第三部分:阅读理解(每题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Although the new year is already here, the great moments of the old year are still in the memory. Let’s look back at some of these.
the United States
One of the world’s largest New Year’s Eve parties was held in Times Square, New Year. The festival attracted hundreds of thousands of people to watch brightly-lit ball drop on a landmark building at the stroke(报时的钟声) of midnight.
A great amount of confetti(五彩纸屑) was released from the sky at zero o’clock..
Britain
Painted in shining colours and blowing on whistles,50,000 party-goers arrived in London’s Millennium Dome to dance in the New Year. The Millennium Dome came to life at midnight as 50 DJs started up, competing on five separate dance floors to warm the crowd into the party mood.
Russia
New Year is the biggest holiday in Russia. It is traditional to put up a tree for celebrations with family and friends.
On the very last day of the years, Russians with a taste for a very cold swim braved freezing temperatures to plant traditional, festival trees on the bed of the Northern Ocean and at the bottom of Lake Baikal, the world’s deepest lake.
Malaysia
Brave skydivers threw themselves off the world’s tallest buildings near midnight and floated towards the new year.
The jump from the 452-metre Petronas Twin Tower was called a real leap from one year to the next since the group took off in the last second of the old year and landed a minute later in the new year.“That was really cool,”said Roland Simpson,“over crowds of onlookers to the landing spot.”
61. In New Year the brightly-lit ball dropped______.
A. from the sky onto the Times Square B. to celebrate the stroke of midnight
C. to welcome the arrival of Christmas D. at the point between the old and the new year
62. Which of the following is NOT true about celebrations in the world?
A. A large quantity of confetti was given out from the tallest building.
B. Skydivers in Malaysia jumped down from the world’s tallest buildings.
C. Some Russians planted trees on the bed of Lake Baikal.
D. In Britain 50 DJs competed on five separate floors.
63.The underlined word “landmark”means______ in the text.
A. an easily recognizable object, such as a tall tree or building
B. something that marks an important point in one’s life
C. something marking the limits of a piece of land
D. a building that is marked on a map
64. The text shows that_____.
A. New Year has been the starting point for people to have dreams
B. people in different countries welcomed New Year in different ways
C. people’s ways of celebrations are exciting
D. the new year is better than the old year
The three daughters decided to hold a family party to _______ their parents’ silver wedding.
A. memorize B. celebrate C. congratulate D. welcome
Mary got into acting purely _____________.
A. accidental B. accident C. by accident D. with accident
We should forgive Johnson ________ his carelessness; after all, he is over eighty.
A. of B. from C. for D. over
第二部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
Vingo sat in front of three men and three women. One of the women sat beside him and introduced herself. “We’re going to Florida,” she said brightly. “What some wine?” He smiled and thanked her.
“Are you married”
“I don’t know.”
“You don’t know?” She said.
“Well, when I was in prison I wrote to my wife,” he said. “I told her that I was going to be away for a long time, and that if she couldn’t stand it, if the kids kept asking questions, or if it hurt her too much, well, she could forget me. Get a new guy, I said—she’s a wonderful woman. I told her she didn’t have to write to me. And she didn’t. Not for three and a half years.”
“And you’re going home now?”
“Yeah,” he said shyly. “Well, last week, I wrote to her again. We used to live in Brunswick, and there’s an oak tree(橡树) just as you come into town. I told her that if she didn’t have a new guy and if she’d take me back, she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree, and I ‘d get off and come home. If she didn’t want me, forget it ---no handkerchief, and I’d go on through.”
Now Brunswick was 20 miles, 10 miles, and then five. Then, suddenly, all of the young people were up out of their seats, screaming and shouting and crying, doing small dances of joy—they saw the oak tree covered with yellow handkerchiefs—20 of them, 30 of them, maybe hundreds, a tree that stood like a flag of welcome billowing (飘扬) in the wind.
36. Where did the conservation between Vingo and the woman probably happen?
A. On a bus B. In a coffee shop. C. On a plane. D. In a prison.
37. How long hadn’t Vingo and his wife live together?
A. Only one year. B. About ten years. C. About seven years D. Nearly four years
38. When Vingo was in prison, his wife ___________.
A. often wrote to him B. married another man
C. still loved him as before D. taught the kids at home
39. According to the young people, the handkerchiefs on the oak tree were ______.
A. flags of honesty B. flags of happiness C. a sign of freedom D. a sign of wisdom
第二节:信息匹配(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
信息匹配(阅读以下各家饭店和每位顾客的信息,然后匹配顾客和他/她拟要就餐的饭店。)
A. Gorden’s is a restaurant in an attractive part of town, and has tables in the garden for sunny days. It’s knows for pizza, fried chicken and hamburgers. Gorden’s has special prices for children’s meals. Excellent food but service can be slow. Open 12:00-20:00.
B. The Silver Palace Chinese Restaurant serves food from many parts of China at low prices. The atmosphere is warm and friendly, but it can get noisy. Reasonable service. Near the city center, with a car park. Open12:00-14:00, 17:30-2:00.
C. The Tower Coffee Bar serves light snacks, soft drinks and excellent Italian coffee. Its friendly atmosphere is popular with students and young people, and it is a good meeting place for friends. Can be rather noisy! Open midday to midnight.
D. The Tiny Tea Room serves a selection of tea, coffee and good home-made cakes and pastries(油酥点心).Perfect for a refreshing rest and there is a game room for children. Gets very crowded at lunchtime. Open 9:00-16:00
E. King’s restaurant is a good choice for quick, inexpensive meals. This restaurant serves a wide kinds of English food. There is also an interesting vegetarian menu which includes a varity of hot dishes, and salads. Open 11:00-22:00.
F. Bernini’s is a high-quality Italian restaurant. It is internationally recognized for its first-class food and service. Bernini’s is close to the city center and parking is available. Open evenings only, 18:00-23:00.
46. Mrs. Jones and her daughter are going to have a day in town. Their bus arrives there at ten o’clock. They would like to have coffee before they start shopping.
47. The Browns are on holiday. They are spending the day sightseeing in town and want to have meal at a restaurant suitable for small children. They would like to sit outside.
48. Linda’s Italian friend Maria is visiting him for a week. They want to have a snack before going to the cinema in the evening. Maria is fond of trying English food. Linda doesn’t eat meat.
49. Robert Evans has invited a Swedish businessman to dinner to discuss a contract. He wants to take him to a restaurant near his office in the city center. The food and service must be excellent.
50. A tourist team of many travelers from various countries want to go out for a late-night meal, but they don’t have much money, and don’t like English food!
顾客 饭店
46. Mrs. Jones and her daughter A. Gorden’s
47. the Browns B. the Palace Chinese Restaurant
48. Linda and Maria C. the Tower Coffee Bar
49. Robert Evans D. the Tiny Tea Room
50. A tourist team E. King’s Restaurant
F. Bernini’s
第三节:书面表达(满分15分)
假设你是某中学学生张华,某报社就目前学校中存在的不文明问题展开了调查。请你用英语给该报编辑部写一封信,反映目前存在的不文明现象,并就如何做一名文明中学生谈谈你的看法。
注意:词数:100左右,信的开头与结尾已经给出,不计入总词数。参考词汇: 不文明的 uncivilized
Dear Editors,
I’m writing to say something about some uncivilized behavior on our campus.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
Some of the roads were flooded, _________ makes our journey more difficult.
A. that B. it C. which D. who
Students should respect teachers and parents _______ just thinking for themselves.
A.beyond B.besides C.except D.instead of
---Would you join us in the summer camp?
---________, you see.
A. It all depends B. It doesn’t matter C. That’s right D. I’ll follow you