Sarah stood in front of the mirror(鏡子). “It looks like a raincoat on me,” she said.

“Perhaps the blue,” said Mama, gently.

“Sure,” the shopkeeper said. But when she took the blue coat, there on the shelf behind all of the dark coats, hidden like a spring flower in winter darkness, there, as if by magic, was a pink coat.

“A pink coat!” Sarah cried. “I want the pink coat.”

“That coat is smaller than the other ones,” Papa said.

Sarah spoke up. “I’m small, too. Papa, please let me try it on, Mama? Please?”

“It wouldn’t hurt to let her try it on,” Mama said.

Without a word, the shopkeeper took the coat from the shelf and held it for Sarah.

“Ohhh!” Sarah said. The coat was smooth and shiny inside like her sister Sylvia’s blouses. “Ahhh!”

Sarah stood very straight and looked in the mirror. She looked for a very long time. In the pink coat she looked like a spring flower.

“Sarah!” Mama said.

Sarah looked up. Mama was standing behind her. She was holding the brown coat.

“I’m afraid the pink coat will only fit one year,” Mama said, taking a step closer.

“And there’s no one to pass it on to,” said Papa.

And the shopkeeper said, “It’s wise to save money.”

Sarah backed away. No one was going to put her into a raincoat again. She wanted to be a flower.

“Sarah!” It was Papa. He came over to her. “You’re old enough to know that you can’t always have your own way,” he said seriously.

“Wise and true,” said the shopkeeper.

Sarah took off the pink coat, slowly.

“It is her colour, though,” Mama said.

“Ahh,” said the shopkeeper. “Anyone can see how the pink of the coat brings out the roses in her face.”

Papa looked thoughtful for a moment.

“We are lucky.” continued Mama, “that it is only one little coat for Sarah and not also new coats for Sylvia and Susan and Sally.”

Papa looked from the brown coat to the pink coat. “The cows will give milk soon enough,” he said “And how can we let Sarah wear a brown coat when she looks like a flower in this one?”

“Papa!” Sarah cried, putting on the pink coat back, quickly. She threw her arms around Papa’s neck. “ 33 ” she whispered.

“Like a rose in spring,” Papa said.

1.What did Sarah try on first?

A. A big pink coat. B. A small pink coat. C. A big brown coat. D. A small brown coat.

2.Why did Mama want Sarah to try brown and blue?

A. Because Sarah looked better in them. B. Because Sarah could wear them longer.

C. Because they were big enough for Sarah. D. Because they cost less than the pink one.

3.What did Sarah most probably say to Papa in the end?

A. How do I look? B. How does the coat look?

C. I do look like a flower, don’t I? D. The coat looks nice, doesn’t it?

1.C 2.B 3.A 【解析】 短文大意：爸爸媽媽想給薩拉買一件外套，在商店里薩拉一共試穿了三種顏色的外套，粉紅色的外套要比其它藍(lán)色的和棕色的外套都要小一些，媽媽認(rèn)為這件粉色的外套只能穿一年，而他們家又不富裕，但是薩拉非常喜歡這件粉紅色的外套，最后爸爸下定決心給女兒買下了它，薩拉非常的開心。 1.細(xì)節(jié)推理題。短文中共提到了三種顏色的外套：棕色的，藍(lán)色的，粉紅色的。根...

From Asia to America and everywhere in between, Swing-an energetic form of dance that includes six-step and eight-step rhythms(節(jié)奏) - has taken the world by storm. Making a recent comeback, swing dance floors have popped up all over the world. Many clubs make fans of Swing happy by holding nights when swing music is played, and sometimes even offering classes to attract customers.

Though Swing is now popular worldwide, it first appeared alongside the jazz movements of the 1920s and 1930s in New York City. While listening to jazz, the young black people of that time developed the movements of the Lindy Hop - a style of dance that is best known for a break away or ‘swing out’ move and sudden improvisation(即興表演).

It was reportedly given this name when a reporter was interviewing a person at the dance hall who was watching other couples dance. When asked what that dance was called, the watcher looked at a newspaper next to him that had an article about Lindbergh- the first person to fly alone across the Atlantic(大西洋)-which was titled, ‘Lindy Hops the Atlantic’. Then the watcher announced that the ‘Lindy Hop’ was the name of the dance, and it has stuck since then.

In 1926, the Savoy Ballroom was the first large business to offer a place for people to listen to swing music and dance. With its huge dance floor, the Savoy became a big success overnight, attracting some of the best dancers and musicians in the New York area.

Within ten years, the Lindy Hops was sweeping through the United States and became a symbol of unity, as young people of all racial(種族的)backgrounds crowded into dance halls to swing the night away. Traditional dance teachers did not welcome it because they thought it was not even a real dance and were quite sure about its demise but Swing has proved them wrong; it continues to be one of the world’s most fun dances.

