完形填空

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

I used to bury myself in despair. Last year my mother from stroke（中風）and had an operation on her brain. I felt my whole world turn upside down and I had no what I could do to help her to relieve her pain. Tears welled up in my eyes whenever I was alone.

Last month I lost a precious watch, which was an 18-year-old birthday gift from my father. I could not fall asleep for a couple of nights because I felt about the loss.

There have been many like these in my life. I could never figure out how to deal with such tough things I read “If You Have a Lemon, Make a Lemonade（檸檬汁）” by American writer Dale Carnegie.

“When the wise man is handed a lemon, he says, ‘What can I get from this? How can I improve my situation? How can I turn this lemon into a lemonade’” he wrote.

I suddenly that life is full of ups and downs, so I need to stay all the time. Now when I think of my past, I wish I could have handled things . When my mother was fighting for recovery, I should have held her hands in mine, telling her things would get better instead of and crying.

Several weeks ago, I took part in a campus singing competition. I didn’t a prize. If I had not this article, I would definitely have felt again. But instead, I smiled after the competition. I was happy that at least I had got some stage .

Life is not just a bed of roses. There are thorns（刺）as well, but these thorns help us become________ and strong. When life gives us a lemon, let’s try to make a lemonade.

1.A. resulted B. suffered C. survived D. escaped

2.A. hope B. wonder C. idea D. doubt

3.A. unbelievable B. enthusiastic C. angry D. terrible

4.A. diseases B. memories C. incidents D. difficulties

5.A. when B. until C. though D. since

6.A. lesson B. lemonade C. decision D. challenge

7.A. realized B. thought C. discovered D. predicted

8.A. healthy B. independent C. serious D. positive

9.A. exactly B. differently C. easily D. practically

10.A. shouting B. quarreling C. hiding D. challenging

11.A. expect B. miss C. win D. refuse

12.A. figured out B. written down C. put forward D. come across

13.A. embarrassed B. concerned C. excited D. discouraged

14.A. performance B. experience C. progress D. effect

15.A. brave B. calm C. famous D. clever

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當的內容（1個單詞）或括號內單詞的正確形式。將答案寫在答題卡的相應位置。

Timoteo Apaza is a gentle 46-year-old man, living in a village near the most dangerous part of the road, known locally 1. the Devil’s Bend. The roads are in bad condition and accidents are frequent. But thanks to Timoteo, who works as a human traffic signal, the death toll 2. (fall) so far. Apaza had been a miner and a soldier, and then one day he was working as a lorry driver he had a close encounter with death. He was driving a lorry load of bananas 3. he came off the road and fell three hundred metres down the mountain. Fortunately, he survived. A few years later, he was called in the night to help pull people out of a crashed bus. From then on, he felt that 4. was his mission in life to help others. So every morning, week in week out, from dawn to dusk, he takes up his place on the bend and directs the traffic. He is a volunteer and no one pays him for it. Sometimes drivers give him a tip, so that he has just enough money to live on. But often they just pass by, 5. (take) the human traffic signal for granted.

I travel a lot, and I find out different “styles” of directions every time I ask “How can I get to the post office?”

Foreign tourists are often confused in Japan because most streets there don’t have names; in Japan, people use landmarks (地標) in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.”

In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat; in many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, “Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.”

People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance in time, not miles. “How far away is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,” they answer, “it’s about five minutes from here.” You say, “Yes, but how many miles away is it?” They don’t know.

It’s true that a person doesn’t know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say, ‘Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I don’t know.” People in Yucatan believe that “I don’t know” is impolite, They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!

1.When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place they usually _________.

A. describe the place carefully

B. show him a map of the place

C. tell him the names of the streets

D. refer to recognizable buildings and places

2.What is the place where people measure distance in time?

A. New York. B. Los Angeles. C. Kansas. D. Iowa.

3.People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer ________.

A. in order to save time B. as a test

C. so as to be polite D. for fun

4.What can we infer from the text?

A. It’s important for travelers to understand cultural differences.

B. It’s useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly.

C. People have similar understandings of politeness.

D. New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors.

When I first got an e-mail account ten years ago, I received communications only from family, friends, and colleagues. Now it seems that every time I check my e-mail, I have an endless series of advertisements and other correspondence that do not interest me at all. If we want e-mail to continue to be useful, we need specific laws that make spamming (發(fā)送垃圾郵件) a crime.

