II．完形填空（10分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。（共10
小题，每小题1分）
Dad decided that we should all go on a camping trip the next Sunday. My little brother, Paul, __21__ that the trip would probably not go completely as planned. I said, “__22__ it will be fun.”
I started to __23__ back. Once, Dad decided, “We should learn how to boat." Then we__24__ two boats from our friends and drove for three hours to a__25__, but when we got there, we discovered that we had forgotten to take the paddles (划桨).
Paul and I got in a __26__ with Dad, and our two younger sisters got in the other boat with Mom. We flowed around the lake for about a (n) __27__. Then we all jumped into the water with our life jackets on. And then we pushed the boats back to the bank. It was a (n) __28__ trip and I liked it.
“We don’t need seats!" Dad said __29__." We’ll take all the seats out of the car when we get to the park and put them in an air bed."
I don’t know what it will be like on this trip, but I am sure that with Mom, Dad and the four of us__30__ sleeping on the air bed in a small car in a park, we will have a good time.
( ) 21. A. hoped
B. worried
C. satisfied
D. excited
( ) 22. A. And
B. So
C. Or
D. But
( ) 23. A. think
B. throw
C. walk
D. fly
( ) 24. A. offered
B. stole
C. borrowed
D. mended
( ) 25. A. sea
B. stream
C. river
D. lake
( ) 26. A. boat
B. car
C. taxi
D. river
( ) 27. A. month
B. minute
C. week
D. hour
( ) 28. A. dangerous
B. wonderful
C. ordinary
D. unpopular
( ) 29. A. angrily
B. sadly
C. happily
D. honestly
( ) 30. A. sons
B. daughters
C. kids
D. friends
Ⅲ．阅读理解（35分）
i．阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳选项。（共25小题，每小题1分）
A
The world famous Taj Mahal stands near the Yamuna River and was built for Mumtaz Mahal, the favorite wife of the Mughal emperor (皇帝), Shah Jahan. There is a beautiful love story of the Mughal emperor and his wife.
In, or about 1628 AD, Shah Jahan became an emperor. Earlier he was married to a beautiful Persian princess, Arjumand Bano Begum, who came to be known as Mumtaz Mahal. The emperor loved his wife so much that he always provided her with the best. In 1631 AD, the emperor set off on a long trip with his wife. On the way there, his wife died when giving birth to their 14th child.
Before she died, she asked for four promises from the emperor:
1. to build the most beautiful monument for her;
2. not to remarry;
3. to be kind to their children;
4. to visit her tomb every year.
From then on, the story of the Taj Mahal began when the emperor decided to meet his wife’s wishes. Construction began and it took 22 years and as many as 20,000 people to finish it. It cost nearly 40 million rupees (卢比) and 500 kg of gold. The white marble monument was designed in Persian style and it really showed the emperor’s love for his wife.
( ) 31. Which of the following is TRUE according to the first two paragraphs?
A. Shah Jahan was the Mughal emperor’s wife.
B. Shah Jahan got married after he became an emperor.
C. Shah Jahan built Taj Mahal for his wife.
D. Shah Jahan didn’t love his wife Mumtaz Mahal.
( ) 32. Arjumand Bano Begum died ____.
A. in 1628 AD
B. in 1631 AD
C. in 1633 AD
D. in 1632 AD
( ) 33. The underlined word "monument" may mean ____.
A. 木桥
B. 天堂
C. 纪念碑
D. 铁搭
( ) 34. What did Arjumand Bano Begum ask Shah Jahan not to do?
A. To get married again.
B. To build the most beautiful monument.
C. To visit her tomb every year.
D. To be kind to their children.
( ) 35. Which of the following can be the title for this passage?
A. The love story of Taj Mahal.
B. The Taj Mahal’s Persian style.
C. Shah Jahan and his 14th child.
D. 14 kids of Mumtaz Maha.
B
Every town in the United States has a post office. Some are very small, and you may also find them in the corner of a shop. Others are larger buildings. They are open on weekdays and on Saturday mornings. From Monday to Friday, they are usually open from 8:30 am to 16:30 pm.
If you know how much the postage (邮费) is for your letter, you can buy stamps at any window. In some post offices, you can buy stamps from machines. Stamps are sold at different prices, from one cent to many dollars. If you are not sure how much the postage is for your letter, you may ask the man or the woman in the post office for help. He or she will give you the stamps you need. If you are sending your letter far away, you should use airmail envelopes. Remember that postage will be more expensive for a letter to be sent outside the country.
