CHICAGO, Illinois – Listen! Up in the sky! What’s that loud, constant and harsh buzzing sound? It’s a grass eater in a bad mood! It’ a blender full of gravel! No. It’s Supercicada!
A cicada is a large insect with a fat body and big clear wings. It is gentle and harmless — except for one thing. It can do considerable harm to silence with its very loud mating call.
Every 17 years, a certain type of cicada — actually not the biggest kind — comes out of the ground in young form, climbs up a tree, sheds its hard shell, and opens up a lovely set of wings. After living underground in larval form for all those years, it now has about one month to buzz around and find a mate.
The 17-year type of cicada is common only in the eastern half of the United States. This year’s appearance in May and June happened mostly in parts of the United States. Because of the huge noise factor, a number of planned events had to be put off — such as outdoor concerts.
The noise made by just one male cicada can reach 90 decibels. That’s as loud as a kitchen blender. So many cicadas appear in some places that they actually break tree branches with their weight. As many as 1.5 million cicadas can crowd onto just one acre of trees.
The appearance of the 17-year variety may not be appreciated by all nearby humans. But it is appreciated by many nearby birds, squirrels, dogs, and cats. Dogs especially love the things — not because of their sound but because of the taste.
David Hammond of Chicago runs a restaurant. They decided this year to give cicadas a try — not raw, but fried and eaten with some kind of dip.
1. What does exactly the sound comes from in the sky?
A. a grass eater B. a kitchen blender C. a kind of insect D. some birds
2. The underlined word “larval” in the third paragraph means__________.
A. fat and young B. hard and harmless
C. nice and lovely D. strong and silent
3. From the passage we know that _____________.
A. the noise of a cicada bothered people’s normal life
B. these adult cicada stayed in other places for 17 years
C. the cicada makes a loud call to fight for a place to feed
D. people in Illinois enjoy the sound of the crowd of cicadas
4. The following statement is TRUE except ____________.
A. cicadas have clear and lovely wings in the adult form
B. cicadas can buzz for about one month to find a mate
C. cicadas love to gather in a large crowd in the same places
D. female cicadas make noises loudly like a kitchen blender.
5. In the passage the writer is trying to _______________.
A. introduce us a kind of delicious taste—cicada
B. state us a kind of insect in detail as a piece of news
C. call for all the people to protect the natural environment
D. bring in a kind of insect as some animals’ favorite food
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根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项.选项中有两项多余选项. （共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
M：Lovely day, isn’t it?
W：Mm, yes, 1 And it’s supposed to get warmer.
M：Yes, that’s true. You know, though, I’m always a little worried to see winter go.
W： 2
M：Well, I love skating. In fact, I used to teach skating for a living.
W：Oh? That sounds interesting. 3
M：I work at Bank of America. How about you?
W： 4
M：Here?
W：No, I’m from Chicago. I’m just visiting here for the wedding.
M：Oh, I see.
W：By the way, 5 I’m Helen Keller.
M：Nice to meet you. My name is John Smith.
A．But what do you do now?
B．It’s very cold.
C．It’s really warm.
D．I guess I should introduce myself.
E．I’m on the radio station.
F．What’s your name?
G．Really?
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??? Tess went to her bedroom and pulled a glass jelly(果冻) jar from its hiding place. She poured all the ??? out on the floor and counted carefully. Three times, even. The total had to be absolutely exact. No ??? here for mistakes. After carefully placing the coins back in the jar, she slipped out of the back door, and ??? her way six blocks to a chemist’s.
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??? “Well, I want to talk to you about my brother,” Tess answered back in the same annoyed tone. “His name is Andrew and he has something bad ???? inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him now. So how much does a miracle cost?”
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“I don’t know” Tess replied with tears in her eyes. “I just know he's ????? sick and Mommy says he needs an operation. But my Daddy can’t pay ????? it, so I want to use my money.”
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“A dollar and eleven cents ― the ????? price of a miracle for your little brother,” smiled the man, “Take me to ????? you live. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”
That well-dressed man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon, specializing in neurosurgery (神经外科). The operation was completely ????? charge and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again and did well.
Mom and Dad were happy but they wonder how much the operation would have ????? . Tess smiled. She knew exactly how much a miracle cost…one dollar and eleven cents…plus the ????? of a little child.?????
