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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers.

Some years later, they got together again. While having dinner, they ____ for along time. They discussed the ____ they had given their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said, "I had a ___ house built for Mama." The second said, "I had my Mercedes-Benz dealer (经销商) send a ____ to her.” The third said, "I built a beautiful ____ for Mama." The fourth said, "You know ____ Mama loved reading poems and you know she can't read anymore because she can't ____ very well. I met a businessman who had a parrot (鹦鹉) that can recite many ____. It took him 20 years to ____ it to speak and he earns his living by renting it out. I had to pay him $100,000 a year for twenty years, ____ it is worth it." On hearing that, the other brothers were ____ by his good thought.

After the holidays their mother ____ her thank-you notes. She wrote: "Milton, the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room, but I have to ____ the whole house. It's a tiring job. Thanks anyway."

"Marvin, I am too old to ____. I stay home and have my foods delivered, so I'll ___ use the car. The ____ was good, although not practical. Thanks."

"Michael, you gave me an expensive building for 50 people to ____ plays or watch movies in it, but all my friends are dead. I've almost ____ my hearing and I'm nearly blind. I won't use it. Thank you all the same."

"Dearest Melvin, you are the ____ son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken tasted so ____. I liked it very much. Thank you.”

1.A. talked B. studied C. slept D. fought

2.A. chances B. wishes C. challenges D. gifts

3.A. big B safe C. lonely D. warm

4.A. bike B. car C. bag D. book

5.A. museum B. library C. theater D. station

6.A. how B. why C. when D. what

7.A. feel B. see C. walk D. listen

8.A. words B. poems C. lyrics D. stories

9.A. beat B. raise C. train D. protect

10.A. so B. unless C. although D. but

11.A. impressed B. frightened C.embarrassed D. interested

12.A. put up B. took out C. picked up D. sent out

13.A. borrow B. clean C. visit D. sell

14.A. work B. exercise C. travel D. learn

15.A. often B. regularly C. sometimes D. never

16.A. hobby B. idea C. program D. future

17.A. enjoy B. bring C. record D. create

18.A. admired B. remained C. discovered D. lost

19.A. last B. next C. only D. same

20.A. unpleasant B. terrible C. delicious D. strange

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A. onB. towardsC. ofD. at

A wonderful Cornish self catering holiday cottage Cider Cottage is the perfect place to escape and unwind.

It is ideally located to explore and enjoy all that Cornwall has to offer.

Cider Cottage sleeps five in a lovely countryside setting, with all home comforts. Recently fully renovated to a high standard, the Cottage was awarded a 4 Star rating by Visit England.

It is a detached property full of character, with exposed feature stone walls and ceiling beams.

In the past the building was used to store and crush apples to produce local Cornish cider.

One step inside the door and you will know you have found somewhere special to spend your holiday.

Cider Cottage has three comfortable bedrooms, of which the Master bedroom has a king size bed and an en-suite bathroom.

A spacious fully equipped Kitchen and Dining room fitted with a ceramic hob and oven, microwave, washing machine, dishwasher and tumble dryer. We also supply all those kitchen essentials that you won’t want to pack.

Down a flight of steps is the large cosy Lounge, with exposed feature stone walling and beams that date back hundreds of years.

Set between the south Cornwall coast and enigmatic Bodmin Moor, in lovely countryside, Cider Cottage is just 1 mile from the historic town of Liskeard and a short drive from the lovely fishing village of Looe with its wonderful sandy beach.

The cottage is ideal for families and couples alike, whether you just want to relax or enjoy the wide variety of activities and attractions or nearby outdoor pursuits such as cycling and horseriding.

The ancient market town of Liskeard has a choice of cafes, restaurants, takeaways, pubs & supermarkets. A main line Railway Station also serves the town, giving the opportunity for car free days out.

【小题１】How can Cider Cottage be described as?

A. Unique, attractive and well-designed.

B. Suitable, mysterious and well-located.

C. Relaxing, convenient and well-furnished.

D. Practical, comfortable and well-managed.

【小题２】According to the information given, Cider Cottage is ________.

A. in the center of town

B. far away from the seaside

C. for sale at the moment

D. suitable for a family of five

假设你是高三学生李华, 毕业在即, 回首过去的岁月, 你的父母为你付出了许多，他们一定值得你感谢。请按以下要点用英语写一封感谢信, 以便上传至校园网英文页面“Student Voice”(学生心声)栏目。

1. 向父母表达感谢;

2. 向父母说明自己高三的学习生活情况;

3. 向父母说明自己高考的目标和高考后的打算。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可适当发挥，以使内容连贯。

Dear Dad and Mom,

_______________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

Parents will do anything for their children. Whether it would be the food, clothes, or the place they live in, parents will always make sure their children have the best of everything. One of the biggest concerns that parents currently have is educating their children. They are faced with lots of difficulties when it comes to education for their young ones. Choices include private school, charter school, public school or homeschooling.

