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B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文):(共6分)
Charles Dickens (查理·狄更斯) was a famous British novelist. At first he wrote just for his own pleasure. Then he thought someone might ___1____ to read his stories. He sent one story to a publisher but didn’t sign his name to it. This story was printed, and so were several ___2___. The publisher did not know who wrote them, so Charles did not get any money for them. But he did have satisfaction of __3___ them in print.
Then another publishing company hired Dickens ____4___ stories about London. He started to write The Pickwick Papers (《匹克威克先生外传》), the adventures of Mr. Pickwick and his friends ____5__ they traveled around
London. It was easy for Charles to write these stories because he knew so much about London. The Pickwick Papers, sold ___6__, and Charles was never poor since then. ( ) 1. A. will B. be will C. willing D. be willing ( ) 2. A. another B. others C. the others D. any other ( ) 3. A. seeing B. hearing C. looking D. reading ( ) 4. A. to write B. writing C. for writing D. write ( ) 5. A. and B. before C. as D. till ( ) 6. A. nice B. well C. good D. fine
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. (共8分)
Tennis is in its second life. Its first game began in France. The name of the game comes from the French word “tennez”. The English men c___1____ the game “tennis” when they watched the Frenchmen play 800 years ago.
The Englishmen liked the French game. Tennis courts(球场)were built in every park, in every city, just like today. The two countries played a___2____ each other. At f____3_____ they played for honor. Then they w 4 money. Later people began cheating to get money. Three hundred years ago the game was forbidden(禁止) to stop the cheating. The game almost d 5 . Americans found the old courts when they went to Europe 100 years ago. They learned w___6____ they could do about the game. They liked the game as the Englishmen had before. After returning home, the Americans built tennis courts. Tennis began to become welcome in all the United States. Now it is one of the most exciting g 7 in the world again.
1. c_________ 2. a_________ 3. f_________ 4. s_________ 5. a_________ 6. w_________ 7. w_________ 8. e_________
D. Answer the questions. (共6分)
The Amazon rainforest is home to millions of different kinds of animals, plants, and birds. Most of the world's fresh water is there and the forest plants clean the air every day.
Chico was born near the Amazon town, Brazil, in 1944 and started working when he was young. Like the rest of his family, the boy got the money by taking a little rubber from the trees in the forest. (The trees are not hurt when the rubber is taken.) The forest and the people lived together comfortably and peacefully.
But some people thought too much about themselves and never thought about the future. In
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1980, the forest was burnt to build roads, houses and factories. Chico was angry. He wanted to save the forest! He talked to the government workers, but they didn't listen to him. They were still clearing the rainforest to make quick, easy money. \So Chico held group meetings. He discovered that hundreds of people agreed with him. His hope grew. More people came together to try to stop the forest workers. Large areas of the forest were saved. Later he travelled to many other countries for international help. People soon became interested in this brave Brazilian. In the next few years Chico's name became famous all over the world. The government of Brazil started making plans to protect the large area of the Amazon rainforest.
But as Chico's dreams started coming true, someone stopped him in the only possible way. The famous forest fighter was murdered right outside his home on December 22, 1988. Chico's life was cut short, but his brave new ideas continued in other people. One man changed the world's ideas. After his death, people around the world donated money to help Chico's work. 1. Was Chico born in Brazil?
_________________________________________________________________ 2. How did young Chico get money?
_________________________________________________________________ 3. Why were they still clearing the rainforest?
_________________________________________________________________ 4. How many things did Chico do after the forest was burned?
_________________________________________________________________ 5. When was Chico murdered?
_________________________________________________________________ 6. What did Chico achieve in life?
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VII. Writing. (共18分)
Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic “My views on the Internet”(以“我对因特网特的看法”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文,标点符号不占格。)
(注意:短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其他相关信息,否则不予评分。) Use the following points as a reference. (以下问题仅供参考) What are your views on the Internet?
Why do you think so? (Give at least two reasons)
What are your suggestions to using the Internet properly?
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听力原文及其参考答案
A. Listen and choose the right picture.
1. The symbol of Singapore is half lion and half fish. C
2. The fountains of St. Peter Square in Italy attracted millions of tourists every year. A 3. Teachers organize visits to local factories during lesson time. B 4. Students shouldn’t wear ear rings at school. E
5. After I finished my lunch, I continued working on my exercises. G 6. Jason and I are going to the tennis club next Friday afternoon. D
B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear. 7. M: Excuse me, how long can I keep the book?
W: For two weeks. But you must return it here on time. Q: Where are the two people? C 8. W: Did you take a train to Guilin?
