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。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

       增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

       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。

       As the saying go, treat others as you would like to be treated. If we want to be treated well, and we should treat others well too.

       Two years before, I was admitted to a high school. I felt proudly and superior. Therefore, I always looked down upon my classmates who turned for me in their studies. One day, Tom asked me help him work out a math problem. I glanced at it and said, “So easy. What foolish you are!” On hear it, he said angrily, ”I won’t ask you again.” I was shocking. Only then did I realized why I was so unpopular with my classmates. From then on, I tried to treat them equally and helped them with all my heart.

 The natural environment should be protected because of the important role _______ plays in human

  survival and development.

   A. which               B. the one           C. it                       D. that

I______a lawyer about the agreement this morning, and he gave me some advice.

     A. awarded       B. admired            C. reminded        D. consulted

假如你是李华，某培训中心准备组织你校学生出国参加英语夏令营(English Summer Camp) ，夏令营活动安排如下：英国文化夏令营(The UK Culture Summer Camp)，美国语言夏令营(America Language Summer Camp)。 写一封申请信给该培训中心，报名参加其中的一个夏令营。信的内容必须包括：

1. 你感兴趣的夏令营。

2. 为什么想参加这个活动。

3. 对这项活动有怎样的打算和期待。

注意:

1. 词数100左右。

2. 信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am very glad that the English Summer Camp will be held to help us improve English and learn more about English culture.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours truly,

Li Hua

     The life of George Washington was characterized by a high regard for punctuality (守时). For him, being on time was a way of showing  41  to others, and he     42  to be treated with the same

level of respect  43 .

       Once Washington asked a man to bring some  44  he was interested in buying at five in the morning.  45 , the man arrived fifteen minutes late. Washington’s groom (马夫) told the man that the general (将军) had been  46  there at five, but had now moved on to other business. Washington said that he wouldn’t be able to  47  the horses again until the following week. The

man left with his horses, feeling a deep sense of  48 .

       When he told Congress (国会议员) that he’d meet with them at noon, he could almost always be found walking into the meeting room just as the clock was  49  twelve.

       Washington’s punctuality extended to his  50  as well. He ate dinner each day at  51  four o’clock. When he  52  members of Congress to dine with him, and they  53  late, they were often  54  to find the president halfway done with his meal or even leaving the table. To his shocked, late  55  he would say, “We are punctual here. My cook never asks  56  the guests have

arrived, but whether the hour has come.”

       And when Washington’s secretary arrived late to a meeting, and blamed his  57  for his lateness, Washington quietly replied, “Then you must get another watch, or I another  58 .”

       Washington, one of the most respected presidents in American history, is a good example to us all. Today, punctuality is still a(n)  59  part of the character of a nice person. So next time when you are struggling with arriving  60 , think of these stories about the punctual president.  

41. A. appreciation            B. concern        C. pity                             D. respect

42. A. expected                 B. decided             C. hated                      D. refused

43. A.  in time                B. in return              C. in exchange           D. in total

44. A. weapons                B. horses               C. Boots                        D. swords

45. A. Therefore                B. Besides              C. Otherwise                    D. However

46. A. searching                B. looking               C. waiting                       D. standing

47. A. raise                      B. examine     C. ride                              D. feed

48. A. honor                     B. shame                C. responsibility             D. sorrow

49. A. striking             B. pointing             C. showing                     D. telling

50. A. study                     B. bedtimes             C. work                          D. mealtimes

51. A. completely              B. correctly             C. exactly               D. strictly

52. A. invited                    B. persuaded             C. allowed                     D. reminded

53. A. called                     B. left                  C. started                    D. arrived

54. A. surprised                 B. disappointed         C. calm                            D. excited

55. A. officers                  B. friends                C. guests                      D. neighbors  

56. A. when                     B. why                   C. whether                       D. where

57. A. phone                    B. bell                   C. alarm                           D. watch

58. A. assistant                 B. secretary              C. colleague                     D. boss

59. A. active                     B. major                C. essential                       D. leading

60. A. on time                  B. just now             C. right away                    D. at last

Dear Ms. Wang,

   I am writing to inform you of some arrangements about my composition course and Latin course next year.

