18．About ten years ago，a young and successful businessman named Josh was traveling down a Chicago neighborhood street．He was going a bit too fast in his new car．Suddenly，a brick sailed out and hit his car's side door．Josh jumped out of the car，grabbed the kid who had thrown the brick and shouted at him，"Just what on earth are you doing？That's my new car．That brick you threw is going to cost you a lot of money．Why did you throw it？""Please，sir．I'm sorry!I didn't know what else to do!"pleaded （懇求） the young boy．"I threw the brick because no one else would stop!"
Tears were dripping down the boy's face as he pointed around the parked car．"It's my brother，sir，"he said．"He fell out of his wheelchair and I can't lift him up．"Sobbing，the boy asked Josh，"Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair？He's hurt and he's too heavy for me．"
Moved beyond words，the young man tried desperately to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat．Josh helped lift the young man back into the wheelchair．He then watched the boy push his brother down the sidewalk towards their home．
It was a long walk back to his car-a long and slow walk．Josh never did fix the side door of his car．He kept the dent （凹痕） to remind him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at him to get his attention．
21．When Josh's car was hit by a brick，he wasC．
A．repairing his car           
B．playing with some kids
C．driving fast on the street      
D．thinking about his business
22．Why did the boy throw the brick towards Josh's car？B
A．He hated those driving fast．
B．He wanted to get his attention．
C．He was careless and missed his target．
D．He wanted to get his brother's attention．
23．After listening to the boy's explanation，JoshB．
A．a(chǎn)greed to give him a lift
B．was touched and decided to help
C．helped send the boy's brother home
D．decided to fix his car with his own money
24．What would be the best title for the text？B
A．Help those in need           B．Slow down in your life
C．Love people around you       D．Forgive those who anger you．

17．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句作文．文中共有10處錯誤，每處中最多有兩處．每處錯誤僅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．每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞．
       2．只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分．
It was 2：10 in the afternoon when I entered the classroom．I was  surprising to see our teacher operating the video camer．Most of us have never been in front of a video camer before，but we were very nervous．As for myself，I had once faced it at home．My uncle shot as we were celebrating for my sister's birthday．However，this was complete different．
We had to talk about our articles as if we were reading news on TV．The funny thing was every time I tried to face the cameras and talked about my article，I forgot the article and couldn't help look down at it．It was a quite different experience for me，thanks to our teacher．

16．We don't always get a second chance to achieve our dreams．But some people are lucky，like Matthew McConaughey．Once almost unknown，the actor has recently found himself back on the list of the best actors in Hollywood．His new movie Interstellar is just another sign that his career reinvention has been an incredible success．"The film relies on McConaughey's  performance to hold together the emotional story of a father and his daughter against the background of space travel and the end of the world，"Forbes commented．
But only years ago，the Texas native was often the butt of jokes （笑柄） about being too handsome．In 1993，after meeting with director Richard Linklater，McConaughey starred in Dazed and Confused．And a Hollywood career was born，mostly in romantic comedies．For a long time，the whole world believed McConaughey was just a handsome guy with comic talent．
But McConaughey stopped starring in that type of movie，and began to use his looks differently．Slowly he built up his reputation as a serious actor．In 2013，McConaughey was offered to play an AIDS activist in Dallas Buyers Club．The role saw the normally muscular actor losing 50 pounds in order to appear sick．His performance won him an Oscar for Best Actor．
The actor gave thanks to someone he has always looked up to as a hero during his Oscar acceptance speech．When he was 15，the actor said，he decided that his hero would be himself in 10 years．But 10 years later，he pushed the deadline ahead another decade．Then 10 years later，another decade．"My hero's  always 10 years away，"he said．"I'm never going to attain that．That keeps me with somebody to keep on chasing．"Or perhaps constantly chasing the chance to be his own hero has given him a second chance to pursue his dreams．
28．Why was McConaughey often the butt of jokes in his early career？A
A．He was limited to handsome roles．
B．He was unknown to the audience．
C．He played in romantic comedies．
D．He was handsome and emotional．
29．What role won McConaughey an Oscar for Best Actor？B
A．A caring father．B．An AIDS activist．
C．A serious buyer．D．A strong hero．
30．What can we learn about McConaughey？D
A．He was born in Hollywood．
B．He has become a hero of his own．
C．He wasn't famous until recently．
D．He isn't content with his achievements．
31．Which of the following can be the best title？C
A．McConaughey，a Romantic Comedian
B．McConaughey，a Man Making a Hit
C．McConaughey，a Man Daring to Change
D．McConaughey，Handsome and Talented．

