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A few years ago, I took a sightseeing trip to Washington, D.C．Standing outside the Ronald Reagan Center, I heard a voice say, “Can you help me?” When I turned around, I saw an elderly blind woman with her hand extended．In a natural reflex, I reached into my pocket, pulled out all of my loose change and placed it on her hand without even looking at her．I was annoyed at being bothered by a beggar．But the blind woman smiled and said, “I don’t want your money．I just need help finding the post office.” In an instant, I realized what I had done．I judged another person simply for what I assumed she had to be．I hated what I saw in myself．This incident re-awakened my belief in humility(谦恭), even though I’d lost it for a moment． The thing I had forgotten about myself is that I am an immigrant．I left Honduras and arrived in the U.S．at the age of 15．I started my new life with two suitcases, my brother and sister, and a strong, serious-minded mother．Through the years, I have been a dishwasher, mechanic and pizza delivery driver among many other humble jobs, and eventually I became a network engineer． In my own life, I have experienced many open acts of prejudice (偏见)．I remember a time, at age 17 —— I worked as a waiter, and I heard a father tell his little boy that if he did not do well in school, he would end up like me．I have also witnessed the same treatment of my family and friends, so I know what it’s like, and I should have known better． But now, living in my American middle-class lifestyle, it is too easy to forget my past, to forget who I am and where I have been, and to lose sight of where I want to be going．That blind woman on the streets of Washington, D.C., cured me of my blindness．She reminded me of my belief in humility and to always keep my eyes and heart open．By the way, I helped that lady to the post office．And in writing this essay, I hope to thank her for the priceless lesson． 1.We can learn from the first two paragraphs that _______．
2.According to Paragraph 4, hearing the father’s words, the author was probably _______．
3.According to the passage, the author probably agrees that one should _______．
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
Suppose you want to bring home a new cat and are looking for a way to really make it feel at home. Actually, all you need to do is buy some nice cat furniture and have it in place by the time you bring it into your home. The first thing that you should prepare is a cat house. Two to three feet off the ground is the best height. If you don’t have enough room for a cat house, a cat bed is also a nice choice. Once you have a nice spot where your cat can go to feel safe, then it’s time to get cat furniture that offers your pet a nice place to play. One nice choice is cat trees. Scratching posts (猫抓板) are another great idea if you are short in space, but still want to give your cat a nice place where it can claw (抓) at instead of your own furniture. If you’re looking for a great way to shop for cat furniture, simply turn on your computer and do some online shopping. In no time will you be able to skim all the offerings from many online stores. What’s great is that you can easily compare products and their prices, so you can get what you want at the best possible price. And, probably the nicest thing about online shopping is that your purchases may be shipped right to you, so you don’t have to waste time making a trip to the store. So, if you have brought a new cat into your home, make sure that home is an inviting one by buying some new cat furniture. Without it, your cat might feel lost and unsafe, which you definitely do not want to happen. 1.What should you do first before you bring a cat home?
2. According to the author, the first concern for a cat house is __________.
3.What is the best choice for your cat to play with if you have little room?
4.What is the author’s advice on shopping for cat furniture?
It was a Sunday morning, and I was in a terrible mood. Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn’t invited me. I was in my room thinking of ways to make them sorry when my father came in. “Want to go for a ride, today, Beck? It’s a beautiful day.” “No! Leave me alone!” Those were the last words I said to him that morning. My friends called and invited me to go to the mall with them a few hours later. I forgot to be mad at them and went with them. I came home to find a note on the table. My mother put it where I would be sure to see it. “Dad has had an accident. Please meet us at Highland Park Hospital”. When I reached the hospital, my mother came out and told me my father’s injuries were extensive. “Your father told the driver to leave him alone and just call 911, thank God! If he had moved Daddy, there’s no telling what might have happened. A broken rib(肋骨) might have pierced(穿透) a lung....” My mother may have said more, but I didn’t hear. I didn’t hear anything except those terrible words: Leave me alone. My dad said them to save himself from being hurt more. How much had I hurt him when I hurled those words at him earlier in the day? It was several days later that he was finally able to have a conversation. I held his hand gently, afraid of hurting him. “Daddy... I am so sorry....” “It’s okay, sweetheart. I’ll be okay.” “No,” I said, “I mean about what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?” My father could no more tell a lie than he could fly. He looked at me and said, “Sweetheart, I don’t remember anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident. I remember kissing you goodnight the night before, though.” He managed a weak smile. My English teacher once told me that words have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the power to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on. 1.The author was in bad mood that morning because _______.
2.Why did the author say sorry to his father in the hospital?