   I’ve decided to re-establish the 5-paragraph essay as the goal for the composition course. I interviewed some of my former students and they all agreed that being able to write critically and continuously was important to them.

   So next academic year, Term 1 will be like always: sentences to paragraphing. And Term 2 will work toward the 5-paragraph essay. The final 3 weeks of Term 2 will be reserved to introduce writing for TOEFL and CEE. By that time, if the students have done their job correctly, then they should be able to write quite well.

   As for the Latin course, I will post notices around campus next week so that the students will understand what’s on offer before I actually introduce the course. A number of students already emailed me about the course.

   I am sure you don’t understand what a big deal our opening this program at our school is. People around the world are interested in what we plan to do. There are many rewards available to the students who succeed in the course. Please share what I have said with the administration. I want them to understand the importance of this course. The reason why I have contacted these colleagues (actually Oxford contacted me) is that I have confidence in our students and in myself. I know that when those professors meet our students and hear them speaking and reading Latin, they are going to be amazed. It will open all sorts of doors for students that they never even thought of to knock on.

   Well, that’s it for now. I’ll see you soon.

                                                               Yours,

                                                               Edward Johnson

21. According to the letter, what will Edward teach about writing in Term 1?

   A. Critical thinking.                           B. Sentences to paragraphing.

   C. 5-paragraph essay.                       D. Writing for TOEFL and CEE.

22. We can learn from the letter that Edward’s Latin course______.

   A. has aroused students’ interest             B. enjoys a nationwide reputation

   C. has won a number of awards        D. benefits anyone who takes it

23. Why does Edward write this letter?

   A. To apply for the teaching position.      

   B. To show his achievements in Latin.  

   C. To inform the school of his course plans.                 

   D. To seek assistance from the administration.     

Two 5-year-old girls, best friends, held hands in Tolson’s office at Van Ness Elementary School in Washington, D.C., one saying she didn’t feel well. Tolson, the school nurse, asked, “How long has your stomach been hurting?” “It just started, ” she said.

The other one said her head hurt last night, too. Tolson knew she had a history of fevers, so she checked her temperature and asked her what she ate, whether she went to the bathroom, and whether her head still hurt. It could be that these two little girls that went to Tolson’s office were fine. Or maybe they had mental problems. And that is what school nurses have to judge every day.

School nurses generally get very little training when it comes to mental health. Mazyck said she herself was astounded when she was a school nurse. She saw upset, anxiety, sadness and students who didn’t even know what to do to calm themselves down. She never expected these. So Mazyck went back to school for a graduate degree in counseling (咨询) and now she focuses on getting nurses more training in mental health.

Sharon Stephan, who co-directs the National Center for School Mental Health at the University of Maryland, tells nurses there are two simple questions to ask themselves to see if a child needs help:

Is the student acting or behaving differently than he/she was before?

Is the student somehow far outside the norm (标准) of what you would expect?

The only time everyone pays attention is when there’s a tragedy(悲剧), like a school shooting. However, we actually can catch the students who might harm others and recognize the students who might want to kill themselves.

Mental health is ranked one of the top problems all school nurses deal with, and school nurses need to be better at it.

8. Why does the author mention the two little girls?

A. To show school nurses do a difficult job.

B. To show the importance of school nurses.

C. To show school nurses need much patience.

D. To show the importance of students’ health.

9. What does the underlined word “astounded” in the third paragraph mean?

A. Tired.    B. Troubled.

C. Shocked.    D. Embarrassed.

10. Why did Mazyck go back to school?

A. To give nurses more training in mental health.

B. To find school students with mental problems.

C. To learn what mental problems students may have.

D. To improve her skills of dealing with mental health.

11. What can we learn from the last but one paragraph?

A. There are too many kids in need of help.

B. Something tragic often happens at school.

C. Students’ mental health is always ignored.

D. It’s hard to find students with mental problems.

    Living in two different cultures is not an easy thing. When I was ten years old, my parents  61  (move) to the US from Sri Lanka, which is  62   island off the coast of India.

