【题目】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。

Sunny countries are often poor. A shame, then, that solar power is still quite expensive. Eight19, a British company by Cambridge University, has, however, invented a novel way to get round this. In return for a deposit of around $10 it is supplying poor Kenyan families with a solar cell able to generate 2.5 watts of electricity, a battery that can deliver a three amp（安培） current to store this electricity, and a lamp whose bulb is a light-emitting diode（二极管）. The firm thinks that this system, once the battery is fully charged, is enough to light two small rooms and to power a mobile-phone charger for seven hours. Then, next day, it can be put outside and charged back up again.

The trick is that, to be able to use the electricity, the system's keeper must buy a scratch card—for as little as a dollar—on which is printed a reference number. The keeper sends this reference, plus the serial number of the household solar unit, by SMS to Eight19. The company's server will respond automatically with an access code to the unit.

Users may consider that they are paying an hourly rate for their electricity. In fact, they are paying off the cost of the unit. After buying around $80 worth of scratch cards—which Eight19 expects would take the average family around 18 months—the user will own it. He will then have the option of continuing to use it for nothing, or of trading it in for a bigger one, perhaps driven by a 10-watt solar cell.

In that case, he would go then through the same process again, paying off the additional cost of the upgraded kit at a slightly higher rate. Users would therefore increase their electricity supply steadily and afford ably.

According to Eight19's figures, this looks like a good deal for customers. The firm believes the average energy-starved Kenyan spends around $10 a month on oil—enough to fuel a couple of smoky lamps—plus $2 on charging his mobile phone in the market-place. Regular users of one of Eight19's basic solar units will spend around half that, before owning it completely. Meanwhile, as the cost of solar technology falls, it should get even cheaper.

【1】The underlined word “get round” in the first paragraph can be replaced by _______ .

A. make use of B. come up with

C. look into D. deal with

【2】How much would users pay for the cell and scratch cards before they own a 2.5-watt solar cell?

A. Around $10. B. Around $80.

C. Around $90. D. Around $180.

【3】It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ____________.

A. Kenyan families would find it difficult to afford the solar cell

B. using the solar cell would help Kenyan families save money

C. few Kenyan families use mobile phones for lack of electricity

D. the company will make a great profit from selling solar cells

【4】What might be the most suitable title for the passage?

A. Solar Energy: Starting from Scratch.

B. Eight19: a creative British Company.

C. Kenyan Families: Using Solar Energy for Free.

D. Poor Countries: Beginning to Use Solar Energy.

【题目】单句改错

每句一处错误，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改，每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

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。

【1】Misunderstanding is likely to rise if people fail to communicate with each other.

【2】The fact that the project couldn’t be carried out on time resulted in the lack of enough money.

【3】It is the test system, rather than the teachers, that are to blame for the students’ heavy burden nowadays.

【4】With the final examination drawing near, many students are applying themselves to review their lessons.

【5】My money is run out, so I must go to the bank to get some more before it’s all gone.

【6】Ted came for the weekend wearing only some shorts and a T-shirt, this is a stupid thing to do in such weather.

【7】People may have different opinions about Karen, but I admire her. Above all, she is a great writer.

【8】According to a UN report, some 844 animals and plants disappeared in the last 500 years.

【9】After the foreign guests got familiar to the Chinese traditional festivals, they liked to live in China.

【10】He had worked in America for 3 years when he was young, so he can speak fluent English now.

【题目】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。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。

Dear Sir,

I have just read on the newspaper that an English language secretary is wanting in your company. Therefore, I’m writing to introduce me and apply for the position.

I am a 22-years-old female university student, that studies in the English Department of Yunnan University. I do very much well in English listening, speaking, and translation. I can speak and read little French as a second foreign language. Last summer, I also work as a tourist guide and the boss I worked for were very satisfied with my work. You will know more about me whether I come for an interview.

Best wishes.

Yours faithfully,

Li Ming

【题目】根据句意从方框中选出合适的短语, 用其适当的形式完成句子。

【1】In addition to _________________ the e-mails, the secretary was also asked to finish writing a speech for the manager.

【2】 Ever since her parents ___________________, Jane has become extremely depressed and upset.

【3】I don’t think Jack is a man to ________________when we are in trouble, for he cares nobody but himself.

【4】A young man entered the office, wanting to see the manager _________________ sales department.

【5】Lang Ya Bang was a big TV hit last year, which was ____________________ by both audience and critics.

【6】The sofa can _________________ a temporary bed when we need to put up a guest for the night at home.

【7】A healthy life is frequently thought to __________________ the homegrown food.

【8】They had wanted to give her a surprise on her birthday but the plan didn’t _____________.

【题目】单词拼写

【1】Thunders ________________ (陪伴/伴随) by heavy rain in this season are very common.

【2】It is hard to see how the issue can be resolved to everyone's __________________ (满意/满足).

【3】The new fivestar hotel will have ____________ (住宿) for more than 2,000 people.

【4】During the civil war, thousands of people f____________ (逃避/逃离) from the country.

【5】It is _____________ (催促/极力主张) that we (should) take measures to protect the environment.

【6】Most states guarantee the right to free and ______________ (足够的/充分的) education.

【7】The men ______________ (沉迷/放弃) themselves to drinking alcohol when they were in sorrow.

