One of Scotland's most active centenarians ( 百岁的人), Lady Morton, drove for nearly 80 years. She loved driving and spent the war years as an ambulance driver for Bangour Hospital. Aged 100 she was still driving around Edinburgh, up to Perthshire and elsewhere — the oldest among all the drivers in Scotland. But she had her first ever accident several days after her 100th birthday — she hit a traffic island (a raised area in the middle of a road where people can wait until it is safe to cross) when she took her new car for a drive in Edinburgh.
Lady Morton, who celebrated her 100th birthday in July, was given a car as a present. She talked about the accident happened that night. “I wasn't going fast, but I hit a traffic island. I couldn't see it, because it had no light, which I think was unbelievable and unreasonable. But I am all right and luckily my car wasn't badly damaged.
Although Lady Morton had the accident, she didn't plan to stop driving.“Some people are just born to drive, and I think I am one of them. I've been a good driver since the first time I got in a car, she said. “I am musical, so I listen to sound of the car to know when to change gear (档位).
Lady Morton bought her first car in 1927. The main change she had noticed since then is the traffic. “It's appalling. However, I don't mind it, because I am experienced, but I feel very sorry for beginners,” she said.
1.What was special about Lady Morton?
A. She was 100 years old.
B. She had the fewest traffic accidents.
C. She was the oldest driver in Scotland.
D. She had the most years of driving experience.
2.How did Lady Morton's first accident happen?
A. She had poor eyesight.
B. She was driving too fast.
C. The traffic island was dark.
D. The lights of her car weren't on.
3.What do Lady Morton's words in Paragraph 3 suggest?
A. She had a deep love for cars.
B. She was quite good at driving.
C. She had a great musical ability.
D. She drove better than any other driver.
4.What does the underlined word “appalling” in the last paragraph mean?
A. Very good. B. Fantastic.
C. Not bad. D. Terrible.
It's true that many dads in the wild aren't interested in parenting, but there are some that work pretty hard to give their little ones a good start. Maybe one of these dads will make you remember your own dad!
The male giant water bug doesn’t seem to mind a heavy load on his back for his kids. The female puts about 100 to 150 eggs on the back of the male, and then she leaves. Once the female is gone, the male has to look after the eggs. It usually takes one to two weeks for the eggs to hatch. The father giant water bug jumps around to make sure the growing eggs get enough air and water. All this time he can't fly because of the weight of the eggs growing rapidly on his back.
Now let's turn to the male stickleback fish. When the mother leaves after laying her eggs, the father tends his young. If the young fish go too far away, their father helps with their safe return by carrying them back in his mouth. The male stickleback looks after all his young — as many as 100 — until they can live on their own.
A similar example can be found in emperor penguins living in cold areas. The male emperor penguin goes without food while looking after his egg until it hatches. For about 62 to 67 days, the egg stays on top of the father's feet, in very cold temperatures that drop down to -39° C. As a result, the father may lose nearly 50 percent of his body weight while waiting for his baby penguin to be born!
1. What do we know about the giant water bug?
A. It is unable to fly.
B. The eggs grow on the father's back.
C. The male must keep still to hatch the eggs.
D. The female looks after her eggs together with the male.
2. During the hatching period, the male emperor penguin _______________.
A. is unable to eat
B. is fed by the female
C. tries to lose some weight
D. can't stand the cold weather
3.What is the best title for the text?
