14-15学年（高二，上）高中英语（必修5，外研版）Unit4Carnival测试题（含答案，陕西）
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14-15学年外研高二上学期5册Module4测试(陕西)
Class: Name: Marks: 满分（150）
第一部分 英语知识运用（共四节，满分55分）
第一节 语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。
1. surface A. create B. sausage C. hesitate D. agent
2. magic A. design B. grateful C. elegant D. origin
3. spread A. meant B. reason C. realize D. bean
4. character A. chief B. Christian C. search D. sandwich
5. course A. flour B. journey C. pour D. favour
第二节 情景对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
Annie: You’re still having Thanksgiving dinner at my house on Thursday, right?
Paul: Yes. 6 I was worried I’d have to spend it alone after my parents went sightseeing in Finland.
Annie: Why didn’t you go with your parents? 7
Paul: No. I have a lot of work to do next week.
Annie: Oh, I see. Anyway, I’m glad you won’t be alone on a holiday. 8 The more the merrier!
Paul: I can not agree more. 9
Annie: Let me see. There are ten people altogether.
Paul: 10
Annie: No. We’ve got everything.
Paul: Come on. I’ll bring a pie. I’ll make a great pumpkin pie.
Annie: OK. That would be great! I’m getting hungry just thinking about it.
A. It’ll be great to have you celebrate with us.
B. Thanks again for the invitation.
C. By the way, how many people will be there?
D. Does it because of the cold weather in Finland?
E. After all, they are becoming older.
F. Then I’m still hesitating about going there.
G. Should I bring anything?
第三节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
11. The conference was success. Reporters asked many questions until it came to end at midnight.
A. a; the B. a; an C. the; an D. /; an
12. — How do you find the book since you have read it?
— . It is boring.
A. Quite by chance B. I don’t think much of it
C. A friend gave me the book D. That’s all right
13. I have no idea I should do to solve this problem. Can you give me some advice?
A. how B. what C. that D. which
14. You should be responsible for the incident rather than pretend deaf and dumb.
A. being B. to have been C. having been D. to be
15. he grew older he lost interest in everything except gardening.
A. With B. Although C. As D. Unless
16. Put the drink in the fridge it will taste much better.
A. and B. but C. so D. or
17. You to smoke here. There is a sign on the wall saying “No Smoking!”
A. weren’t allowed B. don’t allow
C. aren’t allowed D. didn’t allow
18. He has a collection of old coins, some date back to the Tang Dynasty.
A. of which B. about which C. when D. that
19. I was walking along the river it started to rain. I sheltered under a tree until it stopped.
A. as B. while C. before D. when
20. We’re having a meeting in half an hour. An important decision at the meeting.
A. will be made B. is being made
C. will make D. has made
21. is no need to dress up－it’s quite an informal gathering. Come as you are.
A. There B. That C. It D. This
22. the students are compared to flowers, then teachers are the gardeners.
A. Although B. If C. Where D. Until
23. Mr. Smith does not know how to persuade his son to his business after he retires.
A. take over B. pass by C. dress up D. make up
24. We all know that a year of twelve months, divided into four seasons.
A. is consisted B. consists
C. is consisting D. consisted
25. I find listening to music , because it takes my mind off the pressure of work.
A. exciting B. amusing C. relaxing D. interesting
第四节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
We found him a few weeks ago, walking along the road in a rural area. He was jumping on 26 , and we thought maybe his family was camping somewhere nearby, 27 we passed him by. A few hours later, on our return trip, he was still in the 28 place. When he saw us, he laid down in the middle of the road, so we were 29 to get around him.
We stopped the car and 30 , trying to figure out if anyone was around from whom he was 31 . It didn’t appear so. Then we took a good look at the dog. He had no collar (项圈) and he was really 32 . We thought he was given up by his owner.
My husband said, “If he doesn’t 33 me when I pick him up to put him in the car, then we have a new dog.” The dog 34 joined us with no fight at all. He 35 sticking his head between the two front seats and 36 us for picking him up.
The dog was 37 on the road for some time. He was extremely under 38 . He was covered in scars and new 39 . So, we fed him a lot over the next two weeks and he gained over twenty pounds.
We do love this dog. He had no 40 , but he is a quick learner. He no longer 41 to get on the bed, but he does like sitting in one of the folding chairs. We figure he wishes to 42 being underfoot (挡路) when our daughter is dancing about, which she 43 often. She has stepped on him a few times. When that 44 , he simply moves. He does not bare his teeth. Since then, he has become a(n) 45 of our family.
