【题目】阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Born in Amherst, Massachusetts, to a successful family, Elizabeth Dickinson was an American poet. She studied at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary before【1】______(return) to her family’s house in Amherst where she lived【2】______ peaceful life. She kept in touch with her friends by writing letters and was 【3】_____(willing) to greet guests or, later in life, even leave her room.

Dickinson’s poems are unique(独一无二的) for the time she lived in; they contain short lines, typically lack titles, and often use half rhyme. Many of her poems deal 【4】______ themes(主题) of death and immortality(永生). Dickinson wrote about 1,800 poems during her lifetime, but few of 【5】 _______ were published. Although most of her friends probably knew about Dickinson’s writing, they didn’t know 【6】_____ she had produced so many poems until after her death in 1886, when her younger sister Lavinia discovered the place where the poems were hidden. 【7】______ her sister had not discovered them, the broadness of Dickinson’s work wouldn’t have become known.

Dickinson’s first collection of poetry was published in 1890, the content(内容) of 【8】_______was heavily edited(编辑) by the publishers 【9】 ______ (fit) the conventional poetic rules of the time. A complete and mostly unedited collection of her poetry became available for the first time in 1955. Now Dickinson 【10】 _______ (consider) to be one of the most important American poets.

【题目】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。其中有两项为多余选项。

There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love.One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving birds. 【1】____ She cared about them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song.The girl felt great love for the birds.

【2】____ The larger and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage.The girl was so frightened that he would fly away. As he flew close，she grasped him wildly.Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing(捕捉) him.

【3】___ She opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird.It was her desperate love that had killed him.

She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage.She could feel his great need for freedom. He needed to fly into the clear，blue sky. 【4】____ The bird circled once，twice，three times.

The girl watched delightedly at the bird’s enjoyment. 【5】____ What she wanted to see was that the bird could fly happily.Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder.It sang the sweetest tune that she had ever heard.

Remember，the fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tightly；the best way to keep love is to give it wings!

A. She gave them some delicious food and left.

B. Suddenly she felt the bird go soft.

C. Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss.

D. One day she left with the two birds at home alone.

E. She took them home and put them in a small cage.

F. One day the girl left the door of the cage open accidentally.

G. She lifted him from the cage and threw him softly into the air.

【题目】

任务型阅读

请认真阅读下列短文, 并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意: 每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。

For thousands of years, the most important two buildings in any British village have been the church and the pub. In fact, until a place has a church and a pub，it isn’t really considered a community worthy of a name. Traditionally, the church and the pub are at the heart of any village or town, since it is where people gather to give and receive news. In fact, the word ‘ pub' is short for public house.

That's how it used to be, but things are beginning to change. It is said that the credit decline is causing 39 British pubs a week to go out of business. People don’t have lots of spare money to spend on beer. Recently, the UK government banned smoking in all pubs, and that may also have affected the number of customers going to pubs.

This decline is happening despite the fact that in recent years the UK government has started to allow pubs to stay open after 11 p. m. Previously, with 11 p. m. as closing time, customers would have to drink quite quickly, meaning they sometimes got more drunk than they would if allowed to drink slowly. The British habit of drinking a lot very quickly is known as “binge drinking “, and it causes some long-term health problems for people and problems with violent crime for communities. The UK government is changing the law to discourage binge drinking, and regularly spends money on television advertisements to warn people of the problems of drinking too much.

In order to save their businesses, pubs are trying to change with the market. Now, there are a number of different types of pubs.

As you can see, British pubs now offer something for everyone. A lot of pubs used to be

working men' s clubs, meaning that women could not usually enter. Today, however, women can freely enter 99% of pubs without experiencing any problems. Perhaps things are changing for the better after all.

【题目】---I wonder how much Sarah is paid.

---Don’t ask her.The issue of women’s pay is _________ at the moment.

A. a wet blanket B. spilt milk

C. a sleeping dog D. a hot potato

【题目】Opening in 1934, the Brookfield Zoo quickly received a worldwide reputation for its special displays and unique(独一无二的) exhibits.

Address: 1stAvenue between Ogden Avenue and 31stStreet, Brookfield, Illinois

Phone: 708-688-8000

Getting to the Brookfield Zoo by Public Transportation:

The Metra Rail Burlington Northern line runs from Union Station downtown to the “Zoo Stop” (Hollywood Station) and from there it’s only a 2-block northeast walk to the zoo.

Driving from Downtown:

Drive along the Eisenhower Expressway west to First Avenue exit. Head south about 2.5 miles and follow the signs to the zoo entrance.

Parking at the Brookfield Zoo:

Parking fees are $9 for cars and $12 for buses.

The Brookfield Zoo Hours:

The Brookfield Zoo is open 365 days per year.

