A few years ago, a company called Space Marketing came up with a plan to send a mile–long advertisement into space. To advertising agencies (机构), it would have been “a dream come true”. However, advertising standards agencies finally decided not to allow Space Marketing to go ahead with their plans and they were forced to give them up.
Space may indeed be the final place for advertisers, because on Earth we are already surrounded by advertising wherever we are and whatever we are doing. Apart from the obvious adverts that we see every day on TV, and in newspapers and magazines, there is a whole ‘other world’ of advertising messages for our attention. There are ads that we see on the side of the bus we catch to work, for example. And what about the logos (商标) we see on the clothing of the people we walk past in the streets?
Most of the time, we are probably not even aware of (意识到的) these less obvious advertising methods, but that doesn’t mean that they don’t work. Take ‘product placement’, for example. You are in a cinema, watching the latest Hollywood movie. Look carefully at the make of car your favorite actor is driving. And what about his watch? Can you see what brand it is? Chances are, you can, and the company that owns the brand is likely to have paid thousands for it to appear in the film.
So, whether Space Marketing finally succeeds in sending ads into space or not is perhaps less important than it might seem. This would not change a thing. Our everyday lives are already strongly influenced by advertising whether we realize it or not.
1.What happened to the plan of sending an ad into space?
A. It came to nothing.
B. It was a dream come true.
C. It had to wait a few years before it was carried out.
D. It was supported by the advertising standards agencies.
2.How does the author explain the “other world” of advertising messages?
A. By showing research findings.
B. By explaining research findings.
C. By giving instructions.
D. By using examples.
3.As a form of advertising, product placement ________.
A. costs a little
B. doesn’t work
C. is less obvious than TV ads
D. mainly appears in Hollywood movies
4.What does the author suggest at the end of the text？
A. We live in a world of advertising.
B. We’ve changed a lot because of advertising.
C. Space Marketing leads in the advertising industry.
D. Space ads will mark the beginning of a new world.
在很多公共场合，我们都可以看到“中式英文”(Chinglish)的标志，我们是否应该彻底清理这些Chinglish呢？请结合下面信息，以“Should We Get Rid of Chinglish?”为题，写一篇英语短文。
赞成 | 1.外国人很难看懂。 |
2.我们应该学习标准英文。 | |
反对 | 1.“中式英文”丰富了英语本身。 |
2.“中式英文”为我们的生活增添了情趣。 | |
你的观点 | ? |
注意:1.词数:100左右；
2.可适当发挥，以使行文连贯。
假定英语课上老师要求同桌交换修改作文， 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有十处语言错误， 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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在下面写出该加的词。修改：在错的词下划一横线，在该词下面写出改正后的词。
注意： 每处错误及修改均仅限一次; 只允许修改10处，多者从第11处起不计分。
This afternoon I was having a PE lesson while I fell down and hurt my foot. I was in greatly pain at that moment, but I tried to act as if nothing has happened until the class was over. Though I had difficulty walk back to my classroom, I still didn’t tell anyone but even refused the offer of help of my classmates. As result, the hurt in my foot became bad. Now I know I am wrong. We can tell others our need for help and accept his help. Some day we can help others in return for. In this way, we can get along to each other happily and peacefully.
根据句意，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。
1.Sometimes the same word has a slightly different meaning, which can be _________.(confuse)
2.___________(combine) of letters(like ough) may be pronounced in a number of ways.
3.The Chinese refer to their language ________Han,as it became popular among the people during the Han Dynasty.
4.But it has also led to lots of American words and structures ___________(pass) into British English, so that now some people believe that English will disappear.
5.You can hardly imagine the difficulty they had ________(feed) such a large population.
6.___________(compare) to the countryside life, the city life has lots of advantages.
7.The life of the city ____________(difference) greatly from that of the countryside.
8.In the _________(present) of his classmates, he is afraid to speak.
9.He was sad because of his teacher’s ________________.(criticise)
10.They make a __________(compare) between New York and Tokyo.
11.The president said he was satisfied with the visit to China, ___________(announce) that he would come in the future.
12.The nation’s unemployment rate has been climbing ______________(steady) since last July.
