第三部分 写作

第一节 单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

根据下列各句句意和空白之后的汉语提示词，写出对应单词的正确、完整形式，每空只写一词。

66. It’s a long 　　(距离) to the train station from our school.

67. Some 　　(被遗弃的) clothes were found by the police in the forest.

68. A new 　　(体育场) is being built in our hometown.

69. The beautiful 　　(风景) attracts thousands of visitors to come here every year.

70. South Africa is famous for producing 　　(钻石).

71. Wish you a happy 　　(旅程).

72. John looked very 　　(恐惧的)as he spoke.

73. The 　　(疲惫不堪的) climbers were rescued at last.

74. It’s very dangerous to lose one’s way in the 　　(沙漠).

75. Are you sure to pass the job 　　(面试)?

第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

根据文章内容，从下框A-F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余。

Five ways to buy things for less

A dollar saved is worth two dollars earned. Here are some tips on how to buy the things for less:

61.　　　　

Look at how much you spent over the course of a year on clothes and household items. Suppose that number is $10,000. Make it your job this year to buy whatever you are going to buy, but for half the price.

62.　　　　

Call me a fool, but for years I did not know you could barter (作物物交换) with stores on major purchases. One day I went shopping with a good friend of mine, and watched her negotiation (商谈) to lower prices on everything. It was an eye-opening experience. I realized that most of the time, all you have to do is to ask. It’s the people who don’t ask that pay full price.

63.　　　　

Just about every piece of furniture in my house was bought from a consignment (商品寄销) store. Why pay the high price for the new? Shopping at consignment stores can be a great way to find practically new stuff at a much lower price. Look for the stores in the nicest neighborhoods, and you’ll often find things that were never used at all.

64.　　　　

Once you’ve found a brand you like, check it online before you buy. I often try on my favorite jeans at department stores to figure out what size works, and then buy them on eBay. I’ve found $300 jeans for $20 before. I like eBay for smaller, lower ticket items.

65.　　　　

Create a list, essentially a wish list of items you want at half price. Develop a routine of checking with the stores to see if your items are on sale. At one point, I had my eye on a pair of chairs from Frontgate. Each week I checked their website, and by the end of the summer the chairs were half price.

D

There was once a king who had a wise advisor. The advisor followed the king everywhere and his favorite piece of advice to the king was “Everything happens for the good.”

One day the king went hunting (狩猎) and had a small accident. His foot was injured. Fortunately he was not badly injured but as always he was forced to ask his advisor what he thought about the accident, to which the advisor replied, “Everything happens for the good.”

This time the king was really angry and put his advisor in prison (监狱). The king then asked his advisor, “Now, what do you think?” The advisor again answered, “Everything happens for the good.”

About a week later the king went on another hunting trip. As it turned out the king was caught by some cannibals (食人者) and taken to their camp where he would be prepared to be their evening meal. Before putting him into the cooking pot, he was examined and the cannibals realized that the king’s foot was injured. They decided to throw him back into the forests. It is the tradition for the cannibals not to eat anything that was in any way injured.

It is true that everything in our lives happens for a purpose, and most often for our own good. If you think about it, all our past experiences actually happened to bring us to where we are today and make us a better person. So whatever challenges that we may face today, consider it happening to bring us to the next level.

12. The second paragraph tells us that 　　　　.

　　 A. the advisor didn’t have much useful advice

　　 B. the king was always careless about everything

　　 C. the advisor was worried about the king

　　 D. the king always asked for advice from the advisor

13. When the advisor was put in prison, he remained 　　　　.

　　 A. calm　　　　　　 B. nervous　　　　 C. angry　　　　　　　 D. upset

14. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that 　　　　.

　　 A. everything happens for their own reasons

　　 B. it is good for us to think about experiences

　　 C. our life experiences are our best teacher

　　 D. challenges will make you do anything

15. By telling the story, the writer 　　　　.

　　 A. tells us the danger of hunting　 B. asks us not to hunt any more

　　 C. wishes us to follow others’ advice

　　 D. wants us to think positively

C

Britney, 21, will never forget the day her grandmother told her she could never be President. Britney was young. She saw the White House on TV. “I’m going to be President,” she said.

“You can’t do that,” her grandmother said. She added that if Britney wanted to work at the White House, she could only do the cleaning.

Britney saw things differently. She didn’t give up her dream. Instead, she wrote a poem. The poem showed that she could realize her dream.