26. A. walls B. cars C. trees D. ropes
27. A. before B. though C. until D. so
28. A. dirty B. quiet C. same D. small
29. A. lucky B. proud C. sorry D. unable
30. A. looked around B. gave away C. came back D. settled down
31. A. driven B. divided C. carried D. stolen
32. A. thin B. different C. crazy D. curious
33. A. touch B. leave C. bite D. kill
34. A. carefully B. shyly C. nervously D. happily
35. A. imagined B. allowed C. kept D. practiced
36. A. visiting B. encouraging C. praising D. thanking
37. A. clearly B. finally C. also D. still
38. A. cover B. weight C. control D. level
39. A. wounds B. pains C. excuses D. problems
40. A. messages B. manners C. knowledge D. family
41. A. remembers B. learns C. tries D. returns
42. A. start B. advise C. risk D. avoid
43. A. moves B. holds C. does D. chooses
44. A. happens B. begins C. helps D. works
45. A. chance B. member C. honor D. neighbor
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
A
Dear Santa,
What do I ask this year? I have read each ad carefully in my mailbox, and looked through the colorful ads in the newspaper. There are so many lovely things, but I need nothing.
I realize this as I walk up the hill on my strong legs. I can hear the air fill my lungs. I feel the cold on my cheeks. I smell the smoke of the fire that warms my home. I see the snow-covered mountains and the small river dotted with fat geese.
I need nothing. There are people who love me. There are people who forgive my sometimes bad temper and who touch me with loving hands. There are neighbors who smile in the store. There are shopkeepers who tolerate me when I don’t have enough money. There are kind faces in public places.
There is a fat cat who often slides into my garage. Dogs and other cats share my hearth (炉床); I love to feel their fur with my feet. There are hawks that teach their young how to fly, right there behind my house. There are deer that wander into my yard and smell apples.
Green beans, tomatoes, peas and carrots color my kitchen. And a full bucket (桶) of hand tools and neatly dried seeds promise next year’s rich harvest. I need nothing.
Today I discovered a hole in my jeans. I felt the December air flow down my leg. How powerful the hand is that sweeps the wind along the mountains! Santa, dear old soul, just give me another day like this one in my life.
46. The author has read each ad in his mailbox in order to .
A. find something as a present for himself
B. find something as a present for his kids
C. get the news about vegetable prices
D. get the news about pet animals
47. What’s the author’s attitude towards life?
A. Uncertain. B. Anxious. C. Hopeful. D. Dissatisfied.
48. We can learn from the text that the author .
A. is very old and in bad health B. lives alone and has few friends
C. is too poor to pay for good clothes
D. may live close to mountains and rivers
B
I want to become a journalist and I wonder what makes a good journalist. In order to find the answer, I talked to Mary Harte who worked with the BBC for over 20 years as a journalist.
“You’ve got to have the interest. If you don’t like it, you will not persist because journalism is a very difficult job,” Mary said.
Out of experience Mary told me that it was very important for a journalist to watch and talk to people. She said, “What a journalist does is painting a little picture of a story. The information has to be accurate. Therefore, you really have to be watching and listening.”
Mary also emphasized (强调) the importance of experience. “It is important to collect as many skills as possible to be able to stand out of the crowd. A lot of the skills come from experience, so you won’t walk in the street and be a good journalist. You will be a good journalist because you’ve done it long enough,” she said.
Mary said, “You will not get a job handed to you. You will have to be prepared to put in long hours; you will have to be prepared to ring people, and you will have to be prepared to have no money for quite a while. In a word, you will have to work hard for it. Then it gets to the stage where you love your job and you think ‘Why is somebody paying me to do something that I really love?’”
From what an experienced journalist said, I learn that it is not just about the skills, but also the passion required to work in the field of journalism.
