It is really ___ useful dictionary and ___ dictionary every one of us needs．

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

假如你非常喜欢中央电视台的“动物世界（Animal World）”这个节目，请根据以下内容提示，以“My Favourite TV Program”为题，给CCTV-9英语频道的编辑写一篇英语短文。

喜欢这一节目的理由：1. 喜欢小动物；2. 节目生动有趣；3. 增长了不少知识。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

      2. 可以适当增减细节，以使行文连贯；

      3. 开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。

My Favourite TV Promgram

“Animal World” is a popular TV program by CCTV. It is also my favourite program.

      假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，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（Ù），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. 每处错误及修改均限一词；

        2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。

The winter holiday is coming, which made me excited. I have been looking forward at relaxing myself. I'd like to go skating, climb mountains and see several movie. I think I can play basketball with my classmates. What wonderful time I'll have during the winter holiday! Therefore, my parents think different. They don't want me go out. They are afraid I'll be knocked down by a truck , fall off a tree, or fight with others. Besides, they are afraid I will lose my way. I hate being treated like a bird keeping in a cage. To get more freedom, so I will try to persuade him.

 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。

  71  I thought I might be the only person left in the world who hadn’t done an eBay deal. So, I decided to try my hand at online auction(拍卖).

Buying for beginners: Sign up on www, ebay.co.uk. Most items (e.g.tables, computers, and books) ready for auction will come with a picture and a short description; others may be marked with “buy it now” and have a fixed price.   72   

If the item is being auctioned ,you offer the highest price you are prepared to pay and eBay bids (出价)for you. The bid will be increased little by little until it goes beyond your highest bid, then you are emailed and asked if you would like to bid again. Auction last up to 10 days and when they finish you get an email telling you whether you have won the item.

  73   Sellers decide how they would like to be paid and you need to check this before placing a bid as you might not want to post a cheque or postal orders. The easiest way is through PayPal, an online payment system that takes the money away from your credit card.

Selling made simple: if you plan to sell on eBay, it helps to include a picture of the item. I followed my friends’ advice and put up the items I wanted to sell for a 10-day auction, starting on a Thursday.   74 

The big things in life: it’s easy to post a small item, but furniture is a big part of eBay and this has to be collected or sent by deliverymen.  75 

A.      How to pay:

B.      Pay exact money before buying.

C.      You can buy these right away.

D.     Make sure of the item you want to buy.

E.      Everyone is at it, even my neighbors.

F.      Check the ways of the delivery before you bid.

G.     This way buyers had two weekends to bid.

　 　BEIJING —With a series of measures being adopted to control price rise, the Chinese government is confident of keeping prices at a reasonable level, Premier Wen Jiabao said Sunday morning, asking people to remain confident.

　 “I believe we can keep prices at a reasonable level through our efforts. As a major leader of the government, I have the responsibility and I have the confidence, too.” He made the remarks while answering a listener’s question during a radio broadcast by China National Radio.

Steps taken in the past month, including price controls to curb speculation(抑制投机) and monetary tightening（货币紧缩）, had started to produce results, he said.

　 　The government plans to build 10 million units of affordable housing in 2011, up from this year’s target of 5.8 million.

China will also increase efforts to curb speculation in the housing market, mainly through monetary policies and stricter use of land, Wen said, without giving details.

Wen said the country had a good agricultural supply base which gave the government confidence that it could stabilize prices.

In a bid to control inflation, the government has also increased the bank reserve requirement ratio six times and lifted interest rate twice this year, he added.

　 　Further, authorities have introduced many measures including cutting fees for transportation of agriculture products and controlling food price rise strictly.

　 　The overall price level, especially of major consumer goods, has now begun to drop, Wen said.

　 “The fundamental way to stabilize prices is to achieve a balance of supply and demand, which requires continuous development of agriculture,” said premier, adding that the central government has worked out measures to increase agricultural production.

