高一英语暑假作业

暑 假 作 业 一

单项选择
1. A library with five thousand books ______ to the nation as a gift.
A. is offered B. has offered
C. are offered D. have offered
2. The rent is expensive. I’ve got half the space I had at home and I’m paying ________here.
A. as three times much B. as much three times
C. much as three times D. three times as much
3. As long as you have a ______ hope of success, you should never give up!
A. good B. few
C. slim D. thin
4. He _____ a great actor as a child, and at last his dream ______.
A. dreamed to be; came to true B. dreamed of being; realized
C. dreamed of being; came true D. dreamed being; realized
5. Don’t leave her _____ outside in the rain; she will catch a cold.
A．waiting B．wait
C．to wait D．waited
6. I have to use Yang Li’s computer because mine?_________at the store.? A. has repaired? ? B. has been repaired??
C. is repairing? ? D. is being repaired
7. There was ______ time _____ Chinese used foreign oil. A. a; when??? B. a; while???
C. /; when??? D. /; while
8. —What will you do after taking part in the college entrance examination? ? —I will stay at home, watching the_______ World Cup matches.? A. alive?? B. live???
C. lively??? D. lovely
9. One learns a language by making mistakes and ___ them.
A. correct B. correcting
C. corrects D. to correct
10. There was a terrible noise ___ the sudden burst of light.
A. followed B. following
C. to be followed D. being followed
11. I don't regret ___ even if might have upset her.
A. to tell her what I thought B. to have told her that I thought
C. telling what I thought D. telling her what I thought12. It is sleeping late in the morning that ______ being late for work.
A.devotes to B.sticks to
C.sees to D.leads to
13. We should prevent pollution ______ happily.
A.from living B.to live
C.from being lived D.to living
14. His conclusion, ______ on careful research, was acceptable.
A.to base B.to be based
C.basing D.based
15. Chinese arts have won the_________of a lot of people outside China.?
A.enjoyment B.appreciation
C.entertainment D.reputation
完形填空
John climbed easily over the garden wall. He had made no 16 . He looked around .After a moment he 17 to the window of Mr White’s house.
John had been a 18 once. But that was_19 he had come to live in the small town of Brampton. Now he was a shopkeeper. He had 20 _ the shop in Brampton for ten years. And 21 knew that he had once been a thief .Tonight was the first time __22__ ten years.
John didn’t want to steal from Mr White. He needed __23 because a man he once met in the prison came to this town. He 24 that John had been a thief. He said that he would 25 the people in Brampton about it. John was afraid, 26 he gave him money. Then the man wanted more money. John didn’t have enough to 27 him. So he became a thief again.
28 was easy to get into the house. He 29 room where all the 30 things were kept. John 31 his pockets with all these things. Soon he had more than enough.
He was leaving 32 he heard a sound behind him. He 33 quickly.The door was 34 and Mr White was 35 in front of him.
16. A. plan B. noise C. decision D. difference
17. A. came up B. looked out C. jumped D. ran away
18. A. prisoner B. shopkeeper C. policeman D. thief
19. A. since B. until C. before D. after
20. A. bought B. lived C. had D. built
21. A. someone B. no one C. everyone D. anyone
22. A. since B. for C. in D. from
23. A. help B. care C. money D. support
24. A. decided B. wondered C. guessed D. knew
25. A. ask B. talk C. write D. tell
26. A .so B. but C. because D. still
27. A. give B. pay C. agree D. feel
28. A. It B. This C. He . D. That
29. A .broke B. left C. went D. found
30. A.valuable B. useful C. beautiful D. secret
31. A.opened B. put C. prepared D. filled
32. A. while B. when C. as D. till
33. A. turned B. jumped C. ran D. looked
34. A. closed B. locked C. opened D. broken
35. A. laughing B. standing C. dancing D. sleeping
阅读理解
A
Learning Chinese has been like climbing a steep (陡峭的) mountain.
My mother was born in Tokyo, while my father moved from Shanghai to Hong Kong when he was seven years old. At home we speak English. I know some basic Chinese customs: to use chopsticks gracefully (得体地) and what to say on Spring Festival to earn a red envelope. But I never truly learned to speak Chinese.
Why would I need to learn the language, anyway? I live in America where everyone speaks English.
I realized my ignorance (无知) in ninth grade when I arrived at Phillips Academy, a prestigious (有声望的) boarding school in Massachusetts. The school encouraged a global outlook. There I decided to embrace (拥抱) the opportunity to learn Chinese.
It never bothered me that the Americans in my class secretly thought I was taking a slacker course (偷懒的课). I met other American-born Chinese and together we spoke Chinglish outside of the classroom.
I searched for ways to access Chinese culture through dramas such as Meteor Garden (《流星花园》) and music by singers such as S.H.E, Wilbur Pan, and Jasmine Leung (梁静茹). Listenting to Chinese music is where I found my favorite singer in the entire universe: Jay Chou. Even if I can never understand what he’s crooning (哼唱), I definitely feel more Chinese whenever I listen to his music.
Last summer I spent five weeks in China, four of which were taking an intensive (加强的) language course at a Beijing high school. I was proud when I could understand the dialogue in Initial D (《头文字D》) and when I could easily translate Fairy Tale sung by Kong Leung (光良).
Learning Chinese has been a rocky trek (艰苦跋涉), and I know it will continue to be that way before I arrive at a relative plateau (高地) of fluency. I hope that one day I will be able to work and maybe even live in China as a true Chinese.
36. The author wrote the text mainly to _______.
A. share her experience of learning Chinese
B. tell us why she is interested in learning Chinese
C. show off the progress she has made learning Chinese
D. give advice on how to learn Chinese
37. The author’s attitude to learning Chinese changed because _______.
A. she found Chinese was interesting to learn
B. she wanted to take a course to pass easily
C. she realized she should have an open mind to the outside world
D. she made friends with some American-born Chinese at her school
38. The author tried all of the following to learn Chinese EXCEPT _______.
A. listening to Chinese music
B. practicing speaking Chinese with her parents
C. enjoying Chinese dramas
D. taking a Chinese course in China
39. We can learn from the text _______.
A. S.H.E is the author’s favorite singer
B. the author can understand dialogues in Meteor Garden well
C. the author enjoys the process of learning Chinese though it’s difficult
D. the author can speak fluent Chinese now
B
When Rikke Dausen in Denmark goes to get some milk from the fridge,she has trouble getting past the refrigerator door.But it’s not because of any physical obstruction（障碍）.It’s usually because the PC monitor in her refrigerator’s door has informed her that a new e-mail message has arrived.Rikke and her husband are taking part in a six-month test sponsored（赞助） by a Danish firm and two Swedish partners.They hope to show that computers can be put to much more practical daily use than most people think.Fifty families and singles were provided with a free model known as the “Screenfridge” for the period of the test.?
