1、 The British and Americans may use different terms for many things. The British usually use football, rubber and post while Americans prefer to use soccer, eraser and mail.21. Simon went to London to_. A. visit his friend B. spend his holiday C. study English D. have a meeting22. According to the pa
2、ssage, the British usually spend their time_ on the train. A. playing cards B. talking loudly C. doing some reading D. singing and dancing23. Whats the best title for the passage? A. Differences in culture B. Simons funny storyC. Information abroad D. Hiding the feelingsB Nobody is sure where and wh
3、en the expression apple-pie order began. Some say that Scottish and English writers used the expression a long time ago. Others say it was first used in the northeastern American states known as New England. The housewives of New England cut their apples in even slices. Then they filled pie pans wit
4、h them in an organized way, row(排)upon row. As one writer said, the women of New England loved to have everything in its place. This perhaps explains why it generally is believed that the expression began in New England. Another old expression, apple of discord, comes from ancient mythology(神话),howe
5、ver. The myth says that all the gods and goddesses were sitting around the table to celebrate the marriage of Thetis and Peleus. One of the goddesses-Discord-was a troublemaker. She threw away a golden apple on the table to be given as a prize to the most beautiful goddess. At one time, the tomato w
6、as called a love apple. That was a mistake. This is how the mistake happened: In the sixteenth century, Spain brought the tomato from South America after Spanish explorers had landed there. Spain then sold the tomato to Morocco. Italian traders carried it on to Italy. The Italian name for the tomato
7、 was pomo di Moro-apple of the Moors. When French growers brought it in from Italy, they thought di Moro meantdamour-the French word for love. And so became the apple of love. People believe many things about the apple. One belief is that it has great power of keeping people healthy. A very common e
8、xpression is an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Another belief is based on fact. The expression is one rotten apple spoils the barrel. When an apple begins to go bad, it ruins all the other apples around it in the container. The expression has come to mean that one bad person in a group can cause
9、 everyone to act bad.24. Which of the following can we know about the phrase ? A. Everyone is sure of where it began. B. No one knows for sure where and when it began. C. It began in New England. D. It has been put into use recently.25. Whats the meaning of A. Cause of disagreement. B. Everything in
10、 good order. C. Everything in agreement. D. Situation of danger.26. Whats the purpose of the third paragraph? A. To show how the tomato was brought in from south America. B. To show us a mistaken idea. C. To tell us a love story about apple. D. To explain how the tomato was called the apple of love.
11、27. Which of the following expressions is about health? A. One rotten apple spoils the barrel. B. Apple-pie order. C. Apple of discord. D. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.C Although English is not as old as Chinese, it is spoken by many people around the world every day. English speakers are al
12、ways creating new words, and we are often able to know where most words come from. Sometimes, however, no one may really know where a word comes from. Did you ever think about why hamburgers are called hamburgers, especially when they are not made with ham? About a hundred years ago, some men went t
13、o America form Europe. They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg. They did not speak good English, but they ate good food. When some Americans saw them eating round pieces of beef, they asked the Germans what it was. The Germans did not understand the question and answered, “We come from H
14、amburg.” One of these Americans owned a restaurant, and had an idea. He cooked some round pieces of beef like those which the men from Hamburg ate. Then he put each between two pieces of bread and started selling them. Such bread came to be called “hamburgers” Today “hamburgers” are sold in many cou
15、ntries around the world. Whether this story is true or not, it is certainly interesting. Knowing why any word has a certain meaning is interesting, too. This reason, for most English words, can be found in any large English dictionary.28Hamburg is .A. a kind of food B. a round piece of beefC. the na
16、me of a village D. a city in Germany29. We know from the story that_.A. few Americans like hamburgers B. hamburgers were made by GermansC. hamburgers are made with ham D. hamburgers were first sold about a century ago30. Which of the following can often be found in any large English dictionary based
17、 on para3?A. Where all the words come from B. Where those Germans came fromC. The reason why a word has a certain meaningD. The reason why English is spoken around the world31. According to the story, the word “hamburger” comes from_.A. China because it has a long historyB. England because Germans d
18、ont speak good EnglishC. the round pieces of beef which those people from Hamburg were eatingD. the city of Hamburger in GermanyD One of the most important things in the world is friendship. In order to have friends, you have to be a friend. You have to be with them in both good and bad times. In re
19、turn, they will be there for you. But how can you be a good friend? Listen. Listen when they are talking. Keep eye contact. Dont say anything unless they ask you a question. Sometimes youre not required to have anything to say; they just need someone to talk to about their feelings. Help them. If yo
20、ur friends are ever in need of something, be there to help them. Youshould try to put them first, but make sure you dont become their slave (奴隶). Try to take an extra pencil or pen with you to classes as they may forget to take one. Have a few extra dollars in your pocket in case they forget somethi
21、ng they need. Be there for them. Try to make something for your friends to help make them feel better in hard times. Making cards and baking things are among the nicest things you can do for a friend when they are in hard times. Marilyn Monroe once said, Im selfish, impatient (急躁的) and a little inse
22、cure. I make mistakes, and I am out of control and at times hard to deal with. But if you cant handle me at my worst, then you surely dont deserve (值得) me at my best. Always remember this! If you dont want to deal with your friends when theyre depressed, then you dont deserve to be with them during
23、those parties where you have a good time! Try to make plans with your friends. Go shopping, go for an ice cream, have a party, go to a movie and so on. Make time to know each other even better by doing something you both enjoy. These are the things youll remember once youre all long graduated when l
24、ooking back on your life !32. We can learn from the passage that _ . A. we must be careful when we choose our friends B. friends should share happiness as well as problems C. keeping long friendship is not easy D. everyone can be a good friend33. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 prob
25、ably mean? A. You should help your friends just as a friend. B. You should help your friends anytime anywhere. C. You should do whatever your friends ask you to do. D. You should always put your needs before your friends.34. Marilyn Monroes words are mentioned to tell us that_. A. everyone has ups a
26、nd downs during their lifetime B. we should just share our happy times with our friends C. we should be there when we are needed by our friends D. we should learn to forgive our friends when they are wrong35. What are we mainly advised to do in the last paragraph? A. To spend time with our friends.
27、B. To look back on the happy times. C. To get to know more friends. D. To know what is worth doing.第三部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分) 阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Every morning, Catherine takes exercise around some gardens in our neighborhood. One morning, she was wa
28、lking 36 than usual, and it was still dark. As she was walking, a cyclist(骑自行车的人)came up to her, 37 her handbag and sped off. She 38 him shouting thief, thief. A man further ahead must have 39 her or seen what had happened. He was washing a car with a bucket(桶)of 40 near him. He took the bucket and poured(倒)it onto the cyclist. The cyclist drove off the street and 41 his bike. Some other people rushed over. My friend Catherine was_42 that the people would beat him. She begged them not to 43 him. She asked the boy 44 he did this to her. He 45 that he was the son of a 46_ and that this year
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