【题目】Fear and its companion pain are two of the most useful things that men and animals possess, if they are properly used. If fire did not hurt when it burnt, children would play with it until their hands were burnt away. Similarly, if pain existed but fear didn’t, a child would burn himself or herself again and again, because fear would not warn himself or herself to keep away from the fire that had burnt himself or herself before. A really fearless soldier—and some do exist, is not a good soldier because he is soon killed; and a dead soldier is of no use to his army. Fear and pain are therefore two guards without which men and animals might soon die out.

In our first sentence we suggested that fear should be properly used. If, for example, you never go out of your house because of the danger of being knocked down and killed in the street by a car, you are letting fear rule you too much. Even in your house you are not absolutely safe: an aeroplane may crash on your house, or ants may eat away some of the beams in your roof so that the latter falls on you, or you may get cancer!

The important thing is not to let fear rule you, but instead to use fear as your servant and guide. Fear will warn you of dangers; then you have to decide what action to take.

In many cases, you can take quick and successful action to avoid the danger. For example, you see a car coming straight towards you. Fear warns you, you jump out of the way, and all is well.

In some cases, however, you decide that there is nothing that you can do to avoid the danger. For example, you can’t prevent an aeroplane crashing onto your house. In this case, fear has given you its warning; you have examined it and decided on your course of action, so fear of this particular danger is no longer of any use to you, and you have to try to overcome it.

【1】Children would play with fire until their hands were burnt away if _________.

A．they were given no warning beforehand

B．they had never burnt themselves

C．they had no sense of pain

D．they were fearful of the fire

【2】A really fearless soldier _____________.

A．is of great use to the army

B．is not a real soldier

C．is nothing but a dead soldier

D．easily gets killed in a battle

【3】People sometimes succeed in timely avoiding the danger because _________.

A．they have gained experience

B．they jump out of the way in time

C．they are calm in the face of danger

D．they are warned of the danger by fear and take quick action

【4】What's the writer's suggestion when the danger can't be avoided?

A．You have to try to overcome it．

B．Fear can really help you to run away.

C．Fear always helps you stay safe．

D．Fear is of great use to you.

【题目】英语课上，老师要求同桌相互修改作文。假设以下作文为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。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改加的词。

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。

My next vacation will be wonderfully for me. I will go to Maryland to visit my friends. I have known her for eleven years since I am in high school. Right now, she is studying English at the University of Maryland. When I visit her, she will have to go to her classes, but we will have lots of free time together either. When we went high school together, she didn’t study very much hard. She wasn’t getting very good grades. And now she is a very good student in American. She know that she should study hard to success. We will have a great time together this summer.

【题目】Two weeks after I posted it, the parcel came back to me again, with a note _______, “No person of that name at this address!”

A. to read B. reading

C. read D. being read

【题目】Sinking in the cheers of people, David walked off the stage, tears dropping he could stop them．

A．after B．when C．until D．before

【题目】

【1】The red lines on the map r________ railways.

【2】The function of the smile is to show happiness and put people at e__________.

【3】In g____________, knowledge gained from books has a wider range than that gained from experience.

【4】We shall d___________ the Diaoyu Island whatever the cost may be.

【5】If we work with a strong will, we can o_____________ any difficulty..

【6】Which actress is to s___________ in the movie has not been finally decided yet.

【7】U__________, his father died, leaving his family even worse off.

【8】He grew more and more popular and became known t___________ the world.

【9】Judging from the change of his f__________ expression, we knew that he was very upset.

【题目】Minister Bill De Blasio in office fewer than 48 hours when he came face to face with his biggest challenge in his life．

A．has been B．had been C．would be D．is

【题目】The driver braked hard to avoid________a child coming in his way.

A．hit B．to hit

C．hitting D．to have hit

【题目】Too many people want others to be their friends, but they don’t give friendship back. That is why some friendships do not last very long. To have a friend, you must learn to be one. You must learn to treat your friend the way you want your friend treat you. Learning to be a good friend means learning three rules. Be honest; be generous; be understanding.

Honesty is where a good friendship starts. Friends must be able to trust one another. If you do not tell the truth, people usually find out. If a friend finds out that you haven’t been honest you may lose your friends’ trust. Good friends always count on one another to speak and act honestly.

Generosity means sharing and sharing makes a friendship grow. You do not have to give your lunch money on your clothes of course. Instead you have to learn how to share things you enjoy, like your hobbies and your interest. Naturally you will want to share your ideas and feelings. These can be very valuable to a friend．They tell your friend what is important to you. By sharing them you help your friend know you better.

Sooner or later every one needs understanding and help with a problem. Something may go wrong at school. Talking about the problem can make it easier to solve. Turning to a friend can be a first step in solving the problem. So to be a friend you must listen and understand．You must try to put yourself in your friend’s place so you can understand the problem better.

No two friendships are ever exactly alike. But all true friendships have three things in common. If you plan to keep your friends, you must practise honesty, generosity, and understanding.

【1】Some friendships don’t last very long because ____.

A．there are too many people who want to make friends.

B．those who never give others friendships receive no friendship from others.

C．those who give others friendship receive friendship from others.

D．they don’t know friendship is something serious.

【2】According to the passage honesty is _____.

A．something good

B．the base of friendship

C．as important as money

D．more important than anything else

【3】The underlined word “generosity” means _____.

A．慷慨 B．节约 C．吝啬 D．和气

【4】Which of the following isn’t mentioned （提及）in the passage?

A．Always tell your friend the truth.

B．Sharing your mind with your friend is of great value.

C．Discussing your problems with your friend often helps to solve the problem.

D．A friend who gives you his lunch money is a true friend．

【题目】第一节：单词拼写与词组填空：（11小题，每空1分，共16分）

【1】Sally came home so thin and weak that her own children could hardly （认出）her.

【2】In the market the dealers were （讨价还价）with growers over the price of coffee.

【3】The Tower of London is a fine example of an English_________（城堡） .

【4】_________（就个人而言）, I don’t think it is a good idea.

【5】It will be hard to _________（说服）them that there is no other choice.

【6】I’m sure you’ll _________（成功） if you work hard.

【7】奥林匹克会旗上的五环代表什么？

What does the five rings on the Olympic flag ?

【8】玛丽已经习惯于和工作中各种各样的人打交道。

Mary is used to all kinds of people in her job.

【9】在世界范围内还有很多人在挨饿。

Many people throughout the world still hunger.

【10】雨伞可以保护你不至于淋雨。

An umbrella will you the rain.

【11】多年的战争已使这个地方变成一片废墟。

Years of fighting have left the area .

【题目】—Chris, how about going to a seafood restaurant?

— ! I told you I don't like the smell of fish．

A．Whatever B．Not again

C．You bet D．No wonder