阅读理解

　　This was the morning, when Jeremy, 14-year-old, was to begin his duck shooting. He had hated the whole idea ever since his father had bought him a gun and had promised him a trip to this island. But he loved his father and wanted to please him.

　　They came to the beach. To ease (减轻) the sense of fear, he took a picture of his father. Then he. put the camera aside and picked up the gun. His father said happily, “I've been waiting a long time for this day. I'll let you shoot.” He leaned (屈身) forward, eyes narrowed. “There is a small flight (飞翔的一群) now. Keep your head down; I'll give you the word.”

　　Jeremy's heart was beating wildly. “No, don't let me come, please!” But they came, closer, closer…“Now, take him!” cried his father. Jeremy felt his body obey. He stood up, leaned into the gun the way his father taught him. In the same distance, the ducks saw the gunners and flared wildly. For a second he hung there balanced between life and death. There was no sound. Jeremy stood still, seizing the gun.

　　“What happened? Why don't you shoot?” his father said in a controlled voice. The boy didn't answer, His lips were trembling. “Because they are so lovely.” He said and burst into tears. He sat down, face buried in his hands and wept. All hope of pleasing his father was gone. He had his chance and he had failed.

　　For a moment his father was silent. And then he said, “Let's try again.” Jeremy didn't lower his hands. “It's no use. I can't.”

　　“Hurry, you'll miss him. Here!” Cold metal touched Jeremy. He looked up, unbelieving. His father was handing the camera to him and said softly. “Qucik!” Jeremy stood up and pressed his shutter release (快门) button in a flash, “I got him!” His face was bright.

　　Jeremy saw there was no disappointment in his father's eyes, only pride and love. “I'll always love shooting. But that doesn't mean you could. Sometimes it takes as much courage not to do a thing as to do it.” He paused. “I think you could teach me how to operate that machine.”

1．Why did Jeremy take a picture for his father at the beach?

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A．Because he thought the scene was very beautiful.

B．Because he was too frightened and he wanted to make himself less afraid by taking pictures.

C．Because his father asked him to do so.

D．Because he wanted to take some photos for a newspaper.

2．When Jeremy failed to shoot, his father was ________.

[　　]

A．very angry

B．shocked

C．able to control himself

D．disappointed

3．Jeremy couldn't shoot his gun just because ________.

[　　]

A．he missed the chance

B．he didn’t know how to use the gun

C．he didn't like to kill the lovely ducks

D．he didn't want to obey his father

4．From the passage, we could infer that ________.

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A．Only when Jeremy saw the lovely ducks did he hate the idea of shooting

B．Jeremy's father was very hard to him

C．Jeremy never listened to his father

D．Jeremy loved taking pictures rather than killing wild animals

阅读下面一篇短文并做后面的题目。

Requests That Get Results

　　There are many different ways of making requests. For example, if someone wants to borrow a dollar, he or she can say: “Could you lend me a dollar?” “Do you have a dollar?” “You don't have a dollar, do you?”

　　How does a person know which request to use? Language researchers have suggested that speakers must make several important decisions. First, they must consider the other person's feelings because requests can sometimes cause embarrassment(窘迫) to both the speaker and the listener. If the speaker thinks the listener will accept the request, he or she will probably use a less formal request; however, if the speaker thinks the listener may decline(拒绝) the request, he or she will probably use a fairly formal request. The listener then has to make a choice either to accept or refuse the request. If he or she refuses, then both the speaker and listener might be embarrassed.

　　In addition, speakers must decide how well they know the person they are requesting something from and choose a suitable question. If the speaker knows the listener well, one of several types of requests can be used. For example:

　　1．Make a statement with need: “I need a dollar.”

　　2．Use an imperative: “Please lend me a dollar.”

　　3．Use a question: “Do you have a dollar?”

　　If the speaker doesn't know the listener well, one of several types of requests can be used instead．For example:

　　4．Ask about ability: “Could / Can you lend me a dollar?”

　　5．Use may: “May I borrow a dollar?”

　　6．Ask for permission: “Would it OK if I borrowed a dollar?”

　　7．Express curiosity: “I wonder if I could borrow a dollar?”

　　8．State the request negatively: “I don't suppose you could lend me a dollar?”

　　9．Apologize: “I hope you don't mind my asking you for a dollar?”

　　10．Give a hint: “I wish I had a dollar.”

