2、alperformancesinMarchandSeptember.TheOperahonorsEnjoytheArtsmembershipdiscounts.Phone:241-2742..ChamberOrchestra:TheOrchestraplaysatMemorialHallat1406ElmStreet,whichoffersseveralconcertsfromMarchthroughJune.Call723-1182formoreinformation.________.Sym
4、atPatriciaCobbettTheater.CCMorganizesavarietyofevents,includingperformancesbythewell-knownLaSalleQuartet,CCM’sPhilharmonicOrchestra,andvariousgroupsofmusicianspresentingBaroquethroughmodernmusic.StudentswithI.D.cardscanattendtheeventsforfree.Afreescheduleof
6、21.WhichnumbershouldyoucallifyouwanttoseeanoperaA.241-2742.1B.723-1182.C.381-3300.D.232-6220.22.WhencanyougotoaconcertbyChamberOrchestraA.February.B.May.C.August.D.November.23.Wherecanstudentsgoforfreeperformanceswithth
7、eirI.D.cardsA.MusicHall.B.MemorialHallC.PatriciaCobbettTheater.D.RiverbendMusicTheater.24.HowisRiverbendMusicTheaterdifferentfromtheotherplacesA.Ithasseatsintheopenair.B.Itgivesshowsallyearround.C.Itoffersmembershipdiscounts.D.Itpresent
8、sfamousmusicalworks.BOnoneofhertripstoNewYorkseveralyearsago,EudoraWeltydecidedtotakeacoupleofNewYorkfriendsouttodinner.TheysettledinatacomfortableEastSidecafeandwithinminutes,anothercustomerwasapproachingtheirtable.“Hey,aren’tyoufromMissi
9、ssippi”theelegant,white-hairedwriterrememberedbeingaskedbythestranger.“I’mfromMississippitoo.”Withoutasecondthought,thewomanjoinedtheWeltyparty.Whenherdinnerpartnershowedup,shealsopulledupachair.2“TheybegantellingmeallthenewsofMississ
10、ippi,”Weltysaid.“Ididn’tknowwhatmyNewYorkfriendswerethinking.”TaxisonarainyNewYorknightarerarerthansunshine.Bythetimethegroupgotuptoleave,itwaspouringoutside.Welty’snewfriendsimmediatelysentawaitertofindacab.Headingbackdowntowntowardherhotel,h
11、erbig-cityfriendswereamazedattheturnofeventsthathadchangedtheirBigAppledinnerintoaMississippistatereunion(团聚).Myfriendssaid:‘Nowwebelieveyourstories,’”Weltyadded.“AndIsaid:‘Nowyouknow.Thesearethepeoplethatmakemewrite____.’”Sittingonasofain
12、herroom,Welty,aslimfigureinasimplegraydress,lookedpleasedwiththisexplanation.“Idon’tmakethemup,”shesaidofthecharactersinherfictiontheselast50orsoyears.“Idon’thaveto.”Beauticians,bartenders,pianoplayersandpeoplewithpurplehats,Welty’speoplecome
13、fromafternoonsspentvisitingwitholdfriends,fromwalksthroughthestreetsofhernativeJackson,Miss.,fromconversationsoverheardonabus.ItannoysWeltythat,at78,herleftearhasnowgivenout.Sometimes,sittingonabusoratrain,shehearsonlyafragment(片段)ofaparticularlyin
14、terestingstory.本文是一篇故事类短文,作者以自己一次切身的经历告诉读者其小说的中其人其事均来自他身边的真实生活。25.WhathappenedwhenWeltywaswithherfriendsatthecafeA.Twostrangersjoinedher.B.Herchildhoodfriendscamein.C.Aheavyrainruinedthedinner.D.Somepeopleheldapartythere.26.Theunderlinedword“t
15、hem”inParagraph6referstoWelty’s.A.readersB.partiesC.friendsD.stories27.WhatcanwelearnaboutthecharactersinWelty’sfiction3A.Theyliveinbigcities.B.Theyaremostlywomen.C.Theycomefromreallife.D.Theyarepleasureseekers.CIfy
16、ouareafruitgrower—orwouldliketobecomeone—takeadvantageofAppleDaytoseewhat’saround.It’scalledAppleDaybutinpracticeit’smorelikeAppleMonth.ThedayitselfisonOctober21,butsinceithascaughton,eventsnowspreadoutovermostofOctoberaroundBritain.Visitin
