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Ⅰ 山東春季高考英語試題2017及英語高考模擬試題(2)

第二節七選五

根據短文內容，從短文後的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多餘選項。(共5小題，每小題3分，共15分)

How to Improve Vocabulary Fast

Your vocabulary refers to the words in a language you are familiar with. We should learn some ways to expand it.

Read every day. 36 Choose reading material that is slightly above your level and keep a dictionary with you to look up words you do not know.

37 If you do not meet with an unfamiliar word in your daily reading, use your dictionary to search for one.

Learn the correct definition and pronunciation for each new word. Pronunciation is as important as definition because in order to add a word to your active vocabulary, you must be able to use it in speech.

Elaborate(闡釋)on the meaning of the word. Use imagery and personal relevance. If you have just learned the word “stubborn”, think about the neighbor who will not lend you his car. 38

Use your new word in speech and in writing. E-mail your sister about how your cat is stubborn about sleeping on your pillow. 39 But the more you use it, the more fluent you will become in its use. Soon it will be a regular part of your active vocabulary.

Tell everyone you are trying to increase your vocabulary. Encourage them to ask you what your latest word is. 40 The more you explain the meaning of a word to someone, the more likely you are to remember it.

A. Or let them ask for the definition of a new word you have used.

B. Your vocabulary contains the words you understand.

C. The vocabulary can be increased.

D. Imagine him shaking his head, and think of him as “stubborn in his refusal”.

E. The first time you use a new word in speech, it may seem clumsy and forced.

F. Find a new word every day

G. The more often you read, the faster your vocabulary can grow.

第三部分：英語知識運用(共兩節，滿分55分)

第一節 完型填空(共20小題;每小題2分，滿分40分)

閱讀下面短文，從短文後各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，並在答題卡上將該項塗黑。

Do you know insurance? Buying insurance is a 41 by which people can protect themselves 42 large losses. Protection against fire is one kind of insurance. Large numbers of people pay 43 sums of money to an insurance company. Although thousands of people have paid for fire insurance, only 44 will lose their homes by fire. The insurance company will pay for these homes out or the sums of money it has 45 .

The first modern fire insurance company was 46 in London, England in 1666. A great fire had just 47 most of the city, and people wanted protection against 48 losses. The first company 49 rapidly. Soon other companies were founded in other areas.

Benjamin Franklin helped form the first fire insurance company in America in 1752. He also 50 a new kind of insurance for 51 . The new insurance would offer protection against the loss of crops 52 storms.

In 1795, Benjamin Franklin helped start 53 new insurance company in America. This company, 54 offered life insurance, collected some money 55 from many different men. 56 a man died, his family was given a large sum of money. Today, this company is 57 in business.

Over the years, people have 58 from many new kinds of insurance when they have suffered from 59 accidents as car and plane crashes. 60 , almost everyone has some kind of insurance.

41. A. way B. firm C.consideration D. means

42. A.. from B. against C. with D. beyond

43. A. small B. huge C. much D. little

44. A. many B. little C. few D. a few

45. A. stole B. collected C. lent D. brought

46. A. built B. found C. formed D. organized

47. A. destroyed B. hurt C. harmed D. wounded

48. A. farther B. further C. wider D. longer

49. A. risen B. rised C. grew D. turned

50. A. suggested B. determined C. asked D. demanded

51. A. farmers B. workers C. waiters D. doctors

52. A. with B. by C. from D. for

53. A. other B. certain C. another D. some

54. A. where B. which C. whom D. that

55. A. commonly B. usually C. regularly D. ordinary

56. A. If B. Although C. Unless D. Because

57. A. always B. still C. hardly D. seldom

58. A. paid B. offered C. bought D. benefited

59. A. many B. so C. such D. that

60. A. Today B. Generally C. Lately D. Tomorrow

第Ⅱ卷(滿分50分)

注意事項：

用0.5毫米黑色筆跡的簽字筆將答案寫在答題卡上。寫在本試卷上無效。

第二節(共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當的內容(不多於3個單詞)或括弧內單詞的正確形式。

Polar bears are suffering in a 61 (warm) world.

Polar bears live in environments too cold for most animals. 62 much of the year, they live and hunt on the frozen Arctic sea ice. Nature has prepared 63 for the cold conditions. But nothing has prepared the bears for the danger that 64 (threat) the only home they know.

