9．Mark Twain was a great writer．He was from the USA．He was born in 1835．He was also a famous speaker——青夏教育精英家教网——

9．Mark Twain was a great writer．He was from the USA．He was born in 1835．He was also a famous speaker．He was famous for his sense of humour．Many people liked to listen to him，because he liked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time．
One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing．Before he was going to leave，one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes（蚊子） in the town and told him that he'd better not go there．Mark Twain waved his hand and said，"It doesn't matter．The mosquitoes are no relatives of mine．I don't think they will come to visit me．"
After he arrived at the town，Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station．He went into his room，but when he was just about to have a rest，quite a few mosquitoes flew about him．The waiters felt very sorry about that．"I'm very sorry，Mr．Mark Twain．There are too many mosquitoes in our town．"One of them said to him．
Mark Twain，however，made a joke，saying to the waiter，"The mosquitoes are very clever．They know my room number．They didn't come into the wrong room．"What he said made all the people present laugh heartily．
But that night Mark Twain slept well．Do you know why？That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night．
21．That day Mark Twain went to the townB．
A．to see one of his friends
B．because he wanted to do something there for his writing
C．because he was told there were a lot of mosquitoes there
D．to see one of his relatives
22．The waiters felt sorry becauseD．
A．they did something wrong to Mark Twain
B．their hotel was too small
C．the room was not very clean
D．there were quite a few mosquitoes in Mark Twain's room
23．All the people present laughed heartily becauseD．
A．the mosquitoes were very clever and they didn't come into the wrong room
B．the mosquitoes knew Mark Twain's room number
C．Mark Twain gave the waiters some nice presents
D．Mark Twain made a joke
24．From the story we knowA．
A．no mosquitoes troubled Mark Twain in the night
B．the owner of the hotel told the waiters to look after Mark Twain well at night
C．Mark Twain didn't have a good rest that night
D．there were not mosquitoes in the hotel any longer．

8．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（Λ），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．
In order to live happy，we should keep in good health．Personally，to stay healthy，we should do as follows．Firstly，taking exercise regularly．We can do sports such as swimming，running and playing the basketball．Such sports keep us energetic and also makes us happy．Secondly，they should develop a good lifestyle．Going to bed early and get up early can be helpful．Finally，we need to have a healthy and balancing diet．It is bad for us to eat a lot chocolate or meat，that contains much sugar and fat．It is necessary that one should eat various kind of healthy food such as fish，eggs，vegetables and fruits．

7．There is no doubt that _________ a goal，one needs not only knowledge but also good personalities．（　　）

6．-Where does your little daughter want to go during her holiday？
-She is always looking forward to _____ to the Wu Yi Mountain．（　　）

5．American society is not nap（午睡）friendly．In fact，says David Dinges，a sleep specialist at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine．"There's even a ban against admitting we need sleep．"Nobody wants to be caught napping or found asleep at work．A proverb says："Some sleep five hours，nature requires seven，laziness nine and wickedness（邪恶） eleven．"
Wrong!The way not to fall asleep at work is to take naps when you need them．"We have to totally change our attitude toward napping，"says Dr William Dement of Stanford University，the godfather of sleep research．
Last year a national commission（委员会） led by Dement put forward an "American sleep debt" which one member said was as important as the national debt．The commission was concerned about the dangers of sleepiness：people causing industrial accidents of falling asleep while working．This may be why we have a new sleep policy in the White House．According to recent reports，our President is trying to take a half-hour nap every afternoon．
About 60percent of American adults nap when given the opportunity．We seem to have"a mid-afternoon quiet state"，or"a secondary sleep gate"．Sleeping 15minutes to two hours in the early afternoon can reduce stress and make us refreshed．Clearly，we were born to nap．
We Superstars of Napping don't nap just to make up for the lost sleep after a night shift（夜班）．Rather，we take it，whenever，wherever and at whatever time we feel like it．I myself have napped in buses，cars，planes and on boats； on floors and beds； and in libraries，offices and museums．
56．It is commonly accepted in American society that too much sleep isA．
A．unreasonable B．unfit C．harmful D．unfriendly
57．The research done by the Dement commission shows thatC．
A．Americans who sleep too much usually get into debts
B．the commission blamed the national debts on people's sleep
C．not enough sleep is no good for Americans and their country
D．napping at work has caused America many industrial and traffic accidents
58．The writer writes this passage in order toD．
A．warn us of the risks of napping
B．show us the dangers of sleeplessness
C．introduce a national commission on sleepiness in America
D．convince the readers of the necessity of napping
59．From the passage，we can learn that"American sleep debt"is the result ofA．
A．the wrong attitude the Americans traditionally hold toward sleep
B．the sleep policy made by the American government
C．the rapid development of American industry
D．the Americans'worry about the dangers of sleepiness
60．The last paragraph tells us that it isD．
A．preferable to have a sound sleep after a night shift
B．good practice not to nap at work
C．essential to make up for lost sleep
D．natural to take a nap whenever we feel the need for it．

