He asked me to give him a lift ________ I could make an explanation about the crowded space in my car．It was so hard to refuse him!

A． until B． while C． before D． when

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

All of us go through some difficult times as we approach teenage years．It's the age when we have to deal with the most in our life．This transition (过渡) from childhood to adulthood is for some, but rough for others．The most important thing about being a teenager is ．When we are teenagers, we would get blamed or even punished for anything wrong we do．Unlike before when we were small kids, even if we made a big trouble, we didn’t need to pay anything for it．

It’s all not so about being a teenager though．We don’t have to have our take us to somewhere we want to go or we couldn’t go before．We can have with friends or even alone, which we couldn’t have because we were too to know what pleasure is! It's a very enjoyable time of life．During this age, we are old enough to what is good for us, and make decisions by ourselves without others．

But like the saying goes ‘‘All good things must come to an end, but all bad things can continue ．” During this period, we are having much for our studies．If we don't pass, we won’t get jobs, and things will take a turn for the ．With the present world economy in _ , we have to do really, really well in our 14 for a job． Adults say that their _ is the hardest part of life．But I think the transition from a kid to an adult is much than being already an adult．What we do in our teenage years will what we become and how we lead our life in the future．

In conclusion, it is quite that parents put much pressure on an already stressed out teenager．If they realized that, living condition for teenagers would be much better．_ .for the teens ourselves we should get to know what is best for us．What's more, we should understand the right of life we choose at this age can make us happy for the rest of our existence．

1.A． chances B． changes C． feelings D． expectations

2.A． smooth B． practical C． demanding D． necessary

3.A． knowledge B． independence C． confidence D． responsibility

4.A． easy B． strange C． bad D． interesting

5.A． guides B． partners C． parents D． friends

6.A． fun B． trouble C． relation D． business

7.A． proud B． young C． smart D． mature

8.A． predict B． remember C． imagine D． understand

9.A． guiding B． helping C． inviting D． consulting

10.A． occasionally B． temporarily C． forever D． increasingly

11.A． pressure B． passion C． motivation D． panic

12.A． better B． worse C． fewer D． more

13.A． decline B． hope C． increase D． debt

14.A． contribution B． education C． application D． qualification

15.A． promotion B． work C． experience D． age

16.A． harder B． happier C． easier D． lighter

17.A． reflect B． confirm C． determine D． identify

18.A． vital B． urgent C． common D． unnecessary

19.A． Or B． Otherwise C． But D． Because

20.A． experience B． way C． condition D． power

My father was, by nature, a cheerful, kindly man．Until he was thirty-four years old he worked as a farm-hand for Thomas Butterworth near the town of Bidwell, Ohio．On Saturday evenings he drove his horse into town to spend a few hours in social intercourse with other farm-hands．He was quite happy in his position in life．

It was in his thirty-fifth year that father married my mother, a school teacher．Something happened to the two people．The American passion for getting up in the world took possession of them．Mother induced father to give up his place as a farm-hand, sell his horse and start an independent enterprise of his own．They rented ten acres of poor stony land and launched into chicken raising．

One inexperienced in such matters can have no idea of the many and tragic things that can happen to a chicken．It is born out of an egg, lives for a few weeks as a tiny fluffy thing, then becomes naked, gets diseases, and dies．A few hens, and now and then a rooster, intended to serve God’s mysterious ends, struggle through to maturity．The hens lay eggs out of which come other chickens and the awful cycle is thus made complete．It is all unbelievably complex．Most philosophers must have been raised on chicken farms．One hopes for so much from a chicken and is so awfully disappointed． Small chickens, look so bright and in fact so awfully stupid． They are so much like people they mix one up in one’s judgments of life．If disease does not kill them they wait until your expectations are thoroughly aroused and then walk under the wheels of a carriage．

In later life I have seen how a literature has been built up on the subject of fortunes to be made out of the raising of chickens．It is intended to be read by the gods who have just eaten of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil．It is a hopeful literature and declares that much may be done by simple ambitious people who own a few hens．Do not be misguided by it．It was not written for you．Go hunt for gold on the frozen hills of Alaska, put your faith in the honesty of a politician, believe if you will that good will defeat evil, but do not read and believe the literature that is written concerning the hen．

For ten years my father and mother struggled to make our chicken farm pay and then they gave up that struggle and began another．They moved into the town of Bidwell, Ohio and began the restaurant business, with the tiny hope of looking for a new place from which to start on our upward journey through life．

1.Which of the following is the right order of what happened?

