Annealing is a way of making metal softer by heating it and then letting it cool very slowly. If metal is heated and then cooled very quickly , for example by dipping it in water , it will be very hard but also very brittle(脆)---that is , It will break easily. Metal that has been annealed is soft but does not break as easily . It is possible to make metal as hard or as soft as is wished, by annealing it. The metal is heated, and allowed to cool slowly , for a certain length of time. The longer the heated metal takes to cool slowly , the softer it becomes . Annealing can also be used on other materials, such as glass.

1. Annealing can make metal _______________.

A．hard and tough (韧)                      B．hard but brittle

C．soft but tough                          D．soft and brittle

2. Why do people put hot metal in water ? ____________

A．To make it hard                         B．To make it soft

C．To make it cool                         D．To make it brittle

3. As suggested by the text , how can glass be made less brittle ?____________

A．It can be heated and then cooled quickly

B．It can be cooled and then heated slowly

C．It can be heated and then cooled slowly

D．It can be cooled and then heated quickly

When I was eight years old, I had a big accident. I get scared even now when I think about that time. There were many people skating near my house, and seeing them skate so wonderfully, I couldn’t wait to have a try, just a piece of cake, I thought .

I went with a friend who was very skillful. He spent a long time teaching me how to skate , but I still didn’t learn much , which made him very angry. Finally , he left me and skated all around. I skated alone and soon got bored because I kept falling down so I took off my skates and just walked around on the ice in my shoes. It was cold and my feet were frozen.

Suddenly, I stepped on something that was not hard. What was it ? It was a weak place in the ice . When I stepped there, I sank under the ice. I thought that I was going to die, but I did my best to grab something to get out from under the ice. I would have climbed out myself by grabbing the edge of the ice, but at that time I was only a child of eight . I cried out.

Fortunately, someone helped me. He grabbed my arms and pulled me up. Those several minutes seemed a year to me. I thanked him. At that time, my friend came back. I was annoyed at him because he was supposed to take care of me, but he didn’t. He was embarrassed. When I took a taxi home, the taxi driver was surprised and asked what had happened. I didn’t want to say anything because I was tired and scared. Since then, I have never touched skating.

1.At first the writer thought that skating _________________.

A．was hard to learn

B．was only suitable to watch

C．was easy to learn

D．can only be done with support

2. Why did the writer’s friend leave and skate alone? ___________

A．He wanted to show off his skating skill before the writer.

B．He was disappointed at the writer’s performance.

C．He was too tired to go on teaching the writer.

D．He found he had no gift for teaching others to skate.

3. According to the writer, if an adult sank under the ice, he would _____________.

A．grab the edge of the ice and get out.

B．have courage to call for help

C．wait until people came to help

D．not like to accept others’ help

4.What effect did the accident have on the writer?

A．He broke away from his irresponsible friend.

B．He didn’t dare to skate any longer

C．He fell ill because of staying under ice too longer.

D．He lost interest in all kinds of sports.

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  All the teenagers we chose said they had computers at home. We asked them how much time they spent on their computers in an average week, but we were most interested in what they used their computers for. The average time spent on a computer in a week was about 12 hours, with the highest user averaging 32 hours and the lowest user only 5 hours.   2    3  Fourteen teenagers told us they did some word processing at home, but not very much. Only 2 of them said that computers helped them with their studies, while 8 of them told us they kept addresses and telephone numbers on their computers or used them as diaries. Only 3 of them said they were learning to program computers, and nobody looked up information (other than their address lists).   4 

The results indicate quite clearly that computers are seen by most young people as little more than game machines.   5  It seems to us that, although computers are common in the homes of teenagers, they have not yet become useful tools in everyday life.

A．There no big difference between boys and girls.

B．All of the teenagers questioned said they regularly used to play games.

C．We questioned thirty young people between 14 and 18.

D．But some adults admitted that they had no computers at home.

E. None of them used their computers for any other purpose.

F. I don’t know how important a computer is for teenagers.

G. The other important users are for word processing and organizing address lists.

短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

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。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）不记分。

3.如果不按要求改错，不给分。

We usually prefer to do things the way we considered to be the best. However, it is important to listen to those who love us and want to give us an advice when we have serious problems in our lives. Parents have gained some life experiences and they know what to act in different situations. That’s why we should ask them for help first when they have problems. Therefore, there are moments when we avoid them and don’t want to follow them. With time passed, my brother as well as I have realized that our parents are right. Please turn for your parents when in trouble, for they worth trusting and ready to offer help all the time.

书面表达：（25分）

假如你是校报编辑．请根据下面的“姚明小档案”写一篇英语文章．简单介绍姚明的基本情况。

姚明小档案

位置：中锋    国籍：中国   籍贯：上海    生日：9／12／80

高度：2．26M               体重：134．3kg

父母都是篮球运动员。4岁生日时，他得到了第一个篮球。6岁时知道NBA。

9岁开始接受业余训练，17岁入选国家青年队；18岁穿上了中国队服。

2000年奥运会期间，姚明平均每场63．9％的投篮命中率无人能比；在2001年的亚洲篮球锦标赛上。姚明以平 均每场13．4分的成绩帮助中国国家队夺得冠军。

2002年6月被休斯顿火箭队选中，成为一名非常有前途的驰骋于NBA赛场的中国中锋。

注意：1．词数120左右。

生词：亚洲篮球锦标赛：Asian Basketball Tournament

投篮命中率：field goal percentage

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—Where will you start your work after     graduation?

—Mum,it’s not been decided yet. I might continue my study for     higher degree.

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

The visitors lost their way in the forest ;           made things worse. was that it began to rain.

A．that              B．which            C．who              D．what

If you           spit at all, please spit in the bucket(痰孟里)provided

A．must             B．shall              C．should            D．may

So absorbed          in our talk that my brother took a wrong turn on the way to the airport.

A．he wat            B．is he             C．was he            D．he is

To their joy, the couple          the house and found the missing ring.

A．got through                            B．went through

C．Lived through                          D．Looked through