The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you’ll get your words mixed up(混合)and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can‘t understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor(幽默感),you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Don’t be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It‘s better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they don’t understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is：“Don‘t be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”
1.What should you do in learning English?
A. Be careful not to make any mistake.
B. Write as quickly as you can.
C. Speak English as much as you can.
D. Laugh more often.
2.When people laugh at your mistakes, you should______.
A. not care B. be happy
C. feel worried D. be unhappy
3.When you make a mistake, you should______.
A. keep quiet B. get angry
C. be kind D. keep your sense of humor
4.The story tells us:“________”
A. Only foolish(愚蠢的)people make mistakes
B. Few people make mistakes
C. People never make mistakes
D. There is no one who doesn’t make mistakes
翻译句子(每题2分，满分10分)
1.决定给他妈妈一个惊醒，汤姆提前回了家。
2.大雪持续了好几天，造成了交通堵塞。
3.越来越多的人认为拿起交通事故和边开车边打电话有关。
4.日产量到2014年将有望翻一番
5.由于他的努力，获得了比我们预期的更大的成功。
第三节 根据汉语或首字母提示，写出单词的正确形式。(每小题1分，满分15分)
1.The English novel has been__________ (简化) to make it easier to read.
2.In my opinion, there are many________(明显的) advantages to a five-day week.
3.More than half the staff are______(临时的).
4.The library contains many popular ______（参考）books which you can refer to.
5.When _______（compare） different cultures, we often pay attention only to the differences without noticing the many similarities.
6.The boy was______(感激的) that his teacher didn’t tell his parents what happened at school.
7.What makes you think that you are ________(qualify) for this job?
8.It is very_________ (satisfy) to know that the project was a success.
9.All students, without______(例外)，must take the English examination.
10.He was too shocked to give an___________ (描述) of what had happened.
11.About 300 papers were________（提交） at the conference. It was really out of our expectation.
12.The crowd ___________(恐慌；惊慌失措) at the sound of the gunfire.
13.She had already__________(确定；确立) a reputation as a writer.
14.She________(相似) her mother in character but not in appearance.
15.This store has an excellent_______(声誉) for fair dealing.
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，每句中最多两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加: 在此处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出修改的词。
删除: 把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改: 在错的词下划一横线，并在其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11处起）不计分。
My father took me out camping for the first time when I was seven. He wanted teach me about animals, insects and trees. My uncles all come along with bows and arrows for hunting.
One evening at sunset, we sat by the fire, have our barbecue. Just then a bird was flying over us. My uncles immediate jumped up and shot their arrows on the bird. Neither of the arrows hit the target. Suddenly the arrows was flying down at us from the sky — they were looked like rain! We ran to escape but fortunately no one was injured.
That day I didn’t learn much about animals, insects or trees, but I learnt a impressive lesson about gravity!
第一节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit. When the other frogs saw1._____ deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as2._____ (die). The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump up out of the pit with all their might. The other frogs kept telling them to stop. Finally, one of the frogs heard what the other frogs 3.________ (say) and gave up, so he died.
The other frog went on 4.______ (jump) as hard as he could to get out. Once again, the other frogs cried at him and told him to stop and just allow 5.____ to die, but he jumped even 6.______ (hard) and finally made himself out. When he was out, the other frog explained to them that something was wrong with his hearing. He thought they were encouraging him7._____ whole time.
There is power of life and death in the tongue. An8. _______ (encourage) word to someone 9._____ is down can lift him or her up and help them make it 10._____ the day, while bad words can rob another of the spirit to go on in difficult times. Be careful of what you say.
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选取出适合填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Entering the drama room I am immediately surrounded by the familiar sights, smells and sounds. Streaks(条纹，线条) of light cast by the blinds of the tall _______ send shafts(杆状物) of light through the dusty air. I take a _______ and the concrete and paint ________ tickle my nose. I _______ everything about this room.
Some of the ______ times of my life have been spent here. It’s ironic(讽刺的), but the _____ is the only place where I feel that I don’t have to ______ to be someone I’m not. Like many teenagers, I almost ______ think that people are judging me, but when I act, that feeling disappears. People only look at your ______ ability, not your clothing, money, choice of friends, or any of the other ways people are usually _______.
When I’m on stage, everything else vanishes(消失). All the worries and ______ of the outside world are put on hold. Nervousness is still present, ______ it’s the excited and tingly kind, not the queasy(不稳定的) _____ of being different and alone.
I ______ love to work backstage and on lighting. I ______ you could find another girl who would work on a ladder ______ her elbows in cables and dust and love every second of it. It makes me unique and gives me a sense of ______ to know that I succeed in an area where _____ others—and virtually(事实上) no girls—do.
High school is a difficult atmosphere, to put it ______. Like others, I’m often insecure(不安的), not ______ who I am or where I’m going in life. Wherever that may be, I will always have the confidence I get from theater.
1.A. doors B. windows C. roofs D. walls
2.A. last look B. long walk C. short breath D. deep breath
3.A. smells B. tastes C. sounds D. looks
4.A. hate B. love C. miss D. forget
5.A. worst B. tiring C. best D. better
6.A. room B. office C. building D. stage
7.A. pretend B. expect C. want D. decide
8.A. hardly B. seriously C. always D. happily
9.A. acting B. speaking C. moving D. repeating
10.A. thought of B. judged C. taken care of D. feeling
11.A. happiness B. anxieties C. chances D. pressures
12.A. and B. however C. but D. though
13.A. feeling B. idea C. hope D. fact
14.A. seldom B. almost C. relatively D. absolutely
15.A. hope B. doubt C. think D. suspect
16.A. up for B. out at C. up to D. down to
17.A. pride B. duty C. humor D. sight
18.A. few B. many C. a few D. some
19.A. cruelly B. tensely C. friendly D. mildly
20.A. fond of B. afraid for C. sure of D. interested in
