______, his idea was accepted by all the people at the meeting.

A. As it might sound strange                          B. Strange as might it sound

C. As strange it might sound                          D. Strange as it might sound

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。

This is my fifth day at the summer camp. Life isn’t exact what I expected. We have to get up early to make our beds before our teacher Miss Li come to inspect. After breakfast, we have some of free time. Yesterday morning I went fishing, but the only thing I catch was a tree branch. In the afternoon, there are different activity like horseback riding and hiking. They’re fun, so nothing new for me. In the evening, everyone is assigned a different task to get dinner ready. Yesterday, I was in charge of prepare the hot dogs, but I accidentally dropped it in the fire. The best part of camp is at night, where we sit around a campfire and tell stories..

 She sat at her desk, with her eyes _____ on the book, _____ in its plot.

A. fixed; absorbed      B. fixing; absorbing

C. fixed; absorbing     D. fixing; absorbed

    _{It’s reported that a male waiter recently poured boiling water over a female customer at a hot pot restaurant after the woman was caught complaining about the waiter’s bad service online.  1
    The female victim，surnamed Lin，reportedly got into an argument with the waiter，surnamed Zhu，when Zhu refused her repeated request for additional soup for her pot．Lin was rushed to hospital and was diagnosed with severe bums on up to 40％of her body． 2
Many netizens criticized the waiter for being too impulsive and ignoring the possible consequences，but some also accused Lin of being too picky．Meanwhile，some came up with a question worthy of discussion： 3
    Many tragedies are caused by arguments and if the victim can control his or her anger and try to reach a compmmise，the tragedies could possibly be avoided．Sometimes so-called“cowardliness”can be a form of self-protection，especially when you are faced with strangers and you know little about their personalities．
    4  When they calm down afterwards，they would regret their“ridiculous”behavior and have to pay the price for the consequences·
    In May，a male driver in the southwestern city of Chengdu was captured on film intercepting a woman’s car and dragging her out of her seat，throwing her on the ground，before cruelly kicking her several times on the head，simply because the woman suddenly changed lanes in front of his car.
    5   Forgive others’mistakes and avoid fueling others’anger．Accordingly，you may be less likely to suffer from unexpected troubles．
    A．Will the situation be out of control because of your anger?
    B．Intolerance has contributed to lots of violent incidents．
    C．How to keep ourselves safe when we argue with others?
    D．The waiter has been arrested for further investigation and trial．
    E．This incident caused an outcry among netizens and opinion leaders．
    F．But it is difficult to control our anger when we have conflict with others.
G．So next time you deal with conflict，it is more advisable to control your temper and say“sorry”with a smile．}

It was a rainy morning and the children, mainly boys with various learning difficulties, refused to settle for the start of the lesson. As an inexperienced teacher, I tried every means to get them to be___24___, but in vain. My panic was rising and I could feel my heart beating wildly. This was the___25___of my job as a music teacher, I thought -- teaching was not for me. Then I had an idea. Hoping that no one would notice that I was___26___inside, I threw my voice as far as it would reach: "Put your heads on the desks and close your___27___ ! We are going on a journey."

___28___ , the children fell silent. "Now what should I do?" I thought to myself. Reaching over to my collection of CDs, I blindly ___29___ , put it in the machine and played it.

Obediently (顺从地), my class lay their heads on their desk, closed their eyes and ___30___. When the music started, the room as filled with the most beautiful tones and musical colors I could have ever imagined. All the children were ___31___ . When the music finished, I asked them all to raise their ___32___slowly so that we could share our musical journey.

At this point, when all the children were willing to share their experiences, I began to learn how to ___33___ . The music allow me to learn that teaching is about sharing and respect, tears and smiles, the knowing and the ___34___ and most of all, an understanding of each other. This was the power that ___35___in the classroom could have.

