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一、閱讀理解

FourBooksWorthReading

Book:CloacalContemplations

Author:LlyrisWood

Price:Paperback$20.99

Thiscollectionoftruestoriessharesthefunny,sad,andinterestingexperiencesofa

long-termwildlifecarerandshowsreadershowamazingourwildlifeis.Thebookshowsitis

importantforustoprotectthewildlifeandoffersthewaystodothat.

Book:Splashdown

Author:RussellSmith

Price:Paperback$19.99

ThreeyoungpeopledevelopedauniqueseaplaneserviceinNewZealand'sMarlborough

Sounds,whereseaplaneswereformerlyunknown.Followtheirmanyadventures-somehighly

amusing,someharrowingandoftenlife-saving.Itisabookfullofcreativeideas,whichhelpto

developyourabilityofimagination.

Book:AnEntangledLife

Author:Dr.GretaArchbold

Price:Paperback$33.99

Thisisthestoryofawomanlookingforloveandhappiness.After16yearsofsearching,a

miracleoccursonavacationtoIsrael,whereshemeetshertruelove.Loveisthethemeofthe

worldandthelifewithoutloveisincomplete.Readthisbookandunderstandthetruemeaningof

love.

Book:TheGiftofLiteracy

Author:ElaineAlvin

Price:Paperbacks12.86

Thismanualaimstoguideteachersandparentsastheyhandlestudentswithlearning

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difficulties,aswellasunderachievinggiftedandtalentedkids,intheareaofliteracy.Itshowsreal

annoyingcasesrelatedtoliteracyindailylifeandintroducesthewaystodealwiththem.The

manualissopopularwithteachersandparentsthatitsellswellsincepublished.

1.Whichbookisthecheapest?

A.CloacalContemplations.B.TheGiftofLiteracy.

C.AnEntangledLife.D.Splashdown.

2.WhomightbemoreinterestedinreadingSplashdown?

A.Peoplewhoarecuriousaboutwildlife.

B.Peoplewhodostudyonlearningdifficulties.

C.Peoplewhoenjoyreadinglovestories.

D.Peoplewhoareeagertoexplorenewthings.

3.Whichauthormaydevotehis/herlifetoeducation?

A.ElaineAlvinB.RussellSmith.C.GretaArchbold.D.LlyrisWood

Whatisagoodexcusetoaskforsometimeoff?Atyourschool,sicknessmaybetheonly

one.ButinBritishschools,familyeventsarealsowell-acceptedones.TheNationalAssociationof

HeadTeachersintheUKhaswrittennewguidelinesaboutstudentsaskingforleave.Theywill

allowparentstotaketheirchildrenoutofschoolforfamilyweddingsorfunerals（葬禮）orvisiting

anillrelative.

Thisisachangefromthe2013guidelinesthatstoppedparentstakingchildrenoutofschool

withoutpermission.Otherwise,theycouldhavegotafineof60pounds（about600yuan）orfaced

court.Familyeventswerenotproperexcusestogetpermission.

Manyparentscomplainedaboutthisrule.

“Takingfamilyeventsisveryimportantforchildren'sgrowthandthatisalessonthe

schoolscannoteverteachourchildren.^^JohnHemming,chairmanofParentsWantaSay

Organization,toldTheIndependent.

Thenewchangesupportsthisideaandgivespermissiontostudentstakingtimeofffor

familyevents.IfsnowOKforBritishstudentstotaketimeoffforfamilyevents.

InChina,however,manystudentsrarelyhavetimeofffbrfamilyevents.

“That'spartofthereasonforthegenerationgap（代溝）betweenparentsandchildren,Guo

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Hongxia,aresearcheratNationalInstituteofEducationSciences,wroteinChinaEducationDaily.

4.InChineseschoolsisagoodexcusetoaskfortimeoff.

