1、阅读理解+完形填空(20空)+书面表达 一、 阅读理解阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AA week ago “Sports for Life” program was sent to the parents, requiring them to select a sport they wanted their child to play. Since then our staff have received lots of calls from parents asking for more information about it. Here is a m
2、emo (备忘录) for your reference when you answer the phones.Sports 1: BasketballWe expect that this will be the most popular of the three sports. Therefore, students should be advised to sign up as soon as possible. Students will take a private bus to and from Kwan Tong Sports Park. Each student will ha
3、ve to pay for the cost of hiring a bus. There will be four basketball courts available for our use with one teacher watching over each game.Sports 2: GymWe will be using St Peters Memorial Park. There are two reasons for choosing this park. First, it is not very busy and crowded before 6:00 pm. Seco
4、nd, there are lots of trees with plenty of shade there. Three activities, skipping, jogging, outdoor aerobics (有氧运动), all of which are free of charge, will be arranged. And there will be a teacher on duty for each of the activities.Sports 3: HikingHiking will take place at Kowloon Peak. The activity
5、 will start at 2:30 pm and finish 90 minutes later. Three teachers will accompany the students, and a hiking instructor will accompany each group of 15 hikers. Each instructor will cost $75/hr.1. What is the main purpose of the memo?A. To attract more students to join in. B. To explain “Sports for L
6、ife” to the staff.C. To collect more ideas about the program. D. To inform teachers and students of the program.2. Why should students register early to join in Sports 1?A. There will probably be too many students.B. The school has only a few basketball courts.C. There are not enough basketball teac
7、hers to go with them.D. A bus will be hired to take them to Kwun Tong Sports Park.3. When will Sports 3 end?A. At 6:00 pm. B. At 4:00 pm. C. At 3:30 pm. D. At 2:30 pm.BI grew up with a birth defect (缺陷) known as spinal bifida, a disability that affects my sense of balance, causing me to walk with a
8、limp (跛行).As a young child, I could remember the way other children would look at me and stare because of the way that I walked. There were many times that my schoolmates would laugh at me and call me names simply because of their lack of understanding of why I was a little different.Now that I am a
9、n adult, I have noticed that the stares and names have begun to disappear gradually, and judgments that once were negative have begun to turn toward acceptance. Now I look beyond what I cant do and focus on what I can. I have learned that limitations open doors that have been closed, showing other w
10、ays to meet our needs. I have always looked at life as a challenge, grasping each obstacle with open arms. There is nothing in this world that comes easy. I must stand tall and look forward, to be ever so ready for what still lies ahead.People often feel sorry for those who were born with some type
11、of disability. But their compassion is misplaced. Yes, I may not be able to run as fast or perform certain tasks, but my disability gives me a better look at life and all thats around me. I want to be seen not as a person with a disability but as a person who has and will continue to bloom.So I deci
12、de to become an advocate (提倡者) as a representative of disabled Americans, to fight for our rights which have been ignored for so long. I feel that it only takes one powerful voice to change the minds of many nations, and as long as I have a mouth to use and a mind to think I will continue to work to
13、 bring peace upon the disabled community.4. Spine bifida made the writer _ .A. walk with a limp B. grow up to be shortC. lose the sense of balance D. lose the access to education5. Because of the writers disability, his classmates _ .A. worried about him very much B. made fun of him sometimesC. trie
14、d to treat him in a different way D. gave him as much help as they could6. What does the writer think the disabled should do?A. Learn to protect them. B. Know their weakness first.C. Find out what they can do. D. Set a high goal.7. What can we infer about the writer from the text?A. He hasnt achieve
15、d much in his life. B. He still hates the way he used to be treated.C. He is regarded as a very useful person now. D. He is now fighting for the rights of all the disabled.CThere are many ways to find a job. It can be as easy as walking into a neighborhood store to look at its announcement board. Lo
16、cal stores often have areas where people can put small signs telling what kind of service they need or can provide. Such services include caring for children or cleaning houses.Or job searchers can look in the newspaper. Local newspapers have employment announcements placed by companies seeking work
17、ers.Another popular tool for finding jobs is the Internet. For example, people in four hundred and fifty cities around the world can use the Craigslist website to buy objects, meet people or find a job. Craigslist says that it receives two million new job listings each month.Another useful way to fi
18、nd a job is through a college or university. For example, students at the University of Texas in Austin can go to the Career Exploration Center to get help in finding a job. Of course, looking for a job requires knowing what kind of work you want to do. For example, there is a book called What Color
19、 is Your Parachute (降落伞)? by Richard Boles. This book has been helping people choose a career since it was first published in 1970.Some experts also help people find jobs. Susan W. Miller owns a company called California Career Services in Los Angeles. She says her company helps people find jobs by
20、first helping them understand their strengths, goals and interests. Then she provides them with methods and resources to help them find the right job.8. What can you do on the Craigslist website?A. Sell your old things. B. Do shopping online.C. Create your own announcement board. D. Get useful infor
21、mation about 450 cities.9. What Color is Your Parachute? Is useful for those who want to _ .A. work on the airplane B. find a suitable jobC. buy a parachute D. publish a book10. How many ways to find a job are mentioned in the text?A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.11. What can be the best title fo
