四、阅读理解(每题2分，共40分)

A

Too many people want others to be their friends, but they don’t give friendship back. That is why some friendship don’t last long. To have a friend, you must learn to be one. You must learn to treat your friend the way you want your friend to treat you. Learning to be a good friend means learning three rules: be honest; be generous; be understanding.

Honesty is where a good friendship starts. Friends must be able to trust one another. If you do not tell the truth, people usually find out. If a friend finds out that you haven’t been honest, you may lose friend’s trust. Good friends always count on one another to speak and act honestly.

Generosity means sharing and sharing makes a friendship grow. You do not have to give your lunch money or your clothes. Naturally you will want to share your ideas and feelings. These can be very valuable to a friend. They tell your friend what is important to you. By sharing them, you help your friend know better.

Sooner or later everyone needs understanding and helping with problems. Something may go wrong at school. Talking about the problem can make it easier to solve. Turning to a friend can be a first step in solving the problem. So to be a friend you must listen and understand. You must try to put yourself in your friend’s place so you can understand the problem better.

No two friendships are ever exactly alike. But all true friendships have three things in common. If you plan to keep your friends, you must practice honesty, generosity, and understanding.

56. Some friendships don’t last very long because       .

A. there are too many people who want to make friends

B. some people receive friendship but don’t give friendship back

C. those who give others friendship receive friendship from others

D. they don’t know friendship is something serious

57. According to the passage honesty is       .[来源:Ks5u.com]

A. something countable               B. the base of friendship

C. as important as money              D. more important than anything else

58. Which of the following isn’t mentioned(提及)in the passage?

A. Always tell your friends the truth.

B. Sharing your mind with your friends is of great value.

C. Discussing your problems with your friend often helps to solve the problem.

D. A friend who gives you his lunch money is a true friend.

59. The best title of this passage is       .

A. Honesty is the Best Policy           B. A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed

C. How to be Friend                  D. Three Important Points in Life

B

An old friend from California called from the airport to tell me that he had arrived. I was not able to leave the office, but I had made plans for his arrival. After explaining(解释) where my new house was, I told him that I had left the key under the doormat(门垫). Since I knew it would be pretty late before I could get home, I suggested that he make himself at home and help himself to anything that was in the refrigerator(电冰箱).

Two hours later my friend phoned me from the house. At the moment, he said, he was listening to some of my records after having had a delicious meal. Now, he said, he was drinking a glass of orange juice. When I asked him if he had had any difficulty finding the house, he answered that the only problem was that he had not been able to find the key under the doormat, but luckily, the living room window by the apple tree had been left open and he had climbed in through the window. I listened to all this in great surprise. There is no apple tree outside my window, but there is one by the living room window of my next door neighbor’s house!

60. An old friend of mine called       .

A. to tell me to meet him at the airport       B. to tell me about his arrival

C. to ask me to leave the office             D. to ask me to make plans for his arrival

61. My friend climbed into the room because       .

A. there was an apple tree outside          B. the living room window was left open

C. he had difficulty opening the door       D. he hadn’t found the key

62. My friend telephoned me two hours later       .

A. from my home                       B. at the airport

C. in his office                         D. from my neighbor’s house

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C

What do you think of British people and American people? You might think that there are no differences between the people in the two countries. After all they speak the same language, don’t they? But if you ask a British or an American person, the differences are quite great.

What do British people think Americans are like? The British think American are very strange. They make a lot of noise and they laugh too loudly. They are rich, and they only think about money. But the British do say that Americans are kind, friendly people. They are happy to help you if you are in trouble.

What do Americans think of the British? Well, they think the British are cold and very unfriendly. They are not interested in success or in making lots of money. They think Britain is the best country in the world. They look down upon other countries. But Americans say that the British are quite good workers. They are brave and honest. And in time of trouble they face difficulties happily.

You can see that these ideas can cause misunderstanding between the British and Americans. But when American and British people become friends, they usually find things are not as bad as they expected.

63. What do you think of the differences between British and American people?

A. The differences are very small.           B. The differences are very great.

C. There are no differences between them.

D. Some people think there are, but some people don’t think so.

64. What do the British think Americans are like?

A. They are strange but friendly.            B. They are poor.

C. They are rich but unfriendly.         D. They are happy in trouble.

65. The American and British people usually get along quite well       .

A. when misunderstanding is caused between them

B. once they become friends

C. after they fight                    D. when they help each other

D

If you ask some people, “How did you learn English so well?” you may get a surprising answer: “In my sleep!”

These are people who have taken part in one of the recent experiments(实验)to test the learn while you sleep method(方法), which is now being tried in several countries, and with several subjects. English is among them.

