1 . It was nearly dark. The sun was dropping down behind the mountain. Little Tom came back home, with tears in his eyes.
“What’s the matter, Tom? How’s your trip?” his mother asked with a big smile.
“I failed. The mountain is so high and full of big or small stones on the way. I still wanted to go ahead, but I was tired and it was so late that I had to come back,” Tom cried.
“It doesn’t matter. You are only 14 years old after all. You will have another chance,” his mother said.
“But standing at the top of the mountain is my dream!” Tom said.
His father came over and asked, “Did you see the green trees on your way to the mountain?”
“Sure, and there were a lot of beautiful flowers on both sides of the road,” Tom replied.
“Did you hear the birds singing?” his father asked.
“There were many kinds of birds singing in the trees, and the sound was very sweet,” Tom said.
“Did you feel the beauty of nature?” his father asked.
“Yes, the blue sky, the white clouds, the green trees and the colourful flowers made a nice picture,” Tom answered.
“That’s enough!” his father smiled and said. “Please remember, son, for often, completing your goal (目标) is not the most important thing. You didn’t reach the top of the mountain, but you got a lot on the way.”
“It is true that not every dream will come true, and that not every job will end up with a success. The most beautiful views are on the way.
1. When did Tom return home?A.In the morning. | B.At noon. | C.At midnight. | D.In the evening. |
A.Because he got lost in the mountain. | B.Because he was too hungry. |
C.Because he was tired and it was so late. | D.Because he was only 14 years old. |
A.Clear water. | B.Blue sky. | C.Beautiful flowers. | D.Green trees. |
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Dear Jenny, Thanks for remembering my birthday. I almost forgot it. When your gift arrived, I was really happy. I love the cookbook. It seems very interesting. I will learn to cook today’s dinner from it. Thanks again. Yours, Lisa |
Dear Cindy, The trousers you gave me are great! I can’t believe you made them by yourself. They look like the ones from a fashion store. With a gift like this, I don’t mind being one year older. If you have free time, please show me how to make them. Yours, Julia |
Dear friends and neighbors, Thank you for turning my birthday party into a concert. I always like listening to music. And this time when I shared the beautiful music with you, I felt so happy! I’ll never forget this special day. I’m very lucky to have friends and neighbors like you! Yours, Peter |
A.About $40. | B.About $60. | C.About $80. | D.About $100. |
A.To have your own bike. | B.To be interested in history. |
C.To be at work before 8 am. | D.To be able to speak another language. |
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B.Lisa needs a babysitter who can look after her boys on Sundays. |
C.If you are interested in delivering newspapers, you must have your own bike. |
D.You can get no money by working in the City Museum Shop. |
3 . 阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Catherine was the coolest kid in her class. Whenever she went, she was in the spotlight, with a bunch of kids following her and doing everything she did.
Her deskmate, Landy, however, was not in the cool kids’ group. Being the tallest kid in her class, she was teased by her classmates, who were always chanting “Landy, Landy, long as spaghetti (意大利面 )”. Every time Landy heard those silly chants, she could feel her face burst into flames. God knew how she wished the ground to crack and swallow her!
Catherine didn’t really like it when the kids chanted “Landy, Landy, long as spaghetti”. But she never told them to stop either, and nor did she ever talk to her. She liked being popular.
One weekend, Catherine went over to her grandfather for Thanksgiving. Her grandfather lives on a farm at the opposite end of town, where he keeps chickens. While helping to feed the chickens, Catherine noticed a peculiar one. Curling in the corner, it looked smaller than the others and was almost half-bare!
“What’s the matter with it?” She asked her grandfather, with a puzzled frown on her face. Her grandfather told her how chickens could act. “They have a pecking (啄) order,” he explained, wrinkles of concern spreading around his forehead. “If one chicken is different, the others will push it away and keep pecking it. Sometimes they peck it so much that it dies.”
“Oh, what a poor little thing!” Catherine let out a sigh as she scooped the frightened chicken up in her arms, whose heart was beating fast in the bony little body. Suddenly, she thought of Landy, the girl being “pecked” by her classmates. “I’m going to take it home and take good care of it,” she said with a determined look.
