1 . Computer programmer David Jones earns £35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank ready to let him have a credit card(信用卡). Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18.
The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. David's firm releases(推出) two new games for the fast throwing computer market each month.
But David's biggest headache is what to do with his money. Even though he earns a lot, he cannot drive a car, take out a mortgage(抵押贷款), or get credit cards. David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop. "I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs," he said. David spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother 50 pounds a week. But most of his spare time is spent working.
"Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school," he said. "But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway." David added: "I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement(退休) is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear."
1. In what way is David different from people of his age?A.He has a handsome income. |
B.He lives with his mother. |
C.He often goes out with friends. |
D.He graduated with six O-levels. |
A.He has very little spare time. |
B.He has no time to learn driving. |
C.He is too young to get a credit card. |
D.He will soon lose his job. |
A.He had done well in all his exams. |
B.He had written some computer programs. |
C.He was good at playing computer games. |
D.He had learnt to use computers at school. |
A.He received lots of job offers. |
B.He was eager to help his mother. |
C.He lost interest in school studies. |
D.He wanted to earn his own living. |
阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白的最佳选项。
The first week is always a bit hard in my writing classes. I’m unfamiliar
Her writing wasn’t perfect,
One Friday afternoon, Jennifer stopped by after class. She wasn’t asking a question
Two nights later, her father called to tell me that Jennifer would be
A week later, Jennifer herself called me to tell me she was on the road to
Then five weeks later, I walked into my classroom to find Jenny in her seat,
A.for | B.with | C.to | D.among |
A.concentrate | B.create | C.devote | D.adapt |
A.offered | B.bothered | C.challenged | D.approached |
A.thankful | B.prepared | C.disappointed | D.embarrassed |
A.so | B.or | C.and | D.but |
A.receive | B.learn | C.contact | D.give |
A.realize | B.argue | C.care | D.admit |
A.beyond | B.about | C.to | D.with |
A.However | B.Instead | C.Therefore | D.Besides |
A.shy | B.excited | C.delighted | D.astonished |
A.impressed | B.supported | C.attracted | D.comforted |
A.expecting | B.producing | C.missing | D.taking |
A.better | B.sicker | C.worse | D.heavier |
A.hardly | B.mainly | C.frequently | D.truly |
A.recovery | B.success | C.school | D.attitude |
A.idea | B.influence | C.opinion | D.doubt |
A.going back | B.fighting back | C.leaving back | D.running back |
A.shares | B.creates | C.means | D.exchanges |
A.smiling | B.crying | C.sobbing | D.shaking |
A.gave up | B.handed in | C.left out | D.put up |
After the holidays their mother
“Milton, the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room, but I have to
“Marvin, I am too old to
“Michael, you gave me an expensive building for 50 people to
“Dearest Melvin, you were the
A.fought | B.talked | C.studied | D.slept |
A.gifts | B.chances | C.wishes | D.challenges |
A.warm | B.big | C.safe | D.lonely |
A.book | B.bike | C.car | D.bag |
A.station | B.museum | C.library | D.theater |
A.what | B.how | C.why | D.when |
A.listen | B.feel | C.see | D.walk |
A.nurse | B.writer | C.businessman | D.lawyer |
A.protect | B.beat | C.raise | D.teach |
A.but | B.so | C.unless | D.although |
A.treated | B.impressed | C.threatened | D.hurt |
A.sent out | B.put up | C.took out | D.picked up |
A.sell | B.borrow | C.clean | D.visit |
A.learn | B.work | C.exercise | D.travel |
A.never | B.often | C.regularly | D.sometimes |
A.future | B.hobby | C.idea | D.program |
A.create | B.enjoy | C.bring | D.record |
A.lost | B.admired | C.remained | D.discovered |
A.same | B.last | C.next | D.only |
A.strange | B.unpleasant | C.bitter | D.delicious |
He had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulder bag , and he had put Rupert , the skeleton (人体骨架)to be used in his lecture , in a large brown suitcase. At the airport desk, he suddenly thought that he had forgotten to buy a newspaper. He left his suitcase near the desk and went over to the shop.
When he got back, he discovered that someone had taken his suitcase by mistake. He often wonders what they said when they got home and found Rupert.
1. Who wrote the story?
A.Rupert's teacher. | B.The neighbor's teacher. |
C.A medical school teacher. | D.The teacher's neighbor. |
A.He needed it for the summer term in London. |
B.He needed it for the lecture he was going to give. |
C.He wanted to take it to Russia for medical research. |
D.He wanted to take it home as he had finished his teaching. |
A.The skeleton went missing. | B.The skeleton was stolen. |
C.The teacher forgot his suitcase. | D.The teacher took the wrong suitcase. |
A.He was angry. | B.He thinks it very funny. |
C.He feels helpless without Rupert. | D.He feels good without Rupert. |
A.The teacher got back the suitcase but not Rupert. |
B.The teacher got back neither the suitcase nor Rupert. |
C.The teacher got back Rupert but not the suitcase. |
D.The teacher got back both the suitcase and Rupert. |
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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。
In recent years many flowers shops have been appeared in our small town. It is common for people to buy flowers when they go to a gathering, visiting a sick friend, or attend a wedding or birthday party. I still remember clear one day last year when Tom, a disabled student, presented some flowers to his mother to express his gratitude for her. He owing his entire life to his mother’s kind and care. With her he would not have had the confidence or the courage to fight his disability. As a result the great effort he has made, he was finally admitted to a key university.
