My glasses cost me ___ the last pair I bought．

A．three times                                       B．three times as much as

C．three times more as                           D．three times as many as

Gorge is organized, easy-going, hard-working and intelligent．____, I can’t speak too highly of him．

A．In other words      B．In a word       C．On the other hand       D．As a result

I am my mother’s third child．When I was born, her doctor gently explained to my mother that my left arm was __1__, below the elbow（肘部）．Then he gave her some __2__:“Don’t treat her any __3__ from the other girls．Demand more．” And she __4__!

My mother had to work to __5__ our family．There were five girls in our family and we all had to __6__．Once when I was about seven, I came out of the __7__,“Mom, I can’t peel （削……皮） potatoes．I only have one hand．“You get back to peel those potatoes, and don’t ever use that as a（n） __8__ for anything again!” Of course I could peel potatoes with my good hand, while holding them down with my __9__ arm．There was always a __10__ , and Mom knew it, “If you try hard __11__,” she ‘d say, “you can do anything．”

Once in the second grade, our teacher had each of us race across the monkey bars（高低杠）．When it was my turn, I __12__ my head．Some kids __13__ ．I went home crying．After work the next afternoon, Mom __14__ me back to the school ground．“ Now, __15__ up with your right arm”, she advised．She stood by __16__ I practiced, and she __17__ me when I made progress．I’ll never forget the __18__ time I was crossing the bars．The kids were standing there with their mouths open．

It was the way with everything．When I __19__ I can’t handle things, I see Mom’s smile again．She had the heart to __20__ anything．And she taught me I could, too．

1．A．missing                    B．broken                    C．diseased                  D．short

2．A．warning                    B．medicine                 C．help                        D．advice

3．A．badly                        B．differently               C．well                        D．normally

4．A．did                           B．refused                   C．cried                      D．was

5．A．care                         B．help                        C．support                   D．feed

6．A．pay attention             B．work out                 C．carry out                D．help out

7．A．kitchen                     B．bedroom                 C．house                     D．school

8．A．idea                          B．change                    C．excuse                    D．explanation

9．A．lost                          B．other                      C．next                       D．longer

10．A．chance                   B．way                        C．time                       D．success

11．A．enough                   B．too                         C．again                      D．often

12．A．hurt                        B．nodded                   C．shook                     D．turned

13．A．cheered                  B．whispered               C．joked                      D．laughed

14．A．drove                            B．took                       C．sent                        D．carried

15．A．pull                        B．jump                       C．stand                      D．rise

16．A．before                    B．as                           C．after                       D．until

17．A．helped                    B．raised                     C．praised                   D．protected

18．A．first                        B．last                         C．wonderful               D．next

19．A．admit                      B．fear                        C．find                       D．realize

20．A．face                       B．teach                      C．learn                       D．solve

Mrs. Blake teaches English in a large school in the inner area of a big city on the west coast．Even since she was a young girl, she has wanted to become a teacher．She has taught eight years now and hasn’t changed her mind．After she graduated from high school, she went on to college．Four years later, she received her bachelor’s degree （BA） in English and her teaching certificate（证书）．Then she went to teach in the secondary schools of her state．In the summers, Mrs. Blake takes more classes; she hopes to get a master’s degree （ MA ）．With an MA, she will receive a higher salary and if possible, she hopes to get a doctor’s degree as well．The school day at Mrs. Blake’s high school, like that in many high schools in the United States, is divided into one hour each．Mrs. Blake must teach five of these periods．During her free period, which for her is from 2 to 3 P．M, Mrs. Blake must meet with parents, make our examinations, check assignments at all, Mrs. Blake works continuously from the time she arrives at school in the morning till the time she leaves for home late in the afternoon．

1．How long is it since Mrs. Blake graduated from high school?

A．four years          B．eight years           C．twelve years       D．twenty years

2．According to the article, which is the right order of the degrees a person can receive after going to university?

A．a doctor’s degree – a bachelor’s degree – a master’s degree

B．a bachelor’s degree – a master’s degree – a doctor’s degree

C．a master’s degree – a bachelor’s degree – a doctor’s degree

D．a bachelor’s degree – a doctor’s degree – a master’s degree

3．How many degrees has Mrs. Blake achieved so far?

