Do you know the police are looking into the _______ of the accident?

 A. reason　　B. excuse      C. cause　D. reasons?

I’m sorry, _________ I won’t be able to come tonight.

A. for                        B. and                        C. but                        D. then

Don't just give me a simple “yes” or “no” to my questions. Explain _______ possible.

A. however     B. whoever     C. whenever   D. whatever?

Recently a terrible earthquake happened in the Southern Asian Area, _______ the people are still suffering.

A. from their effects      B. of which effects　?

C. of its effects          D. from whose effects ?

________ mud on his trousers brushes off easily.

   A. Drying          B. Having dried       C. Being dry      D. Dried

Children find meanings in their old family tales. 

When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about bow his grandfather, a banker,    36   all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times   37   his strong-minded grandfather was nearly   38    , he loaded his family into the car and   39    them to see family members in Canada with a   40   ,“there are more important thins in life than money. ”

The  41   took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a   42    house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was  43     that his children ,a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t   44      , their reaction echoed （共鸣） their great-grandfather’s. What they   45    was how warm the people were in the house and how  46     of their heart was accessible. 

Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children   47    hard times. Storytelling expects say the phenomenon reflects a growing  48     in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals. 

A university   49    of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to 50   parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety. 

The  51    is telling the stories in a way children can  52     . We’re not talking here about the kind of story that   53    , “When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow. ” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the child’s  54    , and make eye contact （接触） to create “a personal experience”,. We don’t have to tell children

55   they should take from the story and what the moral is . ”

36. A. missed       B. lost     C. forgot  D. ignored

37. A. when     B. while    C. how      D. why

38. A. friendless       B. worthless    C. penniless    D. homeless

39. A fetched       B. allowed      C. expected     D. took

40. A. hope     B. promise      C. suggestion  D. belief

41. A. tale    B. agreement   C. arrangement      D. report

42. A. large   B. small   C. new      D. grand

43. A. surprised    B. annoyed      C. disappointed     D. worried

44. A. Therefore    B. Besides      C. Instead      D. Otherwise

45. A. talked about     B. cared about      C. wrote about      D. heard about

46. A. much     B. many     C. little       D. few

47. A. beyond       B. over     C. behind  D. through

48. A. argument     B. skill   C. interest     D. anxiety

49. A. study   B. design       C. committee        D. staff

50. A. provide      B. retell       C. support      D. refuse

51. A. trouble      B. gift     C. fact     D. trick

52. A. perform      B. write    C. hear     D. question

53. A. means   B. ends     C. begins  D. proves

54. A. needs    B. activities  C. judgments    D. habits

55. A. that     B. what     C. which   D. whom

据报道，7岁的美国女孩Amy Bruce得知自己身患肺癌（lung cancer）后处于极度的痛苦之中，美国抗癌协会（ACS）决定，每当Amy收到一封慰问信，就给她增加3美分的治疗款。

　　假如你是新华中学的学生李华，请你用英文给Amy写一封慰问信，主要内容包括：

　　自我介绍

　　得知的情况

　　表示鼓励

　　打算为她做什么

　　祝她早日康复

　　注意：

　　1. 信的格式已为你写好

　　2. 信中不得出现你的真实情况。

　　3. 词数100左右。

　　4. 请在答题卡上作答。

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How long does it take the battery to charge up an iPhone?

A. 15 minutes. B. 30 minutes.  C. 1.5 hours.   D. 3 hours.

What is special about the battery?

A. It is built in an iPhone.

B. It is the smallest of its kind.

C. It can also be used as a charger.

D. It keeps power for about 30 days.

Who mentions the transporting of the battery?

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短文改错（共10小题, 每小题1. 5分, 满分15分）

此题要求在答题卡上改正所给短文中的错误。请根据上下文对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误, 在该行右边横线上划一个勾；如有错误（每行只有一个错误）, 则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用（\）划掉, 在该行右边横线上写出该词, 并用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^）, 在该行右边横线上写出应加的单词。

此行错一个词：在错词下划一横线, 在该行右边横线上写出改正后的单词。

注意：原行没有错误的不要改。

My classmate, Joseph, is at present in hospital

With a breaking leg. He was walking to school the other 76.             

day when he let a bicycle ran right into him . He never 77.             

watches where he is going, so he often gets into the trouble.   78.             

But he is having a nice time there. He has a comfortable.   79.             

room, patiently nurses, and a great deal of time to read.   80.             

Some friends of his go to see him every day, they take him  81.             

Lost of good book and fresh fruit. He is not losing any time    82.             

From school because he is busy study what he has    83.             

Missed in classes. The doctor says he is recovering fast than   84.             

Expected and will b out of hospital a few weeks.                85.            

---- He seldom goes abroad, does he?

---- ________. Only once when he was young.

A. Yes, he doesn’t    B. Yes, he does   C. No, he doesn’t      D. No, he does