It ______ we had stayed together for a couple of weeks ______ I found we had a lot in common．

A． was until；when B． was not until；that

C． was not until；when D． was until；that

Acceptionist：Can I help you？

Daniel：Yes, I’m doing some research on Roman civilization．__1.___

Acceptionist：These books over here are about ancient history．__2._

Daniel：Can I check this one out？

Acceptionist：_3._．It’s for reference only, so it must stay in the library．But you’re welcome to look through it．

Daniel：Ok．__4.__

Acceptionist：All right．They’re due back next Wednesday．

Daniel：__5.__

A． I’m sorry．

B． It doesn’t matter．

C． Thanks for your help．

D． They might be helpful．

E． They must be useful for you．

F． And I’d like to check these books out．

G． Do you have any books on the subject？

Homework and stress are rarely reduced inside the classroom．Meanwhile，outside the classroom，the pressure is on to find scholarships for college．

According to Braintrack，a higher education database with worldwide reach，more than 3 billion US dollars (18 billion yuan) in private scholarships are awarded to college students annually．Average awards range from $2,000 to $3,000．

The scholarship application process is similar to the college application process: forms to be completed，test scores and transcripts to be sent，essays to be written and often interviews to be prepared for．

A few great places to start looking for scholarships are: www．fastweb． com，www．Finaid． org and www．collegexpress．com．Check out the annual scholarship guidebooks Scholarships，Grants & Prizes by Peterson’s and the Ultimate Scholarship Book: Billions of Dollars in Scholarships，Grants and Prizes by Gen Tanabe and Kelly Tanabe．

Be selective．Thoroughly research the qualifications required by each of the scholarships．Don’t waste your time applying for those that are need based if you can’t produce the appropriate documents．

Research past recipients (接受者)．Check out the websites of the organizations sponsoring the scholarships．Many post the biographies of past recipients．You don’t need to have cured cancer，but if you don’t think your résumé (履历) measures up to the past winners’，you might be better served by moving onto the next scholarship on your list．Prepare for the interview．

You’ll want to dazzle them with your personality，but above all you’ll want to be prepareD． Find someone you trust to conduct a similar interview with you – someone who will be honest with you and provide valuable suggestions．

Let your personality shine through in your essays．The essays are the best way for students to share who they are，where they’ve come from，what they’ve overcome and so on．Tell your story in an interesting and persuasive way．And if you do have an interview，send a thank you note afterward．

By Lee Bierer

1.What is the author’s main purpose in writing the article？

A． To explain where to find scholarships for US colleges．

B． To inform readers of the scholarship application process．

C． To introduce some typical scholarships offered by US colleges．

D． To give tips on applying for US college scholarships．

2.If you want to learn about past recipients of a scholarship，you can use ______．

A． www．collegexpress．com

B． the annual scholarship guidebooks published by Peterson’s

C． the websites of the organizations sponsoring the scholarships

D． The Ultimate Scholarship Book: Billions of Dollars in Scholarships，Grants and Prizes

3.The underlined word “dazzle” in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to ___．

A． influence B． impress C． guide D． present

4.To increase your chance of winning a scholarship，you are advised to ____．

A． apply for as many scholarships as you can

B． tell an interesting story in your essay

C． do a similar interview to help you prepare for the real one

D． have a talk with past recipients and try to talk like they do

短文改错

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。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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：在错的词下划一横线（___），并在该词下面写出修改的词。

注意: 1．每处错误及修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Senior Three student will face the question after they pass by the college entrance examination．“Should I choose a good major and a good university ？”Some students prefer to consider majors first so that they can learn what they are interesteD． It will also make it possibly for them to take their favorite jobs in the future．However，those who think differently believes that the environment is important to one’s development．They also believe that students graduate from leading universities are often more likely to find good jobs．In my opinion ，a best choice is to choose a good major at a good university．But if we couldn’t obtain both，the first thing to consider is a good major，because no matter where we study，they can still achieve a lot in a certain field if we try our best．

Now I’d like to talk to you about your final exam. The exam will be held next Thursday, the last day of the exam week. Remember to bring two of three pens in case you run out of ink. And unlike the midterm exam, this test will not include multiple --- choice questions; it will consist entirely of essays(文章). You’ll have to answer three of the five essay questions. The exam will be comprehensive (全面的), which means you’ll be responsible for all of the subject matters we covered in class this term, I would suggest you review your midterm exam as well as textbooks and your class notes. The final exam will count as 50 percent of your grade of the course. The research project (项目) will count as 20 percent and the midterm exam 30 percent. I’ll be in my office almost all day next Tuesday. If you run into any problems, please drop in. Good luck to you and I’ll see you on Tuesday.

