Ray Travers sat back at the large desk, and looked around his plush（豪华的）office．He was tired．

Ray's eyes stopped at a painting on the wall．It was a gift given by an old friend, Bull, as a farewell gift when he left his hometown．He recalled the life spent in that small town; pleasant times．The many hours he spent talking lo his good friend, and the tales he was told about hunting in the Africa of old．

Memories flowed back more than ten years; he remembered how he enjoyed hearing about the wonderful hunting, and how he wished he could have shared those times．

Ray opened his desk drawer and brought out a wooden box．He opened the lid and exposed a work of art, a hand-made hunting knife．This was a gift from Bull, given to Ray more than 20 years ago．It was one of the first knives Bull had made, and Ray had called it "Zambezi”, the river where Bull had been so many times．

He closed the box and sat upright at his desk; he was driving himself hard, and deserved a break．Things were going well with the business, everything running smoothly．He could afford a week off!

He went back home．A week in the hometown would be like going back in history．"Man, it's going to be good," Ray said aloud, as he turned onto the highway and watched the city lights fast disappearing, as he looked in the rearview mirror．

It was well into the night when Ray pulled into an all-night gas station He walked around the gas station and the memories started …  He was finally back on the road, the powerful car going its way through the night, headlights piercing （穿透） the darkness．Memories danced through the man' s mind．Memories of good times , when he knew what it was to relax , to talk, and to really visit．

Slowly entering town he looked around．Ray sat in his car, looking at the old building, smiling． Inside it was almost as though it was the same people as 15 years ago．

1.We learn from the passage that Bull is                    ．

A．Ray's colleague	B．a man in Ray' s hometown
C．Ray's relative in Africa	D．an African woodcarving artist

2.What does the author mainly want to tell us in Paragraphs 2 －5?

A．Bull loved Africa and knew much about it．

B．Bull was good at making works of art．

C．Ray missed his hometown and relatives．

D．Ray missed the time he spent with Bull in his hometown．

3.What do we know from the passage?

A．Ray visited Africa together with Bull many times．

B．Ray and Bull often went hunting together．

C．Zambezi is the name of a river in Hay a hometown．

D．Ray planned to stay in his hometown for about a week．

4.What does the under lined part in Paragraph 7 mean?

A．Ray knew how to relax after keeping busy for along time．

B．Ray didn't want to leave his hometown because of so many memories．

C．Ray's hometown changed a lot and was worth a visit．

D．The visit to his hometown reminded Ray of the days together with Bull．

5.What may the author talk about in the paragraph that follows the passage?

A．The hard time Ray experienced in his career．

B．Why Ray left his hometown alone．

C．The situation in Ray's hometown．

D．How Ray became a successful businessman．

 

 

Voyages

By Neil Waldman

Travel with young Abe Lincoln down the Mississippi River, taking his boat down to New Orleans. Along the way, Lincoln finds himself on his own voyage of discovery. It is an amazing experience with risk and excitement.(Chapter book)

The People Could Fly

By Leo Hamilton and Diane Dillon

It tells a folk tale about African people who could fly. Long ago in Africa, people could fly like shing black birds in the sky. Enslaved (被奴役) and sent from Africa, their wings were lost, but an old man uses magic, and helps them fly away to freedom.(Chapter book)

Through Georgia's Eyes

By Rachel Rodriquez and Julie Paschkis

Discover the wideness and wonder of deserts and rivers through the eyes of painter Georgia O'Keefe. Deep-colored paper paitings show the artist's imagination and the amazing sightseeing that inspired her work. (Picture book)

A Horn For Louis

By Eric A. Kimmel and James Bernardin

Louis armstrong was too poor to have a real music instrument, but he had a horn(喇叭). Jazz and blues music was everywhere in the streets of New Orleans. This is teh story of how Louis got his first real "horn", when he was just a boy with a dream of becoming a musician. (Chapter book)

Go, Go America

By Alan Barnard

50 states of fun, with interesting facts — in what state the entertainment capital of the world is, where the first hamburgers were served, what the Cereal Festival is, who hosts the Hog Calling Contest and more.(Picture book)

Stitchin's and Pullin'

By Patricia C. McKissack, Cozbi A. Cabrera

In Gee's Bend, Alabama, generations of women have sewed, talked, sang and laughed, for as long as anyone can remember. Each piece tells a story.

1.If you are interested in adventure, you may prefer ______.

A．A Horn For Louis    B．Go, Go America     C．Through Georgia's Eyes    D．Voyages

2.What do Through Georgia's Eyes and Go, Go America have in common?

A．They are both about the US.               B．They are both written by two authors.

C．There are lots of pictures in both books.      D．There are funny stories in both books.

3.The book, A horn for Louis, is mainly about _____.

