When I first entered university my aunt, who is an English professor, gave me a new English dictionary. I was ________to see that it was an English- English dictionary, also known as a monolingual (只用一种语言的) dictionary. __________it was a dictionary intended for non-native learners, none of my classmates had one, ________to be honest, I found it extremely _________to use at first. I would look up words in the dictionary and ________not fully understand the meanings. I was used to the _________bilingual dictionaries, in which the words are __________both in English and Chinese. I really wondered why my aunt gave me such__________to make things so difficult for me. Now, after studying English at university for three years, I _________that monolingual dictionaries are __________in learning a foreign language.

As I found out, there is, ________, often no perfect equivalence (对应) between two ________in two languages. My aunt even goes so far as to ________ that a Chinese “equivalent” can never give you the__________meaning of a word in English! _________, she insisted that I read the definition (释义) of a word in a monolingual dictionary when I wanted to get a better_________ of its meaning._________, I have come to see what she meant.

Using a monolingual dictionary for learners has helped me in another important way. This dictionary uses a(n)___________number of words, around 2,000. in its definitions. When I read these definitions, I am__________exposed to the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas. ________ this, I can express myself more easily in English.

1.A. worried    B. sad    C. surprised    D. nervous

2.A. Because    B. Although    C. Unless    D. If

3.A. but    B. so    C. or    D. and

4.A. difficult    B. interesting    C. important    D. practical

5.A. thus    B. even    C. still    D. again

6.A. new    B. familiar    C. earlier    D. ordinary

7.A. explained    B. expressed    C. described    D. created

8.A. appreciation    B. courage    C. advice    D. promise

9.A. imagine    B. recommend    C. predict    D. grasp

10.A. natural    B. better    C. easier    D. convenient

11.A. at best    B. in fact    C. at times    D. in case

12.A. words    B. names    C. ideas    D. characters

13.A. hope    B. declare    C. doubt    D. tell

14.A. exact    B. basic    C. translated    D. expected

15.A. Rather    B. However    C. Therefore    D. Instead

16.A. understanding    B. practice    C. expression    D. consideration

17.A. Largely    B. Generally    C. Gradually    D. Probably

18.A. extra    B. average    C. total    D. limited

19.A. repeatedly    B. nearly    C. immediately    D. anxiously

20.A. According to    B. In relation to    C. In addition to    D. Because of

Friendship is a gift of God. But it may be taken for granted in some cases and not valued. 1.Say one has no child even after many years of marriage and the other has many children, more than they can manage. What do you think? Will the couple with many children value the children as much as the couple which has none? Everything is relative in life. We value what we don’t have and give less value to what is freely available to us.2.

Why should we value friendships? What qualities does a good friend bring to our relationship that makes the friendship so valuable? Let us examine some of these.

Judgement——A good friend is rarely judgemental. We can be open in our behaviour with our good friends because we know that they will not judge us. 3. With other people our actions and behavior are always calculated and guarded and that takes away lots of pleasure from our life.

Share sorrow and losses ——A friend can be depended upon to share all our problems and sorrows. 4.Once I saw the image of a man left alone in a village after an earthquake. The whole village got killed except this man with whom, will this man share his sorrow? A friend gives us this gift.

Hope——During our times of trouble, only a friend comes forward and gives us encouragement and hope. 5.

A. This is no small gift of friendship.

B. Friendship is one such relationship

C. It is familiar to a case of two couples.

D. Some of us are blessed with good friends

E. We can enjoy this freedom only with friends

F. With that inspiration, we regain confidence in ourselves.

G. This sharing may not reduce the loss but helps us unburden ourselves.

Born in Detroit, Michigan, on January 10th, 1928. Philip Levine was formally educated in the Detroit public school system. After graduation from university, Levine worked a number of industrial jobs, including the night work in factories, reading and writing poems in his off hours. In 1953, he studied at the University of Iowa. There, Levine met Robert Lowell and John Berryman, whom Levine called his “one great guide”.

