What are American high schools like? Well, I’m happy to tell you what I know.
When I started school here, it had already been a week since the school opened. At this school, freshmen usually go on a trip for about three days at the beginning of school. Unfortunately I missed that wonderful trip, which would have been the best time to get to know my classmates. I was really sad. I wished I’d known about it earlier.
Despite the disappointment, however, I gradually adapted to my new life and school.
There is a space in the basement of the teaching building where students chat and meet each other. As we do not always have the same classrooms and classmates, the school wants us to get to know each other there. Students usually come to school early, sit in that space and have fun. Around the space, there are many lockers for students to leave their books in, so that students do not have to carry a heavy schoolbag everywhere.
It really surprises me that we have almost no textbooks. We only have textbooks for World History and Algebra 2 and they are big and heavy, like bricks. For other classes, we only need binders (活页夹) with paper in them. Without textbooks, students learn things freely and actively. For example, my humanities teacher just teaches us what is in her mind at the time. We never know what we will learn.
Another difference between American schools and Chinese schools is that American schools care about students’ morality more than their academic studies. For example, if you do not finish your homework, you will just be asked to do it later, but if you cheat or lie, you will get a warning or even be kicked out.
I think that most students here are good at schoolwork as well, but compared to Chinese students, they can make learning a more joyful experience. I think we should take the good points from our two different kinds of education to perfect our approach to studying.
1.What was the writer sad for?
A. He was late for school.
B. He missed the trip at the beginning of school.
C. He didn’t know anyone.
D. American students looked down upon him.
2.Why do students go to the basement of the teaching building?
A. To attend class. B. To share a classroom.
C. To have fun. D. To meet teachers.
3.How do teachers in the US teach the students?
A. However they want to.
B. They use bricks.
C. Some use textbooks; some teach freely.
D. They always teach as required.
4.According to the passage, in American high schools, ________.
A. you are likely to be kicked out if you cheat
B. you’ll be punished if you do not finish your homework
C. students are better at school work than Chinese students
D. students care much about the grades they get
书面表达
假定你是我校高三学生李华，学校将为高一新生举办主题为 “What to learn in senior high school?” 的英语沙龙活动，特邀请你结合自身经历谈谈自己的体会。请根据一下提纲准备一份英语发言稿。
1. 学会学习：方法、习惯等；
2. 学会做人：真诚、友善等；
3. 学会其他：考生自拟。
注意：1. 词数120左右；
2. 发言稿开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Good morning everyone! It is my honor to be here ____________________________
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That’s all.
Thank you!
短文改错
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。
Dear Bob,
Thank you for your email, in which you had told me you would celebrate Easter soon. I am very curious about this holiday and have some question to ask you.
First, how long does Easter last? Is it as important as Christmas in your country? I am also interested in their origin. I guess there should have some stories telling people why it started. Could you share some with me? Beside, I am wondering what people usually do celebrate the holiday. I hope I can learn more from Easter. In your email, you mention that you were going to spend Easter with your family. Could you please send me some pictures if it is possibly?
Thank you very much and have lots of fun at Easter!
Yours,
Li Hua
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。
World Read Aloud Day is celebrated each year on the first Wednesday of March. It __1.___ (start) by the LitWorld. Org website in 2010 and has now reached 65 countries. ___2.__ aim is to encourage people worldwide who cannot read to enjoy the benefits of a book. The website asks everyone ___3.__ (celebrate) the day by taking a book, finding an audience, and reading out aloud. It is about taking action to show the world that the right to read and write __4.___ (belong) to all people.
The website asks visitors to join in the movement to reduce the number of illiterate (不识字的) people in the world. It is ____5.___ (absolute) necessary to help those who cannot read. The website says, “It’s time to start by reading aloud to ___6.__ might like it. Share a book with a child who might need it, share a story with someone who would treasure it, listen patiently __7.__ someone else’s story as they share with you.” The United Nations says, “Literacy involves a variety of learning in ____8.___ (able) individuals to achieve their goals, to develop their knowledge, ___9.__ to participate fully in society.” In that way, World Read Aloud Day __10.___ help make a difference.
根据句意或用所给单词的正确形式完成句子。
1.In some countries, people eat with chopsticks, while in ________, knives and forks.
2.People around the world should _____ _____ _____ (知晓，意识到) the real situation of water shortage.
3.Nine in ten parents said there were significant differences in their approach to ________ (educate) their children compared with that of their parents.
