My friend’s grandfather came to America from a farm in Thailand. After arriving in New York, he went into a cafeteria(自助餐厅) in Manhattan to get something to eat. He sat down at an empty table and waited for someone to take his order. Of course nobody did. Finally, a woman with a big plate full of food came up to him. She sat down opposite him and told him how a cafeteria worked.

“Start out at that end,” she said, “Just go along the line and choose what you want. At the other end they’ll tell you how much you have to pay.”

“I soon learned that’s how everything works in America,” the grandfather told my friend later, “Life’s a cafeteria here. You can get anything you want as long as you want to pay the price. You can even get success, but you’ll never get it if you wait for someone to bring it to you. You have to get up and get it yourself.

21. The grandfather went into a cafeteria to         .

A. get something to eat

B. wait for someone

C. meet my friend

D. buy something

22. The woman in the cafeteria might be          .

A. a waitress

B. a friend of grandpa’s

C. a customer

D. an assistant

23. What should we do to get food in a cafeteria?

A. Wait for the waiter.

B. Ask someone for help.

C. Sit down at an empty table.

D. Get it ourselves.

24. What can we learn from the grandfather’s words about the life in the US?

A. Get up early and you can succeed.

B. Nobody brings you anything unless you pay the price.

C. Act and get what you want on your own.

D. Waiting is very important.

 You have no idea what I’ve had to ______ in finding the proper job in the last few months.

A. come through             B. go through                            C. cut through                    D. look through

Both of my parents worked full-time when I was a little girl, so my grandmother would stay at our house during the day. We would watch game shows in the living room. Our favorite was The Price is Right. We would call out our answers along with the contestants.

When I got older and started going to school, we couldn't watch our game shows regularly. That was okay with me, though, because the one thing I liked better than watching game shows with my grandmother was helping her bake cakes. Watching her in the kitchen was amazing: she never seemed to need the recipes but everything she made tasted delicious.

    At first I would just sit in the kitchen and watch, even though I didn’t understand what she was doing, As I got older, she let me help with the easy parts, such as measuring the sugar. The day she let me separate the eggs, I felt like I had found complete pleasure.

    At last, my parents decided that I could take care of myself, and my grandmother stopped coming over every day. The love of baking, however, stayed with me. I started baking by myself, and even if the cookies ended up burnt sometimes, more often they turned out pretty well. I tried out new recipes, and whenever I got to a thorny part, I would call my grandmother for advice. Sometimes I would call her just to talk, too. I felt like I could talk to her about anything.

    My grandmother passed away ten years ago, but I still think of her every day. Last week, I found a recipe book she made for me. It included her recipes for brownies, cookies, and my favorite, lemon pie. As I looked through the pages, I thought I could hear her voice. She was the one who taught me not just about baking, but about life.

21. What’s the author’s purpose in writing this passage?

   A. To show her good baking skills.           B. To remember her grandmother.

   C. To talk about her happy family life.      D. To describe her childhood memories.

22. While helping her grandmother bake, the author ______.

   A. found it interesting and appealing        B. turned out to be a troublemaker

   C. hoped to make a living by baking      D. regretted missing the game shows

23. What does the underlined word "thorny" in Paragraph 4 most probably mean?

  A. basic.        B. common.           C. special.     D. difficult.

24. The passage is mainly developed by ______.

  A. analyzing causes                       B. making comparisons 

C. following the time order                   D. examining differences

I have 61       good friend 62.       name is Liu Mei. She is our      

monitor and one of the excellent 63.         (student) in our class.       

Clever as she is , she studies very hard .We have a         

lot in common and have a lot to talk 64.    .One evening she   

told me  something that happened 65.        her parents was out .

She was doing her homework one Sunday morning when   

she smelt something  66 .       (burn).She stopped 67.    ( look) out         

of the window and find a cloud of smoke 68.      (come) out       

of her neighbor’s house .She called 119  69.          (immediate) .Ten       

minutes 70.     (late) ,the firemen came and put out fire. Her neighbor  

was very grateful for her help.

    The Kentucky Derby is a horse race held every year in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on the first Saturday in May. Here are some helpful suggestions for your first trip to the Kentucky Derby!

Fashion vs. Comfort

In many ways, the Kentucky Derby is the world’s largest and most entertaining fashion show, with impressive hats and clothes! You will be on your feet and walking a lot, so pack a pair of comfortable shoes to change into during the day.

