【题目】“Let’s have a journey. Why not fly out and meet me, Dad?” I say one day.

My father had just retired after 27 years as a manager for IBM. His job filled his day, his thoughts, and his life. While he woke up and took a warm shower, I screamed under a freezing waterfall in Peru. While he tied a tie and put on the same Swiss watch, I rowed a boat across Lake of the Ozarks.

My father sees me drifting aimlessly, nothing to show for my 33 years but a passport full of funny stamps. He wants me to settle down, but now I want him to find an adventure.

He agrees to travel with me through the national parks. We meet four weeks later in Rapid City.

“What's our first stop？” asks my father.

“What time is it？”

“Still don't have a watch？”

Less than an hour away is Mount Rushmore. As he stares up at the four Presidents carved in granite(花岗岩), his mouth and eyes open slowly, like those of a little boy.

“Unbelievable,” he says. “How was this done？”

A film in the information center shows sculptor Gutzon Borglum devoted 14 years to the sculpture and then left the final touches to his son.

We stare up and I ask myself, “Would I ever devote my life to anything？”

No directions, no goals. I always used to hear those words in my father's voice. Now I hear them in my own.

The next day we’re at Yellowstone National Park, where we have a picnic.

“Did you ever travel with your dad？” I ask.

“Only once,” he says. “I never spoke much with my father. We loved each other — but never said it. Whatever he could give me, he gave.”

That last sentence — it’s probably the same thing I’d say about my father. And what I’d want my child to say about me.

In Glacier National Park, my father says, “I've never seen water so blue.” I have, in several places of the world. I can keep traveling, I realize — and maybe a regular job won't be as dull as I feared.

Weeks after our trip, I call my father.

“The photos from the trip are wonderful,” he says. “We've got to take another trip like that sometime.”

I tell him I've decided to settle down, and I'm wearing a watch.

【1】We can learn from Paragraphs 2 and 3 that the father _____.

A. was a very fashionable manager

B. was unhappy with the author's lifestyle

C. got bored with his job so he retired

D. liked the author's collection of stamps

【2】What does the author realize at Mount Rushmore?

A. He should pursue a specific aim in life.

B. He should learn sculpture in the future.

C. His father is as innocent as a little boy.

D. His father is interested in sculpture.

【3】From the underlined paragraph, we can see that the author _____．

A. wants his children to learn from their grandfather

B. hopes to give whatever he can to his father

C. learns how to communicate with his father

D. comes to understand what parental love means

【4】What could be inferred about the author and his father from the end of the story?

A. They decide to learn photography together.

B. They begin to change their attitudes to life.

C. The call solves their disagreements.

D. The Swiss watch has drawn them closer.

【题目】The earliest newspapers started in ancient Rome. They were handwritten news sheets. The first printed newspapers appeared in China during the Tang dynasty, which were printed from carved wooden blocks. Modern papers first appeared in Venice, Italy in the middle of the 14th century. The newspapers of today, with advertising and a mixture of political, economic, and social news and comments, were started in Britain in the mid-18th century.

The main function of newspapers is to report news. Many newspapers also provide special information to readers, such as weather reports and television timetables. They also provide comments on politics, economics, arts and culture. Almost all newspapers depend on advertising to make money.

Nearly six out of ten adults in the United States and Canada read a newspaper every day. Seven out of ten read a paper each weekend. Readers search newspapers for detailed background information and analysis. This is what television and radio news reports seldom offer. Newspapers tell readers what happened, and they also help readers understand what caused an event and how it will affect the world around them.

The workers at large newspaper companies work under a lot of pressure to bring news to readers as soon as possible. Reporters, photographers, artists, and editors collect articles in just a few hours. Page designers select articles, photos, advertisements, and eye-catching headlines to make the pages, and then rush their work to the printer. Printing workers may work overnight around printing presses to churn out more than 60,000 copies per hour.

【1】Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Production of Newspapers

B. Functions of Newspapers

C. Publication of Newspapers

D. An Introduction to Newspapers

【2】We can infer everything from the passage EXCEPT that ________.

