六、阅读理解

A

When I was a kid in Minnesota, watermelon was expensive. One of my father’s friends, Bernie, was a rich businessman, who owned a large store in St. Paul.

Every summer, when the first watermelons arrived, Bernie would call. Dad and I would go to Bernie’s place. We’ d sit on the edge of the dock(码头), feet dangling(摇晃), and got ready for a big meal.

Bernie would take his knife, cut our first watermelon, hand us both a big piece and sit down next to us. Then we’d bury our faces in watermelon, eating only the heart—the reddest, juiciest, firmest, sweetest, most seed-free part—and throw away the rest.

Bernie was my father’s idea of a rich man. I always thought it was because he was such a successful businessman. Years later, I realized that it was not Bernie’s wealth itself but his way of dealing with it that my father liked. Bernie knew how to stop working, get together with friends and eat only the heart of the watermelon.

What I learned from Bernie is that being rich is a state of mind. Some of us, no matter how much money we have, will never be free enough to eat only the heart of the watermelon. If you don’t take the time to dangle your feet over the dock and enjoy life’s small pleasure, your work is probably hurting your life.

For many years, I forgot that lesson I’d learned as a kid on the loading dock. I was too busy making all the money I could.

Well, I’ve relearned it. I hope I have time left to enjoy the success of others and to take pleasure in the day. That’s the heart of the watermelon. I have learned again to throw the rest away.

46. We learned from the second paragraph that the writer and his father were feeling ______.

A. relaxed B. worried C. hungry D. proud

47. How did the writer and his father eat the watermelon?

A. They ate it in a polite way. B. They only ate its best part.

C. They ate every part of it. D. They shared only one piece.

48. In the eyes of the writer’s father, Bernie ______.

A. was just a rich businessman B. worked hard all the time

C. lived a rich but healthy life D. knew how to make money

49. The underlined part “the heart of the watermelon” in the last paragraph refers to ______.

A. the best part of the watermelon B. the writer’s busy life

C. the writer’s decision of making money D. the writer’s hope of enjoying life

50. It can be learned from the passage that ______.

A. one has to work hard to reach his goal B. a friend in need is a friend in deed

C. watermelon is the healthiest fruit D. one should keep work-life balance

B

When the Audet family turns on the lights at Blue Farm, they are using electricity that comes from cows—cow manure (粪肥), to be specific.

Cows produce a lot of wastes. One cow can create 30 gallons of wastes each day. Now imagine the output of over 1,000 cows at Blue Farm. That’s really a big amount.

When farmers clean their barns, they put the wastes in a big heap, and spread some of them on their fields for fertilizer(肥料). But now places like Blue Spruce Farm have a new way of using cow wastes. They use them to produce electricity.

Here’s how it works: A big machine moves back and forth cleaning the barn floor. “The cows aren’t bothered,” says Marie Audet. “They are animals of habit; they get used to it, and just lift one foot and then another to let it go by.”

The machine pushes the manure into a big 600-gallon tank like a small swimming pool. The tank is called a digester (化粪池) because what happens there is just like what happens inside a cow: Bacteria(细菌) get to work and continue to digest the manure.

Methane gas (甲烷、沼气)in the atmosphere is known as a “greenhouse” gas because it keeps heat just like a greenhouse does, causing our planet to warm up. That’s an environmental concern. But the digester has a good result. Its gas is kept and used to power electric generators (发电机).

At Blue Farm, the generators make enough electricity to power 400 homes. The Audet family sells the extra electricity they can’t use themselves.

51. We learn from the text that the Audet family is using cow wastes to ______.

A. make electricity B. produce fertilizer C. build their farm D. feed the cows

52. How are the cow wastes collected into the digester at Blue Farm?

A. Marie Audet does the work B. The job is done by machine

C. The cows lift the cow wastes D. Bacteria get to work on them

53. According to the passage, which of the following is changed into electricity?

A. The power of moving water. B. The heat of burning coal.

C. The power of sunlight. D. The heat of the methane gas

54. The new way of using cow wastes at Blue Farm might be best descr ibed as ______.

A. reducing B. saving C. recycling D. changing

55. What is the main purpose for writing the passage?

A. To introduce a new way of making electricity B. To explain how a new energy works better

C. To show a new rebuilding plan for a big farm D. To explain the reasons for green house effect

C

第二节：请仔细阅读第56—60题中各人的情况说明，从A—F六个套餐菜单中为各位选出符合要求的最佳选项，其中一项为多余选项。

56. Li Jing, a thin girl, likes French fries, fruits and ice-cream. She doesn’t like rice. She often feels tired and doctor suggests that she eat some more meat such as beef or pork.

57. Peng Tao, a heavy boy, likes hamburgers, hotdogs and pizzas very much. Chocolate is his favorite. But his parents don’t want him to eat too much, especially ice-cream.

58. Zhang Qi, a tall girl, likes running. Her favorite food is pizza. She exercises a lot and eats a lot. She likes coffee and she only drinks apple juice when she has to.

59. Bai Lei, a hungry boy, can’t live without rice and never eats seafood. He likes orange juice but not apple. He doesn’t want to spend more than 10 dollars for one meal.

60. Ding Yi is a 16-year-old girl. Her family don’t eat pork. She likes fish and potato chips. Her favorite drink is milkshake.

A

a small pizza

a chocolate cake

a small orange juice

$10.99

D

a large pizza

a coffee

$9.99

C

a plate of rice

with cabbage

and beef

a hot dog

an orange juice

$9.99

F

a pork hamburger

French fries

an ice-cream

$11.99

B

a large bowl

of chick rice

some bread

an apple juice

$8.99

E

a seafood

sandwich

a milkshake

$12.99

七、选词填空

(he, the, grow, high, until, one, fail, loud, speech, when)

Sir Edmund Hillary was the first man to climb Mount Everest. On May 29, 1953 he climbed and measured 61)__________ highest mountain then known to man—29,000 feet straight up. He was spoken 62)__________ of for his efforts when he came back. He even made advertisements for big companies. However, 63)__________ we read his book, High Adventure, we don't understand that Hillary had to grow into this success.

You see, in 1952 he tried to climb Mount Everest, but 64)__________. A few weeks later a group in England asked him to give a 65)__________ to its members. Hillary was given a warm welcome 66)__________ walking on stage. People there thought him as a hero, but Edmund Hillary saw 67)__________ as a failure. He moved away from the microphone and walked to the side of the stage.

He lifted one hand and pointed at a picture of the mountain. He said in a 68)__________voice, “Mount Everest, you beat me the 69)__________ time, but I’ll beat you the next time because you’ve 70)__________all you are going to grow, but I'm still growing!”

八、单词拼写

71. My mother is a te acher and she has t__________ English in this school for 20 years.

72. The n_______ ___ side of the building gets less sun than the south.[来

73. If the sky is c__________, there’s no rain or cloud and you can see very far.

74. Bella can speak two l__________, French and Chinese.

75. S__________ can be used for making food and drinks sweet.

76. Susan was born in a v__________ but she works in the city now.

77. Jack is the tallest a__________ the three students.

78. Please don’t make a n__________ because the baby is sleeping now.

79. It is reported that two men were killed in a car a__________ early this morning.

80. My doctor advised me to take the medicine t__________ a day, in the morning and evening.