完形填空

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

I am anything but adventurous. So, when I actually ____ the courage to learn driving and, even more ____, passed the test, I fancied being a free spirit at last.

I mistakenly thought I would ____new roads and drive to the farthest horizons. But, trying new highways was next to ____ for me. The time I tried, I got hopelessly ____ and found myself going around in circles. When I eventually found the way home, I ____ this was the end of the adventurous life. I _____ the known routes. When a friend ____ me to make the most of weekend when the traffic was ____ to make new discoveries, I ___ at her with horror. Was I going to ____ a perfectly good weekend raising my blood pressure or was I going to spend it doing as little as possible? _____, I chose the latter option.

After some years of battling the Sharjah-Dubai ___ , I told myself it wasn’t worth ____ my peace of mind. Now I had the Metro, buses and ____ to choose from. Taking taxi was one of the best ____ I have made from a traffic point of view. There was an unbelievable sense of lightness _____ I jumped into a taxi, taken to my destination without being worried.

All one has to do is give directions. I am good at that. Giving directions, I mean. And I am very __ ___ when I issue these, with no effect on the part of the person driving. As soon as I sit inside, I start the description of the _____ to be taken in great detail so as to _____ the possibility of being taken for a ride.

1.A．covered B．delivered C．gathering D．removing

2.A．enthusiastically B．surprisingly C．importantly D．typically

3.A．discover B．get C．invent D．purchase

4.A．invisible B．useful C．practical D．impossible

5.A．lost B．amazed C．puzzled D．moved

6.A．refused B．hoped C．replied D. swore

7.A．added to B．stuck to C．got to D．referred to

8.A．suggested B．ordered C．advised D．persuaded

9.A．light B．heavy C．slow D．safe

10.A．glared B．stared C．glanced D．viewed

11.A．use B．spare C．waste D．devote

12.A．Of course B．In short C．In case D．Of all

13.A．system B．atmosphere C．society D．traffic

14.A．weighing B．disturbing C．conducting D. carrying

15.A．cars B．trains C．trucks D．cabs

16.A．dreams B．discoveries C．choices D．challenges

17.A．while B．when C．until D．before

18.A．considerate B．ignorant C．stubborn D．accurate

19.A．route B．map C．design D. course

20.A．increase B．extend C．reduce D．Expand

Are you a compulsive (強迫性的) spender, or do you hold on to your money as long as possible? Are you a bargain hunter? Would you rather use charge accounts than pay cash? Your answers to these questions will reflect your personality. According to psychologists, our individual money habits not only show our beliefs and values, but can also stem from past problems.

Experts in psychology believe that for many people, money is an important symbol of strength and influence. Husbands who complain about their wives’ spending habits may be afraid that they are losing power in their marriage. Wives, on the other hand, may waste huge amounts of money because they are angry at their husbands. In addition, many people consider money a symbol of love. They spend it on their family and friends to express love, or they buy themselves expensive presents because they need love.

People can be addicted to different things — for example, alcohol, drugs, certain foods, or even television. They are compulsive in their addictions, i.e. they must satisfy these needs to feel comfortable. In the same way, according to psychologists, compulsive spenders must spend money. For people who buy on credit, furthermore, charge accounts are even more exciting than money: in other words, they feel that with credit, they can do anything. Their pleasures in spending enormous amounts are actually greater than those they get from the things they buy.

There is even a special psychology of bargain hunting. To save money, of course, most people look for sales, low prices, and discounts. Compulsive bargain hunters, however, often buy things that they don’t need just because they are cheap. They want to believe that they are helping their budgets, but they are really playing an exciting game: when they can buy something for less than other people, they feel that they are winning. Most people, experts claim, have two reasons for their behavior: a good reason for the things that they do and the real reason.

It is not only scientists, of course, who understand the psychology of spending habits, but also business people. Stores, companies, and advertisers use psychology to increase business: they consider people’s needs for love, power, or influence, their basic values, their beliefs and opinions, etc. in their advertising and sales methods.

