1、 阅读理解AI had the honour of being elected chief of my tribe(部落)With the title came great responsibility. It was my job to make peace with the Maori Tamaki tribe, whose village we visited. Their soldiers jumped from a canoe and faced us down with fierce crying, sticking eyes and much noise of sticks. T
2、hey laid a palm leaf on the ground and, as head, I was forced to accept this peace offering by picking it up, then touching noses with their chief. “Kia ora，” he said, welcoming us into the woodland home of his people.My “tribe” was my New Zealand coach tour group, who had forced me into being their
3、 leader. We had been warned that the ceremony was a serious occasion and that to laugh or even smile would be considered rude to the Tamaki. After that it was nonstop fun as they demonstrated their ancient customs and I received instruction in performing the haka, the war dance immortalized(使不朽) by
4、the All Blacks rugby team.Then they pulled our dinner of lamb, beef and vegetables out of the ground. It had been slowcooked in the heat just below the surface in the geothermal(地热的) area of North Island, a Maori tradition known as a hangi that goes back an extremely long period of time.Obviously, t
5、his form of it is put on for tourists but it was hugely enjoyable. The journey back to the hotel was alone worth the effort, our elder Maori driver being deserving of his own television show. “The wheels on the bus go round and round，” he got us singing, while he circuited a round about three times.
6、A couple of days from the end of our trip, there was still something missing, a New Zealand icon I wanted to see to make my grand tour complete. Riding over a ridge, there it wasAotearoa. The Maori name for New Zealand translates as “the land of the long white cloud”. Can I say “Kia ora, Aotearoa？”
7、You bet I can.【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文，作者讲述了他去新西兰旅游时接触到的毛利文化。1How were the visitors greeted in the tribe?AThe soldiers made a palm leaf road.BThe soldiers touched their noses.CThe soldiers shook sticks fiercely.DThe soldiers made noise with shut eyes.C解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Their soldiers.much noise of sticks. They
8、 laid a palm leaf on the ground”可知，毛利部落的勇士们从独木舟上跳下来，用狂热的叫喊、瞪大的眼睛和巨大的棍棒晃动声将作者一行人镇住了，他们还在地面上放置一片棕榈叶。这些都是毛利人对游客表示欢迎的方式。故选C。2Which refers to the Maori cooking custom?AKia ora.BHaka.CHangi. DTamaki.C解析：细节理解题。根据第三段可知，在地下土炉中烹制食物是毛利饮食传统，这被称为hangi。3What does the author think of the driver?AHe was good at sin
9、ging.BHe made the journey memorable.CHe was not familiar with the road.DHe performed well on a TV show.B解析：推理判断题。根据第四段可知，作者一行人的回宾馆之旅让他们难忘：有表演天赋的毛利老司机让作者他们一路欢歌，故选B。4What is the best title for the text?AA Taste of Maori CultureBHello, New ZealandCThe Honour of Being a Tribe ChiefDThe Best of New Zeala
10、ndA解析：标题归纳题。作者作为赴新西兰的旅游团的队长，在旅游中有幸接触毛利文化，这给作者留下了深刻的印象，故A项“体验毛利文化”作标题最佳。BWhenever we see a button, we want to press it because we know that something will happen.This is true in most cases, for example, on a doorbell.But some buttons are actually fake(假的), like the “close” button on a lift.Many peopl
11、e are in the habit of pressing the “close” button because they dont have the patience to wait.But lifts “close” buttons are a complete trick, at least in the US.the doors will not close any faster no matter how hard you press.It started in the 1990s when the Americans with Disabilities Act was passe
12、d in the US., making sure that all lifts stayed open long enough so that people with disabilities could enter safely.Only repair workers can use the buttons to speed up the door closing process if they have special keys.But to normal lift riders, the buttons arent completely useless.According to psy
13、chologists, fake buttons can actually make you feel better by offering you a sense of control.“A sense of control is very important.It reduces stress and increases wellbeing，” said Ellen JLanger, a psychology professor at Harvard University.Experts also added that a lot of buttons that dont do anyth
14、ing exist in our lives for this same purpose.For example, pedestrian crosswalk buttons dont live up to their names either.Pressing them used to help make the traffic signals change faster, but that was before computercontrolled traffic signals were introduced.But psychologists found it interesting t
