假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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的词。

   注意:1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词；2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Nowadays in our country, some businessman care little about food safety and people’s health so

longer as they can make money. Some even sell polluting or poisonous food to consumers and this

often causes to serious health problems. In order to prevent such tragedy happen again, we students

should try to avoid buy food from the stalls around our school or have meals in the school dinning

hall. Only in this way can we protect themselves. Beside, the local government and the school are

supposed to take practical measures ensure the students’ health and safety.              

根据下列各句句意和空白之后的汉语提示词，在答题卡指定区域的横线上写出对应单词的正确、完整形式，每空只写一词。

66. All countries, big or small, should be　　　　　(平等的).

67. Smoking is 　　　　　（禁止）in many public places in our city.

68. Lei Feng set a good 　　　　　(榜样) to us all and we should learn from him.

69. Football superstar David Beckham joined officials in Athens on Thursday to oversee the handover of the Olympic 　　　　　(火炬).

70. It has been report that the government will also speed up the development of special programs for 　　　　　(患者)with serious diseases.

71. A healthy 　　　　　(生活方式) often leads to a healthy body. 

72. The teacher nodded with a 　　　　　(满意的) smile. 

73. Just take the __________ (电梯) to the second floor and then go down the stairs.

74. Drunken driving can be 　　　　　(惩罚) with a prison sentence.

75. Hurry up, or we’ll miss the graduation 　　　　　.(典礼)

根据短文内容，从下框A-F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余项。

How to become more intelligent

Are you embarrassed when you don’t know the answer to a teacher’s question? Everybody has those times when they just feel like they don’t know anything. Of course, you can’t know everything, but no matter how smart you are, you can start becoming more intelligent today.

61.       

How do some people get to know so much? Good memory skills are only part of the answer: you also have to be curious. If you’re satisfied going through life with little or no understanding of things you’re unfamiliar with, you won’t learn much. Make a conscious effort to be more curious by reminding yourself that developing your curiosity will broaden your horizons and help to make you more intelligent.

62.       

Curiosity without initiative (主动性) is like having a car that’s out of gas—it won’t take you anywhere. Fortunately, when it comes to knowledge you’re never far from success. If you read a word that you don’t know, look it up in the dictionary. If you wonder how airplanes fly, read a book about it. If you want to know more about politics, pick up a newspaper. With the appearance of Internet, there’s less excuse for not finding something out that you want to know.

63.       

If you know how to use references, from an Internet search engine to an encyclopedia (百科全书), you’ll be able to find the information you want more quickly and effectively. Effective research skills will nourish your curiosity because you’ll become more confident in your ability to get knowledge. If your research skills leave something to be desired, take a class or workshop on how to research, ask a librarian or teacher or simply practise researching.

64.       

There’s a lot more to intelligence than “book smarts”. We can learn to perform everyday tasks at work, home and school better and more intelligently. If you don’t know how to do something, you’d better not ask somebody else to do it for you or show you how. In most cases, you’ll be able to figure it out on your own, either by trial-and-error or by researching. While it usually takes longer to figure something out than it does to ask about it, you’ll learn more about the overall process, and you’ll remember it better. Most importantly, you’ll exercise your problem-solving skills instead of your “do as you’re told” skills.

65.       

Most of us are good at the things we do well in naturally or the activities we do every day. Challenge yourself to learn a new skill or to think in a different way, however, and you’ll actually become more intelligent. Choose something you’d like to learn to do, or a subject you don’t do well in and focus on it. At first, you may be uncomfortable and feel even less intelligent than you did before, but if you study or practise hard, you’ll become more confident, and you’ll make new connections in your mind.

You’ve heard of the fat suit and the pregnancy suit; now meet AGNES — the old person suit.

