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Romero left for the peak from the Chinese side of the mountain after Nepal denied (否认) his permission on age grounds. Before starting out, Romero, of Big Bear, California, said he wanted to climb Everest to inspire more young people to get outdoors. “Obese (肥胖的) children are the future of America,” he said on April 9 in Kathmandu. “I am hoping to change that by doing what I do: climbing and motivational (激发积极性的) speaking.” With a smile, he added, “I am doing this a little for myself, too, to do something big.” Jordan now has climbed six of the seven highest mountains on seven continents, known as the Seven Summits. Romero’s family started climbing the Seven Summits in summer 2005. He was just 9 when they climbed 5,895 meters to the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. There is an argument about whether the tallest mountain in Oceania is Kosciuszko in mainland Australia or Carstensz Pyramid in Indonesia, so Romero and his family climbed both. The only mountain left for him to climb after Everest is the Vinson Massif in Antarctica, which is 4,897 meters high. A trip there is planned for December. 47. What does the underlined sentence in the passage probably mean? A. He feels uncomfortable. B. He is very hungry. C. He is very tired. D. He feels excited. 48. Why didn’t Nepal allow Romero to climb Everest? A. Because he was too young.B. Because he wasn’t a Chinese. C. Because he might break Nepal’s record. D. Because he might die in the course of climbing. 49. Why did Romero aim to climb Everest? A. To become the first boy to climb the mountain. B. To expect other boys to take more exercise. C. To encourage other children to climb Everest too. D. To do something big to honor his father. 50. What’s the passage mainly about? A. A boy was brave enough to climb Everest alone. B. American boys are becoming more obese now. C. Romero is planning to climb Seven Summits. D. A 13-year-old American boy breaks Everest record. 四、任务型阅读(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分) 请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。 注意：每个空格只填1个单词。 Spoken English is different from written English. Written English follows very precise (精确的) and complex rules of grammar. Spoken English, on the other hand, often includes slang terms (俚语说法) and has many differences in pronunciation that can make fluency with native speakers. So it is difficult if a student only knows written English. For example, phrases such as “want to” and “going to” when spoken by a native English speaker, are often pronounced like one word — “wanna” or “gonna”. These differences can be hard to understand for someone who does not speak English fluently. The goal of improving spoken English is to make a student speak English more fluently in a conversation. While written English focuses on (关注) teaching specific words and proper grammar rules, spoken English is much less formal. Pronunciations and grammatical changes, whether correct or not, are different when English is spoken. Sounds that should be unique often run together, and sentence structures are less formal. Certain communication elements are indicated by facial expressions, or hand gestures, rather than spoken aloud. An added obstacle (障碍) for students to actually speak English is the variety of dialects (方言), word usage, and slang from different regions and English-speaking countries. Some phrases and terms mean differently, or different words might be used to describe similar things, depending on the country or region. For example, in America the word bathroom is used, while in England it is referred to as a loo (厕所). Likewise, in America, the word “window” might be pronounced “winda”, “winder” or “window” depending on the region. Therefore, in order to be able to speak with native and fluent English speakers all over the world, training in spoken English is necessary. Since spoken English is often more simple than written English, some students may benefit from learning to speak English first. Though learning to run sounds into each other, as is common in spoken English, could result in possible confusion when learning to write English, you had better begin to study English with spoken English. TitleSpoken English TopicSpoken English is different from written English. (51) _____Written English●Rules of grammar are precise and (52)_____. ●It focuses on specific words and proper grammar rules. Spoken English●Because of slang terms and different pronunciation, speaking fluently is (53)____ for those who only knows written English. ●(54) ____ sounds often run together. ●Sentence structures are a little (55)_____. ●Certain communication elements are indicated through some (56)_____ language. ●There are various dialects, word usage and slang. ●Some phrases and terms have different (57)_____ depending on the country or region. ●Similar things can be (58)_____ with different words in different countries or regions. (59)_____●Receiving (60) ________ in spoken English is necessary. ●It is better for you to begin studying English from spoken English. 五、书面表达(满分25分) 假设你是王林，你昨天收到李明的来信。来信中他谈到一些同学不在学校住而到校外租房住，他也想租房并向你征求建议。请你根据以下要点给他写一封回信劝他取消这个想法： 1. 租房会加重父母的经济负担; 2. 容易养成一些不良习惯; 3. 浪费学习时间; 4. 与同学缺乏交流。 注意：1.对所给要点逐一陈述，可以适当发挥; 2.词数150左右; 3.文中不得提及学生所在学校和本人姓名。 ___________________________________________________________________________ 参考答案： 1-15 ACBAC BBBDA ACBAC 16-35 BADDB ACDBA CBCAB ADBAC 36-50 ABDDD ADCBA DBABD 51. Differences 52. complex 53. difficult 54. Unique 55. informal 56. body 57. meanings 58. described 59. Suggestions/Tips 60. training 书面表达：略 (责任编辑：admin) |