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假如你是李华，是一位高中生。随着科技的发展，iPad已经成为中学生的新宠。用iPad即可以听音乐，阅读电子文书，又可以玩电子游戏。请你用英语给某英语报社写一封信，谈谈中学生使用iPad的情况。信的内容必须包括以下几点：

1.使用对学习的好处；

2.对课堂纪律和学习可能产生的负面影响；

3.提出自己的建议。

注意：开头已经给出，不计入总数。词数120字左右。

Dear editor,

    I’m a senior high school student, named Li Hua.

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                                               Li  Hua 

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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。

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修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

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。

3．必须按答题要求做题，否则不给分。

Time flies and I will graduate from high school very soon. Review what happened in the past helps me succeed in the future. Lucky enough, I have caring teachers and friendly classmate. I still remember once when I didn't do well in my math exam, I have got really upset. My teachers gave me some advices on my study. My classmates told me not to lose their confidence. I moved by their encouraging words and I studied even harder. With time went by, I've made great progress. Now I believe that failure is the mother to success, that is what my teachers and classmates have taught me.

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。

How to Get Your Child to Be Interested in Studies

One of the skills you need to know as a parent is how to get your child to be interested in studies．Studying is the key to the academic and overall development of your child, but unfortunately, most children are not interested in studies．Your children will prefer to watch television, play video games and do many other things other than studying, affecting their academic performance．  66 

Provide a print-rich environment．

 67  You can also have a small bookshelf for children, fill it with children books and place it in your child's room or anywhere your child likes to relax．

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It has been proven that children learn more from what others do than what they are told． __69  Read your books in your free time instead of watching movies or television, this will get your children interested in studies．They will always take books to read in their spare time instead of playing around．

Reward their efforts．

Children are motivated when their good actions are rewarded．When your children take steps to read, reward them with small gifts．Book gifts are the best gifts to give in this case． 70 

          Do all you can to get your children interested in studies: this is the path to success．

          A．Be an example．

          B．A good environment for studies is necessary．

          C．Fill your home with all sorts of print materials ．

          D．This is how to get your child interested in studies．

          E．If you want to get your children to be interested in studies, read often．

          F．Buy them puzzles and games that they can have fun with but be learning at the same time．

          G．Congratulate them when their academic performance improves, take them to dinner or buy them lunch．

An increase in students applying to study economics at university is being attributed to （归因于）the global economic crisis awakening a public thirst for knowledge about how the financial system works.  

Applications for degree courses beginning this autumn were up by 15% this January, according to UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. A spokesman for the Royal Economic Society said applications to do economics at A-level were also up.  

Professor John Beath, the president of the society and a leading lecture at St Andrews University, said his first-year lectures-which are open to students from all departments—were drawing crowds of 400, rather than the usual 250.   

“There are a large number of students who are not economics majors, who would like to learn something about it. One of the things I have done this year is to relate my teaching to contemporary events in a way that one hasn’t traditionally done. ” He added.   

University applications rose 7% last year. But there were rises above average in several subjects. Nursing saw a 15% jump, with people’s renewed interest in careers in the pubic sector（部门）, which are seen as more secure in economic crisis.  

A recent study showed almost two thirds of parents believed schools should do more to teach pupils about financial matters, and almost half said their children had asked them what was going on, although a minority of parents felt they did not understand it themselves well enough to explain.  

Zack Hocking, the head of Child Trust Funds, said: “It’s possible that one good thing to arise from the downturn will be a generation that’s financially wiser and better equipped to manage their money through times of economic uncertainty.” 

62. Careers in the public sector are more attractive because of their __________.        .  

A. greater stability  B. higher pay C. fewer applications D. better reputation  

63. In the opinion of most parents, ______________.            

A. economics should be the focus of school teaching        

B. more students should be admitted to universities 

C. the teaching of financial matters should be strengthened. 

D. children should solve financial problems themselves  

64. According to Hocking, the global economic crisis might make the youngsters __________. 

A. wiser in money management             B. have access to better equipment 

C. confide about their future careers          D. get jobs in Child Trust Funds  

65. What’s the main idea of the text? 

A. Universities have received more applications.    

B. Economics is attracting an increasing number of students 

C. college students benefit a lot from economic uncertainty 

D. parents are concerned with children’s subject selection.

I was waiting for a phone call from my agent.  He had left a message the night before, telling me that my show was to be cancelled. I called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later. So I waited and waited, but there was still no call. Three hours passing by，I became more and more impatient. I was certain that my agent didn’t care about my work, and he didn’t care about me. I was overcome with that thought. I started to shout at the phone, “Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are?”  

At that time I didn’t realize my wife was looking on. Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires, and shouted at the phone, “Yeah! Who do you think you are? Bad telephone! Bad telephone! ” And she swept it into the wastebasket.   

