C
We all know what a brain is．A doctor will tell you that the brain is the organ of the body in the head．It controls our body's functions，movements，emotions and thoughts．But a brain can mean so much more．
A brain can also simply be a smart person，If a person is called brainy，she is smart and intelligent．If a family has many children but one of them is super smart，you could say，“She's the brains in the family．”And if you are the brains behind something you．are responsible for developing or organizing something．For example，Bill Gates is the brains behind Microsoft Brain trust is a group of experts who give advice．Word experts say the phrase“brain trust”became popular when Franklin D．Roosevelt first ran for president in 1932，Several professors gave him advice on social and political issues facing the U．S．
These professors were called his“brain trust．”
These ways we use the word“brain”all make sense．But other ways we use the word are not so easy to understand．For example，to understand the next brain expression，you first need to know the word“drain”．As a verb to drain means to，remove something by letting it flow away．So a brain drain may sound like a disease where the brain flows out the ears．But，brain drain is when a country's most educated people leave their countries to live in another．The brains are，sort of，draining out of the country．
However，if people are responsible for a great idea，you could say they brainstormed it．Here，brainstorm is not an act of weather．It is a process of thinking creatively about a complex topic．For example，business leaders may use brainstorming to create new products，and government leaders may brainstorm to solve problems．
If people are brainwashed，it does not mean their brains are nice and clean．To brainwash means to make someone accept new beliefs by using repeated pressure in a forceful or tricky way．Keep in mind that brainwash is never used in a positive way．
1.According to the text，if you're the CEO of Bai Du you can be called
A．the brains behind Bai Du
B．Bai Du's brain trust
C．the brain drain of Bai Du
D．the organ of Bai Du
2.Why did Roosevelt successfully win the election?
A．Because he was smart at giving advice．
B．Because word experts were popular．
C．Because he got his brain trust．
D．Because he was the brains behind America．
3.Which of the following expression is always used in a negative way?
A．Brain trust
B．Brain drain
C．Brainstorm
D．Brainwash
B
Giving Back Fair Way
The Westborough High School golf team had taken the official photos with the state prize，The other teams，disappointed，were on the bus heading home．And then Westborough instructor Greg Rota noticed something wrong on one of the score cards．
A 9 had been recorded as a 7．They were not the state prize winner；Wobum High had won．“None one have known，said Wobum's instructor，Bob Doran．For Rota，it wasn’t a difficult decision：”The prize wasn’t ours to take？
Coin Stars
“College students are lazy．but they also wan’t to help，”says University of Pennsyivania graduate．Dan Hork．So she made it easy，placing cups in rooms where students could leave their spare coins，and handing out cups to first-year students to keep in their rooms．Her“Change for Change”effort has collected$40，000 for charities，which were decided upon by students ．
Never Forgotten
A school in Massachusetts received a $ 9.5 million．check from Jacques LeBermuth．But it took officials several days of digging to discover his connection．to the school，Records showed the LeBermuth came from Belgium and studied in the school in the1920s．When his family fell on hard times，he was offered free room and board．LeBermuth became a trader，owned shares of AT&T and lived off the earnings until he died，at age 89
1.What did Greg Rota probably do in the end？
A．Returned the prize to the organizer．
B．Apologized to Wobum High School．
C．Took photos of the state prize．
D．Had a meeting with Doran
2.Greg Rota's decision shows that he was__________．
A．polite B．honest C．careful D．friendly
3.The underlined word“Change”in the second paragraph means__________．
A．Idea B．Decision C．Cups D．Coins
4.Jacques LeBermuth gave the money to the school because__________．
A．the school asked for it
B．he had no need for that much money
C．the school had helped him in the past
D．he wanted to be remembered by the students
Knowing how much her own children loved presents at Christmas，Ann Sutton always tried to seek help for one or two poor families．With a social worker mother，the Sutton children．had inherited（继承）her commitment to service，and knew never to take their good fortune at Christmas for granted．This year，Kinzie，her seven-year-old daughter was thrilled that Santa Claus would make a special visit to a 22-year-old mother named Ashley who worked in a factory raising her 12-month-old son by herself．
The phone rang on Sunday．A representative from a local organization was calling to say that the aid Ann had requested for Ashley had fallen through．No Santa Claus，no presents，nothing．
Ann saw the cheer fade away from her children's faces at the news．Without a word，Kinzie ran into her bedroom．She returned，her face set with determination．
Opening up her piggy bank，she put all the coins onto the table: $3．30．Everything she had．
“Mom，”she told Ann，“I know it's not much．But maybe this will buy a present for the baby．”
