— Mary, let’s go to the lecture by Hawking, which is said to be very interesting．

       — I’d like to, but I ________ finish the report first．

       A．can                     B．may                    C．must                   D．shall

 They pretended ________ hard when their boss passed them．

       A．to work               B．being worked       C．to be working      D．working

 I’ve already told you that I’m going to buy it, ________．

       A．how much does it cost                         B．no matter how it costs

       C．however does it cost much                   D．however much it costs

       阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

       Around twenty years ago I was living in Seattle and going through hard times．I could not find   1work and I found this especially difficult as I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree．

       To my   2I was driving a school bus to   3my family．I had been through five   4with a company and one day they   5to say I did not get the job．I went to the bus barn, feeling   6．

       Later that afternoon,   7doing my rounds through a quiet suburban neighborhood I had an inner wave   8from deep inside me and I thought “Why has my   9become so hard?” “Give me a sign, I asked, a physical sign, not some inner   10type of thing．”

       Immediately after this internal（内心的） scream I   11the bus over to drop off a little girl and as she   12she handed me an earring saying I should keep it   13somebody looked for it．The   14was stamped metal, painted black and said “BE HAPPY”．Then it struck me．I had been putting all of my   15into what was wrong with my life   16than what was right!

       One night there was a phone call for me from the   17at a large hospital．She asked me whether I   18do a report for 200 hospital workers．I said   19and got the job．

       My day with the hospital workers   20very well．I got a great welcome and many more days of work．To this day I KNOW that it was because I changed my attitude to gratitude．

1.A．satisfying                 B．probable              C．particular             D．considerate

2.A．joy                          B．luck                    C．shame                 D．surprise

3.A．meet                       B．supply                 C．provide               D．support

4.A．meetings                  B．interviews            C．conferences         D．reports

5.A．came                       B．hoped                  C．called                  D．expected

6.A．excited                    B．worried               C．disappointed        D．frightened

7.A．though                    B．while                   C．unless                 D．until

8.A．rise                         B．shout                  C．raise                   D．cry

9.A．work                    B．situation              C．life                      D．position

10.A．sound                    B．voice                   C．noise                   D．thought

11.A．pulled                    B．carried                C．brought               D．held

12.A．took off                 B．put off                C．gave off              D．got off

13.A．as long as              B．now that              C．in case                D．as soon as

14.A．earring                   B．watch                 C．necklace              D．bag

15.A．money                   B．ideas                   C．energies              D．strength

16.A．rather                    B．other                   C．more                   D．less

17.A．nurse                     B．work                   C．patient                 D．manager

18.A．should                   B．would                 C．must                   D．ought

19.A．no                         B．hello                    C．yes                     D．nothing

20.A．went                     B．looked                 C．seemed               D．appeared

       A priest（牧师） had a cat that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down．The priest persuaded, offered warm milk, et  The kitty would not come down．The tree was not strong enough to climb, so the priest decided that if he tied a rope to his car and drove away so that the tree bent down, he could then reach up and get the kitty．He did so, checking his progress in the car frequently, then figured if he went just a little bit further, the tree would be bent enough for him to reach the kitty．But as he moved a little further forward, the rope broke．

       The tree went “boing!” and the kitty at once sailed through the air —out of sight．The priest felt terrible．He walked all over the neighborhood asking people if they’d seen his kitty．Nobody had seen a lost kitty．

       So, he prayed, “God, I just give this kitty to your keeping,” and went on about his business．

       Several days later he was at the grocery store, meeting one of his church members．He happened to look into her shopping cart and was amazed to see cat food．Now this woman was a cat hater and everyone knew it, so he asked her, “Why are you buying cat food when you hate cats so much?”

