This is a true story that happened in Japan. In order to repair the house, a Japanese tore open the walls. Japanese houses normally have an empty space between the wooden walls. When pulling down the walls, he found that there was a lizard(蜥蜴) staying there because a nail(钉子) from outside was hammered into one of its feet. He saw this, feeling pity and curious. When he checked the nail, he found it was nailed 10 years ago when the house was first built.
What happened? The lizard had survived in such a position for 10 years! It had been in a dark wall partition(夹层) for 10 years without moving! Then he wondered how this lizard survived for 10 years without moving a single step—since its foot was nailed! So he stopped his work and observed the lizard: What had it been doing? What and how had it been eating? Later, he didn't know from where another lizard appeared, with food in its mouth. Ah! He was astonished and touched deeply. The free lizard had been feeding it for the past 10 years.
Such love, a beautiful love! Such love happened with this tiny creature… What can love do? It can do wonders! Just think about it: one lizard had been feeding the other for 10 long years, without giving up hope on its partner. If a small creature like a lizard can love like this, just imagine how we can love if we try.
1. How did the Japanese feel when seeing the lizard there?
A. Frightened B. Enjoyable
C. Confused D. Usual
2. Why did the Japanese stop his work?
A. To watch how long the lizard can still live here.
B. To take out the nail and set the lizard free.
C. To have a rest by watching the lizard.
D. To find out why the lizard had survived there for 10 years.
3.What can we learn from the free lizard?
A. It teaches us never to give up our loved ones.
B. It teaches us to give more help to our loved ones.
C. It tells us to take pity on the stuck lizard.
D. It encourages us to live even longer.
假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Jack一周前给你发电子邮件，询问你寒假里的打算，但你因准备期末考试未能及时回复。请根据以下要点给他回封邮件：
1、 未及时回信的原因；
2、 你假期的打算（如做兼职、旅行、做志愿者等）；
3、 希望有时间来中国玩。
注意：
1、字数：120左右；
2、可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Jack,
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Yours truly,
短文改错
下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在该漏字符号下写上该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（ \ ）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该横线下写上修改后的词。
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。
Once upon a time there was a boy who fond of reading. However, he was very poor to buy any books. That was the reason that he had to borrow books from a rich man who had a lot of books. The
boy knew clearly that he has to finish reading the books he had borrowed and return it to the owner as
soon as possible. A rich man, who was ready to lend any of his book to the boy, read few of his own
books. With time going on, the boy read a lot but finally became a famous writer in his time. Though
the rich man had such many books, he remained a man with little knowledge because of he seldom
read his books.
单词拼写
1.I caught sight of a _______（熟悉的） face in the crowd.
2.The global warming will ______ （影响）all the people in the world.
3._______(无论如何), I must finish my homework before going to bed.
4.I picked up a few good _______（便宜货）in the sale.
5.Kate is not an ____（运动员）and has never competed in any sports at all..
6.Because of human activities, many animals are d_____ out.
7.Real friendship is more v_______ than money.
8.D______ to his research work, he has little time with his family.
9.Many people were t______ under the ruins when the landslide(山体滑坡) happened in Shenzhen.
10.If we smile at life, life will smile at us in r________.
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。
M: I’d like to know something about your educational background, Miss King. Your major is English, isn’t it?
W: Right. I1. (graduate) from Harvard University in 2010.
M: Fine. And could you please tell me2.you have got any working experiences?
W: Well, I`m working for Singapore Airlines at3. moment, in their San Francisco office.
W: 4. (exact) speaking, what are you there now?
W: I work in the department of sales promotion.
M: I see. And how long have you been working there?
W: 5.two and a half years.
M: Would you mind6.(tell) me your present salary?
W: I`m making ＄2,280 a month at present. And I know your starting salary of this position is about＄ 2,600 a month.
M: That`s right.
W: I`d like to know if your company provides opportunities for7. (far) education.
M: Yes, our employees8. (allow) to take up six hours a week at full pay to attend college courses.
W: That`s very generous.
M: Well, I`ve enjoyed talking with you and we will phone you9.(late)
W: Thank you. I’d appreciate10.if you could inform me as soon as possible.
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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
The Value of an Hour
It was Thanksgiving morning. In the crowded kitchen of my small home I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in clothes and thin little sandals(凉鞋), staying together at the door on the top step.
“Any old , lady？” asked one of them.
I was . I wanted to say “no” until my eyes were their sandals, which were wet with heavy snow.
“ and I’ll make you a cup of hot cocoa.”
They walked and sat down at the table. Their wet sandals left marks upon the . I served them cocoa and bread with jam to fight the freezing cold outside. I went back to the kitchen and started again on my household budget for Thanksgiving Day.
The silence in the front room struck me. I looked in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice，“Lady, are you ？”
I looked at my old sofa covers（沙发套）. The girl put her cup back in its saucer(托盘) and said, “Your cups match your saucers.” Her voice was with a need that no amount of food could
supply. They left after that， their papers against the wind. They hadn’t said “Thank you.” They didn’t need to. They had me that I had so much for which to be grateful. Plain blue china cups and saucers were worth five pence. But they matched.
I tasted the potatoes and the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads, my man with a good steady job—these ，too.
I moved the chairs back from the fire and the living room. The muddy(沾上泥的) of small sandals were still wet upon my floor. Let them be for a while, I thought, just in case I should begin to how rich I am.
1.A. before B. whileC. when D. as
2.A. old B. strange C. new D. smart
3.A. clothes B. papers C. cups D. shoes
4.A. sadB. nervous C. busy D. happy
5.A. fixed onB. came atC. went through D. got into
6.A. Stand backB. Turn around C. Get outD. Come in
7.A. over B. outC. off D. on
8.A. door B. floor C. groundD. wall
9.A. aboutB. againstC. for D. in
10.A. ThusB. ButC. Then D. So
11.A. rich B. kind C. helpful D. healthy
12.A. curiouslyB. hopefullyC. carefully D. silently
13.A. hungryB. pleasantC. deep D. cold
14.A. turningB. deliveringC. pushingD. holding
15.A. remindedB. promised C. persuaded D. told
16.A. really B. evenC. well D. only
17.A. matched B. workedC. mixedD. agreed
18.A. decorated B. equipped C. emptied D. cleaned
19.A. lines B. marksC. signs D. steps
20.A. realize B. doubt C. forget D. prove
