As I walked along the Edgware Road, I felt as though the world was closing in on me. All the sounds I take for granted, had gone. I had entered a world of silence. This unsettling experience occurred a few weeks ago when I agreed to go deaf for the day to support the work of the charity Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, for which I am an ambassador.
When I managed to take a cab to the office of my manager, Gavin, I couldn’t hear what the taxi driver was saying to me. Conversation was impossible. Then, when I reached the office, I had to ring the intercom five times as I couldn’t hear a response.
Everybody said I was shouting at them--- I simply wasn’t aware of how loudly I was speaking as I couldn’t hear my own voice. Gavin kept telling me my phone was ringing, but I didn’t realize. I was too busy trying to concentrate on reading his lips. And when he tried to tell me a code to put into my phone, I had to keep asking him to repeat it, more slowly. Eventually he lost his patience and snapped at me: “Just give me the phone!” I was shocked.
People couldn’t be bothered to repeat themselves, so they kept trying to do things for me that I was perfectly capable of doing myself. I felt I’d lost control.
Being deaf for the day was extraordinarily tiring. I had to work so hard to “listen” with my eyes, get people’s attention and use my other senses to make up for my lack of hearing. It was a huge, exhausting effort.
Until that experience I didn’t realize how much I took my own hearing for granted, or the sorts of emotions and experiences deaf people go through. If a deaf person asks you to repeat something, never think: “It doesn’t matter.” It does matter.
1.Why did the author focus on reading Gavin’s lips?
A. By doing this he could understand what Gavin was saying.
B. He wanted to be aware of what the code was.
C. He attempted to get the code into the phone by himself.
D. He didn’t want to bother Gavin to repeat what he was saying.
2.What advice does the author give in the passage?
A. Speak at the top of your voice if you can’t hear others speaking.
B. Repeat things as slowly as possible for the deaf.
C. Take your own hearing for granted.
D. Do as many things as possible for the deaf.
3.What can be inferred from the passage?
A. It’s boring to live in a world of silence.
B. The author has to use gestures to communicate with his friends.
C. There are many other ways to help the deaf understand others.
D. Many ordinary people just take hearing for granted until they lose it.
4.What can be the best title of the passage?
A. Helping the Deaf with More Patience
B. Don’t Take Your Hearing for Granted
C. Listening with Eyes
D. The Importance of Reading Lips
书面表达
假设你叫李华,你的一位美国笔友Mary要到中山来,她想你介绍一下中山的情况.现在请你给她发封电子邮件,邮件必须包括以下内容:
位置 | 珠江三角洲南部 |
人口 | 约235万 |
面积 | 1800平方公里 |
历史 | 距今有800多年历史 |
著名的景点 | 石岐步行街,孙中山故居,民众水乡等. |
气候,天气 | 气候湿润,多雨;全年平均气温约摄氏22度. |
说明：开头和结尾已经给出，词数100字左右（the Pearl River Delta,珠江三角洲。Shiqi Shopping Street,石岐步行街。Doctor Sun Yatsen’s Former Residence,孙中山故居。Minzhong Water Village民众水乡）。
Dear Mary,
I’m glad to hear that you will come to Zhongshan for a visit.
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。错误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(∧)，并在其下面写上该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。
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。
Last summer I had a chance to visit Paris. That attracted me most was the Eiffel Tower, where has become a symbol of France. I was deeply impressed by their height. I have never seen such tall building before! It is made of iron and it is about 7000 tons heavy. There have 1711 steps from the bottom to the top. Climb the tower made me very tired, but I was very exciting. I took a lot of photo in Paris.
I have much memories and experiences to share. I will remember my trip to the France forever!
语法填空
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(不多于3个单词)。
Keeping a diary in English is one of the effective ways to improve our English writing ability.
Compared with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes1. (little) time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. If we persist in this practice, gradually we’ll learn how2. （express）ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many3. (difficult). In the first place, it often happens that we have trouble in4. (find) appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there5. (be) many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely hard for us to put them into English 6. (proper).