49. The underlined part “not persist” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by “ ”.
A. stay up B. stand out C. give up D. keep up
50. In Paragraph 2, Mary Harte mainly tells us that .
A. being a journalist is interesting
B. journalists will face a lot of difficulties
C. the author must be fond of journalism
D. many people give up journalism
51. According to Paragraph 3, Mary Harte thinks that it is important to .
A. get accurate information through talking and watching
B. watch what other journalists do to make a wonderful story
C. talk to people about how they want their stories to be written
D. add as much information to a story as possible to make it funny
52. By saying “You will not get a job handed to you” in Paragraph 5, Mary Harte means the author .
A. will not become a journalist
B. will have to work hard for the job
C. will not get any help from others
D. will get tired of being a journalist soon
C
Volcan de Lodo El Totumo, Colombia
If in Colombia at the end of February, you should make Cartagena part of your journey — here between December and March every year is the opportunity to get dirty. Bathing in mud from the Volcan de Lodo El Totumo can be best described as a primal (原始的) experience. The volcano is small, looking more like a little hill. If you reach the very top, you’ll discover gray mud. It’s believed that the mud has a curing effect in cleaning your skin.
La Tomatina, Spain
It’s possibly the most famous food fight in the world. So if you think tomatoes are only for salads, you are on a wrong track. In a small Spanish village named Bunol, on the last Wednesday of August every year, trucks dump (倾倒) about 120 tons of tomatoes in the streets of the town and tomato juice flows from there.
El Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), Mexico
In early November each year Mexicans gather in cemeteries (墓地) to hold a celebration. That’s a celebration of the dead. People smoke cigars and eat festive foods to show life goes on as they honor those who have died. The idea is based on the belief that the spirits of the dead pay their families a visit on October 31 and stay until November 2.
World Ice Golf Championship, Greenland
For more than 10 years the World Ice Golf Championship has been regarded as the most extreme golf tournament in the world. There golfers take extreme temperatures as their first task to deal with. Then it will take players time and patience to be accustomed (习惯) to orange balls to play with. Determined by weather conditions, the tournament is scheduled for March each year in Greenland.
53. The text is mainly about .
A. interesting holiday centers for travelers
B. some unusual festivals and events
C. strange customs around the world
D. special sports events in Europe
54. Which of the following lasts the longest?
A. Volcan de Lodo El Totumo. B. World Ice Golf Championship.
C. El Dia de los Muertos. D. La Tomatina.
55. The most challenging thing for golfers in the World Ice Golf Championship is .
A. to reach Greenland in March
B. to walk on the ice instead of grass
C. to make themselves used to the weather
D. to find the orange balls in the snow
56. El Dia de los Muertos is held in order to .
A. pass their belief to the next generation
B. visit the dead in a special way
C. celebrate the death of others
D. honor their ancestors
D
At 91, Philip Theil lives in a century-old house in Seattle’s University District and that’s the way he wants to keep it. “As far as I’m concerned, I would not like to leave this place. Living in a group is something I couldn’t tolerate. I’d kill myself before I have to do that.” Many elderly Americans, who can no longer manage on their own, spend their final years in a nursing home. However, the vast majority of seniors would prefer to live in their own homes as long as possible.
Theil says he and his wife manage pretty well right now. But the couple can feel their advancing age and realize they will soon need more help with basic household chores, like changing the light bulb at the top of the stairs.
“To change that tube, I have to bring in a stepladder (折梯) and put it partly on the landing and partly on the stairs and climb up,” Theil says. “It’s frightening.” In the old days, the Theils could ask their children to help them. But those young helpers have grown up and gone. “We have kids and we call them sometimes, but one lives in Munich, Germany, another lives in London and the third lives in New York,” Theil says. “They’re not going to visit us for a weekend.”
So the Theils would like to join a virtual (虚拟的) village, which provides a local network of volunteers helping the elderly people in place. They help seniors with anything from transportation to home repairs and dog walking. The concept came into being in Boston a decade ago and has since grown into a national movement. In most cases, the villages charge a membership (会员) fee from about $100 to more than $1,000 per year. Once you’re a member, some of the services are free.
57. Theil wants to .
A. live with his children together
B. kill himself before moving out
C. live in his own home for his final years
D. spend the rest of his life in a nursing home
58. The difficulty for the Theils at present is that .
A. the light bulbs in their house always break down
B. they can’t do some household chores easily
C. they can’t take care of themselves at all
D. they miss their children too much
59. What can we learn about Theil’s family?
A. The old couple can’t depend on their kids helping them.
B. Their children all live in foreign countries.
C. Their children are too busy to go home.
D. Theil’s wife can’t manage on herself.
60. According to the text, we learn that .
A. the number of the old people in the US is increasing greatly
B. virtual villages help the old people stay in their own home
C. people often offer help to the old people for free in the US
D. virtual villages have become popular around the world
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从下框的A-F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余项。
A. Courage.
B. Bravery.
C. Intelligence.
D. Selflessness.
E. Conscience (是非感).
F. Initiative (积极主动).
What makes a hero
A true hero is someone who possesses a lot of noble qualities. The following are some of the qualities:
A hero always puts others before himself. He cares little about his own personal troubles or benefits and makes himself available when he is needed. Selflessness is one of the prime qualities which distinguish him from the rest of us. Whether it is a burning building, or the gun of a criminal, a hero always tries to save the people in danger, all at great personal risk.
