Coal is ____ to the development of industry.

A. much importance                        B. an importance

C. of great importance                      D. of important

During the first week of the term, every student was given a job for which they would be responsible for the rest of that school year.

   Some jobs were more  36 than others, and the children were eager to be given one of the best ones. And the teacher would  37  who had been most responsible during the previous year. Among them Rita  38  . During the previous year she had followed all the teacher’s  39  perfectly.

   But that year there was a big  40  . Each child received one of the normal  41  , like cleaning the blackboard. But Rita’s job was very  42  . She was given a little box containing some sand and one ant. And even though the teacher  43  that this ant was a very special ant, it  44  Rita. Most of her classmates felt sorry for her and even her father  45  Rita to ignore it.  46  , Rita preferred to show the teacher her error by making the unimportant task into a special job.

   “ I will turn this little task into  47  great,” Rita said to herself.

   So Rita started  48 her little ant. She gave the ant the best food, and it grew bigger than anyone had expected…

   One day, the teacher  49  a man to the students and said he would tell them a  50  piece of news. The man said, “ Today they have announced the winner of the  51  , and this class is the winner! This class has been chosen to accompany me on a  52  to the tropical rainforest to investigate all kinds of insects.  53  all the schools of this region, it is this one that has best  54  for the little ant given to you. Well done!”

   That day the class was filled with joy. Everyone  55  Rita and thanked the teacher. And many children learnt that to be given the most important tasks you have to know how to be responsible for even the smallest tasks.

 36.  A. interesting         B. possible          C. necessary          D. creative

 37.  A. realize           B. doubt            C. argue            D. consider

 38.  A. stood up           B. stood out         C. stood for        D. stood by

 39.  A. opinions            B. concerns        C. instructions                D. experiments

 40.  A. curiosity           B. movement        C. surprise         D. chance

 41.  A. tasks              B. promises         C. dreams                D. purposes

 42.  A. different            B. ordinary         C. familiar         D. valuable

 43.  A. hoped              B. insisted          C. agreed          D. guessed

 44.  A. annoyed            B. inspired           C. satisfied                   D. disappointed

 45.  A. supposed           B. forced           C. encouraged      D. admitted

 46.  A. Therefore          B. Otherwise        C. However        D. Moreover

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

 48.  A. developing          B. studying             C. comforting     D. writing

 49.  A. introduced       B. exposed              C. appealed       D. connected

 50.  A. terrible             B. confusing            C. wonderful      D. foolish

 51.  A. competition         B. challenge             C. conference     D. negotiation

 52.  A. journey          B. vacation             C. meeting        D. story

 53.  A. Between            B. Along                C. Besides        D. Among

 54.  A looked              B. paid                 C. cared          D. worked

 55.  A. prized              B. congratulated         C. respected       D. celebrated

每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）, 并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：每句只有一处错误多改不计分。

81. That students need is teachers’ encouragement rather than criticism.

82. As is known to all, reading books have many advantages.

83. Please contact me if you have any difficulty find the watch.

84. Because we hadn’t had ice cream for a long time, we got very exciting.

85. Our class is made up 50 students.

86. On the way I met my neighbor, Miss Zhang, that was walking her dog.

87. Could you give me some informations on Mike?

88. To begin with, I’d like to know when the entrance exam will take place but which subjects will be tested.

89. What a fun it is to explore a new place!

90. Last term, I met a painful failure, but it helped us find a new self.

 She has been working hard day and night, which of course, _______ her pale face.

A. accounts for    B. stands for

C. goes for    D. answers for

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。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意： 1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

例如：                                

It was very nice to get your invitation to spend ∧ weekend with you. Luckily I was completely free then,

                                             The                      am

so I will ﹨      to say “Yes”, I will arrive in Bristol at around 8:00 pm in Friday evening.

                                             on

In December of 2006, I was the single parent raising my daughter whom was six years old at the time. I didn’t have much money, and I wanted to buy a Christmas tree. I took my daughter along with me. As we were choosing a Christmas tree within my budget, my daughter wanted a tall tree than that planned one. I told my daughter we can’t afford a taller tree. Someone must have heard of our conversation. When I went to paying for the tree, the clerk said the customer before me had paid for my tree. I shocked. I was very thankful to what the stranger had done for us. That day I promised to me that I would pay it forward.

   Why does gratitude matter?

    Gratitude doesn’t just feel good.  36    Like other positive emotions, feeling grateful on a regular basis can have a big effect on our lives. Brain Research shows that positive emotions are good for our bodies, minds, and brains.

