1 . 你校英文报正在举办征文活动，请你以“An Experience That Helped Me Grow”为题写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
1．你的经历；
2．你的感悟。
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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3 . 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。
Dear Sir,

Choose a career is a very important stage in people’s life. Almost everything depend on your choice. I’d like to be a interpreter. It’s a very interesting profession where requires advancing knowledge of the foreign language as well as excellent social skills. In my opinion, English and literature is the most important subjects for my future profession, because of my knowledge of English will help me communicate with foreigners fluently and accurately. Literature will not only help me broaden my horizons, but also give me some background knowledges of different cultures. To sum, I’d like to say that the choice of our future career path is extremely important, so we must think twice after making our choice.

5 . For years going home for the holidays has been bittersweet. I appreciate the opportunity to spend quality time with my mom but it is painful for me to see her house littered with stuff.Clothes bought but never worn, and new items in their original packaging carelessly purchased and never used. It’s evident that seeing the stuff on a daily basis reminds my mom of a time when shopping was her way of spending money.

I didn’t fully understand the extent to which my mom was suffering until this week, when I saw piles of clothes on her bed. “How do you manage to sleep every night with all that stuff, Mom?” I asked. To my horror, she replied, “I do it because I know I have to get rid of all this stuff eventually; I am punishing myself by sleeping with them until I do that. ”

Shocked and upset, I gently explained to her that punishing herself was only to make things worse,and that everybody deserves a place to sleep in peace, no matter what mistakes they’ve made. I suggested she move all the stuff upstairs, leaving her room comfortable to sleep in.

With patience and her slow but steady guidance, I helped her go through some of the piles and move them upstairs. For the rest of the week I stayed there, she was in a better mood and was excited about going through the rest of the house to finally get rid of her stuff—past mistakes and painful times. The items brought back painful memories as we inspected and moved them, but I kept reminding her that removing them would allow her to move on and heal. We finally sold so many things and took bag after bag to charity.

The stuff is just a sign of the destructive patterns of self-hatred on past mistakes. Only through the act of self-forgiveness can we bring about a chain reaction of reorganizing—both of the house and heart.

1. What made the author feel bitter?

A．She couldn’t understand her mom’s sorrows.

B．Her mom was stuck in the painful memories.

C．Her mom was always left alone at home.

D．Her mom wasted money on useless things.

2. The underlined word “that” in the second paragraph refers to _______.

A．getting rid of the stuff	B．buying the stuff
C．opening the stuff	D．moving the stuff

3. We can infer from the passage that ______.

A．the author never bought her mom anything

B．the author’s mom has no money to purchase now

C．the author’s mom regrets buying so many things

D．the author knows her mom’s suffering only this week

4. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．How to do shopping wisely

B．Clearance helps reorganize the house

C．Keep an eye on the elderly’s behavior

D．Self-forgiveness makes a difference

7 . The American book Who Moved My Cheese (奶酪) has been a bestseller all over the world. It teaches people how to face changes in their lives. Now its author Spence Johnson has written a book just for teens. The book tells us that when facing change in our lives, like a new school or new friends, don’t be afraid. Instead, use this change to make a better life. The book gives an example of a change at school. A school is changing from having two terms to three terms because there are too many students.

Several teens are talking about this. Most of them are unhappy and worried. But Chris is not. He laughs and tells a story about two mice, two “little people” and some cheese.

The four are in a maze looking for the cheese. Here, cheese means something important in life, like moving to a new class or getting into college. But they find the cheese is gone. The mice realize that they can’t change what has happened and have to find more cheese. This means finding different dreams. The little people, however, can’t do this. They are afraid of change so they find no cheese.

After Chris finishes the story, the friends understand one thing: to get more cheese, move in a new direction quickly. His friends understand how this can be used in the changes all teens face, such as doing well at school or having good relationships or just feeling good about yourself.

1. The book Who Moved My Cheese is ________.

A．written all over the world	B．read across the world
C．sold only in America	D．loved only by teens

2. What does the text mainly discuss?

A．Never change in our life	B．Change when you like to do
C．Change with the changes	D．Pay attention to the changes

3. The underlined word “four”（paragraph 3）refers to ________.

A．Mice and little people	B．students
C．Cheese	D．Readers

4. In our lives, we should learn from ________.

A．mice	B．little people
C．Chris	D．Spence Johnson

5. Which of the following statements is true?

A．The author is Britain.

