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。
A
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
Collecting any sort of item makes a person unique. It can be stamps,baseball cards,snow globes,or even coins. What you collect can also show who you are as a person. My husband has a wonderful collection handed down from generation to generation. He has a massive collection of coins. The tradition started from his great grandmother,who handed her coins down to her daughter,who in turn,handed them down to my husband's mother. The tradition was supposed to stay within the daughters of the family. However,my husband had more interest in the collection than his sister and brother. So,his mother handed over her collection to him.
It was given to him about ten years ago,and since then,the collection has doubled. He has coins from Roman times and World War II!Just recently he got a whole collection from Europe and Mexico. Collecting them alone is amazing. However,the way he takes care of them is even better. He cherishes every one of his coins. He keeps all of them in a small bag also given by his mother,and stores it away safely" in a small drawer. No matter where he travels,or where he visits," he always comes home with a coin in his hand. Each one of those coins has a story behind them. Each time he holds a coin in his hand,a story comes out about how he got it.
Many people would think the coin collection is fun and typical. For my husband,it has so much more meaning. It is a true passion that he hopes to pass on to our child in the future. Anything that can create a story,a memory,or a happy thought makes it worthwhile. A collection of any sort makes a person unique. For me,my husband is someone who has a unique hobby.
1. The coin collection should have been handed down to.
A. the author's brother
B. the author's husband
C. the sister of the author's husband
D. the brother of the author's husband
2. The underlined word “cherishes” in Paragraph 2 can best be replaced by.
A. loves B. misses .
C. carries D. cleans
3. What's the author's attitude towards her husband's hobby?
A. Critical. B. Supportive.
C. Disappointed. D. Unconcerned.
4. What would be the best title for the text?
A. The popularity of the coin collection
B. Why do people collect coins?
C. How to collect foreign coins
D. My husband and his hobby
A篇
作者主要讲述了自己的丈夫爱好收集硬币以及这一爱好的由来。
1. C.细节理解题。由第一段中的The tradition was supposed to stay within the daughters of the family可知,作者丈夫的母亲本应该将家里收藏的硬币传给他的姐姐或妹妹。
2. A.词义猜测题。由该词后面的内容可知,作者的 丈夫非常珍爱那些硬币。
3. B.推理判断题。由最后一段中的Anything that ... my husband is someone who has a unique hobby可知,作者非常赞同她丈夫有收集硬币的爱
好。
4. D.标题归纳题。总览全文可知,作者主要讲述了自己的丈夫爱好收集硬币以及这一爱好的由来,故D项作标题最佳。
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二、完形填空(共20小题)
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。
Mexican President Vicente Fox was once invited to a university to give a lecture. A student asked him, “In your experience in politics have you 21 ?”
Fox said, “No,never.”
The students were (轻声地笑) 22 every politician always said so.
Fox wasn’t 23 . He said, “In this society,perhaps it is very 24 to prove that T m an honest man, 25 you should believe that in this world there's 26,which is always around us. I want to tell you a 27 which means a lot to me. .
“There was a father who was ready to dismantle(拆除) the pavilion(亭子) in the garden. His son said to him, ‘Daddy,I want to 28 how you dismantle the pavilion,so can you not dismantle it 29 I come back from school?’ His father 30 . However,after the boy 31 ,he asked some workers to dismantle the pavilion. After the boy returned from school,he found the old pavilion tiad 32 . Therefore,he said 33 to his father, 'Dad,you told me a lie/ His father was embarrassed and said, ‘My boy,I was 34.'The father called in the workers again and had them rebuild a pavilion in the 35 of the old one. After the pavilion was rebuilt,he called in his son and said to the workers ,‘Please dismantle it.’
“I know the father. He was not rich,but he kept his 36. ”
Hearing this,the students said ,“What,s the father's name? We hope to 37 him."
Fox said, “He has died,but his son is still 38.” “Then,where's his son? He must be an honest man.”
Fox said, “His son is 39 here. It's me. I'd like to treat this country and everyone in it like my father 40 me.”
A storm of applause thundered in the audience.
Dismantling and rebuilding a pavilion restored the boy's faith in honesty.
