A

             ★★☆☆☆

York Minster is one of the world,s greatest (大教堂) . We welcome visitors from around the world to share in our daily life,to explore the past,and to enjoy a busy programme of events and concerts. This wonderful cathedral belongs to us all,and we invite you to experience it for yourself.

Great value admission (門票) 

  Adult admission is £10 and your ticket is valid (有效的) for 12 months. Up to 4 children can visit the Minster for free with one adult. It costs £20,000 a day to run York Minster. Your admission charge directly supports the future of this historic building.

Add more to your visit

    Climb the Central Tower,an important city landmark with the best views of Yorkshire. 

Opening times

   Monday - Saturday from 9 am Sunday from 12. 45 pm Free guided tours run from Momday tc Saturday between 10 am - 3 pm.

   Please note there is a particular time when the Minster is open for services only. Please check opening times before you visit.

Group visits

    There are special discounts for groups of 10 or more people and a number of special tours.

Please call us on 01904 557 217 or email us at groups@yorkminster.org.

Learning

   Visiting York Minster is a good learning experience with activities and workshops for all ages. For 'hiore information visit www.yorkminster.org/leaming,call 01904 557 224 or email us at leaming@yorkminster.org.

21. What can visitors do in York Minster?

   A. Explore ways of improving Yorkshire.

   B. Join some research programmes.

   C. Hold a series of concerts.

   D. Learn about its history.

22. When can you get someone to show you around for free?

   A. At 9 am on Monday.

   B. At 12. 45  pm on Sunday.

   C. At 11 am on Friday.

   D. At 4 pm on Saturday.

23. What are you adised to do if you are interested in group tours?

   A. Phone 01904 557 217.

   B. Send an email to leaming@yorkminster.org.

   C. Call 01904 557 224.

   D. Visit www.yorbninster.org/leaming.

                         B

                      ★★★★★

      Anna Schiferl hadn,t even got out of bed when she reached for her cell phone and typed text to her mom,one recent Saturday. Mom was right downstairs in the kitchen. The text? Anna wanted an egg for breakfast. Soon after,Joanna Schiferl called,rtIf you want to talk to me,Anna,come downstairs and see me!Anna laughs about it now. “I was kind of being lazy,” she admits.

    These days,many people with cell phones prefer texting to a phone call. And that's creating a communication divide,of sorts — the talkers vs. the texters. Some would argue that' s no big deal. But many experts say the most success-fill communicators will,of course,have the competence to do both. And they fear that more of us are unable to have 一 or at least are avoiding 一 the traditional face-to-face conversations.

     Many pra/ewoa (教授) say it is not common to see students outside of class. UI sit in my office hours lonely now because if my students have a When this program started six years ago,question,they email me,often late at night,says Renee Houston,a professor at the University of Puget Sound in Washington state. "And they never call." ，

     As Anna sees it: “There are people you’ 11 text,but won’ t call. It's just a way to stay in touch with each other.Some believe that scores of texts each day keep people more comiected.

   “The problein is that the conversation isn,t  very deep,says Joseph Grenny,co-author of the book Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High. 

    The problem has been there since wc ve had telephones — probably since the time of a tegrflp(電報) ，” Grenny says. Texting is just the latest way to do that. Though they may not always ’ be so good at deep conversations themselves, Grenny suggests that parents model the behavior for their children and put down their own cell phones. He says that they also should set limits,as  yXnna,smom did when she ttiade the no texting to people in the same housew rule.

6. According to Paragraph 1 ,Joanna.

   A. was very strict with her daughter

   B. did not know how to use a cell phone

   C. was angry that her daughter got up late

   D. did not have any breakfast that morning

7. The underlined word  competencein Paragraph 2 probably means “ ”.

   A. chance   B. ability

   C. courage   D. patience

8. What do we know about Renee’students?

     A. They often work late at night.

     B. They often ask strange questions.

     C. Few ask her questions face to face.

     D . Many email her if she feels lonely.

9. In Joseph Grenny’s opinion, .

   A. cell phones make people lonelier

   B. telephones help people communicate clearly

   C. texting helps people have deeper conversations

   D. talking should be encouraged instead of texting

10. What would be the best title for the text?

   A. Why is communication important?

   B. How does texting affect kids at school?

   C. Is texting ruining the art of conversation?

   D. How can we avoid one-sided conversations?

                                          A

                                       ★★★★☆

        The goat (畜棚) at a Putnam County market in Greencastle,Indiana,will soon be full of,well,goats. But right now it’s full of tables (堆積) with clothes,books and housewares.

