If you ask me when I became a mom, I can tell you that the day I became a mom was not the day my daughter was born, but seven years later when I did the best thing I could do for my daughter and myself. I us from the home that wasn’t really a home at all.
That day, my daughter and I were sitting in our home having a quiet dinner just as I had always wanted for her. We were talking about what she had done in school and suddenly her little hand the full glass of milk by her plate. As I watched the white tablecloth and painted white wall become dark brown, I looked at her small face. It was filled with , knowing what the outcome of the event would have meant in her father’s a week before. When I saw that look on he
r face and looked at the running down the wall, I simply started . I am sure she thought I was , but then she must have realized that I was thinking, “It’s a good thing your isn’t here!” She started laughing with me, and we laughed until we . These were tears of joy and and were the first of many tears that we cried together. That was the day we knew that we were going to be okay.
That was the day I really became a mom. I that being a mom isn’t only going to ballet, and attending every school concert. It isn’t keeping a(n) house and preparing perfect meals. It certainly isn’t that things are always normal when they are not. For me, being a mom started when I could laugh over spilt milk.
1.A. protectedB. removedC. separatedD. prevented
2.A. newB. oldC. beautifulD. cold
3.A. went overB. picked upC. took onD. knocked over
4.A. firmlyB. carelesslyC. slowlyD. freshly
5.A. pleasureB. fearC. painD. smile
6.A. absenceB. patienceC. presenceD. arrival
7.A. jamB. juiceC. milkD. water
8.A. laughingB. shoutingC. scoldingD. praying
9.A. sadB. excitedC. sickD. crazy
10.A. friendB. fatherC. grandmaD. brother
11.A. criedB. faintedC. sleptD. stopped
12.A. braveryB. horrorC. surpriseD. peace
13.A. questionedB. discoveredC. wonderedD. remembered
14.A. splendidB. messyC. spotlessD. lifeless
15.A. describingB. pretendingC. creatingD. meaning
假如你是成都七中的学生叶子，你的网友Peter听说美国第一夫人米歇尔(Michelle Obama)访问了你的学校，他想了解当时的情况。请按照以下要点给Peter回一封邮件。
1. 具体情况：1）发表演讲并与学生互动；2）与40名学生上了一堂英语课；
3）参与了一节太极课。
2. 发表自己的感想。
注意：1．词数100左右； 2．可以适当增减细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头语已为你写好； 4. 参考词汇：太极------ Tai Chi
Dear Peter,
In the last letter, you’d like to know something about Mrs. Obama’s visit in our school.
Yours sincerely,
Ye Zi
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。
Dear Tom,
I am delighted that you have passed the exam successful. What you have gained are the result of your hard work. How time flies! It’s two years before you came to study Chinese in Beijing. In the passed two years, you have helped us a lot, without that we couldn’t have made great progress in English.
Before you leave, many classmate and I intend to hold a farewell party for you, hope that you can remember the wonderful time we spent together. By the way, the party will be held on this Saturday evening in my house. We can take the No.1 bus at the hotel gate and get off bus at the Booking Building. I will be there meeting you.
We’re looking forward to your coming.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
I can never wipe off the memory that I met my current stepmom for the first time. After I parted with my father for ages, I moved to America and was with him. In the beginning, she made sure to let me know that I was welcome in her . I remember when I first saw her at the . It was different, but not . Over the past years there is I needed that she did not provide. I’m the young woman I’m today because she made sure to me properly. Yesterday I went to see her for Mother’s Day. When I gave her , she held my face in both of her hands and kissed me straight on the mouth I had the flu.
Her simple act of affection me back to my first night in America. After I was up from the airport we went home and she my luggage and took me shopping for new clothes since the ones I had brought with me from Africa were a bit . That night before I went to bed, she came to my room, the first room I had ever had for my own. She told me she was to have me and that she would take good care of me. Before she she asked me for a hug. That was my first hug and I was 11 years old at that time.
I’m 23 years old now and I have received many over the past years, but none has given me a greater or deeper impression. I regarded her as my mother because my new life began when I came to with her. Today I say to my mother, Mrs. Sherrill Kirundi, thank you, mom. Thank you for your giving me my childhood back.
