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【题目】Every art lover has a dream---to buy an old painting at a low price and later discover that it’s worth millions. 【1】 But this dream can become a nightmare if it turns out that the painting is stolen.

The following true story happened in London. An art collector was walking around an outdoor market in the East End when he saw two interesting paintings.【2】 He decided to buy them after they got the price down to 145 pounds. The art collector knew it was a good deal, but he wasn’t sure how much his paintings were really worth.

He decided to take the paintings to the Sorheby’s, a famous auction house.【3】 They were painted by two of England greatest painters Thomas Gainsborough and Sir Joshua Reynolds. They had been stolen from Lincoln’s Inn, a famous historical building in London and were worth about two million pounds.

【4】 Experts at Sotheby’s were convinced that he was an art thief and called the police. Within minutes the police arrived. They arrested the frightened man and took him to the police station. After hours of questioning, the police realized that they had made a mistake and let the man go.

The art collector returned them immediately because he was worried about his good name.【5】 So the stolen paintings are now back at Lincoln’s Inn.

A. Nothing is more exciting.

B. At this point the art collector was in trouble.

C. An auction house is a place where things are sold to whoever offers the most.

D. Although he wasn’t an art expert, he saw that they were old.

E. Obviously, he did not want to be associated with stolen works.

F. The art experts who saw the paintings recognized them immediately.

G. He recognized that they were stolen works worth great value.

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】F

【4】B

【5】E

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，一位艺术爱好者无意中买到了两幅画，拿到拍卖行估价时发现这是两幅被偷的名画，拍卖行专家报警并逮捕了艺术爱好者，最后两幅被偷的名画物归原主。

【1】根据横线前句可知：艺术爱好者的梦想是低价买进艺术品，然后高价卖出。如果这个梦想成真了，那没有比这更让人兴奋的事情了。A项“Nothing is more exciting.”与前句的语意完全吻合。

【2】根据横线后句He decided to buy them after they got the price down to 145 pounds.可知他决定购买这两幅画，说明他认可它们的价值。故D项“Although he wasn’t an art expert, he saw that they were old.虽然他并非专家，但他看到了这两幅画很古老”符合语境。

【3】根据横线后句“They were painted by two of England greatest painters Thomas Gainsborough and Sir Joshua Reynolds.”可知拍卖行的专家认出了这是名家的作品。故F项“The art experts who saw the paintings recognized them immediately.”符合上下文语意串联。

【4】根据横线后句“Experts at Sotheby’s were convinced that he was an art thief and called the police.”可知专家认为他偷了这两幅画并报警。可知这位买画的人遇见了麻烦事。故B项“At this point the art collector was in trouble.”与后句语意一致。

【5】根据横线后句So the stolen paintings are now back at Lincoln’s Inn.可知这两幅被偷的名画物归原主。说明买画的人不愿意再和这两幅画有任何的联系。故E项“Obviously, he did not want to be associated with stolen works.”与上下文语境一致。

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When Messina reached nearer, the man was struggling in the water, clearly unable to swim. Other joggers also heard the man’s cry. David Blauzvern and John Green dropped their phones and keys on land and jumped in.. “ People had called the police, but it was unclear when they’d get there,” says Green. “We just reacted. Messina joined them in the river. Just as the jumper was losing strength, Blauzvern take hold of him. The pair were about 30 yards from the seawall when Messina and Green caught up to them. They seized the man, with Blauzvern supporting his back and Messina and Green holding him up from either side. As the men made their way toward the concrete seawall that stretched for blocks in each direction, Blauzvern had an awful realization:there was no way out of the river.

By now, a crowd had gathered on land. “A rescue boat is on its way, someone yelled to them. Swimming forward was getting tougher by the minute. The jumper, who was six foot two and weighed around 260 pounds, was heavy in his rescuers’ arms. After ten minutes, they managed to get to the river’s edge. “I’ve never been so out of breath , ”says Blauzvern.

