To the Editor,

    I have been reading your newspaper, the Hometown Gazette, for the past two years, ever since I moved to Smithville. We moved here from New York City, so I am accustomed(習慣的) to reading excellent newspapers such as The New York Times . In fact, we still have the Times delivered on Sundays. The entire family enjoys reading the recipes（食譜） in the magazine, as well as the Styles section.

The Times is great, but the Gazette is another story. I’ve never read an article that doesn’t contain at least three or four spelling or grammatical errors. For instance, in last week’s issue you misspelled the word “secretary”, used a singular verb with a plural noun, and used “it’s” as a possessive (所有格). And that was just in the lead story! In case you never went to elementary school, “it’s” means “it is ”.It’s also a possessive adjective!

It’s a pity that this tiny little hick(鄉(xiāng)下) town has only one newspaper, because I’d like to have an alternative(替換物) to the rag you publish. I find it hard to believe your news stories. If you can’t spell correctly. How can you get your facts right?

I’ve been meaning to get this off my chest for some time. Please cancel my subscription(訂閱). And buy yourself a dictionary.

                                                    Sincerely,

                                                    Jane Z, Jones

Which phrase from the passage shows the writer’s prejudice(偏見)?

   A. get this off my chest

   B. three or four spelling or grammatical errors

   C. tiny little hick town

   D. reading the recipes in the magazine

The author’s tone in this passage can best be described as                 

   A. happy        B. angry       C. sympathetic(同情的)         D. objective

Which statement of the following is not true according to the passage?

   A. The writer once lived in New York City, so he was used to reading the Times.

   B. The entire family enjoys reading the Styles section in the mafazine.

   C. The writer has long been planning to express his dissatisfaction with the local newspaper

   D. It is obvious that the editors of the newspaper are not very careful about their work.

根據對話情景和內容，從對話后所給的選項中選出能填入每一空白處的最佳選項。選項有兩個為多余選項。（此題請答在答題紙上）

—He is very good, isn’t he?

—    6     

—I said the singer was great.

—    7  

—Have you seen him here before?

—    8    I think he probably writes the music and words because I’ve never heard any of the songs before.

—It’s not fair.

—    9      

—People with musical ability like that having to stand here to make a living.

—    10     

. The manager believed price will not rise by more than         four percent.

A. any other          B. the other             C. another          D. other

---Alice, what’s wrong with you? You look so worn out.

    ---Nothing serious. I        my new house all day and I’m afraid I won’t finish until tomorrow afternoon.

       A．have whitewashed    B．am whitewashing

       C．have been whitewashing  D．shall be whitewashing

Are you certain that this is _________in his speech?

     A．as Premier Wen stressed                    B．how Premier Wen stressed

     C．that Premier Wen has stressed               D．what Premier Wen has stressed

With a lot of homework        ，I can’t go to the cinema with you after school．

    A．done                   B．doing                         C．having done    D．to do

第II卷

第四部分：寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌的以下作文。

文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤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。

I will share with you a true story happened a couple of days ago. One of my classmate bought a bag of snacks from a food store. A few roommates were then invited to enjoy snacks. Unluckily, all of them got poisoned and had stomachaches with our faces pale. They are quickly sent to a nearby hospital. Doctors examined them but gave them some medicine. They were out of danger soon before taking the medicine. This accident should make us to realize the seriousness of the food safety problem. I strong suggest that the whole society pays more attention to food safety.

The chairman will be pleased at ________ scene that everything is in ________ place.

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

Canada is one of the safest and most welcoming countries you will___________visit.

       A．even                       B．never                      C．ever                       D．just

There is not much tine left and every minute _____.

A. important        B. cares C. values      D. counts