书面表达
某中学英文报正举办“The Season I Like Best”的征文活动，请用英文写一篇短文投稿，内容应包括：
1. 你最喜欢的季节；
2. 你喜欢该季节的两条理由（如：气候、景色、活动、感受……）.
注意： 1. 词数100左右；
2. 题目已为你写好；
3. 行文连贯，语篇完整；
4. 文中不得透露个人真实信息。
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。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(∧)，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后的词。
注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅一词；
2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I used to be so addicted to computer games that I had little time for study and thus fall behind. My parents and teachers were greatly worried about myself. It was my English teacher’s encouragement which helped me out. She told me that I must have my own goal of life, otherwise my future would be hopeless. She reminded of me that playing computer games was great fun and it wouldn’t guarantee me a bright future. I finally realized that I must set up a goal and work hardly towards it right away. In the days that followed, whenever I felt tired or had a urge to play computer games, I thought of my goal and soon regained strength.
With the saying goes, a life without a goal is a life without hope. Bear my life goal in mind, I always full of energy in my study.
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。
Hundreds of beautifully decorated dragon boats are taken to river1.__________(celebrate) the memory of the great poet Qu Yuan. In rivers across the country, dragon races2.___ ____(hold) on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar. The festival is also a time to eat Zongzi, 3.______ traditional dish of rice and fruit4._________(wrap) in bamboo leaves. According 5._______the story of Qu Yuan, people would throw Zongzi into the water so that the fish6._________(eat) the rice instead of the poet. The festival is also celebrated to protect people from bad luck and 7.________(ill). Healthy herbs are sometimes hung on the front door and nutritious drinks are prepared. Some people believe that 8.______ an egg is balanced on its end at 9._______(exact) 12:00 noon, it means that the 10.______(come) year will be good.
完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Washoe is a young chimpanzee. She is no ________ chimpanzee, though. Scientists are doing a research ________ her. They want to see how civilized (驯化) she can ________. Already she does many things a human being can do.
For example, she has been learning how to exchange ________ with people. The scientists are teaching her ________ language. When she wants to be picked ________, Washoe points up with one finger. She rubs her teeth with her finger ________ she wants to brush her teeth. This is done after every meal.
Washoe has also been ________ to think out and find answers to problems. Once she was put in a ________ with food hanging from the ceiling. It was too high to ________. After she considered the ________, she got a tall box to stand ________. The food was still too high to be reached. Washoe found a ________ pole. Then she climbed onto the ________, grasped the pole, and ________ down the food with the pole. Washoe ________ like a human, too. The scientists keep her in a fully furnished house. After a hard ________ in the laboratory, she goes home. ________ she plays with her toys. She ________ enjoys watching television before going to bed. Scientists hope to ________ more about people by studying our closest relative — chimpanzee.
1.A. foolishB. ordinaryC. specialD. simple
2.A. forB. byC. toD. on
3.A. experienceB. changeC. developD. become
4.A. actionsB. viewsC. messagesD. feelings
5.A. signB. humanC. spokenD. foreign
6.A. outB. atC. onD. up
7.A. whenB. untilC. sinceD. while
8.A. raisedB. trainedC. orderedD. led
9.A. caveB. zooC. roomD. museum
10.A. pullB. seeC. eatD. reach
11.A. problemB. positionC. foodD. ceiling
12.A. byB. onC. upD. with
13.A. straightB. strongC. longD. big
14.A. wallB. boxC. ceilingD. pole
15.A. knockedB. pickedC. tookD. shook
16.A. livesB. actsC. thinksD. plays
17.A. taskB. lessonC. dayD. time
18.A. HereB. ThereC. SoD. Then
19.A. quiteB. alreadyC. evenD. still
20.A. observeB. discoverC. gainD. learn
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Home on the Way
People need homes. Children assume their parents’ place as home; boarders call school “home” on weekdays; married couples work together to build new homes … But travelers have no place to call “home”, at least for a few nights. 1. Don’t they have the right to a home? Of course they do.
Some regular travelers take their own belongings like bed sheets, pillowcases and family photos to make them have the feel of home no matter where they are; some stay for long periods in the same hotel and as a result become very familiar with its service and attendants; 2. Furthermore, driving a camping car during one’s travels and sleeping in the vehicle at night are just like home — only mobile!
And how about keeping relationships while in transit? 3. Some send letters and postcards, or even photos; others may just call and say hi, just to let their friends know that they’re still alive and well. People find ways to keep in touch. Making friends on the way helps travelers feel more or less at home. 4.
Nowadays, fewer people are working in their local towns, so how do they develop a sense of belonging? Whenever we step out of our local boundaries, there is always another “home” waiting to be found. 5.
A. Hostels provide a clean safe place to stay while you are traveling around the world.
B. others may simply put some flowers by the hotel window to make it more homely.
C. Backpackers in youth hostel may become very good friends, even closer than siblings (手足).
D. So how about people who have to travel for extended periods of time?
E. No matter where you go in the world , hotels are there, too.
F. Some keep contact with their friends via the Internet.
G. Wherever we are, with just a little bit of effort and imagination we can make the place we stay in “home”.
About a quarter of the world drives on the left, and the countries that do are mostly old British colonies (殖民地) like Australia , and Ireland. But Thailand, Indonesia and Japan also do so.
This strange quirk (奇事) puzzles the rest of the world; however, there is a perfectly good reason . Up to the late 1700’s , everybody travelled on the left side of the road because it’s the most sensible option for feudal (封建的), violent societies with mostly right-handed people. Soldiers with their swords under their right arm naturally passed on each other’s right, and if you passed a stranger on the road, you walked on the left to ensure that your protective sword arm was between yourself and him.
Revolutionary France, however, overturned this practice as part of its sweeping social rethink. A change was carried out all over continental Europe by Napoleon. It changed under Napoleon because he was left-handed. His armies had to march on the right so he could keep his sword arm between him and any opponent. From then on, any part of colonized by the French travelled on the right.
After the American Revolutionary War (1775—1783), the US became independent and decided to make traffic drive on the right in order to cast off all remaining links with its British colonial past. As America became the center of the car industry, if you wanted a good reliable vehicle, you bought American right-hand-drive cars. From then on, many countries changed out of necessity.
Today, the EU would like Britain to fall into line with the rest of Europe, but this is no longer possible. It would cost billions of pounds to change everything round. The last European country to change driving on the right was Sweden in 1967. While everyone was getting used to the new system, they paid more attention and took more care, resulting in a reduction of the number of road accidents.
1.Why did people travel on the left before the late 18th century ?
A. They were required to do so.
B. They were mostly left-handed.
C. It was easier to cross the street.
D. They could feel safer from attacks.
2.What was Napoleon’s attitude to walking on the left?
A. Support.B. Disapproval.C. Doubt.D. Sympathy.
3.For Americans, driving on the right was a way to show ________.
A. the connection with France was broken
B. the US was no longer ruled by the UK
C. the American Revolution War had ended
D. America was the center of the car industry
4.What is the main cause of the UK failing to adopt the new system?
A. Its high costs to change.
B. Its increasing traffic accidents.
C. Its influence on colonies.
D. Its fast-developing car industry.
