请根据下面提示，写一篇短文。词数不少于50。

In your English class，you are asked to describe the following picture and explain to your classmates how you understand it．

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Modern life is impossible without traveling. The fastest way of traveling is by air. With a modern airliner you can travel in one day to places which it took a month or more to get to a hundred years ago.

Traveling by train is slower than by air, but it has its own advantages. For example, you can see the country you are traveling through. Besides,the modern train has comfortable seats and dining cars. It makes even the longest journey enjoyable and comfortable.

Some people prefer to travel by sea when possible. There are large liners and river boats. You can visit many other countries and different places. Traveling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday.

Many people like to travel by car. You can make your own timetable. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day, just as you like. You can stop wherever you wish—where there is something interesting to see, at a good restaurant where you can enjoy a good meal, or at a hotel to spend the night. That is why traveling by car is popular for pleasure trips, while people usually take a train or a plane when they are traveling on business.

1.From the passage, we know the fastest way of traveling is .

A. by car B. by train C. by air D. by sea.

2.If we travel by car, we can .

A. make the longest journey enjoyable

B. make our own timetable

C. travel to a very far place in several minutes

D. travel only fifty or one hundred miles a day

3.The underlined word “It” in the second paragraph refers to .

A. the modern train in the country

B.the comfortable seat or dining car

C. the traveler on the modern train

D. the slower way of traveling

Du Kun，a Chinese boy is called“the youngest writer in the world．”He has written three books till now．Du Kun was born in Jiangsu in 1994．When he was 7 months old．his parents started working in over 30 different cities，such as xi’an and Shenzhen．This kind of life gave him things to think and write about．When he was 9 months old，he could speak and at the age of one，he could say five to six hundred words．At three，he could look up words in the dictionary．At four，his father taught him how to learn by himself．His parents like reading very much．So does he．At the age of 5，he began writing fairy tales．At the age of 6．he wrote a novel about his life in different cities with his parents．His fairy tales are all from his life．One day，he found many mice in the house．They not only ate their food but also hurt his mother’s hand．So he thought，“If we give mice the stomach of cows，they will eat grass and they will be helpful to people．”This was his first fairy tales Change Stomach for Mice．Now he studies well in a middle school．

He has written his third book．The novel called Eyes of Children．He says，“I am not different from other children，I just wrote several books．”

1.Thanks to his________，Du Kun could write his books．

A. mother B. father

C. school life D. life in different cities

2.Du Kun began to use a dictionary，________．

A. when he wrote fairy tales

B. before his father taught him how to learn something

C. after he went to school

D. after his mother taught him how to learn something

3.The underlined sentence shows us that Du Kun________．

A. is different from other children

B. doesn’t tell the truth

C. is the same as other children

D. likes his books

4.Which is the best title?

A. Three Books by a Child

B. How to Write a Fairy Tales

C. How Clever the Boy is

D. Du Kun the Youngest Writer

根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项. 选项中有两项是多余选项.

In high school, it’s important to stay healthy. 1. How can you study well if you’re sick? So you should pay attention to your health in order to study well in high school. In order to enjoy good health, you should have some good habits. Here are some tips for you.

Drink water regularly every day. Some students don’t like drinking water. They only drink water when they’re extremely thirsty. 2. You should drink water regularly so that your body and brain can function well. Avoid sports drinks and soda when you’re thirsty. They are not good for your health.

3. Some students don’t eat three meals a day. No matter what happens, you shouldn’t skip(跳跃) any meal of the day. Eating regularly helps keep your metabolism(新陈代谢) high and keeps your energy up. It’s especially important to eat a good breakfast every day with protein, carbohydrates(碳水消化合物), and fiber to set up your body for the day of activity. If you don’t eat, how can you stay focused in class?

Eat the right foods. Some students eat whatever they can get. This is wrong. 4. Choose whole grains like rice and whole wheat flours. Skip muffins, donuts, and other processed foods. Instead, choose whole grains, protein, fruits and vegetables.

5. If you do that, you can get distracted（分散）. Therefore, you may not pay attention to how much you are eating. You may eat too much. Eating too much harms your health. And you may gain too much weight because of it. Try to eat slowly so your brain sends the right signals to tell your stomach that it’s full.

