【题目】Mary and I see each other ___________. but not as often as we used to.

A. sooner or later

B. once in a while

C. in the end

D. more or less

【题目】 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

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仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

In order to raise the awareness of students’ protecting the environment, our school organized activity of visiting a photo exhibition about haze on January, 2015. None of us took part in it.

At the art gallery of our city, we enjoyed a lot of photos, reading captions and analyzed some related data. We were astonishing by the harm caused by haze. Meanwhile, we thought high of some works and admired the photographers’ skills. Additionally, we learned what to deal with haze.

For conclusion, the activity benefited us a lot. Not only did it make us to learn more about haze, it also made us awareness of the urgency of protecting our living environment. We all decided to take action to protect the environment.

【题目】Once upon a time, there was a bird made of stone. She was a beautiful creature, and she was also magic. She lived near the entrance 【1】 a picturesque forest between two mountains. The bird was so heavy 【2】 she had to walk along the ground.

Despite this, she enjoyed looking up at the trees every day, dreaming of one day being able to fly and enjoy 【3】 (view) the beautiful countryside from up high.

But that dream disappeared after the great fire.

All of plants were burnt, and all of animals 【4】 had lived there were dead except the stone bird. The stone bird was 【5】 only form of life able to survive the fire. But when she saw 【6】 the forest had become, she couldn’t stop crying. She cried for days so her tears were wearing away her stone body. Finally, the body was 【7】 (complete) worn away and the bird turned 【8】 a puddle (水坑) of water.

But when the sun came out, that puddle of tears evaporated (蒸发) into the sky and became a happy little cloud which could fly over the trees. Since then, the little cloud 【9】 (travel) all over the world, enjoying the views of all the forests and beautiful countryside. And remembering what destruction the fire brought to her own forest, the cloud is now very 【10】 (care) to pour her rain down on any tree she sees burning.

【题目】Never before ___________ seen anybody who can play tennis as well as Robert.

A. had she

B. she had

C. has she

D. she has

【题目】The young man couldn't afford a new car. ___________，he bought a used one.

A. Besides

B. Otherwise

C. Instead

D. Still

【题目】—Hi, Mark. How was the musical evening?

—Excellent ！ Alex and Andy performed ___________ and they won the first prize.

A. skillfully

B. commonly

C. willingly

D. nervously

【题目】Deo sat staring straight ahead, so as to think about this. Then they were a bridge so high he felt he were in the airplanes again, and Muhammad said, “Manhattan,” and at a horizon of buildings impossibly tall, giant trees, like a sky of pillared (成柱状的) clouds at sunrise in the mountains. a time Deo began to notice vacant lots, and buildings with wood their windows. When Muhammad turned off a main avenue onto a side street, Deo wanted to ask, urgently, they were stopping here. A few yards away, a man stood urinating (撒尿) the wall of a building. The sidewalk was covered with empty cans and and all sorts of paper trash. Muhammad led the way a brick building with broken windows and letters scribbled(潦草地书写的) here and there on the walls. High up on one wall there were three letters , as if each letter were swollen: P E N. He followed Muhammad , the air reeking of urine and excrement (排泄物), up a staircase with a busted railing (破碎的栏杆), finally into a room with a dirty wooden floor, a room with door and no furniture. At the end of a hallway, there was a toilet, completely stopped up.

Muhammad said he stayed here to money. He didn’t have to pay rent for this room. His whole reason for being in New York was to and save as much as he could. He would be for Senegal in a few weeks. Deo should do as he had—work here for a while and save, then start a new life. But he should do this back in Africa, not in New York. “Because it’s so hard here,” Muhammad said.

【1】A. delivering B. travelling C. building D. crossing

【2】A. only if B. as if C. even if D. if only

【3】A. stared B. glared C. pointed D. shot

【4】A. like B. in C. as D. from

【5】A. Before B. When C. While D. After

【6】A. rushing B. passing C. covering D. flowing

【7】A. finally B. hopefully C. thankfully D. fortunately

【8】A. why B. what C. how D. where

【9】A. through B. against C. from D. off

【10】A. flowers B. bottles C. windows D. tables

【11】A. from B. on C. in D. toward

【12】A. heard B. read C. seen D. painted

【13】A. inside B. outside C. sideways D. upward

【14】A. but B. and C. or D. for

【15】A. all B. some C. any D. no

【16】A. sunny B. light C. dark D. bright

【17】A. keep B. save C. raise D. lose

【18】A. obtain B. achieve C. earn D. reach

【19】A. leaving B. arriving C. searching D. staying

【20】A. anywhere B. everywhere C. somewhere D. nowhere

【题目】Scientists are learning new things about Antarctica, the coldest place on Earth. For example, the Antarctic ice sheet is shrinking. A new study found that summer ice loss in parts of Antarctica was at its highest level in 1,000 years. The study showed that Antarctic ice was melting mostly from below ice shelves, where the water is warmer than the ice.

