My daughter and I collected the empty cans and bottles in our home this morning．We had 6 full garbage bags later so I knew we would be spending a bit more of time at the recycling center．When we got there，a man and his kids were also doing the morning recycling and were using two of the four machines to recycle their plastic and cans．Luckily，we were able to use the 2 remaining machines．
Of course，there were others that came，but when they saw the two families with garbage bags full of recycled things，they quickly left．However，one woman came in with just 5 cans and looked as if she was in a hurry．So I stopped what I was doing and let her in to recycle her cans．Of course，she was grateful，and it felt good to let her go ahead of me．But that was not the whole story．
My daughter and I continued to work through the bags，but the plastic recycling machine stopped working because it was full．My daughter was left with nothing to do．The other family was still using the other two plastic recycling machines，but it seemed that they were almost done．I just told my daughter we would have to wait until they were done．But the man of the other family came through with another act of kindness．He offered to let us go ahead of him．I was really surprised，because we had more than 5 bottles，but he didn’t seem to mind．I happily accepted it．
It was great to give and then to get an act of kindness in turn．It was small，I didn't expect it，but it surely brightened up my day．
1.Why did the writer let the woman recycle her cans first?
A．Because there were many other families there．
B．Because the woman seemed to be in a hurry．
C．Because the writer wanted to hear a story．
D．Because the woman was very grateful．
2.Why couldn't the writer finish her recycling in time?
A．Because her daughter' s machine stopped working．
B．Because the other family was still using the machines．
C．Because she let the other family use her machine first．
D．Because she helped recycle the other family's bags first．
3.What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A．The kindness． B．The offer．
C．The machine． D．The 5 bottles．
4.Which of the following best describes the topic of this passage?
A．A good name is sooner lost than won．
B．A little is better than none．
C．All men cannot be first．
D．One good turn deserves another．
Down-to-earth means being honest，open，and easy to deal with．It is a pleasure to find someone who is down-to-earth．A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to．He or she accepts others as equals．A down-to-earth person may be an important member of society，of course，but they do not let their importance go to their heads，and they do not consider themselves to be better than others who are less important．Someone who is filled with self-importance and pride，often without cause，is said to have his nose in the air．There is no way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth．
Americans use another expression that is similar in some way to down-to-earth．The expression is both feet on the ground．Someone with both feet on the ground is a person with a good understanding of reality．He has what is called common sense．He may have dreams but he does not allow them to block his knowledge of what is real．The opposite kind of person is one who has his head in the clouds．A man with his head in the clouds is a dreamer whose mind is not in the world．Sometimes such a dreamer can be brought back to reality；sharp words from the teacher，for example，can usually get a daydreaming student to put both feet back on the ground．
The person who is down-to-earth usually has both feet on the ground．But the opposite is not always true．Someone with both feet on the ground may not be as open and easy to deal with as someone who is down-to-earth．When we have both our feet firmly on the ground，we are realistic and we act honestly and openly toward others，and our lives are like the ground below us，solid and strong．
1.If a person has his nose in the air，he ．
A．is down to the earth
B．is easy to deal with
C．always thinks he is more important than others
D．is confident
2.If a person has both feet on the ground，he ．
A．is in touch with reality，and doesn’t have any dreams
B．has some dreams but he is realistic
C．is honest，open and easy to deal with
D．is honest，open but hard to deal with
3.The underlined sentence “But the opposite is not always true．” most probably means that ______．
A．the person who has his nose in the air is not true
B．a man with his head in the clouds is often not intelligent
C．the opposite direction is always wrong
D．a person who has both feet on the ground may not be down-to-earth
假如你叫李华，不久前参加了美国文化委员会举办的一次语言竞赛活动，作为获奖者你得到了暑假去美国免费学习英语的机会。以下是校方寄给你的课程安排表，请你阅读课表，按要求给对方负责人Mr. Smith回一封信。
Schedule For EFLS Summer English Courses
注意：1. 信的开头已为你写好，但不计入总词数；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.词数：100左右。
Dear Mr. Smith,
Thank you for your offer of inviting me to the free summer English course in your school.
