1 . Saroo Brierley, a 4-year-old boy, lived in rural India. One day, he played with his brother along the rail line and fell asleep. When he woke up, he found himself alone. So he got on the train in front of him to search for his brother.

That train took him a thousand miles across the country to a totally strange city. He lived on the streets, and then in an orphanage (孤儿院), where he was adopted by an Australian family and taken to Tasmania.

Brierley is a famous writer now, and in his new book, A Long Way Home, he wrote he couldn’t help but wonder about his hometown back in India. He remembered landmarks, but since he didn’t know his town’s name, finding a small neighborhood in a vast country seemed impossible.

Then he found a digital mapping program. He spent years searching for his hometown in the program’s satellite pictures. In 2011, he came across something familiar. He studied it and realized he was looking at a town’s central business district from a bird’s-eye view. He thought, “On the right-hand side you should see the three-platform train station”—and there it was. “And on the left-hand side you should see a big fountain”—and there it was. Everything matched!

Standing in front of the house where he grew up as a child, he saw a lady standing at the entrance. It took him a few seconds but he finally remembered what she used to look like.

In an interview Brierley says, “My mother came forth and walked forward, and I walked forward, my eyes filled with tears and my brain blank. I just didn’t know what to say, because I never thought seeing my mother would ever come true. And here I am, standing in front of her.”

1. Why did Brierley get on the train when he was a little boy?

A．To go back to his home.

B．To look for his brother.

C．To travel to Tasmania.

D．To follow a stranger.

2. What made it difficult for Brierley to find his hometown?

A．The vast area of India.

B．The fact that he was nobody then.

C．His not remembering the town’s name.

D．The distance between Australia and his hometown.

3. How did Brierley find his hometown?

A．By studying digital maps.

B．By analyzing old pictures.

C．By travelling all around India.

D．By spreading his story via his book.

4. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Love for Mother

B．Union with Brother

C．Memory of Hometown

D．Long Way back Home

2 . 读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

“Want to go to the pool tomorrow?” Rosa asked Stephanie during break time.

The pool Rosa mentioned was one of their favorite places.

Rosa and Stephanie did everything together. They rode the school bus together. They sat together during lunch. They took dance lessons together and even went to the same summer camp. They were best friends. Most of the time.

Sometimes, though, when Stephanie was with other friends, she ignored Rosa or treated her like a little kid, even though they were the same age.

Today was one of those times.

“Sorry. I’m already going to the pool,” Stephanie said. “Toni and Vanessa and I are going.” She smiled, but it wasn’t her nice smile. She walked away to join Toni and Vanessa, and Rose was left standing alone.

After school, at dance class, Stephanie talked and laughed with the other dancers as they stretched in front of the mirror. Rosa wanted to join them, but she still felt too upset.

Then she noticed Kiara, the new girl, standing with one leg up on the barre. Rosa joined her and began stretching, too. Kiara smiled, and Rosa smiled back. Rosa tried not to check the mirror to see if Stephanie had noticed. I hope she feels left out. Rosa thought.

The next morning, when Rosa got on the bus, Stephanie was waiting in their usual seat. Stephanie quickly moved her schoolbag off the seat to make room for Rosa. But Rosa walked past her and took the empty seat next to Kiara.

How does it feel now? Rosa thought.

On the bus ride, Rosa discovered that Kiara was not the quiet girl Rosa had thought she was. She talked a lot-about her little brother, about the tree house her uncle had built, and even about swimming.

“I love swimming!” Rosa said.

“Me too,” Kiara said. “My dad said he’d take my brother and me to swim tonight.”

“Great!” Rosa said.

“Maybe you can come with us tonight,” Kiara said. “That would be fun,” said Rosa.

注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Paragraph 1:

When they stepped off the bus, Stephanie was waiting on the sidewalk.

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Paragraph 2:

Rosa suddenly began to feel unhappy and her face began to burn.

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3 . 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：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下而写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词。
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Once, as Zengzi’s wife was going shopping, her son insisted in going with her, making a tearful scene However, she promised the child that she would kill their pig to treat her after she returned home. When the wife came back, she found Zengz preparing to kill a pig. She hurriedly stopped him, saying, “I am kidding the child.” Zengz told her, “You cannot lie to a child. Since they are young and have no social experience, they follow which their parents tell them. If you lie to them, you are actually teaching them lie to others like that.” As children’s first teacher, parents will significant influence their children. And children can not be well educated only when their parents behave well.

4 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

When my daughters reached the third and fourth grades, I occasionally allowed them to walk to and from school alone if the weather permitted. One warm spring day, a little dog followed them home after school. It had short legs and long lovely ears, with a brown-colored coat. It was the cutest dog I had ever seen and the girls begged me to keep it.

