— Do you think he will come at this weekend?
— ___________, because he has an important party to attend.
A．I don’t believe B．I don’t believe it C．I believe not so D．I believe not
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The owner of the shop asked his assistant to ____ the pears that can be thrown away.
A．help out B．sort out C．work out D．figure out
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They desired that they __________ the right to attend the meeting.
A．had B．have C．are D．were
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Many people stood outside the manager’s office, nervously waiting _________ for the job.
A．to choose B．being chosen C．choosing D．to be chosen
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You have no idea how she finished the relay race with her foot ____ so much.
A．wounded B．wounding C．to wound D．being wound
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He has been _______ for three weeks. We’d better find another person to fill his place.
A．absent B．left C．gone D．resigned
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I am going to the post office. Do you have any letter _________?
A．to be sent B．to send C．sending D．sent
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Nick is looking for another job because he feels that nothing he does_______ his boss.
A．serves B．satisfies C．promises D．support
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I'm sorry to tell you that I________ on the play ground.
A．forget your books B．forgot your books behind
C．have left your books alone D．left your books behind
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We all think it most foolish ________ such a mistake .
A．for you making B．of you to make C．you to make D．for you to make
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Little Tom easily ________ himself to the American life as he moved to the USA with his parents when he was only three.
A．suited B．adapted C．matched D．fit
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I have to go to work by taxi because my car _____ at the garage.
A．will be repaired B．is repaired C．is being repaired D．has been repaired
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Would you please do me ________to push the car to start?
A．the favour B．a favour C．favour D．in favour
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I am going to apply for the position____ in yesterday’s China Daily.
A．advertised B．to be advertised C．advertising D．having advertised
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This ________ girl is Linda’s cousin.
A．pretty little Spanish B．Spanish little pretty
C．Spanish pretty little D．little pretty Spanish
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When I was a college student, I did a lot of traveling abroad. That was because a professor ________1.________ me to do so. She said, “Now it is the time for you to travel around the world, ________2.________ your knowledge through actual experiences and have fun?” I ________3.________ her.
Since I started to work for a ________4.________ company, however, I have done most of my traveling through the Internet. By using the Internet, I have seen the ________5. of many cities on my computer screen. And I have really made business ________6., too. With the help of the Internet, I have also got ________7.________ about food in different countries.
Therefore, I was beginning to feel that actual trips were ________8.________ necessary when I happened to read a famous chef's (厨师) comment on the Internet. He said, “It is very difficult to have real Italian food in a foreign country, because we enjoy food and the
________9.________ around us at the same time. So why don't you fly over to Italy and enjoy real Italian ________10.? “Those words reminded me of my ________11. advice. As information technology ________12.________, you might be able to do without making some real trips. But this also means that you will miss the various ________13.________ you can get from traveling.
Today there are people who ________14.________ direct communication with others and spend much of their time on the Internet. It is not surprising to see a group of people 15. not with each other but into their micro phones. It seems as if such people are ________16. by an invisible wall. They seem to be losing out on a good chance to ________17.________ and talk with other people. I do not think that they are taking good advantage of information technology. We should use information technology as a tool to make our daily ________18.________ more fruitful. However, we should never let it ________19.________ our time for face to -face communication. Let's make use of information technology more ________20.________, and have great fun in experiencing the actual world.
21. A．promised B．allowed C．hurried D．encouraged
22. A．build up B．use C．practise D．exchange
23. A．agreed with B．learned from C．followed D．obeyed
24. A．car B．food C．clothing D．machine
25. A．life B．rivers C．sights D．houses
26. A．plans B．bargain C．progress D．trips
27. A．information B．taste C．cooks D．feelings
28. A．even more B．no longer C．much D．actually
29. A．people B．drink C．atmosphere D．environment
30. A．shoes B．dishes C．customers D．situations
31. A．friend's B．parents' C．professor's D．boss's
32. A．produces B．advertises C．forms D．advances
33. A．news B．pleasures C．troubles D．places
34. A．avoid B．keep C．lose D．enjoy
35. A．meeting B．talking C．communicating D．traveling
36. A．stopped B．met C．surrounded D．hurt
37. A．look at B．employ C．travel D．meet
38. A．communication B．study C．work D．action
39. A．spare B．increase C．reduce D．make use of
40. A．wisely B．correctly C．or less D．slowly
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A
On the first day of the 11th grade, our new math teacher Mr Washington asked me to go to the blackboard to do a math problem. I told him that I couldn’t do it. He asked, “Why not?” I paused, and then I said, “Because I’m educable mentally retarded (可教育智能迟滞).”
He came from behind his desk and looked at me. “Don’t ever say that again. Someone’s opinion of you does not have to become your reality,” he said.
It was a very special moment for me. Doctors said that I was educable mentally retarded in the fifth grade, and I was put back into the fourth grade. When I was in the eighth grade, I failed again.
But Mr Washington changed my life. This person always gave students the feeling that he had high expectations of them, and then all of the students did their best to live up to what those expectations were. He often said, “You have greatness within you.”
One day, I caught up with him in the parking place and said, “Mr Washington, is there greatness within me, sir?”
