1 . When I was ten, my mother worked all day, so I had to take care of my younger brother. At that time, my little brother was about four years old and he
One day, after I had given him his dinner, he started crying for mum. He was so young and really needed mum. So I dressed him, put on his
During my whole life, I have received the
A.loved | B.missed | C.called | D.praised |
A.clothes | B.coat | C.shoes | D.trousers |
A.lost | B.destroyed | C.found | D.bought |
A.sell | B.make | C.afford | D.change |
A.get up | B.move out | C.sit down | D.go back |
A.after | B.before | C.until | D.while |
A.how | B.what | C.when | D.why |
A.way | B.mum | C.brother | D.shoe |
A.letters | B.kindness | C.sadness | D.presents |
A.poem | B.song | C.skill | D.lesson |
2 . About a year ago, I had to spend a week in a hospital, because of the deadly food poisoning. There I met an elderly woman, who
And only recently, I suddenly decided to learn singing. I was
It was easy to find that woman. I remembered her name and there was only one
Learning to sing was like learning to walk. It was like
A.turned out | B.ran out | C.went on | D.called on |
A.lose | B.cross | C.change | D.slip |
A.realistic | B.fashionable | C.unavailable | D.worthless |
A.sorting | B.owning | C.evolving | D.walking |
A.jokingly | B.painfully | C.lightly | D.properly |
A.planned | B.wished | C.heard | D.regretted |
A.sound | B.hope | C.talk | D.voice |
A.benefit | B.damage | C.habits | D.dates |
A.literary | B.architectural | C.medical | D.musical |
A.casually | B.seriously | C.rudely | D.uniquely |
A.from | B.under | C.for | D.during |
A.wrote | B.left | C.played | D.kept |
A.giving out | B.admitting to | C.belonging to | D.finding out |
A.existence | B.contents | C.purpose | D.forms |
A.words | B.notes | C.noises | D.spirits |
1.住宿条件;
2.活动安排;
3.其他事项(气候差异、着装提醒等)。
注意:1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
Dear William,
I am delighted to know that you are coming to China,
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Yours,
Li Hua
4 . The Friends of Charles Dickens
Dickens was born in 1812. His father, a clerk in the navy pay office, was thrown into debtors' prison. The miserable treatment of children and the institution of the debtors' jail became topics of several of Dickens, novels。.
Wilkie Collins (1824-1889)
Although twelve years younger than Dickens Wilkie Collins became one of Dickens best friends. Collins was a popular novelist who developed the mystery novel style. The Moonstone is one of his best. He and Dickens wrote The Frozen Deep . Wilkie was the son of the painter William Collins. He was born in London and lived in Italy and France as a child.
John Elliotson (1791-1868)
Elliotson was Dickens's family doctor for many years and thus they became good friends. Elliotson was an early advocate for the use of the stethoscope (听诊器). He also believed in the use of acupuncture (针灸).
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)
Poe was an American author best known for his poems and short fiction. The Fall of the House of Usher and The Murders in the Rue Morgue are two of his most popular works Dickens and Poe's friendship began in Philadelphia while Dickens was on his first tour of the United States. They talked about literature and seemed to enjoy one another's company However,two years later Poe broke off the relationship because he was angry about an article on American poetry. The article was written by Thackeray, but Poe believed that Dickens was behind the article.
William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863)
William Makepeace Thackeray was a novelist His best known work is Vanity Fair. He was also a friend of Charles Dickens. While Dickens and Thackeray were friends, the relation ship wasn't always smooth. They had several serious quarrels. One quarrel involved Dickens siding with Edmund Yates after Yates insulted Thackeray.
