In the reading-room, we found Winifred ________ at a desk, with her attention ________ on a novel.

A. sitting; fixing          B. seating; fixed                C. sitting; fixed         D. seated; fixing

 Jane’s pale face suggested that she ________ ill, and her parents suggested that she ________ a medical examination.

A. be; should have              B. was; has                 C. should be; had              D. was; have

 Every one of us must know: ________ we live can we save the earth.

A. by changing the way only                                   B. only by changing the way

C. by only changing the way                                   D. by changing only the way

 Mr. White, who comes from ________ European country, has formed ________ habit of attending ________ church on Sundays.

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

假如你是王飞，今天你收到了好友李磊的一封信。信中说他想买一部手机，为此他想征求一下你的意见。请你根据以下提示，给李磊写一封回信，建议他不要买手机。

1．校内不允许使用手机，因为会打扰别人；  2．发短信会占据太多的学习时间；

3．经常会收到一些不良短信；              4．手机费用会增加父母的经济负担。

注意：1．回信须包括以上全部要点，但不得逐句翻译；2．要符合书信的格式要求；

3．词数：100左右。

参考词汇：短信 the short message；打扰disturb

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。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。

Dear Mr. and Mrs. White,

       I’m writing to you from my home in China. I returned back home safe and sound. When I think of the wonderfully two weeks I spend in Australia, I just can’t help thinking of you. You has provided everything to make my staying here such a happy and lucky experience. I’ ve learned so many, not only English and also culture. Thank you very much. I’ll always remember the fun and laughter we shared each other as well as your kind. I’ll get in touch with you and write to you often. Please take care!

Yours,

Li Ming

On April 1st, Mike decided to fool(愚弄) his friends.

    At lunch time he said to Tom, “I think we’re going to have a test this afternoon.” “Test?” said Tom, “Really?”

    “Yes, it’s quite true,” said Mike. “When I was passing by Mr. Green’s room, he was talking with another teacher about the test. Tell John, Rose and Joan about it.”

     Later Tom told them about the test. Soon almost all the students knew about it. “How foolish they are!” he thought.

     When class began, Mr. Green said, “Class, we’re going to have a test today.” Mike was surprised. The test was too hard for him. After class, all his classmates thanked him very much. But he could only smile. “How foolish I was !”he thought.

    It really was April Fools’ Day for Mike.

66. Mike decided to fool his friends because ________ .

A. they were talking about the test  

B. they began to prepare (准备) their lessons

C. it was April Fools’ Day

  D. they were foolish

67. ________ his classmates believe (相信) him before class.

A. Almost all           B. None of        C. Only a few           D. Some of

68. Mike didn’t prepare his lessons because _______

A. he didn’t like to                        B. it was his holiday

C. he thought the test was easy for him

  D. he believed there wasn’t going to be a test

69. Mike was surprised to see ________ .

A. the test was too hard for him            B. the teacher really gave them a test

C. Tom didn’t believe him                D. his classmates were so foolish

70. Which of the following is wrong?

A. Mike thought he himself was foolish.

B. All his classmates thanked him.

  C. Mr. Green was talking with another teacher about the test.

D. Nearly everyone knew the test before long(不久).

    My house is made out of wood, glass and stone. It is also made out of software.
    If you come to visit, you’ll probably be surprised when you come in. Someone will give you an electronic PIN （个人身份号码）to wear. This PIN tells the house who and where you are. The house uses this information to give you what you need. When it’s dark outside, the PIN turns on the lights nearest you, and then turns them off as you walk away from them. Music moves with you too. If the house knows your favorite music, it plays it. The music seems to be everywhere, but in fact other people in the house hear different music or no music. If you get a telephone call, only the nearest telephone rings.
    Of course, you are also able to tell the house if you want something. There is a home control console (控制台), a small machine that turns things on and off around you.
    The PIN and the console are new ideas, but they are in fact like many things we have today. If you want to go to a movie, you need a ticket. If I give you my car keys, you can use my car. The car works for you because you have the keys. My house works for you because you wear the PIN or hold the console.
    I believe that ten years from now, most new homes will have the systems that I’ve put in my house. The systems will probably be even bigger and better than the ones I’ve put in today.
    I like to try new ideas. I know that some of my ideas will work better than others. But I hope that one day I will stop thinking of these systems as new, and ask myself instead, “How will I live without them?”
61. What does the passage mainly discuss?
   A. How to develop a new system.             B. The function of the PIN.
   C. A home for the future.                       D. Easy life in the future.
62. What’s the purpose when the writer wrote the fourth paragraph?
   A. To let readers know why his ideas are new.
   B. To let readers know how special his house is.
   C. To explain the importance of the PIN and the console.
   D. To explain more easily what the functions of the PIN and the console are.
63. The writer’s new house is different from ordinary ones mainly because _____.
   A. it has been controlled by computers
   B. you can make a telephone call anywhere
   C. it has your favorite music following you
   D. the writer is able to change his new idea into practice
64. What is the writer most likely to be according to the passage?
   A. An IT expert.             B. A famous doctor. 

