【题目】阅读理解Mini Book Excerpts (节选)
Biography
When Salinger learned that a car park was to be built on the land, the middle-aged writer was shocked and quickly bought the neighboring area to protect it… The townspeople never forgot the rescue and came to help their most famous neighbor.
J. D. Salinger: A Life by Kenneth Slawenski (Random House, $ 27)
Mystery
“You're a smart boy. Benny's death was no accident, and you're the only one who saw it happen. Do you think the murderer should get away with it?” The boy was staring stubbornly at his lap again.
A thought suddenly occurred to Annika, “Did you... You recognized the man in the car, didn't you?”
The boy hesitated, twisting his fingers. “Maybe,” he said quietly.
Red Wolf by Liza Marklund (Atria Books, $ 25.99)
Short Stories
She wants to say to him what she has learned, none of it in class. Some women are born stupid, and some women are too smart for their own good. Some women are born to give, and some women only know how to take. Some women learn who they want to be from their mothers, some who they don't want to be. Some mothers suffer so their daughters won't. Some mothers suffer so their daughters won't.
You Are Free by Danzy Senna (Riverhead Books, $ 15)
Humor
Do your kids like to have fun? Come to Fun Times! Do you like to watch your kids having fun? Bring them to Fun Times! Fun Times's “amusement cycling” is the most fun you can have in the United States right now. Why spend thousands of dollars flying to Disney World when you can spend less than half to that within a day's drive in most cities?
Happy And Other Bad Thoughts by Larry Doyle (Ecco, $ 14.99)
（1）What did Salinger do for his town?
A.He built a car park.
B.He tried to protect its land.
C.He wrote some good novels.
D.He rescued many townspeople.
（2）The book You Are Free is mainly about .
A.smart children
B.happy daughters
C.different women
D.suffering mothers
（3）Which book should readers choose, if they want to know something about Fun Times?
A.Red Wolf.
B.You Are Free.
C.J.D Salinger: A Life.
D.Happy And Other Bad Thoughts.

【题目】完形填空
During my school days, I was one of those shy and distant kids who would just sit in a comer for an entire day. For me, my books were my 1_ world. Even during breaks, I used to just sit in a corner of the 2_ and see others play games. It was not as if I wasn't interested in3_ others or making new friends, but I always felt lacking in energy when 4_ my peers. I always had an opinion that my advances towards new 5_ would be limited. And I just didn't want to 6_ a rejection.
Once during my English class, my teacher shared a(n)7 with us. It was about King Bruce and a spider. It revolved around a lost battle and talked about how King Bruce, despite losing the battle,8_ in the end. He was 9 by a little spider. The little _10_ of the spider and the way it was taking rejections impressed me a lot. I was so surprised that I myself started 11_ the movements of spiders at home. Once, a spider took around an hour to reach the top of a wall and I 12_ knocked it down. To my _13__, within seconds it started making its _14 up again.
For me, this 15 was a game changer. I realized that rejections are 16 a failure. The world may mistreat me17 I can stand up and start working again. There would be time when people would like and18 me. At present, I 19 mixing with people, learning new things and making new friends. I think, there are just no such 20as rejections or failures as everything can change at any moment.
（1）A.real B.new C.next D.only
（2）A.office B.station C.playground D.street
（3）A.visiting B.watching C.helping D.joining
（4）A.related to B.compared with C.separated from D.turned to
（5）A.friendships B.courses C.teachers D.programs
（6）A.avoid B.suffer C.cause D.fear
（7）A.story B.task C.experience D.song
（8）A.failed B.won C.left D.refused
（9）A.confused B.hurt C.persuaded D.inspired
（10）A.improvements B.changes C.movements D.advantages
（11）A.adjusting B.observing C.showing D.guiding
（12）A.cruelly B.angrily C.luckily D.bravely
（13）A.delight B.surprise C.amusement D.disappointment
（14）A.progress B.way C.web D.mistake
（15）A.incident B.research C.trouble D.adventure
（16）A.often B.sometimes C.never D.ever
（17）A.so B.though C.or D.but
（18）A.train B.meet C.appreciate D.remember
（19）A.enjoy B.suggest C.imagine D.risk
（20）A.approaches B.values C.things D.solutions

【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。
My sister saw a lovely cup when we were shopping the another day. She began to like it at once. Then she bent down and picked it down to look at the price on them. As she did this, lots of teas splashed (泼洒) on her T-shirt! I had to try hard not to laugh at her shocking face! My sister was about to get out of the shop fast as she could when a shop assistant come over to us. It turned out to being her own cup, which she'd left on the shelf by the mistake. The assistant was clear as embarrassed (尴尬的) as my sister, but I just thought it was funny!

【题目】假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Jack正在学习汉语，看了电视节目“中国诗词大会”（Chinese Poetry Conference）之后，非常喜欢中国诗词，因而询问你最喜欢的中国诗人及原因。请就此给他回一封电子邮件。
要点如下：1. 你喜欢的诗人； 2. 喜欢他的原因； 3. 欢迎Jack来访。
注意：1).词数100左右；
2).可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3). 开头和结语已为你写好。
Dear Peter,
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua

Knowing the death could 【2】 (avoid) if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, he always felt he was guilty. Worse still, his wife left him a short time later, 【3】 (leave) him alone with his 6-year-old younger son. Unable to stand the hurt and pain, he turned to alcohol and became 【4】 alcoholic.