AGNES stands for “Age Gain Now Empathy System” and was designed by researchers at MIT’s AgeLab to let you know what it feels like — physically — to be 75 years old. “The business of old age demands new tools,” said Joseph Coughlin, director of the AgeLab. “While focus groups and observations and surveys can help you understand what the older consumer needs and wants, young marketers never get that ‘Ah ha!’ moment of having difficulty opening a jar, or getting in and out of a car. That’s what AGNES provides.”

Coughlin and his team carefully adjusted the suit to make the wearer just as uncomfortable as an old person who has spent a lifetime eating poorly and not doing much exercise. Special shoes provide a feeling of imbalance, while braces on the knees and elbows limit joint mobility (机动性). Gloves give the feeling of decreased strength and mobility in the hands and wrists, and earplugs make it difficult to hear high-pitched sounds and soft tones. A helmet with straps (带) attached to it presses the spine (脊柱), and more straps attached to the shoes decrease hamstring flexibility, and shorten the wearer’s step.

AGNES has been used most recently by a group of students working on a design of an updated walker. By wearing the suit they could see for themselves what design and materials would make the most sense for a physically limited older person. Coughlin said the suit has also been used by clothing companies, car companies and retail goods companies to help them understand the limitations of an older consumer.

 “AGNES is not the destiny (天命) of everybody,” Coughlin said. “She is a badly behaved lady who didn’t eat and exercise very well. A secondary benefit we’ve found with AGNES is that it has become a powerful tool to get younger people to invest in their long-term health.” 

56. AGNES is supposed to _____.

     A. make the users more comfortable             

     B. let us understand old people better

     C. help old people move more quickly           

     D. produce new tools for the old-age business

57. According to the text, young marketers never _____.

     A. ask what old people need and want    

     B. see the efforts old people make

     C. feel the same way as old people do           

     D. say “Ah ha!” when they meet with difficulty

58. The 3rd paragraph mainly tells about _____.

     A. how advanced AGNES is           B. how AGNES has been developed

     C. how old people act                    D. how AGNES works

59. The underlined phrase “an updated walker” most likely refers to _____.

     A. a new kind of suit that helps people relax 

     B. a physically limited old person 

     C. some equipment that helps old people get around

     D. a company which serves old people

60. Which might be a fact resulting from the “secondary benefit” of AGNES?

     A. Young people respect old people more.     

     B. Old-age businesses improve their service.

     C. Old people eat and exercise well.

     D. Young people eat and exercise well.

Lack of sleep can make you fat, while getting enough of it may prevent obesity (肥胖症). Many researches from Columbia University in New York found that you can lose more weight while you are sleeping, if you get enough sleep. A study of more than 6,000 people showed that adequate sleep at night protected them against obesity. On the other hand, lack of sleep promoted obesity. Obesity rates were 73 percent higher in people who slept only two to four hours per night compared to normal sleepers and 23 percent greater in people who got only six hours of sleep.

Inadequate sleep activates the appetite control center in the hypothalamus (in the lower part of the brain) and influences hormones that make you hungrier. Sleeping deprivation (剥夺)decreases physical and mental performance and puts the brakes on your training program. The National Sleep Foundation recommends establishing regular sleep patterns to help you get the rest you need. Avoid common causes of insomnia, such as drinking coffee before bedtime, worrying about money or relationships late at night, or watching disturbing TV shows in the evening.

Taking a short 20-minute nap (小睡) or exercising late in the afternoon will help you sleep at night. Establish healthy sleep patterns by going to bed at the same time each night and don’t turn on any light bulb in your bedroom while you are sleeping. Get exposed to light in the morning. The above tips will help you establish (建立) normal sleep-wakeful cycles. See a sleep specialist if you suffer from insomnia or sleep apnea (temporary absence of breathing during sleep). 

