20．UNITED NATIONS，December 19，2013 （Xinhua）--The United Nations held a special meeting to honor great Nelson Mandela，the former South African president who passed away on December 19，2013 at the age of 95，because Nelson Mandela is respected across the world．And to South Africans he is a superstar．He is a hero who shocked the world by fighting for peace between races，although he spent 27 years in prison．
     Nelson Mandela，winning the nation's first all-race elections in 1994，stopped working completely in 1999．But he remains as popular as ever．His being popular has promoted the whole national industry．His picture has appeared at many places，including on some goods．His face has appeared on a South African coin，a business area was named in his honour and some business leaders hope to build a great statue in his honour---the Statue of Freedom．It would stand taller than New York's Statue of Liberty．
    His being popular is similar to that of John F．Kennedy in US or Winston Churchill in Britain，but few politicians in this times have achieved his level of being popular．Sometimes it isn't completely appreciated what a skilled performer Mandela has been throughout his political career．He's a very，very clever man．However，he is far from perfect．
     Most articles for his birthday，which appeared in every major South African newspaper on the day，mainly mentioned that Mandela did have his shortcomings．Then they returned to their flowing praises．
"Through the ages，the human race has had its icons （偶像）---men and women who rose above ordinary people to encourage their generations，"The Mail and Guardian Weekly said．"In our generation，the gods presented us Nelson Mandela．"
56．Nelson Mandela is loved by all the people of South Africa becauseC．
A．he's as popular as Kennedy and Churchill
B．he spent 27 years in prison
C．he's a great fighter against the racialism
D．he's the first all-race elections president
57．Which of the following statements about Mandela's picture is true？A
A．It helps develop business．
B．It appears on the Statue of Freedom．
C．It is used to raise money for the Statue of Freedom．
D．It is similar to that of John F．Kennedy or Winston Churchill．
58．The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means"B．"
A．Mandela is as great as a god 
B．We are proud to live in Mandela's time
C．Mandela lives together with us all
D．We are proud to know Mandela
59．What can we infer from the text？A
A．He contributed a lot to the development of peace between races．
B．Most articles specially stressed Mandela's shortcomings．
C．The Statue of Freedom is a present for Mandela's birthday．
D．The article may have appeared in a newspaper on Mandela's birthday．

19．假如你是一名英语课代表，发现部分同学对英语学习失去了信心．请你写一篇词数不少于100字的英语短文来鼓励他们，唤起其对学习英语的兴趣．
写作要点：
1、学习英语的重要性．
2、提高英语成绩的措施（至少3点）．
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18．Space tourism could he the dream of almost every human being on the planet，but it is only there for a few extremely rich people who can afford the cost．One of the possibilities that impressed me most is the one offered by a company called Space Adventures．
What they have in place is a space tourism program that allows you to travel to the International Space Station （ISS）．The preparation for the trip starts some months before it really departs．There is a training period which mainly deals with zero gravity operations，flight control and survival （生存）activities．
The trip can be planned exactly to meet your needs，either as a scientific researcher，or simply as an adventure traveler．Probably you will not find any other kind of trip where all details are planned so carefully for your enjoyment．
One of the great things，even if it would be a bit more expensive，is to include a space walk within your trip，and thatsurely would be a good opportunity to dance outside with your loved one to a slow waltz．Sorry，I forgot there's no sound in space!
Whatever you choose，you may have no problems apart from the cost，as the requirements seem to be less than the ones needed for getting a visa（签证）．
Finally，the question you have had in mind gets answered．You say space tourism is expensive．For a normal booked flight to the ISS，you will be paying between $30 and 40 million．But hey!A Russian language course is included!
68．From this passage，we mainly learnB．
A．about the cost of traveling in space
B．about a space tourism program    
C．about a new kind of traveling
D．that everyone will soon be able to travel in space
69．That passage does NOT mention whether space tourists will learnD．
A．how to control a flight            
B．how to get used to zero gravity
C．how to survive in space            
D．how to take pictures in space
70．The passage suggests thatA．
A．Space Adventure plans carefully for tourists 
B．a visa is a must if you want to travel in space
C．people can't communicate in space     
D．at present only a few people are interested in traveling in space
71．What does the underlined word"that"in Paragraph 4 refer to？C
A．Dancing in space
B．A slow waltz．
C．A walk in space             
D．Asking for a space walk．

