My first performance in front of an audience was coming up soon.

I tried as hard as I could to remain clam，but my heart was racing. I stared down at my sweat-covered shaking hands.

       I looked up again at the audience，realizing that these were real people. They were not just my mum and dad，who would say，“Good job!”even if I messed up the entire piece.

What if I had the wrong music? What if I played the wrong notes?

       As it turned, I was never able to answer these questions because the spotlight was waiting for me. I grasped my hands tightly together，drying off the sweat.

       Slowly I walked to the piano in the center of the room. It contained 88 demanding keys，which were waiting impatiently to be played. Slowly, I opened the music. Next，I rested my still shaking hands on the ivory keys.

       As my fingers played across the keys，I was becoming more unsure of my preparation for this moment. But the memory of my year of training came flooding back. I knew that I had practiced this piece times that I could play it backwards if requested.

       Although at one point I accidentally played two keys instead of the intended one，I continued to move my fingers automatically.

       My eyes burned holes into the page in front of me.

       There was no way that 1 was going to lose my concentration. To keep this promise to myself，I leaned forward and focused carefully on the music.

       When I came to the end of the page，a warning went off inside my head：DON’T MAKE A MISTAKE WHEN YOU TURN THE PAGE!

       Needless to say，I obeyed myself with all my mind. And，proud of my“page-turning”feat, I finished the rest of the piece without making a single mistake.

After the final note died away，a celebration went into action inside my head. I had finished. I had mastered the impossible.

1．The author was nervous before the performance because         .

       A．her mother and father weren’t present

       B．the strong spotlight was shining onto the stage

       C．she hadn’t mastered the entire piece

       D．she had never performed in public before

2．The underlined phrase “mess up” in Paragraph 3 probably means     .

       A．put into disorder   B．forget about         C．stop halfway        D．do well in

3．The author           .

       A．didn’t make any mistake in the performance

       B．felt better at t he beginning of the performance

       C．paid all attention to nothing but her performance

       D．lost her concentration sometimes during the performance

4．What did the author feel about her performance?

       A．She thought it was comfortable and successful.

       B．She thought it was very difficult but successful.

       C．She thought she had never made a mistake during the performance.

       D．She thought she played through the piece carefully but light-heartedly.

She is a cute, quiet girl. As a daughter, she has no secrets towards her mother, who is very much pleased with her. But recently she has become somewhat mysterious, not so open-minded as before. She has a diary that she keeps under lock and key. Mother cannot help worrying about her: what if she falls in love, which is too early for a girl of her age. After all she is reaching the 'dangerous stage'. These thoughts have caused trouble in the mother's mind.

　　 One weekend the girl came to tell that she was going to the cinema with her schoolmate and would return late. As this was the first time her mother consented, but couldn't resist worrying because she had never been away at night before. The mother waited till nine and her uneasiness got the upper hand over her. She decided going out to meet her daughter. Just at the moment the noise of a car pulling up drew her to the window and-there was her daughter, waving goodbye to a boy. Her heart missed a beat. When the girl came in, the mother was watching TV, pretending nothing had happened. "Mum, I'm back." "Yeah." "Sorry to be late. Still sitting up?" "Yes. Oh. that...Who's that boy?" The daughter was stunned(发愣) for a moment. "Ah. It's my monitor. He gave me a lift on his way home. Mum, I'm going to bed." "Alright. Go to sleep early."

　　 Next morning when the mother went to the daughter's room to do some tidying, she found her diary left at her pillow. After a few minutes' hesitation she eventually opened it to the entry of the night before，It reads: Mum, it's lover that made you ask, but it would be tacit understanding if you hadn't.

　　 Holding the diary, the mother fell into thought

1．Which is the correct order according to the story？

       a．She took a lift back in her monitor’s car.

       b．She went to see a film with her classmate.

       c．She wrote in her diary to her mother.

       d．Her mother pretended to watch TV.

       e．Her mother worried about her daughter’s returning late.

       A．b,e,a,d,c              B．e,b,a,d,c              C．b,a,e,d,c              D．b,e,a,c,d

2．From the diary, we can see the daughter           .

       A．thanked her mother for asking her

       B．thought her mother cared about her very much

       C．thought it was her mother’s duty to ask

       D．thought her mother’s understanding is better than simple love

3．The main purpose of t his article is to show that parents should          .

       A．care about what their children really think and feel

       B．not give much freedom to t heir children

       C．talk with their children about their early love

       D．keep silent about t heir children’s privacy

4．Which can be the best title for this story?

