We spent a wonderful night together, 【5】 (happy) talking and eating. One of【6】most exciting moment was when Mother put a big birthday cake on the table and all my friends began to sing Happy Birthday. Seeing the 18 candles burning, I couldn’t keep back my 【7】 (tear). Without Mother and Father’s love, I would not lead such a happy life now. Mother asked me to make a wish before I blew out all the candles. After that, everyone enjoyed the sweet birthday cake and shared my happiness.

I am eighteen years old now, 【8】 means I’ve become an adult and have【9】 (many) responsibilities. I’ll do my best to return my parents’ love and live up to【10】(they) expectations.

【1】The man spent much of his childhood_________(observe) birds in the wild.

【2】My friend was down with the flu,and_______（因此）couldn't come to the party.

【3】He w_______to her so that no one else could hear.

【4】I'm full up.I couldn't eat another m________.

【5】There are many______________（方法）to improving students's writing ability.

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

Dear Bill,

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Sincerely,

Li Hua

【1】 If you are growing tomatoes in your backyard for sale you are producing for the market. You might sell some to your neighbor and some to the local manager of the supermarket. But in either case, you are producing for the market. 【2】 If people stop buying tomatoes, you will stop producing them.

If you take care of a sick person to earn money, you are producing for the market. If your father is a steel worker or a truck driver or a doctor or a grocer, he is producing goods or service for the market.

【3】 You may spend money in stores, supermarkets, gas stations and restaurants. Still you are buying from the market. When the local grocer hires you to drive the delivery truck, he is buying your labor in the labor market.

【4】 But for each person or business that is making and selling something, it is very concrete. If nobody buys your tomatoes, it won't be long before you get the message. ___【5】__It is telling you that you are using energies and resources in doing something the market doesn't want you to do.

A. The market may be something abstract.

B. The sellers are always smarter than buyers.

C. When you spend your income, you are buying things from the market.

D. The market is a concept.

E. One has to make his ends meet when shopping.

F. The market is telling you something.

G. Your efforts are being directed by the market.

For one thing, parents are often not aware of the kinds of problems their children face. They don’t realize that the 【5】 (compete) is stronger, that the required standards of work are 【6】 (high), and that their children may not be prepared for 【7】 change. They may be upset by their children’s poor grades. At their kindest, they may 【8】 (gentle) ask why John or Mary isn’t doing better, whether he or she is trying as hard as he or she could, and so on. At their worst, they may threaten 【9】 (take) their children out of college or cut off living expenses.

Sometimes parents think it right and natural that they determine 【10】 their children should do with their lives. They forget that everyone is different and that each person must develop in his or her own way.

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：把多余的词用斜钱（\）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。

Nowadays Senior 3 students are general faced with a lot of pressure, which is rather common.

To reduce it, the followed suggestions may help. First of all, know exactly what lead to your

pressure, and then you can take measures to deal with it. Secondly, set up a goal what is not too

high, in another words, don't put too much pressure on yourself. Thirdly, find a way to relax

you occasionally. For example, you can listen to music, go swim or just simply go walking.

Eventually, make friend with others, for example, your classmates, your teachers, your parents.

They will understand you and come to your help when you are really in the trouble. In a word,

never get yourself stuck in the pressure for "impossible is nothing".

Sir Steven Redgrave

Winner of 5 Olympic Gold Medals

“In 1997 I was found to have developed diabetes (糖尿病). Believing my career was over, I felt extremely low. Then one of the specialists said there was no reason why I should stop training and competing. That was the encouragement I needed. I could still be a winner if I believed in myself. I am not saying that it isn’t difficult sometimes. But I wanted to prove to myself that I wasn't finished yet. Nothing is to stand in my way.”

Karen Pickering

Swimming World Champion

“I swim 4 hours a day, 6 days a week. I manage that sort of workload by putting it on top of my diary. This is the key to success —you can’t follow a career in any field without being well-organized. List what you believe you can achieve. Trust yourself, write down your goals for the day, however small they are, and you’ll be a step closer to achieving them.”

Kirsten Best

Poet & Writer

“When things are getting hard, a voice inside my head tells me that I can’t achieve something. Then there are other distractions, such as family or hobbies. The key is to concentrate. When I feel tense, it helps a lot to repeat words such as ‘calm’, ‘peace’ or ‘focus’, either out loud or silently in my mind. It makes me feel more in control and increases my confidence. This is a habit that can become second nature quite easily and is a powerful psychological(心理的) tool.”

【1】WhatdoesSirStevenRedgravemainlytalkabout?

A. Difficultiesinfluencedhiscareer.

B. Specialistsofferedhimmedicaladvice.

C. Traininghelpedhimdefeathisdisease.

D. Heovercametheshadowofillnesstowin.

【2】WhatdoesKarenPickeringputontopofherdiary?