Your Tickets

You MUST have your tickets in order to get through the gates. Please note the only place that has official permission to buy and resell Kentucky Derby tickets is the Kentucky Derby Tickets Exchange. Law enforcement officials will be on site to prevent people from selling tickets at a much higher price.

If you have questions about your tickets in advance of the Derby, please call Churchill Downs customer service at 502-636-4400.

Finding help

With over 14,000 employees throughout the track on Derby day, you aren’t too far from someone who can help. If you cannot find an employee to help you, please text the word HORSE to 69050 and you will be placed in touch with Guest Services.

Safety & Security

For the safety of all our guests, your bag may be searched by security. A number of items are forbidden from entering the facility (场所).

For security and crowd control reasons, you cannot enter the facility again after you get out. This means that you will not be able to go outside the gate to fetch items from your car once you have passed through security. Please be sure to bring everything you need.

25. What is the dressing tip?

  A. Dress in popularsports clothes. 

  B. Prepare a pair of comfortable shoes.

  C. Bring several sets of clothes to change into.

  D. Put on a hat to provide protection from the sun.

26. What should you do if you want to resell your tickets?

  A. Go to the Kentucky Derby Ticket Exchange.  

  B. Call Churchill Downs customer service.

  C. Consult law enforcement officials.          

  D. Find a buyer by yourself.

27. What can we learn from Safety & Security?

  A. You cannot enter the facility after the game begins.

  B. You can bring whatever you need into the facility.

  C. Your car needs to be examined by security.

  D. You are not allowed to re-enter the facility.

   I still remember my first day at school in London and I was half-excited and half-frightened. On my way to school I wondered what sort of questions the other boys would ask me and practiced all the answers: “I am nine years old. I was born here but I haven’t lived here since I was two. I was living in Farley. It’s about thirty miles away. I came back to London two months ago.” I also wondered if it was the custom for boys to fight strangers like me, but I was tall for my age. I hoped they would decide not to risk it.

No one took any notice of me before school. I stood in the center of the playground, expecting someone to say “hello”, but no one spoke to me. When a teacher called my name and told me where my classroom was, one or two boys looked at me but that was all.

My teacher was called Mr. Jones. There were 42 boys in the class, so I didn’t stand out there, either, until the first lesson of the afternoon. Mr. Jones was very fond of Charles Dickens and he had decided to read aloud to us from David Copperfield, but first he asked several boys if they knew Dickens’ birthplace, but no one guessed right. A boy called Brian, the biggest in the class, said: “Timbuktu”, and Mr. Jones went red in the face. Then he asked me. I said: “Portsmouth”, and everyone stared at me because Mr. Jones said I was right. This didn’t make me very popular, of course.

“He thinks he’s clever,” I heard Brian say.

After that, we went out to the playground to play football. I was in Brian’s team, and he obviously had Dickens in mind because he told me to go in goal. No one ever wanted to be the goalkeeper.

“He’s big enough and useless enough.” Brian said when someone asked him why he had chosen me.

I suppose Mr. Jones, who served as the judge, remembered Dickens, too, because when the game was nearly over, Brian pushed one of the players on the other team, and he gave them a penalty (惩罚). As the boy kicked the ball to my right, I threw myself down instinctively (本能地) and saved it. All my team crowded round me. My bare knees were injured and bleeding. Brian took out a handkerchief and offered it to me.

“Do you want to join my gang (帮派)?” he said.

At the end of the day, I was no longer a stranger.

21. We can learn from the passage that           .

       A. boys were usually unfriendly to new students 

B. the writer was not greeted as he expected

       C. Brian praised the writer for his cleverness

D. the writer was glad to be a goalkeeper

22. The underlined part “I didn’t stand out” in paragraph 3 means that the writer was not       .

       A. noticeable                 B. welcome                  C. important                 D. foolish

23. The writer was offered a handkerchief because          .

       A. he threw himself down and saved the goal

B. he pushed a player on the other team

       C. he was beginning to be accepted

D. he was no longer a newcomer

Owning a smart phone may not be as smart as you think. They may let you surf the Internet,

listen to music and snap photos wherever you are... but they also turn you into a workaholic (工作狂). A study suggests that, by giving you access to emails at all times, the all-singing, all-dancing mobile phone adds as much as two hours to your working day.

