His mother found it increasingly difficult to make clothes for him, __ her eyesight was beginning to fail．

       A．though          B．for              C．but             D．so

We must ________ the simple fact that drugs are dangerous．

       A．get out             B．get through          C．get off      D．get across

__ at the airport for half an hour, the absent-minded professor suddenly realized he had left the ticket in the hotel．

       A．Waiting        B．To wait        C．Having waited      D．To have waited

They went right to Berlin by __ air instead of taking a ride across ___ continent．

       A．the, the            B．/, the            C．the, /            D．/, /

假设你叫李华，你的一位朋友（英语名字叫John）刚从国外归来，邀请你参加本周日在他家举办的朋友聚会，但你不能参加，请你根据以下要点给他写一封电子邮件：

1．表达想参加的意愿；

2．忙于准备高考；

3．由于感冒，身体不适；

4．表示歉意并另约时间；

注意：

1．可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。

2．词数100左右。

提示：高考：the College Entrance Exam

Dear John,

Yours truly,

Li Hua

 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

英语课上，文题要求，相互修改作文。假设以下短文为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。短文中共有10处错误，各句中最多有两处。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（^），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

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．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Li Yue had been awarded the title of “Star Student of the Week” for which she did for the class. On a hot afternoon of last Saturday, Li Yue, want to downtown and walked from one store to another, looking for the costumes we would wear in the singing contest. While the rest of us was enjoying our leisure time in cool and comfortable rooms, she  spent the whole afternoon searching and selecting. Finally she found the right clothes. Deeply moved by his efforts, we tried our best and won the first prize in the contest.

Li Yue is always warm – hearted and cared a lot about the class. Besides, she devoted her spare time to help others. She set a good example for us. However, she deserves the honor and we should learn her.

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。

No matter what type of business you run, it has to deal with things that go wrong from your customer’s point of view. Complaints can be a great source of information for organizations to make corrections as well as further improvements. 　71

1．You should listen actively to what the customer has to say by maintaining comfortable eye contact.

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2． 73 It’s impound for you to know that your apology must appear sincere to the customer, and not an empty excuse. And also you should show the customer you’ve accepted the responsibility and provide him with choices or why wise, the customer you’ll do something about his complaint.

3．Talk with the client and discover the best means to resolve his problem. 　74 In this case it’s important to let your customer know an estimation (估计) of how long it will take to take action on his complaint.

4．A simple “thank you” is one way to let the customer know you appreciate the time and effort they’ve taken to inform you about a problem with your company’s service or product that you need to know about.

5．Create a procedure for recording different types of customer complaints. 　75

　　　 A．Listen to your customer’s complaints and you can improve your service.

　　　 B．There will be times when you’ll be unable to resolve the issue immediately.

　　　 C．When receiving a complaint, you should apologize for the failure the customer has identified.

　　　 D．They are a valuable source of information to determine various root causes that need to be addressed within your company.

　　　 E．So it’s important to learn to deal with customer complaints efficiently.

　　　 F．Don’t feel ashamed of the failure in your service or products.

　　　 G．You should also show your customer that you do understand him by giving full attention.

Ever wonder how much a cloud weighs? What about a hurricane? A meteorologist has done some estimates and the results might surprise you.

Let's start with a very simple white puffy cloud — a cumulus cloud（积云）. How much does the water in a cumulus cloud weigh? Peggy LeMone, senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, did the numbers. "The water in the little cloud weighs about 550 tons," she calculates. "Or if you want to convert it to something that might be a little more meaningful … think of elephants."

The thought of a hundred elephants-worth of water suspended in the sky begs another question — what keeps it up there?

"First of all, the water isn't in elephant sized particles（微粒）, it's in tiny tiny tiny particles," explains LeMone. And those particles float on the warmer air that's rising below. But still, the concept of so much water floating in the sky was surprising even to a meteorologist like LeMone. "I had no idea how much a cloud would weigh, actually, when I started the calculations," she says.

So how many elephant units of water are inside a big storm cloud—10 times bigger all the way around than the "puffy" cumulus cloud? Again, LeMone did the numbers: About 200,000 elephants.

Now, ratchet up the calculations for a hurricane about the size of Missouri and the figures get really massive. "What we're doing is weighing the water in one cubic meter theoretically pulled from a cloud and then multiplying by the number of meters in a whole hurricane," she explains.

The result? Forty million elephants. That means the water in one hurricane weighs more than all the elephants on the planet. Perhaps even more than all the elephants that have ever lived on the planet.