21. A. failed B. lied C. feared D. dreamed
22. A. if B. once C. because D. although
23. A. angry B. careful G. excited D. shy
24. A. simple B. hard C. useful D. possible
25. A. and B. or C. so D. but
26. A. selflessness B. knowledge A. power D. honesty
27. A. method B. book C. story D. view
28. A. show B. prove C. see D. discuss
29. A. until B. unless C. after D. for
30. A. apologized B. agreed A. changed D. succeeded
31. A. forgot B. refused C. left D. arrived
32. A. finished B. disappeared C. shined D. improved
33. A. proudly B. impolitely C. patiently D. unhappily
34. A. wrong B. tired C. satisfied D. clear
35. A. middle B. shape C. face D. interest
36. A. record B. secret C. promise D. appointment
37. A. help B. attract G. criticize D. know
38. A. brave B. alive C. bright D. alone
39. A. standing B. travelling C. running D. regretting
40. A. trained B. needed C. treated D. praised
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The Snowman is one of my all-time favorite pieces of animation (动画片) . Directed by Dianne Jackson and produced by Jonathan Coates,this film is truly filled with wonder. The music by Howard Blake,Walking in the Air,stays with me for days every time I watch this film. Based on the best-selling book by Raymond Briggs,this animation is true to the original story and one you can share with your family during the holiday season.
In The Snowman,a young boy called James wakes up one morning and finds snow on the ground. Jle quickly gets dressed and runs outside. He then builds a huge snowman. He gives it eyes,a nose,a scarf and a hat. He. even gives it a big smiley face. After building the entire snowman by himself,it is time for James to go to bed. When he wakes up again he notices that the snowman has moved a little,so he runs downstairs and out of the door. He then notices the snowman is glowing,moves some more and then totally comes to life. The snowman and James introduce themselves to each other and become great friends. The rest,of the film shows the two flying around with so much^ fun and adventure throughout the day.
The book,The Snowman,was adapted for the screen in 1982. It was (提名) for an Academy Award for best animated short film. The scenes of the animation are just amazing,bringing to life so many memories from the days of mowe 以(电影短片) .The Silence in the film,meaning that there is no dialogue,makes it even more beautiful and old-fashioned.
I recommend this film to children aged 2 to 6. Parents will enjoy not having to worry if it is appropriate or not. I give the film 5 out of 5 stars.
1. The original story for the animation came from.
A. Howard Blake B. Dianne Jackson
C. Raymond Briggs D. Jonathan Coates
2. What is the animation mainly about?
A. A snowman's winter adventures.
B. A boy's happy time during the holiday.
C. A boy's worries about losing a snowman.
D. A boy's happy time with a living snowman,
3. From Paragraph 3 ,we know that the animation .
A. is a pioneer animated short film
B. has won an Academy Award
C. begins with funny dialogues
D. has very beautiful scenes
4. According to the text,the author.
A. thinks highly of The Snowman
B. doesn't enjoy Walking in the Air
C. used to play with snow when he was young
D. recommends kids to read the book about James
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三、语法填空(共10小题)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之向交换修改作文,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:在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧) ,并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\ ) 划掉。
修改:在错的词下画一横线,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。
Tom's mother had a disease that was required her to receive a test at the hospital once a week for several weeks. Tom and his elder brother Henry take their mother to the hospital in turn. One day,when it was Henry turn to do that,he had meeting to attend and asked Tom to do that for him. Tom. nodded. But to his surprises,his brother added, “After all,you almost have something to do every day/' Tom was very upsetting when he heard that. He didn't know whether his brother said that since he had agreed to doing him a favor. Sometinies,we should avoid saying unnecessarily but hurtful words.
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B
★★★★☆
Do you think we can understand people's characters from the way they write? Many people would disagree with the idea. However,some business leaders and a group called “graphologists(笔迹学家)”believe our personalities are revealed in our handwriting.
Graphology is a term used to describe the practice of analyzing people's handwriting to determine what kind of personalities they have. It's thought that certain letter formations and patterns in wnting reveal personality types.
Many organizations in France invite graphologists to help with the selection of employees. Applicants are required to submit a handwritten letter so that graphologists can determine if they have the right personality for the job. Handwriting that is big and carefully planned is thought to indicate that the writer is outgoing and confident. Thus,jobs that require such a personality would be given to people with this type of handwriting. People with plain handwriting who use small letters would be thought to be shy and thus not suitable for the job.
The slant(倾斜) of a person's handwritjng is ajso thought to reveal something about his character. Writing with a slant to the right、vShows that the person thinks about the future,while writing with a slant to the left reveals a tendency to be stuck in the past. A person whose letters are round rather than (有棱角的) would be thought to be friendly.
