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II.阅读(共两节,满分50分)第一节 阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B,C和D项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Like all other mothers who have small children, I, too, have to steal time-from my own children at home and from the children who know me as their teacher-just to put a few words down on paper. Many times I've wanted to write for myself, for other women, for my parents, for my husband, and especially for my children. I would have liked to leave a legacy (遗产) of words explaining what it has meant to have twins. One reason that there is not a great deal written about being a mother of a new baby is that there is seldom a moment to think of anything else but the baby's needs. With twins, I did not have a spare hand to write with. Before my twins were born, my days were long and I had nothing to write about. After the twins' birth I did have something to write about, but I found myself facing not a pen and paper but milk bottles. Some nights, friends would visit. They would leave at 11 p.m., heading for bed, and for us the night was only just beginning. With twins, there is really no night. Each feeding lasts a long time. At 1:00 a.m., each of them would begin crying from hunger. At 4:00am, when I finally put them down, I felt exhausted. Two years have passed since then and we've managed to live through it all. My days are still very full and even now there isn't one evening when I put the twins down for the night that I don't have a break. At last a little time for myself.26. When did the writer have time but she didn't feel like writing anything?A. Before the birth of her twins.B. When she faced bottles of milk.C. After her friends visited her home.D. When she had to think about the babies' needs.27. What does the writer mainly write about?A. Her role as a wife. B. Her work as a writer.C. Her experience as a mother. D. Her feeling as a woman.28. Why did the writer say the night was just beginning (in the 4th paragraph)?A. Because her friends left her house too late.B. Because she started to take care of the twins even at night.C. Because her babies often cried and she woke up.D. Because she could not sleep till four in the morning.29. This passage is probably from a(n) ______.A. blog B. newspaper C. guidebook D. advertisement30. What can we learn from the passage?A. The writer was unhappy because of no time for writing.B. The writer cared her babies more than her own interests.C. The writer hated to be a mother of twins.D. The writer could steal a little time at night.
1.Visitors can’t enter the museum without the guard’s p_____________ .
2.The head of the railway station a___________ to the passengers for the late arrival of the train.
3. For a better environment, many old buses ought to be r with new ones using electricity.
For a better environment, many old buses ought to be r with new ones using electricity.
4.It’s c______________ of you to bring my umbrella when it is going to rain.
5.It is good m_____________ to give your seat to an old man on the bus.
6.Be a little p_____________ . I will be ready in a few minutes.
7.Children are always full of c_______________; they want to know everything.
8. Children should not be allowed to watch the v____________ movies which are full of fierce fights.
9.She listened with a p____________ expression on her face because she couldn’t understand what the speaker was saying.
10.Doctors say many diseases can be p_____________ from spreading by washing our hands.
五、单词拼写(5%)
1. The student p________________ to be doing his homework when the teacher came in.
2. When the car accident happened, a few p_______________ witnessed it and they sent the
injured driver to the hospital.
3. Many children s________________ to death in Africa every year because of the lack of food.
4. Under the lead of our Party, we finally got i_____________ from the other countries.
5. He managed to save the d___________ girl in the lake, which was praised by many people.
6. Children always show c______________ about everything because they want to know everything around them.
7. She is not s________________ enough to wear these tight(= not loose)trousers.
8. The boss demands all the assistants in his shop remember “c_______________ first”.
9. China isn’t what she used to be. She is p_________ enough now to compete with developed countries.
10. Beethoven was one of the greatest m____________.
UK SECRET BEACHES
There’s no better place to be than beside the seaside in the summer. And even in Britain you can still find beaches away from the crowds with golden sand.
COMPTON BAY, ISLE OF WIGHT
This wide sandy beach is on the south west coast, between Freshwater and Brook and is part of the Tennyson Heritage Coast. There are striking views of the white cliffs further along the coast. A coastal path passes behind the beach, and you can enjoy scenic cliff top walks in either direction.
