Mrs. Williams has been in a small street in London for ten years, and now she had a new neighbour from Manchester. Her name was Mrs. Briggs, and she talked a lot about her expensive Italian furniture, her beautiful Persian carpets and her new kitchen.
“Do you know,” she said to Mrs. Williams one day, “I’ve got a new dishwasher. It washes the plates and glasses and knives and forks beautifully.”
“Oh?” Mrs. Williams answered. “And does it dry them and put them in the cupboard, too?”
Mrs. Briggs was surprised. “Well,” she answered, “the things in the machine are dry after an hour, but it doesn’t put them away, of course.”
“I’ve had a dishwasher for twelve years,” Mrs. Williams said.
“Oh?” Mrs. Briggs answered, “And does yours put the things in the cupboard when it has washed them?”
She burst into laughter. “Yes, he does,” Mrs. Williams answered. “He dries the dishes and puts them away.”
1.We can know that _______.
A. Mrs. Williams wants to buy something from Mrs. Briggs
B. Mrs. Williams works together with Mrs. Briggs
C. Mrs. Williams is the mother of Mrs. Briggs
D. Mrs. Williams lives next to Mrs. Briggs
2.Why was Mrs. Briggs surprised?
A. Because her dishwasher can do its work so beautifully.
B. Because her dishwasher can’t put dishes in the cupboard.
C. Because she has never heard of such a dishwasher before.
D. Because she has the same dishwasher as one of Mrs. Williams’.
3.Mrs. Briggs used to live _______.
A. London B. Manchester
C. Italy D. Persia
4.We can infer(推断) that Mrs. Williams has been married for ______.
A. 10 years B. 12 years
C. 1 hour D. No mentioned
5.Mrs. Williams’ dishwasher is _______ in fact.
A. herself B. a new-designed machine
C. Mr. Williams D. an old- style dishwasher
On Saturday morning, every boy in town was happy, except Tom sawyer. Tom’s aunt said he had to paint the fence. It was thirty yards long and three yards high! Tom painted a small corner, and then he sat down under a tree to have a rest.
Soon the boy who were free would come along and make fun of him. Just then, he had a wonderful idea. He picked up his brush and went back to work.
Ben Rogers came along the road. He sang happily, with an apple in one hand.
“I’m going swimming,” said Ben. “Do you want to come? Oh, but you have to work, don’t you?” “Work?” he said. “I don’t think that this is work. It’s fun. Does a boy get a chance like this every day?”
Ben thought about this. Tom went on painting. Ben was watching Tom’s every move. He was getting more and more interested.
After awhile, he said, “Tom, will you let me do some painting?”
Tom said, “No, Ben, I can’t. You see, Aunt Polly wants it to be done properly. I’m the only one that can do it right.”
“Oh, please, Tom,” begged Ben. “I’ll be really careful. I’ll give you half of my apple. I’ll give you all of it!”
“Well, all right, Ben,” said Tom. “But you must be careful.”
He gave Ben his brush with worry on his face but joy in his heart. He sat down again under the tree, and started to eat Ben’s apple.
All day, boys passed by and wanted to paint. When Ben got tired, Billy Fisher began to paint. He gave Tom a kite which he liked. Then Johnny Miller gave him twelve marbles, and so on.
That afternoon, Tom got many toys, and the fence gained three coats of paint. Aunt Polly was so pleased when she saw the painted fence that she gave him a large cake!
1.How did Tom feel when he began to paint the fence?
A. He felt very grateful. B. He felt responsible.
C. He felt unhappy. D. He felt energetic.
2.Tom’s wonderful idea was to ________.
A. work as quickly as possible
B. fool other boys into doing his work
C. persuade other boys to work with him
D. offer apples to get help from other boys
3.Tom got a kite from _______.
A. Ben Rogers B. Billy Fisher
C. Johnny Miller D. Aunt Polly
4.What does the underlined word “it” refer to?
A. the apple B. Tom’s every move
C. Ben’s request D. the fence
5.Aunt Polly was _______ with Tom’s work.
