第二节 完形填空 阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入横线处的最佳选项。 Reading aloud and silent reading are two different types of reading practice commonly found in classrooms. Each has a function in the teaching of reading and should not be 1 by the other. However, we need to be aware when we use them. When we 2 teaching reading or developing reading skills, we are mostly referring to silent reading. To develop 3 readers in a language, silent reading must be given enough 4 and time in class with the proper guidance from the 5 . Reading aloud has its particular 6 for our students who are learning English as a foreign language. 7 can help them acquire good pronunciation and intonation, 8 them with new words and the stress patterns of English, help 9 their confidence in speaking the language. Therefore, opportunities should be 10 for students to read aloud only after they have comprehended the text 11 before comprehension. Comprehension can be very 12 and it can easily destroy their self-confidence. With 13 reading, it sets up a poor reading model for other students as well. It is 14 that we first help students learn the text through 15 reading activities and deal with comprehension we give our students practice by using an audio tape to 16 a good model for practicing reading aloud. With adequate 17 , we may ask the students to read aloud to the whole class to 18 their motivation and confidence. By asking the students to read aloud, it is also a good chance for the teacher to get 19 on the students' comprehension as we can notice 20 there are wrong pauses or mispronounced words which indicate possible difficulties or misunderstandings of the text.
A Nowadays, Korea is influenced by American culture. If you visit Seoul (首尔), you will see a lot of fast food stores in each avenue, places such as KFC, McDonald's, and Burger King. You will also be surprised to see many western style clothes which are different from our traditional clothes such as the Han Bouk. When you go around department stores, you can see many young students waiting in line to buy famous brands such as 96 New York jeans, Guess, Polo, Guest, Channel, and Cartier. It is hard to find clothes which represent (代表) traditional Korean culture. There are only a few stores which sell traditional clothing, and these stores are starting to disappear. When you visit middle schools in Korea, you will also find students listening to music on their CD players, mostly rock and roll, including the pop music of singers such as Britney Spires, Christina Aguilera, and Ricky Martin. Moreover, if you ask students to talk about Korean music traditions, they probably will not give you an answer at once. Now, however, there are some voices which are urging us to preserve our own culture. One is an association which insists people eat traditional food such as Kimchi. They make web sites to show how traditional Korean foods are beneficial for health, and they advertise on TV regularly about traditional customs. They say that Koreans are losing their identity (特性), and they are also concerned because young people don't even know about the traditional Korean holidays. They suggest that the government prepare extra programs to teach young students about Korean traditions. Some middle schools have tried to do this, but it isn't working very effectively.
1. The passage mainly tells us ______.
A.the influence of American culture on South Korea
B Reading is the key to success. Apparently, every successful person develops a passion for reading. This is because reading is a key element to obtain the information required to understand something. For instance: Lawyers have to study and learn every established law on their specific branches. Sometimes the law changes according to people's needs. A good lawyer has to be informed with the latest news in the Supreme Court. A doctor has to be informed of the latest advances in medicine. Reading is very important to humankind. It is relative in this world, especially reading. Reading can open many doors and it can lead you into a path of success. Studies have confirmed that reading to your unborn child is very good. This way your child will develop a passion for reading later on. How do you develop a passion for reading? There is only one way you can boost your passion for reading. Let me explain this to you. If you want to learn how to ride a bike, you have to get on the bike as many times as possible until you have learned. It works the same way with reading. If you want to boost your reading, take a book and read it all the way through. When you finish reading your first book (mission accomplished), take another book and do the same. Try to read as much as you can. If you are going out, grab a magazine, a book, an article or something to read. There is a very important factor behind the reading. This factor is very essential when you read. It's what makes you understand the meaning behind the text. Let's assume that you read a document and you are supposed to explain the meaning of the document. How would you explain the document, if you couldn't capture the message of the author? Do you see the importance of comprehension? Reading comprehension is extremely important.
