Robert Spring, a 19^tth century forger(伪造者)，was so good at his profession that he was able to make his living for 15 years by selling false signatures of Americans. Spring was born in England in 1813 and arrived in Philadelphia in 1858 to open a bookstore. At first he became rich by selling his small but real collection of early U.S. autographs（手稿）. Discovering his ability at copying handwriting, he began imitating signatures of George. Washington and Ben Franklin and writing them on the title pages of old books. To lessen the chance of detection(察觉), he sent his forgeries to England and Canada for sale.

Forgers have a hard time selling their products. A forger can’t deal with a respectable buyer but people who don’t have much knowledge in the field. Forgers have many ways to make their work look real. For example, they buy old books to use the aged paper of the title page, and they can treat paper and ink with chemical.

In Spring’s time right after the Civil War, Britain was still fond of the Southern states, so Spring invented a respectable maiden lady known as Miss Fanny Jackson, the only daughter of General “Stonewall” Jackson. For several years Miss Fanny’s financial problems forced her to sell a great number of letters and manuscripts(手稿). Spring had to work very hard to satisfy the demand. All this activity did not prevent Spring from dying in poverty, leaving sharp-eyed experts the difficult task of separating his forgeries from the originals.

1.Why did Spring sell his false autographs in England and Canada?

   A. There is a greater demand there than in America.

   B. There was less chance of being detected there.

   C. Britain was Spring’s birthplace.

   D. The price were higher in England and Canada.

2. After the Civil War, there was a great demand in Britain for                

   A. Southern money

   B. Signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin

   C. Southern manuscripts and letters

   D. Civil War battle plans

3.According to the passage, forgeries are usually sold to            

   A. sharp-eyed experts           B. persons who aren’t experts

   C. book dealers                D. owners of old books

4. Who was Miss Fanny Jackson?

   A. The only daughter of General “Stonewall” Jackson

   B. A little –known girl who sold her father’s to Robert Spring

   C. Robert Spring’s daughter

   D. An imaginary person created by Spring.

Do you know about a series of books that say they are “for dummies”? These American self-help books have been translated into more than thirty-nine language including Chinese, Arabic, Russian, French, German, Greek and Spanish.

“Dummy” is a word for a stupid person. The dummies books are not really for stupid people. They are designed to show people how to do something they may never have tried before, like painting a house or learning a language. The books all say in a funny way that they are for dummies, such as World History for Dummies, Rabbits for Dummies, Chinese Cooking for Dummies, and Wedding Planning for Dummies. The first such book, Dos for Dummies, was published in 1991. It helped people learn how to use the DOS operating system for computers. Since then, more than one hundred fifty million dummies books have been sold.

The dummies. Com website explains the idea behind the books. It says that they show that people can be taught to do anything. First they can make fun of ideas that are difficult to understand. Then they show how the information can be interesting and easy. The publishers say that the books do not provide more information than necessary. They give readers just enough information to do what they want. They say that the dummies books give the best and easiest way to do something. And the books use simple and easy language.

These are more than one thousand different dummies books. A report in New York Times say that the top-selling dummies books are those that explain technology and personal finance.

The publishers say that the best-selling dummies books are those providing information many people need-like information about diseases books to help them. And there are even more dummies books to come. The publishers say that they publish about two hundred new dummies books every year.

1. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

   A. Books for Dummies            B. The Easiest, the Best

   C. Self-Help Books               D. New Ideas behind the books

2.According to the dummies.com website, people can            with the help of dummies books.

   A. simple some personal things       B. do anything they want

   C. become expert in any field         D. learn any foreign language

3.The dummies books have been popular because               

   A. they provide just what is needed and are easy to understand

   B. they provide abundant information on the concerning subject

   C. people can learn to do anything with just one copy

   D. people can save lots of money through self-teaching

4. According to New York Times, we know that books on             sell best.

    A. technology and personal finance       B. opera and car repairing

    C. diseases and education               D. cooking and world history

5.What can we learn from the passage?

    A. The first dummies book was on Chinese cooking.

    B. The dummies books will continue to be popular

    C. Fifty million different dummies books have been published.

    D. The simple language was intended for child readers.

To the Editor,

    I have been reading your newspaper, the Hometown Gazette, for the past two years, ever since I moved to Smithville. We moved here from New York City, so I am accustomed(习惯的) to reading excellent newspapers such as The New York Times . In fact, we still have the Times delivered on Sundays. The entire family enjoys reading the recipes（食谱） in the magazine, as well as the Styles section.

The Times is great, but the Gazette is another story. I’ve never read an article that doesn’t contain at least three or four spelling or grammatical errors. For instance, in last week’s issue you misspelled the word “secretary”, used a singular verb with a plural noun, and used “it’s” as a possessive (所有格). And that was just in the lead story! In case you never went to elementary school, “it’s” means “it is ”.It’s also a possessive adjective!

It’s a pity that this tiny little hick(乡下) town has only one newspaper, because I’d like to have an alternative(替换物) to the rag you publish. I find it hard to believe your news stories. If you can’t spell correctly. How can you get your facts right?

I’ve been meaning to get this off my chest for some time. Please cancel my subscription(订阅). And buy yourself a dictionary.

                                                    Sincerely,

                                                    Jane Z, Jones

1. Which phrase from the passage shows the writer’s prejudice(偏见)?

   A. get this off my chest

   B. three or four spelling or grammatical errors

   C. tiny little hick town

   D. reading the recipes in the magazine

2.The author’s tone in this passage can best be described as                 

   A. happy        B. angry       C. sympathetic(同情的)         D. objective

3.Which statement of the following is not true according to the passage?

