It would be very exciting to be a reporter on a newspaper. As soon as a reporter’s boss gives him a story to write, the reporter is on the job. He keeps his mind on what he is going to do. He does not begin writing the story until he knows what he should find out. He must know why he should write the story.
At times a reporter must search hard to find all of the facts he needs for a story. The facts may not be right under his nose. To find the facts, he has to recognize important details. While gathering information for a story, he asks himself questions：Should I use this information? Is this an important fact?
A reporter writes the story as fast as he can, so it can go right away into the newspaper. The story also needs a headline, which tells very quickly what the news story is about and is printed bigger and blacker than the rest of the news story.
Every big newspaper has many reporters，because many stories are needed in the newspaper. Would you like to be one？
1.A reporter writes the story as fast as possible because ________________.
A. he wants it to go into the newspaper quickly
B. people prefer to buy today’s newspaper
C. he wants to have a rest
D. he is good at writing it
2. Which statement is true according to the passage?
A. Being a reporter is a tiring job.
B. It is easy for a reporter to find the facts.
C. The headline must tell the details of the news story.
D. A reporter begins to write when knowing what he should find out.
3.Which is the writer’s opinion?
A. A reporter’s boss is usually very hard to his men.
B. The job of a newspaper reporter is exciting but not easy.
C. Everyone can write a good news story.
D. No one likes to be a reporter.
4.The passage is about ______________.
A. the job of a news reporter
B. big newspapers in the world
C. how to write the headline of all articles
D. how to gather information for a news story
Knowing about yourself not only means finding out what you’re good at and what you like, but also means discovering what you’re not good at and what you don’t like. Both help you to see your aim （目标）in life.
Although most students would be unhappy if they failed a very difficult physics examination, they have in fact learned a lot about themselves. They know that they should not become engineers or physical scientists. So failing can help a student to live a happier life if he learns something from it. They may then decide on their aims and choose the work they like and are fit for.
It is impossible to decide whether you like something until you have tried it. If you decide to play the piano, you need to take more than one lesson before knowing whether you are really interested in it or able to do well. It is not enough if you want to be a great pianist. You also have to like the hard practice and long training. If you enjoy being a great pianist but hate the work, forget it.
It’s a good plan to try as many ideas as possible when you are young. Then you will find out what your true interests are.
1. If you say you really know yourself,_______________.
A. you know what you don’t like
B. you know what you are good at
C. you have no interest in your work
D. you’ve got the whole picture of yourself
2.Failing can turn into something good ______________.
A. if you have aim in life
B. if your decision is fight
C. if you lead a happier life
D. if you learn something from it
3.What can we learn from the second paragraph?
A. Failure is a better mirror
B. Success is more helpful
C. No one is fit for the job of a physical scientist
D. Physics can help students live a better life
假如你是学生会主席李华，你校学生会将于12月12日下午4点在学校报告厅举办高一、高二年级英语短剧大赛。请你根据以下信息，用英语写一篇书面通知。内容如下：
活动目的：激发学生学习兴趣，丰富课外生活。
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评讲：年级前六名获奖。
注意：
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短文改错 （共10分;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短文。短文中共有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10处, 多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Nowadays, there is a increasing number of people joining in the activities of volunteering．It’s well-known that volunteering jobs are making contributions to society with something in return．It’s as the Spirit of Lei Feng．However, knowing this, there are still many people would like to devote themselves to this trend．For instance, the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games had such many volunteers．They make lots of contributions to the success of the Olympics．Moreover, we can often see many students go to visit the old to take warm to them．Even though some people’s career is a volunteer．They are ready to helping others．Although the volunteers are much more common, we still need to thank they for devoting themselves to society．
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Recently a new science behind incentives（激励）, 1._ （include） in education, has been discussed．For example, researcher Roland Fryer wanted to see what works best in motivating children 2._ （do） better in school．__3._ some cases, he gave students incentives based on input（输入）, like reading certain books, while in 4.___, the incentives 5. （base） on output, like results on exams．His main __6._ （find） was that incentives increased achievement when based on input but had no effect when based on output．Fryer’s conclusion was that the incentives for inputs might be 7.____ （effect） because students do not know how to do better on an exam, apart from general rules like “study harder”．Reading certain books, on the other hand, is a well-set task over 8.__ they have much more control．
As long as you have direct control over your goal, you have 9.__ much higher chance of success．And it’s easier to start again 10._ you fail, because you know exactly what you need to do．
阅读下面短文。从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The family had just moved to Rhode Island, and the young woman was feeling a little depressed on that Sunday in May．After all, it was Mother's Day—and 800 miles her from her parents in Ohio．
She had called them that morning, to wish her a happy Mother's Day and her mother had how colorful their backyard was spring had arrived．Later, she told her husband how she those lilacs in her parents' yard．“I know where we can find some,” he said．“Get the and come on．” So off they went．
Some time later, they stopped at a hill and there were lilacs all round．The young woman rushed up to the nearest and buried her face in the flowers．Carefully, she some．
Finally, they returned to their car for the home．The woman sat smiling, surrounded by her ．
When they were near home, she shouted “stop,” got off quickly and to a nearby nursing home．She went to the end of the porch（门廊）, where a（n） patient was sitting in her wheelchair, and put the flowers into her lap．The two , bursting into laughter now and then．Later the young woman turned and ran back to her ．As the car pulled away, the woman in the wheelchair with a smile, and held the lilacs ．
“Mom,” the kids asked, “ did you give her our flowers?” “It is Mother's Day, and she seems so while I have all of you．And anyone would be by flowers．”
This satisfied the kids, but not the husband．The next day he some young lilacs around their yard．
I was the husband．Now, every May, our yard is full of lilacs．Every Mother's Day our kids purple lilacs．And every year I remember that smile of the lonely old woman．
1.A．moved B．kept C．separated D．made
2.A．learned B．mentioned C．imagined D．realized
3.A．as if B．so that C．now that D．even if
4.A．grew B．missed C．watered D．showed
5.A．cars B．kids C．clothes D．lilacs
6.A．yard B．hill C．bush D．door
7.A．bought B．picked C．set D．raised
8.A．break B．holiday C．trip D．dinner
9.A．friends B．memory C．honor D．flowers
10.A．responded B．pointed C．drove D．hurried
11.A．elderly B．loving C．serious D．sensitive
12.A．hesitated B．waited C．chatted D．sat
13.A．family B．mother C．path D．home
14.A．nodded B．left C．waved D．continued
15.A．sadly B．politely C．quickly D．tightly
16.A．why B．when C．how D．where
17.A．lonely B．confused C．alone D．patient
18.A．calmed B．persuaded C．disappointed D．cheered
19.A．arranged B．planted C．dried D．hid
20.A．find B．gather C．receive D．Sell
