As a boy, Charles Robert Darwin(达尔文) collected anything that caught his interest: insects, coins and interesting stones. He was not very clever, but Darwin was good at doing the things that interested him.

His father was a doctor, so Darwin was sent to Edinburgh to study medicine, and was planned to follow a medical career. But Charles found the lectures boring. Then his father sent him to Cambridge University to study to be a priest. While at Cambridge, Darwin’s interest in zoology and geography grew. Later he got a letter from Robert FitzRoy who was planning to make a voyage around the world on a ship, the Beagle. He wanted a naturalist to join the ship, and Darwin was recommended(推荐). That voyage was the start of Darwin’s great life.

As the Beagle sailed around the world, Darwin began to wonder how life had developed on earth. He began to observe everything. After he was home, he set to work, getting his collection in order. His first great work The Zoology of the Beagle was well received, but he was slow to make public his ideas on the origin of life.

Later Darwin and Wallace, another naturalist who had the same opinions as Darwin, produced a paper together. Darwin’s great book “On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection”(《物种起源》) appeared. It attracted a storm. People thought that Darwin was saying they were descended from monkeys. What a shameful idea! Although most scientists agreed that Darwin was right, the Church was still so strong that Darwin never received any honors for his work.

Afterwards, he published another great work, The Descent of Man. His health grew worse, but he still worked. “When I have to give up observation, I shall die,” he said. He was still working on 17, April, 1882. He was dead two days later.

1.Darwin’s father sent him to Edinburgh to _____.

A. make him like natural history

B. make him become a doctor

C. let him change his hobbies

D. have him give up his collection

2.According to the passage, Charles Darwin’s whole life was changed by _____.

A. his study at Cambridge University

B. his collection of coins

C. the naturalists at Cambridge

D. the voyage of the Beagle

3.The underlined part “they were descended from monkeys” probably means “_____”.

A. they gave monkeys life

B. they were different from monkeys

C. they were developed from monkeys

D. they had to live with monkeys

Last summer, as part of my high school graduation project, I volunteered at Saunders House nursing home .I choose this experience because it was something that I had never done before and I wanted to lend a helping hand．At first it was challenging because I was extremely shy. My goal in volunteering was to bring a smile to the residents（住客） by doing different activities from word games to playing chess. I feel as if I had accomplished that goal.

At the nursing home, I did a lot of different activities with the residents ranging from Jeopardy to Wheel of Fortune. One of my favorites was a word game where I would write a ten -letter word on the board and the residents would try to come up with as many smaller words as possible. I could tell that it was one of their favorite games because they always seemed to be so enthusiastic when they played．I also transported residents to and from their rooms when they needed help; and whenever it was a nice day out, I would take them outside to get some fresh air and relax. On Saturday mornings, I would deliver the newspaper to the residents and on Sundays, I assisted with morning church services.

The most unforgettable part of this experience was when I had one-on-one conversations with the residents. It was incredible how many great stories they had to tell. Their stories were so interesting and the experience was unforgettable for me .

1.Why did the author volunteer at the nursing home ?

A．Because people there helped her .

B．Because she never went there before .

C．Because she wanted to offer help .

D．Because the old people there shared stories with her

2.How did the auther feel at first with the residents ?

A．Disappointed B．Comfortable.

C．Excited D．Nervous.

3.What activity did the author and the residents prefer ?

A．Jeopardy B．Wheel of Fortune

C．Word game D．Playing chess

4.What did the author do for the residents on sunny days ?

A．She played the piano.

B．She read newspapers.

C．She took them to the church.

D．She took them outside the room.

5.What is the best title of the passage ?

A．A High School Project

B．Several Interesting Games

C．An Unforgettable Experience.

D．The Residents in the Nursing Home

SHEFFIELD

LINCOLN COLLEGE OF ENGLISH

Classes for foreign students at all levels

3 months, 6 months, 9 months and one year course

Open all year

Small class (maximum 12 students)

Library, language laboratory and listening center

Accommodation(膳食供应) with selected families

25 minutes from London

Course fees for English for one year are ￡1, 380 with reduction 减少for shorter periods

of study.

1.Lincoln College of English _______.

A. is at the centre of London

B. lies far away from London

C. takes in foreign students, from beginners to the advanced

D. accepts students only at the beginning of the year

2.While you stay there, _______ will take care of you.

A. the school where you study

B. the family you have chosen

C. your classmates

D. your own parents

3.If you go there for a one-term course, you will pay _______ for it.

A.￡1, 380 B. over ￡1, 380

C. much less than ￡1, 380 D. nothing

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Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways__1._____.Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.

