阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
What’sOn?
ElectricUnderground
7.30pm-1.00amFreeattheCyclopsTheatre
Doyouknowwho’splayinginyourarea?We’rebringingyouanevening
ofliverockandpopmusicfromthebestlocalbands.Areyouinterested
inbecomingamusicianandgettingarecordingcontract(合同)?Ifso,comeearlyto
thetalkat7.30pmbyJulesSkye,asuccessfulrecordproducer.He’sgoingto
talkabouthowyoucanfindtherightpersontoproduceyoumusic.
GeeWhizz
8.30pm-10.30pmComedyatKaleidoscope
ComeandseeGeeWhizzperform.He’sthefunnieststand-upcomedianonthe
comedyscene.Thisjoyfulshowwillpleaseeveryone,fromtheyoungesttothe
oldest.GeeWhizzreallyknowshowtomakeyoulaugh!Ourbarisopenfrom
7.00pmfordrinksandsnacks(快餐).
Simon’sWorkshop
5.00pm-7.30pmWednesdaysatVictoriaStage
Thisisagoodchanceforanyonewhowantstolearnhowtodocomedy.
Theworkshoplooksateverykindofcomedy,andpracticesmanydifferentways
ofmakingpeoplelaugh.Simonisacomedianandactorwhohas10years’
experienceofteachingcomedy.Hisworkshopsareexcitingandfun.Anevening
withSimonwillgiveyoutheconfidencetobefunny.
CharlotteStone
8.00pm-11.00pmPizzaWorld
Finefoodwithbeautifuljazzmusic;thisisagreateveningout.
CharlotteStonewillperformsongsfromhernewbest-sellingCD,withJames
Pickeringonthepiano.ThemenuisItalian,withexcellentmeatandfreshfish,
pizzasandpasta(面食).Bookearlytogetatable.Ourbarisopenallday,and
servescocktails,coffee,beer,andwhitewine.
1.Whocanhelpyouifyouwanttohaveyourmusicproduced?
A.JulesSkye.
B.GeeWhizz.
C.CharlotteStone.
D.JamesPickering.
2.Atwhichplacecanpeopleofdifferentagesenjoyagoodlaugh?
A.TheCyclopsTheatre
B.Kaleidoscope
C.VictoriaStage
D.PizzaWorld
3.WhatdoweknowaboutSimon’sWorkshop?
A.Itrequiresmembershipstatus.
B.Itlaststhreehourseachtime.
C.Itisrunbyacomedyclub.
D.ItisheldeveryWednesday.
4.WhenwillCharlotteStoneperformhersongs?
A.5.00pm-7.30pm.
B.7.30pm-1.00am.
C.8.00pm-11.00pm.
D.8.30pm-10.30pm.
B
Fiveyearsago,whenItaughtartataschoolinSeattle,IusedTinkertoys
asatestatthebeginningofatermtofindoutsomethingaboutmystudents.I
putasmallsetofTinkertoysinfrontofeachstudent,andsaid:”Makesomething
outoftheTinkertoys.Youhave45minutestoday-and45minuteseachdayforthe
restoftheweek.”
Afewstudentshesitatedtostart.Theywaitedtoseetherestoftheclass
woulddo.Severalotherscheckedtheinstructionsandmadesomethingaccordingto
oneofthemodelplansprovided.Anothergroupbuiltsomethingoutoftheirown
imaginations.
OnceIhadaboywhoworkedexperimentallywithTinkertoysinhisfreetime.
Hisconstructionsfilledashelfintheartclassroomandagoodpartofhis
bedroomathome.IwasdelightedatthePsenceofsuchastudent.Herewasan
exceptionallycreativemindatwork.HisPsencemeantthatIhadanunexpected
teachingassistantinclasswhosecreativitywouldinfect(感染)otherstudents.
Encouragingthiskindofthinkinghasadownside.Irantheriskoflosing
thosestudentswhohadadifferentstyleofthinking.Withoutfailonewould
declare,”ButI’mjustnotcreative.”
“Doyoudreamatnightwhenyou’reasleep?”
“Oh,sure.”
“Sotellmeoneofyourmostinterestingdreams.”Thestudentwouldtell
somethingwildlyimaginative.Flyingintheskyorinatimemachineorgrowing
threeheads.“That’sPttycreative.Whodoesthatforyou?”
“Nobody.Idoit.”
“Really-atnight,whenyou’reasleep?”
“Sure.”zxx.k
“Trydoingitinthedaytime,inclass,okay?”