As the alcoholism 【5】 (progress), Allan began to lose everything he possessed and finally died alone in a small bar. Hearing of his death, I thought, “【6】 a complete failure!”

As time went by, I began to revalue my 【7】 (early) rough judgment. I knew Allan’s now adult son, Ernie, one of the kindest and most caring men I’ve ever known. I hadn’t heard him talk much about his father. One day, I worked up my courage to ask him what 【8】 earth his father had done so that he became such a special person. Ernie said quietly, “As a child until I left home at 18, Allan came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ‘love you, son’.”

Tears came to my eyes as I realized what I had been a fool to judge Allan 【9】 a failure. He had not left any material 【10】 (possess) behind. But he had been a kind loving father, and left behind his best love.

【2】

If you sense something different about the way your friend is acting — maybe he’s not smiling much these days, for instance — trust your feelings and reach out. “Try saying, ‘I see these things. I care about you. Can I be of help?’”, Van Dahlen says.

He’s unusually unhappy or annoyed.

【3】 “It may take more than one time to follow up if you’re talking to someone who is upset,” Van Dahlen says, “but if a friend responds with anger, that could mean you’re onto something.”

He’s less put together than usual.

Drinking more and ignoring personal hygiene (卫生) can be signs that someone is in trouble. Don’t consider these behaviors are nothing. 【4】 He seems overwhelmed (压倒) by life.

No one is happy all the time, but if your once optimistic friend can’t find anything to be hopeful about, he may be having thoughts of worthlessness, sadness and something negative. “【5】” says Van Dahlen, “so that more people can get the help they need.”

A. He’s acting a bit more withdrawn.

B. He doesn’t seem like himself lately.

C. Instead treat them as a sign to care for your friend.

D. Getting angry quickly and easily can be a sign that something is wrong.

E. It’s a constant effort to bring into the open discussions about mental health.

F. Many people avoid talking about it no matter how close they are to someone.

G. We want people to get comfortable being more open and discussing mental health.

【题目】假如你是Simon，你收到一封名叫Flower的网友发来的E-mail，她向你询问如何交友。请给她发一封E-mail，并提出建议。
要点：1)交朋友首先要对别人友善；
2)要使陌生人感到亲切；
3)与别人有分歧时，不吵架，要商量；
4)不要相信在困境中背叛朋友的人，因为“患难见真情”。
注意：1)词数100左右（格式及开头已给出，不计入总数）；
2)可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Flower,
I'm glad to receive your e-mail. You asked me about how to make friends.
Best wishes!
Yours truly,
Simon

【题目】语法填空Bully for you
The makers of a hotly debated computer game about bullying have decided to go ahead and put it into market despite calls for it (forbid). In the game, players take on the role of a new student at a school and have to fight the bullies , by striking them or hitting them a baseball bat.
Critics have said that the game encourages (violent). The makers, however, disagree and say that, while the game might be a little violent at times, it is just an (amuse) look at school life. Besides, they argue that the fighting in the game ( direct) against the bullies to protect students who are being bullied. The makers also say that the players will learn to stand up to bullies, use their strength or power to hurt or frighten other people. “Nobody should bully others just because they want to feel stronger or(important),” said the makers.
A British politician, a former minister, has called for it to be banned as it might have negative influence on the way young people think of violent behaviors.
Anti-bullying (charity) that fight against school bullying have said that the game might make people respond violently to bullies, which might make things more complicated and result in injuries. In other words, people (possible) get hurt because of the game.

【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。Shaking hands, American style
People often shake hands in the United States. American men shake hands with other men. American women often shake hands with men, and sometimes they shake hands with other women. Adults shake hands with children. And some people even teach their dogs to shake hands! How do they shake hands just long enough? Just hard enough? Here are four little rules to remember.
1）Use your right hand.
2）Use good eye contact(眼神交流). Look at the person in the eye while you are shaking hands.
3）Don't shake too long. Then let go and pull your hand back toward you.
4） When a handshake is weak, Americans think the person may not be a hard worker or a good leader. When a handshake is too strong, Americans think the person is too rough(粗鲁) or has bad manners.
They shake hands when they meet for the first time. They shake hands to say congratulations. They shake hands when they meet after not seeing each other for a while. And they often shake hands when they say good-bye. In business, shaking hands shows agreement and honesty.
Handshakes are good everywhere. So make sure to shake plenty of hands.
A. Offer you hand first.
B. Shake for no more than three seconds.
C. How do people shake hands correctly?
D. Don't shake too strongly or too weakly.
E. It is not polite to refuse a person's hand.
F. When do people in the United States shake hands?
G. Make sure your hands aren't sweaty when you do this.

Even low levels of pesticide exposure can be harmful to infants, babies and young children,【3】parents and caregivers should take measures to lower children’s exposures【4】pesticides while still【5】(feed) them diets rich in healthy fruits and vegetables.

Just last year, the red berry knocked apples and【6】(hold) the title of the most polluted. The pesticide increased in strawberries because of out-of-season demand. The most polluted strawberry had traces of 20【7】(vary) pesticides.

Also moving up on【8】list this year is spinach. Spinach jumps from the【9】(eight) to the second most polluted product. The study finds spinach samples contain more pesticides by weight than all other produce【10】(test). In high doses, it can cause damage to the nervous system.