The polar bears’ world is melting. Studies show that the polar ice has reced by 9.8% every 10 years 65 1978. Now about 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears live in the Arctic. Polar bears depend on the sea ice for their 66 (survive). “The sea ice is more than just this platform that the bears walk over,” says Andrew Derocher, 67 scientist who studies North American polar bear populations. “ 68 it, they can’t exist.”

Some melting and refreezing of the polar ice is natural. 69 in a warmer world, these cycles speed up, and bears have less time to hunt. Normally, they have three months in the spring when they gain more weight. The extra fat is used later, 70 the bears are not actively hunting.

第四部分 寫作(共兩節，滿分35分)

第一節：短文改錯(共10小題;每小題1分，滿分10分)

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字元號(∧)，並在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多餘的詞用斜線( )劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下面劃一橫線，並在該詞下面寫出修改後的詞。

注意：1. 每處錯誤及修改均僅限一詞;

2. 只允許修改10處，多者(從11處起)不計分;

3. 錯誤類型不涉及單詞拼寫。

Good relationships between teachers or students are important to teaching and learning. Only with good relationships can student and teachers cooperate well.

Good relationships depended on both sides. On the one hand, students should respect teachers and our hard work. They should polite to teachers and ready to following their advice. On an other hand, teachers should be kindly, friendly and patient to students. They must be responsible on their teaching and help students. If both sides treat to each other in a friendly way, teaching and learning in class will be highly efficient.

第二節：書面表達

假如你叫李華，你和父母在英國旅遊期間於1月28日至30日入住Forest Hotel酒店，但對其提供的服務不滿意，請發電子郵件給酒店的管理者進行投訴，要求其道歉並改進服務質量。

1. 搬運工送到房間的皮箱破損;

2. 衛生間漏水;

3. 樓下酒吧有噪音，並持續到很晚，影響休息。

注意：1. 文章必須包括所有要點。可適當增加細節，以使文章連貫。

2. 詞數120.

3. 參考詞彙：搬運工porter n; 皮箱suitcase n; 漏水leak vi.

參考答案

第一部分：聽力部分(共兩節，滿分20分，每小題1分)

1~5.BACBA 6~10.BBCCA 11~15.CCABA 16~20.CABCB

第二部分：閱讀理解(共50分，)

第一節(共37.5分，每小題2.5分)：

A. 21—24 CDCA B. 25—28 DABA 29—32 BBCD 33--35 DBA

第二節(共12.5，每小題2.5分)：36—40 GFDEA

第三部分：英語知識運用(共45分)

第一節 完型填空(共30分，每小題1.5分)：

41-45 DAADB 46-50CABCA 51-55ABCBC 56-60 ABDCA

第二節 語法填空(共15分 ，每小題1.5分)：

61.warmer 62.For/During 63.them 64.threatens 65.since 66.survial 67.a 68.Without

69.But 70.when

第四部分 寫作(共35分)

第一節 短文改錯(共10分每小題1分)：

1.or改為and

2.student改為students

3.depended改為depend

4.our改為their

5.should改為should be

6.following改為follow

7.an改為the

8.kindly改為kind

9.responsible後加for

10.treat to 去掉to

第二節 書面表達(共25分)：One Possible Version

Dear Manager,

My name is Li Hua. I stayed at your hotel, Forest Hotel, ring my visit to the UK from Jan 28 to 30 with my parents. However, the service in your hotel left much to be desired. I’m writing this email to express my opinion.

First, we found our suitcases broken after they were carried to our room by one of your porters. Second, water was leaking out of the toilet in the bathroom. Third, the noise from the bar downstairs went on so late into the night each night that we couldn’t get good rest.

For the above reasons, I have to say that the service in your hotel is of poor quality. Therefore, I would like to receive a written apology from you. Meanwhile, I hope you can improve your service in the future so that none of the above happens again.

Yours sincerely,

LI HUA

Ⅱ 上海春考英語怎麼考

上海春考主要考查語文，英語和數學三門功課，總分各100分，但還有附加題，英語總分也是回100分，有答聽力，單選，語法填空，完型填空，3 篇四選一閱讀，一篇回答問題，5道翻譯，20分的作文。春考的孩子現在就需要做好准備，時間比較緊，如果您有問題請來普陀區長壽路404好號三樓來咨詢，這里有資深老師可以幫到您。

Ⅲ 山東春季高考英語真題2017及英語檢測試卷(2)

第Ⅱ卷(共 40分)

第四部分 任務型閱讀

請認真閱讀下面短文，並根據所讀內容在文章後表格中的空格里填入最適當的單詞。注意：每空只填一個單詞。(滿分10分)

China’s admiration of outstanding scholars has turned the well-preserved childhood home of TuYouyou, the Chinese pharmacologist who won this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, into a popular tourist destination.