5.TheteacherusedTinkertoysinclassinorderto________?
A.knowmoreaboutthestudents
B.makethelessonsmoreexciting
C.raisethestudents’interestinart
D.teachthestudentsabouttoydesign
6.WhatdoweknowabouttheboymentionedinParagraph3?
A.Helikedtohelphisteacher.
B.HePferredtostudyalone.
C.Hewasactiveinclass.
D.Hewasimaginative.
7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“downside”inParagraph4probably
mean?
A.Mistake.
B.Drawback.
C.Difficulty.
D.Burden.
8.Whydidtheteacheraskthestudentstotalkabouttheirdreams?
A.Tohelpthemtoseetheircreativity.
B.Tofindoutabouttheirsleepinghabits.
C.Tohelpthemtoimprovetheirmemory.
D.Tofindoutabouttheirwaysofthinking.
C
Readingcanbeasocialactivity.Thinkofthepeoplewhobelongtobook
groups.Theychoosebookstoreadandthenmeettodiscussthem.Now,thewebsite
BookCrossing.comturnsthepageonthetraditionalideaofabookgroup.
Membersgoonthesiteandregisterthebookstheyownandwouldliketo
share.BookCrossingprovidesanidentificationnumbertostickinsidethebook.
Thenthepersonleavesitinapublicplace,hopingthatthebookwillhavean
adventure,travelingfarandwidewitheachnewreaderwhofindsit.
BrucePederson,themanagingdirectorofBookCrossing,says,“Thetwothings
thatchangeyourlifearethepeopleyoumeetandbooksyouread.BookCrossing
combinesboth.”
Membersleavebooksonparkbenchesandbuses,intrainstationsandcoffee
shops.Whoeverfindstheirbookwillgotothesiteandrecordwheretheyfound
it.
Peoplewhofindabookcanalsoleaveajournalentrydescribingwhatthey
thoughtofit.E-mailsarethensenttotheBookCrossingtokeepthemupdated
aboutwheretheirbookshavebeenfound.Brucepetersonsaystheideaisfor
peoplenottobeselfishbykeepingabooktogatherdustonashelfathome.
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BookCrossingispartofatrendamongpeoplewhowanttogetbacktothe
“real”andnotthevirtual(虚拟).Thesitenowhasmorethanonemillionmembers
inmorethanonehundredthirty-fivecountries.
9.Whydoestheauthormentionbookgroupsinthefirstparagraph?
A.Toexplainwhattheyare.
B.TointroduceBookCrossing.
C.Tostresstheimportanceofreading.
D.Toencouragereaderstosharetheirideas.
10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?
A.Thebook.
B.Anadventure.
C.Apublicplace.
D.Theidentificationnumber.
11.WhatwillaBookCrosserdowithabookafterreadingit?
A.Meetotherreaderstodiscussit.
B.Keepitsafeinhisbookcase.
C.Passitontoanotherreader.
D.Mailitbacktoitsowner.
12.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.OnlineReading:AVirtualTour
B.ElectronicBooks:AnewTrend
C.ABookGroupBringsTraditionBack
D.AWebsiteLinksPeoplethroughBooks
D
AnewcollectionofphotosbringsanunsuccessfulAntarcticvoyagebackto
life.
FrankHurley’spictureswouldbeoutstanding----undoubtedlyfirst-rate
photo-journalism---iftheyhadbeenmadelastweek.Infact,theywereshotfrom
1914through1916,mostofthemafteradisastrousshipwreck(海滩),byacameraman
whohadnoreasonableexpectationofsurvival.Manyoftheimageswerestoredin
anicechest,underfreezingwater,inthedamagedwoodenship.
TheshipwastheEndurance,asmall,tight,Norwegian-builtthree-master
thatwasintendedtotakeSirErnestShackletonandasmallcrewofseamen
andscientists,27meninall,tothesouthernmostshoreofAntarctica’s
WeddellSea.FromthatpointShackletonwantedtoforceapassagebydogsled(雪橇)
acrossthecontinent.ThejourneywasintendedtoachievemorethanwhatCaptain
RobertFalconScotthaddone.CaptainScotthadreachedtheSouthPoleearlyin
1912buthaddiedwithhisfourcompanionsonthemarchback.
