We must not get discouraged ________such a minor setback (挫折).
A. because B. because of C. since D. as
Several days later, most of the buildings ________ were repaired.
A. been damaged B. had been damaged C. which been damaged D. which had been damaged
书面表达（满分15分）Michael是一名美国中学生，在学校里选修汉语。他利用暑假到中国进修，希望进一步了解中国文化。有一天，他看到下面有关成语的漫画，不大明白其中的意思。请你用英语把漫画所表达的故事和寓意写成一段短文，向他解释。
注意：1．词数：在80—120词之间；
2．参考词汇：bump into (撞上)，hoe (锄头)
下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词
Dear Tracy,
I am a high school student. I love English but want to learn it well. But for a long time I have been puzzling about my comprehension and I was nervous about my reading speed. I know the way to improving my reading is that to read a lot , and many people say that when you are reading, you shouldn’t move your lips or try to read with my heart. I can do the first but I can’t do other. If I just read with my eye, I am afraid I can’t understand the meaning of the whole passage full. How can I do ? Would you please help me, Miss Tracy?
Yours ,
Jacky
第一节: 用所给单词正确的形式填空(5 分)
1.As a _____________ for breaking the window, the student was forbidden to do some cleaning for a week. ( punish)
2 .He is in his second _______________ , playing with his grandson’s toy trains. (child)
3.My elder sister is involved in the ___________ of a new club. ( organize)
4.When she had finished her meal, she gave a __________ smile. (satisfy)
5.The skiing instructor was a tall, _____________ man. (sunburn)
6._______________, the war broke out. Many people became homeless. (fortunate)
7.The new houses have been built with ___________ speed. (astonish)
8.His _______________ are always difficult to believe. (explain)
9.This is a _________________ judgement of her abilities. (subject)
10.What was her _____________ expression? (face)
Every culture in the world has marriage and wedding ceremonies . Usually marriages are between one woman(the bride) and one man ( the groom). However, in other parts of the world a man may have several wives, or, as in some areas of India, a wife may have more than one husband..
There are also many different kinds of wedding ceremonies practiced around the world. These ceremonies can be very short and simple, or very long and complicated.
One of the largest and most expensive wedding ceremonies in recent times was held in Dubai in 1981. The couple tying the knot at this wedding were the son of Sheik ( a male Arab ruler) Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum and Princess Salama. The wedding ceremony took seven days and cost $44 million. It was held in a large building which was specially built for the ceremony and looked like a stadium. The bride and groom needed a large place for their wedding because more than 20,000 guests were invited.
The reasons why a man and woman get married also vary. Sometimes they marry because they are in love, sometimes they marry because someone they meet through a matchmaker, and sometimes they marry because their parents tell them that they must marry.
One unusual example of an arranged marrige took place in Bangladesh in 1986. The groom was an eleven-month-old boy and the bride was a three-month-old girl. They were the youngest married couple ever.
The parents of the bride and groom arranged the marriage as a way of ending a fight between the two families who had been arguing over a farm for twenty years. Both families thought they owned the farm, but no one knew exactly . The fight ended for good when the young boy married the young girl. By arranging this marriage, neither famlily was forced to lose face. The two families agreed to give the farm to the young people.
1.What is the best title for this passage?
A. An Unusual Wedding Tradition B. A Short History of Marriage
C. Common Western Wedding Trations. D. Interesting Wedding Around the World
2.Who got married in the large Wedding Ceremony described in the passage?
A. a farmer and a neighbor B. the son of a sheik and a princess
B. a king and a queen D. two babies.
3.Why was the wedding ceremony in Dubai held in a building like a stadium?
A. The ceremony was very long
B. The groom loved to play sports.
C, Many people came to the wedding.
D. People in Dubai usually get married in stadium.
4.Why did the families in Bangladesh make their children get married?
A. The children were in love
B. The families wanted to end the fight
C. The families wanted to buy a farm.
D. The bride’s family wanted to sell their farm.
5. What was strange about the wedding in Bangladesh ?
A. The bride and groom were young. B. The wedding was on a farm
C. It was an arranged marriage. D. More than 20,000 guests came to the wedding
