One person was killed on the spot and three _______ received minor injuries.

A.ones　 　　　B. another　　　 　 C. others　　　 　　 D. the others

He suddenly appeared on ______ rainy night, which was ______ great surprise to us.

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

 – Victor, are you free now? I have a favor to ask of you.

-- ________________.

A. It’s a pleasure    B. Go ahead        C. Don’t worry        D. Ask, please

假如你是新华中学的学生李华，你的美国朋友Tom一周前给你发电子邮件，询问你暑假里的打算，但你因准备期末考试未能及时回复。请根据以下要点给他回封邮件：

1. 未及时回信的原因；

2. 你假期的打算（如做兼职、旅行、做志愿者等）

注意：1. 词数：120-150；

2 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3提示词：a part-time job    志愿者volunteer

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，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：把缺词处加一个漏符号（∧），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。

The book I’m reading of talks about afternoon tea in Britain. It is said to have started in the early 1800’s. Have tea in the late agternoon provides a bridge between lunch and dinner, that might not be served until 8 o’clock at night. This custom soon becomes another meal of day. Interesting, it had a connection by the British porcelain(瓷器) industry. Tea in China was traditionally drank from cups without handles. When tea got popular in Britain, there was a crying need for good cup with handles to suit British habits. This made for the grow in the porcelain industry.

Public Speaking Training

·Get a coach

51 ，so get help. Since there are about a billion companies out there all ready to offer you public speaking training and courses, here are some things to look for when deciding the training that's right for you.

·Focus on positives

Any training you do to become more effective at public speaking should always focus on the positive aspects of what you already do well. Nothing can hurt confidence more than being told that you aren't doing well. , so good public speaking training should develop those instead of telling you what you shouldn't do.

·

If you find a public speaking course that looks as though it's going to give you lots of dos and don'ts, walk away! Your brain is so full of what you're going to be talking about.

54 . As far as we're concerned, there are basically no hard and fast rules about public speaking. Your audience can be your friends.

·You are a special person not a clone

Most importantly, good public speaking training should treat you as a special one, with your own personal habits. 55 . Your training course should help you bring out your

personality, not try to turn you into someone you're not.

A. You aren't like anybody else

B. You already do lots of things well

C. Turn your back on too many rules

D. Check the rules about dos and don'ts

E. Whatever the presentation, public speaking is tough

F .The one thing you don't want is for them to fall asleep

G. So trying to force a whole set of rules into it will just make things worse

You can’t always predict a heavy rain or remember your umbrella. But designer Mikhail Belvacv doesn’t think that forgetting to check the weather forecast before heading out should result in you getting wet. That’s why he created lampbrella, a lamp post with its own rain sensing umbrella.

The designer says he come up with the idea after watching people get wet on streets in Russia. “once, I was driving on a central Saint Petersburg street ad saw the street lamps lighting up people trying to hide from the rain. I thought it would be appropriate to have a canopy(伞蓬)built into a street lamp.” he said.

The lampbrella is a standard-looking street lamp fitted with an umbrella canopy. It has a built-in electric motor which can open or close the umbrella on demand. Sensors(传感器)then ensure that the umbrella offers pedestrians shelter whenever it starts raining.

In addition to the rain sensor, there’s also a 360°motion sensor on the biberglass street lamp which detects whether anyone’s using the lampbrella. After three minutes of not being used the canopy is closed.

According to the designer, the lampbrella would move at a relatively low speed, so as not to cause harm to the pedestrians. Besides, it would be grounded to protect from possible lighting strike. Each lampbrella would offer enough shelter for several people. Being installed at 2 meters off the ground, it would only be a danger for the tallest of pedestrians.

While there are no plans to take lampbrella into production, Belyacv says he recently introduced his creation one Moscow Department, and insists this creation could be installed on my street where a lot of people walk but there are no canopies to provide shelter.

