完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I was a boy, we had several gardens around our old house. The largest one of all was used just for ____ potatoes.

I can still remember those days. The whole family ____. My mom, my elder brothers and I went to work ____ my dad turned the soil in the garden. It was my job to ____ the tiny seeds(种子) in rows, and my mom spread fertilizer (化肥) on them. My brothers then ____ them the newly turned soil.

Several months later, I would ____ the garden whenever I played outside, wondering what was going on ____ the ground. When harvest time came, I was ____ at the huge size of the potatoes my dad pulled out of the soil. They would be turned into ____ of roast potatoes, fired potatoes and my personal favorite: potatoes cooked in sauce. They would keep the entire family well-fed throughout the year. It was ____ a miracle (奇迹).

Looking back on those days makes me ____ how many other seeds I have planted in this ____ that have grown unseen in the hearts and ____ of others. How many times has my dad used something little things that I said or did to grow something ____. And how many times...

Every single day of our lives we step out into the ____ of this world. Every single day we plant ____ that can grow into something wonderful. We may never see the growth that comes from the kind words or loving ____ we share. I hope you always tend the garden around you ____. I hope you plant only goodness, ____ and compassion(同情) in the lives of people you meet. I hope every day you help miracles to ____.

1.A. selling B. preserving C. planting D. roasting

2.A. approved B. helped C. observed D. changed

3.A. after B. until C. because D. though

4.A. select B. examine C. compare D. drop

5.A. filled B. connected C. mixed D. covered

6.A. search for B. glance around C. give up D. wish for

7.A. across B. on C. under D. through

8.A. annoyed B. amazed C. embarrassed D puzzled.

9.A. meal after meal B. row after row C. life after life D. day after day

10.A. shortly B. truly C. mainly D. properly

11.A. recognize B. remember C. indicate D. wonder

12.A. process B. house C. life D. period

13.A. stomachs B. minds C. eyes D. bodies

14.A. expensive B. strange C. beautiful D. funny

15.A. part B. field C. garden D. corner

16.A. seeds B. trees C. vegetables D. flowers

17.A. mottos B. friends C. donations D. acts

18.A. with care B. by chance C. in surprise D. on time

19.A. confidence B. wealth C. peace D. power

20.A. return B. recover C. prepare D. grow

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。

There are all kinds of festivals throughout the world. Festivals are held 1. (satisfy) and please the ancestors, to honor some famous people or important 2. (event), and to express people's gratitude to the God for bringing them a year of plenty. For example, in India, October 2 is 3. national festival to honor Mahandas Gandhi, the leader 4. helped gain India’s 5. (depend) from Britain. 6. (tradition), in China the Spring Festival, which 7. (celebrate) in January or February, is the most 8. (energy) and important because it is a festival that looks forward 9. the coming of spring. Why are all these festivals everywhere? Because during the festivals, people can get together to eat, drink and have fun with each other, 10. (forget) all the daily struggle and demands for a while.

单句改错

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。每处错误仅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11处起）不计分。

Christie was one of my best friend at high school. At that time, we often spend time together. Thank to her help, I made great progress in my study. Last year, she decided to study abroad. In another words, we would be separated for long time. Before her leaving off, I prepared a gift to show my best wishes to him. She said it was the best gift she has ever had. From then on, we’vekept touch with each other through e-mails. I look forward to see her again in the near future.

书面表达：

最近你发现我们学校很多学生的饮食存在很严重的问题，他们不吃早餐或其他正餐，而是选择一些垃圾食品。请根据以下提示写一篇英语短文。

1. 阐述问题；

2. 分析原因（学生喜欢吃垃圾食品、餐厅饭菜种类少等);

3. 提出两个以上解决办法。注意词数120左右（开头已给出，但不计入总词数）。

参考词汇：餐厅 canteen

Last year, I met a little boy to whom my heart went out. He would talk to me every single day, and always seemed to have a smile on his face. His problem was that he stuttered (口吃) extremely badly when he tried to talk. It was really hard to understand what he was saying, although he loved to tell big tales!

One morning, I was talking to the teachers who ran the school store. The boy stopped by and said hello to all of us. Afterwards they told me that the boy would stop every day to ask if they would be there the next day. But of course, he never had money to buy anything.

I decided that I would get him a little something just as a surprise. So I picked out a pencil, a rubber, and a small notebook for just $1.00. I cannot describe the look on his face when I gave him the three little things. Then, without a stutter, he loudly said, "Thank you so much!" and just kept repeating, "Thank you! Thank you!" He gave me a big hug before going off to class.

I was touched to see someone appreciate something that much. As he walked off, he was showing his new stuff to other kids walking to class. I have to say that I have never spent a dollar that would me an so much to me.

1.Why did the boy never buy anything from the store?

A. Because he couldn’t make himself understood.

B. Because the teachers were unwilling to sell him anything.

C. Because he couldn’t afford anything.

D. Because he could never decide what to buy.

2.What do we learn from the third paragraph?

