It was Mother’s Day，the day we celebrate everything mothers are and everything we do．But I’ll  1 that Sunday in 2000 was bitter-sweet for me．As a single mother I  2  to think of my shortcomings-how many evenings I couldn’t spend with my children，mad how many things I couldn’t  3  my waitress’s salary to buy．

    But what  4  kids I had! My daughter Maria was a senior in college，and Denny was home visiting from his freshman year at Harvard University．They were  5  impolite enough to complain．but there was so much more I  6  I had done for them．I just hoped they  7 ．

As I walked into the  8  quietly to start breakfast，I was greeted by a vase  9  a dozen red roses! When had Denny possibly slipped down to leave them? But even their delicate beauty was overshadowed by the note sitting beside them，in the quick，manly 10  of an eighteen-year-old．It was about a story that happened between Denny and me long ago It  11  ．

She took a day off from her busy  12  to take the boy to see his hero at the stadium．It took 3．5 hours just to get there，and they bad to be there early  13  he could see his hero take batting practice．14  their arrival，she took her hard-earned money to buy an overpriced T-shirt on which was  15  his hero making a diving catch．After the game，of course he had to  16  his hero’s signature，so she stayed with the little boy  17  1：00 in the morning…

      It took me long enough to  18  it．but I finally know who the  19  hero is．Mom，I love you!

    And suddenly, it was a  20  Mother’s Day, after all．

    1．A．admit             B．abandon                 C．deny                      D．refuse

    2．A．hated              B．disliked                  C．tended                   D hesitated

    3．A stress               B．spare                   C．strengthen              D．spend

     4．A．poor               B．great                    C．faithless                 D．pretty

    5．A．merely           B．usually                  C．never                      D．often

    6．A．wished           B．hoped                  C．expected                D．desired

     7．A．supported                B．understood             C．exchanged              D．survived

    8．A．living room       B．kitchen                C．bedroom                D．study

     9．A．including          B．containing              C．contacting              D．advising

    10．A．handwriting      B description                C．tone                       D．pocket

    11．A．wrote                  B．recorded                C．memorized             D．read

    12．A．scenery        B．system                 C．schedule                D substance

     13．A．or                B．for                      C．but                        D．so

     14．A．At                B．In                        C．On                        D．By

    15．A．impressed       B．printed                  C．presented                      D．pressed

     16． A．buy            B．abandon                C．get                         D．sweep

      17．A．before          B．until                     C．after                             D．when

     18．A．See              B．hear                     C．realize                    D．tell

    19．A．actual           B．true                     C．imaginary               D．various

      20．A．sad               B．bitter                   C．happy                    D．exciting

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1．What’s the aim of the passage?

      A．an introduction to Australian natural resources

      B．a report for the local news of Australia

      C．a scientific Australian research report

      D．all advertisement of Australia

2．The best title for this passage is“_______”?

      A．Australia：Your First Choice Holiday Destination

      B．Marine Park in Australia

      C．The preparations for Australian Vacation

      D．The Abundant resources of Australia

3．From the passage，we know that _______．

      A．When planning an Australian vacation，you should choose as many tourist attractions as possible to visit．

      B．Australia is a charming destination combined with the beauty of nature and attraction of modem civilization．

      C．The weather of Australia is not comfortable for tourists．

      D．The website Journey Australia. com is the best independent information resource about Australian Holidays on the net

4．According to the third paragraph，we can know _________．

      A．only if you stay in Australia for a year or even two，you can see all of Australia．

      B．if people couldn’t afford to stay for two years．you can enjoy the timeshares for sale in Australia

      C．timeshare rentals are only available online

      D．Timeshare rentals secure people a week of accommodation but you have to book ahead of time．

Most American kids love Halloween treats，but a bucket of Halloween candy can be a dentist’s nightmare．Some parents try to get rid of half of the candy after their children go to bed，but dentists say parents also need to separate the good kinds of treats from the bad．

      It is not exactly what a child eats that truly matters，but how much time it stays in his mouth．According to pediatric dentist Dr. Kaneta Lott，the most damaging stuff is something that is sticky or very hard and thus stays in his mouth for a long time This is because we all have bacteria in our mouths．When we eat, the bacteria take our food as their food and produce an acid that destroys the surface of the teeth，causing cavities to form The longer the food stays in the mouth，the more likely cavities will develop．Therefore，potato chips are worse than candy because they get stuck between teeth．For the same reason，raisins and crackers are not the best choice．Hard candies take a long time to consume and are also a bad choice for Halloween treats．

   I f children really love candy, dentists recommend that they eat chocolate instead．Unlike hard candies，chocolate dissolves quickly in the mouth．Besides，chocolate contains tannins，which help to kill some of the bacteria in the mouth．But no matter what a child eats，brushing after each meal is still the best way to fight cavities

1．What is the main purpose of the passage?

