Many years ago, I made a living by driving a car. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 am. When I arrived to collect, I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.
I walked to the door and knocked.“Just a minute,” answered a weak, elderly voice.
After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase.
I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly towards the car.
She kept thanking me for my kindness.“It’s nothing,” I told her, “I just try to treat my passengers in the way I would want my mother treated.”
“Oh, you’re such a good man,” she said. When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address, and then asked, “Could you drive through downtown?”
“It’s not the shortest way,” I answered quickly.
“Oh, I’m in no hurry,” she said.“I’m on my way to a hospice(临终医院). I don’t have any family left. The doctor says I don’t have very long time.”
I quietly reached over and shut off the meter(计价器).
For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.
Sometimes she’d ask me to slow down in front of a particular building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.
At dawn, she suddenly said, “I’m tired. Let’s go now.”
We drove in silence to the address she had given me.
“How much do I owe you?”she asked.
“Nothing,” I said.
“You have to make a living,” she answered.“Oh, there are other passengers, ”I answered.
Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly. Our hug ended with her remark, “You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”
1.The old woman chose to ride through the city in order to ______.
A. show she was familiar with the city
B. see some places for the last time
C. let the driver earn more money
D. reach the destination on time
2.Which of the following statements is Not true?
A. The old lady didn’t have very long time.
B. The old lady was on her way to her daughter’s home.
C. The taxi driver gave the old woman a little moment of joy.
D. The taxi driver didn’t charge the old lady any money.
3.What can we learn from the story?
A. Giving is always a pleasure.
B. People should respect each other.
C. An act of kindness can bring people great joy.
D. People should learn to appreciate others’ concern.
你是李华，在互联网上了解到美国高中生Tony想结识一位中国朋友，请你用英文给他发一封电子邮件，希望和他成为笔友。内容包括：
1． 表示希望和对方交朋友。
2． 简单介绍自己，如爱好、特长。
3． 希望多了解美国文化。
4． 希望能尽快收到他的回信。
注意：1.电子邮件格式已经给出，但不计入总词数。 2.词数：100左右。
3. 信中不得出现你的真实姓名及学校等信息。
Dear Tony,
Yours, Li Hua
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：把缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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。
This morning I went to the shoes shop to buy a pair of new shoes. When I got there, I noticed a foreign lady talk to a salesgirl. But the salesgirl didn't understand that the foreigner was saying. They both looked worrying. I went up to help them. The lady is Australian. She wanted to buy a pair of traveling shoes. So I told it to the salesgirl. The lady was very much glad when she took it. She sings high praise for my spoken English. All of them expressed their thanks to me. I felt happy that I expressed myself free in English.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Once there lived a rich man 1. wanted to do something for the people of his town，2. first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help.
In the center of the main road into the town, he placed 3. very large stone. Then he 4.(hide ) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.
“Who put this stone in the center of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. 5. man came along and did the same thing; then another came ,and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove 6.. Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone, 7.(say) to himself: “The night 8.(be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”
Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his 9. (strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last! 10. the stone, he found a bag of money.
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was about twelve, I was taken out for dinner with my family one day. As we headed towards the , a girl about my age came up to us and asked if we had any spare . My mom asked where she kept her things. She pointed to an old car. She said there were six of them in that car, which was the same size as my .
After her a few dollars, we said goodbye. Then, my mother sent me inside the restaurant with my dad and my . But she didn’t come. , she had gone home and our cupboards into a few bags. She brought all the over to the car and handed the bags to the family. I wasn’t there when that , but I could imagine the appearing on their faces.
Later, when I about what she had done, I asked her she helped them. She told me that the girl’s family needed help. The girl and I were the same , yet we lived lives.
Here I stood, in good clothes, headed to dine in a restaurant and then back home to the bedroom I with my sisters. I remembered thinking that the other girl didn’t have any food to eat and had to share a cold car with five other people. After this picture in my mind, I understood why my mom had done what she had done. She me one of the best lessons I ever learned.
1.A. hospital B. supermarket C. restaurant D. park
2.A. meal B. room C. change D. time
3.A. performing B. visiting C. owning D. living
4.A. family B. vehicle C. house D. team
5.A. sharing B. asking C. handing D. showing
6.A. sisters B. friends C. teachers D. classmates
7.A. Besides B. Instead C. Though D. Therefore
8.A. threw B. sent C. divided D. emptied
9.A. clothes B. money C. goods D. food
10.A. ended B. happened C. passed D. expressed
11.A. smiles B. disappointment C. sadness D. tears
12.A. put out B. made out C. brought out D. found out
13.A. when B. what C. why D. whether
14.A. really B. normally C. finally D. hardly
15.A. size B. shape C. grade D. age
16.A. familiar B. different C. happy D. similar
17.A. dressed B. lost C. involved D. engaged
18.A. played B. compared C. communicated D. shared
19.A. painting B. designing C. organizing D. taking
20.A. directed B. taught C. devoted D. told
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。
How to Make Friends
Friendship is a very important human relationship and everyone needs good friends. Good friendship has many benefits. It offers companionship, improves self-worth and promotes good health. There are times in our lives such as when we have recently moved into a new town, or changed our jobs or schools. Such changes often leave us without a friend. 1. . But for many of us the process is difficult and requires courage. Below are some helpful suggestions on how to make and keep friends.
1. Associate (交往) with others.
The first step to making friends is associating with other people. You can go to public places to meet new people. Besides, you will need to make yourself known by becoming an active member of such places.
2. Start a conversation.
Starting a conversation is the second most important step in making new friends. 2. You can always start the conversation first. Being able to make small talk is a very useful skill in relating with other people.
3. 3.
Choosing friends with common interests is important in building friendship as these interests would always bring you and your friend together. Hanging out will always be a pleasant experience.
4. Let it grow.
It is a good thing to stay in touch. However, try not to press your new friend with calls, messages or visits as this would likely wear him or her out and finally you may lose your friend. 4. . The best friendships are the ones that grow naturally.
5. Enjoy your friendship
The best way to enjoy your friendship is to allow your friends to be themselves. 5. Try not to change them from who they are to what you want them to be. Become the kind of friend you will want your friend to be to you.
A. Be cheerful.
B. Do things together.
C. Do not wait to be spoken to.
D. Try not to find fault with your friends.
E. Making new friends comes easy for some people.
F. For a friendship to develop you need to stay in touch.
G. So you will need to give your friend time to react to you.
