閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

One day a few years ago we had an uninvited guest—a sparrow.  36  the little bird had flown into our open garage. Then I  37  the bird before I saw it.

“What’s that?”I asked when I first heard the sound.

“It’s coming from the  38  .”my wife, Anita, said. “Maybe it’s one of the little  39  .”

I looked into the garage. No children at all. But there was that sound again, coming from right up there. And that’s  40   I saw the sparrow. It was flying  41  just inches below the ceiling. It was clearly  42  to get out, but couldn’t see the way out was not up, but  43  and and out through the garage door. So the bird continued flapping its wings and bumping its little head 44  the ceiling.

I tried to terrify it out, but only succeeded in driving it into the  45  open space between the door and the ceiling. Then I tried to show the bird how to fly down a few feet  46   it could get outside, but that only seemed to  47  it more.

“Why don’t we just leave for a few minutes,” Anita  48  .“I’m sure he’ll figure it out eventually.”

We went back into the house, where we  49  to hear the ongoing struggle between the sparrow and the ceiling. Then suddenly, it was  50  and our uninvited guest was gone.

I’ve  51  that little sparrow through the years, and I’ve decided that birds are not different much from people. We think we were  52  to fly ever upward, and we don’t even consider the  53  that something good might happen if we just fly down a little bit. Once we figure out that we can make  54  without banging（碰）our heads against ceilings, we can usually save ourselves much  55  .

36.A. Still              B. Somehow          C. Instead              D. Perhaps

【答案】B

【解析】不知怎么的，這只小鳥飛進了我們開著的車庫。B.不知怎么的。

37.A. heard            B. caught               C. searched           D. observed

【答案】A

【解析】根據(jù)下文when I first heard the sound， 可知本句的意思是“未見其鳥，先聞其鳴”。

38.A. house           B. backyard           C. garage               D. basement

【答案】C

【解析】根據(jù)36題所在的句子可知， 小鳥進入了garage,所以聲音應該從garage傳來。

39.A. birds            B. guests               C. cats                  D. kids

【答案】D

【解析】根據(jù)下文no children at all.可知, 作者的妻子認為是期中一個孩子

40.A. when            B. how                  C. why                  D. whether

【答案】A

【解析】when引導表語從句�！熬驮谀菚r我看到了那只麻雀�！�

41.A. quickly         B. anxiously           C. cautiously          D. slowly

【答案】B

【解析】anxiously不安的，焦慮的。因為被困，所以很焦慮。

42. A. deciding       B. hesitating           C. trying                D. choosing

【答案】C

【解析】try to get out努力要出去。

43. A. up               B. backward          C. forward            D. down

【答案】D

【解析】但是它看不到出去的路不在上方，而在下方。

44. A. against         B. off                    C. along                D. into

【答案】A

【解析】bump its little head against the ceiling 小腦袋撞擊天花板

45. A. free             B. small                 C. wide                 D. dark

【答案】B

【解析】門和天花板之間的空間很小。

46. A. in case         B. even if               C. as though          D. so that

【答案】D

【解析】so that 引導目的狀語從句。

47. A. puzzle          B. confuse             C. frighten             D. disturb

【答案】C

【解析】但是這樣似乎使它更害怕。Frighten sb使某人害怕， 嚇唬某人

48. A. suggested     B. explained           C. insisted             D. demanded

【答案】A

【解析】why don’t sb do 是表示建議的用語。 所以選擇A。

49. A. attempted     B. continued          C. refused             D. failed

【答案】B

【解析】continue to do sth繼續(xù)干某事

50. A. fierce           B. empty               C. safe                  D. silent

【答案】D

【解析】根據(jù)下文our uninvited guest was gone， 所以沒有聲音了，很安靜

51.A. looked after   B. worried about    C. thought about    D. brought up

【答案】C

【解析】Ａ．照看　Ｂ．擔心 Ｃ．思考  Ｄ． 提出。下文題到“鳥和人沒有什么不同”，所以作者是在思考。

52. A. forced         B. determined         C. born                 D. urged

【答案】C

【解析】be born to do 天生就是干某事的。 “我們認為我們天生就是往上飛的”