      A．To discuss how cavities can be treated．

      B．To point out the problems with Halloween celebration

      C．To tell parents what sweets are less damaging to their children’s teeth．

      D．To teach parents the meaning of Halloween candies for their children．

2．Why are hard candies especially bad for teeth?

A．They may break the child’s teeth．

B．They help bacteria to produce tannins

      C．They contain too much sugar．

D．They stay in the mouth for a long time．

3．According to the passage，which of the following is a better choice for Halloween meats?

A．Chocolate              B．Crackers               C．Raisins                   D．Potato chips

4．According to the passage，which of the following is true of tannins?

A．They are produced when the bacteria digest the food．

B．They help to get rid of some bacteria in the mouth．

C．They help chocolate to dissolve more quickly．

D．They destroy the surface of the teeth．

In spite of the instructions he had been given，Tommy did not hurry straight round to Mrs. Blakey’s house with the note．Reaching the toy shop window with its decorated Christmas tree．he could not tear himself away from it until he had spent ten minutes staring at the gift he most wanted．Where the road began to run downhill to Mrs. Blakey’s house，he met some of his friends who were throwing snowballs．He joined in the fight，and by the time it finished．another twenty minutes had gone by．Ten more minutes were lost looking for the note for Mrs. Blakey，which had somehow dropped from his pocket during the fight．When he finally found it, it was not only very wet，but he found that part of it was torn away and missing That meant a further search，but without results So Tommy reached Mrs. Blakey’s house nearly an hour late．carrying a dirty piece of paper that contained only the words：

    —for tea this afternoon—important to talk

    about—u．If it is convenient，— tell Tommy：

    otherwise．—Hr house at；four o’clock—

Yours sincerely．

Al ice Hendry

    Mrs. Blakey puzzled over the note for a while，then，imagining she knew what the missing words were，told Tommy to tell his mother it would be all right

    Tommy arrived home not long before four o’clock，only to find his mother very angry and already putting her hat on．“You naughty boy, where have you been?”she cried, and without waiting for all answer,“What did Mrs. Blakey say?”

    Tommy told her．

    “All right, you’d better come with me，”Mrs. Hendry said．And so once again Tommy found himself oil the downhill road to Mrs. Blakey’s．

    At about the same moment that Mrs. Hendry and her son Tommy reached Mrs. Blakey’s door, Mrs. Blakey herself, having taken a different road，was waiting outside the Hendry’s home．wondering why there was no answer to her knock．Who could blame her for thinking that the torn note was all invitation to tea at the Hendry’s，instead of which Mrs. Hendry had in fact been asking herself out to tea with Mrs. Blakey’s．

1．Tommy’s mother told him __________．

    A．not to drop the note on his way to Mrs. Blakey’s house

    B．to look at the toy-shop window．

    C．to hurry straight round to Mrs. Blakey’s house with the note，

    D．to look for the note

2．Which of the following notes did Mrs. Hendry send to Mrs. Blakey?

    A．Dear Mrs. Blakey，

       Will it be all right if l visit you for tea this afternoon? I have something important to talk about with you If it is inconvenient，tell Tommy；otherwise，I shall come to see you at your house at four o’clock．

Yours sincerely,

Alice Hendry

    B．Dear Mrs. Blakey，

       I should be very glad if you would come here for tea this afternoon I have something important to talk about with you，If it is inconvenient，tell Tommy；otherwise I shall expect to see you at our house at four o’clock．

Yours sincerely，

Alice Hendry

    C．Dear Mrs. Blakey，

      Tommy would be glad if you could come here for tea this afternoon．There is a gun that he thinks is important to talk about with you If it is inconvenient，tell Tommy；otherwise we shall expect to see you at our house at four o’clock

Yours sincerely，

Alice Hendry

    D．Dear Mrs. Blakey，

    I should be grateful if Tommy could stay with you for tea this afternoon．I want to go out as I have something to talk about with Mrs. Morris．If it is inconvenient，tell Tommy；otherwise，I will send him to your house at four o’clock．

Yours sincerely,

Alice Hendry

3．When Tommy returned home，his mother was very angry because ________．

    A．she was worried that it was too late for them to reach Mrs. Blakey’s house

    B．the naughty boy was an hour late for supper．

    C．He lost the note on his way to Mrs. Blakey’s house

    D．He came home without a reply from Mrs. Blakey

4．Which of the following is Not true according to the story．

    A．After giving the note to Mrs. Blakey, Tommy hurried straight home．

    B．Tommy looked for the missing part of the note but failed in finding it．

    C．Mrs. Blakey inferred correctly what the incomplete note meant

    D．Mrs. Blakey expected to find Mrs. Hendry at home at four o’clock

At Harton College--all English boarding school for boys，there are many rules．Fifteen-year-old Bob Sanders often breaks down．