17．假如你在某英文网站的ask Advice Girl栏目看到一位网友来信，请你回复给出建议．

Dear Advice Girl， I have just moved from California to Ohio．At my new school，there are so many groups like those I see in movies，but there's no one like the people I used to be with．How can I fit in（融入） or at least make some friends？ Erica

[写作内容]
1．在新学校交朋友有困难，但…；
2．主动和别人交谈和分享；
3．发现兴趣相同的同学，然后…；
4．参加某个社团（association）或…；
5．…
[写作要求]
1．适当发挥，不能逐条翻译；2．词数：约90词；3．书写规范，卷面整洁；
[评分标准]
句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯．
Dear Erica，
I am sorry to learn that you have problems in your new school． 
                
Love，
The Advice Girl．

16．请以"My Favorite Program-----Animal World"为题写一篇120词左右的英语短文．内容提示：
1、我喜欢《动物世界》这个节目．
2、第一，我喜欢小动物；第二，主持人把节目办得生动活泼；第三，通过节目我了解到许多过去不知道的东西，例如，各种动物和它们的生活，人与动物，自然与人类的关系及保护动物的意义．
3、动物是自然的一部分，与人不能分开；人类要生活得好，就必须保护生态平衡．
提示词：
主持人 host； 保持生态平衡   keep nature in balance．

15．请以My favorite Newspaper 为题用英语写一篇120词左右的英语短文，介绍21世纪报（21stCentury）．
短文应该包括下列所提供的所有内容．
1、报纸名称及使用语言：21Century，英文报纸；
2、出版地点及出版周期：北京，每周一期；
3、版面内容：每周新闻，今日世界，语言课堂，体育与音乐，学生导报；
4、特色：图文并茂；
5、目的：学习英语词汇，提高英语水平，获取各种信息；
6、效果：广为人知，深受喜爱．

14．假设你目前在英国参加语言培训班，住在Mrs．William家．你需要完成培训老师布置的作业：用英语描述你的房东．内容要点如下：
1．外貌特征；
2．容易相处；
3．对中国感兴趣．
注意：1．词数：l20词左右；开头已给出，不计入总词数；
2．可适当发挥，以使行文连贯．
I'm now staying at Mrs．William's．         ．

13．为了丰富广大学生的生活，学生会将举办一次音乐周活动．请以组织者的身份写一个书面通知，要求如下：
时间：5月第一周
     活动：1．演唱歌曲：流行歌曲．
    2．器乐演奏：古典和民间音乐．
    3．音乐比赛：听歌曲片段，然后说出出处．
     地点：届时通知． 
参加者请于4月20 日前报名．
注意：1．书面通知应写成一篇连贯的短文．
            2．可以适当增减细节．
            3．词数100字左右．
            4．通知格式已写好．
            5．参考词语：
classical，folk，musical instruments，contest，sign up，take part in 
 Music Week
    The Students Union has decided to organize a music week．                                                                                                                  
Come and have fun!
Students Union．

12．Women are now as likely to use the Internet as men-about two-thirds of both genders---yet a new study shows that gaps remain in what each sex does online．
American men who go online are more likely than women to check the weather，the news，sports，political and financial information，the Pew Internet and American Life Project reported Wednesday．They are also more likely to use the Internet to download music and software and to take a class．
Online women，meanwhile，are bigger users of e-mail，and they are also more likely to go online for religious information and support for health or personal problems．
"For men，it's just，‘give me the facts，'"said Deborah Fallows，who wrote the report based on six years of Pew surveys，"For women，its‘Let's talk about this．Are you worried about this problem？'It's keeping in touch and connecting with people in a richer way．"
About two-thirds of the 6，403adults surveyed by Pew during 2005said they use the Internet．By gender，it was 68%of the male respondents，and 66%of the female participants---a statistically insignificant（不重要的）difference given the study's margin of sampling error of plus or minus 2%points．In 2002，by contrast，the gap was slightly larger：61%vs.57%．
The surverys find that for many activities，such as getting travel information or looking up a phone number，men and women are equally likely to use the Internet．

