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2．I was desperately nervous about becoming car-free．But eight months ago our car was hit by a passing vehicle and it was destroyed．No problem，I thought：we'll buy another．But the insurance payout didn't even begin to cover the costs of buying a new car-I worked out that，with the loan，we'd need plus petrol，insurance，parking permits and tax，we would make a payment as much as£600a month．
And that's when I had my fancy idea．Why not just give up having a car at all？I live in London．We have a railway station behind our house，a tube station 10minutes'walk away，and a bus stop at the end of the street．A new car club had just opened in our area，and one of its shiny little red Peugeots was parked nearby．If any family in Britain could live without a car，I reasoned，then surely we were that family．
But my new car-free idea，sadly，wasn't shared by my family．My teenage daughters were horrified．What would their friends think about our family being"too poor to afford a car"？（I wasn't that bothered what they thought，and I suggested the girls should take the same approach．）
My friends，too，were astonished at our plan．What would happen if someone got seriously ill overnight and needed to go to hospital？（an ambulance） How would the children get to and from their many events？（buses and trains） People smiled as though this was another of my mad ideas，before saying they were sure I'd soon realize that a car was a necessity．
Eight months on，I wonder whether we'll ever own a car again．The idea that you"have to"own a car，especially if you live in a city，is all in the mind．I live-and many other citizens do too-in a place that has never been better served by public transport，and yet car ownership has never been higher．We worry about rising car costs，but we'd be better off asking something much more basic：do I really need a car？Certainly the answer is no，and I'm a lot richer because I dared to ask the question．
1．The author decided to live a car-free life partly becauseC．
A．most families chose to go car-free
B．he was hurt in a terrible car accident
C．the cost of a new car was too much
D．the traffic jam was unbearable for him
2．What is the attitude of the author's family toward his plan？B
A．Supportive．
B．Disapproving．
C．Optimistic．
D．Unconcerned．
3．What did the author suggest his daughters do about their friends'opinion？D
A．Argue against it．
B．Take their advice．
C．Think it over．
D．Leave it alone．
4．What conclusion did the author draw after the eight-month car-free life？C
A．Life cannot go without a car．
B．Life without a car is a little bit hard．
C．His life gets improved without a car．
D．A car-free life does not suit everyone．

1．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．错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（/\），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．每处错误仅限1词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
It was my first Mid-Autumn Festival spending with my parents when I was 12．In the early morning，my parents and I went to the park at their car．There were lots of visitors stood in front of the ticket window．We waited a long time and buy three tickets．In the Tiger Mountain of the park，I was so eager to see the frightening animal that I quickened my steps through the crowd．Fortunately，I got separated from my parents．I had hard time looking for him，but I had no luck．Wandering in the park，I felt alone without any companions．Worse still，I had no money，but I had to walk home，covering as much as 5kilometers．

20．Happiness is for everyone．You don't need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or（36）C and so on．Why？Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time．
In fact，happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it．（37）AWhen you study hard at your lessons，your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health．When you get success，your friends will say congratulations to you．When you do something wrong，people around you will help you to correct it．
（38）D All these are your happiness．If you notice a bit of them，you can see that happiness is always around you．
Happiness is not the same as money．It is a feeling of your heart．When you are poor，you can also say you are very happy，because you have something else that can't be bought with money．（39）G，because you have more chances to challenge yourself．So you cannot always say you are poor and you have bad luck．As the saying goes，life is like a revolving（旋转的）door．When it closes，it also opens．（40）B．

A．When you are in trouble at school，your friends will help you
B．If you take every chance you get，you can be a happy and lucky person
C．those who have nice cars and a lot of money
D．And when you do something good to others，you will feel happy，too
E．those who have no houses
F．When you meet with difficulties，you can give them up and be happy
G．When you meet with difficulties，you can say loudly you are very happy．

