5 . Like most couples, my husband and I dreamed of becoming homeowners. Sure, apartment living comes with its own set of advantages—less housework, shared comfort, less to clean up and care for, and usually cheaper rent. As a result, we decided to downgrade from our neat five-bedroom, 2,700-square-foot house on the water to a three-bedroom, 1,369-square-foot apartment, with two kids.

Once we arrived in our new apartment, we were surprised to find that things flowed relatively smoothly. There was so much less to keep up with—fewer floors to mop, fewer windows to clean, fewer walls to wipe, etc. Now I think of our home as our little playhouse, since it's much smaller and everything is closer together. That also makes it so much easier for me to keep up with as a mom. I collect laundry all on one floor comparing with having to climb stairs to the house's second floor!

In our new home, we use lots of shoe organizers inside of every closet door for more than just shoes—baby items, office items, and medicines. We also have a functional room that serves as an office and gym. Since both my husband and I work from home, we require at least one room to share as an office with fitness equipment fitted into a corner.

While many people choose to downsize for financial reasons, that actually wasn't a factor in our decision. We wanted to be in a lively area with like-minded young families. That was our first priority. Though we may still buy another house in this area at some point down the line, for now, we're thrilled with the concept of renting an apartment. Let me put it this way: We’re not really the “handy” types, so being able to call maintenance(维修)for any repairs is worth every rent coin!

1. What can we learn from Paragraph 1?

A．Our old house was upgraded.	B．Living in a house has advantages.
C．Our new apartment was downsized.	D．Smaller size means more housework.

2. How do the couple feel about the new apartment?

A．Confused.

B．Amazed.

C．Tired.

D．Challenged.

3. Why do the couple make changes to their new home?

A．To build up their body.	B．To create a home office.
C．To enlarge all the rooms.	D．To make full use of space.

4. What is the couple’s first concern when moving?

A．Transportation.	B．Neighbourhood.
C．Repair work.	D．Money.

6 . It was a cold evening and my daughter and I were walking up Broadway. I didn’t notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box. But Nora did. She wasn’t even four, but she _______ at my coat and said, “That man’s cold, Daddy, _______ we take him home?”

I don’t remember my reply. But I do remember a sudden _______ feeling inside me. I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her     _______, whether it was _______   in flight or children playing. But now she was noticing _______ and beggary.

A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and _______   it to an elderly person. It was quick and easy. I _______ us up. Nora was   _______ about it. She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how       ________ our job was. When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to __________myself to leave the house to fetch the food package. On the way to the school, I fought an urge to turn ________. The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting for me at home. Why do this?   ________, we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed. She ________ us right over.

The building was in a bad state. Facing us was a silver-haired woman in an old dress. She took the package and asked us to come in. Nora ran inside. I unwillingly followed. __________ inside, I saw that the apartment belonged to someone poor. Our hostess showed us some photos. Nora played and when it came time to say good-bye, we three hugged, I walked home in tears.

Professionals call such a（n）__________ a “volunteer opportunity”. They are opportunities, and I’ve come to see. Where else but as volunteers do you have the opportunity to do something __________ that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve meals to needy people and ________ clothes for the homeless. Yet, as I’ve ________ her grow over these past four years, I still wonder --- which of us has ________ more?

1.

A．pulled

B．glanced

C．pointed

D．aimed

2.

A．would

B．can

C．need

D．must

3.

A．general

B．funny

C．heavy

D．simple

4.

A．area

B．part

C．eyesight

D．world

5.

A．beasts

B．animals

C．plants

D．birds

6.

A．coldness

B．illness

C．suffering

D．ignorance

7.

A．delivered

B．returned

C．devoted

D．posted

8.

A．held

B．hurried

C．signed

D．lined

9.

A．casual

B．sorry

C．astonished

D．excited

10.

A．creative

B．valuable

C．shocking

D．simple

11.

A．warn

B．stop

C．allow

D．push

12.

A．back

B．away

C．up

D．out

13.

A．Therefore

B．Obviously

C．Still

D．Also

14.

A．called

B．promised

C．invited

D．helped

15.

A．Although

B．Once

C．Because

D．Though

16.

A．stay

B．visit

C．adventure

D．challenge

17.

A．fair

B．famous

C．difficult

D．enjoyable

18.

A．collect

B．make

C．order

D．wear

19.

A．let

B．made

C．watched

D．noticed

20.

A．increased

B．benefited

C．tried

D．seized

7 . 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。
删除：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 day, I was walking to home after school while an old man fell heavily onto the snow-covered road. The number of people passed by, but no one took action. Some of them said it was none of our business; others worried that if they helped him, they might get into a difficult situation. Seeing what have happened, I called 120 immediately. While waiting the ambulance, I took off my coat to keep the old man warmly. In no time an ambulance came. Having helped the doctors carried him into the ambulance, I felt relieved. In my opinion, this is our duty to help those who are in troubles.

8 . One day a few years ago, a very funny thing happened to a neighbour of mine. He is a teacher at one of London's big medical schools. He had finished his teaching for the summer term and was at the airport on his way to Russia to give a lecture.

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 teacher's neighbour.
C．A medical school teacher.	D．The neighbour's teacher.

2. Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase?

A．He needed it for the summer term in London.

B．He wanted to take it home as he had finished his teaching.

C．He wanted to take it to Russia for medical research.

D．He needed it for the lecture he was going to give.

3. What happened at the airport?

A．The teacher forgot his suitcase.	B．The skeleton was stolen.
C．The skeleton went missing.	D．The teacher took the wrong suitcase.

4. Which of the following best tells the teacher's feeling about the incident?

A．He was angry.	B．He thinks it very funny.
C．He feels helpless without Rupert.	D．He feels good without Rupert.

9 . Mr. Gray travelled a lot on business: He sold machines of different kinds to farmers.

He had a big car, and usually _________ driving it long distances, but he was quite satisfied to go by _______ sometimes too, especially when the _______ was bad. He was a little afraid of driving in rain or snow, and it was _______ tiring to sit comfortably in a train and to look out of the window without being worried about how _______was going to get to the next place.

One of Mr. Gray’s problems was often _______ to stay when he reached some small place in the country. He did not _______ great comfort and wonderful food, but he found it annoying (使恼火) when he was given a cold room, and there was no hot water or food after a long and  _______ day.

Late _______ winter evening, Mr. Gray arrived at a small railway station. The  ________ by train that day had not been at all interesting, and Mr. Gray was cold and tired and ________ . He was looking forward to a simple ________ satisfying meal by a brightly burning fire，and then a hot bath and comfortable bed. __________ he was walking to the taxi rank, he said to a local man who was also ________ there.  “As this is my first visit to this ________of the country and I was in too much of a hurry to ________  about hotels before l left home, I would very much like to know ________ you have here.”

The local man answered, “We have  ________ .”

“And which would you ________ me to go to?”Mr. Gray asked him.

The local man thought for a while and then answered, “Well, it’s like this: Whichever one you go to, you’ll be________ you didn’t go to the other.”

1.

A．considered

B．practised

C．imagined

D．enjoyed

2.

A．train

B．car

C．himself

D．plane

3.

A．business

B．condition

C．road

D．weather

4.

A．least

B．most

C．less

D．more

5.

A．if

B．one

C．that

D．she

6.

A．where

B．how

C．what

D．when

7.

A．know

B．need

C．expect

D．like

8.

A．comfortable

B．tiring

C．nice

D．special

9.

A．that

B．one

C．the

D．a

10.

A．journey

B．experience

C．travel

D．distance

11.

A．unhappy

B．sleepy

C．angry

D．hungry

12.

A．but

B．and

C．or

D．however

13.

A．Until

B．After

C．Before

D．While

14.

A．walking

B．looking on

C．waiting

D．visiting

15.

A．town

B．station

C．land

D．part

16.

A．talk

B．think

C．move

D．find out

17.

A．what

B．which one

C．how many

D．how

18.

A．three

B．one

C．none

D．two

19.

A．want

B．allow

C．advise

D．expect

20.

A．sorry

B．satisfied

C．amused

D．comfortable

10 . Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to climb the West Face of the Siula Grande in the Andes mountains. They reached the top _________，but on their way back conditions were very _________. Joe fell and broke his leg. They both knew that if Simon _________alone，he would probably get back ___________. But Simon decided to risk his_________and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope.

As they_______down，the weather got worse. Then another _______occurred. They couldn't see or hear each other and，_________，Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice（峭壁）. It was_________ for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up. Joe's __________ was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice. __________，after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold，Simon had to __________. In tears，he cut the rope. Joe ________ into a huge crevasse（裂缝） in the ice below. He had no food or water and he was in terrible pain. He couldn't walk，but he ____________to get out of the crevasse and started to __________ towards their camp，nearly ten kilometers __________.

Simon had ____________the camp at the foot of the mountain. He thought that Joe must be __________，but he didn't want to leave __________. Three days later，in the middle of the night，he heard Joe's voice. He couldn't __________ it. Joe was there，a few meters from their tent，still alive.

1.

A．hurriedly

B．carefully

C．successfully

D．early

2.

A．difficult

B．similar

C．special

D．normal

3.

A．climbed

B．worked

C．rested

D．continued

4.

A．unwillingly

B．safely

C．slowly

D．regretfully

5.

A．fortune

B．time

C．health

D．life

6.

A．lay

B．settled

C．went

D．looked

7.

A．damage

B．storm

C．change

D．trouble

8.

A．by mistake

B．by chance

C．by choice

D．by luck

9.

A．unnecessary

B．practical

C．important

D．impossible

10.

A．height

B．weight

C．strength

D．equipment

11.

A．Finally

B．Patiently

C．Surely

D．Quickly

12.

A．stand back

B．take a rest

C．make a decision

D．hold on

13.

A．jumped

B． fell

C．escaped

D．backed

14.

A．managed

B．planned

C．waited

D．hoped

15.

A．run

B．skate

C．move

D．march

16.

A．around

B．away

C．above

D．along

17.

A．headed for

B．traveled to

C．left for

D．returned to

18.

A．dead

B．hurt

C．weak

D．late

19.

A．secretly

B．tiredly

C．immediately

D．anxiously

20.

A．find

B．believe

C．make

D．accept