1、一 阅读 AJohn Harrison has what must be the most wanted job in the United States. Hes the official taster for Edys Grand Ice Cream, one of the nations best-selling brands. Harrisons taste buds(味蕾)are insured for $ 1 million. He gets to try 60 ice creams a day. And when he isnt doing that, he travels, b
2、uying Edys in supermarkets all over the country so that he can check for perfect appearance and flavor.After I interviewed Harrison, I realized that the life of an ice cream taster isnt all CookiesnCreama wonderful flavor that he invented. No, its extremely hard work, which requires self-control and
3、 selflessness.For one thing, he doesnt swallow on the job. Like a coffee taster, Harrison spits. Using a gold spoon to avoid“off”flavors, he takes a small bite and moves it around in his mouth to introduce it to all 9,000 or so taste buds. Next he opens his mouth to get some air into the ice cream.
4、Then he breathes in gently to bring the aroma(香味)of the ice cream up through the back of his nose. Each step helps Harrison assess whether the ice cream has a good balance of dairy, sweetness, and added ingredients. Then, even if the ice cream tastes heavenly, he puts it into a trash can.During the
5、workweek, Harrison told me that he has to make other sacrifices, too: no onions, garlic, and no caffeine(咖啡因). Caffeine will affect the taste buds, he said, so his breakfast is a cup of tea. This is a small price to pay for what he calls the worlds best job.Harrisons family has been in the ice cream
6、 business in one way or another for four generations, so Harrison has spent his entire life with it. However, he has never lost his love for its cold, creamy sweetness. He even orders ice cream in restaurants for dessert.1. What is special about Harrisons job?A. He buys ice cream for his customers.
7、B. He invents a lot of new ice creams. C. His daily task is to taste ice cream. D. His work is related to insurance.2. The author develops the third paragraph mainly . A. by classification B. by comparison C. by importance D. by process3. The underlined part“a small price”in the fourth paragraph mea
8、ns that .A. Harrison must travel around the country a lotB. Harrisons taste buds have been affected by caffeineC. Harrison avoids some kinds of food and drink for his workD. Harrison must order ice cream for dessert when eating in restaurants4. What is the text mainly about?A. An ice cream tasters j
9、ob.B. How to taste an ice cream.C. A famous ice cream brand.D. How ice creams are invented.BLoma just had to get in touch with someone：“I had to tell my best friend something important. I tried calling her but I couldnt get through. So I sent her an e-mail and then I spoke to her on MSN. Without tec
10、hnology I would not have been able to tell her. ”Staying connected with friends and family is important for us. Thats why we asked our readers to tell us how cell-phones, e-mail, blogs, text messaging, and personal pages help them keep in touch. More than 1,500 responded. Most of them told us they c
11、ouldnt live without technology：80of teens said they need technology to stay in touch. Almost 30said theyd be completely out of their friends without their cell-phones and other methods of communication. What do they do when theyve got news they need to share now? Most teens say they try to reach the
12、ir friends by phone. But if they dont reach them, they use QQ, e-mails, and text messaging to get the words out.Lots of people use one way of communicationlike text messagingto get a friends attention and then use another where they can talk more. “My friends and I always tell each other everything
13、that happens. So I send them text messages to tell them to come online so we can talk about it,” said Sabeiha. “When planning to get together with friends”, Julian said, “the easiest and fastest way I know is to send a text message to my contact group.” Jocelyn said. “If I want to go to see a movie
14、with a few friends, I usually send text message to them. By telephone, you have to call every single friend one by one. But text messaging allows you to send the same message to as many as youd like, which saves a lot of time.5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. E-mails. B.
