A. lucky B. successful C. great D. brave (B) Testing has replaced teaching in most public schools. Pretests, drills, tests, and retests fill my own children’ s school week. They know that the best way to read a textbook is to look at the questions at the end of the chapter and then skim the text for the answers. I believe that. my daughter Eriea, who gets excellent marks, has never read a chapter of any of her school textbooks all the way through. And teachers are often heard to state proudly and openly that they teach to the mandated state test. Teaching to the test is a curious phenomenon. Instead of deciding what skills students ought to learn, helping students learn them, and then using some sensible methods of assessment to discover whether students have mastered the skills, teachers are encouraged to reverse the process. First one looks at a test, which is intended for money. Then one chooses the skills needed not to master reading, but to do well in the test. Finally, the test skills are taught. The ability to read or write or calculate might imply the ability to do reasonably well on standardized tests. However, neither reading nor writing develops simply through being taught to take tests. We must be careful to avoid mistaking preparation for a test of a skill with the acquisitionof that skill. Too many discussions of basic skill make this misunderstanding because people are only interested in the test rather than concerned with the nature and quality of what is taught. Recently, many schools have faced what could be called the crisis of comprehension or, in simple terms, the phenomenon of students with grammar skills still being unable to understand what they read. These students are quite good at test taking and filling in workbooks. However, they have little or no experience reading or thinking, and talking about what they read. They know the details but can’ t see or understand the whole. They are taught to be so concerned with grade that they have no time or ease of mind to think about meaning, and reread things if necessary. 查看更多

 

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Everybody has one of those days when everything goes wrong. This is what happened to Harry.

He got up one morning very late because he had forgotten to wind up his alarm clock(闹钟). He tried to shave(刮脸)quickly and cut himself. When he got dressed he got blood all over his clean shirt, so he had to find another one. The only other shirt that was clean needed ironing(熨), so he ironed it. While he was ironing it, there was a knock at the door. It was the man to read the electricity meter(表). He showed him where the meter was, said good-bye and found that the iron had burnt a hole in his shirt. So he had to wear the one with the blood on it after all. By this time it was very late, so he decided he couldn’t go to work by bus. He telephoned for a taxi to take him to work. The taxi arrived and Harry got in and began to read the newspaper.

In another part of the town, a man had killed a woman with a knife and was seen to run away in a taxi. When Harry’s taxi stopped outside his office, a policeman happened to be standing there. He saw the blood on Harry’s shirt, and took him to the police station. He was kept till 3 o’clock in the afternoon before the police were sure that he was not the man they wanted. When he finally arrived at the office at about four, his boss took a look at him and told him to go away and find another job.

1. Harry had    .

A. a lucky day    B. an unlucky day

C. a busy day     D. a good day

2. Put the following sentences into correct order according to the passage.

a. The man who read the electricity meter came.

b. Harry ironed his shirt.

c. Harry got blood all over his clean shirt.

d. There was a knock at the door.

e. Harry wore the shirt with blood on it.

A. a, b, c, d, e        B. b, a, d, c, e

C. b, a, c, d, e        D. c, b, d, a, e

3. Why did Harry wear the shirt with blood on it?

A. He had only one shirt.

B. The only other needed ironing.

C. The iron had burnt a hole in his clean shirt.

D. He cut himself and got blood all over his shirt.

4. Harry was taken to the police station because    .

A. his taxi stopped outside his office and a policeman happened to be there

B. there was blood on his shirt and he was in a taxi

C. a man killed a woman with a knife

D. the murderer(杀人犯) was seen to run a away in a taxi

5. His boss told him to go away and find another job because    .

A. he had been kept by the police

B. there was blood on his shirt

C. he was late for work

D. he had killed a woman

 

 

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Last Friday a storm tore through two villages and destroyed fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged(损坏)that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or torn roofs. One person was killed, seven were badly injured and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller injuries. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless as a result of the storm.

  A farmer, Mr. C.Y. Tan said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour. “ I was in the kitchen with my wife and children ,”he said, “when we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We managed to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened.”

  Mrs. Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she noticed that her house was shaking. She rushed outside immediately with her children. “ There was no time to take anything, ” she said. “ A few minutes later, the roof came down. ”

  Soldiers helped to bring people out of the flooded area and the Welfare(福利)Department provided food, clothes and shelter.

60 .How many houses could no longer be lived in after the storm?

