完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Dolphins are mammals, not fish. Can dolphins talk? Maybe they can’t talk as human beings do, but they talk with sounds. They show their with sounds.

Dolphins travel in a group. We call a group of fish a “school”. They don’t like school children, but they travel together.

Dolphins talk to each other in the school. They give out different . They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid. They say “ ” when a dolphin comes back to the school. They talk when they play. They can even make sounds above water. However, they make many more sounds under water. People hear these sounds because the sounds are very, very high. make tapes of the sounds and study them.

Sometimes people catch dolphins for a large aquarium (水族馆). People can watch the dolphins in a . Dolphins don’t like to be in an aquarium away from the sea. They are sad and lonely.

Dolphins are very friendly animals. Maybe you have heard some that people are saved by dolphins at sea. Dolphin meat is good, people don’t like to kill them. They say that dolphins bring good luck.

1.A. ideas B. feelings C. interests D. activities

2.A. study B. play C. hunt D. talk

3.A. help B. signs C. information D. words

4.A. Morning B. Good-bye C. Congratulations D. Welcome

5.A. not any B. a few C. few D. all

6.A. won’t B. don’t C. mustn’t D. can’t

7.A. Engineers B. Directors C. Scientists D. Zookeepers

8.A. show B. programme C. movie D. school

9.A. researches B. secrets C. accidents D. stories

10.A. so B. but C. though D. unless

1. This is .

A. a report B. an introduction

C. a reminder D. an advertisement

2. This note was written by .

A. Jane Johnes B. Joy Lee

C. Alison Lester D. John Buchan

3. John Buchan is .

A. due on 24th January

B. a friend of Joy Lee’s

C. the writer of the note

D. the writer of Mr Standfast

4. Joy Lee should return the book Imagine before .

A. 22nd Jan B. 24th Jan

C. 26th Jan D. 3rd Feb

5.From this note we DON’T know that .

A. Jane Johnes works in the library

B. Joy Lee may not borrow any new books now

C. Joy Lee has lent these four books to other students

D. Jane Johnes asks the note receiver to return the four books on Feb. 4th

London, May 5, 2003 Emma Richards of Britain has become the first woman and the youngest person to finish the Around Alone, which is a round-the-world sailing race. The journey started in New York last September and went east around South Africa to New Zealand. It crossed the Pacific Ocean and went around South America, ending up yesterday in Rhode Island, the smallest state in America. In the end, the trip covered over 46,000 kilometres. The same sea route was taken in the past by many famous travelers who wanted to learn about the world.

Emma, a 1996 graduate (毕业生) of the University of Glasgow, finished the race at the age of twenty-eight. The race requires competitors to sail alone. Emma said that actually it was very difficult to be all by herself for such a long time even though she’s really into sailing. Her worst moment was when she had to climb the high mast (船桅) in a bad storm to fix some broken parts. She sailed hundreds of kilometres away from land and the wind was blowing very hard. Only her strong willpower kept her going to make it all the way. These days, Emma is happy to be home with her parents and sleep in a bed that stays still.

1.The first paragraph is mostly about .

A. the Around Alone race

B. a terrible wind storm

C. the start of the journey

D. the smallest state in America

2.Which one is NOT true?

A. Emma sailed alone around the world.

B. Emma made a new route for the sea travel.

C. Emma is the youngest person to finish the race.

D. Emma is the first woman to finish Around Alone.

3.The second paragraph mainly tells us about .

A. Emma’s parents

B. how to repair a broken boat

C. the University of Glasgow

D. Emma’s sailing experience

4. How long did the trip take?

A. About four months. B. About six months.

C. About eight months. D. About twelve months.

5. What is the best way to explain Emma’s success?

A. The other racers had many problems.

B. Her parents encouraged her to keep on.

C. She had strong willpower to make it to the end.

D. She had received a good education in a university.

Every year, we celebrate many special days─Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and New Year’s Day. In some countries, there is a special day for playing tricks on others. In North America and parts of Europe, this day is known as April Fool’s Day, and is celebrated on April 1.

Many people believe that the French started April Fool’s Day. Centuries ago, New Year’s Day in Europe was April 1. In 1582, the calendar changed and King Charles IX of France moved it to January 1.

Some people did not like this, and chose to keep April 1 as New Year’s Day. Many called these people ‘April fools’ and played jokes and tricks on them. Over time, April 1 became a day to have fun in France. It then spread to England and Scotland, and later, to North America.

