A young father was visiting an old neighbor． They were standing in the old man's garden， and talking about children． The young man said， “How strict should parents be with their children？”
The old man pointed to a string（绳子）between a big strong tree and a thin young one． “Please untie（解开）that string,” he said． The young man untied it, and the young tree bent（弯）over to one side． “Now tie it again， please，” said the old man， “but first pull the string tight so that the young tree is straight again．”
The young man did so． Then the old man said， “There，it is the same with children． You must be strict with them, but sometimes you must untie the string to know how they are getting on． If they are not yet able to stand alone， you must tie the string tight again． But when you find that they are ready to stand alone， you can take the string away．”
1.The story is about ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．
A． how to take care of young trees
B． how strict parents should be with their children
C． how the young father should get on with his old neighbor
D． how to tie and untie the string
2.When can the string be taken away？＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．
A． When the old man has left
B． After you have untied it
C． When the young man has untied it next time
D． When the young tree grows strong enough
3.In the story the relation（关系） of the big strong tree to the thin one is like that of ＿＿.
A． the young father to the old neighbor
B． parents to their children
C． the old neighbor to the children of the young father
D． grown ups to their parents
Dinner customs (风俗) are different around the world. If you are a dinner guest (客人) in Ghana(非洲的加纳), this information will help you.
In Ghana, dinner is usually from four in the afternoon to six in the evening. But there are no strict rules about time in Ghana. Whenever a guest arrives, a family offers food.
When you go to a home, the host takes you to the living room first. At this time everyone welcomes you. Then you go to the dinner room. There you wash your hands in a bowl of water. All the food is on the table.
In Ghana you usually eat with your fingers. You eat from the same dish as everyone else. But you eat from one side of the dish only. It is not polite to get food from the other side of the dish. After dinner, you wash your hands again in a bowl of water.
Most meals in Ghana have a dish called fufu. People in Ghana make fufu from the powder（粉末） of some plants. Sometimes they cut the fufu with a saw（锯） because it is very hard and like rubber（橡胶）. You must chew fufu well, or you can get sick. You eat fufu with fingers of your right hand only.
1.If you are a dinner guest to a family in Ghana, you’re first ________.
A. told to wash your hands
B. taken to the dinning-room
C. told some strict rules about dinner
D. taken to the living-room
2.In the fourth paragraph, the writer wants to tell us ________
A. what to eat in Ghana
B. how much time to spend on a dinner.
C. the way of eating
D. different food at a dinner
3.The word “chew” in the last paragraph means ________
A. smell B. taste
C. presses with your hands D. crush with your teeth
4.In Ghana, ________
A.dinner is always at six
B. rules for dinner time are not strict
C. a family offers food only at four
D. you don’t have to wash your hands again after dinner.
A student is learning to speak British English. He wonders (想知道): Can I communicate with Americans? Can they understand me? Learners of English often ask: What are the differences between British and American English? How important are these differences? Certainly! there are some differences between British and American English. „There are a few differences in grammar. For example, speakers of British English say “in hospital” and “Have you a pen?” Americans say “in the hospital!” and “Do you have a pen?”. Pronunciation is sometimes different. Americans usually sound theirs in words like “bird” and “hurt”. Speakers of British English do not sound theirs in these words. There are differences between British and American English in spelling and vocabulary. For example, “colour” and “honour” are British, “color” and honor” are American. These differences in grammar, pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary are not important, however. For the most part, British and American English are the same language.
1.American English and British English are different in ___ _____.
A. spelling B. pronunciation
C. grammar D. all of the above
2.What is not mentioned (提及) in the passage?
A. Whether there are differences between British English and American English.
B. Whether British English and American English are one language or two.
C. How the differences between British English and American English came about.
D. How important the differences are.
3. Most _____ say “Do you have a watch?”
A. British people B. Americans
C. children D. teachers
4.According to this passage, British people and Americans have _______ difficulty in understanding each other.
A. little B. much C. some D. great
The following is a timetable in Shanghai Pudong International Airport．
Airline | Flight Number | Destination（目的地） | Departure | Gate |
Air Canada | 137 | Beijing | 10:12 a．m． | 24 |
Japanese Airlines | 320 | Tokyo | 10:30 a．m． | 18 |
British Airways | 405 | Paris | 11:00 a．m． | 20 |
Pan American | 226 | London | 11:20 a．m． | 12 |
Pan American | 12 | Beijing | 11:43 a．m． | 15 |
Air Canada | 178 | Tokyo | 12:32 a．m． | 21 |
CAAC | 289 | Hong Kong | 12:32 a．m． | 14 |
CAAC | 314 | Moscow | 12:45 a．m． | 18 |
British Airways | 230 | New York | 12:55 a．m． | 23 |
1.A man wants to take Flight 178 to Tokyo． Which gate should he go to?
A．14 B．28 C．21 D．18
2.Lisa is at gate 23. Where is she going?
A．Paris B．Beijing
C．Tokyo D．New York
3.Now it’s 10:40. Mary is at gate 20. Which airline’s plane will she take?
A．British Airway B．Japanese Airlines
C．Pan American D．Air Canada
4.Gate _______ is the busiest among all these gates．
A．23 B．18 C．24 D．15
1、假如你是中学生李华。你的外籍教师Tracy已经于上个月回到了美国。请用英语给她写一封电子邮件，内容如下：1、表达对她的思念；2、对她给予你的帮助表示感谢；3、邀请她在方便时再来中国。注意：1、可适当添加细节使文章连贯；字数：80-120。 2、信的开头和结尾已给出。
Dear Tracy,
How are you doing recently?
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Forget me not!
Best wishes, Yours,
Li Hua
单句改错（10分）(按改错要求，直接在题中改）
1.Though he is a five-year-old boy , but he can play computer very well .
2.Surfing looks so excited that I want to have a try .
3.To make a lot noise at night is not polite .
4.There will have a strong wind to the north of Huai River .
5.The number of the students in our school are more than 2,000 .
6.The poor man needs a house to live .
7.His clothes have been wash by his mother .
8.A horse isn’t as bigger as an elephant .
9.It’s hard of him to do so much homework in one day .
10.My brother will phone me as soon as he get there .