15．Raised by a single mother in Hartford，F(xiàn)red Wright struggled with behavioral problems and was forced to move from one school to another．He even reached a point where he felt like he had nothing to live for．
"I was walking around with a lot on my shoulders，"he said．"I couldn't handle it．I didn't care about life anymore．"But all that started to change when Wright met Patricia Kelly．
"I was seven when I met Mrs Kelly．I wasn't used to strictness．I wasn't used to hearing the word‘no'，"said Wright，now 17．
Kelly，a former soldier and an equestrian （騎手），took Wright under her wing and helped him find hope in an unlikely place-on a horse．
"Wright was like a round peg that everybody kept trying to squeeze into a square hole''，Kelly said．"He was hurting．He needed a place where he could express himself．The riding field became that place for him．"
For the last 30 years，Kelly has helped children stay on the right track through her nonprofit，Ebony Horsewomen．The program offers horseback riding lessons and teaches animal science to more than 300 young  people a year．By exposing those children to horsemanship，Kelly aims to give them an alternative to the streets and an opportunity to turn their lives around．
"We use horses as a hook to create pride，esteem and healing，"said Kelly，66．"They learn that they have ability．They just have to unlock it．"
"When you teach a child to ride a horse，they learn they are the center of their environment''，said Kelly．"Once they make that connection，they can change what happens in school，at home and in the community．"
24．Why did Fred Wright have to move from one school to another？C
A．Because his mother couldn't afford the fees．
B．Because his parents got divorced．
C．Because he behaved badly at school．
D．Because he didn't set a life goal．
25．How did Patricia Kelly help Fred Wright？C
A．She provided him with a home．
B．She encouraged him to learn science．
C．She exposed him to the riding field．
D．She found him a better school．
26．What do we know about the program Ebony Horsewomen？B
A．It is intended to make money．
B．It was founded by Patricia Kelly．
C．It aims to protect the environment．
D．It serves as a shelter for homeless kids．
27．What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs？A
A．Horse riding is helpful to the growth of kids．
B．Patricia Kelly is a very successful woman．
C．Horses are closely related to the environment．
D．It is hard for a kid to learn to ride a horse．

14．假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修 改你同桌寫的作文． 文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處．每處錯誤僅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．
  刪詞：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．每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞．
        2．只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分．
Last Monday，our history teacher asked us write a report about the American Civil war．To finish the homework，I went to the school library to borrow any books．Therefore，when I got there，I couldn't find the books I needed them．A librarian work there told me such books had been borrowed by others，that made me worried．I was about to leave a library when I meet Liu Jie，one of my friends．Before I told her my p roblem，she said she had a book about the topic at home．After school，I went to her home to take the books．Thanks to Liu Jie，I finished my report quickly．

13．Trees are of great use to man in three important ways：they offer him wood and other useful things，they give him cool places，and they help to stop dr ought and flood．
In many parts of the world，unfortunatel y，man has not found that the third of these points is the most important．Man wants to make money from trees，so he has cut them down in large numbers，only to find that without them he has lost the best friends he had．And also，he is usually too careless to plant and look after new trees．So the forests slowly disappear．
This does not only mean that man will have fewer trees．The results are even worse：for where there are trees，their roots break up soil-make the rain in-and also b ind（粘合，凝結(jié)） the soil，thus stopping it from being washed away easily； but where there are no trees，the rain falls on hard ground and flows away，causing floods and carrying away the rich top-soil．When all the top-soil is gone，nothing is left but useless desert．
12．The most important points of trees to man isA．
A．they help him to stop drought and floods
B．they offer him cool places
C．they give him wood and other things
D．they help him to make money  
13．Which is not the reason for forests'slow disappearance in many places？
D
A．Many trees have been cut down by man．
B．New trees are not well looked after．
C．Less attention is paid to planting trees．
D．Global warming．
14．Land becomes desert after all trees are cut down becauseD．
A．roots of trees break up the soil   
B．there are too many rainfalls
C．strong winds bring a lot of sand
D．no more trees keep the rain and protect the top-soil．
15．Which title best fits the passage？B
A．Trees and Man                             
B．The Function of Tree Wood
C．How do People do with Trees？
D．The Usage of Tree Roots．

12．Once upon a time，there was an old businessman，who came to a small town when it was about 12 o'clock at night．He found an inn and decided to stay there for the night．After he had gone to his room，t he owner said to his wife，"Look at his suitcase，dear．I'm sure there are lots of valuable things in it．I want to steal it when he is asleep．""No，no，"said the woman．"He must look for his suitcase tomorrow morning．Then he'll take you before the judge．"They thought and at last the woman had an idea．"We have forgetful grass，"said the woman，"Why not put some into his tea？If he has the tea，he will forget to take his suitcase away．""How clever you are!"said the owner，"Don't forget it when you make tea for him．"
The old man had the tea with the forgetful grass and went to bed．The next morning，when the owner got up，he found the door was open and the old man had left with his suitcase．He woke his wife up and said angrily，"How foolish you are!Your forgetful grass isn't useful at all．"
"No，no，"said the woman．"I don't think so．He must forget something．"
"Oh，I've remembered!"The owner cried out suddenly，"He forgot…"
1．The old man came to the innD．
A．in the morning                              
B．in the afternoon
C．in the evening                              
D．a(chǎn)t midnight
2．The couple wanted toB．
A．get the man's suitcase                       
B．steal the man's money
C．make the man pay them more                 
D．hide the man's suitcase
3．The couple put the forgetful grass into the tea becauseC．
A．the businessman always forgot something
B．they wanted to make the tea better
C．they hoped the old man would leave the suitcase in the inn
D．they wanted to know if the grass was useful
4．What do you think the old man most probably forgot？D
A．to take his suitcase away
B．to pay for the tea
C．to tell the owner when he left
D．to pay them the inn money．

