It was a winter morning,just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005.While most people were warming up their ears,Trevor,my husband,had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work.On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does.After putting in 10 hours of labor,he returned to find his bike gone.
The bike,a black Kona 18 speed,was our only transport（交通工具）.Trevor used it to get to work,putting in 60-hour weeks to support（养活）his young family.And the bike was also used to get groceries（食品杂货）saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.
I was so said that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story.Shortly after that,several people in our area offered to help.One wonderful stranger even bought a bike,then called my husband to pick it up.Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job.It really is an honor（幸事）that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.
People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another,but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so.This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity（人性）as a whole.And it has influenced（影响）us to be more mindful of ways we,too,can share with others.No matter how or how small,an act of kindness shows that someone cares.And the results can be everlasting.
1.Why was the bike so important to the couple?
A. The man’s job was bike racing. B. It was their only possession.
C. It was a nice Kona 18 speed. D. They used it for work and daily life.
2.We can infer from the text that______.
A. The couple worked 60 hours a week B. people were busy before Christmas
C. the stranger brought over the bike D. life was hard for the young family
3.How did people get to know the couple’s problem?
A. From radio broadcasts. B. From a newspaper.
C. From TV news. D. From a stranger.
4.What do the couple learn from their experience?
A. Strangers are usually of little help. B. One should take care of their bike.
C. News reports make people famous. D. An act of kindness can mean a lot.
Some people have the feeling that nothing can be done about their poor reading ability（能力）.They feel hopeless about it.Can you learn to read better,or must you agree that nothing can be done about it?
To be sure,people are different.You cannot expect to do everything as well as certain other people do.If all the students in a class tried out for basketball,some would be very good players,others would be very poor;and many would be in between.But even the very poor players can become much better players if they are guided in the right way,and with plenty of practice.It is the same with reading.Some seem to enjoy reading and to read well without any special help.Others find reading a slow and tiring job.In between,there are all degrees of reading ability.
Many experiments have shown that just about every poor reader can improve his reading ability.In these experiments,the poor readers were given tests of reading ability.After some of the causes of their poor reading were discovered,they were given special instruction and practice in reading.After a few months,another test of the same kind was given.In nearly all cases,these people had raised their reading scores.
1.With the example of basketball players,the author shows_______.
A. why certain people are poor readers
B. that there are differences in people's abilities
C. why some people are good basketball players
D. that good basketball players can be good readers
2.To improve their reading ability,people should_____.
A. work long and hard B. take different forms of tests
C. have special help and practice D. try different reading materials
3.The experiments mentioned in the text show that_____.
A. good readers seem to enjoy reading
B. almost all poor readers can make progress
C. causes of poor reading are difficult to find out
D. tests help people improve their reading ability
假设你是李华，你的英国笔友Mike即将完成学业，不久前来信就是否到中国工作询问你的意见。请根据以下提示回一封电子邮件：
1.建议他可以来中国；
2.阐述你的理由（就业机会多、专业受欢迎、不同的文化体验等）;
3.承诺可提供帮助。
注意：1.词数：100〜120；
2.文章开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
3.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Mike,
I’m very glad to have received the letter you sent me last week.
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Best wishes.
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仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Mr. Turner turned over in bed from time to time in last night, for he was so excited that he could not fall sleep. Yesterday morning, he went to a big gardening company, knowing as Green Fingers, for the interview. Mr. Turner, who liked to help his grandfather grew flowers in the garden, looking forward to the job offered by the company. When he got the company, he found there were many people waiting and he had no ideas whether he could get the job. While waiting, he helped the workers there to remove the fallen trees and clear the road. Luckily, he was the only one who finally got the job, so the manager decided to give the job to whomever he believed was helpful.
1.夏天，长时间暴露在阳光下对我们的健康有害。(expose)
In summer, ______________________ the sun for a long time does harm to our health.
2.She is the person ______________________ you can expect good advice. (定语从句)
3.他一进入实验室就开始着手做实验。(no sooner)
__________ the laboratory __________ he set out to do the experiment.
4.你到底是在哪里找到你丢失的笔呀？(强调句型)
______________________ you found your lost pen?
5.昨天晚上一定下雨了，因为地面很湿。(情态动词must)
It ______________________ last night, for the ground is so wet.
1.Services should be run to suit the __________ (方便) of the customer, not the staff.
2.I was looking forward to working under her expert __________ (指导).
3.Don’t __________ (犹豫) to contact me if you need any more information.
4.For your own __________ (安全), please keep away from the tiger cage.
5.My father is pretty __________ (流利) in Italian.
6.Miller was a quiet and __________ (rely) man.
7.One by one, the applicants left the interviewer’s office with __________ (disappoint) looks on their faces.
8.He was charged with his __________ (honest).
9.They got __________ (stick) in the traffic jam.
10.Many elderly people expressed a strong __________ (prefer) to live in their own homes.
