Sam “Fingers” had been in trouble all his life. He’d started stealing things when he was only a kid. He used to walk through the street market near his home and “pick up” a few things—an apple, or a hairbrush perhaps. But things got worse as Sam got older. By the time he was twenty-five, he was spending a lot of time stealing and then he got caught. While he was in prison he decided that he’d never steal again. He really had to stop.

On his first day out of prison, Sam went for a walk along the High Street. It was so nice to walk along in the crowds and looked at the shops. Oh, the shops!

“I’ll just go into this jeweler’s and have a look around,” Sam said to himself. “There’s nothing to worry about. No more stealing for me.” Then Sam saw the diamond ring. He’d always wanted to give one to his girlfriend. And nobody was looking. In a minute the ring was in his pocket and Sam was walking out of the shop. But as he went towards the door he felt a hand on his shoulder, “I shall have to call the police.”

“I’ll pay for it. Yes, I’ll pay for it,” said Sam.

With a smile, the manager handed him the bill: 500!

“Err, um, well…” said Sam. “I really didn’t want to spend that much. Would you please show me something a little cheaper?”

1.People called him “Fingers” because he was a ________.

A. prisonerB. piano-playerC. thiefD. small boy

2.When Sam went into the shop he thought he was ________ to take anything.

A. possibleB. likelyC. impossibleD. unlikely

3.Finally, Sam ________ diamond ring.

A. didn’t want the

B. didn’t like the

C. couldn’t afford the

D. wanted to see another

What are some of the steps a person can take to prevent his house from being broken in while he or she is away? One step is to make sure that the house has a live-in look. Living room shades could be pulled down only half-away. Bedrooms that usually have the shades pulled down at night should be left down. Another is to make sure that all outside looks are the dead-belt(帶) type. Still another is to leave several low-watt(瓦) lights burning and make sure that one is in the kitchen. Lights that turn on and off automatically(自動地) are the best. Then, too, it is a good idea to leave a radio turned into a talking station. Any type of conversation makes a burglar(盜賊) think twice before trying to enter. Finally, while away on vacation, make sure that nothing collected in the front or back of the house. Make certain that the newspaper is stopped and that a trusted neighbor has been asked to pick up the posts.

1.What is the meaning of “l(fā)ive-in” in this passage?

A. Worn out.B. Lively and cheerful.

C. Fed on.D. Presently taken by people.

2.The author advises people to ________.

A. pull the living-room shades down at night

B. leave a guard dog tied up on the property (財產(chǎn))

C. ask a neighbor to pick up the daily post

D. make sure the newspaper is delivered

3.The most important room to leave a light burning in is the ________.

A. bedroomB. bathroomC. living-roomD. kitchen

4.Why is it a good idea to leave the radio turned to a talking station?

A. So one won’t feel lonely or afraid.

B. So a burglar can’t be sure whether or not there’s a person in the house.

C. To keep well-informed about the presence of thieves.

D. Because the music stations are too loud.

5.All these things to be done are ________.

A. to keep the house free from being stolen

B. to make the burglar think twice before trying to enter a house

C. to make sure that all the posts will be collected by the neighbor

D. to let the others think that there’s no one in the house

In most languages, a greeting is usually followed by “small talk”. Small talk means the little things we talk about at the start of a conversation. In English-speaking countries people often make small talk about the weather: “Nice day isn’t it?” “Terrible weather, isn’t it?” But there is something special about small talk. It must be about something that both people have the same opinion about. The purpose of small talk is to let both people agree on something. This makes meeting people easier and more comfortable. People usually agree about the weather, so it is a safe topic for small talk. But people often disagree about religion or politics so these are not suitable topics for small talk in English. The topics for small talk also depend on where the conversation is taking place. At football matches, people make small talk about the game they are watching, “Great game, isn’t it?” At bus-stops, people may comment about the transport system, “The bus service is terrible, isn’t it?”

Greetings and small talk are an important part of conversation in any language. The way people greet each other and the things they talk about, however, may be different from one language to another. This shows that there is much more to learn when we learn a language than just the vocabulary and the grammar of the language. We also have to learn the social behavior of the people who speak it.

1.Small talk is ________.

A. a kind of conversation with short words

B. a greeting when people meet each other

C. to let people disagree about something

D. something we talk about to start with a conversation

2.The passage suggests that when we learn a language, we should ________.

A. learn about the transport system of the country

B. only master the grammar and vocabulary

C. know the culture about the country

D. grasp the importance of the language

3.When we say “Great game isn’t it?” we are actually ________.

A. asking a questionB. having a conversation

C. greeting each otherD. beginning a small talk

4.What we learn from the passage is that ________.

A. different language has different grammar

B. small talk is an important part in a language

C. small talk depends on the purpose of the conversation

D. in English speaking countries we should talk about the weather

All animals produce waste. We call it “waste,” but we all know it can be very useful. In some parts of the world, animal waste, or poop, is collected, dried, and burned for cooking and heating. 1.

The Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Center has an unusual way of using animal “waste.” The center’s 40 pandas produce about two tons of poop a day. This material is being turned into a new product called Panda Poop Paper. 2. After all, paper is made from plant fiber, which cannot be digested and simply goes through the body as waste.

