Tail Spin
Two dolphins race around in a big pool in the Ocean Park. The smaller dolphin Grace, shown off a few of her tricks, turning around and waving hello to the crowd. The most amazing thing about her, however, is that she's even swimming at all. She doesn't have a tail.
Grace lost her tail as a baby when she got caught up in a fish trap. When the dolphin arrived at the Ocean Park in December 2005, she was fighting for her life. “Is she going to make it?” Her trainer, Abbey Stone, feared the worst. Grace did make it --- but her tail didn't. She ended up losing her flukes and the lower part of her peduncle.
Over the past six years, she has learned to swim without her tail. Dolphins swim by moving their flukes and peduncle up and down. Grace taught herself to move another way---like a fish! She pushed herself forward through the water by moving her peduncles from side to side.
The movement put harmful pressure on Grace's backbone. So a company offered to create a man-made tail for her. The tail had to be strong enough to stay on Grace as she swam but soft enough that it wouldn't hurt her.
The first time Grace wore the artificial tail. She soon shook it off and let it sink in the bottom of the pool. Now, she is still learning to use the tail. Some days she wears it for an hour at a time, others not at all. “The tail isn't
necessary for her to feel comfortable,” says Stone, “but it helps to keep that range of motion(动作) and build muscles(肌肉).”
Now, the dolphin is about to get an even happier ending. This month, Grace will star in Dolphin Tale, a film that focus on her rescue and recovery. Her progress has inspired more than just a new movie. Many people travel from near and far to meet her. Seeing Grace swim with her man-made tail gives people so much courage.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并将选定答案的字母标号填在题前括号内。
(1)When Grace first arrived at the Ocean Park, her trainer worried about her .
A、physical build
B、potential ability
C、chance of survival
D、adaptation to the surroundings.
(2)A man-made tail is created for Grace to _.
A、let her recover faster
B、make her comfortable
C、adjust her way of swimming
D、help her perform better tricks
(3)The story of Grace inspires people to_ .
A、stick to their dreams
B、treat animals friendly
C、treasure what they have
D、face difficulties bravely
知识点：人物传记/故事类阅读
（1）C
（2）C
（3）D
本文介绍了海豚Grace曾严重受伤，失去了尾巴并且危机生命，但是它坚强的活了下来，并且在训练员和医生的帮助下装了一个假尾巴，帮助它更好的游泳和锻炼肌肉。它的故事对人们也有很大的激励作用。
（1）根据第二段中“...she was fighting for her life. “Is she going to make it?” Her trainer, Abbey Stone, feared the worst可知当Grace海豚刚到海洋公园的时候它正在为生命奋斗着，训练员担心它能否能撑过去，因此选C，担心它生存的几率。
（2）根据倒数第二段中“The tail isn't necessary for her to feel comfortable,” says Stone, “but it helps to keep that range of motion(动作) and build muscles(肌肉).”可知这个人造尾巴未必会让Grace感到舒服，但是会帮助他保持动作的幅度和锻炼肌肉，因此可推断此题ABD错误，选C即“调节它游泳的方式”。
（3）根据文章最后一句“Seeing Grace swim with her man-made tail gives people so much courage.”即Grace的故事给人们更多的勇气，可推断出这个故事激励着人们要勇敢的面对困难。因此选D。
Personal Robot
Make your parents and teachers happy !
Are you having problems finishing your homework on time? Do you avoid tidying your room until your mom shouts at you? You don't need to worry if you buy a Mr. Helping Hand personal robot. Mr. H can be programmed to organize your homework. Your own personal robot will follow you around, putting away books and objects that you have left on the floor or bed.
Mr. H also has these features (特点)：
• weighs only 500 grams
• includes long-lasting batteries
• comes with a 5-year guarantee
• remembers simple instructions
Originally (最初) sold for $499
NOW ONLY 299
WATCH CONTROL
This is a watch that James Bond would be proud to wear!
