What was your favorite sport during your childhood? Maybe running around the playground or jumping rope for hours would bring you pleasure. At that time you weren’t thinking of health, you were just thinking of entertainment(娛樂). But in this age of high-tech home equipment, the simple joy of jumping rope has been forgotten. I think rediscovering it probably will give you a total-body exercise.

Although considered an excellent form of exercise, jumping rope has never been widely accepted because of two reasons. First, most people consider jumping rope to be an excellent form of cardiovascular (心血管的) exercise, but they also believe that it is simply too difficult. In other words, they don’t think they’ll be able to continue jumping for the near 20 minutes in order to achieve a beneficial physical effect. Second, many people regard it as a little boring and overly repetitive —not as something fun or enjoyable.

As a matter of fact, jumping rope can be great fun as long as you find proper ways to practice it. Instead of doing the usual two-foot bounce(跳) over and over again, players good at rope-jumping often change their pattern every 10 or 20 jumps. A single bounce, a double –bounce, a skip, a knee-up, side swings, as well as a variety of other easy-to-learn free-style rope-jumping .

Nowadays researchers are discovering that jumping rope also prepares the brain for learning. It is an exercise allowing both brain hemispheres（半球）to perform equally to each other . In a word, jumping rope can be a life-long activity requiring little equipment, time and space, yet leading to a much healthier life.

1.One reason that can explain why rope jumping has not spread widely is that_____.

A. it is believed to be boring and repetitive

B. it is too difficult for people to learn to jump

C. it benefits the cardiovascular system

D. it requires little equipment, time and space

2.The first sentence in Paragraph 3 implies that in rope jumping .

A. there is only one proper way to follow

B. the usual way should not be used again

C. the easiest way is always the best one

D. there are different kinds of ways to follow

3.According to the researchers, jumping rope .

A. only prepares the brain for learning

B. is suitable for students only

C. helps both brain hemispheres work together

D. can be dangerous for old people

4.What is the author’s attitude towards rope jumping?

A. He strongly argues against it.

B. He is sitting on the fence of it .

C. He is for it.

D. He knows little about it .

1.___You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessarily so, however. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here’s how:

Plan your time carefully. When planning your work, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First plan your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide a good, regular time for studying. 2.____ A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time.

Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television. When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.

Make good use of your time in class. 3.___Listening carefully in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.

Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes, review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, and read that material. 4._____If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you’ll remember it longer.

Develop a good attitude towards tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t be over worried.

5._____ You will probably discover some of them after you have tried these.

A. There are other methods that might help you with your studying.

B. Don’t forget to set aside enough time for entertainment.

C. Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher says.

D. No one can become a top student unless he or she works hard.

E. Maybe you are an ordinary student.

F. Make full use of class time to take notes of what the teacher says in class.

G. This will help you understand the next class.

I was having my dinner at McDonald’s one evening when an old couple slowly walked in. They their meal,took a table near the window and started food out of the plate. There was one hamburger, one order of French fries(炸薯?xiàng)l) and one drink. The man the food into two halves and carefully placed before his wife.

He took a sip(一小口)of the drink. His wife also took one and then the cup down between them. “That old couple! All they can is one meal for the two of them,” thought I. the man began to eat his French fries. I to my feet, went over and said that I was to buy another meal for them. But he refused me and said that they made it a to share everything.

,the lady didn’t take a bite, She sat there her husband eat, and taking turns (輪流) sipping the drink, Again I to buy them something but was refused, When the man finished eating and was his face with a napkin (紙巾). I no longer stand it. I made an offer to them a third time. being politely refused, I asked the lady . “Madam, why aren’t you eating? You said that you share everything. is it that you are waiting for?” “The teeth,” she answered.

1.A. served B. requested C. collected D. ordered

2.A. carrying B. taking C. fetching D. bringing

3.A. divided B. cut C. changed D. formed

4.A. it B. this C. that D. one

5.A. got B. settled C. set D. turned

6.A. funny B. crazy C. strange D. poor

7.A. afford B. pay C. demand D. choose

8.A.While B. Since C. As D. Until

9.A.came B.struggled C. rushed D. rose

10.A.anxious B.willing C.satisfied D. quick

11.A.warmly B.proudly C. kindly D. seriously

12.A.way B.habit C. case D. model

13.A.Surprisingly B.Sadly C. Shockingly D. Bitterly

14.A.seeing B.noticing C. watching D. finding

15.A.wanted B.asked C. planned D. attempted

16.A.wiping B.touching C.bathing D. washing

17.A.should B.could C.might D. would

18.A.In B. Upon C. After D. With

19.A.curiously B. carefully C. naturally D. plainly

20.A.How B. Who C. Why D. What

Luo Nanfeng, a female college graduate of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, joined three schoolmates of hers to open a foot massage(按摩) store in Chengdu. Their behavior has got the public very interested _1.__ the store.

