I had a lot on my mind as I picked up the pieces of what had once been my teddy bear on the snowiest day last year. Only twenty-four hours before, I had been 41 with it in our farmhouse. How quickly things 42 ! The house I had lived in disappeared. The fire had 43 all those things with my memories.
I have never known my mother to be 44 . In fact, my whole family has always been 45 . But when picking up my ashen (灰白色的) clothing on this cold winter morning, she moved with emptiness. The 46 was so heavy to us.
Days passed and the situation didn’t become 47 . After moving to the temporary house, my father told me dealing with this would cost 48 money. It brought about a wave of 49 and life became a struggle.
“Hey, Tony,” a classmate came up to me at lunchtime with a box in her hands. 50 , all my classmates stood up. “Tony, we know what 51 a few days ago. This is not something you have to go through 52 . Alex, Phoebe and I started up the Shoebox Fund for you. Almost every student in our school 53 . We love you and we want you to have this. ” She 54 me with the box. I opened it to find piles of twenty-dollar bills and notes of love.
My eyes were filled with 55 , and I had never been so moved. I had felt so lonely for the days after the fire that I became 56 , unwilling to communicate with others. But these people looked past the rudeness I had 57 them. They were my true friends and by sharing this 58 , they were my family.
Yes, things are getting back to 59 . But what I learned from this journey of discovery will 60 with me forever.
41. A. playing B. dealing C. equipping D. combining
42. A. began B. worked C. changed D. increased
43. A. put out B. taken away C. cut off D. started with
44. A. hopeless B. encouraged C. dissatisfied D. pleased
45. A. friendly B. busy C. comfortable D. positive
46. A. hurt B. hit C. burden D. duty
47. A. easier B. better C. faster D. worse
48. A. extra B. private C. huge D. pocket
49. A. sadness B. nervousness C. peace D. thought
50. A.Generally B. Finally C. Secretly D. Suddenly
51. A. existed B. continued C. remained D. happened
52. A. straight B. alone C. naturally D. socially
53. A. believed B. accepted C. donated D. paid
54. A. presented B. shared C. helped D. handed
55. A. curiosity B. judgment C. words D. tears
56. A. patient B. disappointed C. silent D. confident
57. A. shown B. offered C. returned D. labelled
58. A. belief B. interest C. experience D. practice
59. A. subject B. reality C. nature D. normal
60. A. stay B. compare C. connect D. agree
假定英语课课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语法错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜钱（）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
When I look at this picture of myself. I realize of how fast time flies. I had grown not only physically and also mentally in the past few years. About one month after this photo was took, I entered my second year of high school and become a new member of the school music club. Around me in picture are the things they were very important in my life at that time, car magazines and musical instruments. I enjoyed studying difference kinds of cars and planes, playing pop music, and collecting the late music albums. This picture often brings back to me many happy memories of your high school days.
The beauty of the West Lake is ______description
A. out B. despite
C. against D. beyond
下列各句中每句有一处错。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：在错的词下画划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
When I went home yesterday evening, I saw a little cat standing on the middle of the road. It seemed very hungry and it was also in great dangers, because there were many cars, buses and trucks on the road. I felt very sadly and I asked my mother whether I could bring it home as soon as I arriving home. Although she was afraid that the cat was dirty, but she agreed. However, when I got out, the poor little thing were not there. I was told that it had taken home by the warm-hearted person. I breathe a sigh of relief. Animals are our good friends and we should care more about it.
It was a quiet village in which there was a military camp. It was far from the towns and cities and there were some high mountains around. Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers. But it was difficult for the young men to go outside. Mr. White, an officer of forty, was strict with them and he hardly let them leave the camp.
Once Mr. White was ill in bed. He couldn't work and a young officer, Mr. Hunt, began to train the new soldiers instead of him. He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have a holiday. But night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worried about it and stood at the gate. It was five to twelve when Mr. Hunt decided to go to the town and see what was happening with the young men. He started the car quickly and set off. At that moment the nine soldiers came back. It seemed they were all drunk. Of course they found the officer was angry.
"I'm sorry, sir," said the first soldier. "I left the town on time. But something was wrong with my bus on my way here. I had to buy a horse and made it run fast. Bad luck! It died and I had to run back."
And the other seven soldiers said they were late for the same reasons. It was the last soldier's turn. He said, "I'm sorry, sir. I got on a bus on time, but…"
Having heard this, the officer became even angrier and stopped him at once. He called out, "If you say something was wrong with your bus, I'll punish you at once!"
"No, no, sir," said the young man. "My bus was all right, but the dead horses were in its way!"