    Positive emotions help us see more possibilities and take in more information. They increase our ability to develop skills.   37 

    Positive emotions balance negative emotions out. People who often feel grateful and appreciative are happier, less stressed, and less depressed. Gratitude is like a U-turn on complaining or thinking about what we don’t have.   38   When we feel grateful, we might also feel happy, calm, joyful, or glad.

    Gratitude can lead to positive actions. When we feel grateful for someone’s kindness towards us, we may be more likely to do a kindness in return.   39   Thanking people can make it more likely that they’ll do a kindness again.

    40   When we feel and express heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to people in our lives, it creates loving bonds, builds trust, and helps you feel closer.

    When we make it a habit to feel grateful and appreciative, it increases our awareness of good things as they happen. That set of attitude of gratitude has positive effects on our mood.

    A. It might make you suffer a lot.

    B. One positive emotion often leads to another.

    C. Gratitude helps us build better relationships.

    D. Making a habit of gratitude can also be good for us.

    E. In addition, they help us to learn and make good decisions.

    F. Find out who you appreciate and what the reasons might be.

    G. Your gratitude also can have a positive effect on someone else’s actions.

Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all !It speaks 31 than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more 32 than we realize. In fact, non-verbal communication（非言语交际） takes up about 50% of what we really 33 , And body language is particularly 34 when we attempt to communicate across cultures（文化）. what is called body language is so 35 ，a part of us that it's actually often unnoticed。And misunderstandings occur as a result of it  36 , different societies treat the 37 , between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having 38, contact（接触）

　　even with friends, certainly not with 39 . People from Latin American countries 40 , touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it's possible that in 41 . it may look like a Latino is 42 a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving 43 . The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep44 which the Latino will in return regard as 45.

　　Clearly, a great deal is going on when people 46 And only a part of it is in the wards themselves. And when parties are from 47 cultures, there's a strong possibility of 48. But whatever the situation, the best49 is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be 50 .

I bought a jasmine(茉莉) plant for my office. When I bought it, I was told it would bloom(开花) and the sweet smell would fill my office. I had the plant for two months, and every day I looked at it, but there weren’t any flowers or pleasant smell. I was not happy, so I gave the plant to my friend Linda. One day, another friend Mary called and invited me to her office.

　 When I walked in, her jasmine flowers surprised me. I reached out to touch the flowers. Mary cut some and gave them to me. I couldn’t help smelling them. Surrounded by the sweet smell of only a handful of these flowers, I suddenly understood something. Mary bought her plant the same time I did. It took a year for her jasmine to bloom. I was so impatient for mine to bloom; regretfully, I gave it away. In a way my life is like the jasmine plant. I need to be patient and let things happen.

Last Sunday Linda told me that she was going abroad the next week. Before she left, she returned the plant to me. This time I am going to wait. I have learned that when we want something in our life, we have to be patient. I am slowly learning to have that patience to wait for my jasmine to bloom.

21. Before she gave the jasmine away, the writer had it for______.

　A. one day            B. two weeks        C. two months       D. one year

22. When the writer saw Mary’s jasmine, she felt______.

　A. unhappy        B. astonished       C. hopeful          D. peaceful

23. What has the writer learned from her experience?

A. Flowers can make life better.            B. Patience is needed in life.               

　C. Friendship is necessary for us.           D. Jasmine can be a wonderful plant.

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均限一词。

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

   Nowadays, a lot of people are unwilling to help others. However, Liu Fang acted different. Last Sunday afternoon, on her way back school, Liu Fang came across an old man lie on the ground, seriously hurt in the leg. She immediately stopped, calling 120 and gave first aid. Soon, the ambulance came and took the man to hospital. When anything was OK, she left for school. Such is Liu Fang, the helpful person. Though there might be misunderstanding or even trouble when we help others, yet I strongly believe that she has done the right thing. As responsible citizens, it is our duty to help people in needs. Also, if you don’t offer your help when others are in trouble, what can you expect help from others when you were in trouble?

 Shangri-la is really ____ beauty, which is _____ home to many kinds of rare birds and animals.

A. a; a             B. /；the          C. a; /           D./; /

The crisis(危机) at Japan’s Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear(核) energy center caused by the terrible earthquake has raised questions about the future of the nuclear energy industry. Arjun Makhijani is president of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research in the United States. He says the disaster(灾难)in Japan is historic.

       This week, the chairman of America’s nuclear agency said there is little chance that harmful radiation(辐射) from Japan could reach the United States. Gregory also said America has a strong program in place to deal with earthquake threats. No new nuclear power centers have been built in the United States since nineteen seventy-nine. That was when America’s worst nuclear accident happened at the Three Mile Island center in Pennsylvania. The accident began to turn public opinion against nuclear energy. At present, about twenty percent of electricity in the United States comes from nuclear energy.

