【题目】In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly，believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity.Others say that competition is bad；that it sets one person against another；that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.

I have taught many children who held the belief that their self worth relied (依赖)on how well they performed at tennis and other skills.For them，playing well and winning are often life and death affairs. In their single minded pursuit(追求)of success, the development, of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.

However，while some seem to be lost in die desire to succeed，others take an opposite attitude.In a culture which values only die winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players，they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people，I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying，they always have an excuse：“I may have lost，but it doesn’t matter because I really didn’t try.”What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost，that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly，this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that one’s self respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve(缓解) can we discover a new meaning in competition.

【1】What does this passage mainly talk about?

A. Opinions about competition are different among people.

B. Competition helps to set up self-respect.

C. Competition is harmful to personal quality development.

D. Failures are necessary experiences in competition.

【2】Why do some people favor competition according to the passage?

A. It builds up a sense of duty.

B. It pushes society forward.

C. It improves personal abilities.

D. It encourages individual efforts.

【3】What is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with a “desire to fail”?

A. One’s success in competition needs great efforts.

B. One’s worth lies in his performance compared with others.

C. One’s achievement is determined by his particular skills.

D. One’s success is based on how hard he has tried.

【4】Which point of view may the author agree to?

A. Every effort should be paid back.

B. Competition should be paid back.

C. Fear of failure should be removed in competition.

D. Winning should be a life-and-death matter.

【题目】假定你是李华，计划和同学去敬老院（nursing home）陪老人们过重阳节（the Double Ninth Festival）。请给外教露西写封邮件，邀她一同前往，内容包括：

1.出发及返回时间；

2.活动：包饺子、表演节目等。

注意：1.词数100词左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.结语已为你写好。

Looking forward to your reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

【题目】短文改错

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. 每处错误仅限1词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

It was 7:15 in the morning of February 8, 2008. I was walking along Park Road towards the east while an old man came out of the park on the other sides of the street. Then I saw yellow car drive up Third Street and made a right turn into Park Road. The next moment the car hit the man while she was crossing the road. He fell with a cry. The car didn’t stop and drive off at full speed heading west. I noticed the driver was a young woman wore a pair of glasses and the plate number was AC864. After two minutes later, I stopped a passing car but took the old man to the nearest hospital.

【题目】—It is a mystery and a shock to all who knew him that he____ have taken his own life in this way.

—What a pity, indeed.

A. must B. may

C. can D. should

【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。

Last year, my brother and I went to Mianyang for a vacation．Some of my friends who had been there before said ___【1】___ was a wonderful holiday destination．Before we went, we had planned for months．When the day came, we were ready.

After our plane landed, we went to the hotel．We had made our reservation six months __【2】__ （early）, but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake．We __【3】__（tell）that our rooms hadn’t been reserved for that week, but for the week after．I didn’t understand why this would happen and my credit card had already been ___【4】___ (charge) for the reservation．What’s worse, the hotel had been fully booked．When we were wondering what to do, the manager came out．She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on __【5】__ top floor．We had never stayed in such an amazing room, and we weren’t charged extra.

【题目】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

There is an English saying:“____【1】_.” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously．Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body．___【2】___.

Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body．People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts, blood pressure, breathing and muscles．It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise．_【3】__．If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.

Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body．In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs．The group that tolerated(忍耐) the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program．_【4】___.

__【5】___．They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter．

A．Laughter can prolong one’s life.

B．As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics in which they help to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh．

C．The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish both stress and pain.

D．It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach and even the feet.

E．Although laughter helps cure the disease, doctors still can not put this theory into clinic practice.

F．Laughter is the best medicine.

G．They have found that laughter really can improve people’s health

【题目】—I like this dress better than that one.

— ____, but it costs almost twice____.

A. So do I; as much

B. Neither do I; as many

C. So I am; so much

D. Neither am I; so many

【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 5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：在错的词下面划一横线，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5处，多者（从第6处起）不计分。

Today my father and I drove to visit Li Wei, whom we had been supporting for two years．We set off early in the morning, and after a two-hour drive, we arrived in his home．At that moment, he was working in the garden while his grandpa was sitting in the sun．They were excited to see us and gave us warm welcome．We gave Li Wei a schoolbag and some books as well．Grateful and moved, and he showed us his excellent schoolwork, which impressed us greatly．We were so happy that we didn’t realize it was time to leave．They saw me off at the village entrance and we waved goodbye to them.

【题目】假设你是新华中学的学生李华，校报准备办一个关于冬季运动的英语板块，现面向全体学生招募一名英语编辑。请根据提示写一封信：

表示对此职位感兴趣；

1.说明自己的爱好和特长，如喜欢冬季运动，擅长英语，乐于与人沟通合作等；

2.表示希望能担任此职位。

字数：100-120左右；可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；信的开头和落款已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear editor,

Recently, I’ve learned that the school newspaper is looking for an English editor of winter sports section. ____________________________________________________________________

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Li Hua

【题目】—Do you know ____ made him successful in his career?

—Yes. His hard work and determination, of course.

A. what it was that

B. what was it that

C. it was what that

D. was it what that