About writing poems, Levine wrote: “I believed even then that if I could change my experience into poems I would give it the value and honor that it did not begin to have on its own. I thought too that if I could write about it, I could come to understand it: I believed that if I could understand my life——or at least the part my work played in it——I could write it with some degree of joy, something obviously missing from my life.”

Levine published (出版) his first collection of poems. On the Edge in 1961, followed by Not This Pig in 1968. Throughout his life Levine published many books of poems, winning many prizes. A review said: “Levine writes poems about the bravery of men, physical labor, simple pleasures and strong feelings, often set in working-class Detroit or in central California, where he worked or lived.”

He taught for many years at California State University, Fresno and served as Distinguished Poet in Residence for the Creative Writing Program at New York University. After retiring from teaching, Levine divided his time between Brooklyn, New York, and Fresno, California, until his death on February 14th, 2015. His final poem collection, The Last Shift, as well as a collection of essays (短文) and other writings, My Lost Poets: A Life in Poetry, were published in 2016.

1.How did Levine make a living right after graduation from his university?

A. He worked as a full-time writer.

B. He worked as a worker in factories.

C. He worked as a teacher in university.

D. He worked as a great guide in writing.

2.According to Levine’s words, he thought_______.

A. he had lived the life he wanted

B. poems made him misunderstand life

C. his life was valueless and dishonorable

D. poems could give him much pleasure

3.What was the main subject of Levine’s poems?

A. The scenes of his hometown

B. Love stories

C. The imaginary future

D. Life of common people.

4.Which poem collection was published after his death?

A. The Last Shift    B. Not This Pig

C. My Lost Poets: A Life in Poetry    D. On the Edge

Mandara seemed to know something big was about to happen. So she let out a yell, caught hold of her 2-year-old daughter Kibibi and climbed up into a tree. She lives at the National Zoo in Washington D.C..

And on Tuesday, August 23rd, witnesses said she seemed to sense the big earthquake that shook much of the East Coast before any humans knew what was going on. And she’s not the only one. In the moments before the quake, an orangutan (猩猩) let out a loud call and then climbed to the top of her shelter.

“It’s very different from their normal call,” said Brandie Smith, the zookeeper. “The lemurs (monkey like animals of Madagascar) will sound an alarm if they see or hear something highly unusual.”

But you can’t see or hear an earthquake 15 minutes before it happens, can you? Maybe you can——if you’re an animal.

“Animals can hear above and below our range of hearing,” said Brandie Smith. “That’s part of their special abilities. They’re more sensitive to the environment, which is how they survive.”

Primates weren’t the only animals that seemed to sense the quake before it happened. One of the elephants made a warning sound and a huge lizard (蜥蜴) ran quickly for cover. The flamingoes (a kind of birds) gathered before the quake and stayed together until the shaking stopped.

So what kind of vibrations (震动) were the animals picking up in the moments before the quake? Scientist Susan Hough said earthquakes produce two types of waves——a weak “P” wave and then a much stronger “S” wave. The “P” stands for “primary”. And the “S” stands for “secondary”. She thinks the “P” wave might be what sets the animals off.

Not all the animals behaved unusually before the quake. For example, Smith said the zoo’s giant pandas didn’t jump up until the shaking actually began. But many of the other animals seemed to know something was coming before it happened. “I’m not surprised at all,” Smith said.

1.Why did Mandara act strangely one day?

A. Because it sensed something unusual would happen.

B. Because its daughter Kibibi was injured.

C. Because it heard an orangutan let out a loud call

D. Because an earthquake had happened.

2.According to Brandie Smith,_____________.

A. many animals hearing is sharp

B. earthquakes produce two types of waves

C. primates usually gather together before a quake

D. humans can also develop the ability to sense a quake

3.Which animal seems unable to sense quake?

A. A giant panda.    B. A flamingo.

C. A lemur.    D. A lizard.

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A. How animals survive a quake

B. How animals differ from humans

C. How animals behave before a quake

D. How animals protect their young in a quake

As I was thinking about language learning the other day, the image of baking bread came into my mind. I compared some of the exercises and drills that we put ourselves through in order to learn a language to the various ingredients that go into baking a loaf of fresh bread.