This is NOT a watch for ordinary people!
Your electronic PENGO WATCH CONTROL
• acts as a remote control for TVs and videos.
• gives you a daily weather forecast.
• reminds you when to hand in your homework.
• sets off a silent warning alarm when parents or teachers are near.
Besides, your PENGO WATCH CONTROL will always tell you the time accurately!
Originally sold for $199
NOW ONLY $99
For further information, click here.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并将选定答案的字母标号填在题前括号内。
(1)With help from a Mr. H, you can ________.
A、stop using batteries
B、finish your homework on time
C、remember your teacher's instructions
D、get your room tidied on your way home
(2)A PENGO WATCH CONTROL can help you to ________.
A、repair your TV
B、organize your homework
C、be a James Bond
D、know what the weather is like
(3)You can get your Mr. H far ________.
A、$499
B、$299
C、$199
D、$99
(4)Where would you be most likely to find the two texts?
A、On a notice board
B、In a company brochure
C、On a teenage website
D、In a college newspaper
知识点：广告布告类
（1）B
（2）D
（3）B
（4）C
文章是两则广告，第一则介绍的是帮助学生完成作业和整理物品的Personal Robot，第二则介绍的是提醒交作业、预报天气、提示老师或父母在附近的智能手表。
（1）B细节推理题。根据第一部分中Mr. H can be programmed to organize your homework. Your own personal robot will follow you around, putting away books and objects that you have left on the floor or bed.可知，Mr. H的功能是帮助完成作业，可以帮助整理物品。故选B。
（2）D细节理解题。根据第二部分• acts as a remote control for TVs and videos.• gives you a daily weather forecast.• reminds you when to hand in your homework.• sets off a silent warning alarm when parents or teachers are near.可知，A PENGO WATCH CONTROL作电视和视频的遥控器、能预报天气、提醒你什么时候交作业和当父母和老师在旁边时做出无声警告，故选D。
（3）B细节理解题。根据第一部分最后Originally (最初) sold for $499 NOW ONLY 299可知，现在的售价是299，故选B。
（4）C推理判断题。第一则广告介绍的是帮助学生完成作业和整理物品的Personal Robot，第二则广告介绍的是提醒交作业、预报天气、提示老师或父母在附近的智能手表；再根据结尾处的click here.可知是网页，所以这两则广告最可能出现在青少年网站上，故选C。
【点评】推理判断题解题方法：推理判断题是层次较高的题目。本文涉及的推理判断题的考法是推断文章出处。此类题必须先看文章的题材属于哪一类，辅助加以判断。还要结合文意，看文章主要讲述的内容，这是判断的主要依据。生活常识也可帮助我们作出正确选择。比如小题4考查文章出处，第一则广告介绍的是帮助学生完成作业和整理物品的Personal Robot，第二则广告介绍的是提醒交作业、预报天气、提示老师或父母在附近的智能手表。内容较多不会出现在布告牌上；广告是介绍产品，号召购买，面向的是消费者，所以不会是公司手册的内容；根据广告适合的对象可知是中小学生不是大学生，此类文章也不会出现在大学报纸上；两则广告都面向的是中小学生，再根据结尾处的click here.可知是网页，所以此类广告可能会出现在青少年网站上，故选C。
The idea of being able to walk on water has long interested humans greatly. Sadly, biological facts prevent us ever accomplishing such a thing without artificial aid---we simply weigh too much, and all our mass pushes down through our ly small feet, resulting in a lot of pressure that makes us sink.
However, several types of animals can walk on water. One of the most interesting is the common basilisk Basilicus basilicus, a lizard (蜥蜴)native to Central and South America. It can run across water for a distance of several meters, avoiding getting wet by rapidly hitting the water's surface with its feet. The lizard will take as many as 20 steps per second to keep moving forward. For humans to do this, we，d need huge feet that we could bring up to our ears in order to create adequate w hitting. ''
But fortunately there is an alternative : cornflour. By adding enough of this common thickening agent to water (and it does take a lot), you can create a “non-Newtonian” liquid that doesn't behave like normal water. Now, if the surface of the water is hit hard enough, particles(粒子）in the water group together for a moment to make the surface hard. Move quickly enough and put enough force into each step, and you really can walk across the surface of an adequately thick Liquid of cornflour.
