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閱讀下面短文。從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B. C和D）中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

A trip across the Pacific will guarantee you a different experience with a tipping culture you’ve never come across in China.

In the US, giving a little _________ money to service workers on top of your bill is a common _________ .

Though US national law _________that businesses pay workers at least $7.25 (45 yuan) per hour, employees receiving tips—often waiters and waitresses—are the exceptions. They _________ only receive $2.13 an hour, and tips _________ the difference. As the Wall Street Journal put it, “The American system of tipping holds the promise of great _________ for waiting staff.”

So how should you tip if you are in the US?

_________ you pay tips as a percentage of the bill. Offering an extra 15 percent of the _________ to the waiter or waitress in a restaurant and to the delivery man or woman is customary and _________ . You can offer more for great service and less for _________ service.

Yet there is an_________ . For take-out food, you don’t have to _________ tips for the sellers. Tips are not expected at fast food restaurants, cafés or ice cream shops either, though a tip jar _________ be right by the cash register (收銀機). Don’t feel obligated to throw some money in, remembering that it doesn’t hurt. Those workers do not _________ on tips.

Other service workers also receive tips. For taxi drivers, 15 percent is the norm (標準), _________ if they help with your bags. The same goes for tour guides.

Today, you can even pay tips on a credit card. When receiving a copy of the bill to sign, you are _________ to fill in how much you’d like to tip.

_________ thinking about when to tip and how much you should tip causes a big _________ for many Chinese people, it’s important to _________ in mind that as long as you show respect and use your reasoning, things will be just _________ .

1.A. good B. pocket C. extra D. lucky

2.A. method B. practice C. way D. agreement

3.A. requires B. believes C. hopes D. agrees

4.A. rarely B. usually C. seldom D. always

5.A. put up B. take up C. hold up D. make up

6.A. praises B. prizes C. awards D. rewards

7.A. Fortunately B. Naturally C. Normally D. Surprisingly

8.A. bill B. note C. check D. tip

9.A. expected B. limited C. illegal D. casual

10.A. superb B. poor C. splendid D. new

11.A. example B. incident C. exception D. opportunity

12.A. provide B. pay C. charge D. demand

13.A. need B. should C. must D. might

14.A. put B. live C. work D. rely

15.A. less B. bigger C. more D. smaller

16.A. eager B. free C. willing D. delighted

17.A. Though B. Now that C. As if D. when

18.A. dilemma B. enjoyment C. headache D. change

19.A. stay B. bear C. bring D. take

20.A. terrible B. various C. valuable D. fine

Saying goodbye to a sport you love is hard. But Kobe Bryant took an even harder, _____1.______(pain) route: His goodbye lasted for nearly three years.

For many, Bryant is a legend. He started out as a basketball prodigy(神童) ____2.___skipped college and took his talents directly to NBA. It was his quick action and aggressive personality _____3.___earned him the nickname Black Mamba. __4.____ competing in the finals or practicing jump shots after midnight in an empty gym, Kobe has an unconditional love for the game. Fans remember him_5.____ the player who helped the Lakers win five NBA championships in his two-decade long career.

Bryant’s final game ______6._____(hold) on April 13 at the Staples Center in his home city of Los Angeles. For Bryant, the occasion was bittersweet. In __7.______ interview with ESPN, Bryant explained _8.___ much these last few games meant to him. “There’s _9.____I love more than being able to play this entire season,” Bryant said, “to go through these tough times, and to play in these buildings one last time.”

Kobe's millions of fans around the world congratulate him on an outstanding NBA career and thank him for so many 10.___(thrill) memories.

短文改錯

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。

Recently we had a class meeting on the topic of My Chinese Dream. Some mentioned the inspired Chinese Dream was put forward by President Xi .And others talked enthusiastically about his understanding of the Chinese Dream. We all believe that this dream will come true in the future. I also talked about my own dream. I had always wanted to be a doctor. Not only can doctors save people’s life but also they are doing a respectable job. Doctors can also help people to live a better life without their professional knowledge. To realize my dream, I can try to work hard from now on. I must learn as much as I can get into a good medical college, where I can prepare myself adequate for the job of a doctor.

