三.阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，共30分)

A

Asweknow,onSaturday,millionsofpeoplearoundtheworldwillcelebrateSaintPatrick'sDay,whichhonorsPatronSaint(ormainreligiousfigure)ofIreland.CommunitiesacrosstheUnitedStateswillhostparades,parties,andotherfestivitiestomarktheoccasion.

Thisyear,citieslikeBoston,NewYork,andChicagohaveorganizedmassiveeventscelebratingSaintPatrick'sDay.InNewYorkCity,hundredsofthousandsofpeoplewillgathertowatchtheSaintPatrick’sDayparade—thenation’slargest.Itisoneofthemostwatchedparadesintheworld.Lastyear,almost2millionspectatorsandmorethan150,000participantsfilledthestreets.Theparade,firstheldin1776,isalsooneoftheoldest.

Chicagoalsothrowsabigcelebration.Everyyear,theChicagoRiver,whichcrossesthecity,glowsgreenaseventorganizersdumpabout40poundsoffluorescence,apowerfuldye,intothewater.

Bostonkeepsitsparaderollingforthreehoursormore.Itisthenation’ssecond-largestparade.Thecitywillalsosaluteoneofitsmostfamousformerresidents,PresidentJohnF.Kennedy,byopeningtheexhibit"AJourneyHome:JohnF.KennedyandIreland,"athisofficiallibrary.

PatronSaintlivedinBritainintheearlyfifthcentury,whenitwasstillpartoftheRomanEmpire.HewascapturedandsoldintoslaveryinIrelandwhenhewasonly16.Heeventuallyescapedslaveryandturnedtoalifeofreligiousdevotion.HetrainedtobecomeaministerandsetouttospreadChristianitythroughoutIreland.After30yearsasareligiousleader,PatrickdiedonMarch17,1461.SaintPatrick’sDayisalwayscelebratedonMarch17.InIreland,itisanofficialholiday.

61.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.CelebrationsacrosstheCountry B.AnOfficialHolidayinUS

C.TheLargestParadeintheWorld D.HistoryofSaintPatrick’sDay

62.Thelastparagraphismainlyabout_____.

A.thecruelslavetrade. B.SaintPatrick’scontribution.

C.Ireland’sPatronSaint D.activitiesduringSaintPatrick’sDay

63.Whichofthefollowingisnotcorrectaccordingtothepassage?

A.ParadeisamostimportanteventtoobserveSaintPatrick’sDay.

B.Salutingtheformerpresidenthasbecomeamaineventontheoccasion.

C.SaintPatrick’sDayisareligiousholiday.

D.TheSaintPatrick’sDayparadehasahistoryofover230years.

B

Areyoulookingforsomethingdifferentthissummer?We’velinedupalistofsomeunusualcamps.

Learntoflyajet(喷气式飞机)

Thisistherealtrainingthatallfighterandtestpilotshave.Learnthecockpit(驾驶室)andhowtoputyourplanethroughitspaces.Finally,youfightamockbattlewithyourteammates.

It’sheldattheUSSpace&RocketCenterinHuntsville,Alaska.Therearebothweekendandsummercampsforanyone9andup.Kids7to12alsocanpairwithaparent.Thecostis$749forkids-onlycampsand$349eachforparent/childcamp.

BeStevenSpielberg

AtFilmCamp,youwillgettowrite,direct,shootandedityourownmovie.

RunbytheNewYorkFilmAcademy,youcanchoosefromavarietyofcamplocations:NewYork,Disney-MGMStudiosinFlorida,UniversalStudiosinLosAngeles,HarvardUniversity,ParisorFlorence,Italy.

Everyonehelpsoneanotherbyworkingbehindthecamera.Tuitionforaone-weekcampis$1,500,whileafourorsixweektrainingrun$5,900to$6,900.

Jointhecircus

AtCircusSmirkusyoucanlearnhowtorideaunicycle,andthrowapieinsomeone’sface.Kids8to16canchoosebetweenone—ortwo-weeksessions,withthetwo-weekcampendinginacircusshowforthefamilies.

ThecampislocatedinCraftsburyCommon,Vermont.Thecostis$825foroneweek($300extrawithaparent)and$1,500fortwoweeks($500extrawithaparent).

Livetheultimate(终极的)summerfantasy

Learntoridethewavesthissummerandtouroneoftheworld’sonlyseaturtlehospitalsatSurfCamp.Theweeklongcampalsoincludestripstolocalislands.

