Maybe you don’t think animals have certain mental powers which human beings do not have. But the truth is that some of them have instincts, and besides this, I am sure they can feel certain things we humans cannot. A personal experience showed me this.
Some years ago, I had a dog named Howard. From the time when he was a puppy, he was timid, so we named him Howard, sounding like “coward”! He was especially afraid of thunderstorms. At the first flash of lightning or crash of thunder, he would run whining into his house and hide under a table.
I often went for a walk with Howard. Once, as we were walking along a road, it began to rain. I quickly ran to a bus stop for shelter. The bus stop had a roof supported by metal poles. Soon after I had got there, Howard caught my trousers in his teeth and tried to pull me away. At first I was puzzled and a little angry at his behavior. But I decided to humor him and walked away from the shelter into the rain and started to go home.
When I was about two hundred metres from the shelter, there came a flash of lightning and soon after, there was thunder which nearly deafened me. Howard stopped walking and began whining. Thinking he was afraid, I bent to pick him up. As I straightened up, I glanced at the bus shelter we had just left. I was shocked to see that two of the poles were bent and the roof was lying on the ground, broken. The shelter had been struck by the bolt of lightning!
1.The author named his dog Howard mainly because of_______.
A. his timid characteristic
B. one of the author’s friends Howard
C. his loud sound
D. his strange behaviors
2. The reason why the author was puzzled and angry with the dog was that .
A. Howard had a strange behavior
B. Howard should be afraid of the metal poles
C. Howard should know the approaching of the terrible lightning
D. Howard bit his trousers in his teeth
3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Dogs are cleverer and better than men.
B. Dogs are usually afraid of thunderstorms.
C. Some animals can feel certain things humans cannot.
D. Dogs are naturally born heroes.
4.What can be inferred about the bus shelter from the passage?
A. It was about 200 meters from the author’s home.
B. It was destroyed in a rainy day.
C. Its roof was supported by wood poles.
D. It could produce blinding flash of lightning.
北京教育考试学院于10月21日公布2016年高考英语学科总分值由150分降到100分。这件事情引起了人们的热议。请你根据所给信息写一篇英文报道。
赞成 | 有助于减轻学生学习负担，更好学习其它科目。同时，英语的提高可在大学。 |
反对 | 英语是国际语言，是了解世界的重要工具，与世界接轨，必须强化英语学习。 |
你的观点 | …… |
注意： 1）开头已给出，但不计入总词数。
2）不要逐条翻译，但可适当增加内容以便行文连贯。
3）词数在120左右。
On October 21st, Beijing Educational Examination Yuan declared that in Beijing the total score of English in the 2016 College Entrance Examination would be declined from 150 to 100, which arouses a heated discussion
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学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的一篇作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，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∧，并在其下面写上该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线＼划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下写上修改后的词。
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。
Tom and Jack are next door neighbours who all work in same office, so they often walk together to and from office. One afternoon, they were walking to home together while it started to rain. Tom quickly opened his umbrella and said proud, “My wife really has great foresight (远见). She said this morning it will rain and told me carry my umbrella with me.” Jack smiled and walked closely to him under the protection of Tom’s umbrella and said, “My wife has even great foresight.He didn’t let me carry mine and told me to use yours.”
语法填空。请仔细阅读下面的短文，短文中有10个空格。请按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中的词语的正确形式填空。（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）。
Where will you choose to live, in the city 1.____ the countryside? People have different ideas 2.___ the question. Some of my friends would like to live in the city. They can enjoy TV films, entertainment and delicious food. Everything3.____ (be) convenient in the city. 4.____ people are thirsty, they can have boiled or bottled water at once. When a child is ill, he5.____ (send) to hospital in just a few minutes. 6._____, people have to suffer heavy traffic and air pollution anyway.
On the 7.____ hand, others will choose the countryside. The reasons are simple. Nothing is better 8.____ to live in fresh air, drink clean water, and enjoy free natural beauty. Of course the most important is a longer and a9._____ (happy) life. Which will be your10.____ (choose), my friend?
I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, "What would I say when the other kids asked what I'd ?" Just when I started to that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn't . Somebody had thought of me to bring me a gift.
Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my Christmas there special and memorable, I remembered the women's visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of for as many children as I could possibly reach.
So I a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, with a child's name. We wanted all of them to know they were. . Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I them that they couldn't open their presents every child had come forward. Finally the they had been waiting for came as I called out, "One, two, three. Open your presents!" As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles up the room. The in the room was obvious, and wasn't just about toys. It was a feeling — the feeling I knew that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn't forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.
1.A. sending B. receiving C. making D. exchanging
2.A. found B. prepared C. got D. expected
3.A. doubt B. hope C. suggest D. accept
4.A. broke in B. settled down C. turned up D. showed off
5.A. relief B. loss C. achievement D. justice
6.A. blamed B. loved C. forgotten D. affected
7.A. highly B. little C. poorly D. enough
8.A. present B. first C.. recent D. previous
9.A. hardly B. instantly C. regularly D. occasionally
10.A. strength B. independence C. importance D. safety
11.A. kept up with B. caught up with C. came up with D. put up with
12.A. none B. few C. some D. each
13.A. fine B. special C. helpful D. normal
14.A. reminded B. guaranteed C. convinced D. promised
15.A. after B. until C. when 。 D. since
16.A. chance B. gift C. moment D. reward
17.A. lit B. took C. burned D. cheered
18.A. atmosphere B. sympathy C. calmness D. joy
19.A. it B. such C. something D. everybody
20.A. by B. till C. for D. from
根据短文内容，从短文内容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。
The relationship between parents and teachers is important in the development of a child. The good communication between them is communication that says ,“ I care about my child, and I value school.” The best way a parent can show how much he or she values learning is by sending a prepared child to school every day. 1. Once a child gets behind in class, catching up can be difficult.
Parents and teachers are partners in student development. A school community is built on relationships established(确立)among children, teachers, and children’s families.
Here are tips for creating a positive relationship with your child’s teacher.
Meet with your child’s teacher in the fall. __2. —his or her special needs, outside activities, health, and home study habits.
Look for the positive. ____3. . Share with your child’s teacher something you particularly appreciated regarding the teacher’s role in the academic and /or social development of your child.
Let the teacher know that you want to support the work that is being done in class. Ask for suggestions for expanding school activities into home activities.
___4. You can send a note of thanks when something special takes place in the classroom and your child is involved.
Be willing to participate in or set up a conference when you or your child’s teacher feel a special meeting is needed, such as
•___ 5.
•Your child seems to be deeply upset about something that happened at school.
A. When a child is absent from school, important lessons may be missed
B. Phone your child’s teacher if necessary
C. The teachers need to feel appreciated for the job they do.
D. This is a good time for the teacher to learn more about your child
E. Express your appreciation to the teacher
F. The beginning of every term is very important
G. There is a dramatic drop in your child’s grades
