第二节 (共5小题; 每小题2分, 满分10分)

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。

One day, my parents went for a party and my brother and I were alone in our apartment. We were watching television. Suddenly the doorbell rang.     16   

He opened the door and outside stood a tall man. He said that he was a salesman and asked politely if our mother or father was at home.     17     He asked if we would like to buy some storybooks and I quickly refused.

I was about to close the door when he forced his way into our house. He took out a knife and forced me to tie up my brother’s hands with some rope (绳子) which he took out from his pocket. I tied up his hands but I tied it in a special way so my brother could untie himself.    18   

Soon, he went upstairs to search the bedroom for money. I managed to teach my brother to untie the rope on his hands. He then untied me. I rushed to the telephone to call the police, but the line was dead. The doors were all locked from the outside and I did not have the keys.    19     My brother managed to get out of the house through the window and asked a neighbor to call 911.

After a while, my brother brought the police to our house and the man was caught.    20     And I was happy that I learnt an important lesson on safety.

A. The police thanked us for our good work.
B. My brother was too sacred to move at all.
C. Without thinking, my brother said, “No.”
D. Luckily, the man forgot to lock the kitchen window.
E. The man then tied my hands up and locked both of us in the kitchen.
F. My brother rushed to the door thinking our parents had come home.
G. We told them the whole story and they laughed.

D

I turned away from the piano. After an hour of practicing, I still couldn’t play Mozart’s piece well. It was frustrating to have spent such a long time on a piano song and still be unable to play the piece well. To me, the piece had at first seemed very easy, but no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn’t play it correctly.

I decided to take a break, and come back to the piece later. For the most part, after a little bit of work, I could usually learn the song quickly. However, it was always that song, which might have appeared simple but was difficult. These types of songs always made me upset.

After having dinner, I decided to come back to the piano. I chose to play the piece slowly and carefully, paying attention to the correct notes instead of trying to play the piece quickly. Using this new method of practicing, I focused on how I could improve myself little by little. 

I didn’t even get the rhythm (节奏) right until a week later. But I learned an important lesson — sometimes, baby steps are really important. I’m the person who likes to do things quickly. But in the case of the piano, I couldn’t move forward and improve until I slowed down, and took one step at a time.

12. The writer at first thought that playing Mozart’s piece    .

   A. would be rather difficult     B. might waste a lot of time

   C. needed much practice        D. was really a piece of cake

13. What do we know about the writer from the third paragraph?

   A. She had difficulty in reading the notes.

   B. She changed her attitude towards playing the piano.

   C. She liked to play a piece of music slowly.

   D. She paid attention to improving herself in the past.

14. The writer finally improved herself by    .

   A. reading the notes carefully    B. choosing to play a simple piece

   C. practicing the piano in a slow way

   D. asking her teacher for help

15. What did the writer learn at last?

   A. Teachers are important to pianists.

   B. Calm down or you can’t enjoy Mozart’s piece.

   C. Playing the piano needs a lot of practice.

   D. Go step by step and you will succeed.

C

This summer my family decided to take our vacation where the sun shines 24 hours a day! We went to Iceland. Although it sounds far away, it was actually only about 5 hours by plane from New York City.

Day 1

Today we walked around the capital city of Iceland. Reykjavik is a European city filled with lots of history, shopping, and good restaurants. One famous place in Reykjavik is the big church in the city center. The famous film Die Another Day was shot here in 2002.

Day 2

We took the bus to go through the beautiful National Park, and then we went to Golden Waterfall in the highlands and the geysers (间歇泉).

There were several active geysers that we were able to stand right near. The geysers threw up hot water every ten minutes and it was a sight to see. Hot water from the geysers is one of Iceland’s greatest treasures. Not only is it used to heat houses and produce electricity (电) but it is also wonderful to just sit in it.

We also went to see several waterfalls and were even able to walk behind one of the waterfalls. It is unusual to be able to touch a waterfall in nature. It was a very exciting day.

Day 3

Tired and exhausted from all the excitement of this wonderful country, we took a taxi to the airport. Goodbye, Iceland. I am really looking forward to our return.

8. What do we know about the capital city of Iceland?

   A. It’s a new European city.     B. It’s a good place to visit.

   C. It’s a center of film-making.   D. It’s near New York State.

9. The right order of the writer’s journey should be    .

   A. Reykjavik, National Park, the geysers, Golden Waterfall

   B. Golden Waterfall, Reykjavik, National Park, the geysers

   C. Reykjavik, National Park, Golden Waterfall, the geysers

   D. Golden Waterfall, National Park, Reykjavik, the geysers

10. What is special about the geysers in Iceland?

   A. They are the main water supply for every house.

   B. They include a large number of small geysers.

   C. They throw up more water in summer.

   D. They can be used to provide energy.

11. We can learn from the passage that the writer    .

   A. knew little about Iceland before he visited it

   B. had an enjoyable trip with his family in Iceland

   C. went to Iceland by plane but returned by taxi

   D. decided not to take a vacation once again in Iceland

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