The summer I was ten, my mother decided to bring us to the world of art. My brother and I were not very excited when we realized what my mother meant. What she meant was that we would have to spend one afternoon a week with her at the Fine Arts Museum. Before each visit to the museum, she made us read about artists and painting styles. It was almost as bad as being in school. Who wants to spend the summer thinking about artists when you could be with your friends at the swimming pool?

     First we had to read about ancient Egyptians and their strange way of painting faces and then go to look at them at the museum. My 12-year-old brother thought this was so funny, but I was not interested. Later we had to learn about artists in the Middle Ages who painted people wearing strange long clothing. We had to look at pictures of fat babies with wings and curly (鬈曲的) hair and with no clothes on flying around the edges of paintings. I certainly couldn't see what was so great about art.

     On our last visit to the museum, something happened when I saw a painting by a woman called Mary. In it, a woman was reading to a child. The colors were soft and gentle, and you could tell by the mother' s expression how happy she was just to be with the child. I couldn't stop looking at this painting ! I wanted to see every painting Mary had ever made! It was really worth looking at so many paintings to find a painter who could interest me so much.

53. The aim of the mother' s plan was to _________.

  A. take them to visit the museum              B. introduce them to the world of art

  C. ask them to read about artists               D. show them different painting styles

54. What was the writer' s experience in the museum before the last visit?

  A. She came to feel her mother' s love.   B. She liked many paintings.

  C. She hardly enjoyed herself.             D. She could understand the pictures of fat babies.

55. What made the writer go through a change that summer?

  A. One of Mary's paintings.           B. A strange way of painting.

  C. Artists in the Middle Ages.          D. Her mother' s instruction.

56. From the text, we can see _________.

  A. the importance of curiosity          B. the effect of art

  C. the value of learning                D. the power of family education

节 情景作文

       假设你是李华，上周五参加了学校为高三学生举行的成人仪式。请根据以下四幅图的顺序，向你的美国朋友

       注意：1．词数不少于60。2．开头和结层已为你写好。

参考词汇：成人仪式the Coming-of-Age ceremony

          礼堂auditorium

Dear Tom,

Last Friday, I took part in the Coming-of-Age Ceremony in our school, which was quite a meaningful occasion in my life.

……

That’s what we did on this special occasion. Do you have similar events in the USA? Please let me know if you do.

Yours,

Li ua

Ballet is amazing;       you go ,you are likely to find yourself going again and again.

       A．as     B．once  C．unless       D．while

—What do you think about______dress in the shop window?

       —Oh, it’s beautiful. You may give it to Linda as______birthday present.

       A．a; a   B．the ;a C．a ;the D．the ;the

I'll try it again．Never in my life _____ such a particular difficulty．

       A．had I met       B．have I met       C．I had met       D．I have met

 After years of traveling, he decided to ________.

 A. set down      B. settle down         C. set aside         D. settle up    

       阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was in my high school science class. I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on.

A  36  came,“Nice shirt,”I smiled from ear to ear. Then another voice said,“That shirt belonged to my dad. Greg’s mother works for my family. We were going to  37   that shirt away, but gave it to her  38  .”I was speechless. I wanted to hide.

I  39   the shirt in the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened. She then dialed her    40   , “I will no longer work for your family,”she told him. That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn’t clean anymore; she knew her life’s   41  was something greater.

The next morning she   42   with the personnel manager at the Board of Eeucation. He told her that without a proper education she could not teach. So mom decided to   43  a university.

After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager. He said, “You are   44  , aren’t you? I think I have a   45   for you as a teacher’s assistant. This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of   46  .” Mom accepted the opportunity very   47  .

For almost five years, as a teacher’s assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling   48  . then one day, the personnel manager and the principal   49   in her classroom. The principal said, “We have watched how you   50   the children and how they communicate with you and admire your hard – working   51   over the last five years. We are all in agreement that you   52   be the teacher of this class.”

My mom spent more than 20 years there.   53  her career, she was voted Teacher of the Year. All of this came about because of the   54   comment made in the classroom that day. Mom showed me how to handle   55   situations and never give up.

36．A．noise B．voice C．sound       D．tune

37．A．get    B．take   C．carry D．throw

38．A．otherwise  B．anyhow    C．instead      D．actually

39．A．settled      B．pushed      C．stored      D．stuck

40．A．teacher     B．employer  C．director    D．adviser

41．A．purpose    B．encouragement C．achievement     D．victory

42．A．went B．met   C．worked     D．stayed

43．A．visit  B．continue   C．attend       D．prepare

44．A．serious     B．fortunate   C．careful      D．responsible

45．A．career       B．duty  C．position    D．part

46．A．learning    B．judging     C．obeying    D．imagining

47．A．patiently   B．eagerly     C．successfully      D．skillfully

48．A．upset B．frightened C．guilty       D．ashamed

49．A．looked up B．went up    C．took up     D．showed up

50．A．believe     B．protect      C．treat  D．receive

51．A．spirit B．intention   C．action       D．attempt

52．A．must B．would       C．might       D．should

53．A．At     B．During     C．On    D．With

54．A．worthless  B．thoughtless       C．hopeless    D．helpless

55．A．challenging      B．different   C．dangerous D．strange

Parents often believe that they have a good relationship with their teenagers. But last summer, Joanna and Henry noticed a change in their older son: suddenly he seemed to be talking far more to his friends than to his parents. “The door to his room is always shut,” Joanna noted.

Tina and Mark noticed similar changes in their 14-year-old daughter. “She used to cuddle up（蜷伏）with me on the sofa and talk,” said Mark. “Now we joke that she does this only when she wants something. Sometimes she wants to be treated like a little girl and sometimes like a young lady. The problem is figuring out which time is which.”

Before age 11, children like to tell their parents what’s on their minds. “In fact, parents are first on the list,” said Michael Riera, author of Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers. “This completely changes during the teen years,” Riera explained. “They talk to their friends first, then maybe their teachers, and their parents last.”

 Parents who know what’s going on in their teenagers’ lives are in the best position to help them. To break down the wall of silence, parents should create chances to understand what their children want to say, and try to find ways to talk and write to them. And they must give their children a mental break, for children also need freedom, though young. Another thing parents should remember is that to be a friend, not a manager, with their children is a better way to know them.

68. “The door to his room is always shut” in the first paragraph suggests that the son______.

A. is always busy with his studies                    B. doesn’t want to be disturbed

C. keeps himself away from his parents           D. begins to dislike his parents

69. What troubles Tina and Mark most is that______.

A. their daughter isn’t as lovely as before       

B. they can’t read their daughter’s mind exactly

C. they don’t know what to say to their daughter

D. their daughter talks with them only when she needs help

70. Which of the following best explains “the wall of silence” in the last paragraph?

A. Teenagers talk a lot with their friends.        

B. Teenagers do not want to understand their parents.

C. Teenagers do not talk much with their parents.  

D. Teenagers talk little about their own lives.

71. What can be learned from the passage?

A. Parents are unhappy with their growing children.

B. Parents have suitable ways to talk with their teenagers.

C. Parents should be patient with their silent teenagers.

D. Parents should try to understand their teenagers.

书面表达（满分25分）

我校近年来国际交流活动频繁，需要在学生中招募志愿者。请你以“Dos and Don’ts for the Volunteers for Our School’s Exchange Programmes”为题，用英语写一篇短文，讨论应该做什么，不应该做什么。短文应包括下表中的内容：

One choice for me is to study in a university in a large city rather than _______ in a small town. And another choice for me is _______ of studying abroad.

A. one; one         B. one; that  C. that; one  D. that; that