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Ⅰ.阅读理解
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Neither rain nor snow nor the dark of night can separate Tennessee postal carrier“Mailman Mike” from his 4andahalfyearold friend Carter Lawson—or keep them from their appointments.
For the past nine months,the two have teamed up every day in the preschooler's Knoxville neighborhood for a few minutes of delivering mail together and chatting with fellow neighbors.Lawson wants to be a mail carrier when he grows up,and in an inspiring story,his mom told us how mailman Mike Crenshaw has been a role model to her son.“Anyone could just be like‘Go away,kid’,but Mike has really gone out of his way to talk with Carter,”said Cassie Lawson of the United States Postal Service carrier.Little Carter even got his own uniform to match Mike's.“It's been really cute.I just couldn't believe he got a full mailman's costume.”the postal service employee said.
“Every letter carrier has stops he looks forward to and this is the one I look forward to every day,” said Mike.“He's the end of my day,and the best part of my day.Not because it's the end,but because he's such a cute little guy.”
The man and the little boy's connection isn't a surprise to Fredric Rolando,president of the National Association of Letter Carriers. “Kids respond to mailmen because letter carriers are a friendly, uniformed part of the neighborhood who bring something to their house every day,and are the ones, they come to recognize and trust,”Rolando said.“It's the same for the elderly,but in addition,letter carriers may be the only person they communicate with all day.”
[语篇解读] 本文为记叙文。文章讲述了立志长大成为邮递员的男孩和邮递员成为了好朋友的故事。孩子的梦想值得尊重,而邮递员的工作也给人们传递了友谊和信任。
1.Mike Crenshaw meets Carter Lawson every day to________.
A.play with the boy
B.get mail from the boy
C.listen to the boy's stories
D.send mail together with the boy
解析 细节理解题。由第二段“...for a few minutes of delivering mail together and chatting with fellow neighbors.可知,他们两个人每天见面是为了一起送邮件。
答案 D
2.Why does Mike Crenshaw like the last stop of his day?
A.It is where he lives.
B.It is where he is paid.
C.He wants to be with Carter.
D.He can finish his work by then.
解析 细节理解题。由第三段“Not because it's the end,but because he's such a cute little guy.”可知,他期待最后一站是因为他想和那个可爱的孩子在一起。
答案 C
3.What can we infer from Fredric Rolando's words?
A.Mailmen are usually not well respected.
B.What letter carriers do is not just sending letters.
C.The elderly don't like communicating with others.
D.People should learn to recognize and trust each other.
解析 推理判断题。由最后一段可知,邮递员不只送信,还与人们交流,获得小孩的信任,甚至有可能是老人们唯一的交流对象。由此可知,他们不仅仅是送信。
答案 B
4.What is the best title for the text?
A.A letter carrier is praised for helping a kid
B.A mailman makes a little boy's dream come true
C.Every letter carrier has stops he looks forward to
D.The importance of letter carriers cannot be ignored
解析 主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了邮递员帮助小男孩实现梦想的故事。
答案 B
B
A fiveyearold dog named Kelsey has been praised as a hero for helping to save the life of her owner who slipped in the snow and broke his neck.
The man, Bob, was alone when he left his Michigan farmhouse on New Year's Eve to collect firewood. Expecting a journey of only several meters, Bob was wearing just long johns(秋裤), a shirt and slippers when he went outside, although the temperature was around -4℃.
After the accident, he was unable to move in the snow. Fortunately, Kelsey came to his assistance.
“I was shouting for help, but my nearest neighbor is about 400 meters away, and it was 10:30 p.m.,” Bob explained. “But my Kelsey came. By the next morning, my voice was gone and I couldn't yell for help, but Kelsey didn't stop barking.”
Kelsey's companion kept him warm by lying on top of him. She licked his face and hands to keep him awake. “Kelsey kept barking but never left my side,” Bob recalled. “She kept me warm. I knew I couldn't give up and that it was my choice to stay alive.”
Bob spent 19 hours in the freezing cold. When he finally lost consciousness, his dog kept barking. Finally, hearing the barking, Bob's neighbor discovered him at 6:30 p.m. on New Year's Day and called the emergency services at once. When Bob arrived in hospital, his body temperature was below 21℃. However, doctors were surprised to find that he didn't have any frostbite (冻疮). They believed it was because of Kelsey's determination to keep him warm. Dr. Chaim Colen, the doctor who treated Bob, said, “Animals can help and his dog really saved him... he was very fortunate.”
Bob said he was “enormously” grateful for both Dr. Colen and his Kelsey. “They saved my life. They are true heroes!”
[语篇解读] 本文讲述了狗主人Bob衣着单薄却不慎在雪中摔倒伤到脖子无法动弹,他的爱犬Kelsey用身体为主人取暖,不停地舔着主人让他不要睡去,并且还不断吠叫希望能引起别人的注意,整个过程持续了将近20个小时,最终Bob获救。
5.What happened to Bob on New Year's Eve?
A.He broke his neck and couldn't move.
B.He was praised for saving a dog owner.
C.He left his dog alone in his farmhouse.
D.He heard his neighbor's shouting for help.
解析 细节理解题。根据第一段中“...who slipped in the snow and broke his neck”及第三段中“After the accident, he was unable to move in the snow.”可知,Bob在雪中滑倒伤到了脖子,不能动了。
答案 A
6.Why did Kelsey keep barking?
A.To keep warm.
B.To stay alive.
C.To keep Bob awake.
D.To seek help from others.
解析 细节理解题。根据第四段中“I was shouting for help,... By the next morning, my voice was gone and I couldn't yell for help, but Kelsey didn't stop barking.”可知,Kelsey一直叫的目的是找人来帮助主人,故选D项。
答案 D
7.How does Dr. Chaim Colen feel about Kelsey?