A hero knows what’s right and what’s wrong. He or she is able to distinguish between what is correct and what is wrong – something which requires a strong conscience. Often things of moral correctness are neither black nor white. In such a situation, a hero knows who to side with and what is the correct thing to do.
Sticking to the right option often needs courage. Sometimes a hero needs to jump off the bandwagon (乐队花车), to stick to what is right and he must not hesitate. And not to hesitate, he needs courage and mental strength.
Apart from his growing family wealth and sound intelligence, Batman had little to fall back on. Fighting with the evil forces is often a mental battle and one of the characteristics of a hero is to have. A lot of fights are won with a presence of mind and a sense of good timing. Intelligence is often one of the very important answers to the question.
While several of us may have the above very admirable character traits (特质), very few of us would come forward to display them. Can a man with courage, intelligence, conscience and selflessness sitting on the couch make a hero? Not quite. A hero will ensure that he makes the best use of his gifts and tries to help people with his leadership skills. They say a man who comes forward in adversity (逆境) is a true hero, as opposed to someone who simply jumps on the bandwagon.
It is in fact a combination of a few qualities. A hero who stands up for what is right fights tooth and nail to achieve it. A hero does not lie down in face of injustice. He stands up and achieves the greater good.
第三部分 写作 (共三节，满分55分)
第一节 单词拼写 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据下列各句句意和空白之后的汉语提示词写出对应单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。
66. He had (隐藏) all his valuable things in a secret place before fleeing from home.
67. When questioned, he (假装) to know nothing about what had happened.
68. The students held a grand (庆祝会) for their teacher on his 60th birthday.
69. The operation, if successful, can (延长) his life for many years.
70. She’s old enough to have the (自由) to do as she likes.
71. These rules are out-of-date, and should be (废除).
72. China (进口) large quantities of wine from Europe every year.
73. To avoid (混乱), the teams wore different colors.
74. We need five more trucks to (运输) the food to the flooded area.
75. It’s said that his family has a large coffee (种植园) in Cuba.
第二节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
请修改下面的短文。短文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Today our class went out to do some cleaning. We gather at the school gate and started out early in the morning. Some collected the litters in the park, some cleared the old posters off the walls, and other swept the street. We hoped to make our city more beautiful in our own hands. At the same time some of them went to the public places, when there were a lot of people. We kept on tell people not to destroy the beauty of nature so that we can have cleaner world.
In my opinion, such activities are necessary and instructive so some people haven’t been realized the importance of protecting the environment so far.
第三节 书面表达（满分30分）
假如你是某旅行社导游林静，你带一个外国旅行团在中国南方旅游期间正值中国传统的端午节（Dragon Boat Festival），请你根据下列要点提示给客人们做一个词数不少于100的口头介绍。
1. 端午节的时间在每年农历5月5日，为纪念中国的一位伟大诗人屈原。
2. 传统活动有赛龙舟，吃粽子（zongzi）。
3. 该节日已经传到日本和韩国等许多国家，是中国最重要的节日之一。
参考答案：
1-5 BDABC
6-10 BDACG
11-25 BBBDC ACADA ABABC
26-45 BDCDA BACDC DABAB CDCAB
46-60 ACDCC ABBAC DCBAB
61-65 DEACF
66. hidden 67. pretended 68. celebration 69. extend 70. freedom
71. abolished 72. imports 73. confusion 74. transport 75. plantation
短文改错
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书面表达
One possible version:
Hello, everyone! Today is May 5th according to the Chinese lunar calendar. And it is one of the most important festivals in China—The Dragon Boat Festival. Nowadays it has been spread to Japan, Korean and many other countries. The festival was started in memory of a famous poet named Qu Yuan, who jumped into the river to kill himself when he saw that he couldn’t save his country.
The traditional food of the festival is zongzi, a kind of delicious food. Meanwhile, there are dragon boat races. They are very interesting! Today you can either watch or take part in one of the races. You can also eat the zongzi. Would you like to have a try?
