She had a little money in the bank,        to help her mother.

A．which        B．in which            C．where            D．with which

He's an old cobbler（修鞋匠） with a shop in Paris. When I took him my shoes, he at first told me” I have   1   time. Take them to the other fellow on the main street; he'll fix them for you right away. "

   But I'd had my eye on his shop for a long time. Just looking at his bench   2 with tools and pieces of leather, I knew he was a   3   craftsman （手艺人）. "No," I replied, "the other fellow  4 do it well. "

   "The other fellow" was one of those shopkeepers who fix shoes and make keys "while-you-wait" ­— without knowing much about  5  shoes or making keys. They work 6 , and when they have finished you might as well just  7  away the pair.

   The man saw I wouldn't give in, and he  8 . He looked at my  9 , had me write my  10 on one shoe with a piece of chalk and said," Come back in a week. "I was  11  to leave when he took a pair of soft leather boots off a shelf. “See what I can do?" he said with  12 . "Only three of us in Paris can do this kind of work.”

   When 1 got back out into the  13 ,the world seemed  14 to me. He was  15 out of a fairy tale, with his way of speaking familiarly, his very strange, dusty felt hat, his funny accent（口音）   16   who-knows-where and, above all, his pride in his craft.

   There are times when nothing is important 17  the bottom line, when you can do things any old way as long as it"  18  " In such a period it is rare（罕见的） comfort to 19   a cobbler who gets his  20 satisfaction from pride in a job well done.

1．A． little               B． bit                C． no                  D． much

2．A． put                B． faced             C． mixed             D． filled

3．A． handsome           B． clever             C． skillful             D． famous

4．A． mustn't            B． needn't             C． shouldn't           D． can' t

5．A． mending           B． making             C． checking          D． selling

6．A． slowly             B． carelessly            C． wonderfully         D． carefully

7．A． give                B． throw             C． take               D． send

8．A． smiled             B． shouted             C． cried              D． persuaded

9．A． shoes              B． feet                 C． faces             D． hands

10．A． address             B． number             C． name             D． age

11．A． round             B． out                C． up               D． about

12．A． regret           B． honor             C． pride              D． sorrow

13．A． street            B． shop              C． school            D． city

14．A． funny            B． new              C． Big               D． small

15．A． nothing         B． anything           C． something          D． everything

16．A． from           B． in                 C． on                D． for

17．A． so                B． though            C． as                D． out

18．A． gets              B． values             C． costs                D． pays

19．A． serve              B． meet              C． hear                 D． employ

20．A． fewest            B． greatest            C． hardest             D． easiest

Several months ago I decided it would be wise to investigate（投资）the possibilities of buying a life insurance policy（保险）. I got the name of an insurance agent（代理人） from a friend and called the agent for some information. From the questions-I asked him, he could tell I knew nothing about insurance, so he kindly offered to help me determine the kind of policy I ought to be considering.

    That night he appeared at my door at 7:30; without wasting time he spread his papers out on the kitchen table and began a long explanation. I listened attentively as he felt I ought to. After three or four hours of talking, he kindly helped me fill out an form for a $ 50,000policy ,and then he asked if 1 could go to a Dr. Luther's office on Friday for a physical examination.

    I don't know why, but it was not until the mention of the doctor's appointment（约定）that I realized fully what was happening. I was about to sign lifetime contract（合同）, yet I had not really made a decision about whether I wanted to buy the policy or not. As a matter of fact, the question of a need for a decision from me one way or the other had not even come up. Suddenly I felt sure that I really did not want to buy the policy. However, since he had spent 80 much time with me, I didn't want to make him feel that he had wasted his time. So I invented an excuse about things I had to do on Friday, and I assured I would call him in a few days. Actually, I had no intention of going to see Dr. Luther or of calling the agent again.

I wanted to forget the whole thing -- it's been over three months now since our meeting, and my friendly insurance agent still calls at my office faithfully two or three times a week. My secretary knows that I don't want to talk to him, so when he calls she tells him that I'm in a meeting or that out of the office or that I'm away on a business trip. I realize now that it was a mistake not to tell him that first night that I didn't want the policy. Since! still can't bring myself to tell him directly that I'm not interested, and please not to bother me anymore, all I can do is avoid his calls and hope I don't run into him some place.

1．The writer phoned the insurance agent because         .

    A． he wanted to fill out a form for a life insurance policy

B． he had decided to buy a life insurance policy

    C． he took great interest in the insurance company

  D． he was eager to explore the possibilities of buying a life insurance policy

2．After several hours of talking, the writer        .

    A． decided to buy the policy

    B． decided to think over the matter

    C． made an appointment with Dr. Luther

D． decided not to buy the policy

3．The underlined word "assured" in the massage most probably means      .

    A． suggested          B． promised            C． insisted         D． decided

4．Which of the following is TRUE?

    A． The writer has tried many ways to get rid of the agent.

B． The agent is easily put off.

    C． The writer intends to call the agent in a few days.

D． The agent phones every day.

