The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., is one of the world's greatest art museums. Millions of people have entered its doors to see paintings by the world's fine artists. But if these priceless masterpieces are to be preserved, the Gallery must protect them carefully. The Gallery's 135-man guard force has successfully prevented them from being stolen, but protecting the paintings from nature is a greater problem.

In past times, the owners of paintings did not protect them from damaging changes in humidity (湿度) and temperature. As a result, the life of these paintings were shortened. In the National Gallery, however, humidity and temperature are carefully controlled. The building is air-conditioned in summer and heated in winter. The air-conditioning and heating systems are so important to the life of the paintings that the Gallery has two of each system. If one should fail, the extra one can take over.

Light is another enemy of paintings. Ultraviolet rays (紫外线) in light cause paintings to fade (褪色). Long ago, paintings often hung in dark churches and palaces. A coat of varnish (清漆) was a protection from the weak light. But when museums took over the care of many paintings, they were often hung in brighter light than before. Soon they were in danger of fading. The damaging effects of light were increased when the museums removed the varnish coating, yellowed with age.

To protect its paintings, the National Gallery put a special kind of glass in its skylights. This glass allows visible lights to enter the building but it keeps out harmful ultraviolet rays. The Gallery has also developed new and better varnishes which help to keep paintings from fading.Thanks to these new precautions, many of the world's greatest paintings are being well protected for future generations to enjoy.

1.The text mainly tells us about ______.

A. the guard force in the National Gallery  B. protecting great paintings from nature

C. priceless paintings of past times     

D. the air-conditioning and heating systems in the National Gallery

2. Which of the following is NOT an enemy of paintings?

A. Varnish.    B. Temperature.       C. Light.         D. Humidity.

3. The underlined word "precautions" in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______. 

A. decorations    B. problems     C. suggestions       D. applications

4. From the text we can infer that_______.

A. great artists painted in dark churches and palaces

B. you can touch these paintings while you are in the National Gallery

C. the care of the world's greatest paintings is both a big responsibility and a challenge

D. the guard force in the Gallery has not done a good job

5. From the text, we can learn that __________ .

  A.ultraviolet rays cannot affect paintings   B.great artists painted with coats of varnish

  C.some priceless paintings were not well preserved

  D.the guard force in the National Gallery has not done a good job

Hong Kong hosts exciting events ranging from colourful festivals to world class arts and sports events.When planning your next visit,be sure to include these signature events in your plans.

Affordable Art Fair

Date/Venue        24-27 June 2017 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center

Time              Please refer to event website

Admission    Various prices

Ticketing      Available at www.hkticketing.com and at the venue

Enquiry               www.affordableartfair.com

Description   Featuring over 100 galleries showing more than 1,000 artists from all over the world,the fair will                         encourage participation through interactive activities.

Jazz Concert-HKCO-Howard McCrary

Date/Venue 21-23 June 2017 at Auditorium,Kwai Tsing Theatre

Time             8 pm

Admission    URBTIX TEL: +582 27349009 or at www.urbtix.cityline.com

Enquiry         +852 31851600 or www.hkco.org

Description   Howard McCrary,jazz songwriter and musician,joining the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra (HKCO)                to perform their favorite jazz music,combining the west and the east.

Writer's Block

Date/Venue   28-30 June and 2-6 July at Studio Theater,Hong Kong Cultural Center

Time             2:30 pm 28-30 June;7:30 pm 2-6 July

Admission    $160,$240

Ticketing      URBTIX Tel: +852 27349099 or at www.urbtix.cityline.com

Enquiry        +852 81068338 or www.changying.com

Description   Writer's Block is an evening of two one-act absurdist plays performed by the comedian Woody                           Allen.Not to be missed by Woody Allen fans.

Hong Kong Sevens 2017

Date/Venue 29-30 July 2017 at Hong Kong Stadium

Time            7 am-7 pm,29 July;8 am-7:30 pm 30 July

Admission    Please refer to event website

Ticketing      Please refer to www.hksevens.com

Enquiry               +852 25048311 or www.hksevens.com

Description   Since its kick-off in 1976,the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens has grown into one of the biggest rugby                        events internationally.

21.When can you enjoy art works from other countries?

A.21-22 June 2017.                  B.24-27 June 2017.                  C.2-6 July 2017.                D.29-30 July 2017.

22.How much should you pay at least to attend both the jazz concert and Writer's Block?

