第一节：短文改错 (共10小题; 每小题1分, 满分10分)

Recently our class have had a heat discussion on whether the score of English should be reduced by 100. Opinions concerned this hot topic vary from person to person.

Some students in favor of it. They thought reducing the score may be a good chance for our students, we are supposed to attach much important to Chinese. It is no need for every student to learn English so hard.

However, others disagree with it. They think it’s English that play an important role in international communication. In their opinion, reduce the English score isn’t a wise choice.

Personally, I agree with the latter.

The company takes too _____ a view of possible export markets, thus limiting it’s development in the international trade.

A. narrow B. optimistic

C. sensible D. independent

As there is less coal and oil, scientists are exploring new ways of making use of _____ energy, such as sunlight, wind, and water for power and fuel.

A. primary B. alternative

C. instant D. unique

Having signed the agreement on the ceasefire, both sides have _____ it. In other words, neither of the two sides have broken the agreement so far.

A. ignored B. assessed

C. obtained D. observed

As I grew up in a small town at the foot of a mountain, the visit to the village _____ scenes of my childhood.

A. called up B. called for

C. called on D. called in

As is known to us all, success usually results from diligence while laziness and copying others _____ can lead to losses and failure.

A. blindly B. automatically

C. awfully D. annually

I have been consistently opposed to feeding a baby regularly. As a doctor, mother and scientist in child development, I believe there is nothing to recommend it, from the baby’s point of view.

Mothers, doctors and nurse alike have no idea of where a baby’s blood sugar level lies. All we know is that a low level is harmful to brain development and makes a baby easily annoyed. In this state, the baby is difficult to calm down and sleep is impossible. The baby asks for attention by crying and searching for food with its mouth.

It is not just unkind but also dangerous to say that a four-hourly feeding schedule will make a baby satisfied. The first of the experts to advocate (提倡) a strict clock-watching schedule was Dr Frederic Truby King, who was against feeding in the night. I’ve never heard anything so silly. Baby feeding shouldn’t follow a timetable set by the mum. What is important is feeding a baby in the best way, though it may cause some inconvenience in the first few weeks.

Well, at last we have copper-bottomed research that supports demand feeding and points out the weaknesses of strictly timed feeding. The research finds out that babies who are fed on demand do better at school at age 5, 7, 11 and 14, than babies fed according to the clock. By the age of 8, their IQ（智商）scores are four to five percent higher than babies fed by a strict timetable. This Research comes from Oxford and Essex University using a sample（样本）of 10,419 children born in the early 1990s, taking account of parental education, family income, a child’s sex and age, the mother’s health and feeling style. These results don’t surprise me. Feeding according to schedule runs the risk of harming the rapidly growing brain by taking no account of sinking blood sugar levels. I hope this research will put an end to advocating strictly timed baby feeding practices.

1. The underlined word “copper-bottomed” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _________.

A. basic B. reliable

C. surprising D. interesting

2.What does the research tell us about feeding a baby on demand?32

A. The baby will sleep well.

B. The baby will have its brain harmed.

C. The baby will have a low blood sugar level.

D. The baby will grow to be wiser by the age of 8.

3. The author supports feeding the baby_______.35

A. in the night

B. every four hours

C. whenever it wants food

D. according to its blood sugar level

4.Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Dr King advocated feeding in the night.

B. Dr King was against a strict clock-watching schedule.

C. The author thinks Dr King’s idea is wrong.

D. The author thinks Dr King’s idea is right.

People in their sixties should go to university to retrain because they will be expected to work for longer before retirement, the Government has suggested.

Older workers who take courses to keep their skills up-­to-­date will be more likely to keep their jobs, claims David Willetts, the higher education minister. He said the age limit on student loans to cover tuition fees had been lifted, making a degree course “great value” for older people. His comments followed a government report which found that the country's future economic success would depend on the skills and contributions of older workers.