I believe hard work is that it takes to accomplish my goal.

書面表達

假如你是李華， 你的加拿大朋友Mike在與你同一城市的國際學校讀書。你收到他的email了解到他最近因為一次考試沒有考好而煩惱， 請按照以下內(nèi)容給Mike寫一封回信。

1. 寬慰

2. 給予改進學習的建議（查找失敗原因；向老師求助； 勞逸結(jié)合）

3. 邀請周末去打籃球。

注意：1. 字數(shù)100字左右；

2. 可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3. 開頭和結(jié)尾已給出， 不計入字數(shù)。

Dear Mike ,

I’m sorry to hear that you failed in the last exam._____________________________

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Hoping everything will be fine with you .

Yours

Li Hua

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1. How much should people pay for a month if they buy the newspaper for a half year?

A. About $ 22. 7. B. About $ 25.

C. About $ 25. 3. D. About $ 26. 2.

2.What should people do first if they want to get a gift?

A. Send an email or print a note.

B. Enter “edit your shopping cart".

C. Enter the gift giver's address.

D. Add the magazine to their cart.

3.In “USA Today",what can people do?

A. Make some money.

B. Get recent news.

C. Take daily pictures.

D. Learn simple formats.

4.What type of writing is the text?

A. An advertisement. B. An introduction.

C. A report. D. An announcement.

Climbing the corporate ladder (晉升) during my 32 years at Southern Bell (now AT&T) never appealed much to me. But climbing telephone poles? Now that's a whole different story.

In 1978, I became the first female lineman in Columbus, Georgia. I really enjoyed the work, and most of the men accepted me because I worked hard at it. I think that at first, they didn't think I could do it. But I got right in there and proved myself.

I was a lineman for about three years. Then l went on to work at other outdoor jobs at the company before l retired in 1997.

I decided to become a lineman because I wanted to work outdoors. I was a tomboy (假小子) as a child and even built my own tree house, so you could say I had a little experience. My husband, William, encouraged me to give the job a try. After work, I liked to drive around town and show him the wires I'd spliced (加固) that day.

People were surprised to see a female lineman. They'd say, “Look, that's a woman up that pole." One day I heard a man say, “Oh, look, there's a telephone man-woman!" Safety belts and hooks minimized the risk of falling, but concentration was essential. Sometimes I felt a little nervous, but the guys told me I was less likely to fall if I wasn't too confident. It helped that I was strong, because the cables and equipment are heavy. I'm not sure every woman could've done what I did. 1 took a lot of pride in it.

1.When the author first became a lineman, .

A. she was sure to be promoted

B. she loved it and went all out for it

C. she tried her best to convince her husband

D. she received immediate recognition from colleagues

2.What is needed to be a lineman according to the author?

A. Concentration and strength.

B. Confidence and patience.

C. Bravery and devotion.

D. Efficiency and talent.

3.Which of the following best describe the author's husband?

A. Outgoing and considerate.

B. Proud and demanding.

C. Adventurous and humorous.

D. Open-minded and supportive.

It's not often you get information about a destination from a heavy metal band, but in Debrecen, Hungary's second largest city, locals are used to having to make a noise to get heard.

Just off the historic center, Roncs bar is a pub that also hosts live music. It has the atmosphere of a student party in an old building that might soon be knocked down.

Roncs is owned by Hungary's best-known heavy metal rock band, Tankcsapda. Sometimes referred to as the “Hungarian Metallica", the band has taken a type of music that is famous worldwide and-through lyrics, album covers, and an annual New Year's party and concert-made it all about their home city.

It's perhaps fitting that Tankcsapda should be seen as ambassadors for Debrecen-the city sometimes needs loud heavy metal rock music to get noticed. “Foreigners think that Hungary is Budapest and there's nothing else," is a familiar saying on Debrecen's[來源:streets.

