阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
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Welcome to Arundel Castle which is situated in West Sussex, England. The castle has a history of nearly 1000 years and has welcomed visitors traveling from all over the world. Arundel Castle also plays a starring role in many films.
The Gardens
The White Garden is planted with soft white Iceberg Roses, and Snow White Lilies.
The Rose Garden is newly planted with lovely old-fashioned English roses that are at their very best in June and July.
The Organic Kitchen Garden produces a wide range of seasonal fruit and vegetables, pears, cherries and apples.
The Castle Shop
In the Castle Shop, you will discover a wide and interesting range of gift ideas for everyone. It offers gifts and souvenirs designed to appeal to all tastes and pockets. Foods, china, books, and stationery (文具)are all available. Many are sold in this Castle Shop only.
At Arundel Castle we pride ourselves on supporting local suppliers and actively encourage environmentally friendly products.
The Arundel Festival 2014
Saturday 16th to Monday 25th August
The annual Arundel Festival gets bigger and better every year. It is one of the most amazing, diverse and easily accessible arts festivals in the UK, offering a mix of visual arts, music, theatre and street entertainment.
Parking
Coaches and mini-buses can drop off at the main Castle entrance in Mill Road and park in the main town car park that is opposite the Castle entrance. Please inform us when making your booking of how many parking permits are required.
1.When visiting the castle, you can____________.
A. get old-fashioned English roses as gifts
B. buy eco-friendly products in the Castle Shop
C. get seasonal fruit and vegetables for free
D. see how the local gifts are being made
2. How long does the Arundel Festival last this year?
A. 10 days B. One week C. 16 days D. One month
3. Where can you park the coach?
A. In Mill Road
B. Inside the Castle
C. In the main town car park
D. At the main Castle entrance
请观察所给的图画并根据你对该图画的理解写一篇英语短文，内容包括：
（1）简要描述图片，并说明该图片所揭露的现象；
（2）分析造成该现象的原因（至少两点）；
（3）提出自己的看法。
要求：1. 词数120左右。开头已经给出，不计入词数。
2. 文章中不得提及考生所在学校及本人姓名。
The Internet has long been regarded as a wonderful tool that allows students to gain insight to useful resources and information. However, this is not always the case.
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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^），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10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
The first time I decide to leave home was when I was upon graduation from high school．I was having trouble get along with my parents．I had about fifty dollar in my pockets, and I thought about leaving home．It was only two weeks since I started to feel homesick．Living on my own is a total different experience for three main reasons: being more responsible, more decisive and more creative．Because of I'm on my own, I get to deal with my duties without being told to．I have to be more careful because my parents are here to give me their advices．In the other hand,I can make my own future plan．I have made rules for me to follow．
Keeping a diary in English is one of the most ___1.___(eff ect) ways to improve our English writing ability. ____2.____ (compare) with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes ___3.____(little) time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. ___4.___ we persist in this practice, gradually we’ll learn how to express ourselves in English. I n keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many ___5.______. （difficult）In the first place, ___6.____ often happens that we have trouble finding appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely hard for us to put them into English properly. As far as I ___7._____ (concern), my ___8.____ (suggest) is that we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach . Whenever something g beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher for help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is ___9.___great use to keep a diary in English for ___10.____ development of our writing skills.
A few days ago, my sister Liz and I talked about Dad, and we decided to get him a little something for Father's Day. We talked about the times when we were up and how Mom and Dad used to play the ‘good cop, bad cop’ thing on us. Dad has been a person of few words since we were . He raised us more by than anything else. When he spoke, though we listened, he was always mysterious and difficult to understand. There was always a(n) meaning that I never got, but Liz always to decipher(破解) him. By the time I got to high school, I had wanted a skateboard and I I was too old to ask money from my parents, so I worked at a burger joint (美式汉堡店). One day, I was really angry about annoying burgers. I came home huffing and puffing(气喘吁吁). Dad saw me and asked me what was the . I told him that I was fed up with annoying burgers. He said that we all have to start somewhere, that we may not know it now, but the skills we learn even in a burger joint might come in handy __ __in life, ‘Who knows, you might end up having to run a or even own one when you grow up,’ said Dad. He me down and I kept what he said in mind, even though I really didn’t agree with it.
A couple of years later, when I got to college, I worked in a restaurant. During one of the really days that we had, we were short on kitchen staff. Our customers were getting impatient and the were getting delayed. We were sure any minute something terrible would out. I couldn’t stand the any more, so I rolled up my sleeves, got myself a hair net and helped out in the hot kitchen. We caught up with the orders . The owner saw what I did and called me over around time. He said that he was very . He raised my salary and made me the assistant manager even though I could only go part-time. That was I realized that what my dad said to me all those years before was absolutely true.
I’ve never forgotten what my dad said that day. And whenever I have to do something that requires new skills, no matter how insignificant or it seems, I have a new perspective(看法) that it might really help me later on or even right now and I just don’t know it. Experience is everything and it a lot when you take lessons from it. That’s my life’s philosophy.
1.A. getting B. going C. growing D. coming
2.A. schoolboys B. kids C. adults D. graduates
3.A. instruction B. example C. order D. inspiration
4.A. obvious B. clear C. reasonable D. hidden
5.A. failed B. refused C. tried D. managed
6.A. imagined B. promised C. believed D. suggested
7.A. experience B. matter C. event D. accident
8.A. later B. sooner C. latter D. late
9.A. restaurant B. hospital C. school D. plant
10.A. calmed B. wrote C. 1et D. put
11.A. exciting B. worrying C. busy D. happy
12.A. meetings B. parties C. menus D. orders
13.A. break B. show C. go D. set
14.A. quarrel B. 1aziness C. relaxation D. tension
15.A. eventually B. regularly C. obviously D. thankfully
16.A. breakfast B. 1unch C. opening D. closing
17.A. influenced B. interested C. inspired D. impressed
18.A. when B. why C. whether D. where
19.A. important B. impressive C. interesting D. small
20.A. works B. counts C. shows D. studies
I know that something you get that sense from TV that you can be rich and successful without any hard work---your ticket to success is through rapping or basketball or being a reality TV star . 1.
The truth is, being successful is hard. You won’t love every subject that you study. 2. Not every homework assignment will seem completely relevant to your life right at this minute. And you won’t necessarily succeed at everything the first time your try.
That’s okay. 3. JK Rowling---- who wrote Harry Potter---her first Harry Potter book was rejected 12 times before it was finally published. Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team. He lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots during his career. But he once said, “I have failed over and over again in my life. And that’s why I succeed.
These people succeeded because they understood the secret of success ---you can’t let your failures define you. 4. You have to let them show you what to do differently the next time. So if you get into trouble, that doesn’t mean you are a troublemaker, it means you need to try harder to act right. 5.
A. If you get a bad grade, that doesn’t mean you’re stupid, it just means you need to spend more time studying.
B. Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who have had the most failures.
C. You have to let your failures teach you.
D. You won’t get along well with every teacher that you have.
E. So many of you dream of being successful by hard work.
F. Failures can lead you to success.
G. Chances are you’re not going to be any of those things.
