______ in thought, Ted didn’t notice his teacher coming into the classroom at all.

   A. Losing            B. To lost          C. Lost         D. Having lost

 No one responded when Tom was speaking , so he paused ______ to draw our attention before continuing.

   A. deliberately      B. eagerly       C. sincerely       D. faithfully

 —It is raining hard. Will you go to your friend’s birthday party?

   —I promised him to go, but the heavy rain really places me in a ______. I’m not sure whether I will go or not.

     A. disadvantage         B. dilemma                C. conclusion            D. challenge

 Of the two readable books, which do you think is ______ one for me to read?

  A. a more suitable    B. more suitable     C. a suitable      D. the more suitable

 —Do you let your kids travel alone at night?
    — ______ !
   A. Forget it      B. Go ahead   C. Absolutely not                                D. At any time

假设你是红星中学高二年级一班学生李明，你班将举行《人生规划》（My Life Plan）的英文主题班会。请写一篇发言稿，在班会上与同学们进行交流。要点如下：

1．梦想职业---记者（journalist）；

2．职业要求：反应迅速，有创造力，对事情有独特观点；

3．自己的两点优势；

4．为实现目标而努力。

注意：

1. 词数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，不计入总词数。

 Hello, everyone!

I feel honored to share with you about my life plan._________________________

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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，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。每处错误仅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. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

        2. 只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起)不计分。

   I came to London in February because the economic crisis. It spent me a long time to find the job I am doing now. At first, I helped in my friend’s restaurant and he offered me food and a place to live in it. At night, I would search the Internet for jobs. One day, I receive a phone call from a Chinese school in London, but they asked me to have an interview. They were very satisfied with my performance that they decided to give me the jobs then. Since then, I have been working as a Chinese teacher in a school. The job isn’t well-paid and the campus isn’t nicely. But I like the experience of staying with children and answer their questions.

Different weather makes people feel different. It influences health, intelligence and feelings.

In August, it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the United States.   51   In the Northeast and the Middle West, it is very hot at some times and very cold at other times. People in these states have more heart trouble after the weather changes in February or March.

The weather can also influence intelligence. For example, in a 1983 report by scientists, IQ of a group of students was very high when a very strong wind came, but after the strong wind, their IQ was 10% lower.   52  Very hot weather, on the other hand, can make it lower. Students in many schools of the United States often get worse on exams in the hot months of the year (July and August).

Weather also has a strong influence on people’s feelings. Winter may be a bad time for thin people. They usually feel cold during these months. They might feel unhappy during cold weather.   53   They even don’t like to do outdoor activities.

Low air pressure may make people forgetful.   54   There is “good weather” for health. People feel best at a temperature of about 18℃.

Are you feeling sad, tired, forgetful, or unhappy today?   55 

A．It may be the weather’s problem.

B．Warm weather can have a bad effect on health.

C．The wind can help people have more intelligence.

D．But fat people may have a hard time in hot summer.

E．people may have more intelligence when low air pressure comes.

F．People leave more bags on buses and in shops on low-pressure days.

G.．People there have heart trouble and other kinds of health problems during this month.

Happy birthday

The China National Opera (CNO) will give a concert to celebrate its 50th birthday.

Different generations of CNO vocalists, like Li Guangxi , Yao Hong and Ma Mei, will present the concert which will feature both songs from famous Chinese operas like “The White-haired Girl” and “The Hundredth Bride”, as well as, arias (咏叹调) of such Western opera classics as “Madame Butterfly”, “La Traviata” and “Rigoletto”.

Time/ date : 7:30 pm , September 7, 8

Location : Tianqiao Theatre

Tel : 6551-4787, 8315-6170

Tickets : 60—500 yuan (US $7.2— 60.2)

Folk music

A concert will be held to feature some recently composed traditional Chinese music works.

The concert, given by the Folk Orchestra of the China Opera and Ballet Theatre, will include such pieces as “Memory of Childhood ”, “Memorial Ceremony for God ”and “Wine Song”.

Time/date: 7:30pm, September 13

Location: Concert hall at the National Library of China

Tel: 6848 –5462, 6841-9220

Tickets: 30-200 yuan (US$3.6-24.1)

Moon music

A concert of traditional Chinese music will be given on the eve of the Moon Festival which falls on September 21st this year.

The concert will feature a number of famous pieces centered on the theme of the moon, such as “Moonlight”, “Spring night on a Moonlit River” and “Lofty Mountain and Flowing River.”

A number of established traditional Chinese music performers like Zhou Yaokun and Fan Weiqing, will play solos as well as collaborate (合作) with the folk music orchestra.

Time / date: 7:30 pm, September 21st

Location: Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities

Tel: 6606—8888, 6606—9999

If interested, please book the tickets as soon as possible.

47．If you want to buy tickets for listening to the music “Memory of Childhood”, you will dial ______.

A．6551—4787     B．6848—5462     C．8315—6170 D．6606—9999

48．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．“Rigoletto” is a famous piece on the theme of the moon.

B．“Lofty Mountain and Flowing River” is a traditional Chinese music.

C．Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei stand for the same generation of CNO     vocalists.

   D．Zhou Yaokun will play solos and Fan Weiqing will collaborate with the folk music orchestra.

49．From this passage, we can learn the purpose of the writer is ______.

A．to praise the musicians                B．to celebrate its 50^th birthday

   C．to advertise for the three concerts        D．to express his interests

50．In which column of a newspaper can we find this article?

A．Entertainment.   B．People.                          C．Culture.    D．Sports.

Harry Houdini was one of the greatest American entertainers in the theater this century. He was a man famous for his escapes from prison cells, from wooden boxes floating in rivers, from locked tanks (水箱) full of water. He appeared in theaters all over Europe and America. Crowds came to see the great Houdini and his “magic” tricks.

    Of course, his secret was not magic or supernatural power. It was simply strength. He had the ability to move his toes as well as he moved his fingers. He could move his body into almost any position he wanted.

    Houdini started working in the entertainment world when he was 17, in 1891. He and his brother Theo performed card tricks in clubs in New York. They called themselves the Houdini Brothers. When Harry married in 1894, he and his wife Bess worked together as magician and assistant. But for a long time they were not very successful. Then Harry performed his first prison escape in Chicago in 1898. Harry persuaded a detective to let him try to escape from the prison, and he invited the local newspapermen to watch.

    It was the publicity (宣传) that started Harry Houdini’s success. Harry had fingers trained to escape from handcuffs（手铐）and toes trained to escape from ankle chains. But his biggest secret was how he unlocked the prison doors. Every time he went into the prison cell, Bess gave him a kiss for good luck and a small skeleton key, which is a key that fits many locks. She passed it quickly from her mouth to his.

    Harry used these prison escapes to build his fame. He arranged to escape from the local prison of every town he visited. In the afternoon, the people of the town would read about it in their local newspapers, and in the evening every seat in the local theater would be full. What was the result? Worldwide fame and a name remembered today.

43．According to the passage, Houdini’s success in prison escapes depends on ______.

A．his good luck and supernatural powers

   B．his unusual ability and skeleton key

   C．his magic tricks and supernatural powers

   D．his wisdom and magic tricks

44．It can be learnt from the passage that Houdini became famous ______ .

45．According to the passage, which of the following statements is WRONG?                         

A．Houdini was a famous American magician.  

B．Houdini was first recognized in Chicago.   

C．Houdini first entered the entertainment world together with his wife.   

D．Houdini was popular with people from Europe and America.

46．Which of the following is the best title for the passage?