2. Just before thet left,Claire heard Gladys whispering to another woman that she had never seen anyone so handsome as Tony. (P₁₂) 

[分析]

①本句是一个主从复合句。 

②before引导时间状语从句，主句中又包含—个由 引导的宾语从句。

③so... as ...在此表示“和……一样……”。

[句意]就在她们离开之前，克莱尔听到格拉迪丝跟另外一个女人小声地说，她从来没有见过像托尼这样英俊的男人。

[仿写]就在我敲门之前,我听到屋子里的某个人跟另一个人说，这个秘密绝不能告诉其他任何人。

请和你的同学一起认真分析下面句子，并补全所缺内容。这种学习方式能逐步提高你理解长难句的能力。

1. Claire didn't want the robot in her house,especially as her husband would be absent for three weeks,but Larry persuaded her that the robot wouldn't harm her or allow her to be harmed. (P₁₁)

[分析]

①本句是一个由but连接的并列复合句。

②前一个分句中as引导从句。

③后一个分句中that引导从句。

[句意]克莱尔并不想把机器人留在篆里，特别是在她丈夫离家三周的期间。但是她被拉里说服了。拉里说，机器人不会伤害她，也不会让别人来伤害她。

[仿写]艾丽斯不想办生日派对，特别是在她妈妈生病期间。但是父亲说服了她，说这个派对可能会让妈妈的精神好一些。

2. They said the wind   (有利于他们在黎明航行）.

[即学即练]根据括号内的汉语提示补全下面句子(每空一诃) 。

1. Could you   (帮我一个忙) and pick up Sam from school today?

Task II. Read the text and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) .

() 1. Tony looked more like a human than a machine and he could change his facial expression.

() 2. Claire was not satisfied with her weight and her home.

() 3. Claire was surprised that Tony had fingernails and skin like a human being.

() 4. Claire rang Tony up to ask for his advice on buying the necklace.

() 5. Claire was sure that Gladys would misunderstand her and Tony.

() 6. Claire stayed in her room for the rest of the day because she hurt herself when falling off the ladder.

() 7. Gladys and other women envied Claire because Tony was very handsome.

() 8. The robot needed improving though the experiment was successful.

Task I. Read the text and fill in the blanks. Please pay attention to Claire's changes of feelings toward Tony.

                                       B 

             For more than a century it was thought that a beautifol face was appealing because it was a co ection of average features. Using his computer system,Dr David Perrett of the University of St Andrews has challenged the theory. In a key experiment,photographs of women were ranked tor their attractiveness by a number of volunteers Two composite pictures were then created;

one,tile average of all the pictures,the other made lrom those rated most attractive. Although the faces looked very similar at first sight,most people said they preferred the composite of most attractive faces.

            “The conclusion I reached," said Dr Perrett was that the most attractive face was not average. If you look at famous film stars and supermodels,most of them have Wefl/ (理想的) features 一 larger than normal eyes,higher arched eyebrows,slightly smaller noses,and higher cheekbones  Even popular cartoon characters such as Betty Boop,Yasmin from Aladdin and Bambi have big eyes,small tumed-up noses,big mouths and small chins. And if these features are exaggerated,the attractiveness rating goes up even more. Julia Roberts is a good example of this." 

            But what do scientists make of men^，s faces? Do men with large eyes,high cheekbones and a small chin have the same appeal? Researchers were a bit shocked at the top-ranking male face. They expected it to have the classic square jaw and strong cheekbones,but instead,women seem to prefer men with gentle faces.

            Dr Perrett puts forward a reason to explain why so many women now go for baby-faced stars such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Jude Law. Women like a man with (女性化的) face because he is more likely to make a kinder and more trustworthy husband and father.

           But do these ideals of beauty manage to cross cultural boundaries? Are the same features considered to be attractive all over the world? A worldwide study carried out by Professor Cunningham of the University of Louisville,Kentucky concluded that there were only very subtle differences between different cultures. In other words,although there might be a little truth in the old saying that beauty is in the eye of the beholder,by and large,we all seem to be attracted to the same things.

6. Dr Perrett reached his conclusion mainly by.

   A. telling true stories

   A. making comparisons

   B. setting down general rules

   C. following the order of importance

7. According to Dr Perrett's theoiy,Julia Roberts is considered very.

   A. appealing   B.intelligent   C. successful   D. trustworthy

8.Which of the following features of men is most attractive to women?

