阅读理解。
Dear Friend．
The recent success of children’s books has made the general public aware that there's a huge market out there．
And there's a growing need for new writers trained to create the ＄3 billion worth of children's books bought each year, plus stories and articles needed by over 650 publishers of magazines for children and teenagers．
Who are these needed writers? They’re ordinary folks like you and me．
But am I good enough?
I was once where you might be now．My thoughts of writing had been pushed down by self-doubt, and I didn't know where to turn for help．
Then, I accepted a free offer from the Institute to test my writing aptitude（潜能）, and it turned out to be the inspiration I needed．
The promise that paid off
The Institute made the same promise to me that they will make to you, if you show basic writing ability:
You will complete at least one manuscript（手稿）suitable to hand in to a publisher by the time you finish our course．
I really didn't expect any publication before I finished the course, but that happened．I sold three stories．And I soon discovered that was not unusual at the Institute．
Since graduation, I have authored 34 nationally published children's books and over 300 stories and articles．
Free test and brochure
We offer a free aptitude test and will send you a copy of our brochure describing our recognized home-study courses on the basis of one-on-one training．
Realize your writing dream today．There's nothing sadder than a dream delayed until it fades (消失)forever．
Sincerely．
Kristi Holl, Instructor
Institute of Children's Literature
1.From the first three paragraphs, we learn that ．
A．children's books are usually bestsellers
B．publishers are making ＄3 billion each year
C．magazines for teenagers have drawn public attention
D．there is a growing need for writers of children's books
2.When finishing the course, you are promised to ．
A．be a successful publisher
B．become a confident editor
C．finish one work for publication
D．get one story or article published
3.Kristi Holl mentions her experience mainly to ____．
A．prove she is a good instructor
B．promote the writing program
C．give her advice on course preparation
D．show she sold more stories than articles
阅读理解。
It is reported that conservation groups（自然环境保护小组）in North America have been arguing about the benefits and dangers of wolves．Some groups believe wolves should be killed．Other people believe wolves must be protected so that they will not disappear from the wilderness(荒野)
For Killing Wolves
In Alaska，the wolf almost disappeared a few years ago，because hunters were killing hundreds of them for sport．However, laws were established to protect the wolves from sportsmen and people who catch the animals for their fur．So the wolf population has greatly increased．Now there are so many wolves that they are destroying their own food supply．
A wolf naturally eats animals in the deer family．People in the wilderness also hunt deer for food．Many of the animals have been destroyed by the very cold winters recently and by changes in the wilderness plant life．When the deer can’t find enough food，they die．
If the wolves continue to kill large numbers of deer，their prey(猎物)will disappear some day．And the wolves will．too．So we must change the cycle of life in the wilderness to balance the ecology（生态学）．If we killed more wolves，we would save them and their prey from dying out．We’d also save some farm animals．
In another northern state，wolves attack cows and chickens for food．Farmers want the government to send biologists（生物学家） to study the problem．They believe it necessary to kill wolves in some areas and to protect them in places where there is a small wolf population．
Against Killing Wolves
If you had lived long ago，you would have heard many different stories about the dangerous wolf．According to most stories，hungry wolves often kill people for food．Even today，the stories of the “big bad wolf'＂will not disappear．
But the fact is that wolves are afraid of people．and they seldom travel in areas where there is a human smell．When wolves eat other animals，they usually kill the very young or the sick and injured．The strongest survive．No kind of animal would have survived through the centuries if the weak members had not lived．And has always been a law of nature．
Although some people say it is good sense to kill wolves，we say it is nonsense! Researchers have found wolves and their prey living in balance．The wolves keep the deer population from becoming too large, and that keeps a balance in the wilderness plant life．
The real problem is that the areas where wolves can live are being used by people．Even if wilderness land is not used directly for human needs, the wolves can’t always find enough food．So they travel to the nearest source, which is often a farm．Then there is danger．The “big bad wolf” has arrived! And everyone knows what happens next．
1.According to the passage，some people in North America favor killing wolves for all the following reasons EXCET that ．
A．there are too many wolves
B．they kill large numbers of deer
C．they attack cows and chickens for food
