閱讀下面短文， 從短文后各題的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出適合填入對應空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該選項涂黑。

One day I was riding on a crowded bus downtown to go to work when it rained suddenly. The windows of the bus were soon _________ and we couldn’t see the outside. Everyone was in low spirits. I was sitting next to a man in a business suit an d I paid little attention _________ we both got off at the same stop and walked to the same news-stand(報刊亭) to get a morning _________ .

The man _________ the stand was obviously having a bad day. He was _________ and unsmil-ing as we bought our papers, which only _________ more gloom (郁悶) to my day. The business-man _________ my eyes and smiled brightly, _________ the news-stand owner for the paper and for being open on such a morning to _________ we were able to get our papers.

As we went away, I asked this man why he was so _________ to the newsman when he didn’t respond to his _________ of thanks and friendliness. The businessman smiled at me and said, “Why would I let someone else _________ what I say and what I feel?”

We then _________ to go to our own work places. To this day, I still don’t know who that businessman was, or where he worked. _________ , I know nothing about him. He appeared briefly in my life and disappeared just as _________ . But I’ve never forgotten the words he said and his _________ which seemed like a ray of light on a gloomy day.

That was a good 25 years _________ , but the effect this had on my life has lasted. I have learnt that we cannot control people and _________ we are in, but we can always control our _________ to them. That is, it is within our control and our _________ to make such positive decisions and thus to make a positive difference.

1.A. closedB. cleanedC. brokenD. covered

2.A. afterB. untilC. sinceD. unless

3.A. coffeeB. suitC. callD. pa per

4.A. runningB. watchingC. holdingD. closing

5.A. nervousB. happyC. rudeD. excited

6.A. providedB. returnedC. addedD. experienced

7.A. caughtB. sensedC. noticedD. understood

8.A. askingB. praisingC. remindingD. thanking

9.A. make clearB. make sureC. make outD. make up

10.A. helpfulB. seriousC. pleasantD. rude

11.A. conversationB. expressionC. explanationD. impression

12.A. controlB. understandC. explainD. correct

13.A. attemptedB. decidedC. guidedD. separated

14.A. ThankfullyB. ActuallyC. LuckilyD. Usually

15.A. gently B. regularlyC. quicklyD. quietly

16.A. humorB. smileC. businessD. help

17.A. agoB. beforeC. laterD. after

18.A. solutionsB. locationsC. situationsD. possibilities

19.A. reactionB. temperC. wordsD.weakness

20.A. energyB. secretC. hobbyD. power

Have you ever 1.(stay) up late? If so, you should know that not getting enough sleep can make you tired . Not sleeping enough can also make 2.hard to think clearly the next day.

Scientists who study sleep have known that getting a good night’s sleep is of great 3.(important). It helps kids to be able 4.(do) their best during the day.

A recent study shows that sleep 5.(help) improve problem--- solving skills and 6.(creat) thinking abilities. In the study, two groups of students answered 7. math problem. The group that slept for eight hours solved the problem8.（correct） more often than the group that did not get enough sleep.

While you sleep9. night, your brain is busy doing its “homework”. It sorts out（整理） the information 10. you get in the day. Getting enough sleep each night can improve your thinking ability. That will surely help you do your best at school or work.

根據(jù)下列各句句意及所給的漢語提示或字母，寫出所缺單詞的正確形式。

1.The telegram was__________(遞送)early this morning.

2.The only ________(陰涼處) was under the body of the plane.

3.We got into an ___________(爭論) about money.

4.They hope to ________(擴大) their company.

5.I ________(打算) to have gone to your house last night, but it rained.

6.She thought she was too fat and tried to r_________ her weight.

7.Then f __________ on the next task, and so on.

8.He o__________ carefully but says little.

9.T__________, we are not to rely on feelings, but to have faith in the facts.

10.I r________ the choice I had made.

