题目内容
Such is human nature that many people don’t value things they possess until they’ve lost them .
A．不填；不填 B．不填;the C．the; 不填 D．a; the
B
Like many men at some point, I dream about opening a bar. I plan to call it Work Out. It will cater to married women in need of a little fun. On Friday nights, they will be able to come here and enjoy themselves.
See, I have a gift for business. I am, as my wife Zsa Zsa likes to note, “A man with a million ideas, none of them very good.” Speaking of Zsa Zsa, she is fed up with this plain little life I’ve made for us——too many kids, too many chores, mind – numbing debt. The other day, she said she thought we needed a new family car. “Sure. How about an 87 Lincoln?” I said, and saw my dear Zsa Zsa age about 20 years, and become her mother right before my eyes.
Yes, money is our madness. Last year, we thought we had found a little cushion when I published a book about the life here in suburban America. It sold 12 copies——six of them to my mother. Four other copies went to various aunts and uncles, who used them for martini coasters (杯垫), then sold them at yard sales. The two remaining copies went to perfect strangers. (I think I owe you dinner, whoever you are. Call me, OK? We’ll arrange something.)
When the book didn’t take off, I wrote a TV show. Then I penned a short novel based on the earlier TV idea that didn’t sell. Currently, I am at work on a set of encyclopedias(百科全书). In a month, I plan to sell them door – to – door.
Such is the life of a writer, sending off the most personal thoughts possible to his hard drive. I am a writer, but also the breadwinner in my family. I’m at the keyboard at 6 almost every morning, hoping to tap out one idea——just one——that will take us up the hill, to the mountain, to the top.
【小题1】According to the passage, the author is leading a/an life.
| A．enjoyable | B．wealthy | C．hard | D．comfortable |
| A．promised it to his wife | B．was showing off their fortune |
| C．thought his wife would like it | D．was just joking |
| A．It didn’t sell well at all. |
| B．He sold it door – to – door. |
| C．He made a lot of money from it. |
| D．It was really a cushion for his family. |
| A．Comfortable seat. |
| B．Financial help. |
| C．Unexpected success. |
| D．Best-selling book. |
| A．He has a real gift for business. |
| B．He isn’t serious enough about life. |
| C．He is a hard – working writer. |
| D．His wife is satisfied with their plain life. |
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。
The following is a father’s advice to his son\daughter, who has just graduated from high school:
First of all, congratulations on your graduation! Graduation from high school means that a new stage of life is ahead of you. 【小题1】
Clean your own room and do your own laundry. 【小题2】 Cleanliness is indeed close to godliness（神圣的）.
Don’t mistake knowledge for wisdom. No matter how much information or knowledge you have accumulated（积累）, you’ll never make sound judgments if you don’t have wisdom. 【小题3】
If you can imagine the possible future outcomes of your present decisions and actions, you can avoid mistakes. And if you can reflect（思考）on the mistakes you have made, you can avoid making the same mistakes again and again. Such is wisdom.
Don’t complain. When you take up a job, do your best to carry it out. 【小题4】
Finally, be an early bird. 【小题5】 And the sight of the rising sun will warm your heart and give you energy for the day ahead. Besides, being an early bird, you have plenty of time to take exercise or do a lot of work.
| A．After you have messed up something, you should learn to clean it up yourself. |
| B．If you get up earlier than the sun, you can watch it rise up slowly into the sky. |
| C．Once you started a job, you should try your best to do it well. |
| D．Don’t waste time complaining about it, no matter how difficult and boring it is. |
F．Get up early and go for some morning exercises to build up your body.
G．Wisdom comes from imagination and reflection
短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
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．每处错误及其修改仅限一词。
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
My mother is a village woman, already in her fifty. She has little school education, and she knows that knowledge is very important to young people. She often asked me how I am getting along my studies. She does everything she can for me, so that I can spend more time study.
Once my mother was ill and stayed in the bed for several day. When I got home at night, I found the light was still off and she was making new clothes for me! I was deeply moved that tears came to my eyes. Such is her mother, a kind and hard-working woman. And I will respect and love her forever.