Reading and Writing

Part3 Reading and Writing（第三部分读写）ⅧReading comprehension（阅读理解）：（共56分）A True or False（判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示，填入空格内）：（共7分）When I was sixteen, I left school and went to work in a butcher’s shop. The manager was a young man, only two years older than I, but he was not honest. When people asked for good meat, he would sell them something bad. Sometimes, he did not give enough change, and people did not notice that.One day, just before Christmas, we decided to stop working earlier because we had sold out all our meat, except one small turkey. When I was going to close the door, a woman rushed in and said that she wanted a big turkey. The manager tried to sell her the small one. “It’s too small,” she said. The manager said he would get another one and went to the back of the shop with the turkey.I went after him to see what he was going to do. He pulled the small turkey to make it look bigger, and then came back and said, “Here is a bigger one.”“Yes,” the woman said, “but not much bigger. I’ll take both of them.”( ) 71 The writer went to work in a shop when he no longer went to school.( ) 72 The manager was young and honest.( ) 73 One day, the manager decided to stop working earlier because there was nothing to sell in the shop.( ) 74 The manager tried to sell the small turkey to the woman.( ) 75 At last the woman bought two turkeys.( ) 76 The manager gave the woman a bigger turkey instead of the small one.( ) 77 The woman wanted to buy two turkeys because they were cheaper.B Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案，用A、B、C或D表示，填入括号内）：（共7分）When tea and coffee were first introduced to Europe in the early eighteenth century, people had different ideas about their use. Some said that tea and coffee were harmful to people and they could cause people to die.In Sweden, King Gustaf Ⅲdecided to find out whether this was true or false. It happened that there were two brothers who were in prison at the time; they were twins and were almost exactly alike in every way. They had both been sentenced to death. The king decided to let them live if one of them agreed to drink several cups of tea each day and the other, several cups of coffee each day.Both brothers lived many years without problems of any kind. At last, the brother who had to drink tea every day died at the age of eighty-three; the other died a few years later.Because of the experiment, Sweden is today one of the countries of the world where much tea and coffee are drunk.( ) 78 Tea and coffee were first introduced to Europe about _____ ago.A 300 yearsB 200 yearsC 100 yearsD 400 years( ) 79 Gustaf Ⅲwas a(n) _____ king.A RussianB SwedishC DanishD English( ) 80 “They had both been sentenced to death”. Here “sentence” means “_____”.A 句子B 判处C处理D关押( ) 81 King Gustaf Ⅲdecided to find out whether _____.A tea was harmful to peopleB coffee was harmful to peopleC tea and coffee were harmful to peopleD tea and coffee were harmful to people and they could cause people to die.( ) 82 The brother who had to drink tea every day died _____ than the other.A a few years earlierB many years earlierC a few years laterD many years later( ) 83 The best title of this passage is _____.A Tea and CoffeeB The Twins and Gustaf ⅢC How Tea Came to SwedenD Coffee and Tea are Both Drinks( ) 84 Sweden is one of the countries of the world where much tea and coffee are drunk, because _____.A the twins drank tea and coffeeB the king liked drinking themC tea and coffee do not do harm to healthD tea and coffee cost less moneyC Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或短语，完成短文）：（共14分）A young polar bear came into his den and asked his mother, “Mommy, am I a real polar bear?”“ 85 you are/” his mother 86 .The young polar bear asked his father, “Dad, am I a real polar bear?”“Yes, you are a real polar bear.”A week 87 and the young polar bear asked his parents 88 , “Are grandma and grandpa real polar bears?”“Yes.” Said his parents.___89 week passed and the young polar bear asked his parents,“Are all my 90 real polar bears?”“Yes, they are all polar bears.” Said his parents.“Why do you ask?” wondered his mother.“Because.” Said the young polar bear. “because I’m 91 .”