A. Don’t skip meals.

B. This is bad for your health.

C. Eat a good breakfast every day.

D. Avoid eating too much at one time.

E. Don’t watch TV or movies when you eat.

F. If you are unhealthy, you may fall ill easily.

G. You should eat the foods that are good for your body.

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O. Henry was a pen name used 1. ________ an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived 2. ________ exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed 3. ________ (teach) himself everything that he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, Henry went to Texas, 4. ________ he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money was 5. ________ (miss) from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was 6. ________ (sentence) to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After 7. ________ (go) out of prison, he went to New York 8. ________ continued writing. He9. ________ (write) mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a10. ________ (suddenly) change at the end to the reader’s surprise.

短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

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(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。

In my village a lot of children have left school for many different reason. Some families are so poor to send their children to school,but their kids have to earn money to support their families. There are also many parents which do not think it useful to send their children to school. They prefer to have their children do something else rather than to let them go to school．I feel worried this．I think every children should have the opportunity to receive education．And it is necessary of us to care about the children，because one day they will play a important part in the construction of our country．So ways must be found to stop children from leave off their studies．

Does handwriting matter? Not very much, according to many educators. However, scientists say it is far too soon to declare handwriting is not important. New evidence suggests that the link between handwriting and educational development is deep.

Children not only learn to read more quickly when they first learn to write by hand, but they are also better able to create ideas and remember information. In other words, it’s not only what we write that matters—but how.

A study led by Karin James, a psychologist （心理学家）at Indiana University, gave support to that view. A group of children, who had not learned to read and write, were offered a letter or a shape on a card and asked to copy it in one of three ways: draw the image on a page but with a dotted outline (虚线) , draw it on a piece of blank white paper, or type it on a computer. Then the researchers put the children in a brain scanner and showed them the image again.

It was found that when children had drawn a letter freehand without a dotted outline or a computer, the activity in three areas of the brain was increased. These three areas work actively in adults when they read and write. On the contrary, children who chose the other two ways showed no such effect. Dr. James attributes the differences to the process of free handwriting: Not only must we first plan and take action in a way but we are also likely to produce a result that is variable. Those are not necessary when we have an outline.

It’s time for educators to change their minds and pay more attention to children’s handwriting.

1.What do scientists mean by saying “it is far too soon to declare handwriting is not important”?

A. Handwriting is not very important to children.

B. Handwriting has nothing to do with education.

C. Handwriting can not be learned in a short time.

D. Handwriting should not be ignored at present.

2.What does “that view” in Para. 3 refer to?

A. Children read quickly when they write by hand.

B. Children create ideas and remember information.

C. How we write is as important as what we write.

D. A group of students should know what to write.

3.Which is NOT the children’s task in the experiment?

A. Put a brain scanner and show the image again.

B. Draw the image on a piece of blank white paper.

C. Type the image directly on a computer.

D. Copy the image on a page but with a dotted outline.

4.According to the passage, the author obviously giving up handwriting.

A. is for B. is against

C. is responsible for D. doesn’t care about

At thirteen, I was diagnosed（诊所）with kind of attention disorder. It made school difficult for me. When everyone else in the class was focusing on tasks, I could not.

In my first literature class, Mrs. Smith asked us to read a story and then write on it, all within 45 minutes. I raised my hand right away and said, “Mrs. Smith, you see, the doctor said I have attention problems. I might not be able to do it.”

She glanced down at me through her glasses, “you are no different from your classmates, young man.”

I tried, but I didn’t finish the reading when the bell rang. I had to take it home.

In the quietness of my bedroom, the story suddenly all became clear to me. It was about a blind person, Louis Braille. He lived in a time when the blind couldn’t get much education. But Louis didn’t give up. Instead, he invented a reading system of raised dots（点）, which opened up a whole new world of knowledge to the blind.

Wasn’t I the “blind” in my class, being made to learn like the “sighted” students? My thoughts spilled out and my pen started to dance. I completed the task within 40 minutes. Indeed, I was no different from others; I just needed a quieter place. If Louis could find his way out of his problems, why should I ever give up?

