In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty, and only the rich could manage without great problems. It is said that one day three of those rich men and their servants were    1    together on a road when they came to a very    2    village.

The first could not stand seeing the    3   , so he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared them out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left. 

    The second rich man, seeing the    4    situation, stopped for a short time and then decided to give the    5    all his food and drink, since he could see that money would be of little    6    to them. He made sure that they each    7    their fair share and would have enough food to    8    for some time. Then, he left.

The third rich man, on seeing such poverty,    9    and went straight through the poverty-stricken    10    without stopping. The two other rich men saw all this from a distance and commented heatedly with each other on how the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was    11    that they themselves had been there to offer help.

However, to their great surprise,  three days later, they    12    the third rich man, who was coming in the    13    direction. He was still traveling quickly, but his wagons, instead of the gold and valuables they had been    14   , were now completely full of farming tools and bags of    15   . He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.

1. A. standing          B. traveling        C. gathering         D. running

2. A. faraway                  B. different          C. poor                  D. ancient

3. A. land                        B. welfare            C. richness                 D. poverty

4. A. curious           B. worrying              C. dangerous               D. puzzling

5. A. villagers            B. servants                C. others                       D. rest

6. A. interest           B. concern              C. use              D. attraction

7. A. returned          B. possessed           C. offered                   D. received

8. A. remain                   B. last              C. supply                D. share

9. A. turned around        B. looked down          C. came across            D. sped up

10. A. village          B. land             C. field              D. road

11. A. good            B. certain          C. true              D. strange

12. A. welcomed       B. met            C. accepted         D. persuaded

13. A. opposite        B. same            C. similar            D. familiar

14. A. loading          B. treasuring       C. carrying                   D. earning

15. A. food            B. jewels          C. money            D. seeds

  假如你是英才中学学生会主席李华，你校将举办一次英语歌曲演唱比赛（English Song Contest ）,你写信邀请Black 先生来担任评委。邀请信的内容请参照以下比赛通知。

注意：可适当发挥，词数100词左右

词汇：1.礼堂auditorium       2 参赛选手contestant    3学生会  the Student Union

Dear Mr. Black, 

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With best wishes,

Li Hua

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限一词。

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Last Sunday I saw a worst storm in years. It came sudden and went on for over three hours. After lunch, I went into my room to have a rest. The air was hot, but all was quiet. Then a strong wind started to blow into my room. Pieces of paper on my desk flew high into the air and some flew out the open window. As I ran out to catch it, big drop of rain began to fall. When I come back into the house, it was raining more harder and harder. Then I heard a loud crashing sound from the back of the house. When I ran out to find out that had happened, a big tree had fallen down and broke the top of the backroom.

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。

Body image is a person’s opinions and feelings about his or her own body and physical appearance. Having a positive body image means feeling satisfied with the way you look. You appreciate your body for its capabilities and also accept its imperfections. (不完美)

   ____46___ Here are some ideas:

   ____47___ Different body types are good for different things. What does your body do well? Maybe your speed, strength, or coordination（协调，一致性）makes you better than others at a certain sport. That may be basketball, table tennis, mountain biking, dancing or even running. Or perhaps you have non-sports skills, like drawing, painting, singing, playing a musical instrument, writing or acting. Just explore talents that you feel good about.

    Exercise regularly. Exercise can help you look good and feel good about yourself. ____48___  They take hard work, regular workouts(锻炼), and a healthy diet. A healthy habit can be as simple as exercising 20 minutes to 1 hour three days a week. Working out can also lift your spirits.

Respect your body! Practise good habits---regular showering; taking care of your teeth, hair, and skin; wearing clean clothes and so on. ____49___

Be yourself. Your body is just one part of who you are. Your talent for comedy, a quick wit(智慧), and all the other things make you unique. ____50___

A.      Good physiques(体形) are not born at birth.

B.      So, what can you do to develop a positive body image?

C.      Use this as an opportunity to discover what you are good at.

D.     Recognize your strengths.

E.      All these ways can help you build a positive body image.

F.      That’s why self-image and body image can be changed.

G.     So try not to let small imperfections take over.

     Imagine that the genome（基因组）is a book. The book consists of 23 chapters with thousands of stories made up of paragraphs，words and letters on different levels. There are one billion words in the book，which makes it longer than 5 000 volumes the size of this book. or as long as 800 Bibles. If I read the genome out to you at the rate of one word per second for eight hours a day，it would take me a century. If I wrote out the human genome, one letter per millimeter，my text would be as long as the River Danube.(多瑙河) This is an enormous document，a huge volume，a cook book of great length，and it all fits inside the extremely small nucleus（核）of a tiny cell that fits easily upon the head of a pin.（针）

    The idea of the genome as a book is not，strictly speaking，even a metaphor（比喻）. It is true to a great extent. A book is a piece of digital information，written in one-directional form and defined by a code that translates a small alphabet of signs into a large dictionary of meanings through the order of their groupings. So is a genome. The only complication is that all English books read from left to right while some parts of the genome read from left to right，and some from right to left，though never both at the same time.

