“Success begins with belief and ends with doubt.”—Larina Kase
I remember reading through a book and the author was writing about being a reverse paranoid. In that particular section he mentions how he has a belief that the world he’s living in is out to give him everything he absolutely wants and desires.
There are times when I think to myself，“Wow，the world is out to get me and make me miserable.” Then I thought，why can’t I believe that the world is out to make me a better conversationalist. Then I started adapting to the belief of the reverse paranoia.
When I started talking to people，I truly believed that I was the most interesting person in the room. I believed that everything I said added value to the conversation. I believed that people stayed behind and chatted with me because they found me charismatic.
As a matter of fact, for about five months I wrote down on my bathroom mirror the following affirmation：“People love me and respect me. It is a privilege to talk to me. People find me interesting and charming and always want to get to know me better！”
I would say the affirmation after I brushed my teeth. And I would continue to say it until I felt completely great about myself. There were days that I just wouldn’t feel like saying it，because it would feel like a lie to me. But that’s the trouble，like the quote says，success ends when there’s doubt. And that’s why I continued until I had no doubt in my mind.
Then strange things happened，I noticed that people did find me more interesting，and that I gained more confidence in talking with people. I was more assertive(坚定自信的) at work. I was able to control politics and gossip at work to minimal levels，and became a much better manager，and developed better customer relations to the point that sales were up by 20% compared to the year before，on my best month sales were up by 39%，and this was a year that a recession was happening.
1.The main purpose of the author is to________.
A．explain how to be a reverse paranoid
B．share his personal experience in success
C．tell us the importance of positive thinking
D．advise us how to improve our communication skills
2.Before the author started adapting to the belief of the reverse paranoia，he used to ________.
A．believe the world would give him anything he desired
B．have a negative attitude towards life
C．have a strong belief in the world
D．live a miserable life
3.Sometimes the author didn’t feel like saying his affirmation because________.
A．it didn’t work as he had expected
B．he had become enthusiastic about conversations
C．he had felt great about himself
D．it didn’t sound true to himself
4.We can infer from the last paragraph that the author________.
A．didn’t believe what had happened at work
B．didn’t get along with others at work
C．had his performance at work affected by the recession
D．made great progress due to his affirmation
Students who say they never or hardly ever use dictionaries often speak English well but usually write poorly, because they make many mistakes.
The students who use dictionaries most do not learn especially well either. The ones who look up every new word do not read fast. Therefore they do not have time to read much. Those who use small two-language dictionaries have the worst problems. Their dictionaries often give only one or two words as translations of English. But one English word often has many translations in a foreign language and one foreign word has many translations in English.
The most successful students are those who use large college edition dictionaries with about 100,000 words but do not use them too often. When they are reading, these students first try to get the general idea and understand new words from the context. Then they reread and use the dictionary to look up only key words that they still do not understand. They use dictionaries more for writing. If they are not sure how to spell a word, or divide it into syllables (音节), they always use a dictionary. Also, if they think a noun might have an unusual plural form, they check these in a dictionary.
1.The writer thinks that .
A. choose a good dictionary, and you’ll be successful in learning English
B. dictionaries are not necessary to the students who learn English
C. it is very important for students to use good dictionaries properly
D. using dictionaries very often can’t help to improve writing
2. According to the passage, which of the following is wrong?
A. Dictionaries have little effect on learning to speak English.
B. Whatever new words you meet while reading, never use dictionaries.
C. Small two-language dictionaries have serious defects (缺陷).
D. Reading something for the first time, you’d better not use dictionaries.
3.When in the reading does the writer advise students to use a good dictionary?
A. At the beginning of the reading
B. At the end of the reading
C. During the first reading
D. After the first reading
4.This passage mainly tells us .
A. students shouldn’t use small two-language dictionaries
B. what were the defects of small two-language dictionaries
C. why students should use large college edition dictionaries
D. what dictionary students should choose and how to use it
Nearly a quarter century after a German boy threw a message in a bottle off a ship in the Baltic Sea, he's received an answer.
