54. A. surprised 55. A. continues
B. sorry C. happy
D. sad D. expects
B. challenges C. rejects
第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
请阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
We have two very good TEEL (Teach English as a Foreign Language) teaching opportunities available in Tetouan,, northern Morocco with a privately owned English language school which was founded in 2011and follows British courses. The new teachers needed by the school will begin to work on October 1st, 2016. Overview
●Teach children from the ages of 7 or even younger to adults. ●Teach all levels of English from beginner to the advanced. ●Teach conversation classes.
●Teaching hours will be 6 to 40 hours a week depending on student enrollment(登记人数). Salary ＆ Beneflts
●Provide accommodation: a small furnished apartment near to the school, which is close to the center of the city and transport links.
●Share an apartment with another teacher.
●Each teach will have their own bedroom but has to share a bathroom with another teacher. ●Electricity and water bills to be paid by the teacher.
●Receive weekly salary based on Moroccan standards of living of 600 dirhams (迪拉姆) a week. Class for children
●All students are local Moroccan student who live in the surrounding area. ●Our school uses Macmillan books.
●We have three terms in a year and each term consists of 15 weeks. Classes are mostly in the evening from 5 pm to 9:30 pm; however, some morning classes are also available, which are usually classes for housewives. ●There are no classes on Saturday. Requirements
●Bachelor’s degrees (any field). ●Native English speaker. ●Teaching experience preferred.
To apply, please email us with a copy of your information: jobs@eslstarter. com
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56. We can learn from the passage that a teacher_. A. will not give lessons on Saturday B. will have to teach 50 hours a week C. can use electricity and water for free D. will share a bedroom with another teacher. 57. Which of the following are needed for an applicant? a. His/Her mother tongue is English. b. He/She is a university graduate. c. His/Her major is English.
d. He/She has some teaching experience.
A. a, b, c B. b, c, d, C. a, b, d D. a, c, d
B
“Can I hug you?” community nurse Joyce Jebambula asks with a smile as she welcomes me back to her village. “Of course,” I say as I put my arms around her. It’s an unbelievable moment. Just at the height of the outbreak more than a year ago, there was an “avoid body contact” rule here. It’s now been removed.
One of the most challenging parts of reporting this outbreak over the past 18 months is that I haven't been able to touch anyone in the worst-affected countries. When Ebola(埃博拉病毒) survivors described in tears describing losing their families, I had to almost sit on my hands to avoid reaching out to comfort them.
The outbreak was declared over in Sierra Leone on 7 November. I returned for the celebrations. But despite reaching this long-awaited milestone, all is not well.
Ibrahim Koroma, 21, clings to his survivor's certificate outside the home. All 17 of his family are now dead. The certificate is one of his most prized possessions. \Ibrahim tells me how his landlord has allowed him to stay in one of the rooms of his former family home until the end of the year. He says he doesn't know what he'll do after that. He does some part-time work, relying heavily on help from neighbours. His two little sisters and little brother died in the very room where he now sleeps. He says he often lies awake thinking about them, feeling very bad.
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa was the worst on record. In past outbreaks there had only been a few hundred deaths and a few hundred survivors. It was thought Ebola could live for only three months. But research has now shown it can linger for at least nine months. Scientists are still trying to find how long it could be infectious.
58. When interviewing Ebola survivors the author _______.
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A. couldn’t touch the with hands. B. kept comforting them with hands C. held their hands to show sympathy D. couldn’t help comforting them with hands
59. Ibrahim Koroma values his certificate because it_________ A. is a sign of his contributions B. shows he is healthy person
C. has been the only one for patients so far D. is a great honor to have it in his village 60. We can learn from the passage that___________ A. Ebola an only survive a few days B. Ibrahim’s neighbours treat him badly C. Ebola still influences Ibrahim’s life
D. there were once 17 people in Ibrahim’s family
C
Chinese students have tended to come to the UK at a younger age in recent years, which means they come to Britain not only for higher education, but also for high school or even primary school. Asian investors（投资者） have followed this trend, and started to buy independent schools to serve this demand.
An article carried by the Times of London on October 17 reported that last year Chinese-owned company Achieve Education bought Chase Grammar, a boarding and day school in Cannock, Staffordshire. Chase Grammar includes a program that offers extra support for pupils from China. “ This trend is very good and I am not at all surprised,” Barnaby Lenon, chairman of the Independent Schools Council, told the Global Times, adding that Chinese people like the English education system. “ We welcome Chinese investors in British private education.” “Chase Grammar School is small, and the classes are small. It gives the school a family atmosphere,” Jackie Medhurst, principal of Chase Grammar School, said in a welcome note on the school’s website.
