第三部分：阅读理解（56-75）（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

 

A．

One day we decided to go Brisbane City for a visit. We were all excited as we boarded the train. We had heard so many things about South bank and Queen Street Mall. We arrived in Central and made our way through the city and over the Victoria Bridge to South bank.

   It was getting close to lunchtime, so we decided to eat at one of the eateries （餐馆）. Just as we had all finished, our little girl Mini fell sideways off her chair onto the ground. We all jumped to help Mini get up, but as York lifted her, we noticed drops of blood on the ground. Her forehead was bleeding quite badly.

   All the children went white with shock（震惊）. Grampy went to find help as York held Mini and I put a hand against the wound. Help arrived and we were guided to the first aid room. James was crying. After a while we were advised to go to the nearest hospital for stitches（缝合）. Our big Brisbane adventure was over, for Mini needed medical attention.

At the hospital we were all on edge. Grampy and I decided to take all the other children home first and leave Blossom，York and Mini at the hospital. Somewhat disappointed and sad, we sat quietly on the train. Everyone’s thoughts were on little Mini in the hospital.

  Later that afternoon, when the three of them returned, we all checked Mini’s injury and were so thankful that she was well. Though the accident, we realized that our family is united. We could have all been very disappointed at missing South bank, but we weren’t.

56．According to the passage at least how many people went to Brisbane City?

  A．three    B．four      C．five    D．six

57．The underlined phrase “on edge” （in paragraph 4） probably means ______/

  A．relaxed    B．nervous    C．angry    D．excited

58．During the whole accident, who stayed with Mini all the time?

  A．James    B．The writer    C．Grampy    D．York

 

59．They felt sad on the train ride back because ____.

  A．Mini was injured and in hospital.    

  B．they didn’t get to Brisbane City.

  C．they couldn’t stay with Mini.

  D．they were very tired during the travel. 

B．

I arrived in Xiamen after a 14-hour train ride from Grandou. On the train I made friends with a cook who was from Hunan Province. He , good looking, aged 22, made the best train food I had ever eaten. The reason bring him up here is that he and I spoke for around two hours mostly in Chinese, but he knew some English phrases. So we talked a bit in English. When I asked him why he was working on the train, he said, “I have to.” he came from a poor village and had to help his family. He wanted to learn English. I recommended Enjoy abc. Com and he said he would have a look. Anyway, meeting people like him makes traveling a great experience. 

  Xiamen is a beautiful city next to the ocean. It is sunny with a cool constant wind. Today, my friend and I went to the seaside and ate barbecue. We had barbecued squid, chicken, cucumber and some other nice food. Then we played on the beach for a while and climbed some small mountains. After that, we followed some local people to a strawberry field. We picked some strawberries for 6yuan a pound. Altogether we picked 1.7 pounds.

   The sea has such a calming magic（使人宁静的魔力）. Your worries seem to be disappear when you see, smell, touch the sea. I am excited about tomorrow’s trip as I plan to visit Gulangyu Island and maybe visit a natural spa.（矿泉） If I have time, I also plan to drink tea and do some more relaxing.

60．The under lined part “bring him up”（ in paragraph 1） is probably closest to “_____” in meaning.

A．communicate with him  B．take him here   

C．mention him.  D．help him.

61．According to what the writer writes about his travel, he thinks his traveling ____.

A．pleasant    B．adventure    C．tiring D．boring 

62．In Xiamen, the writer enjoyed the following except ____.

A．picking strawberries            B．eating barbecue   

C．the magical calmness of the sea    D．the talk with the cook

C．

How do you get a man to do his share of the house work? If you like most of the women, you will face the question the hard way.

   A man will enjoy a clean, orderly house, but he usually won’t make the effort to clean or organize it. This doesn’t mean that a woman has to do all the housework; she may have to manage many of household duties, and request his partner’s participation. A woman can often say that men and women should take equal responsibility for housework.

   Very few men are raised to be fully responsible for housework, and many men look on housework as women’s work. On the other hand, most men will readily work around the yard. Make repairs and complete projects on weekends or evenings, and it’s important that you give your man appreciation for those things too. Most man will take a little additional housework around the house if asked politely. They are even more likely to do housework if they choose what they want to do, and do it without being monitored.

