1.(　 )To answer Tim's question, his mother did the following things EXCEPT 　　　　　.

A. buy some apples of different colours

B. tell Tim to check the apples

C. peel the apples

D. tell Tim to taste the apples

5. Why did Tommy want to draw a picture of God?

　　 A. He wanted to laugh at the teacher.

　　 B. He had seen God

　 　　C. Even he himself didn't know why.

　　 D. He could let the people know what God looked like.

[解析]本篇属故事类文章。第1、3题均属直接理解细节题,2属转换理解题4、5题属推理判断题。第1小题考查“汤米几岁时　　　　 画画”、并间接考查like、 enjoy、 want和start等词辨析。文中第1句aged seven 和…spent most of his time …, drawing the world以及整个第一段内容、可知该题选择C项。B项want 不接ing形式,D项不合文章内容。

第2小题，“汤米的母亲认为她　　　　　 ”,根据文章第5行、第8行汤米母亲的话可容易地排除A、B、C项，正确答案是D项“将来某一天他会成名。”文中未直接提到、但第5行“为什么他(终身以画为职业)呢？有些人这样做,不妨想一想那些著名艺术家……他们生活的兴趣在于艺术”和第8行：“他会做得更好、我认为他正在展示出才能”暗示母亲认为他将来会出名。

第3小题、根据第10行、11行判断正确答案是A项(给他找一位艺术老师)。

第4小题设题巧妙，虽然文中直接提到艺术老师吃惊，但可从老师的话：“没人知道上帝像什么样”推断出，因此问为什么老师看到他画了一幅上帝的画像时自然该选择B项，没人知道怎样画上帝。

第5小题“问为什么汤米要画上帝的画像？”文中也没有直接说明需要把握全文内容、仔细推敲。7岁的小汤米大部分时间画画，父母对他是否有艺术天才进行争论，因为母亲自认为他能出名，给他找了艺术老师，第一次上课叫他画他心目中重要的人，他就画了上帝。但上帝是什么样，天知道。文章充满讽刺意味，虽然汤米说“当我画完人们就知道(上帝像什么样。)”实际上汤米本人也不可能知道上帝是什么样。这里还需结合生活常识：上帝是不存在的来进行推断。本题正确答案是C。全文答案是：1.C　 2.D　 3.A　 4.B　 5.C。

　 D．(2003, 云南 )

One afternoon, Tim, my son, came home from school with a puzzled look .I asked him what was the matter and he said,　 "Are all the people the same even though their skin (皮肤) colours are different?" I thought for a moment, then said, "I’ll explain." I put apples of different colours on the table: first a red apple, then a green apple and at last a yellow apple. I looked at Tim.

“Tim, people are just like apples. They come in all different colours, shapes and sizes. See, some of the apples have been bumped (碰撞) and bruised (擦伤). On the outside, they may not even look as delicious as the others”. As I was talking was checking each apple carefully.

Then, I took each of the apples and peeled (削) them, putting them back on the table, but in a different place.

“OK, Tim, tell me which one is the red apple, the green apple and the yellow apple”. 　　　

Tim said, "I can't. They all look the same now."

"Now taste each of them. See if that helps you find out which one is which.　　

Tim did so, and then a big smile came ac. loss his thce.　 "People are just like apples! are all different, but if you take off the outside, they're quite the same inside."

Now I see Tim has already understood me and I don't need to say or do anything else. 　　　

From then on, when I help myself to an apple, it　 tastes a little sweeter than before.

What wonderful food for thought！

1. Tommy　　　 . drawing the world when he was __

　　　 A. liked, six　　　　　　　　 B. wanted, seven

　　　 C. enjoyed, seven　　　　　　　 D. started, seven

(　 　) .2. Tommy's mother thought Tommy　　　　　

A. was ill　　　　　　 B. had no talent

　　 C. was better than Remebrandt　 D. might be famous one day

(　 ). 3. The parents　　　　 　so that he was able to &aw better.