46. For what purpose did Belyacv create the lampbrella?

A. To predict a heavy rain B. To check the weather forecast 

C. To protect people from the rain D. To remind people to take an umbrella

47. What do we know from Belyacv’s worlds in Paragraph2?

A. His creation was inspired by an experience 

B. it rains a lot in the city of Saint Petersburg

C. Street lamps are protected by canopies

D. He enjoyed taking walks in the rain

48. Which of the following show how the lampbrella works?

A. motor→canopy→sensors B. Sensors→motor→canopy 

C. motor→sensors→canopy D. canopy→motor→sensors

49. What does paragraph 5 mainly tell us about the lampbrella?

A. Its moving speed B. Its appearance 

C. Its installation D. Its safety

50. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A. The designer will open a company to promote his product

B. The lampbrella could be put into immediate production 

C. The designer is confident that his creation is practical

D. The lampbrella would be put on show in Moscow

George Gershwin, born in 1998, was one of America’s greatest composers. He published his first song when the was eighteen years old. During the next twenty years he wrote more than five hundred songs.

Many of Gershwin’s songs were first written for musical plays performed in theatres in New York City. These palys were a popular form of entertainment in the 1920s and 1930s. Many of his songs have remained popular as ever. Over the years they have been sung and played in every possible way — from jazz to country.

In the 1920s there was a debate in the United States about jazz music. Could jazz, some people asked, be considered serious music? In 1924 jazz musician and orchestra leader Paul Whiteman decided to organize a special concert to show that jazz was serious music. Gershwin agreed to compose something for the concert before he realized he had just a few weeks to do it. And in that short time, he composed a piece for piano and orchestra which he called Rhapsody in Blue. Gershwin himself played the piano at the concert. The audience were thrilled when they heard his music. It made him world-famous and showed that jazz music could be both serious and popular.

In 1928, Gershwin went to Paris. He applied to study composition (作曲)with the well-known musician Nadia Boulanger, but she rejected him. She was afraid that classical study would ruin his jazz-influenced style. While there, Gershwin wrote An American in Paris. When it was first performed, critics (评论家)were divided over the music. Some called it happy and full of life, to others it was silly and boring. But it quickly became popular in Europe and the United States. It sill remains one of his most famous works.

George Gershwin died in 1937, just days after doctors learned he had brain cancer. He was only thirty-nine years old. Newspapers all over the world reported his death on their front pages. People mourned the loss of the man and all the music he might have still written.

41. Many of Gershwin’s musical works were ________ . 

A. written about New Yorkers B. Composed for Paul Whiteman

C. played mainly in the countryside D. performed in various ways

42. What do we know about the concert organized by Whiteman?

A. It attracted more people to theatres B. It proved jazz could be serious music 

C. It made Gershwin leader of the orchestra D. It caused a debate among jazz musicians.

43. What did Gershwin do during his stay in Paris?

A. He created one of his best works B. He studied with Nadia Boulanger

C. He argued with French critics D. He changed his music style

44. What do we learn from the last paragraph?

A. Many of Gershwin’s works were lost 

B. The death of Gershwin was widely reported 

C. A concert was held in memory of Gershwin

D. Brain cancer research started after Gershwin’s death.

45. Which of the following best describes Gershwin?

A. Talented and productive B. Serious and boring 

C. popular and unhappy D. Friendly and honest

Jimmy is an automotive mechanic, but he lost his job a few months ago. He has good heart, but always feared applying for a new job.

One day, he gathered up all his strength and decided to attend a job interview. His appointment was at 10 am and it was already 8:30. While waiting for a bus to the office where he was supposed ot be interviewed, he saw an elderly man wildly kicking the tyre of his car. Obviously there was something wrong with the car. Jimmy immediately went up to lend him a hand. When Jimmy finished working on the car, the old man asked him how much he should pay for the service. Jimmy said there was no need to pay him; he just helped someone in need, and he had to rush for an interview. Then the old man said, “Well, I could take you to the office for your interview. It’s the least I could do. Please. I insist.” Jimmy agreed.

