Hallmark arrived in my hometown of Calcutta, India when I was 16. On Valentine’s Day(情人节), I waited in line with many other teenagers just for a chance to get into the store. I remember wishing two things. One of them is that the good-looking boy whom I could see through the store window was picking out a gift for me. Unfortunately, Valentine’s Day passed and I received nothing but a lecture from my father on how Western capitalism(资本主义) was ruining your culture.

The next Valentine’s Day, I still didn’t have a boyfriend, but I did receive a greeting card from a secret admirer. I can’t remember what it exactly said inside the card, but it hardly mattered. I know I’m not the only one who’s had the blues because of being single on Valentine’s Day.

 It’s not just on Valentine’s Day that I’m reminded of these feelings. One night, my friend and I were at the subway station in New York City waiting for the local to arrive. The station was mostly full of college students, and later an older couple walked in. Just at that moment, a street musician started playing She’s Only a Woman to Me. The couple began dancing around the station and lost in their own world. On the train, I found myself recalling the time when I was with a date at the subway station, and there he picked me up in his arms like I was a ballerina(芭蕾舞女演员).

My view of romance has changed from when I was 16 in Calcutta to now, 23, and living in Manhattan. This year, I won’t focus all my romantic expectations on one particular day. I’ll spend Valentine’s Day with friends in New York City. But I won’t try to hide somewhere or turn off my cellphone. Instead, I’ll help my coupled-up friends pack for their weekend trips to Rome.

The underlined word “Hallmark” in Paragraph 1 probably refers to a              .

       A. city                  B. street                       C. store                        D. man

We can infer that in the opinion of the writer’s father                           .

       A. his daughter should have received a gift

       B. people in India shouldn’t celebrate Valentine’s Day

       C. people in India should welcome Western culture

       D. his daughter should know more about capitalism

According to Paragraph 2, if someone has the blues, he or she is probably           .

       A. lucky                B. angry                       C. excited                     D. sad

What is implied in the passage?

       A. The writer now has a boyfriend.

       B. The writer now is afraid of Valentine’s Day.

       C. The writer will go to Rome with her coupled-up friends.

       D. The writer’s attitude towards Valentine’s Day has changed.

An old man found a sparrow with a broken wing. He brought it home and nursed it back to 26  . Afterwards, though it could fly, the sparrow   27  to leave the house. The old man`s wife asked her husband to get rid of the bird as it was  28  the house.But he wouldn`t listen.
One day while her husband was asleep, the woman  29  the sparrow, took it far away from the house,and let it go,warning it never to   30  . The old man missed his friend and hoped it would come back,  31  it never did. Then one day,several weeks later,he was walking past an old house when he heard a  32  sound.He looked up and there was the  33  , sitting on the gate.The sparrow gave the old man a gold  34  it had found in the house.
The old man did not   35   much about money,but his wife was  36  when she saw the coin,and made up her mind to get more from the sparrow.   37 ,early the next morning she slipped out of her house and made her  38  to the old house.When she saw the sparrow she 39  it to return.
“If you have found  40  __,bring it along and I`ll spend it all on you.”she promised.
The sparrow brought her an old  41   with the help of its friends.The basket was   42  but the woman did not wait to find out what was in it.She grabbed it and ran,  43  that the sparrow would follow and take up residence(住所)in her house again.
The moment she reached home,she  44 the basket,expecting it to be filled to the eaves(屋檐)with gold and silver.Instead,out  45 dozens of sparrows.
The woman spent the rest of her life trying to drive the sparrows out.

【小题1】
A.dangerB.lifeC.healthD.help
【小题2】
A.refusedB.decidedC.managedD.failed
【小题3】
A.cleaningB.sweepingC.buildingD.dirtying
【小题4】
A.fedB.noticedC.caughtD.killed
【小题5】
A.returnB.flyC.stayD.cry
【小题6】
A.andB.ifC.butD.until
【小题7】
A.strangeB.sweetC.loudD.familiar
【小题8】
A.catB.sparrowC.basketD.stick
【小题9】
A.coinB.watchC.ringD.cup
【小题10】
A.bringB.takeC.careD.put
【小题11】
A.afraidB.sadC.nervousD.excited
【小题12】
A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.InsteadD.Luckily
【小题13】
A.wayB.markC.pictureD.sign
【小题14】
A.forbadeB.forcedC.beggedD.helped
【小题15】
A.foodB.treasureC.roomsD.plant
【小题16】
A.bowlB.boxC.chairD.basket
【小题17】
A.coveredB.emptyC.bigD.small
【小题18】
A.pleasedB.afraidC.anxiousD.hopeful
【小题19】
A.laidB.brokeC.hidD.opened
【小题20】
A.walkedB.ranC.flewD.jumped

以下标有题号的每一行均有一个错误,请找出,并按下列情况改正:

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:请在答题卡上作答。

Dear Peter,

Thanks very much for invite me to your birthday                 76.       

party on Sunday. I’d like very much come but                       77.       

I had an examination on Monday morning. It is                       78.       

a very important exam but I can’t afford to                            79.       

fail it. I’ll spend all the whole weekend reading                      80.       

and prepare for it. So I’m really sorry that                           81.       

I won’t be able to come in this time. I hope you                       82.       

can understand. I’ll take this chance to wishing                       83.       

you a wonderful time in your birthday. Happy                        84.       

birthday, Peter, and many happy return of the day!                  85.       

Yours,

Li Ming

 

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