          63   we now live in the US, we follow the customs and traditions of Sri Lanka. I have learned to speak 3 languages, including English. I eat a   64  (various) of foods and celebrate different holidays   65   have to do with my culture.

         However, there are many disadvantages of being part of two cultures.Sometimes, speaking a language at home and speaking another language in school can be  66  (confuse); sometimes I have trouble  67  (express) my thoughts in English because they can’t understand me well; sometimes my culture does make me  68  (separate) from others because I feel too different. I am   69   (close) to my culture of Sri Lanka than that of the US. I don’t listen to English music as much as I listen to Indian music. Therefore, I feel 70   (extreme) lonely when I don’t know what song they are talking about.

When I was 13 my only purpose was to become the star on our football team. That meant  41 Miller King, who was the best   42  at our school.

Football season started in September and all summer long I worked out. I carried my football everywhere for      43   .

Just before September, Miller was struck by a car and lost his right arm. I went to see him after he came back from   44  . He looked very   45  , but he didn^’t cry.

That season, I  46  all of Miller’s records while he   47  the home games from the bench. We went 10-1 and I was named most valuable player,   48  I often had crazy dreams in which I was to blame for Miller’s   49  .

One afternoon, I was crossing the field to go home and saw Miller  50   going over a fence—which wasn’t  51  to climb if you had both arms. I’m sure I was the last person in the world he wanted to accept   52 from. But even that challenge he accepted. I  53   him move slowly over the fence. When we were finally   54   on the other side, he said to me, “You know, I didn’t tell you this during the season, but you did   55  .Thank you for filling in for  56  .”

His words freed me from my bad  57  . I thought to myself, how even without an arm he was more of a leader. Damaged but not defeated, he was  58  ahead of me. I was right to have  59 him. From that day on，I grew  60  and a little more real.

41. A. cheering for           B. beating out         C. relying on          D. staying with

42. A. coach                      B. student           C. teacher           D. player

43. A. practice              B. show             C. comfort            D. pleasure

44. A. school               B. vacation          C. hospital           D. training

45. A. pale                    B. calm              C. relaxed           D. ashamed

46. A. held                    B. broke              C. set            D. tried

47. A. reported                 B. judged           C. organized       D. watched

48. A. and                    B. then               C. but            D. thus

49. A. decision                      B. mistake         C. accident         D. sacrifice

50. A. stuck                        B. hurt            C. tired        D. lost

51. A. steady                   B. hard              C. fun             D. fit

52. A. praise                        B. advice          C. assistance        D. apology

53. A. let                          B. helped          C. had             D. noticed

54. A. dropped                      B. ready                  C. trapped                D. safe

55. A. fine                         B. wrong                C. quickly                 D. normally

56. A. us                          B. yourself         C. me                    D. them

57. A. memories                B. ideas                  C. attitudes              D. dreams

58. A. still                     B. also                   C. yet                  D. just

59. A. challenged                B. cured                 C. invited          D. admired

60. A. healthier                  B. bigger                   C. cleverer               D. cooler

    I came to study in the United States a year ago. Yet I did not know the real American society until I was injured in a car accident because after the accident I had to see a doctor and go to court.

    After the accident , my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very grateful and determined to repay him one day . But the next day , he asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done . I was astonished . He had good reason to charge me , he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury , I’d have to have a good lawyer. And only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer .Now that he had helped me find a good doctor , it was only fair that I should pay him .But every time I went to see the doctor , I had to wait about 50 minutes . He would see two or three patients at the same time ,and often stop treating one so as to see another . Yet he charged me $115 each time . The final examination report consisted of ten lines , and it cost me $215. My lawyer was all smiles the first time we met . But after that he avoided seeing me at all . He knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident , yet he hardly did anything . He simply waited to collect his money . He was so irresponsible that I decided to dismiss him . And he made me pay him $770.

