1 . Although people often say we look alike,they also say that our personalities are completely different from each other.They describe me as intelligent and dependable,but consider him as self-centered.

He is my younger brother, Bob. He was born only 18 months after I was born.We did not get along well with each other. Maybe I was unhappy, even at the age of 18 months, about the new arrival. Another problem was that Bob was often sick. I must have felt cheated out of my parents' attention. I didn't understand why the two people I wanted to be with were always with him. We were fighting all the time.

Then, just over a year ago, doctors thought my brother could have cancer. Suddenly I felt as if the whole world was going black. It was at that point in my life that I realized just how much he meant to me. The day he went into surgery(手术) was one of the most terrible days in my life. When the test result came back negative(阴性), I felt as if the weight of the world had been lifted off my family and my brother.Although Bob has to go every few years for tests just to make sure that he is healthy, right now he is the picture of health.

Now, with me away at college, our relationship has improved greatly. Suddenly, he is more responsible, and is showing it. When I am home on breaks, he treats me with some respect. He even tries to include me in some of his activities with his friends.

Many years ago, I had wished that my baby brother would go away. But now, I will never find another person like him. He has the ability to make me laugh now, instead of upsetting me. I won't give him up for anything.

1. What might be the most possible reason for their fighting?

A．The author's being self-centered.	B．The two brothers' age difference.
C．Bob's being younger than the author.	D．More of their parents' attention to Bob.

2. What was the turning point of their relationship?

A．Bob was thought to have a bad disease.	B．Bob began to show respect to the author.
C．The author showed understanding to Bob.	D．The author was away to attend university.

3. How does the author regard Bob now?

A．As a person who can go away.	B．As a person who must be changed.
C．As a person who will not upset him.	D．As a person who will never be replaced.

2 . 假定英语老师要求同桌之间互相修改作文，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：在错的词下面划一横线，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1词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

The first time I heard the expression "Know yourself" by Socrates, I didn't realize its meaning until I go to university. I started my university life unwillingly, because I didn't want to leave my parents and university of engineering was not my dream school, too. However, I changed my mind complete after a semester. My schoolmates are from different place, some of which are really outstanding. This makes me realized there is always someone much more better capable. Since then, to know myself has become an importance part of my life. Only by knowing who I am or where I am can I really follow the right path.

3 . Soon after Savannah Phillips got fastened into her window seat on a flight from Oklahoma to Illinois, she glanced over at her seatmate. He was in his 60s, wore bright yellow sunglasses, and was busy _________. The font (字体) was _________large and the screen was_________, making it easy for Phillips to read what he was _________ out: “Hey Babe, I’m sitting next to a smelly fatty.”

“It was like_________of the negative things I think about myself,” the 33-year-old mother wrote in a Facebook post after the flight. Soon tears_________down her cheeks as she_________the cabin wall, trying to make herself as _________ as possible.

Sitting a row behind them and across the_________was Chase Irwin. He could see the man’s texts, too—and he could see Phillips. He noticed her looking at his__________. He was __________to his stomach. He could not ________ this guy sit next to her this whole flight.

In an instant, Irwin had unfastened his seat belt and was hovering over the texter. “Hey, I need to talk to you,” Irwin told him. “We are ________ seats —now!” When the texter asked________, Irwin said, “You're texting about her, and I’m not________ that.

The texter agreed ________. Irwin took his place next to Phillips and was soon cheering up his new__________.

“He________me not to let that guy________to me and that everything was going to be fine,” Phillips wrote on Facebook. “He was my ________.”

1.

A．writing

B．texting

C．reading

D．working

2.

A．abnormally

B．unnecessarily

C．unusually

D．endlessly

3.

A．bright

B．bent

C．dusty

D．gray

4.

A．taking

B．tapping

C．stretching

D．calling

5.

A．translation

B．formation

C．regulation

D．confirmation

6.

A．settled

B．broke

C．streamed

D．watered

7.

A．hugged

B．climbed

C．shook

D．struck

8.

A．happy

B．small

C．obvious

D．comfortable

9.

A．room

B．road

C．passage

D．line

10.

A．phone

B．seat

C．expression

D．description

11.

A．ill

B．unhealthy

C．sick

D．unsatisfied

12.

A．notice

B．help

C．feel

D．have

13.

A．finding

B．switching

C．getting

D．fixing

14.

A．how

B．when

C．where

D．why

15.

A．putting up with

B．taking over

C．opposed to

D．fed up with

16.

A．elegantly

B．quickly

C．cautiously

D．surprisingly

17.

