English has changed and 1._____(develop) when cultures met ang 2._______with each other.From AD 450 to 1150 new 3._________(settle) to England enriched the English language ang enlarged its 4._________.In 1620,some British settlers moved to America. Later in the 18th century some British people were taken to Australia too,and English was spoken in both countries.By the 19th,American English spelling was given a separate 5.______ when Noah Webster wrote his dictionary.At 6.________,more people speak English as their first,second or a 7.______ language than ever before.People in South Asia such 8._____India speak 9._______English.China may have the 10._______(large) number of English learner.

The most important day Helen Keller remembered in all her life was the one on which her teacher, Anne Sullivan, came to her．It was three months before she was seven years old．

On the afternoon of that day, Helen knew that something was happening．She went outside and waited at the door of the house．She could feel the sun on her face and she could touch the leaves of the plants．Then she felt someone walking towards her．She thought it was her mother and she went to her and held her close．This was the teacher who had come to teach all things to her and, above all, to love her．

The next morning, the teacher took her into her room and gave her a doll．When Helen was playing with it, Miss．Sullivan slowly spelled the word “d－o－l－l” onto her hand．Helen learnt a lot of words like this．After the teacher had been with her for several weeks, Helen understood that everything had a name．

One day Helen didn’t understand the difference between “mug” and “water”．She became angry and threw the doll on the floor．In her quiet, dark world she didn’t feel sorry for doing it．Then her teacher took her out into the warm sunshine．They walked down to the well where someone was drawing water．Her teacher put her hand under the water and spelled the word “w－a－t－e－r” at the same time in her other hand．Suddenly, Helen felt an understanding．She knew then that “w－a－t－e－r” was the wonderful cool something flowing over her hand．That living word awakened her spirit, gave it light, hope, fun and set it free!

1.How was the girl different from other children？

A． She didn’t know how to play games．

B. She was angry all the time．

C． She couldn’t speak．

D． She was deaf and blind．

2.Helen learnt new words when ______．

A． she went to the well

B. Miss．Sullivan spelled them on her hand

C． the teacher gave her a doll

D． she knew the difference between two words

3.What can the reader learn from the passage？

A． How to spell different words and understand their meanings．

B. The way to feel sorry for doing something wrong．

C． The idea of how to describe things and make them feel real．

D． When someone is drawing water, we should go to feel it．

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、删减或修改。

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。

The teacher I loved most was my English teacher at senior high．She was one of those strict teacher but she was very patiently with us and cared about each one of us．Thus we guys all respected for her．She told us many stories about English history and spent a lot of time teach us literature and how to write．She always writes helpful suggestions for writing, organizing and presented better work．She encouraged us to read and write for pleasure, that gave us confidence．She always made us to feel happy in his class．She made big difference to our lives．That’s why I teach now.

There is no doubt that to study abroad gives you an excellent opportunity to learn things which are very helpful in your career building．Today Canada has earned a good name in providing quality education and safe healthy environment for its students．That is why more than 130,000 international students enroll(登记入学) every year in famous Canadian universities．It is an ideal education destination and gives students a unique experience education and its versatile(多样的) arts and culture．Canada spends a lot on education and is ranked the highest in G-8 countries.

To study in Canada is very cheap．These universities are affordable compared to other universities in the world such as in the US, New Zealand and UK where cost of education and living is very high．According to a survey in 2006, “Canada offered the lowest tuition fees(学费) for foreign students compared to UK and Australia.”

The low rate of crimes and the peaceful safe environment of the country also attract a lot of international students to Canadian universities．Canada has 92 universities and 175 community colleges and university degrees have three levels—Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral．

A Bachelor’s degree in Canada is for three or four years’ full-time study depending on the nature of the program you are doing．On the other hand, a Master’s degree consists of two years of study．For a Doctoral program in Canadian universities, you require a minimum (最低/小的) of three to four or sometimes five years of research and study.

You can also find many diploma（文凭）and certification (认证) programs in Canadian universities where the time is generally one year．Some of the Canadian universities are well-regarded worldwide and the degree and diploma obtained from these Canadian universities are recognized globally and promise bright future．After the completion of studies, a person could also find great job offers in Canada itself．International students require a work permit to work on campus.

