题目内容
Now I had not thought that I would have to go down into the pit with the snakes in order to 1 them, so I was wearing the wrong sort of clothes. I 2 this to my friend, and he very
3 lent me his trousers and shoes, which were quite thick and strong. So, as I could think of no more excuses, they tied the 4 round my waist and started to 5 me into the pit.
Just before I landed at the bottom I 6 up and told my friends to stop lowering me: I wanted to 7 the ground that I was going to land on, to make sure there were mo snakes on the 8 . The area being clear, I shouted to them to lower away, 9 at that moment two things happened.
First, the light went out; secondly, one of the shoes which I had 10 from my friend and which were too large for me, came off. So there was I standing at the 11 of a ten-foot-deep pit, with no light and one shoe on one foot, surrounded by seven or eight deadly Gaboon snakes. I had never been more 12 . I had to wait in the dark, without daring to move, 13 my friend pulled the lamp out, relit it and lowered it into the pit again.
With plenty of 14 and both shoes on, I felt much 15 ,and set about the task of catching the snakes. This was really 16 enough.
I had a forked stick in my hand, and with this I came near each reptile, pinned it down with the fork and then 17 it up by the bank of the neck, and put it into my snake bag, what I was busy catching one snake, another might move round 19 me and I might step back on it. However, It all passed off without 20 , and at the end of half an hour I had caught eight of the Gaboon snakes.
1．A. watch B. kill C. catch D. research
2．A. expressed B. explained C .said D. showed
3．A. quickly B. eagerly C. kindly D. easily
4．A. lamp B. fork C. trousers D. rope
5．A. sent B. drop C. lower D. put
6．A. looked B. gave C. took D. made
7．A. examine B. check C. find D. search
8．A. pit B. water C. earth D. way
9．A. yet B. and C. however D. therefore
10．A. lent B. borrowed C. received D. bought
11．A. edge B. bottom C. side D. middle
12．A. excited B. encouraged C. frightened D. surprised
13．A. when B. till C. so D. while
14．A. strength B. help C. rest D. light
15．A. braver B. prouder C. brighter D. stronger
16．A. safe B. funny C. simple D. difficult
17．A. brought B. picked C. set D. took
18．A. watch B. read C. turn D. take
19．A. at B. near C. before D. behind
20．A. accident B. effort C. care D. problem
B
How does it happen that children learn their mother tongue SO well?When we compare them
With adults learning a foreign language，we often find this interesting fact．A little child without
knowledge or experience often succeeds in a complete mastery of the language．A grown—up person with fully developed mental powers，in most cases，may end up with a faulty and inexact corflllland．What accounts for tllis difference?
Despite other explanations。tlle real answer in my opinion hes partly in the child himself，partly in the behaviour of the people around him．In the first place，the time of learning the mother tongue in the most favorable of all，namely，the first years of hfe．A child hears it spoken from morning till night and，what is more important，always in its genuine form，with the right pronunciation，rightIntonation，right use of words and right structure．He drinksin all the words and expressions which come to him in a hsh．ever—bubbhng spring．There is no resistance：there is perfect assimilation．
Then the child has，as it were，private lessons all the year round，while an adult language—
student has each week a limited number of hours which he generally shares with others．The child
has another advantage：he hears the language in all possible situations，always accompanied by the
right kind of gestures and facial expressions．Here there is nothing unnatural，such as is often found
In language lessons in schools，when one talks about ice and snow in June or scorching heat in January And what a child hears is generally what immediately interests him．Again and again，when his attempts at speech a聪successful，his desires are understood and fulfilled．
Finally，though a child’S“teachers”may not have been trained in language teaching，their re-
lations with him are always close and personal．ney take great pains to Inske their lessons easy．
60．’rhe main idea of the passage is——．
A．to tell why the native language is learnt SO well by children
B．to teach children to learn their lllothei"language we
C．to show that children’S teacher should take great p8ins to make their lessons easy
D．to do research into the difference between children and adults
61．What does the underlined phrase“dlq．nks in”in paragraph 2 mean?
A．drinks alcohol B．has a drink of C．takes in D．tastes
62．An adult has more difflculties in learning foreign languages well for the reason that_____．
A．children are more indiligent than adults
B．adults pay less attention to learning／anguages than children．
C．children have private lessons all the year around
D．an adult language—student has limited time to share with others
63．Ⅵmo ale the teachers teaching a child to learn his mother language?
A。His parents． B．His teachers． C．People around him．D．Himself．
阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。
71. Luckily we brought with us a map, without which we __________________________ in the jungle. (get)
幸运的是，我们带着地图，要不然就迷路了。
72. Up to now, a large number of old houses in this area _________________________ so that the government can build a wide road. (pull)
到目前为止，政府为了修建宽敞的道路，已经拆除了这个地区大量的旧房屋。
73. With each classroom ______________________ a computer, the students have easy access to whatever information they are in want of. (equip)
给每个教室安装一台电脑，学生们就能轻易地获得他们需要的信息。
74. In London the Ferris wheel _____________________________ “London Eye” is a major tourist attraction. (refer)
在伦敦，被称为“伦敦眼”的摩天轮是一个主要旅游胜地。
75. Could you tell me __________________________ that you found the missing photo? (where)
你能告诉我你在哪儿找到了这张丢失的相片？
76. Distant education is playing a more and more important role, ______________________for people to be educated wherever they are. (make)
远程教育正起着越来越重要的作用，这使得人们不管在哪都能接受教育。
77. Mo Yan, _________________________ school to make a living at the age of 12, became the first Chinese Nobel Prize winner in literature. (drop)
莫言是第一位获得诺贝尔文学奖的中国人，他12岁就辍学谋生。
78. I was driving along the street looking for a place to park _________________________. (happen)
我沿着街开车想找个地方停车，这时突然发生了事故。
79. Small quantities of the so-called “rubber eggs” _____________________________ on the market in dozens of regions across China in January, 2012. (appear)
据报道，在2012年1月中国一些地区的市场上出现了少量被称作“橡皮蛋”的鸡蛋。
80. Hardly _________________________ the train when he was surrounded by his fans quickly. (get)
他刚下火车就立刻被他的粉丝们围住了。
Despite other explanations。tlle real answer in my opinion hes partly in the child himself，partly in the behaviour of the people around him．In the first place，the time of learning the mother tongue in the most favorable of all，namely，the first years of hfe．A child hears it spoken from morning till night and，what is more important，always in its genuine form，with the right pronunciation，rightIntonation，right use of words and right structure．He drinks in all the words and expressions which come to him in a hsh．ever—bubbhng spring．There is no resistance：there is perfect assimilation．
