【题目】七选五。

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。

The Open Hand — a Universal Sign

When meeting people at the airport, __【1】__ We know that a smile is usually a sign that people feel friendly and happy, but what if we don’t know who the new person is? __【2】__ What if we are meeting a stranger in an unfamiliar place? Sometimes people are dangerous and humans have to find ways to protect themselves. We have to make sure we can trust people we do not know, __【3】__ Showing our hands means that we are not armed（武装）. In many cultures today, the Western custom of shaking hands is used. We use our right hand, which is usually stronger than the left one. If we are using our hand this way, it cannot be holding a knife or a gun. It shows that we trust the other person, __【4】__

Not all cultures use the handshake, __【5】__ Japanese people might cover one hand with the other and, depending on whom they are greeting, bow slightly or quite low. In India, Hindu people join their hands in front of their faces and bow their heads. A Muslim will touch his heart, mouth and forehead（前额）to show respect. Even young people in the West now give each other the “high five”, when they slap（拍）each other’s hands high in the air. They are all keeping their hands busy. In almost all cultures, to smile and show an open right hand means, “Welcome, you are safe with me.”

A. What if I want to show that I am bored?

B. most people smile and shake hands with people they meet.

C. and that the other person can trust us.

D. What if we are not introduced by a friend?

E. and people in many Asian cultures do not always touch another person.

F. and we have to show that we are not dangerous.

G. nor are they comfortable in the same way with touching or distance between people.

【题目】完形填空。

If you’re going to travel in England and wish to be ___ there, don’t try to speak English perfectly, ___ if you do so, no one will understand you. In London ninety-nine in every hundred people speak ___ English. You may say that ___ they don’t speak English well themselves, they can___understand it when it is well spoken. They can when the ___ is English. But when the speaker is a ___, the better he speaks, the ____ it is to understand him.

No foreigner can ___ stress (重读) the syllables (音节) and make the tone ___ and fall in question and ____ exactly as a ____ does. ____ the first thing you have to do is to speak with a strong ____ accent, and speak broken English, that is, English without any____. Then every English person you ____ will at once know you’re a foreigner, and be ready to ____ you. He will not ____ you to be polite and use grammar. He will be ____ by his cleverness in understanding your ___ and being able to tell what you want to know.

【1】 A. settledB. heardC. understood D. known

【2】A. becauseB. unless C. whatever D. however

【3】 A. AmericanB. bad C. standard D. no

【4】 A. whenB. since C. as if D. even if

【5】A. hardlyB. really C. at least D. at most

【6】 A. readerB. speaker C. teacher D. lawyer

【7】 A. foreigner B. stranger C. Londoner D. teacher

【8】A. betterB. easier C. harder D. clearer

【9】 A. neverB. even C. ever D. only

【10】 A. rightB. exact C. raise D. rise

【11】 A. requestB. answer C. command D. settle

【12】A. nativeB. foreigner C. child D. reporter

【13】A. WhileB. Although C. Because D. Therefore

【14】 A. London B. British C. foreign D. country

【15】 A. grammarB. mistakeC. expression D. word

【16】 A. knowB. see C. look for D. speak with

【17】 A. welcomeB. help C. teach D. praise

【18】 A. expectB. direct C. show D. think

【19】A. strictB. surprised C. happy D. praised

【20】A. wayB. meaning C. hobby D. country

【题目】句型转换。

【1】“Don’t play games in the classroom,” the monitor said to us.

→The monitor ________ us ________ ________ play games in the classroom.

【2】“Come at five o’clock,” she said to him.

→She________ him ________ come at five o’clock.

【3】 “Give me another piece of cake, please.” he said to her.

→He ________ her ________ give him another piece of cake.

【4】“Let me stay up a little longer tonight, mother.” he begged.

→He ________ his mother ________ let him stay up a little longer that night.

【5】The teacher said, “You should keep on doing it.”

→The teacher suggested I ________ ________ on doing it.

【6】 Mother said to her daughter, “Hurry up!”

