文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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．每处错误及其修改仅限一词。

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

A millionaire invited all the bachelors in the city his home, and took them to a big pool that lived some crocodiles．“I want to find out a brave heart．Who dares to jump into this pool and swim to the other side will get all my fortune and my beautiful daughter．” All the bachelors looked at each others, with a pale and red face．None dared．All of sudden, a bachelor jumped into the water．He swam towards the other side with amazing speed, touched the side, and climbing on without even waking the crocodiles! The millionaire went up and held his hand: “Congratulation! What a brave heart! I suppose you want my daughter so much!” “Not much at all!” the guy cried, “I just want to know who pushes me into the pool just now!”

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。

Since the pre-historic times, man has had an urge to satisfy his needs, but as we climbed the steps of evolution with giant leaps, we somehow left behind common sense and logical thinking — we forgot that we have stopped thinking ahead of times．

If you are hungry, what do you do? Grab a piece of your favorite meal and stay quiet after that? ____1_____ But it never lets you know, because you keep it busy thinking about your favorite star and many such absurd things．When mind looses its freedom to grow, creativity gets a full stop．This might be the reason why we all sometimes think "What happens next?", "Why can't I think?"．Well this is the aftermath of using our brain for thinking of not-so-worthy things．

Hunger of the mind can be actually satisfied through extensive reading．Now why reading and not watching TV? ___2___ Just like that to develop other aspects of our life, we have to take advantage of reading．You have innumerable number of books in this world which will answer all your “How to?” questions．___3___ Now this seed is unknowingly used by you in your future to develop new ideas．The same seed if used many times, can help you link and relate a lot of things, of which you would have never thought of in your wildest dreams! This is nothing other than creativity．The larger number of books you read, your mind will open up like never before．Also this improves your speaking skills to a large extent and also makes a significant contribution to your vocabulary in writing．___4____

Actually, I had a problem in speaking English fluently, but as I read, I could improve significantly．___5____ So guys do join me and give food for your thoughts by reading, reading and more reading．Now what are you waiting for?

A．Soon you will find no difficulty employing the right words when speaking．

B．The interesting part of the book is stored in your mind as a seed．

C．I am still on the path of improvement to satisfy my thirst．

D．Just like your stomach, even your mind is hungry．

E．Because reading has been the most educative tool used by us right from the childhood．

F．Within no time you never seem to run out of the right words at the right time．

G．Because watching TV too often will make you a “couch potato”．

Everyone knows we must exercise regularly to maintain good health．Indeed, staying physically fit is a big part of our culture．We consider （and rightly so） that healthy people are attractive people．Since most of us want to be attractive, there is no shortage of exercise clubs, training videos, magazines, and books offering to help us stay physically fit．

Unfortunately, however, our culture does not place the same emphasis on mental fitness．Although we admire and love men and women with strong and healthy-looking bodies, we don’t have the same degree of respect or attraction for smart, educated and mentally healthy people．This is a shame, because there are immense rewards for people who have developed the ability to think well．

If your mind is well trained and flexible, you will be able to understand a great deal of what happens around you．And if you are also well educated--- that is, if you understand basic science, mathematics, music, art, literature, history and so on--- you will find it much easier to make good decisions throughout your life．Over the long run, this leads to a sense of control over your destiny and a much better life than otherwise．

People who are poorly educated or who don’t think well--- that is, people who are not mentally fit see things differently．Their world is controlled by mysterious, but often malevolent （恶意的） forces．Such people live within a system they will never master, forced to follow the rules they will never understand．Although it may not be obvious, most people spend their lives being manipulated （控制） by others．They are told what to do, what to think, how to spend their money, and what they should and should not aspire （渴求） to in life．

In my opinion, if you want to live well, you must be able to use your mind well．For this reason, I want you to be able to concentrate, solve problem, understand complex ideas, and think clearly and quickly．Such skills will make it easier for you to make informed decisions, understand current events, choose good friends, manage your money well, make wise long-term decisions, and appreciate music, art and literature．

The key to developing such skills is to enjoy learning, and to have the ability and motivation to teach yourself．

1．The writer of the passage feels disappointed that______________．

     A．some people have not the skill to make good decisions

     B．the world of the physically healthy people is controlled by mysterious forces

     C．mentally healthy people are not as popular as physically people

     D．too much has been done to help people stay physically fit

2．The underline word “this” refers to___________．

     A．the understanding of a great deal of what goes on around you

     B．the understanding of basic science and mathematics

     C．good training in body and mind

     D．being able to make good decisions in life

3．The writer of the passage thinks that those who are not mentally fit___________．

