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1、150分，考试时间：120分钟第卷第一部分 听力（略）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，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。A One of my neighbors used to have a beautiful tree in her front yard. Her dad had planted it for her when it was nothing more than a twig and several years later it started to shoot towards the sk

2、y with amazing speed. Soon it blessed her with cooling shade in the summer and glorious, golden leaves in the fall.When the two-day snowstorm struck our town, heavy snow fell on the trees branches that were still full of leaves. The weight split （劈叉） that lovely tree down the middle. It was so sad s

3、eeing half of it laying on the ground after the storm. When I talked to my neighbor later, she said that the damage had been too much and that the entire tree would have to be cut down. Thankfully she had saved a few saplings（树苗） from it that she hoped to replant in the future.Still, it was a shock

4、to drive by her house the other day and see nothing but a stump（树桩） in her front yard. I missed that tree. I missed its beauty, its leaves shinning in the afternoon sun. I missed seeing its limbs reach towards the heavens. I thought that the stump would be a sad reminder of its loss for a long time

5、to come. My wonderful neighbor, though, had another plan. When I drove by her home today I saw a tiny bird feeder sitting on that stump and a colorful songbird having its dinner. It was such an affirmation of life. It was such a joy to see. I could feel my heart smile.Life by its very nature is a mi

6、xed bag. It hands us both beauty and tragedy, love and loss, pleasure and pain. What we do with it, however, is up to us. We can let it split us in two, or we can use even its hardest times to make our souls stronger and our hearts more loving. We can spend it complaining or we can use it to help ot

7、hers. 21. We know from the first paragraph that _A. the tree grew very slowlyB. the authors neighbor was good at planting treesC. the tree showed its beauty and benefitsD. the tree was so strong that it could bear any weight22. The authors neighbor left a stump in her front yard to use it as_.A. a g

8、ood reminder B. a seat after dinnerC. a beautiful sculpture D. a place to feed birds23. What does the author mainly want to show in the passage？A. Life has beauty and tragedy.B. Life consists of pain and suffering.C. Life is determined by our attitude towards it.D. Life should be pleasant rather tha

9、n painful.BSome of the best things in life dont happen until you grow old enough to recognize them. I can say that about tea. I didnt start to drink tea until I was 35. What happened before that? The first time I felt a genuine urge to drink tea was in 2003, when I stayed briefly in the United Kingd

10、om. After a time of consuming local food, I started to really like strong black tea. Although it was too strong to my tongue, I felt it was a necessity because it was comforting to my body. I took packs of green teas with me as gifts but was disappointed to find my British friends preferred much str

11、onger black teas from Sri Lanka. Later I learned that although people know China for its teas, it ranks only third among the worlds black tea exporters, after Sri Lanka and Kenya. After I came back to China and started to cover food stories, I met friends in the tea-drinking circle and learned more.

12、 Although the majority of the rest of the world drinks black tea, which the Chinese call“red tea”, China produces and drinks mostly green teas. I feel lucky to be Chinese because of the great variety of teas available in the country. It is estimated that there are more than 2,000 teas in China if yo

13、u divide them geographically, including more than 600 locally famous brews. A more simple way to categorize （分类） is by color and extent of fermentation （发酵）. That comes down to six main categoriesgreen, white, yellow, dark-greenish （oolong）, red and black teas. Tasting teas can be compared to our li

14、ves. They can be plain and predictable but sometimes they are full of pleasant surprises. Occasionally they can even seem too good to be true. The best thing is, you know theres always more to explore. 24. Which country ranks first among the worlds black tea exporters?A. Sri Lanka B. China C. Kenya

15、D. United States25. The writer of this passage works as a _. A. manager B. journalist C. scientist D. tea grower 26. All of the following statements about tea in China are true EXCEPT _. A. varieties of tea is planted and produced each year in China B. all tea in China can be divided into six categories with no exceptions C. tea in China can be categorized by color and extend of fermentation D. tea in China can be divided into more than 2000 categories geographically27. What column does this passage belong to in a newspaper? A. World B. Business C. Travel D. Lifestyle C“You can you u