They could tell you something about the speaker’s feeling. For example, when a speaker is really angry, he might use pauses and says, “I... am... so... angry...”
41. How much of telephone communication is from the words you use?
A. 20%. B. 40%. C. 60%. D. 80%.
42. What can people do to reduce their nervousness on the phone?
A. Gesture wildly. B. Move around. C. Raise their voices. D.
Make facial expressions.
43. How can pauses help people talk on the phone?
A. The speaker can show he is friendly. B. The speaker can tell more
information.
C. The listener will feel confident and in control. D. The listener will have time to
understand the words.
44. What is the passage mainly about?
A. How to control the speed of your speech. B. Different good ways of talking on
the phone.
C. Reasons of making gestures while talking. D. How to improve communication
among friends.
45. What is the writer’s opinion about telephone talk?
A. Your voice on the phone will show what you’re feeling. B. Using too many pauses while talking will annoy others. C. Speaking loudly makes it easier for others to understand you. D. The words you use are more important than the way you speak.
【答案】 41. A 42. B 43. D 44. B 45. A
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43. D细节理解题。根据最后一段句子Using pauses every now and then can help you to slow down. This will make you sound more confident and in control. Also, if you pause after giving some new information, it’ll give the other person time to understand it时不时地用停顿可以帮助你放慢速度，这会让你听起来更自信，更有控制力．另外，如果你停顿后，提出一些新的信息，这会给其他人一些时间来理解它．可知聆听者将有时间来理解这句话。故选D。 44. B主旨大意题。根据第一段句子People can't see you when you're speaking on the phone，but they can hear you．So, the way you speak is especially important. Here are our top tips on how to speak over the phone.当你打电话说话时，人们看不到你，但他们能听到你说话，所以你说话的方式尤其重要．以下是关于如何在电话中说话的小技巧．可知说的是电话交谈的不同方式。故选B。
45. A 细节理解题。根据If you speak too loudly, you could sound angry. And if you speak too softly, it’ll be difficult to hear you. So, speak loudly enough to be heard clearly, but not so loud that you’re shouting.如果你说得太大声，你可能会生气．如果你说话太轻，很难听到你的声音．所以，大声说话，让别人听得清楚，但不要大声喊叫．可知作者认为在电话里你的声音将会显示你的感觉。故选A。 考点：日常生活类短文阅读。
第二节 阅读填空（共5小题，每题1分，满分5分）
阅读短文及文后A~E选项，选出可以填入46~50各题空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In the middle of my home country there are very large places. They are hot and dry land called
deserts.
46. ____________ Families live a long way from other people. Sometimes they are the only people for thousands of kilometres. 47. ____________
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About 65 years ago these people found that using strong radios was a possible way for families
living far away to communicate with each other. They decided they could use the radios for school. In this way, children could talk to each other like at school. 48. ____________
The children each spent about 30 minutes a day on the radio. They talked to their teacher about
their work and difficulties. The teacher designed some exercises and tasks based on what they
learned and posted them to the children. After finishing their work, the children sent it back to their teacher to mark. 49. ____________ He tried to visit each child twice each year. This was sometimes difficult. The journey was very long and could be dangerous. In addition, the school held camps once a
year. The children could all meet each other and shared their learning experience. 50. ____________. The government provides families with computers so that the children can
use the Internet to talk to their teachers and classmates by e-mail now. The teachers enjoy their
work very much because they get to know the children and their families very well. It is an interesting way to learn, don’t you think?
A. The teacher also travelled around the country. B. All over the deserts are farms and small towns. C. This was how the first“ School of the Air” started. D. This families’ children cannot go to school like you.
E. With the development of technology, computers are becoming popular. 【答案】 46. B 47. D 48. C 49. A 50. E
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47. D根据Families live a long way from other people. Sometimes they are the only people for thousands of kilometres.家离别人很远，有时他们是几千公里之外的唯一的人．可知，下句应该是“这个家庭子女无法像你一样上学．”故选D。
48. C根据上句They decided they could use the radios for school. In this way, children could talk to each other like at school.他们决定把收音机用在学校里，这样孩子们就可以像在学校里那样互相交谈了。可知，下句应该是“第一个\空中学校\就是这样开始的”。故选C。 49. A根据下句He tried to visit each child twice each year．他试图每年去看望每个孩子两次．可知，上句应该是\老师也走访乡村\，故选A。
50. E根据下句The government provides families with computers so that the children can use the Internet to talk to their teachers and classmates by e-mail 政府为家庭提供电脑，使孩子们可以通过电子邮件与老师和同学交谈．可知，上句应该是“随着科技的发展，计算机越来越普及。” 故选E。 考点：阅读填空。
四、写作（共四小节，满分35分）
第一节：单词拼写（共6小题，每题1分，满分6分） 51. Where is my phone? I can’t f__________ it.
52. I woke up late today so I had to hurry to get r__________ for school. 53. Your hands are very dirty. Go and w__________ them now, Ben! 54. As usual, she left her room c__________ and tidy before going to school. 55. The sofa is terribly heavy. Can you move it by y__________?
56. At the weekend, you may play a computer g__________, but you mustn’t play for more than 30minutes. 【答案】 51.find
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52.ready 53.wash 54. clean 55.yourself 56. game
54.根据题干可知该句的句型结构为leave+宾语+宾语补足语意为\使…处于…状态\，根据题干中形容词tidy\整洁的\在句中作宾补，结合首字母c可联想形容词clean\干净的\在句中做宾补，故答案为：clean
55.根据上文可知这个沙发非常重．结合空格前为by 首字母为y可联想固定短语by oneself意为\单独、自己\根据主语是you故填入其对应的反身代词yourself\你自己\，故答案为yourself .
56. 根据该空处在句中作宾语故填入名词，结合题干中的关键词play a computer\玩电脑…\及首字母g可推知玩电脑游戏，可联想名词game\游戏\，根据空格前有不定代词a后接可数名词单数，故填入game的单数形式，故答案为：game. 考点：单词拼写。
第二节：完成句子（共7小题，每空0.5分，满分14分）根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。（每空限填一词）
57. 我去过海南岛两次了。 I ________ ________ ________ Hainan Island twice.
58. 昨晚我直到爸妈回家才睡觉。Last night I ________ ________ to bed ________my parents got home..
59. 小梅多么忙碌！她总是第一个来，最后一个走。
________ ________ Xiao Mei is！She is always the first to come and the last to leave. 60. 在中国人民的帮助下，肯尼亚在几个月前建成了一条新的现代化铁路。
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