A. a wallet B. the $20 bill C. his tip D. his luck
61. From this text we can know that . A. the young lent money to the poor B. the young man was not rich in the end C. Santa gives the young man money each year D. the young man carried out his promise 62. The best title for this text may be . A. Never Give Up
B. The Key to Success C
Deserts are found where there is little rainfall or where rain for a whole year falls in only a few weeks' time. Ten inches of rain may be enough for many plants to survive (存活)if the rain is spread throughout the year, If it falls, within one or two months and the rest of the year is dry, those plants may die and a desert may form.
Sand begins as tiny pieces of rock that get smaller and smaller as wind and weather wear them down. Sand dunes (沙丘) are formed as winds move the sand across the desert. Bit by bit, the dunes grow over the years, always moving with the winds and changing the shape. Most of them are only a few feet tall, but they can grow to be several hundred feet high.
There is, however, much more to a desert than sand. In the deserts of the southwestern United States, cliffs (悬崖) and deep valleys were formed from thick mud that once lay beneath a sea more than millions of years ago. Over the centuries, the water dried up. Wind, sand , rain, heat and cold all wore away at the remaining rocks. The faces of the desert mountains are always changing —very, very slowly —as these forces of nature continue to work on the rock.
Most deserts have a surprising variety of life. There are plants, animals and insects that :have adapted to life in the desert. During the heat of the day, a visitor may see very few signs of living things, but as the air begins to cool in the evening, the desert comes to life. As the sun begins to rise again in the sky, the desert once again becomes quiet and lonely. 63. Many plants may survive in deserts when___________.
A. it is dry all the year round B. the rain falls only in a few weeks C. there is little rain in a year D. the rain is spread out in a year 64. Sand dunes are formed when___________.
A. sand piles up gradually B. there is plenty of rain in a year C. the sea has dried up over the years D. pieces of rock get smaller
65. The underlined sentence in the third paragraph probably means that in a desert there is_________.
C. A Kind Waiter in the Restaurant D. Secret Santa of Kansas City
A. too much sand C. something else besides sand
B. more sand than before
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D. nothing except sand
66. It can be learned from the text that in a desert____________.
A. life exists in rough conditions
B. there is no rainfall throughout the year
C. all sand dunes are a few feet high
D. rocks are worn away only by wind and heat
D
My father and I started our morning by moving quickly into the local store. I waited in the line at the Starbucks counter while he shopped around to pick up a few things.
As I was starting there I become aware of an elderly women, with untidy hair, wearing layers upon layers of old clothing, hunchbacked (弯背的) behind me in line. She had a few things for washing and seemed to want the Starbucks cashier to ring up since that queue was shorter than the queues in the store.
At some point I became aware of her edging (慢慢挪动) closer behind me — closer than I was comfortable with! I instinctively (本能地) placed a hand over my purse and drew it close to me. My fear and imagination raced creating wild stories about this homeless woman who might try to steal from me.
Then it was my turn to order. As the cashier rang Ypsilanti my total, I discovered I was 67 cents short. I called my father but he was hard of hearing. He asked me to repeat what I said but he still couldn’t make me out. At that point, a long, grey arm, with holes in its sleeves, reached over from behind me. She laid 67 cents out on the counter, saying, “Here, we all need some help sometimes.”
I was stunned! Here was a woman who clearly had very little to give and was in great need herself. I had judged her wrongly and she had offered to reach out to help me!
What an amazing gift and lesson this woman gave me about judging others! Thank you, God! 67. From the passage, we can learn that the elderly women _________.
A. probably lived a poor life B. tried to steal money from the writer C. always followed close behind the writer D. often went to the store to buy a few things.
68. The elderly woman decided to help the writer_____________.
A. the moment she saw the writer B. when she noticed the writer watching her
C. after the writer failed to get help from her father D. when the writer discovered she was 67 cents short
69. The underline word “stunned” in paragraph 5 probably means “_________”.
A. happy B. surprised C. angry D. disappointed 70. What lesson does the writer learn from the story? A. We should look at things from two sides.
B. It’s wise to give help to those in need.
C. The world is full of love and surprises.
D. Never judge a person from his appearance. 第五部分：任务型阅读（每小题1分，满分10分）
Everyone's had one of those days when everything seems to go wrong. Your alarm fails to go off, and you run out of gas on the way to work. At the end of the day, all you really want to do is take a hot bath and crawl into bed. At this point, some of us turn to nature's method--crying. The most common causes of crying are stress or disappointment and watching something sad on television.
In fact, during our earliest weeks and months, we cry to have our most basic needs met.
