1 . 阅读表达

I walked to Mrs. Windsor’s house as I always did when I heard the piano. Before ringing the bell, I stood against the wall and sighed sadly. I daydreamed what I’d rather be doing. I had been tutored enough to read, understand, and even write some musical compositions, but I just didn’t have a gift for it. But Mrs. Windsor had offered to give me the lessons for free, so I felt it my duty to try.

The door opened. I walked in, sat down on the piano bench and began to sort through my sheet music. Today Mrs. Windsor introduced her niece Pasha to teach me. With a smile, Pasha sat beside me on the piano bench, opened my sheet music to the beginning page and asked me to play. I arranged my fingers on the keys. Then I frowned (皱眉) and concentrated to make the notes on the page match the finger movements. I had to admit I was a rather mechanical pianist.

After about a page or two, Pasha gently put her hand on top of mine as if to calm my fingers. There was a long pause. “Jennifer, what are you hearing in the music?” I looked at her rather strangely and admitted I didn’t know what she meant.

“Here, let me try and you listen,” Pasha advised.

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, letting her fingers dance lightly over the keys. Then, she began to play.

“See, it begins here beside some kind of river. Hear the water flowing beside you?”

Her fingers rose and fell gently on the keys. “Now the princess appears and she’s picking flowers from the water’s edge.” A happy piece of music filled the air in time to Pasha’s dancing fingers. “Oh, but she slips!” The music changed. “And our princess is being carried off by the fast-flowing stream. Quickly, the princess’ horse sees her plight (困境) and races to the river’s edge where he swims out to let her catch hold of him. Luckily, they make it to the bank and she hugs her faithful horse.” Pasha finished with a big smile and then looked at me.

I was delighted and advised to try another one. Pasha smiled and together we played many pieces of music that afternoon, finding the stories in the music and learning that sometimes it takes a friend to pull you out of the river onto dry land again.

1. Why did the author sigh sadly? (no more than 15 words)
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2. How did Pasha inspire the author to play the piano? (no more than 8 words)
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3. What made the music change in Pasha’s playing? (no more than 10 words)
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4. Please explain the meaning of the underlined sentence. (no more than 15 words)
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5. What do you think of Pasha? Why? (no more than 25 words)
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2 . “You are the only one who can handle it, Matt,” said Mr. Wolf, my fourth-grade band teacher, as he put the heavy tuba into my arms. I felt_______because I had asked for other band instrument, not the tuba. But I knew what he_______and he was right. In the fourth grade, I was_______a foot taller and 50 pounds heavier than any of my classmates.

Now I’m 6 feet and 3 inches and weigh 240 pounds. Since freshman year, my football coach has had only one_______place for me: the line. I had to be where size_______.

Somehow my size has_______me from any solo performances in music or sports. In fact, there is a(n) _______chance that a tuba player or a lineman will get noticed. But I seldom complain about my lack of_______because my size has benefited me a lot.

In school, my classmates formed a fixed_______of a big kid:that I was either an awkward fool or an annoying “tough guy”. I didn’t feel that I__________in either category. To correct their expectations, I__________to become athletic and even graceful. I made sure that I played well in all the sports I__________. I also joined in a ballroom dance class and followed it throughout high school, long after my friends had__________halfway.

My father used to encourage me to use my size to my full__________. He told me that I should take pride in myself.________, he lost his life on September 11, 2001. His death was a heavy__________to my family, but it helped me see my size from a different__________. During his funeral(葬礼), I tried to__________dignified and brave. I hope my calm and tall__________would comfort my family and give them the courage to make it through.

Looking forward, I know that my size will__________me to accomplish many positive things, whether in college, in a career or in just helping others.

1.

A．delighted

B．surprised

C．ashamed

D．amused

2.

A．meant

B．concluded

C．admitted

D．demanded

3.

A．casually

B．gradually

C．randomly

D．actually

4.

A．unique

B．flexible

C．helpless

D．changeless

5.

A．calculated

B．challenged

C．mattered

D．occupied

6.

A．sheltered

B．prevented

C．rescued

D．persuaded

7.

A．slim

B．golden

C．suitable

D．unexpected

8.

A．bravery

B．encouragement

C．recognition

D．comment

9.

A．tendency

B．faith

C．glory

D．impression

10.

A．belonged

B．qualified

C．applied

D．dominated

11.

A．hesitated

B．determined

C．failed

D．chanced

12.

A．came across

B．referred to

C．fitted in

D．participated in

13.

A．dropped out

B．registered for

C．carried out

D．made for

14.

A．height

B．speed

C．potential

D．intelligence

15.

A．Undoubtedly

B．Unfortunately

C．Uncommonly

D．Unwillingly

16.

A．coincidence

B．sympathy

C．blow

D．load

17.

A．source

B．situation

C．location

D．angle

18.