Britney isn’t the first person to deal with unfairness or disappointment by writing. Many writers have done the same thing. Reading poems gives Britney ideas for her writing. One of her favorite poets is Langston Hughes. Hughes was one of the first African-Americans to make a living by writing. Hughes published (出版) his first poem in 1921 when he was 19 years old. He wrote many of his works during the 1920s and 1930s. Back then, African-Americans were kept out of many schools, jobs and neighborhoods. Hughes wrote poems about the difficulties African-Americans faced at that time. He also wrote about his hope for a better fairer future.

Many people, not just black people, read Hughes’s works. More Americans learned how hard life was for black people. Slowly, things began to change. Today young poets like Britney are sharing their own messages. Britney herself is moving forward. She’s now a student at Howard University in Washington, D.C. She plans to work in the government and still hopes to become President. “I just want to help people,” she says. With her thoughtful words, she already has helped many people.

8. What do we know about Britney’s grandmother?

　　 A. She taught Britney to write poems.

　　 B. She worked as a cleaner in the White House.

　　 C. She didn’t believe Britney’s dream could come true.

　　 D. She always felt disappointed at Britney’s poems.

9. What made Britney decide to write poems?

　　 A. Her grandmother’s words.　　　 B. Hughes’s encouragement.

　　 C. Reading other writers’ poems. D. Studying at Howard University.

10. We can infer from the passage that Hughes 　　　　.

　　 A. earned his living by teaching poems

　　 B. didn’t publish his first poem until 1920

　　 C. created many of his works in his forties

　　 D. influenced many Americans besides Britney

11. The writer writes this passage to 　　　　.

　　 A. show the power of writing

　　 B. introduce a girl loving writing poems

　　 C. compare two African-American poets

　　 D. encourage readers to write poems

B

Sally jumped up as soon as she saw the surgeon (外科医生) come out of the operating room. She asked, “How is my little boy? Is he all right? When can I see him?”

The surgeon said, “I’m sorry. We did all we could, but your boy didn’t make it.”

Sally said, “Why? Doesn’t God care about him? Where were you, God, when my son needed you?”

The surgeon asked, “Would you like some time alone with your son? One of the nurses will be out in a few minutes, before he is carried to the university.”

Sally asked the nurse to stay with her while she said goodbye to her son.

“Would you like a lock (缕) of his hair?” the nurse asked.

Sally nodded yes. The nurse cut a lock of the boy’s hair, put it in a bag and handed it to Sally. The mother said, “It was Jimmy’s idea to donate his body to the university for study. He said it might help somebody else. I said no at first, but Jimmy said, ‘Mom, I won’t be using it after I die. Maybe it will help some other little boy spend one more day with his mom.’ ” She went on, “ ‘My Jimmy had a heart of gold, always thinking of someone else and always wanting to help others if he could.’ ”

For Sally, the drive home was difficult. It was even harder to enter the empty house. It was around midnight when Sally awoke. Lying beside her on the bed was a folded letter. The letter said, “Dear Mom, I know you’re going to miss me, but don’t think that I will ever forget you or stop loving you, just ’cause I’m not around to say I love you.”

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Signed with love from: God, Jesus & Me

4. We can learn from Paragraph 1 that Sally was very 　　　　.

　　 A. loving　　　　　 B. anxious　　　　 C. unlucky　　　　　 D. kind-hearted

5. The underlined word “he” in Paragraph 4 probably refers to 　　　　.

　　 A. one of the nurses　　　　　　　　　　 B. another surgeon　

　　 C. God　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Jimmy

6. Why did Jimmy donate his body to the university?

　　 A. To earn some money for his mother.

　　 B. To make more people remember him.

　　 C. To help those with the similar disease.

　　 D. To help more and more poor students.

7.　 How did Sally feel when she reached home?

　　 A. Calm.　　　　　 B. Worried.　　　 C. Sad.　　　　　　　　 D. Tired.

A

Martin was now old. His father gave him a book without any pictures for his birthday. He noticed Martin was disappointed. He said, “Son, it isn’t just an old book. It’s a magic book. But to discover its magic, you’ll have to read it.”

Martin liked everything to do with magic. He started reading it, even though he wasn’t very interested. The next morning, his father asked him, “Have you found the magic? There was a key to find!” Martin ran off and looked through the book, but there was no sign of the key. He came back, very angry, but his father told him, “You won’t find it like that. You have to read the book.”

However, he stopped reading the book. Later, his sister, Angela, who was just a bit younger than him, asked him for the book so she could try reading it. After several days of trying to read it without great success, she shouted, “I’ve found it! I’ve found the key to the magic book!” And she would not stop talking about all the worlds and places she had visited using that magic key.

All the talk encouraged Martin to reread the book. At first he also thought there wasn’t one poor picture in the book. But gradually, Martin got interested in the brave prince’s life. Then, suddenly, he was there. The book itself was the key!

