He talked as if he ________to Beijing, but I knew he hadn’t．

A．went         B．were         C．had been        D．would have been

It was the night before the composition was due．As I looked at the list of topics , “ The Art of Eating Spaghetti （意大利面条）” caught my eye．The word “spaghetti” brought back the __1__of an evening at Uncle Alien’s in Belleville __2__ all of us were seated around the table and Aunt Pat__3__ spaghetti for supper．Spaghetti was an exotic（外来的） treat in ___4___ days ．Never had I eaten spaghetti ,and __5__ of the grown-ups had enough experience to be __6__ it．What laughing __7___ we had about the __48__ respectable method for moving spaghetti from plate to mouth．__9___ , I wanted to write about that ,but I wanted to __10__ it down simply for my own __11__ not for Mr. Fleagle ,my composition teacher．__12__, I would write something else．

      When I finished it the night was half gone and there was no __13__left to write a proper composition for Mr. Fleagle．There was no choice next morning but to __14__ my work ．Two days passed before Mr. Fleagle returned the __15__ papers ．He said , “ Now, class , I want to read you a composition ,” “ The Art of Eating Spaghetti ”．

       My words! He was reading my words out __16__ to the whole class．__17__ laughed, then the whole class was laughing with open-hearted enjoyment．I did my best not to show __18__ , but what I was feeling was pure happiness, __19__ my words had the power to make people _20__．

1．A．memory               B．thought               C．knowledge           D．experience 

2．A．when                 B．where                 C．since                   D．after      

3．A．cooked                 B．served                 C．got                     D．made      

4．A．their                     B．past                    C．last                     D．those      

5．A．none                    B．one                    C．any                     D．neither     

6．A．careful about        B．good at               C．fond of               D．interested in 

7．A．speeches               B．lessons               C．sayings               D．arguments   

8．A．nearly                   B．naturally             C．officially             D．socially    

9．A．Especially             B．Probable             C．Suddenly            D．fortunately 

10．A．settle                  B．put                     C．bite                     D．let   

11．A．work                  B．story                  C．luck                   D．joy  

12．A．However            B．Therefore            C．As for him           D．Except for that

13．A．time                   B．excuse                C．way                   D．idea 

14．A．give up               B．continue             C．hand in               D．delay

15．A．written               B．graded                C．collected             D．signed

16．A．loud                   B．fast                    C．slowly                D．calmly

17．A．People                B．Nobody              C．Somebody          D．I 

18．A．shock                 B．wonder               C．worry                D．pleasure

19．A．if                       B．for                     C．while                  D．although

20．A．excited               B．satisfied              C．think                  D．laugh

A man accused of failing to return more than 700 children’s books to five different libraries in the county was released from prison after a book publisher agreed to post his bond（保释金）of $1,000．The publisher said．“There’s a story here．This is a man who loves books．He just can’t let go of them．He hasn’t stolen a single book．So what’s the crime ? We think that Mr. Banish has a story to tell．We plan to publish his story．”  

    When asked why he didn’t return the books．Mr. Banish said，”Well，how could I ? They became family to me．I was afraid to return them，because I knew that kids or dogs would get hold of these books and chew them up，throw them around，tear the pages，spill soda on them，get jelly and jelly on them，and drown them in the toilet．

    He continued，“Books are people，too! They talk to you，they take care of you，and they enrich you with wisdom，humor and love．A book is a guest in my home．How could I kick it out? I repaired torn pages．I dusted them with a soft clean cloth．I turned their pages so they could breathe and get some flesh air．”

    “Every week I reorganized them on their shelves so they could meet new friends，My books were happy books．You could tell just by looking at them．Now they’re all back in the libraries，on the lower shelves，on the floors，at the mercy of all those runny-nosed kids I can hear them calling me．I need to rescue them．Excuse me．I have to go now．”

1．Why was the man put into prison?

     A．Because the book publisher persuaded the police to do so．

     B．Because he stole 700 children’s books from the five different libraries．

     C．Because he refused to return the books that he had borrowed．

     D．Because he wanted to publish his story．

2．How did the man treat books?

     A．He treated them as real people．

     B．He treated them as his own children．

     C．He treated them as his furniture．

     D．He treated them as his job ．

3．From the passage we can learn that the man is        ．

     A．a thief                                              B．a writer

       C．crazy about books                               D．unfortunate

4．What might happen after the man was set free?

   A．He might stop borrowing books．

   B．He might start a library of his own．

   C．He might go on borrowing books from libraries．   

       D．He might return all his books

There are millions of used cell phones in the world today, the most of them just lay in our houses without any purpose．Everyday dozens of new cell phone models appeared．Today, you can find what was regarded as a fantasy yesterday in a store and you will buy it tomorrow．But what to do with the old phones, which work well enough and not so old?