B．There are three terms in every school.

C．Most teens don’t understand Chris’ story.

D．The book tells teens how to face changes in their lives.

8 . Do you know the proverb “no pain, no gain”? It gives the impression that we ought to be suffering while we study. It seems that the only way to know if we’ re putting in enough work is how much hardship we bear. We are totally taken up with study, shutting ourselves away for a big exam. Is that necessarily true?

When we haven’t taken the time to come up with another idea, we just shut ourselves in a room with a book. It’s no surprise that we find revision boring and difficult. Just as children learn from playing, we can learn from doing, or at least from study techniques that interest us, rather than make us switch off. Shutting ourselves away can make us learn to hate studying, leading to a situation where, instead of being able to concentrate on our work, we are troubled by how unfair it is that we must study. This can be part of a vicious cycle (恶性循环) that traps us into ineffective revision, or poor progress fueling further annoyance.

Thankfully, working in the company of other people really helps fight against that. We just need to learn how to deal with distractions(使人分心的事). It’s not necessary to avoid all company, just lazy company. They constantly try to keep others in conversation, while studying in the same room with someone who is ironing or working out is perfectly possible. Of course, it’s also a good idea to avoid the company of people involved in activities where you would rather be playing than studying. Working while sitting next to someone playing video games is most likely to end with a new high score of games rather than productive revision.

If being around others means working in a noisy environment, a pair of headphones and some background music can block out noises. They also act as a psychological barrier, so that people think twice before interrupting you. Besides, we should know friends and family can lessen feelings of isolation. And connecting with other people makes us happy, so it’s important not to give that up and to make sure that we take the time to socialize.

1. What is the author’s purpose of writing the text?

A．To introduce effective studying means.

B．To encourage us to work as hard as possible.

C．To remind us to balance activities and study.

D．To discuss the importance of family company.

2. What can we learn from the second paragraph?

A．Good ideas are needed in terms of progress.

B．Ways that interest us can lead to effective revision.

C．Shutting ourselves away can help concentrate on work.

D．With study techniques, revision is interesting and easy for certain.

3. What does the last sentence in Paragraph 3 imply?

A．One should learn from certain activities that interest him.

B．Playing video games is helpful for effective study.

C．One shouldn’t study with the company of a video game player.

D．The more time one spends in playing games, the higher test scores one will get.

4. What should you do if you are studying in a noisy environment?

A．Give up others company at once.

B．Think twice before taking any action.

C．Give indication of not wanting to be interrupted.

D．Force yourself to be accustomed to the environment.

9 . I know what courage looks like. I saw it on a flight I took six years ago. When our L9869 left the Orlando airport that Friday morning, we were a chipper, ______ group. The early-morning flights hosted mainly professional people ____ Atlanta for a day or two of business.

Immediately upon ____, it was clear that something went wrong. The aircraft was bumping _____and jerking left to right.   The pilot soon made a grave______that we were about to crash. No sight has ever been so sobering as that fuel, hundreds of gallons of it, streaming past my window out of the plane’s tank. The flight attendants helped people get into position and ____ those who were already hysterical.

As I looked at the faces of my fellow travelers, I was stunned by the changes in their faces. Many looked visibly _____ now---gray in color. There was not one ______. No one faces death without fear, I thought. I began searching the crowd for one person who felt peace and ______ that true courage or great faith gives people in these events.

All around, people cried. Many wailed and screamed. However, I heard a still calm voice, a woman’s voice, speaking in an absolutely normal conversational ______. Finally I saw her. In the midst of all the chaos, a mother was talking, just talking to her child. The woman, in her mid-30’s was______full into the face of her daughter who______to be four years old. The mother’s gaze held the child so fixed and ____ that she seemed untouched by the sounds of grief and ______ around her.