A. Herachievements.

B. Herdailyhappenings.

C. Hertrainingschedule.

D. Hersportscareer.

【3】Accordingtothepassage,whatdothethreepeoplehaveincommon?

A. Courage.

B. Devotion.

C. Hardwork.

D. Self-confidence.

51-54题判断下列词汇在文章中的含义，并从表格中选择恰当的释义。（提示：8个选项中有4项是多余的）

55题选择最佳答案。

George Washington Carver, who was born a slave in 1861, became one of America’s greatest scientists in the field of agriculture. His discoveries changed farming in the South of the United States. A quiet and kind man, he could have become rich from his discoveries but he preferred “to be of the greatest good to the greatest number of my people.”

George’s mother was a slave, but soon after he was born, he and his brother lost their mother and became orphans. They were raised by Moses and Susan Carver, who were their owners. Slaves took the names of their owners, so George Washington’s last name was Carver, too. In 1865, there were no longer slaves in the United States, but George and his brother continued to live with the Carvers. The Carvers gave him as much of an education as they could. At age 12, George left the Carvers to start life on his own.

For the next 12 years, he worked whenever he could and went to school whenever he could. He managed to finish high school and won a scholarship to go to Highland University. However, when he appeared at the university, they refused to admit him because he was black. This did not stop Carver. He continued to work and save money. Eventually, he went to Simpson College in 1890 to study painting and paid for his school by ironing clothes for other students. Soon, he realized he could not support himself as an artist and decided to study agriculture instead.

In 1891, he was accepted at Iowa Agricultural College. He was the only black student at the college, and as usual he supported himself by doing small jobs. He amazed everyone with his special work with plants. After he graduated, the college asked him to stay on as an instructor because his work with plants and chemistry was so outstanding. So Carver stayed on and taught, but he continued his research with plants while he was teaching.

One day he received a letter from Booker T. Washington, who was the most respected black educator in the country. Washington asked him to work at the Tuskegee Institute, a black agricultural school in Alabama. Tuskegee was a poor black school that could not give Carver a laboratory or a high salary, but Carver decided to go there.

In 1896, Carver started to teach and do research with plants at the Tuskegee Institute. He taught classes on agriculture, and through his experiments he found new ways to help the poor, struggling farmers of the South. Here, farmers had been growing cotton, which wore out the soil. He showed farmers how to plant different crops like peanuts to make the soil richer. After a while, farmers did what he said and were growing more and more peanuts. They were now making more money from peanuts than from cotton.

Carver developed many uses for the peanut. In fact, he found more than 300 uses for the peanut, and he became known as the “peanut man.” He received many prizes and awards for his work. He gave lectures about the uses of peanuts all over the United States and even spoke to Congress about peanuts in 1921. Meanwhile, Carver began to experiment with the sweet potato and discovered more than 100 products that could be made from it, including glue for postage stamps.

By the 1930s, Carver had become famous all over the country and the world. He visited the Prince of Sweden and the British Prince of Wales. Thomas Edison asked Carver to work for him at a salary of more than $100,000 a year. The car manufacturer Henry Ford also made him a generous offer. But Carver was not interested in money; he stayed on at the Tuskegee Institute with a monthly salary of $125.

In 1940, he gave all his life savings of $33,000 to the George Washington Carver Foundation to provide opportunities for African Americans to study in his field, because for Carver, “Education is the key to unlocking the golden door of freedom….” Carver died in 1943.

【1】Carver was the only black student at Iowa Agricultural College.

【2】Carver discovered more than 300 products from the sweet potato.

【3】Besides peanuts and sweet potatoes, Carver also did experiments on other plants.

【4】Carver gave his life savings to the George Washington Carver Foundation after he died.

【5】Not until he was 12 did Carver leave his former owners.

【6】field

【7】admit

【8】support

【9】struggling

A. earn money for a living

B. fighting

C. area of land

D. agree with and help somebody

E. trying to survive

F. agree unwillingly that something is true

G. allow to enter

H. area of interest or study

【10】According to the passage, which of the following could best describe the character of George Washington Carver?

A. Optimistic but stubborn.

B. Quiet but difficult.

C. Humorous and kind.

D. Creative and generous.

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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。

I feel it a great honor to be welcomed to participate in such a wonderful activity.

As for me, read a good book is just like talking with a learned person. It is wide considered that what reading plays an important part in learning. Besides, reading can open my eye and make my life colorful. As matter of fact, only through reading can one person become a succeed.

When it comes to the books I’ve read, A Global History has had a deep influence with me. The book give the history of the world. It not only has enlarged our knowledge, but also get me interested in history.

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 书信的开头和结尾以为你写好。

参考词汇：1.剪纸paper cuttings; 2.福 Fu；3.寿 Shou；4.喜 Xi

Dear Mr. Smith,

It is really hard for me to say goodbye to you.___________________________________________________

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Yours,

Li Hua