1、一阅读理解（2*8=16） AEven before my father left us, my mother had to go back to work to support our family. Once I came out of the kitchen, complaining, “Mom, I cant peel potatoes. I have only one hand.”Mom never looked up from sewing. “You get yourself into that kitchen and peel those potatoes,” she told
2、 me. “And dont ever use that as an excuse for anything again!”In the second grade, our teacher lined up my class on the playground and had each of us race across the monkey bars, swinging from one high steel rod to the next. When it was my turn, I shook my head. Some kids behind me laughed, and I we
3、nt home crying.That night I told Mom about it. She hugged me, and I saw her “well see about that” look. The next afternoon, she took me back to school. At the deserted playground, Mom looked carefully at the bars.“Now, pull up with your right arm,” she advised. She stood by as I struggled to lift my
4、self with my right hand until I could hold the bar with my other elbow （肘）. Day after day we practiced, and she praised me for every rung （横档）I reached. Ill never forget the next time, crossing the rungs, I looked down at the kids who were standing with their mouths open.One night, after a dance at
5、my new junior high, I lay in bed sobbing. I could hear Mom come into my room. “Mom,” I said, weeping, “none of the boys would dance with me.”For a long time, I didnt hear anything. Then she said, “Oh, honey, someday youll be beating those boys off with a bat.” Her voice was faint. I peeked out from
6、my covers to see tears running down her cheeks. Then I knew how much she suffered on my behalf. She had never let me see her tears.1. Which can be used to describe Moms attitude when she made the child peel potatoes?A. Cruel. B. Favorable. C. Strict. D. Sympathetic.2. From the passage, we know monke
7、y bars can help a child train _.A. the strength and skill to hang and swayB. the speed of ones hand movementC. the skill to throw and catch thingsD. the bodily skill to rotate round a bar3. What does the sentence “I saw her well see about that look” imply?A. Mom believed every aim could be achieved
8、if you stuck to it.B. The race across monkey bars was not difficult enough for a child to give up.C. Mom was determined to prove she herself was better than the teacher.D. What the child had said brought Mom great attraction and curiosity.4. When the author looked down at the kids, they were standin
9、g with their mouths open because_.A. they felt sorry for what they had done beforeB. they were afraid the author might fall off and get hurtC. they wanted to see what the author would do on the barsD. they were astonished to find the authors progressBMr. and Mrs. Gordon were sitting on the sand, rea
10、ding their magazines. Mr. Gordon was too stingy (吝啬) to rent a chair. Their twelve-year-old daughter. Sandra, was playing at the waters edge. Suddenly a huge wave lifted Sandra up and carried her out to sea. Luckily, a lifeguard(救生员) was on duty and he saw the wave carry Sandra away. He ran along th
11、e beach and dived into the sea. He swam quickly to where the girl, with her head only just above the water, was shouting for help. She was very frightened. When the lifeguard reached her, she struggled with him, as drowning (快淹死) people often do. However, he was a skillful lifeguard and quickly took
12、 hold of her and swam with her back to the beach. By the time he reached it, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon had realized what had happened. They had run down to the waters edge, neither of them could swim. They just stood in the shallow water, and worried about their daughter. Had the lifeguard reached her in
13、time? Luckily, he had. That was quick work, young man, Mr. Gordon said. He turned to his wife, Give the lifeguard a dollar. A dollar! Sandra cried, dad, how can you give him a dollar! He saved my life. I was half dead. Quite right, girl Mr. Gordon said, pleased by his daughters awareness of the valu
14、e of money. He turned to his wife again and said, Shes right. She was only half dead. Give him fifty cents. 5. What happened to Sandra?A. She ran into the sea. B. She died.C. She was drowned. D. Her life was saved by a lifeguard. 6. What did Mr. and Mrs. Gordon do when Sandra was carried out to sea
15、by the wave?A. They shouted to the lifeguard. B. They dived into the water.C. They offered the lifeguard money to save Sandra.D. Perhaps they were reading magazines.7. Why was Sandra angry with her father?A. He didnt give the lifeguard any money. B. He didnt swim out to save her.C. He didnt show the
16、 lifeguard hearty thankfulness. D. He gave the lifeguard too much money.8. Why was Mr. Gordon pleased with her daughter.A. She was safe again. B. She was polite to the lifeguard.C. He thought she did not want him to give the lifeguard too much money.D. She gave the lifeguard fifty cents.二：完形填空（共20小题
17、;每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（，和）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Long ago there was a poor farmer in Russia. He had been very 9 with everything he had. However, when he found his elder brother was 10 than him, he felt disappointed. So he 11 hard about how he could also be richer. Finally he got
18、an idea. He started to spend less money on food and clothes to 12 some money to buy more land. Once he had enough money, he started 13 for land. He 14 that on the neighboring land, there were some nomads (游牧民) living there. He bought some gifts and went to 15 their head. He presented the gifts to th
19、e head and told him the 16 of his visit. The head welcomed him, accepted the gifts and agreed to his 17 to get the land. The head told him that he could have the land 18 giving him anything. He can take as much land as he could 19 by walking through the land before sunset. He should start in the mor
20、ning and whatever distance he could travel during the 20 , he could have it.The farmer became very 21 when he heard this offer. Now he could have lots of 22 without paying anything. He came 23 the next morning and started running, not walking, 24 he could cover the largest area. To reach his goal, h
21、e neither ate food, nor drank water, nor had any rest. He just continued 25 . Without eating, or drinking, or resting he just got very 26 . When he came back to the head in the evening, he 27 right on the spot. Sadly his son buried him in a piece of land about 6 x 4 feet. Dont be greedy or you will
22、28 everything finally.9. A. careful B. pleased C. bored D. busy 10. A. healthier B. stronger C. richer D. cleverer 11. A. thought B. learned C. tried D. worked 12. A. borrow B. spend C. make D. save 13. A. waiting B. looking C. preparing D. caring 14. A. explained B. hoped C. noticed D. guessed 15.
23、A. see B. follow C. help D. cheat16. A. chance B. result C. condition D. purpose17. A. promise B. request C. suggestion D. order 18. A. for B. by C. without D. before19. A. cover B. farm C. buy D. have20. A. year B. month C. week D. day21. A. interested B. sad C. happy D. calm22. A. land B. crop C.
24、experience D. knowledge23. A. quietly B. early C. finally D. suddenly24. A. so that B. even if C. because D. whether 25. A. dreaming B. walking C. speaking D. running26. A. nervous B. excited C. tired D. worried 27. A. refused B. died C. appeared D. rested28. A. defeat B. face C. change D. lose三：短文改
25、错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同学写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号,并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。When I was a child, I spent more than ten years learn the violin. Therefore, I couldnt unde
26、rstand “real music”. After I graduated at high school, a friend of mine suggested that we started to learn the guitar because we all thought it was cool. I will never forget the day on that we went to buy guitars in the guitar store. There I saw a guitar player playing the guitar, which I really enj
27、oyed. He became my the first guitar teacher. It took me such a long time choose a guitar among several wonderful model. Now the guitar is the most importantly part of my life and I practise it every day.14 CAAD28 DDCCBCADBCADBC ADCAB ADCBD五短文改错。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）1. learn-learning 2. Therefore-However3. at-from 4. started-start5. all-both 6. that-which7. the-去掉the 8. timechoose-to9. model-models 10. importantly-important