I stood watching her, speechless . What on earth…?  

She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the rest of the house, “Now hear this! All objects in this room---if you do anything to upset my husband , out you go!”  

Then she turned to me, kissed me, and said calmly, “Honey, you just have to learn how to take control. ” With that, she left the room.   

After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight, I noticed that something in my mood had changed. I was laughing. How could I have trouble with that phone? Her antics helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things. Twenty minutes later my agent did call. I was able to listen to him and talk to him calmly.

58.  Why did the author shout at the telephone?  

A. He was mad at the telephone.   

B. He was angry with his agent.   

C. He was anxious about his wife.   

D. He was impatient with the secretary. 

59．What did the author’s wife do after she heard his shouting?  

A. She said nothing.                    B. She shouted at him.   

C. She called the agent.                 D. She threw the phone away. 

60.  What made the author laugh?  

A. His own behavior.                   B. His wife’s suggestion.   

C. His changeable feelings.              D. His wife’s sweet kiss. 

61.  What does the underlined word “antics”(in the last paragraph) refer to?  

A. Smart words.                       B. Unusual actions.   

C. Surprising looks.                    D. Anxious feelings.

 When women sit together to watch a movie on TV, they usually talk simultaneously（同时地）about a variety of subjects, including children, men, careers and what’ s happening in their lives. When groups of men and women watch a movie together, the men usually end up telling the women to shut up. Men can either talk or watch the screen -- they can’ t do both -- and they don’ t understand that women can. Besides, women consider that the point of all getting together is to have a good time and develop relationships -- not just to sit there like couch potatoes staring at the screen.
    During the ad breaks, a man often asks a woman to explain the plot and tell him where the relationship between the characters is going. He is unable, unlike women, to read the subtle body language signals that reveal how the characters are feeling emotionally. Since women originally spent their days with the other women and children in the group, they developed the ability to communicate successfully in order to maintain relationships. For a woman, speech continues to have such a clear purpose: to build relationships and make friends. For men, to talk is to relate the facts.
    Men see the telephone as a communication tool for sending facts and information to other people, but a woman sees it as a means of bonding. A woman can spend two weeks on vacation with her girlfriend and, when she returns home, telephone the same girlfriend and talk for another two hours.
    There is no convincing evidence that social conditioning, the fact that girls’ mothers talked to them more, is the reason why girls talk more than boys. Psychiatrist Dr Michael Lewis, author Social Behaviour and Language Acquisition, conducted experiments that found mothers talked to and looked at, baby girls more often than baby boys. Scientific evidence shows parents respond to the brain bias of their children. Since a girl’ s brain is better organized to send and receive speech ，we therefore talk to them more. Consequently, mothers who try to talk to their sons are usually pointed to receive only short grunts in reply.

54.While watching TV with others, women usually talk a lot because they____________.

A. are afraid of awkward silence with their families and friends

B. can both talk and watch the screen at the same time

C. think they can have a good time and develop relationships

D. have to explain the plot and body language to their husbands

55. After a vacation with her girlfriend, a woman would talk to her again on the phone for hours in order to ___________

A. experience the happy time again

B. keep a close tie with her

C. recommend her a new scenic spot

D. remind her of something forgotten

56. What does the author want to tell us most?

A. Women’ s brains are better organized for language and communication
B. Women love to talk because they are more sociable than men.
C. Men do not like talking because they rely more on facts.
D. Social conditioning is not the reason why women love talking.

57. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. Women Are Socially Trained to Talk

B. Talking Maintains Relationships
C. Women Love to Talk

D. Men Talk Differently from Women

LIPITOR

50. What is a major function of Lipitor?

A. To help quit smoking.                           B. To control blood pressure.

C. To improve unhealthy diet.                       D. To lower "bad" cholesterol.

51. If it has been over 12 hours since you missed a dose, you should ________.

A. change the amount of your next dose  B. eat more when taking your next dose

C. have a dose as soon as you remember  D.take the next dose at your regular time

52. Which of the following is a common side effect of taking Lipitor?

A. Face swelling.   B. Upset stomach.  C. Kidney failure. D. Muscle weakness.

53. What is the main purpose of the passage?

A. To teach patients ways for quick recovery.       

B. To present a report on a scientific research.

C. To show the importance of a good lifestyle.       

D. To give information about a kind of medicine

Goldie's Secret

She turned up at the doorstep of my house in Cornwall. No way could I have sent her away. No way, not me anyway. Maybe someone had kicked her out of their car the night before. "We're moving house. " "No space for her any more with the baby coming. " "We never really wanted her, but what could we have done? She was a present. " People find all sorts of excuses for abandoning an animal. And she was one of the most beautiful dogs I had ever seen.

