Long before the   1   man came to America, the land   2   the American Indian nations. The   3   of the Cherokees lived in   4   is now the southeastern part of the United States.

 　　 5　　   the white man came, the Cherokees   6   many of their ways. One Cherokees named Sequoyah saw how   7   reading and writing was to the white man. He decided to   8    a way to write down the spoken Cherokee language. He began   9   making pictures. For each word he drew a picture. But that proved   10  ...  there were just too many   11  . Then he took the 85 sounds that   12   the language. Using his own imagination and an English spelling book, Sequoyah invented a sign for each sound. His alphabet proved    13    easy to learn. Before long, many Cherokees knew how to read and write in their own language. By 1828, they were   14   printing their own newspaper.

 In 1830, the U.S. Congress passed a law. It   15   the government to    16   Indians from their lands. The Cherokees   17   to go. The army was sent to   18   the Cherokees out. It was November, yet many of them still    19   their summer clothes. Cold and hungry, the Cherokees were quickly tired out by the   20   of the journey. Many dropped dead and were buried by the roadside.

1. A. black　　　　　　　　 B. white　　　　　　   C. Indian　　　　 D. American

2. A. belonged to　　   　　    B. took over　　　　    　　   C. beat　　　　  D. owned

3. A. nation　　　　　　    B. country　　　　　　   C. state　　　　  　　   D. native

4. A. what　　　　　　    B. which　　　　     　　  C. that　　　　   D. where

5. A. Before　　　　　　    B. After　　　　　　     C. when　　　　  D. Until

6. A. wrote　　　　　　    B. copied　　　　　　     C. had　　　　   D. read

7. A. important　　　　     B. useful　　　　　　  　　 C. helpful　　    　　   D. unimportant

8. A. invent　　　　　　   B. suggest　　　　　　     C. consider　　  D. discover

9. A. with　　　　　　    　　   B. from　　　　　　  　　   C. at　　　　    　　   D. by

10. A. possible　　　　     B. good　　　　　　   　　 C. valuable　　   D. impossible

11. A. pictures　　　　    B. languages　　　　   　　 C. words　　　　 D. people

12. A. made up　　　　   B. took up　　　　    　　  C. called up　　  D. set up

13. A. disappointedly        B. happily　　　　　　 　　   C. surprisingly    　　   D. excitedly

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

15. A. told　　　　　　   B. forced　　　　　　  　　 C. made　　　　 D. allowed

16. A. break　　　　　　  　　   B. leave　　　　　　　　 C. remove　　    D. invite

17. A. refused　　　　    B. liked　　　　　　     C. decided　　      D. intended

18. A. carry　　　　　　   B. drive　　　　　　  　　 C. take　　　　  D. bring

19. A. put on　　　　　　 B. had　　　　   　　       C. wore　　　　  D. sold

20. A. happiness　　　　  B. sadness　　    　　   　　 C. experience　　 　　 D. hardships

 　　 5　　   the white man came, the Cherokees   6   many of their ways. One Cherokees named Sequoyah saw how   7   reading and writing was to the white man. He decided to   8    a way to write down the spoken Cherokee language. He began   9   making pictures. For each word he drew a picture. But that proved   10  ...  there were just too many   11  . Then he took the 85 sounds that   12   the language. Using his own imagination and an English spelling book, Sequoyah invented a sign for each sound. His alphabet proved    13    easy to learn. Before long, many Cherokees knew how to read and write in their own language. By 1828, they were   14   printing their own newspaper.

 In 1830, the U.S. Congress passed a law. It   15   the government to    16   Indians from their lands. The Cherokees   17   to go. The army was sent to   18   the Cherokees out. It was November, yet many of them still    19   their summer clothes. Cold and hungry, the Cherokees were quickly tired out by the   20   of the journey. Many dropped dead and were buried by the roadside.

