Do you remember the man who contributed a lot to the understanding of British and American English? Noah Webster, born on October 16, 1758, is known for The American Dictionary of the English Language. He has been called the “Father of American Scholarship and Education”. His “Blue-Backed Speller” books were used to teach spelling and reading to five generations of American children. But how much do you know about him beyond that?

At the age of 16, Noah Webster began attending Yale College. Unfortunately, he spent his four years at Yale during the American Revolutionary War, and, because of food shortages, many of his college classes were held in Glastonbury, Connecticut. Later, he served in the army.

Having graduated from Yale in 1778, Webster wanted to continue his education in order to earn his law degree. He had to teach school in order to pay for his education. He set up many small schools that didn't survive, but he was a good teacher because instead of forcing his students to learn, like most teachers did, he rewarded them.

He earned his law degree in 1781, but did not practice law until 1789. Once he started he found the law was not to his liking. Webster did not have much money.

In 1793, Alexander Hamilton lent him $1500 to move to New York City to edit a newspaper. In December, he founded New York 's first daily newspaper, American Minerva, and edited it for four years. For decades, he published textbooks, political essays, a report on some diseases, and newspaper articles for his party, He wrote so much that a modern list of his published works required 655 pages .

Noah Webster died on May 28, 1843 and was buried in the Grove Street Cemetery.

21．What's the main idea of Paragraph l?

A.  Webster's college education.                       B. Webster's famous dictionary.

C. Webster's daily routines.                             D. Webster's main achievements.

22.   Which of the following best describes Webster's life at Yale?

A.  Tiring.                B. Tough.                    C. Smooth.                  D. Normal.

23.   What did Noah want to be after graduation from Yale?

A.  A scholar.    B. A teacher.     C. A lawyer.    D. A headmaster.

24.   Why was Webster a good teacher?

A.  Because he often rewarded his students.  B. Because he set up many small schools.

B.  C. Because he graduated from Yale College.   D. Because he forced his students to learn.

    The woman's college had a very small car-park, and as several of the teachers and students. and many of the students' boy-friends, had cars, it was often different to find a place to park. The head of the college, whose was Baker, therefore had a special place in the car-park for her own car. There were white lines round it, and it had a notice saying, "Reserved for Head of College". One evening, however, when Miss Baker got back to the college a few minutes before the time by which all students had to be in , she found another car in her parking place. There were two people in it. one of her girl-students and a young man. Miss Baker knew that the young Man would have to leave very soon, so she decided to as him to move his car a bit, so that she could park hers in the proper place for the night before going to bed.

    As the young man's car was close to the railings, Miss Baker had to drive up beside it on the other side, opened her own window and tapped her horn lightly to draw attention to the fact that she was there. The girl, who had her head on the boy's shoulder, looked around in surprise. She was even more surprised when she heard Miss Baker say, "Excuse me, but may I change places with you?"

33.Why would the young Man have to leave very soon?

A.Because boys aren't allowed to enter the college.

B.Because Miss Baker, the headmaster, would order him to leave.

C.Because it was just a little time before the time by which all students had to be in.

D.Because the boy's car stood in the way so that other cars couldn't pass.

34.What Mike Baker really meant was that       .

A.she wanted to take the place of the girl

B.she wanted to park her car in her usual place

C.she wanted to play a joke on the girl student

D.she wanted to give the girl student a surprise

35.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.The girl misunderstand what miss Baker said.

B.The young Man was the girl's boy-friend.

C.There was a small car-park in the college.

D.The girl noticed her headmaster and felt greatly surprised.

 Many people in Haiti died from the earthquake because they didn’t have_______ to immediate rescue.

   A. access            B. approach         C. admission            D. attention   

 I can’t leave the office now. A lot of work ________ to be done.

A. is remained            B. left

C. remains               D. have

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, who is better known all over the world as Mark Twain, left school when he was twelve. He had little school education. However, he still became the most famous writer of his time. He made millions of dollars by writing.

Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not expected(期望) to live through the first winter. But with his mother’ s care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbors. He didn’t like to go to school, and he often ran away from home. He always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi. He was nearly drowned（淹没）nine times.

After his father’s death, Mark Twain began to work for a printer(印刷厂), who only provided him with food and clothing. Then, he worked as a printer, a river-boat pilot（引航员）and later joined the army. But soon after that he became a miner. During this period, he started to write short stories. Afterwards（后来） he became a full-time writer.

In 1870, Mark Twain got married. In the years that followed he wrote many books including Tom Sawyer in 1876, and Huckleberry Finn in 1884, which made him famous, and brought him great fortune.

Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debts in bad investments(投资) and he had to write large numbers of stories to pay these debts. In 1904, his wife died, and then three of his children passed away.

At the age of 70, his hair was completely white. He bought many white suits and neckties（领带）. He wore only white from head to foot until his death on April 21, 1910.

1. Which of the following shows the right order about Mark Twain?

a. He became a miner.                

b. He worked as a printer.

c. He got into debts.                    

d. His father died.

e. He became a full-time writer.  

f. He joined the army.

A. a—d—b—c—e—f    B. d—b—f—a—e—c

C. d—a—f—e—b—c    D. c—b—d—f—e—a

2. In order to make a living, Mark Twain _______.

A. always worked as a printer

B. did many kinds of work

C. wrote stories in the beginning

D. joined the army after he worked in a mine

3. From the passage we can see that Mark Twain _______.

A. had a happy childhood

B. was a good boy and always did what he was asked

C. was very naughty（淘气的）when he was young

D. lived a pleasant life

_{One day a lawyer’s wife fell ill, and he went to get a doctor．The doctor willingly came to see the woman and to do what he could for her, but before he went into the house, he made a short stop．He knew that the lawyer was famous for not paying his bills, even if they were due(正当的)．He therefore said to the man．“But if I save your wife, I am afraid you may not pay me．”
　　“Sir,”replied the lawyer．“Here I have＄500,,whether you cure my wife or you kill her．I'll give you all this．”
　　The doctor was reassured and went into the house．When he reached the woman's bedside, it soon became clear to him that he could do little．She was seriously ill, and though he prescribed(开药方) her medicine, she soon died．
　　He told the lawyer he was very sorry, and then asked for the money which he had promised．“Did you kill my wife?”asked the lawyer．“Of course I didn't,” said the doctor．“Well! Did you cure my wife?” asked the man．“I'm afraid that was impossible,” replied the doctor．“Well, then since you neither killed my wife nor cured her, I have nothing to pay you．”
1．Before entering the lawyer’s house the doctor stopped for a while, because_____ ．
　　A．the doctor wanted to ask something about his wife's illness
　　B．the doctor thought it impossible to save the woman
　　C．the doctor was afraid that the lawyer would refuse to pay him
　　D．the lawyer was too poor to pay his bills
2．Because the lawyer’s wife was seriously ill, the doctor_____ ．
　　A．couldn’ t do much and didn't save her life
　　B．tried his best and saved her at last
　　C．had to do everything he could for her
　　D．had to spend a lot of time to cure her
3．The word “reassured” in the passage means __________．
　　A．he was told again and again
　　B．he was paid some money first
　　C．he was quite sure that he would be paid
　　D．he was quite sure that he could cure the woman
4．Which of the following is the best title (标题)for the passage?
　　A．The Lawyer and His Wife
　　B．The Lawyer's Trick
　　C．A Good Doctor and a Poor Lawye
　　D．A Serious Illness}

    Next fall when you  see geese heading south for the winter or flying in “ V” formation(队形）,you might consider what  science has discovered as to why they fly that way.

     As each bird spreads its wings，it creates an uplift (上升力）for the bird immediately fol­lowing. By flying in " V" formation the whole flock(鸟群）adds at least 71% greater, flying range，than if each bird flies on its own. People who share a common direction and sense of community can gel where they are going more quickly and easily because they are (raveling on the thrust (推动力）of one.another .

     When a goose falls out of the formation, it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of trying lo go it alone and quickly gels back into formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the bird in front. If we have as much sense as a goose, we will stay in formation with those who are headed the same way we are. When the head goose gets tired, it flies backwards and another goose flies point. It is sensible to take turns doing demanding jobs, whether St is with people or with geese flying south.

     Geese honk (雁叫) from behind lo encourage those up front to keep up their speed. What do we say when we honk from behind?

      Finally and this is important，when a goose gets sick or is wounded by gunshots, and falls out of formation , two other geese fall out with   that    goose   and follow  it  down    to  lend help   and  protection .    They slay with the fallen goose until it is able    to fly or   until   it  dies,   and only    then  do they launch out on their own，or with another formation to catch up with their group. If we have the sense of a goose，we will stand by each other like that.

25.The first three paragraphs chiefly deal with        .

A. scientific discovery about geese.

B. the  importance of (light formation.

C. the  advantages of n\n formation.

D. the  reasons for geese % flight.

26. The phrase which can best replace “stand by”  in the last sentence is “      ”.

A.be against.   B.  support. C. sit by.  D. obey.

27. What does the author want to learn from the  geese ?

A.Teamwork.     B.  Sympathy.  C.Kindness.   D.Intelligence.