Real language learning takes place in human relationships. No one sits down and eats a cup of flour, even if he is hungry and in a hurry. You don’t become bilingual (双语的) by learning lists of vocabulary. You don’t become a speaker of a language by memorizing verb conjugations (动词的词形变化) and agreement rules. You become bilingual by entering a community that uses that other language as its primary means of communication.

I am not suggesting that we can make bread without ingredients. Flour is necessary, as are yeast, salt, water and other ingredients. Vocabulary is part of any language and will have to be learned. Grammatical rules exist in every language and cannot be ignored. But merely combining the appropriate ingredients in the recommended proportions does not result in bread. At best, you only end up with a ball of dough (面团).

In order to get bread, you have to apply heat to the dough. And in language learning, that heat comes from the community. Anyone who has learned a second language has experienced that heat. It creeps up your neck when you ask the babysitter, “Have you already been eaten?” when you meant to say, “Have you already eaten?” When you try to say something quite innocent and the whole room bursts into laughter, you are experiencing the heat that turns raw dough into good bread. Remember the old saying, “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen?” This is where language learning often breaks down because we find the heat uncomfortable and we stop the baking process. In other words, we can’t stand the heat, so we get out of the kitchen.

However, the language learner who stays in the kitchen——in the heat until the combined ingredients are thoroughly transformed will enjoy the richness of a quality loaf of bread. He said that he did not “get out of the kitchen” at the critical moment when the oven seemed too hot. The dedicated language learner knows that becoming bilingual cannot be achieved without the heat!

1.The passage is mainly about________.

A. how we can make baking bread with various Ingredients

B. how to become bilingual by communicating with others

C. what an important role “heat” plays in learning a language

D. what a high quality of bread you may achieve in the kitchen

2.You can become a speaker of a language by_______.

A. bearing millions of words and expressions in your mind

B. using the language to communicate with those around you

C. knowing verb conjugations and grammatical rules

D. saying something innocent to be laughed at by others

3.What is the purpose of illustration of the example——you ask the babysitter, “Have you already been eaten?” when you meant to say, “Have you already eaten?” ?

A. To prove that you are sure to make some mistakes when you enter a community.

B. To show that you should combine the ingredients in the recommended proportions.

C. To prove that you may experience "heat" from the community in language learning.

D. To indicate that being bilingual calls for your courage, confidence and perseverance.

4.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the necessity of baking bread and learning language?

A. Wonderful skills.    B. Various ingredients.

C. Appropriate proportions.    D. Uncomfortable heat.

Welcome to Adventureland!

Everyone loves Adventureland! The Parks and Exhibitions were built for you to explore (探索), enjoy, and admire their wonders. Every visit will be an unforgettable experience. You will go away enriched, longing to come back. What are you going to do this time?

The Travel Pavilion

Explore places you have never been to before, and experience different ways of life. Visit the Amazon jungle (丛林) village, the Turkish market, the Tai floating market, the Berber mountain house and others. Talk to the people there who will tell you about their lives, and things they make. You can try making a carpet, making nets, fishing ...

The Future Tower

This exhibition shows how progress will touch our lives. It allows us to look into the future and explore the cities of the next century and the way we’ll be living then. Spend some time in our space station and climb into our simulator (模拟装置) for the Journey to Mars! The Nature Park

This is not really one park but several. In the Safari Park you can drive among African animals in one of our Range Cruisers: see lions, giraffes, elephants in the wild. Move on to the Ocean Park to watch the dolphins and whales. And then there is still the Aviary to see ...

The Pyramid

This is the center of Adventureland. Run out of film, need some postcards and stamps? For all these things and many more, visit our underground shopping center. Come here for information and ideas too.

1.The Travel Pavilion is built to help visitors ______.

A. realize the importance of travelling

B. become familiar with mountain countries

C. learn how to make things such as fishing nets

D. learn something about different places in the world

2.If you are interested in knowing about what people’s life will be, you may visit ______.

A. the Travel Pavilion    B. the Future Tower

C. the Safari Park    D. the Pyramid

3.If you want to get a toy lion to take home, where will you most likely go?