1. A. black　　　　　　　　 B. white　　　　　　   C. Indian　　　　 D. American

2. A. belonged to　　   　　    B. took over　　　　    　　   C. beat　　　　  D. owned

3. A. nation　　　　　　    B. country　　　　　　   C. state　　　　  　　   D. native

4. A. what　　　　　　    B. which　　　　     　　  C. that　　　　   D. where

5. A. Before　　　　　　    B. After　　　　　　     C. when　　　　  D. Until

6. A. wrote　　　　　　    B. copied　　　　　　     C. had　　　　   D. read

7. A. important　　　　     B. useful　　　　　　  　　 C. helpful　　    　　   D. unimportant

8. A. invent　　　　　　   B. suggest　　　　　　     C. consider　　  D. discover

9. A. with　　　　　　    　　   B. from　　　　　　  　　   C. at　　　　    　　   D. by

10. A. possible　　　　     B. good　　　　　　   　　 C. valuable　　   D. impossible

11. A. pictures　　　　    B. languages　　　　   　　 C. words　　　　 D. people

12. A. made up　　　　   B. took up　　　　    　　  C. called up　　  D. set up

13. A. disappointedly        B. happily　　　　　　 　　   C. surprisingly    　　   D. excitedly

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

15. A. told　　　　　　   B. forced　　　　　　  　　 C. made　　　　 D. allowed

16. A. break　　　　　　  　　   B. leave　　　　　　　　 C. remove　　    D. invite

17. A. refused　　　　    B. liked　　　　　　     C. decided　　      D. intended

18. A. carry　　　　　　   B. drive　　　　　　  　　 C. take　　　　  D. bring

19. A. put on　　　　　　 B. had　　　　   　　       C. wore　　　　  D. sold

20. A. happiness　　　　  B. sadness　　    　　   　　 C. experience　　 　　 D. hardships

短文改错（共10题，每小题1分，满分10分）
此题要求改正所给短文的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上划一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
　　该行多一个词：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。
　　该行缺一个词：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。
　　该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
　　注意：原行没有错的不要改。
Every morning John goes to work by trains. He always                      【小题1】________
buys a newspaper, it helps to make the time pass more quickly.           【小题2】________
One Thursday morning, he turned on the sports page. He wanted                【小题3】________
to see the report about an important football match the night              【小题4】________
before. The repot was such interesting that he forgot to get off           【小题5】________
at his station. He didn’t know it when he saw the sea. He got               【小题6】________
off at the next station, and have to wait long time for a train to 【小题7】________
go back. Of course, he arrived very late at the office.                               【小题8】________
His boss were very angry when John told him why he was late.             【小题9】________
“Work is very more important than football!”                                             【小题10】________

What doomed the Titanic is well known, at least in outline. On a moonless night of April 15, 1912, the ship hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic ,with 1,500 lives lost.
A century later many people presented new theories to explain the real reason for the disaster. Now two new studies argue that rare states of nature played major roles in the disaster.
The first says Earth’s nearness to the Moon and the Sun — a proximity not matched in more than 1,000 years — resulted in record tides that help explain why the Titanic met with so much ice, including the fatal iceberg.
Recently, a team of researchers found an apparent explanation in the heavens. They discovered that Earth had come unusually close to the Sun and Moon that winter, enhancing their gravitational pulls on the ocean and producing record tides. The rare orbits took place between December 1911 and February 1912 — about two months before the disaster came about. The researchers suggest that the high tides refloated masses of icebergs traditionally stuck along the coastlines of Labrador and Newfoundland and sent them adrift into the North Atlantic shipping lanes.
And a second, put forward by a Titanic historian from Britain, contends that the icy waters created ideal conditions for an unusual type of mirage(海市蜃楼) that hid icebergs from lookouts whose duty was to watch carefully for  danger ahead and confused a nearby ship as to the liner’s identity, delaying rescue efforts for hours.
Most people know mirages as natural phenomena caused when hot air near the Earth’s surface bends light rays upward. In a desert, the effect prompts lost travelers to mistake patches of blue sky for pools of water. But another kind of mirage occurs when cold air bends light rays downward. In that case, observers can see objects and settings far over the horizon. The images often undergo quick distortions — not unlike the wavy reflections in a funhouse mirror.
Now, scholars of the Titanic are debating these new theories. Some have different opinions on it. Over all, though, many experts are applauding the fresh perspectives.  (words:353)
【小题1】The underlined word "It" in the title probably refers to _______.

The Internet has changed the world we live in dramatically, so that in some ways it is unrecognizable from the place we lived in twenty years ago. Communications have been revolutionized. Not only have cell phones found their way into most people’s pockets or purses, but they are also used for next messaging and as cameras. Long distance phone calls have been replaced by e-mail and video conferencing. Communications, person to person or company to company, have turned into a fast-paced exchange with instant response. In fact, it has become more convenient and efficient.
The other kind of communication the Internet provides is information. School children and medical researchers alike will tell you that they could not work without the Internet and its ability to connect them to any number of websites and databases of information. Many people do their banking on-line. Others plan a trip and book a flight for themselves. People do their own stock  trading through the Net. Sports fans follow scores and statistics on websites. Political junkies(政治狂) gather campaign statements and debate topics, even between elections. And almost everyone who owns a computer and has Internet access has bought at least one item on-line. No wonder some young people can not imagine what life was like before the Internet.
Some Advantages of the Internet
I.  【小题1】    of the Internet communication
●A fast-paced exchange replacing long distance phone calls with    【小题2】   like e-mail and vedio conferencing
II. Accessibitlity to the Internet information
●On-line    【小题3】   service
Convenience to do banking at home or office
●  【小题4】   service
Choices of booking traffic and accommodation
●Sports websites
Information about scores and statistics
●Political websites
Campaign statements and   【小题5】