I came to study in the United States a year ago .Yet I did not know the real American society until I was injured in a car accident because after the accident I had to see a doctor and go to court.
After the accident .my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very grateful and determined to repay him one day. But the next day, he asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done. I was astonished. He had good reason to charge me, he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury, I’d have to have a good lawyer. And only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer .Now that he had helped me find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him.
But every day I went to see the doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. Yet he charged me $115 each time .The final examination report consisted of ten lines, and it cost me $215.
My lawyer was all smiles the first time we met. But after that he avoided seeing me at all. He knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited to collect his money. He was so irresponsible that I decided to dismiss him. And he
made me pay him $770.
Now I had to act as my own lawyer. Due to my inexperience, I told the insurance company the date I was leaving America. Knowing that, they played for time…and I left without getting a cent.
1.The author’s roommate offered to help him because________.
A. he felt sorry for the author
B. he thought it was a chance to make some money
C. he knew the doctor was a very good one
D. he wanted the author to have a good lawyer
2.A good doctor is essential for the author to __________.
A. be properly treated
B. talk with the person responsible for the accident
C. recover before he leaves America
D. eventually get the responsible party to pay for his injury
3.Both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are very__________.
A. friendly B. selfish C. professional D. busy
4.What conclusion can you draw from the story?
A. Going to court is something very common in America.
B. One must be very careful while driving a car.
C. There are more bad sides in America than good sides.
D. Money is more important than other things in the US.
Are you interested in country music?I like it very much !It will take me away for a while after I am tired .The guitars and songs will take me to mountains and fields.
Country music usually talks of everyday life and feelings.It’s the spirit of America ,easy to understand ,slow and simple.
Country music developed in the Southern United States.It was the folk music of American countryside.Many of songs tell about the lives of farmers .They talk about love,crops or death.
The life of the countryside can be hard,so the words in country music are often sad.At first,people played the music only at family parties.But it became more popular later. In the 1920s,people played country songs on the radio,and they made them into records.
When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for work,they took their music with them.Country music continued to change and became popular across America.
John Denver was one of America’s most famous country singers in the 1970s.His song “Take Me home,Country Roads”is well-known and people still play it today.
1.Country music is usually about _______.
A.everyday life and feelings B.farmers’s feelings
C.the lives of workers D.the lives of students
2.Country music developed ________.
A.in John Denver’s city
B.in the Southern United States.
C.in the Northern United States
D.in the middle of United States
3.People began to make country song records _______.
A.in the 1920s B.in 1920 C.in the 1970s D.in 1970
4.Why did Country music become popular in America?
A.Because city people liked the music.
B.Because farmers moved to cities with their music and it continued to change.
C.Because country music talked about city people’s lives.
D. Because country music is very famous
你叫林涛，是一名中学生，你对部分同学迷于玩电子游戏(video games)的现象很着急，便向一家英文报社编辑部寄了一封信，阐述了玩电子游戏的坏处。
要点如下：
1．电子游戏在学生中很流行，有些学生整天玩电子游戏，忘了做作业，甚至逃学（play truant）。
2．玩电子游戏要花很多钱，有的经常向父母要钱，有的经常向同学借钱，有的甚至偷同学的钱。
3．过分玩电子游戏使店主受益，对同学的学习和健康不利。
4．希望政府采取措施加以制止。
注意：1．词数120左右 2．全文包括以上内容，但不要逐字翻译 3．信的开头已给出。
Dear editor,
Now video games are very popular among the school students. _____________________
假如英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号( ∧), 并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
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、只允许修改十处, 多者(从第11处起) 不计分。
Last Sunday afternoon, I went to the zoo with Lily. There was lots of people there. I found a girl cry in the zoo. She was lost but she couldn’t find her mother. We decided to help her. I try my best find the broadcasting station in the zoo. On the same time Lily played with her and looked after her careful there. The little girl stopped crying and played with Lily. At last his mother came. I felt very happy and thought we really did the good thing. If everyone helps with each other, the world will become more beautiful.
根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在“答题纸”相应题号后空白处写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一个词）
1.It’s bad ________ (礼貌) to talk with your mouth full.
2.Jane was lucky that she was just _______(轻微)hurt in the accident.
3.His consideration______(使 印象深刻) me deeply.
4.The trees _____ (围绕) the town were planted by the soldiers ten years ago.
5.The order given to me was that I ______ (道歉) for my mistakes.
6.I have never seen such a __________(猛烈的) storm.
7.The MH 370 plane with 239 passengers _____ (在飞机上) is missing.
8.There are strong ______ (争论)for and against the idea.
9.______ (聚集)around the fire, the tourists danced with the local people.
10.Elbert Einstein was a great _________（物理学家）
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A、 B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant, waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive. Suddenly I that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction, he knew me. The man had a newspaper in front of him, which he was to read, but I could that he was keeping an eye on me. When the waiter brought my the man was clearly confused by the way in which the waiter and I each other. He seemed even more puzzled as went on and it became that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me. Finally he got up and went into the . When he came out, he paid his bill and without another glance in my direction.
I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had . “Well,” he said, “that man was a detective (侦探). He you here because he thought you were the man be . ” “What?” I said, showing my . The owner continued, “He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man. I say he looked very much like you! Of course, since we know you, we told him that he had made a ”. “Well, it’s really I came to a restaurant where I’m known,” I said. “ , I might have been in trouble. ”
1.A. knewB. understoodC. noticedD. recognized
2.A. sinceB. even ifC. thoughD. as if
3.A. flatB. openC. cutD. fixed
4.A. hopingB. thinkingC. pretendingD. continuing
5.A. seeB. findC. guessD. learn
6.A. menuB. billC. paperD. food
7.A. directB. familiarC. strangeD. funny
8.A. chatted withB. looked atC. laughed atD. talked about
9.A. the waiterB. timeC. I D. the dinner
10.A. trueB. hopefulC. clearD. possible
11.A. restaurantB. washroomC. officeD. kitchen
12.A. leftB. actedC. sat downD. calmed down
13.A. wantedB. triedC. orderedD. wished
14.A. metB. caughtC. followedD. discovered
15.A. was to beatB. was dealing withC. was to meetD. was looking for
16.A. careB. surpriseC. worryD. regret
17.A. mustB. canC. needD. may
18.A. discovery B. mistakeC. decisionD. fortune
19.A. a pityB. naturalC. a chanceD. lucky
20.A. ThusB. HoweverC. Otherwise D. Therefore
