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The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before me at a huge pile of that troublesome stuff(东西) they call “books”. I was going to have my examination the next day. “When can I go to bed?” I asked myself. I didn’t answer, In fact I dared not. The clock struck twelve. “Oh, dear! ” I cried. “Ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most unhappy creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy. The clock struck one. I was quite desperate（绝望的） now. I forgot all I had learned. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, “Oh, God, please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep. 1.When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were ________ . A. asleep B. outside C. working in bed D. quietly laughing at him 2.Reviewing his lessons didn’t help him because ____ . A. it was too late at night B. he was very tired C. his eyes lids were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them open D. he hadn’t studied hard before the examination 3.What do you suppose happened to the author the second day? A. He went to a church to pray again B. He got an A in the exam C. He failed in the exam D. He was punished by his teacher 4.The best title for the passage would be _________ . A. The Night Before the Examination B. Working Far into the Night C. A Slow Student D. Going Over My Lessons
Language is always changing. In a society where life continues year after year with few changes, the language does not change, either. The earliest known languages had difficult grammar but a small, limited vocabulary. Over the century, the grammar changed, and the vocabulary grew. For example, the English and Spanish people who came to America during the sixteenth century gave names to all new plants and animals they found. In this way, hundreds of new words were introduced into English and Spanish vocabularies. Today life is changing very fast, and language is changing fast too. There are several major language families in the world. Some scientists say there are nine main families, but other scientists divide them differently. The languages in each family are connected, and scientists think that they came from the same parent language About 3 percent of the people in the world speak languages that are not in these major families. 1.The early language had ______. A. a lot of problems B. words and easy grammar C. words but no grammar D. grammar but not many words 2.In the next few hundred years we can expect language to ______. A. stay exactly the same B. change a great deal C. change only a little D. add more words and drop some grammar 3.What this article shows is that ______. A. languages change fast B. languages really don’t want to change C. language changes with changes of society D. Spanish and English change 4.From this article we can see that ______. A. language can change very slowly or very quickly B. if we don’t change, then our language won’t change, either C. we should give our plants new names D. English and Spanish are the only languages that have changes
No one is glad to hear that his body has to be cut open by a surgeon（外科医生） and part of it taken out． Today， however， we needn't worry about feeling pain during the operation． The sick person falls into a kind of sleep， and when he awakes， the operation is finished． But these happy conditions are fairly new． It is not many years since a man who had to have operation felt all its pain． Long ago， operation had usually to be done while the sick man could feel everything． The sick man had to be held down on a table by force while the doctors did their best for him． He could feel all the pain if his leg or arm was being cut off， and his fearful cries filled the room and the hearts of those who watched． Soon after 1770， Josept Priestley discovered a gas which is now called “laughing gas”．Laughing gas became known in America．Young men and women went to parties to try it． Most of them spent their time laughing，but one man at a party，Horace Wells，noticed that people didn't seem to feel pain when they were using this gas．He decided to make an experiment on himself．He asked a friend to help him． Wells took some of the gas，and his friend pulled out one of Well’s teeth．Wells felt no pain at all． As he didn't know enough about laughing gas， he gave a man less gas than he should have． The man cried out with pain when his tooth was being pulled out． Wells tried again，but this time he gave too much of the gas，and the man died．Wells never forgot this terrible event． 1.It is ___________since a man being operated felt all the pain. A.a few more years B.not long C.few years D.two thousand years 2.Long ago, when the sick man was operated on, he___________. A.could feel nothing B.could not want anything C.could feel all the pain D.could do anything 3.Using the laughing gas, the people did not seem to___________. A.be afraid of anything B.feel pain C.want to go to the parties D.be ill 4.If a man took less laughing gas than he should have when an operation went on he___________. A.felt nothing B.felt very comfortable C.still felt pain D.would die
