My cell phone rang while I was working on my computer. I looked at the phone and saw it was my 17-year-old son, Tom. I quickly picked it up.“Mom,I got a 71 on the test.I did it.”With those few words,I could feel my heart start to pound.
Living in New York State. Students cannot graduate from high school unless they pass at least five exams: one in English, one in science, two in history and one in math. For most students, who work hard, attend class, and do their homework like my son, it isn't that hard. But for Tom, who is dyslexic(朗读困难）, it is such a real challenge that some teachers have feared he would never be able to even attempt, never mind achieve.
We were honest with him about his trouble, letting him know that there was nothing to be ashamed of. Some people learn differently. If he was willing to work,we would help him find a way to do as much as he could in his academic career. All that was standing in his way was this math test. He had taken it three times and did better each time, but he continued to fail. He was starting to get a bit tired of me saying this was a marathon not a sprint(冲刺). My heart broke each time we would get the failing results.
“Mom,thanks. I love you. Thanks for believing I could do this.”
For one of the few times in my life, I really had nothing left to say. For that one brief moment I knew, really, really, knew that everything we did to help our son achieve what he wanted was worth it.
1.What does the underlined word “pound” in Paragraph l probably mean?
A. Sink suddenly. B. Beat wildly.
C. Ache violently. D. Break totally.
2.According to the text, Tom was weak in _________.
A. English B. science C. history D. math
3.How did the writer feel when she wrote this text?
A. She felt proud and satisfied.
B. She felt surprised and bitter.
C. She felt grateful and relaxed.
D. She felt worried and anxious.
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A. A Mother's Love That Made the Grade
B. A Student Who Struggled for a Diploma
C. Failure Is the Mother of Success
D. Life Is Not a Sprint but a Marathon
李华是生活在某个社区的孩子，她感到孩子们的社区生活单调，几乎没有朋友，于是打算向社区负责人黄叔叔提出解决该问题的建议。请你就此事以李华的名义写一篇 100 词左右的邮件。
内容包括：
1. 组织社区里的孩子参加清洁本小区的劳动。
2. 提供一个固定场所供孩子们课后学习和交流。
3. 鼓励孩子们加入社区足球俱乐部并安排比赛。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 信的开头与结尾已为你写好。
Dear Mr. Huang,
I am Li Hua, a child living in this community.______________________________
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Best wishes!
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
短文改错
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。错误涉及一个单词的增加、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：在错的词下面划一横线（____），并在该词下面写出修改的词。
注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分
As Senior Three approaching, I really hope to have a heart-to-heart talk with my parents. I always feel grateful for his unselfish care and love. Thanks for their constant encouragement, I have made rapid progress in my study.
It will be less than one month since the final exam, so I’m under a pressure now. I would appreciate it if they could have frequently talks with me to provide me with timely help, which contribute to keeping me in a good state of mind.
I made up my mind to study hard, for I believe hard work is the key to succeed. Meanwhile, I will spare some time to participate in various activity to build up my body.
阅读下面材料， 在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Is there such a thing as being “over-protective”?
I can honestly say that my answer to that question 1. (change) dramatically(戏剧性地) since I became a parent.
Before the birth of my daughter, I taught at 2. private school, often viewing my students as over-protected, worrying 3. would happen when they went on to middle schools. Some did fine, and some did not. Some needed constant pats on the back, words of 4. (inspire) and extra support, which I 5. (happy) gave. Others were content on their own, needing little 6. no interaction(互动) with their teacher. I’d always supposed their parents were over-protective, for they were the ones that still walked their 7. (five) graders into the classroom and met them at the school gate.
Admittedly, I laughed at those parents, 8. (think) their children would never learn to be 9. (independence) if they didn’t let go just a little. Then I had my own daughter. The moment I looked at her little face, I 10. (know) I’d do everything in my power to protect her and make sure she always felt safe!
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Millions of people seek help from psychologists in part because they feel different from others. But a _________ Andrew Erlich says that everyone is a freak(怪物) in some way. Erlich _________ for acceptance of differences in his book “The Long Shadows” about an uncle, Jake Erlich, who overcame prejudice, depression and _________ caused by his extreme height.
“Most of us have something that we are embarrassed about. It is like an invisible clubfoot（畸形足）. But for Jake, it was_________ . Everybody saw it,” said Andrew. As a clinical psychologist, Andrew Erlich helps patients who see themselves as freaks. First, he tells them about his uncle. “Here is a man that _________ the challenges, and he does it not by _________ who he is, but by embracing(拥抱) who he is _________ and expressing it in the visual _________ and in his performances,” he said.
Erlich’s _________ tells about how Jake toured with the circus and then, after suffering temporary blindness, _________ sculpture and painting. “He found _________ through creativity. I am _________ interested in the creative process in the people that I see, and I use Jake as an example, and I _________ them his paintings,” said Erlich.
“Jake really wanted to do something _________ . You see a scene and your _________ come through as you see and feel it, and you believe he painted it from different _________ ,” said Erlich. “People were _________ of human differences, and they would _________ walls to protect themselves from those differences and those walls that _________ us are very dangerous,” he said.
Erlich hopes that his uncle’s story will help readers _________ themselves and fulfill their dreams.
1.A. physician B. painter C. writer D. psychologist
2.A. argues B. defines C. prepares D. protests
3.A. disappointment B. loss C. pain D. illness
4.A. pleasant B. present C. sick D. widespread
5.A. fears B. overlooks C. overcomes D. rejects
6.A. avoiding B. admitting C. recognizing D. imagining
7.A. tightly B. quickly C. bravely D. easily
8.A. books B. arts C. actions D. habits
9.A. clinic B. book C. painting D. experiment
10.A. gave up B. thought over C. figured out D. took up
11.A. freedom B. health C. pressure D. sorrow
12.A. seldom B. rarely C. quite D. nearly
13.A. explain B. count C. draw D. show
14.A. suddenly B. differently C. happily D. simply
15.A. emotions B. possessions C. talents D. abilities
16.A. colors B. books C. lights D. angles
17.A. aware B. tired C. confident D. Frightened
18.A. build B. destroy C. remove D. break
19.A. prevent B. separate C. withdraw D. threaten
20.A. recover B. upgrade C. accept D. learn
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。
High school can be quite the stressful time for any student. There are numerous stresses to deal with and the pressure can be more intense as you enter your senior year. 1. The answer is as follows.
2. Adjust your approach to your specific situation. For instance, if you’re active in your community and your school and have a large family, you may feel depressed by having all these people involved in your life on a daily basis. 3. You just may need a moment to be alone and collect your thoughts before moving on to the challenges that face you.
4. If your stress persists and you can’t figure out a way to handle it, you may want to try speaking to your school counselor(顾问). If you don’t feel comfortable speaking to your counselor, try getting some other types of counseling.
Realize your limits, and plan around them. Don’t take on more than you can handle. If you take on too many things, you will be spread too thin and won’t be able to perform at your best in anything. 5. You will definitely feel more at ease!
A. Seek professional counseling.
B. Why does the stress come into being?
C. Try thinking of alternative ways to deal with stress.
D. When you feel relieved, you can have a happier life.
E. Taking some time out to be alone may be the best way to handle such stress.
F. But how on earth can you reduce some of the stress?
G. Evaluate what tasks and activities are most important and leave others behind.