Psychologists often use a method called “behavior therapy(療法)” to help individuals solve their personality problems. In the same way, they can help people who feel that they have problems with money: they give them “assignments”. If a person buys something in every store that he enters, for instance, a therapist might teach him self-discipline in this way: on the first day of his therapy, he must go into a store, stay five minutes, and then leave. On the second day, he should stay for ten minutes and try something on. On the third day, he stays for fifteen minutes, asks the salesclerk a question, but does not buy anything. Soon he will learn that nothing bad will happen to him if he doesn’t buy anything, and he can solve the problem of his compulsive buying.

1.If you use charge accounts, ______.

A. you pay in cash

B. you pay with credit card

C. you pay less than you should

D. you pay more than you should

2.Compulsive bargain hunters buy things for all the following reasons except that ______.

A. the things they buy are cheap

B. they believe they can balance their budgets

C. they get psychological satisfaction

D. they really need the things they buy

3.Behavior therapy in this case aims at ______.

A. helping businessmen to increase their business

B. helping compulsive spenders to buy less

C. finding out how people will react if they are allowed to buy

D. finding out what people will do in front of a bargain

4.The underlined word “those” in Paragraph 3 refers to ______.

A. different things B. their addictions

C. their pleasures D. charge accounts

5.From the passage we can conclude that ______________.

A. how you spend money reflects if you are psychologically healthy

B. money is a necessity and will bring you happiness if you have much

C. compulsive buying problems can be solved by taking some medicine

D. all businessmen understand well the psychology of customers

書面表達

請根據(jù)以下提示，并結合事例，用英語寫一篇短文。

People are always looking for someone to look up to and imitate (模仿). However, you can set the example by changing yourself to become the person that people want to be like.

注意：①除詩歌外，文體不限； ②內容必須結合你生活中的一個事例；③文中不得透露個人姓名和學校名稱；④詞數(shù)不少于120，不得抄寫提示語原句。

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根據(jù)短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該選項涂黑。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Have you fallen into a pattern of sleeping poorly? 1. Getting a good night sleep is very important to your physical and emotional health. Here are some simple actions and choices you can make right now to help you sleep better at night.

1. Avoid coffee, smoke, and alcohol. If you want coffee in the afternoon or evening, drink less. An alcohol drink, especially more than one, will not help you sleep better. A drink may, or may not, help you fall asleep, but alcohol causes you to sleep poorly and be unable to sleep all night, 2.

2. Don’t overeat, but don’t go to bed hungry. If you aren’t tired of milk, try a small glass of warm milk or a piece of mild cheese in the evening. A small piece of chicken or other protein may also work well before bed. 3.

3. 4. It can help you avoid lacking water and is generally good for your health. However, avoid water and other fluids for the last two hours before bedtime to reduce your need to go to the bathroom during the night.

4. Make your bedroom as quietly as you can. 5. Consider using earplugs(耳塞) if your bedroom is noisy. Some people find that the white noise from a fan, as well as the air flow, helps them sleep better. Others find soft music or natural sounds like waves or bird songs to be relaxing and contribute to sleep. If you use music to help you fall asleep, you may find that you get better rest later in the night if you set the music to turn off after an hour.

課文填空

The largest organ of our body is skin, which acts as a 1. against disease, posions and so on. It has 2. functions. But when your skin gets burnt, it can be very serious. So it is very important to know first aid for burns.

However, if you’ve got burns, first, 3.clothing using scissors if necessary 4. it is stuck to the burn. For second degree burns, keep cloths cool by putting them back in a basin of cold water, 5. them out and placing them on the burned area over and over 6. for about an hour. Next, dry the burnt area 7., then cover the burned area with a dry, clean 8. without sticking to the skin, and hold it in 9. with tape. If you’ve got second or third degree burns, it’s 10. to get the victim to the doctor or hospital at once.

