Chris recently completed a very unusual journey.Our reporter Mary met him at his home in south London and he told her all about the trip.
Reporter：What gave you the idea to travel around India on an elephant，Chris？
Chris：Well，it all started two years ago when I was planning a trip to India.I visited a photographic （摄影的） exhibition of elephants and I realized that the only way to travel around India was on an elephant.
Reporter：What did you do next？
Chris：I flew to New Delhi and started looking for an elephant.I needed an elephant trained to carry people.I didn't know anything about elephants，so I asked an expert for help.He taught me how to ride an elephant.He also helped me find an elephant.
Reporter：How long did it take to find a suitable elephant？
Chris：Not too long.I bought a female elephant called Tara for about USD 6，000.
Reporter：Can you tell me about the journey？
Chris：Tara and I set off from New Delhi a week later.We were heading to Sonepur in northern India where there is a big elephant market and I could sell Tara easily.And what a ride!Elephants can travel at about 6 miles an hour and Sonepur was more than 1，200 km away.It took us 64 days to complete the journey.
Reporter：Did you have any problems on your journey？
Chris：Yes，a few.But nothing serious.On the third day，Tara hurt her foot.But that got better quickly.Also，there was a lot of heavy rain during the first week and we got very wet!
Reporter：What happened when you reached Sonepur？
Chris：My plan was to sell Tara.But by now I was very fond of her.I couldn't take her back to Britain and I didn't want to sell her at the market.By chance，I met some people who wanted an elephant for their national park in southern India.I knew that Tara would be safe with them，so I gave her to them.I was very sad to say goodbye.
（1）Chris got the idea to travel around India on an elephant from .
A.a visit to an Indian zoo
B.an elephant expert from India
C.an old friend who lived in India
D.a photographic exhibition of elephants
（2）The elephant expert told Chris .
A.the price of elephants
B.how to ride an elephant
C.where to sell his elephant
D.how to feed an elephant
（3）Chris decided to travel to Sonepur because .
A.it is a very interesting place
B.elephants can t be sold anywhere else
C.he would be able to sell Tera there easily
D.it would only take 64 days to travel there
（4）When Chris arrived at Sonepur market，he .
A.sold Tara to a national park
B.visited a national park
C.realized that he didn't really want to sell Tara
D.decided to take Tara home with him
（5）The best title for the passage is .
A.Selling an Elephant
B.An Unusual Journey
C.An Exhibition of Elephants
D.How to Ride an Elephant
6 June ,Saturday
I read an article about people living in the e-age yesterday .It talks about different ways of communicating like chatting online(在线聊天) ,sending e-mails ,sending different kinds of messages and keeping an online diary .
The article says that people nowadays send e-mails at least once a day .I do not agree with this because I send e-mails only twice a week .However ,I do check my e-mails once a day .I like receiving e-mails.
About chatting online ,the article says that it is becoming more and more popular among teenagers .I think this is true .Whenever I arrive at home ,I turn on my computer and log（登录） on to chat online with my friends .I prefer chatting online to calling a friend .because I can chat with many friends at the same time .But I like using mobile phones. When I don’t have my computer with me ,I can send short messages to my friends . I also like keeping in touch（联系） with them in this way .
I keep an online diary four times a week .I like telling others what has happened to me .I think I am one of the people living in the e-age . I can’t live without computers or mobile phones .How often does the writer send e-mails?
| A．Never. | B．Once a day. |
| C．Twice a week. | D．Four times a week. |
When did the writer read that article ?
| A．On 4 June ,Thursday | B．On 5 June ,Friday |
| C．On 6 June ,Saturday | D．On 7 June ,Sunday |
What does the writer disagree with the article ?
| A．About chatting online |
| B．About checking e-mails |
| C．About sending e-mails |
| D．About keeping in touching with friends . |
What does the passage NOT talk about ?
| A．Living in the e-age . |
| B．Sending a short message . |
| C．Keeping an online diary . |
| D．Making pen pals . |
| Dear Li Fei, How are you? I will have a short holiday next week and have decided to visit Shanghai for a second time. I have booked a room in the Peace Hotel. I hear it is on the Bund(外滩) and has a good view of the famous Huangpu River. I will arrive on the night of March 27 and leave early on March 29. I would like to visit some of the most famous places, such as Nanjing Road and Yu Garden in Chenghuangmiao. Can you give me some suggestions for my visit to Shanghai? I will have only one day to look around Shanghai. I will be happy if you can make a tour plan for me. Please say hello to Lu Mei. I am looking forward to your reply. Yours, Sandy |
Who will visit Shanghai next week?
| A．Li Fei. | B．Lu Mei. |
| C．Sandy. | D．I don’t know. |
Where has the writer booked a room?
| A．On Nanjing Road. |
| B．In Yu Garden. |
| C．In the Peace Hotel. |
| D．On Huangpu River |
When will the writer look around Shanghai?
| A．On March 27. | B．On March 28. |
| C．On March 29. | D．On March 26 |
The most important purpose of writing this letter is to _________.
| A．ask for a tour plan |
| B．ask for a reply |
| C．say hello to Lu Mei |
| D．send wishes to Li Fei’s parents |
任务型阅读（本题共15分，每空1分）
先阅读（A）、（B）两篇短文，然后根据题目要求及所给语境完成下列四项任务。
（A）
| program pronounce careful difficult it |
There are four key skills to study English: listening, speaking, reading and writing. First, we should be ready to face some to talk with others in English. By doing this, we can improve our speaking and listening skills. Second, we should try to listen to all kinds of English
as much as we can. In this way, we can quickly make our
better. Third, we should often read English books. When we come across a new word, we should guess
meaning through the context first, then look it up in the dictionary
. Fourth, we should get the pen and write it down at once. As long as we listen, speak, read and write more, we are sure to make great progress.
