【题目】假如你是某中学的学生Tom。前不久，你参加了全国英语演讲比赛并获得一等奖。请用英语给校刊写一篇文章，谈谈你的体会。内容主要包括：

1．付出才有回报；

2．收获自信和友谊；

3．感激之情。

注意 1．词数100左右；

2．可适当增加细节以使行文连贯；

3．开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Looking back to the National English Speaking Competition I took part in several days ago，I have a lot to share with you．

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【题目】请阅读下面短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意: 请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。 每个空格只填一个单词。

People select news in expectation of a reward. This reward may be either of two kinds. One is related to what Freud calls the Pleasure Principle, the other to what he calls the Reality Principle. For want of better names, we shall call these two classes immediate reward and delayed reward.

In general, the kind of news which may be expected to give immediate reward are news of crime and corruption, accidents and disasters, sports, social events, and human interest. Delayed reward may be expected from news of public affairs, economic matters, social problems, science, education, and health.

News of the first kind pays its rewards at once. A reader can enjoy an indirect experience without any of the dangers or stresses involved. He can tremble wildly at an axe-murder, shake his head sympathetically and safely at a hurricane, identify himself with the winning team, laugh understandingly at a warm little story of children or dogs.

News of the second kind, however, pays its rewards later. It sometimes requires the reader to tolerate unpleasantness or annoyance — as, for example, when he reads of the threatening foreign situation, the mounting national debt, rising taxes, falling market, scarce housing, and cancer. It has a kind of “threat value.” It is read so that the reader may be informed and prepared. When a reader selects delayed reward news, he pulls himself into the world of surrounding reality to which he can adapt himself only by hard work. When he selects news of the other kind, he usually withdraws from the world of threatening reality toward the dream world.

For any individual, of course, the boundaries of these two classes are not stable. For example, a sociologist may read news of crime as a social problem, rather than for its immediate reward. A coach may read a sports story for its threat value: he may have to play that team next week. A politician may read an account of his latest successful public meeting, not for its delayed reward, but very much as his wife reads an account of a party. In any given story of corruption or disaster, a thoughtful reader may receive not only the immediate reward of indirect experience, but also the delayed reward of information and preparedness. Therefore, while the division of categories holds in general, an individual’s tendency may transfer any story from one kind of reading to another, or divide the experience between the two kinds of reward.

【题目】Many musicians meet and form a band because they like to write and play their own music. They may start as a group of high-school students, ___【1】 practising their music in someone’s house is the first step to __【2】__. Sometimes they may play to __【3】 in the street or subway ___【4】___ they can earn some extra money for themselves or to __【5】 their instruments. Later they may _【6】_ in pubs or clubs, for which they are ___【7】__. Of course they hope to make records in a studio and sell millions of copies to become __【8】__!

【题目】My students often tell me that they don’t have “enough time” to do all their schoolwork. My reply is often a brief “You have as much time as the president.” I usually carry on a bit about there being twenty-four hours in the day for everyone, and suggest that “not enough time” is not an acceptable explanation of not getting something done.

Once in graduate school, I tried to prove to one of my professors by saying that I was working hard. His answer to me was, “That’s irrelevant (无关的). What’s important is the quality of your work.” Since then I have had time to think carefully about the “hard worker” dodge (诀窍), and I have come to some conclusions — all relevant to the problem of how much time we have.

If you analyze the matter, you can identify two parts of the problem: There is, of course, the matter of “time”, which we can think of as fixed. Then there is the problem of “work” during that time. But, as my professor suggested, it’s not how hard one works but the quality of the product that’s important.

That led me to a new idea: the quality of the work. That concept is perhaps best explained by a sign I once saw on the wall in someone’s office: “Don’t work harder. Work smarter.” There is a lot of sense in that idea.

If you can’t get more time, and few of us can, the only solution is to improve the quality of the work. That means thinking of ways to get more out of the same time than we might otherwise get. That should lead us to an analysis of our work habits. Since “work” for students usually means “homework”, the expression “work habits” should be read as “study habits”.

Then, as a smart student, you will seek to improve those skills that you use in study, chiefly reading and writing. If you learn to read better and write better, there are big benefits that pay off in all your studies.

【1】From the passage, we know that the author is probably ______ .

A. a poet B. an educator

C. a novelist D. an engineer

【2】 We can infer from the 2nd paragraph that we students still _____ .

A. have enough time

B. can meet the president

C. get everything done well

D. should accept the explanation

【3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The author’s students make good use of their time to do all their homework.

B. The author tried to tell the professor that he/she (author) had done a good job.

C. You can’t improve the quality of the work if you can’t get more time.

D. You’ll try to improve your skills in reading and writing if you’re a clever student.

【4】What’s the passage mainly about?

A. Students don’t have enough time.

B. Don’t work harder; work smarter.

C. No one can get more time.

D. Read better and write better.

【题目】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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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。

It was fine last Sunday and all the students in our class go to the suburb of our city to plant tree. On arriving the planting place at 8 o’clock, the teacher asked every of us to plant 5 trees at least. Then we set out digging, planting and watering. All of us were working hardly to finish our task, afraid of falling behind. Among us, our monitor set a good example to us. Despite his illness, he accepted his task and finished it ahead of the time. Then he went on to help other without any rest. After work, he was wet all over. He looked pale and full of joy. Look at lines of the young trees, we smiled pleasantly.

