浙江省湖州中学2015届高三上学期期中考试英语试卷

　　1. —Sally, do you mind if I take off my jacket?

　　—Of course not．

　　．

　　A. It doesn't matter B. Make yourself at home

　　C. Enjoy yourself D. Forget it

　　2. It is impossible to persuade him into doing what he doesn’t want to, for he is ______.3. But for the encouraging cheers from the audience, our team＿＿＿such an important match．

　　A. shouldn't have won

　　B．mustn't have won

　　C. needn't have won

　　　D. couldn't have won

　　4. As the world’s population continues to grow, the ______ of food becomes more and more of a

　　concern.

　　A. worth

　　B. package

　　C. supply

　　D. list

　　5. Henry made a list of all the possible solutions, ＿＿＿seemed helpful in handling the present situation, though．

　　A. none of them 　B. none of which　 C. all of which 　D. all of them

　　6. —Lily, you don’t go to that supermarket quite often, do you?

　　—No, I only go there ______ because it’s too far away from my house.

　　A. constantly

　　B. occasionally

　　C. frequently

　　D. eventually

　　7. Life is like riding a bicycle. ______your balance, you must keep moving.

　　A. Keeping

　　B. To keep

　　C. Keep

　　D. Being kept

　　8. The 30-year-old one-child policy will be ______, allowing for couples to have two children if one

　　of the parents is an only child.

　　A. relaxed

　　B. strengthened

　　C. rewarded

　　D. performed

　　9. --- I saw your uncle take a taxi to the airport. Why didn’t you drive him there ?

　　--- I ___. But my car ____.

　　A. would ; was fixed

　　B. would have ; was fixed

　　C. would have ; was being fixed

　　D. did ; was being fixed

　　10. Half of ________ surveyed in 16 countries say they go first to their closest friend to share their

　　deepest wishes and darkest fears.

　　A. these

　　B. some

　　C. ones

　　D. those

　　11. ________ how others react to the book you have just read creates an added pleasure.

　　A. Hearing

　　B. Hear

　　C. Having heard

　　D. To be hearing

　　12. — Have you told your parents about your decision?

　　— Not yet. I can hardly imagine ______ they will react.

　　A. what

　　B. that

　　C. how

　　D. when

　　13. The boy kept asking Mary questions one after another. In the end, her patience＿＿．

　　A. broke out　 B. made out 　C. gave out 　D. came out

　　14. The director was fully convinced that this moving story, if＿＿for television, would be a hit.

　　A. adapted 　B. being adapted

　　C. to be adapted 　D. having been adapted

　　15. Do you think it is _____ good manners to hear others’ conversations in _____ curious manner?

　　A. the; a

　　B. /; /

　　C. /; a

　　D. the; the

　　16. In the tomb, they discovered an ancient jar, _____ numbers of treasures, _____ diamonds and

　　gold.

　　A. containing; including

　　B. including; containing

　　C. to contain; to include

　　D. included; containing

　　17. Gary Locke , a Chinese-American, once______ as the governor of Washington for 8 years and now is U.S. Commerce Secretary．A．had worked

　　B. worked

　　C．is working

　　D．has been working

　　18. Silence is requested in this area while the college entrance examination is ______.

　　A. in progress

　　B. in public

　　C. in sight

　　D. in advance

　　19. Flying kites, ______ some researchers point out, can not only bring about joy to us, but also promote our physical and mental health.

　　A. which

　　B. what

　　C. as

　　D. where

　　20. What a terrible experience! ______, you’re safe now ----that’s the main thing.

　　A. Anyway

　　B. Besides

　　C. Otherwise

　　D. Therefore

　　第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

　　阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　How far would you walk to learn about something that interested you? When he was young, Jacob Lawrence often walked more than sixty

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　　from his home in the Harlem section of New York City to the Metropolitan Museum of Art．Jacob wanted to be a（n）

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　　，and he believed that studying the famous paintings

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　　in that museum would help him．

　　It was 1930,when many people were out of work, money was

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　　and people suffered a lot．Still the streets were

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　　with energy and color．As he walked through Harlem, Jacob looked hard at the people, the churches, and barbershops and so on．He

