20．UNITED NATIONS，December 19，2013 （Xinhua）--The United Nations held a special meeting to honor great Nelson Mandela，the former South African president who passed away on December 19，2013 at the age of 95，because Nelson Mandela is respected across the world．And to South Africans he is a superstar．He is a hero who shocked the world by fighting for peace between races，although he spent 27 years in prison．
     Nelson Mandela，winning the nation's first all-race elections in 1994，stopped working completely in 1999．But he remains as popular as ever．His being popular has promoted the whole national industry．His picture has appeared at many places，including on some goods．His face has appeared on a South African coin，a business area was named in his honour and some business leaders hope to build a great statue in his honour---the Statue of Freedom．It would stand taller than New York's Statue of Liberty．
    His being popular is similar to that of John F．Kennedy in US or Winston Churchill in Britain，but few politicians in this times have achieved his level of being popular．Sometimes it isn't completely appreciated what a skilled performer Mandela has been throughout his political career．He's a very，very clever man．However，he is far from perfect．
     Most articles for his birthday，which appeared in every major South African newspaper on the day，mainly mentioned that Mandela did have his shortcomings．Then they returned to their flowing praises．
"Through the ages，the human race has had its icons （偶像）---men and women who rose above ordinary people to encourage their generations，"The Mail and Guardian Weekly said．"In our generation，the gods presented us Nelson Mandela．"
56．Nelson Mandela is loved by all the people of South Africa becauseC．
A．he's as popular as Kennedy and Churchill
B．he spent 27 years in prison
C．he's a great fighter against the racialism
D．he's the first all-race elections president
57．Which of the following statements about Mandela's picture is true？A
A．It helps develop business．
B．It appears on the Statue of Freedom．
C．It is used to raise money for the Statue of Freedom．
D．It is similar to that of John F．Kennedy or Winston Churchill．
58．The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means"B．"
A．Mandela is as great as a god 
B．We are proud to live in Mandela's time
C．Mandela lives together with us all
D．We are proud to know Mandela
59．What can we infer from the text？A
A．He contributed a lot to the development of peace between races．
B．Most articles specially stressed Mandela's shortcomings．
C．The Statue of Freedom is a present for Mandela's birthday．
D．The article may have appeared in a newspaper on Mandela's birthday．

19．假如你是一名英語課代表，發(fā)現(xiàn)部分同學(xué)對英語學(xué)習(xí)失去了信心．請你寫一篇詞數(shù)不少于100字的英語短文來鼓勵他們，喚起其對學(xué)習(xí)英語的興趣．
寫作要點(diǎn)：
1、學(xué)習(xí)英語的重要性．
2、提高英語成績的措施（至少3點(diǎn)）．
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18．Space tourism could he the dream of almost every human being on the planet，but it is only there for a few extremely rich people who can afford the cost．One of the possibilities that impressed me most is the one offered by a company called Space Adventures．
What they have in place is a space tourism program that allows you to travel to the International Space Station （ISS）．The preparation for the trip starts some months before it really departs．There is a training period which mainly deals with zero gravity operations，flight control and survival （生存）activities．
The trip can be planned exactly to meet your needs，either as a scientific researcher，or simply as an adventure traveler．Probably you will not find any other kind of trip where all details are planned so carefully for your enjoyment．
One of the great things，even if it would be a bit more expensive，is to include a space walk within your trip，and thatsurely would be a good opportunity to dance outside with your loved one to a slow waltz．Sorry，I forgot there's no sound in space!
Whatever you choose，you may have no problems apart from the cost，as the requirements seem to be less than the ones needed for getting a visa（簽證）．
Finally，the question you have had in mind gets answered．You say space tourism is expensive．For a normal booked flight to the ISS，you will be paying between $30 and 40 million．But hey!A Russian language course is included!
68．From this passage，we mainly learnB．
A．a(chǎn)bout the cost of traveling in space
B．a(chǎn)bout a space tourism program    
C．a(chǎn)bout a new kind of traveling
D．that everyone will soon be able to travel in space
69．That passage does NOT mention whether space tourists will learnD．
A．how to control a flight            
B．how to get used to zero gravity
C．how to survive in space            
D．how to take pictures in space
70．The passage suggests thatA．
A．Space Adventure plans carefully for tourists 
B．a(chǎn) visa is a must if you want to travel in space
C．people can't communicate in space     
D．a(chǎn)t present only a few people are interested in traveling in space
71．What does the underlined word"that"in Paragraph 4 refer to？C
A．Dancing in space
B．A slow waltz．
C．A walk in space             
D．Asking for a space walk．