A．one              B．two                C．three             D．four

4．Which of the following sentences is not true?

A．Mrs. Blake teaches in the inner area of big city on the east of the United States．

B．Mrs. Blake has turned her wish of becoming a teacher into reality．

C．Mrs. Blake is still studying in her holidays in order to get higher degrees．

D．The working hours in the school where Mrs. Blake works are similar to those of many other high schools in the states．

Plants are very important living things．Life could not go on if there were no plants．This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight．Animals and man cannot make food from air, water and sunlight．Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals．Therefore animals and man need plants in order to live．This is why we find that there are so many plants around us．

If you look carefully at the plants around you, you will find that there are two kinds of plants: flowering plants and non-flowering plants．Flowering plants can make seeds．The seeds are protected by the fruits．Some fruits have one seed, some have two, three or four, and some have many seeds．But a few fruits have no seeds at all．An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit．Most non-flowering plants do not grow from seeds．They grow from spores （胚芽）．Spores are very small．Some spores are so small and light that they can float in the air．We may say that spores are quite the same as seeds．When these spores are all on wet and shady places, they usually grow into new plants．

1．The main idea of the first paragraph is that ______．

A．plants are important for life                 B．plants cannot grow without air

C．there are many plants in the world           D．we can’t live without water

2．plants can make food from _______．

A．flower, water and air                       B．water, sunlight and air

C．air, water and soil                          D．air, sun and light

3．What can we infer from the passage?

A．Of all living things animals are most important．

B．Spores are seeds．

C．All fruits of flowering plants have seeds．

D．Without plants, man will die out

4．This passage may be taken from ______．

A．a medicine book                                      B．a novel

C．a science magazine                               D．an experiment report

Use your American Express Card to enjoy one-day privileges at four of America’s greatest museums．Note the participating museums, and their exciting special exhibitions that you will not want to miss, listed below．

Boston

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Chairs

February 11—May 8, 2005

Italian furniture expert Fausto Calderai and Indian photographer Dayanita Singh present an exhibition of chairs from the museum’s collection and “ chair photographs ”from around the world presented in a Venetian-style hall housing world-famous masterpieces．

For more information: www．gardnermuseum．org

New York

The Noguchi Museum

Noguchi and Graham

December 1, 2004---May 1,2005

Noguchi’s long-term collaboration with dancer Martha Graham is regarded by many as high point in the history of both modern dance and art．The exhibition highlights nine of the sets created through this collaboration．

For more information: www．noguchi．org

Philadelphia

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

In Full View : American painting （ 1720---2005）

January 11--- April 10, 2005

Founded in 1805, the Pennsylvania Academy has been home to America’s artists for 200 years．The Academy collects and exhibits the works of famous American artists, and is well-known for training fine artists．2005 at the Academy begins with the largest exhibition of the Academy’s distinguished American collection in the institution’s history．

For more information: www．pafa．org

Seattle

Seattle Museum of Glass

Murano: Glass from the Olnick Spanu Collection

Through November 7, 2004

This exhibition includes over 200 pieces of beautiful glass from Murano, the island of glassblowers near Venice, Italy．Watch live glass-blowing shows in the Hot Shop and see other modern glass exhibitions．

For more information: www．museumofglass．org

1．Which of the following websites offers information about the furniture show?

A．www．pafa．org                       B．www．noguchi．org   

C．www．museumofglass．org            D．www．gardnermuseum ．org

2．We learn from the text that Martha Graham is _______．

A．a dancer        B．a painter               C．a glassblower      D．a photographer

3．If you want to know the history of American painting, you may visit _____．

A．The Noguchi Museum                      B．Seattle Museum of Glass

C．Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum                   D．Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Ladji Doucoure of France beat Olympic champion Liu Xiang of China in the final meters to claim the title of the men’s 110 meters hurdles at the 10^th world championships in Helsinki on Friday．

Doucoure, who led the world this season with 12．97 seconds, over took the Chinese to win the race in 13．07 seconds．Liu was second in 13．08．Four-time world champion Allen Johnson of the United States took the third in 13．10．

The 22-year-old Doucoure said after the race, “ I can not tell you just how long I have been dreaming of this．This victory is the result of a lot of hard work, and also a lot of support from people who have believed in me．I had a bad start, touched a few hurdles, but after the 4^th hurdle I picked up my race and went straight to the finish line．”