The dog was barely twelve weeks old. It had no identification marks. I didn’t know what to do. I thought about running an advertisement but I really didn’t want to. It would break the kids’ hearts if someone should show up. Besides, its owners should have watched it more closely.

By the end of the week the dog was part of our family. It was very good with the girls. The following week something told me to check the lost-and-found part in the local newspaper. One particular advertisement jumped out at me and my heart beat with fear for what I read. Someone was begging for the return of a lost dog in the neighborhood. They sounded anxious. My hands shook.

Instead, I pretended I hadn’t seen the advertisement. I quickly put paper away in the drawer. I never said a word about it to the kids or my husband.

By now we had named the dog Molly. It followed the girls everywhere they went. But there was one problem bothering me: my conscience (良心). I knew in my heart I had to call that number in the paper and see if our Molly was the dog they were eagerly looking for. It was the most difficult thing I’ve ever done.

注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式作答。

With mixed feelings, I finally picked up the phone.

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I asked the woman to come in and she quickly hugged Molly tightly.

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5 . On a sunny day, I visited an art museum alone. I was expecting a ________ view of the artworks and a relaxing afternoon. As I was appreciating the paintings, a young couple ahead of me were ________ endlessly. I watched them for a moment and ________ that the lady was doing all the talking. How did the man ________ her constant stream of words? ________ by their noise, I moved on.

I met them several times ________ I moved through the different rooms of art. Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away ________. But I met them again at the ________ shop. I bought some souvenirs and was waiting at the checkout while the couple were ________ the doorway. Before they left, the man reached into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He lengthened (使变长) it into a long ________ and then tapped his way into the coatroom to get his wife's jacket.

“He's a(n) ________ man,” the clerk at the counter said, “Most of us would give ________ if we suddenly became blind at such a young age. During his recovery, he made a ________ that his life wouldn't change. So, as before, he and his wife come in whenever there is a new art show.”

“But what does he ________ out of the art?” I asked. “He can't see.”

“Can't see? You are ________. He sees a lot. More than you and I do,” the clerk said, “His wife ________ each painting so he can see it in his head.”

I was touched and also learned something about patience, ________ and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without ________. I saw the courage of a husband who would not allow blindness to ________ his life. And I saw the love ________ by two people as I watched this couple walk away, arm in arm.

1.

A．special

B．quiet

C．general

D．clear

2.

A．talking

B．watching

C．asking

D．smiling

3.

A．remembered

B．imagined

C．found

D．suggested

4.

A．translate

B．believe

C．understand

D．stand

5.

A．Encouraged

B．Surprised

C．Touched

D．Troubled

6.

A．as

B．unless

C．since

D．until

7.

A．helplessly

B．hopelessly

C．quickly

D．secretly

8.

A．gift

B．fruit

C．book

D．pet

9.

A．aiming at

B．turning to

C．returning to

D．heading for

10.

A．umbrella

B．stick

C．coat

D．rope

11.

A．brave

B．educated

C．strange

D．wise

12.

A．up

B．out

C．away

D．off

13.

A．habit

B．consideration

C．dream

D．promise

14.

A．imagine

B．replace

C．get

D．notice

15.

A．wrong

B．silly

C．impolite

D．unique

16.

A．shows

B．draws

C．describes

D．explains

17.

A．interest

B．courage

C．hope

D．kindness

18.

A．support

B．sight

C．expectation

D．confidence

19.

A．save

B．end

C．change

D．risk

20.

A．discovered

B．received

C．switched

D．shared

6 . One day, a professor entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. They waited anxiously at their desks for the test to begin. The professor ________ the question papers, with the text facing down as usual. ________ he handed them all out, he asked his students to ________ the page and begin. To everyone’s surprise, there were no ________, just a black dot (点) in the center of the page. The professor, seeing the expression on everyone’s face, told them the following:

“I want you to write what you________ there.”

The students, ________, got started on the inexplicable (令人费解的) task.

At the end of the class, the professor ________ all the answer papers and started reading each one of them aloud in front of all the students. All of them, with no ________, described the black dot, trying to explain its position in the middle of the sheet, etc. After all had been ________ , the classroom was silent, the professor began to explain:

“I’m not going to grade this. I ________ wanted to give you something to think about. No one wrote about the ________ part of the paper. Everyone focused on the black dot, and the same happens in our ________ . We have a white paper to observe and ________, but we always focus on the dark spots. Our life is a ________ given to us with love and care and we always have________to celebrate: nature renewing itself every day, our friends around us, the job that ________ our livelihood and the miracles we see every day.

________, we insist on focusing only on the dark spots: the health issues that bother us, the lack of money, the________ relationship with colleagues, the ________ with a friend, and etc.

The dark spots are very ________ compared to everything we have in our lives, but they are the ones that pollute our minds.”