　　 A. found him an art teacher　　 B. took him to the park

C. found him a good teacher　　 D. bought him some new pencils　

(　 ) .4. The teacher was surprised when he found Tommy was drawing a picture of God because

　　 A. Tommy's picture was good

　　 B. no one could know how to draw God

　　 C. it was a good beginning

　　 D. Tommy finished his picture quickly

5.(　　 ) Sixteen-year-old school leavers know about fifty thousand English words.　

本篇属说明文(科普类)文体。所设的5个判断题中1是直接理解题、根据文中第2、3行可判断1句正确。第3题也是直接理解题、文中第4行“…use English”　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 和题中“English is very popular with”实质上同义。3题正确。第2、5题属转换理解题、即将文中的数字330、000、000和15、000转换成英语Three hundred and thirty million和fifty thousand, at the age of 16转换同义短语sixteen-year-old。从文中第3行…speak English as the first language可判断2题错误、题中是“as the second language”第5题题目和文中最后一句相符、正确、第4句“在所有语言中英语词汇最多”、属词义转换加推理判断题。文中提供具体数字“大约490,000”, 还有”There are more words in English than in any other language”(英语中的词汇比任何其它语言多)、实质上该句是用比较的形式表最高的意义、和第4句题目意义相同、另根据常识经验可知、四十九万远远超过母语汉语的词汇量。所以第4句正确。全文答案是1T　 2F　 3T　 4T　 5T

B (2003,云南)

Laptop computers (手提电脑) are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and planes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplaces. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms.

Westlake College in Virginia (弗吉尼亚) will start a program, which makes it possible for students to do their schoolwork anywhere they want. During five years, each of the 1,500 students at the university will have a laptop. The laptops will connect with the Internet. So the students will be able to use e-mail to "speak" with their teachers, their classmates and their families. And the most important part of the laptop program is that the students will be able to use computers without going to computer rooms.　 They can work with computers at home, in a fast - food restaurant or under the tree- anywhere they want!

Because of many changes in computer technology, laptops are very useful in higher education. And as laptops are becoming better and better, they will be able to work as well as desktop computers (台式电脑). What's more, laptops, which can be carried around easily, can connect students to not only Internet, but also libraries and other places. Experts am studying how laptops can help students. They also want to see how the program is working at other universities.

At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the people working there use computers. The laptops will allow all the teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, "Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we're giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything."

(　 ) 1The laptop program __

　 A. will give 1,500 computers to the teachers at Westlake College

　 B. will connect Westlake College to the airports and hotels

　 C. will allow students to do their schoolwork anywhere they want

　 D. will make students always stay in their classrooms

(　 ) 2With the changes in computer technology　

A. people don't use desktops any more

B. people don't use laptops any more

C. people find laptops more useful

D. people find desktops more useful

( 　) 3Which of the following is true? __

A. Students have to go to computer rooms to use laptops

B. Americans am studying how to connect students to their classrooms by laptops

C. Westlake College is the only university which uses laptops

D. The laptop program started five years ago

(　 ) 4From the last paragraph (段落), we know that __

A. the teachers in Westlake are opening classroom windows for the students

B. only students are using computers in their lessons at Westlake College

C. students may begin to travel all over the world from the middle of Virginia

D. students can get information from around the world by using computers

( 　) 5The underlined words ,higher education" means __

A. education at the university.

B. education in the middle school

C. education in the US

D. education in the computer rooms [解析]

本文是说明文、1--3题属直接理解(细节事实)题、第4题推理判断题、第5题是词语释义(猜测)题。第1小题根据二段1行、“Which makes it possible for students to do their homework anywhere they want.”和2,3行,“…each of the 1,5000 students at the university will have a laptop.”可知C项正确答案。

第2小题是直接理解题、根据第三段第1行、题目C项“随着计算机科技的变化、人们发现手提电脑更有用”和文中“Because of many changes in computer technology, laptops are very useful in higher education,”意义相符、虽稍有变化、但整个第三段都是在讲计算机(手提电脑)的优势和用途。该句子也是本段的主题句、全段围绕“useful”这一关键词来展开。正确选项是C。

