WASHINGTON, Sept．6 （Xinhua） -- U．S．President Barack Obama on Monday announced a new plan to renew and expand the nation's roads, railways and runways, in a bid （努力） to restart the sluggish economy and to help create jobs．

       Obama announced the billion-dollar infrastructure（基础设施） spending program at an event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, marking the Labor Day holiday in the United States．

       The proposal calls for investments over six years, including rebuilding and modernizing 150,000 miles （241,350 kilometers） of roads, 4,000 miles （6,430 kilometers） of railways and 150 miles （ 241 kilometers） of runways．

       "It sets up an Infrastructure Bank to leverage（杠杆；利用） federal dollars and focus on the smartest investment．All of this will not only create jobs now, but will make our economy run better over the long haul," Obama said．

       "This is a plan that will be fully paid for and will not add to the deficit over time," said Obama．

       The U．S．unemployment rate rose to 9．6 percent in August, reflecting business reluctance to hire among uncertain economic prospects, the U．S．Labor Department reported on Friday．

The president admitted that new jobs "have not been coming fast enough" in the United States．

       "These years would be some of the most difficult in our history．The problems facing working families are nothing new, but they are more serious than ever．And that makes our cause more urgent than ever," he added．

1．What does the underlined word “sluggish” probably mean?

       A．繁荣的               B．崩溃的               C．疲软的               D．行动迅速的

2．What’s the main idea of this passage?

       A．The US president launched a new program aiming at improving the nation’s infrastructure．

       B．The US unemployment rate rose according to the Labor Department．

       C．These years will be the most difficult in the American history．

       D．More roads, railways and runways will be rebuilt and modernized．

3．Which of the following will be changed most in length?

       A．Roads．             B．Railways．         C．Runways．        D．Highways．

       “Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him，and let him know that you trust him．” These words are from the black American educator，Booker Washington．He was saying that，“If you want people to grow up，you have to stop treating them like children．”

       In America，families are close but children are encouraged to be independent，to make their own decisions，even at a very early age．It’s not unusual for a child of seven to be given an allowance（津贴）every week．The child is encouraged to save some of the money but he or she can spend it on whatever they choose，for example，buying clothes，school supplies or CDs．Some teenagers even have their own credit cards! That’s a big responsibility since even adults are tempted to overspend when they have credit cards．

       From an early age，American children are asked for their opinions and they are included in family decision making．At the dinner table，teenagers will be listened to on any topic，from politics to buying a new family car or where the family will go on vacation．In this way, teenagers are getting practice in becoming individuals：they are learning how to stand on their own two feet．

       Many Chinese young people are becoming almost as interested as American teens in searching for independence．They want to express those qualities that make them unique human beings．You can see this in the way they dress, the music they listen to and the friends they choose．“Super Girl” Li Yuchun caught the imagination of Chinese teenagers on the “Super Girl” television contest．She was not the traditional “nice，young Chinese girl”．With her short，spiky hair and boy-like clothes, she was telling everyone that she was different．She had the courage to be her own person and to stand on her own two feet．．．and she won!

       There is an old saying，“Everyone should carefully observe which way his heart draws him and then choose that way with all his strength．” If you do this, step by step, over a period of time, you may find that you have become the person you always wanted to be．

1．The passage is intended to encourage the youth to________．

       A．save money for useful things             B．become independent

       C．express their great ambitions               D．make important decisions

2．A child of seven is given an allowance so that he can______．

       A．be accepted as a popular guy                B．learn to decide how to use money

       C．overspend money without care           D．have school supplies of his own

3．The author implies that many Chinese children________．

       A．are more independent than Americans

       B．should become interested in America

       C．are happy with their present situation

       D．are not satisfied to be nice, quiet ones

4．The main idea of the last paragraph is________．

       A．that we should do things step by step

       B．why we should understand our desires

       C．what we should plan for our own life

       D．how we can manage to realize our dreams

       It was getting dark and snow was coming down．Joe was driving home．He’d been unemployed since the factory closed．Most of his friends had left, but he stayed on．After all, he was born here．