       She replied, “You won’t believe this,” and told him how her little girl had been begging her for a cat, but she kept refusing．Then a few days before, the child begged again, so the Mom finally told her little girl, “Well, if God gives you a cat, you can keep it．” She told the priest, “I watched my child go out in the yard, get on her knees, and ask God for a cat．You won’t believe this, but I saw it with my own eyes．A cat suddenly came flying out of the blue sky, with its paws spread out, and landed right in front of her．”

1.The priest drove his car to bend the tree in order to ________．

       A．get his kitty down from the tree

       B．persuade his kitty to come down

       C．offer the kitty some warm milk

       D．see if the rope was strong enough

2.The underlined sentence probably means that the priest _______．

       A．was happy he didn’t have to care for the kitty

       B．hoped his neighbors would look after his cat

       C．thought his kitty might be lost or killed

       D．didn’t want to see his kitty any more

3.Why was the priest amazed when he saw the woman had bought much cat food?

       A．Because he couldn’t imagine she had her own cat．

       B．Because the woman was his church member．

       C．Because he thought she would live on cat food．

       D．Because he knew clearly she didn’t like a cat．

4.Which may be the best title of this passage?

       A．A flying cat                                  B．A lucky girl

       C．God sent her a cat                            D．An unlucky priest

SPECIAL EVENTS THIS WEEKEND

Captain Goodfellow

       Do your children enjoy interesting stories, funny games, and exciting dances? Captain Goodfellow will be ready to teach all these things to children of all ages at the City Theatres on Saturday morning at 10:00 Free．

Walking Tour of the Town

       Forget your worries on Saturday morning．Take a beautiful walk and learn about local history．Meet at the front entrance of City Hall at 9:30．Wear comfortable shoes!

Films at the Museum

       Two European films will be shown on Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre．See Broken Window at 1:30．The workers will be at 3:45．For further information, call 4987898．International Picnic

       Are you tired of eating the same kind of food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world．Delicious and not expensive．Noon to 5:00 p．m．

Take me out to the Ballgame

       It’s October, and tonight is your last chance to see the Redbirds this year．Get your tickets at the gate．It might be cold… don’t forget sweaters and jackets．

Do you want to hear “The Zoo”?

       “The Zoo”, a popular rock group from Australia, will give their first US．Concert tomorrow night at 8 Rose Hall, City College．

1.You can probably eat Chinese, Italian and Arab food _________．

       A．at Central Park on Saturday                  B．at the front entrance of City Hall

       C．at the ballgame                                     D．at 5:00 p．m．

2.If you are going on the Walking Tour, don’t forget _________．

       A．your beautiful walk                              B．your comfortable shoes

       C．your worries                                       D．your learning about local history

3.The Redbirds ballgame _________．

       A．is in the afternoon                                                                B．is at the gate

       C．might be cold                                       D．is outside

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

       A．“The Zoo” is an Australian rock group．

       B．“The Zoo” are going to meet their American audience for the last time．

       C．“The Zoo” will appear at 8:00 p．m．

       D．“The Zoo” will perform in front of college students．

       Anyone who works in an office knows the power of technology．When it works, life is wonderful．Information files across the world in seconds．It saves time and makes our jobs easier．But when technology goes wrong, everyone hates it．

       In March, Peter Golota received a gas bill for $0．00．He threw it away．In April, he received another bill for $0．00．He threw that one way, too．In May, the gas company sent him a letter which said he had to pay his gas bill．If he didn’t pay it, they were going to cut off his gas．He called and told them the bill was for $0．00．They said it was a computer error．But the bills continued．Finally, he sent a check for $0．00．This caused the bank’s computer to crash．After a lot of angry phone calls and the letters between the man, the gas company, and the bank, the case went to court．The gas company lost, and had to pay Peter Golota $8,000．It all happened because of a bill for $0．00．

       A man from Colorado appeared on the news when he shot his computer because it crashed all the time．The man, who owned a bar, put the “dead” laptop on the wall for everyone to see．The police said, “It’s the first time someone shot a computer because he was angry with it．” They arrested him．

       In December, Margaret Smart, of Energies Solutions, stood up in front of 2,000 people in Taxes．As she began to speak, her microphone stopped working．They found another one．After two minutes, that one also died．When she decided to show her notes on PowerPoint, the computer refused to start up．The title of her presentation was “Technology: The way Forward”．

1.Why did the bank’s computer crash?

       A．Because it kept sending gas bills for $0．00．

       B．Because Peter Golota sent a check for $0．00．

       C．Because the gas company sent a letter to the bank．

       D．Because the gas bill case went to court．

2.Who got angry with his computer and shot it?