Now I had to act as my own lawyer. Due to my inexperience, I told the insurance company the date I was leaving America . Knowing that ,they played for time,… and I left without getting a cent.

My experiences taught me two things about America: firstly, in a country like America money is everything . It is more important than friendship, honor or professional morality . Secondly ,foreigners are still being unfairly treated. So when we talk about America , we should see both its good and bad sides .

13. The author’s roommate offered to help him because __________.

   A. he felt sorry for the author

   B. he thought it was a chance to make some money

   C. he knew the doctor was a very good one

   D. he wanted the author to have a good lawyer

14. The underlined word “ charge “ in this passage means ___________.

   A. be responsible                B. accuse   

   C. ask as a price                 D. claim

15. Both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are very ___________.

   A. friendly                     B. greedy   

C. professional                  D. busy

They like using the Internet. They have lots of pocket money to spend．And they spend a higher proportion of it online than the rest of us. Teenagers are just the sort of people an online seller is interested in, and the things they want to buy — games, CDs and clothing — are easily sold on the Web.

But paying online is a tricky business for consumers who are too young to own credit cards. Most have to use a parent’s card. They want a service that allows them to spend money.

That may come sooner than they think: new ways to take pocket money into cyber (网络的) space are coming out rapidly on both sides of the Atlantic. If successful, these products can stimulate (刺激)online sales.

In general, teenagers spend huge amounts: $153bn (billion) in the US last year and ￡20bn annually in the UK．Most teenagers have access to the Internet at home or at school — 88 percent in the US, 69 percent in the UK. According to the Jupiter Research, one in eight of those with Internet access has bought something online — mainly CDs and books.

In most cases, parents pay for these purchases with credit cards, an arrangement that is often unsatisfactory for them and their children. Pressing parents to spend online is less productive than pressing on the high street. They are more likely to ask “Why?” if you ask to spend some money online.

One way to help teenagers change notes and coins into cyber cash is through prepaid cards such as Internet Cash in the US and Smart cards in the UK. Similar to those for pay-as-you-go mobile telephones, they are sold in amounts such as￡20 or $50 with a concealed (隐藏的) 14-digit number that can be used to load the cash into an online account.

8. What does the word “They” in paragraph 1 refer to?

A. Sellers.         B. Buyers.        C. Teenagers.               D. Parents.

9. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. More than half of the teenagers in the US and the UK have Internet access．

B. Teenagers pay for goods online with their own credit cards.

C. Most teenagers in the US and the UK have bought something online.

D. Teenagers found it easier to persuade parents to buy online than in a shop.

10. A new way to help teenagers shop online is to use _________.

A. a new machine                  B. special coins and notes

C. prepaid cards                  D. pay-as-you-go mobile phones

11. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Online shopping traps.            B. Internet users in the US and the UK.

C. New credit cards for parents.           D. The arrival of cyber pocket money.

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，每句中至多有两处。每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线( \ )划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，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。

Last Monday，we were having our Chinese lesson while the teacher suddenly slipped and fell. We were both worried about her. One of the boy carried her on his back，with the help of some others，to the hospital immediately. It turned out that her right leg was broken but she had to stay in the hospital. The following day，we went to visit him with flowers and fruit. Seeing her lying in bed with her leg wrapping in bandages，we felt sorry for her and hoped that she will recover soon. This Thursday，she had returned to the class in a wheelchair to give us lessons. We were all deep moved and proud of having such responsible teacher.

 “Image is everything.”  If there is no fact behind the image, the product, service or person will fail at last.

       Similarly, people especially politicians and movie stars try to ensure they are seen in all the right places which can build up a very positive image in the view of the general commons. But once again, history is filled with examples of both politicians and movie stars that fell from grace like the story of the Hollywood actor giving in to the pressures of fame and fortune. With people, just as with products and services, image is certainly important, but without positive substance(本质) behind the image, failure is close.

