1 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整短文。

An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old son. Suddenly a crow (乌鸦) landed on their window.

The father asked his son, “What is this?” The son replied, “This is a crow.”

After a few minutes, the father asked his son for the second time, “What is this?” The son said, “Father, I told you just now. It’s a crow.”

After a little while, the father asked his son the same question for third time, “What is this?” This time, the son was irritated (生气) and said to his father in a low and cold tone, “It’s a crow, a crow.”

After a moment, the father yet again asked his son for the fourth time, “What is this?” This time his son shouted in his father, “Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again? I have told you already, ‘It’s a crow’. Are you not able to understand this?”

A minute later the father went to his room and came back with an old tattered(破旧的) diary, which he had kept since his son was born. On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page. When the read it, the following words were written in the diary:

“Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa when a crow suddenly landed on the window edge. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied him 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question. I didn’t at all feel annoyed, but instead felt a deep affection for my innocent son.”

注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右;
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好;
Paragraph 1:

After reading the diary,the son was in tears and began to reflect on the days when he used to sit together with his father.

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Paragraph 2:

Feeling ashamed, the son got down on his knees before his father.

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2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Which country does Halloween come from?

A．America.

B．England.

C．Ireland.

2. What do people do on Halloween nowadays?

A．They enjoy costume parties.

B．They keep their houses dark at night.

C．They have a big good meal.

3. What is the talk mainly about?

A．The customs of Halloween.

B．The origin of Halloween.

C．The traditional Halloween food.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How does the woman feel about her movie experience last week?

A．Terrible.

B．Pleasant.

C．Lucky.

2. How does the woman thank the man?

A．By giving him a back seat.

B．By paying for the tickets.

C．By buying him some snacks.

3. What size popcorn would the man like?

A．Large.

B．Medium.

C．Small.

4. What does the man advice the woman to do?

A．Come back as soon as possible.

B．Bring her ticket.

C．Meet him outside the cinema.

4 . What movie are the speakers watching?

A．An action movie.

B．A comedy.

C．A thriller.

5 . Like all big cities, Paris has a traffic problem: lots of cars, lots of traffic jams and lots of pollution from exhaust fumes (废气). So the city began a scheme (计划) to improve the situation.

Under the Velib project ('Velib' comes from vélo liberté, or 'bicycle freedom') people can take a bicycle, use it for as long as they want, and then leave it at the same or another bicycle station. The first half-hour on the bike is free, but if you don't return it after 30 minutes, you have to pay. But it's only €1 a day or €29 a year! The bicycles are heavy (25 kg), and they are all grey and have baskets. There are about 20,000 of them in the city, and around 1,450 bicycle stations. So there are a lot more Velib stations than the 298 subway stations!

Paris is not the first city to have a project like this. But not everybody thinks it's a great idea. One Parisian said, "These bicycles are only for short journeys. If people want to travel across the city, they won't use a bicycle — they'll still use their cars."

A city spokesman said, 'The bicycle project won't solve all our traffic problems, of course. But it might help reduce air pollution. Traffic, together with factory fumes, is a big problem. There aren't any simple answers to traffic problems and pollution in cities. But unless we do something now, there will be more traffic jams and temperatures will continue to rise, so the problems in our environment will get worse. The bikes might help people to lead a healthier life, too.'

1. What can we learn about the Velib scheme?

A．Its bikes have no baskets.	B．Its bikes are light and colorful.
C．It aims to make traveling easier.	D．It owns more stations than the subway.

2. If you use a Velib for 1 hour, you should pay _______.

A．€l

B．€30

C．€29

D．no money

3. Why do some people disagree with the Velib scheme?

A．The cost is rather high.

B．It's hard to find a Velib station.

C．It's not suitable for a long journey.

D．The distance between two Velib stations is long.

4. What's the city spokesman's attitude towards the bicycle scheme?

A．Doubtful.	B．Positive.
C．Uncaring.	D．Worried.

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Run Time: 2 hours and 15 minutes, including one intermission（幕间休息）of 15 minutes
Audience: All ages

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Lion King the Musical
Run Time: 2 hours and 45minutes, including one intermission of 15 minutes
Audience: AU ages

The Lion King musical was first staged on Broadway in 1997, when it achieved great success. In fact, the Lion King musical has won several awards over the years for the way that this popular story has been displayed and the cartoon characters really come to life in a very exciting way when they reach the stage.

The Book of Mormon
Run Time: 2 hours and 30 minutes, including one 15 minutes' intermission
Audience: Young teens and older

Winner of nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical and many other awards, the Book of Mormon is entertaining from start to finish and looks set to stay on Broadway in the near future.

Phantom of the Opera
Run Time: 2 hours and 30 minutes, including one intermission of !5 minutes
Audience: All ages

The box office revenue（票房收入）for this show is higher than for any other movie or stage production. Some people love it so much that they have seen it twice, perhaps even again and again. The opera has been playing continuously at Her Majesty's Theatre in London since its first performance in 1986. And it's not just audiences that love the show. Phantom has won many awards, including Olivier Awards and Tony Awards.

1. If you want to see a play longer than 2 hours and 30minutes, you can choose.

A．Aladdin the Musical	B．The Book of Mormon
C．Lion King the Musical	D．Phantom of the Opera

2. The Book of Mormon.

A．has won numerous awards	B．is telling an unhappy story
C．is suitable for all ages	D．will not be played on Broadway in the future

3. According to the text, which of the following is true?

A．Aladdin the Musical runs for 2 hours and 15 minutes with two intermissions.

