For many years, I was convinced that my suffering was due to my size. I believed that when the weight disappeared, it would take old wounds, hurts and rejections with it.
Many weight-conscious people also mistakenly believe that changing our bodies will fix everything. Perhaps our mistake is believing that being thin equals being loved, being special, and being cherished. We fantasize (幻想) about what it will be like when we reach the long-awaited goal .We work very hard to realize this dream. Then, at last, we find ourselves there.
But we often gain back what we have lost. Even so, we continue to believe that next time it will be different. Next time, we will keep it off. Next time, being thin will finally fulfill its promise of everlasting happiness, self-worth, and, of course, love.
It took me a long time to realize that there was something more for me to learn about beauty. Beauty standards vary with culture. In Samoa a woman is not considered attractive unless she weighs more than 200 pounds. More importantly, if it’s happiness that we want, why not put our energy there rather than on the size of our body? Why not look inside? Many of us strive hard to change our body, but in vain. We have to find a way to live comfortably inside our body and make friends with and cherish ourselves. When we change our attitudes towards ourselves, the whole world changes.
1.The passage tries to stress the importance of ____________.
A. body size B. different beauty standards
C. culture difference D. attitudes towards life
2.What does the word “everything” in paragraph 2 mean?
A. The whole world B. All the problems.
C. All the properties.D. The absolute truth.
3.What can be inferred about the author?
A. The author is a Samoan.
B. The author succeeded in losing weight.
C. The author probably got wounded in wars or accidents.
D. The author has been troubled by her/his weight.
4.According to the author , what is the common view of those who have lost some weight first and gained it back later ?
A. They feel optimistic about future plans on weight control.
B. They are indifferent to the regained weight.
C. The feel angry about the regained weight.
D. They think they should give up their future plans on weight control.
书面表达（满分25分）
现在越来越多的人在周末或假期到社区做义工。上周你班同学到当地一家福利院看望老人。请根据下列要点给China Daily写一篇短文，介绍活动情况。
给老人们读报、打扫卫生等；
与老人们交流；
你的感想。
注意：
词数：100词左右,文章开头已写出（不计入总次数）；
可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯；
生词：福利院 welfare house。
Nowadays, more and more people choose to be volunteers in the community in their spare time.
短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均限一词。
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Last summer, I was working at home a sunny day. For some reasons I went around to the front of the house to get anything. As I did so, I feel drops of rain on my face, that soon developed into a heavy shower. A few minute later, I went to the back of the house but realized that it was not raining at all there. It was raining only at the front and not at the back. I stood in the hallway, look one way––heavy rain and the another way––sunny and dry. Soon, the rain stopped complete. Up until then, I’d never seen such a strange weather.
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Do you want to get an education by computer? 1. .
If your goal is to go to the United States to study, it is time to make a list of colleges or universities that interest you. 2. . Directors of foreign student admissions say students should apply to at least three schools.
You can request an application in the mail or, in many cases, find it online. For example, the Ohio State University provides international student applications on its Web site. 3.. In this case, you must use a credit card to pay the application charge. Or you can print the forms and mail them with payment.
Many colleges and universities have their catalog online, or you can request one in the mail. 4. . Make sure also to ask for an international admission application.
Describe the education you already have. Explain what you want to study and degree you are seeking. 5. . You should request application papers at least two years before you to begin studies.
Once you send in your applications, there is one more thing to do: wait for a decision. But there are other steps before your application is complete.
A. A catalog is the publication in which a school tells all about its programs
B. Tell what your plan is
C. Be sure to choose more than one
D. You can answer the questions by computer
E. Tell when you want to begin
F. Be sure to request a catalog
G. This time we’ll talk about the programs
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It remains a curiosity and a bit of a historical mystery why we don't all drive on the same side of the road. The fact is that most people are right-handed; that's why, for much of history, drivers have stuck to the left. Ancient Romans using two-wheeled carriages are believed to have held the reins(缰绳) with their right hands and a whip with their left; to avoid whipping the near drivers, they favored the left-hand side the road. It's also easier for right-handers to get on a horse from the left, so riders were attracted to that side to avoid the near traffic as they climbed on and off. Finally, knights(骑士) and the other drivers favored the left so they could do battle, if necessary, with their good hand.
So why does most of the world travel on the right side today? Theories differ, but there's no doubt Napoleon was a major influence. The French have used the right since the late 18th century. Some say that before the French Revolution, people in upper class drove their carriages on the left, forcing the peasantry to the right. During the violence, fearful rich people sought to mix with the peasantry by traveling on the right as well. Regardless of the origin, Napoleon brought right-hand traffic to the nations he conquered, including Russia, Switzerland and Germany. Hitler, in turn, ordered right-hand traffic in Czechoslovakia and Austria in the 1930s. Nations that escaped right-handed conquest, like Great Britain, kept their left-handed tradition.
1.Who had a major effect on “keep-right” traffic law?
A. Ancient Romans B. Hitler
C. Napoleon D. Austrians
2. What does the second paragraph mainly tell us?
A. Napoleon brought right-hand traffic to the nations he conquered.
B. Hitler ordered right-hand traffic in Austria.
C. Great Britain escaped right-handed conquest.
D. The reasons that most of the world drives on the right side.
3.What does the word peasantry in the last paragraph mean?
A. People in upper class.
B. Right-handers.
C. Drivers.
D. Poor people.
4. Apart from Great Britain, which country mentioned in the text keeps left-hand
traffic?
A. France B. Ancient Rome
C. Russia D. Germany
