The Mother Goose Stories, so well known to children all over the word, are commonly said to have been written by a little old woman for her grandchildren. According to some people, she lived in Boston, and her real name was Elizabeth Vergoose. Her son-in-law, a printer named Thomas Fleet, was supposed to have published the famous stories and poems for small children in 1719. However, no copy of this book has ever been found, and most scholars doubt the truth of this story—and doubt, moreover, that Mother Goose was ever a real person. They point out that the name is a direct translation of the French “Mere I’ Oye.” In 1697 the Frenchman Charles Perrault published the first book in which this name was used. The collection contains eight tales, including “Sleeping Beauty,” “Cinderella,” and “Puss in Boots.” But Perrault did not originate these stories; they were already quite popular in his day, and he only collected them.

In 1729 there appeared an English translation of Perrault’s collection,Robert Samber’s Histories or Tales of Past times, Told by MotherGoose(London,1729), which introduced “Sleeping Beauty”, “Little Red-hood”, “Puss in Boots”,”Cinderella” and other Perrault’s tales to English-speaking audiences. These were fairy tales(童话)。 John Newbery published a book of English rhymes，Mother Goose’s Melody, or Sonnets for the Cradle( London, undated,1765), which switched the focus from fairy tale to nursery  rhymes, and in English this was until recently the primary meaning for Mother Goose.A book of poems for children entitled Mother Goose’s Melody was published in England in1781, and the name “Mother Goose” has been associated with children’s poetry ever since.

1.What is supposed to have happened in 1719?

　 A.　Elizabeth Vergoose wrote the first Mother Goose Stories.

　 B.　 The Mother Goose Stories were translated into French.

　 C.　 Thomas Fleet published the Mother Goose Stories.

　 D.　Charles Perrault published the first Mother Goose Stories.

2. Most scholars consider Mother Goose to be _________.

　　 A. a real person                                                 B. a translation from French

 　　C. a collection by Elizabeth Vergoose          D.　 a book written by a little old woman

3.When Perrault published the first book in 1679, _______.

　　 A. no story of the book had been known to people

　　 B. some stories of the book were already well known

　　 C. few people were interested in the stories of the book

　　 D. stories like “Sleeping Beauty” and “Cinderella” became popular

4.The name used in the first book published in 1679 is supposed to have been _______.

　A. Mother Goose         B. Charles Perrault C. Elizabeth Vergoose  D. Mere I’ Oye 

5.When people talk about Mother Goose, they refer to,___________

     A.    a printer of Boston          B. a kind of animal

     C.    children’s  poetry            D. the  French “Mere L’oye

 

My husband and I both work at home. We have four children, so the times when I am 36 in the house are few. Like many work-at-home moms, when I do get a 37 to be by myself, I fill that time with more 38 , whether it’s related to my career or taking care of the housework . Most of the time, I don’t mind. 39 , I wanted this job as wife and mother, and I knew from the start that it often 40 putting others’ needs before my own. But, other times, I can’t help but feel a little 41 because I seldom had any plans for myself, and everyone knew it. My life 42 on my family, but they seldom appreciated this, which often 　43 me a lot.

One day, when the kids were at school, I 44 for the movie theater-alone, I’d 　45 been to the movies alone before, so I was a little nervous. Would I look pitiful going to the theater by myself? Was I being ridiculous(荒唐可笑) by seeing a movie 　46 so much work waited for me at home? I 47 myself to swallow these 　48 and bought myself a ticket. And then I walked into the theater with my 49 held high and enjoyed every minute of the movie. I laughed and felt my good spirits 50 for a couple of hours, I was 　51 wife or mother. I was just myself.

From that point on, I 52 that Fridays would be mine, 　53 for a couple of hours. Some Fridays, I head to(前往) the beach with a good book. Other Fridays, I go shopping, 54 up a little fast food or some clothes just for myself. I really 55 my Fridays after a long week of caring of my family.

