第二节 (共5小题; 每小题2分, 满分10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

A rich man had a lazy son. He wanted him to know the importance of hard work. One day he said to his son, “Today, I want you to go out and earn something. 　　　　16　　　 ”

The boy was lazy and didn’t want to do any kind of work. He was so scared that he went crying straight to his mother. 　　　　17　　　 　In the evening when the father asked his son how much he had earned, the son gave him ten dollars. The father then asked him to throw it away. The son did as he was told.

The father knew that the ten dollars was given by the boy’s mother. The next day he sent his wife to her parents’ town and asked his son to go and earn something again. 　　　　18　　　 　The son had to go to the market.

One of the shopkeepers there told him that he would pay him ten dollars if he carried the heavy box to his house. 　　　　19　　　 　As he returned home tiredly and put the ten-dollar note before his father, he was asked to throw it again. The boy cried out.

At this moment, the man smiled. He told him that one feels the pain only when the fruits of hard labor are wasted. The son had now realized the value of hard work. 　　　　20　　　 　Then the father handed over the keys of his shop to the son.

D

The white swan (天鹅) is the most beautiful bird in the world. They are mostly quiet through their life. They float quietly on the water, unable to sing sweet songs like most other birds.

In ancient times, however, people believed that the swan was given a special gift of singing at the end of its life. The ancient Greek philosopher (哲学家) Socrates talked of this 2,300 years ago. Socrates explained that the swan was singing because it was happy and the bird was happy because it was going to serve the Greek god Apollo.

And the expression swan song has long been a part of the English language. At first, swan song meant the last work of a poet, musician or writer. Now, it means the final effort of any person. Someone’s swan song usually is also considered that person’s finest work.

Another expression with a similar meaning is the last hurrah. It may be used to describe a person’s final attempt to win the votes (投票). The last hurrah also can mean the last act of a politician.

Writer Edwin O’Connor made the expression popular in 1956. He wrote a book about the final years in his life of a long-time mayor of Boston, Massachusetts. He called his book The Last Hurrah.

Some language experts say the expression came from a name given to noisy supporters of Andrew Jackson, America’s seventh president. They cheered hurrah so loudly for Andrew Jackson that they became known as the hurrah boys.

12. In ancient times, people thought a swan 　　　.

　　 A. was looked after by the Greek god Apollo

　　 B. began to sing only when it was very glad

　　 C. would be given a gift by people when it died

　　 D. sang a most beautiful song before it died

13. If a musician says “this is my swan song”, he means 　　　.

　　 A. it is his best work　　　　　　　　　 B. he likes the swan best

　　 C. it is his first work　　　　　　　　　 D. he likes to listen to music

14. The phrase “the last hurrah” was widely known because of 　　　.

　　 A. Socrates　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Edwin O’Connor

　　 C. Andrew Jackson　　　　　　　　　　 D. the Greek god Apollo

15. What’s the writer’s purpose in writing this passage?

　　 A. To explain why swans keep quiet all their life.

　　 B. To tell a story of American president Jackson.

　　 C. To request people to take care of swans.

　　 D. To introduce two interesting English expressions.

C

Read the advertisements carefully and answer the following questions.

8.　 Which hotel is the closest to the international Chicago airport?

　　 A. Cosmos Hotel.　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Jolly Alon Hotel.

　　 C. Zimbru Hotel.　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Arus Hotel.

9.　 What does the underlined word “hospitality” mean?

　　 A. Being helpful to friends. 　　　 B. Being friendly to visitors.

　　 C. Being honest with friends.　 　 D. Being careful with everyone.

10. Which of the following would most probably choose Cosmos Hotel?

　　 A. A professor who plans to hold a lecture.

　　 B. A college student who is preparing for his exam.

　　 C. A sports fan who wants to practice playing football.

　　 D. A rich man who wants to do business with foreigners.

11. We may read this article in 　　　.

　　 A. a newspaper　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a storybook

　　 C. a science report　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a sports magazine

B

During my first day at senior high school, I met my new teacher. She looked at me and said, “I am happy to have an international student in my class.” I was very excited.

One day, I came to the class about three minutes late, and she told me to write my name on a piece of paper and, beside it, the word “late”. In that way she could know I was late for the first time. At first, I was embarrassed and angry. Then I did not complain because she taught me an important lesson: time is very valuable.

