Tim Becker and his neighbors are doing something to make their neighborhood a trouble-free area.

When Tim Becker gets in his car to go shopping, he doesn’t ___1___ drive to a store and back home. He always looks ___2___ up and down the streets of his neighborhood. He looks for anything ___3___ such as strange cars, loud noises, ___4___ windows, or people gathering on street corners.

Tim ___5___ to a neighborhood watch group in Stoneville, Indians, USA. The neighborhood watch group ___6___ on the third Wednesday of every month. That’s ___7___ Tim gets together with about ten of his neighbors to discuss community ___8___. Members of the neighborhood watch group want to help the police ___9___ their homes, streets, and families safe.

Tina Stedman, president of ___10___ neighborhood watch group, agrees with Tim. “People seem to think that crime (犯罪) happens to other people but not ___11___ them. Well, it’s never happened to me.” She said, “But I don’t think anyone has the ___12___ to steal from other people or to make them feel ___13___ sitting in their own homes.”

Alex, a member of the group, said that all the neighbors ___14___ out for one another. “We ___15___ each other’s homes. We keep watch on the neighborhood at night and on weekends. Usually a ___16___ of four or five of us goes out together. If something doesn’t look right, then we call the ___17___. For example, if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for ___18___, or someone destroying property (财产), we report to the police.”

Alex feels the neighborhood watch groups ___19___ a lot in keeping crime down. Her husband Jim agrees, “Police are good people, but they can’t do ___20___.”

1. A. yet  B. still     C. just     D. rather

2. A. carefully       B. clearly       C. nervously   D. coldly

3. A familiar   B. unusual      C. expensive   D. interesting

4. A. curtained       B. open   C. old     D. broken

5. A. attends   B. belongs      C. goes    D. turns

6. A. meets     B. quarrels      C. sings   D. searches

7. A. where    B. why    C. when  D. how

8. A. politics   B. wealth C. health D. safety

9. A. keep      B. hold    C. let      D. protect

10. A. its B. his      C. their   D. your

11. A. round   B. on      C. about  D. to

12. A. right    B. chance       C. courage      D. mind

13. A. unlucky       B. unsafe C. disappointed     D. discouraged

14. A. set       B. let      C. hold    D. look

15. A. care     B. enter   C. watch  D. manage

16. A. group   B. set      C. number      D. crowd

17. A. judges  B. police C. firemen      D. doctors

18. A. work    B. burden       C. service       D. trouble

19. A. produce       B. find    C. get      D. help

20. A. anything      B. everything  C. harm   D. wrong

     In the summer vacation of 1997 , I was fixed with a job . I worked as a(n)     36    at Mr. Breen’s fruit shop .The fruit shop did     37     business . Most of the trade came from the housewives who lived in the neighbourhood,     38     he also had regular customers who arrived outside the shop in cars . Mr Breen     39     them all by name and they sometimes even had their order already made up , always      40    me to carry it out to their car . They were clearly long-standing customers , and I     41     they must have stayed faithful to him    42      he had promised to sell good quality      43    . He had a way with them —I had to    44      that . He called every woman “madam” for a start ,    45     those who clearly were not, but when he      46    it , it did not sound like flattery (奉承). It just sounded      47    in an old-fashioned way . He was a great chatter      48    . If he did not know them , he would greet them with a few     49     about the weather ,     50    he did , he would ask about their families or make     51     , always cutting his cloth     52     his customers . Whatever their bills came to , be      53    gave them back the few odd pence (零钱), and I am sure they thought he was very generous (慷慨). But I thought he was the opposite . He never     54     anything away . He was always looking for      55    for nothing .

36.A.operator        B.assistant      C.waiter               D.secretary

37.A.good            B.poor         C.big                   D.usual

38.A.so                 B.when          C.therefore           D.but

39.A.sold            B.knew          C.gave           D.sent

40.A.making         B.letting        C.getting              D.keeping

41.A.wish           B.insist          C.declare        D.suppose

42.A.when           B.if              C.because             D.though

43.A.food           B.fruit            C.vegetables   D.drink

44.A.admit           B.expect         C.announce   D.promise

45.A.yet              B.only            C.just                  D.even

46.A.told             B.said                  C.spoke         D.talked

47.A.serious          B.strange        C.polite               D.familiar

48.A.as well          B.as usual     C.either               D.also

49.A.sayings          B.questions   C.words         D.speeches

50.A.and then        B.and so        C.even if              D.but if

51.A.preparations   B.jokes           C.repairs        D.friends

52.A.according to   B.due to                C.instead of  D.up to

53.A.never            B.ever            C.seldom              D.always

54.A.took            B.moved        C.threw         D.turned .

55.A.something      B.anything      C.somebody  D.anybody

    I work as a volunteer (志愿者) for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti. Recently I took my son Barrett there for a week, hoping to   16   him.

