—Are you glad that you came to Changsha？

       —Yes，indeed．I 　　　　 going to Shanghai or Shenzhen， but I’ve never regretted my decision．

       A．have considered             B．a(chǎn)m considering

       C．had considered           D．was considering

STRANGERS parties go wild these days. The main idea of them is to never let the people know who their matches are until the last minute. These are some popular practices that are storming the world’s youth on this V-day.

Speed dating

It’s exactly what the name implies. Complete with a timer, a whistle and 50 willing singles, speed dating is not the traditional dinner and a movie type of first date. Singles pay US $35 for three minutes with more than two dozen future dates. They ask questions and try to get to know each other. At the sound of a whistle, they do the same thing all over again―25 times in all.

Lock and key party

Women are given a lock and men are given a key, upon arriving at the party. Each key and lock has several matches. One can hunt for his/her later-to-be sweetheart in various groups, and try out the key or lock. Each time a lock and key match the pair are entered into a ballot (票數(shù)） for top prizes!

Dinner in the dark

Waiters wearing night vision glasses guide the guests through the pitch-black dining room. They are seated at the table and familiarized with the wine glass and plate. Food is handled with the fingers. People will not see the food they are eating or the guests at their table until the dessert course. At that moment, dining partners will appear.

Message party

Have A Cocktail, Leave A Message! When you arrive, you get a tag with a number and a pad of post-it notes. If you see someone you like, write a message on the message board. But wait… You’ve got a message… Go and collect it! You can make new friends and win lots of gifts. The more messages you leave on the bulletin board, the more chances you have of winning prizes.

What do you think the similarities of these parties are?

   A. All the parties have very strict rules for their members.

   B. If you want to go to any of the parties, you have to buy a ticket.

   C. All the parties are aimed at strangers who want to be lovers.

   D. All the parties are suitable not only for the young but for the old.

In which party does a participant have to be careful with the time?

A. Speed dating.       B. Lock and key party.    

C. Dinner in the dark.         D. Message party.

If you go to the Dinner in the dark, ____________.

      A. you have to wear night vision glasses            

       B. you have to eat with your hands

      C. guests eat all the courses in the darkness

      D. your dining partners will help you choose the food

How many of the parties offer gifts or prizes?

   A. 1.                  B. 2.     C. 3.                            D. 4.

We all know that regular physical exercise is good for a girl’s body, mind, and spirit ．Here are a few:

       Research shows that girls who play sports do better in school and are more likely to graduate than those who don’t．Exercise improves learning, memory, and concentration, which can give active girls an advantage when it comes to the classroom．

       Some benefits of sports are clear — like improving fitness and maintaining a healthy weight．Girls who play sports are also less likely to smoke．But girls who play sports in school also continue to see the benefits later in life, with reduced chances of getting breast cancer．Sure, you can get these benefits from any type of exercise．

       Working with coaches, trainers, and teammates to win games and achieve goals is great practice for the real world, where teamwork is a key to success．For years, boys learned these skills through sports while girls sat on the sidelines．But as more and more women hit the field, they’re joining boys in both the classroom and the boardroom．

       Girls involved in sports feel better about themselves, both physically and socially．Practicing, improving skills, and gradually achieving goals help to build confidence．

       Pressure is a big part of life．Playing sports can help you deal with it, since exercise is a natural mood lifter and a great way to reduce pressure．Plus, when you are on a team, you have friends who support you both on and off the field．

       Other benefits of doing sports include getting in shape, and making new friends．

It’s          good feeling for people to admire the shanghai world expo that gives them pleasure．

       A．不填，a        B．a(chǎn),不填   C．the , a           D．a(chǎn), the

—I do believe the scientific explanation that when a tomb is opened, the fresh air disturbs the viruses inside it. What about you?

   —So do I. If _______ in, the disturbed viruses may cause illness or even death.

      A. breathing                 B. breathed                   C. being breathed          D. to breathe

What moved us most was that they never________.