       A．Mother’s True Love                             B．Early Love Between Students

       C．To Ask or Not To Ask                 D．Dangerous Age

Traveling can be a way to gain life experiences, especially during Spring Break — a week long school vacation in the United States. But what if you’re a student and don’t have enough money for a trip? Don’t worry. Here are some useful suggestions.

●Save: This probably is the most important preparation for traveling. Cut expenses to fatten your wallet so you’ll have more choices about where to go and how to get there.

●Plan ahead: Don’t wait until the last minute to plan your trip. Tickets may cost more when bought on short notice. Giving yourself several months to get ready can mean security(安全) and savings.

●Do your homework: No matter where you go, research the places you will visit. Decide what to see. Travel books will provide information on the cheapest hotels and restaurants.

●Plan sensibly: Write down what you expect to spend for food and hotels. Stick to your plan or you may not have enough money to cover everything.

●Travel in groups: Find someone who is interested in visiting the same places. By traveling with others you can share costs and experiences.

●Work as you go: Need more money to support your trip? Look for work in the places you visit.

●Go off the beaten path: Tourist cities may be expensive. You may want to rethink your trip and go to a lesser-known area. Smaller towns can have many interesting activities and sights.

●Pack necessary things: The most important things to take are not always clothes: Remember medicine in case you get sick and snacks in case you cannot find a cheap restaurant.

●Use the Internet: The Net can help to save money. Some useful websites include www. Travelocity. com, www. bargains-lowest fare. com and www. Economic travel. com.

By planning sensibly, even students can enjoy the travel. Your travel experiences will be remembered for a lifetime.

1．This passage is about _______.

       A．how to plan your travel                        B．how to travel with enough money

       C．how to make your travel interesting       D．how to get life experiences

2．Before your trip, the first thing you should do is _______.

       A．to make a plan of the route                   B．to get information in the Internet

       C．to save money by spending less            D．to buy tickets in advance

3．The writer advises you _______.

       A．to share costs with any other people     B．not to go to well-known places

       C．not to visit dangerous places                D．to buy anything you want to buy

4．During your trip, _______.

       A．you need more shoes than clothes

       B．you shouldn’t look for work all the way

       C．you can gain valuable life experiences

       D．you should forget to do your homework

Among various programmes, TV talk shows have covered every inch of space on daytime television. And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one is different in style. But no two shows are more opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest, than the Jerry Springer and Oprah Winfrey show.

Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of "rubbish talk". The topics on his show are as surprising as can be. For example, the show takes the ever-common talk show titles of love, sex, cheating, and hate, to a different level. Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is about the dark side of society, yet people are willing to eat up the troubles of other people's lives.

Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes the TV talk show to its top. But Oprah goes in the opposite direction. The show is mainly about the improvement of society and different quality of life. Contents are from teaching your children lessons, managing your work week, to getting to know your neighbors.

Compared to Oprah, the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being poured into society. Jerry ends every show with a "final word". He makes a small speech about the entire idea of the show. Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable.

Clean as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone. The show's main audience are middle-class Americans. Most of the people have the time, money and ability to deal with life's tough problems. Jerry Springer, on the other hand, has more of a connection with the young adults of society. These are 18-to 21year-olds whose main troubles in life include love, relationship, sex, money and drug. They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned through the show's exploitation.

1．Compared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows are____.

       A．more interesting B．unusually poplar C．more detailed      D．more formal

2．Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear unpleasant, people who watch the shows ______.

       A．remain interested in them                     B．are ready to face up to them

       C．remain cold to them                            D．are willing to get away from them

3．Which of the following is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show?

       A．A new type of robot.                            B．National hatred.

       C．Family income planning.                       D．Street accident.

4．We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows ____.

       A．have become the only ones of its kind   B．exploit the weaknesses in human nature

       C．appear at different times of the day       D．attract different people

China’s economic growth “hard to predict”

       The worsening global economic situation makes it difficult for China to predict its growth for next year, a senior official said on Friday.

"How fast China's economy will grow next year is uncertain," Liu He, deputy director of the Office of the Central Leading Group on Finance and Economy Work, told China Daily.

"To a large extent, the rate will be decided by the external(外部的) situation," Liu said during a discussion with Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and other economists in Beijing.

This year, GDP is estimated to grow at 9.4 or 9.5 percent, down from 10.6 percent last year, he said. However, the impact of the current financial turbulence (动荡)"on our economy is much less than on the rest of the world", he said.

Nicholas Stern, a former UK government advisor, also told China Daily it will take at least one or two years for the world to recover from the recession(经济衰退), which is now spreading from the US and the UK to the rest of the world.