A.$310.                            B.$390.                                    C.$420.                                    D.$500.

23.In which event can audience see Woody Allen in person?

A.Writer's Block.                                                  B.Affordable Art Fair.

C.Hong Kong Sevens 2017.                                 D.Jazz Concert-HKCO-Howard McCrary.

24.Where can sport lovers order tickers for sports events?

A.At www.hkticketing.com.                              B.At www.hksevens.com.

C.At Hong Kong Stadium.                              D.At Auditorium,Kwai Tsing Theatre.

Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks for family, health, and life in general. However, Black Friday has turned it into a business.

Traditionally, the true value of Thanksgiving lies at home not the shopping centers. However, Black Friday has nowadays allowed society to ignore this as individuals long for something that they do not need or even truly want. Shopping on Black Friday becomes a sign of a shift into a culture that values material wealth over spending time with loved ones. People are willing to force their way through the crowds in their desperate search for marked-down sweaters and necklaces.

In recent years, Thanksgiving has become a pre-Black Friday holiday for many families. They are devoted to mapping out shopping routes and making organized schedules for which stores to hit first. By drawing individuals out to shopping centers with "matchless savings", businesses encourage this behavior of ignoring Thanksgiving. Many families take their home-cooked meals while camping out at the door of shopping centers. With each new year, Thanksgiving is becoming victim to over-commercialization—switching from a meaningful time of thanks and family to a day dedicated to products and profit.

Black Friday has shown that with current common standards, people cannot even set aside a single day to appreciate what they already have without immediately buying more. Families have lost sight of what is truly important in life, and have found reasons in debating between a low cost HD television and an appreciation for what they already have. Remember, Thanksgiving should be a day in which people are grateful for all that they have.

28. The underlined word "this" in paragraph 2 probably refers to ______.

A. the sign of a shift     B. the true value of Thanksgiving

C. the shopping crowd   D. the material wealth

29. In recent years, what will many families do when thanksgiving comes?

A.Visit some newly-opened shopping centers in advance.

B.  Find it difficult to choose a store for their first visit.

C.Make full preparations for the Black Friday shopping.

D. Go camping at the gate of shopping center for a good deal.

30. In the last paragraph, the author mainly intends to tell us that we should ______.

A. set aside a single day to buy more.

B. try to spend less to get low cost products.

C. stay with our families as long as we can.

D. appreciate what we've possessed with our families.

31. What's the author’s attitude towards the present ways people celebrate

    Thanksgiving?

Worried.  B.Annoyed .  C. Supportive.  D. Unconcerned.
                                 

______ 38. Tom is studying Chinese medicine in China. He is interested in the traditional art —— paper cutting.

______ 39. Emily got interested in China and lion dances of the country and hopes to attend any event related to her interest.

______ 40. Dave is a student learning in China and hopes to learn more about the ancient philosophy of China such as Taoism.

______ 41. John is a boxing fan. He is now having a trip in China with his parents who are on a business tour in China.

A   Traditional festival fairs

Sales of paintings and calligraphy, antiques, children’s toys, seasonal fruit and vegetables, variety shows(杂耍), cross-talk, traditional lion dances, stilt dances, rickshaw, folk wedding performances and much more besides.

B   Ditan Temple Fair

Folk flower fairs, acrobatic shows, Quyi (story telling with music and performance), Beijing snacks, traditional handcrafts like dough sculpture, paper cutting and shadow play.

C   Longtan Temple Fair

Visitors can compete with national-level athletes at judo, taekwondo, wrestling and boxing. Diabolo displays, face changing and some Guinness World Record attempts will also be featured.

D   Dongyue Temple Fair

    An exhibition about “Fu” (happiness) culture (including a walk on a “Fu” road, hanging a “Fu” plate, circling a “Fu” tree and drawing on a “Fu” canvas), and a folk-custom show featuring various traditional folk activities. There will also be other activities, including a Taoist music performance and sports competitions. Various artwork, books and snacks will also be available.

 “I grew up on Jackson’s music and I still have all his stuff on My iPod. I think that Michael Jackson will go down in history as one of our greatest entertainers. His brilliance as a performance also was paired with a tragic and in many ways，sad personal life.”

Michael Jackson was a singer，songwriter，dancer and celebrity icon with a vast catalog of hit records and countless awards to his credit. Beyond that，he had transfixed the world like few entertainers before or since. As a solo performer，he had enjoyed a level of superstardom previously known   ——Barack Obama

only to Elvis Presley，the Beatles and  Frank Sinatra.