B．Lion King the Musical has well-loved songs for audience to sing along,

C．The Phantom of the Opera was first staged on Broadway.

D．The Phantom of the Opera is worth seeing repeatedly.

7 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Festivals are celebrated all around the world. They have     1     wide range of origins, such as the seasons of the year, religions, famous figures, and important events. Every festival has its different customs and unique charms. However, no matter     2     different they may seem, you may be surprised to find that different cultures actually have a lot     3     common, such as the aim to share joy, gratitude, love, or peace is common in all festivals around the world.

Customs play a     4     (significance) role in festivals, but sometimes they can change over time. Some traditions may fade away and others may     5     (establish). One example is the typical Chinese Spring Festival custom of     6     (light) firecrackers to drive away the evil spirits and celebrate the New Year. Nowadays, many big cities     7     (forbid) this custom in order to avoid air pollution.

Festivals are an important part of society. They reflect people's     8       (wish), beliefs, and attitudes towards life. They are occasions     9     allow us to relax and enjoy life. They also help us understand where we came from, who we are, and what     10     (appreciate).

8 . What will our world be like in 2050?

There are two features in the growth of world population. First, the annual increase in population in 15 European countries, in the past few years, has been only 300,000. The United Nations estimates (估计)that by 2050, the population of European countries will decrease from the current 0.72 billion to 0.63 billion. Second, the population in developing countries is growing rapidly. By 2050，the population of Africa is expected to reach 1.8 billion, 0.9 billion more than its current population.

A recent research report published by the United Nations indicates that it is quite possible that the Earth's temperature is rising well above the previous estimate. The Antarctic ice sheet, which contains 90% of the world's ice, has lost significant mass in the past few years. The discovery comes as a surprise to scientists, who thought that the continent would gain ice this century because of increased snowfall in a warming climate. A research team from the University of Colorado used satellite data to estimate that the ice sheet will lose up to 48 cubic miles by 2050.

Africa's rivers face great change that will leave a quarter of the continent severely short of water by the middle of the century, according to a global warming study published today. Even modest decreases in rain in western Africa will see rivers lose as much as 80% of their water and a rise of what the scientists call "water refuges(难民)”. "In those areas where there is already a water shortage, it's going to have a destructive effect," the study says,.“If you're already walking 5 km to the nearest stream, by 2050,it's going to mean walking 30 km or moving your whole household closer to the water source."

1. Which of the following situations in 2050 is NOT mentioned in the text?

A．Population change.

B．Economic decline.

C．Global warming.

D．Water shortage.

2. What surprises the scientists according to Paragraph 3?

A．The Antarctic ice sheet has decreased.

B．The Earth's temperature is going down.

C．Global warming is destroying the Earth.

D．Snowfall increases in the Antarctic area.

3. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph stress (强调) ?

A．The ill fate of Africa's rivers.

B．The importance of doing exercise.

C．The hard life of the African refugees.

D．The seriousness of the water problem.

4. What was the most possible feeling of the author when he wrote this text?

A．Happy.

B．Angry.

C．Worried.

D．Calm.

9 . Have you ever volunteered for something? Why did you do it? How did you feel when you finished ? _______arrive early, stay late, go without breaks, and always smile. They do a job without being _______ and they are willing to offer _________. Can you imagine what would happen to our work___________everybody did his or her _________in the volunteer spirit of “I want to” rather than in the contractual(合同的) spirit of “I have to “? Contracts require you to do what you have _______to do or promised to do. Volunteerism_______requires you to do so, _______it leads to higher productivity at the same time.

Imagine what a(n) _______would be like without volunteers. Consider the organizations that ________volunteers:youth groups, hospitals, schools, sports leagues and environmental groups---in every area throughout our country. Our life would be ________if it were not for the volunteers who selflessly offer their time while ________no pay---and often little or no recognition.

What is the force ________these unusual efforts and the great desire to help others? Volunteers find the work extremely satisfying and volunteering ________personal skills. It ________us how to use our time more productively. More________, it teaches us that it isn’t ________what you have, but more often what you ________that matters most in life. It teaches us to place a greater value on what we contribute to society than on what we ________.

Through volunteering, we make more than just a living with our lives ---we make a ________ and create ”ordinary “ miracles. May each of us volunteer to make and keep our country friendlier ,kinder, and more helpful in the world!

1.

A．Volunteers

B．Students

C．Doctors

D．Teachers

2.

A．respected

B．paid

C．protected

D．founded

3.

A．advice

B．proposals

C．chances

D．assistance

4.

A．despite

B．if

C．whether

D．unless

5.

A．homework

B．exercise

C．job

D．research

6.

A．remembered

B．predicted

C．agreed

D．prepared

7.

A．also

B．soon

C．occasionally

D．merely

8.

A．before

B．yet

C．therefore

D．thus

9.

A．organization

B．school

C．hospital

D．country

10.

A．belong to

B．look out

C．depend on

D．get around

11.

A．more exciting

B．more pleasing

C．less surprising

D．less satisfying

12.

A．receiving

B．leaving

C．minding

D．imagining

13.

A．behind

B．against

C．without

D．among

14.

A．requires

B．shows

C．develops

D．arrests

15.

A．challenges

B．allows

C．reminds

D．teaches

16.

A．interestingly

B．importantly

C．reasonably

D．successfully

17.

A．always

B．sometimes

C．finally

D．seldom

18.

A．forbid

B．give

C．achieve

D．expect

19.

A．value

B．appreciate

C．gain

D．recognize

20.

A．choice

B．decision

C．difference

D．project