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6．It's not Christmas Day yet．But wherever I go on the streets，I see shops selling Christmas trees and all kinds of beautiful decorations，waiters wearing Christmas hats； I hear children singing Christmas songs on broadcast； I get messages of Christmas's best wishes from friends．
I just got quite confused again，since when have Chinese begun celebrating Christmas Day？What do these people celebrate it for，the birth of Chris？But we all know that most of Chinese are not Christians，they don't even know the origin of Christmas Day，and they celebrate it for no reason．
I don't celebrate Christmas Day or any other western holidays since I'm not a Christian and nor am I a westerner．I don't know what Christmas really means．Anyway I can't get reasonable answers from my friends．Some of them think they would like to just take this chance to enjoy themselves regardless of the meaning of the festival．Some of them think I'm an old-fashioned girl，a bigot who doesn't appreciate the spirit of Chinese cultural tolerance（宽容） and understanding of other cultures．Well，if it is about cultural tolerance，why don't we ever celebrate the month of Muharram，or festivals of colours in India，or Fiestas Patrias in Mexico？
I really appreciate cultural exchanges and communications with all nations，but I don't think this is what it's about．People are celebrating more and more western festivals while ignoring our traditional ones．
Is it part of globalization（全球化）？Do people in other non-western countries also celebrate Christmas？
24．It can be inferred from the passage that the writerD．
A．is an old-fashioned girl
B．doesn't like festivals at all
C．prefers western festivals to Chinese festivals
D．prefers Chinese festivals to western festivals
25．According to the writer，many Chinese people celebrate ChristmasA．
A．for no reason
B．for the birth of Chris
C．because most of them are Christians
D．because they don't like Chinese festivals
26．The underlined word"bigot"in Paragraph 3meansB．
A．a very brave person
B．a very stubborn person
C．a very careful person
D．a very popular person
27．We can learn from the passage thatA．
A．more and more Chinese people celebrate western festivals now
B．Chinese people pay enough attention to our own festivals
C．no Christmas celebration means one lacks cultural tolerance
D．the writer doesn't like cultural exchanges and communications with other countries．

5．Agatha Christie used to go out at night．She will never forget the night when she met a robber many years ago．
That evening，she was invited to a birthday party which lasted till 2o'clock in the morning．Without company，Agatha walked home along the quiet street．Suddenly from the shadow of a dark building，a tall man with a sharp knife in his right hand ran out at her．"Good morning，lady，"the man said in a low voice，"I don't think you wish to die here!""What do you want？"Agatha asked．
"Your earrings （耳环）．Take them off!"Agatha suddenly had a bright idea．She tried to cover her necklace with the collar （衣领） of her overcoat while she used the other hand to take off both of her earrings，and then she quickly threw them on the ground．
"Take them and let me go．"she said．The robber was uncertain．He saw that the girl didn't care for the earrings at all，only trying to protect the necklace．He realized the necklace would cost more，so he said，"Give me your necklace．"
"Oh，sir．It's not worth much．Please let me keep it．"
"Stop talking rubbish．Quick!"
With shaky hands，Agatha took off her necklace．As soon as the robber disappeared，she picked up her earrings and ran as fast as she could to her home．
The earrings cost 480pounds and the necklace the robber had taken away cost only six pounds ten shillings （先令）．
21．Agatha will never forget the night becauseB．
A．she was robbed of her earrings
B．she was robbed but she fooled the robber
C．she had such a nice time at the party
D．it is dangerous for a girl to walk alone at night
22．Why did she try to protect her necklace？D．
A．She didn't want the robber to notice it．
B．It was cheaper than the earrings．
C．It was worth keeping．
D．She would rather have it robbed．
23．The story wants to tell usA．
A．Agatha was brave and clever
B．the robber was foolish
C．a necklace is usually more expensive than earrings
D．never stay too late at an evening party．

4．Discoveries about the nature of DNA in the 1940s made （61）it possible for cloning experiments to progress．In 1944the discovery （62）that genetic information for each cell was kept in the cell's DNA gave scientists new ways to attempt （63）to clone （clone） animals．
The first cloned animal was a tadpole （64）which/that was cloned in 1952．Thomas J．King and Robert W．Briggs believed，based on their clones，that young cells were more viable （可生长发育的） for the cloning process than adult cells．
The next successful cloning experiments also resulted （65）in cloned frogs．John Gurdon cloned South African frogs in 1962．His experiments proved that the previous theory that adult cells were （66）unable （able） to be used in the cloning process was wrong．From 1962to 1965，more frog clones were created from adult frog cells．
While animal cloning had been the focus of cloning experiments，the 1960s also saw （67）other types of cloning．In 1964F．C．Steward （68）undertook （undertake） an experiment in which he took an adult cell from a carrot plant and successfully cloned the plant．
So far more than 20different animals，（69）including （include） dogs，cats，and the famous Dolly，have been cloned，（70）but human cloning research has been forbidden in many countries．

