阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
The City Bike program rolled into New York last spring and proved a hit, with nearly 12,000 New Yorkers signing up for annual memberships. Since 2010, over a dozen US cities have introduced bike-share programs.
There’re plenty of bike stations near parks and other car-free areas. The programs we looked at in major cities work the same way. You buy a 24-hour pass. During the time, you get an unlimited number of 30-minute rides. If you go over your given half-hour ride time, you start paying fees for each following 30-minute period. Here are some of the biggest bike-share program in America.
Minneapolis: Nice Ride Minnesota
Station : Minnehaha Ave. & Minnehaha Pkwy
How much: $ 6 for a 24-hour pass.
How it works: The first 30 minutes are included in the pass; $ 1.50 for the second 30 minutes; $ 4.50 for the third 30 minutes; later $ 6 for every half an hour.
Chicago: Divvy Bikes
Station : Lakeshore Drive and Monroe St; also Museum Campus
How much: $ 7 for a 24-hour pass, with unlimited 30-minute trips.
How it works: The first 30 minutes are included in the pass; $ 2 for the second 30 minutes; $ 6 for the third 30 minutes; later $ 8 for every half an hour.
New York City: Citi Bike
Station : Central Park So. & 6th Ave; also Broadway & W.57th St.
How much: $ 9.95 for a 24-hour pass.
How it works: The first 30 minutes are included in the pass; $ 4 for the second 30 minutes; $ 9 for the third 30 minutes; later $ 12 for every half an hour.
Boston: Hubway
Station : Tremont St. & West St.
How much: $ 6 for a 24-hour pass.
How it works: The first 30 minutes are included in the pass; $ 2 for the second 30 minutes; $ 4 for the third 30 minutes; later $ 8 for every half an hour.
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1.According to the text, the City Bike program _______.
A. was first set up in New York
B. is very popular in American cities
C. has a long history in America
D. develops very fast all over the world
2.Which of the following bike-share programs costs the riders most?
A. Nice Ride Minnesota B. Divvy Bikes
C. Citi Bike D. Hubway
3.If you visit Boston by riding Hubway bike for 3 hours, you have to pay ______.
A. $6 B. $ 30
C. $ 20 D. $ 36
假定你是李华。你的美国笔友Tom给你发了封邮件，询问你寒假做了些什么，新学期有什么打算。因为准备开学后的考试，你未能及时回复。请根据以下要点给他回邮件。
提示：
1. 未能及时回复的原因并道歉；
2. 假期大部分时间复习功课，但也探亲访友、阅读小说；
3. 新学期努力学习，争取考上理想大学。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2. 开头和结尾已写出，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Tom,
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Yours,
Li Hua
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。
As is known, that it is interesting to teach child to swim while they are still babies. Most large towns in Florida and California had already run particularly lessons for babies. The idea has quickly spread to Europe which, in several countries, special courses are now offered children who are from 7 to 24 months old. The first step is to have the child get rid of the fear with water. Next, he is teaching to float in water. Unless he can do that naturally and can swim without fear, the child can master the technique and push him forward through water.
词组填空
1.At that time, I didn’t understand why we blacks _______ (被禁止) sitting where we liked.
2.We should make it a rule _______________ (准时上班).
3._______________ (碰巧的是), I met the professor we had been discussing the next day.
4. When he is trying to solve a problem, he often _______________ (咨询某人) it.
5._______________ (由他决定) to go for a walk or stay at home last night.
6.You’ll read more efficiently after _______________ (记住) the words and expressions.
7.Sometimes they have trouble in ________(理解……的意思) unknown words from the context.
8.Although the firm is small, there is plenty to _______________ (使我们有事可做).
9.If the newspaper had exerted such tremendous influence, it _______________ (带来) a major change to his life.
10.It’s not practical for the three girls to dream of _______________ (一夜之间出名).
11.If you don’t take my advice, you’ll have to _______________ (付出代价) the mistake.
12.Many rural villages in the mountainous areas _______________ (是……难以到达的) tourists.
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空.
Most people wrongly believe that when people reach old age, their families place them in nursing homes. They1.(leave) in the hands of strangers for the rest of their lives. Their grown children visit them2.(occasion), but more often, they do not have any regular visitors. The truth is that the idea is an unfortunate myth — an 3.(imagine) story. In fact, family members provide the most care4. elderly people need. Samuel Prestoon, a sociologist, has studied 5. the American family is changing. He has reported that by the time the average American couple reach 40 years of age, they have more parents than children. Moreover, because people today live longer after an illness than before, family members must provide long-term care. More6. (psychology) have found that all caregivers believe that they are the best people for the job. Social workers interviewed caregivers to find out why they took 7. the responsibility of caring for 8. elderly relative. Many caregivers thought they had obligation 9. (help) their relatives, stating that helping others make them feel more useful. Most hoped that by helping someone, they would deserve care when they became old and dependent. Caring for the elderly and10. (take) care of can be a mutually satisfying experience for everyone who might be involved.
完形填空。
There is a workman in America who earns as much as a company director. He is Max Quarterman, a thirty-year-old plasterer (泥瓦匠).
Max lives in an upper middle-class housing estate. His______are mostly bank managers, business executives, airline pilots and the______, but Max’s seven-bedroom house —______$ 80,000 — is the largest in the area. ______ outside the house are Max’s $ 7000 sports car and his wife’s Morris Mini. Indoors is a 150 colour TV set and the family’s ______ — a circular bath with gold-plated taps. There are also many labour－saving ______ and luxury furniture.
How can a plasterer ______ all this? The answer, says Max, is hard work. In ______ with another plasterer, Max______ contract plastering jobs for a firm. The owner of the firm ______ them as human machines, the best and quickest in the ______ , who can do as much in two days as ______two-man team can in two weeks.
How do they manage it? Not by working overtime. They work a(n) ______ eight-hour day, five days a week. The secret ______ in Max’s hod (桶) in which he carries the plaster to the site of the job. Max’s is a superhod — it contains double the usual ______of plaster, and Max, a strong fellow, runs when he carries it. More time is thus ______ to get on with the plastering. Besides, ______ man wastes time smoking, and they ______ their lunch break to a ______ of an hour a day. Now Max earns over $ 800 a week which is four times the average weekly pay in Britain today, and if he gets as ______ as $ 15, it’s a disaster.
1.A. colleagues B. neighbours C. relatives D. friends
2.A. like B. kind C. class D. same
3.A. worthy B. spending C. costing D. worth
4.A. Stopped B. Stopping C. Parked D. Parking
5.A. property B. honour C. facility D. pride
6.A. objects B. devices C. articles D. materials
7.A. acquire B. use C. afford D. provide
8.A. harmony B. correspondence C. partnership D. terms
9.A. makes B. does C. takes D. gets
10.A. tells B. treats C. compares D. describes
11.A. trade B. job C. area D. walk
12.A. no B. few C. any D. all
13.A. unusual B. extra C. ordinary D. normal
14.A. relies B. lies C. hides D. falls
15.A. quality B. size C. quantity D. weight
16.A. left B. needed C. spent D. kept
17.A. both B. either C. neither D. each
18.A. have B. cut C. miss D. spend
19.A. time B. period C. limitation D. total
20.A. much B. little C. more D. less
