I’m afraid to grow old—we’re all afraid. In fact, the fear of growing old is so great that every aged person is an insult and a threat to the society. They remind us of our own death, that our body won’t always remain smooth and responsive, but will someday betray(背叛) us by aging. The ideal way to age would be to grow slowly invisible, gradually disappearing, without causing worry or discomfort to the young. In some ways that does happen. Sitting in a small park across from a nursing home one day, I noticed that the young mothers and their children gathered on one side, and the old people from the home on the other.

Whenever a youngster would run over to the “wrong” side, chasing a ball or just trying to cover all the available space, the old people would lean forward and smile. But before any communication could be established, the mother would come over, murmuring embarrassed apologies, and take her child back to the “young” side.

Now, it seemed to me that the children didn’t feel any particular fear and the old people didn’t seem to be threatened by the children. The division of space was drawn by the mothers. And the mothers never looked at the old people who lined the other side of the park. These well-dressed young women had a way of sliding their eyes over, around, through the old people; they never looked at them directly. The old people may as well have been invisible; they offended the aesthetic eye of the mothers.

My early experiences were somewhat different; since I grew up in a small town, my children had more of a nineteenth-century flavor. I knew a lot of old people, and considered some of them friends.

1.People are afraid of growing old because it is usually associated with ______.

A. insult B. threat C. death D. betrayal

2.In the author’s opinion, it is a perfect way to ______.

A. grow old slowly and then die unnoticed

B. grow old suddenly and then die

C. shut oneself up from others when growing old

D. remain young all one’s life and then die suddenly

3.It can be inferred that young mothers would try to keep their children away from the old because ______.

A. they feared their children might hurt the old

B. they didn’t like their children to take up the space belonging to the old

C. they felt it was wrong to play balls near where the old stayed

D. they didn’t want their children to have anything to do with the old

4.The author believes the division between the old and the young is _____.

A. made by people B. understandable

C. formed naturally D. traditional

5.From the passage, we learn that the author ______.

A. used to have the same experience as the young have today

B. has never been afraid of getting old

C. was quite free to know and befriend old people in his childhood

D. both B and C

When, after a year of being alone on his island, Robinson Crusoe sees a footprint in the sand, the reader of Robinson Crusoe trembles. Will Crusoe find another human being to end his loneliness? Is the footprint the sign of an enemy? Since 1719, when Daniel Defoe wrote Robinson Crusoe, thousands of people who enjoy English novels have thrilled to this great adventure story. But few know how the story came to be written. Robinson Crusoe was the first English novel. Its birth brought together the misadventures of a Scotch “failure” and the untapped imagination of an aging English scribbler.

Near the end of the Seventeenth Century, the hot-tempered Alexander Selkirk was charged with bad conduct while in church. Rather than face this charge, he ran away to sea. Several years later, Selkirk found himself on the ship of an English privateer. The privateer was preying on Spanish shipping. But Selkirk quarreled bitterly with the Captain. So, when the ship came to the island of Juan Femandez in the South Seas, Selkirk asked to be put ashore. When he saw that there were no people on the island, he begged to be taken back on board. But the Captain refused—Selkirk had gone too far. Over four years later, Selkirk was rescued by another ship.

When Selkirk got back to England, the story of his life on the island fired the imagination of Daniel Defoe. Defoe had been earning a living by his pen since he was thirty. He was amazingly hard-working. He wrote a whole newspaper three times a week. He also made part of his living from politics. He supported both political parties. He told each party that it had his sole support.

1.Alexander Selkirk spent four years on a desert island because .

A. he sought adventure

B. he was hot-tempered

C. he was afraid to face charges

D. his ship was wrecked

2.Daniel Defoe .

A. made his living as a writer

B. got his start as a writer with the writing of Robinson Crusoe

C. was very “straight”-he was hardworking and honest

D. had little power of imagination, but succeeded with his novel because he worked hard

3.This passage is mainly about .

A. how Alexander Selkirk was able to survive on the island.

B. why people enjoy English novels

C. what the footprint in the sand meant

D. how Robinson Crusoe came to be written

4.According to this passage , which of the following statements is not true?

A. Robinson Crusoe was a successful novel.

B. Even if Alexander Selkirk had not lived on the island of Juan Femande, Robinson Crusoe would still have been written.

C. Daniel Defoe lived partly by hard work and partly by his “ wits ”.

D. With the writing of Robinson Crusoe , the English novel was born.

5.The author’s attitude towards Daniel Defoe is .

A. critical B. supporting C. both A and B D. opposing

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余項。（共5題；每小題2分，共10分）

NBA basketball players devote much of their lives to preparing for games. This preparation, which includes studying game films, practicing skills and treating injuries, is essential because of the pressure-packed nature of their profession.

