The young man arrived on the Massachusetts beach early carrying a radio, a shovel (铁锹), and a strange set of tools: a brick layer’s trowel, a palette knife, spatulas, spoons, and a spray bottle.
He walked down near the water — the tide (潮水) was out — and switched on the radio to listen to soft rock. Then he shoveled wet sand into a pile nearly four feet high and as many feet across. Then he created a square shape.
After that, he set to work with palette knife, spatulas, and spoons. He shaped a splendid tower, topped walls, fashioned beautiful bay windows, and carved (雕刻) out a big front gate.
The man knew his sand. He smoothly finished some surfaces and carved artistic designs on others. As the shapes began to dry, he gently kept them slightly wet with water from the spray bottle, in case they might break in the wind.
All this took hours. People gathered. At last he stood back, obviously satisfied with a castle worthy of the Austrian countryside or Disneyland.
Then he gathered his tools and radio and moved them up to drier sand. He had known for a while what many in the crowd still ignored: the tide was coming in. Not only had he practiced his art with confidence and style, he also had done so against a powerful, irresistible (不可抵抗的) deadline.
As the crowd looked on, water came at the base of the castle. In minutes it was surrounded. Then the rising flood began to eat into the base, walls fell, the tower fell, and finally the gate fell. More minutes passed, and small waves erased bay windows — soon no more than a small part was left.
Many in the crowd looked terribly sad; some voiced fear and discouragement. But the man remained calm. He had, after all, had a wonderful day, making beauty out of nothing, and watching it return to nothing as time and tide moved on.
1.In this passage, why did the young man start early in the day?
A. He needed the sun to help dry the sand.
B. It gave plenty of time for the crowd to gather.
C. He knew the tide was out on this particular morning.
D. It was easier to begin his work with only a few people around.
2.In this passage, what does the incoming tide signal?
A. It is time to begin working.
B. It is the end of a day’s work.
C. It is the busiest time of the day.
D. It is time for lookerson to leave.
3.How did the lookerson react when the tide began to come in?
A. They were disappointed to see the art ruined.
B. They tried their best to save the sand castle.
C. They were nervous about their own belongings.
D. They helped the artist finish the castle.
4.We can tell that the young man’s reward for his work is ________.
A. payment for his work
B. personal satisfaction
C. popularity as an artist
D. attention from the crowd
（题文）假定你是李华，是新华中学的一名学生，为了让更多的人了解中国优秀传统文化，学校近日准备举办中国画展(The Chinese Painting Fair)。请给你的外教Mr. Johnson写一封电子邮件，邀请他参加，邮件的内容包括：
1．展会的目的、时间、地点以及参加人；
2．展出内容：相关画家画作。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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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(\)画掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。
Dear Sir，
Thank you for invite me to the summer English course in your school.As for your choice between the two courses, I prefer the fourweek course because of this will allow me more time to do some traveling but make a few new friends.Of all the subject I’m learning at school, I like English best.I had been learning English for eleven years but my spoken English remains poorly.So I really hope to take this chance improve it.If possible, I’d like to stay with a family for a couple of days in order that I can know some customs in England, that I’m particularly interested in.I believe I will have wonderful time this summer.
The first time I saw Suzy Khan, I knew I had to help her. She was really small for her age of 12. The boys in my class often ______ about her and laughed their heads off. She would open a book, pretending to read, with tears dropping on the open page.
All I knew was that she was an orphan (孤儿) from Africa. She had just been adopted by a family in town who ______ that the best way for her to learn American ways of life was to be with American kids. I looked down at this ______ girl and promised myself that somehow I would help her. But how could I help her ______ in with us? There had to be a ______.
One day, when I went into the classroom, I saw that Suzy had ______ her geography book to a picture of a train, and in her notebook, she had made a(n) ______ copy.
I was surprised and thought that she could do something in the coming ______ show. So, I took her to see the art teacher, Miss Parker, and showed her what Suzy had ______. “Why, it’s wonderful，” said Miss Parker, who then showed us a poster she had painted ______ the talent show. “I need more of these, but I just don’t have enough ______. Could you help me, Suzy？”
On the day of the talent show, Suzy’s ______ were everywhere — all over the hall and all over the school, each one different.
“And finally，” said Mr. Brown, the schoolmaster, at the end of the show, “we have a (n) ______ award. I’m sure you’ve all noticed the wonderful posters.” Everyone nodded. “One of our own students ______ them.”
I could hear everyone whispering. “Who in our school could draw ______ well？”
Mr. Brown waited a while before saying, “______ this student worked so hard on the posters, she deserves a ______，too. Our mystery (神秘) artist is our new student — Suzy Khan！”
Mr. Brown thanked her for all the wonderful posters and gave her a professional artist’s set. “Thank you，” she cried.
