“As schools minister, it’s important that I set an example and live up to the education I had,” added Mr. Knight, who studied at Cambridge University. He said the public picking him up on the mistakes had been a “helpful reminder (提醒)”.
Richard Drax, one of his friends, said, “It’s so easy to have a go especially as there is a jokey side to this. As schools minister he should be setting an example across the country. Maybe he should try to find another job which is not so demanding (苛求的) on his spelling.”
Another author Minette Walters said she didn’t want to be picky about the mistakes. She said, “He is a nice man who works very hard and does his best for everyone. But the school report on this would be that he could do better. I’m not sure the spell check has helped much here.”
Author and historian Stuart Morris said, “On one level the message he is sending out is more important. But I think it is right for anybody in a position of authority (权威) to make an effort to get their basic spelling and grammar right.” 1. What do the underlined words “a schoolboy howler” probably mean? A. A stupid mistake. B. A schoolboy hero. C. A strange question. D. A welcome change.
2. According to the text, Jim Knight _____. A. is careful when at work B. is quite good at spelling C. has received a good education D. does his blog on his computer
3. Which of the following advice is NOT from Richard Drax? A. Just be yourself. B. Go to get another job. C. Learn to spell correctly. D. Remember to check your work. 4. In Minette’s eyes, Jim Knight _____.
A. is honest but very picky B. is easy to get along with C. works hard and talks little D. knows little about grammar 5. What is the text mainly about? A. The words that are difficult to spell. B. A blog that was popular with students. C. A minister who is faced with a hard choice. D. An important man who made spelling mistakes.
参考答案
21-25 DDBAB 26-30 DCAAC
31-35 DBADA 36-40 BDFEC 41-45 BDCAA 46-50 DBCAD 51-55 ACBAD 56-60 BCDBC 61. what 62. to try 63. wonderful 64. are 65. a 66. is spent 67. that 68. in 69. finally 70. have seen 短文改错：
71. ... anything interestingly. interestingly → interesting 72. ... listening the radio. listening后加to 73. ... playing with some ... 去掉with 74. ... is here either ... either → too 75. My sisters were ... were → are
76. ... laughing very happy. happy → happily 77. ... dinner with us ... with → for
78. ... he’s worked tonight. worked → working 79. ... I’m feeling boring. boring → bored 80. Write and tell her ... her → me One possible version:
Notice
In order to improve students’ spoken English and encourage them to protect the environment, an English speaking contest will be held in the school hall at 2:30 p.m. on September 23. Its theme is “Green campus, low-carbon life”. Everyone who takes part is required to make a speech within 3 minutes about how to live a low-carbon life in our daily life. Besides, the top five winners will be given prizes. Everyone is welcome to participate in it.
Note that those who are interested should sign up for it before September 19. May you succeed!
English Club
部分解析
阅读理解：
A篇（周围的人）
本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述了一位消防员在救人的过程中不幸牺牲的故事。 21. D。细节理解题。由第一段中的the fire engines arrived at the fire和The firefighters placed a ladder against the wooden house可知，一座木制房屋着火了，故选D项。
22. D。细节理解题。由第二段中的Marcus fell backwards off the ladder和第三段中的a doctor told the men that Marcus was nearly brain dead可知，Marcus从梯子上摔下来后受了重伤，故选D项。
23. B。词义猜测题。由第三段中的Within an hour, a doctor told the men that Marcus was nearly brain dead可知，Marcus当时失去了意识，故选B项。
24. A。推理判断题。由最后一段中的The day Marcus died, his heart was given away to a young girl. His family said that it was the second life Marcus had saved可知，Marcus的家人对他的离世感到很伤心，不过对于将他的心脏捐赠给一个女孩这件事感到很自豪，故选A项。
