A few days ago, I was sitting in a Thai restaurant enjoying a meal when I got on a phone call from a friend I hadn’t spoken to in a long time. In my enthusiasm and excitement, I talked quite louder than usual voice and in Spanish, my mother tongue.
A few minutes into the call, an old lady sitting at the table beside mine got up, seemingly offended, and asked the restaurant staff to relocate (重新安排) a table as far away as possible from this man who seemed to be impolite.
I sank in my seat out of embarrassment. I ended the call soon afterwards and felt the urge to apologize. Before getting up, I looked around to see where she was and she was at the table farthest away from me. I noticed that the lady was alone and staring out the window. I found a tinge (气息) of sadness or anxiety and perhaps a desire for aloneness and peace. But I had obviously destroyed it minutes earlier.
Right then I abandoned my plan for a conventional apologetic gesture. Seeing those funny smile cards in my wallet, I took one out and wrote some words to express my apology. On signing my restaurant bill, I asked a waiter to secretly charge the lady’s meal to me and hand her the smile card instead of her bill.
Did she take it the wrong way, I wondered? Did she get confused? Did she refuse the anonymous (匿名的) offer? And so on. I just waited and felt nervous to learn the outcome. To my pleasant surprise, things turned out the best possible way.
The waiter approached me in a joy, telling me, “In the many times she had dined here before, I had never seen the old lady smile as she did when receiving the smile card and the $0 bill. She thanked me even though I explained that someone else did the job.”
1.The old lady changed her seat mainly because of __________.
A. her private phone call
B. the author’s loud voice
C. the views out of the window
D. the restaurant staff’s mistake
2.What can we infer from Paragraph 3?
A. The author didn’t stop talking though he felt embarrassed.
B. The author went up to the old lady and apologized to her.
C. The old lady just moved to the farthest table to see outside.
D. The lady didn’t have a nice mood and liked to stay alone.
3.Feeling sorry, the author offered the old lady the following EXCEPT __________.
A. an apologetic gesture
B. a smile card
C. a free meal
D. some written words to apologize
4.Which of the following is the best title of this passage?
A. A Misunderstanding Caused by Different Cultures
B. An Unpleasant Experience in Thailand
C. A Smile Card for a Sincere Apology
D. An Old Lady Who Never Smiles
Among all the fast growing science and technology, the research of human genes, or biological engineering as people call it, is drawing more and more attention now. Sometimes it is a hot topic discussed by people.
The greatest thing that gene technology can do is to cure serious diseases that doctors at present can almost do nothing with, such as cancer and heart disease. Every year, millions of people are murdered by these two killers. And to date, doctors have not found an effective way to cure them. But if the gene technology is applied, not only these two diseases can be cured completely, bringing happiness and more living days to the patients, but also the great amount of money people spend on curing their diseases can be saved, therefore it benefits the economy as well. In addition, human life span (寿命) can be prolonged.
Gene technology can help people to give birth to more healthy and clever children. Some families, with the English imperial (皇家的) family being a good example, have hereditary diseases. This means their children will for sure have the family disease, which is a great trouble for these families. In the past, doctors could do nothing about hereditary diseases. But gene technology can solve this problem perfectly. The scientist just need to find the wrong gene and correct it, and a healthy child will be born.
Some people are worrying that the gene research can be used to manufacture human beings in large quantities. In the past few years, scientists have succeeded in cloning a sheep, therefore these people predict that human babies would soon be cloned. But I believe cloned babies will not come out in large quantities, for most couples in the world can have babies in very normal way. Of course, the governments must take care to control gene technology.
1.What does “them” in the second paragraph refer to ?
A. People with cancer or heart disease.
B. Millions of people with serious diseases.
C. Some diseases doctors can do nothing with.
D. The two illnesses of cancer and heart disease
2.What can gene technology do according to paragraph three?
A. It can help the English imperial family out.
B. It can be used to clone human babies.
C. It can help people to give birth of a baby.
D. It is likely to treat hereditary diseases.
3.What are people worried about according to the passage?
A. Human babies may be cloned in a large scale.
B. Healthy human babies will soon be cloned.
C. Scientists may well find the wrong genes.
D. The government may not control gene techs.
4.This passage is mainly written to _________________.
A. show gene technology will benefit people
B. show gene technology will do harm as well
C. tell that gene technology is a hot topic
D. tell that gene technology is growing fast
Rules for the University Entrance Examination
• You must be at the examination center ten minutes before the examination starts. If you are more than ten minutes late, you may not enter the examination center. The examination takes place at the same time in different states.
• You must have proof of your name and grade as well as official examination number. Show these when you come to the examination center.
