1、.阅读理解Manchester is the “capital” of the northwest of England.Situated on the east bank of the River Irwell, it is a lively busy city with a large student population.Although it was once seen as only a dull industrial place, in recent years Manchester has become the “in” place.It is wellknown for its
2、 clubs, its fashion and its music, not to mention its worldfamous football team, Manchester United.There is plenty to see in Manchester and something to suit all taste.For example, you have a taste of the Orient in Chinatown, home to Manchesters large Chinese population.Another place to visit is the
3、 historical Eastlefield area, which contains the first urban heritage park in Britain.Here you can walk around the museums and experience the atmosphere of the 19th century Manchester.Football fans need not feel left out; they can always make a trip to the Old Trafford Manchester United Museum which
4、 also contains a coffee shop and a souvenir shop.Its easy to find your way around the city center and youre never too far away from a bus, which will take you wherever you want to go.However, many people prefer walking in a city where theres so much to see, and much of it is off the main travel line
5、s.If you get tired with all that walking, you can refresh yourself at one of the many caf bars in the city.Theres a wide variety of homely and oldfashioned ones.Whatever you do, you wont have a dull moment in the place which was awarded the title of “most interesting city in Europe”Despite its unpop
6、ular industrial image in the past, Manchester is becoming more and more popular as a tourist destination nowadays.文章主要介绍了曼彻斯特这个城市的历史与现状。以前那个沉闷的工业城市，如今已经大不一样了，它已经成为了一个集俱乐部、时装、音乐、足球等为一体的时尚都市。1According to the passage, Manchester is _.Aa big city in the southwest of EnglandBonly known for its heavy ind
7、ustryCinteresting only if you like footballDa very popular place now答案：D解析：推理判断题。根据第一段“in recent years Manchester has become the in place.It is wellknown for its clubs, its fashion and its music, not to mention its worldfamous football team, Manchester United.”可知，曼彻斯特已经变成时尚之都，以俱乐部、时装、音乐等闻名于世，还有世界著名的
8、球队曼联。故选D。2If you are interested in history, _ in Manchester.Ayou will see the 18th century center buildingByou can go to ChinatownCyou dont have a big choiceDyou can visit the Eastlefield答案：D解析：细节理解题。根据第二段“Another place to visit is the historical Eastlefield area”可知，Eastlefield是一个历史名城，对历史感兴趣可以去那里参观。
9、故选D。3What was Manchester like in the past?AA small and dull city. BA city full of factories.CAn exciting city to visit. DA popular destination.答案：B解析：推理判断题。根据第一段“it was once seen as only a dull industrial place”可知，曼彻斯特过去是一个沉闷的工业城市。4What does the underlined word “its” in the last paragraph refer to?A
10、Europes BTourismsCManchesters DIndustrys答案：C解析：代词指代题。“Despite its unpopular industrial image in the past”是介词短语，主语是后面的Manchester。所以its应该指的是Manchesters。故选C。.语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Christmas is no fun when youre poor.Twenty years ago I was a young，struggling，substitute (替补) teacher whose c
11、alls into work had been few.Money was tight and bills were due，so my wife and I couldnt even afford to get Christmas _1_ (gift) for each other.The only gifts we could get for our children were a few soft toys that I had found_2_ (sell) at half price in the supermarket. I opened the door and brought
12、in the gifts I _3_ (hide) in our old cars trunk.Then I handed _4_ (they) to my son and daughter.I watched with a sad smile as they did their best _5_ (tear) off the wrapping paper.As they pulled out their toys, though, I noticed their faces lit up _6_ they jumped up and down.My daughter _7_ (happy)
13、hugged her toy and then hugged her mum and me as well.I laughed as I watched my children play with their toys _8_ hours, and thanked God for the _9_ (great) happiness I had ever been given.Till today I still treasure _10_ gift of pure love that my son and daughter gave me that day.1gifts解析：泛指“圣诞礼物”，
14、可数名词gift用复数。2sold解析：that I had found是toys的定语从句，所填词也是toys的定语；toys与sell是被动关系，故用过去分词。3had_hidden解析：hide发生在过去动作brought in之前，故用过去完成时。4them解析：指代前面提到的gifts，在句中作宾语，故用them。5to_tear解析：do ones best to do sth.“尽力做某事”，是固定用法。6and解析：“他们喜笑颜开”和“他们蹦蹦跳跳”是并列关系，故用and连接。7happily解析：修饰动词hugged应用副词。8for解析：for hours “几个小时”，是固定短语。9greatest解析：根据后面的“I had ever been given”可知，应用形容词最高级。10the解析：特指“那天儿子和女儿给我的礼物”，gift前用定冠词。.短文改错下面短文共有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：在错的词下画横线，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。