“It’s really very clever,”says Rikke.She can call up e-mail,news reports,sales items at the supermarket or addresses out of the endless ocean of Internet possibilities.“I’m not the type who wants to sit in front of the computer and wait 10 minutes for the modem to connect,”she says.The creators of the Screenfridge aim at this type of buyer.
They think that the machine should attract people who have limited time to solve technical problems or surf online.The PC that is built into the door is very small.It is only two centimeters wide,and completely silent.Everything moves quickly, as Rikke admits.Well,the whole thing is really just an amusement,she says. But when the thing is gone after the test,it will be a pain to have to go down in the basement again to download my e-mail.
40.The writer gives a description of Rikke using the Screenfridge in order to ________.
A.report Rikke’s daily life?
B.prove the value of PC?
C.introduce the new product?
D.describe the modern life?
41.For what purpose is the Screenfridge made??
A.To improve the e-mail service.?
B.To help those who cannot use computers.?
C.To make refrigerators more useful.?
D.To make people believe computers can be used for more practical daily use.?
42.How long will Rikke probably use the Screenfridge??
A.For several months.?
B.For several years.?
C.For more than a year.?
D.For several hours.?
43.From what Rikke says at the end of the text we can feel that she _____.?
A.is sorry she has to download her e-mail in the basement?
B.wishes she would continue to use the Screenfridge?
C.is not satisfied with the Screenfridge?
D.doubts whether she can really depend on the Screenfridge?
C
We often think of future. We often wonder what the world would be like in a hundred years’ time.
Think of space， perhaps a permanent(永久的) station on the moon will have been set up. Perhaps people will be able to visit the moon as tourists. Cheap rockets for space travel will have been developed，permitting long journeys throughout the solar system(太阳系). When that time comes, people will be taking holidays in space and visiting other planets. Great progress will have been made in medicine，too. Perhaps a cure will have been discovered for the most terrible of all diseases—cancer.Pollution is a problem we must solve. In hundred’s years’ time it will have been controlled.
All the world will have been developed — even Antarctica. There will be large cities in Antarctica. We already have supersonic(超音速的) flight， but in a hundred years’ time we will have supersonic land travel as well.
We will have used up most of earth’s land to build our cities，so floating cities will have been built. The Japanese already have plans for cities of this kind. And there will be cities under the sea. The first of these will have been completed.
44. We will have developed ______ in a hundred years’ time, permitting long
journeys all over the solar system.
A. cheap rockets for space travel B. a plane
C. a spaceship D. a satellite
45. Man will also have supersonic land travel ______.
A. in a year B. about half a century later
C. in the year 2050 D. about a century later
46. The last paragraph mainly talks about ______.
A. we’ll make good use of space on the earth
B. cities under the sea
C. Japan will first build floating cities
D. earth’s land is in danger
47. The best title for the passage is ______.
A. Travel in the Future B. Future Life
C. Where to Live in the Future D. Space Travel
D
Shanghai has raised its charges for drainage（排水） fees this month in a move to encourage local residents to save water and recycle precious water.　The effort is designed to reduce pressure from the city's seriously shrinking water resources.
The city is capable of supplying a maximum of 10.64 million cubic metres of tap water daily，when daily consumption could be as much as 9.24 million cubic metres.
Ironically（具讽刺意味地），the city faces the East China Sea，and is surrounded by some 22 000　big and small rivers，and rain seems as common as sunshine.
Many locals have gotten used to keeping the tap running while brushing their teeth or washing the dishes，never considering the seemingly inexhaustible water supplies or pausing to think over the small increases in their water bills.They doubt whether Shanghai is short of water since the annual per capita amount of water available in the area is far more than the national average of 2220 cubic metres.?
The fact is that only 20 percent of the water from rivers is drinkable，which lowers the available amount to local residents to about 1000 cubic metres per capita—55 percent less than the nation's average and 10 percent of the global average.
Experts have estimated the city will face a daily fresh water shortage of 2.58 million cubic metres by 2020 at its present population growth rate.　For years the city has ranked on the United Nations list of cities and municipalities（都市） that will experience severe drinking water problems this century.?
48.The purpose of writing the passage is to　　　 .?
A. analyse why Shanghai is short of water?
B. show Shanghai wishes its residents to save water?
C. introduce the present conditions of water in Shanghai?
D. ask for advice on how to save water?
49.The sentence “rain seems as common as sunshine” means 　　　.?
A. rain and sunshine can be shared equally?
B. people pay little attention to rain and sunshine?
C. rain，just like sunshine，is easily seen?
D. sunshine is less important than water?
50.When talking about the water conditions of Shanghai，the author is　　　　 .?
A. curious B. worried
C. satisfied D. energetic?
51.The text tells us　　　　 .?
A. Shanghaiers have more drinkable water than the nation's average?
B. Shanghai's drinkable water is very limited?
C. Shanghai can't deal with its present population growth rate?
D. the United Nations has been concerned about Shanghai's development
改错
Every one year, thousands of people visit the 52.______
city Venice. It’s very beautiful. There are not any 53.______
read there, so there are not any cars, 54.______
buses and taxis either. There are canals only. 55.______
All of them add to 178 and one of them 56.______
is quite big while rest are small. 57.______
People move up and down the canals with boats. 58.______
Venice is sink now. It is going down. 59.______
It was said that in 2040 Venice might be 60.______
under water. The sea called Adriatic(亚得里亚海)will cover it. 61.______
五. 书面表达
2008年元月，国务院下令从今年6月1日起禁止在超市和商店中使用超薄塑料袋，鼓励人们拎布袋子、重提菜篮子。最近你对此进行了一次调查。请根据以下调查结果并结合你自己的观点，用英语写一篇150字左右的文章。
结 果
理 由
70%的人赞成
1.全国每天使用30亿个塑料袋，造成严重的资源浪费
2.随意乱丢塑料袋，造成环境污染
30%的人反对
1.超市和商店不提供免费塑料袋，给顾客增加经济负担，给购物带来不便
2.给超市管理带来麻烦
你自己的观点
……（至少两点）
注意：开头已给出，不计入总词数。
From June 1st, 2008, China will ban ultra-thin plastic bags from supermarkets and stores. Recently a survey has been conducted about our government forbidding the use of plastic shopping bags.
