1 . One summer day, as I was heading to the teaching building, I heard someone call my name. I turned around and saw Philip, a counselor at our college, standing with another young man. Philip introduced me to him, Stephen, and reminded me that Stephen would be taking one of my classes.

Stephen looked at me. With a somewhat painful expression, he asked if my class was going to be hard and if he would be able to pass. I introduced all the things that he would be expected to learn. As we talked, I saw Stephen’s eyes getting big with fear.

I told him to do all of his assignments, and to hand them in on time. Rather than being overwhelmed(压倒) by all of the work, I told him the most successful students made a master calendar of all the assignments so they could plan their workload.

As the fall semester went on, I learned more of Stephen’s story. It had taken him longer to finish the assignments than most young people. Family members, including his mother, kept reminding him thathewasafailure.Buthekeptatitanddidn’ttakethemtoheart.Hetoldmethatbeforecomingto our college, no one believed he could manage it.

Stephen didn’t become an A student. However, he managed to pass most of his courses by being in class every day, turning in all of his assignments on time and breaking down his studying into bite-sized parts. By passing course after course, he began to gain a measure of self-confidence.

On his graduation day, he walked up to me, and said,“Thank you.”

1. According to Stephen’s questions to the author, what do we know about Stephen?

A．He had never been an A student.	B．He didn’t want to attend the author’s class.
C．He wasn’t very confident about himself.	D．He couldn’t pass the author’s exam.

2. What can we learn about the author according to the passage?

A．He helped Stephen get an A in his class.

B．He told Stephen how to deal with his studies.

C．He didn’t believe that Stephen could study in college.

D．He wouldn’t have met Stephen without the introduction of Philip.

3. What does the passage mainly tell us about Stephen?

A．He was an average student but hard-working.

B．He was a little stupid and didn’t do well at school.

C．He was far from a top student because of his failure.

D．He was an excellent student, but didn’t have self- confidence.

4. What lesson can we learn from the passage?

A．One bite at a time.	B．Look before you leap.
C．Haste makes waste.	D．A good beginning is half done.

2 . I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people______I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a _______person.

I think my______started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my______, and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever______to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really ______. It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So I tried a(n) _______, I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I ______to help. That was really a big______for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, two of______are still my best friends today.

However, a bigger cause of my new attitude came, when I took a part-time______at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer disease became my______. Every time I came into her room, she was so______because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never______her, so I took her place. She let me ______ that making others feel good make me feel good, too. When she died, I was_______, but I was very grateful to her.

I think I am a much______person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not ______these experiences. They have ______me to care about other people more than about myself. I______who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.

1.

A．since

B．before

C．or

D．unless

2.

A．famous

B．simple

C．different

D．skilled

3.

A．education

B．career

C．tour

D．change

4.

A．balance

B．homework

C．degree

D．interest

5.

A．talked

B．wrote

C．lied

D．reported

6.

A．careful

B．lonely

C．curious

D．guilty

7.

A．argument

B．game

C．experiment

D．defence

8.

A．dared

B．offered

C．hesitated

D．happened

9.

A．dream

B．problem

C．duty

D．step

10.

A．us

B．which

C．them

D．whom

11.

A．work

B．walk

C．job

D．rest

12.

A．friend

B．partner

C．guide

D．guest

13.

A．polite

B．happy

C．strange

D．confident

14.

A．bothered

B．answered

C．visited

D．trusted

15.

A．explain

B．guess

C．declare

D．know

16.

A．homeless

B．heart- broken

C．bad-tempered

D．hopeless

17.

A．quieter

B．busier

C．better

D．richer

18.

A．forget

B．face

C．improve

D．analyze

19.

A．forced

B．preferred

C．ordered

D．taught

20.

A．miss

B．like

C．wonder

D．expect

4 . 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。

One night, a little baby was in a room. Although his mother tries rocking him to sleep, but he was still awake. Yet his mother took him to the window see the stars.

