1 . 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：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

I’m gladly to receive your novel. Thank you for such lovely a gift, for I had been expecting it for a long time. This novel offers to me more understanding of American society and daily life. I know you’re interesting in Chinese festivals, and therefore I have chosen an album of paper cutting for you. Paper cutting is unique form of Chinese cultural relics, that is often used as a decoration for a joyful atmosphere. I hope it will bring happiness and lucks to your family as it always did in China. I’m expecting you to come to China and experience the rich culture on person.

2 . 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I've always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed，but others had their own ways of showing care.
What I remember most about visiting my____parents is the loud tick of the____in the dining room as we____ate our meal. With so little conversation I was quick to____his family as cold. When we got into the____to go home，his father suddenly appeared____, he began to wash his son’s windscreen. I could feel he is a____man through the glass.
I____another lesson about love a few years later. I always return phone calls____and regularly contact my friends. I____the same from them. But I had one friend who____called，answering my messages with short e-mails. I rushed to the____: She wasn’t a good friend! My anger____as the holidays approached. But then she came to a gathering I hosted and____me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window-shopping the previous month. I was____at her thoughtfulness，and regretful for____I'd considered her to be uncaring. Clearly I needed to____my expectations of friends.
Far too often，I ignored their unique____, eagerly expecting them to do things in my____ Over the years, however, I’ve learned to____other persons’ love signs.1.

A．own

B．boyfriend’s

C．girlfriend’s

D．father’s

2.

A．clock

B．table

C．plates

D．dishes

3.

A．excitedly

B．nervously

C．silently

D．instantly

4.

A．regard

B．treat

C．get

D．have

5.

A．bus

B．train

C．car

D．plane

6.

A．Punctually

B．Carefully

C．Proudly

D．Coldly

7.

A．cold

B．strange

C．tough

D．caring

8.

A．understood

B．learned

C．taught

D．tried

9.

A．in order

B．in turn

C．without delay

D．without difficulty

10.

A．expect

B．consider

C．intend

D．ask

11.

A．regularly

B．still

C．even

D．rarely

12.

A．faith

B．suggestion

C．judgment

D．approval

13.

A．remained

B．failed

C．grew

D．quit

14.

A．handed

B．bought

C．helped

D．offered

15.

A．depressed

B．upset

C．fascinated

D．shocked

16.

A．how

B．what

C．why

D．whether

17.

A．make

B．change

C．appreciate

D．draw

18.

A．expectations

B．experiences

C．adventures

D．expressions

19.

A．manners

B．skill

C．means

D．way

20.

A．send

B．read

C．give

D．express

3 . Last year I ruined (毁) my summer vacation by bringing along a modem convenience that was too convenient for my own good: the iPad. Instead of looking at nature, I checked my email. Instead of paddling a small boat, I followed my Twitter feed (推特简讯). Instead of reading great novels, I stuck to reading four newspapers each morning. I was behaving as if I were still in the office. My body was on vacation but my head wasn’t.

So this year I made up my mind to try something different: withdrawal (退出) from the Internet. I knew it wouldn’t be easy, since Fm bad at self-control. But I was determined. I started by giving the iPad to my wife.

The cellphone signal (信号) at our house was worse than in the past, making my attempts at cheating an experience in frustration (沮丧). I was trapped, forced to go through with my plan. Largely cut off from email, Twitter and my favorite newspaper websites, I had few ways to connect to the world except for radio and how much radio can one listen to, really? I had to do what I had planned to all along: read books.

This experience has had a happy ending. With determination and the strong support of my wife, I won in my vacation struggle against the Internet, realizing finally that it was I, not the iPad, that was the problem. I knew I had won when we passed a Starbucks and my wife asked if I wanted to stop to use the Wi-Fi. “I don’t need it,” I said.

However, as we return to post-vacation life, a harder test begins: Can I continue when Fm back at work? There are times when the need to know what’s being said right now is great. And I have no intention (愿望) of giving up my convenience completely. But I hope to resist (抵抗) the temptation (诱惑) to check my email every five minutes, which leads to checking my Twitter feed and a website or two.

I think a vacation is supposed to help you reset your brain to become more productive. Here I hope this one worked.

1. What do we know about the author’s last summer vacation?

A．He was determined to enjoy the beautiful view.

B．He felt satisfied that he had stuck to his usual timetable.

C．He hated himself for acting as if he were at work on vacation.

