68. The high walls give the garden (protect) from the wind

67. Mrs. Smith (lead) them along a dark hallway to a small room.

词汇运用(每小题1分，共5分)

根据句意及括号内所给单词的提?填空。

66. Both Mr,Miller’s and Mr. Brown’s(wife) are teachers.

     C   易读度★★★

    Michael Morpurgo is a much-loved writer from Britain,He (出生) on October 5 ,1943 and grew up in the south of England. French (法语) was his favorite subject at school and he studied it at university. After that,he became an officer (军官) in the army,but he soon left and became a primary school teacher. This is when he found that he had a talent for storytelling and soon began writing stories for children. u\ could see there was magic in it for them,and realized there was magic in it for me ,” he said.

    Michael Morpurgo gave up teaching after 10 years and bought a farm with his wife. Together they began a c/?an?y (慈善机构) called Farms for City Children. They now own three farms where children from cities can come to spend time looking after animals.

    Michael Morpurgo has written over 100 books,mostly for children. He writes about children and their relationships with older people and animals. Many of them have won prizes and several are now films or plays,including War H?^se,which is now well known around the world. Another popular book is Kensuke's Kingdom. He wrote it in 1999.

根据材料内容补全信息，每空词数不限。

Information card 

Name: Michael Morpurgo 

Date of birth: (61) 

Favorite school subject: (62) 

First two jobs:

Army officer and (63) 

Name of the charity: (64) 

Number of books written for children:

Over 100 

Popular books: (65) , Kensuke’s Kingdom and so on 

B易读度★★☆

    Jilly the giraffe lived at the Morgan Zoo. She liked the zoo and was friends with all the other giraffes. There was just one problem. Jilly was too tall. When she walked slowly around the zoo,she had to (俯身) to get past "some of the trees. The other giraffes just walked along without any problem. “Why can't I be like them? I get so tired of bending down to get past some of the trees!” she thought.

    One day Jilly was eating eavey (叶子) when she saw one of her friends,Granite,struggling (努力) to reach some leaves on the other trees. Jilly went up to him and asked, “What's wrong?” iThe giraffe said ,“I'm having trouble reaching the leaves of these trees. I wish I were as tall as you so I wouldn’t have any trouble getting my food." “You want to b? as tall as I am?” asked Jilly. “I always wanted to be shorter so I wouldn’t have to bend down to get past all these trees With that,Jilly pulled down the leaves for Granite. Suddenly two more giraffes came along and asi^ed if Jilly could get them some leaves. “Sure ,” said Jilly. “I would be glad to help you."

    After all the giraffes had their food that day,Jilly started back to the other side of the zoo to rest. She felt so happy and pr?ud(骄傲的) that she was able to help the other giraffes get their food from the tall trees. “How silly it was of me to want to be shorter like them ,” she thought to herself.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

() 56. What was Jilly’s probleri。

   A. She thought she was to?"tall.

   B. Other giraffes always made fun of her.

    C. There was something wrong with her neck. 

    D. She had difficulty in communicating with others.

() 57. What does the underlined phrase a pulled down” mean in Chinese?

   A. 脱下   B. 推下   C.滑下   D. 拽下

() 58. How many giraffes did Jilly help?

   A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.

() 59. How did Jilly feel at the end of the story?

   A. Tired and lonely.

   B. Happy and proud,C. Funny and excited.

   D. Surprised and angry.

() 60. What lesson can we learn from the story?

   A. Better late than never.

   B. Be happy with who we are.

    C. A friend is easier lost than found.

   D. Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.

A易读度

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根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

() 51. If you go to Big Sky,you can .

   A. play baseball   B. ride horses C. go mountain biking   D. take a carriage ride

() 52. If you are a show lover,how many trips can .you choose from?

   A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.

() 53. How much will you pay to spend two nights in Lake Tahoe in February?

   A. $358.   B. $360.   C. $398.   D. $418.

() 54. If you want to enjoy the special prices,you can go on holiday between .

   A. July 2—3   B. July 4—5

C. September 1—2   D. September 6—7

() 55. Where would you most probably read this material?

   A. In a diary. B. In a storybook,

C. In a report. D. In a newspaper.

情景交际(每小题1分，共5分)

根据对话内容，从方框中选择恰当的选项补全对 话，其中有两项多余。

A: Hi,Mary. Welcome to the show. You like exploring (探险) ，doh’t you?

B: (46) And I just went on an adventure (冒险）

A: Tell us about it.

B: I went on a night tour at the zoo. It's called Night Adventure.

A: (47)

B: Oh no. There’ re lots of animals awake at night.

A: Wow. OK,Mary. (48)

B: I went with my guide.

A： (49)

B: We saw bears walk up and down and tigers look around on a rock. Many forest animals woke up at night.

A: Really? (50)

B: I was really scared.

   A. How did you feel when you saw that?

   B. Tell us what you saw.

   C. Who did you go with?

   D. Where are they from?

   E. That's right.

   F. It sounds good.

   G. Aren’t all the animals sleeping at night?

易读度★★☆

    Snowdon is the highest mountain in Wales. It is 1 ,085 meters high,and 36  the top you can get the views ( 景色) of the peaceful neighborhoods. On a 37 day,you can see as far as Ireland!

    I've climbed Snowdon 38 times. The first time was with my family,when I was around twelve years old,the second time was with my sister and cousin last summer and this summer I 39 it with my friend. There are several different (小路) which lead to the top. One path,called Crib Goch,is very 40 and only experienced climbers dare (敢) to try it. 

     If you don't want to walk,there,s ? train that goes to the top. It costs about £30 for a return ticket(往返票) ，which is quite 41 but it's much faster than walking. I prefer to go up the mountain on foot 42 that gives me a lot of 43 to take photos!

At the foot of Snowdon'there is a small village called Llanberis. Llanberis is a popular center for outdoor 44 in Snowdonia,including walking,climbing,mountain biking and so on. The Snowdon Race to the top of Snowdon,a big international (国际的) race， 45 in the village.

() 36. A. with   B. from

C. across   D. against

() 37. A. rainy   B. snowy

C. cloudy   D. sunny

() 38. A. two   B. three

C. four   D. five V

() 39. A. improved   B. explained

C. climbed   D. protected

() 40. A. wide   B. crowded

C. traditional   D. dangerous

() 41. A. big   B. small

C. cheap   D. expensive

() 42. A. if   B. unless

C. because   D. though

() 43. A. time   B. force

C. money   D. control

() 44. A. meetings   B. festivals

C. activities   D. lessons

() 45. A. argues   B. begins

C. answers   D. challenges 

() 35. —Eric went out without an umbrella just now.

—It's raining heavily now.

   A. That's OK   B. Sounds,good

C. It's silly s D.not a big deal

() 34. The girls the museum as soon as they saw it. They said they wanted to visit it again.

   A. looked forward to   B. were in control of C. got on with   D. fell in love with