At the very beginning, many people could not understand __2._ the four were willing to do such a job, which used to be considered a low one. But now they __3.___(change) their mind. Besides, people find __4.___ special because of the store’s ___5.___(different) from other ones. In their massage store, they let their customers make a __6.___ (decide) and choose the kind of massage and traditional Chinese medicine they need.

In the twenty-first century, society should treat the four college students _7.__ (fair) instead of 8.__ (look) down upon them. Actually，foot-washing is also __9.___ normal job. Therefore, there is no need to feel _10.__ (surprise).

短文改錯(cuò) （共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌的作文。文中共有十處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫上該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面與上修改后的詞。

注意：1. 每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2．只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。

I first met Li Meng at a friend birthday party in five years ago. Then I invited Li Meng in my place. We listen to my CDs together and soon became good friends. Three years ago, Li Meng’s parents invited I to spend two wonderful week in Qingdao with them during the summer holiday. Li Meng and I loved walking along the beautifully beaches there. Last year I was ill but had to stay in hospital for a week. Li Meng came see me every day. Then, her father changed jobs and they moved to another city. Since then we haven’t seen each other much, but we’ve kept write to each other.

假如你是李華，是北京四中高一年級(jí)的一名學(xué)生。十二月份美國(guó)一中學(xué)組織部分學(xué)生到你校參觀交流。Peter將在你家居住15天，作為東道主，你給Peter發(fā)一封Email, 內(nèi)容如下：

1、你的基本情況(性格，業(yè)余愛好，喜歡的科目，口語(yǔ)不好)；

2、你的計(jì)劃打算（參觀長(zhǎng)城，故宮等名勝古跡）；

3、征求對(duì)方意見

參考詞匯：故宮the Forbidden City

Dear Peter,

I’m Li Hua, a student from Beijing No. four High School.___________

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The most frightening words in the English language are, “Our computer is down.” You hear it more and more when you are on business. The other day I was at the airport waiting for a ticket to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said, “I’m sorry, I can’t sell you a ticket. Our computer is down.”

“If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket.”

“I can’t write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so.”

I looked down on the computer and every passenger was just standing there drinking coffee and staring at the black screen. Then I asked her, “What do all you people do?”

“We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not.”

“So when it goes down, you go down with it.”

“That’s good, sir.”

“How long will the computer be down?” I wanted to know.

“I have no idea. Sometimes it’s down for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hours. There’s no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since it’s down it won’t answer us.”

After the girl told me they had no backup(備用) computer, I said. “Let’s forget the computer. What about your planes? They’re still flying, aren’t they?”

“I couldn’t tell without asking the computer.”

“Maybe I could just go to the gate and ask the pilot if he’s flying to Washington, ” I suggested.

“I wouldn’t know what gate to send you to. Even if the pilot was going to Washington, he couldn’t take you if you didn’t have a ticket.”

“Is there any other airline flying to Washington within the next few hours?”

“I wouldn’t know, ” she said, pointing at the dark screen. “Only ‘IT’ knows. ‘It’ can’t tell me.”

By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines. The word soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people went white, some people started to cry and still others kicked their luggage.

1. The best title for the article is _______.

A. When the Computer Is Down B. The Most Frightening Words

C. The Computer of the Airport D. Asking the Computer

2. What could the girl in the ticket office do for the passengers without asking the computer?

A. She could sell a ticket.

B. She could write out a ticket.

C. She could answer the passengers’ questions.

D. She could do nothing.

3. Why do you think they had not a backup computer?

A. Because it was easy down

B. Because it was very expensive.

C. Because it was not advanced enough.

D. Because it was not as big as the main computer.

4. The last paragraph suggests that _______.

A. a modern computer won’t be down.

B. computers can take the place of humans

C. sometimes a computer may bring suffering to people

D. there will be great changes in computers

This column is part of a series on websites that are useful for English language learning．Activities for ESL Students

Includes various types of tests, exercises and puzzles designed to help people studying English as a second language （ESL）．The activities include grammar, vocabulary and idiom tests at easy, medium and difficult levels．The specially designed Chinese-English vocabulary tests can help Chinese memorize English words．

http://a4esl．org/

Interesting Things for ESL Students

Contains a comprehensive list of audio clips （聽力剪輯） from the Special English programs of Voice of America （VOA）．The list covers news of all kinds on VOA．The listening and vocabulary exercises and the word list designed with the clips will help English learners improve listening ability and increase vocabulary．

http://www．manythings．org/voa/

World-English

This site provides a list of radio or TV channels offering English news clips．It includes the BBC radio program clips from England, CNN and ABC news clips from the US, and other news clips from other English-speaking countries．Click on the links and you will be taken to channels where you can listen to clips．This is a good way to practice listening．

http://www．world-english．org/listening．html

Listen to English

Offers a large number of materials for English learners to practice listening．The materials include business English, English literature, history, movies, and politics．Students can improve their English while enjoying the beauty of the English of literature, songs, movies, and news in different countries．

http://eleaston．corn/listen, html

1.If you want to test how well you are learning English, which website can you enter?

