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。
Last Monday, it hit me that my beloved grandmother birthday was around the corner. I decided to make her an unique present. Without the slightest hesitation, I threw me into creating this priceless album. I turned on the computer, carefully selected some photos, added up some decorations, and designed each pages carefully. Eventually, an album of love produced. Looked at my work with satisfaction, I couldn’t help imagining how delightedly my grandma would be.
Soon, the big day arrived. At the birthday party, I presented the album to Grandma. The moment she saw the special gift, she hugs me affectionately, tears rolling in her eyes, what made my parents smile genuinely as well.
2 . Geraniums of Love
As the fifth of seven children, I went to the same public school as my three elder sisters and brother. Every year, my mother went to the same ceremony and had parent-child interviews（亲子交流会）with the same teachers. The only thing different was the child. And every child
Geraniums school tradition—the annual plant sale（拍卖会）held in early May, just in time for
Third grade was the first time that I was allowed to take part in the plant sale. I wanted to surprise my mother.
When Mother's Day arrived, I was bursting with pride when I gave her that geranium. I remember how bright her eyes were, and how delighted she was with my
The year I was fifteen, my younger sister reached third grade. In early May, she came to me full of wonder and secrecy and told me that there was going to be a plant sale at school and she wanted to
I helped my little
| A．passed down | B．participated in | C．broke with | D．carried on |
| A．Women’s | B．Father’s | C．Children’s | D．Mother's |
| A．Besides | B．Moreover | C．However | D．Therefore |
| A．shared | B．discovered | C．guarded | D．unlocked |
| A．plan | B．preparation | C．present | D．selection |
| A．watering | B．growing | C．inspecting | D．protecting |
| A．showed | B．potted | C．packaged | D．hid |
| A．indeed | B．instead | C．properly | D．anyhow |
| A．performance | B．grades | C．gift | D．presence |
| A．inspire | B．surprise | C．satisfy | D．relax |
| A．youngest | B．eldest | C．cleverest | D．bravest |
| A．nervous | B．youthful | C．increasing | D．false |
| A．on | B．beside | C．behind | D．under |
| A．shortest | B．rarest | C．best | D．strongest |
| A．sister | B．brother | C．cousin | D．friend |
| A．confusion | B．anxiety | C．delight | D．astonishment |
| A．listening | B．watching | C．smelling | D．tasting |
| A．waved | B．smiled | C．signed | D．called |
| A．pretend | B．continue | C．appear | D．try |
| A．impressed | B．satisfied | C．associated | D．presented |
3 . Of course, she wasn't really my aunt and, out of fear, I never called her that to her face. I only referred to her as “My Aunt Fannie” because the name always made my father laugh quietly and gave my mother cause to look strictly at both of us — at me for being disrespectful of my elder and at my father for encouraging my bad behavior. I enjoyed both reactions, so I looked for every opportunity to work the name into as many conversations as possible.
As a young woman, my mother had worked in the kitchen of a large Victorian farmhouse. During those years, my mother helped Aunt Fanny make the best blueberry jam ever tasted by anyone in Glenfield. She was well-known for her jam and for never sharing the recipe with others. Even though my mother knew the recipe by heart, as long as Aunt Fannie was alive, she never made the jam without Aunt Fannie in our kitchen to direct the process and keep the secret.
Each August, my mother would prepare me for Aunt Fannie's visit. One year, after I had helped with the jam process, Aunt Fannie gave me a coin and then made me promise that I would never spend it. “Hold onto this coin," she said, “and someday you will be rich. I still have my very first coin, given to me by my grandmother.” So, I kept the coin in a small box and waited to become rich.
I now have the blueberry jam recipe and the coin from Aunt Fannie. In people's eyes Aunt Fannie's success resulted from that secret recipe. But to me, it was just a common recipe. Neither have made me become a rich person, but I keep them as reminders to hold onto the valuable things in life. Money can make you feel rich for a while, but it is the relationships and the memories of time spent with friends and family that truly leave you wealthy. And that is a fortune that anyone can build.