13.The book __________(refer) to by our English teacher is of great help.
14.There are __________(vary) of programmes on TV for children to learn about the world.
15.You need money and time, in ___________(add), you need diligence.
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
(2016山东潍坊高二上期中)
I am from Indonesia. I was very happy when my sister Vera ________ helped me apply to a school in Provo, USA. Meanwhile, I felt ________, because it was my first time to go to another country which used a different language. However, I knew it was a good ________ to study in the U.S.
I left my hometown for Singapore on April 23, 2000 at 6:00 pm. It took me 20 minutes by taxi to Changi Airport. The taxi driver ________ me about the cost. I was supposed to pay him $12, but he charged me $22. I had already ________ that at that time, but I didn’t want to make any ________ because I was alone in another country.
Unfortunately, the Northwest Airlines counter (柜台) was ________. A security guard told me the counter would open at 4 o’clock in the morning, but my ________ time would be 6:00 am and what made me ________ was that I didn’t have a ticket in my hands. ________, my sister had already booked an online ticket, but I needed to get the ________ at the airline counter. ________, I could do nothing about that until the next day. Waiting at the airport was so ________. So I went into a cafeteria. I stayed up the whole night ________ the aircraft would be gone when I ________.
While waiting, I decided to take some pictures for ________. I met a new friend named AL Corpus there. He told me about his experience when he arrived in the U.S. for the first time. He ________ me what I would need to do to enter the United States. He was very ________ and friendly.
Finally, I arrived in Provo ________. Now whenever I think of the trip, I feel happy because I had many unforgettable ________ on my trip to Provo.
1.A.graduallyB.occasionallyC.successfullyD.usually
2.A.nervousB.sad
C.unhappyD.interested
3.A.adventureB.possibilityC.dreamD.choice
4.A.cheatedB.chargedC.supportedD.informed
5.A.forgottenB.realizedC.admittedD.forgiven
6.A.planB.mistakeC.troubleD.decision
7.A.stoppedB.damagedC.protectedD.closed
8.A.arrangementB.flightC.entranceD.meeting
9.A.anxiousB.relaxedC.cautiousD.delighted
10.A.SuddenlyB.EspeciallyC.FinallyD.Actually
11.A.changeB.admissionC.ticketD.notice
12.A.HoweverB.BesidesC.MeanwhileD.Therefore
13.A.thrillingB.interestingC.sillyD.boring
14.A.in order thatB.for fear thatC.as ifD.even if
15.A.expectedB.returnedC.understoodD.awoke
16.A.memoriesB.responsibilities
C.imaginationD.convenience
17.A.calledB.offeredC.taughtD.wished
18.A.carefulB.helpfulC.hopefulD.thankful
19.A.politelyB.hurriedlyC.simplyD.safely
20.A.experiencesB.difficultiesC.chancesD.advantages
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。
__1.__It crossed New York from Buffalo on Lake Erie Troy to Albany on the Hudson River.__2.__The canal served as a route over which industrial goods could flow into the west，and materials could pour into the east.The Erie Canal helped New York develop into the nation’s largest city.
The building of the canal was paid for entirely by the state of New York.__ 3.__Between 1825，when the canal was opened，and 1882，when toll charges (过运河费) were stopped，the state collected $121,461,891.
For a hundred years before the Erie was built，people had been talking about a canal which could join the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean.The man who planned the Erie Canal and carried the plan through was De Witt Clinton. Those who were against the canal laughingly called it “Clinton’s Ditch(沟)”. __4.__ He and Governor Morris went to Washington in 1812 to ask for help for the canal, but they were unsuccessful.
Clinton became governor of New York in 1817，and shortly afterwards，on July 4,1817，broke ground for the canal in Rome，N.Y. The first part of the canal was completed in 1820. __ 5.__The length of the canal is 363 miles.
A．As the canal grew，towns along its course developed fast.
B．It cost $7,143,789，but it soon gained its price many times over.
C．The Erie Canal was the first important national waterway built in the US.
D．More workers were needed to build the canal.
E．Clinton talked and wrote about the canal and drew up plans for it.
F．To dig the canal benefited Americans.
G．It joined the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean.
