Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5:30 and at 6:30 she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis club. At last, the traffic was moving. She swung quickly racing to her house. As she opened the door, she nearly tripped over Sheba.
“Hey, Sheba,” she said, “I’ve got no time for you now, but I’ll take you out as soon as I get back from tennis club.” Then she noticed Sheba seemed to be coughing or choking. Obviously, she could hardly breathe. Immediately, Joanne realized she would have to take her to the vet.
When she got there, the vet was just about to close for the day. Seeing the state of Sheba, Dr. Sterne brought her quickly into his office.
“Listen, doctor, I’m really in a rush to get to a meeting. Can I leave her with you, and go and get changed? I’ll be back in ten minutes to pick her up, and then I’ll take her on to the meeting with me. Is that OK?”
“Sure.” said the doctor.
Joanne made the quick trip back to her house in a couple of minutes. As she was once more entering the hall, the phone by the door began to ring.
“This is Dr. Sterne,” said an anxious voice. “I want you to get out of that house immediately,” said the doctor’s voice. “I’m coming round right away, and the police will be there any time now. Wait outside!”
At that moment, a police car screeched to a stop outside the house. Two policemen got out and ran into the house. Joanne was by now completely confused and very frightened. Then the doctor arrived.
“Where’s Sheba? Is she OK?” shouted Joanne.
“She is fine, Joanne. I took out the thing which was choking her, and she’s OK now.”
Just then, the two policemen reappeared from the house, half-carrying a white-faced man, who could hardly walk. There was blood all over him.
“My God,” said Joanne, “how did he get in there? And how did you know he was there?”
“I think he must be a burglar.” said the doctor. “I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was stuck in Sheba’s throat: it turned out to be three human fingers.”
1.From the passage we can infer that ________.
A. the police found the burglar had broken in
B. Joanne had planned to take her dog to the meeting at first
C. Sheba fought against the burglar
D. the doctor performed a difficult operation on the dog
2.The underlined word a burglar in the last paragraph probably means ________.
A. thiefB. physicianC. cleanerD. murderer
3.In this passage, the writer intends to tell us that the dog is ________.
A. cleverB. devotedC. frighteningD. friendly
4.Which of the following statements is true?
A. Joanne had no time to take Sheba to the vet because she had to go to a meeting.
B. It was the doctor who found what the dog had done had called the police.
C. The woman left the dog with the vet and picked her up after the meeting.
D. The woman was warned not to enter the house because there was a burglar.
In the Pacific Northwest there is a kind of owl (猫头鹰) that serves as a unique piece to the Northwest habitat (栖息地) — the northern spotted owl.
Northern spotted owls are known to be curious. When seeing you, these owls will come down close and check you out.
The northern spotted owl has been a savior of old-growth forests. Old-growth forests are forests that have been around for a long time without significant disturbances. One way the spotted owl has become a protector of old-growth forests is simply by being there. The northern spotted owl has become endangered, and so to protect them from dying out, the government has to protect their habitat. So now any destruction of old-growth forests is illegal. Another way the owls help their habitat is by eating small animals. This helps create a balance in the forest.
So, if the northern spotted owl is in a habitat that is protected by laws, why are they still endangered?
Unfortunately, a cousin of the northern spotted owl has moved into its neighborhood. The bigger, more aggressive “barred owl” has grown in population and due to loss of the forests they lived in on the East Coast of the United States, they have begun to move to the west coast.
These owls are taking the food source and pushing northern spotted owls out of their own home. Although the barred owl is able to live in different habitats, the northern spotted owl can only live in old-growth forests.
Many government officials have been at a loss to find an answer to the difficult question, “What do we do with the non-native barred owls?” Some methods include shooting them. It is a difficult problem to deal with. Can you think of any possible solutions?
1.The northern spotted owl ________.
A. is particular about its food
B. has difficulty adapting to a new habitat
C. seems dangerous and aggressive
D. is a common bird in the USA
2.Old-growth forests seem to ________.
A. become less safe for the owls
B. benefit from northern spotted owls
C. be in danger of dying out
D. regrow at a fast speed
3.Northern spotted owls are in danger mainly because of ________.
A. illegal hunting
B. the destruction of the forests
C. another kind of owl
D. environmental pollution
4.The methods being used to help northern spotted owls are ________.
A. creativeB. far-sightedC. unbearableD. ineffective
Modern life can be stressful. It’s full of pressure and hardships, worries and annoyances. But after years of being dosed up by doctors and seeking solutions on the self-help shelves, can most common complaints be cured through your next holiday?
The festival doctor will see you now.