• Depending on which examination you are taking, you may bring certain items into the examination center. Mathematics examinations may allow you to use electronic calculators. Other subjects may allow you to use dictionaries and other reference material. Please read the notes sent with your timetable carefully.
• You must bring your own pencils. None will be provided for you. The following items are not allowed in the examination center: walk-mans and radios, head sets, any food or drink, school bags, electronic equipment (unless specifically permitted for various subjects), and mobile phones.
• Once in the center, you must sit at the desk with your examination number on it. When you sit down, place your examination number at the top corner of your desk.
• You must remain silent during the examination. You must not disturb other people who are taking the test.
• If you need a drink or toilet break, you should raise your hand and wait for the supervisor (监督者) to speak to you. You will be given water or the supervisor will take you to the bathroom. You are not allowed to talk with anyone during the break.
• You must write your answers in the official answer sheet. Your supervisor will provide extra paper if you wish to make notes.
• You may leave the examination room at any time if you do not plan to return. If you finish early and want to leave, please move well away from the examination center.
• The supervisor will warn you fifteen minutes, five minutes and one minute before the end of the examination. When the supervisor says that the time is up, you must put down your pencil and wait at your desk until your paper is collected.
1.What are you allowed to have with you when you take mathematics examination?
A. Related material. B. Proof of yourself.
C. A cell phone. D. A dictionary.
2.What should you do if you finish the test early?
A. Stay in the examination center.
B. Remain in your seat and check again.
C. Keep a distance from the center.
D. Raise your hand to inform your teacher.
3.What can be provided for you during the exam?
A. Pencils. B. Food and drink.
C. Extra paper. D. Calculators.
A group of people from Denmark have formed the B-Society. According to them, human beings are divided into types: A-People, and B-People. A-People have no problem getting up in the morning, and operate much better earlier in the day. However, B-people are better later in the day. “I’m useless early in the morning,” says one of the members of the B-Society.”All I can do is drink coffee, and stare into space. People used to get up early because they had to feed the animals. But I haven’t got any cows or chickens, so I can sleep late,” She adds. Since the society was set up, the B-Society has welcomed several thousand members.
Right now, the B-Society is fighting hard for businesses to join its B-certification (证明) list. Companies that are “B-certified” basically give their employees the opportunity to come in when they want. In some companies, employees arrive at any time up to 3:30 pm --- each to their own rhythm (节奏).
And it is not just businesses that are benefiting from this. Teenagers who can’t get out of bed in the morning, and parents who never quite get the kids to school on time, can now benefit from B-classes. From next year, a school in Copenhagen will offer classes which start later in the day (at 10 instead of eight). And even the government seems to like the idea.
The B-Society was founded by Camilla Kring, a professor from the University of Copenhagen. On her website, she says, “When B-people’s work rhythms are considered at the work place, their productivity (生产力) and quality of life is increased, which can increase productivity for the entire organization.”
She adds that, “B-Society will create a new daily rhythm in schools and other institutions (机构) as an alternative to the current rhythm of ‘early at work and early at home’. We are working for the establishment of kindergartens, primary and secondary schools as well as universities that open between 10 am and 8 pm.”
Would you like to work for a B-certified company?
1.According to the text, who belong to the B-Society?
A. Late risers. B. Businessmen.
C. Animal lovers. D. Sleep experts.
2.In B-certified companies, employees can ____.
A. get more working opportunities
B. join any other companies
C. work on any days they choose
D. go to work at any time of a day
3.In Camilla Kring’s opinion, B-people _______.
A. are more hard-working than A-people
B. have a better quality of life than A-people
C. are more productive if given more freedom
D. like the rhythm of “early at work, early at home”
4.The author’s purpose in writing this text is to _____.
A. stress the importance of getting up early
B. express his attitude towards the B-Society
C. introduce a group having a special daily rhythm
D. call on people to work for B-certified companies
书面表达
假定你是李华， 正在英国某中学作交换生。 学校附近新开的购物中心(shopping mall)的音乐噪音让同学们很烦恼。 请你就此用英语给购物中心负责人写封信，要点如下：
1. 噪音对同学们的影响；
2. 你的要求及建议（上课时间调低音量， 休息时间关闭,播放轻柔音乐）。
要求： 1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。
Dear Sir/Madam，
Yours,
Li Hua
短文改错
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（∧），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。
Nowadays more and more people who lives in cities like to keep dogs as pets. Some of my friend believe people can get comfort and develop their patient and love by keeping dogs as pets. Personally, I do not really have interest to dogs, and sometimes I do hate some dog owners. They can be so annoyed. They talk about their dogs as if they are actually their little babies. Some dogs make too much noise at night, that makes it hard for people living nearby fall asleep. Besides, not all dog owners think of others while they are walking their dogs. As really annoys me, though, is the way they let their dogs get out of the control.
