My son was a second-grader. He went to school by bus every day. He was the first student on in the morning, as we were farthest from school, and the last student off in the evening. I was a teacher myself and it was a comfort to realize the school staff (职员) were all working as hard as I was to provide a safe learning environment.
One day I came home from work and waited for my son to get home for a long time. Then I called the school. “Perhaps he’s just a bit late,” said the secretary. “I will call the driver to see if those children are home.” A few minutes later, I answered the phone to hear that the other students were home. Then I called his friends’ parents, to see if perhaps he had gotten off at their stop to play. The answers were all “No.”
By that time, it was dark and I was scared. My home was in the mountain areas, and it was said that a wolf had come up somewhere. My husband wasn’t at home, so I forced myself to calm down and decided to go out to look for him. I was about to go out when the telephone rang; it was from the driver. “He’s okay,” I heard. “He was asleep on the seats in the back, under a couple of jackets. Since it’s dark, can he spend the night with my family?”
I was relieved and agreed. Since my son had a great adventure, the school started giving a copy of the list to the driver, so he could check off the children’s names when they got off the bus. I think highly of the school for taking the cautionary (警戒的) step ahead; it is a sign of their concern for students, parents, and staff.
1.From Paragraph 1 we learn that ________.
A.the author’s son went home by bus every after-noon
B.the author’s son came to school earlier than other students
C.the author’s home was farther than that of any other student
D.the author was a teacher in her son’s primary school
2.At first the secretary thought ________.
A.the author’s son was still at school
B.the author’s son was at his friend’s home
C.the school bus would arrive in a while
D.there might be something wrong with the school bus
3.The author’s son probably spent the night _________.
A.in the bus B.at his own home
C.at the driver’s home D.in the secretary’s office
4.The author wrote the text to ________.
A.praise the school for its thoughtful action
B.thank the bus driver for his kindness
C.complain about the secretary of the school
D.show her concern for kids safety
Most of the flowers in nature are red, orange and yellow. If we have seen a black flower, it’s a chance in million. People have made a census (普查) to colors of more than four thousand kinds of flowers and discovered that only eight of them are black. As we know, sunlight is formed by seven different colored lights. The wave length of each light is different, so the quantity of heat in each light is also different. Flowers, especially their petals (花瓣), are easy to be harmed by high temperature. Black flowers can take in all the light waves which cause the flowers to dry up in a high temperature. So black flowers can rarely survive sunlight. But red flowers, orange flowers and yellow flowers can protect themselves from sunlight by reflecting the red light, orange light and yellow light, each of which has a large quantity of heat.
1.It is _________ to see a black flower.
A.impossible B.seldom
C.common D.no chance
2.The passage tells us that ________________.
A.black flowers are so weak that it is difficult for them to grow up.
B.there is only eight black flowers in nature.
C.sunlight is formed by seven different colored lights, so the wave length of each light is different.
D.black flowers can take in the light of all the wave lengths which make them dry up because of high temperature.
3.Which of the following ideas is NOT true?
A.People have found that only a few kinds of flowers are black.
B.Flowers are easy to be harmed by very high temperature.
C.Red, orange and yellow flowers can also absorb the light of all wave lengths.
D.The black flowers cannot protect themselves from sunlight.
Americans like to travel on their yearly holiday. Today, more and more travelers in the United States are spending nights at small house or inns(客栈)instead of hotels. They get a room for the night and the breakfast the next morning.
Rooms for the night in private(私人的)homes with breakfast have been popular with travelers in Europe for many years. In the past five to ten years, these bed-and-breakfast places have become popular in the United States. Many of these America’s bed-and-breakfast inns have only a few rooms; others are much larger. Some inns do not provide telephones or televisions in the rooms, others do.
Staying at a bed-and-breakfast inn is much different from staying at a hotel. Usually the cost is much less. Staying at an inn is almost like visiting someone’s home. The owners are glad to tell about the areas and the interesting places to visit. Many vacationers say that they enjoy the chance to meet local families.
1.Americans take a holiday trip _________.
A.all the year round B.for years C.every year D.every other year
2.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A.Some Americans like to stay at bed-and-breakfast homes instead of at hotels.
B.The bed-and-breakfast inns are private homes open to vacationers.
C.The bed-and-breakfast inn owners provide a morning meal for their visitors and a room for the night.
D.The bed-and-breakfast inns have been popular in America for a long time.
3.Staying at the bed-and-breakfast inns, _________.
A.the travelers needn’t pay anything
B.the travelers don’t have to pay for the telephone or television
C.the travelers can meet and talk with the local people
D.the owners will show the travelers around the area
假定你是李华，来自美国的留学生Tom邀请你周末观看英语戏剧表演，但你要参加校学生会的志愿者活动，因此不能同行。请你给他写封信说明情况。
注意：1. 次数100左右
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Tom,
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Wish you all the best.
Yours truly,
Li Hua
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( ^),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:在错的词下画一横线,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-词，
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Having read your ad on the Internet and willing to be the teaching assistant in your training center this summer, 1' m writing to apply in for the position.
Firstly, I want to seize the chance to improve myself and thus getting some valuable working experience. Actually, devoted to learning English has equipped myself with a good command of English. In additional, being monitor in my class has made me an excellent organizer. Most important, many of my teachers describe me as “responsible but diligent”. I believe these good quality contribute to cooperating well in a team. I hope you would consider my application.
用单词的适当形式填空
1.She wanted to i________ her students by having them listen to this instructive speech.
2.Please be more c_______ and don’t play loud music late at night.
3.An outbreak of fire or an accident is an________ (突发事件).
4.The cat walked slowly and carefully to a________ the mouse and then suddenly it jumped onto it.
5.The committee includes _________ (代表) from industry.
6.I was surprised that _________ (贯穿) our whole visit to Australia we only saw one kangaroo.
7.The teacher w________ to me, “ You did a good job.” He did not want the others to hear.
8.The condition prevents the blood from _________ (循环) freely.
9.Her comfort put me at e___________ .
10.There’s a _________ (迷惑的) look on her face.