At a breakfast meeting the next day，Ann told her coworkers about her daughter story．To her surprise，staff members began to open their purses．and empty their pockets to help Kinzie．
On Christmas Eve，Ann drove through the pouring rain to the small trailer where the Ashley’s lived．Then she began to unload the gifts from the car，handing them to Ashley one by one．
Ashley was very moved．Reflecting on a little girl's generosity，Ashley says she'll one day be able to do something similar for someone else in need．“Kinzie could have used that money for herself，but she gave it away，”Ashley says．“She's the type of kid I'd like my son to grow up to be．”
1.According to the text，Ann Sutton__________．
A．only cares about poor children
B．has possessed a good fortune
C．is warm-hearted and ready to help others
D．is a single mother with a 12-month-old boy'．
2.When hearing the aid had fallen through，Kinzie__________
A．was not sad but cheerfu1
B．put all her coins away immediately
C．told her mother to ask the coworkers for help
D．decided to buy a present for the baby with all her allowance
3.From the text we can learn that ____________．
A．Ann would act as Santa Claus to hand out the Christmas presents
B．the Sutton children always got lots of presents at Christmas
C．Kinzie's generosity influenced others and they clici something similar
D．Ashley was moved and promised to return the money
4.What does the text mainly talk about？
A．How a warm-hearted mother shows her love to a poor family．
B．How a mother and her young daughter helped a poor family．
C．Many people make contributions to those in need．
D．What happened to a poor family on Christmas Eve．
书面表达（共1小题）
假如你是李夏。你看到关国留学生Sharon 在网上发贴，.希望有人能帮助她提高普通话
(Mandarin）水平，她可以教英语作为回报。请银据以下提示用英语给她写一封电于哪件。
1．表达给她提供帮助的意愿；
2．说明你能胜任辅导的理由；
3．给出讲好普通话的两点建议；
4．提出你学习英语的具体需求。
注意：
1．词数120左右，开头语已为你写好；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．文中不得透漏个人姓名和学校名称；
Hi Sharon,
This is Li Xia．I learned from your post that you want to improve your Mandarin
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Li Xia
短文改错（共1小题）
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。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（^），并在其下面写出改加的词。
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。
As students, all of us will be faced a problem after passed the college entrance examination．Should we choose a good major and a good university first? Here are some different ideas．Some more prefer to choose a major first so they can learn that they are interested in．In this way they can put their hearts into study and got their favorite jobs in the future．Other believe that the environment is important to one’s develop and that graduates from key universities are more likely to find good jobs．
As long as I’m concerned, the best choice is a good university if we can’t obtain all.
完形填空（共1小题）
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。
Shirley Allen loved to sing and play the piano．She studied music in college and her_________was to become a concert pianist or blues singer．Everything_________when she was 20 years old．She became sick with what doctors _________ was typhoid fever(伤寒)and she almost died．Doctors gave her medicine to help her get well, but the medicine _________her to become_________deaf．She could no longer hear the music which she had always_________
Shirley would never give up playing the piano, _________she did decide to change_________.She transferred to Gallaudet University and studied English .In 1964 Shirley graduated from Gallaudet and looked for_________.She wanted to be _________and work full time .
For three years, Shirley worked as a clerk in Washington,D.C．_________,in 1967 she was asked to work at Gallaudet University as a dorm supervisor(宿舍监管员).Shirley supervised young women who_________in the university during the school year．She also taught English．Somehow she found time to_________ graduate school at Howard University in Washington,D.C．In 1972,Shirley received her M.A.degree.
Always _________ a new challenge, in 1973 Shirley became a professor at National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), which_________deaf and hard-of-hearing students technical and professional training.
This_________ woman became the first black deaf female in the world to receive her Ph.D．She made _________in 1992_________she received the highest degree in education from the University of Rochester in New York.
Dr.Shirley Jeanne Allen has traveled many roads and_________many rainbows searching for her dream．With courage and_________,she never gave up.
1.A．job B．interest C．duty D．dream
2.A．disappeared B．changed C．stopped D．ended
3.A．said B．agreed C．found D．thought
4.A．allowed B．caused C．encouraged D．enabled
5.A．almost B．actually C．totally D．gradually
6.A．loved B．played C．performed D．remembered
7.A．and B．so C．but D．even if
8.A．career B．interest C．life D．attitude
9.A．information B．help C．an assistant D．a job
10.A．happy B．independent C．free D．confident
11.A．However B．Then C．Therefore D．Besides
12.A．worked B．studied C．lived D．played
13.A．attend B．observe C．describe D．advertise
14.A．interested in B．busy with C．concerned about D．ready for
15.A．teaches B．offers C．pays D．promises
16.A．amazing B．strict C．wealthy D．beautiful
17.A．progress B．excuses C．suggestions D．history
18.A．after B．while C．until D．when
19.A．found B．watched C．followed D．appreciated
20.A．intelligence B．determination C．strength D．pride