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　　those images in his mind, along with the images of paintings he saw in the

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　　．

　　Jacob came from a poor family．His mother believed there was little chance

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　　her son could grow up to be a successful painter．She wanted him to aim for something more

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　　．But Jacob's teacher, Alston, in an art program saw that he was talented．Alston

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　　him how to use paints to make stage sets．

　　As time passed, Alston let Jacob rent work space in his own studio． That was an exciting place for a young black man

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　　to become an artist．Many creative people

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　　there to talk about art, literature and history．From their

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　　, Jacob learned that history books often

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　　the accomplishments of African Americans．He decided to paint a ses of pictures describing the story of a black hero．He

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　　Toussaint, who had helped free his people

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　　French ruling．

　　Many people admired Jacob's pictures, but he needed

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　　admiration．To help his family, he often had to work at jobs that

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　　him away from painting．Then something encouraging happened．An artist named Augusta got Jacob a job．For eighteen months, Jacob was given a

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　　to paint pictures． For the first time, he felt like a

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　　artist．

　　21．A． steps B． blocks C． buildings D． 22．A． artist B． tutor C． scholar D． official

　　23．A． swinging B． existing C． hanging D． twisting

　　24．A． blank B． loose C． tough D． tight

　　25．A． lined B． decorated C． associated D． filled

　　26．A． stored B． received C． created D． remembered

　　27．A． museum B． studio C． church D． street

　　28．A． whether B． which C． that D． when

　　29．A． precious B． practical C． standard D． flexible

　　30．A． recommended B． reminded C． provided D． showed

　　31．A． hesitating B． struggling C． marching D． participating

　　32．A． settled B． wandered C． gathered D． rushed

　　33．A． experiences B． performances C． accents D． conversations

　　34．A． acknowledged B． accused C． ignored D． witnessed

　　35．A． chose B． accepted C． counted D． employed

　　36．A． against B． from C． for D． with

　　37．A． more than B． rather than C． other than D．less than

　　38．A． broke B． gave C． permitted D． took39．A． award B． title C． salary D． prize

　　40．A． permanent B． popular C． positive D． professional（25小题每小题2分，共分）

　　A dog found shot in the head and face with a pellet(小弹丸) gun,

　　in a garbage bag and left to die is recovering from his injuries at an animal clinic in Texas. The bag containing the 3-year-old male animal was discovered tied to a fence in Conroe, Texas, earlier this month. When the locals opened the bag, the dog appeared, took a few steps and fell.

　　Augustyn rushed the dog to an emergency animal clinic, where he was treated for many pellets to the face, eyes, mouth, neck and shoulders. The dog was stabilized, but according to Dr Ron Hendrick, a vet at the Animal Emergency Clinic of Conroe, pellets remain in both eyes and it’s unclear whether the dog nicknamed Buck was left blind forever.

　　A Facebook page, Buck Needs Bucks for His Buckshot Injuries, was launched last week by Augustyn. It was created to help pay for the dog’s medical bills. The page has attracted nearly 7,000 “likes” and, according to its creator, already more than enough donations to pay for his treatment.

　　“The last 24 hours has been astonishing for me.” Augustyn wrote on the page. “I have gone from not knowing if I would have enough money to pay for Buck’s emergency bill to having an unbelievable amount of money to provide the best possible care for Buck’s recovery. I have though long and hard about this today and how I should handle this. The conclusion is that I will open a separate bank account for Buck and all donations will be used for Buck’s recovery and necessities.” With the help of Facebook, Buck’s story quickly sparked international interest. “Buck is now walking,” Augustyn says.

　　Police in Montgomery County say they are investigating the incident, and Augustyn says she has been in contact with law enforcement officials about donating a reward for information leading to the arrest of the person who tortured(折磨) the dog.

　　Sadly, cases like Buck’s are not uncommon, particularly in Texas.

　　41.When Augustyn found the dog, it was ______.

