阅读理解

A MAN OF PEACE

　　Martin Luther King, Jr. was the son of a black Baptist (〈基督教新教〉浸礼会) preacher (牧师). His mother was a school teacher. Young Martin spent a fairly quiet childhood in Atlanta, Georgia. After high school, he went to college and studied to be a minister, like his father. Nobody could have guessed, in those days, the place in history that Martin Luther King, Jr. was to have.

　　It all started in Montgomery, Alabama on December 1,1955. The buses in Montgomery were segregated (使分离). Black people had to sit in the back of the bus, or stand, if the back was full. One day, a black woman, Rose Parks, was returning home after a hard day's work. She sat in the front of the bus, and then refused to give up her seat to a white passenger who got on the bus after her. Rose Parks was arrested, and the black community of Montgomery was outraged (引起……的义愤).

　　Martin Luther King, Jr. persuaded the black citizens to protest (抗议) peacefully. He organized a boycott (联合抵制) of the bus service. For 381 days, the buses of Montgomery rolled back and forth on their routes, nearly empty. It was not easy for the blacks to give up riding the buses. For most of them, the buses were their only means of transportation (交通, 运输). They walked, rode in car pools even in horse-drawn wagons and the buses stayed empty. King and his followers were threatened (威胁). King's house was destroyed by a bomb. But still, the buses rolled in empty. At last, the bus company gave in. The law was changed. Martin Luther King, Jr., had won his first protest against injustice－peacefully. King became a famous leader of non-violent demonstrations (非暴力示威).

　　King led protests and demonstrations all over the country during the next few years. Everywhere he went, he preached love, patience, and most of all, non-violence. He believed that blacks could win their struggle for equal rights without violence. Millions of people all over the world knew about King and his beliefs. He was both admired and criticized, loved and hated.

　　In 1964, King won the Nobel Peace Prize. He was only thirty-four years old－the youngest man to ever receive this high honor.

1．Martin Luther King, Jr., was the son of ________.

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A．an American white Baptist priest

B．an American black Baptist preacher

C．an English Baptist priest

D．an English school teacher

2．He went to college and studied to be ________ like his father.

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3．One afternoon in December 1,1955, a black woman was taken to jail because ________.

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A．she was black

B．she was riding in a bus

C．she refused to give up her seat in the front of the bus to a white passenger

D．she was sitting in the back of the bus

4．Martin organized a boycott of the bus service which lasted ________.

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5．King was ________ among those who had won the Nobel Peace Prize by 1964.

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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。

One morning, Mr Hare was running on the road. Suddenly he saw Mr Tortoise, who was also running on the road towards him. Mr Hare ran up to Mr Tortoise and laughed at him. Mr Tortoise got angry and wouldn't take failure lying down, so he suggested having a race to see who could first get to the big tall tree by the roadsides. Mr Hare agreed with him without hesitation. The race began. Mr Hare and Mr tortoise started from the same line at the same time. When Mr Hare was far ahead of Mr Tortoise and even couldn't see Mr Tortoise, he thought that Mr Tortoise fell behind and couldn't catch up with him. So he stopped and lay down to have a nap. But soon he fell asleep. At the same time, Mr Tortoise kept on running and running. When Mr Hare woke up, he found Mr Tortoise had already sat under the tree and was smiling at him!

[写作内容]

1)以大约30个词概括短文的要点；

2)以大约120个词写一篇记叙文，描写你或你的朋友因骄傲而落后的一次经历，并包含以下内容：

a)谈谈这则故事给人们的启示；

b)叙述你或你的朋友因骄傲而落后的一次真实或虚构的经历；

c)谈谈这次经历对你或你的朋友思想态度的影响。

[写作要求]

