【题目】______ ，customers spend about 1.5 million pounds a day.

A. In average B. On average

C. In common D. On the contrary

【题目】With more forests being destroyed, huge quantities of good earth ______ each year.

A. is washing away B. are being washed away

C. are washing away D. is being washed away

【题目】【1】 The plane crashed, killing all its passengers and c______ .

【2】 She went on a long sea v______ .

【3】 There was a red ______ (刺眼的光)over the burning building.

【4】 His poor e______ disabled him from doing it.

【5】 The new______ (便携的)computers are going like hot cakes.

【6】 His speech is really ______ (令人讨厌的).

【7】 It was a______ (荣幸)to work with him.

【8】 An artist often draws his ______ (灵感)from natural beauty.

【题目】【1】 一位有经验的机械师负责这项工作。

An experienced mechanic is ______ ______ ______ the job.

【2】她想出了一个好办法。

She has ______ ______ ______ a good idea.

【3】自从改革开放以来,我们的家乡发生了巨大变化。

Since the Reform and Opening-up，great changes ______ ______ ______ in our hometown.

【4】随着他很多的作品被出版，他变得越来越出名。

With many of his works ______ ______ , he became more and more famous.

【5】今天可做的事不要拖到明天再做。

Don't ______ ______ till tomorrow what can be done today.

【6】他决定死后把他所有的一切都捐给慈善机构。

He decides to ______ ______ everything he possessed to charities after his death.

【7】在回家的路上，他的车抛锚了。

On his way home, his car ______ ______ .

【8】男孩替老人拾起了帽子。

The boy ______ ______ the hat for the old man.

【9】她最终实现了戒烟的诺言。

She had finally ______ ______ her promise to quit smoking.

【10】在雨中工作很长时间可能使人发高烧。

Working in the rain for a long time may ______ ______ a fever.

【题目】

Bissel is a small village of the West Sahara. It lies next to a 1. 5square-kilometer oasis (绿洲), from where three days and nights are generally required to go out of the desert. However, before Ken Levin discovered it in 1926, none of the Bissel villagers had ever walked out of the desert. Reportedly, they were not unwilling to leave this barren land. Many had previously tried but failed, always somehow finding themselves back at the oasis after several days of trying to walk out.

When interviewed by Ken Levin, an expert at the British Royal College of Sciences, the villagers explained that no matter which direction they walked it always brought them back to the village.

Why couldn't the Bissel villagers walk out of the desert? Levin was very puzzled. He had, by himself, managed to walk north from the village and reach the nearest town in three and a half days. He decided to carry out an experiment to solve the mystery. He and a Bissel villager called Argutel, would walk out of the desert together. They prepared enough water for a half-a-month journey and two camels. But this time Ken Levin didn't bring his compass. Levin would follow Argutel.

Ten days later, they had walked for about 500 miles but were still in the desert. On the 11th morning, an oasis came into their view. They were back at Bissel. Levin now understood why the Bissel people couldn't escape the desert. They had no knowledge of the North Star, which had for centuries provided sailors and other travelers with a point of direction. In the desert, if a person goes forward relying only on their senses, they will not be able to travel in a straight line. Rather they will travel in a very large circle and eventually track back to where they began. Levin explained to Argutel the function of the North Star and said, "As long as you rest in the daytime and walk towards the brightest star at night, you would be able to walk out of the desert. " Argutel did as he was told. Three days later, he came to the edge of the desert.

Now in the West Sahara, Bissel has become a bright pearl, where tens of thousands of tourists come every year. Argutel's bronze statue stands in the center of the town. On its base are the words: __________.

【1】Villagers in Bissel had never walked beyond the desert because __________.

A. they had no method to find their way out

B. they were discouraged by their failures

C. they had a fear of the outside world

D. they had no desire to leave the oasis

【2】Ken Levin asked Argutel to walk to the north in order to __________.

A. see how far away Bissel was to the edge of the desert

B. prove that people could walk out of the desert

C. tell people not to walk in circles

D. show Argutel was a great person

【3】According to the passage, Ken Levin __________.

A. knew Argutel before he came to the village

B. came to Bissel to do experiments on behalf of his college

C. became the first man to walk out of the desert from Bissel Village

D. taught Bissel villagers knowledge of the North Star when he first arrived

【4】It can be inferred from the passage that __________.

A. Ken Levin didn't walk south because it would take more days

B. the use of a compass was necessary to walk out of the desert

C. tourism in Bissel has been greatly developed and improved

D. Argutel became the leader of Bissel after his return

【5】Which of the following can most probably be found at the base of Argutel's statue?

A. Two heads are better than one.

B. Where there is a will, there is a way.

C. A long journey starts with the first step.

D. A new life starts from the fixed direction.

【题目】______ in loveless marriages, many women feel that life is colorless.

A, To trap B. Trapping

C. Trapped D. To be trapped

【题目】Maybe you are an average student. You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessary so, however. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here is how.

1) Plan your time carefully. When you plan your week, you should make a list of things that you can have to do. After making the list, you should make a schedule of your time. First time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide a good, regular time for studying. Don't forget to set aside enough time for entertainment. A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time.

2) Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room. Free from everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television. When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.

3) Make good use of your time in class. Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teachers say. Really listening in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what your teachers say.

4) Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes. Review the important points that your teachers mentioned in class. If you want to know what your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read the material in advance. This will help you understand the next class. If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you will remember it longer.

5) Develop a good attitude about tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world won't end if you don't pass a test, so don't be overly worried.

