At the edge of a forest, stood a big tree. Its branches spread out majestically (庄严地) and so did its roots. It people from the sun under its shady leaves, and provided to countless birds and other small creatures in its branches. It was very excited with activity all the time.

At the foot of the tree grew a little plant. The plant was tall, thin, graceful and easily , and tended to fall over at the of the slightest wind.

One day, the two neighbours were having a little chat.

“ Well, little one, ” said the tree to the plant, “ Why do you not plant your feet deeply in the ground, and raise your head in the air as I do?”

“ I see no need to do so,” the plant with a smile. “ , I think I may be safer this way.”

“ Safer!” sneered (讥讽) the tree. “ Are you that you’re safer than I am? Do you know how deep my roots are , how thick and strong my trunk is? two men hold hands they would not be able to surround my trunk. Who could possibly pull me out by the roots or my head to the ground?”

And the tree turned away from the plant in .

But the tree was to its words very soon. One evening a great hurricane in the region. It threw the trees off their roots and almost completely destroyed the forest. It uprooted the tree and it away with great force.

When the storm had passed, the villagers living nearby the damage. Strong trees that had once almost touched the sky, were now reduced to stumps (残根）or . The dead animals were found everywhere in the .

But there was one . The little plant. The plant had been moved from side to side under the hurricane, and bent completely. But when the hurricane ended, it sighed and stood upright again.

No trace remained of its powerful neighbour .

1.A. hide B. protect C. prevent D. defend

2.A. shade B. food C. shelter D. space

3.A. broken B. destroyed C. grown D. planted

4.A. reach B. blow C. touch D. knock

5.A. bravely B. straightly C. gratefully D. delightedly

6.A. explained B. shouted C. said D. whispered

7.A. Gradually B. Actually C. Generally D. Finally

8.A. concluding B. finding C. guessing D. suggesting

9.A. placed B. hidden C. buried D. planted

10.A. Even if B. Although C. Because D. When

11.A. put B. bow C. lead D. get

12.A. anger B. surprise C. belief D. relief

13.A. keep B. regret C. break D. follow

14.A. blew B. arrived C. arose D. appeared

15.A. turned B. pushed C. threw D. blew

16.A. counted B. saw C. observed D. surveyed

17.A. worse B. more C. less D. better

18.A. tree B. forest C. plant D. plain

19.A. plant B. example C. exception D. tree

20.A. then B. finally C. gradually D. Though

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。

It is reported that many middle school students are just not getting enough sleep, especially during the school week. The problem seems to get 1. (bad) as they get older. Year 7 students sleep 8.4 hours in a school night, and Year 9 students only 6.9 hours.

It’s also reported that not getting enough sleep can cause 2. ( (problem) in a student’s life. Many students fall 3. (sleep) in school or while doing their homework, so it is not 4. (surprise) that they get lower grades than those who get enough sleep. Scientists suggest nine hours a night for middle school students.

Of the students who feel 5.(happy) and nervous, 73% don’t get enough sleep at night.

Why aren’t students getting enough sleep? Many students have one of the 6. (follow) things, like telephone, television, or computer in their bedrooms. Using them on a school night not 7. (takes their time away from homework, but also makes 8. difficult for them to sleep. As a result, many students can’t sleep before 11 p.m, yet they must get up early 9.(go) to school.

Scientists also suggest students should not do exciting activities for an hour 10. bedtime.

短文改错 (共10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。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。

I went back to our hometown with my parents during the National Day holidays. We spent three hours on the train after a bus took us to the small village.

My grandparents were so glad to see us back home that they prepare a lot of delicious food. We had big dinner with some relatives lived nearby. Later, my grandfather showed us around the village. To our great surprised, great changes have been taken place during the last few years. A lot of two-storeyed houses have been built but young trees have been planted. The remote village has taken a completely new look.

It is clearly that the life of common people is getting better and better, that made us very pleased.

“美丽中国”是我国生态文明建设的宏伟目标。然而生活中一些不文明的现象时有发生，假如你是高三学生李华，请你围绕“美丽中国，美在行动”这一主题，用英语给全国的中学生写一封词数100左右的倡议书。

注意：

1. 倡议书的开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

2. 倡议书中不能出现考生的真实姓名和学校名称。

A Letter to High School Students

Dear friends,

As we know, “ Beautiful China” is the goal of our Chinese Dream.

Yours,

LiHua

The lead singer was ill and couldn’t sing that night, and her __________ didn’t perform well, which made the audience disappointed.

A．latitude B．substitute

C．institute D．altitude

You can have some ________ about what I have said, but you had better follow my orders as closely as possible.

A．arrangement B．reservation

C．enthusiasm D．conscience

Emails are efficient and convenient, but the best way to ____________ a message is still to talk it out in person.

A．attend to B．break through

C．result from D．get cross

With such heavy traffic in big cities, drivers have to be specially cautious over their driving circumstances so as not to _______ each other’s cars.

A．shrink B．deposit C．snatch D．scratch

With help from all parts of the country, the people in the flooded area managed to _______ that harsh winter.

A．get through B．look through

C．come up D．get out

We have many cases where hard work as well as good communication skills have ___________ one’s chances of success in the past years.

A．condemned B．multiplied

C．estimated D．highlighted