1 . A few summers ago my daughter and I were swimming in our pool. The sun was setting and the night was _______ approaching. For the shallow end of our pool, my daughter _______ it first. Right about eye level, a spider was spinning her _______ by the pool. It _______ me that my daughter noticed this, and it surprised me even _______ that she wasn’t afraid of the spider.

As we both gazed at this _______ of nature, a very simple thought _______ me. I had lost track of time. I honestly didn’t know _______ we had been just standing there and staring at that spider _______ her web. We were having fun ________ really doing anything really BIG or special, I thought. However, in contrast, I believe that by sharing this ________ of the spider building her web we were ________ just as fulfilled as if we had done something very important.

Remember that the ________ things are the best things in life. Spend time together appreciating the simple things in ________, and even more importantly, ________ time together talking about life.

1.

A．eventually

B．frequently

C．carefully

D．quickly

2.

A．invented

B．noticed

C．informed

D．ruined

3.

A．cloth

B．craft

C．pot

D．web

4.

A．surprised

B．interested

C．frightened

D．excited

5.

A．farther

B．more

C．longer

D．better

6.

A．sight

B．signal

C．wonder

D．advertisement

7.

A．caught

B．occurred

C．knocked

D．hit

8.

A．how soon

B．how often

C．how long

D．how far

9.

A．removing

B．building

C．painting

D．sending

10.

A．for

B．without

C．by

D．in

11.

A．ability

B．knowledge

C．happiness

D．experience

12.

A．all

B．both

C．either

D．neither

13.

A．simple

B．expensive

C．bright

D．flexible

14.

A．office

B．earth

C．life

D．hope

15.

A．kill

B．waste

C．cost

D．spend

4 . 阅读表达

As a young man, Al was a skilled artist, a potter. He had a wife and two fine sons. One night, his older son developed a severe stomachache. Thinking it was only some common intestinal (肠的) disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously. But the disease was actually acute appendicitis (阑尾炎), and the boy died suddenly that night.

Knowing the death could have been prevented if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Al’s emotional health declined under the enormous burden of his guilt. To make matters worse his wife left him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were more than Al could handle, and he became an alcoholic.

As the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he possessed—his home, his land, his art objects, everything. Eventually Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room.

When I heard of Al’s death, I thought, “What a complete failure! What a totally wasted life. ”

As time went by, I began to re-evaluate my earlier harsh judgment. You see, I knew Al’s now adult son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known. I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free flow of love between them. I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.

I hadn’t heard Ernie talk much about his father. One day I worked up my courage to ask him. “I’m really puzzled by something, ”I said. “I know your father was basically the only one to raise you. What on earth did he do so that you became such a special person? ”

Ernie sat quietly and reflected for a few moments. Then he said, “From my earliest memories as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ‘I love you, son. ‘”

Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to judge Al as a failure. He had not left any material possessions behind, but he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving man I have ever known.
1. Why was Al in guilt? (no more than 15 words)
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2. Where did Al die? (no more than 5 words)
_________________________________________________________________
3. What made Al addicted to alcohol? (no more than 10 words)
_________________________________________________________________
4. What does the underlined word “enormous” most probably mean? (1 word)
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5. What did Al’s son Ernie learn from his father? (no more than 15 words)
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5 . At the age of 60, my father was hit by a car when he walked to a nearby supermarket to buy vegetables. After ______ for two months in hospital, he finally woke up. His waking up ______ all our family. ______, he didn’t know any of us. Doctors said his brain was hurt so ______ that he had lost all his memory. And his mental age (心理年龄) was only five. We were sorry to hear about the bad news.

Since I was his only child, it was my ______ to look after him. He forgot almost everything, but he did remember he liked sweets. I used the sweets as a way of ______ bad behaviors. I would gave him one sweet if he didn’t sit on the ground, a second for stopping painting on the wall, and another for not trying to put clothes on the dog.

Dad became the ______ child in town. He climbed up the tree to catch a bird and couldn’t get down after it ______ away. He broke my window with a ball and ______ our telephone in water like washing clothes. When I told him he was doing ______ things, he would answer smilingly, “I like that!” My son, then aged five, and two eight-year-old daughters, welcomed their big playmate. He would happily make them real cigarettes, ______ his sweets with them, and carry them high in the apple tree to pick apples.

It is eight years since the accident. Dad has accepted the fact that he is the ______ of his three playmates but not a brother. He has also accepted that they grow taller but his ______ stays the same. Though it is still ______ to take care of him, he brings us a lot of fun. In some way I think it is a(n) ______ thing to look after dad like looking after a child. How many people can have the chance to care for a child-like parent?

1.

A．lying

B．waiting

C．staying

D．sleeping

2.

A．excited

B．calmed

C．hurt

D．protected

3.

A．Luckily

B．Amazingly

C．Unfortunately

D．Regularly

4.

A．slowly

B．strangely

C．lightly

D．seriously

5.

A．turn

B．duty

C．favor

D．habit

6.

A．stopping

B．performing

C．accepting

D．planning

7.

A．cleverest

B．oldest

C．bravest

D．kindest

8.

A．flew

B．jumped

C．drove

D．walked

9.

A．repaired

B．designed

C．answered

D．cleaned

10.

A．useless

B．wrong

C．dangerous

D．impolite

11.

A．show

B．lend

C．share

D．sell

12.

A．teacher

B．father

C．grandfather

D．uncle

13.

A．weight

B．age

C．height

D．look

14.

A．tiring

B．relaxing

C．amusing

D．interesting

15.

A．perfect

B．important

C．easy

D．happy

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。
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 mother is outgoing and optimistic woman. All what she does influences me greatly. Last Sunday, when the rain was just over, she persuaded me to travel around the city by bikes together with her to enjoying the fresh air. During the trip, her bike suddenly slip and she lost her balance, fallen to the ground. Although covered in mud, but she laughed and said it was lucky for herself not to be injured. I was deep touched by her optimism. Now, whenever I am faced by challenges, I tend to view them in a positive way.

10 . I had the meanest mother in the world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have cereal eggs and toast. Others had Cokes and candy for lunch, while I had to eat a sandwich. As you can guess, my supper was different from the other kids. But at least I was not alone in my suffering. My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did.

My mother insisted on knowing where we were at all times. She had to know who our friends were and what we were doing. We had to wear clean clothes every day. Other kids always wore their clothes for days. We felt embarrassed because she made our clothes herself, just to save money.

The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by 9: 00 each night and up at 7: 45 the next morning. So while my friends slept, my mother actually had the courage to break the Child Labor Law. She made us work. I believed she lay awake all night thinking up mean things to do to us.

Through the years, our friends’ report cards had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for failing. My mother, however, would only be content with the black marks. None of us was allowed the pleasure of being a dropout.

She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults. Using this as a background, I’m now trying to bring up my three children. I’m filled with pride when my children think I’m mean because now I thank the meanest mother in the world every day.

1. From the text we can learn that the writer’s mother was ________.

A．not generous at all	B．very mean with money matters
C．very strict with her children	D．very cruel to her children

2. Which of the following things did the writer hate to do most?

A．Eating differently from other kids.	B．Letting mother know where they were.
C．Wearing clean clothes made by mother.	D．Going to bed early and getting up early.

3. What can be inferred from the text?

A．The writer worked hard and usually got good grades in study.

B．The mother was punished for breaking the Child Labour Law.

C．All the other kids study better than the writer.

D．The writer’s family lived a miserable life.

4. How is the text written?

A．In a hateful way.	B．In a humorous way.
C．In a eristical way.	D．In an unfriendly way.