Read the following time table and then answer the following question.
Train Time Table
lv. (Leave) Boston Ar. (Arrive) Midway Ar. New York
5:10 AM EX.(Except)Sun. 7:00 AM 10:45 AM
7:10 AM Daily 9:00 AM 12:45 PM
9:10 AM Ex. Sat. & Sun. 11:00 AM 2:45 PM
10:00 AM Ex. Hol.(Holiday) 11:45 AM 2:55 PM
1:15 PM Daily 3:15 PM 5:45 PM
3:40 PM Ex. Hol. 5:40 PM 8:15 PM
5:20 PM Daily 7:20 PM 9:55 PM
【小题】What is the shortest time between Boston and New York by train?
A. 5 hours 35 minutes
B. 5 hours 5 minutes
C. 4 hours 30 minutes
D. 4 hours 25 minutes
【小题】How many trains have to spend over five hours on the way from Boston to New York?
A. 5 B. 3 C. 7 D. 2
【小题】On Christmas Day, how many trains can you certainly take from Boston to New York?
A. 2 B. 4 C. 5 D. 3
I Don’t Think I Wrote Wrong
Lao Yang was born in a small town. He liked reading when he studied at school. He thought the writers were respected(尊敬) and could get a lot of money. He wrote a lot of stories and posted them to the editorial departments (编辑部) but didn’t receive any answers.
Now he works in a factory. He’s busy at work. When he’s free, he always reads something. He always remembers he hoped to be a writer when he was young. One day, Xiao Ping, his ten-year-old daughter, came back. She looked worried and didn’t eat anything. She said Miss Gao, her Chinese teacher, told them to write a solicit article(征文) “My Father” that evening. But she did not know what to write.
“That’s easy,” said Lao Yang. “Let me help you.”
Then he sat down to write the solicit article at once. He easily finished it on time. He was sure Miss Gao would like it. But one afternoon he asked his daughter if the article had been chosen to post to the editorial department.
“My teacher said your article digressed from the subject(离题),” said the girl.
“I don’t think so,” Lao Yang shouted angrily. “I described(描写) just my father!”
1.Lao Yang wrote a lot of stories because _______.
A. he likes reading
B. he learned much at school
C. he wanted to be a writer
D. he wanted to help others
2.Lao Yang posted the stories to the editorial departments, _______.
A. and he got a lot of money
B. and he became a famous man
C. and he was respected
D. but he failed
3.As _______, Lao Yang decided to help his daughter.
A. he was a writer
B. he was free
C. he wanted to realize his ideal(理想)
D. he wanted to make his daughter happy
4.Lao Yang’s solicit article digressed from the subject _______.
A. because he couldn’t write it at all
B. because he didn’t know his father well
C. because it was too bad to be chosen
D. just because he described his father
假如你是美国留学生李华，因要回国数日，请给你的室友Mike写一封留言条。可适当发挥，以使行文连贯。 柜子：locker
内容提要：
1、因参加好友婚礼，并顺便看望祖父母，故回国；
2、约两周内返回。在此期间，请帮我看我的猫，早晚各喂一次，它的东西放在柜子里。
短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号∧，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线＼划掉。
修改：在错词下面划一横线，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仅限一词；
2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Jack Brown, a office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited(继承) a million dollar when he was 23 years old. Because his college friends were looking for their jobs, he didn’t have to. But he was happy at all. Jack decided to live a simply life like everyone else. He gave $ 10,000 of their money to a charity to help poor children live a better life. Today he is 36. He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drive a small car, but he is very happy. Up to now Jack helped some children from poor countries all over the world, by sent them each $ 200 a month. His money has been used as for the children’s study, food, medicine and clothing.
Cholera was a 1. (dead) disease of its day. Neither its cause nor its cure 2. ( be) understood. So many thousands of 3. ( terrify) people died 4. there was an outbreak. John Snow wanted to solve the problem. He knew that cholera would never be controlled 5. its cause was found.
He became interested in two theories 6. possibly explained how cholera killed people. The first suggested that cholera 7. ( multiply) in the air. The second suggested that people absorbed this disease 8. their bodies with their meals.
John Snow suspected that the second theory was correct but he needed evidence. So when another cholera 9. London in 1854, he was ready to begin his enquiry. With all the evidences he gathered ,John Snow was able to announce with 10. (certain) that polluted water carried the virus. Finally “King Cholera” was defeated.
Jack threw the papers on my desk and glared at me.
“What’s ?” I asked.
“Next time you want to change anything, me first,” he shouted.
How dare he treat me like that? I thought. I just changed a long sentence and corrected grammar—something I thought I would be to do.
In fact I’d been . One co-worker took me aside the first day and reminded me of his temper. One day, another thing left me in tears so I stormed into his office .
“What?” he asked.
I knew what I must do. After all, he deserved it. “Jack, the you’ve been treating me is wrong,” I said. Jack seemed and leaned back in his chair.
“I make you a promise. I’ll be a(n) . I’ll treat you as you deserve to be , with respect and kindness.” With the words, I left.
Jack me the rest of the week. Letters appeared on my desk while I was at lunch; the corrected versions weren’t seen again. day I left a on his desk, reading “Hope your day is going great.” Over the next few weeks, Jack reappeared, but nothing happened again.
One year later, I had suffered breast cancer and would die soon. The last day of my stay, Jack came. He placed some flowers beside me, saying, “Tulips(郁金香)”.
I smiled, not . He cleared his throat. “If you plant them when you get home, they’ll next spring.” Tears clouded my eyes and I whispered “Thank you.”
Jack grasped my hands, saying, “You’re . You can’t see it now, next spring you’ll see the colors I picked out for you.”
I’ve seen those beautiful tulips push through the soil every spring for ten years now. I’ll never Jack.
1.A. differentB. illC. wrongD. important
2.A. helpB. askC. allowD. invite
3.A. madeB. punishedC. forcedD. paid
4.A. warnedB. provedC. reportedD. ordered
5.A. excitedlyB. happilyC. angrilyD. disappointedly
6.A. AccidentallyB. EventuallyC. ImmediatelyD. Suddenly
7.A. actionB. wayC. methodD. manner
8.A. movedB. stupidC. scaredD. nervous
9.A. enemyB. bossC. friendD. helper
10.A. treatedB. hopedC. refusedD. worked
11.A. visitedB. accompaniedC. punishedD. avoided
12.A. SomeB. AnotherC. The otherD. Any
13.A. noteB. passageC. paperD. book
14.A. fearfulB. pleasantC. unhappyD. exciting
15.A. schoolB. hospitalC. officeD. home
16.A. doubtingB. explainingC. cryingD. understanding
17.A. come upB. pick upC. turn upD. go up
18.A. rightB. fineC. welcomeD. popular
19.A. soB. andC. thenD. but
20.A. rememberB. missC. forgiveD. forget