  Just get some money! Simply Sellular is buying almost all models of cell phones: LG, Motorola, HP, Siemens, Samsung, Sanyo, Nokia and many others cell phones．Also they accept phones produced in every country, and in every condition．Simply Sellular can offer a good price for your old cell phone in cash．Their mission is giving you a simple way to get money for an old phone, as simple and profitable（赚钱）, as it’s possible．Also they offer a trade-in scheme（折价方案） to get another model instead of your phone, providing a good service after the sale．     

    Also Simply Sellular works with the so-called 911 cell phone program．So you can donate（捐赠）your cell phone to them to help some people who need it．They know what to do with your old phone! You can be interested in their recycling programs, where every used cell phone could be easily recycled for a few times．Some phones, which are good for refurbish（翻新）, Simply Sellular donates to people who need it, for example women or military personnel．If the refurbish is impossible they just recycle cell phones．

    Just think a minute: it’s a good deal to get some money for your old cell phone, good deal to help somebody with your phone and really important to recycle all techniques after use．Working with Simply Sellular you get every possibility absolutely free．And they will pay to you! That’s a really god deal!

1．When you want a new cell phone, you are advised to ________．

     A．keep the old one in house to add your collections

     B．throw the old one into the dustbin to protect your health

     C．return the old one to the producer to get some money

     D．sell the old one to Simply Selluar on a reasonable price

2．Selling a used cell phone to Simply Sellular, you will get ________．

     A．a good price for the phone in cash

     B．another new model without any pay

     C．a cost-free service provided by it

     D．a profitable plan after the sale

3．The cell phone donated by you is probably ________．

     A．still in use by others                          B．refurbished and sold again

     C．collected and on show                       D．sent to a poorer country

4．This passage is written aiming to ________．

      A．warn people of the risks by using cell phones

     B．introduce to us what to do with old cell phones

     C．advise people not to change cell phones frequently  

       D．encourage us to keep up with new technologies

The first newspapers were written by hand and put up on walls in public place．The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 BC．In the 700’s the world’s first printed newspaper was published．Europe didn’t have a regularly published newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany．

The first regularly published newspaper in the English language was printed in Amsterdam in 1620．In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published once a week．The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Courant （每日新闻）．It came out in March 1702．

In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston．But not long after it was first published, the government stopped the paper．In 1704, John Campbell started The Boston Newsletter （波士顿新闻通讯）, the first newspaper published in the American colonies．By 1760, the colonies had more than thirty daily newspapers．There are now about 1,800 daily papers in the United States．

Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation （发行量） in the world．But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Dhimbun （朝日新闻）．It sells more than 11 million copies every day．

1．The first daily newspaper came out in _____．

A．59 BC                B．700’s                C．1609               D．1620

2．The first regular published newspaper in Europe was printed in _____．

A．England           B．Germany         C．France           D．Sweden

3．The first printed newspaper in America came out in _____．

A．Washington       B．New York         C．Boston            D．New Orleans

4．Today there are about _____ daily newspaper printed in the United States．

A．1621             B．1704            C．1760              D．1800

Lisa was running late．Lisa, 25, had a lot to do at work, plus visitors on the way: her parents were coming in for Thanksgiving from her hometown．But as she hurried down the subway stairs, she started to feel uncomfortably warm．By the time she got to the platform, Lisa felt weak and tired ----maybe it hadn’t been a good idea to give blood the night before, she thought．She rested herself against a post close to the tracks．

   Several yards away, Frank, 43, and his girlfriend, Jennifer, found a spot close to where the front of the train would stop．They were deep in discussion about a house they were thinking of buying．

     But when he heard the scream, followed by someone yelling, “Oh, my God, she fell in!” Frank didn’t hesitate．He jumped down to the tracks and ran some 40 feet toward the body lying on the rails．“No! Not you!” his girlfriend screamed after him．

   She was right to be alarmed．By the time Frank reached Lisa, he could feel the tracks shaking and see the light coming．The train was about 20 seconds from the station．

   It was hard to lift her．She was just out．But he managed to raise her the four feet to the platform so that bystanders could hold her by the arms and drag her away from the edge．That was where Lisa briefly regained consciousness（知觉）, felt herself being pulled along the ground, and saw someone else holding her purse．

   Lisa thought she’d been robbed．A woman held her hand and a man gave his shirt to help stop the blood pouring from her head．And she tried to talk but she couldn’t, and that was when she realized how much pain she was in．

   Police and fire officials soon arrived, and Frank told the story to an officer．Jennifer said her boyfriend was calm on their 40-minute train ride downtown----just as he had been seconds after the rescue, which made her think about her reaction at the time．“I saw the train coming and I was thinking he was going to die,” she explained．

1．What was the most probable cause for Lisa’s weakness?

     A．She had run a long way．

     B．She felt hot in the subway．

     C．She had done a lot of work．

     D．She had given blood the night before．

2．Why did Jennifer try to stop her boyfriend?