Fun though all this may sound, it's still rather messy and better read about in theory than carried out in practice. If you must do it, then keep the water wings handy in case you start to sink--and take a shower afterward!
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并将选定答案的字母标号填在题前括号内。
(1)Walking on water hasn't become a reality mainly because humans______.
A、are not interested in it
B、have biological limitations
C、have not invented proper tools
D、are afraid to make an attempt
(2)What do we know about Basilicus basilicus from the passage?
A、It is light enough to walk on water.
B、Its huge feet enable it to stay above water.
C、It can run across water at a certain speed.
D、Its unique skin keeps it from getting wet in water.
(3)What is the function of the cornflour according to the passage?
A、To create a thick liquid.
B、To turn the water into solid.
C、To help the liquid behave normally.
D、To enable the water to move rapidly.
(4)What is the author's attitude toward the idea of humans' walking on water?
A、It is risky but beneficial.
B、It is interesting and worth trying.
C、It is crazy and cannot become a reality.
D、It is impractical though theoretically possible.
知识点：科普环保类阅读
（1）B
（2）C
（3）A
（4）D
人类有一个一直感兴趣但一直未能实现的愿望：水上行走。不能实现的原因是“生物性局限”。本文主要介绍了一种理论上可行实际上难以实现的人类水上行走的方法：借助玉米粉（cornflour）增加水面浓度。
（1）B细节题。从第一段Sadly, biological facts prevent us ever accomplishing such a thing without artificial aid …可知，人类至今不能在水面行走是“生物”原因。选择B。
（2）C细节题。从第二段It can run across water for a distance of several meters, avoiding getting wet by rapidly hitting the water's surface with its feet.一句可知，这种蜥蜴能在水面行走是因为速度快（每秒钟达到20步）。选择 C。
（3）A细节题。第三段this common thickening agent明确这是一种“常见的增稠剂”。选择A。
（4）D推断题。从第二段it does take a lot，最后一段it's still rather messy and better read about in theory than carried out in practice. 等句推断，借助增稠剂实现人类在水面行走，理论上可行但真正实现很难做到。选择D项。
【点评】根据文章中提供的一些事实，再加上自己的常识，透过表面可以看到事物的本质，从而做出合理准确的判断。比如第11.小题，推断题。从第二段it does take a lot，最后一段it's still rather messy and better read about in theory than carried out in practice. 等句推断，借助增稠剂实现人类在水面行走，理论上可行但真正实现很难做到。选择D项。
Make Up Your Mind to Succeed
Kind-hearted parents have unknowingly left their children defenseless against failure. The generation born between 1980 and 2001 grew up playing sports where scores and performance were played down because “everyone's winner.” And their report cards sounded more positive (正面的) than ever before. As a result, Stanford University professor Carol Dweck, PhD, calls them “the overpraised generation.”
Dweck has been studying how people deal with failure for 40 years. Her research has led her to find out two clearly different mind-sets that have a great effect on how we react to it. Here's how they work:
A fixed mind-set is grounded in the belief that talent (才能) is genetic – you're a born artist, point guard, or numbers person. The fixed mind-set believes it's sure to succeed without much effort and regards failure as personal shame. When things get difficult, it's quick to blame, lie, and even stay away from future difficulties.
On the other hand, a growth mind-set believes that no talent is entirely heaven-sent and that effort and learning make everything possible. Because the ego (自尊) isn't on the line as much, the growth mind-set sees failure as a chance rather than shame. When faced with a difficulty, it's quick to rethink, change and try again. In fact, it enjoys this experience.
