It was the end of my first senior year. I was riding with my friends, and a bottle of beer was passed around the car. Everyone was taking swigs(一大口). When the bottle got to me, I thought:“What should I do?”I took a swig. It was the biggest mistake of my life. I had to drive home later that night.
I went back to my car, got in and drove off. At a stop sign I saw a policeman sitting in the parking lot across the street. His headlights were turned on, and I knew he was going to follow me. Then he flashed his lights at me. All I could think was:“Oh no, that swig!”
I pulled over and waited for him to come to my door. It felt like forever.“Can I see your license and registration, please, Miss?”I gave them to him. He took them and went back to his car for a while. When he returned, he asked if I had been drinking.
“No,”I said. He asked me to step out of my car.
“Walk heel to toe down the white line, please.” I passed the test. Next he had me stand on my left foot, lift my right foot and hold it for 30 seconds. I’m not the most coordinated (动作协调的) person and I can’t even walk and chew gum at the same time, so, needless to say, I didn’t pass. Then he asked me to take a breathalyzer test.
That was where I messed up. I told him I didn’t want to and didn’t understand why I had to. The officer asked me three more times, and I continued to refuse. He told me to turn around and place my hands behind my back. He arrested me right then and there.
The policeman drove me to a police station 20 minutes from my home. He called my parents and told them where I was.
I went to court two months after that, charged with refusing to obey an officer. I got a $700 (4,340 yuan) fine and 40 hours of community service. I’ll be on probation (缓刑) for a year, and I’ll have to take the driving test again. I lost my license for a whole year.
This was a huge learning experience for me. It opened my eyes to how easy it is to make a stupid decision. I want everyone reading this to know that it’s not right to drink and drive. It definitely isn’t worth losing your license over.
1.What can we infer from the first paragraph?
A. The author didn’t remember she had to drive home later when riding with her friends.
B. The author felt just one mouthful would not affect her driving.
C. The author wished she had refused to drink that night.
D. The author lost her driving license on the way.
2.What did the policeman ask the author to do at the stop sign?
a. Show her driving license.
b. Walk in a straight line.
c. Stand on her head.
d. Stand on one foot for 30 seconds.
e. Take her temperature.
A. a, b, d B. a, c, d
C. b, c, e D. b, d, e
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?
A. The author was in jail for 40 hours and had to do community service.
B. The author thought her punishment shouldn’t be so serious.
C. The author believed she would have avoided punishment if she had obeyed the policeman.
D. The author was really sorry that she had made a serious mistake.
4.The article wants to ______.
A. show that severe punishment works.
B. explain how policemen test drivers.
C. warn people against driving after drinking.
D. blame the author’s thoughtless friends.
Walking down a path through some woods in Georgia, I saw a small pool of water ahead on the path. I angled my direction to go around it on the part of the path that wasn't covered by water or mud. As I reached the pool, I was suddenly attacked!
Yet I did nothing for the attack. It was so unpredictable and from somewhere totally unexpected. I was surprised as well as unhurt though I had been struck four or five times. I backed up a foot and my attacker stopped attacking me. Had I been hurt I wouldn't have found it amusing. And I was laughing. After all, I was being attacked by a butterfly!
Having stopped laughing, I took a step forward. My attacker rushed me again. He charged towards me at full speed, attempting to hurt me but in vain. For a second time, I took a step backwards while my attacker paused. I wasn't sure what to do. After all, it’s just not everyday that one is attacked by a butterfly. I stepped back to look the situation over. My attacker moved back to land on the ground. That's when I discovered why my attacker was charging me only moments earlier. He had a mate and she was dying.
Sitting close beside her, he opened and closed his wings as if to fan her. I could only admire the love and courage of that butterfly in his concern for his mate. He had taken it up on himself to attack me for his mate’s sake, even though she was clearly dying and I was so large. He did so just to give her those extra few precious moments of life. Should I have been careless enough to step on her? His courage in attacking something thousands of times larger and heavier than himself just for his mate’s safety seemed admirable. I couldn’t do anything other than reward him by walking on the more difficult side of the pool. He had truly earned those moments to be with her, undisturbed.
Since then, I’ve used that butterfly’s courage as an inspiration and to remind myself that good things are worth fighting for.
1.The writer changed his direction while walking down a path because he wanted_______.
A. to get close to a butterfly
B. to escape a sudden attack
C. to look over the bad situation
D. to avoid getting his shoes dirty
2.From the passage we can learn that the attacker _________.