       German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany would close seven nuclear power centers while energy policy is reconsidered. The European Union is planning to test all centers in its twenty-seven member nations.

       Developing nations are less willing to slow down the development of nuclear (nuclear expansion). China said it will continue with plans to build about twenty-five new nuclear reactors（反应堆）. And India, under a cooperation agreement with the United States, plans to spend billions on new centers in the coming years.

       Nuclear reactors supply fourteen percent of global electricity. Nuclear energy is a clean resource, producing no carbon gases. But radioactive waste is a serious problem to be solved (unresolved issue). So is the presence of nuclear power centers in earthquake areas like the one near Bushehr, Iran.

25．We can learn from the text that America________．

       A．experienced a terrible nuclear accident 32 years ago

       B．has a strong program to deal with radiation danger

       C．depends heavily on nuclear energy to produce electricity

       D．will check all the reactors before cooperating with India

26．According to the text, which country will be most likely to have a similar disaster?

      A．German．      B．Iran．              C．India．          D．China．

27．How does the author seem to feel about the future of nuclear energy?

       A．Satisfied．       B．Pleased．          C．Worried．       D．Surprised．

28．The best title of the text is _________．

       A．Various Opinions on Japan's Nuclear Disaster   

       B．Japan's Disaster is Likely to Run out of Control  

       C．America Feels Great Concern for Japan's Nuclear Crisis

  D．Japan's Disaster Throws Doubt on Nuclear Energy Industry

   When you go to St．Petersburg，you will be attracted by so many attractions．If you're short on time，or just want to make sure to hit the highlights，these are the top must-see sights in St．Petersburg．
The Hermitage Museum
   The Hermitage Museum is one of the most important sights to see for any visitor to St．Petersburg．There you can see lots of different paintings of old masters inside the Hermitage．Prepare to come face-to-face with classic Western artists．
The Russian Museum
   The Russian Museum holds one of the largest collections of Russian art in the world．View Russian art creations through the ages，from Byzantine-style icons to the Socialist Realism of Stalin's times．
Kizhi Island
Kizhi Island is an open-air museum of wooden buildings from the Karelia Region of Russia．These impressive structures are made without any nails （钉子）-the wood fits together with joints（铆） and grooves （沟槽）．
Peterhof
Peterhof is beautiful and fun．You'll be charged for admission （门票），but go to Peterhof when the fountains are working-during the day in the summer．They are shut off in winter as well as in the evenings．
The Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood
Love it or hate it，the Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood is an attractive must-see sight．The beautiful look may make your eyes brighten，and the paintings inside the church will make you say"Wow!"
The Bronze Horseman Statue
  The Bronze Horseman is a part of Russian Culture and a symbol of St．Petersburg．This statue of Peter the Great sitting on his horse can truly show Peter the Great's influence on the Russian idea of greatness．It was made famous by Alexander Pushkin．

33. If you're interested in paintings，you'd better go to ______ ．

A man came home from work  21  , tired and sleepy,  22  his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door.

“Daddy, may I ask you a question? That is, how much do you  23  an hour?”

“That’s none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?” the man said angrily. “ 24  , if you  25 know, I make $20 an hour.”

“Oh,” the little boy replied. Looking up, he said, “Daddy, may I please borrow $10?”

The father was furious, “ 26  the only reason why you asked me about that is to borrow some money, then you march  27  straight to your room and go to bed.”

The little boy quietly went to his room and  28 the door. The man set down and started to get even angrier about thee little boy’s questions. How dare he ask such questions  29  to get some money? After about an hour or so, the man had  30  . “Maybe there was  31  he really needed to buy with that $10 , 32 he really didn’t ask for money very often” the father thought.

The man went to the door of the little boy’s room and opened the door.

“Are you asleep, son ?” He asked.

“No daddy, I’m  33  ,” replied the boy.

“I’ve been thinking, maybe I was too hard  34  you earlier,” said the man, “It’ been a long day and I lost my  35  . Sorry about that . Here’s the $10 you asked for.”

The little boy sat straight up, smiling. “Oh, thank you daddy!” He yelled. Then, 36  under his pillow, he pulled out some crumpled up bills. After carefully counting out his money, he  37  .

“Why do you want  38  money if you already have some?” the father said angrily.