SurfCampislocatedatWrightsvilleBeach,NorthCarolina.Thecostis$475perweekforkids8to12,$595perweekforteens12to18.Checkitoutatwbsurfcamp.Com.

Strikeachord(弦)

AtPowerChordAcademy,teens12to18willbeplacedinabandthatbestmeetstheirage,experienceandstyle.Youwillleadthelifeofabandmember:recordinginastudio,playingaconcertandmakingavideo.

64.Whichcampscanyoujoinifyouwantyourfathertobeabletotakepart?

A.CircusSmirkusandSurfCamp

B.ThePowerChordAcademyandFilmCamp

C.ThecampattheUSSpace&RockedCenterandFilmCamp

D.ThecampattheUSSpace&RocketCenterandCircusSmirkus

65.Howmuchdoyouhavetopayifyouwanttoattenda2-weekcircuscampwithyourmom?

A.$2000  B.$1500 C.$3000 D.$2250

66.SurfCampcanprovidethefollowingforcampersEXCEPT______.

A.careforseaturtles B.surfing

C.meetingwithloversofsurfing D.traveltolocalislands

67.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mock”mean?

A.real B.fierce C.pretended D.shooting

C

IntheWest,advertisementsarethefuelthatmakesmassmediawork.ManyTVstations,newspapers,magazines,radiostationsareprivatelyowned.Thegovernmentdoesnotgivethemmoney.Sowheredoesthemoneycomefrom?Fromadvertisements.Withoutadvertisements,therewouldnotbetheseprivatebusinesses.

Haveyoueveraskedyourselfwhatadvertisingis?Throughtheyears,peoplehavegivendifferentanswerstothequestion.Forsometimeitwasfeltthatadvertisingwasameansof“Keepingyournamebeforethepublic”.Andsomepeoplethoughtthatadvertisingwas“truthwelltold”.Nowmoreandmorepeopleconsideritinthisway:Advertisingisthepaid,non-personal,andusuallypersuasivepresentationofgoods,servicesandideasbysomecertainsponsors(发起人)throughvariousmedia.

First,advertisingisusuallypaidfor.Varioussponsorspayfortheadvertisementswesee,read,andhearoverthevariousmedia.Second,advertisingisnon-personal.Itisnotface-to-facecommuni¬cation.Althoughyoumayfeelthatamessageinacertainadvertisementisaimeddirectlyatyou,inreality,itisdirectedatlargegroupsofpeople.Third,advertisingisusuallypersuasive.Directlyorindirectlyitaskspeopletodosomething.Alladvertisementstrytomakepeoplebelievethattheproduct,idea,orserviceadvertisedcanbenefitthem.Fourth,thesponsorsoftheadvertisementmustshowtheirnames.Fromtheadvertisement,wecanseeifthesponsorisacompany,orasingleperson.Fifth,advertisingreachesusthrougholdandmodernmassmedia.Includedintheoldmediaarenewspapers.magazines,radio,television,andfilms.Modernmediaincludeemails,matchboxcovers,andboardsontopofbuildings.

68.Theexistenceoftheprivatelyownedmassmediadependsonthesupportof_________.

A.thegovernment B.advertisements

C.theirowners’familiesD.theTVstations

69.Thepassageseemstosaythatdifferentideasofadvertisingaregivendueto__________.

A.thesubjectoftheadvertisementsB.thechangeoftime

C.people'sagedifference D.peoples’differentopinions

70.Whichofthefollowingisconsideredmodernmassmedia?

A.Emails. B. NewspapersC.Magazines. D.Films.

71.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutadvertisementsisNOTtrue?

A.Thesponsorsarealwaysmentioned.

B.Advertisingismeantforlargegroupsofpeople.

C.Thereisthedescriptionofthingsadvertised

D.Advertisingmustbehonestandhumorous

D

Inthepastindustrieshadmorefreedomthantheyhavenow，andtheydidnotneedtobeascarefulastheymusttoday.Theydidnotneedtoworryalotaboutthesafetyofthenewproductsthattheydeveloped.Theydidnothavetopaymuchattentiontothehealthandsafetyofthepeoplewhoworkedforthem.Oftennewproductsweredangerousforthepeoplewhousedthem;oftenconditionsintheworkplacehadverybadeffectsonthehealthoftheworkers.

