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The elephant was lying heavily on its side, fast asleep. A few dogs started barking at it. The elephant woke up in a terrible anger: it chased the dogs into the village where they ran for safety.

That didn't stop the elephant. It destroyed a dozen houses and injured several people. The villagers were scared and angry. Then someone suggested calling Parbati, the elephant princess.

   Parbati Barua's father was a hunter of tigers and an elephant tamer. He taught Parbati to ride an elephant before she could even walk. He also taught her the dangerous art of the elephant round-up -- how to catch wild elephants.

   Parbati hasn't always lived in the jungle. After a happy childhood hunting with her father, she was sent to boarding school in the city. But Parbati never got used to being there and many years later she went back to her old fife. "Life in the city is too dull. Catching elephants is an adventure and the excitement lasts for days after the chase," she says.

   But Parbati doesn't catch elephants just for fun. "My work," she says, "is to rescue man from the elephants, and to keep the elephants safe from man." And this is exactly what Parbati has been doing for many years. Increasingly, the Indian elephant is angry: for many years, illegal hunters have attacked it and its home in the jungle has been reduced to small pieces of land. It is now fighting back. Whenever wild elephants enter a tea garden or a village, Parbati is called to guide the animals back to the jungle before they can kill.

   The work of an elephant tamer also involves love and devotion. A good elephant tamer will spend hours a day singing love songs to a newly captured elephant. "Eventually they grow to love their tamers and never forget them. They are also more loyal than humans," she said, as she climbed up one of her elephants and sat on the giant, happy animal. An elephant princess indeed!

72. For Parbati, catching elephants is mainly to             .

   A. get long lasting excitement              B. keep both man and elephants safe

   C. send them back to the jungle             D. make the angry elephants tame

73. Before Parbati studied in a boarding school,             .

   A. she spent her time hunting with her father

   B. she learned how to sing love songs

   C. she had already been called an elephant princess

   D. she was taught how to hunt tigers

74. Indian elephants are getting increasingly angry and they revenge because __________.

   A. they are caught and sent for heavy work                

   B. illegal hunters capture them and kill them

   C. they are attacked and their land gets limited

   D. dogs often bark at them and chase them

75. The passage starts with an elephant story in order to explain that in India _________.    

   A. people easily fall victim to elephants' attacks

   B. the man-elephant relationship is getting worse

   C. elephant tamers are in short supply

   D. dogs are as powerful as elephants

【小题1】B

【小题2】A

【小题3】C

【小题4】B

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第二节:读写任务(共1小题,满分25分)

阅读下面短文,然后按照要求写一篇150字左右的英语短文。

       Life is filled with challenges. As we get older we come to realize that those challenges are the very things that shape us and make us who we are, it is the same with the challenges that come with friendship.

       When we are faced with a challenge, we usually have two choices: we can try to beat if off, or we can decide that the thing presenting the challenges isn’t worth the trouble and call it quits. Although there are certainly times when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in most cases all that is needed is commitment and communication.

       When we are committed to something, it means that no matter how painful or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to face it and work through instead of running away from it. Communication is making a space for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to just saying what the other person did wrong. If you can say to a friend, “I got my feelings hurt.” rather than “You hurt my feelings.” You are going to be able to solve the problem much faster.

       In dealing with many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for what they are: small hurdles you need to jump or get through on your way through life. Nothing is so big that it is impossible to get over, and hurt only serves to make us stronger. It’s all part of growing up. It happens to everyone, and some day you will look back on all of this and say, “Hard as it was, it made me who I am today. And that’s a good thing.”

[写作内容]

以约30个词概括短文的要点;

然后以约120个词就“在生活或学习中如何面对挑战”这个主题发表看法,并包括如下要点:

       ①    在生活或学习上,你曾经遇到过什么比较大的挑战?

       ②    你是如何面对这个挑战的?你成功了吗?

       ③    对你面对挑战的经历,你有何感悟?

[写作要求]

1)可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的观点,也可以参照阅读材料的内容,

但不得直接引用原文中的句子;2)题目自拟。

[评分标准]       概括准确,语言规范,内容合适,篇章连贯。

C

Nowadays, people in China are increasingly interested in celebrating foreign festivals, especially those western festivals.

