Ⅱ.完形填空 阅读下列短文,掌握其大意,然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。 At the time my son was born in 1956, I shared a hospital room with a young woman who bore a son on the same day. Partly because my parents owned a shop selling flowers, the room was soon 1 the lovely smell of roses. As the seventh arrangement for flowers was brought in, I was beginning to feel 2 , for no flowers had arrived for my 3 , Ann. She sat on the edge of her bed and leaned forward to 4 the latest bouquet. She was a pretty young woman, yet there was something about her large, brown eyes that made me think she had known too much struggling, too much 5 for one so young. I had the feeling she had always had to admire someone else's flowers. "I'm enjoying every minute of this," she said as though she had read my 6 . "Wasn't I the lucky one to get you for a roommate?" I still felt uncomfortable, however. If only there were some magic buttons I could push to 7 the sadness in her eyes. Well, I thought, at least I can see that she has some flowers. When my mother and father came to see me that day, I asked them to send her some. The flowers arrived just as Ann and I were finishing supper. "Another bouquet for you," she said, smiling. "No, not this time," I said, looking at the card "These are for you." Ann 8 at the flowers a long time, not saying anything. She ran her fingers across the pale-blue vase and lightly touched each of the sweetheart loses as though trying to impress them on her 9 . "How can I ever thank you?" she said softly. I felt 9 , for it was such a little kindness on my part. The son born to my husband and me that day in 1956 11 our only child. For nearly 21 years he filled our lives with love and laughter, making us feel 12 . But on Easter morning in April 1977, after a long, painful 13 with cancer, he died quietly in our arms. At the funeral home I was alone with my son in a room filled with the scent of roses, when a delivery man brought in a tiny bouquet. I didn't read the card until later, as we drove to the 14 . "To W. John Graves", the card said, "from the boy who was born with you at Memorial Hospital, and his mother." Only then did I 15 the vase I had given to a sad young woman so many years ago, now once again filled with roses. Ann and I had long since lost touch. She had never known our son, never been aware of his illness. She must have read the new notice of his death in a newspaper. "A kindness returned," Mother said.
A A professor from New York University once went to a remote area to do some science research. One day, he ate something wrong and became sick, but it was too far to go back to the city. "I have to see a doctor," he said to a local. "How can I be sure of getting a good one?" "It's easy," was the reply. "Every time a doctor loses a patient, it's our law that he must fly a balloon above his office." So he began his search. One doctor flew 20 balloons, another 30. Then the professor found an office that was flying only five, and went in. "You'll have to wait. I've been very busy," the young doctor told him. "I started my business only yesterday."
1. The professor was from ______.
A.Australia
B.Britain
C.Japan
D.America
A B C D
D
[解析] New York University意为“纽约大学”,纽约大学在美国,故选D。
2. The word "remote" in the first sentence means ______.
A.遥远的
B.繁华的
C.附近的
D.城市的
A B C D
A
[解析] 根据第一段中的“but it was too far to go back to the city”可知,remote的意思是“遥远的”,故选A。
3. He wanted to find a doctor because ______.
A.he wanted to do science research
B.he wanted to fly a balloon
C.he wanted to speak to a local
D.he became sick
A B C D
D
[解析] 根据第一段中的“One day, he ate something wrong and became sick”可知,他是因生病而去找医生的,故选D。
4. The young doctor was the ______ doctor the professor found.
A.first
B.second
C.third
D.fourth
A B C D
C
[解析] 由文中第三段可知答案为C。
5. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The professor went to the remote area to see a doctor.
B.The doctor who had five balloons was the best one.
C.The doctor had five balloons because he had lost five patients.
D.The local told the professor to see the doctor with five balloons.
A B C D
C
[解析] 根据第二段中的“Every time a doctor loses a patient, it's our law that he must fly a balloon above his office.”可知,选项C符合短文内容,故选C。
B One day Jack's wife was cleaning out a closet (壁橱). "Look at all these umbrellas," she said to Jack. "There are eight and they are all broken." "I'll take them to the umbrella shop and have them mended," Jack said. Jack took the eight umbrellas to the shop and left them there. "They'll be ready tomorrow," the shopkeeper said. That evening Jack went home from the office by bus as usual. He sat next to an old woman. She had an umbrella on the floor near her. When the bus reached his stop, he picked up her umbrella and stood up. "Hey!" the woman said. "That's my umbrella!" "I'm sorry," Jack said, and at the same time he gave the umbrella to her. "I wasn't thinking. Please excuse me." The next day he got back the umbrellas from the umbrella shop and got on the bus. As he sat down, a voice behind him said," You certainly have a successful day!" He turned around and saw the woman whose umbrella had almost been taken by him the day before.
1. Jack's wife found ______ umbrellas in the closet.
A.eight broken
B.broken eight
C.eight new
D.new eight
A B C D
A
[解析] 由文章第二句可知,本题选A。
2. ______ had the broken umbrellas mended in the umbrella shop.