Complaint | Prescription(处方) | Dosage(剂量) |
Guilty |
Restart yourself at the Wanderlust Festival. | A weekend at any Wanderlust Festival should restrain some of the shame you are feeling. Empty your mind with meditation(冥想) sessions in the mountains of America or adjust your feelings with a sound bath in Santiago, Chile. |
Sad |
A healthy dose of laughter at Just for Laughs in Montreal, Canada in July. | Have fun at the largest comedy festival, which attracts more than two million ha-ha hunters every summer. Apart from 250 comedy acts, there will be walkabout theatre, circus acts and lots of new comedy films to make you laugh to tears. |
Over- thinking |
Get nourishing food for your thought at the UK’s How The Light Gets In in May. | Spend a week or so in the company of like-minded individuals and you will see you are not the only one overthinking things. The world’s largest philosophy festival, held in Hareous Wye, will have talks, debates and classes on culture, philosophy, politics, art and science. |
Heart- broken |
Find one of your favourite fish in the sea at Ireland’s matchmaking festival in June. | A week at Liverpool’s matchmaking festival could be a choice as Ireland’s mythical matchmakers(媒人) have been pairing lovers together for centuries. Try to find Willie Dally, a fourth-generation matchmaker, for your best chance of everlasting love. Those who touch his lucky book are said to fall in love and marry within six months. |
1.When celebrating the festival Just for Laughs in Montreal, you will ________.
A. empty your mind with meditation sessions
B. be thrilled and your depression will be removed
C. burst into tears by watching comedy films
D. have discussions on the meaning of life
2.If you are thinking too much about work, you can spend a few days at ________.
A. the Wanderlust Festival
B. How The Light Gets In
C. Just For Laughs
D. Ireland’s matchmaking festival
3.According to the passage, we can learn the festival doctor specializes in ________.
A. treating people falling ill during festivals
B. listening to people’s complaints during festivals
C. offering a cure through the festival form
D. celebrating the festivals with the patients
My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling lawyer, but I always knew he was special. He never criticized us, but used praise to bring out our best. He’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish(茂盛). If you don’t give them water, they die.” I remember as a child I said something unkind about somebody, and my father said, “Any time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best in people, I would get the best in return. From then on I’ve always tried to follow the principle in my life and later in running my company.
Dad’s also always very understanding. At 15, I started a magazine. It was taking up a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a choice: stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.
I decided to leave, and Dad tried to stay me from the decision at first, as any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad persuaded me to go into law. And I’ve always regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, but I didn’t pursue my dream. You know what you want. Go fulfill it.”
As it turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national magazine in the U.K.. My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad raised me.
1.What can we know about the author’s father?
A. He seldom looked for the best.
B. He was a specialist in law.
C. He usually encouraged kids.
D. He was a father without principles.
2.The author left school at 15 mainly because ________.
A. the school forced him to
B. he had to work for money
C. his father understood him
D. He had a dream to fulfill
3.The underlined phrase in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by ________.
A. persuade me out ofB. accuse me of
C. remind me ofD. agree with me on
4.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Be nice to othersB. My Respectable Father
C. My Happy ChildhoodD. Go Fulfill Your Dream
假定你是李华，最近你们班进行了一次题为“保护文化遗产是否很重要”的讨论。请根据以下要点用英语给荆州日报写一封信，介绍一下讨论结果，并谈谈你自己的看法。
观点 | 87%认为重要 | 13%认为不重要 |
理由 | 1．文化遗产是古代伟大文明的象征。 2．文化遗产大多和伟人联系在一起，保护文化遗产也是尊重伟人。 3．保护文化遗产可以增强我们的民族自豪感。 | 1．对社会发展无太大的促进作用。 2．浪费金钱和时间。 |
注意：1．词数120左右。
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3．文中不要用真实人名、校名等。
参考词汇：促进 promote 古代伟大文明的象征a symbol of great ancient civilization
Dear Mr. / Ms.,
I am a high school student. Recently our class had a heated discussion about________________________
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Yours
Li Hua
本文中共有10处语言错误,每句最多有两处.错误涉及一个单词的增加,删除和修改.增加:把缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该词.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.每处错误极其修改均限一词.2.只允许修改10处,多者从第11处不记分.
Mr. Smith had a 8-year-old son named Tony, who enjoyed listening to music very much. So he bought a piano to Tony, hoping that he can become a famous pianist one day. The little boy put her heart into practising the piano day after day and seemed enjoy every minute of it. However, half a year later, he told his father that he was tiring of practising the piano. Heard this, Mr. Smith said, “Tony, it is one thing to be fond of listen to music, but it is another thing to perform skillful by yourself. You can never play the piano well even if you don’t practise more.”