17、ganappleeventisagoodchancetosee,andoftentaste,awidevarietyofapples.TopeoplewhoareusedtothelimitedchoiceofapplessuchasGoldenDeliciousandRoyalGalainsupermarkets,itcanbequiteaneyeopenertoseetherangeofclassicalapplesstillinexistence,suchasDeciowh
18、ichwasgrownbytheRomans.Althoughitdoesn’ttasteofanythingspecial,it’sstillworthatry,asistheknobbly(多疙瘩的)Cat’sHeadwhichismoreofacuriositythananythingelse.Therearealsovarietiesdevelopedtosuitspecificlocalconditions.Oneoftheverybestvarietiesforeating
19、qualityisOrleansReinette,butyou’llneedawarm,shelteredplacewithperfectsoiltogrowit,soit’s____formostappleloverswhofallforit.Attheevents,youcanmeetexpertgrowersanddiscusswhichoneswillbestsuityourconditions,andbecausethesearefamilyaffairs,childrena
20、rewellcateredforwithapple-themedfunandgames.AppleDaysarebeingheldatallsortsofplaceswithaninterestinfruit,includingstatelygardensandcommercialorchards(果园).Ifyouwanttohavearealorchardexperience,tryvisitingtheNationalFruitCollectionatBrogdale,nearFave
22、fapples.29.WhatcanwelearnaboutDecioA.Itisanewvariety.B.Ithasastrangelook.C.Itisrarelyseennow.D.Ithasaspecialtaste.30.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“apipedream”inParagraph3meanA.Apracticalidea.B.Avainhope.C.Abrilliantplan.D.Ase
23、lfishdesire.31.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetextA.Toshowhowtogrowapples.B.Tointroduceanapplefestival.C.Tohelppeopleselectapples.D.Topromoteappleresearch.DBadnewssells.Ifitbleeds,itleads.Nonewsisgoodnews,andgoodnewsisn
24、onews.Thosearetheclassicrulesfortheeveningbroadcastsandthemorningpapers.Butnowthatinformationisbeingspreadandmonitored(监控)indifferentways,researchersarediscoveringnewrules.Bytrackingpeople’se-mailsandonlineposts,scientistshavefoundthatgoodnewscanspread
25、fasterandfartherthandisastersandsobstories.“The‘ifitbleeds’ruleworksformassmedia,”saysJonahBerger,ascholarattheUniversityofPennsylvania.“Theywantyoureyeballsanddon’tcarehowyou’refeeling.Butwhenyoushareastorywithyourfriends,youcarealotmorehowthey
26、react.Youdon’twantthemtothinkofyouasaDebbieDowner.”Researchersanalyzingword-of-mouthcommunication—e-mails,Webpostsandreviews,face-to-faceconversations—foundthatittendedtobemorepositive5thannegative(消极的),butthatdidn’tnecessarilymeanpeoplepreferre
27、dpositivenews.WaspositivenewssharedmoreoftensimplybecausepeopleexperiencedmoregoodthingsthanbadthingsTotestforthatpossibility,Dr.Bergerlookedathowpeoplespreadaparticularsetofnewsstories:thousandsofarticlesonTheNewYorkTimes’website.HeandaPenncolleagu
28、eanalyzedthe“moste-mailed”listforsixmonths.Oneofhisfirstfindingswasthatarticlesinthesciencesectionweremuchmorelikelytomakethelistthannon-sciencearticles.HefoundthatscienceamazedTimes’readersandmadethemwanttosharethispositivefeelingwithothers.Reade
29、rsalsotendedtosharearticlesthatwereexcitingorfunny,orthatinspirednegativefeelingslikeangeroranxiety,butnotarticlesthatleftthemmerelysad.Theyneededtobearoused(激发)onewayortheother,andtheypreferredgoodnewstobad.Themorepositiveanarticle,themorelikely
30、itwastobeshared,asDr.Bergerexplainsinhisnewbook,“Contagious:WhyThingsCatchOn.”这是一篇风俗文化类阅读短文。人们常说“Nonewsisgoodnews.”类似的传统说法只适合于大众媒体。在网络普及的时代,好消息在网络上的传播速度比坏消息要快很多。32.WhatdotheclassicrulesmentionedinthetextapplytoA.Newsreports.B.Researchpapers.C.Priva