There are other methods that might help you with your studying. You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.

How to Become A Better Student?

【题目】Migrants to the UK are to be quizzed about their English skills before being able to claim income-related benefits, the government has announced.

In a move to "protect the integrity（完整性）of the benefits system", people will also be asked what efforts they have made to find work before coming to Britain. Work and Pensions Secretary Duncan Smith said people should not be able to "take advantage" of British benefits. Job centres in England, Scotland and Wales will use the "more mighty" test. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) said the test would ensure "only migrants who have a legal right to be in Britain and plan to contribute to this country can make a claim for benefits".

"For the first time, migrants will be quizzed about what efforts they have made to find work before coming to the UK and whether their English language skills will be a barrier to them finding employment," the DWP said in a statement.

Income-related benefits include council tax benefit, housing benefit, income-based jobseeker's allowance and pension credit.

Mr. Duncan Smith said British people were "rightly concerned" that migrants should contribute to the economy and should not be "drawn here by the attractiveness of our benefits system".

"It is vitally important that we have strict rules in place to protect the integrity of our benefits system," he said. He said the new test would help create a fair system which provided for "genuine" workers and jobseekers but "does not allow people to come to our country and take advantage".

To claim the benefits, migrants will have to pass a "habitual residence test" including more than 100 extra questions compared to now. This will be overseen by an "intelligent IT system" which will ensure questions are "tailored to each individual claimant".

Migrants will be allowed to claim benefits if they can prove they are legally allowed to be in Britain and are "habitually resident" of the country. As part of this they might be questioned about what measures they have taken to "establish" themselves in Britain and what ties they still have abroad.

"They will also have to provide more evidence that they are doing everything they can to find a job," the DWP said.

【1】What does the British government use the test for?

A. promoting the English skills of migrants.

B. making efforts to help migrants find work.

C. protecting the rights of migrants.

D. ensuring the British benefit claimed legally by migrants .

【2】What do we know about the test?

A. All British residents must be quizzed about their English skills.

B. The test will ask migrants whether they are willing to work in Britain.

C. The test is an act to protect British benefits system.

D. The test will help the government dismiss jobseekers.

【3】What does the underlined word “claimant “(in para.7) probably mean in the text?

A. a person who applies B. a person who is badly off

C. a person who migrates D. a person who is quizzed

【4】What does the passage mainly want to inform us?

A. All migrants can claim benefits from the UK.

B. Income-related benefits can be a great help to migrants.

C. All migrants come to the UK only to claim benefits.

D. Migrants are to pass a test to get the benefits from the UK.

【题目】此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾 (√) ；如有错误 (每行只有一个错误) ，则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线 (\) 划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号 (∧) ，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下画一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

One of my unforgettable memory of my school in 【1】__________

Xinjiang is that of lunches we brought from our homes. 【2】__________

I hold my lunch-box in my hand when I was going to 【3】__________

school. The smell from it was very good. Since the lunch 【4】 __________

bell finally rang, my friends and I met under a tall tree 【5】 __________

and had our lunches. My best friend Aigulie was used 【6】__________

to share her Nang with me. Nang is a specially kind of 【7】 __________

cake in Xinjiang. I like them very much. Now Aigulie and 【8】__________

I study at different colleges or we can only see each other 【9】 __________

during the summer vacation. I think over her a lot and I miss 【10】 __________

the food and the good time we had together.

【题目】I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch(养马场). He has let me use his house to put on fund-raising events. The last time I was there he introduced me by saying: “I want to tell you a story. It all goes back to a story about a young man who was the son of an itinerant horse trainer who would go from stable to stable, race track to race track, farm to farm and ranch to ranch, training horses. As a result, the boy’s high school career was continually interrupted. When he was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.

“That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of someday owning a horse ranch. He wrote about his dream in great detail and he even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch, showing the location of all the buildings, the stables and the track. Then he drew a detailed floor plan for a 4,000-square-foot house that would sit on a 200-acre dream ranch.

“He put a great deal of his heart into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a note that read, ‘See me after class.’

“The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, ‘Why did I receive an F?’ The teacher said, ‘This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. You come from an itinerant family. You have no resources. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for the original breeding stock and later you’ll have to pay large stud fees. There’s no way you could ever do it.’ Then the teacher added, ‘If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.’

“The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important decision for you.’ Finally, after a week, the boy turned in the same paper, making no changes at all. He stated, ‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.’ ”

Monty then turned to the group present and said, “I tell you this story because you are sitting in my 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed over the fireplace.” He added, “The best part of the story is that two years ago that same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week. When the teacher was leaving, he said, ‘Look, Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. Fortunately you had enough courage not to give up yours.’ ”

“Don’t let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what,” Monty at last concluded.

【1】The teacher asked the boy to rewrite the paper because __________.

A. the boy was too poor to achieve his dream

B. the teacher doubted his chance of success

C. the boy was not good enough to achieve his goal

D. the teacher looked down on the boy absolutely

【2】Which of the following could best express the teacher’s feelings when she said the words before leaving the ranch two years ago?

A. Regretful and proud. B. Regretful and guilty.

C. Honest and sorry. D. Embarrassed and proud.

【3】From the passage we can conclude that __________.

A. the boy was an unrealistic person

B. the boy’s father was irresponsible for his education

C. the boy had great courage and determination

D. the teacher often found fault with his students

【4】What would be the best title of the passage?

A. Set a practical goal

B. Try to be realistic

C. Prove yourself through success

D. Keep your dream