Fortunately for parents, there are a variety of different strategies that they can take in order to increase their child’s overall intelligence. According to Ross A. Thompson, PhD, professor of psychology at the University of California at Davis, a child’s brain will actually reach 90% of its full size by the time they start kindergarten.

Researchers at Northwestern University in Chicago concluded that playing a musical instrument directly affected the brain stem, the lower section of the brain. Moreover, children that learn an instrument at an early age tend to continue it when they are older. And numerous studies show that a well-balanced meal is essential for a child’s mental as well as physical health. Some other researchers recommended that a second language should be taught when children are in preschool. They state that three to four years of age is the perfect time and that any age under four would work perfectly fine for a child’s brain development.

The average child will learn how to read between kindergarten and second grade. Many parents can give their children a jump start by teaching them to read before they start school. Children could have an adequate background of the alphabet and sounds of words before attending school. This can be done by simply reading to them whenever you want. The more comfortable they get, the easier the process will be.

1.From the first paragraph, we can infer that _________.

A. parents have more choices in offering education to their kids

B. parents find it hard to satisfy their kids’ various demands

C. parents meet many challenges when raising their kids

D. parents get actively involved in the process of their kids’ growth

2.What suggestion may the researchers in the passage make?

A. To train kids as early as possible.

B. To try as many means as possible.

C. To help kids develop as fully as possible.

D. To use as many available resources as possible.

3.What does the third paragraph mainly discuss?

A. The effective ways to help develop children’s brains.

B. The proper time to teach children to learn languages.

C. The vital factors to have a great effect on children’s health.

D. The practical steps to arouse children’s interest in study.

4.We can replace the words “jump start” in the last paragraph with _________.

A. Inspiration B. Introduction

C. Suggestion D. promotion

Passage 1

The Information Highway is the road that links computer users to a large number of on-line services: the Web, e-mail, and software, to mention just a few. Not long ago, the information Highway was a new road, with not many users. Now, everyone seems to want to take a drive, with over 30 million families connected worldwide. Not surprisingly, this well-traveled highway is starting to look like a well-traveled highway. Traffic jams can cause many serious problems, forcing the system to close down for repair. Naturally, accidents will happen on such a crowded road, and usually victims are some files, gone forever. Then, of course, there’s Mr. Cool, with his new broad-band connection, who speeds down the highway faster than most of us can go. But don’t trick yourself; he pays for that speeding.

Passage 2

Want to know more about global warming and how you can help prevent it? Doctor Herman Friedman, who is considered a leading expert on the subject, will speak at Grayson Hall next Friday. Friedman studied environmental science at three well-known universities around the world before becoming a professor in the subject. He has also traveled around the world observing environmental concerns. The gradual bleaching (变白) of the Grate Barrier Reef, which came into the public eye in 2002, is his latest interest. Signed copies of his colorful book, which was published just last month, will be on sale after his talk.

1.The Information Highway _________.

A. appeals to a large number of users

B. is crowded with car drivers

C. offers just a few on-line services

D. is free from traffic accidents

2. How does Mr. Cool manage to travel the Information Highway so fast?

A. By storing fewer files.

B. By repairing the system.

C. By buying a better computer.

D. By using a broad-band connection.

3. What can be learned from Passage 2?

A. There will be a book show at Grayson Hall.

B. Friedman is now studying the Great Barrier Reef.

C. There will be a talk on global warming this week.

D. Friedman is a leading expert on computer science.

4. Passage 2 is most probably .

A. a poster about a lecture

B. an ad for a new book

C. a note to a doctor in a university

D. an introduction to a professor

My parents moved to Mississippi when my brother and I were small children, and we were separated from our Oklahoma grandparents by some 600 miles. This long distance allowed us to only visit our grandparents once a year, either at Christmas or during summer vacation.

Most of my classmates lived near their grandparents, and I would often hear stories of big families regularly spending time with one another, fishing at “grandpa’s” house or going over to “grandma’s”for her famous fried chicken. We were disappointed that we did not get to spend more time with our grandparents, but our love for them remained deep and strong.