B篇（语言学习）
本文是议论文。作者通过本文旨在建议人们学习希腊语和拉丁语。 25. B。细节理解题。由第一段中的students spent more than half their time studying Greek and Latin可知，那时候希腊语和拉丁语很流行，故选B项。
26. D。细节理解题。由第四段中的People knew that many of their own ideas had come from ... the Romans可知，欧洲人认为罗马人对他们的文化影响很大，故选D项。
27. C。推理判断题。由最后一段中的These ideas still help to shape Western culture today. To understand our own culture, we must understand the culture of the classical world可知，四个选项中只有C项与文章内容相符。
28. A。推理判断题。由文章最后的To understand our own culture, we must understand the culture of the classical world可知，作者认为学习希腊语和拉丁语很有价值。
C篇（学校生活）
本文是记叙文。作者通过本文主要向我们介绍了Thomas Wolfe惊人的记忆力。
29. A。细节理解题。由第一段中的Thomas Wolfe, fresh from his courses in playwriting at Harvard University, joined us who were teaching English composition at New York University可知，Wolfe来到纽约大学和作者一同工作是为了增长教学经验，故选A项。
30. C。细节理解题。由第三段中的He did not say anything和he only smiled以及最后一段中的He, however, was very calm可知，Wolfe在测试的过程中并没有生气，故选C项。
31. D。细节理解题。由第一段中的I had never seen a man so tall as he, and so ugly. I pitied him ... make him feel at home可知，作者一开始对Wolfe十分同情并且愿意帮助他；由第二段中的his students made so much of his powers of observation that I decided to make a little test and see for myself可知，学生们认为Wolfe有超强的观察力，但作者对此有些怀疑；由第四段中的Without any mistakes, he ... pointed out the words written on the blackboard和最后一段中的As I rejoined Wolfe, I was totally speechless可知，作者感到非常惊讶，故选D项。
32. B。主旨大意题。总览全文可知，作者通过本文主要向我们介绍了Thomas Wolfe惊人的记忆力，故选B项。
D篇（个人情况）
本文是应用文。文章主要介绍了四位不同职业的人士更换工作的经历。 33. A。细节理解题。由第一节中的I found that the City had gone from a place which was exciting to work in to a grind — no one was having fun any more可知，Matt Froggatt对于城市生活已经感到厌倦了，故选A项。
34. D。细节理解题。由第三节中的Katherine Goodison has set up her own business in her London flat making hats可知，她从事服装行业，故选D项。
35. A。标题归纳题。总览全文可知，文章主要介绍了四位不同职业的人士更换工作的经历，他们都是放弃了之前的工作，然后开始了新的生活，故用A项作为标题最恰当。 七选五： 话题：艺术
本文是记叙文。文章主要介绍了有“人肉照相机”之称的英国自闭症天才画家Stephen Wiltshire。
36. B。由该空后的he talked to nobody可知，他不会去交朋友，故B项内容符合此处语境。
37. D。由该空前的He didn’t learn fully to talk ... pass his exams和该空后的Art became his way to communicate可知，尽管Stephen有着种种不幸，但是艺术成为了他和这个世界交流的最好方式，故选D项。
38. F。由该空后的this building和the station clock可知F项内容符合此处语境。 39. E。由上一段中的The television programme made him famous overnight in the UK和本段内容可知，Stephen在那之后便走上了成名之路，故选E项。 40. C。由该空前的His drawings are correct and true ... in the right place可知，此处是在谈论他的画作，这些作品不但精准而且漂亮，故选C项。 完形填空： 话题：社会
本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了西方人对待年龄的态度。
41. B。由文章首句In China, it is quite usual to ask people about their age和转折词However可知，在西方询问年龄往往被认为是“没有礼貌的（impolite）”。
Unit 2 English around the world单元测试题
第二部分： 阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
The trouble started at 9:30 p.m. last New Year’s Eve, in Newmark. When the fire engines (消防车) arrived at the fire, a very old woman was sitting in a third floor window. The firefighters placed a ladder (梯子) against the wooden house, and 26-year-old Marcus Reddick climbed 35 feet to the third floor.
The woman, 60 years old and very fat, was sitting with both feet out of the window. When Marcus reached the top of the ladder, the woman, afraid and nervous, put her two legs around him. Suddenly Marcus fell backwards off the ladder, with the large woman sitting on him. Marcus landed first — hitting a wall beside the front stairs — and broke the woman’s fall. She fell no more, but he fell another ten feet down the stairs. When the fire officer reached him, Marcus was unconscious. Within an hour, a doctor told the men that Marcus was nearly brain dead, and would only get worse. Doctors talked of turning off the life-saving machine and asked if the family would like to give away his heart. The answer was “yes”.
