A man stayed in his house as a flood engulfed (包围) his town. Two men in a boat came to his house and offered to take him to safety. “No, thank you,” said the man, “God will help me.”

As the waters rose, the man retreated (撤退) to the second floor of his house. Now, two men in a motorboat came by and offered to rescue him. Again, the man refused, saying, “No, thank you. God will help me. ”

As the waters rose still higher, the man retreated again to the rooftop of his house. A plane came by, and someone inside it threw down a rope, urging (催促) the man to grab (抓住) it and be pulled up into the airplane. Once more, the man declined and said, “No, thank you. God will help me. ” Just then a powerful voice called out to the man, “You idiot! I sent you a boat, a motorboat and now a plane. What more do you want me to do?”

1.Which of the following do you think is the best title for his passage   .

A．A Man in Floods                        B．God Will Help Me

C．A Town in Floods                        D．Different Ways to Help People out of Water

2.Why didn’t the man enter the rowboat at first?

A．Because he didn’t know the men in the boat.

B．Because he thought he could retreat to a higher place.

C．Because he was sure God would help him.

D．Because he was sure he could take himself to safety.

3.At the end of the passage, who called out to the man?

A．The men in the rowboat                  B．The men in the motorboat

C．Someone in the helicopter                D．God himself

4.What do you think of the man? He was          .

A．very strong        B．very silly          C．helpless           D．useless

Learners of English, especially self-taught learners may have troubles in understanding speeches by native speakers. The following ways might help improve their listening ability.

First of all, do things step by step. It is not good to listen to something beyond your level. Better choose a proper course and start with the first book. Go on to the second book only after you are sure you understand the first one.

Secondly, stick to (坚持) one course of study. Don't change books often. Never let your attention be attracted (吸引) by another course just because it seems to be more "fashionable" (时髦).

Thirdly, listen to the English news program over the radio from time to time. Better go through the news stories in the Chinese-language newspaper first. That will make it easy for you to understand the English news on the radio.

Fourthly, if you have time, listen to some interesting stories in Special English from the V. O. A. or other listening materials（材料）of the same level as that of your textbook.

1.This is a piece of advice to learners of English on how to ______.

A．improve their listening ability              B．read fast

C．write better English and read faster          D．speak correctly

2.If you want to understand the English news program on the radio, you should ________.

A．read the Chinese-language newspaper step by step

B．read again and again the Chinese-language newspaper

C．go through the Chinese-language newspaper

D．be able to recite the Chinese language newspaper

3."Beyond your level" means something _______.

A．easy for you

B．too difficult for you

C．not too easy and not too difficult for you.

D．just all right for you

4.The author advised that once you have taken up a course, you ______.

A．should stick to it

B．should begin with the last book

C．should take up other courses if they are more fashionable

D．shouldn't do anything else

Good afternoon, and welcome to England. We hope that your visit here will be a pleasant one. Today, I would like to draw your attention to a few of our laws.

The first one is about drinking. Now, you may not buy wine in this country if you are under 18 years of age, nor may your friends buy it for you.

Secondly, noise. Enjoy yourselves by all means, but please don't make unnecessary noise, especially at night. We ask you to respect other people who may wish to be quiet.

Thirdly, crossing the road. Be careful. The traffic moves on the left side of the road in this country. Use pedestrian crossings (人行道) and do not take any chances when crossing the road.

My next point is about rubbish. It isn't lawful to drop rubbish in the street. When you have something to throw away, please put it in your pocket and take it home, or put it in a dustbin.

Finally, as regards (至于) smoking, it is against the law to buy cigarettes or tobacco if you are under 16 years of age.

I'd like to finish by saying that if you require any sort of help or assistance, you should contact the police, who will be pleased to help you. You can call, write or directly go to ask any policeman.

1.Who do you think is most likely to make the speech?

A．A guide                               B．A person who makes laws

C．A teacher　　                         D．An English officer

2.How many laws are there discussed in the speech?

