The old shopkeeper led me through to the back of the shop. The room was filled with boxes and dusty photographs of people holding packages in their hands.
Mr. Hopkins said, "We have a very wide choice of items for sale. Whenever I serve a new customer, I take his picture. " Mr. Hopkins pointed to an ancient camera on a table.
I began to appreciate the lovely items on sale. I spent a very pleasant hour being shown the commodi-ties in the shop. Finally, I bought an antique jewelry box, a pair of riding boots and a sewing machine.
I was very excited that I had found such a good little shop. "I will tell all my friends about your love-ly place. " I told the shopkeeper. "Please don't do that, sir. " said Mr. Hopkins. "This is a special place for special people. You must keep this shop a secret. " Then he took my photograph and handed me the picture straight away.
" That was quick ! " I exclaimed. In the picture I looked proud and excited holding the presents I had bought there.
On Christmas Day, my friends and relatives were delighted with the presents I had bought for them.
For weeks, my brother begged me to take him to the wonderful little shop. I finally agreed.
We walked along Oxford Street, past the department store and found---nothing. In its place was an empty space being used as a car park. I checked the area again. There was the music shop, and there was the department store. In between should have been Hopkins and Son, but it wasn't there.
Just then, an old policeman came. "Are you looking for something, sir?" he asked. "I am looking for a little shop called Hopkins and Son. "
"Oh yes, there was a shop here 'once called Hopkins and Son. But it was knocked down over 30 years ago. "
I looked again at the place, then I reached into my pocket and took out the photograph that Mr. Hop-kins had taken of me holding my presents in the little shop.
" How strange ! " I screamed.
1.What did the author think of Hopkins and Son?
A. Big and modem. B. Old and outdated.
C. Little and dusty. D. Lovely and wonderful.
2.We can infer from Paragraph 4 that Mr. Hopkins . .
A. was ashamed of his little shop
B. didn't like his shop to be advertised
C. was one of the author's special friends
D. handed the author his picture immediately
3.What does the underlined word "commodities" refer to?
A. The goods in the shop.
B. The author's gifts.
C. Photographs taken by Mr. Hopkins.
D. Packages held by other customers.
4.What can we learn about the shop?
A. It was closed by the police. .
B. It was well - known in that area.
C. It was knocked down a few weeks ago.
D. It was between a music shop and a department store.
Here is a letter from the Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant on The Players' Tribune website on November 30th.
“...This season is all I have left to give. My heart can take the pounding(重击).My mind can han-dle the grind(苦差事)but my body knows it's time to say goodbye-.-"
“Kobe Bryant is one of the greatest players in the history of our game. Whether competing in the Fi-nals or hoisting jump shots after midnight in an empty gym, Kobe has an unconditional love for the game.
I join Kobe's millions of' fans around the world in congratulating him on an outstanding NBA career and thank him for so many thrilling memories.”
——Adam Silver, NBA commissioner(总裁)
“We're all sad. This era of Lakers basketball has been one of the most fun, exciting prosperous eras we could imagine. We're in full support of him. But it's still very sad.”
——Jeanie Buss, Lakers president
“I know his purpose is to finish out this season and play. It's always sad when greatness decides to hang it up" 'I thought he had at least another year in him.”
——Byron Scott, Lakers coach, and Bryant's teammate during the 1996-97 season
¨He pushed me to be better more than any player I've faced. Kobe is the greatest competitor I have ever faced. I am glad he has found peace. I don't know if we'll see another one like him.”
——Shane Battier, of the Miami Heat
“Hard to believe @ kobe bryant is finally going to hang it up. One of the NBA's great champions. En-joy the rest of this season, my friend.”
——Scottie Pippen, retired NBA All-Star
1.What can we learn from Kobe Bryant's letter?
A. He has lost passion for basketball.
B. He'll return to basketball court soon. .
C. He'll finish this season before he retires.
D. He'll retire immediately after the letter.
2.According to Byron Scott, _ .
A. Kobe has an unconditional love for basketball
B. Kobe is supposed to play at least for another year
C. Lakers team has played very well this year
D. it is difficult to find another player like Kobe
3.Where can we most probably read the comments?