A.Jack's wife
B.Jack
C.The shopkeeper
D.The old woman
A B C D
B
[解析] 根据第三段文意可知,是Jack把伞拿到店里去修的,所以答案选B。
3. That evening the old woman's umbrella was ahnost taken by ______.
D.Jack bought eight umbrellas from the shop again.
A B C D
C
[解析] A项句意为:Jack有家雨伞店,显然不对。B项句意为:那个老太太的雨伞是Jack的,也不对,那把伞是老太太的,是Jack拿错了。C项句意为:老太太以为Jack是个小偷,根据老太太的话“You certainly have a successful day!”得知,老太太以为他拿的雨伞都是今天顺手牵羊牵来的,所以这个选项是对的。D项句意为:Jack又从雨伞店买了8把伞,但根据文意可知那些伞是他从家里拿去修的而不是买的。所以答案选C。
C On a hot African morning, Leila was lying on her stomach and an elephant was walking towards her. Leila waited. Then she pushed the button on her camera. "And I got my best photo of an elephant ever, by lying under my car," Leila explained. "I wanted to get close to the elephants, but of course this was dangerous; they had their babies with them. So every morning I used to park my car in the open near the path. They used to take the same path every morning when they left the water hole. After a week, they were used to seeing my car. So the next morning, I lay under it and got my photo!" Many of the best wildlife photos come from good planning. In Africa, photographers set up their hides (隐匿处) near water holes. They also set up hides near forest paths, as animals use the same paths every night. For bird-watching, many lakes have hides. Inside the hides, bird-watchers can watch all day in the shade (荫处) out of the wind and rain. Good wildlife photos are needed for books, postcards, magazines and newspapers. But a success rate of 1 in 20 is good.
1. Why did Leila lie under her car on the stomach?
A.Because she wanted to sleep.
B.Because she wanted to take photos but was afraid of the animals.
C.Because it's easy to see the elephants.
D.Because it's very comfortable.
A B C D
B
[解析] 通过第一段文意可知,Leila想给大象拍照片,但靠近大象是危险的,因此B项正确。
2. How can photographers take good photos?
A.By making good preparation.
B.By going into the forest at night.
C.By walking around the holes.
D.By going to the nearest lake.
A B C D
A
[解析] 由第二段第一句“Many of the best wildlife photos come from good planning.”可知,最佳的野生动物照片来源于好的计划,因此A项正确。
3. What's the meaning of the underlined word in the first paragraph?
A.小径
B.街道
C.大路
D.林荫大道
A B C D
A
4. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A.All animals go to water holes at night.
B.Lakes are good places for bird-watching.
C.Leila used her car to prevent the sunshine.
D.Animals pay no attention to photographers.
A B C D
B
[解析] 由第二段最后一句“For bird-watching, many lakes have hides. Inside the hides, bird-watchers can watch all day in the shade (荫处) out of the wind and rain.”可推知B项正确。
5. What can we know from the underlined sentence?
A.The success rate of taking wildlife photos is 50% at most.
B.Photographers who take wildlife photos need more practice.
We've Moved! Please come to the party in our new house. 8:00 p.m. on November 5 Betty and Jack Add: 31 Station Street Tel: 342-1525 E-mail: betty12@email.net
Must Sell $275 Best washing machine Only 6 months old Owner going abroad Call Mike Green Add: 10 Park Street Tel: 342-2691 E-mail: mikegreen@hotmail.com
Smith's Book Club New and old books Over 1,000 kinds Good coffee and tea Opens every day from 10:00 to 22:00 Add: 15 North Street Tel: 342-7391 or 342-7350 E-mail: smith15@yahoo.com
1. If you want to go to Betty and Jack's party, you can call ______.
A.342-1525
B.342-7391
C.342-2691
D.342-7350
A B C D
A
[解析] 由表格中的第一个框可知,答案选A。
2. Mike Green has to sell his washing machine because ______.
A.he wants to buy a new one
B.he will go abroad
C.he wants to buy a new house
D.there's something wrong with it
A B C D
B
[解析] 由第二个框中的“Owner going abroad”可知,主人要出国,所以答案选B。
3. Smith's Book Club opens ______ a day.
A.8 hours
B.10 hours
C.12 hours
D.20 hours
A B C D
C
[解析] 由第三个框中的“Opens every day from 10:00 to 22:00”可知,营业时间是从上午十点到晚上十点,所以一天营业12个小时。答案选C。
4. If you want to read some books, you can go to ______.
A.31 Station Street
B.15 North Street
C.10 Park Street
D.15 Apple Street
A B C D
B
[解析] 由第三个框中的“New and old books”可知,应该去Smith's Book Club,它的地址是15 North Street。所以答案选B。
5. You can use the e-mail mikegreen@hotmail.com if you want to ______.
E Today there are policemen everywhere, but in 1700, London had no policemen at all. A few old men used to protect the city streets at night and they were not paid. About 300 years ago, London was starting to get bigger and more and more people began to live there. The city was very dirty and many people were poor. There were so many thieves who stole money in the streets that people stayed in their homes as much as possible. In 1750, Henry Fielding started to pay a group of people to stop thieves. They were like policemen and were called "Bow Street Runners" because they worked near Bow Street. Fifty years later, there were 120 "Bow Street Runners", but London had become very big and needed more policemen. So in 1829, the first Metropolitan (or London) Police Force was started with 3,000 officers. Most of the men worked on foot, but a few rode horses. Until 1920 all the police in London were men. Today, London police are quite well paid and for the few police officers who still ride horses, the pay is even better than for the others.