1. Generally, on the day of a game, players get together in the morning for an-hour shooting and also to review films of the opponent of that night. 2. Players receive treatments for injuries, put on their uniforms, discuss strategies with coaches and warm up during the remaining time before the game gets underway. As thousands of people cheer them on, a team’s best players will play 40 or more minutes during the game. After the game, some players stick around to lift weights before showering and heading home.

3. They must leave their families at home, spend hours on planes traveling around the country and try to stay rested while sleeping at a different hotel every night.

The NBA’s 82-game regular season is tiring. 4. So many players focus on recuperating(恢復(fù)健康) for at least part of the off-season. Other players may work on recovering from surgery to correct injuries.

Weeks before the training camp, NBA basketball players start getting back in shape for the upcoming season. 5. Younger players often take part in developmental leagues during the summer months to increase their chances of getting onto an NBA team.

A. Trips can be difficult for NBA basketball players

B. The league was founded in New York City on June 6, 1946.

C. It can wear down even the best-conditioned athletes.

D. It consists of 30 teams, 29 in the US and 1 in Canada.

E. The preparation may involve practicing basketball skills and lifting weights.

F. Following lunch, many players take a nap and eat a pre-game meal before arriving at the field.

G. An NBA basketball player’s typical workday routine varies based on his team’s schedule of games.

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項。

Tom was a businessman and he suffered many failures in his career, which made him a depressed（沮喪的）man, he often complained that others had been playing tricks on him. One day he told his wife he was so with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to city. In the evening of a weekend, Tom and his wife were busy up their new home the light suddenly went out. So they had to ___ work. Tom was regretful to have forgotten to bring along candles and had to wait in a low mood. Just then he heard slight, hesitant knocks on his door that sounded clear in the night.

“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Tom had no in the new city. And this was the moment he especially disliked being disturbed. , he went reluctantly(不情愿地) to the door and opened it impatiently. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have ? I’m your neighbor.” “No,” answered Tom in anger and shut the door violently. “What a nuisance（討厭的人）!” he complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down the neighbor came to things.” After a while, the door was knocked . He opened it and found the same girl outside. But this time she was holding two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She me here to give you these .” Tom was very __ by what he saw. When he became fully aware, he said, “Thank you and your . God bless you!”

At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his in life. It was his and harshness(刻薄)with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was nobody else but himself, for he had fallen for his unsympathetic .

1.A. inspiredB. satisfiedC. encouraged D.disappointed

2.A. the otherB. other C. another D. every

3.A. lookingB. cleaningC. turningD. ending

4.A. whereB. thatC. whyD. when

5.A. continueB. quitC. startD. change

6.A. helplesslyB. happilyC. patiently D. hopefully

7.A. noisyB. quietC. darkD. crowded

8.A. friendB. consultantC. strangerD. adolescent

9.A. SoB. HoweverC. ThoughD. In case

10.A. lightsB. tricksC. candlesD. failures

11.A. whenB. thatC. thanD. while

12.A. borrowB. sellC. purchaseD. lend

13.A. suddenlyB. tooC. constantlyD. again

14.A. suggestedB. sentC. forbadeD. forced

15.A. frightenedB. surprisedC. puzzledD. pleased

16.A. brotherB. motherC. fatherD. grandma

17.A. dissatisfactionB. successC. failureD. determination

18.A. apologyB. responsibilityC. coldnessD. concept

19.A. in particularB. in allC. in generalD. in reality

20.A. brainB. thoughtC. ideaD. mind

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容（不多于三個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Here is my idea about 1. a friend is like. Firstly, a friend is someone you can 2. your secrets with. If you 3. him a secret, never 4. he talk about it with anybody else. Besides, a friend is always a good 5. ( listen ) when you need one. After hearing your sad stories, he will say some words that are nice and warm. Still, your 6. ( happy ) makes him happy too. What’s 7. , a good friend is 8. (will) to offer the help which you need, or can at least give you some advice. In 9. word, friends are those you like and trust, and those you will enjoy every minute that you spend 10. .

假定在英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加，刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1．每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞;

2．只允許修改l0處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。

What would we do without refrigerators? We take it for granted now, but what is it like before the refrigerator was invented? Have you never left milk out of the fridge for a day in summer? In just that time it will go badly, so you can imagine what hard life was before. For a long time, people have been using ice to make food lasting longer.

The first refrigerators were sold in late 1880s and they soon became very popular. Nowadays, almost everyone has a fridge in their homes and modern refrigerators are much more safer. Some of them are such modern that they can tell you what needs buying in advance!

We shouldn’t take_____ for granted that our parents will take care of us forever.

A. thisB. thatC. them D. it

Faced with_____ challenges, you should believe that your courage is what makes_____ difference.

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

Despite the great difficulty we had _____ out the plan, it paid off in the end.

A. carryingB. carriedC. to carryD. carry

---What do you think of the film?

---Cool! Never before _____ a better one.

A. had I seen B. I have seen C. have I seen D. I had seen