　　A. being shot by its owner

　　B. tied to a fence near an animal clinic

　　C. in a horrible physical state

　　D. hiding from its owner inside a bag

　　42. After being treated at the emergency animal clinic, the dog ________.

　　A. is still not in a stable condition

　　B. remains blind because of the shots

　　C. has no pellets remaining in his body

　　D. has completely recovered from his injuries

　　43. What was Augustyn’s purpose in launching the Facebook page?

　　A. To ask for donations for the dog

　　B. To ask a vet to help treat the dog

　　C. To call for people to love animals

　　D. To ask people to find the dog owner

　　44. We can infer from Paragraph 4 that _______.

　　A. Augustyn is worried about the emergency bill.

　　B. Augustyn will try to help more injured dogs

　　C. many people care about the injured dog’s recovery

　　D. Augustyn doesn’t know how to deal with the donations

　　What will the passage most probably talk about next?

　　A. How to stop people from torturing dogs.

　　B. Some people who like torturing animals

　　C. Why the dog’s owner abandoned him

　　D. Some other examples of badly torturing dogs

　　B

　　Shower Radio --- Warranty (保单) and Directions

　　Introduction

　　Congratulations! You are now the owner of a So Fine Shower Radio! It is sure to provide entertainment for many hours. In addition, the radio features a timer for those days when you are in a hurry.

　　Before using the radio, please read all directions, fill out and mail in the warranty card, and put warranty information in a safe place. Although we do not expect problems with the radio, you may need to refer to the warranty information at a later time.

　　Warranty

　　This radio is warranted for a one-year period that begins on the date of purchase. If it fails to work because of a problem of materials, please return it to the following address: So Fine Radio Corp, 1279 Delta Way, Monga.

　　We will not pay shipping costs for returning the radio to us. We will either repair or replace the radio. Please allow at least four weeks for looking at the problem and repairing the radio. If you have not heard from us within six weeks, call our customer service department at 1-800-123.

　　Radios that are returned to us for problems other than a problem of materials will be subject to service fee as well as the cost of the repairs. Customers will be informed of the charge by postcard. Radios will not be returned to customers until these fees are paid.

　　Directions

　　Please read all directions before using it.

　　Please note that this radio is designed and built to operate well in a damp environment. The self-contained batteries and circuits (线路) are contained in the enclosed space that will bear heat and humidity.

　　To Operate the Radio

　　1. Put two AA batteries in the enclosed space at the back of the radio. Be certain to follow the diagram, or the batteries will not provide electricity. The radio should NOT be adapted in order to be fixed into the wall; this will damage the waterproofing (防水).

　　2. Turn the POWER dial in a clockwise direction until it clicks. Continue turning the dial until the desired volume is achieved.

　　3. To find the desired station, press the station selector button. The tuner (调谐器) will automatically go to the next highest signal. The station’s call number will be visible in the digital screen. When the station with the highest frequency has been reached, the selector will start again at the lowest frequency.

　　4. To switch between AM and FM stations, move the sliding AM/FM switch.

　　To Operate the Timer

　　1. Press the Timer Set button. Each time the button is pressed, five minutes will be put on the timer. The amount of time on the timer will be visible for five seconds on the digital screen.

　　2. When the time on the timer doesn’t work, a beep will sound for ten seconds. The timer may be reset again one minute.

　　Troubleshooting (发现并修理故障)

　　Before returning the radio for service, please check the following items:

　　Problem: Radio cannot be heard.

　　1. Check batteries to be certain that they still have power and are put in correctly.

　　2. Check Power/Volume Control.

　　Problem: Timer does not work.

　　1. Check batteries to be certain that they still have power and are put in correctly.

　　2. Follow directions above for setting timer.

　　3. Turn the power control on. The timer will not work when the radio is not on.

　　4. Adjust the volume control which regulates the volume of the beep as well as the radio volume. 46. The digital screen will show both ______.

　　A．the volume level and the AM/FM indicator

　　B．the AM/FM indicator and the radio station

　　C．the time remaining on the timer and the date

　　D．the call number and time on the timer

　　. Which of the following is covered within this text?

　　A．How to operate the radio and the timer.B．What other owners say about the radio.

　　C．Who will benefit from using the radio.D．Where to purchase the radio.

