One night about nine o’clock, Dr. Eyck, a surgeon, had a phone call from Dr. Haydon at the hospital in Clens Falls. The surgeon was asked to go there at once to operate on a very sick boy who shot himself while playing with a gun.

The doctor was soon on his way to Clens Falls. It was 60 miles away. And it was snowing heavily in the city. The surgeon thought he could get there before 12 o’clock..A few minutes later, the doctor was stopped by a man in an old black coat. Gun in hand, the man ordered the doctor to get out. Then the man drove the car down the road, leaving the doctor in the falling snow.  It was after 2 o’clock in the morning when the doctor arrived at the hospital in Clens Falls. Dr. Haydon told him that the boy had died an hour before. The two doctors walked by the door of the hospital waiting room. There sat the man in the old black coat with his head in his hands.“Mr. Cuninghan,” said Dr. Haydon to the man, “This is Dr. Eyck. He is the surgeon who walked all the way from Albany to save your boy.”

1. Dr. Haydon asked Dr. Eyck to come to Clens Falls because _____.

A. Dr. Eyck knew the boy was wounded by a shot 

B. The boy needed the help of a surgeon

C. Dr. Eyck was the boy’s father    

D. Dr. Eyck was Haydon’s friend

2.The surgeon was late because ________.

A . he was stopped by the police           B. the weather was rather terrible

C.Clens Falls was too far from Albany      D. his car was taken away

3.Choose the right order of the following events given in the story.

a. Dr. Eyck was asked to come to the hospital in Clens Falls.

b. Dr. Eyck arrived at the hospital.

c. The boy shot himself. 

d. The boy died.

e. The man in an old coat reached the hospital.

 f. Dr. Eyck was robbed of his car.

A. c, e, f, a, b, d     B. a, c, f, d, b, e    

C. c, a, f, e, d, b     D. a, c, f, e, d, b

4.The boy could have been saved if ______.

A .he had not been sent to the hospital  

B. his father hadn’t arrived in time

C. Dr.Eyck had arrived earlier than the man  

D. Dr. Eyck had arrived there two hours earlier

第二卷(共35 分)

一短文改錯(cuò)（共10小題； 每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分10分）

此題要求改正所給短文中的錯(cuò)誤。短文中有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(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(xiě)出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(xiàn)（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線(xiàn)，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)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。

The students of Class 3 had a discussion about if it is necessary learn English from childhood. Some think it necessary. As a little boys and girls have a very good memory, they can learn many English words by hearts. Which will help them lay a solid foundation for their future English learning. But others do not agree. Children have to learn Chinese Pinyin. If they study Chinese Pinyin and English at the same time, it will be very easily for them to mix them up. This would do a lot of harm with their learning. In short, the students have not reached any agreement still.

. We must be______that this year might be the worst in recent times for our economic development.

      A. sensitive    B. aware    C. serious    D. bound

____________their hats into the air， the fans of the winning team let out loud shouts of victory.?

A. To throw             B. Thrown?             C. Throwing                     D. Being thrown

You will be late _____ you leave immediately.

A. unless       B. when C. while        D. as

 These articles______ the problems of the modern world, including race relations and community development.

A. address                  B. avoid                     C. create                    D. correct

If businessmen are taxed too much, they will no longer be motivated to work hard, with the result that

incomes from taxation might actually ____.

      A. delay                       B. shrink                             C. relieve                            D. depress

Don’t be worried about the small fire in that field. It won’t be long before it ____.

A. burns up        B. burns down           C. burns out               D. burns away

— Have  you heard the story of “The Merchant of Venice”?    

   —No. When and where does the story ______ ?

     A. take up              B. take on      C. take place         D. take off

The Spring Festival is the day______all the members of the family get together to enjoy a reunion dinner and have a good rest.

       A. that                B. when                C. which            D. where