3. Those who a     themselves to despair cannot succeed.

2. Forty-eight people have      (淹死) after their boat capsized during a storm.

1. There was only one s     of the plane crash.

01. 书面表达

假设你是红星中学高二(1) 班的学生李华，下面四幅图描述了你们家上周收留流浪狗的真实故事，请根据图片的先后顺序，为校刊“英语园地”写一篇短文。

注意：1. 文章的开头已为你写好；

2. 词数100左右。

Last Friday,

The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life.

 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(A ) ，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：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起) 不计分。

My brother,who is a Harvard graduate,work in a multinational company. Recently,the company had failed several times in its attempts to break into the Chinese market. As a new manager in the charge of the sale department,he is trying every possible mean to promote their products. Because he has taken some effective measures,their profits are expected to rise at 30%. I am real proud of my brother. What’s more,he has promised to give me five thousand yuan until my summer holidays come. If not,I will be able to afford go travelling. How a wonderful piece of news!

  Seated in a convertible (敞蓬车) with the top down at 60 miles an hour,Mary looked at the flies that sat on top of Mark’s hair. How could they stay there? She wondered.

  Mary had not seen Mark in years,until the other day when he came into the cafe where she worked. His appearance was different from when he was in high school. Now,he was a bit fat and thick glasses covered his eyes. However,that didn’t change Mary’s feelings for him at all. He had just bought a new red sports car and asked her if she would like to go for a ride and then have dinner with him. Her heart beat with excitement as he opened the door for her. She noticed something very strange as Mark got into the car and started to drive away. On the hair was a group of flies just sitting there.

  Mary stared in amazement. It seemed the faster they drove,the more determined the flies were to stick to his hair.

  Mary remained silent. She leaned forward and turned the radio on,to try to divert her attention away from the flies,but she couldn’t help thinking about them. She looked up at Mark,who was completely devoted to what was going on and continued to sing to the music while driving merrily along.

  Finally,Mark pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road beside a diner and looked in the mirror and said, “Mary,I would like to comb my hair before we get something to eat. Could you reach under the seat and give me my hair cream?”

  Mary reached under the seat and pulled out a camping backpack,which contained a round jar and started to laugh wildly as she pointed to the label (商标) •

“That’s not hair cream on your hair,Mark!It says it’s Fly Trap Glue!”

(   ) 5. The underlined word “divert” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by “ ___”.

   A. take   B. absorb

   C. replace   D. recover

(   ) 6. Why did Mary burst into laughter?

   A. Because Mark had prepared a jar of hair cream for her.

   B. Because Mary played a trick on Mark.

   C. Because Mark had mistaken Fly Trap Glue for hair cream.

   D. Because their ride wasn’t well prepared.

(   ) 7. What’s the best title for this passage?

   A. A Wonderful Ride   B. Unchanged Love

   C. A Hair Trick   D. Stuck on You

  The other day I was shopping for Grandma when I realized I had no gift ideas at all. It was not a birthday gift or anything like that. It was simply sort of a hello gift. That is how we do things in my family. We don’t really give gifts for special occasions. Instead,we occasionally just give presents to each other to tell other people that we are thinking about them.

  That was why I wanted a gift for Grandma. But it was like my imagination had dried up. I have gone through all of the gift ideas in previous years,fruits,wines,cheeses,little handmade crafts,and anything else that you can give to a grandmother. I had even given her watches,and CDs. What else was there?

  I have always found gift ideas for men a little bit easier than for women,because for men,you can always get the usual things,such as video games,power tools and things like that. With a woman’s gift idea,however,you have to know more about her. You cannot just get someone a book or a CD. You have to know all about her taste in movies,music,and literature.

  My grandmother likes to read a lot,but what she likes is always pretty popular. I didn’t want to get her a book that she might not like,but I was running out of time. I needed a gift idea for this weekend and went to visit her. After all,I hadn’t seen her for a long time. I wanted to give her a gift so she would not feel ignored.

  Finally,I came up with the perfect gift idea. I made a collection of all the stories I had written in the past year. It wasn’t a typical gift idea like a bunch of flowers,but it really worked in the situation. You see,I am a writer and my grandma has always been my fan.

  Anyway,I had been learning about bookbinding recently,and had pretty much mastered the art. I figured that I would add a little bit of handmade artwork to the stories,bind it altogether,and give it to her. It took hours to complete,but it was well worth the effort. She absolutely loved it.

(   ) 1. The writer chose a gift for Grandma to________.

   A. celebrate a special family occasion

   B. please her during a weekend visit

   C. congratulate her on her birthday

   D. beg her pardon for ignoring her

(   ) 2. What gift did the writer finally decide to give his grandma?

   A. Gift watches.

   B. A bunch of flowers.

   C. Artwork made by hand.

   D. Stories written by himself.

(   ) 3. How does the writer feel about giving gifts to women?

   A. Interesting.

   B. Challenging.

   C. Time-wasting.

   D. Popular.

(   ) 4. We can learn from the passage that________.

   A. the writer is a successful novelist

   B. most people are particular about gifts

   C. the writer’s grandma has a good taste in art

   D. the writer’s family will give gifts on regular days

 Jim： Hello,Ted. How was the marketing meeting?

Ted： Hi,Jim. It couldn’t be 1.        (bad) .  I put forward some great ideas,but none of them 2.________ (accept) .

