My native language is Spanish.【3】hard I tried,English would not take root in my brain.I tried hours on end 【4】(improve) my grammar,pronunciation,and vocabulary.After the parent-teacher conference,my mother【5】(tell) that I was totally lacking interest.I spent that whole afternoon listening to my mother tell me【6】I should try.“You can never achieve what you do not try,she told me.The simple statement stuck deeply【7】my rune-year-old mind.

The next day,I found myself learning English words I never knew.A simple change in attitude made me successfully learn those words.My teacher's welcoming smile,patience,and bright attitude,in addition to my desire to learn,were enough to make【8】difference.Within days,I found【9】(I) having complete conversations in English and even【10】(use) idioms correctly.My mother's words helped me to learn that success in life requires desire.

Choose to be grateful.Well,whether to complain about what you don't have or to be thankful for what you have is a conscious choice you make yourself.Treasure what you have and strive for what you need next.Some are always worrying over what they don't have or can't achieve in the present.【2】

Look around you.When in fear or frustration,look around yourself for examples of patience and gratitude.【3】 Observe how trees stand tall and brave the fury of storms,rains and the ever-changing seasons.

【4】Once you have the mindset to be first thankful for the life you have,you will find hundreds of ways to do that.As you live your normal daily routine,you will find a number of hidden opportunities to be thankful for the bounties you have.

Think positive to achieve positive.【5】Have you ever noticed that if you keep telling yourself that the present tough times shall pass and you are happy with what you have,you actually get the.courage to deal with the crisis? The human mind is a powerful machine.To flunk positive and steer the course of actions that way is a power that lies absolutely within!

A.Your thoughts can shape your life.

B.Look for hidden ways to be thankful.

C.Think about why you should be grateful.

D.After all,it is our mind that rules our body.

E.Helping others is just one of such examples!

F.Learn to observe how birds are grateful to nature for their food.

G.Actually,it is merely a way to waste the precious present moments.

【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy. After all, you probably sing or whistle(吹口哨) when you are happy.
Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of time just because they are happy. However, they sing most of the time for a very different reason. Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory.
Do you know what a “territory” is? A territory is an area that an animal, usually the male, claims as its own. Only he and his family are welcome there. No other families of the same species(物种) are welcome. Your yard and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome. If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten you, you might shout. Probably this would be enough to frighten him away.
If so, you have actually frightened the stranger away without having to fight him. A bird does the same thing. But he expects an outsider almost any time, especially at nesting(筑巢) season. So he is screaming all the time, whether he can see an outsider or not. This screaming is what we call a bird's song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away.
Birds sing loudest in the spring when they are trying to attract a mate（配偶）and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs.
You can see that birds have a language all their own. Most of it has something to do with attracting mates and setting up territories.
（1）Some scientists believe that most of the time birds singing is actually ______.
A.an expression of happiness
B.a way of warning
C.an expression of anger
D.a way of greeting
（2）What is a bird's “territory”?
A.A place where families of other species are not accepted.
B.A place where a bird may shout at the top of its voice.
C.An area for which birds fight against each other.
D.An area which a bird considers to be its own.
（3）Why do birds keep on singing at nesting season?
A.Because they want to invite more friends.
B.Because their singing helps keep outsiders away.
C.Because they want to find outsiders around.
D.Because their singing helps get rid of their fears.

【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
Dear Guests
WELCOME TO PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL APARTMENTS--SYDNEY
Now we are updating (更新) our information folders in the rooms in order to help you during your stay. Please notice the following:
Phone number:
Reception(接待处): Dial 7
Housekeeping: Dial 4
Apartment-to-Apartment: dial the apartment number ( except 1st floor apartments: dial the apartment number followed by the ＃key)
Outside line: dial 0, wait for dial tone, and then the number required.
Please keep your key with you at all times. The main doors to the apartments are locked from about 10:30 pm ~ 07:00 am, and you will need to swipe (刷卡) your key to gain access (通道) to the apartment.
If in the event of the fire alarm(警报) sounding please stay calm. If evacuation ( 疏散 ) is necessary, please go to the fire exits. DO NOT USE LIFTS. Remember to take your valuables and key with you. When you go down, please gather at the Wishing Tree and the Corner of Sussex and Hay Street and either the Fire Brigade. A staff（职员）member or Hotel security（安全）will issue necessary instructions. For future details on this, please dial 7.
Please see reception for any advice on tours and Sydney's attention, and please dial 7 if you want any further information.
We hope your stay with us is an enjoyable one.
Kind regards,
Paul Williams
Guest Services Manager
（1）How can you dial from your room in Pacific to Room 115 on the 1st floor?
A.Just dial 115.
B.Dial 6, then 115.
C.Dial 115 and press the # key.
D.Press the # key, and then dial 115.
（2）If you want to go back to your room in Pacific at 11:45 pm, you can _______.
A.dial 0, and phone the reception
B.open the main door with your key
C.call the reception for help
D.use the lifts
（3）If a fire broke out in Pacific, guests should _______.
A.dial 7 and wait for the hotel security
B.take their keys and leave Pacific by lifts
C.leave Pacific through the fire exits
D.be together with the Fire Brigade
（4）This letter most probably appears in ______.
A.a guest' s room
B.the official guide
C.a manager' s office
D.at the train station

This small but striking bay in Thailand has waters free from riptides（激流）,making it safe for families to play water in the sun.As its nickname implies—Farang is Thai for foreigners—you'll find a large concentration of backpackers here.Still,with only a couple of simple food shops,it's a far cry from the noises of Chaweng beach on Koh Samui or Kamala on Phuket,which makes it to be one of the top tourist destinations.

