1、s no need to hurry because theres no bus to _7_ and my friends are told not to call me up before noon on Sundays,so there is no danger of _8_ by the telephone. _9_ spend the afternoon after lunch is always a bit of problem. In summer I can go to the park and sit in a chair _10_ boys playing football
2、,while in winter I sit in front of the fire and _11_ when reading a book,sometimes I turn on the television and sleep through an old film. Then theres the _12_ ahead of me. Perhaps Ill call on some friends or go to the cinema _13_ a new film I want to see or to town for a concert. Oh,there are _14_
3、pleasant ways of passing Sunday evenings. The only sad thing is that Monday morning is getting _15_ . 1. A. as long as B. as soon as C. as well as D. as much as2. A. Read B. reading C. to read D. am reading3. A. from B. with C. and D. by4. A. things B. books C. information D. knowledge5. A. am readi
4、ng B. have read C. had read D. read6. A. the much pleasant B. the more pleasant C. the most pleasant D. the very pleasant7. A. sit B. catch C. get in D. take8. A. trouble B. being troubled C. troubling D. to be troubled9. A. What to B. How to C. When to D. Where to10. A. looking B. seeing C. looking
5、 at D. watching11. A. fall asleep B. go to sleep C. go to bed D.get to sleep12. A. supper B. friend C. evening D. work13. A. whether theres B. if there will be C. when there has D. if there will be14. A. so many B. such many C. a lot D. quite few15. A. busier B. longer C. near D. Away二、阅读理解(共15小题,每小
6、题2分,满分30分) 阅读下列材料,然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。 A When we talk about stars ,especially women stars ,it seems that they are always young, pretty and own charming body shapes. But recently a Britains Got Talent(英国达人)star Susan Boyle has changed our views absolutely. Simon Corwell ,one of the j
7、udges of the talent show spoke of his shock over Ms Boyles voice. “This lady camp up ,and Im thinking, This will take five seconds and I can go to have a cup of tea. That changed when she began to sing I Dreamed to Dream from Les Miserables. She knew we were going to have that reaction and just to s
8、ee that look of satisfaction on her face through it was one of my favorite moments,” Cowell said. The performance was posted on line and before long, the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world. Speaking from her home in Scotland, Ms Boyle said that she hasnt thought of changin
9、g her appearance. She said that her friend helped her with make-up. “I mean, thats hardly a makeover,” she added. Ms Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began to explore her vocal talents, “I was kind of slow at school, so getting like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and thus it bu
10、ilt my confidence.”16. Susan Boyle had a look of satisfaction on her face when she was singing because_. A. she was confident of her singing B. she was satisfied with the judges C. she was pretty and in good shape D. she sang the song I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables17. According to the passage
11、, which is NOT true? A. It was the vocal talents that built Susans confidence B. Susan Boyle was not good at her lesson when at school. C. Susan Boyle became famous because of her appearance. D. Simon Cowell didnt think Susan Boyle a good singer at the first sight.18. What can we learn from Susan Bo
12、yles success? A. Its never too old to learn. B. Its easier to succeed at the age of 47. C. If you have a dream, try to make it come true! D. If you are not able to study well, to be a singer instead. BAmerica is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soo
13、n. They dont feel hurt. If the same two people meet again, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand. Friendships between us develop more slowly but may become lifelong feelings, extending(延伸)deeply into both families. There is another di
14、fficult point for us to understand. Although Americans treat friends warmly in their personal everyday lives, they dont show their politeness to them if it requires a great deal of time. But in China ,we are usually generous with our time. We, as hosts, will appear at an airport even in the middle o
15、f the night to meet a friend. We may take day off from our work to act as guides to our friends :It is opposite in America, Americans can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily plans. They will probably expect the visitors to get themselves from the airport to the
16、hotels. And they expect the visitors will phone them from there. Once the visitors arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full ,warm and real. For Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to restaurants, except for business matters. Americans are rea
17、dy to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. So accept their hospitality(好客)at home and enjoy your visit in America!19.The underlined phrase “pick up”in Paragraph 1may mean “_”. A. keep out B. give up C. pay no attention to D. Continue20.Which of the followi
18、ng is the typical(典型的)way of American hospitality? A. Treating friends at home. B. Taking days off to be with friends. C. Meeting friends at the airport at midnight. D. Sharing everything they have.21.Which of the following statements is True according to the passage? A. Americans are always generou
19、s with their time. B. Americans dont feel hurt if their friendships disappear soon. C. Chinese friendships develop more slowly but will never disappear. D. Chinese friendships are more sincere than American friendships.22.This passage is most probably written for _. A. American students B. Chinese s
20、tudents C. Chinese visitors to America D. American visitors to ChinaC I shook hands with my father in the truck, and for a long time he looked straight ahead and didnt say a word. But I knew he was going to say a little to me. I cant tell anything, he finally said. I never went to college, and none
21、of your brothers went to college. I cant say dont do this and do that, because everything is different and I dont know what is going to come up. I cant help much with money either, but I think things will work out. He gave me a new check-book. If things get pushing, write a small check. But when you
22、 write one, send me a letter and let me know how much. There are some things we can always sell. In four years all the checks I wrote were less than a thousand dollars. My part-time jobs such as reading to the blind student and sitting with the teachers kids filled in the financial gaps. You know wh
23、at you want to be, and theyll tell you what to take, my father went on. When you get a job, be sure its honest, and work hard. I knew that soon I would be alone in the big town, and I would be missing the cool winds and a life where your thinking was done for you. Then my dad reached down beside his
24、 seat and brought the old, broken Bible that he had read so often, the one he used when he wanted to look something up in a friendly quarrel with one of the neighbors. I knew he would miss it. I knew, though, that I must take it.He didnt say read this” every morning. He just said, This can help you
25、if you will let it.Did it help? I got through college without being a burden on the family. I have been able to make money since.23. What is the writers main purpose (目的) in writing this passage? A. To tell the readers his life story. B. To tell people what kind of person his father was. C. To let p
26、eople know how poor he was. D. To tell the readers what present he got from his father.24. Why did the father not ask his son not to do this and do that? A. Because he felt quite confident of his son. B. Because he was born from a poor family. C. Because he was a man of few words. D. Because he didn
27、t want to be much too strict with his son.25. What would someone learn from this passage? A. How to live by oneself. B. How to stand on ones own feet. C. What a good father should do. D. What the self-important is like.26. What kind of book did the Bible seem to be to the writers father? A. It was a
28、 book which told you how you should get on well with others. B. There were many good examples for you to copy in it. C. It was a book that told you how to get a good job and a good future. D. It was a good book that could help you when you were in trouble.D Watson won his most important game and bec
29、ame Southern Chess Master (大师) in 1977. He was given the silver cup.“It isnt rightly mine,” he said, when he was holding the cup.” “It was won two years ago when I was on holiday in”“A family was staying at my hotel at that time. Mrs. Prig, the mother, was told that I played chess; and she begged me
30、 to give her young son a game. Hes only ten. she said, Ive been told that he plays quite well.“Well, as you can guess, I wasnt too happy. A player likes the opponent (对手) to play as well as he does. But it was holiday time and I agreed to play. We placed the board (棋盘) in the garden. The game began. I hoped it would be quick-and so it was.“I soon knew that David Prig was no learner. After ten minutes his sister came outside and began to play tennis against a wall. The boy seemed to lose interest i
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