1.We can learn from the passage that ______________.

A． Canada has 92 community colleges

B． Canada spends the least on education among G-8 countries

C． to study in Canada is cheaper than in Australia

D． 130,000 Chinese students enroll in Canadian universities every year

2.How long will you spend at least in total if you want to finish your Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Canada?

A． 11 years

B． 9 years

C． 8 years

D． 7 years

3.What advantages does Canada have to attract foreign students according to the passage?

(1) Quality education (2) Safe environment (3)Versatile culture

(4) Bright job future (5) High scholarship (6) Low tuition fees

A． (1) (2) (4) (5) (6)

B． (1) (2) (3) (4) (6)

C． (1) (3) (4) (5) (6)

D． (1) (2) (3) (5) (6)

4.What’s the best title for the passage?

A． Study in Canada --- a unique experience

B． The life in Canada

C． Benefits of studying abroad

D． Canadian culture

An old man wanted to retire because of his poor health．The was in deciding which son would take his place．As his children gathered to his birthday, the father announced his ．The old man took out two boxes and said to his two sons．“Each of you take one．I want each of you to it with what you believe to be the most thing for our successful business． your choices, I will decide who will take the business,” father saiD． The next days the families and employees could sense the spirit of between the boys.

It was January 1st and the family to celebrate again．“Please with me what’s in your box!” father saiD． The first son said, “It’s outside on the back of truck．The box you gave me was much too ” Father walked to the window and from that distance could see all．With a deep tone of , he asked the other son，“What do you have to give?”The son his father the box．The old man looked inside and with great looked up at his son .“It’s !” father said .“Are you telling me that you have found nothing of value in our business?”

“On the contrary,” he saiD． “I could not place I found most valuable in a box．How does one measure the value of quality and honesty? What size box would the loyalty（忠诚） of our employees and customers? How big of a room would I need for our workers who have from our generous pay and health plan? Finally, father, the most valuable possessions（财富） I hold are the love of you and mother.”

It was what decision was made that day．There will come a time when each of us will be asked by our father to share what we value most．I hope your box is empty.

1.A． praise B． challenge C． suggestion D． advice

2.A． enjoy B． concern C． celebrate D． honor

3.A． retirement B． experience C． money D． knowledge

4.A． cover B． provide C． combine D． fill

5.A． comfortable B． beautiful C． valuable D． adjustable

6.A． Based on B． Stood for C． Protected from D． Dressed up

7.A． up B． over C． down D． off

8.A． teamwork B． achievement C． competition D． communication9.

9.A． forced B． refused C． adjusted D． gathered

10.A． send B． publish C． share D． write

11.A． big B． small C． light D． large

12.A． happiness B． illness C． sadness D． loneliness

13.A． posted B． packed C． wrapped D． handed

14.A． delight B． shock C． mystery D． devotion

15.A． empty B． wonderful C． terrible D． ugly

16.A． where B． when C． how D． what

17.A． sensed B． measured C． hold D． compared

18.A． benefited B． suffered C． learned D． heard

19.A． severely B． luckily C． sadly D． slightly

20.A． obvious B． nervous C． anxious D． mysterious

One day a lawyer’s wife fell ill, and he went to get a doctor．The doctor willingly came to see the woman and to do what he could for her, but before he went into the house, he made a short stop．He knew that the lawyer was famous for not paying his bills, even if they were due(正当的)．He therefore said to the man．“But if I save your wife, I am afraid you may not pay me．”

“Sir,”replied the lawyer．“Here I have＄500,,whether you cure my wife or you kill her．I'll give you all this．”

The doctor was reassured and went into the house．When he reached the woman's bedside, it soon became clear to him that he could do little．She was seriously ill, and though he prescribed(开药方) her medicine, she soon dieD．

He told the lawyer he was very sorry, and then asked for the money which he had promiseD． “Did you kill my wife?”asked the lawyer．“Of course I didn't,” said the doctor．“Well! Did you cure my wife?” asked the man．“I'm afraid that was impossible,” replied the doctor．“Well, then since you neither killed my wife nor cured her, I have nothing to pay you．”

