
一、完型填空
The True Story of Treasure Island
It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson's imagination. However, recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.
Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived abroad for many years. In 1881 he returned to Scotland for a holiday . With him were his American wife Fanny and his son Lloyd.
Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long 1 over the hills. They had been 2 this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd felt the days dull . To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some 3 .
One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert 4___that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of the island . "What's that?" he asked. "That's the 5 treasure'" said the boy. Robert suddenly 6 something of an adventure story in the boy's 7 . While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the hero a twelve-year-old boy, just like Lloyd. But who would be the pirate (海盗)?
Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the help of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to 8 such a man in a story. Thus Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was born .
So, thanks to a 9 September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg, and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of the greatest 10 stories in the English language.
1. A. talk B. rest C. walk D. game
2. A. attempting B. missing C. planning D. enjoying
3. A. cleaning B. writing C. drawing D. exercising
4. A. doubted B. noticed C. decided D. recognized
5. A. forgotten B. buried C. discovered D. unexpected
6. A. saw B. drew C. made D. learned
7. A. book B. reply C. picture D. mind
8. A. praise B. produce C. include D. accept
9. A. rainy B. sunny C. cool D. windy
10. A. news B. love C. real-life D. adventure
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二、语法填空
Computer programmer David Jones earns£35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank ready to let him have a credit card.Instead,he has been told to wait another two years,___1____ he is 18.The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people ___2______his age is finding a job.David’s firm releases(推出) two new games for the fast growing computer market each month.
But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money.Even though he earns a lot, he cannot drive a car, take out a mortgage(抵押贷款),___3_____ get credit cards.David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago,a year after leaving school with six O-levels and _____4____(work) for a time in a computer shop.“I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs,” he said.David spends some of his money ___5_______records and clothes,and gives his mother 50 pounds __6_____week.But most of his spare time_____7______(spend) working.
“Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school,” he said.“But I had been studying ___8_____in books and magazines for four years in my spare time.I knew what I wanted to do and never considered _____9_____(stay) on at school.Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway.”David added:“l would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement is a___10___(possible).You never know when the market might disappear.”
(1. until 2.of 3.or 4.work 5.on 6.a 7.is spent 8.it 9.staying 10.possibility)
三、阅读理解
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We have met the enemy,and he is ours.We bought him at a pet shop.When monkey-pox,a disease usually found in the African rain forest,suddenly turns up in children in the American Midwest,it's hard not to wonder if the disease that comes from foreign animals is homing in on human beings.“Most of the infections(感染) we think of as human infections started in other animals,” says Stephen Morse,director of the Center for Public Health Preparedness at Columbia University.
It’s not just that we’re going to where the animals are;we’re also bringing them closer to us.Popular foreign pets have brought a whole new disease to this country.A strange illness killed Isaksen’s pets,and she now thinks that keeping foreign pets is a bad idea.“I don’t think it’s fair to have them as pets when we have such a limited knowledge of them,” says Isaksen.
‘‘Laws allowing these animals to be brought in from deep forest areas without stricter control need changing,” says Peter Schantz.Monkey-pox may be the wake-up call.Researchers believe infected animals may infect their owners.We know very little about these new diseases. A new bug(病毒) may be kind at first.But it may develop into something harmful. Monkey-pox doesn’t look a major infectious disease.But it is not.impossible to pass the disease from person to person.
.We learn from Paragraph l that the pet sold at the shop may .
A.come from Columbia
B.prevent us from being infected
C.enjoy being with children
D.suffer from monkey-pox
65.Why did Isaksen advise people not to have foreign pets?
A.They attack human beings.
B.We need to study native animals.
C.They can’t live out of the rain forest.
D.We do not know much about them yet.
66.What does the phrase “the wake-up call’’ in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?
A.a new disease B.a clear warning
C.a dangerous animal D.a morning call
67.The text suggests that in the future we .
A.may have to fight against more new diseases
B.may easily get infected by diseases from dogs
C.should not be allowed to have pets
D.should stop buying pets from Africa
B
It’s not easy being a teenager-nor is it easy being the parent of a teenager.You can make your child feel angry, hurt or misunderstood by what you say without realizing it yourself.It is important to give your child the space he needs to grow while gently letting him know that you’11 still be there for him when he needs you.
Expect a lot from your child,just not everything.Except for health and safety problems, such as drug use or careless driving,consider everything else open to discussion.If your child is unwilling to discuss something,don’t insist he tell you what’s on his mind.The more you insist, the more likely that he’11 clam up.Instead,let him attempt to solve things by himself. At the same time,remind him that you’re always there for him should he seek advice or help.Show respect for your teenager’s privacy.Never read his mail or listen in on personal conversations.
Teach your teenager that the family phone is for the whole family. If your child talks on the family’s telephone for too long,tell him he can talk for l5 minutes,but then he must stay off the phone for at least all equal period of time.This not only frees up the line so that other family members can make and receive calls,but teaches your teenager moderation(节制).Or if you are open to the idea,allow your teenager his own phone that he pays for with his own pocket money or a part-time job.
68.The main purpose of the text is to tell parents .
A.how to get along with a teenager
B.how to respect a teenager
C.how to understand a teenager
D.how to help a teenager grow up
69. What does the phrase "clam up" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. become excited B. show respect
C. refuse to talk D. seek help
70. The last paragraph is about how to teach a teenager
A. to use the phone in a sensible way B. to pay for his own telephone
C. to share the phone with friends D. to answer the phone quickly
71. What should parents do in raising a teenager according to the text?
A. Not allow him to learn driving or take drugs.
B. Give him advice only when necessary.
C. Let him have his own telephone.
D. Not talk about personal things with him.
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四、基础写作
假定你是李华,正在英国接受英语培训,住在一户英国人家里。今天你的房东Mrs
Wilson不在家,你准备外出,请给Mrs Wilson写一留言条,内容包括:
【内容要点】
1.你要外出购物,下午5点才回;
2.替房东把书还到the City Library;
3.下午大约1点Tracy来电话留言:
1)她有要事处理明天早上在咖啡屋(Bolton Coffee)见面取消;
2)此事已告知Susan
3)尽快回电
【写作要求】
1.只能使用5个句子表达全部内容;
2.文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
【写作提示】
1. 文体:应用文 (留言条);
2. 注意人称的使用;
3. 要用到的时态有多种:一般将来时、一般过去时、过去将来时、现在完成时等。
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Mrs Wilson,
to the City Library. At about 1 o’clock this afternoon, Tracy called, saying that she couldn’t meet you at Bolton Coffee tomorrow morning as she has something important to attend to. She has already told Susan about this change. She wanted you to call her back as soon as you are home.
Li Hua