D．His iPad ruined his plan of finishing a great novel.

2. What did the author do to keep away from the Internet this year?

A．He cut off his cellphone signal.

B．He handed his iPad to his wife.

C．He refused to cheat in his house.

D．He listened to the radio most of the time.

3. When back at work, the author will probably choose to       .

A．continue to read more and more books.

B．stay away from the Internet for ever.

C．stop checking what is being said right now completely.

D．keep control of when and how to use the Internet.

4. What is the author’s opinion of a great vacation in the passage?

A．A vacation means a change of pace to make one more creative.

B．A vacation is a period of time to do whatever one wished to.

C．A vacation is having nothing to do but read all day.

D．A vacation proves that a life of pleasure is overvalued.

4 . Christmas is the most important festival in the western world. It     1    (fall) on December 25^th . When my mother and I stayed in America, we     2    (invite) by one of my mother’s friends to observe Christmas with an American family. We bought some     3    (present) for our American friends on our way     4     their house.

They had prepared different kinds of gifts for their family and guests when we got to their house, such as Christmas candles, cakes, cards, little toys, biscuits and so on. A Christmas tree was placed in     5     corner of the brilliant hall.     6     beautiful is was! We were impressed by these. We had a big meal,     7    (share) some interesting stories about Christmas and sang songs.

We learned that Christmas had something to do with Jesus. We went to bed at midnight.     8     we knew the Santa Claus was not true, we were still waiting for the Santa Claus     9    (bring) us presents. And we received many beautiful presents the next morning.

This Christmas was really     10    (forgettable). Not only did I have a good time, but also I knew something about foreign culture.

5 . Frank Woolworth was born in Rodman, New York., in 1852. His family were very poor farmers, and there was never enough to eat. Frank decided he did not want to be farmer. He took a short business course, and went to work as a salesman in a large city.
Woolworth realized he had a natural skill for showing goods to attract people’s interest, but he soon learned something more important. One day his boss told him to sell some odds and ends (小商品 ) for as much as he could get. Frank put all these things on one table with a sign which said FIVE CENTS EACH. People fought and pushed to buy the things and the table was soon cleared.
Soon afterwards, Woolworth opened his own store., selling goods at five and ten cents. But he had another lesson to learn before he became successful. That is, if you want to make money by selling low-price goods, you have to buy them in large quantities directly from the factories. Once, for example, Woolworth went to Germany and placed an order for knives. The order was so large that the factory had to keep running 24 hours a day for a whole year. In this way, the price of the knives was cut down by half.
By 1919, Woolworth had over 1000 stores in the US and Canada, and opened his first store in London. He made many millions and his name became famous throughout the world. He always run his business according to strict rules, of which the most important was: “ THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT.”
1. Frank took a short business course in order to ____________.

A．earn more money for his family

B．learn something from a salesman

C．get away from the farm

D．get enough to eat.

2. Frank sold the odds and ends quickly because _____________.

A．he knew how to get people to buy his goods.

B．he cut down the price by half

C．he had put the goods on a table in a very nice way.

D．the sign he put on the table was well designed.

3. The price of the knives was cut down by half because ______________.

A．the factory workers worked 24 hours a day.

B．knives were ordered in large quantities directly from the factory.

C．the knives were made in Germany, where labour (劳动力) was cheap.

D．the knives were produced in one factory.

4. _____________ make Woolworth a world-famous man.

A．His business skills and his wealth.

B．The low price of the goods he sold.

C．His trip to Germany and his huge order of knives.

D．His natural skill for showing things.

6 . 完形填空(共20小题)

I lived in Dallas, Texas nearly all my life with my mom, dad and older sister. We were _____ to respect others, value education, and get all that we could out of life. My parents always say, “_____hard and the world is yours.” They are never without a____ word of advice or a bit of encouragement when life gets tough.

My parents always _____ me to go to college. However, when I _____ at 16 years old that I’d rather get married to a man than go to college, they_____ stopped telling me they loved me and I could do anything I wanted to. _____ , they persuaded me. I graduated from high school and currently _____ the University of Oklahoma studying medicine. I want to make the ____ a better place to live in.

Every time I call home to tell them about a ______   I received in Chemistry Lab or Microeconomics or ______   class it is that I’m working hardest for at the moment, they tell me how ______   of me they are. I know there are college kids out there that have no one to call home to when they get an “A” on a project and I feel incredibly ______ to have my parents.