1.When will the final exam take place?

A．On Tuesday

B．On a Wednesday

C．On a Thursday

D．On a Friday

2.What will be included in the exam?

A．There will be only multiple-choice questions.

B．The exam will contain both multiple-choice and essay questions.

C．The exam will have an oral and a written section.

D．There will be only essay questions.

3.Why does the teacher call the exam comprehensive?

A．It will be easy to understand.

B．Students will be tested on all the material discussed in class.

C．It will cover topics from a wide variety of subjects.

D．Students must complete all parts of it.

4.The underlined phrase run into probably means .

A．go into

B．meet somebody unexpectedly

C．come up against something with force

D．come across

短文改错（共1小题）

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：把缺词处加一个漏符号（∧），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：在错的词下划一横线，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。

Ladies and gentlemen,

May I have your attentions, please? In Saturday, July 27th, there will have a few visits to different places. Everyone is welcomed. All the visitors will be divided into four groups. Each group of visitors can visit one of the place – a factory, a farm, a school or a hospital. Please you sign your name at the Service Desk before 9: 00 a.m. and say what place you wish to visit. We’ll set out after the breakfast at 8 and we will return in the afternoon. We will have lunch at place of visit.

We hope you a pleasant journey. That’ s all.

Thank you.

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。

From the jagged (锯齿状的) peaks of the Himalayas to the powerful Yangtze River that flows into the Pacific, China’s vast terrain (地带) and varied climate make it the sixth most biologically diverse nation on the planet.

Since 1998, The Nature Conservancy has been working in China’s northwest Yunnan Province to protect some of the amazing natural and cultural diversity unique to this country for its future generations．In cooperation with Chinese local and state government agencies, the Conservancy established the Yunnan Great Rivers Project, which protects an area about the size of West Virginia.

Did you know?

●China contains 10% of the world’s total species.

●At least 15% of China’s mammal species and 8% of its bird species are found nowhere else on Earth.

●Nearly 15,000 plant species are native to Yunnan Province.

●Yunnan is home to 75% of Tibetan medicinal herbs and 30 endangered species.

What is the Nature Conservancy trying to do?

Education for Sustainability (可持续性)

The Nature Conservancy recognizes that environmental education is an important element of working closely with local communities to achieve sustainable conservation results．In response, the Conservancy launched a new program called Education for Sustainability which tests means of teaching and learning that combine conservation goals, social justice, and appropriate development and participation in a vision and mission for personal and social change.

Promoting Green Tourism

Tourism is both an environmental threat and an economic opportunity, with the potential to provide extremely needed income to northwest Yunnan．The Conservancy is working with local communities, government agencies, and tourism ,enterprises(企业) to develop strategies for “green” tourism which will limit the footprint of mass tourism while generating income for local people．In addition to combining tourism development and management at our five action sites, we assisted with regional marketing efforts to promote eco-tourism opportunities.

1.Among the most biologically diverse nations on the planet, China ranks _______.

A．tenth

B．sixth

C．fifteenth

D．eighth

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?

A．The Nature Conservancy has been working in China’s

B．The Nature Conservancy cooperated agencies in the Yunnan Great Rivers Project．

C．Nearly 10% of the world’s plant species are native to Yunnan Province.

D．For the moment the Nature Conservancy is devoting itself to education for sustainability as well as eco-tourism.

3.To develop strategies for eco-tourism, the Nature Conservancy is working with the following EXCEPT _________.

A．West Virginia

B．local communities

C．government agencies

D．tourism enterprises

4.Which of the following best shows the author’s attitude towards tourism?

A．We should greatly promote tourism as it has no disadvantages.

B．Tourism is extremely helpful to people in Yunnan.

C．Tourism does no good to our environment.

D．Tourism is an opportunity for the economy as well as threat to the environment.

More than half of rich Americans have not shown their full wealth to their children, a new survey showed last Tuesday.

The survey, published by the Bank of America, studied the rich with $ 3 million or more in assets．It found that “surprisingly few of those surveyed have well-developed plans to preserve and pass on their assets to their children”.

The majority of the 457 people surveyed are self-made, first-generation rich．Fifty-two percent of parents have chosen not to tell their children just how wealthy they are, and 15 percent have given away nothing about the family wealth．One in their parents said they had never thought to do it.

They are worried that their children would become lazy, spend money freely, make bad decisions and even become a target for gold diggers.

Only 34 percent strongly agreed that t heir children would be able to handle any inheritance(遗产) they plan to leave them.

“There is an expectation about the wealthy parents that they have a responsibility to pass down their fortune to the next generation,” said Sallie Krawcheck, president of the Bank of America Globai Wealth and Investment Management．“Our research, however, uncovered changing views of what one generation owes the next.”

