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任务型阅读

根据对话情景和内容，从对话后的选项中选出能入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Clara Barton，founder of the American Red Cross，gained worldwide honor for her dedication to easing human suffering and earned the nickname “Angel of the Battlefield.”

Barton was born into a liberal (开明的) freethinking family in 1821. Her elder brothers and sisters happily tutored her in math and reading, so when she entered school at three years old, she could read and spell three-syllable words. ___1.___

Concerned about Barton's difficulty in making friends, her parents sent her to a boarding school, hoping it would make her more comfortable with her peers. ___2.___ Barton lost her appetite and cried constantly. After only one term, she had to be brought home. Then, Barton stayed out of school to nurse her older brother through a serious injury and also volunteered to care for poor families during a smallpox (天花）outbreak.

In 1861，the Civil War broke out. The sight of wounded soldiers touched Barton deeply. She began to collect and distribute food, bandages, medicines, and other supplies for the Union army.

___3.___ There, with little concern for her own safety, she cooked meals, assisted surgeons, and comforted wounded soldiers.

Eventually，because of working too hard，Barton collapsed，ill with typhoid fever (伤寒症). ___4.____ It was there that she learned of an organization based in Switzerland --- called the International Red Cross, whose work mirrored her own.

Shortly after Barton arrived back home in 1873，her sister died. ___5.____ When recuperating (休养）at a health facility in New York，she began planning for the establishment of an American wing of the International Red Cross. Although at first the government resisted，her efforts finally paid off. The American Red Cross was officially organized on May 21, 1881. Her influence lives on today in the work of the organization she founded.

A. Barton fell into a deep depression.

B. Unfortunately, it had the opposite effect.

C. Many people felt sorry for the loss of her sister and her own health.

D. Barton risked her life to transport wagonloads（货车装载量）of supplies to the front lines.

E. When she recovered, her doctors prescribed (指示) a long, restful trip to Europe.

F. Barton spent the following several months learning basics about Swiss Cross.

G. She easily kept up with the older children academically but did not fit in socially.

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和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。

Around twenty years ago I was living in York．_________I had a lot of experience and a Master's degree, I could not find_________ work..

I was_________ a school bus to make ends meet and _________ with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat．I had _________five interviews with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not _________ the job．“Why has my life become so _________ ?” I thought painfully.

As I pulled the bus over to _________ a little girl, she handed me an earring _________ I should keep it _________ somebody claimed (认领) it．The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.

At first I got angry．Then it _________ me – I had been giving all of my_________ to what was going wrong with my _________ rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a _________ of fifty things I was happy with．Later, I decided to _________ more things to the list．That night there was a phone call for _________ from a lady who was a director at a larger _________．She asked me if I would_________ a one-day lecture on stress management to 200 medical workers．I said yes. My _________there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job．To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of _________ that I completely changed my life.

1.A．As B．Though C．If D．When

2.A．successful B．extra C．satisfying D．convenient

3.A．driving B．repairing C．taking D．designing

4.A．working B．travelling C．discussing D．living

5.A．prepared for B．attended C．asked for D．held

6.A．lose B．like C．find D．get

7.A．hard B．busy C．serious D．short

8.A．wave at B．drop off C．call on D．look for

9.A．ordering B．promising C．saying D．showing

10.A．in case B．or else C．as if D．now that

11.A．hurt B．hit C．caught D．moved

12.A．feelings B．attention C．strength D．interests

13.A．opinions B．education C．experiences D．life

14.A．list B．book C．check D．copy

15.A．connect B．turn C．keep D．add

16.A．her B．a passenger C．me D．my friend

17.A．hospital B．factory C．restaurant D．hotel

18.A．listen to B．review C．give D．talk about

19.A．plan B．choice C．day D．tour

20.A．operation B．speaking C．employment D．thinking

“Mama, when I grow up, I’m going to be one of those!” I said this after seeing the Capital Dancing Company perform when I was three. It was the first time that my ____________ took on a vivid form and acted as something important to start my training. As I grew older and was ____________ to more, my interests in the world of dance ___________ varied but that little girl’s dream of someday becoming a __________ in the company never left me. In the summer of 2005 when I was 18, I received the phone call which made that dream a ____________; I became a member of the company ___________ back to 1925.

As I look back on that day now, it surely ___________ any sense of reality. I believe I stayed in a state of pleasant disbelief ___________ I was halfway through rehearsals (排练) on my first day. I never actually ___________ to get the job. After being offered the position, I was completely ___________. I remember shaking with excitement.

Though I was absolutely thrilled with the change, it did not come without its fair share of __________. Through the strict rehearsal period of dancing six days a week, I found it vital to ___________ up the material fast with every last bit of concentration. It is that extreme ___________ to detail (细节) and stress on practice that set us ___________ To then follow those high-energy rehearsals _____________ a busy show schedule of up to five performances a day, I discovered a new __________ of the words “hard work.” What I thought were my physical ___________ were pushed much further than I thought ___________. I learned to make each performance better than the last.

