C. have a good manner D. answer quickly
4.In“answer correctly”，Group 1 was marks lower than Group 4.
一、阅读理解（每空？ 分，共？ 分）
A.6 B.9 C.11 D.10
5. Which of the following is NOT true?
1、 The following is a mark table about English competitions. Find some useful
information to the questions below.
A. Group 1did as well as Group 4 in “have a good manner”.
B. All of the groups did well in “answer quickly”.
Items Group1 Group2 Group3 Group4
C. The average of Group 3 is 3 marks more than Group 1.
1.answer correctly 66 72 75 77
D. Group 3 is the winner of the competition.
2.answer quickly 74 79 78 63
2、Tanzania Tarangire is a national Park which lies in Tanzania．The park itself covers an area of around 2,850 square
3.answer humorously(幽默地） 68 69 80 78
kilometers, making it the sixth largest park of its kind in the country．I recently visited Tarangire to see what it was like．
4.speak clearly 87 85 82 87
One of the first sightings upon entering the park which I found was a huge
group of elephants．Our guide told us that Tagrangire was probably the best place
5.speak loudly 90 92 90 91
in Tanzania to find large group of elephants, and that their population in the park
6.speak freely 80 82 83 84 was around 2,500．We continued to watch the elephants as they stood under trees
and scratched themselves against the trees to hit the spot of an itch.
7.have a good manner 78 75 74 78
To the right of the elephant group, we noticed a big tree! Our guide informed us
8.co-operate(合作） 81 64 87 84 that this was a Baobab tree and that they could live for hundreds of years．
Compared with this tree, the elephant just looked like dwarfs (much smaller plants or animals)! We were informed that
Average（平均分） 78 77 81 80 Tarangire was one of the best National Parks in Africa to see so many Baobab trees．
1. Co-operate best of all the groups. As we continued our drive through the park, we finally reached a watering hole．Our guide warned us that there were lions
all around us．It took us all a while to find them, but there they were! Most of them are resting in the shade under bushes, but
A. The students in Group 1 B. The students in Group 2 there was one that was drinking from the watering hole directly in front of us．We then noticed just to our right, there were a
couple of fresh zebra bodies — it seemed as if the lions which were resting had killed them! We were unlucky not to have seen
C. The students in Group 3 D. The students in Group 4
the kill, as our guide had mentioned that the zebra bodies were fresh and the kill had happened within the last hour．
2.Group 1 is thought to have spoken as as Group 3.
Our final big sighting was one that none of us were expecting to see, even our guide! We stopped at a place where there
were quite a many cars, with a sleeping leopard（美洲豹）there! We took photos and watched its surprising body before
A. clearly B. loudly C. freely D. quickly
returning to our hotel as it was getting late．
3.Group 4 did best in “ ”.
So, I hope you enjoyed my description of Tarangire, and add this amazing park to your very own Tanzania travel route．
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A. Answer humorously B. speak freely1. Which statement is correct about the park? We know that there are many famous people who succeed in great things through their hard work in China. Liu Xiang is a
good example. Once an American teacher invited him there but he refused. He kept training hard with his Chinese teacher. He
A．It covers an area of about 2,580 square kilometers. surprised the world when he won a gold medal at the Athens Olympics. So when you wonder which country is better to study
in, consider whether studying abroad is the right choice.
B．It is the largest park of its kind in the country.
1. From the passage, we learn that many Chinese students dream about studying abroad to_______.
C．Their population in the park was around 2,000.
A. taste a new life B. make a lot of money
D．There are a lot of Baobab trees in the park．
C. learn about the world D. learn to look after themselves
2. What does the underlined part in paragraph 2 infer?
2. The writer thinks _______ should be considered first before students study abroad.
A. They moved their bodies against the trees to solve the skin problem.
A. places B. time C. money D. language
B. They rested under the trees, doing nothing, just for killing the time.
3. The writer mentions Liu Xiang in the passage in order to tell us that _____.
C. They helped each other to knock down the dirty things on their bodies
A. Chinese teachers are better than American ones
D. They guarded their baobab trees, fighting the terrible leopards and lions.
B. studying abroad is not the right choice.
3. What does the passage possibly tell us?
C. people can also be successful in China if they work hard.
A. A Page from Tanzania Tourist Diary. B. Animals and Plants in Tarangire Park.
D. Liu Xiang was a gold medal winner.
C. A Visit to Tarangire National Park. D. Protecting Animals and Environment.
4. Which of the following is NOT true?
3、 “USA? Britain? Which country is better to study in?”We often hear such discussions. As China opens its doors, studying
abroad has become a dream for many Chinese students. They want to learn about the world. A. Studying abroad will cost students’ families a lot of money.