Since it was announced on Monday that 84-year-old Tu had become the first Chinese citizen to win the international prize, her former home in the old town of Ningbo, Zhejiang province, has attracted visitors, especially parents and their children-even though it is not open to the public.

The house, which is for sale, is part of a complex of 37 traditional buildings, including several city-and district-level cultural relic preservation sites, that have been transformed into a high-end art and commercial zone.

Tu won the prize for developing a lifesaving malaria drug, artemisinin, a staple of traditional Chinese medicine, which has helped save millions of lives across the globe.

“There are continually parents taking their children, from infants in strollers to college students, to take photos in front of Tu’s former home. Security guards have been ordered to go on patrol around the clock,” said a sales person surnamed Zhao, from Ningbo Real Estate Inc Co.

Shanghai resident Xu Lingfei, who was on a trip to Ningbo, took her 9-year-old son to walk around the complex on Wednesday.

“Chinese people believe in exams and awards and have a strong preference for high performers. Taking children to visit the former dwelling places of celebrities is a way to inspire them to study harder,” Xu said.

Something similar happened after Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2012.

Tourists started visiting Mo’s former home in rural Gaomi, Shandong province, in an endless stream starting the day after he won the prize. Some even plucked the radishes planted in front of the house and carted away some bricks.

Another site that has become a bigger tourist attraction these days because of Tu’s success is the Luofu Mountain scenic area in Huizhou, Guangdong province, where Ge Hong, a TCM master of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 317-340) picked herbs, developed herbal medicines and wrote the classic Manual of Clinical Practice and Emergency Remedies.

After winning the Lasker Award in the United States in 2011, Tu said she and her team were inspired by Ge’s theory to solve the puzzle in getting artemisinin(青蒿素) from the herb Artemisia annual, also known as sweet wormwood.

A garden and a monument on Luofu Mountain celebrate Ge’s dedication. The mountain is home to 3,000 species of plants, including more than 1,200 with medicinal uses.

第五部分：詞彙檢測(根據所給的首字母，寫出形式和意義都正確的詞，每小題1分，共10分)

第一節 新概念III詞彙檢測：根據所給句義，進行同義缺詞填空(首字母已給)(每空一詞，每詞1分)

76. If the money was not paid in time, the gangsters would quickly make a man go bankruptcy.

If the money was not paid p______, the gangsters would quickly put a man out of business.

77. Only the children who are very good at saving money can fill up a money box successfully.

Only very t_______ children manage to fill up a money box.

78. Its wool, whose colour had been changed into black, had been washed clean by rain!

Its wool, which had been d_______ black, had been washed clean by the rain!

79. It has been calculated roughly that the bridge parked with cars would still be carrying a third of its total capacity.

It has been e________ that if the bridge were parked with cars, it would still be carrying a third of its total capacity.

80. These peculiar forms not only seemed designed to give a shock to people’s emotion, but also to give them electric shocks as well!

These peculiar forms not only seemed designed to shock people e________, but to give them electric shocks as well!

第二節 課本詞彙考查：根據所給首字母提示, 寫出語法和意義上均正確的詞。(每空一詞，每詞1分)

81. It’s recommended that the children under 12 not be p_______ to ride bicycles to school.

82. No matter where I go, my a________ for my hometown will never be changed.

83. Without proper measures a_______ immediately, the flood would have done greater damage to the village.

84. While I have been away for more than a decade, everything here is still quite f________ to me.

85. The study shows that positive leadership could make a big d_______ to employees’ performance.

第六部分： 書面表達(滿分20分，150詞左右)

書面表達

請閱讀下列文字和圖表，並按照要求用英語寫一篇150詞左右的文章。

When was the last time you had fun with your parents? Your parents are all busy ring working days; ring the weekends, you may want to hang out with them but they may have to work extra hours.

This is not uncommon. In China, both of the parents have their jobs. Most of the parents try their best to offer their children comfortable circumstances, but they seldom have time to stay with their children. A recent survey done in the US found that more than half of American parents spend less than three hours having fun with their children each week.