Rent a sea kayak（皮划艇）(100 baht,which is around￡2 an hour) and go around the comer to Tham Morakot (the Emerald Cave),a winding cave that opens up to a.bay walled by thick leaves and often visited by groups of monkeys.It is very inspiring,but to fully appreciate it,be sure to prepare a light to avoid knocking into cave walls and other kayaks.To avoid being crowded,make the trip in the late afternoon.

Where to eat

The Ko Yao Viewpoint Hotel is the best place for tourists.Drink the sweet cocktails in favour of an icy Chang beer and sit in the last rays of the day.

Where to stay

Cheaper hotels of comparable quality are set slightly back in the forest,but if you want beachfront access it's worth choosing one of the basic hotels at Koh Mook Charlie Beach Resort (bungalows from￡32).

Getting there

Fly from Bangkok to Trang with Air Asia (from￡30),then take a one-hour Tigerline ship from Hat Yao Pier (￡19).Besides,a five-hour ship from Phuket at Rassada Pier(￡41) goes directly to the island and will drop passengers at Haad Farang.

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【1】What is most likely to attract many people to Haad Farang?

A. Its riptides. B. Its scenery.

C. Its simple food shops. D. Its quiet environment.

【2】What can we infer about the Tham Morakot?

A. It has winding rivers suitable for boating.

B. There live groups of monkeys inside it.

C. Tourists need to take care when swimming here.

D. There are fewer people in the late afternoon.

【3】Which of the following is the advantage of the hotels back in the forest?

A. They are near the sea. B. They are not expensive.

C. It's very quiet there. D. It's of high quality there.

【4】Where is the text most probably taken from?

A. Travel magazines. B. Newspapers.

C. Internet. D. Travel Agency notes.

【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
A rainforest is an area covered by tall trees with the total high rainfall spreading quite equally through the year and the temperature rarely dipping below 16℃. Rainforests have a great effect on the world environment because they can take in heat from the sun and adjust the climate. Without the forest cover，these areas would reflect more heat into the atmosphere, warming the rest of the world. Losing the rainforests may also influence wind and rainfall patterns，potentially causing certain natural disasters all over the world.
In the past hundred years，humans have begun destroying rainforests in search of three major resources（资源）: land for crops，wood for paper and other products，land for raising farm animals. This action affects the environment as a whole. For example，a lot of carbon dioxide（二氧化碳）in the air comes from burning the rainforests. People obviously have a need for the resources we gain from cutting trees but we will suffer much more than we will benefit.
There are two main reasons for this. Firstly，when people cut down trees，generally they can only use the land for a year or two. Secondly，cutting large sections of rainforests may provide a good supply of wood right now，but in the long run it actually reduces the world's wood supply.
Rainforests are often called the world's drug store. More than 25％ of the medicines we use today come from plants in rainforests. However，fewer than 1％of rainforest plants have been examined for their medical value. It is extremely likely that our best chance to cure diseases lies somewhere in the world's shrinking (萎缩的) rainforests.
（1）Rainforests can help to adjust the climate because they .
A.reflect more heat into the atmosphere
B.bring about high rainfall throughout the world
C.rarely cause the temperature to drop lower than l6℃
D.reduce the effect of heat from the sun on the earth
（2）What does the word “this” underlined in the third paragraph refer to?
A.We will lose much more than we can gain.
B.Humans have begun destroying rainforests.
C.People have a strong desire for resources.
D.Much carbon dioxide comes from burning rainforests.
（3）It can be inferred from the text that __________________.
A.we can get enough resources without rainforests
B.there is great medicine potential in rainforests
C.we will grow fewer kinds of crops in the gained land
D.the level of annual rainfall affects wind patterns
（4）What might be the best title for the text?
A.How to Save Rainforests
B.How to Protect Nature
C.Rainforests and the Environment
D.Rainforests and Medical Development

