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A baby is in danger and its mother is crazy with worry. This is something anyone can relate to, even though we are talking about a mother elephant that has been separated 1. her child.

A video capturing(捕捉)the reunion between the elephant and her 8-month-old baby in Kenya was one of the 2. (impressive)scenes in 2012. The baby fell inside 3. man-made hole and was unable to climb out, according to the video released by the Amboseli Trust for Elephants. Despite the best efforts of her desperate mother, the baby seemed helpless 4. a team of conservation workers rushed to help. They had to chase the overprotective mother away first, so that 5. could get close enough to rescue the baby. They 6.(struggle)to pull the baby out with ropes and a vehicle.

7. (lucky), the workers managed to pull the baby to safety. 8. followed was a touching scene. As soon as the baby was free, it ran away across the plain. In the 9.(distant), the cries of her mother could be heard as she came running from the opposite direction. The two were reunited, 10. (hug)each other with their trunks.

I was twenty-two, and in Bolivia. I’d been to every other country in South America, and now I was set on getting into Chile, the last on the list.

After several days, I reached the hills. It was cold, and even the distant mountains were clear. The days were lonely, but one evening I met Filomeno and his fellow teachers. They tried to persuade me not to go to Chile, saying it was a bad place, and that I would be killed. I didn’t believe them. I knew nothing of the current politics; I just wanted to go there.

So I walked into the mountains, feeling excited, and came to a sign with the word "Chile" on it. A frightening soldier appeared, stuck a gun in my back, and pushed me down a slope to the police station. The police chief then told me, "There’s nothing for you here." I explained that I had come to see this beautiful country. But he was annoyed.

In the evening they filled me with food. There was laughter, and I was less tense. Then the police chief took me to a tiny cell. I lay down on the mattress (垫子). Even though I had no light and none of my possessions, I felt euphoric. At least I had arrived! And what a story I’d have to tell! The next morning I was released, and I was told that Chile didn’t want me. Throwing my belongings into my backpack, I shouted and screamed at the soldiers. After all this effort I was being sent home! I stomped (以重踏步方式走) towards Bolivia expecting to feel a bullet. But I’d be back! I told myself.

1.The author went to Chile to ______.

A. visit his friend Filomeno B. settle there forever

C. complete his trip plan D. risk his life

2.The underlined word "euphoric" in Paragraph 4 most probably means "______".

A. terrible B. shamed C. bored D. excited

3.According to the last paragraph, the author lost his temper because ______.

A. he was prevented from entering Chile

B. he was badly treated by the soldiers in Chile

C. it was his last chance to travel

D. his friends had stopped him from going to Chile

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A. An exciting fight with soldiers in Chile.

B. How the author escaped from Chile.

C. An adventure in Chile.

D. Why the author went to Chile.

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.

1. Instead, they learn at home. They are taught by adults, more often ,their parents are their teachers. Educational companies, libraries and the Internet provide many families with teaching material.

2. Some choose it because of their religious beliefs. Others say it provides more time for the family to be together. They say home offers a better place for learning. Some parents believe home-schooling avoids problems of traditional schools. These include classes that have too many students. Critics, however, say children need to attend school with other children.

3. Some states(州)do not require much preparation made by parents or testing of children. Other states have more requirements for home-schooling. Home-schooling in the United States began when the country was established. In farm areas, people often lived far from a school. Widespread home-schooling took place until about the middle of the 19th century. Then, in 1852, the state of Massachusetts passed the first law requiring children to attend school.

Over the years, the American public education system strengthened and grew. By the 1960s and 1970s, however, some Americans believed that traditional education was not helping their children. 4.

Home-schooling expert Linda Dobson says many people have helped the movement grow. She says many kinds of people have joined the movement. 5. They represent many races, religions and political beliefs. Ms. Dobson says the number of home-schooled children has increased by an estimated fifteen to twenty percent each year during the last fifteen years.

A. Parents choose home-schooling for several reasons.

B. Home-schooling is not accepted by all the people.

C. More than one million children in the United States do not go to school.

D. So a number of parents began home-schooling.

E. All fifty American states and the District of Columbia permit home-schooling.

F. She says these include rich people and poor people.

G. They are mainly rich people.

书面表达

请你为《21st Century》写一篇报道，介绍我校为高三学生创立的“心灵城堡（Soul Castle）”专栏(column)，并谈谈自己的感想。

内容要点包括：

● 开设目的：缓解压力, 确保健康

● 专栏优势：专业指导

● 专栏内容：建议, 心声

● 你的感想

注意：

1. 词数100左右

2. 开头语已为你写好(不计入总词数)

3. 请在答题卡上作答。

Our school has set up a column called “Soul Castle” for senior 3 students.