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If we're too hungry, sleepy or dirty, we cry so that our parents can deal with the problem. As babies grow gradually, however, crying becomes a more popular way of expressing different needs. Babies are also believed to change their crying goals sometime around the age of 10 months. At this time, give or take, they often cry to gain attention for other reasons. Some experts believe this to be the beginning of manipulative(操纵他人的) crying. Some studies have reported that women in particular continue this move throughout life in order to manipulate others into giving them what they want--for example, forgiveness, pity or a diamond ring.
After babyhood ends, researchers believe that girls cry more often. Frequency isn't the only side of crying that is different between the sexes. According to Women's Health magazine, men cry only when suffering major losses. The rest of the time they just get angry when they are stressed. Women, however, are more likely to tear up. Women tend to cry more loudly and with many more tears than men. This is believed to be because men have smaller tear glands(腺体) than women. People hold that crying will make man look weak, especially men. One study even reported that people believed that others would be more bothered by male crying than they would be personally. In fact, some men who cry publicly are viewed as wise. Some public figures even consider it a good public relation move to cry publicly in order to gain support.
So how can crying actually help you? Just cry it out. As already mentioned, many people and even scientists believe crying is good. Holding your feelings in can be dangerous over the long term. Psychologists advised that people suffering from sadness express their feelings through talking and crying, rather than keeping their feelings in check. Title Crying in modern daily life Crying We seek 1 from crying for different reasons. ●Bad 2 falls on us. ●Something 3 or puts pressure on us. ●We watch something sad on television. ●We cry to have our most basic daily needs 4 . ●With babies 5 gradually, crying is used express different needs. Crying in the babybood Crying is 6 between men My cry less in some difficult situation. and women in adulthood ●Men only get angry when they 7 big losses. ●Crying is a sign of 8 . Women cry more often. ●Women are more sensitive. ●Their bigger tear glands lead to their 9 crying with more tears. What should we do Crying it out will do much good and holding our feelings will bring big 10 in future.
第六部分：根据首字母或所给中文提示写出单词的正确形式（每小题0.5分，满分5分） 1. The things d___________ to the people who were suffering from the flood were of great help.
2. There are strong __________ (争论) for and against building the subway in Wuxi.
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3. He is always finding f_________ with others and does badly himself.
4. It is not easy for a Chinese person to speak English as f__________ as a native English
speaker.
5. He s________ against cancer for two years and died last month.
6. Will Tracy go to Beijing or Nanjing after graduation? The f_____ seems more likely. After all, there are more chances to find good jobs in the capital.
7. When seeing the little bit of paper on the ground, the cleaner b_____ down and picked it up.
8. The police ordered the witness keep them i________ of what was going on. 9. Children should be encouraged to be ________ （独立的） thinkers.
10. You are s______ to support your parents at their old age now that they have brought you
up.
第七部分：根据所给中文完成句子（共10个组合，每个组合1分，满分10分） 请将答案写在答卷纸相应的题号的横线上。
1. The world is more forgiving than commonly _____ _____（比预想的）, so we should be optimistic about life.
2. ______ _______ ______ （致力于）literary research, the professor seldom spends his spare time with his family.
3. He thinks ________ ______ ________ in a subject is the key to learning it well.
他认为培养对一门学科的兴趣是学好这门学科的关键。
4. When I told Adam about the difficulty I had learning French grammar, he ________
_______ _________ （坚持帮我）me with it. 5. High school girls in the country ______ _____ (forbid) to wear long hair at that moment, which you may think quite strange.
6. They cheered up _____ _____ they heard the news that Shenzhou 10 was launched into space successfully. 一听到。。。的消息，他们欢呼起来。 7. _____ his parents’ _____, he achieved success after he had experienced a lot of hardships. 令他父母满意的是，在经历了许多艰难之后他取得了成功
8. On arrival, they began to _______ _______ _______ holding a concert. 一到达，他们就开始为举行音乐会做准备。
9. I _______ ______ (同意）your earning some money, but please don’t neglect your studies. 10. It will take about 10 years for everything to ______ ______ ________ after the big earthquake. 一切回归正常将要花费大约十年的时间。 第八部分：． 书面表达 （20分）
Write a short passage according to the instructions below. （字数：130--150）
1. 你们的英语俱乐部创办于2年前，许多对它感兴趣的人都来参加，包括一些大学生和外国朋友。在这儿，你们一起练习英语口语、 谈论喜欢的话题、交流学习英语的经验。 2. 下星期，俱乐部想举办一个聚会（get-together），你想邀请朋友Mickey来参加一些有趣的活动。今天早上，你来看他，他碰巧不在，于是留下一张带地图的便条，告诉他按地图中的路线走就可以到达英语俱乐部。 3. 提醒你的朋友不准带小狗，要尽可能地说英语
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English club Gym ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~ ~~ Bridge ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~ ~~ Science lab Garden Teaching building Library School Gate
Dear Mickey,
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