1、阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。In presentday China，we can find two types of fast foodwestern food and Chinese food.However，not until the recent decade has western fast food become popular in China.Before the first hamburger walked its way into the Chinese food market，we had little idea abo
2、ut such terms as hot dogs，pizza，potato chips，let alone KFC and McDonalds.It is the reform and openingup policy that has brought about the interflow of the food culture between China and the western countries. Fast food，both Chinese food and western food，has several advantages.In the first place，fast
3、 food，as is characterized by its name，is fast.The food is always ready and fresh，waiting for its customers.This saves peoples precious time，and consequently goes well with the tempo of life in modern society. Secondly，it is very convenient.As we know，fast food restaurants are much the same as cafete
4、rias.Customers may feel free to help themselves to any variety provided and eat to their hearts content. Thirdly，fast food restaurants are environmentally comfortable.Clean dishes，shiny tables，decent service and light music all stimulate peoples appetite to eat more. The above mentioned advantages m
5、ake fast food become rooted in almost all parts of the country and enjoy popularity among people.Thats also why nowadays Singapore fast food，Turkish fast food and IndiaPakistan fast food have found their homes in China.As every coin has two sides，fast food also has its disadvantages such as lack of
6、nutrition and dull taste.Nevertheless，these are minor points compared with its advantages.Since most people agree with fast food，it tends to grow more rapidly. 1Whats the best title for this passage？.AThe Road to the Western Fast FoodBThe Growth of Fast Food in ChinaCSingapore Fast Food in ChinaDEve
7、ry Coin Has Two Sides答案：B从第一段中国人一开始对快餐了解较少，后来西方的肯德基、麦当劳进入中国，直到倒数第二段新加坡等国的快餐进入中国，看出该文是叙述快餐在中国的发展。2Which of the following statements is NOT true?AAll the fast food is cooked hot.BFast food is worth its name.CFast food is ready for pupils.DFast food is especially convenient for those going to offices.
8、答案：AA项所述太片面，并不是所有的快餐都是煮热，也有凉的。3The sentence“Customers may feel free to help themselves to any variety provided and eat to their hearts content”means“Customers may_”Aonly have fast food at the restaurants beside the schools Bhave to run to the fast food restaurantsCeat whatever they like in the resta
9、urantDhave meals according to the boss order答案：C根据本段第二句，可以看出顾客可以自由地选择他们喜欢的食物。variety“多样化”，to their hearts content“符合他们心意的”。4What do the words“environmentally comfortable”mean?AIt will help keep the babies healthy.BIt will help fight against disease.CIt will help form good habits.DIts a pleasure for
10、a customer to have fast food in the restaurant. 答案：D从本段看出，快餐店是干净，明亮，服务周到，伴有轻音乐，在这里吃饭是一种享受。阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。Now scientists believe that global warming affects hibernating animals, causing them to wake up earlier. While this may seem a little concern, it is in fact a significan
11、t environmental problem. The shortened hibernation period could actually lead to significant declines in the population of several species. Some of the first concrete evidence of the phenomenon came from Colorado, where researchers at the Rocky Mountain Biological lab have been observing marmot(旱獭)h
12、ibernation behavior since the 1970s. In the early days of their studies, marmots generally hibernated several weeks into the month of May. Nowadays, however, temperatures in the area have risen by 2. 5 degrees Fahrenheit, and the marmots wake up about a month earlier. At least the marmots are still
13、hibernating. Several other animals have not been hibernating at all recently. Brown bears in the Spanish Cantabrian Mountains did not hibernate last year. In parts of the United States, chipmunks(花鼠)also skipped the hibernation period. The bears seem to have survived without losing many individuals.