暑 假 作 业 二

单项选择
1. There are two books on the bookshelf. ______ of them ____ worth ______.
A. Both , are, being read B. All, are , reading
C. Neither, is, being read D. Either, is , reading
2. I don't like ______ you speak to her.
A. the way B. the way in that
C. the way which D. the way of which
3. Don’t be too ____ about things you are not supposed to know.
A. strange B. amusing
C. curious D. conscious
4. He was _______by his colleagues though he himself didn’t think he had done anything special.
A. thought little of B. thought poorly
C. thought highly of D. thought highly
5. The reason______being late for the meeting was______his little son fell ill this morning.
A. for, that B. why, that
C. for, because D. why, because
6. -Hi. Welcome to Heavenly Pies. May I ____ your order? -Uh . . . yes. I'd like the chicken fried steak.
A. have B. help
C. take D. know
7. ---What is your favourite ____ of sports clothing?
---Nike.
A. equipment B. amusement
C. theme D. brand
8. He is worth respecting in word and in _____.
A. deed B. favour
C. value D. help
9. My _____ impression is that I don't like him. But I think he is of great ability to the project on time.
A. subjective B. limited
C. powerful D. energetic
10. Our teacher tells us that the red lines on the map _____ railways.
A. represent B. replace
C. report D. reproduce
11. Many soldiers were sent to ____ the border against possible attacks.
A. stop B. defend
C. prevent D. begin
12. He advised me to eat more, ____ the plate across the table to me.
A. sliding B. reaching
C. putting D. breaking
13. You should pay more attention to the patients who _____ badly to penicillin.
A. behave B. perform
C. practice D. react
14. It may be true that dreams can be a rich source of _____ for an artist.
A. inspiration B. satisfaction
C. situation D. instruction
15. I ____ some old postcards from my classmate in the middle school when I was searching for an address.
A. came up with B. came across
C. came about D. came by
二. 完形填空
Cars and Life
Cars play a very important part in the United States.They have brought 16 very great changes in people’s life. 17 you first arrive in the United States,you’ll be 18 at seeing streams of cars going on every road in every city and 19 cities.During 20 hours roads with in and near a city are almost filled with cars which 21 people going to work or back home.In most states,a boy or a girl 22 16 years old is 23 to learn to drive and given a license 24 passing a test.About 70 percent of the population of the States 25 drive,and on the average there are two cars for every three people.A car is so 26 to an American who has a job,even to a college student who has a part-time job that it is one of the 27 things that one wants to buy when one begins to 28 money.
Today many people 29 living outside cities,where the 30 is fresher,the neighborhood(住宅区) quieter,and houses 31 , than in the center of a city.Their homes 32 are ten or even twenty miles 33 from the nearest cities.As a result,there are good 34 and it takes them 35 than half an hour to drive to work or back home.
16.A.for B.to C.in D.about
17.A.When B.After C.During D.While
18.A.surprised B.pleased C.tired D.moved
19.A.inside B.among C.between D.outside
20.A.free B.busy C.working D.rush
21.A.carry B.drive C.pick u D.send
22.A.below B.over C.about D.some
23.A.able B.willing C.allowed D.asked
24.A.while B.until C.before D.after
25.A.will B.need C.can D.have to
26.A.important B.possible C.necessary D.needed
27.A.good B.first C.chief D.main
28.A.borrow B.spend C.save D.earn
29.A.suggest B.prefer C.practice D.are used to
30.A.vegetable B.food C.air D.water
31.A.cleaner B.cheaper C.wider D.newer
32.A.usually B.seldom C.never D.forever
33.A.far B.far away C.long D.away
34.A.cars B.roads C.drivers D.way
35.A.less B.not more C.over D.no more
三. 阅读理解
A
The greatest recent changes have been in the lives of women. During the twentieth century there was an unusual shortening of the time of a woman’s life spent in caring for children. A woman marrying at the end of the 19th century would probably have been in her middle twenties, and would be likely to have seven or eight children, of whom four or five lived till they were five years old. By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which custom, chance and health made it unusual for her to get paid work. Today women marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a woman’s youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five and is likely to take paid work until retirement at sixty. Even while she has the care of children ,her work is lightened by household appliances（家用电器）and convenience foods.
This important change in women’s way of life has only recently begun to have its full effect on women’s economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left school at the first opportunity and most of them took a full-time job. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school-leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women tend to marry younger, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Many more return to full or part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with both husband and wife accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfaction of family life, and with both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money and running the home, according to the abilities and interest of each of them.
36. We are told that in an average family about 1990________.
A. many children died before they were five
B.the youngest child would be fifteen
C.seven of eight children lived to be more than five
D.four or five children died when they were five
37. When she was over fifty, the late 19th century mother________.
A. would expect to work until she died
B.was usually expected to take up paid employment
C.would be healthy enough to take up paid employment
D.was unlikely to find a job even if she is now likely
38. Many girls, the passage says, are now likely to ________.
A. marry so that they can get a job
B.leave school as soon as they can
C.give up their jobs for good after they are married
D.continue working until they are going to have a baby
39. According to the passage, it is now quite usual for women to ________.
A. stay at home after leaving school
B.marry men younger than themselves
C.start working again later in life
D.marry while still at school
B
Trees are useful to man in three very important ways: they provide him with wood and other products, they give him shade, and they help to prevent drought and floods.
Unfortunately, in many parts of the world man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important. In his eagerness to draw quick profit from the trees, he has cut them down in large numbers, only to find that without them he has lost the best friends he had.
Two thousand years ago a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships, with which to gain itself an empire. It gained the empire but, without its trees, its soil became hard and poor. When the empire fell to pieces, the country found itself faced by floods and starvation.
Even though a government realizes the importance of a plentiful supply of trees, it is difficult for it to persuade the villager to see this. The villager wants wood to cook his food with, and he can earn money by making charcoal(木炭) or selling wood to the townsman（城市居民）. He is usually too lazy or too careless to plant and look after trees. So unless the government has a good system of control, or can educate the people, the forests will slowly disappear.
This does not only mean that the villager’s sons and grandsons have fewer trees. The results are even more serious. For where there are trees their roots break the soil up—allowing the rain to sink in and also hold the soil, thus preventing it being washed away easily, but where there are no trees, the soil becomes hard and poor. The rain falls on hard ground and flows away on the surface, causing floods and carrying away with it the rich topsoil, in which crops grow so well. When all the topsoil is gone, nothing remains but a worthless desert.