   A. Large eyes. B. Baby faces

   C. Big mouths. D. High cheekbones.

9. According to the author,people from different cultures.

   A. seem little attention to their differences

   B. have completely different views about beauty

   C. have managed to cross cultural boundaries

   D. seem to have the similar standard of beauty 

10. What does the text mainly discuss?

   A. Is beauty everywhere?

   B. Is beauty only skin-deep?

   C. Is beauty in the eye of the beholder?

   D. Does beauty only belong to great women?

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D) 中，选出最佳选项。

                                  A 

           On Tuesday,scientists announced that they have discovered the bones of four settlers in. Jamestown,Virginia,dating as far back as 1608. Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in what became the United States. The bones were unearthed under the floor of a Jamestown church which was discovered in 2010 and is considered as America^，s first Protestant church(新教教会).

           The Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation at Historic Jamestowne and the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History announced that the settlers held high leadership positions. The men,Rev.Robert Hunt,Capt. Gabriel Archer,Sir Ferdinando Wainman,and Capt. William West,all played a role in the Jamestown settlement. After being lost to history for more than 400 years,the discovery of their remains provides new clues about their life and the importance of religion in the 1600s.

           “This is a very important discovery,” Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation President James Horn said in a statement. “These men were among the first founders of English America."

            About 100 people settled along the James River in what would become the first English settlement m 1607. During that time,settlers in Jamestown were faced with famine and disease The colony was nearly wiped out due to conflict with Native Amencans in the area and with other English settlers.

            "They lived and died at a hard time in the history of the settlement — when Jamestown almost ended in  failure," Horn said. ^“The bones of these men help fill in the stories of their lives ”

            The Smithsonian and the Rediscovery Foundation fouund the remains in November of 2013. Scientists used 3-D technology to locate the exact gravesites of the men. The team wanted to identify its findings before announcing the discovery. They identified the men using historical records and studied the chemicals of the bones to learn what the men ate and where they came from.

             Findings from the burials will go on display within weeks at Historic Jamestowne^ The site also plans to honor the men and will keep their bones in a safe place for foture study.

1. The bones found in a Jamestown church.

   A. were first discovered in 2010

   B. have proved to be a family of four 

   C. are complete and easy to recognize

   D. have been buried for over four centuries

2. The discovery in Jamestown is helpful for scientists to know more about .

   A. the history of the James River

   B. America's first English settlers

   C. Native Americans in Jamestown

   D. America's first Protestant church

3.The underlined phrase ‘Wiped out” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to .

   A. supported fully

   B. developed rapidly

   C. destroyed completely

   D. protected successfully

4. What can we learn from Paragraph 6 ?

   A. How scientists identified the four leaders.

   B. How scientists keep the bones in good shape.

   C. Why the four leaders were buried in Jamestown.

   D. Why the four leaders chose to settle in Jamestown.

5.This text is most probably.

   A. a history paper     B. a research paper   

   C. a warning message   D. a newspaper report

第二节.书面表达

假定你是李华，你所在的城市要修建一个文化广场。考虑到残疾人的需要，请你根据以下提示用英语给负责该项目的英国设计师史密斯先生写一封建议信。要点如下：

1. 台阶一侧应设坡道，方便轮椅通行；

2. 厂场内设盲道，方便盲人通行；

3. 应设计残疾人专用卫生间。

注意：词数100左右(开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数).

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：台阶step  坡道slope

Dear Mr.Smith,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

                                                  Yours faithfully,

                                                         Li Hua

第一节:短文改错(共10小题;每小题l分，满分l0分)

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\) 划掉。.

修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起) 不计分。

        Yesterday  my friend Linda and I had lunch at the pizzeriz(做披萨饼的店) behind our school.I know Linda isn't cfazy for pizzas; she came along just because me. At the table next to me,there were two guys from our class. One of them was really funnily. He tried to imitate all the people in the pizzeria. We couldn't stop to laughing. But there were some customer who did not like the fact which two boys were imitating them. They complained to an owner of the restaurant,and he came over and tell them to stop. It was a pity because Linda and I was really having fun!