第二节 读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）

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。

Robert Fredy was general manager of a large hotel in Ashbury Park, New Jersey. One cold day when he stopped his car at a traffic light, Stephen Pearman, an out-of-work taxi driver, walked up  to earn some change by washing his windshield(挡风玻璃). Like many motorists who try to keep the beggars off, Fredy turned on the wipers to show he wasn’t interested.

Pearman put his head close to the window. “Come on, mister. Give me a chance. I need a job.” He said. Something in Stephen Pearman’s voice moved Robert Fredy. He handed Pearman a business card and told him to call if he was serious.

Two days later, 29-year-old Pearman appeared in the manager’s office of the big hotel. Fredy gave him a job and housing and lent him pocket money while training him.

Today, Pearman works full time setting up the hotel’s dining halls for business meetings. In the past two years, he has found a flat, married and rapaid Fredy’s loans.

“Mr. Fredy gave me a second chance,” says Pearman, “And I took advantage of it. ”

“It’s the courage and strong belief in his eyes that motivated me to do so. He asked for a chance rather than just money,” Fredy says. “I don’t hand my business card to just anybody. But I’m glad I did in this case.”

[写作内容]

1. 以约30个词概括这段短文的内容；

2. 然后以约120个词以“争取第二次机会”为主题写一篇短文，内容包括:

（1）Pearman获得人生第二次机会的经历带给你的启示；

（2）举例说明你的上述观点；

（3）对人生的展望。

[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。

第二节：完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55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

As a saying goes, every bean has its black. It is impossible to make no mistakes all one’s life. My grandpa Nybakken, a carpenter, is no    36  . Several decades ago, he made a mistake — a(n)    37   mistake, though.

On a cold Saturday, Grandpa was building some wooden cases for the clothes his   38   was sending to an orphanage (孤儿院) in Congo. On his way home, he   39   into his shirt pocket to find his glasses, but they were gone. So he drove back to the church. His search proved   40  . When he   41   replayed his earlier actions, he realized what happened. The glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and fallen into one of the cases. His brand new glasses, having    42    him ＄20 that very morning, were heading for Congo! He had to drive home    43  .

Several months later, the director of the orphanage came to give a report on Sunday night at my grandfather’s church,    44   Grandpa and his family also attended.

“But most of all,” he said, “I must thank you for the   45   you sent last year. You see, the bandits(土匪) had just swept through the orphanage, destroying everything, including my glasses. I was desperate.”

“  46   I had the money, there was simply no way of    47   those glasses.   48   not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day. Then your cases arrived. When my staff    49   the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on top.”

Then, still gripped (吸引注意) with the  50   , he continued: “Folks, when I tried   51    the glasses, it was as thought they had been custom-made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that!”

The people listened,    52    for the miraculous glasses. But the director surely must have   53   their church with another, they thought. There were no glasses on their   54   of items to be sent overseas. But an ordinary carpenter was sitting   55   in the back, with tears streaming down his face.

36. A. expectation            B. success                  C. luck                D. exception

37. A. perfect            B. foolish           C. avoidable              D. common

38. A. factory            B. church          C. family            D. country

39. A. turned             B. reached                 C. filled              D. put

40. A. proper             B. reasonable           C. fruitless                 D. unnecessary

41. A. mentally                  B. physically              C. anxiously               D. directly

42. A. charged          B. spent            C. paid               D. cost

43. A. disappointed          B. pleased                  C. nonstop                 D. quick

44. A. which              B. what             C. where           D. when

45. A. cases               B. clothes                   C. glasses                  D. wishes

46. A. Unless             B. As long as             C. Until              D. Even though

47. A. replacing                 B. finding          C. wearing                 D. changing

48. A. Except             B. Along with            C. Rather than                   D. As for

49. A. opened           B. burnt             C. removed                D. took

50. A. preparation            B. pleasure                C. satisfaction                  D. wonder

51. A. out                   B. over               C. for                  D. on

52. A. pity                  B. happy            C. curious                   D. eager

53. A. confused                  B. associated            C. combined              D. compared

54. A. cases               B. order             C. list                 D. orphanage

55. A. happily           B. quietly          C. sadly           D. excitedly

第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Olive, from County Westmeath, Ireland, arrived in England to live with her daughter and son-in-law Thomas. She was   36   because of her poor health and   37   with her most of her treasured   38   . These included a small piece of tissue paper in which she had   39   what appeared to be five teeth which had   40   her dentures (假牙).

Having   41   in, she asked Thomas, "Do you know where I can get my dentures   42   ?" "Of course," replied Thomas.   43   you give them to me, I'll take them to a dental   44   . "

Olive handed over the rather tired piece of paper which   45   some rather dirty-looking   46   . Thomas drove to the dental laboratory.

"   47   will it take?" Thomas asked the technician.

"Oh, about an hour," smiled the dental expert.

"Then I'll wait in the   48   ," said Thomas, "and read my newspaper. "'

An hour passed and the technician   49   at the car window   50  a plastic bag and the piece of paper. "That'll be £80," requested the specialist, "   51   I could only fit four of the teeth to the dentures. I'm sorry. "

"That's a   52   ," commented Thomas. "What happened to the__  53   one?"

