One night about nine o’clock, Dr. Eyck, a surgeon, had a phone call from Dr. Haydon at the hospital in Clens Falls. The surgeon was asked to go there at once to operate on a very sick boy who shot himself while playing with a gun.

The doctor was soon on his way to Clens Falls. It was 60 miles away. And it was snowing heavily in the city. The surgeon thought he could get there before 12 o’clock..A few minutes later, the doctor was stopped by a man in an old black coat. Gun in hand, the man ordered the doctor to get out. Then the man drove the car down the road, leaving the doctor in the falling snow.  It was after 2 o’clock in the morning when the doctor arrived at the hospital in Clens Falls. Dr. Haydon told him that the boy had died an hour before. The two doctors walked by the door of the hospital waiting room. There sat the man in the old black coat with his head in his hands.“Mr. Cuninghan,” said Dr. Haydon to the man, “This is Dr. Eyck. He is the surgeon who walked all the way from Albany to save your boy.”

1. Dr. Haydon asked Dr. Eyck to come to Clens Falls because _____.

A. Dr. Eyck knew the boy was wounded by a shot 

B. The boy needed the help of a surgeon

C. Dr. Eyck was the boy’s father    

D. Dr. Eyck was Haydon’s friend

2.The surgeon was late because ________.

A . he was stopped by the police           B. the weather was rather terrible

C.Clens Falls was too far from Albany      D. his car was taken away

3.Choose the right order of the following events given in the story.

a. Dr. Eyck was asked to come to the hospital in Clens Falls.

b. Dr. Eyck arrived at the hospital.

c. The boy shot himself. 

d. The boy died.

e. The man in an old coat reached the hospital.

 f. Dr. Eyck was robbed of his car.

A. c, e, f, a, b, d     B. a, c, f, d, b, e    

C. c, a, f, e, d, b     D. a, c, f, e, d, b

4.The boy could have been saved if ______.

A .he had not been sent to the hospital  

B. his father hadn’t arrived in time

C. Dr.Eyck had arrived earlier than the man  

D. Dr. Eyck had arrived there two hours earlier

第二卷(共35 分)

一短文改错（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。短文中有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。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。

The students of Class 3 had a discussion about if it is necessary learn English from childhood. Some think it necessary. As a little boys and girls have a very good memory, they can learn many English words by hearts. Which will help them lay a solid foundation for their future English learning. But others do not agree. Children have to learn Chinese Pinyin. If they study Chinese Pinyin and English at the same time, it will be very easily for them to mix them up. This would do a lot of harm with their learning. In short, the students have not reached any agreement still.

. We must be______that this year might be the worst in recent times for our economic development.

      A. sensitive    B. aware    C. serious    D. bound

____________their hats into the air， the fans of the winning team let out loud shouts of victory.?

A. To throw             B. Thrown?             C. Throwing                     D. Being thrown

You will be late _____ you leave immediately.

A. unless       B. when C. while        D. as

 These articles______ the problems of the modern world, including race relations and community development.

A. address                  B. avoid                     C. create                    D. correct

If businessmen are taxed too much, they will no longer be motivated to work hard, with the result that

incomes from taxation might actually ____.

      A. delay                       B. shrink                             C. relieve                            D. depress

Don’t be worried about the small fire in that field. It won’t be long before it ____.

A. burns up        B. burns down           C. burns out               D. burns away

— Have  you heard the story of “The Merchant of Venice”?    

   —No. When and where does the story ______ ?

     A. take up              B. take on      C. take place         D. take off

The Spring Festival is the day______all the members of the family get together to enjoy a reunion dinner and have a good rest.

       A. that                B. when                C. which            D. where