-Why on earth didn't you answer the phone? -I'm terribly sorry, but the doorbell , too, [ ] A．is ringing B．rang C．was ringing D．was about to ring 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

People often ask why“Uncle Sam”is a nickname（绰号）for the United Stated of America. The reason is strange but simple.

Once there was a man called Samuel Wilson. He was born in Arlington, Massachusetts, on September 3, 1766. He was called“Uncle Sam”. When Sam Wilson was 14 years old, he joined the army and fought in several battles. At the end of the war, he went to live in Troy in the state of New York. He opened a meat-packing（肉食品包装）business there.

Sam Wilson worked hard and loved his country. Everyone in the city liked him. One day in 1812, a reporter from a newspaper visited his business. The reporter looked at some boxes of meat. He saw the letters“EAUS”on the sides of the boxes.

“What do those letters mean?”he asked one of the workers.

“The EA stands for ‘Edward Anderson’,”the workman replied.“The boxes of meat are for him.”“What about the letters US?”the reporter asked.

These letters really stood for “United States”, but the workman wanted to have a laugh.“Oh,”he said .“They stand for Sam Wilson. He owns this company. We call him ‘Uncle Sam’.”

The worker did not think that the reporter would believe him. But the reporter wrote a story about his visit to Sam Wilson’s business. He wrote that his workers called him“Uncle Sam”and that“Uncle Sam”meant the United States.

Many people liked using the name“Uncle Sam”as a nickname for the United States and soon everyone was using it. In 1961, almost 150 years later, the United States government made the nickname“Uncle Sam”official（官方的）.

1. This passage is mainly about_____.

A. why the USA is called“Uncle Sam”

B. how to carry boxes with goods to other countries

C. a businessman in Troy, New York State

D. why people called Sam Wilson“Uncle Sam”

2. Many people liked Samuel Wilson because_______.

A. a reporter wrote a story about him

B. his nickname was “Uncle Sam”

C. he worked hard and loved his country

D. he had a meat-packing business

3. The reporter became important in this story because he________.

A. visited Sam Wilson’s business

B. wrote about Sam Wilson and the letters“US”

C. was Sam Wilson’s best friend

D. was good at advertising Sam’s business

4. From this passage, we can infer that________.

A. most Americans don’t like the nickname“Uncle Sam”

B. the British soldiers liked calling Americans“Uncle Sam”

C. the reporter made Americans nicknamed“Uncle Sam”on purpose（故意地）

D. the United States government has agreed to use the nickname“Uncle Sam”

听力(共两节，满分20分)

第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．When should the man arrive?

A．At 8∶45

B．At 8∶15

C．At 8∶30

2．Why does the man want to go to Paris?

A．For his further study

B．For the study of French

C．For a visit to Paris

3．What is the relationship between the two speakers?

A．Sister and brother

B．Mother and son

C．Wife and husband

4．Why did the woman miss her class?

A．Because she was ill．

B．Because she was upset．

C．Because she was late．

5．What can we learn from the conversation?

A．The man will be paid for another week．

B．The woman cannot get the painting now．

C．The woman has about 200 dollars．

第二节(共15小题；每题1分，满分15分)

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6．Which flight will the man change to?

A．EA983．

B．EA 6645

C．CA983

7．Where might the man be now?

A．In Shanghai

B．In New York

C．In America

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8．What can you know from the conversation?

A．The woman has ever kept fish．

B．The woman has never kept fish．

C．The woman thinks it easy to keep fish．

9．How much should the woman pay?

A．40 yuan

B．14 yuan

C．28 yuan

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10．What might the woman do after she finishes her Chinese course?

A．Take a more challenging class．

B．Take a more advanced class

C．Take a more beneficial class

11．Why does the man want to take a part-time job?

A．To practice Chinese

B．To make Chinese friends

C．To benefit from Chinese

12．What can we know about the speakers?

A．The man is from China

B．The woman is from England

C．They are studying Chinese

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13．What does the woman need to do?