A. newspapers will become less popular because of the development of TV

B. few newspapers have no advertising

C. many adults in America read newspapers every day

D. people can read about many different issues in newspapers

【3】The phrase "churn out" in the last paragraph probably means ________.

A. pressB. produceC. publish D. sell

【题目】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。

As winter vacation are coming soon, my classmates are trying very hardly to get train tickets to go home. But I have made up my minds to spend the vacation far from home for first time in my life. My parents have agreed to visiting me, and I will have a different vacation. When they came here, I will show them around my university and the city just as well. I have decided to buy them some nice gifts. It will be a big surprising for them. My parents have done a lot to me, and I think it is high time that I did anything special to express my thanks.

【题目】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。

Anne lived in Amsterdam in the Netherlands during World War II. Her family was Jewish so they had to hide 【1】 they would be caught by the German Nazis. They hid away for nearly 25 months before they were discovered. She suffered from 【2】 (lonely). There was a time 【3】 the only true friend was her diary. She kept a diary 【4】 (set) down her experiences. One evening when it was warm, she stayed awake 【5】 purpose until half past eleven to look at 【6】 moon by herself. Another time when it was rainy, she didn’t go downstairs until the window had to be shut. The dark, rainy evening, the thundering clouds held her 【7】 (entire) in their power. It was the first time in a year and a half that she 【8】 (see) the night face to face. Sadly, she was only able to look at nature through dirty curtains hanging before very 【9】 (dust) windows. She thought it was no pleasure 【10】 (look) through these any longer because nature must be experienced.

【题目】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。

The British have many traditions but there is nothing more quintessential (典型的) than taking afternoon tea. We know the Brits have a love affair with drinking tea, 【1】 more than 160 million cups drunk every day, but it was the invention of afternoon tea that turned tea-drink into 【2】 popular pastime.

This sociable feast involves drinking good quality tea 【3】 (comfort) while nibbling (小口吃) on nice sandwiches, scones with jam and cream and a selection of small cakes. And, of course, it can only happen in the afternoon! Afternoon tea, which 【4】 (design) as a light snack to bridge the gap between lunch and dinner, dates back to the 1840s. It went on to become a 【5】 (fashion) social occasion for the upper classes.

Now there is a resurgence (复苏) in its 【6】 (popular) in the UK and it is available to anyone who can afford it. 【7】 it can be enjoyed at home, the best way to experience it is at a smart hotel or café. But if you’re thinking of visiting such a place 【8】 (enjoy) a plate of sweet and savory treats with a steaming hot brew, remember the rules you must follow to avoid 【9】 (ask) to leave.

Writer Henry James once noted that “there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.” I’m sure once you 【10】 (try) it, you will agree.

【题目】Nowadays, mobile payment is becoming more and more popular with our shopping. In addition to pay in cash, by cheque or credit card, a consumer can use a mobile phone to pay for a wide range of services and goods. Compared with those traditional mean, mobile payment is faster and more convenient. Besides, it can be used at any given time or place, thus save much time and energy. Furthermore, we can’t overlook the fact it must be operated with a phone and a network. And it is only recently which the technology to support such systems has become wide available. It will be arouse public concern over its potential risk, such as the account security and other unexpected problems. Technology is changing its life rapidly, so we should get ready for it.

【题目】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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

I was eight when I first sat with my grandmother behind the cashier in her store. 【1】 . I quickly learned the importance of treating customers politely and saying “Thank you.”

My grandmother treated me well. At first I was paid in candy. 【2】 .I worked every day after school, and during the summer and on weekends and holidays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. My father helped me set up a bank account. 【3】 .

By the time I was 12, My grandmother thought I had done such a good job that she promoted me to selling cosmetics（化妆品）. 【4】 . Even though I was just a kid, women would ask me such things as “ What color do you think I should wear?” I took a real interest in their questions and was able to translate what they wanted into makeup ideas. I ended my selling with a record amount of cosmetics.