       To summarize, it is clear that an appealing image is extremely important to success, whether that image is related to selling a product or service or to the " selling" of a person. But image is only half of the equation. What lies behind that image is every bit as important as the image itself—the person or product must deliver on that image or there is little chance for long-term success.

28．The downfall of the Arthur Andersen accounting firm is due to ______.

   A．its dishonesty in business        B．its previous images

       C．its bad management            D．its poor service

29．Why did some famous people fall from grace?

    A．Their images were not well built up.

    B．They failed to live up to their images.

    C．They felt much pressure from the public.

D．They paid little attention to fame and fortune.

30． The structure of the passage is             .

     Last Christmas while staying with my parents, I   14   across some old love letters that my parents wrote to each other. These letters were all pilled up in a basket, dirty and   15  With dust.  16  to read and sort them, I asked them if I could take the letters back to my Illinois home. They agreed.

     As I carefully opened each letter, all of them    17    with age, I discovered a new page 18   unknown to me in this private chapter of my parents' lives.

     My father used to   19   in the army. So his letters were full of front-line  20   of the things about the war. Each of my mother's letters was marked with her 1944 dark red lipstick  kiss. I was    21  to these letters like a magnet  (磁铁).

      Just six weeks after our Christmas visit, Daddy became very   22  . and was hospitalized. This time, he was fighting a  23  . kind of war. As I sat by his bedside, we discussed the      24      . He told me how much receiving those lipstick-kissed letters had    25  to him when he had been so far from home.

      It so happened that the next day would be February 14. From the    26   letters I chose the card my father had sent Mother in 1944 and brought it to my father's bedside.      

      At his bedside, I joked with him, saying   27  , "Today is Valentine's Day, don't you want to send Mother a present?" He became more     28     when I handed him the old   29   . He carefully opened it and took out the card, and when he    30  it, his eyes were filled with tears.

      My father, in a voice tight with    31  read the loving    32    he'd sent to my mother fifty-six years earlier. And this time, he could read it to her    33    .

14. A. came                 B. hit           C. drew                     D. fell

15. A. hidden                     B. covered             C. buried                    D. filled

16. A. Pretending        B. Suggesting          C. Preferring             D. Deciding

17. A. delicate            B. tasty         C. useful                    D. tender     

18. A. recently            B. usually       C. previously                     D. occasionally

19. A. work                 B. study                C. serve                    D. report 

20. A. accounts          B. documents          C. introductions          D. occupations

21. A. devoted            B. abandoned         C. thrown                   D. drawn

22. A. depressed              B. dead.               C. dangerous            D. ill

23. A. typical                     B. traditional     C. different                       D. familiar  

24. A. wars                 B. illnesses       C. letters             D. prescriptions

25. A. meant                      B. intended             C. planned                    D. said[

26. A. divided               B. sorted               C. separated                 D. updated

27. A. sadly                B. angrily       C. softly                       D. loudly

28. A. curious             B. enthusiastic    C. fantastic                    D. positive

29. A. Christmas card   B. envelope        C. basket                     D. lipstick

30. A. found                      B. wrote                C. recognized                 D. missed 

31. A. astonishment    B. sorrow           C. sickness                    D. emotion    

32. A. story           B. message          C. speech                    D. motto

33. A. in person        B. in private          C. in danger                  D. in peace 

Cats and dogs aren’t usually friendly but they can work together well when there’s a common goal.

Matt Hirst’s pets were recently caught on camera conspiring to open the kitchen door while the master was away.

According to his post on Reddit, Hirst — who lives in the U.K. — had been arriving home all week to notice one of the doors open, even though he knew he shut it before he left. After the fourth time the door was open he decided to set up a hidden camera.

 “The first time, I assumed I just must have left the door open. The second time, I checked the whole house thinking that someone was breaking in (and began to suspect the cat). The third time I figured it must be the cat, and decided to catch him out, so set the camera up and left it going all day,” he wrote.