We are all born with growth mind-sets. (Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to live in the world.) But parents, teachers, and instructors often push us into fixed mind-sets by encouraging certain actions and misdirecting praise. Dweck's book, Mind-set: The New Psychology of Success, and online instructional program explain this in depth. But she says there are many little things you can start doing today to make sure that your children, grandchildren and even you are never defeated by failure.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并将选定答案的字母标号填在题前括号内。
(1)What does the author think about the present generation?
A、They don't do well at school.
B、They are often misunderstood.
C、They are eager to win in sports.
D、They are given too much praise.
(2)A fixed mind-set person is probably one who ___ .
A、doesn't want to work hard
B、cares a lot about personal safety
C、cannot share his ideas with others
D、can succeed with the help of teachers
(3)What does the growth mind-set believe?
A、Admitting failure is shameful.
B、Talent comes with one's birth.
C、Scores should be highly valued.
D、Getting over difficulties is enjoyable.
(4)What should parents do for their children based on Dweck's study?
A、Encourage them to learn from failures.
B、Prevent them from making mistakes.
C、Guide them in doing little things.
D、Help them grow with praise.
知识点：人生百味类阅读
（1）D
（2）A
（3）D
（4）A
【分析】本文是一篇科学调查报告。斯坦福大学教授Dweck经过40年的调查研究认为人们对待失败有两种不同的思维模式，这两种思维模式对我们如何对待失败有很大的影响。第一种是有固定思维模式的人，他们认为才能是天生的，成功不需要努力而失败是耻辱。他们逃避未来的困难。第二种是具有成长思维模式的人，他们认为才能不是天生的，努力和学习使一切成为可能。向失败学习并把它看作成长的经历。
（1）根据第一段中的“professor Carol Dweck, PhD, calls them “the overpraised generation.””可知：他们被表扬的太多了。故选D
（2）根据文章第三段中的“The fixed mind-set believes it's sure to succeed without much effort and regards failure as personal shame.”可知：他相信成功但不想付出努力。故选A
（3）根据文章第四段中的“the growth mind-set sees failure as a chance rather than shame. When faced with a difficulty, it's quick to rethink, change and try again. In fact, it enjoys this experience.”可知D正确。
（4）根据文章的最后一句“But she says there are many little things you can start doing today to make sure that your children, grandchildren and even you are never defeated by failure.”可知A正确。
As I drove my blue Buick into the garage, I saw that a yellow Oldsmobile was 1 too close to my space. I had to drive back and forth to get my car into the 2 space. That left 3 enough room to open the door. Then one day I arrived home 4 , and just as I turned off the engine, the yellow Oldsmobile entered its space — too close to my car, 5 . At last I had a chance to meet the driver. My patience had 6 and I shouted at her, “Can't you see you're not 7 me enough space? Park farther over.” Banging(猛推) open her door into 8 , the driver shouted back: “Make me!” 9 this she stepped out of the garage. Still, each time she got home first, she parked too close to my 10 . Then one day, I thought, “What can I do?” I soon found 11 . The next day the woman 12a note on her windshield(挡风玻璃):
Dear Yellow Oldsmobile,
I'm sorry my mistress(女主人) shouted at yours the other day. She's been sorry about it. I know it because she doesn't sing anymore while 13 . It wasn't like her to scream 14 . Fact is, she'd just got bad news and was taking it out on you two. I 15 you and your mistress will 16 her.
Your neighbor,
Blue Buick
When I went to the 17 the next morning, the Oldsmobile was gone, but there was a note on my windshield:
Dear Blue Buick,
My mistress is sorry, too. She parked so 18 because she just learned to drive. We will park much farther over after this. I'm glad we can be 19 now.
Your neighbor,
Yellow Oldsmobile
After that, whenever Blue Buick 20 Yellow Oldsmobile on the road, their drivers waved cheerfully and smiled.
