D. Answer the questions（根据以下内容回答问题）（12分）As a mother of three young girls, Alison Cowan worried about her daughters growing up too fast. From asking for the latest toy to wanting to wear make-up, it seemed to Alison and her husband, Alan, that their children were never satisfied with what they had.The girls would ask for a toy, but would lose interest in it as soon as their friends had something new. Birthday parties were no longer just a few party games and blowing up balloons. All the parents seemed to invite professional performers and compete over who could give the most expensive party bag. At just seven years old, Amy and her friends were paying more and more attention to their appearance. It was a feeling that many parents would have.However, few would dream of leaving a comfortable family life and a comfortable house to move their family 3,000 miles away to Africa in search of a simpler life. But, last June, Alison and her husband, Alan, moved with their daughters to Kampalain Uganda, to show them a different lifestyle.For almost a year, the girls play in the red, dusty streets with local children and visit markets to buy fresh fish and vegetables for dinner. They have been able to play and use their imagination away from the distractions（分心）of the consumer-driven society. Now, instead of competing over who has won a computer game, the girls think about things like the frequent water shortages and electricity cuts in certain areas. “At times, we’ve been without water for five days. The girls always accept it, though. Their world before had been so small, but now they understand _________93____________.88. Alison Cowan’s children were pleased with what they had, weren’t they?___________________________________________________________89. What would the girls do when their friends had something new?_________________________________________________________90. What does the underlined word “It” in the second pa ragraph refer to?___________________________________________________________91. Why did Alison and Alan decide to move to Kampala in Uganda? (No more than 15 words)___________________________________________________________92. What do the two girl think of their present life?___________________________________________________________93. Complete the last sentence and make it reasonable.Their world before had been so small, but now they understand___________________________.Keys: 88. No, they weren’t.89. They would ask for the same. / They would lose interest in their own toy./...90. Their children were never satisfied with what they had.91. Because they wanted to show their children a different lifestyle.92. They think their present life is hard but meaningful. / (Any possible answer is acceptable.)93.. (Any possible answer is acceptable.)D. Answer the questions（根据以下内容回答问题）（12分）An ant is saved by a pigeon （鸽子）, and almost immediately returns the favor. One day an ant found a grain of corn and decided to take it home. He held it very tight, and hurried as fast as he could, so that nobody would take the grain of corn from him. There was a river on the way home, but the ant, in a hurry, had forgotten about it, and he fell in, corn and all. he corn slipped from his mouth and went to the bottom of the river. The ant stayed on top of the water and worked hard to find a place to get out. But after a while, the ant began to be afraid that he was out of breath.A pigeon came to the river to drink, and she saw the ant crying for help in the water. She decided that she would help the little fellow. She took a long, dry piece of grass and dropped it so that it fell near the ant. He climbed on to the grass and soon got out. The ant caught his breath, and then thanked the pigeon for saving him.There was a boy near the river with a gun. The ant saw him walking up nearer and nearer to the pigeon. Hurrying as fast as he could, the ant climbed up the boy’s leg and gave him a hard bite. The boy dropped his gun and cried out, and the pigeon saw him and flew to safety.Each had saved the other. When the pigeon saved the ant she did not know that the ant would ever be able to do anything for her in return. Each was happier because of what each did for the other.The Bura people say, “Every person is another’s butter.”88. What did the ant find one day?_________________________________________________________________________89. Why did the ant go back home as fast as he could?_________________________________________________________________________90. Was the ant able to get out of the river by himself?_________________________________________________________________________91. What did the pigeon see when she came to the river?_________________________________________________________________________92. How did the ant save the pigeon when the pigeon was in danger?_________________________________________________________________________93. What does the underlined part ant the end of the story try to tell us?_________________________________________________________________________Keys: 88. A grain of corn89. Because nobody would take the grain of corn from him.90.. No, he wasn’t91. The ant crying for help in the water.92. By biting the boy.93. We should help each other.D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）（12分）Tim was running for（竞选）grade president. He and his friend Zack were putting up coloured posters in the school garden. They wrote，“TIM SHOULD WIN!”A fifth grader walked by them and saw the poster in the library. He read the poster and asked,“Why? Why should you win?”and then walked away.Tim had never thought about why before. He knew that he was popular in his grade and a lot of students would vote for him.