短文改错
I threw my magazines into a waste basket and decide to join in Malaysian life. Then everything came alive. I stared at everything as if I were looking at it the first time. The day passed fast. I looked at my watch but was surprised that it was 3 pm. Soon the train pulled up at Butterworth. I looked at the people all around me. They all looked beautifully. When my uncle arrived at with a smile, I threw my arm around him to give him a warm hug. I had never done this ago. He seemed surprising and then his weatherbeaten face warmed up with the huge smile. We walked arm in arm to her car.
完形填空
A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor. They talked about the _______ topic — happiness. But soon their conversation turned into complaints about _______ in work and life.
To offer his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and _______ with a large pot of coffee and a variety of _______ — plastic, glass, metal, porcelain (陶瓷), some plainlooking, some very _______. The professor told his students to help themselves to hot coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in _______， the professor said, “If you have noticed, all the nicelooking _______ cups were taken, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is _______ for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the _______ of your problems and stress.” The professor continued, “Believe that the cup itself adds no_______ to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases it even _______ what we drink. What all of you _________ wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went _______ the best cups. Now _______ this: life is coffee, the jobs, money, and _______ in society are the cups which are just tools to hold and _______ life, and the different types of cups we have don't decide, nor ________ the quality of life. If we concentrate only on the cups, we will _______ to enjoy the coffee in it. So don't let the cups _______ you ... enjoy the coffee instead.”
At these words, the graduates looked at each other in _______ embarrassment.
1.A.hot B．sensitive C．famous D．easy
2.A.pay `B．joy C．experience D．stress
3.A.cooked B．took C．returned D．met
4.A.cups B．gifts C．plates D．drinks
5.A.common B．special C．rare D．delicate
6.A.order B．time C．hand D．place
7.A.pretty B．different C．colorful D．expensive
8.A.necessary B．normal C．good D．possible
9.A.situation B．answer C．result D．source
10.A.quality B．energy C．weight D．color
11.A.makes B．gives C．hides D．includes
12.A.finally B．really C．especially D．nearly
13.A.for B．with C．into D．to
14.A.determine B．discuss C．try D．consider
15.A.position B．relation C．workmates D．friends
16.A.create B．support C．contain D．own
17.A.damage B．determine C．change D．increase
18.A.come B．stop C．have D．fail
19.A.drive B．hold C．take D．arrange
20.A.quiet B．speechless C．amazing D．reasonable
阅读理解
Is it possible that the sinking of the Titanic was caused by a ghost? A plot of the story below is true ... but did it really happen quite like this?
Our story begins not in the icy cold waters of the North Atlantic, but rather thousands of miles away in Egypt. It is here, perhaps, that we can find the start of the mystery (谜) of the Titanic, in the year 1910, in the great city of Cairo.
One day, a famous professor of Egyptian history called Douglas Murray was staying in Cairo, when he was contacted by an American adventurer.
The American had something unusual to offer Murray, something that was certain to thrill him: a beautiful ancient Egyptian mummy case, containing the mummy of an Egyptian queen. It was over 3,000 years old, but in beautiful condition — gold, with bright paintings on it. Murray was delighted with both the object and the askingprice. He gave the man a cheque immediately.
The cheque was never cashed. That evening the American adventurer died. For his part, Murray arranged to have the treasure sent back to Britain. However, it was not long before he learnt more about the beautiful mummy case: On the walls of the tomb in which it had been discovered, there were messages which warned of terrible consequences to anyone who broke into the tomb. Murray was disbelieving of these warnings until a few days later, when a gun he was holding exploded in his hand, shattering his arm. The arm had to be cut off.
After the accident, Murray decided to return to his homeland. On the return journey, two of his companions died mysteriously, and two servants who had handled the mummy also passed away. The nowterrified Murray decided he would get rid of the cursed case as soon as he arrived in London. A lady he knew named Janet Jones said she would like it, so he gave it to her. Shortly afterwards, Jones' mother died, and she herself caught a strange disease. She tried returning the mummy, but naturally Murray refused it. In the end, it was presented to the British Museum.
