一、 完形填空(共15小題,每小題1分,滿分15分)
閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,從各題所給的A、 B、 C、D 四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,選出一個(gè)最佳答案。
I will never forget an accident that happened in my own childhood. When I was a boy of twelve, something happened to me that made me never ? ? 1 ? ? any birds in a cage.
We lived on the edge of a ? ? 2 ? ? in South Carolina, and every evening many mocking-birds would come and rest in the trees and sing. There isnt any sound that can be ? ? 3 ? ? than the song of the mocking-bird.
I decided to catch a young bird and keep it in a cage, ? ? 4 ? ? in that way, I could have my own musician.
I finally caught one and put it in a cage. The bird was ? ? 5 ? ? and fluttered about the cage, but finally it became quiet in its new home. I felt pleased with ? ? 6 ? ? and looked after my little musician carefully.
On the second day, the birds mother flew to the cage ? ? 7 ? ? food in her mouth. The baby bird ate up ? ? 8 ? ? she brought. I was pleased to see this. Certainly his mother knew how to feed her baby better than I.
The following morning when I went to see ? ? 9 ? ? my little bird was, I found it on the floor of the cage, dead. I was very surprised!What had happened!I had taken great ? ? 10 ? ? of the little bird!
Arthur Wayne, a famous scientist, happened to be in the forest where we lived at the time. Hearing me crying over the ? ? 11 ? ? of my bird, he told me what ? ? 12 ? ?. “A mother mocking-bird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poison food. She thinks ? ? 13 ? ? better for her young to die than to live in a cage.”
14 ? ? I never catch any birds or put them in a cage. All the birds have the right to ? ? 15 ? ? in the sky.
( ? ?)1. A. put B. cut C. draw D. pull
( ? ?)2. A. river B. forest C. city D. sea
( ? ?)3. A. more beautiful B. less terrible C. worse D. noisier
( ? ?)4. A. but B. or C. and D. though
( ? ?)5. A. lucky B. silent C. kind D. frightened
( ? ?)6. A. yourself B. myself C. herself D. himself
( ? ?)7. A. without B. around C. in D. with
( ? ?)8. A. someone B. nothing C. everything D. anyoneendprint
( ? ?)9. A. how B. what C. which D. whether
( ? ?)10. A. place B. rest C. picture D. care
( ? ?)11. A. death B. cage C. food D. health
( ? ?)12. A. could happen B. would happen C. had happened D. has happened
( ? ?)13. A. one B. it C. that D. this
( ? ?)14. A. Soon after B. Since then C. Just then D. Long ago
( ? ?)15. A. jump B. run C. fly D. walk
二、 閱讀理解(共15小題,每小題2分,滿分30分)
閱讀下列材料,從各小題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,選出一個(gè)最佳答案。
A
Mr. Zhang 正在國外旅游,這是他所入住賓館的房卡,請根據(jù)房卡正反面的信息,回答下列問題。
[Welcome to Hotel Eiffel] [Usage:
Keep the card close to the response zone on the door until the green light is on. Then open the door.
Notice:
Take the card with you. It will be a help if you get lost.
If the cards are lost during your stay in the hotel, please call our Service Centre.
Give the card back to the Service Centre when you check out.
][Phone Number:
07979-70078010
Website:
http://www.eiffel.com
Buses to the hotel:
Bus 705, Bus 12, Bus 47
][Park][King Street][Bank ? ? Hotel
Eiffel]
( ? ?)16. Mr. Zhang lives in ______.
A. Hotel Eiffel ? ? B. Hotel Concorde C. Hotel Mapol ? D. Hotel Napoleon
( ? ?)17. The hotel is ______.
A. on King Street near a bank
B. next to a museum
C. near a train station
D. on George Street
( ? ?)18. ______ buses can reach the hotel.
A. Two ? B. Three C. Four D. Five
( ? ?)19. If Mr. Zhang gets lost, he can ______.
A. take Bus 507 to the hotel
B. wait until the light is green
C. go back to the hotel to search the Internet.
D. call the hotel at the phone number on the card.
( ? ?)20. Which of the following is true?
A. Open the door when the red light is on.
B. The card can be used to open the door
C. The card can be used for shopping
D. Mr. Zhang can keep the card when he checks out.
B
It happened one evening that a wolf was walking by himself in a flat lonely part of the country. The sun was very low in the sky and the wolfs shadow (影子) seemed to grow longer and longer every moment. The wolf looked at it in surprise.
“Is that really me?” he thought, “I had no idea I was as big as that. I must be at least a hundred feet long. Just think that yesterday I ran away from a lion! If I am as big as this, I should be the king of beasts.”endprint
The wolf walked along proudly, feeling very big and strong. Soon the sun went down and the night animals began to come out. He could hear roars(吼叫) around him. But he went boldly on. He was confident that no one would attack him.
