( )74. The writer loved the Arctic because ______________.

A) it’s freezing B) it’s changeable

C) it’s a healthy place D) it’s an exciting place

( )75. From the third paragraph we know that at first the writer was a______________.

A) research diver B) scientist C) a photographer D) film-maker

( )76. The underlined phrase “the wrong moment” refers to the time when the whales are _____________.

A) hungry B) meeting strangers

C) having a rest D) moving fast

( )77. Talking about his experience with a polar bear, the writer said_____________.

A) the animal was much more afraid than he was

B) he felt excited, having no idea that the bear might attack him

C) the bear seemed to know that he wasn’t dangerous

D) he realized he was wrong to trust polar bears

( )78. What does the writer think of his job as a cameraman now?

A) It’s dangerous. B) It’s boring.

C) It’s for young people. D) It’s difficult.

( )79. The passage is mainly about __________.

A) the good chances in TV camera work

B) the challenges of the environment the writer works in

C) the difficulties of having to work alone

D) the beautiful scenery of the Arctic

B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage. (选择最恰当的单词或词组完成短文): (共12分)

I was cute, active, happy…until that day when I was 15 months old. I had a bad fall. I landed on a glass rabbit and it cut my eye badly enough to blind it. The doctor said if the eye was taken out, my face would become out of ___80__, so my scarred(有疤痕的)，blind and grey eye lived on with me.

People often asked uncomfortable questions about my eye or ___81___ played jokes on me. When the kids played games, I was always the “bad guy”. I grew up imagining that everyone looked down on me.

Yet every time Mom noticed I was unhappy, she would say to me, “Hold your head up high and face the world.” It helped me move on in life.

As a child, I told myself, “Be careful or I will fall down or knock into something because I am not looking.” As a teenager, I always looked down to hide my shame, but I found that people liked me when sometimes I held my head up high.

In high school I was even made monitor, but outside I still felt like a freak(怪物). All I really wanted was to look like ___82___. When things got really bad, I would cry to my mom and she would look at me with loving eyes and say, “Hold your head up high and face the world. Let them see the love that is inside.” That is ___83___ Mom taught me pride.

Mom’s love and encouragement gave me the confidence to remove my own doubt. ___84___ I was able to look people in the eye. I learned not only to appreciate(欣赏) myself but to have love for others.

“Hold your head up high” has been heard many times in my home. Each of my children has felt its ___85___. The gift she gave me lives on in my children.

( ) 80. A) fashion B) order C) shape D) date

( ) 81. A) still B) even C) almost D) hardly

( ) 82. A) something special B) something new

C) someone strange D) everyone else

( ) 83. A) when B) why C) how D) where

( ) 84. A) Especially B) Immediately C) Finally D) Suddenly

( ) 85. A) power B) promise C) energy D) secret

C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，首字母已给，每格限填一词): (共14分)

When I came out of my office, it was dark. In order to get home as soon as possible, I took a taxi. The car was flying along the road, but later it was in a traffic jam in darkness. I b___86___ the silence for fear that the driver might be too tired to drive. “When do you go back home in the evenings?”

“Nine o’clock. I’ll go home after this t___87_____.”

“Then when do you come out in the mornings?”I threw out another question.

“Nine o’clock, too. And I go home for lunch and dinner, just as if I worked at an office.”His words s____88____ me, because every time I ride in a taxi, what I hear from the driver is only complaints. They complain that they have to work from morning till night, that it is hard to earn money, that they are bullied(欺负)by the police, or that the leaders enjoy the fruits of their work. It s___89__ they are not satisfied with everything. But this driver told me, “I find it tiring to be a section chief as I was before. I don’t like management work. I like driving, just out of pleasure. It’s lucky that I s___90____ drive without a passenger. So I can earn three or four thousand yuan a month easily. Any trick? Yes, I never follow an e___91____taxi. If it goes southward, I go northward. If it goes along the highway, I turn into a narrow street. In this way I always get customers.”

His words showed his satisfaction with his life and the pride he took in his job. Such feelings are so rare among people nowadays just as oxygen in high mountains. How many people nowadays can show high ideals(理想;完美) by s____92____ living and go with a calm mind? I couldn’t help feeling moved when I found such a state of mind in a stranger on a cold winter night.

D. Answer the questions. (根据短文内容回答下列问题): (共12分)

A clever pigeon(鸽子)just wants a chance to drive a bus or eat a hot dog. Will he succeed? A young girl loses her favourite toy in the park. What will she do? These are just a few of the questions raised in the books of award-winning author Mo Willems.

His picture bookDon’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! has been named a Caldecott Honor book. Willems has also written The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! and many other books.

Before writing books, Willems spent many years writing for television. He is now the head writer for Cartoon Network’s program: Kids Next Door. The reporter asked Willems about his writing.

Reporter: What makes the great picture book attract readers of all ages?

Willems: The difference between adults and kids is that kids are shorter. They are exactly the same. They don’t like being talked down to. And they like funny stories. I’m not writing things that I think kids will like. I’m writing things just I like and I believe that’s good enough for kids and for everyone else to enjoy.

Reporter: What a strong character! How confident you are! What five words would you use to describe yourself?

Willems: I can do it in three: I like fun.

Reporter: Do you have any words of wisdom for kids?

Willems: People who say that you can do anything you want are not honest. Other people tell you that you can do something, and that’s true. You can’t do everything. You can’t fly. You don’t have super powers but you can do some things. If you work hard enough, and figure out what those things are, you can do them.

Reporter: Actually, you share a common journey through life with readers in your books. Your humor can be a good way of developing better relationships among various people. Thank you very much for taking the time for the interview.

93. Are adults more powerful than kids?

________, __________________________________.

94. Kids Next Door isn’t a famous picture book, is it?

______, ____________________________________.

95. What makes his books attract readers of all ages?

He writes __________________________________.

96. How does Mo Willems describe himself?

____________________________________________.

97. What does Mo Willems want to tell children?

Without magic power, __________________ but ____________________.

98. The reporter thinks Mo Willems is very confident. How does he know that?

__________________________________________.

Ⅶ.Writing (作文) (共20分)

99. Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic “I want to recommend a good book to …”. (以“我想要给……推荐一本好书”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。)

（注意：短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。）

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