8、It was a village in India．The people were poor．However, they were not unhappy．After all, their forefathers had lived in the same way for centuries．

Then one day．Some visitors from the city arrived．They told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frog’s legs．However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other place．

       This seemed like money for nothing．There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were no use to the villagers．All they had to do was catch them．Agreement was reached, and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs．Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money．For the first time, the people were able to dream of a batter future．But the dream didn’t last long．

       The change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well．More worrying was that the children fell ill more often, and, there seemed to be more insects around lately．

       The villagers decided that they couldn’t just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak．They would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides（杀虫剂） and medicines．Soon there was no money left．

       Then the people realized what was happening．It was the frog．They hadn’t been useless．They had been doing an important job---eating insects．Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more rapidly．They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases．

       Now, the people are still poor．But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs．These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning．

1．From paragraph 1 we learn that the villagers __________．

       A．worked very hard for centuries         B．dreamed of having a better life

       C．were poor but somewhat content        D．lived a different life from their forefathers

2．Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs?

       A．the frogs were easy money          B．They needs money to buy medicine

       C．they wanted to please the visitors       D．the frogs made too much noise

3．What might be the cause of the children’s sickness?

       A．the crops didn’t do well               B．there were too many insects

       C．the visits brought in diseases            D．the pesticides were overused

4．What can we infer from the last sentence of the text?

       A．Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country

       B．Health is more important than money

       C．The harmony between man and nature is important

       D．good old day will never be forgotten

7、It may help you to know that there is no such thing as a perfect speech．At some point in every speech, every speaker says something that is not understood exactly as he has planned．Fortunately, the moments are usually not obvious to the listeners．Why ? Because the listeners do not know what the speaker plans to say．They hear only what the speaker does say．If you lose your place for a moment, wrongly change the order of a couple of sentences, or forget to pause at a certain point, no one will be any the wiser．When such moments occur, don’t worry about them．Just continue as if nothing happened．

       Even if you do make an obvious mistake during a speech, that don’t really matter．If you have ever listened to Martin Luther King’s famous speech – “ I have a dream”, you may notice that he stumble（结巴）his words twice during the speech．Most likely, however, you don’t remember．Why? Because you were fixing your attention on its message rather than on his way of speech-making．People care a lot about making mistakes in a speech because they regard speech-making as a kind of performance rather than as an act of communication．They feel the listeners are like judges in an ice-skating competition．But, in fact, the listeners are not looking for a perfect performer．They are looking for a well-thought-out speech that expresses the speaker’s ideas clearly and directly．Sometimes a mistake or two can actually increase a speaker’s attractiveness by making him more human．

       As you work on your speech, don’t worry about being imperfect．Once you free your mind of this, you will find it much easier to give your speech freely．

1．The underlined part in the first paragraph means that no one will ___________．

       A．be smarter than you

       B．notice your mistakes

       C．do better than you

       D．know what you are talking about

2．You don’t remember obvious mistakes in a speech because ___________．

       A．your attention is on the content

       B．you don’t fully understand the speech

       C．you don’t know what the speaker plans to say

       D．you find the way of speech-making more important

3．It can be inferred from the passage that ___________．

       A．giving a speech is like giving a performance

       B．one to two mistakes in a speech may not be bad

       C．the listeners should pay more attention to how a speech is made

       D．the more mistakes a speaker makes, the more attractive he will be

4．What would be the best title of the passage?

       A．How to Be a Perfect Speaker

       B．How to Make a Perfect Speech

       C．Don’t Expect a Perfect Speech

       D．Don’t Expect Mistakes in a Speech

6、How to Make the Most of Your Time

       Time management is important in our daily life．There never seems to be enough hours in the day to accomplish all you need to do．Here are some tips that might be of some help to you ．              1．Set up a plan．Go for a week at a time, and prioritize the most important ones．Include things you want to accomplish．Focus mostly on the things that are important to you．

       2．Control your stress．No matter what kind of pressure mounts on you, try to keep cool．Stressing out can lead to an early breakdown, which is definitely counter-productive （事与愿违） when you have a list of things to do．It's easier to take a 10-minute break and cool off than work all week with built up stress．

       3．Shut your door．When working under a schedule, perform your important tasks with your door shut to get them done．This will ensure a better quality time to get what needs to be done done．

       4．Focus on one thing at a time．Forget trying to multi-task! You will lose concentration, and it will take you longer to accomplish what you set out to do．

5．Just say "no．" If you are constantly interrupted, and you really don't have the time to help out, just say "no．" You're only one person, and you can't save the world by yourself!

6．Stop wasting time on the phone．While talking on the phone, keep your conversations short, and to the point and you'll waste much less time．

7．Be realistic．You can only do what you can do．Don't set out to accomplish the impossible．Do your best, but keep realistic expectations of yourself．

       8．Relax．The most important thing is remember to take time to relax, and regroup．You need a break every now and then to keep working efficiently．Even if it's a 10-minute walk, get away from your list and get refreshed．

   As families today get busier and busier, it's important to your own mental health to keep things on track．Don't delay; get your life in order now．

1．What does the underlined word “prioritize” in Paragraph 2 mean?

       A．choose something by thinking carefully

       B．recognize the difference between things

       C．put many things in order of importance

       D．get rid of something that is unwanted

2．We should avoid stressing out because ____________．

       A．it may cause us to fail to work normally

       B．it may limit the speed to get things done www．

       C．we don’t have enough energy to keep working

       D．we are supposed to have a break while working

3．Which statement would the author agree to?

