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Ⅰ.单项选择
1. She ____ the buttons in such a way that one at the bottom was not done up.
A. did upB. did forC. did withD. did without
2. This apartment is partly ____ with a few old armchairs.
A. providedB. decoratedC. trimmedD. furnished
3. We’ve already discussed the problem ____ great length.
A. onB. inC. toD. at
4. I’d like you to ____ me your full attention.
A. payB. giveC. getD. show
5. There is hardly an environment on earth ____ some species of animal or other have not adapted successfully.
A. to whichB. in whichC. for whichD. on which
6. It’s likely that I will be late. But ____, I’ll see you this evening.
A. howeverB. somehowC. somewayD. anyhow
7. ——Li Dan won the first prize in the national English competition.——Oh, really? I’m glad that her efforts at last ____.
A. workedB. got backC. paid offD. turned out
8. We have been ____ so many times by the importers, who always seemed to be late delivering the goods.
A. let aloneB. let goC. let offD. let down
9. If my plan isn’t ____ of by the committee, all my work will have been wasted.
A. approvedB. consentedC. agreedD. admitted
10. I know that Bob is not much of a basketball player, but when it ____ to English, he is among the top three in the class.
A. getsB. comesC. goesD. sticks
11. ——Tom is never late for work. Why is he absent today?
——Something ____ to him.
A. must happenB. should have happened
C. could have happenedD. must have happened
12. ——I really thought I’d pass the mid-term exams.
——Oh, well, ____, Bill.
A. you are wrongB. better luck neｘt time
C. best wishesD. I agree with you
13. ____ we first heard of the man referred to as a computer specialist in software.
A. It was Halary thatB. That it was from Halary
C. It was from Halary whomD. It was from Halary that
14. ____ with the developed areas, people’s living standard of our province is not high at all.
A. CompareB. While comparing
C. When comparedD. Comparing
15. ——Is the exhibition interesting?
——Yes. You can find ____ you want to know about computer.
A. howeverB. whicheverC. whereverD. Whatever
B.
Ⅱ.完形填空
Mother managed to buy me some more paint and brushes, along with one or two drawing books and a pencil. This, of course, broadened my range of expression and __1__ me to have a greater __2__ of subjects. After the first few weeks of uncertainty and awkwardness, I __3__ contentedly with my new pastime(消遣). I __4__ every day upstairs in the back bedroom, completely __5__ I was __6__. I didn’t know it then, but I had found a way to be happy again and __7__ some of the things that had made me unhappy. __8__ I learnt to forget myself. I didn’t miss __9__ with my brothers now, for I had something to keep my mind __10__, something to make each day a thing to __11__. I would sit on the floor for hours, holding __12__ between my toes, my right leg curled up(蜷缩的) under my left, my arms held tightly at my sides, hands clenched(紧握). All my paint and brushes were __13__ me, and I __14__ get mother or father to pin(钉住) the drawing paper to the floor with tacks(大头钉) to keep it __15__. It looked like a very awkward position, with my head almost __16__ my knees and my back as crooked as a corkscrew(瓶塞钻), but I painted all my best pictures __17__, with the wooden floor as my only easel(画架). Slowly I began to recover from my __18__ depression(消沉). I had a feeling of pure joy while I painted, __19__ I had never experienced before and __20__ seemed almost to lift me above myself.
1. A. letB. allowedC. persuadedD. advised
2. A. imaginationB. choiceC. chanceD. progress
3. A. settled downB. acceptedC. set outD. got down
4. A. wroteB. drewC. paintedD. carved
5. A. by myselfB. with my parents
C. in silenceD. beyond touch
6. A. forgottenB. changingC. growingD. improving
7. A. to rememberB. to put down
C. to forgetD. to deal with
8. A. Above allB. In allC. After allD. At all
9. A. going outB. playing football
C. to play withD. to go shopping
10. A. swiftB. activeC. calmD. free
11. A. look intoB. wait for
C. expectingD. look forward to
12. A. the brushB. the paint
C. the paperD. the picture
13. A. closeB. withC. behindD. around
14. A. shouldB. mightC. couldD. would
15. A. stillB. steadyC. highD. straight
16. A. betweenB. amongC. aboveD. within
17. A. in this wayB. the same way
C. halfwayD. in the way
18. A. laterB. presentC. oldD. earlier
19. A. a paintB. an idea
C. an experienceD. a feeling
20. A. whateverB. with whichC. whatD. which
Ⅲ.阅读理解
(A)
President Coolidge’s statement,”The business of America is business,”still points to an important truth today—that business institutions have more prestige(威望) in American society than any other kind of organization, including the government. Why do business institutions possess this great prestige?