C. An idealist                 D. An experienced teacher.
65. What can’t be done in the writer’s new house?
   A. turns on the lights                         B. play music
   C. get a telephone call                        D. go swimming

Playing basketball isn’t ladylike. That’s what Jewell Chapman’s high school headmaster told her in 1961 when he was against the girls’ basketball program.

“We were very discouraged, ” said Chapman, a forward（前锋）for her high school team of Des Moines.

Nearly 50 years later, Chapman is back on the playground. She’s 62 and plays for “Hot Pink Grannies” ,joining about 10 other women on a team whose uniforms are black trousers and hot pink socks. They play in the Iowa Granny Basketball League.

It’s one of dozens of basketball leagues for women over 50 that have arisen across the country. For some, it’s a chance to exercise and meet people; for others, it’s a once – refused chance to make up.

“You see more and more elderly women’s teams taking part in state and national competitions,” said Michael Rogers, a professor in sports studies at Wichita State University. “In the future it will be something common to have leagues like this.”

Yearly surveys by the National Sporting Goods Association show the number of women aged 55 and older who play basketball at least 50 times a year has grown from 16,000 in 1995 to nearly 131,000 ten years later.

The women on the Hot Pink Grannies are good – natured but competitive when game time comes.

“I think I’m tough” says Colleen Pulliam, 69, showing off her strong arms at her challengers in a game against “Strutters”, know for their bright yellow socks.

Granny Basketball Leagues and similar groups spread quickly through much of the country, including California, Louisiana, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.

56．Which is right about Chapman?

A．She thinks playing basketball isn’t ladylike.  

B．She is now 62 years old and feels discouraged.

C．She plays basketball again about 50 years later.

D．She is a forward in the Hot Pink Grannies.

57．The underlined sentence “it’s a once – refused chance to make up” in the fourth paragraph means          .

A．it is chance to realize their old dream      

B．it is chance to take part in sports

C．it is chance to earn a reputation           

D．it is chance to compete for medals

58．Who is probably a player of “Hot Oink Grannies”?

A．Des Moines.     B．Colleen Pulliam.       C．Michael Rogers.      D．Strutters.

59．Which of the following statements is true?

A．Some elderly women play basketball with the purpose of getting wealthy.

B．Granny Basketball Leagues have spread all over the USA.

C．The women on the Hot Pink Grannies are good – natured and less competitive.

D．The number of women aged 55 and older who play basketball has greatly increased.

60．From the passage we can infer          .

A．in the 1960s, playing basketball wasn’t considered as a girls’ sport

B．the color of the socks is of great importance to granny players

C．more and more granny players are confident about getting higher scores

D．Jewell Chapman’s high school headmaster has already changed his attitude

 “I don’t speak English”-these are the first words I learned when I came to America. Soon I was able to pronounce the four words clearly, and said them whenever an American tried to talk to me. This answer was very effective（有效的）at ending our conversation and saving me from another uncomfortable situation, or I would have to communicate in a language that I was not familiar with.

Before coming to the States, I thought I knew English pretty well. But the truth is that the grammar and vocabulary-based English that is taught in schools overseas（海外的）is not the English people speak in America.

But fear not! Once you are in America, you can immediately begin to bridge the gap（弥补差距）between the learned English that you already know, and the spoken English that is all around you. To do this, first of all, it is important not to fear when you realize that you may not be as prepared for daily communication as you thought. For me, as soon as I stopped worrying about my accent and started speaking, I made rapid progress. Often the people didn’t notice my mistakes because they were so glad to finally be able to communicate with me.

Another good idea is to listen carefully and pay attention to the way in which ideas are expressed. For example, if you are working hard and you want to stop working and rest for a little while, you can either say “I would like to stop working and rest for a while” or “I want to take a quick break from work.” The first sentence, I quickly learned, sounds dry and too formal for any kind of communication, while the second is an idiom（成语）that is widely used in American English conversation.

Finally, use what you already know---the vocabulary, the grammar and the spelling. Try to use these into the spoken language for more impressive and accurate（精确）speaking results.

51．What’ s the main idea of this passage?

A．You’d better say “I don’t speak English” in the USA.

B．How you can improve your spoken English in the USA.

C．Idioms are widely used to express your ideas in the USA.

D．Listening is the best way to improve your spoken English in the USA.

52．At first the writer preferred to use the sentence “I don’t speak English” to       .

A．admit he is a foreigner                   

B．save much time for himself

C．prevent himself from being laughed at      

D．avoid getting upset in communicating with others

53．What’s the problem with the English taught outside the English-speaking countries?

A．It is quite different from what the natives speak. 

B．It is taught in boring and wrong grammar.

C．It has nothing to do with English.      

 D．It has too small a vocabulary.

54．When did the writer make rapid progress in spoken English?

A．As soon as he paid attention to the way Americans spoke.

B．The minute he found what has been learned useless.

C．The moment he got rid of the fear of speaking.

D．Immediately he arrived in the USA.

55．All the following are tip given buy the writer EXCEPT “       .”

A．speaking bravely                              B．listening carefully

C．using what you have learned                D．making few mistakes