1. The first two paragraphs mainly tell us ______.
C A house is the most expensive thing most people will ever buy. Very few people have enough money of their own to buy a house, so they have to borrow money from a bank. Borrowing money from a bank to buy a house is called "take a mortgage". The bank usually lends money or gives a mortgage for twenty-five years. Houses are so expensive that many people nowadays have to borrow as much as $50,000. In other word, they will have a 50,000 mortgage. How can you get a mortgage? When you find a house you like, you go to a bank. The bank will research you financial history, and decide if they think you are a good risk. They will want to know what kind of job you have, what kind of salary you make, and how long you have had the job. They will also want to know how much money you have. In addition, the bank will require a down payment. Depending on which state you live in the bank may require as much as 30% of the price of the house as a down payment. The bank will then lend you the rest of the money to buy the house. Many people are never able to buy a house because they cannot save enough money for the down payment.
1. What does a house mean in the United States?
A.It is a dream which many people can hardly realize.
B.It is so expensive that many people cannot really buy them.
C.It is the most important property that many people try to buy.
D.It doesn't belong to people if they can't borrow money from the bank.
A B C D
C
[解析] 细节理解题。从文章第一段第一句“A house is the most expensive thing most people will ever buy. ”我们可以得知,房子是人们所要购置的最重要的财产。A、B两项都提到买房子的不可能性,与文章中的抵押贷款从而购房相悖。D项过于绝对化,并不是所有的人都必须通过银行贷款才买得起房子。
2. If American people borrow money from the bank for 25 years, this means that the person who borrows ______.
A.has twenty-five years to pay back the money
B.has more than twenty-five years to pay back the money
C.has less than twenty-five years to pay back the money
D.has about twenty-five years to pay back the money
A B C D
A
[解析] 细节理解题。从文章第一段“The bank usually lends money or gives a mortgage for twenty-five years. ”得出银行的借期是25年,是一准确的数字,而不是多于、少于或大约25年。
3. What does the underlined words "down payment" refer to in the passage?
A.Money borrowed from a bank as a mortgage.
B.Money paid to a bank before the mortgages is given.
C.Interest received by a person who borrows money as the mortgages.
D.Interest charged by a bank on a mortgage.
A B C D
B
[解析] 词义理解题。从“down payment”的后一句话“The bank will then lend you the rest of the money to buy the house. ”可以推知“down payment”是在取得贷款之前自己先支付的那部分款项,即首付款。
4. Which is not one of the things researched by a bank?
D Disposing of waste has been a problem since humans started producing it. As more and more people choose to live close together in cities, the waste disposal problem becomes increasingly difficult. During the eighteenth century, it was usual for several neighboring towns to get together to select a faraway spot as a dump site. Residents or trash haulers (垃圾拖运者) would transport household rubbish, rotted wood, and old possessions to the site. Periodically some of the trash was burned and the rest was buried. The unpleasant sights and smells caused no problem because nobody lived close by. Factories, mills, and other industrial sites also had waste to be disposed of. Those located on rivers often just dumped the unwanted remains into the water. Others built huge burners with chimneys to deal with the problem. Several facts make these choices unacceptable to modern society. The first problem is space. Dumps, which are now called landfills, are most needed in heavily populated areas. Such areas rarely have empty land suitable for this purpose. Property is either too expensive or too close to residential neighborhoods. Long distance trash hauling has been a common practice, but once farm areas are refusing to accept rubbish from elsewhere, cheap land within trucking distance, of major city areas is non-existent. Awareness of pollution dangers has resulted in more strict rules of waste disposal. Pollution of rivers, ground water, land and air is a price people cannot longer pay to get rid of waste. The amount of waste, however, continues to grow. Recycling efforts have become commonplace, and many towns require their people to take part. Even the most efficient recycling programs, however, can hope to deal with only about 50 percent of a city's reusable waste.
1. The most suitable title for this passage would be ______.
Mr. Johnson had never been up in an airplane before and he had read a lot about air accidents, so one day when a friend offered to take him for a ride in his own small plane, Mr. Johnson 1 . Finally, however, his friend persuaded him 2 , and Mr. Johnson boarded the plane. His friend started the engine and began to taxi onto the runway of the airport. Mr. Johnson had heard that the most dangerous part of a flight was 3 , so he 4 and closed his eyes. After a minute or two he opened them again, looked out of the window of the plane, and said to his friend," Look at those people down there. They look as small as ants, don't they?" "Those are ants," answered his friend. "We're still 5 ." A. was extremely frightened B. in the sky C. was very worried about accepting D. the take-off and the landing E. that it was happy F. on the ground G. that it was very safe
[解析] 上下文逻辑关系题。根据空白处后的句子“closed his eyes”,可知Johnson先生此时非常害怕。
5.