One reason is that Americans view business as being more firmly based on the idea of competition than other institutions in society. Since competition is seen as the major source of progress and prosperity by most Americans, competitive business institutions are respected. Competition is not only good in itself, it is also the means by which other basic American values such as individual freedom, equality of opportunity, and hard work are protected.
Competition protects the freedom of the individual by ensuring that there is no monopoly(垄断) of power. In contrast to one, all-powerful government, many businesses compete against each other for profits. Theoretically, if one business tries to take unfair advantage of its customers, it will lose to competing business which treats its customers more fairly.
Where many businesses compete for the customers’dollars, they cannot afford to treat them like inferiors or slaves.
A contrast is often made between business, which is competitive, and government, which is a monopoly. Because business is competitive, many Americans believe that it is more supportive of freedom than government, even though government leaders are elected by the people and business leaders are not. Many Americans believe, then, that competition is as important, or even more important, than democracy in preserving freedom.
Competition in business is also believed to strengthen the idea of equality of opportunity. Competition is seen as an open and fair race where success goes to the swiftest person regardless of his or her social class background. Competitive success is commonly seen as the American alternative(二者择一) to social rank based on family background. Business is therefore viewed as an expression of the idea of equality of opportunity rather than the aristocratic(贵族的) idea of inherited privilege.
1. The statement”The business of America is business”probably means “____”.
A. America is a great power in world business
B. Business is of primary concern to Americans
C. The business institutions in America are concerned with commerce
D. Business problems are of great importance to the American government
2. Americans believe that they can realize their personal values only ____.
A. by protecting their individual freedom
B. when given equality of opportunity
C. by way of competition
D. through doing business
3. Who can benefit from business competition? ____.
A. People with ideals of equality and freedom
B. Both business institutions and government
C. Honest businessmen
D. Both businessmen and their customers
4. Government is believed to differ strikingly from business in that government is characterized by ____.
A. its role in protecting basic American values
B. its absolute control of power
C. its democratic way of exercising leadership
D. its function in preserving personal freedom
5. It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes ____.
A. in many countries success often depends on one’s social status
B. businesses in other countries are not as competitive as those in America
C. American businesses are more democratic than those in other countries
D. Americans are more ambitious than people in other countries
(B)
The group of tourists walking through Stockholm’s old street never knew what hit them. As they admired Swedish art works in a storefront window, one of their mobile phones chirped(唧唧叫) with an anonymous(匿名的) note:”Try the blue sweaters. They keep you warm in the winter.”
The tourist had just been”bluejacked”—secretly sent a text message using short-range wireless technology called Bluetooth.
The more people get Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones—both sender and receiver need them for this to work—the more there is likely to be mischievous(恶作剧的) messaging.
Webｓites are already offering tips on bluejacking, and collections of astonished reactions quickly turn up on the Internet. One site, www. bluejacked.com, was set up by a British teenager.
“I bluejacked three or four people,”says 13-year-old Ellie in UK, who runs the site and makes bluejacking a daily affair. Bluetooth has a range of about nine metres. Ellie used it to send a note to a man in a cafe asking how his coffee was and saying that she liked his wife’s glasses.
Ellie says he looked here and there to try to figure out where the message came from, even sending text messages back and forth with his wife, but to no avail.
Bluetooth is fast becoming more common on new mobile phones, though Forrester Research says at present only 9 percent of phones in Europe have such a function.
The technology is handy for people wanting to use wireless headsets with their phones or for sending data by phone to Bluetooth-enabled printers.
When Bluetooth is activated(激活), it seeks out other equipped mobile phones by itself and sets up a link. Bluetooth phones can be set to block anonymous messaging, but people who carry them don’t necessarily know that.
