D

There was once a king who had a wise advisor. The advisor followed the king everywhere and his favorite piece of advice to the king was “Everything happens for the good.”

One day the king went hunting (狩猎) and had a small accident. His foot was injured. Fortunately he was not badly injured but as always he was forced to ask his advisor what he thought about the accident, to which the advisor replied, “Everything happens for the good.”

This time the king was really angry and put his advisor in prison (监狱). The king then asked his advisor, “Now, what do you think?” The advisor again answered, “Everything happens for the good.”

About a week later the king went on another hunting trip. As it turned out the king was caught by some cannibals (食人者) and taken to their camp where he would be prepared to be their evening meal. Before putting him into the cooking pot, he was examined and the cannibals realized that the king’s foot was injured. They decided to throw him back into the forests. It is the tradition for the cannibals not to eat anything that was in any way injured.

It is true that everything in our lives happens for a purpose, and most often for our own good. If you think about it, all our past experiences actually happened to bring us to where we are today and make us a better person. So whatever challenges that we may face today, consider it happening to bring us to the next level.

12. The second paragraph tells us that 　　　　.

　　 A. the advisor didn’t have much useful advice

　　 B. the king was always careless about everything

　　 C. the advisor was worried about the king

　　 D. the king always asked for advice from the advisor

13. When the advisor was put in prison, he remained 　　　　.

　　 A. calm　　　　　　 B. nervous　　　　 C. angry　　　　　　　 D. upset

14. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that 　　　　.

　　 A. everything happens for their own reasons

　　 B. it is good for us to think about experiences

　　 C. our life experiences are our best teacher

　　 D. challenges will make you do anything

15. By telling the story, the writer 　　　　.

　　 A. tells us the danger of hunting　 B. asks us not to hunt any more

　　 C. wishes us to follow others’ advice

　　 D. wants us to think positively

C

Britney, 21, will never forget the day her grandmother told her she could never be President. Britney was young. She saw the White House on TV. “I’m going to be President,” she said.

“You can’t do that,” her grandmother said. She added that if Britney wanted to work at the White House, she could only do the cleaning.

Britney saw things differently. She didn’t give up her dream. Instead, she wrote a poem. The poem showed that she could realize her dream.

Britney isn’t the first person to deal with unfairness or disappointment by writing. Many writers have done the same thing. Reading poems gives Britney ideas for her writing. One of her favorite poets is Langston Hughes. Hughes was one of the first African-Americans to make a living by writing. Hughes published (出版) his first poem in 1921 when he was 19 years old. He wrote many of his works during the 1920s and 1930s. Back then, African-Americans were kept out of many schools, jobs and neighborhoods. Hughes wrote poems about the difficulties African-Americans faced at that time. He also wrote about his hope for a better fairer future.

Many people, not just black people, read Hughes’s works. More Americans learned how hard life was for black people. Slowly, things began to change. Today young poets like Britney are sharing their own messages. Britney herself is moving forward. She’s now a student at Howard University in Washington, D.C. She plans to work in the government and still hopes to become President. “I just want to help people,” she says. With her thoughtful words, she already has helped many people.

8. What do we know about Britney’s grandmother?

　　 A. She taught Britney to write poems.

　　 B. She worked as a cleaner in the White House.

　　 C. She didn’t believe Britney’s dream could come true.

　　 D. She always felt disappointed at Britney’s poems.

9. What made Britney decide to write poems?

　　 A. Her grandmother’s words.　　　 B. Hughes’s encouragement.

　　 C. Reading other writers’ poems. D. Studying at Howard University.

10. We can infer from the passage that Hughes 　　　　.

　　 A. earned his living by teaching poems

　　 B. didn’t publish his first poem until 1920

　　 C. created many of his works in his forties

　　 D. influenced many Americans besides Britney

11. The writer writes this passage to 　　　　.

　　 A. show the power of writing

　　 B. introduce a girl loving writing poems

　　 C. compare two African-American poets

　　 D. encourage readers to write poems

B

Sally jumped up as soon as she saw the surgeon (外科医生) come out of the operating room. She asked, “How is my little boy? Is he all right? When can I see him?”

The surgeon said, “I’m sorry. We did all we could, but your boy didn’t make it.”

Sally said, “Why? Doesn’t God care about him? Where were you, God, when my son needed you?”

The surgeon asked, “Would you like some time alone with your son? One of the nurses will be out in a few minutes, before he is carried to the university.”

