What is time? Is it a thing to be saved or spent or wasted, like money? Or is it something we have no control over, like the weather? Is it the same all over the world? That’s an easy question, you say．Wherever you go, a minute is 60 seconds, an hour is 60 minutes, a day is 24 hours, and so forth．Well, maybe．But in America, time is more than that．Americans see time as a valuable resource．Maybe that’s why they are fond of the expression, “Time is money.”

Because Americans believe time is a limited resource, they try to keep and manage it．People in the US often attend conferences or read books on time management．It seems they all want to organize their time better．Professionals carry around pocket planners（计划书） — some in electronic form — to keep track of appointments and deadlines．People do all they can to press more life out of their time.

To Americans, punctuality is a way of showing respect for other people’s time．Being more than 10 minutes late to an appointment usually calls for an apology, and maybe an explanation．People who are running late often call ahead to let others know of the delay．Of course, the less formal the situation, the less important it is to be exactly on time．At informal get-togethers, for example, people often arrive as much as 30 minutes past the appointed time．But they usually don’t try that at work.

American lifestyles show how much people respect the time of others．When people plan an event, they often set time days or weeks in advance．Once the time is fixed, it takes almost an emergency to change it．If people want to come to your house for a friendly visit, they will usually call first to make sure it is convenient．Only very close friends will just “drop by” unannounced．Also, people hesitate to call others late at night for fear they might be in bed．The time may vary, but most folks think twice about calling after 10:00 pm.

Even Americans would admit that no one can master time．Time, like money, slips all too easily through our finger．And time, like the weather, is very hard to predict．However, time is one of life’s most precious gifts.

1.The main idea of the passage is _______.

       A．time is money                                     

       B．different attitude toward time in the world

       C．how to save time                                

       D．how Americans treat time

2.In the fourth paragraph, the writer mainly tells us that _________.

       A．Americans respect others’ time in daily life

      B．Americans seldom call after 10:00

       C．Americans inform before paying a visit to their friends                  

       D．when planning an event, Americans usually fix time ahead of time

3.The underlined phrase “think twice” （in Paragraph 4） probably means “_______ “.

       A．think for a second time                        B．be careful

       C．be afraid                           D．pay attention

4.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

       A．Americans like time better than anything else                      

       B．generally speaking, Americans respect their time 

       C．on the whole, Americans treasure their time                        

       D．Americans consider their time is difficult to master and predict

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，该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；

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：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

My English teacher was always too absorbed in the text being          1.

studied that he never looked u^．He had habit of asking a．            2.

student to translate the text, and he often choose the same             3.

student without realizing them! himself, The student ．out             4.

of respect, didn't point it out．Before being called so many              5.

times, the student, his name was Jack, had to ask his friends          6.

for advices．The next day when the teacher asked Jack to               7.

translate the text, Jack replying, "He is absent today,                  8.

because of he has a sick sister to look after at home．                         9.

"All right," said the teacher, "-you translate the text."                            10.

随着高考的临近， 部分住校生要求搬出学生宿舍，在学校附近租房子。针对这种现象，各方反应不一。请根据下列表格提供的内容，写一篇文章，阐述学生和家长的观点，并表达自己的看法。

注意：

1．对所给要求，逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。

2．词数150左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数。

3．演讲稿中不得提及考生所在学校及本人姓名。

4．参考词汇：熄灯制度blackout rule。

With the college entrance examination approaching day by day, more and more senior three students are moving out from their dorms and living in a rented apartment nearby their schools.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________

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 Many people have come to realize that they should go on _____ balanced diet and make _____ room in their day for exercise.

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

 —How was the televised debate last night?

—Super! Rarely _____ so much media attention.

      A．was a debate attracted                        B．did a debate attract  

       C．a debate did attract                             D．attracted a debate

 Was it the belief _____ Alex Haley could find his “root” in Africa _____ made him decide to go to Gambia?

      A．that; where        B．where; that        C．that; that           D．how; which

 _____ someone to notice you at a party, you should do things like singing a song．

      A．Get                   B．Got                   C．To get               D．Getting

 Either you or the headmaster _____ the prize to these gifted students at the meeting．

      A．is handing out                                   B．are to hand out                         

       C．are handing out                                D．is to hand out

 —You said we would have a picnic next Friday?

  —_____．But it will depend on the weather．

      A．OK                                                   B．You’ve got it right                     

       C．Good idea                                         D．All right

 I know it’s time I got down _____ my homework, but I just can’t resist _____ computer games．

      A．to doing; playing B．to do; to play      C．to doing; to play    D．to do; playing