6. What is mainly discussed in the text? ____.
A. The meaning of the word”bluejack”
B. The technology called Bluetooth
C. Anonymous messages
D. Tips on bluejacking
7. When a tourist was”bluejacked”， he or she might ____.
A. receive an anonymous and often mischievous message
B. send others a text message using short-range wireless technology called Bluetooth
C. be persuaded to buy a blue sweater
D. get a Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone
8. We may learn from the text that ____.
A. with Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones people can send anonymous notes to friends far away
B. 13-year-old Ellie makes bluejacking to earn some money by
advertising
C. not many people in Europe now carry Bluetooth mobile phones
D. it’s not easy for activated Bluetooth to set up a link with other equipped mobile phones
9. What does the underlined phrase”to no avail”(in Paragraph 6) probably mean? ____.
A. Without a replyB. Of no use
C. No problemD. No signal
10. People often receive anonymous messages though they don’t want to because ____.
A. many of them probably don’t know how to block such messages
B. it’s not necessary for people to know how to block such messages
C. their phones are not able to block anonymous messaging
D. it’s just impossible for people to reject any messages
(C)
Throughout history mankind has celebrated the plentiful harvest with thanksgiving ceremonies.
Before the establishment of formal religions（信仰、宗教） many ancient farmers believed that their crops contained spirits which caused the crops to grow and die. Many believed that these spirits would be released when the crops were harvested and they had to be destroyed or they would take revenge（报复、报仇） on the farmers who harvested them. Some of the harvest festivals celebrated the defeat of these spirits.
Harvest festivals and thanksgiving celebrations were held by the ancient Greeks, the Romans, the Hebrews, the Chinese, and the Egyptians.
Now I want to say something about Thanksgiving Day in the United States.
In 1621, after a hard and devastating first year in the New World the Pilgrims’（1620年到美洲去的英国移民） fall harvest was very successful and plentiful. There was corn and fruits. The Pilgrims had beaten the odds. They built homes in the wilderness, and they raised enough crops to keep them alive during the long coming winter, and they were at peace with their Indian neighbors. Their Governor, William Bradford, announced a day of thanksgiving that was to be shared by all the colonists（殖民地开拓者） and the neighboring Native American Indians.
The custom of an annually celebrated thanksgiving, held after the harvest, continued through the years. During the American Revolution (late 1770’s) a day of national thanksgiving was suggested by the Continental Congress.
In 1817 New York State adopted Thanksgiving Day as an annual custom. By the middle of the 19th century many other states also celebrated Thanksgiving Day. In 1863 President Abraham Lincoln appointed a national day of thanksgiving. Since then each president has issued a Thanksgiving Day statement, usually appointing the fourth Thursday of each November as the holiday.
11. The underlined word”they”in the second paragraph refers to ____.
A. formal religionsB. these spirits
C. the cropsD. ancient farmers
12. According to the fifth paragraph, we can infer that ____.
A. the Pilgrims had a hard and devastating first year in the New World in 1621 with the Indians
B. William Bradford announced a day of thanksgiving that was to be shared by all the colonists
C. the Pilgrims celebrated the first thanksgiving with the neighboring Native American Indians
D. William Bradford announced a day of thanksgiving that was to be shared by American Indians
13. When did the custom of an annually celebrated thanksgiving become a day of national thanksgiving? ____.
A. In 1863B. In 1621C. In 1850D. In 1817
14. Who do you think first declared a day of thanksgiving according to the passage? ____.
A. American IndiansB. The Pilgrims
C. Abraham LincolnD. William Bradford
15. The text is mainly about ____.
A. the Pilgrims’Thanksgiving DayB. ancient harvest festivals
C. American’s Thanksgiving DayD. thanksgiving celebrations
(D)
Dear AGW,
I was shocked to see the articles about Britney Spears. I thought your site was about all kinds of girls getting along and celebrating differences. I came to your site mainly because you did not worship pop artists who set bad examples to girls like all too many teen magazines and sites do. I think Britney Spears is the worst of all. All her songs are about being a helpless girl wanting some guy back in her life. Girls should think that they can be independent and when they find someone truly meaningful in their life, they can worry about”getting hit one more time”. I think Britney Spears encourages girls showing themselves off without any other power except their looks. She makes girls think they can show off to boys in an improper manner. She also sets a bad example to boys. She is making them think they can take any girl they want, and she”should”and”better”show her love back. She is also selling herself to guys, so they start to think it’s okay, that every worthy girl is or should be like her.
