professor took all the answer sheets and started reading each answer from each sheet in front of the students. All of them described about the black dot and tried to explain its position etc., After the professor finished reading, the whole class was silent.
Professor began to explain, “Don’t worry. I am not going to give you grades for this but I just want you to think about something. Here everyone focused on the black dot and wrote about it but no one wrote about the white paper. The same is with our life. The white paper represents our whole life and the black dot represents problems in our life.
“Our lives are a gift given to us by God, with love and care, and we always have reasons to celebrate—our friends around us, the job that provides us our livelihood, the miracles we see every day.
“Still we just focus on day to day problems like health issues, lack of money, problems in relationships etc. , but we never see that these problems are very small compared with everything we have in our life.”
( )44. What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “confused” in the first paragraph?
A. 迷惑的 B. 兴奋的 C. 绝望的 D. 惊讶的 ( )45. Why were the students confused when they saw the test papers? A. Because it was a surprising test.
B. Because the test papers were blank (空白的)
C. Because there was not a question but just a black dot in the papers. D. Because the question were too difficult for them.
( )46. How many students wrote about the white paper?
A. None of them. B. Some of them. C. All of them. D. Only one. ( )47. What did the professor want to tell us? A. Be sure to answer the question from two sides.
B. The white paper represents our whole life and the black dot represents problems is our life.
C. We should just focus on day to day problems like health issues, lack of money, problems in relationships etc.
D. Take the eyes from the problems and cherish each moment that life gives us. Be happy and live a positive life.
C
The last leaf is a short story written by US author O Henry. One of the most famous short story writers in history. His stories are known for their surprising endings, now called “O Henry endings”.
In the story of The last leaf. Sue and Joanna are two artists living in New York City. Unfortunately, Joanna is ill and will probably die. In the hospital, something touching and unexpected happens. Let’s find out more in the following excerpt(节选).
Sue looked out of the window. All she saw was an old yellow and green ivy (常春藤) plant. The half-dead plant had few leaves on it because of the autumn winds.
“There are only five, now,” said Joanna. “Five what, dear? What are you counting?”
“The ivy leaves,” replied Joanna. “When the last one goes, I’ll die. I’ve known that for
two days. Didn’t the doctor tell you about it?”
“Joanna, don’t say that. Now, eat some soup and I’ll finish my picture.”
“I don’t want any soup,” said Joanna, looking out of the window. “Now there are only four.”
“Joanna dear, try to sleep. I must ask Mr. Berman to come up. I want to draw a picture of him as a poor old farmer.”
Mr. Berman, who was over 60 years old, lived downstairs. He was a painter, too, but he never sold anything, and he drank a lot. Sue told him all about what Joanna was saying.
“She can’t really think that this will happen! The poor woman!” he cried. ?
Finally there was only one last leaf on the ivy plant. After a few windy days, the leaf was still there.
“Susie,” said Joanna, “I’ve been a bad girl. That last leaf is telling me that it was very wrong of me to want to die. Bring me some soup, dear.”
The next day, the doctor said: “She’s out of danger. But poor Mr. Berman downstairs is dying. There’s no hope for him, I’m afraid.”
That afternoon Sue went into Joanna’s bedroom.
“Joanna dear, Mr. Berman died today. And do you know why? One terrible, cold wet night he took a ladder and some green and yellow paint and he climbed up, and—oh, look at the last ivy leaf on the wall! Why didn’t it ever move in the wind? Can’t you see? It was Mr. Berman’s last great picture. He painted it there the night that the last leaf fell.”
( )48. In this sentence “She can’t really think that this will happen!”, “this” refers to .
A. Joanna didn’t eat any soup B. The doctor said she would die
C. Joanna counted the leaves of the ivy plant
D. Joanna thought when the last ivy leaf went, she would die ( )49. Why didn’t the last ivy leaf fall after a few windy days?
A. Because it was painted on the wall B. Because the leaf was green. C. Because the wind wasn’t strong. D. Because it was tied to the tree. ( )50. Why did Mr. Berman paint an ivy leaf on that wall on a terrible, cold wet night? A. Because Susie asked him to do so.
B. Because he drank a lot and nobody could stop him.
C. Because he liked the ivy plant and wanted to paint it before be died.
D. Because that night the last ivy leaf fell, he didn’t want Joanna to lose hope.
( )51. From the passage we know that .
A. Joanna was a bad girl without hope in her life. B. Mr. Berman was a very kind, great artist.
C. Susie never let Mr. Berman know what Joanna said.
D. Mr. Berman’s pictures was so terrible that be couldn’t sell them out.
D
根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。
How important is music? Many people usually think that listening to music is nice but not
very important. It is often considered only as fun, but not the first choice for education. This opinion is wrong. 52 . 53 , Music reflects the musicians’ thoughts and ideas, and the social environment they came from. For example, just as Mozart’s music represents a lifestyle, rock music is also represents a lifestyle. George Gershwin’s music is another example. He introduced jazz style into his music.
54 . Science explains how the sun rises and sets. Music explores emotional (情绪的) meanings. Such as sadness and happiness. People need every possible way to learn about our world.
Music shows people’s thought. It is a special language. We can “talk” to each other and exchange our thoughts in this amusing way. Through the language we express our feelings, discoveries, ideas and hopes. All of these can be shared with others. When we do not let our children receive a good music education, we take them away from the meanings that music expresses. Our children are lacking in a wonderful part in their lives 55 . 52. 53. 54. 55.
A. Music makes our lives colorful. B. So music education is necessary for all students. C. Music tells us who we are. D. In fact, music education is much more necessary them people usually think. E. Music provides a kind of ability to know the world in a different way. 第Ⅱ卷 （共45分）
五、词汇应用（共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分）
阅读下面的短文，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词。
In my life, a person who has influenced me most is my father. He is a model for me. Now I’ll tell you about his story. My father is in his 1 (fifty). He never smokes or drinks, He 2______(work) in a local factory for years. You will not find anything 3 (usual) about him until you learn more. He works 4 (care) all the time, so he 5 (respect) by his colleagues. My father has always been kind and helpful. He has fun 6 (talk) with old people. He gave our TV to a family who could not afford one. He cares for the children who have lost their parents. Whenever he has some money left, he 7 (give) it to someone in need.
My father has donated blood many times since we 8 (move) here. The blood be has donated in much enough 9 (save) over 70 lives. He has also donated blood cells to people with blood cancer. To my surprise, he has decided to donate his body for medical research after his 10 (die).
When I was a little girl, I could not understand why my father always seemed to he 11 (kind) to others than to his own family and why be thinks of others more than 12 (he). Now I realize that he owns a heart full of love.