书面表达
假定你是李华.请你给笔友Peter写封信,告诉他你叔叔李明将去他所在城市开会,带去他想要的那幅中国画,同时询问他是否可以接机.信中还需说明:
李明:高个子,戴眼镜
航班号:CA985
到达：8月6日 上午11:30
注意:1. 词数100左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3. 开头语和结束语已为你写好.
Dear Peter,
How are you doing?____________________________________________________
…
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
短文改错
假设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。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：在错的词下画一横线，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 book I’m reading of talks about afternoon tea in Britain. It is said to have started in the early 1800’s. Have tea in the late afternoon provides a bridge between lunch and dinner, that might not be served until 8 o’clock at night. This custom soon becomes another meal of day. Interesting, it had a connection by the British porcelain(瓷器) industry. Tea in China was traditionally drank from cups without handles. When tea got popular in Britain, there was a crying need for good cup with handles to suit British habits. This made for the grow in the porcelain industry.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Sally: Hi, Dad. How are you?
Dad: I’m fine, Sally. How’s the course going?
Sally: It’s going well, actually. I’m enjoying my math course at the moment, ___1.____ (main) because it’s not that difficult ____2.___ (compare) to the other ones.
Dad: Good. And what about the teachers? ___3.__ are they like?
Sally: Well, I have five teachers and they are all highly _4.___ (knowledge), but Professor Jones is my favourite. I really respond well ___5._____ his way of teaching.
Dad: And are your fellow students nice, too?
Sally: Yes, I ____6.___ (make) lots of new friends by now and everyone ____7.___ (seem) to be very hard-working. The course has lots of group work, but to be honest, this isn’t really the way ____8.____ I like to study — I prefer to study alone.
Dad: Oh, well, I suppose not everything can be perfect.
Sally: I know, Dad. You’re right. In fact, there’s one thing I’m a bit _9.___(concern) about — statistics. I think I might not pass __10._____.
Dad: Well, let’s wait and see, shall we? There’s plenty of time to improve. Don’t worry about it, OK?
Sally: Thanks, Dad, I’ll try not to.
完形填空
阅读下面的短文，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。
Michael Greenberg is a very popular New Yorker. He is not famous in sports or the arts. But people in the streets_________ him, especially those who are_________.
For those people, he is “Gloves” Greenberg. How did he get that _________? He looks like any other businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase(公文箱). But he’s _________. His briefcase always has some gloves.
In winter, Mr. Greenberg does not _________ like other New Yorkers, who look at the sidewalk and _________the street. He looks around at_________. He stops when he _________ someone with no gloves. He gives them a pair and then he _________, looking for more people with cold _________.
On winter days, Mr. Greenberg_________ gloves. During the rest of the year, he _________ gloves. People who have heard about him _________him gloves, and he has many in his apartment.
Mr. Greenberg _________doing this 21 years ago. Now, many poor New Yorkers know him and _________ his behavior. But people who don’t know him are sometimes _________ him. They don’t realize that he just wants to make them_________.
It runs in the _________. Michael’s father always helped the poor as he believed it made everyone happier. Michael Greenberg feels the_________. a pair of gloves may be a _________ thing, but it can make a big difference in winter.
1.A. know about B. learn from C. cheer for D. look after
2.A. old B. busy C. kind D. poor
3.A. calm B. name C. chance D. message
4.A. calm B. different C. crazy D. curious
5.A. act B. sound C. feel D. dress
6.A. cross over B. drive along C. hurry down D. keep off
7.A. cars B. people C. street members D. traffic lights
8.A. helps B. chooses C. greets D. sees
9.A. holds up B. hangs out C. moves on D. turns around
10.A. hands B. ears C. faces D. eyes
11.A. searches for B. stores up C. gives away D. puts on
12.A. borrows B. sells C. returns D. buys
13.A. call B. send C. lend D. show
14.A. delayed B. remembered C. began D. enjoyed
15.A. understand B. dislike C. study D. excuse
16.A. sorry for B. satisfied with C. proud of D. surprised by
17.A. smart B. rich C. special D. happy
18.A. city B. family C. neighborhood D. company
19.A. honor B. pain C. same D. cold
20.A. small B. useful C. delightful D. comforting
根据短文内容，从短文后的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。
Public Speaking Training
●Get a coach
1. , so get help. Since there are about a billion companies out there all ready to offer you public speaking training and courses, here are some things to look for when deciding the training that’s right for you.
●Focus on positives
Any training you do to become more effective at public speaking should always focus on the positive aspects of what you already do well. Nothing can hurt confidence more than being told that you aren’t doing well. 2. , so good public speaking training should develop those instead of telling you what you shouldn’t do.
●3.
If you find a public speaking course that looks as though it’s going to give you lots of dos and don’ts, walk away! Your brain is so full of what you’re going to be talking about. 4. . As far as we’re concerned, there are basically no hard and fast rules about public speaking. Your audience can be your friends.
●You are a special person not a clone
Most importantly, good public speaking training should treat you as a special one, with your own personal habits. 5. . Your training course should help you bring out your personality, not try to turn you into someone you’re not.
A. You already do lots of things well
B. Turn your back on too many rules
C. Check the rules about dos and don’ts
D. Whatever the presentation, public speaking is tough
E. The one thing you don’t want is for them to fall asleep
F. So trying to force a whole set of rules into it will just make things worse
G. You aren’t like anybody else
Low-Cost Gifts for Mother’s Day
Gift No. 1
Offer to be your mother’s health friend. Promise to be there for any and all doctor’s visits whether a disease or a regular medical check-up. Most mothers always say “no need”, but another set of eyes and ears is always a good idea at a doctor’s visit. The best part? This one is free.
Gift No. 2
Help your mother organize all of her medical records, which include the test results and medical information. Put them all in one place. Be sure to make a list of all of her medicines and what times she takes them. “Having all this information in one place could end up saving your mother’s life,” Dr. Marie Savard said.
Gift No.3
Enough sleep is connected to general health conditions. “Buy your mother cotton sheets and comfortable pillows to encourage better sleep,” Savard said. “We know that good sleep is very important to our health.”
Gift No.4
Some gift companies such as Presents for Purpose allow you to pay it forward this Mother’s Day by picking gifts in which 10 percent of the price you pay goes to a charity(慈善机构). Gift givers can choose from a wide variety of useful but inexpensive things — many of which are “green” —and then choose a meaningful charity from a list. When your mother gets the gift, she will be told that she has helped the chosen charity.
1.What are you advised to do for your mother at doctor’s visits?
A. Be with her B. Buy medicine
C. Give her gifts D. Take notes
2.Where can you find a gift idea to improve your mother’s sleep?
A. In Gift No.1 B. In Gift No.2
C. In Gift No.3` D. In Gift No.4
3.Buying gifts from Presents for Purpose allows mothers to .
A. be well-organized B. get extra support
C. give others help D. enjoy good sleep