It’s true that studying abroad can help students develop themselves. Language skills will improve and it may be easier to find B. Studying abroad will make it easy for students to learn well.
jobs.
C. Studying abroad will help students to improve language skills.
But there are problems that should be considered. Language is the first. Students must spend a lot of time learning another
language and getting used to a different culture. D. Studying abroad will bring students a lot of difficulties in their life.
Students must also learn to live without parents’ care and deal with all kinds of things they haven’t had to do before, like 5. This passage is mainly about _______
looking after themselves. There are reports about Chinese students abroad sinking into an ocean of difficulties and giving up
easily. When they have to take care of themselves, it is hard for students to study well. A. the question of studying abroad B. the dream of studying abroad
Finally, studying abroad brings a heavy burden(负担) to the family. For most Chinese parents, the cost of studying abroad is C. the choice of studying abroad D. the story of studying abroad
very high. But is it worth it?
4、 Imagine the situation. You are driving along in a desert or on a mountain. You have no idea where you are. You passed
the last house two hours ago. Then your car breaks down. It is night and it is cold. You have no mobile phone. What do youdo? Well, next time take a GPS with you. This invention may be able to help you. It is a device（装置） which uses satellites to A. The history of the GPS B. the introduction of GPS
find the user’s position. It can find your position to within 20 meters. A GPS cannot start your car, but at least you will know
where you are. C. the shape of the GPS D. the three parts of the GPS
GPS, which means Global Positioning System（全球定位系统）, is a small radio receiver. It looks like a mobile phone. You ( ) 5. What can we infer（推断） from the passage?
can hold it in your hand, or put in you pocket. It is sometimes put into a watch or a telephone. We also find GPS devices in
A. All GPS devices have electronic maps.
cars, planes, or boats. Some of these devices have electronic maps, so you know where you are. For example, in a city they can
tell you the name of the street.
B. People in many countries will use the GPS for free.
There are three parts to the Global Positioning System. The first part is the receiver. You can hold it in your hand, or have it
C. The receiver of the GPS contacts at least five of the satellites.
fixed into your car, plane, etc. the second part is a group of satellites orbiting the Earth. The receiver contacts at least four of
the satellites and calculates its position. The third part of the system is a network of ground stations. They are all over the
D. The GPS will become more and more common in everyday life.
world. They control the satellites and make sure they are working well.
5、 Better Time for Teenagers to Keep Healthy
Some people think that in the future the GPS will be as common as the mobile. They are becoming cheaper and more and
more accurate（精确的）. There are also new uses for the GPS. Perhaps they will become like watches. Everyone will have one
and you will never be lost again.
Things to do Brushing teeth Drinking milk Going to bed Eating fruits
( ) 1.According to the passage, with the help of the GPS, people _________.
Common time After getting up or During breakfast Around 23;00 After meals
before sleeping
A. can’t be lost in a new city
Time from 3 minutes after Before sleeping Around 21;00 An hour
B. can’t find their way in different counties experts’ meal before meals
suggestion
C. can learn about the culture of an unknown place
Advantage To reduce germs To keep bones To be good for a To keep the
D. can spend the least time getting to another place in the mouth strong and help deep sleep body strong
sleep well
( ) 2.We can learn from the passage that ___________.
Warm tip Brush the tongue Avoid drinking Sleep for at least Wash
while brushing it when having a 8 hours every carefully
A. there are three parts to the GPS
teeth stomachache night before eating
them
B. a GPS can’t be put into a watch
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C. a GPS can help you start your car
1.Teenagers are used to drinking milk according to the information above.
D. the GPS are becoming more and more expensive
A. before sleeping B. during breakfast
( ) 3. The underlined word “They” in paragraph 3 means “__________”.
