你将听到一段故事，故事播两遍。听完故事后，用自己的话复述故事。

要点提示：当little Robert 拿牛奶时打碎了牛奶瓶，他的妈妈没有责备他。最终他知道了如何才能抓稳牛奶瓶。

关键词：spilling溢出  mess混乱,凌乱  clean up  清理  experiment  实验

录音内容：Little Robert had been trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his grip on the slippery bottle and it fell, spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor. When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of punishing him, she said, “Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made! Well, the damage has already been done. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?" Indeed, he did.

After a few minutes they together cleaned up the spilled milk.

His mother then said, “You know, what we have here is a failed experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it."

The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it.

句子翻译（共4题；每空3分，满分12分）

1.制作这部电视连续剧花了他们两年的时间。（take）

2.自从她开始天天练习英语以来，她已经取得了惊人的进步。（since）

3.当我去到他家的时候，他正在伏案工作。(when)

4.写这本小说的那个作家捐了很多钱。（who）

根据汉语完成句子。

1.在美国省略介词的地方，英国人会使用介词。

The British use prepositions__(1)____ Americans sometimes ___(2)____ them.

2.于是面具的使用就受到了法律条文的限制，这最早可以追溯到14世纪。

The use of masks was limited by laws, the first of ___(3)__  ___(4)__ back to the fourteenth century.

3.这两种变体的另两个不同之处是拼写和发音。

The other two areas__(5)___ which the two varieties _(6)___ are spelling and pronunciation.

4.很多路况都不好，事故频繁发生。

Many roads are in bad ___(7)____and accidents are ____(8)_____.

5.但经常他们只是从他身边驶过，把人体交通标志看作是理所当然的事情。

But often they just pass by,__(9)_____ the human traffic____(10)____for granted.

6.最后一次经历给他带来了深刻的影响。

This last experience has a ___(11)__ ___(12)____on Timoteo.

7.但我说服了他帮我的忙，找到了他们拴在汽船另一边的小船。

But I _____(13)__ him to help me, and we found the men’s boat ____(14)___ to the others side of steamboat.

8.当他听到这些话时，吉姆惊慌失措并跑向木筏。

When he heard these words, Jim __(15)____ and ran to the ___(16)_____.

9.他很早就离开了学校，还是青少年的时候就下决心要去南美洲发财，于是他离开家乡密苏里洲的翰尼堡，动身去了新奥尔良。

He left school early and as an adolescent, _____(17)____ to make his fortune in South American, set off from his home in Hannibal, Missouri, ______(18)_____ New Orleans.

10.尽管没有人清楚地看到这个神秘怪物的真面目，但当地一个摄影师薛俊林声称，怪物的头看起来像马头。

Although no one really got a clear look at the___(19)____creature, Xue Junlin, a local photographer, ____(20)___ that its head looked like a horse.

补全句子 (共5小题, 每小题2分, 每个短语或词组1分， 满分10分)

阅读下列句子，使用适当的短语或词组将句子补全, 将每一题的答案写在答题卷相应的横线上。

66. 昆明四季如春, 换句话说, 每个人都不难适应那里的气候。

The climate in Kunming is year-round spring.（1）____ ____ ____, it is not difficult for anyone to（2） ____ ____ ____ the climate there.

67. 当小男孩感到过山车突然翻转时, 他吓得要死。

The little boy（1） ____ ____ ____ ____ when he felt the roller coaster was suddenly turned（2）____ ____ .

68. 第一次到上海我就对它印象深刻, 所以, 我很想毕业后在那儿找工作,终于做到了。

As I （1）____ ____ ____ by Shanghai on my first visit, I （2） ____ ____ finding a job there after graduation. And so I did.

69. 演讲前最需要的是: 你必须树立自信心。

What is badly（1）____ _____ before the speech is that you must （2）____ ____ your confidence.

70. 深圳使用提供高薪水的方式, 从全国各地引进了各种各样的有识之士。

Shenzhen （1）____ ____ varieties of intelligent people from all over China （2）____ ____ ____ offering them high salary.

完成句子（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

根据汉语提示，完成下列句子。(每空1词，每小题中错任何1词该小题均不给分)

1. 抓紧时间！我快没有耐心了。

Save time. My patience is beginning to __________ __________.

2. 你想象不到改变他的主意有多难。

You can’t imagine the __________ you have __________ __________ his mind.

3. 她没有办法，只得找了个借口离开了。

She had no choice but to __________ __________ an excuse and left.

4. 怀特先生宣布他们将把电脑的产量削减百分之十。

   Mr. White declared that they would _______ ________ ________ the production of computers by 10 percent.

5. 他喜爱音乐，尤其是经典作品。

   He is fond of music, classics ________ _________.

6. 这样不得人心的政策是很难推行下去的。

   It is hard to ____________ __________ ___________ such an unpopular policy.

7. 振作起来！你迟早会实现成为作家的梦想。

   _________ _________! You will realize your dream of becoming a writer sooner or later.

8. 当被问及这事的时候，他想不出一个合适的回答。

When asked about it, he couldn’t __________ __________ _________ a proper answer.

9. 在我的意愿、父母的意愿和篮球教练的意愿之间，我感到左右为难。

I ________ ________ between what I want, what my parents want and what my basketball coach wants.

10. 我找不到雨伞了。我一定把它忘在图书馆了。

   I can’t find my umbrella now. I _________ ____________ ________ it in the library.