Monday-Saturday: 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Sunday: 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The Brookfield Zoo Tickets:

Adults(ages 12-64), $13.50;

Seniors(ages 65+), $9.50;

Children(ages 3-11), $9.50;

Children(ages 2 and under), free

The Brookfield Zoo Featured Exhibits:

Tropic World; WolfWoods; Living Coast; Seven Seas; Fragile Kingdom; Australia House; Havitat Africa.

About the Brookfield Zoo:

The Brookfield Zoo is located just 14 miles west of downtown Chicago. It’s home to a variety of animal species, and its use of natural barriers and moats(壕沟) is so much more relaxing and enjoyable than watching a lion pace back and forth in a cage. The absence of bars also makes for great wildlife photo opportunities. The Brookfield Zoo also focuses on education, with detailed displays about the animals being viewed and the interactive program that lets kids get some hands-on experience to learn what it takes to run a zoo as well as face painting and crafts.

For more information about the Brookfield Zoo, visit www. brookfieldzoo.org.

【1】Where is the entrance to the Brookfield Zoo?

A. At 31st Street.

B. At First Avenue.

C. At Ogden Avenue.

D. At the Hollywood Station.

【2】How much should a couple in their thirties and their 5-year-old twins pay if they want to visit the zoo?

A. $23. B. $32.5 C. $36.5 D. $46

【3】What make(s) the Brookfield Zoo more attractive and enjoyable?

A. Its cheap tickets.

B. Its various activities

C. Its cage-less displays.

D. Its geographical advantage.

【题目】Mark Twain was a great writer. He was from the USA. He was born in 1835. He was also a famous speaker. He was famous for his sense of humour. Many people liked to listen to him , because he liked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time.

One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing. Before he was going to leave, one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes(蚊子) in the town and told him that he’d better not go there. Mark Twain waved his hand and said, “It doesn’t matter. The mosquitoes are no relatives of mine. I don’t think they will come to visit me.”

After he arrived at the town, Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station. He went into his room, but when he was just about to have a rest, quite a few mosquitoes flew about him. The waiters felt very sorry about that. “I’m very sorry, Mr. Mark Twain. There are too many mosquitoes in our town.” One of them said to him.

Mark Twain, however, made a joke, saying to the waiter, “The mosquitoes are very clever. They know my room number. They didn’t come into the wrong room.” What he said made all the people present laugh heartily.

But that night Mark Twain slept well. Do you know why? That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night.

【1】That day Mark Twain went to the town _____.

A. to see one of his friends

B. because he wanted to do something there for his writing

C. because he was told there were a lot of mosquitoes there

D. to see one of his relatives

【2】The waiters felt sorry because _____.

A. they did something wrong to Mark Twain

B. their hotel was too small

C. the room was not very clean

D. there were quite a few mosquitoes in Mark Twain’s room

【3】All the people present laughed heartily because _____.

A. the mosquitoes were very clever and they didn’t come into the wrong room

B. the mosquitoes knew Mark Twain’s room number

C. Mark Twain gave the waiters some nice presents

D. Mark Twain made a joke

【4】From the story we know _____.

A. no mosquitoes troubled Mark Twain in the night

B. the owner of the hotel told the waiters to look after Mark Twain well at night

C. Mark Twain didn’t have a good rest that night

D. there were not mosquitoes in the hotel any longer

【题目】默写：按照背书的内容填空，每空可填不止一个单词。

Lesson 36 NCE Book 3

We are 【1】 than we used to be. In the nineteenth century, a novelist would bring his story to a conclusion by presenting his readers with 【2】—most of them wildly improbable. Readers happily 【3】 that an obscure maidservant was really the hero’s mother. A long-lost brother, who 【4】 , was really alive all the time and wickedly plotting to bring about the hero’s downfall. And so on. Modern readers would find 【5】 totally unacceptable. …

【题目】_____ on computers for storing information that people are unable to remember basic things.

A. Such is the dependence B. Such dependence does

C. So they are dependent D. So do they depend

【题目】语篇填空，阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答卷标号为1－10的相应位置上。

Creating good habits can be as tough as breaking bad habits. From my experience, one of the most important factors 【1】 make forming a new habit hard is that a lot of willpower 【2】 (require), at least in the beginning, and that alone can prevent many people correctly developing their desired habits.

Now instead of just using willpower and reminding 【3】 (you) to start the new habit each day, why don’t you just link it to an existing one? I have done 【4】 experience. It started with just 20 pushups (俯卧撑), something easy. So before I showered each day, I would do the pushups. 【5】 a couple of days, I increased the amount just to make it a bit more challenging.

Gradually, over the course of about 3 months, I’m now doing 100 pushups. And as the habit grew stronger, it got easier to do so 【6】 (natural). Now I know the habit is pretty much ingrained (根深蒂固), for I feel like something is missing 【7】 I don’t do this before showering. I found it pretty easy 【8】 (create) this habit and not much willpower was involved.

I think the key, apart from using an 【9】 (exist) habit, is to start out with something really easy. Once that starts becoming part of your 【10】 (day) routine, add on to it.