“I suppose you should have some changes in the poster”，Zack suggested,“More break time? Hey, how about that new coffee machine in the boys’ changing room you’re always talking about?”At home, Tim and Zack made up new posters that said,“VOTE TIM: New coffee machine in the boys’ changing room. Everyone will play soccer at lunch.”The next day at school, some of Tim’s regular friends avoided him, especially the girls,“What’s the matter with everyone?”Tim puzzled while standing in the lunch line.“I’ll tell you what’s wrong,”said a small girl in line behind him.“Almost no one likes your campaign promises（竞选承诺）. The girls couldn’t care less if you’re going to get a coffee machine in the boys’ changing room. And, nobody wants to be told t hey have to play soccer at break, Some people like to play other games.”Tim thought about what he could do. Tim and Zack decided to conduct a survey among the fourth graders and make a bar graph according to the result. Then they made up new campaign post ers. The students were pleased with Tim’s promises on the posters. They started talking to him again, and the next week he won the election. Tim realized…88. Was Zack running for grade president?_______________________________________________________________________89. Where did the fifth grader see their poster?_______________________________________________________________________90. In which grade would Tim like to be grade president?_______________________________________________________________________91. How many times did they make up the posters?_______________________________________________________________________92. What did Tim and Zack do before making the last posters?_______________________________________________________________________93. After Tim won the election, what did Tim realize?_______________________________________________________________________Keys: 88. No./No, he wasn’t. （此题1分）89. In the library.90. In Grade Four. / In the fourth grade.91. Three. / Three times.92. They decided to conduct a survey and make a bar graph. /They conducted a survey and made a bar graph.93. He realized that listening to his classmates was the most important. /He realized that he should listen to others. /He realized that he should respect others’ opinions./ He realized that he should know what others’ favourites. /He realized that he should make some changes by/about himself...(Any reasonable answer is OK.) (此题3分）D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）（12分）You are invited to a large party. Loud music is playing, and lots of people are dancing. Do you dance or talk to as many people as you can call all night? Later, you cannot fall asleep—you want more conversation! Or do you prefer a quieter corner? Or perhaps you cannot wait to go home early and relax by yourself.Which of these people sound most like you? Person A, who tries to talk to everyone and stays late? Or Person B, who prefers to keep quiet and leaves early?If you said Person A, you are probably more extroverted（性格外向的）. If you said Person B, you are probably more introverted（内向的）. Or perhaps you are Person C and fall somewhere in the middle. Introverted and extroverted people are two commonly used words to describe a per son’s personality. And they are also commonly misused and misunderstood.Introverts may be thought as quiet, shy and timid. Extroverts may be thought as bold, confident, loud and full of energy. Introverted and extroverted people may fit those descriptions. But these same descriptions do not define（下定义）introversion and extroversion properly.Introverts and extroverts use their brains differently, and they get their energy differently. Introversion is the state of being mostly concerned with one’s own mental life. Extroversion is the opposite. Extroversion is the state of being mostly concerned with what is outside oneself.People who consider themselves introverts may say they “need to be alone to charge their batteries”. However, introverts may still live b eing social and going to parties. But such activities require time to prepare.Extroverts may say, “I don’t need ‘alone time’, I feel more relaxed being around other people.” Even so, extroverts can still feel unsure or not confident among other people.So where do you fall on the introversion/ extroversion chart?88. If Person B is invited to a large party, what does he probably do?_________________________________________________________________________ 89. Which three words in this passage are used to describe introverts?_________________________________________________________________________ 90. What’s the main idea of the 5th paragraph?_________________________________________________________________________ 91. What do “such activities” refer to in paragraph 6?_________________________________________________________________________ 92. How do extroverts usually make themselves relaxed?_________________________________________________________________________ 93. Which personality do you prefer, introverted or extroverted? Show your reason!_________________________________________________________________________Keys: 88. He prefers to keep quiet and leaves early./ He prefers a quieter corner. / He goes home early and relaxer by himself.89. Quiet, shy and timid.90. Introverts and extroverts use their brains differently, and they get their energy differently.91. Being social and going to parties.92. By being around other people/among other people./together with other people./playing with other people./talking with other people......93. (any reasonable answer can be accepted)D. Answer the questions.