I think that guys need to be taught that looks aren’t everything, but when you have a celeb like Britney Spears being worshipped for her looks, it makes them produce a false view. Same for girls. Britney Spears is telling the girls that if you are thin, have or want a guy, wear too much make-up, get plastic surgery and exploit yourself, then you will get a bigtime. She is NOT about accepting yourself, like we should be aiming for. She is, instead saying,”Hey, if you are not perfect, you’d better change it!”The rate of depression, poor body image, and eating disorders in girls is high enough already. We could at least not worship people like Britney Spears!
Thank you for listening.
Sincerely, Natalie
16. According to the passage, AGW is probably ____.
A. a fan of BritneyB. a magazine
C. a music companyD. a website
17. In Paragraph 2, the underlined word”celeb”most probably means “____”.
A. famous personB. celebration
C. relativeD. friend
18. According to the passage, the author ____.
A. agrees with Britney SpearsB. is for Britney Spears
C. likes Britney Spears’articlesD. is against Britney Spears
19. We can infer from the text that before she gave her opinion, Natalie had read ____.
A. articles that expressed worship for Spears
B. articles that talked about Britney Spears’childhood
C. articles which criticized Natalie
D. articles which were written by AGW
20. Which of the following statements is not wrong according to the passage? ____.
A. The author doesn’t think Britney Spears is a good model
B. Britney Spears set a good example to both girls and boys
C. Britney doesn’t make up when she gives performances
D. Natalie thinks Britney should be a doctor instead
Ⅳ.短文改错
Jack was a excellent student at school. Whatever he 1.____
did, he is always the best one in class. He could get 2.____
full marks every time even he didn’t listen to the teacher. 3.____
Some people found it surprised that he was always ready 4.____
to help the others with a smile. He helped his classmates 5.____
with his homework; he helped the teachers answer the 6.____
difficult questions risen by the students; he was good at 7.____
ball games… In the whole, he was a perfect boy. Everybody 8.____
liked him. He lived a peacefully life until one day when he 9.____
got up he found a gray hair on his head. 10.____
Ⅴ.书面表达
请根据两幅图和所给的情景说明，以A Sly Thief为题写一篇100词左右的短文。
（情景说明）
1.星期日早上去银行取钱；
2.摩托车锁在树上，放心离去；
3.从银行出来，车不见；
4.偷车，砍树；
5.狡猾的小偷。
___________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
Key(6)
1. She ____ the buttons in such a way that one at the bottom was not done up.
A. did upB. did forC. did withD. did without
2. This apartment is partly ____ with a few old armchairs.
A. providedB. decoratedC. trimmedD. furnished
3. We’ve already discussed the problem ____ great length.
A. onB. inC. toD. at
4. I’d like you to ____ me your full attention.
A. payB. giveC. getD. show
5. There is hardly an environment on earth ____ some species of animal or other have not adapted successfully.
A. to whichB. in whichC. for whichD. on which
6. It’s likely that I will be late. But ____, I’ll see you this evening.
A. howeverB. somehowC. somewayD. anyhow
7. ——Li Dan won the first prize in the national English competition.——Oh, really? I’m glad that her efforts at last ____.
A. workedB. got backC. paid offD. turned out
8. We have been ____ so many times by the importers, who always seemed to be late delivering the goods.
A. let aloneB. let goC. let offD. let down
9. If my plan isn’t ____ of by the committee, all my work will have been wasted.
A. approvedB. consentedC. agreedD. admitted
10. I know that Bob is not much of a basketball player, but when it ____ to English, he is among the top three in the class.
A. getsB. comesC. goesD. sticks
11. ——Tom is never late for work. Why is he absent today?
——Something ____ to him.
A. must happenB. should have happened
C. could have happenedD. must have happened
12. ——I really thought I’d pass the mid-term exams.
——Oh, well, ____, Bill.
A. you are wrongB. better luck neｘt time
C. best wishesD. I agree with you
13. ____ we first heard of the man referred to as a computer specialist in software.
A. It was Halary thatB. That it was from Halary
C. It was from Halary whomD. It was from Halary that
14. ____ with the developed areas, people’s living standard of our province is not high at all.
A. CompareB. While comparing
C. When comparedD. Comparing
15. ——Is the exhibition interesting?
——Yes. You can find ____ you want to know about computer.
A. howeverB. whicheverC. whereverD. Whatever
B.
