When I was a boy my father told me that he could do anything he wanted to. Dad said that he wanted to be the first to develop color prints in our city and so he did．

When I was 16，Dad looked closely at the violin I played and said that he wanted to make one．He read about violin-making, and then became a violin-maker at the age of 43. He bought the tools and materials, opened a small store and set Mom up as the shopkeeper, while he worked at a local company. He retired from the company 17 years later and continued to make violins and other instruments.

Dad often guessed why the Stradivarius violins sounded so beautiful. Some experts told him that it was the special varnish(油漆)that gave the instruments their beautiful sound．Dad argued that chemists could analyze the varnish—if that was the answer．

One of Dad’s friends asked him which kind of wood was used to make violins．When Dad explained that the top was made of spruce(云杉), his friend said that he had all old piece of spruce which Dad might be interested in.

He worked for the next 12 months making a violin from the wood that his friend had given him. It proved to be an excellent violin and it would become Dad’s masterpiece. He believed that the secret of the Stradivarius sound was in the wood itself.

Later, the instrument was stolen, Dad’s spirit was broken and he stopped making instruments. But he kept the music shop until he was 80 years old, selling guitars and violins.

The violin has been missing for more than 25 years．Somewhere a musician is playing a late-20th-century violin with an excellent tone．The owner today may never understand why this Ordinary-looking violin sounds so much like Stradivarius．

1.In Paragraph l，the writer mentioned his father’s developing color prints to .

A. let others know that he believed his father

B. show that his father would like to make violins

C. Prove that his father could do anything he wanted to

D. give an example showing that his father was an inventor

2.What did the writer’s father think about Stradivarius violins?

A. They were made by experts．

B. The wood of the violins was special．

C. The way of making them was unusual．

D. The varnish was different from the others．

3.From the underlined sentence, we learn that the writer’s father ．

A. found another new job

B. wanted to become famous

C. lost interest in instruments

D. liked the violin very much

4.What could be the best title of the passage?

A. My Experienced Father

B. My Father and His Violin

C. The Secret of Making Violins

D. The New Owner of the Violin

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It is quite reasonable to blame traffic jams, the cost of gas and the great speed of modern life, but manners on the road are becoming terrible. Everybody knows that the nicest men would become fierce tigers behind the wheel. It is all right to have a tiger in a cage, but to have one in the driver's seat is another matter.

Road politeness is not only good manners, but a good sense. It takes the most cool-headed (頭腦冷靜的) drivers great patience to give up the desire to beat back when they are forced to face rude driving. On the other hand, a little politeness goes a long way towards reducing the possibility of quarrelling and fighting. A friendly nod or a wave of thanks in answer to an act of politeness helps to create an atmosphere of good will and becomes so necessary in modern traffic conditions. But such behavior of politeness is by no means enough. Many drivers nowadays don't even seem able to recognize politeness when they see it.

However, misplaced（用錯(cuò)了地方的） politeness can also be dangerous. A typical example is the driver who waves a child crossing the street at a wrong place into the path of oncoming cars that may not be able to stop in time. The same goes for encouraging old ladies to cross the road wherever and whenever they want to.

An experienced driver told me it would help if drivers learnt to correctly join in a traffic stream without causing total blockages( 擁堵) that give rise to unpleasant feelings. Unfortunately, modern drivers can't even learn to drive, let alone（更不用說） master the roadman ship ( 公路駕車技能). Years ago, experts warned us that the fast increase of the car ownership would demand more give and take( 互諒互讓) from all road users. It is high time for all of us to take this message to heart.

1.The passage mainly talks about______________________.

A. traffic jams B. good manners

C. road politeness D. modern drivers

2.Troubles on the road are often caused by__________________.

A. traffic jams

B. the behavior of the drivers

C. the great speed of modern life

D. terrible road conditions

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A. encourage children to cross the road whenever they want to

B. beat back when forced to face rude driving

C. be able to recognize road politeness when he sees it

D. join in a traffic stream quickly however other people feel

4.It is not right for drivers to_________.

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B. join in a traffic stream

C. give a friendly nod in answer to an act of politeness

D. encourage old ladies to cross the road whenever and wherever they want to

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The morning had been a disaster. My tooth was aching, and I'd been in an argument with a friend. Her words still hurt：“The trouble with you is that you won't put yourself in my place. Can't you see things from my point of view？”I shook my head stubbornly—and felt the ache in my tooth. I'd thought I could hold out till my dentist came back from holiday, but the pain was really unbearable. I started calling the dentists in the phone book, but no one could see me immediately. Finally, at about lunchtime, I got lucky.

If you come by right now, ”the receptionist said, “the dentist will fit you in.”

