A shopping center is a place where many different shops and stores are collected under one roof. You can buy everything there and there are also banks, restaurants and, sometimes, a post office.

There are other places in the United States which are called five-and –ten-cent stores because they used to sell things for 5 to 10 cents. Today they sell almost anything and some of the things cost several dollars. Supermarkets are found in all the cities. They sell food and many other goods. You walk around the supermarket, choose the things you want, put them into a special basket prepared by the store and pay for them all together at the door. Supermarkets often stay open later than other stores.

Stores are usually open every day of the week except on Sunday. Some close on Saturdays in July and August.

1.The shops and stores in a shopping center are .

A. in the same building B. on the top of a big roof

C.close to your house D. near banks and restaurants

2.A five-and-ten-cent store usually sells .

A. expensive things B. small and cheap things

C. things worth many dollars D. everything you need in the house

3.________have baskets ready for people to carry the things they are going to buy.

A. Shopping centers B.Fine stores in America

C. Five-and-ten-cent stores D. Supermarkets

4.Which of the following can be the topic of the article?

A. What a shopping Center is? B. Why people like supermarkets?

C. Three types of places for shopping. D.Old and new stores.

It's a fact that we all dream. Some dreams seem to last for hours, others only for seconds. Some of us have strange dreams, some have interesting dreams, and some of us have unpleasant dreams. Tests in the 1980s showed that these dreams occur within 90-minute cycles, each cycle made up of six stages. In the last stage people experience rapid eye movement, known as REM, and it is in this stage that dreaming takes place. Eighty percent of people who were woken during this sixth stage could easily remember their dreams. On the other hand, when during the first five stages (NREM), only seven percent could describe a dream.

However, of these same people woken during the first five stages, 74% were able to remember thinking activity, although they would not call it a dream. NerysDee, who has written about dreams in a book called "Your Dreams and What They Mean" says: "Perhaps during NREM sleep we are sorting out our outer mundane problems, but in REM sleep we are dealing with inside matters." She also makes the following statement about 90-minute cycle: It may also prove the reason why insomniacs who wake in the middle of the night find it impossible to get to sleep again for at least an hour and a half. In other words, until they have missed out one complete 90-minute sleep period.

1.Which of the following statements about dreams is TRUE?

A. Everyone dreams but very few can recall what they dream.

B.Some people have long dreams and others have very short ones.

C. People can only remember unpleasant dreams.

D.More than eighty percent of people can remember their dreams.

2.According to the tests in the 1980s, dreaming takes place­­______.

A.between each 90-minute cycle

B. at any time during 90-minute cycles

C.during the first five stages of 90-minute cycles

D. in the last stage of 90-minute cycles

3.People woken during REM sleep can______.

A. hardly remember their dreams

B. easily remember their dreams

C. only remember their dreams

D. partly remember their thinking activity

4."Insomniacs" are persons who______.

A. can always remember their dreams

B. have trouble getting into sleep at night

C. experience rapid eye movement

D. usually wake after each 90-minute sleep period

Mrs. Blake teaches English in a large school in the inner area of a big city on the west coast. Even since she was a young girl, she has wanted to become a teacher. She has taught eight years now and hasn’t changed her mind. After she graduated from high school, she went on to college. Four years later, she received her bachelor’s degree (BA) in English and her teaching certificate. Then she went to teach in the secondary schools of her state. In the summers, Mrs. Blake takes more classes; she hopes to get a master’s degree (MA). With an MA, she will receive a higher salary and if possible, she hopes to get a doctor’s degree as well. The school day at Mrs. Blake’s high school, like that in many high schools in the United States, is divided into one hour each. Mrs. Blake must teach five of these periods. During her free period, which for her is from 2 to 3 P.M, Mrs. Blake must meet with parents, make our examinations, check assignments at all, Mrs. Blake works continuously from the time she arrives at school in the morning till the time she leaves for home late in the afternoon.

1.How long is it since Mrs. Blake graduated from high school?

A. four years B. eight years C. twenty years D. twelve years

2.According to the article, which is the right order of the degrees a person can receive after going to university?

A. a bachelor’s degree – a master’s degree – a doctor’s degree

B.a doctor’s degree – a bachelor’s degree – a master’s degree

C. a master’s degree – a bachelor’s degree – a doctor’s degree

D. a bachelor’s degree – a doctor’s degree – a master’s degree

3.How many degrees has Mrs. Blake achieved so far?

A. four B. two C. three D.one

4.Which of the following sentences is not true?