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Truly yours
Li Hua
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。作文中共有 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仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
On Friday, our teacher told us that there would an English corner in front of our teaching building. I set about soon after the last class in the afternoon.
To my joy, the English corner had just been on for a few minute. I joined them on their talk. At first, I was afraid that my English was so poor and limit that I couldn’ t follow them or make myself understand. I was also afraid that anyone might laugh at me. But a smiling face here or an encouraging nod there soon put me at ease. Though I speak to them only in simple English that day, I believe in future I will make a greater progress.
It’ s said that a giant rock was located in the North Sea but once many boats and ships1. （strike）it and sank.
About a century years ago, a kind and imaginative minister came up with an idea to have a buoy（浮标）2. （fasten）to the rock. On the top of the buoy3. （place）a bell, which would ring whenever any ships got closer. When hearing the bell ringing, sailors knew where the rock was and stayed safe. One day, a sea robber Rover happened4. （sail） not far away from the rock.
Seeing5. buoy floating in the water, he decided to play a trick. Soon his crew broke the chain that held the buoy, let the bell go into the water and then sailed away. In the following weeks, they robbed many6. ships around the seas and filled the ship with a great7. （vary） of treasures. Unfortunately, when returning, they themselves had no idea how to get away from the terrible rock8. the ring. The ship was moving swiftly in the dark9. there was a great crash. 10. was the very rock and the ship began to sink.
Beginning to learn gymnastics even before she could barely walk, Svetlana had always dreamed to enter the Olympics scene some day.
However, her ended in the car on the winding road when a lorry appeared out of nowhere. The last thing she was a blinding flash of light. In hospital, when told she would never again, she couldn’ t believe it. Three months later, she was out of hospital on a wheelchair. Then a friend came to her house to visit her with an old child’ s storybook. A bookmark in it made her to page 117. The name of the was‘The Day Clara Walked’ . She was determined to return to stage whatever it might cost.
, after a year’ s hard exercise, Svetlana recovered and was able to display her gymnastics. While she was sitting on the green bench the Athens Stadium, memories : first, the pain and the tears, the book under her pillow, the words of relatives full of advice and comfort, and the pity in those eyes that had once held for her talent. Then followed the trips to the gym where everyone looked on , their disbelief transforming slowly to wonder, she could balance the hoop（健身圈）as well as her teammates. She registered for 2004 Olympic Games, and finally she received from the Olympic Committee.
Her was interrupted by the attendant who said,“It’ s time” , two words that she had been to hear for so long. Smoothing her dress, she walked into the stadium, each firm and steady. Everything was , and the applause rang loud in her ears, her heart violently against her chest.
Later that night, Svetlana pulled the gold medal out of her pocket and placed it on the old on the shelf, which opened to page 117, to the chapter‘The Day Clara Walked’ , tears her vision.
1.A. dream B. intension C. life D. career
2.A. forgot B. remembered C. experienced D. suffered
3.A. see B. dance C. walk D. sing
4.A. rushed B. rocked C. thrown D. wheeled
5.A. open B. relate C. point D. adapt
6.A. bookmark B. page C. chapter D. story
7.A. Suddenly B. Surprisingly C. Fortunately D. Certainly
8.A. opposite B. beneath C. inside D. outside
9.A. flooded in B. faded away C. mixed up D. squeezed out
10.A. fright B. regret C. sympathy D. admiration
11.A. doubtfully B. thankfully C. nervously D. cheerfully
12.A. until B. as C. while D. once
13.A. access B. praise C. support D. approval
14.A. plan B. attempt C. thought D. sight
15.A. content B. eager C. upset D. proud
16.A. breath B. wake C. step D. look
17.A. unexpected B. awful C. perfect D. finished
18.A. fighting B. striking C. kicking D. hammering
19.A. hoop B. book C. letter D. dress
20.A. clouding B. filling C. rolling D. Rushing
