One evening he met a friend of his in the street. The man asked him to have dinner in a restaurant. He was happy and drank a lot. When they left there at midnight, he could hardly stand. The man had to stop a taxi and asked the driver to take him home. Soon they arrived at the door of his house. With the help of the driver, he got out. “Thank you, sir.” said Mr. Smith. “Now I can open the door myself.” The taxi drove away, but he couldn’t put the key into the keyhole. He was trying to do it while a policeman came. “Can I help put the key into the keyhole, sir?” asked the policeman. “Thank you, sir.” said Mr. Smith. “The house is circling now. If you can stop it moving, I can open the door myself.” 56. He spent all his money A. on his clothes B. on drinks C. on food D. on his house 57. One evening Mr. Smith’s friend asked him A. to visit his old friend B. to drive a taxi for him C. to have a meal with him D. to watch a football match 58. One night Mr. Smith could hardly stand because he A. drank too much B. was too happy C. felt too tired D. was too hungry 59. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Mr. Smith opened the door himself. B. Mr. Smith was very angry with the policeman. C. Mr. Smith wouldn’t like the policeman to help him. D. Mr. Smith couldn’t open the door without the help of the policeman. (B) The summer vacation is over. It is true that time always flies fast. During the vacation , the weather was bad and I could not do much work, but I live happily. As the afternoon was hot, I did my work in the morning. I used to get up at 6:30 and take a walk in the garden for half an hour. After breakfast, I began reading English and Chinese and did some exercises in maths. This took me three hours or more. I worked quite hard and made good progress. I spent the afternoon outside. I went to swim and it was very funny. I would not go home until it was five or six o’clock. Sometimes a friend would come to see me and we would spend some hours listening to music. In this way, I spent my vacation happily. And I not only studied well but also became a good swimmer. Now I am in good health and high spirits. 60. What does the text tell us? A. How the writer spent his summer vacation. B. What the weather was like in the summer. C. When the writer got up in the morning. D. Where the writer took a walk. 61.The writer spent most of the afternoon _______. A. listening to music B. visiting his friends C. walking in the garden D. swimming 62. The writer had very good summer holidays because he ______. A. worked very hard and made good progress B. learned to swim and did his work well C. got up early and went home late D. liked swimming better than studying 63.Which of the following is NOT true? A. The writer made progress in his lesson. B. The writer took a walk for half an hour before breakfast C. The writer began studying as soon as as he got up. D. The writer spent more time swimming than listening to music. (C) In order to know a foerign language well. Four thing are necessary. Fisrt, we must understand the language when we hear it spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves correctly with confidence (自信 ) and without hesitation( 犹豫). Thirdly, we must be able to write it. Finally we must be able to make sentences that are correct in Grammar. There is no short way to succeed in language learning. A good memory (记忆 ) is a great help, but it is not enough only to memorize the rules from grammar book. It is no much uses learning by heart long lists of words and their meanings, studing the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. If we are pleased with a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning a language. We must “Learning through use”. Practice is important. We must practice speaking and writing the language whenever we can. 64.The most important things to learn a foreign language are ________. A. understanding and speaking B. hearing, speaking, reading and writing C. writing and understanding D. memorizing and listening 65. Someone can understand and write English well, but can’t speak it. This is because _______. A. he doesn’t understand the language he hears it B. he doesn’t have a good memory C. he always rememner a long list of words and their meanings D. he often hesitates to practise speaking it 66. One can never learn a foerign language well only by _______. A. much practice B. studying the dictionary C. learning through use D. using the language 67. Which of the following is the most important in learninga foreign language? A. A good memory B. Speaking C. Practice D. Wrting (D) These simple ways can increase your popularity(受欢迎度) and win you more friends, so why not try them? ● FOCUSING ON OTHERS This will reduce any shyness you may have. You’ll be more relaxed and therefore more natural and fun. And you will get more good---people will love the fact that you’re paying attention to them while you don’t have to worry about what people think of you. ● LOOKING PEOPLE IN THE EYE Making eye contact is very important because it shows you’re interested in them. If you let your