A. lost hearts                                          B. lost their heart   

C. lost heart                                           D. lost their hearts

Recently quite a lot of experts have suggested that another law on wildlife protection      as soon as possible．

A．must be passed  B．be passed    C．was passed  D．being passed

閱讀下面的文字，完成下列各題。

梵  高

張  煒

我們終于談到梵高了，神圣的梵高。在當(dāng)代，他已經(jīng)是不同藝術(shù)領(lǐng)域中的崇拜人物。他的作品在商人那兒已經(jīng)化為金子，或者是遠比金子還要昂貴十倍的珍奇。但是像他那樣的心靈不僅用金錢無法溝通，就是用一般的藝術(shù)和精神也無法接近。他會在任何時候任何地點，拒絕那些流行的藝術(shù)熱望者、大知音和中產(chǎn)階級的高雅情調(diào)。因為他只是最平凡的人群中的一個靈魂，一個底層的感受者和傳達者，一個不屈服者和抗爭者，一個實踐善良和使用決心的人。他是貧民的兒子，是他們痛苦而尖銳的眼睛。在這樣的一雙眼睛面前，我們往往只有在無可奈何的沉默中壓住自己心底的驚嘆才行。他的境界是高不可攀的，因為那是底層藝術(shù)家所守護的最后一道防線，也是權(quán)利。這其實也是人的防線與權(quán)利。梵高可以讓我們明白，當(dāng)一個人面對無情的外部世界時，頑強的精神會怎樣迸濺出火花，直至燃燒為熊熊烈焰。

我走在慕尼黑、曼哈頓、巴黎等最著名的藝術(shù)博物館里，在星光燦爛之中，在無法窮盡的藝術(shù)、不同時代不同流派的大薈萃面前，常常有一種無可逃匿的眩暈感。在跨越時空而來的多角度多層次、頻繁急促和陡然有力的各種撞擊之下，那根本來敏感的神經(jīng)已經(jīng)麻木疲萎�？墒�，幾乎是無一例外，只要一走近梵高，一走近他的展出單元，立刻就會感到一片輝煌之光撲面而來。就這樣，最昂揚的音樂陡然奏響。世界馬上改變了，雙眼睜大了，一切又重新開始了。

這是怎樣神秘的力量，這力量又從何而來？

當(dāng)然，一切只能源于他的這個生命。他的生命仍然在持續(xù)不斷地發(fā)散----首先是從源頭，從他執(zhí)筆之時，從那一刻的怦怦心跳開始震動我們，使我們至今不能安寧。他眼中的一切原來與我們有巨大區(qū)別，就是這區(qū)別讓我們雙眼大睜、心上一凜。這區(qū)別當(dāng)然是來自他的目光，它有強大的剝落和穿鑿的力量：世界上的所有事物都被我們的眼睛蒙上了一層庸常的布幔，但這布幔在梵高那兒馬上被刺破，或被抽揭一空。世界裸露了，本真顯現(xiàn)了，所以他讓我們看到的就是強烈的光，是逼人的顏色，是疾旋與燃燒，是轟響和炸裂，是呼叫和奔突......我們每個人本來都擁有這種直視的能力，不幸的是后來的生活給予我們每個人無盡的磨損，我們喪失了這種能力，而只有神奇的梵高保留了。

