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. 每处错误及其修改仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Recently, our class have a heated discussion about Charles Gray, an ex-millionaire, who has turned his back on his millions and find different ways to be happy in her life.

Some students thought he was wrong to give up his huge house and $2 millions. Without money, his life would be like to be hard. In fact, it is money who has the most important role to play in happy life.

Other didn’t agree with this point of view. They thought Charles was happy live in a small dormitory where there was only a second-hand furniture. It was very great of him to be determined to give all his money out to charities. They believed people which had only a little money were freer and much happier.

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。

Dear Sir,

Thank you for invite me to the summer English course in your school. As for your choice between the two courses, I prefer a four-week course because it will give me more time to do some traveling and make a few new friends. Of all the subject I’m learning at school, I like English best. I had learned English for 6 years but my spoken English remains poorly. So I hope to take this chance improve it. If possible, I’d like to stay with a family in a few days in order that I can learn about any customs in England, which I’m particularly interested in. I believe I will have a wonderful time in this summer.

Yours truly,

Li Hua

【题目】

Rugby players have a reputation of being big, strong and rude on the field. But Takamasa Hoshiyama, 17, says the reality of rugby is very different from what it looks like.

“Whatever your size or speed, anyone can play rugby,” says the Island School student, who also plays on the U19 Hong Kong rugby team.

Taka has been playing rugby since he was just four years old, following in the footsteps of his father. “My dad played rugby and he was keen (渴望的) for me to play,” says Taka. A lot has happened to Taka since his first game with his father. In the 2014 New Year's Day game against the Overseas Barbarians, he was named Man of the Match, and has taken the role of captain in his club team.

And of course, he's grown throughout his years of playing rugby — in more ways than one. “When I started playing, I was scrum-half (争球前卫), usually the smallest guy on the field,” says Taka. “But as I grew, I changed position. Now I am a front row prop — one of the big guys that holds the scrum together.”

“Rugby has done a lot for me,” he says. “It has really made me focused, and that is thanks to my coaches as well as my teammates who brought me to where I am now.”

Taka says that being part of a team and experiencing that growth together is one of the best parts of the sport. “Rugby creates a unity within the team and helps develop a mutual (相互的) respect between other teams and players,” he explains. “Training is hard and matches are physically demanding, but it is a team sport and you have to do your job for the team.”

Now Taka wants to help others experience the same growth he has. In his free time, he coaches younger rugby teams. He says it is especially rewarding to find “unusual strengths and capabilities within players and encourage them to work on those.”

【1】What does Taka think of rugby?

A. It requires fast speed.

B. It has a role for everyone.

C. It's a game full of violence.

D. It's too competitive for kids.

【2】What has happened to Taka since he started playing rugby?

A. He has realized what his father never could.

B. He has built up both his physical and mental strength.

C. He has played for the Overseas Barbarians for three years.

D. He has taken the role of captain in the Hong Kong rugby team.

【3】According to Taka, what serves the most important role in playing rugby?

A. Having a high level of physical fitness.

B. Owning some unusual strengths.

C. Building a strong team spirit.

D. Having a fun-loving attitude.

【4】What's Taka hoping to do now?

A. To coach national rugby teams.

B. To become a professional rugby player.

C. To get the leading role in his club team.

D. To encourage more people to enjoy rugby.

Bison, also known as buffalo, are the biggest land animals in North America. They have played a big role in American history.

Long ago, millions of bison traveled across the U. S. Many lived in the grasslands of the Great Plains. For hundreds of years, American Indians in that area needed bison meat for food. They used the skins to make clothing and houses, and the bones to make tools.

Later, many settlers moved to the Great Plains to set up farms and towns. They hunted bison in large numbers. By 1900, bison had almost died out. Only about 1,000 bison were left. Since then, people have worked hard to save the bison. Today, there are more than 400, 000 bison in the U. S. They live in protected areas and all over the nation. Their comeback is seen as a great success.

To recognize the bison’s importance in U. S. history, wildlife groups and American Indian groups asked U. S. lawmakers to make the animal a national symbol. Lawmakers passed a bill, or plan for a law, to do that. The President then signed the bill into law.

U. S. Senator John Hoeven of North Dakota was one lawmaker who pushed to get the law passed. “The bison is an amazing animal,” he told Scholastic News. “It’s a great symbol for a great country.”

【1】What is the bald eagle? (不多于 7 个词）

【2】Why had the bison almost died out by 1900? (不多于 7 个词）

【3】How many bison are there in America today? (不多于 3 个词)

【4】Why did people make the bison a national symbol? (不多于 8 个词）

【广东省梅县东山中学2014届高三上学期期中】你是英语校报的一名小记者，最近进行了一次采访，

以下是这次采访的情况：

【写作内容】

【评分标准】

句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

【参考词汇】

心理学psychology

Would you like to know a fun way to learn about math? Well, you can do that with model railroading. Yes, it’s true. You can learn about many school topics without using a school book. Besides that, there are many other benefits that model railroading brings us as well. In this article, we will discuss just a few of those benefits of model railroading.

