All the dishes in this menu, ______ otherwise stated, will serve two or three people.

A. as　　　　　　 B. if　　　　　 C. though　　　　　　 D. unless

The how-to book can be of help to ______ wants to do the job.

A. who　　　　 B. whomever　　　　　 C. no matter who　　　　　　 D. whoever

______ is the power of TV that it can make a person suddenly famous.

A. Such                                B. This                       C. That                              D. So

In many places in China, ______ bicycle is still ______ popular means of transportation.

A. a; the　　　　　　　B. /; a　　　　　　　 C. the; a　　　　　　　　　　 D. the; the

       请根据下图写一篇100~120词的短文。你的短文应包括以下要点：

       1. 简要描写图画内容。

       2. 说明图画的含义。

3. 谈谈你的看法。

注意：短文的开头已给出（不计字数）

In the picture, we can see that __________________________________________________

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短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

       下面短文中又10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

       增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。

       删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

       修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

       注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一次；

             2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

This morning I went to the railway station buy a ticket for my mother. At the station, I was told that an old lady had all her money stole and was unable to buy a ticket to go home. I felt sorry to her, and I took out my money and give it to her. I was happy that I had helped person in trouble, and I had no more money to buy a ticket for Mother.

On my way home, I wondered what was I should say to Mother. When I got home, I told her what happened. To my great joy, Mother didn’t get anger at all. Instead, she praised me for that I had done.

　　　 A.　 Join a Class, Sports Team, or Club

　　　 B.　 Eat alone in Public

　　　 C. Talk to your Neighbors

　　　 D.　 Keep an Open Mind

　　　 E.　 Take Pictures

　　　 F.　 Meet People through your Job

　　　 What could seem like an exciting, fresh new start can also be a huge pain: moving to a new city. Whether you decided to pick up and go because of a job offer, or simply wanted to get away from your old town, moving to a brand new city allows for a chance to start a new----brand new image and all.

　　　 But the big move can also be terrible; especially if you don’t know anyone in the place you now call home.

　　　 So in order to create your new image, you’ll need a whole new crew. Here’s how to meet some of those new people.

61. _____________

One of the great things about taking pictures at an event or party is that it gives you an excuse to get in touch with the person later. Everybody loves seeing pictures of himself, and it’s very easy after taking a picture to say “Are you on Facebook?” or “If you’d like I can email it to you.”

This can be the seed that leads to new connections. The next time you hear about a fun event email your new contacts to let them know about it.

62. _____________

　　　 If you don’t know anyone in a new city, it can be tempting to order take-out and retreat back to your lonely apartment or hotel room. Instead, try eating by yourself in public as often as possible.

You might feel self-conscious eating by yourself but it has an important benefit: you are much easier to approach when you are alone. People may be afraid of interrupting you or being rude if you are in a conversation with someone else.

Bring a book or newspaper to read (this will make you feel less self conscious). Plus, having an interesting book with you will give others an excuse to start a conversation if they’ve read it.

63. _____________

　　　 Yoga, salsa dancing, volleyball, jogging, Toastmasters (a Public Speaking club), a class for work, martial arts, etc. Take up a new hobby or continue an old one!

These are all great places to meet new people, primarily because you will be forced to see the same people over and over again in the class. You will automatically make friends with them if you have a common interest and are forced to see each other again.

64. _____________

　　　 You’re most likely to meet people at your office, so make sure to chat with the guy who sits at the cubicle next to yours, and try to make casual conversation with everyone from your manager to the guy who fixes the photocopy machine. This is your chance to spread yourself thick and make that extra effort, since you’re still considered “the new guy” and will be getting a certain degree of attention. Use it to your advantage.

　　　 Try to eat at the cafeteria rather than at your desk, and take people up on their offer to join them for lunch or go to the local happy tour; even if some of these people aren’t exactly “your type”, they might have friends that you’d love to hang with.

65. _____________

　　　 You may have never even known your previous neighbors, but home is a great place to start meeting people. There could be a whole pool of cool people in your apartment building or on your street, especially if you’re in the right area. So when you see some one from your apartment building getting their mail or a guy washing his car in his driveway, break the ice by asking a question that shows you’re new in town, like where the local video of liquor store is, and where the hot clubs are. Never overlook those that live next door, as they can always come in handy when you need them.

It’s just a small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree. No name, no identification, no inscription. It has peeked through the branches of our tree for the past 10 years or so.

It all began because my husband Mike hated Christmas — oh, not the true meaning of Christmas, but the commercial aspects of it — overspending... the frantic running around at the last minute to get a tie for Uncle Harry and the dusting powder for Grandma — the gifts given in desperation because you couldn’t think of anything else.

Knowing he felt this way, I decided one year to bypass the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so forth. I reached for something special just for Mike. The inspiration came in an unusual way.

Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, was wrestling at the junior level at the school he attended; and shortly before Christmas, there was a non-league match against a team sponsored by an inner-city church. These youngsters, dressed in sneakers so ragged that shoestrings seemed to be the only thing holding them together, presented a sharp contrast to our boys in their spiffy blue and gold uniforms and sparkling new wrestling shoes.

As the match began, I was alarmed to see that the other team was wrestling without headgear, a kind of light helmet designed to protect a wrestler’s ears. It was a luxury the ragtag team obviously could not afford. Well, we ended up walloping them. We took every weight class. And as each of their boys got up from the mat, he swaggered around in his tatters with false bravado, a kind of street pride that couldn’t acknowledge defeat.

Mike, seated beside me, shook his head sadly, “I wish just one of them could have won,” he said. “They have a lot of potential, but losing like this could take the heart right out of them.”

Mike loved kids — all kids — and he knew them, having coached little league football, baseball and lacrosse. That’s when the idea for his present came. That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and bought an assortment of wrestling headgear and shoes and sent the anonymously to the inner-city church.

On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Mike what I had done and that this was his gift from me. His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year and in succeeding years.

For each Christmas, I followed the tradition — one year sending a group of mentally handicapped youngsters to a hockey game, another year a check to a pair of elderly brothers whose home had burned to the ground the week before Christmas, and on and on.

The envelope became the highlight of our Christmas. It was always the last thing opened on Christmas morning and our children, ignoring their new toys, would stand with wide-eyed anticipation as their dad lifted the envelope from the tree to reveal its contents.

As the children grew, the toys gave way to more practical presents, but the envelope never lost its allure. The story doesn’t end there. You see, we lost Mike last year due to dreaded cancer. When Christmas rolled around, I was still so wrapped in grief that I barely got the tree up. But Christmas Eve found me placing an envelope on the tree, and in the morning, it was joined by three more.

Each of our children, unbeknownst to the others, had placed an envelope on the tree for their dad. The tradition has grown and someday will expand even further with our grandchildren standing around the tree with wide-eyed anticipation watching as their fathers take down the envelope. Mike’s spirit, like the Christmas spirit, will always be with us.

55.　 Why did Mike get so bored with Christmas at first?

A.　 People would pour into stores to blindly purchase gifts over Christmas.

B.　 He wasn’t satisfied with the Christmas presents he had ever received.

C.　 People couldn’t come up with any fantastic ideas for Christmas gifts.

D.　 The true meaning of Christmas remained unchanged in people’s minds.

56．The writer mentions what the two teams wore in Paragraph 4 in order to _______.

A.　 show her pride in her children’s present living conditions

B.　 explain the reason why her son’s team won the match

C.　 reflect the financial difficulty of the inner-city church

D.　 express the shock those lower-class teenagers brought her

57. What did Mike mean by saying “losing like this could take the heart right out of them”

(Paragraph 6)?

A．They didn’t care whether they could win the match or not.

B．They didn’t acknowledge the defeat because of the unfairness.

C．Being defeated in this way could make them lose confidence.

D．Being defeated in this way could inspire them to train harder.

58．Mike’s bright smile at the note suggests.
A．what his wife had done as against the Christmas spirit.
B．he thought the very Christmas gift had real significance
C．what was written on the note was easy to understand
D．he was amused by the Christmas tradition of his family.
59．What happened at the first Christmas after Mike’s death?
A．The writer asked her children to follow their family tradition.
B．All the children stood around the Christmas tree with expectation.
C．The writer removed the Christmas tree to avoid thinking of Mike.
D．The children each put an envelope on the Christmas tree for their dad.
60．In the writer’s eyes, the white envelope is a symbol of　　　　 .
A．Mike’s spirit　　　　　 B．children’s love　　　　 C．unusual ideas　　　　　 D．special gifts

A new book written by a Chinese American on her super-strict parenting ---- “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” has raised fierce debates in the US.

Amy Chua is a Yale Law School professor and the mother of two teenage girls. She is the daughter of Chinese immigrants. In the Chinese culture, the tiger represents strength and power. In her book, Ms. Chua writes about how she demanded excellence from her daughters. Chua writes that her daughters, Sophia and Louisa, were never allowed to go on a date, be in a school play, watch TV or play computer games. They couldn't choose their own after-class activities or get any grade less than an A. They had to play piano or violin and no other musical instruments.

She writes that if a Chinese child gets a B - which she says "would never happen" - there would be "a screaming, hair-tearing explosion." She describes making her 7-year-old daughter play a piano piece perfectly - yelling and not letting her leave the bench even to use the bathroom ---- until it was.

Many people have criticized Amy Chua. Some say her parenting methods were abusive. She even admits that her husband, who is not Chinese, objected to her parenting style. But she says that was the way her parents raised her and her three sisters.