梵高做過教師、畫店營業(yè)員、傳教士、書店店員、畫家。這些職業(yè)是那么不同，可是在梵高那兒并沒有人們想像的那么大的差異。因為他以同樣的心情去做，同樣用力，同樣真實。他賦予任何工作的，都僅僅是一份生命的虔誠。也正是由于這種對于工作的非同常人的理解，他差不多把每一樣工作都給做“砸了”。最后是作畫----他現(xiàn)在被公認為最偉大的畫家之一，可是當(dāng)時卻被看成是最不成功的畫家，幾乎沒有賣出過一幅作品。他沒有一般專業(yè)人士看好的技法，簡直沒有受到什么正規(guī)的、更不要說是深入獨到的專業(yè)訓(xùn)練了。他的畫被看成可笑的涂抹，形式上一塌糊涂。那些直接而強悍的筆觸、生猛可怖的畫面，能夠毫不費力地逼退那些藝術(shù)沙龍的寵兒。其實比起梵高而言，許多人等于生活在溫室中，他們沒有經(jīng)歷真實的風(fēng)雨陽光，當(dāng)然也沒有接受過催逼，沒有傾聽過號叫，沒有接受過起碼的人生打擊。他們怎么具有理解梵高的能力呢？

真實的生活，底層的生活，有時候、許多時候都是刺目的。但是在漫長的人生旅途中，生活的真實面目還是要顯現(xiàn)----最后總是要顯現(xiàn)。這是一個頑強的規(guī)律。每到這個時刻，人們也就開始理解了梵高，只不過稍微晚了些。

梵高的藝術(shù)，像許多真正的藝術(shù)一樣，是直到最后才被接受下來的。

他保留下了大量書信。人們閱讀這些書信時，才知道他是多么熱情、對生活多么摯愛的人。人們讀得淚眼汪汪。其實他的畫作已經(jīng)再好不過地表達了這種熱烈。他的巨大的慈愛并不需要直接說出，他的柔情也并不需要，因為他全部都畫出來了。他正是為這種愛，而不是為這種藝術(shù)，交出了自己全部的生命。

——《遠逝的風(fēng)景》

文章指出梵高的“心靈不僅用金錢無法溝通，就是用一般的藝術(shù)和精神也無法接近”，為什么？盡量用文中的語言作答，不超過14個字。

文章第三自然段：“這是怎樣神秘的力量”中“這”所指代的具體內(nèi)容是什么？

畫線的句子問：“這力量又從何而來？”文中除從總的方面回答：“源于他的這個生命”以外，還說了兩個具體的答案，請用自己的話予以歸納。

下列對文章的理解有誤的兩項是：（     ）

    A．梵高的作品現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)成為商人們以高價競相購買的收藏品，而且成了商人們心中的無價之寶。

    B．梵高讓我們明白了頑強的精神可以使人在面對無情的外部世界時迸濺出火花，以至成為熊熊燃燒的烈焰

    C．由于在慕尼黑等地的最著名的藝術(shù)博物館里，藝術(shù)家眾多，不同時代的藝術(shù)流派紛至沓來，使人常常有一種無可逃匿的眩暈感，故爾使作者對他們的作品產(chǎn)生了反感。

    D．梵高現(xiàn)在已被公認為最偉大的畫家之一，但在梵高的一生中做過教師、畫店營業(yè)員、傳教士、書店店員、畫家，均未達到成功的目的，雖然他如同做畫那樣以同樣的心情去做，同樣用力，同樣真實。

    E．梵高的畫以逼人的顏色，強烈的光，強悍的筆觸，生猛可怖的畫面，裸露、顯現(xiàn)了世界的真實面目，逼退了當(dāng)時藝術(shù)沙龍中的寵兒，因而遭到當(dāng)時人們的否定。

短文改錯（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）

Last weekend we went mountain-climbing. Even the

heavy rain in the morning could not prevent us go. Setting       __________

off very early, we went along an extreme narrow road, all       __________

in high spirits. On every side of the road were green fields      _______

and some farm house. We could hear the sound of the         ____

rain and our footsteps mixed with our laughter. At noon         _______

we reached the top of the mountain. That surprised us         ___________

most there was the beauty of scenes. After having a short      __

rest there and sharing with the food we had brought, we         _______

started going down. It had rained even harder. We were          _____

wet to the skin, and we still sang and laughed happily.         _______

Can you ______ the fact that we are already senior high school students?  

     A. receive      B. admit       C. tell         D. make