On January 6, firefighters lifted Marcus’ coffin (棺材) — covered with an American flag — onto a yellow fire engine. Hundreds of firefighters from all over the state joined the procession (行列) through Newmark streets. Children watched silently from school windows. The day Marcus died, his heart was given away to a young girl. His family said that it was the second life Marcus had saved. 21. What happened last New Year’s Eve in Newmark? A. An old woman was killed. B. A fire engine was missing. C. A firefighter was murdered. D. A wooden house caught fire.
22. After reaching the top of the ladder, Marcus _____.
A. was very afraid and nervous B. couldn’t see anything clearly C. found it difficult to get down D. was knocked off and got hurt
23. The underlined word “unconscious” in Paragraph 2 means “_____”. A. homeless B. senseless C. breathless D. helpless
24. We can infer from the end of the text that Marcus’ family might feel _____. A. sad but proud B. shy but excited C. angry and doubtful D. worried and surprised
B
Two hundred years ago, American students went to American schools. Like you, they studied math, spelling and geography. Unlike you, they also studied Greek (希腊语) and Latin (拉丁语). In fact, students spent more than half their time studying Greek and Latin.
The same was true for most students in Europe. Until the seventh century, all educated Europeans knew Latin. It did not matter if they lived in England, Italy, France or Spain. If they were educated, they knew Latin.
During the seventh century, educated Europeans began to study Greek as well as Latin. Greek and Latin had been the leading languages of the ancient Greeks and Romans. All educated Europeans were expected to know these languages.
To educated Europeans, the languages of the Greeks and the Romans were important. The ideas of the Greeks and Romans were also important. People knew that many of their own ideas had come from the Greeks and the Romans. To understand their own culture, they must understand its origin (起源). They knew that those beginnings lay in the classical (古典文学的) world.
Today we have so many things to study that few people have time to learn Greek and Latin. Few of you will study either language in school. Yet the ideas of the Greeks and the Romans are still important to us. These ideas still help to shape Western culture today. To understand our own culture, we must understand the culture of the classical world.
25. Two hundred years ago, in American schools _____. A. there were many educated Greeks B. Greek and Latin were very popular C. students paid little attention to math D. students knew little about geography
26. According to the text, Europeans thought _____. A. the origin of their culture was unknown B. the ideas of the Greeks were unacceptable C. Greek was much more important than Latin D. the Romans had a great influence on their culture 27. Where does the author of the text probably come from? A. Japan. B. Greece. C. America. D. China.
28. In the last paragraph, the author suggests that _____. A. it’s of great value to learn Greek and Latin B. it’s quite difficult to learn Greek and Latin
C. the culture of the classical world is useless nowadays
D. Western culture is quite different from Greek and Roman cultures
C
In the autumn of 1924 Thomas Wolfe, fresh from his courses in playwriting at Harvard University, joined us who were teaching English composition at New York University. I had never seen a man so tall as he, and so ugly. I pitied him and went out of my way to help him with his work and make him feel at home.
His students soon let me know that he had no need of my protectiveness. They spoke of his ability to explain a poem in such a way as to have them in fits of laughter. Besides, his students made so much of his powers of observation (观察力) that I decided to make a little test and see for myself. My chance came one morning when the students were slowly gathering (集合) for nine o’clock classes.
Upon arriving at the university that day, I found Wolfe alone in the large room which served all the English composition teachers as an office. He did not say anything when I asked him to come with me out into the hall, and he only smiled when we reached a classroom door and I told him to enter alone and look around.
He stepped in, remained no more than thirty seconds and then came out. “Tell me what you see,” I said as I took his place in the room, leaving him in the hall with his back to the door. Without any mistakes, he gave the number of seats in the room, pointed out those which were taken by boys and those taken by girls, and pointed out the words written on the blackboard.
As I rejoined Wolfe, I was totally speechless. He, however, was very calm as he said, “The worst thing about it is that I’ll remember it all.” 29. Why did Wolfe come to join the author? A. To get some experience. B. To offer him some help. C. To learn to write plays. D. To make more friends.