   A. The writer once lived in New York City, so he was used to reading the Times.

   B. The entire family enjoys reading the Styles section in the mafazine.

   C. The writer has long been planning to express his dissatisfaction with the local newspaper

   D. It is obvious that the editors of the newspaper are not very careful about their work.

请将标有A~F的备选项插入文章中标号为1~5的合适位置，使其意义完整，结构连贯；期中有一个备选项是多余的。（此题请答在答题纸上）。

A cover girl, anchorwoman(女主持人), aithor, actress, singer and master(硕士)….If you put all these images together, you may get a Korean woman called Lee Youngse. 61                

No wonder she was chosen to play Jang Germ, a perfect woman, in the hugely popular TV drama Dae Jang Geum(大长今)

    62.                    Her parents and two brothers held her in special favor “ I often got injured from head to foot. But I never felt unhappy about that; the wounds were the records of happy memories.”

63.                    She later entered college majoring in German and decided to be a teacher.

64                    She was described as “a transparenr(透明的) woman” Korean people loved the girl and called her “ the oxygen beauty”. Lee felt the pressure of fame and was pushed into the entertainment world.

Lee first appeared on TV in 1993. She won various awards and acted in many best-selling films, but it was Dae Jang Geum that helped her to become an international star.

65.                   How could she manage to do that? Lee explained, “ Forget the lines you have said and make room for new ones.”

根据下列句子所给单词的汉语揭示，在横线上写出该单词的正确形式。

66. Big cities have many               (娱乐项目) and you can enjoy some of them in your spare time,

67. Mr. Smith is a                      (幽默) person, because he has a born ability to make people laugh.

68. As soon as she got off the plane, she               (联系) me by cell phone.

69. Jim looked into her eyes and said                  (轻柔地) “ I love you”

70. Many young people are                    (痴迷) about Yao Ming, a basketball player.

71. Let’s               (分成) ourselves into several groups.

72.                    (很幸运), a kind farmer passed by and sent him to hospital in time.

73. He is much respected as a very                       (有进取心的) and competitive leader.

74. She is a                  (毕业) of Oxford.

75. You                    (误解) my words.

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误，对标有题号的每一行做出判断；

如无错误，在答题卡该行后的横线上画∨，如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词，在答题卡短文上把多余的词用\划掉，在答题卡该行后的横线上写出该词，并也用\划掉。

此行缺一个词：在答题卡短文缺词处加一个漏词符号∧，在答题卡该行后的横线上写出该词。

此行错一个词：在答题卡短文错的词下划一横线，在答题卡该行后的横线行写出该加的词

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

I went to see the film after supper. On my way to the                    76.           

cinema. I met an English woman, who lost her way.                        77.            

I gave up the chance see the film and took her to her                        78.             

hotel. While go there, I told her about great changes                        79.              

that had been taken place here in the past few years                         80.            

and she had told me something about her country,                          81.            

Although I missed the film, but I still felt very happy, for                    82.               

I had not only helped her out of trouble but practiced                       83.              

my spoken English. If I had not worked hard on                           84.                   

English, I would not have been able to help him.                           85.             

 学生之间是否应该在自习课上讨论问题？你所在班级就此话题展开了讨论。根据下列内容用英语写一篇100字左右的短文。

赞成：45%     理由：1.可以更好的解决问题；  2. 互相取长补短

反对：55%     理由：1.声音大，影响他人学习；2.无法独立思考问题。

注意：文章标题和开头已给出，但不计入总词数。

Should We Study by Talking in Self-study Classes?

   Lately our class has had a discussion on whether we should study by talking in self-study classes. Views vary from person to person.                                                

第一部分 英语知识运用(共四节,满分45分)

语音知识(共5小题,每小题1分,满分5分)

从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中,找出所给单词的正确读音,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑. 1. shade   A.[tʃeid]       B.[ʃeid]          C.[tʃæd]          D.[ʃæd]

2. crop    A.[krʌp]       B.[krup]          C.[krɔp]          D.[krəup] 

3. fist     A.[fist]         B.[fi:st]          C.[fest]          D.[feist]

4. theme   A.[ði:m]       B.[ðem]          C.[θi:m]          D.[θem]

5. failure   A.[´fɔilj ә]     B.[´fәuljә]        C.[´fiәljә ]        D.[´feiljә]

第二节 情景对话(共5小题,每小题1分,满分5分)

    根据对话情景和内容,从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑.选项中有两个为多余选项(注意：答案E涂AB，F涂BC，G涂CD)

--- Mum, my old bike has gone wrong again. What shall I do?

---       6     

--- Great! But can I have a mountain bike?

--- Why a mountain bike? There’re no mountains around here.

--- Mountain bikes are stronger, and they’re better at going up hills. But I …

---       7     

--- Money. Do you know how much they cost? At least $300 each! How can I get so much money?

---       8     

--- Over a year! But I need one now.

---       9     

--- I suppose about $150 each.

--- Well, that sounds more reasonable. If you save $5 a week, you’ll have enough in about six months.

---       10    

--- Well, go ahead with your saving and I’ll make up the rest in six months. Now, go and get your old bike repaired.

 In the modern society, computers are largely ______ to help us organize daily life and work.

 A. relying     B. relying on     C. relied       D. relied on