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

     A. The importance of proper sleep  

     B. Lose weight by getting enough sleep  

     C. How to have sound sleep                               

     D. Lack of sleep can do you great harm

54. If you have inadequate sleep, you will _____.

     A. feel bored with life

  B. have less appetite for food       

     C. fail to work as efficiently as usual          

     D. not feel like working                     

55. Which of the following can help us improve our sleep quality?

     A. Exposure to light in the morning.      

     B. Going to sleep very early every day.    

     C. Watching lots of interesting TV shows.

D. Taking a short nap just before sleep.                     

It is not so long ago that the extended family lived under the same roof. Children grew up knowing their cousins, aunts and uncles, grandparents, and other relatives. These children felt connected.

In these not-too-long-ago times people were connected to their food. Most people grew their own vegetables and fruit. Many families had a house cow for milk, cheese, butter and cream. Most families also had meat animals. When visitors came unexpectedly, dad would be sent out back to kill the chook (鸡) for dinner. Everyone was involved in cooking and mealtimes were a social event. When the meal ended most of the family were involved in cleaning up and washing up. How different is the situation today?

The fast life is all around us — fast food, fast cars, fast conversations, fast families, fast holidays. Our fast paced life has weakened these connections. We have been fooled into thinking we need to, or even must, be fast and have what the “fast life” gives us. Stress is leading to many new health problems.

The solution is the Slow Movement. It aims to deal with the problem of “time poverty” through making connections. It supports a growing cultural shift towards slowing down. It has spread to more than sixty countries and become a worldwide movement.

The Slow Movement tells us that we need to slow down and connect with our life. We need connection to people — ourselves, our family, our community, our friends — to food, to place (where we live), and to life.

By being part of the Slow Movement, many people have known how they lost connection to most aspects of their life and to the natural world and rhythms (节奏) around them. And more importantly, they have reconnected — they have lived a new connected lifestyle.

49. If we are connected to our food, we _____.

     A. eat each meal slowly             B. buy our food by ourselves

     C. prepare and cook our food by ourselves

     D. enjoy our mealtimes with other family members

50. According to the text, which group of the following words can be used to describe today’s life?

     A. Fast, busy, stressful.              B. Rich, disconnected, comfortable.

     C. Healthy, busy, disconnected.      D. Convenient, relaxing, fast.

51. According to the author, many people have _____.

     A. got used to fast life                 B. benefited from fast life

     C. diseases caused by fast food       D. unwise opinions about fast life

52. What’s the purpose of the text?

     A. To compare modern life with traditional life.     

     B. To support a world-wide movement.

     C. To explain the disadvantages of disconnected life.

     D. To explain the meaning of making a connection.

Vague language is not totally accurate or clear. Although some people think this is “bad” English, all native English speakers use vague language when they are unable to give accurate information, or they think it is either unnecessary or socially inappropriate to do so. A good example of vague language is rounding up numbers when telling the time. Twenty-six minutes past two becomes:

It’s about half past two.

It’s almost half past two.

It’s nearly half past two.

Often, speakers use vague language not because they do not have accurate information, but because they feel it is more polite to make a less definite (明确的) statement. It is wrong to say “I’m not sure that’s completely correct.”

As short definite statements sometimes sound too assertive (独断的) to native English speakers, they often add extra vague language to a sentence. This extra language has no extra meaning; it is just a social softener.

The use of vague language differs from language to language and is an important cultural consideration when doing business in a foreign language. Native English speakers, for example, can find Germans direct because Germans use little vague language. On the other hand, for Germans, native English speakers can sound indecisive, inaccurate and lacking in authority. In both cases they are reacting to characteristics of the language, not their business partner.

Sometimes a speaker might start a list of some kind and then cannot remember the rest of the list or does not think the other items are important enough to mention. In these cases, list completers are ideal:

“I typed some letters, reports and other things like that.”

“You have to ask a doctor or a lawyer or someone like that.”