From then on, in every new book, he saw a new key to a thousand worlds and adventures (冒险). Martin never stopped traveling and traveling on those letters and words.

1. What do we know from Paragraph 1?

　　 A. Martin’s family was very poor.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Martin’s father didn’t love him.

　　 C. Martin didn’t like reading books.

　　 D. Martin wasn’t pleased about the gift.

2. Why could Angela NOT stop talking about all the worlds and places?

　　 A. She liked reading picture books.　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　 B. She wanted to show off.　

　　 C. The book interested her greatly.

　　 D. She was encouraging her brother.

3. What do you think was the father’s purpose?

　　 A. To help Martin discover the joys of reading.

　　 B. To see which of the two children was cleverer.　

　　 C. To tell Martin the importance of a key.

　　 D. To show he was a strict father.

第四节 完形填空 (共20小题, 每小题1.5分, 满分30分)

A battle was being fought. The 　26　 was covered with dead and dying men. The air was hot and the sun shone down without 　27　 on the wounded soldiers who were 　28　 in the blood and dust.

One of these soldiers was a nobleman (贵族), whom everybody 　29　 for his gentleness and kindness. Yet now he was no better off than the 　30　 man in the field. He had been wounded, and would die; he was suffering much with 　31　 and thirst.

When the battle was over, his friends 　32　 to him. A soldier came running with a 　33　 in his hand. “Here, Sir Philip,” he said, “I’ve brought you some water from the stream. I’ll raise your 　34　 so that you can drink.” The cup was placed to Sir Philip’s mouth. How 　35　 he looked at the man who had 　36　 the water! Then his eyes met those of a dying soldier close by.

“Give the 　37　 to that man,” said Sir Philip quickly. 　38　 the cup toward him, he said, “Here, my friend, take this. Your 　39　 is greater than mine.”

What a brave, noble man he was! The 　40　 of Sir Philip Sidney will never be forgotten, for he 　41　 had the good of others in his mind. Was it any wonder that everybody cried when it was heard that he was 　42　?

It is said, that, on the day when he was 　43　 to the grave (坟墓), every eye on land was filled with tears. Rich and poor, 　44　 and low, all felt that they had 　45　 a friend, the kindest, gentlest man that they had ever known.

26. A. floor　　　　　　 B. park　　　　　　　 C. ground　　　　　　 D. street

27. A. pity　　　　　　　 B. surprise　　　　 C. force　　　　　　　 D. fear

28. A. running　　　　 B. lying　　　　　　 C. working　　　　　 D. standing

29. A. protected　　　 B. missed　　　　　 C. cared　　　　　　　 D. loved

30. A. busiest　　　　　 B. rudest　　　　　　 C. poorest　　　　　　 D. shortest

31. A. noises　　　　　 B. danger　　　　　 C. illnesses　　　　　 D. pain

32. A. hurried　　　　 B. shouted　　　　 C. pointed　　　　　　 D. cried

33. A. flower　　　　　 B. cup　　　　　　　 C. gift　　　　　　　　　 D. letter

34. A. head　　　　　　 B. hand　　　　　　 C. eyes　　　　　　　　 D. glasses

35. A. terribly　　　　 B. thankfully　　　 C. proudly　　　　　　 D. sadly

36. A. brought　　　　 B. chosen　　　　　 C. enjoyed　　　　　　 D. stored

37. A. money　　　　　 B. prize　　　　　　 C. water　　　　　　　 D. gun

38. A. Waving　　　　 B. Sending　　　　 C. Throwing　　　　 D. Pushing

39. A. dream　　　　　 B. success　　　　　 C. need　　　　　　　　 D. chance

40. A. message　　　　 B. name　　　　　　 C. plan　　　　　　　　 D. advice

41. A. always　　　　　 B. often　　　　　　 C. sometimes　　　　 D. finally

42. A. crazy　　　　　　 B. dead　　　　　　　 C. hungry　　　　　　 D. ill

43. A. helped　　　　　 B. returned　　　　 C. showed　　　　　　 D. carried

44. A. old 　　　　　　 B. kind　　　　　　　 C. clever　　　　　　　 D. high

45. A. forgotten　　　 B. killed　　　　　　 C. lost　　　　　　　　　 D. found

25. — Would you mind my turning off the light?

　　 — 　　 I haven’t finished my work.

　　 A. I’m sorry.　　 B. Go ahead.　　　 C. Is that right?　　 D. Not at all!

24. The airport got crowded this morning. The plane 　　 late because of the bad weather.

　　 A. had taken off　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. was taken off　　

　　 C. had been taken off　 　　　　　　 D. took off