15、hat even when people are aware of these little “white lies”， they still continue to push fake buttons because as long as the doors eventually close, it is considered to be worth the effort.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了我们平时生活中所见到的按钮可能是不起作用的。5What is the authors purpose in writing the text?ATo describe differe
16、nt fake buttons.BTo explore the functions of fake buttons.CTo analyze various habits of pushing buttons.DTo explain the disadvantages of fake buttons.B解析：写作意图题。通读整篇文章可知，作者通过举例子介绍了不同地点的虚假按钮，其目的是探求这些虚假按钮的功能。故选B。6What can we learn about the “close” buttons on a lift in America?AThey work when people pr
17、ess them hard.BThey were designed for a sense of control.CThey never speed up the doorclosing process.DThey take the safety of the disabled into account.D解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的第一句可知， 美国电梯里的“关闭”按钮是为了确保残疾人能安全地通过。故选D。7Which may be the best title for the passage?AButtons in the US.A.BButtons Always LieCButton
18、s May Not WorkD“Close” Buttons on LiftsC解析：标题归纳题。通读全文内容可知，本文主要讲述了有些按钮只是形式上的，而不具备真正的实际功能。故C项“按钮可能不起作用”最符合文章主旨。故选C。 七选五In the age of the keyboard，some people seem to think handwriting lessons are on the way out.Steve Graham，a literacy professor at Vanderbilt University in Nashville，Tennessee，has been
19、hearing about the death of handwriting for the past fifteen years. 1._He said，“If the results of a survey we have published this year are accurate，it is being taught by about ninety percent of teachers in grades one to three.”Ninety percent of teachers also say they are required to teach handwriting
20、. 2._Professor Graham says one study published this year found that about three out of every four teachers say they are not prepared to teach handwriting. 3._Others teach it for sixty to seventy minutes a day.Many adults remember learning that wayby copying letters over and over again. 4._Many exper
21、ts also think handwriting should not be taught only with itself.Instead，they say it should be used as a way to get students to express ideas. 5._Teachers commonly report that about onefourth of their students has poor handwriting.Some people might think handwriting is not important anymore because o
22、f computers and voice recognition(识别) programs.AAfter all，that is why we write.BNowadays teachers pay more and more attention to their students writing.CSo is it still being taught?DBut who cares if people know how to write well?EBut studies have yet to answer the question of how well they are teach
23、ing it.FTodays thinking is that short periods of practices are better.GHe says some teachers teach handwriting for ten to fifteen minutes a day.【解题导语】本文主要介绍了在电脑时代，学校教授书法的现状研究。1C解析：根据下文中的“it is being taught by about ninety percent of teachers in grades one to three”可知，空处应表示对是否要教学生书法的疑问，故C项符合语境。2E解析：根
24、据上文中的“If the results of a survey we have published this year are accurate，it is being taught by about ninety percent of teachers in grades one to three.”及空前一句可知，此处表示对研究结果的进一步分析，故E项符合语境。3G解析：根据下文中的“Others teach it for sixty to seventy minutes a day.”可知，此处表示一些老师教授书法的时间，所以G项符合语境。4F解析：根据语境可知，空处与上文的“Many
25、 adults remember learning that wayby copying letters over and over again.”形成对比，并与下文的“Many experts also think handwriting should not be taught only with itself.”呼应，此处讲述的是学书法的方法的今昔差异，故F项符合语境。5A解析：根据语境可知，空处承接上文中的“Instead，they say it should be used as a way to get students to express ideas.”，此处表示表达想法正是我
26、们练习书法的原因，所以A项符合语境。 应用文写作假定你是李华，你下周一因故无法上外籍教师Mike的英语口语课。请给Mike写封邮件请假，内容包括：1请假原因；2表达歉意；3弥补措施。注意：1.词数80左右；2开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；3可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Mike，Im awfully sorry that I have to ask for a leave of absence from your spoken English course next Monday for my personal reason._ _Id appreciate it if you
27、could approve my request for a leave.Yours，Li HuaOne possible version：Dear Mike，Im awfully sorry that I have to ask for a leave of absence from your spoken English course next Monday for my personal reason.A longtimenosee friend from South China is coming to see me next week, so Im supposed to meet
28、him at the railway station for it is the first time for him to travel to our city.Words cant convey my apology and pity that Ill have to miss your interesting lessons.To make up for the missed class，I wonder if its acceptable for you if I ask one classmate to have your class recorded for me.Id appreciate it if you could approve my request for a leave.Yours，Li Hua