1. The military camp was built in the village to _______.
A. stop the soldiers going to towns
B. stop the soldiers meeting their friends
C. train the new soldiers
D. make the young men live quietly
2. The young officer was worried because _______.
A. a traffic accident had happened
B. he was afraid something happened to the nine soldiers
C. the nine soldiers didn't come back on time
D. the nine soldiers drank too much in the town
3. The nine soldiers returned to the camp late because _______.
A. something was wrong with their buses
B. their horses died on the return way
C. it took them much time to run back
D. they all had drunk much in the town
4. Which answer do you think right?
A. I'll believe only the last soldier.
B. The officer believed the nine soldiers.
C. I'll believe none of the nine soldiers.
D. The officer won't punish his soldiers.
一家英语报社向高二学生征文，主题是“上大学后的我”。请根据以下要点和你的畅想完成短文：
1． 学习；
2． 生活；
3． 业余爱好；
注意：1. 词数100左右
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
It was not just the size of the party last night but _______ it meant to our company ______made it unique.
A. that; that B. what; that C. what; what D. that; what
Only after some minutes ______ speaking.
A. did the warden start B. the warden started
C. had the warden started D. the warden had started
Before going outside in the morning, many of us check a window thermometer(温度计)for the temperature. This helps us decide what to wear. ____16____. We want our food to be a certain coldness in the refrigerator. We want it a certain hotness in the oven. If we don’t feel well, we use a thermometer to see if we have a fever. We keep our rooms a certain warmth in the winter and a certain coolness in the summer.
Not all the thermometers use the same system to measure temperature. We use a system called
the Fahrenheit scale(华氏温度). But most other countries use the Centigrade scale（摄氏温度）.
Both systems use the freezing and boiling points of water as their guide.____17____. On the Fahrenheit scale water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees. On the Celsius scale water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees..
The most common kind of thermometer is made with mercury(水银)inside a clear glass tube. As mercury (or any other liquid ) becomes hot, it expands(膨胀). As it gets colder, it contracts(收缩). That is why on hot days the mercury line is high in the glass tube.____18____.
First, take a clear glass juice bottle that has a cap; fill the bottle with coloured water. Tap a hole in the center of the cap using a hammer and thick nail. Put the cap on the jar. Then stick a plastic straw(吸管) through the nail hole.
_____19____.
Finally, place a white card on the outside of the bottle and behind the straw. Now you can see the water lever（操纵杆） easily.
The water will rise in the straw.___20_____. As the temperature goes down, the water will contract, and the lever in the straw will come down. Perhaps you will want to keep a record of the water lever in the straw each morning for a week.
A．We use and depend on thermometers to measure the temperature of many other things
in our daily lives.
B．Thermometers measure temperature, by using materials that change in the same way
when they are heated or cooled.
C．Now that you know this rule you can make a thermometer of your own that will work.
D．As the temperature of the air goes up, the water will expand and rise even higher.
E．They label these in different ways.
F．Take wax（蜡） (you may use an old candle if you have one) and melt some of it right where the straw is struck into the cap to seal(把..粘住) them together.
G．People use thermometers which are made by themselves when travelling around the world.
A poem starts with a thought, an idea, or an emotion felt from the heart．Poems can be happy or sad, deep-thinking or even humorous．The choice is up to you and your imagination as to what you will create．
Your first step is to write down the idea or thought that you have and you want to turn into a poem．Next, you should turn the thought into a free verse(自由诗体)poem．Free verse poems are much easier to write as there are no steadfast rules to write them．Some free verse doesn’t even have any rhyme or meter．
Now, rewrite your thoughts into lines．Now is the time to look at your lines and remember that the poem should have a beginning, a middle, and an end, just like a story, a book, or a movie．
Reread your poem several times and listen to the words and to the rhythm of each line．Now is the time to shorten or lengthen each line in order to create a smooth-sounding poem．Even though it is a free verse poem, you can choose to make each line rhyme with the next line if you want to．
Now go back and reread your poem again. Check for proper punctuation(标点)as well as for the proper spelling of each word. Think up a suitable title for your poem. It would be a good idea to set your poem aside for a while and then return to it later．
Then, reread it again with a fresh mind and make some necessary changes．
If you decided to continue writing poetry, it would be a good idea to investigate(研究) some books about creating poetry, and to attend some local workshops. Check out the available resources on the Internet as well as what is available at your local public library.
