阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中（A、B、C和D），选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When Charles Stratton was five, he stopped growing． His mother took him to see the famous showman, P．T．Barnum． Mr．Barnum thought a small person would be the perfect addition to his show．He hired Charles' parents along with him, and they traveled the world together．
He gave the two-foot-tall Charles a name, General Tom Thumb．He taught Tom how to sing, dance, act and tell jokes． When he felt Tom was ready to perform on stage, he made up ads．To stir up great interest, he said that Tom was eleven years old and had come from England．
During the show, Tom fought battles pretendedly with tall people．He also danced upon a wooden plate held by a person who was eight feet tall．Tom's act was very popular and brought in a lot of money．By the time Tom was an adult, he had grown very rich．He had become a billionaire at the age of twenty five．
Fortunately for Tom, Mr．Barnum added more little people to his show, and Tom became lucky in love as well．One of the little people was Lavinia Warren, a schoolteacher．Tom was able to win her love, and they married．
The ceremony and reception were the talk of the town．They were attended by many rich and famous people and by about 2000 guests．Crowds filled the streets of New York to have a look at their tiny wedding marriage．The couple even met with President Abraham Lincoln on their honeymoon just before going to live in Tom's house in Connecticut．
Their wedding, which took place during the Civil War, provided a welcome escape from the sad problems of war．Not willing to let this bit of sunshine fade, communities throughout the country sponsored "Tom Thumb" weddings．In these weddings, small boys and girls, all dressed up, went through marriage ceremony for fun．
1.The underlined words "talk of the town" means________．
A． it was in the newspaper
B． it was the most popular topic
C． people spread bad rumors about it
D． it was discussed in a city meeting
2.What does the author think about Tom's wedding?
A． Tom and Lavinia were stupid．
B． People gave it too much of their attention．
C． It was funny and ridiculous．
D． It helped people cheer up in a dark time．
3.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A． Weddings always make people feel full of sunshine．
B． People are always disappointed during war time．
C． Entertainment can serve an important purpose．
D． People should be married when they are small children．
李平的父亲有位美国同事，他的孩子约翰史密斯下个月来华。约翰写信向李平询问一些有关李平所在城市的问题。李平回信，内容如下：
1、得知约翰要来非常高兴。告诉他可能遇到一些不同于美国的情况。
2、气候：冬天冷，有时下雪。夏天几乎不下雨，但一下起来就很大。提醒约翰带雨衣、棉衣。
3、饮食：饮食与美国很不同，他应尽力适应中国饮食，并要学会如何使用筷子。
4、最后，请他带一张美国地图，希望早日能见面。
字数：100—120个词。 参考词汇：筷子chopsticks
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：把多余的词作斜线（\）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。
When tea and coffee was first introduced to Europe in 18th century, people thought that they were harmfully．So the king of Sweden decided to find out whether this was true or not．It happened that there had two brothers who were in prison at the time．The king ordered one of them drink tea every day and the other coffee．Both of them live many years without any problem．At last the one who had drank tea every day died at the age of 83 and the others one lived even long．Because of this, Sweden is today one of the countries that many people enjoy drinking tea and coffee．
Dear Tom,
How are you doing? You 1.(ask) me in your last letter about my plan for the coming summer vacation．
I am sorry that I didn’t reply 2.delay．How I wish I 3.(read) and reply your email as soon as I received it．4., I was busy preparing for my final exam at that time,5.is vital for me．As a result, I had no choice but6.(focus) on my study completely．I believe that if you7.(be) me, you would make the same choice。
By the way, I have a busy schedule for my summer vacation．First and foremost, I would do a part time job, so that my interpersonal skills8.(improve)．Additionally, I will take a short trip to Beijing to take a summer course in the New Oriental School．Last but not9.(little), maybe I will work as a volunteer for the school as a teaching assistant．
These are my plan for the summer vacation．What’s yours? I am looking10.to your earliest reply．
Tom was crossing the road the other day when he saw a red car coming in the distance．He thought the car would _____, as the lights had turned red． _____, the car was going too ____ and Tom soon _____ that it couldn’t stop in time．He _____ to move out of its _____ but it was too late．Tom was ____ down by the red car and lay _____ dead on the road． Passers-by ______ went to him and an ambulance（救护车）was _____for．The driver of the red car didn’t stop, ____one of the men had written down the _____ of the car, which he _____ to the police who arrived at the site（现场）．
At the same time, Tom was taken to the ____ and his parents were called for．They were very _____ to hear of the accident and quickly rushed to his ___．For three days Tom was not able to feel or think and his parents were worried that he _____ die．But on the fourth day Tom ____ and spoke softly．His parents were _____．The police by then had _____ the owner of the car and caught hold of him at last．
1.A． start B． stop C． move D． break
2.A． Unfortunately B． Obviously C． Besides D． However
3.A． fast B． slow C． far D． late
4.A． understood B． realized C． knew D． recognized
5.A． tried B． managed C． failed D． was able
6.A． road B． path C． door D． way
7.A． put B． knocked C． laid D． thrown
8.A． almost B． already C． still D． obviously
9.A． slowly B． calmly C． quickly D． carefully
10.A． looked B． called C． sent D． asked
11.A． but B． and C． or D． so
12.A． type B． name C． number D． address
13.A． took B． gave C． posted D． sent
14.A． station B． school C． hospital D． home
15.A． angry B． sad C． surprised D． disappointed
16.A． head B． side C． body D． hospital
17.A． must B． might C． could D． should
18.A． felt sick B． got up C． fell asleep D． woke up
19.A． surprised B． calm C． glad D． puzzled
20.A． noticed B． grasped C． heard D． followed
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。
1.．We are taught how to hold a knife and fork and not to talk with our mouths full．We are taught how to shake hands and when to stand and when to sit and the way to introduce people．
2.．Almost everywhere eating together means that people are very friendly to each other．But in parts of Polynesia（波利尼西亚）it is bad manners to be seen eating beside each other．So they politely turn their backs to each other when they are taking food．
Some East Africans spit（吐痰） four times as a kind of blessing（祝福）．They do it to show that they want a sick person to get well，or to bless a new-born baby．3.．It usually shows an unhealthy habit．In many countries，it may mean that you hate someone．
When we go to visit someone we say“Hello！”or” How are you?" or things like that．But if you are visiting an East African village，everyone will be very careful not to pay attention to you．The polite thing there will be for you to go quietly，without speaking to anyone, and sit beside your friend．4.．
In a village in Arab，a visitor will walk behind all the tents until he gets to the one he wants to visit．If he passes in front，he will be invited into each tent and asked to eat．5.．
A． It is rude to refuse
B． It’s a big country with different customs．
C． In most other places，spitting means something completely different
D． Eating quickly is a bad habit．
E． From the time we were babies we have been taught manners
F． You should wait until he has finished what he is doing and then he will begin talking to you
G． Sometimes good manners in one place are very bad manners somewhere else