I learned another important lesson during one of my classes — the day of the first exam. After I finished my exam, I did not review my answers because it was the end of the exam time. One week later, she returned my exam paper. I found that one of my answers was wrong. Even though the only choices were A, B and C, I chose D instead of C. I tried to explain my mistake to her, “I marked D though I knew C was the right answer.” However, she refused my request and told me, “I do believe you, but I am not going to forgive your mistake. This will encourage you to be more careful before you turn your papers in.” I was not expecting that from her, but she was completely right.

4. The teacher told the writer to write his name to 　　　.

　　 A. force him to work hard　 　　　 B. test his writing style

　　 C. make him angry　 　　　　　　　　　 D. tell him the importance of time

5. Why did the writer choose D instead of C?

　　 A. D was the right answer.　　　　　 B. The exam time was short.

　　 C. It was just an accident. 　　　　　 D. He didn’t know the right answer.

6. The writer thought the teacher’s attitude to his request was 　　　.

　　 A. rude　　　　　　 B. bad　　　　　　　 C. unexpected 　　 D. wrong

7. What’s the writer’s purpose in writing this passage?

　　 A. To praise his teacher very highly.

　　 B. To show how strict his teacher was.

　　 C. To tell us to be careful in exams.

　　 D. To tell his experience of studying abroad.

A

When I was sixteen years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time that I had been abroad. Like most English students, I learned French at school. I had been to France many times. But when I went to America, I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language problems.

But actually, I was wrong! I was looking for a public telephone to give my American friend Danny a call and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man asked me if he could help me.

“Yes,” I said, “I want to give my friend a ring.”

“Well, that’s nice,” he said. “Are you getting married?”

“Who is talking about marriage?” I thought. “I only want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you tell me where there’s a phone box?”

“Oh!” he said, “there’s a phone downstairs.”

When at last we met, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me.

“Don’t worry,” she said to me. “I had so many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which Americans use differently in meaning from the British. You’ll soon get used to all the funny things they say. But most of the time British and American people understand each other!”

1. Before visiting the United States, the writer thought 　　　.

　　 A. he would have no problem with language　　　　　　

　　 B. he would not understand Americans

　　 C. he couldn’t express himself well

　　 D. he would have difficulty at the airport

2. The writer wanted to 　　　.

　　 A. buy a ring for his friend 　　　　 B. make a call to his friend

　　 C. ask the way 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. play a joke on the man

3. In the last paragraph, the word “they” refers to 　　　.

　　 A. the old man and the boy　　　　　 B. Americans

　　 C. the British　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the French

六.1.is used 2.became 3.to stay 4.doesn't talk 5.will be 6. has had

7. can/must spend　

三、书面表达

　　 为弘扬广府文化，你校在上周六举行了一次 “Guangzhou Culture Festival”的活动。请根据以下提示写一篇英语短文，介绍活动的情况并提出你对下一年文化节的建议。

注意：1. 词数80左右（文章开头已给出，不计入词数）；

　　　 2. 不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。

　　　 In order to increase students’ knowledge about the traditional culture of Guangzhou, our school held a “Guangzhou Culture Festival” last Saturday. ...

第二节　 完成句子 （共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。（每空限一词）

71. 长大后我想成为一名英语教师。

I want to be an English teacher when I __________ __________.

72. 呆在家里，直到你妈妈回来。

Stay in your house __________ your mother __________ __________.

73. 你们自己算出了这道数学题。多么聪明的孩子啊！

You’ve worked out the maths problem yourselves. __________ __________ children you are!

74. 为了进一步美化校园，下个月会在学校种很多树。

Next month many trees __________ __________ __________ in our school to make it more beautiful.

75. 我们计划去北京，但还没决定何时去。

We are planning to go to Beijing, but we haven’t decided __________ __________ __________.

五、写作

第一节　 单词拼写　 （共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母写出所缺单词。在填写答卷时，要求写出完整单词。（每空限填一词）

66. When I was younger, my h___________ was collecting stamps, but now I like painting.

67. Don’t f___________ to turn off the lights when you leave the classroom.

68. I’m feeling h___________ now. Where can I get something to eat?

69. The box is too heavy for me. Would you please help me c___________ it?

70. I’m dreaming of a white Christmas because it never snows in w___________ in Guangzhou.