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 My mother seemed to be able to make dolls (洋娃娃) out of anything. She made some dolls for me and my two elder sisters. I 1playing with them, but still, secretly, I hoped for a store-bought 2like the one our rich cousin had. Her doll 3open and close its blue glass eyes and even say "Mamma". I 4stopped admiring it and hoping to have one. However, my dream 5came true when I was six. One day my father came back from his business trip with three 6dolls! They were much smaller than our cousin’s doll and their eyes were just painted ones, but I did not 7such differences. They were 8"store-bought" dolls. We each chose one and I named 9Misako. Soon my sisters and I became10. Our "children" kept us 11all day. We gave them a bath, 12them, brushed their hair, took them out for a walk and put them to bed. Several months later, they got more like real children — their 13and bodies became dirtier; their dresses got stained; their hair less smooth. But, by then, 14interests seemed to have moved into 15toys. Their dolls were abandoned (被抛弃) and in bad condition. One had 16one of her arms, and 17was one-legged. "You can 18them if you want," my sisters said to me. Thus, I had 19_ dolls. They were more or less handicapped (残疾) and they often looked at me as if they needed me to 20them. I enjoyed this feeling of being needed — being the only one in the world who could protect them with a lot of love. Indeed, they made the rest of my childhood days very happy. 1.A. wanted B. expected C. hoped D. enjoyed 2.A. doll B. toy C. girl D. baby 3.A. might B. should C. could D. dared 4.A. often B. never C. sometimes D. seldom 5.A. immediately B. firstly C. hardly D. finally 6.A. beautiful B. lovely C. store-bought D. new 7.A. care about B. care for C. think about D. worry about 8.A. total B. real C. like D. true 9.A. my B. one C. them D. mine 10.A. sisters B. fathers C. friends D. mothers 11.A. free B. busy C. hard D. tired 12.A. wore B. put on C. dressed D. wash 13.A. faces B. legs C. arms D. hands 14.A. my B. their C. my sisters’ D. my doll’s 15.A. tiny B. different C. curious D. humorous 16.A. lost B. wounded C. cut D. damaged 17.A. the other B. another C. it D. other 18.A. look out for B. take care of C. pay attention to D. have a look at 19.A. two B. few C. many D. three 20.A. teach B. feed C. satisfy D. help
Coming into the room, I found them ______ at the table, _____ chess. A. seated; playing B. seating; playing C. seat; play D. seated; played
If you ______ go, at least wait until the rain stops. A. can B. must C. should D. would
I ______ her, but I never could. A. ought to help B. must help C. must have helped D. ought to have helped
— Anything new in the new regulations（规则）? — They will ______ to us all. A. great benefit B. do harms C. do good D. for the benefit
We don’t doubt _____ he will succeed in the research work. A. that B. whether C. how D. what
We couldn’t trust her for she is always____. Look, she___ some eggs on the table and said these newly- ____ eggs were her own. In fact they were her neighbor’s. A. lying; lay; laid B. laying; lied; lain C. lying; laid; laid D. laying; lay; lain
What he said just now_______me of that American professor. A.mentioned B.informed C.reminded D.memorized
When we were young, every evening my brother and I____ stay at home waiting for our mother. A. would B. might C. should D. could
We arranged to meet at 8:00, but she never ______. A. turned down B. turned off C. turned over D. turned up
Missing the flight means _______ for another three hours. A. waiting B. to wait C. wait D. to be waiting
After I had finished eating, he advise me ______ immediately. A. set off B. set aside C. set down D. set about
-----This returned Chinese scholar has become one of the top experts in this field. -----Yes, I know him very well. He _____ in Africa with wild animals for eight years. A. is working B. had worked C. worked D. has been working
All made possible for China to succeed in carrying on its reforms and open-door policy. A. what happened; it B. what happened; that C. that happened; it D. that happened; that
The pencil which you wrote just now me. A．in; belonging to B. \; is belonging to C. with; belongs to D. with; is belonged to
The government tried its best to _____ the people’s needs, but the people were still not ______. In fact, what the government did was not______. A. satisfy; satisfied; satisfying B. satisfy; satisfying; satisfied C. satisfied; satisfied; satisfying D. satisfying; satisfied; satisfied
假设你是李华，今年初次到英国，暑假欲参加英语短期培训班。你在报纸上看到下面的广告，颇感兴趣，但是对次广告，你尚有许多不明之处，你将这些疑问都标在广告上了。你将用英语给房东写一封信，简要介绍你的情况并就你的疑问提出询问。
注意：1. 词数120词左右； 2.广告上的要点均要提及，可适当增加细节，以使文章连贯。 3．信的开头和结尾已写出，不必重复。 Dear Sir/Madam,
Yours faithfully, Li Hua
阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。 What would you do if you failed? Many people may choose to give ______ . However, the surest way to success is to keep your direction 1.____________ and s to your goal. On your way to success, you must keep 2.____________ your direction. It is just like a lamp, g you in darkness and 3.____________ helping you ______（克服）difficulties on your way. Otherwise, you 4.____________ will easily get lost or hesitate to go （向前）. Direction means 5.____________ objective, you can get nowhere an aim in life. You can 6.____________ try to write your aim on paper and make some p to achieve 7.____________ it. In this way, you will know _______ to arrange your time and to 8.____________ spend time properly. And you should have a （信念）that you 9.____________ are sure to succeed as l as you keep your direction. 10.____________
A religious person will have a different thought from one who is not. And a Democrat usually doesn’t view issues the same way as a Republican. Take the shoes for example. It has the same principle. Some like custom shoes for personalization. But some don’t. Someone will buy a shoes printer only for one desired image. That all depends on different conceptions. So when you have a negative thought about yourself, don’t consider it a fact until you also reflect on the opposite view. And if the alternative is more positive, accept that to be your truth. An anorexic (厌食症患者) looks in the mirror and thinks she’s fat. As a result she starves herself and rids her body of vital nutrition. But society thinks she’s too skinny. Unless she can change her perception, she’ll never agree with society. And she’ll never get better. What are you seeing in you that is preventing you from realizing how beautiful you are? Or how smart you are? Or how lovable? If you take the positive view, that is how other people will see you too. More often than not the critical statements that damage your self-esteem come from your own mind. Now you know how you can silence them. A bad comment is usually not about you; it’s about something that is going on with the commenter. Don’t believe anything that is said to you that isn’t in your best interest. And don’t waste any time or brainpower on anyone who doesn’t think you are amazing. It’s what you think that creates how you feel. Design your own custom shoes, despite other one’s critical eyes. If you like it, it will be the top one. If someone tells you you’re fat, or stupid or otherwise unappealing, the only person you should think badly about is them! 1.What is the passage mainly about? A．Try to be different. B．Different beliefs make different views. C．You are actually amazing. D．Trust what people say to you. 2.Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor （暗喻）? A．A Democrat usually doesn’t view issues the same way as a Republican. B．Some like custom shoes for personalization. C．An anorexic looks in the mirror and thinks she is fat. D．Design your own custom shoes, despite others’ critical eyes. 3.The reason why the writer wrote this passage is to . A．confuse people as how to think B．help people learn how to do self – reflection C．tell people different ways of thinking D．show he is smarter than most of the people
A 17-year-old boy, caught sending text messages in class, was recently sent to the vice principal's office at Millwood High School in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The vice principal, Steve Gallagher, told the boy he needed to focus on the teacher, not his cellphone. The boy listened politely and nodded, and that's when Mr. Gallagher noticed the student’s fingers moving on his lap. He was texting while being scolded for texting. “It was a subconscious act,” says Mr. Gallagher, who took the phone away. “Young people today are connected socially from the moment they open their eyes in the morning until they close their eyes at night. It’s compulsive.” A study this year by psychology students at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Ga., found that the more time young people spend on Facebook, the more likely they are to have lower grades and weaker study habits. Heavy Facebook users show signs of being more sociable, but they are also more likely to be anxious, hostile or depressed. ( Doctors, meanwhile, are now blaming addictions to “night texting” for disturbing the sleep patterns of teens. ) Almost a quarter of today’s teens check Facebook more than 10 times a day, according to a 2009 survey by Common Sense Media, a nonprofit group that monitors media’s impact on families. Will these young people get rid of this habit once they enter the work force, or will employers come to see texting and “social-network checking” as accepted parts of the workday? Think back. When today’s older workers were in their 20s, they might have taken a break on the job to call friends and make after-work plans. In those earlier eras, companies discouraged non-business-related calls, and someone who made personal calls all day risked being fired. It was impossible to imagine the constant back-and-forth texting that defines interactions among young people today. Educators are also being asked by parents, students and educational strategists to reconsider their rules. “In past generations, students got in trouble for passing notes in class. Now students are adept（熟练的） at texting with their phones still in their pockets,” says 40-year-old Mr. Gallagher, the vice principal, “and they’re able to communicate with someone one floor down and three rows over. Students are just fundamentally different today. They will take suspensions rather than give up their phones.” 