40. The purpose that the writer wrote this article is to ______.
A. tell people the use of wood
B. tell people the fun_ction of tree roots
C. warn that man mustn’t destroy forests any more
D. explain how trees help to prevent drought and floods
41. In the writer’s opinion,_____, or the forests will slowly disappear.
A. measures must be taken
B. people shouldn’t draw benefit from the tree
C. government must realize the serious results
D. unless trees never be cut down
42. According to the article we know it is _____ to prevent the forests from slowly disappearing.
A. necessary but impossible
B. necessary but difficult
C. impossible and unimportant
D. difficult and impossible
43. In the last two paragraphs the writer wanted to make it clear that _____ .
A. where there are no trees, the soil becomes poor but soft
B. where there are many trees, there are more floods
C. where there are no trees, the land might become desert slowly
D. floods will make the land become desert
C
Tokyo is one of those places that you can love and hate at the same time. In Tokyo there are always too many people in the places where you want to be. Of course there are too many cars．The Japanese drive very fast when they can， but in Tokyo they often spend a long time in traffic jams（交通阻塞）. Tokyo is not different from London, Paris and New York in that. It is different when one wants to walk．
At certain times of the day there are a lot of people on foot in London's Oxford Street．But the street near the Ginza in Tokyo always has a lot of people on foot，and sometimes it is really difficult to walk. People are very polite； there are just too many of them．
The worst time to be in the street is at 11：30 at night． That is when the nightclubs are closing and everybody wants to go home． There are 35，000 nightclubs in Tokyo， and you do not often see one that is empty．
During the day， most people travel to and from work by train. Tokyo people buy six million train tickets every day．At most stations， train arrives every two or three minutes，but at certain hours there do not seem to be enough trains．Although they are usually crowded，Japanese trains are very good． They always leave and arrive on time． On a London train， you would see everybody reading a newspaper．In Tokyo trains，everybody in a seat seems to be asleep，whether his journey is long or short．
In Tokyo， I stood outside the station for five minutes． Three fire engines raced（疾驰）past on the way to one of the many fires that Tokyo has every day． Tokyo has so many surprises that none of them can really surprise me now．
44. Tokyo is different from London in that _________．
A. it has a larger population
B. it is a noisy city
C. it is more difficult to go somewhere on foot
D. its people are more friendly and more polite
45. When does the writer think is the worst time to go into the street？
A. When the nightclubs are closing．
B. At 8：00 a.m．
C. When the train is overcrowded．
D. At 11：30 a.m．
46. What does the writer think of Japanese trains？
A. They are very nice and comfortable．
B. There are not enough trains．
C. They often run behind time．
D. They leave and arrive on time．
47. In Tokyo trains, every Japanese in a seat ___________．
A. reads a newspaper B. looks like being asleep
C. talks with others D. looks out of the window
48. From the passage， we can see that fires break out ______in Tokyo．
A. quite often B. very rarely
C. occasionally D. only several times a day
D
The geographical location of a country and its physical characteristics are very important to its development and progress．The United States is very fortunate in this respect．
First of all，it has a good climate．In almost all sections of the country it is possible to live comfortably during the whole year．It is true that in the south it sometimes gets very hot，and in the north very cold．But the people who live in these regions become accustomed to the climate and never suffer very much when the weather is either very hot or very cold．
In a large country there is usually a great variety of different physical characteristics．In the United States，there are wide plains and high mountains，thousands of lakes and rivets of all sizes，cool forests and hot deserts，and a coastline several thousand miles long．
The many lakes and rivers，as well as the long coastline，have been of great importance to the development of the country，since they made possible the easy transportation of people and all the things people need．Transportation by water is still necessary and important．In modern times，however，trains，automobiles，trucks and airplanes are doing much of the work which was formerly done by ships and boats．
49. What are the principal physical characteristics of the United States？
A. Almost the same． B. Rather various．
C. Very good for farming． D. Suitable for transportation．
50. In what respect is the United States very fortunate？
A. Geographical location． B. Good climate．
C. Physical characteristics． D. Both A and C．
51. Why are rivers，lakes and coastlines important to the development of the U.S.A？
A. They make the climate better．
B. They provide people with a good many opportunities of employment．
C. They provide people with good transportation and whatever they need．
D. They make the scenery of the country more beautiful and attractive．
52. What was used for transportation in the distant past in the U.S.A.？
A. Trains． B. Trucks． C. Planes． D. Ships and boats．
四. 改错
In a Sunday morning, I met a foreigner in a shop. He wanted 53.____
to buy something, but he couldn't understand Chinese. So he 54.____
was very anxious. Looking this, I went up to him and asked him 55.____
that he wanted to buy. He said he wanted to buy a camera. So I asked 56.____
the assistant the prices of all the camera in the shop. Then I told the 57.____
foreigner the prices and he chose the camera he liked. As result, he 58.____
was very thankful to me for my kind help, but he praised me 59.____
for my good English. This was the first time that I talked 60.____
to a foreign friend in English and helped him. I was great 61.____
encouraged. I made up my minds to learn English better. 62.____
五．书面表达
观察下面的一幅漫画，用英语写一篇120词左右的短文
要求：1.短文应包括图示要点；2.说明图示所反映的社会教育现状；
3.发表自己的观点和看法

暑 假 作 业 三

单项选择
1. At the meeting each man and each woman _______ praised by the manager yesterday.
A. was B. were C. would be D. had been
2. The workers did all ___ good care of the old man.
A. they could to take B. they could take
C. which they could to take D. what they could to take
3. Though I love this car very much, I can't ____ it. A. afford B. afford buying C. afford to buy D. A and C
4. Never in my life ______ the lesson he gave me.
A. I will forget B. will I forget
C. had I forget D. did I forget
5. You made the same mistake for____ second time, dropping___“n” in the word “government”.
A. a, the B.a , a C. the, an D. a, an
6. He will never forget the role Gong Li______in the film Red Sorghum(《红高粱》)in 1994, directed by Zhang Yimou. ? A. took?? B. played??? C. had??? D. worked7. —My teacher punished me this morning.
—Why? You’ve done nothing wrong, ______ I can see.
A. as long as B. as far as C. as well as D. as soon as
8. His speech, __________everyone present, went on and on.
A. encouraged B. to encourage
C. encouraging D. being encouraged
9. In order to attract more customers, many supermarkets usually sell their goods at a good _____ at weekends.
A. discount B. profit C. bargain D. cost
10. She went ____ a diet to try to _____ some weight.
A. on; search for B. for; lose C. on; lose D. about; get
11. He handed her a cup of coffee to put her ______.
A. with ease B. at ease C. in ease D. for ease
12. We heard that the police have collected ______ of evidence to arrest him.
A. lot B. many C. masses D. few
13. At first, the problem ______ them. After thinking it over and over, they finally found a way to solve it.
A. astonished B. excited C. frustrated D. amused
14. If you want to advance in your study, you’ll first have to ____ yourself of those shortcomings that may become barriers (障碍) to progress.
A. remove B. cut C. reduce D. rid
15. The design of the building is _____ classic Greek forms.
A. run after B. modelled for
C. run for D. modelled after
二. 完形填空
When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had been 16 . Like most English children I learned French 17 school and I had often been to France, so I 18 speaking a foreign language to people who didn’t understand 19 . But when I went to America I was really looking forward to 20 a nice easy holiday without any 21 problems.
