Samuel Osmond is a 19-year-old law student from Cornwall, England. He never studied the piano. However, he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them. He learns a piece of music by listening to it in parts. Then he thinks about the notes in his head. Two years ago, he played his first piece Moonlight Sonata（奏鸣曲）by Beethoven. He surprised everyone around him.
Amazed that he remembered this long and difficult piece of music and played it perfectly, his teachers say Samuel is unbelievable .They say his ability is very rare, but Samuel doesn’t even realize that what he can do is special. Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents, but music teachers told him he should study music instead. Now, he studies law and music.
Samuel can’t understand why everyone is so surprised. “I grew up with music. My mother played the piano and my father played the guitar. About two years ago, I suddenly decided to start playing the piano, without being able to read music and without having any lessons. It comes easily to me ---I hear the notes and can bear them in mind---each and every note,” says Samuel.
Recently, Samuel performed a piece during a special event at his college. The piece had more than a thousand notes. The audience was impressed by his amazing performance. He is now learning a piece that is so difficult that many professional pianists can’t play it. Samuel says confidently,” It’s all about super memory---I guess I have that gift.”
However, Samuel’s ability to remember things doesn’t stop with music. His family says that even when he was a young boy, Samuel heard someone read a story, and then he could retell the story word for word.
Samuel is still only a teenager. He doesn’t know what he wants to do in the future. For now, he is just happy to play beautiful music and continue his studies.
1.What is special about Samuel Osmond?
A. He has a gift for writing music.
B. He can write down the note he hears.
C. He is a top student at the law school.
D. He can play the musical piece he hears.
2.What can we learn from Paragraph 2?
A. Samuel chose law against the wish of his parents.
B. Samuel planned to be a lawyer rather than a musician.
C. Samuel thinks of himself as a man of great musical ability.
D. Samuel studies law and music on the advice of his teachers.
3.Everyone around Samuel was surprised because he _________.
A. received a good early education in music
B. played the guitar and the piano perfectly
C. could play the piano without reading music
D. could play the guitar better than his father
4.What can we infer about Samuel in Paragraph 4?
A. He became famous during a special event at his college.
B. He is proud of his ability to remember things accurately.
C. He plays the piano better than many professional pianists.
D. He impressed the audience by playing all the musical pieces.
5.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A. The Qualities of a Musician
B. The Story of a Musical Talent
C. The Importance of Early Education
D. The Relationship between Memory and Music.
单句填空（每空仅填一个单词）
1.自从高中起，我姐姐王薇和我就一直梦想作一次伟大的自行车旅行。
Ever since middle school, my sister Wang Wei and I _______ _____ ____ taking a great bike trip.
2.是我姐姐先想到要沿着湄公河骑自行车，从它的源头一直骑到入海口。
____ _______my sister _______ first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends.
3.尽管她不清楚去某些地方的最佳路线，她却坚持把这次旅游组织得尽善尽美。
Although she didn’t know the best way of getting to places, she insisted that she _____ the trip properly.
4.当我告诉她那里空气稀薄，呼吸困难，她却说这将是一次有趣的经历。
When I told her the air would be hard ________ _________, she said it would be an interesting experience.
5.在某个时候，我们发现自己身置高处，仿佛骑车穿越云层。
At one point we were _______ high ________ we found ourselves cycling through clouds.
6.我们很快就要到达云南的大理，在那里我们的表兄大卫和余杭将加入我们。
We will reach Dali in Yunnan Province soon, _________ our cousins Dao Wei and Yu Hang will join us.
7.看起来好像世界到了末日。
It seemed ________ _________ the world was at an end.
8.在农家大院里, 鸡甚至猪都紧张得不想吃食。
In the farmyard, the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous ______ _________ .
9.我们迫不及待地想见到他们
We can hardly wait ________ ________ them.
10.我认识那个人，他的房子在地震中被摧毁了。
I know the person ___________house __________ _________ in the earthquake.
11.这个教授宁愿给学生讲课(give lectures)也不愿被邀请去参加会议。
The professor preferred ___________ lectures to students to ______ ________ to attend meetings.
12.It was in 1952 and Mandela was the black lawyer to _________ I went for advice.
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。
My father go fishing alone every Sunday. This morning when we were got up, it was fine. Father decided to go fishing, so mother stopped him, said that it was going to rain according to the weather forecast（预报）. She asked him to put off his raincoat, but he did not take her advices. When he got to the river, it was cloud. Soon the rain began to fall heavily and he was caught in it. After she got home, he was wet through. “Did you catch some fish?” asked my mother. “No, but I caught bad cold,” he answered.
