Error correction. ( 15 points )
One day, Mary stopped outside the shoe-shop and looked into the 1._______
window. For some times, she fixed her eyes on a pair of high boots 2._______
on display. “They are exactly I’ve been looking for,” she thought, 3._______
“I would like to buy a pair of boots as that in the window.” 4._______
After ask about the price, Mary decided to try a pair on. While 5._______
the shop-assistant was helping him put the boots on, she kept 6._______
looking at Mary’s stockings which was made of fine white lace (网眼).7.____
“Excuse me for asking,” the assistant said at last, “but where 8. _______
did you get these stockings? They are the most latest fashion”. 9._______
“They were given to me by my grandma!” Mary said proud. 10.________
Fill in the blanks with the given words in their proper forms. There are two extra. (10 points)
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give out put stress on give in come into being cut off concern ... with date from come across under the influence of cut down contribute to bring an end to |
1.I tried every possible means to persuade him to give up the plan with little succes, and finally my patience _________.
2. He had no choice but _________ to his wife when a quarrel broke out between them because he is a responsible and gentle man who loves his wife so much.
3. As a science student, I’d like to choose a career which _________ engineering after graduation from college.
4.____________ his mother who was born into a very poor family, the boy also formed a habit of saving.
5.While teaching how to write a formal letter, the teacher _____________ the conventions, content as well as the details including the vocabulary, grammar and accuracy of the language.
6.The Three Gorges Dam was completed in 2002, ___________ the danger of flooding .
7.Since Chairman Xi Jinpin came to power, many local governments in China ___________ the cost of all kinds of meetings greatly.
8.____________the 11th century, the old buildings of Paris including the palaces, castles and churches have attracted masses of visitors.
9.If you ___________ a monster which only existed in fictional novels or movies on the road, would you feel so frightened as to freeze?
10.From my perspective, it is poor air quality that __________ an increasing number of people getting ill.
Complete the sentences with the right word, whose first letter has already been given. ( 10 points )
1.We must realize that using too many d________ paper cups will cause a lot of waste and serious pollution.
2.In those earthquake-stricken areas, food, tents as well as medicine were u_________ needed as thousands of people became homeless or seriously injured.
3. The p_________ of the Harry Potter Series made the author J. K. Rowling world-famous overnight.
4.A thousand words will not leave so deep an i___________as one deed（行动）, so please take some action to catch the opportunity to practise your English if you really want to make progress.
5.According to the report, this kind of e____________ products causes no harm to the atmosphere, but it remains to be seen whether it is effective.
6.It’s reported that the p___________of imported music to exported music is about 50:1 in China now.
7.As this painting is a perfect c________ of eastern and western styles, it will surely be sold at a very high price.
8.When faced with trouble, you should keep calm and try to come up with a solution instead of just c_________.
9.Since your purpose of going to school is to o_________ knowledge, why do you waste so much time playing?
10.This TV programme is to test how easily a common person can be c________ to change his mind and make a purchase.
“NOW I just don't believe that. ”Surely all of us, at some point, have watched a movie and thought: It's simply badly researched，or the makers must think we're fools. Recently, The Daily Telegraph ran a humorous piece on untrue tech moments from some top movies. Let’s see what they are all about.
Tom Chiver, the writer of The Daily Telegraph uses his first example from the movie Independence Day, in which a character comes up with a virus（病毒）which destroys Windows the computer system the alien （外星人）spacecraft uses. “It's a good thing that they didn't have Norton Anti-virus，” jokes Chivers.
It's just one case of a movie that takes a lot of license with its science. Another one Chivers mentions is from the movie Star Wars, where the glowing light beams (光束）traveling through space look very impressive. But the problem is that in space there are no air particles (粒子）for the light to reflect off. In reality, they'd be invisible（看不见的）, which wouldn’t look so cool on the big screen.
Most people think that the mind—bending Matrix films are made for great viewing. But for Chivers, the science in the movies is a little bit silly. He comments “…the film is based on the idea that humans are kept alive as electricity generators (发电机). This is not just unlikely —it's basically impossible. They would need more energy to stay alive than they would produce. It's just like saying that you'll power the car with batteries, and keep the batteries charged by running a generator from the wheels. ”
And finally, as Chivers points out, DNA is not replaceable. But this bit of elementary genetics passed the makers of the 2002 Bond film Die Another Day by. In the film the bad guy has “gene treatment” to change his appearance and his DNA, which is completely impossible in our real world.
1.Which of the following does the writer agree with about the movie Independence Day?
A．It's a science fiction movie.