1. A. driven B. parked C. stopped D. stayed
2. A. complete B. close C. narrow D. fixed
3. A. quite B. nearly C. seldom D. hardly
4. A. hurriedly B. first C. finally D. timely
5. A. as usual B. as planned C. as well D. as yet
6. A. run into B. run about C. run out D. run off
7. A. keeping B. saving C. offering D. leaving
8. A. mine B. hers C. itself D. ours
9. A. For B. With C. From D. Upon
10. A. room B. area C. front D. side
11. A. an instruction B. a result C. an answer D. a chance
12. A. put B. wrote C. sent D. discovered
13. A. working B. driving C. returning D. cooking
14. A. on end B. so long C. like that D. any more
15. A. hope B. know C. suppose D. Suggest
16. A. comfort B. help C. forgive D. please
17. A. office B. flat C. place D. garage
18. A. crazily B. eagerly C. noisily D. early
19. A. neighbors B. friends C. drivers D. writers
20. A. followed B. passed C. found D. greeted
知识点：完型填空
（1）B（2）C（3）D（4）B（5）A（6）C（7）D（8）A（9）B（10）D（11）C（12）D（13）B（14）C（15）A（16）C（17）D（18）A（19）B（20）B
本文讲述了两辆车的主人在停车时产生了矛盾，以及如何化解矛盾的过程。
（1）B 考查动词辨析。A. driven驾驶B. parked停泊C. stopped停止D.stayed停留；该处句意为黄色Oldsmobile小车停车的时候离我的车位太靠近，选B项。
（2）C考查形容词辨析。A. complete完整的B. close靠近的C. narrow狭窄的D. fixed固定的；上句讲到因为停得太靠近了，所以我不得不倒来倒去以停进我的狭窄的车位，因此选C.
（3）D考查副词辨析。A. quite安静的B. nearly几乎C. seldom很少 D. hardly几乎不，刚刚；因为位置太窄了，几乎没有足够的空间开车门，故选D项。
（4）B考查副词辨析。A. hurriedly匆忙地 B. first首先C. finally 最后D. timely及时地；根据上下文的描述，此处意为：一天我先回到家,故选B。
（5）A考查副词短语辨析。A. as usual跟往常一样B. as planned跟计划好的一样 C. as well也D. as yet至今仍；该处意为Oldsmobile车主跟往常一样，停车的时候靠我的车位很近，故选A项。
（6）C考查动词短语辨析。A. run into偶然遇见B. run about到处跑 C. run out用完，耗尽 D. run off逃跑;此处讲我的耐性已经耗尽，选C项。
（7）D考查动词辨析。A. keeping保持 B. saving 节省C. offering提供 D. leaving留下；该句意为难道你没看见你给我留的空间太窄了吗，故选D项.
（8）A考查代词辨析。A. mine我的B. hers她的C. itself它自己D. ours我们的;此处指对方猛地把车门推向我的车门的方向，选A项。
（9）B考查介词辨析。此处指对方车主说着这句话走出了车库，with介词短语做状语，因此选B项。
（10）D考查名词辨析 。A. room房间B. area区域C.front在前面D. side旁边;该句句意为她每次先到家停车的时候，在我旁边的距离都很近，选D合适。
（11）C考查名词辨析。A. an instruction指示，说明B. a result结果 C. an answer答案 D.a chance机会；该句句意为我找到了一个解决的办法，选C项合适。
（12）D考查动词辨析。A. put放B. wrote写C. sent送D. discovered发现；该句句意为第二天，对方车主在她的车窗上发现了一张纸条，选D项。
（13）B考查动词辨析。A. working工作B. driving驾驶C. returning返回D. cooking煮；该处是指在开车的过程中，选B项。
（14）C考查介词辨析。A. on end 连续地，竖着B. so long再见C. like that像那样D. any more再；该句句意为小车的主人不会像那样尖叫吼人的，因此选C项
（15）A考查动词辨析。A. hope希望B. know知道C.suppose假设 D. Suggest建议；此处意为我希望你和你的主人会原谅她，因此选A项。
（16）C考查动词辨析。A. comfort安慰B. help帮助C. forgive原谅D. please使满意；句意同上，选C项。
（17）D考查名词辨析A. office办公室B. flat公寓C. place地方 D. garage车库；该句句意为作者第二天早上去车库，选D项。
（18）A考查副词辨析 A. crazily发狂地B. eagerly渴望地 C. noisily 吵闹地D. early早的；此处指小车Yellow Oldsmobile的主人开车狂野，A合适。
（19）B考查名词辨析A. neighbors邻居B. friends朋友C. drivers驾驶员D. writers作家；此处指双方和解成为朋友 ，所以选B项。
（20）B考查动词辨析A. followed跟随 B. passed经过C. found发现D. greeted迎接；此处指从那以后，任何时候别克车经过奥尔兹莫比尔小车的时候，她们都会愉快地挥手招呼，因此选B项。
What is a fair wage? ________ These are some of the questions the United Nations International Labour Organisation(ILO) has recently investigated.
