Rent（出租）a room
Spare room? Not only will a lodger（房客）earn you an income, but also, thanks to the government-backed “rent a room” program, you won’t have to pay any tax on the first ￡4500 you make per year. Try advertising your room on Roomspare or Roommateeasy.
Make money during special events
Don’t want a full-time lodger ? Then rent on a short-term basis. If you live in the capital, renting a room out during the Olympics or other big events could bring in money. Grashpadder can advertise your space.
Live on set
Renting your home out as a “film set” could earn you hundreds of pounds a day, depending on the film production company and how long your home is needed. A quick search on the Internet will bring up dozens of online companies that allow you to register your home for free—but you will be charged if your home gets picked.
Use your roof
You need the right kind of roof, but some energy companies pay the cost of fixing solar equipment (around ￡14,000), and let you use the energy produced for nothing. In return, they get paid for unused energy fed back into the National Grid. However, you have to sign a 25-year agreement with the supplier, which could prevent you from changing the roof.
1. Where can you put an advertisement to rent out a room during a big event?
A. On Letpark. B. On Roomspare.
C. On Grashpadder. D. On Roommateeasy.
2.If you want to use energy for free, you have to_____.
A. sign an agreement with the government
B. pay around ￡14,000 for the equipment
C. sell the roof to some energy companies
D. keep the roof unchanged for within 25 years
3.For whom is the text most probably written?
A. Lodgers. B. Advertisers.
C. House owners. D. Online companies
There are 132 rooms, 32 bathrooms, and 6 floors to accommodate all the people who live in, work in, and visit the White House. There are also 412 doors, 147 windows, 28 fireplaces, 7 staircases, and 3 lifts.
At various times in history, the White House has been known as the “President’s Palace”, the “President’s House”, and the “Executive Mansion”. President Theodore Roosevelt officially gave the White House its current name in 1901.
The White House receives approximately 6,000 visitors a day.
With five full-time chefs, the White House kitchen is able to serve as many as 140 guests and hors d’oeuvres (开胃菜) to more than 1,000 people.
The White House requires 570 gallons of paint to cover its outside surface.
For recreation, the White House has a variety of facilities available to people who live in, including a tennis court, a jogging track, a swimming pool, a movie theater and a bowling lane.
The first US President to live in the White House was John Adams. Adams and his family moved to the White House in 1800, when the decoration of the building was not finished. And it was not until during Thomas Jefferson’s term (1801-1809) that the decoration was finally completed.
President John Tyler (1841-1845) was the first president to have his photo taken. President Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909) was not only the first president to ride in an automobile, but also the first president to travel outside the country when he visited Panama (巴拿马). President Franklin Roosevelt (1933-1945) was the first president to ride in an airplane.
1.In normal cases, how many people visit the White House per day?
A. 1,000. B. 6,000. C. 140. D. 570.
2.Which President was in office when the decoration of the White House was completed?
A. John Adams. B. John Tyler.
C. Thomas Jefferson. D. Theodore Roosevelt.
3.According to the passage, when did American President first visit a foreign country?
A. Between 1801 and 1809. B. Between 1901 and 1909.
C. Between 1841 and 1845. D. Between 1933 and 1945.
书面表达
随着电脑越来越多地进入我们的生活，它给我们带来了方便，但不当的使用也影响着我们的身体健康。请根据下面所给要点，用英文写一篇短文，简要说明电脑对人体健康的不利影响，并提出改善建议。
1．长时间用电脑损害眼睛，影响视力。
2．对电脑的过多依赖造成记忆力减退。
3．电脑前久坐容易引发腰背不适，肥胖等症装。
注意：
1．词数100左右；开头已经为你写好，不计入总词数。
2．可根据内容适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
As computers are being used more and more widely in our life, they have brought us a lot of convenience．
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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。短文中共有10处错误，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。
This is my fifth day at the summer camp．Life isn’t exact what I expected．We have to get up early to make our beds before our teacher Miss Li come to inspect．After breakfast, we have some of free time．Yesterday morning I went fishing, but the only thing I catch was a tree branch．In the afternoon, there are different activity like horseback riding and hiking．They’re fun, so nothing new for me．In the evening, everyone is assigned a different task to get dinner ready．Yesterday, I was in charge of prepare the hot dogs, but I accidentally dropped it in the fire．The best part of camp is at night, where we sit around a campfire and tell stories．
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。
World Book Day 1. (fall)on April 23 every year．It was set up by the UNESCO(联合国教科文组织) in 1955 to encourage people to discover the pleasure of reading．It means you read a book not because your teachers or parents tell you to do so．“ 2. (read) for pleasure” plays a more important role in one’s 3. (grow) than one’s family background．
Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of materials can help us know more about the outside world and perfect us．4. , computer games, online videos and Interest are pushing books off the shelf．Some experts believe it’s a 5. (worry) trend．Each Chinese read 0．38 more books in 2013 than 2012 but still far fewer than those in major developed countries．Even worse, many bookstores 6. (close)their doors because many book lovers start to buy 7. (few) books than before．
However, many people do still prefer reading because it has 8. (be) part of their life．It can benefit people in many ways．It gives us information about other countries and places of the world．It 9. has a strong influence on forming our personality and makes us more intelligent．It’s 10. too late to start reading．So jump into the wonderful world of boos now!
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，并填入答题卷的相应位置。
I love a good murder mystery．It is so _________ to watch or read an exciting and interesting detective story and try to solve the _________yourself．Agatha Christie is undoubtedly queen of the detective story considering she _________ over eighty books．Many people have fallen in love with her _________ -----Hercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective and Miss Marple, an old lady who is also an amateur _________ ．
As I am a big _________of Agatha Christie, I was excited to _________ her house in Devon called Greenway．I travelled to her _________ by steam train．We went through a dark tunnel and there was lots of smoke．It was a _________ setting for a murder like in her famous novel Murder on the Orient Express．_________ , all the passengers arrived safely!
After a pleasant walk through the woods, I _________ the splendid house．I did a tour and I loved seeing where she wrote her _________．Many first editions were on display in a revolving(旋转的)bookcase．However, my _________ part of the estate(房产) was the boathouse．There was a lovely view of the river _________ the boathouse also served a more special purpose---inspiration for a crime _________ ．In the Poirot novel, Dead Man’s Folly, a girl’s body is _________ in the boathouse．They even _________the TV adaptation of the book at Greenway．
I really _________ my visit to Greenway．It was such a _________ place and I was interested in seeing where Agatha Christie was _________ write so many exciting stories．
1.A．attention B．heat C．success D．fun
2.A．doubt B．problem C．murder D．method
3.A．read B．wrote C．saw D．contributed
4.A．creations B．inventions C．discussions D．reasons
5.A．guard B．detective C．creator D．spy
6.A．guide B．fellow C．fan D．gift
7.A．watch B．rebuild C．explode D．visit
8.A．house B．family C．hometown D．site
9.A．perfect B．central C．colorful D．direct
10.A．Sadly B．Fortunately C．Hopefully D．Surprisingly
11.A．fetched B．got C．reached D．mentioned
12.A．posts B．novels C．letters D．books
13.A．personal B．useful C．rewarding D．favorite
14.A．or B．and C．but D．for
15.A．scenery B．sight C．view D．scene
16.A．dissolved B．tended C．found D．buried
17.A．developed B．filmed C．adapted D．affected
18.A．enjoyed B．treasured C．exploited D．focused
19.A．shocking B．beautiful C．skillful D．helpful
20.A．inspired B．disappointed C．marked D．honored