C.3 minutes after meal D.4 minutes after meal
A. Receivers B. GPS devices C. Satellites D. Ground stations
2.Teenagers often go to bed hour(s）later than the time the experts ‘suggest.
( ) 4. The passage is mainly about ____________.A.one B.two C.three D.four 4 If you want to visit Bermuda,you can take ______.
3. and are helpful to keep teenagers strong according to the information above. A. the 6-day cruise B. the 8-day cruise C. the 7-month cruise
A.Drinking milk;eating fruits B.Going to bed ;brushing teeth. 5 The Big Apple is ______.
C..Eating fruits;reducing germs. D.Drinking milk; brushing teeth. A. a delicious fruit B. a travel agency(旅行社) C. a popular cellphone(手机）
4.If a teenager goes to bed at the time based on the experts’ suggestions,the earliest time for him to get up will be in 7、"The grass looks greener on the other side of the fence. "That's an old saying in English. It means other places often look
the morning. better, more interesting than the place where you live. Some people worry that young Chinese are beginning to feel that way.
They see young Chinese ignoring Chinese culture and, instead, buying Japanese cartoon books, watching Korean soap operas
A.5:00 B.6:00 C.7:00 D.8:00 and even celebrating Western holidays.
5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the information above? Foreign books and soap operas are good, but Chinese writers and actors are just as good. As for holidays, Christmas is nice, but
it can never have the meaning for Chinese that Spring Festival has, and the West has nothing to compare with Mid-Autumn
A.Some experts suggest washing fruits carelessly an hour before meals.
Festival. And let's not forget the part of Chinese culture I like best: its friendliness. Not all countries are as warm as China.
B.To brush the tongue after meals is good for a deep sleep.
It's good to enjoy other cultures and to learn from them, but they cannot replace your own culture. It's good to look on the other
side of the fence, but make sure you take a good long look. You will find that the grass isn't always greener on the other side of
C.Teenagers with a stomachache had better avoid drinking milk.
the fence.
D.Teenagers should sleep for at least 6 hours every night
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6、Fun in the Carribbean from the Big Apple
( ) 1.The Spring Festival is more meaningful for Chinese people.
With us you can sail(航海)right from New York City on a vacation in the Eastern Carribbean.Our 8-day cruise visits San
( ) 2.The saying means the place where you live looks better than other places.
Juan,St.John and Virgin Gorda.
( ) 3.Foreign culture can't replace Chinese culture.
With cruises from April to October,you have lots of opportunities to sail,swim,sightsee and shop in lots of wonderful
places.Plus we offer an exclusive(独家的)6-day cruise from New York City to Bermuda.Ready for an unforgettable vacation? ( ) 4.Some people worry that young Chinese ignore Chinese culture.
Let the fun begin.
( ) 5. This passage mentioned three Chinese festivals.
1 A cruise means a trip mainly _____.
8、Wild animals are our friends，but many of them are getting fewer and fewer．We should try to protect them．The four
A. by plane B. by ship C. on foot animals below are now in danger．
2 The cruise will start from______.
Tibetan Antelopes
A. New York City B. Bermuda C. St.John
3 During the cruise,you can do the following EXCEPT_____.
A. swimming B. shopping C. skatingWolves
Wolves are not very big．They have grey fur．Wolves have very good eyesight，hearing and smell．Wolves’ food is various．
Tibetan antelopes（藏羚羊）are medium-sized animals．They mainly feed on grass．They are usually found in groups of about They eat animals ， insects and snails．They are friendly to each other and never attack people．They do not kill for fun．
20．They are killed for their wool，which is warm，soft and fine and can be made into expensive clothes．Although people can Wolves are in danger，too．They are losing their living areas because people cut down forests．Soon they will have no home or
get the wool without killing the animals，people simply kill them before taking the woo1．The number of them is dropping year food．
by year．There are less than 75，000 Tibetan antelopes left in the wild，down from a million 50 years ago．
1．Tibetan antelopes usually live in groups of about．
Golden Monkeys
A．20 B．30 C．100 D．200
2．Which of the following animals are the biggest on land?
