Name: Sam Champion

Hot job: TV Weatherman

Where: WABC-TV, New York City

When you were a child, did you plan to forecast wind, rain, and snow on TV?

I want to be a foreign journalist. I took courses in weather science at Eastern Kentucky University, but I majored in broadcasting news.

How did you finally become a weatherman?

My first job in the early 80’s was at the local TV station in Paducah, Kentucky. I did everything from turning on the lights in the morning to writing and delivering morning news. I put together weather forecasts, and become interested in them.

Back then, how did you forecast weather?

Independent companies collected computer information that showed, for example, how a single weather system might split into snow or snow mixed with rain. The information was often opposite and the job of a weather man was to study the information and make the best educated guess about the storm.

Has weather forecasting changed much with new technology?

Advanced computers, satellites, and Doppler radar(sound waves used to track storms) have made forecasting more exact. But we still know very little about how weather is shaped. So far, we just have theories.

Any advice for children who’d like to become weather scientists?

To me, weather is the most exciting field in the world. There are still so many more questions about weather than answers. After all, if we can’t foresee floods or hurricanes, how safe a society are we? Weather forecasting is wide open for scientists who love to solve puzzling problems. The next generation of meteorologists will unlock many of Earth science, and study meteorology in college.

Thanks, Sam

1.Judging from the writing style, the text is ________.

A. a diary B. an interview

C. a news story D. an announcement

2.As a child, ABC-TV’s Sam Champion wanted to be a ________.

A. space scientist B. weatherman

C. news reporter D. meteorologist

3.Present weather forecasting technology ________.

A. has made weather report more exact than ever

B. is still not perfect

C. hasn’t changed much in the last 50 years

D. both A and B

4.The study of weather science is called ________.

A. meteorology B. forecasting

C. geography D. earth science

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。

What is a big dream? 1. Or, is a big dream something that provides only entertainment? Children dream big dreams, but there are three barriers to realizing dreams. They often kill them before they ever have a chance to grow．

The Self

Immediately following the birth of a big dream, a negative self-talk takes over and gives all the reasons why it cannot happen. This inside voice is the ego(自我). It's there for protecting and should be listened to. 2. Most people are influenced by the inside voice．That's why only a handful of people make their dream come true．

3._______

Family and friends are a lot like the ego．They want to protect those they love, so they will often list all the reasons why the big dreams won't come true. Sometimes, family and friends destroy dreams of those they love most, out of their own fear of being left behind.

The World

If one gets past the first two barriers, one has to face the world. 4. In the past, big dreamers were locked up and sometimes even killed when they were shown to the world. Fortunately, in most of the world today, big dreamers just get laughed at.

The way to realize a big dream is with confidence and action．When children have confidence and then take action, they will be ready to accept any failure. The truth is that every great dreamer whose dreams have never seen the light of success knows failure well. 5.

A．Family and Friends

B．How Big Dreams Die

C．Does a big dream show one's future?

D．They simply fail until they succeed

E．It is the last and the most terrible barrier

F．Sometimes it is right, but more often it is wrong

G．And their big dream is to be a rock star or a famous artist

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。

My class and I visited Chris Care Center in Phoenix, Arizona to comfort the old people who needed a little cheering up during the holiday season.

The first two ________ there were for persons requiring help in taking care of themselves. We sang ________ for them. They loved our sweet songs and the flowers that we left with them.

As we were ________ on the third floor for old people with Alzheimer (老年痴呆症), most of them ________ off at the walls or floor. However, one lady ________ my eye. She was sitting by the door, in a wheelchair, singing songs to herself. They weren’t the songs that we were singing, at least they didn’t ________ like that. As we got ________ with each festive song, she did as well. The louder we got, the louder she got. ________ she was singing, she was also ________ out to us with her hands and body. I knew that I should have gone over to her, but I thought that my ________ were to my students. People who worked at the care center could ________ to her, I thought. Just when I stopped feeling ________ about not giving her the attention she needed, one of my students, Justin, showed me what the holiday season is really about.

Justin also ________ the same lady. The difference between us is that he ________ on her needs, but I didn’t. During the last song, “Silent Night,” Justin walked over to her and held her hand. He looked this aged lady in her ________ and with his actions said, “You are important, and I will take my ________ to let you know that.”

This tired, elderly lady stopped singing and held his hand. Then she touched his cheek with ________ hand. Tears began to fall down her face. No ________ can completely describe that touching moment...

It ________ a boy to teach me, a man, about kindness and love. Justin’s example of a complete, selfless attitude toward another was a ________ that I will never forget. He was the teacher that day, and I consider myself lucky to have witnessed his lesson.