If lawmakers do not do something soon to prohibit spam, the problem will certainly get much worse. Computer programs allow spammers to send hundreds of millions of e-mails almost instantly. As more and more advertisers turn to spam to sell their products, individual (個人的) e-mail boxes are often flooded with spam e-mails. Would people continue to use e-mail if they had to deal with an annoying amount of spam each time?

This problem is troubling for individuals and companies as well. Many spam e-mails contain computer viruses that can shut down the entire network of a company. Companies rely on e-mail for their employees to communicate with each other. Spam frequently causes failures in their local communications networks, and their employees are thus unable to communicate effectively. Such a situation results in a loss of productivity and requires companies to repeatedly repair their networks. These computer problems raise production costs of companies, which are, in the end, passes on to the consumer.

For these reasons, I believe that lawmakers need to legislate (立法) against spam. Spammers should be fined, and perhaps sent to prison if they continue to disturb people. E-mail is a tool which helps people all over the world to communicate conveniently, but spam is destroying this convenience.

1.What does the underlined word “correspondence” in the Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A. messages B. ideas

C. connections D. programs

2.According to the text, what is the major cause of the flooding spam?

A. Companies rely on e-mail for communications.

B. More people in the world communicate by e-mail.

C. Many computer viruses contain spam e-mail.

D. More advertisers begin to promote sales through spam.

3.What is the purpose of the text?

A. To inform B. To educate

C. To persuade D. To instruct

根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time，they become weak；when you start using them again，they slowly become strong again．Everybody knows this, and nobody would think of questioning the fact. 1. When someone says that he has a good memory，he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by exercising it regularly, either consciously or unconsciously．When someone else says that his memory is poor，he really means that he does not give it enough opportunity to become strong． 2. One of them exercises his arms and legs by playing tennis, while the other sits in a chair or a motor car all day.

If a friend complains that his arms are weak, we know that it is his own fault. 3. , many of us think that his parents are to blame，or that he is just unlucky, and few of us realize that it is just as much his own fault as if it was his arms or legs that were weak．Not all of us can become extremely clever; but all of us can, if we have ordinary bodies and brains, improve our strength and our memory by the same means—practice.

Have you ever found that some people who cannot read or write usually have better memories than those who can? 4. Of course, because those who cannot read or write have to remember things；they cannot write them down in a little notebook．They have to remember dates，time and prices, names，songs and stories；so their memory is the whole time being exercised．

5. ，learn from the poor：practise remembering．

短文改錯

短文中共有10處錯誤，錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號（∧），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞的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。

As summer vacation are coming soon, my classmates are trying very hardly to get train tickets to go home. But I have made up my minds to spend the vacation far from home for first time in my life. My parents have agreed to visiting me, and I will have a different vacation. When they came here, I will show them around my university and the city just as well. I have decided to buy them some nice gifts. It will be a big surprising for them. My parents have done a lot for me, but I think it is high time that I did anything special to express my thanks.

書面表達

假定你是李華，準備參加學校舉辦的主題為“健康成長”的英語作文比賽。請按要求寫一篇短文，主要內容包括：

1．樂觀的人生態(tài)度；

2．努力學習；

3．參加體育鍛煉。

注意： 1．詞數100左右；

2．可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫：

3．開頭已為你寫好。

We all want to grow up happily and healthily, and for this goal we must do several things.

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

HOURS

The MFA is open 7 days a week.

Monday and Tuesday: 10 am – 4:45?pm

Wednesday – Friday: 10 am – 9:45?pm

Saturday and Sunday: 10 am – 4:45?pm

HOLIDAYS AND CLOSINGS

The Museum will be closed on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Patriots’ Day (third Monday in April), Independence Day (July 4), Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.

The Museum will close early on Wednesday, at 4:45 pm, June 11, and Thursday, July 24.

ADMISSION

Adults: $25

Seniors (65+): $23

Students (18+): $23

Youths 7 – 17*: FREE*

Children 6 and under: FREE

*Weekdays after 3 pm, weekends, and Boston public school holidays; otherwise $10.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Take the T!