A. The Pyramid.    B. The Nature Park.

C. The Future Tower.    D. The Travel Pavilion.

假设你是学生李华，进入高一后你的朋友William感到压力很大，学习效果不太理想，请你给他写一封电子邮件，提些建议，帮助他放松身心，提高学习效率。

要点：

1.保持愉快的心情；   2.积极参加体育活动；   3.多与同学交流。

注意：1. 开头和结尾已为你写好，词数100左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear William,

Recently, I have heard that you feel stressed as a student of Senior One._______________________

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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（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用（＼）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一词。

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear Tom,

Last summer I take a part-time job in the International Camp for children. I have told one more worker will be needed in this year and I think you are fit for it. How about join us? The camp is at the foot of a small hill closed to a river. It’s such beautiful a place! We can hear birds singing happy all round. Everybody sleeps in tents, that is very exciting. We usually work only five hours a day, so we will have a lot of spare time to visit the area or have fun. I am sure it will be a unforgettable experience. If you have an interest in it, write to me soon

Yours,

Li Hua

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

It was the ambition of an eleven years old boy in Kansas City to be an enginedriver. Born without arms, he had been sent to special schools 1. he learned to use his 2. (foot) as “hands”. He spend all his spare time 3. (watch) trains and one day his dream came 4. (truth). Seeing a deserted engine, the boy climbed in, he had no 5. (difficult) in starting it up with his feet. Soon he was traveling along 6. forty miles an hour. Signalmen could not see the young driver, so they set out   7.(stop) the train. Meanwhile the boy reached Missouri, stopped the engine himself, and then 8.(make) it go backwards. When he was near home, a railwayman caught up with the engine and stopped it. At first, he was very angry, but he smiled when the boy said 9. (simple), “I like trains.” “Well, I’m glad you don’t like planes!” answered 10. railwayman.

One day, a well-known speaker was invited to give a lecture to an audience of 200. He started his lecture by ____ a $ 20 bill. He looked around the room, and asked , “Who would like this $20 bill ? ”

___ started going up.

He said, “I am going to ____ this $20 to one of you, but first, let me do this.” He crumpled up (揉皱) the 20-dollar bill. He then asked, “Who ____ wants it?” Still the hands were ____ in the air.

“Well”, he replied,“____ I do this ?” And he dropped it on the ____ and started to step on it with his shoes. He picked it up. Now it was crumpled and ____ .

“Now, who wants it?” Still the hands went into the air.

“My friends, we have all learned a very ____ lesson. No matter what I did to the ____ , you still want it because it doesn’t decrease in ____. It is still worth $20 , with ____ we can buy what we need.

Many times in our lives, we are ____ and trampled underfoot by the decision we ____ and the circumstances that come our way. We feel ____ we were worthless. But no matter what has happened or what may happen to us, you will never ____ your value. Dirty or clean, you are still priceless to those who do love you. The worth of our lives is determined not by ____ we do or who we know, but by who we are. You are ____ . Don’t ever forget it.”

If you ____ this lesson in mind, it will help you to ____ again when you fall. Each time it makes you grow much stronger.

1.A. keeping up    B. picking up    C. holding up    D. bringing up

2.A. Chats    B. Voices    C. Talks    D. Hands

3.A. pass    B. show    C. give    D. lend

4.A. ever    B. still    C. also    D. even

5.A. up    B. off    C. on    D. out

6.A. What if    B. How come    C. What about    D. What for

7.A. desk    B. floor    C. shelf    D. dustbin

8.A. usable    B. small    C. old    D. dirty

9.A. valuable    B. amazing    C. rare    D. meaningless

10.A. book    B. paper    C. money    D. card

11.A. shape    B. size    C. quality    D. value

12.A. what    B. which    C. that    D. whose

13.A. warned    B. pushed    C. reminded    D. dropped

14.A. make    B. receive    C. face    D. prefer

15.A. if only    B. even though    C. as though    D. only if

16.A. lose    B. take    C. miss    D. win

17.A. how    B. who    C. where    D. what

18.A. honest    B. wise    C. special    D. young

19.A. forget    B. keep    C. impress    D. leave

20.A. put up    B. stand up    C. take up    D. jump up

Do you want to be at the top of your class? Add these tips to your life and you should be on your way to being a top student!