1.A. buildings B. rooms C. floors D. groups

2.A. shyly B. bravely C. madly D. beautifully

3.A. meeting B. dancing C. gathering D. singing

4.A. shut B. stared C. paid D. glared

5.A. caught B. looked C. escaped D. hurt

6.A. appear B. hear C. sound D. feel

7.A. louder B. nearer C. faster D. higher

8.A. Because B. As C. Since D. Though

9.A. moving B. reaching C. coming D. spreading

10.A. interests B. abilities C. feelings D. responsibilities

11.A. speak B. object C. compare D. attend

12.A. afraid B. sure C. scary D. guilty

13.A. feared B. avoided C. noticed D. helped

14.A. called B. acted C. kept D. insisted

15.A. tears B. hands C. face D. eyes

16.A. time B. flower C. body D. cheek

17.A. another B. his C. the other D. herself

18.A. words B. poems C. expressions D. songs

19.A. took B. wasted C. caused D. made

20.A. message B. lesson C. activity D. class

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。

There was once a guy who suffered from a cancer, one that can’ t be cured. He was 18 years old and he could die anytime. All his life, he was stuck in his house taken care of by _1.__ mother. He never went outside but he was tired __2.__ staying home and wanted to go out for once. So he asked his mother and she gave him _3.__(permit).

He walked down his block and __4.__(find) a lot of stores. He passed a CD store and looked through __5._ front door for a second. He stopped and saw a beautiful girl about his age. He opened the door and walked in, not looking at anything else but her. He walked __6.__(close) until he was finally at the front desk _7.__ she sat. She looked up and smiled, “Can I help you?” He said, “I would like to buy a CD.” He picked one out and gave her the money for it. “Would you like me to wrap it for you？” she asked, __8.__(smile) again. He nodded and she went to the back. She came back with the wrapped CD and gave it to him. After that, he often bought a CD there. One day, he went there buying a CD like he did every day，and once __9._ she went to the back of the store _10.__ came back with it wrapped. He took it and when she wasn’t looking, he left his phone number on the desk and ran out...

短文改错

请你修改下面短文，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：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。

I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard my name calling. I was chosen to play the leading role in the play, that was my dream. As a shy and thin girl, I used to be quite afraid of speaking in the public. But my parents and teachers always encourage me to do so. Now I have changed great. In class, I am often the first one to stand up and answer questions even if I may take some mistakes. No pains, no gains. Now I am always brave enough overcome the difficulty in my heart and have changed in a lively girl. So my experience shows that we should not be afraid of losing face but only in this way can we make progresses.

书面表达

假如你是李明，上周你班同学就“毕业前我们该为学校做些什么？”进行了讨论。请你根据以下内容要点，将同学们的建议用英语写一封信告诉你的笔友David,并谈谈你的想法及理由。

1.为图书馆捐书；

2.美化校园；

3.刻苦学习。

注意：

1.词数120左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear David,

Last week we held an enthusiastic discussion on what we should do for our school before we graduate.

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Maybe ten-year-old Elizabeth put it best when she said to her father. “But, Dad, you can’t be healthy if you’re dead.”

Dad, in a hurry to get home before dark so he could go for a run, had forgotten to wear his safety belt — a mistake 75% of the US people make every day. The big question is why.

There have been many myths（虚构故事）about safety belts ever since their first appearance in cars some forty years ago. The following are three of the most common myths.

Myth Number One: It’s best to be “thrown clear” of a serious accident.

Truth: Sorry, but any accident serious enough to “throw you clear” is also going to be serious enough to give you a very bad landing. And chances are that you’ll have traveled through a windshield (挡风玻璃) or door to do it. Studies show that chances of dying after a car accident are twenty-five times greater if people are “thrown clear.”

Myth Number Two: Safety belts “trap” people in cars that are burning or sinking in water.

Truth: Sorry again, but studies show that people knocked unconscious (昏迷) due to not wearing safety belts have a greater chance of dying in these accidents. People wearing safety belts are usually protected to the point of having a clear head to free themselves from such dangerous situations, not to be trapped in them.

Myth Number Three: Safety belts aren’t needed at speeds of less than 30 miles per hour.

Truth: when two cars traveling at 30 mph hit each other, an unbelted driver would meet the windshield with a force equal to diving headfirst into the ground from a height of 10 meters.

1.The reason why Father got home in a hurry was that he ________.

A. wasn’t feeling very well

B. wanted to take some exercise

C. hated to drive in the dar

D. didn't want to be caught by the police

2.According to the text, to be “thrown clear” of a serious accident is very dangerous because you________.

A. may be knocked down by other cars

B. may get caught in the car door

C. may get seriously hurt being thrown out of the car

D. may find it impossible to get away from the seat

3.Some people prefer to drive without wearing a safety belt because they believe ________ .

A. cars catch fire easily

B. they will be caught when help comes

C. they will be unable to think clearly in an accident

D. the belt prevents them from escaping in an accident

4.What is the advice given in the text?

A. Never drive faster than 30 miles an hour.

B. Try your best to save yourself in a car accident.

C. Drive slowly while you're not wearing a safety belt.

D. Never forget to wear the safety belt while driving.

I was with a group of businessmen, and we were dealing with a question — What is a good person?