68. Premier Wen Jiabao asked people to remain confident because ______.　

A. many measures have been taken to control price

B. as a major leader of the government, he had the confidence

C. he wanted to comfort them

D. China will increase efforts to control price

69. The key to keeping prices at a reasonable level lies in ______.

A. taking more strict measures　　　　　　

B. the leaders’ confidence

C. achieve a balance of supply and demand　　　　　　

D. having a good agricultural supply base

70. The best title of the passage should be ______.

A. More efforts on controlling price rise　

B. Chinese government is confident of controlling price rise

C. Major consumer goods’ price dropped

D. The bank lifted interest rate.

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Our 2011 Intake is now open. Apply here.

64. If you intend to apply for admission to this college, you need to______.

　 A. complete your high school studies

　 B. visit the college admission advisers

　 C. attend the exams held by the college

　 D. go through the online application procedure

65. Once admitted, most of the students can get ______.

　 A. student loans　　　　　　 　　　 B. free financial support

　 C. different scholarships　　 　　　 D. part-time jobs

66 . The strength of their school learning environment mainly lies in ______.

A. task-based and school-based　　　 B. application and school-based

C. cooperation and competition　　　 D. innovation and teamwork

67. The advertisement is designed for ______.

A. all potential applicants 　　　　　　B. Singaporean students only

C. international teachers　　　　　　 D. US applicants only

Recently I spoke to some of my students about what they wanted to do after they graduated, and what kind of job prospects they thought they had.

Given that I teach students who are training to be doctors, I was surprised to find that most thought that they would not be able to get the jobs they wanted without “outside help”. “What kind of help is that?” I asked, expecting them to tell me that they would need a relative or family friend to help them out.

“Surgery(外科手术)”, one replied. I was pretty alarmed by that response. It seems that the graduates of today are increasingly willing to go under the knife to get ahead of others when it comes to getting a job. One girl told me that she was considering surgery to increase her height. “They break your legs, put in special extending screws, and slowly expand the gap between the two ends of the bone as it regrows, you can get at least 5cm taller!”

At that point, I was shocked. I am short, I can’t deny that, but I don’t think I would put myself through months of agony(痛苦) just to be a few centimeters taller. I don’t even bother to wear shoes with thick soles, as I’m not trying to hide the fact that I am just not tall!

It seems to me that there is a trend toward wanting “perfection”, and that is an ideal that just does not exist in reality.

No one is born perfect, yet magazines, TV shows and movies present images of thin, tall, beautiful people as being the norm. Advertisements for slimming aids, beauty treatments and cosmetic surgery clinics fill the pages of newspapers, further creating an idea that “perfection” is a requirement, and that it must be purchased, no matter what the cost. In my opinion, skills, rather than appearance, should determine how successful a person is in his chosen career.

60. We can know from the passage that the author works as ______.

A. a doctor B. a model C. a teacher D. a reporter

61. Many graduates today turn to cosmetic surgery to______.

A. marry a better man\woman　　　　　　　　 　 B. become a model

C. get an advantage over others in job-hunt　　 D. attract more admirers

62. According to the passage, the author believes that ______.

A. everyone should purchase perfection, whatever the cost

B. it’s right for graduates to ask for others to help them out in hunting for jobs

C. media are to blame for misleading young people in their seeking for surgery

D.it is one’s appearance instead of skills that really matters in one’s career

63. What does the author think of his height?

A. He hates to be called a short man.

B. He tries to increase his height through surgery.

C. He always wears shoes with thick soles to hide the fact.

D. He just accepts it as it is

Long ago in a small town, there was a place known as the House of 1,000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit.

When he arrived, he bounced(跳) happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1,000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1,000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he left the house, he thought to himself, “ This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit often.”

　 In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1,000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them and was horrified to see 1,000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, “This is a horrible place, and I will never go back there again.”

All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see on the faces of

the people you meet?

