—I can’t repair these until tomorrow, I’m afraid.

    —That’s OK. There’s     .

    A．no wonder      B．no doubt   C．no problem      D．no hurry

The people you find most diffcult       can also be your most valuable teachers.

A.dealing with     B.to be dealt with   C.to deal with   D.being dealt with

—Jane, have you finished your paper?     

—No, I       my sister with her homework all the morning.

A. help     B. have been helping          C. helped            D. was helping

—Lily went to see the movie alone.

       —If she _____ me about it, I would have gone with her.

A. should tell      B. tells      C. told       D. had told

With alarming regularity, we read about oil tankers having accidents near land and the terrible consequences of the oil spills(泄露) on people, nature, and the environment.

       Millions of dollars have been used in developing special chemicals to help dismiss the spills and to clean up the animals, beaches, and land spoiled by the oil. Unfortunately, when many of these chemicals are used, more damage is caused to the environment, especially to lives in the sea.

       Of all of today’s environmental disasters, an oil spill may actually be one of the least serious. Although oil is poisonous, it is a natural material. In the end, it breaks down naturally. There are, of course, long-term effects, but it is usually more serious in the short term.

       Nature by itself works better than chemical materials, but when there is a spill we demand that governments act immediately with as much hi-tech knowledge as possible. In 1967 the tanker Torrey Canyon sank off the Scilly Isles near the coast of England and spilled 120,000 tones of oil into the ocean. If you go there today, you will find it hard to see any sign that it ever happened.

       Governments seem to accept the risk of transporting millions of tons of oil by ship every day so that we can fill up our cars and drive around and cause even more environmental damage. Interestingly, the biggest companies in the world produce cars, and the next biggest supply the gasoline to make them run!

       We should be thinking more about reducing our dependency on oil. Governments should be encouraging research into new technologies, such as cars run by solar power(太阳能), electricity, hydrogen, and so on. Much of this research has, in the past, been held back by the oil, gas, and coal.

       If the world’s millions of cars were 10% more efficient(高效的) — and the industry could easily produce cars at least twice as efficient — we would need many fewer tankers crossing the oceans each year. If this happened, the risks of oil spills would be reduced, and the air we breathe would be cleaner and fresher, too.

What is the passage mainly talking about?

   A. Oil spills pollution.                                            B. What oil pollution is.

C. Oil tanker accidents.                                     D. How to reduce oil pollution.

How does the author support the idea that oil spills are not as serious as people believe?

A. By giving a description.                                    B. By making an argument.         

C. By giving an example.                                        D. By drawing a diagram.

What does the underlined word “risk” in Paragraph 5 refer to?

A. Transportation depending more on oil.      B. Poisonous oil breaking down naturally.

C. Millions of tons of oil spilling into the sea.   D. More environmental damage being caused.

Which suggestion is made for reducing oil tank accidents according to the passage?

A. We should build safer oil tankers in the near future.

B. We should develop new technologies to cut oil use.

C. Tankers should not be allowed to sail near the coastlines.

D. Countries should build more oil pipelines under the sea.

短文改错 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：

如无错误，该行右边横线上画一个勾(√)；

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。

During the summer of 2008, I started reading books

in English, mostly stories．I would learn a lot of new           

words from these books, but I had terribly problems              

memorizing them．I had to look up to the same word                

many time, which was quite troublesome．I realized               

I do need a way to remember all this vocabulary．It was           

a great achievement for myself．I started writing down             

words from  books that I read．I would come back from              

school, and then sit for an hour and two．I wrote down            

new words and add them to my collection．By the end               

of last year，my collection has grown to 3,000 wor

0ds．                                                              

Thousands of years ago people discovered the phenomenon by chance, and this was _____ the idea of the compass first came from.

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

The holiday's upon us. Finally, after months of study, you have some time to yourself. so, why not read a book? Well, some people will say, "Why bother with books? We have the Internet and other media that offer a lot more colorful entertainment. Books are history!" But don't be fooled. There's still a lot to be said for reading.

    One clear reason is that a well-chosen book is a wonderful source of vocabulary, so long as you have a good dictionary, of course. Believe me, it's far easier to get new English words and phrases from a book or article than it is from the TV or the Internet.

    But an even more important point is that books give you something that modern media simply can not. The average webpage is picture-heavy and the text is often designed to make it as easy to read as possible. While "easy" may be attractive, unfortunately it's little use for many long-term development of reading skills and the general language level. For that, there's still no substitute (替代品）of a book.

    But perhaps the best single reason is that simply choosing what you read and doing it independently means that it's something you do by yourself. You can choose what you want to read. It's hard work, but something down the line, you will find that what once seemed like a duty is now a pleasure. We asked three bookworms -- an English teacher, a book editor and a film critic - to pick some favorite reads for you.

How many reasons for reading a book does the author mention in the passage?

  A. One   B. Two      C. Three      D. Four

According to this passage, we basically need a ______ in reading.

  A. computer  B. dictionary    C. notebook    D. pencil

In the author's opinion, reading on the Internet may ________

  A. develop long-term reading skills    B. improve the general language ability

  C. not take the place of reading books  D. be an effective way of reading

The passage is written mainly to ____________.

  A. share the pleasure of reading books     B. advise readers to read books

  C. stress the importance of reading online.  D. help readers to choose good books.

短文改错（共10小题，每题1分，共计10分）

对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如果没有错误，在该行的右边横线上打勾；如有错误（每行只有一个错误）则按下列情况改正：

此行多一词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在右边横线上写出该词也用斜线划掉。

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。

Last time you said you felt nervously before exams. I know         

__________________

the exam results are such important for students that most students

__________________

are nervous. My suggestion is you try to relax yourself.             

__________________

In fact exams are an evaluation of your studies, so there is       

__________________

no need to worry too much the results. I think it’s important     

__________________

to take a right attitude. Only before you have made good           

__________________

preparation for exams can you avoid suffering from the             

__________________

pressure of exams. You’d better go for a walk or to do            

__________________

some exercise before them. Besides, have enough sleep              

__________________

can make you full of energy. The hot bath or a glass of hot       

__________________

milk might help you have a sound sleep.

Mrs. Taylor has ____ 8-year-old daughter who has ____ gift for painting. She has won two national prizes.

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