24. A. glad    B. safe         C. kind         D. quiet

25. A. end      B. aim          C. rule         D. plan

26. A. guessing    B. shaking       C. responding       D. laughing

27. A. eyes    B. mouths       C. books            D. doors

28. A. Punctually  B. Importantly    C. Amazingly      D. Obviously

29. A. passed one on B. gave one back    C. turned one in    D. took one out

30. A. slept        B. nodded       C. waited           D. continued

31. A. talking      B. singing      C. dancing      D. listening

32. A. legs    B. heads            C. arms         D. shoulders

33. A. teach        B. imagine      C. play         D. understand

34. A. unprepared   B. unspoken    C. unknown      D. unforgotten

35. A. games        B. music            C. tears            D. knowledge

I can well remember that I was once asked to deliver a speech titled A Real Test in My Life before the whole class at the age of 9 ! You can imagine how   61    (terrible) shy I was the moment I thought of that--- with so many eyes   62   (fix) upon me. I had no   63   (choose) but to prepare for it, though. First of all, I was to draft the speech, which was just a piece of cake for me, a good writer. But the hardest part   64   (lie) in my oral presentation from my memory, for to read from the paper was not allowed. The real moment began _ 65   I stood on the platform with my legs trembling and my mind blank. But my    66   (listen) were waiting patiently without any signs of rushing me. Gradually I found myself back, giving out my speech without difficulty. After what seemed to be a hundred years, I found my audience applauding---I made    67  ! At that moment, my fear of talking before a big audience    68    (appear). Actually with my confidence building up, I now turn out to be a great speaker. Looking back, I know the greatest difficulty on our way  69   success is our fear. Overcome it, _70   we will be able to achieve our goals.

 Sam remembered several occasions in the past ______ he had experienced a similar feeling.

A. what                    B. which                      C. where                      D. why

I believe you can do your best. Not being the best but toughing the limits of what you’re capable of. I gained this belief from my third grade teacher, the most special, honored, trustworthy, and loved person in my life.

Mr. Myrus was always perfectly dressed and spoke with the belief that talking to eight-year-olds didn’t mean he had to sacrifice proper statements or grammars. And he was demanding but he wasn’t unreasonable or cruel. He simply felt that no matter what your best was, you should achieve it.

As luck would have it, I met him again as my eighth grade math teacher. I was not, nor ever will be, gifted in math. I remember my struggles in class. “I don’t know the answer,” I would say, “I can’t do it!” “Perhaps you don’t know the answer,” he would say quietly. “Do you think we might figure it out together? How do you know what you can do until you try?”

Mr. Myrus lived around the corner, and I would often stop by to talk while he worked in his garden. I knew there was someone who let me know that if I had really tried, that was enough.

 “Don’t be so hard on yourself,” he’d say. “Stop blaming yourself. Did you try your best? Well, then you’re not a failure,” he often told me these words.

Mr. Myrus died in 1978. I had never thought about his death. He was too young. I felt sorry. But when I think about him now, I don’t feel so sorry. He taught me to be kind, not only to others, but to myself. He taught me my own value. He taught me about honor, about truth, and about doing my best—and that all feelings and beliefs have dignity and deserve respect. And of all the things I know, this I believe: We can’t all be “the best”, but we can, each of us, be our best, and I know that’s true because Mr. Myrus told me that.

24. What can we know about Mr. Myrus according to the passage?

A. He usually treats his students in a hard way.

B. He is responsible for his teaching and students.

C. He is a person who isn’t particular about what he wears.

D. He sometimes is cruel and unreasonable to his students.

25. The author thought he was a lucky dog because ______.

A. he had got a great belief from his teacher

B. Mr. Myrus had taught him for eight years

C. Mr. Myrus became his teacher a second time

D. he developed a good relationship with Mr. Myrus

26. It can be concluded from the third paragraph that ______.

A. the author preferred other subjects to math

B. Mr. Myrus thought it was very easy to learn math

C. the author was ashamed to admit his math was poor

D. Mr. Myrus helped the author build up his confidence

27. What can we learn by reading the passage?

A. The author hoped to live a positive life.

B. The author may have become a teacher.

C. The author liked to recall his childhood.

D. The author ended up being a man of self-confidence.

The twins, Who ________   their homework, were allowed to play badminton on the playground.
A. will finish           B. finish       C. have finished         D. had finished

Attitudes toward new technologies often fall along generational lines. That is, generally, younger people tend to outnumber older people on the front end of a technological shift.