A 13yearold Russian, Daniil Korotkikh, was walking with his parents on a beach when he saw something lying in the sand.
“I saw that bottle and it looked interesting, ” Korotkikh told The Associated Press on Tuesday.“It looked like a German beer bottle and there was a message inside.”
It said, “My name is Frank, and I'm five years old.My dad and I are travelling on a ship to Denmark.If you find this letter, please write back to me, and I will write back to you.” The letter, dated 1987, included an address in the town of Coesfeld.
The boy in the letter, Frank Uesbeck, is now 29.His parents still live at the letter's address.
The Russian boy and the German man met each other earlier this month through an Internet video link.The Russian boy said he did not believe that the bottle actually spent 24 years in the sea.He believed it had been hidden under the sand where he found it for a long time.
Uesbeck was especially happy that he was able to have a positive effect on a life of a young person far away from Germany.“It's really a wonderful story, ” he said.“And who knows? Perhaps one day we will actually be able to arrange a meeting in person.”
1.What is this passage mainly about?
A．Message in a bottle. B．A beautiful beer bottle.
C．Travelling on a ship. D．Meeting an old friend.
2.When the German boy threw the bottle into the sea, ________．
A．he was going back home
B．he was already 29 years old
C．he was walking with his parents on a beach
D．he was travelling to Denmark by ship with his dad
3.According to the text, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．Korotkikh's parents still live in the town of Coesfeld.
B．The German boy did not believe that the bottle actually spent 24 years in the sea.
C．Frank Uesbeck and Daniil Korotkikh have met each other in person.
D．Daniil Korotkikh and Frank Uesbeck have got in touch with each other.
4.Why was Uesbeck very happy when he got the information of the 24 years' message bottle?
A．Because he could have a new friend.
B．Because the two boys could surf the Internet together.
C．Because he finally got what he had lost.
D．Because he could have a positive influence on a life of a young person.
书面表达
假定你是李华，最近参加了由某电视台举办的中学生英语演讲比赛并获奖，该台准备组织获奖者去北京参加一次英语暑期夏令营活动，现就有关事项征求你的意见。请根据下表所提供的信息用英语以书信形式给予答复。请在答题卡上作答。
活动时间 | 7月16日～22日或8月18日～24日 |
活动内容 | 参加英语角 学唱英语歌曲 听英语讲座 表演英语短剧 看英语电影 教外宾学中文 |
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注意事项：
1. 选择适合你的时间，并说明理由；
2. 选择两项你喜欢的活动，并说明理由；
3. 对活动内容提出至少一个建议或要求；
4. 词数：100左右；
5. 信的开头和结尾已给出。
Dear Sir or Madame，
I’m very glad to be invited to the English summer camp.
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Thank you very much,
Yours truly,
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处语言错误，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。
Last Friday, Just before the 66th National Day holiday, I conducted interview with James Watson, a famous American scientist, talk about how to become a successful scientist. On his opinion, to be a scientist, we needed to be very fond of science. What’s most, we have to keep practicing as well as learn from other successful scientist. If we want to be a successful one, besides hard-working, we are supposing to set up for a clear goal as well. James Watson also suggest that every child who is curiously about science should make your effort to realize the dream of becoming a scientist.
语法填空
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。
With the development of industry， air pollution is getting more and more serious. In Shanghai, many people suffer from different kinds of illnesses because 1. air pollution.
Air pollution is 2. （main） caused by the following reasons. About half of the problem is caused by vehicles. There are more and more cars and buses on the road， 3. give off 4. （poison） gases. 35% of air pollution is caused by factories. 5. factor is the smokers. 6. （smoke）does harm to others’ health as well as to 7. of the smokers. Besides, about 10% of air pollution is caused by other reasons.
We should take some measures to fight against pollution. New fuel can be used to take 8. place of gas. We can plant more trees, grass and flowers. All in all, if everybody realizes the 9. （important） of environment and does something to stop pollution, the problem 10. （solve）.
