（共5小题； 每小题2分，满分10分。）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
If there is a building which symbolizes（代表）a country---such as the Eiffel Tower for France and Sydney Opera House for Australia, then it has to be the Taj Mahal for India.
__1.__. From the time they got married, They wouldn’t be separated. She followed him to wars, advised him on affairs of state, and loved by his people for her good work. _2.__. The emperor was heartbroken and had Taj Mahal built as a sign of his love.
It took more than twenty years for the Taj Mahal to be built. Workers were brought in, not only from all over India, but from central Asia, too. _3.__.
In 1657, Shah Jahan fell ill and in 1685 his son, Aurangzeb, imprisoned（囚禁）his father and seized the power. Shah Jahan stayed in prison until his death in 1666. He was finally buried there with his wife he could never forget.
4._. As it is built with white marble stones（大理石）, its character changes in different lights. It looks more beautiful at sunrise and sunset. At sunset, for example, the colour of the Taj changes from white to yellow, then to pink. _5.__.
To show respect to the Taj, tourists are asked to take off their shoes during their visit.
The Taj is definitely worth more than a single visit.
A total of 20000 people worked on the building.
B.The Taj Mahal is a symbol of India.
C.But she died in 1631 during her childbirth.
D.Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal to memorize his wife.
E.As the moon rises, it turns a silver white.
F.It was set up by Emperor Shah Jahan in 1653 in memory of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal.
In Britain in the 1890s there was a postcard “craze(热潮)”. People formed clubs and collected and exchanged postcards. Even Queen Victoria had her own private collection.
When Edward was the king, the British had a cheap and good postal system. If anyone wanted to tell a friend that they were coming for tea in the afternoon, they would send a postcard in the morning. “Drop me a card” was as common then as “give me a ring” as now.
In 1902 an important step was taken. The government said that half of the side that was used for the address on the postcard could be used for messages, and the whole of the other side could be used for a picture. It was then that the simple postcard, as we know now, was created.
1.In Britain in the 1890s, _______.
A. people were interested in sending cards
B. people were interested in playing cards
C. people were interested in collecting postcards
D. people were interested in buying postcards
2.Which statement is TRUE?
A. Postcards were not used in the 19th century.
B. It was not until 1902 that the simple postcard as we know was created.
C. Postcards were used only for collection in the 1890s.
D. There was no message on the old postcard.
3.Choose the best title for the passage.
A. Postcards Old and New
B. Postcard Clubs in the 1890s
C. Creation of the Present Postcard
D. Postal System in Britain
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.
