Ⅱ.完形填空/Cloze (20分) "He looks normal." That's what everybody says when I tell them my son was just diagnosed as autism (孤独症). They all say it without 1 . It's true. Alejandro does look like every other 2 boy. He plays, he smiles, and he runs around with the two-year-old boy's boundless 3 until he is too tired. He laughs when you move your fingers 4 on a sensitive part of his body. And he often 5 his toys like every other young child at his age. But most of the time, Alejandro 6 in his own little world playing with his toys all by himself 7 in a group of kids and 8 you when you talk to him loudly. At that time he's alone, no matter how hard you try to 9 him. My wife and I get 10 . We ask for "nose kisses" or hugs and many times he doesn't 11 us. It's extremely anxious when your child's face is right in front of you and he won't admit your 12 . He regularly doesn't eat. The food often 13 him when he puts it in his mouth. He is very small 14 his age. We are told that it's another 15 of the autism. Because autism isn't like some other 16 , there is no set treatment. Each child needs to be treated 17 ; what works for one probably doesn't work for another. Try a treatment. If it doesn't work, you have to try another 18 you hopefully find something that does work. The future is cloudy, but we will try everything we can do to reach him, because we love him and we know he's a(n) 19 little boy. And we believe with the help of love, we can 20 any difficulty.
1.
A.exception
B.problem
C.discussion
D.question
A B C D
A
[解析] 根据上文的"He looks, normal." That's what everybody says...可知是无一例外,选exception。
[解析] 由“but we will try everything we can do to reach him”可知作者和妻子能够积极而对儿子患有孤独症这件事,他们相信他们能够战胜任何因难。overcome意为“克服,解决”。
Ⅲ.阅读理解/Reading comprehension (40分)
A U. S. President Barack Obama said Friday on campaign trail he can make the case for a second term, and voters will come to see him as the candidate best prepared to serve as president by next year's elections, according to an interview he gave to the U. S. media. In an exclusive interview he gave the Associated Press, Obama acknowledged that the state of the economy could be his biggest hurdle to clear in winning reelection. "I think the economy's going to continue to improve, and I think I'm going to be able to make an effective case that...I am the person who is best prepared to finish the job so that we are on track to succeed in the 21st century," Obama said in the video interview conducted in Chicago, where he attended fund-raising events the previous night. "I think I can make that case, and I think that, in the debates that take place over the next 18 months, the American people will feel that I deserve a second term," he said. Chicago is Obama's home, and the president's reelection campaign headquarters is also located there. He made the reelection announcement on April 4. According to a Gallup poll released on Friday, Obama's approval rating stood at 41 percent, an all time low. Gallup said the figure was fueled by economic dissatisfaction.
1. The best headline for this article is ______.
A.Obama Says He Deserves a Second Term
B.Obama Becomes the American President Again
C.Obama Has Planned to Resign From President
D.There Are Lots of Hurdles in Front of Obama
A B C D
A
[解析] 本文主要讲了奥巴马第二次竞选总统的事情,由第一段的首句和倒数第二段的最后一句可知答案。
2. The underlined word "case" in paragraph one means ______.
A.a success
B.a failure
C.a pleasure
D.a sorrow
A B C D
A
[解析] 从整篇文章我们知道这是对奥巴马的一个采访,从奥巴马所谈及的“I am the person who is best prepared to finish the job so that we are on track to succeed in the 21st century”中我们知道他对第二次竞选总统是积极乐观的,因此应该是“成功的”。
3. The biggest problem that Obama might meet with in the president's reelection is ______.
A.that all the people object to him
B.that his competitor is stronger than him
C.the economic problem
D.that he didn't do well at his last post
A B C D
C
[解析] 从文章第二段中我们可知奥巴马在赢得改选中最大的障碍是美国的经济问题。
4. Who probably writes this passage?
A.An official.
B.A journalist.
C.A secretary.
D.The common people.