Since pandas eat nothing but bamboo, their “waste” is perfect paper material. 3.

Their stomachs haven’t fully developed for their vegetarian diet, so their bodies make use of just 20% of what they eat. The other 80% comes out as poop: very high in fiber and perfect for paper.

Once the poop is collected, it is cleaned with chemicals, crushed(碾碎), and put into frames(框架) to dry. 4. Because of its good quality as well as the worldwide popularity of the panda, gift products made from the paper sell well.

5.They got the idea from the elephant dung(大象糞) paper made at Elephant Conservation Center in Chiang Mai, Thailand. And Creative Paper Wales in the U.K. sell paper gifts made from sheep waste.

A. But do you know some paper from poop?

B. Where does the paper come from?

C. After these steps, good, strong paper comes into being.

D. Moreover, there is more special about pandas.

E. It’s not really that strange!

F. Yet, the Chinese weren’t the first people producing paper from animal waste.

G. Farmers have been using animal and human waste for a long time.

English seems ________ the passport(護(hù)照) to our modern society. About half the world’s newspapers and 75 ________ of the world’s mail is ________ English. Many countries have special shortwave radio broadcasts in English and some have ________ English-language newspapers. Most scientific books and magazines ________ first in English. Many jobs ________ a reading or speaking knowledge of the ________.

English has a large ________ of speakers. Even ________ there are more ________ speakers of Chinese ________ English, the use of English is ________ widespread. It is spoken ________ a native language in ________ seven countries, and there are more than 35 countries ________ have English as one of their official languages. That ________ that the government publishes laws and information in ________, and sometimes classes at schools ________ in English. In countries that ________ speakers of many languages, English is sometimes the unofficial language. In these countries English is used ________ in business, education, and government.

1.A. to haveB. to have becomeC. beD. being

2.A. peopleB. numbersC. percentD. pieces

3.A. forB. inC. withD. about

4.A. one or moreB. fewC. one by oneD. no

5.A. are printedB. are producingC. are makingD. are made

6.A. haveB. getC. requireD. take

7.A. EnglishB. magazinesC. booksD. language

8.A. dealB. amountC. manyD. number

9.A. throughB. thoughC. thatD. because

10.A. nativeB. foreignC. people’sD. good

11.A. thanB. withC. whichD. as

12.A. muchB. veryC. moreD. many

13.A. asB. to beC. beingD. for

14.A. moreB. at leastC. above allD. in the end

15.A. whereB. whoseC. whomD. that

16.A. saidB. meansC. followsD. thinks

17.A. languagesB. ChineseC. EnglishD. words

18.A. gaveB. had givenC. teachesD. are taught

19.A. becomeB. areC. isD. have

20.A. manyB. a great dealC. littleD. less

July 20, 1969 was an important day. Two 1.(美國) astronauts planted the first human footstep on the moon. 2. (他們的) names were Armstrong and Aldrin. They went into a spaceship whose name was Apollo. As Armstrong reached his left foot 3. （touch） the moon’s surface, he said, “That’s one small step for a man, but one big leap for mankind.”

4. two hours and twenty-one minutes, the man carefully at first and then 5.(勇敢), walked on the moon, 【小題6（take）photos and picking stones.

After eight 6. (day) stay in space, Apollo returned to the earth successfully. People everywhere were 7. (excite) by this moon trip. “This is the 8. (偉大) week in the history of the world since the Creation(創(chuàng)世),” President Nixon told the travelers. “9.（多虧，由于）what you have done, the world has never been closer together before.”

短文改錯

文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多兩處錯誤，各涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改的詞。

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。

We all enjoy read short stories by O. Henry, such as “The last leaf” and “The Gift of Magi”.

Fewer writers in the world have ever put into prison. And even fewer took great success in prison. While O. Henry, the famous short story writer, was one of him. O. Henry, his real name was William Sidney Porter, was born on September 11, 1862.

In 1884, O. Henry entered the First National Bank as teller (出納). On February 10, 1896, Henry was said to have something to do with the disappearance of $1,150 from the bank. He was sentenced to five years imprisonment

In order to make money support his family, O. Henry began write stories to magazines. These stories became quiet popular with readers.

O. Henry died in New York in January 5, 1910. He was buried in North Carolina, the state where he was born.

美國某刊物向你約稿，請你用英語寫一則笑話，字?jǐn)?shù)100-120。笑話大意：有人穿錯一雙靴子，一只底厚一只底薄，走路一瘸一跛。他想：“奇怪，我今天怎么一條腿長一條腿短呢？可能是路不平吧�！庇腥苏f：“你是把靴子穿錯了吧？”他低頭一看，果然如此。就叫仆人回家另取一雙，一會兒仆人空手而歸，說：“家里那雙也是一樣，所以我沒有拿來。”

參考詞匯：1. 靴子 boot；

2. 瘸或跛 limp（n./vi）; lame (adj./ vi.)

3. (鞋)底 bottom-pad

4. (路)不平 not even / uneven

The ________ teacher has much ________ in teaching English.

A. experience; experiences

B. experiences; experiences

C. experienced; experiences

D. experienced; experience

The teacher asked us ________ so much noise.

A. don’t makeB. not make

C. not makingD. not to make