2 . 短文改错

Last Sunday morning, when I was having a walk in the park near my home, I came across a crew make a new film with one of my favorite actor. I didn’t have my camera with me at that time, but I rushed back home to get. Unfortunately, by the time I got back, they have finished the scene and the actor couldn’t be seen everywhere. I was really disappointing and about to leave while he walked out of a building. He was right there in the front of me! I couldn’t believe my luck — not only did I had my photo taken with him, but he signed his name on my shirt!

3 . My computer needs ________ but I forgot ________ it to the repair shop .

A．to repair; to take	B．repairing; to take
C．to be repaired; taking	D．repairing; taking

4 . —What is happening in that new area?   — New houses ________ over there.

A．are built	B．are building
C．have built	D．are being built

5 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

The Water Splashing Festival of the Dai ethnic minority (少数民族),     1     falls in April, is the most important festival for the Dai people in the Dehong area of Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province. It is the New Year for the Dai, a festival to send off the old and greet the new.

During the festival which lasts for three or four days, people     2    (dress) in their best clothes and take part in a     3    (various) of rich and colorful activities. Dragon boat racing, fireworks displays and other     4    (performance) such as peacock dance are held on the first day. And the most popular event is water-splashing on the second day. People splash water on each other,     5    (hope) to take away sickness and disasters. The wetter you get, the     6    (lucky) you will be. The last day is usually for the young people to play games as a way     7    (express) their love for each other.

The Water Splashing Festival     8    (vivid) exhibits the Dai’s respect     9     water and the culture of music and dance, food, and costumes. It is also a cultural bridge between Xishuangbanna and Southeast Asian countries that share     10     same festival culture of water-splashing.

6 . 假如你是我市一名高三学生李华，你打算报考一所外语学院。你在网络上看到该学院的招生信息（admission information），并对此非常感兴趣。根据学院要求，你需要用英文撰写一份个人申请报告，内容包括：
1. 简单的自我介绍（如性格，学习成果，特长等）；
2. 说明进入大学后的努力方向及设想等。
注意：1. 词数：120左右； 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Sir or Madam,
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

7 . Is there a way to turn back the aging process in people? For centuries, people have been looking for a “fountain of youth.” The idea is that if you find a magical fountain, and drink its water, you will not age.

Researchers in New York did not find an actual fountain of youth, but they may have found a way to turn back the aging process. It appears that the answer may be called the hypothalamus, which is part of your brain. It controls important body activities, including growth, the way we process food and so on. Researchers found that hypothalamus neural stem cells (干细胞) also influence how fast aging takes place.

Dongsheng Cai was the leading researcher in a study on aging in mice. He and his team reported their findings. “when the hypothalamus starts aging, particularly the loss of hypothalamus stem cells, so does the body.” he said.

Using this information, the researchers began trying to activate (激活) the hypothalamus in laboratory mice. The results show that the treatment slowed aging in the animals. “When we injected the hypothalamus stem cells to the middle-aged mice, the mice aged slowly and they could also live longer.”

But these results were just from studying mice in a laboratory. If the mice can live longer, does that mean people could have longer lives? The next step is to see if the anti-aging effects also work in human beings. If so, they say the findings could lead to new ways to help doctors identify and treat age-related health problems.

1. Why does the author mention the “fountain of youth” in the first paragraph?

A．To explain what the “fountain of youth” is.

B．To introduce the hypothalamus.

C．To show how to find the “fountain of youth”.

D．To help people find the “fountain of youth”.

2. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A．The brain.	B．The aging process.
C．Hypothalamus.	D．The stem cell

3. What do we know about the study done by Cai?

A．They have found a way to turn back the aging process.

B．The brain controls growth, reproduction and the way we process food.

C．The decrease of hypothalamus stem cells can lead to aging.

D．The finding has been applied to human beings.

4. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A．The Secret of Youth

B．A New Discovery about Aging

C．The Ways of Slowing Down Aging

D．Hypothalamus — the Fountain of Youth

8 . One of the requirements for being admitted to the University is that you ________ the English test organized by it.

A．will pass

B．would pass

C．pass

D．must pass

9 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式

Rivers are one of our most important natural resources. Many of the world’s great cities are located on rivers and almost every country has at least one river     1     (flow) through it, which plays an important part in the lives of     2     (it) people.

Since the beginning of history, people     3     (use) rivers for transportation. The Yellow River and Changliang River play a large role in China. The Mississippi, the     4     (long) one in the United States ever influenced the American people     5     (great) in history. The lifeline of Egypt is the Nile. Rivers provide fresh water     6     drink, grow crops, make electricity and chances to have fun for those     7     live along their banks.

    8     the cities grow in size and industries increase in number, the river water is severely being polluted. It urges all countries to make     9     (decide) and take immediate action to stop it from     10     (pollute) any more.