1 . 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。

I lost my last debate in the recent National High School Academic Debate & Speech Tournament held in Shanghai.But instead of focusing on my     1    (fail), I stopped to reflect on my experiences in the past few years     2     a debater.

In general, preparing for new debate topics usually    3    (include) brainstorming arguments, researching a resolution(解决), and doing debate practice. So if you spot a debating group, you might see us sitting together after school, or even all day at weekends, discussing arguments and researching evidence.You might also notice us arguing     4    (fierce) anywhere we can.

Not only are they supportive, but my debate friends also have similar passions and interests to mine.As we discuss debate topics, my fellow debaters and I can talk about anything, from     5     best way of rehabilitating(改造) criminals to the negative points of free immigration policies. However, our discussions are more than just a way    6    (practise) our debating skills. In my mind, they’re helping us to become calm and consider     7    (win) and solving real problems as well.

To me, the debating community is a great place     8     people help each other not only because they’re interested in a higher cause, but because they care about how people from different     9    (background) can lead better lives.I’m grateful to each of my debate friends and every single minute we get to spend together. Indeed, my high school life would be incomplete without them.So even though I     10    (defeat) in my last debate, I’m still thankful for being part of my wonderful debate family.

2 . I never went to university but always thought about it. The only way I _________ it was listening to my children talk about the interesting classes they were taking. University was just a life-long _________ of mine. I just turned sixty-four years old. I still thought about that old dream _________ one day when there was an Advanced-Age _________ at the local university. I decided to _________.

      My first day of school finally arrived. As I drove there, my mind was filled with _________ thoughts, “What am I doing? The _________ will laugh when they see me in class. I probably won’t live long enough to get a _________. Maybe I should just turn the car around and go home.”
      Then, suddenly, I saw it! A large billboard on the side of the road with a picture of Kermit the Frog. I slowed down a little and read the words, “Live your dreams.” Was Kermit talking about me? I didn’t turn the car around.
      I drove a little _________ on up the highway and there was another __________. This one had a picture of Albert Einstein with his tongue __________ out. A line read, “As a student, he was no Einstein.” And there was a word in red, “Confidence”. A new attitude was __________ inside me.
      __________ the gate of the university, I found there __________ still another billboard. This one showed a photograph of a proud woman. Under the picture was her name, Nola Otis, aged 95, the oldest university graduate. Below it was the words, “Live Life”. At that moment, my outlook changed __________.1.

A．attended

B．gained

C．consulted

D．contained

2.

A．goal

B．idea

C．advice

D．dream

3.

A．since

B．before

C．until

D．after

4.

A．theme

B．system

C．programme

D．process

5.

A．sign up

B．turn up

C．keep up

D．make up

6.

A．negative

B．attractive

C．active

D．optimistic

7.

A．tutors

B．kids

C．professors

D．guards

8.

A．degree

B．praise

C．skill

D．reputation

9.

A．higher

B．further

C．closer

D．lower

10.

A．billboard

B．picture

C．portrait

D．cartoon

11.

A．breaking

B．giving

C．pulling

D．sticking

12.

A．holding

B．arriving

C．setting

D．making

13.

A．Leaving

B．Squeezing

C．Approaching

D．Staying

14.

A．stood

B．lived

C．lay

D．sat

15.

A．slightly

B．accidentally

C．differently

D．completely

3 . I left England for Sydney in September. It was a career move for my husband, and our 20-year-old daughter was feeling adventurous and decided to come, too. However, just before leaving England, my 79-year-old mother suffered a stroke (中风). Being strong and independent, she continues to live at home with the help of social services. But she couldn’t look after the garden. I thought how wonderful it would be if there was an organisation offering volunteer help. Friends asked me what I planned to do in Australia, and I told them I would be looking for a volunteer position with a gardening charitable organisation. Imagine my surprise when I found just the organisation I had been looking for—Easy Care Gardening( ECG)!

There are several reasons why I volunteer for ECG. Firstly, as a newcomer to Australia I meet many great people who, like me, volunteer some of their time. We cover a large age range, but all love gardens and helping others.

Secondly, through working with ECG I have been lucky enough to explore Sydney’s North Shore that I might not have had the opportunity to visit otherwise.