1.A. connectedB. reunited C. associated D. attached
2.A. life B. mind C. bedroom D. office
3.A. shop B. railway stationC. airport D. bus-stop
4.A. strange B. easy C. unforgettableD. uncomfortable
5.A. somethingB. anything C. nothing D. everything
6.A. approachB. raise C. criticize D. value
7.A. gifts B. keys C. money D. dresses
8.A. so that B. in case C. as though D. even though
9.A. paid B. took C. talked D. companied
10.A. brought B. looked C. picked D. called
11.A. grasped B. unpacked C. mended D. added
12.A. more B. newer C. cheaper D. worn
13.A. glad B. hard C. unlucky D. anxious
14.A. died B. awaked C. left D. entered
15.A. very B. quite C. ever D. just
16.A. letters B. offers C. hugs D. presents
17.A. success B. advance C. future D. excitement
18.A. step B. second C. hope D. birth
19.A. discuss B. stay C. share D. work
20.A. last B. happy C. sad D. real
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。
A few things to do during weekends to improve your life
Weekend at last! Something you’re so looking forward to after a tiring week at work. Here are several tips on how to make the most of your weekends.
Spend time with loved ones. Reconnect with family members or friends you neglected(疏忽) lately. Don’t do it out of guilt or because you have to. Do it because you want to. Reach out to them to see how they are doing. 1. Return their calls if you were busy when they last tried to reach you. Talk to them. Listen to them. Be there for them.
2. Stay away from TV, iPad, iPhone and any other electronic devices. Unplug! Your brain needs to clear up from all the stress you’ve put on yourself during the week. Why not read a book instead? A paper one. Seriously, when was the last time you did that?
Laugh, laugh and laugh again. You can never have enough of it. Laugh is the best medicine ever. 3. For example, it helps you manage stress, strengthen your immune system and you are 40 percent less likely to suffer a heart attack.
Express appreciation. 4. Be grateful for your family, friends, health, the food you put on the table, the clothes you wear and the air that you breathe.
There you are. Doing a few things during weekends will have a positive long-term effect on your life. 5. .
A. Apply the “no technology” rule.
B. Pause and pay attention to your thoughts.
C. Friendship is the best source of happiness.
D. Don’t call them only when you need them.
E. Put them into practice and you’ll beat the Monday Blues.
F. It benefits your mental and physical health in so many ways.
G. This is something you should be doing every day, not only on weekends.
The Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England, is the best place in Europe for discovering dinosaur bones. Dinosaur Farm Museum was established in 1993. Since then, the museum has introduced the study of old bones to many more people.
What we offer
Visitors can enjoy our displays, or watch us cleaning dinosaur bones and other fossils found on the island’s beaches.
The museum has a variety of different fossils, many of them never displayed to the public before. As more are discovered all the time, you can be sure of seeing something new each time you visit.
We have a free Fossil Identification Service, so you can bring in any fossils you have and find out what they are. In addition, we have a reasonably-priced Museum Shop, where you can buy a souvenir of your visit. You could also bring a picnic and relax in our special picnic area.
Activities
Fossil hunts are organized from the museum and run all year round. Groups of up to 25 are guided on a local beach where they can search for fossils. All these hunts are fully licensed and insured, and guides can help to identify any fossils found and point out things of interest.
Due to the popularity of these hunts, all trips must be booked by a personal visit to Dinosaur Farm Museum.
Did you know…?
The BBC programme “Live from Dinosaur Island” was filmed along the coast here, and Dinosaur Farm Museum was the base for the television crew.
Find out more
Check out our website at www.isleofwight/dinosaurfarm to learn in detail how we dig for dinosaurs. You can also read about the many different kinds of dinosaurs which lived in this area, which was connected to Europe 120 million years ago.
1.Why are there always new fossils to see at the museum?
A. New fossils are discovered constantly.
B. People keep donating fossils to the museum.
C. Only a few of the fossils are displayed each day.
D. The museum exchanges fossils with other museums.
2.Which of the following is free of charge at the museum?
A. Food for a picnic.
B. Attending fossil hunts.
C. Having fossils identified.
D. A souvenir of the museum.
3.One can book a fossil hunt _____.
A. through a BBC programme
B. through the museum’s website
C. by making a call to the museum
D. by visiting the museum personally