I called her Goldie. If I had known what was going to happen I would have given her a more creative name. She was so unsettled during those first few days. She hardly ate anything and had such an air of sadness about her. There was nothing I could do to make her happy, it seemed. Heaven knows what had happened to her at her previous owner's. But eventually at the end of the first week she calmed down. Always by my side, whether we were out on one of our long walks or sitting by the fire.

That's why it was such a shock when she pulled away from me one day when we were out for a walk. We were a long way from home, when she started barking and getting very restless. Eventually I couldn't hold her any longer and she raced off down the road towards a farmhouse in the distance as fast as she could.

By the time I reached the farm I was very tired and upset with Goldie. But when I saw her licking (舔) the four puppies (幼犬) I started to feel sympathy towards them. "We didn't know what had happened to her," said the woman at the door. "I took her for a walk one day, soon after the puppies were born, and she just disappeared. " "She must have tried to come back to them and got lost," added a boy from behind her. 

I must admit I do miss Goldie, but I've got Nugget now, and she looks just like her mother. And I've learnt a good lesson: not to judge people.

46. How did the author feel about Goldie when Goldie came to the house?

A. Shocked                     B. Sympathetic          C. Annoyed          D. Upset.

47. In her first few days at the author's house, Goldie _______.

A. felt worried           B. was angry            C. ate a little             D. sat by the fire

48. Goldie rushed off to a farmhouse one day because she ________.

A. saw her puppies                             B. heard familiar barkings

C. wanted to leave the author               D. found her way to her old home

49. The passage is organized in order of ________ .

A. time              B. effectiveness       C. importance      D. complexity

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

I found out one time that doing a ___26___for someone could get you into a lot of trouble．I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final test．During the test, the girl sitting next to me ___27____ something, but I didn’t understand．So I ____28___ her way and found out that she was trying to ask me if I had an extra pen．She showed me that hers was ____29____ and would not write．I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and ____30____ it on her desk．

Later, after the test papers had been turned in, the teacher asked me to stay in the room when all the other students were____31_____．As soon as we were alone she began to talk to me about ____32___ it meant to grow up; she talked about how important it was to____33____ your own two feet and be responsible for your own ____34___．For a long time, she talked about honesty and emphasized the fact ____35____ when people do something____36____, they are really cheating themselves．She made me ____37 __ that I would think seriously about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could leave．I walked out of the room ____38____ why she had chosen to talk to me about all those things．

____39____, I found out that she thought I had cheated on the test．When she saw me lean over to talk to the girl next to me, it looked as if I was copying answers ____40____ the girl’s test paper．I ___41____ to explain about the pen, but all she____42____ say was that it seemed very strange to her that I hadn’t talked of anything about the pen the day she talked to me ____43___ after the test．____44____ I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor by letting her use my pen, I was sure she ____45____ to believe that I had cheated on the test．

26．A．help　　　　 　　 B．hand　　 　　　　　 C．favor　　　 　　 D．fever

27．A．whispered　 　　　 B．talked　　 　　　　　 C．told　　　　 　　 D．spoke

28．A．turned over　 　 B．came over 　　　　　 C．leaned over 　　　 D．looked over

29．A．out of sight 　　　　 B．out of work　　　　　 C．out of place 　　　　 D．out of ink

30．A．place　　 　　　　 B．put　　　　　　　　　　　 C．gave　　　　　　　　　　 D．lent

31．A．punished　　　　　　　　　 B．dismissed　　　　　　 C．praised　　　　　　　　　　　 D．parted

32．A．what　　　　　　　　　　　 B．that　　　　　　　　　　 C．which　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．how

33．A．stand up B．stand on　　　　　　　 C．stand for D．stand by

34．A．attitude　　　　　　　　　　 B．activity　　　　　　　　 C．action D．behavior

35．A．what　　　　　　　　　　　 B．if　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．that　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．where

36．A．honest　　　　　　　　　　 B．dishonest　　　　　　 C．modest D．disappointed

37．A．promise　　　　　　　　　 B．permit　　　　　　　　　 C．recognize　　　　　　　　　 D．prove

38．A．wandering　　　　　　　 B．reflecting　　　　　　 C．understanding D．wondering

39．A．Long before　　　　　　 B．Therefore　　　　　　 C．Ever before D．Later on

40．A．of　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．in　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．from　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．on

41．A．managed　　　　　　　　　 B．planned　　　　　　　　 C. tried D．promoted

42．A．could　　　　　　　　　　　 B．would　　　　　　　　　 C．can　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．will

43．A．right　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．only　　　　　　　　　　 C．slight　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．once

44．A．After　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Until　　　　　　　　　　 C．As if　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Even if

45．A．remained B．continued　 C．kept　　 D．wanted

 —Why didn’t you go to Mike’s birthday party yesterday?

—Well, I _______, but I forgot it.

       A. should        B. would                 C. should have              D. must have