4．Children's lives have changed greatly over the last 50years．But do they have a happier childhood than you or I did？
It's difficult to look back on one's own childhood without some element of nostalgia（怀旧的）．I have four brothers and sisters，and my memories are all about being with them，playing board games on the living room floor，or spending days in the street with the other neighborhood children，racing up and down on our bikes，or exploring the nearby woods．My parents scarcely appear in these memories，except as providers either of meals or of severe blame after some particularly risky adventure．
These days，in the UK at least，the nature of childhood has changed dramatically．Firstly，families are smaller，and there are far more only children．It is common for both parents to work outside the home and there is the feeling that there just isn't time to bring up a large family，or that no one could possibly afford to have more than one child．As a result，today's boys and girls spend much of their time alone．Another major change is that youngsters today tend to spend a huge amount of their free time at home，inside．More than anything this is due to the fact that parents worry far more than they used to about real or imagined dangers，so they wouldn't dream of letting their children play outside by themselves．
Finally，the kind of toys children have and the way they play is totally different．Computer and video games have replaced the board games and more interesting activities of my childhood．The irony（令人啼笑皆非的事情） is that so many ways of playing games are called"interactive"．The fact that you can play electronic games on your own further increases the sense of loneliness felt by many young people today．
Do these changes mean that children today have a less relaxing childhood than I had？I personally believe that they do，but perhaps every generation feels exactly the same．
25．What is the purpose of the direct question given in the first paragraph？C
A．To show who the passage is written for．
B．To gather people's opinions on childhood．
C．To get people's attention and lead in the topic．
D．To compare the childhood lives of two generations．
26．Which is NOT a reason for the changes？B
A．Families are smaller today．
B．It's too dangerous to play outside．
C．Toys can be played by children alone at home．
D．Parents worried too much about their children．
27．What has the writer focused on in the fourth paragraph？C
A．Young people today shouldn't play electronic games．
B．Computer and video games have replaced the board games．
C．Some games that young people play today aren't really good．
D．Board games are much more interesting than computer games．
28．The writer's attitude towards the childhood changing isB．
A．approvingB．objectiveC．unconcernedD．optimistic．

3．If you walk into W．Lloyd Jerome's dental surgery（手术） in Glasgow，you'll see bright paintings and a fashionable blue couch which patients sit on while he checks their teeth．Jerome says，‘That's because they're frightened．'
（71）B‘That's why I don't wear a white coat．I find that's one of the things that people associate with pain．In fact，my philosophy is that dental treatment should take place in an atmosphere of relaxation，interest and，above all，enjoyment．'
     Which is all highly shocking for anyone who associates dental treatment with pain，or at the very least，formal，chinical visits．He says，‘If people are relaxed，entertained and correctly treated，they will forget such previous unpleasant experiences．'
       Virtual-reality headsets are one of his new relaxation techniques，‘（72）DThe headsets are used for the first check-up，where the patient sits on the blue couch and watches an underwear film while I look at their teeth．"Then the headset switches to a special camera，to give the patient a visual tour around their mouth．'
       Another key point is that the surgery smells more like a perfume shop than a dentist's．Today there is the smell of orange．"When people walk in，I want them to realize with all their senses that it's not like going to dentist's．Smell is very important（73）F．
       Known as Clasgow's most fashionable dentist，Jerome is keen to point out that he takes his work very seriously‘（74）C'．For example，Jerome uses a special instrument which sprays warm water on the teeth to clean them，rather than scraping them．‘It feels a bit strange，but as long as people are relaxed，it's not painful．'（75）A‘One of the things I found out there was that when you make it easier for the patient，you make it easier for yourself'He sees his patient-centred attitude as the start of a gradual movement towards less formality in the conservative British dentistry profession．
      At that moment，a patient arrives．Jerome rushes over，offers him a cup of tea，askes him what video he'd like to watch and leads him gently towards the chair．

A．Five years ago，Jerome went to the United States to do research．
B．He has tried to create an environment where people are not afraid．
C．The relaxation techniques are important but the quality of the treatment is the most important thing．
D．We were the first practice in Britain to introduce them．
E．Now they look forward to their visits here．
F．That dental smell of surgical spirit can get the heart racing in minutes if you're frightened of dentists．
G．Fifty percent of the population only go to the dentist when they're in pain．

