2013-2014年深圳市高中英语必修一Module 5 A Lesson in a Lab单元测试题
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2013-2014年深圳市高中英语必修一 Module 5单元测试题
Ⅰ语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-15各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
In 1991, Davenport played m her first professional tennis match when she was 15 years old. Over the next 20 years, Davenport would go on to have one of the greatest tennis careers (职业生涯) in recent history. She ___1___ three different Grand Slam titles. She got the 1996 Olympic gold medal. She was ranked (排名) the Number l woman ___2___ player in the world eight different times. The ___3___ prize money Davenport earned is over $22 million throughout her career.
I had the chance to meet Davenport at the 2012 US Open. ___4___ that night, she answered some questions from our group and I asked her, "Ms Davenport, ___5___ can teach people a lot of lessons. What lessons did you ___6___ during your time as a professional tennis player that you didn't learn as an amateur (业余运动员)? "To be honest, I had a ___7___ reason for asking this question. I played baseball in college, but not ___8___. So I wanted to know what I missed.
Davenport's first ___9___ was to talk about how she had to grow up ___10___. She mentioned the power of the media and learning to live her life in front of a (n) ___11___. But then she changed the ___12___ and talked about improving her skill and the lessons of competition, hard work, and perseverance. Those things, she said, were learned ___13___ before she became a professional. In other words, to learn about what it's like to live as a professional athlete, you need to be a professional athlete. But to learn the lessons of playing sports, you just need to ___14___ your sport.
Take note: you don't need to be the best in order to be ___15___ or satisfied, but all that matters is that you play the game.
( ) 1. A. discovered B. praised C. won D. chose
( ) 2. A. tennis B. golf C. basketball D. baseball
( ) 3. A. basic B. total C. certain D. common
( ) 4. A. Later B. Again C. Maybe D. Once
( ) 5. A. books B. sports C. jobs D. music
( ) 6. A. teach B. prepare C. offer D. learn
( ) 7. A. polite B. popular C. personal D. possible
( ) 8. A. specially B. wonderfully C. happily D. professionally
( ) 9. A. answer B. task C. result D. question
( ) 10. A. slowly B. fast C. greatly D. happily
( ) 11. A. crowd B. leader C. athlete D. family
( ) 12. A. aim B. time C. way D. subject
( ) 13. A. far B. soon C. shortly D. long
( ) 14. A. compare B. control C. play D. develop
( ) 15. A. upset B. happy C. different D. direct
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的
词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
Life is short and limited. Besides, it is uncertain when we will die. Life is just ___16___ a boat – only if we paddle (划桨), we move on; if not, we stay in ___17___ same place. In fact, to find our place in life is ___18___ (easy) than to occupy (占据) it. Even ___19___ we fail, it does not mean the end of ___20___ lives. A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every passerby ___21___ (leave) a mark, so if we want our children to have a peaceful life, allow them to suffer a little ___22___ (hungry) and a little coldness and encourage them ___23___ (fight) for what they want. Also, we should set a good example for them by showing them that we value time and consider each day of our lives ___24___ the last day while ourselves. Those ___25___ waste time will regret it eventually.
Ⅱ阅读 （共两节，满分50分）
第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
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。
A
Be honest, as holidays go, Mother's Day in America is still a bigger deal than Father's Day. But millions of dads receive at least a card or a call or maybe some other gifts from their families. And much has changed since that first celebration in 1910.
Father's Day was celebrated this year on Sunday, June 16. This special day to honor and celebrate fathers has a history of over a century behind it. In 1909 there was a woman named Sonora Dodd. She was in church for Mother's Day, which is celebrated in May.
Her mother had died in childbirth, leaving her father to raise her and her five brothers and sisters. She always thought about how difficult it had been for her father to raise six children all by himself. She thought that since there was a day honoring mothers, there should also be one recognizing fathers.
Sonora Dodd campaigned for the idea in her home state of Washington. The first Father's Day was celebrated in June, 1910, in the city of Spokane. June was the month when her father was born.
At first Sonora Dodd had found little support. But in the years that followed, the idea of Father's Day spread across the country. It gained the approval (赞同) of President Woodrow Wilson in 1916. Yet he never signed an official proclamation (公告), as he did two years ago for the first Mother's Day.
President Calvin Coolidge in 1924 added his support for a national observance of Father's Day, Then in 1966 President Lyndon Johnson declared it the third Sunday in June. Finally, in 1972, President Richard Nixon made it permanent (永久的).
Other countries also celebrate Father's Day, some on the third Sunday in June, others on a different day.
( ) 26. Who is the first person to declare Father's Day the third Sunday in June?
A. Woodrow Wilson. B. Calvin Coolidge. C. Lyndon Johnson. D. Richard Nixon.
( ) 27. How many presidents are mentioned in the passage?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
( ) 28. Why did Sonora decide that there should also be a day recognizing fathers?
A. She felt fathers were more important than mothers.
B. Her father was born on that day.
C. She wanted her father to be well-known.
D. She felt fathers were great and should be respected.
( ) 29. Which of the statements about Father's Day is NOT true?
A. Sonora Dodd is the first to come up with the idea for Father's Day.
B. Father's Day has a relatively shorter history than Mother's Day.
C. Father's Day is not celebrated on the same day in different countries.
D. Father's Day is made permanent by President Johnson.
( ) 30. The passage is mainly about ______.
A. how Father’s Day came into being
B. how Father's Day is celebrated
C. why Father's Day was created
D. Sonora and Father's Day.
B
Ratsky is the name I gave to a small white rat I took home from the college psychology lab many years ago. My first lesson in animal rights was taught by this little animal.
One day, I took a rat home from the lab. "Ratsky," as she came to be known, lived for some months in a cage in my bedroom. And in her cage, she behaved the way I thought rats behaved. But when I started leaving the cage door open so she could walk around, I began to see things I hadn't expected. She just walked in the cage without taking a step out of the cage. After several days of carefully smelling about at the cage door, she began to explore the world outside.
She gradually became more and more friendly. If I was lying on my back reading, she would come and stand on my chest. She would wait to be petted and if I didn’t pay enough attention to her, she would lightly bite my nose and ran away. I knew that her sharp teeth could have gone right through my skin, but she was always playfully careful.
