How words came into being is unknown．All we assume（推測）is that some early men invented certain sounds, in one way or another, to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could talk with each other． Later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be put together to show those sounds, and which could be written down．Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, are called words．

The power of words, then, lies in their associations-the things they bring up to our minds．Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words bring back to us the happy and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases．

Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which have powerful effects on our minds and feelings．This clever use of words is what  we call literary style（文體）．Above all, the real poet is a master of words．He can express his  meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them correctly, or they will make our speech silly and common．

1．We learn from the text that language might have begun with           

A．expressions         B．actions              C．signs           D．sounds

2．What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 2?

  A．The learning of new words．

  B．The importance of old words

  C．The relation of human experience with words．

D．The gradual change and development of words．

3．In the last paragraph, what does the author suggest that we should do?

A．Use words skillfully．                  B．Make musical speeches

   C．Learn poems by heart．                 D．Associate with listeners．

根據(jù)對話內容，從對話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。

W: Hi, John．

M: Hi, Lucy．    1    

W: Yes．I'm required to tell a story in English before the lesson begins．

M: Oh, I see．   2 

W: You're right．I need to practice on the stage before they all come．

M:   3  

W: Yes, here, in my pocket…..Oops, where is it?

M: Don't worry,   4  

W: ….No, not in the bag, either．I'm afraid I left it at home．

M:   5  

W: Aha! It's just the key to the classroom! Thank you so much．

A．Glad to see you．

B．What's the story about?

C．What's that around your neck?

D．Maybe you put it in your schoolbag,

E．Do you have the key to the classroom?

F．You're going to school rather early today．

G．So you want to get to get to the classroom earlier to make some preparation?

根據(jù)下列句子及所給漢語注釋, 在答題卡相應的位置上寫出空缺處各單詞的正確形式。（每空只寫一詞）

1．The course will start in       （十二月）．

2．She        （提醒）me that I hadn't written to Mother．

3．I hope to be back in a        （兩星期）．

4．My       （最喜歡的）colour is green．

5．The baby in the next room       （睡醒）and began to cry．

6．        （水桶）are often used for holding and carrying water．

7．They look like the teeth of a            （兇猛的）animal．

8．It is          （危險地）for children under five years old to be left alone at home．

9．Because of his special experience, he was chosen to be an         （助理） to the president for energy affairs．

10．Two years later, he left his parents and entered a          （醫(yī)學的）college．

此題要求改正所給短文中的錯誤。對標有題號的每一行作出判斷：如無錯誤，在答題卡相應的位置上畫一個勾（、／）；如有錯誤（每行只有一個錯誤），則按下列情況改正：此行多—個詞：把多余的詞寫在答題卡相應的位置上，用斜線（／）劃掉；此行缺—個詞：在答題卡相應的位置上寫出該加的詞，并附帶前（后）詞·此行錯一個詞：在相應的位置上寫出該錯詞和改正后的詞。

     注意：原行沒有錯的不要改。

Christie was one of my best friend at high school．      1  

At that time, we often spend time together．                2  

Thank to her help, I made great progress in my              3  

study．Last year，she decided to study abroad．In          4  

other words, we would be separated for long time．          5   

Before her leaving off, I prepared a gift to show             6      

my best wishes to him．She said it was the best             7   

gift she has ever had．From then on, we’ ve                8    

kept touch with each other through e-mails．I              9   

look forward to see her again in the near future．           10  

假設你是李華，你的美國筆友Peter曾表示希望來中國教書。你�，F(xiàn)在需招聘外教，請給他寫封信，告知招聘信息。內容主要包括：

1．教授課程：英語口語、英語寫作、今日美國、今日英語等

2．授課對象：高中生（至少三年英語基礎）

3．工作量：

— 每周12學時，任選三門課

— 擔任學生英語俱樂部或英語校報顧問（advisor）

注意：

1．字數(shù)100左右；

2．可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3．開頭語已為你寫好，請將完整的回信書寫在答題卡上。

Dear Peter,

I remember you told me you were interested in teaching in China．              

Best,

Li Hua

—Do you think you could do without help?

—______．This is not the first time for me．

A．Take care                                    B．Hurry up

C．Not exactly                                   D．Don’t worry

If we sit near _______ front of the bus, we’ll have _______ better view．

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

I have a lot of readings _____ before the end of this term．

A．completing                            B．to complete

C．completed                            D．being completed

That’s the new machine ______ parts are too small to be seen．

A．that         B．which         C．whose       D．what

I_______ have watched that movie —it’ll give me horrible dreams．

A．shouldn’t            B．needn’t              C．couldn’t         D．mustn’t