At the tables are families,lots of them. Some waited in line for more than an hour to have the right to get the larger things,like furniture. Carrie Ardito was first in that line and ran to the back to get a clothes dryer.

     Yeah,I wasn’t expecting one. But I saw it,and it was wonderful!w Ardito says. “It s something I can't afford on my own."

With so many eager new owners,it's hard to believe that most of these things were voluntarily left behind by students at DePauw University, about a mile up the road. For the last six years,the school of about 2 ,200 has developed a yearly program,encouraging students as they move out of the dorms each year to give things away — not throw them away.

     Ed Sparks is helping his wife search on the tables.

     She was mainly after a bed — a couch-bed, whatever you want to call it — for the little one,” Sparks says.

The little one is their daughter,Madlynn,who was smiling and playing with a large,yellow foam hand from some past DePauw sporting event.

It means a lot,Sparks says. ^Nqw she has something a little bit better than what she's got right now."

     Allen Denhart,who was moving his daughter Emily out after her first year,sardTTe movea his kids out of dorm rooms before but was doing it differently this year because of the continual reminders to give away.

      Yeah,normally I would have just taken it to the garbage can if I didn’ t know,” he says. “Like that big piece of carpet there,it will probably save somebody $50 or $100 if they need a piece of carpet for next year."

only about a dozen families benefited. This year it's more than 100.

1. Which word can be used to describe Ardito,s feelings?

   A. Afraid.               B. Proud.

   C. Satisfied.              D. Worried.

2. Who started the program?

   A. A Putnam County market.

   B. Some college students.

   C. Some local farmers.

   D. DePauw University.

3. What did Madlynn need according to Sparks?

   A. A small toy.

   B. A couch-bed.

    C. A bigger dinner table.

   D. A sporting event ticket.

4. When Denhart moved his kids out of dorms

before, 

   A. he threw unwanted things away

   B. he usually gave things away

   C. he tried to bring everything home

   D. he sold used carpets at low prices

5. What can we learn about the program?

   A. It helps local families save some money.

   B. It has become less popular over the years.

   C. It improves communication among farmers.

   D. It is a chance for students to know about animals.

假設(shè)你是李華，你的英國朋友瑪麗目前在你市某所中 學(xué)作交換生。她對京劇很感興趣，因此你決定邀清她本周 《

六下午在大劇院觀看京劇《花木蘭》。請根據(jù) 以下提示,給她寫•封電子郵件。

1. 提出邀請并簡述原因； 

2. 提出觀劇后活動建議(如品嘗特色小吃等) ； 

3. 期待對方問復(fù)。

注意：1. 詞數(shù)100左右(開頭和結(jié)尾己給出，但不計入

     總詞數(shù)) ；

2. 可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

Dear Mary,

      I have good news to tell you.

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有 10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號 ,并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\ ) 劃掉。

修改:在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1. 每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2. 只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起) 不計分。

    The first day I went to school,I climb nervously onto the school bus. It was lull of noisy child

shouting and laughing excited. Then I found out a place next to a quiet girl with long hair and big

eyes. We were both very shy,but we didn't talk much on the way to school,although we smiled with

each other. In the followed days,we got to know each other better,and became good friends. Now

when either of them has a problem,the other is always ready to helping. We have so much in common

that we spend most our free time together.

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容

(1個單詞) 或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Karen: Hi,David!What made you become an author?

David: I owe that to my mother,who encouraged me in my work. She always told me to do whatever I liked and have 61. (patient) . So I        could achieve the success I dreamed 62. .

Karen: Very encouraging!At what age did you know you would become a writer?

David: I started writing at 12 ,but realized 63. I was a writer when I was 13 , Karen: Wow!That's 64. (real) young.     So,how does being such a young writer influence 65.

childhood? Do you do things like other kids or in a different way?

David: I am not different but my thinking is. I think in quite different ways,66.  makes people say “You are very different”.

Karen: As a young writer,do you find time 67. (go) with friends to movies,concerts or do you find yourself always writing?

