When I walked into the house after school, the first thing I noticed was a box with items I recognized from my dad’s office.

“What are you doing at home?” I asked casually.

“Andrew, I was    31    today,” he answered quietly.

I was sure he was joking. “No, you weren’t. Why are you    32    at home?”

Then I noticed his    33    and realized he was telling me the truth. My father has always been a hard worker and prided himself on his career.    34    our family has been his joy, and I guess I have    35    his work for granted.

My father’s unemployment    36    many changes in our lives. For starters, he was at home all the time, which meant my bed had to be    37   , my room cleaned up, and my     38     done right after school. I would come home every day to find him at the computer     39     jobs. I began to notice how    40    he seemed, and how losing his job affected his self-esteem, though he tried to be    41   . For the first time, I    42    my dad as vulnerable (易受伤的). He asked my brother and me to    43    less. I gave up my pocket money,    44    it wasn’t much. I felt I was doing the right. I also found a part-time job.

After several difficult months of searching, my dad    45    to go in a totally different direction. He    46    that he never wanted to be laid off again, so he was going to start his own business. Day by day, I watched him    47    it, and I admired how much time and     48     he expended. I    49    knew he was a hard worker, but watching him in action really affected me.

Although this was one of the    50    experiences for our family, it taught me a lot about dealing with adversity (逆境), and will be my foundations for success.

	A. taken off	B. put off	C. laid off	D. called off
	A. eventually	B. really	C. frequently	D. especially
	A. happiness	B. kindness	C. loneliness	D. seriousness
	A. Supporting	B. Abusing	C. Offering	D. Shooting
	A. regarded	B. taken	C. viewed	D. looked
	A. came out	B. brought about	C. gave off	D. let out
	A. made	B. sold	C. banned	D. applied
	A. job	B. homework	C. fun	D. time
	A. falling into	B. putting up	C. keeping on	D. searching for
	A. down	B. flexible	C. concrete	D. honest
	A. disappointed	B. optimistic	C. anxious	D. appropriate
	A. considered	B. remembered	C. rejected	D. predicted
	A. earn	B. enjoy	C. spend	D. find
	A. even so	B. if only	C. even though	D. as if
	A. hoped	B. decided	C. dreamed	D. expected
	A. advised	B. informed	C. explained	D. insisted
	A. form	B. open	C. set	D. build
	A. strength	B. power	C. force	D. energy
	A. never	B. seldom	C. always	D. hardly
	A. worst	B. best	C. most	D. least

阅读下列材料, 并从所给的六个选项(A、B、C、D、E、F)中选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。

The people below traveled abroad. Read the following stories and decide what problem each traveler experienced while traveling.

_______ David got lost in an isolated place. To make matter worse, he had an accident and couldn’t walk freely. So he was in great need of timely help.

______ Paul had to buy a hamburger and ate it in the park instead of eating his mother’s delicious chicken, with which he couldn’t go through the customs(海关).

_____ Ann was stopped at the customs because she was carrying drugs without a doctor’s prescription. How regretted she was not to have done that!

_____ Sally offended some of the people in the town she was visiting by wearing inappropriate clothes. She should have found out about local customs and followed them.

______ Jack didn’t obtain a transit card when he changed planes at an airport, which made him very worried. There was no doubt that he was not allowed to get on board.

A  My mother was worried about me. She cooked me all my favorite dishes and put them into a box to take with me on my journey. But the customs officer inspected all the plant and animal products at the airport. Unfortunately it was illegal for me to bring into the country the kind of food my mother had given me and so it all had to be thrown away.

B  It was very hot so I put on some shorts and a T-shirt to go sightseeing. I hadn’t gone very far when I found everyone was looking at me, and they didn’t seem friendly to me. One woman even spat on me as I walked past. I decided to get off the crowded streets and so I turned down a small, quiet street.

C  During the four-day walking tour, I was amazed by mountain scenery and the ancient ruins we passed on our hike. On the last day, we arrived at the ruins of Machu Picchu in time to see the sunrise over the Andes. I spent the day visiting the ruins of that ancient Inca city before catching the train back to the capital city of the country.

