I lay there buried alive under our house when the bomb hit our city. The great 21 started by the bomb came nearer and nearer to us as workers tried to  22  us. “Hurry!” they cried to one another as the flames (火焰) came nearer. At last they reached us and  23 me and my mother out from under everything  24  the flames reached us.

Later, as I thought of the pilot of the plane that 25 the bomb on our city, I cried, “I hate him. I hate him.” The people with marked faces from the  26 of the bomb made me cry, “I hate him.” I saw people suffering (遭受) a terrible,  27 death. Again and again I cried as I saw these people, “I hate him!”

Some time later, that man appeared in a meeting I  28 .As I looked at him, I  29  him very much. Then I listened to what he told us of his  30  the day when he dropped the bomb on our city. I heard him say, “When I flew over the city  31  we dropped the bomb, I cried, ‘Oh, God, what have I    32  ’.” I could see that he found it  33  to speak of that day.

As this happened I suddenly  34  my hatred (仇恨) of him was  35 . It only made me unhappy also. As I did this, it was as if a heavy load (负担)  36  my shoulders. Then I decided to  37 him. I did so and my life was  38  .

I now help those who suffer from  39  other people. I try to help them to  40  everyone, as I am now able to do.

1.A．sound                   B．heat                               C．fire                        D．light

2.A．call                        B．reach                       C．find                      D．help

3.A．put                        B．sent                               C．pulled                   D．brought

4.A．after                              B．as                                   C．when              D．before

5.A．made                             B．dropped                        C．attacked             D．set

6.A．noise                              B．energy                          C．effect                   D．power

7.A．slow                               B．serious                          C．sad                       D．hard

8.A．joined                   B．took                               C．attended             D．gave

9.A．hated                             B．feared                           C．honored              D．believed

10.A．activity              B．idea                               C．experience             D．opinion

11.A．when                           B．after                              C．as                          D．before     

12.A．got                               B．heard                                C．done           D．seen

13.A．difficult              B．easy                               C．useless                D．proud

14.A．imagined                    B．realized                        C．knew               D．thought

15.A．right                 B．funny                    C．necessary      D．wrong

16.A．took away     B．took off               C．fell off           D．fell on

17.A．forgive(原谅)      B．kill                C．defeat           D．accept

18.A．balanced                 B．changed               C．continued      D．ruined

19. A．punishing     B．hurting                C．disliking         D．hating

20.A．respect                B．love                  C．consider     D．move

The English language started about 1500 years ago in England. Three groups of people came to the country. They were the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes. These three groups brought their languages with them to England. After some time, the three languages became one new language—English. The name "English" comes from the Angles. They lived in most of England. "England" means "Angle Land" or "Country of the Angles".

　　The language that we speak today—Modern English—is not the same as the English that people used 1500 years ago, including Old English（before ll50）and Middle English（up till 1500）. That language—Old English—sounds different, and it has some different rules of grammar. There were only a few thousand words in Old English. But Modern English does come from Old English, and it is still like it in many important ways.

1.When did Modern English start?

A. About the year 1150.

B. Before the year 1500.

　　C. Between the 12th century and the 16th century.

　　D. About 1500 years ago.

2.How many languages did Old English come from?

　　A. One.　　　　　 B. Two.　　　　　C. Three.　　　　　D. Four.

3.Which language did the name "English" come from?

　　A. Modern English.　　 B. The Angles.  C. The Jutes.　　　　 D. The Saxons.

4.According to the passage, Modern English differs from Old English in ________.

　　A. grammar　　    B. pronunciation     C. words　　　　D. All of the above

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

　　A. Modern English has nothing to do with Old English.

　　B. Modern English has more words than Old English.

　　C. Modern English has a vocabulary（词汇量）twice as large as old English.

D. There is no difference between Old English and Middle English.

Suppose you are a visitor in the land of Mongolia(蒙古), some friends ask you to eat with them. What kind of manners do they want you to have? They want you to give a loud “burp(打嗝)” after you finish eating. Burping shows that you like the food.

    In some countries, if you give a loud burp, you are told to say “Excuse me, please.”

    In many places people like to eat together. But in some parts of Polynesia(波利尼西亚)it is bad manners to be seen eating at all. People show good manners by turning their backs on others while they eat.

   What are manners like in an East African town? People try not to see you. They are being polite. You may see a friend. He may not see you at all. If you are polite, you will sit down beside him. You will wait until he finishes what he is doing. Then he will talk to you.

   Manners are different all over the world. But it is good to know that all manners begin in the same way. People need ways to show that they want to be friends.

1.In Mongolia, burping is a way to show that__________.

A.      the host is very friendly with the visitors

B.      one doesn’t want to eat anything at all

C. one enjoys the meal that is prepared by the host

D. one is not polite at table

2. In some parts of Polynesia, to be polite while eating, one should____________.

A. eat as fast as possible                    B. eat with his mouth full of food

C. turn his back on others                    D. sit still without doing anything

3.It is good manners for people in East African towns__________.

A. to sit down beside others and wait for them to talk

B. to say “hello” to others on the street

C. to try to talk to others when they are working

D. never to speak to anyone on the street

4.We have good manners to show that we________.

A. are different from other

B. begin all manners in the same way

C. want to be friendly to other people

D. don’t want people to trouble us

5.Which of the following is not true?

   A. Manners are not the same in different countries.

   B. It is good manners to give a burp when you’ve had enough in any place.

   C. Sometimes manners are different in different places in the same country.

   D. A person with good manners is liked by other people.

Tom was taken to the police station and put in a room with another thief, an older man.