1. Who had taken care of Dickens' health for years?A.Collins. | B.Poe. | C.Elliotson. | D.Thackeray. |
A.A traffic accident. | B.Their ideas on running companies. |
C.A poem written by Dickens. | D.An article written by Thackeray. |
A.Vanity Fair. | B.The Moonstone. |
C.The Fall of the House of Usher. | D.The Murders in the Rue Morgue. |
5 . Dad was not only my best friend, but my compass (指南针). While he was alive, he
If there was one phrase my dad
When I was in high school, I had a
After months of
Even now, whenever I
A.understood | B.forgave | C.guided | D.impressed |
A.history | B.lesson | C.skill | D.language |
A.always | B.almost | C.ever | D.never |
A.so | B.or | C.but | D.and |
A.good | B.free | C.terrible | D.short |
A.still | B.nearly | C.hardly | D.probably |
A.real | B.practical | C.immediate | D.extra |
A.suggested | B.risked | C.enjoyed | D.missed |
A.meeting | B.testing | C.learning | D.interviewing |
A.excited | B.nervous | C.happy | D.shocked |
A.believe in | B.hold back | C.stand for | D.look after |
A.hope | B.forget | C.worry | D.promise |
A.different | B.hard | C.important | D.interesting |
A.grateful | B.sorry | C.polite | D.useful |
1. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A.An accident. | B.The woman’s worries. | C.The woman’s illness. |
A.Quit smoking. | B.Stay out all day. | C.Talk seriously with her daughter. |
7 . When my father was getting ready for work,our house was ruled by knocks and words.He used to come downstairs to breakfast.
The morning paper lay beside his plate.He always read the “Deaths” first,and then he knocked once on the table.One of my sisters brought his bread,already buttered for him.Usually he said nothing,but once I heard him say,“I love you very much,Edith.I would love more if you buttered my bread on both sides.”He read the paper all through breakfast.
Two knocks on the table meant “I am ready for my tea.”If a single knock followed that meant,“More bread,please.”
After breakfast he said,“Boots.”The paper was spread(展开) for him over the back of an armchair.Yesterday’s paper was put on the chair for his feet,and his boots were brought to him,freshly cleaned.He read standing at the same time putting on his boots.With one boot finished he said,“Bus.”At that point one of the girls went outside to the garden gate and waited there.Her job was to stop a bus when it came.It came early sometimes and it had to wait for my father. “Overcoat,hat.”One of my sisters had already brushed his overcoat.Now she held it open for him.Another girl came with his hat,nicely brushed.“Handkerchief,pipe(烟斗).”They were brought and put,with his tobacco(烟草),into his pocket.He looked out of the window and said either “Walking stick” or “Umbrella”.It was handed to him.Ready now,he was still reading the paper.He didn’t put it down until he heard the shout “Bus coming!” Then he kissed my mother and went out.The girls breathed freely.
How lucky a man was to have a wife and five daughters at home!
1. When the father made the first knock,he meant .A.he had begun to read the morning newspaper | B.he was made to feel sad by the “Deaths” news |
C.he would start to read the other parts of thepaper | D.his breakfast should begin |
A.A kind of bread. | B.One of the writer’s sisters. |
C.The writer. | D.The writer’s mother. |
A.their father never helped them |
B.their father always gave different instructions at the same time |
C.each of them had to start and finish her job just on time |
D.they were not clever or quick enough to do their jobs |
A.Reading newspapers. | B.Having bread buttered on both sides. |
C.Giving instructions. | D.Being clean and tidy. |
A.the father was so lazy that he hardly did anything |
B.the father was the “centre” of the family |
C.every girl in the family was afraid to do wrong because they didn’t know clearly enough what to do |
D.the father was hated by all his daughters |
8 . There are three different kinds of friends in our life. I classify (分类) them according to how well I know them and how well they know me.
The first type of friend is just an acquaintance (熟人). This means that you only know their name. You might not even remember what they look like if you go away for a short vacation. You don’t miss them when they are elsewhere. It is also this type of friend who gives you the most amount of aggravation (恼怒). Since most of the time you are placed in a position where you have to act friendly, you would not normally tell an acquaintance when he or she is doing something that makes you feel angry, such as tapping the fingers on a table or shouting loudly. I call them “pest friends”.