【8】As we know, the exhibition is held ____________ (每年的).

【9】These creatures live in the ___________ (深处) of the ocean.

【10】This is certainly a ___________ (理论上的/假设的) risk but in practice there is seldom a problem.

【题目】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。

I found out one time that doing a favor for someone could get you into a lot of trouble. I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final test. During the test, the girl sitting next to me whispered something, but I didn’t understand. So I leaned over her way and found out that she was trying to ask me if I had an extra pen. She showed me that hers was out of ink and would not write. I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and put it on her desk.

Later, after the test papers had been turned in, the teacher asked me to stay in the room when all the other students were dismissed. As soon as we were alone she began to talk to me about what it meant to grow up; she talked about how important it was to stand on your own two feet and be responsible for your own acts. For a long time, she talked about honesty and emphasized the fact that when people do something dishonest, they are really cheating themselves. She made me promise that I would think seriously（认真地） about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could leave. I walked out of the room wondering why she had chosen to talk to me about all those things.

Later on, I found out that she thought I had cheated on the test. When she saw me lean over to talk to the girl next to me, it looked as if I was copying answers from the girl’s test paper. I tried to explain about the pen, but all she could say was it seemed very very strange to her that I hadn’t talked of anything about the pen the day she talked to me right after the test. Even if I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor by letting her use my pen, I am sure she continued to believe that I had cheated on the test.

【1】The girl wanted to borrow a pen, because ____________ .

A. she had not brought a pen with her

B. she had lost her own on her way to school

C. there was something wrong with her own

D. her own had been taken away by someone

【2】The thing(s) emphasized in her talk was(were) ____________ .

A. honesty B. sense of duty

C. seriousness D. all of the above

【3】The boy knew everything ____________ .

A. the moment he was asked to stay behind

B. when the teacher started talking about honesty

C. only some time later

D. when he was walking out of the room

【题目】语篇填空

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

My wife is addicted to shopping on the Internet. 【1】 seems that she can’t control herself well, just clicking constantly with the mouse. Let me tell what happened last night. It was the fourth time she【2】 (shop) online for hours. I had already reminded her 【3】 (think) twice before buying anything, but my wife ignored what I said and replied confidently, “With the New Year【4】 (approach), preparation is necessary. Besides, I haven’t bought things on the Internet for a WHOLE week.” Hearing her words, I was really_【5】_ (speech). In most cases, the things she bought aren’t good value for money. Maybe she just enjoys【6】 process of buying online.

Nowadays, 【7】 the development of technology, online shopping is becoming more and more convenient. Those 【8】 stay at home can buy whatever they want. In the meanwhile, it causes a series of 【9】 (problem). One of them is more spending, because people are 【10】 (easy) attracted by the discount. So how to keep a good state of mind in front of temptation is an important lesson many people need to learn.

【题目】Wrong Reasons for Going to College

A college education can be priceless.【1】If any of these following factors had a big influence on your decision, you’re probably right to second-guess yourself.

Because all your friends are going.

In only a few weeks’ time, the whole friend group will be scattered to a half dozen different colleges in a half dozen different places. Not to go will set yourself apart. 【2】

Because someone else expects it from you.

Perhaps you come from a family where everyone goes to college. Or maybe, you’re the kid that everyone is proud to believe will be the first to get there. 【3】. It’s become so much a part of the air you breathe that you’ve never stopped to consider whether you want to go or whether you’re ready to go.

【4】

It’s been tough to find even a summer job. You don’t have an alternative plan. Everyone else is doing it(see above). You think you might as well go to school. That is the lamest(无说服力的) of reasons to spend $20,000 or more in the next year.

Because you are afraid you’ll regret it if you don’t go.

Your uncle tells you that his one regret in life is that he didn’t go to college. Others tell you that they could have gone so much farther in their career if only they had a college education.【5】So this is not a persuasive reason for you to go to college.

A. Because you don’t know what else to do.

B. It seems that for years everyone has just assumed that of course you’ll go.

C. Because you don’t want to work.

D. But maybe in your heart you know that you are going for the wrong reasons.

E. Friends will wonder what’s wrong with you

F. Everyone seems more excited than you are.

G. Whatever the story is, there are always people who regret decisions they’ve made.

【题目】 短文改错

My summer vacation was divided in four parts. First , I went traveling with my cousin which is the same age as me. We went to many places of interests in China and enjoyed myself very much. And we planned to travel abroad next summer. Then I learned to play guitar. I went to my guitar class three times a week and practice a lot during the vacation. I still played music in my spare time and felt quite relaxing. Then I spent a lot of time read classic works by famous writers. What’s more, since my mom was busy, I helped do many housework. I expect the next summer will come over soon!

【题目】假设你即将参加你校主题为“Preparing Myself for College Life”的英语演讲比赛。请根据提示写一则简短的英语演讲稿。构想一下你的大学生活和你打算怎么做来适应大学生活。内容要点应包括：

1. 确定新的学习目标；

2. 学会独立生活；

3. 参加各种活动；

4. 处理好与同学的关系。

注意：1. 短文的内容要连贯、完整；

2. 字数：100 左右(开头己给出的单词不计入单词总数）。

Preparing Myself for College Life

Hello, everyone! My college life is right around the corner and I’m getting ready for it.

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That’s all. Thank you!