1 . The dogsled (狗拉雪橇) race was about to begin. Julie’s team of dogs was lined up at the sating gate. Julie stood behind them. The air was so cold that she could see her breath. The other teams were lined up, too, and the dogs were excited. Julie kept her eyes on the clock. At exactly ten o'clock, she and the other racers shouted, “Mush!” The dogs knew that meant “Go!” They jumped forward and the race began!
Julie had trained months for this race, and she hopes she and her dogs would win. Hour after hour, day after day, Julie’s dogs pulled the sled in order to get in shape for the race.
Now, they ran over snowy hills and down into frozen valleys. They stopped only to rest and eat. They wanted to stay ahead of other teams. The racers got them to go a thousand miles across Alaska. The dogs, thick fur coats helped keep them warm in the cold winds and weather. In many places along the way, the snow was deep. Pieces of ice were as sharp as a knife. The ice could cut the dogs’ feet. To keep that from happening, Julie had put special booties (短靴) on their feet.
At first, the dogs seemed to pull the sled very slowly. They were still getting used to the race.
But on the the third day out, they began to pull more quickly. They worked as a team and passed many other racers. Once, one of the sled’s runners slid into a hole and the sled was broken. Julie could have given up then, but she didn’t. She fixed it and they kept going.
When they finally reached the finish line, they found out that they had come in first place! It was a great day for Julie and her dogs.
1. What does the passage tell us about the race?| A．It was a single-day race. | B．It was a race for children. |
| C．It was a race of a thousand miles. | D．The racers came from different countries. |
| A．They were fed enough food. | B．They wore warm clothes. |
| C．They were put on special shoes. | D．They were trained to get up early. |
| A．They were the first to reach the finish line. | B．They had an accident and gave up. |
| C．They ran slowly and lost the race. | D．They ran faster at the beginning. |
| A．A Girl and Her Dogs | B．Winter Sports in Alaska |
| C．Training for a Dogsled Race | D．The Story of a Dogsled Race |
2 . Paper is one of the most important products ever invented by man. Wide spread use of written language would not have been possible without some cheap and practical material to write on. The invention of paper meant that more people could be educated because more books could be printed and distributed. Together with the printing press, paper provided an extremely important way to communicate knowledge.
How much paper do you use every year? Probably you cannot answer that question quickly. In 1900 the world's use of paper was about one kilogram for each person a year. Now some countries use as much as 50 kilograms of paper for each person a year. Countries like the United States, England and Sweden use more paper than other countries.
Paper, like many other things that we use today, was first made in China. In Egypt and the West, paper was not very commonly used before the year 1400. The Egyptians wrote on a kind of material made of a water plant. Europeans used parchment for many hundreds of years. Parchment was very strong; it was made from the skin of certain young animals. We have learnt of the most important facts of European history from records that were kept on parchment.
1. What's the meaning for the word 'parchment'? ________| A．The skin of young animals. |
| B．A kind of paper made from the skin of certain young animals. |
| C．The paper used by European countries. |
| D．The paper of Egypt. |
| A．More jobs could be provided than before. |
| B．More people could be educated than before. |
| C．More books could be printed and distributed. |
| D．More ways could be used to exchange knowledge. |
| A．Around 1400. | B．Around 1900. | C．Around 400. | D．Around 900. |
| A．China. | B．Sweden. | C．Egypt | D．Japan. |
3 . I grew up in a military family. When my parents retired from the army after eighteen years of
Most of my new classmates had grown up together and they had no room to
To deal with it all, I began
One day, my teacher, Mrs. Bush, asked why I always sat there writing. I lied that I
The next day, Mrs. Bush called me up to the
Then Mrs. Bush told the class how much she
The class clapped their hands wildly and Mrs. Bush handed me my paper, with the following
Mrs. Bush helped me feel a sense of
| A．peace | B．training | C．war | D．service . |
| A．hard | B．similar | C．healthy | D．wonderful |
| A．build | B．preserve | C．take | D．spare |
| A．use | B．control | C．hope | D．need |
| A．struggled | B．played | C．survived | D．exercised |
| A．debating | B．drawing | C．writing | D．swearing |
| A．unless | B．once | C．while | D．after |
| A．compared | B．applied | C．turned | D．preferred |
| A．astonished | B．satisfied | C．excited | D．embarrassed |
| A．anxiously | B．curiously | C．half- heartedly | D．enthusiastically |
| A．impressed | B．accepted | C．challenged | D．envied |
| A．front | B．corner | C．door | D．outside |
| A．annoyed | B．disappointed | C．worried | D．surprised . |
| A．appreciated | B．expected | C．ignored | D．enjoyed |
| A．stood out | B．woke up | C．passed by | D．set off |
| A．descriptions | B．remarks | C．suggestions | D．accounts |
| A．fill | B．occupy | C．connect | D．present |
| A．advantage | B．purpose | C．gift | D．trouble |
| A．responsibility | B．belonging | C．devotion | D．relief |
| A．interest | B．imagination | C．respect | D．confidence |
Last Monday morning, I was cycling along a street in the rush hour
Fortunately, I was in time for the interview. By chance, one of my
5 . By the early 1800s, the most important food in Ireland was the potato. Many Irish farmers held very small plots of land, and potatoes produced much more food per acre than any other crop. Potatoes were easy to grow in the cool climate, and they provided vital nutrition for those who had little access to other fresh food — which was roughly half of the Irish population.