The second kind of friend is a “guest friend”. They are just social partners. You meet them at a certain location and at the end of the meeting you go your separate way and they go theirs. You don’t talk too often with this sort of friend, and you don’t share each other’s secrets.
Lastly, we have “best friends”. This sort of friend is there when you need them. They know you as a person and they are there through thick and thin. Best friends are the ones that you can lean and depend on no matter what happens. If you need a listening ear, they will be the one to lend support.
Friends come in all different shapes and sizes. Every friend has an impact on our life. . .
1. According to the writer, when a friend of the first type acts in an annoying way, you .A.can tell him/her about it directly |
B.should stay away from him/her |
C.should advise him/her to correct his/her behavior |
D.may find it hard to tell him/her not to do so |
A.They are only social partners. |
B.You don’t talk very often with them. |
C.You don’t share your secrets with them. |
D.They are called “pest friends” by the writer. |
A.he/she is your friend for sure |
B.he/she agrees with whatever you say |
C.you spend most of your time together |
D.he/she is with you even when there are difficulties |
A.How to make friends. |
B.How friends influence our life. |
C.How to improve friendship. |
D.How to get along well with the third type of friend. |
A.What a true friend is like. |
B.Three kinds of friends in our life. |
C.The role that friends play in our life. |
D.Why there are different kinds of friends. |
9 . My son was ten at the time and we were on a late night family car trip to Cleveland for the get-together the next day. I was taking my
About an hour and a half later, when I finally
A.offer | B.step | C.place | D.turn |
A.learned | B.ate | C.exercised | D.slept |
A.failed | B.needed | C.refused | D.agreed |
A.move | B.take | C.play | D.touch |
A.patient | B.pleased | C.awake | D.strong |
A.discuss | B.do | C.prove | D.say |
A.to | B.for | C.with | D.about |
A.lucky | B.fine | C.simple | D.dangerous |
A.studies | B.rules | C.differences | D.competitions |
A.tasks | B.sports | C.shows | D.programs |
A.interested | B.surprised | C.angry | D.sorry |
A.stay | B.stop | C.watch | D.leave |
A.dark | B.main | C.wide | D.beautiful |
A.passed | B.followed | C.finished | D.arrived |
A.worked | B.continued | C.disappeared | D.changed |
10 . My daughter graduated from college this year. I couldn’t be more proud of her. Through countless hours of study, books read, papers written, and tests taken, her hard work has paid off. She is no longer a little girl. She has become a wise, giving, caring, and loving adult. She has learned so much and is ready to start the rest of her life.
I think the things I take most pride in her learning, though, aren’t the ones she learned in the classroom. They are the ones she learned through living her life. My daughter already knows things that it took me much longer to learn. She knows that money can’t buy happiness. She knows that laughter exercises the lungs and love opens up the heart. She knows that doing what you love and loving what you do turns work into play. She knows that children are life’s most precious (珍贵的) gift and that every child should be treated with kindness and love.
My daughter knows that life often isn’t fair, that society often isn’t wise, and that everyone of us will face our share of problems. She also knows, however, that with love in our hearts we can bring learning, laughter, and joy to even the toughest days. She knows that life is a journey taken on a rocky road and that sometimes we stumble. She knows that we can pick ourselves up each time and even help someone else up as well. Most of all she knows that she is still learning, just as we all are. May she always know too just how much I love her.
1. How did the author feel when her daughter graduated from college?A.Grateful. | B.Satisfied. | C.Calm. | D.Concerned. |
A.Her daughter is ready to start a new life. |
B.Her daughter knows a lot about society. |
C.Her daughter’s knowledge learnt through living her life. |
D.Her daughter’s achievements in the classroom. |
A.you should love work as well as play |
B.it’s important for one to turn work into play |
C.your work will become interesting if you love it |
D.what you love and what you do are totally different |
A.her mother is well educated |
B.her mother loves her very much |
C.she is cleverer than her mother |
D.she has to keep learning all her life |
A.Fall. | B.Climb. | C.Control. | D.Shock. |