Don’t get me wrong: We’ve had our share of ______ . I was the angry teenager and they were the awful ______ that wouldn’t let me stay out all night or let me get my tongue pierced(刺穿). But somehow, we ______ to work through those issues. They never ______ loving in me or believing in me．

I ______   everything I am to my parents. Without their constant love and ______   , I wouldn’t believe I can change the world. My parents taught me to always   ______   for what I believe in. So I’m working toward something really great and can only hope I continue to make them proud．

1.

A．brought

B．introduced

C．raised

D．produced

2.

A．Educate

B．Work

C．Train

D．Practise

3.

A．helpful

B．harmful

C．stressful

D．meaningful

4.

A．reminded

B．expected

C．supposed

D．designed

5.

A．hesitated

B．judged

C．fixed

D．decided

6.

A．never

B．ever

C．seldom

D．hardly

7.

A．Carefully

B．Hopefully

C．Thankfully

D．Delightfully

8.

A．serve

B．attend

C．admit

D．join

9.

A．fortune

B．planet

C．universe

D．world

10.

A．grade

B．problem

C．failure

D．value

11.

A．whenever

B．wherever

C．whichever

D．however

12.

A．modest

B．proud

C．ashamed

D．nervous

13.

A．annoyed

B．praised

C．relaxed

D．blessed

14.

A．lessons

B．problems

C．moments

D．experiences

15.

A．teachers

B．directors

C．couples

D．parents

16.

A．managed

B．attempted

C．succeeded

D．conducted

17.

A．concluded

B．began

C．prevented

D．stopped

18.

A．pay

B．owe

C．own

D．spend

19.

A．agreement

B．excitement

C．encouragement

D．statement

20.

A．fight

B．look

C．defend

D．protect

7 . America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while — then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flow more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending(延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.
Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily.
Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time.
Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.
For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!
1. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.

B．Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.

C．Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.

D．Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.

2. From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be ______.

A．offered a ride to his home

B．treated hospitably at his home

C．treated to dinner in a restaurant

D．warmly welcomed at the airport

3. A suitable title for this passage would probably be “______”.

A．Americans’ and Chinese’s views of friendships.

B．Friendships between Americans.

C．Friendships between Chinese.

D．Americans’ hospitality .

8 . A little boy almost thought of himself as the most unfortunate child in the world because a disease made his leg lame(跛的). He_____played with his classmates. When the teacher asked him to answer questions, he always ____his head without a word.
One ___ the boy’s father asked for some saplings(树苗)from the neighbor. He wanted the ____to plant a sapling(树苗) each person in front of the house. The father said, “Whose sapling grows best, I will buy him or her a favorite ______” Seeing his brothers and sisters watering the trees , however, the boy had an idea .He hoped that the tree he planted would _______ soon. So ,after watering it once or twice, he never ______it.
A few days later, when the little boy went to see his tree again, he was ___ to find that it didn’t fade but grew some fresh leaves. ______the trees of his brothers and sisters , his tree was even greener. His father kept his _____,   bought the little boy his favorite gift and said that from the tree he planted, he would become an outstanding _____when he grew up.
Since then, the little boy slowly became_______. One night, he lay on the bed but could not sleep. Then he got up and came to the_______ To his surprise, his _____was splashing(喷洒)something onto his tree. _____, he understood---his father had been ______fertilizing(施肥)his small tree!
He returned to his room, ____ running down. _____passed. The little boy didn’t become a botanist(植物学家)，but he was elected President of the United States. His name was Franklin Roosevelt. Love is the______nourishment(营养)of life________it is just a drop of clear water, it can still help the tree of life thrive(茁壮成长).1.

A．bravely

B．seldom

C．freely

D．always

2.

A．raised

B．nodded

C．lowered

D．knocked

3.

A．spring

B．moment

C．winter

D．week

4.

A．neighbors

B．friends

C．children

D．boys

5.

A．sapling

B．tree

C．gift

D．toy

6.

A．die

B．grow

C．break

D．survive

7.

A．led to

B．attended t

C．belonged to

D．objected to

8.

A．pleased

B．upset

C．worried

D．surprised

9.

A．Compared with

B．Similar to

C．Connected to

D．Popular with

10.

A．request

B．schedule

C．promise

D．secret

11.

A．president

B．botanist

C．artist

D．researcher

12.

A．smart

B．desperate

C．optimistic

D．practical

13.