Michael Jackson was unquestionably the biggest pop star of the 80s’，and certainly one of the most popular recording artists of all time.

Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29,1958.The fifth and youngest son of steelworker Joe Jackson，Michael displayed a talent for music and dance from an extremely young age. His father began to organize a family musical group around his three eldest sons in 1962，and Michael joined them the following year，quickly establishing himself as a dynamic stage performer. Dubbed the Jackson 5，the group signed to Motown in 1968 and issued their debut single in October 1969，when Michael was just 11 years old. I Want You Back，ABC，The Love You Save and I’ll Be There all hit number one in 1970，making the Jackson 5 the first group in pop history to have their first four singles top the charts. Later in 1972，Jackson had his first number one solo single，Ben. In 1977，he met producer/composer Quincy Jones for the first time. With Jones producing，Jackson recorded his first solo album as an adult，Off the Wall.

Released（发行） in 1982，the Quincy Jones produced Thriller refined the strengths of Off the Wall：the dance and rock tracks were more driving，the pop tunes and ballads softer and more soulful，and all of it was recognizably Michael. There was no surprise that Thriller was a hit；what was a surprise was its staying power .Jackson’s duet with McCartney，The Girl Is Mine，was a natural single choice，and it peaked at number two；then Billie Jean and the Van Halen track Beat It both hit number one，for seven and three weeks respectively.

Michael Jackson died from heart disease on June 25 at age 50.

29. According to the passage，which of the following is NOT true?

A. Barack Obama likes Michael Jackson’s song very much.

B. Barack Obama and Michael Jackson are good friends.

C. Michael is good at music as well as at dance.

D. Michael Jackson had his first number one solo single when he was 14 years old.

30. Choose the right time order of the following events....

a．Barack Obama，President of the US，assessed the whole life of Michael Jackson.

b．The family musical group signed to Motown.

c．Michael joined the family musical group.

d．His father began to organize a family musical group.

e．Thriller became a hit.

A. a－c－e－b－d    B. d－c－b－e－a

C. b－e－a－c－d    D. d－e－b－c－a

31. What does the first paragraph mainly tell us?

A. Michael Jackson’s job.

B. How Michael Jackson performed.

C. Michael Jackson’s great achievements.

D. Michael Jackson’s life.

Going to college is a new experience full of excitement of the unknown. Socialization is a big thing for college students and it is common to feel a little uncomfortable going into a situation where everyone is a stranger. You may probably miss your friends from high   school.36   College is a great opportunity to make new lifelong friends. The question    is: how?

▲Get to know your roommate. You may find you have lots of things in common with your roommate, but even if you are completely different from each other, with a little effort and understanding the two of   you may become best friends.

▲　  37       　

If you leave your door open, this shows that you welcome visitors. As a result people will naturally stop in and say hello. Closed doors are not likely to bring many visitors and    those who stay locked up in their rooms may give others the impression of being cold.   Other students will be less likely to stop in and build a new friendship.

▲Join clubs or organizations.

　　Getting involved in organized societies is a great way to meet new people.　 38　By staying active in college groups such as clubs and organizations you can meet lots of  people with whom you share common interests.

▲Talk to classmates.

39   　Starting conversations in class is a great opportunity to meet people who are  interested in the same kind of studies as you are. Short friendly discussions can build    lifelong friendships.

▲Try out for a sport. If you' re athletic, trying out for a sport will do for you the same thing that joining a club will do.　 40

A. Close the door to keep away from theft.

B. Hang a welcome sign on your dorm room.

C. It also helps you get more familiar with the campus.

D. Your roommate is the first person you will have close contact with.

E. You will instantly meet a large group of people who share your interests in sports.

F. Get to know your classmates as you'll be spending several months with them.

G. Trying actively to find new friends can help ease the feelings of being lonely.

Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks for family, health, and life in general. However, Black Friday has turned it into a business.

Traditionally, the true value of Thanksgiving lies at home not the shopping centers. However, Black Friday has nowadays allowed society to ignore this as individuals(个人) long for something that they do not need or even truly want. Shopping on Black Friday becomes a sign of a shift into a culture that values material wealth（财富） over spending time with loved ones. People are willing to force their way through the crowds in their desperate search for marked-down sweaters and necklaces.