Stacy Debroff, who has written four books on parenting, says Amy Chua’s parenting style is not limited to Chinese families. She says it represents a traditional way of parenting among immigrants seeking a better future for their children. But she also sees a risk. When children have no time to be social or to follow their own interests, they might not develop other skills that they need to succeed in life. Stacy Debroff advises parents not to just repeat the way they were raised.

Alison Lo, an assistant professor of marketing at the University of Washington’s Bothell campus, said, “I don’t think Amy is advocating a best practice of parenting style, or that success and achievements are critical yardsticks of a good life. But I can imagine how strong her daughters’ college applications are going to be. For many parents whose dreams are seeing their kids graduating from a competitive university, Amy is sharing with the readers that it is achievable by persistent, dedicated parental guidance,” Lo said, “In that sense, a young adult’s giftedness can be born, or made.”

50. We can learn that Amy Chua is _________.

A. an assistant professor                           B. an easy-going woman

C. a cruel teacher                                    D. a demanding mother

51. What are Sophia and Louisa allowed to do?

A. Getting an A minus                               B. Playing the guitar

C. Dating with boys                                  D. Playing the piano

52. What do you know about Amy Chua’s husband?

A. He came from China                             B. He is against her parenting style

C. He approved of her parenting style

D. He thinks her parenting methods are abusive

53. Stacy Debroff advises parents to ________.

A. follow Amy Chua’s parenting style

B. develop their own style of parenting

C. be strict with children

D. seek a better future for their children

54. Alison Lo concludes that ___________.

A. a teenager can be raised to be a talent

B. a gifted child was born with talent

C. persistent, dedicated parental guidance is the best parenting style

D. parents should respect children’s personalities

Below are Top 10 Scholarly Stars in America in 2011.

It’s not always about fame and fortune for these celebs – education is a priority in their lives. Find out what scholarly stars have earned degrees and diplomas or are returning to the classroom as you head back to school.

No. 10: James Franco

James has attended FOUR prestigious universities in his life: UCLA, New York University, Columbia University and Yale University. We hear he is so serious about school. He missed the Oscar nominations to attend class!

No. 9: Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman is so Ivy League: she graduated from Harvard University in 2003, thanks to her parents, who she says always made sure she put her studies before her acting.

No. 8: Haley Joel Osment

When students at NYU heard Haley Joel would be joining them as a freshman in 2006, they chalked the campus’ sidewalks with his famous Sixth Sense movie line: “I see dead people.”

No. 7: Emma Watson

Although Emma Watson put her education on hold to wrap up the Harry Potter film series, in July 2011 she announced that she was going back to school at Brown University to complete her degree.

No. 6: Dakota and Elle Fanning

Celeb sisters Dakota and Elle Fanning are stars on screen and in class. Dakota was her high school’s homecoming queen two years in a row while Elle, who still attends middle school, somehow manages to balance her acting career with math tests and gym class.

No. 5: Mara Wilson

Mara Wilson graduated from NYU in 2009. Mara, who played the adorable Nattie in Mrs. Doubtfire, eventually grew up and headed to New York to attend NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts; she graduated in 2009.

No. 4: Tyra Banks

Tyra Banks is known for being a savvy businesswoman, but even the best could use some formal training. She enrolled in Harvard Business School in 2011 and even went so far as to live in a dorm with her fellow classmates!

“We live in dorms,” confirmed the TV star. “I have my own room but we share a kitchen, living room and study area. It’s mandatory dorms. I freaked out. In the beginning I was like, ‘Oh yes, I’m going to Harvard and I’ll be at the Four Seasons down the street.’ And they were like, ‘Girl, you’re living in dorms!’”

No. 3: Shakira

Singer Shakira is resting her hips and giving her brain a workout at UCLA, attending classes on the history of western civilization so she could “learn from the best”.

No. 2: Steven Spielberg

Director Steven skipped getting a formal education to be an unpaid intern at Universal Studios, where he learned his tricks of the trade. But eventually he did go back and earned his film degree in 2002.

No. 1: Danica McKellar

Danica McKellar is a math whiz. She used to be known for starring as Winnie Cooper in the Wonder Years, but Danica is also a UCLA graduate, math whiz and education advocate who’s written three best-selling books encouraging middle-school girls to have confidence and succeed in mathematics.

46. What Danica McKellar and Natalie Portman share in common is that ________.

A. both put their education in the first place                     

B. they graduated from the same university

C. the two actresses wrote best-selling books                 

D. both of them will abandon their acting

47. From the above, we can come to the conclusion that ________.

A. Spielberg received a formal film education before he turned director

B. Both sisters Dakota and Elle have not finished middle school education

C. Tyra Banks is sharing the same room with her classmates in Harvard

D. Shakira and Haley Joel Osment are studying in university separately

48. The underlined word “trade” in the passage is closest to ________.

A. business           B. corporation             C. studio             D. job

49. How many stars referred to in the material studied or will go to UCLA?

A. Three.               B. Four.                       C. Five.                D. Six.