"I have it here in the paper," answered the technician,   54   it to Thomas.

"The thing is," he said, "it's easy to fit the teeth but   55   to fit this peanut (花生米)."

36. A. moving       B. going           C. passing      D. returning

37. A. sold        B. provided       C. brought     D. dealt

38. A. clothes           B. possessions       C. furniture    D. materials

39. A. discovered   B. secreted        C. thrown      D. buried

40. A. broken out B. broken in      C. broken away     D. broken off

41. A. settled       B. filled         C. joined       D. fallen

42. A. cut         B. dropped        C. mended     D. placed

43. A. Because      B. If              C. Therefore D. However

44. A. speaker       B. customer      C. patient       D. technician

45. A. needed           B. found           C. touched     D. contained

46. A. teeth       B. jewels          C. peanuts      D. coins

47. A. How often   B. How soon     C. How long D. How much

48. A. building      B. office               C. house        D. car

49. A. appeared     B. broke               C. laughed     D. glared

50. A. putting        B. holding        C. keeping     D. hiding

51. A. and         B. but            C. also       D. nor

52. A. fact        B. pleasure        C. pity       D. thing

53. A. fifth        B. first           C. third     D. second

54. A. proving       B. advising       C. permitting        D. showing

55. A. necessary    B. unimportant      C. impossible D. possible

第二节：信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

请阅读下面应用文和相关信息，按照要求进行匹配，并在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。

首先，请阅读下列广告信息：

A. ENGLISH LANGUAGE CENTER

Classes for beginners for 3 months.

Focus on grammar as well as writing and oral English.

3:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Small classes with maximum 8 students

Course fee: $300(10% discount for the first to enroll)

Tel: 22325445

B. HALIFAX PLAYHOUSE

Ring’s Cross Street, Halifax.

Oct. 10th –17th on Golden Pond by Emest Thompson.

This is a magical comedy about real people. A well-acted play for everyone.

Don’t miss it.

Performances:7:30 p.m.

Admission:$3.

Tel:3659 9988

C:LONDON COLLEGE OF ENGLISH

Classes for foreign students of all levels.

3 months, 6 months, 9 months and 1 year course.

Focus on spoken language.

Open through all year from 8:00 a. m. to 5:00 p.m.

Small class with maximum 12 students.

Course fee for English for one year: $1,200

Discount at shorter period of study.

Tel: 22342381

D:EXHIBITIONS OF OIL PAINTINGS

Gallery of the Central Academy of Fine Art

A combination of Eastern and Western Art

8:00 am to 5:00 p.m. from January 3th to 19th

Admission:$2 for adults, $1 for students

Tel:33569875

E: WESTERN ART SHOW

China National Art Museum

European modern art, Chinese art and African ancient art.

Open from 7:30 am to 4:00pm from January 6 th to 20 th

Admission: $3 for adults, $1.5 for middle school students.

Tel:25545569

F: GRAND THEATRE

Oxford Street, Leeds.

Restaurant and Café.

Sept. 1-19

Admission: Tues-Thurs. $2-6; Fri. & Sat. $4-8

Sue Townsend’s musical play.

Performances: Evenings 7:45. October 10-17, at 2:30 p.m. No Monday performance.

All kinds of drinks offered

Tel: 52011611

然后请阅读下列Wendy 等人的信息，并匹配各人所需要联系的电话号码：

56. Wendy, a student who is interested in comedy and performing, happens to be free on Oct. 12th and wants to relax herself by enjoying some performances, but she has no more than $4.

57 Carol happens to be free on October 15th and plans to enjoy some performances while having a cup of coffee.

58. Jenny,a student who is a major in art is interested in Italian art as well as Chinese ,will be  free after school at 4:30.

59.Tom will go to study in the USA for a master’s degree. He wants to have a full-time special training for several months to improve his oral English.

60.Mark,a worker of an export company,needs to improve his writing and oral English. He can only go to the training class after work every day.

56. Wendy            A. 22325445

57 .Carol                     B. 3659 9988

58. Jenny                        C. 22342381

59.Tom                    D. 33569875

60. Mark                     E. 25545569

F. 52011611

第二节：阅读表达（共2小题；每小题2分，满分4分）阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

Louis Armstrong had two famous nicknames (绰号). Some people called him Bagamo. They said his mouth looked like a large bag, Musicians often called him Pops, as a sign of respect for his influence (影响) on the world of music.

Born in 1901 in New Orleans, he grew up poor, but lived among great musicians. Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth. Armstrong often said,“Jazz and I grew up together.”

Armstrong showed a great talent (天赋) for music when he was taught to play the cornet (短号) at a boy’s home. In his late teens, Armstrong began to live the life of a musician. He played in parades, clubs, and on the steamboats that traveled on the Mississippi River. At that time, New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musicians. Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal.

In 1922 he went to Chicago. There, the tale of Louis Armstrong begins. From then until the end of his life, Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever he went Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing the American popular song.

His cornet playing had a deep humanity (仁爱) and warmth that caused many listeners to say, “Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over.”He was the father of the jazz style(风格) and also one of the best-known and most admired people in the world. His death, on July 6,1971, was headline news around the world.

Q1: When did he die?

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Q2: Why did some people call him “Bagamo”?  (no more than 9 words)