—Let’s throw a surprise party for mom’s 50th birthday.
—That’s a good idea. We several of her friends.
A．invite B．had invited C．are inviting D．will invite
The Day of the Dead, an ancient Mexican festival, is not a sad day, but time to celebrate cycle of life.
A．a, the B．不填, the C．不填,a D. the, a
辩论发言稿，你可任意选择正方或反方拟一篇发言稿，词数100左右。
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1. 不宜大力发展。 2.拥挤、堵车、不便宜。 3.噪音、污染、事故多。 4.修路占地多。 5.其他理由。 |
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此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该加的
词。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该
加的词。
此行错一个词，在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
短文改错:
In recent years, dust storm have happened more and 1.______
more often in north of China. They have brought 2.______
quite a lot of trouble to people's life. The strong 3.______
wind blows up the dust, made the air very dirty. 4.______
It also stops many people go out. In the past， 5.______
people raise a large number of sheep, which ate 6._______
off a great deal of grass and the land became sandy. 7._______
Now the government has begun to pay an attention to 8._______
the problem. Each year, a large sum of money are 9._______
spent in the improvement of the environment. 10.________
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，并将答案标号填写在本题下面相应题号后的横线上。选项中有两项多余选项。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
M：Lovely day, isn’t it?
W：Mm, yes, 1.And it’s supposed to get warmer.
M：Yes, that’s true. You know, though, I’m always a little worried to see winter go.
W： 2.
M：Well, I love skating. In fact, I used to teach skating for a living.
W：Oh? That sounds interesting. 3.
M：I work at Bank of America. How about you?
W： 4.
M：Here?
W：No, I’m from Chicago. I’m just visiting here for the wedding.
M：Oh, I see.
W：By the way, 5.I’m Helen Keller.
M：Nice to meet you. My name is John Smith.
A．But what do you do now?
B．It’s very cold.
C．It’s really warm.
D．I guess I should introduce myself.
E．I’m on the radio station.
F．What’s your name?
G．Really?
When Charles Strattion was five, he stopped growing. His mother took him to see the famous showman; P.T.Barnum thought a small person would be the perfect addition to his show. He hired Charles’ parents along with him, and they traveled around the world together.
He gave the two-foot-tall Charles a new name, general Tom Thumb. He taught Tom how to sing, dance, act, and tell jokes. When he felt Tom was ready to perform on stage, he made up ads. To stir up great interest, he said that Tom was eleven years old and had come from England.
During the show, Tom fought battles pretendedly with tall people. He also danced upon a wooden plate held by a person who was eight feet tall.
Tom’s act was very popular and brought in a lot of money. By the time Tom was an adult, he had grown very rich. He had become a billionaire at the age of twenty-five.
Fortunately for Tom, Mr. Barnum added more little people to his show, and Tom became lucky in love as well. One of the little people was Lavinia Warren, a school teacher. Tom was able to win her love, and they married.
The ceremony and reception were the talk of the town. They were attended by many rich and famous people and by about two thousand guests. Crowds filled the streets of New York to have a look at their tiny wedding carriage. The couple even met with President Abraham Lincoln on their honeymoon, just before going to live in Tom’s house in Connecticut.
Their wedding, which took place during the Civil War, provided a welcome escape from the sad problems of war. Not willing to let this bit of sunshine fade, communities throughout the country sponsored（主持）“Tom Thumb”weddings. In these weddings, small boys and girls, all dressed up, went through marriage ceremony for fun.
1.“ Talk of the town”means .
A．it was in the newspaper
B．people spread mean rumors（谣言）about it.
C．it was the most popular thing happening
D．it was discussed in a city meeting
2.What does the author think about Tom Thumb’s wedding?
A．People gave it too much of their attention.
B．It helped people cheer up in a dark time.
C．It was funny and ridiculous.
D．Tom and Lavinia were stupid.
3.Which of the following is the best clue（线索）to the fact that Tom was smart?
A．He became a billionaire at twenty-five.
B．He learned how to sing, dance, and act at a very young age.
C．He met with President Lincoln during his honeymoon.
D．He married a school teacher.
4.It was very funny when Tom danced on a wooden plate held by a person who was eight feet tall because .
A．the wooden plate would make it sound as if Tom were tap dancing.
B．it made Tom feel taller.
C．the eight-foot-tall man was the only tall person Tom trusted
D．the difference between them would make Tom look even smaller