I didn’t expect anything when I handled in my paper to Mrs. Smith, so it was quite a surprise when it came back to me the next day-with an “A” on it. At the bottom of the paper were these words: “See what you can do when you keep trying?”

1.The author didn’t finish the reading in class because .

A. He was new to the class

B. He had an attention disorder

C. He was tired of literature

D. He wanted to take the task home

2.What do we know about Louis Braille from the passage?

A. He made a great invention

B. He had good sight

C. He gave up reading

D. He learned a lot from school

3.What was Mrs. Smith’s attitude to the author at the end of the story?

A. Angry B. Impatient C. Encouraging D. Awkward

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. One can find his way out of difficulties with efforts.

B.It’s teachers’ responsibility to help students gain confidence.

C. Everyone needs help when faced with challenges.

D. The disabled should be treated with respect.

阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Annie, a neighbor’s daughter, was away for her first semester （学期）at college this school year. She was a very sweet girl but just a bit shy. When her birthday came around, I found out she was feeling a bit ________ .

Her family was quite poor and ________ were tight, so there wouldn’t be any birthday visitors. I wanted to________ her a card and maybe a small ________ to brighten her day a bit. I got her school ________ from her mom and planned to pick something up. Then I got a (n) ________ !

I ________ perhaps a bit more birthday cheer was needed here. I bought some balloons, birthday hats, and________novelties (新颖小巧而廉价的物品) at a store. I took a small ________and asked three other people in my area at work to ________ Happy Birthday and send some birthday wishes to her. It was such fun making the recording! Other people ________ what we were doing and________their voices, so it really sounded like we had a party going on!

Then I bought her a small present and a card as ________planned. The real fun was packing them to be sent. I ________ everything so it was like opening a mini birthday party! At the last minute I added a pack of cupcakes and a box of birthday candles ________ sending them off. I got a call a few days later. Annie said her roommates and one of their neighbors in the ________ got together with her and held a party for her the moment they arrived. She sounded so________ and I was so glad that she had some friends to ________ her special day with.

It was such an easy and ________thing to do. The people who helped me make the tape still laugh and talk about it. And Annie ________me it was the most fun birthday she would remember!

1.A.nervous B. alone C. lonely D. worried

2.A. thought B. measure C. money D. time

3.A.send B. sell C. provide D. draw

4.A.remark B.debate C.apology D. gift

5.A. number B. campus C.report D. address

6.A. idea B. surprise C. chance D. message

7.A. decided B.thought C. wished D. concluded

8.A. another B. other C. others D. one

9.A. recorder B. camera C. radio D. phone

10.A. beg B. make C. repeat D. sing

11.A. took out B. pick out C. found out D.let off

12.A. added B. devoted C. overcame D. drilled

13.A. suddenly B. finally C. originally D. carefully

14.A. collected B. arranged C.decreased D. expected

15.A. until B. after C. unless D. before

16.A. office B. home C. Classroom D. dormitory

17.A. familiar B. happy C. wonderful D. upset

18.A. help B. compare C.avoid D. share

19.A. interesting B. challenging C. funny D. greedy

20.A. warned B. told C.pretended D. advised

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“Remember, your father is only one year 1.(old) than you.” That was Mum’s usual excuse when Dad said the wrong things or did something 2. (fool).

Dad quitted drinking exactly one year before I was born. He joined a group of other people. He said they 3. (stop) drinking, too. I loved my dad but I hated the way his weekly meetings took him away from me. It seemed that they were 4. important to him than I was. But with my birthday 5. (come) up I thought Dad would make an exception（例外）. “Can’t you miss it just this time? Saturday is my birthday! ” I begged him 6. was refused. He said “I am chairing the meeting this Saturday. We will have your party on Sunday.”

Saturday evening I sat on my bed, 7. (feel) sorry for myself. Dad started to leave, then paused and said,” Why not come with me together tonight? It’s an open meeting. All are welcome”. 8. would I do at a meeting? But maybe I needed to see why something Dad every week mattered so much.

After we arrived, Dad announced that the theme of the meeting was going to be gratitude. He told his story about giving up smoking. Later, a man 9. (call) Dave also told his story. Only then did I know it was Dad 10. saved his life from drinking. Showing up week after week and meeting with people, Dad was changing lives. Shame washed over me