A．Wolves．
B．Elephants．
C．Golden monkeys． D．Tibetan
Golden monkeys are mainly found in Sichuan，Gansu，Shanxi province and Shennongjia mountainous area of Hubei Province．
antelopes．
Golden monkeys have golden—orange fur．They move around in the daytime，usually in groups of as many as l00 to 200
heads，or 20 to 30 heads．They feed on fruits and young leaves of bamboos．But people are destroying the environment where
3．Which of the following description about golden monkeys is NOT true?
they live．Trees and bamboos are disappearin9，so golden monkeys have less and less to eat．
A．Golden monkeys move about in large groups．
Elephants
B．People hunt golden monkeys for their golden furs．
C．Golden monkeys do not come Out for food at night．
D．Golden monkeys do not eat the leaves of trees，but the fruits they grow．
4．Which of the following sentences is RIGHT?
Elephants are very big and strong．They are bigger than any other animal on land．They are grey and have long trunks and
A．People are destroying the environment where Tibetan antelopes live．
tusks．They have-poor eyesight，but very good hearing and smell．They can lift heavy things and break down branches．They
do not leave the group until they are about l2 years old．Now，there are very few elephants in the world．The number of them B．Wolves are friendly to each other and they never attack people．
is becoming smaller because their living areas are used for farming．Also，people hunt them for their tusks．
C．Elephants have good eyesight，but very poor hearing and smell．D．There are less than 7，500 Tibetan antelopes left in the wild now． D．Millennials know little about the world before the Internet．
5．What can be the best title of the passage? 2．Which is the main reason that make the experts believe millennials are different from young Americans of past generations?
A．Animals in the zoo B．How to hunt wild animals A．Millennials can speak a better native language．
C．Wild animals in danger D．How to train the animals B．Millennials grow up with computers and Internet．
9、Can you remember a world before the Internet? If you answer is “no” then you are probably a millennial．Millennials are the C．Millennials use mobile phones and e-mails often．
new generation of young Americans．They were born between l982 and l992．There are 33 million of them，and they are just
starting to enter the workforce（劳动力）．Many experts believe that millennials are different from young Americans of past D．Millennials spend long hours playing video games．
generations．They also believe that millenials will change the workforce in important ways．
3．Why do the millennials expect to share their work and ideas with others?
How are millennials different? They are the first generation born in the computer age．The internet has always been a part of
their lives．They spend about l 6 hours a week on the Internet，and this doesn’t include e-mail．And they spend 72 hours a A．Because they know how to use the Internet to make new friends．
week using other electronic media（媒体），including mobile phones and video games．They are “nation speakers” of the
B．Because they understand how to communicate with new friends．
language of the computer age．People who were born earlier will never be native speakers of that language．Why not? They
did not grow up “speaking” it．
C．Because they grow up sharing ideas，music，information，games，and friendships with others by the Internet．
How will millennials change the workforce? To answer that question，it is important to understand how millennials use the
D．Because the Internet can provide all the information they need．
Internet．They use the Internet to communicate．They visit website such as FaceBook and MySpace every day．They share（分
享）ideas，music， information，games，and friendships with people all over the world．When they start working，they will
4．According to the passage，which of the following is NOT true?
want to share their work and ideas with others．
A．Millennials grow up with more attention from their parents and teachers．
It is also important to understand the way millennials grew up．Their parents and teachers gave them a lot of attention．They
taught them that their opinions were valuable（有价值的）．As a result，many millennials are very confident．At work，they
B．Many millennials are showing more confident than others at work．
will expect their co-workers and bosses to listen to their opinions．
C．Many millennials give more valuable opinions to their c0—workers and bosses．
Millennials also grew up with a lot of structure in their lives．Many of them went to school from the age of two or three and
played on sports teams．At work，they will expect the rules to be clear．They will also expect a strong but fair boss，like a
D．Many of the millennials have had fun and creative experiences when they are on sports teams．
coach on a sports team．They will follow the person in charge（主管）if he or she is fair．But they will not follow an unfair
boss．They will also expect their work to be fun and creative，similar to their experience on a sports team． 5．From the passage we know that ________．
These are a few of the changes that experts believe millennials will bring to the American workforce．But the world is A．the number of the millennials had come to 33 million by the end of l982
changing very fast．There will probably be more changes that are difficult to imagine today．
B．most of the millennnials learn native computer language in schools．
1．According to the first paragraph of the passage，which of the following is NOT true?