He said, “Yes, Mr Brown.”
“But what about the fact that I failed English, math, and history? What about that, sir? I’m slower than most kids.”
“It doesn’t matter. It just means that you have to work harder. Your grades don’t determine who you are or what you can produce in your life.”
“I want to buy my mother a house.”
“It is possible, Mr Brown. You can do that.” And he turned to walk away.
“Mr Washington?”
“What do you want now?”
“Uh, I’m the one, sir. One day you’re going to hear my name. I’m the one, sir.”
School was a real struggle for me. Mr Washington put many demands on me. He made me believe that I could do it. At the end of that year, I was on the honor roll for the first time in my life.
Years later, I produced five programs on public television. When one of my programs was shown on the educational television channel, I had some friends call him. I was sitting by the phone waiting when he called me. He said, “May I speak to Mr Brown, please?”
“Oh, Mr Washington, is that you?”
“Yes, it’s me. You were the one, weren’t you?”
“Yes, sir, I was.”
1.What does Mr Washington mean by saying “Someone’s opinion of you does not have to become your reality”?
A．You needn’t have the same opinion as others.
B．You should believe what other people say.
C．What other people say about you may not be correct.
D．The doctor made a mistake.
2. What happened to the author at last?
A．He entered a good university. B．He earned much honor.
C．He got a good job. D．He made television programs.
3. In the passage, the author implies that _________.
A．people shouldn’t believe what doctors say
B．no one can be successful with hard work and confidence
C．no one is really educable mentally retarded
D．a good teacher can change a student’s life
4.The best title for the passage would be “__________”.
A．Don’t believe others B．I am the one
C．My best teacher D．I succeeded at last
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B
As an effect of the high fuel prices spent on bus transportation, some American schools are changing to a four-day week. That means longer days instead of the traditional Monday through Friday schedule.
Having been approved for three years and beginning in the fall, students in the Maccray school district in Minnesota will be in school from Tuesday to Friday. Each school day will be 65 minutes longer. Officials say the district expects to save about sixty-five thousand dollars a year in transportation costs.
In new Mexico, the first school district changed to a four-day week in 1974 because of the Arab oil boycott(抵制). Now, 17 out of 89 districts use it.
In Custer, South Dakota, students have been going to school four days a week since 1995. Superintendent Tim Creal says the change has saved about one million dollars over just the past eight years. He sees other benefits, too. Students get more instructional time, and activities that used to take up class time are now held on non-school days. He says that in the future, the growth of online classes could make it possible to require even fewer days in school. High fuel prices are driving college students to take more online classes.
A four-day school week sounds like a great idea for students and teachers, but working parents may have to pay for child care for that fifth day.
1.According to Tim Creal, what makes it possible to have even fewer days in school?
A．The increasing number of private tutors.(私人教师)
B．The development of teaching methods.
C．The increase in the number of online classes.
D．The growth in the income of Americans.
2. It can be learned from the passage that______
A．students will be in school from Monday to Tuesday.
B．four-day week was first carried out in South Dakota.
C．Maccray will save one million dollars every year.
D．Minnesota state has approved the four-day week plan
3.The passage is mainly about______
A．some school’s four-day week plan B．districts using a four-day week.
C．how to save on transportation fees. D．expense of school transportation.
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C
Arriving in New York
There are three airports in New York. When you arrive at one of them, you can take a bus or a taxi to any place in New York.
Eating out
There are many kinds of food in New York. And you shouldn't eat at McDonald's
every day. There are good restaurants in Little Italy and Chinatown, for example.
Hotels
There are lots of good hotels in New York. The best is the Plaza on the the 5th Avenue, but you don't have to spend a lot in the city, there are lots of smaller hotels and the YMCA near the Central Park is great for young people.
Public Transport
In New York, there's a good bus and subway service. If you are planning to use the subway a lot, you should buy a subway ticket for the journey because it's cheaper. But you don' t have to use the public transport-there are lots of places you can go to on foot, such as the Empire State Building, the 5th Avenue and the Central Park. The New Taxis are a part of the city experience, so you should take at least one taxi during your visit!
Places to see
Finally, there are a lot of places to see in New York-the Times Square, the Statue of Liberty, and so on. And you shouldn't go home without climbing the Statue of Liberty to enjoy the scenery of the city.
Shopping
Shopping in New York is fun. There are big shops on the 5th Avenue. They are seven days a week. But be careful when you look at the prices; you have to pay a special 8% tax(税) on everything you buy in New York
1."The Plaza" here is the name of ________.
A．a restaurant B．a hotel C．an airport D．a shop
2.How much do you have to pay if you buy a book of $10 in New York?
A．$10.8 B．$10.08 C．$18 D．$10
3. When you visit New York, You should________
A．eat at McDonald's every day B．take a taxi whenever you go out
C．stay at the best hotel D．climb the Statue of Liberty
4.From the passage, we can learn that________
A．people can visit many places of interest in New York on foot
B．New York is not a good place for shopping
C．people must travel using the public transport in New York
D．people have to eat only one kind of food in New York
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D
Parties, iPods, concerts, movies, TV shows, video games, traffic. All of these things of the modern world make life entertaining and enjoyable. But our 21st-century lifestyle is also loud and, if we don’t take notice, it can have an effect on our hearing.