AswriterCarolineAlexandermakesclearinherforcefulandwell-researched
storyTheEndurance,adventuringwaseventhenathoroughlycommercial
effort.Scott’slastjourney,completedasbelayinatentdyingofcoldand
hunger,caughttheworld’simagination,andafilmmadeinhishonordrew
crowds.Shackleton,aonetimeBritishmerchant-navyofficerwhohadgottowithin
100milesoftheSouthPolein1908,startedabusinessbeforehis1914voyage
tomakemoneyfrommovieandstillphotography.FrankHurley,aconfident
andgiftedAustralianphotographerwhoknewtheAntarctic,washiredtomake
theimages,mostofwhichhaveneverbeforebeenpublished.
13.WhatdoweknowaboutthephotostakenbyHurley?
A.Theyweremadelastweek
B.Theyshowedunderseasceneries
C.Theywerefoundbyacameraman
D.Theyrecordedadisastrousadventure
14.WhoreachedtheSouthPolefirstaccordingtothetext?
A.FrankHurley
B.ErnestShackleton
C.RobertFalconScott
D.CarolineAlexander
15.WhatdoesAlexanderthinkwasthepurposeofthe1914voyage?
A.Artisticcreation
B.Scientificresearch
C.Moneymaking
D.Treasurehunting
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。
Agardenthat’sjustrightforyou
Haveyouevervisitedagardenthatseemedjustrightforyou,where
theatmosphereofthegardenappearedtototalmorethanthesum(总和)ofits
parts?16.Butitdoesn’thappenbyaccident.Itstartswithlookinginside
yourselfandunderstandingwhoyouarewithrespecttothenaturalworldandhow
youapproachthegardeningprocess.
●___17
Somepeoplemaythinkthatagardenisnomorethanplants,
flowers,patternsandmassesofcolor.Othersareconcernedaboutusing
gardeningmethodsthatrequirelesswaterandfewerfertilizers(肥料).18.However,
thereareanumberofotherreasonsthatmightexplainwhyyouwanttogarden.
Oneofthemcomesfromourearliestyears.
●Recall(回忆)yourchildhoodmemories
Ourmodelofwhatagardenshouldbeoftengoesbacktochildhood.Grandma’s
rosegardenandDad’svegetablegardenmightbegoodorbad,butthat’snot
what’simportant.19--howbeinginthosegardensmadeusfeel.Ifyou’dliketo
buildapowerfulbondwithyourgarden,startbytakingsometimetorecallthe
gardensofyouryouth.20thengooutsideandworkoutaplantotranslateyour
childhoodmemoriesintoyourgrown-upgarden.Havefun.
A.Knowwhyyougarden
B.Findagoodplaceforyourowngarden
C.It’sourexperienceofthegardenthatmatters
D.It’sdelightfultoseesomanybeautifulflowers
E.Stillothersmaysimplyenjoybeingoutdoorsandclosetoplants
F.Youcanproducethatkindofmagicalqualityinyourowngarden,too
G.Foreachofthosegardens,writerdownthestrongestmemoryyouhave
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。
HundredsofpeoplehaveformedimPssionsofyouthroughthat
littledevice(装置)onyourdesk.Andthey’veneveractually21you.Everythingthey
knowaboutyou22throughthisdevice,sometimesfromhundredsofmilesaway.23
theyfeeltheycanknowyou24fromthesoundofyourvoice.That’showpowerful
the25is.zxx.k
Powerful,yes,butnotalways26.ForyearsIdealtwithmytravelagent
onlybyphone.Rani,myfacelessagentwhomI’dnevermet27,gotme
rock-bottompricesonairfares,cars,andhotels.Buthercoldvoicereally28
me.Isometimeswishedto29anotheragent.
Onemorning,Ihadto30animmediateflighthomeforafamilyemergency.I
ranintoRani’soffice31.Thewomansittingatthedesk,32mymadness,
sympatheticallyjumpedup.Shegavemea33smile,noddedwhilelistening
patiently,andthenprintedoutthe34immediately.“Whatawonderfullady!”
Ithought.
Rushingout35Icalledoutovermyshoulder,“Bytheway,what’syour
name?”“I’mRani,”shesaid.Iturnedaroundandsawa36womanwithabigsmile
onherfacewavingtowishmeasafetrip.Iwas37!WhyhadIthoughtshewas
cold?Raniwas,well,so38.
Sittingbackinthecaronthewaytotheairport,Ifigureditall
out.Rani’s39---herwarmsmile,hernods,her‘I’mhereforyou’40---wereall
silentsignalsthatdidn’ttravelthroughwires.