A B C D
B
[解析] 从文中单词“interview, the Associated Press”可知答案。
B Acting legend Elizabeth Taylor has passed away. She leaves behind her own life-long movie of ups and downs, marriage and divorce, and sickness and recovery. The world of entertainment is mourning the death of the last classic movie star. Taylor died of congestive heart failure in Los Angeles at the age of 79. Taylor's more than 50 movies included unforgettable portraits of innocence and of decadence (堕落), from the children's classic National Velvet (《玉女神驹》) to Oscar-winning transgressions in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (《谁怕弗吉尼亚·澳尔夫》) and Butterfield 8 (《巴塔费尔德第八》). Fans gathered on Hollywood's Walk of Fame to pay tribute (颂词) to the actress. They placed tributes on her star and recalled about highlights of her career. Sandra, Hollywood, California, said, "Well, she just led an amazing life, and she went out with style." Phil Schuman, reporter of KTTV in Los Angeles, said, "Well, I mean, her whole life story: child star, remarkably beautiful, all the marriages, almost dying, then all of her great work with AIDS research, Michael Jackson's best friend. It's just a one-of-a-kind story, I think." Taylor was not only the most blessed actress, but also the most loyal of friends and defender of homosexuals in Hollywood. She won a special Oscar, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for her efforts to support AIDS research. "Is this something that we can bear? No. The A1DS crisis is not over." Taylor once said. Taylor's private life is also a legend. She was a star at age 12, a bride and a divorcee at 16, a superstar at 19 and a widow at 26. She has married 8 times. One of her former husbands, former U. S. Senator John Warner, 84, paid tribute to the late star during an event in Washington.
1. Elizabeth Taylor experienced all the following in her life EXCEPT ______.
2. Which statement about Elizabeth Taylor is NOT true?
A.She acted in more than 50 movies all her life.
B.She was Michael Jackson's best friend.
C.Her movie National Velvet won Oscar.
D.She died of congestive heart failure at the age of 79.
A B C D
C
[解析] 根据“from the children's classic National Velvet to Oscar-winning transgressions in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Butterfield 8. ”可知获奥斯卡奖的影片不是National Velvet。
3. The passage implies (暗示) that ______.
A.fans were very glad to know Elizabeth Taylor's death
B.Taylor made great efforts in the research of AIDS
C.the world were sad for losing the famous actress
D.John Warner was the husband of Taylor at present
A B C D
B
[解析] 根据第六段的“all of her great work with AIDS research”以及倒数第三段的"She won a special Oscar, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for her efforts to support AIDS research". 可推出Taylor为艾滋病的研究做了很多努力。
4. What is the author's attitude towards Taylor?
A.Indifferent.
B.Objective.
C.Positive.
D.Negative.
A B C D
B
[解析] 根据文中作者引用了Sandra等人的话,可以推出作者的态度是客观的。
C Over 500 dogs being delivered to a butcher house were saved by a Chinese animal protection organization. The incident then triggered debate among Chinese netizens about the necessity of pouring so much money and efforts into saving dogs. On Friday, a truck loaded with over 500 dogs were stopped by volunteers from animal protection organization on Jingha expressway Beijing section. Beijing Times reported these dogs were being delivered to slaughter houses in the city of Changchun, northeast Jilin province and would be eventually served on dinner tables. After negotiations with the truck driver, pet service provider Leepet Holding Corp. and a philanthropic foundation, Shangshan Foundation purchased these dogs, each paying 50,000 yuan. Dogs were then delivered to the headquarter of China Small Animal Protection Association (CSAPA), being taken care of and waiting tor adoption. After the "dog saving mission" was reported, Chinese net users debate over whether saving dogs worth so much efforts and money while there are still many poor and needy people in China lacking assistance. Some net users argue the dog saving mission is placing overt attention to animals while lots of needy people are still left unattended. A microblogger "Xiaowulaitajie" said on China's twitter-like website, weibo.com, "Dogs are saved, adopted and they attracted media spotlight. We'd better spend such money and take such efforts in helping the needy people." Another microblogger, Liluping, said "We poured such huge sum of money into saving dogs. I would rather the money be spent on disaster relief." Some applaud volunteers' actions and show eagerness of offering their helping hands to those saved dogs. Still many disapprove those "saving dogs" critics, but they argue that such act nonetheless embodies social progress. A microblogger named "broken bridge" said, saving dogs does not run counter to taking care of people. Such enthusiasm in public affairs will help raise social awareness in helping the needy. I think people and animals are created equal. Attention should be paid to people as well as animals.
1. Where did the article come from?
A.Newspaper.
B.Internet.
C.A TV programme.
D.A magazine.
A B C D
B
[解析] 根据“Some net users argue the dog saving mission is placing overt attention to animals while lots of needy people are still left unattended. ”和文中几次提到的“microblogger”可知文章来源于网络。
2. Which one has tile similar meaning to the underlined word "embodies"?
4. Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A.All the people think it right to save these dogs with so much money.