14、 The chipmunks, however, were not so lucky. Many of the animals died of starvation during the winter. The problem with animals waking up early, or skipping hibernation altogether, lies with the creatures metabolism(新陈代谢). When the animals hibernate, their metabolism drops significantly. The animals
15、heart rate slows, and they require very little energy to live. When the animals awake from their winter slumber, their metabolism returns to normal. But while their metabolism may be as active as it was before hibernation, food sources arent as available as they were before. A marmot may wake up whe
16、n temperatures get warmer, thinking its spring, but plants will not have got the amount of sun they need to signal their spring period of growth. So until the plants grow, the marmots have no reliable food source. Many scientists believe the problem will continue to get worse. In addition to changes
17、 in hibernation patterns, some believe that other animals will also begin to change their migration patterns or begin to give birth earlier. For many biologists, thats a scary prospect. Terry Root, an animal expert at Stanford University, said, “I do think what we will be facing is the extinction of
18、 many species. ”【文章大意】全球变暖带来的连锁反应是多方面的, 其中之一就是导致一些冬眠动物的冬眠期缩短, 这会给这些动物带来巨大的影响。1. What is the viewpoint of the writer? A. Global warming will continue to get worse as time goes on. B. Global warming will lead to shortened hibernation of some animals. C. Shortened hibernation will result in declines in
19、 the population of animals. D. Some animals will skip hibernation altogether. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。由第一段最后一句话可知答案为C。2. The writer sets the example of the marmot so as to. A. explain that global warming influences animals hibernationB. indicate that the weather gets warmer and warmer nowC. show that the weath
20、er in the United States is quite differentD. say some animals do not hibernate now due to warm weather【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句话可知作者是想借这个例子来说明全球变暖使得动物的冬眠期缩短了。3. The underlined word“slumber”in the fourth paragraph means“”. A. weatherB. activityC. nestD. sleep【解析】选D。词义猜测题。联系本句中的awake from可知答案为D项。4. Why c
21、ant marmots find enough food when they wake up? A. Because there are too many marmots in the wild now. B. Because plants havent received enough sunlight for spring growth. C. Because winter days end much earlier than before. D. Because more and more animal species skip hibernation now. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。
22、由倒数第二段中的but plants will not have got the amount of sun they need to signal their spring period of growth可知答案为B项。9. Terry Root holds a(n)attitude towards the future of animals. A. optimisticB. doubtfulC. pessimisticD. sensitive【解析】选C。观点态度题。根据文章最后一句话I do think what we will be facing is the extinction
23、of many species. 可以看出他是持悲观态度。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Affordable Boutique Hotels in New York CityBy STEPHEN HEYMAN June 20, 2010A new breed of hotels is trying to stand out from the masses with designer details, memorable allowances and prices around $250 a night.Welcome to Boutique Hotel.
24、To Get Those Summer Tickets in New York, StrategizeBy FELICIA R. LEE May 28, 2010“The Merchant of Venice” is on show. Tickets can now be requested online, Most New Yorkers know the drill: on the day of the show, line up outside the Theater in Central Park several hours before 1 p.m., when free ticke
25、ts start being handed out. Climbing the Walls in BrooklynBy LOUISE STORY May 28, 2010Since opening last fall, Brooklyn Boulders, an 18,000-square-foot gym, has become a destination for New York rock climbers of all levels.Hotel Review: Ace Hotel, New YorkBy FRED A. BERNSTEIN September 27, 2009The ow
26、ners are hoping that guests will enjoy the spacious accommodations, but that depends on whether they find the hotels oddities off-putting or endearing.Tent City: A Childs Urban AdventureBy ERIC KONIGSBERG July 24, 2009One of the better-kept secrets of the city is the series of one-night family campo
27、uts that the Parks & Recreation Department has every summer weekend.1. If you want to stay in a hotel in New York City for a week and enjoy designer details, memorable allowances, you need to get prepared for at least_.A. $ 1550B. $ 1650 C. $ 1750D. $ 18502. _ is a good destination for New York rock
28、 climbers of all levels.A. the Parks & Recreation DepartmentB. Brooklyn Boulders C. Lower ManhattanD. Tent City3. Suppose you are interested in Shakespeares plays, you may pay attention to more details written by _. A. ERIC KONIGSBERGB. LOUISE STORY C. FRED A. BERNSTEIND. FELICIA R. LEE【参考答案】13、 CBD
29、 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。While travelling to Newcastle in the UK to visit relatives, I arrived in London to find my plane transfer north to Newcastle had been cancelled due to deteriorating weather conditions.The airline was helpful - offering me a choice between a night in a hotel or a s
30、ix-hour bus fide to my destination. With no indication as to whether a flight to Newcastle would happen in the next two days, I chose the bus ride.I stored all my baggage in the luggage compartment of the bus, thinking I would not need anything on the journey.The young lady sitting beside me could s