Because our limited parking fills up quickly – especially during popular exhibitions, holidays, and school vacation weeks – we encourage you to take advantage of the MBTA, Boston’s public transportation system (known by natives as the “T”).

Subway

Take the Green Line E train to the Museum of Fine Arts stop, or the Orange Line train to the Ruggles stop.

Bus

Take the 39 bus to the Museum of Fine Arts stop, or the 8, 47, or CT2 buses to the Ruggles stop.

The MFA strives to maintain a safe, comfortable, and respectful environment for all visitors. We also take our role as guardians of the objects in our collection very seriously. Please enjoy all that the Museum has to offer and observe the policies listed here to help protect and preserve the art on view in the Museum.

When Visiting the MFA Please Refrain (避免) from the Following:

Touching any art objects

Getting closer than 12 inches to any unprotected artwork

Gesturing within 2 feet of any artwork

Smoking

Chewing gum

Running, yelling, or disruptive behavior

Cell phone usage in the galleries

Flash photography

1.What day can you spend the longest at the museum?

A. On Mondays.

B. On Fridays.

C. On Sundays.

D. On Independence Day.

2.Middle-aged parents with a 10-year-old boy and 5-year-old girl will have to pay ______ for a visit at weekends.

A. $50.

B. $46.

C. $73.

D. $60.

3.To get to the museum, you are advised to arrive ______.

A. on foot.

B. by bike.

C. by car.

D. by bus.

4.According to the rules of the museum, ______.

A. you cannot take photos of the artworks.

B. you need to put your bags in lockers before tours.

C. you have to keep your distance from the artworks.

D. you should set your cell phone to silent mode.

ONE day my 5-year-old daughter, Mini, ran to the window crying: “A Cabuliwallah (從喀布爾來的水果商販)! A Cabuliwallah!” In the street below was a Cabuliwallah, passing slowly along. Mini called him loudly but when he looked at her she ran away scared. Shortly after this, the two became friends.

They started to hang out together, laughing and talking. Mini’s new friend would give her raisins (葡萄干) and almonds (杏仁) , spending the little money he had on her.

The two of them enjoyed joking together. The Cabuliwallah, who was called Rahmun, would say: “Well, little one, when are you going to the father-in-law’s house?” Mini did not understand this and was puzzled.

One morning, I heard uproar (騷動) in the street, and saw Rahmun being led away by the police. There were bloodstains on his clothes. I gathered that a neighbor had owed Rahmun money for a shawl (披肩) but had falsely denied having bought it, and that in the course of the quarrel Rahmun had struck him. On a charge of murderous assault (攻擊), Rahmun was sentenced to jail.

Time passed, and he was not remembered. Mini grew up and we were making arrangements for her wedding. I was sitting in my study when someone entered. It was Rahmun, the Cabuliwallah, released from prison.

Barely recognizable now, he asked to see Mini and said that all those years ago she had reminded him of his own daughter in Kabul. It was his belief that Mini was still the same. He had pictured her running to him calling “Cabuliwallah!”. He had imagined that they would laugh and talk together. In fact, he had brought her, wrapped up in paper, a few almonds and grapes.

The two were reunited but Mini had grown up. She now understood the meaning of the word “father-in-law,” and when he made this joke once more she flushed up (臉紅) at the question. He could not revive (還原) their old friendship.

When Rahmun left, I gave him a bank note, saying: “Go back to your own daughter, and may the happiness of your meeting bring good fortune to my child!”

Having made this present, I had to give up the electric lights and the military band I had intended for the wedding and the ladies in the house were disappointed. But to me the wedding feast was all the brighter for the thought that in a distant land a long-lost father met again with his child.

Adapted from Tagore’s (泰戈爾) short novel The Cabuliwallah

1.Which of the following is TRUE about Mini and Rahmun’s friendship?

A. They felt close to each other at first sight.

B. The author didn’t like Mini making friends with Rahmun.

C. Rahmun liked Mini more when the author often bought fruits from him.

D. Though not understanding all Rahmun’s jokes, Mini liked hanging out with him.

2.Why was Rahmun put into prison?

A. He hurt a man.

B. He stole a shawl.

C. He cheated his neighbor.

D. He was dishonest in his business.

3.From the article, we can conclude that the author was ______ Rahmun.

A. not fond of

B. worried about

C. not supportive of

D. sympathetic to