30. Which of the following is TRUE of the test? A. It took place on an autumn evening in 1924. B. It was a test made for Wolfe on his honesty. C. Wolfe did not feel angry when he was tested. D. Wolfe’s students showed no interest in the test.
31. What can we learn about the author’s feelings in the text? A. Angry → sad → proud. B. Shy → lonely → happy. C. Worried → nervous → hopeful.
D. Sorry → doubtful → surprised. 32. What is mainly described in the text? A. Thomas Wolfe’s life at Harvard University. B. Thomas Wolfe’s ability to remember things. C. English composition at New York University. D. The playwriting courses at Harvard University.
D
Matt Froggatt used to be an insurance agent (保险代理人) in the City of London but now runs a sheep farm. “After 14 years in business, I found that the City had gone from a place which was exciting to work in to a grind — no one was having fun any more. My break came when I got to know the manager of a hotel with one of the top 20 hotel restaurants in the country. Through supplying them, my reputation (名声) spread and now I also supply meat through mail order.” Ron Ablewhite was a manager in advertising but now makes a living as a painter. “My painting began as a hobby but I realised I was getting far more excitement out of it than out of working. Most people in their mid-forties need to get back to work immediately — they need the money. But we had married young and our children didn’t need our support. We went to the north of England, and many of our friends come up and visit us now.” Katherine Goodison has set up her own business in her London flat making hats. “My first job as a lawyer (律师) was fun, but the hours were terrible. Then I left. A lot of people said I’d get bored, but that has never happened. I feel happier now. What I love about this job is that I know what I want and I can make decisions on my own.” Paul Drinkwater worked in finance (金融) for 16 years before working at the Life Centre in London. “I had been in financial markets from the age of 22, but I found the work boring.
In 1989 I gave up the job and travelled for a year. I was interested in health, so I visited some of the world’s best gymnasiums. Then I was offered part-time work at the Life Centre and I learned quickly. I never used to feel in control, but now I have peace of mind and control of my own life.” 33. According to the text, Matt Froggatt _____. A. has become tired of city life B. lived in London for ten years C. runs a farm with different animals D. used to be the manager of a hotel
34. Which of the following people works in the clothing business? A. Matt Froggatt. B. Ron Ablewhite. C. Paul Drinkwater. D. Katherine Goodison.
35. What would be the best title for the text? A. A new life B. A small world C. A dream home D. An unusual job
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The human camera
There is no one quite like Stephen Wiltshire. Born in 1974, Stephen was always different. 36 In fact, he talked to nobody, showed no interest in school subjects and wasn’t able to sit still. Stephen was later told that he had autism (自闭症). He didn’t learn fully to talk until he was nine years old and he didn’t manage to pass his exams. 37 Art became his way to communicate. He started by drawing funny pictures of his teachers, but soon began to draw buildings. His eye for detail (细节) was perfect. He could see a building just once and remember everything about it. 38 Hours later, in front of TV cameras, he managed to draw this building, with the time on the station clock saying 11:20, the exact time when he was there. The television programme made him famous overnight in the UK.
39 He has become a well-known artist, published (出版) four books of his drawings, taken helicopter (直升飞机) rides above the world’s great cities and drawn amazing pictures of them, and opened his own art gallery (画廊), where he now works, in London.
His drawings are correct and true in every detail — he always manages to draw everything in the right place. 40 In 2006, he was given an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) by the Queen of England for services to art. A. Floating Cities was his third book. B. As a child, he couldn’t make friends. C. Besides, they are also beautiful to look at.
D. Luckily, he found one thing he liked doing: drawing. E. After that, many great things have happened to Stephen. F. In 1987, he saw a train station in London called St Pancras. G. On 15 February 2008, ABC News named him Person of the Week.
第三部分： 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分45分）
第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
In China, it is quite usual to ask people about their age. However, this question is often regarded as 41 in the West. This is quite true of 42 , and even more so if the inquirer (询问者) is a man. However, it is very 43 to ask children about their age. Since it is not a secret for them, they don’t 44 at all. In fact, some 45 people are quite happy to talk about their age, 46 if they feel they look young for their age. However, it is not very 47 to ask a direct question like “How old are you?” 48 elderly people want to talk about their age, and perhaps receive 49 on how young they look, they may easily bring up the topic (话题) by 50 and ask the other to 51 how old they are. In such a 52 , it is quite acceptable to discuss age 53 . They normally expect to be complimented (恭维) on their youthfulness rather than to be 54 that they look very old.
