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.First,IwasagardenerwhenIwasyoung.AlthoughIbecomeblindnow,Iamstillgoodatgardening.Second,althoughIcan'

tseetheseflowers,Icantouchthem.Third,Ican7 

thesweetnessofthem.Atlast,that'

syou.It'

struethatIdon'

tknowyou.ButIknowmanypeoplewillstopbythegardenandthebeautyofmygardenwillmake8 

happy.Italsogivesmeachanceto9 

withyouhereandenjoytheseflowerstogether.”

Everyflowerhaseyes.10 

theeyestheycanseethekindnessoftheoldman.Theblindmanalsogrowsinhisheart.Failingtoseethebeautifulflowerscomeout,hesurelycanhearthesoundofthem.

（1）

A.zoo 

B.garden 

C.river 

D.museum 

（2）

A.so 

B.very 

C.quite 

D.too 

（3）

A.angry 

B.busy 

C.sad 

D.happy 

（4）

A.excited 

B.relaxed 

C.surprised 

D.bored 

（5）

A.When 

B.How 

C.Where 

D.Why 

（6）

A.hobbies 

B.reasons 

C.problems 

D.decisions 

（7）

A.feel 

B.sound 

C.look 

D.smell 

（8）

A.us 

B.you 

C.them 

D.him 

（9）

A.argue 

B.talk 

C.help 

D.live 

（10）

A.With 

B.From 

C.For 

D.About 

二、阅读理解（共15小题；

每小题2分，共计30分）（共4题；

共30分）

2.（6分）阅读理解

EveryoneknowsthattheFrenchmenareromantic,theItaliansarefashionableandtheGermansareserious.Arethesejuststereotypesoristherereallysuchathingasnationalcharacter?

Andifthereis,canitaffecthowanationsucceedorfail?

Atleastonegroupofpeopleiscertainthatitcan.Arecentsurveyofthetop500entrepreneursintheUKfoundthat70%feltthattheireffortswerenotappreciatedbytheBritishpublic.Britainishostiletosuccess,theysaid.Ithasacultureofjealousy.Asaresult,thesurveysaid,entrepreneurswere“unloved,unwantedandmisunderstood.”Jealousyissometimesknownasthe“green–eyedmonster”andtheUKisitshome.

ScientistsatWarwichUniversityintheUKrecentlytestedthisidea.Theygatheredagroupofpeopletogetherandgaveeachanimaginaryamountofmoney.Someweregivenalittle,othersagreatdeal.Thosegivenalittleweregiventhechancetodestroythelargeamountofmoneygiventoothers–butatthecostoflosingtheirown.Twothirdsofthepeopletestedagreedtodothis.

Thisseemstoprovethattheentrepreneurswererighttocomplain.Butthereisalsoconflictingevidence.TheOrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopmentrecentlyreportedthattheUKisnowtheworld'

sfourthlargesteconomy.Thatisnotbadforpeoplewhoaresupposedtohatesuccess.PeopleintheUKalsoworklongerhoursthananyoneelseinEurope.SotheBritishpeoplearenotlazy,either.

“ItisnotreallysuccessthattheBritishdislike,”saysCareyCooper,aprofessorofmanagementattheUniversityofManchesterInstituteofScienceandTechnology.“It'

speopleusingtheirsuccessinawaythatseemsproudorunfairorwhichseparatesthemfromtheirroots.”

Perhapsitistheentrepreneurswhoaretheproblem.Theysetouttodothingsintheirway.Theyworklonghours.Bytheirowneffortstheybecomemillionaires.Butinsteadofbeinghappytheycomplainthatnobodylovesthem.Ithardlyseemsworthfollowingtheirexample.Iftheyweremorefriendly,peoplewouldlikethemmore.Andmorepeoplewanttobelikethem.

（1）Mostentrepreneurssurveyedbelievethat 

.

A.theBritishpeoplehatesuccess 

B.theBritishpeoplearehardworking 

C.loveofsuccessisBritain'

snationalcharacter 

D.theyareconsideredas“green–eyedmonsters” 

（2）WhatdoestheresultoftheWarwichUniversity'

stestshow.

A.Twothirdsofthepeopletesteddidn'

tlovemoney. 

B.Mostpeoplewouldratherfailthanseeotherssucceed. 

C.Animaginaryamountofmoneydoesnotattractpeople. 

D.Mostpeoplearewillingtoenjoysuccesswithothers. 

（3）Thewriterofthepassageseemstosuggestthat 

.

A.jealousyisBritain'

B.Britishentrepreneursarenotfairlytreated 

C.thescientistsatWarwichUniversitydidasuccessfultest 

D.theentrepreneursintheUKdonotbehaveproperly 

（4）Thebesttitleforthisarticlecanbe 

A.BeMoreModestandWeWillLoveYouMore

B.ProudEntrepreneurs

C.TheFrenchmenareRomanticWhileTheBritishareHostile

D.OnlyPainsbutNoGains

3.（8分）阅读理解

ThedesigneroftheAppleComputer,SteveJobs,wasnotquitesuccessfulinhisearlyyears.Hewasnotamongthebeststudentsatschool,andfromtimetotimehegotintotroublewitheitherhisschoolmatesorhisteachers.Buthewasfullofnewideas,whichfewpeoplesawthevalueofthem.Thingsremainedthesamewhenhewentuptocollegeandhedroppedouthalfway.