    While English books are written in words of different lengths using twenty-six letters，genomes are written entirely in three-letter words，using only four letters. And instead of being written on flat pages，they are written on long chains of DNA molecules（分子. The genome is a very clever book，because in the right conditions it can both photocopy itself and read itself.

42. How do human genomes read according to the passage？

A. Only from left to right.

B. Only from right to left.

C. From both directions at the same time.

D. From one direction at a time.

43. We can learn from the passage that the human genome　　　.

A. is as long as the River Danube

B. can be easily placed on the head of a pin

C. is coded with an alphabet of four letters

D. is smart enough to read and take photos of itself

44. It can be concluded that the passage is mainly written for　　　.

A. specialists in the field       B. general readers

C. natural scientists           D. readers with academic background（学术背景）

45. The real purpose of the author’s comparison of the genome to a book is　　　.

A. to focus on the differences between the two

B. to lay emphasis on the similarities between the two

C. to simplify the concept of the human genome

D. to give an exact description of the human genome

    A thief who dropped a winning lottery ticket（彩票）at the scene of his crime has been given a lesson in honesty. His victim，who picked up the ticket，then claimed the ￡25 000 prize，managed to trace him，and handed over the cash. The robbery happened when maths professor Vinicio Sabbatucci，58，was changing a tyre on an Italian motorway. Another motorist，who stopped “to help”，stole a suitcase from his car and drove off. The professor found the dropped ticket and put it in his pocket before driving home to Ascoli in eastern Italy.

     Next day，he saw the lottery results on TV and，taking out the ticket，realized it was a winner. He claimed the 60 million lire（里拉）prize.  Then he began a battle with his conscience（良心）.  Finally，he decided he could not keep the money despite having been robbed. He advertised in newspapers and on radio，saying：“I’m trying to find the man who robbed me. I have 60 million lire for him—a lottery win. Please meet me. Anonymity（匿名）guaranteed. ”

     Professor Sabbatucci received hundreds of calls from people hoping to trick him into handing them the cash. But there was one voice he recognized—and he arranged to meet the man in a park. The robber，a 35-year-old unemployed father of two，gave back the suitcase and burst into tears. He could not believe what was happening. “Why didn’t you keep the money？”he asked. The professor replied：“I couldn’t because it’s not mine. ”Then he walked off，spurning the thief’s offer of a reward.

38. The sentence “Then he began a battle with his conscience. ” in paragraph 2 means all of the following EXCEPT that　　　.

A. he knew what he should do as soon as he saw the lottery results

B. he hesitated about keeping the money for some time

C. he thought for a moment of avenging(报复) himself on the robber

D. he gradually realized that honesty is more important than money

39. Hundreds of people phoned professor Sabbatucci because they　　　.

A. wanted to make fun of him

B. hoped to get the money

C. knew who the robber was

D. lost the lottery ticket

40. The word “spurning” in the last sentence can be replaced by　　　.

A. accepting                             

B .claiming

C. rejecting　　                           

D. cancelling

41. If the story appears in a newspaper，the best title might be　　　.

A. A Thief’s Lucky Day

B. A Popular Maths Professor

C. A Magic Lottery

D. A Reward of Honesty

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Daniel Brown was just five years old when he climbed into the family car and let it roll away down the road. He was only three when he flooded the kitchen. 

     His mother, Angela Brown, is in despair.  She is very busy looking after her new baby, a little girl called Laura, as well as Daniel.  She told us, “Daniel is so full of curiosity.  ”At that moment, we hear a huge crash and then silence.  We go upstairs and find Daniel crawling（爬） out of a wardrobe (衣橱) he has pulled over onto the floor, with a book in his hand.  “It’s for you Mum, ” he says and looks up at his mum and smiles.  Seven-year-old Daniel has a lovely face. He has golden hair, big brown eyes, and a friendly smile. I have to admit that Daniel doesn’t look like a naughty boy. 

     Angela told me all about it.  “Once I found him as he was about to put Jasper in the washing machine.  ”Jasper, she explained, is the Browns’ dog.  “When I asked him why, he said that he thought Jasper was dirty! It’s amazing how one little boy can cause so much trouble.  Another time he cut off all the hair of the little girl next door.  She was going to attend her sister’s wedding and the neighbours haven’t spoken to us since.  ”

     Angela told me about Daniel’s most expensive crime.  “I was about to do the washing up when the baby started crying.  Daniel decided to help and filled the kitchen sink with water.  When I came in, the water was already flooding the kitchen and was about to flood the hall. The carpet was ruined and had to be replaced.  I hope things will get better as he gets older.  ”

     Amazingly, Daniel is quite well behaved in school.  This may be because he is rarely bored. Meanwhile he continues to be the naughtiest little boy in England. Will his baby sister Laura grow up to be the naughtiest little girl?

