1. What does the speaker say about Castle Howard?
| A．It took its name from a film. |
| B．It has been home to a family. |
| C．It was once used for defence. |
| A．It’s open every day of the year. |
| B．It’s the largest garden in England. |
| C．It’s planted with many kinds of roses. |
| A．A tour guide. | B．A gardener. | C．A news reporter. |
1. What is the relationship between the speakers?
| A．Old classmates. | B．Neighbours. | C．Fellow workers. |
| A．At a hotel. | B．At Betty’s home. | C．At the railway station. |
| A．Working at a restaurant. |
| B．Cooking in the kitchen. |
| C．Buying food for dinner. |
| A．See a film. | B．Go shopping. | C．Visit an old town. |
1. Where will Maria go the day after tomorrow?
| A．The London Zoo. |
| B．The British Museum. |
| C．The Tower of London. |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. |
| A．To do a study. | B．To meet a friend. | C．To see her sister. |
1. What does Miyako want to do?
| A．Make a call. | B．Send a card. | C．Hold a party. |
| A．Making an apology. |
| B．Giving an explanation. |
| C．Sharing an experience. |
5 . Throughout a child’s life, there are several events that are very important to them.
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| A．Usually | B．Gradually | C．Regularly | D．Finally |
| A．frightened | B．confused | C．disappointed | D．shocked |
| A．study | B．stay | C．work | D．play |
| A．succeed | B．return | C．respond | D．recover |
| A．forget | B．miss | C．refuse | D．check |
| A．require | B．allow | C．advise | D．cause |
| A．painted | B．cleaned | C．decorated | D．opened |
| A．mad | B．sorry | C．angry | D．surprised |
| A．event | B．creation | C．operation | D．schedule |
| A．parents | B．teachers | C．friends | D．doctors |
| A．invited | B．memorize | C．investigate | D．visit |
| A．prepared for | B．looked forward to | C．held on to | D．took part in |
| A．curiosity | B．joy | C．confidence | D．intention |
| A．hurt | B．influenced | C．touched | D．admired |
| A．awareness | B．kindness | C．happiness | D．eagerness |
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7 . Long long ago, there was a king who liked to write stories. He was so proud of his stories that he showed them to many people. Although the people didn’t like the stories, they were afraid to say that. Instead, they all said his stories were good.
One day he showed his stories to a well-known critic (评论家) . The critic said that they were bad. The king got very angry and sent him into prison.
After sometime the king sent his men to the critic to tell him that he was free. When the critic returned from the prison, the king invited him to his palace to dinner. Again he showed him some of his stories and once again asked him what he thought of them. The critic said nothing but turned to the soldiers who were standing behide him, and said, “Take me back to prison.”
1. What did the king like to do?| A．He liked to read. | B．He liked to joke. |
| C．He liked to write stories. | D．He liked to play. |
| A．Bad. | B．Famous. | C．Wonderful. | D．Beautiful. |
| A．A good writer. | B．A well-known critic. |
| C．A famous singer. | D．A wonderful artist. |
| A．Because he didn’t like the palace. |
| B．Because he enjoyed reading stories. |
| C．Because he enjoyed the life in prison. |
| D．Because the king’s stories were still bad. |
1.表明意图；
2.自身优势；
3.表达期望。
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2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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9 . Driving to a friend’s house on a recent evening,I was attracted by the sight of the full moon rising just above my friend’s rooftops.I stopped to watch it for a few moments,thinking about what a pity it was that most city people,myself included,usually miss sights like this because we spend most of our lives indoors.
My friend had also seen it.He grew up living in a forest in Europe,and the moon meant a lot to him then.It had touched much of his life.
I know the feeling.Last December I took my seven-year-old daughter to the mountainous jungle of northern India with some friends.We stayed in a forest rest-house with no electricity or hot water.Our group had campfires outside every night,and indoors when it was too cold outside.The moon grew to its fullest during our trip.Between me and the high mountains lay three or four valleys.Not a light shone in them and not a sound could be heard.It was one of the quietest places I had ever known,a bottomless well of silence.And above me was the full moon,which struck me deeply.
Today our lives are filled with glass,metal,plastic and fibre-glass.We have televisions,cellphones,heaters,ovens,air-conditioners,cars and computers.
Struggling through traffic that evening at the end of a tiring day,most of it spent indoors,I thought:before long,I would like to live in a small cottage.There I will grow vegetables and read books and walk in the mountains.I may become an old man there,and wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled and measure out my life in coffee spoons.But I will be able to walk outside on a cold silent night and touch the moon.
1. The writer felt sorry for himself because .| A．there was too much pollution |
| B．he usually missed the full moon sights |
| C．he didn’t adapt to modern inventions |
| D．there were too many accidents on the road |
| A．No modern equipment. |
| B．Complete silence. |
| C．The nice full moon. |
| D．The high mountains. |
| A．show that the writer likes city life very much |
| B．tell us that people greatly benefit from modern life |
| C．explain that people have few chances to enjoy nature |
| D．show that we can also enjoy nature at home through them |
| A．Touched by the Moon |
| B．The Pleasures of Modern Life |
| C．A Bottomless Well of Silence |
| D．Break away from Modern Life |
10 . When I was 25 years old, I had a big dream in my mind and lots of things in my backpack. I wanted to travel around Africa with my
It sounds
On other trips
This time, I promised myself that I would be a
| A．friend | B．pet | C．backpack | D．family |
| A．continued | B．stopped | C．danced | D．arrived |
| A．Certainly | B．Luckily | C．Truly | D．Sadly |
| A．knowledge | B．feeling | C．advice | D．reason |
| A．simple | B．funny | C．boring | D．foolish |
| A．remember | B．choose | C．improve | D．realize |
| A．cultures | B．events | C．places | D．backgrounds |
| A．task | B．dream | C．achievement | D．experience |
| A．since | B．where | C．when | D．before |
| A．tourist | B．student | C．reporter | D．businessman |
| A．inspire | B．change | C．help | D．influence |
| A．existed | B．disappeared | C．kept | D．started |
| A．wanted | B．paid | C．organized | D．broken |
| A．beautiful | B．proud | C．real | D．wise |
| A．difficult | B．successful | C．common | D．challenging |
