The Winter Olympics is also called the White Olympics. At this time, many colorful stamps are published（出版） to mark the great Games. The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25, 1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on, publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule.
During the 4th Winter Olympic Games a group of stamps were published in Germany in November 1936. The five rings of Olympics were drawn on the front of the sportswear（运动服）. It was the first time that the rings appeared on the stamps of the White Olympics.
In the 1950’s, the stamps of this kind became more colorful. When the White Olympics came, the host countries as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those Games. China also published four stamps in February 1980, when the Chinese sports men began to take part in the White Olympics.
Japan is the only Asian country that has ever held the White Olympics. Altogether 14,500 million stamps were sold to raise money for this sports meet.
Different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stamps. People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some sportsmen.
1. The White Olympics and the Winter Olympics _______.
A. are not held in winter
B. are different games
C. are the same thing
D. are held in summer
2. The world made it a rule to publish stamps to mark the great world games _______.
A. after the year 1936
B. after the 3rd White Olympics
C. before the 3rd White Olympics
D. before the year 1932
3.The Winter Olympics is held once _______.
A. every two years B. every three years
C. every five years D. every the fourth year
4.Which of the following is true?
A. Japan can’t publish stamps to mark those Games
B. Only the non-host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.
C. All the countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.
D. Only the host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.
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The fast development of modern technology has not only provided people with more income, but also enable them to enjoy long weekends and holidays. Never before have so many people traveled to so many different parts of the world and, with the help of fast, comfortable forms of modern transport, more and more people are tempted to（试图）leave their homes to see more of the world. It seems as if there are travelers everywhere.
People travel because traveling benefits them in a number of ways. First, it enables them to get much pleasure from sight-seeing and photo-taking. Second, traveling makes them fully relaxed and ready to get back to work happily. Third, it offers them an opportunity to visit old friends and make new friends as well. Finally, it allows them to see different customs, learn new things, gain new experience and enables them to come back with a broader mind.
With so many advantages to traveling, I think people should be encouraged to travel from time to time, especially on holidays, if their pocket and health permit.
1. Traveling benefits people in. ways
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
2.According to the passage, with the fast development of modern technology, what can people do?
A. People can enjoy long weekends and holidays
B. People have less money
C. people can do more shopping
D. People become lazy
3.What’s the best title of this passage?
A. Why people have more income
B. Why people like to work
C. Why people travel
D. Why people become relaxed
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The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sad before a huge pile of troublesome stuff that were called “books”. I was going to have my examination the next day. "When can I go to bed?" I asked myself. I didn’t answer, in fact I dared not.
The clock struck 12."Oh, dear!" I cried, "ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the poorest in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy ."
The clock struck one. I was quite hopeless now. I forgot all I had learnt. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, “Oh, God, Please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.
1.When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were_____ .
A. asleep
B. working in bed
C. outside
D. quietly laughing at him
2. Reviewing his lessons didn’t help him because ________.
A. it was too late at night
B. he was very tired
C. his eyes were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them open
D. he hadn’t studied hard before
3.What do you suppose happened to the author？
A. He went to a church to pray again
B. He passed the exam by luck
C. He failed in the exam
D. He was punished by his teacher
4.The best title for the passage would be __________ .
A. The Night Before the Examination
B. Working Far into the Night
C. A Slow Student
D. Going Over My Lessons
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If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Haven’t you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language?
According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter. This is the area of the brain which processes（处理） information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles(肌肉).
The study also found the effect is greater when the younger people learn a second language. A team led by Dr. Andrea Mechelli, from University College London, took a group of Britons who only spoke English. They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals” who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners. Scans showed that grey matter density (密度) in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference.“Our findings suggest that the structure（结构）of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language,” said the scientists.
It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn. Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales, has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills. “Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible (灵活的),” he said. “You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas.”
The findings had the same result in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of two and thirty-four. Reading, writing, and comprehension were all tested. The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better. “Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world,” explained the scientists.
1.The main idea of this passage is ________.
A. science on learning a second language
B. man’s ability of learning a second language
C. that language can help brain power
D. language learning and maths study
2.The underlined word “bilingual” probably means _______.
A. a researcher on language learning
B. a second language learner
C. a person who can speak two languages
D. an active language learner
3.We may know from the scientific findings that ________.
A. the earlier you start to learn a second language, the higher the grey matter density is
B. there is no difference between a later second language learner and one who doesn’t know a second language
C. the experience of learning a second language has bad effect on people’s brain
D. the ability of learning a second language is changing all the time
4. In the last two paragraphs, the author wants to tell us that _________.
A. learning a second language is the same as studying maths
B. early learning of a second language helps you a great deal in studying other subjects
C. Italian is the best choice for you as a second language
D. you’d better choose the ages between 2 and 34 to learn a second language
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根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
As is known to us all, everyone can make mistakes, but don’t worry about it. The following is what we should do when we make mistakes.
• Just admit (承认）it. Don’t think that our mistakes are caused by others. 1. Don’t blame other people, and don’t cheat ourselves, either.