Debrecen has, at times, been more important than the current seat of power, with locals claiming it takes over in times of trouble.

That doesn't quite add up.

Debrecen survived an attack from the Mongols in the 13th century, the Black Death, 150 years of struggle against the Ottomans and numerous conflicts, and yet it[來源:has still only briefly been the country's capital twice. This happened for the first time after a short-lived revolution in 1849, and for a second time at the end of World War II.

Today, Debrecen may not be well known to tourists, but that only adds to the charm of this relaxed city. It's a small place; the historical center is sized for strolling (散步) and regular cafe stops. There's also a view of Debrecen's mix of architectural styles, a result of the frequent large fires that back in the 19th century led the city's

students to form one of Europe's first-ever fire brigades (消防隊).

You can also see traditional weathercocks from the rooftops, featuring Islamic star and crescent moon symbols that once advertised to Ottoman invaders that the city preferred trading to fighting.

Trade meant that Debrecen's skilled people became very successful and the city became famous for-among other things-fine foods, hats and clay pipes. In the early 19th century, 10 million clay pipes were reportedly made a year, with thousands bought for Britain's navy.

1.What do Debrecen citizens expect Tankcsapda to do?

A. Introduce heavy metal music to Hungary.

B. Hold parties featuring live heavy metal music shows.

C. Try to make Debrecen known with its music.

D. Create a unique type of heavy metal music.

2.Why are locals used to having to make a noise to get heard?

A. Because they feel their city is too quiet and relaxed.

B. Because they dislike it that the world only knows Budapest in Hungary.

C. Because they think it helps create a powerful image of their city.

D. Because all kinds of music bars bring their city alive.

3. What does the underlined word refer to?

A. Styles. B. Conditions.

C. Atmosphere. D. Climate.

4.What is the key message the author wants to deliver in this passage?

A. Debrecen actually is more important than Budapest.

B. Debrecen is a place which is worth visiting.

C. Debrecen citizens love music and create their unique culture.

D. Debrecen citizens are proud of their culture and history.

1 always figured that comedians were the best kind of people to hang around with as a kid. They tell funny stories, make joke after joke, and happiness seems never to leave them. But time goes on, and we come to see these same people as clowns on the outside, but crying a river in the inside. Comedy from these people comes from a deep pain and sadness in their lives, or out of a deep-seated anger they have at the world around them.

Look at Richard Pryor, need I say more? Richard seemed to have everything. For Superman m , he ended up getting more money than Christopher Reeve did. Yet he said while he was in his forties that the last truly happy moment he remembered in his life was when he was jumping around in the dirt while pretending to be a cowboy at the age of 10. This guy set himself on fire, and he played that for laugh while performing live at the Sunset Strip ! Comedy was his constant weapon against pain, and he never held anything back.

The movie Funny People understand very well this gloomy field many comedians have to survive in. It stars Adam Sandler as George Simmons, a famous comedian in the movie. Simmons has it all: a beautiful mansion overlooking the sea, a swimming pool,great cars, and so on. But in his eyes, we see that he is a sad man who has come to truly look down upon himself for what he has become. All the wealth he has collected only serves to separate him from the rest of the world and it makes him defensive when around total strangers who cannot see him as a normal person. But now, he hears from his doctor that he has a terminal disease and has only months left to live. Simmons reacts to this news as if someone took away his blood in the heart, and it makes him clearly see just how much he hates his life. So now he has to make every minute count.

Then come a series of funny stories.

Comedy is just life as it is, isn't it?

1. What can we infer about "comedians" according to the text?

A. Comedians like to get along with kids.

B. Comedians' life is full of jokes.

C. Comedians often use their sad experience.

D. Comedians often cry in their daily life.

2.When was the happiest moment for Richard Pryor?

A. When he played the part of SupermanⅢ．

B. When he got more money than Christopher Reeve.

C. When he pretended to be a cowboy in the childhood.

D. When he performed live at the Sunset Strip.

3.Why was George Simmons unhappy?