Small class sizes, personal care, good exam result, and entry to world famous universities are features that are most attractive to Chinese students. But many parents are also worried that foreign investors might expand the proportion of international students, and that might undermine the British tradition.
It seems that Chase Grammar does not intend to hide their attempts to attract Chinese families. It has set up a China office in Shanghai to facilitate Chinese parents’ communication with the school. Tong Zhou, a director of
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Chase Grammar, told the media that the school does not intent to change the ratio of local students and international students.
Some international branches of British boarding schools are very popular in Asia. In recent years, the Chinese passion for the British boarding school system has led some of the best-known schools such as Harrow and Wellington to set up satellite schools in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. And the trend continues.
It seems that the rising wealthy class in Asia is not satisfied with international branches in their own countries. They want to send their kids to the original British boarding schools to be surrounded by English people and immersed in the British culture. To support their children studying in the UK, Chinese parents are buying houses in Britain. According to a survey by UK Property Weekly, houses near universities and outstanding primary and secondary schools are the most preferable location for Chinese buyers.
Compared to the independent school system, universities are more open. It is reported that China remains the leading source of international students for London.
61. Which of the following can we know from Barnaby Lenon’s words? A. He was surprised at the present current trend. B. English universities are better than those in China. C. The English education system is welcomed by the Chinese. D. There will be fewer investors in private education.
62. Which of the following is NOT among the attractions of the British schools? A. The small size of classes.
B. The entry to world-famous universities. C. Good exam results. D. Good living conditions.
63. The underlined word “ undermine” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “______”.
A. weaken B. strengthen C. follow D. overcome 64. Chinese parents are buying houses in order to ______. A. invest more money
B. support their children’s education C. show off their ability D. compete with other parents
D
For eighty four days old Santiago had not caught a single fish. At first a young boy, Manolin, had shared his
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bad fortune, but after the fortieth luckless day the boy's father told his son to go in another boat. From that time on, Santiago worked alone. The boy loved the old fisherman and always helped him with money and food. Usually, they would talk about the fish they had taken in luckier times or about American baseball after supper, while at night, alone in his cottage, Santiago dreamed of lions on the beaches of Africa, where he had gone on a sailing ship years before. He no longer dreamed of his dead wife. On the eighty-fifth day, Santiago set off to fish before dawn. Two of his baits (饵) were fresh tunas (金枪鱼) the boy had given him. Then he set his lines which went straight down into deep dark water.
As the sun rose he saw other boats in toward shore. A man of war bird showed him where dolphin were chasing some flying fish. This time Santiago saw tuna jumping in the sunlight. A small one took the hook on his line. Pulling the fish aboard, the old man thought it a good fortune.
Toward noon a marlin, a common fish in the sea, started eating the bait which was one hundred meters down. Gently the old man played the fish, a big one, as he knew from the weight on the line. At last he struck to settle the hook. The fish did not come out of the surface. Instead, it began to pull the boat to the northwest. The old man followed it. Although he was alone and no longer strong, he had his skill and knew many tricks. He waited patiently for the fish to be tired .
It became cold after the sunset. Suddenly the marlin leaned, pulling Santiago forward on his face and cutting his cheek. By dawn his left hand was cramped (抽筋的). The fish had headed northward; there was no land in sight. Hungry, he cut pieces from the tuna and chewed them slowly. That morning the fish jumped. Seeing it leap, Santiago knew he had hooked the biggest marlin he had ever seen. Then the fish went down and turned toward the east. Santiago drank a little water from the bottle during the hot afternoon. Close to nightfall a dolphin took the small hook he had baited. He lifted it aboard, careful. After he had rested, he cut meat from the dolphin and kept also the two flying fish he found in its stomach. That night he slept. He awoke to feel the line running through his fingers as the fish jumped. Making the line loose slowly, he tried to tire the marlin. After the fish slowed its run, he washed his cut hands in sea water and ate one of the flying fish. At sunrise the marlin began to circle. Faint and dizzy, he worked to bring the big fish nearer with each turn. Almost exhausted, he finally drew his big fish alongside and drove in the harpoon (鱼叉). The fish was two feet longer than the boat. No fish like it had ever been seen in Havana harbor. An hour later, he sighted the first shark, a fierce Mako, and it came in fast to chase after the dead marlin. The old man struck the shark with his harpoon. The Mako rolled and sank, carrying the harpoon with it and leaving the marlin bloody. He knew the smell would spread. Watching, he saw two sharks closing in. He struck at one with his knife and watched it sliding down into deep water. He killed the other while it tore at the flesh of the marlin. When the third appeared, he thrust (刺) it with the knife. The other sharks - 10 -