3. The reason why the author’s father said he forgot everything about that day is that _______.
4.What lesson did Beck learn from the matter?
Eight-year-old Jesse Arbogast was playing in the sea late one evening in July when a 7-foot bull shark attacked him and tore off his arm. Jesse’s uncle jumped into the sea and dragged the boy to shore. The boy was not breathing. His aunt gave him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation(人工呼吸) while his uncle rang the emergency services. Pretty soon, a helicopter arrived and flew the boy to hospital. It was a much quicker journey than the journey by road. Jesse’s uncle, Vance Folsenzier, ran back into the sea and found the shark that had attacked his nephew. He picked the shark up and threw it onto the beach. A coastguard shot the fish four times and although this did not kill it, the shark’s jaws relaxed so that they could open them, and reach down into its stomach, and pull out the boys’ arm. At the Baptist Hospital in Pensacola, Dr Ian Rogers spent eleven hours reattaching Jesse’s arm. “It was a complicated operation,” he said, “but we were lucky. If the arm hadn’t been recovered in time, we wouldn’t have been able to do the operation at all. What I mean is that if they hadn’t found the shark, we wouldn’t have had a chance.” According to the local park ranger Jack Tomosvic, shark attacks are not that common. “Jesse was just unlucky,” he says, “evening is the shark’s feeding time. And Jesse was in an area without lifeguards. This would never have happened if he had been in an area where swimming is allowed.” When reporters asked Jesse’s uncle how he had had the courage to fight against a shark, he replied, “I was mad and you do some strange things when you’re mad.” 1.What was the boy doing when the accident happened?
2. In which way did the boy’s uncle help with the operation?
3.How was his uncle in time of danger?
4.According to Jack Tomosvic, _______.
Robby was 11 years old when his mother dropped him off for his first piano lesson. I 36 that students begin at an earlier age, which I explained to Robby, but Robby said that it had been his mother’s 37 to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student. Hard 38 Robby tried, he lacked the basic sense of music. However, he persisted, and at the end of each weekly 39 , he always said, “My mom’s going to hear me play some day.” But it seemed 40 . He just did not have any gift for music. I only knew his mother from a distance as she dropped Robby 41 or waited in her old car to 42 him up. She always 43 and smiled but never visited my class. Then one day Robby 44 coming to our lessons. He telephoned me and said his mother was 45 . Several weeks later I was preparing my students for the upcoming recital(独奏会) 46 Robby came and asked me if he could be in the recital. “Miss Hondorf ... I’ve just got to 47 !” he insisted. I agreed. The night for the recital came. The high school gymnasium was 48 with parents, friends and relatives. The recital went off well. Finally Robby came up on stage. I was 49 when he announced that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto(协奏曲) No. 21 in C Major. I was not 50 what I heard next. His fingers were light on the keys. He played so 51 that everyone 52 to applaud him. In tears I ran up on 53 . “Oh, Robby! How did you do it?” “Well, Miss Hondorf ... I kept on 54 at home. Remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, _55 she had cancer and passed away this morning. And well ... she was born deaf, so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play ...”
Jane is a great dancer, and _______ above the others with her perfect performances.
Only through _______ talks can we build trust and only through cooperation can we create _______ win-win economic situation.
Most whales must come up for air after several minutes, _______ a few can stay under water for an hour or more.
—I wonder whom you are waiting for. —The policeman _______ the traffic accident.
Jobs are hard to get and, _______, more young people are continuing their education.
—Tony, come down and help me with the heavy box! — Come on! I _______ all day long．Get Peter to do that!
— I saw Mr Li at the meeting yesterday. — Did you? He _______ have attended it, for he had asked for sick leave.
— When did the couple die? — It was on May 12 the earthquake hit WenChuan County.
At no time, as we know, _______ forget that solving Taiwan Issue is entirely internal Chinese affair.
Contrary to the opinion of the public, the chairman decided to appoint _______ he thought was equal to the job.
A terrible earthquake struck this country, _______ thousands of peopledead and more missing．
— Now more and more Chinese senior students are applying for admissionto American universities through SAT． —_______．But taking an SAT may cost more than 10,000 yuan．
I can’t imagine living in a place _______ there is no seasons． It seems so strange．
— Did you hear the news this morning? — Oh, yes, _______ was announced on the radio has caused great excitement among the students．
The rainy season is coming and let’s make full use of the _______ days to dry whatever is needed to dry．
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。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一词； 2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。 One afternoon, Charlie Chaplin was sitting together with his friends and talking while a fly flew into a room and kept flying around Chaplin’s head. Chaplin waved her hands and drove it away, but the fly soon came back again. For a second the fly even rested on his noses! Chaplin has got angry, but he took up something and wanted to hit it. However, the fly ran away on time. After flying in the room for a few seconds, the fly final rested on the table in front Chaplin. This time Chaplin thought he could surely kill it. After he looked at it carefully, Chaplin gives up, saying, “It isn’t the same fly.”