• 2. In order to stop the problem from getting worse, we should act quickly to solve it. If we don’t act and deal with the problem quickly, it’ll only make us feel more stressed. Also it is necessary to make a plan of action and correct the mistake according to it. 3.
• 4. Those who have made the most mistakes can get an A, for they are the ones who have learned the most. The more we learn from our mistakes, the cleverer we are.
• Think about what we can learn from our mistakes. What caused us to make the mistake? 5. When we act with a method to get a good result, do it that way next time. If we don’t, we should stop, think about it, change it and try again.
A. Realize that making mistakes is the best way to learn.
B. Don’t be afraid of failure.
C. Be brave and face the fact that we have made the mistakes.
D. Solve it at once.
E. So be away from stress.
F. So decide quickly and act.
G.. How can we avoid making the same mistake in the future?
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完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
There was a story many years ago of a school teacher--- Mrs. Thompson. She told the children on the first school day that she ________ them all the same. But that was a ________. There was a little boy ________ .
Teddy Stoddard in the front row. He didn’t play well with the other children and he always needed a bath, ________ she did not like him.
Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was actually a very good boy before the ________ of his mother. Mrs. Thompson was ashamed( 惭愧的 ) of herself. She felt even ________ when Teddy brought her a Christmas present too, like all her other students. It was his ________ perfume(香水).
Teddy said, “Mrs. Thompson, today you ________ just like my Mom used to.” After the children left she ________ for at least an hour. On that very day, she stopped teaching reading, writing and math. ________ , she began to teach children.
Mrs. Thompson ________ more attention to Teddy. The boy’s mind seemed to come alive. The more she encouraged him, the ________ he improved. By the end of the sixth grade, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class.
Six ________ went by before she got a note from Teddy. He wrote that he had ________ from high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life. He went to college. Mrs. Thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed(签名), Theodore F. Stoddard, M. D. (医学博士).
The story doesn’t ________ there. On his wedding day, Dr. Stoddard ________in Mrs. Thompson’s ear, “Thank you, Mrs. Thompson, for ________ in me. You made me feel important and showed me that I could make a ________.”
Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, whispered back, “Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the one________ taught me that I could make a difference. I didn’t know ________ to teach until I met you.”
1.A. ignored B. believed C. hated D. loved
2.A. secret B. lie C. pay D. journey
3.A. called B. calling C. call D. to call
4.A. but B. because C. so D. for
5.A. death B. purpose C. fear D. role
6.A. good B. better C. worse D. bad
7.A. sister’s B. aunt’s C. mother’s D. father’s
8.A. smell B. look C. taste D. seem
9.A. laughed B. expressed C. cried D. preferred
10.A. Instead B. Thus C. But D. Though
11.A. attracted B. played C. rewarded D. paid
12.A. faster B. brighter C. wider D. worse
13. A. months B. days C. weeks D. years
14.A. graduated B. finished C. escaped D. succeeded
15.A. start B. judge C. enter D. end
16.A. shouted B. cried C. whispered D. sang
17.A. believing B. giving C. joining D. admitting
18.A. plan B. difference C. mistake D. doubt
19.A. which B. whom C. as D. who
20.A. which B. how C. when D. where
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语法填空题
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的词或括号内单词的正确形式(每空最多3个词)。
Tony was born on a small farm near Yuma Arizona on March 31, 1931. Tony was ten years old 1.______ he began working in the fields. He was forced to leave school after 2.______ (graduate) from the3.______ (eight) grade in order to support his family4.______ had very little money and often not enough food to eat. But Tony and his family never thought of 5._____ (them) as being poor. His mother would often tell him and his brother Richard to find homeless and hungry men so she could cook them a meal.
A few years 6.______(late), Tony met a man named Fred Ross. And his life7.______(total) changed. Fred Ross believed that if people worked together, they could make their community(社区) better. Tony now worked to bring people together and find ways to address their problems. Tony, Fred Ross and the Community Service Organization helped people in the community learn how to vote. They also8.______ (teach) people that community leaders should respect (尊重) voters. Tony worked in many communities 9._____ (help) people get respect10.______ others.
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短文改错
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
Believe it or not, some strange things are often happen before an earthquake. In 1976, a great earthquake shake Tangshan. Before the earthquake, strange things was happening in the countryside of northeast Hebei. Farmers noticed that the well walls had deep cracks in it. A smelly gas came out the cracks. In the farmyards, the chickens and even the pigs were such nervous that they didn’t want to eat anything. Mice ran out of the fields look for places to hide. So the one million people of the city, that thought little of these events, were asleep as usual that night. As a result, the number of people who were killed or serious injured reached more than 400,000.
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书面表达
假设你是李华，寒假就要来临了，你的美国朋友Tom来信询问你的寒假计划。请你给他回信告知你的安排并邀请他来中国做客。内容要点如下：
1、你的寒假安排（完成寒假作业、锻炼身体、做家务）。
2、欢度春节（享受美食、欣赏烟花、领压岁钱）。
3、发出邀请。
要求：3段式作文、120词左右、书写规范整洁。
参考词汇：fireworks (烟花） lucky money( 压岁钱）
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