8．Frank Smithson woke up and leaned over to turn off the alarm clock． Oh no! he thought to himself． ——青夏教育精英家教网—

8．Frank Smithson woke up and leaned over to turn off the alarm clock．"Oh no!"he thought to himself．"Another day at that office； a boss who shouts at me all the time．"
As Frank went downstairs his eyes fell on a large brown envelope by the door．He was overjoyed when he opened it and read the letter inside．"Bigwoods Football Pools（足球赌博公司）would like to congratulate you．You have won half a million pounds．"
Frank suddenly came to life．The cigarette fell from his lips as he let out a shout that could be heard halfway down the street．
At 11：30Frank arrived at work．"Please explain why you're so late，"his boss said．"Go and jump in the lake，"replied Frank．"I've just come into a little money so this is good-bye．Find yourself someone else to shout at．"
That evening Frank was smoking a very expensive Havana cigar（雪茄） when a knock was heard on the door．He rushed to the door．Outside were two men，neatly（整洁） dressed in grey suits．"Mr．Smithson，"one of them said，"we're from Bigwoods Football Pools．I'm afraid there's been a terrible mistake…"

29．What do we know about Frank？D
A．He was a lazy man．
B．He was a lucky person．
C．He didn't make a lot of money．
D．He didn't get on well with his boss．
30．When he heard the knock at the door，Frank probably thoughtB．
A．someone had come to make an apology
B．someone had come to give him the money
C．his friends had come to ask about the football pools
D．his friends had come to congratulate him on his luck
31．On hearing"…there's been a terrible mistake…"Frank was most likely to beC．
A．disappointed B．worried
C．nervous D．curious．

7．O．Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories．His real name was William Sydney Porter．He was born in North Carolina in 1862．As a young boy he lived an exciting life．He did not go to school for very long，but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know．When he was about 20years old，O．Henry went to Texas，where he tried different jobs．He first worked on a newspaper，and then had a job in a bank．When some money went missing from the bank，O．Henry was believed to have stolen it．Because of that，he was sent to prison．During the three years in prison，he learned to write short stories．After he got out of prison，he went to New York and continued writing．He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there．People liked his stories，because simple though the tales were，they would finish with a sudden change at the end，to the readers'surprise．

25．People enjoyed reading O．Henry's stories becauseA
A．they had surprise endings．
B．they were easy to understand．
C．they showed his love for the poor．
D．they were about New York City．
26．O．Henry went to prison becauseD
A．people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper．
B．he broke the law by not using his own name．
C．he wanted to write stories about prisoners．
D．people thought he had taken money that was not his．
27．What do we know about O．Henry before he began writing？D
A．He was well-educated．
B．He was not serious about his work．
C．He was devoted to the poor．
D．He was very good at learning．
28．Where did O．Henry get most material for his short stories？C
A．His life inside the prison．
B．The newspaper articles he wrote．
C．The city and people of New York．
D．His exciting early life as a boy．

6．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处错误，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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^），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10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
One day，I was cooking in the kitchen when the telephone rings．I went to answer it immediately．She was my close friend，Lisa．When we were talking on a phone，the fire alarm sounded．I dashed back to the kitchen．The room full of smoke and the beef was bad burnt．I quickly turned off the gas，opening all the windows，and then rushed out of the house．In my surprise，two fire engines were outside my house．I was rather worrying．I told about the firemen that it was my careless cooking which caused the heavy smoke．

5．Most people know that Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize，and the first person to win it twice．However，few people know that she was also the mother of a Nobel Prize winner．
Born in September，1897，Irene Curie was the first of the Curies'two daughters．Along with nine other children whose parents were also famous scholars，Irene studied in their own school，and her mother was one of the teachers．She finished her high school education at the College of Sévigné in Paris．
Irene entered the University of Paris in 1914 to prepare for a degree in mathematics and physics．When World War I began，Irene went to help her mother，who was using X-ray facilities（设备）to help save the lives of wounded soldiers．Irene continued the work by developing X-ray facilities in military hospitals in France and Belgium．Her services were recognized in the form of a Military's Medal by the French government．
In 1918，Irene became her mother's assistant at the Curie Institute．In December 1924，Frederic Joliot joined the Institute，and Irene taught him the techniques required for his work．They soon fell in love and were married in 1926．Their daughter Helene was born in 1927 and their son Pierre five years later．
Like her mother，Irene combined family and career．Like her mother，Irene was awarded a Nobel Prize，along with her husband，in 1935．Unfortunately，also like her mother，she developed leukemia（白血病）because of her work with radioactivity（辐射能）．Irene Joliot-Curie died from leukemia on March 17，1956．
24．Why was Irene Curie awarded a Military Medal？A
A．Because she contributed to saving the wounded．
B．Because she received a degree in mathematics．
C．Because she won the Nobel Prize with Frederic．
D．Because she worked as a helper to her mother．
25．Where did Irene Curie meet her husband Frederic Joliot？C
A．At a military hospital．
B．At the University of Paris．
C．At the Curie Institute．
D．At the College of Sevigne．
26．When was the second child of Irene Curie and Frederic Joliot born？D
A．In 1926．B．In 1927．C．In 1897．D．In 1932
27．In which of the following aspects（方面）was Irene Curie different from her mother？C
A．Irene worked with radioactivity．
B．Irene combined family and career．
C．Irene won the Nobel Prize once
D．Irene died from leukemia．

