In New Yorkon a Friday nighta poor young artist stood at the gate of a train stationHe was playing his ___1___His music was so great that many people put money into his ___2___

The next daythe young artist came to the __3___ placeand played the violin as usualDifferent from the day beforehe took out a piece of paper and put __4___ on the groundThe paper read“Last nighta man named George Sang put an important thing into my hat __5___Please come to get it soon

___6___ about half an houraan__7___ man ran there in a hurry“Ohit’s youYou did come here” The young violinist asked __8___“Are you Mr. George Sang?” “Yes! Yes!” Then the violinist asked“Did you lose something?” “Lottery彩票It’s the most valuable lottery in my 70 years of life” said the man

The violinist ___9___ a lottery ticketGeorge Sang's name was on itso the violinist ___10___ it to him

Later someone asked the violinist“Since you ___11__ play the violin every day to make your tuition fee学费in the universitywhy didn't you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?”

The violinist said“___12___ I don't have much moneyI live happilybut if I lose honestyI won't be happy forever

Through our liveswe can get a lot and lose so ___13___But being ___14___ should always be with usIf we act in a dishonest waywe may __15___ in a short periodHoweverfrom the long-term viewwe will be a loser

1Apiano                     Bguitar                   Cviolin                     Dsax萨克斯

2Abowl                     Bhat                      Cpocket                   Dhands

3Asimilar              Bdifferent           Cstrange            Dsame

4Ait                   Bits                 Cthey              Dthem

5Aby then             Bby mistake          Cby the way       Dby hand

6AAfter                BBefore             CFrom               DWhen

7Ayoung               Bold                Csmall            Dtall

8Acoldly              Bangrily             Ccalmly             Dsadly

9Atook out             Btook off           Ctook back        Dtook away

10Asold               Bbought            Cgave                 Dlent

11Acould              Bhad to             Cshould              Dmust

12AAlthough           BOnce              CIf               DUnless

13Amany            Bmuch             Clittle               Dfew

14Akind              Brich               Chonest             Dpoor

15Afail               Brelax               Csuffer             Dsucceed

There are many idioms习语in English that are about animalsToday let's chat a little about some of the idioms about dogs that make English language fun and colorful

We love dogsthey are our best friendsWhen you first started to learn Englishyour teacher might teach you a number of phrases about dogssuch as“you are a lucky dog” “I'm dog tired” “every dog has its day” or “our team was the underdog but won the first place at last

When I first got into high schoolmy English teacher used the idiom “dog-ear”which interested me very muchThis word can be used as a nouna verband an adjective as wellAs a nounit means a turned-down折叠的corner of a page as a bookmark书签As a verbit means someone makes a bookmark by turning down the corner of a page in the bookAndas an adjectivethe word describes an old book with many broken pagesExamples

John made a dog-earnounof the page he was reading before closing the book

Jane was reading a bookwhen the telephone rangshe dg-earedverbthe page before answering the phone

In the old roomthe children found some dog-earedadjectivebooks left there for more than 30 years

The idiom “dog-ear” gives a lively image of a page being turned down like a curled卷起来的dog earbut some dogs don't have curled earsratherthey have pointed竖起来的ears

1Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

AIdioms about colors                               BIdioms about history

CIdioms about animals                               DIdioms about dogs

2How many idioms about dogs are mentioned提及in this passage?

A3                       B4                       C5                        D6

3Which of the following statements is NOT true about the meaning of the idiom “dog ear”?

AIt means a turned-down corner of a page as a bookmark

BIt means someone makes a bookmark by turning down the corner of a page in the book

CIt means an old book with many broken pages

DIt means something is short and small like a dog's ear

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a box by his feetHe held up a sign which read“I am blindplease help” There were only a few coins in the boxThe boy felt sad

A man walked byHe took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the boxThen he took the signturned it around and wrote some wordsHe put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words

Soon the box was fullA lot more people were giving money to the blind boy

That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things wereThe boy recognized his footsteps听出他的脚步声and asked“Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”

The man said“I only wrote the truthI said what you said but in a different way

What he had written was“Today is a beautiful day and I can not see it

Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing? Of course both signs told people the boy was blindBut the first sign simply said the boy was blindThe second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind

Great men say“In the journey of lifeif you want to travel without fearyon must have the ticket of a good conscience良心

It's a beautiful thing to see a person smiling! And it's even more beautiful to know that you are the reason of a person's smiling!

