Tom was very angry about ________ to Mary’s birthday party.

A．not inviting

B．being not invited

C．not being invited

D．not to be invited

 

It was Saturday when the entire summer world was bright and fresh. Tom looked at the fence, which was long and high, feeling all enthusiasm leaving him. He dipped his brush into the whitewash before moving it along the top board of the fence. He knew other boys would arrive soon with all minds of interesting plans for this day. As walking past him, they would tease him for having to work on a beautiful Saturday—which burnt him like fire.
He, putting his hands into his pockets and taking out all he owned with the expectation of letting someone paint, found nothing that could buy half an hour of freedom. At this dark and hopeless moment, a wonderful idea occurred to him, pouring a great bright light into his mind. He took up his brush and continued to work pleasantly with calm and quietness.
Presently, Ben Rogers came in sight—munching an apple and making joyful noises like the sound of a riverboat as he walked along. Tom went on whitewashing, paying no attention to the steamboat. 
“Hello!” Ben said, “I’m going swimming, but you can’t go, can you?”
No answer. Tom moved his brush gently along the fence and surveyed the result. Ben came nearer. Tom’s mouth watered for Ben’s apple while he kept painting the fence.
Ben said, “That’s a lot of work, isn’t it?”
Tom turned suddenly saying “Here you are! Ben! I didn’t notice you.”
“I’m going swimming,” Ben said. “Don’t you wish you could go? Or would you rather work?”
Tom said, “Work? What do you mean ‘work’?”
“Isn’t that work?”
Tom continued painting and answered carelessly, “Maybe it is, and maybe it isn’t. All I know is it suits Tom Sawyer.”
“Do you mean that you enjoy it?”
“I don’t see why I oughtn’t to enjoy it.”
“Does a boy have a chance to paint a fence frequently” said Tom.
Ben stopped munching his apple.
Tom moved his brush back and forth—stepped back to note the effect—added a little paint here and there. Ben watched every move, getting more and more interested, more and more absorbed1. After a short time, he said, “Tom, let me whitewash a little.”
Tom seemed to be thinking for a moment before he said, “No, Aunt Polly wants this fence to be perfect. If it was the back fence, maybe you could do it. But this fence beside the street is where everybody can see it. It has to be done right.”
“Oh, come on, let me try. I’ll be careful. Listen, Tom. I’ll give you part of my apple if you let me paint.”
“No, Ben, I’m afraid—”
“I’ll give you all the apple!”
Tom handed the brush to Ben with unwillingness on his face but alacrity in his heart. While the riverboat worked and sweated in the hot sun, Tom, an artist sat in the shade close by, munching his apple, and planning how he could trick more of the boys.
Before long there were enough boys each of whom came along the street; stopped to laugh but soon begged to be allowed to paint. By the middle of the afternoon, Tom had got many treasures while the fence had had three layers of whitewash on it. If he hadn’t run out of whitewash, he would have owned everything belonging to the boys in the village.
Tom said to himself that the world was not so depressing after all. He had discovered a great law of human action: in order to make a man cover a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain.
【小题1】By using “Tom continued painting and answered carelessly”, the author shows Tom ______ when he was talking to Ben.

A．made mistakes

B．damaged things

C．was natural

D．wasn’t concentrating

【小题2】The underlined word “alacrity” in the last but two paragraph most probable means “______”.

A．kindness

B．discouragement

C．sympathy

D．eagerness

【小题3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? ________

A．Tom did not want to go swimming at all

B．Tom was asked to help Aunt Polly paint the fence

C．Tom did not get along well with his friends

D．Tom was very busy that Saturday afternoon.

【小题4】We can draw a conclusion from the last paragraph that _______.

A．forbidden fruit is sweet.	B．a friend in need is a friend indeed.
C．all good things must come to an end.	D．a bad excuse is better than none.

Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line(排队), others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.

 He walked into the station cafe(咖啡馆). he looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror(镜子) on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom's workmates came in and sat with Tom.

 "What time is your bus " asked Mike.

 "There's plenty of time yet," answered Tom.

 "Well, I'll get you some more tea then," said Mike.

 They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. "Oh! It's going backward(倒行)!" he cried. "A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it's half past eleven."

