I was telling my boy Sonny the story of the hare (兔子) and the tortoise (乌龟). At
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I was telling my boy Sonny the story of the hare (兔子) and the tortoise (乌龟). At the end I said. “Son, remember: Slow and steady (稳固的) wins the race. Don’t you think there’s something to learn from the tortoise?”
Sonny opened his eyes wide, “Do you mean next time when I’m participating in the 60-metre race I should wish that Billy and Tony and Sandy would all fall asleep halfway?”
I was shocked, “But the tortoise didn’t wish that the hare would fall asleep on the way!”
“He must have wished that,” Sonny said. “Otherwise how could he be so stupid as to race with the hare? He knew very well the hare ran a hundred times faster than he himself did.”
“He didn’t have such a wish,” I insisted, “He won the race by perseverance , by pushing on steadily.”
Sonny thought a while. “That’s a lie,” he said. “He won it because he was lucky. If the hare hadn’t happened to fall asleep, the tortoise would never have won the race. He could be as steady as you like, or a hundred times steadier, but he’d never have won the race. That’s for sure.”
I gave up. Today’s children are not like what we used to be. They’re just hopeless.
61.Sonny believed that the tortoise ________.
won the race by his own effort
B. took a risk by agreeing to race
C. was not given a fair chance in the race
D. in fact did not win the race
62.Billy, Tony and Sandy must be ________.
A. boys who were unknown to Sonny’s father
B. boys Sonny had run races with before
C. boys Sonny had never raced with before
D. boys Sonny did not expect to race with again
63.The writer thinks that his generation (代) ________.
A. were more clever than Sonny’s generation
B. had the same ideas about life as Sonny’s generation
C. were more hopeful than Sonny’s generation
D. had different ideas about life from Sonny’s generation |
答案
小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:D |
解析
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第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had 36_ a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and 37 _his father could well 38_ it, he told him that was all he wanted.
On the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his own study and told him how 39_ he was to have such a fine son. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 40_ but slightly disappointed, the young man 41_ the box and found a lovely book, 42_, he raised his voice at his father and said, “ 43_ all your money you give me a book? ” and rushed out of the house, 44_ the book in the study.
He did not contact(联系)his father for a whole year 45 one day he saw in the street an old man who looked like his father. He 46_ he had to go back home and see his father.
When he arrived at his father’s house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week .The moment he was about to 47_ the hospital, he saw on the desk the 48 new book ,just as he had left it one 49_ ago. He opened it and began to 50_ the pages. Suddenly, a car key 51_ from an envelope taped behind the book. It had a tag(标签)with dealer’s name, the 52_ dealer who had the sports car he had 53_ .On the tag was the 54_ of his graduation, and the 55__ PAID IN FULL
36. A expected B enjoyed C admired D owned
37. A finding B proving C deciding D knowing
38. A afford B offer C keep D like
39. A encouraged B comfortable C proud D moved
40. A Nervous B Serious C Careful D Curious
41. A packed B opened C picked up D put aside
42. A Angrily B Eagerly C Calmly D Anxiously
43. A At B From C With D To
44. A telling B putting C forgetting D leaving
45. A until B as C before D unless
46. A learned B realized C recognized D admitted
47. A get to B search for C turn to D leave for
48. A much B still C hardly D quite
49. A year B month C week D day
50. A clean B read C turn D count
51. A lost B came C appeared D dropped
52 A old B same C special D new
53 A remembered B desired C found D met
54. A. picture B. place C. date D. sign
55. A. words B. information C. messages D. card |
A man once said how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspapers. "Last week," said he, "my umbrella was stolen from a London church. As it was a present, I spent twice its worth in advertising, but didn"t get it back."
"How did you write your advertisement?" asked one of the listeners, a merchant.
"Here it is," said the man, taking out of his pocket a slip（纸条） cut from a newspaper. The other man took it and read, "Lost from the City Church last Sunday evening, a black silk umbrella. The gentleman who finds it will receive ten shillings（先令） on leaving it at No.10 Broad Street."
"Now," said the merchant, "I often advertise, and find that it pays me well. But the way in which an advertisement is expressed is of extreme importance. Let us try for your umbrella again, and if it fails, I"ll buy you a new one."
The merchant then took a slip of paper out of his pocket and wrote: "If the man who was seen to take an umbrella from the City Church last Sunday evening doesn"t wish to get into trouble, he will return the umbrella to No. 10 Broad Street. He is well known."
This appeared in the paper, and on the following morning, the man was astonished when he opened the front door. In the doorway lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colours that had been thrown in, and his own was among the number. Many of them had notes fastened（系牢） to them saying that they had been taken by mistake, and begging the loser not to say anything about the matter.
66. who would receive ten shillings according to the first advertisement ?
A. Anyone who found the thief
B. Anyone who gave a message to the loser of the umbrella
C. Anyone who left the umbrella in the City Church
D. Anyone who left the umbrella at No. 10 Broad Street
67.What was the result of the first advertisement __________?
A. the man got his umbrella back B. the man wasted some money advertising
C. nobody found the missing umbrella D. the umbrella was found somewhere near the church
68.The businessman suggested that the man should______.
