One day an out of work mimic(滑稽演员) is visiting the zoo and attempts to earn some money as a street performer. As soon as he starts to draw the crowd，a zoo keeper grabs him and drags him into his office. The zoo keeper explains to the mimic that the zoo's most popular attraction，a gorilla(大猩猩)，has died suddenly and the keeper fears that attendance at the zoo will fall off. He offers the mimic a job to dress up as the gorilla until they can get another one. The mimic accepts.

So the next morning the mimic puts on the gorilla suit and enters the cage before the crowd comes. He discovers that it's a great job. He can sleep all he wants，play and make fun of people and he draws bigger crowds than he ever did as a mimic. However，eventually the crowds tire of him and he tires of just swinging on wires. He begins to notice that the people are paying more attention to the lion in the cage next to his. Not wanting to lose the attention of his audience，he climbs to the top of his cage，crawls across a partition(隔离物)，and dangles from the top to the lion's cage. Of course，this makes the lion very angry，but the crowd loves it.

At the end of the day the zoo keeper comes and gives the mimic a raise for being such a good attraction. Well，this goes on for some time－the mimic keeps taunting the lion，the crowds grow larger，and his salary keeps going up. Then one terrible day when he is dangling over the angry lion he slips and falls. The mimic is terrified.

The lion gathers itself and prepares to attack. The mimic is so scared that he begins to run round and round the cage with the lion close behind. Finally，the mimic starts screaming and yelling，“Help me，help me！”But the lion is quick and attacks. The mimic soon finds himself flat on his back looking up at the angry lion and the lion says，“Shut up，you idiot！Do you want to get us both fired？”

1.The mimic visits the zoo to________.

A．take care of the dying gorilla           B．beg some money from the zoo keeper

C．ask for a job there                     D．perform and earn some money there

2.The zoo keeper offers the mimic a job to act as the gorilla because________.

A．it is more expensive to hire a real gorilla

B．the real gorilla died but the keeper does not want to lose its visitors

C．he likes the mimic's performance

D．he wants to help the mimic who is out of work

3.What does the mimic feel about the new job at first?

A．He likes it because he has enough freedom in the job.

B．He likes it but he prefers to working as a mimic.

C．He doesn't like it for people do not respect him.

D．He doesn't like it because he gets little pay.

4.The mimic climbs to the lion's cage because________.

A．he finds it more interesting to climb the cage

B．he wants to play with the lion

C．he wants to attract the attention of his audience

D．he has never seen a lion before

5.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. The mimic and his job                  B. The mimic and his success

C. The actor and the mimic               D. The mimic and his animals

 

How to Be Polite at a Dinner Party?

    It’s not polite to arrive at a dinner more than 15 to 20 minutes late. The host or hostess usually waits for all the   21   to arrive before serving the meal. If someone is late，the food may be spoiled(变味)，and   22   may the host or hostess’ spirits．If you have to be   23  ， call and tell them to start   24   you．

    It’s even worse to be early! The host or hostess will probably not be   25   ．If you are early，drive or walk around the block a few times，or just sit in your car until the right time．

    Though it’s often   26   to arrive at a party on time，on the other hand，the host or hostess   27   guests to arrive and leave between certain times，so you can   28   at any time between the times he or she gives you．

    It’s nice to bring an empty stomach，but it’s even nicer to bring   29   present．The present should not cost a lot，or you might make the host or hostess   30   ．Flowers，wine，or a box of candy will be fine．  31   bring money as a present．In an introduction，the  32   of a name is：(1)the given name；(2)the family name．In other   33  ，the given name comes   34  . It’s important not only to learn and remember   35   ，but to repeat them often in conversation．After the introduction，we usually call friends by their   36   names．Older people may want you to call them by their titles and family names，such as “Mrs. Smith”，“Mr. Johnosn”，“Dr .Brown”.

A maiden(闺女)name is a   37  family name at birth. In the United States and Canada，after a woman    38   ，she takes the family name of her   39  in place of her maiden name．It is now becoming common，however，for women to  40   their maiden names after they get married,

1..A．guests           B. visitors      C. customs      D. passengers

2..A．or               B. so            C. but         D. yet

3..A．tired        B. hungry       C. 1ate         D. early

4..A．without       B. for          C. with        D. after

5..A．awake        B. ready        C. up           D. friendly

6..A．useless       B. impossible   C. unable       D. important

7.．A．forces       B. invites      C. begs         D. orders

8..A．play          B. fly          C. arrive       D. start

9..A．a big        B. a small      C. a good       D. an expensive

10..A．pleased      B. satisfied    C. interested       D. uneasy

11..A．Never            B. Always      C. Do           D. Be sure to

12..A．spelling    B. calling      C. order    D. pronunciation

13..A．words            B. 1etters      C. idioms       D. sentences

14..A．1ast        B. first        C. finally     D. in the middle

15..A．expressions      B. appearances  C. names        D. addresses

16..A．given            B. family       C. middle       D. pen

17..A．gentleman’s     B. boy’s       C. woman’s     D. man’s

18..A．works        B. marries      C. bears       D. dies

19..A．husband      B. mother       C. father       D. sister

20..A.  stop           B. give up      C. keep         D. find

 

As for visiting Walt Disney World. People usually have trouble in arranging. The following will give you some practical suggestions on paying a valuable visit to the famous park.

When to go?

While it’s always busy, Disney World is slightly slower between mid-January and March. It’s summer when the visitors , combined with the heat and humidity(潮湿)， are crowded. Your best choice is either early in the morning or late in the day--- often you can enjoy more rides in the first or last two hours of the day than you can the entire rest of the day combined.