The stars were shone on the sea. The mother told the baby some story about the stars. She said that there were two little stars play peek-a-boo (躲猫猫) with two little fish in the deep blue sea. And two little frogs was singing. “Neap, neap, neap. We also see a dear little baby which should be asleep”

The baby was happy. Soon, he grew sleepy and fell sleep in his mother’s arms.

5 . Hundreds of years ago, a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland. The Scots, a brave people, love their country. They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland. But there were too many of the Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win.

One night, the leader of the Scots marched his soldiers to the top of a hill. “We will rest here tonight, my men,” he said, “Tomorrow we will fight one more battle. We must win, or we will die.”

They were all very tired so they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep. There were four guards on duty, but they were very tired, too, and one by one, also fell asleep.

The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill. Slowly they went up the hill. Closer they came to the sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. A few minutes more the war would be over. Suddenly, one of them put his foot on a thistle (蓟). He cried out and his sudden cry woke the Scots. In a minute, they were on their feet and ready for a battle. The fighting was hard, but it did not last long. The Scots wiped out the Romans and saved Scotland.

The thistle is not a beautiful plant. It has sharp needles all over it. Few people liked it. But the people of Scotland liked it so much that they made it their national flower.

1. At first it looked as if the Romans would win because ________ .

A．the Scots were not brave.	B．the Roman army was so strong.
C．the Scots did not have a good leader.	D．the Romans had the support from the Scottish.

2. At the shout of a Roman soldier, all the Scots who were asleep at the hill ________.

A．began to fight the Romans hard.

B．stood up without putting on their shoes and began to fight.

C．woke and rose immediately, ready to fight.

D．put their feet into their shoes at once and were ready to fight.

3. The Scots were waken because ________.

A．they were too tired to sleep well.	B．one of the guards pretended to sleep.
C．one of the Romans stepped on a thistle and let out a cry.	D．because the Romans got too close and they discovered them.

4. The Scots made thistle their national flower because thistle ________.

A．is lovely, though not beautiful.	B．gave them happiness.
C．is a kind of useful plant.	D．helped the Scots in wiping out the Romans.

6 . 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。

A little girl who lived in a simple and poor house on a hill. Usually she might play in the small garden. She could see over the garden fence and across the valley the wonderful house with shining golden window high on another hill. Since she loved her parents and her family, she desired to live in such a house and dream all day about how wonderful and exciting it must feel to live there. At the age when she gained some basic skill, she begged her mother to a bike ride outside the garden. Her mother finally allowed her to go. Down the hill and cross the valley, the girl rode to the gate of the golden house. As she got her bike and put it against the gate post, she focused on the house. She was disappointing when she found all the windows were rather dirty.

7 . 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。

A couple had two little boys aged 8-10, who were very naughty. They always looked for trouble and their parents knew that     1     anything wrong happened in their town, their sons were probably involved.

The boys' mother heard that a clergyman in their town had been successful     2     disciplining children, so she asked if he     3     speak with her boys. The clergyman agreed but asked to see them individually.So the mother sent her younger son first in the morning, with the older boy     4     see the clergyman in the afternoon.

The clergyman, a huge man with     5     deep voice, sat the younger boy down and asked him seriously “Where is God?”

The boy     6     (make) no response, sitting there with his mouth wide open. So the clergyman repeated the question in an even     7     serious tone “Where is God?” Again the boy made no answer. So the clergyman raised his voice and shouted “WHERE IS GOD？”

The boy ran away from the room,     8     (scream) out in terror, direct to home and hid     9     in his closet.When his older brother found him, he asked “What happened?” The younger brother breathlessly replied “We are in big trouble this time.God is     10     (miss) and they think we did it.”

8 . Mr. Jackson was tired of living in his old house in the countryside and wanted to sell it and buy a better one. He tried to sell it for a long time, but was not successful, so at last he decided to go to an estate agent.

