The famous American gorilla (大猩猩) expert Diane Fossey had a completely new way to study gorillas—she pre-tended to be one of them. She copied their actions and way of life—eating plants and getting down on her hands and knees to walk the way a gorilla does: It was a new relationship.

Diane Fossey was murdered in Rwanda in 1985 and her story was made into the popular film Gorillas in the Mist. It was a long way from King Kong, which is about a gorilla as a monster (a frightening animal), and helped to show a new idea: the real monster is man, while the gorilla is to be ad-mired. Today there are thought to be around 48 000 lowland gorillas and maybe 400 450 mountain gorillas in the wild. From the Congo in West Africa, to Rwanda and Uganda further east, they are endangered by hunting and by the cutting down of their forest homes.

Some time ago, I found in my letterbox a little magazine from the World Wide Fund for Nature. It had two photos side by side. One was of a young gorilla. “This is a species of mammal (哺乳类动物),” said the words below it. “It is being destroyed by man. We must save it for our own good. ” The other photo showed a human baby. The words also read, “This is a species of mammal,” but then went on: “It is the most destructive (破坏性的) on earth. We must re- train it for its own good. ”

1. The text mainly talks about ________.

A. Diane Fossey

B. the gorillas in Rwanda

C. the protection of the gorillas

D. the film Gorillas in the Mist

2. We can learn from the text that ________.

A. Gorillas in the Mist was based on Fosseys experiences

B. lowland gorillas live longer than mountain gorillas

C King Kong showed us that a gorilla is admirable

D. Diane Fossey was murdered by a gorilla

3. What message can we get from the two photos in the magazine?

A. Gorillas are man. s close friends.

B. Both man and the gorilla need to be saved.

C. Young gorillas are as lovely as human babies.

D. Man should live peacefully with the gorilla.

 

The famous American gorilla (大猩猩) expert Diane Fossey had a completely new way to study gorillas—she pre-tended to be one of them. She copied their actions and way of life—eating plants and getting down on her hands and knees to walk the way a gorilla does: It was a new relationship.

Diane Fossey was murdered in Rwanda in 1985 and her story was made into the popular film Gorillas in the Mist. It was a long way from King Kong, which is about a gorilla as a monster (a frightening animal), and helped to show a new idea: the real monster is man, while the gorilla is to be ad-mired. Today there are thought to be around 48 000 lowland gorillas and maybe 400 450 mountain gorillas in the wild. From the Congo in West Africa, to Rwanda and Uganda further east, they are endangered by hunting and by the cutting down of their forest homes.

Some time ago, I found in my letterbox a little magazine from the World Wide Fund for Nature. It had two photos side by side. One was of a young gorilla. “This is a species of mammal (哺乳类动物),” said the words below it. “It is being destroyed by man. We must save it for our own good. ” The other photo showed a human baby. The words also read, “This is a species of mammal,” but then went on: “It is the most destructive (破坏性的) on earth. We must re- train it for its own good. ”

1. The text mainly talks about ________.

A. Diane Fossey

B. the gorillas in Rwanda

C. the protection of the gorillas

D. the film Gorillas in the Mist

2. We can learn from the text that ________.

A. Gorillas in the Mist was based on Fosseys experiences

B. lowland gorillas live longer than mountain gorillas

C King Kong showed us that a gorilla is admirable

D. Diane Fossey was murdered by a gorilla

3. What message can we get from the two photos in the magazine?

A. Gorillas are man. s close friends.

B. Both man and the gorilla need to be saved.

C. Young gorillas are as lovely as human babies.

D. Man should live peacefully with the gorilla.

 