19．London has more than nine million visitors every year．They come and visit some of the most famous places in England：Big Ben，the Tower of London and the River Thames．
You can see some of the most interesting places in the city by getting on one of London's tour buses or you can take a ride on the London Eye．This large wheel slowly takes you 135m above the River Thames．From the top you have wonderful views of the whole city．
The River Thames is London's main waterway．It has shaped the capital's landscape，history and geography．So one of the best ways of making sense of the city is to take a trip along the river．
The clock tower of the Houses of Parliament （议会大厦），Big Ben，has become one of the main symbols of London．The sound of the bell，which you can hear at the beginning of many television and radio programmes，has become well-known throughout the nation．
No visit to London is complete without a look at the Tower of London，in the eastern part of the city．After Big Ben，the Tower may be London's most visited tourist spot．It is Europe's oldest palace and prison．
Directly south is Tower Bridge，which is more than 100years old．
Among all the palaces in London，Buckingham Palace is the most famous．It has been the main London home of the royal family since Queen Victoria moved there in 1837．You can visit some of the rooms in August and September．Most mornings of the year you can watch the soldiers outside hanging the guard．
About one hour by train out of London is the town of Windsor．Here you can visit another of the Queen's homes-Windsor Castle，Europe's biggest castle．
Sight-seeing in London is great，but it can get very tiring．So，the best way to start the day is to fill up on an English breakfast．
For starters，have an egg，bacon，sausages （香肠），tomatoes，mushrooms，black pudding and fried bread．Then finish off with toast and jam，and a large pot of tea．You can buy an English breakfast in nearly every hotel，and at many restaurants and cafes．
Or you can sit outside one of the many roadside pubs and cafes in London，and simply watch the busy world go by．
32．Which of the following is not suggested as one of the best ways to make sense of London？B
A．Taking a trip along the Thames．
B．Subway．
C．Tour buses．
D．London Eye．
33．According to the story，which place may be London's most visited tourist spot？C
A．Buckingham Palace．
B．The Tower of London．
C．Big Ben．
D．The River Thames．
34．If you go to London in December，you will not be able toD．
A．tour the city along the River Thames
B．visit Windsor Castle
C．watch the soldiers outside the Buckingham Palace changing guards
D．tour the Buckingham Palace
35．The word"starters"in the last paragraph but four meansA．
A．the first course of the meal
B．beginners
C．the first time
D．those who haven't had an English breakfast．

18．Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea．People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like，mainly because tea was very expensive．It could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity．Some of them were not sure how to use it．They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves．Then they served them mixed with butter and salt．They soon discovered their mistake but many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches．
Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century．During the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it．
At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of tea．Until then tea had been drunk without milk in it，but one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was added．She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk．Because she was such a great lady that her friends thought they must copy everything she did，they also drank their tea with milk in it．Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few Britons drink tea without milk．
At first，tea was usually drunk after dinner in the evening．No one ever thought of drinking tea in the afternoon until a duchess（公爵夫人）found that a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three or four o'clock stopped her getting"a sinking feeling"as she called it．She invited her friends to have this new meal with her and so，tea-time was born．
28．This passage mainly discussesA．
A．the history of tea drinking in Britain
B．how tea became a popular drink in Britain
C．how the Britons got the habit of drinking tea
D．how tea-time was born
29．Tea became a popular drink in BritainB．
A．in the sixteenth century
B．in the seventeenth century
C．in the eighteenth century
D．in the late seventeenth century
30．People in Europe began to drink tea with milk becauseD．
A．it tasted like milk
B．it tasted more pleasant
C．it became a popular drink
D．Madame de Sevinge was so great that people tried to copy the way she drank tea
31．We may infer from the passage that the habit of drinking tea in Britain was mostly due to the influence ofC．
A．a famous French lady
B．the ancient Chinese
C．the upper（上层的） social class
D．people in Holland．

17．Haikou-A shark was killed after being dragged to shore at Yalong Berth beach in Sanya，South China's Hainan Province，on Sunday afternoon．
It was the first time a shark had been caught in the beach area，a popular tourist site in Hainan．
Local fishermen said they caught the 3-meter-long，l-ton shark by chance when they were fishing in sea water 1，000metres deep near the beach．
Police temporarily protected the shark while oceanographers（海洋学家） decided whether it was a species belonging to State protection．
Fishermen later killed and sold the shark after oceanographers confirmed that it was a whale shark and therefore not under State protection．
The shark was believed to have drifted into the area from the deep sea due to strong waves caused last week by Typhoon Imbudo．It had no open injuries but experts said they believed it suffered from internal bleeding．
Local police officer Fu Chenggeng said beachgoers should not feel threatened by sharks because the fish never attack human beings on their own initiative．Fu said he had never heard of any shark attacks at the Sanya beach since he first started work there eight years ago．
However，police said they will improve the security system to safeguard tourists'safety on the beach．
25．A possible title of the article should beC．
A．Tourists in Danger
B．Killing Whale Shark
C．Shark Caught in Beach Area
D．Whale Shark in Danger
26．From the article it can be learnedC．
A．the shark was caught because of obvious injuries
B．the number of the whale shark may be small
C．typhoon Imbudo may have brought the shark to the area
D．it's not unusual to see a shark on the beach
27．The underlined word"confirmed"probably meansD．
A．said
B．believed
C．thought
D．made sure．

16．He used to download information from the Internet and made good use of．of后加it或去掉of．

15．The young man had to admit to drive without a driving license．to drive改为driving．

14．Our friends，whom are always late for everything，missed the train again．whom改为who．

13．She had started to devote her energies to teach．teach改为teaching．

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