       A．Try multi-tasks, and we can get more done．

       B．It is impolite to refuse to help others at work．

       C．Having breaks regularly may delay our tasks．

       D．It is wise to be aware of what we can achieve．

4．By writing the text, the author would like to ___________．

       A．ask readers to share their time management skills

       B．offer some advice on how to make full use of time

       C．invite readers to discuss how to improve life quality

       D．persuade readers to spend less time on daily routine

5、Would you eat a ready meal from the fridge rather than cook by yourself? Have you been doing Internet shopping rather than going to the stores? What can' t you be bothered to do?

       A study into how lazy British people are has found more than half of adults prefer to catch the lift rather than climb two flights of stairs．

       Just over 2000 people were quizzed by independent researchers at Nuffield Health, Britain's largest health charity．The results were very astonishing．

       About one in six people surveyed（调查） said if their remote control was broken, they would continue watching the same channel rather than get up．

       More than one third of those questioned said they would not run to catch a bus．Worryingly, of the 654 respondents with children, 64% said they were often too tired to play with them．

       This led the report to conclude that it's no wonder that one in six children in the UK are classified as obese （肥胖） before they start school．

       Dr Sarah Dauncey, medical director of Nuffield Health, said; "People need to get fitter, not only for themselves but also for their families, friends and evidently their pets．If we don't start to take control of this problem, a whole generation will become too unfit to perform even the most basics of tasks．"

       And Scotland's largest city, Glasgow, was ashamed as the most lazy city in the UK, with 75% surveyed admitting they do not get enough exercise, followed closely by Birmingham and Southampton, both with 67%．

       The results cause serious challenges for the National Health Service, where obesity-related illnesses such as heart disease and cancer have been on a steady increase for the past 40 years and are costing billions of pounds every year．

1．From the passage we can learn that _____．

       A．Birmingham is second to Glasgow in laziness

       B．half of the parents don't care enough for children

       C．one in six people in the UK don't take exercise

       D．British people are more lazy than those in other countries

2．The report suggests that some pre-school children in the UK are obese because       ．

       A．they have a big appetite

       B．they have a sweet tooth

       C．their parents often work too hard

       D．their parents seldom play with them

3．According to the passage, overweight might ______．

       A．contribute to heart disease                    B．result from some heart attack

       C．be common in developed areas              D．not be controlled in a short time

4、根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白出的最佳选项。选项中有两项多余选项。

       I was ten when I first sat with my grandmother behind the cashier（收银台）in her general store．  1    I quickly learned the importance of treating customers politely and saying “thank you．”

       At first I was paid in candy．   2    I worked every day after school, and during the summer and on weekends and holidays from 8 a．m．to 7 p．m．My father helped me set up a bank account．  3

       By the time I was 12, My grandmother thought I had done such a good job that she promoted me to selling cosmetics（化妆品）．I developed the ability to look customers directly in the eye．Even though I was just a kid, women would ask me such things as “ What color do you think I should wear?” I took a real interest in their questions and was able to translate what they wanted into makeup（化妆）ideas．  ___4

       The job taught me a valuable lesson: to be a successful salesperson, you didn’t need to be a Rocket scientist—you needed to be a great listener．__5___ Except they are no longer women purchasing cosmetics from me; instead, they are kids who tell me which toys they would like to see designed and developed．

       A．Later I received 50 cents an hour．

       B．Before long, she let me sit there by myself．

       C．I ended my selling a record amount of cosmetics．

       D．Today I still carry that lesson with me: I listen to customers．

E．My grandma’s trust taught me how to handle responsibility．

       F．Soon I found myself looking more beautiful than ever before．

       G．Watching my money grow was more rewarding than anything I could have bought．

3、1．Potatoes turn green when __________（暴露） to light．

2．The young army officer was ___________（提升） to captain．

3．The __________ （主题） of the book is a very interesting one．

4．I’ve never _________（品尝） figs （无花果），but I’ve heard they’re very nice．

5．I think your child is a __________（潜在的）singer．

6．You’d better wear a hat, or you’ll get s___________

7．A small child has to learn to keep his b________ before it can walk far．

8．She opened the door quietly so as not to d___________ the sleeping child．

9．A good teacher has to be able to m________ his /her students to study hard．

10．She often c__________ to her boss about her being paid badly．

2、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）不计分

Dear editor,

       I’m a college student and I’ll graduating in half a year．I’m very worried about my future, because find a good job is so much difficult．At the moment, my parents want me to be a teacher, and I don’t like that idea．During my holiday break, I work part-time as a tour guide in my hometown．I liked job very much．But my parents didn’t agree with me．They thought the work was difficulty, even though one could make a lot of money．That is the most important to me is that being a tour guide won’t take me far from home．I always consider what my parents say, but it’s hard for me to take a decision．Could you give me some advices?

Yours

Oliver

1、假设你是李华，你的一位美国笔友Robert写E-mail问及你暑假的安排，请根据以下要点，写一封E-mail回复他。

       内容要点：

1．学开车

       2．读名著，开拓视野

       3．强身健体

       4．帮父母做家务

       5．可能的话，参加社会实践，勤工俭学

       注意 ：

1．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

       2．词数：100个左右。开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Robert,

       How time flies! ___________________________________________________          

       Looking forward to hearing from you, telling me about your arrangements of vacation．

       Best wishes!

Yours,

                                                                                                                           Lihua．

26、We don’t doubt ________ the boy can ________ the angry teacher．

A．if; apologize for                                        B．whether; apologize to

C．that; apologize to                                        D．what; apologize