A. From an Internet page. B. In a newspaper.
C. In a sports magazine. D. In a TV program.
书面表达
假设你的英文名为Jack,是英国诺丁汉大学的中国留学生。你负责为在该校就读的32名中国学生筹划暑假期间的苏格兰之行，为期7天，请你给诺丁汉的STA(Students’ Travel Agency)经理Phil发一封电子邮件，联系有关事宜。要点如下：
1.希望能够派车接送；
2.需要一名说标准英语，并非常熟悉苏格兰的导游；
3.请求告知旅行日程及就餐、旅馆、费用等情况；
4.你的联系方式：电子邮箱地址：Jackwang@yahoo.com.cn或电话号码：07747745007
注意：（1）词数：100词左右；
（2）开头和结尾已为你写出，不计入总词数；
（3）参考词汇：诺丁汉大学Nottingham University; 旅馆住宿accommodation；旅行日程安排itinerary；长途客车coach。
Hi, Phil,
I’d like you to organize a trip to Scotland for us.
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Yours truly,
Jack
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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧),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限一词。
2．只允许修改10处,多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Mrs. White was in hurry to visit her grandson because she missed her very much. It was nearly three months when she last saw her grandson. When she was walking by a playground, a football fly in her direction. She was already in her seventy. Should she kick the ball back and should she just go past leave it where it was? Finally she gave it a kick with greatly effort and the ball went straight on into the goal. What amazing it was! She helped them win the game.
语法填空
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（限填1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
In my living room, there is a plaque that advises me to “bloom 1. you are planted”. It reminds me of Dorothy. I got to know Dorothy in the early 1980s, when I was teaching Early Childhood Development through a program. The job 2. (responsible) required occasional visits to the classroom of each teacher in the program. Dorothy stands out in my memory as on one 3. bloomed in her remote area.
Dorothy taught in a remote school near Harlan. To get to her school from the town of Harlan, I followed a road 4. (wind) around the mountain. In the eight-mile journey, I crossed the same railroad track five times, giving the possibility of 5. (catch) by the same train five times. Rather than feeling excited by this drive through mountains, I found it depressing. The poverty level was shocking and the small shabby houses gave me the greatest feeling of 6. (hope).
From the moment of my arrival at the little school, all my gloom disappeared. Upon arriving at Dorothy’s classroom, I was greeted with smiling faces and treated like a queen. The children 7. (prepare) to show me their 8. (late) projects. Dorothy told me with a smile that they were serving poke greens salad and cornbread they made themselves for dinner.
Lonely 9. she was far away from the modern civilization and convenience, she never ran out of reports of exciting activities of her students. Her enthusiasm never cooled down. She passed all the tests 10. (excellent) and I found that Dorothy was really blooming where life had planted her.
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Since finishing my studies at Harvard and Oxford, I’ve watched one friend after another land high-ranking, high-paying Wall Street jobs. As executives (高级管理人员) with banks, consulting firms, established law firms, and major corporations, many are now ___________on their way to impressive careers. By society’s ___________ , they seem to have it made.
On the surface, these people seem to be very lucky in life. As they left student life behind, many had a ___________drink at their cheap but friendly local bar, shook hands with longtime roommates, and___________ out of small apartments into high buildings. They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine ___________ a college year’s monthly rent. They replaced their beloved old cars with expensive new sports cars.
The thing is, a number of them have ___________ that despite their success, they aren’t happy. Some ___________ of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they ___________. Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and ___________ . However, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the ___________ to which they have so quickly become___________.
People often speak of trying a more satisfying path, and ___________ in the end the idea of leaving their jobs to work for something they ___________ or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion: it’s___________ . They have loans, bills, a mortgage（抵押贷款）to ___________ , retirement to save for. They recognize there’s something ___________ in their lives, but it’s ___________ to step off the track.
In a society that tends to ___________ everything in terms of dollars and cents, we learn from a young age to consider the costs of our ___________in financial terms. But what about the personal and social costs ___________ in pursuing money over meaning? These are exactly the kinds of costs many of us tend to ignore — and the very ones we need to consider most.
1.A. much B. never C. seldom D. well
2.A. policies B. standards C. experiments D. regulations
3.A. last B. least C. second D. best
4.A. cycled B. moved C. slid D. looked
5.A. shared B. paid C. equaled D. collected
6.A. advertised B. witnessed C. admitted D. demanded
7.A. complain B. dream C. hear D. approve
8.A. distribute B. hate C. applaud D. overlook
9.A. calm B. guilty C. warm D. empty
10.A. family B. government C. lifestyle D. project
11.A. accustomed B. appointed C. unique D. available
12.A. yet B. also C. instead D. rather
13.A. let out B. turn in C. give up D. believe in
14.A. fundamental B. practical C. impossible D. unforgettable
15.A. take off B. drop off C. put off D. pay off
16.A. missing B. inspiring C. sinking D. shining
17.A. harmful B. hard C. useful D. normal
18.A. measure B. suffer C. digest D. deliver
19.A. disasters B. motivations C. campaigns D. decisions
20.A. assessed B. involved C. covered D. reduced