One day, I noticed a lump (肿块) in her skin. With time going by, it grew, and it was impossible to find an animal doctor, since she was not a dog, a cat or a farm animal. Finally, I persuaded someone who specialized in laboratory animals, to take the lump out. But I discovered that the doctor had also accidentally removed her urethra (尿道). The man tried to correct his mistake in a second operation, but he was very uncertain whether it would work.
When people could understand caring for larger animals, I found that few people could understand the suffering of this little animal. However, her suffering was very clear. Before long Ratsky's condition was becoming worse and worse. Finally I had to have her euthanized (安乐死).
( ) 31. When the writer opened the cage door, Ratsky ______.
A. begin to explore the world outside right now
B. ran out of the bedroom immediately
C. didn't dare to go out to walk around
D. came and stood on the writer's chest
( ) 32. Why did the rat bite the writer's nose?
A. Because she was suffering a lot.
B. Because she wanted the writer to pet her.
C. Because the writer was cruel to her.
D. Because she hated that the writer was reading.
( ) 33. The man operated on the rat again in order to _____.
A. take the rat's lump out
B. remove the rat's urethra
C. get more operation experience
D. make up for his serious mistake
( ) 34. From the last paragraph we can infer ______.
A. the second operation was successful
B. most people have pity on the poor rat
C. few people like raising larger animals
D. the writer felt sorry about the rat's death
( ) 35. The writer wrote the passage to tell us ______.
A. rats in the lab are living an unhappy life
B. a lump may do great harm to little animals
C. people should pay attention to animal rights
D. Ratsky should have been treated much better
C
George Bizos, Mr Mandela's lawyer, said he believed he still wanted to live, despite his poor health. The former leader of South Africa was sent to hospital on Wednesday night because of suffering from a recurring lung infection (反复肺部感染). Mr Mandela has been in hospital four times in just over two years and three times have been in the past four months.
Mr Bizos defended (辨别) Mr Mandela during his 1960s trial (审判) fighting against white minority rule, and now remains a famous human rights lawyer. And he recently represented families of striking miners killed when the police opened fire on them outside a mine in Marikana last August. He said that Mr Mandela was stronger than his appearance might suggest.
"Of course I have been saying to people, ‘you should remember Mandela is no longer that young, ' Even if he goes for check-ups every now and then, I don't think people should be worried about him," Zuma, South Africa's President told the BBC. "Let us slow down the worries. He is responding very well and he is in good hands of very good doctors. All of the above will bring comfort to all of us. I would like to really say the country must not panic."
On Thursday Barack Obama, the US President, said he was deeply concerned about the state of Mr Mandela's health. Mr Obama said he believed Mr Mandela was as strong as he had been in character and in leadership over so many years. President Obama said it was inevitable that people should be concerned about news about Mr Mandela. After Mr Mandela was released from prison, he became the first black President of South Africa. "We are deeply concerned about Nelson Mandela's health - he is a hero, I think, to all of us," he said on Thursday as he met four leaders from sub-Saharan Africa.
( ) 36. At present, Mr Bizos is busy ______.
A. looking after Mr Mandela in hospital.
B. defending Mr Mandela during his trial
C. trying his best to be a famous lawyer
D. defending families of miners killed by the police
( ) 37. The message that Zuma most wants to tell his people is that ______.
A. Mandela is no longer that young
B. Mandela has to go for check-ups sometimes
C. they should not be too worried
D. they should be prepared for Mandela's death
( ) 38. The underlined word "inevitable" in the fourth paragraph probably means ______.
A. funny
B. certain
C. unfair
D. impossible
( ) 39. We can infer from the last paragraph that ______.
A. Barack Obama thinks highly of Mandela
B. Barack Obama met Mandela on Thursday
C. Mandela is in poor health
D. Mandela had once been in prison
( ) 40. Which would be the best title for this passage?
A. The legend of Nelson Mandela.
B. Nelson Mandela being in great danger.
C. Old Mandela fighting for survival.
D. Barack Obama showing concern for Mandela.
D
Annise Parker, the mayor of the Texas city, said that four Houston firefighters died after a hotel wall fell down while they were trying to put out a big fire on Friday. "Today is going to be the worst day in the history of the Houston Fire Department," added Mayor Annise Parker.
The firefighters killed are Matthew Renaud, 35, who joined the fire department in October 2001; 41-year-old Robert Bebee, who started in August 2001; 29-year-old Robert Gamer, part of the department since October 2010; and Anne Sullivan, a 24-year-old who graduated from the Houston Fire Department Academy in April.
"Thirteen other firefighters are being treated at local hospitals," said fire Captain Ruy Lozano Garrison. Lozano said the five-alarm fire started at a restaurant next to the Southwest Inn, in the southwest part of the city and more than 150 firefighters responded to the strong fire. Some of them went in the building because they thought there were some civilians in it. “Unfortunately, the building had much more fire in it than we had thought," he added. "The building fell down and our members who were trying to save lives were trapped."
Fellow firefighters quickly took action, some digging through the rubble (碎石) to get to their workmates. Garrison said the number of the death could have been much higher if not for their bravery and quick action.
"There were dozens of acts of courage that took place in the seconds when that wall fell down," he said.
Authorities haven't given the cause of the fire. State and federal officials will begin their investigation (调查) on Saturday.
Beyond getting over the loss emotionally, the fire chief promised that his department - the third largest one in the country – would learn from what had happened. "We will improve, we will get better, we will learn from this," he said, "and we will keep on."
( ) 41. Among the four killed firefighters, ______ served for the longest time in the fire department.
A. Matthew Renaud
B. Robert Bebee
C. Robert Garner
D. Anne Sullivan
( ) 42. Some of the firefighters went into the restaurant because ______.
A. they wanted to have a big meal
B. their chief Lozano ordered them to do so
C. they heard someone calling for help
D. they thought there were people inside
( ) 43. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. No other firefighter was injured during the fire.
B. The fire broke out at a local hospital.
C. The cause of the fire was not known yet.
D. The Houston Fire Department was the third largest one in the world.
( ) 44. We can infer that part of the reason of the tragedy was that ______.
A. there were too many people in the building
B. the firefighters didn't expect the fire to be so big
C. fellow firefighters took no action after the wall fell down
D. only a small number of firefighters were sent to put out the fire
( ) 45. Which one is the best title for this passage?