Researchers found that Britons work an additional 460 hours a year on average as they are able to respond to emails on their mobiles. The study by technology retailer Pixmania, shows the average UK working day is between nine and ten hours, but a further two hours is spent

responding to or sending work emails, or making work calls. Almost one in ten admits spending up to three hours outside their normal working day checking work emails. Some workers confess (坦白) they are on call almost 24 hours a day, with nine out of ten saying they take work emails and calls outside their normal working hours. Nearly two-thirds say they often check work emails just before they go to bed and as soon as they wake up, while over a third have replied to one in the middle of the night. Ghadi Hobeika, marketing director of Pixmania, said,  “The ability to access millions of apps, keep in contact via social networks and take photos and video as well as text and call has made smart phones valuable for many people. However, there are drawbacks. Many companies expect their employees to be on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and smart phones mean that people cannot get away from work. The more constantly in contact we become, the more is expected of us in a work capacity (容量).”

28. The text is probably taken from __________.

A. a scientific report    B. a financial report   

C. a newspaper          D. a travel journal

29. The underlined word “drawbacks” in the last paragraph probably means __________.

A. disagreements       B. disadvantages           

C. mistakes            D. features

30. Ghadi may agree that __________.

A. employees are supposed to be on call 24 hours a day

B. the ability to access many apps made smart phones worthless

C. smart phones might turn a person into a workaholic

D. people cannot get away from work without smart phones

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：把缺词处加一个漏符号（∧），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。
Ladies and gentlemen,
　　May I have your attentions, please? In Saturday, July 27th, there

will have a few visits to different places. Everyone is welcomed. All the

visitors will be divided into four groups. Each group of visitors can visit one

of the place – a factory, a farm, a school or a hospital. Please you sign your name

at the Service Desk before 9: 00 a.m. and say what place you wish to visit. We’ll set out after the breakfast at 8 and we will return in the afternoon. We will have lunch at place of visit.
We hope you a pleasant journey. That’s all.
Thank you.

假设你叫李华，自从上了高中后，发现自己不是很适应高中的学习生活。请就目前的情况， 给自己初中时最信赖的老师写一封求助信。

要点：1、问候老师。

　    2、高中生活的基本情况：（1）学科比初中多（9门功课）；

（2）每天作业时间为3至4小时，课外活动时间很少；

（3）睡眠不足，上课有时感到疲倦；（4）考试压力大，家长期望高。

3、你目前遇到的最大问题以及现在的感受。  

注意：1、内容应包括以上所有信息，要有适当发挥；

2、词数：100左右。信的开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：课外活动activities after class;    压力pressure;

家长期望高high expectations from parents

Dear Mr Wang,

This is Li Hua. Remember me? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

All the best.

Yours truly

Li Hua

If you live in the United States, the law says you can't have a full­time job until you are 16 years old. At 14 or 15, you can work part-time after school or on weekends, and during summer you can work 40 hours each week. Does all that mean that if you are younger than 14, you can't earn(赚) your own money? Of course not! Kids who are between the ages of 10 and 13 can earn money by doing lots of things.

Valerie, 11, told us that she made money by cleaning up other people's yards. Lena, 13, makes money by knitting(织) dog sweaters and selling them to her neighbors, and Riesa said she had started taking art classes and showing her work to people. People have asked her to draw pictures for them and they pay her for them. Jasmine, 13, writes articles for different magazines!

Earning is learning. By working to earn your own money, you are learning the skills you will need to succeed in life. These skills can include things like getting along with others, using technology(技术) and using your time. Some people think that asking for money is a lot easier than earning it; however, when you make your own money, you don't have to depend on someone else. The five dollars that you earn will probably make you feel a lot better in your hand than the twenty dollars you ask for.

13. Kids can have full­time jobs at the age of ________ in the USA.

A. 17    B. 14

C. 13    D. 10

14. According to the passage, which of the following is Not True?

A. You are learning how to succeed by working in your teens.

B. Kids are encouraged to live independently in the USA.

C. Earning one's money is better than asking for money from others.

D. Kids don't need to get along with others when making money.

15. From the passage we know that  ________.

A. parents won't let their children earn their own money

B. it's hard for kids under 14 years old to earn money in the USA

C. kids can learn skills if they try to earn money on their own

D. if kids try to earn money, they won't have enough time to study

Most people in school liked Gloria．So when she got sick，some boys （11）　  　 to visit her．But none of them wanted to（12）　    　 any money on a gift to bring along．