C．millennials require their bosses to be healthier and the rules clearer at work
A．Millennials belong to a new generation．
D．more changes will probably be brought to the American workforce by millennials
B．Millennials were born about ten years ago．
C．Millennials are entering the workforce．10、Money management (管理) skill is very important for us , but many parents don’t take time to teach their children about C. Keeping some money for going to the movies with friends shows the value of
the value of money , and unfortunately , many of those children grow up to be adults who struggles with money management
skill. long-term saving.
What age should parents begin educating their children about money ? Financial (金融) experts agree D．It shows us how we should teach children the value of saving .
that it’s never too early . The more children learn about money , the more they will be able to make wise
financial decisions as they grow older . First , parents can begin teaching young children how to count ( ) 4．From the passage , we can know that .
money . It is very important for young child.
A．money management skills must be taught when children are teenagers
Next , you can teach the value of saving . Once they learn that saving is a good idea and that it is something they should always
B．if we teach children basic money management skills, their future will be brighter
do , their financial future will be brighter . For example , your child wants a new bicycle . You can teach them to save part of
their allowance ( 零用钱 ) for that bike , while still keeping money for ice cream, or for going to the movies with their friends.
C．we shouldn’t ask children to learn to make money by themselves before they grow up
In this way they will begin to understand the value of both short-term saving and long-term saving .
D. we should tell children how to spend money
It’s never too early , also , to teach your child different ways to make money . For example , they can sweep the floor, wash
dishes and so on. Sit down with your children and talk with them in some ways they would like to earn money . You’ll be
( ) 5．The best title of the passage can be .
surprised and glad at the effort they will begin making.
A．Parents and Children B. Children Should Learn to Save Money
Help your children chart their financial course in life, teach them basic money management skills, and their future will be
brighter .
C．We Should Save Money D. Teaching Children About Managing Money
( ) 1.When should parents teach their children how to master (掌握) some money management
11、阅读下面短文，从每题所给的Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ、Ｄ四个选项中选出正确的选项。
skills ?
If you have no special plans for your holidays , why not spend your time helping others?
A. As children grow up. B．As children are teenagers.
More and more young people in the US volunteer to spend their school holidays working
for others. And they don’t do it for money . Here are some of their stories.
C. As early as possible. D．When they go to school.
l Alice Hamilton, 17
( ) 2．When children are very young , in order to educate them about money , first , parents
l I’m going to help the forest Center build new hiking paths in
may start with . the mountains. It’s going to be terrific . I will spend the whole
summer living in a tent and breathing the fresh mountain air. I’m
A．teaching them to count money B．teaching them to make money going to sleep under the stars . It will be a nice sport , and I will be
able to do something good at the same time!
C．teaching them to save money D．teaching them to go shopping with money l
l Jason Moore , 18
( ) 3．Which of the following is NOT true according to the underlined sentences ?
l This summer , I’ll volunteer with Special House Program. They
build good , low-cost houses and sell them to the poor . They’ll teach
A. Buying a new bike needs a long –term saving.
me what to do , so I am going to help people and also have a chance
to learn how to build houses.
B. Keeping some money for ice cream shows the value of a short-term saving .
ll Trish Anderson , 16 7、1T 2F 3T 4T 5F
l I’m going to teach children choose and read books that they like
8、1A 2B 3B 4D 5C
. I want to be a teacher . Every day , I’m going to help children
choose and read books that they like . I want to be a teacher , and I
9、1B 2B 3C 4D 5D
love children and reading , so this is going to be a great experience
for me .
10、1C 2A 3C 4B 5D
l
11、1B 2A 3C
( ) 1. What does Alice volunteer to do in summer ?
A. To sleep under the stars . B. To help build new hiking paths in the mountains .
C. To be house designer. D. To spend the whole summer living in a tent .
( ) 2. From the passage , we know that Jason Moore .
A. is 18 years old B. likes reading C. isn’t very rich D. likes children
( ) 3. wants to be a teacher .
A. Alice Hamilton B. Jason Moore C. Trish Anderson D. The writer
参考答案
一、阅读理解
1、1C 2B 3B 4C 5B
2、1D 2A 3C
3、1C 2D 3C 4B 5C
4、1A 2A 3D 4B 5D
5、1B 2B 3A 4A 5C
6、1B 2.A 3.C 4.A 5B
