A (2013·北京)
I bought a jasmine plant for my office. When I bought it, I was told it would bloom(开花) and the sweet smell would fill my office. I had the plant for two months, and every day I looked at it, but there weren’t any flowers or pleasant smell. I was not happy, so I gave the plant to my friend Linda.
One day, another friend Mary called and invited me to her office. When I walked in, her jasmine flowers surprised me. I reached out to touch the flowers. Mary cut some and gave them to me. I couldn’t help smelling them. Surrounded by the sweet smell of only a handful of these flowers, I suddenly understood something.
Mary bought her plant the same time I did. It took a year for her jasmine to bloom. I was so impatient for mine to bloom; regretfully, I gave it away.
In a way my life is like the jasmine plant. I need to be patient and let things happen.
Last Sunday Linda told me that she was going abroad the next week. Before she left, she returned the plant to me. This time I am going to wait. I have learned that when we want something in our life, we have to be patient. I am slowly learning to have that patience to wait for my jasmine to bloom.
1. Before she gave the jasmine away, the writer had it for . A. one day B. one year C . two weeks D. two months
2. When the writer saw Mary’s jasmine, she felt____________ .
A. unhappy B. peaceful C. hopeful D. surprised 3. What has the writer learned from her experience A. Patience is needed in life. B. Flowers can make life better. C. Friendship is necessary for us. D. Jasmine can be a wonderful plant.
B (2013·贵州遵义)
One day Tony was crossing the road when he was hit a car. He fell and broke his arm.
He was sent to a hospital. There a doctor operated on his arm. Then he put the arm in a cast(石膏). Tony could not move it at all.
“You must keep your arm in a cast for a month.” The doctor said, “That will give the bone(骨头) a chance to get well”.
A moment later, Tony went back to the hospital. The doctor used a large knife to cut the cast. Then he took Tony’s arm out of the cast.
“Can you move your arm, Tony” he asked.
Tony tried to move his arm. At last it was difficult, but soon he could move it easily.
“Yes, it’s fine”. He said, “Thank you very much”
“In a few days it will be as good as before.” the doctor said, “Just exercise it a little every day.”
“Will I be able to play the guitar” Tony asked.
The doctor smiled, “Of course, you will.” He said, “you will have no problems.”
“That’s good news.” Tony said, “Because I couldn’t play it at all before. 1. How did Tony break his arm
A. He was hit by a car B. He fell off a bike guitar fell on him 2. How long did he have to keep his arm in a cast
A. One week B. Four weeks few days 3. How was Tony’s arm when the doctor cut the cast
A. It was OK B. It was hurt C. It was worse. 4. What did the doctor tell him to do after the cast was taken off
A. See another doctor B. Play the guitar C. Exercise his arm. 5. Why was Tony pleased
A. The doctor gave him a guitar.
B. The doctor said he didn’t have to work again C. He thought he could be able to play the guitar.
C【2013山东临沂】
You may love to see tigers at the zoo. But what if you had to stay with one on a boat on the open sea for over 200 days Life of Pi(《少年派的奇幻漂流》),the movie from American Chinese director(导演),Li An, tells an amazing story.
Pi is a boy. He lives happily with his family in a beautiful Indian town. His father has a zoo, so Pi knows a lot about animals.
But one day, his father decides to move to Canada, He will sell all his animals there. The family begin to sail on the Pacific with all the zoo animals. But a big storm(暴风雨)hits their ship at night Finally, Pi finds the only survivors(幸存者)are himself and a large tiger called Parker on an 8 meter boat.
To keep himself alive, Pi has to keep feeding the tiger so that he himself does not get eaten. He tries to get on well with the tiger during a 227-day sail on the sea.
The movie is from a Canadian writer Yann Martel’s book of the same name. The book has sold 7 million copies worldwide. It discusses not only hope but also relationship(关系)between humans and nature.
It took Li An four years to make the movie. He also used 3D for his first time. He hopes the movie will “make the people think”. Life of Pi opened in Chinese theaters on November 22,2012.
B)阅读表达。 根据短文内容回答下列问题。 1. Where does Pi’s father decide to move
2. What happens when they sail on the Pacific at night 3. Why does Pi have to keep feeding the tiger 4. What does the movie discuss
5. How long did it take Li An to make the movie
D (2013· 湖南娄底)
The earth is our home. We must take care of it. Life today is easier but there are some new problems. One of the biggest problems is pollution. Pollution comes in many forms. It is beginning to harm our health and even our life.
Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there weren’t so many people. In other words, the more people, the more pollution. Now man is slowly polluting the whole world.
Air pollution is still the most serious. It’s not good for living things in the world.
