In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competition which she won last year.
As a writer, I know about winning contests – and about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection letter from the publisher. I also know the pressure of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn’t win the contest again? That’s the strange thing about being a parent. So many of our own past scars and destroyed hopes can resurface in our children.
A revelation (启示) came last week when I asked her, “Don’t you want to win again?” “No,” she replied, “I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade.”
I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously (自发地) told them. Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her tales. The story about a fearful angel starting first grade was quickly “guided” by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson. I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it.
Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I know very little about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade, I had to accept the fact that I was co-opting my daughter’s experience.
While stepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough away to give her room but close enough to help if asked. All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.
1.What do we learn from the first paragraph?
A．A lot of amusements compete for children’s time nowadays.
B．Children have lots of fun doing mindless activities.
C．Rebecca is much too busy to enjoy her leisure time.
D．Rebecca draws on a lot of online materials for her writing.
2.What did the author say about her own writing experience?
A．She was constantly under pressure to write more.
B．Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers.
C．She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer.
D．Her road to success was full of pain and frustrations.
3.Why did Rebecca want to enter this year’s writing contest?
A．She believed she possessed real talent for writing.
B．She was sure of winning with her mother’s help.
C．She wanted to share her stories with readers.
D．She had won a prize in the previous contest.
4.The underlined sentence probably means that the author was _______.
A．trying not to let her daughter enjoy her own life
B．trying to get her daughter to do the thing as the author wished
C．making sure that her daughter would win the contest
D．helping her daughter develop real skills for writing
书面表达（满分25分）
网购已成为很多人青睐的一种现代购物形式。请你以“Online Shopping”为题，根据以下三个要点，分三段写一篇100字左右的英语短文，谈谈网购现象及你的看法或建议
1.越来越多的人喜欢在网上购买商品
2.网上购物可能存在的问题(如：假货；货物损坏；不易退换)
3.你的看法或建议
注意：1.词数：100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3.参考词汇：网店店主Internet shopping provider 假货fake goods
Online Shopping
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第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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：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。
As we all know, travelling can be an excited experience. Let me give you some
advices that you have to pay attention. You can find out more about your destination
by surf the internet before you set out. You needn’t take too many cash. Though it can be very convenient to pay in cash, using cheques is much more reliable. In additional, it will be wise of you to take an umbrella in case of it should rain. And if you are to travel abroad, you’d better understand the cultural diversity. Keep this in mind that being politely in foreign countries can help you had a wonderful trip.
单词拼写（共10小题；每题2分，共20分）：
1.As is known, the Great wall is one of the w___________ of the world.
2.In the accident, only two people s__________ at last.
3.The building is specially d__________ for the homeless people.
4.Some ___________(志愿者 in your room looks new at the first sight.
5.Enough e__________ can help him a lot in the court.
6.I got a very friendly ____________ (接待) when I arrived there.
7.I have some _________(怀疑) whether they will come here on time.
8.What`s the __________(不同) between these two words?
9.The thief (承认) that he had stolen the bicycle.
10.The head of a large company has many （职责）.
（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项，并将答案填写在本题下面的横线上。选项中有两项为多余选项。
A： Mary, we are going to have a party on New Year's Eve. I’m sure we'll have a good time. 1 _____
B： I'd like to.2 _____
A： In our classroom. We are going to decorate it and turn it into a splendid ballroom.
B： 3 _____ I shall be very glad to spend my first New Year in China with you.
A： But we are going to ask everyone at the party to give a performance. 4 _____
B： I will. My voice is not very pleasant to the ear, though.
A ： I heard you sang once. 5 _____ I’m sure you'll be the star of our New Year party.
B： Oh, thank you.
A．Your voice was sweet and beautiful.
B．Where are you going to have it?
C．Would you like to join us?
D．Thank you for inviting me.
E. Oh, it is great.
F. Let's go to the ball together.
G. Do sing us some English songs, please.
(选择题1 -50题的答案请填在机读卡上，其余答案填在各答题处。）
补全对话(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分25分）
1. ________ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______5. _______
A grave of a man dating back to around 2300 BC was found by archaeologists in England On May 3, 2002. Buried with him were the tools of a hunter or warrior. There was a bone pin that may have been from a piece of clothing such as a leather coat. He carried a copper knife on his breast. The most amazing find was two gold earrings. That would have made him a man of distinction. Only a few centimeters from his head were two pots made of clay, tools and materials to make arrows, a bow and a dozen arrows for hunting and a second, smaller copper knife. Next to them lay a cushion stone, upon which the man could work metal.
His grave is the richest of any found from that period, because this man was buried with two gold earrings which are the oldest gold ever found in Britain (dated to 2470 BC). Besides, he was buried three miles from Stonehenge. Archaeologists tend to believe he was a member of a powerful class who might have organized the construction of Stonehenge.
Stonehenge was begun around 3000 BC. In about 2300 BC the huge stone circles were built. The biggest stone weighed approximately 20 tons. But the smaller blue stones, still weighing 4 tons on average, came from west Wales. It is not yet known how these were conveyed over a distance of 380 km. It is also a mystery how early man was able to construct Stonehenge without the use of modern construction machines and lorries.
He is an example of people who brought culture and new techniques from the European mainland to Britain. In terms of technical development people were going from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age and then to the Iron Age.
1.Which are not included in the things that are found in the grave of a man?
A．Tools, a bone pin, a bow and a cushion stone
B．A copper knife and two gold earrings.
C．Two pots, arrows and materials to make arrows.
D．some chicken and grains.
2. The man buried in the grave might be ______ at that time.
A．A poor man B．a kind-hearted man
C．a rich man D．an ordinary man
3. Why is the man buried in the grave called the "king of Stonehenge" ?
A．He was buried three miles from Stonehenge.
B．He had the oldest gold ever found in Britain.
C．He might be a member of a powerful class who might have organized the construction of Stonehenge.
D．All of the above.
4. We can infer that _______ .
A．how Stonehenge was built
B．the King of Stonehenge was from France
C．Stonehenge was built through several ages
D．Stonehenge was built because of war