22 wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a 23 telephone to give my American friend Danny a 24 and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked 25 he could help me.
“Yes,” I said. “I want to give my friend a ring.”
“Well, that’s 26 ,” he exclaimed. “Are you getting 27 ? But aren’t you a bit 28 ?”
“Who is talking about marriage?” I replied. “I 29 want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you tell me 30 there’s a phone box?”
“Oh!” he said, “There’s a phone downstairs.”
When at last we 31 meet up, Danny explained the misunderstandings to me. “Don’t worry,” she said to me. “I had so many 32 at first. There are lots of words which the Americans 33 differently in meaning from us British. You’ll soon get used to 34 funny things they say. Most of the 35 British and American people understand each other!”
16. A. out B. away C. outside D. abroad
17. A. from B. during C. at D. after
18. A. get used to B. was used to C. used to D. used
19. A. English B. French C. Russian D. Latin
20. A. buying B. having C. giving D. receiving
21. A. time B. human C. language D. money
22. A. Too B. What a C. What D. How
23. A. cheap B. popular C. public D. good
24. A. letter B. ring C. news D. word
25. A. that B. if C. where D. when
26. A. well B. over C. nice D. ring
27. A. to marry B. to be married C. marrying D. married
28. A. small B. little C. old D. young
29. A. very B. just C. just now D. so
30. A. where B. in which C. over there D. that
31. A. did B. do C. could D. had
32. A. trouble B. difficulties C. things D. fun
33. A. write B. speak C. use D. read
34. A. every B. these C. some D. all the
35. A. chance B. situation C. condition D. time
三. 阅读理解
A
Having returned from her round trip， the angry woman stood outside the ticket office of the station．“The railway owes me ￡12，”she said to Harry Jenks， the young man working at the office．“Yon sold me a ticket for May 22nd，but there was no ship from Jersey that night．So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel．It cost me ￡12．”
Harry was worried．He remembered selling the woman a return ticket． “Come into the office，Madam，” he said politely．“I'll just check the Jersey timetable for May 22nd．”
The woman and her little girl followed him inside．She was quite right，as Harry soon discovered．There was no sailing on May 22nd．How could he have made such a careless mistake? He shouldn't have sold her a ticket for that day． Wondering what to do， he smiled at the child．“You look sunburnt，” he said to her．“Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey?”
“Yes，”she answered，shyly．“The beach was lovely．And I can swim too!”
“That's fine，” said Harry．“My little girl can't swim a bit yet．Of course，she's only three．．．”
“I'm four，” the child said proudly．“I'll be four and a half．”
Harry turned to the mother．“I remember your ticket，Madam，”he said．“But you didn't get one for your daughter，did you?”
“Er，well—”the woman looked at the child．“I mean．．．she hasn't started school yet．She's only four．”
“A four-year-o1d child must have a ticket，Madam．A child's return ticket to Jersey costs．．．let me see．．．￡13.50．So if the railway pays your hotel，you will owe ￡1.50．The law is the law，but since the fault was mine．．．”
The woman stood up， took the child's hand and left the office．
36. Harry was worried _______________.
A．the woman was angry with him
B．he had not done his work properly
C．the Jersey timetable was wrong
D．the little girl didn't have a return ticket
37. Harry started talking to the little girl ________________.
A．because he was in difficulty and did not know what to do
B．because he had a little girl about the same age as this girl
C．because he wanted to be friendly to the little girl who looked so nice
D．when he suddenly realized that he could find a way out from the little girl
38. When Harry said，“The law is the law，but since the fault was mine．．．．”he meant that______________．
A．they must follow it without other choice，even though the fault was his
B．he had to be strict with the woman because of the law，although he didn't want to
C．the woman had to pay him ￡1.50 and the railway would pay her for the hotel
D．she should pay ￡1.50，but he had made a mistake，she could go without paying
39. The woman left the office without saying anything because ___________.
A．she wanted to go home and get money for the child's ticket
B．she was so angry that she didn't want to have anything more to do with the young man
C．she was moved by Harry's kindness
D．she knew she would have to pay the railway if she insisted
B
Geena David knew she wanted to be a movie star when she was very young. She was not sure what gave her the idea, but she wanted to look like a movie star. “I have a lot of pictures from my childhood of me wearing sunglasses,” she says. “I used to wear them to watch TV.”
　 Early movie actors started wearing sunglasses not because they looked good, but because their eyes hurt. The lights used on movie sets were extremely bright and could cause a painful problem known as “Klieg eyes”. It was named after the Klieg brothers who invented the lights. Actors wore sunglasses to give their eyes a rest. But when movie stars began wearing their sunglasses in public, they quickly became a must.
　 Eventually actors started wearing sunglasses in their movies as well as on the street. Audrey Hephburn wore ultra-cool Ray-Ban sunglasses in the 1961 movie, Breakfast at Tiffany’s. As a result, Ray-Ban sunglasses started to appear more and more in the movies. In 1979, Ray-Ban “Wayfarers” were worn by Jake and Elwood in The Blue Brothers. Tom Cruise wore Ray-Ban “Aviator” sunglasses in the 1986 hit, Top Gun. Then in 1997, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones made Ray-Ban “Predator” sunglasses famous in Men in Black.
　 Of course sunglasses aren’t just a fashion statement. The main reason to wear sunglasses is to protect our eyes against UV radiation. UV radiation can damage our eyes, so people now choose their sunglasses carefully. But you don’t have to give up style for safety. The choice of frames and lenses available these days is huge. So you can protect your eyes and still be the coolest person on the beach.
40.What is mainly discussed in this passage?
A. The use of sunglasses. B. The history of sunglasses.
C. The sunglasses wearing. D. Why movie stars like to wear sunglasses.
41.Why did Geena David like to wear sunglasses?
A. She was a movie star.
B. She wanted to follow a movie star.
C. Wearing sunglasses was good to her eyes.
D. It was good to wear sunglasses when watching TV.
42.Early actors’ eyes hurt because ______.
A. they wore sunglasses
B. they went out in the sun too much
C. the lights on movie sets were too bright
D. their scripts were written in very small writing
43.We may know from this passage that ______.
A. Audrey Hephburn was a famous film star
B. Ray-Ban is the name of sunglasses maker
C. Sunglasses made Top Gun the hit in 1986
D. Men in Black must be an advertisement of sunglasses
44.Now people wear sunglasses ______.
A. just to protect their eyes B. for fashion and to protect their eyes
C. because of bright lights D. because movie stars wear them
C
Your mobile phone rings,and instead of usual electronic signals,it’s playing your favorite music.A friend sends your favorite song to cheer you up.One day,a record company might forward new records and music videos to your phone
The mobile business is getting into the music business.For the moment,the interest is in pleasant ring tones,but some companies are hoping to take full advantage of the next generation of mobile phones-all-purpose gadgets that blend phone,personal stereo,video player and Internet browser into one.