1.The underlined word “a subconscious act” refers to an act __________. A. on purpose B. without realization C. in secret D. with care 2.Young people addicted to the use of Facebook _________. A. are good at dealing with the social relationships and concentrate on their study B. have high spirits and positive attitudes towards their life and work C. have been influenced mentally in the aspects of behaviors and habits D. are always in bad mood and have poor performance in every aspect 3.Through the situation of today’s older workers in their 20s, it can be inferred that ___________. A. the employers will accept young people’s sending text messages B. a cellphone is a must for today’s older workers instead of young people C. the employers prefer older workers to young people D. the employers will find it hard to control the interaction among young people 4.Mr. Gallagher reminds us that the students in the past and those today _________. A. like to break rules and have the same means of sending messages B. are always the big problem for the educators and their parents C. like sending text messages but those today do it in a more secret and skillful way D. cannot live without a cellphone 5.What’s the best title of the passage? A. Teenagers and Cellphones B. Teenagers’ Texting Addiction C. Employers and Teenagers D. Teenagers’ Education
1.Which one of the following activities requires the longest time to complete? A. Fun in Mandarin B. Fairytale Holiday Chinese Camp C. Magic Moments English Speech and Drama Camp D. Magic Moments Mandarin Speech and Drama Camp 2.If you want your son to learn some table manners, which of the following activities can you register him in? A. Baking Workshop B. Lollipops Life Science C. Flower anti Card Making D. Kids’ Dining Etiquette course 3.Which of the following statements is true? A. Participators need not bring any materials for the activities. B. All activities are aimed at primary school children only. C. All participants will receive a free gift upon registration. D. All activities are organized throughout the year. 4.A couple with three children aged 6, 9 and 14 want them to attend the same activities together. The number of activities they can attend is_______ . A. one B. two C. three D. four
We’ve used the wind as an energy
source for a long time. The Babylonians and Chinese were using wind power to
pump water for irrigating crops 4,000 years ago, and sailing boats were around
long We can use the energy in the wind by building a tall tower, with a large propellor（螺旋桨） on the top. The wind blows the propellor round, which turns a generator to produce electricity. We tend to build many of these towers together, to make a “wind farm” and produce more electricity. The more towers, the more wind, and the larger the propellors, the more electricity we can make. It's only worth building wind farms in places that have strong, steady winds, although boats and caravans（大篷车）increasingly have small wind generators to help keep their batteries charged. The best places for wind farms are in coastal areas, at the tops of rounded hills, open plains and gaps in mountains — places where the wind is strong and reliable. Some are offshore. To be worthwhile, you need an average wind speed of around 25 km/h. Most wind farms in the UK are in Cornwall or Wales. Isolated places such as farms may have their own wind generators. In California, several “wind farms” supply electricity to homes around Los Angeles. The propellors are large, to obtain energy from the largest possible volume of air. The blades can be angled to cope with varying wind speeds. Some designs use vertical turbines (垂直涡轮机), which don’t need to be turned to face the wind. The towers are tall, to get the propellors as high as possible, up to where the wind is stronger. This means that the land beneath can still be used for farming. 1.The first paragraph aims to introduce to us _______. A. the function of wind power B. the source of wind power C. the nations using wind power D. the history of using wind power 2.The best places for building the wind farm are places where _______. A. boats and caravans can often be seen B. isolated farms don’t have enough electricity C. there are less human activities D. the wind is strong and reliable 3.We can infer from the passage that _______. A. wind farms will not take up too much farming land B. wind farms need no fuel because wind is free C. the blades can be angled to turn to face the wind wherever it comes from D. the higher and larger the towers are, the stronger the wind is 4.What can be a suitable title for the passage? A. Where to build a wind farm. B. ABC of the using of wind energy. C. How to make best use of wind. D. Wind energy is the best energy.
