【题目】Whoever has made a voyage up the Hudson River must remember the Catskill Mountains. They are a branch of the great Appalachian family, and can be seen to the west rising up to a noble height and towering over the surrounding country. When the weather is fair and settled, they are clothed in blue and purple, and print their beautiful shapes on the clear evening sky, but sometimes when it is cloudless, gray steam gathers around the top of the mountains which, in the last rays of the setting sun, will shine and light up like a crown of glory(华丽的皇冠).

At the foot of these mountains, a traveler may see light smoke going up from a village.

In that village, and in one of the houses (which, to tell the exact truth, was sadly time-worn and weather-beaten), there lived many years ago, a simple, good-natured fellow by the name of Rip Van Winkle.

Rip’s great weakness was a natural dislike of all kinds of money-making labor. It could not be from lack of diligence, for he could sit all day on a wet rock and fish without saying a word, even though he was not encouraged by a single bite. He would carry a gun on his shoulder for hours, walking through woods and fields to shoot a few birds or squirrels. He would never refuse to help a neighbor, even in the roughest work. The women of the village, too, used to employ him to do such little jobs as their less helpful husbands would not do for them. In a word, Rip was ready to attend to everybody’s business but his own.

If left to himself, he would have whistled life away in perfect satisfaction; but his wife was always mad at him for his idleness(懒散). Morning, noon, and night, her tongue was endlessly going, so that he was forced to escape to the outside of the house—the only side which, in truth, belongs to a henpecked husband.

【1】Which of the following best describes the Catskill Mountains?

A. They are on the west of the Hudson River.

B. They are very high and beautiful in this area.

C. They can be seen from the Appalachian family.

D. They gather beautiful clouds in blue and purple.

【2】The hero of the story is probably ______.

A. hard-working and likes all kinds of work

B. idle and hates all kinds of jobs

C. simple, idle but very dutiful

D. gentle, helpful but a little idle

【3】The underlined words “henpecked husband” in the last paragraph probably means a man who _______.

A. likes hunting B. is afraid of hens

C. loves his wife D. is afraid of his wife

【4】What would be the best title for the text?

A. Catskill Mountains. B. A Mountain Village.

C. Rip Van Winkle. D. A Dutiful Husband.

【题目】根据下列句意在横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。(每空一词)

【1】He was replaced with one of our younger _______________(指导者).

【2】They _________(寻找) in vain for somewhere to shelter and was at a loss .

【3】The plant ___________(相像) grass in appearance.

【4】This reference book is ___________(方便使用) than that one.

【5】It’s about time we ______________(更新) our software.

【6】She has been reliable and ____________(守时).

【7】It can be _______________(窘迫) for children to tell complete strangers about such incidents.

【8】The stroke left his right side _____________(永久) damaged.

【9】I will come tomorrow, weather _______________(允许).

【10】In fact, many _______________(现象) are not even subject to scientific explanations.

【题目】根据括号中所给提示完成下列句子。

【1】每天做作业占用了他很多时间。(take up)

【2】学生们参加各种社会活动是非常重要的。(get involved with)

【3】汤姆觉得独自完成这项工作有困难。(on one's own)

【4】 她们努力拼搏直到职业生涯结束。(come to an end)

【5】 即使有困难，他们依然会坚持做志愿者工作。(carry on)

【题目】用方框中单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每个单词只能使用一次。

【1】I'm applying for the volunteer guide in order to build my __________ in speaking in public.

【2】It's not easy for many students to find a job after ________ from college at the moment.

【3】Some people are wasting food while others are ________ from hunger.

【4】He is so ____________ with the TV series that he doesn't watch it at all.

【5】You have some duties, ____________ typing letters and answering phone calls.

【6】In some parts of the world, tea is ________ with milk and sugar.

【7】________________, the fire was discovered soon after it started and put out immediately.