　　Knowing how to make requests means knowing different types of requests as well as when each type of request is appropriate.

根据短文内容判断下面各句，分别在Less formal或More formal下打“√”，在Type下写出该句所属文中列举的10种类型之一的标号，如“1，2，3，……”。

读写任务 (共25分)

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

As we all know, life is full of dreams and having a good dream is of great importance in our daily life. Without a good dream, people can’t make progress; without a good dream, countries can’t develop; without a good dream, the world can’t become so beautiful! And I hold the strong belief that everyone, whether he is old or young, poor or rich, junior or senior, does have a good dream! After all, dreaming is certainly a positive part of our life, and wishing for good things, however, costs nothing!

What’s more, it is important to fly our dreams, especially for those who are Senior 3 students. It is high time for them to fly their dreams. If they can’t let out  dreams fly, the dream would just be a dream, not reality!

Therefore, it is no wonder that so many people have a dream since their childhood. With a nice dream, China succeeded to host the 29^th Olympic Games in 2008; with a nice dream, Hongkong returned to the motherland peacefully in 1997; with a nice dream, Yuan Longping rids the world of hunger; with a nice dream, Michael Jordon becomes the most popular basketball star; with a nice dream I can stand on this stage to compete in the final English speech contest. And with an aim of achieving success, I must do the best!

So my good friends, if you want to realize your dream, please do not be afraid in face of difficulties or give up in face of failure nor lose your dream in face of pains. You must keep going forward bravely! Just fly your dream highly above the sky!

写作内容：

1. 阅读短文后用30词左右概括短文的要点。

2. 就“放飞梦想”为主题，以120词左右发表自己的看法，并包括以下内容要点：

（1）列举自己或身边现实生活中中学生梦想成真的一件事例；

（2）结合自己的实际，谈谈你现在的梦想，并说明打算如何实现。

写作要求：

     1. 在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

     2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

评分标准：

     概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

 

That year , in the local school, there was a new math teacher, as well as some new pupils. One of the new kids was the stupidest child anyone had ever seen. It made no difference how quickly or how slowly they tried explaining numbers to him; he would always end up saying something enormously stupid. Like two plus two was five, seven times three was twenty-seven, or a triangle had thirty corners……
Before this boy arrived, math lessons had been the most boring of all. Now they were great fun. Encouraged by the new teacher, the children would listen to the pieces of nonsense spouted by the new kid, and they would have to correct his mistakes.
Whenever the new teacher asked questions, the stupid kid would stand up but made the wrong answers, the other students all wanted to be the first to find his mistakes, and then think up the most original ways to explain them. To do this they used all kinds of stuff : sweets, playing cards, oranges, paper planes, etc. It didn’t seem like any of this bothered the new kid.
However, Little Lewis was sure that it was bound to make him feel sad inside. Lewis was sure he would see him crying. So, one day, he decided to follow the new kid home after school. On leaving school, the new kid walked a few minutes to a local park, and there he waited for a while, until someone came along to meet him……
It was the new teacher!
The teacher gave the new kid a hug, and off they went, hand in hand. Following from a distance, Lewis could hear they were talking about math.
【小题1】根据短文第二三段描述，可知这位新老师的工作很有创造性，故选A。
【小题2】根据短文最后一段Following from a distance, Lewis could hear they were talking about math.描述，可知选B，这个所谓的最蠢的学生其实比其它学生知道的多。
【小题3】根据Lewis was sure he would see him crying. So, one day, he decided to follow the new kid home after school.描述，可知选B。
【小题4】联系上文To do this they used all kinds of stuff :可知选C。
【小题5】The math lessons became interesting again because of the new teacher’s ___________.

A．creativity

B．imagination

C．responsibility

D．curiosity

【小题6】The passage implies that the stupidest child____________________________.

A．was in great need of math teacher’s help after class

B．knew much more about math than other classmates

C．had no much gift for math and was slow to learn it

D．disliked both the new math teacher and his lessons

【小题7】According to the passage, Lewis followed the stupidest in order to ______________.

A．learn about where he lived	B．find out if he felt upset
C．say something to comfort him	D．make friends with him

【小题8】 What does the underlined word “this” in the third paragraph refer to ?

A．To find the stupidest kid’s mistakes.

B．To think up the most original ways to explain.

C．To use all kinds of stuff.

D．To follow him home after school.