A. He had no friends at all.

B. He spent too much on his house.

C. He wasn't accepted by the outside world.

D. He was hated by all the strangers around.

4.By saying "Comedy is just life as it is, isn't it?", the author means____

A. life like comedy will make you happy

B. comedy comes from the sadness in real life

C. there is no happiness at all in real life

D. life is full of comedy in reality

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填人空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

I just realized that while children are dogs-loyal and affectionate-teenagers are cats.

1. You feed it, train it, and boss it around. It puts its head on your knee and gazes at you as if you were a Rembrandt painting. It bounds indoors with enthusiasm when you call it. However, around age 13, your adoring little puppy(child) turns into a big old cat(teenager). Then when you tell it to come inside, it looks amazed, as if wondering who died. Instead of following your doorsteps, it disappears. 2.

Not realizing that the dog is now a cat, you think something must be desperately wrong within. Since you're the one who raised it, you assume that you did something wrong. Now you're dealing with a cat. Filled with guilt and fear, you redouble your efforts to make your pet behave. 3. Call it, and it runs way. Tell it to sit, and it jumps on the counter.

Instead of continuing to act like a dog owner, you can learn to behave like a cat owner. Put a dish of food near the door, and let it come to you. 4. You sit still,and it will come, seeking that warm, comforting lap it has not entirely forgotten. Be there to open the door for it. One day your grown-up child will walk into the kitchen,give you a big kiss and say, "You've been working hard all day. Let me get those dishes for you."_ 5.

A. It's so easy to be a dog owner.

B. Children as cats can turn to their parents.

C. You won't see it again until it gets hungry.

D. Then you'll realize your cat is a dog again.

E. Teenagers can understand and appreciate their parents' love.

F. But remember that a cat needs your help and your affection, too.

G. However, all the efforts made before now produce the opposite of the desired result.

完形填空

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

I've always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed, but others had their own ways of showing care.

What I remember most about visiting my__________parents is the loud tick of the_________in the dining room as we _________ ate our meal. With so little conversation l was quick to _________ his family as cold. When we got into the _________ to go home, his father suddenly appeared. ________ ,he began to wash his son's windscreen. I could feel he is a _________ man through the glass.

I_________ another lesson about love a few years later. I always return phone calls_________ and regularly contact my friends. I _________ the same from them. But I had one friend wh0 _________ Called, answering my messages with short e-mails. I rushed to the_________ :She wasn't a good friend! My anger_________ as the holidays approached. But then she came to a gathering I hosted and 54 me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window-shopping the previous month.1 was _________ at her thoughtfulness, and regretful for _________ I'd considered her to be uncaring. Clearly I needed to _________ my expectations of friends.

Far too often, I ignored their unique _________ ,eagerly expecting them to do things in my _________ .Over the years, however, I've learned to _________ other persons' love signs.

1.A. own B. boyfriend's C. girlfriend's D. father's

2.A. clock B. table C. plates D. dishes

3.A. excitedly B. nervously C. silently D. instantly

4.A. regard B. treat C. get D. have

5.A. bus B. train C. car D. plane

6.A. Punctually B. Carefully C. Proudly D. Coldly

7.A. cold B. caring C. tough D. strange

8. A. understood B. learned C. taught D. tried

9.A. in order B．in turn C. without delay D. without difficulty

10.A. intend B. consider C. expect D. ask

11.A. regularly B. rarely C. even D. still

12.A. faith B. suggestion C. judgment D. approval

13.A. remained B. failed C. grew D. quit

14.A. handed B. bought C. helped D. offered

15. A. depressed B. upset C. fascinated D. shocked

16.A. how B. what C .why D. whether

17.A. make B .change C. appreciate D. draw

18.A. expectations B. experiences C. adventures D. expressions

19. A. manners B. skill C. means D. way

20. A. send B. read C. give D. express