1.Before entering the lawyer’s house the doctor stopped for a while, because_____ ．

A． the doctor wanted to ask something about his wife's illness

B． the doctor thought it impossible to save the woman

C． the doctor was afraid that the lawyer would refuse to pay him

D． the lawyer was too poor to pay his bills

2.Because the lawyer’s wife was seriously ill, the doctor_____ ．

A． couldn’ t do much and didn't save her life

B． tried his best and saved her at last

C． had to do everything he could for her

D． had to spend a lot of time to cure her

3.The word “reassured” in the passage means __________．

A． he was told again and again

B． he was paid some money first

C． he was quite sure that he would be paid

D． he was quite sure that he could cure the woman

4.Which of the following is the best title (标题)for the passage?

A． The Lawyer and His Wife

B． The Lawyer's Trick

C． A Good Doctor and a Poor Lawye

D． A Serious Illness

The two teachers were sitting in the teacher’s room．For a moment there was ．Then one of them, Miss Smith said “I’m afraid I’d have to him．”

“Now, Alice,” said her friend Mrs．Jackson, “is he such a terrible student?”

“That’s just the ,” the other woman replieD． “Tom is my best student．The problem is that he’s now so lazy that he never gets done．He hasn’t handed me of his homework for three weeks and I’d be surprised he did now．”

before had Mrs．Jackson seen Miss Smith look so unhappy．“Have you with him about it?” she askeD．

“Why should I? He knows he has to prepare his lessons and do his homework．I that clear the first day for class．When the course started , he did so that I considered asking the to give him a scholarship (奖学金)．But now he even in class! I’ve never seen such a in a student．”

“You should have a with him．Give him a chance to tell his side of story．”

Miss Smith spoke to Tom and all about it．He was studying all day and most of the night in a factory to pay for his education．Of course he was tired in the and sometimes could hardly keep ．Miss Smith soon arranged for him to have a and he was able to give up his and concentrate (集中精力) on his studies ．

1.A． distance B． silence C． pleasure D． delight

2.A． fail B． teach C． beat D． tell

3.A． lesson B． thing C． trouble D． boy

4.A． homework B． housework C． cleaning D． washing

5.A． some B． plenty C． any D． lots

6.A． even B． if C． though D． when

7.A． Long B． Until C． Ever D． Never

8.A． quarreled B． talked C． dealt D． discussed

9.A． said B． thought C． required D． made

10.A． quickly B． often C． much D． well

11.A． school B． class C． others D． parents

12.A． talks B． sleeps C． laughs D． walks

13.A． matter B． change C． habit D． way

14.A． lesson B． look C． talk D． meeting

15.A． studied B． got C． learned D． understood

16.A． sleeping B． working C． spending D． staying

17.A． morning B． afternoon C． evening D． night

18.A． silent B． clean C． warm D． awake

19.A． scholarship B． room C． teacher D． position

20.A． education B． sleep C． job D． pay

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。

One morning, I was waiting at the bus stop, worried about1. _____ (be) late for school．

There were many people waiting at the bus stop, 2._______ some of them looked very anxious and3._____(disappoint) ．when the bus finally came, we all hurried on boarD． I got a place next 4._______ the window, so I had a good view of the sidewalk．A boy on a bike 5._______ (catch ) my attention．He was riding beside the bus and waving his arms．I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver, but he refused _6.______(stop) until we reached the next stop．Still, the boy kept 7._______(ride)．He was carrying something over his shoulder and shouting．Finally, when we came to the next stop, the boy ran up to the door of the bus．I heard an excited conversation．Then the driver stood up and asked, “_8.______ anyone lose a suitcase at the last stop?” A woman on the bus shouted, “Oh, dear! It ‘s _9._____ (I )”．She pushed her way to the driver and took the suitcase thankfully, Everyone on the bus began talking about what the boy had done, and the crowd of strangers 10._____(sudden) became friendly to one another．

After Mom died, I began visiting Dad every morning before I went to work. He was frail and moved slowly, but he always had a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice on the kitchen table for me, along with an unsigned note reading, "Drink your juice." Such a gesturere, I knew, was as far as Dad had ever been able to go in expressing his love. In fact, I remember, as a kid I had questioned Mom "Why doesn't Dad love me?" Mom frowned, "Who said he doesn't love you?" "Well, he never tells me," I complained. "He never tells me either," she said, smiling. "But look how hard he works to take care of us, to buy us food and clothes, and to pay for this house. That's how your father tells us he loves us."