Text-messaging, the shorthand language favored by teenagers has started to push aside

traditional grammar among high school English learners.

   Today's teenagers are 10 times more likely to use non-standard English in written exams than before. They use informal words, phrases and text messages such as "m8" for "mate", "2"instead of "too" and "u" for "you".

   This language has made it into classrooms. School children are now handing in essays（短文） written in text messages.

   Educators say abbreviated words are fine for text messages on the mobile phone, but in school essays, it only shows the laziness of today's youth. They argue that the use of these shortened forms allows the users to avoid having to spell and use the language correctly.

   Despite this, a two-year study by Cambridge University has found that today's teenagers are using far more complex（复杂的） sentence structures, a wider vocabulary and a more ex-act use of capital letters, punctuation and spelling. The quality of writing has also improved, said Alf Massey, head of the department of Cambridge University that carried out the study. But phrases that may not have been acceptable to examiners have come into regular use gradually.

   Barry Spur, a senior lecturer in English at the University of Sydney, said it was no surprise to learn that students were using the shorthand language in their studies as a move away from the formal use of English.

    Spur said the real test was whether teenagers stuck to using informal words and phrases and text messages when they were writing something they knew required a more formal use of English.

    He also questioned whether the shorthand really did lead to greater cleanness of language or whether it was simply faster.

1．What do many teenagers prefer to use in written exams?

A． Formal words.                         B． Non-standard English.

C． Traditional grammar rules.              D． Numbers and letters.

2．Which of the following is tree according to the passage?

    A． Alf Massey was the head of Cambridge University.

B． The teenagers have improved the quality of writing.

C． Barry Spur was a senior lecturer in English in Cambridge University.

D． The study was carried out for three years.

3．The exact meaning of the underlined word．" abbreviated" in Paragraph 4 is     .

A． written        B． enlarged        C． shortened        D． spoken

4．The main idea of the passage is __

A． teenagers like to use text messages

B． text-messaging enters classrooms

C． mobile phone shorthand also belongs to formal essays

D． the usage of text messages shows the laziness of today's youth

A handsome young man, who wears the Beijing Olympic volunteer uniform and speaks Chinese and English, is an eye-catcher in the National Stadium.

    Philipp Demgenski, a German volunteer who works in the Olympics' language service, said, "I am looking forward to the Beijing Olympics, as it will be my first volunteer experience in the Olympics. "

    Philipp toured the National Stadium, or "Bird's Nest", for the first time early this year. It took him quite a little time to get familiar with the routes leading to the nest-shaped stadium regarded as "an icon（象征）of the Beijing Olympics".

    Philipp has learned Chinese for only one year, but now he can send SMS text messages in Chinese. The 26 - year - old, who had kept himself busy with volunteer activities in college, treasures the chance to see the Olympics so closely. "I had worked in Africa as a volunteer for four months, and I taught computer and English to teachers and students there, "said Philipp."I came to China because I am a big fan of Chinese culture. "

    Up to Marcia 31st, 22,000 foreigners had applied（申请） to be Olympic volunteers.

    Ndioro Diop is a girl from Senegal. Besides her mother tongue, she speaks French, English and Chinese.

    The language talent（天才） applied for a volunteer as early as in 2006. "The first several months when I came to Beijing, I was always lost, "said Diop."But every time I got help from Beijing people. I learned a lot in China, and now it is the time for me to do something to return. My family all love China very much, and my brother also applied to be a volunteer. "As for American girl Amari Montin, to apply for a volunteer was quite natural. "I will meet lots of Chinese friends through volunteering, and communicating with them will help me improve my Chinese, "she said．

    Montin said she had fallen in love with Beijing. "I love Beijing. I can feel the changes

brought by the Olympics. "

1．Which of the following is TRUE about Philipp？

    A． Philipp hasn't been familiar with the surroundings.

    B． Philipp will offer language and computer services during the Olympics.

C． Philipp mastered Chinese language very well years ago.

     D． Philipp had been a volunteer teacher before he came to China．

2．What can we know about Diop according to the passage.9

A． She has a gift ~or language learning.

B． She admires Chinese culture.

C． She is learning another language.

D． She wants to teach English in return to Beijing people.

3．What's take purpose of Montin to be a volunteer in the Beijing Olympic Games?

A． To make China known by more people around the world．

B． To make more friends and to improve her Chinese.

C． To learn about Chinese custom and to study Chinese culture.

D． To see the changes brought to Beijing by the Olympic．

If I were to explain Thanksgiving Day to a foreigner, I would call it simply Turkey（火鸡） Day. Yet, this special holiday has much more to it.

    Historically, the first settlers of America celebrated Thanksgiving with a harvest dinner because they successfully went through a hard winter. They also took this chance to thank their Indian friends for their help. Thanksgiving is a great American tradition to share this holiday with family members and friends. Its importance is almost equal to Christmas in American everyday life.

    A college friend of mine once invited me to celebrate this holiday with her family. This gave me an inside look at how Americans celebrate this holiday.