     A．live a poor and mysterious life           B．can’t control over their life

     C．often do what others do                 D．enjoy being fooled and ruled

4．The best title of the passage will most probably be______________．

     A．Mind Helps You More                  B．Train Your Mind

     C．Make Informed Decisions              D．Learn More to Help Yourself

Now let us look at how we read．When we read a printed text, our eyes move across a page in short, rough movement．We recognize words usually when our eyes are still when they fixate（凝视）．Each time they fixate, we see a group of words．This is known as the recognition span or the visual span．The length of time of which the eyes stop ---the duration of the fixation ----varies considerably from person to person．It also varies within one person according to his purpose in reading and his familiarity with the text．Furthermore, it can be affected by such factors as lighting and tiredness．

Unfortunately, in the past, many reading improvement courses have concentrated too much on how our eyes move across the printed page．As a result of this misleading emphasis on the purely visual aspects of reading, numerous exercises have been devised to train the eyes to see more words at one fixation．For instance, in some exercises, words are flashed on to a screen for, say, a tenth or a twentieth of a second．One of the exercises has required students to fix their eyes on some central point, taking in the words on either side．Such word patterns are often constructed in the shape of rather steep pyramids so the reader takes in more and more words at each successive fixation．All these exercises are very clever, but it’s one thing to improve a person’s ability to see words and quite another thing to improve his ability to read a text efficiently．Reading requires the ability to understand the relationship between words．Consequently, for these reasons, many experts have now begun to question the usefulness of eye training, especially since any approach which trains a person to read isolated words and phrases would seem unlikely to help him in reading a continuous text．

1．The time of the recognition span can be affected by the following facts EXCEPT________ ．

　   A．one’s familiarity with the text                B．one’s purpose in reading
　   C．the length of a group of words              D．lighting and tiredness
2．The author may believe that reading ______．

　   A．requires a reader to take in more words at each fixation

       B．requires a reader to see words more quickly

　   C．demands a deeply-participating mind

       D．demands more mind than eyes

3．What does the author mean by saying the underlined sentence in the second paragraph?

　   A．The ability to see words is not needed when an efficient reading is conducted．

　   B．The reading exercises mentioned can’t help to improve both the ability to see and to

comprehend words．

　 C．The reading exercises mentioned can’t help to improve an efficient reading．

　 D．The reading exercises mentioned have done a great job to improve one’s ability to see words．

4．What is the writer’s attitude in writing this passage?

　   A．critical               B．neutral               C．pessimistic         D．optimistic

A month after Hurricane Katrina, I returned home in New Orleans．There lay my house, reduced to waist-high ruins, smelly and dirty．

Before the trip, I’d had my car fixed．When the office employee of the garage was writing up the bill, she noticed my Louisiana license plate．“You from New Orleans?” she asked．I said I was, “No charge,” she said, and firmly shook her head when I reached for my wallet．The next day I went for a haircut, and the same thing happened．

As my wife was studying in Florida, we decided to move there and tried to find a rental house that we could afford while also paying off a mortgage（抵押贷款）on our ruined house．We looked at many places, but none was satisfactory．We’d begun to accept that we’d have to live in extremely reduced circumstances for a while, when I got a very curious e-mail from a James Kennedy in California．He’d read some pieces I’d written about our sufferings for Slate, the online magazine, and wanted to give us （“no conditions attached”） a new house across the lake from New Orleans．

It sounded too good to be true, but I replied, thanking him for his exceptional generosity, that we had no plans to go back．Then a poet at the University of Florida offered to let his house to me while he went to England on his one-year paid leave．The rent was rather reasonable．I mentioned the poet’s offer to James Kennedy, and the next day he sent a check covering our entire rent for eight months．

Throughout this painful experience, the kindness of strangers has done much to bring back my faith in humanity．It’s almost worth losing your worldly possessions to be reminded that people are really nice when given half a chance．

1．What do we know about James Kennedy?

  A．He was a writer of an online magazine．

  B．He was a poet at the University of Florida．

  C．He offered the author a new house free of charge．

  D．He learned about the author’s sufferings via e-mail．

2．It can be inferred from the text that ______．

     A．the author’s family was in financial difficulty

  B．rents were comparatively reasonable despite the disaster

  C．houses were difficult to find in the hurricane-stricken area

  D．the mortgage on the ruined house was paid off by the bank

3．The author learned from his experience that ______．

  A．worldly possessions can be given up when necessary

  B．generosity should be encouraged in some cases

  C．people benefit from their sad stories                                                                            D．human beings are kind after all