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This is my third day of the English camp here in Australia. It has been an amazing experience. I can’t believe how many different nationalities are here. Because we all speak so many different languages, we are forced to use our English in order to communicate. I really like Jim, the leader of my small group. There are only five other students in our group; Jim is very easy-going and is very good at getting all of us to chat and have fun together.
There are classes every day, but they are not boring, like my English classes at school. We learn new vocabulary every day and then must practice it immediately in conversation or in real life situations. The teachers are very professional---and very skilled at making us feel comfortable and eager to talk. The writing classes are the most difficult for me; the teacher is very strict, but I like her a lot. She has very high standards, but her step-by-step method leads us slowly but surely to her final goal.
I can feel myself growing a lot personally. In just three days, I have much more confidence than ever before to express myself in English. I’ve also noticed that I’m much more comfortable with different kinds of people---not nearly so shy as when I’m at home. It seems that being shy is just my way of hiding when I’m afraid. Here at the camp, the teachers and other leaders have kindly but firmly forced me to push past my fear. I’m learning a lot about myself. In fact, after staying here for only three days, I have realized that in the past I used my shyness as an excuse for my poor English. I’ve realized that I’m not really being shy, but I’m being afraid of embarrassment--- and my fear has hurt not only my English ability but my social skills. Here at the camp I’m not only learning English but also learning how not to be afraid.
68. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. The English Camp only offers a three-day study.
B. The writer is the leader of his small group.
C. There are altogether five members in the writer’s group.
D. The members in the English camp are from different countries.
69. What does the writer think of his English classes at school?
A. They are not boring.
B. They are dull.
C. They are interesting.
D. He likes them better than the classes in the English camp.
70. What can we learn about the writer from the passage?
A. His English used to be poor because of his shyness.
B. His English used to be poor because of his fear.
C. He doesn’t like English.
D. He is not as comfortable with different kinds of people as at home.
71. By saying “my fear has hurt not only my English ability but my social skills”, the writer means all of the following except ________.
A. he has learnt both English and social skills in the English camp
B. he has much more confidence than ever before to express himself in English now
C. he has grown a lot personally at the English Camp
D. he is not learning much about himself at the English Camp

短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分,满分10分）

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

For as long as I can remember , I have been very bad

at arguing with people . As soon as someone agree                    76．___________       

with me , I get angry because I feel attacking , like the               77．___________        

other person is out to show that I am right . And for                   78．___________       

some reason , I hate being wrong ! But  my immediate               79．___________       

reaction is to get very defensive . I rise my voice , and                      80．___________         

I end up saying something I later regret . Needless to say,             81．___________       

the whole thing ends with me blaming  for myself , and the                 82．___________       

other person felt alienated (疏远的) from me . This                  83．___________        

bothers me especially because my mother does the exactly

same thing and I hate  !                                         84．___________       

Right now the problem is urgent because my relationship

with a wonderful boyfriend is in dangerous because of my                   85．___________       

being afraid of being wrong .

When I was twenty-seven years old, I was a clerk in San Francisco. I was alone in the world, and had nothing to depend on but my brain and a clean reputation.

My time was my own after the afternoon board on Saturdays, and I would spend the time on a little sailboat on the bay. One day I sailed too far, and was carried out to sea. At nightfall, when hope was almost lost, I was picked up by a small boat, which headed for London. It was a long and stormy journey, and they made me earn my passage as a common sailor. When I stepped on land in London, my clothes were ragged and shabby, and I only had a dollar in my pocket. This money fed and sheltered me for 24 hours. During the next 24 hours I went without food and shelter.

About ten o’clock on the following morning, tired and hungry, I was walking along Portland Place, when a passing child, threw a big pear into the rubbish can. I stopped, of course, and stared at that muddy treasure. My mouth watered for it. My whole body begged for it. But every time I made a move to get it, some passing eyes noticed my purpose, and of course I straightened up, looked calm, and pretended that I hadn’t been thinking about the pear at all. The same thing kept happening and happening, and I couldn’t get the pear. I was just getting desperate enough to face all the shame and get the pear, when a window behind me was opened, and a gentleman said, “Step in here, please.”

1. According to the passage, the young man _______.

A. had a great reputation for his good work

B. worked as a common sailor during the journey

C. was carried out to sea on purpose by a small boat

D. had nothing left in his pocket after landing in London

2. Why didn’t the man pick up the pear at once?

A. Because a gentleman stopped him and let him in.

B. Because he was not so hungry that he could wait.

C. Because the child was watching the pear.

D. Because he didn’t want others to take him as a beggar.

3. The underlined word “desperate” means “_______”.

A. driven by great need or pain to do something

B. being afraid of doing something for a certain reason

C. enjoying, showing, or marked by pleasure or joy

D. feeling sorry or sad about something

 Being afraid of making mistakes,the little boy ____answer his teacher’s question.

A.does dare     B.doesn’t dare to     C.daren’t     D.not dare to 

此题要求改正所给短文中错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个“√”；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（╲）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜

线划掉。

该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线。在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

The teacher was handing out test papers when I walk into

the classroom. I was feeling nervously because I had not

prepared well for the exam. I went through the test several time,

but I still could answer the questions. Being afraid of failing the

exam, I put my book under the desk, opened it and started

looking for the answers. The teacher wasn’t looking at for me,

so I copied nothing. Suddenly I felt a hand on my shoulder!

The teacher caught me cheat. I felt too ashamed of myself

to say anything. Unfortunately, the teacher didn’t punish

me for cheating. Instead, he gave me the second chance.