17.He justt kept on eating when we were talking to him.

她不停地练习直到她的钢琴弹得相当好。

 17.  A. I used my gun to kill animals for food.

   B. 1        animals for food        my gun.

(   ) 12. Children are a        for a country.

   A. treasure   B. symbol     C.spirit   D. satisfaction

【学习点拨】

                             多义词的转义现象                              

       英语中一词多义是常见现象，很多词的多种词义之间有一定联系。例如age—词的词义有“年龄、寿命、时代、阶段”等，这些词义相互之间有联系，即都有“时间”的概念。但还有一些词的词义之间完全没有联系，我们可以称其为转义词，或视为两个词义不同的同形异义词。例如agree—词在“I agree with you.”中是“同意”的意思，而在“This kind of I food doesn’t agree with him. ”一句中则是“适合”的意思，与前一句的词义差别很大。我们学过的词中有很多这样的词，应在学习中引起注意。下列每组两个句子画线词的词义差别很大，你能写出它们各自的词义吗？

1.(l) He came at a time when we needed help.         

 (2) She came to realize how much she actually missed all of them.          

2.(1) What size of shoes do you wear?         

 (2) Jack likes to wear his hair long.           

3.(l) Can you stand on the top of the wall?         

 (2) 1 can’t stand such cold weather.        

4.(l) Let^，s save the endangered animals.          

 (2) 1 want to save more money.          

5.(1) Sarah missed her family and friends very much.          

 (2) If you don't go to the party,you’ll miss all the fun!        

V.书面表达。

41.Yesterday Once More(《往日重现》) 是一首流行于世界各地的经典的美国歌曲。在中国，从70年代开始人们就传唱这首歌曲；如今，越来越多的人喜欢它。请根据上面的叙述和下面表格中提供的信息写一篇80个词左右的短文介绍这首歌曲。

IV.阅读短文，选择方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。

      “Oh,dear Tom,I think we’re good friends,so.... Tom,will you let me do some painting?”

      “No!You mean you’d like to paint the wall 31  of me? You see,my aunt always wants it to be done well. I can do it well,32 you can t.

       ^“Er,you just guess half of what I think. I mean if you let me brush all of the wall,rdlike to give you half of my apple. 33  ? Just let me try!”

      “But... ”

       “OK,OK,1 know that. You want all of my apple? OK,you will get it. Oh,please let me try!”

       “Well,all right. But you must be 34 !”

      Tom gave Ben his brush with worry on his face,but joy in his 35 . He sat down again under the tree,and started to eat the apple which Ben gave him. All day,every boy came to the garden and 36  to do some painting.

      When Ben got 37 ,Billy Fisher was waiting. He gave Tom a kite. Then Tom was given twelve small glavSS balls 38  Johnny Miller,and so on. That afternoon,Tom got many different 39  of food,drinks and toys (玩具) ，and also the whole fence was painted three 40 . His aunt thought that Tom did a good job,so she gave him a large cake!

31.          32.          33.          34.         35.       

36.          37.          38.          39.         40.      

                                       B 

      Country music is a kind of American popular music. It first came from the countryside of the Southern United States as early as the 1920s. It joins American folk (民间的) music to Western music. Blues,a kind of music full of deep unhappiness,has also been widely used in it since its recorded history. Singers were usually singing while they themselves were performing the instruments (乐器) ，such as guitars,banjos and drums. Nashville in Tennessee was once the home of American country music. It became popular in the 1940s.

     In the 1950s,country music was mainly about love 一getting or losing a boyfriend or girlfriend,and money was also thought to be another important thing.

      Then in the 1960s,song writers turned to other subjects. During these years many young students were angry with the society (社会) ，so songs were often full of angry feelings. Political leaders (政治领导人) were not well thought of and those songs often made fun of them.

      During the 1990s,country music became more and more popular. Song writers no longer wrote about the modern U.S.A — money,success or expensive things to buy. Instead,they were writing once more about things that were common for everyonef feeling alone in the modern world,missing good old days,the importance of having good friends and so on.

      In 2009 in the United States,a record showed that country music was the most listened to when people were driving on their way home in the evening,and second most popular on their way to work in the morning.

      Today country music has become a big money tree. It brings in between 200 and 400 million dollars a year for the people and the country. The music has reached all parts of the States,from Los Angeles in the west to New York in the east. Singers do not just come from the States but from all over the world. There are many famous singers from Britain,Canada and Australia. A lot of them appear on television too.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

(   ) 26. Country music         .

    A.has a history of about 100 years 

    B.has been very popular since 1920s

    C. came from western Europe

   D. only has the subject of loving

(   ) 27. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

    A.The singers and the instrument performers are usually different people.

    B.The subject of the country music in 1950s was mainly about love and money.

    C. The song writers in 1960s were thinking highly of the political leaders.

   D. The country music has always been full of happy feelings since its birth.

(   ) 28. We can infer (推断) from the text that         .

