词汇运用（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
A) 用方框内所给词的适当形式填空。每词限用一次。
Which city is _________, Beijing or Shanghai?
Let’s do what we can ________ those homeless children.
Of all the ways to travel, I think going by train is the_________.
It’s a good idea to practise _________ English in and out of class.
Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize for literature _________ and becomes famous around the world.
A: Hello, Elizabeth. Are you sure you’re all right? You look worried today. Is there anything wrong?
B: Well, in fact, there is something wrong with me. Can you give me some advice?
A: Of course, if I can.
B: Last night when I from the theatre, I found that I’d lost my wallet.
A: Oh, dear! What was in your wallet?
B: Well, some money, of course, my visa, my ID card and some photos.
A: Why not go to the police station and it?
B: Yes, I’ve already done that, and they said they would make a search for it. But I am planning to go to Xiamen this weekend and I my ID card badly.
A: What a pity! Are you sure you lost the wallet in the theatre?
A: Yes, quite sure.
B: Wait a minute! I know! My uncle lives the theatre. I’ll phone him and ask him to go there.
A: Oh, that’s really kind of you. I hope he can find it.
Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次)(共8分)
| A. because B. products C. describe D. several E. disturb |
Language is always changing and developing. This isn’t a bad thing. If English hasn’t changed for a long time, we won’t have words totelephones, washing machines, computers or some other new things.
Language changes forreasons. First, it changes because the needs of its speaker change. New technologies, new
, and new experiences need new words to express them clearly. Another reason for change is that different people have different language experiences. People use different sets of words and expressions _
they have different ages, jobs, educationlevels and so on.
| A. shorter B. another C. alive D. communicate with E. the other |
How does language develop then? On the one hand, many of the language changes begin with young people. When young people__others of their own age, their language grows in grammar, words and expressions. Some have a short lifetime but others have a long life. On
__hand, we get new words in many different ways. We borrow them from other languages, we create them by making words
or putting words together and we make them out of proper names.
Languages that don’t change over time are considered dead languages. The fact that English changes so much shows that it is and well.
It was unusually quiet in the emergency room (急救室) on December 25. I was the nurse on duty. A woman and four small children up at my desk.
The mother said they were all sick. But when I asked for more information about their illnesses. none of them could tell me .
I was sure something was wrong, but I didn't say anything.
I explained that it might be a few minutesthe doctor could see me. She replied, "Take your time. It's warm here. "
I looked down and checked the form that she had finished. N0 they were homeless. The waiting room was warm. Something was clear in
mind. The family were gathering by the Christmas tree. The
one was pointing at the TV and talking about something to his mother. The oldest one was
at an ornament (装饰物 ) on the Christmas tree.
I entered my office and took out the that I prepared for my children. Some food drinks I collected
other offices were also put on the table next to the Christmas tree. I asked the family to get together, eating, singing, dancing and sharing the gifts. We all had a warm and happy Christmas.
, as the family left, the little 4-year-old boy gave me a hug and whispered(低声的说)," Thanks for being our angel（天使）today ! "
选择适当的词并用正确形式完成短文，使短文内容完整、正确。（每空1分，共10分）
| Sometimes write how that if mean sure until but make what think |
Some people remember the things by _________ notes to themselves. Then they leave the notes in obvious(明显的) places, such as on the table or on the floor in the middle of the living room. I don’t ______
_______I like to write notes to myself. Most of the time I lose them or forget to look at them ______
______ it’s too late. I prefer to use an alarm clock（闹钟) to tell me _______
_________ I should do. I have ten alarm clocks in my house. They could tell me about things. For example, if I have to ______
________a telephone call at a certain time, I’ll set an alarm clock to go off a few minutes early and put the clock by the telephone. Or ________
______I want to watch a certain television program, I’ll set an alarm clock at the right time and put the clock on top of the TV set. I can remember almost anything if I use my clocks. However,______
______ an alarm clock goes off and I don’t know what it_______
_____. I always remember setting it, but not why I set it. If the clock is by the telephone, I know I may have set it to tell me to call someone, but I can’t be ______
_____. I might have set it to tell myself ___
______somebody was to call me at a certain time.
请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框中所给的词的适当形式填空，并将答案填写到答题卷的相应位置。每个单词限用一次。（每小题1分）
| hold walk invent easy water shoulder free smart hand if |
Umbrellas are common in our life. On rainy days, many people hold them to prevent . But it’s not easy to hold an umbrella
there is heavy rain and strong wind. And it’s harder to make a phone call or ride a bike with an umbrella in the
. An American named Alan Kaufman and his company spent six years
a hand-free umbrella. At last they made it.
They called it Nubrella. Just touch a button(按钮),and the Nubrella will open .With the help of its “shoulder support(支撑物)”，the umbrella can rest on the user’s
. So the user needn’t
the umbrella any more. He can walk with hands
even in the strong wind.
The hand-free umbrella is ＄59.94 each. People all around the world like it very much. Because of this invention, they can use their phones to talk and send short messages in the rain now.
in the rain under a Mubrella is really cool, isn’t it?