You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report. ____2._____Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process. _____3.___

The following methods may work best for you.

●Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.

●Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and

supporting facts.

● Write your notes in your own words.

● ___4._____

● Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.

As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速记). When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols(符号) and that you use them all the time. ____5._____

A．Use words, not complete sentences.

B．There are three practical note-taking methods.

C．You must write your notes on separate paper.

D．Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes late

E. you will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.

F. That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes.

G. First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it.

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A friend of mine opened his wife’s underwear drawer and picked up a silk paper wrapped package: “This,” he said, “isn’t any___________package.” He unwrapped the box and___________both the silk paper and the box .

“She got it__________we went to New York 8 or 9 years ago. She has_________put it on. And she was__________ it for a special occasion(场合)”, he told me.

He got near the bed and placed the gift box next to the other________ he was taking to the funeral home(殡仪馆); his wife had just died. Then he turned to me and __________:

“Never save something for a special occasion. Every day in your life is a_______occasion”.

I still think those words _________my life.

Now I spend more time with my_________, and less at work. I”ll wear__________clothes to go to the supermarket, if I feel like my new clothes. I don’t save my special perfume(香水)for special occasions; I use it ________I want to. The words “Some day ...” and “One day ...”__________gradually from my dictionary. If it’s worth seeing, listening or doing , I want to see, listen or do it now.

I don’t know what my friend’s wife would have_____________if she knew she wouldn’t be there the next morning, and this___________can tell. I think she might__________her relatives and closest friends. She might call old friends to make peace over past_________. She might go out for a Chinese, maybe her_______________food. It’s these small things that I would regret(后悔) not doing, if I knew my_____________had come. I would regret it because I would no longer see the relatives and the friends, even the delicious food.

Now, I try not to____________anything that could bring laughter and joy into my life. And on each morning, I say to myself that this could be a special day. Each day, each hour, each minute, is special.

1.A. particular B. valuable C. strange D. ordinary

2.A. turned B. took out C. stared at D. looked for

3.A. after B. when C. until D. before

4.A. never B. often C. always D. ever

5.A. saving B. making C. sparing D. taking

6.A. clothing B. books C. equipment D. food

7.A. apologized B. continued C. complained D. explained

8.A. private B. public C. special D. secret

9.A. showed B. stopped C. followed D. changed

10.A. college B. audience C. company D. family

11.A. cheap B. fashionable C. new D. old

12.A. wherever B. whenever C. however D. whether

13.A. disappeared B. spread C. formed D. appeared

14.A. worn B. found C. become D. done

15.A. somebody B. anybody C. nobody D. everybody

16.A. leave B. visit C. persuade D. beg

17.A. discussions B. agreements C. experiences D. quarrels

18.A. fresh B. favorite C. dangerous D. terrible

19.A. time B. choice C. chance D. luck

20.A. promise B. accept C. miss D. expect

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Few people would even think of beginning a new job at the age of 76, ___1.___ one of America's most famous artists did just that. Anna Mary Robertson, better known as "Grandma Moses", turned to painting _2.__ she was too old to work on her farm.

Grandma Moses was crazy about painting soon after she picked it up and worked hard at it. She painted___3.__ (care) and her works were nice .She first painted only to please __4.__(she),and then began to sell her works ___5.__ a little money. In 1993,a collector, Louis Caldor, happened to see several of Grandma Moses' works ___6.___ (hang) in a shop. He liked them ___7.___ (buy) them at once, and set out to look for ___8.___(much).Caldor held ___9.__ show to introduce the works of Grandma Moses to other artists. Grandma Moses, ___10.___ was world-famous ,died on December 13, 1961,at the age of 101.

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注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词，每句中最多有两处错误；

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Last Sunday Mr. White and his wife went to see a film. They arrived home very lately . Mr. White unlocked the front door and they all went into the house. It was very dark so Mrs. White turned on the light. On the way upstairs Mrs. White spoke in a low voice , “Listen! I can hear someone talk in the living room.” They all went downstairs again and stood quiet outside the living room door. “You are right,” Mr. White said.“ There are two man there. They are talking.” Then he call out loudly, “Who is there?” And no one answered. Mr. White opened the door quickly and turned on the light. The room was empty. When they saw radio ,they laughed. The radio was still on! It should have turned off this morning when we left .

Along the river banks of the Amazon and the Orinoco, there lives a bird that swims before it can fly, flies like a fat chicken, eats green leaves, has the stomach of a cow and has claws (爪) on its wings when young. They build their homes about 4.6m above the river, an important feature (特征) for the safety of the young. It is called the hoatzin.