17．假如你在某英文網(wǎng)站的ask Advice Girl欄目看到一位網(wǎng)友來信，請你回復(fù)給出建議．

Dear Advice Girl， I have just moved from California to Ohio．At my new school，there are so many groups like those I see in movies，but there's no one like the people I used to be with．How can I fit in（融入） or at least make some friends？ Erica

[寫作內(nèi)容]
1．在新學(xué)校交朋友有困難，但…；
2．主動和別人交談和分享；
3．發(fā)現(xiàn)興趣相同的同學(xué)，然后…；
4．參加某個社團(tuán)（association）或…；
5．…
[寫作要求]
1．適當(dāng)發(fā)揮，不能逐條翻譯；2．詞數(shù)：約90詞；3．書寫規(guī)范，卷面整潔；
[評分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)]
句子結(jié)構(gòu)準(zhǔn)確，信息內(nèi)容完整，篇章結(jié)構(gòu)連貫．
Dear Erica，
I am sorry to learn that you have problems in your new school． 
                
Love，
The Advice Girl．

16．請以"My Favorite Program-----Animal World"為題寫一篇120詞左右的英語短文．內(nèi)容提示：
1、我喜歡《動物世界》這個節(jié)目．
2、第一，我喜歡小動物；第二，主持人把節(jié)目辦得生動活潑；第三，通過節(jié)目我了解到許多過去不知道的東西，例如，各種動物和它們的生活，人與動物，自然與人類的關(guān)系及保護(hù)動物的意義．
3、動物是自然的一部分，與人不能分開；人類要生活得好，就必須保護(hù)生態(tài)平衡．
提示詞：
主持人 host； 保持生態(tài)平衡   keep nature in balance．

15．請以My favorite Newspaper 為題用英語寫一篇120詞左右的英語短文，介紹21世紀(jì)報（21stCentury）．
短文應(yīng)該包括下列所提供的所有內(nèi)容．
1、報紙名稱及使用語言：21Century，英文報紙；
2、出版地點(diǎn)及出版周期：北京，每周一期；
3、版面內(nèi)容：每周新聞，今日世界，語言課堂，體育與音樂，學(xué)生導(dǎo)報；
4、特色：圖文并茂；
5、目的：學(xué)習(xí)英語詞匯，提高英語水平，獲取各種信息；
6、效果：廣為人知，深受喜愛．

14．假設(shè)你目前在英國參加語言培訓(xùn)班，住在Mrs．William家．你需要完成培訓(xùn)老師布置的作業(yè)：用英語描述你的房東．內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)如下：
1．外貌特征；
2．容易相處；
3．對中國感興趣．
注意：1．詞數(shù)：l20詞左右；開頭已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)；
2．可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮，以使行文連貫．
I'm now staying at Mrs．William's．         ．

13．為了豐富廣大學(xué)生的生活，學(xué)生會將舉辦一次音樂周活動．請以組織者的身份寫一個書面通知，要求如下：
時間：5月第一周
     活動：1．演唱歌曲：流行歌曲．
    2．器樂演奏：古典和民間音樂．
    3．音樂比賽：聽歌曲片段，然后說出出處．
     地點(diǎn)：屆時通知． 
參加者請于4月20 日前報名．
注意：1．書面通知應(yīng)寫成一篇連貫的短文．
            2．可以適當(dāng)增減細(xì)節(jié)．
            3．詞數(shù)100字左右．
            4．通知格式已寫好．
            5．參考詞語：
classical，folk，musical instruments，contest，sign up，take part in 
 Music Week
    The Students Union has decided to organize a music week．                                                                                                                  
Come and have fun!
Students Union．

12．Women are now as likely to use the Internet as men-about two-thirds of both genders---yet a new study shows that gaps remain in what each sex does online．
American men who go online are more likely than women to check the weather，the news，sports，political and financial information，the Pew Internet and American Life Project reported Wednesday．They are also more likely to use the Internet to download music and software and to take a class．
Online women，meanwhile，are bigger users of e-mail，and they are also more likely to go online for religious information and support for health or personal problems．
"For men，it's just，‘give me the facts，'"said Deborah Fallows，who wrote the report based on six years of Pew surveys，"For women，its‘Let's talk about this．Are you worried about this problem？'It's keeping in touch and connecting with people in a richer way．"
About two-thirds of the 6，403adults surveyed by Pew during 2005said they use the Internet．By gender，it was 68%of the male respondents，and 66%of the female participants---a statistically insignificant（不重要的）difference given the study's margin of sampling error of plus or minus 2%points．In 2002，by contrast，the gap was slightly larger：61%vs.57%．
The surverys find that for many activities，such as getting travel information or looking up a phone number，men and women are equally likely to use the Internet．