56. Why was the first dog surprised when he entered the house?

A. Because he didn’t expect to see so many happy dogs.

B. Because he didn’t know there were 1,000 mirrors in the house.

C. Because he was always in a mixed mood.

D. Because he saw so many dogs smiling at him.

57. Why did the first dog like the house?

A. Because there were 1,000 mirrors in the house.

B. Because he thought he could keep himself warm in the house.

C. Because he liked everything presented to him.

D. Because he felt he was welcome here.

58. The underlined word “ growl” probably means ______.

A. make an unfriendly noise　　 　　　　　　　B. smile　

C. say hello　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. stare

59. Which of the following is the most suitable title for the passage?

A. A Small happy Little Dog B. The House of 1,000 Mirrors

C. The Wonderful Place and the Horrible Place.　 D. Two Little Dogs

In January of 1968, I was “surfing” TV channels when I was caught by Funny Business, a show about cartoons. I had always wanted to be a(n) 36 but never knew how to go about it. I wrote to the host of the show, cartoonist Jack Cassady, asking him for advice 37 entering the profession.

A few weeks later, I got an encouraging 38 letter from Jack, 39 all of my specific questions. He went on to warn me of the possibility of being 40 at first, advising me not to get discouraged 41 that happened. He went further, saying the cartoon 42 I sent him were good and worthy of publication.

I got very 43 and submitted my best cartoons to Playboy and New Yorker. The magazines quickly rejected me with 44 little photocopied form letters. Frustrated, I decided to 45 cartooning.

In June of 1987, I was surprised to get a second letter from Jack Cassady. It 　46 as follows:

“Dear Scott, I’m dropping you this note to again encourage you to 47 your ideas to various publications. I 48 you lots of luck, sales and good drawing.”

I hadn’t 49 thanked him for his first letter! Again, I dragged out my art brushes and set to 50 the sample strips(连环漫画) now known as Dilbert. It finally became popular.

As Dilbert 51 more successful, I came to appreciate Jack’s simple act of 52 .

How can you ever 53 a kindness like that? Just reach out to some person who badly needs encouragement and 54 it on. Do it for somebody who knows you have nothing to gain. There’s no 55 thing as a small and great act of kindness.　　　　　

36. A. actor　 　　　　　 B. writer　　　　　　　　　　　 C. photographer　　　　　 D. cartoonist

37. A. on　　　　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. in 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to

38. A. informal　　　　　　 B. formal　　　　　　　　　　 C. handwritten　　　　　　　　　　 D. printing

39. A. asking　　　　　　　　 B. answering　　　　　　　　 C. neglecting　　　　　　　　 D. replying

40. A. published　　　　　 B. rejected　　　　　　　　　 C. recognized　　　　　　　 D. appreciated

41. A. if　　　　　　　　　　　 B. unless　　　　　　　　　　 C. since　　　　　　　　　　　 D. before

42. A. magazines　　　　　 B. books　　　　　　　　　　　 C. samples　　　　　　　　　 D. models

43. A. disappointed　　　 B. excited　　　　　　　　　　 C. interested　　　　　　　　 D. surprised

44. A. impolite　　　 B. kind　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. warm　　　　　　　　　　　 D. cold

45. A. forget about　　　 B. give in　　　　　　　　　　 C. build up　　　　　　　　　 D. get in

46. A. wrote　　　　　　　　 B. spoke　　　　　　　 　 C. told　　　　　　　　　 　 D. read

47. A. submit　　　　　　　 B. apply　　　　　　　　　　　 C. lead　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. add

48. A. expect　　　　　　　 B. hope　　　　　　　　　　　 C. wish　　　　　　　　　　　 D. may

49. A. even　　　　　　　　　 B. only　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. still　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. just

50. A. put on　　　　　　　　 B. work on　　　　　　　　　 C. give up　　　　　　　　　　 D. take on

51. A. seemed　　　　　　　 B. went　　　　　　　　 　 C. became 　　　　　　　　 D. came

52. A. love　　　　　　　　　 B. friendship　　　　　　　　 C. hurt　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. kindness

53. A. award　　　　　　　　 B. pay　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. treat　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. repay

54. A. pass 　　　　　 　　B. receive　　　　　　　　　　 C. deliver　　　 　　　 D. move

55. A. so　　　　　　　　　　 B. this　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. such　　　　　　　　　　　 D. like

— Going outing at weekend is an exciting thing for many urban people.

   —       . It has attracted many people.

   A. Go ahead                       B. Never mind

   C. I couldn’t agree more             D. You are welcome