Scientists say that this sleep study method greatly speeds language learning. They say that the ordinary person can learn two or three times as much during sleep as in the same period during the day—and this does not affect(影响)his rest in any way. However, sleep teaching will only put into your head what you have studied already while you are awake.

In one experiment, ten lessons were broadcast over the radio for two weeks. Each lesson lasted twelve hours—from 8 p. m. to 8 a. m. The first three hours of English grammar and vocabulary(词汇)were given with the students awake. At 11 p. m. a lullaby(催眠曲)was broadcast to send the student to sleep and for the next three hours the radio in a soft and low voice broadcast the lesson again into his sleeping ears. At 2 a. m. a sharp noise was sent over the radio to wake the sleeping student up for a few minutes to go over the lesson .The soft music sent him back to rest again while the radio went on. At 5 o’clock his sleep ended and he had to go through the lesson again for three hours before breakfast.

66. By the learn while you sleep method, one       .

A. starts to learn a new lesson in sleep     B. learns how to sleep better

C. is made to remember his lesson in sleep

D. can listen to the radio broadcast while lying in bed

67. In the experiment, lessons were given       .

A. in the night time                    B. after lullabies were broadcast

C. while the student was awake          D. all through the twelve hours

68. Before each lesson finishes, the student has to       .

A. get up and take breakfast             B. be woken up by a loud voice

C. listen to the lesson again in sleep       D. review(复习)the lesson by himself

69. The sleep study method is being tried in many countries to teach       .

A. the English language                B. grammar and vocabulary

C. a number of subjects                D. foreign languages

E

Accidents happen almost every day. Some accidents are not serious and some are. We read about such accidents nearly every day in the newspapers. It is wrong for people to think that accidents take place only on the roads or highways., or even at work places. Home accidents are just as common. Because very few home accidents are reported, people come to think that there are few accidents which happen in homes.

There have been many cases where people fall to their deaths from high rise flats. Children often fall over while coming down the stairs. Old people may slip(滑跤)on wet floors if they are not careful.

Nowadays there are a lot of modern electrical appliances(电器)such as rice cookers which make life easy for the modern housewives. These appliances can kill people if they are not used in the proper way. Gas stoves(煤气灶)used for cooking are also dangerous if they are not properly used. They may cause burns or, in more serious cases, even fires.

But all such accidents can be stopped if we are careful and follow simple rules of safety. For example, it is unwise for people to try repairing their own electrical appliances if they do not know how to. It is safer to get them repaired by an electrician(电工).

70. Accidents take place       .

A. mostly in homes                      B. mostly on roads and highways

C. mostly in factories                    D. almost everywhere

71. Which of the following accidents may NOT happen in homes?

A. People may fall to death from high buildings.

B. People may be knocked down by cars on the roads.

C. Gas stoves may cause burns or even fires.

D. People may be killed by an electrical appliance.

72. People are advised       .

A. to avoid using electrical appliances

B. to repair their own electrical appliances

C. not to repair their own electrical appliances

D. not to get their electrical appliances fixed

F

The English language started about 1500 years ago in England. Three groups of people came to the country. They were the Angles, the Saxons, and Jutes. These three groups brought their languages with them to England. After some time, the three languages became one new language—English. The name “English” comes from the Angles. They lived in most of England. “England” means “Angle Land” or “Country of the Angles”.

The language that we speak today—Modern English—is not the same as the English that people used 1500 years ago, including Old English (before 1150) and Middle English (up till 1500). That language—Old English—sounds different, and it has some different rules of grammar. There were only a few thousand words in Old English. But Modern English does come from Old English, and it is still like it in many important ways.[来源:高考资源网]

73. How many languages did Old English come from?

A. One           B. Two          C. Three        D. Four

74. Which language did the name “English” come from?

A. Modern English.       B. The Angles.      C. The Jutes.       D. The Saxons.

75. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Modern English has nothing to do with Old English.

B. Modern English has more words than Old English.

C. Modern English has a vocabulary twice as large as Old English.

D. There is no difference between Old English and Modern English.

五、把下列句子翻译成英语。(每题2分，共10分)

1、我打赌我们会赢得那场足球赛。

2、我只是偶然发现了这个秘密。

3、年轻人有创造力，观念很新。

4、我们的政府尽全力满足人民的需求。

5、我们经常积极参加社会活动。

六、作文。

要求：写一篇关于微笑的英语作文，

要包含下列观点：

1、身体语言因文化背景差异而不同,但微笑是最能被普遍理解的语言

2、微笑使人快乐

3、遇到困境时微笑有助于度过难关,找到友情

4、微笑是悲伤独孤时的好朋友

全篇100单词左右,可以进行适当发挥。

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