eyes wander(游移) or keep looking over their shoulder, people will feel slighted, and they’ll like you less they would otherwise. ● ASKING QUESTIONS Doing this gives you two advantages. It shows other people that you are indeed paying attention and that you consider what they are telling you important. Being sure to follow up when you’ve shared a conversation with someone about something important in his/her life, be sure to ask about it later. This shows that you listen and you care. ● MAKING AN EFFORT TO SMILE A smile means acceptance, and that makes people open up to you. Make a conscious(有意识的) effort(努力) one day to smile at the people you stay or work with and watch how well they respond to you. ● BEING RELIABLE People appreciate those who help them, and they quickly begin to hate those who don’t. 68. By fixing your attention on others, you will ______. A. be more worried and tired B. feel more confident C. be paid less attention to D. feel less liked 69. When having a conversation with people, you’d better NOT ______. A. be open up to them B. fix your eyes on them C. ask questions about them D. avoid looking at them 70. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Showing continuous care for others is appreciated. B. Smiling at others can often be misunderstood. C. Looking people in the eye will make them uncomfortable. D. You don’t have to continue helping others if you don’t want to. 71. Which is the best title for this passage? A. Ways to Make You More Natural B. Trying to Be a Polite Person C. Making as Many Friends as Possible D. Ways to Make You More Popular (E) There was once a farmer who had a fine orchard (果园). He worked very hard all his life and the orchard always did well. But he knew that his three sons looked down upon farm work, and were only interested in getting rich quickly. When the farmer was old and knew he was going to die, he called his three sons to him and said, “My sons, there’s a lot of gold hidden in the orchard. Dig for it, if you want to have it.” The sons tried to get him to tell them the exact place where the gold was hidden, but he said nothing more. After the farmer was dead, the sons went to look for the gold. Since they didn’t know where the hiding-place was, they decided to begin digging all over the orchard, They dug and dug, but no gold was found. Finally they had to give up the attempt. The next summer, the fruit crop was the biggest they had ever had. This was because of the thorough digging the orchard had got. When the three sons saw the great amount of money they got after they sold the fruit, they suddenly understood what their wise father had meant when he said “There’s gold hidden in the orchard. Dig for it.” 72. When the old farmer was living, ____________. A. the orchard gave rich crops each year B. the orchard gave rich crops only when the weather conditions were good C. the orchard had an average crop D. the fruit crop was usually poor 73. Which of the following statements is true? A. The farmer’s sons were lazy and had never worked on the farm B. The farmer’s sons did a lot of buying and selling in town so as to get rich quickly. C. The farmer’s sons loved farm work, because their father, who was hardworking all his life, had told them to work hard. D. The farmer’s sons considered farm work worthless. 74. When the sons asked their father to tell them the exact place where the gold was hidden, he told them nothing, because _________. A. he was dying B. he thought they understood what he meant C. he wanted them to dig the orchard all over D. the gold could easily be found 75. No gold was found because ___________. A. the farmer’s sons hadn’t dug the orchard deep enough B. the gold had been stolen C. the farmer’s sons didn’t know in what part of the orchard the gold was hidden. D. there was no gold hidden in the orchard. 第四部分 书面表达(共两节,满分35分) 第一节 根据汉语提示填入正确的单词使句子完整(共10小题上,每小题1分,满分10分)。 1.I began to show interest in American ________(文学) in 1998. 2.A three-minute silence was held as a mark of _________(尊敬). 3.Every student who ________ (参加) the lecture given by the hero yesterday must hand in a report. 4.In order to achieve high ______(成绩), Jack works very hard at all his lessons. 5.Don’t ________(放弃) English even if you are not interested in it, for it will be helpful to you. 6.I’m so envious of you getting an __________(额外的) day’s holiday. 7.We have a new manager. Our ________(以前的) manager quitted his job last week. 8.The children in that school _________(捐赠)many schoolbags to those in the disaster area. 9.His latest painting is being ________(展览)at the exhibition. 10.Much attention should be paid to _________(发展)science and technology. 第二节 句子翻译((共10小题上,每小题2.5分,满分25分) 1.对一个高中生来说,在一周内完成这个任务(task)是很有挑战性的。(It is +adj. +for sb. to do sth.) 2.正在舞台上跳舞的那个女孩儿是我的小妹妹。(who引导的定语从句)。 3.玛丽很喜欢吃水果,比如苹果和桔子。(such as) 4.尽管他很年轻,但他能独立谋生了。(though) 5.我打电话告诉了警察车祸的事。(inform sb. of sth.) 6.我在校门口一见到玛丽就把钱还给了她。(upon doing sth.) 7.我正在努力学习如何用英语提建议。(how to) 8.别担心。 每个人在人生的某个阶段都会经历这些问题。(experience) 9.我和爸爸每天晚上花一个小时在操场上锻炼身体。(spend time doing sth.) 10.到欧洲旅游对我来说是一次令人激动而又愉快的经历。(动名词作主语) (责任编辑:admin) |