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。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Cold blesses us all

It's November, the time of year when people often get blessed more. This is not because God likes cold weather, nor because others are feeling generous with. Thanksgiving just around the corner. 1.

Colds and the flu are 'the most common illnesses people get in autumn and winter as the weather gets colder. They are all caused by viruses, but colds are generally milder-you'll feel annoyed but not as if you want to die.

Teenagers catch average six to ten colds a year, according to statistics from the Ministry of Health, while adults average two to four. More than 200 viruses cause cold symptoms. 2. You can be contagious（传染的）one day before symptoms develop and for up to five days after becoming sick.

The signature symptom of a cold is a runny nose. The flu will make you burn with fever, ache all over, feel extremely tired and cough intensely. The flu can sometimes lead to more serious diseases, such as pneumonia.

__3. .A doctor can test you to see whether you have the flu in the first few days of the illness. But some treatments for both are pretty much the same:

●4. Many doctors consider water a weapon against the common cold. It helps your blood drive off viruses and flood them out.

●Keep warm. You might be cold one minute and hot the next, and wearing several layers is ver3r

important.

●Wash your hands frequently. You don't want to make it worse by spreading the flu to everyone else.

Also, avoid sharing cups and eating utensils with other people.

5. But if your flu symptoms get worse, go to a hospital or clinic right away.

A. You can pass on the flu before you even know you have it.

B．Drink lots of water.

C. Taking medicine on time is a good way to prevent the illness.

D. "Bless you！"is a common response to sneezes, the symptom of catching a cold or the flu.

E. Get lots of sleep and take it easy.

F. Sometimes, it's hard to tell a cold from the flu based on symptoms alone.

G. Most people who catch the flu get better without having to see their doctor.

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When was the last time you picked something up to read? You can ___________ your answer on your lack of time if you must, but you are missing a lot of wonderful ___________ of reading.

Reading can ___________ people's lives in some of the following ways: ___________ and spiritually. Also, you

can acquire ___________ information and enrich your knowledge.

Firstly, the activity of reading helps exercise your mind, ___________ your mind begins to bend and flex （伸缩）mentally when reading. Just like taking physical exercise helps you keep slim, ___________ reading routine ensures that the reading muscle stays iii good___________ .Keep on reading, and what you need is a ___________ to make reading a part of your life.

Secondly, reading can also improve your ___________ to focus. Burying your head in a book can free you from your everyday troubles and ___________for a while. When the mind is trained, it begins to focus on what you are doing ___________ you can forget those unpleasant things. That's why reading keeps you in good spirits.

Thirdly, there is no greater. ___________ .to getting information than through reading. You can ___________ your mind greatly if you insist on reading. You can ___________ the knowledge left by those who came before you, which has ___________ changed your lives. Nearly all successful people will tell you that they have learned ___________things by reading and there is at least one book that has greatly changed their lives.

In short, reading can help you to ___________ a solid basis for your future, which will allow you to ___________many goals you have for your life. Reading ___________ your success in the future. Start reading right now and

you'll make it，

1.A.concentrate B. put C. blame D. pass

2.A.aims B. motivations C. traditions D. benefits

3.A.present B. improve C. assess D. prove

4.A.socially B. materially C. physically D. mentally

5.A.abundant B. limited C. private D. absurd

6.A．as B．so C．or D．but

7.A.usual B. regular C. common D. normal

8.A.size B. shape C. height D. weight

9.A.barrier B. force C. determination D. process

10.A.ability B. decision C. strength D. position

11.A.thrills B. challenges C. excitements D. worries

12.A.in case B. as if C. so that D. only if

13.A.answer B. solution C. attitude D. approach

14.A.increase B. explain C. expand D. express

15.A.take in B. work out C. give up D.show off

16.A.secretly B. bravely C. purposely D. positively

17.A.fewer B. more C. worse D. easier

18.A.build B. offer C. apply D. put

19.A.establish B.achieve C.imagine D. miss

20.A.results from B. lies in C. contributes to D. makes up

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

More than half of all Chinese have a smartphone. They reach for it the moment they wake up, keeping it in hand all day. At 1. (party), more people are on their smartphones than on their drinks. In addition, too many people are using smartphones while 2. (drive). And as a result, many car accidents happen every day on the road. Drivers confirm that text messaging is their number one driving interruption. Smartphones are unbelievably becoming more important than the lives of 3. (them) and others. As many.people take risks just 4. (send)a text or check their messages, smartphones are 5. many ways very dangerous to people.

The smartphone 6. (affect) our desire to communicate face to face with others. Besides, it is lowering people's competence to communicate. In many cases, some people check or send text messages in the presence of a friend , 7. means that the person they are texting is more important. Most 8. (serious), relying on smartphones to make friends does not give us 9. same advantage as making new friends in the real world. Face-to-face conversations will give us much 10. (strong) communication skills in the long run.

短文改错

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写韵以下作文。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。

Last weekend, I went to the nursing house with some volunteer to visit the elderly. On arriving at there, we found some old people seating in the yard, expecting us. We went forward to greet them. Some of us chat with them happily, but others read newspapers for them. The scene looked so nicely. At 10100, we put on performances, like singing and dancing. Then they played games together! How great fun it was!

I had great day in the nursing house that day. As the elderly needs our love and care, I decide to visit them every month.

书面表达

假设你是李华，在英国朋友Toby家里度过了愉快的两周。回国后，你打算给他写一封感谢信，要点如下：

1．感谢他的热情招待；

2．总结两周收获（如了解了英国文化，提高了英语听说能力等）；

3．邀请他明年来中国。

注意：1．词数100左右；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯：

3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Toby,

Yours,

Li Hua

-- No one ________ be compared with Li Na in playing tennis.

--- Oh, you are really her big fan.

A. can B. need C. must D. might

Why not try your luck in the library? That’s ________ the American classical books are kept.

A. how B. why C. when D. where

Some irresponsible websites allowed restaurants to post false pictures ________ could mislead customers.

A. who B. that C. when D. where

--- Do you have a driver’s license?

--- No, but I ________ driving. I plan to drive to Tibet this summer.

A. have learned B. was learning

C. am learning D. had learned

We have to do our best ________ what we have.

A. with B. to C. in D. at