It is not always the case, though. When you look at attitudes toward driverless cars, there doesn’t seem to be a clear generational divide. The public overall is split on whether they’d like to use a driverless car. In a study last year, of all people surveyed, 48 percent said they wanted to ride in one, while 50 percent did not.

The fact that attitudes toward self-driving cars appear to be so steady across generations suggests how varying the shift to driverless cars could be. Not everyone wants a driverless car now—and no one can get one yet—but among those who are open to them, every age group is similarly involved.

Actually, this isn’t surprising. Whereas older generations are sometimes reluctant to adopt new technologies, driverless cars promise real value to these age groups in particular. Older adults, especially those with limited moving or difficulty driving on their own, are one of the classic use-cases for driverless cars.

This is especially interesting when you consider that younger people are generally more interested in travel-related technologies than older ones.

When it comes to driverless cars, differences in attitude are easily noticeable based on factors not related to age. College graduates, for example, are particularly interested in driverless cars compared with those who have less education, 59 percent of college graduates said they would like to use a driverless car compared with 38 percent of those with a high-school diploma or less.

Where a person lives matters, too. More people who live in cities and suburbs said they wanted to try driverless cars than those who lived in rural areas.

While there’s reason to believe that interest in self-driving cars is going up across the board, a person’s age will have little to do with how self-driving cars can become mainstream. Once driverless cars are actually available for sale, the early adopters will be the people who can afford to buy them.

56. What happens when a new technology appears?

　 A. It often leads to great inventions in other related fields.

　 B. It contributes greatly to the advance of society as a whole.

C. It further widens the gap between the old and the young.

　 D. It usually draws different reactions from different age groups.

57. What does the author say about the driverless car?

　 A. It does not seem to create a generational divide.

　 B. It will not necessarily reduce road accidents.

　 C. It has given rise to unrealistic expectations.

　 D. It may start a revolution in the car industry.

58. Why does the driverless car appeal to some old people?

　 A. It saves their money and energy.              B. It helps with their moving.

　 C. It adds to the safety of their travel.        　 D. It makes their life more interesting.

59. What is likely to affect one’s attitude toward the driverless car?

　 A. The field of their special interest.              B. The location of their living place.

　 C. The amount of training they received.     　 D. The length of their driving experience.

Here are some traditional German beer games .

Beer Boot Pass

A very , very popular game played in Germany is the beer boot pass ( Bier Boot ) , which has gained popularity all over the world . The game is usually played to pin the next round of beer on a person . In this , a full glass of beer is passed around in the group—there are some rules for this—it has to be tipped every time before it is passed and not a drop of beer must be spilled . The second-to-last person who finishes the beer must pay for the next round . The game then becomes all about judgment because either you drink the entire beer or have a sip and pass it on . You never know who the second to last person will be , so the uncertainty and excitement makes the game a favorite .

Beer Crate-Running

This is a traditional game that is extremely popular in Germany , Switzerland , and Austria , more popularly referred to as Kastenlauf . The game is similar to running a race , where a route is marked , ranging from anywhere between 5-12 km . Each participant brings a crate of beer ( the size and quantity will be specified ) . The first person who success fully finishes the entire crate of beer before getting to the finish line wins .

Flunkyball

This outdoor game is played with one team being matched against another , with equal numbers in both . The teams stand on opposite sides of the ground in a line , with their beers lined before them . An empty bottle or a tin can is placed in the center and another object ( used as an aim ) is brought in , something like a tennis ball . The first team ( A ) hits the ball onto the target to tumble（打翻）it . Once the bottle has tumbled , team A will start drinking their beers . Meanwhile , team B must run to the center , place the bottle upright , find the ball , and cross back into the line before yelling ‘ Stop ’ . Team A then stops drinking and team B starts to throw the ball at the bottle and carrying forward the game . The game continues till one team has finished all their beer and they are declared winners .

Drinking Relay

Divide the group of people into two teams and get them to stand in a line with beer placed in front of each member . At the blow of the whistle , the first person lifts the glass and starts drinking the beer . After he is done , he has to turn the glass over to show that there is no more beer in the glass . Then , the next person starts drinking and so on . The next in line can only drink when the first person has emptied his glass . The team whose last member empties the glass ahead of others wins .