A．field

B．courtyard

C．park

D．farm

14.

A．brother

B．sister

C．father

D．neighbor

15.

A．All of a sudden

B．For a moment

C．In time

D．From then on

16.

A．busily

B．quietly

C．cautiously

D．secretly

17.

A．water

B．tears

C．sweat

D．rain

18.

A．Hours

B．Months

C．Decades

D．Centuries

19.

A．last

B．only

C．least

D．best

20.

A．Even if

B．Now that

C．If only

D．What if

9 . When I was nine years old, I loved to go fishing with my dad. But the only thing that wasn’t very fun about it was that he could catch many fish while I couldn’t catch anything. I usually got pretty upset and kept asking him why. He always answered, “Son, if you want to catch a fish, you have to think like a fish.” I remember being even more upset then because, “I’m not a fish!” I didn’t know how to think like a fish. Besides, I reasoned, how could what I think influence what a fish does?

As I got a little older I began to understand what my dad really meant. So, I read some books on fish. And I even joined the local fishing club and started attending the monthly meetings. I learned that a fish is a cold-blooded animal and therefore is very sensitive to water temperature. That is why fish prefer shallow water to deep water because the former is warmer. Besides, water is usually warmer in direct sunlight than in the shade. Yet, fish don’t have any eyelids(眼皮) and the sun hurts their eyes… The more I understood fish, the more I became effective at finding and catching them.

When I grew up and entered the business world, I remember hearing my first boss say, “We all need to think like salespeople.” But it didn’t completely make sense. My dad never once said, “If you want to catch a fish you need to think like a fisherman.” What he said was, “You need to think like a fish.” Years later, with great efforts to promote long-term services to people much older and richer than me, I gradually learned what we all need is to think more like customers. It is not an easy job. I will show you how in the following chapters.

1. Why was the author upset in fishing trips when he was nine?

A．He could not influence a fish as his father did.

B．His father was not patient with him.

C．His father did not teach him fishing.

D．He could not catch a fish.

2. According to the author, fish are most likely to be found _________.

A．in shallow water under waterside trees

B．in deep water on cloudy days

C．in shallow water under sunlight

D．in deep water on sunny days

3. After entering the business world, the author found _________.

A．it easy to think like a customer

B．his first boss’s sales ideas reasonable

C．his father’s fishing advice inspiring

D．it difficult to sell services to poor people

4. This passage most likely comes from _________.

A．a fishing guide	B．a millionaire’s biography
C．a novel on childhood	D．a popular sales book

10 . On a snowy and windy afternoon, Ann, a ten-year-old girl, went out to play. She was walking along the sands when she was blown into a ditch (壕沟) by the seashore. She was frightened and tried her best to climb out. But the ditch was too deep and she was too weak to get out of it. So Ann cried at the top of her voice for help. But what she could hear over the snow ditch was nothing but the terrible noise of the wind. Nobody came to her and nobody knew where she was. She struggled again and again. Her face was struck by the strong wind, snow and sand, and was almost frozen. Her hands were stiff. She also felt that she was worn out. She started to cry hopelessly. Just at the moment Ann saw a black dog appearing through the heavy snow. It was Victor, her true friend. He was glad to see the sign of life. And the dog set out to work as soon as he got to Ann. He cleaned away the snow around her with his own paws and hind legs, and then reached out his big strong fur head to Ann. The little girl closed her arms round Victor’s neck. The dog backed away slowly, pulling her out of the ditch little by little.
Successfully, Ann got out of the ditch at last. Then she struggled to her feet. With great difficulty, led by her true friend Victor, she was rescued. Victor, the black dog, was given a gold medal and was honoured as Brave Hero Dog of America.
1. The purpose of this text is to tell us___________.

A．the good relation between a girl and her dog

B．how a brave girl survived a serious accident

C．what the girl did to save her dog

D．how a brave dog managed to save his little master

2. Ann__________ when trapped in the snow ditch.

A．tried everything to save herself

B．did nothing but wait for help to come

C．was sure that people would save her

D．was sure that her dog would come to save her

3. How did the dog pull the girl out of the ditch?

A．He pulled the girl out with her head.

B．He caught the girl by the arm and pulled hard.

C．He let the girl hold his head and stepped back.

D．He held the girl’s clothes in his mouth and ran back.

4. The underlined word “stiff” probably means___________.

A．pretty dense

B．easy to move

C．difficult to bend

D．quite harsh