Class: Name: Marks: 满分（150）
第一部分 英语知识运用（共四节，满分55分）
第一节 语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。
1. surface A. create B. sausage C. hesitate D. agent
2. magic A. design B. grateful C. elegant D. origin
3. spread A. meant B. reason C. realize D. bean
4. character A. chief B. Christian C. search D. sandwich
5. course A. flour B. journey C. pour D. favour
第二节 情景对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
Annie: You’re still having Thanksgiving dinner at my house on Thursday, right?
Paul: Yes. 6 I was worried I’d have to spend it alone after my parents went sightseeing in Finland.
Annie: Why didn’t you go with your parents? 7
Paul: No. I have a lot of work to do next week.
Annie: Oh, I see. Anyway, I’m glad you won’t be alone on a holiday. 8 The more the merrier!
Paul: I can not agree more. 9
Annie: Let me see. There are ten people altogether.
Paul: 10
Annie: No. We’ve got everything.
Paul: Come on. I’ll bring a pie. I’ll make a great pumpkin pie.
Annie: OK. That would be great! I’m getting hungry just thinking about it.
A. It’ll be great to have you celebrate with us.
B. Thanks again for the invitation.
C. By the way, how many people will be there?
D. Does it because of the cold weather in Finland?
E. After all, they are becoming older.
F. Then I’m still hesitating about going there.
G. Should I bring anything?
第三节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
11. The conference was success. Reporters asked many questions until it came to end at midnight.
A. a; the B. a; an C. the; an D. /; an
12. — How do you find the book since you have read it?
— . It is boring.
A. Quite by chance B. I don’t think much of it
C. A friend gave me the book D. That’s all right
13. I have no idea I should do to solve this problem. Can you give me some advice?
A. how B. what C. that D. which
14. You should be responsible for the incident rather than pretend deaf and dumb.
A. being B. to have been C. having been D. to be
15. he grew older he lost interest in everything except gardening.
A. With B. Although C. As D. Unless
16. Put the drink in the fridge it will taste much better.
A. and B. but C. so D. or
17. You to smoke here. There is a sign on the wall saying “No Smoking!”
A. weren’t allowed B. don’t allow
C. aren’t allowed D. didn’t allow
18. He has a collection of old coins, some date back to the Tang Dynasty.
A. of which B. about which C. when D. that
19. I was walking along the river it started to rain. I sheltered under a tree until it stopped.
A. as B. while C. before D. when
20. We’re having a meeting in half an hour. An important decision at the meeting.
A. will be made B. is being made
C. will make D. has made
21. is no need to dress up－it’s quite an informal gathering. Come as you are.
A. There B. That C. It D. This
22. the students are compared to flowers, then teachers are the gardeners.
A. Although B. If C. Where D. Until
23. Mr. Smith does not know how to persuade his son to his business after he retires.
A. take over B. pass by C. dress up D. make up
24. We all know that a year of twelve months, divided into four seasons.
A. is consisted B. consists
C. is consisting D. consisted
25. I find listening to music , because it takes my mind off the pressure of work.
A. exciting B. amusing C. relaxing D. interesting
第四节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
We found him a few weeks ago, walking along the road in a rural area. He was jumping on 26 , and we thought maybe his family was camping somewhere nearby, 27 we passed him by. A few hours later, on our return trip, he was still in the 28 place. When he saw us, he laid down in the middle of the road, so we were 29 to get around him.
We stopped the car and 30 , trying to figure out if anyone was around from whom he was 31 . It didn’t appear so. Then we took a good look at the dog. He had no collar (项圈) and he was really 32 . We thought he was given up by his owner.
My husband said, “If he doesn’t 33 me when I pick him up to put him in the car, then we have a new dog.” The dog 34 joined us with no fight at all. He 35 sticking his head between the two front seats and 36 us for picking him up.
The dog was 37 on the road for some time. He was extremely under 38 . He was covered in scars and new 39 . So, we fed him a lot over the next two weeks and he gained over twenty pounds.
We do love this dog. He had no 40 , but he is a quick learner. He no longer 41 to get on the bed, but he does like sitting in one of the folding chairs. We figure he wishes to 42 being underfoot (挡路) when our daughter is dancing about, which she 43 often. She has stepped on him a few times. When that 44 , he simply moves. He does not bare his teeth. Since then, he has become a(n) 45 of our family.