Most teenagers don’t think about hearing loss. But if you experience any of the following symptoms（症状）, you may already be hearing damaged: you make efforts to hear normal talk, you have to turn up the TV or radio so high that others complain, you watch other people’s expressions to understand what they are saying, you ask people to repeat themselves, you misunderstand what people are saying or you hear ringing in your ears.
iPods and other MP3 players are as common as the clothes you wear, and just as fashionable. But if you turn up an iPod to more than 60 percent of its maximum volume（最大音量）, and listen to music for more than an hour, you are asking for trouble. And, it does not matter if the music you play is classical, rock or heavy metal.
Some researchers find that young people who break the so-called 60-percent/60-minute rule in listening to iPods are at the risk of suffering hearing loss.
Why is an iPod dangerous? With ear buds placed directly in the ear canal and high-volume music played over a long period of time, it’s like working in a loud factory all day, being a maintenance（修理）person under a jet airplane or using a jackhammer（手提钻）on a building site.
Similarly, iPod music can cause a short time or permanent（永久的）hearing damage. A loud iPod can cause a ruptured（破裂的）eardrum and, over time, may cause permanent damage to the tiny hairs in the inner ear. If these tiny hairs are damaged, they cannot effectively send sounds to the auditory nerves（听觉神经）that connect to the brain. If this happens, hearing loss becomes permanent.
1.Which of the following shows that you are suffering hearing loss?
A．You are interested to listen to others’ talking.
B．You have to read others’ expressions to understand them.
C．You can only understand others over the phone.
D．You always think you hear the ringing of the phone.
2. Which of the following is TRUE when you listen to music?
A．Listen at least an hour every time.
B．Turn up the volume to the highest level.
C．keep the sound lower than 60% of its highest volume.
D．Choose classical, rock or heavy metal music.
3.What is the correct order of causing permanent hearing loss?
a. The eardrum is broken.
b. The auditory nerves cannot receive sounds.
c. Tiny hairs are damaged.
d. Ear buds are placed directly in the ear canal.
e. High-volume music is played over a long time.
A．d-a-c-b-e B．e-c-a-b-d C．b-c-a-d-e D．d-e-a-c-b
4.This passage is mainly about________.
A．music that teenagers like B．hearing problems caused by the loud world
C．ways that teenagers enjoy music D．dangerous modern lifestyles of teenagers.
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Smiles and tears are part of life. But do you find enough time for laughing? I’m not asking if you experience lots of good times. Of course, we should laugh during the happy times. ________1.________.________2.________But she wrote one about a more serious subject--cancer in children. The book is titled I WANT TO GROW HAIR, I WANT TO GROW UP. Erma talks with many children who have cancer and learns important lessons from them. She learns, for example, that cancer survivors（幸存者）know how they should smile at life, though they are receivingchemotherapy（化疗）.
________3.________.Jessica’s leg was cut off at the knee because of cancer. She was learning to wear a prosthesis（假肢）. Jessica told about playing soccer. She hit the ball hard with her foot. The ball flew off in one direction while her man-made leg flew another way. Then the brave girl lay on the floor, laughing happily.
As the saying goes, “________4.________” Do you find plenty of time to laugh?
You can, if you find reasons to laugh during the difficult times. Survivors know how to laugh. If you can laugh even when you’re in trouble, you will make it. Remember, laugh and the whole world laughs with you. ________5.________.
A．We just laugh about it.
B．Cry and you cry alone!
C．There’s a time to cry and a time to laugh.
D．Erma Bombeck is known for her funny books.
E. But do you also laugh during the difficult times?
F. She tells about the experience of 15-year-old Jessica.
G. I still remember those happy days when we were at college.
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短文改错（满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间修改作文，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：在错的词下画一横线，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。
In order to be successful，you should first of all never give up whatever happen．If you fail，you should never lose heart．In the contrary，you must build up your confidence or work even harder．You should always remember that working hard was the key to success. Besides，you should pay a great attention to your working methods．That is necessary for you to take every chance improve them．Finally，you should try to get along well with your co-workers，cared for each other and helping each other．If you follow these rule，you will certain achieve great success in the future．
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假设你是本刊读者Jack，请你根据所给的背景材料给Peter写封回信。内容包括：
1．分析Peter父母不同意的理由；
2．你给Peter的具体建议: 1) 和父母好好谈谈,让他们意识到参加街舞培训班的好处。2）请培训班老师帮忙。3）向父母承诺不花费太多时间影响学习。
背景材料：
Teenagers 总228（10/2009）期
编者按：本期刊登了Peter的来信，欢迎读者就信中谈到的问题进行分析并提出建议。
Editor,
I’m a boy of 18. I like arts, especially dancing. I want to attend a hip-hop (街舞) training course on the weekend, but my parents don’t permit me to. I’m very upset and need your advice.
Peter
注意：1、词数100左右；2、文章的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。
Dear peter,
You are very upset that your parents don’t permit you to attend a hip-hop training course on the weekend. ________
________
Yours,
Jack
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