    When traveling around the world, I came across a beautiful town called Trancoso in Brazil. The people in the town were friendly and warm. What I 41 liked was that everyone gives the 42 acknowledgement(打招呼)when seeing each other 43 a wave or a stare. So as I was walking down the streets, people gave me the thumbs up. This 44 my day.

    When I was lying on the beach, a man walked up to me to sell me some hats. I loved the hats but didn't have any money 45 me. He saw that I was 46 the hats, so he gave me the hat and said he would see me again to get the money and that there was no 47. This was such a(n) 48 way to sell something. Of course I accepted the 49 and still take the hat with me wherever I go because the hat makes me remember how 50 people could be.

    Later on that day another man came over to me and asked 51 I wanted to eat in his restaurant. I accepted his offer 52 and followed him. It was the perfect restaurant for the town, 53 ten tables. The dishes were delicious and he paid 54 to each dish's taste and color. When it was time to 55, he only took cash and I only had a card. With the 56 ATM about seven miles away, I didn't know what to do. He 57 to me and said, “Just pay before you leave town.” This was the second time in one day that I had been given something without immediate pay. How surprising it was!

    What I 58 from these experiences is that there are people out in the world 59 main focus(关注点)isn't money but making other people happy with their 60.

41．A．usually   B．secretly   C．really   D．certainly

42．A．nod   B．thumbs up   C．smile   D．handshake

43．A．instead of   B．more than   C．because of   D．such as

44．A．started   B．sang   C．made   D．took

45．A．of   B．for   C．in   D．on

46．A．ready for   B．interested in   C．concerned about   D．careful with

47．A．doubt   B．question   C．discussion   D．rush

48．A．useful   B．normal   C．easy   D．difficult

49．A．choice   B．plan   C．help   D．offer

50．A．nice   B．rich   C．mean   D．strange

51．A．if   B．when   C．what   D．how

52．A．carefully   B．calmly   C．happily   D．patiently

53．A．booking   B．seating   C．resting   D．placing

54．A．time   B．money   C．care   D．attention

55．A．pay   B．order   C．leave   D．count

56．A．quickest   B．best   C．nearest   D．farthest

57．A．smiled   B．shouted   C．waved   D．pointed

58．A．remembered   B．learned   C．realized   D．guessed

59．A．where   B．whose   C．who   D．that

60．A．energy   B．confidence   C．support   D．generosity

In our class, there' s a _____that when it is somebody' s birthday ,they bring in a cake for us all to share.

A. conversation     B. tradition        C. discussion

 I’m really tired _______ Tom. He had me _________ for two hours in the rain.

A. of, waiting    B. with; wait         C. of; waited       D. with; waited

Yasuda is 95 years old. Looking for easier ways to search the Web and send email, he bought Apple’s iPad. The company has sold 3.27 million iPads since they entered the market in April. Although it’s impossible to know with certainty how many seniors (老年人) are buying them, evidence suggests that it’s a hit with seniors.

The iPad’s intuitive interface (直观界面) makes it attractive to seniors around the world, says Takahiro Miura, a researcher at the University of Tokyo. “The iPad is a good tool for seniors because it’s very easy to use,” he says. “Unlike the PC, it doesn’t require former knowledge.”

James Cordwell, a researcher in London, says the iPad’s popularity with seniors is helping Apple reach beyond its traditional base of young customers. “The world’s population, especially in developed markets, is getting older. It’s probably a market where Apple has least entered,” Cordwell says. Senior users are “a key source of growth for them in the future.”

Seniors make up about 22 percent of the population in Japan. They may prove that seniors are willing to accept the iPad. Besides the customer group under 30, they spend more than any other group in the country, according to a report. Motoo Kitamura, 78, a former gas salesman, bought an iPad to help him communicate with his 2-year-old grandson and prevent him from experiencing some of the mental problems that sometimes come with getting older. “Trying new things like that is good mental exercise,” he says.

33. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of the iPad?

A. It has intuitive interface.

B. It is easy to operate.

C. Beginners can use it without similar experiences.

D. People can use it as a way to do mental exercise.

34. What can we learn from the text?

A. People above thirty are Apple’s largest customer group in Japan.

B. The traditional customers of Apple’s products are usually the young.

C. Seniors will soon grow into Apple’s largest customer group.

D. Seniors in Japan are fond of buying latest hi-tech products.

35. What is the text mainly about?

A. iPad leading Apple to seniors.

B. iPad influencing the customer group.

C. iPad’s arrival causing Japanese to think.

D. iPad beating the traditional PC.

 In the past twenty years, riding bicycles has become more and more popular among people of all ages. 3 Bicycles have long played an important part in the liyes of American young people. But today an even greater number of adults cycle along roadsides and bicycle paths. These new riders are often trying to become fit or lose weight. They have found that bicycling is a pleasant way to stay healthy.