A．Four             B．Three            C．Six               D．Five

3.The main purpose of this speech is to __________.

A．tell people that those above 18 can drink and smoke there

B．declare (宣布) the different laws of England

C．give advice to travelers to the country

D．warn people against going to the country

4.The underlined word "contact" in the last paragraph means to __________.

A．keep in touch with (联系)                 B．turn to            C．make a call to   D．write to

Do you know blood types?

Special care must be taken in selecting new blood for a badly injured person, who would be killed by the transfusion (输血) if the blood is too different from his own.

There are four basic types of blood A. B. A B. and O. Blood type, like hair and height, comes from parents. Basically, A and B can not be mixed. AB, sometimes called the universal recipient (万能受血者), may receive A or B,. O type, often called the universal donor (万能输血者), gives his blood to any other group. Patients usually receive nothing, but salt or plasma (血浆) until their blood can be matched as exactly as possible in the blood bank of a hospital. There is a relationship between your blood type and your nationality (国籍). Among Europeans, about 42 % have type A while 45 % have type O. The fewest is the type B.

1.Which of the following show the correct relationship in blood transfusion ("→"means giving blood to...)?

A．                 B．                 C．                 D．

2.Usually person who has been injured and lost too much blood should be given a blood transfusion______.

A．after he receives salt and plasma　          B．before he feels uncomfortable

C．when the new blood fits his body　         D．as soon as accident happens

3.From this passage we can know that among Europeans ______ 13 % have the type B.

A. about 　　B. no more than 　　C. less than 　　D. at most

单词拼写, 首字母已给出 （每小题1分，共10分）

1.We s________(遭受) huge losses in the earthquake.

2.I’m c_________(担心) that they may have got lost.

3.The boy refused to follow my a_______(建议) and did what he wanted to.

4.The worker i_______(忽视) his own danger and jumped into the river to save the boy.

5.The news quite u______(使心烦意乱) him.

6.Are you sure he is a n        (本地的) here not a visitor ?

7.Though I haven’t met him for many years, I could r_________(认出) him immediately when I saw him in the crowd.

8.His story is b       (以…为基础) on his own experience.

9.He didn’t stop in Hong Kong and flew s          (径直) to London.

10.The ship sailed and we set out on a long v           (航海).

下面的短文中，每一篇有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两个。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（∧），并在其下面写上该添加的单词。删除：把多余的单词用斜线（﹨）划掉。修改：在错误的词下划一横线，并在该单词下面写上修改后的单词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词 2. 只允许修改10处，多出者（从第11处起）不计分。

I saw the worst storm in years on last Friday.  It came down suddenly but lasted for more than three hour.  After lunch, I went into my room to have rest. The air was hot and everything that was quiet. Then strong wind start blowing into my room. Pieces of paper on my desk flew highly into the air and some blew out of the window. As I ran out catch them, big drops of rain began to fall. After a while I hear a big tree falling down and break the top of the back room.

短文填空 （共10 分）（用适当的单词或短语填空，注意必要的词形变化。）

I haven’t been able to be ___1__ (户外) for so long that I’ve grown so crazy about everything to do with nature. Once I ___2___ (碰巧) be upstairs __3__ (在黄昏) when the windoe was open. The dark, rainy evening, the wind, the __4__ (雷) clouds held me___5___ (完全地) in their power; it was the first time in a year and a half that I had seen the night ___6___ (面对面地). But I had to say it’s no __7_ (快乐) looking through dirty__8____ (窗帘) hanging before ____9___ (满是灰尘的)windows any longer because nature is one thing that really must be____10___ (体验).

As we all know, _____ life is a big stage, on which _____things of all kinds can take place.

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

In my point of view, the question is not _____ the world is going to have a new economic crisis, but when.

A．that              B．how              C．what             D．whether

—Please ______ your disgraceful conduct during the ball! 

—I’m sorry.  I was totally out of my mind. 

A．break up          B．set off            C．account for        D．dress up