The American believe that anybody can become President of the United States. In a recent Hollyhood comedy(喜剧), that is exactly what happens.

Dave Kovic, played by Kevin Kline, is a kind-hearted man who runs a business that finds people jobs. He leads a typical(典型的) American way of life, except for one thing— he looks exactly like the President, Bill Mitchell. In fact, the only thing that makes him different from the nation’s leader is that he is very nice!

The president has started using look-alikes during some public appearance. Dave is offered a chance to “serve his country” by becoming one. However, things go wrong. The President becomes very ill and Dave ends up acting as the President forever.

Director Ivan Reitman, who made the popular and successful comedies like Twins, Ghostbusters and Legal Eagles, could have gone for easy laughs by making fun of the American government. Instead, Dave is an attractive comedy about an ordinary man in extraordinary situations. Kevin Kline gives a double performance as Dave and the President, and Sigourney Weaver is at her best as his First Lady. The love story that develops between her role and Dave is a real classic(经典).

The film is 100% American. However, if you’ve ever felt that anybody could do a better job running the country than the people in power, then you’ll enjoy Dave!

1. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To tell the reader about the American government

B. To discuss the Americans’ ideas about the President

C. To make a comparison(对比) between Dave and other film.

D. To introduce a new film to the reader.

2.Who plays the role of the President in the film?

A. Sigourney Weaver B. Kevin Kline

C. Bill Mitchell D. Ivan Reitman

3.The underlined word “one” in the 3rd paragraph refers to __________.

A. the President B. the director

C. an actor D. a look-alike

4. Which of the following is best supported by the text?

A. The author makes fun of the President.

B. The author thinks highly of the film

C. The author is a fan of Hollywood comedies.

D. The author wishes to become the American President.

Dear Guests

WELCOME TO PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL APARTMENTS--SYDNEY

Now we are updating (更新) our information folders in the rooms in order to help you during your stay. Please notice the following:

Phone number:

Reception(接待处): Dial 7

Housekeeping: Dial 4

Apartment-to-Apartment: dial the apartment number ( except 1st floor apartments: dial the apartment number followed by the ＃key)

Outside line: dial 0, wait for dial tone, and then the number required.

Please keep your key with you at all times. The main doors to the apartments are locked from about 10:30 pm ~ 07:00 am, and you will need to swipe (刷卡) your key to gain access (通道) to the apartment.

Please see reception for any advice on tours and Sydney's attention, and please dial 7 if you want any further information.

We hope your stay with us is an enjoyable one.

Kind regards,

Paul Williams

Guest Services Manager

1. How can you dial from your room in Pacific to Room 115 on the 1st floor?

A. Just dial 115.

B. Dial 6, then 115.

C. Dial 115 and press the # key.

D. Press the # key, and then dial 115.

2. If you want to go back to your room in Pacific at 11:45 pm, you can _______.

A. dial 0, and phone the reception

B. open the main door with your key

C. call the reception for help

D. use the lifts

3. If a fire broke out in Pacific, guests should _______.

A. dial 7 and wait for the hotel security

B. take their keys and leave Pacific by lifts

C. leave Pacific through the fire exits

D. be together with the Fire Brigade

4.This letter most probably appears in ______.

A. a guest' s room

B. the official guide

C. a manager’ s office

D. at the train station

Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy. After all, you probably sing or whistle(吹口哨) when you are happy.

Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of time just because they are happy. However, they sing most of the time for a very different reason. Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory.

Do you know what a “territory” is? A territory is an area that an animal, usually the male, claims as its own. Only he and his family are welcome there. No other families of the same species(物种) are welcome. Your yard and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome. If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten you, you might shout. Probably this would be enough to frighten him away.

If so, you have actually frightened the stranger away without having to fight him. A bird does the same thing. But he expects an outsider almost any time, especially at nesting(筑巢) season. So he is screaming all the time, whether he can see an outsider or not. This screaming is what we call a bird’s song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away.

Birds sing loudest in the spring when they are trying to attract a mate（配偶）and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs.

You can see that birds have a language all their own. Most of it has something to do with attracting mates and setting up territories.

1. Some scientists believe that most of the time birds singing is actually ______.

A. an expression of happiness B. a way of warning

C. an expression of anger D. a way of greeting

2.What is a bird’s “territory”?