根据所给的句子以及汉语释义，用所学过的单词或短语完成句子，每空一词。 1.________ ________ ________(直到现在)，we have finished Book 4. 2.We are not allowed to ________ ________(参考)our notes in the exam. 3.His laziness can perfectly ________ ________(为…做出解释) his failure. 4.No one knows exactly how the fire ________ ________（爆发）last night. 5.Women are still being ________ ________ ________（看不起）in some areas. 6. It was hard for him to ________ ________ (挑出)his teacher in the crowd. 7.Keep on working like this and you will succeed ________ ________(迟早). 8. ________ ________ ________ I know (据我所知)，he is from America. 9.They ________ ________ ________(屏住呼吸) and watched the cat closely. 10.With so many animals ________ ________(灭绝)，the environment is becoming worse and worse.
根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在相应的横线上写出各单词的正确形式。 1.He was deeply ________ (留下印象) by his speech. 2.As we know, there are seven ________ (大洲) in the world. 3.We were ________ (使…相信) that the film was worth seeing. 4.Please ________ (观察) the two pants carefully and tell me the differences. 5.The heroes in his novel were ________ (以……为基础)on the workers here. 6.He suggested the classrooms should be ________ (配以设备) with computers. 7.Look at the kite. It’s ________ (漂浮) on the surface of the water. 8.The boy ________ (道歉) to his teacher for being late for class yesterday. 9.All these rules will ________（使…受益）everyone here. 10.Football is played ________ （遍及）the world. 11.You can ________ (咨询) your teacher if you have problems with your study. 12. New Zealand is ________ (包围)by the Pacific Ocean to the north and east. 13.Kids should be ________（保护）from all that violence. 14.“I don’t like the film,” he ________ (低语) to me. 15. It is good manners to show ________（尊重）to the old.
My son. The phrase felt difficult and strange the first time I said it, and I had to practice it a thousand times． I started saying the words to myself the day when the ultrasound told me we were having a baby． Finally, my son was born. The nurse came out of the delivery room, holding a tiny, howling human being wrapped in a white sheet, his small hands and delicate fingers shaking nervously. “Baby Sanchez?” she asked, looking at the room full of expectant fathers. I stood up, holding my breath． She showed me my baby． “My son,” I whispered. The little guy screamed, “waaaaaaaaaah.” But in my heart I heard him cry out, “Daaaaaaad!” I don’t care if everyone in the room will swear they didn’t hear my baby say that. I called him, “My son,” and he called me “Dad,” and that’s that. People ask me, “What did you feel at that moment?” I can’t even begin to answer. I’m a writer yet I try hard to find the right words. Joyful isn’t powerful enough. Bliss(狂喜) is not sweet enough. Peaceful isn’t calm enough. Happy isn’t tense enough. After my son was taken away to the nursery, I sat down and shut my eyes. But tears escaped them away. Then out of the blue, my 80-year-old father entered, and we embraced. “Dad,” I whispered. “My son,” my heart heard him saying. Suddenly the past 33 years folded into the present and I was now the baby bundled in white, with my father standing over me. “My son,” I imagined him saying. “Daaaaaaaaaad!” I cried my little lungs out. At that point, I knew I was going to be a great father. The old man in front of me seemed to agree. He smiled and we walked out of the room in search of the tiny human being that would change our lives for ever. 1.Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the passage?
2.The author couldn’t tell how he felt at the moment because ________．
3.We can learn the following from the passage EXCEPT that ________．
4.Why was the writer sure he was going to be a great father?
For many years, I had a belief that my suffering was due to my size. I believed that when the weight disappeared, it would take old wounds, hurts, and rejections with it. Many weight－conscious people also mistakenly believe that changing our bodies will fix everything. Perhaps our worst mistake is believing that being thin equals being loved，being special, and being cherished. We fantasize（幻想） about what it will be like when we reach the long－awaited goal. We work very hard to realize this dream. Then, at last, we find ourselves there. But we often gain back what we have lost. Even so, we continue to believe that next time it will be different. Next time, we will keep it off. Next time, being thin will finally fulfill its promise of everlasting happiness, self－worth, and, of course, love. It took me a long while to realize that there was something more for me to learn about beauty. Beauty standards vary with culture. In Samoa a woman is not considered attractive unless she weighs more than 200 pounds. More importantly, if it’s happiness that we want, why not put our energy there rather than on the size of our body? Why not look inside? Many of us strive hard to change our body, but in vain. We have to find a way to live comfortably inside our body and make friends with and cherish ourselves. When we change our attitudes toward ourselves, the whole world changes. 1.The passage tries to highlight the importance of ________.