     A．Because they would miss their train．

     B．Because he didn’t see the train coming．

     C．Because she was sure Lisa was hard to lift．

     D．Because she was afraid the train would kill him．

3．When did Lisa become conscious again?

     A．When the train was leaving．

     B．After she was back on the platform．

     C．After the police and fire officials came．

     D．When a man was cleaning the blood from her head．

4．The passage is intended to _________．

     A．warn us of the danger in the subway

     B．show us how to save people in the subway

     C．tell us about a subway rescue

     D．report a traffic accident

China loves exhibitions．Exhibitions provide people with a chance to see what is available, and perhaps more importantly, what may be available．In order to make your visit more efficient, the rules listed below may be of some help to you．

   Avoid attending the opening ceremony

   Unless your company is sponsoring（主办）the exhibition, find out when the opening ceremony is and show up about 30 minutes after that．The opening ceremony is like a starting gun as soon as it’s over, the gathered crowds will rush to the doors to get inside the exhibition halls．

   Don’t be distracted （分散注意） by pretty models

   Hot cars and pretty girls may go well together, but don’t be distracted by them．Remember what you really want to see at an exhibition．

   Go early．

   Unlike the western competitors, Chinese exhibitors don’t give away a lot of freebies during exhibitions．So, if you want the freebies, go to the show on the first day, right after the opening ceremony．

   Don’t go during lunch hour

   Lunch is like a daily national holiday in China, Lunch hour, unfortunately, leaves exhibition booths （摊位） manned by guys who are more interested in stuffing（塞满） food into their mouths than explaining the product or promoting （促进）the company．

   Avoid any booth with a big screen TV, a video game, or a loudspeaker

   These are cheap ways of attracting consumers to visit a booth, and it doesn’t always guarantee that the vendor（买主）has a good product to show．Its purpose is to attract people with an electronic dog-and-pony show．

   Hand your name cards out to everyone

   Take plenty of business cards in both Chinese and English with you when going to an exhibition．Hand them out to every exhibitor whose booth you visit．This method helps advertise the name or your company, so don’t leave home without them!

   Follow the guards

   Guards are available to assist anyone in need of help and to keep order．So follow them and look for the best products to see at an exhibition．

   Set a time limit

   Prepare for what you want to see, how much time you want to spend and where you want to spend your time．

   Remember these rules and you will have a fruitful experience at an exhibition．

1．Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?

A．Lunch hour is a good time for you to visit a booth．

B．You’d better set a time limit

C．You can ask for help from the guards

D．Exhibitors usually hand out freebies on the first day of an exhibition．

2．What is the clever way to advertise your company according to the text?

     A．To hold an exhibition．

     B．To hand your name cards out to every exhibitor you visit．

     C．To attend the opening ceremony．

     D．To visit all the booths at an exhibition．

3．What does the underlined word “freebies” mean?

     A．A kind of toy

     B．A kind of food

     C．Something that is given to somebody without payment

     D．Something that is given to somebody with payment

4．What would be the best title for the text?

      A．Why Do You Attend an Exhibition

      B．Rules for Attending an Exhibition in China

      C．Rules for Holding an Exhibition in China

      D．An Exhibition Means an Advertisement

根据下列句子及所给汉语意思，在句子右边的横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空只填一个词。

1．Some poems try to ______（传达）certain emotions．                 1________

2．His casual clothes were not ________（适当的，正当的）           2________

for such a formal occasion． 

3．He took a _______ （冒险）when he crossed the old bridge．     3________    

4．I behaved badly and I am ________（惭愧的，羞愧的）          4________

of myself now． 

5．The manager has ________ （批准） of our plan．                  5________

6．Chinese economic and trade___________（展览会）have          6________

promoted the exchange of the advanced techniques with other countries．

7．I’m not _______ （信服） of his honesty．                        7________

8．The injured person lay on the ground, ________（流血）heavily．8________

9．The company’s head office is here, but it has _______（部门）    9________

all over the country． 

10．It is _______ （违法） for people under 17 to drive a car in Britain．10________

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，在该行右边横线上划一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误）， 则按下列情况改正：

该行多一个词： 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。

该行缺一个词，在缺词处加一个漏字符（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

该行错一个词：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。

When I first learned to write in English , I ran into                                                 1．________

much difficulties．The main problem was that I always thought          2．________

in Chinese and tried to translate anything into English．                       3．________

My teacher advised me to keep my diary．I followed her                     4．________

advice and should put down 100 words or so each day．                    5．________

Soon I began to enjoy talk to myself as I was                                     6．________

learning to express me in simple English．One day I wrote                  7．________

a story and showed to my teacher．He liked it very much                    8．________

and reads it to the class．All said that the story was                           9．________

a good one．Their word were a great encouragement to me ．           10．_______

目前，抽烟的人越来越多，对此不同的人有不同的看法。根据下列材料，写一篇短文。字数100左右。