11．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作文．文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處．每處錯誤僅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．
  刪詞：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．每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞．
        2．只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分．
People listen to music for different reason．Why is music so important to many people？For one thing，music can help people feel relaxing and sometimes it is even the medicine for a broken heart．For other，music joins people together because the power of its truth and beauty．
Many adults enjoyed classical music．A Beethoven symphony may bring them out a peaceful mind，give them a chance to keep away from the busy world．As for me，I appreciate both classical or pop music．That is why the former can help me reduce the pressure from study and life，while the later can make my life colorful and interesting．

10．We know the famous ones-the Thomas Edisons and the Alexander Graham Bells-but what about the less famous inventors？What about the people who invented the traffic light and the windshield wiper （雨刮器）？Shouldn't we know who they are？
Joan McLean thinks so．In fact，McLean，a professor of physics at Mountain University in Range，feels so strongly about this matter that she's developed a course on the topic．In addition to learning"who"invented"what"，however，McLean also likes her students to learn the answers to the"why"and"how"questions．According to McLean，"When students learn the answers to these questions，they are better prepared to recognize opportunities for inventing and more motivated to give inventing a try．"
Her students agree．One young man with a patent（專利） for an unbreakable umbrella is walking proof of McLean's statement．"If I had not heard the story of the windshield wiper's invention，"said Tommy Lee，a senior physics major，"I never would have dreamed of turning my bad experience during a rainstorm into something so constructive．"Lee is currently negotiating（談判） to sell his patent to an umbrella producer．
So，just what is the story behind the windshield wiper？Well，Mary Anderson came up with the idea in 1902 after a visit to New York City．The day was cold and stormy，but Anderson still wanted to see the sights，so she jumped aboard a streetcar．Noticing that the driver was struggling to see through the snow covering the windshield，she found herself wondering why there couldn't be a built-in device for cleaning the window．Still wondering about this when she r eturned home to Birmingham，Alabama，Anderson started drafting out（草擬） solutions．One of her ideas，a lever （操作桿） on the inside of a vehicle that would control an arm on the outside，became the first windshield wiper．
Today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations（創(chuàng)新）．It's hard to imagine driving without Garrett A．Morgan's traffic light．It's equally impossible to picture a world without Katherine J．Blodgett's innovation that makes glass invisible．Can you picture life without clear windows and eyeglasses？
12．By mentioning"traffic light"and"windshield wiper"，the author indicates that countless inventions areB．
A．beneficial，because their inventors are famous
B．beneficial，though their inventors are less famous
C．not useful，because their inventors are less famous
D．not useful，though their inventors are famous
13．Professor Joan McLean's course aims toD．
A．a(chǎn)dd colour and variety to students'campus life
B．inform students of the windshield wiper's invention
C．carry out the requirements by Mountain University
D．prepare students to try their own inventions
14．Tommy Lee's invention of the unbreakable umbrella wasB．
A．not eventually accepted by the umbrella producer
B．inspired by the story behind the windshield wiper
C．due to his dream of being caught in a rainstorm
D．not related to Professor Joan McLean's lectures
15．Which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage？
C
A．How to Help Students to Sell Their Inventions to Producers？
B．How to Design a Built-in Device for Cleaning the Window？
C．Shouldn't We Know Who Invented the Windshield Wiper？
D．Shouldn't We Develop Invention Courses in Universities？

9．There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love．One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving songbirds．She took them home and put them in a s mall cage，caring them with love．Luckily，the b irds grew strong little by little．Every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song．The girl felt great love for the birds．
One day the girl left the door to the cage open accidentally．The larger and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage．The girl was frightened that he would fly away．So as he flew close，she grasped him wildly．Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing him．Suddenly，she felt the bird go week，so she opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird．It was her desperate love that had killed him．
She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage．She could feel his strong desire-needing to fly into the clear，blue sky．Unwillingly，she lifted him from the cage and tossed him softly into the air．T he lucky bird circled once，twice，three times．
The girl watched delightedly at the bird．Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss．What she wanted to see was that the bird could fly happily．Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder．It sang the sweetest tune that she had ever heard．
Remember，the fastest way to lose love is to hold on to it too tight； the best way to keep love is to give it wings!
1．After the girl found the two birds，sheD．
A．became delighted at once              B．treated them badly
C．took them to their home               D．fed them and raised them
2．Why did the girl grasp the stronger bird wildly？
C
A．Because the girl disliked the bird any longer．
B．Because the bird wanted to fly alone．
C．Because the girl loved the bird deeply．
D．Because the bird intended to find some food．
3．The un derlined word"tossed"in the passage meansA．
A．throw something with slightly force      
B．give up something happily
C．hold something fast                  
D．cast something without patient．