【题目】Walt Disney is credited for creating such wonderful things as Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse. However, he cannot take the credit for creating other well-loved characters, such as Cinderella and Snow White. They are almost automatically associated with Disney because Disney turned old fables(寓言) into cartoon movies.

The original Cinderella varies very much from the Disney version we know today. It started off with the girl mourning her mother’s death and going to her tomb three times a day. In addition, there were only birds that helped Cinderella; there was no such thing as a fairy godmother or helpful mice, nor was there mention of a horse and carriage.

The stepsisters were cruel: they always threw Cinderella’s food into the ashes of the fire and made her sleep on the ashes on the floor, hence（因此）her name.

In the original story, the king’s ball actually lasted for three days. With the help of the birds, the girl, beautifully dressed, danced with the prince on all three nights and the prince fell in love with her. However, she broke away from him to rush back home each night. On the last night, the prince placed soothing sticky on the stairs; as Cinderella made her escape, a shoe got stuck on it.

Here now is where the story becomes unpleasant: when the prince went to the house looking for the girl whose foot fit the shoe, the wicked(邪恶的) stepmother told one of her two daughters to cut off her big toe to fit into the shoe. The daughter did as told. So the prince took her away to be his bride. But when they passed the tomb of Cinderella’s mother, the birds called out to the prince,

“Turn and peep, there’s blood in the shoe;

the shoe is too small, the true bride waits for you.”

Realizing he had been tricked, the prince returned the daughter to her mother. The other then had to cut off part of her heel in order to fit into the shoe, with the same result. Only Cinderella’s foot fit perfectly and so the prince chose to marry her. The story ends with the wedding day: as Cinderella’s two stepsisters followed her, pretending to be devoted to her so that they could enjoy the king’s riches, two birds flew by and plucked(啄) out their eyes. Because of their wickedness and falsehood, they had to spend the rest of their days blind.

The original Cinderella is so different from the Disney version. Thank goodness Disney made such changes; it indeed was a wise move.

【1】 What dose the underlined word “They” in the first paragraph refer to?

A. Such wonderful things.

B. Other well-loved characters.

C. Old fables.

D. Cartoon movies.

【2】 How did Cinderella get her name?

A. The Birds came up with it.

B. It was given by Disney.

C. It came from the word “ash”.

D. She got it from her mother.

【3】 Which of the following is TRUE according to the original story?

A. Helpful mice got Cinderella a beautiful dress.

B. The ball was held to celebrate the prince’s wedding.

C. Cinderella left her shoe on the stairs on purpose.

D. The birds told the prince that he had been cheated.

【4】 What does the author think of the Disney version?

A. Excellent.

B. Ordinary

C. Dull.

D. Ridiculous.

【题目】单词拼写。

根据首字母或汉语意思用单 词的适当形式填空。

【1】It is difficult to find him. He doesn’t have a p__________ address.

【2】Xu Beihong has a great influence on c__________ Chinese painting.

【3】The history student hoped to compare the c__________ of ancient China and Egypt.

【4】His approach had won him a r__________ as a tough boss.

【5】Many elderly people expressed a strong p__________ to live in their own homes.

【6】We made an __________ (呼吁) for support.

【7】The flowers in the garden smell __________ (芳香的). Can you tell me their name?

【8】Be careful not to drop the cup；it’s very __________ (易碎的).

【9】A doctor’s __________ (签名) is always too difficult for patients to read.

【10】__________ (埃及) is an African country, as is known to us all.

【题目】阅读下面的短文并用英语回答问题。（请注意问题后的字数要求）。

[1] Nowadays the cost of a new car has fallen in real terms so that it is cheaper than ever to own one, and better road conditions have also attracted more drivers. The result is overcrowding on the road system, which is one of the problems the local governments are faced with.

[2] When people travel to other towns, the problem might be relieved by getting them to park outside the town. Buses could be provided to take them into the centre. These Park and Ride projects are increasingly popular in the UK. At Southerton, for example, a council-funded project led to a 15% drop in city centre traffic over five months.

[3] What the council found, though, was that the project proved somewhat unpopular with shop owners in the area outside the centre. Many of their shops relied on passing car drivers for some of their trade. As the number of people driving past dropped, so did their incomes.

[4] Making car driving expensive is another way of ____________. Road taxes tend to mean that people use their cars less. Fining drivers who are in areas where cars have been banned can also tend to encourage them to leave their cars behind.

[5] However, one thing has to be got right for any solution to succeed. If we expect people to give up the habit of driving, we must give them an alternative they can rely on. Constant delays, unannounced changes to the timetable and sudden cancellations all discourage people from using public transport. People will only see it as a real choice if the buses and trains are on time.

【1】 What causes overcrowding on the road system according to Paragraph 1? (no more than 12 words)

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【2】What should people do when traveling to other towns according to the Park and Ride projects? (no more than 10 words)

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【3】Why were some shop owners unhappy about the project? (no more than 10 words)

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【4】 Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4. ( no more than 8 words)

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【5】 Why are people unwilling to use public transport according to Paragraph 5? (no more than 8 words)

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【题目】单句语法填空。

阅读下面每句话，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

【1】 —There is milk and cream. Do you have a(n) ________(prefer)?

—No, I think either is OK for me.

【2】 —Do you enjoy contemporary ________ music classical music?

—I don’t think classical music has ever appealed to me.

【3】 Though these dresses are low in quality, they may appeal ________ women who don’t want to spend much on clothes.

【4】He hated wandering around and expected to find a ________ (permanence) position in the civil service of the government.