1.A. As????????????? ??? B. All????????????? ?????? C. All what????????????? D. That
2.A. in need????????????? B. in short????????????? ?? C. out of ????????????? ????? D. sort of
3.A. miracle????????????? B. doctor????????????? ?????? C. God????????????? ????? D. operation
4.A. change????????????? B. jellies????????????? ?????? C. candies????????????? ????? D. cookies
5.A. way ????????????? ??? B. doubt????????????? ?????? C. chance????????????? ????? D. wonder
6.A. drove????????????? ??? B. fought????????????? ?????? C. made????????????? ????? D. struggled
7.A. pills????????????? ??? B. attention????????????? ?? C. medicine????????????? ? D. tablets
8.A. mouth ????????????? B. eyes????????????? ???? ? C. ears????????????? ?????? D. throat
9.A. anxious????????????? B. exciting????????????? ?? C. annoyed????????????? ?? D. tired
10.A. who????????????? ??? B. where????????????? ?????? C . because????????????? ?? D. which
11.A. finding????????????? B. planting????????????? ?? C. showing????????????? ?? D. growing
12.A. and????????????? ???? B. or else????????????? ?? C. but?????? ????????????? D. or
13.A. soft ???? ????????????? B. soften????????????? ?? C. softened????????????? D. softening
14.A. really ????????????? ???? B. real ????????????? ?????? C. firm????????????? ??? D. firmly
15.A. back????????????? ???? B. for????????????? ?????? C. off????? ????????????? D. up
16.A. actual????????????? ???? B. exact????????????? ?????? C. average????????????? ??? D. true
17.A. the place????????????? B. the apartment????????????? C. the complex????????????? D. where
18.A. free????????????? ???? B. free of????????????? ??? C. not ????????????? ??? D. no
19.A. spent ????????????? ???? B. paid ????????????? ???????? C. cost ????????????? ??? D .took
20.A. thought ????????????? B. value????????????? ???????? C. patience????????????? D. faith
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The other day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me that he had a good 36 in Chicago and he wondered if, by any chance, I 37 to know him . For a moment, I thought he might be 38 ,but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not. He was 39 . I felt like saying that it was ridiculous (可笑的) to 40 that out of all the millions of people in Chicago I could possibly have ever bumped into his friend. But, 41 , I just smiled and reminded him that Chicago was a very 42 city. He nodded, and I thought he was going to be content to drop the subject and talk about something else. But I was wrong. He was silent for a few minutes, and then he 43 to tell me all about his friend.
His friend’s main 44 in life seemed to be tennis. He was an excellent tennis player , and he 45 had his own tennis court. There were a lot of people with swimming 46 , yet there were only two people with private tennis court; his friend in Chicago was one of them. I told him that I knew several 47 like that, including my brother, who was a doctor in California. He 48 that maybe there were more private courts in the country than he 49 but he did not know of any others. Then he asked me 50 my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that was a coincidence 51 his Chicago friend spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a 52 who had a tennis court in his backyard. I said I felt that really was a coincidence (巧合) because my next-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had 53 the house next to my brother’s house. For a moment, we stared at each other, but we did not say anything.
“Would your friend’s name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally. He 54 and said, “Yes. Would your brother’s name happen to be Dr Rey Hunter?” It was my 55 to laugh. “Yes,” I replied.
1.A. brother B. teacher C. friend D. neighbour
2.A. happened B. managed C. tried D. wanted
3.A. expecting B. lying C. talking D. joking
4.A. funny B. serious C. careful D. disappointed
5.A. find B. think C. realize D. see
6.A. indeed B. actually C. exactly D. instead
7.A. famous B. interesting C. big D. noisy
8.A. began B. stopped C. refused D. failed
9.A. problem B. choice C. interest D. work
10.A. just B. ever C. even D. surely
11.A. suit B. habit C. river D. pools
12.A. people B. players C strangers D. friends
13.A. advised B. admitted C. argued D. announced
14.A. recognized B. realized C. visited D. found
15.A. how B. whether C. where D. when
16.A. if B. because C. then D. though
17.A. doctor B. friend C. neighbour D. player
18.A.visited B. hired C. designed D. sold
19.A. smiled B. laughed C. cried D.nodded
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When I was in college twenty-five years ago, I spent four summers working as a maid in housekeeping at a grand hotel in downtown Chicago. I did not enter the world of housekeeping enthusiastically. I had been hoping to get a job as an office assistant. When that failed, I had no choice but to work as a maid.
It was tiring work, cleaning up to eighteen rooms a day. My poor attitude reflected my disdain(蔑视) for cleaning toilets, changing bed sheets, dusting, and vacuuming eight hours a day for the comfort of total strangers who rarely left a tip. My maid work was just so-so until the day I was assigned to the eighteenth floor.
That was Lorena’s regular floor. The only time another maid set foot on it was on Lorena’s day off. If you left a little rubbish on the floor, a small tissue under the bed, or a pillow uncleaned, Lorena would hunt you down when she returned. She’d ended her lecture to me with, “Take some pride in your work.”
She did. And so did Rosalie, Helen, Annette, Pearlie, Earline, and all the other career maids with more than one hundred years of experience among them. Their commitment to doing a good job and their belief that their work was a reflection of their character stuck with me throughout my professional career. I learned a lot from them those four summers.
【写作内容】
1、以约30词概括上文的主要内容。
2、以约120词谈谈暑假生活，内容包括：
(1) 你是否做过暑期工；
(2) 你打算如何度过高考后的暑假；
(3) 你认为怎样过暑假才有意义。
【写作要求】
1作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事．也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。
2作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
【评分标准】
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。
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第二节 根据对话内容，从对话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。
—Lovely day, isn't it?
—Mm, yes, 61 And it's supposed to get warmer.
—Yes, that's true. You know, though, I'm always a little worried to see winter go.
— 62
—Well, I love skating. In fact, I used to teach skating for a living.
—Oh? That sounds interesting. 63
—I work at Bank of America. How about you?
— 64
—Here?
—No, I'm from Chicago. I'm just visiting here for the wedding.
—Oh, I see.
—By the way, 65 I'm Helen Keller.
—Nice to meet you. My name is John Smith.
|
A．But what do you do now? |
|
B．It's very cold. |
|
C．It's really warm. |
|
D．I guess I should introduce myself. |
E. I'm on the radio station.
F. What' your name?
G. Really?
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