In recent years, Thanksgiving has become a pre-Black Friday holiday for many families. They are devoted to mapping out shopping routes and making organized schedules for which stores to hit first. By drawing individuals out to shopping centers with "matchless savings", businesses encourage this behavior of ignoring Thanksgiving. Many families take their home-cooked meals while camping out at the door of shopping centers. With each new year, Thanksgiving is becoming victim to over-commercialized（过度商业化）society—changing from a meaningful time for family to a day devoted to products and shopping.

Black Friday has shown that with current common standards(标准), people cannot even set aside a single day to appreciate what they already have without immediately buying more. Families have lost sight of what is truly important in life, and have found reasons in debating between a low cost HD television and an appreciation for what they already have. Remember, Thanksgiving should be a day in which people are grateful for all that they have.

12．What does the underlined word "this" in paragraph 2 probably refers to?

A. The sign of a shift.    B. The true value of Thanksgiving.

C. The shopping crowd.    D. The material wealth.

13．In recent years, what will many families do when thanksgiving comes?

A. They’ll visit some newly-opened shopping centers in advance.

B. They’ll choose a big store for their first visit.

C. They’ll make full preparations for the Black Friday shopping.

D. They’ll go camping at the gate of shopping center for a good deal.

14．In the last paragraph, the author mainly intends to tell us that we should ______.

A. appreciate what we've possessed with our families

B. stay with our families as long as we can

C. try to spend less to get low cost products

D. set aside a single day to buy more

15．What's the author’s attitude towards the present ways people celebrate Thanksgiving?

A. puzzled    B. unconcerned

C. happy    D. worried

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。

I’m a Chinese boy aging 17 and I’m crazy about music. It is one of the most important thing in my life. I listen music whenever I can. I have a minidisk player, with it I can have access to music whether walking in the street or ride on the bus. At home, there has a CD player in my room, and the music is on all the time.

I like rock music best of all. My favorite band is Rolling Stones, which had produced 40 albums since 1966. It happened that there was a living concert of Rolling Stones last Sunday. I decided to go. It was a great fun. I am also fond of classical music. I especially enjoy playing Beethoven once I’m doing my homework.

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。

There are bound to be question marks over our future, so we often think of future. We often wonder that the world will like a hundred years’ time.

Think of space. Perhaps a permanent station on the moon will have been set up. Perhaps people will be able to visit the moon as tourist. Cheap rockets for space travel will have been developed, permitted long journeys through the solar system. When that time come, people will be taking holidays in space and visiting another planets. Great progress will have been made in medicine, too.

Pollution have been controlled in a hundred years’ time.

All the world will have been developed—even Antarctica. We will have used up many of the earth’s land to build our cities, therefore floating the cities will have been built. The Japanese have already plans in this kind. And there will be cities under the sea.

  Almost everybody in America will spend a part of his or her life behind a shopping cart. They will, in a lifetime, push the chrome-plated contraptions many miles. But few will know—or even think to ask—who it was that invented them.
  Sylvan N. Goldman invented the shopping cart in 1937. At that time he was in the supermarket business.Every day he would see shoppers lugging groceries around in baskets they had to carry.
  One day Goldman suddenly had the idea of putting baskets on wheels. The wheeled baskets would make shopping much easier for his customers, and would help to attract more business.
  On June 4, 1937, Goldman’s first carts were ready for use in his market. He was terribly excited on the morning of that day as customers began arriving. He couldn’t wait to see them using his invention.
  But Goldman was disappointed. Most shoppers gave the carts a long look, but hardly anybody would give them a try.
  After a while, Goldman decided to ask customers why they weren’t using his carts. “Don’t you think this arm is strong enough to carry a shopping basket?” one shopper replied.
  But Goldman wasn’t beaten yet. He knew his carts would be a great success if only he could persuade people to give them a try. To this end, Goldman hired a group of people to push carts around his market and pretend they were shopping! Seeing this, the real customers gradually began copying the phony customers.
  As Goldman had hoped, the carts were soon attracting larger and larger numbers of customers to his market. But not only did more people come—those who came bought more. With larger, easier-to-handle baskets, customers unconsciously bought a greater number of items than before.
  Today’s shopping carts are five times larger than Goldman’s original model. Perhaps that’s one reason Americans today spend more than five times as much money on food each year as they did before 1937—before the coming of the shopping cart.