    The boys can go into the town in the afternoon after class．But they must return to the school at six o’clock．One afternoon Bob walked to the town．He looked at the shops and then went to the cinema．After the film，he looked at his watch It was after eight o’clock He was a little worried．He walked back to Harton College as fast as possible．

    When he arrived，he ran quickly to the main entrance．It was locked，He went round the school building to another door．That one was locked too．He looked up at the window of his dormitory．it was on the third floor．The window was open．But it was quite dark and he could not climb up the wall easily．Then he saw another open window on the ground floor, It was the window of the headmaster’s study．

      He looked into the room；no one was there．Bob quickly climbed on to the window and jumped into the room．Just then he heard a noise Then someone turned on a light in the corridor．Bob looked around and then hid under the sofa One minute later，Mr. Mannering，the headmaster, came in．He turned on the light on his desk，and sat down on the sofa．Then he opened a book and began to read．

      Bob lay under the sofa as quietly as possible．He couldn’t move．The floor was cold and uncomfortable．He looked at the headmaster’s shoes and socks for an hour．

      “why doesn’t he getup and go to bed?”Bob thought．

      Mr. Mannering read his book for another hour．Finally, the headmaster closed his book and stood up，He put the book on a shelf and walked towards the door．

      “Thank God he didn’t find me under the sofa,”thought Bob

      Then Mr. Marmering stopped and spoke towards the sofa．

      “Would you turn off the light when you leave?”he said，and left the study．

1．Bob returned to the school more than two hours late because _______．

      A．he enjoyed himself too much

      B．he did not catch the bus

      C．he hated the rules

      D．he ran into his old friend

2．The story is told _________．

      A．to warn students not to come to school late

      B．to warn students not to climb up to their dormitory

      C．for fun

      D．of Mr. Mannering’s terrible experience

3．From the passage we know that the headmaster is ________．

      A．gentle                    B．strict                     C．wise                 D．humorous

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。    It isn’t easy to stop smoking．but millions have managed to quit and so can you． 1 

    Prepare yourself．Decide on a day to quit．Don’t choose a day that you know is going to be stressful, such as the day of an exam． 2  At the end of the day before you plan to quit，throw away your last pocket of cigarettes．

    Be determined Every time you feel like smoking a cigarette，remind yourself that you are non-smoker Reread the list of benefit you wrote earl3'

     3  Instead of smoking a cigarette，do something else，go for a walk，clean your teeth，drink some water, and clean the house．In fact，do anything that will keep your mind，and especially your hands，busy．

    Relax．If you start to feel nervous or stressed，don’t reach a cigarette．Try some deep breathing exercises instead Learn some relaxation exercises and do them every time you feel stressed．

     4  Arrange to stop smoking with a friend so you can talk about your problems，or join a stop smoking group．If you feel really bad，you might like to talk to a doctor or chemist about something to help you，like chewing gum

      Keep trying．It has been found that some people have to try several times before they finally stop smoking．If you weaken and have a cigarette，don’t be ashamed．Just try again．  5 

      A．You will succeed eventually．

      B．Make a list of all the benefit you will get from stopping smoking

      C．Get help if you need it．

      D．Here are a few suggestions．

      E．Every night before going to bed，repeat one of the reasons 10 times

      F．Break the habit．

      G．Have realistic expectations

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之问交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。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（∧），并在其下面写出该加的闻。

      删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

      修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写山改正后的词。

      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）不计分。

Dear friends，

    It is real a good chance to have met all of you here．We have spent several precious weekend in learning in the English Club．Although we have been members for a short period of time，we have made a great progress．That is because we are all very much active and the activities are not only enjoyable and also helpful．Beside，the foreign teachers here work hard and try his best to make the activities lively and amused．I am very pleased to say that all of us greatly improved our spoken English so tar．I am looking forward to see all of you again in the near future．

假如你叫王明，暑假去了香港旅游。请你写一封E-mail给你的美国朋友Betty，告诉她香港的概况。

1．香港位于中国东南端，北与深圳相接，听与澳门隔海相望。总面积1103平方公里。人口600多万；

2．冬季清凉且干燥，夏季炎热潮湿。

3．一个著名的旅游度假胜地，被誉为最受旅客欢迎的亚洲城巾；也被称作购物的天堂；

4．交通便利，是国际航运的重要港口。香港国际机场是世界上最繁忙的机场之一。

注意：

1．词数l20左右；

2．不要逐字翻译；

3．信的开头已给出，不计入总词数：

4 Macau澳门  convenient便利的

Dear Betty,

I went to Hong Kong during the summer holiday．_________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

        Yours，

    Wang Ming

The growing interest in ____ history is clearly evident in ____ number of people visiting museums and country houses.

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

Salaries are much higher here than ______ in my city.

A. that                B. it                 C. ones              D. those