46. Native English speakers often use vague language _____.

     A. to be more polite             B. to get more benefits

     C. to mislead competitors       D. to save themselves some trouble

47. Which of the following are you expected to say when communicating with a German?

     A. It costs twenty pounds or so.    

     B. It’s four minutes to ten.  

     C. We say around three or four o’clock. 

     D. I’ve been to Prague a couple of times. 

48. According to the text, which of the following can serve as a list completer?

     A. Or so.        B. Or else.     C. And then.   D. And the like.    

We were a motley (混杂的) crowd of people who took the bus every day that summer 33 years ago. During the early morning 　26 , we sat sleepily with our collars up to our ears.

One of the 　27 was a small grey man who took the bus to the center for senior citizens every morning. He walked with a stoop (驼背) and a sad look on his face when he, with some 　28 , boarded the bus and sat down 　29 behind the driver. No one ever paid much attention to him.　　　　　

Then one morning he said good morning to the driver and 　30 down through the bus before he sat down. The driver nodded guardedly (谨慎地). The rest of us were 　31 and continued the ride with our collars up to our ears.　　　

The next day, the old man boarded the bus 　32 , smiled and said in a loud voice, “A very good morning to you all!” Some of us looked up, 　33 , and murmured (咕哝) “Good morning” in reply.

The following weeks we were more 　34 . He was dressed in a nice old suit and a wide tie and his thin hair had been 　35 combed. He said good morning to us every day and we 　36 began to nod and talk to him.　

One morning he had a bunch of wild flowers in his hand. The driver 　37 smilingly and asked, “Have a(n) 　38 , Charlie?” He nodded shyly and said yes. We whistled and clapped him. Charlie bowed and 　39 the flowers before he sat down. Every morning after that Charlie always brought a flower. The men started to 　40 with him, talk to each other, and 　41 the newspaper.　　　

The summer went by, and the autumn was closing in 　42 one morning Charlie wasn’t 　43 at his usual stop. He wasn’t there the next day and the day after that. The bus, once filled with 　44 and flowers, 　45 to silence.

Many years have passed by, but I will never forget the old man, who left such an impression on me that summer.

26. A. act　　　　　 B. ride　　　　　　　 C. class　　　　　　 D. show

27. A. performers　　 B. workers　　　　 C. passengers D. drivers

28. A. hesitation　　　 B. trick　　　　　　 C. problem　　 D. difficulty

29. A. almost 　　　　 B. alone　　　　　　 C. especially　 　　 D. curiously

30. A. smiled　　　　　 B. sighed　　　　　 C. shouted　　　 D. screamed

31. A. delighted　　　 B. silent　　　　　　 C. anxious　　　 D. ashamed

32. A. helplessly　　　 B. cautiously　　　 C. peacefully　 D. energetically

33. A. scared　　　　　 B. satisfied　　　　 C. amazed　　　 D. annoyed

34. A. encouraged　　 B. moved　　　　　 C. excited D. surprised

35. A. casually　　　　 B. carefully　　　　 C. strongly　　 D. basically

36. A. suddenly B. gradually 　　 C. never 　　　　　 D. ever

37. A. turned in B. turned up 　 C. turned around 　　　 D. turned away　

38. A. girlfriend 　　 B. success　　　　 C. job　　　 D. advantage

39. A. sent　　　　　　　 B. threw　　　　　　 C. waved D. gave

40. A. play　　　　　 B. joke 　　　　　　 C. fight 　　　　　 D. exchange　

41. A. report　　　　　 B. print　　　　　　 C. sell　　 D. share

42. A. for 　　　　 B. since 　　　　 C. when 　　　　 D. so

43. A. waiting　　　　　 B. working 　　　 C. expecting　 D. wondering

44. A comments　　　 B. sights　　　　　　 C. laughter　　　 D. people

45. A. set back　　　　 B. held back　　　 C. looked back D. came back

 A pair of Li Ning trainers costs about 200 yuan, while a similar pair of Nike costs five times _____.

     A. that much     B. so much          C. very much       D. as much

—Must I return the book before Friday?

—You _____. You can keep it till next week.

　　 A. can’t　 　　 B. shouldn’t　　 C. mustn’t　 　　 D. don’t have to