A．appear

B．sound

C．feel

D．prove

19.

A．influence

B．reaction

C．presence

D．display

20.

A．remind

B．enable

C．advise

D．force

3 . Backpacking through Africa, I always carried some food with me_______I couldn’t find something to eat.

I was______through a local market one day when I chanced upon a jar of_______jam. I could find tins of apple and strawberry in every corner store but this was the ______time I had seen peach. I took it.

For the next few weeks, when I was feeling the need for a little_______, I would carefully_______the lid and spoon a bit on to a biscuit. Mmm, delicious. I didn’t______it with anybody. It sat safely in my_____, taken out on only special_______.

One cold and cloudy afternoon, while I was waiting for a local bus, it started to rain. Everybody scattered for_____and so did I. But I was already wet through so I quickly searched through my pack for some______clothes.

In my hurry to________further discomfort, I forgot that the jar of jam was_______in my clothing. One forceful yank(猛拉) and my_______jar of jam crashed to the concrete ground, smashing into pieces.

I was so sad that I almost cried. And then, in the corner of my eye, I noticed an old woman in rags________.Without hesitating, she bent down and picked up the half of the jar that still looked ________.

Still________,she stuck two fingers into the jar, scooped(舀) out the________jam and placed it into her toothless mouth. Carefully, like fish bones, she_______the pieces of glass. She studied the broken container_____she was certain that there was nothing left. Then she left.

My bus arrived shortly after and, as we drove off, I wondered if the jam would taste the same to me.

1.

A．in order that

B．if

C．in case

D．unless

2.

A．looking

B．buying

C．getting

D．running

3.

A．apple

B．peach

C．orange

D．strawberry

4.

A．last

B．best

C．other

D．first

5.

A．meal

B．treat

C．rest

D．drink

6.

A．remove

B．move

C．discover

D．uncover

7.

A．divide

B．eat

C．share

D．separate

8.

A．pocket

B．pack

C．corner

D．store

9.

A．situations

B．conditions

C．atmosphere

D．occasion

10.

A．protection

B．shelter

C．cover

D．warmth

11.

A．beautiful

B．rain

C．warm

D．dry

12.

A．avoid

B．get into

C．defeat

D．overcome

13.

A．hidden

B．buried

C．covered

D．locked

14.

A．expensive

B．valuable

C．precious

D．priceless

15.

A．disappearing

B．appearing

C．running

D．approaching

16.

A．all right

B．nice

C．broken

D．damaged

17.

A．standing up

B．looked down upon

C．bent over

D．watching out

18.

A．rest

B．remaining

C．extra

D．spare

19.

A．swallowed

B．brought out

C．ate up

D．spat out

20.

A．until

B．unless

C．after

D．since

4 . I’ve always taught piano lessons in my spare time. Over the years I found that children have _________ musical abilities. Although I’ve taught some gifted students, I’ve also met so-called “musically _________” pupils. One such student is Robby.

Robby was already 11 years old when his mother sent him for his first _________ lesson. I prefer that students begin at an earlier age. I _________ it to Robby, but he said it had always been his mother’s _________ to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student.

_______ Robby tried very hard, he didn’t have the basic sense of music. However, he _________ and he would always say, “My mom’s going to hear me play some day.” But it seemed _________, and I was disappointed by his slow progress. Then one day Robby didn’t come. He _________ me his mother was sick. I was glad that he stopped coming, since he was really a bad __________ for my teaching!

Several weeks later I was __________ my students for the music show when Robby came and said, “Miss Handorf, I’ve wanted to play.” I don’t know what made me __________ him to do that. Maybe it was his __________ that touched me.

The night for the show came. It went well. Then Robby came up on stage. I was __________ when he said he had chosen one of the most difficult pieces of Mozart. But I was not prepared for what I heard next. His fingers were light on the keys. They __________ danced on the keys. He played so well that everyone was __________ excitedly.

In tears I __________ up to stage. “Oh, Robby! How would you do it?” “Well, Miss Handorf, I __________ practicing at home. Remember I told you my mom was sick? In fact she had cancer and passed away this morning. And she was born __________, she could never hear me play the piano, but tonight was the first time she ever heard me. I wanted to make it __________.”

1.

A．strange

B．low

C．local

D．different

2.

A．challenged

B．breathed

C．encouraged

D．inspired

3.

A．drawing

B．dance

C．piano

D．handwriting

4.

A．examined

B．promised

C．explained

D．answered

5.

A．comment

B．dream

C．hobby

D．personality

6.

A．Although

B．Once

C．Unless

D．Because

7.

A．continued

B．created

C．contacted

D．caught

8.

A．careless

B．hopeless

C．homeless

D．selfless

9.

A．asked

B．invited

C．guided

D．telephoned

10.