→Mother ________ her daughter ________ hurry up.

【7】“Let’s have supper now.” he said.

→He ________ us to have supper ________.

【8】He said, “Happy birthday.”

→He ________ me a happy birthday.

【9】 Mary said to Tom, “Please remember to answer that letter as soon as possible.”

→Mary ________ Tom ________ remember to answer that letter as soon as possible.

【10】 “Don’t swim too far,” I said to the boys.

→I ________ the boys ________ to swim too far.

【题目】

根据汉语意思完成句子，一空一词。

【1】今天我要完成一份有关文化差异方面的家庭作业。

Today I have to do a piece of homework .

【2】我们的美国老师一说起感恩节就眉飞色舞。

Our American teacher gets quite excited it to the topic of .

【3】在期末典礼上我们的英国老师一收到礼物就将它打开了。

Our British teacher opened the present the moment he was it at the .

【4】所以，具体来说，如果我在英国结婚，我会得到客人的礼物；而如果我在意大利结婚，我得给客人礼物。

So, to clarify, if I married in the UK,I would _ a present, but if I got in Italy, I have to give a present.

【5】尽管西方的婚礼传统有相似之处，但不同的西方国家在婚礼方面还是有差别的。

Even though there are among traditions in the West, there are also among different countries.

【题目】写出同义句，一空一词。

【1】 Please take a note in case of the fact that you may forget after class.

Please take a note you may forget after class.

【2】 Try to make your explanation simple for the children to understand better.

Try to for the children to understand better.

【3】 To stay happy and cheerful when you are in trouble is very hard.

to stay happy and cheerful when you are in trouble.

【4】 That a pupil from our school has won the prize makes us very proud.

We that a pupil from our school has won the prize.

【5】 He knows that place very well. I’m sure that he has been to that place before.

He knows that place very well. He that place before.

【题目】补充句子。

根据语境在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。

【1】The boss ordered the workers ________ (finish) it in three days.

【2】John said ________ silly mistakes he had made.

【3】 —What did the teacher say?

—He told me not ________ (be) late again.

【4】 The teacher requested us not ________ (make) so much noise.

【5】 My mother asked me to show my homework to her.

→My mother said to me, “Show ________ homework.”

【6】 Our teacher asked us not ________ (swim) in deep water.

【7】 The army officer ordered his men ________ (fire) as soon as the enemies came up.

【8】 The boy wanted to ride his bicycle in the street, but his mother told him ________.

【9】Mrs. Smith warned her daughter never ________ (drive) after drinking.

【10】Mary, ________ (come) here; everybody else, stay where you are.

【题目】--- Why didn’t you go to the dance last night?

--- If I tired, I would have.

were not

B. hadn’t

C. haven’t been

D. hadn’t been

【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。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. 每处错误及其修改仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Though English is a hard subject, but I like my English teacher a lot, and so are my classmates. She is nice to us and always tells us stories of the days when she was in her twenty. Sometimes she even stayed in school to help students make up for their lessons. She always encourages us and tells us do our best. We are gratefully to her, so one day we bought him a cake and a gift. We also made a big card for her, on it we wrote all our names. Seeing these, she was moving and had a big smile in her face.

【题目】语法填空。

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Keeping a diary in English is one of the best ways to improve our English writing ability.

Compared with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes __【1】__ (little) time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. _【2】__ we stick to this practice, __【3】_ (gradual) we’ll learn how to express (表达) ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many __【4】__ (difficult). In the first place, it often __【5】_ (happen) that we have trouble _【6】__ (find) proper words and phrases to give expression to our mind. And_【7】_ is very hard for us to put them into English properly.

As far as I am _【8】__ (concern), my suggestion is that we should always have a notebook and a ChineseEnglish dictionary within easy reach. We can also turn to our English teacher for help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is __【9】__ great use to keep a diary in English for the development of __【10】__ (we) writing skills.

【题目】The chair was too weak to Mr. Smith.

A. hold up

B. take up

C. give up

D. turn up