Just three hours after leaving the house, the cat jumps up onto a scratch tower and starts pawing at the door.

It takes the cat just over a minute to finally break through and then both cat and dog escape to the other side.

资*源%库 Click at 25. Which of the following about cats and dogs are true?

   A. Cats and dogs can never work together.

   B. Cats and dogs can be friends if they work together.

   C. Cats and dogs can get along well with each other if they live under the same roof.

   D. Cats and dogs can cooperate with each other in order to finish something.

26. What can we learn from the passage?

   A. Matt Hirst wrote to the newspaper about the story.

   B. Matt Hirst set up a hidden camera the first time he found the door was open.

   C. Matt Hirst didn’t see how the cat and the dog open the door in person.

   D. Matt Hirst was glad that his cat and dog are clever.

27. How did the cat open the door of the kitchen?

   A. The cat got the key to the door.

   B. The cat and the dog knocked the door open together.

   C. The cat opened the door with its paws.

   D. The cat opened the door with the help of its owner.

28. Where will you probably read this passage?

A. On a website.  B. In a science fiction.  C. In a newspaper.  D. In a magazine.

I，_______ your good friend，will try my best to help you out．（　　）

A．who，is       B．which，is     C．that，is D．who，am

Calvin Gillian didn’t believe that Norway was the place for an adventurous holiday. However, some friends told him to go there and he loved it.

“I’m an extreme-sports maniac. I’ve traveled to many different countries, but I didn’t expect Norway to be a good place for an extreme holiday. Tourists usually visit Norway because of its old Viking history or to go fishing and boating in the famous fjords(峡湾) to enjoy a relaxing holiday, or to go climbing to enjoy the beauty of nature. But I didn’t go for fishing; I wanted adventure.

“Skiing is the best thing you can do in Norway. Svartisen, the Black Ice glacier(冰川）, is wonderful. The ice is not the usual white but a deep blue color, like the sea. However, you have to wear special clothes, because skiing on a million-year-old glacier can be very dangerous.”

“Then, there is Hunderfossen Family Park for Toll Park. You can go water skiing and ice skating. It is certainly a beautiful place but it is more expensive than visiting other parts of Norway.

“I also visited the Homenkollen Ski Jump in Oslo. The view from the top of the ski jump was wonderful and the the ski museum was very interesting. I wanted to try a jump but unfortunately, it’s only for professional ski-jumpers. Anyway, I was very tired and I needed a break, so I went back to my hotel and got some sleep.

“Next year, I am going to take my girlfriend to Norway, too. She is having her holiday in Australia now and she wants to have a different type of adventure for next year.”

16．How did Calvin Gillian feel about his trip?

A. Bored                       B. Relaxed                    C. Satisfied         D. Disappointed

17．The underlined word “maniac”(in para.2) refers to someone who___.

A. has a strong interest in something                  B. has a bad opinion of something

C. expects things to be successful                      D. likes to compete with others

18．What did Calvin Gillian do in Norway?

A. Ski-jumping           B. Climbing                   C. Fishing           D. Skiing

19．What’s the best title for the text?

A. Calvin Gillian’s Holiday Countries                B. Travel in Different Countries

C. Historical Places in Norway                        D. A Norwegian Adventure

    About 70 scientists were working on a very busy project. All of them felt really desperate due to the pressure of work and the demands of their boss but everyone was loyal to him and did not think of quitting their job.

    One day, one scientist came to his boss and told him, “Sir, I’ve promised to take my children to the exhibition going on in our township so I want to leave at 5:30 p. m.” His boss replied, “OK. You’re permitted to leave the office early today.”