Accommodation: Sandpipers Hotel (01983 758150, www.sandpipersh.tel.com) with doubles from£10pp. KINGSGATE BAY, KENT
Around the beach round a bend in the coastal road from Ramsgate is white cliffs with Kingsgate Castle dominating the whole landscape. It is fairly isolated, with few facilities, but is perfect for summer bathing or for bracing winter walks.
Accommodation: Fayreness Hotel (0188 86866, www.fayreness.com) with doubles with breakfast from£69. 15pp.
RINGSTEAD BAY, DORSET
A picturesque 210ft crescent (弦月状) of pebbles with clean water that’s a perfect escape from some of the busier beaches around Weymouth. You reach it by passing through the village of Upton,then along a narrow country road. Next to the car park is a well stocked shop. The cliffs behind Ringstead Bay are an excellent place for fossil hunting.
Accommodation: Glenburn Hotel (01305 832318, www.glenburnhotell.com) with doubles from£7 9 including breakfast. BRANSCOMBE.DEVON
Lying on the East Devon Heritage Coast, Branscombe has good facilities with toilets and a car park close to the beach, as well as a small picnic area. A well stocked shop sells the most attractive dairy ice cream. Next to the shop is the Sea Shanty restaurant--open every day until 5 p.m. during the summer.
Accommodation: The Mason’s Arms, Branscombe Village (01297 680300, www.masonsarms.co.uk) with doubles from£6 5 pp with breakfast.
45. Which beach is the most wonderful place for summer bathing? _______________
A. COMPTON BAY. B. BRANSCOMBE.
C. KINGSGATE BAY. D. RINGSTEAD BAY.
46. If you want to know more information about Branscombe, which website can you refer to? ______
A. www.fayreness.com B. www.masonsarms.co.uk
C. www.glenburnhotel.com D. www.sandpipershotel.com
47. What’s the purpose of the passage? ________________
A. To attract more tourists.
B. To describe some beautiful beaches.
C. To tell us the most beautiful places in UK are beaches.
D. To tell us where to spend summer.
When a group of children pelltelr siop a convercaiion wiih vou. saying:"We have io go to work now." you're ieft feelins suprised and ceriainlv uneasv. After all. this is the 1990s and the idea of children working is Juat unthinkable. That is. until you are told that they are all pupils of stage schools. and thai ibe "work" they go off to is to go on the stage in a theatre. Stage schools often acr as agencies (代理机构) to supply children for stage and television work. More worihy of ihe name `siage eckool. nre thase few p!aces where children auend full time. with a iraining for the theatre and a general educaiion.A visit to such school will leave you in no doubt that the children enjoy themselves. After alI. what lively children woudn"t settle {or snendins onlv half the day doing ordinary school work. and acting. singing or dancing their way through the other half of the day?Then of course these are time for the children to make a name and make a little money in some big shows. Some stage schools give their children too much professional work at such a young age. But the law is very tight on the amount they can do. Thase under 13 are limited to 40 days in the year; those over 13 do 80 days.The schools themselves admit that not all children will be successful in the profession for which they are being trained. So what happens to those who don't make it? While all the leading schools say they place great importance on children getting good siudy results. the lacis seem 'o augged ths is not alwaystbe case.
1.Peeple would sipp feeling uneasy wben realisng that ibe ch]Idren tbey're ialking to
A. aiiend a stage school
B. are going to ibe theaire
C. hsv. gor some work io do
D. love singlns and dancins
2.In ihe wrier's opnion. a ged siage school shoud.
A. preduco siar performers
B. help pup;ls imnrove iheir siudy sk]1]s
C. train pupils in Isnguage and periorming arts
D. provide a guneral ofucation and siage irairting
3."Professional work" as used in the next means_____.
A.ordinary school work
B.rooneyrnaking performances
C. siage oraining at school
D. aciing. singing or dancing afier class
4. Whck ofthe follewing beat deecrbes how the wrier feels abeui siage echoolso
A. He ibinks hishlv of wbnt they have ic rffer.
B. He favours an early siart in the training of performing aris.
C.He f'els uncomforiable aboui chldren vuiiins on nieh: sbows.
D.He douhis ihe siandard of ordlnary educaiion ihew have reachof.