单词拼写（共5小题，共5分） 1.As a famous saying goes...

单句改错（共5小题，共5分）

1.Each boy and each girl were given a chance to compete in the game.

2.Mary mustn’t be in the library, for she went to the hospital with her mother just now.

3.Great changes have been taken place in my hometown in the past ten years.

4.Seeing from the spaceship, the earth is a huge water globe.

5.It’s very cold outside. You’d better to put on more clothes.

I will probably remember one June day seven years ago for the rest of my life. My father had been complaining that my brother and I were watching too much TV, but we ignored him. Then one day we came home and the television was gone.

When I asked my father about the missing TV, he said watching television was a waste of time. Without it, we would have time for other things.

I decided he was wrong. Is there life without TV? How can we spend the week without all those shows and soaps? I was sure my life would be boring without TV, I used my best debating skills to argue with him, but he would not give in.

However, I found other ways to spend my time finally, Each day I ran around the street. This reminded me of my love for athletics, which I still enjoy. I joined Volunteers, and I built lasting friendships. Most importantly, I discovered an artistic world I never knew. I started taking art contests, and was shocked when I won. Then I took piano lessons. I began to like listening to AM radio, reading news magazines.

Living without TV has taught me how to manage my time, so that I can do many things in one day. I am proud to have learned I don’t need television.

Looking back, I think my father did the right thing. “You are smart. You could do anything that you put your heart to.” he used to say. He believed in us. His actions showed me a much more colorful side of life without TV and the value of having a goal and sticking to it.

1.My father was angry and took the television away because _______.

A. we asked him to do so              

B. my brother and I did not need it

C. he needed some money       

D. my brother and I watched too much TV

2.What did I do after the TV was missing?

A. I went to my friend’s house to watch TV.

B. I stayed at home all day.

C. I asked my father to buy a new television.

D. I did many useful things.

3._______ is NOT what I did after the TV was missing?

A. Running around the street     

B. Sleeping day in and day out

C. Listening to the radio        

D. Taking art contests

4.The author mainly tells us that _______.

A. life without TV can be very colorful          

B. life would be boring without TV

C. people can’t spend the week without shows and soaps

D. watching television was a waste of time

In early autumn I applied for admission to college. I wanted to go nowhere but to Cornell University, but my mother fought strongly against it. When she saw me studying a photograph of my father on the sports ground of Cornell, she tore it up.

  “You can’t say it’s not a great university, just because Papa went there.”

“That’s not it at all. And it is a top university.” She was still holding the pieces in her hand. “But we can’t afford to send you to college.”

“I wouldn’t dream of asking you for money. Do you want me to get a job to help support you and Papa? Things aren’t that bad, are they?”

“No,” she said. “I don’t expect you to help support us.”

Father borrowed money form his rich cousins to start a small jewellery shop, His chief customers were his old college friends. To get new customers, my mother had to help. She picked up a long-forgotten membership in the local league of women, so that she could get to know more people. Whether those people would turn into customers was another question. I knew that my Parents had to wait for quite a long time before their small investment (投资) could show returns. What’s more, they had not wanted enough to be rich and successful ；Otherwise they could not possibly have managed their lives so badly.

I was torn between the desire to help them and change their lives, and the determination not to repeat their mistakes. I had a strong belief in my power to go what I wanted. After months of hard study I won a full college scholarship（奖学金）.My father could hardly contain his pride in me, and my mother eventually gave in before my success.

1.The author was not allowed to go to Cornell University mainly because      .

A. his father graduated from the university

B. his mother did not thinks it a great university

C. his parents needed him to help support the family

D. his parents did not have enough money for him

2.The father started his small shop with the money from          .

A. a local league                 B. his university

C. his relatives                   D. his college friends

3.Why did the mother renew her membership in the league?      

A. To help with her husband’s business  

B. To raise money for her son

C. To meet her long-forgotten friends    

D. To better manage her life

4.According to the text, what was the author determined to do in that autumn? 

A. To get a well-paid job for himself

B. To improve relations with his mother

C. To go to his dream university

D. To carry on with his father’s business

Student Membership--Cambridge Arts Cinema

Cambridge Arts Cinema is one of the art houses in Britain and home of the internationally celebrated Cambridge Film Festival. Since 1947 generations of students have discovered the wealth of world cinema. Now you too can make most of it and save money.

1.Which of the following is the most famous event held at Cambridge Arts Cinema?

A. The Cambridge Film Festival.   

B. Meetings with filmmakers.

C. The preview screening.        

D. Monthly premieres.

2.If you're a member of Cambridge Arts Cinema, you will enjoy free__________.

A. Darkroom Gallery shows    B. mailed programmes

C. special film events          D. film shows

3.How long will the membership for Cambridge Arts Cinema last?

A. Four months.                      B. Eight months.

C. Nine months.                      D. One year.

4.For what purpose is the text written?

A. Offering students cheaper tickets．

B. Announcing the opening of a premiere.

C. Telling the public of the cinema's address.

D. Increasing the cinema's membership.

“TODAY is a dream comes true. I have always wanted to be a Grand Slam (大满贯) champion.”

These are the words of Chinese tennis player Li Na after she became the first Asian woman to win a Grand Slam final in the French Open on June 4.

“People were saying I’m getting old. So this is a great success for such an old woman,” the 29-year-old joked.

This is the way that Li usually fights doubts– by being humorous and sharp. “China’s number one sister” is never a pushover (软弱的人).

She has a tattoo (纹身). She has dyed (染色) her hair many different colors. And, at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, she told her fans to “shut up” when they got too noisy in their support.

Li started to play tennis at the age of 6. She once recalled: “As a child, I felt sad because every day I had to wake up early to practice. After school I had to practice more. I didn’t have time to play.”

Luckily, the tough girl didn’t give up, thus making history for Chinese tennis time after time.

Now the new champion is already thinking about winning another Grand Slam title. Her next stop is Wimbledon – the European grass court championship that starts later this month.

“When you have one title, naturally you will think about another,” she says, not hiding her ambition.

“Chinese people are so lacking in confidence on the tennis court. If there is a person like me who can prove we can do it, the other young players in China will feel the same,” she said.

1.Li Na is _________.

A. a basketball player                B. a table tennis player

C. a tennis player                    D. a soccer player

2.Li Na is the first Asian woman to win a Grand Slam final in______.

A. the Australian Open Tennis Championships 

B. the Wimbledon Championships

C. the French Open               

 D. the American Open

3.From the passage, we know Li Na is ______.

A. outgoing      B. fashionable     C. tough     D. All above

4.Li Na thinks that Chinese people need _______ in most.

A. independence    B. ability    C. confidence   D. ambition