A. Dogs are always man’s best friends.
B. An animal bloodmobile is very useful. C. Dogs can help dogs by donating blood. D. Dogs and people can get along well with each other.
C
I left my hometown in London last year and now I have enjoyed working in this small city in China. Learning a foreign language opens you up to the culture and history of a country. So in order to know more about China, I started to learn Chinese.
But at times, I found myself in funny situations. When I greeted strangers in China, they began to talk a lot and very fast. They asked me questions about everything. But all I could do was to look at them with a blank face. I had no idea what they were talking about. Were they just being kind, funny or impolite? Many people want to make friends with me. But I am a bit upset when I find out the reason why they need a foreign friend. They say they want to practice their English. I don’t need friends like this. I like friends to share my feelings and ideas with.
However, the more Chinese I learn, the more similarities I find it has with English. In English, thick-skinned is to describe a person who doesn’t care for criticism (批评). I was surprised to find that houlianpi in Chinese means the same. And both languages share some common idioms (习语). For example, “look on with folded arms” means xiushoupangguan, and “burn the boats” is similar to pofuchenzhou.
I’m still on my journey to learn Chinese. I believe that sometimes you have the most fun on a journey.
( )41. The writer comes from .
A. the UK
B. the USA
C. Australia D. Canada A. they are interested in Western culture
C. they are willing to share feelings and ideas with him D. they want to help foreigners with their Chinese
B. 不同点 C. 规律性
D. 重要性
( )42. Many Chinese want to make friends with the writer because . B. they want a partner to practice English with
( )43. The underlined word “similarities” means “ ” in Chinese. A. 相似点
( )44. A thick-skinned person may . A. be very strong and seldom fall ill
B. like to criticize others for their mistakes C. talk a lot and speak fast D. feel OK when he’s criticized
( )45. If there would be a paragraph before the last paragraph of the text, it most probably
would be about .
A. the reasons why he wants to learn Chinese B. the similarities Chinese and English share C. the differences between Chinese and English D. the importance of learning Chinese and English
假设你是Lucy，国庆节期间你将和父母去某城市旅游。你从网上获得了Sunshine Hotel的部分信息。请你写一封电子邮件给该宾馆的经理，介绍你的行程并咨询如下相关细节： 1. How far is the hotel from the airport? 2. How can you get to the hotel? 3. Do they offer free breakfast? 4. Is there a discount (折扣) for a long stay?
要求：
1. 覆盖要点，请补充合理的细节；
2. 80词左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Sir,
My family is planning a holiday to your city. I got some information about your hotel, but I still have some questions to ask. Would you be kind enough to reply to my e-mail? Lucy
. 书面表达 （20分）
参考答案： 1-5 BCABD
6-10 ACBDC 11-15 BDCAC
41-45 ABADC
16-20 CDBAA 21-25 BCDBA 26-30 CDABC 31-35 CACBD 36-40 DBDAC 46. family rules 47. clean them up quickly 48. pet animals
49. isn’t allowed to / can’t / mustn’t 50. only on weekends
51. useful 52. are 56. either 57. care One possible version: Dear Sir,
53. quiet 54. to wear 55. supposed 58. them 59. move 60. to obey
My family is planning a holiday to your city. I got some information about your hotel, but I still have some questions to ask. Would you be kind enough to reply to my e-mail?
We are arriving in your city on October 1st. And we plan to stay in your hotel for 5 days. Would you tell me how far your hotel is from the airport? And we’d like to know how we can get to your hotel. Also, we wonder whether you offer free breakfast. Last but not least, would you mind telling us whether there is a discount for a long stay?
Thanks for your time. I’m looking forward to your reply. Lucy