B．It's about the alien spacecraft.
C．It's produced by Tom Chiver.
D．It's a jokey and humorous one.
2. What is mainly talked about in the 4th paragraph?
A．How we can power the car with batteries.
B．How Tom Chiver thinks of the Matrix films.
C．How humans are kept alive as power generator.
D．How the Matrix films are made for great viewing.
3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．The movie Star Wars is about the light beams in space.
B．The author doesn't take the science in movies seriously.
C．Nowadays nobody believes in science movies any more.
D．There is a horrible virus in the movie Independence Day.
4.The underlined word “They” in the 4th paragraph refers to ______.
A．human beings B．car wheels
C．Matrix films D．electricity generators
Some young Cambodians are learning a new sport — skateboarding. The country’s first skateboard park is located on the grounds of a local charity group at the edge of Phnom Penh, the capital.
Sports like Khmer boxing and soccer are wildly popular in Cambodia. But Chea, who has been skating for 6 months, says skating has already become his favorite sport.
The skaters are learning tricks like launching off a jump or half-pipe and flying through the air on their narrow wooden boards.
A non-governmental organization called Skateistan Cambodia organizes weekly programs at the park. Skateistan started its work in Afghanistan years ago. Rory Burke is working with the group which expanded to Cambodia last year.
Rory Burke points out, “Yeah, it’s definitely not a typical Cambodian pastime (消遣). And I think the idea of ‘why skateboarding’ is that it’s not been done before here. We want to use skateboarding as something saying, ‘Hey, this is new, this is something different.And that kind of itself becomes a little bit of hook. People see it and they think and they say, ‘Wow, what is that?’ and they want to get involved. ”
Skateistan partners with local groups that work with young people. The park is on the grounds of the group known as PSE, where children attend school and learn a trade. There are almost one hundred twenty participants. They all come from troubled lives.
Seventeen-year-old Sang Rotha is a student at PSE. “Sometimes I don’t do well in subjects like math,” he says, “I feel bad when I find it hard to keep up with my lessons. So that is why I skateboard ---to improve my bad feelings. ’，
He says he began skateboarding more than a year ago. Before he started training, it seemed very easy. But it was very difficult to learn tricks, and he got hurt a lot from falling off.
Rory Burke says learning to deal with the difficulties is part of the lesson for these young skateboarders.
1. According to the passage, PSE is a group ______.
A．that works with Cambodian students
B．for young Cambodians to learn a trade
C．for young Cambodians in troubled lives
D．for young Cambodians taking skateboarding
2. What is said about skateboarding in the passage?
A．It was born in Afghanistan years ago.
B．It is easy for young Cambodians to learn.
C．It is as popular as Khmer boxing in Cambodia.
D．It is a good sport to help get good feeling again.
3.The underlined part alittle bit of hook probably means ______.
A．something strange
B．something quite new
C．something different
D．something attractive
4. It can be inferred from the passage that skateboarding is becoming ______.
A．a sport liked by most young Cambodians
B．an increasingly popular sport in Cambodia
C．a sport used to better young Cambodians’ life
D．a good way to train young Cambodians’ learning skills
If Confucius were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake, there would be a lot of candles. He’d need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out.
While many people in China will remember Confucius on his special day, few people in the United States will give him a passing thought. It’s nothing personal. Most Americans don’t even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes.
But this doesn’t mean that Americans don’t care about Confucius. In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China.
In the past two decades, the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities. More recently, the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries. These schools teach both Chinese language and culture. The main courses of Chinese culture usually included Chinese art, history and philosophy. Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantages of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks of Westerners philosophy. Students in the United States, at the same time, are racing to learn Chinese. So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States. Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese customers.
So the old thinker’s ideas are still alive and well.
Today China attracts the West more than ever, and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West.
As for the old thinker, he will not soon be forgotten by people in the West, even if his birthday is.
1. The opening paragraph is mainly intended to _________.
A．provide some key facts about Confucius
B．attract the readers’ interest in the subject
C．show great respect for the ancient thinker
D．prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations
2.We can learn from Paragraph 4 that American students_________.
A．fight for a chance to learn Chinese
B．try to get high scores in Chinese exams
C．have a great interest in studying Chinese
D．take an active part in Chinese competitions
3. What is the best title for the passage?
A．Forgotten Wisdom in America
B．Old Thinker with a Big Future
C．Chinese Culture for Westerners
D．Huge Fans of the Chinese Language
4. The passage is likely to appear in _________.
A．a biography B．a history paper
C．a newspaper D．a philosophy textbook