67．The weight of 　　 is NOT mentioned in the passage.

　　　 A．a cumulus cloud B．a tornado C．a hurricane D．a storm cloud

68．How did Peggy LeMone feel about the result of her calculations?

　　　 A．She found it not convincing.

　　　 B．She thought it needed further calculations.

　　　 C．She was quite surprised at it.

　　　 D．She considered the calculations inaccurate.

69．What can be inferred from the passage?

　　　 A．A storm cloud weighs about 200,000 elephants.

　　　 B．The water in a hurricane weighs more than that in any other kind of cloud.

　　　 C．There are less than forty million elephants living on the earth.

　　　 D．The water in the cloud is in very tiny partials.

70．What is the best title for the passage?

　　　 A．How Much a Cloud Weighs　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．How Much a Hurricane Weighs

　　　 C．Surprising Results　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Elephants in the Sky

Bar codes are one way that the U.S. Postal Service streamlines mail of the wrong hands. A letter that comes without a bar code or cancelled stamp might not have been processed by the U.S. Postal Service and it might indicate that something's fishy.（可疑的）Can you decode a bar code the way the U.S. Postal Service can?

Here’s How

1．Here's how to read the bar code on your letter.

·Most U.S. letter bar codes have bars of two lengths: long and short.

·Every bar code should start and end with long bars; ignore those.

·Look at the rest of the bars in groups of five, starting with the second bar. Each group of five represents one digit.（数字）

2. Here's how to figure out what those digits are.

·The five bars stand for one of these numbers: 7, 4, 2, 1, 0.

·Some genius figured out that this range would allow you to come up with the digits 0 to 9. You do it by adding the numbers of the long bars together.

Say you have this bar code:

Here, the 4 and 2 places have long bars. Added together, they total 6, so this bar code stands for 6.

Say you have this bar code:

The 1 and 0 places have long bars. Added together, they total 1, so this bar code stands for 1.

Say you have this bar code:

The 7 and 4 pieces have long bars. Added together, they total 11, but there is no 11 in this system, so this bar code stands for 0.

3. Now let's look at the bar code on a letter.

Ignore the first and last bars of the whole bar code. Then look at the next 20 bars to find the zip code (0680). The next two sets of five bars give your mail carrier’s number (10153). The rest of the bars in the bar code indicate the house or maibox number. The house number is 32.

63．Why does US Postal Service just use five numbers for the five bars?

      A．They are easy to read.                          B．They are ohosen only by accident.

       C．They can stand for the long bars.          D．They are enough to make ten digits.

64．Which of the following bar codes otands for “7” according to the text?

65．According to the text, we know that          .

       A．the bar code often beings with a short bar                             

       B．the last short her is often ignored

       C．the mail route should follow the zip code

       D．the bar code can show your house color

66．The purpose of the text is to let us know how to           .

       A．create a bar code                                 B．recognize a bar code

       C．send a letter                                        D．make the maibox safe

Cars are necessary in our daily life. In modern society we even can’t go without cars. Therefore, car servicing becomes something that every car owner has to experience at least some time of the year. The best method to service your car is to go to your car service station and have the servicing done methodically (有条理地) according to your car maker. Consider this: Your car is up and running smoothly but the mileage (里程) figures indicate that you need to have it serviced. Certainly, this is the right thing to do but have you wondered what actually goes in to make you pay that servicing bill every 6 months?

       Servicing your car is a simple DIY (Do It Yourself) job that you can learn quickly and easily save some good money.

       If you have never serviced your car before personally, here're: Servicing basics

       Car servicing essentially means inspecting the ear thoroughly for any damaged components, and replacing some parts regularly that wear out over time. If you review carefully it is certainly possible to do all this by yourself, as below:

       You will need a complete set of tools as provided by your car maker when you purchased the vehicle. This will usually consist of all the spanners (扳手) that you might need.

       Completely servicing your car will need a few hours but you will end up saving a lot of money. Besides, it's fun too and a lot of learning.

60．What is the best way to service your car?

       A．To service your car by yourself.

       B．To turn to other ear owners for help.

       C．To send your car back to the car maker.

       D．To have your car serviced at the service station.

61．Why does the author suggest servicing your car by yourself?.

       A．It is money-saving and easy to learn.     B．It is a simple way to save energy.

       C．It is convenient and challenging.           D．It is done more efficiently.

62．What is included in the set of tools provided by the ear maker for self-servicing?

       A．Spare parts.                                        B．Cleaning brushes.

       C．Measuring meters.                              D．All kinds of spanners.