At a post office, you can also buy postcards. A postcard is cheaper than a letter. Usually the postage for a postcard is about half that of a letter. The postcards that you buy at a post office do not have pictures. And they are not to be sent outside the country. Sending letters is an easy and cheap way to keep in touch with people in many different countries.
( ) 36. You can find post offices ____ in America.
A. in every museum
B. in every building
C. in every town
D. in every shop
( ) 37. The post offices in America only open ____ a day.
A. 7 hours
B. 7.5 hours
C. 8 hours
D. 9 hours
( ) 38. How much is the cheapest stamp in America?
A. 1 cent.
B. 3 cents.
C. 1 dollar.
D. 3 dollars.
( ) 39. Which of the following statement is TRUE?
A. Post offices are open from Monday to Sunday in America.
B. You can know the postage of your letter from machines.
C. The postage of an airmail letter is cheaper than that of a postcard.
D. The postcards bought at a post office usually have no pictures.
( ) 40. From the passage we can infer____.
A. the price of stamps in America is expensive
B. it’s convenient to send a letter in America
C. there is no worker in American post offices
D. you can send postcards to foreign countries
C
In November, 2011, a robot called Curiosity was sent into space by scientists in California. On August 6, 2012, after more than eight months of travel, Curiosity reached Mars.
The robot landed near Mars’ equator (赤道). Minutes later, it sent back to the earth a black and-white picture of its own wheels on Mars.
Weighing about a ton, the robot is the heaviest Mars explorer yet. The three Mars robots were sent before Curiosity depended on large airbags for a soft, safe landing. But Curiosity’s weight made landing very difficult. The scientists planned a number of steps to slow down the spaceship carrying Curiosity so that it would not go crashing into Mars. As it came close to Mars, a large parachute opened, helping to slow down the landing. Later, other things helped slow it down more. In the end, Curiosity had a safe, gentle landing.
Curiosity will stay on Mars for 98 weeks, looking for the ingredients (组成部分) of life, and might find an answer to the question of whether or not Mars once had life.
Scientists hope that Curiosity will make some big discoveries. But for the moment they are happy that their latest robot made it to Mars safely. Charles Elachi, director of the landing team, compared his team of scientists to a team of Olympic athletes. "This team came back with a gold medal," he said.
( ) 41. It took Curiosity____ to get to Mars.
A. seven weeks
B. about one month
C. ninety-eight weeks
D. over eight months
( ) 42. Landing was more difficult for Curiosity because ____.
A. it was slower than other Mars explorers
B. it was heavier than other Mars explorers
C. it was more beautiful than other Mars explorers
D. it was more dangerous than other Mars explorers
( ) 43. A large parachute and other things were used to____.
A. open the large airbags
B. protect the spaceship
C. take a picture of Curiosity
D. help Curiosity land on Mars safely
( ) 44. The scientists want to use Curiosity to find out whether ____.
A. Mars once had life
B. there is a flat place on Mars
C. Mars is heavier than the earth
D. robots can stay on Mars for a long time
( ) 45. The underlined sentence can be replaced by____.
A. The robots worked very well
B. The explorers were very useful
C. The landing team did a good job
D. The Olympic athletes won the first prize
D
Every morning, a woman baked bread for her and her family and an extra piece for a hungry passer-by. She would always put the extra piece of bread on the window sill.
She noticed that a hunchback (驼背) came every day and took the extra piece. Instead of saying thanks to her, he would say, "The bad you do remains with you. The good you do comes back to you! "
This went on, day after day. Finally, the woman got very angry. "He is so impolite!" she said to herself.
One day, she added some poison to the piece of bread she prepared for him! When she was about to put the piece of bread on the window sill, she stopped. "What am I doing?" she said. Immediately, she threw the bread into the fire, prepared another one and put it on the window sill.
As usual, the hunchback came, picked up the bread and said those words to her.
That evening, there was a knock on the door. It was the woman’s son, hungry and weak.
Looking at his mother he said, "Mom, I was too hungry to walk any further a mile away. But just then, an old hunchback was kind enough to give me a piece of bread."
Then the woman realized the meaning of the words, "The bad you do remains with you. The good you do comes back to you!"
( ) 46. Why was the woman angry with the hunchback?
A. He was very ugly.
B. He never paid for the bread.
C. He never said thanks to the woman.
D. He always stole bread from the woman.
( ) 47. What is the right order of the events in the passage?
① The hunchback picked up the piece of bread.
② The woman’s son came back home alive.