(1)可以参照阅读材料的篇章结构，组织故事，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。

(2)标题自定。

阅读下文，完成文后各题。

王维传

    维，字摩诘，太原人。九岁知属辞，工草隶，闲音律。岐王重之。维将应举，岐王谓日：“子诗清越者，可录数篇，琵琶新声，能度一曲，同诣九公主第。”维如其言。是日，诸伶拥维独奏，主问何名，曰：“《郁轮袍》。”因出诗卷。主曰：“皆我习讽，谓是古作，乃子之佳制乎?”延于上座曰：“京兆得此生为解头，荣哉!”力荐之。开元十九年状元及第，擢右拾遗，迁给事中。贼陷两京，驾出幸，维扈从不及，为所擒，服药称喑病。禄山爱其才，逼至洛阳供旧职，拘于普施寺。贼宴凝碧池，悉召梨园诸工合乐，维痛悼赋诗日：“万户伤心生野烟，百官何日再朝天?秋槐花落空宫里，凝碧池头奏管弦。”诗闻行在所。贼平后，授伪官者皆定罪，独维得免。仕至尚书右丞。维诗入妙品上上，画思亦然。至山水平远，云势石色，皆天机所到，非学而能。自为诗云：“当代谬词客，前身应画师。”后人评维“诗中有画，画中有诗”，信哉。客有以《按乐图》示维者，曰：“此《霓裳》第三叠最初拍也。”对曲果然。笃志奉佛，蔬食素衣，丧妻不再娶，孤居三十年。别墅在蓝田县南辋川，亭馆相望。尝自写其景物奇胜，日与文士丘为、裴迪、崔兴宗游览赋诗，琴樽自乐。后表请舍宅以为寺。临终，作书辞亲友，停笔而化。代宗访维文章，弟缙集赋诗等十卷上之，今传于世。

下列句中加点词语的解释不正确的一项是    (    )

  A.同诣九公主第        诣：到……去。

  B.延于上座日          延：邀请。

  C.对曲果然            对：对照。

  D.尝自写其景物奇胜    写：书写。

以下各组句子，全都正面表明王维才能的一组是    (    )

  ①九岁知属辞，工草隶，闲音律    ②京兆得此生为解头，荣哉

  ③开元十九年状元及第    ④维诗入妙品上上，画思亦然

  ⑤至山水平远，云势石色，皆天机所到  ⑥后人评维“诗中有画，画中有诗”

  A．②③⑤    B．①④⑥    C．①③④    D．②⑤⑥

下列对原文有关内容的分析和概括，不正确的一项是    (    )

  A．王维精通音律，应举之前，歧王建议他为《诗经》中几首风格清越的诗谱上琵琶曲，并帮忙推荐给九公主，九公主对王维大加赞扬。 

  B．凝碧池宴乐，叛贼召集梨园诸公合奏乐曲，王维赋诗一首，表达了对叛贼的痛恨，对遭受战乱的百姓的同情和对朝廷的忠心，因此战乱后得以免罪。

  C．王维晚年笃信佛教，素食朴衣，在蓝田县南辋川孤居多年，作画，会友，游览，赋诗，弹琴，饮酒，自得其乐，从中找到了心灵的最终归宿。

  D．王维的山水画构思奇妙，意境空灵远阔，绘画的技艺如同得到天机，不是他人能学得来的，连他自己都说“当代谬词客，前身应画师”。

What brings a nation together? Of the four choices — shared values, language, history, and religion, it’s shared values. In our latest poll (民意调査), seven out of 16 countries chose values as the greatest factor (因索）bringing a nation together, and six preferred language. Both choices scored high in the poll, suggesting that our values and how we express them are closely linked Still, history was not forgotten in some countries, particularly in Mexico and Russia. Even Canada and the United States chose national histories as the second-most important factor uniting their people. The biggest surprise? Not one country picked religion as its top choice.

第二节：读写任务（共1小题，满分 25分）
阅读下面的一封信，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
Recently I took part in an English speech contest and successfully went into the final. That day, I thought I had done a good job. At that moment I even had a strong feeling of being the champion. But my dream was soon shattered when my final score was announced. I stood in the hall, feeling empty-minded and puzzled. My memory went back to when I was in junior middle school. I took part in a similar speech contest. I was too proud of myself. I was not well prepared, so it ended up as a total failure. But this time should be different! I had spent a lot of time tailoring each word. Why was it all in vain and I had to be a loser again? Very frustrated, I swore not to take part in this kind of competition again.
I was just about to leave when a well-known TV host suddenly said to me he did appreciate my speech. On hearing this, I was filled with mixed feelings---partly surprised, partly excited, partly sad, but there was one thing I am certain about---I did feel something warm and comforting floating inside my body. I never knew a few words and a kind smile could be so inspiring that I suddenly realized that frustration, sorrow, happiness and inspiration are treasures to make life more meaningful. It is these elements that make life real.
【写作内容】
1. 以约30词概括原文的内容要点；
2. 以约120词描写一次你失败的经历，至少包含以下的内容要点：
a) 叙述你曾经经历的一件失败的事；
b) 因事情的结果导致的当时的心情；
c) 最后自己的感悟。
【写作要求】      
(1) 你可以使用实例或自行组织故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子； (2) 标题自定。
【评分标准】             概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。