【题目】Nowadays, millions ___【1】__ lonely singles are now going online instead. ___【2】___World Wide Web is quickly becoming the world’s most popular matchmaker(媒人).

Singles are flocking(涌向) to the Internet___【3】__(main) because their busy lifestyles leave them little time to look for a significant(重要的) other. Using dating sites(约会网址) is quick and convenient. Many singles say the regular dating scene ___【4】___(just lead) them from one bad experience to ___【5】___ and are ready to try something else. Dating sites also make __【6】__ easy to avoid someone __【7】__ you are not interested in. In the real world, ___【8】___, ignoring someone you don’t like can be difficult.

Despite(尽管) all the advantages, online dating also presents its own set of problems. People aren’t always those who they declare(声称) to be in their online【9】___(describe). Safety is another concern. You are just _【10】___(like) to find a criminal(罪犯) online.

【题目】单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

根据下列各句句意和空白之后的汉语提示词，在答题卡指定区域的横线上写出对应单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。

【1】Hearing the gun，the enemies were horrorstruck and____________(逃跑)in all directions.

【2】The businessman___________(抛弃)his wife and went away with all their money.

【3】One of the firemen went back in and____________(拖)my husband out through the flames.

【4】Some old workers enjoy certain____________(特权)，such as company cars and private health care in our company.

【5】It is hoped that education should be____________(有关的)to children’s needs.

【6】In my opinion，these are____________(政治)rather than social matters.

【7】I don’t understand why he refused to____________(承认)that he had been defeated.

【8】In the second year students could pick from a series of__________(可选择的)courses.

【9】We are strongly against____________(种族的)discrimination in areas such as employment.

【10】The____________(大多数)of students were in favor of the suggestion that they go for a picnic the next day.

【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Woman: Good morning.

Man: Good morning. Er…I’m looking for a place 【1】 (rent) near the university.

Woman: What are you looking for, a house, a flat, 【2】 a room?

Man: Well, we want a flat if that’s possible. There are three of us looking all together. We thought we might share it if we can find something 【3】 (suit).

Woman: So something near the university?

Man: Yes. We are all students, so it would be good if we could find something 【4】walking distance of the campus. 【5】 of us has a car and we don’t want to have to take a bus.

Woman: Well, everybody wants that of course. Are you here for your first year?

Man: No, I 【6】 (be) here for a year already. Last year we all lived on campus.

Woman: Ok. So let me have a look and consider 【7】 we have got. Well, there’s a three-bedroom flat. That’s 400 dollars a week --- quite 【8】 (reason), I think.

Man: Oh, That’s too 【9】 .

Woman: Ok, I’ll try 【10】 . Oh, here is another one near the Sunshine Bookstore. It’s a quiet place. Only 150 dollars a week. It’s quite cheap. Would you like to have a look?

【题目】Research has become both simpler and more complex. It's simpler because,【1】you have computer, you can find information you need by searching the Internet. For all you information, you don't have to go to【2】library to find the relevant resource and take notes on it. Instead, you can find some sources from the Internet【3】print the copies needed. Remember, however, that you should usually consult different types of sources. That is, you【4】always rely just on the Internet for you research.

While finding information is easier than ever, at the same time, researching has become【5】complex. There is a lot more material available, which means you may be overwhelmed【6】the amount of information. You need to learn【7】to sort through and find the relevant information for your particular project. Also,

【8】need to check the accuracy of it.

【题目】The Man of Many Secrets — Harry Houdini — was one of the greatest American entertainers in the theater this century. He was a man famous for his escapes — from prison cells, from wooden boxes floating in rivers, from locked tanks full of water. He appeared in theaters all over Europe and America. Crowds came to see the great Houdini and his “magic” tricks.

Of course, his secret was not magic, or supernatural powers. It was simply strength. He had the ability to move his toes as well as he moved his fingers. He could move his body into almost any position he wanted.

Houdini started working in the entertainment world when he was 17, in 1891. He and his brother Theo performed card tricks in club in New York. They called themselves the Houdini Brothers. When Harry married in 1894, he and his wife Bess worked together as magician and assistant. But for a long time they were not very successful. Then Harry performed his first prison escape, in Chicago in 1898. Harry persuaded a detective to let him try to escape from the prison, and he invited the local newspapermen to watch.

It was the publicity(宣传) that came from this that started Harry Houdini’s success. Harry had fingers trained to escape from handcuffs and toes trained to escape ankle chins. But his biggest secret was how he unlocked the prison doors. Every time he went into the prison cell, Bess gave him a kiss for good luck — and a small skeleton key, which is a key that fits many locks, pass quickly from her mouth to his.

Harry used these prison escapes to build his fame. He arranged to escape from the local prison of every town he visited. In the afternoon, the people of the town would read about it in their local newspapers, and in the evening every seat in the local theater would be full. What was the result? World-wild fame, and a name remembered today.

【1】According to the passage, Houdini’s success in prison escapes depends on _______.

A. his special tricks and supernatural powers

B. his unusual ability and a skeleton key

C. his magic tricks and unhuman powers

D. his wisdom and magic tricks

【2】In the fourth paragraph, the underlined word “this” refers to _______.

A. his first prison escape B. the year 1898

C. the publicity D. Harry Houdini’s success

【3】It can be inferred from the passage that Houdini became famous _______.

A. in 1894 B. before he married

C. at the age of 17 D. when he was about 24