The day before Father’s Day, Mrs. Berry asked her students to make a card for their fathers. She passed out paper and pieces of cloth.

Elizabeth looked for a while at the blue cloth and began to cut it. Then she   36   her paper in half and began writing. When Elizabeth finally looked at the message the teacher gave on the paper, she noticed something else. She felt her   37   grow hot — she hadn’t heard that anyone who didn’t have a father could make one for a grandfather or an uncle.

As her teacher walked to her, Elizabeth tried   38   her card with her arm, but Mrs. Berry gently   39   it so that she could read it. Elizabeth sat   40  , waiting for her to say something, but she saw a   41   roll down Mrs. Berry’s face. She had never made Mrs. Berry so upset.

When school was over, Elizabeth   42   until all the other kids left so that she could

43  . “I’m sorry for not listening. I’ll make another card   44   you want. I’ll do it   45   and bring it tomorrow.” “  46   are you talking about?” asked Mrs. Berry.

“My Father’s Day card. I know you’re upset because I didn’t do it   47  .”

“Elizabeth, that was the __48   card in the whole class. It was so   49   that it made me cry.”

Elizabeth was so   50   that she ran out of the classroom.

When her mom came home from work that night, Elizabeth   51   to give her the card early. On the front of the card was a   52   of Elizabeth’s mom, with a blue piece of cloth cut like her hair. Inside the card she had written:

Dear Mom,

I know you work really hard to be both a mommy and a(n)   53  . I want to thank you and  54   you a happy Father’s Day!

                                                        Love,

                                                       Elizabeth

When her mom read the card she started   55  , just like Mrs. Berry did.

1.A. cut                        B. tore                  C. spread               D. folded

2.A. heart                         B. face                  C. hands                       D. body

3.A. covering             B. holding             C. doing                       D. making

4.A. caught                   B. left                   C. lifted                       D. placed

5.A. alone                    B. still                   C. up                           D. down

6.A. tear                    B. smile                C. hair                         D. sweat

7.A. worked                 B. waited            C. stood                       D. sat

8.A. apologize                  B. stop                  C. understand             D. stay

9.A. because               B. until                 C. unless                   D. if

10.A. just here                  B. at once           C. at home                 D. at school

11.A. Who                        B. Whose                  C. Which                   D. What

12.A. carefully                  B. quickly             C. wrong                      D. right

13.A. worst                  B. best                  C. favorite                    D. simplest

14.A. wild                        B. useful               C. sweet                       D. hard

15.A. happy                  B. regretful            C. brave                       D. rude

16.A. seemed                B. decided             C. refused                     D. promised

17.A. recording                 B. discovery          C. drawing                   D. writing

18.A. teacher                B. sister                 C. daddy                      D. aunt

19.A. wish                        B. hope                 C. want                        D. congratulate

20.A. laughing                  B. joking               C. worrying                  D. crying

 

下面文章中有5个段落需要添加首句。请从以下选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）选出适合各段落的首句，并在答题纸上将相应选项的标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。

A. Time can run out.

B. Tomorrow won’t be better.

C. Ideas need time to develop.

D. Your professor will be impatient.

E. You blow off your chances for help.

F. You are probably overestimating （高估）the pain.

Never Put off Tomorrow What You Can Do Today

Want to put off studying for the physics test? Or writing that thirty-five-page research paper on future uses of biotechnology? Sure you do? And who wouldn’t? But it’s still a silly idea to put off doing something until a future time. Here is why ....

1.__________. The task will be still the same. It won’t be any more fun and you still won’t want to do it. As the deadline gets closer and closer, the task seems to become larger and larger if you haven’t started the work. And the stress increases. Now not only do you have to write that paper, you have to do it under great pressure.

2._________ . Before you start, it seems that the task is unlikely to be accomplished. But you know what? You’re probably miscalculating. Get started -------- maybe on a small piece ------ And you will discover that you have more resources and know more about the subject than you thought. Result? You won’t experience nearly as much suffering as you expected to. Things are guaranteed ------ 100 percent ------- to get better.

