1 . One of the qualities that most people admire in others is the willingness to admit one’s mistakes. It is extremely hard sometimes to say a simple thing like “I was wrong about that,” and it is even harder to say, “I was wrong, and you were right about that.” I had an experience recently with someone admitting to me that he had made a mistake fifteen years ago. He told me he had been the manager of a certain store in the neighborhood where I grew up, and he asked me if I remembered the egg boxes. Then he talked of an incident and I began to remember it.

I was about eight years old at that time, and I had gone into the store with my mother to do the weekly shopping. On that special day, I must have found my way to the food department where the incident took place.

There must have been a special sale on eggs that day because there was a big show of eggs in dozen and half-dozen boxes. The boxes were put three or four feet high. I must have stopped in front of them to admire the show. Just then a woman came by pushing her shopping cart and knocked off the pile of boxes. For some reasons, I decided it was up to me to put the boxes back together, so I went to work.

The manager heard the noise and came pushing over to see what had happened. When he appeared, I was on my knees checking some of the boxes to see if any of the eggs were broken, but to him it looked as though I was the person who was to blame. He scolded me loudly and wanted me to pay for any broken eggs. My face turned red and I tried to explain, but it did no good. Even though I quickly forgot the incident, but the manager did not.

1. How old was the author when he wrote this article?

A．About 8 years old.	B．About 18 years old.
C．About 23 years old.	D．About 15 years old.

2. Who was to blame for knocking off the pile of boxes?

A．The author.	B．The manager.
C．A woman.	D．The author’s mother.

3. Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE?

A．The woman who knocked off the pile of boxes was seriously scolded by the manager.

B．The author was loudly scolded by the manager.

C．A woman carelessly knocked off the pile of boxes.

D．It was the author who tried to put the boxes back together.

4. The tone of the article expresses the author’s          .

A．admiration for the manager’s willingness to admit mistakes

B．anger to the manager for his wrong doing

C．dissatisfaction with the woman who knocked off the pile of cartons

D．regret for the mistake he made in the store

2 . My family and I love going to the beach. We go to the beach every weekend. I love to swim and hang out.

_______ something really terrible happened last August. It started out as a warm, sunny day. We were at the _______ with friends. Late that afternoon, my friend, her six-year-old cousin, and I were _______ in shallow(浅的) water, talking about school starting. Then I felt something on my right leg. I _______ a crab(螃蟹) bit(咬) me. But then I saw a _______ swimming near me.

I was _______. I thought, “This can’t be happening.” I _______ to my friend, “Get out of the water! It’s a shark!” She ran onto the beach toward our parents. I _______ running, too. But then I looked over my shoulder and _______ my friend’s little cousin was still in the water. I ________ and caught her hand. I knew it was ________, but I also thought I probably wouldn’t get bitten ________. When she saw my leg, she ________. I was super terrfied. I felt great ________. We ran and finally got to the beach.

On the way to the hospital, it started raining. The whole________ was like my most frightening dream. At the hospital, the doctors thought the shark might have bitten me twice ________ there was a smaller bite inside the big bite.

________ I only had to miss the first three days of school. When I got there, all the girls ________ to push me in my wheelchair(轮椅).

Now that I’m recovered(恢复), my family and I are back to swimming in the ocean. Getting bitten by a shark hasn’t ________ how much I love going to the beach. Somehow, this experience made me ________ it more. I say, “Back off, sharks!”

1.

A．So

B．Or

C．But

D．Unless

2.

A．park

B．pool

C．beach

D．party

3.

A．swimming

B．drinking

C．fishing

D．diving

4.

A．found

B．thought

C．saw

D．remembered

5.

A．duck

B．snake

C．girl

D．shark

6.

A．surprised

B．frightened

C．excited

D．angry

7.

A．listened

B．pointed

C．smiled

D．shouted

8.

A．started

B．kept

C．practiced

D．stopped

9.

A．hoped

B．forgot

C．realized

D．guessed

10.

A．looked away

B．went by

C．ran back

D．held on

11.

A．funny

B．risky

C．normal

D．simple

12.

A．too

B．alone

C．before

D．again

13.

A．understood

B．left

C．laughed

D．cried

14.

A．pride

B．pain

C．satisfaction

D．uncertainty

15.