As the Daily Mail noted: Families are spending little quality time creating bonds and precious memories together ring the week because of the demands of modern life.

【寫作內容】

1.用約30個單詞概述上述信息的主要內容;

2. 簡要分析父母陪伴孩子的時間越來越少的原因;

3. 結合自己的經歷，談談父母多陪伴孩子對其孩子的影響。

【寫作要求】

1. 寫作過程中不能直接引用原文語句;

2. 作文中不能出現真實姓名和學校名稱;

3. 不必寫標題。

參考答案

聽力：1—5BCBCC6—10CBAAA11—15CBBCA16—20CCAAB?

單選：21-25 ABCAB 26-30 BDDCA 31-35 BCADC

完型：36-40 BDCDA 41-45 CADCB 46-50 CADAB

閱讀：51-53 CDC 54-57 CBDA 58-61 BDDC 62-65 CADB

完形填空解析

本文主要講述了跑到農場來的大黑狗Kalu是如何一步步深得主人翁一家喜愛的。

36題：由上文我的憤怒和下文對父親的責怪可知，大黑狗應該是毀了我們的莊稼，故選B.

37題：上文說大黑狗不斷的出現在農場，它應該是想讓我們收養它，故選D。

38題：由上一段的最後一句和該空後面的內容，便知此處為轉折，故選C。

39題：該句是父親對此事的假設，如果當時不收養它，那我們現在就沒有狗了，故選D。

40題：根據空後所講的它會放下一切東西去追趕，可知當它發現了一隻老鼠時，故選A。

41題：從後面的它像一個警覺的衛兵可以知道，任何風吹草動，它都會叫，故選C。

42題：由空後面的more aggressive可知，該空需要一個系動詞，意為“變”故選A。

43題：之前我和父親並沒有聽到有人說話，而此時突然有人在呼救，故選D。

44題：從下文我設法把Kalu拖開可知，它應該是把這個人按在了地上，pin名詞為“別針”，此處為動詞，表示將此人死死按在地上，故選C。

45題：由於是發生在夜晚的事，故應該是消失在黑夜中，故選B。

46題：as 此處表示“當…時候”，引導的是時間狀語從句，故選C。

47題：經過此事後，它在我們家更受歡迎了，故選A。

48題：七年來，它都忠實地和我們生活在一起，故選D。

49題：聽到它死的消息，我們應該是非常震驚，難以接受，故選A。

50題：此處表達盡管後來我們還養了好幾只狗，但沒有一隻能和它相比，與此相當，故選B。

A篇

本文講了谷歌無人駕駛汽車的研發及其運行方式。

51細節題 Pictures of the Google vehicle show it looks like a city car with a “friendly” face, designed to make it seem non-threatening and help people accept self-driving technology. 可知答案為C

52，細節題，答案D，包含A,B,C。

53，主旨大意題 A，B, D 都是片面的。C，Self-driving cars are on the way.可以概括全文。

B篇

本文主要講述了人們對敘利亞難民進入美國一事所持有的態度。

54題：選C，主旨大意題。縱觀全文即可得出C選項是正確的。A, B選項過於片面，從文章的最後一行便知D本身是錯誤說法。

55題：選B，主旨大意題。根據文章對Radwan Jarrouj的描述，可以知道該部分主要說明了應該“謹慎進行”敘利亞難民工作，故選B。其它三個選項過於片面。

56.題：選D，猜測詞意題。由該句中的however可知，前後兩句意思發生轉折，本句講他記起了9.11事件(該事件是恐怖分子所為，給美國民眾造成了巨大的傷害)，所以他對於那些政客們對此事的擔憂應該表示理解，而不是贊同，故選D。

57題：選A，細節理解題。文章倒數第二段第三行的but he’s doesn’t see any upside to accepting Syrian refugees.是他的觀點，從緊接著他的解釋“If we were to find out tomorrow that 1,000 people are coming into the Lehigh Valley next week, people are going to think, ‘Well, what if one of them was an ISIS terrorist who got through the cracks?’ ”便知。

