Erik Weihenmayer was born with an eye disorder. As a child his  eyesight became worse and then, at the age of 13, he lost his sight  completely. However, he did not lose his determination to lead a  full and active life  Erik became an adventurer. He took up parachuting, wrestling and scuba diving. He competed in long-distance biking, marathons and  skiing. His favorite sport, thought, is mountaineering.  As a young man, Erik started to climb mountains. He reached the summit of Mount McKinley in 1995 and then climbed the dangerous  1000-metre rock wall of EI Capitan. Two years later, while climbing   Mount Kilimanjaro in Kenya with his girlfriend, they stopped for a  time at 13,000 feet above sea level－in order to get married. In 1999, he climbed Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in South America.  And then , on May 25, 2001, at the age of 33, Erik successfully completed the greatest mountaineering challenge of all. He climbed Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world. Erik invented his own method for climbing mountains. He carries two long poles: one to lean on and the other to test the way ahead of  him. The climber in front of him wears a bell to guide him. Erik is  a good team member. He does his share of the job, such as setting up tents and building snow walls.  Although he could not enjoy the view, Erik felt the excitement of  being on the summit of Everest. He hopes that his success will change how people think about the blind. “When people think about a  blind person or blindness, now they will think about a person standing on the top of the world.

When was Erik born?

A. In 1967.        B. In 1995.       C. In 1968..         D. In 1969.

What was unusual about his wedding?

A. He got married on the summit of Mount McKinley.

B. He got married when climbing Mount Everest.

C. His wedding was held at 13,000 feet above sea level

D. His wedding was held after he prepared a lot.

What is Erik’s special method for climbing a mountain?

A. He takes his girlfriend with him.  B. He uses two long poles to help himself

C. He does his share of  the jobs.　  D. He keeps a good team around him.

Which of the following shows the right order of what happened?

a. He topped Mount McKinley.

b. He became blind.

c. He challenged Mount Everest.

d. He reached the peak of Kilimanjaro.

e. He climbed the rock wall of EI Capitan.

A. b a e d c 　　 B. b e d c a　      C. a b e d c 　     D. b a c d e

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误.对标题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边的横线上划（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

Wu Yongqing, 91, lived in a rented cottage in Chongqing.

She moved there after her husband died in 1971．The old woman,

who has children can get more than 500 yuan a month from the

government．Her cottage is small but simple．Her only comforts

are a breaking sofa and an electric ceiling fan, which were both

founded on the street．She is good for cleaning and she can cook

every day．She believes that she is old but not uselessly and she

can take better care of himself than any nurse．She often walks in

the nearby park every morning and talks to each other there．She

can get on well with her neighbor．She likes this a kind of life

—Have you ever visited the Opera House?

       —Yes．When I was in Sydney, I__      _it twice．

       A．had visited     B．visited          C．have visited          D．would visit

We        the manager , but no one        the telephone number .

A. could have called ; knew        B. could have called ; had known

C. could call ; had known          D. could call ; knew

When and where to go for the on-salary holiday　　　　yet.

A. hasn’t been decided            B. is not being decided

C. are not decided                D. haven’t been decided

The train was late and many people were kept _________ at the railway station.

to wait      B. to be waiting   C. waiting   D. waited

How many men does your uncle _____ for him?

A. have worked             B. have to work            C. have working     D. have been working

One day Mrs. Perry said to her husband, “Jack, there is a meeting of our ladies’ club at Mrs. Young’s house at lunch time today. And I want to go to it. I’ll leave you some food for your lunch. Is that all right?”

       “Oh, yes,” her husband answered, “that’s quite all right. What are you going to leave for my lunch?”

       “This tin of fish.” Mrs. Perry said. “And there are some cold boiled potatoes and some beans here, too.”

       “Good,” Mr. Perry answered. “I’ll have a good lunch.”

       So Mrs. Perry went to her meeting. All the ladies had lunch at Mrs. Young’s house, and at three o’clock she came home.

       “Was your fish nice?” asked she.

       “Yes, but my feet are hurting,” he answered.

       “Why are they hurting?”

       “Well, the words on the tin were Open the tin and stand in hot water for five minutes.”

Mrs. Perry went to the meeting because     .

       A．she had something to do with the ladies’ club   B． she was a member of the ladies’ club

       C．she wanted to join the club                   D．she was a friend of Mrs. Young’s

Mrs. Perry left some food for Jack’s lunch because     .

       A．she didn’t like cooking    B. Jack knew nothing about cooking

       C．she wanted Jack to have a good time      D．she wanted to go to the meeting very much

Jack had his feet hurt     .

       A．when he was opening the tin   B．when he was helping himself to the fish

       C．before he opened the tin  D．after he opened the tin

“Open the tin and stand in hot water for five minutes” means     .

       A．you should open the tin and stand in hot water for 5 minutes

       B．you should open the tin but not stand in hot water for 5 minutes

       C．you should not open the tin but stand in hot water for 5 minutes

       D．you should open the tin and let it stand in hot water for 5 minutes

单词拼写（共10小题，每题0.5分，共5分）

(注：请把答案写在下面的答题处)

1) Make sure you g________ the rope with both hands when climbing the tree.

2）He r____________ no to the first question.

3) This city is in ____________ (急迫的) need of doctors. 

4) The weather f___________ said that there would be sunny intervals and showers.

5) What she said sounded convincing, but we s__________ it to be a lie.

6) Many experts _____________(提倡) rewarding your child for good behavior.

7) Don’t ____________ (耽误，延迟) apologizing, or you will lose the best chance.

8) He s___________ the chance of a trip to Singapore.

9) We have______________(采纳了) their teaching way.

10) Have you ___________(咨询) your doctor about your illness?

Though Jack has failed twice in _____ PE test, he decided to have _____ third try.

A. the; the                     B. a; the                    C. a; a                    D. the; a