Ⅱ.完形填空
Mother managed to buy me some more paint and brushes, along with one or two drawing books and a pencil. This, of course, broadened my range of expression and __1__ me to have a greater __2__ of subjects. After the first few weeks of uncertainty and awkwardness, I __3__ contentedly with my new pastime(消遣). I __4__ every day upstairs in the back bedroom, completely __5__ I was __6__. I didn’t know it then, but I had found a way to be happy again and __7__ some of the things that had made me unhappy. __8__ I learnt to forget myself. I didn’t miss __9__ with my brothers now, for I had something to keep my mind __10__, something to make each day a thing to __11__. I would sit on the floor for hours, holding __12__ between my toes, my right leg curled up(蜷缩的) under my left, my arms held tightly at my sides, hands clenched(紧握). All my paint and brushes were __13__ me, and I __14__ get mother or father to pin(钉住) the drawing paper to the floor with tacks(大头钉) to keep it __15__. It looked like a very awkward position, with my head almost __16__ my knees and my back as crooked as a corkscrew(瓶塞钻), but I painted all my best pictures __17__, with the wooden floor as my only easel(画架). Slowly I began to recover from my __18__ depression(消沉). I had a feeling of pure joy while I painted, __19__ I had never experienced before and __20__ seemed almost to lift me above myself.
1. A. letB. allowedC. persuadedD. advised
2. A. imaginationB. choiceC. chanceD. progress
3. A. settled downB. acceptedC. set outD. got down
4. A. wroteB. drewC. paintedD. carved
5. A. by myselfB. with my parents
C. in silenceD. beyond touch
6. A. forgottenB. changingC. growingD. improving
7. A. to rememberB. to put down
C. to forgetD. to deal with
8. A. Above allB. In allC. After allD. At all
9. A. going outB. playing football
C. to play withD. to go shopping
10. A. swiftB. activeC. calmD. free
11. A. look intoB. wait for
C. expectingD. look forward to
12. A. the brushB. the paint
C. the paperD. the picture
13. A. closeB. withC. behindD. around
14. A. shouldB. mightC. couldD. would
15. A. stillB. steadyC. highD. straight
16. A. betweenB. amongC. aboveD. within
17. A. in this wayB. the same way
C. halfwayD. in the way
18. A. laterB. presentC. oldD. earlier
19. A. a paintB. an idea
C. an experienceD. a feeling
20. A. whateverB. with whichC. whatD. which
Ⅲ.阅读理解
(A)
President Coolidge’s statement,”The business of America is business,”still points to an important truth today—that business institutions have more prestige(威望) in American society than any other kind of organization, including the government. Why do business institutions possess this great prestige?
One reason is that Americans view business as being more firmly based on the idea of competition than other institutions in society. Since competition is seen as the major source of progress and prosperity by most Americans, competitive business institutions are respected. Competition is not only good in itself, it is also the means by which other basic American values such as individual freedom, equality of opportunity, and hard work are protected.
Competition protects the freedom of the individual by ensuring that there is no monopoly(垄断) of power. In contrast to one, all-powerful government, many businesses compete against each other for profits. Theoretically, if one business tries to take unfair advantage of its customers, it will lose to competing business which treats its customers more fairly.
Where many businesses compete for the customers’dollars, they cannot afford to treat them like inferiors or slaves.
A contrast is often made between business, which is competitive, and government, which is a monopoly. Because business is competitive, many Americans believe that it is more supportive of freedom than government, even though government leaders are elected by the people and business leaders are not. Many Americans believe, then, that competition is as important, or even more important, than democracy in preserving freedom.
Competition in business is also believed to strengthen the idea of equality of opportunity. Competition is seen as an open and fair race where success goes to the swiftest person regardless of his or her social class background. Competitive success is commonly seen as the American alternative(二者择一) to social rank based on family background. Business is therefore viewed as an expression of the idea of equality of opportunity rather than the aristocratic(贵族的) idea of inherited privilege.
