Today, roller skating is easy and fun. But a long time ago, it wasn't easy at all. Before 1750, the idea of skating didn't exist. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin's work was making musical instruments. In his spare time he liked
to play the violin. Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer.
One day Merlin received an invitation to attend a fancy dress ball. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make a grand entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought he
would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.
Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates. Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of arriving at the party on wheels while playing the violin.
On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was astonished to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on. Suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror
that was hanging on the wall. Down fell the mirror, breaking to pieces. Nobody forgot Merlin's grand entrance for a long time!
1. The text is mainly about_________.
A. a strange man
B. how people enjoyed themselves in the 18th century
C. an unusual party
D. how roller skating began
2. People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he________.
A. often gave others surprises B. was full of imagination
C. was a gifted musician D. invented the roller skates
3.Merlin put wheels under his shoes in order to_______.
A. arrive at the party sooner
B. impress the party guests
C. test his invention
D. show his skill in walking on wheels
4.What is the main point the writer is trying to make in the last paragraph?
A. The roller skates needed further improvement.
B. Merlin got himself into trouble.
C. The party guests took Merlin for a fool.
D. Merlin succeeded beyond expectation.
假定你是李华，将要在2015年组织佛罗里达冬令营，请你给Joe回一封电子邮件，介绍冬令营的相关情况。内容主要包括：
1. 时间：2015年1月27日至2月13日；
2. 活动内容（英语课程，与接待家庭度周末，参观迪士尼乐园等）
3. 预期收获（语言，文化等）
注意：1. 词数100左右 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3. 开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：佛罗里达冬令营Florida Winter Camp; 迪士尼乐园 Disneyland
Dear Joe,
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
Yours truly,
Li Hua
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. 每处错误及其修改仅限一词。
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分.
Dear fellow students,
There is a serious phenomenon in our school that many students crowded in the school store to buy snacks and some students even eat snacks in class.
Eating snacks are a bad habit and is also waste of money. In addition to, most snacks are unhealthy food, for they contain too many fat and sugar. Eating snacks improper may lead to fatness and illness. What’s more, some students throw the wrappers everywhere, that pollutes our campus.
Dear fellow students, it’s high time that we pay attention to this phenomenon. Our high school students, should develop good eating habits. Remember that three regular meals a day as well as a balance diet is essential for us.
As the communication between China and Britain is becoming __1.__(increasing) frequent, the differences between them _2.__(cause) a heated discussion in the past few years.
Firstly, table manners are the essential procedure in everyone’s daily life. We get used to __3._(use) chopsticks while Englishmen use knife and forks. It’s not polite to burst into laughter when eating in Britain, __4.__indicates you don’t respect others. _5.__ the contrary, we laugh and talk during a meal. What’s more, in Britain, we have to wander along the left side of the road, but traffic in our country keeps to the right. In addition, for Chinese students, _6._they have experienced in studying is an __7.__(organization) learning style. Students are required to follow a clear plan. __8._(compare) with Chinese education, British education is __9.__ flexible and imaginative. Students there are encouraged to discuss the subject they want to learn. Last but not least, in China, “thank you” is not frequently used between friends and family members while “thank you” is widely used in Britain.
There is no sense in debating which is better. We owe these manners __10.__ a long history, so you should do as the Romans do.
There was a boy that dreamt of becoming the world’s best violinist. To achieve his life goal, he travelled to a faraway land where the famous and best violinist of all time__ .
The apartment he was directed to was in an old, lonely place. There was no evidence of life at all. The young man was __ and turned to leave. ___ _ he heard someone coughing from within.
The famous violinist was very old and __ . He refused to teach the young boy, who also refused to __ . The boy played his violin in the yard, and this he did for three nights__ _ the old man could not bear it any more. He came out on the fourth night and began to ___ the boy. Under his instruction, the ___ _student’s musical skills rapidly improved.
Years passed by. Now the old man asked the boy to __ an important competition. It was the best violin competition in the world. The young man was among hundreds of __ _ from all over the world. The __ lasted for days. On the day he played, everyone was deeply ___ _. First, the boy was so young, but no violin player could have played__ . Second, the boy was focused on one ___ _ and never looked elsewhere till he finished. Third, tears came down his focused eyes but his ____ _ was not drawn away from the music. He was ___ _the winner.
Only the boy knew the __ __for his success in the competition. ___ _learning from the best violinist the world ever knew, his teacher had come in person that day to ____ _him. The old man stood in the dark where he wasn’t ___ _ to anyone around. The old violinist died few days later.
1.A. performed B. lived C. toured D. lay
2.A. bored B. disappointed C. excited D. satisfied
3.A. Still B. Also C. Thus D. Then
4.A. weak B. polite C. kind D. strict
5.A. leave B. talk C. learn D. play
6.A. so B. unless C. if D. till
7.A. punish B. persuade C. beg D. coach
8.A. slow B. gifted C. kind D. quiet
9.A. take part in B. look forward to C. stay away from D. come up with
10.A. judges B. students C. competitors D. fans
11.A. program B. event C. concert D. lecture
12.A. annoyed B. moved C. hurt D. concerned
13.A. better B. quicker C. harder D. louder
14.A. book B. model C. direction D. question
15.A. hand B. eye C. interest D. attention
【小题 16】A. announced B. known C. shown D. predicted
16.A. prize B. wish C. way D. reason
17.A. Without B. Besides C. Through D. By
18.A. find B. comfort C. support D. visit
19.A. dangerous B. unfair C. noticeable D. particular
A woman aborted(流产) her second baby in Central China’s Hubei province after her 13-year-old daughter threatened to commit suicide.
The event drew people’s attention to the single child mentality, which may be an obstacle as the country tries to relax the single-child policy.
The woman, 44, had been pregnant for 13 weeks. _1.__ after knowing that she was going to have sibling（兄弟姐妹）. Her anxiety reached its peak when the ninth-grader cut her wrists with a razor blade in an attempted suicide, according to a report of the local Wuhan Evening News.
__2._, but the girls is not the only child in China showing jealousy of a younger sibling.
Zhuang Zhuang(not his real name) was 16 when his younger brother was born last year. __3.__.
“They never cared about me again.” the teenager complained. “I’m under great pressure to do well in academic performances, so as to win attention from my parents.”
The one-child policy was relaxed I 2013, in an attempt to address the country’s declining labor force and aging population.
__4.__, including the most populated Henan, have allowed couples to have a second child if either parent is an only child. Beijing followed suit last December.
Although 11 million couples have been granted a permit to have a second child, statistics from the National Health and Family Planning Commission show only close to one million couples out of them filed birth applications by the end of last year.
“Economic cost”, “time cost” and “one child is enough” were listed as top reasons for not having a second child, according to a survey by China Youth Daily. _5.__ out of concern for their first child.
Xia Xueluan, a sociology professor at Peking University, believes the one-child policy, enacted more than three decades ago, created many young “emperors” and “empresses” in China.
“Parents spoiled their children, so many kids tend to be self-centered without consideration for others,” he said.
A. The case may sound extreme.
B. A majority of the Chinese provincial regions.
C. Her daughter became unhappy.
D. Since then he’s fallen behind in his classes.
E. They don’t want their child to be alone.
F. Many parents give the third reason.
G. It’s easier for them to raise one child.
