书面表达
假设你是李华,作为一名交换生你明年要到伦敦市某中学学习，你的笔友Mike来信询问你理想学校的标准是什么。结合下面要点回信:
1、学校位置：市中心，图书馆附近；
2、教学设施：计算机，语音室；
3、课程设置：基础课和选学课程；
4、课外活动：美术；摄影，运动等。
注意：1、词数100左右；
2、可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3、信的开头和结尾已为你写好，但不计入总词数。
Dear Mike,
I am very glad to get an opportunity to study in a Senior High School as an exchange student in London this September.
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(＼)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。
The best advice I received in my childhood was from my dad. He always gives me some advice, but I seldom took them seriously. One day he was encouraged me to participate in a speech competition. So I signed up and after the competition, I did my best to be full prepared. But the moment I stood on the stage, I was such nervous that my mind completely went blank. The experience of lose a competition was really painful. Then, my dad said, “My son, life is like battle field. You have to lose many time to win the final victory.” Thanks for his advice. I never give up when I do anything.
语法填空，阅读下面材料，在空白处填入一个适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
When I was in elementary school, I always argued with a boy in my class. I have forgotten what the 1. (argue) was about, but I have never forgotten the lesson I learnt that day.
I was convinced that “I” was right and “he” was wrong but he argued that “I” was wrong and “he” was right. The teacher decided to teach us 2. very important lesson. She 3. (bring) us up to the front of the class and placed the boy on the side of her desk and me on the other. In the middle of her desk, there was a large 4. round object. She asked the boy what color the object was. “White”, he answered. I couldn’t believe 5. he said, because it was 6. (obvious) black! Another conflict started 7. him and me, but this time it was about color of the object. The teacher told me to stand in the place 8. the boy had been standing. We changed the place and now she asked me what the color of the object was. I had to answer, “White”. It was an object with two differently colored sides. From 9. viewpoint it was white, but from my side it was black. Sometimes 10. (look) at a problem from the other person’s view, we will come to a totally different conclusion.
完形填空
请阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Grandfather was a wise man. No matter how badly-behaved I had been, I could tell Grandpa anything and my secrets were _________ . He loved me and would never give them away.
I remember a time when a bunch of us were playing baseball behind Mrs. Ferguson’s house. I hit one pitch just right and …slam! It ended up breaking Mrs. Ferguson’s kitchen window! We all _________ !
After I got home, I told Grandpa about it. He knew we had been _________ many times about the dangers of playing where we shouldn’t. _________ he just listened.
“I was wrong,” I told him, with my head down. “I hate myself for what I did. Is there a way _________ ?”
“Well,” he said, “Mrs. Ferguson has a problem, just like you. If she knew you _________ and you were afraid of her, she would be sad. I’ll bet she wishes you would give her a chance to be _________ . It’s your decision. Are you planning to _________ nothing happened? Just keep quiet and hide what you’re not proud of?”
“I don’t know,” I _________ . “Things might get worse…”
“Let’s think it through,” he said finally. “If you were Mrs. Ferguson, what would you do?” I didn’t know what she might do. I had been _________ that Mrs. Ferguson would stay mad at me, so I ran. On the way home I imagined that she was a mean witch chasing me.
“Well,” I said, taking a deep breath, “One solution is to tell Mrs. Ferguson I’m sorry and offer to fix her _________ .”
“If you call her,” asked Grandpa, “What’s the _________ that can happen?” I had to think for a moment. I realized that even if she did not accept my _________ , it could not be any worse than seeing the _________ on Mom and Dad’s faces.
Grandpa smiled when he knew I had _________ it out.
“Doing what’s right is not always _________ ,” he said, handing me the _________ . “I’m proud of you.” Grandpa did not make me do it. It was always my _________ . As it turned out, Mrs. Ferguson was very kind and we even became really close friends.
“Admitting what you’re not proud of is the hardest thing of all,” said Grandpa. “Choosing to be honest makes others _________ you and respect you.”
Grandpa passed away a year ago and I miss him so much. He gave me the tools to fix many problems and most of all he showed me I was _________ .
