By the end of 2007, about half a million people had flooded into the city, ________ up around 10 percent of its total population.

A．make    B．made               C．making         D．to be made

Don't be too hard on him. After all, it was for the first time _________ he made such a mistake.

A．that           B．when              C．since        D．before

The other night, I had to go to a meeting, which lasted past my daughter's bedtime. I 1 home and was brushing my teeth when I 2 , and there on the bathroom mirror was a note in the 3 of a heart . It said, "Hi, Mom! I Love You. Laurel. " 4 , I cut a heart out of a piece of paper, and taped a(n) 5 next to hers , saying , "I Love You , too , Laurel .  Love, Mom," which she 6 the next morning.

Our family has 7 that by integrating writing into our 8 activities, we become more thoughtful of each other. Meanwhile, our daughter is learning to enjoy writing and be- coming a( n) 9 writer.

While teaching in a primary school, I 10  how influential parents can be as children learn to write. 11 when our daughter first began to scribble (乱涂) , I became 12 by her work . I offered praise for her 13, for I found that scribbling is far more complex and important than I had 14 . It was obvious that her scribbles, 15 being lovely art objects, showed a lot about her 16 of the world of writing.

Gradually, our family began writing a great deal. I sensed that writing helped Laurel learn 17 to read. As a matter of fact, by 18 my own child and her friends and by reading professional books, I became more and more 19 about how writing develops and how 20 can help children become eager writers.

1．A．left                      B．returned              C．missed               D．headed

2．A．turned up             B．turned down       C．looked up           D．looked on

3．A．size                      B．shade                 C．model                 D．shape

4．A．Immediately          B．Suddenly            C．Finally                D．Directly

5．A．picture                 B．article                 C．note                   D．page

6     A．felt                     B．wrote                 C．read                   D．heard

8．A．relative                 B．useful                 C．daily                   D．personal

9．A．important             B．ordinary              C．fortunate            D．skilled

10．A．learned               B．regarded             C．considered          D．discussed

11．A．Yet                    B．Though              C．But                    D．So

12．A．Disappointed       B．attracted             C．puzzled               D．worried

13．A．effects               B．efforts                C．suggestions         D．methods

14．A．cared                 B．insisted               C．realized               D．proved

15．A．apart from          B．far from             C．instead of           D．rather than

16．A．arguments          B．fear                    C．understanding     D．dislikes

17．A．when                 B．how                   C．what                  D．whether

18．A．noticing              B．discovering         C．checking            D．observing

19．A．particular            B．clear                   C．anxious              D．crazy

20．A．teachers                 B．friends            C．books                    D．parents

The other day at the supermarket, I saw a naughty child of about six crying loudly, falling to the floor and refusing to move. All the while the troubled mother was trying to persuade him to behave well but failed. A little smack（打）on his bottom would have done the job, I thought.

Teenagers also cause discipline（纪律）problems . As a teacher I had a 16-year-old student who had fallen in love with a waiter at a fast-food restaurant. In fact , she had left home to stay with him .So we decided to put her in the school hostel（学 生 宿 舍）. She refused. When she heard her mother begging her to stay in the hostel she turned round and said: “Why don’t you stay in the hostel if you like it so much?”

My palms were itching to slap her for being so rude but the poor mother continued to cajole her, hoping that gentle persuasion would work wonders. It did not. The last I heard, she had run away from home again.

The list goes on and on. Could it be that today's parents are softer and believe that they must not rod(棍棒惩罚) their children for fear of the bad result? Or do they actually believe that the children will get rid of the bad habits and behave well naturally as they grow older? I beg to disagree. I believe it is the parents’ duty to discipline the children even at a young age.

My children who are now adults will prove the fact that I used the rod when I thought it necessary. Later when they went abroad, they related to their British university friends on how they were disciplined. Their friends abroad were filled with horror and told my daughter  that I could be charged for child abuse（虐待）. However, my daughter showed great respect for me when she told them that she would not be where she was today if not for my strict discipline.

1．According to the passage, the author would probably__________.

       A．beat the children every day              B．punish the children when necessary

       C．leave the children as they are            D．treat the children in a softer way

2．The underlined word “cajole”(in Paragraph 3) probably means__________.

       A．persuade          B．scold          C．forgive          D．punish

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

       A．The naughty boy’s mother hit him on the bottom at last,

       B．The teenager’s mother lived together with her daughter in the school then.

       C．The author was charged for child abuse by her daughter’s friends abroad.

       D．The author’s daughter was very thankful for her parent’s strict discipline.

4．Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

       A．Respect Parents  B．Spoil Kids      C．Value Discipline     D．Protect Kids

I went online to check my pay was in my bank account（帐户）. To my amazement I discovered that not only had I been paid, a company I’d never worked for had also paid me! I know I ’d have been beside myself if my own salary was not in my account , so I tried to get the money back to the right person . Easier said than done.

The bank couldn’t help as it “wasn’t a bank problem.” The human-resource department at the company that paid me was unable to help as I didn’t have enough details. I rang the bank again. Thankfully I had a sympathetic call operator who gave me a name, so I again rang the company “Daniel” worked for.

I expected the bank would contact me to arrange to take the money from my account and repay Daniel. I heard nothing for a month and the money remained in my account when Daniel called, explaining he’d tried to get back his money but had been unsuccessful as neither the bank nor his company felt it was their error. He had rung to ask if I could speak to the bank, but after chatting for a few minutes we realized we could probably fix this problem ourselves.