A．position

B．example

C．distance

D．schedule

11.

A．preparing

B．renting

C．protecting

D．regretting

12.

A．strike

B．select

C．allow

D．force

13.

A．function

B．section

C．determination

D．memory

14.

A．limited

B．satisfied

C．calmed

D．surprised

15.

A．indeed

B．even

C．actually

D．either

16.

A．sitting

B．cheering

C．walking

D．eating

17.

A．dragged

B．drove

C．ran

D．picked

18.

A．kept back

B．kept off

C．kept on

D．kept from

19.

A．shy

B．weak

C．blind

D．deaf

20.

A．special

B．humorous

C．similar

D．famous

5 . He’s saving for college 25 cents at a time.

For senior David Krichbaum of Firestone High School in Ohio, US, that means handfuls of peanut M&Ms, lots of sales pitches (推销辞令) and plenty of rejections.

This 17-year-old student bought his first gumball machine (口香糖贩卖机) about 18 months ago “just for something to do”.

He cleaned up the machine with fresh paint and placed it inside a popular Chinese restaurant in Ohio.

Since then, David has set up six more vending machines (自动售货机) in spots around Ohio.

But it wasn’t until he added a full-color “My College Fund” sign above the candy-filled globe late last year that his business skyrocketed.

“My sales doubled when I added that sign,” he said.

His goal is to expand his market to 30 gumball machine locations and generate $800 a month in profits.

He has already been accepted into the University of Akron’s business college, where the cost of tuition and books will be about $10,500 (69,000 yuan) per year.

The budding (崭露头角的) businessman doesn’t want to take out a student loan. “I just want to have some responsibility and at the same time get some experience in sales and business,” he said.

Theresa Krichbaum said her son has always had a creative mind. Aside from the vending business, he also runs his own hot dog stand at special events.

When he was recently denied a chance to sell his hot dogs at a local wrestling meet, he bought and opened his own candy stand. David hopes it will carry him through college and eventually to his own restaurant or other small business.

As with any business model, things in the candy market are not always sweet. David estimates that prospective business clients have rejected him and his vending machines about 200 times.

“It’s no big deal; it’s just part of the game,” he said.

1. What inspired David to begin his business? (no more than twelves words)
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2. What made his candy business greatly take off? (no more than ten words)
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3. Ideally, how long does David have to run his business to cover the cost of one year in the University of Akron’s business college? (no more than 5 words)
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4. What is David’s long-term goal in business?   (no more than 15 words)
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5. What two words can best describe David? Please give your reasons? (no more than 30 words)
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6 . There is a woman named Tao Porchon-Lynch. She was born in India in 1918. So, if you do the math, she is 99. And at the age of 99, she has been recognized as the oldest yoga teacher in the world. She has been teaching yoga in a gym in her hometown, full-time, since1967.

But that’s not all she’s done. She has also been a model, actress and dancer. She became a model after she graduated from high school. She acted in more than ten fields. She won a lot of medals as a dancer in many competitions. She once said, “If you try your best and never give up, nothing is impossible.” And she is a firm believer in positive thinking. She dreams the impossible dreams, and she is also well known as a thinker.

Tao Porchon-Lynch is not the person who talks the talk; she is the person who walks the walk. When she makes up her mind to do something, she takes action to do it without delay. At the age of 85, she learned how to dance and even won several dance competitions. She offers this piece of advice to others, “Don’t put off till tomorrow what you can do today. Don’t delay. Tomorrow never comes.”

So, what about retirement? At 98, she is well past the age when many people make retirement plans. Retiring, it turns out, is not Tao’s style. “A little girl, who is only 6 years old and is now learning yoga with me, once asked me, ‘Dear granny, what are you going to do when you retire?’” Tao Porchon-Lynch told the little girl that she had no plans to retire but instead would continue to teach yoga and dance her way to next planet.

1. What is Tao Porchon-Lynch’s job now? (No more than 5 words)
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2. What is Tao Porchon-Lynch’s secret of success in so many fields? (No more than 8 words)
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3. How do you understand the underlined sentence in Paragraph3? (No more than 10 words)
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4. What is Tao Porchon-Lynch’s following plan now? (No more than 10 words)
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5. Do you agree with Tao Porchon-Lynch’s attitude toward life? Give reasons in your own words. (No more than 20 words)
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7 . 假设你是红星中学高三学生李华，请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，写一篇英文周记，记述你们上周接待外国学生，带领他们体验中国茶文化的全过程。

注意：词数不少于60。

(请务必将作文写在答题卡指定区域内)

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8 . Hannah Taylor is a schoolgirl from Manitoba, Canada. One day, when she was five years old, she was walking with her mother in downtown Winnipeg. They saw a man_________out of a garbage can. She asked her mother why he did that and her mother said that the man was homeless and hungry. Hannah was very_________.She couldn't understand why some people had to live their lives without shelter or enough food. Hannah started to think about how she could_________,but, of course, there is not a lot one five-year-old can do to solve(解决)the problem of homelessness.

