1、阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。A report consistently brought back by visitors to the US is how friendly，courteous and helpful most Americans were to themTo be fair，this observation is also frequently made of Canada and Canadians，and should best be considered North AmericanThere are，of course，exce
2、ptionsSmall-minded officials，rude waiters，and ill-mannered taxi drivers are hardly unknown in the USYet it is an observation made so frequently that it deserves commentFor a long period of time and in many parts of the country, a traveler was a welcome break in an otherwise dull existenceDullness an
3、d loneliness were common problems of the families who generally lived distant from one anotherStrangers and travelers were welcome sources of diversion，and brought news of the outside worldThe harsh realities of the frontier also shaped this tradition of hospitalitySomeone traveling alone，if hungry，
4、injured，or ill，often had nowhere to turn except to the nearest cabin or settlementIt was not a matter of choice for the traveler or merely a charitable impulse on the part of the settlersIt reflected the harshness of daily life： if you didnt take in the stranger and take care of him，there was no one
5、 else who wouldAnd someday，remember，you might be in the same situationToday there are many charitable organizations which specialize in helping the weary travelerYet，the old tradition of hospitality to strangers is still very strong in the US，especially in the smaller cities and towns away from the
6、busy tourist trails“I was just traveling through，got talking with this American，and pretty soon he invited me home for dinneramazing” Such observations reported by visitors to the US are not uncommon，but are not always understood properly1In the eyes of visitors from the outside world，_Arude taxi dr
7、ivers are rarely seen in the USBsmall-minded officials deserve a serious commentCCanadians are not so friendly as their neighborsDmost Americans are ready to offer help2It could be inferred from the last paragraph that _Aculture exercises an influence over social interrelationshipBcourteous conventi
8、on and individual interest are interrelated Cvarious virtues manifest themselves exclusively among friendsDsocial interrelationships equal the complex set of cultural conventions3Families in frontier settlements used to entertain strangers _Ato improve their hard life Bin view of their long-distance
9、 travelCto add some flavor to their own daily lifeDout of a charitable impulse4The tradition of hospitality to strangers _Atends to be superficial and artificial Bis generally well kept up in the united StatesCis always understood properlyDhas something to do with the busy tourist trails5Whats the a
10、uthors attitudes toward the Americans friendliness？AFavorable BUnfavorable CIndifferent DNeutral【参考答案】1-5、DACBA阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。With the tears streaming down her face，she put her two hands to her lips，and kissed them to Him; then clasped(紧握着)them on her breast，as if she laid his ru
11、ined head there“You are not the gaolers(监狱长)daughter ?”She sighed“No. ”“Who are you ?”Not yet trusting the tones of her voice，she sat down on the bench beside himHe drew backbut she laid her hand upon his armA strange thrill struck him when she did so, and visibly passedover his frame; he laid the k
12、nife down softly，as he sat staring at herHer golden hair，which she wore in long curls，had been hurriedly pushed aside，and fell downover her neckAdvancing his hand by little and little，he took it up and looked at itIn the middleof the action he went astray，and，with another deep sigh，fell to work at h
13、is shoemakingBut lot for longReleasing his arm，she laid her hand upon his shoulderAfter lookingdoubtfully at it，two or three times，as if to be sure that it was really there，he laid down his work，put his hand to his neck，and took off a blackened string with a scrap of folded rag attached to itHe open
14、ed this，carefully，on his knee，and it contained a very little quantity of hair：not more thanone or two long golden hairs，which he had，in some old day，wound on upon his fingerHe took her hair into his hand again，and looked closely at it“It is the sameHow can it be!When was it! How was it!”As the conce
15、ntrating expression returned to his forehead，he seemed to become conscious thatit was in hers tooHe turned her full to the light，and looked at her “She had laid her head upon my shoulder，that night when I was summoned(传唤)outshehad a fear of my going，though I had noneand when I was brought to the Nor
16、th Tower theyfound these upon my sleeveYou will leave me them? They can never help me to escape in thebody，though they may in the spiritThose were the words I saidI remember them very well. ” He formed this speech with his lips many times before he could utter itBut when he did findspoken words for
17、it，they came to him coherently(连贯地)，though slowly “How was this?一Was it you? ”1The underlined word“it” in the passage refers to“ ”.Aher hair Bher hand Chis arm Dhis shoulder2The passage is most probably taken from .Aa chant Ba drama Ca novel Dan essay3From the passage，we can infer that .Athe lady wa