A． Father got married to Mother, a school teacher．

B． Father quitted working at Butterworth’s．

C． My parents launched a business in Bidwell．

D． Father socialized in town on Saturday evenings

E． My parents started their job of chicken farming．

A． d-a-b-e-c

B． d-a-c-b-e

C． d-b-a-e-c

D． d-b-a-c-e

2.By saying “Most philosophers must have been raised on chicken farms”, the author means that chicken farming _____．

A． is so complex that only philosophers can comprehend it

B． gives you a philosophical insight into life

C． exposes you to a complete circle of life

D． allows you the time to judge the life

3.In the author’s opinion, the literature about chicken raising _____．

A． is full of hope and positive energy

B． proves the victory of good over evil

C． persuades you to believe in politicians

D． tends to be blindly optimistic about its rewards

4.What’s the author’s attitude towards parents’ dream of rise to success?

A． approving

B． optimistic

C． skeptical

D． indifferent

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

Our oldest daughter is having trouble letting go of an old red sofa．

It’s not the sofa she’s having trouble letting go of as much as the memories．It was their first sofa．It has been loaded and unloaded onto moving trucks seven times．Three kids have eaten on it，dripped on it，and jumped on it．

Yet she’s having a hard time letting go and asked if I thought that was strange．

“Completely，” I said．“You get it from me．”

When we were ready to get rid of our baby things，I sold our crib (婴儿床) at the neighborhood garage sale．I had pieces of it in the garage and the other pieces of it still in the house．A young woman said she wanted to buy it．

My throat tightened and the tears began to well．She pulled out cash and I cheered up．

But by the time I returned with the other pieces to the crib，I was all sobbing．“Have you considered that maybe you’re not ready to sell it?” the woman asked．

“No-o-o-o，” I cried．“It’s fine，really，” I said．“Take it．”

Our attachment to stuff grows in direct relationship to the amount of time it has sat in one place．The longer it sits，the harder it is to get rid of it．You think: “Hey，we’ve hung onto it this long – it must be valuable!” As though yellowing and a layer of dust increase value．

People who find it extremely hard to part with things have been made into entertainment in a television show called Hoarders．If an episode (集) of that isn’t depressing enough for you，producers now offer Extreme Hoarders．Both of which are not to be outdone by Storage Wars，a show about aggressive people who bid on other people’s storage units．

Let the sofa go，I told my daughter．It served its purpose．You can get a new one．Give the kids some crackers (饼干) and juice and it will be like the old one in six weeks．

1.What does the author mean by saying the underlined sentence “You get it from me”?

A．“You can get another sofa from me．”

B．“You can get mental support from me．”

C．“You behave just the same way I do．”

D．“You are asking the right person to help you．”

2.When the writer was selling the crib，_____．

A．she felt relieved that there was someone willing to buy it

B．she showed a strong attachment to the old item

C．she couldn’t decide whether or not to sell it in the end

D．she changed her mind in hopes of keeping it and increasing its value

3.The writer refers to the television shows to _____．

A．prove that it’s depressing to get attached to old stuff

B．explain what contributes to people’s attachment to old stuff

C．show that people in TV shows live the same lives as ordinary people do

D．prove that it’s actually common for people to find it hard to get rid of old stuff

4.Which opinion might the writer agree with according to the article?

A．If you give away old stuff regularly，you are wasteful．

B．If the old stuff has done what it was supposed to，then let it go．

C．Nothing is more valuable than your love for your old stuff．

D．The older your stuff is，the less trouble you have getting rid of it．

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。

How to Improve Eyesight Naturally

Eyes are important for everybody．You must take care and try everything in your hand to keep them in good condition．Here are some of the tips to improve your eyesight naturally．

1.

