When I was twenty-seven years old, I was a clerk in San Francisco. I was alone in the world, and had nothing to depend on but my brain and a clean reputation.

My time was my own after the afternoon board on Saturdays, and I would spend the time on a little sailboat on the bay. One day I sailed too far, and was carried out to sea. At nightfall, when hope was almost lost, I was picked up by a small boat, which headed for London. It was a long and stormy journey, and they made me earn my passage as a common sailor. When I stepped on land in London, my clothes were ragged and shabby, and I only had a dollar in my pocket. This money fed and sheltered me for 24 hours. During the next 24 hours I went without food and shelter.

About ten o’clock on the following morning, tired and hungry, I was walking along Portland Place, when a passing child, threw a big pear into the rubbish can. I stopped, of course, and stared at that muddy treasure. My mouth watered for it. My whole body begged for it. But every time I made a move to get it, some passing eyes noticed my purpose, and of course I straightened up, looked calm, and pretended that I hadn’t been thinking about the pear at all. The same thing kept happening and happening, and I couldn’t get the pear. I was just getting desperate enough to face all the shame and get the pear, when a window behind me was opened, and a gentleman said, “Step in here, please.”

1. According to the passage, the young man _______.

A. had a great reputation for his good work

B. worked as a common sailor during the journey

C. was carried out to sea on purpose by a small boat

D. had nothing left in his pocket after landing in London

2. Why didn’t the man pick up the pear at once?

A. Because a gentleman stopped him and let him in.

B. Because he was not so hungry that he could wait.

C. Because the child was watching the pear.

D. Because he didn’t want others to take him as a beggar.

3. The underlined word “desperate” means “_______”.

A. driven by great need or pain to do something

B. being afraid of doing something for a certain reason

C. enjoying, showing, or marked by pleasure or joy

D. feeling sorry or sad about something

IV、寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分為40分）

第一節(jié)：基礎(chǔ)寫作（共1小題，滿分15分）

你是李華，英語老師布置你們收集英國文學家的資料并在英語興趣小組活動中作介紹。你很喜歡英國小說家Charles Dickens，打算介紹他的一些作品。首先你要完成一段關(guān)于該作家的簡介，內(nèi)容如下：

狄更斯（1812-1870）：英國19世紀偉大的小說家

出生地：Portsmouth 附近的小鎮(zhèn)  

經(jīng)歷：童年時家庭經(jīng)濟困難，僅上兩年學，靠勤奮自學各種知識。因其父負債入獄，他12歲進工廠掙錢養(yǎng)家。曾嘗試多種工作，最后于1833年開始了他的寫作生涯。1837年他憑借Pickwick Papers這部喜劇成為英國當時最受歡迎的作家，成名后他關(guān)心社會疾苦，成為很有影響力的作家。

注意：1. 用5句話完成以上寫作任務(wù)

語言準確連貫，不能直接翻譯提示的內(nèi)容。

開頭已給出，不計入全文句數(shù)。

 Today I’ll introduce to you Charles Dickens, the great nineteenth century English novelist.

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I would rather you ____with us yesterday, but you left．

         A．had stayed?      B．stay         C．stayed     D．have stayed

._____ nothing is doing ill.

  A. Do                       B. To do                       C. Doing               D. Does

第二節(jié)：短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

此題要求改正所給短文中的錯誤。 請按下列情況改正：

       多一個詞：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉，

       缺一個詞：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），在該行下邊寫出該加的詞。

       錯一個詞：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，在該行下邊寫出改正后的詞。

       注意：改上邊的不給分

This afternoon , on my way back to home ,   I  saw  a group of young people playing chess below a tall tree. A blind man happened to past by.His stick which helped him walk touching one of the young people.The young man got angrily and was rude to the blind man. At that time, I go over in a hurry and made an apology to the young man and help the blind man to walk across the street. I praised by some people nearby. They said he was a good student who was ready to help the others.

 However much _______, it will be worth it.

A. does the watch cost    B. costs the watch

C. the watch will cost    D. the watch costs

-Go for a picnic this weekend,OK?

-        ,I love getting close to nature.

A.I couldn’t agree more        B.I’m afraid not   

 C.I believe not               D.I don’t think so

. Not until the motorbike looked almost new____ repairing and cleaning it.

A. he stopped    B. did he stop  C. stopped he    D. he did stop

Below is a discussion on a website.

第四部分 寫作（共1節(jié)，滿分20分）

請根據(jù)下面的提示以 The Use of the Internet 為題，寫一篇100詞左右的英語小短文。

(1) 看國內(nèi)外新聞、獲取重要信息；

(2) 發(fā)電子郵件、打電話；

(3) 閱讀各種書籍、學習外語；

(4) 欣賞音樂、觀看體育比賽、玩游戲；

(5) 購物，預定火車票，飛機票等。