"We don't know how long the recession will last, but it is unlikely to be short," he said.

Liu said China can use the downturn as an opportunity to restructure its economy, which has relied heavily on government investment, foreign trade and low-cost technology over the past years.

"When the economy is experiencing fast growth, companies are unwilling to upgrade their technologies," Liu said.

"The slowdown gives such firms the opportunity to enhance（提高） their competitive edge through better technologies."                       

From China Daily 2008-10-25

1．How many people are mentioned in this passage?                          

       A．only 2                B．no more than 3     C．not more than 4   D．at least 5

2．It can be inferred from Liu’s words that the impact of the current financial turbulence on China’s economy is           in the world.

       A．more                   B．less                     C．the most              D．the least

3．The underlined word “extent” probably means           .

       A．sense                  B．degree                 C．size                     D．depth

4．According to the passage, the reason why Liu said this recession is an opportunity for China to restructure its economy is that          .

       A．China’s economy will not depend on government investment in t he future

       B．foreign trade will grow in the future

       C．the recession will force China’s companies to upgrade their technologies

       D．low-cost technologies will not exist in China

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。

Ralph: Pardon me, are you waiting in line for class registration?

Ann: Yes , I am. 　　1　 （    ）

Ralph: I can't believe it! This line is huge, 　　2　 （    ）

Ann: About twenty minutes. It seems that the line goes pretty fast, but it's a long line.

Ralph: 　　3　 （    ）

Ann: I think the problem might be that the deadline is tomorrow.

Ralph: 　　4　 （    ）

Ann: I do too. I tried to use the telephone system to register, but it wasn't working right. 

5   （    ）

Ralph: Yeah, I've used that system before too, but I have to pay in person.

A．I hope they don't close before we get to the front of the line.

B．How long have you been waiting?

C．When did you come here?

D．That's probably another reason why the line is so long today.

E．Do you have any idea why there are so many people?

F．I'm afraid we can't have the chance for class registration today.

G．I think everybody in this line is as well. 　

1．All of us hope for good housing       （条件）and education              

2．At last, Einstein’s theory      （证明）to be correct and was accepted. 

3．They’re busy      （准备）to go on holiday.                                       

4．Can you give me a      （描述）of t he thief?                                     

5．      （有经验的）travelers prefer to plan ahead.                                

6．We have a lot in common      （除……之外）music.                         

7．The man was      （控告）of stealing a computer from his unit.          

8．In today’s world there are still many people living in      （贫穷）.       

9．December is the         （十二）month of the year.                           

10．         （逐渐）,the children began to understand.                          

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（每一行只有一个错误），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号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

该行错一个词；在错的词下画一横线，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。

       Every day John goes to work by trains. He always                      1．        

buys a piece newspaper to read on t he train, so he feels                      2．        

that the time pass more quickly. One day on the train he                       3．        

was reading a report about close football match.                                 4．        

The report was such interesting that he forgot to get off                     5．        

at his station.  He didn’t know it until he saw the sea.                         6．        

He got off at the next station, and wait a long time for                         7．        

a train to go back.  He arrived very lately at the office.                       8．        

His boss was angry to him when he told him why he                           9．        

was late. “Work is more importance than foot ball!”                            10．        

假设你的英文名字是Jordan，是东方高级中学的学生，你和15名同学筹划寒假期间到英格兰旅行，为期七天。请给旅行社的经理Mr. Smith发一封电子邮件，联系有关事宜。要点如下：

       1．需要一名说标准英语并非常熟悉英格兰的导游。

       2．想要参观剑桥大学，伦敦市等著名景点。

       3．告知旅行日程及就餐、旅馆、费用等情况。

       4．你的联系方式：电子邮箱地址：Jordan@yahoo. com.cn或电话：0431—56425455。

       注意：

       1．词数：100左右

       2．开头和结尾已为你写出，不计入总词数

       3．参考词汇：剑桥大学：Cambridge University

住宿：accommodation; 日程安排：intinerary

发件人：Jordan@yahoo.com.cn

收件人：<Manager Notting King St@statravel.co.uk>

日期：Fri, 25 Dec 2008 11:30

主题：A Trip to England

Hi, Smith,

       I’d like you to organize a journey to England for us.                                 

       Looking forward to your early reply.

Yours Truly,

Jordan

--- Well, I’m afraid it’ll be burning hot if you go to Australia at this time of the year．

--- ___ I go there in spring?

A． How do you like               B．Do you know

C． What if                      D．How about