A.Fortunate. B.Helpful.
C.Thankful. D.Friendly.
解析 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“Dr. Chaim Colen, the doctor who treated Bob, said, ‘Animals can help and his dog really saved him...he was very fortunate.’”可知,Chaim Colen医生认为动物能提供帮助,Bob的狗救了他,因此Chaim Colen医生认为Kelsey非常有帮助。
答案 B
8.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A.A Neckbreaking Accident
B.The Magic Night
C.Warmth on a Winter Night
D.Determination to Keep Alive
解析 文章标题题。通读全文并根据倒数第二段中“However, doctors were surprised to find that he didn't have any frostbite(冻疮). They believed it was because of Kelsey's determination to keep him warm.”可知,狗主人在寒冷的夜里衣着单薄却没有冻死是因为他的狗用身体不停地温暖他,故C项(冬夜里的温暖)选为文章标题最合适。
答案 C
Ⅱ.语法填空
More and more people live in large cities these days,which 1.________(mean)that it is becoming more and more difficult to find space and time for themselves.But for many people,personal privacy(隐私)is very 2.________(importance).In many homes,a few minutes in the bathroom is all the privacy that is available.
Teenagers especially need their own personal space at home 3.________ they can feel relaxed and private.But,of course,not all teenagers are lucky enough to have a room 4.________ their own.Where space is short,they often have to share a bedroom with a brother 5.________ a sister.In that case,it's a good idea for them to have a special area or corner of the room to call their own.It is 6.________(similar)important for young people to have somewhere to keep their personal things.This may or may not be a tidy place and it is not a good idea for parents to try and tell teenagers how 7.________(organise) their space as this is likely to lead to 8.________(argument).Parents can,however, 9.________(make) sure that there are enough storage(存储)spaces such as shelves,cupboards and boxes.This will allow the teenagers to keep 10.________(they) space tidy if they want to.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文。越来越多的人生活在大城市里,个人的空间和时间都开始变得越来越少。本文指出个人隐私空间的重要性,尤其是青少年需要在家里拥有自己的私人空间。
1.解析 句意为:目前越来越多的人住在大城市里。这意味着找到属于自己的空间和时间变得越来越困难。which指代逗号前的内容,在从句中作主语,所以谓语动词应用第三人称单数形式。故填means。
答案 means
2.解析 在be动词后面且前有副词very修饰,应用形容词作表语,故答案为important。
答案 important
3.解析 设空处引导定语从句,修饰先行词their own personal space at home,关系词在定语从句中作地点状语,所以应填关系副词where。
答案 where
4.解析 of one's own为固定搭配,意为“某人自己的”,故填of。
答案 of
5.解析 句意为:在空间狭小的地方,他们经常不得不和兄弟或姐妹合住一间卧室。根据句意,此处应用连词or表示选择。故填or。
答案 or
6.解析 修饰形容词应用副词。故填similarly。
答案 similarly
7.解析 “疑问词+动词不定式短语”作tell的宾语,故填to organise。
答案 to organise
8.解析 句意为:……父母试图告诉青少年如何安排他们的空间不是一个好主意,因为这可能会导致争吵。argument意为“争论,争吵”,是可数名词,此处应用其复数形式,故填arguments。
答案 arguments
9.解析 make与主语Parents之间是主动关系,且在情态动词can后,应用原形,故填make。
答案 make
10.解析 作定语修饰space应用形容词性物主代词。故填their。
答案 their
Ⅲ.写作
第一节 应用文写作
假设你是阳光中学学生李华,请根据所给的四幅图,用英语写一篇日记,记述你10月1日星期六在公园捡到一个钱包并归还给失主的过程。
注意:1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:长凳bench
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Saturday,October 1Fine
I was playing in the park when I saw a wallet lying on a bench.“Whose is it?”I thought,“The owner must be anxious when he finds he has lost his wallet”Clearly,someone had left it by accident.I picked it up and saw a card with a phone number in it.Then I dialed the number.Hearing this,the man said he would come over right away.Ten minutes later,he arrived.After making sure he was the owner,I gave him the wallet.With his thumbs up,he expressed his thanks to me repeatedly.
第二节 概要写作
阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
“I can't survive without music,” says fifteenyearold Steve.In the morning, Steve wakes up to his favourite music radio station.He listens to rock on the radio while he eats his breakfast.He puts on his personal stereo before he leaves the house and carries his cassette player on the bus to school.
“Last week I put my headphones on in the maths class,” admits Steve.“The teacher was really annoyed.She took my headphones away and I couldn't use them for a week.It was terrible.” At home Steve does his homework to music—loud music.
“My mother usually shouts, ‘Turn it down!’” says Steve.“She can't understand how I can work with music on, but music helps me to fix my attention upon my studies.” Steve would like to make music himself.“I'm learning to play the guitar.Unluckily, it doesn't sound too good at the beginning.But I'm going to keep practising!”
For teenagers like Steve, music is a very important part of life.Music is social; it brings people together at discos, parties and concerts.Fast, light music is full of energy; it helps people to forget their problems and have fun.Music talks about love, freedom and imagination.There are always new songs and new styles.
Meanwhile Steve's mother agrees that music brings some problems.“Steve is a sensible boy,” she says.“I don't think he would ever take drugs hearing rock.But I do worry about his hearing with all that loud music.And it drives me crazy!”
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Teenagers like Steve can't survive without music.Steve is listening to music at any time, at any place and in any way.(要点1) He just felt terrible without listening to music for a week.(要点2) In Steve's opinion, music is beneficial in fixing his attention upon his studies.(要点3) There is no denying that music is an important part of life.However, parents worry that loud music can affect children's hearing.(要点4)
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