17．Young as he is.he can support the whole family now．——青夏教育精英家教网—

13．For forty一three years，the Smithsonian Folklife Festival has been bringing cultures from the United
States and from around the world to Washington，D．C．Visitors to this year's festival can explore the mu-
sic，history，art and food of Wales．This small country is known for its music，beautiful natural areas and ancient history．Visitors to the festival can also learn about the country's language and industry．
Visitors to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival can start their exploration of Wales by learning about its
native language，Welsh．Wels is one of the oldest languages in the world．
Visitors can learn more from Iona Hughes，a Welsh teacher in the country's capital，Cardiff．Welsh
and English are now the official languages of Wales．But the English people did not always support the use of Welsh．Today，about twenty percent of the population in Wales speak the language fluently．
Iona Hughes said，"It's quite wonderful to see how the language has developed especially in the last
thirty years．I remember as a child actually saying that Welsh was a dying language，but now I'm proud
to say that actually it's a living language"
The Welsh are serious about their language and the spoken words．They hold matches to celebrate
their language．In one part of the Smithsonian Festival，people tell funny stories，and this part is the most popular among American visitors．
The festival events also tell about Welsh industries．You can see an expert make thread（线）out of
wool from sheep．Or you might learn about traditional Welsh building materials．
21．The Smithsonian Folklife Festival of this year is toB
A．teach ancient languages to Americans
B．introduce Welsh culture
C．tell funny stories about American folk life
D．bring cultures from England to Washington D．C．
22．Which of the following things of Wales is NOT shown in the festival？D
A．Music．
B．Food．
C．Industry．
D．Sports．
23．What does Iona Hughes think of Welsh？A
A．She sees it as a language that is alive．
B．She thinks it is an easy language to learn．
C．She suggests it should be replaced by English．
D．She wants it to be the only official language in Wales．
24．What activity are Americans most interested in according to the text？B
A．Making thread．
B．Listening to stories．
C．Learning from Iona Hughes．
D．Learning about building materials．
25．What can we learn about Wales from the text？C
A．Its industry has developed quickly．
B．It has three official languages．
C．It is famou for its long history．
D．Half of its population speak Welsh．

12．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处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．
增加：在缺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．
As we all know，traveling can be an excited experience．Let me give you some advices that you have to pay attention to．You can find out more about your destination by surf the Internet before you set out．You needn't take too many cash．Although it can be very convenient to pay in cash，using credit cards are much more reliable．In addition to，it will be wise of you to take umbrella in case it rains．And if you are to travel abroad，you'd better understanding he cultural diversity．Keep it in mind that being politely in foreign countries can help you had a wonderful trip．

11．Shirley Temple（1928-2014）an American actress，was considered among the most successful child stars in the history of film．Born by an ambitious mother，Temple first appeared in a film at the age of three，and at six she starred in Stand Up and Cheer （1934）．Known and recognized for her ability to sing and tapdance in several films，Temple became a famous figure in 1934．At the end of that year she was given a special Academy Award"in grateful recognition of her outstanding contribution．''
During the Great Depression of the l930s，Temple was celebrated by an adoring public．At the height of her popularity，from l935to 1938，Temple was the biggest box-office attraction in Hollywood．Temple made a number of films as a teenager，but the films were not successful．In l949，Temple depaaed elegantly from Hollywood．
Two decades later，she reappeared into the spotlight by announcing her qualification as a candidate（候选人） for Congress．She lost the election，but Temple displayed her determination and went on to enjoy a long and successful career with the United Nations and the State Department．
After retirement，she reposed that she was at peace with her life and proud of her accomplishments in two of the nation's most influential areas．"If I had to do it all over again．"Shirley Temple once declared，"I wouldn't change anything．"
24．What do we learn from Paragraph 2？C
A．Temple was still popular in l949．
B．Temple was a failure as a child star．
C．Hollywood made a big fortune because of Temple．
D．People became tired of Temple in the Great Depression．
25．Temple attracted people's attention again whenB
A．she entered Congress
B．she announced to participate in the election
C．she went on with the political life
D．she worked for the UN
26．We know-from the last paragraph that TempleC
A．wanted to lead a different life
B．regretted having left Hollywood
C．was content with her experiences
D．was sorry about her election failure
27．Which of the following best describes Temple？D
A.3pecial and generous．
B．Patient and sensitive．
C．Attractive and humorous．
D．Talented and determined．

10．The Corn Planting
Hatch is nearly seventy．He and his wife had a son，Will，who was a fellow always cheerful，bright，alert and a great favorite with all of us．
After high school，Will went to Chicago，where he became a student in the Art Institute．Another young fellow，Hal，from our town，was also a student at the University in Chicago．They got together and had a good many long talks．I got it from Hal that in Chicago，Will's straightforwardness made him popular with all the young fellows．
After Hal graduated，he came home and got a job．He used to go quite often to see Will's father and mother．The talk was always of Will．Hal said Will's parents were like two children wanting to know every little detail Hal could remember about their son's life in the big city．
It was a spring night when Hal got a wire．Will had been killed in a car accident．We went along to take the message to Hatch and his wife．Hal did knock and old Hatch came to the door．He blurt everything right into old Hatch's face．Old Hatch didn't say a word and stood there．The door went shut again with a bang．Suddenly，after a long time，the old man got a hand corn-planter and his wife got a bag of seed corn，and in the moonlight，that night，after they got that news，they were planting corn．They did a row across the field，and then at the end of each row they knelt side by side by the fence．The whole thing went on in silence．
It was the first time in my life I ever understand something about the connection between certain people and the earth-a kind of silent cry，down into the earth，of those two old people，putting corn down into the earth．It was as though they were putting death down into the ground that life might grow again．
21．What made Will popular in the Art Institute？B
A．His artistic talent．
B．His good character．
C．His family background．
D．His friendship with Hal．
22．According to paragraph 3，Will's parentsC．
A．were very kind
B．were very talkative
C．were eager to know about their son's life
D．were fond of the life in the big city
23．On hearing the news of his son's death，HatchA．
A．planted corn
B．pushed Hal out
C．burst into tears
D．fell on the floor
24．According to the last paragraph，the old couple's behavior was toD．
A．reduce their pain
B．have a better harvest
C．memorize their son
D．pray for their son's rebirth．

9．Your teacher was really worried about you．You couldn't have left school without telling him．

8．His father died，leave the family worse off．

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