“No,Ican’tspendmymoney.Imustsaveit.Itoldyou:Iamgoingtoberichoneday.” “Allright,”saidhisfriends,“butyouwillbelonely,weareallgoingtothepictureonSaturdaynight.” Aftertwomonthstheboy’smothersaid,“Itisshoppingdaytomorrow.Thefoodisveryexpensive.Ihaven’tgotmuchmoney.Youaregrowingandyoumusteatgoodfood.Youhaveajobnow.Willyougivemealittlemoneyeachmonth,please?” “No,Mother,”saidtheboy,“Idonotwantmuchtoeat.Ineedonlyalittlefood.” “Allright,son,”saidhismotherquietly.“Yourfatherisill.Buteverymonthwemustpaytherentforthishouse.Willyougivealittlemoneytohelptopaytherent?” “No,”saidtheboy,“I’llgoandliveoutside.” “Butson,”saidhismothersadly,“Youwon’tfindaplacetoliveforfortydollarsamonth,pleasestayhere.” Buttheboywentoutoftheroomandhismothersatonthebedandcried.However,aftersometimeherealizedthathewaswrong,sohecamebacktolivewithhisparentsagain. 40.Whatdoestheunderlined(划线)word“wages”mean? A.食物B.礼物C.衣服D.工资 41.Theyoungboy’sfamilylived______life. A.averyrichB.averyhappyC.averyniceD.averyhard 42.Whydidn’ttheyoungboyspendhismoney?Because______. A.hehadonlyalittlemoney B.hedidn’twantmuchtoeat C.hewantedtobearichman D.hisfatherwasill,hesavedthemoneysothathecouldbuymedicineforhisfather C D Saturday,March24th Wehavearrivedinthehot,wetcityofBangkok.ThisisourfirsttriptoThailand(泰国).Allthedifferentsmellsmakeuswanttotrythefood.Wearegoingtoeatsomethingspecialfordinnertonight.Thehotelwearestayinginischeap,andveryclean.Weplantostayhereforafewdays,visitsomeplacesinthecity,andthentraveltoChiangMaiintheNorth. Tuesday,March27th Bangkokiswonderfulandsurprising!Theplacesareinteresting.Wevisitedthefamousmarketwhichwasonwater,andsawalotoffruitsandvegetables.Everythingissocolorful,andwehavetakenhundredsofphotosalready!LatertodaywewillleaveforChiangMai.Wewilltakethetrainnorth,stayinChiangMaifortwodays,andthencatchabustoChiangRai. Friday,March30th OurtriptoChiangRaiwaslongandboring.Wevisitedasmallvillageinthemountains.Thevillagepeopleherelovethequietlife--nocomputersorphones.TheyarethekindestpeopleIhaveevermet.Theyalwayssmileandsay“hello”.KathyandIcanonlyspeakafewwordsofThai,sosmilingisthebestwaytoshowourkindness.Ifeelgoodhereandhopetobeabletocomebacknextyear. 48.Thediariesaboveshowthewriter’s______daysinThailand. A.3B.7C.15D.30 49.Itseemsthatvisitors______inBangkok. A.oftenfeelhungryB.canalwaysfindcheapthings C.can’ttakeanyphotosD.canenjoythemselves 50.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE? A.ChiangMaiisabeautifulcityinthesouthofThailand. B.ThewriterleftChiangMaiforChiangRaibybus. C.ChiangRaiisaboringcityinthemountains. D.ThewriteristravelingaloneinThailand. 第二节(共5小题,每题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。选项中有两项是多余选项。 IntheUnitedStates,mostchildrenbeginattendingschoolwhentheyarefiveyearsold.Publiceducationisfreeandmostchildrengotoschoolneartheirhomes._51___.Thechildrenlearntoreadandwrite.Buttheyalsoplaygamesandgoontrips.Thereisnoreasonatsuchanearlyageforthemtohitthebooks. _52___Thesubjectsbecomemoredifficult.Studentsmustlearnaboutworldhistory.andthelifesciences.Testsbecomemorecommon.Pressureisgrowingtohitthebooks,studyhard,andadvance._53____ HighschoolstudentswhohopetocontinuetheireducationatacollegeoruniversitymusttakeaspecialtestcalledSAT._54___Thefirstpartteststhestudent’sabilitywithnumbersandmathematicalskills.Thesecondpartteststhestudent’sabilityintheEnglishlanguage. _55___AhighschoolstudentwhogetsahighscoreinthetwopartsofthetesthasagoodchancetoenteratopAmericancollege.Forthisreason,manystudentshitthebooksformonthstopreparefortheSAT. A.Thetesthastwoparts. B.thesituationchangesaschildrenbecomeolder. C.Peopleknowthedangersoffires. D.theSATtestisveryimportant. E.However,mostseriousstudentsonlyreallybeginhittingthebooksforlonghourswhentheyreachhighschool. F.Schoolinthoseearlyyearsisfun. G.Canyoumakeitcheaper? (责任编辑:admin) |