David: I don't have time for concerts or movies not because I am a writer but because I have to study a lot. Usually I 68. (ask) to       concentrate on my studies,writing,and 69. (play) outdoor games.

Karen: That's great. You 70. (write) ten novels so far. Are you planning on writing another book in the near future?

David: Yes. It will be available in about 2 months.

     Have you ever flown on an airplane? Before you left,you 41 everything you would need for your 42 in a suitcase. Most suitcases that travel on an airplane have to be 43 in special areas away from the passengers. It helps keep the plane 44 . This also frees up more room for passengers and makes them more 45 .

     While you were flying in the airplane^ you might have had 46 looking out of the window or listening to music. Your suitcases,though,didn't get the same 47 . Where had they gotie? Most airports have (行李處理系統(tǒng)) that 48 your baggage during your trip.

      The systems differ from airport to airport,but baggage handlers have three 49 jobs. First,they move your baggage from the check-in area to the 50 you’ 11 be catching. Then your baggage 51 sit with all the other passengers’ baggage in certain areas of your airplane. Second,if you have to 52 airplanes somewhere during your trip,your baggage will be moved to the new airplane you are going to 53 . Finally,they will move your baggage from the airplane to a 54 area at your final destination (目的地) .

     Of course,the systems must make sure baggage travel to the 55 airplanes. Even so,mistakes happen every day. Sometimes,baggage may 56 their airplane. When this happens,they may be found 57 and sent on the next available airplane. Some baggage,though,gets 58 for longer periods of time and may end up in offsite storage facilotise(異地倉儲設(shè)成點) .Baggage that can never be 59 to their owners may be given away to charity 60 they can be sold at special auctions（ 拍賣會) .

41. A. forgot   B. packed

   C. rewrote   D. discovered

42. A. trip   B. visit   C. house   D. village

43. A. cleaned   B. shared   C. stored   D. repaired

44. A. safe   B. fixed

   C. heavy   D. organized

45. A. careful   B. beautiful

   C. confident   D. comfortable

46. A. fun   B. money   C. courage   D. patience

47. A. education   B. treatment

   C. knowledge   D. experiment

48. A. make use of   B. take care of

   C. catch up with   D. break away from

49. A. easy   B. interesting

   C. Tnain   D. well-paid

50. A. bus   B. boat   C. train   D. airplane

51. A. usually   B. nearly   C. never   D. still

52. A. stop   B. control

   C. change   D. choose ,

53. A. see   B. take   C. save   D. order

54. A. picnic   B. dining

   C. rest   D. collection

55. A. right   B. quiet   C. small   D. slow

56. A. meet   B. follow   C. miss   D. destroy

57. A. clearly   B. quickly

   C. strangely   D. suddenly

58. A. lost   B. washed

   C. broken   D. prepared

59. A. added   B. lent

   C. introduced   D. returned

60. A. if   B. so   C. or   D. but

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選壩中選出能項入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

    Gold fever In 1848,when gold was discovered in California,John Sutter was already one of the wealthiest people in America. 36 Sutter built a fort(要塞) there,and soon he had 12 ,000 head of cattle (牛) and hundreds of workers.

    By the mid-1840s,more and more Americans were coming to California. 37 He saw them as part of his new Aiwgdom (王國) .However,he had no idea that this would destroy his dream some day.

     At the beginning of 1848,Sutter sent James Marshall and about twenty men to the American River to build a sawmill. 38 Later he wrote, “I reached my hand down and picked it up; it made my heart beat fast,for I was certain it was gold."

    39 Hundreds of thousands of people,almost all of them men,began to prepare for the journey west. They said their goodbyes and tried to take a chance on gold: a year of pain in return for a lifetime of riches. They were called “Forty-Niners” because they left home in 1849.

40 Sutter did not have gold fever. He wanted an agricultural kingdom and refused to give up his dream. In the new California,he was simply in the way. The Forty-Niners destroyed his crops and pulled down his fort for the building materials. In the end,he was very sad and left California.