3._____________ . If you leave your work before the night before it’s due, you give up the possibility of getting input from your professor. Professors regularly give advice ----- or at least a few useful tips ---- during office hours. Unfortunately though, they don’t usually hold office hours at midnight, so you will be out of luck when you discover the night before the midterm that you have no idea how to do the questions that will count for two-thirds of your grade.

4.________ . Ever wonder why the professor assigns the papers two weeks before it’s due? It’s because he or she expects you to be thinking about the issue, or doing the research, for two weeks. No, not every waking moment, but at least some of the time. After all, the professor could just as easily have given the assignment one week before it was due if he or she expected less thinking. When you throw together a paper or a report at the last minute, your ideas are half-baked. And your professor will know it.

5.________ . If you put things off at the last minute, you might find that you haven’t budgeted enough minutes to finish the necessary tasks. It’s the easiest thing in the world to miscalculate how long it will take to do all the work especially when new issues arise ------ like illness, family problems, computer breakdowns, trouble at work, and all the other things ------- as you are thinking through your paper argument or preparing yourself for the coming test. If you keep delaying, you don’t allow yourself time for those various life events that have an adverse(不利的) effect on your ability to complete your assignment. 

 

第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 完成句子（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

71. As Liu Qian puts it , it’s not the magic that makes it work , ____________(我们的工作方式)that makes it magic. ( way )

72. _________,(尽管他的想法听起来奇怪)it was accepted by all the people at the meeting. (as )

73. It’s _________ (你很愚蠢) be involoved in the trouble. (silly)

74. Mike _________ (肯定不在打扫)the classroom now. I saw him playing basketball on the playground a moment ago. ( clean )

75. Do remember _________ (把家庭作业交上来)before you go to your P.E class. ( have )

76.  _________ (他所需要的)is enough time and what I need are enough books.( what )

77.   _________ (困在)in the collapsed coal mine for more than 70 hours , the workers survived by eating newspapers. ( trap )

78. Your advice _________ (她等待)till next week is unreasonable, so she is wise not to take it. (wait )

79. _________ (如果你打开电视)and you will often see advertisements showing happy families. (turn )

80. Oh, _________ (多有趣)to skate on real rice! ( fun )

 

Thanks to the huge success of Harry Potter, many teenagers dream about living in an ancient castle. These dreams may include beautiful silk dresses, delicious food, servants and of course, magic. However, real life in an English castle was not easy. With thick stonewalls and high towers, castles were built for defence(防御). So they were not good places to live in. In medieval times, castles must have been noisy and smelly places. Horses, cattle, chickens and sheep walked free, blacksmiths did ironwork, soldiers practised sword (剑) fights, and children of all ages played around them. Castles did not have central heating; the only heat came from the fireplace. Even in summer the castle was cool. People living in the castles had to use blankets to keep warm while at work.

Life during the Middle Ages began at sunrise. Servants lit the fire, swept the floor and cooked the morning meal. The mid-morning meal was the main meal of the day and often included three or four courses (一道菜). After dinner, everyone continued his or her work. The owner of the castle, the lord, sometimes took his guests hunting or shooting. His wife, the lady, spent much of the day watching the maids (女仆) work, as well as people working in the kitchen. She also kept an eye on the weavers and embroiderers who made clothes for the family. Supper was simple and eaten late, just before bedtime.

You may find some old magic books in a castle as Harry Potter once did. Read them before you go to bed, because when you fall asleep the magic of castle life may appear before your eyes.

1. For what purpose were the castles built in England?

A. To defend the city or country against enemies.

B. To provide a working place for blacksmiths.

C. To raise poultry (家禽) and livestock (家畜).

D. To provide a place for teenagers to learn magic.

2. Why were the ancient castles noisy?

A. Because soldiers practiced sword fights there.

B. Because blacksmiths did ironwork there.

C. Because children of all ages played around them.

D. All of the above.

3. Which of the following about family life in castles is true according to the passage?

A. The servants in castles lived an easy life.

B. The wife spent much of the day at home.

C. Supper was eaten before sunset.

D. Dinner was eaten in the middle of the day.

4.The main idea of this passage is ______.

A. castles were not good places to live in

B. castles in novels are different from those in history

C. Harry Potter's story in a castle affected people

D. what real life was like in an ancient castle