A volcanic eruption in Iceland has sent ash across northern Europe. Airlines have stopped or changed the flights across the Atlantic Ocean, leaving hundreds of passengers stuck in airports.  

Grirmsvom is one of the largest and most active volcanoes in Europe. What makes Grimsvom different is that it lies under a huge glacier（冰川） of ice up to 12 maters thick. The hot volcano heats up the ice above it, which then forms a layer（层）of water between the glacier and the volcano This layer of water puts pressure on the volcano, keeping it stable, As the water flows out from under the glacier, the pressure lifts. The lava（岩浆） from the volcano then comes up to the surface. This is exactly what happened today.  

Now, airlines have to make changes to their flights so as not to fly through the clouds of volcanic ash. According to KLM. one of Europe’s biggest airlines, airplanes cannot go under the cloud or over it. Going through the cloud can result in ash getting stuck in the airplane’s engines, causing damage to the plane.  

The eruption has also caused problems for animals in Iceland. The volcano left ash and sharp. Glass-like rocks all over the countryside. Farmers are keeping their animals inside to stop them from eating ash- covered grass to the sharp object.  

1.What makes Grimsvom different from other volcanoes? 

A. It is below ice.  

B. It lies under the sea 

C. It is the largest volcano 

D. It is lava affects the airlines 

2.What keeps Grimsvotn still? 

A. The slow flow of water 

B. The low water temperature 

C. The thick glacier 

D. The water pressure 

3.Which of the following is the result of the volcanic eruption? 

A. People stop traveling in Europe 

B. Airlines suffer from the loss of planes 

C. It becomes dangerous for animals to eat outside 

D. Farmers have lost many of their animals 

4.This text is most probably taken from_ 

A. a research paper 

B. a newspaper report 

C. a class presentation 

D. a geography textbook.  

It is true that good writers rewrite and rewrite and then rewrite some more. But in order to work up the desire to rewrite, it is important to learn to like what you write at the early stage.  

I am surprised at the number of famous writers I know who say that they so dislike reading their own writing later that they even hate to look over the publishers’ opinions. One reason we may dislike reading our own work is that we’re often disappointed that the rich ideas in our minds seem very thin and plain when first written down. Jerry Fodor and Steven Pinker suggest that this fact may be a result of how our minds work. .  

Different from popular belief ,we do not usually think in the works and sentences of ordinary language but in symbols for ideas （known as “mentalese”）, and writing our ideas down is an act of translation from that symbolic language . But while mentalese contains our  thoughts in the form of a complex tapestry （织锦），writing can only be composed one thread at a time . Therefore it should not be surprising that our first attempt at expressing ideas should look so simple. It is only by repeatedly rewriting that we produces new threads and connect them to get closer to the ideas formed in our minds.  

When people write as if some strict critics （批评家） are looking over their shoulder , they are so worried about what this critic might say that they get stuck before they even start. Peter Elbow makes an excellent suggestion to deal with this problem. When writing we should have two different minds. At the first stage, we should see every idea, as well as the words we use to express it ,as wonderful and worth putting down . It is only during rewrites that we should examine what we excitedly wrote in the first stage and check for weaknesses.  

1.What do we learn from the text about those famous writers? 

A  They often regret writing poor works 

B Some of them write surprisingly much.  

C Many of them hate reading their own works 

D They are happy to review the publishers’ opinions.  

2.What do people generally believe about the way human minds work? 

A People think in words and sentences.  

B Human ideas are translated into symbols 

C People think by connecting threads of ideas.  

D Human thoughts are expressed through pictures.  

3.What can we conclude from the text? 

A Most people believe we think in symbols.  

B Loving our own writing is scientifically reasonable.  

C The writers and critics can never reach an agreement.  

D Thinking and writing are different stages of mind at work.  

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。 

1.

Home can be a great place for children to study. It’s important to provide a workspace of their own where they can read books or just write a letter to their friends.  

●  Location （位置） 

2.Kitchen and dining room are not so well suite for regular study. since books and pens get in the way of the day-to-day uses of those areas. Set up a place where a child can settle in and leave papers and pens at band without having to clear everything away each night. For a child that likes being alone, set aside a corner of his bedroom, but keep it separate from things like games, music and other hobbies not related to studying.  

●   Keeping Things in Order 

Parents should encourage their child to spread out, but to leave it neat and orderly when he isn’t using his workspace. Ownership is very important for self-respect 3.The workplace should be personal, but not another part of the playroom.  