Herman the German

Even though this game seems simple , it is a lot of fun . It runs on the lines of ‘ Who stole the cookie ’ . A person is chosen as ‘ Herman the German ’ ( HTG ) and he has to get the game running . The other members sit in a random manner and are given names , better if they are confusing names like China Port No. 1 , Rum Master Blaster etc . The game starts with HTG saying – “ HTG dropped a missile on China Port No. 1 , sir ” and China Port No. 1 has to reply with – “ It wasn’t me , sir . ” Then HTG replies – “ Who then , sir ” and it goes on . The sentence has to end with ‘ sir ’ and if it doesn’t , then the player has to down a beer . Similarly , if at any point the players fumble , they have to do the same . The tension makes the players forget things and there’s a whole lot of beer flowing as a result .

28．Which two games have something to do with running ?

A. Beer Boot Pass and Beer Crate-Running

B. Flunkyball and Drinking Relay

C. Beer Crate-Running and Flunkyball

D. Drinking Relay and Herman the German

29．The loser will have to buy beers for others in the game __________ .

A. Beer Boot Pass           B. Beer Crate-Running

C. Flunkyball               D. Drinking Relay

30．A person with a good memory may have a advantage in playing __________ .

A. Beer Boot Pass           B. Flunkyball

C. Drinking Relay           D. Herman the German

31． Which of the following statements is listed as a rule of the games ?

A. Every person has to sip the beer when playing Beer Boot Pass .

B. The person who replies to HTG with “ sir ” at the end will be punished .

C. The team can start drinking their beers as soon as they throw the ball in Flunkyball

D. The team members have to drink their beers in turn when playing Drinking Relay .

 — Shall we make it at 7:30 tomorrow?

   — Sorry. I ______ the final between Zhang Jike and Ma Long in Rio de Janeiro at home.

   A. am about to watch     B. will watch           C. will be watching     D. will have watched

    The desire to be noticed by peers（同龄人）is a natural tendency. Your style—the way you dress up, the way you carry yourself, the trends you follow—plays a key role in helping you stand out from the others.   31   The following tips can help you.

1. Be yourself.

Why be a second-rate version of anybody else when you can be the first-rate version of yourself. Nothing will help you stand out of the crowd more than your own features because there can be only one you. Everyone has their own belief, their own way of thinking, their own experiences that shape their styles. However, self-doubt and fear of disapproval drive many to abandon their own ways and follow what everyone else is doing.   32 

2. Keep an open mind.

Open-mindedness helps you see things from a different perspective, understand others, find opportunities, and learn from others.   33   There are several styles that you should explore and determine which suits your own personality. Nobody knows what fashion you are enthusiastic about. But you should be clearly aware of your own true feelings about it.

3. Keep up with the recent trends

Fashion is always changing.   34   As society changes, so does fashion. Changing trends reflect the changes in people's taste. Similarly, your senses of fashion changes as you gain more experiences in life. Keeping track of the latest fashion will help you redefine your style.

4. Wear your confidence

Your attitude towards dressing can make a significant difference on how you look. You can wear a very beautiful dress, but if you can't carry it with confidence, it will not look good on you.   35  . Don't wear an uncomfortable dress just because everyone or your friend is wearing it. Remember, it's okay to have your own style as long as you are confident with it.

A. Also, it tells a lot about your personality.

B. What worked yesterday may not work today.

C. Copying others will make you just another face in a crowd.

D. Having an open mind can be very helpful in defining your style.

E. On the other hand, even an average dress looks great on people who wear it confidently

F. It is not absolutely necessary to follow every new trend, and you can enjoy the ones you like.

G. Simply following the fashion trends or wearing expensive clothes will not help you get a distinct style.

66. —When given praise, the Chinese will be shy while the Americans will willingly accept it.

—The cultures of the East and West really v   ▲   from each other a lot.

67. —He gave himself a new name to hide his i   ▲   when he went to carry out the secret task.

—No wonder they couldn’t find in which hotel he stayed.

68. —What makes the promotion of his new product so successful?

—T   ▲   career women as his primary customers.

69. —Why was he not chosen to join in the project and work with the other students?

—As you know, he prefers i   ▲   work because he hardly believes in others.

