When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect(尊敬) elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.

I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry.

In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.

However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn’t want to hear.

After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don’t respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I don’t show my feelings through words.

By Jack

1.Jack brought the couple their food very fast because _______.

A．the manager asked him to do so

B．he respected the elderly

C．the couple wanted him to do so

D．he wanted more pay

2.When Jack called the couple “elderly”, they became _______.

A．nervous           B．satisfied           C．unhappy          D．excited

3. In Jack’s hometown, _______.

A．people dislike being called “old”

B．people are proud of being old

C．many people reach the age of seventy or eighty

D．the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple got.

B．Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.

C．The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.

D．From this experience, Jack learned more about American culture.

Linda Evans was my best friend—like the sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding.

When I was 13, my family moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special time—like my wedding (婚礼) and Linda’s. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back, stamped “Address (地址) Unknown. ” I had no idea how to find Linda.

Over the years, I missed Linda very much. I wanted to share (分享) happiness of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.

One day I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman — Linda’s married name. “There must be thousands of  Wagmans,” I thought, but J still wrote to her.

She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Linda Evans Wagman is my mother. ”

Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much, even after 40 years, laughed and cried and caught up on each other’s lives. Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And there’s one thing that Linda and I know for sure: We won’t lose each other again!

1.The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans _______.

A．at the age of 13

B．before she got married

C．after they moved to new homes

D．before the writer’s family moved away

2.They didn’t often write to each other because they _______.

A．got married

B．had little time to do so

C．didn’t like writing letters

D．could see each other on special time

3.There was an empty place in the writer’s heart be­cause she _______.

A．was in trouble

B．didn’t know Linda’s address

C．received the card that she sent

D．didn’t have a friend like Linda to share her happi­ness or sadness

4.They haven’t kept in touch _______.

A．for about 40 years

B．for about 27 years

C．since they got married

D．since the writer’s family moved away

Are you worried by the rising crime rate? If you are, you probably know that your house, possessions(财产) and person are increasingly in danger of suffering from great rise in the cases of burglary(夜盗;抢劫) and attack.

Figures show an ever-increasing crime rate, but it is only too easy to imagine "It will never happen to me". Unfortunately, statistics show that it really can happen to you and, if you live in a large city, you run twice the risk of being a victim.

Fortunately, there is something definite which you can do. Protect Alarms can help to protect your house with a burglar alarm system which is effective, simple to operate and easily affordable.

You must remember that owning a burglar alarm is no indication(暗示) that your house is packed with valuable possessions. It quite simply indicates to unwelcome visitors that yours is one house they will not break into easily, so they carry on to an unprotected house where their job is made a lot easier.

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1. Anyone who takes an interest in the crime rate will, according to the text, be aware that ___________.

A．more burglars are being caught than ever before

B．people have more possessions to worry about nowadays

C．burglars are more at risk than they used to be

D．homes are more likely to be broken into nowadays

2. It seems that people who live in cities are ____________

A．more often victims than those living in other areas

B．of the opinion that statistics are wrong

C．twice as well as people living in other areas

D．of the opinion that burglars only rob unprotected homes

3.The article claims that possessing an alarm system will _________.

A. show burglars that you have something worth stealing

B. persuade burglars not to break into your house

C. make the burglars’job less complicated

4.The underlined word "Figures" in the second paragraph can be replaced by"       "

A．Illustrations        B．Fingers           C．Numbers          D．Mathematics

With big handbags becoming a key fashion accessory(配饰) for working women, health experts are warning they can also become a key health concern.

Bags for women have become bigger and heavier as designers combine briefcases with handbags and straps have become longer, resulting in many users complaining of neck, shoulder and back problems.

“I see so many women with neck pains and headaches and what I usually do is look for their purse and pick it up,”said Jane Sadler, a family practice physician at Baylor Medical Center in Garland, Texas.“We take it over to the scale and weigh it and usually they’re anywhere from 7 to 10 pounds. We’re really going to see women with more and more problems later on if we continue the big purse craze.”