　　. Which of the following might a reader fail to learn in the passage?

　　A．How can I know the service fee?

　　B．Where should I send a nonworking radio?

　　C．How is the radio placed in the shower?

　　D．What kind of batteries does the radio use?49. According to the text, what should you do before returning the radio for service?

　　A．Contact the store where you purchased it.

　　B．Check whether certain problems exist.

　　C．Call the producer for a repair number.

　　D．Consult the telephone book for local repair service.

　　C

　　The latest research suggests that the key factor separating geniuses from the merely accomplished is not I.Q, a generally bad predictor of success. Instead, it’s purposeful practice. Top performers spend more hours practising their skills. It you wanted to picture how a typical genius might develop, you’d take a girl who possessed a slightly above average language ability. It wouldn’t have to be a big talent, just enough so that she might gain some sense of being excellent. Then you would want her to meet, say, a novelist, who coincidentally shared some similar qualities. Maybe the writer was from the same town, had the same family background, or shared the same birthday.

　　This contact would give the girl a picture of her future self. It would hive her some idea of a fascinating circle she might someday join. It would also help if one of her parents died when she was 12, giving her a strong sense of insecurity and fueling a desperate need for success. Armed with this ambition, she would read novels and life stories of writers without end. This would give her a primary knowledge of her field. She’d be able to see new writing in deeper ways and quickly understand its inner workings.

　　Then she would practise writing. Her practice would be slow, painstaking and mistake-focused. By practising in this way, she delays the automatizing process. Her mind wants to turn conscious (有意识的) newly learned skills into unconscious automatically performed skills. By practising slowly, by breaking skills down into tiny parts and repeating, she forces the brain to internalize (内化)a better pattern of performance. Then she would find an adviser who would provide a constant stream of feedback, viewing her performance form the outside, correcting the smallest mistakes, pushing her to take on tougher challenges. By now she is redoing problems dozens and dozens of times. She is setting habits of thought she can call upon in order to understand or solve future problems.

　　The primary quality our young writer possesses is not some mysterious genius. It’s the ability to develop a purposeful, hard and boring practice routine; the latest research takes some of the magic out of great achievement. But it underlines a fact that is often ignored. Public discussion is affected by genetics and what we’re “hard-wired” to do. And it’s true that genes play a role in our talent. But the brain is also very plastic. We construct ourselves through behavior.

　　50. The passage mainly deals with _______.

　　A. the function of I.Q. in making a writer

　　B. the relationship between genius and success

　　C. the decisive factor in making a genius

　　D. the way of gaining some sense of success

　　51. By reading novels and writers’ stories, the girl could

　　.

　　A. come to understand the inner structure of writing

　　B. join a fascinating circle of writers someday

　　C. share with a novelist her likes and dislikes

　　D. learn from the living examples to develop a sense of security

　　52. Which of the following has the closest meaning to the word “fuel” in Paragraph 2 ?

　　A. request

　　B. remove

　　C. transform

　　D. strengthen

　　53. In the girl’s long painstaking training process, ________.

　　A. her adviser forms a primary challenging force to her success

　　B. her writing turns into an automatic pattern of performance

　　C. she acquires the magic of some great achievement

　　D. she comes to realize the fact that she is a born writer

　　54. What can be concluded from the passage?

　　A. A fueling ambition plays a leading role in one’s success

　　B. A responsible adviser is more important than the knowledge of writing.

　　C. As for the growth of a genius, I.Q. doesn’t matter, but just his effort.

　　D. What really matters is what you do rather than who you are.

　　D

　　Dear Guys,

　　I’d like to talk to you about the shame you subjected me to last night. Let me first refresh your memory: You, a group of fit, young men, were playing soccer on the field across from my apartment building. I, a better-than-average looking young woman, was walking along the sidewalk with my groceries. That’s when your ball came flying over the fence and landed in front of me.

　　One of you approached and asked politely if I would throw the ball back to you. Fighting the urge to drop my bags and run screaming down the street, I reluctantly (勉强地) agreed.