A. Brave firefighters sent to fight against Houston fire.
B. Four firefighters killed during Houston fire.
C. Mayor showing concern for Houston fire.
D. A big lesson learned from Houston fire.
第二节 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。
先阅读下列餐馆的信息：
A. Losing Weight House – New Italian Restaurant lies in the heart of the city. It offers simple but delicious and cheap meals. It also offers a large number of vegetables, only vegetables without meat. It's always crowded, so be ready to order a takeaway or share a table.
B. A Taste of India – Famous for its spicy curries and many southern Indian dishes using chili. You will usually be able to find a table on weekdays but if you're planning to go on the weekends, make sure you book a table in advance. It is open from 8 am to midnight.
C. Perfect Restaurant - This is the best French restaurant in the city. You can enjoy wonderful food in a luxurious (奢侈的) environment. It is the perfect place to have a romantic meal or impress a business partner, but you must prepare a large bill. It is open from noon to 2 am. Booking is necessary.
D. Mountain Dinner - Delicious. Excellent Asian and European dishes. Countryside location surrounded by forest. It's at least an hour's drive from the city so you might want to stay at the nearby Mountain Hotel overnight. It is open from 7am to 10 pm.
E. Wonderful Cafe - It is open for 24 hours a day. The cafe has a large choice of already-made breakfast, lunch and dinner meals for you to choose from, or you can enjoy one of their many delicious desserts over a cup of freshly made coffee.
F. German Bistro - A lively restaurant offers German food and has live (现场直播的) German music played by a local band. Customers are encouraged to take part in the entertainment, so be ready for a night of fun and laughter. The price is low. It is open from 6 pm to 2 am.
以下是五个人的选择要求，请匹配每个人拟选择的地方。
46. Mike got up very late today and didn't have time to cook breakfast. He wanted to pick up something to eat before going to work so that he would not feel hungry until lunch time.
47. Alice works in the city and wants to get some lunch. She doesn't care about what kind of food she eats as long as it is delicious and not too expensive. Alice likes all kinds of food but because she would like to lose weight, she doesn't want to eat anything containing meat.
48. Sam has friends visiting him from out-of-town and wants to take them to dinner. He wants to take them to a place where they can enjoy the atmosphere and enjoy themselves. He is a university student so he doesn't have much money and doesn't like his food too hot.
49. Robert is a businessman who will meet an important foreign client (客户) for a business dinner next week. He wants to book a table at a quiet restaurant that will impress his guest with both its food and its environment.
50. Jim is meeting his friend Henry for lunch today (Thursday) and wants to take him to a nice restaurant. Both Jim and Henry enjoy good quality spicy food. Jim doesn't like making plans for things in advance so he hasn't booked a table.
Ⅲ 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 基础写作（共l小题；满分15分）
你是班上的化学课代表，你们要进行一次自主化学实验。在实验之前，你有一些事情要进行安排。请根据所给的信息写一篇口头通知。
【写作内容】
实验目的：观察铜、铝、铁这三种物质在所给的液体中的反应。
实验过程：将这三种物质放入试管中，并加入所给的液体，然后加热。
实验要求：
1、严格按照实验要求，完成每一步骤；
2、仔细观察三种物质的反应；
3、试验结束后，将所有的设备放好；
4、写好试验报告，并在今天下午五点前交给老师。
【写作要求】
1．尽量使用本单元所学词汇和语法知识。
2．只能使用五个句子，表达全部内容。
3．通知的开头结尾已经给出，不包括在五句之内。
＊木铝：aluminum 试管：test tube 要求：requirement
Hello, everyone! May I have your attention, please? I have something to tell you before the experiment. _____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thanks for your listening.
第二节 读写任务（共1小题；满分25分）
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
At present, with the development of science and the improvement of life quality, there is a common phenomenon (现象) that more and more middle school students take a mobile phone to school. When asked why they take a mobile phone with them, some explain that they can keep in touch with their former (以前的) classmates and friends by making phone calls with it. Some surf the Internet to look up information related to their studies, while others hold the view that school life is so boring that they need to spend some time relaxing by watching videos or movies on the Internet. They waste so much time on their mobile phones that it seems that they find it hard to live without it, which, of course, has a harmful effect on their studies in many ways. Facing such a worrying problem, some school leaders not only have expressed their concern, but have also taken action to reduce the harm and offer their students directions on how to use their mobile phones in a proper way.
[写作内容]
1．以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。
2．以约120个词写出你对“Using mobile phones at school”的看法，内容包括：
(1)请简述目前中学生在校使用手机的现象；
(2)你认为中学生该如何利用好手机来为学习服务；
(3)要引导中学生合理利用手机来为学习服务，学校应该采取什么措施。
[写作要求]
1．作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原 文中的句子；
2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
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测试题参考答案
1-5 CABAB 6-10 DCDAB 11-15 ADDCB
16-25 (One possible version)
16. like 17.the 18. easier 19. if 20. our
21. leaves 22.hunger 23. to fight 24. as 25. who
26-30 CCDDA 31-35 CBDDC 36-40 DCBAC
41-45 BDCBB 46-50 EAFCB
基础写作 (One possible version)
Hello, everyone! May I have your attention, please? I have something to tell you before the experiment.
In our experiment this time, we will watch how the three substances, copper, aluminum and iron react in the given liquid. First of all, we shall put the three substances into a test tube, add some of the liquid to the tube and then heat them. We are supposed to carry out every step strictly according to the requirements and watch the chemical reactions carefully. We must put all of the facilities in good order after the experiment. After that, we should finish our experiment report and hand it in to our teacher by five this afternoon.
Thanks for your listening.
读写任务 (One possible version)
At present a large number of middle school students spend a lot of time on mobile phones at school for different purposes, so school leaders are concerned about them and have taken measures to reduce the harm.
It is very common that middle school students use mobile phones. Some make calls to friends, while others use them to cheat in exams.
So, how should students use mobile phones to help themselves with their studies? They can look up new words with their mobile phones when they are studying English. Students can learn more about what’s happening outside school, which opens their eyes and increases their knowledge of the world.
To show students how to use mobile phones reasonably, measures should be taken by schools. For example, class meetings should be held now and then to tell students the importance of study and the harm of wasting time on mobile phones. In addition, it’s important that teachers should communicate with parents whose children use mobile phones in a wrong way.
