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1、Exercise 1Exercise 1 (Welcome & Reading)第一部分：单项填空1. It was a long time since the girl last saw her parents, no wonder she was not _ excited when they came.A. much B. greatly C. a little D. a bit2. Your bed needs _, Im afraid.A. to clean B. cleaning C. being cleaned D. clean3. _ it is to skate on rea

2、l ice!A. What fun B. What a fun C. How a fun D. What funs4. He will stay here for _ and then will go to Hong Kong.A. some time B. some times C. sometimes D. sometime5. Tomorrow I will have an important examination. I _ you success.A. hope B. wish C. hope for D. wish for6. She seems never to be tired

3、; she has many ways to make herself _.A. relaxed B. relaxing C. worried D. worrying7. Mr. Smith as well as his wife and daughter, _ to their school twice.A. have gone B. has gone C. have been D. has been8. Im lucky to have got two tickets _. Are you _ to go to the concert with me?A. freely; free B.

4、for free; freely C. freely; for free D. for free; free9. Im sorry to have troubled you. _.A. Not to mention B. Dont mention it C. All right. D. With pleasure.10. Its a pity that you missed _ the chance to go abroad for further education.A. to give B. to be given C. giving D. being given11. He is a m

5、an of _ and he had a lot of interesting _ in his life.A. much experience, experiences B. many experiences, experienceC. much experience, experience D. many experiences, experiences12. There _ a tall tree in front of the building over there, didnt there?A. was B. would be C. must be D. used to be13.

6、Do be careful next time, _?A. will you B. do you C. dont you D. arent you14. You must officially _ any course you are not attending.A. fall B. drop C. learn D. join15. Theres about 400mm rain fall in this area a year _ A. on average B. in average C. of average D. for average第二部分：完形填空 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题

7、的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。One day a father of a very rich family took his son on a trip to the country with in order to show his son how poor people can be. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of 16_ would be considered a very poor family.On their return from their 17 , the father

8、 asked his son, How was the trip? It was 18_ , Dad. Did you see how poor people can be? the father asked. Oh Yeah said the son. So what did you 19 from the trip? asked the father.The son answered, I saw that we have one dog 20 they have four. We have a pool that _21_ to the middle of our garden and

9、they have a creek（小溪）that has 22 end. We have imported lanterns(灯笼)in our garden and they have the 23 at night. Our patio（院子）reaches to the front yard and they have the 24 horizon（地平线）. We have a small piece of land to live on and they have 25 that go beyond our sight. We have servants who serve us,

10、 but they serve _26 . We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have 27 around our property（财产）to protect us, they have friends to protect them.With this the boys father was 28 .Then his son added, Thanks dad for showing me how 29 we are.Too many times we 30 what we have and concentrate on（把注意力集中在）w

11、hat we dont have. What is one persons 31 object is anothers prize possession. It is all 32 on ones perspective（观点）. Make you wonder what would happen if we all gave 33 for all the bounty（恩赐）we have, instead of worrying about wanting 34 . Take joy in all you have, 35 your friends.16. A. which B. that

12、 C. what D. how17. A. trip B. tour C. visit D. travel18. A. terrible B. disappointing C. excited D. great19. A. expect B. regret C. keep D. learn20. A. but B. and C. yet D. then21. A. reaches B. gets C. arrives D. spreads22. A. not B. no C. an D. the23. A. dark B. darkness C. stars D. day24. A. beau

13、tiful B. full C. longer D. whole25. A. a sky B. a road C. fields D. earth26. A. others B. the others C. the rest D. themselves27. A. dogs B. walls C. guards D. servants28. A. disappointed B. sorry C. silent D. speechless29. A. poor B. rich C. weak D. happy30. A. miss B. forget C. remember D. conside

14、r31. A. valuable B. useful C. priceless D. worthless32. A. based B. concentrated C. looked D. laid33. A. love B. regret C. thanks D. interest34. A. everything B. nothing C. more D. less35. A. especially B. specially C. included D. except第三部分：阅读理解阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。AThe chil

15、dren rise at about 7 AM on school days and later on weekends, to start the day. The counselor(辅导员) is available to help the children with dressing, calming any anxieties, or planning the day ahead. Breakfast is at 8:30 AM in the dining room. The school day begins at 9 AM. Students eat lunch with the

