I didn’t realize how short I was until I started school．There, a few kids picked on（欺负）me, calling me names．Then I knew．After that, I began to hate the first day of school each year．I didn’t know who was new and would stare at me as I struggled to climb the school bus stairs．Some of the kids would point and say, “Look at that kid．Look at her．”

       As time went on, I just tried to smile and accept the fact that I was going to be noticed my whole life．I was determined to make my uniqueness an advantage rather than a disadvantage．My friends became increasingly protective．They’d help me up the bus steps．If people were cruel, they would take them aside and correct them．

       What I lacked in height, I made up for in personality----my ability to laugh, even at myself．For example, one time I was reaching into the washing machine at my parents’ house to grab the wet clothes．I fell all the way in and yell for Mother, who was sitting nearby reading the paper．Watching feet flying everywhere, she laughed quietly and said, “I should leave you in there．” I laughed with her．

       I’m 47 now, and the stares have not decreased as I’ve grown older．People ask my friends if I live in a dollhouse．They look in disbelief when they see me get out of my car on the driver’s side．During those times, I try to keep a good attitude．When people are rude, I remind myself, “Look what else I have----a great family, nice friends…”

1．What is the main idea of the second and third paragraphs?

       A．How the writer changed her disadvantage to advantage．

       B．The writer’s friends and mother loved her deeply．

       C．The writer had many friends helping her．

       D．The writer had the ability to laugh．

2．By saying “the stares have not decreased” in the last paragraph, the author suggests that____．

       A．she is able to live a happy life like a normal person

       B．she isn’t afraid of being noticed by others any more

       C．some people still don’t treat her as a normal person

       D．more and more people treat her with respect now

3．How is the author feeling now about her situation?

       A．Quite optimistic．

       B．Very satisfied．

       C．Deeply upset．

       D．Rather anxious．

4．We can infer that the author believes that_________．

       A．society should help the disabled as much as possible

       B．only your parents and friends can help you

       C．what people say about you is none of your business

       D．all people should be treated with respect

       Language is a way to communicate with each other．We started to learn language when we were born．However, people are used to speaking their native language, so immigrants are having many problems between the first generation and the second generation because they don’t have the same native language．Also, the second generation is losing their identity．Especially in America, there are many immigrants that came from different countries to succeed in the States．Because they suffer in lots of areas such as getting a job and trying to speak English, they want their children to speak English, not only at school, but also at home in order to be more successful．Because of this situation, their children are losing their identity and, even more, they are ignoring their parents whose English is not very good．I think most immigrants are trying to preserve their native language in their new country, but this doesn’t help very much in getting a good job．My aunt taught Korean to her children not to help them succeed in the U．S．She did so, hopefully, to help them establish a Korean identity．Though the second generation was born in the new country, they often get confused about their identity because they look different from others, and also, if they visit their parents’ country, they will probably feel different from other people there too．My cousins told me that when they visited Korea a few years ago, they felt different from other Koreans．They could even feel it just strolling around the street because they wore different clothes and walked differently．We must realize that language is important and valuable for many reasons．Immigrants should make an effort not to be ignored by their children and let them understand their background by teaching them the parents’ language．This is very important, not only for the harmony of the family, but also in helping the second generation establish their identity．

1．According to the text, what is the problem of the first generation immigrants?

       A．They have lost their identity．

       B．Their children are losing their identity．

       C．Their children speak different languages．

       D．They cannot speak their native language．

2．My aunt taught her children Korean__________．

       A．so that they knew they were of Korean origin．

       B．so that they would be more successful in the U．S．

       C．because she didn’t want them to speak English

       D．because she wanted them to respect her

3．The writer’s cousins felt different in their parents’ country because they_________．

       A．had never been there before

       B．behaved quite differently

       C．couldn’t understand the language

       D．had different facial appearance

4．According to the text, the native language is important and valuable to immigrants because________．

       A．it gives them self-confidence and better chance

       B．it makes the second generation love motherland

       C．it helps the second generation to understand their parents

       D．it strengthens the family ties and reminds them of their identity

       It was getting dark and snow was coming down．Joe was driving home．He’d been unemployed since the factory closed．Most of his friends had left, but he stayed on．After all, he was born here．

       Suddenly he saw a lady standing on the side of the road and pulled up．She was worried．No one had stopped to help her．Was he going to hurt her? He looked poor and hungry．Joe knew how she felt and said, “My name is Joe and I’m here to help you．” All she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad enough．Joe changed the tire, but he got dirty and his hands were hurt．She wanted to pay Joe and said any amount would have been all right．Joe never thought twice about the money and there were plenty who had given him a hand in the past．He had lived his whole life that way．He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance that they needed．

       Later the lady went in a dingy-looking restaurant to grab a bite to eat．The cash register was like the telephone of an out-of-work actor----it didn’t ring much．The waitress, who was nearly eight months pregnant, brought a clean towel to her with a sweet smile．The old lady remembered Joe．After the waitress brought the change from a 100-dollar bill, she found the lady gone and something written on a piece of paper, “Someone once helped me out----the way I’m helping you．If you really want to pay me back, don’t let the chain of love end with you．”

       That night the waitress gave her sleeping husband a soft kiss and whispered, “Everything’s going to be all right．I love you, Joe．”

1．What do we know about Joe from this passage?