C篇

本文由新加坡國父李光耀的去世，講述了李光耀立國治國以及幫助新加坡從一個窮國到亞洲金融中心的故事，同時多渠道引用大量的對李光耀的各種評價。

58，細節理解題 其中的high taxes, other’s aid 原文沒有提到。答案B

59，推理總結題，答案為D 文中第四段 Lee oversaw Singapore’s independence from Britain and separation from Malaysia.A New York Times article says that Lee saw himself in a never-ending struggle to overcome the nation’s lack of natural resources, a potentially hostile international environment and a unstable ethnic mix of Chinese, Malays and Indians.以及段第六段 Lee was famous for his “Singapore model”, sometimes criticized by the West as soft authoritarianism(獨裁主義), including centralized power, clean government and economic liberalism

可以得到他是far-sighted, determined, innovative

60，答案為D

A選項表述不準確， one of postwar Asia’s most respectable and controversial politicians,

B 選項由Lee was famous for his “Singapore model”, sometimes criticized by the West as soft authoritarianism(獨裁主義), 是錯誤的

C選項由Lee’s sharp intellect meant his advice was sought by US presidents from Lyndon B Johnson to Barack Obama,可知是錯誤的。

D選項綜合表達了全文。

61，答案C， 綜合引用各種對李光耀的是非功過的評價。

D篇

本文主要討論了在利比亞一個10歲孩子感染病毒可能存在的途徑以及研究表明這種病毒暫留於倖存者的精液之中。

62題：選C，細節理解題。從第三段第一句It’s still unclear how the boy became infected便知。根據文章第一句可知A是錯的;C選項中的only one case文章沒有提及;從第二段最後一句可知D是錯誤的。

63題：選A，推理判斷題。從第三段的He also said that his office believes this case is linked to what he calls “persistence(暫留)of the virus” in the semen of male Ebola survivors.可知他認為小男孩感染和男性精液中的病毒殘留有關系，故選A。

64題：細節理解題。從文章第五段The concern is that they continue to be sources of the deadly virus. Doctors have found Ebola staying in the eyes and spinal fluid of some survivors.可知人們關注的是這些倖存者體內仍然存留有埃博拉病毒，也就是說他們是病毒攜帶者，故選D。

65題：選B，推理判斷題。從文章倒數第二段可知：西非現在有大量的倖存者，而上文有講到倖存者體內有這種病毒的殘留，所以可以推測B是正確的。由倒數第三段第一句可知A是錯誤的;由倒數第三段第三句可知C是錯誤的;D是原文的再現，不是推論。

任務型閱讀：

66. attraction 67. Phenomenon 68. condition 69. Reasons 705delivered/made

71. killed/claimed 72. inspiration 73. example/case 74. continually 75. thanks/e/owing

任務型閱讀答案詳解

66，由第一段 popular tourist destination，可知attraction。

67，綜合第一段，由於屠呦呦獲獎而產生的源源不斷旅遊參觀故居的現象。

68，well-preserved 轉換為 in good condition

69，產生的原因

70， make/deliver an announcement 固定搭配

71 kill/claim one’s life 固定搭配

72，Taking children to visit the former dwelling places of celebrities is a way to inspire them to study harder," Xu said. 詞性轉化 inspiration.

73, 列舉了莫言例子所以 case/example 均可

74，in an endless stream starting the day after he won the prize. Some even plucked the radishes planted in front of the house and carted away some bricks. 所以可填continually

75, because of = e/thanks/owing to

單詞拼寫：76.promptly, 77.thrifty, 78.dyed, 79.estimated, 80.emotionally

81.permitted, 82.affection, 83.adopted, 84.familiar, 85.difference

Suggested version:

Nowadays, it is not uncommon that parents spend little time accompanying their children, which may result from the demands of modern life and some other reasons.

There are many factors accounting for this phenomenon. First, in contemporary society parents are facing more stress from living and work than before, so they have to spend most of their time making money. In addition, parents today are more easily distracted by various electronic procts when keeping their children company.

Take my own experience for example. Once upon a time, I got into trouble in my studies. It was my parents’ company and comfort that had a great effect on my regaining self-confidence. Plain and peaceful as it was, this experience left an unforgettable impression on me, which is of great significance to my growth.