(根据短文内容回答下列问题)：（12分）“Mom, I dreamed about you all night. I dreamt that you had come back to me, but I know you are gone……” says a post-80s girl named Lulu in a Sina Weibo post.Lulu has been “ talking “ to her deceased(已故的) mother through her microblog for the past four years. Her act has moved millions of Chinese netizens, Xinhua reported last Tuesday.The girl from Shenyang posted the first to her mother on June, 2012, just over a week, after her mother passed away. “ I will keep talking to you until I leave the world.” Lulu wrote. Sincethen, she has kept updating her post almost every day, expressing how she misses her mother and also shares exciting or sad moments of her daily life.Lulu said it’s her way to “keep in touch” with her mother, as she used to talk with her three to four time a day when she was alive.During the past four years, she has posted over 1,200 messages and got 86,583 followers so far. One internet user said, “ Every tweet moves me to tears, and thank you for reminding more people to cherish(珍惜) each day we have with our mother.” Another said this was the most touching microblog ever.Lulu said she was pleased that her microblog made more people realize their filial (子女的) duties and she hopes young people could take more time to be with their parents.88. Where did Lulu write letters to her deceased mother, in Sina Weibo or Xinhua Daily?______________________________________________________________________89. When did Lulu post the first message to her mother?_______________________________________________________________________90. How often did Lulu use to talk to her mother when she was alive?________________________________________________________________________91. How many followers has Lulu got in the past four years?________________________________________________________________________92. After reading the blogs, what did some people think of it?________________________________________________________________________93. What can people get from Lulu’s blog?________________________________________________________________________Keys: 88.（In）Sina Weibo（1分）89. In（On此处省略）June, 2012./ Just over a week after her mother passed away.（2分）90. Three to four times a day.（2分）91.（Lulu has got）86,583 followers.92. They thought it was touching/grateful/moving/one of the most touching microblog ever./ They thought the blog reminded them to cherish each day one has with his or her mother.（2分）93. People can get the message that in the family children should have their filial duty and youngpeople need to take more time to be with their parents. /People realize（are aware of）the importance of their filial duty and spend more time being with their parents. …（3分）D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）（12分）“What are you saying? You lost him?” the Chief of Police said angrily.The young police inspector（警长）in front of her was tired, very tired. He wanted to sit down, but people did not sit down in the chief’s office. They stood and waited, and perhaps the Chief said “sit down”. Then they sat down, but not before.So the inspector stood. “I’m so rry, Chief,” he said. “We couldn’t find him in the trees. We looked all night, but it was dark and …”.The Chief of Police put her hands on the desk in front of her.“You had five men with you, Inspector, and two dogs. And you couldn’t find him!”The inspector waited, and the Chief of Police looked at him coldly. “What are you waiting for?”She asked, “Go out and find him! Three months ago, this man—Alex Dinon—killed the President of our country. He is a murderer—a dangerous man. Twenty-four hours ago he escaped from prison and our new President wants him back in prison—today! Now! At once!”The inspector quickly left the room.His name was Felix, and he was thirty-three years old. That was young for an inspector, but he was a good policeman. He liked his job, and worked long hours, but he was sometimes afraid of the Chief of Police.Ten minutes later he was back in his office, and Adam came into his room. Adam was twenty-five, and usually worked with Felix on important jobs.“What did the Chief say?” Adam asked.“Find Dinon quickly.” Felix said, “So, let’s begin. Have we got photographs of Dinon? And what about his family?”Adam put some photographs on the desk. “He’s got a wife and two young children.”he said.“Right. I want photographs on television and in all the newspapers. Four men can watch his house and family, day and night—four hours on, and four hours off. Next, I want policemen at all the airports and …”Telephones rang, and people came and went in the office. Felix and Adam worked on, late into the night.88. The Chief of Police was angry with Felix, wasn’t she?_________________________________________________________________________ 89. What were the reasons Felix and his men lost Alex Dinon?_________________________________________________________________________ 90. Why did the police want to catch Alex Dinon?（Answer in less than 12 words.）_________________________________________________________________________ 91. How many people were there in Alex Dinon’s family?_________________________________________________________________________ 92. What would Felix and his men do to catch Alex Dinon?