Where to stay?

The question: to stay on Disney World Resort property or not. Disney World offers three resort pricing: Deluxe(豪华的), Moderate, and Value, with good facilities and in-hotel attractions. That said, they all offer “Extra Magic Hours”(early access to the theme parks), guaranteed entry when the parks are over-crowded, and frequent shuttle service to the many attractions. Off-property hotels will have shuttle transfers, but often at less regular intervals(间歇)，wasting more time in transport. You’ll also need a rental car, which adds to the expense, making up for saving in the hotel rate. The “Magic Your Way Package” is a good value if you have a large family.

What to do?

Make use of the “Fast Pass” , which , for no extra cost, allow you to insert your entrance ticket into a particular machine at the attraction and receive a schedule ride time a little later on. For example, use your Fast Pass ticket at a ride just before getting lunch. Once you’re done eating, you can return to the ride and jump right on during the busiest time of day. At the Animal Kingdom, the animals are most active either early or late in the day, so plan accordingly. Thankfully this is fit for the least busy times of day in the park. Study the map of the park the night before to plan your visit. You’ll save time by knowing where things are and where you’re headed.

1.Visitors who use Fast Pass tickets ________ 

A．can get discounts on tickets

B．will have a well-planned ride time

C．will often be checked at the exit

D．have to pay more for their tickets

2.If you have referred to the map of the park, you ________ 

A．are sure to save time

B．will get the lowest-priced tickets

C．can learn the park’s location

D．may have your lost tickets replaced

3.The underlined word “this” in the text probably refers to the fact that ________ 

A．there are more visitors at that time

B．animals are active at that time

C．the Animal Kingdom attracts fewer visitors

D．Fast Pass benefits visitors a lot

4.It can be learned from Part 2 that _________

A．every visitor will have a rental car for free

B．all the shuttle transfers are convenient for visitors.

C．three typed of resort pricing are offered by Disney World

D．Young couples are advised to take the Magic Your Way Package

 

Mr. Jackson lived in the center of London but he had a hotel near the airport. There a lot of foreigners stayed for night. He didn’t know any other language but English and he found it difficult for him to understand the foreign visitors. Sometimes he had to use the gesture to talk with them, and tried his best to make himself understood. But he was often misunderstood (误解) and it brought him a lot of trouble. A friend of his who taught a few foreign languages in a university would teach him. He was happy and studied hard. At first he learned some, but soon he found it wasn’t very easy to remember the words and expressions. His friend advised him to write down the useful expressions in his notebook so that he could use them when necessary. He did as he was told. He found it helpful for him to do so.

One evening there were plenty of people in the dining-room. They were all busy eating something except a Japanese. He was wandering (徘徊) there and waiting for his wife who was dressing herself up upstairs. Mr. Jackson thought to himself, “ The man wants to eat something but he doesn’t know any English. Let me help him.”

As he knew only a little Japanese, he had to bring out his notebook and showed it to the man, pointing to the sentence “I’m hungry.”

The Japanese had a look at it and gave him two pounds and left.

 

1.Mr. Jackson knew only English because        .

A. he was an English student       

B. he had never been abroad

C. he couldn’t learn by himself     

D. he hadn’t studied any foreign languages

2. Mr. Jackson had to use the gesture because        .

A. he wanted the foreign visitors to understand him

B. he wanted to learn the foreign languages from the visitors

C. he hoped to know the foreign visitors’ custom

D. he hoped more foreign visitors would stay for night in his hotel

3.As not all foreign visitors understand his gesture, sometimes Mr. Jackson         to communicate with them.

A. succeeded       B. lost heart         C. failed          D. gave up

4.       , so he decided to help the man.

A. Mr. Jackson thought the Japanese wanted to stay for night

B. Mr. Jackson thought the Japanese was not hungry

C. Mr. Jackson knew the Japanese was waiting for his wife.

D. Mr. Jackson was sure the Japanese couldn’t speak English

5. The Japanese thought        , so he gave him two pounds.

A. Mr. Jackson was a beggar.       B. Mr. Jackson was a translator.

C. Mr. Jackson could help him.       D. Mr. Jackson could ring his wife up.

 

第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Tt was a village in India. The people were poor . However, they were not unhappy. After all , their forefathers had lived in the same way for centuries.

Then one day, some visitors from the city arrived . They told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frog’s legs. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other places.

This seemed like money for nothing . There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were  no use to the villagers. All they had to do was catch them . Agreement was reached, and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. For the first time ,the people were able to dream of a better future. But the dream didn’t last long.

The change was hardly noticed at first ,but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well. More worrying was that the children fell ill more often ,and ,there seemed to be more insects around lately.

The villagers decided that they couldn’t just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak. They would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides （杀虫剂）and medicines. Soon there was no money left .

Then the people realized what was happening.Tt was the frog .They hadn’t been useless. They had been doing an important job-eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed , the insects were increasing more rapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.

Now, the people are still poor .But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs. These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning.

1. From Paragragh 1 we learn that the villagers__________.

A.worked very hard for centuries

B.dreamed of having a better life

C.were poor but somewhat content

D.lived a different life from their forefathers

2.Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs?

A.The frogs were easy money.

B.They needed money to buy visitors.

C.They wanted to please the visitors.

D.The frogs made too much noise.

3.What might be the cause of the children’s sickness?

A.The crops didn’t do well.

B.There were too many insects.

C.The visitors brought in diseases.

D.The pesticides were overused.

4.What can we infer from the last sentence of the text?

A.Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country.

B.Health is more important than money.

C.The harmony between man and nature is important.

D.Good old days will never be forgotten.