【题目】【2012重庆卷】It was 80 years before Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic______ Zheng sailed to East Africa

A. when B. that C. after D. since

【题目】书面表达

请以“A good state of mind is the base of success.”为题，结合你生活中的一个事例，用英语写一篇100-120个词的短文。

要求：1）记述事情的经过，内容必须结合生活中的一个事例。

2）简要说明好的心态对于获得成功的重要性以及从中得到的启示。

3) 文中不得透露个人姓名及班级名称。

A Good State of Mind Is The Base of Success

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【题目】阅读下列材料，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。答案写在文中题号后的横线上。

Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Germany. He showed【1】(music) talent 【2】an early age. He learned how 【3】(play) the violin from his father,【4】was a singer. Mozart met Beethoven and 【5】(impress) by him.Beethoven met Haydn in 1971. After they had known each other for many years, Haydn encouraged 【6】(he) to move to Vienna. Beethoven became very popular in the Austrian capital and stayed there for 【7】rest of his life. As he grew 【8】(old)，he began to go deaf . He became 【9】(complete) deaf during the last years of his life，【10】he continued composing.

【题目】A promising approach to reducing appetite which does not ________ taking any drugs, and is very safe, is to drink a certain amount of water before a meal.

A. suggest B. involve C. prevent D. practice

【题目】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。答案写在答题卡上。

When you visit Paris, you don't have to spend all of your time on museums and monuments, which are certainly worth visiting. 【1】And you’11 find it beautiful.

Take a walk along the Seine River. 【2】Lie on your back on the green grass.When you need Borne food and drink, try coffee and cakes at a sidewalk cafe. Have a conversation with a Parisian. This isn't always easy, though. With such a large international population living in Paris, true natives are hard to find these days.

【3】You may hear music from an outdoor concert :nearby: classical, jazz, opera or those French folk songs. Parisians love their music. Don' t miss the highlight of Paris evening:eating out. Parisians are proud of their cooking. You need a special guidebook to help you choose one of the hundreds of excellent restaurants. 【4】The cook likes to show his best dishes there. Remember, you haven't tasted the true French food until you've dined at a French restaurant in Paris.

Your visit in Paris has only just begun. You've just started to discover the charm of this old city. May the rest of your journey be unforgettable. When it is time to leave, you will go unwillingly.【5】

A. You will say, "See you again, Paris.”

B. Spend some time in a quiet park relaxing on an old bench.

C. If you don't know what to order, ask for the suggested menu.

D. As evening comes to Paris, excitement rises over the river.

E .You can take some time to look around and experience life in Paris.

【题目】Watching some children trying to catch butterflies one August afternoon, I was reminded of an incident in my own childhood. When I was a boy of 12 in South Carolina, something happened to me that cured me forever of wanting to put any wild creature in a cage.

We lived on the edge of a wood, and every evening at dusk the mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees and sing. There isn’t a musical instrument made by man that can produce a more beautiful sound than the song of the mockingbird. I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and that in that case, I would have my own private musician.

I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, in its fright at being captured , the bird fluttered(拍翅) about the cage, but eventually it settled down in its new home. I felt pleased with myself and looked forward to some beautiful singing from my tiny musician.

I had left the cage out on our back doorway and on the second day of the bird’s captivity(囚禁)， my new pet’s mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. The baby bird ate everything she brought to it. I was pleased to see this. Certainly the mother knew better than I on how to feed the baby.

The following morning when I went to see how my captive was doing, I discovered it on the floor of the cage, dead. I was shocked! What had happened? I had taken excellent care of my little bird , or so I thought.

Arthur Wayne, the famous ornithologist, happened to be visiting my father at the time and, hearing me crying over the death of my bird, explained what had occurred. “A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poisonous berries(浆果). She thinks it better for her young to die than to live in captivity.”

Never since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living creatures have a right to live free.

【1】The boy caught a mockingbird because__________.

A. he liked its beautiful feather.

B. he wanted a pet as his companion

C. he wanted it to sing for him

D. he wanted to watch it dance

【2】The “ornithologist” probably means __________.

A. a religious person

B. a kind and sympathetic person

C. a school master

D. an expert in birds

【3】The most important lesson the boy learned from the accident is that __________ .

A. a bird put in a cage won’t live long

B. you have to be careful about the food you give to your young

C. freedom is valuable to all living creatures

D. you should keep a young bird away from its mother

【4】What can we infer according to the passage?

A. The children trying to catch butterflies reminded the author to keep a mockingbird as a pet.

B. The mockingbird sings better than any other bird.

C. The mockingbird’s mother had a better understanding than the author.

D. The author did not catch any living creature and put it in a cage after the accident.