B.These dogs were finally saved and sent back to their owners.
C.Some volunteers support the actions to save these dogs and the people who offered their helping hands to those saved dogs.
D.100,000 yuan was given to the truck driver to purchase these dogs.
A B C D
D
[解析] 根据“After negotiations with the track driver, pet service provider Leepet Holding Corp. and a philanthropic foundation, Shangshan Foundation purchased these dogs, each paying 50,000 yuan. ”可知D项是对的。
D My pretty girlfriend had a failed marriage in the past. After divorce, her parents shed the deepest protection and care to her by helping her attend to the child and offering financial aids. Her parents' love made her pull herself together and forget the man who had hurt her before. Nonetheless, her lather, an honest and upright old man, after hearing his ex-son-in-law got promoted in his company, felt terrifically irritated (激怒) and went to his company to question his boss why a philandering (拈花惹草的) man with corrupt conducts could get promoted. The whole office fell into a mess immediately and many staff just watched on the sidelines. Some people even whispered lightly, "It is a new era now and the relationship between men and women is very open. No one would care about that any more!" The old man stood silently in the office with his hands shivering and eyes tearing. That night, my girlfriend cried heavily in front of me. I asked her whether it was her father's stupid deeds that made her feel shamed. But she said that she felt guilty for her dad and that though the rest of the whole world betrayed her, her old father would still back her up and help her get the justice she deserved, just as when she was young and the neighboring boy grabbed her ball, her father would get it back for her. However, this changed world was no longer the stage for her old father and his deeds became funnily obsolete (老式的). No one managed to see the real and ever-lasting love to his daughter behind his seemingly rude behaviors. Now we have grown up, so much so that we could support our family and have our own children. But in our parents' heart, they are still worried about us. They even would not like us to suffer a bit and try all means to protect us without caring about whether what they do is awkward and stupid or not. Who in the world would love us so deeply and relentlessly without asking for any repay? Only our parents!
1. The friend's parents of the author helped ______ after her divorce.
A.look after her child
B.find another husband for her
C.scold her ex-husband
D.make money for her
A B C D
A
[解析] 根据首段的第二句,给她保护,帮她看孩子,提供经济帮助等。所以A项正确。
2. Why did the friend's father go to his ex-son-in-law's company?
A.Because he wanted to ask his ex-son-in-law to remarry his daughter.
B.Because he was angry at his ex-son-in-law conducts.
C.Because he wanted the boss not to promote his ex-son-in-law.
D.Because his ex-son-in-law hurt his daughter.
A B C D
C
[解析] 根据第二段的首句,听到前女婿升职了,他很生气,所以去公司质问老板。
3. From the fourth paragraph we know that ______.
A.the friend cried heavily because of her father's stupid deeds
B.the friend was too shamed of her father
C.her father loved her more than before
D.the friend firmly believes her father's deep love
A B C D
D
[解析] 根据该段的第三句“though the rest of the whole world betrayed her, her old father would still back her up and help her get the justice she deserved”以及最后一句可知,朋友对父爱深信不疑。
4. What does the author want to tell us in the passage?
E Over the years I've been teaching kids about a simple but powerful spirit—the ant philosophy (哲学). I think we should study ants. Ants have an amazing four-part philosophy, and here is the first part: they never quit. That's a good philosophy. If they're headed somewhere and you try to stop them, they'll look for another way. They'll climb over, and they'll climb around. They keep looking for another way. What a neat philosophy to never quit looking for a way to get where they're supposed to go. Second, ants think winter all summer. That's an important perspective (态度,观点). You can't be so naive (无知的) as to think summer will last forever. So ants are gathering their winter food in summer. An ancient story says, "Don't build your house on the sand in summer." There is some reason in what it says. It is important to think ahead. In summer, you've to think about the storm. You've got to think about rocks you enjoy the sand and sun. The third part of the ant philosophy is that ants think summer all winter. That is so important. During the winter, ants remind themselves, "This won't last long; we'll soon be out of here." And on the first warm day, the ants are out. If it turns cold again, they'll go back, but then they come out again if it is warm. They can't wait to get out. And here is the last part of the ant philosophy. How much will an ant gather during the summer to prepare for the winter? All that he possibly can. What an incredible (难以置信的) philosophy, the "all-that-you-possibly-can" philosophy. What a great philosophy to have the ant philosophy! Never give up, look ahead, stay active and do all you can.
