On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air.
The elephant 1 distressed (痛苦的), so Peter approached it very 2 .
He got down on one knee, examined the elephant"s 3 and found a large piece of wood deeply embedded
(刺入) in 4 . As carefully and as gently as he 5 , Peter worked the wood out with his hunting knife, 6
which the elephant gingerly put down its foot. The elephant 7 to face the man, and with a rather curious
look on its face, 8 at him for several tense moments. Peter stood 9 , thinking of nothing else but being
killed. 10 the elephant trumpeted (高声鸣叫) loudly, turned, and walked away. Peter never forgot that
elephant or the events of that day.
Twenty years 11 , Peter was walking through the Chicago Zoo with his teenaged son. As 12 approached
the elephant enclosure (围栏), one of the creatures turned and walked over to near 13 Peter and his son
Cameron were 14 . The large bull elephant stared at Peter, lifted its front foot off the 15 , then put it down.
The elephant did that several times then trumpeted loudly, 16 staring at the man.
Remembering the accidental meeting in 1986, Peter could not help 17 if this was the same elephant. Peter
18 his courage, climbed over the railing, and made his way into the enclosure. He walked 19 up to the
elephant and stared back in wonder. The elephant 20 again, wrapped its trunk around one of Peter"s legs
and threw this stupid ass hard against the railing, killing him immediately.
Probably it wasn"t the same elephant.
( )1.A. appeared | B. proved B. carelessly B. body B. it B. could B. before B. turned B. watched B. silent B. Highly B. after B. Cameron B. when B. visiting B. ground B. all the while B. feeling B. called B. direct B. cried | C. seemed | D. remained | |
| 1-5: CCABB 6-10: ABACD 11-15: ACADB 16-20: BDCDD | ||||
| 阅读理解。 | ||||
Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude | ||||
| 1. Why did the older angel repair the hole for the rich family? | ||||
| A. Because she didn"t like the greedy owner. B. Because she wanted to save the gold for the poor. C. Because the basement was too cold to stay in. D. Because she believed that one should always be ready to offer help. | ||||
| 2. The youngest angel was very angry because _____. | ||||
| A. the old angel killed the farmer"s cow B. the old angel treated the two families differently C. the wealthy man gave them a bad place to live D. the angel of death took the cow away | ||||
| 3. Why did the older angel let the farmer"s cow die? | ||||
| A. Because God wanted the older angel to take the cow. B. Because she wanted to teach the youngest angel a lesson. C. Because she wanted to save the farmer"s wife. D. Because she thinks it is unfair to the rich | ||||
| 4. The story tries to tell the reader that ______. | ||||
| A. angels are always ready to help the poor B. what we see is not necessarily what it is C. angles are always to help the rich D. the young should always learn from the old | ||||
| 阅读理解。 | ||||
| Sitting by her Pinocchio lamp, she smiled at me as her tiny hands" shadow danced on the bedroom wall. "A rabbit!" she laughed with all the delight of a four-year old. Her blue eyes shone with pride as she showed me the animated image she had created. "Daddy, will you show me how to make a tiger?" she asked. "Sure," I said, "and then we"ll read a story and tell your angels goodnight."To my youngest daughter, that meant her bedtime prayer. Today my daughter is seven, and I no longer get to read the story. She reads it to me, complete with expressive accents for the story characters. To say I"m proud of our relationship would be an understatement. We have shared days of joy as well as tragedy. Our time together has strengthened the relationship of love and special "life stuff" that is all our own. I am richer for having planted the spirit of trust in this gentle little person; we have grown together spiritually, learning much from each other. The special times we spend together, like nights by a Pinocchio lamp, create memories that we will treasure for the rest of our lives. So it is with all of our relationships. The trust factor is vital for relationships to develop. Think of one of your fondest memories, and you will no doubt find a remarkable relationship at its center-one with a spiritual quality that shines outward from the heart. Time together, caring acts, and unconditional love build trust. I suggest that we each spend plenty of time with our personal "Pinoechio lamps"-those special ways that we choose to strengthen our relationships. Relationships take time to develop and maintain. It is not always easy, but the results are priceless. "Nights by a Pinoechio lamp", wherever those might be for you, will create enduring relationships of golden "life stuff", spiritual gifts that no one can take away. | ||||
| 1. The underlined words in the second paragraph refer to all EXCEPT _____. | ||||
| A. hands" shadow dancing on the wall B. reading bed stories C. sharing each other"s tragedy D. praying to the angels for goodnight | ||||
| 2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text? | ||||
| A. The author thinks the relationship with his daughter is so simple that he can"t describe with plenty of words. B. If you take time to attempt to build relationship, you will find it easy to get the satisfactory results. C. Plant the spirit of trust into others and you will create valuable memories for each other. D. It"s not worth spending time developing relationship if you meet the failure at last. | ||||
| 3. Why does the author write the passage? | ||||
