Shundagarh is a village on India's east-facing coast.It is a village of simple mud and grass houses built on the beach just above the waterline.The Khadra Hills rise immediately behind the village,to a height of one hundred and fifty meters.A simple,good-hearted old man,whose name was Jalpur,farmed two small fields on the very edge of these hills.From his fields he could see the fishing boats that travelled up and down the coast.He could see the children playing on the sands;their mothers washing clothes on the flat stones where the Shiva River flowed into the sea;and their fathers landing the latest catch or repairing nets and telling stories that had no end.

All Jalpur owned in the world were the clothes he wore day in and day out,the miserable hut(小屋) that he slept in at night,a few tools and cooking pots—and his fields.The corn that he grew was all that made life possible.If the weather was kind and the harvest was good,Jalpur could live happily enough—not well,but happily.When the sun was fierce,and there was little or no rain,then he came close to the line between life and death.

Last year the weather had been so kind,and the harvest promised to be so good,that Jalpur had been wondering whether he could sell all that he had and live with his son farther up the coast.He had been thinking about doing this for some years.It was his dearest wish to spend his last days with his son and his wife.But he would go only if he could give;he would not go if it meant taking food out of the mouths of his grandchildren.He would rather die hungry than do this.

On the day when Jalpur decided that he would harvest his corn,sell it,and move up the coast,he looked out to sea and saw a huge wave,several kilometers out,advancing on the coast and on the village of Shundagarh.Within ten minutes everyone in Shundagarh would be drowned.Jalpur would have shouted,but the people were too far away to hear.He would have run down the hill,but he was too old to run.He was prepared to do anything to save the people of Shundagarh,so he did the only thing that he could do: he set fire to his corn.In a matter of seconds the flames were rising high and smoke was rising higher.Within a minute the people of Shundagarh were racing up the hill to see what had happened.There,in the middle of his blackened cornfield,they found Jalpur;and there they buried him.

On his grave,they wrote the words: Here lies Jalpur,a man who gave,living: a man who died,giving.

Which of the following could Jalpur NOT see from his Fields?

A.Mothers washing clothes.

B.Fathers taking their corn to market.

C.Fishing boats traveling on the sea.

D.Children playing on the sands.

Why didn't Jalpur live well?

A.He didn't work hard.

B.He had too many children to feed.

C.He only depended on good weather and harvest for survival.

D.The villagers kept taking his corn.

Jalpur's dearest wish was to _________.

A.move away from his son

B.take a vacation up the coast

C.make a great deal of money in order to live an easy life

D.spend his last days with his son and his wife

What did Jalpur do when he saw the huge wave?

A.He set his corn on fire so the people of Shundagarh would leave the beach.

B.He screamed loudly to get the villagers' attention.

C.He ran down the hill to tell the people.

D.He stood still,not knowing what to do.

Monty Roberts, owner of a horse ranch (牧场) in San Ysidro, once told us a story. “When a young man was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to __ 36__  and do when he grew up. In his seven-page paper he described his __37__ of someday owning a horse ranch. He drew a __ 38__ floor plan(平面图)for a 4,000-square-foot house that would __ 39__ on a 200-acre dream ranch. Two days later he received his__40__back. On the front page was a __41__red F. The teacher said, “This is an __42__dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. ” Then the teacher__43 __, “If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your __44__.” The boy asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own__45__on this. However, I think it is a very__46__decision for you.” __47__, after a week, the boy__48__the same paper, making no__49__at all. He stated, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my __50__.”
Monty then turned to us and said, “I tell you this story__51__you are sitting in my 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed (装框) over the fireplace.” He added, “The best part of the __52__is that two summers ago that same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week. When the teacher was leaving, he said, “Look, Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was __53__of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. __54__you had enough determination not to give up on yours.”
Don’t let anyone__55__ your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.
【小题1】 

A.beB.findC.learnD.see
【小题2】
A.reasonB.goalC.purposeD.way
【小题3】
A.roughB.newC.secretD.detailed
【小题4】
A.liveB.locateC.sitD.run
【小题5】
A.markB.paperC.planD.idea
【小题6】
A.largeB.tinyC.beautifulD.long
【小题7】
A.oldB.imaginativeC.impracticalD.interesting
【小题8】
A.shoutedB.smiledC.repliedD.added
【小题9】
A.gradeB.needC.honestyD.ability
【小题10】
A.timeB.energyC.mindD.money
【小题11】
A.urgentB.quickC.importantD.good
【小题12】 
A.ActuallyB.FinallyC.GraduallyD.Usually
【小题13】
A.turned downB.turned aroundC.turned toD.turned in
【小题14】 
A.commentsB.changesC.judgmentD.answer
【小题15】
A.dreamB.courageC.interestD.spirit
【小题16】
A.thoughB.becauseC.untilD.if
【小题17】
A.incidentB.eventC.storyD.lesson
【小题18】
A.anythingB.nothingC.everythingD.something
【小题19】 
A.FortunatelyB.StrangelyC.CuriouslyD.Probably
【小题20】
A.forgetB.steal C.knowD.realize

