【题目】

As I grew up in a small town at the foot of a mountain, the visit to the village scenes of my childhood .

A. called up

B. called for

C. called on

D. called in

【题目】B

Six years ago at the age of 35, I suddenly decided I wanted to learn the cello(大提琴). Straight away I rented an instrument and appeared before Wendell Margrave, professor of musical instruction.

"You can be as good as you want to be, "Margrave said rather mysteriously. On a piece of paper he drew the notes E and F. He showed me where to put my fingers on the neck of the cello and how to draw the bow. Then he entered my name in his book: 10 am, Tuesday. Tuesday followed Tuesday, and soon it was spring.

Thus began my voyage out of ignorance and into the dream. E-F, E-F, we played together—and moved on to G. It was a happy time. I was again becoming something new, and no longer trapped as the same person. Surely the most terrible recognition of middle life is that we are past changing. We do what we can already do. The cello was something I couldn't do. Yet each Tuesday this became less and less true. Riding home on the bus one snowy night and learning the score of Mozart's C-Major Quintet, I felt the page burst into music in my hands. I could by then more or less read a score, and was humming(哼唱)the cello line, when suddenly all five parts came together harmonically in my head. The fellow sitting opposite stared. I met his glance with tears, actually hearing the music in my head for the first time. Could he hear it too, perhaps? No, he got off at the next stop.

As the years slipped by, my daughter grew up, playing the piano well. My goal was that she and I would one day perform together. I also wanted to perform in public with and for my peers, and to be secretly envied. I continued to play, to perform, but it is not the same. Before, when I heard a cello, it was all beauty and light. Now, as the TV camera gets close to Rostropovich's face, I recognize that his smile shows his incredible determination. Even for him, the cello is a difficult instrument that doesn't respect your ambitions. I picked up my cello and practiced. As good as I wanted to be, I am as good as I'm going to get. It is good enough.

【1】 From the first two paragraphs, we can learn that .

A. the author already knew some cello basics

B. the author went to a cello lesson every Tuesday

C. the author bought a cello after he decided to learn it

D. Wendell Margrave was a famous but mysterious professor

【2】The author writes that "it was a happy time" in Paragraph 3 mainly because .

A. he felt very bored with his new life

B. it was beautiful to be able to hear the music in his mind

C. Professor Margrave made learning the cello very easy for him

D. he enjoyed the feelings of growth and getting closer to his dream

【3】 From the last paragraph, it can be inferred that the author .

A. put on shows with hi daughter

B. was determined to catch up with Rostropovich

C. is happy to have kept up his personal development

D. was confident that his peers would envy him for his cello playing ability

【4】 The purpose of the article is mainly to .

A. show his deep gratitude to his cello tutor

B. advise readers on how to improve their cello skills

C. describe his incredible efforts to overcome difficulties

D. encourage readers that it's never too late to pursue their dreams

【题目】完形填空

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。

“How did you do it, Dad? How have you __ not to take a drink for almost 20 years？” It took me almost 20 years to have the __ to even ask my father this very __ question. When Dad first __ drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles __ he got into a situation that, in the past, would have started him drinking again. For a few years we were __ to bring it up for fear that the drinking would begin again.

“I had this little__ that I would recite to myself__ four to five times a day.” was Dad's __ to my 18yearold unasked question. “The __ were an instant relief and constant reminder to me that things were never so __ that I could not handle them，” Dad said. And then he __ the poem with me. The poem's simple, yet profound (深奥的) words__ became part of my daily routine as well.

About a month after this talk with my father, I __ a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was a book of affirmations (断言)with one affirmation listed for each__ of the year.

I __ opened the book to the page of my birthday to see what words of wisdom this book had in store for me. __ of disbelief and appreciation rolled down my face. There, on my birthday, was the __ poem that had helped my__ for all these years! It is called The Serenity Prayer.

God, give me the serenity (平静) to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to __ the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

【1】A. failed B. succeeded C. managed D. tried

【2】A. courage B. ability C. wisdom D. confidence

【3】A. interesting B. personal C. hard D. unanswered

【4】A. started B. enjoyed C. liked D. stopped

【5】A. every time B. all time C. next time D. last time

【6】A. anxious B. glad C. afraid D. eager

【7】A. book B. passage C. poem D. list

【8】A. at least B. at most C. at first D. at last

【9】A. comment B. praise C. contribution D. reply

【10】A. words B. phrases C. letters D. sentences

【11】A. strange B. different C. simple D. tough

【12】A. shared B. talked C. read D. impressed

【13】A. surprisingly B. immediately C. increasingly D. regularly

【14】A. brought B. bought C. received D. accepted

【15】A. hour B. week C. month D. day

【16】A. easily B. hurriedly C. sadly D. peacefully

【17】A. Tears B. Smiles C. Sweat D. Satisfaction

【18】A. correct B. impossible C. original D. exact

【19】A. mother B. father C. friend D. classmate

【20】A. believe B. benefit C. change D. do

【题目】单词拼写。

结合语境，根据汉语提示或首字母用单词的适当形式填空。

【1】The people all ________ (鞠躬) down before the Emperor.

【2】Conditions in the prison camp were ________ (难以置信的).

【3】He went to the post office to buy writing paper and ______ (信封).

【4】Why are you so ________ (粗鲁的) to your mother?

【5】The ________ (方式) in which the decision was made was hard to accept.

【6】Could you tell us what's for d________?