D  When I got off the plane at the first airport, I saw someone handing out cards to some of the passengers, but I didn’t know what they were for, so I didn’t take one. When I tried to board the second plane they asked for my transit card, which I didn’t have. I was worried they were going to send me back to London.

E  I had been walking for about an hour when suddenly I slipped and fell down a riverbank. I hurt my ankle and couldn’t stand up. I didn’t know how I could get back to the village. I hadn’t told anyone where I was going, so no one would know where to look for me when they realized I was missing.

F  When I arrived at my destination, a customs officer at the airport looked in my bag and found the pills in a small box. He wanted to know what the pills were for and why they weren’t in their proper bottle with my name and the doctor’s name on it. I explained that the bottle had been too big and heavy. Then he wanted to know if I had a letter from my doctor explaining about the pills.

During the Second World War, it was difficult to travel by plane, because the

seats were needed for important government officials and army officers. Mr Brown worked for the government during the war and he was doing very secret work. Nobody was allowed to know how important he was except very few people. One day he had to fly to London to give a talk to a few top people there, but an important army officer came to the airport at the last minute. Mr Brown’s seat was given to him, so he was not able to fly to the city to give his talk.  When the important army officer reached the city , he found  that the man whose seat he had taken was the one whose talk he had flown to hear.

1.Mr Brown was ___________.

A．an army officer                      B．a bad speaker

C．a government official              D．a public speaker

2.Plane tickets were hard to get for _________.

A．ordinary people              B．government officials

C．army officers                 D．secret workers

3.Mr Brown could not take the plane, because _________.

A．his secret work was discovered.

B．he wanted to change for another plane.

C．his seat was given to an important army officer.

D．he was unable to go by air.

4.What did the army officer discover in the end? ________.

A．He had taken a very important person’s seat.

B．Mr Brown’s talk was important

C．Mr Brown didn’t do important secret work

D．Mr Brown was a kind person.

 

 

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。

I was successful at my job . I worked very hard , but it ___1___ me and my family a fabulous (极好的) lifestyle . I’d worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director. ___2___, one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was __3__ explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there __4__ they talked on and all I could think was, “I’ve ___5___ .” I’d been so well respected ; ___6___ I was of no value.

For six weeks, I was in a very __7__ place. I wandered around my house like a zombie (僵尸).I could __8__ things needed doing, but would not do anything . My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive(积极的) in everything ___9___ me .

Then, in late June, my youngest son’s football team made the city cup final. The year before, he’d been very sad when I __10___ the same final, so he was ___11___ when I told him I’d go. Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me ___12___ him on was unbelievable. From then in , I spent the summer enjoying my sons and their passions (激情) . I attended match after match and performances of my elder son’s band —I ___13___ went to another city to watch him play. These moments were so ___14___. My life had been so much devoted to __15__ for so long , and I felt __16__ that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world.

___17___ , being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose — I was someone’s mum! I felt a sense of being ___18____ again. Now I feel more positive about my professional ___19___ and I’m getting on better with my family than I ever have. Losing my job made me realize just how __20__ it is to achieve real balance in life.

1.A. promised  B. afforded  C. showed   D. left

2.A. Therefore  B. Anyhow  C. Otherwise D. However

3.A. quickly    B. gently    C. partly    D. easily

4.A. until      B. after     C. as       D. so

5.A. failed     B. finished    C. tried     D. changed

6.A. suddenly    B. finally     C. immediately     D. shortly

7.A. secret     B. quiet     C. lonely      D. dark

8.A. see       B. get       C. suggest    D. understand

9.A. defended   B. directed   C. deserted   D. disturbed

10.A. watched    B. missed    C. lost     D. won

11.A. disappointed B. worried   C.  honoured   D. delighted

12.A. cheering    B. taking     C. leading     D. passing

13.A. just        B. even       C. still         D. almost

14.A. hopeful     B. meaningful   C. difficult     D. strange

15.A. work       B. family        C. matches    D. performances

16.A. successful   B. thoughtful     C. thankful    D. peaceful

17.A. Naturally    B. Doubtfully     C. Disagreeably    D. Unexpectedly

18.A. employed    B. comforted     C. valued        D. encouraged

19.A. education     B. experience    C. relationship    D. future

20.A. important     B. interesting     C. simple       D. surprising

 

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（A），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。

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