Strain is known to be a factor in many health conditions and eyestrain is no exception．Try meditation，yoga or other methods of stress relief to improve your vision and overall health．

Try palming．

Sit upright in a comfortable chair．2. Cup your hands so that there is no pressure on your eyes．Let your fingers rest across your forehead．There should be no light entering your eyes．Palming should be done for a period of 5 to 10 minutes to start．Palming should be relaxing．It may help to do palming in a darkened room．

Avoid sugar as much as possible．

3. It will unpleasantly affect your eyesight，which affects the eyes by producing a larger amount of insulin (胰岛素) in the blood．Therefore you shouldn’t be having much fruit juice or something that contains a lot of sugar．

Exercise your eyes．

The only exercise most eyes get is that daily rubbing we give them when we're tired or suffering from eyestrain．But eye exercises are actually good for your eyes and can improve your vision．4.Blink as fast as you can for a few seconds then close your eyes tightly，open and repeat．Do this exercise 3 to 4 times daily．

Eat healthy．

You probably hear that statement all the time but eating the right foods are necessary to good health．5.Foods that are high in fiber，vitamin C，D and beta carotene as well as other vitamins and minerals can help improve your vision．Here are a few foods that can be beneficial to good vision: carrots，eggs，blueberries，spinach，kale，grapes，and fresh garlic．

A．Reduce eyestrain．

B．Keep your eyes moist．

C．Sugar is your eye’s worst enemy．

D．Give your eyes a workout with the following exercise．

E．You may not be aware that your diet affects your vision but it does．

F．Close eyes and cover them with the palms of your hands．

G．Be sure to get plenty of sleep so your eyes don’t strain to stay open during the day．

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Dear editor，

I’m sorry to occupy your precious time，and I really want to tell you anything about the problem of some people keeping too many pets nowadays．I take the problem more and more seriously for the following reason．First of all，as it is known to people，pets make loud noise that trouble residents a lot．What’s more，it is widely accepted that animal waste pollutes the environment，where makes people quite uncomfortable．Many owners like taking their pets to public place where they may frighten children or even bite people．The mostly important is that pets can spread some diseases and this has attracted much attention．Take all these factors into consideration，I sincerely hope that I can get help from you and expect the media do something for this．

Yours truly，

Wang Lin

You can love them or hate them, but no matter which tourist destination you visit, chances are you'll see someone with their head buried in a Lonely Planet guidebook．

Lonely Planet is one of the world's largest travel guide brands, publishing more than 500 different guides in eight languages．The popular brand also produces television shows, websites and podcasts (播客) all devoted to travel.

Some people praise Lonely Planet books because they make traveling easy and affordable．They also save time and make sure you don't miss the best things.

They also provide the reviews of hostels, hotels, restaurants and ticket information about your destination.

This can be great if you're a nervous traveler, or if you haven't traveled by yourself before．If you're in a country where you don't speak the language, sometimes there's nothing better than getting into a taxi and opening up a guidebook．You simply point to a map that directs the taxi driver to a hostel that's cheap and clean, with friendly staff and cold beer.

But others criticize Lonely Planet and other travel guide publishers like them．They say guidebooks take the fun and spontaneity (自发性) out of traveling, and that part of the enjoyment of travel comes from the fact that anything can happen．They also regret that if you follow a guidebook, you'll end up doing the same thing and having the same experience as everyone else．You might end up seeing the same group of people over and over, because everyone is reading the same book and following the same route.

Another criticism of travel guides is that they have a large impact on local communities．For example, some locals devote their lives to behaving in ways that attract tourists．They pretend to live a traditional lifestyle, wear traditional clothes and live in traditional houses in order to attract the tourist dollar．

1.The Lonely Planet guidebook can bring you the following advantages EXCEPT that _____.

A．you can speak a foreign language when opening a guidebook

B．you can easily find a nice place to stay in a strange city

C．it provides lots of useful information about your destination

D．it can help you save time and money when traveling

2.People criticize the guidebook because ________.

A．it is not as useful as most travelers expect

B．tourist destinations will be crowded if everyone follows the same route

C．travelers may not get the chance to have unexpected adventures

D．local people keep modern lifestyles under its influence

3.What do we know about the Lonely Planet guidebook from the text?

A．It's a world-famous brand only producing guidebooks for travelers.

B．It's very useful to a person who's nervous about touring an unfamiliar place.

C．It's very useful to a tourist who likes to repeat others' experiences.

D．It is loved by all travelers because of the convenience it brings to travelers.