A survey conducted recently by sina. com. showed that among the 18,222 people surveyed 63.90% said celebrating Christmas is just another way of recreation, nothing serious while 17.85% surveyed considered the festival as a fashion act, showing they were not "out". These two parts clearly indicate the general opinion of the young. 10.45% people involved said the celebration of a religious western festival with so much enthusiasm is absolutely ridiculous pursuit of foreign goodness. Only 7.80% of people define Christmas as a kind of festival colonization(殖民).

The arising of celebrating foreign festivals clearly has something to do with the advancement of China's economy. In my point of view, Christmas and other festivals celebrated in China have difference from the origin. They have lost their religious background and turned into a big occasion to have fun and enjoy life. Shop owners' pockets are filled, the public's hunger for happiness is filled, and that is enough. Foreign festivals in China are more like carnivals giving people pleasure and enjoyment.

The crisis(危机)of traditional Chinese festivals that are losing their attraction may be linked to the culture tradition and background of the festivals. Most Chinese festival culture is related more or less with real life. "The country is based on its people while the people are relied on their food".

But the western culture shows much of romance. Some festivals have their religious background while others have much to do with culture and people. At this point, food seems to be too plain. Flowers and chocolates are more welcomed.

Foreign festivals in China today are celebrated for fun.They give people opportunities to relax and celebrate,to show appreciation and gratefulness.The acceptance of foreign festivals generally depends on the openness of the public, the familiarity with the western culture, and most importantly,on people's economic status.

69. From the survey we know that among the people surveyed ______.

      A. most think celebrating foreign festivals is ridiculous

      B. many fear that traditional Chinese festivals will disappear soon

      C. some think that celebrating foreign festivals is a sign of foreign goodness chasing

      D. half think celebrating foreign festivals make people not go out of fashion

70. The writer thinks that foreign festivals celebrated in China ______.

      A. have lost their religious background

      B. are the same as those celebrated in the West

      C. can give more fun than traditional Chinese festivals

       D. may reduce the hunger of public people

81. What is the main difference between foreign festivals and traditional Chinese ones?

      A. Foreign festivals can make Chinese shop owners' pockets full quickly.

      B. The food at foreign festivals is too simple.

      C. Chinese festivals always have something to do with culture.

      D. Foreign festivals are romantic while traditional Chinese ones are connected with reality.

72. Which of the following may NOT be the reason why so many people accept foreign festivals?

      A. People can relax themselves.

      B. People can show their thanks to others.

      C. Foreign festivals have longer histories than Chinese ones.

       D. People have known more about the western culture.

三、完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30)

阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One day , a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods from door to door found that he only had ten cents left. He was hungry so he decided to    36  for a meal at the next house.

However, he lost his courage   37  a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked  38  so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it   39  , and then asked, “ How much do I owe you?” “You don’t owe me anything,” she  40  . “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a  41  .” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger  42  , but it also increased his faith in God and human race. He was about to give up before that point.

Years later the young woman became seriously ill. The local doctors were completely confused. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called 43   to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now   44  , was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange  light  45   his eyes. Immediately, he   46  and went down through the hospital hall into her room.

47  in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He  48   her at once. He went back to the consultation room and  49    to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave  50    attention to her case.

After a long  51   the battle was won. Dr. Kelly 52    the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval . He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was  53    that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked , and the note on the side of the bill caught her   54  . She read these words:  “ Paid in full with a glass of milk.”

Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she  55    silently. “ Thank you , God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”

36. A . call               B. make             C . beg                  D. prepare

37. A. while             B. when             C . though            D. unless

38. A. thirsty           B. lazy             C . tired                D. hungry

39. A. slowly           B. unexpectedly    C . steadily         D. hurriedly

40. A. announced       B. shook             C . replied             D. doubted

41. A. reward           B. kindness        C . hand                D. value

42. A. physically       B. mentally        C . normally          D. properly

43. A. up             B. for                 C . on                   D. in

44. A. rich              B. famous           C . unknown          D. poor

45. A. fixed            B. consulted        C . filled               D. concentrated

46. A. rose              B. raised              C . got                  D. left

47. A. Worn            B. Having           C . Putting             D. Dressed

48. A. recognized       B. knew               C . spared              D. regained

49. A. desired         B. declared          C . determined              D. declined

50. A. special          B. ordinary          C . normal             D. no

51. A. decision               B. preparation      C . struggle            D. debate

52. A. ordered        B. requested         C . confused          D. compromised

53. A. negative       B. uncertain        C . positive            D. obvious

54. A. presentation    B. preference       C . attention        D. arrangement

55. A. praised        B. pretended         C .pressed           D. prayed

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