测试题部分答案解析
完形填空
著名的职业网球运动员Davenport通过自己的亲身经历告诉我们：如果想了解体育运动带给你什么，你需要参与到体育运动中来。同样的道理，生活得幸福或者充实并不需要你做得最好，但是你必须参与其中。
1. C。作为一个职业网球运动员，她通过比赛赢得荣誉，所以win符合语境。句意为“她总共获得了三个不同的头衔”。choose选择；discover发现。
2. A。根据上文可知，Davenport是一个职业网球运动员。句意为“她八次登上世界女子网球排名的头把交椅”。
3. B。本段主要是对Davenport作为一个职业网球运动员其比赛成果的一个总结，所以total“总的，全部的”符合语境。句意为“在她的职业生涯中，Davenport总共获得了22,000,000美元的奖金”。
4. A。 这里表示我采访她的时间。那天深夜，她回答我们小组的提问。
5. B。根据语境可知，此问题应该与她的职业体育相关。句意为“人们可以从体育运动中学到很多”。
6. D。结合上一句可知，这里问的是她成为职业网球运动员后得到的经验教训。
7. C。根据后面的内容可知，“我”是为自己问这个问题的。
8. D。作者是一名记者，而不是一名职业的运动员。
9. A。根据上文可知这里表示作者对问题的回应。
10. B。根据后面的She mentioned the power of the media...可知，作为一个著名的运动员她必须尽快成长、成熟，以适应在公众面前的生活。
11. A。她提到了媒体的力量，这些促使她学会在公众面前生活。
12. D。根据上下文可知，她改变了谈论的话题。
13. D。根据关键词before并结合语境可知，要用long。句意为“她说这些都是在她成为职业球员好久之前就已经学会了”。
14. C。根据前面的playing sports可得出答案。句意为“如果想了解体育运动带给你的人生哲理，你只要参加体育运动就可以了”。
15. B。根据in order to可知，这里表示目的。句意为“生活得幸福或者充实，并不需要你做得最好，但是你必须参与其中”。
语法填空
生命是短暂的，因此我们应该充分利用好每一天，敢于拼搏，奋勇前进，人生才会无悔。
解析：
16. like。考查介词。根据后面的句意“只有我们划桨，才会前进，如果不划，我们就会停滞不前。”可知“生活就像一艘船”。此处like为介词，意为“像……一样”。
17. the。考查冠词。in the same place(在同样的地方)，the same是固定搭配，意为“相同的……”。
18. easier。考查形容词的比较级。由句意是“与占有位置相比，在生活中找到我们的位置更容易一些。”可知此处应填比较级形式。
19. if。考查从属连词。even if是“即使/就算”之意，用以引导让步状语从句。
20. our。考查代词。 该句意思是“即使我们失败了，也不意味着我们末日的到来”，因此这里用形容词性物主代词，用来修饰后面的名词lives。
21. leaves。考查动词时态。全文用一般现在时，该句的主语是every passerby，是名词的第三人称单数形式，主谓要一致，故填leaves。
22. hunger。考查词性转换。hungry (饥饿的)是形容词，此处由前面的a little和后面对应的coldness可知应填一个名词，故填hunger。
23. to fight。考查非谓语动词。encourage sb to do sth意思是“鼓励某人做某事”，其中动词不定式to do在此充当宾语sb的补足语。
24. as。考查介词。 consider...as... “把……当作/看作……”是固定搭配。
25. who。考查关系代词。“Those who...eventually.”意为“那些浪费时间的人最后都会感到遗憾的”。
阅读理解
A
文章主要介绍了父亲节的由来。
26. C。细节理解题。由第六段Then in 1966 President Lyndon Johnson declared it the third Sunday in June. 可知答案为C。
27. C。细节理解题。由文章第五、六段可知文中共提到了4位总统。
28. D。推理判断题。由第三段可知Sonora觉得父亲很伟大，应该有一个节日来给他庆祝。
29. D。细节理解题。由第六段Finally, in 1972, President Richard Nixon made it permanent.可知。
30. A。主旨大意题。通读全文可知本文主要讲了父亲节的由来。
B
Ratsky是作者多年前从大学心理实验室带回家的一只小白鼠，这个小动物的遭遇给作者上了动物权利第一课。人类应该善待动物，无论大小。
31. C。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句话可知，当作者打开笼门时，这只老鼠并没有立即走出笼子。
32. B。细节理解题。根据第三段最后两句话可知，她会等作者轻抚宠爱，如果作者没有，她就会轻轻咬作者的鼻子然后马上跑开。故答案为B。
33. D。细节理解题。根据第四段可知，在上次手术中他无意中还摘除了她的尿道，所以不得不进行第二次手术来补救。
34. D。推理判断题。几乎没有人能理解这个小动物的痛苦，不久她的病情恶化。最后，我不得不为她选择了安乐死。由此可推断出作者的心情。故答案为D。
35. C。写作意图题。根据第一段中的My first lesson in animal rights was taught by this little animal.和最后一段可知，作者的目的是想让更多的人关注动物权利，毕竟它们也是生命。
C
曼德拉的一生充满了传奇，步入晚年的他像其他老年人一样受到疾病的困扰，而他同样再次选择了坚强面对病魔。
36. D。细节理解题。由第二段的And he presently represents families ...可知答案为D。
37. C。细节理解题。由第三段中... I don’t think people should be worried about him；Let us slow down the worries；I would like to really say the country must not panic. 三句可知答案为C。
38. B。词义猜测题。由第四段可知曼德拉在南非起着重要的作用，所以我们可以推测曼德拉生病之后大家为他担心这件事是“肯定的、不可避免的”，故选B。
39. A。推理判断题。由第四段中Mr Obama said he believed Mr Mandela was as strong ...可知奥巴马对曼德拉评价很高。
40. C。文章大意题。通读全文可知尽管晚年曼德拉身患疾病，但他不放弃（he still wants to live, despite his poor health），仍在坚强地为疾病作斗争。
D
休斯顿的一场大火夺取了四位消防员的生命，还有众多消防员受伤，这一天对于休斯顿消防部门来说是最悲催的一天。
41. B。细节理解题。由第二段的 “41-year-old Robert Bebee, who started in August 2001”可知答案为B。
42. D。细节理解题。由Some of them went in the building because they thought there were some civilians in it. 可知答案为D。
43. C。细节理解题。由 Authorities haven’t given a cause of the fire.可知答案为C。
44. B。推理判断题。由...the building had much more fire in it than we had thought.可知悲剧上演的部分原因是他们刚开始低估了这场火灾。
45. B。主旨大意题。文章大意通过首段即可得到。下面段落具体描述这场悲剧。
Ⅰ语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-15各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
In 1991, Davenport played m her first professional tennis match when she was 15 years old. Over the next 20 years, Davenport would go on to have one of the greatest tennis careers (职业生涯) in recent history. She ___1___ three different Grand Slam titles. She got the 1996 Olympic gold medal. She was ranked (排名) the Number l woman ___2___ player in the world eight different times. The ___3___ prize money Davenport earned is over $22 million throughout her career.