Ofcoursesometimestherewererealdisasterswhichattractedtheattentionofgovernmentsandwhichshowedtheneedforchanges.Alsoscientistswhoweredoingresearchintothehealthofworkerssometimesproducedinformationwhichgovernmentscouldnotignore.Atsuchtimes，therewereinquiriesintothecausesofthedisastersortheproblems.Newsafetyruleswereoftenintroducedasaresultoftheseinquiries;however,thenewrulescametoolatetoprotectthepeoplewhodiedorwhobecameseriouslyill.

Todaymanygovernmentshavespecialdepartmentswhichprotectcustomersandworkers.IntheUS,forexample,thereisadepartmentwhichtakeschargeofnewairplanesandgiveswarningsaboutpossibleproblems.Italsomakestherulesthataircraftproducersmustfollow.Anotherdepartmentcontrolsthefoodsanddrugsthatcompaniessell.Athirddepartmentlooksattheplaceswherepeoplework，andthenreportsanycompaniesthatarebreakingthelawswhichprotectthehealthandsafetyofworkers.Ofcourse，newgovernmentdepartmentsandnewlawscannotpreventeveryaccidentorillness，buttheyarehavingsomegoodresults.Ourworkplacesaresaferandcleanerthanbefore.Theplanesandcarswhichweusefortravelarebetter.Producersarethinkingmoreaboutthesafetyandhealthofthepeoplewhobuyandusetheirproducts.

72.Themaintopicofthepassageis_________.

A.conditionsintheworkplaceB.thefreedomofindustriesinthepast

C.thesafetyandhealthofworkersandcustomersD.changesinindustrialproduction

73.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinthepast_________.

A.industrieswereascarefulinmanagementastheyaretoday

B.companieswerefreetoputoutanyproductstheywantedto

C.manypeoplewerekilledbydangerousproducts

D.workersoftengotillbecauseofthepoorworkingconditions

74.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat_________.

A.inthepastnosafetylawswereintroducedbygovernments

B.governmentspaidlittleattentiontothesafetyofproducts

C.governmentofficialsoftendidnotlistentoscientists

D.governmentsandcompanieshaddifferentopinionsaboutthesafetyofproducts

75.ThespecialdepartmentsprotectcustomersandworkersinmanywaysEXCEPTby____.

A.testingnewproductsB.designingnewproducts

C.controllingthesaleofproductsD.inspectingworkplaces

第II卷(共40分)

四.单词拼写(共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)

76.Thetwogirlsspentonewholeclasssittingontheplayground,a______inconversation.

77.HistestinpresentingRealCineencouragedhimtobecomemorec______ofhimself.

78.Theboatfloateddownwiththewater,toofasttoe______,whichmadethegirlinterror.

79.Ifeltreallyg______afterbreakingmypromise,butstillIhesitatedtoapologizetohim.

80.WhenIwasyoung,mygrandmaoftenremindedmeoftablem_______.

81.Shewasreallyupsetand______(发誓)thatshehadn’ttoldanyone.

82.Ourfestivalispartofalargefestivalwhichcelebrates_______(当代)art.

83.Itwouldbebeneficialtoteachpeopleabout______(环境上)friendlywaysofliving.

84.Somepeoplethinkofgreedybusinessmenhidingfromtheir________(责任)andonlyworryingaboutmoney.

85.Joinmein______(祝愿)allofyouasuccessinthefinalexamination.

五.短文阅读(共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的词(每空1词)。

Forcenturiespeopledreamedofgoingintospace.Thisdreambegantoseempossiblewhenhigh-flyingrocketswerebuiltintheearly1900s.

In1903aRussianteachernamedKonstantinTsiolkovskyfiguredouthowtouserocketsforspacetravel.Hisplanwasthefirstoneinrocketsciencetousecorrectscientificcalculation.About30yearslater,aU.S.scientistnamedRobertGoddardbuiltthefirstrocketsthatcouldreachhighaltitudes.DuringWorldWarII,Germanscientistsbuiltlargerocketsthatcouldtravelveryfarandcarrydangerousexplosives.Afterthewar,scientistsfromGermanywenttotheUnitedStatesandtheSovietUniontohelpthosecountriesbuildspacerockets.