A.anyexcuseB.onlysickness

C.schoolsportD.familyevents

5.IntheUKnow,parentswon'tbeallowedtotakeouttheirchildrenoutofschoolbecauseof

A.familyweddingsB.familyfunerals

C.fishingorganizationD.visitinganillrelative

6.Before2013,couldgetafineorfacecourtaftertakingchildrenoutwithout

permissionintheUK.

A.ParentsWantaSayB.theheadteachersoftheschool

C.children'steachersD.children?sparents

7.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthat.

A.intheUK,there?sabiggenerationgapbetweenparentsandchildren

B.inChina,manystudentsseldomhavetimeofffbrfamilyevents

C.there?snodifferencebetweentherulesoftakingtimeoffintheworld

D.allthestudentsaren'tallowedtotaketimeoffforfamilyevents

Ayoungmanoncewentintotownandboughthimselfapairoftrousers.Whenhegothome,

hewentupstairstohislivingroomandputthemon.Hefoundthattheywereabouttwoinchestoo

long.

Hewentdownstairs,wherehismotherandhistwosisterswerewashinguptheteathingsin

thekitchen,'"Thesenewtrousersaretoolong,^^hesaid."Theyneedtobecutshortbyabouttwo

inches.Wouldoneofyouminddoingthisforme,please?"Hismotherandsisterswerebusyand

noneofthemsaidanything.

Butassoonashismotherfinishedwashingup,shewentupstairstoherson'sroomandcut

thetrousersshortbytwoinches.Shecamedownstairswithoutsayinganythingtoherdaughters.

Later,aftersupper,theeldersisterrememberedherbrother'strousers.Shewasa

kind-heartedgirl,soshewentquietlyupstairswithoutsayinganythingtoanyone,andshortedthe

trousersbytwoinches.

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Theyoungersisterwenttothecinema,butwhenshecameback,she,too,rememberedwhat

herbrotherhadsaid.Sosheranupstairswithherscissors,needle,andthread（剪子，針和線）,and

tooktwoinchesoffthelegsofthenewtrousers.

Youcanimaginethelookontheyoungman'sfacewhenheputthetrousersonthenext

morning.

8.Themainideaofthispassageisthat.

A.theyoungmanboughthimselfapairoftrousers

B.theyoungman'newtrouserswerecuttooshort

C.theyoungman'smotherandsistershatedtospeaktoeachother

D.theyoungmanwaslovedbyhismotherandsistersverymuch

9.Whydidn'ttheyoungman'smotherandsistersgivehimareplyafterheaskedoneofthemto

cuthistrousersshort?

A.Becausetheydidnotknowhowtoanswerhim.

B.Becausetheyweretoobusytoanswerhim.

C.Becausetheywereusedtokeepingsilencewhentheywerebusy.

D.Becausetheyallthoughtsomeoneelsewantedtodoit.

10.Howmanyincheswerethenewtrouserscutshortbyhissisters?

A.2inchesB.6inchesC.4inchesD.8inches

11.Whatwouldtheyoungmanfeelwhenheputthetrousersonthenextmorning?

A.WorriedB.CryC.SurprisingD.Sad

Officialshaveunveiledthegold,silverandbronzemedalsthatwillbeawardedatthis

summer'sOlympicgamesinParis,andeachonecontainsauniquesouvenir:afragment（碎片）of

wasteironfromtheEiffelTower.

“It'stheopportunityfortheathletestobringbackapieceofPariswiththem,^^Thierry

Reboul,creativedirectorofParis2024,toldreporterslastweek."TheabsolutesymbolofParis

andFranceistheEiffelTower.^^

TheEiffelToweropenedin1889andduringthelaterrepairwork,someoftheoriginaliron

wascutoffandpreservedovertime.Now,someofthosepreservedmetalfragmentshavefound

newhomes.

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EachnewOlympicmedalfeaturesapieceofEiffelToweriron-thoughthesignature

“EiffelTowerbrown^^painthasbeenremoved.Thesepieceshavebeenshapedintohexagons（六

邊形）,whichisthe“shapeofFrance^^.Besides,therearewords"Taris2024”,theOlympicrings

andtheGameslogo,whichlookslikeaflameorthefaceofawomanwithabobhaircut.

