4、Today, as with so many days, I found myself stuck in a traffic jam, and I thought I’d share my little trick for keeping calm when it seems like you are creeping along（緩慢行進(jìn)）．

       The key to understand is that traffic jams don’t take as long as they seem to．It’s just that when we are in a hurry, and think we should be moving, but time appears to pass more than it does．To really show this, the next time you are stopped at a light that always seems to take forever to change, try to do something with your phone, your laptop, whatever you have available, and watch how much briefer the light seems．

       When you enter a jam on the highway, reset your trip plan and care the time．Then, when you clear the jam, and are normally on your way again, care the distance of the jam, and the time it took to get through it．For my experience today, it took me 6 minutes to go 2 miles．Now, it happens to be mathematically convenient that your average speed on the highway is about 60 mph, or a mile per minute．So to estimate what time the jam actually cost you, just take your traffic jam passing time, and subtract（減去） the distance covered, which we know is a good estimate of the time it would have taken with no traffic jam．In my case, all that added up to 6-2=4 minutes．

       Do this for every jam you are subjected to every time and watch how much less stressful they become once you understand how little time you are really losing．

1．We can infer from Paragraph 1 and 2 that ________．

       A．there was no traffic jam in the past

       B．modern people are under great pressure

       C．time passes much faster during traffic jams

       D．people in traffic jams are usually impatient

2．What does the writer suggest when caught in traffic jams?

       A．Playing a trick on other drivers．

       B．Figuring out how much time the jam actually cost you．

       C．Doing some math problems．

       D．Informing the boss about the delay．

3．The underlined phrase “subjected to” in the last paragraph probably means ________．

       A．experience                                          B．a(chǎn)void

       C．a(chǎn)dmit                                                  D．control

4．What’s the main idea of the passage?

       A．Math is closely connected with life．

       B．Stress is always a bad thing．

       C．Traffic jam is not as bad as you think．

       D．There is no use complaining about traffic jams．

3、根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

       Almost everyone likes to eat apples．Apples grow in nearly every part of the world．The United States produces more apples than any other country except France．The states of Washington and New York grow the most apples．  1   New York is on the east coast and Washington is on the west near Canada．

       Apples are red, yellow or green．They are very popular in the United States．  2   Most American people are often too busy or too tired to cook dinner, so they often have their dinners very simply．Apple juice is also a popular drink and apple pie is the favorite sweet dish for many Americans．

       3   The trees there produce nearly five billion apples every year—one apple for every man, woman and child in the whole world．

       4   For example, “You are the apple of my eye．” means “You are actually the one I love best and care most．” In China, it is a custom in some places for the marrying couple to hold an apple in each one’s hand, promising that their marriage will be “safe” without anything bad and that their marriage will never be broken．“To apple polish” often refers to a man who fawns （奉承） on somebody for the purpose of getting some benefits．So you can easily get “apple polisher”．However, “in apple-pie order” usually has the same meaning as “in good order”．  5   In fact, it’s another saying about “compare two things that can’t be compared”．

       A．The state of Washington is proud of its apples．

       B．Apples play an important part in people’s health．

       C．There are many stories and sayings about apples．

       D．Perhaps this is why “New York” is often called “Big Apple” by some people．

       E．The apples in France are better than those in America．

       F．Many people like to carry apples to work or to school to eat with their lunches．

       G．It is likely that you hear about “compare apples and oranges”

2、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。錯誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

       增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)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）不記分。

Dear Brown,

       Last summer I take a part-time job in the International Camp for children．I have told one more worker will be needed in this year and I think you are fit for it．How about join us? The camp is at the foot of a small hill closed to a river．It is such beautiful a place! We can hear birds singing happy all around．Everybody sleeps in tents, that is very exciting．We usually work only five hours a day, so we will have plenty of spare time visit the area and have fun．I am sure it will be an unforgettable experience．If you have interests in it, reply to me soon．

Yours,

Mary

1、現(xiàn)在，越來越多的學(xué)生使用電子詞典，而非紙質(zhì)詞典。請你根據(jù)下表內(nèi)容，寫一篇100詞左右的英語短文。

       電子詞典：e-dictionary   紙質(zhì)詞典：paper dictionary

22、Our teachers are really ______．They often work in their office far into the night.

A．open-minded     B．hard-working        C．self-confident      D．warm-hearted

21、The windows haven’t cleaned for a long time．They need ______.

A．to clean      B．to be cleaned      C．cleaning         D．B and C

20、I am interested in traveling．It is ______ but ______.

A．interesting; tiring               B．interested; tired

C．interesting; tired               D．interested; tiring

19、The 2010 Shanghai World Expo is well worth ______.

A．visit           B．visited           C．to visit              D．visiting