Thesetwocountriesweresoonracingtogettospacefirst.Eachofthesecountrieswantedtoprovethatitwasstrongerandmoreadvancedthantheotherone.Bothcountriesalsohadpowerfulbombs.PeopleintheUnitedStateswereworriedwhentheSovietswerefirsttolaunchaspacesatellite,whichwascalledSputnik.TheSovietswerealsofirsttosendapersonintospace.YuryGagarinorbitedtheearthintheVostokIspaceshipin1961.

TheUSgovernmentsetagoalforitsspaceprogramtobethefirstcountrytoputapersonontheMoon.TheU.S.spaceprogrambuiltaseriesofApollospaceship.ThesevehicleswerepoweredbyhugeSaturn5rockets.In1969ApolloIItookthreementothemoonsuccessfully.NellArmstrongbecamethefirstpersontowalkontheMoon.

TheSovietsmayhavelosttheracetoflypeopletotheMoon,buttheybuiltthefirstspacestationin1971.TheUnitedStatesalsobuiltaspacestation.Thespacestationsallowedpeopletoliveandworkinspace.ThentheSovietUnionandtheUnitedStatescooperatedtohooktwospaceshipstogetherinspace.Thisactionendedthe"spacerace".Todayamuchlargerspacestation,builtbyseveralcountriestogether,orbitsEarth.

Anothernewwaytogotospaceisbyspaceshuttle.Aspaceshuttle,firstmadeintheUnitedStatesin1981,lookslikeanairplane.Astronautswhoflyspaceshipshaveusedshuttlestohelpputsatellitesintospace.

The(86)▲ofSpaceTravel

Time Events Informationconcerned

Early1900s High-flyingrocketswerebuilt. Itmadetheancientdreamofgoingtospacepossibletocome(87)▲

1903 KonstantinTsiolkovsky(88)▲

awaytouserocketsforspacetravel. Heplannedtoputcorrectscientificcalculationtouseinrocketscience.

Around1933 RobertGoddardbuiltnew

rockets. Therocketscouldflyvery(89)▲inthesky.

DuringandafterWorldWarII Germanscientistsbuiltlargerocketsthatcouldtravelveryfarandcarrydangerousexplosives. Germanywasaheadofalltheothercountriesinbuildingspacerocketsandlateritevenoffered(90)▲totheSovietUnionandtheUnitedStates

TheSovietUnionandtheUnitedStatescompetedtogettospacefirst. TheSovietUnionbecamethe(91)▲

oftheracewhenitlaunchedthefirstsatelliteandsentthefirstastronautintospace.

1969 TheUnitedStates(92)▲inputtingapersononthemoon. Inoneway,it(93)▲theSovietUnionbybecomingthefirstcountrytoflypeopletothemoon.

1970s TheSovietsbuiltthefirstspacestationandwassoonfollowedbyAmericans.Andtheyfinallyendedthe"spacerace"by

(94)▲ Astronautscanliveandworkinspacestations.

1980s-- Spaceshuttlesareusedasnewvehiclesforspace(95)▲. Shuttlesarealsousedtohelpputsatellitesintospace.

六.书面表达(满分20分)

子女和父母之间的代沟(generationgap)一直是困扰着父母和孩子双方的一个大问题。请你以儿子(女儿)的身份,根据下表内容,用英语写一篇文章,谈谈子女如何做才能消除与父母间的隔阂。

现象 1.随着社会的不断发展,子女和父母之间的代沟已成为一个社会问题。

2.双方之间的思想观念、行为习惯等存在很大差异。(请举例说明这一现象)

解决办法 1.学会尊重父母,孝顺是中华民族的传统美德。

2.避免冲突。

3.和父母多沟通,交流。

4.请你另外举出一种解决办法或说明如何尊重父母、如何沟通交流等。

注意：

1.字数150左右。

2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

3.文中不得提及你所在学校和姓名。

4.参考词汇：消除bridge

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答案：

听力训练：1-5BCACC6-10CBCAB11-15ACCAC16-20CBACB

单项选择:21-25ACBBD26-30DACAB

31-35BDCDB36-40ACADA

完型填空:41-45.BACDB46-50.CDABA

51-55.BCADB56-60.DBDAC

阅读理解：61-63ACB64-67DAAC68-71BBAD72-75CDAB

单词拼写：

76.absorbed77.confident78.escape79.guilty80.manners

81.swore82.contemporary83.environmentally84.responsibilities85.wishing

任务阅读:

86.History/Development87.true88.discovered/found/developed89.high90.help

91.winner92.succeeded93.beat/defeated94.cooperation/cooperating95.travel

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