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1、 . Reading comprehension.（共56分）(A)It was a cold winter afternoon. A car came along a road. The car was not working well. The car slowed down and finally it stopped. Two men got out, and they began to talk.A: What happened?B: I think we have no more gasoline(汽油).A: What bad luck! Its cold here. We ca

2、nt make a phone call. And theres no traffic on this road.B: Well have to walk to the nearest town and find a gas station.A: But how do we know theres a town nearby? We dont have a map of this area, and we dont have any idea how long it will take us to get to the nearest town.B: Wait a minute! Here c

3、omes a country boy. Maybe he can tell us how far it is to the nearest town. Lets wait till he gets here.A: Excuse me, can you tell us how long it would take us to walk to the nearest town?B: Do you think hes deaf? He just stands there and looks at us without saying a word.A: Maybe he didnt hear me.

4、Ill try to explain our problem to him again. Can you please tell us how long it will take us to walk to the nearest town? We want to find a gas station.B: He still doesnt answer. The best thing we can do is to stay here.A: Youre right Come on, lets go back to the car. The two men walked quickly towa

5、rd the car, which was about twenty-five steps away. The boy still kept silent, but he watched them carefully. Suddenly he called to them in a loud voice:The boy: Hey, mister! You can get to the nearest town in a forty-five minutes!B: Oh! Then you can hear and talk!The boy: Yes, of course I can!A: Th

6、en why didnt you answer us before?The boy: How could I answer you , without knowing how fast you walked?True or false（本篇答案必須用2B鉛筆填涂）（本篇每題1分）71. The story took place on a cold winter afternoon.72. The two mens car stopped when they were driving on a busy road.73. The car couldnt go any farther becaus

7、e it ran out of gasoline.74. They wanted to find a gas station in the nearest town.75. They hoped that the country boy could take them to the town.76. The boy answered them because they had asked their questions twice.77. It would probably take the men 45 minutes to walk to the town.(B)Arnold Schwar

8、zenegger was born in Graz, Austria on July 30, 1947. He enjoyed playing sports as a child, and he began lifting weights to build up his strength（力量）for football and swimming.Then, when he was around 15 years old, he started to lift weights seriously for body building（健美）. He also began taking part i

9、n body building competitions in England at this time. When he was 18, he won the Junior Mr. Europe Competition. Then, he later won Mr. Olympia.In 1968, when he was 21 years old, Mr. Schwarzenegger went to the United States. He continued to enter and win body building competitions, but he also starte

10、d a company which helped build buildings to earn more money.In 1970, he made a movie called Hercules in New York. For the movie, he changed his name to Arnold Strong instead of using his real name. This was his first acing job. In 1973, he acted in a smart part in another movie called The long Goodb

11、ye.Mr. Schwarzenegger finally decided that he should retire from body building in the late 1970s after he had won 13 world championships（冠軍）. Around the time of his retirement from body building, he made another film called Pumping Iron in which the body builder played himself.He finally decided tha

12、t his future was in acting. However, many people did not think that the body builder with the funny way of speaking was cut out for acting. It was not until movies like Conan the Barbarian and Terminator made millions of dollars that Hollywood began to see Arnold Schwarzenegger as a real actor.Choos

13、e the best answer.（本篇答案必須用2B鉛筆填涂。）（本篇每題1分）78. Arnold Schwarzenegger showed great interest in _ when he was very young. A) making films B) playing sports C) acting D) travelling 79. Arnold Schwarzenegger won the Junior Mr. Europe Competition when he was _. A) 13 B) 15 C) 18 D) 2180. After Arnold Schw

14、arzenegger went to USA, he started a company which helped _. A) build buildings B) make films C) train body builders D) sell buildings81. Arnold Schwarzeneggers first film was _. A) Pumping Iron B) The long Goodbye C) Hercules in New York D) Terminator82. In the late 1970s Arnold Schwarzenegger deci

15、ded to _. A) give up acting in films B) take part in more competitions C) start his own film company D) retire from body building83. The phase “ ” is closest in meaning to the underlined part in the last paragraph. A) fit for B) poor at C) bad for D) fond of 84. According to the passage, which of th

16、e following is true? A) Arnold Schwarzenegger was born in a big city in England.B) Arnold Schwarzenegger won 13 world championships for body building.C) Arnold Schwarzenegger began acting after he retired from body building. D) Arnold Schwarzenegger used his real name in all the films.(C)Is there li

17、fe on other planets? We do not know for sure. In 1977, the American spaceship Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 were sent into space. The spaceship carried messages of greeting for any intelligent（智能的）life forms. There was a _85_ question to answer before the messages were sent. How could you talk to an alien