36. The underlined word steadfast in Paragraph 2 is similar in meaning to______．
A. advanced B. strict
C. changeable D. reliable
37. In the author’s opinion, what is the right order of writing a good poem?
a．Turn an idea or thought into a poem．
b．Check for proper spelling and think up a title．
c．Rewrite your thoughts into 1ines．
d．Reread it and try to make your poem sound smooth．
e．Reread it again with a fresh mind．
f. Write down the idea or thought．
A. a-f-d-b-c-e B. a-f-c-d-e-b
C. f-a-d-c-e-b D. f-a-c-d-b-e
38. What can we infer from the end of the passage?
A. There is still a lot to learn about writing good poems．
B. Poems must depend on the Internet, workshops and libraries．
C. Writing poems is meaningful but rather difficult．
D. Not all people can succeed in writing poems．
Do you know anyone with a mental or physical ?
A. desire B. draft C. diagram D. disability
The purpose of this book is to help business professionals or students prepare for an assignment in Germany. We surfed the web, looked through the literature and talked to a number of foreign professionals working in Germany. After lots of brainstorming, we developed a list of practical rules to help business professionals negotiate at a business meeting. Our advice is also designed to help you avoid uncomfortable situations and handle predictable and unpredictable situations at all social levels in German business. Correct conduct with German colleagues and customers, how to master negotiations, the correct tone in emails and letters and table manners are just some of the topics that can prepare you for a successful trip to Germany.
This book is divided into three sections. The first section contains ten main behavior tips. The second section will provide you with a few guidelines on applying for a job in Germany, and the last few chapters contain tips on the more confusing aspects of German business culture, such as carrying out negotiations, networking and dealing with conflicts.
Because these tips can be helpful for both Germans and foreigners, we have written the book in both German and English. As a foreigner, you should take advantage of the dual(双重的) language aspect of the book, and refer to the dictionary to help you understand key terms. Finally, remember that cultural differences might seem difficult at first, but they are also what attract us to foreign cultures and essentially make doing business in foreign countries challenging and interesting.
21. If you have an argument with a German while doing business and want to solve the problem, which part of the book will you read?
A. Section 1. B. Section 2. C. Section 3. D. The introduction.
22. Who would most likely buy this book?
A. Foreigners who study Germany. B. Business professionals working in Germany.
C. Englishmen who travel in Germany. D. Business professionals working in England.
23. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The book mainly provides guidelines to help you handle only predictable situations.
B. To find a job in a German company, you need to understand the German business culture.
C. To do business in Germany, correct behaviors with colleagues and customers are very important.
D. Carrying out negotiations, networking and dealing with conflicts are useful when doing business in Germany.
24. What do you think makes the author write the book in both German and English?
A. The author wants to help the business professionals or students in Germany.
B. Cultural differences are reflected in language differences.
C. German is so difficult that it may confuse foreigners.
D. The book is useful for both Germans and foreigners.
25. From this passage, we can learn that _________.
A. the author thinks it’s easy to do business with Germans
B. the author puts forward some suggestions in the book
C. this book is good because it applies many theories
D. this book has predicted all possible situations
Inland waters may be grouped into two general classes: standing waters and flowing waters. As is often the case, the boundary between these two classes is not sharp and clear. A pond is an example of standing water. But most ponds are fed by springs or brooks and most have an outlet. Thus some current of changing water flows through them. On the other hand, a river is an example of flowing water. In some places, however, a river may have such a slow current that it is very difficult to detect.
Standing inland waters differ in size, in age, and in many abiotic environmental characteristics. They range in size from roadside puddles to the Caspian Sea. Puddles may last for only a few days or weeks; ponds, for a few hundred to a thousand years. In general, lakes are older, though the waters of some tropical “lakes” disappear completely during each dry season. Standing waters vary from very shallow to very deep, from clear to muddy, from fresh to salty.
In flowing waters we roughly distinguish between brooks, creeks, and rivers. The size and age of flowing waters are unimportant. Speed of flow, clearness, oxygen content, and other chemical characteristics are used by scientists in studying flowing-water ecosystems.
24. The word “abiotic” in paragraph 2 can best be replaced by ______.
A. nonliving B. livingC. coastal D. inland
25. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Usually the water in a river flows into a pond.
B. Scientists only study flowing-water ecosystems.
C. Usually ponds last much longer than puddles.
D. The Caspian Sea is considered as an example of flowing water.
26. From this passage we may know that the distinction between standing waters and flowing waters ______.
A. depends on how people name the waters
B. is clear
C. depends on the seasons
D. is hard to make
27. This passage mainly tells us that ______.
A. there are two major classes of inland waters
B. lakes and rivers are flowing waters
C. age and size of flowing waters are important
D. ponds and brooks are standing waters
I grew up in a small town. My father____21____chickens and ran a construction company. I was____22____10 years old when my dad gave me the_____23_____of feeding the chickens and____24____up the stable（笼子）. He believed it was
___25___for me to have those jobs to____26____responsibility. Then, when I was 22, I found a job in Natchbill at a country music club____27____the Natchbill Palace, I washed_____28_____and cooked from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm and then ___29___to sing until 2:00 in the morning. It wasn’t long before I became known____30____a singing cook.