26. A. walls B. cars C. trees D. ropes
27. A. before B. though C. until D. so
28. A. dirty B. quiet C. same D. small
29. A. lucky B. proud C. sorry D. unable
30. A. looked around B. gave away C. came back D. settled down
31. A. driven B. divided C. carried D. stolen
32. A. thin B. different C. crazy D. curious
33. A. touch B. leave C. bite D. kill
34. A. carefully B. shyly C. nervously D. happily
35. A. imagined B. allowed C. kept D. practiced
36. A. visiting B. encouraging C. praising D. thanking
37. A. clearly B. finally C. also D. still
38. A. cover B. weight C. control D. level
39. A. wounds B. pains C. excuses D. problems
40. A. messages B. manners C. knowledge D. family
41. A. remembers B. learns C. tries D. returns
42. A. start B. advise C. risk D. avoid
43. A. moves B. holds C. does D. chooses
44. A. happens B. begins C. helps D. works
45. A. chance B. member C. honor D. neighbor
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
A
Dear Santa,
What do I ask this year? I have read each ad carefully in my mailbox, and looked through the colorful ads in the newspaper. There are so many lovely things, but I need nothing.
I realize this as I walk up the hill on my strong legs. I can hear the air fill my lungs. I feel the cold on my cheeks. I smell the smoke of the fire that warms my home. I see the snow-covered mountains and the small river dotted with fat geese.
I need nothing. There are people who love me. There are people who forgive my sometimes bad temper and who touch me with loving hands. There are neighbors who smile in the store. There are shopkeepers who tolerate me when I don’t have enough money. There are kind faces in public places.
There is a fat cat who often slides into my garage. Dogs and other cats share my hearth (炉床); I love to feel their fur with my feet. There are hawks that teach their young how to fly, right there behind my house. There are deer that wander into my yard and smell apples.
Green beans, tomatoes, peas and carrots color my kitchen. And a full bucket (桶) of hand tools and neatly dried seeds promise next year’s rich harvest. I need nothing.
Today I discovered a hole in my jeans. I felt the December air flow down my leg. How powerful the hand is that sweeps the wind along the mountains! Santa, dear old soul, just give me another day like this one in my life.
46. The author has read each ad in his mailbox in order to .
A. find something as a present for himself
B. find something as a present for his kids
C. get the news about vegetable prices
D. get the news about pet animals
47. What’s the author’s attitude towards life?
A. Uncertain. B. Anxious. C. Hopeful. D. Dissatisfied.
48. We can learn from the text that the author .
A. is very old and in bad health B. lives alone and has few friends
C. is too poor to pay for good clothes
D. may live close to mountains and rivers
B
I want to become a journalist and I wonder what makes a good journalist. In order to find the answer, I talked to Mary Harte who worked with the BBC for over 20 years as a journalist.
“You’ve got to have the interest. If you don’t like it, you will not persist because journalism is a very difficult job,” Mary said.
Out of experience Mary told me that it was very important for a journalist to watch and talk to people. She said, “What a journalist does is painting a little picture of a story. The information has to be accurate. Therefore, you really have to be watching and listening.”
Mary also emphasized (强调) the importance of experience. “It is important to collect as many skills as possible to be able to stand out of the crowd. A lot of the skills come from experience, so you won’t walk in the street and be a good journalist. You will be a good journalist because you’ve done it long enough,” she said.
Mary said, “You will not get a job handed to you. You will have to be prepared to put in long hours; you will have to be prepared to ring people, and you will have to be prepared to have no money for quite a while. In a word, you will have to work hard for it. Then it gets to the stage where you love your job and you think ‘Why is somebody paying me to do something that I really love?’”
From what an experienced journalist said, I learn that it is not just about the skills, but also the passion required to work in the field of journalism.
49. The underlined part “not persist” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by “ ”.
A. stay up B. stand out C. give up D. keep up
50. In Paragraph 2, Mary Harte mainly tells us that .
A. being a journalist is interesting
B. journalists will face a lot of difficulties
C. the author must be fond of journalism
D. many people give up journalism
51. According to Paragraph 3, Mary Harte thinks that it is important to .
A. get accurate information through talking and watching
B. watch what other journalists do to make a wonderful story
C. talk to people about how they want their stories to be written
D. add as much information to a story as possible to make it funny
52. By saying “You will not get a job handed to you” in Paragraph 5, Mary Harte means the author .
A. will not become a journalist
B. will have to work hard for the job
C. will not get any help from others
D. will get tired of being a journalist soon
C
Volcan de Lodo El Totumo, Colombia
If in Colombia at the end of February, you should make Cartagena part of your journey — here between December and March every year is the opportunity to get dirty. Bathing in mud from the Volcan de Lodo El Totumo can be best described as a primal (原始的) experience. The volcano is small, looking more like a little hill. If you reach the very top, you’ll discover gray mud. It’s believed that the mud has a curing effect in cleaning your skin.