Sally asked the nurse to stay with her while she said goodbye to her son.

“Would you like a lock (缕) of his hair?” the nurse asked.

Sally nodded yes. The nurse cut a lock of the boy’s hair, put it in a bag and handed it to Sally. The mother said, “It was Jimmy’s idea to donate his body to the university for study. He said it might help somebody else. I said no at first, but Jimmy said, ‘Mom, I won’t be using it after I die. Maybe it will help some other little boy spend one more day with his mom.’ ” She went on, “ ‘My Jimmy had a heart of gold, always thinking of someone else and always wanting to help others if he could.’ ”

For Sally, the drive home was difficult. It was even harder to enter the empty house. It was around midnight when Sally awoke. Lying beside her on the bed was a folded letter. The letter said, “Dear Mom, I know you’re going to miss me, but don’t think that I will ever forget you or stop loving you, just ’cause I’m not around to say I love you.”

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Signed with love from: God, Jesus & Me

4. We can learn from Paragraph 1 that Sally was very 　　　　.

　　 A. loving　　　　　 B. anxious　　　　 C. unlucky　　　　　 D. kind-hearted

5. The underlined word “he” in Paragraph 4 probably refers to 　　　　.

　　 A. one of the nurses　　　　　　　　　　 B. another surgeon　

　　 C. God　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Jimmy

6. Why did Jimmy donate his body to the university?

　　 A. To earn some money for his mother.

　　 B. To make more people remember him.

　　 C. To help those with the similar disease.

　　 D. To help more and more poor students.

7.　 How did Sally feel when she reached home?

　　 A. Calm.　　　　　 B. Worried.　　　 C. Sad.　　　　　　　　 D. Tired.

A

Martin was now old. His father gave him a book without any pictures for his birthday. He noticed Martin was disappointed. He said, “Son, it isn’t just an old book. It’s a magic book. But to discover its magic, you’ll have to read it.”

Martin liked everything to do with magic. He started reading it, even though he wasn’t very interested. The next morning, his father asked him, “Have you found the magic? There was a key to find!” Martin ran off and looked through the book, but there was no sign of the key. He came back, very angry, but his father told him, “You won’t find it like that. You have to read the book.”

However, he stopped reading the book. Later, his sister, Angela, who was just a bit younger than him, asked him for the book so she could try reading it. After several days of trying to read it without great success, she shouted, “I’ve found it! I’ve found the key to the magic book!” And she would not stop talking about all the worlds and places she had visited using that magic key.

All the talk encouraged Martin to reread the book. At first he also thought there wasn’t one poor picture in the book. But gradually, Martin got interested in the brave prince’s life. Then, suddenly, he was there. The book itself was the key!

From then on, in every new book, he saw a new key to a thousand worlds and adventures (冒险). Martin never stopped traveling and traveling on those letters and words.

1. What do we know from Paragraph 1?

　　 A. Martin’s family was very poor.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Martin’s father didn’t love him.

　　 C. Martin didn’t like reading books.

　　 D. Martin wasn’t pleased about the gift.

2. Why could Angela NOT stop talking about all the worlds and places?

　　 A. She liked reading picture books.　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　 B. She wanted to show off.　

　　 C. The book interested her greatly.

　　 D. She was encouraging her brother.

3. What do you think was the father’s purpose?

　　 A. To help Martin discover the joys of reading.

　　 B. To see which of the two children was cleverer.　

　　 C. To tell Martin the importance of a key.

　　 D. To show he was a strict father.

第二节 书面表达 (满分25分)

假设你是李华，某中学生杂志英语习作专栏正在开展主题为“Why should we learn English?” 的征文活动。请你根据所给要点写一篇应征稿：

1. 提高学习语言的能力；

2. 有助于了解异国文化；

3. 能够结识更多的朋友。

注意：1. 100词左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

第三部分 写作

第一节 短文改错 (共10小题; 每小题1分, 满分10分)

短文中共有10处错误，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线( \ )划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词的下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

　　　 2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

On my way home on the bus, I saw an old man to get on with his grandson. He was carrying the boy schoolbag and violin. I offered my seats to the old man at once. Therefore, the boy sat down first. The old man has to stand nearby. After a while, the boy shouted to her grandpa for water and then dropped the empty bottle over the bus. When I saw this, I got much angry. I think the boy should only respect and take care of the old man but also keep an environment clean.

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