Mark Twain was a great writer. He was from the USA. He was born in 1835. He was
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Mark Twain was a great writer. He was from the USA. He was born in 1835. He was also a famous speaker. He was famous for his sense of humour. Many people liked to listen to him talk because he liked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time. One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing. Before he was going to leave, one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes in the town and told him that he’d better not go there. Mark Twain waved (摇动) his hand and said, “It doesn’t matter. The mosquitoes are no relatives of mine. I don’t think they will come to visit me.” After he arrived at the town, Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station. He went into his room, but when he was just about to have a rest, quite a few mosquitoes flew about him. The waiters felt very sorry about that. “I’m very sorry, Mr Mark Twain. There are too many mosquitoes in our town.” One of them said to him. Mark Twain, however, made a joke, saying to the waiter, “The mosquitoes are very clever. They know my room number. They didn’t come into the wrong room.” What he said made all the people present laugh heartily. But that night Mark Twain slept well. Do you know why? That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night. 65. That day Mark Twain went to the town _____. A. to see one of his friends B. because he wanted to do something there for his writing C. because he was told there were a lot of mosquitoes there D. to see one of his relatives 66. The waiters felt sorry because _____. A. they did something wrong to Mark Twain B. their hotel was too small C. the room was not very clean D. there were quite a few mosquitoes in Mark Twain’s room 67. All the people present laughed heartily because _____. A. the mosquitoes were very clever and they didn’t come into the wrong room B. the mosquitoes knew Mark Twain’s room number C. Mark Twain gave the waiters some nice presents D. Mark Twain made a joke 68. From the story we know _____. A. no mosquitoes troubled Mark Twain in the night B. the owner of the hotel told the waiters to look after Mark Twain well at night C. Mark Twain didn’t have a good rest that night D. there were not mosquitoes in the hotel any longer |
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65—68 BDDA |
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Dorothea Shaw is 71 years old and nearly blind, and she chose to live alone far away from people. She lives in Belize — a county the size of Wales with a population only that of Swansea. Her home is at Gales Point, a tiny village which can be reached only by sea or air; after a 10-mile walk into the hills one finally reaches a piece of land and two small houses so hidden in the thick over-grown forest that only a handful of people know Dorothea is there. She lives happily and totally alone – growing her vegetables, looking after her trees and dogs, cats and chickens. Once a month or so an old friend passes by with her food supplies and letters-usually including a letter from her sister in Scunthorpe and some bits of clothing from friends in Canada. Sometimes a local man will come and cut wood for her and a group of British soldiers will come across her and be greeted with the offer of a cup of coffee. At night she lies in her tiny sleeping room with the dogs on the floor, the cats on the table near the typewriter and one of the hens settled down in a corner of the bookshelf, and listens for hours to any Spanish, English, German or French broadcasts she can find on her radio. Sometimes she gets lonely but most of the time the animals and the radio are company enough. But recently the very things that she had tried to get free from so well have begun to catch up with her. The peace of the forest has been destroyed by the noise of earth-moving machines not many miles away. What she once only heard of distantly on the radio is now on her doorstep. Things began to change three years ago. The new main north-south road in Belize was cut through the forest only four or five miles away. “Now more people know I’m here.” She says. “I feel more and more uneasy each day.” 小题1:Dorothea’s small houses ________. A.are entirely surrounded by trees | B.have always been her home | C.were built for just a few people | D.are in a county with the same population as Wales | 小题2:Dorothea lives in the tiny village because ________.A.she doesn’t like living near people | B.she is too old to move | C.machines destroyed her home | D.there’s nowhere else for her to live | 小题3: Dorothea doesn’t get lonely since she has _______ with her.A.her sister | B.some animals | C.friends from Canada | D.a postman | 小题4:Dorothea spends a lot of time __________.A.growing all the food she needs | B.cutting down trees | C.listening to the radio | D.studying languages |