Finally, there are all those wonderful people we call “clients (客户)” but are more like friends when we visit them often and tend their gardens. What great people I have met, and the stories they have to tell—the family histories, where they come from and the reasons for immigrating to Australia. I find it a privilege to have access to private gardens which, in many cases, have been the joy of their owners for many years. Each one is individual and reflects the character, needs and the history of each family. Indeed, the gardens reflect the multicultural and historical background of Sydney.

1. What made the author choose to be a gardening volunteer?

A．The popularity of ECG.

B．The tips of her friends.

C．Her own experience.

D．Her gardening skills.

2. What do the volunteers at ECG have in common?

A．They make friends with their clients.

B．They like to explore Sydney’s North Shore.

C．They are of similar ages and backgrounds.

D．They are kind-hearted with the same interest.

3. What does the underlined word “one” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A．Client.	B．Garden.
C．Reason.	D．Joy.

4. Why did the author move to Sydney?

A．Her husband would work there.

B．She planned to volunteer there.

C．She was very keen on adventures.

D．She had to look after her sick mother.

4 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
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：在错的词下画一横线，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。

I am fond the summer holiday. Last summer, I go to Hawaii for my holiday. I often had a walk along the beach after the supper or had a swim in the afternoon. They sky was blue, and the air was fresher. Whenever you went, you could saw the green trees and the colorful flowers. The food in Hawaii was delicious and the people was friendly, too. The holiday was really wonder. I will never forget the days when I spent in Hawaii. I enjoy travel across the world. I hope I can meet different people and visit different place of interest some day in the future.

5 . Soon after my arrival in Luanda, I realised that I was going to have some free time available. I decided to spend it doing something useful and involving in the _________ community.

I started my search for volunteering opportunities here and a blog post _________ my eye. It was Ashima’s _________ on how she started her volunteering _________ in Luanda. Ashima has been volunteering at the Foundation for Art and Culture for more than a year. I decided to get in touch with them and soon after I got a very warm and welcoming _________ inviting me to the foundation. The next day as I _________ into the foundation little did I know it would become such a(n) _________part of my life in Luanda.

I was a bit hesitant at first as I had never worked with children before and my Portuguese(葡萄牙语) then was much _________ than now. But as I slowly started doing some activities with children, there were not any_________. All that you needed was a heart full of love and everyone __________the language of love.

I found plenty of __________ to do with kids, keeping them busy and having fun. Together we played, sang, learnt new things, __________new games and reinvented the old. The children coming to the foundation are wonderful, and full of __________ and energy. It is a beautiful place with wonderful projects. Without doubt it is the best __________ I could have found in Luanda, and I am very happy to go there as often as I can. The staff __________ there really make you feel welcome and at home.

1.

A．foreign

B．good

C．whole

D．local

2.

A．hurt

B．fogged

C．caught

D．escaped

3.

A．post

B．opinion

C．appearance

D．plan

4.

A．business

B．journey

C．dream

D．reality

5.

A．sense

B．response

C．respect

D．importance

6.

A．walked

B．ran

C．broke

D．turned

7.

A．genuine

B．short

C．effective

D．beautiful

8.

A．slower

B．easier

C．poorer

D．less

9.

A．conversations

B．languages

C．methods

D．troubles

10.

A．spoke

B．learnt

C．introduced

D．heard

11.

A．jobs

B．activities

C．courses

D．researches

12.

A．taught

B．appreciated

C．created

D．bought

13.

A．love

B．opinion

C．surprise

D．faith

14.

A．chance

B．company

C．place

D．way

15.

A．competing

B．arriving

C．appearing

D．working

6 . I was born legally blind. Of all the stories of my early childhood, the one about a ________ is my mother’s favorite. I was only two when the ________ occurred.We had just arrived home from a trip. Mom lifted me out of the car and ________to speak to the driver. I took advantage of my brief ________to dash across the lawn (草坪) and hit a large maple tree! I was running so fast that I bounced off the trunk and landed on my backside. Mom ________me to start crying, but I just sat there for a minute. Then I ________myself up and kept right on going.