We always expected a road trip to Oklahoma. We would count the days, and when the day came, the entire family would pile into our car at four o’clock in the morning. Crossing the Mississippi River into Louisiana, the scenery changed. Crossing the Red River in Oklahoma, we were in a foreign world.

Every trip to see my grandparents can’t be without bringing delight. We jumped out of the car in their driveway to be met with bear hugs. My grandparents wanted to know everything about their grandchildren, and we would sit for hours and tell story after story. Grandma had a meal planned, and you could guess she prepared her grandsons’ favorite foods. Of course the best part of the visit was that we were able to do whatever we wanted without punishment from our grandparents. Grandma and Grandpa always had presents for us, short trips planned and lovely surprises, such as the time we got to a local restaurant and ate the world’s largest hamburger.

1.Why didn’t the family visit their grandparents often?

A. Because they seldom had a vacation.

B. Because they had a bad attitude to them.

C. Because they were all busy with their work.

D. Because they lived far away from each other.

2.When hearing his classmates’ stories, the author __________.

A.often felt deep sorrow

B.would call his grandparents

C. would admire them at heart

D.would feel sorry for his poor life

3.Whenever the author and his brother met their grandparents, they _________.

A.were full of great excitement

B. found they were in a foreign world

C.shared cooking skills with each other

D.seemed not to be familiar with each other

4.What can we infer from the author’s story?

A.Distance can’t break the bond of love.

B.Physical separation hurts the heart deeply.

C.Distance leads to the most beautiful scene.

D.Family life is filled with love and understanding.

Grown-ups are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since. A man who has not had a chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. He can play catch and hit a ball as well as his son. A mother who has not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" or remember the story of Cinderella or Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

One explanation is the law of overlearning, which can be stated as follows: Once we have learned something, additional learning trials increase the length of time we will remember it.

In childhood we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding, and playing baseball long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and remind ourselves of words such as "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" and childhood tales such as Cinderella and Goldilocks. We not only learn but overlearn.

The multiplication tables(乘法口诀表) are an exception to the general rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school, because they are another of the things we overlearn in childhood. The law of overlearning explains why cramming (突击学习) for an examination, though it may result in a passing grade, is not a satisfactory way to learn a college course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little overlearning, on the other hand, is really necessary for one's future development.

1.What’s the main idea of Paragraph 1?

A. Children have a better memory than grown-ups.

B. People remember well what they learned in childhood.

C. Poem reading is a good way to learn words.

D. Stories for children are easy to remember.

2.The author explains the law of overlearning by ________.

A. presenting research findings

B. setting down general rules

C. using examples

D. making a comparison

3.According to the author, being able to use multiplication tables is ________.

A. a result of overlearning

B. a special case of cramming

C. a skill to deal with math problems

D. a basic step towards advanced studies

4.What is the author's opinion on cramming?

A. It leads to failure in college exams.

B. It increases students' learning interest.

C. It's possible to result in poor memory.

D. It's helpful only in a limited way.

Americans like to travel on their yearly holiday.Today,more and more travelers in the United States are spending nights at small houses or inns(客栈) instead of hotels.They get a room with breakfast the next morning.

Rooms for the night in private(私人的) homes with breakfast have been popular with travelers in Europe for many years. In the past five or ten years, these bed and breakfast places have become popular in the United States.Many of these American’s bed-and-breakfast inns are old historic buildings. Some bed-and-breakfast inns have only a few rooms, while others are much larger.Some inns do not provide telephones or televisions in the rooms, but others do.

Staying at a bed-and-breakfast inn is much different from staying at a hotel.Usually the cost is much less.Staying at an inn is almost like visiting someone’s home.The owners are glad to tell about the areas and the interesting places to visit. Many vacationers say that they enjoy the chance to meet local families.

1.Americans take a holiday trip ________.

A. all the year roundB. for years

C. every yearD. every other year

2.Why do American travelers prefer staying at bed-and-breakfast inns?

A. It is like visiting someone’s home.

B. The money they spend there is much less.

C. They can meet local families.

D. All of the above.

3.Staying at the bed-and-breakfast inns, ________.

A. the travelers needn’t pay anything

B. the travelers have to pay for the telephones or televisions

C. the travelers can meet and talk with the local people

D. the owners will show the travelers around the area

4.Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A. European and American vacationers like staying at bed-and-breakfast inns.

B. All Americans enjoy traveling.

C. These bed-and-breakfast inns are all old historic buildings.

D. Staying at a bed-and-breakfast inn is just like at the traveler’s home.

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