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Ⅰ.完形填空
Monday or Wednesday?
It is a good thing I am getting older because I have a reasonable 1 for forgetting what day it is. Even at my age, I love to have fun.
Recently, my wife and I stayed in St. Augustine for vacation. Just down few blocks from our hotel is a 2 we love. It’s called the Village Inn. What I like about it is that on Wednesdays they always have free 3 . I know that nothing is free, but sometimes it is.
It was a Monday on our vacation that we went to have lunch there. After we sat down, the waitress came up for our 4 .
“Madam,” I said as seriously as possible, “I’m Yahooist, and according to our religion(宗教),your Monday is our 5 .”
I am sure she 6 heard of Yahooist because I didn’t either. She looked 7 at me, “Yahooist?” I continued, “So, can I have the Wednesday free pie today?” Looking at me for a few moments, she then 8 in laughter(笑声) and left. I guessed she knew it was joking and she wouldn’t bring me the pie.
Then the manager came to our table. “So, you’re a Yahooist! How can I 9 you?” I knew he was just 10 me, but I replied still seriously, “To be a Yahooist, you must say ‘Yahoo’ aloud and bring me a free piece of pie.” The manager said nothing but 11 rather happily like the waitress and went away.
Soon our 12 came back with our meal and shouted, “Yahoo.” My wife and I shouted, “Yahoo” back to her, and then all of the customers laughed and shouted Yahoo. “What a happy day!”
As we were finishing our meal, the waitress brought our 13 to the table. I noticed that the pie we ordered was not on it. I asked her 14 the pie was not included. “Isn’t today your Wednesday?” she asked. “On Wednesday, the pie is always free.” As she walked away, she cheerfully said, “Yahoo.”
I know the point is that many people never let a day go by without causing somebody to 15 , like me and those in the Village Inn.
1.A.purpose B.result C.excuse D.report
2.A.community B.market C.village D.restaurant
3.A.pie B.drink C.fruit D.salad
4.A.reply B.pay C.order D.ticket
5.A.Tuesday B.Wednesday C.Thursday D.Friday
6.A.ever B.always C.seldom D.never
7.A.angrily B.strangely C.patiently D.politely
8.A.broke out B.came out C.carried out D.handed out
9.A.help B.join C.thank D.believe
10.A.having fun with B.laughing at C.complaining to D.giving a promise to
11.A.jumped B.shouted C.cried D.laughed
12.A.waitress B.cook C.manager D.customer
13.A.menu B.note C.bill D.order
14.A.whether B.how C.why D.when
15.A.forget B.smile C.eat D.leave
Ⅱ.阅读理解
From tiny seeds(种子), great discoveries grow. A mini-garden carried on China’s Chang’e-4 moon lander recently became home to the first plant to grow on another world.
This is yet another success for Chang’e-4. On January 2, the probe(探测器) became the first lander to touch down on the far side of the moon. This is the unknown face of the moon that is always looking away from us, so we never see it from down here on the earth. Although it is often considered as the dark side of the moon, the far side actually gets as much sunshine as the near side. For example, when all we can see is a silver of a new moon, the far side of the moon is in full sunlight.
Part of Chang’e-4’s mission(使命) is to see how a moon base could be built for humans, including exploring(探索) whether humans could grow food and other plant products there. Chang’e-4 carried a mini-garden with air, water and soil with seeds planted in it. When plants shoot on the earth, their stems grow away from the gravity (the force that keeps your feet on the ground), and so they always shoot upwards. The moon’s gravity is a sixth as strong as the earth’s, so Chang’e-4’s experiment was a test: would the earth plants know which way was up on the moon? Four days after landing, a tiny cotton shoot showed that they do.
Night has now fallen on the far side of the moon; sunlight will not return until the start of February. As a result, the cotton shoots died. Besides the darkness, the plants can’t stand the cold (it can drop to -170℃ on the moon at night). However, the experiment is a success, since it has proved that it is possible for plants to grow in space.
1.The text is mainly about .
A.another success for Chang’e-4 B.Chang’e-4 moon lander
C.tiny seeds in the soil D.the steps of an experiment
2.Which of the following is TRUE about Chang’e-4?
A.It carried a mini-garden.
B.It landed on the near side of the moon.
C.It explored the moon base.
D.It found plants on the moon.
3.From the text we can know that .