短文改錯

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌系的以下作文。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.每處錯誤及修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

I'd like tell you something about your life in this boarding schoo1．I stay in a dormitory with three other girls，all of them are kind and nice．We get on well to others and have become good friends．Living in a boarding school make me independent．I am confident to take care of myself，wash the clothes，and clean the rooms，that I never did when at home．The classes here are very interested and challenging．I’m still feeling a little dissatisfied with some other thing．The living conditions are not as good as it at home and the chance to get in touch with the outside world is limited．Anyway，I’II get used to living here and hope everything will be more better soon．

書面表達

隨著科技的發(fā)展，iPad已經成為中學生的新寵。假如你是高中生李華，請用英語給某報社寫一封信，談談中學生使用iPad的情況。信的內容必須包括以下幾點：

1.使用iPad對學習的好處（至少兩點）；

2.可能產生的負面影響（至少兩點）；

3.提出自己的使用建議。

主意：1、詞數(shù)120左右，開頭已經為你寫好（不計入總詞數(shù)）；

2、可適當增加細節(jié)。

Dear Editor,

I’m a senior high school student named Li Hua. Now many students have iPads and think it’s a fashion to use them. ......

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬热荩ú欢嘤?個單詞）或括號內單詞的正確形式。

The way we cook is important. In many countries, the two choices are 1.(nature) gas or electric-powered stoves.

The World Health Organization warns that millions of people2. (suffer) from indoor air pollution at present time, which results from the use of3. (danger) fuels and cook-stoves in the home.

WHO officials say nearly three billion people are 4. (able) to use clean fuels and technologies for cooking ，heating and lighting. As a result, more than seven million people die from exposure to indoor or outdoor air pollution each year. Most of the deaths are in 5. （develop） countries, such as lndia, China and Latin American countries.

WHO officials say opening a window or door 6.（let）out the harmful air will not correct the situation 7. will only pollute the outdoors.

Nigel Bruce, 8. is a professor of Public Health at the University of Liverpool, says researchers are developing good cook-stoves and other equipment to burn fuels 9. a more efficient way.

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

I decided to go back to school in the fall of 2008 after not being happy with my current job and financial status. I obtained my Associate’s Degree in May 2002 in Commercial Arts. After graduation, I had trouble obtaining a job in that field. For years, I was going from one job to another feeling unfilled, and I was not satisfied with the instability.

I decided to go back to school for either International Business or Psychology. I weighed the pros and cons of both professions and Psychology won. I like helping my friends and family, when they go through hard situations in their life by giving them sound advice and being honest with them. Also, I was interested in “the mind”.

I was searching for online schools because my work schedule at my current job would not allow me to attend a regular class. I was nervous about starting online classes because I heard mixed stories from other friends who were taking online classes. I decided to do it anyway to experience something different. I wanted to find an online school that was affordable and reputable. Through my search, I discovered Walden University, which is specially for working adults who want to obtain a bachelor’s degree or higher. The process of getting accepted was easy, which included writing an essay on why I wanted to attend their school, transferring my previous credits, etc.

I am currently enrolled in the Bachelors program for psychology, and I am paying for college via financial-aid loans and grants. This experience has been interesting yet trying as sometimes it was difficult to balance work, school and home life. I learned a lot about psychology and myself. For example, I like writing about current events, relationships and traveling. I thought my English composition was ordinary, but after taking a few classes at Walden University, I improved my English composition and it made me feel confident enough to start writing professionally so I became a freelance (自由撰稿) writer. Currently, I am only three classes away from obtaining my Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology! It was one of the best decisions I made in my life.

1.What did the author study originally when he was in college?

A. Psychology B. Commercial Arts

C. International Business D. English Composition

2.What do we know about the author from Paragraph 2?

A. He decided to study International Business at first.

B. He wanted to study two majors.

C. He liked Psychology better.

D. He chose his major with the help of his friends.

3.Why was the author nervous about starting online classes?

A. Because he heard some negative remarks about it.

B. Because he was worried that he didn’t have enough time to study.

C. Because he feared he would fail the entrance exam.

D. Because he was afraid that he didn’t have enough money.

4.Which of the following best describes the author’s learning experience?

A. Dull and challenging.

B. Interesting and easy.

C. Interesting and challenging.

D. Dull and easy

5.According to the passage, the author _________.

A. was not able to find a full-time job

B. is most interested in writing

C. pays for his schooling with the help of his family

D. is satisfied with his achievements.

閱讀理解。

Regarded as one of the English language’s most gifted poets, John Keats wrote poetry that concentrated on imagery, human nature, and philosophy. Although Keats didn’t receive much formal literary education, his own studies and passion brought him much success. Additionally, his own life situation influenced his poetry greatly.