F
[解析] 上下文逻辑关系题。根据单词“still”和上文所述可知,他们现在仍然在地面上。
第三部分 写作
第一节 阅读表达 阅读下面短文,并按照题目要求用英语回答问题(请注意问题后的词数要求)。 Germs are everywhere. You can't see them, but they are on your desk, on your computer, and even in the air! Like people, germs move around the world. They fly with us on planes. When food, clothes, and other things travel around the world, germs travel, too. Some germs are safe, but some are dangerous. Germs cause illnesses like colds and the flu. Warmer Weather Brings Germs The world's weather is changing. Cooler places are getting warmer, so insects from hot places can move there. Some of these insects, like mosquitoes, carry dangerous germs. These germs cause headaches, fever, and can even kill people. Under Your Skin Your skin protects you from germs. It stops some germs, but not all. They can enter your body when you eat, or when you have a cut. Germs are on your hands. They enter your body when you touch your eyes, nose, or mouth. ______ Your immune system also protects you. When germs get inside your body, your immune system finds and kills them. Special cells move around your body and fight germs. They help you stay healthy. Other cells make antibodies. Antibodies help your body find and stop germs. What can you do to fight with germs? Absolutely you should have some good habits in everyday life, such as washing your hands with soap and water. Soap kills many germs, and water washes them away.
1. What is the best title for the article? (No more than 6 words)
Germs Are Everywhere/Here and There
[解析] 通读全文可知,此篇文章都在讲细菌是无处不在的。所以最佳标题应该是Germs Are Everywhere或Germs are Here and There.
2. Translate the underlined sentence in paragraph 2 into Chinese.
细菌像人一样在世界各地到处流动。
3. What does the underlined word "there" refer to?
It refers to cooler places. /Cooler places.
[解析] 根据句意可知,这里的there指cooler places。
4. Please fill in the blank with proper phrases to complete the title of the last paragraph.
Fighting with Germs/Stopping Germs.
[解析] 文章最后一段讲的是人体的免疫系统会与细菌做斗争。所以小标题可以是Fighting with Germs.
5. What do antibodies do?
Antibodies/They help your body find and stop germs.
[解析] 根据最后一段的第六句话可知答案。
第二节 短文改错 下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。 增加:在缺词处加一个字符号(∧),关在其下面写出修改后的词。 删除:把多余的词用横线(—)划掉。 修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意:1.每句不超过两个错误; 2.每处错误及其修改均仅限一次; 3.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。 At the beginning of the tour, we'll start with most important place 1 of my town, which is the Plaza Leon. The Plaza Leon, which is more than 2 100 years' old, are the gathering place for young people on Friday 3 and four streets lead to the plaza, which has wide sidewalks and are tree-lined. 4 Hernandes street, which was named after a famous writer borned in the city, 5 contain all of the food stores, fish markets and vegetable stands. Fernando Street, 6 which was named after an educator, is where all of the government offices are housed. 7 Via Del Mar Street, whose roads are made by stones is the only street 8 which still has its old surface. Therefore, we come to Horatio Street, 9 on which there are two universities. Each of them is the most famous university 10 in nay country. That's why it is my favorite street of all.
[解析] each of them指的是“它们中的每一个”;one of them指的是“它们中的一个”。根据上下文可知,这里是指两所大学里的一个,故用One。
第三节 书面表达 (共15分)
1. Some international students have few friends in their host countries when they study overseas. What's your opinion on how to improve the relationship between home students and foreign students? You are required to write about 180 words.
One possible version: With the development of culture and economy, more and more students study overseas. It is important for foreign students to make friends in their host countries. So universities should create more opportunities which can promote the contact between home students and foreign students. First of all, they can do that by organizing activities at the beginning of the academic year. Activities such as taking walks, camping trips and attending parties, sporting events or film festivals etc should be held repeatedly to bring students together throughout the school term. Next, foreign students sharing housing with home students is also a good way. And many students and community members are trained and prepared to help foreign students. The volunteers assist new students as they complete the government requirements and find their academic advisors. Lastly, the volunteers should also help the foreign students adapt to the local environment and make friends. If the new students could make friends as they first set foot in the universities, they would come to feel the life and study in the universities more easily.