They had planned to go for a picnic, but because of the rain they had to stay home_______.

    A. instead        B. really           C. however        D. though

第二节 短文改错

下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加.删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

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。

How many time do you spend with your parents? When did you last tell them what is on your mind? Your parents are your dearest people in the world when you are young. And they always take care you deeply. So even though many children still love their mum and dad, families may become less close as they get old. The end of the year is a time for family to get together. Have you ever thought how you can show your parents that you love him? Find a chance and do nothing for them or have a sincere talk on them. If you can do this, your parents will be very much happy.

 With the guide leading the way we were able to travel ___ the forest not ___ air but __foot.

A. through; by; on  B. across; by; on    C. past; on; by       D. into; on; by

The word media basically refers to ____ we commonly call newspapers, magazines, radios and televisions．

       A．which           B．what       C．why       D．that

—How do you find the cards I’ve collected recently?

    —Very nice, especially ________bearing the signature of Liu Xiang．                                                               

A．the one                 B．one                  C．it                      D．ones

第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

   When my first wartime Christmas came, I was in basic training in New Jersey and not sure if I could make it home for the holidays. Only on the afternoon of December 23 was the list of men who would have three-day passes posted. I was one of the lucky soldiers. It was Christmas Eve when I arrived home, and a light snow had fallen. Mother opened the front door. I could see beyond her, into the corner of the living room where the tree had always stood. There were lights, all colors, and ornaments shining against the green of a pine. "Where did it come from?" I asked.

    "I asked the Gates boy to cut it," my mother said. "I wouldn't have had one just for myself, but-such a rush! He just brought it in this afternoon…" The pine reached to the proper height, almost to the ceiling, and the Tree Top Krystal Star was its place. A few green branches reached about a little awkwardly at the side, I thought, and there was a bit of bare trunk showing in the middle. But the, tree filled the room with warm light and the whole house with the pleasant smell of Christmas.  "It's not like the one you used to find." my mother went on. "Yours were always in good shape. I suppose the Gates boy didn't know where to look. But I couldn't be fussy(挑剔的)."

    "Don't worry," I told her. "It's perfect." It wasn't, of course, but at the moment I realized something for the first time: all Christmas trees are perfect.

1. From para. 1, we can infer that        .

   A. the writer spent his first wartime Christmas at home

   B. Not all the soldiers were allowed to go home for Christmas

   C. all the soldiers would have three-day passes for Christmas

   D. the writer could not go home for Christmas

2. When the writer got home,         .

   A. it was December 23

   B. it was snowing heavily

   C. he found a Christmas tree in the living room

   D. the Gates boy was cutting a Christmas tree

3. "All Christmas trees are perfect", because they can remind you of        .

   A. the wartime                    B. the green of a pine

   C. the pleasant moment             D. the sweet home

4. The best title for this passage would be "        ".

   A. How to Choose a Christmas Tree

   B. How Soldiers Spent Christmas

   C. A Perfect Christmas Tree

   D. A Christmas Without a Tree

The future of agriculture must achieve several goals at the same time.

First, it now appears that we will have to double world food production in the next 40 years due to population growth, increasing meat consumption and pressure from biofuels (生物燃料). We will also have to reduce the environmental impacts from our farming practices, which have caused widespread damage to soils, ecosystems, waters and even the atmosphere. In fact, agriculture’s impacts are as bad as climate change as an environmental concern. Besides, we will have to improve food security for the world’s poor. While the Green Revolution of the 1960s made it possible to feed hundreds of millions more people than in earlier eras, the number of the under-nourished in the world has started to rise again. Finally, we will have to increase the recovering ability of agriculture from shocks. Today, our high-efficiency, globalized world has many benefits, but it is vulnerable (易受伤的) to destruction, whether from droughts, diseases or sudden price rises. We must start building better food systems to better keep us away from future shocks.

Currently, there are two models of agriculture: local and organic agriculture vs. globalized and industrialized agriculture. Each has been strongly supported and severely criticized, but neither of these models, standing alone, can fully meet our needs.

Organic agriculture teaches us important lessons about soils, nutrition and pest management. Unfortunately, organic food provides less than 1% of the world’s calories, mostly to the wealthy. It is hard to imagine organic farming developing to feed 9 billion. Globalized and industrialized agriculture has benefits of high output and low labor demands. Without it, billions of people would have starved. However, it has come with enormous environmental and social costs, which cannot be sustained.

Rather than voting for just one solution, we need a third way to solve the crisis. Let’s take ideas from both sides, creating new, hybrid solutions that increase production, save resources and build a more sustainable agriculture.

There are many promising avenues to pursue. A new “third way” for agriculture is not only possible but also necessary. Our problems are huge, and they will require everyone at the table, working together toward solutions.

1. How many goals of agriculture are mentioned in the passage?

A. Three                             B. Four                        C. Five                              D. Six

2. Which is true according to the passage?

A. Organic agriculture can feed most people in the world now.

B. Industrialized agriculture does no harm to our environment.

C. Modern farming is criticized while organic farming is not.

D. The future agriculture can’t only depend on organic agriculture.

3. We can learn from the passage that _______.

A. everyone can afford to enjoy organic food at will

B. we will vote to decide which farming system to take

C. the writer is quite optimistic about future agriculture

D. only experts can find a better agricultural solution

4. What’s the best title for the passage?

   A. Organic Agriculture Vs. Industrialized Agriculture.          

B. The Goals of Future Agriculture and Its Way Out.     

C. A Third Possible and Necessary Way for Agriculture.

D. Modern Globalized and Industrialized Agriculture.

_____ we admit that there are still some problems about NMET, we don't mean that it is of no use.

A. Until                    B. While                  C. As                          D. Unless

．We are taught that a business letter should be written in a formal style ____ in a personal one．

A．less than                B．other than    C．better than             D．rather than

．—Please go and say hello to your aunt．She’s in the living room now．

     —She has arrived! But when ______ she ______?

A．will; arrive             B．did; arrive               C．had; arrived            D．has; arrived