第二节: 完形填空(共20小题, 每小题1.5分,满分30分)
请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One day a king and his minister(大臣)went out for a walk. The king said to the minister, “I want to give reward to anyone who is hospitable(好客的) to us during our   21   .”
The king and the minister went up to one man and said, “We are   22    . This is a fine town. Could we stay at your house as   23    ?”
The man looked down upon them, saying, “  24  do I know you’re not criminals?”
Then the king and the minister went up and   25   on somebody else’s door. When the man opened the   26   , they asked, “Could we spend the night here? It’s getting dark.”
The man said, “First, tell me   27  of you there are. Then I’ll decide.”
The king said, “You see that we are only two. If you   28   us to stay with you, we’ll pay you what we have tomorrow.” The man agreed.
Then they   29   walking. They came to another house and knocked on the door. The king said, “It’s getting dark.   30  we spend the night at your house?”
The man said, “   31   ! Just tell me how many of you there are.”
The king said, “You can see we are only two.” Then they   32   back to the palace.
The minister had  33    the address of each person to whom they had spoken, and the following  34  the king called all the three persons to the palace. To the first one the king said, “When travelers come from a different kingdom, we must  35  them shelter(住所). It is   36    we aren’t thieves.” And the king   37  the man out of his kingdom.
To the   38 man the king gave a lot of money. To the third one, who  39    offered shelter and only then asked how many were in their party, the king gave his  40  .
21.   A sleep            B talk      C dinner        D walk
22.   A friends B criminals     C ministers     D travelers
23.   A owners B officials      C officers       D guests
24.   A How    B Why    C When   D Where
25.   A dropped      B took     C knocked      D touched
26.   A letter    B box      C door    D window
27.   A how many   B how much C how long    D how far
28.   A .agree       B allow   C make   D want
29.   A began   B enjoyed       C stopped       D continued
30.   A Would           B Must    C Could  D Should
31.   A Pardon B Thanks       C Sorry   D Certainly
32.   A went  B hurried       C returned     D drove
33.   A taken away  B taken down        C taken off    D taken up
34.   A year     B month  C minute D day
35.   A borrow B offer   C lend    D share
36.   A silly     B right  C clean   D clear
37.   A threw   B invited       C kept    D brought
38.   A last     B first     C third    D second
39.   A bravely       B slowly           C immediately       D carefully
40.   A order   B promise      C name   D crown

阅读下面的短文,然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
A Little Hero
A group of Italian soldiers led by a captain were advancing slowly toward the position of the enemy. They arrived at a farmhouse, in front of which sat a small boy, cutting a branch of a tree with his knife.
"What are you doing here?" asked the captain. "Why didn’t you leave with your family?"
  "I don’t have any family," said the boy. "I’m an orphan. I used to work for the family that lived here. They’ve gone, but I stayed in order to see the fighting."
  "Have you seen any Austrians pass by here?"
  "Not within the last three days."
  "Do you think you could climb that tree and tell me whether you see anything of the Austrians in the distance?"
  "Sure!"
  In a few minutes the boy was at the top of the tree.
  "Look straight ahead," cried the captain, "and tell me what you see."
  "Two men on horseback - nothing else."
  "How far away?"
  "About a mile and a half. They’re standing still." ….
  "They’re shooting at me," said the boy. "but don’t worry. Let me tell you what’s to the left. Well, there’s a church and I think I see..."
   A third bullet passed, and the boy was seen to fall suddenly from the tree, dead.
  "Poor boy!" said the captain, covering the boy’s body with a national flag and saying, "He died like a soldier and we must bury him like a soldier."
Soon it was covered with flowers. He gave his life to his country.
【写作内容】
学校最近组织了一次中美学生交流活动,你参加其中的“童年生活”讨论。听完Joe讲的故事“A Little Hero” 之后,你准备写一份发言稿,题目是“After Listening to ‘A Little Hero’ ”,内容要点包括:
1. 以约30个词概括你听完A Little Hero的故事;
2. 然后以约120个词谈谈你的童年生活,内容包括:
(1) 对自己童年生活的感受;
(2) 你的童年以及现在的生活和故事中那位小英雄的童年生活有什么不同?
(3) 作为一位高中学生,你未来的理想是什么?
【写作要求】
1. 在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事,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. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
【评分标准】
概括准确,语言规范,内容合适,篇章连贯。

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