【題目】— I have never been to the United States before.

— ______! Your spoken English is amazing.

A. You can’t be serious B. You got it

C. I couldn’t agree more D. I am not surprised at all

【題目】To my ____, Jane dressed herself like a monkey to attend the wedding party.

A. credit B. delight C. relief D. amusement

【題目】—Waiter, ____?

—Wait a minute, sir. That’s $ 80 altogether.

A. would you charge me

B. how much did we eat

C. may I have the bill, please?

D. would you take the money

【題目】— I’m sure Andy will win the first prize in the coming English Speech Contest.

— There is no doubt about it. He ________ for it for months.

A. is preparing B. was preparing

C. has been preparing D. will prepare

【題目】The police were ____ that they search for the 12-year-old girl thief immediately.

A. expected B. reported

C. demanded D. suspected

【題目】Accurately forecasting the weather is a very hard thing to do. There are many parts of weather dynamics — the study of how water and air in motion cause weather patterns — to consider. Even the best forecast can be changed by a small weather disturbance halfway around the world. Today’s forecast use complex computer models, weather instruments, and detailed analyses of daily observations to predict the weather. However, it hasn’t always been that way. People, like your grandparents, use folklore and proverbs to help forecast the weather. They remembered what conditions caused changes and observed the factors associated with weather: atmospheric and cloud conditions, temperature, winds, and reactions of plants and animals. Many people believe that this way of forecasting weather is accurate more often than modem forecasting.

Grandma’s aching joints might indicate the arrival of a low-pressure system. She might also observe the geese flying lower than usual, confirming the low-pressure system. Finally, she might feel dampness on her skin, a sign of high humidity (濕度). Based on these three observations, grandma might warn that a storm is brewing.

Joints and nerves can indicate dropping air pressure, dissolved gases in the blood form bubbles under low air pressure. This causes pain in joints and nerve endings. Geese and other birds respond to changes in air pressure by adjusting how high they fly. In the fair, calm weather of a high-pressure system, the birds fly higher than in the stormy weather associated with a low-pressure system.

Nature provides other clues to changing weather. A decrease in air pressure causes deer and elk to come down from the mountains to look for shelter. Some animals feed more than usual. The higher humidity before a storm causes some insects to leave the trees and gather near the ground. Some flowers close so rain doesn’t get inside them. In winter, rhododendron plants curl up to protect themselves as the temperature drops.

Several of the sayings apply in particular areas of the world. Here are some of them.

■Early thunder, early spring.

■Rainbow in the morning gives you fair warning.

■When teeth and bones ache, expect the clouds to fill the lake.

■When high clouds and low clouds do not match together, prepare for a blow and a change in the weather.

【1】It is true that ___________.

A. using folklore and proverbs to forecast weather is more accurate than modem forecasting

B. complex computer models and weather instruments can always forecast weather accurately

C. modern forecasting cannot always guarantee accurate weather forecasting for some reason

D. modem forecasting along with other observations is sure to give accurate weather forecast

【2】In a low-pressure system, you may notice the following EXCEPT that ___________.

A. some birds will be seen flying near the surface of the earth

B. some flowers close so rain doesn’t get inside

C. some animals come down from mountains

D. some insects disappear from ground

【3】It is a fact that the behavior of plants and animals is _________.

A. likely to reflect long-term weather forecasting

B. likely to reflect short-term weather forecasting

C. unlikely to reflect any kind of weather forecasting

D. more likely to reflect both short-term and long term weather forecasting

【4】What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. People can forecast weather with no modern equipment.

B. How to use proverbs to forecast weather forecasting.

C. Hard as it is, weather forecasting has a scientific base.

D. The importance of weather forecasting.

【題目】Weather ______, we’ll go out in the New Year’s holidays.

A. permitted B. permitting

C. being permitted D. permits

【題目】目前，越來越多的中學(xué)生利用周末上各種各樣的輔導(dǎo)班或是請(qǐng)家教，請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下表格所提供的信息寫一篇短文，并談?wù)勛约旱挠^點(diǎn)。

注意事項(xiàng)：

1. 條理清晰、語意連貫，不要逐字逐句翻譯；

2. 詞數(shù)：120詞左右；

3. 參考詞匯：strengthen vt. 鞏固

【題目】The booking notes of the play “the Age of Innocence”:

Price: $10

BOOKING

There are four easy ways to book seats for performance:

— in person

The Box Office is open Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m.--8 p.m.

— by telephone

Ring 01324976 to reserve your tickets or to pay by credit card（Visa, MasterCard and Amex accepted）.

— by post

Simply complete the booking form and return it to Global Theatre Box Office.

— on line

Complete the on-line booking form at www.satanfiedtheatre.com.

DISCOUNTS:

Saver: $2 off any seat booked any time in advance for performances from Monday to Thursday. Savers are available for children up to 16 years old, over 60s and full-time students.

Supersaver: half-price seats are available for people with disabilities and one companion. It is advisable to book in advance. There is a maximum of eight wheelchair spaces available and one wheelchair space will be held until an hour before the show.

Standby: best available seats are on sale for $6 from one hour before the performance for people eligible（suitable）for Saver and Supersaver discounts and thirty minutes before for all other customers.

Group Bookings: there is a ten per cent discount for parties of twelve or more.

School: school parties of ten or more can book $6 standby tickets in advance and will get every tenth ticket free.

PLEASE NOTE: we are unable to exchange tickets or refund money unless a performance is cancelled due to unpredicted circumstances.

【1】If you want to book a ticket, you CAN NOT _____

A. go to the Box Office on Sundays.

B. ring the booking number and pay for the tickets by credit card.

C. use the Internet.

D. complete a booking form and post it to the Box Office.

【2】If you make a group booking for a group of 14 adults, how much should you pay?

A.$120 B.$126 C.$140 D.$150

【3】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. There are only 8 wheelchair spaces in the theatre.

B. A school party of 15 students should pay 90 for the standby tickets.

C. A group of 12 persons can get 10 per cent discount.

D. The audience can’t refund money if the performance is on show.

【4】What kind of tickets are the cheapest?

A. The standby tickets for school parties of ten or more.

B. The standby tickets.

C. The tickets for Saver discount.

D. The tickets for group booking.

【題目】假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(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)(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

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。

Most children in the United Kingdom have access for computers in their classrooms. Since the computers are strict for education purposes, they do not contain any games. Books remains the greatest source of knowledge. And we have to move with the times. For teaching English and other languages, computers are excellent, because many of the software using for writing highlight wrongly spelt words or incorrectly structured sentences. This is helps children to learn a language faster and much easily. In this sense, a computer is better than the tradition blackboard. I think, since the use of computers has to controlled, a blend (混合) of the computer and the blackboard would be a best way to teach children.