1、.阅读理解AA long time ago,before people and their cities filled the earth,there was a mysterious place that was kept watched over by the fairy (仙女) of the lake.The fairy was so kind that each of her followers was willing to serve her.There was a time in which some bad men presented a danger to the lake
2、and its surrounding forests,and the fairys followers joined her on a dangerous journey across rivers and deserts in search of the Crystal (水晶) Stone,which was their only hope of being saved.The fairy told them the dangers and difficulties that lay ahead,and how hard it would be to stand the whole jo
3、urney,but none of her followers were afraid.They all promised to follow her wherever it was needed.As it turned out,the journey was even harder and more terrible than the fairy had imagined.Faced with such difficulties,many followers lost heart and gave up the search.Finally,only one remained,and hi
4、s name was Shadow (影子)Thanks to her loyal (忠心的) Shadow,the fairy finally managed to find the Crystal Stone.Unfortunately,there was a monster keeping watch over the stone,and this monster was not about to give up the stone easily.At this time,Shadow,in a final act of loyalty,offered himself in exchan
5、ge for the stone.The monster accepted,so Shadow spent the rest of his days in the monsters service.The powerful magic of the Crystal Stone meant that the fairy could return to the lake and make the bad men leave the lake.But every night she would cry at her loyal Shadows being away.Shadows act of se
6、lfsacrifice (自我牺牲) showed a love stronger than any other.And in memory of Shadow,and to show everyone the value of loyalty,the fairy presented every being on Earth with its own shadow during the day.But when nighttime comes all these shadows travel to the lake to spend time with the sad fairy,and to
7、 try to comfort her for her loss.【语篇解读】仙女的忠实属下影子,牺牲自我换来了水晶石,使仙女重回湖泊,并赶走坏人。1The fairy and her followers left the lake to _.Alook for that magic Crystal StoneBescape the danger presented by some bad menCgo on a dangerous but interesting journeyDlook for a new lake to settle in【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段的“There wa
8、s a time in which some bad men presented a danger to the lake and its surrounding forests,and the fairys followers joined her on a dangerous journey across rivers and deserts in search of the Crystal (水晶) Stone,which was their only hope of being saved.”可知,他们离开这个湖泊是为了寻找唯一可以拯救他们的水晶石。【答案】A2What can we
9、learn from the passage?AShadow was forced to follow the fairy.BThe fairy was confident to get the Crystal Stone at first.CMost loyal followers were killed during the journey.DMost followers didnt keep their promise and left the fairy at last.【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段最后两句可知,大多数人没有履行承诺最后离开了仙女。【答案】D3The fairy co
10、uld get the Crystal Stone mainly because of _.Aher own braveryBShadows obedienceCShadows selfsacrificeDher cleverness【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段最后两句和第四段最后一句可知,Shadow用自己余生的服务来交换水晶石,他的自我牺牲帮助仙女得到了水晶石。【答案】C4The magic of the Crystal Stone can _.Ahelp the fairy make the lake largerBdrive the bad men away from the lak
11、eCbring Shadow back to the fairyDhelp the fairy catch the bad men【解析】细节理解题。根据第四段第一句可知,水晶石的魔力在于能赶走坏人。【答案】BBRobert Frost (18741963) is one of the Americas most beloved poets.He was a contemporary of many modernist poetic movements,but he wasnt associated(与有联系) with any particular group of poets.He stu
12、ck to his own literary beliefs,and as a result,he attracted a good deal of criticism from the literary world.But,it is just because he was such a person and his voice was so original that Frost became so beloved.If you are to choose one of his poems and read it aloud on a busy street,we are sure tha
13、t many people will recognize the poem immediately as Frosts.Mending Wall,which is the first poem in North of Boston,Frosts second book of poetry,is one of his most popular poems.It is a poem about two neighbors who fix a rock wall that lies between their homes.“I” want to destroy the wall,and the “n
14、eighbor” wants to leave it standing.We just cant get enough of walls,can we? People love boundaries (界线)We love them when were little,protecting our precious toys from our troublesome(令人烦恼的) brothers and sisters.As we get older,we begin to throw around the gentle term“personal space”,as in “GET OUT
15、OF MY ROOM!” In college,we really learn how the idea of “My house is your house” doesnt always result in happy roommate relationships.After we become adults with good jobs and a lot of cool things,we often put up fences,gates,walls,or doors to protect our stuff and keep the peace.Walls help us prote
16、ct ourselves,but their downside is that they often keep people from communicating with each other.Mending Wall makes us take a look at how we use our walls and boundaries,and why we use them the way we do.This poem sends a wakeup call to the universe.There are walls between our hearts.【语篇解读】本文是诗歌评论。
17、文章介绍了美国著名诗人罗伯特弗罗斯特并赏析了他的名作修墙。5What can we learn about Robert Frost?AHis writing style is special.BHis first poem is about life.CHe often criticized other poets.DHe joined many poetic movements.【解析】细节理解题。由第一段末“If you are to.as Frosts.”可知,随便拿一首弗罗斯特的诗到街上去朗读,就会有人听出来是他的诗。这说明他的写作风格特别,容易辨认。【答案】A6In Paragra
18、ph 3,what does the author want to show?ASharing with others brings us happiness.BThere seems to be lots of walls in our life.CWalls let people know about themselves.DPersonal space is important to everyone.【解析】推理判断题。作者对弗罗斯特的名作修墙进行简单介绍后,在第三段描述了这样一个事实:人们从小到大不断地建立各种围墙。【答案】B7The third paragraph is devel
19、oped _.Aby spaceBby exampleCby time Dby comparison【解析】写作手法题。在第三段作者按照时间顺序展开全段,指出了人们从孩童时期到长大成人,不断地建立“心墙”。【答案】C8The underlined word “downside” in the last paragraph can be replaced by “_”Aturn use Bold wayCnegative part Dmajor difference【解析】词义猜测题。根据最后一段but一词的转折可知,第四段讲墙可以保护人的同时,也阻碍了人们的交流。因此downside在此处有“
20、不足之处”的意思。【答案】C.短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处,每处错误仅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(),并在其下面写上该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写上修改后的词。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。It was 7:15 in the morning of August 8,2011.I was walking along Park Road towards the eas
21、t while an old man came out of the park on the other sides of the street.Then I saw a yellow car drive up Third Street and made a right turn into Park Road.The next moment the car hit the man while she was crossing the road.He fell with a cry.The car didnt stop and drive off at full speed heading west.I noticed the driver was young woman wore a pair of glasses and the plate number was AC864.After two minutes later,I stopped a passed car and took the old man to the nearest hospital.【答案】