31. What did Daniel do while his mother was talking to the author?

    A. He drove away the family car. 

    B. He cut off the hair of the girl next door. 

    C. He flooded the kitchen. 

    D. He fell to the floor with the wardrobe. 

32. Why was Daniel going to put the dog in the washing machine?

    A. He meant to clean the dog. 

    B. He wanted to punish the dog. 

    C. He intended to make trouble. 

    D. He wished to draw his mother’s attention. 

33. It can be inferred from the passage that      . 

    A. the mother spoiled the boy

    B. the boy found school life interesting

    C. the mother lost hope in the boy

  D. the boy had no freedom at home

I grew up in a small town and the main entertainment was Friday night high school football. It was just a sleepy little town where parents wanted to raise their children away from crime and 　 11　 of a big city, and where teenagers like me　 12 leaving to find something bigger and better.

All that changed one summer night. My friend Lisa, Martin and Tyler held a party for my eighteenth birthday at Lisa’s house.　 13　 they kept handing alcohol to me I was pretty 　　14 . I asked Tyler to take me home. With some　 15 , we made it out to his car and drove home. News came next morning. My friend Martin was 　 16 in a car accident. That night after Tyler and I left, Martin, who was 　 17 more drunk than me, got into his car and 　 18　 towards the highway to go home. Driving on the wrong side of the road, he never saw the truck coming. The driver didn’t see him 　 19 to avoid the car. They hit head on. Martin died immediately, and the driver was thrown 　20　 the truck windshield（挡风玻璃）and died a week later.

Whenever I 　21 back on that day, I can’t help thinking that it was my　 22 to drink so much that night.　 23 things would be different. I know Martin　 24 the choice to drink and drive that night, but a part of me will always feel 　 25 for what happened.

I may not change the world with my story, but I do hope that by　 26 my story I can make you 　 27 that you not only have a responsibility for yourself but also for others. Don’t ever think that your choices are yours 　 28 . Every choice is like a stone dropped into　 29　 water—each ripple (涟漪) represents someone who your choice 30　 . That’s quite an influence, isn’t it?

11．A. death B. danger 　　　　C. fashion 　　　　　　 　 D. challenge

12．A. succeeded in B. dreamed of C. applied for 　　　　 D. agreed to

13．A. When 　　　　　　　　　 B. While　　　 　 C. As　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. Although

14．A. drunk 　　　　 B. lost　　　 　　 　 C. frozen 　　　　　　　　　　 D. sleepy

15．A. fun 　　 B. hope 　　　　　C. difficulty 　　　　　　 D. method

16．A. died 　　　　　　　 B. injured 　　　　　　　　 C. hurt 　　　　　 D. killed

17．A. constantly 　　　　　　 B. frequently 　　　　　　 C. clearly 　　　　　 　 D. equally

18．A. headed 　 　　 B. walked 　　　　　　　　 C. pushed 　　　　　　　　 D. fled

19．A. in time 　　B. in trouble 　　 　 C. in danger 　　　　 　 D. in place

20．A. above 　　 B. below 　　　　　　　　 C. into 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. through

21．A. turn 　　　　　　　 B. look 　　　　　 C. hold 　　　　　 　　D. get

22．A. desire 　　 B. fault 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. right 　　　　　　　 D. chance

23．A. Thus 　 B. Nevertheless　　　　 C. Otherwise　　　 D. Therefore

24．A. faced 　　 B. avoided 　　　　　　　 C. regretted 　　　　　　　　　　 D. made

25．A. disappointed 　 B. responsible 　　　 C. sensitive D. embarrassed

26．A. remembering B. declaring C. stopping 　　　 D. sharing 27．A. explain 　　　　 　　B. escape C. realize 　 　　　　　　 D. limit

28．A. alone 　　　　　　　　　 B. finally 　　　　　　　　　 C. merely 　　　　　　　　 D. perhaps

29．A. deep 　　　　　B. fresh 　　　　　　　　 C. clean　　　　　　　　　　 D. still

30．A. inspires B. attracts 　　　　　　　　 C. benefits 　　　　D. affects

 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求 ，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案转填到标号为1-10的相应位置上。

There once were a goat and a donkey(驴), _______1____ lived on a farm. The donkey worked the hardest so the farmer fed it the ____2___ (much) food. Sometimes the donkey was given more food____3___it could eat. This made the goat so jealous_____4___ it began plotting against（谋划对付）the donkey. "Hey, donkey," the goat said one day. "I think you do too much work on this farm. You carry such heavy things from morning to night. Why don't you pretend ______5____ (get) sick so you can take a day ______6_____?'' The donkey thought the goat had a great idea. So the next morning, the donkey lay in the stable（畜栏） on its side with its eyes _____7____(close). Right away, the farmer called the doctor. _____8_____looking at the donkey, the doctor said it needed a special medicine ____9____（make）from the heart of a goat. So the farmer killed _____10____goat and gave the donkey medicine made from its heart.