Growing up as a young boy in London in a lower middle-class family, the young John didn’t attend a private school, but went to a public one. His teachers and his family’s friends regarded him as an optimistic boy who favored playing and fighting much more than minding his studies. After his father’s death in the early 1800s, followed by his mother’s passing due to tuberculosis (肺結核), he began viewing life differently. He wanted to escape the world and did so by reading anything he could get his hands on.

At around the age of 16, the teenage John Keats began studying under a surgeon so that he too might become a doctor. However, his literary appetite had taken too much of his fancy, especially with his addiction to the poetry of Ehmund Spenser. He was able to have his first full poem published in the Examiner in 1816, entitled O Solitude! If I Must With Thee Dwell. Within two months in 1817, Keats had written an entire volume of poetry, but was sharply criticized by a magazine. However, the negative response didn’t stop his pursuit of rhythm (韻律).

John Keats’ next work was Endymion, which was published in May 1818. The story involves a shepherd who falls in love with the moon goddess and leads him on an adventure of one boy’s hope to overcome the limitations of being human. Following Engymion, however, he tried something more narrative-based and wrote Isabella. During this time, John Keats began seeing his limitations in poetry due to his own limit in life experiences. He would have to have the “knowledge” associated with his poems. His next work was Hyperion that would attempt to combine all that he learned. However, a bout (發(fā)作) with tuberculosis while visiting Italy would keep him from his work and eventually take his life in 1821.

1.John Keats’ attitude towards life changed because of _________.

A. his early education from school

B. the deaths of his parents

C. Edmund Spenser’s poetry

D. the criticism of a magazine

2.What is the common thing between John Keats and his mother?

A. They read many books.

B. They had a bad childhood

C. They died of the same disease.

D. They showed strong interest in poetry

3.What do we know from the passage?

A. Keats received little education at school.

B. Keats once had a chance of becoming a doctor.

C. In 1816 Keats spent two months writing a poem.

D. Endymion was about a real love story.

4.While pursuing his dream of becoming a poet at first, John Keats was __________.

A. determined B. experienced

C. knowledgeable D. impatient

5.What can we infer from the passage?

A. Keats’ family must have been very poor when he was young.

B. Edmund Spenser was the greatest poet in Keats’ time.

C. It is likely that Keats rewrote his poem Isabella.

D. The poem Hyperion wasn’t completed by Keats.

根據(jù)短文內容，從短文后的七個選項中選出能填人空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Different Cultures

The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish each other a lot. 1.

The origin of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries: China and India. Both of the two cultures are developed by rivers-the Yellow River in China and the Hindu River in India. 2.

When the two mother rivers gave birth to the Eastern culture, another famous culture was brought up on the Mesopotamian Plain-the Mesopotamian Civilization. This civilization later on developed into the cultures of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. 3. Like the Chinese culture, the European culture also crossed waters. When the British settled down in America, their culture went with them over, the Atlantic Ocean. So the American culture doesn't distinguish from the European culture a lot。

4. Take the language system for example. In the East, most languages belong to the pictographic language while the Western languages are mostly based on the Latin system Other causes like human race difference counts as well. But what's more. due to the far distance and the steep .areas between the East and West, the two cultures seldom communicate until recent centuries. So they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no-interference（干擾） from the other.

The differences are everywhere. 5. But different cultures make the world of 21st century more colorful. The cultural gap should not be the obstacle (障礙) to the civilization of human being. It ought to be the motivation of our going farther.

A. Let us work together to keep a variety of culture.

B. One important thing is to learn about other cultures.

C. And these two are well-known as the base of the European culture.

D. At the same time, some other differences add to the cultural differences.

E. This is because the culture systems are two separate systems on the whole.

F. They helped the two cultures develop for centuries and form their own styles.

G. They are obvious and affect people's ways of thinking and their views of the world.

寫作。

假設你是學生會主席李華，學生會打算招募一位校報英文版的編輯，請你用英文以 “An English Editor Wanted”為題目寫一則招聘啟事。內容要點如下：

1、要求：英文與美術皆好；能熟練使用電腦；

2、工作內容：選擇與編輯同學們的英文來稿；

3、有意者請在下周五前與學生會聯(lián)系。

注意：1．詞數(shù)100左右

2．不要逐字翻譯，可適當發(fā)揮。