Upon arrival, Jimmy found a long line of applications waiting to be interviewed. Jimmy still had some grease on him after the car repair, but he did not have much time to wash it off or have a change of shirt. One by one, the applicants left the interviewer’s office with disappointed look on their faces. Finally his name was called. The interviewer was sitting on a large chair facing the office window. Rocking the chair back and forth, he asked, “Do you really need to be interviewed?” Jimmy’s heart sank. “With the way I look now, how could I possibly pass this interview?” he thought to himself.

Then the interviewer turned the chair and to Jimmy’s surprise, it was the old man he helped earlier in the morning. It turned out he was the General Manager of the company.

“Sorry I had to keep you waiting, but I was pretty sure I made the right decision to have you as part of our workforce before you even stepped into the office. I just know you’d be a trustworthy worker. Congratulations!” Jimmy sat down and they shared a cup of well-deserved coffee as he landed himself a new job.

36. Why did Jimmy apply for a new job?

A. He was out of work B. He was bored with his job 

C. He wanted a higher position D. He hoped to find a better boss

37. What did Jimmy see on the way to the interview?

A. A friend’s car had a flat tyre B. a wild man was pushing a car

C. a terrible accident happened D. an old man’s car broke down

38. Why did the old man offer Jimmy a ride?

A. He was also to be interviewed B. He needed a traveling companion

C. He always helped people in need D. He was thankful to Jimmy

39. How did Jimmy feel on hearing the interviewer’s question?

A. He was sorry for the other applicants

B. There was no hope for him to get the job 

C. He regretted helping the old man 

D. The interviewer was very rude

40. A. What can we learn from Jimmy’s experience？

A. Where there is a will, there’s a way

B. A friend in need is a friend indeed

C. Good is rewarded with good. 

D. Two heads are better than one

Michael Greenberg is a very popular New Yorker. He is not famous in sports or the arts, But people in the streets 16 him, especially those who are 17 .For those people, he is "Gloves" Greenberg. How did he get that 18 ?

He looks like any otner businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase (公文箱). But he's 19 _. His briefcase always has some gloves.

In winter,Mr.Greenberg does not 20 like other New Yorkers,who look at the sidewalk and 21 the street.He looks around at 22 .He stops when he 23 someone with no gloves.He gives them a pair and then he 24 ,looking for more people with cold 25 .

On winter days,Mr.Greenberg 26 gloves.During the rest of the year,he 27 gloves.People who have heard about him 28 him gloves,and he has many in his apartment.

Mr. Greenberg 29 doing this 21 years ago. Now, many poor New Yorkers know him and 30 his behavior. But people who don't know him are sometimes 31 him. They don't realize that he just wants to make them 32 .

It runs in the 33 .Michael's father always helped the poor as he believed it made everyone happier. Michael Greenberg feels the 34 .A pair of gloves may be a 35 thing,but it can make a big difference in winter.

16.A..know about       B. learn from        C. cheer for     D. look after

17. A. old             B. busy              C. kind          D.poor

18. A. job      B. name         C. chance         D. message

19. A.calm      B.different     C.crazy           D.curious

20. A.act        B.sound        C.feel            D.dress

21.A.cross over   B. drive along   C. hurry down    D. keep off

22. A. cars      B. people       C. street numbers     D. traffic lights

23.A.helps      B .chooses       C.greets           D.sees

24.A.holds up   B.hangs out      C.moves on        D.turns around

25.A.hands      B. ears          C.faces           D. eyes

26. A. searches for   B. stores up    C.gives away      D. puts on

27. A. borrows        B. sells        C.returns         D. buys

28. A. call          B. send          C. lend         D. show

29. A. delayed       B. remembered     C. began       D. enjoyed

30.A.understand      B.dislike         C.study        D.excuse

31.A.sorry for       B.satisfied with   C.proud of     D.surprised by

32.A.smart        B.rich          C.special            D.happy

33.A.city         B.family        C.neighborhood       D.company

34.A.honor        B.pain          C.same               D.cold

35.A.small        B.useful        C.delightful         D.comforting