Back in school, Catherine told the cool kids about the chicken. “It’s looking healthy,” she said proudly. “It’s fatter and its feathers are growing. Even the cat likes it. She carries it around the garden, and...” Everyone was entertained by Catherine’s story of her lovely chicken, laughter lingering around the classroom.
注意:1.续写词数应为 150 左右;2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1. Then Catherine spotted Landy sitting by herself in a corner.
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Paragraph 2. But Catherine walked directly toward Landy, regardless of what they said.
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4 . Wang Yaping went into space aboard the Shenzhou Ⅷ on October 16th, 2021. She became the first Chinese female astronaut (女航天员) to enter Tiangong space station.
Wang’s space dream started in 2003, when China sent its first astronaut Yang Liwei into space. After having safe flights for 1,600 hours over nine years, Wang was a strong candidate (候选人) to become an astronaut in 2010. She pushed herself hard, getting the same training as men. “The space environment won’t change because you are a woman,” she told Xinhua.
The hardest part is the high-G training. Sitting in a spinning (旋转的) machine, Wang would become blind for a while because her brain was short of blood. But she didn’t give in. That strong spirit finally made her dream come true in 2013.
Wang said that as astronauts, women have their own advantages (优势). “Women may be more patient and can better deal with loneliness. Women’s hearts are also easier to adapt to the weightless environment, making them more suitable for long-term missions.”
Wang Yaping sets a good example for all women who dream of going to space.
1. When did Wang dreamed of being an astronaut?A.In 2010. | B.In 2003. | C.In 2013. | D.In 2021. |
A.the space environment is easy to change |
B.only men can go to space station in the world |
C.both male and female astronauts can go to space |
D.men and women will face the same difficulties in space |
A.Relaxed. | B.Interested. | C.Uncomfortable. | D.Strong. |
5 . My name is Jimmy. One Thursday afternoon, when I was in senior one, a new boy came into my classroom. He was short and thin. He walked up to the teacher and told her, very seriously, that he was new. His name was Christian. He sat down, took a look at me, and then looked away. I didn’t think he was very nice and I was sure he wasn’t the type I would like to become friends with.
During that year, I didn’t talk to him much, but he smiled at me when our eyes met, always shyly. He never ate lunch with anybody, and he never talked to anybody but me.
But one day I joined those unkind kids who were making fun of him. We made fun of him though I thought it was wrong.
“Haven’t you got any friends?” a kid asked Christian, who had walked past us alone, head down.
“No, he hasn’t got any friends. He’s too stupid and shy,” I said. Then Christian looked up at me with the saddest dog eyes I had ever seen. I felt very sorry at that moment.
That night, I couldn’t sleep because I couldn’t get Christian’s face out of my mind. In the weeks that followed, he never met my eyes in class and never smiled at me. It was really hard for me to decide to write him a note asking him to forgive (原谅) me. But I thought I should.
The next day in class, I wrote him a note telling him how sorry I felt. About five minutes later, I turned and saw tears in his eyes. “You will never realize what your apology (道歉) has meant to me, Jimmy.” he said to me. “I hope we can become friends.”
We had lunch together that noon and we had the best talk I had ever had. Over the years at high school, we were close friends.
When I think back, I realize that, if I had not apologized, I would never have known what a lovely person Christian was.
Apologies can really change your life, so never miss the chance to tell somebody you are sorry.
1. What do we about know Christian from the passage?A.He was tall and fat. | B.He was short and thin. |
C.He was short and active. | D.He was lovely and fat. |
A.He didn’t think Christian was the type he wanted to become friends with. |
B.Christian wasn’t nice to people around him after he came to the new class. |
C.Christian made friends with others. |
D.Christian had the saddest dog eyes. |
A.Happy. | B.Interested. | C.Sorry. | D.Bored. |
A.To tell us it is important to make an apology when we hurt others. |
B.To show Jimmy’s apology was unimportant to Christian. |
C.To introduce Christian wasn’t lovely in fact. |
D.To tell us it is unimportant to say sorry to others. |
6 . Four-Day Tour in Chongqing
Day 01 Arrival in Chongqing
You will be met upon arrival at Chongqing Airport and taken by bus for a short city tour to the Panda House in Chongqing Zoo and the Residence of the famous American General Joseph W. Stilwell if time permits. Have an expensive buffet dinner at a 4-star hotel, Holiday Inn Yangtze before boarding your luxurious 5-star cruise ship.
