题目内容
I.完形填空阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
It was raining. I went into a cafe and asked for a coffee. While I was waiting for my drink ? I realized that there were many other people in the place,but I felt 1 I saw their bodies,but I couldn’ t feel their souls (灵魂) 2 their souls belonged to the net.
I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer ? I saw a thin and small man 3 in front of it. “ I'm Steve”’ he finally answered after I asked him several times what his 4 was. “I can't talk with you. I’ m busy ,” he said. He was chatting online with somebody—probably someone he didn’t know—and at the same time he was playing a computer game—a war game. I was 5.
Why didn't Steve want to talk with me? I tried again to speak to the computer geek (怪人) ， 6 not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder ? no reply either. I was 7 . I put my hand in front of the monitor,and he started to shout, “Leave me alone.”
I took a few steps back ? and saw 8 showed any interest in us. Then I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their 9 ,not with people.
I was worried and I sank in my thoughts. I didn, t even realize that the coffee was bad ? just as Steve didn ’ t notice there was a person 10 him.
() 1. A. bored B. afraid C. sad D. lonely
() 2. A. because B. when C. until D. though
() 3. A. sitting B. sleeping C. laughing D. learning
() 4. A. age B. height C. name D. address
() 5. A. moved B. excited C. surprised D. frightened
() 6. A. but B. so C. if D. or
() 7. A. pleased B. tired C. comfortable D. unhappy
() 8. A. somebody B. anybody C. nobody D. all
() 9. A. souls B. friends C. parents D. computers
() 10. A. next to B. far from C. on the left of D. on the right of
1. D 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. C 6. A 7. D 8. C 9. D 10. A
IV.任务型阅读阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容补全表格中所缺失的信息，每空限一词。
Do you want to travel to the countries in Asia? You don, t have to travel very far. Follow us,and you can find these Asian adventures (探险) .
Cycling in Guilin,China
Get around the city by cycling through Guilin,Guangxi Province of China. Mountains rise straight up ? creating the only beauty. Bike paths take you past the villages and farms. Enjoy this beautiful views from your bike,or stop and talk with one of the villagers working in his field.
Adventure advice： When you are tired,take a boat trip along the beautiful and famous Li River.
White-water rafting in Nepal
In Nepal,you can experience thrilling rapids (瑞流) and the beauty of the Himalayas at the .same time. Take a white-water rafting trip down the Sun Koki River ? world-renowned for its powerful rapids. At night you ’ 11 camp beside the river on white water,and enjoy the quiet,lonely Nepalese countryside.
Adventure advice: Don ’ t go rafting in summer. High water levels make it dangerous.
Scuba diving in Malaysia
Go diving in the clear waters around Spaded,an island in Malaysia,and discover an underwater world. You ’ 11 see large sea animals swimming along. The colourful coral along the reefs hides tiny fish. The wide kind of tropical life found around Spaded makes it famous worldwide for diving.
Adventure advice: You can dive at Spaded,but you can't sleep there. The island is a protected park,but you can stay on one of the nearby islands.
Three 1. adventures | ||
Countries | Adventures | 2. |
3. | You can 4. a bike to travel around Guilin and enjoy the beautiful natural views. | When you are 5. ，take a boat trip. |
Nepal | . You can experience thrilling rapids and the 6. of the Himalayas at the same time. . Take a white-water rafting trip down the Sun Koki River. . At night you can 7. beside the river. | You’d better not go rafting in 8. |
Malaysia | Go scuba diving in the clear waters around Spaded ? an island famous for 9. | You can dive but you can't 10. there. |
IV.任务型阅读阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容补全表格中所缺失的信息，每空限一词。
May me Clayton collected books,magazines and letters written by African Americans. Her son,Avery Clayton,thought her collection was important. Unlike most books,these were rare and hard to find. They were written by writers who helped shape African American culture.
One book in the collection was written by Phillis Wheatley. Wheatley was a slave who wrote poetry. She was the first African American to publish (出版) a book. Wheatley herself signed (签名) the book in the Clayton ’ s collection. No one else owns a copy signed by Phillis Wheatley.
By the time she passed away at age 83 ? Mrs Clayton had more than 30 ,000 books by or about black people. Her collection also includes papers about slaves ? photographs ? movies ? sheet music ? and personal letters by black leaders and artists. It is one of the biggest personal collections of African American history and culture in the United States.
Avery Clayton ’ s dream was to create a museum for his mother ’ s treasures. Scholars say that Mrs Clayton ’ s collection is very important. Without her work,part of African American heritage (遗产) would have been lost. “ We didn ’ t know these things existed,” says Sara Hadron of California,s Huntington Library.
The collection ’ s ew home is likely to be in Culver City,California. Part of Avery Clayton ’ s ream is to share the cultural riches his mother collected with others. He especially wants kids to have a chance to see the collection. “At present,African American culture is being explained by pop culture”’ he says. “ It ’ s important to offer a more complete picture. ”
Mayme Clayton and her collection | |
Personal information | She liked l. books,magazines and letters written by African Americans. |
She 2. when she was 83 years old. | |
Her collection | Compared with other books ? the books she collected couldn ’ t be found 3. |
The only copy written and 4. by Phillis Wheatley was in her collection. | |
She had a large collection ? 5. books ? papers ? photographs and other things by black leaders and artists. | |
Her collections is of great 6. to African American history and culture. | |
Her 7. dream | A 8. for the treasure would be created. |
He hopes to 9. the culture riches collected by his mother with more people,especially 10. . | |
Ⅲ.任务型阅读阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容补全表格中所缺失的信息，每空限一词。
Don ’ t rest on your laurels
Have you ever heard the saying “ Don ’ t rest on your laurels ” ？ “Laurels ” means the achievements you have already got. The saying suggests that you shouldn , t be so satisfied with your achievements that you ’11 no longer try to improve.
As to this saying,Mike Perham has set us a good example. Bom in 1992 in
Hertfordshire,England,Mike was just 14 when he became the youngest person to sail across the Atlantic Ocean. You might think the achievements are good enough,but Mike doesn , t think so. At the age of 17 ? he became the youngest person to sail all by himself around the world on a nine-month voyage (航海) .
Mike is now 19 ? and he is still trying his best to break the records and push himself further. For his next adventure,he plans to fly around the world on his own,making him the first person of all ages to both sail and fly around the world.
Mike wants his achievements to encourage young people to realize their dreams. Since his adventures? he has travelled widely,speaking at schools and youth clubs in the UK,Hong Kong and Australia on the theme of “Live the Pream”.
Amazing facts：
Mike started sailing when he was seven.
His trans-Atlantic crossing began at Gibraltar and ended in Antigua.
His round-the-world yacht (游艇) was called TotallyMoney. com.
Don’t rest on your laurels | |
Passage outline | Supporting details |
The explanation of the saying | “ Don ’ t rest on your laurels ” means that you shouldn’t stop 1. only because of your achievements. |
Amazing facts | . At the age of 7 ? Mike started sailing. . At the age of 14 ,sailing across the Atlantic Ocean made Mike become the 2. one who set a record. . At the age of 17 ? Mike had a nine-month voyage of sailing 3. around the world. |
Present situation | Mike is 19 now. He is trying his best to break the records. His 4. to fly round the world by himself will make him the first person to both sail and fly. |
The 5. of Mike ’ s achievements | Mike ’ s speeches give young people courage to realize their dreams. |