A. Actually the boy had no stutter at all.

B. The boy was too excited to stutter at the moment.

C. What the author had bought helped the boy speak normally.

D. The author wanted to find out whether the boy really had a stutter.

3.Which would be the best title for the passage?

A. A Stuttering Boy

B. Kindness Can Do Wonders

C. One Dollar Can Buy Anything

D. The Best Dollar I Have Spent

When Cathleen Gardiner’s twins were born 17 years ago, doctors told her that they were a pair in a million. One had Down syndrome(低能综合症), while the other did not. Here, Cathleen tells their touching story.

Since Sean was born 17 years ago, I have always thought that he is just as wonderful as his brother and sister. Though he had a disability(残疾), we have never viewed him as a burden. He has always been a blessing. The doctors explained that though they were twins, they came from two different eggs. Lisa could walk at 11 months old, while Sean didn’t take his first steps till he w as three. By two, Lisa was talking a lot, but Sean wasn’t able to speak until he was nearly four.

For the first five years of his life, Sean needed a great deal of care. Looking after him was my full-time job, though I also worked as a technical adviser in a computing company. We never treated them differently. We gave them the same toys and spoke to them in the same way. We encouraged Sean to keep up with Lisa, even though he never could, and we would help him develop his abilities. We sent them to the same primary school even after doctors advised us that Sean should go to a school for the disabled.

We had to explain to Lisa that he wouldn’t learn as quickly as she would. She told us that she’d help him with his school work. Having a non-disabled twin has really helped Sean develop. The love they share has given him a great deal of support. Now Sean and Lisa are both about to finish high school. I don’t think he would have done nearly as well today without Lisa’s help.

1.At least how many children does Mrs. Gardiner have?

A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. One.

2.Mrs. Gardiner and her husband regarded Sean as _______.

A. a boy making others touched

B. a normal child without disabilities

C. a special gift

D. a burden of their family

3.The third paragraph mainly tells us that _______.

A. the couple treated the twins equally

B. Cathleen did all she could to look after Sean

C. the couple didn’t follow the doctor’s advice

D. the couple encouraged Sean to grow up

4.This passage tells us that _________.

A. love can do wonders

B. nobody is foolish or clever

C. being stupid doesn’t matter

D. all men are born equal

One Halloween a little boy and his friend went out for a fun night of trick-or-treating. At first everything was great. They were getting lots of candy as they went from house to house, but then they saw a house which they hadn’t been to before. It was a very spooky (阴森森的) house. Being young and brave, they decided to go up to the door and knock. After all, scary houses might have the best candy!

As they walked up the long winding path, they saw things that chilled (使恐惧) them to the bone! They heard sounds that frightened them. Maybe they should turn back. But the little boys, being very brave, just wanted to see what was in that house, so they went on, not deterred by the things they heard or saw. As they slowly made their way up to the door, they imagined what might be inside. Maybe it would be a witch or maybe a ghost!

After knocking several times, the door slowly creaked (嘎吱作响) open. To their surprise, a monster (怪物) slowly came out to greet them. They were so scared that they couldn’t move! What could they do? Then the little boy had an idea. He said, "Trick or treat!" Then the big scary monster, much to the kids’ surprise, reached over and brought out a huge bowl of the best candies they had never seen. Wow, the kids thought, this was great! It turned out that the house was decorated for Halloween, and the big scary monster was just wearing a costume, just like the kids. Since they were the only kids, and were brave enough to go to the scary house, they could take as much candy as they wanted.

1.This passage is ______.

A. a funny Halloween story

B. mainly about two brave kids

C. mainly about a spooky house

D. mainly about the custom of Halloween

2.Why do you think the kids were brave enough to enter the strange house?

A. Because they were prepared for what would come to the door.

B. Because they expected to meet other trick-or-treaters inside.

C. Because they were curious about what was in the house.

D. Because they were anxious to get more and better candy.

3.It can be inferred from the passage that _______.

A. the monster was afraid of the phrase "trick or treat"

B. the two kids were also wearing costumes

C. not all families prepared candy for brave kids

D. some other children had been to the house before the two kids

4.The underlined word "deterred" in the second paragraph can be replaced by "______".

A. warned B. delayed

C. attracted D. frightened

Revealed to the world by the famous British explorer, Dr David Livingstone, in 1855, the Victoria Falls are one of Africa’s best-known natural wonders. They form a natural border between Zimbabwe (津巴布韦) and Zambia (赞比亚).

The falls are named after Queen Victoria by Livingstone. They were known to the native people in the 18th century as: "the smoke that thunders". The waterfall is formed as the two-kilometer-wide Zambezi River spills (溅) over the edge of its giant stone riverbed and falls into the gorge (山谷) below. At their highest point, the Victoria Falls drop a distance of 108m, almost twice as far as the Niagara Falls. As much as 546 million cubic meters of water per minute falls over the edge from that height.

