1 . Larry was on another of his underwater expeditions(探险)but this time, it was different. He decided to take his daughter along with him. She was only ten years old. This would be her first trip with her father on what he had always been famous for.
Larry first began diving when he was his daughter’s age. Similarly, his father had taken him along on one of his expeditions. Since then, he had never looked back. Larry started out by renting diving suits from the small diving shop just along the             shore. He had hated them. They were either too big or too small. Then, there was the instructor. He gave him a short lesson before allowing him into the water with his father. He had made an exception. Larry would never have been able to go down             without at least five hours of theory and another similar number of hours on practical lessons with a guide. Children his age were not even allowed to dive.
After the first expedition, Larry’s later diving adventures only got better and better. There was never a dull moment. In his black and blue suit and with an oxygen tank fastened on his back, Larry dived from boats into the middle of the ocean. Dangerous             areas did not prevent him from continuing his search. Sometimes, he was limited to a cage underwater but that did not bother him. At least, he was still able to take photographs of the underwater creatures.
Larry’s first expedition without his father was in the Cayman Islands. There were numerous diving spots in the area and Larry was determined to visit all of them. Fortunately for him, a man offered to take him around the different Spots for free. Larry didn’t even know what the time was, how many spots he dived into or how many photographs he had taken. The diving spots afforded such a wide array of fish and sea creatures that Larry saw more than thirty varieties of creatures.
Larry looked at his daughter. She looked as excited as he had been when he was her age. He hoped she would be able to continue the family tradition. Already, she looked like she was much braver than had been then. This was the key to a successful             underwater expedition.
1. In what way was this expedition different for Larry?

A．His daughter had grown up.

B．He had become a famous diver.

C．His father would dive with him.

D．His daughter would dive with him.

2. What can be inferred from Paragraph2?

A．Larry had some privileges.

B．Larry liked the rented diving suits.

C．Divers had to buy diving equipment.

D．Ten-year-old children were permitted to dive.

3. Why did Larry have to stay in a cage underwater sometimes?

A．To protect himself from danger.

B．To dive into the deep water.

C．To admire the underwater view.

D．To take photo more conveniently.

4. What can be learned from the underlined sentence?

A．Larry didn’t wear a watch.

B．Larry was not good at math.

C．Larry had a poor memory.

D．Larry enjoyed the adventure.

5. What did Larry expect his daughter to do?

A．Become a successful diver.

B．Make a good diving guide.

C．Take a lot of photo underwater.

D．Have longer hours of training.

2 . 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。

I would like to have a smart robot that can do plenty of the things for me. For example, it can clean my room and make the bed, keeps everything in order. I hope it will be programmed to do homeworks without making mistakes. In that way, I can turn to it wherever I need help with my study. Beside, it can take care of my little brother, who often bothered me much. Then I can have more free time to do what I’m fond. It doesn’t matter much whether it is shaped like, but it must be able to communicate with me and understand its feelings. How wonderfully life will become with such a magic robot!

3 . I’11 never forget that“very important meeting”with a guidance counselor(咨询师)during   my senior year of high schoo1.I gladly _______ my dreams，and was looking forward to hearing   his   _______ advice on how best to achieve my academic and professional goals for the future.He told me that I was not college material and that“ _______ a nice secretarial school” would be   my _______ .His advice did change my life,_______ not in the way he expected—because I   didn’t follow it.I didn’t even _______ it.By trying to put limitation on my future，he made me   even more   _______ to pursue a college degree and a _______ of my choice.

At that moment in my eighteenth year，I started to be   _______ for my life.I decided what       kind of college I wanted to attend —one that was small，personal and would develop my       enthusiasm and ________ .I searched through many resources until I found the one for me：     Endicott Junior College，then a women-only college in Beverly，Massachusetts.When I visited Endicott，it felt like home，and my ________ was made.It was the only college I visited， ________ ，and was interviewed by.

I was ________ to Endicott for the fall term and immediately knew it was the ________ school for me.After studying subjects ________ from English to early childhood education to       psychology and art，I ________ with all associate degree in advertising.Then I went to one of the       state universities.I decided to acquire my Bachelor’s   ________ —and I did，while holding two       ________ jobs.Now，when my little girls tell me they want to do this or that，I always tell them that       I’ll be fight there for them，doing everything in my ________ to support them in making it happen，because I know dreams really do ________ .

1.

A．discussed

B．shared

C．showed

D．chose

2.

A．practical

B．delicate

C．elegant

D．different

3.

A．possibly

B．originally

C．equally

D．similarly

4.

A．image

B．dream

C．means

D．1evel

5.

A．if

B．unless

C．though

D．as

6.

A．adopt

B．understand

C．evaluate

D．consider

7.

A．patient

B．strict

C．determined

D．reliable

8.

A．subject

B．course

C．chance

D．career

9.

A．responsible

B．suitable

C．grateful

D．famous

10.

A．habit

B．interest

C．friendship

D．relationship

11.

A．mind

B．promise

C．wish

D．choice

12.

A．worked for

B．attended to

C．applied to

D．focused upon

13.