I had been rejected so many times by record_____31_____that it was hard not to be discouraged. One night, a
___32___executive(主管) from a company named Warner Brothers Records came to hear me sing. When the show was___33___, we sat down and talked and after she left, I said to_____34_____it was one more rejection. A few weeks later, my manager received a phone call—Waner Brothers____35____ to sign me to a record deal.____36____after, I release(发行) my first record in June 1986. It____37____over 2 million copies.
My best efforts had gone into every job I’ve ever held. It was the____38____of responsibility that made me feel like a man. Knowing that I had done my____39____filled me with pride. I still feel that way today, even though I have become a well-known____40____.
21. A. had B. used C. devoted D. raised
22. A. still B. down C. only D. inside
23. A. pleasure B. sorrow C. happiness D. responsibility
24. A. keeping B. watching C. cleaning D. looking
25. A. healthy B. important C. initial D. humorous
26. A. learn B. grasp C. gain D. govern
27. A. seen B. run C. called D. found
28. A. clothes B. tables C. chairs D. dishes
29. A. jumped up B. flew over C. went on D. observed at
30. A. so B. such C. very D. as
31. A. companies B. shops C. factories D. clubs
32. A. man B. woman C. boy D. manager
33. A. over B. on C. towards D. forward
34. A. herself B. myself C. yourself D. himself
35. A. made B. did C. wanted D. refused
36. A. Long B. Early C. Sometimes D. Soon
37. A. bought B. stuck C. sold D. simplified
38. A. step B. road C. phenomenon D. sense
39. A. best B. better C. good D. well
40. A. recorder B. singer C. writer D. dancer
I have a neighbor we call “Happy”. I have never seen her angry at anything and never heard her say a harsh (苛刻) word to anyone or about anyone.
Happy and her husband Ben, 70, have a huge garden. They spent many happy hours together working on it. Most of the neighbors watched interestingly as Ben doubled the size of their garden. As the cost of food climbed faster than Ben’s beans, we all wished we also had such a large garden. As the rest of us spent our dollars at the market, Happy could be seen picking beans in her back yard. Last month, Happy and Ben invited most of the neighborhood over for an “all-day food fest”. We were told to bring gloves and arrive very early in the morning. We didn’t know what was about to take place.
By 9:00 am, there were nine of us in the garden picking tomatoes, beans, okra, and squash. By 10:00 am, there was lots of laughter. We shared a lot of stories. By five o’clock, everyone was a little drunk from the wine and beer. After dinner, we played games. As we were leaving, Happy and Ben handed each of us a shopping bag filled with the bounty（收成）of the day, already packaged and frozen. What a delightful gift! Well, the point wasn’t so much about the food. The true gift was a day of friends enjoying one another’s company. None of it would have happened if it had not been for Happy and Ben’s garden. Now they have a blog about gardening in case we decided to plant a garden. And I am so proud of my tomato plants!
21. We can infer that Happy and her husband Ben_______.
A. don’t like spending time with others B. sometimes quarrel with each other
C. live on the food they grow in their garden D. are a generous and warm-hearted couple
22. According to paragraph 2, people wish they also had a garden so that_______.
A. they didn’t have to spend so much money on food
B. they could grow vegetables and sell at the market
C. they could invite their neighbors and hold parties in it
D. they could spend happy times together with their family in it
23. For what purpose did Happy and Ben invite the neighbors to their garden?
A. To ask them to attend a birthday party B. To help them get to know each other.
C. To let them enjoy what they grew in the garden.
D. To ask them to share some interesting stories.
24. What did the writer most probably think of the time he spent in the garden?
A. It was too long. B. It was wonderful.
C. It was not as good as he thought. D. It was too terrible.
In a book called Magnificent Obsession, by Lloyd C. Douglas, a description is given of people helping others but doing it secretly. When difficult problems worried an individual, friends nearby would meet to discuss possible solution without the individual knowing their actions. When a solution was agreed upon, one or two of the friends would carry out the plan and solve the problem secretly , to the great delight of the worried individual. The helpers would stand by privately, content with their success. No reward was given to the problem solvers, not even a sincere “thank you”, because they were never known.
