阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从26－45各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C，D）中选出最佳选项。

On my first day of the sixth grade, I noticed one little girl called Amy on the school bus. “Don’t __26__ her,” Lauren said, who sat beside me. “Or they will make fun of you.”

Amy had many __27__ differences — lots of reasons for other kids to make fun of her. Her eyes weren’t straight. Her glasses were an inch thick. And she had really ugly teeth.

Every day __28__ we drove to and from school, kids would shout insults (侮辱) at Amy. “God, what a (n) __29__ face! Stop looking at me!” “Mr. Rolland (the driver)! Amy took off her __30__, and now her eyes are __31__ me! Make her put them back on!” For a while I shouted my share of insults, just so I’d fit in (合群). __32__, I didn’t want them to treat me the same way they treated Amy.

But while I was insulting her, my heart __33__ for the girl. I could see that the insults were making her look __34__, because she was so ashamed (羞愧) and alone. Then I wanted to __35__ her. I just didn’t know how to stop my schoolmates __36__ the night of our class roller-skating party.

Our whole class was there, including Amy. Amy didn’t know how to __37__, but I could see how much she wanted to __38__ like the rest of us. So I skated over to her and took her by the hand; we began the journey together around the skating rink (溜冰场). She just smiled, and sometimes she would laugh in __39__.

On the school bus the next morning there was much news about Amy and me __40__ together, __41__ nobody insulted her or me. And they didn’t do that for the rest of the year.

After graduation, I never __42__ Amy again. However, I never forget her and I’ve always __43__ if I changed her life for the better. But I know for sure she changed my __44__. After becoming her friend, I no longer tried to impress (给……留下印象) people by trying to __45__ like them. I became myself.

A. laugh at     B. ask about    C. talk to      D. be afraid of

A. common       B. small        C. social       D. physical

A. as           B. though       C. after        D. before

A. pretty       B. strange      C. ordinary     D. lovely

A. glasses      B. coat         C. shoes        D. hat

A. frightening  B. interesting  C. encouraging  D. injuring

A. Instead      B. After all    C. If so        D. Therefore

A. beat         B. lost         C. ached        D. opened

A. happier      B. taller       C. prettier     D. uglier

A. give in to   B. deal with    C. stand up for D. believe in

A. until        B. except       C. before       D. after

A. stand        B. skate        C. play         D. walk

A. catch up     B. have fun     C. sit down     D. fall over

A. fear         B. surprise     C. comfort      D. joy

40. A. talking      B. chatting     C. skating      D. travelling

41. A. so           B. because      C. but          D. still

42. A. wrote to     B. laughed at   C. heard from   D. made fun of

43. A. hoped        B. wondered     C. thought      D. considered

44. A. life         B. mind         C. interest     D. friend

45. A. study        B. fight        C. act          D. play

He met her at the party. She was so outstanding, with many boys around her, while he was so normal, with nobody paying attention to him.

At the end of the party, he invited her to have coffee with him. She was surprised, but due to being polite, she agreed.

They sat in a nice coffee shop. He was too nervous to say anything, and she felt uncomfortable, thinking, “Please let me go home.”

Suddenly he asked the waiter, “Would you please give me some salt? I’d like to put it in my coffee.”

 Everybody stared at him---so strange! His face turned red, but, still, he put the salt in his coffee and drank it.

She asked him curiously, “Why do you have this hobby?”

He replied, “When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea. I liked playing in the sea, and I could feel the taste of the sea, just like the taste of the salty coffee. Now every time I have the salty coffee, I always think of my childhood. I miss my hometown so much. I miss my parents who are still living there.”

While saying that, tears filled his eyes. She was deeply touched. That’s his true feeling, from the bottom of his heart. A man who can tell about his homesickness must be a man who loves home, cares about home, and has a good sense of responsibility.

Then she also started to speak, about her faraway hometown, her childhood, her family. That was a really nice talk, also a beautiful beginning of their story.

They continued to date. She found that actually he was a man who meets all her demands: he was kind-hearted, warm and careful. He was such a good person but she almost missed him!

