50. Who got a Kindle as a gift? A. Luigi.
C. Bonnie. D. Justine. B
More Than a Zoo
Popcorn Park is not like most zoos. It is a very special place. Workers at the zoo care for hurt
B. Milou.
or sick animals. They return some of these animals to their natural homes. Those animals that cannot live on their own stay at Popcorn Park Zoo.
At first this unusual place was not a zoo. It was called the Forked River Animal Care Center. The workers there took care of lost or unwanted cats and dogs.
The change to the center began in 1977 when a raccoon needed help. The workers cared for the animal. Finally it was better, but it could not care for itself. The raccoon was allowed to live at the center.
Once people heard about the wonderful work being done at the center, they began taking all kinds of hurt or homeless animals there. Soon the center was no longer just a home for cats and dogs. So many animals were living at the center that it became more like a zoo. It was time for a new name.
Popcorn Park Zoo got its funny name because many of the animals there like to eat popcorn（爆米花）made without oil or salt. Also the popcorn is sold at the zoo to help make money to care for the animals. People buy the popcorn to feed the animals as a treat.
Popcorn Park Zoo now takes care of more than 200 kinds of animals. All the animals at the zoo get lots of care and love.
51. Workers at the zoo look after ______. A. only homeless cats and dogs C. all the unwanted cats and dogs 52. The zoo got its name because ______.
B. hurt or sick animals D. young or old animals
A. vistors can make popcorn themselves A. vistors can make popcorn themselves
B. the workers at the zoo like to eat popcorn
C. the popcorn in the zoo is free for visitors D. many animals there like to eat popcorn 53. From the text we can know that ______.
A. the animals at the zoo are looked after well
B. all the animals will be returned to their natural homes
C. the zoo was a very famous park in the past D. the zoo spends much money taking care of the animals
C
Hueco Tanks State Historical Park is home to thousands of Native American paintings and drawings. Ancient works of rock art dating back thousands of years lie within caves hidden in the hills. The paintings at Hueco Tanks have lasted for centuries.
The walls tell stories of many people and many times for at least 10, 000 years. Several different groups of people have traveled through and lived in the area. These groups often left their mark with rock paintings and drawings. Scientists have studied these ancient works of art to learn more about the people who made them. Scientists believe that around 6, 000 BC a group now known as the Desert Archaic people occupied (占有) the area. The earliest of their drawings are
simple wavy and straight lines. Later drawings show scenes of people holding spears (矛) while deer and other animals run around them.
Around 1, 000 AD the Mogollon people lived in the area. The Mogollon were farmers. More than most farmers, the Mogollon valued water. For them water held great meaning. This group of farmers painted many pictures of water flowing over the land and rain with lightning.
[来源学科网ZXXK]The Mescalero Apaches created some of the most recent rock art at Hueco Tanks. They stayed in the area for a short time around 1, 600 AD. Spanish explorers had arrived in North America by this time. Many of the cave paintings from this period show Spanish soldiers on horses.
In 1849 the California Gold Rush was well under way. Some people traveled through hot, dry West Texas as they made their way to California?s goldfields. Hueco Tanks provided water and shade (阴凉处) for these travelers. Many of these travelers put their names and dates on the rocks at Hueco Tanks. These writings are still found on the rocks today.
In May 1970 Hueco Tanks was made a state park, giving the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department control of the area.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is using technology to help take care of the rock art. By studying these works of art, visitors and scientists can learn much about the lives of some early Native Americans.
54. Which of the following may be the drawn by the Desert Archaic people?
55. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Desert Archaic people raised many animals. B. Mogollon people considered water very important.
C. The Mescalero Apaches created most of the painting. D. People began to protect the paintings in 1970. 56. The passage is an introduction of ______. A. the Native American?s life B. the history of Hueco Tanks
C. the development of the Midwest D. the rock arts at Hueco Tanks
D
She was only about five feet tall and probably never weighed more than 110 pounds, but Miss Bessie was a towering presence in the classroom. She was the only woman tough enough to make me read Beowulf and think for a few stupid days that I liked it. From 1938 to 1942, she taught me English, history — and a lot more than I realized.
I shall never forget the day she scolded (批评) me into reading Beowulf. “But Miss Bessie,” I complained, “I ain?t much interested in it.”
Her large brown eyes became sharp. “Boy,” she said, “how dare you say ?ain?t? to me! I?ve taught you better than that.”
“Miss Bessie,” I said, “I?m trying to join the football team, and if I go around saying ?it isn?t? and ?they aren?t,? the guys are gonna laugh me off the team.”
“Boy,” she replied, “you?ll play football because you have guts (勇气). But do you know what really takes guts? Refusing to lower your standards to those of the crowd. It takes guts to say you?ve got to live and be somebody fifty years after all the football games are over.”
I started saying “it isn?t” and “they aren?t,” and I still joined the team without losing my friends? respect.