Even though 55 do not usually ask people directly how old they are, this does not 56 that they are not interested to know how old other people are. They may ask someone else for the 57 , or they may try to bring up the topic 58 , sometimes discussions about educational background and the number of years of working 59 may provide some clues (线索). Of course, not everyone 60 that, so they ask little about age.
41. A. simple B. impolite C. difficult D. important 42. A. friends B. speakers C. children D. women 43. A. funny B. helpful C. normal D. necessary 44. A. mind B. regret C. expect D. promise 45. A. old B. honest C. young D. strong 46. A. finally B. probably C. generally D. especially 47. A. quick B. wise C. stupid D. lucky 48. A. Before B. Since C. If D. Although 49. A. praise B. doubt C. news D. instruction 50. A. myself B. yourself C. ourselves D. themselves 51. A. guess B. decide C. answer D. explain 52. A. world B. family C. situation D. sentence 53. A. secretly B. freely C. quietly D. seriously 54. A. told B. warned C. taught D. shown 55. A. guests B. strangers C. villagers D. westerners 56. A. agree B. mean C. prove D. include 57. A. advice B. support C. information D. knowledge 58. A. recently B. suddenly C. immediately D. indirectly 59. A. environment B. experience C. population D. relationship 60. A. knows about B. lives with C. cares about D. deals with
第Ⅱ卷
第三部分： 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
I studied medicine at college, and then I realized that it wasn’t for me. I didn’t know 61. ________ to do until someone told me 62. ________ (try) teaching English abroad. This way I could travel and take the time to find my passion (热爱). And I discovered that teaching was my passion.
I found a job in Qingdao in China. It’s a(n) 63. ________ (wonder) city and is a great place to live in. Now there 64. ________ (be) six foreign teachers in my school, from the UK, America and Canada. I teach 65. ________ large number of students. Most of my day 66. ________ (spend) teaching young children now.
My favorite class is one 67. ________ I’ve had for over three years. When they started they were three years old and didn’t know much English at all. Now, they have talks 68. ________ English and can’t wait to tell me about their day.
I love the moment when a child, who has worked on an article for a long time, 69. ________ (final) understands it. It always makes me want to improve my teaching.
Over the last three years I 70. ________ (see) them all grow and change a lot, and for that I feel happy.
第四部分： 写作 （共两节，满分35分）
第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
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，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 Dear Li Hua,
How are you? I’m not doing anything interestingly. I’m sitting in my room and listening the radio. They’re playing with some old 1970s songs at the moment. The cat is here either — she’s sleeping on my bed. My sisters were watching TV in the living room and they’re laughing very happy. Mum is cooking dinner with us in the kitchen. Dad isn’t here at the moment — he’s worked tonight. It’s raining outside and I’m feeling boring. What about you? Write and tell her what’s happening.
Yours, Wei Wei
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
为了提高同学们的环保意识，你校英语俱乐部将举办一场主题为“绿色校园·低碳生活（Green campus, low-carbon life）”的英语演讲比赛。请你以组织者的身份写一份英语通知。内容要点如下：
比赛时间：9月23日下午2:30 比赛地点：学校礼堂 演讲时间：3分钟以内 报名截止时间：9月19日 其它信息：前5名有奖
注意：1. 书面通知应写成一篇连贯的短文； 2. 词数100左右； 3. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
选做题
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 Jim Knight, a schools minister (部长) from England, said that he “must try harder” after spelling mistakes were discovered on his website. Among the misspelled words were foce (force), similiar (similar), and acheiving (achieving) etc. Some authors have called one of the mistakes a schoolboy howler and told him he “could do better”.
Mr. Knight said, “When I do my blog (博客) I’m usually doing it in a hurry on my phone and sometimes I forget the basic rule of checking my work. Clearly I must try harder.” He was generally a good speller but often had problems while spelling words with two c’s together, such as occurrence.