    Before setting out, I told Barrett this trip would be tiring and   17  . For the first two days, he said almost nothing. I worried the trip was too   18   for a 17-year-old. Then, on day three, as we were   19   over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned (咧嘴笑),“Pretty hard.”

    After that there was no turning back. A five-year-old girl, wearing a dress several sizes   20   large and broken shoes, followed Barrett around, mesmerized (着迷). He couldn’t stop   21  . Later he said   22  , “I wish I could speak French.” I was   23   — this from a boy who hated and   24   French classes throughout school.

    Usually silent, he   25   Gaby, our host, and kept asking questions about the country and its people. He blossomed (活泼起来).

      26  , the moment that really took   27   breath away occurred in a village deep in the mountains. I was   28   a woman villager for an article. 135 centimeters tall, she was small in figure but strong in   29  . Through determination, she had learned to read and write, and   30   to become part of the leadership of the   31   .

   Learning her story, Barrett was as   32   as I by this tiny woman’s achievements. His eyes were wet and there was a   33   of love and respect on his face. He had finally understood the importance of my work .

   When leaving for home, Barrett even offered to stay   34   as a volunteer. My insides suddenly felt struck. This   35   achieved all I’d expected. Soon he will celebrate his 18^th birthday. He’ll be a man.

16. A. comfort             B. please               C. attract              D. educate

17. A. rough                       B. dangerous        C. troublesome     D. violent

18. A. little                 B. much               C. fast                         D. slow

19. A. moving              B. running            C. climbing           D. looking

20. A. too                           B. very                 C. even                 D. so

21. A. joking                       B. crying              C. shouting           D. smiling

22. A. patiently            B. regretfully        C. lightly              D. cheerfully

23. A. ashamed             B. disappointed            C. determined      D. surprised

24. A. took up              B. went in for      C. fought against  D. called off

25. A. befriended          B. disregarded      C. avoided            D. recognized

26. A. Thus                         B. Even                C. Meanwhile       D. However

27. A. my                           B. his                   C. our                         D. her

28. A. asking                       B. interviewing            C. arranging          D. describing

29. A. brain                        B. wish                 C. will                         D. health

30. A. appeared            B. struggled          C. hesitated           D. failed

31. A. village                      B. city                  C. organization      D. state

32. A. pleased              B. bored               C. puzzled            D. touched

33. A. combination       B. composition      C. connection        D. satisfaction

34. A. in                     B. behind              C. out                          D. away

35. A. interview           B. flight               C. article                     D. trip

A bullet was shot out of the dark cold hole of the rifle and ______ its target without the slightest error as its master’s wish.

A. reached                        B. noticed                     C. reflected                   D. found

短文改错 （共10小题; 每小题1分，满分10分）

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；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：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉, 在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉。

    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该加的词。

    此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

    注意： 原行没有错的不要改。

Last winter vacation, some of my classmates decide to                76.           

travel with their friends, while I chose to take par-time job        77.           

to gain experience and earn some money. I learned from my       78.           

 teacher that a nearby company was looking after students          79.           

 with good handwriting to write address on envelope. The          80.           

 pay were 10 cent per envelope. I headed for the company,         81.           

 feeling sue I would easy finish 300 envelops in five hours and      82.           

 to earn the money. Actually, I only finished 200. Now, I         83.           

fully understand how hard is to earn money. Getting out          84.           

of the classroom is indeed necessary for we all.                    85.            

______wants to stay in a hotel has to pay their own way.

A. Anyone     B. The one     C. Whoever     D. Who

       You either have it, or you don’t—a sense of direction, that is. But why is it that some people could find their way across the Sahara without a map, while others can lose themselves in the next street?

       Scientists say we’re all born with a sense of direction, but it is not properly understood how it works. One theory is that people with a good sense of direction have simply worked harder at developing it. Research being carried out at Liverpool University supports this idea and suggests that if we don’t use is, we lose it.

     “Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around,” says Jim Martland, Research Director of the project. “However, if they are not allowed out alone or are taken everywhere by car, they never develop the skills.”

Jim Martland also emphasizes that young people should be taught certain skills to improve their sense of direction. He makes the following suggestions:

      ●If you are using a map, turn it so it relates to the way you are facing.

      ●If you leave your bike in a strange place, put it near something like a big stone or a tree. Note landmarks on the route as you go away from your bike. When you return, go back along the same route.

      ●Simplify the way of finding your direction by using lines such as streets in a town, streams, or walls in the countryside to guide you. Count your steps so that you know how far you have gone and note any landmarks such as tower blocks or hills which can help to find out where you are.

      Now you need never get lost again!