I had the chance to meet Davenport at the 2012 US Open. ___4___ that night, she answered some questions from our group and I asked her, "Ms Davenport, ___5___ can teach people a lot of lessons. What lessons did you ___6___ during your time as a professional tennis player that you didn't learn as an amateur (业余运动员)? "To be honest, I had a ___7___ reason for asking this question. I played baseball in college, but not ___8___. So I wanted to know what I missed.
Davenport's first ___9___ was to talk about how she had to grow up ___10___. She mentioned the power of the media and learning to live her life in front of a (n) ___11___. But then she changed the ___12___ and talked about improving her skill and the lessons of competition, hard work, and perseverance. Those things, she said, were learned ___13___ before she became a professional. In other words, to learn about what it's like to live as a professional athlete, you need to be a professional athlete. But to learn the lessons of playing sports, you just need to ___14___ your sport.
Take note: you don't need to be the best in order to be ___15___ or satisfied, but all that matters is that you play the game.
( ) 1. A. discovered B. praised C. won D. chose
( ) 2. A. tennis B. golf C. basketball D. baseball
( ) 3. A. basic B. total C. certain D. common
( ) 4. A. Later B. Again C. Maybe D. Once
( ) 5. A. books B. sports C. jobs D. music
( ) 6. A. teach B. prepare C. offer D. learn
( ) 7. A. polite B. popular C. personal D. possible
( ) 8. A. specially B. wonderfully C. happily D. professionally
( ) 9. A. answer B. task C. result D. question
( ) 10. A. slowly B. fast C. greatly D. happily
( ) 11. A. crowd B. leader C. athlete D. family
( ) 12. A. aim B. time C. way D. subject
( ) 13. A. far B. soon C. shortly D. long
( ) 14. A. compare B. control C. play D. develop
( ) 15. A. upset B. happy C. different D. direct
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的
词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
Life is short and limited. Besides, it is uncertain when we will die. Life is just ___16___ a boat – only if we paddle (划桨), we move on; if not, we stay in ___17___ same place. In fact, to find our place in life is ___18___ (easy) than to occupy (占据) it. Even ___19___ we fail, it does not mean the end of ___20___ lives. A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every passerby ___21___ (leave) a mark, so if we want our children to have a peaceful life, allow them to suffer a little ___22___ (hungry) and a little coldness and encourage them ___23___ (fight) for what they want. Also, we should set a good example for them by showing them that we value time and consider each day of our lives ___24___ the last day while ourselves. Those ___25___ waste time will regret it eventually.
Ⅱ阅读 （共两节，满分50分）
第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
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。
A
Be honest, as holidays go, Mother's Day in America is still a bigger deal than Father's Day. But millions of dads receive at least a card or a call or maybe some other gifts from their families. And much has changed since that first celebration in 1910.
Father's Day was celebrated this year on Sunday, June 16. This special day to honor and celebrate fathers has a history of over a century behind it. In 1909 there was a woman named Sonora Dodd. She was in church for Mother's Day, which is celebrated in May.
Her mother had died in childbirth, leaving her father to raise her and her five brothers and sisters. She always thought about how difficult it had been for her father to raise six children all by himself. She thought that since there was a day honoring mothers, there should also be one recognizing fathers.
Sonora Dodd campaigned for the idea in her home state of Washington. The first Father's Day was celebrated in June, 1910, in the city of Spokane. June was the month when her father was born.
At first Sonora Dodd had found little support. But in the years that followed, the idea of Father's Day spread across the country. It gained the approval (赞同) of President Woodrow Wilson in 1916. Yet he never signed an official proclamation (公告), as he did two years ago for the first Mother's Day.
President Calvin Coolidge in 1924 added his support for a national observance of Father's Day, Then in 1966 President Lyndon Johnson declared it the third Sunday in June. Finally, in 1972, President Richard Nixon made it permanent (永久的).
Other countries also celebrate Father's Day, some on the third Sunday in June, others on a different day.
( ) 26. Who is the first person to declare Father's Day the third Sunday in June?
A. Woodrow Wilson. B. Calvin Coolidge. C. Lyndon Johnson. D. Richard Nixon.
( ) 27. How many presidents are mentioned in the passage?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
( ) 28. Why did Sonora decide that there should also be a day recognizing fathers?
A. She felt fathers were more important than mothers.
B. Her father was born on that day.
C. She wanted her father to be well-known.
D. She felt fathers were great and should be respected.
( ) 29. Which of the statements about Father's Day is NOT true?
A. Sonora Dodd is the first to come up with the idea for Father's Day.
B. Father's Day has a relatively shorter history than Mother's Day.
C. Father's Day is not celebrated on the same day in different countries.
D. Father's Day is made permanent by President Johnson.
( ) 30. The passage is mainly about ______.
A. how Father’s Day came into being
B. how Father's Day is celebrated
C. why Father's Day was created
D. Sonora and Father's Day.
B
Ratsky is the name I gave to a small white rat I took home from the college psychology lab many years ago. My first lesson in animal rights was taught by this little animal.
One day, I took a rat home from the lab. "Ratsky," as she came to be known, lived for some months in a cage in my bedroom. And in her cage, she behaved the way I thought rats behaved. But when I started leaving the cage door open so she could walk around, I began to see things I hadn't expected. She just walked in the cage without taking a step out of the cage. After several days of carefully smelling about at the cage door, she began to explore the world outside.
She gradually became more and more friendly. If I was lying on my back reading, she would come and stand on my chest. She would wait to be petted and if I didn’t pay enough attention to her, she would lightly bite my nose and ran away. I knew that her sharp teeth could have gone right through my skin, but she was always playfully careful.
One day, I noticed a lump (肿块) in her skin. With time going by, it grew, and it was impossible to find an animal doctor, since she was not a dog, a cat or a farm animal. Finally, I persuaded someone who specialized in laboratory animals, to take the lump out. But I discovered that the doctor had also accidentally removed her urethra (尿道). The man tried to correct his mistake in a second operation, but he was very uncertain whether it would work.
