单句填空（每题1分，共10分）
1. After the exam, my teacher told me that failure ______ (be) the mother of success.
2. There is no such thing ____ a free lunch.
3. There is a __________ (determine) look on his face.
4. ______she made up her mind, nothing can change it.
5. We_____________ (leave) for Japan tomorrow morning.
6. He asked me whether the big flood ___________ (destroy) the area.
7. Years passed before the war was finally at _____end.
8. He tried to work, but it was ________ (use).
9. It was the curtain _______ was full of dust.
10. Geography also plays a part _____ making dialects.
据报道，某大学生演了排队占座“大战”。为了在空调教室中争得一个学习的座位，数百人从晚上11点开始在教学楼前通宵排队，两名学生甚至带上了蚊帐搭成简易帐篷。请你就此现象用英语写一篇短文，包括下列要点：
1．简单介绍此现象；
2．你对此现象的看法：
（1）通宵排队不值得；
（2）影响白天的学习效率。
3．你的建议（学校和学生两个方面）……
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：有空调的air-conditioned 效率efficiency
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。
Different students hold different view on whether we should start a blog on the Internet． Some believe it can provide with a colorful stage for students to show their talents．Also, it's nice way to help them relieving pressure．However, other have an opposite opinion over it． They thought managing a blog will take much time and energy．Personally, I do approve of students having their own blogs．Nowadays, the Internet is playing an important part to our life．As high school students, it's necessary to learn and make the most of it．In fact, whether it's good or bad depend on how we employ it．If we can take fully advantage of it but avoid its negative effects, we can surely benefit a lot from it．
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to prepare a lecture
Being invited to give a lecture is an honor．It means that people regard you as an authority on a given field, subject, or issue．It means you are worth listening to． 1. You have to make sure your lecture is interesting, and full of wisdom, from which the audience can take valuable insights．This is why it is important for you to prepare your lecture well．
1．Think of a good topic．
You most likely will be assigned to talk about a certain topic．If that's the case, you only need to make an outline and do some research．But in some cases, you will have to think of your own topic．Although it gives you more freedom to do it, thinking of a topic can be tricky． 2. Or pick a topic that is timely and socially relevant．
2．Make an outline for the lecture．
Start by listing down the points that you will discuss, and then fill in each point with subpoints．If necessary, make a research about your topic． 3. But if in so doing you end up with a very long outline, figure how you can shorten the topic or cut where cutting is needed．
3． 4.
Statistics, figures, medical information, historical accounts, and similar information should all be checked and it will save your credibility as an authority on the subject you are talking about．
4．Add humor．
Don't engage your audience in a dragging soliloquy （独白）． 5. Humor will interest your audience．Of course, make sure the elements in your lecture are in line with your main topic and are not nonsense, racial, and offensive jokes．
A．Check your lecture for accuracy．
B．Giving a lecture is challenging, though．
C．If necessary, provide your contact information, such as an email address or blog site．
D．Instead, make your audience smile, or burst into laughter at certain points in your discussion．
E．To make it easier, consider what will interest your audience．
F．It should summarize your whole talk in one sentence．
G．Don't be afraid of exploring the topic, as this will allow you to discover other points that need discussion．
Sitting across from his teacher, Edgar Martinez repeated the word he couldn't quite pronounce: "situation"．The teacher, LisaMojsin, hired to help Martinez reduce his accent, said the word slowly; "Sit-chew-a-shun．" "I wish he had taught me this 20 years ago．" said Martinez, 37, who comes from Mexico and lives in Los Angeles．In private tutoring classes throughout the nation, immigrants are focused on sounding more American．
Accent reduction classes have been around for years, but experts say．"As our workforce becomes more and more global, these classes are becoming more and more popular．" Private tutors said they answer calls almost daily from students, when just a few years ago the phones rang only occasionally．Author Amy Gillett said that sales of her book and CD set, "Speak English Like an American", have increased three times in the last few years．Judy Ravin, President of the Accent Reduction Institute, said she has hundreds of students who follow her program, "Lose Your Accent in 28 Days"．
Though there is a general tolerance for diversity, experts said, reality has made some immigrants who sound different feel unwelcome．If someone speaks with an accent associated with an Asian language, they may work as engineers or computer scientists．If someone speaks with certain Spanish accents, people may think they are recent immigrants working in landscaping or the hospitality industry （招待性行业）．A French accent gives images of romance．An Australian accent brings to mind adventure and fun．
Accent reduction students said they are aware of how they sound and whether their accents limit their job opportunities or spoil their social lives．Jennie Lo, aged 43, said her accent has been an embarrassment．Sometimes people couldn't even understand her when she said her name．While in college in Oklahoma, Lo said she didn't make many friends, tearing that no one could make out her words．Lo is now taking accent reduction classes and hopes to apply for a manager position at work．"I just want to feel good about myself," she said．"If I really work hard, if I practice every day, I can't be perfect．But I can be better．"
1.In the whole passage, the first paragraph serves as a（n） _____．
A．introduction B．comment
C．explanation D．background
2.What does the author want to express in the second paragraph?
