题目内容
I have no choice but ________ your advice.
A. accept B. to accept
C. accepting D. accepted
The new mayor of Hillsdale, Michigan, is a man of the people, ready to listen to their problems, but only until 6 p.m. Then he has to do his homework. Michael Sessions, 18, beat former mayor Douglas Ingles, 51, by just two votes and became the new mayor of Hillsdale. He is America's youngest mayor.
As Sessions was too young to enter the election in the spring of 2005, he registered to vote on Sept, 22, one day after his 18-year-old birthday. The day after that he started his write-in campaign, which means he should persuade voters to remember his name and write it by hand on the voting ballots（选票）.
To help get his name known, Sessions earned＄700 by selling apples over the summer. He spent the money on posters and put them on the Hillsdale's lawns.
Sessions' month-long campaign included going door to door, explaining his ideas of the town's future in the kitchens of his neighbors. "They'd look at me, and say‘How old are you again? How much experience do you have?' And I say ‘I'm still in high school', " he said. Sessions promised Hillsdale's voters he would renew local economy. “I was hopeful the whole time, ” he explained. One day he spent so long out on the streets knocking on the doors that he ended up in a hospital emergency room.
Sessions said that his schoolwork will not get in the way of his job as a mayor. “From 7:50 a.m. to 2:30p.m., I'11 be a student. From 3 to 6, I'11 be the mayor of Hillsdale," he said.
“He did a very brave thing that couldn't have been easy for him to do, "said Jack Vettel, a councilman in Hillsdale, a city of 8,200 about 75 miles southwest of Detroit. "He does care about this town. He's been here all his life.”
Sessions will receive＄3, 600 a year during this four-year term, and will work out of his bedroom since the town does not provide the mayor with an office.
1.What is TRUE of Sessions' election campaign according to the text?
A. Sessions launched his election campaign on Sept, 22.
B. Sessions worked so hard that he once tried to persuade people in a hospital.
C. Sessions won the election campaign by a very close outcome (结果).
D. Sessions felt disappointed when asked about his age and experience.
2.In order to gain more support from the voters Sessions had to do all these things EXCEPT________.
A. put up posters B. renew the economy
C. sell apples D. talk to neighbors in kitchens
3.What can we infer from the passage?
A. American mayors usually work from 3 p. m. to 6 p. m.
B. In America, young people are encouraged to get involved in politics.
C. All teenagers are allowed to enter political elections.
D. American mayors receive a salary of 3, 600 a year during their 4-year term.
4.Which of the following would best summarize the text?
A. Schoolboy becomes American's youngest mayor.
B. How to become a teenage mayor.
C. Hard work is the ticket to success.
D. Never too young to shake the world.
Keeping a diary in English is one of the effective ways to improve our English1.(write) ability.
2.(compare) with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes3.(little) time. It can help us to develop the habit of 4.(think) in English. If we persist in this practice, 5.(gradual) we’ll learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many6.(difficult). In the first place, 7.often happens that we have trouble finding proper words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely hard for us 8.(put) them into English properly.
As far as I am concerned, my suggestion is that we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then look it up in our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher9.help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is of great use to keep a diary in English for10.development of our writing skills.
“Write All About It”
Centerville High School Essay Contest
Rules
.1.Students are asked to hand in essays of 500 to 700 words of their own work. Any essay containing material copied from another source will be disqualified.
.2.Manuscripts should be typed double-spaced, with the student’s name, address, and grade level on a separate sheet of paper.
.3.Essays must be turned in by 4:00 P.M. on November 30. They can be brought to Mrs. Elton in Room 104 or to Mr. Markham in the school library.
Essay-Writing Tips
.1.Catch your reader’s interest—Your opening should immediately pull your reader into your essay. Asking a question or starting with a story, or surprising statement are some good ways to do this.
.2.Create a picture—Use active words that show your reader what is happening. Instead of telling your reader that “the room was disordered,” paint a picture using active verbs and lively adjectives.
.3.Have a purpose—Well-written essays do more than just describe an event or express a viewpoint; they also communicate a message.
.4.Check for mistakes—Read your paper over to check for mistakes. Ask another student to read your paper. Another pair of eyes will often spot a mistake you have missed.
.5.Format your essay—Neatly type your essay on white paper. Choose an attractive cover for handing in. The computer lab will be open after school from 3:15 to 4:45 P.M. each day this month so that students can use the computers.
Prizes
Winning essays will be published in the Centerville Times. Everyone who takes part in it will also receive a free pass to enter one school activity this year.
First Prize: $50 savings bond
Second Prize: Dictionary and reference book
Third Prize: Pen set and journal
1.Which of the following rules is set for the essay contest?
A. Students can write something exactly as it is written in other books.
B. Essays must be brought to Mr. Markham in the computer lab on November 30.
C. Students’ personal information should be listed on another piece of paper.
D. The students winning the first prize will be awarded a dictionary and a book.
2.Which of the following writing tips is given in the passage?