In 1974, the price of petrol in Britain rose by 120 percent; cars became expensive to run and train and bus fares increased. People who hadn't used a bicycle since they were children decided that they would buy bicycles.They discovered that cycling could be enjoyable and cheap．

Bicycle sales had been falling for many years but suddenly everything changed．In 1975, British people spent more than one million on bicycles. Bicycle traffic increased by 11 percent．

Bicycle fans compare the cost of running a car with the cost of running a bicycle．They also say bicycle-riding is a good form of exercise.In towns bicycles can often be faster than cars or buses．The bicyclists can ride through traffic jams and at the end of his journey he doesn't have to look for a parking space．Cycling through the countryside is a real pleasure; the cyclist has time to see things that the motorist, driving at over 100 kilometers an hour, never sees．

But in the cities, cycling can be dangerous.You need good concentration(专心)and strong nerves, especially when a truck or a bus is trying to pass you．Since cycling became popular again, there has been an increase in the number of accidents．

Cyclists say the answer to the problem is to separate bicycles from other traffic．Stevenage, a new town near London, has a system of “bikeways”, where only bicycles are allowed to travel.However, in most towns, cyclists say, the needs of the bicycle riders are overlooked．Cyclists have formed into “action groups” in many towns in Britain．They want to persuade local councils－who are in charge of the roads and traffic in their areas－to make sure there are safe facilities(设施)for cyclists．Or, they say, interest in cycling will die．

1.Today the Britain want to ride bikes because _________.

A.trains and buses are too crowded

B.the cost of riding bikes is much cheaper than that of taking trains or buses

C.there are a lot of thieves on the trains or in the buses

D.the traffic accidents easily happen while people go to work by train or by bus

2.What is special about traffic in Britain today?

A. More and more people ride bikes.

B. More and more people like to take trains.

C. Taking trains is much safer than taking buses.

D. No people like to take buses.

3.The main reason for so many people’s riding bikes in England is that _______.

A. bike-riding does good to people

B. a bike is easy to take care of

C. a bike is much cheaper than a car

D. there is no need of a parking place for a bike

4.Riding bikes has many strong points, but when it becomes popular _______.

A. a lot of bikes will be crowded in the public places

B. a lot of bus-drivers and trainmen are out of work

C. fewer and fewer people will take a train

D. there will easily be more and more traffic accidents[来

将以下中文句子翻译成英语，并将答案填写在答题卡上的相应位置

1.我一直等到非关窗不可的时候才下楼去。

2.在1976年7月28日凌晨3点左右，有些人看到天上一道道明亮的光。

3.别的国家不能参加，奴隶和妇女也不能。

4.他们如此受欢迎，以致歌迷们为了更熟悉他们而成立了俱乐部。

5.工作人员为那些家园被毁的幸存者盖起了避难所。（用定语从句翻译）

By the time the policemen broke into the house, the thief away through the

window.

A. ran B. is running C. has run D. had run

The young are all the same old song played over and over again because they like popular songs.

A. related to B. known for

C. tired of D. connected with

My father suffered a disease once, but he was an optimist(乐天派).He wanted to do something to keep himself busy, so he became a volunteer at a children's h}pital. Sometimes one or two kids would die. At this time he would tell the heart-broken parents of the children that he would be with their children in heaven and that he would look after them there.

There was a girl with a disease that paralyzed(瘫痪)her from the neck down. She couldn't do anything. My dad decided to help her with his true love. He started visiting her, bringing paints, brushes and paper. He began to put the paintbrush in his mouth to paint. He didn't use his hands. He would visit her whenever he could and paint for her. "You can do anything once you make up your mind to do it,”he said. Finally, she began to paint using her mouth, too.

Later, my dad recovered and returned to work. He worked at the volunteer counter in the hospital. One day, he noticed the front door open. In came the little girl who had been paralyzed.

She was walking! She hugged my dad tightly and gave him a picture she had done using her hands. At the bottom it read: "Thank you for helping me walk again!”

After that my father often said love was more powerful than doctors.

1.Which words best describe the writer's father?

A. Patient and funny. B. Strong and serious.

C. Busy and hard-working. D. Kind and optimistic.

2.Why didn't the writer's father use his hands when painting for the girl?

A. He was not good at drawing.

B. He liked the taste of paint.

C. He wanted to give the girl hope.

D. He was an experienced artist.

3.What can we infer from the writer's father's words in Paragraph 1?

A. He cared little about the children who died.

B. He didn't think he would survive his disease.

C. He must know those heart-broken parents.

D. He used to work as a doctor in that hospital.

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在文中题号后的横线上。

Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Germany. He showed1. (music) talent 2. an early age. He learned how 3. (play) the violin from his father, 4. was a singer. Mozart met Beethoven and5. (impress) by him.

Beethoven met Haydn in 1971.After they had known each other for many years, Haydn encouraged 6. (he) to move to Vienna. Beethoven became very popular in the Austrian capital and stayed there for7. rest of his life. As he grew8. (old)，he began to go deaf . He became 9. (complete) deaf during the last years of his life，10. he continued composing.