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It would be very exciting to be a reporter on a newspaper. As soon as a reporter’s boss gives him a story to write, the reporter is on the job. He keeps his mind on what he is going to do. He does not begin writing the story until he knows what he should find out. He must know why he should write the story.

At times a reporter must search hard to find all of the facts he needs for a story. The facts may not be right under his nose. To find the facts, he has to recognize important details. While gathering information for a story, he asks himself questions: Should I use this information? Is this an important fact?

A reporter writes the story as fast as he can, so it can go right away into the newspaper. The story also needs a headline, which tells very quickly what the news story is about and is printed bigger and blacker than the rest of the news story.

Every big newspaper has many reporters, because many stories are needed in the newspaper. Would you like to be one？

1.A reporter writes the story as fast as possible because ________.

A. he wants it to go into the newspaper quickly

B. people prefer to buy today’s newspaper

C. he wants to have a rest

D. he is good at writing it

2.Which statement is true according to the passage?

A. Being a reporter is a tiring job.

B. It is easy for a reporter to find the facts.

C. The headline must tell the details of the news story.

D. A reporter begins to write when knowing what he should find out.

3.Which is the writer’s opinion?

A. A reporter’s boss is usually very hard to his men.

B. The job of a newspaper reporter is exciting but not easy.

C. Everyone can write a good news story.

D. No one likes to be a reporter.

4.The passage is about ________.

A. the job of a news reporter

B. big newspapers in the world

C. how to write the headline of all articles

D. how to gather information for a news story

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When you go to the doctor, you like to come away with a prescription．It makes you feel better to know you will get some medicine. But the doctor knows that medicine is not always needed. Sometimes all a sick person needs is some reassurance that all will be well. In such cases the doctor may prescribe a placebo.

A placebo is a sugar pill, a harmless shot, or ail empty capsule. Even though they have no medicine in them, these things seem to make people well. The patient thinks it is medicine and begins to get better. How does this happen?

The study of the placebo opens up new knowledge about the way the human body can heal itself. It is as if there was a doctor in each of us. The doctor will heal the body for us if we let it. But it is not yet known just how the placebo works to heal the body. Some people say it works because the human mind fools itself. These people say that if the mind is fooled into thinking it got medicine, then it will act as if it did, and the body will feel better.

Placebos do not always work. The success of this treatment seems to rest a lot with the relationship between the patient and the doctor. If the patient has a lot of trust in the doctor and if the doctor really wants to help the patient, then the placebo is more likely to work. So in a way, the doctor is the most powerful placebo of all.

A placebo can also have bad effects. If patients expect a bad reaction to medicine, then they will also show a bad reaction to the placebo. This would seem to show that a lot of how you react to medicine is in your mind rather than in your body. Some doctors still think that if the placebo can have bad effects it should never be used. They think there is still not enough known about it.

The strange power of the placebo does seem to suggest that the human mind is stronger than we think it is. There are people who say you can heal your body by using your mind. And the interesting thing is that even people who swear this is not possible have been healed by a placebo．

1.What do we know about placebo according to the passage?

A. It contains some sort of medicine.

B. It won’t function if you are negative about medicine.

C. People who don’t believe placebo can’t be healed by it.

D. Patients and doctors know clearly how it helps to heal the body.

2.Why is the doctor sometimes the most powerful placebo?

A. The patient needs help badly．

B. The patient believes in the doctor．

C. The doctor knows better about your body．

D. The doctor has carefully studied medicine．

3.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refer to?

A. The placebo. B. The bad effect.

C. The body. D. The medicine.

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Placebo：Work on Your Mind

B. Placebo：The Most Powerful Medicine

C. Placebo：The Best Doctor

D. Placebo：Heal Your Body

Don’t worry. I’m sure your missing glasses will ________ sooner or later.

stand outB. break upC. get outD. turn up

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 Science of Risk-Seeking

Sometimes we decide that a little unnecessary danger is worth it because when we weigh the risk and the reward, the risk seems worth tasking. __1.__ Some of us enjoy activities that would surprise and scare the rest of us. Why? Experts say it may have to do with how our brains work.

The reason why any of us take any risks at all might have to do with early humans. Risk-takers were better at hunting, fighting, or exploring. _2._ As the quality of Risk-taking was passed from on ration to the next, humans ended up with a sense of adventure and a tolerance for risk.

So why aren’t we all jumping out of airplanes then? Well, even 200,000 years ago, too much risk-taking could get one killed. A few daring survived, though, along with a few stay-in-the-cave types. As a result, humans developed a range of character types that still exists today. So maybe you love car racing, or maybe you hate it. __3.__

No matter where you are on the risk-seeking range, scientists say that your willingness to take risks increases during your teenage years. _4.__ To help you do that, your brain increases your hunger for new experiences. New experiences often mean taking some risks, so your brain raises your tolerance for risk as well.