At a certain point during the discussion, one of the students, a young man of about 30 described an event that happened at Christmas. He and his five-year-old son were decorating the Christmas tree, and a little boy came to the front door begging. If you ever visit Mexico, you will see that the people there take begging as nothing to get upset about and nothing to get embarrassed by.

So, this little boy came to the door, a boy about the same age as my student’s son. The father and the son went to the front door, and the father went back with his five-year-old son and said to him,“Give him one of your toys.” At the words, the little boy quickly picked up one toy, and his father said to him, “No, no, give him your favorite toy.”

And the little boy, like a little tiger, said, “No way!” He cried; he refused. But the father, like a big tiger in a way, insisted gently, “No, you must give him one of your favorite toys.”

And finally the boy, with his head down, picked up a toy he had just gotten. The father waited in the living room, and the boy walked to the front door with the toy in his hand. The father waited and waited.

What do you think happened?

After a couple of minutes, his son came running back into the living room, his face lighted up.

“Daddy,” he said, “can I do that again?”

I think I have got the answer to the question.

1.From the passage, we can learn that in Mexico ________.

A. begging is looked down upon

B. begging is considered as a normal part of life

C. visitors all over the world treat beggars kindly

D. few people are living a poor life

2.The sentence “Daddy, can I do that again?” showed that the boy ________.

A. got pleasure by helping the little beggar

B. wanted to please his father

C. began to like the little beggar

D. wanted to be the little beggar’s friend

3.According to the writer, “being a good person” means ________.

A. being ready to give

B. being friendly to beggars

C. having the courage to correct his/her mistakes

D. being able to teach children to tell right from wrong

We can stay young forever. That is the message Dr. Shen Ziyin wants to give the world.

And the Chinese doctor claims that he has found an answer to the problems of aging.

His solution is a herbal medicine to slow the process of aging.

Dr. Shen Ziyin has been trained in Western medicine. At the same time he studied traditional Chinese medicine. And, he has been working for the past forty years to put together the best of both and find a cure for aging. He has taken a hint from the ancient Chinese medicine system called “Shen”.

According to Shen, it is the kidney (肾) that adjusts the functioning of the body as well as its aging process. It is responsible for the level of activity that the human bodies go through.

Studies conducted by Dr. Shen show that herbal medicine based on the Shen system slows the aging process.

We notice that when people grow old, they have reduced strength, loss of hair, backache,weakness in general, and wrinkles. This happens because when people grow old, their bodies produce T-cells. These T-cells contain a particular substance called Fas. Fas makes the cells in the body destruct themselves.

So the only way to slow down aging is to slow the production of T-cells in the body. This can happen if people eat low-calorie food. Then the body is not active enough to produce extra T-cells. But, is going hungry all the time a good price to pay for staying young?

This is where Dr. Shen’s herbal medicine comes. But how effective it will be, only time can tell.

1.How did Dr. Shen find the solution to the problem of aging?

A. By studying Western medicine.

B. By learning traditional Chinese medicine.

C. By doing research on both Western and Chinese people.

D. By combining both Western and Chinese medicine.

2.What plays the most important role in keeping people young according to Shen?

A. Medical treatment.

B. People’s good kidney.

C. Level of people’s activity.

D. Positive life attitude.

3.The reason why people become old is that ________.

A. their bodies produce T-cells

B. their bodies are unable to fight diseases

C. they have reduced strength, loss of hair

D. they become weaker and weaker

4.We can probably learn from the passage that ________.

A. producing more low-calorie food allows people to keep young

B. the more Chinese herbal medicine people drink, the better for health

C. people should try to quicken the production of T-cells in the body

D. it remains unknown how effective Dr.Shen’s herbal medicine is

Arriving in Sydney on his own from India, my husband, Rashid, stayed in a hotel for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children.

During the first week of his stay, he went out one day to do some shopping. He came back in the late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was gone. He was extremely worried as the suitcase had all his important papers, including his passport.

He reported the case to the police and then sat there，lost and lonely in strange city, thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork organized again from a distant country while trying to settle down in a new one.

Late in the evening, the phone rang. It was a stranger. He was trying to pronounce my husband’s name and was asking him a lot of questions. Then he said they had found a pile of papers in their trash can（垃圾桶）that had been left out on the footpath.

My husband rushed to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents.

Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of unfamiliar papers. Her parents had carefully sorted them out, although they had found mainly foreign addresses on most of the documents. At last they had seen a half-written letter in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend.

That family not only restored the important documents to us that day but also restored our faith and trust in people. We still remember their kindness and often send a warm wish.

1.What did Rashid plan to do after his arrival in Sydney?

A. Join his family. B. Go shopping.

C. Find a house. D. Take his family.

2.The girl’s parents got Rashid’s phone number from _______.

A. a friend of his family

B. a Sydney policeman

C. a stranger in Sydney

D. a letter in his papers

3.What does the underlined word “restored” in the last paragraph mean?

A. showed. B. sent out.

C. gave back. D. delivered.

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. Turning Trash to Treasure.

B. Living in a New Country.

C. From India to Australia.

D. In Search of New Friends.