Finally,record companies might send new records and videos to fans who register their cell phone numbers.
The fans could pass music or songs along to friends—a kind of musical trading card.Unlike Internet tracks,mobile downloads would be easy for record companies to control,said former record industry official Ralph Simon,who is now chairman of your mobile,based in Santa Monic,California.
“If you pass a song along to other phones through a network,each phone can be charged,” said Simon.“It’s like going through a toll gate（收费站）.There’s more possibility for copyright control than there is on the Internet.”
Massachusetts-based Converse is offering a service in Portugal and the Netherlands that lets people record tunes on their voice mail or send music as presents to friends.Finally,people might be able to sing karaoke and pass them along.The company is sure that people will want to use music to reach out and touch someone.
“A mobile phone is not a listening machine,and you’ll be disappointed if you think you can change it to a radio,”said Ohad Ouziel,a creative manager for Converse in Israel.“But if someone sends you a song while you’re on vacation,you appreciate the feeling.”
45.The underlined word “blend”in the second paragraph probably means _____.
A.send B.become C.mix D.compare
46.“Massachusetts-based Converse”in the sixth paragraph probably refers to _____.
A.a person B.a city in Israel C.a state in the USA D.a company
47.Record companies _____ the idea of passing songs and music along mobile phones.
A.are worried about B.are interested in
C.try hard to stop D.a company
48.According to Ralph Simon it would be easier to _____ through mobile phone network than through the Internet.
A.protect copyright of music works B.send personal messages
C.pass along songs and music　 D.send voice mail
D
“You can have the same neighbours for years,” the old man said. “You love them or you think you love them. And you hope that they love you. But do you really understand them?”
“Charlie Kemp and his family lived next door to me for fifteen years. We were good friends for all that time. I enjoy friendship-I’m sure it’s the best thing in the world. And friendship with the Kemps was easy because they seemed to welcome it.”
“They were interesting and intelligent people; their home caught fire twice, and twice the whole family slept in my home.They were always losing things…money ,keys, or watches. Pictures fell off the walls; the children fell out of beds…”
“I was their neighbour and their friend. Life was always interesting, never dull. Best of all I liked the whole family.”
“One day, I lit a fire in the garden and was burning some rubbish. After a while Charlie Kemp came out of his house and walked up the road.”
“’Morning Charlie,’ I said’ Lovely day, isn’t it’? He smiled at me and nodded. I went on with my work.”
“Twenty minutes later a policeman arrived. He walked into my garden and said,’ You’ll have to put out the fire. Your neighbour has complained to us. He doesn’t like the smell.’”
“My neighbour…?” I said
“Yes,” the policeman said .He took out his notebook and read, “Charlie Kemp. He lives next door ,doesn’t he?”
49. ________were neighbours in this storey.
A. The old man and his family B.Charlie Kemp and his family
C. The old man and the Kemps D. Both A and B
50. The old man liked the kemps because______
A. they were good neighbours B. they were helpful
C. their house was often on fire D. he thought they loved him
51. The old man found that it was very strange that_________.
A. Charlie told the police about the fire
B they often lost the things
C. the fire burst the whole of the Kemps’ house
D Kemp smiled to him
52. How did the old man help the kemps?
A. he found the things they lost
B. he thought they were interesting and intelligent
C. he lent them money
D. he let them sleep in his house after the fires
53. The Kemp were not _______although the old man helped them a great deal.
A. sorry B. thankful C. worried D. helpful
54. The story shows that__________.
A. friendship is the best thing in the world
B. we never really understand our friends
C. friendship with the Kemps was easy
D. friendship with the Kemps was not easy
四. 改错
One of Chaplin's most famous film 55. ______
was The Gold Rush, that was produced in 56. ______
1925. The film was set in California in the 57. ______
middle of the nineteen century. In the 58. ______
film, Chaplin and his friends was in 59. ______
California in search of gold. They have 60. ______
no money at all. They were unluck 61. ______
and were caught on the edge of the 62. ______
mountain in a snow storm. They were
so hunger that they cooked a pair of 63. ______
shoes. And Chaplin enjoyed eating it 64. ______
very much.
五. 书面表达
假设你是李华，你的英国笔友 Peter 对2008年北京奥运会很感兴趣，请用英文写一封电子邮件向他介绍奥运会期间志愿者工作的情况。内容包括:人员：大约10万，主要为具备外语交流能力的北京的大学生;要求：礼貌友好，乐于奉献，忠于职守;分工：赛会志愿者(Games-time volunteers)—担任运动会的各项服务工作;城市志愿者(City volunteers)---在景点、宾馆、机场等处提供帮助、介绍历史文化等。
注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Peter.
I’m writing to tell you something about the Beijing Olympic Volunteer Programme. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
暑 假 作 业 四

单项选择
1. Mary is the only one of the girls who________by the headmaster at the meeting.
A.is praised B.are praised
C.was praised D.were praised
2. ___ the road, don’t forget to look both ways.
A. As crossing B. While you cross
C. While crossing D. Cross
3. I don’t think you will have any difficulty ___ driving license.
A. to get B. in getting
C. for getting D. get
4. We don’t doubt______ he can do a good job of it.
A. whether B. that
C. what D. why
5. “All hope was not lost.” means “__________.”
A. There was no hope at all B. Hope was everywhere
C. No hope was lost D. Not all hope was lost
6. —I didn’t mean ______ my mother.
—But talking to her like that meant ______ her.
A. hurting ; hurting B. to hurt; hurting
C. hurting; to hurt D. to hurt; to hurt
7. —Where is the shooting centre?
—It is about 50 kilometres ______ the city of Beijing.
A. in south of B. south of
C. the south of D. southern of
8. Word came ______ our duties would be changed.
A. that B. which
C. whether D. when
9. ______ be sent to work there?
A. Who do you suggest B. Who do you suggest that should
C. Do you suggest whom that D. Do you suggest whom should
10. The old picture reminds me ____ the happy days _____ we spent in the countryside. A. of; when B. to; which
C. of; which D. into; when
11. My sister was against my suggestion while my brother was ____it.
A.in honor of B. in memory of
C in favor of D in search of
12. –Tom is Bob’s brother.
--_____ that Tom and Bob are so alike.