Eric Rignot is an earth system expert at the University of California, Irvine. He also works for the American space agency, NASA. There he serves as senior research scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, also in California. He says ice melting from below is responsible for 55 percent of the shelf loss from 2003 to 2008. That is a much higher rate than scientists thought earlier.

Professor Rignot and his team used satellite observations, radar and computer models to measure features above the ice to learn what was going on below.

The measurements show differences from one area to the next around the continent. The major ice shelves are called Ross, Filchner and Ronne. They make up two-thirds of Antarctica’s ice shelves. But they are responsible for only 15 percent of the melting ice.

The professor says even small changes, like changes in ocean flow driven by wind, can make a huge difference in the melting of the ice shelf.

Sixty percent of the Earth’s fresh water is held in the huge Antarctic ice sheet. Professor Rignot says the study will help experts predict how the continent reacts to warmer ocean waters and helps to cause rising sea levels around the world. The study was published in the journal Science.

【1】What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. the Antarctic ice sheet is shrinking

B. the coldest place on earth

C. the major Antarctica’s ice shelves

D. the Atlantic Ocean are changing

【2】How did Eric Rignot and his team do the research?

A. He serves as senior research scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

B. They used satellite observations, radar and computer models to know the things happening below the ice.

C. Small changes, like changes in ocean flow driven by wind, can make a huge difference in the melting of the ice shelf.

D. They melted 55% of the Antarctica’s ice to prove their theory is right.

【3】Which is true of the following statements?

A. Ice melting from below is responsible for 35 percent of the shelf loss from 2003 to 2008.

B. The major ice shelves are called Ross, Filchner and Ronne, which make up one-third of Antarctica’s ice shelves.

C. Sixty percent of the Earth’s fresh water is contained in the huge Antarctic ice sheet.

D. Summer ice loss in Antarctica was at its highest level in 1,000 years.

【题目】The form cannot be signed by anyone ___________ yourself.

A. rather than

B. other than

C. more than

D. better than

【题目】Celebrity TV presenter Ju Ping has been a host on China Central Television for 30 years, but her recent experience fronting a charity event was one of the most special moments in her career.

On April 2, World Autism Day, Ju partnered with Xia Junqi, a 17-year-old autistic teenager, to host a charity gala at the Beijing National Aquatics Center, otherwise known as the Water Cube.

The event was organized by One Foundation, which aims to increase public awareness of autistic people and their needs.

Autism is a neural disorder that impairs sufferers’ communication skills and social interactions. Sufferers have restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior. It affects about 1.6 million people in China, with medical studies suggesting autism may affect one in every 166 children.

Autism has no cure. For many years it went largely undiagnosed in China but early intervention and continuous education may help to teach the autistic self-help skills and lessen their disruptive behavior.

The gala featured autistic children singing, dancing and performing, and was greeted with enthusiastic applause from the audience.

Cai Chunzhu, a celebrity playwright, recalled feeling heartbroken when his son was diagnosed with autism at the age of 2. He says his family struggled to accept the reality but finally made peace with the diagnoses in the past four years. He says the boy lives in his own world and is trained in an intervention facility. Sun Zhongkai, executive director of the Beijing Stars and Rain Institute for Autism, one of the earliest intervention facilities for autistic children in China, shared with audience his deep sorrow for parents who often collapsed with desperation when he told them there was no cure for their autistic children.

Over the years, Chinese society has become more supportive of autistic people and their families, but there are still challenges in terms of getting autistic people employed and looking after them when their parents pass away.

Actor Zhou Xun also called on society to show greater understanding and support toward autistic children and their families.

【1】Where did the gala take place?

A. In a theater in Shanghai. B. In the Water Cube.

C. In a Children’s Palace. D. In Nanjing.

【2】What does the underlined word “impairs” mean in the fourth paragraph?

A. damages sth or makes sth worse.

B. improve sth or become sth better.

C. feel what they do the saddest.

D. increase the interest of knowing sth

【3】What can we know from the seventh paragraph?

A. Some parents were in deep sorrow when they heard their children can be cured.

B. Cai Chunzhu is executive director of the Beijing Stars and Rain Institute for Autism.

C. Sun Zhongkai recalled feeling heartbroken when his son was diagnosed with autism at the age of 2.

D. Autism is a kind of disease that can not be cured.

【4】What is the attitude of our society and enthusiastic people?

A. Some actors like Zhou Xun called on people to do nothing for autistic children.

B. Chinese society and people have become more supportive of autistic people and their families.

C. Some people want to give up helping autistic people because of many challenges they face.

D. Autistic children won’t be looked after when their parents pass away.