It is not a good idea for such a large number of people to depend on one food source, and the Irish found out why in a painful, deadly way. In 1845, a fungus(真菌) from Mexico arrived in Ireland. Although its exact source remains unknown, it was probably carried in the holds of ships that traveled to Ireland carrying goods and people. The fungus attacked the potato crops, causing harvested potatoes to disintegrate(使解体) into black piles of rot, causing a famine(饥荒), or severe food shortage. Very quickly, a large section of the Irish population began to starve.
Farmers hoped that the 1846 harvest would be better, but it was worse. That winter, the weather was terrible and included severe snowstorms, high winds, and bitterly cold temperatures. By the next year's harvest, the potatoes had begun to recover. The Irish were hopeful that the Potato Famine had come to an end. However, the harvest was far too small to sustain the starving population.
Soup kitchens were eventually set up to feed the hungry, but they could not come close to meeting the demand for food. Diseases associated with famine, such as cholera (霍乱) , hit the weakened Irish. It is estimated that, by 1851, at least one million people died of disease or starvation, and another million had left Ireland for the United States, England, or Canada.
1. Before 1845, the Irish people ________.| A．depended highly on potatoes for food | B．lived through a very difficult winter |
| C．suffered from cholera | D．owned much land |
| A．Ships brought a fungus to Ireland. |
| B．Over one million people died of disease. |
| C．The harvested potatoes rotted. |
| D．The winter weather limited the potato crop. |
| A．Right after the crops disintegrated. |
| B．By the time a million people had died. |
| C．During the bitter winter following the famine. |
| D．Shortly after the fungus arrived from Mexico. |
| A．Dying for Potatoes | B．The Fungus Infection |
| C．Dying of Disease | D．Cholera in Ireland |
6 . In 2014, AnnaRose graduated from high school with the same goal like many other students: to get her bachelor’s degree. While her journey has been
First, she
“She thinks for herself and does her own thing.” her mom Lin said. “When she decides to do something, she goes
AnnaRose studied radio, television, and film and worked
“During the school term, there isn’t plenty of time for
This is only the beginning for this
| A．tough | B．smooth | C．rewarding | D．adventurous |
| A．delighted | B．determined | C．relaxed | D．relieved |
| A．recognized | B．ignored | C．arranged | D．earned |
| A．course | B．library | C．campus | D．attraction |
| A．suffer | B．study | C．graduate | D．recover |
| A．all the way | B．out of sight | C．all of a sudden | D．up and down |
| A．separately | B．secretly | C．continuously | D．casually |
| A．natural | B．commercial | C．temporary | D．free |
| A．takes | B．bothers | C．ruins | D．saves |
| A．seconds | B．hours | C．minutes | D．days |
| A．misunderstood | B．discouraged | C．inspired | D．overjoyed |
| A．plans | B．skills | C．character | D．mood |
| A．repeat | B．admit | C．tolerate | D．quit |
| A．anxious about | B．involved in | C．particular about | D．stuck in |
| A．diseases | B．dreams | C．disabilities | D．achievements |
| A．rights | B．reports | C．programs | D．experiments |
| A．generous | B．selfless | C．cautious | D．ambitious |
| A．advertising | B．accounting | C．answering | D．advocating |
| A．sworn | B．witnessed | C．proven | D．explained |
| A．grateful | B．certain | C．curious | D．patient |
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
It is Mother’s Day today. Though it’s a western festival, it’s popular in China now. Mom has a full-time job, so she has to do most of the houseworks. She is a great mother. Both dad and I planned do something on Mother’s Day. We get up early in the morning. Dad thorough cleaned the house, and then went on shopping. When she came back, I found an bunch of flowers in his hand. I asked Mom to stay in the sitting room and I cooked in the kitchen. The dishes what I cooked were Mom’s favorites. At dinner, we said to her, “Happy Mother’s Day!” Mom was grateful and moving.
It was the day of the poetry festival, and I was
David was one of
Two years later, he was able to speak Chinese
When he returned to Britain two months ago, he brought back from China many nice paintings, books, dictionaries, and
10 . I was never very neat （整洁的）, while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her objects had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled（贴标签）everything. I always looked for everything. Over time，Kate got neater and I got messier. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other.
War broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming, "Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!" Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.
The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled （爬）under her covers，sobbing. Obviously, that was something she should not go through phone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart.
Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side. I got so into my work that I even didn't notice Kate had sat up. She was watching, her tears dried and her expression one of disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me, "Thanks."
Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn't always agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.
1. How is Paragraph one mainly developed?| A．By analyzing causes. | B．By describing a process. |
| C．By showing differences. | D．By following time order. |
| A．She couldn't find her books. | B．She heard the author shouting loud. |
| C．She got the news that her grandma was ill. | D．She saw the author's shoes beneath her bed. |
| A．she wanted to show her care | B．she was asked by Kate to do so |
| C．she was scared by Kate's anger | D．she hated herself for being so messy |
| A．My Best Friend Kate | B．Hard Work Pays Off |
| C．How to Be Organized | D．Learning to Be Roommates |
