It was some time _____ Tony realized that he had made a serious mistake on that matter.

A. since B. before

C. when D. that

----- Your mother won’t agree with you on that, you know, this hairstyle is not suitable for a student.

----- _______? I don’t care what she thinks. Anyway, I am not a child any more.

A. How come B. What for

C. How so D. So what

I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago whose husband unexpectedly died suddenly of a heart attack. About a week after his , she shared some of her insight (顿悟) with a classroom of students.

With a look of reflection on her face, she paused and said, “ class is over, I would like to with all of you a thought that is to class, which I feel very important. Each of us is put here on earth to learn, share, appreciate and give of (付出) ourselves… and of us know when this fantastic experience will . It can be taken away at any moment. Perhaps this is God’s way of telling us that we must make the most of every day.”

Her eyes filled with tears, she went on, “So I would like you all to make me a : From now on, on your way to school, or on your way home, find something to notice. It doesn’t have to be something you ----- it could be a scent (香味) ------ perhaps of baked bread wafting (飘送) out of someone’s house, or it could be the of the breeze slightly rustling (使沙沙作响) the leaves in the trees. Please, look for these things, and them. We must make it important to notice them, for at any time, they can all be away.”

The class was completely . We all picked up and filed away our books, and then went out of the room silently. On my way home I tried to appreciate all of those things that sometimes we all .

Take of something special you see during your lunch time today. Go barefoot. Or walk on the beach at sunset. on the way home tonight to get an ice cream cone. For as we get older, it is not the things we that we often regret, but the things we didn’t do.

1.A. illnessB. attackC. accidentD. death

2.A. curiousB. excitingC. gentleD. anxious

3.A. AfterB. BeforeC. AsD. Until

4.A. talkB. discussC. spareD. share

5.A. unrelatedB. referredC. linked (有联系)D. connected

6.A. manyB. fewC. noneD. all

7.A. happenB. endC. continueD. appear

8.A. singleB. otherC. importantD. busy

9.A. storyB. reportC. surveyD. promise

10.A. strangeB. regularC. wonderfulD. important

11.A. know B. see C. smell D. taste

12.A. freshly B. immediately C. readily D. briefly

13.A. picture B. voice C. sound D. imagination

14.A. examineB. touchC. watchD. appreciate

15.A. putB. givenC. calledD. taken

16.A. noisy B. quiet C. calm D. puzzled

17.A. neglect (忽视) B. enjoy C. experience D. value

18.A. care B. advantage C. notice D. consideration

19.A. Get off B. Keep off C. Turn offD. Stop off

20.A. caredB. didC. expectedD. thought

Robert Kohout, 39, was working outside his home last October when he heard a frightening noise. He turned round and saw Walter Graham’s car sinking into 8 feet of water of the inground swimming pool a little distance away from his yard. Kohout immediately called to Graham’s wife, Evelyn, to phone 911. Then he ran back to his house to get Terence Reif and Glenn Fajardo to help, who were at work inside the house. “There was no time for second thoughts,” said Reif, a farmer’s son. “The only thing to do is to get in the pool.”

The car doors were locked. Graham, 73, was unconscious, and his mercury was rapidly filling with water. Reif struggled to break the driver’s side window with a hammer but had trouble getting it done underwater.

Finally, some four minutes after the car had fallen into the pool, the glass was broken. By then, Graham was floating at the top of the flooded passenger compartment.

The three men pulled Graham out through the broken glass. He wasn’t breathing and his heart stopped beating, so they performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. The rescue team arrived in no time. Doctors supplied him with advanced life support on the way to the hospital.

“These people were getting to Graham through the glass,” said Dr. Jeff. “All three acted without regard for their own safety.” Added Evelyn Graham, “they were truly angels, watching over us”.

1.Who may Terence Reif and Glenn Fajardo most probably be?

A. Walter’s wife and son.

B. Policemen.

C. Workmen.

D. Robert’s wife and son.

2.In the second paragraph, the underlined word “mercury” refers to ______.

A. another workman B. the old man’s car

C. the swimming pool D. a kind of machine

3.What does the underlined word “resuscitation” refer to in the story?

A. A way of helping people who need water.

B. A way of helping people who have heart trouble.

C. A way of saving people who have got drunk.

D. A way of saving people who have stopped breathing.

4.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A. Angels around Us B. The underwater Car

C. Rescue Team in Time D. Safety First

(1) Mr. Brown (the motorist) (驾车人)

At about 9:20 p.m. on October 14th, I was driving along Market road in the direction of Midwick. I wanted to go to Sturham to collect my wife, who had been visiting some friends. I prepared to turn into Sturham Road, which was on my right. In the distance, I saw the lights of a car moving towards me but it was a long way from me. I put out my hand to show that I was going to turn right. Then I started to turn slowly towards Sturham Road. Suddenly there was a loud noise on the passenger’s (near) side of the cars. I stopped the car and got out. A motor-cycle (摩托车) had hit my car. The motor-cyclist had been thrown over the car. He was injured, so I ran to a shop to phone for help.

(2) Mr. Smith (the injured motor-cyclist)

On the evening of October 14th, I was going home along Market Road towards Newtown. I was riding my motor-cycle. I was going slowly because some of the street lights were out and the road was wet and slippery. Just before Sturham Road, a car suddenly drove right across my path. The driver did not flash his light to give a warning. I would not turn in time, so I hit the side of the car. When I woke up, I was lying in a hospital in Market Road.

(3) Mr. Lee (another motor-cyclist)

At about 9:10 p.m. on October 14,I left my home in Midwick. Ten minutes later I was riding my motor-cycle along the Marker Road. I was going to Newtown. There was a motor-cycle about 40 meters in front of me. It was not going very quickly. The man on it was riding near the curb(路边) but I was near the center of the road. The motor-cycle in front of me tried to turn to his right but there was no time. He hit the car and was injured. There was no car going along in front of us or put by the road.

