I had the meanest mother in the world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have cereal (麦片粥), eggs and toast. Others had cokes and candy for lunch, while we had to eat a sandwich. As you can guess, my supper was different from the other kids’. But at least I was not alone in my suffering. My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did.
My mother insisted on knowing where we were at all times. She had to know who our friends were and what we were doing. We had to wear clean clothes every day. Other kids always wore their clothes for days. We reached the height of disgrace (丢脸) because she made our clothes herself, just to save money.
The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by 9:00 each night and up at 7:45 the next morning. So while my friends slept, my mother actually had the courage to break Child Labor Law. She made us work. I believed she lay awake all night thinking up mean things to do to us. Through the years, our friends’ report cards had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for failing. My mother, however, would merely be content with black marks. None of us was allowed the pleasure of being a dropout (辍学者).
She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults. Using this as a background, I’m now trying to bring up my three children. I’m filled with pride when my children think I am mean because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world.
1.From the passage we can learn that the writer’s mother was .
A. not generous at all B. very strict with her children
C. very mean with money matters D. very cruel to her children
2.Which of the following things did the writer hate to do most?
A. Eating differently from other kids.
B. Wearing clean clothes which were made by mother.
C. Going to bed early and getting up early.
D. Letting mother know where they were.
3.It can be inferred from the passage that .
A. the writer worked hard and usually got good grades in studies
B. mother was punished for breaking the Labor Law
C. all the other kids studied better than the writer
D. the writer’s family lived a painful life
4.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Mother practised economy in running her home.
B. The writer is very thankful to her mother.
C. The writer is strict with her children when bringing them up.
D. The writer doesn’t love her mother for the past painful life.
假设你是李华，正在英国伦敦参加夏令营。请给在该市的网友Jack写一封电子邮件，说明你想与他见面，并去参观他的学校。同时告诉他，你准备了中国结作为礼物赠送给他，感谢他在网上解答你在英语学习上的问题。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 参考词汇：中国结：Chinese knot
Dear Jack,
___________________________________
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。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限一词;
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
In recent years, more and more college student in our city have been taking advantage of their summer vacation to do volunteer work in foreign countries. As student reporter, I interviewed one of them, whom shared her experience.
Chen Ying, a second-year English major, went to Egypt on its own as a volunteer worker in lately July. She taught English to children or became involved in activities relating to protecting women’s rights. She found many local girls were not able to recognize their own value and got unfair treat. She joined in partners from all over the world on campus lecture tours around Egypt. In her spare time, she visits the pyramids with other volunteers.
The Simple Technique That Could Save Cyclists' Lives
It's called the Dutch Reach, and if a Massachusetts doctor has his way, it could prevent road riders 1.ever getting doored again.
Last year, some 45,000 bicyclists were injured on the road, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. And ten percent of those 2.(injury)were the direct result of the rider getting doored: a supremely terrifying, 3.(pain)collision where a driver opens his door immediately in front of a cyclist.
Michael Charney, a 70-year-old 4.(retire) doctor from Cambridge, Massachusetts, is spearheading a grassroots campaign to end dooring forever. The campaign promotes the Dutch Reach—a technique where a driver reaches over with his right hand to open the car door, 5.(force) him to turn his body, look over his shoulder—and 6.(hopeful) see any oncoming cyclists.
The name 7.(inspire)by the bike-friendly Netherlands, where drivers are required in their driving exams to open car doors with their right hands. Charney hopes this potentially life-saving technique will be adopted in the U.S. It’s already picking up some de facto (实际存在的)steam; there’s now a sign at an intersection in Cambridge 8.a cyclist was killed last year by a car door that reads, “Safer to open car door with far hand.”
“It’s simple, it’s obvious, 9.it costs nothing” Charney told The Boston Globe. “People just have to switch from one thoughtless habit to another thoughtless habit –but the 10.(two) one is safer.”