Today, when I look at the unbelievable company that I have the great ____________ of being a part of, not only as a member, but as a dance captain, I see a __________that has inspired not only generations of little girls but a splendid company that continues to develop and grow-and inspires people every day to follow their dreams.

1.A. hobby B. plan C. dream D. word

2.A connected B. expanded C. exposed D. extended

3.A. rarely B. certainly C. probably D. consistently

4.A. director B. trainer C. leader D. dancer

5.A. symbol B. memory C. truth D. reality

6.A. bouncing B. dating C. turning D. tracking

7.A. lacks B. adds C. makes D. brings

8.A. while B. since C. until D. when

9.A. Cared B. Expected C. Asked D. Decided

10.A. motivated B. relaxed C. convinced D. astonished

11.A. challenges B. profits C. advantages D. adventures

12.A. put B. mix C. build D. pick

13.A. Attention B. association C. attraction D. adaptation

14.A. apart B. aside C. off D. back

15.A. over B. by C. with D. beyond

16.A. function B. meaning C. expression D. usage

17.A. boundaries B. problems C. barriers D. efforts

18.A. necessary B. perfect C. proper D. possible

19.A. talent B. honor C. potential D. responsibility

20.A. victory B. trend C. tradition D. Desire

语篇填空，请把答案写在答题卷的相应位置.

Camels certainly like eating green grass, not dry grass. But 1. (strange), camels always keep looking for dry grass 2. their stomachs are filled up.

A classmate of 3. (I) whose home is on the edge of Turpan Basin in Xinjiang told me his home has two camels; he said you could imagine a camel’s appetite, for it can slowly swallow dozens of kilograms of hay (干草). I asked him 4. camels eat hay, not green grass. He said the camel is a kind of animal with 5. strong sense of suffering, 6. (fear) its master letting it travel through the desert the next day, and the hay in its stomach is more hunger-resistant 7. green grass.

The camel has the best tolerance. Unfortunately, many people can only see a camel’s outstanding performance, but few understand its 8. (prepare) made for it.

Life, 9. a camel traveling through the desert, 10. (need) the adequate accumulation, but not everyone can understand it.

短文改错

As we all know, travelling can be an excited experience. Let me give you some advices that you have to pay attention. You can find out more about your destination by surf the internet before you set out. You needn’t take too many cash. Since it can be very convenient to pay in cash, using cheques is much more reliable. In additional, it will be wise of you to take an umbrella in case of it should rain. And if you are to travel abroad, you’d better understand the cultural diversity. Keep this in mind that being polite in foreign countries can help you had a wonderful trip.

按要求写出所给词的词形变化

1.prefer—(过去分词)___________、（n.偏爱）______________

2.compete—(n.竞争)___________、（adj.竞争的）______________

3.curious—（n.好奇）______________

4.silent—（n.沉默）______________

5.apply—(过去分词)___________、（n.申请书）_________、（n.申请人）______________

6.grow—(过去式)___________、(过去分词)___________、（n.成长）______________

7.agree—(反义词)___________、（n.同意）______________

8.create—(adj.有创造力的)_________、（n.创造）___________

9.enter—(n.入口、进入）______________

10.permit—(过去分词)___________、（现在分词)___________、（n.允许）______________

11.occasion—(adv)___________

12.success—(v.成功)___________、（adj.成功的）______________

13.attract—(n.吸引)___________、（adj.吸引人的）______________

2016 Exhibitions in the British Museum

Sunken cities: Egypt’s lost worlds

19 May － 27 November 2016

Sainsbury Exhibitions Gallery

Adults￡16.50, Members/under 16s free

Sunken under the sea for over a thousand years, two lost cities of ancient Egypt were lately rediscovered. Their amazing discovery is transforming our understanding of the deep connections between the great ancient civilizations of Egypt and Greece. Their story is told for the first time in this exhibition.

Francis Towne’s watercolours of Rome

21 January － 14 August 2016

Room 90/ Open late Fridays

Free, just drop in

Come and experience 18th-century Rome through an astonishing series of watercolours not displayed together since 1805.

Sicily: culture and conquest

21 April － 14 September 2016

Room 35

Tickets: Adults￡10, Members/under 16s free

This exhibition tells Sicily’s fascinating stories － from the arrival of the Greeks and other settlers, to the extraordinary period of enlightenment(启蒙) under Norman rule in the 11th to 13th centuries.

Early British exploration of the classical world

14 March － 27 July 2016

Room 90a/ Open late Fridays

Free, just drop in

This small display features a remarkable selection of drawings by British explorers and architects, who discovered and documented some of Sicily’s best surviving classical sculpture and architecture.