A. struck the author four or five times and made him badly hurt
B. paused until the author took a step backwards
C. thought it was the author who caused the death of his mate
D. attacked the author for his mate’s safety and to accompany her for the last moments of life.
3.From this experience the man learned_____.
A. butterflies are brave insects
B. the small can defeat the large
C. how to deal with challenges in his life
D. people should try their best to fight for everything
4.Which of the following words can best describe the butterfly?
A. amusing B. ambitious
C. courageous D. aggressive
假设你是育才中学学生会主席李华。你校将举办一次英语演讲比赛（speech contest），希望附近某大学的外籍教师Smith女士来做评委。请参照以下比赛通知给她写一封信。
英语演讲比赛
主题：人与自然
时间：6月15日下午2：00－5：00
地点：501教室
参赛选手：10名学生
联系人：李华（电话44876655）
欢迎大家光临
注意：词数100左右。
Dear Ms. Smith,
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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号，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：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1每处错误下画一横线，并在该词下面写互相修改的词。
2 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
In my view, the Internet is helpful. It is known to all, the Internet is playing a important part in our daily life. On the Internet, we can read news home and abroad and got as much information as we can. We can also attend to the net school and read many books. We can even do shopping online. Beside, our ability to operate the computer can be improved great.
So we should not be addicted to the Internet, or we’ll get our life and study destroying. In addition, we should keep off the harmful website. Anyhow, this doesn’t prevent the Internet from becoming our friend.
There was once a young shepherd boy who tended his sheep at the foot of a mountain near a dark forest. It was lonely and 1. (bore) for him watching the sheep all day.
No one was near 2. there farmers he could sometimes see working in the fields in the valley below.
One day the boy thought of a plan by 3. he could get a little company and have some fun. He ran down toward the valley 4. (cry), “Wolf! Wolf!”
The men ran to meet him, and 5. they found out there was no wolf at all, they complained and returned to their work. However, the boy was very happy when he saw the men come running.
The boy enjoyed the company so much that a few days later he tried 6. same trick again, and again the men ran to help him.
A few days later, a real wolf came from the forest and was heading 7. the sheep.
The boy ran toward the valley, and more loudly 8. ever he cried,“Wolf! Wolf! A wolf has really appeared. ”
But the men, who had been 9. (fool) twice before, thought that he was tricking them again. No one came 10. (help) the boy. The lying shepherd boy was eaten up by the wolf with all his sheep.
Arthur Ashe, an African American, was a great tennis player. In his autobiography (自传)Days of Grace, Arthur Ashe an incident that occurred when he was 17years old. He was playing in a match in West Virginia. As was often the case, he was the only of color in the match.
One night, some of the kids broke a gate. They completely it and then decided to say that Authur was . The incident was reported in the newspapers; Arthur his involvement, but the boys would not change their story. The part for Arthur was worrying about what his father would say and do. He made a phone call.
As he imagined, his father had already learned of the . his father’s tone was severe. He asked Arthur only one question. “Arthur Junior,” he asked, “all I want to is--- were you mixed up in that ?”
Author answered, “No, Daddy, I wasn’t. ” his father asked about it again. Arthur learned on that day why he had always been encouraged to tell the . There would come a time when he must be , and this was such a time. Because he had already earned his trust and , he knew his father believed him. From that day on he was , above all else, to live a life of honesty.
, we find examples of modern leaders in every field who have less honesty. we do not need saints(圣人)---we need people like you; people who will be known for their ; people who earn the trust and respect of others, their age or status in life; people who the importance of character. Our world does not need another saint. But it needs you.
1.A. avoids B. imagines C. relates D. plans
2.A. competitor B. judge C. passenger D. teacher
3.A. purchased B. repaired C. discovered D. destroyed
4.A. cruel B. responsible C. serious D. greedy
5.A. denied B. forgot C. reported D. kept
6.A. strangest B. worst C. funniest D. least
7.A. quietly B. usually C. eventually D. frequently
8.A. theft B. operation C. tour D. incident
9.A. promise B. show C. know D. announce
10.A. mess B. game C. project D. career
11.A. even B. never C. sometimes D. often
12.A. truth B. joke C. secret D. news
13.A. rewarded B. praised C. moved D. believed
14.A. interest B. strength C. respect D. attention
15.A. afraid B. unable C. ashamed D. determined
16.A. Hopefully B. Financially C. UnfortunatelyD. Traditionally
17.A. But B. If C. In case D. As if
18.A. knowledge B. honesty C. humor D. generosity
19.A. other than B. but for C. because of D. regardless of
20.A. forget aboutB. insist on C. turn down D. give away
