阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1￣20各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个　　 最佳答案。

    The soldiers had just moved to the desert, and as they had never　　 been in such a 1 before, they had a lot to 2.

    As there were 3 trees or buildings in the desert, it was, of　　 course, very 4 to hide their trucks from enemy 5. The soldiers were 6　　 given training in camouflage, which means 7 of covering something 8　　 the enemy cannot see where it is. They were shown how to paint their　　 trucks in irregular patterns (图案) with pale green, 9, and brown　　 paints.

    The driver who had the 10 truck went to a lot of trouble to　　 camouflage it. He spent several 11 painting it. When it was finished,　　 he looked 12 at his work and then went off to have his 13.

    But when he came back to the truck 14 he had had his meal, he was　　 surprised and 15 to see that his camouflage work was completely spoilt　　 (毁坏) by the truck's shadow (影子), which was growing longer and　　 longer as the afternoon advanced.

    Soon an officer arrived, and he too saw the shadow, of course.　　 　　"Well," he shouted to the 16 driver, "What are you going to do　　 about it? If an enemy plane comes over, the 17 will at once 18 that　　 there is a truck there."

    "I know, 19," answered the soldier.

    "Well, don't just 20 there doing nothing!" said the officer.　　 　　"What shall I do?" asked the driver.

    "Get your spade (铲子) and throw some sand over the shadow, of　　 course!" answered the officer.　　

 (1) A. country    B. town    C. day    D. place

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 (2) A. study    B. learn    C. discover    D. talk about

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 (3) A. some    B. no    C. more    D. many

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 (4) A. hard    B. easy    C. dangerous    D. valuable

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 (5) A. soldiers    B. spaceships    C. planes    D. trucks

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 (6) A. otherwise    B. therefore    C. after all    D. at last

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 (7) A. knowledge    B. experiments    C. experience    D. ways

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 (8) A. so that    B. as if    C. so far    D. because

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 (9) A. white    B. red    C. yellow    D. blue

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(10) A. biggest    B. smallest    C. best    D. worst

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(11) A. minutes    B. hours    C. days    D. weeks

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(12) A. carefully　　　　 B. attentively　　

　　　　  C. disappointedly    D. proudly

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(13) A. breakfast    B. lunch    C. supper    D. lessons

(14) A. after    B. before    C. as soon as    D. in order that   

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(15) A. happily    B. worried    C. excited    D. terrified

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(16) A. clever    B. brave    C. poor    D. rich

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(17) A. engineer    B. driver    C. captain    D. pilot

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(18) A. know    B. hear    C. remember    D. cry out

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(19) A. man    B. gentleman    C. sir    D. my boy

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(20) A. stand    B. sit    C. talk about    D. lie

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阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

A Little Hero

A group of Italian soldiers led by a captain were advancing slowly toward the position of the enemy. They arrived at a farmhouse, in front of which sat a small boy, cutting a branch of a tree with his knife.

"What are you doing here?" asked the captain. "Why didn't you leave with your family?"

　　"I don't have any family," said the boy. "I'm an orphan. I used to work for the family that lived here. They've gone, but I stayed in order to see the fighting."

　　"Have you seen any Austrians pass by here?"

　　"Not within the last three days."

　　"Do you think you could climb that tree and tell me whether you see anything of the Austrians in the distance?"

　　"Sure!"

　　In a few minutes the boy was at the top of the tree.

　　"Look straight ahead," cried the captain, "and tell me what you see."

　　"Two men on horseback - nothing else."

　　"How far away?"

　　"About a mile and a half. They're standing still." ….

　　"They're shooting at me," said the boy. "but don't worry. Let me tell you what's to the left. Well, there's a church and I think I see..."

　　 A third bullet passed, and the boy was seen to fall suddenly from the tree, dead.

　　"Poor boy!" said the captain, covering the boy's body with a national flag and saying, "He died like a soldier and we must bury him like a soldier."

Soon it was covered with flowers. He gave his life to his country.