SteveJobsworkedfirstasavideogamedesigneratAtari.HeworkedthereforonlyafewmonthsandthenhesetouttotourIndia.Hehopedthatthetripwouldgivehimmoreideasandgivehimachangeinlifeforthebetter.

AfterhereturnedfromIndia,hebegantoliveonafarminCalifornia.Andthen,in1975,SteveJobssetaboutmakinganewtypeofcomputer.AlongwithhisfriendStephenWozniak,hedesignedtheAppleComputerinhisbedroomandbuiltitinhisgarage（车库）.Hechosethename“Apple”becauseitremindedhimofahappysummerheoncespentonanorchard（果园）inOregon.

HisAppleComputerwassosuccessfulthatSteveJobssoonbecameworldwidefamous.Butunluckily,hediedofillnessin2011.

（1）SteveJobs 

whenhewasatschool.

A.wasanoutstandingstudent

B.didn'

tdoverywell

C.wasalwayspraisedbyothers

D.didn'

tlearnanything

（2）Theunderlinedword“value”means 

A.beauty

B.chance

C.importance

D.hope

（3）SteveJobs 

A.receivedanexcellentcollegeeducation

tgotocollegeatall

C.studiedincollegefor4years

tfinishhiscollegeeducation

（4）SteveJobsgavethename“Apple”tohiscomputerbecause 

A.theapplewashisfavoritefruit

B.hedesignedthecomputerunderanappletree

C.hewantedtorememberthehappytimeonanorchard

D.thecomputerwasdesignedontheorchard

（5）SteveJobs'

wouldbethemostimportantthingforhislifetimesuccess.

A.“failure”inschool

B.stayontheorchard

C.travelinIndia

D.newideas

4.（8分）阅读理解

InternationalPoetryCompetition

WorldPoetryDayiscelebratedon21March.Itspurposeistoimprovepeople'

sabilitytoread,write,andteachpoemsallovertheworld.

Thisyear,theInternationalPoetryCentreisholdingapoetrycompetitiontocelebratethefestival!

Thecompetitionisopentoallthepoetsaged18andoverfromallovertheworld,andtheywillbedvdividedintotwogroups:

OpenGroup（opentoallthepoetsaged18andover）

ESLGroup（opentoallthepoetsaged18andoverwhocanwriteinEnglishasaSecondLanguage）

Thewinnersofeachgroupwillreceive£

1000.

RULES:

Allthepoemsmustbeunpublished（未出版的）works.

Poemswillnotbereturned,sopleasekeepacopy.

Thepoem（s）mustbeinEnglishandcreatedbythepoethimself/herself.

Thecompetitionbeginson3March.2017andendson28August2017.

Toenterthecompetition,pleasevisittheCentreShoptopay£

5foreachpoem.Oncethepaymentismade,pleaseemailthepoem（s）topoetrycomp@.RemembertomarkOpenorESLinthetoprighthandcornerofthedocument（文档）toshowwhichgrouptoenterbeforeemailingyourpoem（s）.

Questionsaboutthecompetitioncanbeemailedtopoetrycomp@.

（1）ThepurposeoftheWorldPoetryDayis 

A.toencouragetheBritishtowritepoems

B.toteachchildrenhowtoreadandwritepoems

C.tohelppeopletoread,writeandteachpoemsbetter

D.toraisemoneyforthepoetsfromallovertheworld

（2）Accordingtothepassage,wecanlearnthat 

A.thecompetitionlastsfor5months

B.youcanmarkOpenorESLinthetoplefthandcorner

C.ifyoutakepartinthecompetition,youwillget£

1000

D.youcanemailtopoetrycomp@togetmoreinformation

（3）Whereisthepassagemostprobablytakenfrom?

A.Astorybook

B.Anewspaper

C.Amovieposter

D.Atravelguide

5.（8分）阅读理解

LastyearintheUKatleast45peoplediedand900morewereinjured（受伤的）incaraccidentswheredriverswereusingtheirmobilephones．Yetmanypeoplecontinuetousethemwhiledrivingeventhoughit’sdangerous.

Researchhasshownthatitisdifficulttoconcentrateon（专注于）drivingandtalkingatthesametime．Itcanevenbemoredangerousthandrivingafterdrinkingtoomuch.Arecentstudyfoundthatwhendriversweretalkingontheirmobilephones，theirstoppingtimeswere30percentslowerthanwhentheyhaddrunktoomuch—andnearly50percentslowerthanwhentheyweredrivingnormally.Italsofoundthatdriverstalkingonmobilephoneswerelessabletocontroltheircarsthandrunkdrivers.

Andtalkingisn’teventhemostseriousproblem,buttextingis.Unbeli