Later, when Hannah attended school, she saw another homeless person. It was a woman,_______ an old shopping trolley（购物车）which was piled with_______. It seemed that everything the woman owned was in them. This made Hannah very sad, and even more_______to do something. She had been talking to her mother about the lives of homeless people_______they first saw the homeless man. Her mother told her that if she did something to change the problem that made her sad, she wouldn’t_______as bad.

Hannah began to speak out about the homelessness in Manitoba and then in other provinces. She hoped to_______her message of hope and awareness. She started the Ladybug Foundation, an organization aiming at getting rid of homelessness. She began to __________ “Big Bosses” lunches, where she would try to persuade local business leaders to ________to the cause. She also organized a fundraising(募捐)drive in “Ladybug Jars” to collect everyone`s spare change during “Make Change” month. More recently, the foundation began another ________ called National Red Scarf Day—a day when people donate $20 and wear red scarves in support of Canada`s ________and homeless.

There is an emergency shelter in Winnipeg called “Hannah`s Place”, something that Hannah is very________of. Hannah`s Place is divided into several areas, providing shelter for people when it is so cold that________outdoors can mean death. In the more than five years since Hannah began her activities, she has received a lot of ________.For example, she received the 2007 BRICK Award recognizing the ________ of young people to change the world. But ________   all this, Hannah still has the ________   life of a Winnipeg schoolgirl, except that she pays regular visits to homeless people.

Hannah is one of many examples of young people who are making a ________ in the world. You can, too!

1.

A．jumping

B．eating

C．crying

D．waving

2.

A．annoyed

B．nervous

C．ashamed

D．upset

3.

A．behave

B．manage

C．help

D．work

4.

A．pushing

B．carrying

C．buying

D．holding

5.

A．goods

B．bottles

C．foods

D．bags

6.

A．excited

B．determined

C．energetic

D．grateful

7.

A．since

B．unless

C．although

D．as

8.

A．sound

B．get

C．feel

D．look

9.

A．exchange

B．leave

C．keep

D．spread

10.

A．sell

B．deliver

C．host

D．pack

11.

A．contribute

B．lead

C．apply

D．agree

12.

A．campaign

B．trip

C．procedure

D．trial

13.

A．elderly

B．hungry

C．lonely

D．sick

14.

A．aware

B．afraid

C．proud

D．sure

15.

A．going

B．sleeping

C．traveling

D．playing

16.

A．praises

B．invitations

C．replies

D．appointments

17.

A．needs

B．interests

C．dreams

D．efforts

18.

A．for

B．through

C．besides

D．along

19.

A．healthy

B．public

C．normal

D．tough

20.

A．choice

B．profit

C．judgment

D．difference

9 . My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other _______, including her “sixth sense”,_______ she rarely gives the impression she’s missed anything.

Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us,_______ that she doesn’t push too hard on them,_______ really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house, she moves around so fast that often the _______ don’t realize she’s blind.

I _______ this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very _______ about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was _______ excited about her finger-painting project.

“Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. “I learned how to _______ colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle ________ with us.”

To my great ________, my child had learnt about color from a blind friend!

Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my ________ showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really ________ what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never felt how good finger paints felt ________ Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.

I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never ________ in conversation.

When I told her, she was ________ for a moment. At first, she didn’t believe me. “But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla ________. And I knew my child was ________ because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork. Michelle had also heard Kayla’s ________ in her work.

We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my ________. ” Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.

1.

A．ways

B．means

C．methods

D．senses

2.

A．which

B．when

C．that

D．as

3.

A．and

B．except

C．even

D．but

4.

A．who

B．that

C．she

D．which

5.

A．guests

B．family

C．children

D．friends

6.

A．realized

B．heard

C．recognized

D．witnessed

7.

A．excited

B．sad

C．satisfied

D．enjoyed

8.

A．especially

B．not so

C．a little

D．not at all

9.

A．paint

B．draw

C．create

D．mix

10.

A．stayed

B．painted

C．talked

D．played

11.

A．excitement

B．encouragement

C．delight

D．surprise

12.

A．attitude

B．color

C．picture

D．paper

13.

A．touched

B．distinguished

C．saw

D．understood

14.

A．after

B．before

C．until

D．when

15.

A．referred to

B．turned out

C．come up

D．talked about

16.

A．curious

B．quiet

C．puzzled

D．worried

17.

A．cried

B．insisted

C．complained

D．informed

18.

A．right

B．wrong

C．worried

D．uncertain

19.

A．shortcomings

B．difficulties

C．pride

D．description

20.

A．paper

B．pens

C．hands

D．eyes