( ) 85 A Sure B Of course C I’m afraid D Perhaps( ) 86 A repeated B satisfied C hesitated D replied( ) 87 A later B passed C after D left( ) 88 A repeat B against C again D more( ) 89 A Other B Again C Another D One else( ) 90 A servants B cheerleaders C blacksmiths D relatives( ) 91 A hesitated B happy C freezing D frozenD Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）：（共14分）George and his wife Marge go to the State Fair every year. Every year George would say, “Marge, I’d like to ride that airplane.”And every year Marge would say, “I know,, George, but that airplane ride costs te n dollars, and ten dollars is ten dollars.”This year George and Marge to to the fair, and George says, “Marge, I’m 71 years old. If I don’t ride that airplane this year, I may never get a 92 chance.”Marge replies, “George, that airplane ride costs ten dollars, and ten dollars is ten dollars.”The pilot, tired or h 93 the annual argument, says, “Folks, I’ll make you a deal. I’ll take you both up for a ride. If you s 94 quiet for the entire ride and not say one word, I won’t charge you, but if you say one word, it’s ten dollars.”George and Marge a 95 and up they go. The pilot does all kinds of twists and turns, rolls and dives, but not a word is heard. He does all his tricks over again, but s 96 not a word. They land and the pilot t 97 to George, “By golly, I did everything I could think of to get you to yell out, but you didn’t.”George replies, “Well, I was gonna say something when Marge f 98 out of the plane, but ten dollars is ten dollars.”92______ 93 ______ 94 ______ 95 ______96 ______ 97 ______ 98 ______E Answer the following question（阅读短文，然后回答问题）：（共14分）Long, long ago, as the birds flew over the world, they saw that men had a beautiful thing. It was a bright, burning thing. Men cooked their food and kept themselves warm with it. The birds thought life would be better if they could have this thing, too. So they decided to send a messenger to humans to ask for a little piece of it. They thought chicken was a good one to send because he was a good talker. So chicken went.He flew far over the forest until he came to the towns of men. He went into a town and saw the burning thing. He learned that it was called “Fire”. He did not ask for a piece of it to take back to the birds because there was so much food lying around men’s houses that he started eating and forgot what he had come for.Men liked chicken because he crowed very early in the morning and woke them up They let him run in and out of their houses. They threw him food. So chicken stayed with humans. He never went back to the birds. He even forgot how to fly.99 What did the birds see when they flew over the world?______________________________________________________________________________ 100 How did they think their life would be if they could have this thing, too?______________________________________________________________________________ 101 Who did they decide to send to ask humans for a little piece of it?______________________________________________________________________________ 102 The birds’ messenger wasn’t keen on living with humans, was he?______________________________________________________________________________ 103 What did the writer say the messenger was good at?______________________________________________________________________________ 104 Did the messenger go back to the birds in the end?______________________________________________________________________________ 105 Why did chicken like to stay with humans?71 TFFTFFF 78 ABBDACC 85 BDBCCDC 92 another; hearing; stay; agree; still; turns; fell 99 A bright, burning thing. 100 It would be better. 101 Chicken. 102 Yes, he was.103 He was good at crowing. 104 No, he didn’t. / Never.105 Because they gave (threw) him food.106 略Part3 Reading and Writing（第三部分读写）ⅧReading comprehension（阅读理解）：（共56分）A True or False（判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示，填入空格内）：（共7分）This is an old story. People tell it to children all over the world. Cinderella’s father and mother were both dead. She lived with her aunt. Her aunt had two daughters. All of them hated Cinderella because she was beautiful. They made her do all the work in the house all day long.One day, the Prince was old enough to marry. The king asked all the ladies in the land to come to a great dance. On the night of the dance the Prince would choose his wife.When Cinderella heard about the dance, she wanted to go. Her aunt and the ugly (丑陋的) sisters laughed and said, ”You can’t go.”Then they went off to the dance. Poor Cinderella sat by the fire crying.Suddenly she heard a gentle voice saying, “Don’t cry, Cinderella, you shall go to the dance. I will help you.” Cinderella looked up and saw a little old lady. She waved her stick at Cinderella. Suddenly she was wearing a wonderful dress. “Now go to the dance,” said the little lady. Cinderella enjoyed the dance very much. The Prince danced with her all the time. Suddenly the clock began to strike twelve. She hurried back home. She lost one of her glass shoes on the steps. The next day, the Prince sent men to all parts of the country with the glass shoe.