| A. To recall his fondest memories. B. To stress the importance of trust in building relationships. C. To explain how to create valuable memories. D. To tell the readers how to educate children. | ||||
| 4. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage? | ||||
| A. Life Stuff of Your Own B. Nights by a Pinocchio Lamp C. Unconditional gifts-Love D. A spiritual quality shining outward from the heart | ||||
| 阅读理解。 | ||||
"Mom, can I bake some bread?" We were 15; my best friend, Hanna, and I, determined to try our hands | ||||
| 1. To the writer, what her mother said was _____. | ||||
| A. law B. rubbish C. advice D. warning | ||||
| 2. Which of the following can best describe the children"s feelings while making their first bread? | ||||
A. Confident; hopeful; proud | ||||
| 3. Which of the following did the writer do without referring to the instructions? | ||||
| A. Placed dough on floured surface. B. Added eight cups of flour to eggs. C. Returned dough to a cleaned bowl. D. Placed the dough into the hot oven. | ||||
| 4. The passage mainly tells us _____. | ||||
| A. the process of making bread B. the conflict between mother and daughter C. the first experience of making bread D. the way of doing housework | ||||
| 阅读理解。 | ||||
| In Britain, in a population of 60 million, there are 13 million grandparents, many of whom live alone a long way from their grandchildren.The loneliness of these older people has become an issue that schools are trying to teach children about. On a popular teacher"s website, there is a classroom activity to help make children aware of the implications of the different generations of the same family living far from each other. It"s a story about Mrs. Eiderdown, an elderly lady whose grandchildren have moved to Australia with their parents. She lives alone and rarely sees her family. First of all, the children speculate about Mrs. Eiderdown"s life. What does she have for breakfast? what does she do all day?how does she feel about her life? One day, Mrs. Eiderdown decides that she wants a pet to keep her company and puts an advertisement in a local shop window. Then she waits at home to see if anyone will answer her advertisement. A tall thin man rings her doorbell. he is holding a cardboard box. Mrs. Eiderdown chats with the man for ten minutes before she realizes that she hasn"t looked in-side the box to see what the pet is. She can hear a his-sing sound. The children guess what is in the box (a snake). Mrs. Eiderdown thanks the man but says she doesn"t think the snake is a good idea. The next time the doorbell rings, there"s a lady on the doorstep, also carrying a cardboard box. In the bottom of the box, Mrs. Eiderdown sees something black and hairy with eight legs. Again, the children say what they think it is (a spider). Mrs. Eiderdown thanks the lady for her kindness but says that a spider is not the sort of pet she has in mind. At last, the little girl next door brings her a dog.Mrs. Eiderdown"s life improves a lot because of the dog. more importantly, of course, the little girl, whose own granny lives a long way away, starts to visit Mrs. Eiderdown more often. This interactive classroom idea has led to a greater awareness among children about the possible loneliness of older people who live quite near them. | ||||
| 1. What"s the main idea of the passage? | ||||
| A. children get to know about the trouble of the elderly B. neighbors help select pets for Mrs. Eiderdown C. society helps the lonely people in the UK D. school send pets to the lonely elderly | ||||
| 2. What does the underlined sentence in the third paragraph mean? | ||||
| A. they talk about how she feels about being old B. they try to experience her loneliness C. they try to imagine how she lives D. they write about her life story | ||||
| 3. What can we infer from the passage? | ||||
| A. the little girl often visits her own granny B. the people who offer pets are lady"s neighbors C. the farther the elderly live, the lonelier they feel D. the little girl begins to care more about Mrs. Eiderdown | ||||
| 完形填空。 | ||||
| When I was 14, my family went on our first trip to the United States. My uncle moved there several years ago to work in the 1 industry in California. Although we flew several times before. this trip seemed really 2 because I had never been to America before. However, to our disappointment, the ride was 3 this time. People smoked and the air quality was very poor. Moreover, it was 4 to see American money-it was very ugly and boring, all green and white, but what it could 5 -freedom, Hollywood-was 6 . I didn"t see any movie stars in fur coats 7 their lovely dogs, either. I 8 , "Is this California? Where are the beaches, the sun and the blonde girls?" 9 a land of dark-haired people, seeing blondes was 10 one of the extremely 11 parts of the trip. However, I was rather disappointed. 12 , the weather was really foggy, the city looked kind of old and the traffic was terrible. We droved north to Sonoma where my 13 had his house. The wine industry to a 14 can be both extremely boring and endless exciting. It was great to see my cousins and they 15 that they would take me out when the weather was nicer. We rode for miles and miles and played in the hills where no one could 16 us. By the time we 17 to see the city of San Francisco all my bad thoughts had been 18 . I was having so much fun with my cousins that I wanted to move there. I saw neither blonde girls nor 19 on that trip, but I met a lot of nice People and 20 that wherever you live it"s always a nice place if you like the people there. I hope I can travel back to California soon. | ||||
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