4．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．错误仅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（^），并在其下面写出该加的词．
删除：把多余的词用（\）划掉．
修改：在错的词下画一横线，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．
Dear Jack，
I am terrible sorry that I won't be able to go to your birthday party this Saturday afternoon．
So yesterday my mother didn't feel better and I took her to the hospital．The doctor suggest that she should have an operation immediately．I have to look after her in the hospital for a few day．I sincerely hope something will go well and that you can have happy birthday party．By the way，I have sent to you the latest CD of Jay Chou as a birthday gift．I know you are a fan of Jan Chou and I hope he will enjoy it．
I am looking forward to see you soon．

3．Once upon a time，there was a mother who lived alone with her son．They worked very hard all year round（61）butthey still couldn't live a comfortable life．They really looked forward to making their life better，but didn't know how．
One year，a merchant came to the village．He needed （62）to spend（spend ） some weeks there．The merchant was so kind-hearted that he made a （63）decision （decide） to help the poor mother and her son．He gave （64）them some money from time to time．Because they （65）were helped （help） by the merchant，they lived a （66）better （good） life than before．
But one day，the woman talked to her son，"The merchant will leave sooner or later．After he leaves，we'll live（67）poorly （poor） again．Since he lives alone and isn't always at home，we can go and get all his money．"But the son （68）immediately （immediate） refused to do so，saying，"Oh，no，Mom!We should never do that．He helps us a lot!We should be grateful to him instead of （69）robbing （rob） him．"Having heard her son's words，the woman gave up her terrible idea．When the merchant left，he took the son with him and taught him how to do business．And the son returned as（70）asuccessful merchant．

2．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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），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限一词．
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
Dear sir，
The moment I see your poster asking for volunteers，I knew I should try my luck．I am always fond of protect the environment．Besides，my hometown is a extremely popular tourist attraction．
In terms of your character，I'm happily to tell you that I'm an outgoing and devoted person with good teamwork spirit．By participating in several volunteer program，I have learned a lot in the past few months．Not only I learned how to cut hair for the disabled，or I have also learned how to remove rubbish on the street signs quickly．I am confident whether my involvement in this project will make a big difference．
I'm looking forward on to hearing from you soon．
Yours sincerely，
Li Hua．

1．Last week，our class was on duty in the cafeteria（食堂） for student self-management．On the first day，I （61）was shocked（shock） to see so much leftover food thrown away by students．What（62）awaste!Being concerned about it，my classmates and I had a （63）heated（heat） discussion on how （64）to solve（solve） the problem．Lots of good ideas came up，such as holding class meetings，putting up wall newspapers and charging a fine for wasting food．（65）Finally（final），we all agreed that wall newspaper would be the best choice．
The next day，we put our idea into reality．Towards lunch time，we put up a wall newspaper outside the school cafeteria，（66）calling（call） on students not to waste food．Many students gathered around to read and （67）expressed（express） their support．To my great delight，there were changes soon．In the cafeteria，I found the trays（托盘） returned after lunch all empty （68）without any leftover．Food （69）was saved（save） and the dining hall was cleaner．Seeing this，I felt relieved and proud of （70）whatwe had done．

20．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（Λ），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．
Our school will set a voluntary service club on April 22nd．The main purpose of it is to call on and organize students to serve for society better and develop our ability to cooperate to others．The volunteers are required to work at weekends to visit the elderly in the nursing homes in our city，keep public places clean and offer some guidances to the passengers in some stations and so on．The students which are healthy，patience，warm-hearted and willing to help others are welcome to join the club．Whether you are interested and want to become a member of it，please sent your application to the Students'Union before March 15th．The office of the Students'Union will contact the choosing candidates for a interview in a few days．
March 8th
The Students'Union．

19．Last Friday，as usual I rode my bike home．But at a crossing，I （61）suddenly （sudden） knocked an old man off his bike．I hurried over and found that his leg （62）was injured （injure）．Nervous and worried，I called my mom and told her what had happened．We decided to take him to the hospital first．
Shortly after we arrived at the hospital，my mother came．I had some doubt （63）whether/if there was anything seriously wrong with the old man．The doctor gave the old man a （64）detailed （detail） examination．To our delight and relief，there was nothing seriously wrong with him．We thanked the doctor and left．After that，we went back to the place （65）where the old man's bike was parked，only （66）to find （find） it didn't work．So I immediately found a repairman to get it （67）fixed（fix）．Soon he finished （68）repairing （repair） it．（69）Before the old man left，my mom offered him our cell phone number in case he needed to contact us．Then the old man got on his bike and we waved goodbye to each other．
The accident made me realize that in the first place we should be careful to avoid accidents，but once they occur，we should take （70）responsibility （responsible）．

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