　　Before I continue, let me explain something that I didn’t have a chance to mention last night: I hate sports. More specifically, I hate sports involving balls. This results from my lack of natural ability when it comes to throwing, catching and hitting. I’m bad at aiming too. So you can understand why I’d be nervous at what I’m sure seemed to you like a laughably simple request.

　　However, wanting to appear agreeable, I put my bags down, picked up the ball and, eyes half-shut, and threw it as hard as I could.

　　It hit the middle of the fence and bounced back to me.

　　Trying to act casually, I said something about being out of practice, and then picked up the ball again. If you’ll remember, at your command, I agreed to try throwing underhand. While outwardly I was smiling, in my head, I was praying, oh God, oh please oh please oh please. I threw the ball upward with all my strength, terrified by what happened next.

　　The ball hit slightly higher up on the fence and bounced back to me.

　　This is the point where I start to take issue with you. Wouldn’t it have been a better use of your time, and mine, if you had just walked around the fence and took the ball then? I was clearly struggling; my smiles were more and more forced. And yet, you all just stood there, motionless.

　　Seeing that you weren’t going to let me out of the trouble, I became desperate. Memories of middle school softball came flooding back. I tried hard to throw the ball but it only went about eight feet, then I decided to pick it up and dash with ball in hand towards the baseline, while annoyed thirteen-year-old boys screamed at me that I was ruining their lives. Children are cruel.

　　Being a big girl now, I pushed those memories aside and picked up the soccer ball for the third time. I forced a good-natured laugh while crying inside as you patiently shouted words of support over the fence at me.

　　“Throw it granny-style!” one of you said.

　　“Just back up a little and give it all you’ve got!” another offered.

　　And, most embarrassing of all, “You can do it!”

　　I know you thought you were being encouraging, but it only served to deepen the shame.

　　Anyway, I accepted your ball-throwing advice, backed up, rocked back and forth a little, took a deep breath and let it fly.

　　It hit the edge of the fence and bounced back to me.

　　I surprised myself—and I’m sure you as well—by letting out a cry, “DAMN IT!!!” I then willed myself to have a heart attack and pass out in front of you just so I’d be put out of my misery.

　　Alas, the heart attack didn’t happen, and you continued to look at me expectantly, like you were content to do this all night. I had become a sort of exhibition for you. I could feel your collective thoughts drifting through the chain-link: “Can she really not do it? But I mean, really?”

　　Unfortunately for you, I wasn’t really game to continue your experiment. Three failed attempts at a simple task in front of a group of people in a two-minute period were just enough blows for me for one night. I picked up the ball one last time, approached the fence and grumbled, “Please just come get the damn ball.”

　　And you did. And thanks to you, I decided at that very moment to never throw anything ever again, except disrespectful glances at people who play sports.

　　Sincerely, Jen Cordery

　　55. The writer agreed to throw the ball because ______.

　　A. she needed to have a relax carrying the heavy groceries

　　B. she wanted to refresh her childhood memories

　　C. she could not refuse the polite request from the young man

　　D. she had fallen in love with the young man at first sight

　　56. Which of the following is closet in meaning to the underlined word “game”?

　　A. anxious

　　B. brave

　　C. afraid

　　D. curious

　　57. Why did the writer mention her middle school memory?

　　A. To explain why she failed the attempts to throw the ball back.

　　B. To complain that she had not mastered the ball throwing skills.

　　C. To show how cruel those 13-year-old boys were.

　　D. To express her dislike towards softball.

　　58. What the boys said before the writer’s third attempt actually made the writer ________.

　　A. encouraged

　　B. moved

　　C. awkward

　　D. depressed

　　59. What happened to the ball at last?

　　A. The writer managed to throw the ball back.

　　B. The boy got the ball back by himself.

　　C. The writer threw the ball away out of anger.

　　D. The boys got angry and left without the ball.

　　60. What’s the writer’s purpose in writing this open letter?

　　A. To express her regret over what she did the day before.

　　B. To announce that she would never play all games again.

　　C. To reflect upon an embarrassing incident in her life.

　　D. To criticize the young men for their cruelty to her dignity.

　　任务型阅读（共5分，每题1分）

　　下面文章中有5处（第61-65题）需要添加小标题。请从以下选项（A、B、C、D、E、F）选出符合各段意思的小标题，并在答题纸上将相应选项的标号涂黑。选项中有多余选项。

　　A. How to deal with listening practice

　　B. Class atmosphere matters a lot in learning

　　C. Monitoring activities is one of the main tasks of teachers

　　D. How to evaluate student performance

　　E. Group work needs organizing properly

　　F. Communication skills play a big role in language learning

　　Both instructors and learners can get benefits from the following learning strategies as long as they are properly made use of in language learning．

　　61.