Day 02 Chongqing - Fengdu
Enjoy the cruise sailing on the Yangtze River. You will leave the ship for the land at Fengdu, the “Ghost City” for a short trip. Late in the afternoon, the Captain’s Welcome Party presents Chinese folk dance and music performance. You can also join in if you like.
Day 03 Yangtze Three Little Gorges or Shennong Stream
Begin the passage into the Qutang Gorge, the shortest and the grandest of the Three Gorges. Later you will pass through the Wu Gorge with its famous lofty and misty peaks. Disembark at Wushan Daning River for an excursion to the Three Little Gorges or disembark at Badong for an excursion to the Shennong Stream. Continue sailing. The cruise will dock overnight at Maoping, which is close to the Three Gorges Dam site.
Day 04 Sandouping - Yichang
After breakfast, visit the construction site of the Three Gorges Dam. Back onboard to pack up your luggage and complete check out procedures. Your local guide will meet you and see you off at the airport.
1. Which of the following places can you visit on the second day?A.The Panda House. | B.The Ghost City. |
C.The Shennong Stream. | D.Three Gorges Dam. |
A.A day. | B.Two nights. | C.Two days. | D.A night. |
A.Plane. | B.Bus. | C.Ship. | D.Foot. |
①写信目的;
②活动简介;
③你的感受。
注意:
①词数80左右;
②可适当增加细节,使行文连贯。
Dear Frank,
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Yours,
Hu Xiaobei
8 . The great flight of the Chinese astronaut (宇航员) Yang Liwei in 2003 made China the third country in the world to send a person into space. His journey of 600, 000 kilometres took one day. But the training of astronauts like Yang Liwei takes years and is very hard.
As a basic requirement, trainee (受训者) astronauts must be fighter pilots with over 600 hours of flying. This means that they have experience of flying at high speed and dealing with changes in air pressure. As well, they must have at least 4 years of college education and must be very strong and healthy. A normal trainee is 25-35 years old, weighs 55-70 kilogrammes and is 1. 60-1. 72 metres tall.
Pilots with the basic requirements then go through a long period of examination to see if they are fit for training. They stay in hospital for a month of tests, which check for any kind of physical (生理的) weakness. Moreover, they have to sit in a chair which turns around at high speed for 15 minutes, to find out how their body works. There are also mental tests to find out how they will deal with living in a very small room, and how well they will respond to dangers and solve problems.
Once they are chosen, the pilots go through a five-year course to prepare them for space flights. At the end of the five-year programme, there are final tests for the trainees. After passing these tests, they have succeeded in becoming real astronauts.
1. Why is Yang Liwei mentioned at the beginning of the text?A.To find a result. | B.To do a research. | C.To introduce a topic. |
A.29 years of age. | B.1. 80 metres in height. | C.75 kilogrammes in weight. |
A.To ensure their proper response. |
B.To warn them of possible dangers. |
C.To prepare them for fighter flights. |
A.Taking a PE Training | B.Fighting to Be a Fighter Pilot | C.Choosing Astronauts in China |
In Beijing this weekend, several young ladies in flowing clothes became the center of attention. They invited passers-by
“The growing popularity of hanfu
10 . Throughout a child’s life, there are several events that are very important to them.
In early September, doctors at the Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital found Megan, a 17-year-old student had a brain tumor (肿瘤). A few weeks later, Megan had an operation and needed to
However, the doctors and nurses at the hospital were not going to
“They
But what would a dance be without
Megan’s mother said her daughter was deeply
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 |