A．stewardess

B．partner

C．seatmate

D．company

18.

A．confused

B．changed

C．praised

D．encouraged

19.

A．get

B．talk

C．come

D．appeal

20.

A．assistant

B．client

C．teacher

D．hero

4 . 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、删改或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（Λ），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。

Last Saturday, my friends and me went to climb the West Mountain. While climb, we enjoyed the sunny weather and a beautiful view. We were very delighted reach the top without much time or effort. Therefore, we found it more difficult to go down, so we went slowly but helped each other when necessary. Though I took care a lot, unfortunately I slip and hurt my leg badly. As the result, I could hardly stand up. One of my friend came to me immediately and carried me on the back till we reached for the foot of the mountain. I was very thankful and felt proudly of having such good friends.

5 . 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。

Here is a story about an old wise man. One day, the wise man was on his way to teach a village. In the village people were very       1     (interest) in his ideas. Each person in the village had prepared well, thinking about       2     question he or she might ask the wise man.

The wise man finally arrived and went into a large room       3     people asked their questions. There was great expectation and       4     (excite).

The wise man walked silently around the room and sang a sweet and soft song. One by one, people     5     (take) up the song. Soon everyone was singing along with the wise man. As people became       6     (comfort) with his song, the wise man started to dance       7     the music. He danced everywhere in the room, and one by one, people danced with him. Soon everyone in the whole village was dancing       8     (wild) together.

Later at night,       9     wise man slowly slowed the dance and finally stopped. He said, “I trust that I       10     (answer) all of your questions.”

6 . I was walking home from school one day and it happened to be a particularly cold and windy day. It was _____and I was crazy enough to forget my hats and scarf. You can imagine my cheeks were rosy _____ and my hands were as numb as they can be.

All of a sudden, an old lady _____ up beside me and asked if I would like a ride _____. At first, I said it was OK and her _____smile melted(融化) away the thought that I should never talk to _____! We had an amazing chat and she was just _____ a good woman. She told me her ________and she dropped me off.

I didn’t see her or talk to her for about a month and one night as I_____ her kind gesture, I decided to return the favor. So, I made a lot of _____ and walked down to her house with my friend. At first I was a bit _____she wouldn’t remember me or think that I was a bad man who poisoned cookies but luckily, I was _____ wrong. She was so happy, and she hugged me and kissed me and seemed so _____ that someone would do something like that!

When I got home my mom told me that she _____and told my mom on the phone that she _______because she was so touched. She said she would never _____ the kindness that was given to her! That filled me with such _____! There really is nothing else joyful like helping _____and making someone’s day _____!

Let us never forget the joy we get ______ giving others a hand!

1.

A．blowing

B．freezing

C．flowing

D．flying

2.

A．red

B．pure

C．white

D．pale

3.

A．picked

B．turned

C．drove

D．took

4.

A．hospital

B．family

C．school

D．home

5.

A．warm

B．easy

C．simple

D．strange

6.

A．women

B．drivers

C．strangers

D．neighbors

7.

A．so

B．such

C．that

D．as

8.

A．numbers

B．car

C．family

D．address

9.

A．remembered

B．forgot

C．repeated

D．regretted

10.

A．bread

B．salad

C．cookies

D．sweets

11.

A．nervous

B．disappointed

C．confused

D．worried

12.

A．generally

B．completely

C．hardly

D．usually

13.

A．puzzled

B．surprised

C．satisfied

D．fearful

14.

A．visited

B．came

C．drove

D．called

15.

A．cried

B．slept

C．left

D．laughed

16.

A．permit

B．pardon

C．forget

D．imagine

17.

A．sadness

B．interest

C．puzzle

D．happiness

18.

A．others

B．the other

C．another

D．other

19.

A．busier

B．brighter

C．easier

D．harder

20.

A．for

B．in

C．by

D．on

7 . I became lame(瘸的) in both legs in my childhood. I can’t stand ____ the support of two sticks. Only in my wheelchair can I ＂____＂.

I still remember the first day at ____. When I appeared at the door, ____ in the classroom stared at me in _____. My face turned ____. I couldn’t help ____ back. It was the ____ and sympathy(同情) in their eyes that _____ me doing so. I went shyly towards an unoccupied (空的) seat.

Being lame, I didn’t dare to _____ in front of my classmates. I was afraid that I might be ______ at. In those days I was very sad to see others walking _____.

One day, a few students came up to me and asked me to go outside. I was really _____. They encouraged me with a(n) _____ smile and ______ me in my wheelchair from place to place. I was _____ to them for giving me a chance to see the _____ of our lovely school with my own eyes.