A．how jazz and blues music was formed in its birthplace, New Orleans

B．how Louis got his instrument when he dreamed of becoming a musician

C．how Louis got the horn to become a famous musician

D．how Louis worked and supported his whole family

 

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文、掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项(A、 B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项、并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The poachers-illegal hunters-had finally found a buyer for their stolen goods．A meeting was 3 6 ,and when the buyer asked to see the goods, they brought out a small duffel bag and un-zippedh．Inside was a 37  one-year-old baby gorilla．The poachers had likely killed the little female's parents and  3 8  her in the forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in Africa．Then they took her across the border into Rwanda,  39  to sell her as a pet．

But the buyer didn't bring  40   ;he brought the police．The Rwandan authorities    41 the young gorilla to the nearby headquarters of the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project．The vets（兽医）there realized that she had not been given 42 food or water, but they were much more worried about something else．"Baby gorillas simply don't  43  without their mother's constant body contact," says vet Chris Whittier．If they didn't quickly establish a  44  relationship with the baby gorilla, which her caretakers named Dunia, she  45  not survive．

Dunia needed contact, but she resisted  46  at first, shying away from people who reached  for her．Three caretakers worked in shifts, taking  47  holding her, carrying her around on their backs, and cradling her while she slept．48 she became stronger,a month after she was res-cued her  49   revealed the psychological stress she carried inside-much of her hair fell out． That was a delayed  50  to the combined traumatic experiences of losing her parents and being kept-with a poor diet-by the poachers．

After six months ofloving care that included around-the-clock attention,a good diet, and a  5 1    home at the project's headquarters, Dunia was looking and acting like a  52  ,happy young gorilla should． "Dunia is sort of a shy show-off," says Whittier． "Her  53  lsgrowing and she's becoming more independent, but when she is  54  ,the first thing she does is run back to her  55 ,just like she would to her mother．"

36．A．attended      B．held        C．arranged       D．delayed

37．A．energetic     B．terrified       C．dangerous      D．fierce

38．A．freed       B．followed       C．tricked          D．caught

39．A．intending     B．pretending          C．remembering    D．wondering

40．A．luck        B．benefit         C．profit               D．money

41．A．introduced          B．persuaded    C．presented      D．rushed

42．A,local          B．delicious      C．enough         D．fresh

43．A．complain     B．develop       C．survive        D．grow

44．A．social       B．physical       C．mental          D．special

45．A．would         B．should         C．might           D．must

46．A．eating          B．attention      C．rescue           D．love

47．A．turns       B．efforts         C．time          D．advice

48．A．If            B．As           C．Although      D．Because

49．A．health          B．mind       C．behavior       D．appearance

50．A．reaction       B．action          C．expression     D．description

51．A．comfortable  B．natural        C．private          D．ordinary

52．A．shy         B．healthy        C．strange         D．typical

53．A．satisfaction  B．confidence    C．interest         D．patience

54．A．touched       B．left          C．wamed         D．scared

55．A．home        B．forest        C．caretakers      D．comer

 

People need to relax and enjoy themse1ves．One way they can have a good time is to watch a baseball game or another sports event．Even thousands of years ago，groups of people gathered（聚集） to watch skilled athletes（运动员）．
　　Over 2000 years ago in Greece，certain days in the year were festival days．These were holidays when people stopped work and enjoyed themselves．They liked to watch athletes take part in races and other games of skill．
　　The most important festival was held every four years at the town of Olympia．It was held in honor of the Greek god Zeus（Zus）．For five days，athletes from all parts of the Greek world took part in the Olympic Games．At the Olympic Games，people could watch them box，run，jump and so on．There was a relay race between two teams of men in which a lighted torch（火矩）was passed from runner to runner．The Olympic Games were thought to be so important that cities which were at war with one another had to stop fighting．People were allowed to travel to the games safely．Thousands of people came to Olympia from cities in Greece and from her colonies（殖民地）in Africa，Asia and Italy．They met as friends to cheer their favorite athletes and to enjoy themselves．
【小题1】What happened in Greece over 2000 years ago？

A．People stopped work and enjoyed themselves．

B．The cities there were often against one another．

C．People watched baseball games．

D．People didn’t go to any games at all．

【小题2】What were those countries in Africa？

A．Friends．	B．Enemies．
C．Colonies．	D．Other cities．

【小题3】What did people do at the games？

A．They fought．	B．They just talked to friends．
C．They cheered for good athletes．	D．They tried to find friends．

【小题4】The best title for the story is“_____”．

A．Greece at War	B．Together for the Games
C．Stop Fighting	D．Sport

It is fairly common in Africa for there______ a group of expert musicians surrounded by others who also join in the performances.

A. being                               B. to be                                C. be                                     D. is