42. D。由该空后的even more so if the inquirer is a man可知，对“女性（women）”来说更是如此。 43. C。
44. A。由文中的it is not a secret for them可知，询问孩子们的年龄很“正常（normal）”，他们根本不会“介意（mind）”。
45. A。由该空后的if they feel they look young for their age及elderly people可知，这里是说“老（old）”年人。
46. D。“尤其是（especially）”他们觉得自己看起来比实际年龄要年轻的时候。 47. B。由该空后的ask a direct question like “How old are you?”可知，直接问对方多大年龄并不“明智（wise）”。 48. C。 49. A。
50. D。由该句中的elderly people want to talk about their age和they may easily bring up the topic可知，这里是假设关系，“如果（If）”老年人想谈论年龄或是有人“称赞（praise）”他们看起来很年轻，他们也许会“主动（by themselves）”提起这个话题。
51. A。他们还会让别人“猜测（guess）”自己的年龄。 52. C。
53. B。由文中的it is quite acceptable to discuss age可知，在上文提到的这种“情形（situation）”下，“自由地（freely）”谈论年龄问题是可以接受的。
54. A。由该空前的They normally expect to be complimented on their youthfulness可知，他们通常宁愿别人说些恭维话也不愿意被“告知（told）”自己看起来就是老。
55. D。由第一段中的China和the West可知，本文是谈论中西方人对待年龄的不同态度，故填westerners。
56. B。尽管西方人通常不会直接去问他人的年龄，这并不“意味着（mean）”他们对此不感兴趣。
57. C。这里是说关于他人年龄的“信息（information）”。
58. D。由该空后的sometimes discussions about educational background ... may provide some clues可知，他们会“间接地（indirectly）”提出这个话题。 59. B。一个人工作“经验（experience）”的年数可以提供一些线索。
60. C。由该空后的they ask little about age可知，并非每个人都“关心（cares about）”他人的年龄。 语法填空：
61. what。考查连接词。设空处与to do构成“连接词+不定式”结构作know的宾语，且设空处作do的宾语，故填what。
62. to try。考查不定式作宾语补足语的用法。tell sb. to do sth.意为“告诉某人做某事”。
63. wonderful。考查形容词作定语的用法。设空处作定语修饰city，表示“极好的”，故填wonderful。
64. are。考查固定结构。设空处所在句使用了there be句型，因six foreign teachers作主语，且由Now可知，此处应用一般现在时，故填are。
65. a。考查不定冠词。设空处所在句意为“我教授大量学生”，故填a。a large number of意为“大量的”。
66. is spent。考查一般现在时的被动语态。Most of my day与spend之间是被动关系，且由now可知，此处描述的是现在的状态，故填is spent。
67. that。考查关系词。设空处引导限制性定语从句修饰先行词one（不定代词one在此指代班级），且在从句中作宾语，故填that。
68. in。考查介词。have talks in English意为“用英语交谈”。
69. finally。考查副词。设空处作状语修饰understands，故填finally。
70. have seen。考查现在完成时。由Over the last three years可知，此处应用现在完成时，故填have seen。
[选做题参考答案及解析]
参考答案
1-5 ACABD
解析
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话题：个人情况
本文是记叙文。文章主要介绍了一位大意的教育部长——在他的文章中总会出现拼写错误。
1. A。词义猜测题。由第一段中的Among the misspelled words were foce (force), similiar (similar), and acheiving (achieving) etc和he “could do better”可知，这些拼写错误都是小学生容易犯的低级错误，故选A项。
2. C。细节理解题。由文章首段中的Jim Knight, a schools minister from England和第三段中的Mr. Knight, who studied at Cambridge University可知，他受过良好的教育，故选C项。
3. A。推理判断题。由第四段中Richard Drax所说的As schools minister he should be setting an example across the country. Maybe he should try to find another job可知，他建议Jim Knight不要再犯拼写错误，要么就换份工作，所以A项说法与文章内容不符。
4. B。推理判断题。由倒数第二段中的He is a nice man ... and does his best for everyone可知，Minette觉得Jim Knight是一个很好相处的人，故选B项。 5. D。主旨大意题。总览全文可知，作者在文中主要介绍了一位大意的教育部长——在他的文章中总会出现拼写错误，故选D项。