       A．On his way home after work, he helped an old lady．

       B．He had worked in a factory in his hometown before．

       C．He would move away to fulfill his dream soon．

       D．Though he was poor, he didn’t care about money at all．

2．The saying “she wanted to pay Joe and said any amount would have been all right” in Paragraph 2 suggests that _____．

       A．the old lady was very grateful to Joe’s timely aid

       B．the old lady was much worried to be hurt by Joe

       C．the old lady wanted to show off her fortune to Joe  

       D．the old lady’s car was very difficult to repair for Joe

3．Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?

       A．The restaurant was not only light but also clean．

       B．The old lady did have a big meal in the small restaurant．

       C．The waitress was more than eight months pregnant．

       D．The old lady left the remaining money to the waitress．

4．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

       A．Acts of luck                                      B．A warm-hearted man

       C．The chain of love                       D．A generous lady

       As society advances and basic needs are most often being met, things that were not considered important in the past have taken priority（优先）．In the past, people could easily get a job and progress pretty well, as long as they were hard-working; education was important but not as crucial（关系重大） as it is today．

       Nowadays, just as clothes are important to first impressions, degree is important to a person’s first job interview or even a job with a good salary．Although experience is important to survive in any trade or profession, the first thing that companies look for is that piece of paper before looking at one’s experience．

       A passport into the world of any profession is what having a degree means today, especially for professions that have need of certification and pay well, such as architects, doctors, lawyers, and teachers．

       That piece of paper, the degree, is also a passport to jobs in top or middle management in any company, especially so for multi-national corporations（跨国公司）．Having a degree opens up opportunities that one would not have had if one did not have any kind of degree．A degree simply proves that one has gone through the necessary training and understanding of how to carry out a job．

       Although there are many that may say having a degree may not necessarily equal to success, it would most definitely help any person achieve success in shorter and easier steps．Success cannot simply be a result of hard work and/or depending on one’s experience or degree alone; it is the art and knowledge of how to work that determines one’s success．Therefore, it should not be for the sake to get a degree, but the quality of the degree and experiences that one can learn from that matter as well．

1．What would be the best title for this passage?

       A．People used to be hard-working

       B．How important is the degree?

       C．How can we enter the top management?

       D．Degree surely leads to success

2．Why does the author mention clothes in the second paragraph?

       A．To prove the importance of the first impression．

       B．To stress the importance of job interviews．

       C．To show the importance of clothes．

       D．To explain the importance of degree．

3．What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to?

       A．Having a degree                                   B．Success

       C．Necessary training                               D．Having an opportunity

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。

       There is an English saying that goes, “he who laughs last, laughs the hardest．” High School Musical star Zac Efron is laughing a lot these days．1, because he was always the smallest in his class and was laughed at because he had a big space between his teeth．In sixth grade, Efron’s basketball team made it to the league championships．In double overtime（两个加时赛）， with three seconds left, he rebounded the ball and passed it----to the wrong team! 2

3 Now at 21, Efron is one of People magazine’s 100 Most Beautiful People, graces （荣登） the cover of Entertainment Weekly, Hollywood’s most influential magazine, and is traveling the world promoting the third High School Musical film．Director Adam Shankman described Efron as “arguably the biggest teen star in America right now．” Simply google “Zac Efron”, and you get more than 14 million responses．Yes, it seems Efron has a lot to smile about these days．

       Efron was born and raised in California．4 According to Efron, “he would flip out （发疯） if he got a B and not an A in school, and that he was a class clown．” It was his father who encouraged him to act．5 He also took singing lessons．He graduated high school in 2006 and was accepted at the university of Southern California to study film．But he put it off----why study movies when you can star in them．Efron has risen all the way to the top of the movie business．And he can now laugh all the way to the bank．

       A．He owed it a lot to his father that he succeeded．

       B．But history, as they say, is a thing of the past．

       C．He took part in school performances and acted in a local theater．

       D．When he was young, Efron was an unqualified basketball player．

       E．He took school seriously．

       F．They scored and his team lost the game．

       G．As a young boy, Efron was picked on（欺负） by his classmates．

文中共有10处语言错误，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．每处错误及其修改仅限一词；

          2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear Mr. Black,

I’m very thank to you for inviting me to stay with you in the come summer vacation．I have been dreamed of seeing you again so that I can get more help from you in my English learning．And I’m afraid I cannot go to your place in this summer．I’ve promised my grandmother, she lives in the country, to spend this summer with her．She misses me too much that I find difficult to refuse her request．I’m busy with preparing for my examinations at present．I planned to visit you in winter if it’s convenient to you．

Best wishes,

                                                          Yours truly,

                                                                                   Li Ying

在英语课堂上，你喜欢你的老师授课时只用英语，还是英语、汉语兼用？某英语杂志社就此话题邀请中学生发表看法。请你围绕“How do you prefer your English classes to be taught? In English only, or in both English and Chinese?”这个问题，参考所给要点，选择一种授课形式，写一篇英语短文。

       注意：1．选择一种你喜欢的授课形式，说出你的理由，并适当谈谈其存在的问题。

2．词数100左右，短文开头已给出（不计入词数）；

          3．参考词汇：atmosphere氛围。

       I prefer my English classes to be taught in…

Chinese culture has become ______ interest for people all over the world since the Shanghai Expo and many foreigners are discovering ______ history of China．

A．the ; x         B．an ; the           C．an ; x         D．the; the

Bob and Tom have nothing in ______ at all．How can they be good friends?

A．total            B．common             C．similar           D．particular

The 16th Asian Games       in Guangzhou from November 12 to November 27，2010．

A．was held       B．was holding          C．will be held         D．will be holding