70. —Your elder brother is very patient with the sick babies.

—That’s true. As a doctor, he cannot a   ▲   any mistakes, which will be dangerous for the patients.

Analysis of the composition of quicksand shows that there are four key ingredients—sand, obviously water, clay and salt. Together these materials form a structure resembling a house of cards, with large water-filled gaps between the sand particles, which are loosely glued in place by the clay. As long as it’s left alone, the structure remains stable. But as soon as it’s disturbed, by stepping on it, the clay changes from a jelly-like consistency to a runny liquid. The effect is the same as stirring a pot of yoghurt. Liquefying(溶解)the clay makes the quicksand about one million times runnier, and the whole house of cards comes tumbling down, with you inside it.

Very quickly, the sand sinks to the bottom and the water floats to the top. This is where the salt comes in. When there’s enough salt present, as soon as the clay particles liquefy, electrical charges make them begin to stick together to form bigger particles and these also settle with the sand. Quicksand is a mixture which looks like solid, but behaves more like a liquid.

Despite its murderous reputation, quicksand does not such people under and swallow them, although it can hold a person in firm grip. The human body is more buoyant(有浮力) in quicksand than in water, and sooner or later anyone trapped in it will float.

Unlike most liquids, quicksand’s viscosity, or “runniness” can suddenly change if it comes under pressure, for example under a human foot. The surface gives way and the victim quickly sinks in up to the knees, surrounded by an area of dirty things that turns semi-solid around its victim. Escaping from the quicksand’s grip(紧握) requires a large amount of force. Without something solid to pull at, people often find they are stuck fast. Pulling at one leg simply makes the other one sink further.

So how do you escape from quicksand’s control? Stay still and call for help. Staying still stops you sinking any further, until--with luck--help arrives on the scene. If no one appears and you need to draw yourself out, gently lie down on your back until your body is floating on the sand. Next, roll over onto your stomach and pull yourself forwards with your hands, so that you gradually “swim” towards firmer ground. It is a slow and dirty business, but it works.

This technique has one barrier: it goes against a very powerful human nature. Faced with danger in the open, nine out of ten stay on their feet so that they can run away, in which case it can worsen the situation.

32．Which ingredient of the quicksand make someone trapped in it stuck and stuck fast?

A. Sand          B. Clay              C. Water             D. Salt

33．From the passage we can learn that ________

A. as long as you are strong enough, you can pull yourself up from quicksand on your own

B. clay glues sand particles loosely, which makes quicksand stable, unless it is disturbed

C. because anyone trapped in quicksand will float, there is little possibility of him dying

D. looking like solid ground, quicksand is actually liquid

34．If someone is trapped in quicksand, what should he do?

A. Remain calm and wave for help

B. Stand in quicksand and get ready to run away as quickly as possible

C. “Swimming” is one of the best choices he can use to escape

D. Once in quicksand, lie down on his stomach immediately and swim slowly to safety

35． What might be the best title of the passage?

A. A human killer--quicksand

B. How to escape from danger

C. An awful experience in quicksand

D. What to do if trapped in quicksand

    We know that hugs make us feel cosy inside. And this feeling could actually ward off stress and protect the immune (免疫) system, according to a new research from Carnegie Mellon University.

It’s a well-known fact that stress can weaken the immune system. In this study, the researchers sought to determine whether hugs could protect individuals from the increased sensitivity to illness brought on by the particular stress that comes with interpersonal conflict.

“We know that people experiencing ongoing conflicts with others are less able to fight off cold viruses. We also know that people who report having social support are partly protected from the effects of stress on psychological states, such as depression and anxiety, ” the study’s lead author, psychologist Dr. Sheldon Cohen , said in a statement. “We have tested whether awareness of social support is equally effective in protecting us from sensitivity to infection caused by stress and also whether receiving hugs might partially account for those feelings of support and thus protect a person against infection.”

In the experiment, over 400 healthy adults filled out a questionnaire about their perceived (感知到的) social support and also participated in a nightly phone interview for two weeks. They were asked about the frequency that they engaged in interpersonal conflict and received hugs that day.