31、ee how tired I was and asked me if anyone would be meeting me on my arrival.I realised that t had left my cell phone in my bag and had no way to contact my relatives. They would be waiting for me at the airport about five hours before the bus got to Newcastle, not knowing what had happened. Without
32、hesitation, the young lady offered me the use of her cell phone.When the bus made a rest stop, she asked me if I was getting out. I replied that I wouldnt as I still had sandals on, and bare feet werent ideal for the cold weather, When she got back on, shed bought me some tea and a packet of sweets
33、to eat.When we eventually arrived in Newcastle, the woman checked that someone was there to meet me. I asked her to wait a moment while I got my purse to repay her, but when I looked up she had gore. I was unable to even verbally thank her.1. We learn from the passage that _.A. the author had little
34、 money to buy the air ticket from London to NewcastleB. the author probably flew to London from a warm placeC. the authors relatives missed meeting her in LondonD. the authors cell phone wasnt functioning in Britain2. Which of the following information is of great importance to the authors relatives
35、?A. Why the flight was called off.B. Why the flight was delayed.C. Where the author was put up.D. When the author would arrive.3. What does the passage mainly tell us?A. British people always suffer from terrible weather in winter.B. British people are usually helpful.C. The author was kind of carel
36、ess.D. The author was grateful to the airline.【参考答案】13、BDB 短文改错（共10题；每小题1分，满分10分）下面短文中有10处语言错误。请再有错误的地方增加，删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写上该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词； 2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 例如： It was very nice to get your invitation to spendweekend with yo
37、u. Luckily theI was completely tree then, so Ill say” yes. Ill arrive in Bristol at around 8:00 p. m. amin Friday evening.on I was playing at my cousin house. Since his family was rich than mine, he had more toysthan I did. There was one on particular Id always wanted. I put into my pocket when he w
38、asnt looking. I guessed, even at that age, I would never be able to enjoy to playing with the toy or faced my cousin again; I would always know, Id done something wrong. Lateon, my aunt drove me home. When she dropped me off, I pulled out the toy slow and gave It back. She knows what had happened,bu
39、t she thanked me and ever mentioned it again.短文改错文中共有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：在缺词处加上一个漏字符号（），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。 Generally, we prefer to do things the way we considered to be the best. However, it is im
40、portant to listen to those who love us and want to give us an advice when we have serious problems in our lives. Parents have gained some life experiences and they know what to act in different situations. Thats why we should ask them for help first when they have problems. Therefore, there are mome
41、nts when we avoid them and dont want to follow them. With time passed, my brother as well as I have realized that our parents are right. Please turn for your parents when in trouble, for they worth trusting and ready to offer help all the time. 【参考答案】4.短文改错1.considered-consider 2. 去掉 an 3 experience
42、s experience4. what how 5. they we 6. Therefore However7. passed passing 8. have has 9. for to10.worth前加 are5.短文改错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。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（），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.每处错误及修改均仅限一词;2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处
43、起）不计分。Are you looking for something interested? Would you like to give a hand to other people in your spare time? Then joining us and be a volunteer! We have job for people of all ages. Anyone from students to old people can become ours members. You can help people in many ways. Some schools need vo
44、lunteers to help take the care of children. Volunteers are needed in hospitals help the patients. Animal lovers can help save dogs and cats without homes. There is nothing for everyone. “I often played computer games when I was freely before. Now I help old people learn to use computers,” said a vol
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47、hing for everyone. “I often somethingplayed computer games when I was freely before. Now I help old people learn to use freecomputers,” said a volunteer aged 18. Unless everyone helps out a bit, well all have If abetter and warmer world to live in.6.短文改错该文中共有十处错误,每句中最多有两处,错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一
48、个漏字符号（）, 并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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、只允许修改十处, 多者（从第11处起） 不计分。In recently years many young people prefer to go shopping on the Internet. People have different opinion about online shopping. Some think online shopping was more convenient and the goo
49、ds are cheap. However, other believe it is unsafe to buy goods by credit card. And it is possible to check the quality of the goods.As far as I am concern, going shopping in a store is a better way. It is a fun to walk around stores and looking at various goods on sale. We can choose what we really need and even find a good bargain. However, we can chat with the shop assistant and acquire a lot of useful information.