We decided I would take the money from my account and he would pick it up from me . Due to my busy job I was unable to meet Daniel personally but he left me a lovely bottle of wine in exchange for what was rightfully his. I never had any intention of keeping Daniel’s pay but red tape（繁琐手续) made it difficult to do the right thing . It all came down to two people being able to do what a huge bank and a large company could not do — admit a mistake has occurred and fix it.

1．What was the attitude of the author towards the extra money in his bank account?

       A．He didn’t know what to do with it.       B．He felt lucky to get it.

       C．He thought of keeping it for himself.    D．He wanted to return it to the right person.

2．The underlined phrase “beside myself ” in Paragraph 1) probably means_________.

    A．very fortunate     B．very angry                                      D．really thankful    D．at ease

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

       A．Daniel had been repaid when he called the author.

       B．The author was to blame as he didn't have enough details.

       C．Neither the bank nor the company admitted their fault.

       D．Daniel had the same name as the author’s.

4．How was the problem solved in the end?

       A．The author and Daniel solved the problem themselves.

       B．It cost Daniel a lovely bottle of wine to get back his money.

       C．The author gave the money back to the company.

       D．The call operator offered to solve their problem.

5．From the passage we can infer that__________.

       A．the bank could solve the problem soon and easily with the red tape

       B．some large organizations usually have troublesome official rules

       C．Daniel didn't know the error before he contacted the author

       D．the company gave the wrong account to the bank

One blue sky above us,

One ocean lapping at our shore,

One earth so great and round,

Who could ask for anything more?

Pete Seeger

In fact, nobody has the right to ask for anything more. If we humans fail to keep a balance between our needs and the needs of the natural world, our great round Earth will no longer be fit to live on.

There are many reasons for keeping this balance.

For one ,if we continue  to over-fish the seas , certain species will disappear .The kinds of fish that we humans catch feed on smaller ones , and if all these killers disappear, the smaller fish will overwhelm (泛滥) the sea. Edible (可食的) fish — as well as many fishermen’s livelihoods — will disappear.

And if we continue to clear land, cutting down trees, the animals, which use trees as a food source and for shelter, will suffer from a disturbance. Many of them will eventually die out.

Since we love the beauty and grace of deer and moose running in our woods, protection against over-hunting is also a must. If hunters break our laws and kill animals when it is not time, then these species won’t be there any more — for beauty or hunting.

Finally, if man keeps polluting and littering, the waters —fresh and salt—nonbiode- gradable substances (非降解物质) will build up and make the water unfit to support underwater lives. Again, many people who make their living from the sea will no longer be able to.

We need this balance to keep the beauty of our world for ourselves and for our children and grandchildren. For if that beauty disappears, everything man can hope to achieve will be lost forever.

1．The poem at the beginning is quoted (引述)__________.

       A．to show the unlimited natural resources

       B．to show the readers the damage done to nature

       C．to draw the readers' attention to the protection of the earth

       D．to express the pride of what we've done for nature

2．Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

       A．Over-fishing.                                      B．Over-hunting.

      C．Water pollution.                                  D．Global warming.

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

       A．Hunters can kill the animals freely when it's time.

       B．The smaller fish will flood the sea because of ocean pollution.

       C．The deer will no longer be beautiful as a result of disappearance of trees.

                                   D．Both underwater lives and humans will be in danger unless the waters are kept clean.

4．The passage mainly tells us that__________.

       A．the necessity of fighting against littering

       B．the serious situation of water pollution

       C．the disappearance of the beauty of our world

       D．the importance of keeping the balance of nature

1．From the ad, we can infer that Sunnyfield is probably__________.

       A．a hospital serving people with disabilities

       B．a hotel offering job opportunities for the disabled

       C．an organization offering services to the disabled

       D．a factory for the disabled to train their skills

2．Which of the following shows the flexibility and variety of the job offered?

       A．You can work either full-time or part-time at different places.

       B．You need a driving licence when applying for a job.

       C．You should work far away from home.

       D．You should have years of work experience.

3．How many ways can one get further information about Sunnyfield?

       A．One.          B．Two.              C．Three.              D．Four.

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误，对标有题号的每一行做出判断：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 was little , my mom once took me to America               1．___________

to visit one of our relative . At that time I couldn't speak                  2．___________

a word of English , but I was deep impressed by the                      3．___________

teenagers here . Their skin was bright like sunshine,                       4．___________

their eyes were blue but they always looked happy.                       5．___________

How time flies! I'm teenager myself now. A friend of                     6．___________

mine in Los Angeles often tells me he attends to various                      7．___________

clubs , plans for his future and never had a formal                          8．___________

exam in his school so far . All the students enjoy them at                     9．___________

School .That's what I know about America teenagers.                 10．__________

请你根据以下内容提示，用英语以主题为New Look of My Hometown 写一篇短文，介绍家乡的情况并发表自己的看法。

注意：1．可适当增加细节，使短文连贯、通顺；

        2．短文的开头已为你写好，不计人总词数；

        3．词数120左右。

参考词汇：economy经济

                        New Look Of My Hometown

My hometown lies in the south with a river flowing through．

─Could you help me write the report？

─_______．I haven’t got the time at the moment．

A．No problem          B．No，sorry                  C．Yes，please         D．All right