1. In 1700, the men who protected the streets were paid ______.
A.a few
B.nothing
C.a little
D.a lot
A B C D
B
[解析] 根据第一段最后一句中的“they were not paid”可知他们没有任何报酬,所以答案选B。
[解析] 根据第三段可知Bow Street Runners是“类似警察的一群人”,所以他们的职能当然是防止偷盗。B选项意为“他们偷钱”;C选项意为“他们给偷钱的人报酬”;D选项表示“他们阻止骑马的人”,都不符合文意。所以答案选A。
5. Today, police officers who ride horses are paid ______.
A.the same as their workmates
B.more than their workmates
C.half as much as their workmates
D.less than their workmates
A B C D
B
[解析] 根据最后一段的最后一句“the pay is even better than for the others”可以知道他们比其他的同事报酬高,所以答案选B。
Ⅳ.短文改错 (10分) Many years ago, a poor man grew an orange tree. 1 On the tree there were many fine oranges. Some day he found 2 one of them was so big as a football. He took it 3 for the king. The king was so happy that he gave the 4 poor man lots money. When a rich man heard of it, 5 he said for himself, "I'll take my gold cup to the king 6 and he will give me much money." Next day the king received 7 from the cup. The king was very fond of the cup and he told 8 the rich man: "I have an orange. It's beautiful than the cup, 9 so I have decided to give it to you as the reward instead money." 10
要求:(1)围绕以上内容进行合理表述; (2)表述的内容必须包含表中的所有方面; (3)词数在80—100词,开头语已给出,不计入词数。 提示词汇:living conditions,narrow,be crowded into,communications (通讯),telegram,thanks to,rapidly,comfortable,mobile phone,policy. Dear Michael, You want to learn the changes about my hometown. You know, great changes have taken place since 64 years ago. ______
Sincerely, Kangkang
One possible version: Dear Michael, You want to learn the changes about my hometown. You know, great changes have taken place since 64 years ago. In the past, the living conditions were very poor. There were not many buses or cars, and the roads were narrow. Usually, a big family was crowded into a small, dark house. Most families couldn't get enough food. The communications were simple and slow. People kept in touch with others far away mainly by letter or telegram. Thanks to the government, our hometown has developed rapidly in recent years. The living conditions are much better and more comfortable. The roads are wide. Some people have their own cars. Most of the people have lived in big new houses. Quite a few adults have mobile phones. Because of many good policies, I think our lives will become better and better.
Sincerely, Kangkang
Ⅶ.教学设计 (15分)
1. 请设计一个教案,达到以下目的: 1.能听懂、会说、会读单词:blow out,a candle,a costume,a doorbell,take off. 2.能听懂、会说、会读和会写句型:When's your birthday? My birthday's on...What would you like as a birthday present? I'd like... 3.培养学生运用英语的能力。
One possible version: 教学准备: PPT,paper,pencil,crayons 教学过程: Ⅰ. Free talk 1.T: Hi, boys and girls. Do you know me?(打扮成肯德基员工)I'm a waitress in KFC. (与学生打招呼) Welcome to KFC. Nice to meet you. Do you like singing? S: Yes. T: Let's sing a song The Months. 2.T: Now, I have some questions for you. If you can answer them correctly, you can get a star. If you get the most stars, you can get a big hamburger. Let's try our best. OK? Ⅱ. Review 1.出现一个月份,教师指着朗读,然后让学生们一起朗读。出现日期如:一月一日,二月三日,三月十二日…… 2.T: What date is it today? S: It is...T: Today is my birthday. My birthday is on...When is your birthday?(提问几个学生)T: What would you like as a birthday present?(提问几个学生)T: You are all good students. Do you like to go to KFC? S: Yes. T: Very good! I want to hold birthday parties for you. So would you please finish this table? Firstly, I'll give you an example. (老师介绍表格情况) 3.学生活动:Can you introduce your sheet?(学生介绍)...'s birthday is on...He would like...as a birthday present. Ⅲ. Presentation 1. Thank you, boys and girls. You all did well. Now let's have a rest. Let's listen to the tape. OK? (1)Teach: doorbell, costume, candle, blow out, take off. (2)Read after the tape. (3)Read together. 2. Write the correct letters in the boxes. 3. Check it out. 4. Read the dialogue. Ⅳ. Practice 1. T: We can buy many birthday presents for our friends. But I think if we can make a present for them, it's better. Now let's learn how to make a card. OK? 2. Show the four pictures and let the students discuss in groups. 3. Explain the steps. 4. Make the cards. ∨. Assignment Recite and act the dialogue. 板书设计:
Ben's Birthday
When's your birthday? My birthday is on... What would you like as a birthday present? I'd like...