完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s ________ filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so ________ that I decided to write an article about her.

I ________ Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She ________ and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I ________ I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.

I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there ________, taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that ________ Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The ________ was almost unbearable. I struggled for days with draft after draft. ________ I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.

It didn’t take long. My manuscript ________ . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I ________ in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t ________the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.

Five years later, I was moving to California. While ________ my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in ________ :

Ms Profit,

Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some ________ materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to _______ your story soon.

Shocked, it took me a long time to ________ . Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of ________ writing. Today, I have become a full – time writer. Looking back on this ________ , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t ________ to doubt yourself.

1.A．voice B．joy C．speech D．smile

2.A．proud B．moved C．satisfied D．active

3.A．visited B．emailed C．phoned D．interviewed

4.A．paused B．refused C．hesitated D．agreed

5.A．knew B．discovered C．explained D．replied

6.A．nervously B．patiently C．seriously D．quietly

7.A．blaming B．fooling C．inviting D．urging

8.A．comment B．failure C．pressure D．hardship

9.A．Gradually B．Luckily C．Publicly D．Finally

10.A．disappeared B．returned C．spread D．improved

11.A．compete B．struggle C．promote D．compare

12.A．ignore B．face C．deliver D．receive

13.A．decorating B．repairing C．cleaning D．leaving

14.A．trouble B．anxiety C．horror D．disbelief

15.A．secure B．private C．related D．reliable

16.A．publish B．create C．broadcast D．assess

17.A．prepare B．recover C．escape D．forget

18.A．energetic B．endless C．enjoyable D．typical

19.A．accident B．success C．benefit D．experience

20.A．attempt B．pretend C．expect D．afford

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。

Roses，which are among the best flowers for expressing emotions or feelings, can convey different meanings as a gift.

Red is the most 1._____(common) given colour of roses. Red represents love and passion. Fully blossomed red roses best convey the message “I still love you ”,while rosebuds are a way 2._______ (express) love for the first time.

Yellow roses once 3._______(mean) jealousy, but today the colour represents friendship, familiar love ,and family 4._______(happy).

Pink flowers mean elegance(高雅)，gentility, and poetic romance, without the seriousness 5._______(represent) by red.

A white rose is sometimes called the “flower of light” and it is the bride’s flower, 6._______ symbolizes unity, sincerity, faithfulness, and a love7._______(strong) than death.

Black roses are 8.______ symbol of death. Many people view flowers of this colour 9._______ a bad omen(预兆)，but they can also represent change, because some buds appear black but then bloom into deep red. This meaning may not be 10.______(understand) when presented as a gift, so you should avoid this colour if you are unsure of the recipient’s beliefs.

短文改错

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有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：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（∧）并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：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。

In recently years many young people prefer to go shopping on the Internet. People have different opinion about online shopping. Some think online shopping was more convenient and the goods are cheap. However, other believe it is unsafe to buy goods by credit card. And it is possible to check the quality of the goods.

As far as I am concern, going shopping in a store is a better way. It is a fun to walk around stores and looking at various goods on sale. We can choose what we really need and even find a good bargain. However, we can chat with the shop assistant and acquire a lot of useful information.

书面表达

最近，你校英语俱乐部就“是否允许宠物进公园”进行了讨论。请你根据表格所给信息用英语写一篇短文，介绍同学们的不同观点，并表达自己的看法，然后发表在你校英语论坛上。

注意：1. 词数：100词左右（开头已为你写好，但不计入总词数）；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Recently, all the English Club members in our school have had a heated discussion about whether pets should be allowed into parks. _______________________________________________________________________________________

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Have you ever noticed advertisements which say “Learn a foreign language in 6 weeks, or your money back! From the first day your pronunciation will be excellent. Just send…” and so on? Of course, it never happens quite like that. The only language that is easy to learn is one’s mother tongue. And think how much practice that gets! Before the Second World War people usually learnt a foreign language in order to read the literature of the country.

Now speaking a foreign language is what most people want. Every year millions of people start learning one. How do they do it? Some people try at home, with books and records of tapes; some use radio or television programs; some use computers and network; others go to evening classes. If they use the language only 2 or 3 times a week, learning it will take a long time, like learning a foreign language at school. A few people try to learn a language fast by studying for 6 or more hours a day. It is clearly easier to learn the language in the country where it is spoken.

However, most people cannot afford this, and for many it is not necessary. They need the language in order to do their work better. For example, scientists and doctors chiefly need to be able to read books and reports in the foreign language. Whether the language is learnt quickly or slowly, it is hard work. Machines and good books will help, but they cannot do the student’s work for him.

