【题目】阅读下面材料，在空格处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或使用括号中单词的正确形式。

When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be very difficult to let go of your anger. But forgiveness is possible --- and it can be surprisingly 【1】 (benefit) to your physical and mental health. So far, research 【2】 (show) that people who forgive can have more energy, better appetite and better sleep. “People who forgive show 【3】 (little) anger and more hopefulness,” says Dr. Frederic Luskin, who wrote the book Forgive for Good. “So it can help reduce the tiredness out of the immune system and allow people 【4】 (feel) more energetic.”

So when someone has hurt you, cool down first. Take a couple of breaths and think of something 【5】 gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, or someone you love. Don’t wait for an 【6】 (apologize). “Many times the person who hurt you may never think of apologizing,” says Dr. Luskin. “They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don’t see things 【7】 same way. So if you wait for people to say sorry, you could be waiting a very long time.”

Next keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean 【8】 (accept) the action of the person who upsets you. Instead, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you. Finally, try to see things 【9】 the other person’s perspective. You may realize that he or she was acting out of ignorance. To gain perspective, you may want to write a letter to 【10】 (you) from that person’s point of view.

【题目】For history fans, Margaret Thatcher is one of the most interesting of the British Prime Ministers. She is praised by both British and American conservatives for her firm principles and accomplishments of her term.

Being so popular, it is only appropriate that a solid movie be made to detail the life of the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The film Iron Lady focuses on Thatcher (Meryl Streep) and her dementia（痴呆症）, with certain items in her house reminding her of periods of her life, which then start series of flashbacks. Thatcher also fantasies of her husband, Denis (Jim Broadbent), and holds conversations with him throughout the film.

In a world controlled by men and where women are thought to belong to the kitchen, Thatcher struggles to break through the barriers of sex to win a seat in Parliament（国会）. Not only does she struggle with her sex, but being the daughter of a simple shopkeeper, she struggles with class barriers.

After winning a seat in Parliament in 1959, Thatcher was appointed Secretary of State for Education and Science(SES). The film details how the leadership of her party didn’t take her or her opinions seriously. Thatcher became tired of being unheard and decided to challenge the leadership of the party and run for Leader of the Opposition. Not expecting to win the position, she took off in popularity, continuing a strong campaign even after her manager was killed by the Irish Republican Army.

Thatcher, after the conservative party won a majority in Parliament, became the first woman Prime Minister of the UK. She took off in popularity until an economic decline hit the country. She regained popularity after the Falklands War.

The film, in many cases, shows archive footage（资料片）to convey the historic timeline of the movie. The film does an excellent job in recording the complex life of one of Britain’s most complex women. It examines the price that Lady Thatcher paid for power, the class and sex struggles she overcame, and the burden of dementia. The film strikes an astonishingly dear portrait of the “Iron Lady” and will be sure to stand the test of time.

【1】According to the passage, the film Iron Lady is mainly about__________.

A. Margaret Thatcher and her dementia

B. Thatcher’s principles and achievements

C. the British Prime Ministers’ interests

D. Margaret Thatcher and her husband

【2】 When Thatcher worked as Secretary of SES, _________.

A. her party took her and her opinions seriously

B. she tried hard to break through the barriers of sex

C. she struggled to break through the class barriers

D. she wasn’t respected by the leaders of her party

【3】 This passage is possibly a(n) ___________.

A. autobiography B. political report

C. film review D. life story

【4】What is the author’s attitude towards the film Iron Lady?

A. Negative B. Positive C. Disapproving D. Casual

【题目】Long live language. That’s the message Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson and city councilor Amarjeet Sohi voiced when they declared Feb. 21 to be International Mother Language Day (IMLD) in Edmonton, the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta.

The pair were on hand for the International and Heriage Languages Association’s (IHLA) 12th annual Mother Language Day celebrations in an effort to save endangered languages.

“Keeping languages alive is important for me richness of our culture and the diversity that strengthens Edmonton,” said Iveson.

There are nearly 7,000 unique languages spoken worldwide, but according to data from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) half of those languages are at risk of going extinct in just a few generations.

For example, there are currently over 3,000 languages spoken throughout Africa. This sounds impressive until you realize that there were over 10,000 languages spoken on the continent before colonization during the 19th century.

“People who lose their language experience suffering,” said Olenka Bilash, professor of second language education at the University of Alberta. Bilash likened the loss of language to the loss of cultural identity.

“As a multicultural society, it is very important to continue to preserve and pass on to future generations the language, culture, traditions and customs that we bring to Canada, ” said IHLA president Olga Prokhorova.

While the City of Edmonton’s citizen and new arrival centre in city hall provides services in 150 languages, Bilash said research shows that “most people are still uncomfortable speaking their own language in public spaces.”

Bliash hopes the official announcement of International Mother Language Day in Edmonton——which echoes International Mother Language Day declared by UNESCO in 1999 —— will be a step toward encouraging more language diversity in order to preserve the cultures tied to them.

“Our words define us; our expressions and vocabulary define who we are as people,” said Marueen Kubinec, Alberta’s minister of culture and tourism. “Our words are living examples, perhaps the best that there are, of human creativity.”

【1】The example of the languages in Africa is given to show .

A．there’re many languages in Arica.

B．a great number of languages became extinct.

C．Africa believes in encouraging cultural diversity.

D．Africans are trying to save endangered languages.

【2】Both Bilash and Prokhorova stress the importance of .

A．mastering more than one foreign language.

B．public policy on Canadian traditions and customs.

C．protecting languages and cultures from extinction.

D．the official announcement of IMLD by UNESCO.

