It is difficult for doctors to help a person with a damaged brain. Without enough blood, the brain lives for only three to five minutes. More often the doctors can' t fix the damage. Sometimes they are afraid to try something to help because it is dangerous to work on the brain. The doctors might make the person worse if he operates on the brain.
Dr. Robert White, a famous professor and doctor, thinks he knows a way to help. He thinks doctors should make the brain very cold. If it is very cold, the brain can live without blood for 30 minutes. This gives the doctor a longer time to do something for the brain.
Dr. White tried his idea on 13 monkeys. First he taught them to do different jobs, then he operated on them. He made the monkeys' blood go through a machine. The machine cooled the blood. Then the machine sent the blood back to the monkeys' brains. When the brain' s temperature was 10°C, Dr. White stopped the blood to the brain. After 30 minutes he turned the blood back on. He warmed the blood again. After their operations the monkeys were like they had been before. They were healthy and busy. Each one could still do the jobs the doctor had taught them.
1.The biggest difficulty in operating on the damaged brain is that _______.
A. the time is too short for doctors
B. the patients are often too nervous
C. the damage is extremely hard to fix
D. the blood-cooling machine might break down
2.The brain operation was made possible mainly by _______.
A. taking the blood out of the brain
B. trying the operation on monkeys first
C. having the blood go through a machine
D. lowering the brain' s temperature
3.With Dr. White' s new idea, the operation on the damaged brain _______.
A. can last as long as 30 minutes
B. can keep the brain' s blood warm
C. can keep the patient' s brain healthy
D. can help monkeys do different jobs
4.What is the right order of the steps in the operation?
a. send the cooled blood back to the brain
b. stop the blood to the brain
c. have the blood cooled down
d. operate on the brain
A. a,b,c,d B. c,a,b,d
C. c, b, d, a D. b, c, d, a
My friends, Emma Daniels, spent the summer of 1974 traveling in Israel. During her monthlong stay in Jerusalem she often went to a café called Chocolate Soup. It was run by two men, one of whom – Alex – used to live in Montreal. One morning when Emma went in for coffee, while chatting with her new friend Alex, she mentioned that she had just finished the book she was reading and had nothing else to read. Alex said he had a wonderful book she might like, and that he’d be happy to lend it to her. As he lived just above the café, he quickly ran up to get it. The book he handed to Emma just minutes later was Markings, a book by a former Secrctary-General of the United Nations (UN).
Emma had never read it, nor had she ever bought a copy. But, when she opened it up, she was floored to see her own name and address inside the cover in her own handwriting（笔迹）.It turned out that the summer before, at a concert back in Montreal, Emma had met a Californian who was in town visiting friends. They decided to exchange（交换）addresses, but neither of them had any paper. The man opened up a book he was carrying in his backpack(背包) and asked Emma to write her name and address inside. When he returned to California, he left the book behind in Montreal, and his friend Alex kept it. When Alex later moved to Jerusalcm, he took the book along.
1.Alex lent Emma the book, Markings, .
A. to show his friendliness to her
B. to show his interest in reading
C. to tell her about the importance of UN
D. to let her write her name and address inside
2.How did Emma feel the moment she opened the book?
A. Pleased. B. Satisfied.
C. Worried. D. Surprised.
3.We can learn from the text, the Californian .
A. met Emma at a concert
B. invited Emma to a concert
C. introduced Emma to his friend
D. left Emma his backpack
4.Who was supposed to be the first owner of the book?
A. An official of the UN.
B. A coffee shop owner.
C. A friend of the author’s.
D. Alex’s friend form California.
书面表达
假设你是李华，刚被Harvard University录取，你的笔友John给你写信表示祝贺，请你回信，告诉他你将于2016年3月19日到达美国，希望他能接机并帮你找一住所。
住所需包含以下信息：
※骑车大约15分钟可到达学校；
※房间宽敞，明亮，设施齐全；
※允许自己做饭；
※房东 (host) 能讲地道的英语，健谈，好客。
注意：1、词数100左右；
2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear John,
Thank you for your congratulations on my admission to Harvard University!
.
.
.
Yours,
Li Hua
短文改错
假如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一篇作文。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）不记分。
Travelled abroad, you should follow the customs of the country where you are visiting. When you invited, it is good manners to refuse or accept an invitation, either by writing or by telephoning. If you go to the party, it is polite to reach on time. It is good manners to shake hand with your host. You can take a present if you like, possibly a bottle of wine, a box of chocolates and some flowers. However, it was not bad manners to take nothing. It is not polite to stay too late before the other guests have gone. Also, it is suggested to write or telephone a day or two late to thank your host.
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。
On International Children's Day, some orphans (孤儿) from the Wuhan Welfare Institute for Children 1. (take) to the park. An elderly westerner was with them. The children were eager to tell him everything that was going on. They held him by the hand and never hesitated to call 2. Grandpa. This man was Professor William Dorrity, from Florida，USA. In 2003, 3. Professor Dorrity and his wife retired, they came to Wuhan and started to work as volunteers at the Welfare Institute.
The Dorritys have been working hard 4. (improve) the conditions at the Welfare Institute since they came. They often take children on day trips, 5. (bring) along with them all kinds of food for the kids to enjoy. They recently bought audiphones for four orphans 6. hearing problems and small tape recorders for three blind children. They also bought a wheelchair for tenyearold Tan Jun, 7. suffers from a brain problem. With the 8. (arrive) of spring, the Dorritys took the children for 9. outing. “We love China and we love children,” Dorrity said, “ 10. we are happy to do this.”
完形填空
On a farm in the southeast of England lived a farmer. Gradually, the farmer became fed up with this farm; and no wonder, you’ll say, for he was born on the place, he had all his days on it.
He was sick and of the surroundings. He wanted a ; and often in his dreams, he a quiet spot where conditions were ideal, and where he could spend his old age in comfort and be . He told the real estate agent in town how he felt, so the drove out and looked the over carefully. He felt sure he would have no difficulty in a buyer.
When the weekly paper came out, the old farmer the advertisements, and found his farm . It stated that the Hammond place of 160 acres was . The land was fertile and productive — a crop failure had been known. 40 acres were with a lot of trees and the farm had a good supply of water all the year round. There was rich agricultural land, through which flowed a small stream and there was a and modern house of eight rooms.
The farm had a great many horses, cows, sheep, and chickens. It was close to the — only a half hour’s drive, and had a telephone. There were all kinds of fruit trees, both large and small, with an abundance of around the house.
The old man read the a second time, and then drove to town to the real estate agent. “I have read that advertisement,” he said, “ as nearly as I can figure out, that’s exactly the kind of place I have been . I think I will keep it myself.”
1.A. missed B. forgotten C. described D. spent
2.A. fond B. tired C. proud D. afraid
3.A. method B. challenge C. dream D. change
4.A. pictured B. remembered C. knew D. noticed
5.A. popular B. rich C. happy D. healthy
6.A. agent B. farmer C. buyer D. driver
7.A. house B. horses C. trees D. farm
8.A. finding B. introducing C. recognizing D. persuading
9.A. got through B. put up C. looked over D. made up
10.A. destroyed B. listed C. lost D. photographed
11.A. in danger B. on display C. in demand D. for sale
12.A. never B. ever C. always D. still
13.A. crowded B. faced C. armed D. covered
14.A. quiet B. large C. warm D. simple
15.A. town B. school C. mall D. hospital
16.A. colors B. shelter C. clouds D. shade
17.A. advertisement B. note C. book D. letter
18.A. thank B. choose C. see D. welcome
19.A. if B. and C. or D. for
20.A. visiting B. showing C. wanting D. Researching