La Tomatina, Spain
It’s possibly the most famous food fight in the world. So if you think tomatoes are only for salads, you are on a wrong track. In a small Spanish village named Bunol, on the last Wednesday of August every year, trucks dump (倾倒) about 120 tons of tomatoes in the streets of the town and tomato juice flows from there.
El Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), Mexico
In early November each year Mexicans gather in cemeteries (墓地) to hold a celebration. That’s a celebration of the dead. People smoke cigars and eat festive foods to show life goes on as they honor those who have died. The idea is based on the belief that the spirits of the dead pay their families a visit on October 31 and stay until November 2.
World Ice Golf Championship, Greenland
For more than 10 years the World Ice Golf Championship has been regarded as the most extreme golf tournament in the world. There golfers take extreme temperatures as their first task to deal with. Then it will take players time and patience to be accustomed (习惯) to orange balls to play with. Determined by weather conditions, the tournament is scheduled for March each year in Greenland.
53. The text is mainly about .
A. interesting holiday centers for travelers
B. some unusual festivals and events
C. strange customs around the world
D. special sports events in Europe
54. Which of the following lasts the longest?
A. Volcan de Lodo El Totumo. B. World Ice Golf Championship.
C. El Dia de los Muertos. D. La Tomatina.
55. The most challenging thing for golfers in the World Ice Golf Championship is .
A. to reach Greenland in March
B. to walk on the ice instead of grass
C. to make themselves used to the weather
D. to find the orange balls in the snow
56. El Dia de los Muertos is held in order to .
A. pass their belief to the next generation
B. visit the dead in a special way
C. celebrate the death of others
D. honor their ancestors
D
At 91, Philip Theil lives in a century-old house in Seattle’s University District and that’s the way he wants to keep it. “As far as I’m concerned, I would not like to leave this place. Living in a group is something I couldn’t tolerate. I’d kill myself before I have to do that.” Many elderly Americans, who can no longer manage on their own, spend their final years in a nursing home. However, the vast majority of seniors would prefer to live in their own homes as long as possible.
Theil says he and his wife manage pretty well right now. But the couple can feel their advancing age and realize they will soon need more help with basic household chores, like changing the light bulb at the top of the stairs.
“To change that tube, I have to bring in a stepladder (折梯) and put it partly on the landing and partly on the stairs and climb up,” Theil says. “It’s frightening.” In the old days, the Theils could ask their children to help them. But those young helpers have grown up and gone. “We have kids and we call them sometimes, but one lives in Munich, Germany, another lives in London and the third lives in New York,” Theil says. “They’re not going to visit us for a weekend.”
So the Theils would like to join a virtual (虚拟的) village, which provides a local network of volunteers helping the elderly people in place. They help seniors with anything from transportation to home repairs and dog walking. The concept came into being in Boston a decade ago and has since grown into a national movement. In most cases, the villages charge a membership (会员) fee from about $100 to more than $1,000 per year. Once you’re a member, some of the services are free.
57. Theil wants to .
A. live with his children together
B. kill himself before moving out
C. live in his own home for his final years
D. spend the rest of his life in a nursing home
58. The difficulty for the Theils at present is that .
A. the light bulbs in their house always break down
B. they can’t do some household chores easily
C. they can’t take care of themselves at all
D. they miss their children too much
59. What can we learn about Theil’s family?
A. The old couple can’t depend on their kids helping them.
B. Their children all live in foreign countries.
C. Their children are too busy to go home.
D. Theil’s wife can’t manage on herself.
60. According to the text, we learn that .
A. the number of the old people in the US is increasing greatly
B. virtual villages help the old people stay in their own home
C. people often offer help to the old people for free in the US
D. virtual villages have become popular around the world
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从下框的A-F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余项。
A. Courage.
B. Bravery.
C. Intelligence.
D. Selflessness.
E. Conscience (是非感).
F. Initiative (积极主动).
What makes a hero
A true hero is someone who possesses a lot of noble qualities. The following are some of the qualities:
A hero always puts others before himself. He cares little about his own personal troubles or benefits and makes himself available when he is needed. Selflessness is one of the prime qualities which distinguish him from the rest of us. Whether it is a burning building, or the gun of a criminal, a hero always tries to save the people in danger, all at great personal risk.