    The scientist started working. He continued his work after lunch. As usual, he got involved to such an extent that he looked at his watch only when he \felt he was close to completion. The time was 8:30 p. m. suddenly he remembered his promise to the children. He looked for his boss but he was not there. Having told him in the morning himself, he closed everything and left for home. Deep within himself, he was feeling guilty for having disappointed his children. He reached home. The children were not there. His wife alone was sitting in the hall and reading magazines. The situation was explosive; any talk would boomerang on him. His wife asked him, “Would you like to have coffee or shall I straight away serve dinner if you are hungry?” The man replied, “If you would like to have coffee, I too will have but what about the children?” His wife replied, “You don’t know? Your boss came here at 5:15 p. m. and has taken them to the exhibition.”

    What had really happened was the boss who gave him permission was observing him working seriously at 5:00 p. m. He thought to himself: this person will not leave the work, but he’s promised to take his children to the exhibition. So he took the lead in taking them there. The boss does not have to do it every time. But once it’s done, loyalty is established.

That is why all the scientists at Thumba continued to work under their boss even though the stress was extraordinarily huge. By the way, can you boldly guess who the boss was? He was none other that the mastermind behind India’s successful nuclear weapons program, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, former president of India.

32. The scientist asked for an early leave because         .

A. he felt increasingly desperate about his work

B. he’d promised to take his kids to a show

C. the task at hand was close to completion

D. he meant to accompany his wife at dinner

33．The underlined sentence implies that the scientist thought his wife was         .

A. ready to serve dinner for him     B. dissatisfied with his coming home late

C. grateful to his kind- hearted boss  D. delighted to see him back home

34．The boss took children to the exhibition       .

A. when it was too late for the scientist to do so

B. when the man’s wife asked him to do so

C. because the scientist was absorbed in his work

D. because he also wanted to see what was on show

35．All the scientists stayed loyal to their boss        .

A. because he had power over them

B. to learn how to live under pressure

C. out of gratefulness for his thoughtfulness

D. every time he took the children to the show

 It was Easter 1990, and my family was on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to the Solomon Islands for my sister’s wedding.

I was traveling with my husband, my four-year-old son and my daughter, who was nearly two. We’d been    36  it was very hot in the Solomons, so we’d    37   lots of light cotton clothes and were wearing the same as it was summer. The only problem was that we had to catch an overnight bus that    38   at midnight for the airport so we could make our early morning   39   to Honiara. It was cold on the bus! My husband and I were snuggling（依偎）our children as best we could, trying to keep them    40  . The bus stopped many times as passengers got on and off, and we didn’t take much    41  . The little ones were    42  , unable to sleep for the biting cold. Then at one stop, an older lady came forward from the back of the bus and paused by our seat. I sat forward to see what she wanted and she    43   out a small knee rug（毛毯）. My little girl reached    44    for it and pulled it tight    45   her. The lady said she’d made the rug herself and, seeing that we were cold, she wanted us to use it. After she went back to her seat, our now-warm children    46    off, and they slept snugly all the way to the airport. Just a stop or two    47   we arrived, the rug lady made her way to the door to get off. I tried to    48    the children to return her blanket, but she protested. “No,” she said, “   49    it. I can always make another one!”

Over the years, that little blanket became a    50    to me and to my children of the kindness of strangers. I told the story to the children over and over and hung the rug on the end of my daughter’s bed so we would see it often. That rug was handmade with the colors carefully chosen. Yet its maker    51    with it to keep my family warm for a night. If ever people were bad or    52   , it served as a    53   that there is goodness in the world.

I am forever    54  , not just for the warmth that night, but for the lifelong reminder of the    55   of people. That blanket has warmed my life.