Fifteen minutes after the men had jumped into the river, the two-man rescue boat appeared. But because it couldn’t risk getting too close to the seawall, the men had to swim out to it. “I was completely out of energy at this point, “ says Blauzver. The men in the water pushed the jumper while the men in the boat pulled him up and, finally, to safety. The man they had saved was taken to the hospital for evaluation(评估). Details on his condition have not been released. As for the rescuers, each of them was at work by 10:30a. m. “I was a bit late,” admits Blauzvern, smiling. “But I had a good excuse.”

【1】The story mainly centers around .

A. why the old man slipped into the river

B. who saved . the old man

C. how the old man was rescued

D. when and where the accident happened

【2】Who was the third to jump into the water and join in the rescue?

A. Gary Messina.

B. David Blauzvern.

C. John Green.

D. An unknown jogger.

【3】Of the following statements, which one sounds reasonable based on the passage?

A. The rescued man is rather tall and fat.

B. Police would never be found on the spot of rescue.

C. The process of rescuing the man took up the whole morning.

D. The man was actually saved by the two-man rescue boat.

【4】Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A. The man wanted to commit suicide in the river.

B. The men in the river were all good swimmers.

C. The man was taken home immediately he was saved.

D. Blauzvern felt at ease even if he was late for work that day.

【题目】

【1】Before accepting your offer, I always c________(商量)with my parents.

【2】The couple had to work hard day and night in order to pay off their d________ (债务).

【3】All speeches were l________ (限制)to 10 minutes.

【4】The old man has b________ (受益)a lot from walking after supper.

【5】We should always c________ (结合，融合)work with pleasure.

【6】Don’t g________ (怒视)at your teacher like that. What he did is good for you.

【题目】听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

【1】What would Joe probably do during the Thanksgiving holiday?

A. Go to a play.B. Stay at home.C. Visit Kingston.

【2】What is Ariel going to do in Toronto?

A. Attend a party.B. Meet her aunt.C. See a car show.

【3】Why is Ariel in a hurry to leave?

A. To call up Betty.B. To buy some DVDs.C. To pick up Daniel.

【4】What might be the relationship between the speakers？

A. Classmates.B. Fellow workers.C. Guide and tourist.

【题目】假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Nowadays, more and more students are facing mental pressure in their life. Some were so worried about their studies that they can’t fall sleep at night. Some are discouraged but tend to lose heart because of constant failure in exams. Others can’t get along well with their parents or classmates, that makes them feel stressed and get angry easily.

As matter of fact, there are many ways for us to deal with our mental problems. First, we can turn to our teacher for help, including our psychological teacher. Second, communicating is of vital importance. When they have a talk about the problems with others, we can be great relieved. Last but not least, we need to develop a positive attitude about our studies and life. With the mental problems being solved, we will study and live happily.

【题目】Henry is carried out to sea by a strong wind but 【1】 (spot) by a ship, on which he earns his passage by working without pay. As a result, he is brought to London. Feeling hungry, he 【2】 (wander) alone on the streets, hoping for 【3】 job.

Then unexpectedly he is 【4】 (invite) to a large and beautiful house by two rich brothers, Roderick and Oliver. They give a(n) envelope 【5】 a bank note in it to him.

They have made a 【6】 (secretly) bet on whether a man can 【7】 (survival) a month in the city with a million-pound bank note. Henry is the person they want.

He feels surprised at first and doesn’t want 【8】(accept) it, for he just wants an honest job from them, not 【9】(they) charity. The two brothers persuade him to take it at last, however. Though feeling very 【10】(surprise) about the matter, Henry promises them not to open the letter until one and a half hours later.

【题目】The writings of Shakespeare are today little read by young people in Britain. His young readership is limited to those who choose to study literature at university.

Shakespeare’s work, together with most other classics, is seen as remote, and written in a 400yearold version of English that is about as inviting as toothache.

Still, in Britain schools, it is compulsory to study the bard(诗人), and when something is made compulsory, usually the result is boredom, resentment(憎恨) or both.

