While out of the window, I saw my father growing some vegetables in the garden.A．lookB．looksC．lookingD．looked 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

I received pictures of my daughter floating (漂浮) on a lake in California. Right there under the sun during the hottest time of the day, she has only her swimsuit to cover her.

When I showed it to my students, it was as if I had shown them scenes from a horror (恐怖) movie.

“But she will get dark,” they said.

“That’s what she wants,” I told them. “We think darker skin (肤色) is beautiful.”

They looked at me in disbelief. It was as if I came from the moon.

For years, American girls spend their summer trying to get as tanned (晒黑) as possible. In China, on the other hand, girls use umbrellas all year round.

What in the world is going on?

The pale skin we think looks unattractive (不漂亮) is what Asian women want. Both groups want to meet their culture’s standard (标准) of beauty.

In the US, if you can afford to go on vacation in the summer, you head for a river, a lake or a beach, where you try to get as much sun as possible. If you are rich you take a winter vacation in some sunny spot. Your winter tan shows your wealth.

In China, once upon a time, the few wealthy were the ones who didn’t have to work out in the hot sun. So the whiter the skin, the richer the woman. The folk opera performers who play these ladies wore lots of white makeup (妆容). The tradition survives to this day.

So it comes naturally that none of my students wishes to follow the Western ways in this regard.

But now I am noticing that a new business – the tanning booth (美黑店) – started up in China. I admire those brave enough to define（给…下定义）their own idea of beauty, but I do wonder what their grandmothers would have to say to them about it!

The students were shocked at the picture the writer showed them because ______.

A. they thought it shameful for a girl only to wear a swimsuit

B. the writer’s daughter was wearing very little while out in the sun

C. it is dangerous for a girl to be out on a lake alone

D. with the powerful sunlight the writer’s daughter would have got a suntan

According to the article, which kind of woman meets the American standard of beauty?

A. Women with blond hair. B. Women with a slim figure.

C. Women with tanned skin. D. Women with pale skin.

In the US a winter tan usually means the person _____.

A. is hard-working B. doesn’t have to work

C. has a lot of money and spare time D. is from a very poor family

The writer ______ the tanning booth started up in China.

A. is not interested in B. doesn’t understand

C. doesn’t like D. has mixed feelings about

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A.B.C.D. 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

One day in September we were doing repair work on my parents' old house to get it ready for my youngest daughter's wedding. We had to a great climbing plant that had grown a roof beam （房梁）, so that we could repair the roof and the walls.

When my husband was taking the plant away, he found the of a blackbird that had made its home in the leaves. He then something among that mass of earth and straw of the nest. He broke the earth around it into pieces with his finger tips and, to his ,saw glittering gold. It was a child's bracelet （手镯）. With it, he ran into the house to me. "You won't that the thieving blackbirds not only steal the best fruit we to feed on," he said, "but they also want their children to in a cradle of gold！"

When my daughter came over on the eve of the , we told her about this

occurrence.

"Don't you remember, Mother?" she said with a loud . "When I was eight, you gave me a bracelet that I it a few days later while out playing in the yard? It was this one!"

As the bracelet no longer its owner and was dirty, I decided to take it into my safekeeping.

In December of the following year, the young couple's baby son was baptized （受洗礼）. Among the the newborn baby received, I placed his mother's bracelet, now shining like

. I hope that if my grandson loses it, one of the that live in my backyard is somewhere nearby.

A．remove B．cover C．grow D．water

A．beyond B．over C．across D．through

A．build B．paint C．rescue D．print

A．nest B．baby C．body D．egg

A．moved B．got C．picked D．noticed

A．nice B．colorful C．shiny D．special

A．horror B．surprise C．delight D．disappointment

A．ask B．tell C．show D．give

A．know B．hope C．consider D．believe

A．buy B．plant C．store D．collect

A．lie B．sing． C．listen D．wait

A．party B．Christmas C．birthday D．wedding

A．important B．strange C．terrible D．funny

A．cry B．sigh C．laugh D．sound

A．hid B．threw C．lost D．broke

A．fitted B．satisfied C．matched D．interested

A．jewels B．toys C．clothes D．presents

A．attractive B．new C．modern D．golden

A．certainly B．nearly C．surprisingly D．unluckily

A．blackbirdsB．grandchildren C．neighbors D．mice

One day in September we were doing repair work on my parents’ old house to get it ready for my youngest daughter’s wedding. We had to 36 a great climbing plant that had grown 37 a roof beam（房梁），so that we could repair the roof and 38 the walls.

