—Alice has just lost her husband to heart failure.
—Her ______ smile can’t hide her sorrow.
A. arbitraryB. artificial
C. compulsoryD. conventional
短文写作
请观察所给的图画并根据你对该图画的理解写一篇英语短文，内容包括：
（1）简要描述图片，并说明该图片所揭露的现象；
（2）分析造成该现象的原因（至少两点）；
（3）提出自己的看法。
要求：1. 词数150左右。开头已经给出，不计入词数。
2. 文章中不得提及考生所在学校及本人姓名。
The Internet has long been regarded as a wonderful tool that allows students to gain insight to useful resources and information. However, this is not always the case.
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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l1处起）不计分。
I am writing to ask for whether you are able to do me a favor. I want to have a pen friend, hopeful a girl in her early twenty, and with interests similar to mine. In my mind, she is someone interesting in traveling, swimming, and playing table tennis. Beside, it would be better for her to have a pet dog as I have been keeping that at home for some time. With such a pen pal, I hope I can share her my experiences in traveling, taking care of pets, or whichever we have in common. I believe I would improve my English by doing so and learning more about her country. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Crying marriage? 1. (surprise), isn’t it? Factually, the custom of crying marriage existed a long time ago in many areas of Southwest China’s Sichuan Province, and 2. (remain) in fashion 3. the end of the Qing Dynasty. Though not so popular as before, the custom is still observed by people in many places, especially Tujia people, who view it as a 4. (necessary) to marriage procedure.
It is very much 5. same in different places of the province. According to elderly people, every bride had to cry at the wedding. 6. , the bride’s neighbors would look down upon 7. as a poorly cultivated girl and she would become the laughingstock of the village. In fact, there were cases 8. which the bride was beaten by her mother for not crying at the wedding ceremony.
In a word, crying at wedding is a 9. by custom to set off the happiness of the wedding through falsely sorrowful words. However, in the 10. (arrange) marriages of the old days of China, there were indeed quite a lot of brides who cried over their unsatisfactory marriage and even their miserable life.
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once upon a time, there lived a big mango tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it everyday. He ________ to the tree top, ate the mangoes, took a nap under the ________… He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him. Time ________. The little boy grew, and he no longer played around the tree.
One day, the boy came back to the tree with a ________ look on his face. “Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy. “I am no longer a kid, I don’t play around trees anymore.” The boy ________. “I want toys. I need money to buy them.” “Sorry, I don’t have money …________ you can pick all my mangoes and sell them so you will have money.” The boy was so excited. He picked all the mangoes ________ the tree and left happily. The boy didn’t come back. The tree was sad.
One day, the boy ________ into a man returned. The tree was so excited. “Come and play with me,” the tree said. “I don’t have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for ________. Can you help me?” “Sorry, I don’t have a house, but you can chop off my ________ to build your house.” So the man cut all the branches off the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy didn’t come back ________. The tree was again lonely and sad.
One hot summer day, the man returned and the tree was delighted. “Come and play with me!” The tree said. “I am sad and getting ________. I want to go sailing to ________ myself. Can you give me a boat?” “Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy.” So the man cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and didn’t come back for a long time.
Finally, the man returned ________ he had been gone for so many years. “Sorry, my boy, but I don’t have ________ for you anymore. No more mangoes to give you.” The tree said. “I don’t have teeth to bite,” the man replied. “No more trunk for you to climb on.” “I am ________ old for that now,” the man said.
“I really can’t give you anything, the only thing left is my ________ roots,” the tree said with sadness. “I don’t need much now, just a ________ to rest. I am tired after all these years,” the man replied. “Good! Old tree roots are the best place to ________ and rest. Come sit down with me and rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and ________.
1.A．jumpedB．climbedC．slippedD．dropped
2.A．leavesB．topC．shadowD．sunshine
3.A．went byB．went throughC．went awayD．went ahead
4.A．surprisedB．delightedC．confusedD．sad
5.A．shoutedB．arguedC．repliedD．opposed
6.A．soB．andC．thusD．but
7.A．onB．inC．ofD．above
8.A．growB．grewC．growingD．grown
9.A．playingB．hidingC．shelterD．work
10.A．branchesB．trunkC．rootD．crown
11.A．backwardB．afterwardC．latelyD．previously
12.A．oldB．depressedC．boredD．changed
13.A．enhanceB．pleaseC．relaxD．comfort
14.A．untilB．unlessC．beforeD．after
15.A．somethingB．everythingC．anythingD．nothing
16.A．veryB．tooC．soD．rather
17.A．livingB．dyingC．strongD．weak
18.A．roomB．bedC．seatD．place
19.A．lean onB．stand onC．sit onD．lie on
20.A．frownedB．yelledC．smiledD．cried
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。
In Asia, there are many places for people to go to teach English. Most of the teachers are young and sociable, and there are a lot of parties there. Korea is usually the place most people go to, because they have the most benefits and highest salaries by working only twenty hours a week. 1. Only if you stay there for a long time will you save some money.
China is a new rising star and lots of people are going there. 2. You can save a sizable amount and complete all your loans back home. Besides, Chinese people are enterprising and you can learn a lot from them. In China, Taiwan is a good place to go, especially for females who want to earn much, but there are not many adult classes offered.
The Middle East offers very high salaries for teachers, all of which is tax free. 3. Most of the people who tend to teach there are older and more conservative, so they don’t expect a party scene.
Italy and Spain are two beautiful countries where you can try your fortune. 4. Tourism is another industry in these countries, where English knowledge is useful. Moreover, by teaching in Europe you have the chance to travel every weekend to a new country and visit a new culture besides a good salary. 5.
A. Europe has a lot to offer.
B. It is a great way for people to see a new place.
C. Teaching English overseas is a really rewarding experience.
D. Like Japan, the pay is quite good, but the cost of living is much cheaper.
E. Japan is also a good choice, but the cost of living eats up a lot of your money.
F. However, you must be a certified teacher with years of experience if you want to teach there.
G. Fashion industry in Milan would love to hire well-known English-speaking people to work with international models and designers.