Many countries don’t let people burn anything bad for air in houses and factories in the city. SO2 is now the most dangerous pollution. It’s partly caused by heavy traffic. People say it’s best to ride a bicycles are expensive or people are tired. It’s because cars are more convenient(方便的),so more people go to work by car, and then the situation is getting worse and worse. We should make it so difficult and expensive for drivers to drive their cars into the city. They will go back to use their bicycles.
1. From the passage, life today is easier but there are some new problems, one of the biggest problems is ____________.
A. food B. pollution C. traffic
2. Many years ago, the problem was not so _________ because there weren’t so many people.
A. serious B. light C. simple 3. What kind of pollution is still the most serious A. Noise B. Water C. Air don’t most people go to work by bicycle
A. Because bicycles are expensive. B. Because cars are more convenient. C. Because people are tired.
5. From the passage, what do you think is the best way to go to work in the future A. Taking a car. B. Taking a bus C. Riding a bike.
E (2013·江苏泰州)
What's going to happen in the future Will robots control our planet Will computers become smarter than us Not likely. But here are some things that scientists say are most likely to happen in 10 to 30 years from now, according to the BBC.
Digital money
We used to pay with cash(现金) for everything we bought. Now when we use a credit card(信用卡) to shop online, money is spent without us seeing it. That means we are already using digital money. Using a card is much easier than searching our pockets for change. It is also safer than carrying a lot of cash.
When ATM cards were first introduced, they were not accepted everywhere. But now it's hard to live without them. It's reported that people in Sweden completely stopped using cash last year, and the US might be next.
Bionic(仿生的) eye
It's no longer something only in a science fiction movie. People who are blind may have a chance to get their sight back—by wearing bionic eyes.
A blind eye can no longer sense light, but a bionic eye can use a camera to “see” the environment and send data(数据) to the mind. Now the bionic eye only allows patients to see lights and unclear shapes. A high resolution(高清的) image could be just a few years away.
Self-driving cars
Unlike a human driver, a self-driving car won't get distracted(分钟) by phone call, the radio or something outside the window. Sensors(探测器) and cameras on the car would allow it to stick reduce the number of road accidents. You could even take a nap while the car driver itself. In the future, driverless cars would be widely accpted.
1. ________ has stopped using cash completely. A. Sweden B. ATM C. BBC D. America
2. What does the writer mainly tell us about digital money
A. We use digital money to shop online without paying money. B. Digital money is most likely to be used instead of cash. C. Using cash is easier and safer than a credit card. D. ATM cards are always popular.
3. Which of the following statements is TRUE
A. Bionic eyes only appear in the science fiction film.
B. Human drivers won't get distracted by something outside.
C. The blind wearing bionic eyes may see clearly in the future.
D. There will be no road accidents at all if self-driving cars are used. 4. From the report, we can learn some information about ________.
A. culture and art B. industry and farming C. science and technology D. traffic and journey
5. Which of the following can be predicted(预测) from the passage A. There would be a number of self-driving
B. The blind could use cameras to see things around. C. We would live a hard life with digital money. D. Robots would control the world.
F (2013 ·四川宜宾)
Chinese writer Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2012. Mo, who was born in 1955 into a farmer’s family in Gaomi County in Shandong Province, is the first Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. In his early years, life was not easy and he experienced hunger(饥饿). These things have influenced Mo Yan’s later writings. 60-year-old Park Geun-hye(朴槿惠)was elected(选举)the new President of South Korea in December, 2012. She becomes the country’s first female head of state and her term will last five years from 2013. “I will become a president who puts people’s living before anything else,” she told the cheering Peopl in central Seoul as she accepted her win. “I will keep my premises.” Barack Obama ( born in Hopolulu, Hawaii in 1961), who was elected the 44th President of the United States in 2008, has been elected again to a second term, fighting against Republican chllenger Mitt Romney. Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School. His father was from Kenya. And his mother was born in Wichits, Kansas. 1. When Mo Yan was young, his family might be .
A. big B. poor C. rich D. small 2. When was Park Geun-hye born
A. In 1952. B. In 1955. C. In 1961. D. In 1987. 3. Where was Barack Obama born
A. In Kansas. B. In Kenya. C. In Columbia. D. In Hawaii. 4. Which of the following is NOT true about the passages
A. The writer Mo Yan lived in a big city before he got the prize. B. Park Geun-hye will lead South Korea till the year 2018.
C. Obama fought against his challenger Mitt Romney in the election. D. Among the three persons, Park Geun-hye is the oldest. 5. The three passages may be from .
A. an email B. a letter C. news D. an ad
G (2013 ·广东梅州)
What are you going to do if you are in a burning house How will you escape Do you know how to save yourself Please read the following passage.
Escaping from a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save your life. It is important to know the ways you can use and show them to everyone in the family, such as stairways (楼梯) and fire escapes, but not lifts.
From the lower floors of the buildings, escaping through windows is possible. Learn the best way of leaving by windows with the least chance of serious injury(受伤).