Mom loves to use this story as an ________. It reminds her that children don’t enter life ________to take risks or unwilling to ________ again when they fall down. She never wanted me to lose that toughness as I grew older. When I ________ my major life decisions, I was still that little girl tearing full-speed across the lawn. I studied abroad and later moved away from my parents’ home to look for a ________. Through years of ________, I have become a respected teacher in a school serving high-need students.

We are almost certain to get ________ at some point during the process of achieving our goal. When that happens, don’t sit in the grass and ________. Just get up and keep on going. It will all be worth it ________.

1.

A．trip

B．race

C．tree

D．driver

2.

A．incident

B．change

C．illness

D．problem

3.

A．feared

B．refused

C．forgot

D．turned

4.

A．delay

B．absence

C．freedom

D．rest

5.

A．promised

B．encouraged

C．allowed

D．expected

6.

A．woke

B．picked

C．warmed

D．gave

7.

A．answer

B．example

C．excuse

D．order

8.

A．afraid

B．ashamed

C．able

D．anxious

9.

A．ask

B．share

C．fear

D．try

10.

A．regretted

B．reviewed

C．made

D．explained

11.

A．job

B．friend

C．fortune

D．house

12.

A．memories

B．efforts

C．research

D．experience

13.

A．mixed up

B．fed up

C．knocked down

D．settled down

14.

A．play

B．relax

C．dream

D．cry

15.

A．all at once

B．in the end

C．in either case

D．as a result

7 . Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new_______ in high school.  

_______, high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts for cheerleaders. She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be _______ for her to be selected. Two hours later, the _______ read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart _______ as the list ended without her name. Feeling _______, she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework. 

Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was_______. She moved on to English and history, and was _______ to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those _______. Feeling better, she decided not to________ math for the time being. 

Later in math class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much________. By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to ________ at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to ________. High school was just as her mom had said, “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond ________ a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the ________ fish you can be.”

1.

A．processes

B．decisions

C．challenges

D．exercises

2.

A．Therefore

B．Otherwise

C．However

D．Besides

3.

A．boring

B．easy

C．difficult

D．interesting

4.

A．editor

B．boss

C．winner

D．judge

5.

A．jumped

B．stopped

C．sank

D．raced

6.

A．awful

B．strange

C．happy

D．lonely

7.

A．struggling

B．improving

C．working

D．crying

8.

A．amazed

B．annoyed

C．shocked

D．relieved

9.

A．homework

B．books

C．subjects

D．objects

10.

A．put up

B．prepare for

C．worry about

D．give up

11.

A．pleasure

B．trouble

C．hope

D．sorrow

12.

A．fit in

B．look out

C．stay up

D．get around

13.

A．swim

B．try

C．ask

D．escape

14.

A．in return for

B．out of

C．in terms of

D．instead of

15.

A．biggest

B．best

C．weakest

D．prettiest

8 . 语法填空

He lay down on the bed and fell fast asleep. When he woke up the next morning,     1     unknown hand had placed a cup of hot coffee and some fruits by his bedside.   

The man had breakfast and after tidying     2     (he) up, went downstairs to thank the generous host. But, as on the evening before, there was nobody     3     sight. Shaking his head in wonder at the strangeness of it all, he went towards the garden     4     he had left his horse, tied to a tree.     5     (sudden) a large rose bush caught his eye.   

Remembering he promised he    6     (bring) a rose to Beauty, he bent down to pick a rose. At once, out of the rose garden, rose up a horrible beast,     7     (wear) splendid clothes. A deep, terrifying voice growled (吼), “Ungrateful man! I gave you a place to stay at for the night, you ate at my table and slept in my own bed,     8     now all the thanks I get is that one of my favourite flowers     9     (pick) by you! I shall put you to death for this!” Trembling with fear, the man fell on his    10     (knee) before the Beast.

10 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
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：在错的词下画一横线，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。

I couldn’t believe in my ears when I hear my name called. I was chose to play the leading role in the play, that was my dream. As a shy girl, I used to be quite afraid of speak in public. But my parents and teachers always encouraged me to do so. Now I have changed great. In class, I am often the first one to stand out and answer questions even if I may make some mistake. No pains, no gains. Now I am always brave enough to overcome the difficult and I have changed into a lively girl. So my experience shows that we should not be afraid of losing face and only this way can we make progress.