36．A. busy 　　　　　　　 B. alone　　　　 　　　 C. tense　　　 　　　 D. brave

37．A. chance　　　　　　　　　　 B. way　　　　　　　　 C. purpose　 　 D. fortune

38．A. fun　　　　　　　　　 B. fear　　　　　　　　　 C. work　　　 　　　 D. love

39．A. So far　　　 　 B. From then on 　 C. As a result　　　　　　 D. After all

40．A. practiced　　　　　 B. advised　　　　　　 C. meant　　　 　 D. considered

41．A. happy　　　　　　　 B. excited　　　　　　 C. angry　　　　 　　　 D. nervous

42．A. centered　　　　　 B. insisted　　　　　　 C. depended　 　　　 D. knocked

43．A. moved　　　　　　　　　　 B. bothered　　 　　　 C. amused　　　　　　 D. scared

44．A. applied　　　　　　 B. waited　　　 　 C. longed　　　 　 D. headed

45．A. ever　　　　　　　　 B. also　　　　　　　　　 C. never　　　　 　　　 D. instead

46．A．if　　　　　　　　　 B. when　　　　 　　　 C. unless　　　 　　 D. until

47．A. forced　　　　　　　 B. allowed　　　　　　 C. ordered　　　　　　 D. taught

48．A. answers　　　　　 B. efforts　　　 　 C. thoughts　　　　　 D. results

49．A. hands　　　　　　　 B. head　　　　　 　　　 C. legs　　　　　　　　 D. ticket

50．A. leave　　　　　　　　 B. happen　　　　　　 C. return　　　 　 D. weaken

51．A. everybody’s 　　 B. somebody’s 　　 C. anybody’s 　　D. nobody’s

52．A. expressed　　　　 B. declared　　　　　 C. agreed　　　 　 D. decided

53．A. at least　　　　　　 B. at last　　　　 C. in all　　　　 　　　 　 D. in time

54．A. making 　　　　　 B. picking 　　　　　 C. taking 　　　　　　 D. bringing

55．A. come up with 　　　　　　　　 B. break away from 　　

C. look forward to 　　　　　　　　　　 D. pay attention to

单词拼写

根据句意及首字母和括号内汉语提示，写出单词完成下列句子

76. She spent years            (观察)and recording their daily activities.

77. To make members of a team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know their _____________(强项) and weaknesses. 

78. It’s bad _________(礼貌）to talk with your mouth full .                                                          

79. She stepped back appearing surprised and put up her hands, as if in     （防御）

80. It is wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some m________ over 90 meters.

81. He went to America in the 1980s and s_________ down there.

82. It’s too hot. We’d better sit down in the s          of the trees.

83. The building is specially d__________ for the homeless people.                               

84. During the war this village was s_________ by the enemy and more than 200 people were killed.

85. We are c________ that Chinese athletes can perform well in the London Olympic Games.

根据句意及首字母和括号内汉语提示，写出单词完成下列句子

1.She spent years            (观察)and recording their daily activities.

2.His        （晒黑的）face and arms and his slim, strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese farmers,

3 He who is          (满足的) is always happy.

4.The acting is so        (令人信服的) that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted.

5.He therefore gives millions of yuan to        (装备 )others for their research in agriculture.

6. She stepped back appearing surprised and put up her hands, as if in     （防御）

7. It’s too hot. We’d better sit down in the s          of the trees.

8. Thanks to his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to r     the world of hunger

9. Tony approached Julia, touched her shoulder and kissed her on the c       !

10. When he tried to show angry, the only thing that seemed angry was his shaking f        .

任务型写作

   请根据以下的任务说明和写作要求，写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

　　[任务说明]

　　你要参加一场英语辩论赛，主题是“学生的学习错误该不该改正”。在参赛之前，你要查阅相关资料，并准备你的辩论发言。请认真阅读下面的短文，然后完成以下的任务。

1）概括短文的内容要点，该部分的字数大约60；

2）就“学生的学习错误该不该改正”这个主题发表你的看法，至少包含以下的内容要点，该部分的字数大约90；

a)　以英语学习为例，简述你学习过程中经常出现的语言错误；

b)　你是如何看待自己的语言错误；

c)　你的老师如何对待你的语言错误；

d)　你对老师的做法持什么看法？为什么？

　　[写作要求]

　　你可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子。

　　[评分标准]

　　概括的准确性、语言的规范性、内容的合适性以及篇章的连贯性。

　　[阅读材料]

　　Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time; if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between his language and others’ language. Bit by bit, he makes the right changes to make his language like other people’s. In the same way, children learn to do all the other things. They learn to talk, run, climb, ride a bicycle by comparing their own behaviors with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school teachers never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes for himself, even fewer chances for him to correct himself. They do it all for him. Teachers act as if the student would never notice a mistake if they did not point out it to him. They act as if the student would never correct it unless he was made to. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let the student do it himself. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word means and what the answer is to that problem.