15、Blogs. C. Personal pages. D. Personal letters. 6. What do most young people use first when they have news to tell their friends? A. MSN. B. QQ. C. Phones. D. Text message. 7. The underlined part “get the words out” means“ ”. A. send the message B. send the e-mailC. talk with their friends D. meet th
16、eir friends8 In which part of a newspaper can you find this passage?A. Sport. B. Education. C. Technology. D. Culture. 二 语法填空（共20小题，每题1.5分，共30分） 第一篇When I was a teenager, I used to skateboard on the playground. It seems that skateboarding is an 1 (entertain) hobby a lot of American teenagers take gr
17、eat interest in.I had a skateboard 2 was bought not too long ago. But since I dont skateboard any more, I made a 3 (decide ) that I should go to a skateboard shop and give 4 to some kid. I know I would have been so excited if someone had done that for me when I was younger.So I drove to the local sk
18、ateboard shop and waited outside for about ten minutes. A boy and his dad 5 (be ) about to walk into the shop when I stepped up. I asked him if hed like my skateboard. He asked how much it was. I told him it was free-as long as he used it!His eyes lit up and I could see 6 excited he was. 7 (hand) hi
19、m my skateboard, I walked back to my car. His dad kept asking me if I was 8 (real) giving him my skateboard, 9 I kept saying ,“Yes!”I thought his dad was 10 excited than he was. I was very happy that I could give someone a very nice skateboard. 第二篇While walking in the park one day last spring, I not
20、iced a young mother and her 3-year-old daughter. The little girl was holding a string at one end, at the other end of 1 was a beautiful balloon.All of a sudden, a light wind took the balloon away 2 the little girl. I thought she 3 (cry). But, no! As the little girl watched her balloon rising higher
21、and higher into the sky, she 4 (cheerful) shouted out, “wow!”That little girl taught me something. Later that day, I received a phone call from my friend, who told me 5 unexpected problem. I felt annoyed replying with “Oh no, what should we do?” But 6 (remember) that little girl, I found myself sayi
22、ng, “Wow! Thats interesting! How can I help you?”One thing is for sure-life is a long road, a road 7 (cover) with unexpected difficulties and hardships. However, how to deal with them is our 8 (choose). We can choose to be annoyed 9 interested. No matter what the situation is, a “Wow!” will always b
23、eat “Oh, no!”So the next time you meet one of lifes unexpected guests, remember 10 that little girl dealt with it and make it a “Wow!”experience. The “Wow!” always works.三短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）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
24、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On my way to the bookstore, I noticed a group of people surrounded two anxious foreigners. I stopped and found that they were tourist from Canada who careless left a very important wallet in a taxi. I accompanied them to the nearest police station
25、 and without their help, we got in touch with the taxi company. We told a moment ago a driver had just turned in a wallet and then a policeman drive us to the company without delay. The two Canadians happily claimed their wallet, that contained their passports, flight tickets, some cash or credit ca
26、rds. They expressed our thanks to me. I feel it is really a great pleasure to help the others.答题卡 一阅读1. _ 2_ 3_ 4_ 5_ 6_ 7_ 8_二 语法填空1._ 2_ 3_ 4_5._6_ 7_ 8_ 9_ 10_1_ 2_ 3_4_ 5_6_ 7_ 8_9_10_二 短文改错（共十小题，每小题1分，满分10分）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
27、号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用()划掉。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。On my way to the bookstore, I noticed a group of people surrounded two anxious foreigners. I stopped and found that they were tourist from Canada who careless left a very important wallet in a taxi. I
28、accompanied them to the nearest police station and without their help, we got in touch with the taxi company. We told a moment ago a driver had just turned in a wallet and then a policeman drive us to the company without delay. The two Canadians happily claimed their wallet, that contained their pas
29、sports, flight tickets, some cash or credit cards. They expressed our thanks to me. I feel it is really a great pleasure to help the others.06答案1-4 CDCA 5-8 DCAC语法填空【答案】1entertaining 2which/that 3decision 4it 5were 6how 7Handing/Having handed 8really 9and 10More 11. which 12. from 13. would cry 14 .cheerfully 15. an 16. remembering 17 .covered 18. choice 19. or 20 .how改错: 1. surrounded-surrounding 2. tourist-tourists 3. careless-carelessly 4. without-with 5. told 前加were 6. drive-drove 7. that-which 8. or-and 9. our-their10. others前的the 去掉