Negroes, as we were called then, were not allowed in the town library, except to sweep floors or clean tables. But with the help of some nice whites, Miss Bessie kept getting books out of the white library. That is how she introduced me to the Bront?s, Byron and Keats. “If you don?t read, you can?t write, and if you can?t write, you might as well stop dreaming,” Miss Bessie once told me.
So I read whatever Miss Bessie told me to, and tried to remember the things she insisted that I store away. It could be embarrassing to be unprepared when Miss Bessie said, “Get up and tell the class who Frances Perkins is and what you think about her.” Forty-five years later, I can still recite her “truths to live by”.
Miss Bessie noticed things that had nothing to do with schoolwork, but were essential to a youngster?s development. Once a few classmates made fun of my worn-out hand-me-down overcoat. As I was leaving school, Miss Bessie patted me on the back of that old overcoat and said, “Carl, never worry about what you don?t have. Just make the most of what you do have — a brain.”
No child can get all the necessary support at home, and millions of poor children get no support at all. This is what makes a wise, educated, warm-hearted teacher like Miss Bessie so essential to the minds, hearts and souls of this country?s children.
57. The underlined words “towering presence” in the first paragraph means _______. A. Miss Bessie was strong enough to influence her students B. Miss Bessie was watching the students all the time C. the students thought she was tall and heavy D. the students felt nervous in front of her 58. What can we infer from the passage? A. Carl?s friends came from poor families.
B. Carl hated to read Beowulf in public.
C. Miss Bessie wanted Carl to be a better man.
D. Miss Bessie didn?t want Carl to play football.
59. Miss Bessie asked Carl to read a lot because _______. A. his parents were too poor to afford books B. he was not allowed into the library
C. the whites didn?t want the blacks to read D. she expected him to have a goal in life
60. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage? A. Dreams Go with Education C. Unforgettable Miss Bessie
B. An Unforgettable Lesson D. Reading Makes a Full Man
七、阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。（共8分，每小题2分）
Over the years I?ve been teaching children about a simple but powerful philosophy (哲学) — the ant philosophy. They have an amazing four-part philosophy and here is the first part: ants never give up. 61 , they?ll look for another way.
62 . You can?t be so simple as to think summer will last forever. So ants gather (收集) their winter food in the middle of summer. Think ahead.
The third part is that ants think summer all winter. During the winter, ants tell
themselves, “This won?t last long; we?ll soon be out of here.” And, on the first warm day, the ants are out. If it turns cold again, they?ll dive back down. 63 . And here?s the last part of the ant philosophy. How much will an ant gather during the summer to prepare for the winter? 64 . What a wonderful philosophy, the “all-you-possible-can” philosophy! Wow, what a great seminar to attend — the ant seminar! Never give up, look ahead, stay active and do all you can.
八、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）
Peer pressure (同伴压力) can come to you in many shapes and sizes. We feel it from our peers to do certain things, dress certain ways, use certain words, eat certain foods, and on and on. No matter how old you are, there will always be peer pressure, but it can be a problem in high school. Though peer pressure can sometimes result in positive (积极的) results, usually it is used to describe a negative (消极的) influence. Give in to Peer Pressure
Although everyone will probably give in to peer pressure at some time in their lives. Unluckily, there are people who are more likely to give in to negative peer pressure. They are the ones who show: ?
A. Second, ants think winter all summer B. If they go somewhere and you try to stop them C. All he possible can D. Summer and winter are both important to ants E. However, they will come out at once when it gets warm Little or no self-confidence
? Loneliness
Common Activities Connected with Peer Pressure
The activities that your peers may pressure you to do are: ? Putting off school work to have fun
? Allowing others to cheat by copying your homework or exams ? ?
Drinking and smoking
Teasing (嘲弄) or bullying (欺侮) others
Defeating Peer Pressure
It takes courage! You need to develop the self-confidence, self-acceptance and self-love that will allow you to stay comfortable with your dreams and interests. The following suggestions can be helpful:
? Join groups whose members believe in the same things as you. ? ?
Develop friendships with people who do not pressure you.
Think about where you stand on issues so that you can give your own opinion.
? Discuss your opinions and future plans with your parents in order to get support.
Unfortunately, dealing with peer pressure seems to be part of being a teenager. Know yourself, love yourself and be yourself, and don't let anyone tell you differently!
65. Does peer pressure have negative influence?
66. What kind of teenagers is most likely to give in to peer pressure? 67. Will the negative pressure lead you to study harder or drink and smoke? 68. Why is it better for teenagers to talk to their parents? 69. What does the passage mainly talk about?
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九、完成句子（共10分，每小题2分） 根据中文意思完成句子。 70. 我一收到邮件，就给你回复。
I?ll give you a reply __________________________ I get your email. 71. 有空儿你给我打个电话好吗？
__________________________ call me when you are free? 72. 太累了，我们停下来歇会儿吧。
We?re so tired. Let?s __________________________. 73. 外边正在下雨，但莉莉忘记带雨伞了。
It is raining now, but Lily_____________________.
74. 往往是灾难来临的时候，我们才意识到互相帮助共渡难关的重要性。 Usually we _______________________________________disasters happen.