_5._ For the risk-seekers a part of the brain related to pleasure becomes active, while for the rest of us, a part of the brain related to fear becomes active.

As experts continue to study the science of risk-seeking, we’ll continue to hit the mountains, the waves or the shallow end of the pool.

A. Those are the risks you should jump to take.

B. It all depends on your character.

C. Being better at those things meant a greater chance of survival.

D. Thus, these well-equipped people survived because they were the fittest.

E. This is when you start to move away from your family and into the bigger world.

F. However, we are not all using the same reference standard to weigh risks and rewards.

G. New brain research suggests our brains work differently when we face a nervous situation.

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。

English is now 1.__________(wide) used throughout the world. The English language 2.__________(make) up of grammar and vocabulary because people from different countries and cultures have lived together. 3.__________（it）development contains three stages: Old English, Middle English and Modern English.

In the fifth century, two Germanic groups occupied Britain. Old English consisted of a 4.__________ (mix) of their languages. Unlike Old English, Middle English can be read, although with difficulty, by modern English-speaking people. Many factors contributed 5.__________ the development of Middle English. However, in 1066, the Normans took control of England, 6.__________ did not have the same result that the Germanic invasion had had about 600 years earlier. But French still had 7.__________ influence on the English language. This 8.__________(result） even more pairs of similar words. Modern English includes many Latin and Greek words. As we all know, English will continue changing in the future. It is certain 9.__________ the changing process will continue and people will keep 10.__________(invent) new words and new ways of saying things.

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阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白的最佳选项。

The first week is always a bit hard in my writing classes. I’m unfamiliar _________ the students, most of them trying to _________ themselves to their new environment. When Jennifer _________ me with a question on the second day, I was _________ for the chance to connect at least one name with a face.

Her writing wasn’t perfect, _________ her effort was. She worked hard and pushed herself to achieve. She was excited to _________ , which made me enjoy teaching her. I didn’t _________ then how much she would also teach me.

One Friday afternoon, Jennifer stopped by after class. She wasn’t asking a question _________ a paper I’d returned. _________ , she said quietly: “I didn’t attend classes yesterday. I was at the health center the whole day.” I gave her a sideways look, _________ . “It was just a virus (病毒). I’m fine now,” she _________ me. Then she was gone.

Two nights later, her father called to tell me that Jennifer would be _________ a few classes. She had been in hospital with meningitis (脑膜炎). I heard from him again a few days later, and again after that. Her condition grew _________. We made trips to the hospital room. I was _________ frightened when I saw the pale, thin and weak girl who, only ten days earlier, had displayed life and warmth in my classroom.

A week later, Jennifer herself called me to tell me she was on the road to _________ . “I’ll be back to school one day,” she said. “I have no _________ that you’ll be with us.” I told her, _________ tears. I remembered what her father had said in his first phone call: “school _________ everything to Jenny.”

Then five weeks later, I walked into my classroom to find Jenny in her seat, _________. She _________ all of her missed homework, completed with thought and excellence. The strength of her will to overcome shone out of her pale, weak, eighteen-year-old face.

1.A. for B. with C. to D. among

2.A. concentrate B. create C. devote D. adapt

3.A. offered B. bothered C. challenged D. approached

4.A. thankful B. prepared C. disappointed D. embarrassed

5.A. so B. or C. and D. but

6.A. receive B. learn C. contact D. give

7.A. realize B. argue C. care D. admit

8.A. beyond B. about C. to D. with

9.A. However B. Instead C. Therefore D. Besides

10.A. shy B. excited C. delighted D. astonished

11.A. impressed B. supported C. attracted D. comforted

12.A. expecting B. producing C. missing D. taking

13.A. better B. sicker C. worse D. heavier

14.A. hardly B. mainly C. frequently D. truly

15.A. recovery B. success C. school D. attitude

16.A. idea B. influence C. opinion D. doubt

17.A. going back B. fighting back C. leaving back D. running back

18.A. shares B. creates C. means D. exchanges

19.A. smiling B. crying C. sobbing D. shaking

20.A. gave up B. handed in C. left out D. put up

短文中共有10处语言错误，每行中最多两处错误。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在此处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出增加的词;

删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉;

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在其下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从十一处起）不计分。

Dear editor,

I am Evan from Canada. Being the oldest child in the family has its disadvantages. First of all, I have to share all my toys with my young sisters. Of course, they don't need to return to the favor because I'm total uninterested in their things. Besides, they are always hanging around me. I just can't get moment's peace. At meals, I have to eat whichever is on the plate regardless of the taste. My sisters only try one bite if it's not our favorite food. In addition, when it comes to practice our musical instruments, I have to practice more than double the time. Worst of all, I got a larger quantity of housework. Comparing to them, I'm feeling rather annoyed. Can you please give me some advices?