A. Seven..      B. Fourteen      C. Fifteen.       D. Twenty-one

61. Mrs Fong and her family were not injured because_______ .

A. her husband had gone to work before the storm came

B. they were all outside the house when the storm began

C. she found the house shaking and rushed out with her children at once

D. she heard the loud noise the moment the house began to shake

62. Which of the following is the nearest in meaning to “ shelter” as it is used in the last line of the passage?

A. “ safety”.  B. “ somewhere to stay”.C. “ furniture and things or the house”.D. “ warmth”.

63. Which of these would be the best title for the passage?

A. Mr Tan's Bravery            B. A Terrible Storm

C. The Work of the Welfare Department    D.A Lucky Escape  

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A Lucky Break

  Actor Antonio Banderas is used to breaking bones, and it always seems to happen when he's 1 sport. In the film Play It to the Bone he 2 the part of a middleweight boxer 3 Wood Harrelson. 4 the making of the film Harrelson 5 complaining that the flight 6 weren't very convincing, 7 he suggested that he and Banderas should have a fight for real. The Spanish actor wasn't 8 on the idea at first, but he was 9 persuaded by his co-star to put on his gloves and climb into the boxing ring. 10 , when he realized how seriously his 11 was taking it all, he began to regret his decision to fight. And then in the third round, Harrerlson hit Banderas 12 hard in the face that he actually broke his nose. His wife, actress Melanie Griffith, was furious that he had been playing “silly macho games”. “She was right,” confesses Banderas, “and I was a fool to 13 a risk like that in the middle of a movie.”

  He was 14 of the time be broke his leg during a football match in his native Malaga. He had always 15 of becoming a soccer star, of performing 16 a big crowd, but doctors told him Ms playing days were probably over. “That's why I decided to take 17 acting; I saw it as 18 way of performing, and 19 recognition. What happened to me on that football 20 was, you might say, my first lucky break.

1.

[  ]

A.winning
B.making
C.doing
D.losing

2.

[  ]

A.plays
B.does
C.gives
D.fights

3.

[  ]

A.upside
B.alongside
C.side
D.downside

4.

[  ]

A.When
B.As
C.While
D.During

5.

[  ]

A.kept
B.continued
C.carried
D.insisted

6.

[  ]

A.workers
B.matches
C.scenes
D.stages

7.

[  ]

A.so one day
B.but a day
C.or one day
D.as a day

8.

[  ]

A.good
B.keen
C.enthusiastic(热情的)
D.happy

9.

[  ]

A.lastly
B.eventually
C.at the end
D.after

10.

[  ]

A.But
B.Otherwise
C.Though
D.However

11.

[  ]

A.competitor
B.contender
C.opponent
D.participant

12.

[  ]

A.very
B.more
C.such
D.so

13.

[  ]

A.take
B.make
C.have
D.get

14.

[  ]

A.remembered
B.reminded
C.recorded
D.replayed

15.

[  ]

A.hoped
B.pretended
C.dreamed
D.looked forward

16.

[  ]

A.in the front of
B.before
C.behind
D.in front of

17.

[  ]

A.up
B.on
C.to
D.over

18.

[  ]

A.further
B.additional
C.different
D.another

19.

[  ]

A.achieving
B.helping
C.letting
D.making

20.

[  ]

A.match
B.pitch
C.court
D.course

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  Our boat floated on, between walls of forest too thick to allow us a view of the land we were passing through, though we knew from the map that our river must from time to time be passing through chains of hills which crossed the jungle plains.Nowhere did we find a place where we could have landed:where the jungle did not actually spread right down into the river, banks of soft mud prevented us going ashore.In any case, what would we have sailed by landing?The country was full of snakes and other dangerous creatures, and the jungle was so thick that one would be able to advance only slowly, cutting one’s way with knives the whole way.So we stayed in the boat, hoping we reached the sea, a friendly fisherman would pick us up and take us to civilization.

  We lived on fish, caught with home-made net of string(we had no hooks), and fruits and nuts we could pick up out of the water.As we had no fire, we had to eat everything, including the fish, raw I had never tasted raw fish before, and I must say I did not much enjoy the experience; perhaps sea fish which do not live in the mud are less tasteless.After eating my raw fish, I lay back and dreamed of such things as fried chicken and rice, and ice-cream.In the never-ending damp heat of the jungle, ice-cream was a particularly frequent dream.

  As for water, there was a choice:we could drink the muddy river water, or die of thirst.We drank the water.Men who had just escaped what had appeared to be certain death lose all worries about such small things as diseases caused by dirty water.In fact, none of us suffered from any illness as a result.