With a global population of over seven billion, is it actually possible to measure an average amount? ________ Using the total wage bill from over seventy countries, they have multiplied the amounts by the number of earners in each country. The economists then tallied up the results and divided them by the total number across the world The result was a world average wage equivalent to $1,490 a month. ________
This figure might seem very high because they calculated the amount using purchasing power parity dollars, which takes into account the fact that it is cheaper to live in some countries than others. ________
Calculating an average sum like this might not be a completely fair representation, but these figures do help us to understand how the world is developing, both economically, in the quality of life people are experiencing and their standard of living.
But the result shows that the average wage is still ly low and there remains a huge difference in levels of affluence around the world. ________ Is this fair? For many, pay equality still seems very far out of reach.
A. The ILO has now tried to work out the sums.
B. The ILO used statistics from over 70 different countries
C. Why aren't more people in the world offered pay equality?
D. That is approximately $75 a day for a 20-day working month.
E. Some people live on just two dollars a day, while others are earning more than a million dollars a year.
F. When someone works for themselves, what are they called?
G. The data also did not include the huge number of people who appear in poverty statistics or who are self-employed.
知识点：七选五
1-5.C；A；D；G；E
为追求公平收入，联合国国际劳工组织计算出全球评价收入，但计算出的数据偏高。文章就此问题展开说明。
（1）C 据横线后句“These are some of the questions....”可知横线句应该是一个问句。在根据横线前句“What is a fair wage?”可知该句应该与公平获得报酬相关。选项中只有C项“Why aren't more people in the world offered pay equality?”与前句句相呼应一致。
（2）A 据横线前句“With a global population of over seven billion, is it actually possible to measure an average amount?”提出世界人口很多，可能测试出评价工资的准确数字吗？再根据横线后句“Using the total wage bill from over seventy countries, they have multiplied the amounts by the number of earners in each country.”可知人们已经算出了这一数字。横线句应该说明哪一个组织做了这项工作，故A项“The ILO has now tried to work out the sums.”符合题意。
（3）D 根据横线前句The result was a world average wage equivalent to $1,490 a month. ILO已经计算出世界平均工资是每个月1490美元，横线句是该句的同位语，对其进行更准确的说明。D项“That is approximately $75 a day for a 20-day working month.”是其详细的解释说明。
（4）G 根据本段前句可知计算出来的这个数据偏高，本句在解释原因。G项“The data also did not include the huge number of people who appear in poverty statistics or who are self-employed.这个数据并没有包括贫穷人口的数据以及自谋职业的人的收入”，所以才会出现数据较高。G项符合本段的中心思想。
（5）E 据横线前句there remains a huge difference in levels of affluence around the world可知世界各地人们收入的差距很大。横线句应该对此进行说明，E项“Some people live on just two dollars a day, while others are earning more than a million dollars a year.”恰好是此内容。且和横线后句“Is this fair?”一致。
When I met Larry, my husband-to-be, he came with an eighteen-month-old daughter, Mckenna, and a four-year-old son, Lorin. I quickly ________ (fall) in love with Lorin and Mckenna, ________ the children's mother, Dia, was a different story.
