Part Three: Reading Comprehension
I. Fill in the blanks, using the proper forms of the words below.
( respect, watch, wander off, nest, worthwhile, discover, forest, where, argue, observe, work out, sleep, behave, entertainment, understand )
A PROTECTION OF AFRICAN WILDLIFE
It is 5:45 am and the sun is just rising over Gombe National Park in East Africa. Our group are all going to visit the chimps in the 1 . Jane has studied these animals for many years and helped people 2 how much they 3 like humans. 4 a family of chimps wake up is our first activity of the day. This means going back to a place 5 we left the chimp family 6 in a tree the night before. Everybody sits and waits while the animals in the group begin to wake up and move. Then we follow as the family begins to 7 into the forest. Most of the time, chimps either feed or clean each other as a way of showing love in their family. Jane warns us that everybody will be very tired and dirty by the afternoon and she is right. But the evening makes it all 8 . The mother chimp and her babies play in the tree and, after they come into her arms, we see them go to sleep together in their 9 for the night.
Nobody before has fully understand chimp behaviour. Jane spent many years 10 and recording their daily activities. She did not study at a university but she was determined to work with animals in their own environment. When she arrived at Gombe in 1960, it was unusual for a woman to live in the forest. Only after her mother came to help her for the first few months was she allowed to begin her project. Her work changed the way people think about chimps. For example, one thing she 11 was that chimps hunt and eat meat. Until then everyone had thought chimps ate only fruit and nuts. She actually observed chimps as a group hunting a monkey and then eating it. She also discovered how chimps communicate with each other and her study of their body language helped her 12 their social system
For forty years Jane Goodall has been helping the rest of the world understand and 13 the life of these animals. She has 14 for them to be left in the wild and not used for 15 or advertisements. She has set up special places where they can live safely. Her life is very busy but as she says:
“Once I stop, it all comes crowding in and I remember the chimps in laboratories. It’s terrible. It affects me when I watch the wild chimps. I say to myself, ‘Aren’t they lucky?’ And then think about small chimps in cages though they have done nothing wrong. Once you have seen that you can never forget…”
She has achieved everything she wanted to do: working with animals in their own environment, gaining a doctor’s degree for studies, showing that women can live in the forest as men can. She inspires those who want to cheer the achievements of women.
短文填词。(共l0小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
阅读下面短文,根据以下提示:1)汉语提示;2)首字母提示;3)语境提示,在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词,并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确、拼写正确。
Sixteen years ago,Charles was a college________ (教授)with 76____________
a huge________(六房)house and $2million.Today he lives 77____________
in a small d_________room where there is only 78____________
_________(二手的)furniture.There are certainly no 79______________
s______that Charles was a 80______________
_________(百万富翁)!There is a small garden 81______________
o__________ with a few fruit trees.Charles 82______________
__________ (种植)some vegetables and flowers. 83______________
He gets his c__________and a lot of things from 84______________
c________shops. 85______________
II. 语法填空:(10×2)
People can call 911 when they need help. The police 1 (come) quickly. This phone number should be used only 2 an emergency. 3 there have been some problems with people using the 911 phone number. More than half of the calls made to it are an accident. These accidental calls are not real emergencies.
Calling 911 when you do not need 4 can be very bad. It wastes the time of the people answering the calls. It can even force someone 5 has a real emergency to wait before getting the help they need.
Many accidental 911 calls come from cellphones. Sometimes keys on the phones 6 (push) and the call goes through without the owner of the phone 7 (know) that he has called an emergency number. People are trying to find a way to solve this problem.
They are testing 8 new program that might help solve the problem of accidental 911 calls. This program will make 9 (call) of 911 push another key on the phone 10 it is a real emergency. People hope that this change will reduce the number of accidental 911 calls going through.
第二节:单词拼写 (共10个,每个1分,共10分 )
81. Now I can _________ (自信地) tell you that I’m really successful in the research.
82. When he spoke the ________(方言) of hes hometown, he couldn’t make himself understood by others.
It’s good to get back to ________ ( 文明 ) after living in a tent in the remote area for two weeks.
I work for a __________ (商业的) radio station.
The ________ (残留物) of lunch were still on the table.
Zhang Yimou is one of the famous d_________ in China.
Building m_______ are very expensive nowadays..
What are the o_________ languages spoken in HongKong ?
Why on earth didn’t you tell me the t________ ?
I’m afraid I haven’t got a very good s_______ of directions, so I easily get lost.
(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Almost everyone likes to eat apples. Apples grow in nearly every part of the world. The United States produces more apples than any other country except France. The states of Washington and New York grow the most apples. 71 New York is on the east coast and Washington is on the west near Canada.
Apples are red, yellow or green. They are very popular in the United States. 72 Most American people are often too busy or too tired to cook dinner, so they often have their dinners very simply. Apple juice is also a popular drink and apple pie is the favorite sweet dish for many Americans.
73 The trees there produce nearly five billion apples every year—one apple for every man, woman and child in the whole world.
74 For example, “You are the apple of my eye.” means “You are actually the one I love best and care most.” In China, it is a custom in some places for the marrying couple to hold an apple in each one’s hand, promising that their marriage will be “safe” without anything bad and that their marriage will never be broken. “To apple polish” often refers to a man who fawns (奉承) on somebody for the purpose of getting some benefits. So you can easily get “apple polisher”. However, “in apple-pie order” usually has the same meaning as “in good order”. 75 In fact, it’s another saying about “compare two things that can’t be compared”.
