题目内容
Sarah Williams went to a boarding school. Here is one of the
letters she wrote to her parents from the school.
Wentworth Girls' School
Beachside
July 20th
Dearest Mom and Dad,
I'm afraid I have some very bad news for you. I have been very naughty and the school principal is very angry with me. She is going to write to you. You must come and take me away from here. She does not want me in the school any longer.
The trouble started last night when I was smoking in bed. This is against the rules, of course. We are not supposed to smoke at all.
As I was smoking, I heard footsteps coming towards the room. I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking, so I threw the cigarette away.
Unfortunately, the cigarette fell into the waste-paper basket, which caught fire.
There was a curtain near the waste-paper basket which caught fire, too. Soon the whole room was burning.
The principal phoned for the fire department. The school is a long way from the town and by the time the fire department arrived, the whole school was in flames. Many of the girls are in the hospital.
The principal says that the fire was all my fault and you must pay for the damage. She will send you a bill for about a million dollars.
I’m very sorry about this.
Much love,
Sarah
P. S. None of the above is true, but I have failed my exams. I just want you to know how bad things could have been!
【小题1】Why did Sarah write home?
| A．To tell her parents about the fire. |
| B．To ask for a lot of money. |
| C．To tell her parents she had failed her exams. |
| D．To tell her parents she had to leave school. |
| A．She wanted to worry them. |
| B．She wanted to make them laugh. |
| C．She wanted to make them less angry at the real news. |
| D．She wanted to warn them about what the principal was going to do. |
| A．mostly true | B．partly true |
| C．completely true | D．completely untrue |
【小题1】C
【小题2】C
【小题3】D
解析试题分析：【小题1】C 细节题。根据文章最后一段None of the above is true, but I have failed my exams. I just want you to know how bad things could have been!说明他写这封信的真正目的是告诉父母之间考试不及格。故C正确。
【小题2】C 推理题。开始的时候他编了一个故事，把情况说的非常严重，让父母很担心，最后再告诉父母不是真的，说出了原来的目的，这样做是希望父母不要太生气。故C正确。
【小题3】D 细节题。根据倒数第二行None of the above is true说明上面的内容都不是真的。故D正确。
考点：考查故事类短文阅读
点评：文章介绍了一个聪明的孩子为了让自己的父母不生气而写的一封信。要理解这封信的真正目的是在最后一段，要求考生有较强的细节理解力和推理能力。
| ● DISPLAY ● OUR JOURNEYS ● 12 April-29 May 2008 Young people explore how they have adapted to life in Oxford. “When I first came here,” says one young African woman, “I just wanted to cry all the time. And now I have learned to laugh again.” Working with photographer Rory Carnegie and writer Nikki van der Gaag, young men and women explore their journey from the time they first arrived in a strange place to where they find themselves today. Organized by The Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival (10－17 April 2008). Supported by the Maggie Black Trust and Oxford City Council. |
| ● ACTIVlTlES FOR CHlLDREN AND FAMILIES ● MODERN ART TROLLEY FREE Art activities for children every weekend during the exhibition in the Entrance Space from 2 p. m. to 4 p. m. Just drop in. Children must be led by an adult. |
| ● WORKSHOP FOR 8 TO 12 YEAR OLDS Thursday 7 April, 10：30 a. m. to 1：30 p. m. Looking at themes from the exhibition and exploring pictures based ideas through group discussion and using digital cameras. Led by Judie Waldmann. |
| ● BOOK LAUNCH FREE The Drawing Book by Sarah Simblet is a practical approach to drawing the world around you. Sarah Simblet, who teaches at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, University of Oxford, will be present to give a short talk about the development of her book. Special price of￡18 on copies purchased in the evening. Booking recommended on 01865 813802 |
| ● TEACHERS’ EVENING FREE Thursday 21 April, 5 p.m. to 7：30 p. m. Lecture by Susan Bright, independent writer and lecturer, at 5：30 p. m. followed by an opportunity to view the exhibition. FREE Education Notes will be provided for teachers attending the evening. |
| ● WORKSHOP FOR PRIMARY TEACHERS Saturday 7 May, 10：30 a. m. to 1：30 p. m. Workshop for primary teachers who would like to develop their practical art skill as well as gain an understanding of modern art practice. Led by Judie Waldmann, artist and former primary school teacher. |
| ● TALKS AND WORKSHOPS FOR SCHOOL GROUPS Exhibition talks and artist-led workshops to create work in response to the exhibition are available for pre-booked school groups. Suitable for primary and secondary schools, to check availability and discuss details call Sarah Mossop on 1865 813816. |
| A．TEACHERS’ EVENING |
| B．MODERN ART TROLLEY |
| C．WORKSHOP FOR PRIMARY TEACHERS |
| D．TALKS AND WORKSHOPS FOR SCHOOL GROUPS |
| A．Susan Bright will give a short talk at the launch of the Drawing Book. |
| B．Rory Carnegie and Nikki will teach young people how to take photos. |
| C．The workshop led by Judie is intended for the secondary school students. |
| D．The children who go to the Modern Art Trolley must be led by an adult. |
| A．FREE JOURNEYS | B．SPRING EVENTS |
| C．WEEKEND ACTIVITIES | D．ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS |
| A．if you attend “BOOK LAUNCH”, you can get the book at a low price. |
| B．school groups can attend talks and workshops for them at any time. |
| C．almost all the young people have difficulty in adapting to life in Oxford. |
| D．TEACHERS’ EVENING is only accessible to teachers. |
根据短文内容，从下面的A---F选项中选出能概括每段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余项。
The people below are all looking for a course on Chinese to study. Read the following information about the six courses. Decide which course would be the most suitable for the people mentioned in questions 1～5 and then mark the correct letter (A～F) on your answer sheet. You can choose any letter more than once，and some of the letters may not be chosen.