1. I cannot stress how important it is to pay attention to what your teacher is teaching you. Take part in class discussions if you have something worthwhile to add. Pay attention during class, especially during lectures.

Taking notes is important. You don't need to write down every single word your teacher says but write down what he/she writes on the board, or any special fact you think you might need for a test. 2. This way it will help you learn more effectively by actually thinking about what you are writing.

Don't skip school. You will be missing out on stuff . 3. However, you will have more work and you have missed lectures and in-class movies. Also, try not to be late for class. It's most likely that your teacher won't appreciate it and you will get yourself behind.

4. If you have an "I don't care about school or this class" attitude, then teachers will be less willing to help you with problems or offer you extra credit. The same goes for lazy attitude. Have a respectful attitude to the teacher and other students. Try not to laugh when other students make a mistake.

Always ask questions.5.. If you don't understand,ask someone. Read your textbook and notes, and then if that fails,seek help. Ask a teacher,friend,classmate,parent,etc. Get a tutor if you need one.

A. There is no shame in needing some help.

B. Staying organized will be helpful.

C. Be prepared.

D. Pay attention to everything the teacher says.

E. Write in your own words.

F. Keep a good attitude towards things.

G. It is true that you could make up the work.

Life affects friendships.As we grow,marry,fight in wars,move across the country or change jobs,old friendships fall away and new ones form. As long as we live,the things around us change,and as long as things change, friendships are affected.

When we were children,we had best friends.No matter what happened we were still friends.We live our lives, however,and do what life calls for us to do,and as we got older,memories fade,faces blur(变得模糊),and even friend’s names from childhood are forgotten.

Do you have a question about friendship?Do you wonder what to do with a friend who is no longer friendly? Perhaps you will see that you can't control others.If someone wants to be your friend,it is their choice.All you can do is treat them well and do the best for them when you are with them.Then you wish them well when they leave.

You can talk to old timers and they will tell you that life is full of incredible(令人难以置信的)joy and incredible sorrow,and that what bothers you today will one day becomes a memory and the pain will be gone.Seniors might tell you that you will learn more as you get older.They will tell you that friendships come and friendships go. Sometimes when they go it will hurt,but you will be okay with it.It's the way life works,after all.

1.What can we learn about friendship,according to the text?

A. Friendship can not be easily affected by one's family.

B. Friends are always around us and will never go away.

C. Friends in childhood are sometimes forgotten by us.

D. Friends in childhood are the best no matter what happens.

2.What should we do with friends who are no longer friendly in the author's opinion?

A. Care about them and do the best for them when we are together.

B. Forget them and make new friends who have a lot in common with us.

C. Find the reason why our friendship has changed.

D. Do our best to control them and make them listen to us.

3.What the old timers and seniors in the last paragraph tell you about friendship will      .

A. make you have no good friends    B. help you have healthy understanding of friendship

C. remind you to always help your friends    D. lead you to be a powerful man

4.The best title of the passage could be          .

A. How to share happiness with friends.    B. How to deal with unfriendly people

C. How to make good friends    D. How to face the changes in friendship

When I was a little girl,I remember that when my dad was repairing something,he would ask me to hold the hammer,so we would have time for a conversation with each other.I never saw my dad drinking or taking a night out. All he did after work was taking care of his family.

I grew up and left home for college and since then,my dad had been calling me every Sunday morning.And when I bought a house several years later,my dad painted it by himself in the fierce summer heat.All he asked was to talk to him,but I was too busy in those days.

Four years ago,my dad visited me.He spent many hours putting together a swing for my daughter.He asked me to have a talk with him,but I had to prepare for a trip that weekend.

One Sunday morning we had a telephone talk as usual.I noticed that my dad had forgotten some things that we discussed lately.I was in a hurry,so our conversation was short.Several hours later that day I received a call.My father was in the hospital.Immediately I bought a plane ticket and on my way I was thinking about all the occasions I missed to have a talk with my dad.By the time I arrived at the hospital,my father had passed away.Now it was he who did not have time for a conversation with me.I realized how little I knew about my dad,his deepest thoughts and his dreams.

