题目内容

Every year, the fascinating tourist destinations below are attracting travelers from home and abroad to St. Louis, which, founded in 1764 by French traders, today is the fifteenth largest urban area in the United States.

★American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog

Dog lovers who visit St. Louis won’t want to miss this 14,000-square-foot museum. Inside are over 500 paintings, prints, watercolors, and a variety of other dog art objects. The Museum is open year round, Tuesday through Saturday 10 AM to 4 PM, and Sunday 1 PM to 5 PM. Admission is $5 for adults,$2.50 for seniors, and $1 for children up to 14.

★Anheuser Busch Brewery

The Anheuser Buxch Brewery tour is not just for beer lovers. The tour includes the historic Brew House. Then the tour continues to the modern Bevo Packaging Plant. The best will be the Budweiser Clydesdale stables. The tours are always free.

★Gateway Arch

Designed by Eero Sarinen and Hannskari Bandel, it took over two years and 900 tons of stainless steel to build. It is the tallest of the country’s National Monuments. The Arch is part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. About one million people per year come to the top of the Arch, where there is an observation platform providing a great view of the city.

★The St. Louis Zoo

First version of the St. Louis Zoo opened in 1904 at the St. Louis World’s Fair, but now it has grown into one of the chief zoos in the world. The passenger train takes visitors around the Zoo, which contains over 9,000 animals of over 800 species.

The Zoo is open every day but Christmas and New Year, with summer hours of 8 AM to 7 PM, and hours the rest of the year of 9 AM to 5 PM. Admission to the Zoo is free.

1.If you are interested in how to make beer, you can visit __________.

A. Gateway Arch

B. The St. Louis Zoo

C. Anheuser Busch Brewery

D. American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog

2.Which of the following statements about Gateway Arch is TRUE?

A. It was designed by two famous Italian architects.

B. People can see the city clearly on the top of the arch.

C. It took 900 tons of stainless steel and cement to build.

D. It is the largest of the country’s National Monuments.

3.If you plan to visit the St. Louis Zoo, you can go there _____.

A. at 9:30 a.m. on New Year’s Day

B. at 5:30 p.m. in winter

C. at 8:30 a.m. in summer

D. at 5:00 p.m. on Christmas Day

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A. didn’t give

B. hadn’t give

C. wouldn’t give

D. shouldn’t give

--- Jack， you look so great！

--- Thanks! I have lost 20 pounds since I ______ my personal trainer six months ago．

A． hired B． have hired

C． hire D． had hired

A new bridge was built over the river a young soldier who lost his life while rescuing a drowning boy.

A. in honour of B. in case of

C. in form of D. in favour of

— Oh, my God，I left my portable computer in the taxi!

— ______. Let’s call the taxi company first．

A. Pray for it B. Cheer up

C. Forget it D. Calm down

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假如你是李华，你的好友魏芳在中学生英语演讲比赛中荣获一等奖。请你根据以下内容，给她写一封祝贺信。内容包括：

1. 表达你的愉悦心情；2.向她表示祝贺； 3.请她介绍成功的经验；

注意：1. 词数100左右； 2. 开头和结尾已为你写好，但不计入总词数；

3. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：英语演讲比赛 the English Speech Contest

Dear Wei Fang,

I hear that you have won first prize_________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li hua

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯的；

3.开头语和结尾已为你写好，不计入总分。

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Humans and animals have always lived together. For example, many people have dogs in _1.___ homes. Dogs __2.___ （be）very affectionate animals. They are also very sensitive to the feelings of the people with ___3.____ they live, and it seems quite natural ____4.______ (have) them in our houses. __5.____ all the many different types of dogs come from one species of animal, the grey wolf. These wild animals came into villages 12,000 years ago, ____6._____ (look) for food. People found that wolves could help in the __7.____ (day) struggle for survival by guarding their homes and ___8.____ (hunt) wildlife to kill and eat. In some very cold parts of Northern Canada, the skin of very old dogs is still used _____9._____ warm clothes. Dogs are useful and many people love them—that is why they ____10.___ (call) “ man’s best friend”.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

（请注意涂卡方式：选E涂A和B, 选F涂A和C， 选 G涂A和D）

Today it is common to see people who walk about with colored wires hanging from their ears wherever they go. They move about in their personal bubbles, sometimes unaware of what’s happening around them. 1. . Outside life is shut out. So are you one of “them”?