1. The statement”The business of America is business”probably means “____”.
A. America is a great power in world business
B. Business is of primary concern to Americans
C. The business institutions in America are concerned with commerce
D. Business problems are of great importance to the American government
2. Americans believe that they can realize their personal values only ____.
A. by protecting their individual freedom
B. when given equality of opportunity
C. by way of competition
D. through doing business
3. Who can benefit from business competition? ____.
A. People with ideals of equality and freedom
B. Both business institutions and government
C. Honest businessmen
D. Both businessmen and their customers
4. Government is believed to differ strikingly from business in that government is characterized by ____.
A. its role in protecting basic American values
B. its absolute control of power
C. its democratic way of exercising leadership
D. its function in preserving personal freedom
5. It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes ____.
A. in many countries success often depends on one’s social status
B. businesses in other countries are not as competitive as those in America
C. American businesses are more democratic than those in other countries
D. Americans are more ambitious than people in other countries
(B)
The group of tourists walking through Stockholm’s old street never knew what hit them. As they admired Swedish art works in a storefront window, one of their mobile phones chirped(唧唧叫) with an anonymous(匿名的) note:”Try the blue sweaters. They keep you warm in the winter.”
The tourist had just been”bluejacked”—secretly sent a text message using short-range wireless technology called Bluetooth.
The more people get Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones—both sender and receiver need them for this to work—the more there is likely to be mischievous(恶作剧的) messaging.
Webｓites are already offering tips on bluejacking, and collections of astonished reactions quickly turn up on the Internet. One site, www. bluejacked.com, was set up by a British teenager.
“I bluejacked three or four people,”says 13-year-old Ellie in UK, who runs the site and makes bluejacking a daily affair. Bluetooth has a range of about nine metres. Ellie used it to send a note to a man in a cafe asking how his coffee was and saying that she liked his wife’s glasses.
Ellie says he looked here and there to try to figure out where the message came from, even sending text messages back and forth with his wife, but to no avail.
Bluetooth is fast becoming more common on new mobile phones, though Forrester Research says at present only 9 percent of phones in Europe have such a function.
The technology is handy for people wanting to use wireless headsets with their phones or for sending data by phone to Bluetooth-enabled printers.
When Bluetooth is activated(激活), it seeks out other equipped mobile phones by itself and sets up a link. Bluetooth phones can be set to block anonymous messaging, but people who carry them don’t necessarily know that.
6. What is mainly discussed in the text? ____.
A. The meaning of the word”bluejack”
B. The technology called Bluetooth
C. Anonymous messages
D. Tips on bluejacking
7. When a tourist was”bluejacked”， he or she might ____.
A. receive an anonymous and often mischievous message
B. send others a text message using short-range wireless technology called Bluetooth
C. be persuaded to buy a blue sweater
D. get a Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone
8. We may learn from the text that ____.
A. with Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones people can send anonymous notes to friends far away
B. 13-year-old Ellie makes bluejacking to earn some money by
advertising
C. not many people in Europe now carry Bluetooth mobile phones
D. it’s not easy for activated Bluetooth to set up a link with other equipped mobile phones
9. What does the underlined phrase”to no avail”(in Paragraph 6) probably mean? ____.
A. Without a replyB. Of no use
C. No problemD. No signal
10. People often receive anonymous messages though they don’t want to because ____.
A. many of them probably don’t know how to block such messages
B. it’s not necessary for people to know how to block such messages
C. their phones are not able to block anonymous messaging
D. it’s just impossible for people to reject any messages
(C)
Throughout history mankind has celebrated the plentiful harvest with thanksgiving ceremonies.
Before the establishment of formal religions（信仰、宗教） many ancient farmers believed that their crops contained spirits which caused the crops to grow and die. Many believed that these spirits would be released when the crops were harvested and they had to be destroyed or they would take revenge（报复、报仇） on the farmers who harvested them. Some of the harvest festivals celebrated the defeat of these spirits.
Harvest festivals and thanksgiving celebrations were held by the ancient Greeks, the Romans, the Hebrews, the Chinese, and the Egyptians.
Now I want to say something about Thanksgiving Day in the United States.
In 1621, after a hard and devastating first year in the New World the Pilgrims’（1620年到美洲去的英国移民） fall harvest was very successful and plentiful. There was corn and fruits. The Pilgrims had beaten the odds. They built homes in the wilderness, and they raised enough crops to keep them alive during the long coming winter, and they were at peace with their Indian neighbors. Their Governor, William Bradford, announced a day of thanksgiving that was to be shared by all the colonists（殖民地开拓者） and the neighboring Native American Indians.
The custom of an annually celebrated thanksgiving, held after the harvest, continued through the years. During the American Revolution (late 1770’s) a day of national thanksgiving was suggested by the Continental Congress.