I nodded slowly. I understood in my head, but not in my heart. I still wanted my father to put his arms around me and tell me he loved me. Dad owned and operated a small scrap (片) metal business, and after school I often hung around while he worked. Dad hand fed scrap steel into a device that chopped as cleanly as a butcher chops a rack of ribs. The machine looked like a giant pair of scissors. with blades thicker than my father's body. If he didn't feed those terrifying blades just right, he risked serious injury. "Why don't you hire someone to do that for you?" Mom asked Dad one night as she bent over him and rubbed his aching shoulders with a strong smelling liniment. "Why don't you hire a cook?" Dad asked, giving her one of his rare smiles.

Many years later, during my first daily visit, after drinking the juice my father had squeezed for me, I walked over, hugged him and said, "I love you, Dad." From then on I did this every morning. My father never told me how he felt about my hugs, and there was never any expression on his face when I gave them.

1.The author's father always prepared a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice for him because ____.

A. that was the author's favorite

B. he was sure the author would be thirsty

C. the author was always complaining

D. that was a gesture of love

2.The author's father didn't hire a helper because ____.

A. his job was too dangerous

B. his job required high skills

C. he wanted to save money

D. he was not good at communicating with others

3. We may infer from the passage that ____.

A. the author's father lacked a sense of humor

B. the author quite understood his father as time went on

C. the author's father didn't love him very much

D. the author's father was too strict with him

4. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. I just couldn't understand my father

B. My father never loved me

C. Silent fatherly love

D. My hard-working father

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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Joan and Natty were two young mothers who lived across the street from each other.From their living room windows，each woman was able to the activities of the other woman’s family.

One day，Joan said that she’d been watching what in Natty’s front garden and that she envied her.“I don’t know what you ，” Natty said with a look on her face.

“Well，I often see your husband out in the front garden mowing the lawn(修剪草坪)，and I my husband would do the thing，” Joan said.“Your garden is beautiful！”

Natty and then made her confession(坦白)．“I have been doing the same thing，Joan，” she said.“I watch your in your front garden—and I have you！” Joan shook her head with disbelief.“What do you mean？” she asked.

Natty replied，“I see your husband playing ball with your son so .How I wish Keith，my husband，would do the same thing！He wants our boys in the when he mows.Be honest，Joan.Would you rather have your husband with your son than have a beautiful lawn？”

“I had not that before，Natty. you’re right Natty.I may have tall grass，but Eric，my husband，is about playing with little Johnny，” Joan concluded.

Very often we are blind to our own blessings that are so to others.Let us the habit of concentrating on our several blessings rather than about what we have.

1.A.affect B．notice C．control D．observe

2.A.took off B．took on C．went off D．went on

3.A.mean B．deserve C．need D．express

4.A.excited B．puzzled C．satisfied D．disappointed

5.A.forget B．want C．wish D．promise

6.A.same B．terrible C．big D．small

7.A.refused B．laughed C．apologized D．ignored

8.A.son B．daughter C．husband D．father

9.A.raised B．frightened C．trusted D．envied

10.A.in fact B．on earth C．in all D．on purpose

11.A.gently B．happily C．formally D．quietly

12.A.always B．just C．never D．again

13.A.way B．road C．yard D．house

14.A.work B．talk C．play D．study

15.A. looked over B．looked after C．thought out D．thought of

16.A.But B．And C．So D．Or

17.A.wrong B．right C．careful D．serious

18.A.obvious B．ordinary C．familiar D．strange

19.A.make B．remove C．form D．keep

20.A.bringing B．worrying C．questioning D．complaining