1. Why did the author always use the name “My Aunt Fannie" in conversations?| A．She liked Aunt Fannie's recipe. | B．She was frightened of Aunt Fannie. |
| C．She enjoyed her parents ’reactions. | D．She greatly respected “Aunt Fannie". |
| A．Aunt Fannie | B．the author's grandmother |
| C．the author's mother | D．Aunt Fannie' s grandmother |
| A．hold onto the first coin in life | B．make as many friends as possible |
| C．make money with their own hands | D．spend more time with family and friends |
| A．The Key to Success | B．Blueberry Jam Recipe |
| C．A Fortune Built from a Coin | D．A Relationship of Trust |
4 . This is my son Matthew’s last night at home before college. I know that this is good news. I feel proud that Matthew will go to a great school. I know that this is the finest hour. But looking at the suitcases on his bed sends me out of the room to a hidden corner where I can’t stop crying.
Through the sorrow, I feel a rising embarrassment. “Pull yourself together!” I tell myself. There are parents sending their kids off to battle zones. How dare I feel so shocked and upset?
One of the great gifts of my life has been having my boys, Matthew and John Owen. Through them, I have explored the mysterious, complicated bond between fathers and sons. As my wife and I raised them, I have discovered the love and loss between my father and me. After my parents’ divorce, I spent weekends with my dad in Ohio. By the time Sunday came around, I was unable to enjoy the day’s activities because I was already afraid of the goodbye of the evening.
Now, standing among Matthew’s accumulation of possessions, I realize it’s me who has become a boy again. All my sadness and longing to hold on to things are back, sweeping over me as they did when I was a child.
His bed is tidy and spare. It already has the feel of a guest bed. In my mind I replay wrapping him in his favorite blanket. That was our nightly routine until one evening he said, “Daddy, I don’t think I need a blanket tonight.” I think of all the times we lay among the covers reading. I look at the bed and think of all the recent times I was annoyed at how late he was sleeping. I’ll never have to worry about that again, I realize.
For his part, Matthew has been a rock. He is treating his leaving as just another day at the office. And I’m glad. After all, someone’s got to be strong. I’m proud that he is charging into the first chapter of his adult life with such confidence.
1. What does the writer mean by “Pull yourself together!”?| A．Get up. | B．Cheer up. |
| C．Pull up. | D．Wake up. |
| A．the writer is accustomed to sleeping early |
| B．Matthew doesn’t get on well with his father |
| C．Matthew is ready for his new life |
| D．the writer wasn’t brave enough to face his parents’ divorce |
| A．Worried. | B．Grateful. |
| C．Relieved. | D．Bittersweet. |
| A．Unavoidable Goodbye | B．Sweet Memories |
| C．Glorious Moment | D．Unconditional Love |
People have all turned to sad music to make themselves feel better at some point in their lives,
A new study throws light on what's going on inside people’s brains when they match their music to their feelings, and it looks as if sad music can be enjoyable, rather than
Psychologist Adrian North from Curtin University in Australia says there
Another idea from social psychology is that people like to listen to the very music
So, the
6 . Shadows fall on the lawn of an aging home as the wind threads through the trees. A leaf floats to the ground, suggesting the coming of fall.
The wide porch was built as the main part of the home. The rest of the house wraps around it on both sides, like huge arms extending a hug. Countless stories have been shared on this porch by every member of the family for over 30 years.
The family that grew here was made the same way. They enjoyed everyday pleasures－singing in the car, laughter at mealtime and football games on Sundays. When the father hit 55, his wife insisted he quit playing Sunday afternoon football with the kids. The mother never played, as she was stricken with a terrible illness after the birth of their second child and before the births of their next three. Never able to walk again, she managed to carry on anyway and raise her five children. Sometimes, she even had to manage by dragging herself across the floor. She never complained about the challenges of her illness, nor did her husband complain about the extra care be had to give his wife after she became ill.