2．We had been living our valley for sixteen months when we first realized the dangers that could exist．It was the year when the storms came early，before the calendar even hinted at winter，even before November was out．（71）GSoon snow began to fall．Within a day it lay some 15 centimeters deep．It almost completely blocked our lane and made the streamside path slippery and dangerous．But on the neighboring heights the snow was much deeper and stayed for longer．Up there the wind blasted fiercely．Deeply in our valley we felt only sudden gusts of wind：trees swayed but the branches held firm．
And yet we knew that there was reason for us to worry．The snow and wind were certainly inconvenient but they did not really trouble us greatly（72）B．It reminded us of what could have occurred if circumstances had been different，if the flow of water from the hills had not，many years before，been controlled，held back by a series of dams．（73）C
Day after day，we watched furious clouds pile up high over the hills to the west．Sinister grey clouds extended over the valleys．They twisted and turned，rising eastwards and upwards，warning of what was to come．We had seen enough of the sky； now we began to watch the river，which every day was becoming fuller and wilder．
The river seemed maddened as the waters poured almost horizontally down to its lower stretches．（74）DIt was far deeper than we'd ever seen it so near our home，lunging furiously at its banks．For three days we prayed that it would stay below its wall（75）E．

A．It was the river，the Ryburn，which normally flowed so gently，that threatened us most．
B．The great power of all this water prevents us from believing ourselves to be completely safe in our home．
C．In a short time the snow started to melt．
D．Just a couple of meters from our cottage，the stream seemed wild beneath the bridge．
E．Our prayer were answered as the dam held and the waters began to subside．
F．They grew so strong that we couldn't control it．
G．Until then，we had felt safe and sheltered in our valley．

1．Linguistic（语言学的） Puzzles
How did language begin？What was the world's first language？Do all languages come from one，original language？（71）E．
In the 4th century BC，the Greek historian Herodotus wrote this account：Psamtik I an Egyptian King，wanted to find out what the oldest language in the world was（72）B．．He told his servant to find two newborn babies．When the servant had found them，the king gave them to a shepherd （牧羊人） and said，"Keep these babies with the goats．Take care of them，but do not talk to them．Listen for any words that they say．"The king wanted to find out what language the children would speak if they were left alone．He said，"The first words they speak will come from the original language of the world．"
（73）F． He told the king．who asked his scholars about this word．They told him that the Phiygians，who lived in an area which is now Turkey，called bread"becos．"The king said，"Then Phiygian is the oldest language．"Today we know that the king's conclusion was wrong．We don't know why the children said"becos"．
（74）A．Scholars discovered that many European and southern Asian languages belonged to the same"family"and that they started from the same parent language，Proto-Indo-European．Linguists think that it had split into several different languages，including Greek and Sanskrit，between 2000 and 1000 BC．Other languages，such as English and Spanish，developed from later splits．
（75）G．Two questions that interest linguists are：How does language change？Why does language change？If you like solving mysteries，historical linguistics may be the job for you．

A．Nowadays，we study the origin of language more scientifically
B．He was talking about this problem with his scholars when he had an idea
C．The King was very kind to his servant and his servant remained royal to him
D．Linguists are the scholars who are very interested in categorizing the language families
E．People have been trying to find the answers to these questions for more than 2，000 years
F．One day，while the babies were babbling to each other，the shepherd heard them say"becos"
G．Linguists have classified many language families，and they are still trying to categorize others．

20．On a typical hot August day in Xianyou County，Fujian Province，Zeng Demei，a retired worker in his seventies，hurries down a busy street．In his hand is a black leather bag．Zeng opens his bag，taking out two forms．（71）B     Each of the forms contains detailed information of a student．On his arrival two hours later a woman greets him and leads him to her office where another man is waiting．They are the two village officials．They inspect the forms handed to them by Zeng and immediately recognize the girls（72）C？"It's a pity but it doesn't matter．"says Zeng，who wastes no time in deciding to look for the remaining child，Su Qiuju．
    After half an hour，they stop outside a small house made of mud brick．A middle-aged man and a girl in a faded pink dress greet them．Su Qiuju is eight years old．She was forced to drop out of school after both her parents died．She is now living with her uncle who cannot afford his own children's education．However，the year of education Su Qiuju did complete was a successful one．（73）D．
    When they are about to leave，Zeng says，"I must find a supporter for this girl to sponsor her education．"Zeng has made it his retirement task to help children complete their schooling．Back in 1999，Zeng took part in a campaign started by the local women's organization to help students from poor families．（74）G    His task had begun and since then he has spent his time persuading his friends and neighbors and others to donate money．"To me，children's education is the most important．（75）EI have to find sufficient funding before the school opens in September．"
    When asked how long he will keep up his vital work as the community's guardian angel，he has a simple reply．"Not until my eyes can't see，and my feet can't move．"

A．They were having problems with their schoolwork
B．These are for the two girls he's going to visit this morning
C．They live in a small village not very far，though only one of the girls is still living at home
D．She displayed a talent for handwriting，writing her three-character name neatly and beautifully
E．The thought of students dropping out of school bothers me so much that I can't get to sleep at night
F．Of course，some people question why I would want to give up my retirement to go to so much trouble
G．He was so overcome by the tough situation of many poor children？that he donated all his money to help out a girl．

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