| ( )1.A. small ( )2.A. correct ( )3.A. give up ( )4.A. fear ( )5.A. always ( )6.A. self-protection ( )7.A. respected ( )8.A. worked out ( )9.A. left ( )10.A. surprise ( )11.A. darkened ( )12.A. lifting ( )13.A. help ( )14.A. pencils ( )15.A. used ( )16.A. may ( )17.A. my ( )18.A. still ( )19.A. prized ( )20.A. warned | B. basic B. same B. give away B. lesson B. often B. self-improvement B. disliked B. copied B. offered B. astonishment B. brightened B. picking B. show B. mistakes B. built B. must B. someone"s B. also B. own B. informed | C. necessary C. important C. give out C. chance C. never C. self-confidence C. avoided C. gone over C. missed C. anger C. pulled C. holding C. reward C. marks C. worn C. will C. the teacher"s C. even C. kept C. persuaded | D. large D. natural D. give in D. sense D. seldom D. self-learning D. minded D. learned D. parted D. tears D. lessened D. pushing D. promise D. containers D. damaged D. can D. your D. not D. expected D. reminded | |||||||||||||||
| 1-5: CBDAD 6-10: CABAD 11-15: BABAC 16-20: BDCAC | ||||||||||||||||||
| 阅读理解。 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Today is my first day at Merchiston Castle School, and I was really nervous about it, because I have never visited the school before and didn"t take any summer course. Despite my anxiety, I soon relaxed once I arrived; the staff were so nice that I felt my spoken English was better than it actually was! As soon as I walked into the dayroom of my boarding house, I was absolutely (完全地) amazed by the friendly atmosphere; everyone was so friendly that a boy as shy as I had no difficulty in setting in, and I made many new friends on my very first day, although I was struggling to remember all the names. Also I realized there were other international students in the house from all over the world, such as South Korea, Japan and Russia. Although their English was not so fluent, it didn"t take long for us to understand each other at all. In some ways, it was even better to practice English by speaking to the international students, because we were both learning. As a boarder, the quality of food is something I consider very important, and Merchiston has not let me down. The school kitchens are run by a professional catering company, and the quality of food is excellent, also they take the issue of a healthy diet really seriously. I remember once I was asked to take more salad for my meal by a member of the kitchen staff for I did not have enough vegetables. This brings to another point of being a boarder: you need to learn how to look after yourself and be responsible for yourself. One of the huge advantages of being a boarder is that we can have breakfast in the school, which means we don"t have to pull ourselves out of the bed as early as the daypupils! | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Why was the writer nervous when he was at Merchiston Castle School on the first day? | ||||||||||||||||||
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| A. Because he had no friends and relatives there. B. Because he didn"t know the school well. C. Because he was not good at English. D. Because he was shy. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2. On the first day, _____. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| A. though the writer was anxious,he soon relaxed B. he found the dayroom of his boarding house terrible C. he made many new friends,but he didn"t remember any of their names D. he thought he spoke English better than the staff in the school | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3. Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage? | ||||||||||||||||||
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| A. In the boarding house,there are only students from South Korea, Japan and Russia. B. The international students in the boarding house don"t speak Englsih very fluently. C. The food in Merchiston doesn"t make the writer disappiointed. D. The professional catering company thinks the issue of a healthy diet is very important. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4. The underlined word "boarder" in the last paragraph means "_____". | ||||||||||||||||||
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| A. a student who is from abroad B. a student who lives at school C. a student who is good at English D. a student who used to be shy | ||||||||||||||||||
| 阅读理解。 | ||||||||||||||||||
| The first day of school we were interested to get to know a new classmate. I looked around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I found a little old lady with a warm smile. She said, "Hi! I"m Rose. I"m 87 years old. Can I give you a hug?" I laughed and I heartily responded, "Of course!" "Why are you in college at such a young, innocent (天真无邪的) age?" I asked. She jokingly replied, "I"m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have children, and then travel around." "Not seriously," I asked. I was curious why she took on this challenge at this age. "I always dreamed of having a college education and now I"m getting one!" she told me. We became instant friends. Over the year, Rose became a campus icon (偶像) and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from the other students. At the end of the semester, we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I"ll never forget what she taught us. "We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. Here are the secrets to staying young. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You"ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. Unfortunately we have many people like this walking around?" she said. "There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn"t take any talent or ability," she added. "But growing up requires finding the opportunity in change. Have no regrets. The elderly usually don"t regret what they did, but rather things they did not do." One week after graduation that year, Rose died peacefully in her sleep. She taught us by example that _____. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Why was Rose in college at 87? Because _____. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| A. she wanted to meet a rich husband B. she wanted to get married and have children C. she wanted to travel around D. she dreamed of having a college education | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2. According to the passage, Rose loved to do the following EXCEPT _____. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| A. dress up B. enjoy the attention from the other students C. play football D. make friends | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3. According to what Rose said,we can know that to stay young you must not _____. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| A. laugh B. be humorous C. have a dream D. lose your dream | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4. According to the last paragraph but one we know _____. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| A. growing older is quite different from growing up B. growing older needs talent C. growing up doesn"t require ability D. the elderly usually have no regrets | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5. Which of the following can be used to fill in the blank at the end of the passage? | ||||||||||||||||||
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| A. where there is a will, there"s a way B. never too late to learn C. Study hard and you will be young D. never too late to be all you can possibly be | ||||||||||||||||||
| Reading comprehension. | ||||||||||||||||||
| The elephant was lying heavily on its side, fast asleep. A few dogs started barking at it. The elephant woke up in a terrible anger: it chased the dogs into the village where they ran for safety. That didn"t stop the elephant. It destroyed a dozen houses and injured several people. The villagers were scared and angry. Then someone suggested calling Parbati, the elephant princess. Parbati Barua"s father was a hunter of tigers and an elephant tamer. He taught Parbati to ride an elephant before she could even walk. He also taught her the dangerous art of the elephant round-up-how to catch wild elephants. Parbati hasn"t always lived in the jungle. After a happy childhood hunting with her father, she was sent to boarding school in the city. But Parbati never got used to being there and many years later she went back to her old fife. "Life in the city is too dull. Catching elephants is an adventure and the excitement lasts for days after the chase," she says. But Parbati doesn"t catch elephants just for fun. "My work," she says, "is to rescue man from the elephants, and to keep the elephants safe from man." And this is exactly what Parbati has been doing for many years. Increasingly, the Indian elephant is angry: for many years, illegal hunters have attacked it and its home in the jungle has been reduced to small pieces of land. It is now fighting back. Whenever wild elephants enter a tea garden or a village, Parbati is called to guide the animals back to the jungle before they can kill. The work of an elephant tamer also involves love and devotion. A good elephant tamer will spend hours a day singing love songs to a newly captured elephant. "Eventually they grow to love their tamers and never forget them. They are also more loyal than humans," she said, as she climbed up one of her elephants and sat on the giant, happy animal. An elephant princess indeed! | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1. For Parbati, catching elephants is mainly to _____. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| A. get long lasting excitement B. keep both man and elephants safe C. send them back to the jungle D. make the angry elephants tame | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2. Before Parbati studied in a boarding school, _____. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| A. she spent her time hunting with her father B. she learned how to sing love songs C. she had already been called an elephant princess D. she was taught how to hunt tigers | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3. Indian elephants are getting increasingly angry and they revenge because _____. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| A. they are caught and sent for heavy work B. illegal hunters capture them and kill them C. they are attacked and their land gets limited D. dogs often bark at them and chase them | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4. The passage starts with an elephant story in order to explain that in India _____. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| A. people easily fall victim to elephants" attacks B. the man-elephant relationship is getting worse C. elephant tamers are in short supply D. dogs are as powerful as elephants | ||||||||||||||||||
| 完形填空。 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Recently, I flew to Las Vegas to attend a meeting. As we were about to arrive, the pilot announced with apology that there would be a slight 1 before setting down. High desert winds had 2 the airport to close all but one runway. He said that we would be 3 the city for a few minutes waiting to 4 . We were also told to remain in our seats meanwhile with our seat belts fastened 5 there might be a few bumps (颠簸). Well, that few minutes turned into about four-five minutes, including a ride that would make a roller coaster (过山车) 6 by comparison. The movement was so fierce that several passengers felt 7 and had to use airsickness bags. As you might guess, that"s not good thing to have happen in a(n) 8 space because it only 9 to increase the discomfort of the situation. About twenty minutes into the adventure,the entire airplane became very 10 . There was now a sense of anxiety and fear that could be 11 noticed. Every passenger simply held on for dear life…except one. A 12 was having a good time! With each bump of the 13 , he would let out a giggle (咯咯的笑) of delight. As I observed this, I 14 that he didn"t know he was supposed to be afraid and worried about his 15 He neither thought about the past nor about the future. Those are what we grown-ups have learned from 16 . He was 17 the ride because had not yet been taught to fear it. Having understood this, I took a deep breath and 18 back into my seat, pretending I was 19 on a roller coaster. I smiled for the rest of the flight. I even 20 to giggle once or twice, much to the chagrin (懊恼) of the man sitting next to me holding the airsickness bag. | ||||||||||||||||||
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