The agent advertised (登广告) the house straight away, and a few days later, the owner saw a very beautiful photo of his house, with a wonderful description (描述) of his garden in an expensive magazine.

Having read the advertisement through, the house owner hurried to phone the estate agent, saying, “I’m sorry, Mr. Jones, but I’ve decided not to sell my house after all.” “Why?” the agent asked in a surprised voice. “Because from the advertisement in that magazine I can see it’s just the kind of house I’ve wanted to live in all my life.”

1. Mr. Jackson wanted to sell his house because ________.

A．he needed some money to support his family

B．his house was too old to live in

C．he wanted some money to buy a new one

D．he didn’t want to live in the house any longer

2. The reason why Mr. Jackson went to the estate agent was ________.

A．he had failed in selling his house by himself

B．he wanted the estate agent to help him to get a good price

C．he was sure that the estate agent could help him

D．he wanted the estate to advertise his house in the magazine

3. What do you think of the advertisement in magazines?

A．They are worth reading.

B．They usually make things far better than they really are.

C．They are a great help to those who want to buy something.

D．They describe things as they really are.

4. What’s the meaning of “an estate agent” in paragraph one?

A．A person who has a house to sell.

B．A person who helps others to advertise houses in magazines.

C．A person whose work is to sell houses for others.

D．A person who likes beautiful houses.

9 . 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，并在该词下面写出修改的词。
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。

Sometimes I like to be alone, but I usually preferred to be with my friends. We enjoy being together because we’re interested in a lot of the same things. One of our favourite thing is going to the shopping center on Saturdays and do something crazy for fun there. On other words, we like to get people’s attention. For example, we might all wear one blue sock but one red sock to see if anyone notices. One time, we created foreign-sounding language. Taken a map, we asked for directions in our self-created language. No one could understand what they said. It was so funny, and we couldn’t stop to laughing aloud. Unlucky, by now most people at the center have got to know us, so they just ignore us!

10 . I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early________of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to ________my parents.

At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with ________at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to ________!”Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father ever thought it a waste of time.

At that age, I always did something________to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found________, I would plant a garden!

I planted some lily (百合花)seeds in the yard. But they failed to ________. I continued to sunflower seeds and roses. Wild ________joy, I found the first rose bloom (开花). One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off.________, I was touched by this land of wonder.

________, my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even________at me because he found it was ________to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s ________, I put her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds________flowers.

Regardless of their ________, I kept on planting my garden and ________to enjoy the pleasure gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they________to care and love.

It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to ________my parent. Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show which makes my parents feel very________. And now I could say it is my affection for________that makes me a real gardener.

1.

A．memory

B．dream

C．intention

D．design

2.

A．please

B．change

C．help

D．annoy

3.

A．doubt

B．appreciation

C．surprise

D．excitement

4.

A．collect up

B．care about

C．clean up

D．come in

5.

A．equal

B．similar

C．superior

D．opposite

6.

A．painful

B．valuable

C．upsetting

D．interesting

7.

A．come up

B．break out

C．hold on

D．get through

8.

A．to

B．with

C．in

D．by

9.

A．Luckily

B．Cheerfully

C．Regularly

D．Eventually

10.

A．Inetead

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Besides

11.

A．shouted

B．laughed

C．glanced

D．jumped

12.

A．convenient

B．troublesome

C．enjoyed

D．dangerous

13.

A．sadness

B．displeasure

C．delight

D．relief

14.

A．other than

B．more than

C．rather than

D．less than

15.

A．dislike

B．encouragement

C．threat

D．suggestion

16.

A．decided

B．stopped

C．continued

D．struggled

17.

A．devote

B．turn

C．respond

D．lead

18.

A．defeat

B．satisfy

C．respect

D．challenge

19.

A．proud

B．comfortable

C．strange

D．disappointed

20.

A．freedom

B．life

C．growth

D．nature