【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
I was waiting for a phone call from my agent. He had left a message the night before, telling me that my show was to be cancelled. I called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later. So I waited and waited, but there was still no call. Three hours passing by, I became more and more impatient. I was certain that my agent didn't care about my work, and he didn't care about me. I was overcome with that thought. I started to shout at the phone, “Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are?”
At that time I didn't realize my wife was looking on. Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires, and shouted at the phone, “Yeah! Who do you think you are? Bad telephone! Bad telephone!” And she swept it into the wastebasket.
I stood watching her, speechless. What on earth...?
She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the rest of the house, “Now hear this! All objects in this room---if you do anything to upset my husband, out you go!”
Then she turned to me, kissed me and said calmly, “Honey, you just have to learn how to take control.” With that, she left the room.
After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight , I noticed that something in my mood (情绪) had changed. I was laughing. How could I have trouble with that phone? Her anties helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things. Twenty minutes later my agent did call. I was able to listen to him and talk to him calmly.
（1）Why did the author shout at the telephone?
A.He was mad at the telephone.
B.He was angry with his agent.
C.He was anxious about his wife.
D.He was impatient with the secretary.
（2）What made the author laugh?
A.His own behavior.
B.His wife's suggestion.
C.His changeable feelings.
D.His wife's sweet kiss.
（3）What does the underlined word “anties” in the last paragraph refer to?
A.Angry words
B.Unusual actions
C.Surprising looks
D.Anxious feelings

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。

My aunt was a smoker for long time.I couldn't stand smell the cigarettes in her breath I loved her very much,but I hate being around her.That I did was telling my parents about my feelings.They understood me,but told me that they would say anything to her about it.My parent told her I loved her so much that I was worried about her health. My aunt gradually kicked her addiction of smoking by chewing gum,and eventual quit altogether!It made everyone much more happier when we were together.

【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
The American believe that anybody can become President of the United States. In a recent Hollyhood comedy(喜剧), that is exactly what happens.
Dave Kovic, played by Kevin Kline, is a kind-hearted man who runs a business that finds people jobs. He leads a typical(典型的) American way of life, except for one thing— he looks exactly like the President, Bill Mitchell. In fact, the only thing that makes him different from the nation's leader is that he is very nice!
The president has started using look-alikes during some public appearance. Dave is offered a chance to “serve his country” by becoming one. However, things go wrong. The President becomes very ill and Dave ends up acting as the President forever.
Director Ivan Reitman, who made the popular and successful comedies like Twins, Ghostbusters and Legal Eagles, could have gone for easy laughs by making fun of the American government. Instead, Dave is an attractive comedy about an ordinary man in extraordinary situations. Kevin Kline gives a double performance as Dave and the President, and Sigourney Weaver is at her best as his First Lady. The love story that develops between her role and Dave is a real classic(经典).
The film is 100% American. However, if you've ever felt that anybody could do a better job running the country than the people in power, then you'll enjoy Dave!
（1）What is the purpose of the text?
A.To tell the reader about the American government
B.To discuss the Americans' ideas about the President
C.To make a comparison(对比) between Dave and other film.
D.To introduce a new film to the reader.
（2）Who plays the role of the President in the film?
A.Sigourney Weaver
B.Kevin Kline
C.Bill Mitchell
D.Ivan Reitman
（3）The underlined word “one” in the 3rd paragraph refers to __________.
A.the President
B.the director
C.an actor
D.a look-alike
（4）Which of the following is best supported by the text?
A.The author makes fun of the President.
B.The author thinks highly of the film
C.The author is a fan of Hollywood comedies.
D.The author wishes to become the American President.

【题目】阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I used to live selfishly, I should admit. But one moment changed me.
I was on my lunch break and had 1 the office to get something to eat. On the way, I 2 a busker (街头艺人), with a hat in front of him. I had some 3 in my pocket, but I would not give them to him, thinking to myself he would 4 use the money to feed his addiction to drugs or alcohol. He 5 like that type----young and ragged. 6 what was I going to spend the money on? Only to feed my addiction to Coca-Cola or chocolate! I then 7 I had no right to place myself above 8 just because he was busking.
I 9 and dropped all the coins into his 10, and he smiled at me, I watched for a while. As 11 as it sounds, I expected something more to come from that moment—a feeling of 12 or satisfaction, for example. But nothing happened. 13, I walked off. “It proved to be a waste of 14,” I thought.
On my way home at the end of the 15, I saw the busker again and he was 16. I watched him pick up the hat and walk 17 a cafe counter. There he poured the 18 contents into a tin collecting 19 an earthquake fund-raising (募捐) event. He was busking for charity (慈善)！
Now I donate (捐赠) any 20 I have to charity tins and enjoy the feeling of giving.
（1）A.left B.cleaned C.prepared D.searched
（2）A.led B.chose C.saw D.fooled
（3）A.chocolates B.coins C.tins D.drugs
（4）A.almost B.just C.rather D.still
（5）A.acted B.looked C.sounded D.smelt
（6）A.Though B.For C.Therefore D.But
（7）A.declared B.realized C.expected D.guessed
（8）A.it B.all C.him D.them
（9）A.waited B.followed C.stopped D.arrived
（10）A.rag B.hat C.pocket D.counter
（11）A.selfish B.awkward C.innocent D.special
（12）A.happiness B.sadness C.love D.hate
（13）A.Disappointedly B.Unfortunately C.Coincidentally D.Comfortably
（14）A.words B.effort C.space D.money
（15）A.moment B.day C.break D.event
（16）A.walking around B.passing by C.packing up D.running off
（17）A.around B.in C.behind D.to
（18）A.chief B.basic C.actual D.total
（19）A.by B.for C.on D.with
（20）A.work B.time C.energy D.change