22、r the text?A. Ways to Find a Job B. Craigslist WebsiteC. College Students Part-time Jobs D. The Relation Between Study and WorkDParents and kids today dress alike, listen to the same music, and are friends. Is this a good thing? Sometimes, when Mr Ballmer and his 16-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, lis
23、ten to rock music together and talk about interests both enjoy, such as pop culture, he remembers his more distant relationship with his parents when he was a teenager.“I would never have said to my mom, Hey, the new Weser album is really great. How do you like it?” says Ballmer. “There was just a c
24、omplete gap in taste.”Music was not the only gulf. From clothing and hairstyles to activities and expectations, earlier generations of parents and children often appeared to move in separate ways.Today, the generation gap (代沟) has not disappeared, but it is getting narrow in many families. Conversat
25、ions on subjects like sex would not have taken place a generation ago. Now they are comfortable and common. And parent-child activities, from shopping to sports, involve a feeling of trust and friendship that can continue into adulthood.But family experts warn that the new equality can also result i
26、n less respect for parents. “Theres still a lot of strictness and authority (权威) on the part of parents out there, but there is a change happening,” says Kerrie, a psychology professor at Lebanon Valley College. “In the middle of that change, there is a lot of confusion among parents.”Family researc
27、hers offer a variety of reasons for these different roles and attitudes. They see the 1960s as a turning point. Great cultural changes led to more open communication that encourages everyone to have a say.“My parents were on the before side of that change, but todays parents, the 40-year-old, were o
28、n the after side,” explains Mr Ballmer. “Its not something easily gotten by parents these days, because life is more difficult to understand or deal with, but sharing interests does make it more fun to be a parent now.”12. The underlined word “gulf” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_”.A. understanding
29、 B. similarity C. distance D. interest13. What is the change in todays parent-child relationship?A. Parents are more respected by children. B. Parents and children are more equal.C. Parents have more power than before. D. Parents and children have no difficulty with their communication.14. From the
30、last paragraph we can learn Mr. Miller thinks todays parents _ .A. They can set a limit to the change. B. They follow the need of the change.C. They fail to take the change seriously. D. They have little difficulty getting used to the change.15. What does the text mainly talk about?A. The parent-chi
31、ld relationship in the past and at present.B. The ways to deal with the parent-child relationship.C. The development of the parent-child relationship.D. The difficulties todays parents have met with.二 完形填空阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Ive been taking a bus to school for years. I found
32、that most passengers keep to themselves and no one ever has a 1 with anyone else.About a year ago, an elderly man entered and said 2 to the driver, “Good morning!” Most people looked up, confused and 3 ,and the bus driver took it for granted and 4 responded with a grunt (哼声). The next day the man 5
33、and again he said in a loud voice, “Good morning!” to the driver. Another grunt. By the fifth day, the driver finally agreed to accept the elderly man and 6 him with a little cheerful “Good morning!” Then the man 7 , “My name is Benny.” The driver told the man he was Ralph.That was the first 8 any o
34、f us heard the drivers name and soon people began to talk to each other and say 9 to Ralph and Benny. Soon Benny 10 his cheerful “Good morning!” to the whole bus. Within a few days, his “Good morning!” was 11 by a whole bunch of “Good mornings” and the entire bus seemed to be more 12 . People
35、got to know each other.“If a 13 is someone who makes something happen, Benny was the one who took a lead in showing friendship 14 us,” I thought.A month ago, something 15 happened and Benny didnt 16 up in the bus. Everyone began to 17 about Benny and lots of people said he may have passed away. No o
36、ne knew what to do and the bus got 18 again. So last week, I started to act like Benny and say “Good morning!” to everyone and the whole bus cheered up again. I guessed I was the leader now. 19 , Benny could come back to see what he had started really 20 a lot.1. A. competition B. relation C. discus
37、sion D. conversation2. A. loudly B. directly C. secretly D. quickly3. A. encouraged B. annoyed C. worried D. pleased4. A. simply B. slowly C. finally D. clearly5. A. sat down B. got on C. stood up D. looked around6. A. greeted B. assisted C. provided D. presented7. A. shouted B. explained C. announc
38、ed D. wondered8. A. method B. idea C. time D. experience9. A. sorry B. yes C. hello D. bye10. A. lent B. introduced C. challenged D. spread11. A. returned B. refused C. hidden D. driven12. A. energetic B. friendly C. noisy D. crowded13. A. foreigner B. passenger C. driver D. leader14. A. of B. among
39、 C. behind D. over15. A. unexpected B. uncontrolled C. unaccepted D. unchanged16. A. call B. make C. turn D. cheer17. A. complain B. ask C. argue D. forget18. A. broken B. open C. quiet D. empty19. A. Obviously B. Hopefully C. Importantly D. Fortunately20. A. needed B. wasted C. covered D. mattered三
40、 书面表达假定你是李华,一个英国中学生代表团即将访问你校并出席你们的英语周活动。请根据要点提示,用英文写一篇欢迎辞。欢迎词内容包括:1表达欢迎;2活动介绍(如活动目的、内容等);3表达祝愿。注意:1词数100左右;2欢迎词的开头与结束语已为你写好。Dear British guests,_Thank you!答案阅读理解15 BABAB 610 CDBBC 1115 ACBBC完形填空15 DABAB610 ACCCD 1115 ABDBA 1620 CBCBD书面表达Dear British guests,On behalf of our school, Id like to express
41、 our warm welcome to you. We are lucky to have you here in the middle of our English Week activities.To develop our interest in English learning and practical abilities in listening and speaking, we have an English Talent Show today as scheduled. The program consists of the following activities: singing, spelling bee, story-telling and so on. The show will begin at 2 pm at the Student Center. All of you are welcome to take part in some activities. I hope we students will benefit from your presence.I sincerely wish you a pleasant time with us.Thank you!