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Proudly reading my words, I glanced around the room, only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes. Confused, I glanced toward my stone-faced teacher. Having no choice, I slowly raised the report I had slaved over, hoping to hide myself. “What could be causing everyone to act this way?”
Quickly, I flashed back to the day Miss Lancelot gave me the task. This was the first real talk I received in my new school. It seemed simple: go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington. Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country, I had never heard of that name before. As I searched the name of this fellow, it became evident that there were two people bearing the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts, while the other led some sort of army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant. I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice; flip (掷) a coin. Heads—the commander, and tails—the peanuts guy. Ah! Tails, my report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George Washington Carver.
Weeks later, standing before this unfriendly mass, I was totally lost. Oh well, I lowered the paper and sat down at my desk,burningto find out what I had done wrong. As a classmate began his report, it all became clear, “My report is on George Washington, the man who started the American Revolution.” The whole world became quite! How could I know that she meant that George Washington?
Obviously, my grade was awful. Heartbroken but fearless, I decided to turn this around. I talked to Miss Lancelot, but she insisted: No re-dos; no new grade. I felt that the punishment was not justified, and I believed I deserved a second chance. Consequently, I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year. Ten months later, that chance unfolded as I found myself sitting in the headmaster’s office with my grandfather, now having an entirely different conversation. I smiled and flashed back to the embarrassing moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster informed me of my option to skip the sixth grade. Justice is sweet!
1.What did the author’s classmates think about his report?
A. Controversial. B. Ridiculous.
C. Boring. D. Puzzling.
2.Why was the author confused about the task?
A. He was unfamiliar with American history.
B. He followed the advice and flipped a coin.
C. He forgot his teacher’s instruction.
D. He was new at the school.
3.The underlined word “burning” in Para. 3 probably means _______.
A. annoyed B. ashamed
C. ready D. eager
4.In the end, the author turned things around _______.
A. by redoing his task
B. through his own efforts
C. with the help of his grandfather
D. under the guidance of his headmaster
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1.What does the course Basic Math mainly cover?
A. Algebra. B. College Mathematics.
C. Arithmetic. D. Mathematics Education.
2.What benefits can students expect from Basic Math?
A. Stronger imaginative ability.
B. Additional presentation skills.
C. More mathematical confidence.
D. Greater chances of becoming teachers.
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A. He is a guest lecturer at Kentucky Educational Television.
B. He is to deliver 30 lectures in Basic Math.
C. He works in Georgia State University.
D. He specializes in training teachers.
4.Where is the passage most likely to have been taken from?
A. A news report. B. A book review
C. A lesson plan. D. An advertisement
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C. Their hosts tell stories to the listeners. D. They are nonprofit arts organizations
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C. Adam Kempenaar just tells their listeners old movies.
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高中学习任务繁重，因此同学们对于参加学校活动有着不同的看法，请以“Taking Part in School Activities”为题，根据下表提示，并结合自己的见闻，用英语写一篇120词左右的短文（开头已写好，不计入总词数）。
现象与看法 | 观点与理由 |
许多同学对参加学校活动很感兴趣 | 从课本上学习并不是唯一的任务，应该抓住每个机会来获得实际知识 长时间学习之后，筋疲力尽，可以通过参加学校活动来放松自己 |
少数同学不愿参加学校活动 | 应该充分利用时间来学习 学校活动与他们未来的发展没关系 |
我的看法 | …..(两点) |
The study burden tends to be heavier and heavier for high school students. So they hold different views about whether they should take part in school activities.
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文，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号（Λ），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。
Yesterday a school boy is daydreaming in class. Not knowing that he was doing, he put a pen cap into his mouth. A few minutes late, he was terrified to find he had swallowed it! The teacher was shocking when the boy stood up and said,“I’ve just swallowed a pen cap.”He was quickly sent the nearest hospitals. There a doctor examined him but said the best treatment was to take some medicine so that the pen cap could pass natural. Three hours later, the boy successfully made it. “She is really lucky,” said the doctor. “It’s very not rare that small children put things into their mouths for a fun. It’s very dangerous.”
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
An American boy went 1.(miss) three days ago, 2. has received people’ great interest. Several people gave different descriptions of his 3.(disappear).
His sister, 4.(age) nine, says she heard her brother 5.(return) home at about 11p.m. When she went to bed, she was frightened at lots of strange creatures 6.(stand) inside a spaceship outside. She is sure the aliens took her brother.
His parents became worried and called the police when their son didn’t show 7. for lunch the next day.
Some people also say that aliens took one of them aboard the UFO so that they could do research on her. 8.(luck), she returned safely.
When 9. (ask) about the possibility that the boy was taken by aliens, the police say 10.they haven’t dismissed the idea, they will not give up until they find out what happened.
