【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短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
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。
China's higher education is developing very fast.The number of college students are quite small in the 1980s, now nearly fourteen million students are studying in colleges and universities.
Why does China's higher education develop such quickly? Several factors contribute to it. First of all, its quick development results China's rapid socially and economic development.Through the reform and opening up, people have become richer and have much money to invest in education. Secondly, our government had attached great importance to higher education and taken out practical measures to encourage people to go to college. Beside, with the development of society, more and more people hope to receiving higher education.

【题目】假如你是李华，你的美国好友Alice将近期来你所在的城市旅游。请给她写信，告诉她你愿意为她安排住宿及旅游行程。同时，委托她帮你买一个Coach牌子的小钱包，你打算将其作为生日礼物送给妈妈。
注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Alice,
Yours,
Li Hua

Researchers from the Computational Story Laboratory at the University of Vermont studied the complete text of some 1,737 fiction worksavailableon Project Gutenberg, an online collection of more than 50,000 digital books in the publicarea. They discovered that English literature consists of just six kinds of emotional arcs (情感弧线) that make up nearly all of the most well-known stories. By analysing thesentiment(情感) of language used in these texts, the researchers were able toshowthe emotional ups and downs for the stories as a whole. They discovered that negativewords like “poverty”, “dead”, and “punishment” dragged the emotion down, whilepositiveterms like “love”, “peace”, and “friend” brought it up.

According to the researchers, those six core (核心的) emotional arcs are:

“Rags to riches”(An ongoing emotional rise)

“Tragedy, or riches to rags”(An ongoing emotional fall)

“Man in a hole”(A fall followed by a rise)

“Icarus”(A rise followed by a fall)

“Cinderella”(Rise–fall–rise)

“Oedipus” (Fall–rise–fall)

Interestingly, based on download statistics from Project Gutenberg, the researchers say the most popular stories are ones that use more complex emotional arcs, with the “Cinderella” and “Oedipus” arcs registering the most downloads. Also popular are works that combine these core arcs together in new ways within one story, such as two“Man in a hole” arcs stuck together, or the “Cinderella” arc coupled with a tragic ending.

【1】Readers often feel familiar when reading a new story because stories have similar ______.

A. beginnings B. endings

C. characters D. emotional arcs

【2】How did researchers carry out their study?

A. By conducting surveys among readers.

B. By reading books borrowed from libraries.

C. By analysing works from an online collection.

D. By interviewing authors of the well-known stories.

【3】Which set of works may drag emotion down?

A. Hope, fortune and riches.

B. Disease, murder and war.

C. Smile, health and beauty.

D. Cold, earthquake and spring.

【4】According to the last paragraph, which kind of works are most popular among readers?

A. Works with an ongoing emotional rise.

B. Works with an ongoing emotional fall.

C. Works with a rise followed by a fall.

D. Works with more than one rise and fall.

If you usually give your children the deep impression that they can never do anything quite right, then they【4】(regard) themselves as unfit or unable persons.【5】children do not believe they can succeed, they will never become totally independent.

My daughter Mary's fifth-grade teacher made every child in her class feel special. When stu- dents received less than a perfect test score, she would point out【6】they had mastered and declared【7】 (firm) they could learn what they had missed.

You can use the same way when you evaluate your child's work at home. Don't always scold and you should give lots of praise instead. Talk about what he has done right, not about what he hasn’t done. If your child completes 【8】difficult task, promise him a Sunday trip or a ball game with Dad.

Learning is a process of trying and【9】 (fail)and trying and succeeding. If you teach your children not to fear a mistake of failure, they will learn【10】(fast) and achieve success at last.

when you're negotiating（协商）with someone, listen for the messages that he or she might be sending to you.【1】 Imagine you're staying in a hotel, and you want to change your room-The manager s answer of“That would be very difficult, sir”,does not mean that he is 8aymg“no．”It Just means that he wants to know what you are prepared to offer him in return for the change of room．

If you are buying a new car, and want to pay less than the price being asked, then the sales. man s comment, 【2】means that they do negotiate on other things, like the delivery time, or the “extra” that might be available as part of the purchase. In the same car showroom, if the salesman says,【3】then your response should be to ask who can. The message the salesman is sending suggests that his boss is the one you need to be talking to.

【4】In any negotiation, the two “players” wish to get as much out of it as they can, of course. In the three examples above. the salesmen and the hotel manager are hoping that you will accept their price or conditions——but their “messages” make it clear that there may be room for movement and compromise. 【5】.

A. Patience plays a vital role in listening, which leads to a successful negotiation.

B. “Sorry, I myself can't negotiate prices",

C. "I'm sorry, but we never negotiate on the price",

D. "I'm sorry, but our price is quite reasonable",

E. In all of these situations, the message is never communicated in clear terms.

F. For example, the word "difficult" does not mean the same as impossible.

G. In a successful negotiation, the two sides move towards each other and reach an agreement on conditions that satisfy both sides.