“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I  39  ,” the little boy replied. “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I  40  an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”

21. A. later            B. lately           C. latest           D. late

22. A. finding     B. to find          C. found            D. find

23. A. make             B. lose             C. pay                  D. spend

24. A. In other words  B. In a word            C. By the way      D. In the way

25. A. must             B. should           C. shall                D. need

26. A. While            B. If               C. As                   D. Since

27. A. your             B. yours                C. yourself             D. you

28. A. pulled           B. pushed           C. shut                 D. kicked

29. A. rather           B. even                 C. right                D. only

30. A. went down        B. stayed on            C. calmed down      D. looked on

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

32. A. after all        B. in all               C. above all            D. at all

33. A. sleeping         B. awake                C. sleepy               D. crying

34. A. over             B. with                 C. through          D. on

35. A. temper           B. ability          C. consciousness        D. awareness

36. A. stealing         B. finding          C. reaching             D. searching

37. A. came up      B. looked down      C. came out         D. looked up

38. A. many             B. much             C. more                 D. some

39. A. did          B. do               C. got              D. had

40. A. charge           B. spare                C. share                D. buy

Advertising gives useful information about which products to buy. But modern advertising does more than gives news about products and services. Today’s advertisements , or ads, try to get consumers to buy certain brands. Writers of advertising are so skillful that they can. sometimes persuade a consumer to wear a certain kind of clothing, eat a special kind of cereal (麦片) , or see a movie. Consumers might never even want a product if they did not see or hear advertisements for it.

For example, you probably do not need the newest cereal in the supermarket. There are probably many cereal brands on your kitchen shelves. You may not have space on a shelf for another. But if you see ads about a new cereal that is your extra-tasty and has a free prize in the box, you may want it.

Advertising must get attention. To be effective, it must be exciting, entertaining, or provide some pleasure. The secret of writing good advertising copy is to offer a good idea as well as a product. The idea is what the ad is really selling. One example is an ad that says eating a certain cereal will make a person do well in sports. That cereal brand may sell better if consumers think it offers strength and energy.

56. What is discussed in this passage?

   A. The content of modern advertising.　　     B. The skills of modern advertising.

　 C. The results of modern advertising.　　      D. The writing of modern advertising.

57. According to the passage, a good advertisement should______.

　 A. be both persuasive and effective　　         B. give people useful information

　 C. show people a product　　                         D. show people a new idea of a product 

58. From the passage, we know that_______.

　 A. modern advertising has less effect on customers 　　

   B. once customers see ads about a new cerea1, they are sure to buy it

　 C. cereal can make people strong

　 D. cereal is a kind of food which is popular among people 

59. What can we infer from the passage?

　 A. Customers can easily be persuaded by advertisements.

　 B. Customers should be persuaded by advertisements.

　 C. It’s impossible for customers to buy a product without advertisements.

　 D. Customers buy products according to their demands rather than the advertisements.

 It may not rain; but you’d better take an umbrella ______.

A. in return         B. in need         C. in case        D. in fact

 “One thing I enjoy about my job is that I can work on something that is actually active,” says Game McGimsey, an American volcanologist (火山学家). Part of his job includes keeping an eye on Alaska's many active volcanoes and giving people a heads-up when a volcano might erupt (喷发).

Like most jobs in the sciences, volcanology requires a lot of education. McGimsey received an undergraduate degree in geology at the University of North Carolina, then landed an internship (实习期) with a geologist at the USGS (美国地质勘探局) whose area of expertise was volcanoes. After earning a graduate degree at the University of Colorado, McGimsey accepted a job with the USGS and has been with the Alaska Volcano Observatory for 25 years.

Volcanoes can influence the world in ways we might not think about. For example, on Dec. 15, 1989, a 747 jetliner (a large airplane) flew through a thick ash (灰) cloud produced by Mount Redoubt, an Alaskan volcano that hadn't erupted in 25 years. The ash caused all four engines to die, and the plane's electronics went dead.

“The plane was within several thousand feet of flying into the mountains below when the pilots got a couple of the engines restarted and landed safely in Anchorage,” McGimsey says. It cost nearly $80 million to repair the damage to the plane.

Such situations show just how dangerous volcanoes can be. However, volcanologists know the risks and are prepared to protect themselves.

“There is certainly a higher danger level in volcanology than some other jobs,” McGimsey admits. “We understand how serious the danger is, and we don't like taking unnecessary chances. We avoid getting too close to an erupting volcano, because it's not worth injury or death simply to get a rock or a photograph.”

