1、第一节 阅读下列列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。AI want to tell you the story of one of my old friends called Bob. His teachers called him A Troublemaker.They also said that he had no future and no hope. But now he owns a small second -hand bookstore store which makes him enough money to live on and also to
2、 support his mother.He told me that after he finished grade nine, he went to study at a technical college. He was a pretty bad student so he became one of the gang (一帮) leaders there. Many of them got caught many times for fighting.It looked like nothing could change his life. That was until one sad
3、 day when his father died. That changed everything.After his father died, his mother had to work very hard to make enough money to support the family. He told me that he really pitied his mum after his dad died. He felt that he needed to earn some money rather than let his mum work alone. He loved r
4、eading cartoon(卡通)books and had been collecting them for years. As his family was short of money, he decided that he should sell them. He did this by the side of the road where his mother was selling food.Soon he realized that his books were very popular. So he decided to set up his own business. He
5、 started his business by going around buying cartoon books from other people. He bought them for 25% and then sold them for half price. He could make enough money to help support the family.He was a troublemaker to his teachers but he is a hero to me. If you are judged as a bad student or as someone
6、 being stupid, I suggest you pay no attention to what they say. Just do your best in everything. Dont give up so easily. Believe in yourself. If you think that you can do it, then you can. Believe me, one day you could be more successful than those persons who looked down upon you.1. What does the a
7、uthor want to tell the readers?A. How a young man helped his mother.B. How a young man became a business man.C. People can be successful after they lose a family member.D. People can change when they are determined to.2. Bob felt that he should change his way of life mainly because he .A. pitied his
8、 mother B. got caught for fightingC. wanted to work with his mother D. had to sell cartoon books by the roadside3. Bob decided to start his own business when he .A. sold all his cartoon booksB. found others liked cartoon books C. could write his own cartoon booksD. could buy cartoon books from other
9、s BFun games and activities play all important role in making picnics enjoyable. Here are some examples. Picnic Games for all Age Groups: Running and jumping races, playing balloons are some of the very popular picnic games for children. Grown ups in the picnic mood often enjoy taking part in childr
10、ens games too. While organizing picnic games that suit all age groups, think of all those going to the picnic and think of their preferences. Picnic games for grown ups can include playing frisbee (飞盘), ball games and other sports activities. Prepare playing cards and board games for those who may n
11、ot be able to take part in active games.Family picnic games: family picnics are for all the family members to get together and share some priceless moments with each other. When on a family picnics, spend quality time with your family members, chat with them and talk about what you have not spoken a
12、bout due to your busy lives. Playing together helps you refresh yourself and your relationship with your near ones.Company Picnic Games: Company picnics are team-building events, organized with the purpose of nurturing(培养)team spirit in the company and developing in them a sense of belongings toward
13、s the organization. You can organize outdoor sports, team games and enjoyable activities for the team members. Make sure that the company picnic turns out to be a refreshing break from work for the team.4. The main purpose of the text is to introduce games for .A. teams B. races C. picnics D. childr
14、en5. What kind of games do children probably like best?A. playing cards B. throwing frisbee C. team sports D. running races 6. The under lined words near ones in paragraph 3 most probably refer to .A. school mates B. family members C. people working for you D. people sitting next to you7. Why do com
15、panies organize games?A. To select the strongest teams. B. To make the organizers more famous.C. To build a link between work and play. D. To help their employees build team spirits.C I discovered the power of fear when I became stuck to my driveway, as if my feet were crazyglued to the cement(水泥)As
16、 much as I tried, I could not move them. The realization that my daughters were playing in Nancys house, just one-half block away, paralyzed(麻痹) my legs, making me unable to move when I neared the end of our driveway. Dense(浓厚的),black smoke was rising from behind the Sycamore Maple trees on the othe
17、r side of the street and was enveloping three houses, making them barely visible. Nancys house was one of them. I tried to call out for my daughters hoping to see them run safely to my arms, but my voice was also stuck - stuck in my throat with no intention of coming out. There I stood, helpless, pa
18、ralyzed and silenced by fear, unable to protect the two little girls I loved more than even I had realized. Although trapped in a body that couldnt move or speak, I could still hear. I could hear other mothers anxiously calling their children. I could hear a frightening silence that covered the neig
19、hborhood instead of the usual happy voices of children. And, finally, I could hear the alarm of the fire engine. As the alarm announced, Were on our way, it instantly dissolved (make sth disappear) the crazy glue that had held my feet to the cement and it unlocked the soundproof(隔音) box that had sil
20、enced my voice. I was free to make sure my daughters were safe. As I continued down the driveway, two little girls, my two little girls, ran toward me from across the street. They had come home to tell me about the fire in the garage next to Nancys house. Not only did my feet and voice work now, but
21、 my eyes were also in good working order and had no trouble producing tears.8. Why was the author stuck to her driveway? A. She was too tired to move her legs. B. The fear for her daughters safety struck her.C. Thick black smoke blocked her view. D. The cement on the driveway was still wet. 9. What
22、made the author able to move and speak again?A. The alarm of the coming fire engine. B. Strange silence in the neighborhood. C. Shouting from other anxious mothers D. The courage to protect her daughters.10. What does the author suggest at the end of the story?A. She was really thankful to see her g
23、irls saved. B. She was too excited to believe what she saw. C. She overcame her fear and fully recovered, D. She burst into tears of relief and happiness.11. What is the best title for the text? A. Love in Fire B. The Power of Fear C. A Narrow Escape D. The Price of Fear D“Heaven(天堂)is where the pol
24、ice are English, the cooks are French, the mechanics are German, the lovers are Italian and everything is organized by the SwissHell(地狱)is where the police are German, the cooks are English, the mechanics are French, the lovers are Swiss, and everything is organized by the Italians”Obviously the nat
25、ional stereotypes(模式化的思想)in this old joke are generalizations(普遍化), but such stereotypes are often said to “exist for a reason” Is there actually a sliver(裂片)of truth in them? Not likely, an international research team now says“National and cultural stereotypes do play an important role in how peopl
26、e see themselves and others, and being aware that these are not dependable is a useful thing,” said study author Robert McCrae of the National Institute on Aging“These are in fact unfounded stereotypesThey dont come from looking around you,” McCrae saidIf national stereotypes arent rooted in real ex
27、periences, then where do they come from? One possibility is that they reflect national values, which may become known from historical eventsFor example, many historians have argued that the spirit of American individualism(个人主义)has its origins in the experiences of the pioneers in the Old WestSocial
28、 scientists such as psychologist Richard Robins have given several other possible explanations for stereotypes and why they may be incorrectRobins notes that some stereotypes may have been correct at one point in history and then remained unchanged while the culture changedWe may be“hard-wired”, to
29、some degree, to keep incorrect stereotypes, since we are less likely to notice and remember information that is different from our stereotypesGenerally, according to Robins, when we meet people who are different from our stereotypes, we see them as unique individuals rather than typical national or
30、cultural groups12.The stereotype about Italians is _A.friendly and good-tempered B. romantic(浪漫) but disorganizedC.dreamy and impractical D. strict but thoughtful13.According to social scientists, National stereotypes are not always correct because _A. they are formed by individual historiansB. gene
31、ralizations are made through personal experienceC. what was true in the past may not be true at the presentD. people tend to have false idea about other cultures14. According to the research team led by McCrae, national stereotypes are _.A. interesting B. harmful C. unreliable D. humorous15. The underlined word “hard-wired” in the last paragraph probably means _A. fixed B. forgetful C. anxious D. helpless第二节(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。It is necessary but difficult for English beginners to memorize new words, and long lists of
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