1.Which of these pictures exactly shows the scene of the accident?

X=the place where the motor-cycle hit the car.

(Note: Cars and motor-cycles always keep to the left in England.)

2.Which of these statements about the accident is probably correct?

A. The accident was caused by the carelessness of the first motor-cyclist.

B. The lights of the car moving towards Mr. Brown made him unable to see.

C. Mr. Brown knocked down a motor-cyclist on purpose (故意).

D. Mr. Brown wrongly thought that the lights of two motor-cycles were those of a car.

3.It seems probable from the statements that Mr. Brown ______.

A. gave no signal to show that he was turning right

B. failed to give a proper (适当的) signal at that time

C. did not give any signal until he was actually turning

D. flashed his light to show that he was going to turn

4.We would find that Mr. Brown’s car was damaged on its _____ side.

A. left B. right

C. front D. driver’s

Look at the following timetable and answer questions.

Time Table

1.What is the shortest time between Boston and New York by train?

A. 5 hours 35 minutes B. 5 hours 5 minutes

C. 4 hours 25 minutes D. 4 hours 30 minutes

2.On Christmas Day, how many trains at least will go from Boston to New York?

A. Two B. Three

C. Four D. Five

3.You are traveling in the 9:10 AM train. In Midway you get off and stay there for an hour. If you want to get to New York before dark, which train from Boston should you change?

A. The 1:15 PM train. B. The 5:20 PM train.

C. The 3:40 PM train. D. The 10:10 AM train.

When six the very best students from different cities in Guangdong province all together chose universities in Hong Kong; when the very best students of Beijing picked up HK University while giving up the nearby Peking or Tsinghua University; when the highest enrollment (录取) rate of Hong Kong Science and Industry University reached 48:1, it’s the high time to ask where the real education heaven for students in China is.

Years ago, the answer certainly would be “Peking or Tsinghua University”. But now no one could give the exact reaction without hesitation. The only sure thing is that HK universities have gradually showed an unusual attraction to a great many mainland students.

It's no doubt to call this HK craze (狂热), which is even out of the expectation of those HK universities themselves.

How can HK universities shake the steady foundations of Peking and Tsinghua and attract so many mainland students?

First, Hong Kong universities offer large-amount scholarship, especially for the top students who can receive the sum scholarship as much as 400,000 HK dollars. Since higher education has become a kind of heavy burden of many families, it’s easy to understand why the reaction to the generous offering of HK universities is great.

Second, most HK universities receive professors and students from all over the world and carry out bilingual (双语) education. This kind of excellent language atmosphere is another attraction for mainland students.

Furthermore, university students in Hong Kong have a better chance to study abroad as exchange students.

Can mainland top universities like Peking or Tsinghua University calm as before when facing the unexpected competition from HK? Will they take relevant measures to win back the top students who once help them set the worldwide reputation? Time will explain it.

The fierce competition brought by HK universities can be a good thing for an entire improvement of education in China. After the awakening and action taking of mainland universities, they can perform better together with HK universities.

At least, it reminded the mainland universities the tuition fees (学费) are among students’ top concern when they are choosing universities. It’s time to move.

1.What is the passage mainly talking about?

A. The competition between HK University and Peking University.

B. Higher education in Hong Kong.

C. Some thought brought by the enrollment of HK universities.

D. The fall of mainland universities.

2.Top students from mainland apply for HK universities because ______.

A. HK universities offer higher scholarship, better environment and more opportunities for their further study

B. they concern only about the tuition fees when choosing universities

C. many students now would love to study abroad to get a better experience

D. Peking university has lost its worldwide reputation

3.From the passage we can see HK universities _______.

A. didn’t mean to enroll top students from mainland

B. are proud of their teaching staff and facilities

C. have strict enrollment rules and only 1 out of 48 students can get the chance to study there

D. didn’t expect their enrollment of mainland students would be so popular

4.What does the author mean by saying “It’s time to move” in the last paragraph?

A. The opportunities come for top students to study abroad.

B. Mainland universities should take measures as soon as possible to attract students.

C. Mainland universities should make full preparations to challenge HK universities.

D. Top students should be offered further education free of charge.

What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow, orange, red? 1. Do you prefer greys and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be pessimist. At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colour preference, as well as the effect that colours have on human beings. 2. If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.

3. A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. 4. A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides than any other bridge in the area ------ until it was repainted green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply. Perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.

5. It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.

A. They tell us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favourite colour as we grow up ----- we are born with our preference.

B. On the other hand, black is depressing.

C. If you do, you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement.

D. Light and bright colours make people not only happier but more active.

E. Life is like a picture or a poem, full of different colours.

F. Colours do influence our moods---there is no doubt about it.

G. The rooms are painted in different colours as you like.

短文改错 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

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，并在其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。

This term we have a new English teacher, Mr. Zheng, which often says, “A good teacher

should be a person who does all that he can make himself unnecessary.” At the beginning,

we all felt puzzling at his words, but gradually we came to accept Mr. Zheng as a greater

teacher. Above all, he has a special way to make ourselves interested in his class. Besides, he

always gave us some advice on what to learn English better. “The purpose of learning a

foreign language,” he said, “are to be able to use it freely in our daily life. Try your best to

practice English both in and out of class, you will surely make a great progress.”

下列四幅图描述了李华一家某一天的经历。请根据画面及图中的有关提示，用第三人称的口吻写一篇100字左右的短文。

注意：1、文章的开头已给出。

2、可以适当增加细节，使故事完整连贯。

It was March the eighth that day, Women’s Day.

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