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22.A.wild-lookedB.wild-lookingC.good-lookingD.good-looked 23.A.redB.blackC.brownD.white 24.A.interestB.surpriseC.frightenD.hurt 25.A.lookedB.layC.satD.put 26.A.eagerlyB.friendlyC.closelyD.shyly 27.A.believeB.hearC.noticeD.stop 28.A.lastB.bigC.singleD.third 29.A.angryB.luckyC.happyD.curious 30.A.coveredB.threwC.gotD.wrapped 31.A.strangeB.exhaustingC.nervousD.pleasant 32.A.agreedB.promisedC.staredD.followed 33.A.betterB.worseC.laterD.easier 34.A.wonderedB.realizedC.decidedD.recognized 35.A.bagsB.clothesC.bookD.newspaper 第三部分 阅读理解(共两节20小题;每小题2分，满分40分) A ShaneThomasisa10-year-oldpianistfromEngland.He’sbeingcalledthenextMozartbecauseofhisamazingabilities. Hehasonlybeenhavingpianolessonsforfourmonths,andpracticesfourhoursaweek,buthehasalreadyplayeddifficultclassicalpieces.Hewasjustsevenwhenhesatdownatthepiano,andcouldplayatonce.Healsosayshenevergetsnervous. WhenShanewasthreeyearsold,hesaidthathecouldplaythepiano,butnobodytookhimseriously.Atschool,hecouldlistentotheteacheranddohisworkwhilecomposing(作曲)inhishead.Shameremembersallthemelodies(旋律),andwhenhegetshomeheplaysthemonthepiano,whilehisfatherrecordsthem.Shanelovesplayingthepiano,andwhenhegrowsuphewantstobeacomposer. Histutor,RichardGoffin-Lecar,saysheislikeAmadeusMozart,wholivedduringthe18thcenturyinSalzburg,Austria,andwasoneofthemostfamouscomposersever.Mr.Goffin-lecarsays,“Idon’tteachShaneverymuch.Ijustgivehimdirections,thensitbackandwatch.” Hisfather,asingleparentwithtwootherchildren,saysthatalthoughhehaslittlemoney,hewantstosendShanetoagoodmusicschool.“I’masinglefather,butIhavethisgiftedchild.Idon’thavemuchmoney,butIwanttogivehimthebestteachers,andalsotakehimintoastudiotorecord.” 36.WhendidShanetellothersthathecouldplaythepiano? A.Atagethree.B.Atageten.C.Atageseven.D.Atagefour. 37.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutShane? A.Hefeelsnervouswhileplayingthepiano B.Hecancomposeinhisheadwhiledoinghiswork. C.Hewantstobeapianotutorwhenhegrowsup. D.Hedoesn’tliketolistentotheteacheratschool. 38.WhatdowelearnaboutShane’sfather? A.Healsoplaysthepianowell. B.He’sasinglefatherwithtwochildren. C.HebelievesinShane’stalentformusicandwillsupporthim. D.Nothavingenoughmoney,hewillasktheteachersforhelp B OneCanada,TwoLanguages Canadaisoneofthefewnationsintheworldtohavetwoofficiallanguages:EnglishandFrench.Thereare10provincesinthecountrybutonlyoneofthese—Quebecisknownas“FrenchCanada”.ThisisbecauseitwasfoundedbyFrenchexplorerswhileBritishadventurersdiscoveredtherest. CanadalefttheBritishempire(帝国)in1867tobecomeanindependentcountryandEnglishandFrenchhavebeenrecognizedastheofficiallanguageseversince. MostpeoplespeakEnglishastheirfirstlanguageandthetwonationaltelevisionnetworksbroadcastinEnglishthroughoutthecountry.ApartfrominQuebecandafewplacesontheeastcoast,Frenchtelevisionisveryrare. Thesamegoesfortrafficsignsandmenus,forexample,outsideofQuebec,thereareonlyafewplaceswhereyou’llseetrafficsignsinFrench.Inrestaurants,it’salmostimpossibletofindFrenchonthemenuunlessyouareintheheartland(中心地带)ofFrenchCanada.However,allproductssoldinCanadamust,bylaw,havelabels(标签)andinstructionsinbothlanguages. InCanada’sEnglishspeakingprovinces,officialbilingualism(双语)meansthatstudentscanchoosetocompleteaspecialFrenchlanguagecourse.Underthisprogram,theyaretaughtmostoftheirsubjectsinFrench. Ifastudentbeginsthecourseinkindergarten(幼儿园)orGradeOne,itislikelythatalltheirlessonswillbeinFrench.However,iftheystartatjuniorhighschool,25percentoftheteachingwillcontinuetobeinEnglish. (责任编辑：admin) |