Have you ever had a science class that you look forward to? It doesn’t happen often. But when you have a teacher like Mrs. Field, it’s more than a science class. It’s a science class where learning is easy and fun. There is no getting down to a huge textbook or listening to a teacher about something you don’t care about.
My experience with Mrs. Field didn’t start with science class, but with her as my tutor. I was always a weak reader and wasn’t getting any better. My parents told me I needed to be tutored. One day after school, I went into the library with my mom for my first tutoring time. I had no idea who was tutoring me. My mom practically had to drag me into the library. The first thing we did was to play a game to get to know each other and get rid of the awkwardness. We didn’t even play a reading game.
We also went around the library and I got to pick out a book I wanted to read. She didn’t make me read a boring textbook about something I didn’t care about. I didn’t even pick a book. I picked out a magazine about remote control cars. I thought to myself, how bad could it be? To my surprise, She told me even though I was reading a magazine, I was still reading. After the first magazine, she picked out a book she liked. I would read a chapter and then she would read a chapter to me, in this way I didn’t have to read for long periods of time.
As I got better and faster at reading, I was able to read two chapters in the same amount of time, which used to take me to read one chapter.
Reading is one of the most important things in high school and college to be successful. If it were not for her, I would not be the reader I am today !
1. The writer tutored by Mrs. Field because____________.
A. he was too shy to talk with others.
B. he found science fun but hard.
C. he was eager to learn science.
D. he lacked the skills of reading.
2. It can be inferred from the second paragraph that __________.
A. the writer knew Mrs. Field very well
B. the writer was unwilling to be tutored
C. the writer felt awkward to read in the library
D. the writer went to the library to play a reading game
3. At the library, the writer __________.
A. chose any book he was interested in
B. played a reading game with Mrs. Field
C. was asked to read one chapter after another
D. had to read textbooks rather than magazines
4.What’s the author’s feeling about Mrs. Field according to the last paragraph?
A. unsatisfied B. worried
C. grateful D. regretful
书面表达
假定你是李华， 你校每年都有一次读书节，你想邀请在本市工作的英国朋友大卫参加今年的读书节，请你就此写一封邀请信，主要内容包括：
1. 起始时间和地点；
2. 活动：免费赠书和讲座。
3. 目的：鼓励学生。
注意：
1． 词数100左右；
2． 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3． 开头和结语以为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear David,
I’d like to invite you to join the annual Reading Festival of our school next Sunday.
Yours,
Li Hua
短文改错
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。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. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起)不计分。
In our daily life, music plays important part. It can give us energy and making us happy. There is many kinds of music, such as country music, R&B, rock music and so on. Different people have different idea about music. Betty enjoys listen to the music that she can dance to, because she enjoys dancing. Many thinks jazz is really cool. John likes rock music and dance music. He thinks that them are interesting. Jane likes listening to some relaxed music. She likes country music a lot of, because it is easy to learn, and this kind of music is usual about our lives. What about you? What kind of music and did you prefer?
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Once upon a time in an old forest, there was a poor woodcutter 1. (cut) wood by the lake. One day, his axe斧子）fell into the lake 2. accident. The poor woodcutter didn’t know how to swim, 3. he could do nothing but pray to the lake goddess.
The lake goddess heard his prayer and appeared before him.
“Help me!” said the woodcutter, “I’m very poor，and I lost my only axe. If I don't get my axe back，my family will starve to 4. (dead)，please help me!” He cried. After a while, the goddess brought out an axe 5. (make) of gold from the lake.
“Is this your axe，my good man? ” asked the goddess.
"No." Then the goddess brought out a silver axe, but the woodcutter said that wasn’t his axe again.
The 6. (three) time, she brought out the woodcutter’s axe. The woodcutter jumped up
7. (happy) and said，“This is my axe. Thank you very much!”
