We often hear people talking about a generation gap (代沟)． The name is new, but the idea is old． Young people and th eir parents don’t understand each other． The world has always kept changing． During the second century after Christ a wise man said, “Bury me on my face because in a little while everything will be turned upside down．”
There has always been a gap between generations, but more people talk about it now． Old Mr． Ellis thinks he understands what has happened．
“When I was a boy, I thought the world was a beautiful place． My life was very pleasant． But when I was older, I learned about people who were treated badly, people who didn’t have enough to eat． I wanted to help them, and I married a girl who wanted to help them, too． We went to meetings and talked a lot, but it didn’t seem to make much difference． ”
“Our children grew up in a world at war． They didn’t know when the fighting would stop． They wanted their children to have nice clothes and toys． They didn’t want to think about the future． They thought nothing could be done about it．”
“Now I have grandchildren, and they have their own ideas． They are trying to make the world better． They are trying to help other people． They’re making people listen to them． I am proud of their generation．”
1.The wise man mentioned in the text told people to bury him on his face so that when everything is turned upside down he will _____．
A． lie on his stomach
B． lie on his back
C． stand quietly
D． sit in peace
2.Which generation did NOT want to do anything to make the world a better one?
A． Mr． Ellis’ generation
B． His children’s generation
C． His grandchildren’s generation
D． None of the above．
3.Which generation is/was more efficient in making the world better one?
A． Mr． Ellis’ generation．
B． His children’s generation．
C． His grandchildren’s generation．
D． None of the above．
4.What is the writer’s attitude towards the generation gap?
A． Unacceptable．
B． Awful．
C． Funny．
D． Common．
Once there was a poor farmer and his farm belonged to(属于) a rich man． One day he brought a basket of apples to the rich man’s house． On the doorsteps, he met two monkeys dressed like children． They jumped onto the basket to eat the apples and threw some on the grounD． The farmer politely took off his hat and asked the monkeys to get off． They obeyed(服从) and the farmer went into the house． He asked to see the rich man． A servant took him to the room where the rich man was sitting．
"I have brought you the basket of apples you asked for," he saiD．
"But why have you brought a half-empty basket?" the rich man askeD．
"I met your children outside, and they stole(偷) some of the apples．"
1.Why did the farmer bring apples to the rich man? Because
A． he was poor
B． he liked the rich man
C． his farm belonged to the rich man
D． the rich man’s children liked apples
2.What did the monkeys do when the farmer was on the doorsteps?
A． They jumped and jumpe
B． They playeD．
C． They ran away．
D． They ate some of the apples．
3.The monkeys left the basket because
A． they had thrown apples on the ground
B． the farmer had politely asked them to get off
C． they were afraid of the hat
D． the farmer wa s angry wit h them
4.How did the rich man feel when he saw the basket? He felt 。
A． pleased
B． unhappy
C． excited
D． moved
Algae(水藻) are very simple plants． They grow in fresh water or salty water． Seaweed is algae that grow in salty water． Seaweed is red or brown in color． The Japanese people use these plants from the sea in many ways． From it, they make a food called Kombu． Kombu is seaweed that has been dried, cooked and pressed together． Then it is dried again and cut into long pieces． The Japanese eat a lot of Kombu and like it very much．
Japanese farmers often use seaweed as fertilizer． It makes their plants grow better． Many farmers also find seaweed makes a fine food for their animals．
From seaweed the Japanese also get iodine(碘), which they sell to other countries． Iodine is used in many ways all over the worlD． It is used in making medicine． It is added to the salt we use at the table． Scientists even use one form of iodine to “ seed clouds” when they want rain to fall．
1.Kombu is a kind of ____ according to the text．
A． plant
B． medicine
C． food
D． fertilizer
2.In the last sentence of the text, “seed clouds” means ____．
A． clouds spreading like seeds
B． the seeds like clouds
C． to make rain fall with human power
D． dropping seeds by clouds
3.The main idea of the story is that ____．
A． The Japanese eat seaweed when they want rain to fall．
B． Kombu is made into medicine for farmers．
C． The Japanese use seaweed in many ways．
D． The Japanese eat a lot of Kombu．
The clock struck eleven at night． The whole house was quiet． Everyone was in bed except me． Under the strong light, I looked sadly before a huge pile of troublesome stuff they call “books”．
I was going to have my examination the next day． "When can I go to bed?" I asked myself． I didn’t answer, in fact I dared not．
The clock struck 12"Oh, dear!" I cried, "ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most wretched creatures in the worlD． Dad does not agree with me on this． He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy ．"
The clock struck one． I was quite ho peless now． I forgot all I had learnt． I was too tired to go on． I did the only thing I coulD． I prayed, “Oh, God, Please help me pass the exam tomorrow． I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen．” My eyes were heavy, so heavy that I could hardly open them． A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep．
1.When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were_____ ．
A． asleep
B． working in bed
C． outside
D． quietly laughing at him
2.Reviewing his lessons didn’t help him because ________．
A． it was too late at night
B． he was very tired
C． his eyes l ids were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them open
D． he hadn’t studied hard before the examination
3. What do you suppose happened to the author？
A． He went to a church to pray again
B． He passed the exam by luck
C． He failed in the exam
D． He was punished by his teacher
4.The best title for the passage would be __________ ．
A． The Night Before the Examination
B． Working Far into the Night
C． A Slow Student
D． Going Over My Lessons
假如你是李华，你打算参加11月份举行的武汉市中学生英语演讲比赛。请你以李华的名义写一篇主题为“感恩”的演讲稿。
内容包括：
1.回顾高中阶段你周围的人是如何默默帮助你的；
2.你会成为一个懂得感恩的人吗？说说你的打算。
注意：
词数：120词左右。
开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数。
Good afternoon, everyone! It’s a great honor for me to speak here．
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Thank you for listening．
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。
Dear Bob,
Thank you for your last letter asked about our library．
Let me make a brief introduction with our library． It is locating in front of our teaching building, facing the garden on the other side． And a variety of trees are planted around it． The wonderful circumstances make that a splendid place to study．
Our library has a great deal of books, covering all fields of science, literature, art or so on． But you can easily pick up that you need, since they are clearly classified in order．
The library is open from Monday to Friday, from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm, and closed at weekends． You can borrow five books at one time and should return it in ten days． Or you can just read inside the library as enough tables and chairs were provideD．
考点：短文改错
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