完成句子 (共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)

       阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后 。

71. Why are you so late? I __________________（一直在等你）for a long time! (wait)

72. He could not __________________（允许她做……而逃脱）telling people lies! (have)

73. The Western holiday Halloween also ____________（起源于）old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people. (origin)

74. As she was afraid of ____________（被嘲笑）by her friends, she did not consult a doctor but lived on a diet of rice, raw vegetables, bananas and lemons. (laugh)

75. It _______________（要不了多久）we know the result of the examination. (before)

76. We are _____________________（期待参加）next week’s opening ceremony of the art festival. (look)

77. I think ___________（没有什么更令人愉快的了）than traveling around the world. (pleasant)

78. As you worked late yesterday, you ________________（本没有必要来）this morning. (come)

79 I have already promised him that he ______________（会得到他想要的）as long as he keeps his side of the bargain. (what)

80. In the dark street, there wasn’t a single person ________________. （她可以向其寻求帮助）(turn)

When his wife died，the baby was two．They had six other children--three boys and three girls，ranging in age from 4 to 16． A few days later he became a widower, the man’s parents and his wife’s parents came to visit the family．“We’ve been talking，”they said，“about how to take care of all these children and work to make a living．So，we’ve arranged for each child to be placed with a different uncle and aunt．We’re making sure that al1of your children will be living right here in the neighborhood，so you can see them anytime…”

     The man appreciated their thoughtfulness but refused their kindness. Over the next few weeks the man worked with his children，assigning them chores(杂务)and giving them responsibilities ．

   But then another misfortune happened．The man developed arthritis (关节炎)．His hands swelled，and he was unable to hold the handles of his farm tools. He would not be able to continue the work on his farm. He sold his farming equipment, moved the family to a small town and opened a small business．  

    The family was welcomed into the new neighborhood．Word of his pleasant personality and excellent customer service began to spread in the town．People came from far and wide to do business with him．And the children helped both at home and at work．Their father’s pleasure in his work brought satisfaction to them，and he drew pleasure from their successes ．

The children grew up and got married. Five of the seven went to college and they were married. The children’s successes were a source of pride to the father．Then came grandchildren. No one enjoyed grandchildren more than this man. As they became older, he invited them to his workplace and his small home. They brought each other great joy. Finally, the youngest daughter, the baby, who had been two years old at her mother death, got married. Finally，the man，with his life’s work completed ，died．

This man’s work had been the lonely but joyful task of raising his family．This man was my father．

I was the 1 6-year—old，the oldest of seven．

71. How old was the writer when his mother died?

A. 4               B. 2               C. 16              D. not mentioned

72. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. There were six children in the family.                   

B. The father wanted to give his children to his relatives.           

C. The father didn’t farm any longer because of his illness..              

D. The father’s life work was lonely and sadly.

73. The underlined word “widower” means ________.

A. a worker        B. a farmer      C. a man with many children        D. a man without wife

74. The main idea of the passage is ________.

A. The father’s life work: raising his family            

B. Why the father wanted to raised his family                  

C. How the children grew up after their mother died               

D. the father’s sadness and happiness in his life

75. what is the writer’s attitude to his father?.

A. unconcerned              B. critical             C. doubtful         D. respectful

书面表达 （满分20分）

5月1日，高二（3）班的学生志愿者Li Yue和Zhang Hua去阳光敬老院(Sunshine Nursing Home)开展志愿者活动（送水果、打扫、聊天等）。假如你是校英语报的记者，请按下列要点用英语写一则100字左右的新闻报道。

时间、地点、人物、活动：

老人们的反应：

简要评论。

注意: 报道的标题和记者的姓名已给出（不记词数）。

              Student Volunteers Brought Sunshine to the Elderly

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

 By Chen Jie, School Newspaper

 ______ the workers’ working conditions, the boss will allow them to have a coffee break.

  A. Improving            B. To improve     C. Having improved      D. Improved

_______ on the top of the hill is a monument, dating back to hundreds of years ago.

A. Having stood                 B. Standing                         C. Being stood                   D. Having been stood

 ___________ we should do to protect wildlife?

  A. Do you think what            B. Do you think how

  C. What do you think            D. How do you think

28. Last month, part of Southeast Asia was struck by floods, from ____ effects the people are still suffering.                                                        

A. that                B. whose                     C. those               D. What

  Now many people move into cities in order to have their children___.

A. better educate       B. receive well education     

 C. better educated      D. accept better education

 This is the place where the writer was born and _____.

A. brought out    B. grown up    C. taken up     D. brought up 

B

       Home schooling offers other unforeseen advantages as well. One of these might be more available time. Home schooling can be an effective way to teach. The time you have during the day can be used resourcefully, in this manner reducing the overall time that the student in fact spends at school.

       Home schooling allows the parent to develop into the main adviser and foundation of guidance for a child. This connection could be the basis of a higher degree of trust between the child and the parent where the child is more apt to come to the parent for help and direction as an alternative of turning somewhere else.

       Home schooling can be an instrument for a special case where a child may have been a target of extreme harassment（侵扰）at a standard public school. way to re-focus on learning and makes the child be able to receive the close parental leadership.

       It is a proven fact that home schooled students do well when it comes to college preparation. In addition, it is a fact that home schooled students can do as well as their public schooled peers in college.

       Home schooling is not for every person. Each parent should cautiously assess . There are many considerations to be made when choosing home schooling, but for many, home schooling has been a preference that has proven to be very beneficial to the student’s exceptional education.

45. The passage mainly talks about _______.

       A. how to carry out home schooling

       B. the advantages of home schooling

       C. home schooling and standard public schooling

       D. parents’ preference for home schooling

46. A student trapped in school harassment may not _______.

       A. focus his / her attention on learning

       B. get along well with others

       C. form a good habit of learning

       D. form a tight connection with his / her teacher

47. The college and SAT assessments are referred in this passage to prove that _______.

       A. the final results of home schooling are doubtful

       B. public schooled students do better than home schooled students

       C. home schooling is equal to or better than public schooling

       D. home schooling may not be beneficial to every person

48. Which of the following may the writer agree with ?

       A. Home schooling has more advantages than disadvantages

       B. Parents should devote their time to home schooling

       C. Home schooling is usually not as effective as expected

       D. Many factors should be considered before choosing home schooling