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Thousands of people began pouring into Pennsylvania from other states. They wanted to buy lottery tickets(彩票). The tickets cost only $ 0.9 each. But that small spending could bring them a reward of $ 90 million .That was the second largest lottery jackpot （积累奖金）in history.

More than 87 million tickets were bough t for the Pennsylvania lottery drawing. Those who bought tickets had to choose seven numbers from 1 to 80．The chance of winning was one in 9.6 million, but that little chance certainly didn’t affect ticket sales. In the last few days before the drawing, tickets were sold at the unbelievable rate of 500 per second.

Experts say many people buy lottery tickets because they just want to have a piece of the action. Others say the lottery is a stock market for poor people. It allows them to dream about wealth they’ll probably never have.

But many people believe lotteries are no better than legalized gambling. Some critics note that most people who play are poor and may not be able to afford the tickets. There are also many addicts who take the game seriously. They may pour their life savings into lottery tickets. Some clubs have been formed to help them kick the habit.

Politicians like lotteries because they provide money that would otherwise have to come from new taxes. The profits from lotteries are usually used to pay for education or programs for senior citizens. But critics say this arrangement just allows states to legalize vice, under the name of social progress. Whether you regard stock lotteries right or not, you cannot refuse to accept their extreme popularity with many Americans.

1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Buying lotteries may help people become wealthy overnight.

B. Politicians like lotteries because they don’t have to pay extra taxes.

C．The profits from lotteries are usually used for the public.

D. Some critics don’t like lotteries because many poor people waste money on them.

2.In just one hour in the last few days, the Pennsylvania lottery sold tickets totaling_______.

A．$ 16.2 million B．$ 38.88 million

C．$ 19.6 million D．$ 87 million

3. The underlined word in the last paragraph refers to__________.

A. something profiyable

B. something challenging

C. something immoral

D.something easy

4. What is the main purpose of the passage?

A. To introduce the lotteries in Pennsylvania.

B. To persuade people not to buy lotteries.

C. To show the drawbacks of buying lotteries.

D. To tell us the different opinions on lotteries.

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1. 活动目的：了解有机蔬菜的种植；体验采摘乐趣；

2. 活动时间及地点：本周日上午，西星农场；

3.活动内容：导游带领参观农场；采摘蔬菜(黄瓜，西红柿，茄子等)；在农场提供的厨房亲自烹饪自己摘到的蔬菜。

注意： 1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：采摘：pick 有机农业：organic farming

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Your weight has been important since the moment you were born. Maybe you even know what your birth weight was. Most newborns weigh between 6 and 9 pounds, but some may weigh more and some less. But very quickly, a baby gains weight and everyone is glad about that because it means the child is growing bigger and stronger.

As you get older, your weight is still important. It's something your parents and doctor will probably keep an eye on. When you go for a checkup, the doctor often will record your height and weight and compare it with what it was the last time you came in. The doctor wants to check whether you have a healthy weight because weighing too much or too little can be a problem.

But these days, being overweight is more common than being underweight. In the last 30 years, a growing number of kids and teenagers have developed weight problems. Today, 1 out of 3 kids and teens between the ages of 2 and 19 are overweight. Many grown-ups understand what it's like to have weight problems, since 2 out of every 3 adults (成年人) are overweight..wfsqzkss.

For kids and adults, weighing too much can lead to illnesses and health problems. And a kid who is overweight might be made jokes on or find it hard to keep up with friends on the playground. When people talk about being overweight, they mean that someone has more body fat than is healthy. Everyone has some body fat, but extra (多余的) fat can influence someone's health and ability to walk, run, and get around, as well as how the person looks and his or her self-respect.

1. Why is everyone happy hearing a baby become fatter?

A. The baby is growing healthily.

B. The parents are rich enough.

C. The mother has enough milk.

D. The family is in good situation.

2. The doctor compares your height and weight in order to __________.

A. complete a check item

B. see if you have a healthy weight

C. know about your living habits

D. set up your checkup book

3. Which group has the largest number of people with overweight problems?

A. Babies. B. Kids. C. Adults. D. The old.

4. What is the last paragraph mainly about ?

A. Importance of keeping weight.

B. Ways to avoid becoming overweight.

C. Reasons for getting overweight.

D. Bad influence of being overweight.

The news________ Ning Zetao won the gold medal in the swimming competition excited Chinese People.

A. whichB. thatC. whatD. if

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。

The Abu Dhabi emergency and crisis management tram announced on Tuesday it found out a number of bird flu-infected(码头). reported the United Arab Emirates (UAE) state news agency W AM.

Bird flu, also known 1. H5N1, is a 2. (high) deadly virus, and caused outbreaks in domestic poultry in the Middle East and parts of Asia. The virus was first reported to 3. (infect) humans in Hong Kong in 1997. Cases usually occur in winter and spring. While a large-scale outbreak is unlikely, sporadic(零星的)infections, 4. (report )

The cases were found in an area in the "Al-Gharbia" western region of the Gulf state. The emergency and crisis management took the "necessary measures "5. (consist) with international6. ( standard )and regulations in 7. ( handle ) such cases, said 8. WAM report.

The team said effective measures were also taken to ensure continuous monitoring of the cases.

9. , the team called on bird and farm owners to contact Abu Dhabi's government call center if they suspect poor health conditions of their birds, in order to learn about the necessary tests their birds need.

The team affirmed that these measures aim to ensure the 10. (safe)of bird and farm owners, as well as the community.