When people could understand caring for larger animals, I found that few people could understand the suffering of this little animal. However, her suffering was very clear. Before long Ratsky's condition was becoming worse and worse. Finally I had to have her euthanized (安乐死).
( ) 31. When the writer opened the cage door, Ratsky ______.
A. begin to explore the world outside right now
B. ran out of the bedroom immediately
C. didn't dare to go out to walk around
D. came and stood on the writer's chest
( ) 32. Why did the rat bite the writer's nose?
A. Because she was suffering a lot.
B. Because she wanted the writer to pet her.
C. Because the writer was cruel to her.
D. Because she hated that the writer was reading.
( ) 33. The man operated on the rat again in order to _____.
A. take the rat's lump out
B. remove the rat's urethra
C. get more operation experience
D. make up for his serious mistake
( ) 34. From the last paragraph we can infer ______.
A. the second operation was successful
B. most people have pity on the poor rat
C. few people like raising larger animals
D. the writer felt sorry about the rat's death
( ) 35. The writer wrote the passage to tell us ______.
A. rats in the lab are living an unhappy life
B. a lump may do great harm to little animals
C. people should pay attention to animal rights
D. Ratsky should have been treated much better
C
George Bizos, Mr Mandela's lawyer, said he believed he still wanted to live, despite his poor health. The former leader of South Africa was sent to hospital on Wednesday night because of suffering from a recurring lung infection (反复肺部感染). Mr Mandela has been in hospital four times in just over two years and three times have been in the past four months.
Mr Bizos defended (辨别) Mr Mandela during his 1960s trial (审判) fighting against white minority rule, and now remains a famous human rights lawyer. And he recently represented families of striking miners killed when the police opened fire on them outside a mine in Marikana last August. He said that Mr Mandela was stronger than his appearance might suggest.
"Of course I have been saying to people, ‘you should remember Mandela is no longer that young, ' Even if he goes for check-ups every now and then, I don't think people should be worried about him," Zuma, South Africa's President told the BBC. "Let us slow down the worries. He is responding very well and he is in good hands of very good doctors. All of the above will bring comfort to all of us. I would like to really say the country must not panic."
On Thursday Barack Obama, the US President, said he was deeply concerned about the state of Mr Mandela's health. Mr Obama said he believed Mr Mandela was as strong as he had been in character and in leadership over so many years. President Obama said it was inevitable that people should be concerned about news about Mr Mandela. After Mr Mandela was released from prison, he became the first black President of South Africa. "We are deeply concerned about Nelson Mandela's health - he is a hero, I think, to all of us," he said on Thursday as he met four leaders from sub-Saharan Africa.
( ) 36. At present, Mr Bizos is busy ______.
A. looking after Mr Mandela in hospital.
B. defending Mr Mandela during his trial
C. trying his best to be a famous lawyer
D. defending families of miners killed by the police
( ) 37. The message that Zuma most wants to tell his people is that ______.
A. Mandela is no longer that young
B. Mandela has to go for check-ups sometimes
C. they should not be too worried
D. they should be prepared for Mandela's death
( ) 38. The underlined word "inevitable" in the fourth paragraph probably means ______.
A. funny
B. certain
C. unfair
D. impossible
( ) 39. We can infer from the last paragraph that ______.
A. Barack Obama thinks highly of Mandela
B. Barack Obama met Mandela on Thursday
C. Mandela is in poor health
D. Mandela had once been in prison
( ) 40. Which would be the best title for this passage?
A. The legend of Nelson Mandela.
B. Nelson Mandela being in great danger.
C. Old Mandela fighting for survival.
D. Barack Obama showing concern for Mandela.
D
Annise Parker, the mayor of the Texas city, said that four Houston firefighters died after a hotel wall fell down while they were trying to put out a big fire on Friday. "Today is going to be the worst day in the history of the Houston Fire Department," added Mayor Annise Parker.
The firefighters killed are Matthew Renaud, 35, who joined the fire department in October 2001; 41-year-old Robert Bebee, who started in August 2001; 29-year-old Robert Gamer, part of the department since October 2010; and Anne Sullivan, a 24-year-old who graduated from the Houston Fire Department Academy in April.
"Thirteen other firefighters are being treated at local hospitals," said fire Captain Ruy Lozano Garrison. Lozano said the five-alarm fire started at a restaurant next to the Southwest Inn, in the southwest part of the city and more than 150 firefighters responded to the strong fire. Some of them went in the building because they thought there were some civilians in it. “Unfortunately, the building had much more fire in it than we had thought," he added. "The building fell down and our members who were trying to save lives were trapped."
Fellow firefighters quickly took action, some digging through the rubble (碎石) to get to their workmates. Garrison said the number of the death could have been much higher if not for their bravery and quick action.
"There were dozens of acts of courage that took place in the seconds when that wall fell down," he said.
Authorities haven't given the cause of the fire. State and federal officials will begin their investigation (调查) on Saturday.
Beyond getting over the loss emotionally, the fire chief promised that his department - the third largest one in the country – would learn from what had happened. "We will improve, we will get better, we will learn from this," he said, "and we will keep on."
( ) 41. Among the four killed firefighters, ______ served for the longest time in the fire department.
A. Matthew Renaud
B. Robert Bebee
C. Robert Garner
D. Anne Sullivan
( ) 42. Some of the firefighters went into the restaurant because ______.
A. they wanted to have a big meal
B. their chief Lozano ordered them to do so
C. they heard someone calling for help
D. they thought there were people inside
( ) 43. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. No other firefighter was injured during the fire.
B. The fire broke out at a local hospital.
C. The cause of the fire was not known yet.
D. The Houston Fire Department was the third largest one in the world.
( ) 44. We can infer that part of the reason of the tragedy was that ______.
A. there were too many people in the building
B. the firefighters didn't expect the fire to be so big
C. fellow firefighters took no action after the wall fell down
D. only a small number of firefighters were sent to put out the fire
( ) 45. Which one is the best title for this passage?
A. Brave firefighters sent to fight against Houston fire.
B. Four firefighters killed during Houston fire.
C. Mayor showing concern for Houston fire.
D. A big lesson learned from Houston fire.
第二节 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。
先阅读下列餐馆的信息：
A. Losing Weight House – New Italian Restaurant lies in the heart of the city. It offers simple but delicious and cheap meals. It also offers a large number of vegetables, only vegetables without meat. It's always crowded, so be ready to order a takeaway or share a table.
