Do you know the police are looking into the _______ of the accident?

 A. reason　　B. excuse      C. cause　D. reasons?

I’m sorry, _________ I won’t be able to come tonight.

A. for                        B. and                        C. but                        D. then

Don't just give me a simple “yes” or “no” to my questions. Explain _______ possible.

A. however     B. whoever     C. whenever   D. whatever?

Recently a terrible earthquake happened in the Southern Asian Area, _______ the people are still suffering.

A. from their effects      B. of which effects　?

C. of its effects          D. from whose effects ?

________ mud on his trousers brushes off easily.

   A. Drying          B. Having dried       C. Being dry      D. Dried

Children find meanings in their old family tales. 

When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about bow his grandfather, a banker,    36   all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times   37   his strong-minded grandfather was nearly   38    , he loaded his family into the car and   39    them to see family members in Canada with a   40   ,“there are more important thins in life than money. ”

The  41   took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a   42    house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was  43     that his children ,a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t   44      , their reaction echoed （共鳴） their great-grandfather’s. What they   45    was how warm the people were in the house and how  46     of their heart was accessible. 

Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children   47    hard times. Storytelling expects say the phenomenon reflects a growing  48     in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals. 

A university   49    of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to 50   parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety. 

The  51    is telling the stories in a way children can  52     . We’re not talking here about the kind of story that   53    , “When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow. ” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the child’s  54    , and make eye contact （接觸） to create “a personal experience”,. We don’t have to tell children

55   they should take from the story and what the moral is . ”

36. A. missed       B. lost     C. forgot  D. ignored

37. A. when     B. while    C. how      D. why

38. A. friendless       B. worthless    C. penniless    D. homeless

39. A fetched       B. allowed      C. expected     D. took

40. A. hope     B. promise      C. suggestion  D. belief

41. A. tale    B. agreement   C. arrangement      D. report

42. A. large   B. small   C. new      D. grand

43. A. surprised    B. annoyed      C. disappointed     D. worried

44. A. Therefore    B. Besides      C. Instead      D. Otherwise

45. A. talked about     B. cared about      C. wrote about      D. heard about

46. A. much     B. many     C. little       D. few

47. A. beyond       B. over     C. behind  D. through

48. A. argument     B. skill   C. interest     D. anxiety

49. A. study   B. design       C. committee        D. staff

50. A. provide      B. retell       C. support      D. refuse

51. A. trouble      B. gift     C. fact     D. trick

52. A. perform      B. write    C. hear     D. question

53. A. means   B. ends     C. begins  D. proves

54. A. needs    B. activities  C. judgments    D. habits

55. A. that     B. what     C. which   D. whom

據(jù)報道，7歲的美國女孩Amy Bruce得知自己身患肺癌（lung cancer）后處于極度的痛苦之中，美國抗癌協(xié)會（ACS）決定，每當Amy收到一封慰問信，就給她增加3美分的治療款。

　　假如你是新華中學的學生李華，請你用英文給Amy寫一封慰問信，主要內容包括：

　　自我介紹

　　得知的情況

　　表示鼓勵

　　打算為她做什么

　　祝她早日康復

　　注意：

　　1. 信的格式已為你寫好

　　2. 信中不得出現(xiàn)你的真實情況。

　　3. 詞數(shù)100左右。

　　4. 請在答題卡上作答。

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How long does it take the battery to charge up an iPhone?

A. 15 minutes. B. 30 minutes.  C. 1.5 hours.   D. 3 hours.

What is special about the battery?

A. It is built in an iPhone.

B. It is the smallest of its kind.

C. It can also be used as a charger.

D. It keeps power for about 30 days.

Who mentions the transporting of the battery?

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The customer comments on the battery are mainly about its _______.

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短文改錯（共10小題, 每小題1. 5分, 滿分15分）

此題要求在答題卡上改正所給短文中的錯誤。請根據(jù)上下文對標有題號的每一行做出判斷：如無錯誤, 在該行右邊橫線上劃一個勾；如有錯誤（每行只有一個錯誤）, 則按下列情況改正：

此行多一個詞：把多余的詞用（\）劃掉, 在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞, 并用斜線劃掉。

此行缺一個詞：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（^）, 在該行右邊橫線上寫出應加的單詞。

此行錯一個詞：在錯詞下劃一橫線, 在該行右邊橫線上寫出改正后的單詞。

注意：原行沒有錯誤的不要改。

My classmate, Joseph, is at present in hospital

With a breaking leg. He was walking to school the other 76.             

day when he let a bicycle ran right into him . He never 77.             

watches where he is going, so he often gets into the trouble.   78.             

But he is having a nice time there. He has a comfortable.   79.             

room, patiently nurses, and a great deal of time to read.   80.             

Some friends of his go to see him every day, they take him  81.             

Lost of good book and fresh fruit. He is not losing any time    82.             

From school because he is busy study what he has    83.             

Missed in classes. The doctor says he is recovering fast than   84.             

Expected and will b out of hospital a few weeks.                85.            

---- He seldom goes abroad, does he?

---- ________. Only once when he was young.

A. Yes, he doesn’t    B. Yes, he does   C. No, he doesn’t      D. No, he does