【5】 To be a successful salesperson, you didn’t need to be a Rocket scientist—you needed to be a great listener. Today I still carry this lesson with me: I listen to customers. I expect my customers are no longer women purchasing cosmetics from me; instead, they are kids who tell me which toys they would like to see.

A. Later I received 50 cents an hour.

B. The job taught me a valuable lesson

C. She let me sit there by myself before long

D. My grandma’s trust taught me how to handle responsibility

E. I developed the ability to look span>customers directly in the eye

F. Soon I found myself looking more beautiful than ever before.

G. Watching my money grow was more rewarding than anything I could have bought.

【题目】假如你是第一中学学生李华，你的美国笔友约翰来信询问雅安地震情况，并表达了要去灾区当志愿者的愿望。请你回信，内容主要包括：

1. 伤亡情况： 死约200人，伤逾万人。

2. 救援人员： 军队，当地政府及民众。

3. 婉言劝止并说明理由。

注意：1.词数100左右。

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3. 相关词汇：rescue 救援 the trapped 被困人员

Dear John,

Thank you very much for your concern over the earthquake in Ya’an, Sichuan Province.

Yours

Li Hua

【题目】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。

You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many, many centuries. The spelling of English has always been a problem. 【1】 Then people could spell words in different ways which you might find interesting. But it made reading English much more difficult. So dictionaries were invented to encourage everybody to spell the same. In fact, an English dictionary like the kind you use today wasn’t made until the time of the late Qing Dynasty. 【2】 They are Samuel Johnson, Noah Webster, and James Murray. These men spent nearly all of their lives trying to collect words for their dictionaries. For them, it was not only a job; it was a wonderful journey of discovery. The largest dictionary in the world is the Oxford English Dictionary, or OED for short.

【3】 At the age of fourteen, he left his village school in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank. Later he became a great teacher. After Oxford gave him the job, Murray had a small house built in the garden behind his house to do his work. Part of it was one meter underground. 【4】 He had to wear a heavy coat and put his feet in a box to keep warm. Every morning, Murray got out of bed at five o’clock and worked several hours before breakfast. 【5】 Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years. But after five years, he was still adding words for the letter A! Forty-four years in 1928, other editors finished the dictionary.

A. In winter it felt like a barn.

B. Murray had never been to college.

C. He worked on the dictionary until he was very old.

D. Often he would work by candle light into the evening.

E. But it was more of a problem in the days before a dictionary.

F. Three men did most of the important early work on dictionaries.

G. The idea of this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in 1857.

【题目】Tuy Sereivathana was born in 1970. In 1975 his family fled from the city to rural village where Tuy’s parents, both well-educated, taught school in the mornings to the local children and farmed in the afternoons to make ends meet．During his childhood, Tuy developed a deep respect for nature and elephants. ___【1】____

After graduation from university, he returned to Cambodia to save his country’s natural resources. ____【2】__ Its most famous building, the Angkor Wat temple, was built out of stone with the help of elephants．However, with their habitat decreasing, elephants were destroying farms as they looked for food．__【3】__

As a ranger(国家公园管理员) in Cambodia’s national parks, Tuy worked throughout the country, connecting with rural communities and learning more about elephant migration and ecosystem．In Prey Proseth and Trang Troyeng, there lived 30,000 people on the forest’s edge, where he was aware of the lack of capacity within these communities to manage the human-elephant conflict．_【4】__ More importantly, he taught the farmers to work together, encouraging them to organize overnight guard groups to protect the fields．Tuy also informed the communities of the national and religious pride attached to the elephants.

___【5】__ As a result of Tuy’s involvement with the project, there wasn’t a single confirmed elephant death due to human-elephant conflict since 2005.

A．The elephant there are in danger of dying out.

B．More and more farmers had to kill them to protect their crops.

C．Later, he majored in forestry in Belarus University.

D．Since his work began, Tuy has been a significant success.

E．Cambodia has a long history of peaceful coexistence between people and elephants.

F．Now the villagers have begun to realize the importance of protecting animals.

G．Tuy began to teach villagers how to use fences, fireworks and fog horns to keep off elephants.