After that we often read, played and talked together. My friends are always ______ to help me. It made me_______ I am handicapped(残疾的).

Once they asked me,＂What is the most beautiful thing in our school?＂Without hesitation I said,＂It is the _____.＂

1.

A．with

B．without

C．under

D．on

2.

A．walk

B．run

C．sit

D．stand

3.

A．school

B．wheelchair

C．home

D．hospital

4.

A．he

B．she

C．everyone

D．nobody

5.

A．thought

B．interest

C．anger

D．surprise

6.

A．red

B．brown

C．white

D．black

7.

A．entering

B．hiding

C．coming

D．turning

8.

A．feeling

B．kindness

C．sorrow

D．pain

9.

A．made

B．stopped

C．kept

D．let

10.

A．walk

B．study

C．practice

D．speak

11.

A．laughed

B．smiled

C．stared

D．looked

12.

A．quickly

B．slowly

C．happily

D．shyly

13.

A．brave

B．sad

C．hurt

D．excited

14.

A．honest

B．friendly

C．luckily

D．handsome

15.

A．pushed

B．placed

C．drew

D．pulled

16.

A．satisfied

B．sorry

C．loyal

D．grateful

17.

A．signs

B．sights

C．buildings

D．students

18.

A．ready

B．smart

C．wise

D．unwilling

19.

A．forget

B．remember

C．imagine

D．think

20.

A．teacher

B．schoolyard

C．classmate

D．friendship

8 . Last night my husband and I were taking a walk. Then we saw a man _______ over on the ground, crushing(砸碎) something with rock. He was completely _______ his task and didn’t look up at anyone _______. We kept noticing him. I thought he was crushing stones to make _______, but why would he do that?

Finally we decided to go up and _______ to him. He was crushing pieces of left-over bread to make feed for the birds that _______ there early morning. The large pieces of hard bread would be _______ for the birds to eat so he crushes them into a fine powder.

He’s been doing this every night, by himself, for the last 3 to4 years. What _______ us more was that he was surprised we were even taking an _______ in this, since for him it wasn’t a big deal. Every night, after __________ so his accommodation from his job as a tailor, he goes around __________ left-over bread from all his housemates. He __________ eats a quick meal and comes here, and spends the next 1 to 2 hours __________ crushing each piece and makes a neat pile for the birds, which he says will be __________ by next evening. He also leaves grains on top of the pile, which he __________ every month from his wages.

When we asked him what __________ him to do this simple, small but devoted act of __________, he shrugged his shoulders and said. It’s just something __________ I do: so that the left-over bread doesn’t go into the rubbish and the birds get __________.” We shared his story and perhaps it might inspire someone to start something __________ in their own area,

1.

A．looking

B．bending

C．going

D．watching

2.

A．tired of

B．interested in

C．focused on

D．addicted to

3.

A．passing by

B．sending off

C．running away

D．dropping in

4.

A．soil

B．fun

C．mud

D．sand

5.

A．reply

B．turn

C．speak

D．point

6.

A．leave

B．come

C．remain

D．live

7.

A．convenient

B．dangerous

C．easy

D．difficult

8.

A．moved

B．benefited

C．frightened

D．disappointed

9.

A．effect

B．interest

C．action

D．attempt

10.

A．changing

B．improving

C．reaching

D．cleaning

11.

A．collecting

B．choosing

C．begging

D．eating

12.

A．still

B．finally

C．ever

D．then

13.

A．sincerely

B．carefully

C．eventually

D．exactly

14.

A．gone

B．deserted

C．delicious

D．bad

15.

A．grows

B．borrows

C．buys

D．arranges

16.

A．reminds

B．forces

C．warns

D．inspires

17.

A．service

B．curiosity

C．patience

D．happiness

18.

A．great

B．important

C．small

D．pleasant

19.

A．rest

B．food

C．comfort

D．protection

20.

A．strange

B．equal

C．simple

D．similar

9 . Once, Buddha was walking from one town to another with some of his followers. This was in the initial days. While they were traveling, they happened to pass a lake. They stopped there and Buddha told one of his followers, “I am thirsty. Please get me some water from that lake there”.

The follower walked up to the lake. When he reached it, he noticed that some people were washing clothes in the water and, right at that moment, a bullock cart started crossing the lake right at the edge of it. As a result, the water became very muddy, very dirty. The follower thought, “How can I give this muddy water to Buddha to drink?!” So he came back and told the Buddha, “The water in there is very muddy. I don’t think it is fit to drink.”