The next day the old woman met a young man, who was also a traveler in the mountains. The young man looked very hungry, so the old woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked carefully, “The stone is beautiful. Would you like to give it to me?”
“Sure. Why not?” the woman said, and handed the stone to him.
The young man left happily with the stone. He knew it was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the woman.
“I’ve been thinking,” he said. “I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back and hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have within your bag.”
The woman opened her bag. It was almost empty. She looked at the young man and smiled, “I have nothing special in my bag, but I do have something precious — the joy of giving!”
The young man felt ashamed and left silently.
1. How did the young man find the precious stone?
A.He found it in his food. | B.He dug it out in a valley. |
C.He saw it in the woman’s bag. | D.He noticed it shining in the stream. |
A.Money. | B.Worry. | C.Health. | D.Trouble. |
A.he found the stone was not precious |
B.he understood the real meaning of joy |
C.he felt embarrassed at taking away the stone |
D.he wanted to get something even more precious |
A.A special stone | B.The joy of giving |
C.A woman and a young man | D.An experience in the mountains |
“Aren’t you cold, Dad?” I’d ask. “No,” Dad would reply. “I’m not cold—working too hard to be cold.”
Many times I wondered whether my father was an extremely tough man, or whether he was foolish.
One time when I was quite young, perhaps five or so, I went ice fishing with Dad. It was a bright, clear day—and bitterly cold.
After we’d been out on the ice for a little while, my feet started getting cold.
“Daddy, my feet are cold.” I said.
“Yeah, it’s cold out here today,” he replied.
“Tell you what,” he said. “Walk around. Make some circles in the snow. See how many different patterns you can make. That will get your feet warm.”
I was just a little girl at the time but I remember thinking, “How in the world will walking around in the snow make my feet warm? Dad must be out of mind.”
But he was my father, after all. I made circles in the snow. I made squares. Pretty soon I was having so much fun making patterns in the snow. I forgot about my feet being cold.
Now, all these years later, I know, too, from personal experience how my father was able to take his coat off and work outside in the winter wearing just a shirt, a cap and gloves. Because I do it, too. “Aren’t you cold?” my husband asked one winter day. “No,” I replied. “I’m not cold—working too hard to be cold.”
I hope my husband has decided I’m both tough and smart. But I guess quite a bit of the time he thinks I’m foolish.
Wherever Dad is on that great big farm in the sky—I’m sure he can’t help but smile whenever I take my coat off while I’m working outside in the winter.
1. When the author’s feet felt cold, her father advised her to ________.
A.go home alone first | B.keep walking in the snow |
C.draw pictures in the snow | D.light a fire on the ice |
A.forgettable | B.warm-hearted | C.crazy | D.cruel |
A.Tough. | B.Smart. | C.Brave. | D.Foolish. |
A.remember her tough and smart father |
B.show how her father cared about her |
C.describe memories of her childhood |
D.explain why her father loved her so much |
8 . Many years ago my dad was diagnosed (诊断) with a terminal illness. He was unable to work at
He wanted to do something to keep himself
One of his kids was a girl who had been admitted with a
A.an important | B.a steady | C.an easy | D.a good |
A.ill | B.behind | C.asleep | D.down |
A.well | B.wealthy | C.busy | D.healthy |
A.palace | B.hospital | C.center | D.park |
A.teach | B.miss | C.lose | D.treat |
A.speech | B.comfort | C.praise | D.help |
A.special | B.curious | C.strange | D.rare |
A.result | B.reason | C.name | D.course |
A.observing | B.drawing | C.painting | D.visiting |
A.with | B.across | C.against | D.over |
A.head | B.neck | C.fingers | D.eyes |
A.with whoever | B.whenever | C.as if | D.as soon as |
A.everything | B.something | C.anything | D.nothing |
A.Basically | B.Naturally | C.Eventually | D.Suddenly |
A.left | B.entered | C.rushed to | D.stayed at |
A.stopped | B.returned | C.hesitated | D.refused |
A.pushed | B.noticed | C.observed | D.kicked |
A.shouting | B.lying | C.walking | D.jumping |
A.hands | B.pens | C.paper | D.mind |
A.thankful | B.useful | C.thoughtful | D.powerful |
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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.每处错误及修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不记分。
My sister saw a lovely cup when we are shopping the other day. She liked it at once. Then she bent down and picked up to look at a price on it. As she did this, lots of tea splashed on his T-shirt! I had to try hardly not to laugh at her shocked face! My sister wanted get out of the shop as fast as she could when a shop assistant came over to us. It was turned out to be her own cup, that she’d left on the shelf by mistake. The assistant was clearly as embarrassing as my sister, for I just thought it was funny!
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
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。
My friend Nick told me story about his, experience back in the US, which was very interested. One day he was having a yard sale and the old man living next door come by to help. As the old man looked over the things on the yard that were to be sold, he stopped at a box of golden ball for Christmas trees. On the box was a card say:“25 cents each...”“You will never sell these for that much.”he told Nick. Convinced, Nick has brought the price up to 10 cents a piece.Without a moment’s delay, my neighbor picked up the box but announced: “I'll take them.”