This is certainly good for health. But it has also brought some problems. With all these added people on the road, bicycle safety has become a matter of real importance.

Bicycle safety is mostly a matter of common sense. People should ride only on bicycle paths where they will not be badly hurt. There are also a number of rules that riders should follow, especially when riding on streets or highways. Bicyclists should never ride against the traffic,nor should they carry other people on their bicycles. They are also supposed to ride in single line on busy streets and to "walk bicycles across the busy intersections (交叉路口) .4.By following these rules, bicycle riders will not only stay healthy but also be safe.

In one recent year, the National Safety Council reported that 34 thousand bicycle riders were hurt in highway accidents. In that same year, another six hundred riders were killed. Since the introduction of crash helmets (头盔) in 1980, the number of injuries (伤者) and deaths from bicycling accidents had gone down. Today, more and more riders realize the dangers of bicycling. They are wearing helmets and paying closer attention to cycling rules.

1. How many rules should the riders follow? Give one example.

_______________________________________________________________

2. According to the National Safety Council's report, what's the total number of injuries and deaths in one recent year?

________________________________________________________________

B. 将短文中划线部分译成汉语。

3._______________________________________________________________

4.________________________________________________________________

C. 请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。

5.________________________________________

The Swedish Academy’s mid-October announcement regarding literature seldom fails to cause second-guessing.

Bob Dylan was awarded the big prize this morning, and my social media has been alive with indignation ever since. The Nobel did not go to those excellent novelists but to a songwriter. Some of those same people are still protesting that last year it was warded to Svetlana Alexievich, a “journalist”. They have decided, for whatever reasons, that song lyrics(歌词) are not literature.

And people are upset because Bob Dylan is the voice of some generation other than theirs, because he works in a popular style, because he does not work in this minute’s popular style, because he appeared on a car commercial that aired during the Super Bowl, because his songwriting skills dropped off — he was famous long ago, after all.

You may not think of Dylan as a poet, but Dylan created a climate in which lyrics were taken seriously. And Dylan accomplished something that few novelists or poets or for that matter songwriters have managed to do in our time: he changed the time he lived. Through words, with music, he affected the opinions and ambitions of hundreds of millions of people all over the world.The Nobel Prize in Literature cannot ever be all things to all people, and while this year’s award failed to accomplish various possible objectives, it was not in any way misapplied.

9. What does the underlined word “indignation” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A. Curiosity.    B. Happiness.

C. Excitement.    D. Anger.

10. Why are people upset about Dylan’s being awarded?

A. He failed to represent any generation.

B. He didn’t have good songwriting skills.

C. He played badly in the Super Bowl.

D. He is not popular any longer.

11. Paragraph 4 mainly focuses on Dylan’s _________.

A. style    B. influence

C. efforts    D. ambitions

12. Which can serve as the title of the passage?

A. No dish suits all tastes

B. Great minds think alike

C. Misfortune may be actual blessing

D. Judge not according to the appearance

 My mother asked me to go to several garage sales（宅前旧货出售）with her one cool morning.

 We finally   36   at a pleasant house in the woods . The elderly   37   told me that he and his wife were retired teachers. As we were searching, I heard the gentleman’s wife say her   38   to someone, and I immediately   39   who she was. She looked at me and said, “You’re Lisa Miller.” I looked at her   40   , for it had been nearly thirty   41   since I had been in her class.

 My mother immediately said sorry to her for any  42   I might have made. She did that again after learning that I wasn’t the sweet little child. She thought that if this woman  43   me after so many years, I must have done something   44   . My teacher looked at my mother and   45   

Said, “Oh, no, she was very good.”

     My teacher   46   that during the last week of school , I   47   her a plant from my mother’s garden. It was a lamb’s ear. She took us to her garden where she planted the lamb’s ear . Over the years it   48   . As I look down her driveway(车道) with lamb’s ears on both sides, she said , “Every day when I leave my house and drive up the driveway, I think of you. And when I come home they   49  me , I think of you.” Tears   50  my eyes. There at her home was a piece of my life that she had raised.

     At that moment , she taught me more about  51   than I could imagine. We give pieces of ourselves every day  52   thought . We seldom imagine the effects that we have on others’ lives. The piece may grow and spread, becoming a(n)  53   part of a life. In the end it isn’t the big things that matter,  54   the small things that make all the   55   in the world.