A. The state of Washington is proud of its apples.
B. Apples play an important part in people’s health. There are many stories and sayings about apples.
D. Perhaps this is why “New York” is often called “Big Apple” by some people.
E. The apples in France are better than those in America.
F. Many people like to carry apples to work or to school to eat with their lunches.
G. It is likely that you hear about “compare apples and oranges”
PART FOUR WRITING
SECTION A ( 10 points )
Directions: Read the following passage. Complete the diagram by using the information for the passage.
Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS (每空不超过三个单词)for each answer.
A listener has written from China for advice about how to lose weight. Michael in Shanghai says he is 26 and has battled obesity (肥胖)for most of his life.
Obesity , a severe weight problem, is a complex condition. A doctor may advise taking medicine along with changing one’s behaviors. Experts say that the most successful weight—loss plans include a well-balanced diet and exercise.
People who want to avoid weight gain have to balance the number of calories they eat with the number of calories they use. To lose weight, you can reduce the number of calories you take in, increase the number you use, or both.
A recent study looked at four of the most popular dieting plans in the US. Researchers at Stanford University in California studied over 300 overweight women, mostly in their thirties and forties. Each woman went on one of the four plans: Atkins, The Zone, Ornish or LEARN. The women attended diet classes and received written information about the food plans.
At the end of the year, the women on the Atkins diet had lost the most, more than four and one-half kilograms on average. They also did better on tests for cholesterol levels and blood pressure.
Christopher Gardner, who led the study, says the Atkins diet may be more successful because of its simple message to eat less sugar. He also says that the advice to increase protein in the diet leads to more satisfying meals. He says that there was not enough money to study men, but that men would probably have similar results.
Last week, another report based on thirty-one studies suggested that only a small minority of people have long-term success with dieting. Most dieters regained their lost weight within five years and often they become more overweight. But those who kept the weight off generally were the ones who exercised.
Title: 71. Proper ___________to lose weight
Doctors’ 72. |
●: 73._____________ along with changing one’s behaviors |
Experts’ 74._________ plans |
● a well-balanced diet: take in less energy than needed , increase the number you use, or both. ● 75._________ |
Four of the most popular 76. in the US |
● Atkins: eat 77. than usual and increase protein in the diet ● The Zone ● 78.________ ● LEARN. |
From another report |
● have 79.__________ with dieting, otherwise most dieters will 80._____their lost weight ● exercise is more important than dieting for losing weight |
从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中,找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。
breath ()
A.Mother | B.though | C.clothing | D.healthy |
advice ()
A.absence | B.account | C.pattern | D.patience |
limited()
A.published | B.worked | C.desired | D.included |
wild ()
A.Universe | B.children | C.satellite | D.technical |
gentle ()
A.organise | B.bargain | C.charge | D.regular |
单词拼写 (共8小题,每题0.5分,共4分)As the hazy(雾霾)weather in China is getting worse, I a________ to the public to protect our environment starting with what we can do in our daily life.
If most people d__________ a day’s pay to the Hope Project, it will make a real difference to the children in need.
A government official was murdered last Friday and the police are collecting information that is r____________ to the case.
Former South African president Nelson Mandela passed away peacefully in the c_________ of his family around 20:50 p.m. on Dec. 5.
C_________ to many people’s belief, highly intelligent children are not necessarily certain to achieve academic success at high school.
It is a truth universally a_____________ that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.
My English teacher has offered lots of suggestions and comments on my paper and p_______ every page of my draft.
She was still angry with him, so she did not listen to what he was explaining and d___________ ignoring him all day.
Ⅳ 请根据汉语提示完成句子,并将答案填写在答题卡相对的位置上。(共25空;每空1分,满分25分)
61. 我们必须保持大自然的平衡。
We must ________ ______ _____________ of nature.
62. 那些撒谎和欺骗别人的人决不会逃得过惩罚。
Those who lie and cheat will never ______ ________ _________ it.
63. 我们并不总是能寓工作于娱乐之中。
We can’t always ____________ work ________ pleasure.
64. 他骗我花光了所有的钱。
He _______ _____ ________ spending all my money.
65. 他为怀念他的朋友而写了那首诗。
He wrote the poem ____ __________ _____ his friend.
66. 我们等了半天也没见他来。
We had been waiting for him for a long time, yet he didn’t _________ ______.
67. 玛丽的父亲不允许她熬夜
Mary’s father will not _____________ _______ _____ stay up late.
68. 你看上去累了。相反,我却觉得很清醒。
You look tired. ______ _______ _______________ , I feel wide awake.
69. 我知道很危险,但我要冒险一试。
I know it’s dangerous but I’ll _________ _____ ___________.
英译汉,译文写在答题纸上。
Suddenly it hit me how difficult it was for a woman to get medical training at that time. That was a generation when girl’s education was always placed second to boys’. Was she so much clever than anyone else? Further reading made me realize that it was hard work and determination as well as her gentle nature that got her into medical school. What made her succeed later on was the kindness and consideration she showed to all patients. There was story after story of how Lin Qiaozhi, tired after a day’s work, went late at night to deliver a baby for a poor family who could not pay her.
III. Translate the sentences into English.
1. 聚会中有个小青年总缠着我,我甩不开他。(attach…to…)
2. 这种手机很快就会被淘汰。(on the way out)
3. 部队的服装和食品是免费供应的。(charge)
4. 他们往卡车上装了什么?(load)
5. 摆在我面前的选择之一是离开学校。(alternative)
6. 关爱环境是每个人的职责。(care for)
7. 我们很少有时间参加娱乐活动。(have little time to do…)
8. 我收到了他的来信还附带了一张照片。(with something done)
9. 那时,我遭到了班级的慢待。(reject)
10. 我想他是住在那里的,但是我不敢肯定。(for sure)