A hero knows what’s right and what’s wrong. He or she is able to distinguish between what is correct and what is wrong – something which requires a strong conscience. Often things of moral correctness are neither black nor white. In such a situation, a hero knows who to side with and what is the correct thing to do.
Sticking to the right option often needs courage. Sometimes a hero needs to jump off the bandwagon (乐队花车), to stick to what is right and he must not hesitate. And not to hesitate, he needs courage and mental strength.
Apart from his growing family wealth and sound intelligence, Batman had little to fall back on. Fighting with the evil forces is often a mental battle and one of the characteristics of a hero is to have. A lot of fights are won with a presence of mind and a sense of good timing. Intelligence is often one of the very important answers to the question.
While several of us may have the above very admirable character traits (特质), very few of us would come forward to display them. Can a man with courage, intelligence, conscience and selflessness sitting on the couch make a hero? Not quite. A hero will ensure that he makes the best use of his gifts and tries to help people with his leadership skills. They say a man who comes forward in adversity (逆境) is a true hero, as opposed to someone who simply jumps on the bandwagon.
It is in fact a combination of a few qualities. A hero who stands up for what is right fights tooth and nail to achieve it. A hero does not lie down in face of injustice. He stands up and achieves the greater good.
第三部分 写作 (共三节，满分55分)
第一节 单词拼写 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据下列各句句意和空白之后的汉语提示词写出对应单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。
66. He had (隐藏) all his valuable things in a secret place before fleeing from home.
67. When questioned, he (假装) to know nothing about what had happened.
68. The students held a grand (庆祝会) for their teacher on his 60th birthday.
69. The operation, if successful, can (延长) his life for many years.
70. She’s old enough to have the (自由) to do as she likes.
71. These rules are out-of-date, and should be (废除).
72. China (进口) large quantities of wine from Europe every year.
73. To avoid (混乱), the teams wore different colors.
74. We need five more trucks to (运输) the food to the flooded area.
75. It’s said that his family has a large coffee (种植园) in Cuba.
第二节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
请修改下面的短文。短文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Today our class went out to do some cleaning. We gather at the school gate and started out early in the morning. Some collected the litters in the park, some cleared the old posters off the walls, and other swept the street. We hoped to make our city more beautiful in our own hands. At the same time some of them went to the public places, when there were a lot of people. We kept on tell people not to destroy the beauty of nature so that we can have cleaner world.
In my opinion, such activities are necessary and instructive so some people haven’t been realized the importance of protecting the environment so far.
第三节 书面表达（满分30分）
假如你是某旅行社导游林静，你带一个外国旅行团在中国南方旅游期间正值中国传统的端午节（Dragon Boat Festival），请你根据下列要点提示给客人们做一个词数不少于100的口头介绍。
1. 端午节的时间在每年农历5月5日，为纪念中国的一位伟大诗人屈原。
2. 传统活动有赛龙舟，吃粽子（zongzi）。
3. 该节日已经传到日本和韩国等许多国家，是中国最重要的节日之一。
参考答案：
1-5 BDABC
6-10 BDACG
11-25 BBBDC ACADA ABABC
26-45 BDCDA BACDC DABAB CDCAB
46-60 ACDCC ABBAC DCBAB
61-65 DEACF
66. hidden 67. pretended 68. celebration 69. extend 70. freedom
71. abolished 72. imports 73. confusion 74. transport 75. plantation
短文改错
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书面表达
One possible version:
Hello, everyone! Today is May 5th according to the Chinese lunar calendar. And it is one of the most important festivals in China—The Dragon Boat Festival. Nowadays it has been spread to Japan, Korean and many other countries. The festival was started in memory of a famous poet named Qu Yuan, who jumped into the river to kill himself when he saw that he couldn’t save his country.
The traditional food of the festival is zongzi, a kind of delicious food. Meanwhile, there are dragon boat races. They are very interesting! Today you can either watch or take part in one of the races. You can also eat the zongzi. Would you like to have a try?