第3小题虽属直接理解题、但要理解全文、逐一排出。A项学生必须去计算机室使用手提电脑和第二段…that the students will be able to use computers without going to computer rooms.”一句中划线部分不符。B项“美国人正在研究如何通过手提电脑将学生和教室连接起来”与第一段最行一行和第二段第3--4行“已经投入使用、而不是正在职研究“、排除B项。C项“westlake college是唯一使用手提电脑的大学”、虽然文中没有明确这样说、但第一段最后一句“In the United States today , laptops also connect students to their classrooms.以及第四段最后一句…how the program is waking at other universities”暗示不仅仅只有Westlake Collage (西湖大学)一所。可排除C项。D项“手提电脑项目开始于5年前”、在第二段第1第2行有明显提示：“…start a program” 和“During five years ”等关键词、可知本题D项是正确选项。

第4小题是推断题。根据第二段“The laptops will connect with the Internet”和第三段第3、4行“connect students to not only Internet, but also libraries and other places”以及最后一段最后两句“giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything.”等关键词可推断D项为正确答案。

第5小题属猜词题：从字面意义上higher education是(更高等的)教育以及文中Westlake College及本段最后一句中提到other universities 可知划线部分是A项“大学教育”。全文答案是：1.C　 2.C　 3.D　 4.D　 5.A

C.(98、云南)

Young Tommy, aged seven, spent most of his time with a pencil, drawing the world as he saw it. When his mother took him to a park, he did not want to play games with the other children. He just wanted to draw pictures. His father was quite worried. 　　　

"I don't want Tommy to spend his whole life drawing. "he said. 　　　

"Why not? his mother said. "some people do. Think about all the famous artists, Rembrandt, Gaugin, Van Gogh. Their interest in life was their art."

"Huh? Tommy's father said. "They had talent (天赋). Tommy just draws. ”

"He's young yet,' his mother didn't agree. "he'll get better. I think he's already showing a lot of ability (能力)

“If he's so good,” his father said, “maybe we’d better find him d teacher. Then he'll learn how to draw well.”

A week later, Tommy had his first lesson with his art teacher.

"Now Tommy," the art teacher said, "I want you to draw a picture of someone important to you."

Tommy began to draw very carefully, making sure every line was just where he wanted it.

"What are you drawing a picture of?　 the art teacher asked.

"God." Tommy said.

"But no one knows what God looks like. "the teacher said.

"They will when I've finished. "Tommy answered.

4.(　 ) Of all the languages English has the most words.

3.(　 ) English is very popular with travellers and business people all over the world!

2.(　 ) Three hundred and thirty million people speak English as their second language.

A(98、云南)

There are about 5,000 different languages. Nearly 900 languages are spoken in India.　

Chinese is the language spoken by the most number of people in the world. But the mast widely spoken language in the world is English. 330,000,000 people speak English as the first language. Nearly twice as many about 650 million people speak it as a foreign language. Travellers and business people all over the world use English. It is one of the most important languages in the world. And it is getting more and more popular.

How many words are there in the English language? There are about 490,000. Also, there are about 300,000 words used in science. There are more words in English than in any other language. But most people use no more than 60,000 words.

Children leaving school at the age of 16 know about 15,000 words.

　　 根据短文内容、判断以下句子的正误。对的在括号内填“T”、错的填“F”。(10 分)

1. English is most widely used while Chinese is spoken by the largest number of people in the world.

X.　 书面表达(共5小题,记10分)

根据插图提示完成下面的短文，每空填一词。

　It is_____ _____11 at night. All is quiet in the school,____ we can see the _____in our_____ room. Our teacher, with ____on her nose, is ____at her desk. She is checking over(批阅)the students' exercise-books._____ are a lot of them in ____of her. She ___to work for hours.