Hello! My name is Lisa, and I am a lioness. I live on the open grasslands of Africa with my family. Lions living in a group are called a pride.
My father is strong and powerful. He and his cousin are the leaders of our pride. The other members are my mother, her sisters, and their children.
The area where a pride lives is big! We roar (咆哮) to tell each other where we are and to warn strangers to stay away.
Meet my new baby brother. His name is Leon. See the spots on his fur? We lions are born spotted or striped (有条纹的). As we grow older, the spots gradually disappear.
Lionesses usually spend their entire lives with their birth pride, but Leon will leave when he is about three years old. He’ll run around with a male (雄性的) friend or relative for a few years until they take over a pride of their own.
But for now, we have lots of fun together. We often play and fight for hours, which can help us practice skills that we will need for hunting.
We lions keep ourselves very clean. Just like a house cat, I clean my fur (毛) with my tongue. We clean for each other, too, to show we’re friends.
Lions like to sleep for most of the day. We hunt in the cool evening. Female (雌性的) lions hunt more often than male lions. We work together as a team. At the right moment, we attack and kill our prey. Then we share it. Male lions usually eat first. Females eat next. Baby lions are the last to eat. The smallest one gets the least food.
Since we are full, it’s time to go to find a nice place for a sleep. Bye!
1.Lisa in this passage is the name of _____.
A. a girl B. a male lion C. a female lion D. a pride
2.According to the passage, Leon _____.
A. hunts more often than his sisters
B. will have spots on his fur for the whole of his life
C. will leave his birth pride when he is about three
D. will take over his birth pride when his father dies
3.The underlined word “prey” in the passage probably means _____.
A. the animal that is hunted
B. the animal that is dangerous
C. the animal that is powerful
D. the animal that is ill
4.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Lions sometimes clean their fur for each other.
B. Lions also develop their skills of hunting by having fun.
C. Lions in Africa usually hunt for food in the evening.
D. Baby lions are often the first to get food in their group.
5.The passage is written for _____.
A. doctors B. tourists C. children D. hunters
假定你是学生会主席李华。你校将举办一场英语才艺表演，想邀请你校外籍教师Black先生前来观看并做评论。请你按照下面内容用英语给他写一封电子邮件。
主题:English — Bridge to the World
时间:3月31日上午8:30—ll:30
地点:体育馆
内容:每班一个节目，歌曲、舞蹈、课本剧、故事等形式不限
联系人:李华(电话13613856789)
注意：
1. 词数:100左右;
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:体育馆gymnasium;课本剧textbook drama
Dear Mr. Black，
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
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。
Last Sunday morning, when I was having a walk in the park near my home, I came across a crew made a new film with one of my favorite actor. I didn’t have my camera with me at that time, but I rushed back home to get. Unfortunately, by the time I got back, they have finished the scene and the actor couldn’t be seen everywhere. I was really disappointing and about to leave when he walked out a building. He was right there in the front of me! I couldn’t believe my luck-not only did I had my photo taken with him, but he signed his name on my shirt!
I can well remember that I was once asked to deliver a speech titled “A Real Test in My Life” before the whole class at the age of 9! You can imagine how 1. (terrible) shy I was with so many eyes 2. (fix) upon me. I had no 3. (choose) but to prepare for it, though. First of all, I was to draft the speech, which was just a piece of cake for me, a good writer. But the hardest part 4. (lie) in my oral presentation from my memory— for to read from the paper was not allowed. The real moment began 5. I stood on the platform with my legs trembling and my mind blank. But my listeners were waiting patiently without any signs of rushing me. Gradually I found myself back, 6. (deliver) my speech with difficulty. After what seemed to be a hundred years, I found my audience applauding(鼓掌)— I made 7.! From then on, my fear of talking before an audience disappeared. Actually with my 8. (confident) building up, I now turn out to be a great speaker. Looking back, I know the greatest difficulty on our way 9. success is our fear. Overcome it 10. we will be able to achieve our goals.
My name is Peter, and I use a wheelchair to get around. This year I ____ to be in the School Walkathon.
At the Walkathon last year, I helped hand out drinks to the walkers. The teachers and parents said they couldn’t have ____ without me.
“Are you going to give out drinks ____ this year?” my friend Michael asked.
“I ____ so,” I said. “But I ____ wish I could do laps (跑道的圈) with you.”
Michael told Mrs Hunt that I wanted to ____ the Walkathon. Mrs Hunt looked at me. “It’s not a good course for a wheelchair,” she said. “The hilly part would be too ____.”
“But I could push Peter over the hard bits,” said Michael.
“I’ll ____ it,” said Mrs Hunt.
That afternoon, Mrs Hunt called a class meeting. Michale told everyone about his ____.
“We could all take turns. That way no one would get too ____,” said Olivia. Then everyone said they would take a turn.
When the Walkathon began, I turned my wheels round and round as ____ as I could. When we came to the hilly bit, Michael ____ to push me up it. Olivia was waiting halfway up. “My ____ now,” she said. With all the help my ____ were giving me, I ____ the first lap and did a second lap — and another. I was tired in the ____.
“It’s time to announce the winner of the mystery prize. It goes to ... Peter!” Mrs Hunt said.
I looked at all the things I had ____, and felt extremely ____. But then I remembered that the whole ____ had helped me.
“I want everyone to ____ the prize,” I said. “Let’s keep all the things in our classroom. Then we can all have some fun!”
And that’s what we did.
1.A. need B. agree C. want D. offer
2.A. remembered B. waited C. helped D. managed
3.A. soon B. again C. once D. first
4.A. suppose B. hope C. do D. say
5.A. never B. really C. partly D. still
6.A. lead B. organize C. give up D. join in
7.A. difficult B. serious C. important D. different
8.A. take control of B. have pity on C. think about D. look after
9.A. fear B. idea C. success D. story
10.A. sad B. dirty C. slow D. tired
11.A. fast B. long C. far D. often
12.A. forgot B. avoided C. started D. hated
13.A. break B. decision C. turn D. plan
14.A. teachers B. friends C. parents D. neighbors
15.A. finished B. caught C. prevented D. wasted
16.A. day B. way C. past D. end
17.A. owned B. expected C. won D. discovered
18.A. nervous B. happy C. bored D. young
19.A. class B. family C. school D. world
20.A. share B. receive C. value D. show
The tradition of birthday parties started a long time ago. People thought that there was a special danger from evil (邪恶的) spirits, so friends and family came together to bring good thoughts and wishes and even presents. 1. But as time went by, children and then adults began to have their own birthday celebrations. There are some traditions — such as sending birthday cards, blowing out the candles on a birthday cake and singing the “Happy Birthday” song, which you can find almost anywhere, any time. 2.
In many English-speaking countries, a twenty-first birthday cake often has a key on top. 3. The key means that the young person is now old enough to leave and enter the family home at any time they want to!
In the past in parts of Europe, men who reached the age of thirty and were still single, had to clean the stairs of the City Hall. This way every girl could see that the man didn’t have a girlfriend. 4.
After the age of thirty, many people prefer to forget their birthdays rather than celebrate them … children often bring Mum (or Dad) breakfast in bed. 5. It’s also a day when your friends and family have to pay if you go out for drinks or a meal!
A. Birthday traditions are around the world.
B. At one time, only kings had birthday parties.
C. Or the cake itself is sometimes in the shape of a key.
D. It’s traditional to give flowers and enjoy a special meal.
E. Family members put many sweets on the birthday cake.
F. They could also see how good he was at cleaning the house!
G. Others are more specific to certain ages and certain countries.
