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I took a trip to a big lake in Indonesia with my family two years before. It was really huge lake with beautiful scenery all around. People were amazed by the endless view in front of our eye. Later on, unlike other girls, I was volunteered to go waterskiing alone. I took on the life jacket, got off the motorboat immediately and started my engine as soon as possibly.

The lake seemed broad and endless. I was so exciting to appreciate the beauty of the mountains and waters that I speed my motorboat. Then, after some time, I found me in the middle of the endless lake. I really enjoyed the unforgettable experience!

作為一名高三學生的你，明年即將畢業(yè)�，F(xiàn)在校報征稿，請根據(jù)以下要點寫一篇英語短文，談談你對高三生活的體會和建議。

1. 對老師與家長的關愛表示感謝；

2. 向與自己發(fā)生過矛盾的同學表達歉意；

3. 努力學習，實現(xiàn)人生夢想；

4. 對學弟、學妹的建議。

注意：

1. 可適當加入細節(jié)，使行文連貫；

2. 詞數(shù)：100 左右（開頭已給出，不計入總字數(shù)）。

High school is always considered as the most cherished period of one’s life. As a Senior 3 student, it won’t be long before I graduate. ___________________________________________________________

I clearly remember the day when my little brother was born: January 1, 1994. One of my favorite family photos shows me lying with my mother in the hospital bed, happy but un-aware of the small, sleeping baby in the background.

I stayed with my grandparents for the weekend of my brother’s birth, excited about my new brother but not yet aware of what having a little brother would mean. I didn’t truly realize what was going on until we were in the hospital room at Duke University----

coincidentally (碰巧地), the same room in which I had been born two years earlier.

When I looked at my brother for the first time, I felt a mixture of fear and interest. Little did know that small, pink creature would grow up to be one of my favorite people in the world.

In reality, though I am two years older than my brother, I am more often than not the real baby in the family. I am very lacking when it comes to common sense. Instructions constantly confuse me and I frequently find myself totally puzzled by things like knowing how to start the washing machine or manage the storage settings on my iPhone.

That’s where Gibson comes in. The poor kid has had to guide me through more tasks than I would care to admit, but he never complains. Though I should probably be told to figure it out myself, he always comes through.

I’m envious of his ability to readily answer the ever-present, “What do you want to do with your life?” question at family gatherings. “Be a doctor,” he says----a solid answer, completely opposite to my shaky one, “Well, I’m an English major, so...”

My brother truly is my best friend. No one understands me better, and there isn’t anyone else I would want to be stuck with in our family. I may not have a clear idea of where I’m headed, but he is stuck with me.

1.How did the author feel when he saw his brother for the first time?

A. Angry and sad.

B. Excited and moved.

C. Curious and scared.

D. Happy and interested.

2.What does the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph mean?

A. My brother is the real baby in the family.

B. In fact, I seem to be less mature than my little brother.

C. My brother gets more love from the family than I do.

D. I am growing more slowly than my brother.

3.What does the brother often help the author do?

A. Help him deal with many daily tasks.

B. Help him with his studies.

C. Give him advice on how to choose a major.

D. Comfort him when he is in a bad mood.

4.What is the best title for this text?

A. My Strange Family Gatherings

B. The Real Baby in the Family

C. Stuck with Me----My Not-So-Little Little Brother

D. The Feeling of Having a Brother

Buckingham Palace is where the Queen lives. It is the Queen’s official and main royal London home.Buckingham Palace was originally a splendid house built by the Duke(公爵) of Buckingham for his wife. George IV began changing it into a palace in 1826. It has been the official London home of Britain’s royal family since 1837. Buckingham Palace is also an office and used for the administrative work of the royal family.

When the Queen is at home you can see her royal flag (the Royal Standard) flying from the flag pole on top of Buckingham Palace.

The flag is divided into four equal parts. The first and fourth parts represent England and contain three gold lions waking on a red field; the second part represents Scotland and contains a red lion standing on a gold field; the third part represents Ireland and contains the gold coat of arms of Ireland on a blue field.

In flag protocol (禮儀), the Royal Standard which must only be flown from buildings where the Queen is present is supreme (至高無上的). It flies above the British Union Flag (the Union Jack ), and other British flags. It never flies at half mast.

The guards of the Palace wear red jackets and tall, furry hats. When the first guards come on duty, there is a ceremony called the Changing of the Guard. A familiar sight at Buckingham Palace is the Changing of the Guard ceremony that takes place in the open space in front of it each morning.

The Palace has around 750 rooms, including 19 state rooms, 52 royal and guest bedrooms, 78 bathrooms, 92 offices, a cinema and a swimming pool. It also has its own post office and police station. About 400 people work at the Palace, including servants, chefs, footmen, cleaners, gardeners, electricians, and so on. More than 50,000 people come to the Palace each year as guests to dinners, receptions and Royal Garden Parties.