Howdidtheythinkofsuchanidea?JoachimRoncin,headofdesignattheParisGames

organizingcommitteetoldthepress,“Wetalkedaboutthedesignmanytimesandrealizedthat

there5sonesymbolknownacrosstheworld,whichistheEiffelTower.Wesaidtoourselves,"Hey,

whatifweapproachedtheEiffelTowerOperatingCompanytoseeififspossibletogetabitof

theEiffelTowertointegrateintothemedal?”'

WhentheEiffelTowerOperatingCompanyagreedtovolunteerpiecesoforiginaliron,"'the

dreambecamereality,9,addsRoncin.

Themedals,designedbytheluxuryParisjewelryhouseChaumet,makepeoplethinkofthe

EiffelTowerinseveralotherways.Thepiecesofironaresecuredbywhatlookslikespecialnails

thatholdthestructuretogether,andthemedals'ribbonsaredecoratedwithpatternsofthetower?s

latticeworkstructure.

Theironfragmentsaresetinrecycledsilver,goldandbronzedisks.Over5,000medalsare

beingmade.

12.WhatdoesThierrymeanbysaying"bringbackapieceofParis”?

A.TheathleteswillbuysouvenirsaboutParis.

B.TheathleteswilltakemanyphotosofParis.

C.Partoftheathletes'medalisfromthesymbolofParis.

D.TheEiffelTowerwillbeleftintheathletes9memory.

13.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinparagraph4?

A.Thesymbolicmeaningofthehexagons.

B.TheshapeandmaterialoftheOlympicmedal.

C.TheprocessingtechniqueoftheEiffelTowerironpieces.

D.ThedesignoftheEiffelTowerironfragmentonthemedal.

14.Howdidthedesignersgettheideaofaddingthewasteiron?

A.Fromastrangedream.B.Byaskingforthepublic.

C.Throughtheirdiscussion.D.BystudyingtheEiffelTower.

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15.WhatcanweinferaboutthenewOlympicmedals?

A.Theyareinnovative.B.Theyarelight.

C.Theyhavesixsides.D.Theyaregolden-colored.

Iftheonlyreadingyoueverdoisthenovelormagazine,thespeedatwhichyouread

-probablydoesnotmatterverymuch.Butifyouhavetoreadagreatdealforstudy,youwill

appreciatethebenefitsofbeingabletoreadmorequickly.16

,Beforeyouopenthebook,makesurethatyouarecomfortable.Youneedaseatwhich

supportsyourbackandthebookshouldbeattherightdistancefromyoureyes.17

18Lookatthetableofcontents,thepreface,thechapterheading,etc.Thiswillhelp

youtodecidewhetheryoureallyneedtoreadthewholebookoronlycertainpartsofit.Ten

minutesspentinthiswaycouldsaveyouquitealotoftimeinthelongrun.

Ifyoudecidethatyouneedtoreadthewholebook,decidehowmuchyoucanreadata

time.19Ahistorybookwhichmaycontainthefactsinstoryformwillbeeasiertoread

thanonedealingwithscientificsubjects.Intheformercaseyoumaybeabletoreadachapter.In

thelatteryoumayonlybeabletoreadonepage.

Alwayskeepapencilandpaperbesideyou.20Notealsothefactsimportantfor

yourpurposeaswellasanythingwhichleadsyoutofurtherresearch.Youdon'thavetowritethese

thingsindetail.Itisenoughtoputthepagenumberandoneortwowordsasareminder.

A.Stoptohavearestnowandthen.

B.Spendafewminuteslookingthroughthebook.

C.Thisdependsonthetypeofbookyouarereading.

D.Herearesometipstohelpimproveyourreadingspeed.

E.Makeanoteofanypagewhichisofspecialimportance.

F.Youmayfindyourselfhavingtolearnsomethingbyheart.