1.The writing purpose of this passage is __________.

A. to introduce a popular form of dance

B. to discover the fun secrets of a dance

C. to tell stories about an energetic dance

D. to describe the special moves of a dance

2.Which of the following words has the closest meaning to ‘demise’?

A. Challenge. B. Change. C. Development. D. Death.

3.What can we learn about Swing?

A. It’s a lively dance with strict rules.

B. It has a close connection to a pilot.

C. It has a history of around 90 years.

D. It attracts mostly young black people.

4.What can we infer(推斷)from the passage?

A. The dance style will soon be accepted by traditional dance teachers.

B. The name was changed from ‘Lindy Hop’ to ‘Swing’ in the 1940s.

C. The movements of different Swing dancers always look the same.

D. The dance might have become unpopular sometime in its history.

1.A 2.D 3.C 4.A 【解析】短文介紹了搖擺舞是一種充滿活力的舞蹈形式。還介紹了它的歷史起源，搖擺舞是爵士舞蹈中的一種，最早出現(xiàn)在二十世紀(jì)二三十年代的美國(guó)，不僅在美國(guó)本土擁有大批忠實(shí)的追隨者，而且深受世界各地人們的喜愛。 1.主旨大意題。短文介紹了搖擺舞是一種充滿活力的舞蹈形式，深受世界各地人們的喜愛，還介紹了它的歷史起源，故答案為A。 2.詞義猜測(cè)題...

閱讀填空 先通過讀下面的短文，然后根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，在文章后表格的空格內(nèi)填入一個(gè)最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。所填單詞必須寫在答題卡對(duì)應(yīng)題號(hào)的橫線上。每個(gè)空格只能填一個(gè)單詞。

In many children’s stories, a girl meets a prince and falls in love. They get married and live ‘happily ever after’.

As a child, Meghan Markle may never have imagined marrying a prince. But that is exactly what happened on May 19th!

Who is this young lady who just married into Britain’s royal family(王室)？

Meghan Markle was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1981. Her mother, Doria, was a doctor, and her father, Tom, was a television lighting director. For 10 years after school each day, young Meghan spent time at the studio where her father worked. This experience allowed her to become very comfortable with the acting business. For that reason, she knew she wanted to become an actress from a very early age.

As a child, she felt strongly about something else, too: People should be treated equally. This passion(熱情)to help others is still a big part of her life today.

Her acting career began in 2002 when she made her first appearance on TV. Other small parts on TV and in a few films followed. Then finally in 2011, Markle got her big break. She won a lead role in the popular TV series Suits.

Title: Meghan Markle - the Actress Who Just 1. a Prince

Meghan Markle 2.Britain's royal family on May 19th.
Background3.	She was born in Los Angeles. California, in 1981. Her mother was a doctor and her father was a TV lighting director. She wanted to be an actress when she was very 4..
Acting career	It started in 2002 when she5.on TV for the first time. She played some small parts on TV and in films afterwards. She got the lead role in the popular TV series Suits in 2011.

1.married 2.joined 3.information 4.young 5.appeared 【解析】短文介紹了美國(guó)女演員梅格漢·馬克爾。1981年她出生于加利福尼亞洛杉磯。母親多里亞是一名醫(yī)生，父親湯姆是一位電視照明監(jiān)督。梅格漢·馬克爾從小就想當(dāng)一名演員，演藝生涯始于2002，并在2011年獲得重大突破，成為電視劇的主角。2018年在5月19日梅格漢·馬克...

完成句子 按所給的漢語,用英語完成下列句子，并將答案寫在答題卡對(duì)應(yīng)題號(hào)的橫線上

1.對(duì)于你的看法我恐怕無法茍同。

I'm afraid I__________________________________

2.機(jī)會(huì)就在面前，但值得冒此風(fēng)險(xiǎn)嗎？

The chance is right in front of us, but_____________________________？

3.江蘇無錫因水著名，也曾因水而困。

Wuxi__________________ its water but it once had trouble because of water.

4.此事掛在我心頭已有數(shù)月，但依然亳無頭緒。

This matter____________________________, but I still haven t got a clue.

5.明星該如何得體吸引粉絲注意，網(wǎng)上對(duì)此曾有熱議。

There was a heated online discussion on____________________________.

6.這首樂曲雖是偶然之作，但價(jià)值恒遠(yuǎn)。

This piece of music has ____________________________by accident.

1. can’t agree on your opinion(s). 2. is it worth taking a risk? 3. is famous for 4. has been on my mind for several months. 5. how stars should attract/catch/draw the attention of fans pr...