    A.the subject of the country music in the future will be mainly about the modern world 

    B.country music singers from China will be more famous than the other ones 

    C.country music in 1930s must be very popular all over the world

   D. the subject of country music in 1980s might be mainly about the modern world

(   ) 29. The most popular time for country music should be         .

   A. 1940s   B. 1960s     C. 1990s   D. 2010s

(   ) 30. Which of the following is the main characteristic (特征) of country music?

    A.Its subject changes from time to time.

    B.Its subject is always the same.

    C. People like to listen to it when they are happy.

   D. It is always written by important people.

Ⅲ.阅渎理解。

                                   A 

      Jim was the son of the owner of a hotel. Bones was a seaman,who stayed at the hotel. One day a man visited Bones and they started fightingeach other. Bones was badly hurt. When Jim was taking care of him,Bones said,“I was once the helper of Captain Flint,and now some other pirates (海盗) want to get my sea box. ”

      Some time later,Bones received a paper. He read it ,suddenly gave a loud cry and died at once. Jim opened Bones’sea box and found a bag in it. He took the bag to Trelawney and Livesey. They opened it and found a logbook (航海日志) with the information of the treasure taken by pirates during Captain Flint's time,and a map of an island with the hiding place of Flint’s treasure marked on it. Trelawney decided to look for the treasure with the help of Livesey and Jim. Trelawney bought a ship and hired (雇用) some seamen. But many of them were pirates,including Silver.

      When they were near the island,Jim overheard (偷听到) Silver talking with some of the pirates. He told them that he was Captain Flint's man,and his plan was to kill the other men on the ship after Flint’s treasure was found,and keep the treasure for themselves. Jim told Trelawney about this.

      On reaching Treasure Island,most of the seamen got on it at once. Jim followed Silver’s men by hiding himself in the woods. He saw Silver killed some of Trelawney’s men.

      At the same time,Trelawney and some of his men caught the few pirates left behind on the ship. Then they got on the island and were joined by Jim. They attacked (攻击) the pirates,killing two and drove away the rest. Finally they found the treasure. Trelawney and his men each got a part of the treasure,including Jim and Livesey. They returned to England,leaving the helpless pirates behind on the island.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

(   ) 21. Who is the main character of the story?

   A. Jim.     B. Bones.     C. Trelawney.    D. Silver.

(   ) 22. What^，s the possible reason for Bones’death?

    A.The pirates killed him.

    B.He was much scared.

    C. He had a deadly illness.

    D. He didn’t want to live.

(   ) 23. Why did the pirates want to get the sea box?

    A.There was a lot of money in it.

    B.The treasure was hidden in it. 

    C. A map of the sea was in it.

   D. The treasure information was in it.

(   ) 24. What was Silver’s plan?

    A.He wanted to get the treasure for the pirates.

    B.He decided to help Trelawney find the treasure.

    C. He planned to kill all the men on the ship.

   D. He was ready to stay on the island forever.

(   ) 25. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

    A.Silver and his men got the treasure.

    B.Trelawney and his men got the treasur.

    C. Everyone got a part of the treasure.

   D. Nobody could find the treasure at all.

II.完形填空。

      On the morning of one Saturday,the weather is pretty great,every boy in the town was happy,except Tom Sawyer. Tom’s aunt asked Tom to paint the garden fence (给花园护栏刷油漆) .It was about thirty meters 11  and more than two meters high!Tom painted a small part,and then he felt 12  So he sat down under a tree to have a  13   .

      Tom knew that after a while,other boys would come together and 14  at him. But just then,he had a wonderful 15  He picked up his brush and went back to work again.

      Soon,Ben Rogers came by. He sang a song 16  with an apple in his hand.

     “Hi!Tom,I’m going to go 17 ,would you like to come with me? But I think you have something more important to do,such like painting the 18 ,don't you?”

      “Work? No,Ben!This isn’t a work!It’s 19 fun!Not every boy can do it like this. I'm enjoying it very much!” Tom went on painting. He worked very carefully so that he seemed to be happy with his job. Ben was watching and he was getting more and more 20  After a minute,he walked up to Tom.

(   ) 11. A. long   B. wide    C. tall   D. high

(   ) 12. A. excited   B. bored    C. scared   D. surprised

(   ) 13. A. shower   B. walk     C.rest   D. holiday

(   ) 14. A. shoot   B. look    C. shout   D. laugh

(   ) 15. A. game   B. picture    C. time   D. idea

(   ) 16. A. heavily   B. loudly    C. happily   D. quietly

(   ) 17. A. cooking   B. swimming    C. camping   D. repairing

(   ) 18. A. wall   B. house     C.room   D. table

(   ) 19. A. different from   B. full of      C. close to   D. famous for

(   ) 20. A. talented   B. tired     C. interested   D. sunburned

(   ) 6. When is the train from Shanghai        in Wuhan?

   A. ready   B. due     C.available   D. past