A．Prepare a list of tips on using computer disks．

B．prepare a list of tips on using paper clips．

C．Prepare a list of tips on using a soft pen．

14．What does the man do?

A．A computer teacher．

B．A librarian．

C．A lab assistant．

15．What should never be done to the disks?

A．Write on the back of the of them with a pencil．

B．Write on them with a ballpoint pen．

C．Write on them with a soft pen．

16．How does the man advise holding the disks?

A．Holding the center of the disks．

B．Holding the edges of the disks．

C．Holding the disks with clean hands．

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．What do the “latchkey children” have in common?

A．They spend part of each day alone．

B．They watch TV after school each day．

C．They hang out outside each day

18．What is the biggest problem faced by children at home alone?

A．loneliness

B．Fear

C．Safety

19．What is a school rule against?

A．Hiding keys．

B．Wearing keys．

C．Wearing jewelry

20．Which of the following is TRUE according to the talk?

A．Latchkey children have no parents to look after all the time．

B．Latchkey children have no house to live in every day．

C．Latchkey children look after themselves while their parents work．

阅读下面短文并回答问题(请注意问题后的字数要求)

　　Perhaps you are an average student with average intelligence．However, you can receive better grades if you want．Yes, even students with average intelligence can be top students without additional work．Here's how：

　　1．Plan your time carefully．Make a list of your weekly tasks．Then make a schedule of your time．Be sure to set aside enough time to complete your normal reading and work assignments．Of course, studying shouldn't occupy all of the free time on the schedule．

　　2．Make good use of your time in class．Listening to what the teacher says in class means less work later．Take notes to help you remember what the teacher says．

　　3．Skim before you read．Look over a passage, quickly before you begin to read it more carefully．As you preview the material, you get some idea of the content and how it is organized．Later when you begin to read you will recognize less important material and you may skip some of these portions; Skimming helps double your reading speed and improve your comprehension as well．

　　4．________．Go over your notes as soon as you can after class．Review important points mentioned in class as well as points you remain confused．If you know what the teacher will discuss the next day, skim and read that material, too．If you review your notes and textbook regularly, the material will become more meaningful and you will remember it longer．Regular review leads to improved performance on tests．

　　5．Develop a good attitude towards tests．The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject．The world won't end if you don't pass a test, so don't worry excessively(过分地)about a single test．

　　There are other techniques that might help you with your studying．Improving your studying habits will improve your grades．

1．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

If you fail an ea-am, don't let it trouble you too much．

________________

2．According to the passage, how can an average student improve his/her grades?(Please answer within 10 words．)

________________

3．Please fill in the blank in the fifth paragraph with a proper sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

________________

4．Which tip do you think is the most useful?Why?(Please answer within 20 words．)

________________

5．Translate the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph into Chinese．

________________

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

　　Mama' s voice floated through the apartment a s she sang a Mexican folk song that I had heard all my life．“Hola, ” she greeted me when she came out of the bedroom．“Plea se speak to me in 　　1　　, ” I interrupted．She paid no attention and 　　2　　 speaking in Spani sh．The word s 　　3　　 me of my grandparent s and birthday partie s in Mexico, but I knew my mother' s life would be 　　4　　 if she learned to speak Engli sh．We had lived in the United State s for three year s, and she still had difficulty 　　5　　 to store owner s and my teacher s．I wa s determined that she should try．“Why won't you speak Engli sh? ” I 　　6　　．“Don't you want to be 　　7　　 to talk to people here? ” “I sabel, ” she whi spered．Mama alway s whi spered when she wa s up set with me．“What? ” I wa s not 　　8　　 with her, either．She 　　9　　 for the Engli sh word s．“Come with me to the, uh-how do you say it? Meeting．” “What kind of meeting? Where i s it? ” I 　　10　　 her, but now she refu sed to an swer．In 　　11　　, we drove acro s s town to the college, where she pulled into a brightly lit parking lot．I wa s 　　12　　．I had expected a meeting at someone' s 　　13　　-a garden club or a parent s’ group．Then I 　　14　　 a sign on a door．My mother wa s 　　15　　 night cla s se s to learn Engli sh!