   Here is the key; men want to fell that they are doing housework either because they want to please their women. Men are much less likely to take on household tasks they consider uninteresting and unimportant. In other words, men are likely to do a household talk just for good of the house.

63．The passage is mainly about how to _____.

A．get men to do some housework B．get men to serve their families 

C．praise men’s housework      D．make men do all the housework.

64．According to the passage a man ____

A．is willing to do housework.              

B．likes to be told housework

C．is taught to be responsible for housework from childhood

D．likes a clean house but doesn’t make effort to do it.

65．In order to get men to do some housework, women should often ____

A．order them to do their share.      B．ask them to do some housework politely

C．blame men’s laziness            D．monitor men’s work

66．According to the passage, the underlined sentence （in paragraph 4） means the men won’t ____.

A．work without any payment      B．do unimportant household tasks

C．do housework without women’s praise D．please their wives

67．According to the passage, which of the following would a husband most probably like to do?

A．clean the table    B．cook breakfast  

C．pain the fence    D．ask his wife to work on the yard.

 

                               D

  Most Chinese people these days know what it is like to have an “English teacher”, since almost all pupils study English from their third year. Usually that first English teacher will be a young and lovely lady in primary school. But my first English teacher is no other than my father. Looking back, I can see that, when I was only a little girl, he created an English environment by providing me with flashcards（识字卡），fun English- language toys and even dolls which can sing English songs! My interest in English had certainly been awakened（唤起） when I began to learn English at school. Just imagine, he went a step further and asked me to learn New Concept English by myself! I was confused and even angry. I could not understand why a father could be so strict with his little girl. All the same, he never gave up and he gently insisted that I follow through with his idea. At first, I read stories with tears and I actually hated them because they were too difficult for me. In the end, I came to love the funny stories and, to be honest, my father was always there with a helping hand. I am sure that my English would never have got so far without his support. And that’s why my father is not only my first English teacher but also my lifelong teacher. He is the one who awoke my interest, who gave me confidence and who offered me much needed help.

68．Most pupils in China begin to learn English________.

A．in primary school              B．from parents

C．at three years old              D．at home

69．The underline part ”no other than my father” in the passage probably means________.

    A．like my father                  B．not my father

    C．my father himself              D．not only my father

70．From the whole passage we can see that________. 

    A．the girl preferred playing to learning English

    B．the girl hates her father because he was strict

    C．the girl is very thankful to her father

    D．the father gave up after knowing his daughter could not understand

71．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

    A．The girl’s father is her first English teacher.

    B．The girl had been interested in English before going to school.

    C．The girl’s father was always ready to help her with her English.

    D．The girl could have learned English well by herself without her father.

72．What would be the best title for the passage?

    A．How I learned English at school

    B．My father---my first and lifelong English teacher

    C．The relationship between my father and I 

    D．I’ve made progress in English learning

 

E

Tickets can be bought for

Project Graduation

Coppell High School’s Project Graduation will be held on August 26. All graduating seniors are invited. Tickets will be sold during the lunch time, starting from August 12 to August 19. Each ticket costs $10. Donations from parents and businesses as well as more volunteers to work for the event are still needed. For more information, please visit chs.coppellisd.com

Coppell juniors sell

Salsa as prom fundraiser（舞会资金筹集方式）

The Coppell High School junior class is selling gourmet salsa at school as a fundraiser for prom. A two-pack of peach and hot salsa cost $15, and a small jar of medium salsa is $5. To place an order, contract Janie Ricker at 214-496-6315 or jiricker@coppellisD．com.

Macarthur’s Cardettes

to perform today

The MacArthur High Cardettes will give a spring show in the hall at 7 this evening. Tickets are $5 for general admission（入场费） and $3 for students with a current ID．The school is at 3700 N. MacArthur Blvd. Call 972-261-2100.

Stedman Graham plans

a visit at Winfree Academy

Winfree Acdemy in Irving will hold a program with the author and educator Stedman Graham on August  5 as part of National Charter School week events. After the program, the school will hold a booking-signing ceremony at about 11:45 am. Mr. Graham is the Author of Teens Can Make It Happen: Nine Steps to Success. The Academy is at 3110 S. Skyway Circle. Call 972-251-2010.