I strained to hear what this mother was telling her child. I leaned over and by some miracle could I hear this soft voice with the tone of reassurance. Over and over again, the mother said: “I love you so much. Do you know for sure that I love you _____ anything?” Then the mother put her body ____ her daughter’s, strapped the seat belt over both of them and ____ to crash. For no earthly reason, our landing gear held and our touchdown was not the______it seemed destined to be. It was over in seconds.

The voice I heard that day never wavered, never acknowledged doubt, and maintained an evenness that seemed emotionally and______impossible. Only the greatest ______and love could have borne that mother up and lifted her above the chaos around her.

1.

A．high-energy

B．high-class

C．first-rate

D．large-scale

2.

A．care for

B．look into

C．head for

D．go away

3.

A．take-over

B．take-up

C．take-off

D．take-out

4.

A．back and forth

B．ins and outs

C．left and right

D．up and down

5.

A．declare

B．announcement

C．notice

D．information

6.

A．relieve

B．comfort

C．scold

D．affect

7.

A．frightened

B．delighted

C．annoyed

D．amazed

8.

A．expectation

B．success

C．agreement

D．exception

9.

A．boring

B．calm

C．quiet

D．still

10.

A．pronunciation

B．sound

C．tone

D．accent

11.

A．staring

B．glaring

C．looking

D．glancing

12.

A．happened

B．remained

C．appeared

D．proved

13.

A．careful

B．aimless

C．intent

D．stressed

14.

A．embarrassment

B．fear

C．frustration

D．excitement

15.

A．rather than

B．other than

C．less than

D．more than

16.

A．against

B．beyond

C．above

D．over

17.

A．prepared

B．finished

C．achieved

D．pretended

18.

A．comedy

B．tragedy

C．tale

D．fiction

19.

A．economically

B．automatically

C．extremely

D．physically

20.

A．determination

B．courage

C．resolution

D．disappointment

10 . Have you ever given a thought to inspiration？In fact, inspiration can be a strange thing. You never know when it might_________, and sometimes, it can come from the most_________places.

I recently read about an author named Nnedi Okorafor. When she was in college, she had a serious spine disorder. Okorafor was told that a simple operation could_________it. But when she woke up from her_________, she found that she couldn’t move her legs and was in great pain.

Okorafor got_________later. But before she did, she saw strange things in her hospital room. She imagined her _________as a beast that hunted her from the shadows. But she also_________a woman-a woman who could fly, in fact. This_________woman inspired her and helped her_________her pain. “I felt myself become__________,” she wrote in her book Broken Places & Outer Spaces: Finding Creativity in the Unexpected.

We__________know where we might find the inspiration to create. As a__________, most of my inspiration comes from other people’s music. But I also find__________in other places. Books, movies and__________just moments in everyday life can lead to new creations.

__________, I recently rewatched the film Blade Runner. I’ve seen it plenty of times before; it’s one of my favorite movies. But this time, for some reason, I saw it__________.I decided to make music that could create the same feeling as the__________. It’s not done yet, but the music I’m working on now is heavily__________by the movie’s setting and characters.

Anything can__________us. You just have to be__________to catch inspiration when it hits.

1.

A．work

B．hit

C．exist

D．pass

2.

A．interesting

B．ordinary

C．unexpected

D．dangerous

3.

A．fix

B．make

C．remove

D．control

4.

A．dream

B．shock

C．recovery

D．operation

5.

A．well

B．bad

C．worried

D．annoyed

6.

A．curiosity

B．pain

C．anger

D．fear

7.

A．asked

B．met

C．imagined

D．visited

8.

A．confident

B．smart

C．honest

D．magical

9.

A．forget

B．recognize

C．describe

D．practice

10.

A．richer

B．better

C．busier

D．quieter

11.

A．always

B．never

C．sometimes

D．still

12.

A．director

B．dancer

C．musician

D．writer

13.

A．tips

B．messages

C．examples

D．ideas

14.

A．even

B．again

C．not

D．only

15.

A．In short

B．In addition

C．For example

D．After all

16.

A．differently

B．perfectly

C．vividly

D．smoothly

17.

A．story

B．song

C．play

D．film

18.

A．changed

B．supported

C．disturbed

D．influenced

19.

A．impress

B．inspire

C．amuse

D．challenge

20.

A．free

B．thankful

C．ready

D．careful