4.What do the underlined words “ chrome-plated contraptions” in the first paragraph refer to?
A.Baskets.                          B.Private cars.
C.Suitcases.                        D.Shopping carts.
5.What was the purpose of Goldman’s invention?
A.It was to prove him to be a good inventor.
B.It was to reduce the burden of his employees' work.
C.It was to make shopping easier and attract more business.
D.It was to help the disabled make shopping easily in his market.
6.Goldman hired a group of people to push carts around his market in order to   
A.attract people to buy things in his market
B.encourage people to use his shopping carts
C.make his market different from the others
D.keep the groceries from being stolen
7.What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A.Goldman will become very famous because of his invention.
B.Goldman's invention will be regarded as the greatest one in the world.
C.Supermarket business has benefited a lot from Goldman's invention.
D.There will be nothing that can replace Goldman's invention.

 (1) Let’s_________（假定）the statement to be true.

(2) She________(滑跤) on the wet floor and fell.

(3) Up till now She_________(轻敲)a typewriter for two hours.

(4) His opening ________(谈论，言论)were serious.

(5) As with any standards, they must be ________(合情理的) applied.  

(6) The thief escaped without p________.

(7) The tower of the church was s________ by lightning.

(8) Don’t  i________ the speaker; ask your questions afterwards.

(9) He who s________ the right moment is the right man.

(10) The strong sunlight has f________ the window curtains.

In a cold winter, a couple had to move out from the luxury villa because of bankruptcy. The husband worked day and night to support the family but with no care of his wife. So she thought, “he doesn’t love me anymore, he just cares his business… not me”.

One day, she began to take a bath, he stopped her at the door, “Let me take it first, OK?” “Why not let me shower first?” she asked. “I was tired, sweetie, you take it later, OK?” She was totally depressed.

On a morose(闷闷不乐的）day, she found nothing to do and turned on his computer, a few words blurred her eyes...It was his diary:

Today, I was quite sad, she asked me why I was always taking the bath first, and I said to her, I was exhausted. She was unhappy, in her mind, I treated her not as well as usual, but how can I do? I wasn’t as rich as before! We moved to the small apartment, there was only a shower in such a freezing winter. But I found that if one person took the shower first, the room could get a little warm, so every time I rushed to the bathroom first. I was thinking that, when she took the shower, the room would get warmer, at least1℃, 2℃or 3℃.

Now I can’t give her comfortable life, bring her the luxury restaurant, buy expensive dresses for her, but at least, I can give her 1℃ love.

21. Why was the husband always taking the bath first?

A.     Because he was tired from work.

B.     Because he didn’t love her anymore.

C.     Because he wanted to get the bathroom warmer.

D.     Because he treated his wife not as well as usual.

22. What does the underlined word “bankruptcy” in the first paragraph probably mean?

A.      crash        B. moving     C. diseases          D. failure

23. The best title of the passage may be ______.

A.     A trouble     B. 1℃ love    C. Husband and wife  D. A romantic love story

A survey has shown that what you do on a plane can be determined by which nationality is listed on your passport.

According to the results of an international passenger survey, Australians are the biggest drinkers on board with 36 percent choosing to down the hatch(干杯), compared to 35 percent of Americans and 33 percent of Brits.

The Airline Passenger Experience Association(APEX) spoke to around 1,500 people, aged 18 and older, who have travelled by plane at least once during the last three months and were living in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, China, Singapore, Australia and Brazil.

The results found Chinese travelers are most likely to nod off once the seat-belt sign switches off. They are also the first to take out their credit card for some in-flight shopping and the biggest fans of gaming. Americans on the other hand like to use their time in the air more productively—when not drinking—choosing to work while flying at 35,000 feet.

Meanwhile, Brits and Germans are the best at making chat with random strangers—spending 50 percent more time than any other nationality. Comparatively, Brazilians conduct their conversations online via email, messaging apps or social media.

Despite plane food having a bad reputation, seven out of ten interviewees said they were happy to eat up on the selection of in-flight snacks and meals. In-flight magazines were also popular with four out of five passengers.

The international flyers did however express their desire for better in-flight entertainment. “The industry has greatly improved the comfort, entertainment and onboard service, and passengers are accepting those improvements” said Russell Lemieux, APEX executive director. “At the same time, passengers are demanding more from their air travel experiences which will drive more improvements touching all aspects of the journey. ” he added.

