“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）”。