A. Mrs. Blake has turned her wish of becoming a teacher into reality.

B. Mrs. Blake teaches in the inner area of big city on the east of the United States.

C. Mrs. Blake is still studying in her holidays in order to get higher degrees.

D. The working hours in the school where Mrs. Blake works are similar to those of many other high schools in the states.

Most people buy a lot of gifts just before Christmas. But some people think we buy too much. They have started a special day called Buy Nothing Day. They don’t want anyone to go shopping that day.

Buy Nothing Day is November 29. It’s 25 days before Christmas. It’s after Thanksgiving and often the first day of Christmas shopping. At this time, we see ads in newspapers and on TV telling us to “buy, buy, buy!”

The idea for Buy Nothing Day started in Vancouver, British Columbia. Now people all over the world celebrate Buy Nothing Day. In California, parents and children get together to read stories, sing songs, and paint pictures. The children talk about why they don’t need a lot of toys. This year, in Manchester, England, people dressed up to tell people that we buy too much.

In Albuquerque, New Mexico, high school students wanted to tell other students about Buy Nothing Day. They organized a spaghetti dinner to give people information about Buy Nothing Day. They asked restaurants in the neighborhood to donate the food. They made posters and talked to other students about it. The dinner was a big success, and many students agreed not to buy anything on November 29. The students at high school liked the idea of this new tradition. Next year, they want to have another dinner to tell more people about Buy Nothing Day!

1.Which of the following is NOT the day for people to celebrate Buy Nothing Day?

A. The first day after Christmas. B. 25 days before Christmas.

C. After Thanksgiving. D.November 29

2.When do people usually do shopping?

A. Before Thanksgiving. B. On Christmas.

C. Anytime. D. Before Christmas.

3.How do people celebrate Buy Nothing Day?

A. In California, parents and children get together to play games.

B. In England, people celebrated by performing plays.

C. They bought nothing and made the others decide not to.

D. In Mexico, high school students dressed up.

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

People around the world used their computers to buy goods, communicate with others, listen to music, see pictures and learn about different places and ideas. In 2006, more people around the world used new ways to communicate and connect with each other through the Internet.

1. Blog is a short way of saying Web log. Through these personal websites, people can share their experiences, ideas and opinions with anyone on the Internet.

People of all ages have their own blogs. For young people, they are a way to show their writings and other forms of self-expression.

2. These sites include “MySpace”, used mainly by teenagers and young adults. MySpace is an online community that lets people share message and pictures with an increasing number of friends. 3.

YouTube is another Internet site that became more popular this year. This website lets anyone create, share and watch short videos. People can watch almost anything on YouTube：news, sports and entertainment events. 4. These include videos of people singing or dancing, or animals doing funny things. Three young men created YouTube almost two years ago as a personal’video sharing service. They recently sold it to Google for more than one half billon dollars.

Games and entertainment also became a larger part of the Internet this year. One Internet social site is called Second Life. 5. They get married, build homes, operate businesses, buy and sell goods, work, play and attend school.

A. The blog is one form of communication that enjoys growing popularity.

B. People of all ages use computers to express themselves.

C. It is an online world in which computer users create a new self and live a different life.

D. Many Websites offer free services to create personal Web pages and fill them with writing site on the web.

E. There are music videos, and videos made by people in their own homes.

F. More and more people are buying computers because of the lower price.

G. It is the most popular social networking site on the web.

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處，每個錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），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.每處錯誤及其修改僅限一詞。

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分

Tom and Dick are next door neighbor who both work in same office. They often walk together to and from work. Once they were walking to home together while it suddenly started to rain. Tom quickly opened his umbrella and said proud，“My wife really has great foresight. She said this morning it would rain and tell me to carry my umbrella. ”Dick smiled and walked up to her under the protection of the umbrella，said，“Mine has even great foresight. She didn’t let me. carry one as she knew you’d share yours to me. ”

某英文報社準備刊發(fā)一篇題為”Living in a City”有關城市生活利和弊的文章。根據(jù)下面提示寫一篇英語短文。

優(yōu)點：找工作容易；交通便利；有公園、飯店等休閑場所。

缺點：生活消費高；人口多，擁擠；空氣污染，居住環(huán)境差。

要求：1. 覆蓋以上全部內(nèi)容，可適當發(fā)揮。

2. 詞數(shù)100左右，標題已給出。

He was such __ good speaker that he held our attention every minute of __ three-hour lecture.

A. /; the B. a; / C. a; the D. a; a

As PM2.5 readings reached as high as 900 in some cities, people are more _____ to get lung cancer in such conditions.

A. probable B. perhaps C. possible D. likely

I will always remember _____ to the star’s concert and what I experienced there.

A. taking B. being taken C. to take D. to be taken