●   __4.___ 

Encourage the whole family to help build a supportive environment that children need for success in school. Give them a good example of how to deal with problems, how to manage time and get things done in the right way. 5.Study will be more enjoyable and effective when supported by the whole family 

A. Attitude Is Everything.  

B. Bring Organization into Your Home.  

C. Here are several ways to choose a location.  

D. Building a Good Home Learning Environment.  

E. Hold a can-do attitude and your child will follow your example.  

F. Setting up a space in a common area of your home can be a good idea for children.  

G. A child who learns to organize his spare will carry organization into every corner of his life.  

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：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（/\），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. 每处错误仅限1词； 

*2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 

When I was in high school, most of my friend had bicycles. I hoped I could also have it. One  

day I saw a second-hand bicycle, that was only one hundred yuan. I asked my father /\ the money.  

But he said he could only give me half of the money. He should find the other half myself. So I went

to sell newspapers after the school. My father was pleased if I showed him the money a month  

after. He gives me the other fifty. You can imagine how much happy I was when I rode to school

my own bicycle. 

 假定你住在一个涉外小区。社区委员会请你帮忙用英文以短文的形式写一封电子邮件，将周末农家采摘活动的安排传达给住户。 

要点： 

时间：下周六上午8：00至11：00 

内容：采摘苹果 

报名：办公室，下周四下午5：00前 

提示：带帽子、手套 

注意： 

*1. 词数100左右，开头已为你写好。 

*2. 可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。 

*3. 参考词汇：社区 community 

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

例：How much is the shirt?

A. ￡19.15   B.￡9.15  C. ￡9.18

答案是B。

1.What do the speakers need to buy?

A. A fridge         B. A dinner table  C. A few chairs

2.Where are the speakers?

A. In a restaurant. B. In a hotel       C. In a school.

3.What does the woman mean?

A. Cathy will be at the party.          B. Cathy is too busy to come.

C. Cathy is going to be invited

4.Why does the woman plan to go to town?

A. To pay her bills in the bank.        B. To buy books in a bookstore.

C. To get some money from the bank

5.What is the woman trying to do?

A. Finish some writing.B. Print an article.                 C. Find a newspaper.

第二节（共15小题，每小题1．5分，满分22．5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.What is the man doing?

A. Changing seats on the plane          B. Asking for a window seat

C. Trying to find his seat

7.What is the woman’s seat number?

A. 6A               B. 7A               C. 8A

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Why doesn’t the woman take the green T-shirt?

A. It’s too small  B. It’s too dark   C. It’s to expensive

9.What does the woman buy in the end?

A. A yellow T-shirt B. A blue T-shirt   C. A pink T-shirt

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.How long has the man been in London?

A. One year.        B. A few years      C. A couple of months

11.Why did the woman leave her hometown?

A. To lend a city life.                 B. To open a restaurant.    C. To find a job

12.Where did the woman come from?

A. London.          B. Arnside          C. Lancaster.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.What is a daypack?

A. A box            B. A bag            C. A lock

14.What surprise the girl at school?

A. A lot of discussions in class        B. Teachers giving little homework

C. Few students asking questions in class.

15.At what time of the school term does the conversation most probably take place?

A. At the end of it.                    B. In the middle of it  C. At the beginning of it

16.What do we know about the girl?

A. She is new to the school             B. She writes for the school newspaper.

C. She seldom asks questions in class.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Where does Mr. Henry Stone do?

A. A bank clerk     B. A teacher        C. A writer

18.What does Henry like doing at airport?

A. Watching people  B. Telling stories  C. Reading magazines.

19.What did Henry learn from the newspaper the day?

A. A valuable suitcase was missing      B. A man stole money from a bank

C. A woman ran away from home

20.Why was the woman at the airport?

A. She was traveling on business        B. She was seeing the man off.

C. She was leaving for Greece

 ---It looks heavy. Can I give you a hand?

---_______.

A. No, thanks      B. Yes, my pleasure      C. No, never mind   D. Yes, I do

 Let’s go to ______ cinema – that’ll take your mind off the problem for _____while.

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

 How much _______ she looked without her glasses!

A. well            B. good                C. best            D. better

 Could I speak to ______ is in charge of International Sales please?

A. who                         B. what

C. whoever                     D. whatever