There’s something familiar upon entering the house. It’s the smell of the piles of old books and magazines, the sheet music on the piano, and the ornaments(饰品) on a shelf in the corner. Pictures of the family are still all hanging in every room.
The homeowners are no longer there－they both recently passed away. And yet, their lives are still evident, woven into the laughter and hearts of family and friends. They weren’t rock stars or celebrities and they won’t be remembered in history books. Yet they made a history of their own, by creating simple beauty in everyday life and by living through challenges without complaining.
That is truly the best remembrance of all.
1. What can we learn about the house in the text?| A．It has a wide porch on both sides. |
| B．It has witnessed stories of the family. |
| C．It is located in the center of the porch. |
| D．It stands as a monument to the couple’s marriage. |
| A．Optimistic. | B．Tolerant. |
| C．Complaining. | D．Grateful. |
| A．To introduce the long history of a house. |
| B．To share the love story of the house owners. |
| C．To remind readers to value the time with parents. |
| D．To recall unforgettable memories of the family. |
| A．Simple beauty of life | B．Unconditional parents’ love |
| C．The emotion of autumn | D．A trip of seeking roots |
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 was Monday morning, and the writing class had just begin. Everyone was silent, wait to see who would be called upon to read his and her paragraph aloud. Some of us were confident and eager take part in the class activity, others were nervous and anxious. I had done myself homework but I was shy. I was afraid that to speak in front of a larger group of people. At that moment, I remembered that my father once said, "The classroom is a place for learning and that include learning from textbooks, and mistake as well." Immediate, I raised my hand.
8 . An umbrella is what we easily forget and leave behind in our daily life. When the weather is fine, we certainly don’t think of it; only when it’s raining, we’ll carry it purposefully. But as soon as the rain stops, most likely we’ll forget
It sets me
9 . When I graduated from college I dreamed of being a television news reporter. Having no experience, I had to work in a small town until I finally got my big break in the form of a job in Boston. I made it.
Soon, reality set in. I was too often sent to run after accused criminals out of courts, waiting outside of crime scene tape or at the doorstep of a family still crying for tragedy (悲剧). My breaking point came the day I accidentally informed a young woman that her mother died. It was the worst day of my professional life and the day I decided I no longer wanted to shine a light on these stories. My career was ebbing, and at the same time my personal life was too-I divorced.
My mom had always told me “When you’re feeling extremely upset, go help someone else.” So I started seeking out stories of people who had been in the news under tragic circumstances but were doing something inspiring with their lives: a young girl who was paralyzed (瘫痪的) by an accident but was uplifting her classmates with her positive spirit, a blind and autistic (自闭的) musician who learned to play 27 instruments, a disabled soldier who opened his own art studio. I started to tell and promote stories like them.
Over the last 10 years I have discovered my kindness gift: my ability to see the beautiful side of a person and reflect it back to them and the world. In telling stories of people turning their own hurt into acts of helping others I have become more sympathetic, more grateful and kinder. I have learned kindness is who we are, that our power for it is limitless and that, as we shine a light on it, it grows.
1. What changed the author’s working direction in his job in Boston?| A．The tragedy in the society | B．The low payment of the job |
| C．The hurt from his divorce | D．The fear of cruel criminals |
| A．taking off |
| B．getting into trouble |
| C．unchangeable at all |
| D．dull but important |
| A．helping others is a way to escape from reality |
| B．helping others can comfort your soul |
| C．the best way of helping others is telling stories |
| D．it is difficult to make contributions to helping others |
| A．To tell inspiring stories. |
| B．To fight against criminals. |
| C．To ignore our own hurt. |
| D．To do as much kindness as possible. |
注意:1．词数100左右,开头已给,但不计入你的总词数。
2．要保持行文连贯,条理清楚。
Suppose everyone has such two choices: one is a productive life with a widespread fame: the other is an ordinary but happy one. ____
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