32. Before working for the USGS, McGimsey _____.

A. had been a pilot for 25 years

B. knew nothing about the organization

C. had taught at the University of North Carolina

D. had studied at the University of Colorado

33. On Dec. 15, 1989, a 747 jetliner _____.

A. had all its engines restarted

B. flew into a volcano in Europe

C. survived an air accident luckily

D. disappeared in a huge ash cloud

34. What McGimsey says in the last paragraph shows his _____.

A. pride                    B. carefulness 

C. loneliness                D. doubt

35. What would be the best title for the text?

A. Game McGimsey: a man of his word

B. Game McGimsey: a volcano watcher

C. The eruption of Mount Redoubt

D. Lost land of the volcano

A little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was fixing supper, and handed her a piece of paper that he had been writing on. After mom dried her hands on apron, she read it, and this is what it said:

For cutting the grass: $5.00

For cleaning up my room this week: $1.00

For going to the store for you: $0.50

Baby-sitting my kid brother while you went shopping: $0.25

Taking out the garbage: $1.00

For getting a good report card: $5.00

For cleaning up and raking the yard: $2.00

Total owed: $14.75

Well, his mother looked at him standing there, and the boy could see the memories flashing through her mind. She picked up the pen, turned over the paper he'd written on, and this is what she wrote:

For the nine months I carried while you were growing inside me: No Charge

For all the nights that I've sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you: No Charge

For all the trying times, and all the tears that you've caused through the years: No Charge

For the toys, food ,clothes, and even wiping your nose: No Charge

Son, when you add it up, the cost of my love is: No Charge.

When the boy finished reading what his mother had written, there were big tears in his eyes, and he looked straight at his mother and said, "Mom, I sure do love you." And then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote:" PAID IN FULL".

29. The underlined sentence “the boy could see the memories flashing through her mind.” means ___________.

A. the boy found something in his mother’s body burning

B. the boy thought his mother was considering how much she should pay him

C. the boy didn’t thought his mother would give him money

D. the boy thought that his mother recalled something of the past

30. When the mother wrote “No charge” on the paper, she really meant that________.

A. the boy needn’t pay the money          B. the boy should pay the money

C. what she has done for the boy is uncountable（无数的）

D. she didn’t know how much she should pay the boy

31. Why did the boy cry?

A. Because he couldn’t get money from his mother.

B. Because he felt shameful to ask his mother for money.

C. Because his mother beat him up.         D. Because he also loved his mother.

32.What’s the main idea of the text?

A.Mother’s love for her children is invaluable.

B.The boy shouldn’t have asked his mother for money.

C.The boy’s mother should have given him money.

D.The writer mainly told us a story that a boy asked his mother for money.

Do you know how to pick a good book you’ll really like? Here are some tips.

Start With Your Interest. ___16___ . You can pick something that you love to read, not for school. They can be ancient martial (武术) arts, computers, or fashion design. You name it, there are books about it.

What’s Your Type? Do you prefer fiction or nonfiction (or both)? Fiction books, like novels, can transport you to another world or help you imagine something beyond your own experience. Nonfiction books give you the who, what, when, and why of something. ___17___ . Many of them read like novels from start to finish.

Read the description. The reviews and quotes on the back and inside covers of many books give you an idea of what the book is about. They can also help you pick future books, too. If you find a book you really like, take a minute to read the quotes and see which authors praised the book. ___18___.

Find a Family Favorite. Which book did your mother love best when she was at your age?  ___19___. Find out and give them a read — then you can share your thoughts about the book.

Finally, you’ll probably enjoy what you’re reading a lot more if you find a quiet place and make time for the book. ___20___ You can put on some good music, get yourself some tea and let yourself be carried away by the book. You’ll see that time does fly when you’re reading something you love!

A. How about your brothers and sisters?

B. They tell stories using facts — but that doesn’t mean they’re boring.

C. Reading is a good way to improve your English.

D. Most reading is best enjoyed when you can concentrate (全神贯注) on it.

E. Often, they’ll have similar styles and you might find books you like by those authors, too.

F. So you should read as much as possible when you are free.

G. Reading on your own isn’t like reading for school.

 It was ______was advertised on TV ______ made many customers buy what they might not need.

A. what; what       B. which; that  

C. what; that      D. that; what

假设你是光明中学高三学生李华。去年是一名交换生(exchange student)去国外学习，请给接待你的布朗夫妇写一封感谢信，内容包括：

1.感谢对你的关心和帮助；

2.描写你对某一个西方节日文化的体验；

3.邀请他们来中国做客。

注意：

1．词数100左右；

2．文章的开头结尾已经给出，不计入总词数；

    3．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Brown,

    How is everything going? It has been almost a week since I left...

Yours,

                                                               Li Hua