On April Fool’s Day, jokes are common. In the United States, for example, a person may move a friend’s clock ahead one hour, or change the sugar and salt. In Scotland, April Fool’s Day lasts for two days. The second day is called ‘Taily Day’─for one’s ‘tail’. On this day, people might secretly put a sign saying ‘kick me’ on a person’s back or behind. Other countries have their own ‘Fool’s Day’. In Spain and Mexico, people play tricks on each other on December 28. In India, it happens on March 31.

In many countries around the world, April 1 is a day of fun. Jokes bring about a lot of laughter, and many shouts of ‘April Fool’!

1. It is said that people first celebrated ‘Fool’s Day’ in .

A. the United States B. France

C. Scotland D. Spain

2. In North America, ‘Fool’s Day’ is celebrated on .

A. April 1 B. April 2

C. December 28 D. March 31

3.People are allowed to while celebrating ‘Fool’s Day’.

A. kick your friends in the behind

B. move a friend’s clock ahead one hour

C. play jokes and tricks on your friends

D. take a holiday from work for two days

4.Which country is NOT mentioned (提到) in the passage as celebrating ‘Fool’s Day’?

A. England. B. India.

C. Mexico. D. Japan.

5. Over time, April 1 became a day to have fun in France. It then spread to England …. Here “spread” means .

A. 盛行 B. 流传 C. 接受 D. 发展

根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确。

1.People think that dogs are ___________ (忠诚的) to people.

2.Our class is _________ (分成) into four groups .

3.They have some difficulty making __________ (决定).

4.Green can give you energy, as it __________（代表）new life and growth.

5.The Chinese students kept __________ (日记) when they were travelling in Europe..

根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。

1.Don’t be so __________ (patient)! The bus will be here soon.

2.The sun gives us ____________ (warm) and makes us feel comfortable.

3.It often rains here. You’d better _____________ (take) an umbrella with you when you go out.

4.Mr. Smith prefers walking to __________（jog）because he is a little older..

5.It seems __________(fair) to let him pay for everything.

根据对话内容，从下面方框中选择适当的词组填空。

A: Excuse me, ma’am. Can you help me? How can I 1. St. Patrick’s Cathedral?

B: Just 2. Fifth Avenue to 50th Street. St. Patrick’s is 3. .

A: Is it near Rockefeller Centre?

B: It’s right across from Rockefeller Centre.

A: Thank you. And where is the Empire State Building? Is it 4. here?

B: It’s right behind you. Just 5. and look up.

根据短文内容，完成表格，每空一词。

What is your favourite cartoon? It may be difficult for you to decide. But for pianist Lang Lang, Tom and Jerry is the best one.

When Lang Lang was two years old, he saw Tom playing the piano. This was his first time to enjoy western music and this experience encouraged him to learn to play the piano.

His talent at the keyboard has taken him from Shenyang to the world.

Lang became a good piano student at three. Ever since, the boy has been doing better and better. In 1997, the 15-year-old boy studied at a famous American music college.

Lang’s performance are full of energy. He is well-known for making facial expressions and moving around while playing the piano.

The road to success has never been easy. Lang’s father stopped his job to look after him, while his mother stayed in Shenyang to make money. But Lang considers himself lucky and believes he should give something back. He has helped the children in poor areas a lot.

根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词.

Man has a big brain. He can think and s 1. languages. Scientists once thought that man isn’t the same as animals b 2. man can think and learn. They know now that dogs, monkeys and birds can learn, too.

They are beginning to u 3. that men are different from animals because they can speak. Animals can’t speak. They make much n 4. when they are afraid, or unhappy. Apes(猿) can learn some things more quickly than man. One or two of them have learned a few words. But they cannot join w 5. to make sentences. They cannot think l 6. us because they have no language. Language is a wonderful thing. Man has been a 7. to build a modern world because he has language. Every child can speak his own language very w 8. when he is four or five, b 9. no animals learn to speak.

How do children learn it? Scientists don’t really know w 10. happens inside our body when we speak. They only know that man can speak because he has a brain.

书面表达（满分15分）

在你成长的过程中，你认识了许许多多的人。请以“A person I will never forget”为题，写一篇英语短文。要求如下：

1. 短文内容必须包括：General appearance , Hobby, Personality , The reasons that you will never forget him/her

2. 短文中不得出现真实的校名和人名。

3. 词数80左右。文章开头已给出 (开头的句子不计入总词数)。

A person I will never forget

The person I’ll never forget is

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