William Green, aged 82, was making his breakfast when he heard somebody in his garden. “I went out of back door and suddenly I saw his man running towards me. He________me out of the way and took my ________from the garden shed（棚屋）.” Mr. Green did not ________, as he knew he would be no match in a fight with the man. The burglar tried to cycle away, but the _______on the bike were flat so it was difficult to ride. “He kept ________the bicycle,” said Mr. Green, “at least three or four times.” ________the man had fled, Mr. Green called the police.
When they arrived, officers asked him to ________ the man, but instead he _________ to draw them a picture. “When Mr. Green started drawing,” said one of the police officers, “I knew who the ________was.” In fact, Mr. Green had worked for more than 20 years in daily newspapers, doing caricatures (漫画) of Australian footballers. “I had no _______in remembering the man’s face because he was so _______to me.” he said.
Police searched in the neighborhood with the sketch(素描) of the burglar and found him ________half an hour. The cartoon was a perfect _______of the burglar. The 34-year-old man was to be _______with theft, burglary and assault(袭击). And the _______bike was later found in a road nearby.
Police believed that this was the first time they have ________caught a suspect with a _________sketch. A senior police officer said that in the past some ________had used their mobile phones to take ________at crime scenes, but they had not been as ________.
1.A. warned B. pushed C. led D. caught
2.A. mobile phone B. wallet C. picture D. bicycle
3.A. resist B. refuse C. withdraw D. obey
4.A. wires B. wheels C. tyres D. parts
5.A. falling off B. moving away C. dropping on D. putting aside
6.A. Since B. Before C. After D. While
7.A. identify B. name C. draw D. describe
8.A. offered B. promised C. stopped D. continued
9.A. owner B. burglar C. rider D. footballer
10.A. reason B. point C. difficulty D. interest
11.A. dangerous B. friendly C. close D. strange
12.A. among B. within C. beyond D. over
13.A. partner B. likeness C. pair D. model
14.A. charged B. met C. punished D. supplied
15.A. missing B. broken C. new D. flat
16.A. even B. never C. ever D. still
17.A. beautiful B. professional C. pencil D. cartoon
18.A. criminals B. officers C. painters D. victims
19.A. actions B. photographs C. messages D. emails
20.A. exact B. smooth C. skillful D. effective
A lot of people wonder why so many Chinese children are maths geniuses and musical prodigies(神童). Amy Chua explains why in her Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. 1. Born in the United States to Chinese immigrant parents, Chua married a man who she met at Harvard University, and when their two daughters were born she was determined that they would be as successful as she was.
Her system had strict rules. Her two daughters were expected to be number one in every subject. Playing with friends and TV was forbidden. Music was compulsory. 2.From a very early age her daughters Sophia and Lulu were outstanding pupils and musical prodigies. Chua chose maths and music for her daughters, but it seems that they could have excelled in anything. “There’s no musical talent in my family”, she says, “it’s just hard work.”
Eventually Chua realized that she was pushing her daughters too hard. 3.After a series of violent arguments, Chua decided to give her daughters a little more freedom, and Lulu immediately gave up violin lessons and took up tennis. Later Sophia was even allowed to go to a rap concert.
Many people have been shocked by the book. Chua spent much of her daughters’ childhood shouting at them and criticizing every mistake they made. 4.Sophia said that she herself chose to accept the system, and after the book was published she wrote an article defending her mother. Lulu says that although she no longer wants to be a violinist, she still loves playing the violin. 5.Sophia is now studying law at Harvard, and Lulu is doing well at high school and winning tennis trophies.
A. “They are a mystery to me.” Chua says.
B. The system seemed at first to be working.
C. In fact, she is glad her mother made her learn.
D. However, the girls do not seem to be upset about their mother.
E. At 13 Sophia played a piano solo at the Carnegie Hall in New York.
F. It is a book which caused controversy among parents when it was published.
G. Lulu had always rebelled the most, and when she was 13 she refused to co-operate at all.