4.Which of the following best shows the structure of the text? (①－⑦ stand for Paragraph l－Paragraph 7 )

A．

B．

C．

D．

When I was a boy, I used to love walking in the woods around my home．My mom warned me several times never to travel so far that I would lose sight of the house．Being a typical boy, however, I soon found myself hiking further and further away, testing just how far I could go into the woods without getting lost．After losing my way once for two hours, though, I decided that I had better leave a trail the next time I went for a walk．

The very next day I decided to try it．I walked into the woods until the house was out of sight．Then I broke a small branch on a young tree to mark my place．I wandered further in and broke another limb and then another．In a few spots where there were no limbs small enough, I snapped the heads off the low plants that were growing where the sunlight broke through the trees．After a while I finally got tired and decided to head back．Turning around I easily found my tracks, but instead of being proud I felt sad．I could see the trail of destruction I had left in the woods going on and on．Looking at the broken limbs and dead flowers I wondered if God was disappointed in me and I vowed never to do that again．Instead, I started to cherish my times alone in the woods with nature．I’d sit by the streams and listen to them sing．I’d watch the birds and squirrels．I’d bend down to smell the flowers．And I even buried an acorn or two hoping that one day an Oak might grow．

There is an old Native American Saying that goes “We will be known forever by the tracks we leave．” As I have grown older and wiser, I have done my best to never leave a trail of destruction in my life as I did in the woods that day．I have instead tried to leave tracks of love, kindness, goodness, and compassion and I have strived to show others that they can do the same．May you always leave tracks of joy as you follow your own trail of love．

1.When the boy headed back from the woods, he felt sad because ______

A．he lost his way in the woods

B．he could find his tracks so easily

C．he left many trails of destruction

D．God was very disappointed in him

2.The boy took off some branches to ______．

A．protect himself

B．make his way out

C．see the sun clearly

D．leave some marks

3.The author wrote the passage to ______．

A．call on us to leave tracks of virtues in life

B．inform us that we shouldn’t destroy trees

C．tell us how to avoid getting lost in the woods

D．show us ways to get back home in the forest

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

War started in our house in late July with a month to go before my first day of college．It was a battle of wills over what college I was to attend．Mom wanted me to attend a famous .school, and I wanted to go to a small writing college．Every night for two weeks, we argued, shouted and gave treatments until both sides went to bed with regrets．

It was mostly my ．Since my junior year of high school, I had at being a nurse．I took all the science courses, and even worked as a in my town’s local hospital．My was to help the sick and be superwoman to the world．

Yet, graduation and college neared, it all changed．Treating the sick was , but not what I was meant to do for the of my life．I could picture myself in hospitals, making rounds, and taking , but I couldn’t picture myself happy．It wasn’t the .I wanted．

Then, I realized I had been creating and writing stories for as long as I could ．I loved it, and writing was what I had been doing as a ．It was going to be my career．And it had to be．

On August 1st, Mom and I sat down at the dinner table and I told her that she had every .to choose where to spend her money, just like I had every right to decide where I wanted to go to school．If it was her choice not to any of my college education, then I would take a year off to work and earn money so I could go to the college I wanted．

Standing by my decision to be a writer had my firm belief to my mom．Finally we were at , and she decided to support me, which the world to me．

Before that time, I had never stood up my parents on any major decision．Choosing which college to attend me to become a separate and complete adult．I am now finished with my first semester as a Professional Writing major and I cannot wait to see what comes next．

1.A．cooking B．gardening C．nursing D．writing

2.A．medical B．warm C．mental D．silent

3.A．success B．duty C．fault D．turn

4.A．wondered B．aimed C．pointed D．looked

5.A．student B．volunteer C．graduate D．doctor

6.A．goal B．job C．task D．post

7.A．before B．after C．until D．as

8.A．rough B．noble C．mild D．tough

9.A．rest B．part C．whole D．half

10.A．notices B．examinations C．temperatures D．drugs

11.A．future B．effect C．drill D．idea

12.A．see B．wait C．find D．remember

13.A．process B．hobby C．rule D．business

14.A．chance B．time C．right D．ability

15.A．finance B．expect C．raise D．offer

16.A．doubted B．followed C．shaken D．proven

17.A．peace B．war C．ease D．play

18.A．attached B．applied C．devoted D．meant

19.A．for B．against C．over D．by

20.A．forced B．promised C．allowed D．Reminded

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每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：在错的词下面画一横线，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。

Dear Xiaohua,

It is four days since mother receives the operation．She is feeling much more better．The doctors told me the operation was successful, but because her old age she had to stay in hospital for other two weeks．The doctors also say it was quite necessary for him to do so．We expect to get a full report in two and three days．Please tell the good news to the rest of the family as soon as possible．You need’t come here．I’m able to look at mother by myself．You can send some flower to her．She will feel very happily．

Yours,

Xiaohua