So, the Buddha said, let us take a little rest here by the tree. After about half an hour, again Buddha asked the same follower to go back to the lake and get him some water to drink. The follower obediently (顺从地) went back to the lake. This time he found that the lake had absolutely clear water in it. The mud had settled down and the water above it looked fit to be had. So he collected some water in a pot and brought it to the Buddha.

The Buddha looked at the water, and then he looked up at the follower and said, “See, you let the water be and the mud settled down on its own. You got clear water. It didn’t require any effort”.

Our mind is also like that. When it is disturbed, just let it be. Give it a little time and it will settle down on its own. You don’t have to put in any effort to calm it down. We can judge and best decisions of our life when we stay calm.

1. Why did Buddha asked his follower to collect water?

A．Because they were travelling.

B．Because they were passing a river.

C．Because Buddha was too tired to go on.

D．Because Buddha wanted a drink.

2. What does the underlined word “it” in the third paragraph refer to?

A．The tree.	B．The lake.
C．The mud.	D．The pot.

3. What can you infer about the follower?

A．He is reliable and thoughtful.	B．He is humorous and intelligent.
C．He is hesitant and dependent.	D．He is picky and impatient.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．Trial and Error.	B．Sometimes Just Let it Be.
C．Buddha and His Follower.	D．Efforts will Pay Off.

10 . A Race Against Death

It was a cold January in 1925 in Nome, Alaska. The town was cut off from the rest of the world due to heavy snow.

On the 20th of that month, Dr. Welch _______a sick boy, Billy, and knew he had diphtheria, a deadly infectious(传染的) disease mainly affecting children. The children of Nome would be _______if it struck the town. Dr. Welch needed medicine as soon as possible to stop other kids from getting sick. _______, the closest supply was over 1,000 miles away, in Anchorage.

How could the medicine get to Nome? The town’s _______was already full of ice, so it couldn’t come by ship. Cars and horses couldn’t travel on the _______roads. Jet airplanes and big trucks didn’t exist yet.

_______January 26, Billy and three other children had died. Twenty more were _______. Nome’s town officials came up with a(n)_______. They would have the medicine sent by _______from Anchorage to Nenana. From there, dogsled(狗拉雪橇) drivers — known as ＂mushers＂ — would __________it to Nome in a relay(接力).

The race began on January 27. The first musher, Shannon, picked up the medicine from the train at Nenana and rode all night. __________he handed the medicine to the next musher, Shannon’s face was black from the extreme cold.

On January 31, a musher named Seppala had to __________a frozen body of water called Norton Sound. It was the most __________part of the journey. Norton Sound was covered with ice, which could sometimes break up without warning. If that happened, Seppala might fall into the icy water below. He would __________, and so would the sick children of Nome. But Seppala made it across.

A huge snowstorm hit on February 1. A musher named Kaasen had to brave this storm. At one point, huge piles of snow blocked his__________. He had to leave the trail(雪橇痕迹) to get around them. Conditions were so bad that it was impossible for him to __________the trail again. The only hope was Balto, Kaasen’s lead dog. Balto put his nose to the ground, __________to find the smell of other dogs that had traveled on the trail. If Balto failed, it would mean disaster for Nome. The minutes passed by. Suddenly, Balto began to __________. He had found the trail.

At 5:30 am on February 2, Kaasen and his dogs __________in Nome. Within minutes, Dr. Welch had the medicine. He quickly gave it to the sick children. All of them recovered.

Nome had been __________.1.

A．examined

B．warned

C．interviewed

D．cured

2.

A．harmless

B．helpless

C．fearless

D．careless

3.

A．Moreover

B．Therefore

C．Otherwise

D．However

4.

A．airport

B．station

C．harbor

D．border

5.

A．narrow

B．snowy

C．busy

D．dirty

6.

A．From

B．On

C．By

D．After

7.

A．tired

B．upset

C．pale

D．sick

8.

A．plan

B．excuse

C．message

D．topic

9.

A．air

B．rail

C．sea

D．road

10.

A．carry

B．return

C．mail

D．give

11.

A．Though

B．Since

C．When

D．If

12.

A．enter

B．move

C．visit

D．cross

13.

A．shameful

B．boring

C．dangerous

D．foolish

14.

A．escape

B．bleed

C．swim

D．die

15.

A．memory

B．exit

C．way

D．destination

16.

A．find

B．fix

C．pass

D．change

17.

A．pretending

B．trying

C．asking

D．learning

18.

A．run

B．leave

C．bite

D．play

19.

A．gathered

B．stayed

C．camped

D．arrived

20.

A．controlled

B．saved

C．founded

D．developed