Thanks to his salty coffee! Then the story was just like every beautiful love story, the princess married the prince, then they were living a happy life…And, every time she made coffee for him, she put some salt in the coffee.

After 40 years, he passed away, leaving her a letter which said, “My dearest, please forgive my whole-life lie. This was the only lie I said to you ---the salty coffee.”

“Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous at that time. Actually I wanted some sugar, but I said salt. It was hard for me to change so I just went ahead.”

“I tried to tell you the truth many times in my life, but I was too afraid to do that, as I have promised not to lie to you for anything.”

“Now I’m dying, I’m afraid of nothing so I tell you the truth: I don’t like the salty coffee. What a strange and bad taste! But I have had the salty coffee for my whole life!”

“Since I knew you, I never feel sorry for anything I do for you. Having you with me is my biggest happiness for my whole life. If I can live for a second time, I still want to know you and have you for my whole life, even though I have to drink the salty coffee again.”

Her tears made the letter totally wet.

Someday, someone asked her, “What’s the taste of salty coffee?” “It’s sweet,” she replied.

After ordering some salt to put into the coffee, the young man must have felt _________.

A. excited         B. satisfied          C. embarrassed        D. displeased

Why did the man have salty coffee all his life?

A. To change lifestyle.                   B. To please his wife.

C. To keep his word.                     D. To remember the past

What does the write mean by saying “she almost missed him”?

A. She meant to leave him on their first date.

B. She thought of him every now and then.

C. She nearly misunderstood his explanation.

D. She could hardly believe this simple fact.

From the passage, we can see that the man is ___________.

A. dishonest but responsible              B. shy but kind-hearted

C. caring and loyal                       D. warm and understanding

It is implied in the passage that the woman ___________ when reading the letter left by her husband.

A. was confused about his behavior          B. was touched by his white lie

C. felt sorry to know the truth too late    D. felt angry about his dishonesty

写作（共两节，满分40分）（直接做在答题卷上。）

第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

文中共有10处语言错误，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（/\）,并在该句下面写出该加的词。

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。

Mike called his wife to tell him that he had got two film tickets. He asked her to go and meet him outside the theatre. Mike’s wife is very glad because they hadn’t seen a film for quite long time. She met her husband in the entrance to the cinema. Mike took out his wallet to get the ticket, so they were not there. He then tried his pockets, but the tickets were not there, too. Mike looked very worrying. “What’s the matter?” asked his wife. “Well,” Mike explained, “I remember that I did with them. I put them on the desk and forgot to pick them up before leaving for the office!” 

迈克叫他的妻子告诉他，他有两个电影票。他问她去迎接他的剧院外。麦克的妻子很高兴，因为他们没有看到在相当长一段时间的电影。她会见了到电影院门口，她的丈夫。迈克掏出钱包来取票，所以他们不存在。他试图在口袋里，但机票不是那里。迈克看上去很令人担忧。 “怎么回事？”问他的妻子。 “嗯，”迈克解释说，“我记得我和他们一样。我把桌子上他们忘了挑选办公室前离开他们了！

I never go past that house _______ think of the happy life we had in the old days.

A．where       B．and   C．that   D．but

VI. 补全对话（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

根据对话内容，从对话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。

A: Hello, Wang Ying,   76   with your English?

B: Fine.   77   in it.

A: Congratulations.   78   the accent of the new teacher of English?

B: Well, at first   79  . But by and by, I could follow her.

A: How long will she stay in our school teaching English?

B: I am not sure. Maybe   80  , I think.

A: I do hope she will stay long for she speaks excellent English.

B. So do I. Let’s go and see her.

A: OK.

He has called several times this morning. _______, there is something very urgent.

 A. Really      B. Especially    C. Obviously       D. Terribly

He must have waked 20 times，       a match each time to look at his old watch---midnight，and one o’clock and then two o’clock．

A．to strike      B．to have struck   C．striking    D．having struck

There were many more people who got injured in the big fire than _______.

  A. was reported  B. it was reported

  C. were reported  D. they were reported

Many workers were organized to clear away_______ remained of the World Trade

     Center.

A. those     B. that        C. what      D. where

Please remember to hand down your room key before leaving the hotel.