Though graphology is widely used,it is not supported by scientific evidence. The reason it seems to work is that the personality descriptions revealed are highly generalized. It is much like a horoscope(占星术) or palm reading,which describes personalities using very general terms. And people tend to notice the parts of the description that are true while ignoring the parts that are not true.
5. Applicants* handwriting is analyzed mainly to find out whether they .
A. have the ability to handle the job
B. can devote themselves to the job
C. were good students in the past
D. have big plans for the future
6. Which of the following about graphology is mentioned in the text?
A. The size and angle of letters.
B. The space between letters or words.
C. The scientific evidence of graphology.
D. The speed and pressure of the writing.
7. What do we know about a person by his handwriting according to the text?
A. A person who writes round letters is silent.
B. Angular writing shows someone is easy-going.
C. A person who has a right slant in his writing is future-oriented.
D. Large writing shows someone likes to live in the past.
8. The text is mainly about .
A. what helps graphologists analyze handwriting
B. what people's handwriting reveals about them
C. how graphology is used to predict people's future
D. how we can improve our handwriting with practice
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B
★★★★☆
Morse in Franklin The Franklin Museum of Telegraphy (电报通讯术) in Philadelphia will present an exhibition on the life and invention of Samuel Finley Breese Morse,the co-inventor of Morse code (摩尔斯电码) . In those days,sending information with short signals was impossible. MorseJ's invention brought about the improvement of telegraphs.
Models of the first telegraph and the telegraph of the early days will be displayed in the exhibition. Portraits and paintings of Morse will be on display as well. We will be giving out small booklets on Morse code to children to help them understand it in a funny way.
There will also be some short films and talks that will give visitors a deeper understanding of Morse ’s life. They will be offered to visitors at the end of the tour so that everyone can fully grasp the meaning of the exhibition.
The exhibition will start from May 1 through July 30 at the Franklin Museum of Telegraphy. Tickets are available at $20 for adults, $10 for children below the age of 12 ,and a group rate of $100 for ten or more people. Children below the age of 5 can get in for free. Please contact us at morse@franklin.org for further information.
To: morse@franklin.org
From: ben@yahoo.com
Subject: the exhibition
Dear the Franklin Museum of Telegraphy,
A group of twelve people,including my colleagues and friends,is looking forward to visiting the exhibition. However,I am wondering if the exhibition is*disabled--friendly and provides easy access to wheelchair-bound people like my friend. We 'also have a friend from China who will visit us and come along to the exhibition. He is not very familiar with the English language and American culture. May I ask if there are brochures or explanation materials in languages other than English? Are translations provided during the videos and talks as well?
Thank you.
Ben Hawkins
5. In the exhibition,you can learn about .
A. booklets designed by children
B. the early history of telegraphy
C. famous artworks by a lot of American artists
D. the recent development of information technology
6. When can visitors watch videos?
A. Anytime during the daytime.
B. At the beginning of the tour.
C. After they receive booklets.
D. Before they finish their visit.
7. Why did Ben Hawkins write to the museum?
A. To reserve tickets in advance.
B. To volunteer to be a translator. .
C. To get some brochures for his friends.
D. To ask for information about its services.
8. How much will Ben Hawkins most likely need to pa> for the visit?
A. $240. 00. B. $180. 00.
C. $120. 00. D. $100. 00.
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There are many kind-hearted people in the world. They make our world a much better place to live.
When I was around seven years old,one day I felt pain in my chest and 21 (take) to hospital. After some examinations,my mother was told by a doctor 22 (call) Dr. Johnson that I had a serious heart problem. “Your daughter needs heart surgery. 23 it'she wouldn't live to be twelve years old,” Dr. Johnson said.
My mother became 24 (concern). She wanted me to have heart surgery. The problem was that she couldn't afford it. Back then my father was 25 only breadwinner of the family and he didn't make much money. Tears filled my mother's eyes.26 (lucky) Dr. Johnson was kind-hearted. He asked my mother if she was worried about the expenses. My mother 27 (nod) . After 28 (know) my mother couldn,t afford the heart surgery for me,Dr. Johnson decided to help.
Dr.Johnson took quick action. He contacted several 29 (organize) and finally found one that agreed to help me out.
I had heart surgery about two weeks later. The surgery was extremely painful 30 successful. After I recovered,I gave Dr. Johnson a big hug and sincerely thanked him. Now I also like helping others.
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