4.Some people may say how to dress is _____ _____ _____ (......的问题) personal freedom, but for businesses it is more about whether to make or lose money.
5.Few laws are so effective that you can see results just days after they _____ _______ (生效).
6.The hill looks more beautiful ______ ______ _____ ________. (在蓝天的映衬下)
7.It is widely acknowledged that students should be evaluated _____ _____ ______(就......而言) overall quality.
8.The students of the boarding school _______ _____ _______(有权利，可以) going out once a week.
9.Parents should ______ _______ _______ (参与) their children’ s education.
10.If you want to join the after-school club, just ______ _______ ______ (报名参加) it before next Friday.
11.They worry that exposure _______ light while sleeping can increase a person’s chances of getting cancer.
12.He wanted to get someone ________ (determine) to succeed regardless of any difficulty.
13.The reform of public hospitals is ________ (benefit) to the improvement of hospitals’ public image.
14.On the accident scene, a kind policewoman was comforting a girl _________ with fear. (freeze)
15.It is ______ ______ (超出我的理解) why she married him.
16.Recycling is one way to protect the environment; reusing is ____________.
17.One thing I do admire is the polite manner ______ ______ British people eat.
18.We’ve applied ______ the council ______ a home improvement grant.
19.______ is only by listening to and understanding each other that problems between parents and children can be settled.
20.Mr. Green asked me to borrow a book for him, ______ about how to be a good volunteer.
21.He waited behind to have a word with her ______ _____(私下地).
22.I sincerely hope you can ______ ______ ______ (道歉) to him and understand him.
23.Armed with the information you have gathered, you can set about _________ (prepare) your business plan.
24.Being poor, he hoped to ______ _____ ____ (赢得奖学金) when he entered Berkeley.
25.I was buried in my studies the whole year and successfully ______ _______ (通过) the entrance examination.
26.Only when you ________ what you have learned _____ _____ will you master it. (把......付诸实践)
27.If we _______ _____ (复习) our notes and textbook regularly, they will be remembered easily.
28.My English is just OK but I have a poor memory and always feel it difficult to ______ words ______ _______. (背单词)
29.The price of oil fell ______ a further 2 dollars a barrel.
30.An average of just 18.75 cm of rain fell last year, making ______ the driest year since California became a state in 1850.
完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。
A man who loved to hunt bought two setters( 塞特猎犬) that he trained to be fine bird dogs. He kept them in a large, fenced pen( 围栏 ) in his ____ .
One morning he ____a little bulldog (牛头 ) running down the path behind his home. It saw the two dogs and squeezed under the fence. The man thought he should perhaps ____the setters so they wouldn't hurt the little dog, but ____his mind. Maybe they would teach that bulldog ____ he thought.
As he ____, fur began to fly, and all of it was bulldog fur. The bulldog soon had enough and ____.
To the man' s ____, the incident was repeated the following day with the ____results.
The man left early the next morning ____a business trip and returned after several weeks. He asked his wife what finally ____to the bulldog.
"You won't ____it, "she replied. "At the same time every day that little dog came to the backyard and ____our setters. He never ____ a day! Now when our setters hear him barking down the ____, they ran down into the basement. Then the little bulldog walks around our backyard ____he owned it. "
How do you manage those problems you ____daily? Dale Carnegie made this observation: "Most of the important things in the world have been. ____by people who have kept on trying ____there seemed to be no hope at all. " In the end, it's the ____bulldog that will own the backyard.
1.A. backyard B. cave C. garage D. cage
2.A. glared B. noticed C. stared D. glimpsed
3.A. round up B. throw up C. hold up D. lock up
4.A. changed B. made up C. turned D. closed
5.A. a class B. a course C. a lesson D. a subject
6.A. ensured B. predicted C. informed D. responded
7.A. took away B. broke away C. kept away D. got away
8.A. satisfaction B. joy C. surprise D. disappointment
9.A. only B. same C. different D. sensitive
10.A. on B. for C. with D. in
11.A. turned out B. became of C. happened D. came up
12.A. prepare B. believe C. conclude D. perform
13.A. fought with B. fought for C. fought off D. fought back
14.A. missed B. increased C. appointed D. acquired
15.A. avenue B. path C. street D. road
16.A. even if B. what if C. only if D. as if
17.A. come up with B. come round C. come across D. come through
18.A. advocated B. adopted C. accomplished D. approved
19.A. why B. where C. when D. whether
20.A. naughty B. smart C. strong D. determined
