At the edge of a forest, stood a big tree. Its branches spread out majestically (莊嚴(yán)地) and so did its roots. It people from the sun under its shady leaves, and provided to countless birds and other small creatures in its branches. It was very excited with activity all the time.

At the foot of the tree grew a little plant. The plant was tall, thin, graceful and easily , and tended to fall over at the of the slightest wind.

One day, the two neighbours were having a little chat.

“ Well, little one, ” said the tree to the plant, “ Why do you not plant your feet deeply in the ground, and raise your head in the air as I do?”

“ I see no need to do so,” the plant with a smile. “ , I think I may be safer this way.”

“ Safer!” sneered (譏諷) the tree. “ Are you that you’re safer than I am? Do you know how deep my roots are , how thick and strong my trunk is? two men hold hands they would not be able to surround my trunk. Who could possibly pull me out by the roots or my head to the ground?”

And the tree turned away from the plant in .

But the tree was to its words very soon. One evening a great hurricane in the region. It threw the trees off their roots and almost completely destroyed the forest. It uprooted the tree and it away with great force.

When the storm had passed, the villagers living nearby the damage. Strong trees that had once almost touched the sky, were now reduced to stumps (殘根）or . The dead animals were found everywhere in the .

But there was one . The little plant. The plant had been moved from side to side under the hurricane, and bent completely. But when the hurricane ended, it sighed and stood upright again.

No trace remained of its powerful neighbour .

1.A. hide B. protect C. prevent D. defend

2.A. shade B. food C. shelter D. space

3.A. broken B. destroyed C. grown D. planted

4.A. reach B. blow C. touch D. knock

5.A. bravely B. straightly C. gratefully D. delightedly

6.A. explained B. shouted C. said D. whispered

7.A. Gradually B. Actually C. Generally D. Finally

8.A. concluding B. finding C. guessing D. suggesting

9.A. placed B. hidden C. buried D. planted

10.A. Even if B. Although C. Because D. When

11.A. put B. bow C. lead D. get

12.A. anger B. surprise C. belief D. relief

13.A. keep B. regret C. break D. follow

14.A. blew B. arrived C. arose D. appeared

15.A. turned B. pushed C. threw D. blew

16.A. counted B. saw C. observed D. surveyed

17.A. worse B. more C. less D. better

18.A. tree B. forest C. plant D. plain

19.A. plant B. example C. exception D. tree

20.A. then B. finally C. gradually D. Though

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個(gè)單詞)或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式，并將答案填寫在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。

It is reported that many middle school students are just not getting enough sleep, especially during the school week. The problem seems to get 1. (bad) as they get older. Year 7 students sleep 8.4 hours in a school night, and Year 9 students only 6.9 hours.

It’s also reported that not getting enough sleep can cause 2. ( (problem) in a student’s life. Many students fall 3. (sleep) in school or while doing their homework, so it is not 4. (surprise) that they get lower grades than those who get enough sleep. Scientists suggest nine hours a night for middle school students.

Of the students who feel 5.(happy) and nervous, 73% don’t get enough sleep at night.

Why aren’t students getting enough sleep? Many students have one of the 6. (follow) things, like telephone, television, or computer in their bedrooms. Using them on a school night not 7. (takes their time away from homework, but also makes 8. difficult for them to sleep. As a result, many students can’t sleep before 11 p.m, yet they must get up early 9.(go) to school.

Scientists also suggest students should not do exciting activities for an hour 10. bedtime.

短文改錯(cuò) (共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)

假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文， 請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中

共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤， 每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧）， 并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)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(cuò)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(jì)分。

I went back to our hometown with my parents during the National Day holidays. We spent three hours on the train after a bus took us to the small village.

My grandparents were so glad to see us back home that they prepare a lot of delicious food. We had big dinner with some relatives lived nearby. Later, my grandfather showed us around the village. To our great surprised, great changes have been taken place during the last few years. A lot of two-storeyed houses have been built but young trees have been planted. The remote village has taken a completely new look.

It is clearly that the life of common people is getting better and better, that made us very pleased.

“美麗中國(guó)”是我國(guó)生態(tài)文明建設(shè)的宏偉目標(biāo)。然而生活中一些不文明的現(xiàn)象時(shí)有發(fā)生，假如你是高三學(xué)生李華，請(qǐng)你圍繞“美麗中國(guó)，美在行動(dòng)”這一主題，用英語(yǔ)給全國(guó)的中學(xué)生寫一封詞數(shù)100左右的倡議書。

注意：

1. 倡議書的開頭與結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)；

2. 倡議書中不能出現(xiàn)考生的真實(shí)姓名和學(xué)校名稱。

A Letter to High School Students

Dear friends,

As we know, “ Beautiful China” is the goal of our Chinese Dream.

Yours,

LiHua

The lead singer was ill and couldn’t sing that night, and her __________ didn’t perform well, which made the audience disappointed.

A．latitude B．substitute

C．institute D．a(chǎn)ltitude

You can have some ________ about what I have said, but you had better follow my orders as closely as possible.

A．a(chǎn)rrangement B．reservation

C．enthusiasm D．conscience

Emails are efficient and convenient, but the best way to ____________ a message is still to talk it out in person.

A．a(chǎn)ttend to B．break through

C．result from D．get cross

With such heavy traffic in big cities, drivers have to be specially cautious over their driving circumstances so as not to _______ each other’s cars.

A．shrink B．deposit C．snatch D．scratch

With help from all parts of the country, the people in the flooded area managed to _______ that harsh winter.

A．get through B．look through

C．come up D．get out

We have many cases where hard work as well as good communication skills have ___________ one’s chances of success in the past years.

A．condemned B．multiplied

C．estimated D．highlighted