To conclude, it’s vital for parents to spend more time with their children. However busy parents are, they should afford their time to accompany their children.(158)

Ⅳ 如何評價2021上海春考英語

試卷以德為先，重基礎，有創新，凸顯學科關鍵能力，緊扣課程標准要求，結構穩定，覆蓋面廣，難易度適中，有良好的區分度。

聽力短對話創設真實的語言運用情境，如在餐廳討論菜品口味、為朋友選擇禮物等，考查考生使用英語進行日常交際，解決實際問題的能力。閱讀語篇中引入了新的試題呈現方式，考查考生突破思維定式，在新情境中解決問題的能力；寫作部分圍繞「信息素養」課程內容，要求考生從四個板塊中選取兩個展開論述，給予考生充分的選擇空間，鼓勵其獨立思考，提出個性化觀點。

試卷特點

1、試卷選材富有時代氣息，情境創設真實，突出應用功能，在素材選擇、任務設計、方法指導等方面對日常教學有良好的導向作用。

2、試卷涉及大數據時代客戶信息的合理利用、信息素養意識的培育等新話題，引導教師平時教學要與科學發展新趨勢、社會熱點和日常生活相結合，與時代發展同頻共振。

3、試卷中有「電玩改編為電影」「節約能源從我做起」「倡導綠色環保的生活方式」等情境，引導教師在設計學習任務時，貼近學生生活，符合學生心理特徵和認知水平。

以上內容來源：中國青年網-專家點評2021年上海春考英語試卷：時代氣息濃郁

Ⅳ 山東春季高考英語試題2017及英語高考模擬試題

高考答題時寫字一定要工整，不能因為讓閱卷老師看不清或看不懂而失分，這是非常沒有意義的。高考加油!下面是我為大家推薦的山東春季高考英語試題2017，僅供大家參考!
英語高考模擬試題
第二部分：閱讀理解(共兩節，滿分60分)

第一節 (共15小題;每小題3分，滿分45分)

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項，並在答題卡上將該項塗黑。

A

The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before me at a huge pile of that troublesome stuff they call “books”.

I was going to have my examination the next day. “When can I go to bed?” I asked myself. I didn’t answer. In fact I dared not.

The clock struck twelve. “Oh, dear!” I cried. “Ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most wretched creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.

The clock struck one. I was quite desperate now. I forgot all I had learned. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, “Oh God, please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.

21. The underlined word “wretched” in Paragraph 3 probably means ____________.

A. happy B. disappointed C. unhappy D. hopeful

22. Reviewing his lessons that night didn’t help him because ____________.

A. it was too late at night B. he was very tired

C. his eyelids were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them open

D. he hadn’t studied hard before the examination

23. What do you suppose probably happened to the author the next day?

A. He went to a church to pray again. B. He passed the exam all by luck.

C. He failed in the exam. D. He was punished by his teacher.

24. The best title for the passage would be ____________.

A. The Night Before the Examination B. Working Far into the Night

C. A Slow Student D. Going Over My Lessons

B

Eight-year-old Owen Howkins suffers from growth delays(遲緩) and poor eyesight. This means that Owen needs a wheelchair to get around. Not surprisingly, he felt people were staring (盯著看) at him, and that made him very uncomfortable, so he became lonely and even stopped going outside of his house. That, however, was all before Haatchi came into his life!

Haatchi had a very unlucky start to life too. Tied to a railway track when he was just five months old, the dog was hit by a train. The hit unjured his tail and a leg so badly that both had to be cut off. Taken to a rescue shelter(救助站), the dog would have probably been killed if his story posted on Facebook had not been seen by Owen’s dad Will. He fell in love with Haatchi and decided to keep him, thinking that they were helping him. It turns out that it was Haatchi who helped them. By always staying at young Owen’s side, he became the boy’s best friend. Slowly Owen liked to go outside. Wherever he goes,the dog follows and protects him. Owen now proudly walks around the neighborhood,showing off his dog and telling anyone willing to listen, Haatchi’s story.

Haatch’s positive influence on the young boy has not gone unnoticed. In October 2012, the International Fund of Animal Welfare presented him with a special award(獎). The amazing friendship between the two has also been shown in a touching short film called “A Boy and His Dog” by students from the filmmaking class at the University of Hertfordshire. It has won several awards and had almost 2 million views. British best-selling author Wendy Holden has also writtern about this touching friendship in a aheartwarming children’s book, which was released on February 13th and had made Owen and Haatchi better known!