31、tee-mails.D.Dailyconversations.33.WhatcanweinferaboutpeoplelikeDebbieDownerA.They’resociallyinactive.B.They’regoodattellingstories.C.They’reinconsiderateofothers.D.They’recarefulwiththeirwords.34.Whichtendedtobethemoste-mailedaccordin
32、gtoDr.Berger’sresearchA.Sportsnews.B.Sciencearticles.C.Personalaccounts.D.Financialreviews.635.WhatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetextA.SadStoriesTravelFarandWideB..OnlineNewsAttractsMorePeopleC.ReadingHabitsChangewiththeTimesD.GoodN
33、ewsBeatsBadonSocialNetworks补全信息(本大题共5小题,每小题____分,共____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。Everyoneknowsthatfishisgoodforhealth.________Butitseemsthatmanypeopledon’tcookfishathome.Americanseatonlyaboutfifteenpoundsoffishperpersonper
34、year,butweeattwiceasmuchfishinrestaurantsasathome.Buying,storing,andcookingfishisn’tdifficult.________Thistextisabouthowtobuyandcookfishinaneasyway.________Freshfishshouldsmellsweet:youshouldfeelthatyou’restandingattheocean’sedge.Anyfishyorst
35、rongsmellmeansthefishisn’tfresh.________Whenyouhaveboughtafishandarrivehome,you’dbetterstorethefishintherefrigeratorifyoudon’tcookitimmediately,butfreshfishshouldbestoredinyourfridgeforonlyadayortwo.Frozenfishisn’tastastyasthefreshone.The
36、rearemanycommonmethodsusedtocookfish.________First,cleanitandseasonitwithyourchoiceofspices(调料).Putthewholefishonaplateandsteamitinasteampotfor8to10minutesifitweighsaboutonepound.(Alargeronewilltakemoretime.)Then,it’sreadytoserve.A.Don
37、otbuyit.B.Theeasiestistosteamit.C.Thisishowyoucandoit.D.Itjustrequiresalittleknowledge.E.Thefishwillgobadwithinhours.F.Whenbuyingfish,youshouldfirstsmellit.G.Thefatsinfisharethoughttohelppreventheartdisease.7完
38、型填空(本大题共20小题,每小题____分,共____分。)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。WhenIwas13myonlypurposewastobecomethestaronourfootballteam.Thatmeant________MillerKing,whowasthebest________atourschool.FootballseasonstartedinSeptemberandalls
39、ummerlongIworkedout.Icarriedmyfootballeverywherefor________.JustbeforeSeptember,Millerwasstruckbyacarandlosthisrightarm.Iwenttoseehimafterhecamebackfrom________.Helookedvery________,buthedidn’tcry.Thatseason,I________allofMiller’srecordswhile
40、he________thehomegamesfromthebench.Wewent10-1andIwasnamedmostvaluableplayer,________IoftenhadcrazydreamsinwhichIwastoblameforMiller’s________.Oneafternoon,IwascrossingthefieldtogohomeandsawMiller____goingoverafence—whichwasn’t____toclimb
41、ifyouhadbotharms.I’msureIwasthelastpersonintheworldhewantedtoaccept________from.Buteventhatchallengeheaccepted.I________himmoveslowlyoverthefence.Whenwewerefinally________ontheotherside,hesaidtome,“Youknow,Ididn’ttellyouthisduringthese
42、ason,butyoudid________.Thankyouforfillinginfor____.”Hiswordsfreedmefrommybad________.Ithoughttomyself,howevenwithoutanarmhewasmoreofaleader.Damagedbutnotdefeated,hewas________aheadofme.Iwasrighttohave________him.Fromthatdayon,Igrew__
43、______andalittlemorereal.41.A.cheeringforB.beatingoutC.relyingonD.stayingwith42.A.coachB.studentC.teacherD.player43.A.practiceB.showC.comfortD.pleasure44.A.schoolB.vacationC.hospitalD.training45.A.paleB.calmC.relaxedD.asha