A．invited

B．welcomed

C．devoted

D．admitted

14.

A．unsuitable

B．right

C．personal

D．initial

15.

A．spreading

B．ranging

C．setting

D．existing

16.

A．stuck

B．ended

C．graduated

D．met

17.

A．degree

B．skill

C．ability

D．grade

18.

A．permanent

B．natural

C．rare

D．part-time

19.

A．field

B．power

C．1ife

D．delight

20.

A．work out

B．give away

C．come alive

D．come true

4 . I work as a volunteer for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti. Recently I took my son Barrett there for a week, hoping to_______him.
Before setting out, I told Barrett this trip would be tiring and_______. For the first two days, he said almost nothing. I worried the trip was too_______for a 17-year-old. Then, on Day three, as we were_______over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned(咧嘴笑), “Pretty hard.”
After that there was no turning back. A five-year-old girl, wearing a dress several sizes_______large and broken shoes, followed Barrett around, mesmerized(着迷). He couldn’t stop_______. Later he said_______. “I wish I could speak French.” I was_______-this from a boy who hated and_______French classes throughout school.
Usually silent, he________Gaby, our host, and kept asking questions about the country and its people. He blossomed(活泼起来).
________, the moment that really took________breath away occurred in a village deep in the mountains. I was________a woman villager for an article. 135 centimeters tall, she was small in figure but strong in________. Through determination, she had learned to read and write, and________to become part of the leadership of the________.
Learning her story, Barrett was as________as I by this tiny woman’s achievements. His eyes were wet and there was a________of love and respect on his face. He had finally understood the importance of my work.
When leaving for home, Barrett even offered to stay________as a volunteer. My insides suddenly felt struck. This________achieved all I’d expected. Soon he will celebrate his 18th birthday. He’ll be a man.1.

A．comfort

B．please

C．attract

D．educate

2.

A．rough

B．dangerous

C．troublesome

D．violent

3.

A．little

B．much

C．fast

D．slow

4.

A．moving

B．running

C．climbing

D．looking

5.

A．too

B．very

C．even

D．so

6.

A．joking

B．crying

C．shouting

D．smiling

7.

A．patiently

B．regretfully

C．lightly

D．cheerfully

8.

A．ashamed

B．disappointed

C．determined

D．surprised

9.

A．took up

B．went in for

C．fought against

D．called off

10.

A．befriended

B．disregarded

C．avoided

D．recognized

11.

A．Thus

B．Even

C．Meanwhile

D．However

12.

A．our

B．his

C．my

D．her

13.

A．asking

B．interviewing

C．arranging

D．describing

14.

A．brain

B．wish

C．will

D．health

15.

A．appeared

B．struggled

C．hesitated

D．failed

16.

A．village

B．city

C．organization

D．state

17.

A．pleased

B．bored

C．touched

D．puzzled

18.

A．combination

B．composition

C．connection

D．satisfaction

19.

A．in

B．behind

C．out

D．away

20.

A．interview

B．flight

C．article

D．trip

5 . Each time I see a balloon, my mind flies back to a memory of when I was a six-year-old girl. It was a rainy Sunday and my father had recently died. I asked my mom if Dad had gone to heaven. "Yes, honey. Of course." she said.
"Can we write him a letter?"
She paused, the longest pause of my short life, and answered, "Yes."
My heart jumped. "How? Does the mailman go there?" I asked.
"No, but I have an idea." Mom drove to a party store and returned with a red balloon. I asked her what it was for.
"Just wait, honey. You'll see." Mom told me to write my letter. Eagerly, I got my favorite pen, and poured out my six-year-old heart in the form of blue ink. I wrote about my day, what I learned at school, how Mom was doing, and even about what happened in a story I had read. For a few minutes it was as if Dad were still alive. I gave the letter to Mom. She read it over, and a smile crossed her face.
She made a hole in the corner of the letter where she looped (缠绕) the balloon string. We went outside and she gave me the balloon. It was still raining.
"Okay, on the count of three, let go. One, two, three."
The balloon, carrying my letter, darted upward against the rain. We watched until it was swallowed by the mass of clouds.
Later I realized, like the balloon, that Dad had never let his sickness get him down. He was strong. No matter what he suffered, he'd persevere, dart up, and finally transcend (超越) this cold world and his sick body. He rose into sky and became something beautiful. I watched until the balloon disappeared into the gray and white and I prayed that his strength was hereditar. I prayed to be a balloon.
1. When the girl asked her mother if they could write to her father, her mother _________.

A．felt it hard to answer	B．thought her a creative girl
C．believed it easy to do so	D．found it easy to lie

2. When the girl was told that she could send a letter to her father, she _________.

A．jumped with joy	B．became excited
C．started writing immediately	D．was worried that it couldn't be delivered

3. In the eyes of the author, what was the rain like?

A．An incurable disease.	B．An unforgettable memory.
C．The hard time her father had.	D．The failures her father experienced.

4. What would be the best title for the passage?

A．An unforgettable experience	B．The strong red balloon
C．Fly to paradise	D．A great father