　　The information presented in this section focuses on specific conversation, discussion, or presentation skills. The activities are generally self-explanatory with students expressing opinions, making decisions, solving problems, planning presentations, and so on. Engaged in these activities, students have the possibilities of communicating with each other in class. This section also includes lists of expressions used to illustrate different language functions, such as agreeing, disagreeing, and asking for clarity in order to help students expand their knowledge of English.

　　62.

　　In a speaking or listening course, students’ anxieties can affect their learning. For this reason, it is important to establish a friendly, relaxed classroom environment. It may help students 10 think of the classroom as a laboratory where they can experiment and take risks with the language. In such circumstances, students should realize that errors are a natural and expected part of learning a language. In addition, one of the goals of this pan is to encourage students to examine their awn opinions and values while at the same time showing respect for the opinions and values of others.

　　63. ________

　　Many of the activities in this section involve the students’ cooperating work in class. Generally, such an activity taken up by four members seem to work the best. Groups of three or five members may also be effective, depending on the activity. The first unit includes guidelines for organizing group work, with students taking on the following roles: leader, reader, summarizer, reporter, and observer(if necessary). Organizing all activities in this way makes the course truly learner-centered since students must take fall responsibility for carrying out each activity. As for seating, group members should arrange their seats or chairs in a small circle to encourage interaction.

　　64. ________

　　Being a teacher, in the course of group activities, you should circulate from group to group, which helps ensure that students are on task and are using English. While you should not participate in pair or group activities, you need to stay involved in what the students are doing. One important reason to circulate during activities is to keep track of the kinds of problems students have, such as grammatical accuracy, fluency, word choice, pronunciation and intonation discussion strategies, etc. However, it is generally not effective to correct students’ errors when they are involved in an activity. The most practical way to deal with communication problems is to make notes of what you observe as you arc circulating. You can then use this information to provide feedback after the activity or to develop future lessons.

　　65. ________

　　At the beginning of the course, when they need to build up their confidence, students benefit most from encouragement and positive comment. If possible, you’d rather not grade the students fust few efforts at speaking in a group or to the class. Many students suffer such anxiety in speaking situations that any criticism at this stage can have the opposite effects. Commenting on students’ work does not necessarily mean grading them on the scene Even if the programs requires formal grades, you should try to put off assigning grades until later in the term.

　　第三部分：写作（共三节；满分45分）

　　第一节：单词拼写（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）

　　根据下列句子所给英语首字母或汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式（每空只填一词）。

　　1. Has the country r________ from the effects of the war yet?

　　2. My sister bought this T – shirt at such a low price. She was really good at b ________.

　　3. You need to set goals in order to turn your dreams into r_________.

　　4. To our r________, the missing child returned home ten days later, tired and healthy.

　　5. He was b ________ by an insect in the garden when he was walking there.

　　6. They came in army uniform p_________ to be soldiers, but in fact they were not.

　　7. His c________ doesn’t agree with his words, so few people trust him.

　　8. Usually people show great s________ for the children begging in the streets.

　　9. In some countries, especially in some poor countries, women are not really e_________ to men.

　　10. A cultural relics always has to be rare and v_________ and has survived for a long time.

　　第二节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题l分，满分l0分下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

　　增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写上该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

　　修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2．只允许修改l0处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。进入高三，你发现班级中有的同学压力很大，平时不眠不休拼命做题。请在校英语报上，就此话题，结合自己的，写一篇100-120个词的短文，向大家宣传正确的态度和做法。1. 指出他们的不对之处；2. 告知压力过大的危害；3. 结合自身经验，提出建议。