Yours truly,

Evan Smith

Like many new graduates, I left university full of hope for the future but with no real idea of what I wanted to do. My degree, with honors, in English literature had not really prepared me for anything practical. I knew I wanted to make a difference in the world somehow, but I had no idea how to do that. That’s when I learned about the Lighthouse Project.

I started my journey as a Lighthouse Project volunteer by reading as much as I could about the experiences of previous volunteers. I knew it would be a lot of hard work, and that I would be away from my family and friends for a very long time. In short, I did not take my decision to apply for the Lighthouse Project lightly. Neither did my family.

Eventually, however, I won the support of my family, and I sent in all the paperwork needed for the application. After countless interviews and presentations, I managed to stand out among the candidates and survive the test alone. Several months later, I finally received a call asking me to report for the duty. I would be going to a small village near Abuja, Nigeria. Where? What? Nigeria? I had no idea. But I was about to find out.

After completing my training, I was sent to the village that was small and desperately in need of proper accommodation. Though the local villagers were poor, they offered their homes, hearts, and food as if I were their own family. I was asked to lead a small team of local people in building a new schoolhouse. For the next year or so, I taught in that same schoolhouse. But I sometimes think I learned more from my students than they did from me. Sometime during that period, I realized that all those things that had seemed so strange or unusual to me no longer did, though I did not get anywhere with the local language, and returned to the United States a different man. The Lighthouse Project had changed my life forever.

1.What do we know about the author?

A. His university education focused on the theoretical knowledge.

B. His dream at university was to become a volunteer.

C. He took pride in having contributed to the world.

D. He felt honored to study English literature.

2.According to Paragraph 2, it is most likely that the author ________.

A. discussed his decision with his family

B. asked previous volunteers about voluntary work

C. attended special training to perform difficult tasks

D. felt sad about having to leave his family and friends

3.In his application for the volunteer job, the author ________.

A. participated in many discussions

B. went through challenging survival tests

C. wrote quite a few papers on voluntary work

D. faced strong competition from other candidates

4.What can we infer from the author’s experiences in Nigeria?

A. He found some difficulty adapting to the local culture.

B. He had learned to communicate in the local language.

C. He had overcome all his weaknesses before he left for home.

D. He was chosen as the most respectable teacher by his students.

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Are you carrying too much on your back at school? Lots of kids at the same age are as you are. Not only are students in China ______ from this problem, but kids in the United States are ______ fed up with heavy school bags.

Experts are starting to ______ that more and more young students are having back and neck problems as a result of school bags ______ too heavy for them. “It’s hard for me to get up the ______ with my bag because it’s so heavy,” said Rich Hammond, ______ 11-year-old student in the US. Rich is among the students who have ______ backpacks with two straps (带子) to carry them, ______ a number of other students choose rolling backpacks. But even with rolling backpacks, ______ up stairs and buses with them is ______ a problem for kids. Many of them have hurt their knees, backs or necks because of heavy school bags.

But how much is too ______? Experts say students should carry ______ more than 10 to 15 percent of their own body weight. Scott Bautch, a Wisconsin ______ doctor, said kids under 4th grade should ______ with 10 percent. But it’s also important that older kids don’t go ______ 15 percent, because their bones are still growing. Bautch explained that there are other injuries caused by backpacks. “Kids are ______ their balance and falling down with these backpacks,” he said.

Parents and teachers are starting to tell the kids to only take ______ library books they will be reading that night. Some teachers are using worksheets or ______ workbooks for students to take home. One of the best answers is, as some ______ themselves suggested, to have no homework ______!

1.A. facingB. meetingC. sufferingD. experiencing

2.A. alsoB. alreadyC. yetD. always

3.A. explainB. sayC. announceD. worry

4.A. beB. beingC. areD. is

5.A. schoolsB. housesC. stairsD. homes

6.A. thisB. anC. aD. that

7.A. commonB. unusualC. specialD. strange

8.A. whenB. andC. thenD. but

9.A. goingB. climbingC. gettingD. turning

10.A. stillB. onlyC. evenD. just

11.A. moreB. veryC. manyD. much

12.A. tooB. noC. anyD. much

13.A. childrenB. studentC. backD. bag

14.A. stayB. carryC. takeD. bring

15.A. aboutB. underC. beforeD. beyond

16.A. keepingB. losingC. missingD. making

17.A. homeB. classC. schoolD. city

18.A. valuableB. importantC. thinD. interesting

19.A. kidsB. teachersC. parentsD. reports

20.A. for allB. after allC. in allD. at all

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