A. Mr. Moms in the Wild
B. Animals Do Have Feelings
C. Nature Loves Us like Our Dad
D. Childbirth in the Animal Kingdom
假设由你接待一组加拿大中学生代表团，该团在北京只逗留两天。团长向你征求意见在北京先参观何处，请按以下提示提出你的口头建议：
1．首先去长城。原因：世界上最长的墙，奇观之一……
2．其次是故宫。原因：建于1406年，曾有24位皇帝在那儿居住过……
更多地了解中国历史。
3．对其逗留时间短深感遗憾。还有许多地方可以参观，如：颐和园、北海公园等。
参考词汇：the Palace Museum 故宫
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：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（/\），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. 每处错误仅限1词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I visited my aunt in the countryside near the city last week. I was surprising to see that great changes had been taken place in the countryside. Take my aunt’s family for example. We supply precious trees and flowers to the stores in the city and have ten workers working for themselves. Their family’s income reached as much 100 000 yuan last year. Not only did they have a house, a car and computers, they can also afford a trip abroad every year. When asking what else they needed most, they said that they wanted to learn a few English so that they could do business with foreigners directly. To their delighted, my cousin can use that he has learned from university to help them with overseas trade.
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。
Last year, two days before Christmas, my friends called, telling me their kitchen caught fire, 1. (destroy) everything in it. I drove to their house, taking all the food I had. They were so happy to see me, but felt 2. (embarrass) having nothing to give me in return.
I went home, very upset. 3. (actual), I was also in a hard place financially and unable to do 4. (much) for them. I called a friend of 5. ( I ) about this, who responded, “These people mean a lot to you and I want to help them.” Since he had never met them, he requested me 6. (go) to the grocery store, all on him. At the check-out, I noticed him lacking money, so that I had to have some items taken back.
We were walking away 7. I heard a voice behind me asking the clerk, “How much are those things? I decide to pay for them.” I turned around 8. (thank) the kind man and told him everything. He explained that he understood that as he had lost his job the year before but now was working again. 9. tears in our eyes, all of us went away. It was such 10. wonderful feeling to see folks step up when someone needed help, even a total stranger.
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Years ago when I volunteered at a homeless shelter, I talked with a boy, Albert. He said he liked my ___. “Do you want to see mine?” he said, ____ his leg. He was barefoot. He said he’d been meaning to pick up a pair but hadn’t gotten one. I felt a __ _ feeling in my stomach.
A few days later I was at home helping to ____ my daughter. I smiled when I ____ the socks over her feet. At that moment, Albert flashed in my ____.
At noon, I went to a department store and __ _ a shopping cart with socks ---- nothing ____, just white cotton men’s socks.
The next morning, I drove to the Palisades Park, which is a common overnight—destination for ____ individuals,
I grabbed one of the ____ from my trunk and walked across the grass. It was dark out. It was a beautiful feeling to ____ before the sun and most living things.
I headed fro a group of three men. Two were asleep and the third was digging through his shopping cart. It was loaded with plastic bottles and some clothes, and a few books --- most ____, everything he owned in this world. As I walked toward him, he turned and ____ me, perhaps questioning my intention.
“I thought you might ____ some new socks, ” I told him, handing him a pair. He looked ____ at first but took them, smiled and said, “Thank you.” I gave two more____ for his partners.
I ____. After 20 minutes, I returned for the second bag. An hour later, I ____ all the socks. Most people were sleeping, and I felt like a(n) ____ Santa Claus. I knew when they woke up they would find a very meaningful ____. That gave me an amazing feeling.
1.A. books B. bags C. socks D. trousers
2.A. lifting B. hiding C. folding D. bending
3.A. genuine B. strong C. curious D. sinking
4.A. feed B. dress C. teach D. comfort
5.A. threw B. touched C. wrapped D. slid
6.A. position B. view C. mind D. room
7.A. filled B. equipped C. decorated D. exchanged
8.A. ugly B. cheap C. difficult D. fancy
9.A. wealthy B. homeless C. lazy D. proud
10.A. parcels B. containers C. bags D. boxes
11.A. get up B. leave behind C. get back D. turn down
12.A. unbelievably B. strangely C. importantly D. likely
13.A. attacked B. watched C. found D. asked
14.A. choose B. purchase C. need D. donate
15.A. confused B. ashamed C. shocked D. happy
16.A. socks B. packages C. dollars D. pairs
17.A. talked B. moved C. played D. held
18.A. sold out B. put away C. gave out D. turned away
19.A. real B. honest C. grateful D. reliable
20.A. book B. change C. life D. present