12. What can you probably see in the flight according to the passage?

A. Brazilians choose to drink.                  B. Americans do in-flight shopping.

C. Germans chat to kill the time.               D. The Chinese switch off the seat-belt sign.

13. When on board the plane, ______.

A. passengers from one nation have little in common

B. most passengers like to read in-flight magazines

C. more than half of the passengers don’t enjoy plane food 

D. most people tend to use in-flight time to have a good sleep.

14. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. Flyers care little about entertainment.   

B. Flyers are not satisfied with the improvements.

C. Flyers are expecting better flight experiences.

D. Flyers have more and more demands from airlines.

15. What’s the purpose of the passage?

A. To entertain readers with interesting stories.   B. To encourage people to behave well in public.

C. To criticize impolite behaviors on the plane.    D. To inform readers of the results of a survey.

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。作文中共有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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，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。

  Frank joined in the army after middle school. He did quite well in everything except shooting. One day, the new soldiers were practiced shooting. Frank performed poorly while the rest was doing quite well. After he had shot at the target nine times but had not hit once, the officer shouted, “I had never seen such a fool! Don’t waste away your last bullet! Go behind that wall and shoot yourself with it!” Frank went behind a wall, and a few seconds late the sound of a shot was heard by the officer and the other soldier. “Heavens!” the officer said. “ Has that silly man real done so?” He ran behind the wall anxiously, only find Frank standing there straight, saying, “ I’m sorry, but I missed again.”

  Xie lei's ___36____ course is helping her to get used to the ____37_____requirements of a Western university. "I remember the first ____38_____ I did for my tutor." she told me. I found an article on the Internet ___39____ seemed to have exactly the information I needed. So I made a summary of the article, ____40_____ my draft and handed the essay in.

  In the 18^th century California was _41_____by Spain.Spanish soldiers first arrived in South America in the early 16^th century,when they fought against the native people and took their land.Two centuries later,the Spanish _42 ______in most parts of South America and along the northwest coast of ___43__we now call the United States.

  Cloning plants is 44______while cloning animals is very complicated.It is a difficult task to undertake.Many__45_____to clone mammals failed.

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仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Everyone has a dream and we are making every effort to achieve it. As Senior 3 student,
I hope to be admitted by an ideal university. In the past three years, I have done everything
I can to equipping myself with that I have learnt. Not only have I enjoy the pleasure of study but also I have got closer to my dream. Although anxious and pressure did discourage me at times, but with the encouragement of my teachers and classmates, I think I will make it.

I’m sure that to achieve your dream is not an easy task. No matter how challenged it is, I will make it come truly. As a proverb says, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.”

   When a mom attended school to help her disabled son, her son and the school thanked her in the sweetest way possible. It wasn’t until after his college years that Marty became disabled after   41  down stairs. When her son   __42  to get his MBA Judy O’ Connor attended every class with him to help him write and   43  . Every day, Judy would sit by Marty in class, taking notes to make sure to set down  44  requests, raising her hand so he could answer questions, and silently filling in his   45  on test days. “After a little while, we found that working together we could  46   a great deal,” Marty says.

On graduation day at Chapman University, Judy was dressed in black to mix in with the other   47  . Little did she know she’d soon be the center of  48  . When Marty’s name was called, his mom helped   49   him to the front of the stage,  50  for a picture with Marty as he received his diploma. Over the loudspeaker, a voice   51  with happy tears made an  52  : The university was giving Judy an honorary MBA. “A lump came to my throat, I was proud of my son and   53  to be honored,” says Judy.

The mother and son had joked that Judy was putting in enough work to earn her own  54  . To Marty, there was no question his mom, a retired elementary school teacher with a business degree, had   55  earned her honorary MBA.

Perhaps just as important, Judy gave Marty  56  . Life as Marty knew it before the   57   may have changed, but he encourages anyone in a   58   situation to keep up hope. “Just keep an open mind,  59  you can make your diversity your advantage and take challenges as a(n)  60  for growth in your life,” he says.