A. buy a new umbrella B. go on looking for his umbrella
C. report to the police D. write another advertisement
69. What did the businessman mean by saying “if it fails, I will buy you a new one.?” _________.
A. he was quite sure of his success B. he was not sure if he could get the umbrella back
C. he did not know what to do D. he was rich enough to afford a new umbrella
70 The writer of this story mainly wants to tell us __________.
A. a useless advertisement B. how the man lost and found his umbrella
C. how to make a helpful advertisement. D. what the businessman did for the umbrella owner |
第二节：阅读表达（共2小题；每小题2分，满分4分）阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。
Louis Armstrong had two famous nicknames (绰号). Some people called him Bagamo. They said his mouth looked like a large bag, Musicians often called him Pops, as a sign of respect for his influence (影响) on the world of music.
Born in 1901 in New Orleans, he grew up poor, but lived among great musicians. Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth. Armstrong often said,“Jazz and I grew up together.”
Armstrong showed a great talent (天赋) for music when he was taught to play the cornet (短号) at a boy’s home. In his late teens, Armstrong began to live the life of a musician. He played in parades, clubs, and on the steamboats that traveled on the Mississippi River. At that time, New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musicians. Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal.
In 1922 he went to Chicago. There, the tale of Louis Armstrong begins. From then until the end of his life, Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever he went Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing the American popular song.
His cornet playing had a deep humanity (仁爱) and warmth that caused many listeners to say, “Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over.”He was the father of the jazz style(风格) and also one of the best-known and most admired people in the world. His death, on July 6,1971, was headline news around the world.
Q1: When did he die?
____________________________________________________________
Q2: Why did some people call him “Bagamo”? (no more than 9 words) |
第三节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ、Ｄ）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
There is an old man in the village that everybody___21___asks him for help whenever they come____22___problems．He is named the No 1___23___man in the world．
In the village，there is one young man who is also very___24___．So he is very unhappy___25_______ the old man could be more___26___than him．One day he___27___the old man with a bird in his hand．He asked the old man a___28___question: “ Is the bird in my hand dead or alive?”
The old man___29___at the bird and answered: “Whether the bird is dead or not___30___on you．If I say it is alive，you will___31___the bird to death．If I say it is dead, you will set it___32___．So when things are in your hands, you___33___your own fate．”
On most occasions, the__34___of whether success or failure___35___our hands．It is your________36___whether you want to succeed or not．__37___you cannot control certain events that___38___, you can choose how___39___want to react．Exercise your___40___of positive thinking．And then you will find you are getting more and more clever, and are able to solve problems much more easily．
21．A．never B．always C．seldom D．often
22．A．over B．with C．across D．to
23．A．wise B．stupid C．brave D．kind
24．A．intelligent B．helpful C．active D．promising
25．A．because B．that C．though D．when
26．A．foolish B．popular C．lovely D．promising
27．A．showed B．provided C．attracted D．approached
28．A．simple B．puzzling C．silly D．familiar
29．A．turned B．called C．looked D．glared
30．A．falls B．depends C．trusts D．stands
31．A．kill B．shoot C．squeeze D．frighten
32．A．up B．down C．about D．free
33．A．decide B．tell C．try D．win
34．A．question B．outcome C．factor D．truth
35．A．puts up B．goes away C．lies in D．takes in
36．A．view B．opinion C．idea D．choice
37．A．Since B．As C．Although D．Whether
38．A．occur B．go C．present D．have
39．A．others B．we C．you D．they
40．A．energy B．power C．force D．strength |
第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，共1 0分）
根据短文内容，从下框的A～F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有一项为多余选项。| A．The introduction of Paris | | B．The culture of Paris | | C．The population growth in Paris | | D．The production of Paris |
E．The education in Paris
F．The industries in Paris
51．____________
Paris, the capital and the largest city of the country, is in north central France．The Paris metropolitan area contains nearly 20% of the nation’s population and is the economic, cultural, and political center of France．The French government have historically favored the city as the site for all decision making, thus powerfully attracting nearly all of the nation’s activities．
52．___________
Paris has grown steadily since it was chosen as the national capital in the late 10th century．With the introduction of the Industrial Revolution, a great number of people moved to the city from the country during the 19th century．The migration was especially stimulated by the construction of railroads, which provided easy access to the capital．After World War II, more and more immigrants arrived．
53．____________
The city is the centralized control point of most national radio and television broadcasting．It is a place of publication of the most important newspapers and magazines and an international book publishing center．With more than 100 museums, Paris has truly one of the greatest concentrations of art treasures in the world．The Louvre, opened as a museum in 1793, is one of the largest museums in the world．
54．___________
In the late 1980s about 4.1 million pupils annually attended about 47,000 elementary schools．In addition, about 5.4 million students attended some 11,200 secondary schools．Approximately 1.2 million students were enrolled annually at universities and colleges in France in the late 1980s．French centers of learning have served as academic models throughout the world．
55．___________
Paris is the leading industrial center of France, with about one quarter of the nation’s manufacturing concentrated in the metropolitan area．Industries of consumers goods have always been drawn to Paris by the enormous market of the big population; and modern, high-technology industries also have become numerous since World War II．Chief manufactures are machinery, automobiles, chemicals and electrical equipment． |
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