根据短文内容，从每题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I was an unlucky nurse who had to work on Christmas Day. It was always ________ in the emergency room on this day; so I was not expecting any patients. When I was ________ about working on such a beautiful festival, five people showed up at my desk—a pale woman and four small children.

“Are you all sick?” I asked in a(n) ________ way because they seemed all right.

“Yes,” the woman answered ________ and lowered her head.

But when they started to present their problems, things got a little vague. Two of the children had headaches, but the headaches weren’t ________ by normal body languages such as holding the head. Two children had earaches, but neither of them could tell me ________ ear was in pain. The mother complained of a cough, but she seemed to be ________.

Something was wrong. I didn’t say anything but explained that it might take a while ________ a doctor could meet them. “Take your ________, please,” the mother responded. Then, I checked their charts—no address. Suddenly I knew, they were homeless and the hospital was ________.

I looked out at the family, gathering together under the Christmas tree, smiling and chatting with each other ________. Quietly, I went back to the nurse’s station and told them that we had a homeless ________ in the waiting room. It was just like God sending us a ________ on Christmas Day. The nurse’s station suddenly came back to ________. All the nurses went into action, just as we did when there was a real ________ emergency. But this one was a “Christmas emergency”.

We ________ our meals for our Christmas “patients”. We also put together oranges and apples ________ presents. Usually we just tried to ________ the physical needs of our patients. But today, we worked hard to exceed the needs of a family who only ________ a warm place on Christmas Day.

Later, when the family was leaving, the four-year-old girl ran back and gave me a kiss. “Thanks for being our angel today,” she whispered in my ________.

1.A. darkB. quietC. brightD. noisy

2.A. complainingB. worryingC. talkingD. annoying

3.A. expectingB. forgettingC. acceptingD. suspecting

4.A. weaklyB. stronglyC. excitedlyD. surprisedly

5.A. accompaniedB. causedC. resultedD. shown

6.A. whatB. howC. whichD. why

7.A. explainingB. pretending

C. understandingD. promoting

8.A. unlessB. afterC. beforeD. when

9.A. moneyB. breathC. timeD. break

10.A. bigB. smallC. coldD. warm

11.A. sweetlyB. tiredlyC. unhappilyD. friendly

12.A. motherB. girlC. boyD. family

13.A. giftB. jobC. luckD. chance

14.A. spaceB. earthC. schoolD. life

15.A. trafficB. politicalC. medicalD. history

16.A. put outB. gave outC. took outD. turned out

17.A. forB. onC. asD. in

18.A. missB. meetC. cutD. increase

19.A. wantedB. builtC. escapedD. refused

20.A. faceB. earC. mouthD. nose

本文中共有10处语言错误,每句最多有两处.错误涉及一个单词的增加,删除和修改.增加:把缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该词.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.每处错误极其修改均限一词.2.只允许修改10处,多者从第11处不记分.

Mr. Smith had a 8-year-old son named Tony, who enjoyed listening to music very much. So he bought a piano to Tony, hoping that he can become a famous pianist one day. The little boy put her heart into practising the piano day after day and seemed enjoy every minute of it. However, half a year later, he told his father that he was tiring of practising the piano. Heard this, Mr. Smith said, “Tony, it is one thing to be fond of listen to music, but it is another thing to perform skillful by yourself. You can never play the piano well even if you don’t practise more.”

Many years ago, I made a living by driving a car. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 am. When I arrived to collect, I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.

I walked to the door and knocked.“Just a minute,” answered a weak, elderly voice.

After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase.

I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly towards the car.

She kept thanking me for my kindness.“It’s nothing,” I told her, “I just try to treat my passengers in the way I would want my mother treated.”

“Oh, you’re such a good man,” she said. When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address, and then asked, “Could you drive through downtown?”

“It’s not the shortest way,” I answered quickly.

“Oh, I’m in no hurry,” she said.“I’m on my way to a hospice(临终医院). I don’t have any family left. The doctor says I don’t have very long time.”

I quietly reached over and shut off the meter(计价器).

For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.

Sometimes she’d ask me to slow down in front of a particular building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.

At dawn, she suddenly said, “I’m tired. Let’s go now.”

We drove in silence to the address she had given me.

“How much do I owe you?”she asked.

“Nothing,” I said.

“You have to make a living,” she answered.“Oh, there are other passengers, ”I answered.

Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly. Our hug ended with her remark, “You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”

1.The old woman chose to ride through the city in order to ______.

A. show she was familiar with the city

B. see some places for the last time

C. let the driver earn more money

D. reach the destination on time

2.Which of the following statements is Not true?

A. The old lady didn’t have very long time.

B. The old lady was on her way to her daughter’s home.

C. The taxi driver gave the old woman a little moment of joy.

D. The taxi driver didn’t charge the old lady any money.

3.What can we learn from the story?

A. Giving is always a pleasure.

B. People should respect each other.

C. An act of kindness can bring people great joy.

D. People should learn to appreciate others’ concern.

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下面这篇文章中共有10出错误，每句最多有两处错，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。

增加： 在缺词处家一个漏字符号∧在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用（\）划掉。

修改：在错词下花以横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

One cold winter day in 1900, a small boy calling Charlie Chaplin is walking along the street in London.She went to a restaurant straightly. He wanted to buy some bread, and he didn't have any money. His father dead when he was very young. His mother was often very sick, so she could not take care of Charlie or his brother. All of them had to work to help their sick mother. He was a small boy but his dream was not very big. He wanted to be great man in the world of film. So he worked very hard to sing and danced well.

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