第二节 完型填空 阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的[A]、[B]、[C]三个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。 What is paper made (Example: 0 )? When we 1 books or newspapers, we seldom stop and think a bout the things 2 to make them. 3 paper our lives would be very different. Paper is one of 4 important inventions(发明) of all time. The people in Egypt(埃及) first used a kind of grasslike plant to 5 paper around five 6 years ago. 3000 years later, a Chinese man created a new 7 of paper using pieces of old cloth. Then for several hundred years, people 8 the world had been using this Chinese method' to make paper. In 1888, a Canadian man invented a 9 method of papermaking using wood. Today, most of the paper we use is made from 10 .
第一节 词语配伍 从所给选项中选出与各项意义相符的选项。 A. soilder B. hospital C. cook D. school E. cinema F. restaurant G. driver
1. People go there for meals.
F
2. People study things there.
D
3. He/She can drive a car.
G
4. People see a film there.
E
5. He/She makes some food for you.
C
第二节 短文理解 1 阅读下面短文,从[A] (Right)、[B] (Wrong)、[C] (Doesn't Say)三个判断中选择一个正确选项。 The poor little girl was tired and hungry in the forest(森林). She walked through the forest, hoping to find something to cat because she didn't want to die. Then she found a little house and thought it must be a woodman's (伐木人的) house and she might be able to stay there, So she knocked at the door. As there was no answer, she opened it and went inside. There she saw a room with a long table. On it there were seven knives and forks, seven plates and drinking cups, and on the plates and in the cups were food and drink. The little girl was too hungry to turn away from the food, so she took a little from each plate and each cup. At the other end of the room, there were seven little beds. She tried to lie on some of them, and when she found a very nice one, she fell into a deep sleep, for she was very tired after a long walk through the forest.
1. The little girl was happy to get to the forest.
5. The little girl slept very well in one of the little beds.
A.Right.
B.Wrong.
C.Doesn't say.
A B C
A
[解析] 答案在第三自然段第二句。她—找到合适的床,就睡熟了。
第三节 短文理解 2 阅读下列短文,从[A]、[B]、[C]三个选项中选择一个正确答案。 Mr. Black was young and able. The boss liked him. Last month he was sent to China on business. Before he went back from China, he decided to buy something for Tony, the son of his boss. At first he didn't know what to buy for the boy. Suddenly he remembered that the boy liked birds very much, so he went to the bird market. He was glad to find that there were so many kinds of birds there. He bought four beautiful birds, then he told the boy a bout it on the telephone. As soon as Mr. Black returned to London by air, he went to Tony with the four birds. But on his way to the boss' s home, one of them flew out of the cage(笼子) and there were only three birds left in it. Then Mr. Black bought a local(当地的) bird to take the place of the missing Chinese one. Tony of course was very happy when he saw the birds. But soon he found one of them was different from the other three. He asked, "It's a local bird, isn't it, Mr. Black?" "Yes, it is." Mr. Black answered, "It's an interpreter(译员)."
1. Why did the boss send Mr. Black to China on business?
A.Mr. Black had never been to China before.
B.Mr. Black was an able and hardworking man.
C.Mr. Black could buy something interesting for Tony.
A B C
B
[解析] Black很能干,工作也很努力,他的老板很赏识他,所以才送他去中国出差。
2. How did Mr. Black retrurn to London?
A.By train.
B.By ship.
C.By plane.
A B C
C
[解析] by air意为“乘飞机”。Black坐飞机返回伦敦。
3. Whom did Mr. Black buy presents for?
A.His boss.
B.The son of his boss.
C.Mr. Black's wife.
A B C
B
[解析] Black买鸟是为了送给老板的儿子Tony。
4. Mr. Black said the local bird was an interpreter because ______
A.the three Chinese birds didn't know English
B.it was different from the Chinese birds
C.he was making a joke
A B C
C
[解析] Black说这只当地鸟是译员,显然是在开玩笑。
5. What happened to one of the four birds?
A.It was dead on the way to London.
B.It flew away from the cage.
C.It was stolen by someone.
A B C
B
[解析] 4只鸟中有一只飞走了。
The Maryland Science Center is more than fun. You can enjoy the three floors of exciting things, watch the larger-than-life play on the 4th floor, and travel to other worlds, to faraway stars, on the 5th floor. Don't just look. You are expected to feel, to turn, to push. Build your own house and learn why it stands or falls. Use computers to work out plans just as famous scientists have done. There is always something new to learn at the Maryland Science Center. Children and group visitors enjoy haft price. The excitement of the Maryland Science Center does not end when you leave. Visit the Science Store for a gift you'd like to keep. Electronic jewelry(电子珠宝), games, books, and more—take part of the Science Center home with you. Information Where to call: 24 hour general(常规的) information(410)685-5225 24 hour STARLINE night sky information (410)539-STAR Group visitor information (410) 685-2370 Hours: The Maryland Science Center is open 7 days a week (except Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day) Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-6 p. m. Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
6. What can visitors do at the Maryland Science Center?
[范文] Dear Steven, Thank you for sending me the birthday card. I got it yesterday. I like it very much. Now I am on my summer holiday. I spend most of the time studying English. When will you come to China? I expect to see you again. Xiao Ming