The new equipment, ____ the disabled, was put into the market last weekend.

A. was intended for B. intending for

C. intended for D. being intended for

—Tom, you shall not come to school late again.

—Sure, Mr. Brown.

A. It doesn’t matter. B. Why me?

C. Forget it. D. You have my word.

Nine years ago, after Leo had died, people said to me, “I never knew he was your stepfather.” You see, I never called him . At first, he was no one special in my life. Then he became my friend. , I felt he was also my father.

Leo married my mother when I was eleven. Two years later we moved into a house in a new suburban development, where we put down roots. At first our lawn was just a mud with wild grass, but Leo saw bright . “We’ll plant trees there to give us as well as some flowers,” he said. And just these little touches made our house from all the others. More importantly, a real family was . Leo was becoming a full-time parent, and I was learning what it to have a father.

Weekday mornings when the weather was bad, Leo often drove me to school. Having a father

you off may have been something my classmates took for granted, I always thought it was wonderful. mornings, we went to the hardware shop, then stepped into the five-and-ten, buying a sports magazine or something else. Some people might think that doing shopping together is nothing , but I, who had ever before spent my childhood other families do their everyday activities, experienced them now with delight. , I realized that Leo gave me what I needed most—the of doing ordinary things together as a family.

1.A. itB. thatC. soD. one

2.A. In timeB. At the timeC. First timeD. On time

3.A. necessitiesB. possibilitiesC. recognitionD. decoration

4.A. vegetablesB. grassC. shadowD. shade

5.A. beautifulB. similarC. sameD. different

6.A. formingB. developingC. growingD. becoming

7.A. becameB. meantC. followedD. got

8.A. cutB. helpC. dropD. drive

9.A. soB. andC. butD. since

10.A. MondayB. WeekdayC. FridayD. Saturday

11.A. specialB. usualC. especialD. different

12.A. noticingB. recognizingC. understandingD. watching

13.A. modestB. extremeC. deepD. high

14.A. Looking backB.Coming backC. Looking forwardD. Going back on

15.A. achievementB. recognitionC. experienceD. procedure

My father tried to teach me the importance of hard work and devotion to a career. However, there are also the things he taught me unintentionally.

My father, a self-employed sales trainer, was that sick, that tired. Still, he insisted on traveling to give a lecture. He probably earned a lot of money that day, and he paid the price. He returned to the hospital soon after and was dead within three months, at age 58.

It’s been 10 years since I saw my father come home that night, and since then, I’ve thought a lot about work. My dad once told me that he was unable to just gaze at a sunset; he had to be doing something as he looked at it—writing, reading or playing chess. You could say he was a success: he was a published author, an accomplished musician, fluent in German and American Sign Language. That’s an impressive list, but here’s the thing: I want to gaze at the sunsets. This raises the question: if I leave work at five o’clock to watch the sunset, what are the results? Do I risk not reaching the top of my profession? Maybe, because honestly, knocking off (收工) after eight hours probably won’t earn me a promotion.

But, leaving work at five o’clock means I eat dinner with my family. I get to hop on my bike and pedal through the streets of my hometown as the shadows lengthen and the traffic thins. And I get to see a lot of sunsets. That’s got to be worth something.

1. The author’s father can be best described as .

A. confident and positive

B. hard-working and ambitious

C. gentle and kind

D. sensitive and bad-tempered

2. Her father’s death made the author .

A. realize that life is very short

B. understand the importance of living happily

C. realize that one should balance work and life.

D. doubt the value of success in career

3. What’s the purpose of this passage?

A. To honor her dear father

B. To express her idea about life

C. To express her love for work

D. To show her love for her family

In the 1960s Professor Bolin predicted (預測) that the “greenhouse effect”, caused by an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere, would lead to important changes in the Earth’s climate. At the time his prediction were regarded as science fiction. But it is now gradually agreed that the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will double from 0.03% to 0.06% in the next 50 years and that temperatures worldwide will rise by 2°C.

Although a temperature rise of 2° may not seem significant, the local effects may be much greater: in polar regions a rise of 10° by 2025 is expected and in Northern Europe a rise of 4°. Indeed the first effects were expected to be felt before the end of the 20th century.

But how does the “greenhouse effect” operate and why should such a tiny proportion (比例) of CO2 have such a harmful effect? When living creatures breathe out or when things are burned, CO2 enters the atmosphere. Until recently all of this was absorbed by plants, which converted (轉化) it back into oxygen.

However, the balance of nature has been disturbed. In power stations, in factories and in our cars, we are burning more and more fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) and this produces huge quantities of CO2—18 billion tons of it enter the atmosphere every year. Added to this, the destruction of forests means that less CO2 can be converted into oxygen by plants. So, the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere is increasing every year.

1.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. Only a small portion of the atmosphere consists of carbon dioxide.

B. Professor Bolin’s predictions were taken seriously in the first place.

C. No changes in climate will become noticeable for 50 years or more.

D. The rise in temperature will probably be 2 degrees in every part of the world.

2.The amount of CO2 in the atmosphere is increasing every year because .

A. Carbon dioxide is produced when we breathe.

B. Carbon dioxide is produced when we burn things.

C. More forests are destroyed and more fossil fuels are burned.

D. The global temperature keeps rising.

3.The underlined word “operate” in the third paragraph most probably means “ ”.