A group of people decided to climb a mountain together. They thought it was going to be an easy climb, so they laughed and talked among themselves and didn’t notice the sky growing darker. They soon got lost for they couldn’t see very far in front of them. They huddled together that night over a fire.

No one walked too far away from the group by themselves because it would surely lead to death. They sat close to each other throughout the dark hours not just for warmth, but for the fact that staying with the group was their only hope for survival. After what felt like a century, the sun started its slow climb up the sky. They were now able to see as far ahead of them as they liked, so they began to go down the mountain.

They still remained as a group at this time even though there was no real need. A bond (凝聚力) had formed throughout the group that could not be broken or ignored. They knew each other just as well as they knew themselves. As they reached the place where they had started their journey, they knew it was time to say goodbye. Feeling at peace, they bowed (鞠躬) deeply to each other. All of them kept the love they created as a group close to their hearts as they made their way out into the world alone.

1.What was the difficulty the group of people met in the mountain?

A. Damaged roads. B. Animals’ attack.

C. Losing their way. D. Running out of food.

2.What does the underlined word “huddled” in the first paragraph probably mean?

A. Talked a lot. B. Sat close to each other.

C. Played happily. D. Explored the mountain.

3.What was the most important thing they did in order to survive?

A. They kept close to each other.

B. They told stories to encourage others.

C. They made a fire to keep warm.

D. They sent some people to find the way.

4.They remained as a group when going down the mountain because ______.

A. the way was still not clear

B. they enjoyed being in a group

C. they needed others to pull them

D. the way became difficult to walk on

Dear God,

This is Charles. I’m twelve. I’m typing this letter. Sometimes it’s hard for me to write. It’s a disease called dysgraphia. I also have learning disabilities, but my IQ was tested at 140.

I could never hold a pencil in the right way. My brain doesn’t sense what my hand is doing. I can feel the pencil, but the message doesn’t get through right. I have to hold the pencil tighter so that my brain knows I have it in my hand.

It’s much easier for me to explain things by talking than writing. There are so many things I can picture in my mind, but my hands just can’t draw it the way I see it.

It’s OK. I’m not complaining. I’m really doing fine. You see, you gave me a wonderful mind and a great sense of humor. I’m great at figuring things out, and I love to debate. We have some great discussions in class, and that’s where I really shine.

I want to be a lawyer when I grow up. I know I’d be good at it. You have told me that you made me special. You make me believe that you will see me through, and that you have plans for me to give me a future and hope. My parents want to help me, so they buy me a laptop. My teacher is the best this year! I am allowed to do a lot of my work on the computer.

Life’s hard sometimes, but I accept the challenge. Thanks for loving me. Thanks for everything.

Charles

1.The second paragraph mainly tells us ______.

A. the details of his disease

B. his feelings about the disease

C. how to prevent the disease

D. how he holds a pencil in the right way

2.The boy wanted to be a lawyer because of the following EXCEPT ______.

A. he loved to debate

B. he was good at explaining things

C. he had a great sense of humor

D. lawyers don’t have to depend on writing

3.The boy wrote the letter in order to ______.

A. complain about his disease

B. show his gratefulness

C. show others that he was clever

D. talk about his life

短文改錯

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。 刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。 增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧）,并在其下面寫出該加的詞。 修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線,在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1、每處錯誤及修改均僅限一詞。 2、只允許修改10處,多者（從11處起）不計分。

When I began my senior high school years, I had difficulty to learning English. I dared not speak English in public because my poor pronounce. I could not get high marks, but I always used bad grammar. Afraid of be laughed at, I never put up my hand answer questions in class. When my English teacher Miss Li learned about this, she encouraged me and lend me a hand, which helped improving my English. With his help, I became interest in English and finally got high marks. Miss Li, like a shining star, shines on my path to success.

It is quite reasonable to blame traffic jams, the cost of gas and the great speed of modern life, but manners on the road are becoming horrible. Everybody knows that the nicest men would become fierce tigers behind the wheel. It is all right to have a tiger in a cage, but to have one in the driver’s seat is another matter.