A. A place where families of other species are not accepted.

B. A place where a bird may shout at the top of its voice.

C. An area for which birds fight against each other.

D. An area which a bird considers to be its own.

3. Why do birds keep on singing at nesting season?

A. Because they want to invite more friends.

B. Because their singing helps keep outsiders away.

C. Because they want to find outsiders around.

D. Because their singing helps get rid of their fears.

There was once a lonely girl who wanted love very much. One day while she was

walking in the woods， she found two birds. 1. She took care of them withlove and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a beautiful song.

The girl felt great love for the birds. She wanted their singing to last forever.

___2._____The larger and stronger of the two birds flew out of the cage. The girl watched worriedly as he flew above her. She was so afraid that he would fly away and she would never see him. So as he flew close, she caught him quickly. She felt very happy. 3. Her love had killed him. She noticed the other bird standing at the door of the cage. She could feel his great need for freedom and his need to fly into the clear, blue sky. 4. The bird flew around her once, twice, three times. The girl looked happily at the bird’s enjoyment. Her heart did no longer care about her loss. 5. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her hand. It sang the sweetest song she had ever heard.

The fastest way to lose love is to hold on too tight; the best way to keep love is to

give it wings!

A. One day the girl left the door to the cage open.

B. She lifted him from the cage and freed him.

C. She took them home and put them in a small cage.

D. The birds were so beautiful that she loved them very much.

E. She wanted the bird to be happy.

F. She realized her mistake.

G. However, when she opened her hand, she found the bird had died.

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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Having said good-bye to his parents, Alvin, with his wife and one-year-old son, set off back home. Still Alvin and Clare talked and laughed happily. And even little Alax from time to time. The family were their trip.

But three hours later things began to . It was starting to snow. Alvin sped up the car, to arrive home before dark. But it was too dangerous to drive fast now because it was snowing more and more heavily. So Alvin had to down. The snow on the was getting deeper and deeper until it was hard to on it. Their car slipped(滑落)off the highway and got caught in the deep snow and the engine refused to start again.

“The snow doesn't seem to . Shall we stay in the car waiting to be frozen(冻)to death or walk ahead the snow?”Alvin asked. Clare said she to walk. So they got out of the car with their Alex and began walking. But something was to come. Soon they lost their and had to walk aimlessly(无目标的)on and on.

Night came. They were not of the dark. But they feared that poor Alax would die of cold. However, their faith(坚信)to keep Alax filled them with courage, warmth and strength. They slept and rested in turn and then continued their . They had fallen down many times but each time true love encouraged them to rise to their again.

One, two, three, …seven days passed. On the eighth day, at last came from Alvin's parents, the police and local people. But the young had to have their feet cut off because of the bad frost-bites (冻伤). Fortunately, there was seriously wrong with little Alax.

1. A. excited B. sorry C. worried D. anxious

2. A. cried B. shouted C. smiled D. coughed

3. A. taking B. having C. enjoying D. starting

4.A. happen B. change C. come D. finish

5.A. deciding B. phoning C. thinking D. hoping

6.A. get B. slow C. go D. look

7.A. land B. highway C. field D. car

8.A. walk B. depend C. stay D. wait

9.A. fall B. end C. continue D. feel

10.A. with B. on C. through D. at

11.A. liked B. preferred C. decided D. wished

12.A. better B. dangerous C. sad D. worse

13.A. hope B. luck C. way D. money

14.A. certain B. afraid C. sure D. sorry

15.A. happy B. silent C. alive D. dead

16.A. walk B. drive C. work D. hope

17.A. heads B. eyes C. hands D. feet

18.A. danger B. help C. luck D. news

19.A. husband B. wife C. couple D. baby

20.A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing

My name is Wang Kun. Since middle school, my sister and I 1.__________ (dream) about taking a great bike trip. After graduating 2._________ college, we finally got the chance to do it. It was my sister, Wang Wei, 3.__________ first had the idea to cycle along the Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends. Our cousins live near the Lancang River which4._____________ (call) the Mekong River in other countries. My sister soon got 5.__________ interested in 6.____________ (cycle) too. Then she began to organize the trip and insisted that we start from the source of the river in Qinghai province 7.___________ the air is hard to breathe. I doubted her decision but she gave me a 8._____________ (determine) look. I know her9._________ (good). Once she has made up her mind, nothing can change it. Finally, I gave 10._________ to her.