B. A Taste of India – Famous for its spicy curries and many southern Indian dishes using chili. You will usually be able to find a table on weekdays but if you're planning to go on the weekends, make sure you book a table in advance. It is open from 8 am to midnight.
C. Perfect Restaurant - This is the best French restaurant in the city. You can enjoy wonderful food in a luxurious (奢侈的) environment. It is the perfect place to have a romantic meal or impress a business partner, but you must prepare a large bill. It is open from noon to 2 am. Booking is necessary.
D. Mountain Dinner - Delicious. Excellent Asian and European dishes. Countryside location surrounded by forest. It's at least an hour's drive from the city so you might want to stay at the nearby Mountain Hotel overnight. It is open from 7am to 10 pm.
E. Wonderful Cafe - It is open for 24 hours a day. The cafe has a large choice of already-made breakfast, lunch and dinner meals for you to choose from, or you can enjoy one of their many delicious desserts over a cup of freshly made coffee.
F. German Bistro - A lively restaurant offers German food and has live (现场直播的) German music played by a local band. Customers are encouraged to take part in the entertainment, so be ready for a night of fun and laughter. The price is low. It is open from 6 pm to 2 am.
以下是五个人的选择要求，请匹配每个人拟选择的地方。
46. Mike got up very late today and didn't have time to cook breakfast. He wanted to pick up something to eat before going to work so that he would not feel hungry until lunch time.
47. Alice works in the city and wants to get some lunch. She doesn't care about what kind of food she eats as long as it is delicious and not too expensive. Alice likes all kinds of food but because she would like to lose weight, she doesn't want to eat anything containing meat.
48. Sam has friends visiting him from out-of-town and wants to take them to dinner. He wants to take them to a place where they can enjoy the atmosphere and enjoy themselves. He is a university student so he doesn't have much money and doesn't like his food too hot.
49. Robert is a businessman who will meet an important foreign client (客户) for a business dinner next week. He wants to book a table at a quiet restaurant that will impress his guest with both its food and its environment.
50. Jim is meeting his friend Henry for lunch today (Thursday) and wants to take him to a nice restaurant. Both Jim and Henry enjoy good quality spicy food. Jim doesn't like making plans for things in advance so he hasn't booked a table.
Ⅲ 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 基础写作（共l小题；满分15分）
你是班上的化学课代表，你们要进行一次自主化学实验。在实验之前，你有一些事情要进行安排。请根据所给的信息写一篇口头通知。
【写作内容】
实验目的：观察铜、铝、铁这三种物质在所给的液体中的反应。
实验过程：将这三种物质放入试管中，并加入所给的液体，然后加热。
实验要求：
1、严格按照实验要求，完成每一步骤；
2、仔细观察三种物质的反应；
3、试验结束后，将所有的设备放好；
4、写好试验报告，并在今天下午五点前交给老师。
【写作要求】
1．尽量使用本单元所学词汇和语法知识。
2．只能使用五个句子，表达全部内容。
3．通知的开头结尾已经给出，不包括在五句之内。
＊木铝：aluminum 试管：test tube 要求：requirement
Hello, everyone! May I have your attention, please? I have something to tell you before the experiment. _____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thanks for your listening.
第二节 读写任务（共1小题；满分25分）
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
At present, with the development of science and the improvement of life quality, there is a common phenomenon (现象) that more and more middle school students take a mobile phone to school. When asked why they take a mobile phone with them, some explain that they can keep in touch with their former (以前的) classmates and friends by making phone calls with it. Some surf the Internet to look up information related to their studies, while others hold the view that school life is so boring that they need to spend some time relaxing by watching videos or movies on the Internet. They waste so much time on their mobile phones that it seems that they find it hard to live without it, which, of course, has a harmful effect on their studies in many ways. Facing such a worrying problem, some school leaders not only have expressed their concern, but have also taken action to reduce the harm and offer their students directions on how to use their mobile phones in a proper way.
[写作内容]
1．以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。
2．以约120个词写出你对“Using mobile phones at school”的看法，内容包括：
(1)请简述目前中学生在校使用手机的现象；
(2)你认为中学生该如何利用好手机来为学习服务；
(3)要引导中学生合理利用手机来为学习服务，学校应该采取什么措施。
[写作要求]
1．作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原 文中的句子；
2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
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测试题参考答案
1-5 CABAB 6-10 DCDAB 11-15 ADDCB
16-25 (One possible version)
16. like 17.the 18. easier 19. if 20. our
21. leaves 22.hunger 23. to fight 24. as 25. who
26-30 CCDDA 31-35 CBDDC 36-40 DCBAC
41-45 BDCBB 46-50 EAFCB
基础写作 (One possible version)
Hello, everyone! May I have your attention, please? I have something to tell you before the experiment.
In our experiment this time, we will watch how the three substances, copper, aluminum and iron react in the given liquid. First of all, we shall put the three substances into a test tube, add some of the liquid to the tube and then heat them. We are supposed to carry out every step strictly according to the requirements and watch the chemical reactions carefully. We must put all of the facilities in good order after the experiment. After that, we should finish our experiment report and hand it in to our teacher by five this afternoon.
Thanks for your listening.
读写任务 (One possible version)
At present a large number of middle school students spend a lot of time on mobile phones at school for different purposes, so school leaders are concerned about them and have taken measures to reduce the harm.
It is very common that middle school students use mobile phones. Some make calls to friends, while others use them to cheat in exams.
So, how should students use mobile phones to help themselves with their studies? They can look up new words with their mobile phones when they are studying English. Students can learn more about what’s happening outside school, which opens their eyes and increases their knowledge of the world.
To show students how to use mobile phones reasonably, measures should be taken by schools. For example, class meetings should be held now and then to tell students the importance of study and the harm of wasting time on mobile phones. In addition, it’s important that teachers should communicate with parents whose children use mobile phones in a wrong way.