       Suddenly he saw a lady standing on the side of the road and pulled up．She was worried．No one had stopped to help her．Was he going to hurt her? He looked poor and hungry．Joe knew how she felt and said, “My name is Joe and I’m here to help you．” All she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad enough．Joe changed the tire, but he got dirty and his hands were hurt．She wanted to pay Joe and said any amount would have been all right．Joe never thought twice about the money and there were plenty who had given him a hand in the past．He had lived his whole life that way．He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance that they needed．

       Later the lady went in a dingy-looking restaurant to grab a bite to eat．The cash register was like the telephone of an out-of-work actor----it didn’t ring much．The waitress, who was nearly eight months pregnant, brought a clean towel to her with a sweet smile．The old lady remembered Joe．After the waitress brought the change from a 100-dollar bill, she found the lady gone and something written on a piece of paper, “Someone once helped me out----the way I’m helping you．If you really want to pay me back, don’t let the chain of love end with you．”

       That night the waitress gave her sleeping husband a soft kiss and whispered, “Everything’s going to be all right．I love you, Joe．”

1．What do we know about Joe from this passage?

       A．On his way home after work, he helped an old lady．

       B．He had worked in a factory in his hometown before．

       C．He would move away to fulfill his dream soon．

       D．Though he was poor, he didn’t care about money at all．

2．The saying “she wanted to pay Joe and said any amount would have been all right” in Paragraph 2 suggests that _____．

       A．the old lady was very grateful to Joe’s timely aid

       B．the old lady was much worried to be hurt by Joe

       C．the old lady wanted to show off her fortune to Joe

       D．the old lady’s car was very difficult to repair for Joe

3．Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?

       A．The restaurant was not only light but also clean．

       B．The old lady did have a big meal in the small restaurant．

       C．The waitress was more than eight months pregnant．

       D．The old lady left the remaining money to the waitress．

4．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

       A．Acts of luck                                   B．A warm-hearted man

       C．The chain of love                             D．A generous lady

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

       There is an English saying: “  1  ．” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously．Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body．  2

       Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body．People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts, blood pressure, breathing and muscles．It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise．  3  ．If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial．

       Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body．In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs．The group that tolerated（忍耐） the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program．  4

       __5__．They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter．

       A．Laughter can prolong one’s life．

       B．As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics in which they help to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh．

       C．The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish both stress and pain．

       D．It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach and even the feet．

       E．Although laughter helps cure the disease, doctors still can not put this theory into clinic practice．

       F．Laughter is the best medicine．

       G．They have found that laughter really can improve people’s health．

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

       增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（ˆ），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．每处错误及其修改仅限一词；

       2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear Mr. Johnson,

       I’ve learned from a newspaper that some clerks are wanting in your company．I am eager to being one of them．So I am writing the letter．My name is Zhang Hua．I was born in the Hebei Province and I am in good health．I’ve just graduated in the Computer Department of Wuhan University．I did very good in all subjects and I am especial good at computer studies and English．I can read science books in English and doing some writing in English as well．

       Beside, I know a little French．And in my spare time, I enjoy playing basketball．As is said that your company is very famous and I’ll very glad if you let me work for it．My telephone number is 027-89276628．I am looking forward to hearing from you soon．

假设你是李华，Peter是你的笔友。随着国庆节的来临，他们一家准备来中国旅游。请你给他发封邮件，推荐景点及出行方式。

       注意：1．字数100左右；

       2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

       3．开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Peter．

       I’m so glad to learn that you and your family are coming to visit China．

       Looking forward to seeing you!

Yours,

Li Hua

My friend Mary is _____ beautiful girl and _____ girl everyone likes to work with．

A．a, a              B．a, the             C．the, a             D．the, the?

-----Have you finished your homework?

-----No, I ________ my younger sister all day yesterday．

A．was looking after                                    B．would look after

C．had looked after                                     D．look after

“I don’t understand what you are saying,” she said, with a _____ expression on her face．

A．puzzling            B．puzzled         C． puzzle          D．puzzlement

I’ll spend half of my holiday practicing English and ___ half learning drawing．

A．another      B．the other        C．others         D．other