M: No. It’s hard for me to get the ticket. So I traveled by air. Q: How did the man to there? B
9. M: I remember seeing you somewhere. Are you Mrs. Smith? W: Yes.
M: Where do you live?
W: I live in Garden City Real Estate. M: What a coincidence! I live there, too.
Q: What can you know from the two speakers? D 10. M: What can I do for you, Madam?
W: I’m looking for some shirts for my son. M: This one is $15, and that one is $25. W: Well, I’ll take two 25-dollar shirts.
Q: How much does the woman have to pay for the shirts? D 11. M: What does your father do, Jessica?
W: He used to be a salesman, but now he is an IT engineer. M: What about your mother?
W: She has been an English teacher in No. 1 Junior High School for about 12 years. Q: What does Jessica’s father do now? B
12. M: You must have a rest, Maria. You have really been working too hard these days. W: But how can I? The exam is coming next Saturday. M: Oh, don’t worry. Couldn’t you rest just this afternoon? W: All right, if you really think so.
Q: What will Maria do this afternoon? A
13. W: Tom looks good in that old jacket, doesn’t he, Matt? M: I still think he should get a new one. Q: What does Matt think of Tom? B
14. W: Excuse me, sir, is the No. 11 bus stop here?
M: Yes, but it only runs once every twenty minutes and one just went by 10 minutes ago. Q: How long will the woman have to wait for the bus? B
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15. W: You have been in London for several months. How do you like the city? M: The only thing is the sun never smiles.
Q: What doesn’t the man like about London? D
16. M: I’d like to buy the camera, but I don’t have enough money with me. W: I’ll lend you money if you can pay me back soon. Q: Can the man buy the camera now? C
C. Listen to the dialogue and tell whether the following statements are true or false. M: Amy, so, how are you doing?
W: Oh, hi Stuart. School is so crazy these days, and when I am not at school, I’m at work.
M: Hey, listen. I’m getting together with Sara and Paul tonight and few other friends are going to join us. Well, we are going up to eat and catch a movie. Why don’t you come with us? W: Hey, I’d love to but I have to prepare for a test tomorrow.
M: Ah, come on. We’re planning on having dinner around 6:30 and then seeing a movie at 7:30. We should be home by 10:30… 11:30 at latest. I mean you’re always saying that you don’t have any friends… and that your love life… well, that you don’t have one. Come on! W: I… I don’t think I’d better. I haven’t been feeling well lately.
M: Yeah, because you study too much. Well, we’ll have a blast. Come on! Relax. [Well…] And it’s Sara’s birthday, too. And we’re throwing her a small birthday party after the movie. Come on. Best friends always stick together. W: Oh. Okay.
M: Great. I’ll pick you up at 6:00.
W: Okay. See you then, but I have to be back by 10:30. M: Ah, 10:30… Midnight. It’s all the same. See you at 6:00. TTFTFTF
D. Listen to the dialogue and complete the following each sentence with ONE WORD.
Bev was a real estate agent in New York City. She usually left home about 10 a.m. She never drank or ate anything until she returned home. “You need energy. Eat some lunch,” her husband said. “I can’t eat anything after I leave the house. I don’t carry a toothbrush or toothpaste,” she said. “No problem. Put them into your purse,” he said. “That’s extra weight,” she said. “Every day I walk 30 blocks. I climb 20 flights of stairs. My purse is so heavy. Besides, it’s full. I don’t have room in my purse. Look.” He looked into her purse. It was full. He lifted it. It was heavy. “Well, you should at least drink lots of water. I’m sure all that walking makes you thirsty,” he said. “I get thirsty, but I don’t dare drink,” she said. “it’s too hard to find a clean place to pee!” 24. agent; 25. until; 26. anything; 27. carry; 28. room; 29. least; 30. dare
Part Two Vocabulary and Grammar
II. 31-35 DCCBC 36- 40 AABBD 41-45 CCADB 46-50 DDBCC III. 51-58 EDCF HAIG
IV. 59.thieves 60.crowded 61.unusual 62.physical 63. robberies; 64. hurriedly; 65. argument 66. owner
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V. 67. How far 68. spent, saving 69. It’s of; 70. interested in/ fond of 71. left hurry
Part 3 Reading and Writing
VI. Reading comprehension. (共38分) A: DBCBDA B: DBAACB
C: 1. called 2. against 3. first 4. won 5. Disappeared D: 1. yes, he was
2. By taking a little rubber.
3. Because they wanted to make quick, easy money. 4. Three.
5. On December 22, 1988
6. He protected the forest and changed the world’s ideas.
6. What 7. games
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