【写作内容】

学校最近组织了一次中美学生交流活动，你参加其中的“童年生活”讨论。听完Joe讲的故事“A Little Hero” 之后，你准备写一份发言稿，题目是“After Listening to ‘A Little Hero’ ”，内容要点包括：

1. 以约30个词概括你听完A Little Hero的故事；

2. 然后以约120个词谈谈你的童年生活，内容包括：

(1) 对自己童年生活的感受；

(2) 你的童年以及现在的生活和故事中那位小英雄的童年生活有什么不同？

(3) 作为一位高中学生，你未来的理想是什么？

【写作要求】

1. 在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

【评分标准】

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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。
Kino, a poor fisher man, found a pearl (珍珠) which was    36    big as an egg and very beautiful. He set out for the nearest town to    37    it. He needed money very much to get    38    for his sick baby.
　　  The news that Kino had found the pearl spread (传播) the    39   . Every man suddenly became connected with Kino's pearl, and    40     went into the dreams, wishes and hungers (欲望)  of everyone.  Only one person  stood in the    41    and that was Kino,  who became every man's    42    .
　　   Before Kino reached the town, the pearl buyers somehow    43    he was coming and were    44    for him.
　　 Kino walked into the first shop. An old man    45    to have a look at the pearl. The old man's heart missed a beat (跳动) when he saw the pearl, but he took    46    not to show his excitement (激动). He looked at it for a moment and then said    47   a sad smile, “I'm sorry, my friend. It's too large. Nobody's going to    48    one like this. I can give you a thousand pesos (比索) for it.”
　　“Go and    49    it to the other buyers, or I can ask them to come here if you    50   .” They soon came. They looked as if they didn't know   51    about the pearl. They    52    five hundred for it.
Kino    53     the pearl and left.    54    he never knew he was followed by a group of men who all had    55    with them.
36. A. so          B. too            C. very       D. as
37.   A. buy       B. sell            C. show      D. go with
38.   A. clothes       B. delicious food    C. sweets     D. medicine
39.   A. town      B. village              C. city        D. street
40.   A. they       B. he              C. it         D. which
41.   A. way       B. street         C. town      D. dream
42.   A. friend     B. enemy         C. follower     D. boss
43.   A. saw       B. realized         C. knew     D. recognized
44.   A. ready     B. worried         C. happy     D. afraid
45.   A. ordered      B. suggested      C. wanted       D. promised
46.   A. care       B. notice         C. attention     D. place
47.   A. on         B. in                  C. with       D. by
48.   A. want      B. get             C. carry      D. buy
49.   A. take       B. show          C. give       D. hand
50.   A. want      B. pleased          C. sell        D. like
51.   A. something  B. everything     C. anything     D. nothing
52.   A. gave      B. offered          C. paid       D. bought
53.   A. fetched      B. carried              C. brought      D. took
54.   A. But        B. Though         C. And       D. However
55.   A. pearls     B. money              C. guns      D. nothing

读写任务 (共1小题,满分25分)
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
A Little Hero
A group of Italian soldiers led by a captain were advancing slowly toward the position of the enemy. They arrived at a farmhouse, in front of which sat a small boy, cutting a branch of a tree with his knife.
"What are you doing here?" asked the captain. "Why didn't you leave with your family?"
　　"I don't have any family," said the boy. "I'm an orphan. I used to work for the family that lived here. They've gone, but I stayed in order to see the fighting."
　　"Have you seen any Austrians pass by here?"
　　"Not within the last three days."
　　"Do you think you could climb that tree and tell me whether you see anything of the Austrians in the distance?"
　　"Sure!"
　　In a few minutes the boy was at the top of the tree.
　　"Look straight ahead," cried the captain, "and tell me what you see."
　　"Two men on horseback - nothing else."
　　"How far away?"
　　"About a mile and a half. They're standing still." ….
　　"They're shooting at me," said the boy. "but don't worry. Let me tell you what's to the left. Well, there's a church and I think I see... "
　　 A third bullet passed, and the boy was seen to fall suddenly from the tree, dead.
　　"Poor boy!" said the captain, covering the boy's body with a national flag and saying, "He died like a soldier and we must bury him like a soldier."
Soon it was covered with flowers. He gave his life to his country.
【写作内容】
学校最近组织了一次中美学生交流活动，你参加其中的“童年生活”讨论。听完Joe讲的故事“A Little Hero”之后，你准备写一份发言稿，题目是“After Listening to ‘A Little Hero’”，内容要点包括：
1. 以约30个词概括你听完A Little Hero的故事；
2. 然后以约120个词谈谈你的童年生活，内容包括：
(1) 对自己童年生活的感受；
(2) 你的童年以及现在的生活和故事中那位小英雄的童年生活有什么不同？
(3) 作为一位高中学生，你未来的理想是什么？
【写作要求】
1. 在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；
2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
【评分标准】
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。