1.Which place does Francis Towne’s works picture?

A. Egypt.B. France.C. Rome.D. Sicily.

2.What art works are housed in Room 90a?

A. Drawings.B. Buildings.C. Sculptures.D. Watercolours.

3.Which exhibition can you attend in October?

A. Sicily: culture and conquest

B. Sunken cities: Egypt’s lost worlds

C. Francis Towne’s watercolours of Rome

D. Early British exploration of the classical world

A man walked into a small Irish pub and ordered three beers. Bartender was surprised, but he served that man three beers. One hour later the man ordered three beers again. The very next day that man ordered three beers again and drank quietly at a table. This repeated several times and shortly after the people of the town were whispering about the man, who was ordering three beers at once.

A couple of weeks later, the bartender decided to clear this out and inquired: “I do not want to pry, but could you explain, why do you order three beers all the time?” The man replied: “It seems strange, isn’t it? You see, my two brothers live abroad at the moment, one — in France and another — in Italy. We have made an agreement, that every time we go to pub each of us will order extra two beers and it will help keeping up the family bond”.

Soon all the town have heard about the man’s answer and liked it a lot. The man became a local celebrity. Residents of the town were telling this story to newcomers or tourists and even invited them to that pub to look at Three Beer Man.

However, one day the man came to pub and ordered only two beers, not three as usual. The bartender served him with bad feeling. All that evening the man ordered and drank only two beers. The very next day all the town was talking about this news, some people pray for the soul of one of the brothers, others quietly grieve.

When the man came to pub the next time and ordered two beers again, the bartender asked him: “I would like to offer condolences to you, due to the death of your dear brother”. The man considered this for a moment and then replied: “Oh, you are probably surprised that I order only two beers now? Well, my two brothers are alive and well. It’s just because of my decision. I promised myself to give up drinking.”

1.The man ordered three beers all the time because ________.

A. people were fond of drinking beers in this pub

B. he missed his two brothers living abroad very much

C. it was an agreement with his brothers to keep up the family bond

D. this would help him become a local celebrity

2.We can infer from the passage that ________.

A. news traveled fast in the town

B. the man became famous in the town because he was a heavy drinker

C. the man’s brothers liked drinking beer very much

D. the man was strong-minded to give up drinking

3.The bartender served the man with bad feeling because ________.

A. he would earn less money

B. he thought the man should order three beers

C. he thought one of the man’s brothers had passed away

D. the man decided to drink two beers

4.The underlined word “condolences” in the last paragraph can be replaced by ________.

A. gratitudeB. appreciationC. surpriseD. sympathy

On Saturday 17 September 2016, you may catch sight of hundreds of apes(猩猩) running around the streets of London. They’ll have been filming a new Planet of the Apes movie, you’ll probably think. But in fact, when the starter’s pistol sounds for the Great Gorilla Run next year, this highly popular event will have been raising money for thirteen years. People from all over the world will run, jog or walk 8 km in gorilla costumes through the capital’s streets, passing such iconic landmarks as The Tower of London and St Paul’s Cathedral. By the time the last ape crosses the finishing line, the runners will have raised millions for endangered species and education projects in Central Africa.

Unusual charity events such as these are a huge trend for raising money for worthwhile causes. If, however, you’re looking to really like the idea of running through mud and freezing cold ice, then The Tough Mudder is perhaps what you’ve been searching for. In this difficult and tiring team event, participants finish a 10 to 12-mile barrier course that tests physical strength and mental courage. It’s more about friendship than winning. Over 150 such events worldwide have raised £5 million.

But fundraising doesn’t have to involve physical effort. Students at a school in Illinois played Justin Bieber’s song ‘Baby’ over loudspeakers and urged fellow students to pay to stop the song. They needed to raise $1,000 in one week to achieve this. Beyond expectations, they exceeded(超过) the goal within three days. Even teachers chipped in.

If you want to join the ranks of gorillas next September, you only have to pay £60 to register. This includes the gorilla suit, which you can keep. If you take part, not only will you have been helping the gorillas and people who depend on their habitat, you’ll never have to buy another set of fancy clothes again!

1.What is the Great Gorilla Run held for?

A. To film a new Planet of the Apes.

B. To collect money for Central Africa.

C. To make a study of the origin of man.

D. To enjoy famous senic spots in London.

2.What can we learn about the Tough Mudder?

A. It is disgusting.B. It is unique.

C. It is competitive.D. It is challenging.

3.What does the phrase “chipped in” in the third paragraph refer to?

A. Joined in singing.B. Made a contribution.

C. Scolded the organizers.D. Interrupted the activity.

4.Which can be a suitable title for the passage?

A. Going Crazy for Charity!

B. Protecting Our Rare Animals!

C. Competing in Unusual Events!

D. Watching Out for Aggressive Animals!