【7】He covered her mouth to stop her from s________.

【8】A large a________ of water has been wasted by the factory.

【9】It's well known that his father is a very g________ person.

【10】I was very sad i________ to hear of your father's death.

【题目】根据语境在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。

【1】As soon as ________ concert film This Is It was released on October 28th, it became ________ great success in all big cinemas across the planet.

【2】As a punishment she was not permitted ________ part in any school activity in a week.

【3】The advantage of living on the top of the building is that I can get a good ________ of the whole city.

【4】Tom was about to close the window ________ his attention was caught by a bird.

【5】Much of the farmland is under water；________ the grain, most of that has been ruined.

【6】The young dancers looked so charming in their beautiful clothes that we took ________ pictures of them.

【7】The reason ________ he gave for his absence is ________ he was drunken.

【8】Born into a family with three brothers, David was ________ to value the sense of sharing.

【9】—I'm sorry to interrupt you, Sir. May I ask you a favor?

—Yes, ________.

【10】—What do you think of Mr. Wang?

—No one can get along well with him. He is ready to find fault ________ others.

【11】They are leaving for Hangzhou in ten days—________ other words， next Friday.

【12】When I came to myself, I found myself at hospital and ________ a group of people.

【13】There is much chance ________ Bill will recover from his injury in time for the race.

【14】As for me, I don't like this ________ novel.

【15】—Jimmy had a lot of parties recently.

—Yes, that might ________ why he din't do well in the test.

【题目】

It was not until she got home Jennifer realized she had lost her keys.

A. when

B. that

C. where

D. before

【题目】

---Young people today earn more and have more freedom to live where they want.

--- this, I think that they are still interested in older people.

A. In addition to

B. In spite of

C. Due to

D. As for

【题目】书面表达

假定你是李华，担任学校外教Allen的学生助手。请你给回美国度假的Allen写一封email，告诉他学校扩建改造后的变化，主要内容包括：

1．重建了教学楼和实验楼；

2．学生教室设在二楼和三楼，教师办公室搬至一楼尽头；

3．原来的车库改建为新食堂。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3．开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Mr. Allen，

I'm Li Hua, your student assistant.

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【题目】完形填空

Jack and Joan decided to get married. As the big day was coming, they grew upset because each of them had a problem they had never before ____ with each other.

Jack decided to ____ his father for advice. “Father，” he said. “I am ____ concerned about the success of my ___. I love Joan very much, ____ you see, I have very ____ feet, and I'm afraid that Joan will be put off by them.”

“No problem，”said Dad. “All you have to do is to ____ your feet as often as possible, and always wear socks, even to ____.”Well, to him this seemed to be a solution (解决办法).

Joan decided to take her ____ up with her mom. “Mom，” she said. “when I ____ in the morning my breath is truly terrible.” “Honey，”her mother comforted her. “Everyone has bad ____ in the morning.” “No, you don't understand. My morning breath is so bad that I'm afraid Jack will not want to sleep in the same room with me.”

Her mother said simply, “Try this. In the morning, ____ straight out of bed, and head for the bathroom and brush your teeth. The key is, not to ____ a word until you've brushed your teeth.”

The loving couple were finally married. Not ____ the advice each had received, he with his socks and she with her morning ____， they got on quite well. But six months ___， the husband woke with a start to ____that one of his socks had ____. So, he madly searched the bed. This woke his bride and without ___， she immediately asked, “What on earth are you doing？”

“Oh, no！” he cried. “You've swallowed (吞) my ____！”

【1】A. worked B. enjoyed C. shared D. took

【2】A. ask B. want C. expect D. think

【3】A. widely B. highly C. hardly D. deeply

【4】A. happiness B. marriage C. life D. family

【5】A. and B. but C. or D. then

【6】A. strange B. big C. strong D. smelly

【7】A. clean B. hide C. wash D. cover

【8】A. bed B. room C. home D. house

【9】A. thought B. question C. decision D. problem

【10】A. go to sleep B. wake up C. go to bed D. rise up

【11】A. rest B. smell C. breath D. air

【12】A. get B. go C. take D. make

【13】A. speak B. talk C. tell D. say

【14】A. forgetting B. remembering C. knowing D. having

【15】A. happiness B. silence C. joy D. pleasure

【16】A. late B. latest C. later D. latter

【17】A. see B. find C. discover D. invent

【18】A. come up B. come out C. come in D. come off

【19】A. moving B. waking C. thinking D. sleeping

【20】A. breakfast B. feet C. food D. sock

【题目】单句语法填空

根据语境，在空白处填入适当的连接词。

【1】The little boy who got lost decided to remain ________ he was and waited for his dad.

【2】China is playing an important role in the world. That's ________ Laura has come to study Chinese.

【3】Jerry did not regret giving the comment but felt ________ he could have expressed it differently.

【4】Can you make sure ________ Alice has put the gold ring?

【5】As many as five courses are provided, and you are free to choose ________ suits you best.

【6】You can't imagine ________ excited they were when they received these nice Christmas presents.

【7】Dr. Black comes from either Oxford or Cambridge; I can't remember ________.

【8】It is generally considered unwise to give a child ________ he or she wants.

【9】— I rang you at about nine, but there was no reply.

— Oh，that was probably ________ I was seeing the doctor.

【10】When asked ________ they needed most, the kids said they wanted books.

【11】The last time we had great fun was ________ we were visiting the Water Park.

【12】The poor young man is ready to accept ________ help he can get.