Viewing the falls from the Zambian side means that visitors can follow a path that goes right up to the falls. The falls can also be viewed from the Boiling Pot, right in the depths of the gorge at the bottom of the falls. The 111-meter-high Victoria Falls Bridge, a railway crossing, is now a popular place for Bungee jumping. It can be crossed on foot for excellent views of the falls and the winding blue-green waters of the Zambezi River. It is also possible to see the falls from a plane.

The area around the falls is a major game-viewing place. The best time to view the Victoria Falls is between December and July, when the water level is the highest. Contact Addresses Tourist Centre, Livingstone, Zambia Tel: (03) 321 404E-mail: zntb@zamnet.zm Website: www.zambiatourism.com。

1.The author of the passage is likely to be ______.

A. a government officer B. a tourist guide

C. a traveler D. a teacher

2.According to the passage, we know that the Victoria Falls ________.

A. are the best place to enjoy Bungee jumping

B. drop twice as far as the Niagara Falls

C. are a man-made wonder in Africa

D. were discovered by a British man

3.How many ways did the author mention to view the falls?

A. 2. B. 3. C. 4. D. 5.

4.The purpose of the passage is to ______.

A. introduce a famous natural wonder —the Victoria Falls

B. tell us the discovery of the Victoria Falls

C. show how the Victoria Falls are formed

D. advise travelers to come to the Victoria Falls

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。

___1.___ This was not because the woods and fields were always far away, but because they were too far from the city to permit people to make a day trip between morning and nightfall.

_2.___ He decided to turn his little school house into a dormitory for the summer holidays. Anyone who brought his sleeping bag and cooking equipment along could stay there for a very small quantity of money. The idea was a success. A few years later, the school house was much too small to hold the many young people who wanted to stay there. __3.__ This was the first hostel (青年招待所).

Today, young students and workers of every country can meet in the hostel and get to know each other. When young people arrive at the hostel, they have only to show their cards of membership in a hostel organization in their own country. ___4._

Often, at the evening meal, a group of boys and girls from various parts of the country or world will happen to meet at the same hostel. They may put their food together and prepare a dinner with many kinds of dishes. Sometimes a program will be organized after the meal with dances, songs, or short talks followed by a question period．___5.__ For this reason, a few weeks spent ‘hostelling’ can be just as useful a part of one’s education as classes in school.

A. In 1970, a young German school master had an idea which changed this situation.

B. People can stay in the hostel if they brought enough equipment with them.

C. One can learn a lot about other places, just by meeting people from those places.

D. As a result, a dormitory was set up in an old castle nearby.

E. For years, children in the industrial areas of Europe seldom left their cities to see the beauties of the countryside.

F. More and more young people went to the hostel for summer holidays.

G. This card will permit them to stay in a hostel all over the world for very low prices.

完形填空

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I sat in the chair reflecting on the past year. At that time, my _________ Charley came into the room. Charley took one look at my face and she could _________ I was off in another world. Charley said, “You have that _________ on your face! Tell me what you were_________ ”. “Well, Charley,” I replied, “I was listening to a song on the radio that asked_________ you have done over the last year. When I _________ on the year, I’ve realized I have had such good fortune, with a few bumps (碰撞) along the way.”

Charley immediately asked, “Tell me about the three things that _________ you the most during this year.”

I sat thinking if I had to _________ only three things that influenced me, what would they be? After a few minutes, I said, “OK, here are the three things that influenced me the most: My family. Throughout the year I had many _________, but my family were always there _________ support and encouragement. My friends. Over the years I have _________ my dreams and my goals with my friends. Some goals I have _________ and other goals I have not. _________ friends like you always supported and _________me. My colleagues. I have worked with some_________ people over the last year. I have been very _________ to have the opportunity to work with these excellent people over the last year.”

Charley smiled and said, “Do you realize that everything you have said has one thing in _________ ?”

“What are you saying, Charley?” I asked.

She replied, “One common thing is _________ . Neither the material things in your life, nor your job has had the most meaning in your life. It is the people in your life that have made the biggest _________ in your life!”

I smiled. Material things are not _________ , and while our jobs provide the means of existence for us, the important things in life are the people who touched our lives.

1.A. sister B. classmate C. mother D. frie nd

2.A.argue B. suggest C. tell D. wonder

3.A. look B. appearance C. mark D. mask

4.A. doing B. thinking C. listening D. annoying

5.A. where B. that C. what D. why

6.A. call B. talk C. insist D. reflect

7.A. influenced B. demanded C. entertained D. motivated

8.A. write B. pick C. get D. own

9.A. plans B. experiences C. challenges D. achievements

10.A. receiving B. expecting C. winning D. offering

11.A. shared B. provided C. connected D. compared

12.A. set B. realized C. failed D. scored

13.A. But B. Meanwhile C. Otherwise D. Unless

14.A. accepted B. satisfied C. replaced D. encouraged

15.A. stupid B. brave C. amazing D. ordinary

16.A. fortunate B. miserable C. unhappy D. surprised

17.A. character B. store C. common D. nature

18.A. effort B. spirit C. motivation D. people

19.A. choice B. difference C. problem D. progress

20.A. useful B. important C. practical D. unnecessary