School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of my 16 to get home. Sitting at the front makes you 17 out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.
Janie, the driver, tries to break the 18 atmosphere by striking the match of 19 .
I try to mind my manners and 20 listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, 21 , her conversation was worth listening to.
“My father's sick,” she said to no one in 22 . I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. With a sudden change of attitude and interest, I asked,“What's wrong with him?"
With her eyes wet and her voice tight from 23 the tears, she responded,“Heart trouble.”Her eyes lowered as she 24 . “I've already lost my mum, so I don't think I can stand losing him.”
I couldn't respond. I was 25 . My heart ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great 26 my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, 27 still is, for her. I wouldn't like anyone to go 28 that.
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn't only a bus driver. That was 29 her job. She had a whole world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as 30 but a driver.
I suddenly felt very 31 . I realized I had only thought of people as 32 as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and brushed her off as 33 .
For all I know, I'm just another person in 34 else's world, and may not even be important. I 35 not have been so selfish and self-centered. Everyone has places to go, people to see and appointments to keep. Understanding people is an art.
16. A. anxiety B. determination C. decision D. attempt
17. A. find B. make C. think D. stand
18. A. unpopular B. uncomfortable C. unusual D. unforgettable
19. A. fire B. topic C. conversation D. discussion
20. A. politely B. devotedly C. carelessly D. sincerely
21. A. however B. therefore C. thus D. otherwise
22. A. surprise B. common C. silence D. particular
23. A. fighting B. avoiding C. clearing D. keeping
24. A. told B. lasted C. repeated D. continued
25. A. for sure B. at ease C. in shock D. in despair
26. A. mercy B. pain C. pity D. disappointment
27. A. but B. yet C. and D. or
28. A. over B. round C. through D. without
29. A. almost B. nearly C. ever D. just
30. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
31. A. sad B. embarrassed C. selfish D. worried
32. A. far B. long C. much D. well
33. A. unfit B. unselfish C. unnecessary D. unimportant
34. A. everyone B. someone C. anyone D. no one
35. A. must B. may C. can D. should
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Our school was moved to Gaoxin District in 2005, and the new campus is ________ the old one.
A.three times as large as | B.more larger three times than |
C.three times larger than that of | D.three times as the size of |
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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。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧), 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的词。
注意: 1. 每处错误及修改均仅限一词;
2. 只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起)不计分。
One morning, though the clock rang aloud, Mary didn’t up until eight. She hurried got dressed, snatched over her schoolbag,rushed towards her school. She ran as fast as he could, so that she might miss the first lesson. But to her disappointing. she found the school was quiet. After she entered into the schoolyard,it seemed that there was nobody in the school besides the guard. Mary was wondering what had happened while she saw the word on the bulletin board. It was Sunday.
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Our new school was built in a beautiful place, around _____ high mountains.
A.which was |
B.it was |
C.which were |
D.them were |
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第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题,每题3分,满分60分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Sarah Williams went to a boarding school. Here is one of the letters she wrote to her parents from the school:
Wentworth Girls’ school
Beachside
July 20th
Dearest Mom and Dad,
I’ m afraid I have some very bad news for you. I have been very naughty and the school principal is very angry with me. She is going to write to you. You must come and take me away from here. She does not want me in the school any longer.
The trouble started last night when I was smoking in bed. This breaks the rules, of course. We are not supposed to smoke at all.
As I was smoking, I heard footsteps coming towards the room. I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking, so I threw the cigarette away.
Unfortunately, the cigarette fell into the waste-paper basket, which caught fire.
There was a curtain near the waste-paper basket which caught fire, too. Soon the whole room was burning.
The principal phoned for the fire department. The school is a long way from the town and by the time the fire department arrived, the whole school was in flames. Many of the girls are in the hospital.
The principal says that the fire was all my fault and you must pay for the damage. She will send you a bill for about a million dollars.
I’m very sorry about this.
Much love,
Sarah
P. S. None of the above is true, but I have failed my exams. I just want you to know how bad the things could have been!
56.Sarah wrote home to .
A.tell her parents about the fire B.ask for a lot of money
C.tell her parents she had failed her exams D.tell her parents she had to leave school
57.Why did Sarah tell her parents the story about the fire?
A.She wanted to worry them.
B.She wanted to make them laugh.
C.She wanted to make them less angry at the real news.
D.She wanted to warn them about what the principal was going to do.
58.The letter before the P. S. was ________.
A.mostly true B.partly true C.all true D.completely untrue
59.Sarah said the principal was angry because ________.
A.she had failed her exams B.it was her fault that had caused the fire
C.she had not made the phone call in time D.she had been caught smoking in bed
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Ibrahim became disabled after contracting polio (小儿麻痹症) when he was three years old. At first his parents, like many other parents of disabled children in Niger, did not want to send him to school. They were worried he would be laughed at by his classmates.
Despite his disability, and his parents’ doubts, Ibrahim was determined to go to school. “When I was eight,” Ibrahim says, “other kids of my age were going to school while I stayed at home. I did not like that. So, I pestered (缠着) my parents until they finally let me go to school.”
Ibrahim’s parents sent him to a private school nearby. Although the journey to and from school was a short one, it still wasn’t easy for Ibrahim. He had to use his hands to help him move along, protecting them with plastic slippers. But at least he was getting an education.
However, after only a year in school, Ibrahim’s education was interrupted when his parents separated. His mother did not have the means to continue paying for his tuition.
In 2007, Ibrahim received some money to be fitted with a leg brace (支架), corrective shoes and his first pair of crutches (拐杖). Now that he was more mobile than before, the most important thing for him was to find a way to go back to school.
“I wanted to start school again last October,” Ibrahim says. “After my mother told me she could not afford it, I went to visit some of my relatives for support. And I collected 5,000 francs CFA (US $8) to pay my tuition for half a year. I will find the rest of the money somehow.”
Ibrahim attends a school in which he is the only disabled student. According to his teacher, he is among the top five students in a class of 55.
1. Why did Ibrahim’s parents prefer Ibrahim to stay at home?
A. There was a lot of housework for him to do.
B. They had no money to pay for his tuition.
C. There were not enough schools in the country.
D. They were afraid the students would make fun of him.
2. How did Ibrahim go to school before his parents separated?
A. He went to school on his wheelchair.
B. He went to school on his parents’ bicycle.
C. He walked to school with the support of his hands.
D. He walked to school using a pair of crutches.
3.Ibrahim’s education was interrupted because of his _____.
A. parents’ doubts B. lack of tuition C. physical disability D. terrible mood
4.The best title for the passage might be _____.
A. A long way to go B. Determined to learn
C. The only disabled student D. I did not like that
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