_________________________________________________________________________ 93. Would you like to be an inspector like Felix? Give your reasons._________________________________________________________________________Keys: 88. Yes, she was89. It was dark at night90. He is a murder and he escaped from the prison91. Four92. They would watch his house and family, and the policeman would be at the airport93. Any reasonable answer is OK.D. Answer the questions (根据以下内容回答问题)（12分）When taking an elevator, do you often push the “Close” button? You hope by pushing it, the elevator door will close faster. But what if the button is actually fake(假的)?Karen Penafiel is the executive director(执行董事）of the US’ National Elevator Industry. She said that elevators’ “close” buttons are a complete trick, at least in the US, and that doors will not close any faster despite how hard you push.In the 1990s the Americans with Disabilities Act (美国残疾人法案)was passed in the US. Itmeans all elevators have to stay open long enough to allow disabled people to enter. Only US firefighters and elevator workers can really use the buttons with special keys.But the buttons aren’t completely useless. According to psychologists(心理学家)，fake buttons can make you feel better. They give you a sense of control that can help reduce stress. That’s why some other buttons in our lives are fake, too,For example, many offices in the US have fake thermostats(温控器).People may feel better when they think they can control the temperature in their workspace.You were told that traffic light buttons could help make the traffic signals change faster. But they may not really work either.However, even when people know these little “white lies” , they still push fake buttons. As long as the doors finally close, it seems worthy,John Kounios is a psychology professor at Drexel University in the US. He told The New York Times that he always pushes the traffic light buttons. “After all, I’ve got nothing else to do while waiting. So why not push the button on the off chance that this one will work?”88. The “close” buttons of the elevators in the US don’t really work, do they?____________________________________________________________________________ 89. What do people hope when they push the “close” button in an elevator?____________________________________________________________________________ 90. Who can really use the “close” buttons of elevators in the US according to the passage?____________________________________________________________________________ 91. Why do the fake buttons make people feel better?____________________________________________________________________________ 92. What other examples does the passage show that fake buttons aren't completely useless?____________________________________________________________________________ 93. Will you push the fake buttons next time when you take the elevator or wait at the traffic lights? Why or why not?____________________________________________________________________________Keys: 88. No,they don’t89. People hope the elevator can close as fast as possible(或close faster)90. Only US firefighters and elevator workers can really use the buttons with specialkeys.91. They give you a sense of control that can help reduce stress.92. Many offices in the US have fake thermostats and traffic light buttons.93. 言之有理即可D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）（12分）Tigers as PetsHaving a pet tiger would be great, wouldn’t it? It seems that many people agree, at least in the United States. The US Association of Zoos and Aquariums says that there are 12,000 privately owned pet tigers in the U.S.A.12,000 is a very large number of tigers. It is much more than the number of tigers living in the wild. Scientists think that there are only 2,000 or 3,000 wild tigers left. Why are there so many pet tigers? One reason is that the price of a baby tiger is quite low, sometimes just 500 dollars.Unfortunately, tigers don’t make very good pets. Caring for a big cat is very expensive, difficult and dangerous. As baby tigers, they may live inside with their owner, play safely and look very cute. However, when they grow up they cannot be trusted. They still want to attack and bite like a wild tiger. According to big cat trainers, only 1 in 8 big cats can be trained sufficiently to have conta ct with humans. That’s after training by a professional! For this reason, nearly all pet tigers live in a cage.Because they must always live in a cage, the life of a pet tiger is sometimes unhappy. They must be locked away so their owner can clean the cage and feed them. It is not safe to touch the tiger. Pet tigers are most often kept for show rather than for companionship(陪伴). Is that the kind of pet you would want?88. There are more pet tigers than wild tigers in the U.S.A, aren’t there?__________________________________________________________________________ 89. How many wild tigers are there in the U.S.A?__________________________________________________________________________ 90. What might be the reason that there are so many pet tigers?__________________________________________________________________________91. If you have a pet tiger, what should you do to stay safe?__________________________________________________________________________ 92. Why do most people keep pet tigers?__________________________________________________________________________ 93. Would you like to keep a pet tiger? Why or why not?（Give at least 2 reasons.）__________________________________________________________________________Keys: 88. Yes, there are.89. There are only 2,000 or 3,000 wild animals left.90. That the price of a baby tiger is quite low, sometimes just 500 dollars.91. I should keep the pet tiger in the cage.92. Because they often kept the pet tigers for show93. Any reason is OK.D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）（12分）For many high school students, studying abroad is for college students. But in recent years, more and more Chinese teenagers have chosen to do so.Students from China make up about 42 percent of the international students at high schools in the US, according to the latest study by the Institute of International Education. So, what attracts Chinese high school students to study abroad? What is overseas life like? We interviewed severalPan,13Moreau Catholic High School in San Francisco,California, USZhao, 15,Unionville High School in Toronto,Canadawant to try different cultures88. How many international students in American high schools are from China?