【5】 The news reporters hurried to the airport, only ________ (tell) the film star had left.

【6】 He is always ________(ask) the same question, which makes me angry.

【7】 —Your aunt and uncle are leaving tomorrow afternoon.

—I would rather they ________ (leave) on an early train.

【8】 Her friends required that the invitation not ________ (accept) at that time.

【9】 I don’t like fish because I am allergic ________ them.

【10】 The book worth reading is worthy of ________(buy).

【题目】China has ordered a ban on advertisements during television drama programs. An ad will not be allowed to run in the middle of a program running 45 minutes in length, beginning on January 1st. The authorities say___【1】____ ban is important for the growth of culture. Television stations say this will cause __【2】_____ a loss in revenue(收入). Most audience feel glad __【3】_____ finally such a policy has been carried out ___【4】_____ some still doubt whether this is an effective policy or not. Simply banning TV stations from broadcasting inserted advertisements is no use.

Even if SARFT completely banned domestic TV stations from broadcasting advertisements, they could still implant(植入）advertisements ____【5】____ TV shows. Why can China not learn some lessons from western TV channels such as NHK and BBC? They are public channels___【6】____ any advertisements. But they charge their viewers. In China, TV viewers only need to pay cable television fees, 【7】____ are rather low. And TV stations make profits through broadcasting advertisements. If we can learn some lessons from western countries, 【8】___ will be rather helpful to the final solution of the conflict between audience and TV stations.

【题目】根据汉语意思补全下列句子。

【1】遗憾的是他没有见到奥巴马本人。

It was a pity that he didn’t meet Obama __________ __________ __________.

【2】有一个男孩站在树下，手里拿着一大束玫瑰花。

A boy was standing under the tree, with __________ __________ __________ __________ in his hand.

【3】那名乞丐乞求我施舍他一点儿钱。

The beggar __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ him some money.

【4】我们的花生多年来以其质量上乘享有盛誉。

Our peanuts __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ their perfect quality for years.

【5】他对所有的学科都感兴趣，但是对英语尤其偏好。

He is interested in all subjects, but he __________ __________ __________ __________ English.

【6】他试图与他们联系但未成功。

He __________ __________ get in touch with them but without success.

【题目】书面表达

假设你是李华，你所在的社区有一些艺术爱好者，他们很想切磋技艺并展示自己的艺术作品，但是没有合适的地方。你经过调查研究，决定写信给社区委员会，建议设立一处社区艺术中心，为艺术爱好者们提供活动场所。

内容要点如下：

1. 建议设立一处社区艺术中心；

2. 说明设立一处社区艺术中心的理由。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 信的开头与结尾已为你拟好，不计入总词数；

Dear Committee members,

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Yours faithfully,

Li Hua

【题目】七选五。

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

What is the difference between happy people and unhappy people? ____【1】____ Read the following list of things that HAPPY people do differently from UNHAPPY people and you will know.

Well, I can tell you for sure that those people who are really happy, FEAR less and LOVE a lot more. They see each moment, each challenge, each person as an opportunity to discover more about themselves and the world around them. ____【2】____

Happy people understand that you can’t really change a situation by resisting (反抗) it. But they can feel better by understanding that there might be a reason for its existence (存在). ____【3】____ But rather, they ask themselves questions like: What can I learn from this? How can I make this better? They always seem to be pleasant and hopeful no matter what happens to them.

They do the things because of the meaning it brings into their lives and because they get a sense of purpose by doing so.

____【4】____ They care more about living a life full of meaning rather than, what in our modern society we would call, living a successful life. The fact here is that most of the time they get both, success and meaning, just because they choose to focus on doing the things they love the most.

____【5】___ They make sure that their actions bring meaning and happiness in the lives of many other people. They look for ways to give and to share the best of themselves with the world and to make other people happy. That’s the difference between happy people and unhappy people.

A. They have an ideal living and a balanced life.

B. What are the things that these people do differently?

C. They are ready to accept whatever lies in front of them.

D. The things happy people do are not for themselves, but for the good of others.

E. They are kind to themselves and others and they understand the power of love.

F. They understand that “Doing what you love is the most important for living a full life”.

G. When something unpleasant happens to them, they don’t try to fight it, knowing that this will make the situation even worse.

【题目】Former Hollywood child star Shirley Temple died at the age of 85.

The actress became famous 【1】 a young girl in the 1930s in films like Bright Eyes, Stand Up and Cheer and Curly Top.

She died on Monday at home in Woodside, California, 【2】 natural causes. "She was surrounded by her family and caregivers," a statement said.

Born in 1928, 【3】 sweet-faced, curly-haired Temple was 【4】 of the most popular child stars in Hollywood history, getting her first film role at the age of three.

Her singing, dancing and acting won over fans worldwide. She was given a special teenage Oscar in 1935, 【5】 she was just six years old. To this day, she is still the youngest person to receive an Academy Award because nobody else got it at such a young age.

Temple starred in a total of 43 feature films — but found 【6】 difficult to maintain her career in adulthood 【7】 retired from Hollywood in 1950.

【题目】We went to the swimming pool today. I had my first swimming lesson. At first I was very afraid. I hated it when the water went up my nose and into my ears. I kept my eyes closed all 【1】___ time.

Slowly, however, I became more confident. The teacher made sure 【2】_ would always touch the bottom of the pool with my feet and 【3】__ my head was above water. By the end of the lesson I could float on the water for 【4】__ least a minute.

I’m glad I’m learning to swim; it can be lots of fun. Soon I hope to be able to dive into the pool 【5】__ swim underwater.