A. play B. move

C. manage D. function

Home to me means a sense of familiarity and nostalgia (懷舊). It’s fun to come home. It looks the same. It smells the same. You’ll realize what’s changed is you. Home is where we can remember pain, love, and some other experiences; We parted here; My parents met here; I won three championships here.

If I close my eyes, I can still have a clear picture in mind of my first home. I walk in the door and see a brown sofa surrounding a low glass-top wooden table. To the right of the living room is my first bedroom. It’s empty, but it’s where my earliest memories are.

There is the dining room table where I celebrated birthdays, and where I cried on Halloween— when I didn’t want to wear the skirt my mother made for me. I always liked standing on that table because it made me feel tall and strong. If I sit at this table, I can see my favorite room in the house, my parents’ room. It is simple: a brown wooden dresser lines the right side of the wall next to a television and a couple of photos of my grandparents on each side. Their bed is my safe zone. I can jump on it anytime—waking up my parents if I am scared or if I have an important announcement that cannot wait until the morning.

I’m lucky because I know my first home still exists. It exists in my mind and heart, on a physical property (住宅) on West 64th street on the western edge of Los Angeles. It is proof I lived, I grew and I learned.

Sometimes when I feel lost, I lie down and shut my eyes, and I go home. I know it’s where I’ll find my family, my dogs, and my belongings. I purposely leave the window open at night because I know I’ll be blamed by Mom. But I don’t mind, because I want to hear her say my name, which reminds me I’m home.

1.Why does the author call her parents’ bed her “safe zone”?

A. It is her favorite place to play.

B. Her needs can be satisfied there.

C. Her grandparents’ photos are lined on each side.

D. Her parents always play together with her there.

2.What can be learned from the passage?

A. The old furniture is still in the author’s first bedroom.

B. The author can still visit her first physical home in Los Angeles.

C. The author’s favorite room in her first home is the dining room.

D. Many people of the author’s age can still find their first physical homes.

3.Sometimes when she feels lost, the author will _______.

A. Open the window at night

B. lie down in bed to have a dream

C. try to bring back a sense of home

D. go to Los Angeles to visit her mom

4.The passage mainly tells us _________.

A. how much the author is attached to her home.

B. why the author is proud of her first house.

C. what the state of the author’s family is.

D. what good memories are in the author’s childhood.

下面文章中有5處需要添加小標題。請從（A、B、C、D、E和F）中選出符合各段意思的小標題，并在答題紙上將相應選項的標號涂黑。選項中有一項是多余選項。

A.Do voluntary work

B.List your positive aspects

C.Make up another job search plan

D.Make your days follow a regular routine

E.Break big goals into small ones

F.Focus on the things you can control

Keeping Positive During a Long Job Search

A long job search can affect your attitude, especially if you’re out of a job. If it’s taking you longer than expected to find a job, the following tips can help you concentrate and stay positive as well as reduce your depression.

1.___________

When you no longer have a job to report for every day, you can easily lose motivation. Treat your job search like a regular job, with a daily “start” and “end” time. Following a set schedule will help you be more efficient and productive while you’re out of a job.

2.___________

Avoid getting overwhelmed by breaking big goals into small manageable steps. Instead of trying to do everything at once, first put something ahead. If you’re out of luck in your job search, take some time to rethink your goals and work out another job search plan.

3.___________

Make a list of all the things you like about yourself, including skills, characters, achievements and successes. Write down projects that you’re proud of, situations where you excel and things you’re good at. Review this list often to remind yourself of your strengths.

4.___________

Being out of a job can decrease your self-esteem and make you feel useless. However, volunteering can help you maintain a sense of value and purpose. Helping others can put you in a good mood. Volunteering can also provide career experience, social support and networking opportunities.

5.___________

You can’t control how quickly a possible boss calls you back or whether or not he decides to hire you. Rather than wasting your energy and time on things that are out of your hands, turn your attention to things you can control during the time when you are out of a job, such as writing a great cover letter and resume to the company you want to work for, setting up meetings with your networking contacts and so on.

第一節(jié)：短文改錯（滿分10分）

下面短文中有10處語言錯誤，請在有錯誤的地方增加、刪除或修改某個單詞。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號（∧），并在其下面寫上該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（﹨）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫上修改后的詞。

注意：1、每處錯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）不計分。

Nowadays, after-class activities are becoming more and more popular in high schools. In our school, there are various kinds of activities and we enjoyed them very much. Playing football is my favorite, which do me lots of good, such as building my body and keeping me healthy. Beside, it also frees me from the heavy work of study.

Here I have some advices. To students, you’d better to choose the activities which interest you and suit you; to schools, they should organize more activities for students, leave students time for activities by giving them more homework.

Dear friends, please actively take part in after-class activities, what will not only make your school life colorfully, but also improve your learning.

A mother said, “My son is always playing computer games, chatting with his friends on the net. He never has time to talk to me.”請從高中生的角度談談這一現象，并發(fā)表你的看法。

注意：

詞數：120左右；

可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

參考詞匯：開頭已寫好，不計入總詞數。

With the development of science and technology, more and more students are addicted to computers.

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We should not _______ small mistakes, or they might lead to big accidents.

A. hurt B. ignore

C. recover D. dislike