该文中共有十处错误,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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧), 并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

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、只允许修改十处, 多者(从第11处起) 不计分。

Every morning Steve goes to work by the train. As he has a long trip, he always buys a newspaper. It helps make the time passing more quickly. One Tuesday morning, he turned to the sports page. He wants to read the report about a important football match the night before. The report was very interesting that he forgot to get off at his station. He did not know it unless he saw the sea. He got off at next station, and had to wait a long time for a train to go back. Therefore, he arrived late at the office, that made his boss very angry. When Sieve told to him why he was late, “Work is very important than football!” He shouted.

假如你是高一年级新生李华。开学之初，你的英语老师Mr Wu希望了解每位同学的英语学习情况，并征求教学建议。请按以下要点用英语给她写一封信。

1.对英语学习的认识； 2.自己英语学习存在的主要问题；

3.对英语教学的两点建议。

注意：1.词数100左右； 2.信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Mr Wu，

I’m very happy to have you as our English teacher. ______________________________________________

yours

Li Hua

Good manners are important, but you can easily make a social blunder when you visit a foreign country, because sometimes good manners in one place are bad manners in other places.

Suppose you visit some friends in Mongolia and they ask you to eat with them. What kind of manners do they want you to have? They want you to give a loud “burp” after you finish eating. Burping shows that you like your food. But in some other countries, if you give a loud “burp”, you are supposed to say, “Excuse me, please.”

In many places people like to eat together. But in some parts of Polynesia it is bad manners to be seen eating together. People show their good manners by turning their backs on others while they eat.

What are manners like in an East African town? The people try not to see you. When you are visiting a friend, he may not see you at all. If you are polite, you will sit down beside him. You will wait until he finishes what he is doing. Then he will talk to you.

If you visit a friend in Arabia you should walk behind other tents until you come to his tent. If you pass in front of other tents, you will be asked into each one. The people will ask you to eat with them. And it is bad manners if you say no.

Manners are different all over the world. But it is good to know that all manners help people show that they want to be friends.

1. People turn their backs to others while they eat in some places in______.

A. Mongolia

B. an East African town

C. Polynesia

D. Arabia

2. In an East African town, people try not to see you. This is because______.

A. they are not your friends

B. they don’t want to talk with you

C. it is good manners

D. they are waiting for you to talk with them

3.Which is true according to the passage?

A. People show they are friendly in different manners.

B. Good manners are the same in different countries.

C. In the East African town the people who try not to see you are not polite at all.

D. In Arabia it is polite to say no when people invite you to eat with them.

Weddings in the United States vary as much as the people do. There are church weddings with a great deal of fanfare(仪式上的短曲); there are weddings on mountain tops with guests barefooted; there have been weddings on the ocean floor with oxygen tanks for the guests. But many weddings, no matter where or how they are performed, include certain traditional customs.

Before a couple is married, they become engaged. And then invitations are sent to those who live nearby, their close friends and their relatives who live far away. When everything is ready, then comes the most exciting moment.

The wedding itself usually lasts between 30 and 40 minutes. The wedding party enters the church while the wedding march is played. The bride carrying a bouquet enters last with her father who will “give her away”. The groom enters the church from a side door. When the wedding party is gathered by the altar, the bride and groom exchange vows(誓言). It is traditional to use the words “to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part.” Following the vows, the couple exchange rings. Wearing the wedding rings on the fourth finger of the left hand is an old custom.

After the ceremony, there is often a party, called a “reception” which gives the wedding guests an opportunity to congratulate the new couple.

The car in which the couple leaves the church is decorated with balloons. The words “Just Married” are painted on the trunk or back window. And then the couple go in their honeymoon.

1.The underlined word “party” in Paragraph 3 probably means______.

A. a group of people

B. a legal agreement

C. a political organization

D. a social event

2. According to the passage, the bride enters the church______.

A. carrying a bunch of flower

B. with the groom

C. with the bridesmaid

D. from a side door.

3.Which of the following statement is NOT true?

A. In the United States, there are different weddings.

B. Americans seldom send invitations to others when get married.

C. At the reception, guests usually give their wishes to the new couple.

D. Americans usually wear rings on the fourth finger of the left hand.

4. What will the author most probably talk about next?

A. The food served in the wedding party.

B. The possible places where the new couple spend their honeymoon.

C. How to congratulate the new couple.

D. The estimated cost of a wedding ceremony.