Then Willie said，"We can （13）　      　 some flowers from a（14）　      　．

Gloria will not know（15）　       　 they come from，and the dead man will not （16）　   　  them．

Everybody was afraid，（17）　  　 Willie．So he went alone and（18）　  　 some beautiful flowers．Then they went to Gloria's （19）　  　，and the boys acted as if the flowers were from all of them，but （20）　    did not mind．．

After their visit，Willie （21）　   　  the other boys，"It's a good thing that I was not afraid．Gloria （22）　   　 the flowers．"

The other boys laughed．Gloria would not have liked the （23）　    　 if she had known they had come from a grave （墓地）．

That night，Willie was reading a book （24）　   　his mother came into his room．"Willie，did you and other boys buy some flowers today（25）　   　Gloria？"she asked．"There's a man （26）　   　 asking for you，"she added．"He says that you didn't （27）　    　 the flowers．"

"What does he look （28）　   　？"Willie asked．

"That's hard to say，"Willie's mother answered．"He is all（29）　   　with mud．"

"Willie，all of a sudden，turned（30）　  　．

Whenever and wherever we are, keep in mind that we should listen more to others. It’s  

    wrong to express ourselves without thinking. Just as we all know, __________.

   A. a good beginning makes a good ending      B. a still tongue makes a wise head

   C. a great hope makes a great man            D. a good husband makes a good wife

Last August, I flew to Columbia, Missouri to continue my education at the University of Missouri. At first I thought I was brave to deal with any  41  in a foreign country.  42  during my first semester here, I always felt so  43 . Being silent was my  44  to interact with Americans. Although I wanted to make  45 , I didn’t know how to approach them. I was afraid that they wouldn’t understand my English and I   46  to be careful not to make anyone angry. Therefore, I always  47  others to talk to me.

In fact, I found that a lot of American students are  48  me. They also don’t know how to interact with international students, so they choose not to be  49 . Obviously, two passive persons  50  have a chance to communicate with each other. And that’s why people from the same country like to  51  themselves from others. They feel more  52  with their own people and they are used to their own ways of behaving.  53 , they build barriers (障碍) for themselves.

However, I  54  to approach Americans gradually. Since I had the  55  to come to this country, I told myself, there was no reason for me to be  56  of approaching and communicating with Americans. When I showed kindness to them, most of them  57 my kindness. I found Americans are actually fun and  58 . Now I am glad that I’ve made some good American friends here. I try hard to  59  my attitudes and my world has become brighter. Being an open-minded and brave person makes my life more joyful. I was  60 , but I found my way.

41. A. fight                     B. challenge               C. decision                          D. mistake

42. A. For                      B. So                         C. But                          D. Or

43. A. anxious                B. happy                 C. lonely                    D. lazy

44. A. duty                     B. way                       C. task                        D. advice

45. A. plans                      B. achievements              C. jokes                     D. friends

46. A. forgot                   B. refused                  C. remembered              D. wanted

47.  A. sent for                 B. waited for              C. called on                  D. depended on

48. A. like                       B. against                   C. beside                     D. behind

49. A. active                    B. polite                     C. friendly                    D. kind

50. A. always                  B. usually               C. never                   D. sometimes

51. A. protect                  B. free                        C. separate                   D. save

52. A. special                   B. comfortable              C. successful                 D. busy

53. A. At first                   B. At present               C. By the way                D. In the end

54. A. feared                 B. helped                  C. pretended                  D. started

55. A. time                       B. money               C. courage                    D. power

56. A. afraid                   B. proud                C. glad                          D. fond

57. A. hated                   B. wasted                  C. spread                     D. repaid

58. A. hard-working           B. easy-going               C. self-centered             D. broken-hearted

59. A. hold                      B. take                      C. explain                    D. change

60. A. lost                      B. hurt                      C. born                        D. late

改错

71．He fell ill because overwork. 

72.  Today the number of people learning English in China are increasing rapidly

73．It was not until last year that the boy had the chance joining in a series of activities.

74．I nodded to him with a smile，but he just ignore me and walked away.

75. Within a few days Mary had become seriously ill，suffered from great pain.

76. Actual, all languages change and develop when cultures meet and communicate with each other.

77. It was in the park where the stubborn man changed his mind

78. Shakespeare was able to use a wide English vocabulary than ever before.     

79. Jack told me he had changed her attitude towards the work..　

80. What were you doing at the midnight?

The Last Supper is regarded as one of the supreme masterpieces(杰作) in the whole field of pictorial art. Tradition has it that Leonardo Da Vinci worked for ten years upon the painting, the monks in the church annoyed at the delay. It was said that Leonardo often painted continuously from dawn to night without eating his meals. But at other times he spent hours before the picture, lost in contemplation, examining, comparing, and measuring his figures.