When my husband was taking the plant away, he found a 39 of a blackbird that had made its home in the leaves. He then 40 something 41 among that mass of earth and straw of the nest. He broke the earth around it into pieces with his finger tips and, to his 42 ,saw glittering gold. It was a child’s bracelet（手镯）. He ran into the house to 43 me.

“You won’t believe that the 44 blackbirds not only steal the best fruit we 45 to feed on,” he said,“but they also want their children to 46 in a cradle（摇摆）of gold!”

When my daughter came over on the eve of the 47 ,we told her about this 48 occurrence.

“Don’t you remember, Mother?” she said with a loud 49 .“When I was eight, you gave me a bracelet that I 50 a few days later while out playing in the yard? It was this one!”

As the bracelet no longer 51 its owner and was dirty, I decided to take it into my safekeeping.

In December of the following year, the young couple’s baby son was baptized（受洗礼）.Among the 52 the newborn baby received, I placed his mother’s bracelet, now shining like 53 . I hope that if my grandson 54 loses it, one of the 55 that live in my backyard is somewhere nearby.

36．A．remove B．cover C．grow D．water

37．A．beyond B．over C．across D．through

38．A．build B．paint C．rescue D．print

39．A．nest B．baby C．body D．egg

40．A．moved B．got C．picked D．noticed

41．A．nice B．colorful C．shiny D．special

42．A．horror B．surprise C．delight D．disappointment

43．A．ask B．tell C．show D．give

44．A．working B．cheating C．dreaming D．thieving

45．A．buy B．plant C．store D．collect

46．A．lie B．sing C．listen D．wait

47．A．party B．Christmas C．birthday D．wedding

48．A．important B．strange C．terrible D．funny

49．A．cry B．sigh C．laugh D．sound

50．A．hid B．threw C．lost D．broke

51．A．fitted B．satisfied C．matched D．interested

52．A．jewels B．toys C．clothes D．presents

53．A．attractive B．new C．modern D．golden

54．A．almost B．just C．even D．ever

55．A．blackbirds B．grandchildren C．neighbors D．mice

第三部分阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A，B，C，D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Britons stranded（搁浅）at sea or in flooded homes could find a real-life prince riding to their rescue. Prince William announced on Monday that he is to train to be a full-time pilot with the Royal Air Force's Search and Rescue Force (SARF).

William, who is currently a Lieutenant（中尉）in the Army's Household Cavalry Regiment（皇家骑兵团）, will transfer to the RAF and begin an 18-month training course in January 2009.

If successful, he will become a fully operational Search and Rescue pilot in 2010, flying Sea King helicopters at one of the six SARF units based in Britain.

"The time I spent with the RAF earlier this year made me realize how much I love flying," the prince, who spent two weeks with a SARF team while on work experience in 2005, said in a statement.

"Joining Search and Rescue is a perfect opportunity for me to serve in the Forces operationally, while contributing to a vital part of the country's Emergency Services."

It means he will follow a similar career to that of his uncle, Prince Andrew, who was a Sea King helicopter pilot during the 1982 Falklands war.

The Search and Rescue teams' main duty is to recover RAF personnel but in peacetime they mainly respond to civilian emergencies, dealing with more than 1,000 calls a year.

The units deal with incidents ranging from helping those trapped by sudden major floods to rescuing people lost while out walking on hills

William, who has spent the last year on secondment（借调）to the various branches of the military to prepare for his future role as head of the armed forces, received his RAF wings （飞行勋章）following a four-month stint（持续的工作）with the service earlier this year.

However, his time with the RAF was clouded when the Defense Ministry was forced to fend off (挡开) criticism for allowing the prince to fly military helicopters to a bachelor party for his cousin and to the family home of his girlfriend Kate Middleton.

1. Prince William wanted to be a full-time pilot because _______.

A. he liked flying

B. he would like to do something in the country’s Emergency Services

C. many Britons were in danger at sea waiting for rescue

D. he had much experience in flying

2 According to the passage, _______

A. the Falklands war broke out in 2005

B. Prince William served in the Army’s Household Cavalry Regiment in 1982

C. Prince Andrew is serving in SARF now

D. William would finish his training course in June 2010

3 The author’s opinion on William’s joining RAF is _______.

A. enthusiastic B. doubtful C. negative D. pessimistic

4. What is the purpose of the author by mentioning what the prince had done before in the last

paragraph?

A. The author wants to say that Prince William pays much attention to his family and friends

B. The author suggests that the Defense Ministry was criticized when William flew for his

private business

C. William had a hard time when he went against his leaders

D.The author has the worry that Prince William is likely to get the Defense Ministry into

trouble again.

While ______ out of the window, I saw my father growing some vegetables in the garden.

A．look

B．looks

C．looking

D．looked

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