Events Long March exhibit
The Shanghai History Museum is putting on an exhibition to mark the 60th anniversary of the Long March. On show are more than 220 photos and 40 items that explain with pictures how the communist Red Army drew back from its besieged ( 被围困的) bases in Jiangxi Province and fought its way to northern Shanxi province in the mid-1930s. Explanations are all in Chinese. The show will end on November 20.
Time: 10:00 am—4:00 pm.
Address: 1286 Hongqiao Road
Admission: 8 yuan for Chinese/ 15 yuan for foreigners
Thai elephants
Eight elephants from Thailand are entertaining visitors at Changfeng Park by riding bikes, playing basketball, balancing on a beam, dancing and blowing a mouth-organ. People are encouraged to have a tug-of-war (拔河比赛) with the animals or lie on the ground and have the elephants walk over them. The elephants give three shows a day at 9:30 am, 3:30 pm and 8:00 pm and there is an additional show at 1:30 pm at weekends. The show will end on November 15.Address: 189 Daduhe Road
Admission: 30-40 yuan
Dancing dolphins
Dolphins jumping from the water to touch a ball, swaying their bodies to music, kissing people and solving math by tapping their tails have made the dolphinarium in Peace Park an attraction for children. Seals and sea lions also perform.
Hours: 10:30 am, 4:00 pm, and 7:30 pm
Admission: 20 yuan for adults and 10 yuan for children.
1.If you go to visit the Long March exhibit with an Australian, how much will you pay altogether for the admission?
A. 16 yuan B. 20 yuan
C. 30 yuan D. 23yuan
2.At the exhibition, you will see ________.
A. many articles written by famous writers
B. many things left by the Red Army
C. books on the Long March
D. many photos and pictures about the Long Match.
3.Which of the following is NOT done by the Thai elephants?
A. Doing math B. Blowing a mouth-organ
C. Riding bicycles. D. Having a tug-of-war with people.
假如你叫李华，是一名高中学生。你的网友Alice是一位美国的学生，近期她要写一篇有关中国的小论文。请你给她写一封e-mail,介绍中国的情况。
内容要点如下：
1.中国位于亚洲东部，有着悠久历史，有许多的名胜古迹;
2.中国有了长足的发展，同时国家一直在采取措施，努力去保护环境;
3.大部分人已经摆脱贫穷，大多数孩子能够接受教育。
注意：
1. 词数100词左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;
3. 开头和结尾已给出。
第一节 单句改错(10个小题，每小题1分，共10分)
1.Paris is the capital and largest city of France，situating on the River Seine.
2.Norway is at the top of the list，but the US is at number 7.
3.Passengers are permitted carry only one piece of hand luggage onto the plane.
4.Indeed, body positions are part of that we call “body language”．
5.The tubes were attached to a long stick which helped keep the rocket moved in a straight direction.
6.Believing in yourself is the key of success.
7.If we sit near the front of the bus, we'll have the better view.
8.If you throw light at something, you make it easier to understand.
9.Great changes have been taken place in our country in the past thirty years.
10.The garbage is then taken away and，if possibly, recycled.
In order to know a foreign language thoroughly, fo
ur things are neccessary. Firstly, we must understand the language when we hear 1.spoken.. Secondly, we must be able to speak it correctly with confidence and without hesitation. 2. ,we must be able to read the language , and fourthly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are grammatically correct.
There is no easy way to success 3. language learning. 4. good memory is of great help, but it is not enough only 5.(memorize) rules from a grammar book. It is not much use learning by heart long list of words and 6.meaning, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. 7.we are satisfied with only a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language “Learn through use” is a good piece of 8.(advise) for those 9.are studying a new language. Practice is important. We must practise speaking and 10.(write) the language whenever we can.
Once upon a time，there was a very big fish named Bob. Bob was already the ______ fish in the pond，but he wanted to be the biggest fish in the world.
One day，he was out catching ______ for dinner. He ______ to catch a very big fly. Before he could swallow it through，the big fly ______ for his life. The fly promised Bob a magic wish if he would ______ his life.
At first，Bob was very ______ about giving up the largest fly he had seen. He was hungry.______ more than anything else on this planet，he wanted to be huge.
______ he decided to take the magic wish. The fly looked at him and said，“______ your wish，fish！”
“I want to be huge，really，really huge. I want to be bigger than any ______ that ever lived，” Bob said to the fly.
“That’s really ______，” the fly said to him.
Bob looked at the fly and said，“No，I’m smart！Aren’t you going to give me the ______？”
“I will keep my promise，”the fly said，and with that Bob started to ______. He grew and grew until he was so large that he ______ live in the pond any more. Bob ______ for water，but he was beached，and after a while he died.
The people fishing in their ______，the people standing on the banks of the ______，and the people who had stopped their cars on the highway，all ______ in surprise at this big stupid fish that was ______ on the side of the pond.
Everybody had a wonderful time ______ Bob，who was of course eaten.
1.A. tallest B. cleverest C. shyest D. largest
2.A. flies B. fish C. animals D. birds
3.A. promised B. succeeded C. managed D. tried
4.A. searched B. begged C. waited D. struggled
5.A. protect B. rescue C. spare D. keep
6.A. sure B. uncertain C. worried D. pleased
7.A. And B. While C. Until D. But
8.A. Finally B. Firstly C. Surprisingly D. Doubtfully
9.A. Name B. Remember C. Tell D. Leave
10.A. animal B. fly C. person D. fish
11.A. funny B. stupid C. sincere D. royal
12.A. present B. wish C. hope D. gift
13.A. grow B. change C. increase D. add
14.A. mustn’t B. wouldn’t C. couldn’t D. shouldn’t
15.A. longed B. sent C. charged D. paid
16.A. seas B. nets C. boats D. cars
17.A. water B. stream C. river D. pond
18.A. wondered B. watched C. glared D. stared
19.A. swum B. stuck C. shocked D. struck
20.A. beside B. besides C. except D. as well as
七选五
There is an English saying:“___1..__.” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on
the human body. __ 2._____.
Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. 3.__. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.
Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated(忍耐) the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program. _____4..____.
___5.._______. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.
A. Laughter can prolong one’s life.
B. As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics in which they help to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh.
C. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish both stress and pain.
D. It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach and even the feet.
E. Although laughter helps cure the disease, doctors still can not put this theory into clinic practice.
F. Laughter is the best medicine.
G. They have found that laughter really can improve people’s health