③ The hunchback gave the piece of bread to a hungry man.
④ The woman put a piece of bread on the window sill.
A. ①④③②
B. ③①②④
C. ④③①②
D. ④①③②
( ) 48. ____ saved her son’s life.
A. His mother
B. The hunchback
C. His father
D. Other people
( ) 49. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The woman and the hunchback were good friends.
B. The woman’s son was impolite.
C. The hunchback was a good person.
D. The woman was a bad person.
( ) 50. From the passage we can learn that we should ____.
A. stop doing good if others don’t say thanks to us
B. stop doing good and begin to do bad if others don’t say thanks to us
C. do both good and bad if others don’t say thanks to us
D. never stop doing good, even if others don’t say thanks to us
E
I’m Graham Hughes, from Britain. Four years ago, I decided to travel alone to every country in the world. I did this for many reasons: to set a Guinness World Record; to raise money for charity; to tell great stories to my grandchildren. But the main reason was to show that the world isn’t a terrible scary place and that you can go anywhere with patience. I didn’t take an airplane mainly because nobody had done it yet. Besides, by travelling on the bus or train I could spend more time with the local people. And it was a lot cheaper.
There were many interesting things as well as difficulties during the trip. One place I will never forget is Iran. It is the friendliest nation in the world. I was treated like a guest by everybody I met. At one time, on a bus, an old lady smiled at me and passed me her mobile phone. The man on the phone told me in English that the woman was his grandmother. She wanted to invite me to her home and cook me breakfast because she was worried that I wouldn’t have anything to eat the next morning.
After my journey, I have learnt that there are good people who will help a stranger in need, all over the world. I have also learnt that people, wherever they live, are not that different. Finally, I have learnt that nobody knows what will happen at the end of the day, so we should enjoy the journey during the day.
( ) 51. Hughes decided to travel to every country for all of the following reasons EXCEPT ____.
A. to set a Guinness World Record
B. to raise money for charity
C. to collect information for his new book
D. to tell great stories to his grandchildren
( ) 52. Hughes wanted to travel without taking the plane, because ____.
① no one had done it before
② he could spend more time with the local people
③ travelling by bus or train was cheaper
④ he was afraid to take the plane
A. ①②④
B. ①②③
C. ②③④
D. ①③④
( ) 53. The second paragraph is mainly about
A. one of Hughes’ experiences
B. a strange man that Hughes met
C. a problem that Hughes dealt with
D. a woman who lent her mobile phone to Hughes
( ) 54. We can learn from the passage that people in Iran are ____.
A. friendly
B. confident
C. honest
D. brave
( ) 55. What has Hughes learned from his journey around the world?
A. The world is a terrible scary place.
B. People living in different places have things in common.
C. There are many bad people all over the world.
D. We should pay more attention to others during the journey.
ii. 选择下列词汇完成下面对话。(共5小题，每小题1分)
A. see B. house C. extra D. nearby E. path F. trouble |
A: Be careful, Sue! The (56) ____ is narrow and muddy.
B: Thanks a lot, Jim. Have you got (57) ____ water? I’m really thirsty.
A: Sorry, I haven’t. It seems that we are in (58) ____ now.
B: That’s true. Do we have to make a call for help?
A: I tried, but there was no signal (信号) in the mountain.
B: Too bad. What should we do now?
A: Don’t worry. Look! Can you (59) ____ there is smoke in front of us?
B: Yes, I can. Someone might be (60) ____. Let’s go and have a look.
ⅲ. 选择下列句子完成下面对话。（共5小题，每小题1分）
A. Where are you, Jane? B. It’s a bit dirty and very crowded. C. That’s a good idea. D. What are you doing, Jane? E. You may join us if you have time. F. By the way, is it possible for me to join you? G. Because it is a lot of fun walking and swimming there. |
A: This is Mike speaking. (61) ____
B: My sister and I are going to Big Meisha Beach tomorrow. And now I’m packing.
A: But you went there last weekend. Why would you like to go there again?
B: (62) ____
A: Well, I don’t think it’s a great place to have fun. (63) ____
B: Maybe. So it’s necessary to protect the environment there.
A: I agree. Why not consider picking up the rubbish when you are there?
B: (64) ____
A: Thanks. (65) ____
B: Why not? We’ll be happy to go with you.
II. 21-25 BDACD 26-30 ADBCC
III. 31-35 CBCAA 36-40 CCADB
41-45 DBDAC 46-50 CDBCD
51-55 CBAAB 56-60 ECFAD
61-65 DGBCF