   A. Sutter welcomed the newcomers.

   B. A few films were made about the story of John Sutter.

   C. He was a European and moved to California in 1839.

   D. However,few people believed the discovery was a fact.

   E. The news soon spread to every village and town.

   F. By the end of 1850,Sutter's kingdom completely broke down.

   G. It was nearly complete when something unusual caught Marshall's eyes.

                              D

                                 ★★★★☆

     “One thing I enjoy about my job is that I can i work on something that is actually active,” says Game McGimsey,an American volcanologist ( 火山學(xué)家) .Part of his job includes keeping an eye ; on Alaska's many active volcanoes and giving  people a heads-up when a volcano might erupt(噴發(fā)) . 

     Like most jobs in the sciences,volcanology 1requires a lot of education. McGimsey received an undergraduate degree in geology at the University of North Carolina,then landed an zw 紀(jì)(實習(xí) 期) with a geologist at the (美國地質(zhì)勘探 局) whose area of expertise was volcanoes. After earning a graduate degree at the University of Colorado,McGimsey accepted a job with the USGS and has been with the Alaska Volcano Observatory for 25 years. 

       Volcanoes can influence the world in ways we might not think about. For example,on Dec. 15,1989,a 747 jetliner (a large airplane) flew through a thick ash (灰) cloud、produced by Mount Redoubt,an Alaskan volcano that hadn,t erupted in 25 years. The ash caused all four   engines to die,and the plane5 s electronics went dead.a  The plane was within several thousand feet of flying into the mountains below when the pilots gpt 教 couple of the engines restarted and landed safely in Anchorage,” McGimsey says. It cost nearly $80 million to repair the damage to the plane.

       Such situations show just how dangerous volcanoes can be. However,volcanologists know the risks and are prepared to protect themselves.

    “There is certainly a higher danger level in volcanology than some other jobs”’ McGimsey admits. aWe understand how serious the danger is,and we don't like taking unnecessary chances. We avoid getting too close to an erupting volcano,because it's not worth injury or death simply to get a rock or photograph."

32. Before working for the USGS,McGimsey

   A. had been a pilot for 25 years

   B. knewnothing about the organization

   C. had taught at the University of North Carolina

   D. had studied at the University of Colorado

33. On Dec. 15,1989,a 747 jetliner

   A. had all its engines restarted

   B. flew into a volcano in Europe

   C. survived an air accident luckily

   D. disappeared in a huge ash cloud

34. What McGimsey says in the last paragraplv

shows his .

   A. pride           B. carefulness

   C. loneliness          D. doubt

35. What would be the best title for the text?

   A. Game McGimsey: a man of his word

   B. Game McGimsey: a volcano watcher

   C. The eruption of Mount Redoubt

   D. Lost land of the volcano

      In Britain,many theatres put on shows for children at Christmas and many theatres have a theatre-in-education team working there. This team,made up of actors and teachers,writes plays for children,usually performing them in schools. They do different plays for different age groups and the children often take part in the play in some way.

     Pantomime is a special kind of Christmas show for children. It is loved by people and also allows the audience （觀眾） to join in. Panto-mime” was the name of the Roman actor \yho performed shows without speaking —this is where the English word “mime” comes from.

    A pantomime is always based on a well-known children's story. But there ays certain types of characters in the show and certain situations and events. For example,a pantomime must always include a hero,known as the “principal boy” and this principal boy is always played by a pretty girl wearing a short cosfume (服裝) .Then there is the cpmic older woman,known as the “dame” who is played by a man. There is always a group of men and women who sing and dance and often there is a pantomime horse. The I horse is played by two men who form the u frontj and “back” ends inside a “horse” costume. It is fUnny and it usually kicks the dame when she isn,looking.

       Members of the audience have to shout a warning to one of the characters and argue with the character (usually the dame) when she does not believe them. When she shouts, "Oh no,it isn’t,” the audience always responds with “Oh ; yes,it is!?, The audience also learns and sings a i simple song and a few children are sometimes invited to help one of the characters during the show.

29. The theatre-in-education teams .

   A. are made up of famous local actors

   B. write plays for the same age group

   C. often give plays in their own theatres

   D. usually allow children to join in a play

30. According to the text,a pantomime .

   A. is designed to make people laugh I

   B. is made up of three characters

   C. is especially popular with grown-ups 

   D. can be watched all year round in Britain

31. When the dame says, “Yes,it is”，the audience I

should .

   A. follow her and sing 

   B. stand up and dance 

   C. repeat what she says 

   D. disagree with her loudly