18、s the gaolers friend Bthe man lived a peaceful lifeCthey hadnt seen each other for years Dthey made a happy conversation4The old man took the ladys hair into his hand again because .Athe hair reminded him of his daughterBhe found the hair of high qualityCthe lady had almost the same hair as he didDt
19、he ladys hair worried him so much5The writer attracts the readers by .Adescribing the changes of the relationshipBgiving a vivid description of detailsCusing funny and humorous languageDpresenting unpredictable consequence【参考答案】15、BCCAB阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。(2013苏锡常镇二调，B)I began writin
20、g poems fifteen years ago while I was in college. One day I was in the library, working on a term paper, when I came across a book of contemporary poetry. I dont remember the title of the book or any of the titles of the poems except one：“Frankensteins Daughter.” The poem was wild, almost rude, and
21、nothing like the rhymeandmeter poetry I had read in high school. I had always thought that poetry was flowery writing about sunsets and walks on the beach, but that library book contained direct and sometimes shocking poetry about dogs, junked cars, rundown houses, and TVs. I checked the book out, c
22、urious to read more.Soon afterward, I started filling a notebook with my own poems. At first I was scared, partly because my poetry teacher, to whom this book is written for, was a serious and strict man who could see the errors in my poems. Also, I realized the seriousness of my devotion. I gave up
23、 geography to study poetry, which a good many friends said offered no future. I ignored them because I liked working with words, using them to reconstruct the past, which has always been a source of poetry for me.When I first studied poetry, I was singleminded. I woke to poetry and went to bed with
24、poetry. I memorized poems, read English poets because I was told they would help shape my poems, and read classical Chinese poetry because I was told that it would add clarity to my work. But I was most taken by the Spanish and Latin American poets, particularly Pablo Neruda. My favorites of his wer
25、e the odeslong, shortlined poems celebrating common things like tomatoes, socks and scissors. I felt joyful when I read these odes, and when I began to write my own poems, I tried to remain faithful to the common things of my childhooddogs, alleys (小巷), my baseball mitt (手套) and the fruit of the val
26、ley, especially the orange. I wanted to give these things life, to write so well that my poems would express their beauty.I also admired our own countrys poetry. I saw that our poets often wrote about places where they grew up or places that impressed them deeply. James Wright wrote about Ohio and W
27、est Virginia, Philip Levine about Detroit, Gary Snyder about the Sierra Nevadas and about Japan, where for years he studied Zen Buddhism (禅宗佛教). I decided to write about the San Joaquin Valley, where my hometown, Fresno, is located. Some of my poems are absolute observations and images of naturethe
28、orange yards, the Kings River, the Sequoias (红杉). I fell in love with the valley, both its ugliness and its beauty, and quietly wrote poems about it to share with others.文章大意：这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者写诗的经历。4What does the passage mainly talk about?AThe authors experiences with poetry.BThe authors method of w
29、riting poetry.CThe authors appreciation of poetry.DThe authors interest in studying poetry.答案：A主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要讲述了作者写诗的经历。故答案选A。5From the first paragraph, we can learn that _.A“Frankensteins Daughter” was a flowery poetryBthe author was able to memorize most poems he readCthe author began to get in
30、 contact with poetry of different stylesDthe author was curious to read more of rhymeandmeter poetry答案：C细节理解题。根据文章第一段倒数第二句中的“that library book contained direct and sometimes shocking poetry about.”可知，作者开始接触到不同类型的诗歌。C项与文章内容相符。故答案选C。6Which of the following would the author most probably write about in
31、 his poem?AMoving love stories in history. BObservations of classical poems.CTrue feelings of human friendship. DAppreciation of wild valley flowers.答案：D推理判断题。根据文章最后一段尤其是最后一句中的“I fell in love with the valley”并结合全文可知，作者在他的诗中最有可能表达对野山谷花的喜爱。故答案选D。7Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
32、?AThe authors friends all encouraged him to give up geography to poetry.BThe author became devoted to poetry because of his teachers strictness.CThe author loved to find sources of poetry from nature and from the past.DSpanish and Latin American poems influenced the author as much as Chinese ones.答案
33、：C推理判断题。根据文章第二段最后一句中的“using them to reconstruct the past. a source of poetry for me”并结合文章最后三段可知，作者擅长在过去和自然中寻找写诗的资源。故答案选C。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。(2013东北三省四市第二次联考，C)Eco City Farms are becoming more popular in cities and towns around the United States.Eco City Farms in Edmonston, Maryland,
34、 is located near shopping centers, car repair shops and homes. The neighborhood is a workingclass community. People do not have very much money, and they have limited access to fresh food in markets.Over the past two years, the farm has attracted volunteers from the community like Marcy Clark. She s
35、chools her four children at home. On a recent day she brought them to Eco City Farms for a lesson. Her son Alston Clark thinks his experience is very valuable. “I like coming out here，” he says, “You know, you connect with the earth, where your food comes from. You appreciate the food a little bit m
