People in the past made clay-pottery because they needed it for their lives. They used the pots they made for cooking, storing food, and carrying things from place to place. Pottery was so important to the early culture that scientists now study it to leam more about ancient civilizations. The more advanced the pottery in terms of pictures, materials and making, the more advanced the culture itself.

　　 The artisan who makes pottery in North America today use his or her skill and imagination to create items that are beautiful as well as useful, turning something ordinary into something special.The potter uses one of the Earth's most basic materials, clay. Clay can be found almost anywhere. Good pottery clay must be free from all small stones and other hard materials that would make the potting steps

difficult. Most North American artisan potters now buy ready-made clay in stores, but some find the clay they need right in the earth, close to where they work.

　　 The most important tools potters use are their own hands; however, they also use wooden modeling tools, plain wire, and sponges. Plain wire is used to cut away the finished pot from its vase on the potter's wheel.

　　 After a finished pot is dried of all its wet part in the open air, it is placed in a kiln and fired. The first firing hardens the pottery, arid it is then ready to be glazed and fired again.

　　 For areas where they do not want any glaze, such as the bottom of the pot, artisans paint on melted wax that will later bum off in the kiln. They then pour on the liquid glaze and let it run over the clay surface, making any kind ofdesigns that they want.

41. What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. Different kinds of clay　　　　　 B. The training of an artisan

C. The making of pottery D. The lives of people in the past

42. The word "it" in paragraph 1 refers to　　　　　　 .

A.clay　　　 B.pottery　　　 C.lives　　　　 D.culture

43. According to the passage, how do most North American potters today get the clay they need?

A. They buy it.　　　　　　　　　　 B. They make it.

C. They dig it from the earth.　　　 D. They exchange for it.

44. According to the author, what do potters use to remove the pot from the wheel?

　　　 A. Melted wax　　 B. A plain wire　　　 C. potters own fingers　 D. fire

45, Which material is NOT used in the process of making a good pottery?

　　 A.clay　　　 B.water　　　 C.kiln　　　　 D.paint

      Tom goes everywhere with Catherine Green, a 54-year-old secretary. He moves around her office at work and goes shopping with her. "Most people don't seem to mind Tom," says Catherine, who thinks he is wonderful. "He's my fourth child," she says. She may think of him and treat him that way as her son. He moves around buying his food, paying his health bills and his taxes, but in fact Tom is a dog.

      Catherine and Tom live in Sweden, a country where everyone is expected to lead an orderly life according to rules laid down by the govemment, which also provides a high level of care for its people. This level of care costs money.

      People in Sweden pay taxes on everything, so aren't surprised to find that owning a dog means yet more taxes. Some people are paying as much as 500 Swedish kronor in taxes a year for the right to keep their dog, money that is spent by the government on dog hospitals and sometimes medical treatment for a dog that falls ill. However, most such treatment is expensive, so owners often decide to offer health and even life premium for their dog.

      In Sweden dog owners must pay for any damage their dog does. A Swedish Kennel Club official explains what this means: if your dog runs out on the road and gets hit by a passing car you, as the owner, have to pay for any damage done to the car, even ifyour dog has been killed in the accident.

36. Catherine pays taxes for Tom because             .

        A. Tom follows her everywhere            B. Tom is her child

        C. Tom is her dog                        D. Tom often falls ill

37. The money paid as dog taxes is used to                            

        A. keep a high level of care for the people   B. pay for damage done by dogs

        C. provide medicai care for dogs             D. buy insurance for dog owners

38. The underlined world "premium" possibly means                 .

        A. payment for risks                    B. medical check

        C. entertainment expense                D. protection fee

39. If a dog causes a car accident and gets killed, who should pay for the damage done to the car?

        A. The owner ofthe car.                B. The owner of the dog.

        C. The insurance company.              D. The government.

 40. From the text it can be inferred that in Sweden            .

       A. dogs are welcome in public places  B. keeping dogs means asking for trouble

       C. many car accidents are caused by dogs    D. people care much about dogs.

I don't know how it is that when I go to a post office I always seem to find myself in a line behind someone who has some long and complicated business to do. Having only come in to buy a couple of stamps, I am obliged to wait patiently while an old lady takes ten minutes to complete a form that a child could do in one. People in other lines move quickly forward to take their turns and are served by cheerful clerks. Sometimes, feeling that I cannot bear waiting in my motionless line any longer, I decide to join another one. It may be longer, but at least it is moving. This always turns out to be the worst thing I could have done. Not only have I now lost my place in the first line but the one I am in now slows to a stop. An angry argument suddenly develops between the clerk and the customer at the counter, or information is asked for which results in the clerk having to ask a senior official or, if it's a particularly difficult problem, disappear into a back room. Why it takes him so long, I don't know. Perhaps he has a quick snack, but, no, that can't be right because when at last my turn comes, he pushes forward a printed sign, saying "Position Closed" and without a smile says, "Sorry, going to lunch"