3．英语课上，老师要求同桌同学相互修改作文．假设以下便条为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改．便条中共有10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．
3．必须按答题要求做题，否则不给分．
I often dream of be a teacher．I dream of standing in the platform in the classroom and I give lessons to lovely boys and girls．I teach them，play with them，watch them growing up．I am always young when I was staying with them．I know there is not easy to be a teacher．Without enough knowledges，you can never teach good．Besides，you have to make friends with your pupils and take good care of him．
Though I am a student now，but I will work very hard to make my dream comes true．

2．Peter：Good news．I contacted the Green Hotel Restaurant and they can fit us in．Their Christmas menu sounds great．
Joan：What is it？
Peter：French onion soup or fruit juice．Roast dinner sounds ordinary （61）but my friend said it was really （62）tasty （taste）．
Joan：That's OK．
Peter：Then （63）for dessert，there's traditional Christmas pudding or apple pie，plus coffee．
Joan：Did you book it？
Peter：Well，I said I （64）would check （check） with the staff first．They will hold the booking until next Wednesday anyway．And if we go ahead，they'd like （65）a￡50deposit （定金）．
Joan：50is normal．That's fine．
Peter：And they say with such large numbers we have to choose the menu （66）in advance．
Joan：That won't be a problem．I'll put up a notice with details of the restaurant and the menu．When did you say they wanted confirmation？
Peter：（67）It was the 4th of November．
Joan：（68）Where do you think I should put up the notice？We must allow everybody （69）to see （see） it．
Peter：On the cafe notice board．
Joan：Good idea．I will go and do that （70）immediately （immediate）．

1．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．
28．This passage isA．
A．a funny Halloween story
B．mainly about two brave kids
C．mainly about a spooky house
D．mainly about the custom of Halloween
29．Why do you think the kids were brave enough to enter the strange house？C
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．
30．It can be inferred from the passage thatB．
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
31．The underlined word"deterred"in the second paragraph can be replaced by"D"．
A．warned
B．delayed
C．attracted
D．frightened．

20．When Cathleen Gardiner's twins were born 17years 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 17years 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 11months old，while Sean didn't take his first steps till he was 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．
24．At least how many children does Mrs．Gardiner have？B
A．Two．
B．Three．
C．Four．
D．One．
25．Mrs．Gardiner and her husband regarded Sean asC．
A．a boy making others touched
B．a normal child without disabilities
C．a special gift
D．a burden of their family
26．The third paragraph mainly tells us thatA．
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
27．This passage tells us thatA．
A．love can do wonders
B．nobody is foolish or clever
C．being stupid doesn't matter
D．all men are born equal．

19．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 mean so much to me．
21．Why did the boy never buy anything from the store？C
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．
22．What do we learn from the third paragraph？B
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．
23．Which would be the best title for the passage？D
A．A Stuttering Boy
B．Kindness Can Do Wonders
C．One Dollar Can Buy Anything
D．The Best Dollar I Have Spent．

18．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．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 cousin，
Long time no see!It has been almost a year ever since you move to London．I miss you a lot of．I'm writing the letter to ask you for help．As you know，I am eager to be a photographer like you，so I asked my parents to buy me the camera last week．But he told me I wouldn't concentrate in my schoolwork if I got it．Oh，my God!What can I make them trust me？I'm not a kid any longer，but I can control myself．What's worse，I have promised that I will take photos for the school's newspaper next month．When asking by my classmates，I will be absolutely embarrassed．Therefore，would you like to lend me some money？If you'd like to，I will return it as soon as possibly．
Yours Sincerely，
Tom

17．A man came to the USA from other country．After （61）settling（settle） down at an island，he went into a cafeteria to get something（62）to eat（eat）．He sat down at an empty table and waited for someone to take his order，but nobody did．（63）Finally （final），a woman with a tray full of food sat down opposite him and informed him （64）how the cafeteria worked．
"Start out at that end，"she said．"Just go along the line and pick out what you want．At（65）the other end they'll tell you how much you have to pay．"
"I soon（66）learned（learn） how everything worked in the USA，"the man told his friend．"Life's a cafeteria there．You can get anything you want as long as you are willing to pay the price．You can even get success，（67）butyou'll never get it if you wait for someone to bring it to you．You have to get up and get it（68）yourself．"
You can't change the inevitable．The only thing you can do（69）is（be）to control your attitude．Once you reach that point in life，happiness and（70）satisfaction（satisfy） can't be too far away．

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