（B）
American country music begins in the south of America. American country music is mainly about things that are common for everyone: feeling alone in the modern world, the value of having good friends and so on. During the 1950s, American country music has been enjoyed by more and more people. The in the 1960s many young students were angry with society, so songs
were often full of anger. Political leaders were not well thought of and those songs often made fun of them. Country music today keeps much the same as before. One subject to which country music often returns is “the good old days”. In “the good old days”, people thought well of each other. People loved life in the open air. They believed that the best things in life were free: sunshine, laughing, walks in the beauty of the country, friends and music.
( C )
Steve Jobs was the father of the personal computing time and the founder of Apple. In1997, AppleⅡ was invented. This production was the first personal computer that was popular around the world. In 1998, Apple introduced the all-in-one iMac computer. The iMac became the first machine, which had only a CD-ROM slot(CD光驱接口). By 2010, Steve Jobs was confident. The world was ready to have a tablet (平板) computer that would be great for watchingmovies and playing movies and playing games. The touch-sensitive(触摸感应) iPad is a wonderful success. IPhone 4s appeared on the market on October 4, 2011, in the USA. It looks like iPhone4. But it has a larger and wider screen and a better camera and faster speeds. His Apple products were like songs that touched people’s hearts and changed our lives. They are the symbol of a new age of mobile phone.President Obama said that Steve Jobs made computers personal, and that he put the Internet in our pockets. Steve Jobs passed away at the age of 56, after a very long fight against cancer. Millions of people worldwide felt sad. Once he said, to live is to change the world. Now though he passed away, he is still changing the world. Steve Jobs is not only a full of wisdom but also
dares to create new things.
任务1：用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，使文章通顺、连贯、合理。（每空一词，每词限用一次）
任务2：根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词。m__________ as the largest or most important reason or part of something
a __________ a strong feeling of wanting to hurt somebody because of something unfair
任务3：同义句转换，每空一词。
People loved life in the open air.
People were ________ _________life in the open air.
任务4：根据短文内容简答问题。Where does American country music begin?
______________________________________
任务5：根据短文（C）完成表格，每空一词。
Is the whale the world’s largest fish? No. It looks like a fish, but it is really a mammal. （哺乳动物）Then what’s the world’s largest fish? It’s the whale shark.
Although the whale shark is our biggest fish and lives in many oceans around the world, few people have ever heard of it. Scientists have not been studying whale sharks for very long. Much more needs to be learned about them.
A whale shark is sometimes called a “gentle giant”. It likes to be alone and doesn’t care a bit about divers or humans. The biggest whale shark weighed 24,250 pounds and was nearly 40 feet long. This makes it heavier and longer than a school bus.
Inside its huge mouth are great numbers of very small teeth. To count all of them, you’ll need to do some maths. The whale shark’s teeth are arranged in rows. There are between eleven and thirteen rows on each jaw (颚) and around three hundred teeth in each row.
However, the whale shark rarely uses its teeth. It does not chew or bite its food. Large amounts of water are pulled into its mouth and then pushed out through its gills (鳃).
For a few months every year, a group of whale sharks comes to Ningaloo Reef, off Western Australia. This gives scientists a wonderful chance to study the large fish. Whale sharks do live in other oceans of the world, but no one knows their population. It is possible that our biggest fish may need protecting. It is one of the reasons why scientists continue to learn all they can about these gentle giants.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案The underlined word “rarely” in the passage means “________”in Chinese.
A. 过多地 B.稀有地 C. 很少地Picture shows the head bone of the whale shark.
Which sentence can tell us that whale sharks are gentle?
A. They have large mouths.
B. They leave divers alone.
C. They live in many oceans.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Little is known about whale sharks because scientists have studied them for a long time
B. The fifth paragraph is mainly about how a whale shark eats.its food.
C. The writer helps us know what the whale shark’s mouth looks like by comparing sizes.The best title for the article should be ___________.
A. Gentle Giants
B. The Diary of a Sailor
C. The Largest Animal
On her second or third day behind the counter, Cynthia received a phone call from her nine-year-old son, Jessie. He needed a baseball glove for Little League. She explained that as a single mother, money was very tight, and her first check would have to go for paying bills. Perhaps she could buy his baseball glove with her second or third check. When Cynthia arrived for work the next morning, Patricia, the store manager, asked her to come to the small room in the back of the store that served as an office. Cynthia wondered if she had done something wrong or left some part of her job incomplete from the day before. She was concerned and confused.
Patricia handed her a box. “I overheard（无意中听到）you talking to your son yesterday,” she said, “and I know that it is hard to explain things to kids. This is a baseball glove for Jessie because he may not understand how important he is, even though you have to pay bills before you can buy gloves. You know we can’t pay good people like you as much as we would like to, but we do care, and I want you to know you are important to us.”
The selflessness（无私）and love of this convenience store manager proves that people remember more how much an employer cares than how much the employer pays.
根据短文内容判断正、误。
(注意：考生将答题卡相应位置涂黑。正确的涂“A”，错误的涂“B”)Jessie needed a baseball glove for Little League.
Patricia, the store manager and her employer began to talk in the small room in the back of the store that served as an office.
Jessie was going to take part in Little League，but his father didn’t have enough money to buy things like a baseball glove.
When Cynthia was asked to go to the office, she was happy and moved.
From the story we know sometimes people cares one another more important than many things even wealth.
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