At the end of the story, the goddess was very pleased with the woodcutter’s honesty. He just wanted 8. he deserved So she decided 9. (give) both the gold and silver axe to him. The woodcutter sold the axes, and 10. (become) a rich man.
The moral of this story is that honesty is the best policy.
完形填空,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。
When I was growing up my dad would often give me small tasks to finish to help out around the house. Some were easy but the three I remember the most were the three of all. The first was helping to weed the four we had. It was work. I would rather ride my bike than crawl（爬行）in the dirt on my hands and knees the thousands of weeds in our gardens. The second was piling firewood for . It was tough work and I got more than my of pieces. I would rather walk in the woods than piling it in rows. The third was water from a mountain spring to our house. our well water had too much iron in it to .
Over the years, though, I learned to see the in all the things my dad had made me do. Having fresh vegetables for dinner was a delight. a cold glass of iced ten made from the mountain spring water was a pure . Standing by the wood stove on a snowy December day was a wonderful way to . I saw as well that all this work my dad had given me had
made me a better, stronger and more caring man. Most of all, I that when I did my work with a(n) heart, it didn’t fell like work at all.
Over the years I have learned something else too. When we do the work for our Heavenly Father with a spirit, it doesn’t feel like work, either. It feels like. Every act of kindness, word of encouragement, and gift of love we share will only make our lives better, make our hearts happier, and bring out souls to Heaven.
I am so to both my dad and my Father in Heaven. They showed me the of work and more importantly they showed me the pricelessness of love.
1.A. simplest B. toughest C. strangest D. wildest
2.A. schools B. companies C. gardens D. streets
3.A. boring B. exciting C. interesting D. relaxing
4.A. controlling B. keeping C. pushing D. pulling
5.A. festival B. winter C. holiday D. marriage
6.A. share B. charge C. point D. dream
7.A. protecting B. borrowing C. carrying D. conducing
8.A. because B. unless C. although D. but
9.A. boil B. match C. get D. drink
10.A. requirements B. attention C. rewards D. experience
11.A. Designing B. Enjoying C. Performing D. Developing
12.A. desire B. challenge C. surprise D. pleasure
13.A. turn up B. warm up C. stay up D. set up
14.A. unluckily B. immediately C. gradually D. temporarily
15.A. remembered B. ignored C. regretted D. realized
16.A. honest B. happy C. brave D. modest
17.A. loving B. complaining C. hating D. punishing
18.A. closer B. farther C. politer D. warmer
19.A. kind B. lucky C. grateful D. vital
20.A. key B. way C. goal D. value
根据短文内容，从短文后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 Greeting Card Association reports that Americans purchase 6.5 billion greeting cards each year. 1. Here’s a look at ways to reduce your holiday greeting card costs.
Gold digital.
2. Add photos or video to make your e-cards more personal.
3.
If you plan to mail your cards, remember to consider postage costs. Square cards look cool,
but they cost more than a regular stamp to mail because they’re not a standard size. If cost is a consideration, stick to rectangular（矩形的）cards and avoid too heavy ribbons that increase your mailing costs.
Look at unexpected sources.
You don’t have to order custom greeting cards with your family’s photo. 4. Check
dollar stores or even garage sales for affordable greeting cards. The best part is that when these cards don’t have a photo or the year printed on them, you can use any leftovers in the future.
Make your own.
Use old greeting cards(with written messages cut out,of course), wrapping paper and ribbons,
or magazine photos to create your own holiday cards.
Shop after-Christmas sales.
Starting from Dec. 26, sellers who want to clear out holiday stocks will deeply discount cars,
wrapping paper and decorations. 5.
A. Search for promotion codes.
B. Avoid paying for extra postage.
C. Buy envelopes for your cards for different purposes.
D. And Christmas cards account for a big percentage of that.
E. Preprinted greeting cards can cost less and work just as well.
F. So this is a good time to stock up if you have the storage space.
G. If you’re short of time or money, e-cars could be you best choice.