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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) 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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 "Dr. Papaderos, what is the meaning of life?" The _36___ laughter followed, and people stirred to go. Papadakos held up his hand and __37___ the room and stared at me, asking with his eyes if I was serious and seeing from my eyes __38___ I was. "I will answer your question." Taking his wallet out of his hip pocket, he __39___ into it and brought out a very small round ___40__. And what he said ___41__ like this: "When I was a small child, during the war, we were very poor and lived _42__in a remote village. One day, on the road, I found the broken pieces of a mirror from a wrecked German motorcycle. "I tried to find all the pieces and put them together, but it was not__43___, so I kept only the largest piece. I made it round. I began to play with it as a ___44__, interested by the __45___ that I could reflect light into dark places where the sun would ___46__ shine. It became a game for me to get light into the most__47____ places I could find---in deep holes and dark closets. I kept the little mirror, and, __48___ I went about my growing up, I would take it out in idle moments and continue the ___49___ of the game. As I became a man, I __50___ to understand that this was not just a child"s game but a metaphor (隐喻) for what I might do __51___ my life. I came to understand that I am not the light or the ___52__ of light. But light---truth, understanding, knowledge---is there, and it will shine in many dark places __53____ I reflect it. "I am a fragment (碎片)of a mirror whose whole design and shape I do not know.__54____, with what I have I can reflect light into the black places in the ___55___ of men. This is the meaning of my life." 36. A. common B. usual C. ordinary D. general 37. A .cheered B. stopped C .stilled D. cleaned 38. A .that B. what C. where D. whether 39. A. fished B. looked C dipped D. slipped 40.A. coin B. toy C. mirror D. present 41.A. came B. sounded C. read D. went 42. A. hopefully B. peacefully C. hopelessly D. plainly 43.A. possible B. difficult C. easy D. reasonable 44.A.child B .treasure C. tool D. toy 45.A.case B. truth C .fact D. result 46. A. always B. seldom C. still D. never 47 .A .unavailable B. difficult C. interesting D. inaccessible 48. A. as B. before C. after D. while 49.A .difficulty B .challenge C. content D. rule 50 .A. grew B. tended C. used D. failed 51. A. for B. to C. about D .with 52 .A. player B. resource C. origin D. source 53.A. if only B. only if C. as far as D. now that 54. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. However D. Besides 55. A. hearts B. minds C. eyes D. brains |
For those who long ago lost interest in the annual CCTV Spring Festival Gala, some new online offerings might be pleasant alternative. They started appearing 2002 and could have a phenomental (非凡的)presence this year. The online versions keep the essence of the CCTV one, but replace the less popular parts. To draw viewers, there is no shortage of big name stars. Some A-list performers, including singers XuWei, SunNan and crosstalk performers, can be found here. The interesting part, however, is the host of the celebrities who have risen to fame online, from Xidan Metro Girl (西单女孩)to Sister Lotus (芙蓉姐姐), for example. The anchors are the Back Dormitory Boys(后舍男生), a Chinese group who gained fame for lip-synch(假唱) songs by the Backstreet Boys and other pop stars. What’s more significant is that it’s unprecedented in its interactivity. “In online Spring Festival galas, I can vote for an earlier broadcast of programs that I like,” said Yu Ting, 23, a Peking University student. “I can also just click for my applause, and can even throw “tomatoes” or “rotten eggs” at those acts I really don’t like. I’m like the master of ceremonies or virtual producer of my own gala.” Obviously, this has put an extra burden on the performers, who have to worry about being dropped by the audience at any time. However, it means original fun for netizens who like to “direct” their own entertaining bits. No matter what you taste, the online Spring Festival galas offer multiple choices for the holiday. Everyone gets to enjoy whatever he or she likes. 64.What is the meaning of the underlined word? A. the worst parts B. the best parts C. the less popular parts D. the original parts 65.what is true about the Back Dormitory Boys? A. It’s a pop group good at crosstalk. B. It’s a pop group made up of six handsome boys. C. They often sing songs by the Westlife. D. they sing their songs in a special way. 66.From the passage, we can learn about the online Spring Festival Galas that . A. They started appearing in 1983. B. People often take tomatoes and rotten eggs with them when watching C. People can’t give their support in any way. D. People enjoy the feeling of being the master of the galas. 67. You can find the passage in a _____________. A. newspaper B. guidebook C. storybook D. catalog |