I ______， at that time when I was looking at her excited face, she’d probably never ______ anything in her whole life.
Everyone started to ______ their hands. Suzy Khan gave them a shy smile and the applause was deafening. I knew then Suzy was going to be all right.
1.A. joked B. cared C. forgot D. worried
2.A. reported B. decided C. complained D. questioned
3.A. rich B. proud C. tiny D. popular
4.A. come B. fall C. fit D. tie
5.A. manner B. pattern C. choice D. way
6.A. read B. taken C. opened D. put
7.A. free B. perfect C. final D. extra
8.A. art B. talk C. quiz D. talent
9.A. colored B. written C. carved D. drawn
10.A. at B. after C. for D. around
11.A. room B. time C. paper D. interest
12.A. gifts B. books C. photos D. posters
13.A. special B. academic C. national D. royal
14.A. painted B. found C. printed D. collected
15.A. very B. that C. quite D. too
16.A. If B. Though C. Unless D. Since
17.A. prize B. rank C. rest D. place
18.A. replied B. realized C. remembered D. regretted
19.A. offered B. valued C. owned D. controlled
20.A. clap B. wave C. raise D. shake
Is there anything more important than health? I don’t think so.“ 1. ” wise people say.You can’t be good at your studies or work well when you are ill.If you have a headache, toothache, backache, earache or bad pain in the stomach, if you complain of a bad cough, if you run a high temperature and have a bad cold, or if you suffer from high or low blood pressure, 2. The doctor will examine your throat, feel your pulse, test your blood pressure, take your temperature, sound your heart and lungs, test your eyes, check your teeth or have your chest Xrayed.After that he will advise some treatment, or some medicine. 3. Speaking about doctor’s advice, I can’t help telling you a funny story.
An old gentleman came to see the doctor.The man was very ill.He told the doctor about his weakness, memory loss and serious problems with his heart and lungs.The doctor examined him and said there was no medicine for his disease.He told his patient to go to a quiet place for a month and have a good rest.He also advised him to eat a lot of meat, drink two glasses of red wine every day and take long walks. 4.“Eat at pleasure, drink with measure and enjoy life as it is.” The doctor also said that if the man wanted to be well again, he should not smoke more than one cigarette a day.
5. He looked cheerful and happy.He thanked the doctor and said that he had never felt a healthier man.“But you know, doctor，” he said, “it’s not easy to begin smoking at my age.”
A．A month later the gentleman came into the doctor’s office.
B．I think you should go to the doctor.
C．In other words, the doctor advised him to follow the rule.
D．Work comes first.
E．Health is the greatest wealth.
F．It is a pleasure for the doctor to give you some advice.
G．The only thing you have to do is to follow his advice.
Born in Australia without arms or legs, 30yearold Nick Vujicic has become an international symbol of victory.His life has been filled with one hurdle after the next.But you’ll hear no selfpity from Vujicic, whose book, Unstoppable, was published last month. “My limbless challenge remains.I cannot change that，”says Vujicic, who counts skydiving and surfing among his hobbies.“But what I can, and did change is my attitude.”
It is Vujicic’s spirit that has made him a sellout speaker, traveling the world to share his story.Describing low points in his life, including a suicide attempt at age 10 and a failing business in his 20s, he says the “three Fs” are what got him through：friends, family and faith.“I can honestly say, the fear of being alone during the most difficult times in my life was worse than living without arms and legs ... Hard times make you humble (卑微)．You realize that you do need people to help you when you are not able to do it all yourself.”
A few years ago, confronted with the increasing business debt, Vujicic says he nearly gave up to selfdestructive thoughts. But he set small goals: Get out of bed, eat breakfast, leave the house.Those small successes built his confidence to move forward to the next level.“There is nothing about failure that is easy，” he says.“But it is also true that our failures in life teach us to embrace every small victory. Success is that much sweeter when you have struggled to reach it.”
Family and friends are a safety net，including wife Kanae who is expecting their first child.“My parents always taught me, ’You don’t know what you are able to do until you try’” he recalls.“The first time you fail at anything is painful.But you have a decision：Do you give up or do you try again？”
1.Which of the following is TRUE of Nick?
A. He succeeds in motivating others greatly.
B. He believes he can do anything all by himself.
C. He dislikes telling his low points to the audience.
D. He thinks supportive relationships are unnecessary.
2.What’s Nick’s secret when he meets with troubles?
A. Attempting suicide.
B. Struggling to escape.
C. Setting small goals.
D. Pretending to succeed.
3.What does the text mainly talk about?
A. Parental love.
B. Failures in life.
C. A book titled Unstoppable.
D. Attitude towards life.