21.A.acceptedB.noticedC.heardD.met
22.A.cameB.movedC.ranD.developed
23.A.ThusB.YetC.ThenD.Indeed
24.A.ratherB.alsoC.justD.already
25.A.TelephoneB.voiceC.connectionD.imPssion
26.A.directB.usefulC.easyD.accurate
27.A.inpersonB.bymyselfC.inpublicD.onpurpose
28.A.annoyedB.interestedC.discouragedD.confused
29.A.promoteB.trainC.findD.know
30.A.arrangeB.postponeC.confirmD.book
31.A.forthefirsttimeB.atanytimeC.fromtimetotimeD.ingood
time
32.A.expectingB.seeingC.testingD.avoiding
33.A.shyB.comfortingC.familiarD.forced
34.A.billB.formC.ticketD.list
35.A.hopefullyB.disappointedlyC.gratefullyD.regretfully
36.A.carefulB.seriousC.nervousD.pleasant
37.A.amusedB.worriedC.helplessD.speechless
38.A.calmB.niceC.proudD.clever
39.A.forgivenessB.eagernessC.friendlinessD.skillfulness
40.A.explanationB.attitudeC.conceptD.Behavior
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Ifyoufeelstressedbyresponsibilitiesatwork,youshouldtakeastep
backandidentify(识别)thoseof41(great)andlessimportance.Then,handlethe
mostimportanttasksfirstsoyou’llfeelarealsenseof42(achieve).Leaving
thelessimportantthingsuntiltomorrow43(be)oftenacceptable.
Mostofusaremorefocused44ourtasksinthemorningthanwearelaterin
theday.So,getanearlystartandtrytobeasproductive45possiblebefore
lunch.Thiswillgiveyoutheconfidenceyouneedtogetyouthrough
theafternoonandgohomefeelingaccomplished.z.xxk
Recent46(study)showthatwearefarmoreproductiveatworkifwetake
shortbreaks47(regular).Giveyourbodyandbrainarestbysteppingoutside
for48while,exercising,ordongsomethingyouenjoy.
Ifyoufindsomethingyoulovedoingoutsideoftheoffice,you’llbeless
likely49(bring)yourworkhome.Itcouldbeanything-gardening,cooking,music,
sports?butwhateveritis,50(make)sureit’sarelieffromdailystressrather
thananotherthingtoworryabout.
第一节短文改错(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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。
删除: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.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Thesummerholidayiscoming.MyclassmatesandIaretalkingabouthowto
doduringtheholiday.Wecanchosebetweenstayingathomeandtakeatrip.If
westayathome,itiscomfortablebutthereisnoneedtospendmoney.Butin
thatcase,wewilllearnlittleaboutworld.Ifwegoonatripabroad,wecan
broadenyouviewandgainknowledgeswecannotgetfrombooks.Someclassmates
suggestwecangotoplacesofinterestnearby.Ithoughtthatitisagoodidea.
Itdoesnotcostmany,yetwecanstilllearnalot.
假定你是李华,你校摄影俱乐部(photography
club)将举办国际中学摄影展。请给你的英国朋友Peter写封信。请他提供作品。信的内容包括:
1.主题:环境保护;
2.展览时间;
3.投稿邮箱:intlphotoshow@gmschool.com.
注意:
1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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第二节:
一、评分原则
1.本题总分为25分,按5个档次给分。
2.评分时,先根据文章内容和语言初步确定其所属档次,然后以该档次的要求来衡量,确定或调整档次,最后给分。
3.词数少于80和多于120的,从总分中减去2分。
4.评分时应注意的主要内容为:内容要应用词汇和语法结构的丰富性和准确性及上下文的连贯性。
5.拼写与标点符号是语言准确性的一个方面。评分时,应视其对交际的影响程度予以考虑。英、美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。
6.如书写较差以至影响交际,将其分数降低一个档次。
二、内容要点
1.举办者;
2.展览主题及时间;
3.邀请对方提供作品;
4.投稿邮箱。
三、OnePossibleVersion
DearPeter,
OurschoolphotographyclubisgoingtoholdanInternationalHighSchool
StudentPhotographyShow.Thethemeoftheshowisenvironmentalprotection.It
willstartfromJune15thandlastforthreeweeks.Anystudentwhoisinterested
iswelcometoparticipate.Iknowyoutakegoodpicturesandyou’vealwayswanted
todosomethingforenvironmentalprotection.Irememberyoushouldmesome
photosonthatthemethelasttimeyouvisitedourschool.Thisissurelyagood
changeformorepeopletoseethem.Ifyouwanttojoin,youcansendyourphotos
tointlphotoshow@gmschool.comz.xxk.
Hopetohearfromyousoon.
Yours,
LiHua