書面表達(dá)

假設(shè)你名叫張華，是“2018無錫馬拉松”組委會(huì)的一名工作人員。近日，外聯(lián)絡(luò)部轉(zhuǎn)發(fā)給你一位牙買加選手的電子郵件，并附上了組委會(huì)的處理意見。請(qǐng)根據(jù)郵件內(nèi)容及處理意見給他回復(fù)。

Dear sir/madam,

I'm Alfred from Jamaica. I took part in 2018 Wuxi Marathon on March 25 and I got a silver medal. I didn't realize you had got my name wrong until I showed the medal to my friends. My family name is Morrison, with double 'r'. However, there's only one 'r' on the medal. How could this happen?! :-(

Yours sincerely,

Alfred MoRRison

處理意見：

1.重制獎(jiǎng)牌，6月25日前寄出；

2.提供一張免費(fèi)機(jī)票作為補(bǔ)償(compensation),兩年內(nèi)可從世界任意地點(diǎn)飛往上海；

3. 舊獎(jiǎng)牌須收回。

注意事項(xiàng)：

1.郵件內(nèi)容須根據(jù)處理意見自擬，要求語句通順、意思連貫、符合情境；

2.詞數(shù)在80個(gè)左右，郵件的首尾已在答題卡上給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)；

3. 郵件必須寫在答題卡指定的位置上。

Dear Morrison: It is true that we have got your name wrong. I am sorry for making such a mistake. We have decided to have made a new model for you after discussing it. It will be sent to you bef...

Tom is________ honest boy and likes playing ________ chess and baseball.

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

D 【解析】句意：湯姆是個(gè)誠(chéng)實(shí)的男孩，喜歡下棋和打棒球。冠詞作為一種虛詞，只能和名詞一起使用。英語中的冠詞分為不定冠詞和定冠詞。不定冠詞有兩個(gè)，a 和 an。a用在輔音開頭的單詞前面；an用于以元音開頭的單詞前。不定冠詞用在單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞前面，表示這個(gè)人或事物是泛指的不確定的一個(gè)，相當(dāng)于中文的“一個(gè)”。定冠詞和名詞連用，表示某個(gè)或某些特定的人或東西。前一空表示泛指，honest第一個(gè)音發(fā)元音，...

Some passengers were waiting at the bus stop______ the whole roof fell down.

A. while B. when C. as soon as D. after

B 【解析】句意：當(dāng)整個(gè)屋頂?shù)顾鷷r(shí)，一些乘客正在車站等車。A. while當(dāng)…時(shí)候，引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句，通常表示兩個(gè)動(dòng)作同時(shí)發(fā)生；B. when當(dāng)…時(shí)候，引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句，可以表示一個(gè)動(dòng)作發(fā)生時(shí)，另一個(gè)動(dòng)作正在進(jìn)行，符合本題含義；C. as soon as 一…就…, 引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句；D. after在…之后，引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語從句。故選：B。

--- Which country has the__________ population in the world?

--- China. It’s a little_________ than that of India.

A. most, most B. biggest, bigger C. more, most D. bigger, bigger

B 【解析】句意：-世界上人口最多的國(guó)家是哪一個(gè)? -中國(guó)，比印度人口的多一點(diǎn)。most最高級(jí), 最多；biggest最高級(jí)，最大的；bigger形容詞的比較級(jí)，較大的；more較多的。修飾說明人口的“多少”的形容詞為“small/big/large”。前一句表示在一個(gè)范圍內(nèi)比較人口，使用形容詞的最高級(jí)biggest/largest; 第二題依據(jù) “than” 可知，使用形容詞的比較級(jí)“bi...

This pair of glasses ______ be Jimmy’s. He’s the only one who wears glasses.

A. must B. might C. can’t D. mustn’t

A 【解析】句意：這副眼鏡一定是吉米的。他是唯一一個(gè)戴眼鏡的人。本題考察情態(tài)動(dòng)詞表示“猜測(cè)”之意。A. must一定，表示十分有把握的肯定猜測(cè)；B. might可能，表示不確定的肯定猜測(cè)； C. can’t不可能，表示有把握的否定猜測(cè)；D. mustn’t不許，表示禁止。根據(jù)后文He’s the only one who wears glasses.可知，對(duì)猜測(cè)“是吉米的”十分有把握。故選：...

Ben always thought he knew everybody’s business better than they knew it________.

A. themselves B. oneself C. itself D. himself

A 【解析】句意：本總是認(rèn)為他比他們自己更了解每個(gè)人的業(yè)務(wù)。A. themselves反身代詞，他們自己； B. oneself某人自己；C. itself反身代詞，它自己；D. himself反身代詞，他自己。本題與they相對(duì)應(yīng)，因而使用反身代詞themselves。故選：A。