D．they destroy the wilderness plant life
2.Some people are against killing wolves because ．
A．wolves help to keep the ecological balance in the wilderness
B．there is too small a wolf population in the wilderness
C．there are too many deer in the wilderness
D．wolves are afraid of people and never attack people
3.According to those against killing wolves，when wolves eat other animals， ．
A．they never eat strong and healthy ones
B．they always go against the law of nature
C．they might help this kind of animals survive in nature
D．they disturb the ecological balance in the wilderness
4.The last sentence “And everyone knows what happens next” implies that in such cases ．
A．farm animals will be in danger and have to be shipped away
B．wolves will kill people and people will in turn kill them
C．wolves will find enough food sources on farms
D．people will leave the areas where wolves can live
书面表达,请你根据提示信息，用英语写一篇短文介绍你的家乡---德阳。内容包括：
1、德阳，成立于1983年，地处四川东北部，距省会成都47公里。
2、面积为5818 km²，人口约为约361万。
3、旅游资源丰富。 三星堆（Sanxingdui Ruins），德阳孔庙（Deyang Confucian Temple），绵竹年画村（Mianzhu New Year Pictures Village）等。
4、交通方便，气候宜人。
注意：1、不要逐字翻译，可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。
2、词数：100字左右。
文中有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。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
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。
I’d like to say anything about the service in our school dining hall．In general，the service is satisfied．The hall is clean and tidy．And dishes look inviting and tastes good．What’s more，the workers there treat us as their friends，which makes us real happy．However，the cost of the meals was a little high．Also，we have only a limited variety of dish which are the same every day．In addition，we often have to stand with line for a long time after we get our food．This wastes a lot of time．I hope something can be done to solve about these problems soon．
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。
1.One of Barcelona’s most famous landmarks is the church of the Sagrada Familia，which______ (design) by an architect called Antonio Gaudi．
2.Their work (influence) other writers ever since．
3.Paris is the capital and largest city of France， ( situation) on the River Seine．
4.The United Kingdom is the northwest coast of continental Europe．
5.Norway is at the top of the list， the US is at number 7．
6.The report shows that we are making some progress that we need to make greater efforts．
7.In the last ten years in China，150million people moved out of poverty． ，the challenges are still great．
8.Although (develop) countries give some financial help，they need to give much more．
9.The earth is forty-nine times (large) than the moon．
10.Berners-Lee made it possible for everyone to use Internet，not just the army．
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。
I became interested in writing at an early age ．So when my fourth-grade teacher told me about a _____ writer’s conference where students of my age could _____ published writers，I decided to go．I began thinking about the writers whose stories I _____ –Judy Blume，Beverly Cleary，Shell Silverstein and _____ if they would be at this conference．
Well，I went to the conference，but I was a little _____．None of them were there．But the conference was well _____，and every half hour we would move on to hear a new writer speak．Soon the _____ period of the day came．A man introduced himself and gave the same little speech we had heard since that morning．_____，he threw in a twist(转折)。
“_____ are more than just words thrown together，” he said．“Words are more than just_____ thrown together．You must also_____ the mood or the tone(语气)of your ideas．”
He let that idea sink in(领会) and then_____ us about the difference between a house and a home．We all thought that was a_____ question，and made some wild guesses at it．“Class”，he _____ ，”the difference between a house and a home is in the mood or the tone ．A house is the_____---the wood，the bricks，the lighting ，the refrigerator．A home is the love and warmth and comfort you _____ as you walk through the_____．”I’ve kept that_____in my memory ever since that day．Writing is more than just filling up a blank page with _____;it’s about expressing your ideas with clarity(清晰) and the mood ．And that’s why I _____ it．
1.A．famous B．new C．report D．school
2.A．become B．recognize C．meet D．fellow
3.A wrote B．loved C．believed D．changed
4.A．cared B．doubted C．imagined D．wondered
5.A．disappointed B．confused C．surprised D．worried
6.A．attended B．organized C．informed D．equipped
7.A ．happy B．late C ．busy D．last
8.A．Anyhow B．Again C．Then D．Therefore
9.A．stories B．Lessons C．lectures D．languages
10.A．sounds B．letters C．spellings D．meanings
11.A．enjoy B．separate C．consider D．notice
12.A．warned B．taught C．told D．asked
13.A．silly B．difficult C．familiar D．serious
14.A．agreed B．suggested C．explained D．attempted
15.A．design B．fortune C．mood D．building
16.A．lack B．feel C．give D．need
17.A．house B．yard C．hall D．door
18.A．expression B．statement C．standard D．rule
19.A．words B．facts C．numbers D．ideas
20.A．like B．understand C．suggest D．stress