1. For whom was the original Buckingham Palace built?

A. The Duke of Buckingham.

B. George IV.

C. The Duke of Buckingham’s wife.

D. George IV’s wife.

2. According to the text, the Royal Standard_________.

A. is flown at Buckingham Palace every morning

B. represents the four countries of the UK

C. flies at half mast only on a few occasions

D. flies higher than the British Union Flag

3.When can a visitor see the Changing of the Guard ceremony?

A. Every morning and evening.

B. Every morning.

C. When the Queen’s flag is flying.

D. When a flag is flying at the Palace.

4.What is the last paragraph about?

A. What you can see inside Buckingham Palace.

B. The royal parties at Buckingham Palace.

C. The Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace.

D. People living and working at Buckingham Palace.

While Jennifer was at home taking an online exam for her business law class, a monitor(監(jiān)控器) a few hundred miles away was watching her every move.

Using a web camera equipped in Jennifer’s Los Angeles apartment, the monitor in Phoenix tracked how frequently her eyes moved from the computer screen and listened for the secret sounds of a possible helper in the room. Her Internet access was locked---remotely---to prevent Internet searches, and her typing style was analyzed to make sure she was who she said she was; Did she enter her student number at the same speed as she had in the past? Or was she slowing down?

In the battle against cheating, this is the cutting edge and a key to encourage honestly in the booming field of on line education. The technology gives trust to the entire system, to the institution and to online education in general. Only with solid measures against cheating, experts say, can Internet universities show that their exams and diplomas are valid---that students haven’t searched the Internet to get the right answers.

Although online classes have existed for more than a decade, the concern over cheating become sharper in the last year with the growth of “open online courses.” Private colleges, public universities and corporations are jumping into the online education field, spending millions of dollars to attract potential students, while also taking steps to help guarantee honesty at a distance.

Aside from the web cameras, a number of other high-tech methods are becoming increasingly popular. Among them are programs that check student’s identities using personas information, such as the telephone numbers they once used.

Other programs can produce unique exams by drawing on a large list of questions and can recognize possible cheaters by analyzing whether difficult test questions are answered at the same speed as easy ones. As in many university classes, term papers are scanned against some large Internet data banks for cheating.

1. Why was Jennifer watched in an online exam?

A. To correct her typing mistakes.

B. To find her secrets in the room.

C. To keep her from dishonest behaviors.

D. To prevent her from slowing down.

2.The underlined expression cutting edge in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _____.

A. sharpening tool B. advanced technique

C. effective rule D. dividing line

3. Some programs can find out possible cheaters by_________.

A. checking the question answering speed

B. producing a large number of questions

C. scanning the Internet test questions

D. giving difficult test questions

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Room Information

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Check-in Time：7:00 P. M.

Hotel Amenities：Air Conditioned, Free Parking, 24 Hour Front Desk, Pool, Television with Cable, Coffee Maker in Room, Hairdryers Available．

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Room Information

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Check-in Time：7:05 P. M.

Hotel Amenities：Air Conditioned, Coffee Maker in Room, 24 Hour Front Desk, Parking, Hairdryers Available, Pool, Television with Cable．

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Room Information

Guest rooms feature TVs, in-room movies, Internet access, in-room safes, alarm clock radios, hairdryers, refrigerators, microwaves, and balconies．

Check-in Time：7:00 A.M.

Hotel Amenities：Parking，Heated Pool, Television with Cable, and Coffee Maker in Room．

1. Which hotel gives a promise?

A．Beach Plaza Hotel．

B．Baymont Inn Ft . Lauderdale．

C．Baymont Inn Hotel．

D．Fort Lauderdale Plaza Hotel．

2.In which hotel parking is the cheapest?

A．Beach Plaza Hotel．

B．Baymont Inn Ft . Lauderdale．

C．Baymont Inn Hotel．

D．Fort Lauderdale Plaza Hotel．

3.If you ______ , you will probably go to Beach Plaza Hotel．

A．enjoy seeing films without leaving your hotel room

B．want to eat food cooked by yourself in the hotel

C．a(chǎn)re fond of swimming in heated water

D．a(chǎn)re a cigarette smoker

4.Which of the following is NOT true to the ads?

A．In Beach Plaza Hotel a 24-hour maid is available．

B．All of the three hotels provide television with cable．

C．You can keep your money in the room safe in Fort Lauderdale Plaza Hotel．

D．While staying in Fort Lauderdale Plaza Hotel, you can surf the Internet．

Does this situation seem familiar to you? Your English is progressing well, the grammar is now familiar, the reading comprehension is no problem, and you are speaking quite fluently._ 1.

First of all, remember that you are not alone. Listening is probably the most difficult job for almost all learners of English as a foreign language. The most important thing is to listen as often as possible.