  One day we passed another village, but fortunately nobody saw us.We did not wish to risk being taken prisoners a second time:we might not be so lucky to escape in a stolen boat again.

(1)

What they could see in the boat was only ________.

[  ]

A.

high wall

B.

villagers from time to time

C.

vast land

D.

heavy woods

(2)

They couldn’t land because ________.

[  ]

A.

the mud on the shore was too soft

B.

the forest was too thick to let them go through

C.

they could not find the mark on the map

D.

they could not find anyone to lead them out of the forest

(3)

The passage infers that the forest was ________.

[  ]

A.

rich of fruits and animals to be served as food

B.

not very thick as they could advance slowly by cutting the branches

C.

full of various dangerous beings

D.

full of ancient trees

(4)

The most proper title for this passage might be ________.

[  ]

A.

Escape

B.

Scenes of a River

C.

How to Survive on a boat

D.

A New Experience

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  There was a rich foreign merchant who had 4 wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and 1 her with best clothes and 2 her to delicious food.

  He also loved the 3rd wife very much. He's very proud of her and always wanted to 3 her to his friends.

  He, too, loved his 2nd wife. 4 the merchant faced some problems, he always turned to his 2nd wife and she 5 always help him out.

  Now, the merchant's 1st wife had made great contributions to his business. However, the merchant did not love her and 6 she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her.

  One day, the merchant fell ill. He knew that he was going to die 7 . He told himself,“Now I have 4 wives with me. 8 when I die, I'll be alone. How 9 I'll be!”

  Thus, he asked the 4th wife,“I 10 you most. Now that I'm dying, will you 11 me and keep me company?” “No way!” replied the 4th wife and she walked away without another word.

  The 12 merchant then asked the 3rd wife,“I have loved you so much for all my life. Will you follow me and keep me company?” “ 13 !”replied the 3rd wife.“Life is so good over here! I'm going to 14 when you die!”

  He then asked the 2nd wife,“I 15 turned to you for help. Now I need you help again. Will you follow me and keep me company?” “I'm sorry, I can't 16 you out this time!”replied the 2nd wife.

  Then a voice 17 out,“I'll leave with you. I'll follow you no matter 18 you go.”Brokenhearted, the merchant said,“I 19 have taken much better care of you while I could have !”

    20 ,we all have 4 wives in our lives: our body, our possessions, our friends, and our soul. We should take good care of our soul all our life.

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  

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Bbought

  
  

Cdressed

  
  

Dshared

  
  

(2) Agave

  
  

Btreated

  
  

Cprovided

  
  

Dsent

  
  

(3) Ashow    off

  
  

Bturn    off

  
  

Cshow    out

  
  

Dturn    out

  
  

(4) AWherever

  
  

BHowever

  
  

CWhether

  
  

DWhenever

  
  

(5) Aought    to

  
  

Bcould

  
  

Cwould

  
  

Dmight

  
  

(6) Asince

  
  

Balthough

  
  

Conce

  
  

Das

  
  

(7) Asoon

  
  

Bfast

  
  

Ceasily

  
  

Dbitterly

  
  

(8) ASo

  
  

BAnd

  
  

CBut

  
  

DFor

  
  

(9) Alonely

  
  

Bfriendly

  
  

Clovely

  
  

Dfunny

  
  

(10) Arespected

  
  

Bmissed

  
  

Cwanted

  
  

Dloved

  
  

(11) Alike

  
  

Bcatch

  
  

Chelp

  
  

Dfollow

  
  

(12) Asad

  
  

Bhopeless

  
  

Canxious

  
  

Dlucky

  
  

(13) AYes

  
  

BNo

  
  

CSure

  
  

DOK

  
  

(14) Awork

  
  

Bleave

  
  

Cremarry

  
  

Dstay

  
  

(15) Aseldom

  
  

Balways

  
  

Csometimes

  
  

Doften

  
  

(16) Aadvise

  
  

Bdemand

  
  

Csuggest

  
  

Dhelp

  
  

(17) Acalled

  
  

Bcried

  
  

Ccame

  
  

Dwarned

  
  

(18) Ahow

  
  

Bwhere

  
  

Cwhen

  
  

Dwhy

  
  

(19) Amust

  
  

Bneed

  
  

Cshould

  
  

Dmay

  
  

(20) AOtherwise

  
  

BTherefore

  
  

CAnyway

  
  

DActually

  

 

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