1.According to some advertisements, you ______.

A. have to pay your money if you cannot master a foreign language in 6 weeks

B. needn’t pay your money if you cannot learn a foreign language in 6 weeks

C. must pay your money if you cannot master a foreign language in 6 weeks

D. will be paid much money if you cannot learn a foreign language in 6 weeks

2. Now most people try to learn a foreign language in order to ______.

A. read the literature of the country

B. read books and reports

C. do their work better

D. go to foreign countries

3.Learning a foreign language is a hard job ______.

A. only for scientists and doctors

B. only for the students at school

C. for those people at home

D. for most people

If you go into the woods with your friends, stay with them. If you don’t, you may get lost. If you do get lost, this is what you should do.

Sit down and stay where you are. Don’t try to find your friends — let them find you. You can help them to find you by staying in one place.

There is another way to help your friends or other people nearby to find you. Give them a signal by shouting or whistling（吹口哨）three times. Stop. Then shout or whistle three times again. Any signal given three times is a call for help. You will be helped by others.

Keep up the shouting or whistling, always three times together. When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making noise for fun. They will let you know they have heard your signal. They will give two shouts, two whistles or two gunshots. When a signal is given twice, it is an answer to a call for help.

If you don’t think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a little house and cover up the holes with branches with lots of leaves and grass. What should you do if you get hungry or need to drink some water? You should have to leave your little branch house to look for a brook. Don’t just walk away. Pick off small branches and drop them as you walk so that you can find your way back.

The most important thing to do when you are lost is — stay in one place.

1. How do you let people believe that you are not just making noise for fun?

A. Stop now and then.

B. Go on shouting or whistling.

C. Shout over and over at the top of voice.

D. Shout or whistle three times once a while.

2.If nobody answers you after your signal, what should you do then?

A. Give two gunshots. B. Shout louder.

C. Stop shouting. D. Make a house.

3. If you feel thirsty when you are lost in the forest, what should you do?

A. Go and find a brook.

B. Light a fire and make yourself some tea．

C. Go to find a brook and leave marks behind you.

D. Find something to hold the water.

4.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. What Do Three Shots And Two Shots Mean In A Forest

B. How To Find Your Friends When You Are Lost In The Woods

C. What To Do If You Get Lost In A Forest

D. The Most Important Thing To Do Is To Stay In One Place

People seem to have a natural need for friends and with good reason. Friends increase your enjoyment of life and relieve feelings of loneliness. They even can help reduce stress and improve your health. Having good friends is especially helpful when you are going through any kind of hard time such as when you are experiencing anxiety, panic attacks, or depression.

When you are with good friends you feel good about yourself, and you are glad to be with them. A friend is someone who

●you like, respect, and trust, and who likes, respects and trusts you

●doesn’t always understand you, but accepts and likes you as you are, even as you grow and change

●allows you the space to change, grow, make decisions, and even make mistakes

●listens to you and shares with you both the good times and the bad times

●respects your need for secrets, so you can tell them anything

●lets you freely express your feelings and emotions without judging, teasing, or criticizing you

●accepts the limitations you have put on yourself and helps you to remove them

A person once said, “Friendship is a continuing source of bonding（连接）, releasing, and creating in yourself and with the other person. There is an emotional bond between the two people.”

A good friend or supporter may or may not be the same age or the same sex as you, and may not have the same educational, cultural, or religious background, or share interests that are similar to yours. Friendships also have different depths. Some are closer to the heart and some more superficial, but they’re all useful and good.

1.Which of the following is NOT a function of a friend?

A. He brings you some happiness.

B. He helps you feel less lonely.

C. He helps you get over the difficulties.

D. He helps you cheat on the exam.

2.The underlined word “superficial” means _______.

A. deep B. hard C. shallow D. close

3.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. A Friend in Need Is A Friend Indeed.

B. What Kind of Person A Friend Should Be.

C. To Be A Good Friend

D. How to Get on with Your Friend

My friend’s grandfather came to America from a farm in Thailand. After arriving in New York, he went into a cafeteria(自助餐厅) in Manhattan to get something to eat. He sat down at an empty table and waited for someone to take his order. Of course nobody did. Finally, a woman with a big plate full of food came up to him. She sat down opposite him and told him how a cafeteria worked.

“Start out at that end,” she said, “Just go along the line and choose what you want. At the other end they’ll tell you how much you have to pay.”