A.the far side of the moon gets less sunlight
B.we can see the far side of the moon from the earth
C.the stems fail to grow away from the earth’s gravity
D.the earth plants know the way to grow on the moon
4.What can be inferred(推理) from the text?
A.Plants can be grown on the moon soon.
B.It is perfect to do experiments on the moon.
C.The cotton shoots can last 4 days on the moon.
D.We can see a new moon at the start of February.
5.In which section of a magazine can you read the text?
A.Health and sport.
B.History and culture.
C.Science and technology.
D.Population and environment.
Ⅲ.任务型阅读
A)根据短文内容及首字母提示,写出所缺单词,使短文完整、通顺。
A 24-year-old boy looking out from the train’s window and shouted, “Dad, look, the trees are going 1.b !” And Dad smiled.
A young couple sitting nearby looked at the 24-year-old’s childish behavior with pity. Suddenly he 2.a
shouted, “Dad, look, the clouds are running with us!”
The couple couldn’t resist and said to the old man, “3.W don’t you take your son to see a good doctor?” The old man smiled and said, “I did and we just came back from the 4.h . My son was blind from birth. He just got his eyes today.”
Every single person on the planet has a story. Don’t judge people before you truly know 5.t . The truth might surprise you.
B)阅读下面的短文,按要求回答问题。
If you are really interested in music festivals, then you have probably heard of the Bestival Music Festival. It takes place every September on the Isle of Wight, the UK. As it is at the end of summer, people think it’s their last chance to go to a festival and have fun before going back to boring work.
The dream begins as soon as you start travelling to the island. In order to get to the campsite(营地) of the Bestival, you have to take the ferry(渡船). The ferry is full of happy festival lovers who are ready to take part in the fantastic music party. After you arrive at the campsite, you can put your tent up. There people talk with each other openly. They are not that cold like those you meet in your everyday life.
The festival lasts for four days. During that time you forget all your worries, just like living in a dream. And it is really hard for you to come back to “reality” after that.
It seems that it is this kind of music event that makes people gather together. It gives people a real sense of unity, I took part in the Bestival with my friends the year before last.
It was so exciting and we all lost ourselves in the beautiful music. We Are Family sung by Sister Sledge was my favourite. I’m really looking forward to joining in it for a second time.
回答下面5个问题,每题答案不超过7个单词。
6.When is the Bestival Music Festival?
7.Where do people enjoy the music party at the Bestival?
8.How long does the festival last?
9.Why does the writer say being at the Bestival is a dream?
10.What does the writer think of the people at the Bestival?
【参】
Ⅰ.1—5 CDACB 6—10 DBABA
11—15 DACCB
Ⅱ.[主旨大意] 本文是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了嫦娥四号携带小花园上月球,且花园里的种子能够正常发芽,虽然最后由于长期没有阳光和极寒天气,棉花芽死了,但是这依然是一次成功的实验,证明了种子可以在月球上生长。
1.A 主旨大意题。本文主要介绍的是嫦娥四号带到月球上的小型花园在月球上发芽的事件,结合最后一段最后一句“However, the experiment is a success, since it has proved that it is possible for plants to grow in space.”可知这次实验是一个巨大的成功,因此本文的主要内容是嫦娥四号的又一个成功。故选A。
2.A 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“A mini-garden carried on China’s Chang’e-4 moon lander recently became home to the first plant to grow on another world.”可知嫦娥四号携带了一个小型花园上月球。故选A。
3.D 推理判断题。根据第三段最后两句“would the earth plants know which way was up on the moon? Four days after landing, a tiny cotton shoot showed that they do.”可知地球上的植物来到月球也知道该怎么生长。故选D。
4.D 推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句“Night has now fallen on the far side of the moon; sunlight will not return until the start of February.”可知月球远端的夜晚已经到来,2月初才会有阳光再次降临在月球远端,即2月初会看到一个新的月球。故选D。
5.C 文章出处题。本文主要讲述的是嫦娥四号携带小型花园上月球这一事件,实验证明种子脱离地球的重力依然可以正常生长,这些属于科学技术范畴,因此应该出现在杂志的科技板块。故选C。
Ⅲ.A)1.behind/backwards 2.again
3.Why 4.hospital 5.them
B)6.In/Every September.
7.On the Isle of Wight, the UK.
8.For four days.
9.Because people can forget all their worries.
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