【题目】The Olympic flame

The Olympic Flame is a symbol carried over from the ancient Olympics, where a flame burned at the altar（祭坛）of Zeus throughout competition. It was finally reintroduced at the 1924 Amsterdam Games, and again burned in 1932.

Carl Diem, chairman of the organizing committee for the 1936 Berlin Games, proposed that the flame be lit in Greece and transported to Berlin via a torch relay. The idea was adopted(采纳) and continued at every Olympic Games since 1952. The flame is lit at the ancient site of Olympia by the natural rays of the sun reflected off a curved mirror. It is lit at a ceremony by women dressed in robes resembling those worn in ancient times, who then pass it to the first relay runner.

The Olympic motto

“Citius, altius, fortius” is a Latin phrase meaning “swifter, higher, stronger”, which Baron de Coubertin borrowed from Father Henri Martin Dideon of Paris. Dideon was headmaster of Arcueil College, and used the phrase to describe the athletic achievements of students at the school. He had previously been at the Albert Le Grand school, where the Latin words were carved in stone above the main entrance.

The Olympic oath

“In the name of all competitors, I promise that we shall take part in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by the rules that govern them, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honor of our teams.”

Written by Baron de Coubertin, the oath is taken by an athlete from the host nation while holding a corner of the Olympic flag. The athletes’ oath was first taken by Belgian fencer Victor Boin at the 1920 Antwerp Games. A judge from the host country also speaks the oath, with slightly different wording.

【1】The Olympic flame was first burned at _______ in modern times.

A. the 1920 Games

B. the 1924 Games

C. the 1932 Games

D. the 1936 Games

【2】The underlined word "proposed" can be replaced with .

A. ordered

B. insisted

C. suggested

D. requested

【3】From the passage we can learn ________.

A. the first torch relay was held at the 1936 Berlin Games

B. before 1936, no flames burned at the Olympic Games

C. Carl Diem proposed that flames should burn at the Olympic Games

D. The Olympic torch has burned since 1924

【4】The Olympic motto was .

A. written by Baron de Coubertin

B. from Greek

C. from the ancient Olympic

D. borrowed from Father Henri Dideon of Paris

【题目】

【1】Cycling is highly ____________(有益的)to health and the environment.

【2】___________(祝贺)on your exam results!

【3】____________(陪伴)by his husband, she got through all the tough challenges.

【4】Some hospital patients experience high levels of __________________(焦虑，担心).

【5】The eruption was an _______________(绝对，完全)fantastic sight.

【题目】假定你是李华，从互联网（the internet）上得知一个国际中学组织将在新加坡（Singapore）举办夏令营，欢迎各国学生参加。请写一封电子邮件申请参加。

内容主要包括： 1. 自我介绍（包括英语能力）；

2. 参加意图（介绍中国、了解其他国际）；

3. 希望获准。

注意： 1.词数100左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.邮件开头和结尾已已为你写好。

Dear Sir or Madam,____________________________________________________________________________

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Regards,

Li Hua

【题目】（每句话一个错误，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。

【1】Large quantities of water have been polluting, so the lake smells terrible.

【2】The car which is being repaired belongs to his.

【3】The factory in that his father works is far away from my hometown.

【4】We seldom use computers, so the software they use is not familiar us.

【5】The story happened on a day which the weather was very wet and cold.

【6】A new type of computer has produced by this company recently.

【7】He will be in the charge of the company while the manager is away on holiday.

【8】The teacher is to move to Beijing, but he doesn’t know what to deal with his old books.

【9】Under the help of the teacher, the students in this class have made great progress in English.

【10】I think that it will be long when human beings can be sent to the Mars.

【题目】

I was driving my children for an hour to a distant supermarket to do some Christmas【1】 (shop). At the highway exit I noticed an old woman【2】(dress) in worn, dirty clothes holding a sign with sadness. I got close【3】saw that it said “ Homeless, Please help. Willing to work. ”

I took my children【4】 the supermarket, but I couldn’t stop【5】 (think) about the woman. Later after we left my children and I stopped at a local store to buy some snacks for the long drive back home. When I got to the exit again, I found【6】 ( I ) driving to the place we had driven in. She was still there holding her sign in【7】 December air. I pulled off the road, and【8】 (hand) some money to my daughter. My daughter sent it to the woman. Before she could express her thanks to us my daughter gave her the food we【9】 (buy) for the trip home.

We pulled back out on the highway. None of us felt proud or even happy with what we had done. We【10】 (strong) wished we could have done more.

【题目】

【1】Your company produces a new product, which is worth_________(advertise).

【2】We will hold a party to celebrate my grandparents’ golden wedding tomorrow, for they have been______(marry) for 50 years.