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在相应位置上。
It is interesting to visit another country, but there are sometimes problems if we don’t know the language very well. It may be difficult to talk with the people there. We may not know how to use the telephone in the country1. we are visiting.
In 2. strange country we might not know where to eat or what to order in a restaurant. When we need help, we might not know how 3.(ask) for help. It is 4.(happy) to have an experience like that.
Mr. Day was a teacher at a school in a big city in the north of England. He usually 5.(go)to France or Germany for a few weeks during his summer holidays, and he spoke French and German quite well.
One year Mr. Day said to one of his friends, “I’m going to have my holiday in Athens. 6. I don’t speak Greek（希腊语）, so I’ll go to evening classes to have Greek 7.(lesson) for a month before I go.” He studied very hard for a month, and then his holidays began and he went to Greece（希腊）.
When he came back a few weeks 8.(late), his friend said to him, “Did you have trouble9.your Greek when 10. were in Athens, Dick?” “No, I didn’t have any trouble,” answered Mr. Day. “But the Greeks did!”
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant , waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive . Suddenly I 36 that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction , 37 he knew me . The man had a newspaper 38 in front of him , which he was 39 to read , but I could 40 that he was keeping an eye on me . when the waiter brought my 41 the man was clearly puzzled (困惑) by the 42 way in which the waiter and I 43 each other . He seemed even more puzzled as____went on and it became 45 that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me . Finally he got up and went into the 46 . When he came out , he paid his bill and 47 without another glance in my direction .
I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had 48 . “Well,” he said , “that man was a detective (侦探) . He 49 you here because he thought you were the man he 50 .” “What ?” I said , showing my 51 . The owner continued , “He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man. I 52 say he looked very much like you ! Of course , since we know you , we told him that he had made a 53 .” “Well , it’s really 54 I came to a restaurant where I’m known ,” I said . “____, I might have been in trouble .”
1.A. knew B. understood C. noticed D. recognized
2.A. since B. even if C. though D. as if
3.A. flat B. open C. cut D. fixed
4.A. hoping B. thinking C. pretending D. continuing
5.A. see B. find C. guess D. learn
6.A. menu B. bill C. paper D. food
7.A. direct B. familiar C. strange D. funny
8.A. chatted with B. looked at C. laughed at D. talked about
9.A. the waiter B. time C. I D. the dinner
10.A. true B. hopeful C. clear D. possible
11.A. Restaurant B. washroom C. office D. kitchen
12.A. left B. acted C. sat down D. calmed down
13.A. wanted B. tried C. ordered D. wished
14.A. met B. caught C. followed D. discovered
15.A. was to beat B. was dealing with C. was to meet D. was looking for
16.A. care B. surprise C. worry D. regret
17.A. must B. can C. need D. may
18.A. discovery B. mistake C. decision D. fortune
19.A. a pity B. natural C. a chance D. lucky
20.A. Thus B. However C. Otherwise D. Therefore
Most American students go to traditional (传统的) public schools. There are about 88, 000 public schools all over the US. Some students attend charter schools（特许学校）.
Charter schools are self-governing. Certain companies operate (经营) some charter schools. They are similar in some ways to traditional public schools. They receive tax money just as other public schools do. Charter schools must prove to local or state governments that their students are learning. These governments provide the schools with the agreement called a charter that permits them to operate.
Charter schools are different because they do not have to obey most laws that govern traditional public schools. Each school can choose its own goals and decide what to teach and how to teach them in their own way. Class size is usually smaller than in traditional public schools.
The government strongly supports charter schools as a way to reorganize public schools, which are failing to educate students. But some education unions are against charter schools. One teachers' union has just released the results of the first national study, which compared the progress of students in both traditional schools and charter schools.
The results of the study show that charter school students performed worse on math and reading tests than the students in traditional public schools.
Some experts say the study is not fair because students in charter schools have more problems than students in traditional schools. Other education experts say the study results would make charter school officials realize that they should help their students make greater progress.
1.If a company wants to operate a charter school, it must ________.
A. try new ways of teaching
B. prove（证明）its management（管理ability
C. obey the local and state laws
D. get the government's permission(许可)
2.What's the government's attitude toward charter schools?
A. Doubtful. B. Supportive（支持的）.
C. Satisfied. D. Unclear.
3.What can we learn from the text?
A. More students choose to attend charter schools.
B. Charter schools are better than traditional schools.
C. Students in charter schools are well educated.
D. People have different opinions about charter schools.
4.What might be the best title for the text?
A. Charter schools in America
B. Public schools in America
C. Schools in America
D. Education in America
