Anthony Horowitz was miserable as child. He was, as he put it, “not very bright” and couldn’t win the attention of his very wealthy parents, who preferred his “clever” older brother. At age 8, Horowitz was sent away to an abusive boarding school in his native England, even though he screamed and pleaded(恳求) with his parents year after year not to send him. “The thought was, It’ll be good for him,” he recalled.

It was not. Horowitz did badly in his studies, had few friends and was bullied (欺负) for five years. “My teachers couldn't have had a lower opinion of me,” he said. “I wasn't even smart enough to rebel . The one thing I remember from the very earliest age was this desire to write. When I was 10 years old, I remember asking my parents to get me a typewriter for my birthday because I wanted to be a writer.”

Now, at age of 55, Horowitz is one of the world's most successful children's book authors. His Alex Rider series has sold more than 5 million copies, and the eighth book featuring the young spy, Crocodile Tears, came out this month.

The Alex Rider books tell the adventures of 14-year-old Alex Rider, an agent for the British intelligence agency M16.

Horowitz said he doesn't try to write for kids; it just comes out that way. “I have a feeling it's to do with purity and simplicity. I give as little information as is necessary to describe the room, the character in the room, and get on with the action,” he said.

The style has also made Horowitz a successful writer of television shows for adults in Britain because, he says, writing books for kids is a lot like writing television for grown-ups: In both cases, it's all about entertaining people with a good story.

Now, Horowitz couldn't be happier with his life. He sums up his success: “…you can be anything you want to be if you just believe in yourself. I do believe it completely.”

In the boarding school, Horowitz’s teachers           .

    A．often criticized him B．showed great concern for him

    C．taught him how to write stories  D．thought little about his ability

Which of the following is true of Anthony Horowitz?

    A．He was the beloved child of his family.

    B．He benefited a lot from boarding school.

    C．He emphasizes the plot rather than character in stories.

    D．Although he is successful, he isn’t very happy.

What advice does Horowitz have for readers?

    A．Confidence is the key to success.    B．Hardship teaches valuable lessons.

    C．Interest is the best teacher.    D．Industry is the parent of success.

In which section can you most probably read the passage?

    A．Campus Trends        B．Culture & Leisure

    C．Our World        D．Science Life

Doctors say that exercise is important for health, but it must be        exercise.

    A．frequent B．normal   C．regular  D．usual

We don’t intend to sign any documents without         our lawyer.

  A. demanding         B. discussing       C. consulting        D. asking

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

In the north of Scotland there is a lake called Loch Ness. It is the biggest   36   in Britain. It is over thirty kilometers 37 and in some places nearly 300 meters deep . It is cold and dark and not many people went there until after 1930. Then a road was made   38   the lake.

     Holiday makers began to use the road, and this was when the   39   began. Someone said that he had seen a monster(怪兽) in the lake. He said it was twelve meters long. It had a long   40  and a small head. Then someone else said he had seen  41  . Others said the same thing and in 1933 a London doctor took a  42  . It  43   like a monster with a long neck and a thick body but the photo was not too   44 . The newspapers printed the picture and   45   it the Loch Ness monster, or "Nessie".

     Then the argument(争论) began.   46 people, however, were certain there was something living in the lake. Others said there was   47  there.

     In 1961, a lot of people joined together to make a real  48   to see and photograph the monster to find   49  there was one! Several times people thought they saw something but after ten years there was  50   no real proof (证据).

     Later underwater television cameras were used, but   51   found any real proof. However, they   52  find something interesting: a huge underwater cave. It was big enough to be   53   of a monster, but of course, this was not a proof.

     In 1975, however, some American scientists  54  a search group. They used an underwater camera. It took pictures every seventy seconds. Some of the pictures seemed to show a red-brown creature. Its body was about four meters long  55   had a very ugly head on the end of a four -meter neck. Many people then began to believe in the monster. But even today we can't be certain.

A. river                  B. ocean                C. sea             D. lake

A. wide              B. tall               C. long               D. high

A. in                B. over                 C. around          D. above

A. accidents         B. meetings             C. sayings              D. stories

A. eye               B. ear               C. nose                D. neck

A. it                 B. one                  C. some                 D. all

A. photo               B. map             C. gun                  D. chance

A. sounded             B. looked            C. feel                D. would

A. clean             B. clear                C. taken            D. shown

A. called             B. believed             C. thought              D. regarded

A. Some                B. More                 C. All                  D. No

A. nothing           B. anything             C. monsters             D. everything

A. effort                 B. thing                C. interest             D. trip

A. so                 B. but                  C. as                   D. if

A. even              B. still                C. also            D. yet

A. someone            B. no one               C. anyone               D. we

A. did                B. really               C. were                 D. actually

A. room              B. house                C. home                 D. ground

A. found              B. formed(组成)       C. invited           D. get

A. but               B. or                C. and            D. however

I heard many parents complaining that their teenage children are rebelling. I wish it were so. At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents. You should be learning to stand on your own two feet. But take a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teenagers are taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents. Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are clutching (紧握) at one another’s hands for reassurance.