A. No more B. No way
C. No problem D. No wonder
13. It’s cheaper if you book the tickets in ______.
A. ahead B. case
C. advance D. preserve
14. When I mentioned our plans for a trip abroad, the kids ______ life at once.
A. went to B. came to
C. got to D. turned to
15. Lucy was completely ______ after jogging in the hot sun all afternoon; she had little energy left.
A. kicked out B. handed out
C. worn out D. put out
二. 完形填空
One of the most remarkable things about the human mind is our ability to imagine the future. In our __16___we can see what has not yet happened. For example, while we are looking forward to __17___a new place or country, we __18__what it will be like. We predict( 预料) the __19__ people will eat, dress and act. Of course, we do not always predict things __20__. Things are often very different from the way we __21___them to be. One of the __22___ dreams in history is the dream of the German scientist, Kekule, who had been __23__ to work out a very difficult problem in physics. He had __24___and analysed(分析) the problem from every angle(角度) for days, but there __25__ to be no way of __26___ out the answer. Then one night he went to bed and dreamed. When he___27__ up, he realized that he knew the answer. He had solved the problem in his __28___. The hypnotist(催眠者)sat in the chair opposite him and spoke __29___: I want you to concentrate on my voice. Think about __30__. You know nothing but my voice. And as you pay attention to my voice, your __31___ will get heavier. Soon you’ll be asleep.? ? You will hear my voice and __32__ my words, but your body will be asleep, your eyes are too heavy. You are ___33__ asleep, and when you wake up you will__34__ nothing. You will forget everything. Now I am going to __35___ slowly from one to five. One, two, three, four, five.16. A.brains? ?? ??? B. senses? ?? ??? C. minds? ?? ?? ? D. sights17. A.visiting? ?? ? B. seeking? ?? ??? C. reaching? ?? ? D. discovering18. imagine? ?? ? B. know? ?? ?? ? C. feel? ?? ?? ??? D. guess19. A.custom? ?? ? B. habit? ?? ?? ? C. style? ?? ?? ??? D. way20. A.quickly? ?? ? B. simply? ?? ?? ? C. correctly? ?? ? D. neatly21. A.required? ?? ? B. wished? ?? ?? ? C. left? ?? ?? ? D. expected22. A.funny? ?? ??? B. dull? ?? ?? ?? ? C. famous? ?? ? D. silly23. A.managing? ???B. trying? ?? ?? ? C. thinking? ?? ? D. hoping24. A.studied? ?? ? B. learned? ?? ?? ? C. discussed? ?? ? D. researched25. A.used? ?? ?? ? B. ought? ?? ?? ? C. seemed? ?? ??? D. had26. A. making? ?? ? B. finding? ?? ?? ? C. turning? ?? ?? D. letting27. A.gave? ?? ?? ? B. sat? ?? ?? ?? ? C. woke? ?? ?? ??? D. got28. A.dream? ?? ??? B. lesson? ?? ?? ? C. research? ?? ??? D. exercise29. A.softly? ?? ??? B. loudly? ?? ?? ? C. slowly? ?? ?? ? D. firmly30. A.everything? B. something? ?? ? C. nothing? ?? ??? D. anything31. A.eyes? ?? ?? ? B. feet? ?? ?? ?? ? C. head? ?? ?? ? D. body32. A.believe? ?? ? B. repeat? ?? ?? ? C. take? ?? ?? ??? D. understand33. A.really? ?? ??? B. extremely? ?? ? C. actually? ?? ??? D. almost34. A.accept? ?? ??? B. remember? ?? ? C. hear? ?? ?? ? D. receive35. A.count? ?? ?? ? B. say? ?? ?? ?? ? C. add? ?? ?? ??? D. speak
三. 阅读理解
A
I strongly believe that it is rather important to be a good listener．And although I have become a better listener than I was ten years ago，I have to admit I'm still only an adequate (尚可的) listener．
Effective listening is more than simply avoiding the bad habit of interrupting others while they are speaking or finishing their sentences．It's being content to listen to the entire thought of someone rather than waiting impatiently for your chance to respond(回答)．In some ways，the way we fail to listen is symbolic(象征性的) of the way we live．We often treat communication as if it were a race．It's almost like our goal is to have no gaps between the conclusion of the sentence of the person we are speaking with and the beginning of our own． My wife and I were recently at a cafe having lunch，overhearing the conversations around us． It seemed that no one was really listening to one another；instead they were taking turns not listening to one another．I asked my wife if I still did the same thing．With a smile on her face she said，“Only sometimes”．Slowing down your responses and becoming a better listener aids you in becoming a more peaceful person．It takes pressure from you．If you think about it，you'll notice that it takes an extremely large amount of energy and is very stressful to be sitting at the edge of your seat trying to guess what the person in front of you (or on the telephone) is going to say so that you can fire back your response．But as you wait for the person you are communicating with to finish，as you simply listen more carefully to what is being said，you'll notice that the pressure you feel is off．You will immediately feel more relaxed，and so will the people you are talking to．They will feel safe in slowing down their own responses because they won't feel in competition with you for “air time”! Not only will becoming a better listener make you a more patient person，it will also add to the quality of your relationships．Everyone loves to talk to someone who truly listens to what they are saying．
37．According to the passage，an effective listener should ____________.
A．accept the speaker's thought critically(批评地)
B．respond to the speaker's words slowly
C．wait for the chance to respond patiently
D．reply the speaker's question patiently
38．My wife's words means that sometimes I ________________.
A．overhear other people's conversations
B．may enter a cafe for having lunch
C．await patiently my chance to respond
D．do not really listen to other's statement
39．When talking with others，you will feel relaxed by ___________.
A．sitting at the edge of the seat
B．slowing down your responses
C．guessing the speaker's thought
D．responding to the speaker quickly
40．From the passage，we can NOT infer that ________________.
A．the author was not an effective listener in the past
B．a person who only wants to respond is not welcome
C．the author's wife must always be an effective listener
D．both sides in a talk can benefit (得益) from effective listening
B
A poor traveler stopped under the tree to eat the boiled rice and vegetable which he had brought with him.A few meters away,there was a small shop by the side of the road where a woman was frying fish and selling it to travelers.The woman watched the poor traveler carefully,and when he finished his food and began to go,she shouted rudely,“You haven’t paid me for the fried fish!”
“But I have not had any fried fish!” he said.
“But everyone can see that you enjoyed the smell of my fried fish with your rice and vegetables,” said the woman.“If you had not smelled the fish,your meal would not have been so pleasant!”
Soon a crowd collected,and although they supported the poor traveler,they had to admit that wind was blowing from the shop to the place where he had eaten,and that it had carried the smell of the fried fish to him.
Finally,the woman took the poor traveler to a judge,who said,“The woman says that the traveler ate his meal with the smell of her fried fish.The traveler agrees that the wind was blowing from the woman’s shop to the place where he ate his rice and vegetables and that it carried the smell of her fried fish to his nose while he was eating,so he must pay for it.What does your fried fish cost?” he asked the woman.
“Twenty-five cents a plate,” she answered,delighted.
