How words came into being is unknown．All we assume（推测）is that some early men invented certain sounds, in one way or another, to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could talk with each other． Later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be put together to show those sounds, and which could be written down．Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, are called words．

The power of words, then, lies in their associations-the things they bring up to our minds．Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words bring back to us the happy and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases．

Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which have powerful effects on our minds and feelings．This clever use of words is what  we call literary style（文体）．Above all, the real poet is a master of words．He can express his  meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them correctly, or they will make our speech silly and common．

1．We learn from the text that language might have begun with           

A．expressions         B．actions              C．signs           D．sounds

2．What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 2?

  A．The learning of new words．

  B．The importance of old words

  C．The relation of human experience with words．

D．The gradual change and development of words．

3．In the last paragraph, what does the author suggest that we should do?

A．Use words skillfully．                  B．Make musical speeches

   C．Learn poems by heart．                 D．Associate with listeners．

根据对话内容，从对话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。

W: Hi, John．

M: Hi, Lucy．    1    

W: Yes．I'm required to tell a story in English before the lesson begins．

M: Oh, I see．   2 

W: You're right．I need to practice on the stage before they all come．

M:   3  

W: Yes, here, in my pocket…..Oops, where is it?

M: Don't worry,   4  

W: ….No, not in the bag, either．I'm afraid I left it at home．

M:   5  

W: Aha! It's just the key to the classroom! Thank you so much．

A．Glad to see you．

B．What's the story about?

C．What's that around your neck?

D．Maybe you put it in your schoolbag,

E．Do you have the key to the classroom?

F．You're going to school rather early today．

G．So you want to get to get to the classroom earlier to make some preparation?

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释, 在答题卡相应的位置上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）

1．The course will start in       （十二月）．

2．She        （提醒）me that I hadn't written to Mother．

3．I hope to be back in a        （两星期）．

4．My       （最喜欢的）colour is green．

5．The baby in the next room       （睡醒）and began to cry．

6．        （水桶）are often used for holding and carrying water．

7．They look like the teeth of a            （凶猛的）animal．

8．It is          （危险地）for children under five years old to be left alone at home．

9．Because of his special experience, he was chosen to be an         （助理） to the president for energy affairs．

10．Two years later, he left his parents and entered a          （医学的）college．

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在答题卡相应的位置上画一个勾（、／）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：此行多—个词：把多余的词写在答题卡相应的位置上，用斜线（／）划掉；此行缺—个词：在答题卡相应的位置上写出该加的词，并附带前（后）词·此行错一个词：在相应的位置上写出该错词和改正后的词。

     注意：原行没有错的不要改。

Christie was one of my best friend at high school．      1  

At that time, we often spend time together．                2  

Thank to her help, I made great progress in my              3  

study．Last year，she decided to study abroad．In          4  

other words, we would be separated for long time．          5   

Before her leaving off, I prepared a gift to show             6      

my best wishes to him．She said it was the best             7   

gift she has ever had．From then on, we’ ve                8    

kept touch with each other through e-mails．I              9   

look forward to see her again in the near future．           10  

假设你是李华，你的美国笔友Peter曾表示希望来中国教书。你校现在需招聘外教，请给他写封信，告知招聘信息。内容主要包括：

1．教授课程：英语口语、英语写作、今日美国、今日英语等

2．授课对象：高中生（至少三年英语基础）

3．工作量：

— 每周12学时，任选三门课

— 担任学生英语俱乐部或英语校报顾问（advisor）

注意：

1．字数100左右；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3．开头语已为你写好，请将完整的回信书写在答题卡上。

Dear Peter,

I remember you told me you were interested in teaching in China．              

Best,

Li Hua

—Do you think you could do without help?

—______．This is not the first time for me．

A．Take care                                    B．Hurry up

C．Not exactly                                   D．Don’t worry

If we sit near _______ front of the bus, we’ll have _______ better view．

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

I have a lot of readings _____ before the end of this term．

A．completing                            B．to complete

C．completed                            D．being completed

That’s the new machine ______ parts are too small to be seen．

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

I_______ have watched that movie —it’ll give me horrible dreams．

A．shouldn’t            B．needn’t              C．couldn’t         D．mustn’t