       A．A bar owner．                                    B．A policeman．

       C．Peter Golota．                                    D．A bank manager．

3.Margaret Smart’s computer refuses to start up probably because ________．

       A．there was a power failure                     B．it worked too long

       C．it went wrong                                     D．someone shot her computer

       Today, as with so many days, I found myself stuck in a traffic jam, and I thought I’d share my little trick for keeping calm when it seems like you are creeping along（缓慢行进）．

       The key to understand is that traffic jams don’t take as long as they seem to．It’s just that when we are in a hurry, and think we should be moving, but time appears to pass more than it does．To really show this, the next time you are stopped at a light that always seems to take forever to change, try to do something with your phone, your laptop, whatever you have available, and watch how much briefer the light seems．

       When you enter a jam on the highway, reset your trip plan and care the time．Then, when you clear the jam, and are normally on your way again, care the distance of the jam, and the time it took to get through it．For my experience today, it took me 6 minutes to go 2 miles．Now, it happens to be mathematically convenient that your average speed on the highway is about 60 mph, or a mile per minute．So to estimate what time the jam actually cost you, just take your traffic jam passing time, and subtract（减去） the distance covered, which we know is a good estimate of the time it would have taken with no traffic jam．In my case, all that added up to 6-2=4 minutes．

       Do this for every jam you are subjected to every time and watch how much less stressful they become once you understand how little time you are really losing．

1.We can infer from Paragraph 1 and 2 that ________．

       A．there was no traffic jam in the past

       B．modern people are under great pressure

       C．time passes much faster during traffic jams

       D．people in traffic jams are usually impatient

2.What does the writer suggest when caught in traffic jams?

       A．Playing a trick on other drivers．

       B．Figuring out how much time the jam actually cost you．

       C．Doing some math problems．

       D．Informing the boss about the delay．

3.The underlined phrase “subjected to” in the last paragraph probably means ________．

       A．experience                                          B．avoid                  

       C．admit                                                  D．control

4.What’s the main idea of the passage?

       A．Math is closely connected with life．

       B．Stress is always a bad thing．

       C．Traffic jam is not as bad as you think．

       D．There is no use complaining about traffic jams．

       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。

       Almost everyone likes to eat apples．Apples grow in nearly every part of the world．The United States produces more apples than any other country except France．The states of Washington and New York grow the most apples．  1.New York is on the east coast and Washington is on the west near Canada．

       Apples are red, yellow or green．They are very popular in the United States．  2.Most American people are often too busy or too tired to cook dinner, so they often have their dinners very simply．Apple juice is also a popular drink and apple pie is the favorite sweet dish for many Americans．

3.The trees there produce nearly five billion apples every year—one apple for every man, woman and child in the whole world．

4.For example, “You are the apple of my eye．” means “You are actually the one I love best and care most．” In China, it is a custom in some places for the marrying couple to hold an apple in each one’s hand, promising that their marriage will be “safe” without anything bad and that their marriage will never be broken．“To apple polish” often refers to a man who fawns （奉承） on somebody for the purpose of getting some benefits．So you can easily get “apple polisher”．However, “in apple-pie order” usually has the same meaning as “in good order”．  5.In fact, it’s another saying about “compare two things that can’t be compared”．

       A．The state of Washington is proud of its apples．

       B．Apples play an important part in people’s health．

       C．There are many stories and sayings about apples．

       D．Perhaps this is why “New York” is often called “Big Apple” by some people．

       E．The apples in France are better than those in America．

       F．Many people like to carry apples to work or to school to eat with their lunches．

       G．It is likely that you hear about “compare apples and oranges”

       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。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

       增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^）。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）不记分。

Dear Brown,

       Last summer I take a part-time job in the International Camp for children．I have told one more worker will be needed in this year and I think you are fit for it．How about join us? The camp is at the foot of a small hill closed to a river．It is such beautiful a place! We can hear birds singing happy all around．Everybody sleeps in tents, that is very exciting．We usually work only five hours a day, so we will have plenty of spare time visit the area and have fun．I am sure it will be an unforgettable experience．If you have interests in it, reply to me soon．

Yours,

Mary