16、ir classmates in the dining room at noon. At 3 PM each group returns to their dormitory(宿舍) and meets with at least one counselor for a light snack(点心) while discussing the days events and plans for the rest of the day. The day is planned to suit the individual(个人的) needs of each child. The activiti

17、es in which the children engage(从事) are widely varied and may be indoors or outdoors, quiet or active, in the dormitory, in one of the recreational areas, or off school grounds. Students periodically(定时地) go on an outing alone with a counselor or with their group and there are several hobby groups a

18、nd planned activities in which the children join depending on their interests and talents. Some of the group activities include gardening, drama, art, ceramics, dance and movement, basketball, softball, volleyball, and music lessons. Dinner is at 5:45 PM. Evening activities are generally quieter, to

19、 help students wind down for the night. Students have an evening snack between 8:30 and 9:30 PM and lights go out at 9:30 or 10:00 PM. A trained residential counselor is in the dormitory at all times while children are present. Since some counselors live at the Orthogenic School, if an emergency(紧急情

20、况) occurs during the night, there are extra adults readily available to help. 36. The whole text mainly give us an introduction to _.A. a typical(典型的) day of a school B. some activities of the children at schoolC. the way the school educates the studentsD. the success the school has made in the past

21、 years37. The underlined word “varied” means _.A. of many kinds B. of great use C. of great help D. of great importance38. Children join in all kinds of activities according to _. A. their counselors B. their parents C. the weather D. their interests or talents39. When at school, children are cared

22、for _.A. from 7 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. B. from 7 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.B. the whole day D. half a dayBQueen Victoria was monarch(统治者)of Great Britain from 1837 until her death in 1901. This period is often called the Victorian Age. Queen Victoria was a stern and serious woman. One reason she was so serious w

23、as that she had suffered a great loss. When she was twenty years old, she married a German prince named Albert. Victoria and Albert were deeply in love, and their marriage was extremely happy. In 1861, after they had been married for twenty-one years, Albert died, leaving Queen Victoria heartbroken.

24、 For the rest of her life, the lonely Victoria mourned his loss. It was customary in those days for a widow to dress in black for a short time after the death of her husband. But Queen Victoria dressed in black for forty years. And for forty years, as another sign of her grief, she wrote her letters

25、 on white paper edged in black. Even before Prince Albert died, Queen Victoria was known as a very serious woman. She had a strong sense of duty and worked very hard at all her tasks. In her diary she wrote, “I love to be employed; I hate to be idle.” She never forgot that she was Britains queen and

26、 always acted with great dignity. Victoria had high ideals and moral standards that sometimes made her seem stuffy(保守的). She was also very sure of herself. She always thought that she was right, and she expected everyone to agree with her.40. Which of the following statements about Queen Victoria is

27、 NOT true according to the passage? A. She had great confidence in herself. B. She ruled Great Britain for sixty-four years. C. She enjoyed her marriage to a German prince. D. She became a serious woman after her beloved husband died.41. Queen Victoria wrote her letters on white paper edged in black

28、 because _. A. she was a very stern woman B. black was her favorite color C. that was one way to show her feeling of sadness D. it was a custom among monarchs of Great Britain42. All of the following characteristics EXCEPT _ can be used to properly describe Queen Victoria. A. moral B. lonely C. hard

29、working D. idle43. The underlined word “mourned” in paragraph 2 probably means _. A. felt sad or sorrowful in a social situation B. expressed publicly ones sadness because of someones death C. checked regularly in order to find out what was happeningD. feel or express deep regret forCA man once said

30、 how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspapers, “Last week,” said he, “my umbrella was stolen from a London church. As it was a present, I spent twice its worth in advertising, but didnt get it back.”“How did you write your advertisement?” asked one of the listeners, a merchant.“Here it

31、 is,” said the man, taking out of his pocket a slip cut from a newspaper. The offer man took it and read, “Lost from the City Church last Sunday evening, a black silk umbrella. The gentleman who finds it will receive ten shillings on leaving it at No. 10 Broad Street.”“Now,” said the merchant, “I of

32、ten advertise, and find that it pays me well. But the way in which an advertisement is expressed is of very importance. Let us try for your umbrella again. and if it fails, Ill buy you anew one.”The merchant then took a slip of paper out of his pocket and wrote: “If the man who was seen to take an umbrella