60．According to the passage，which of the following is not what American men who go online do？B
A．Checking the weather and the news．
B．Searching for religious information．
C．Downloading some music．
D．Taking a class．
61．What is the probable meaning of the sentence"gap remain in what each sex does online"？C
A．There are some difference between men and women in the US．
B．There is a slight difference between the numbers of men and women online in the US．
C．Men and women in the US have difference tastes about what they do online．
D．Men and women in the US have difference way of surfing the Internet．
62．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage？A
A．The gap between both sexes going online in 2002was slightly larger than that in 2005．
B．Women in the US going on line are only concerned with personal problems．
C．Men are still more likely to use the Internet than women．
D．A small part of women in the US go on line today．
63．What's the author's purpose of writing the article？D
A．To tell us the different aims of men and women in the US who go online．
B．To show why men and women are equally likely to use the Internet．
C．To teach us how to surf the Internet．
D．To offer us some information of both sexes'going online in the US．

11．On a hot summer day in south Florida，a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old lake behind his house．
（31）Bto dive into the cool water，he ran out of the back door，leaving behind shoes，socks and shirt as he went．He （32）C into the water，not realizing that（33）A he swam toward the middle of the lake，an alligator （美洲鰐） was swimming toward the shore．In the house his mother saw the two as they got closer and closer together．In extreme  （34）D，she ran toward the water，yelling to her son as（35）Das she could．
Hearing her voice，the little boy became （36）C and made a return．It was too late．Just as he reached her，the alligator reached him．
From the bank，the mother （37）A her little boy by the arms just as the alligator bit his （38）B．That began an unbelievable tug-of-war （拔河）．The alligator was much stronger，but the mother was much too （39）C to let go．A farmer happened to （40）D，heard her screams，raced from his truck，took aim and （41）B   the alligator．
（42）B，after weeks in the hospital，the little boy （43）C．His legs were extremely scarred （傷疤） by the fierce attack of the animal and，on his arms，were deep scratches where his mother's fingernails dug into his flesh in her effort to （44）D to the son she loved．
The newspaper reporter who interviewed the boy asked if he would show him his scars．The boy lifted his legs．And then，with obvious （45）A  he said to the reporter，"But look at my arms．I have great scars on my arms，too．I have them because my mom wouldn't （46）D．"
You and I can （47）C with that little boy．We have scars，too．No，not from an alligator，or anything quite so dramatic．But the scars of a （48）A  past．Some of those scars are（49）B  and have caused us deep （50）A．But，some scars，my friend，are because God has refused to let go．In the course of your struggle，he has been there holding on to you．

31．A．For the first time	B．In a hurry	C．In the distance	D．In anxiety
32．A．marched	B．crossed	C．flew	D．climbed
33．A．a(chǎn)s	B．because	C．a(chǎn)lthough	D．if
34．A．a(chǎn)nger	B．excitement	C．surprise	D．fear
35．A．gently	B．loudly	C．wildly	D．excitedly
36．A．naughty	B．interested	C．a(chǎn)larmed	D．foolish
37．A．grabbed	B．beat	C．pushed	D．hooked
38．A．feet	B．legs	C．hands	D．a(chǎn)rms
39．A．frightened	B．critical	C．devoted	D．impressed
40．A．walk by	B．swim by	C．run by	D．drive by
41．A．helped	B．shot	C．cut	D．shouted
42．A．Unfortunately	B．Remarkably	C．Instantly	D．Fundamentally
43．A．died	B．discourage	C．survived	D．declined
44．A．pass on	B．settle down	C．keep on	D．hold on
45．A．pride	B．curiosity	C．a(chǎn)dmiration	D．happiness
46．A．let down	B．let out	C．let off	D．let go
47．A．compare	B．respond	C．identify	D．imitate
48．A．painful	B．pleasant	C．splendid	D．mysterious
49．A．valid	B．ugly	C．curable	D．imaginary
50．A．regret	B．capacity	C．defense	D．reflection．