31. When the writer goes to the post office

　　 A. he always has a lot of business to do　 B. he always has to fill in a form

　　 C. he only buys stamps　　　　　　　　　　 D. he has to try to be patient

32. Why does the writer sometimes decide to join a line at another counter?

　　 A. There aren't so many people waiting there.　　 B. The clerk is more cheerful.

C. The people are moving.　　　　 D. The clerk is not so busy.

33. What usually happens after the writer has joined another line?

A. It gradually stops　　　　　　　　　 B. It stops suddenly

C.　 It keeps stopping　　　　　　　　　 D. It doesn't stop

34. Why does the writer think the clerk goes into a back room?

A. To have his lunch　　 　　　　　　　　B. To get some information

C. To have a rest　　　　　　　　　　　 D. To talk to someone

35. What happened when it is the writer's turn to be served?

A. The clerk tells him to go away　　　 B. The clerk goes off duty

C. The clerk gives him a sign　　　　　　　 D. The clerk offers him a position

      When I was small and my grandmother died, I couldn't understand why I had no tears. But that night when my dad tried to cheer me up, my laughs turned into crying.

      So it came as no surprise to learn that researchers believe crying and laughing are controlled by the same part of the brain. Just as laughing has many health advantages, scientists are discovering that so does crying.

      Whatever helps us to reduce pressure is important to our emotional health, and crying seems to work well. One study found that 85 percent of women and 73 percent of men report feeling better after crying.

      Besides, tears attract help from other people. Researchers agree that when we cry, people around us become kinder and friendlier and they are more ready to provide support and comfort. Tears also enable us to understand our emotions better; sometimes we don't even know we're very sad until we cry. We learn about our emotions through crying, and then we can deal with them.

      Just as crying can be healthy, not crying---holding back tears of anger, pain or suffering---can be bad for physical health. Studies have shown that too much control of emotions can 1ead to high blood pressure, heart problems and some other illness. If you have a health problem, doctors will certainly not ask you to cry. But when you feel like crying, don't fight it. It's a natural, healthy and emotional response.

26. Why didn't the author cry when her grandmother died?

        A.   Because her father did not want her to feel too sad.

        B.   Because she did not love her grandmother.

        C.  Because she was too shy to cry at that time.

        D.  The author doesn't give the explanation.

 27. It can be inferred from the text that                       .

       A.   there are two ways to keep healthy

       B.   emotional health has a close relationship to physical health

       C.   crying and laughing play the same roles

       D.   crying does more good to health than laughing

28. According to the author, which ofthe following statements is true?

        A.    Crying is the best way to get help from others.

        B.    Fighting back tears may cause some health problems.

        C.   We will never know our deep feelings unless we cry.

        D.    We must cry if we want to reduce pressure

29. What might be the most suitable title for the text?

        A.   Why We Cry                 B. How to Keep Healthy

        C.   Power ofTears              D. New Scientific Discovery

30. What is the author's attitude to "crying"?

       A. Positive.   B.Negative.    C.Touched.    D.Upset.

Long long ago, in a small and faraway village, there was a place known as the House of 1,000 Mirrors.A 1ittle happy dog learned ofthis place　　 16　 decided to visit it.

　　 When he arrived, he bounced happily up the stairs to the doorway ofthe house. He looked through the doorway 17 his tail wagging as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found 18　 staring at 1,000 other happy 1ittle dogs 19　 (wag) their tails just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and 20　 (answer) with 1,000 great smiles. As he left the House, he thought to himself, "It is such a wonderful place　　 21　 I will come back to visit it often."

　　 In the same village, 22 little dog, who was not as happy as the first one, also decided to visit the House. In a bad mood, he slowly climbed up the stairs and looked through the doorway 23　 a smile.When he saw the 1,000　 24　 (friend) dogs staring back at him, he shouted 25 (angry) at them and was horrified to see 1,000 1ittle dogs shouting back at him in the same way. As he 1eft, he thought to himself,

" This is a horrible place, and I won't come back here any more.

　　 All the faces in the world are like mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see in the faces of the people you meet?

　 There is a popular saying, "All of us have a Guardian Angel, guiding us".

　　 Some of the greatest success stories of 1　 have followed a word of　 2　 or an act ofconfidence by a loved one or a　 3 　friend. Had it not been for a confident wife, Sophia, we might not have listed Nathaniel Hawthome among the great 4　 of literature. One cold evening when Nathaniel, a 5　 man, went home to tell his wife, Sophia, tbat he was a failure and had been fired from his job in the customs. she 6　 him with a cry of joy.