2.What does the word “everything” in paragraph 2 mean?
3.What can be inferred about the author?
4.According to the author, what is the common view of those who have lost some weight first and gained it back later?
The 92-year-old, thin, calm and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o’clock, even though she is nearly blind, moved to a nursing home today. Her husband of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. After many hours of waiting patiently in the hall of the nursing home, she smiled sweetly when told her room was ready. As she walked slowly to the elevator, I provided a true description of her tiny room, including the old sheets that had been hung on her window. “I love it,” she said with the happiness of an eight-year-old girl having just been presented with a new puppy. “Mrs. Jones, you haven’t seen the room…just wait.” “That doesn’t matter,” she replied. “Happiness is something you decide ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesn’t depend on how the furniture is arranged. It’s how I arranged my mind. I have already decided to love it. It’s a decision I make every morning when I wake up. Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I’ll focus on the new day and all the happy memories I’ve stored away.” She went on to explain, “Old age is like a bank account. You take what you’ve put in. So, my advice to you would be to put in a lot of happiness in the bank account of memories. Thank you for your part in filling my memory bank.” And with a smile, she said, “All my memories are happy ones.” Mrs. Jones was always happy in the nursing home and she died at the age of 108. 1.We can infer from the passage that the author ________.
2.The room in which the old lady will live ________.
3.Mrs. Jones was very happy when told about her room because she ________.
4.Which of the following words can best describe Mrs. Jones?
Don’t you think your schoolbag is too heavy to bear? The e-schoolbag will free you from the weight. It is said that e-schoolbags are going to be brought into use in Chinese middle schools soon. An experiment with several hundred e-schoolbags will begin in seven cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Dalian, Shenzhen, Chongqing, Taiyuan and Shijiazhuang. And the e-schoolbags are going to cover all over China if the experiment proves to be successful. In fact, the e-schoolbag should perhaps be called an e-notebook. It is a small hand-held computer for school students. Heavy schoolbags have long been a serious problem for school students. The average schoolbag of middle school students weighs up to 5 kilos. But the e-schoolbag will change everything. It is much lighter than a usual schoolbag, weighing under 1 kilo. Also, it is no bigger than a usual book, but it can still hold all the things for study, such as a textbook, a notebook and exercise book. They could be made into chips that are as small as a stamp. The students can read the text page by page on the screen. They can still take notes using a special electronic pen. If they want to know the meaning or the pronunciation of a new word, or even e-mail their teachers, it’s just a press of a button. In some foreign countries, it is becoming common. But it is hard to tell when people will receive this new form of study. Some say that e-textbooks can be easily broken, some say that it is not good to students’ eyesight to look at the screen for long. But only time will tell. 1.The e-schoolbag has many functions EXCEPT ________.
2.According to the passage, the e-schoolbag ________.
3.Which of the following statement is TRUE?
4.The best title for the passage should be ________.
Armed with two over-packed suitcases, we arrived at the airport just in time for my flight. As I watched her unload my luggage, I could see the 36_ in her eyes. One last hug and a final good-bye, and I would be on my way to a new life 37 .“ You’d better go or you’ll miss your flight,” she said. “I’ll 38 you,” I replied, and with those words I 39 . By the time I reached the customs, I was 40 . While boarding the plane I was still crying. I did not have the 41 to put my bag in the overhead locker, so I put it on the 42 seat next to mine. Born just fifteen months apart, we not only looked alike, we were alike. We both had that same mix of 43 and fear of all things unknown to us. One sunny summer day I was playing outside when she came 44 to me and said, “ Want to come to the attic(阁楼)？” The answer was always “ 45 ”. We were frightened of the attic but also 46 by its smells and sounds. Together we would get through masses of dust and look through a lot of boxes _47 we found what we needed. The plane shook 48 and my bag fell onto the floor. My aspirin, hairbrush and some other things were 49 on the floor. I _50 over to gather them up when I saw a(an) _51 little book in the middle of my belongings. It was a diary. Immediately I 52 my sister’s handwriting. “Hi, Sis. What a day it has been today. You let me know that you are moving abroad…” Only _53 did I realize that my sister had been 54 a diary for the past month. I read about my sister’s comings and goings during the flight. Even though a large ocean 55 us, at some point it felt like she was actually there.
Mum disagreed with my suggestion that we ________ skating this weekend.
Colour shapes our view of ________ world and it may have ________ fargreater influence on our lives than many of us realize.
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