One day, a tramp (流浪汉) was sleeping on a park bench, ____(satisfy) with the afternoon sunshine. A couple walked by. The man stopped, woke the tramp up, and asked him, “Excuse me. ___
you have the time?” the tramp replied, “I’m sorry---I don’t have a watch, so I don’t know the time.” The man apologized and walked away with his wife.
The tramp lay down and went back to sleep. Just then, a woman, ______ was out walking her dog, shook the tramp’s shoulder until he woke up, ___
said, “I’m sorry to trouble you, but do you happen ___
___ (know) the time?” The tramp was a little annoyed at ___
(wake) up again, but he politely told the woman he didn’t have a watch and had no idea ___
___ the time. After the woman left, an idea ___
(occur) to the tramp. He opened his bag and took out a pen and a piece of paper. He wrote down with all his ___
(strong), “I do not have a watch. I do not know the time.” He then hung the paper round his neck thinking that nobody would hold him back in his sleep. Fifteen minutes ___
, a policeman noticed the tramp and the sign around his neck. Out of a sense of responsibility, he woke the tramp up and said, “It’s 2:30 p.m.”
第二节(共10小题;每小题1 .5分,满分15分)
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Two weeks before Christmas,two little girls were walking down the street hey saw old Harry,who was on his knees pulling weeds from around a tree. He wore a pair of worn gloves.His fingers were sticking out
the ends,blue from the cold. They stopped to talk to him.
Harry told them he(get) the yard in shape as a Christmas gift for his mother,who had died several years before.“My mother was all I had. She loved her yard and trees,so I do this for her every Christmas."
His -words touched the girls and soon they (join) him,pulling weeds. When they finished,Harry pressed a coin into each of their hands.“I wish I could pay you more,but that's all rve got right now,”he said.
The girls had often passed his house,and they remembered that it had always been poor condition. No decorations to add cheeriness were anywhere in sight.
As they walked on,the coin in one little girl's hand seemed to burn a hole of(guilty).The next day she called her friends.
they agreed to put their coins in a jar
marked“Harry's Christmas Gift".Then they began to seek out small jobs to earn more.Every coin they earned went into the jar.
Finally,they had enough (buy)new gloves. Christmas Eve found them on Harry's doorstep singing carols. They presented him with the gloves. With
tremble)hands,he held the gloves to his face and wept. No doubt he once again felt
love of others as the
girls reached out to him.
第一节 语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
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We high school students do have some growing pains, but we can get rid of them correctly and wisely. , some of us are upset
their body styles and looks. It’s unnecessary and it’s not important at all. We needn’t care about it. It is one’s inner beauty
matters. Second, we sometimes seem to be misunderstood
our teachers, parents and classmates.
(face) with this, we can find a proper time to have a heart-to-heart talk with them, trying to remove the
(understand). Some of us have fewer friends. I think being open-minded and friendly will do you good. Third, we may fall behind others,
makes us stressed. Actually we can encourage
to work efficiently, full of
(determine). At last, some of us don’t have much pocket money, so they feel unhappy. Isn’t it strange? So long as we have some, that’s enough. And we can learn
to spend money
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The Internet is an amazing information resource. Students, teachers, and researchers use it as investigative tool. Journalists use it to find information for stories. Doctors use it to learn more about unfamiliar diseases and the
(late) medical development. Ordinary people use it for shopping, banking, bill-paying, and communicating with family and friends. People all over the world use it to connect with individuals from
countries and cultures. However,
there are many positive developments
(associate) with the Internet, there are also certain fears and concerns.
concern relates to a lack of control over
appears on the Internet. With television and radio there are editors to check the accuracy or appropriateness of the content of programs, and with television there are
(restrict) on what kinds of programs can
(broadcast) and at what times of the day. With the Internet, parents cannot check a published guide to determine what is suitable
their children to see.
On keeping a Diary in English
Keeping a diary in English is one of the _____ (effect) ways to improve our English writing ability.
______ (compare) with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes
______ time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English.
_____ we persist in this practice, gradually we’ll learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many
____. In the first place,
______ often happens that we have trouble finding appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese.
____ it is extremely hard for us to put them into English properly.
As far as I ___ (concern), my suggestion is that we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher for help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is
______ great use to keep a diary in English for
____ development of our writing skills.
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Many students may feel (stress) because of their parents. Most parents have good intentions,
some of them aren’t very helpful with the problems their sons and daughters have in
(adjust)to college, and a few of them seem to go out of their way to add to their children’s
(difficulty).
For one thing, parents are often not aware of the kinds of problems their children face. They don’t realize that the (compete) is stronger, that the required standards of work are
(high), and that their children may not be prepared for
change. They may be upset by their children’s poor grades. At their kindest, they may
(gentle) ask why John or Mary isn’t doing better, whether he or she is trying as hard as he or she should, and so on. At their worst, they may threaten
(take) their children out of college or cut off living expenses.
Sometimes parents think it right and natural that they determine their children do with their lives. They forget that everyone is different and that each person must develop in his or her own way.