    The man looked at Tom and said, “Why have they brought you here, boy?” “I stole a small radio one day after lessons,” Tom said. The man laughed rudely at him, “you should steal something which is worth a lot if you want to be a thief. You ought to steal something really expensive, so that your name is put in the newspaper. Go and steal a lot of money from a bank next time!”

Tom thought for a few seconds and then said, “I can’t do that!” “Why can’t you?” said the older man. “Are you afraid?” “No,” said Tom, “I’m not afraid at all, but the banks are all closed at three o’clock, and my lessons don’t finish until four.”

1. Tom was taken to the police station ________.

A. by mistake    B. to see another thief    C. as a thief    D. on business

2.Why did the older thief laugh rudely at Tom ?

A. Because Tom lied to him

B. Because Tom was only a student.

C. Because he didn’t think a small radio was worth stealing

D. Because he thought Tom was too young to be a thief.

3.From what Tom said, we can draw the conclusion(得出结论) that _________.

A. He would go on stealing after he was set free.

B. He must have been taught while stealing

C. He wasn’t planning to steal from a bank

D. He would never be out of prison again

4.Having heard what the older man said, Tom thought carefully about_______.

A. his lessons

B. how to be a famous man

C. stealing something worth a lot

D. the plan to steal from a bank

5.. Tom couldn’t steal from a bank because ______

A. he was afraid of being put into prison

B. he wouldn’t have time to do that though he dared to

C. he wanted to be a good student

D. he did not believe in the older man

Although English is not as 0old as Chinese it is spoken by many people around the world every day. English speakers are always creating（创造）new words, and we should be able to know where most words come from.

         Sometimes, however, no one may really know where a word comes from. Did you ever think about why hamburgers are called hamburgers, especially when they are not made with ham（火腿）? About a hundred years ago, some men went to America from Europe. They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg. They did not speak good English. But they ate good food. When some Americans saw them eating round pieces of beef（牛肉）,they asked the Germans what it was. The Germans did not understand the question and answered, “We came from Hamburg.” One of these Americans owned a restaurant, and had an idea. He cooked some round pieces of beef like what the men from Hamburger ate. Then he put them between two pieces of bread and started selling them. Today “hamburgers” are sold in many countries around the world.

         Whether this story is true or not, it certainly is interesting. Knowing why any word has a certain meaning is interesting, too. The reason may be found in any large English dictionary.

1. According to the writer, English ___    _.

         A. is as old as Chinese                                 B. is older than German

         C. is not so old as Chinese                          D. is very difficult to learn

2.Hamburger is___    _.

         A. a kind of food                                       B. a round piece of beef

         C. the name of a village                               D. a city in Germany

3.According to the story, ___    __.

         A. few Americans like hamburgers

         B. hamburgers are made with beef

         C. hamburgers are made with ham

         D. Hamburgers were sold all over the world about a century ago.

4.According to the writer, which of the following can be found in any large English dictionary?

         A. Where all the new words come from.

         B. Where those Germans came from.

         C. The reason why any word has a certain meaning.

         D. The reason why English is spoken around the world.

5.According to the story, the word “hamburgers” comes from_____   __.

         A. China because it has a long history.

         B. England because Germans don’t speak good English.

         C. The round pieces of beef those people from Hamburg brought to America.

         D. English speakers because they always create new words.

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。

   When some plates of the earth move suddenly, an earthquake happens. __61__ Earthquakes may happen anywhere on the earth. They often happen near mountains.

   During an earthquake, the shakings make rocks rise suddenly and even crakes（裂缝）open. __62__ And sometimes whole villages or cities are destroyed.

   __63__ Scientists have studied earthquakes and made maps that show the “earthquake belt”__64__ In these areas we can build strong houses to fight against earthquakes.

__65__ They can also tell people what to do and how to do it.

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或所给单词的首字母，在句子的横线上写出各单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。

1.It’s a fine day. Let’s go ___________(户外，野外) to enjoy the sunshine.

2. She saw him coming but she __________ (不理睬) him.

3.__________(事实上), on second thoughts, I don’t think I will go out with him..

4.We learned that he was _________ (遭受) from cancer.

5.The general _________(命令) his men to attack the city.

6.They keep in touch with each other since they ________(毕业) from college.

7.He is a _______(可靠的) man, so we can depend on him.

8. The lifeboat was sent out to ______(营救) the sailors from the sinking ship.

9.Believe it or not, Mary’s sister suddenly ______(爆发) into crying when we were eating.

10.In the traffic accident, two were killed and three got _______(伤害，损害).

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换改作文，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：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

主意：1. 每处错误及修改均限一词。

      2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear Editor,

I am a senior high student. I am writing to share my worries with my classmates.

With the development of IT industry, many of my classmate have 3G mobile phones. It can inform us the latest news, make us relaxing and keep in touch with our friends, but they play computer games, watch movies or chat online after the class, even in class. These has caused them to lose their interested in their lessons. I hoped 3G mobile phones should be banned at school. Do you agree about me?

I am looking forward to your earlier reply.

                                                         Yours,

                                                         Li Hua

为促进我校师生的英语学习，我们将举办英语晚会，请你以学生会的名义发一份英语海报，欢迎全校师生参加。

内容：1. 晚会时间：下星期五晚7:00-9:00；    2. 晚会地点：学校新体育馆  (the new gym)

      3. 晚会节目：英语故事，英语歌曲，英语诗歌及短剧等。届时还邀请在本校工作的外教Nora一家参加晚会，他们将表演精彩的节目。

主意：字数100左右，文章的开头和结尾都已经给出。

参考词汇：short plays 短剧   wonderful performances  精彩的表演   Students’ Union 学生会

                      Poster

In order to improve our English, we are going to hold an English Party.

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the Students’ Union

Nov. 5^th, 2012

We don’t need to do __ extra work this evening. The day’s work was almost at __ end now.