41. A. blowing                   B. falling                    C. beating                   D. ringing

42. A. dissatisfied               B. astonished               C. determined              D. discouraged

43. A. participate                B. complain                 C. dream                     D. withdraw

44. A. normal                    B. potential                 C. practical                 D. specific

45. A. functions                        B. comments               C. consequences         D. answers

46. A. accomplish              B. expand                    C. save                      D. witness

47. A. products                  B. graduates                       C. friends                   D. neighbors

48. A. responsibility            B. pressure                        C. attention                 D. tradition

49. A. wheel                      B. move                      C. distribute                       D. record

50. A. advertising               B. tracking                  C. bouncing               D. pausing

51. A. connected                       B. choked                   C. frozen                    D. motivated

52. A. adventure                 B. experiment              C. announcement                D. arrangement

53. A. discovered               B. touched                  C. ignored                   D. designed

54. A. degree                             B. wealth                    C. passport                 D. attraction

55. A. even                        B. just                        C. also                        D. still

56. A. excuse                    B. reason                    C. doubt                     D. confidence

57. A. event                              B. issue                       C. accident                        D. barrier

58. A. similar                      B. special                    C. private                    D. different

59. A. but                          B. and                         C. though                    D. while

60. A. adaptation                 B. talent                      C. opportunity             D. reaction

假定你是李华，计划组织一次郊游，请给你的英国朋友Chris写封邮件邀请他参加。内容包括：

1.参加者；2.时间、地点；3.活动：登山、野餐等。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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When studying foreign speech, don’t forget about body language. To help you master these significant parts of communication, here are four non-verbal characteristics that vary from culture to culture.

Gestures

When trying to communicate through a language barrier, it’s natural to use gestures as a way of explaining your point.   36   Hand motions are, however, culturally relative, and the wrong gesture can lead to confusion.

The thumbs-up sign is equal to the middle finger in Greece and Sardinia. Tapping your finger to your temple is a gesture to show memory in North America, but suggests insanity(精神错乱) in Russia    37   The yes-no gestures are reversed in countries like Bulgaria and Albania.

Silence

Though it can feel like a void in communication, silence can be very meaningful in different cultural contexts. Western cultures, especially North America and the UK, tend to view silence as problematic. In our interactions at work, school, or with friends, silence is often regarded as a sign of disinterest.  38    In China, silence can be used to show agreement.

Touch

Britain is classed as a “non-contact” culture, in which there’s very little physical contact in people’s daily interactions._  39   By comparison, in the high-contact cultures of the Middle East, physical touch is a big part of socializing.

Eye Contact

   40    We tend to assume that a conversation partner who looks away is either disengaged or lying. Of course, this is not the standard around the world.

   A. Even nodding yes can be misunderstood abroad.

   B. We think it’s helpful, since our words are being visually strengthened.

   C. Individual gestures can cause miscommunication.

   D. In other cultures, however, silence is not viewed as a negative circumstance.

   E. In most western countries, frequent eye contact is a sign of confidence.

   F. Naturally, these different standards of contact can lead to misunderstanding.

   G. Even accidentally brushing someone’s arm is a reason for an apology.

Cheating can happen in a lot of different ways. When people cheat, it’s not fair to other people, like the kids who studied for the test or who the true winners of a game were.

Many people like the action of cheating. It makes difficult things seem easy, like getting all the right answers on the test. But it doesn’t solve the problem of not knowing the material and it won’t help on the next test---unless the person cheats again.

People lose respect for cheaters and think less of them. The cheaters themselves may feel bad because they know they are not really earning that good grade. And, if they get caught cheating, they will be in trouble at school, and may be at home, too.

Some kids cheat because they’re busy or lazy and they want to get good grades without spending time studying. Other kids might feel like they can’t pass the test without cheating, even when there seems to be a good reason for cheating, cheating isn’t a good idea.

If you were sick or upset about something the night before the day and couldn’t study, it would be better to talk with the teacher about this. And if you don’t have enough time to study for a test because of swim practice, you need to talk with you parents about how to balance swimming and school.

A kid who thinks cheating is the only way to pass a test needs to talk with the teacher and his or her parents so they can find some solutions(解决办法) together. Talking about these problems and working them out will feel better than cheating.

24.The author thinks that when kids cheat in class, ______.

A. it is unfair to other people.

B. it does harm to their health.

C .teachers should punish them.

D. teachers shouldn’t stop them at once.

25.Some students like cheating mainly because______.

A. the material in the test is very difficult.

B. they want to do better than the others.

C. cheating can make hard things seem very easy.

D. they have little time to study their lessons.

26.The fourth paragraph mainly tells us______.

A. some kids can’t pass the test without cheating

B. why kids cheat in the test.

C. cheating isn’t a good idea.

D. some kids don’t spend the time studying.

27.We can learn from the passage _______.

A. cheaters are often thought highly of

B. people show no respect for those who cheat.

C. parents whose kids cheat are often in trouble.

D. kids cheat in the test because of swim practice.