    When we arrived at her house, my friend's family greeted us warmly. Once in a while I went to the kitchen to catch a glimpse of the turkey in the oven. The turkey is cooked, whole. It is filled with a mixture of bread crumbs, vegetables and spices. It usually takes four to five hours or more to cook, depending on the size of the turkey.

    When it was finally done, two people carried the turkey to the table on a plate, decorated with fruits and leaves. It was the size of a small pig. It looked very impressive having a whole turkey on the table.

    When all the food was on the table and the guests were seated, everyone fell silent—it was time for everyone to say a small prayer（祈祷） of thanks. Unlike in China, where only the host makes a speech, it was this family's tradition to ask each and every person, young or old, family or guest, to say what they were thankful for. This included me, Well, as one might guess, I was thankful for my first American Thanksgiving.

    Then all our attention returned to the turkey. We broke into laughter when nay friend's mother came out of the kitchen with an electric knife to cut the Turkey into thin slices.

Each dish was passed around and everyone loaded their plate with turkey, potatoes, and other vegetables.

1．The best title for this passage is   

A． What a Large Turkey                   B． My First Thanksgiving

C． Warmly Welcomed                   D． What a Different Custom

2．Which of the following made the deepest impression on the writer?

A． Thanksgiving is even more important than Christmas.

B． The warm welcome received from the family.

C． The large turkey.

D． How the festival came into being.

3．The underlined word "glimpse" in the fourth paragraph has the same meaning as

A． curiosity           B． admiration       C． smell        D． look

4．Which of the following best shows the equality in American families?

A． The mother cut up the turkey with an electric knife.

B． Everyone at the table was asked to say a prayer.

C． Everyone was given the same foods and dishes.

D． The writer was treated warmly and equally.

5．How was the turkey cut into pieces?

A． With an electric knife.

B． Everyone cut off a piece of it.

      C． It was cut up with an ordinary knife.

D． The mother cut it up with the father's help.

Many studies have been conducted to discover the benefits of listening to and playing music．The growing field of "music treatment" is presenting increasing amounts of proof that point to the great powers of music．

   Emotional（情绪）benefits

   The right song can put anybody in a better mood． Most people turn to certain songs to improve their moods. The main reason behind this is that music can express our feelings better than any other medium. In addition, we have favourite songs for particular situations because we turn to the music which has the best effect on us.

    Music and exercise

    Have you ever noticed how out of breath you get when listening to an exciting song while doing exercises at the gym? It has been suggested that exciting music can actually in-crease muscle tension（肌肉紧张）, while light music does the opposite.

    It has also been proved that music can improve motor skills. An experiment conducted on a group of pupils proved that children learning basic motor skills such as throwing, catching and jumping while listening to music did better than those with no music．

    Chronic（慢性的） pain relief（减轻）

    Music also has the ability to ease chronic pain. In fact, according to a paper published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing, music can reduce chronic pain by 21%. The paper reports that 60 patients in an experiment were divided into two groups--one of the group listened to music, and the other did not. The reults showed that people who listened to music for an hour each day for a week improved physically and psychologically while those who did not listen to music did not.

1．The best title for the passage is

      A． The Study of Music                    B． The Benefits of Music

C． How Music Helps Patients               D． Music Helps to Improve Work Efficiency

2．Why do people turn to songs to feel better?

A． Because songs have magic．

B． Because listening to music is their hobby.

C． Because they can find comfort in songs.

D． Because some music has a good effect on them.

3． We want to relax our muscles, we should choose

A． rock and roll                      B． some exciting songs

C． light music                        D． classical songs

4．It can be inferred from the passage that _____

A． music can cure people of muscle pain slowly

B． 21% of the patients recovered quickly with the help of music

C． all the patients listened to music daily

D． the 60 patients all have physical and psychological problems

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，在该行右边横线上画一勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

    该行多一个词：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。

    该行缺一个词：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。该行错一个词：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。

Most students study English hardly at school but they                  1．       

only use the time study the rules of the language and                    2．       

new words. They spend a lot of time in exercises. They                 3．       

don't like read English very much. Actually, reading                     4．       

for pleasure is an easier way to learn English well.                      5．       

Many experts say reading for pleasure help students                    6．       

to learn many important thing about English.                           7．       

For an example, students can learn more about the                     8．       

cultures of English-speaking countries. What's worse,                  9．       

they can learn what to use English more properly.                      10．       

假如你叫李华，你的英国笔友Peter想了解中国学生过生日的方式，请你根据下面提示给他写封信介绍有关情况。

内容要点：1.生日聚会；  2．生日礼物；  3．生日祝福……

注意：1．字数100左右；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3．文章的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入字数。

Dear Peter,

      How is everything going?

      I'm glad to receive your letter. Now let me tell you how Chinese students celebrate the birthday                                                          

Best wishes.

                                                                         Yours truly,

Li Hua

—What has Tom been doing recently?

—I don’t know.          care.

A．nor I do         B．nor do I          C．neither am I           D．neither I am