This was my experience of the classics at school. But when I reached my late teenage years, I had a change of heart. Like every other young person since the dawn of time, the world confused me. I wanted answers, so I turned to books to find them.

I went on to take a PhD in literature and have taught it in Britain and China. I have never regretted it. There is something in literature that people want, even if they don’t read books. You see this in the popularity of TV and movie adaptations of great works, the recent film version of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice being a case in point. These popular adaptations may help increase people’s interest in the classics.

Reading a simplified Romeo and Juliet may perhaps lead to a reading of Shakespeare’s actual play. If that is the case, then I welcome the trend. But do not make the mistake of thinking that it is the same thing. Shakespeare is a poet. His greatness is in his language. Reading someone else’s rewriting of his work is like peeling a banana, throwing away the fruit, and eating the skin. Take on the original. It really is worth the effort.

【1】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The language used in classics is no longer in use today.

B. British students usually find compulsory reading dull.

C. Only those studying literature read Shakespeare’s works.

D. For British people, Shakespeare’s works are no longer classics.

【2】According to the passage, the writer .

A. has liked literary classics since an early age

B. was forced to read the classics for a PhD

C. turned to literature to seek answers in his teens

D. thinks only people who read books like literature

【3】The underlined phrase ＂a case in point＂ in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ＂＂.

A. a great hit

B. a good example

C. a movie adaptation

D. a popular phenomenon

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下面画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I’m a huge book lover but like sharing my love for books! So I’ve been buying books frequent. Finishing reading one book, I often placed it in or around my school. In that case, some of my schoolmate can help themselves to a book. I especially like placing it on the only stone table in our school garden, in it students may have time to take up a rest. It was until last weekend that I saw a card leaving on the table to say thanks. And from the card, I knew my book turned out to be a birthday gift for a strange girl. I was so happy to find that my book could bring anyone pleasure!

【题目】 Just ask any new parent: Adding a baby to a household can also add stress to a career. Now，a new study backs that up with some astonishing numbers: After science，technology，engineering，and mathematics（STEM）professionals become parents，43%of women and 23% of men switch fields，transition（转变）to part-time work，or leave the workforce entirely.

Many researchers and parents already knew that STEM can be unwelcoming to parents，particularly mothers. But“the considerable departure was astonishing，”says Erin Cech，an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and lead author of the study，published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. For both genders，“the proportions were higher than we expected. ”

The surprisingly high reduction rate for men also highlights that“parenthood in STEM is not just a mothers'issue；it's a worker issue，”Cech says. She hopes that the findings“might motivate changes，"such as more paid parental leave from both government and employers and policies that better support flexible work time without a tight routine. “We are not suggesting that people who want families should avoid STEM；that's not the solution，”she emphasizes.

By 2018，78% of new fathers were still working in STEM，the vast majority full time. For new mothers，68% were still in STEM，but only 57% worked full time. For professionals without children，on the other hand，84% of men and 76% of women were predicted to still be working in STEM full time in 2018. For the new parents across all fields，16% of women were working part-time and 15% had left the workforce，as compared with just 2% and 3%，respectively，for men. These sharp differences make clear that，even though the reduction rate for fathers is higher than expected，mothers still face particular career challenges.

【1】What makes many STEM employees change their jobs?

A. Worrying about their family.B. The attraction of part-time jobs.

C. Being tired of the former jobs.D. The heavy burden at home and work.

【2】Which statement may Erin Cech agree with?

A. Working at home may be a popular choice.

B. Increasing welfare may keep STEM parents.

C. People with families should leave STEM.

D. STEM professionals should obey the rules.

【3】How many new mothers among the labor force worked full time in 2018?

A. 69%.B. 76%

C. 57%.D. 31%.

【4】What does the author want to stress by listing the sharp differences?

A. Too many fathers leave STEM.B. It's hard for mothers to make a balance.

C. STEM jobs are no longer popular.D. It's impossible to have a successful career.

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