A. satisfied B. disappointed
C. angry D. familiar
假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Peter自从进入高中以来一直觉得压力很大，学习状态不太好。请你给他写封邮件，以帮助他振作起来。
内容要要点：
1. 给他三条建议；
2. 表达期望并送上祝福。
注意：1. 词数100词左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 文章的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Peter，
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中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。
Thanks for your letter. I’m glad to know that you are getting along well on your classmates.
Well, I agree that it’s difficulty to choose our future occupations as there are lots of different jobs. However, I would like not follow in my parents’ footsteps because I’m not interested in his professions. I’ve asked my father for advices. He suggested I chose my career according to my preferences.
As for me, I enjoy travel around and I want to see the world. Perhaps I’d rather work as a guide in tourism. Therefore, I haven’t made the final choice yet. I like playing the football too.
Some people turn their hobbies into their careers. Have you any hobbies? Drop myself a line when you can.
In the novel “Number the Stars”, 1. attracts the readers most is the process of Annimarie’s 2. (become) a real heroine. Like any other girl 3. the same age, she was innocent and lovely, but the sudden coming war got her changed. To start with, her sister was killed. 4. (obvious), she was not really killed as Annimarie 5. (tell). Secondly, her best friend Ellen, together with all the Jews in the city, was either killed 6. taken away by the German soldiers. And then, 7. (save) Ellen, her mother took all the three girls to the village 8. Uncle Henric lived; certainly, the process of coming here was not without any trouble, but luckily they made 9.. Now a funeral was under way and 10. imaginary Great Aunt passed away, which offered all the people a chance to be together, and a plan was progressing.
Speaking two languages can actually help reduce some effects of aging on the brain, a new study has found.
Researchers tested how long participants needed to _______ from one cognitive (认知) task to another, something that’s known to _______ longer for older adults, said lead researcher, Brain Gold, an expert at the University of Kentucky, “It has great effects these days because our population is _______ gradually,” Gold said. “Seniors are _______ longer, and that’s a good thing, but it’s only a good thing _______ a certain degree that their brains are _______.”
Gold’s team compared task-switching of younger and older _______, knowing they would find slower speeds in the _______ population because of previous studies. _______, they found that older adults who spoke two languages were able to switch mental gear (齿轮) ________ than those who didn’t.
First, Gold and his team ________ 30 people, who were either bilingual (双语的) ________ monolingual (单语的), to look at a series of colored shapes and ________ with the name of each shape by pushing a button. Then, they ________ the participants with a similar series of colored shapes and asked them to respond with what ________ the shapes were by pushing a button. The bilingual people had the ________ to respond faster to the shifting prompts (提示).
Researchers then gathered 80 more people for a second ________; 40 bilinguals and 40 monolinguals. This time, researchers used FMRI machines to ________ brain activity during the same shape-and color-identifying ________. Gold and his team found that bilingual people had different brain activity than their monolingual peers.
“Learning a second language in childhood was thought of as ________,” Gold said. “Actually, it’s beneficial.”
1.A. switch B. perform C. jump D. transport
2.A. hold B. spend C. last D. take
3.A. increasing B. aging C. growing D. exploding
4.A. surviving B. staying C. living D. expecting
5.A. with B. in C. at D. to
6.A. powerful B. healthy C. sensitive D. special
7.A. adults B. researchers C. leaders D. seniors
8.A. random B. ordinary C. older D. younger
9.A. Thus B. Otherwise C. Besides D. However
10.A. faster B. slower C. longer D. better
11.A. paid B. asked C. promised D. forced
12.A. yet B. nor C. or D. and
13.A. remember B. realize C. recall D. reply
14.A. presented B. rewarded C. assisted D. treated
15.A. forms B. types C. colors D. sizes
16.A. right B. ability C. opportunity D. determination
17.A. experiment B. conclusion C. lesson D. task
18.A. recognize B. improve C. make D. record
19.A. tools B. scores C. tasks D. games
20.A. useless B. reasonable C. simple D. interesting
