Tens of thousands of people starved to _____ when the two countries were at war.

A. die          B. death        C. dead         D. dying

We’d better hurry up. The exhibition hall is a bit far from ______ we are now.

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

 — What’s the matter with you?

   — After the long walk, my legs _______ and I couldn’t even take one more step.

       A. gave out     B. wore out    C. ran out       D. tired out

Chinese sword play

Learn Chinese swordsmanship and practice Chinese sword play under the instruction of a professional in Ditan Park every Sunday afternoon.

Fee: 60 yuan(US$ 7.2)

Time/Date: 2 pm --- 3:30 pm, October 10.

Place: Meet at the south gate of Ditan Park, across the overpass north of the Lama Temple, Chaoyang District.

Tel: 8457-2772

See Lu Xun’s former residence

Visit the museum and former residence of Lu Xun, the father of Chinese modern literature, and learn about this period of Chinese history, from 1910 to the late 1930’s.

Fee: 50 yuan(US$ 6)

Time/Date: 2:30 pm --- 4:30 pm, October 16

Place: Meet in front of Lu Xun’s Museum, Fuchengmennei Dajie, Xicheng District

Tel: 6432-9341

Hike on Heifengkou Great Wall

Heifengkou Great Wall is about one and a half hours’ drive north of Beijing. The hike starts from the village at the foot of the mountain where the Great Wall meanders to the top.

Fee: 150 yuan(US$ 18) for adults, 100 yuan(US$ 12) for kids under 12.

Time/Date: 8:30 am --- 5:30 pm, October 16

Pick-up: Meet at 8:30 am in front of the Big Easy, at the South Gate of Chaoyang Park, returning by 5:30 pm.

Contact Lucy at lucy @ highclub. cn,

or 6553-3920 for signing up.

Tai Chi class

This is a beginner’s level of Chen-style Tai Chi class, instructed by Paul Wang, who speaks excellent English and has a lot of experience teaching Westerners. He is the 12th generation master of Chen-Style Tai Chi, Tai Chi Sword, and Shaolin Temple longquan.

Time/Date: 10 am --- 11:30 am, October 12, 19

Fee: 60 yuan(US$ 7.2)

Place: In front of Jintai Gallery, inside the West Gate of Chaoyang Park, Chaoyang District

Tel: 6432-9341

Contact Gina at linshujuan@chinadaily. com. cn.

1. The underline word “residence” in the second text possibly refers to ______ .

A. a work    B. a famous person     C. a park        D. a house

2. If John wants to learn Chinese sword play, he may go to _____.

A. Ditan Park at 2 pm --- 3:30 pm, October 10

B. Fuchengmennei Dajie at 2:30 pm --- 4:30 pm, October 16

C. the South Gate of Chaoyang Park at 8:30 am

D. Chaoyang Park at 10 am --- 11:30 am, October 12, 19

3. In which section of the newspaper can you find the information above?

A. Sports.     B. Entertainment.      C. Advertisements.      D. Brief News.

五．短文改错。（共10分）（注意：答案写在答卷上，注意规范）。

文中共有10处语言错误。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加上一个漏字符号（∧），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. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

       2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不记分。

Miss Evans taught physics in school in London．Last month she was explaining to one of her class about sound ，and she decide to test them to see what successful she had been in her work．She said to them， “Now I has a sister in Washington． If I called her by the phone， and you were on the other side of the street． Who would hear me first， my sister and you？ And why？” A clever boy at once answered， “You sister， Miss Evans， because the electricity travels much faster than sound waves．” “Very well，” Miss Evans praised．

 Once I spoke at a high school. After the speech, I was asked to see a special student. An illness had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me, and it would mean a great deal to him. I agreed.

He was Matthew. When he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to see five, then they were told he would not make it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal weight lifter, and I knew about overcoming obstacles(障碍) and going for my dreams.

      I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. Never once did he complain(抱怨). He spoke about winning and succeeding and going for his dreams.  He knew what he was talking about. He just talked about his hopes for the future, and how one day he wanted to lift weight with me.

       When we finished talking, I went to my briefcase and pulled out the first gold medal I won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about success and overcoming obstacles（障碍） than I ever would. He looked at it for a moment, then took it off and handed it back to me. He said, “You are a champion（冠军）. You earned that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.”

       Last summer I got the news that Matthew had died and a letter Matthew had written me a few days before:

Dear Rick,

My mom said I should send you a thank-you letter for the picture you sent me. The doctors tell me that I don’t have long to live any more. But I still smile as much as I can.

       I told you some day I was going to the Olympics and win a gold medal. But I know now I’ll never make it. But I know I’m a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven, God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to you.

Thank you for loving me.

Your friend,

Matthew

1. The boy wished to meet the writer because ________.

A. he wished to take part in the Olympics

B. he admired the author very much

C. he hoped to make friends with the author

    D.  he enjoyed going in for weighting lifting

2. Which of the statements is TRUE?

A. Matthew was good at weight lifting.

    B. Rick had the similar disease as a child.

C. Rick encouraged the boy to become a champion. 

    D. Matthew never gave up in face of disease.

3. Why did the boy refuse the writer’s medal?

A. He didn’t need Rick’s pity.

B. Rick looked on the medal as the most important thing.

C. The gold medal was very dear to Rick.

D. He thought he was not worthy of it.  

4. What can be inferred from Matthew’s letter?

  A. Mathew was unhappy before death. 

  B. Mathew kept in touch with Rick .

  C. Mathew sent some pictures to Rick.

D. Mathew got an Olympic gold medal.

第三节  书面表达（满分15分）   

请你写一篇短文介绍自己买的机器人，内容要点如下：

1.看起来像真人一样；

2.可以帮助做许多事情：做家务、做饭、帮儿子做作业，陪主人外出购物等；

3.你的担心：出了毛病不听指令，伤害儿子；

4.对未来的展望。   

注意：（1）用第一人称。  （2）字数120 左右

The good thing about children is that they ________ very easily to new environments.

A. attach         B. apply          C. admit         D. adapt

 I was about to go to bed _____ one of my old classmates made a call to me.

A. when             B. as          C. while       D. that

. You can’t imagine _______ when they received those nice Christmas presents.

A. how they were excited                  B. how excited they were

C. how excited were they                  D. they were excited