18、 on another place? How could aliens understand human life on Earth? _86_, how should the messages be presented（呈現(xiàn)）?Many people were surprised when scientists decided to send music _87_ words or pictures. The scientists decided it was easiest to communicate through music. As a result, a message with

19、nearly 88 minutes of music was sent._88_ was music chosen? Music is an easily understood art form. All people, young or old, can enjoy it. When people hear a piece of music, they usually link it with a _89_. A piece of music can make you feel sad, angry, calm or joyful. Every culture, from the past

20、to the present, has _90_ its own music to express its sadness, pain and happiness.Different pieces of music were chosen for variety. Traditional songs and music from many countries were selected for the disc. Modern rock n roll and Western classical music were also _91_. Perhaps one day we will rece

21、ive a similar disc from another planet!85. A) small B) funny C) difficult D) silly86. A) In other words B) In fact C) After all D) By the way87. A) besides B) instead of C) together with D) according to88. A) Why B) When C) Where D) How89. A) language B) story C) word D) feeling90. A) played B) foun

22、d C) created D) taught91. A) made B) included C) tested D) described(D)Flat 4B, Sunrise Court 68, Orchard RoadSingapore 108431st October 2010Dear Celine, Hello! How are you? I hope you are well. Im writing to tell you about my plans for the Christmas holidays. My family is planning to go to Japan fo

23、r two weeks this winter. F_92_, were going to spend a few days in Tokyo. Tokyo is the capital of Japan. Then well take a plane to Hokkaido. This is an island in the north of Japan. Were going skiing there. Im very e_93_ about the trip. Ive neither been to Japan nor been skiing before, a_94_ I have n

24、ever seen snow! My friend Carol went skiing last year. Unfortunately, she broke her leg. I hope I dont get hurt! At first, Im going to ski very slowly because I want to be s_ 95_. Were going to leave Singapore on 20th December. Singapore will be warm t_96_, but the weather in Tokyo will be cold. It

25、will be very cold at night. Were staying in Tokyo for three days before f_97_ to Hokkaido so I will have enough time to buy a new Discman. Of course, it will be very cold in Hokkaido and there will be lots of snow. When we leave Singapore, we will wear summer clothes. Then a few days later in Japan,

26、 we will wear thick j_98_ and gloves so that we are warm! We are going to come back to Tokyo on New Years Eve. We will leave Japan on 2nd January. Well, thats all for now. Ill send you a postcard from Japan.Love,Alice(E)Drew, Emilio, and Mike sat at a picnic table in the park on a beautiful autumn a

27、fternoon. They did not notice the sounds around them. They were focusing on the task they planned to complete. They wanted to start a school garden at Jefferson Middle School. At first, it was Drews idea. He first saw a school garden during his visit to his cousin P.J. in Washington. He was amazed a

28、t the variety of fruits and vegetables the students at P.J.s school grew. “Its a lot of work,” P.J. had warned. “But its also my favorite part of the week.” When Drew returned from his trip to Washington, he told Emilio and Mike all about what he had seen. Now the three of them decided to make a pla

29、n to bring a school garden to Jefferson. Drew opened his notebook and prepared to record any ideas they had to let Mr. Milano, the school headmaster, agree that the garden was a good idea. “We are going to need a teacher to give us some advice,” said Drew. “I know that Mr. Hasselbach does gardening

30、at home. Just last week he brought in a whole basket of tomatoes from his garden. We can ask him for help.” Drew wrote down Mr. Hasselbachs name in his notebook. “We might need some money to get the project running,” added Mike. “We could tell Mr. Milano that we will organize a book sale to raise mo

31、ney.” “Thats a great idea,” said Emilio. “I think my aunt can help us design the garden, select plants, and create a budget（預(yù)算）.” Drew made some more notes. “P.J. mentioned that the students at his school cooked meals with the vegetables from their garden. We can do the same. And if we tell Mr. Mila

32、no that what we learn in the science lessons can be practiced in the garden, he will probably accept our plan.”Answer the following questions. （本篇答案必須用黑墨水鋼筆或黑色水筆填寫(xiě)，用圓珠筆或鉛筆填寫(xiě)不給分。）（本篇每題2分）99. The three children decided to start a school garden, didnt they?100. When did Drew first see a school garden?1

33、01. How did Drew feel when he saw the things the students at P.J.s school grew?102. Did P.J. like working in their school garden?103. Who would help design Jeffersons garden?104. How would the children raise money for the project?105. What would Jeffersons students probably do with the vegetables from their garden?參考答案I