The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.
Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed. Or smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may leak (渗) into the room.
On a second or third floor, the best windows for escape are those that open onto a roof. From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto hard ground might end in injury. Bushes (灌木丛) and grass can help to break a fall(使势头减弱).
1. It is important to________.
A. put out the big fire in the burning house B. jump off a high burning house C. know the ways to escape from the fire D. keep the door open 2. From Paragraph 3, we know that it is possible to escape through the windows__________.
A. if there are no bushes on the ground B. if you lire on a lower floor C. if you live on a higher floor D. if you have no rope 3. Which of the following escaping way is NOT right
A. You can escape through stairways. B. You can choose fire escape. C. Escape from the windows that open onto a roof. D. Use a lift to come down at once.
4. Of course, it is _______ to jump a short way than to stay in a building on fire. A. safer B. easier C. more dangerous D. more difficult 5. The best title of the passage is________
A. Escaping from the Windows B. Waiting for help
C. Knowledge on Fire D. Saving Yourself in the Burning House
H (2013· 新疆阜康、米泉)
The Voice of China was hot during the summer of 2012!
The Voice of China is the large music show in China. This show is also the only one which regards the Voice as the only ruler. It premiered at 21:15 on July 13, 2012, on the Zhejiang Television. It has attracted great attention. The show became an overnight sensation.
The first season used “Real voice, real music” as its slogan. As a mentor(导师), singers like Liu Huan, Na Ying, Yu Chengqing and Yang Kun will be responsible
for seeking world-shaking voices of China in the following three and a half months, through four stages, namely, “blind choosing”, “selecting”, “team PK” and “yearly grand ceremony”.
It is really a miracle that The Voice of China can stand out in the flood of today’s talent shows in China and attracts the audience. A great many of audience said this will be the best television show in this summer. They were all proud for these good voices of China. The students’ beautiful voices moved everyone. Xu Haixing, a girl from Chengdu, sang “Self” to realize her father’s dream and Liu Huan was moved to tears by her song. Huang Yong sang “In Spring” showing his persistence on his dream and Yang Kun cried for this. The blind girl Zhang Yuxia, a busker from Taiwan, played while singing. She was praised as “Deng Lijun ” for her unique voice, and her sincere feelings touched everybody. Na Ying went to the stage to sing with the students together for two times.
The Voice of China casts off magnificent clothes and wonderful dancing. It regards “inspiration” and “professionalism” as the ruler of music. The singer uses their songs to tell their real stories and the happiness of life.
根据短文内容,从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最恰当的答案。
1. If you want to be the winner of The Voice of China, you must _____. A. have a good-looking B. have special talent C. have a wonderful voice D. dance and sing well
2. The right order of The Voice of China’s program is _____.
b. blind choosing. c. selecting a. team PK d. yearly grand ceremony A. cbad B. bcad D. dcab
3. From the passage we know Liu Huan was deeply moved by_____ song. A. Na Ying’s B. Xu Haixing’s C. Huang Yong’s D. Zhang Yuxia’s 4. What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined sentence A. 通宵节目 B. 无与伦比 C.一夜成名 D.彻夜难眠 5. Which of the following is NOT true according the passage A. The best title of the passage is The Voice of China. B. The Voice of China last three and a half months.
C. The fourth telegraph tells us The Voice of China is hot in China. D. Magnificent clothes and wonderful dancing are rulers of the show.
I(2013 ·浙江台州) Superman’s super fan Age doesn’t matter Superman fan Christopher Johanna Quass, an Dennis takes a photo with his 86-year-old lady shocked Superman collection in his everyone when she showed her living room in Los Angeles, gymnastic skills at the 2012 California. He has 15,000 Cottbus Gymnastic World collections so far, and they Cup(科特布斯体操世界杯) in cost $ 100,000. Germany. Tree climbing as a PE lesson From game to cartoon South China’s Xiamen Are you getting bored of University is the first one watching Mickey Mouse, Tom in the country to open a new and Jerry Now, the popular PE course named tree phone game Angry Birds is climbing, which caught a lot going to become a weekly of attention. As the new cartoon on TV, and a movie of semester began, the course the game is also in the works. was in great need. Only one The cartoon will come out out of ten students can be this year, and the movie will lucky enough to take the be showed in 2016. class. 1. The movie Angry Birds will be showed in ______.
A. 2012 B. 2014 C. 2016 D. 2017 2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. People can watch the cartoon Angry Birds on TV every day. B. Johanna Quass showed her gymnastic skills at the age of 86. C. Christopher Dennis has 100,000 superman collections so far.
D. Xiamen University students have no interest in the new PE course. 3. We can probably find the above information in a ______.
A. newspaper B. diary C. guide book D. dictionary
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