【3】What does the underlined word “echoes” in the text mean ?

A．Suggests. B．Creates.

C．Celebrates. D．Imitates.

【4】What can we learn from Kubinec’s words ?

A．Your language is your identity.

B．Native language is disappearing.

C．Alberta is rich in language diversity.

D．Language can be saved by creativity.

【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处错误，每句中最多有两处，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。

Dear Ms. J. K. Rowling,

It is great pleasure to write to you. I like reading all of your Harry Potter book. A few days before, I listened to a radio programme about you. Now I know that you teach English at home and in others countries before you started writing books. I also know that you could only write the first book while your baby daughter was asleep, so you worked on them for five years. That was a very much difficult job. Your son David and your daughter Jessica must be proud for you. I hope I can become as successfully as you when I grow up. Thank you for spending time read my letter.

Yours sincerely,

Michele

【题目】短文改错

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之问交换修改作文，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：在错的词下画一横线，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。

Cities, whether big and small, should be clean. Only when we live in a clean city we live a happy life. As we know, a clean city, that disease may be reduced and people’s health may be better, are good both to our mind and body. No one believes people lived in a dirty city with waste everywhere can live happy. However, for more and more people moving into cities, it is not easy to keep our city clean. Beside, some factories still pour out waste into the air, river and onto the ground, making it is hard to keep our city clean. To make our city a better place to live , we still have a lot to do.

【题目】单句改错

下面十个句子，每句中有一处错误。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（∧），并在其下面写出改加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

【1】 --I’ll tell Mary about her new job tomorrow. –You must have told her last week.

【2】 Students are not permitted ride their bikes on the campus.

【3】 By the time they reached the top of the mountain, they were exhausting.

【4】 In order to keep fit, one has to be on a balance diet.

【5】 When asked that they needed, the kids said they wanted to feel important and loved.

【6】When the fire broke up, I broke into the house to find my daughter; finally we successfully broke away from the burning building.

【7】 It is said that it takes patient and imagination to do the work well.

【8】 She didn’t think she would ever be able to forgive him keeping that information from her．

【9】It’s important for you to know your own strengths and weakness.

【10】 Some notes will remember you how to present your ideas when you are giving a speech．

【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。

They lost their way in the forest and __【1】____ made matters worse was ____【2】_______ night began to fall.

【3】 ____________we will go there tomorrow by train hasn't been decided yet.

【4】____________ of you comes in first will be given a prize.

【5】I don’t think it’s my ____________ that the TV blew up. I just turned it on. That’s all.

【6】___________ days went by, he didn’t succeed in anything he had planned.

【7】 On my __________(arrive) at the airport, my friend gave me a big hug.

【8】 Using all their ___________(strong), the driver and the passers-by pushed the car out of the mud in the end.

【9】The storm left, ____________ (cause) a lot of damage to this area.

【10】 How ____________ (believe) beautiful the scenery beyond the mountain is!

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

Daniel Davila can often 【1】 (see) walking around the city of San Francisco. Sometimes people are surprised to see him walking 【2】 any shoes or socks, 【3】 Daniel doesn’t mind at all. He likes to walk barefoot, and so 【4】 740 other members of Dirty Sole Society, the club that Daniel started years ago. Daniel’s idea for this is to encourage others to live 【5】 (free) —free of shoes.

According to Daniel, the barefoot life has many advantages. 【6】 most important is simply that it feels good. He also says that 【7】 ( walk) barefoot allows you to experience the world directly by touching it with your feet. In addition, the feet do not smell so much 【8】 they stay dry, making it hard for bacteria to grow. And of course, walking barefoot keeps your feet 【9】 good shape, so it’s actually 【10】 (healthy) than wearing shoes.

【题目】

根据所给汉语部分，补全英文句子。每条横线上填一个单词。

【1】 It ___________ ___________ ___________ she has known the news. 她好像知道这个消息了。

【2】 All America ___________ ___________ ___________ ____________ see who would win the election.

全美国屏息而待，看谁会在这场选举中获胜。

【3】 He’s not dumb at all; ___________ ____________ ___________(与此相反), I think he’s rather

cute.

【4】 Levy was born in a single parent family and was ____________ ___________ （抚养大）by his mother.

【5】 I think you should __________ ___________ __________ （当心）that man -- don’t be cheated by him.

【题目】Put a group of strangers in a room together, and they’ll probably start a conversation. “Hot today, isn’t it?” one might say. “You said it,” another replies.

Why do we talk so much about the weather? When we meet new people, we don’t begin by telling them our life story. We start with small talk, a polite conversation about something like traffic or weather.

Research suggests that small talk can build new friendships. When we begin conversations with new people, we want to feel comfortable, and so do they. We use small talk to find common interests. Once we have a common interest, a friendship can begin.

Small talk even helps people get a job. In order to impress at a job interview, you need to bond with the interviewer right away. Proper small talk can make that first impression get you the job.

So, how can you make small talk lead to a new friendship or job? First off, find common ground. Select something around you that you share with the other person.

Next, keep the conversation going. Compliment (赞美) the other person to make him or her feel comfortable, and ask questions to show interest.

Third, keep eye contact. When you loop people in the eye, they feel you appreciate what they are saying. It makes you appear honest and build trust.

Naturally, shy people might not have enough confidence to start up conversations with strangers. Talking to someone you don’t know is not the easiest thing to do! Some experts say with more practice, small take does get easier.

Some people avoid small talk because they dislike discussing things like traffic or weather. For them, they are just too small. However, when you think about it, small talk is anything but small. In fact, it is actually a very big deal!