After his death I learned much more about him and even more about myself.All he ever wanted was my time. And now he has all my attention every single day.

1.When the author was a little girl,she               .

A. often talked with her father.    B. liked playing on the swing.

C. was good at repairing things.    D. learned to take care of her family.

2.When at college,the author             .

A. phoned her father every Sunday morning.

B. received a call from her father every Sunday morning.

C. asked her father to call her every Sunday.

D. asked her father to talk with her.

3.Why did the author fail to have a talk with her father four years ago?

A. She had got tired of talking with him.    B. She was busy planning a trip.

C. Her daughter asked her to play.    D. She was busy painting her house.

4.When did the author begin to regret missing the talks with her father?

A. As soon as she got the news that her father was ill.    B. After her father's sudden death.

C. Many years after her father's death.    D. On her way to the hospital to see her father.

Tonya, Elsa and Mark are students at LaGuardia High School in New York City. It’s a school with regular academic (学术的) classes, but it also gives special attention to the performing arts. Tonya likes dancing, Elsa wants to be an artist and Mark is a singer.

The students are all 15, and they’re in 10th grade. They study subjects like English, math, social studies, science and PE. They also choose a foreign language: French, Italian, Spanish or Japanese. Students have many academic classes, but during the school day they also take classes in the arts, like theater, art, dance and music. Mark says, “I get the basic classes, but I also take a voice class and a music history class.”

There is even more for LaGuardia students after school. There are more than 40 clubs for students. For example, there’s a movie club, a music club and an environment club. “We have so many choices here,” says Tonya. “My favorite club is the camera club. I like taking photos. It’s also a great way to meet people with common interests.”

Students at LaGuardia can also do many sports. For example, they can play basketball, tennis, volleyball and soccer. Elsa is on the gymnastics team. She says, “I like being on a team. It makes me work hard and do my best.” Students practice after school. They compete against other high schools. Mark says, “At school, I study by myself. I’m a singer, and I do that alone, too. That’s why I like playing on the basketball team. We work together and compete against other teams.”

LaGuardia offers many great classes, clubs and sports for students. Students at LaGuardia get a good education and they also develop their own interests. Many LaGuardia students become dancers, singers and actors!

1.What do we know about LaGuardia High School?

A. Students take art classes at night.    B. Students have few subjects to choose from.

C. It places great importance on arts.    D. It aims to develop students’ language skills.

2.Which club does Tonya like most?

A. The camera club.    B. The music club.    C. The movie club.    D. The environment club.

3.Why does Mark enjoy playing on the basketball team?

A. It helps him make more friends.    B. It makes him try his best.

C. He hopes to build up his health.    D. He likes teamwork.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A. Education in New York.    B. Top Students at LaGuardia.

C. School Life at LaGuardia.    D. LaGuardia’s After-school Activities.

In box-office terms, Steven Spielberg is the most successful movie director in the world. Jaws, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Indiana Jones, Schindler’s List ... his movies are cinema classics.

Q: What were you afraid of when you were a child?

A: I was my own monster (怪物). My fancy was unbelievable, so I was afraid of everything. A chair could very quickly change into a mouse. I remember looking up at the sky when I was five. One of the clouds up there looked like a beautiful bird, then suddenly it was a tiger. I ran home crying.

Q: What did your parents feel about that?

A: For my parents my imagination was a real problem, so much so that they seriously considered having me examined by a doctor. After all I was always seeing things that didn’t exist (存在) except in my head. My mother and father thought I had something wrong with my mind. I probably did — but it is the gateway to a great career!

Q: What do you consider your greatest career achievement so far?

A: The right to decide my own programs. That was always my only dream, telling my stories without anyone else interfering (干预). It was also why I built my own company.

Q: Which movie did you enjoy making most?

A: That was E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, because it was the first time I realized I wanted to be a father. Three years later I had my first son.

