Both of my parents worked full-time when I was a little girl, so my grandmother would stay at our house during the day. We would watch game shows in the living room. Our favorite was The Price is Right. We would call out our answers along with the contestants.
When I got older and started going to school, we couldn't watch our game shows regularly. That was okay with me, though, because the one thing I liked better than watching game shows with my grandmother was helping her bake cakes. Watching her in the kitchen was amazing: she never seemed to need the recipes but everything she made tasted delicious.
At first I would just sit in the kitchen and watch, even though I didn’t understand what she was doing, As I got older, she let me help with the easy parts, such as measuring the sugar. The day she let me separate the eggs, I felt like I had found complete pleasure.
At last, my parents decided that I could take care of myself, and my grandmother stopped coming over every day. The love of baking, however, stayed with me. I started baking by myself, and even if the cookies ended up burnt sometimes, more often they turned out pretty well. I tried out new recipes, and whenever I got to a thorny part, I would call my grandmother for advice. Sometimes I would call her just to talk, too. I felt like I could talk to her about anything.
My grandmother passed away ten years ago, but I still think of her every day. Last week, I found a recipe book she made for me. It included her recipes for brownies, cookies, and my favorite, lemon pie. As I looked through the pages, I thought I could hear her voice. She was the one who taught me not just about baking, but about life.
1.What’s the author’s purpose in writing this passage?
A. To show her good baking skills.
B. To remember her grandmother.
C. To talk about her happy family life.
D. To describe her childhood memories.
2.While helping her grandmother bake, the author ______.
A. found it interesting and appealing
B. turned out to be a troublemaker
C. hoped to make a living by baking
D. regretted missing the game shows
3.What does the underlined word "thorny" in Paragraph 4 most probably mean?
A. basic. B. common. C. special.D. difficult.
4.The passage is mainly developed by ______.
A. analyzing causes
B. making comparisons
C. following the time order
D. examining differences
假定你叫李华，暑假要去加拿大。你写信给你的加拿大朋友Susan，告诉她你的行期及航班，嘱咐他到多伦多机场接你。
起点站：北京国际机场
行期：7月23日 10:30AM 航班：NW 1702
第一站：Vancouver，停留一小时
终点站：Toronto Airport
总行程：约18小时
注意：信的开头已给出，内容可以适当增加。词数100左右。
Dear Susan, Jul. 2nd
I have planned to _______________________________________________________
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Best wishes.
Yours,
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。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。
I have the best friend who I can share everything with. His name was Li Gang, and we’re in the same grades. Li Gang is a good student because he is very hardworking. He is good in all subjects, especially math. I’ve learned a lot of from him. Besides that, he’s honesty. I trust him complete and we share secrets all the time. He always remember my birthday and he is fun be with. He tells funny jokes but always makes me laugh. Finally, he is a very good listener. I hope we’ll stay friends forever.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式（不多于3个单词）。
Farming and nature are like two flowers on the same tree. When farming 1._______ (go) against nature, all kinds of environmental problems are the result. In ancient times, when people began using the land, farming was not 2._______ it is today. Early farmers moved around the country. They burnt a part of a forest and used this land for one or two years. When they could no 3.________ (long) grow crops on the land, they moved on and repeated this somewhere else. Agriculture in this way destroys nature and results 4.________ floods and droughts (干旱).
Over the past thirty to thirty-five years, farmers 5. ________ (recognize) some old truths, already known to ancient Chinese farmers. Farming should not go against nature. If the soil is too poor, chemicals can help improve 6.________ and grow better crops, but this may damage or destroy land 7._______ (surround) the farms. Instead, farmers should look for other methods. In the early 16th century, brothers Tan and Xiao Zao of Jiangsu Province bought fields along lakes at 8._______ low price nobody wanted because they were too wet. They built dikes (堤坝) around the fields turning the fields9._______ fish ponds and they became fish farmers. They also planted fruit trees on the dikes and kept chickens and ducks. They were very 10._______ (success) farmers.
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。
Last August, I flew to Columbia, Missouri to continue my education at the University of Missouri. At first I thought I was brave to deal with any 41 in a foreign country. 42 during my first semester here, I always felt so 43 . Being silent was my 44 to interact with Americans. Although I wanted to make 45 , I didn’t know how to approach them. I was afraid that they wouldn’t understand my English and I 46 to be careful not to make anyone angry. Therefore, I always 47 others to talk to me.
In fact, I found that a lot of American students are 48 me. They also don’t know how to interact with international students, so they choose not to be 49 . Obviously, two passive persons 50 have a chance to communicate with each other. And that’s why people from the same country like to 51 themselves from others. They feel more 52 with their own people and they are used to their own ways of behaving. 53 , they build barriers (障碍) for themselves.
However, I 54 to approach Americans gradually. Since I had the 55 to come to this country, I told myself, there was no reason for me to be 56 of approaching and communicating with Americans. When I showed kindness to them, most of them 57 my kindness. I found Americans are actually fun and 58 . Now I am glad that I’ve made some good American friends here. I try hard to 59 my attitudes and my world has become brighter. Being an open-minded and brave person makes my life more joyful. I was 60 , but I found my way.
1.A. fightB. challengeC. decisionD. mistake
2.A. ForB. SoC. ButD. Or
3.A. anxiousB. happyC. lonelyD. lazy
4.A. dutyB. wayC. taskD. advice
5.A. plansB. achievementsC. jokesD. friends
6.A. forgotB. refusedC. rememberedD. wanted
7.A. sent forB. waited forC. called onD. depended on
8.A. likeB. againstC. besideD. behind
9.A. activeB. politeC. friendlyD. kind
10.A. alwaysB. usuallyC. neverD. sometimes
11.A. protectB. freeC. separateD. save
12.A. specialB. comfortableC. successfulD. busy
13.A. At firstB. At presentC. By the wayD. In the end
14.A. fearedB. helpedC. pretendedD. started
15.A. timeB. moneyC. courageD. power
16.A. afraidB. proudC. gladD. fond
17.A. hatedB. wastedC. spreadD. repaid
18.A. hard-workingB. easy-going
C. self-centeredD. broken-hearted
19.A. holdB. takeC. explainD. change
20.A. lostB. hurtC. bornD. late
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。
What are the advantages and disadvantages of eating fast food?
Many people do not have time to eat home-cooked food. 1. There’re more than 13,000 McDonald’s restaurants in the United States itself, and over 8,000 KFCs in 80 countries. In most cities, it is not difficult to find hamburgers and pizza.
Advantages of fast food
2. Eating fast food helps working people and students to get back to work as quickly as possible. Besides, many love the look, smell and taste of it. Perhaps the greatest advantage is the price. 3. If one lives alone, then it is cheaper to buy a meal at the supermarket than cook it at home.
Disadvantages of fast food
The greatest disadvantage of fast food is the bad effect that it has on one’s health. Many people feel that fast food is unhealthy because it contains a lot of artificial ingredients (人造成分). Some even think that it is addictive (上瘾的) because of these ingredients. 4. Fast food may lead to obesity in the American population.
5. I believe that it can be a good thing, as long as people do not eat it too often, eat plenty of fruit and vegetables, and also do plenty of exercise to keep in shape.
A. Fast food does raise health concerns.
B. It is often cheaper than other kinds of restaurant food.
C. In short, fast food has both advantages and disadvantages.
D. Fast food probably makes people much fatter than before.
E. More and more fruit and vegetables are offered in fast food.
F. The most evident advantage of fast food is that it saves time.
G. Because of our non-stop modern lifestyle, fast food is popular almost everywhere.