Jim： I’m surprised to hear that. I thought you had some very good suggestions. What happened at 3.        meet ing?

Ted： One or two people didn’t take to my ideas very well. That was to be expected. The worst thing was4.        the people who said the ideas were good before the meeting didn’t support me.

Jim： I suggest 5.       (revise) the suggestions to take into account some 6.________ (object) .

Ted： That’s good advice,but I’m not confident that even revised proposals (方案) will be favoured.

Jim： May I make a suggestion?

Ted： Sure. I’m open 7.        any reasonable sug gestion.

Jim： Is there a chance you could contact the clients (客户) 8.        (secret) and see what they think? If they like your ideas,perhaps they could put 9.       forward as their own proposals. You won’t get credit 10.        ideas,but the clients will know they were yours.

Ted： I’m not sure that’s a good idea.

Jim： Go on. Take a chance. You could just hint at (暗示) your ideas. The clients should be smart enough to take the hint.

  When you are little,it’s not hard to believe you can change the world. I remember my 1        when,at the age of 12,I 2        delegates at the Rio Earth Summit. “I am only a child,” I told them. “Yet I know that if all the money spent on war was spent on 3        poverty and finding environmental answers,4________ a wonderful place this would be. In school you teach us not to 5        others,to work things out,to respect others,to clean up our mess,not to hurt other creatures,to 6________,not to be greedy. Then why do you go out and do the thing you tell us not to do? You grown-ups say you love us,but I 7        you,please,to make your 8        reflect your words. ”

  I spoke for six minutes and received a standing ovation (长时间的喝彩) • Some of the delegates 9        cried. I thought that maybe I had 10        some of them,that my speech might actually spur (激励) action. Now,a decade from Rio,after I’ve sat through many more conferences,I'm not sure what has been accomplished. My confidence in the people in power and in the power of an individual’s voice to reach them has been deeply shaken.

  When I was little,the world was simple. But as a young adult,I’m learning that as we have to make 11________education,career,lifestyle—life gets more and more 12________. We are beginning to feel 13      to produce and be successful. We are taught that economic growth is 14________,but aren’t taught how to 15________ a happy,healthy or sustainable (可持续的) way of living. And we are learning that what we wanted for the future when we were 12 was ideal and 16________.

Today I’m no longer a child,but I'm worried about what kind of 17________ my children will grow up in. I know change is 18________,because I am changing,still figuring out what I think. I am still deciding how to live my life. The challenges are great,19        if we accept individual responsibility and make sustainable choices,we will rise to the challenges,and we will become part of the 20        tide of change.

(   ) 1. A. feeling   B. pleasure

   C. enthusiasm   D. disappointment

(   ) 2. A. addressed   B. argued

   C. instructed   D. informed

(   ) 3. A. helping   B. ending

   C. destroying   D. changing

(   ) 4. A. which   B. that

   C. what   D. how

(   ) 5. A. fight with   B. compete with

   C. compare with   D. argue with

(   ) 6. A. gain   B. share

   C. save   D. enjoy

(   ) 7. A. challenge   B. respond

   C. forgive   D. force

(   ) 8. A. emotion   B. actions

   C. inspiration   D. deeds

(   ) 9. A. even   B. ever

   C. still   D. already

(   ) 10. A. satisfied   B. reached

   C. emphasized   D. disturbed

(   ) 11. A. money   B. friends

   C. living   D. choices I

(   ) 12. A. necessary   B. comfortable

   C. interesting   D. complicated j

(   ) 13. A. happiness   B. promise

   C. pressure   D. depression

(   ) 14. A. in relief   B. in peace

   C. in progress   D. in danger

(   ) 15. A. lead   B. ignore

   C. find   D. pursue

(   ) 16. A. romantic   B. beautiful

   C. innocent   D. puzzling

(   ) 17. A. environment   B. house

   C. land   D. condition

(   ) 18. A. hard   B. possible

   C. flexible   D. fragile

(   ) 19. A. though   B. however

   C. and   D. but

(   ) 20. A. positive   B. passive

   C. important   D. independent

                  Investing in yourself

  Figuring out how to invest your money can be a difficult task. This is something that you will want to learn how to do.

  1.        Things that will improve your knowledge,skills or health are all great investments. However,before you start,you need to be clear about what you will gain out of doing all of these things.

  You may think investing in yourself means investing in your education.2.________ There are some other things you can do as well as buying a gym membership or learning a new skill.

  So what are some specific things you can do?3.________Reading books can really expand your mind and allow you to learn different skills and gain knowledge. I'm talking about the books where you will actually learn a new skill,not fiction books.

You can also take courses and attend seminars. These programmes are taught by people with a high level of knowledge or skill.4.        Only in this way can you avoid be ing fooled by some sales presentation.

  Moreover,investing in yourself is a safe way to keep your money. Although a savings account is seen as the most secure investment,that isn’t 100% safe. Even if you never experience your bank closing down,the return is little when inflation (通货膨胀) is taken into consideration.5.        But over time,they will show up in terms of your happiness level as well as your level of success.

   A. This is just one way.

   B. The benefits will stay with you.

   C. If you aren’t a reader,you should start with that.

   D. The more you do this,the more valuable you will be.

   E. Of course,you need to do some research before investing.

   F. The best way to invest your money is to invest it in yourself.

   G. When you invest in yourself,you may not see gains right away.