For me, walking around in my own personal bubble is perfect. 2. What’s even better, wearing earphones seems to give a signal to people which says: “I’m not available for chatting at the moment!”

Suppose you’re at work and about to make an incredible breakthrough, but a colleague suddenly turns up. At this precise moment, the slightest disturbance would break your concentration. 3. Once again, those wires hanging from your ears would be sure to give that “Go away!” signal.

4. It’s probably part of the growing up stage when they just want to ignore their whole family. While their mothers give them lectures about why they should do their homework, they can just turn up the volume(声音) on their MP3 player, smile, and say “Yes, Mum.” Problem solved.

Pretty soon, not only will we have pretty colored wires hanging from our ears—but also our brains will be directly plugged into some new high-tech instrument. We’ll be in a virtual(虚拟) world, communicating with everyone else, or choosing not to, as we like. In this world, we will all be permanently plugged in. 5. And they are changing our social habits along the way.

In the end, there is a thin line between using technology as a tool for making life better and being a slave to it! It’s so strange—suddenly, I don’t feel like wearing my earphones any more!

A. Listening to music through earphones is the perfect way to ignore such interruptions.

B. I also have wires hanging from my ears.

C. They walk around in their own spaces, with their personal “digital noise reduction systems.”

D. I don’t have to deal with the noise from the environment.

E. After all, I am listening to my favorite music and would rather not be disturbed.

F. Our instruments are changing quickly.

G. In the home situation, teenagers love these wires.

完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。

Americans prefer to try every way to have fun, for example, they drive their own cars, some even tow （拖）a small boat after vehicle. They start from Los Angeles, California under sun, ________ through four or five hundred miles to go to La Fulin, Colorado to spend weekends while Chinese people are still ________ with work, and have dinner at home together with families in weekends or ________ time watching TV.

The difference is mainly due to cultural customs and traditions ________the two countries. It is said that Chinese people are living for others, while Americans are for ________ . When Chinese people come to the United States, they fight for ________ first, and then desperately make money after they are recognized by others. It seems that, the purpose to earn money is not to enjoy life, ________ for their following generations: sons and daughters and even grandchildren. Chinese people prefer to save money ________ emergency, such as illness. Although Chinese people with 49 in the United States don’t need to worry about their own social welfare and health insurance, they work still very hard, as they hope that they can ________ more money.

Chinese people’s interest is in the amount on the passbook（存折）, so they spend ________ money usually. Most of Chinese are very thrifty（节约的）, and they are ________ to spend money, but there are exceptions. They are willing to spend money on their ________. Many Chinese people think that, they endure（容忍）many ________ , so they wish that their children could live much better. Therefore, in the United States elementary schools, you can see that those who ________ the best, with more pocket money are Chinese students. In contrast, American children dress very simply, with just a little pocket money.

________ Chinese, Americans believe in living for themselves. They do everything for their own. ________ , they earn money to enjoy a ________ life, and pursue a higher quality of life. As for their own parents or children, they think that parents have their own pension and social welfare, and children should live a(n) ________ life when they are 18 years old. So they could boldly spend money on themselves. ________ , Americans save little money. In the street, it is easy for Chinese to take out 300-400 dollars, but it is hard to say for Americans.

1.A. running B. driving C. going D. walking

2.A. boring B. pleasant C. busy D. angry

3.A. spend B. take C. cost D. pay

4.A. through B. for C. among D. between

5.A. themselves B. theirs C. them D. others

6.A. survival B. remainder C. existence D. material

7.A. or B. nor C. but D. and

8.A. in possession of B. on account of C. in spite of D. in case of

9.A. identity B. force C. fame D. power

10.A. borrow B. give C. use D. save

11.A. large B. few C. much D. little

12.A. easy B. reluctant C. willing D. happy

13.A. children B. relatives C. parents D. friends

14.A. hardships B. problems C. difficulties D. sufferings

15.A. match B. decorate C. dress D. wear

16.A. Different from B. Interested in C. Similar to D. Thanks to

17.A. Otherwise B. However C. Therefore D. Since

18.A. better B. well C. good D. rich

19.A. single B. independent C. different D. comfortable

20.A. In that case B. As a whole C. In this way D. As a result

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