The trend is led by the world’s richest man Bill Gates, who promised in 2008 that he would leave his $58 billion fortune to the charity started by him and his wife, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation(基金会), and not to his children.

“We want to give it back to society in the way that it will have the most positive impact,” he said.

Of his plans for his children, Gates said: “I will give the kids some money but not a meaningful percentage… they will need to work but they will feel reasonably taken care of.”

1.We can learn from the passage that .

A．rich parents may not know how to manage their inheritance

B．rich parents don’t equal rich kids, at least in the US

C．American children don’t get to inherit their parents’ wealth

D．poor children don’t expect themselves to be as rich as their parents

2.According to the survey, most rich Americans .

A．think they owe their children nothing

B．think it best to give their money back to society

C．doubt their children’s ability to handle wealth

D．are confident of their children’s ability to handle wealth

3.From the last paragraph, we can see that Bill Gates wants to show .

A．the trend of leaving no inheritance to children

B．the positive impact of charity on society

C．the way of giving back to society

D．the importance of independence for children

单词拼写（共1小题）

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。

Many inventions have helped improved our day-to-day lives and are well remembered, for example, Alexander Graham Bell for the telephone and Thomas Alva Edison for the light bulb.

However, many other inventors’ names have been forgotten 1.______ their outstanding accomplishments．For example, who was Ezra J.Warner? Back in 1858, he was the first person 2.______ (get)a patent for a can opener．Although it was effective, it was also dangerous to use and didn’t make it into households until 1870, 3.______ William Lyman introduced an effective but much 4._____ (safe) model．For another inventor, Suan Hibbard, her invention didn’t transform the world, but if did make 5._____ difference for other women inventions．She took old turkey feathers and bound6.______ together to make the first feather duster．When she went to patent it in 1876, however, she had to battle in court to prove it was her idea．Eventually, Hibbard won the patent for her invention．Her fight helped other women gain 7.____(confident) in their ideas, and their right to patent them．Alice H．Parker patented a furnace(暖气炉)that could heat individual rooms of a building at different temperatures．Both energy and money8.______ (save) by Parker’s furnace, since the invention allowed people to heat only the room needed at a(n) 9.____ (give)time．These inventors may not have received worldwide fame for their achievement, but their creations 10.______ (certain) improved the lives of many people.

完形填空（共1小题）

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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I love a good murder mystery．It is so ________ to watch or read an exciting and interesting detective story and try to solve the ________ yourself．Agatha Christie is undoubtedly queen of the detective story considering she ________ over eighty books．Many people have fallen in love with her ________-----Hercule Poirot, a famous Belgian detective and Miss Marple, an old lady who is also an amateur ________ ．

As I am a big ________ of Agatha Christie, I was excited to ________ her house in Devon called Greenway．I travelled to her ________ by steam train．We went through a dark tunnel and there was lots of smoke．It was a ________setting for a murder like in her famous novel Murder on the Orient Express．________ , all the passengers arrived safely!

After a pleasant walk through the woods, I ________the splendid house．I did a tour and I loved seeing where she wrote her ________．Many first editions were on display in a revolving(旋转的)bookcase．However, my ________ part of the estate(房产) was the boathouse．There was a lovely view of the river ________the boathouse also served a more special purpose---inspiration for a crime ________．In the Poirot novel, Dead Man’s Folly, a girl’s body is ________ in the boathouse．They even ________ the TV adaptation of the book at Greenway．

I really ________ my visit to Greenway．It was such a ________ place and I was interested in seeing where Agatha Christie was________ to write so many exciting stories．

1.A．attention B．heat C．success D．fun

2.A．doubt B．problem C．murder D．method

3.A．read B．wrote C．saw D．contributed

4.A．creations B．inventions C．discussions D．reasons

5.A．guard B．detective C．creator D．spy

6.A．guide B．fellow C．fan D．gift

7.A．watch B．rebuild C．explode D．visit

8.A．house B．family C．hometown D．site

9.A．perfect B．central C．colorful D．direct

10.A．Sadly B．Fortunately C．Hopefully D．Surprisingly

11.A．fetched B．got C．reached D．mentioned

12.A．posts B．novels C．letters D．books

13.A．personal B．useful C．rewarding D．favorite

14.A．or B．and C．but D．for

15.A．scenery B．sight C．view D．scene

16.A．dissolved B．tended C．found D．buried

17.A．developed B．filmed C．adapted D．affected

18.A．enjoyed B．treasured C．exploited D．focused

19.A．shocking B．beautiful C．skillful D．helpful

20.A．inspired B．disappointed C．marked D．honored