William Case, a physical therapist(临床医生)in private practice in Houston, Texas, urged designers“to place a cute, educational caution tag(标签) on all bags to inform buyers of potential neck and shoulder dangers.”Above all, he suggested correct posture while carrying big purses, keeping the head and shoulders upright. Patients should also often change the size and weight of purses carried.

“The extra-large purses are quite extraordinary. They look beautiful when the women wear them, but I don’t know how aware they are of the potential problems,”Case said.

Placing objects on one shoulder was one of the least efficient(高效率的) ways of carrying a load, according to a professor from Cornell University in New York State.“This causes a great imbalance,”he said.“If a big bag is a fashion accessory, then occasional and symbolic use is fine. If not, then keep it light.”

1.Jane Salder would“look for their purse and pick it up”in order to see whether the purses                        .

A．contained enough                       B．were worth a lot of pounds

C．were too heavy                         D．were too large

2.Which correctly explains the meaning of the underlined word“posture”in the 4th paragraph?

A．The way you position your body.

B．The part of your body where you place a weight.

C．The strength you use to carry a weight.

D．The height of the weight you carry.

3. None of the experts advised big bag users to             .

A．be aware of the big-bag problems

B．wear big bags in the right way

C．avoid using big bags very often

D．give up the fashion to keep fit

1. The world admits that China has got great ＿＿(成就) in every field.

2.The speech he ＿＿ （发表）yesterday excited all the audience.

3. He ＿＿（挣扎） to his feet.

4. He is ＿＿（满足的）with such a small success.

5. We ＿＿（克服）the difficulties.

6.She spoke in a＿＿（小声说）, so I couldn’t hear what she said.

7.There is no ＿＿ （方法）to saving him; he is dying.

8.The headmaster could not go to the meeting, so Mr. Smith ＿＿（代表） him.

9.It’s a bad manner to ＿＿（摇晃） your legs while eating.

10.The date of the meeting was ＿＿（提前） for teaching in the west of China.

文中共有10处语言错误，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（/\）,并在该句下面写出该加的词。

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。

My bike was stolen outside of shop. That day I went into the shop near my home to buy an exercise books, forgetting to lock. When I came out of the shop, the bike had lost. At first, I didn’t know how to do. I could hardly believe it, because I had been in the shop only 3 and 4 minutes. Then I searched all the streets nearby, and could not find it out, so I went to the police station and reported the loss. The followed day, with a friend of mine, I went to the cinema. When I came out I found my own bike place near my friend’s.

假设你是一个名叫李英的失学学生，因得到在上海工作的一位美国人Mr. Smith的赞助而重返校园，你想给他写一封信表示感谢。

信的内容包括以下几点：

钱和礼物已收到，非常感谢。

自己一直努力学习。多亏老师和同学们的帮助，学习取得很大的进步。

曾受到老师的表扬和父母的鼓励。

决心继续努力，学好各门功课，将来当一个科学家。

渴望见到Mr. Smith，但因为没有机会去上海，希望给她寄张照片。

注意：

词数：100左右。

不要逐句翻译。可适当增加细节使行文连贯。

单词辨音 （ 共5 小题 ； 每小题 1 分，满分5分 ）

1.abuse     

A．abnormal         B．alongside          C．advocate          D．average

2.exhibition 

A．existence         B．exchange          C．expert            D．expose

3.potential  

A．oppose           B． sorrow           C．volcano           D．opening

4.unfit     

A．evaluate          B．fuel              C．minimum          D． uncomfortable

5.tease    

A． threat           B．steady            C．sweat            D．weaken

– How about _____ Christmas evening party?

-- I should say it was _________ success.            

A．a, a              B．the, a             C．a, /              D．the, /

From his ______ look, we could see that he hadn’t expected that we could raise such ______questions to him.

A．confused; confusing                     B．confusing; confused

C．confusing; confusing                     D．confused; confused