Driving to a friend’s house on a recent evening, I was attracted by the sight of the full moon rising just above my friend’s rooftop. I stopped to watch it for a few moments, thinking about what a pity it is that most city people --- myself included --- usually miss sights like this because we spend most of our lives indoors.
My friend had also seen it. He grew up living in a forest in Europe, and the moon meant a lot to him then. It had touched much of his life.
I know the feeling. Last December I took my seven-year-old daughter to the mountainous jungle of northern India with some friends. We stayed in a forest rest house with no electricity or running hot water. Our group had campfires outside every night, and indoors when it was too cold outside. The moon grew to its fullest during our trip. Between me and the high mountains lay three or four valleys. Not a light shone in them and not a sound could be heard. It was one of the quietest places I have ever known, a bottomless well of silence. And above me was the full moon, which struck me deeply.
Today our lives are filled with glass, metal, plastic and fiber-glass. We have television,
cell phones, pagers, electricity, heaters and ovens and air-conditioners, cars, computers.
Struggling through traffic that evening at the end of a tiring day, most of it spent indoors, I thought, “Before long, I would like to live in a small cottage. There I will grow vegetables and read books and walk in the mountains. And perhaps write, but not in anger. I may become an old man there, and wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled and measure out my life in coffee spoons. But I will be able to walk outside on a cold silent night and touched the moon.”
【小题1】The best title for the passage would be _________.

A.Touched by the MoonB.The Pleasures of Modern Life
C.A Bottomless well of SilenceD.Break away from Modern life
【小题2】The writer felt sorry for himself because __________.
A.there was too much pollution.
B.he failed to see the fullest moon.
C.he didn’t adapt to modern inventions
D.there were too many accidents on the road.
【小题3】What impressed the writer most in the mountainous jungle of northern India?
A.No modern equipment.B.Complete silence.
C.The nice moon.D.The high mountain.
【小题4】Modern things are mentioned mainly to ___________.
A.show that the writer likes city life very much.
B.tell us that people greatly benefit from modern life.
C.explain that people have less chances to enjoy nature.
D.show that we can also enjoy nature at home through them.
【小题5】The author wrote the passage to __________.
A.express the feeling of returning to nature.
B.show the love for the moonlight.
C.advise modern people to learn to live.
D.want to communicate longing for modern life.




第三部分阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40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,并在
答题爷上将该项涂黑。
Shakespeare’s Birthplace and Exhibition of Shakespeare’s World
Welcome to the world—famous house where William Shakespeare was born in l564 and
where he grew up The property(房产)remained in the ownership of Shakespeare’s family until
1806 .The House has welcomed visitors traveling from all over the world ,for over 250 years.
◆Enter through the Visitors’ Centre and see the highly—
praised exhibition Shakespeare's World,a lively and full
introduction to the life and work of Shakespeare
◆Stand in the rooms where Shakespeare grew up
◆Discover examples of furniture and needlework from
Shakespeare’s period
◆Enjoy the traditional(传统的)English garden,planted
with trees and flower mentioned in the poet’s works
pThe Birthplace is within easy walking distance of all the car
parks shown on the map;nearest is Windsor Street(3 minutes’
Walk)
㊣The House may present difficulties but the Visitors’ Centre,
its exhibition.and the garden are accessible (可进入的)to wheelchair users
⊙The Shakespeare Coffee House(opposite the Birthplace)
1.How much is the admission for a family of two grown-ups and two children?
A.£9.80.       B.£12.00.        C.£14.20.        D.£16.40.
2.Where is the nearest parking place to Shakespeare’s Birthplace?
A.Behind the exhibition hall.
B.Opposite the Visiturs’Centre.
C.At Windsor Street.
D.Near the Coffee House.
3.A wheelchair user may need help to enter      
A.the House       B.the garden     C.the Visitors’Centne      D.the exhibition hall

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