Here is a positive to-do list for the upcoming year：

Start spending time with right people. There are the people you like who love and appre-ciate you, and who encourage you to improve. They not only accept who you are now but also accept who you want to be. 【1】

Start facing your problems head-on. It isn’t your problems that define you, but how you react to them and recover from them. 【2】 With your problems, take baby steps in the right direction, inch by inch. These inches count, which add up to yards and miles in the long run.

【3】 Be honest about what’s right, as well as what needs to be changed. Be honest a- bout what you want to achieve and who you want to become. Be honest about every aspect of your life because you are the person you can forever count on.

Start valuing the lessons your mistakes teach you. 【4】 Significant achievements are al-most always realized at the end of a long road of failures. One of the “mistakes” you fear might just be the link to your greatest achievement.

Start forgiving yourself and others. We’ve all been hurt by our own decisions and by others. 【5】 It means you’re letting go of the hatred (仇恨) and pain, and choosing to learn from the pain and move on with your life.

Start cheering for other people’s victories. Notice what you like about others and tell them. Be happy for those who are making progress. Cheer for their victories. Be thankful for their blessings (赐福) openly.

A. Forgiveness is the medicine.

B. Mistakes are the stepping stones of progress.

C. They are the ones who make you feel more alive.

D. Start being honest with yourself about everything.

E. Problems will not disappear unless you take action.

F. It doesn’t mean you’re out of trouble.

G. You are in competition with yourself.

【题目】语法填空
Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, (destroy) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damagedtheir owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or roofs. One person was killed, several were (serious) hurt and a number of other people were slightly injured. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.
A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and (last) for over an hour.
“I was eating with my wife and children,” he said, “ we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was (miss). I went back inside and found him, safe very frightened.”
Mrs. Woo Mei Fong husband had just left for work said that she felt her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.
Soldiers helped to take people out of flooded area and the welfare department brought them food, clothes and shelter.

【题目】任务型阅读
We've all heard about the power of our attitude, and it's our attitude that determines how much we succeed in life.
All the things that you have been through, all the people you have met and interacted with can have an impact on your attitude. If you think that all these factors have molded you into a person with a poor attitude towards life, there is no need to worry.
1).Identify and understand what you want to change.
The first step towards change is clearly understanding what needs to be changed.When it comes to changing your attitude, you need to do an honest and in-depth self-evaluation so you could point out exactly which of your traits need to be improved or totally changed.
2).
Find someone who has the kind of attitude that you want to have, and let his or her life give you inspiration and encouragement to move beyond your temporary failures in your journey towards becoming a better person.
3). Choose the right company.
As they say, “Bad company corrupts good character.” You don't expect yourself to be able to change if you go on surrounding yourself with people who possess all the negative traits that you want to change. Consider befriending new people, especially those who are optimistic and have a healthy attitude towards life.
4). Believe that you are able to change.
If you don't believe in yourself or believe that you or your life can change, it just won't happen—you will either never start, or give up quickly that you won't have even given yourself the opportunity to succeed.
A. Your effort to change will be easier with these people as friends.
B. Setting clear goals is the key to success in any endeavor.
C. The greatest obstacle is our inability to trust in what we can do.
D. Look for a role model.
E. Think about how your attitude change will affect your life.
F. There is always an opportunity for change.
G. Fix your mind on the things that would come as a result of your attitude change.

【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。
The increasing environmental problems and need for eco-friendly products and services are creating a new job section of green-collar jobs. . It is expected that by 2025 about 25% of the jobs in developed countries will be of green-collar jobs. Doesn't the data look promising for the future?
. And jobs will pop up at every income level, from environmental manager to gardener. For example, many countries including the United States have understood that fossil fuels have negative effect on the environment which can later become a serious danger to mankind. The increasing demand of newer resources has created the need for experts and researchers who can find better ways to deal with the ongoing needs. In addition, in order to meet the increasing demands of environment-friendly equipment, both green product designer and educated and trained workers are needed. Management of environmental organizations also demands a large number of environmental managers. Internet is undoubtedly the best way to find information on almost any matter. Nowadays, different kinds of jobs are being posted online. Search through a couple of job websites to look for a bright future in energy conversion and recycling of waste management. Check regularly and find the right work for yourself.
A. People who read newspapers can also find different kinds of green-collar jobs.
B. People who take green careers will be well paid.
C. Where can you find green-collar jobs?
D. Green-collar jobs have become a bright career chances for all.
E. Many countries of the world have realized the importance and need for energy-saving products and services.
F. As a result, possibilities are being explored to find alternatives to satisfy demands in a better way.
G. Forget the blue–collar and white–collar categories.