25. Owen didn’t like go out of his house mainly because_______.

A. he couln’t walk outside by himself

B. he felt very lonely without any friend

C. he was very unhappy with his disease

D. he disliked other people’s unfriendly stares.

26. The underlined word “they” in the second paragraph refers to “_____”.

A.Will’s family B. Facebook users

C. the rescue shelter workers D. the friends from the neighborhood

27. Since Haatchi came into his life, Owen ________.

A. has more friends

B. has more confidence

C. has been growing taller and taller

D. had become a best-selling author

28. What can we learn about “A Boy and His Dog” ?

A. It is very popular

B. It was filmed by Will

C. It was first shown on February 13th

D. It made Wendy Holden better known.

C

The African elephant, which is the largest land animal remaining on earth, is of great importance to African ecosystem. Unlike other animals, the African elephant is to a great extent the builder of its environment. As a big plant-eater, it largely shapes the forest-and-savanna (大草原) surroundings in which it lives, therefore setting the terms of existence for millions of other animals that live in its habitat.

It is the elephant's great desire for food that makes it a disturber of the environment and an important builder of its habitat. In its continuous search for the 300 pounds of plants it must have every day, it kills small trees and under-bushes, and pulls branches off big trees. This results in numerous open spaces in both deep tropical forests and in the woodlands that cover part of the African savannas. In these open spaces are numerous plants in various stages of growth that attract a variety of other plant-eaters.

Take the rain forests for example. In their natural state, the spreading branches overhead shut out sunlight and prevent the growth of plants on the forest floor. By pulling down trees and eating plants, elephants make open spaces, allowing new plants to grow on the forest floor. In such situations, the forests become suitable for large hoofed plant-eaters to move around and for small plant-eaters to get their food as well.

What worries scientists now is that the African elephant has become an endangered species. If the elephant disappears, scientists say, many other animals will also disappear from vast areas of forest and savanna, greatly changing and worsening the whole ecosystem.

29. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Disappearance of African elephants.

B. The effect of African elephants’ search for food.

C. Forests and savannas as habitats for African elephants.

D. The eating habit of African elephants.

30. What does the underlined phrase “setting the terms” most probably mean?

A. Fixing the time. B. Deciding the conditions.

C. Improving the quality. D. Worsening the state.

31. What do we know about the open spaces in the passage?

A. They result from the destruction of rain forests.

B. They provide food mainly for African elephants.

C. They are attractive to plant-eating animals of different kinds.

D. They are home to many endangered animals.

32. The passage is developed mainly by ______.

A. giving examples

B. pointing out similarities and differences

C. describing the changes in space order

D. showing the effect and then explaining the causes

D

Founded in 1764 by French traders, St. Louis today is the fifteenth largest urban area in the United States. There are many attractive destinations for tourists.

American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog

Dog lovers who visit St. Louis won’t want to miss this 14,000-square-foot museum. Inside are over 500 paintings, prints, watercolors, and a variety of other dog art objects.
The Museum is open year round, Tuesday through Saturday 10 AM to 4 PM, and Sunday 1 PM to 5 PM. Admission is $1 for children up to 13, $2.50 for senior citizens, and $5 for others.
Anheuser Busch Brewery

The Anheuser Buxch Brewery tour is not just for beer lovers. The tour includes the historic Brew House. Then the tour continues to the modern Bevo Packaging Plant. The best will be the Budweiser Clydesdale stables. The tours are always free.

Gateway Arch

Designed by Eero Sarinen and Hannskari Bandel, it took over two years and 900 tons of stainless steel to build. It is the tallest of the country’s National Monuments. The Arch is part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. About one milion people per year come to the top of the Arch, where there is an observation platform providing a great view of the city.

St. Louis Zoo

First version of the St. Louis Zoo opened in 1904 at the St. Louis World’s Fair, but in the century since it has grown into one of the foremost zoos in the world. The Zooline Raiload passenger train takes visitors around the Zoo, which contains over 9,000 animals of over 800 species.

The Zoo is open every day but Christmas and New Year, with summer hours of 8 AM to 7 PM, and hours the rest of the year of 9 AM to 5 PM. Admission to the Zoo is free.

33. If a senior high school student plans to visit American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog with his parents and his five-year-old brother, he has to pay ______.

A. $8.5 B. $12 C. $13.5 D. $16

34. Which of the following statements about Gateway Arch is TRUE?

A. It was built in three years.

B. You can see the city clearly on the top of the Arch.

C. It is the largest of the country’s National Monuments.

D. President Jefferson was buried there.

35. If you plan to visit St. Louis Zoo, you can go there ______.

A. at 8:30 am in summer B. at 5:30 pm in autumn

C. on Christmas D. on New Year