第Ⅱ卷(非选择题 共35分) 第四部分:写作(共两节,满分35分) 第一节:任务型读写(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分) 阅读下列短文,根据所读内容在文章后的横线上填入恰当的单词。注意:每个题号后只填1个单词。 Educating girls quite possibly harvests a higher rate of return than any other investment available in the developing world. Women’s education may be all unusual field for economists(经济学家), but increasing women’s contribution to development is actually as much an economic as a social issue. And economics, with its focus on incentives(鼓励),provides an explanation for why so many girls are deprived of(剥夺) an education. Parents in low-income countries fail to invest in their daughters because they do not expect them to make an economic contribution to the family: girls grow up only to marry into somebody else’s family and bear children. Girls are thus seen as less valuable than boys and are kept at home to do housework while their brothers are sent to school — the prophecy(预言) becomes self-fulfilling, trapping women in avicious circle(恶性循环) of neglect. An educated mother, on the other hand, has greater earning abilities outside the home and faces an entirely different set of choices. She is likely to have fewer but healthier children and can insist on the development of all her children, ensuring that her daughters are given a fair chance. The education of her daughters then makes it much more likely that the next generation of girls, as well as of boys, will be educated and healthy. The vicious circle is thus transformed into a virtuous circle. Few will argue that educating women has great social benefits. But it has enormous economic advant-ages as well. Most obviously, there is the direct effect of education on the wages of female workers. Wages rise by 10 to 20 percent for each additional year of schooling. Such big returns are impressive by the standard of other available investments, but they are just the beginning. Educating women also has a significant impact on health practices, including family planning. Topic: The significance of female ______76_____ in developing countries
Viewpoint
| Educating girls is more beneficial than any other _____77_____.
| Families
| From low-income families
| From educated mothers’ families
| Attitudes
| Girls are of 1ess _78_than boys.
| Development should be for all __79__
| Practices
| There is ___80__ investment in daughters. Girls are made to stay at home, _____81___ housework.
| Girls and boys have ____82____ chances.
| Consequences
| A vicious circle
| A virtuous circle
| Significance
| Educating girls ____83____ to social benefits, ____84_____ advantages and health practices, including family planning.
| ____85___
| Educating girls in developing countries is important and rewarding.
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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 My mother only had one eye . During elementary school , there was a time 36 my poor mom came to my classroom . She was such a(n) 37 that I threw her a hateful look and ran out . soon word 38 that I had a one-eye mother . Everybody 39 me . So I told myself that I would grow up and become 40 , because I hated my mom and our desperate 41 . Then I studied really hard and later became a powerful businessman . I was living happily in Seoul when my mother 42 came to see me . I felt 43 the whole sky was falling apart on me . My little daughter ran away , 44 of my mom’s eye . I asked my mother coldly , “ Who are you ? I don’t know you !” as if she were a(n) 45 . My mother quietly answered , “ Oh , I’m sorry . I may have got the wrong 46 ,” and disappeared . Thank God ! She didn’t recognize me . I was quite 47 . One day , a letter 48 a school reunion came to my office . I decided to take part . After the reunion , I 49 to my old home , only to find my mother falling on the cold ground with a 50 in her hand , which read : My son , I think my life has been enough now . I won’t visit Seoul anymore , but would it be too much if I wanted you to visit me once in a while ? I 51 you so much . And I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion . But I decided not to go to the school . I’m 52 that I was an embarrassment for you . You see , when you were very small , you got a(n) 53 , and lost your eye . As a mother , I couldn’t 54 watching you grow up with only one eye , so I gave you mine . I was so proud of my son seeing a new world for me , in my place , with that eye . You mean the world to me . My world shattered(崩裂). Then I cried for the person who 55 for me—my mother . 36 A when B. which C. whose D as 37 A achievement B. experience C. encouragement Dembarrassment 38 A showed off B. moved about C. got around D turned over 39 A turned to B. laughed at C. contributed to D cared for 40 A generous B. devoted C. successful D lucky 41 A poverty B. illness C. desire D hunger 42 A unfortunately B. Unnecessariy C. unlikely Dunexpectedly 43 A even though B. as if C. in case D if only 44 A afraid B. proud C. sure D full 45 A owner B. beggar C. relative D friend 46 A number B. way C. direction D address 47 A depressed B. worried C. relaxed D puzzled 48 A including B. considering C. concluding D regarding 49 A returned B. responded C. replied D recovered 50 A book B. photo C. newspaper D letter 51 A hate B. miss C. like D envy 52 A glad B. delighted C. sorry D excited 53 A incident B. experience C. affair D accident 54 A stand B. help C. appreciate D understand 55 A learned B. cried C. fell D lived |
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