【3】She was so weak_________she was out of breath after walking for only a few minutes.

【4】Mary pretended not __________(know) me when we met in the street the other day.

【5】The Chinese government is still looking for all possible s__________to the problem of unemployment.

【6】__________ the years passed, great changes took place in the personal computer revolution.

【7】This kind of bird is rarely seen in the area because they are being hunted without __________ (仁慈、怜悯).

【8】As you know, we should pay special attention to __________ (保护)these young trees from being damaged.

【9】Our football team’s __________ (表现)has been excellent during the whole year.

【10】Love is the most __________ (attract) power in the universe.

【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。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(＼)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。

The best advice I received in my childhood was from my dad. He always gives me some advice, but I seldom took them seriously. One day he was encouraged me to participate in a speech competition. So I signed up and after the competition, I did my best to be full prepared. But the moment I stood on the stage, I was such nervous that my mind completely went blank. The experience of lose a competition was really painful. Then, my dad said, “My son, life is like battle field. You have to lose many time to win the final victory.” Thanks for his advice. I never give up when I do anything.

【题目】The baby is just one day old and has not yet left hospital. She is quiet but alert（警觉）. Twenty centimeters from her face researchers have placed a white card with two black spots on it. She stares at it carefully. A researcher removes the card and replaces it by another, this time with the spots differently spaced. As the cards change from one to the other, her gaze（凝视）starts to lose its focus--until a third, with three black spots, is presented. Her gaze returns: she looks at it for twice as long as she did at the previous card. Can she tell that the number two is different from three, just 24 hours after coming into the world?
Or do newborns simply prefer more to fewer? The same experiment, but with three spots shown before two, shows the same return of interest when the number of spots changes. Perhaps it is just the newness? When slightly older babies were shown cards with pictures of objects (a comb, a key, an orange and so on), changing the number of objects had an effect separate from changing the objects themselves. Could it be the pattern that two things make, as opposed to three? No again. Babies paid more attention to squares moving randomly on a screen when their number changed from two to three, or three to two. The effect even crosses between senses. Babies who were repeatedly shown two spots became more excited when they then heard three drumbeats than when they heard just two; likewise（同样地）when the researchers started with drumbeats and moved to spots.

【1】The experiment described in Paragraph 1 is related to the baby’s .

A. sense of hearing B. sense of sight

C. sense of touch D. sense of smell

【2】Babies are sensitive to the change in _______.

A. the size of cards B. the colour of pictures

C. the shape of patterns D. the number of objects

【3】Why did the researchers test the babies with drumbeats?

A. To reduce the difficulty of the experiment.

B. To see how babies recognize sounds.

C. To carry their experiment further.

D. To keep the babes interest.

【4】Where does this text probably come from?

A. Science fiction. B. Children’s literature.

C. An advertisement. D. A science report.

【题目】Everyone can benefit from better communication. 【1】Of course, we know that isn’t true, but this shouldn’t stop you improving your communication skills. Here are a few tips to help you become a better communicator.

【2】

Verbal (口头的) language is only one part of the communication — body language is another. If you ever wanted to know how to tell if someone is lying, body language is the answer. Your body language tells other people what you aren’t verbally saying, such as if you are anxious, confident, confused, angry or any other type of emotion or state of mind. If you become great at reading body language, it will help you become a better communicator.

Listen to others

Before you ever begin to speak, take a minute to see if anyone else has something to say. 【3】 Listening to others has many benefits, such as allowing you to learn new things or get information that you may later need.

Think before you speak

Your parents probably told you this as a child, but many people still do not take a moment to think about the words they are about to say. 【4】 There is a time and place for all words and tones of voice.

【5】 You will have to practice your communication skills before you can ever become an excellent communicator.

A. To become a better communicator is not an overnight thing.

B. Singing a song for them is good.

C. Become fluent in body language.

D. Don’t try to make the conversation go your way.

E. You should decide what you want to get in a conversation before you choose your words.

F. If you are too anxious, you can’t look for the right body language to use in communication.

G. In fact, if everybody were excellent communicators, the world would be a much better place.

【题目】

【1】I’m writing to you in___________(connect) with your job application.

【2】Crack cocaine is the most___________(上瘾)form of cocaine.

【3】Before they visited India, they____________(record) several albums.

【4】We waited with ________ （anxious）for the news of her safe arrival.

【5】I’m at a _______(lose) about what I can do to help them.

【6】Joseph Haydn was one of the greatest c_________ of his time.

【7】This is a t___________ Chinese painting, named The Three Friends of Winter.

【8】I decided to go to the meeting as a(n)__________(表达) of support.

【9】Playing computer games is _________(delight), but spending too much time on it may do harm.

【10】Climate and weather can affect every a_________ of our lives.