Ever since Jerusha started her college, she began to write letters. Through a series of letters, from freshman to senior in college, she shared her life and study with an unknown gentleman, who never wrote back. Here is the very first letter.

Dear Mr. Kind,

    Here I am! I traveled yesterday for four hours in a train. It's a funny experience. I never rode in one before.

   College is the biggest, most confusing place — I get lost whenever I leave my room. I will tell you more later when I'm feeling less puzzled. Now I want to write a letter first just to get me familiar to you.

   It seems strange to be writing letters to somebody you don't know. It seems strange for me to be writing letters at all — I've never written more than three or four in my life, so please overlook it if they are not a model kind.

    Before leaving yesterday morning, Mrs. Lippett and I had a very serious talk. She told me how to behave, especially towards the kind gentleman who is doing so much for me. I must take care to be very respectful.

    I have been thinking of you a great deal this summer; having somebody take an interest in me after all these years makes me feel as though I had found a sort of family. It seems as though I belonged to somebody now, and it's a very comfortable feeling. I must say, however, that when I think about you, my imaqination has very little to work upon.

    There are just three things that I know:

    I .You are tall.

    II .You are rich.

    III. You hate girl.

    I suppose I might call you Dear Mr. Girl-Hater. Only that's rather unpleasant to me. Or Dear Mr. Rich-Man, but that's unpleasant to you, as though money were the only important thing about you. Maybe you won't stay rich all your life; But at least you will stay tall all your life! So I decide to call you Dear Daddy-long-legs. I hope you won't mind. It's just a private pet name — we won't tell Mrs. Lippett.

The ten o'clock bell is going to ring in two minutes. Our day is divided by bells. We eat and sleep and study by bells. There it goes! Lights out. Good night.

    You can see how strictly I obey rules due to my training in the John Grier Home.

Yours most respectfully,

Jerusha Abbott

1.Which of the following is NOT the reason for Jerusha to write the letter to Mr.Kind?

   A. To get her familiar to him.                                 B. To present her thankfulness to him.

   C. To share her brand-new college life with him.

   D. To apologize to him for not writing letters too often.

2.If Mrs. Lippett learned that the writer calls the man she writes to Daddy-long-legs, she would probably         .

A. burst into laughter    B. think it acceptable  

C. criticize the writer  D. inform the man

3.By "when I think about you, my imagination has very little to work upon.", the writer intends to tell us that        .

    A. the man she writes to is dull and boring

    B. she is not familiar with the one she writes to

    C. it is not interesting at all to write to a stranger

    D. she lacks imagination when it comes to writing a letter

4.Jerusha was probably          while she worked on the letter.

   A. curious             B. light-hearted       C. serious            D. skeptical

 

第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从31~50各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers. Some years later, they  31   after having dinner together. They discussed the  32   they gave their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said,“I had a   33   house built for Mama.”The second said,“I had my Mercedes-Benz dealer(经销商)send a   34   to her.”The third said,“I built a beautiful  35   for Mama.”The fourth said,“You know  36   Mama loved reading poems and you know she can’t read anymore because she can’t  37   very well. I met a   38   who had a parrot(鹦鹉)that can recite many poems. It took him 12 years to  39   it and he earns his living by renting it out. I had to pay him $100,000 a year for twenty years,  40   it is worth it.”On hearing that, the other brothers were  41   by his good thought.

After the holidays their mother  42   her thank-you notes. She wrote:

“Milton, the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room, but I have to  43   the whole house. It’s a tiring job. Thanks anyway.”

“Marvin, I am too old to  44  .I stay home and have my foods delivered, so I’ll  45   use the automobile. The  46   was good, although notpractical. Thanks.”

“Michael, you gave me an expensive building for 50 people to  47   plays or watch movies in it, but all my friends are dead. I’ve almost  48   my hearing and I’m nearly blind. I won’t use it. Thank you all the same.”

“Dearest Melvin, you were the  49   son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken tasted so  50  . I liked it very much. Thank you.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

38.A.nurse                          B.writer                               C.businessman                  D.scientist

39.A.protect                       B.beat                                  C.raise                                 D.teach

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

41.A.treated                      B.impressed                       C.threatened                     D.hurt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

50A.strange                       B.unpleasant                      C.bitter                                D.delicious

 

第三部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)

第一节       (共15小题:每小题2分,满分30分)

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

My sister and I shared a typical sisterly relationship: we couldn’t stand each other.Or, to be honest, she couldn’t stand me.I took her as a hero.My clothes mysteriously looked like hers, and even my words tended to copy those I heard from her.Any sort of talk we had usually became a fighting, and try as I might, my sister had an extra six years worth of rude vocabulary.