Q: Do you make home movies?

A: Yes, I always have a video camera with me. At Christmas it’s traditional for my family to see a movie about the family that lasts one hour. We all watch the film together and everyone gets a DVD of it.

1.What did Spielberg’s parents think about his imagination?

A. They were worried about it.    B. It was quite acceptable.

C. They paid no attention to it.    D. It was the gateway to his success.

2.What is most important to Spielberg?

A. Creation.    B. His family.    C. Artistic freedom.    D. His company.

3.Where is the text most likely to have been taken from?

A. A news report.    B. A movie review.    C. A lesson plan.    D. An interview.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.What did Mrs Brown want to buy?

A. A sweater.    B. A coat.    C. A pair of jeans.

2.Why didn’t Mrs Brown buy it at once?

A. She was busy.    B. She didn’t like the color.    C. She didn’t have enough money.

3.Why didn’t her husband want her to buy it ?

A. She had so many sweaters.    B. It was not good enough    C. It was too expensive.

4.When did her husband agree to buy it?

A. The next day.    B. A week later.    C. The third day.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Manager and employee.    B. Customer and saleswoman.    C. Customer and repairman.

2.When did the man buy the TV set?

A. Yesterday afternoon.    B. Yesterday morning.    C. This morning.

3.What happened to the man’s TV set?

A. It doesn’t work at all.    B. It was dropped on the ground.    C. The screen was broken.

4.What will the shop do for the man?

A. Replace the TV.    B. Pay half of the repair cost.    C. Repair his TV tomorrow.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.How long does the film Saving the Planet last?

A. Two hours.    B. Two and a half hours.    C. Three hours.

2.Which film do the speakers decide to see at last?

A. Twister.    B. Saving the planet.    C. Shakespeare in love.

3.What will the speakers do after seeing the film?

A. Go hiking and swimming.    B. Go hiking and have a picnic.

C. Visit an old friend of theirs.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.According to the woman, what day is April Fools’ Day this year?

A. Thursday.    B. Friday.    C. Saturday.

2.What is the man going to do on Friday?

A. To have an exam.    B. To play a joke on his girlfriend.

C. To invite his girlfriend to dinner.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.Why are Mondays terrible for the man?

A. Monday means the beginning of a whole week.

B. He doesn’t want to work after the weekend.

C. Monday is full of difficult lessons for him.

2.What subjects does the man seem to like?

A. English and Math.    B. Art and music.    C. Chemistry and Math.

What is the woman’s attitude?

A. She thinks spoken English is useful.    B. She is good at spoken English.

C. She isn’t interested in spoken English.

What is the weather like today?

A. Rainy.    B. Snowy.    C. Sunny.

How long can the woman keep the book?

A. For six days.    B. For five days.    C. For eight days.

Why did the woman have to walk?

A. Her car was stolen.    B. Her car hit a high tree.    C. Something has gone wrong with her car.

When will the woman sleep?

A. After taking a walk.    B. After turning off the lights.    C. Before turning off the lights.

假如你是李华, 正在给你的美国朋友Jack写一封信, 推荐他使用微信软件（WeChat）。内容要点包括:

1.微信是由中国人研发的一款软件（hardware）, 现在在国内非常受欢迎;

2.它有很多实用的功能, 例如:可以发送文字、图片、视频（video）等;

3.人们可以通过微信了解新闻、学习课外知识;

4.它可以帮助你们了解彼此生活中发生的事, 更方便交流思想、分享心情。

注意：1.词数100左右;

2.可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯;

3.开头语已为你写好(不计入总词数)。

Dear Jack,

How are you going? I would like to recommend a software called Wechat to you._______________________

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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（∧），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。

Hello everyone. I‘ve got something to tell you, so please listen careful. There is several changes in the timetable for today. You start with English for usual, then business studies and after the break, history and art. Because the changes in the timetable, your business studies lesson this morning won‘t be in Room 313.Instead, they will be in Room 303.Now the changes in the after-school activity this week: The debating group will met today. There‘s some practice on Thursday—that‘s tomorrow—for those of you which want to get into the school team. And on Friday, the music group will meet to prepare for the school performance. Finally, let‘s see who is on the duty today. George, it was your turn, right?