1. If ants have trouble reaching somewhere, they will ______.
A.give up their effort at last
B.look for others' help
C.wait for a chance to come
D.get there in another way
A B C D
D
[解析] 根据第二段的“If they're headed somewhere and you try to stop them, they'll look for another way. ”可知,它们会寻找其他方法到达它们想去的地方。
2. In Paragraph 3, people are advised ______.
A.to build their houses in winter
B.to gather some food in winter
C.to build the house on the sand in summer
D.to think about the storm in summer
A B C D
D
[解析] 根据第三段的“In summer, you've got to think about the storm. ”可以确定答案。
3. The third part of the ant philosophy is ______.
A.more important than the other three
B.to believe in yourself and think about no difficulty
C.to be active and make use of every opportunity
D.that we should know winter is longer than summer
A B C D
C
[解析] 第四段中的“During the winter, ants remind themselves...They can't wait to get out. ”以及作者在最后一段中所概括的“stay active”,表明蚂蚁有积极进取的精神。
4. Which of the following shows the "all-that-you-possibly can" philosophy?
A.We should try our best to do what we can.
B.One should think of what will happen in the future.
C.One should get more pay for what he has done.
D.We should spend more time doing our work.
A B C D
A
[解析] 根据第五段中的“How much will an ant gather during the summer to prepare for the winter? All that he possibly can. ”可知答案。
Ⅳ.汉英翻译/Translation (5分)
1. 长途旅行之后他们看起来很疲惫。
They seemed to be rely tired after the long trip.
2. 我每天放学后看卡通片,但昨天没有看,我做家庭作业了。
I watch cartoons after school every day. But I didn't watch them yesterday; instead, I did my homework.
3. 在万圣节人们通常会乔装打扮。
People are usually dressed in costumes on Halloween.
4. 已经十点半了,你现在必须去睡觉。
It's already half past ten. You must go to bed now.
5. 能不能告诉我怎么去颐和园?
Can you tell me how to get to the Summer Palace?
∨.书面表达/Writing (10分)
1. 4月23日是“世界读书日”(World Reading Day),假如你是班长汤姆,请你起草一份60—80字的倡议书,号召全班同学以实际行动迎接“世界读书日”的到来,多读书、读好书,养成读书的好习惯(开头已给出)。 倡议书应包括以下内容:(1)“世界读书日”是全球性的节日;(2)列举一些阅读的好处;(3)简单介绍一些好书及读书的方法,如Book Club、Book Corner等;(4)建议每位同学每学期至少读1—2本好书。 Boys and girls, April 23 is World Reading Day, and it is a global festival. Reading books is ______.
One possible version: Boys and girls, April 23 is World Reading Day, and it is a global festival. Reading books is fun and useful. It'll help you improve your schoolwork. You can learn a lot from books. There are a large number of good and interesting readings, such as Hany Porter, Readers, Shenzhen Daily and so on. It's helpful for us to set up some Book Clubs or Book Corners. We can share different books and wonderful ideas with one another. We'd better read one or two books every term and get the good habit of reading.
One possible version: Warmingup Lead-in. Writing a thank-you letter conveys someone's politeness or good manners, so when we receive others' help or gifts, we should write them a thank-you letter.
Reading 1. Scanning
(1) Ask students to read the text quickly, and then answer this question:
Why does Amy Zhang thank Sam and Jenny?
(2)Ask one student to answer this question.
2. Carefully reading
(1) Ask students to listen to the tape, and imitate the intonation.
(2) Explain language points: (some important phrases and sentence structures)
think of: ①考虑,关心 ②想起,记得 ③想一想,想象
Example: I thought of my hometown when I saw the beautiful scenery.
be busy with... 忙于做……
Example: I am busy with drawing from Monday to Friday.
It is time to... 是时间做……(注意与it is time that...的区别)
Example: It is time to go to bed.
After explanation, finish the exercises.
Structure of a thank-you letter
Paragraph 1
Thank the people for what they did for you. Give some details about what you liked
Paragraph 2
Tell the people something about yourself and the things you are doing now
Paragraph 3
Ask the people some details about themselves and what they are doing now. Close the letter by repeating your thanks
Homework Write a thank-you letter. Pay more attention to the structure of the thank-you letter.