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In the dentist's office, I sat down and looked around. I saw nothing but the bare walls and I became even more worried. The assistant noticed my nervousness and placed her warm hand over my ice-cold one.

When I told her my fears, she laughed and said, “Don't worry. The dentist is very good.”

“How long do I have to wait for him？”I asked impatiently. “Come on, he is coming. Just lie down and relax. And enjoy the artwork, ”the assistant said. “The artwork？”I was puzzled.

The chair went back. Suddenly I smiled. There was a beautiful picture, right where I could enjoy it：on the ceiling. How considerate the dentist was！At that moment, I began to understand what my friend meant by her words.

What a relief!

1.Which of the following best describes the author's feeling that morning?

A. Satisfied B. Cheerful. C. Nervous. D. Upset..

2.What made the author begin to doubt about the dentist?

A. The surroundings of the dentist's office.

B. The laughing assistant of the dentist.

C. The dentist's agreeing to treat her at very short notice.

D. The dentist's being as busy as the other dentists.

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A. Because the assistant kept comforting her.

B. Because she could relax in the chair.

C. Because the dentist came at last.

D. Because she saw a picture on the ceiling.

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A. Have a good word for one's friend.

B. Put oneself in other's shoes.

C. Strike while the iron is hot.

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C. to provide guidance for women worshiping thinness

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B. the fashion industry is much too influential.

C. it doesn’t create a healthy working environment for models.

D. it doesn’t provide a proper approach that can work well.

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A. Being interviewed by a reporter.

B. Establishing his fashion model agent.

C. Meeting an ambitious but too skinny model.

D. Seeing a model die from eating disorders.

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C. acceptable D. argumentative

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"That will be ten cents, young man,” the shop owner said. Bobby gave the man his coin in disbelief. Could this be true? the boy' s mind, the shopkeeper added, "I just happened to have some roses on sale. Would you like them?"

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3.A.ended B.moved C.struggled D.united

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5.A.time B.spirit C.money D.education

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8.A. mind B. control C. reach D. sight

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11.A. popular B. special C. wealthy D. comfortable

12.A.Warmth B. Panic C. Regret D. Ambition

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16.A. paused B. looked C. waited D. prayed

17.A. settled B. sank C. bled D. relieved

18.A. Slowly B. Calmly C. Secretly D. Unwillingly

19.A. Changing B. Clearing C. Occupying D. Reading

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根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

The Lost Rules of Etiquette

Etiquette, or good manners, used to be the glue that held society together. 1. Sadly, these days it has mostly gone by the wayside. This list is several best rules of etiquette that have now disappeared.

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In days gone by, a gentleman would always open doors for ladies. 2. This h8s now almost entire-ly disappeared-and it is pot entirely the fault of the men. I have seen women laugh at men for opening a door for them. They seem to be confusing manners with chauvinism(大男子主義)．

Writing Thank-You Notes

In days gone by, whenever a person received a gift, they would write a thank-you note as soon as possible. 3. Parents would sit children down after a birthday or Christmas and coach them in their first thank-you note. It is a shame that gift giving has now become a virtual obligation and the idea of a thank-you note would be laughed at.

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We seem to have completely lost the concept of correct timing when it comes to parties these days.

5. After all, a party normally has a guest of honor-this is usually the oldest woman present. It was considered extremely rude in the past to leave a party before the guest of honor-and once the guest of honor left, it was a signal to all that they should begin their own preparations to leave.

A. Arriving on Time.

B. Leaving at the Right Time.

C. People leave with various excuses.

D. It enabled people to get on well with each other.

E. This rule was true even if the giver was a relative.

F. It could be the lady they were driving, or a stranger.

G. We've thrown away the concept of a guest of honor at will.

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假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文,請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤,每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加:在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(∧),并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。

修改:在錯(cuò)的詞下畫一橫線,并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意:1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞;

2.只允許修改10處,多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。

One day,I was cooking in the kitchen while the telephone rang.I went to answer it immediately.She was my close friend,Lisa.When we were talking on a phone,the fire alarm sounded.I run back to the kitchen.The room was full smoke and the beef was bad burnt.I quickly turned off the gas,opening all the windows,and then went out of the house.To my great surprises,two fire engines were outside my house.I was rather worried.I told about the firemen that it was my careless cooking which caused the heavy smoke.

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短文改錯(cuò)

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增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏詞符號(hào)（∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\ )劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。

Thank you very much for invite me to your birthday party. I’d like to come and I have to go to my hometown to see my grandparents. They are very older and not in a good health recently. However, my mother makes a telephone call to them last week, promising to visit them with me this Saturday. My mother said we will stay at my grandparents’ the whole weekend. So I’m real sorry I can’t take part your party. Here I wish you a lot of funs on your birthday.

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