A. Drawing a picture to go with the essay.
B. Making the essay short enough to hold the readers’ interest.
C. Asking a teacher to find the mistakes you haven’t found.
D. Trying to communicate an important idea to readers.
3.The article is written to .
A. inform the students of the essay contest
B. show how to organize an essay contest
C. explain how to write a good essay
D. convince the students of the prizes available
She had no money ________ a birthday present for her children.
A. to buy with B. buying
C. bought D. with which to buy
假设你叫李华，你的一个朋友John刚从美国归来，邀请你参加本周日在他家举办的朋友聚会，但你不能参加，请你根据以下要点给他写以封电子邮件：
1.表达想参加的意思；
2.忙于准备考试；
3.由于感冒，身体不适；
4.表示歉意并另约时间。
注意：可适当添加细节以使行文连贯；字数100字左右，开头和结尾已给，不计入总词数。
Dear John,
I’m extremely sorry to tell you that I am unable to go to your party this Sunday.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Yours truly,
Li Hua
Unlike most other holidays, the history of April Fools’ Day. Sometimes called All Fools' Day, is not as the totally clear. The only point in time that can be agreed on as the beginning of this tradition was 1582,in France. Before that year, the New Year was celebrated for eight days,
beginning on March 25.The reform of the calendar celetxration reached the highest point on April l_With the riform of the calendar under Charles 1X,the
Gregorian calendar (公历, 阳历）was introduced, and New Year's Day was moved lo January 1.
However, because in those days communications were not as developed as they are today, many people did not receive the news for several years. Some people refused to accept the new calendar and continued to celebrate the New Year on April , These backward people were considered “foots” by other peopk. They were often sent on “fools” errands (徒劳无益的工作)or were made the taragets of jokes.
This developed, over time,into a tradition of playing a trick m someone on the first day of April. The tradition eventully spread to England and Scotland in the eightreenth century. It was later introduced to the American
colonies of both the Britain and Francc.April Fools’ Day thus developed into an international fun feast,so to speak,with different nationalities specializing in their own kind of humor at the expense of their friends and families.
1.Acconibg to the new calendar, which day was New Year's Day moved la in France ?
A. March 25. B. January 1.
C. April I. D. April3.
2.Which of the following first had the tradition of celebrating the April Fools’ Day?
A. Frmce B. England,
C. Scotland D. America.
3.What was people's attitude towards the new calendar?
A. They accepted it happily. B. They refused it immediately.
C. Some recognized it. D. Some laughed at it.
4.What does the passage want 10 tell us?
A. What the French did un April Fools' Day.
B. How April Fools’ Day come into being.
C. When was the new calendar introduced.
D. Why some people were fooled in France.
The new hotel is reported to be built it used to be a wasteland.
A. which B. where
C. in which D. what
A girl complained to her father about her hard life. She didn’t know what she could do and wanted to ______. She was tired of fighting and fighting. One problem had been settled, but ____ appeared.
Her father, a cook, took her into the ______. He poured water into three pots and boiled it. After the water came to a boil, he put some______in the first pot, eggs in the second and coffee in the last. He waited for them for a few minutes ______any words.
The girl closed her mouth and waited, impatient and ______ by what her father was doing. After about 20 minutes, her father ______the stove, took out the carrots and put them in a bowl. He took the eggs and put them in another bowl. After that he ______ the coffee into a cup. Turning back to his ______ , he asked, “Sweetheart, what do you see?”
“Carrots, eggs and coffee,” she replied.
Her father asked her to ________ the carrots. She did and felt that the carrots were ________.
____ he asked her to take the eggs and break them. After peeling them, she felt the eggs were hard.
Last, her father asked her to smell the coffee.
She asked, “What does this ________, Father?”
He ______that each of the things had felt the same unfortunate fate. They were all boiled in ______, but with a ______ result. The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after being boiled. The fragile eggs became ______ after cooking. Coffee grounds were very unique. They could change the water.
“______one are you?” asked her father, “When misfortune______ on your door, what will your ______ be? Are you carrots, eggs of coffee?”
1.A. give in B. carry on C. go on D. give up
2.A. another B. the rest C. the other D. the second
3.A. backyard B. storeroom C. kitchen D. bedroom
4.A. potatoes B. apples C. tomatoes D. carrots
5.A. with B. without C. beyond D. over
6.A. surprised B. excited C. confused D. relaxed
7.A. turned off B. turned down C. turned on D. turned out
8.A. put B. picked C. flew D. poured
9.A. son B. daughter C. kitchen D. pot
10.A. smell B. eat C. touch D. taste
11.A. strong B. soft C. light D. heavy
12.A. After that B. Since then C. Now that D. Once again
13.A. refer B. say C. mean D. think
14.A. questioned B. suggested C. required D. explained
15.A. stove B. pot C. water D. fire
16.A. different B. same C. similar D. wonderful
17.A. delicious B. calm C. hard D. broken
18.A. What B. Which C. Whose D. Whichever
19.A. knocks B. touches C. looks D. waits
20.A. answer B. responsibility C. reaction D. impression
Everyone who takes part in it will also receive a free pass to enter one school activity this year.