A．journey

B．situation

C．dream

D．exercise

16.

A．and

B．if

C．because

D．though

17.

A．Luckily

B．Possibly

C．Strangely

D．Clearly

18.

A．agreed

B．failed

C．refused

D．wanted

19.

A．developed

B．shown

C．explained

D．changed

20.

A．love

B．doubt

C．regret

D．miss

3 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

I had to visit my sister in another town because her husband     1    (be) very ill. My children stayed back in     2    (they) father’s care, except for the youngest. I was nervous taking a train journey alone with my one-year-old daughter. However, I gathered all my courage and boarded the train.

It was     3    (surprise) that there were only three other passengers in that carriage, two old ladies and a young man. My daughter was crying, missing her dad. I tried to comfort her,     4    her crying wouldn’t stop.

Just then the young man offered     5    (take) my baby into his arms. He stood with her near the window and started talking to her in a soft voice. My daughter stopped crying     6    (slow). I was both surprised and relieved.     7    stranger handed my daughter back once she was asleep. During the long train journey this young man continuously helped me. He fed my baby, sang to her and told her countless     8    (story). I was grateful for this man     9    had come to my rescue.

After so many years, I still remember this stranger on the train with a     10    (thank) heart.

4 . 假如英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
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、只允许修改十处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Last week, I met a stranger who seemed to be losing. I offered to guide him to a place he wanted to go to, but to my surprise, he refused my offer to helping. I asked him why not. He told me that he was afraid I would ask him money if I helped him in this way. Then I fell into deep thoughts: Was it money which came between us? I agree that money is become more and more important in our society, and it should not be everything. We should try my best to help others and trust each other. If everyone does this, our society will be better and better.

5 . It was 1952 and my father was away at war, leaving my mother and me behind to face hardship alone. I was ten. My mother was a ___and worked at the local hospital a few blocks from where we lived.

The bell rang and ___of Christmas were the only thing on my mind. I raced home. The apartment was empty and a note was ___to the refrigerator. My mother was working a double shift and ___me instructions for the day. We had planned on making Christmas biscuits ___, but my mother ___it.

I carefully ___through mother’s closet, finding most of the ___for Christmas wrapped in linen cloth, all but one toy, a model airplane. I was still ___at my mother and I threw the airplane onto the floor, breaking one of its wings. I stood ___. How was I going to explain this Then I heard my mother coming through the door. I ___to my room.

After telling my mother the horrible ___, I did not hear my mother ___me. She just told me to follow her. Climbing the steps without catching our ___, we entered the clinic. There in a bed was a boy who looked very sick.

“He is going to die, Danny,” my mother told me, “____today, maybe tomorrow. He loves planes. I knew his mother could not ___to buy him one. So I did. I count my blessings every night and think of this boy and how ___I am that you are not in that bed.”

The ___cut hard and sharp in my heart. The tears ___down my face and I was so guilty. I ran home as fast as I could and into my room where I ___myself to sleep.

1.

A．saleswoman

B．doctor

C．teacher

D．clerk

2.

A．thoughts

B．memories

C．desires

D．hopes

3.

A．written

B．found

C．attached

D．sent

4.

A．reminded

B．provided

C．saved

D．left

5.

A．alone

B．soon

C．together

D．immediately

6.

A．ruined

B．refused

C．forgot

D．challenged

7.

A．walked

B．hunted

C．broke

D．got

8.

A．toys

B．gifts

C．clothes

D．supplies

9.

A．anxious

B．pleased

C．mad

D．eager

10.

A．awake

B．happy

C．wild

D．frozen

11.

A．raced

B．removed

C．struggled

D．wandered

12.

A．note

B．idea

C．truth

D．message

13.

A．quarrel with

B．shout at

C．worry about

D．cheer up

14.

A．calmness

B．sweat

C．rest

D．breath

15.

A．Possibly

B．Certainly

C．Properly

D．Regularly

16.

A．encourage

B．persuade

C．afford

D．force

17.

A．wonderful

B．grateful

C．hopeful

D．helpful

18.

A．scolds

B．comments

C．phrases

D．words

19.

A．floated

B．dropped

C．slowed

D．rolled

20.

A．cried

B．made

C．turned

D．moved