“Then go outside together,”said the judge.There the traveler must hold up a twenty-five-cent piece so that its shadow falls on the woman’s hand.The price of the smell of a plate of fried fish is the shadow of twenty-five cents.
41.Why did the traveler refuse to pay the woman for the fried fish?Because _____.
A.he was poor B.he was rude
C.he was supported by a crowd D.he hadn’t eaten her fried fish at all
42.When the judge asked the woman a question,she felt _____.
A.excited B.anxious C.glad D.angry
43.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.The traveler bought the boiled rice and vegetables and ate them by the side of the road.
B.The judge had no idea what the woman meant.
C.In the fifth paragraph,the first “it” has the same meaning as the second “it”.
D.The woman got nothing but the shadow of twenty-five cents in the end.
44.What do you think of the judge after reading the passage?
A.He was foolish.
B.He was clever.
C.He was neither foolish nor clever.
D.He was kind enough to give the woman twenty-five cents.
C
The American humorist，Will Rogers，used to say，“All I know is what I read in the newspapers”．This was an exaggeration for humorous purposes，but it is true that newspapers are an important source of information．Many people begin their day by reading the paper．In this way they learn what is going on in the world．Sometimes，however，they don't have time to read the news carefully and must be satisfied with a quick look at the front page；at other times they may be in such a hurry that they have time only to glance at the headlines．
There are newspapers to satisfy every reader．In the big cities there are many types of papers，with several different editions every day．In small towns there are fewer newspapers and perhaps only one edition each day．In some areas the paper is printed weekly.
Most newspapers have several sections，especially on Sundays when the edition is larger than usual．There are，in addition to the front page with the most important news，the sports section，the society page，the comics，the amusement section，a business page，and the editorials.
Another type of publication which helps keep the population informed is the magazine. Some magazines are published weekly，others are put out monthly．There are news magazines，literary magazines，and magazines for such special interests as photography，sports，art，and music，Some are primarily for men，others for women，and there is a selection of children's magazines，too. In the United States, there are publications for every taste and interest.
45. The fun_ction of a newspaper is______________.
A. to help people to begin their day by reading it
B. to satisfy every reader
C. to get people well informed of all kinds of news
D. to provide its readers with many sections
46. The purpose of headlines is______________.
A. to show the main idea of an article or a passage
B. to tell its readers how to entitle an article or a passage
C. a piece of news for people to glance at
D. to be printed in large letters above a story in a newspaper
47. The best title for this passage is______________.
A. Newspaper Should Be Reed Every Day
B. Different Newspapers Should Be Provided to Satisfy Their Readers
C. Many Types of Newspapers Must Be Published in Big Cities
D. Newspapers and Magazines
48. When Will Roger said that all he knew was what he read in the newspapers，his real purpose was______________.
A.to tell you that the real source of his knowledge was from the newspaper
B. to show that newspapers helped to get him well informed
C. to show that he was very learned through reading newspapers
D. tell you that he was interested in reading newspapers
49. Which sentence is the main idea of the 4th paragraph？
A. Sentence One B. Sentence Two
C. Sentence Four D. Sentence Six
D
Susan Williams went to a boarding school. Here is one of the letters she wrote to her parents from the school.
Dear Mom and Dad,
I’m afraid I have some very bad news for you. I have been very naughty and the school principal is very angry with me. She is going to write to you. You must come and take me away from here. She does not want me in the school any longer.
The trouble started last night when I was smoking a cigarette in bed. This is against the rules, of course. We are not supposed to smoke at all.
As I was smoking, I heard footsteps coming towards the room. I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking, so I threw the cigarette away. Unfortunately, the cigarette fell into the waste-paper basket, which caught fire. There was a curtain near the waste-paper basket which caught fire, too. Soon the whole room was burning. The principal phoned for the fire department. The school is a long way from the town and by the time the fire department arrived, the whole school was in flames. Many of the girls are in the hospital.
The principal says that the fire was all my fault and you must pay for the damage. She will send you a bill for about a million dollars.
I am very sorry about this.
Much love, Susan.
P.S. None of the above is true, but I have failed my exams. I just want you to know how bad things could have been!
50. Susan wrote home ________.
A. to tell her parents about the fire
B. to ask for a million dollars
C. to tell her parents she had failed her exams
D. to tell her parents she had to leave school
51. The principal was angry with Susan for the reason that ________.
A. she had failed her exams.
B. she had been caught smoking in bed.
C. it was her fault that the school had caught fire.
D. she had not phoned for the fire department in time.
52. Susan told her parents about the fire ________.
A. to warn them about what the principal would do
B. to make them feel worried
C. to make them less angry at her real news
D. to make them laugh
53. How true was the letter before the P.S.?
A. Partly true. B. All true.
C. Completely untrue D. The story doesn’t really tell us.
四. 改错
Dear Lu Ting,
I'm quite familiar your situation. As computers become 54. _____
more and more popular, some student cannot help playing 55. _____
online games and chatting. It was not only a problem of 56. _____
wasting time, but a seriously problem for their future! 57. _____
What you should do first is to find out what make her 58. _____
addicted(着迷) to computer games. Lack of love from 59. _____
parents? Poor scores? Then having a heart-to-heart talk 60. _____
with her. Secondly, you should help her with his study to 61. _____
build up her confidence and make her interesting in it. 62. _____
Thirdly, to find something else for her to do instead of 63. _____
computer games. Your efforts will surely help change her life.
五.书面表达
目前家长为孩子请家教是一种普遍现象。前几年多见于初、高中学生，现在有些小学生也请家教。父母们如此舍不得花钱和忍心占去孩子的时间，究竟是为什么呢？某中学生英语报正在征文，了解其中原因。请根据下面所给的标题和首段内容，分析慢、中、快三类学生请家教的原因并说明你对家教现象的态度。
参考词汇：
1.慢等生：catch up with sb. ; become dependent on sth.依赖……
2.中等生：surpass vt.超过
3.快等生：more competitive 更有竞争力的
注意：词数：100词左右。
Why Students Have Tutors（家教）？
Les’s take one class, either in primary or high school, as an example and divide it into three groups: the slow, the middle, and the fast learners. In the past, the slow learners used to have tutors. Today, however, it seems all of them have tutors for one reason or another.……
暑 假 作 业 五

单项选择
1. Bread and butter ______ a kind of food.
A. is B. are C. am D. be
2. ----Don't?forget?to?bring?me?the?ticket?tomorrow.
----?____?.
A．I?don't　　? B．I?won't C．I?can't　　? D．I?shouldn't
3. We have made _____ a rule ______ in the office.
A. this, not to smoke B. it, smoking
C. it, to not smoke D. it, not to smoke
4. What he did ______ what he said moved us.
A. more than B. rather than
C. less than D. no more than
5. He realized she was crying ________ what he had sad.
A. because