In appearance, the birds of both sexes look very much alike with brown on the back and cream and red on the underside. The head is small, with a large set of feathers on the top, bright red eyes, and blue skin. Its nearest relatives are the common birds, cuckoos. Its most striking feature, though, is only found in the young.

Baby hoatzins have a claw on the leading edge of each wing and another at the end of each wing tip. Using these four claws, together with the beak (喙), they can climb about in the bushes, looking very much like primitive birds must have done. When the young hoatzins have learned to fly, they lose their claws.

During the drier months between December and March hoatzins fly about the forest in groups of 20 to 30 birds, but in April, when the rainy season begins, they collect together in smaller living units of two to seven birds for producing purposes.

1.What is the text mainly about?

A. Hoatzins in dry and rainy seasons.

B. The relatives and enemies of hoatzins.

C. Primitive birds and hoatzins of the Amazon.

D. The appearance and living habits of hoatzins.

2.Young hoatzins are different from their parents in that_________ ．

A. they look like young cuckoos

B. they have claws on the wings

C. they eat a lot like a cow

D. they live on river banks

3.What can we infer(推断) about primitive birds from the text?

A. They had claws to help them climb.

B. They could fly long distances.

C. They had four wings like hoatzins.

D. They had a head with long feathers on the top.

4.Why do hoatzins collect together in smaller groups when the rainy season comes?

A. To find more food.

B. To protect themselves better.

C. To keep themselves warm.

D. To produce their young.

More perhaps than any other European nation, the Swiss have got used to looking after foreign travelers. As early as the 18th century, wealthy French, Germans and Italians were treating the country as an amusement center while, in the 19th century, it became the major holiday playground for the British nobles. Today, it attracts visitors from all over the world.

The Swiss are clear about the importance of tourism to their economy, which contributes about eight percent of Gross National Product, and helps the industry greatly. Managers of hotels from all over the world go to Switzerland to learn how to do the job, and a generally high standard can be expected from the great majority of the country’s hotels, most of which are small and pride themselves on a personalized service. Public transport is the best in Europe. Both the Swiss Federal railways and the private railways are fully electrified, and the total network is made up of about 5000 kilometers of track.

Under the Fly Baggage system passengers can check luggage in at 116 railway stations and have it automatically carried to their flight. The national highway system is equally well planned, and the mountain roads offer views of some of the country’s most breathtaking scenery. Also serving the mountains is an effective system of railways and cable ways, while more than 160 passenger cars cross the lakes and rivers to and fro. Hiking in the mountains is equally popular with Swiss nationals and foreign visitors. For those who want to view the country from a height without having to climb the mountain themselves, it is always possible to take in the view from a balloon.

1.Compared with other European countries, Switzerland _______.

A. places more importance on entertainment

B. thinks more about foreign travelers

C. has more convenient public transport

D. has more five-star hotels

2.According to the passage, Switzerland is now visited by _____.

A. wealthy French people

B. rich Germans and Italians

C. British nobles

D. people from various countries

3.According to the passage we learn that _____.

A. most of the hotels in Switzerland are big

B. all the hotels in Switzerland offer exactly the same service

C. most of the hotels in Switzerland offer first class service

D. the hotels in Switzerland are used to learning from the rest of the world

4.The passage mainly tells us about _____.

A. scenery in Switzerland

B. the life in Switzerland

C. tourism in Switzerland

D. the transportation in Switzerland

Do you want to get home from work knowing you have made a real difference in someone's life? If yes, don't care about sex or age! Come and join us, then you'll make it!

Position: Volunteer Social Care Assistant

(No Pay with Free Meals)

Place: Manchester

Hours: Part Time

We are now looking for volunteers to support people with learning disabilities to live active lives! Only 4 days left. Don't miss the chance of lending your warm hands to help others!

Role:

You will provide people with learning disabilities with all aspects of their daily lives. You will help them to develop new skills. You will help them to protect their rights and their safety. But your primary concern is to let them know they are valued.

Skills and Experience Required:

You will have the right values and great listening skills. You will be honest and patient. You will have the ability to drive a car and to communicate in fluent written and spoken English since you'll have to help those people with different learning disabilities. Previous care-related experience will be a great advantage for you.

1.The text is meant to ______ .

A. leave a note B. send an invitation

C. present a document D. carry an advertisement

2.What does the underlined part mean?

A. You'll make others' lives more meaningful with this job.

B. You'll arrive home just in time from this job.

C. You'll earn a good salary from this job.

D. You'll succeed in getting this job.

3.Which of the following can first be chosen as a volunteer?

A. The one who can drive a car.

B. The one who has done similar work before.

C. The one who has patience to listen to others.

D. The one who can use English to communicate.