In 1817 New York State adopted Thanksgiving Day as an annual custom. By the middle of the 19th century many other states also celebrated Thanksgiving Day. In 1863 President Abraham Lincoln appointed a national day of thanksgiving. Since then each president has issued a Thanksgiving Day statement, usually appointing the fourth Thursday of each November as the holiday.
11. The underlined word”they”in the second paragraph refers to ____.
A. formal religionsB. these spirits
C. the cropsD. ancient farmers
12. According to the fifth paragraph, we can infer that ____.
A. the Pilgrims had a hard and devastating first year in the New World in 1621 with the Indians
B. William Bradford announced a day of thanksgiving that was to be shared by all the colonists
C. the Pilgrims celebrated the first thanksgiving with the neighboring Native American Indians
D. William Bradford announced a day of thanksgiving that was to be shared by American Indians
13. When did the custom of an annually celebrated thanksgiving become a day of national thanksgiving? ____.
A. In 1863B. In 1621C. In 1850D. In 1817
14. Who do you think first declared a day of thanksgiving according to the passage? ____.
A. American IndiansB. The Pilgrims
C. Abraham LincolnD. William Bradford
15. The text is mainly about ____.
A. the Pilgrims’Thanksgiving DayB. ancient harvest festivals
C. American’s Thanksgiving DayD. thanksgiving celebrations
(D)
Dear AGW,
I was shocked to see the articles about Britney Spears. I thought your site was about all kinds of girls getting along and celebrating differences. I came to your site mainly because you did not worship pop artists who set bad examples to girls like all too many teen magazines and sites do. I think Britney Spears is the worst of all. All her songs are about being a helpless girl wanting some guy back in her life. Girls should think that they can be independent and when they find someone truly meaningful in their life, they can worry about”getting hit one more time”. I think Britney Spears encourages girls showing themselves off without any other power except their looks. She makes girls think they can show off to boys in an improper manner. She also sets a bad example to boys. She is making them think they can take any girl they want, and she”should”and”better”show her love back. She is also selling herself to guys, so they start to think it’s okay, that every worthy girl is or should be like her.
I think that guys need to be taught that looks aren’t everything, but when you have a celeb like Britney Spears being worshipped for her looks, it makes them produce a false view. Same for girls. Britney Spears is telling the girls that if you are thin, have or want a guy, wear too much make-up, get plastic surgery and exploit yourself, then you will get a bigtime. She is NOT about accepting yourself, like we should be aiming for. She is, instead saying,”Hey, if you are not perfect, you’d better change it!”The rate of depression, poor body image, and eating disorders in girls is high enough already. We could at least not worship people like Britney Spears!
Thank you for listening.
Sincerely, Natalie
16. According to the passage, AGW is probably ____.
A. a fan of BritneyB. a magazine
C. a music companyD. a website
17. In Paragraph 2, the underlined word”celeb”most probably means “____”.
A. famous personB. celebration
C. relativeD. friend
18. According to the passage, the author ____.
A. agrees with Britney SpearsB. is for Britney Spears
C. likes Britney Spears’articlesD. is against Britney Spears
19. We can infer from the text that before she gave her opinion, Natalie had read ____.
A. articles that expressed worship for Spears
B. articles that talked about Britney Spears’childhood
C. articles which criticized Natalie
D. articles which were written by AGW
20. Which of the following statements is not wrong according to the passage? ____.
A. The author doesn’t think Britney Spears is a good model
B. Britney Spears set a good example to both girls and boys
C. Britney doesn’t make up when she gives performances
D. Natalie thinks Britney should be a doctor instead
Ⅳ.短文改错
Jack was a excellent student at school. Whatever he 1.____
did, he is always the best one in class. He could get 2.____
full marks every time even he didn’t listen to the teacher. 3.____
Some people found it surprised that he was always ready 4.____
to help the others with a smile. He helped his classmates 5.____
with his homework; he helped the teachers answer the 6.____
difficult questions risen by the students; he was good at 7.____
ball games… In the whole, he was a perfect boy. Everybody 8.____
liked him. He lived a peacefully life until one day when he 9.____
got up he found a gray hair on his head. 10.____
Ⅴ.书面表达
请根据两幅图和所给的情景说明，以A Sly Thief为题写一篇100词左右的短文。
（情景说明）
1.星期日早上去银行取钱；
2.摩托车锁在树上，放心离去；
3.从银行出来，车不见；
4.偷车，砍树；
5.狡猾的小偷。
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Key(6)