36.   A．confirmed       B．told      C．advised         D．persuaded
 37． A．offered         B．piled     C．packed         D．discovered
 38． A．left            B．went     C．pulled          D．drove
 39． A．train           B．trip      C．ride            D．flight
 40．A．comfortable     B．warm     C．calm           D．quiet
 41． A．care           B．notice      C．action         D．attention
 42． A．naughty        B．noisy      C．restless        D．energetic
 43． A．showed        B．made      C．put           D．held
 44．A．silently       B．eagerly     C．patiently      D．bravely
 45．A．around        B．on        C．over          D．towards
 46． A．slept         B．went       C．nodded        D．shook
 47．A．after          B．until        C．as            D．before
 48． A．unload        B．unwrap      C．unfold        D．unpack
 49． A．keep          B．possess      C．return        D．bring
 50． A．sign          B．mark        C．symbol       D．decoration
 51． A．remained      B．parted     C．deserted        D．handed
 52． A．cruel         B．sensitive    C．cautious       D．ugly
 53． A．story         B．gift        C．reminder       D．reward
 54． A．delighted      B．pitiful      C．excited        D．grateful
 55． A．goodness      B．warmth     C．welcome       D．Help

In January 2016, Sam Bloom was on a family holiday with husband, Cameron and their three young boys. After a morning __11__ in the sea they discovered the hotel had a rooftop platform and all went up the __12__ to enjoy their surroundings. Suddenly Cameron heard a tremendous crash. He __13__ around and Sam was gone—as was the safety rail(栏杆) she had been __14__ against. Sam fell into a deep depression after the fall from the roof left her paralyzed(瘫痪的) from the chest down. Doctors said she could never walk again.

Three months later, as they were heading home from Sam's parents, Noah, her middle son, __15__ a baby bird that had fallen to the ground. So they __16__ it up and took it home. They called her Penguin because she looked like a penguin. She was just very __17__ at two or three weeks old. She would have to be fed every two hours, but they decided rescuing this little bird would be a __18__ thing to do together.

Penguin brought joy back to the family. Sam loved having Penguin around because she was like __19__. Penguin would rest on Sam's lap or on her shoulder, Sam could finally __20__ herself without feeling guilty—she would talk to Penguin; she would __21__ to her behind Cameron and tell her how she was feeling. Some morning Penguin would just run down the hall and jump up into bed, __22__ her way into the quilt and then roll over and sleep. Penguin had some __23__—she was not toilet­trained, and the house got quite messy. As she grew older, Penguin did sleep outside, but at six o'clock in the morning she'd be at the door, with a special __24__ that meant, “Let me in”！

As her __25__ grew, Penguin stayed away for longer periods. When she was a year old, she disappeared for six weeks. But on the little son's 13th birthday, Penguin made a __26__ visit. A year ago, she left again and hasn't been seen __27__. The bird has found her freedom and Sam has a freedom of her own. Sam made a new __28__—she took up boating and even made the Australia Para­boating Team. She was out of the __29__ and in the water and back in nature.

Over the two years, Cameron took about 14，000 pictures of Penguin, which have been collected in a book called Penguin Bloom, Penguin rescued the family as much as they rescued her. Sam got __30__ it, thanks to her family, exercise and yes, the friendship of a bird. Angels come in all shapes and sizes!

11．A. run  B. swim  C. walk  D. thrill

12．A.stairs  B. ceiling  C. sidewalk  D. edge

13．A. got  B. gathered  C. traveled  D. turned

14．A. sitting  B. playing  C. leaning  D. warning

15．A. spotted  B. rescued  C. shot  D. caught

16．A. lifted  B. cleaning  C. picked  D. woke

17．A. unfit  B. fragile  C. stout  D. flexible

18．A. disappointing  B. compulsory  C. tiring  D. great

19．A. company  B. assistance  C. friendship  D. romance

20．A. underline  B. unburden  C. unlock  D. undo

21．A. subscribe  B. respond  C. complain  D. submit

22．A. wind  B. follow  C. fight  D. push

23．A. drawbacks  B. strengths  C. compromises  D. virtues

24．A. sign  B. word  C. smile  D. call

25．A. independence  B. perseverance  C. tolerance  D. performance

26．A. casual  B. happy  C. surprise  D. cautious

27．A. before  B. later  C. lately  D. since

28．A. dream  B. start  C. liberation  D. success

29．A. prison  B. way  C. border  D. wheelchair

30．A. at  B. across  C. through  D. into