53. A. idea             B. possibility          C. challenge           D. problem

【答案】B

【解析】我們甚至沒有考慮這種可能性，如果我們飛的低一些，好事也可能會發(fā)生。

54. A. progress      B. peace                C. decisions           D. efforts

【答案】A

【解析】make progress取得進步

55. A. panic           B. pressure            C. loss                  D. trouble

【答案】D

【解析】save some trouble 省去很多麻煩。

 

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    假定你是某中學學生李華。最近，你班同學正在參加《中國日報》21世紀中學生英文報“大家談”欄目的一個討論。本次話題為：父母的收入有沒有必要讓孩子知道?

    請你根據(jù)下表所列情況給報社寫一封信，客觀地介紹討論情況。

70％的同學認為：	30％的學生認為：
1．父母的收入應該讓孩子知道；	1．父母的收入沒有必要讓孩子知道；
2．知道后，知其來之不易，能夠更加努力學習；	2．如果知道父母收入較好，會助長亂花錢風氣；
3．知道后，可以理解家長艱辛，學會儉省，為大人分憂。	3．知道父母收人后，會以為不用努力，也能靠父母，影響學習動力。

  注意：1．詞數(shù)：100左右。

    2．信的開頭已經(jīng)為你寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)內(nèi)。

        3．參考詞匯：收入——income

Dear editor,

I'm writing to tell you about the discussion we recently had about whether we should know our parents' income.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Possible version

 

假如你是某中學學生李華。最近，你班同學正在參加21世紀英文報“大家談”欄目的一個討論。本次話題為：“父母有沒有必要陪讀？”
請你根據(jù)下表所列情況給報社寫一封信，客觀地介紹討論的情況。

70%的同學認為：	30%的同學認為：
1.父母不應該陪讀 2.父母陪讀讓我們養(yǎng)成依賴的習慣，不利于我們將來自控能力的培養(yǎng)，不利于我們培養(yǎng)良好的學習習慣。 3.父母陪讀影響了他們的工作、學習和休息。	1.父母應該陪讀 2.父母陪讀能使我們騰出更多的專心學習，使我們身體更健康。 3.父母陪讀能幫助我們確立學習目標，督促我們完成學習任務，鼓勵我們獨立解決困難，培養(yǎng)我們養(yǎng)成良好的學習習慣。

注意：1. 信的形式已經(jīng)為你寫好。
2．詞數(shù)100左右。
3．參考詞匯：陪讀 accompany sb studying at school  督促 urge
I’m writing to tell you about the discussion we recently had about whether our parents should accompany us studying at school.
......

In England three foreign gentlemen came to a bus stop. They studied the information on the post sign and decided which bus to take. About five minutes later the bus they wanted came along. They prepared to get on. Suddenly people rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way. Someone shouted insulting remarks about the foreigners. The bus conductor   came rushing down the stairs to see what all the trouble was about. The three foreign gentlemen looked puzzled and ashamed. No one had told them about the British custom of lining up for a bus so that the first person who arrived at a bus-stop is the first person to get on the bus.

Learning the language of a country isn’t enough. If you want to ensure a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the manners and customs of your hosts. You will probably be surprised just how different they can be from your own. A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be used for washing yourself. Also in India, you might see a man apparently（顯然地）shaking his head at another and assume (認為) that he is disagreeing. But in many parts of India a rotating (旋轉) movement of the head is a gesture that express agreement or acceptance. Nodding your head when offered a drink in Bulgaria is likely to leave you thirsty. In that country you shake your head to express “yes” — a nod means “no”.

In Europe it is quite usual to cross your legs when sitting talking to someone, even at an important meeting. Doing this when meeting an important person in Thailand, however, could cause offence (冒犯). It is considered too informal an attitude for such an occasion. Also when in Thailand avoid touching the head of an adult — it’s just not done.

Attitudes to women vary considerably（相當?shù)兀゛round the world. In Japan, for example, it is quite usual for men to plan evening entertainments for themselves and leave their wives at home.