1When did the man pass by and change the blind boy's sign?

AIn the morning      BAt noon            CIn the afternoon     DAt night

2Why did the second sign have a better effect?

AIt told the truth in a straight way

BIt told the passing people a lie

CIt told people to buy some tickets for the boy

DIt told people to feel lucky for not being blind

3What do the first three paragraphs tell us?

ANo painsno gains

BDifferent waysdifferent results

CThe early bird catches the worm

DWhen the cat's awaythe mice will play

4According to the last paragraphthe most beautiful thing is _________

Ato know the reason of a person's smiling              Bto see a person smiling

Cto be the reason of a person's smiling            Dto be a person smiling

The Summit 2009

World leaders from about 20 countries met at the London Summit(峰会)2009 on April 2ndThursday and reached an agreement of $1,100,000 million to fight against the worst economic crisis(经济危机).They said they would take more tight control of the financial rules(金融管制)to stop it happening again

Chairman Hu Jintao on behalf of(代表)the Chinese government attended the summit and played an important role in it

The Shanghai Tower

The Shanghai Tower has some famous neighborsIt's next to the 1615-foot-tall Shanghai World Financial Center that is the second tallest completed skyscraper(摩天大楼)in the worldSo farthe first is Taiwan's 1670-foot-tall Taipei 101The Tower is also next to the Jin Mao Buildingwhich is the fifth tallest in the world at 1381 feet highAt 2073 feetthe Shanghai Tower will top(超过)all the threeThe design work began in l993 and it will be finished in 2013

The Grand Hotel Beijing

The Grand Hotel Beijing is a five-star hotelIt is within the red wall to the east of the Forbidden City and is near Tian'anmen Square and Wangfujing shopping streetAll of the guest rooms are made in the traditional Chinese imperial style(中国传统的皇室风格).It’s the right place where you can experience Royalty(王族)aim enjoy the honor that few people can do

AddNo35 East Chang'an AvenueBeijingPRChina 100006

Tel:(86--1065137788

Fax:(86--1065130048

E-mailsales@grandhotelbeijing.com

Chinese delay US tour plans

Chinese tourists delayed(推迟)trips to the United States yesterday as the government warned on traveling to countries hit by H1N1 flu

Zhang Weimanager of the China International Travel Service’s tourism officesaid the agency(旅行社)had been full of fears of being infected(被传染)by such a flu

The flu may have killed at least 83 people in MexicoConfirmed or suspected cases have been reported first in the USBrazilCanadaSpain and New Zealandthen in Japan and several provinces(省份)in China

1Where was the Summit 2009 held?

Ain London            Bin Beijing              Cin New York           Din Paris

2Which of the following is NOT a news report?

AThe Summit 2009                                    BThe Shanghai Tower

CThe Grand Hotel Beijing                       DChinese delay US tour plans

3According to Passage 2the tallest completed building in the world is _________

Athe Shanghai Tower                                 Bthe Taipei 101

Cthe Jin Mao Building                                   Dthe Shanghai World Financial Center

4According to the passagethe last continentthe H1N1 flu spread to was _________

AAmerica               BAfrica                  CEurope                   DAsia

5262009连云港之夏开幕式在连岛举行,成千上万的游客参加了开幕式。假设你应邀参加了本次活动,请根据下列表格中的内容,以 “A Tour to the Lianyungang Summer 2009” 为题用英语写一篇短文,介绍开幕式系列活动并谈谈你的感受。

开幕式盛况

1.著名节日主持人赵忠祥、朱迅主持了开幕式;

2.一些领导出席了开幕式,并作了重要讲话;

3.孙悦、阿宝等演艺界明星登台表演.晚会十分精彩。

相关活动

1.登山观赏怡景;2.乘船游览大海;3.品尝美味海鲜。

你的感受

1.连云港正在全力创建国际化生态海滨城市;

2.做为中学生,我们……(至少2点)

注意:1.短文应包括所给内容要点,可适当发挥.使文章连贯。

2.词数100左右,短文开头已给出,不计入总词数。

3.文中不得提及考生所在的学校及自己的姓名。

4.参考词汇:开幕式opening ceremony;生态海滨城市ecological seaside city

A Tour to the Lianyungang Summer 2009

On May 26ththe Lianyungang Summer 2009 Opening Ceremony was held in LiandaoThousands of touristsincluding meattended it                          

                                                                          

                                                                           

                                                                          

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