试卷9页120分考试时长100分钟考生务必答案答答题卡试卷作答效考试结束试卷答题卡交回
第部分:知识运(两节45分)
第节 语法填空(10题题15分15分)
阅读列短文根短文容填空未提示词空白处仅填写 1适单词出提示词空白处括号词正确形式填空
A
I often help my mom cook and baked chicken is my favorite thing to make One day when mom was sick I tried to make the chicken all by myself I washed the chicken and put it in a pan in the oven 1 (bake) When the bell rang to tell me the chicken was done I opened the oven door Guess what The chicken was not cooked I started to laugh I forgot to turn 2 the oven Did you know what I did next I 3 (order) pizza Mom was happy I cooked by myself and we could eat the pizza together
B
Chocolate was first used as a drink over 3500 years ago in Central America It was very popular with the Mayans and the Aztecs In fact cocoa beans were very important to people there That was 4 they were used as money In the beginning cocoa 5 (plant) in Ecuador which was for a long time the world’s numberone producer of cocoa beans It is still one of the top 6 (producer) of the beans but nowadays more than 70 per cent of cocoa beans come from West Africa
C
Wallace’s giant bee is the world’s 7 (large) bee with a body the size of a human thumb and wings that can spread to about 25 inches That may sound 8 (frighten) but the bee isn’t likely to hurt anyone It uses its large jaws (嘴) to collect a sticky goo called resin from trees The bee 9 (make) its home in termite mounds (白蚁丘) found on trees using the resin to protect its nest from the termites Until recently the bee had been seen by scientists only 10 (two) once in 1868 and again in 1981
第二节 完形填空(20题题15分30分)
阅读面短文掌握意题ABCD四选项中选出佳选项答题卡该项涂黑
We first met Tom and Gee in the early days of our marriage Someone had been 11 our garbage cans to the garage each garbage day and Jim and I had wondered 12 Then one day we 13 him an elderly man who lived across the street
I baked cookies and left them on a chair outside the garage 14 a thankyou note When we got home from work that day a typed letter had replaced the 15 The letter was from Tom and explained how he had come to 16 the neighborhood on garbage day returning cans for people he 17 knew Back when he’d been fighting a war I wasn’t alive to see his young wife Gee had found herself living alone Neighbors had taken the time to 18 her garbage cans so 19 didn’t have to and he 20 forgot Now he paid it forward by doing the same for all of us
A few years after we’d moved in Tom died We photocopied that letter and 21 it to one of our own for Gee We told her how 22 Tom had been to us how sad we felt sorry for her how thankful we were to have 23 him She wrote back and told us she still talked to Tom every day
These days we’re planning a 24 The house that seemed so huge six years ago is filled with furniture and books and toys and of course people We know it’s time to go and 25 we can’t seem to stick the For Sale sign up on the lawn Gaining a third bedroom sometimes seems like an awful trade for all we stand to 26
It’s not just Gee It’s the man who lets our kids pick peaches off the tree in his front yard It’s the ladies who 27 Jim when their pool filter (滤器) breaks and leave overflowing baskets for our kids on Easter It’s the police officer living directly across from us who smiles and waves and makes me feel a little 28 when Jim is away
The moving boxes are still neatly packed in our basement but Jim and I agree to 29 until January Maybe before leaving I’ll talk to Tom just as Gee still does Thank you I’ll say for teaching us what it means to be a 30
11 A lifting B returning C delivering D fixing
12 A who B what C how D why
13 A visited B caught C spotted D followed
14 A in B for C to D with
15 A gift B chair C garbage D cake
16 A protect B search C walk D greet
17 A only B barely C nearly D surely
18 A handle B change C recycle D open
19 A they B we C he D she
20 A never B always C sometimes D seldom
21 A wrapped B connected C attached D exposed
22 A special B hopeful C powerful D lucky
23 A contacted B remembered C known D understood
24 A party B trip C meeting D move
25 A also B yet C then D therefore
26 A win B lose C fail D save
27 A help B treat C charge D call
28 A stronger B happier C safer D firmer
29 A plan B wait C prepare D talk
30 A husband B friend C couple D neighbor
第二部分:阅读理解(两节40分)
第节(15题题2分30分)
阅读列短文题ABCD四选项中选出佳选项答题卡该项涂黑
A
Amsterdam Destination Guide
Amsterdam is one of the most popular travel destinations in the world famous for its beautiful canals top art museums cycling culture and so on It is the capital and most populous city in the Netherlands and often referred to as the Venice of the North because of its expansive system of bridges and canals Here are some of the key points to remember as you plan your trip to Amsterdam
Boom Season Population Language(s) Currency January Climate July Climate
May to October 813562 Dutch Euro Average high 58 °C Average high 220 °C
MustSee Attractions