G.Keeptheroomcoolratherthanwarmtoavoidfeelingsleepy.

二、完形填空

Cameyfoundherfather'sbucketlist（遺愿清單）inabrownbagbychance.Shelooked

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downatitand21tofinishit.ForCarney,thebucketlistwasan22opportunity

toworkthroughherpaincausedbyherdad'sdeathand23withherdad.Itwasalsoa

waytokeephisspirit24inherlife.

Thefirstthingshe25was“Donatemoneytoeducationinpoorareas.^^Shelearned

thatmanystudentsinGeorgiahaddroppedoutofschoolbecauseof26.Sheandher

husbandflewthereto27them.

OnDec.27,2022,Carney28thelasttaskonherdad'slist:"Havefivesongs

29Shepickedafewofherfather'sfavoritesandrecordedthemina30.While

doingthat,Carneyrecalledthosefondestmemories-hisfather's31toherbeforeshe

wenttobedatnight.Shefeltlikeshewassingingwithfatheragain.

CompletingthebucketlistenabledCarneytogetto32herdadinawayshe

hadn'thadthechanceto.Italsohelpedherunderstandherfather'sgoalsandhis33.In

herdairy,shewrote:"Ithelpedmeunderstandmyfatherbetter,toseehimasahumanbeingfull

of34.Anddoingthathelpedmetounderstandmyselfandfellmoreofasenseof

35inmylife.,,

21.A.continuedB.refusedC.decidedD.happened

22.A.acceptableB.unexpectedC.admirableD.unbelievable

23.A.reconnectB.shareC.playD.leave

24.A.aliveB.friendlyC.movingD.simple

25.A.forgotB.foundC.completedD.imagined

26.A.sorrowB.disappointmentC.illnessD.poverty

27.A.helpB.welcomeC.understandD.follow

28.A.pickedoutB.carriedoutC.madeoutD.threwout

29.A.writtenB.heardC.recordedD.prepared

30.A.shopB.studioC.schoolD.square

31.A.singingB.walkingC.talkingD.dancing

32.A.forgiveB.findC.knowD.like

33.A.victoriesB.celebrationsC.abilitiesD.dreams

34.A.confidenceB.loveC.humourD.hatred

35.A.honestyB.desireC.leisureD.purpose

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三、語(yǔ)法填空

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Mankindhasalwaysexploredspaceinthehopeof36(find)outthesecretsofthe

universe.Theymake37(vehicle)tocarrybravepeopleintospace.In1957,theSputnik1

satellite38(launch)bytheUSSRand39(successful)orbitedaroundEarth.

Afterwards,YuriGagarinbecamethefirstpersonintheworld40(enter)space.Overeight

yearslater,on20July1969,AmericanastronautNeilArmstrong41(step)ontothemoon.

42scientiststrytomakesurenothinggoeswrong,accidentscanstillhappen.Thesedisasters

madeeveryone43(disappoint),butpeoplestillbelieveintheimportanceofcarryingon

spaceexploration.Inspiteofthedifficulties,scientistshopefuture44(discovery)will

notonlyenableus45(understand)theuniversebutalsohelpussurvivewellintothe

future.

四、書(shū)信寫(xiě)作

46.假如你是李華、你的朋友Jack來(lái)信就如何過(guò)一個(gè)有意義的暑假向你征求意見(jiàn)，請(qǐng)你給

他回一封郵件。

注意：

1.字?jǐn)?shù)80左右。

2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)使文章更加連貫。

3.開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

DearJack,

Iamgladtoreceiveyourletter.

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Bestwishes.

Yours

Lihua

五、書(shū)面表達(dá)

47.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫(xiě)兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

Oneday,Emma'smotherbroughtEmmatoherfavoritesteakhouse（牛排餐廳）.Shewas

excitedallthewaywhenshewassittinginhermother'scar.Listeningtothewonderfulmusic,she

couldn'thelpbutdanceinthebackseat.Consideringhersafety,hermotherhadtostopherand

said,"Hey!Mys