测试题部分答案解析
完形填空
著名的职业网球运动员Davenport通过自己的亲身经历告诉我们：如果想了解体育运动带给你什么，你需要参与到体育运动中来。同样的道理，生活得幸福或者充实并不需要你做得最好，但是你必须参与其中。
1. C。作为一个职业网球运动员，她通过比赛赢得荣誉，所以win符合语境。句意为“她总共获得了三个不同的头衔”。choose选择；discover发现。
2. A。根据上文可知，Davenport是一个职业网球运动员。句意为“她八次登上世界女子网球排名的头把交椅”。
3. B。本段主要是对Davenport作为一个职业网球运动员其比赛成果的一个总结，所以total“总的，全部的”符合语境。句意为“在她的职业生涯中，Davenport总共获得了22,000,000美元的奖金”。
4. A。 这里表示我采访她的时间。那天深夜，她回答我们小组的提问。
5. B。根据语境可知，此问题应该与她的职业体育相关。句意为“人们可以从体育运动中学到很多”。
6. D。结合上一句可知，这里问的是她成为职业网球运动员后得到的经验教训。
7. C。根据后面的内容可知，“我”是为自己问这个问题的。
8. D。作者是一名记者，而不是一名职业的运动员。
9. A。根据上文可知这里表示作者对问题的回应。
10. B。根据后面的She mentioned the power of the media...可知，作为一个著名的运动员她必须尽快成长、成熟，以适应在公众面前的生活。
11. A。她提到了媒体的力量，这些促使她学会在公众面前生活。
12. D。根据上下文可知，她改变了谈论的话题。
13. D。根据关键词before并结合语境可知，要用long。句意为“她说这些都是在她成为职业球员好久之前就已经学会了”。
14. C。根据前面的playing sports可得出答案。句意为“如果想了解体育运动带给你的人生哲理，你只要参加体育运动就可以了”。
15. B。根据in order to可知，这里表示目的。句意为“生活得幸福或者充实，并不需要你做得最好，但是你必须参与其中”。
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生命是短暂的，因此我们应该充分利用好每一天，敢于拼搏，奋勇前进，人生才会无悔。
解析：
16. like。考查介词。根据后面的句意“只有我们划桨，才会前进，如果不划，我们就会停滞不前。”可知“生活就像一艘船”。此处like为介词，意为“像……一样”。
17. the。考查冠词。in the same place(在同样的地方)，the same是固定搭配，意为“相同的……”。
18. easier。考查形容词的比较级。由句意是“与占有位置相比，在生活中找到我们的位置更容易一些。”可知此处应填比较级形式。
19. if。考查从属连词。even if是“即使/就算”之意，用以引导让步状语从句。
20. our。考查代词。 该句意思是“即使我们失败了，也不意味着我们末日的到来”，因此这里用形容词性物主代词，用来修饰后面的名词lives。
21. leaves。考查动词时态。全文用一般现在时，该句的主语是every passerby，是名词的第三人称单数形式，主谓要一致，故填leaves。
22. hunger。考查词性转换。hungry (饥饿的)是形容词，此处由前面的a little和后面对应的coldness可知应填一个名词，故填hunger。
23. to fight。考查非谓语动词。encourage sb to do sth意思是“鼓励某人做某事”，其中动词不定式to do在此充当宾语sb的补足语。
24. as。考查介词。 consider...as... “把……当作/看作……”是固定搭配。
25. who。考查关系代词。“Those who...eventually.”意为“那些浪费时间的人最后都会感到遗憾的”。
阅读理解
A
文章主要介绍了父亲节的由来。
26. C。细节理解题。由第六段Then in 1966 President Lyndon Johnson declared it the third Sunday in June. 可知答案为C。
27. C。细节理解题。由文章第五、六段可知文中共提到了4位总统。
28. D。推理判断题。由第三段可知Sonora觉得父亲很伟大，应该有一个节日来给他庆祝。
29. D。细节理解题。由第六段Finally, in 1972, President Richard Nixon made it permanent.可知。
30. A。主旨大意题。通读全文可知本文主要讲了父亲节的由来。
B
Ratsky是作者多年前从大学心理实验室带回家的一只小白鼠，这个小动物的遭遇给作者上了动物权利第一课。人类应该善待动物，无论大小。
31. C。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句话可知，当作者打开笼门时，这只老鼠并没有立即走出笼子。
32. B。细节理解题。根据第三段最后两句话可知，她会等作者轻抚宠爱，如果作者没有，她就会轻轻咬作者的鼻子然后马上跑开。故答案为B。
33. D。细节理解题。根据第四段可知，在上次手术中他无意中还摘除了她的尿道，所以不得不进行第二次手术来补救。
34. D。推理判断题。几乎没有人能理解这个小动物的痛苦，不久她的病情恶化。最后，我不得不为她选择了安乐死。由此可推断出作者的心情。故答案为D。
35. C。写作意图题。根据第一段中的My first lesson in animal rights was taught by this little animal.和最后一段可知，作者的目的是想让更多的人关注动物权利，毕竟它们也是生命。
C
曼德拉的一生充满了传奇，步入晚年的他像其他老年人一样受到疾病的困扰，而他同样再次选择了坚强面对病魔。
36. D。细节理解题。由第二段的And he presently represents families ...可知答案为D。
37. C。细节理解题。由第三段中... I don’t think people should be worried about him；Let us slow down the worries；I would like to really say the country must not panic. 三句可知答案为C。
38. B。词义猜测题。由第四段可知曼德拉在南非起着重要的作用，所以我们可以推测曼德拉生病之后大家为他担心这件事是“肯定的、不可避免的”，故选B。
39. A。推理判断题。由第四段中Mr Obama said he believed Mr Mandela was as strong ...可知奥巴马对曼德拉评价很高。
40. C。文章大意题。通读全文可知尽管晚年曼德拉身患疾病，但他不放弃（he still wants to live, despite his poor health），仍在坚强地为疾病作斗争。
D
休斯顿的一场大火夺取了四位消防员的生命，还有众多消防员受伤，这一天对于休斯顿消防部门来说是最悲催的一天。
41. B。细节理解题。由第二段的 “41-year-old Robert Bebee, who started in August 2001”可知答案为B。
42. D。细节理解题。由Some of them went in the building because they thought there were some civilians in it. 可知答案为D。
43. C。细节理解题。由 Authorities haven’t given a cause of the fire.可知答案为C。
44. B。推理判断题。由...the building had much more fire in it than we had thought.可知悲剧上演的部分原因是他们刚开始低估了这场火灾。
45. B。主旨大意题。文章大意通过首段即可得到。下面段落具体描述这场悲剧。