单词填空

1.The book, which is____(设计) for children under 5 years old, must be simple and colorful.

2.The job gave her a chance to get____(宝贵的) experience.

3.The local government should not ignore its ____(责任) or turn a blind eye to the problem.

4.More than 1,000______(参赛者) took part in the Marathon.

5.I’m happy that my 80-year-old grandma has learned how to _______(下载)from the Internet.

6.The librarian asked me to r_____ the book on the shelf after reading.

7.Do you know how many a_____ from around the world competed in the 2008 Olympics Games?

8.He has worked very hard and d______ to pass the exam.

9.Her a______ for the membership of the organization was approved（允许）.

10.When you come across the crossing, you should pay attention to the traffic s_____.

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

Over the past years Starbucks coffee 1. (become) a coffee chain store.The cafes don‘t sell coffee; they sell 2. very atmosphere. They offer customers the perfect atmosphere 3. which to take time out and relax.Every single store throughout the world is furnished in a romantic style and 4. (special) meant to be cozy, private and quiet: earth-toned(褐色调)space, fancy wall paper, lovely paintings,5. (amaze) background and irresistible coffee smell…The most fantastic decoration style about Starbucks 6. (design) with oversized chairs and tables outside the store. When 7. comes to a sunny afternoon, I love to take a seat outside,8. (bathe) in the afternoon sunshine, and listening to the lovely music 9. tasting the most terrific Cappuccino. This is exactly what I love in here—the Starbucks! This is the cafe I love not merely because of the cafe itself, but also because of the 10.(feel) it brings me.

Christmas 1940 makes me misty-eyed every time I think about it. In the hard times, people______one another. We______food, clothing, bedding and household items and gave them to the needy.

That Christmas we students found ourselves______toys we collected and loading packages for_____.As we presented the gifts, we saw______in many faces, especially those of the children. We had a few more______to make on Christmas morning. The air was heavy and frozen to the bone. For several hours, we knocked on doors. But as the cold hours passed, our______gradually faded. When we______headed home, someone______a small house down a canal bank. None of us knew who lived there,______we wondered if there were_____.We still had a doll, two trucks, some small toys, chocolate Santas and a box of groceries. We decided to make one last visit. When we knocked on the door, a young woman answered it, looking at us_____.Three small children watched from behind her skirt—a little girl of about 2, and boys perhaps 4 and 5 years old. “Merry Christmas,” we______as we bent down and handed the gift-wrapped packages to the children and the box of groceries to the  ___, whose eyes widened_____.She slowly smiled, then quickly said, “Come in.” The room was______as the children looked at their mother, wondering if the gifts were really for them. The little girl______her doll, and the boys grasped the trucks as they sought a(an)_____.She put her arms______them and said in a______voice, “I told you Santa Claus would come.”

1.A. escaped from    B. struggled against    C. competed with    D. depended on

2.A. bought    B. borrowed    C. collected    D. begged

3.A. wrapping    B. cleaning    C. making    D. sending

4.A. sale    B. delivery    C. memory    D. production

5.A. fear    B. envy    C. sadness    D. joy

6.A. toys    B. calls    C. visits    D. promise

7.A. pain    B. love    C. strength    D. passion

8.A. finally    B. gradually    C. happily    D. worriedly

9.A. arrived at    B. looked for    C. pointed to    D. shouted to

10.A. and    B. but    C. so    D. for

11.A. guests    B. gifts    C. adults    D. children

12.A. eagerly    B. questioningly    C. anxiously    D. calmly

13.A. whispered    B. cried    C. greeted    D. added

14.A. father    B. mother    C. son    D. daughter

15.A. with amazement    B. with relief    C. in horror    D. in sorrow

16.A. empty    B. silent    C. noisy    D. tidy

17.A. hugged    B. hid    C. dropped    D. hit

18.A. suggestion    B. answer    C. box    D. place

19.A. behind    B. before    C. over    D. around

20.A. surprised    B. familiar    C. choked    D. loud