 "You're looking at the clock in the mirror." said Mike. Tom was so sad(难过). The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.

1.Tom went into the station cafe because .

  A. Mike asked him to have a cup of tea

  B. it was quite early and he could find a seat there

  C. he didn't like to stay with the schoolgirls

  D. he wanted to have a drink with his workmate there

2.What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock in the mirror

  A. Half past twelve B. Twenty to twelve  C. Half past eleven     D. Half past one

3.From the story we know that when we look at a clock in a mirror, we will find .

  A. the time is right B .it's going slowerC. it's going backwardD. it's going faster

4.Which of the following is true？

  A. Tom arrived in Paris on time 

B. The next bus would leave in half an hour

C. After that Tom didn't like clocks any longer

D. Tom looked at the clock in the mirror only once

5.Which of the following is the title(题目) of the story

  A. The Mirror of the Station                   B. Not A Careful Man

  C. Missing A Bus                            D. The Clock In The Mirror

 

One day, a woman sat down next to a man on a bench near a playground. The woman _36__ a little boy in a red coat and said: “That is my son __37__ is moving smoothly down the slide (滑板)”. “What a lovely boy!” the man replied. Then he went __38__ saying, “That is my daughter on the bike. She is __39__ a white dress”.

After a while, the man looked at his __40__ and called to the girl in white, “Shall we go home, Mary?” “Only five __41__ minutes, Dad, please?” little Mary cried. The man __42__ and Mary went on riding her bike happily. Five minutes passed soon. The father __43__ and called again to his daughter: “It’s time __44__ now, Mary?” Again, Mary pleaded (恳求), “Give me more minutes, Dad. __45__ five more minutes, OK?” The man smiled and said: “OK.”

The __46__ responded, “You are surely a patient father.” __47__ in thought, the man said nothing. However, after a __48__, he smiled and then said: “Her elder brother Tom was killed by a __49__ driver last year while he was riding his bike near here. I never __50__ much time with Tom and now I would give anything for just five more minutes with him. I wouldn’t make the same __51__ with Mary. She thinks she has five more minutes to ride her bike. The __52__ is that I get five more minutes to watch her play. Life sometimes __53__ too suddenly. ”

Yes, life is all about making priorities (优先考虑的事), and what are your priorities? Don’t always __ 54__ excuses for your not being able to accompany your family members or your friends. Give someone you are __55__ five more minutes of your time today!

1.                A．pointed to      B．looked up       C．shouted at D．argued with

 

2.                A．which          B．who           C．/    D．whose

 

3.                A．in             B．up             C．on   D．out

 

4.                A．wearing        B．putting         C．folding   D．glaring

 

5.                A．feet           B．watch          C．honey    D．gift

 

6.                A．less            B．illegal          C．latter D．more

 

7.                A．nodded        B．shook          C．refused   D．shocked

 

8.                A．put down       B．stood up        C．cut down D．picked up

 

9.                A．going          B．gone           C．went D．to go

 

10.               A．Too            B．Immediately     C．Clearly    D．Just

 

11.               A．woman         B．man           C．girl   D．boy

 

12.               A．Reacted        B．Frightened      C．Lost  D．Rebuilt

 

13.               A．rank           B．while          C．reality D．shelter

 

14.               A．social          B．drunk          C．suitable   D．unfair

 

15.               A．spent          B．wasted         C．exploded  D．fed

 

16.               A．ride           B．ground         C．mistake   D．preparations

 

17.               A．chance         B．truth           C．injury D．glory

 

18.               A．harvests        B．ignores         C．changes   D．orders

 

19.               A．operate        B．question        C．make D．purchase

 

20.               A．proud of        B．beneficial to     C．worried about  D．devoted to

 

 

第二卷

第一节: 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1。5分，满分15分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同学写的以下作文。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：在此处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出修改的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在其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（从十一处起）不计分。

One day, Tom was riding along the street while suddenly a red car ran towards him fast。 He is so frightened that he quick turned to the left side。But it was too late, the car knocked his bike and he fell of it。 When the driver realized that he had caused an accident, he got such frightened that he escaped hurriedly。He was soon out of sight,left Tom helpless on the spot。Fortunately, a passer-by happened to see what had been happened and took down a number of the car。 He reported that to the police, but the driver was caught。