Road politeness is not only good manners, but good sense too. It takes the most cool-headed drivers great patience to give up the desire to beat back when forced to face rude driving. On the other hand, a little politeness goes a long way towards reducing the possibility of quarreling and fighting. A friendly nod or a wave of thanks in answer to an act of politeness helps to create an atmosphere of good will and calm and becomes so necessary in modern traffic conditions. But such behaviors of politeness are by no means enough. Many drivers nowadays don’t even seem able to recognize politeness when they see it．

However, misplaced politeness can also be dangerous. Typical examples are the driver who waves to a child crossing the street at a wrong place into the path of oncoming cars that may be not able to stop in time. The same goes for encouraging old ladies to cross the road wherever and whenever they want to.

An experienced driver, whose manners are faultless, told me it would help if drivers learnt to correctly join in traffic stream without causing total blockages that give rise to unpleasant feelings. Unfortunately, modern drivers can’t even learn to drive, let alone master good skills. Years ago, experts warned us that the fast increase of the car ownership would demand more give-and-take from all road users. It is time for all of us to take this message to heart．

1.The passage mainly talks about ______.

A. road politeness B. traffic jams

C. good manners D. modern drivers

2.According to the writer, a good driver should ______.

A. beat back when forced to face rude driving

B. be able to recognize politeness when he sees it

C. encourage old ladies to cross the roads whenever they want to

D. join in traffic stream quickly however other people feel

3.The following statements are right EXCEPT that ______.

A. some modern drivers are not good at driving

B. road politeness is good sense as well as good manners

C. it is also right to have a tiger in the driver’s seat

D. a friendly driver should nod or wave thanks in answer to an act of politeness

完形填空

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

I was looking at a picture recently and noticed there was something different. The frame was ________ . The overall picture still looked good but I couldn’t ________ whether or not changing the frame would make it better.

From this an interesting ________ came to mind. At times when I was ________ I would spend money on clothes. Maybe I spend it on other things as well.

Because I have a love for ________ , I thought I would feel good. However, the feeling was always ________ . Why? Because doing this didn’t ________ the real issue. What I needed to do was to pay attention to what was bothering me on the inside ________ trying to cover up my problems by making changes on the outside. I was changing the frame but the picture on the ________ was still the same.

We may change the ________ of our hair or even buy new clothes. There is nothing wrong with doing this ________ , but if it is being done for the wrong reasons, it may not ________ to how we really feel. If you ________ there is something wrong, try to change that; this way you will truly feel better on the inside. ________ time with family, having a conversation with a friend, or even letting your pen write your innermost feelings can ________ . Eventually, you will get true peace and joy inside. This way, not only will you be better able to ________ your life but also display colorful images of love for others.

So________ necessary, don’t just change the frame. Change the picture. Getting a new picture may be ________ and may take time; however, with ________ it can be accomplished. In the end, playing your part in building a ________ of even more fine art in this world would be worth it!

1.A. touched B. changed C. covered D. cleaned

2.A. decide B. discuss C. imagine D. answer

3.A. story B. thought C. message D. concept

4.A. high B. up C. down D. slow

5.A. food B. music C. architecture D. fashion

6.A. worthless B. priceless C. sensible D. momentary

7.A. break B. solve C. release D. confuse

8.A. instead of B. in case of C. because of D. in spite of

9.A. inside B. surface C. spot D. top

10.A. width B. color C. number D. structure

11.A. suddenly B. finally C. occasionally D. gradually

12.A. make a difference B. get through C. take a chance D. work out

13.A. wonder B. care C. sense D. appreciate

14.A. Devoting B. Spending C. Killing D. Affording

15.A. work B. happen C. return D. appear

16.A. lengthen B. share C. enjoy D. spare

17.A. unless B. although C. since D. when

18.A. convenient B. difficult C. simple D. necessary

19.A. help B. permission C. effort D. effect

20.A. temple B. place C. court D. museum