After a while, I stopped trying to impress her and learned to be totally indifferent(冷漠的);we soon fell into a sad pattern — I avoided her, she paid no attention to me, and deep inside, it hurt.She was only a sister in name.I truly believed that we would forever be apart, two housemates without conversation, two strangers without warmth.

I still remember the day I learned to ride a bike.I had received the bike that Christmas, which was great, until I realized I had no idea how to ride it.My mom had long since abandoned any attempt to teach me; I had proved to be a frustrating student.I had to learn by myself, a little bit each day, but unsuccessfully.On that day I was so disappointed that I threw my bike aside and began to cry, I guess that was what caused my sister to come outside.At first I was nervous, as I thought she would begin to laugh at me.She did not.She gently picked my bike up.That was the beginning.She fearlessly held my hand while the tears dried on my cheeks.She never once let me fall.And for three hours — three wonderful hours — we learned to ride my bike.No shouting.No fighting.No arguing.

That day I learned that my sister was human — how else could she have been my teacher? It was a life-changing experience.We still occasionally have our quarrels, but since that day, it’s been easier to get along because we have an unspoken respect for each other.

56.From the first paragraph, we can infer that _____.

A.the writer’s sister usually won the fighting

B.the writer was not always honest with her sister

C.the writer showed little respect for her sister

D.the writer’s sister had a good memory

57.When the writer failed to impress her sister, she _____.

A.felt hurt and treated her sister as a stranger

B.decided to be indifferent to her sister

C.didn’t talk with any member of the family

D.kept apart from her sister for a long time

58.What caused the writer to cry when she learned to ride a bike?

A.She fell off the bike and hurt herself seriously.

B.Her mother refused to buy her a bike.

C.She couldn’t learn how to ride a bike by herself.

D.Her sister laughed at her old bike.

 

 

We don’t know how different our life will be in the future . We can only try to imagine it .

At first we think about human relationship . In the year 2050 , we will use computers almost every day . We will be making new friends through the Internet—even our husbands or wives will be met in this way . It will be much faster and easier for us . On the other hand , our relationships with people won’t be as important as they are today—we will feel a little lonely .

Computers will also help us in many other activities in 2050 . For example , they will be used by the children at school to make their learning easier . In addition , there will be much more other machines which will play a similar role as computers , like robots which will do the housework for us .

Spending holidays will also be completely different . Traveling to other planets or to the moon will be available for everyone . Means of transport will , of course , change , too . we will be using solar-powered cars , which will be much more environmentally friendly .

We could expect that the faster technological progress would lead to a more polluted environment . But it isn’t true .We will pay more attention to protecting the environment . And , scientists will probably find cures for many dangerous diseases , like cancer or AIDS . Therefore , our surroundings as well as health will be in a better condition .

Although we can’t predict the exact changes which will be made in the world , we often think about them . We worry about our and our children’s future ; we have expectations , hopes as well as fears . But I think we should be rather sanguine about our future . We should be happy and believe good things will happen .

1. Why will people probably feel a little lonely in 2050 ?

A. Because the number of people will become much smaller .

B. Because there will be less face-to-face communication .

C. Because people won’t like making friends with each other .

D. Because people won’t communicate with each other much often .

2. The third paragraph mainly tells us_________.

A. that computers will do all the things for human beings

B. how people will use computers to communicate with each other

C. that machines like computers and robots will help people a lot

D. how people will use robot to do the housework

3. According to the passage , which of the following will happen in 2050 ?

A. The relationship between people will be more important than that of today .

B. The way of spending holidays will be the same as that of today .

C. It won’t be difficult for people to travel to other planets .

D. Our environment will be much more polluted with a growing number of cars .

4. What does the passage mainly talk about ?

A. How peoplewill communicate in the year 2050 .

B. What our life will be like in the year 2050 .

C. How people will travel and spend their holidays in the year 2050 .

D. What high technology will appear in the year 2050 .

 

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