1.

A．handed out

B．turned up

C．referred to

D．pointed at

2.

A．Since

B．Until

C．If

D．After

3.

A．fold

B．turn

C．open

D．use

4.

A．exercises

B．choices

C．questions

D．scores

5.

A．remember

B．imagine

C．study

D．see

6.

A．surprised

B．confused

C．curious

D．displeased

7.

A．collected

B．finished

C．marked

D．selected

8.

A．excuse

B．doubt

C．exception

D．explanation

9.

A．said

B．answered

C．returned

D．read

10.

A．also

B．just

C．even

D．finally

11.

A．big

B．black

C．beautiful

D．white

12.

A．lives

B．classrooms

C．colleges

D．studies

13.

A．send

B．keep

C．enjoy

D．show

14.

A．burden

B．gift

C．pressure

D．lesson

15.

A．reasons

B．time

C．freedom

D．festivals

16.

A．threatens

B．ruins

C．provides

D．changes

17.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Besides

D．Moreover

18.

A．close

B．complicated

C．special

D．strong

19.

A．stay

B．contact

C．satisfaction

D．disappointment

20.

A．dark

B．round

C．small

D．dirty

7 . Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he _________ up his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his _________ expensive school fees. He always owes his success to it.

At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph. Degree, decided to return to the homeland, starting an undertaking. Before _________, he bought a Rolex watch with the _________ made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the routine customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be _________ down for inspection. Glen knew that carrying the _________ goods out had to pay the tax. And he worried about paying _________ for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a worthless _________. When he was _________ of his smarts, immediately, __________ the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, which __________ nearly ￥100,000, into pieces at hearing Glen’s words. Glen was amazed.   __________ he understood why, he was taken to the office to be __________strictly. For many times of entry-exit __________ he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers __________ everything carefully in the box, and warned him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if __________ reusing and carrying fake and shoddy(伪劣)goods, he would be __________ according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long.

After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep __________ on him, because an additional high "school" fees that he had ever paid made him realize the value of __________, which he would __________ as the secret of his success forever.

1.

A．put

B．held

C．set

D．folded

2.

A．inexpensive

B．extra

C．urgent

D．discounted

3.

A．departure

B．mature

C．gesture

D．furniture

4.

A．books

B．things

C．pounds

D．saving

5.

A．put

B．shut

C．lied

D．taken

6.

A．specific

B．spare

C．significant

D．special

7.

A．one

B．them

C．it

D．these

8.

A．present

B．fake

C．toy.

D．genuine

9.

A．proud

B．embarrassed

C．thrilled

D．fearful

10.

A．on

B．in

C．before

D．after

11.

A．paid

B．spent

C．cost

D．took

12.

A．Unless

B．Once

C．Before

D．Even if

13.

A．criticized

B．examined

C．accused

D．beaten

14.

A．experiences

B．conditions

C．experiments

D．opportunities

15.

A．installed

B．included

C．inspected

D．instructed

16.

A．came out

B．set out

C．sent out

D．found out

17.

A．hit

B．charged

C．praised

D．blamed

18.

A．expression

B．impression

C．profession

D．possession

19.

A．loyalty

B．generosity

C．honesty

D．purity

20.

A．behave

B．serve

C．act

D．remember

10 . When I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of my mother’s Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.

My mother has realized the limitations of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on phone to pretend I was she. I was forced to ask for information or even to yell at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker (股票经纪人). I said in an adolescent voice that was not very convincing, “This is Mrs. Tan.”

And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly, “Why he don’t send me cheek, already two weeks late.”

And then, in perfect English I said : “I’m getting rather concerned. You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn’t arrived.”

Then she talked more loudly. “What he want? I come to New York tell him front of his boss.” And so I turned to the stockbroker again, “I can’t tolerate any more excuse. If I don’t receive the check immediately, I am going to have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week.”

The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real Mrs. Tan , was shouting to his boss in her broken English.

When I was a teenager, my mother’s broken English embarrassed me. But now, I see it differently. To me, my mother’s English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, and full of observation and wisdom. It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world.

1. Why was the author’s mother poorly served?

A．She was unable to speak good English.	B．She was often misunderstood.
C．She was not clearly heard.	D．She was not very polite.

2. After the author made the phone call, .

A．they forgave the stockbroker	B．they failed to get the check
C．they went to New York immediately	D．they spoke to their boss at once

3. What does the author think of her mother’s English now?

A．It confuses her.	B．It embarrasses her.
C．It helps her understand the world.	D．It helps her tolerate rude people.

4. We can infer from the passage that Chinese English ________ .

A．is clear and natural to non-native speakers	B．is vivid and direct to non-native speakers
C．has a very bad reputation in America	D．may bring inconvenience in America