As far as I am7. (concern), my suggestion is8. we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also ask our English teacher9. help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is of great use to keep a diary in English for10. development of our writing skills.
完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-20各小题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出一个最佳答案。
Norman Cousins was a businessman from the United States who often traveled around the world on business. He enjoyed his _________ and traveling.
Then ,after returning to the United States from a_________ trip to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR),Mr. Cousins got sick. . Because he had pushed his body to the_________ of its strength on the trip ,a change began to take place _________ him .The material between his bones became _________ .
In less than one week after his return ,he could not _________ .Every move that he _________ was painful . He was not able to sleep at night .The doctors told him that they did not know how to cure Mr. Cousins’ problem and he might never_________ over the illness . Mr. Cousins , however, refused to give up _________ .
Mr. Cousins thought that _________ thoughts were causing bad chemical changes in his body .He did not want to take medicine to cure himself . _________,he felt that happy thoughts or _________might cure his illness.
He began to _________ on himself while still in the hospital by watching funny shows on television . Mr. Cousinsquickly found that 10 minutes of real laughter during the_________ gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night .
_________ the doctors could not help him , Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could _________ his experiments with laughter .For eight days , Mr. Cousins rested in the hotel room watching funny shows on television , reading funny books ,and sleeping _________he felt tired .Within three weeks ,he felt well_________ to take a vacation to Puerto Rico where he began running on the beach for _________ .
After a few months , Mr. Cousins returned to work. He had laughed himself back to _________ .
1.A．time B．holiday C．sleep D．work
2.A．boringB．tiring C．dangerous D．pleasant
3.A．top B．degree C．problem D．limit
4.A．from B．around C．insideD．beside
5.A．weak B．ill C．false D．painful
6.A．speakB．breathe C．standD．see
7.A．made B．did C．took D．gave
8.A．look B．get C．turn D．think
9.A．effort B．hope C．treatment D．arrangement
10.A．foolish B．unusual C．funny D．unhappy
11.A．Instead B．However C．Therefore D．Otherwise
12.A．sleep B．travel C．laughter D．television
13.A．rescue B．operate C．try D．experiment
14.A．day B．week C．month D．year
15.A．PromisingB．Deciding C．Doubting D．Recognizing
16.A．invent B．begin C．continue D．prove
17.A．until B．wheneverC．unless D．so that
18.A．soon B．completely C．slowly D．enough
19.A．exercise B．illness C．rest D．pleasure
20.A．power B．sense C．health D．happiness
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。选E时涂AB，选F时涂CD，选G时涂ABC。
Smiling is a great way to make yourself stand out while helping your body to function better. Smile to improve your health, your stress level, and your attractiveness.
1.
We are drawn to people who smile. There is an attraction factor. We want to know a smiling person and figure out what is so good because anxieties can push people away, but a smile draws them in.
Smiling changes our mood
Next time you are feeling down, try putting on a smile. 2. Smiling can trick the body into helping you change your mood.
Smiling relieves stress
Stress can really show up in our faces. Smiling helps to prevent us from looking tired or worn down. 3. The stress should be reduced and you'll be better able to take action.
Smiling lowers your blood pressure.
When you smile, there is a measurable reduction in your blood pressure. Give it a try if you have a blood pressure monitor (血压计) at home. Sit for a few minutes and take a reading. Then smile for a minute and read it again while still smiling. 4.
Smiling lifts the face and makes you look younger.
The muscles we use to smile lift the face, making a person appear younger. Don't go for a face lift, just try smiling your way through the day --- you'll look younger and feel better.
5.
Try this test: Smile. Now try to think of something negative without losing the smile. It's hard. When we smile, our body is sending the rest of us a message that “Life is good!"
A. Smiling helps you stay positive.
B. Smiling makes us attractive.
C. Do you notice the difference?
D. Smiling can bring you luck and sorrow.
E. When you are stressed, take time to put on a smile.
F. There's a good chance that your mood will change for the better.
G. As long as you try smiling daily, it can make you look younger.