Liu, who won the Olympic gold with a world record-tying time of 12．91 seconds, said, “I’m very satisfied with the second place．The result could have been worse．I felt quite well and did my best．I’ m not tired, I had some clearance problems at the start, so I should practice that some more．Finally, I didn’t lose by much, only by a little bit, but I did think I could win it．”

Liu’s coach, Sun Haiping said on Friday he was content with Liu’s performance．

“ Liu Xiang was quite good during his reaction period, but he was a little bit slow in the middle and he finally caught up during the last two hurdles,” Sun told Xinhua．

Although satisfied with the silver medal and the clocking of 13．08 seconds, Sun said Liu might have added the world title to the Olympic championship if Liu had run the track neighboring his major rivals（对手） of Doucoure Ladji or Allen Johnson．

“ If he had run next to Ladji Doucoure or Allen Johnson, Liu could have kept pace with them and then sprinted（疾跑） at the last stage．In this case, he could grab the gold,” said Sun, who had become a household name for coaching China’s first men’s Olympic champion in the track．

1．This passage probably appears_________．

A．in a story book                                         B．in a text book      

C．in a newspaper                                         D．in a fashion magazine

2．The following statements about Doucoure are true EXCEPT_______．

A．He won the gold medal in the men’s 110m hurdles in Helsinki．

B．He led the world in the men’s 110m hurdles with 12．97 seconds this season．

C．He did a lot of hard practice before the race in Helsinki．

D．He won the world champion title four times．

3．Which of the following can be used to replace the underlined phrase“picked up my race”in paragraph 3?

A．gathered speed                                        B．stood up

C．make up my mind                                     D．became better in health

4．According to Sun Haiping, Liu Xiang might have won the gold if ______．

A．he had done better during his reaction period 

B．he had run the track next to Ladji Doucoure or Allen Johnson

C．he had practiced clearance more before that race  

D．he hadn’t touched a few hurdles in the race

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。

__1__ From 18-25, according to I．Q．scores;  but you are wiser and more experienced with increasing age．

You are smartest in your 20’s ; around 30, your memory begins to go down, particularly your ability to perform mathematical computations, __2__ Your vocabulary at the age of 45, for example , is three times as great as then you graduated form college．At 60, your brain possesses almost four times as much information as it did at the age of 21．

__3__ You have the best physical sense of yourself from 15 to 24; the best professional sense form 40 to 49．

Before the age of 24, we believe that our happiest years are yet to come; over 30, we believe that they are behind us．A National Health survey agrees: after the age of 30, we “ become more realistic and do not view happiness as a goal in itself．If we maintain our health, achieve professional and emotional goals, happiness, we feel, will follow”．

__4__ Generally between 30 and 39, but the peak（顶峰） varies with different professions．

Mosart wrote a symphony（交响曲） and four sonatas by the age of 8, and Mendelssohn composed his best known work A Midsummer Night’s Dream, at 17, but most of the great music was written by men between 33 and 39．

Though the peak in most fields comes early, most Nobel Prize winners did their top research in their late 20’s and 30’s---creative people continue to produce work with high quality throughout their lives__5__．

A．When are you most creative （创造性的）？

B．When are you happiest?

C．When are you smartest?

D．Do you know what I．Q．refers to?

E．But your I．Q．for other tasks goes up．

F．Creative people usually produce a lot of works．

G．For the “well-conditioned mind”, there is no upper limit．

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：短文中有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。 

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行下边写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行下边写出改正后的词。

注意：1．每处错误仅限1词；

      2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

There are different train ticket for people to choose from when traveled by train．They may want to buy a single ticket and a return ticket．A single ticket allows them enjoy more freedom at their destination while a return not only is cheaper but also save them the trouble of buying the ticket when they decide to return．Some people prefer hard seats to soft one．Young people like to have hard seats because enjoy the company of other passengers is what they need during a journey．Businessmen would not like to have soft seats．They want to have a good rest．When they get off the train, they were still energetic and can rapid go on to do their jobs．

下面的表格是你昨天一天的活动安排，请根据表格内容写一篇英语短文。

要求：1．词数100词左右；

      2．可适当发挥，以使短文连贯。