Then, the researchers exposed the participants to a common cold virus, and monitored them to assess signs of infection. They found that both perceived social support and more frequent hugs reduced the risk of infection associated with experiencing interpersonal conflict. Regardless of whether or not they experienced social conflicts, infected participants with greater perceived social support and more frequent hugs had less severe illness symptoms.

“This suggests that being hugged by a trusted person may act as an effective means of conveying support and that increasing the frequency of hugs might be an effective means of reducing the effects of stress,” Cohen said. “The apparent protective effect of hugs may result from the physical contact itself or hugging being a behavioral indicator of support and closeness. Either way, those who receive more hugs are somewhat more protected from infection.”

If you need any more reason to wrap your arms around someone special, consider this: hugs also lower blood pressure, reduce fears, improve heart health and decrease feelings of loneliness.

29. In Paragraph 1, the underlined words “ward off “can be replaced by ____.

A. produce           B. increase         C. prevent          D. support

30. Dr. Sheldon Cohen’s experiment shows that ____.

A. hugs can hide serious illness symptoms

B. social conflicts can monitor signs of infection

C. social support can reduce the risk of having a cold

D. depression and anxiety result from less social support

31.The passage aims to convey that ____.

   A. hugs can have protective effects           B. social support can cure diseases 

   C. interpersonal conflicts cause infections     D. stress can weaken our immune system

32. The passage is most likely to be found in ____.

   A. a social science magazine                B. a commercial brochure 

   C. a medical report                        D. an academic essay

---Betty has been upset over an e-mail you wrote her the other day.

-----Rally?My intent was just to offer some helpful suggestions.I’ll     so that she doesn’t feel upset anymore.

A.clear the air             B.reap what I sow

C.see the handwriting       D.beat about the bush

  Perhaps drawing inspiration from Spiderman, beachgoers in China' s eastern city of Qingdao

  have come up with a new way of protecting their skin from the sun. They call it the "face-kini". It was first sported by middle-aged women as a practical addition to their swimsuits, but now the face-kini  has gone global.

       New York-based style magazine CR Fashion Book, founded by former Vogue Paris editor

 Carine Roitfeld, recently published a photo shoot of models with pouting(撅起的) red lips, wearing face-kinis, chic swimsuits and fancy jewellery .

      The transformation of what' s considered the symbol of "old woman style" in China to high fashion has amused Internet users. In two days, the subject was widely spread on the Chinese Twitter,

Weibo.  "Chinese old women are at the centre of the global fashion world," said one comment. "It looks like bank robbers attacking the beach," others joked.

     When it comes to avoiding the sun, it seems Chinese creativity is unlimited. Apart from the face- kini, the Chinese use special UV-blocking sun umbrellas which can be attached to bike handles.

     There are also sun- blocking removable sleeves and Batman- style capes. The list goes on. On Chinese television, commercials for magic whitening creams are everywhere. White is seen as

 beautiful here, or as the old Chinese saying goes: "One touch of white covers 100 kinds of ugliness."

    It' s a curious contrast to the fact that people in many western countries pay for tanning(晒黑). Tanning salons are just now starting to take off in big Chinese cities, where western influences are

deeper.

    Liu Yupu, or "China tanning boss" as he goes by on Weibo, took the sudden popularity of face- kinis with a pinch of salt. He said: "These days, if you had just been to a tanning salon in China. Your parents and close friends may call you an idiot, but you'll also get plenty of praise." But can a beautifully-tanned woman turn as many heads as the face-kini on the Qingdao beach?

32. The "face-kini" has been worn in Qingdao -    '

    A. for quite a long time                              B. first by beachgoers

   C. to prevent swimmers drowning                       D. in honor of the movie Spiderman

33.According to the passage, the new invention "face-kini" is now considered as____.

    A. whitening cream    B. an old woman style

    C. a beautiful swimsuit    D. high fashion

 34.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph imply?

    A. Tanning is more popular in Western countries.

    B. White is seen as more beautiful in China

    C. The face-kini books less cool than a beautifully-tanned woman

    D. Tanning will not get. popular in China    

35.Which of the following is the best title for the text?

    A. Keeping your skin. fair    B. The changing fashion in Qingdao

C. Protecting  fair skin with "face-kini"    D. New attitudes towards beauty