44、med46.A.heldB.brokeC.setD.tried47.A.reportedB.judgedC.organizedD.watched48.A.andB.thenC.butD.thus49.A.decisionB.mistakeC.accidentD.sacrifice50.A.stuckB.hurtC.tiredD.lost51.A.steadyB.hardC.funD.fit52.A.praiseB.advice
45、C.assistanceD.apology853.A.letB.helpedC.hadD.noticed54.A.droppedB.readyC.trappedD.safe55.A.fineB.wrongC.quicklyD.normally56.A.usB.yourselfC.meD.them57.A.memoriesB.ideasC.attitudesD.dreams58.A.stillB.alsoC.ye
46、tD.just59.A.challengedB.curedC.invitedD.admired60.A.healthierB.biggerC.clevererD.cooler语法填空(本大题共10小题,每小题____分,共____分。)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。InmuchofAsia,especiallytheso-called“ricebowl”culturesofChina,Japan,Korea,__________
47、__Vietnam,foodisusuallyeatenwithchopsticks.Chopsticksareusuallytwolong,thinpiecesofwoodorbamboo.Theycanalsobemadeofplastic,animalboneormetal.Sometimeschopsticksarequiteartistic.Trulyelegantchopsticksmight____________(make)ofgoldandsilverwithChinesec
48、haracters.Skilledworkersalsocombinevarioushardwoodsandmetal________(create)specialdesigns.TheChinesehaveusedchopsticksforfivethousandyears.Peopleprobablycookedtheirfoodinlargepots,____(use)twigs(树枝)toremoveit.Overtime,________thepopulationgrew,people
49、begancuttingfoodintosmallpiecessoitwouldcookmorequickly.Foodinsmallpiecescouldbeeateneasilywithtwigswhich________(gradual)turnedintochopsticks.SomepeoplethinkthatthegreatChinesescholarConfucius,____livedfromroughly551to479B.C.,influencedthe_______
50、_(develop)ofchopsticks.Confuciusbelievedkniveswouldremindpeopleofkillingsand________(be)tooviolentforuseatthetable.ChopsticksarenotusedeverywhereinAsia.InIndia,forexample,mostpeopletraditionallyeat____theirhands.简答题(综合题)(本大题共1小题,每小题____分,共____分
51、。)短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。9删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。Theteenageyearfrom13to19werethemostdifficult
52、timeforme.Theywerealsothebestandworseyearsinmylife.Atthefirst,IthoughtIkneweverythingandcouldmakedecisionsbyyourself.However,myparentsdidn’tseemtothinksuch.Theyalwaystellmewhattodoandhowtodoit.Atonetime,Ievenfeltmyparentscouldn’tunder
53、standmesoIhopedIcouldbefreelyfromthem.IshowedthemIwasindependentbywearstrangeclothes.NowIamleavinghometocollege.Atlast,Iwillbeonmyown,butIstillwanttohavemyparentstoturntowheneverneedhelp.书面表达(本大题共____分。)第二节书面表达假定你是李华,与留学生朋友
55、andbemadetocreateusingas\whengraduallywhodevelopmentwerewith简答题11书面表达DearBob,I’msorrytosaythatIcannotgotothebookstorewithyouonFridayafternoon.
56、IhavejustfoundthatIhavetoattendanimportantclassmeetingthatafternoon.Ihopethechangewillnotcauseyoutoomuchtrouble.ShallwegoonSaturdaymorningWecansetoutearlysothatwe’llhavemoretimetoreadandselectbooks.Ifit’sconvenientforyou,let’smeetat8:30out
58、节活动。forfree免费的performance表演A推理判断题。河湾音乐剧场是一个大的露天剧场。Outdoor室外的,undercover有顶盖的A细节推理判断题。文中没有提到“childhoodfriends”所以B不对;也没提到大雨毁了他们相聚的兴致,倒是这些住在纽约的朋友雨夜送她的时候,他们意识到这次纽约朋友聚会一下子演变成了密西西比州的老乡会,着实让人感到惊讶。“showup”出现;到场D推理判断题。“them”所在的段落是一个小对话,作者明显在回应他朋友的话,所以“them”应该指代朋友所说的“stori
59、es”,而不是friends或者people。C推理判断题。本题形式上是考查作者小说中人物,实则突出考查主题:作者以一次经历和朋友的谈话告诉读者,其小说内容和人物均来自于生活,不是编造杜撰的。makeup编造;杜撰D。细节理解题。文中提到“experts”但并没有提到人们听他们的讲座,而是和这些种植庄稼进行了讨论,所以A错。B选项没提到。谈到参观果园,而没提到在那里种果树,因此C项也不正确。文中“awidevarietyofapples”就是D项中的“manykindsofapples”各种各样的.C