1.A. safe B. open C. little D. special
2.A. jumped B. ran C. cheered D. hesitated
3.A. consulted B. questioned C. warned D. bothered
4.A. And B. So C. Or D. But
5.A. back B. out C. around D. off
6.A. cared B. changed C. quit D. Finished
7.A. outgoing B. confident C. polite D. understanding
8.A. complain B. admit C. pretend D. agree
9.A. sighed B. laughed C. insisted D. begged
10.A. confused B. afraid C. angry D. shocked
11.A. fence B. door C. roof D. window
12.A. strangest B. worst C. fairest D. rudest
13.A. blame B. excuse C. apology D. advice
14.A. tiredness B. fear C. surprise D. disappointment
15.A. checked B. put C. figured D. took
16.A. easy B. great C. useful D. suitable
17.A. baseball B. phone C. tool D. paper
18.A. problem B. duty C. dream D. choice
19.A. trust B. reward C. follow D. remember
20.A. modest B. active C. brave D. Friendly
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Get a Thorough Understanding of Oneself
In all one's life time ,it is oneself that one spends the most time being with or dealing with. 1.
When you are going upwards in life you tend to overestimate (高估) yourself. It seems that everything you seek for is within your reach. 2. It’s likely that you think it wise for yourself to stay away from the outer world. Actually, to get a thorough understanding of oneself, you may as well keep the following tips in mind.
Gain a correct view of oneself. You may look forward hopefully to the future but be sure not to expect too much, for dreams can never be fully realized. You may be courageous to meet challenges but it should be clear to you where to direct your efforts. 3.
Self-appreciate. Whether you compare yourself to a towering tree or a blade of grass, a high mountain or a small stone, you represent a state of nature. 4. If you earnestly (诚挚地) admire yourself you’ll have a real sense of self-appreciation.
5. In time of anger, do yourself a favor by releasing (释放) it in a quiet place so that you won't be hurt by its flames; in time of sadness, do yourself a favor by sharing it with your friends so as to change a bad mood into a cheerful one; in time of tiredness, do yourself a favor by getting a good sleep.
Get a full control of one’s life. Then one will find one’s life full of color and flavor.
A. It has its own value.
B. Do oneself a favor when it’s needed.
C. Do yourself a favor when you resist the attack of illness.
D. But it is precisely oneself that one has the least understanding of.
E. Especially if it is well within your reach, you are just too blind to see it.
F. When you are going downhill you tend to underestimate yourself for your own incompetence.
G. So long as you have a perfect knowledge of yourself, there won’t be difficulties you can’t overcome.
Are you an optimist? Do you look at your glass and see it as half full? Do you believe that every cloud has a silver lining and that things generally turn out for the best? Do you believe that if something is meant to be, it will be? If you reply “yes” to all of these questions, then you are an optimist. You probably are enthusiastic, cheerful and outgoing. You may be successful at work and in love.
But you may be misguided because things don't turn out for the best. You may believe that when one door closes another one opens (for example, you may fail to obtain a new job; another chance will come around soon ). Wrong. When one door closes, another door slams ( 砰然关上 ) in your face. That’s bitter reality.
Now a book has been published which confirms what pessimists (悲观者) have suspected all along. It’s called The Positive Power of Defensive Pessimism. Its author argues that defensive pessimism can lead to positive results. Defensive pessimism is a strategy used to manage fear, anxiety and worry. Defensive pessimists prepare for the things by setting low outcomes for themselves. They carefully consider everything that may go wrong and plan for ways to handle these problems. And this gives them a sense of control. Lawrence Sanno, a psychology professor, says, “What's interesting about defensive pessimists is that they tend to be very successful people, so their low opinion of the situation's outcomes is not realistic. They use it to motivate themselves to perform better.”
So far, so good. This is not rocket science. Defensive pessimists prepare carefully and consider what might go wrong, whether at work, on date or even in a sports game. It makes sense to have a back-up plan. There are many sayings in English urging caution. For example, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.”
And “Don’t count your chickens until they hatch.” To have a confident and optimistic approach to life’s problems is good. But listen to what Woody Alien, the American comedian says ,” Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem.”
There are pros and cons to being an optimist and a pessimist. Don’t feel bad if you see the glass half empty. You are a realist. But lighten up and hook up with someone who sees the same glass half full.
1.What’s the passage mainly about?
A. The benefits of defensive pessimism.
B. How to become successful in life
C. The dangers of being too optimistic.
D. A book that has recently been published.
2.The underlined sentence “This is not rocket science” ( Para.4 ) means ______.
A. it’s not a dangerous thing to do
B. there is no real proof
C. the cost is not so high
D. it is quite simple to understand
3.Which of the following English expressions would a defensive pessimist believe?
A. Whatever will be, will be.
B. The glass is half full not half empty.
C. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
D. Every cloud has a silver lining.
4.The writer would probably describe himself as ______.
A. an optimist B. a realist
C. a defeatist D. a scientist