96.我不知道这是不是因为我长久无法出门的缘故，我变得对一切与大自然有关的实物都无比狂热。

I wonder if ________  ________ because I haven’t been able to be outdoors for so long _______ I’ve grown so crazy about everything to do with nature.

97.当时的英语更多的是以德语为基础，而我们今天所说的英语不是。

It was based ________ on German ________ the English we speak at present.

98. 她一旦下定了决心，什么也不能使她改变。

________ she has made up her mind, nothing can change it.

99.死亡和重伤的人数达到40多万。

  The number of people ________ were killed or seriously injured reached more than 40,000.

100. 只有到这个时候，我们才决定用暴力反抗暴力。

________  ________  ________ we decide to answer violence with violence.

She went to the market and bought three _____eggs and some meat.

   A. dozens of          B. dozens          C. dozen of            D. dozen

I am taught by many teachers in my school. Every subject has a __41___． (differ)teacher, but I like my math teacher  42  ． (well).Her name is Lakshmi but we usually call her Ma’am. She is our class teacher too.
Ma’am   43． (join) us last term. She is very kind and her  44． of teaching is so interesting and simple that we all can understand what is being taught and how it could be done. Most  45．  (important), Ma’am teachers math with lots of patience.   46． we do not understand a problem, she will spend extra time   47． (guide) us until we understand it. And we can go to her at any time during school hours for help.
She also helps us with activities at school. When there is some kind of programs, she will be there   48．  (help) us to get ready for the show. Even when we go on picnics, she takes good care of   49．.
To me, Ma’am is not only   50．  good teacher, but also our best friend. I love Ma’am and I wish her a happy life.

Could you tell me__________________?

A．what was his name                                B．what is his name

C．what will his name                                          D．what his name is

One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather（羽毛）. Several times, it  41  several obstacles(障碍) in its path. And after a momentary pause it would make the necessary detour (绕道).  42  one point, the ant had to cross a crack(裂缝) about 10mm wide. After some  43  thoughts, the ant laid the feather over the crack, walked   44   it and picked the feather up on the other side, then continued on its way. I was  45  by the cleverness of this ant. It was only a small insect, lacking in  46  yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome.  47  this ant, like the other two-legged creatures   48   on the earth, also shares human feelings.

After some time the ant  49  reached its destination--- a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its  50  home. It was there that the ant met its  51 . How could that large feather possibly  52  such a small hole? Of course, it couldn’t. So the ant, after all this   53_   and using great brightness, overcoming problems all along the way, just gave up the   54_   and went home. The ant had not thought the problem through  55  it began its journey and in the end the feather was  56  more than a burden. Isn’t our  57  like that?

We worry about our families; we worry about the  58  of money; and we worry about all kinds of things. These are all burdens --- the things we pick up along life’s path, and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring, only to  59  that at the destination they are  60  and we can’t take them with us.

41. A. came across           B. came about            C. got over                  D. dealt with

42. A. For                           B. At                    C. To                          D. With

43. A. brave                       B. tiring         C. short                             D.magic        

44. A. through                   B. across                    C. beside                D. behind

45. A. satisfied                       B. frightened      C. annoyed           D. attracted

46. A. height                     B. size                  C. depth                D. length

47. A. Therefore          B. Otherwise              C. But                         D. Besides       

48. A. living                       B. working         C. sleeping                   D. walking   

49. A. finally                             B. probably          C. suddenly             D. easily          

50. A. lonely                  B. comfortable     C. underground          D. big

51. A. partner               B. parent         C. match                 D. friend

52. A. fix                    B. fit                    C. fill                      D. suit           

53. A. trouble                      B. pleasure         C. decision                 D. matter

54. A. insect                       B. problem      C. feather                   D. hole              

55. A. before                            B. after                C. until                       D. once

56. A. everything                      B. anything             C. something                  D. nothing

57. A. study                 B. aim             C. dream                         D. 1ife                 

58. A. waste                 B. lack                 C. worth                D. danger

59. A. think                  B. wonder            C. warn                             D. find

60. A. bad                         B. useless           C. meaningful             D. practical

假定英语课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处语法错误，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：把多余的词用斜钱（\）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。

   Li Ming is a friend of mine. I’m glad he changed greatly in the past two years. I clearly remember he was quite fat two years before. He got tired so easy that he couldn’t take exercise regularly, that made him very upset. Later, he realized unless he went on like that, he would end up achieve nothing. So, he made up his mind to make a change. He went running every morning and played the basketball every afternoon. Besides, he followed a diet of more vegetables or less meat. Gradually he began to lose weight. He is now an energetic boy in good healthy. So when faced with problems, we should overcome it with great determination and strong willpower.