A．http://a4esl．org/

B．http://www．manythings．org/voa/

C．http://www．world-english．org/listening．html

D．http://eleaston．com/listen, html

2.According to this passage, you had better listen to clips of _______ programs to learn more English words．

A．VOA B．BBC C．CNN D．ABC

3.How many of the four websites can you use to improve your English as well as to learn about recent news?

A．One． B．Two． C．Three． D．Four．

A federal agency on Tuesday called for a ban on all cellphone use by drivers --- the most far-reaching recommendation up to now — saying its decision was based on a decade of investigations into distraction-related (與分散注意力有關(guān)的) accidents, as well as growing concerns that powerful mobile devices are giving drivers even more reasons to look away from the road.

As part of its recommendation, the National Transportation Safety Board is urging states to ban drivers from using hands-free devices, including wireless headsets. No state now has made laws to ban such activity, but the Board said that drivers faced serious risks from talking on wireless headsets, just as they do by taking a hand off the wheel to hold a phone to their ears.

However, the concern was heightened by increasingly powerful phones that people can use to send e-mails, watch movies and play games.

“Every year, new devices are being on sale.” she said. “People are attracted to update their Facebook page, to play music with cellphone, as if sitting at a desk. But they are driving a car.”

The agency based its recommendation on evidence from its investigation of numerous crashes in which electronic distraction was a major contributing factor.

Ms. Hersman said she understood that this recommendation would be unwelcome in some circles, given the number of drivers who talk and text. But she compared distracted driving to drunken driving and even smoking, which required wholesale cultural shifts to change behavior.

“It’s going to be very unpopular with some people.” she said. “We’re not here to win a popularity contest. We’re here to do the right thing. This is a difficult recommendation, but it’s the right recommendation and it is time.”

The agency’s recommendation is not required for states to adopt such a ban. And it won’t likely be agreed upon by state lawmakers who are unwillingly to anger those who have grown accustomed to using their device behind the wheel.

The ban also deserves attention because it is the first call by a federal agency to end the practice completely, rather than the partial ban that some lawmakers have put in place by allowing hands-free talking.

1. The ban on all cellphone use by drivers was put forward ______.

A. after a long discussion and recommendation

B. after about ten years’ investigation in it

C. because of the most powerful mobile devices

D. for the reason of heading away from the road

2. We can know from the passage that ______.

A. electronic distraction resulted in numerous crashes

B. numerous crashes were caused by drunk driving

C. electronic distraction contributed much to the ban

D. the recommendation was based on electronic distraction

3. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A. Cellphone Ban in Cars

B. Valuable Ban for Cellphones

C. Drivers Ban Cellphones

D. Cellphone Ban while Driving

For some people, choosing which sports to play throughtout high school is hard because they have never really played an organized sport before and aren’t sure what they’ll enjoy most. ____1.___

___2.____ If you’re great at soccer but would rather play football because you think it’s more fun, then give it a go (just make sure it’s cool with mom and dad)!

Sports are meant to be fun. ___3.____ What’s the worst that can hppen? If you get cut， you can always try another sport. And sports like track don’t typically cut participants from the team. You can still participate even if you’re not in the team for the competition.

Some sports, like lacrosse or field hockery, require evey person on the field to be working well together. 4.___

Sports like tennis, track and field, swimming, gymnastics, and wrestling are all sports where individual performances are tallied(計(jì)分) into team scores. ___5.___ However, for the most part it’s possible to win a solo event in these sports and still have your team lose or vice-versa(反之亦然).

No one knows you better than you do. Maybe you enjoy the spotlight. Maybe you get annoyed by the way teammates act. Luckily, there are many individualized sports to choose from.

A.No matter what your problem is, you have to make the decision that is best for you.

B.Sure, certain people perform much better than others but superstars don’t necessarily make a good team!

C.Many people are attracted to team sports.

D.Of course there are exceptions, like relays in track and swimming.

E.For others it’s tough because their friends don’t like to play the same sports.

F.Besides swimming, try canoeing, fishing, sailing, skiing, and, if you’re feeling particularly daring, surfing.

G.If there is a sport you really enjoy but you aren’t sure if you can make the team, try out anyway.