　 "Now," she said 　 7　 , "you can write your book!"

　 "Yes?" replied the man, with 8 confidence, "and what shall we 9　 while I am writing it?" To his 　　 10　 , she opened a drawer and pulled out a sum ofmoney.

　 "Where on earth did you get that?" he asked.

　 "I have always known you were a man of 11 ," she told him. "1　 12　 that someday you would write a great novel. So every week, out ofthe　　 13　 you gave me for housekeeping, I saved a little bit. So here is enough to　　 14 us for one whole year."

　 From her trust and　　 15　 came one ofthe greatest novels ofAmerican literature, The Scarlet Letter.

l. A.Chinese　　　 B.English　　　　　　 C.maths　　　 　　D.history

2. A.enjoyment　　 B. encouragement　　 C. kindness　　　 D. delight

3. A.trusting　　 B. merciful　　　　　 C. cautious　　　 D. intelligent

4. A.books　　　　 B.novels　　　　　　 C.names　　　　　 D.nicknames

5. A. successful　 B. courageous　　　　 C. sorrowful　　 D. heartbroken

6. A. bugged　　　 B. surprised　　　 C. comforted　　 D. loved

7. A. sadly　　　　 B. willingly　　　 C. proudly　　　 D. intentionally

8. A.little　　　　 B.much　　　　　　 C.no　　　　　　 D.less

9. A. stick to　　 B. try out　　　　 C. take up　　　 D. live on

10.A. amazement　　 B. satisfaction　　 C. expectation　 D. disappointment

11.A. business　　 B. writing　　　　 C. talent　　　　 D. marketing

12.A. knew　　　　 B. see　　　　　　 C. understand　　 D. dream

13.A.time　　　　　 B.room　　　　　　 C.job　　　　　　 D.money

14.A.lead　　　　　 B. hold　　　　　　 C.last　　　　　 D.leave

15.A.confidence　　 B. experience　　 C. competence　　 D. guidance

假设你班最近举行了一次班会，讨论怎样使英语学习变成一件快乐的事。请你根据下表所提示的信息，为某英语网站写一篇短文，谈谈你们的讨论情况并提出你的建议。

注意：1. 含所有要点，可适当发挥，勿简单翻译。

      2. 词数120左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数。

Recently we had a discussion on how to make learning English relaxing and fun.

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Best wishes,

                                                         Li Hua

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，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：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。

此行缺一个词：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。

此行错一个词：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。

The winter holiday is coming, which made me excited.                         76. ______

I have been looking forward at relaxing myself. I'd like                   77. ______

to go skating, climb mountains and see several movie.                   78. ______

I think I can play the basketball with my classmates.                           79. ______

What wonderful a time I'll have during the winter holiday!                       80. ______

However, my parents think different. They don't want                   81. ______

me go out. They are afraid I'll be knocked down by a truck,             82. ______

fall off a tree, or fight with others. Besides, they are afraid               83. ______

I will lose my way. I hate being treated like a bird keeping in              84. ______

a cage. To get more freedom, so I will try to persuade them.            85. ______ 

单词拼写，每空一词（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

66. I’ d like a piece of       (巧克力).                                             66._________

67. We can ___________（交流）in both Chinese and English                           67._________

68. Our party has now a correct ________ (政治)line.                                        68._________

69. I’m __________（决定） to go and nothing will stop me                           69._________

70. The truth of       (马克思主义)comes from practice.                             70._________

71. They got lost in the desert and ______(挨饿)to death.                               71._________

72. When________ (比较) with other architecture, the 2008 Olympic stadiums look brilliant.

                                                                 72. ________

73.The robber was tried and       (判决)to death.

73.________

74. His job is to do ________(科学) research.                                         74._________

75..My aunt used to keep ________(鹅)in the county.                                  75._________

根据对话内容，从对话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。

— Hello. Gerry speaking.

— Hello, Gerry. It’s me John here.   61  .

— Well, I’m terribly sorry, but I’m not feeling very well.

— Is that all?  62 

— No, I’m sorry. I was sick all night. I think it must be the fish I ate last night

— Well, I think you should have at least phoned Kate and told her you weren’t coming to the meeting.

—   63   I’m sorry about that. Anyway, I think I’ll be able to get in to work tomorrow.

—   64 

— I won’t.. Thanks for calling.

—   65  .

A. Why didn’t you phone?           

B. OK. Take care and don’t eat any more fish.

C. Why weren’t you here at the meeting?

D. That’s all right.

E. We thought you might have had an accident or forgotten the day or something.

F. I’ll be glad to see you again.

G. Yes, I suppose I should have done so.