65. Scientists believe that_______.

   A. some babies are born with a sense of direction.

   B. people learn a sense of direction as they grow older

   C. people never lose their sense of direction

   D. everybody possesses a sense of direction from birth

66. What is true of seven-year-old children according to the passage?

   A. They never have a sense of direction without maps

   B. They should never be allowed out alone if they lack a sense of direction

   C. They have a sense of direction and can find their way around

   D. They can develop a good sense of direction if they are driven around in a car.

67. If you leave your bike in a strange place, you should ________.

   A. tie it to a tree so as to prevent it from being stolen

   B. draw a map of the route to help remember where it is

   C. avoid taking the same route when you come back to it

   D. remember something easily recognizable on the route

68. According to the passage, the best way to find your way around is to ________.

   A. ask policemen for directions.

   B. use walls, streams, and streets to guide yourself

   C. remember your route by looking out for steps and stairs

   D. count the number of landmarks that you see

    Sorry to say, our brains pastorally start slowing down at the cruelly young age of 30. It used to be thought that this couldn’t be helped，but new studies show that people of any age can train their brains to work faster.“Your brain is a learning machine,” says University of California scientist Dr. Michael Merzenich. Given the right tools, we can train our brains to act like they did when we were younger. All that’s required is the practice designed just for the purpose: a few exercises for the mind.

    Merzenich has developed a computer-based training method to speed up the process (过程) in which the brain deals with information (positscience com ). Since much of the data we receive comes through speech, the Brain Fitness Program works with language mad hearing to better speed and accuracy (准确性).

    Over the course of training, the program starts asking you to distinguish (辨别)sounds (between “dog” and “bog”, for example) at an increasingly faster speed. It’s a bit like tennis instructor, says Merzenich, hitting balk at you faster and faster to keep you challenged(受到挑战). You may start out slow, but before long you’re pretty quick.

    The biggest finding in brain research in the last ten years is that the brain at any age is highly plastic. If you ask your blain to learn，it will learn. And it may even speed up while in the process.

    To keep your brain young and plastic you can do one of a million new activities that challenge and excite you：playing table tennis or bridge，doing crossword puzzles，learning a language....“When it comes to preventing ageing，you really do use it or lose it’s，”says Barbara Sahakian, professor at Cambridge University.

67. Dr. Merzenich’s training method mainly depends on______________.

A. speech training                                      B. computer languages

C. the activities one joins in                      D. the information being dealt with

68. By saying “the brain to any is highly plastic”, the writer probably means the brain can be___________.

A. used               B. mastered                    C. developed               D. researched

69. What can we learn from the text?

A. Practice makes a quick mind.

B. Brain research started ten yeas ago.

C. Dr. Merzenich is a scientist in computer.

D. People believed nothing could stop the brain slowing down.

70. Which of the following agrees with the writer’s idea?

A. The training methods work better for the old.

B. People should use the brain to stop it from ageing.

C. The training of the brain should start at an early age.

D. It’s necessary to take part in as many activities as possible.

How about eight o’clock outside the cinema?

-- That __________ me fine.

A. fits           B. meets               C. satisfies                D. suits

     Handshaking, though a European practice, is often seen in big cities of China. Nobody knows exactly when the practice started in Europe. It is said that long long ago in Europe when people met, they showed their unarmed (无武器的) hands to each other as a sign of goodwill. As time went on and trade in cities grew rapidly, people in cities began to clap each other’s hands to make a deal or to reach an agreement. This practice was later changed into shaking hands among friends on meeting or leaving each other. “Let’s shake (hands) on it” sometimes means agreement reached.

     Do the Europeans shake hands wherever they go and with whomever they meet? No . Sometimes the Chinese abroad reach out their hands too often to be polite. It is really very impolite to give your hand when the other party, especially when it is a woman, shows little interest in shaking hands with you and when the meeting does not mean anything to him or her. Even if, for politeness, he holds out his unwilling hand in answer to your uninvited hand, just touch it slightly. There is generally a misunderstanding (误解) among the Chinese that westerners are usually open and straightforward, while the Chinese are rather reserved (保守的) in manner. But in fact some people in western countries more reserved than some Chinese today. So it is a good idea to shake hands with a westerner only when he shows interest in further relations with you.

64. In the old days in Europe, people put out their unarmed hands to each other ______.

A. to make a deal                                                   B. to greet each other

C. to show friendliness                                            D. to reach an agreement

65. The first paragraph mainly tells us ______.

A. where handshaking was first practiced           

B. how handshaking came about

C. about the relationship between handshaking and trade

D. about the practice of handshaking both in Europe and in China

66. According to the text which of the following statements is true?

A. Westerners are more reserved than the Chinese.

B. Westerners are unwilling to shake hands.

C. We should make a judgment before shaking hands.

D. We shouldn’t shake hands with European women.

67. The main purpose of the text is ______.

A. to tell us some differences between the East and the West

B. to offer us some important facts about handshaking

C. to introduce us to some different customs in the West

D. to give us some advice before we travel abroad