly dressed person kneels at your feet and puts out his hands to beg for a few coins, do you hurry on, not knowing what to do, or do you feel sad and hurriedly hand over some money? What should our attitude to beggars be? There can be no question that the world is full of terribly sad stories. It must be terrible to have no idea where our next meal is going to come from. It seems cruel not to give some money to beggars.

Certainly, most of the world’s great religions （宗教） order us to be open-hearted and share what we have with those less fortunate than ourselves. But has the world changed? Maybe what was morally （道德方面） right in the old days, when one knew exactly who in the village had suffered misfortune and needed help, is no longer the best idea. Quite a few people will not give to beggars. Let us look at their arguments.

First, some believe that many city beggars dress up on purpose to look pitiable and actually make a good living from begging. Giving to beggars only encourages this sort of evil （恶行）. Secondly, there is the worry that the money you give will be spent on beer, wine or drugs. Thirdly, there is the opinion that there is no real excuse for begging. One might be poor, but that is no reason for losing one’s sense of pride and self-dependence.

Related to this is the opinion that the problem should be dealt with by the government rather than ordinary people. Some people think beggars should go to the local government department and receive help.

It is hard to come to any final conclusion; there are various cases and we must deal with them differently. A few coins can save a life in some situations, and even if the money is wasted, that does not take away the moral goodness of the giver.

1.What is mainly discussed in the passage?

A.Moral deeds of people.      B.Religious activities of the church.

C.Moral goodness of the giver.   D.Arguments on giving to beggars.

2.What can we infer from the sentence “But has the world changed ?” in the second

 paragraph?

A.People no longer know who suffers misfortune in the village.

B.Some people will not do what was morally right in the past.

C.We don’t meet with those who need help any more.

D.Now it is the government’s duty to help the beggars.

3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A.Some people dress up to pretend to be beggars.

B.Some beggars want money to help their children go to school.

C.Some beggars use the money to buy drugs.

D.Some beggars have no excuse for begging.

4.In the last paragraph, the writer thinks that it is hard to come to any final conclusion，because ______.

A.the cases can be so different               

B.there are so many beggars

C.there is so much money wasted          

D.there are so many different arguments

Events

Long March exhibit

The Shanghai History Museum is putting on an exhibition to mark the 60th anniversary of the Long March. On show are more than 220 photos and 40 items that explain with pictures how the communist Red Army drew back from its besieged （被围困的） bases in Jiangxi Province and fought its way to northern Shanxi province in the mid-1930s. Explanations are all in Chinese. The show will end on November 20.

Time:            10:00 am—4:00 pm.

Address:        1286 Hongqiao Road

Admission:        8 yuan for Chinese/ 15 yuan for foreigners

Thai elephants

Eight elephants from Thailand are entertaining visitors at Changfeng Park by riding bikes, playing basketball, balancing on a beam, dancing and blowing a mouth-organ. People are encouraged to have a tug-of-war （拔河比赛） with the animals or lie on the ground and have the elephants walk over them. The elephants give three shows a day at 9:30 am, 3:30 pm and 8:00 pm and there is an additional show at 1:30 pm at weekends. The show will end on November 15.

Address:        189 Daduhe Road

Admission:        30-40 yuan

Dancing dolphins

Dolphins jumping from the water to touch a ball, swaying their bodies to music, kissing people and solving math by tapping their tails have made the dolphinarium in Peace Park an attraction for children. Seals and sea lions also perform.

Hours:             10:30 am, 4:00 pm, and 7:30 pm

Admission:        20 yuan for adults and 10 yuan for children.

1.If you go to visit the Long March exhibit with an Australian, how much will you

pay altogether for the admission?

A.16 yuan     B.23 yuan     C.30 yuan    D.20 yuan

2.At the exhibition, you will see ________. 

A.many articles written by famous writers

B.many things left by the Red Army           

C.books on the Long March

D.many photos and pictures about the Long Match.

3.Which of the following is NOT done by the Thai elephants?

A.Riding bicycles.                B.Blowing a mouth-organ

C.Doing math                     D.Having a tug-of-war with people.

4.The dolphinarium in Peace Park is a hall where you can see________.

A.not only dolphins but also seals and sea lions perform

B.only seals and sea lions perform   

C.only dolphins perform

D.only seals perform

The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being.She said, “Hi, girl! My name is Rose. I’m 87 years old. Can I give you a hug?”

I laughed and enthusiastically responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze.

“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?” I asked. She jokingly replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of children, and then retire and travel!”

“No seriously,” I said. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.

“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she told me.

Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon（偶像）and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she revealed in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living it up.

At the end of the semester(学期) we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I’ll never forget what she taught us.

“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are only two secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die!” she said.

“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do one productive thing, you will turn 20 years old.. If I am 87 years old, and stay in bed for a year, and never do anything, I will turn 88. Anybody can grow older. But every minute counts for young men,” she added.

“The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change. Have no regrets. The elderly usually don’t have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.”

She concluded her speech by courageously singing “The Song of Rose”. She challenged each of us to study the lyrics （歌词） and live them out in our daily lives.

At the year’s end, Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep.

1.Rose made herself known to the author in a ______ manner.

A.serious      B.cold      C.humorous     D.crazy

2.From the information provided in the passage, we know ______.

A.Rose enjoyed her campus life very much

B.Rose did realize her dream of meeting a rich husband and getting married

through college education

C.Rose finished the college degree within a year

D.Rose grew so old that she stopped playing

3.Rose delivered（发表） the speech ______.

A.at the graduation          

B.which she prepared carefully

C.ended with “The Song of Rose”   

D.to challenge all the other speakers

4.According to her speech, ______.

A.whenever you have a dream, you succeed

B.all people don’t grow up while growing older

C.Rose usually regretted having done something

D.a nineteen-year-old is as old as a 87-year-old if he doesn’t do anything