“I soon learned that’s how everything works in America,” the grandfather told my friend later, “Life’s a cafeteria here. You can get anything you want as long as you want to pay the price. You can even get success, but you’ll never get it if you wait for someone to bring it to you. You have to get up and get it yourself.”

1.My friend’s grandfather came from .

A．Thailand B．Manhattan

C. New York D. China

2.The grandfather went into a cafeteria to .

A．wait for someone B．get something to eat

C．meet my friend D. buy something

3.The woman in the cafeteria might be .

A．a waitress B．a friend of grandpa’s

C．a customer D. an assistant

4.What should we do to get food in a cafeteria?

A．Wait for the waiter. B．Ask someone for help.

C．Get it ourselves. D. sit down at an empty table

5.What can we learn from the grandfather’s words about the life in the US?

A．Get up early and you can succeed.

B．Act and get what you want on your own.

C．Nobody brings you anything unless you pay the price.

D. Waiting is very important.

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。

Money Matters

Parents should help their children understand money. 1. So you may start talking about money when your child shows an interest in buying things, candy or toys , for example.

1. The basic function of money

Begin explaining the basic function of money by showing how people trade money for goods or services. It is important to show your child how money is traded for the things he wants to have. If he wants to have a toy, give him the money and let him hand the money to the cashier(收银员). 2. When your child grows a bit older and understands the basic function of money, you can start explaining more complex (复杂的) ways of using money .

2. Money lessons

Approach money lessons with openness and honesty. 3. If you must say no to a child’s request to spend money , explain, “you have enough toy trucks for now.” Or, if the request is for many different things, say, “ You have to make a choice between this toy and that toy.”

3. 4.

Begin at the grocery store（杂货店）.Pick out two similar brands（商标）of a product—a name-brand butter and a generic (无商标产品)，for example. You can show your child how to make choices between different brands of a product so that you can save money. 5. If he chooses the cheaper brand, allow him to make another purchase with the money saved. Later, you may explain how the more expensive choice leaves less money for other purchases.

A. Talk about how the money bought the thing after you leave the toy store.

B. The value of money

C. The best time to teach a child anything about money is when he shows an interest

D. Permit the child to choose between them

E. Ask yourself what things that cost money are most important to you

F. Tell your child why he can ---or cannot---have certain things

G. Wise decisions

完形填空

It was Mother’s Day and I was shopping at the local supermarket with my five-year-old son, Tenyson. As we were , we realized that only minutes earlier an woman had fallen over at the entrance and hit her head on the ground. was with her, but there was blood everywhere and the woman was embarrassed and clearly in shock. a lot of people stopped to help out.

we were walking towards the scene, Tenyson became very about what had happened to the elderly couple. He to me, “Mom, it’s not much fun falling over in front of .” Seeing that there was a flower stall（摊位）at the front of the supermarket, he added, “Why shouldn’t we the lady a flower? It will make her feel better.” I was that he’d come up with this idea. So we went over and told the flower seller we wanted. “Just take it,” she replied. “I take your money for such a wonderful .”

By now medical staff（工作人员） had arrived, and were the injured woman. We gave the flower to the woman’s husband and I told him it was my son. At that, the old man started crying and said, “Thank you very much.” He then turned to me, “You have a son. Happy Mother’s Day to you.”

The man bent down and gave his wife the flower, telling her who it was from. being badly hurt, the old lady looked up at Tenyson with in her eyes and gave him a little .

1.A. leaving B. driving C. moving D. stopping

2.A. injured B. awkward C. honest D. elderly

3.A. Her husband B. My son C. The crowd D. The seller

4.A. Specifically B. Particularly C. Interestingly D. Fortunately

5.A. If B. Since C. While D. Unless

6.A. guilty (有罪的) B. curious C. angry D. worried

7.A. complained B. said C. lied D. responded

8.A. no one B. someone C. everyone D. anyone

9.A. lend B. bring C. leave D. buy

10.A. amazed B. shocked C. puzzled D. concerned

11.A. wise B. sweet C. innocent D. crazy

12.A. which B. when C. what D. whether

13.A. must not B. can’t C. may not D. needn’t

14.A. scene B. habit C. flower D. deed

15.A. checking with B. looking after C. operating on D. paying for

16.A. from B. to C. with D. about

17.A. respectful B. cheerful C. successful D. wonderful

18.A. Out of B. Regardless of C. Thanks to D. As to

19.A. love B. hope C. pity D. pain

20.A. idea B. money C. smile D. comfort