　　“I don't under stand．　　16　　 you’re learning Engli sh, why won't you speak Engli sh at home? ” I a sked．“You'll learn fa ster if you 　　17　　 with me．” “I speak Engli sh here, ” she said in her thick accent．She he sitated, putting the word s together, and then went on, “I speak Spani sh at home 　　18　　 you．”

　　I 　　19　　 under stood-she spoke Spani sh at home so that I wouldn't forget the word s, song s, and 　　20　　 of Mexico．I said, “O．K．, Mama, e stabien．”

(1)


[　　]
A．	Spani sh
B．	Indian
C．	Engli sh
D．	Ru s sian

(2)


[　　]
A．	remembered
B．	con sidered
C．	avoided
D．	continued

(3)


[　　]
A．	reminded
B．	informed
C．	warned
D．	accu sed

(4)


[　　]
A．	brighter
B．	fre sher
C．	bu sier
D．	ea sier

(5)


[　　]
A．	explaining
B．	ge sturing
C．	agreeing
D．	speaking

(6)


[　　]
A．	repeated
B．	in si sted
C．	stated
D．	reque sted

(7)


[　　]
A．	kind
B．	able
C．	equal
D．	worried

(8)


[　　]
A．	friendly
B．	happy
C．	bothered
D．	annoyed

(9)


[　　]
A．	searched
B．	accounted
C．	called
D．	cared

(10)


[　　]
A．	begged
B．	examined
C．	blamed
D．	que stioned

(11)


[　　]
A．	turn
B．	action
C．	silence
D．	order

(12)


[　　]
A．	shocked
B．	puzzled
C．	frightened
D．	embarra s sed

(13)


[　　]
A．	college
B．	hou se
C．	office
D．	company

(14)


[　　]
A．	spotted
B．	witne s sed
C．	watched
D．	scanned

(15)


[　　]
A．	gra sping
B．	enjoying
C．	taking
D．	preparing

(16)


[　　]
A．	Since
B．	Once
C．	Becau se
D．	Unle s s

(17)


[　　]
A．	train
B．	play
C．	perform
D．	practice

(18)


[　　]
A．	to
B．	with
C．	for
D．	at

(19)


[　　]
A．	suddenly
B．	fortunately
C．	ea sily
D．	partly

(20)


[　　]
A．	situation s
B．	effect
C．	memorie s
D．	language

阅读下面短文并回答问题（请注意问题后的字数要求）

Perhaps you are an average student with average intelligence．However, you can receive better grades if you want．Yes, even students with average intelligence can be top students without additional work．Here's how:

1．Plan your time carefully．Make a list of your weekly tasks．Then make a schedule of your time．Be sure to set aside enough time to complete your normal reading and work assignments．Of course, studying shouldn't occupy all of the free time on the schedule．

2．Make good use of your time in class．Listening to what the teacher says in class means less work later．Take notes to help you remember what the teacher says．

3．Skim before you read．Look over a passage, quickly before you begin to read it more carefully．As you preview the material, you get some idea of the content and how it is organized．Later when you begin to read you will recognize less important material and you may skip some of these portions; Skimming helps double your reading speed and improve your comprehension as well.

4．．Go over your notes as soon as you can after class．Review important points mentioned in class as well as points you remain confused．If you know what the teacher will discuss the next day, skim and read that material, too．If you review your notes and textbook regularly, the material will become more meaningful and you will remember it longer．Regular review leads to improved performance on tests．

5．Develop a good attitude towards tests．The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject．The world won't end if you don't pass a test, so don't worry excessively （过分地） about a single test．

There are other techniques that might help you with your studying．Improving your studying habits will improve your grades．

1.Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

If you fail an ea-am, don't let it trouble you too much.

2.According to the passage, how can an average student improve his/her grades?

（Please answer within 10 words．）

3.Please fill in the blank in the fifth paragraph with a proper sentence．（Please answer within 10 words.）

4.Which tip do you think is the most useful? Why? (Please answer within 20 words.)

5.Translate the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph into Chinese.

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