This inactivity aroused the anger of the fussy Prior, the head of the church, who belonged to the large group of those who believed that the busier a man seems, the more he accomplishes; and so he tried to find fault with the idle(空闲的) painter. Leonardo was slightly unhappy and explained to somebody else that there is a great difference between the work of the creative artist and the stonemason(石匠). The creative artist needs time for contemplation; he may be busiest when his hands are idlest. Just now he needed two heads to complete the picture: that of Christ, for which no model on earth could be found, for where was the man to be found whose face would express the strength, and beauty, and tenderness, and deep sorrow of the Christ; then he also needed a head of Judas, and that was hard to find as well, for where was the man whose face could express the meanness of that base traitor（叛徒）. But he would look no further; if none came his way, he would be satisfied to take Prior as a model for Judas. This threat silenced the angry Prior, who quite naturally had no desire to pass to descendants（后代）in such a fashion.            

59. Why did the Prior complain about the delay?

A. Because he thought that the painter idled most of the hours.                                                   

B. Because he knew that genius (天才) might be busiest when seemingly idlest.

C. Because he liked the work of a stonemason.

D. Because he was eager to be taken as a model for Judas.

60. What does the underlined word “contemplation ” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A. possibility   B. intention   C. deep thought   D. great expectation  

61. Which of the following is true?

A. The painter was pleased with the Prior’s anger.

B. The Prior was angry because he thought the painter did not work hard.

C. The painter took one of the monks as a model for Christ.

D. The painter took one of the monks as a model for Judas.

62. Why did the Prior stop complaining?

   A. He did not wish to be remembered like an evil traitor after he died.

   B. He wanted to be painted as a tender Christ.

   C. He disliked to be painted in fashionable clothes.

   D. He was pleased to be a fashionable model.

Dear Laura,

I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You doubted whether such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you

    31    .

I wanted to do something very     32   for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child. He     33 all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it     34  it looked almost new. I was so     35       of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet and a riding outfit.

I could     36    wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I barely slept the night before. Upon

awakening, I went to the kitchen to     37   the coffee, tea, and morning goodies. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a    38   : “To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”

I was so 39 . It had been a log-standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could     40           lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one.” was my husband’s    41    .

I stood there shocked, crying a river, asking myself how my son could     42 this expensive

 —What do you think of their marriage? —_____, if I were Kate, I would not marry him.

A. Generally speaking                   B. I have no idea    

C. To be honest                     D. To my surprise

When I was 18，my family left China. And a year later, we made our way to New York. Unluckily, my father 51.       （失败）to find a job, so I had to help support my family. I looked through the want ads every morning and later had an 52.       （面试）for a job at Waterbury Hospital Health Centre. There I was told my work would 53.       （包括） sweeping floors. I smiled and remembered my father's 54.       （建议）. "Be proud of what you do,” my father said, "whether you're a 55.      （老板）or are sweeping floors.”

    So even if my job was the lowest, I was56.      （激动的）to do it. Each morning, I imagined all those57.       （病人） not being able to eat if I wasn't there to clean the plates and bowls. Once breakfast was made, I cleaned 58.       (厕所), swept floors and did some other dirty work. I wanted people to say "That young man sure does a nice job"，59.       （尽管）I was dead tired.

    Through eleven jobs I've ever held, my father’s wise words have stayed with me. I've swept floors，and I've been the manager. I think Dad would be 60.       (自豪).

I hate the way ______ you talk to your mother.

A. by which   B. on which   C. in which   D. for which

    Welcome to Shawnee Mountain, a great place for skiing! All people can have a wonderful time here. For more information, you can visit www.shawneemt.com or call 570-421-7231.
 

10．Two parents and their son aged 16 will pay ___for the lifts on Tuesday.
A. $118        B. $100       C. $136        D. $129
11．If a man aged 68 goes to the mountain, he should carry _____ with him.
A. his ID card                           B. his address
C. his phone number                   D.the active duty ID
12．Which is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. There are 2 holiday periods during a winter.

B. The prices now are not the same as last year.
C. People over 70 are also welcome to be there.
D. People can go to the mountain in the afternoon.