73．If you want to know something more about a spring show, you’d better________.

  A．call 972-251-2010      B．email jricker@coppellisD．com

  C．call 972-261-2100      D．visit chs.coppellisd.com

74．The underline words “gourmet salsa” in the second part refer to________.

  A．some food              B．some gifts

  C．some books            D．some tickets

75．From the whole passage, we know that________.

  A．a small jar of medium salsa cost $15  

  B．Stedman Graham will sign his name on books

  C．students without a current ID need to pay $3 to attend the spring show

  D．Coppell High School’s Project Graduation refuses any donations

 

阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，并根据要求完成文章后的题目。

The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games are drawing near．Are you eager to enjoy watching the matches or start serving as a volunteer? First，you need to know about audience manners．

Most sporting arenas （竞技场） have rules for spectators written on the back of the tickets．Read your ticket carefully before you arrive．Try to reach your seat half an hour before the start of the event and don’t leave when a game is in progress．When you leave，remember to take away your soft drink bottles and other rubbish．

During exciting games, try to control yourself．Don’t criticize the performance of players and coaches．Be careful with your words, since some may cause anger among other people in the audience．

Applause is a special form of body language you can use to communicate with players，but         .When players first appear，clap your hands together to welcome them, but don’t go on for too long．After an excellent performance, applaud warmly．If someone fails, your applause will help encourage them.

Applause is not welcome, however, while players need to keep their concentration．Various sports have various rules for the audience．

Enjoying artistic gymnastics silence．But lots of cheering can really help basketball and football players．Snooker and table tennis courtside behavior includes a ban on flash photography．Mobile phones are not allowed in shooting centers.

To be a good spectator, you should take time to learn the game－specific rules and related culture of each event.

76．What’s the best title of the passage? （Please answer within 10 words.）

                                                                             

                                                                                   

77．Why should you control yourself during exciting games according to the passage? （Please       

answer within 15 words.）

                                                                        

78．Please fill in the blank in the fourth paragraph to complete the sentence．（Please answer within    

10 words.）

                                                                        

                                                                                              

79．Please should every one of us try to be a good spectator in your opinion? （Please answer

within 30 words）

                                                                        

                                                                        

80．Translate the underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph into Chinese.

                                                                              

                                                                          

                                                                             

 

参考答案：56．D． 细节判断题，文章提到的人是Grampy. Blossom, York, Mini, James bond, 再加上我，一共是六个人。

57．B．猜测词义题。从文章第三段 All the children went white with shock. James Bond was crying 可知大家都很震惊、害怕，现在 Mini还在医院，不知情况如何，所以大家紧张不安。故选 B 

58．D．细节判断题。由文章第二段可知Mini刚从椅子跌下来时 York把 Mini扶起来，然后又抱着她，到了医院后 York 又留下来陪她，可知York 一直在Mini 身旁。

59．A． 推理判断题。从第四段最后一句Everyone’s thoughts were on little Mini in the hospital可知大家都很关心 Mini。 Mini 出了这种意外使他们都很伤心。

60．C． 猜测词义题。文章第一段回忆了我在火车上的经历。在回忆中我提到曾结交的这位朋友。

61．A． 推理判断题。由文章中a great experience, beautiful, a claming magic等词可以推出作者的旅行是愉快的。 

62．D． 细节判断题D 项是作者从南宁去厦门火车上经历的事而不是厦门经历的事。 

63．A． 主旨大意题。本文主要是讲如何使男人与女人一起从事家务劳动。文章开头第一句话How do you get a man to do his share of the housework 就是文章的主题句。 

64．D 细节理解题。由文章第二段第一句A man will enjoy a clean, orderly house, but he usually won’t make the effort to clean or organize it 可知。其它选项与文意不符。 

65．B． 细节理解题。由文章第三段中 Most men will take on a little additional housework around the house if asked politely可知。 

66．B．猜测句意题。由文章的最后一段中的“ in other words”可知，最后一句其实是对上句话的解释，因此答案为 B。

67．C推理判断题。由文章第三段可知，男人喜欢在院子里干活或做一些修补之类的活，故选C。

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