There was a feeling of hostility（敌意）between us. Sometimes I wished that she would simply disappear. Then the children could stay with us— ________ (true) be mine—and we could be a “real” family.
Years ________ (pass) by, something changed. I began to enjoy talking to Dia about the Kids. And she realized that there were very few people in the world ________ were as interested in her children ________ I was. One year, Dia sent me a Mother's Day card thanking me for “co-mothering” her children.
Thank you, Dia, for being kind enough ________ (share) your children with me. Thank you for making Christmas morning ________ exciting and warm time, so the children never had to feel sad on these important days. We all could sit around the tree. There ________ were, you and your husband, Larry and me, the kids ... and ________ (surprise), I felt at home.
知识点：语法填空
1.fell；2.but；3.truly；4.passing；5.who/that；6.as；7.to share；8.an；9.we；10.surprisingly
作者讲述了和丈夫以前的孩子和前妻相处的过程，由敌意到像一家人一样。
（1）fell 考查动词时态。文章讲述的是过去发生的事，全文是过去时。与上下句中的动词met和was一致，也用过去时。故填fell。
（2）but 考查连词。句意：我很快喜欢上了Lorin 和 Mckenna，孩子们的母亲Dia却不同。通过下文介绍也知她有敌意。前后句是转折关系，故填but .
（3）truly 考查副词。此处修饰动词stay用副词，指真正地和我们呆在一起。故填truly。
（4）passing 考查非谓语动词。此处是分词的独立主格结构，years是passing的逻辑主语，表主动关系。故填passing。
（5）who/that 考查关系代词。句中包含定语从句，先行词是few people指人，在定语从句中作主语，用关系代词who引导，故填who或that。
（6）as 考查固定句型。此处是as…as…表同级比较，“像……一样”。第一个as后加形容词或副词，第二个as后加比较对象。故填as。
（7）to share 考查不定式。enough to do“足以……”，不定式作补足语，故填to share。
（8）an 考查冠词。此处修饰可数名词单数time，指一个令人兴奋温暖的时刻，exciting开头音标是元音音素，表示“一”用an，故填an。
（9）we 考查代词。此处指我们是you and your husband, Larry and me, the kids指在场的所有人，作者把这些人都当成一家人。故填we。
（10）surprisingly 考查副词。此处修饰动词felt用副词，句意：我出人意料地感到轻松自在。故填surprisingly。
下面短文有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（＾）.并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉，
修改：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：1）每处错误及其修改均仅限一词.
2）只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分
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知识点：短文改错
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假定你是李华，自制一些中国结（Chinese knot）。给开网店的美国朋友Tom写封信，请他代卖，
要点包括：1）外观（尺寸、颜色、材料）；2）象征意义；3）价格
注意：1）词数100左右；2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3）开头语已为你写好。
Dear Tom，
How are you doing?
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Li Hua
知识点：书面表达
Dear Tom，
How are you doing?
I wonder if you could sell some Chinese knots for me．I made them myself with red silk threads, cloths and other materials．They look really beautiful in the shape of a diamond, about 5 inches long and 4 inches wide．In China, these knots stand for friendship, love and good luck．People can either give them as gifts to friends or hang them in their houses．They are only 12．99 US dollars each．If anyone wants to know more about the knots, let them write to me．Also, do let me know if you need further information．
Thank you!
Li Hua
本次书面表达要求写一封信，对考生来说，是一种比较熟悉的作文类型。材料联系到了网店，贴近学生生活实际；写作时应注意书信格式；三个要点都要阐述，不能有遗漏。