Even in the museum, the mummy apparently continued to cause strange events. A museum photographer died shortly after taking pictures of the new exhibit, and a manager also died for no apparent reason. In the end, the British Museum decided to get rid of the mummy too. They sold it to a collector in New York.
At the start of April 1912, arrangements for the transfer were complete, and the mummy began the journey to its new home. But the New Yorker never received the mummy or its case. For when the Titanic sank, one of the objects in its strongroom was the mummy case. Or so they say.
1.In Paragraph 5, the underlined word “cursed” is closest in meaning to ________.
A．forgotten B．uncommon
C．expensive D．unlucky
2.In what order did the following events occur?
a．The case was given to the British Museum.
b．Janet Jones caught a mysterious illness.
c．Murray's arm was cut off.
d．The mummy case was sold to an American.
e．A man who took a picture of the case died.
f．Warnings were written on the tomb's walls.
A．f，c，b，a，e，d B．c，f，b，a，e，d
C．d，f，b，c，a，e D．f，a，c，b，e，d
3.According to the passage, where is the Egyptian mummy now?
A．At the British Museum. B．In New York.
C．In Egypt. D．Under the sea.
4.What is the main purpose of this passage?
A．To entertain readers with a story of mystery.
B．To introduce an important historical event to readers.
C．To warn readers about the dangers of mummies' curses.
D．To inform readers about the true cause of the Titanic's sinking.
语法填空
I was visiting the Cape Verde Islands with some friends. Although it was a 1. (wind) day, the water was clear and my friends were out on the reef. Going out to snorkel (潜泳), I 2. (notice) that an ocean current had spread to the bay, pushing me towards rocks 3. (cover) in sea urchins (海胆). Since I wasn't close to the shore, 4. would have been a tiring exercise to swim against it, so, using the current, I made it back to shore in about an hour.
5. (lie) on the beach and out of breath, I heard a voice. A man, 6.was one of the guys I had just met, was getting pushed past the rocks and would be quickly carried out to sea. No one else was close, 7. I jumped into the water. Keeping a mark on all of the submerged rocks and sand bars (沙洲), I swam out to him.
“Get hold of my arm and when you reach a sand bar, grip it with your feet，” I said over the roar of the waves.
With one hand, I held onto the man, and with 8. other, I was using all of my remaining 9. (strong) to reach the sand bars. Again, I used the current to get across the bay, towards the shallows. 10. (final), we crawled up the sand and lay there watching the sun.
短文改错
Beijing has lots of famous tourist attractions. Every year many tourist come here to enjoy its beautiful scenery and rich culture. But several years ago, visitors behave badly. Some talked loudly in public and threw litter everywhere. Some picked flowers, cutting down trees and hurt animals. And even better, some painted on the walls and smoked in the woods.
Luckily, things has changed. Rubbish is always put into dustbins. People are friendly at animals. Everybody smokes in the woods. All these changes make us happily. As student, I think we should know it's our duty to protect the environment. Let's to change our behavior when we travel.
语法填空
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg 1. (recent) surprised Chinese students when he spoke to 2. in Chinese. In a talk at Tsinghua University in Beijing, Zuckerberg spoke Chinese for about 30 minutes. 3.his Chinese was far from perfect, students and faculty cheered his effort.
Clayton Dube is the head of the U．S.China Institute at the University of Southern California. He praises Zuckerberg's effort and thinks more American CEOs should learn foreign 4. (language)．
“To speak Chinese 5. (mean) you begin to think as Chinese people do. You begin to understand how Chinese speakers have the world _6. (organize), and how they understand things. And that is a vital step if you're going to be culturally qualified.”
Zuckerberg's talk raises a larger question: Is Chinese the language of the future? Could it replace English 7. the world's international language? Chinese already has the most native speakers of any language. And, China may soon pass the United States as the world's 8. (large) economy.
The study of 9. Chinese language is increasing in the United States and around the world. In 2009, about 60,000 _10. (America) college students were studying Chinese. That is three times as many as in 1990.
