1、Cflying Dsleeping3A.found Blooked forCnoticed Dsearched4A.found Blooked forCsaw Dobserved5A.besides BexceptCexpect Dexcept for6A.glad BpleasedCsurprised Dsatisfied7A.it BoneCthem Dher8A.went BarrivedCgot Dreached9A.past BthenCago Dbefore10A.her BhisCits Dits11A.saw BseeingCfinding Dfound12A.door Bwi
2、ndowCsoldier Dgirl13A.wrote Bstared atCread Dlooked at14A.smiling BwatchingClaughing Dtalking15A.failing BhavingCmissing Dhelping.语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)(2013中山高一检测)It happened at a weekend in the 1970s. Mum gave me two tickets for a film, telling me she was too busy to go together with me with th
3、e 16._(end) housework. She told me to keep the money if I could sell the extra ticket. I was very happy. At that time, a ticket cost only 20 fen.But to me, a little girl of twelve,20 fen seemed quite a lot. I reached the cinema 17._(hurry)Holding the ticket in my hand, I began to look for a buyer. J
4、ust then a handsome young man,18._noticed me and the ticket, came towards me with a big smile, “Youve got 19._extra ticket.”“yes,”I nodded. “Thats great.Say how much?”“20 fen.”“Oh,”he thought for a while and then took out a tenyuan note 20._his wallet.“Im terribly sorry, 21._Ive only got this note.”
5、 Seeing I was confused,he added, “Then how about waiting for a while 22._I have changed it in the cinemas store?”Without much thinking, I agreed.Then we went to the cinema together. He walked very fast. I could hardly keep up with 23._.Soon he disappeared in the Mens.I stood there 24._(puzzle)Sudden
6、ly I realized the handsome young fellow 25._(cheat) me.Before long I found that hed sold the ticket to a little boy. He earned 20 fen, but lost his honor!.阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)AHobbs was an orphan. He worked in a factory and every day he got a little money. Hard work made him thin and weak. He wan
7、ted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures, but he did not think he could pay off the debts.One day a lawyer said to him, “One thousand dollars,and here is the money.” As Hobbs took the package of notes, he was very dumbfounded. He didnt know where the money came from and how to spend i
8、t. He said to himself, “I could go to find a hotel and live like a rich man for a few days;or I give up my work in the factory and do what Id like to do: painting pictures. I could do that for a few weeks, but what would I do after that? I should have lost my place in the factory and have no money t
9、o live on. If it were a little less money, I would buy a new coat,or a radio,or give a dinner to my friends. If it were more, I could give up the work and pay for painting pictures. But its too much for one and too little for the other.”“Here is the reading of your uncles will,” said the lawyer, “te
10、lling what is to be done with this money after his death. I must ask you to remember one point. Your uncle has said you must bring me a paper showing exactly what you did with his money,as soon as you have spent it.”“Yes I see. Ill do that,”said the young man.26Hobbs wanted to borrow money to_.Astud
11、y abroadBwork abroadCpay off the debtsDlearn to paint pictures27What does the underlined word “dumbfounded” in Para. 2 probably mean?ASurprised. BFrightened.CSatisfied. DExcited.28With the money he got,at first Hobbs_.Aplanned to have a happy life for a few daysBdecided to go on with his work in the
12、 factoryCwas to give a dinner to his friendsDhad no idea what to do29Hobbs was asked to_.Atell the lawyer what he did with the money after spending itBread his uncles willCtell the lawyer what was to be done with the moneyDbuy some pictures30Whats the BEST title of the passage?AA Large Sum of Unexpe
13、cted MoneyBHow to Spend the Sum of MoneyCA Poor OrphanDA Rich UncleBWe all know what it is like to be unable to turn your head because of a cold in the muscles of your neck,or because an unexpected twist(扭曲) has made your neck ache.The slightest move makes you jump with pain.Nothing could be worse t
14、han a pain in the neck.That is why we use the phrase to describe some people who give you the same feeling.We have all met such people.One is the man who always seems to be clapping his handsoften at the wrong timeduring a performance in the theater.He keeps you from hearing the actors.Even worse ar
15、e those who can never arrive before the curtain goes up and the play begins.They come hurrying down to your row of seats.You are comfortably settled down,with your hat and heavy coat in your lap.You must stand up to let them pass.You are proud of yourselfcontrol after they have settled into their se
16、ats.Well,what now.God,one of them is up again. He forgot to go to the mens room,and once more you have to stand up,hanging on to your hat and coat to let him pass.Now that is “a_pain_in_the_neck”Another,wellknown to us all,is the person sitting behind you in the movies.His mouth is full of popcorn(爆
17、米花);he is chewing loudly,or talking between bites to friends next to him. None of them remain still.Up and down,back and forth,they gofor another bag of popcorn,or something to drink.Then,there is the man sitting next to you at lunch,smoking. He wants you to enjoy it too,and blows smoke across your
18、food into your mouth.We must not forget the man who comes into a bus on subway and sits down next to you,just as close as you will let him.You are reading the newspaper and he gets closer so that he can read the paper with you.He may even turn the paper to the next page before you are ready for it.W
19、e also call such a person a “rubber_neck”,always getting close to where it does not belong,like neighbors who watch all your visitors.They enjoy learning about your personal business.People have a strong dislike for “rubber necks”They hate being watched secretly.31Where can you find this passage?AIn
20、 a medicine dictionary.BIn a kids story book.CIn a social science book.DIn a science textbook.32According to the passage,how do you feel when late comers walk back and forth in front of you in a cinema?Adisturbed. Bbored.Cignored. Drelaxed.33A “rubber neck” often_.Asays bad words behind people.Bquar
21、rels face to face with neighbors.Cbargains with salespeople over the priceDasks about other peoples business34Which of the following persons CANNOT be described as “a pain in the neck”?ASomeone who often claps at the wrong time during a performance.BSomeone who feels ache in his neck due to a cold i
22、n the muscles.CSomeone who sits next to you smoking,which you never enjoy.DSomeone who keeps eating or talking all through the movies.35What is the main purpose of the author?ATo tell people what might be bad manners in public.BTo criticize(批评) the people who might be a “pain in the neck”CTo show an
23、ger to those who are described as a “pain in the neck”DTo tell people how to stop the pain in the neck.CMs Tan, youve referred to your new novel as your eighth book.Thats because it took me six or seven attempts at a second novel before I started and completed this one.Why do you think you had so ma
24、ny false starts?I would say that my reasons were wrong: I was trying to prove that I wasnt just a motherdaughter storyteller,or I was trying to prove that I didnt just have to write about things that were strictly Chinese or ChineseAmerican. Those were never the right reasons for writing those early
25、 stories. And I could never come up with other better reasons for continuing them.What kept you going on this book?This book was different because it was based on my mothers real life. The reason for writing it became more personal and emotional. After The Joy Luck Club came out,my mother was always
26、 explaining to people that she wasnt any of the mothers in that book. And at one point she said to me, “Next book tells my true story.” And then she started telling me things I never knew before. She also told me many,many stories, because my mother doesnt generalize. The book really grew out of that.Have you ever visited China?Yes. Ive been there twice: about three years ago and then again last November, both times with my mother and my husband.Was it difficult to capture the ChineseAmerican dialect without sounding like a parody(拙劣的模仿)?No, because its the lan
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