A．The effect that popular accent reduction classes have．
B．The fact that accent reduction classes become popular．
C．The steps how accent reduction classes become popular．
D．The reasons why accent reduction classes become popular．
3.If someone speaks with certain Asian accents, people may think _____．
A．they are romantic B．they are hospitality workers
C．they are computer scientists D．they love adventure and fun
4.What is Jennie Lo's attitude towards her taking accent reduction classes?
A．Confident． B．Helpless．
C．Proud． D．Anxious．
Britain is set to face an increase in cold winters, with up to one-in-seven hitting the UK with longer periods of time when temperatures are below freezing, a study has suggested．The prediction was based on research that found out how low solar activity affected winter weather patterns．
However, the researchers were eager to stress that their findings did not suggest that the region was about to fall suddenly into a "little ice age"．The findings appear in the journal Environmental Research Letters．"We could get to the point where one-in-seven winters are very cold, as we had at the start of last winter and all through the winter before last," said co-author Mike Lockwood, professor of space environment physics at the University of Reading．
Using the Central England Temperature （CET） record, the world's longest instrumental data series that dates back to 1659, the team said that in general temperatures during recent winters had been obviously lower than the longer-term temperatures．"The mean CET for December, January and February for the recent relatively cold winters of 2008 ~ 2009 and 2009~2010 were 3．50℃ and 2．53℃ respectively," they wrote． "However, the mean value for the previous 20 winters had been 5．04℃．The series of lower winter temperatures in the UK during the last three years had raised questions about the probability of more similar, or even colder, winters occurring in the future．"
Last year．Professor Lockwood and colleagues published a paper that found a link between fewer sunspots and atmospheric conditions that "blocked" warm westerly winds reaching Europe during winter months, opening the way for cold easterly winds from the Arctic and Russia to sweep across the region．Professor Lockwood, while acknowledging that there were a range of possible meteorological factors （气象因素） that could influence blocking events, said the latest study moved things forward by showing that there was "improvement in the predictive skill" when solar activity was taken into consideration．
1.We can know from the second paragraph that _____．
A．research shows that Britain will soon fall into an ice age
B．Mike Lockwood's research focuses on space environment physics
C．it was quite cold in Britain over the entire winter last year
D．so far one-in-seven winters have been very cold in Britain
2.The．underlined word "mean" in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to "_____"．
A．average B．stable C．ungenerous D．changeable
3.What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A．It was sunspots that blocked warm westerly winds reaching Europe．
B．Meteorological factors hardly have any influence on blocking events．
C．The latest study done by Professor Lockwood was of little practical value．
D．Considering solar activity or not affects the accuracy of weather forecasting．
4.What's the best title of the passage?
A．Another big danger approaching the UK
B．Research finds out solar activity is to blame for the cold
C．UK faces more cold winters due to weaker solar activity
D．Changes in weather patterns should be responsible for low solar activity