1．________Mathew majors in media and hopes to understand Chinese broadcasting and TV News and communicate with the Chinese people.
2．________Sarah is a learner of Chinese with a fairly good knowledge of basic Chinese grammar and a vocabulary of 2,500，hoping to improve her Chinese ability in speaking，reading and writing.
3．________Lois majors in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language and hopes to improve her ability in translation.
4．________Dennis once has taught himself Chinese and can speak a little Chinese but with poor pronunciation and grammar，hoping to meet the needs of everyday life and study，and understand each other in basic communication through training.
5．________Georgia specializes in the Chinese language and culture at the average. He plans to have a tour in China.
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A．Comprehensive language skill training 100 lessons in total focusing on pronunciation，grammar and discourse (语段)．To enable the learner to master the basic knowledge of the Chinese language，to have the basic ability of listening，speaking，reading and writing，so that they are able to communicate with others and to meet the needs of everyday life，study and sociality. This will lay a foundation for further study of Chinese. |
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B．Intermediate (中等) Chinese Comprehensive Course 40 lessons in all，focusing on the training of the comprehensive skills of listening，speaking，reading and writing of intermediate Chinese. To enable the students to recognize，understand and use the active and less active words，to improve their ability of expressing themselves in paragraphs and discourse，to master the new words，patterns，grammatical structures，paragraphs and discourse and means of connections so as to express the meaning of the texts correctly and fluently in paragraphs and discourse. |
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C．News Listening Based on frequently used words，typical sentences and information and concentrating on improving the ability of listening comprehension. To improve the ability of collecting information，to grasp the knowledge and skills they have learned and to understand the broadcasting and TV news of similar themes and relevant level of difficulty with the correctness of 80%.To build up the foundation for further study. |
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D．Elementary EnglishChinese Translation |
25 classes in total，including various styles such as poems，popular science，political comments and news，about every aspect of everyday life. The texts vary from easy to difficult and combine theory with practice as well as translation and interpretation. About 185 hours are needed. To familiarize the learner with the equivalent (对应的) Chinese expressions of English. To enable them to know usage of Chinese and English words and sentences，cultural differences and the background knowledge.
E．Elementary Spoken Chinese in Business
24 units in all. Chinese words and expressions in business and trade are introduced in the form of vivid situational dialogues，notes and exercises. To enable the learner to master the words and expressions of elementary spoken business Chinese and to communicate with others in trade and business.
F．Chinese Human Geography
Introduction to geographic environment and cultural phenomena in various parts of China，such as natural features，historical backgrounds，religious sites，ancient battle fields，dramas and arts，traditional products，and special food，etc. Through the introduction to historical and cultural sites and scenery，the learner will have a general view about Chinese geography，history，culture and regional features.
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Alice Walker makes her living by writing, and her poems, short stories, and novels have won many awards and fellowships for her. She was born in Eatonton, Georgia. She went to public schools there, and then to Spelman college in Atlanta before coming to New York to attend Sarah Lawrence college, from which she graduated in 1966. For a time she lived in Jackson, Mississippi, with her lawyer husband and a small daughter. About Langston Hughes, American Poet, here first book for children, she says, “After my first meeting with Langston Hughes I vowed I would write a book about him for children someday. Why? Because I, at 22, knew next to nothing of his work , and he didn’t scold me; he just gave me a stack of his books. And he was kind to me; I will always be grateful that in his absolute warmth and generosity he fulfilled my deepest dream ( and need) of what a poet should be.?”
“To me he is not dead at all. Hardly a day goes by that I don’t think of him or speak of him. Once, just before he died, when he was sick with the flu, I took him a sack full of oranges. The joy I felt in giving that simple gift is undiminished by time. He said he liked oranges, too.”
1.What is the main topic of the passage?
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A．Alice Walker’s reflection on Langston Hughes. |
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B．The influence of Alice Walker on the writing of Langston Hughes. |
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C．Langston Hughes’ book about Alice Walker. |
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D．A comparison of the childhoods of Alice Walker and Langston Hughes. |
2.In the passage, Alice Walker is described as _____.
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A．a research fellow at Spelman College |
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B．a professor at Sarah Lawrence College |
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C．a prize-winning writer of prose and poetry |
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D．an author of plays for children |
3.Before attending college, Alice Walker went to school in _____.
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A．Atlanta, Georgia |
B．Eatonton, Georgia |
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C．Jackson, Mississippi |
D．Lawrence, Massachusetts |
4.The word “vowed” the first paragraph is closest in meaning to _____.
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A．shouted |
B．believed |
C．refused |
D．promised |
5.It can be inferred from the passage that Alice Walker was 22 years old when _____.
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A．she moved to Jackson, Mississippi |
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B．she moved to New York |
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C．she first met Langston Hughes |
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D．Langston Hughes died |