36、ore.”Margaret Morgan started Eco City Farms. She thinks of it as a place where people can learn to live healthier lives. “Growing food in a community brings people together，” she continues, “Every piece of what we do here is a demonstration to show people everything about how to have an ecofriendly
37、community.” she says. From the Eco City Farms people come to know that they are not only growing food and raising chickens and bees, but improving the soil with compost (肥料) made from food waste.Eco City Farms is an experimental operation. The farm gets its power not from the local electricity netwo
38、rks, but from the sun with solar panels. In winter, the green houses use a geothermal (地热) system.Vegetables can be grown all year. So once a week, all winter long, neighbors like Chris Moss and her three children bike to the farm to pick up a share of the harvest.“I like eating the vegetables，” say
39、s fiveyearold Owen Moss.文章大意：本文是一篇报道。文章介绍了美国各地日益流行的生态城市农场(Eco City Farms)。它不但可以带动生态社区，引领人们过上绿色健康的生活，更成为人们了解地球、了解食物的好去处。8What is mainly talked about in the passage?AEco City Farms save a lot of energy.BEco City Farms are gaining popularity.CEco City Farms are influencing community life.DEco City Farm
40、s helps the workingclass live better.答案：B主旨大意题。通读全文特别是文章首段可知，本文就“生态城市农场在美国各地日益流行”进行了相关介绍。故答案选B。9According to the passage, Eco City Farms are close to the following places EXCEPT _.Ashopping centers Bcar repair shopsCfastfood restaurants Dworkingclass community答案：C细节理解题。根据第二段第一、二句“. is located near s
41、hopping centers, car repair shops and homes. The neighborhood is a workingclass community.”可知，答案选C。10What is the authors attitude toward Eco City Farms?AEnthusiastic. BDisappointed.CSurprised. DDoubtful.答案：A观点态度题。根据第三、四段所使用的语言“the farm has attracted volunteers. I like coming out here.”“brings people
42、 together. From the Eco City Farms people come to know.”可知，作者对生态城市农场持积极乐观态度，对其很感兴趣。C项文中并未提到，B、D两项不符合文义。故答案选A。11In which column of a newspaper can you most probably read this article?APeople. BTravel. CEnvironment. DEducation.答案：C推理判断题。根据文章的主旨大意可知，“生态城市农场”并不是一个旅游项目，其目的也并不是教育人，文章并未以人为中心进行介绍，故可排除A、B、D三
43、项。根据第三段倒数第二句中的“connect with the earth”，第四段最后一句中的“improving the soil with compost (肥料) made from food waste”及第五段中的“from the sun with solar panels. In winter, the green houses use a geothermal (地热) system”可推知，本文应来源自报纸的“环境”专栏。故答案选C。书面表达你校英文报欲征集有关学习习惯的小短文，请你以“My study habits”为题，写一篇英语短文向校报投稿。短文应包括以下要点：(1
44、)良好学习习惯的重要性；(2)你的良好的学习习惯：善于思考，勤于总结(至少写三条)；(3)号召同学们养成良好的学习习惯。注意：短文必须包括所有要点，行文连贯，词数不少于100。One possible version：My study habitsStudy habits play a decisive role in the effect of learning. Usually a student with good study habits get twice the result with half the efforts. Therefore, it is important tha
45、t we should form good habits when we study.There is no doubt that making a suitable timetable is the first necessary pace in order to allocate the time well, so I always make a schedule for study.Moreover, whichever subjects you study, thinking is the fundamental factor rather than just direct recit
46、ing, which is useless. So I develop the habit of thinking and solving problems with the help of reference books, for example, a dictionary. Still, I learn to sum up what has been learned, seize every chance to learn and make use of all kinds of learning resources.Remember that good study habits are
47、important to success. Lets work together to form good study habits.书面表达假设你是某高中学生李华，最近你校英语内刊举办了主题为“感恩父母”的英语征文比赛。请你写一篇短文，结合自己的实际，谈几点父母值得你感恩的地方，以及你打算如何报答父母。注意：1.词数100左右；2可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。One possible version：Im very grateful to my parents. They not only gave me life, but also brought me up with end
48、less love and support, feeling so proud of my every improvement. They always share my happiness and sorrow. I still remember once I was seriously ill. They were so worried and almost kept me company the whole night. Now Im in Senior 3. Luckily for me, my parents can understand my stressful condition
49、 and often communicate with me with encouraging words. Furthermore, they give me enough personal space, which I appreciate so much.What I should do now is study hard. When I grow up, I will become a useful person and make my parents live a happy life.书面表达假定你是李华，通过网上一则广告得知英国伦敦一家学校招聘汉语老师，你想要应聘。请写一封信，阐
50、明理由，要点包括：1学习经历及相关经验；2期望薪资；3联系电话：128635568860。注意：1.词数：100左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3开头语已为你写好，不计入总分。Dear Sir，Your advertisement for a Chinese teacher on July 8 made me interested. _Sincerely，Li HuaOne possible version：Dear_Sir，Your advertisement for a Chinese teacher on July 8 made me interested. I believe
51、the position is exactly the one that I have been looking for.I, aged 26, majored in Chinese literature. Graduating from Beijing University in 2011，I received my bachelor degree. To be honest, I can communicate with any English speaker without any difficulty. Once I served as a volunteer in 2012 Lond
52、on Olympic Games. Above all, I have two years of teaching experience in a private school, which got my teaching skills improved. As for the salary, I think 2,000 a month is necessary.If you believe that I am fit for the position, please call me at 128635568860. Looking forward to your reply. Sincerely， Li_Hua