___________________________________________________________________________ 89. Why does Pan choose to study in the high school in the US?___________________________________________________________________________ 90. According to Zhao, what is a shame for her?___________________________________________________________________________ 91. How did zheng get to know about the studies of the US?___________________________________________________________________________ 92. Among the three students, who gets the greatest help and support from her parents?___________________________________________________________________________ 93. If you have a chance to study in a high school abroad, will you accept it? Explain with at leastTwo reasons.___________________________________________________________________________Keys: 88. 42 percent of the international students89. Because he thinks studying in high school in America will help him get used to college life in the future and improve his English.90. Not taking the entrance examinations to high school and college a t home.91. By visiting some famous universities in Boston, such as Harvard and MIT.92. Zhao93. Any reasonable answer is OK.D. Answer the questions(回答下列问题）（共12分）That cold January night , I was growing sick of my life in the city I lived.There I was, walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theater. I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and the life in this awful place.As I walked down the empty street under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold.“Run！”I told myself and began to do so, both to keep warm and keep away from any possible danger.About a block form my flat, I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. The noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. I didn’t realize what the noise had been until I reached my flat and unlocked the door. It had been my wallet falling to the street.I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where I had heard the noise. Although I searched the street for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard a rubbish truck stop next to me. A voice called from the inside,“Alisa Camacho?”I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened and a man ju mped out.“Is this what you’re looking for?”he asked, holding up a small square shape.It was nearly 3 a.m. by the time I got into bed. I wouldn’t get much sleep that night. But I had got my wallet back. I also had got back some enjoyment of city life.88. How many jobs did the writer do in the city she lived?89. How did writer keep herself warm and safe in the street?90. Why did the writer feel nervous when she heard a sound behind her?91. When did the writer realize that the sound had been her wallet falling to the street?92. Who found the wallet for the writer?93. What did the writer think of city life at the end of the story?Why?Keys: 88. Two89. By running90. Because she thought there was someone with knife or gun, but the street was empty.91. Until she reached her flat and unlocked the door.92. A man in /inside a rubbish truck.93. She thought it enjoyable again. Because she had got her wallet back with others’help.(Any reasonable answer is OK.)D. Answer the questions (根据以下内容回答问题) (12分)A professor began his speech by holding up a glass with some water in it. Then he held it up for all to see, and asked the students, “ How much do you think this glass weighs?”“50g!””100g!””125g!” the students answered .“ I really can’t unless I weigh it,” the professor said, “but my next question is: “ what would happen if I held it up like this for a few minutes?”“Nothing,”the students said .“Okay.What would happen if I held it up like this for an hour?” the professor asked.“ Your arm could go numb. You might have serious muscles stress, or paralysis.You would have to go the hospital for sure” another student said. All students laughed.“ Very good. But during all this, did the weight of the glass change?” the professor asked.“No,” the student said.“Then why do we have different results?The students were puzzled.“ It does not matter on the weight itself. It depends on how long you hold it.” the professor said: “ it is exactly the same weigh, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes, what you have to do is to put the glass down, rest for a while before holding it up again.”The problems in life are like this. If you just think about them for a few minutes, they might not seem so bad. Think about them for a longer time, and they begin to ache. Hold them even longer and they begin to paralyze you. You will not be able to do anything. It’s important to think about challenges in your life, but it’s even more important to“put them down” at the end of the day before you go to sleep.That way, maybe be you will _______________________the next day.88. What did the professor do to begin his speech?__________________________________________________.89. Did the students know how much this glass weighted?____________________________________________________.90. Why were the students puzzled by professor’s question?Because ______________________________________.91. How can professor reduce arm ache and the muscle stress?By ____________________________________________92. The professor made this speech to help students solve physical problems, didn’t he?______, ________________.93. What can be filled in the blank at the end of the speech?Maybe you will _______________________________.。