Most visitors begin their Amsterdam adventure in the Old Centre which is full of traditional architecture shopping centers and coffee shops You’ll also want to check out Amsterdam’s Museum Quarter in the South District which is great for shopping at the Albert Cuyp Market and having a picnic in the Vondelpark The top museums to visit there are the Rijksmusuem the Ann Frank House and the Van Gogh Museum
If You Have Time
There are several other unique districts in Amsterdam and you should try to explore as many of them as time allows The Canal Ring is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that was originally built to attract wealthy home owners and is a center for celebrity spotting and nightlife today The Plantage area has most of the city’s museums including the Jewish Historical Museum the Scheepvaart Museum and the botanical gardens
Money Saving Tips
Unless you really want to see the tulips (郁金香) blooming avoid booking between midMarch and midMay This is when hotel and flight prices rise
Look for accommodations in Amsterdam’s South District where rates are generally cheaper than in the city center
Buy train tickets at the machine instead of the counter to save a bit of money
Instead of hiring a tour guide hop on a canal boat They’re inexpensive and will give you a unique point of view of the city
Check out our homepage to view price comparisons for flights hotels and rental cars before you book
31 What can be learned about Amsterdam from this passage
A Amsterdam is called the Venice of the North because of its location
B The Van Gogh Museum lies in Amsterdam’s Museum Quarter
C The Old Centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
D The Canal Ring is a place to attract garden lovers
32 In order to save money in Amsterdam you can ______
A arrange a guided canal tour
B buy train tickets at the counter
C reserve a hotel in the South District
D book flights between midMarch and midMay
33 Where is the passage most probably taken from
A A magazine B An essay C A report D A website
B
Three months after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 Rebecca Sell then 24 a photojournalist for Fredericksburg photographed a New Orleans couple worriedly examining waterspotted photo albums As she took the photo something within her clicked I told them I could take the ruined pictures copy them and give them digitally restored (修复) photos
she recalls Although a bit sceptical the couple agreed Rebecca took their photos home restored them and took them to the couple at their temporary home It felt so good to be able to do that for them says Rebecca
When her editor Dave Ellis saw the photo of the couple he suggested they go back and restore damaged photos for even more people So in January 2006 with paid time off from the paper the two set up shop in Pass Christian After posting a notice in the community newsletter Rebecca and Dave received 500 photos in four days For each the pair took a new digital picture then used hightech software to erase water spots and restore colors It just so happened that a popular website linked to Dave’s blog about the experience and soon Operation Photo Rescue as it came to be known had emails from hundreds of volunteers including photographers and restoration experts eager to help
Though digital restoration is a painstaking process mending irreplaceable family pictures means the world to victims like Emily Lancaster 71 who took out piles of ruined photo albums after Katrina never thinking the mess could be saved But she just couldn’t bear to part with a few treasured pictures including a portrait of her father who had passed away and a photo of her husband as a boy Then she heard about Operation Photo Rescue I didn’t have a whole lot of hope they could fix them but they did
Emily says Almost every day I think about all the pictures I’ve lost I’m so happy to have these two
In the five years since Katrina Operation Photo Rescue has collected thousands of pictures ruined by floods hurricanes and tornadoes Volunteers make copy runs to disaster areas across the country to gather damaged photos from survivors operating costs are covered by donations It’s great to be able to give people some of their history back says Rebecca One person told me that thanks to us her grandmother got to see her photos again before she passed away Moments like that remind me why I do this
34 When Rebecca took the picture of the New Orleans couple she decided to ______
A take them to their temporary home
B help with their damaged photos
C set up shop in Pass Christian
D cover Hurricane Katrina
35 From Paragraph 2 we know that Dave and Rebecca ______
A quit their jobs in 2006
B inspired volunteers to join them
C spent four days mending the photos
D made their work known in their newspaper
36 How did Emily Lancaster feel when she first heard about Operation Photo Rescue
A Excited B Hopeless C Satisfied D Sceptical
37 What is the best title for the passage
A Surviving Hurricanes
B An Act of Generosity
C Saving Memories
D A Lucky Couple
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