2. The Internet is really a useful tool for English students. You can download The RealPlayer from RealMedia.com. The RealPlayer allows you to use the Internet like a radio station.

Once you have begun to listen on a regular basis, you might still be frustrated by limited understanding. 3.

Here is some of the advice I give my students:

●Accept the fact that you are not going to understand everything.

●Stay relaxed when you do not understand, and try listening to the material for more times.

● Do not translate everything into your native language.

● 4. Don’t concentrate on details before you have understood the main ideas.

● Listen to something you enjoy.

I remember the problems I had in understanding spoken German when I first went to Germany. In the beginning, when I didn’t understand a word, I insisted on translating it in my mind. This method usually resulted in confusion. 5. Firstly, translating creates a barrier between the listener and the speaker. Secondly, most people repeat themselves constantly. By remaining calm, I noticed that even if I did not pay much attention I could usually understand what the speaker had said.

A. What should you do?

B. Listen for the general idea of the conversation.

C. But you can’t follow a native English speaker at all!

D. But listening is a problem for most of the beginners!

E. So, what you need to do is to find listening resources.

F. However, after several weeks, I got used to the new environment in Germany.

G.Then, after the first six months, I discovered two extremely important facts.

Every one of us, rich or poor, should at least have one or two good friends. I learned that a true friend is the most important in my life after I had gone so many terrible things. I felt upset when I was told that I would have to the company. As I had a very big family to and was in great need of money, what I was about was how to find another new job. In order to this problem, I rushed from place to place like crazy. I read almost all the newspapers and almost all the telephone numbers in the newspaper in my notebook and tried to call almost all the companies that needed new . Not until I found a job in a small town near Townsville had I down. My new boss, Mr. Johnson, was one of my good friends since primary school. “Why didn’t you me until now? Was it to do that ? Explain to me the reason,” he said, me a cup of hot coffee. Both of us were overjoyed to see each other and we the whole afternoon talking about things and persons that we at school. John asked me to give him some advice about to enlarge his present business and he was entirely happy about my . To my great surprise, he offered me a which didn’t need much experience because I was not with this field but the pay l got was much more than . The moment I saw my , the sum of money given by the company, I cried for the first time — that was the first time for me to do so since I grew up.

1.A．for B．over C．a(chǎn)round D．through

2.A．operate B．desert C．choose D．leave

3.A．care B．support C．protect D．love

4.A．particular B．curious C．excited D．concerned

5.A．solve B．a(chǎn)nalyze C．explain D．raise

6.A．took down B．turned down C．looked for D．stood for

7.A．a(chǎn)dvertisements B．surveys C．reports D．comments

8.A．customers B．bosses C．clerks D．a(chǎn)pplicants

9.A．broken B．calmed C．sunk D．slowed

10.A．contact B．trust C．overlook D．find

11.A．desperate B．significant C．worthy D．harmful

12.A．a(chǎn)warding B．sharing C．handing D．showing

13.A．saved B．wasted C．spared D．spent

14.A．discussed B．debated C．remembered D．imagined

15.A．what B．how C．which D．when

16.A. ability B．suggestions C．interests D．courage

17.A．fortune B．chance C．position D．service

18.A．popular B．content C．patient D．familiar

19.A．offered B．required C．needed D．expected

20.A．salary B．share C．fund D．tip

I don’t know what it is. No matter__1.___ I go to a post office and no matter where the post office is, I always find____2.__ (me) standing in line behind someone who has a lot of business to do.

One day, I had to buy a couple of stamps, but I had to wait behind an old lady who took fifteen minutes____3.___(finish) a form that a child could do in one minute.___ 4.____( feel) that I could not stand waiting in such a line any longer, I decided to join___5.____ one. It seemed twice as ___6.___as the first line, but at least it was moving. It turned out to be the worst choice I had ever made. As soon as I ___7.__（lose）my place in the first line, the one I joined slowed to a stop. I had no choice__8.__ to wait behind a schoolboy who was taking half an hour to choose a new set of postcards. At last it was my turn. I nearly jumped for joy. Then the clerk behind ___9.___ counter, a middle-aged fat guy, stood up, pushed forward a printed sign saying “Position Closed” and ____10.___(say) without a smile, “Sorry, going to lunch.”

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

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刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（╲）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞

注意：1．每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2．只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

Xie Lei told me that she feels much more at home in England now, and that had seemed very strange ago now appears quite normal. “I’ve just got one more thing achieve. I have been very occupied to work that I haven’t had time for social activities. I think it’s important to have a balance in study and a social life, so I’m going to join in a few clubs. Hopeful I’ll make some new friends.”

We will follow Xie Lei’s progresses in later editions of this newspaper but for now, we wish Xie Lei all the best in his new enterprise. She deserves to succeed.