4、Today, as with so many days, I found myself stuck in a traffic jam, and I thought I’d share my little trick for keeping calm when it seems like you are creeping along（缓慢行进）．

       The key to understand is that traffic jams don’t take as long as they seem to．It’s just that when we are in a hurry, and think we should be moving, but time appears to pass more than it does．To really show this, the next time you are stopped at a light that always seems to take forever to change, try to do something with your phone, your laptop, whatever you have available, and watch how much briefer the light seems．

       When you enter a jam on the highway, reset your trip plan and care the time．Then, when you clear the jam, and are normally on your way again, care the distance of the jam, and the time it took to get through it．For my experience today, it took me 6 minutes to go 2 miles．Now, it happens to be mathematically convenient that your average speed on the highway is about 60 mph, or a mile per minute．So to estimate what time the jam actually cost you, just take your traffic jam passing time, and subtract（减去） the distance covered, which we know is a good estimate of the time it would have taken with no traffic jam．In my case, all that added up to 6-2=4 minutes．

       Do this for every jam you are subjected to every time and watch how much less stressful they become once you understand how little time you are really losing．

1．We can infer from Paragraph 1 and 2 that ________．

       A．there was no traffic jam in the past

       B．modern people are under great pressure

       C．time passes much faster during traffic jams

       D．people in traffic jams are usually impatient

2．What does the writer suggest when caught in traffic jams?

       A．Playing a trick on other drivers．

       B．Figuring out how much time the jam actually cost you．

       C．Doing some math problems．

       D．Informing the boss about the delay．

3．The underlined phrase “subjected to” in the last paragraph probably means ________．

       A．experience                                          B．avoid

       C．admit                                                  D．control

4．What’s the main idea of the passage?

       A．Math is closely connected with life．

       B．Stress is always a bad thing．

       C．Traffic jam is not as bad as you think．

       D．There is no use complaining about traffic jams．

3、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。

       Almost everyone likes to eat apples．Apples grow in nearly every part of the world．The United States produces more apples than any other country except France．The states of Washington and New York grow the most apples．  1   New York is on the east coast and Washington is on the west near Canada．

       Apples are red, yellow or green．They are very popular in the United States．  2   Most American people are often too busy or too tired to cook dinner, so they often have their dinners very simply．Apple juice is also a popular drink and apple pie is the favorite sweet dish for many Americans．

       3   The trees there produce nearly five billion apples every year—one apple for every man, woman and child in the whole world．

       4   For example, “You are the apple of my eye．” means “You are actually the one I love best and care most．” In China, it is a custom in some places for the marrying couple to hold an apple in each one’s hand, promising that their marriage will be “safe” without anything bad and that their marriage will never be broken．“To apple polish” often refers to a man who fawns （奉承） on somebody for the purpose of getting some benefits．So you can easily get “apple polisher”．However, “in apple-pie order” usually has the same meaning as “in good order”．  5   In fact, it’s another saying about “compare two things that can’t be compared”．

       A．The state of Washington is proud of its apples．

       B．Apples play an important part in people’s health．

       C．There are many stories and sayings about apples．

       D．Perhaps this is why “New York” is often called “Big Apple” by some people．

       E．The apples in France are better than those in America．

       F．Many people like to carry apples to work or to school to eat with their lunches．

       G．It is likely that you hear about “compare apples and oranges”

2、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）不记分。

Dear Brown,

       Last summer I take a part-time job in the International Camp for children．I have told one more worker will be needed in this year and I think you are fit for it．How about join us? The camp is at the foot of a small hill closed to a river．It is such beautiful a place! We can hear birds singing happy all around．Everybody sleeps in tents, that is very exciting．We usually work only five hours a day, so we will have plenty of spare time visit the area and have fun．I am sure it will be an unforgettable experience．If you have interests in it, reply to me soon．

Yours,

Mary

1、现在，越来越多的学生使用电子词典，而非纸质词典。请你根据下表内容，写一篇100词左右的英语短文。

       电子词典：e-dictionary   纸质词典：paper dictionary

22、Our teachers are really ______．They often work in their office far into the night.

A．open-minded     B．hard-working        C．self-confident      D．warm-hearted

21、The windows haven’t cleaned for a long time．They need ______.

A．to clean      B．to be cleaned      C．cleaning         D．B and C

20、I am interested in traveling．It is ______ but ______.

A．interesting; tiring               B．interested; tired

C．interesting; tired               D．interested; tiring

19、The 2010 Shanghai World Expo is well worth ______.

A．visit           B．visited           C．to visit              D．visiting