This concept is popular today but in a different way. The phrase “pay it forward” is now used when one person helps another. However, the person helped may not be able to repay the person or group that helped them. So rather than return the favor to their helpers, they are supposed to help someone else in the future, which means they pay it forward. It is a sense of responsibility which makes us want to give back in equal measure to the one who has helped us. But , in this case, the responsibility turns to helping someone in the future.
Suppose your elderly grandmother pays part of your schooling. She may tell you there is no need to repay her because it is a gift from someone who loves you very much. Nothing would please her more than to have you use her money to get a good education.
You may never be able to repay her for such a gift. However, she not only gave you some money , but she provided you with an example that you should also help other people who need it.
People with serious needs are everywhere. Many are children who need better clothes, more books and even better schools. Some are elderly people who can’t afford their medicine or a doctor’s care. Consider how you can “pay it forward” rather than pay money back to your grandmother.
29. The helpers in the book “Magnificent Obsession” were not rewarded because ______________.
A. they hadn’t solved the problems thoroughly
B. they had solved the problems secretly
C. they were friends of the worried individual
D. they expected to be paid back in the future
30. The underlined word “pay it forward” means ____________________.
A. to repay someone who has helped you
B. to pay someone else who needs help
C. to help someone who has helped you
D. to help someone else who needs help
31. What does the writer suggest with the example of “your elderly grandmother”?
A. We should learn to respect our grandparents.
B. We should work hard to get a good education.
C. We should also lend a hand to other people in need of help.
D. We should never forget to repay people for their help.
32. From the passage we know_________________.
A. everybody needs help
B. more children need help than elderly people
C. it costs a lot of money to “pay it forward”
D. nowadays many people help others without being repaid
假定你是某国际学校的学生李华，你校网站上刊登广告为学校的“英语文化节”招募志愿者，要求英语流畅，善于交际。你有意参加，请给负责人Miss Brown写一封申请信。
注意：1.词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出但不计入总次数）：
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Miss Brown,
I’m Li Hua, a student from Class 1,Grade 3.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
Cable TV began in 1948 in the USA, but it took 50 years ________ 66 percent of American households had it.
A. before B. when
C. after D. until
There is no doubt that the frank exchange of views ______ better understanding.
A. balances B. promotes C. contributes D. discourages
Since finishing my studies at Harvard and Oxford. I've watched one friend after another land high-ranking, high-paying Wall Street jobs. As executives(高级管理人员) with banks, consulting firms, established law firms, and major corporations, many are now 61 on their way to impressive careers. By society’s 62 , they seem to have it made.
On the surface, these people seem to be very lucky in life. As they left student life behind, many had a 63 drink at their cheap but friendly local bar, shook hands with Longtime roommates, and 64 out of small apartments into high buildings. They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine 65 a college year's monthly rent. They replaced their beloved old car with expensive new sports cars.
The thing is, a number of them have 66 that despite their success, they aren’t happy. Some 67 of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they 68 . Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and 69 . However, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the 70 to which they have so quickly become 71 .
People often speak of trying a more satisfying path, and 72 the end the idea of leaving, their jobs to work for something they 73 or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion; it’ s 74 . They have loans, bills, a mortgage（抵押贷款）to 75 , retirement to save for. They recognize there’s something 76 in their lives , but it’s 77 to step off the track.
In a society that tends to 78 everything in terms of dollars and cents, we learn form a young age to consider the costs of our 79 in financial terms. But what about the personal and social costs 80 in pursuing money over meaning? These are exactly the kinds of costs many of us tend to ignore — and the very ones we need to consider most.
61. A. much B. never C. well D. seldom
62. A. standards B. policies C. experiments D. regulations
63. A. least B. last C. second D. best
64. A. moved B. cycled C. slid D. looked
65. A. shared B. paid C. collected D. equaled
66. A. advertised B. witnessed C. demanded D. admitted
67. A. dream B. complain C. hear D. approve
68. A. hate B. distribute C. applaud D. neglect
69. A. calm B. guilty C. empty D. warm
70. A. family B. government C. project D. lifestyle
71. A. appointed B. accustomed C. unique D. available
72. A. also B. yet C. instead D. rather
73. A. let out B. turn in C. believe in D. give up
74. A. fundamental B. practical C. unforgettable D. impossible
75. A. take off B. drop off C. pat off D. put off
76. A. inspiring B. missing C. sinking D. shining
77. A. hard B. harmful C. useful D. normal
78. A. suffer B. measure C. digest D. deliver
79. A. disasters B. motivations C. decisions D. campaigns
80. A. involved B. assessed C. covered D. reduced