They claim they want to dress as they please. But they all wear the same clothes. They set off in new directions in music. But somehow they all end up huddled (聚在一起) round listening to the same record. Their reason for thinking or acting in thus-and-such a way is that the crowd is doing it. They have come out of their cocoon (蚕茧) into a larger cocoon.

It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his or her own way. Industry has firmly carved out a teenage market. These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be. And many of today’s parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children. All this adds up to a great barrier for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path.

But the barrier is worth climbing over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may have some thoughts that you don’t care to share at once with your classmates. Well, go to it. Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will come — with the people who respect you for who you are. That is the only kind of popularity that really counts.

In this passage, the author wants to tell _______.

A. readers to try to be popular with people around

B. teenagers to try to pursue their real selves

C. parents to try to control and guide their children

D. people to try to understand and respect each other

The author disapproves of rebelling teenagers _______.

A. growing away from their parents          B. turning to their friends for help

C. walking a new way on their own           D. following the popularity trend

The phrase “a larger cocoon” at the end of the second paragraph refers to _______.

A. the distractive and variable society     B. the popularity wave in the society

C. the parental care and love               D. the dazzling music world

What does the author think of advertisements?

A. Convincing.      B. Instructive.         C. Influential.     D. Authoritative.

According to the author, what might happen when a teenager stands up against the popularity wave and follows his/her own path?

A. He/She gains valuable popularity.            B. He/She loses good friends.

C. He/She faces all kinds of criticism.     D. He/She falls behind the time.

单句改错（满分10分）

下列每个句子中均有一处错误，找出并按下列情况改正：

此句多一个词：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。

此句缺一个词：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。

此句错一个词：在错词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

  I think this necessary to study English well.       

I am accustomed to get up early in the morning.                   

Hardly had I sat down than the film began. 

  Three years are a short time in a person’s life                   

Finding informations in today’s world is easy.      

The students didn’t obeyed the rules.      

This earthquake was happened last afternoon.             

  We all know that Taiwan belongs china.        

  I think it’s wrong for you to stare at others.                      

  Once publishing, the book will become a best seller.             ___________

—Do you mind if I smoke here?

— ___________.  

A．No, please don’t            B．I’d rather you didn’t

C．I don’t want you to          D．I’m afraid you don’t

Who will _______ the company if our manager isn’t here next week?

   A. in charge of      B. in the charge of C. take charge of      D. take the charge of

Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors. When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese  21  at my face, but I pushed them  22  . My mom believed I would learn  23  I was ready. But the  24  never came.

On a Chinese New Year’s Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was 25 at him, confused, scratching my head. “Still can’t speak Chinese?” He  26  me , “You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown .”

“Hey, this is America, not China. I’ll get some   27  with or without Chinese.” I replied and turned to my mom for  28  .

“Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu,” she said, handing over a $20 bill. I  29  the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.

I found the fish  30  surrounded in a sea of customers. “I’d like to buy some fresh fish,” I shouted to the fisherman. But he  31  my English words and turned to serve the next customer. The laugh of the people behind increased  32  their impatience. With every  33  ,the breath of the dragons on my back grew stronger—my blood boiling—  34  me to cry out. “ Xian Sheng Yu, please.” “Very Xian Shen ,” I repeated. The crowd erupted into laughter. My face turned  35  and I ran back home  36  , except for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket.

Should I laugh or cry? They’re Chinese. I should feel right at  37  . Instead, I was the joke , a disgrace (丢脸)to the language.

Sometimes, I laugh at my fish  38  , but, in the end, the joke is on  39  . Every laugh is a culture  40  ; every laugh is my heritage (传统) fading away.

A. custom              B. games                C .characters       D. language

A. ahead               B. around               C. along            D. aside

A. when                B. before               C. unless           D. until

A. success             B. study                C. time         D. attempt

A. aim                 B. joke             C. nod          D. stare

A. cared about     B. laughed at           C. argued with      D. asked after

A. right now           B. from now         C. at times     D. in time

A. decision            B. permission       C. information      D. preparation

A. repeated                B. reviewed         C. spelled          D. kept

A. farm                B. stand                C. pond         D. market

A. guessed             B. forget               C. doubted      D. ignored[来

A. by                  B. as               C. with         D. from

A. second              B. effort               C. desire           D. movement

A. forcing             B. allowing         C. persuading       D. leading

A. bright              B. blank                C. pale         D. red

A. open-mouthed        B. tongue-tied          C. empty-handed D. broken-hearted

A. service             B. home             C. risk         D. root

A. trade               B. deed             C. challenge        D. incident

A. it                  B. us               C. me           D. them

A. thrown              B. lost             C. divided      D. reflected

---I hear that Mary won the prize of the biology contest.

  ---______ She was not interested in it at all.

  A. You’re kidding!   B. So what?         C. Why not?         D. Not really