“If anyone can wear this small shoe,” he said, “she must be the beautiful lady, a nd I will marry her.”When the men brought the shoe to the ugly sisters, they pretended(假装) to put on the shoe, but their feet were big and the shoe was small. The men laughed. “Let Cinderella try,”said one of the men. Cinderella put on the shoe easily. Then the Prince married her, and they lived happily ever after.True or False（判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）: 6 %( ) 71 The Prince was the king’s young uncle.( ) 72 There was much work for Cinderella to do every day.( ) 73 Cinderella was also eager to attend the dance party.( ) 74 Cinderella cried because the little old lady beat her with a stick.( ) 75 Finally Cinderella became the Prince’s wife.( ) 76 On the night of dance, the king would choose his wife.( ) 77 The lost glass shoe helped the Prince find his wife.B Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案，用A、B、C或D表示，填入括号内）：（共7分）Mr. Johnson was a rich old man. He lived in a beautiful house in the country with lots of servants, but his wife was dead and he did not have any children.Then he died suddenly (突然地), and people said, "His servants killed him because they wanted his money."But the servants said, "No, he killed himself."The police (警方) came and asked the servants a lot of questions, and after a few weeks, there was a big trial (审判). There were two famous lawyers (律师) and several important witnesses (证人)."Tell me," one of the lawyers said to a witness one day, "Did Mr. Johnson often talk to himself when he was alone (独自的)?""I don't know," the witness answered at once."You don't know?" the lawyer said angrily."You don't know? But you were his best friend, weren't you? Why don't you know?" "Because I was never with him when he was alone." the witness answered.( ) 78 The police thought that _____.A Mr. Johnson was killed by his servants.B Mr. Johnson killed himselfC Mr Johnson had no childrenD Mr Johnson’s money had been stolen( ) 79 A How long had the police held an investigation before the trial?A One week.B Two weeks.C About a monthD half a year( ) 80 A witness is _____.A someone who sees something happenB someone who wants to learn what has happenedC a thiefD someone who was killed( ) 81 Why did the lawyer ask the witness whether Mr. Johnson often talked to himself when he was alone?A Because Mr. Johnson liked being alone.B Because Johnson’s wife had died.C Because this had something to do with Mr. Johnson’s death.D Because the servants often heard Mr. Johnson talking to himself.( ) 82 When Mr. Johnson was alone, _____.A he often talked with his best friendB he missed his wife very muchC the servants stayed with himD the servants did not go near him( ) 83 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A The police thought the servants had killed Mr. Johnson.B The witness had a good relationship with Mr. Johnson.C The lawyer proved the servants’ innocence.D The witness didn’t see Mr. Johnson when he was alone.( ) 84 _____ made Mr. Johnson live with lots of servants.A His richB A beautiful houseC No childrenD His wife’s death and no childrenC Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或短语，完成短文）：（共14分）This is the Black family. They live in the USA now, but they’re going to move to China soon. Professor Black is going to teach history 85 a famous university there.86 and Mrs. Black and their son, Tom, are at home. Their daughters, Jane andKate, are at the movies.Tom: Here’s a 87 for you, Dad. It’s from China. Maybe it’s about your new job.Mr. Black: Thank. Yes, it’s from the university. Oh, I’m not going to teach in the summer. My 88 are going to start in September.Tom: When are we going to move?Mrs.: Your father and I are going to fly to Beijing in June. We’re going to look for a 89 in the city.Tom: Oh, are we going to live in the city?Mr. Black: Yes. There’s a very good high school near the university. There aren’t many museums or theatres in the suburbs.Tom: What about Jane and Kate and me? When are we going to 90 ?Mr. Black: In July. There are Chinese classes for foreign students at the high school in August。