Knowing about customs and attitudes is useful when you are travelling, but you also need to know the language used to express different degrees of formality (禮節(jié)).

The three foreign gentlemen looked puzzled and ashamed because __________________.

   A. they didn’t know the English language      

 B. someone called their names

   C. they didn’t know the custom of lining up for a bus

   D. they knocked someone down while getting on the bus

According to the passage, which attitude to women is usual in Japan?

   A. Men always go to parties with women.  

B. Men plan evening entertainments for their wives.

   C. Men and women have equal rights to go to parties.

   D. Men plan evening entertainments for themselves, while their wives stay home.

What’s the meaning of the underlined word “insulting” in Para. 1 ?

   A. 善意的           B. 咨詢的            C. 商量的         D. 無禮的

From the passage, we know that shaking head means Yes in ______________.

A. India and Thailand                        B. India and Bulgaria   

C. Bulgaria and Thailand                      D. Thailand and Japan

The underlined sentence “Nodding your head when offered a drink in Bulgaria is likely to leave you thirsty.” means ____________.

A. It’s probably that you are thirsty if you nod your head

B. You’re possibly eager to have a drink if you nod your head

C. You probably refuse to drink when you nod your head

D. You’d like to have a cup of tea because you nod your head

In England three foreign gentlemen came to a bus stop. They studied the information on the post sign and decided which bus to take. About five minutes later the bus they wanted came along. They prepared to get on. Suddenly people rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way. Someone shouted insulting remarks about the foreigners. The bus conductor   came rushing down the stairs to see what all the trouble was about. The three foreign gentlemen looked puzzled and ashamed. No one had told them about the British custom of lining up for a bus so that the first person who arrived at a bus-stop is the first person to get on the bus.
Learning the language of a country isn’t enough. If you want to ensure a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the manners and customs of your hosts. You will probably be surprised just how different they can be from your own. A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be used for washing yourself. Also in India, you might see a man apparently（顯然地）shaking his head at another and assume (認為) that he is disagreeing. But in many parts of India a rotating (旋轉) movement of the head is a gesture that express agreement or acceptance. Nodding your head when offered a drink in Bulgaria is likely to leave you thirsty. In that country you shake your head to express “yes” — a nod means “no”.
In Europe it is quite usual to cross your legs when sitting talking to someone, even at an important meeting. Doing this when meeting an important person in Thailand, however, could cause offence (冒犯). It is considered too informal an attitude for such an occasion. Also when in Thailand avoid touching the head of an adult — it’s just not done.
Attitudes to women vary considerably（相當?shù)兀゛round the world. In Japan, for example, it is quite usual for men to plan evening entertainments for themselves and leave their wives at home.
Knowing about customs and attitudes is useful when you are travelling, but you also need to know the language used to express different degrees of formality (禮節(jié)).
【小題1】The three foreign gentlemen looked puzzled and ashamed because __________________.

A．they didn’t know the English language

B．someone called their names

C．they didn’t know the custom of lining up for a bus

D．they knocked someone down while getting on the bus

【小題2】 According to the passage, which attitude to women is usual in Japan?

A．Men always go to parties with women.

B．Men plan evening entertainments for their wives.

C．Men and women have equal rights to go to parties.

D．Men plan evening entertainments for themselves, while their wives stay home.

【小題3】What’s the meaning of the underlined word “insulting” in Para. 1 ?

A．善意的

B．咨詢的

C．商量的

D．無禮的

【小題4】 From the passage, we know that shaking head means Yes in ______________.

A．India and Thailand	B．India and Bulgaria
C．Bulgaria and Thailand	D．Thailand and Japan

【小題5】The underlined sentence “Nodding your head when offered a drink in Bulgaria is likely to leave you thirsty.” means ____________.

A．It’s probably that you are thirsty if you nod your head

B．You’re possibly eager to have a drink if you nod your head

C．You probably refuse to drink when you nod your head

D．You’d like to have a cup of tea because you nod your head