The writing of Shakespeare are today little read by young people in Britain. His young readership is limited to those who choose to study literature at university. Shakespeare’s work, together with most other classics, is seen as remote, and written in a 400-year- old version of English that is about as inviting as toothache. Still, in British schools, it is necessary to study the poet, and when something is made compulsory, usually the result is boredom, resentment（憎恨） or both. This was my experience of the classics at school. But when I reached my late teenage years, I had a change of heart. Like every other young person since the dawn of time, the world confused me. I wanted answers, so I turned to books to find them. I went on to take a PhD in literature and have taught it in Britain and China. I have never regretted it. There is something in literature that people want, even if they don’t read books. You see this in the popularity of TV and movie adaptations of great works, the recent film version of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice being a case in point. These popular adaptations may help increase people’s interest in the classics. Reading a simplified Romeo and Juliet may perhaps lead to a reading of Shakespeare’s actual plays. If that is the case, then I welcome the trend. But do not make the mistake of thinking that it is the same thing. Shakespeare is a poet. His greatness is in his language. Reading someone else’s rewriting of his works is like peeling a banana, throwing away the fruit, and eating the skin. Take on the original. It really is worth the effort. 1.Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. The language used in classics is no longer in use today. B. British students usually find compulsory reading dull. C. Only those studying literature read Shakespeare’s works. D. For British people, Shakespeare’s works are no longer classics. 2.According to the passage, the writer _____ . A. has liked literary classics since an early age B. was forced to read the classics for a PhD C. turned to literature to seek answers in his teens D. thinks only people who read books like literature 3.The underlined phrase “a case in point” in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to “_____”. A. a great hit B. a good example C. a movie adaptation D. a popular phenomenon 4.What does the writer intend to tell us in the last paragraph? A. The fruit of a banana is more useful than its skin. B. The rewriting trend does more harm than good. C. Readers should try to read the original versions. D. Readers need to learn the language in the classics.
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案 It has been difficult to sit on the bench for the majority of my high school basketball career. I watch my team from the baseline and 1why I am not good enough to be on the floor. 2endless hours of work and devotion, pushing myself through drill after drill, the 3thing I want is to be a cheerleader（啦啦队队长）. The feeling of 4is sometimes very powerful and drives me to 5on the spot. I often feel as though my efforts are wasted and my time is eaten away, devoted to 6. It is 7to be a spectator （旁观者）for the game I love, knowing that no one has enough faith to give me the chance to 8. Tears well up, but I hold them back and stabilize （使安定）myself. I shouldn’t be so 9over something so silly. Away from the game, it’s easier to put my thoughts together, 10letting my emotions drive my reasoning. I consider 11I am where I am. I have played basketball my whole life. I have a passion for the 12and always have. There is nothing like the thrill of 13: the swish of the net, the sweat rolling off my cheeks, even the bruises （伤疤）are battle wounds worn 14after every game. Even if I don’t play much, I take part in every 15. I am part of a team of girls who 16 together like a family. I am there for them, 17they are for me. The decision isn’t difficult when I consider the 18that being a part of a team brings me — and not just any team, but my team. I 19basketball and my teammates. When I think about that, my view from the 20really isn’t so bad after all. 1.A. say B. laugh C. wonder D. guess 2.A. Before B. after C. During D. Since 3.A. first B. next C. other D. last 4.A. toughness B. sadness C. hopelessness D. worthlessness 5.A. fight B. quit C. retire D. separate 6.A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing 7.A. heartbreaking B. hardworking C. outstanding D. easy-going 8.A. rest B. shine C. win D. think 9.A. sorry B. nervous C. upset D. afraid 10.A. other than B. rather than C. more than D. less than 11.A. what B. how C. why D. whether 12.A. sport B. music C. art D. science 13.A. watching B. waiting C. learning D. playing 14.A. proudly B. painfully C. luckily D. bravely 15.A. game B. practice C. discussion D. decision 16.A. live B. stick C. join D. compete 17.A. if B. because C. though D. as 18.A. kindness B. relation C. joy D. way 19.A. love B. thank C. help D. miss 20.A. court B. bench C. stadium D. floor
Before the economic crisis came, John had sensed that the firm was to be ruined and he _____ just in time. A.pulled up B.pulled out C.pulled off D.pulled down
— Why didn’t you tell me the truth that day? — I _____, but you _____ for Fuzhou when I went to see you. A. did; would leave B. would; have left C. would have; had left D. had; left
Although _____ by Xiamen University wasn’t far beyond his dream, he couldn’t afford the tuition． A. having being accepted B. being accepted C. to have been accepted D. accepted
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before
that. Wind power was used in the Middle Ages, in Europe, to grind(磨碎) corn, which is where
the term “windmill” comes from.