He was still telling himself how big and strong he was when a hungry lion jumped onto him.
“You cant touch me,” cried the wolf, “I am a hundred feet long!”
“You look just like an ordinary wolf-sized wolf to me,” said the lion as he ate the wolf up.
( ? ?)21. The story probably happened at about ______.
A. 8:00 a.m. ? ? B. 12:00 a.m. C. 1:00 p.m. ? ? ? ? ? D. 5:30 p.m.
( ? ?)22. The underlined word “boldly” means “______” in Chinese.
A. 容易地 ? ? ? ? B. 最后地 ? ? ? ? ? C. 勇敢地 ? ? ? D. 小心地
( ? ?)23. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The wolf was a hundred feet long.
B. The wolf thought no animals could kill him.
C. The lion was afraid of the wolf.
D. The lion was eaten by the wolf.
( ? ?)24. From the story we know ______.
A. cheating oneself is very bad
B. pride will have a fall
C. the sun sometimes is bad
D. helping each other is important
( ? ?)25. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A. How Long a Wolf Is
B. The Wolf and His Shadow
C. The Bad Shadow
D. The Wolf and The Lion
C
Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutor (家庭教師), cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.
After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didnt kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread (鋪開) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.
Finally, little Tommy brought his report card home. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?”endprint
Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No.” “Well then,” she asked again. “What was it?”
Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (釘) to the plus sign (加號) , I knew they werent joking.”
( ? ?)26. Why did Tommys parents send him to a catholic school?
A. Because he could eat well there.
B. Because he could earn more about nuns.
C. Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math.
D. Because his parents didnt want him to learn math any more.
( ? ?)27. Tommys mother felt surprised that his son _______.
A. was still the same as usual
B. ate so much at dinner
C. kissed her hello after school
D. worked hard but said little
( ? ?)28. “Hitting the books” means “_______” in Chinese.
A. 用功 B. 捶書 C. 發(fā)泄 D. 振作
( ? ?)29. The last sentence in the passage shows that _______.
A. Tommy felt sorry for the mail
B. Tommy was afraid of being nailed
C. Tommy didnt like the plus sign
D. Tommy liked playing jokes on others
( ? ?)30. From the passage, we can infer (推斷) that _______.
A. teachers should be strict with their students
B. mistaking (誤解) might do good sometimes
C. a catholic school is much better than other ones
D. nuns are good at helping children with their math
三、 閱讀理解填詞(共10小題,每小題1分,滿分10分)
先閱讀短文,在其后空白處寫出各單詞的正確形式,單詞的第一個(gè)字母已給出。
Jack was a rich young man. One day, he was d ? 31 ? ?very happily down a street. Suddenly from his car came a terrible sound. He felt s ? 32 ? , so he stopped his car and looked around. He saw a child standing nearby with a few small stones in his hand. He jumped o ? 33 ? ?of the car and found a dent (凹痕) in the door. He was so a ? 34 ? ?that he caught the boy and shouted at him, “Who are you? Why did you throw a stone at my new car?”
“Please, sir, please ... Im sorry! But I didnt know what else to do!” said the child. “I threw the stone b ? 35 ? ?I wanted to get you to notice me. I need your h ? 36 ? !”
Tears were running down the childs face. He said, “My brother fell out of his wheelchair (輪椅) and was almost under it. He is hurt and too h ? 37 ? ?for me. Could you give me a h ? 38 ? ?to get him back into his wheelchair?”endprint
After hearing this, Jack was moved and h ? 39 ? ?to help him. He lifted the childs brother gently back into his wheelchair. He looked over the boy carefully to make sure that he was OK. Then he watched the child p ? 40 ? ?his brother towards their home. Suddenly the child turned around and bowed (鞠躬) to him. Jack looked at the dent in his car and smiled.
31. d ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 32. s ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 33. o ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 34. a ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 35. b
36. h ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 37. h ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 38. h ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 39. h ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 40. p
四、 書面表達(dá)(滿分15分)
根據(jù)下面的提示寫一篇日記。
1. 5月1日,星期六,天氣晴朗;
2. 上午9點(diǎn),我和同學(xué)們一起去農(nóng)村參觀,沿途看到許多稻田、樹林、工廠、商店和學(xué)校;
3. 10點(diǎn)到12點(diǎn)我們參觀了10戶農(nóng)家,了解到不少農(nóng)民因種菜和養(yǎng)蠶而致富,有的還買了彩電,生活比以前好多了。據(jù)說有幾位美國朋友還要來參觀呢!
4. 祝愿他們的生活越來越好。
注意:
1. 詞數(shù)60~80詞;
2. 參考詞匯:
raise silkworms 養(yǎng)蠶
grow vegetables 種菜
rice fields 稻田
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