One in four people will be older than 65 by 2033 and economists have warned thatthe ageing population will place a heavy burden on taxpayers unless more people work for longer. The state pension age is to rise to 67 by 2028. Ministers have warned that they have no idea when younger workers in their thirties will be able to retire.

Mr Willetts, who is accompanying David Cameron in India, urged workers older

than 60 to give further education serious consideration.“There is certainly a

pressure for continuing to get retrained and upskilled，”he said.“Higher education has an economic benefit in that if you stay up-­to­-date with knowledge and skills you will be more employable.”

Mr Willetts said a university course had “wider” benefits, making people more likely to lead healthy lives.“Education is such a good thing that it is not reserved for only younger people，” he said.“ There will be people of all ages who will want to study. There is great value in lifelong learning.” Under previous rules, students in England would get a loan to cover tuition fees only if they were younger than 54.

Latest figures showed that only 1,940 undergraduates starting courses last year were older than 60, out of a total of 552,240 students in Britain. Some 6,455 were aged between 50 and 60, according to the Higher Education Statistics Agency.

1.We can learn from Paragraphs 1 & 2 that older workers ________.

A．have no chance to get a loan to cover tuition fees

B．may hold back the country's future economic success

C．are encouraged to go back to university and retrain

D．should be retrained after retirement

2.According to the passage, a person who is over ________ years old can draw a

pension in 2028 in Britain.

A．54 B．67 C．65 D．60

3.What does Mr Willetts think of education?

A．People of all ages can receive different education.

B. There is no need for workers older than 60 to receive further education.

C．University courses have nothing to do with a healthy life.

D．Education is only provided for younger people.

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

A．Britain: entering the ageing state

B．Over­60s are told: go back to university and retrain

C．The situation of education in Britain

D．The system of pension in Britain

阅读下列各小题，根据汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

1.The number of the people, who have access to their own cars, ________________________ sharply in the past decade.(rise)

最近十年，拥有私家车的人的数量一直在急剧上升。

2.You seem to know a lot about first aid. Was it when you served in the army ________________ these skills?(pick)

你好像懂得很多急救知识。你是在服兵役时学到这些技能的吗？

3.If more attention _____________________ the details in the beginning, we would not meet with so much trouble now.(pay)

如果当初更多的注意细节的话，我们现在就不会遇到这么多的麻烦。

4.So ________________________ to have a picnic in the open air that they were unwilling to leave when it was dark.(feel)

他们觉得在户外野炊是如此有趣，以至于天黑了也不愿意离开。

5.Several new subway lines are reported ____________________ in Wuhan, and we are sure this city will be more attractive in the future. (build)

据报道武汉将建几条新的地铁线路， 我们相信这座城市在将来会更有魅力。

6.We never fail to find that house prices vary from place to place, and they are usually higher ______________________ famous schools. (be)

我们常常发现房子的价格根据地方不同而不同，往往在有名校的地方更高。

7.In spite of the possibility of cloning extinct wild animals exciting film makers, we are in fact a long way from _____________________________ that. ( able)

尽管克隆灭绝动物的可能性使电影制片人热血沸腾，但实际上我们还远远不能够做到这一点。

8.I lost sight of Wang Ping when we reached __________________________ a large market because of too many carriages flying by in all directions. (look)

当我们到达一个看起来像一个大市场的地方时，我看不见王平了。因为有太多的马车从四面八方飞驰而过。

9.The pilot lost control with the military base, ________________________ the plane crashed in the desert. ( result )

那个飞行员和军事基地失去了联系，结果飞机在沙漠里坠毁了。

10.Our teacher has said many times that he _______________________ students answer questions with their eyes looking up at the ceiling. ( hate )

我们老师说过好几次，他不喜欢学生回答问题时眼晴望着天花板。

--- Do you often feel anxious and uncomfortable?

--- No, but I __________.

A. didn’t B. used to be

C. used to D. wasn’t