Patience and problem solving skills

When you build a model railroad, you have to plan your railroad out. You have to decide where the tracks (轨道) will go, where to put buildings, where to put streets and any other things you would like to add to your model railroad. Also, you have to think about any problems you may have with the design you choose. How will you make railroad crossings? How will you design hills, mountains, and rivers? Deciding on what to do with your model railroad takes a lot of thought and patience, but it is not as difficult as you may think.

Building skills

With model railroading, you learn how to put together plastic models of buildings. Also, you can learn how to build a table for your design, or make scenery for the geography of your design. Your model railroad runs on electricity, so you learn about electronics as well. These are skills that not only help you build a model railroad; these skills will help you all throughout life.

Fun for family and friends

Different from many video games, model railroading is a social hobby that lets you communicate with family and friends. This is because you have to communicate with family and friends as you build and run your model railroad. By spending time with the people in your life you love and care about, you learn to become closer and care more for each other. This is one of the best parts of model railroading as a hobby. Of course, the best part about model railroading is running the trains. Watching the trains run around the track and make all the sounds and do all the things that real trains do gives people hours of enjoyment. Also, there is great satisfaction in the fact that you, your family, and your friends built the model railroad.

I hope you can learn to enjoy model railroading and experience all the benefits you just read about and many others. Happy railroading!

【1】In order to build a model railroad, you have to be ________.

A. skillful and confident

B. an electrical engineer

C. thoughtful and patient

D. an expert in geography

【2】What is the best part of model railroading?

A. Running the trains.

B. Planning out the railroad.

C. Putting streets and buildings.

D. Learning electronics and wiring.

【3】According to the author, model railroading is a social hobby, because ________.

A. it encourages us to complete it on our own

B. it improves the problem solving skills and creativity

C. it brings us hours of enjoyment and great satisfaction

D. it offers us chances to communicate with family and friends

【4】Where can you probably find the article?

A. In an official report.

B. In a youth magazine.

C. In a medical textbook.

D. In a tourist guidebook.

According to the school’s Facebook page, which became very popular, the chairs provide a “different texture (质地) to improve sensory regulation (调控).”

Maplethorpe told ABC News that the chairs will service about 15 to 20 students. Children with sensory problems often have a hard time “dealing with sensory information”. Things, such as coats, blankets and Maplethorpe’s chairs, often comfort a student.

Maplethorpe was excited to create the chair after seeing something similar on a website, and she made some changes to the idea.

“I wanted to continue to help students with sensory problems at Ellis and provide a different kind of seat for the students,” she continued. “I was excited that this chair could help my students.’’

The two chairs are now in the school’s sensory room, which was created recently, according to headmaster, Beth Kiewicz.

“When a child’s sensory needs are met, we then can move on to their needs in study,” Kiewicz, who has led the school for six years, told ABC News.

Maplethorpe said the chairs have already made a difference for some of her students.

“Students have become more patient, and have followed directions, while waiting for activities,” she said.

【1】What gave Maplethorpe the idea to create the tennis ball chair?

A. Service in the sensory room.

B. Chairs in the teachers’ office.

C. Something similar on a website.

D. Encouragement from the headmaster.

【2】How can the tennis ball chair help children with sensory problems?

A. It helps students with sensory regulation.

B. It causes students to be more restless.

C. It improves students’ memory.

D. It makes students sleep well.

【3】According to the article, the tennis ball chair ________.

A. is not easy to make

B. has been proved helpful

C. can service more than 20 students

D. is the best way to treat sensory problems

【题目】

【1】She looks________she were ten years younger.

【2】He________me to make me believe what he said.

【3】We ________attending next week’s opening ceremony of the art festival.

【4】The Dragon Boat Festival is ________Qu Yuan.

【5】The audience________ as the acrobat walked along the tightrope.

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。

Nowadays millions of people of all age take pleasure in a hobby which is both interested and fun. And every year more and more people start a stamp collection of your own and discover an interest which can even last lifetime. Starting your collection of stamps are easy because they are nowhere. Holiday and birthday postcards and letters send by your friends and relatives can provide you for stamps from all over the world. But once you’ve started collecting seriously, you will probably want to join in the Stamp started collecting seriously, you will probably want to Collectors’ Club which exist to add more stamps to your collection.

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。

When I was a child, I spent more than ten years learn the violin．Therefore, I couldn't understand "real music"．After Igraduated at high school, a friend of mine suggested that we started to learn the guitar because we all thought it was cool．l will never forget the day on that we went to buy guitars in the guitar store．There I saw a guitar player playing the guitar, which I really enjoyed．He became my the first guitar teacher．It took me such a long time choose a guitar among several wonderful model．Now the guitar is the most importantly part of my life and I practise it every day.