60．According to the passage，which of the following is not what American men who go online do？B
A．Checking the weather and the news．
B．Searching for religious information．
C．Downloading some music．
D．Taking a class．
61．What is the probable meaning of the sentence"gap remain in what each sex does online"？C
A．There are some difference between men and women in the US．
B．There is a slight difference between the numbers of men and women online in the US．
C．Men and women in the US have difference tastes about what they do online．
D．Men and women in the US have difference way of surfing the Internet．
62．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage？A
A．The gap between both sexes going online in 2002was slightly larger than that in 2005．
B．Women in the US going on line are only concerned with personal problems．
C．Men are still more likely to use the Internet than women．
D．A small part of women in the US go on line today．
63．What's the author's purpose of writing the article？D
A．To tell us the different aims of men and women in the US who go online．
B．To show why men and women are equally likely to use the Internet．
C．To teach us how to surf the Internet．
D．To offer us some information of both sexes'going online in the US．

11．On a hot summer day in south Florida，a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old lake behind his house．
（31）Bto dive into the cool water，he ran out of the back door，leaving behind shoes，socks and shirt as he went．He （32）C into the water，not realizing that（33）A he swam toward the middle of the lake，an alligator （美洲鰐） was swimming toward the shore．In the house his mother saw the two as they got closer and closer together．In extreme  （34）D，she ran toward the water，yelling to her son as（35）Das she could．
Hearing her voice，the little boy became （36）C and made a return．It was too late．Just as he reached her，the alligator reached him．
From the bank，the mother （37）A her little boy by the arms just as the alligator bit his （38）B．That began an unbelievable tug-of-war （拔河）．The alligator was much stronger，but the mother was much too （39）C to let go．A farmer happened to （40）D，heard her screams，raced from his truck，took aim and （41）B   the alligator．
（42）B，after weeks in the hospital，the little boy （43）C．His legs were extremely scarred （伤疤） by the fierce attack of the animal and，on his arms，were deep scratches where his mother's fingernails dug into his flesh in her effort to （44）D to the son she loved．
The newspaper reporter who interviewed the boy asked if he would show him his scars．The boy lifted his legs．And then，with obvious （45）A  he said to the reporter，"But look at my arms．I have great scars on my arms，too．I have them because my mom wouldn't （46）D．"
You and I can （47）C with that little boy．We have scars，too．No，not from an alligator，or anything quite so dramatic．But the scars of a （48）A  past．Some of those scars are（49）B  and have caused us deep （50）A．But，some scars，my friend，are because God has refused to let go．In the course of your struggle，he has been there holding on to you．

31．A．For the first time	B．In a hurry	C．In the distance	D．In anxiety
32．A．marched	B．crossed	C．flew	D．climbed
33．A．as	B．because	C．although	D．if
34．A．anger	B．excitement	C．surprise	D．fear
35．A．gently	B．loudly	C．wildly	D．excitedly
36．A．naughty	B．interested	C．alarmed	D．foolish
37．A．grabbed	B．beat	C．pushed	D．hooked
38．A．feet	B．legs	C．hands	D．arms
39．A．frightened	B．critical	C．devoted	D．impressed
40．A．walk by	B．swim by	C．run by	D．drive by
41．A．helped	B．shot	C．cut	D．shouted
42．A．Unfortunately	B．Remarkably	C．Instantly	D．Fundamentally
43．A．died	B．discourage	C．survived	D．declined
44．A．pass on	B．settle down	C．keep on	D．hold on
45．A．pride	B．curiosity	C．admiration	D．happiness
46．A．let down	B．let out	C．let off	D．let go
47．A．compare	B．respond	C．identify	D．imitate
48．A．painful	B．pleasant	C．splendid	D．mysterious
49．A．valid	B．ugly	C．curable	D．imaginary
50．A．regret	B．capacity	C．defense	D．reflection．