阅读理解

　　Charles Dickens was born in 1812 at Portsmouth. He did not have much schooling. But when he was young, he read many novels(长篇小说) such as Robinson Crusoe. His interest in literature(文学) was aroused(唤起) .

　　It was not until 1836 that he became famous. His Pickwick Papers came into being. It is about Mr. Pickwick and his three friends. They travel about England and get themselves into a lot of trouble. Mr. Pickwick is perhaps the greatest comic figure (滑稽人物) in English literature .

　　Dickens wrote a lot of novels, such as Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities. He also visited America, Italy, Switzerland, Paris, and gave readings from his books to huge crowds(人群) of people .

　　Dickens is read and liked by all. In many of his novels we can see Dickens' desire (愿望) to show up some wrong and put it right. His rich experience, including his bitter(辛酸的) early life, was poured out in his novels . Perhaps, there is no other novelist (小说家) in England who is so taken to people' s heart .

　　Dickens died in 1870．He had asked that his burial (葬礼) should be quite simple, but the whole nation wanted to give him the highest honour they could. So he was buried in Westminster Abbey. But, as he wished there was nothing on the stone except his name “Charles Dickens”.

(1)Charles Dickens is famous for his ________.

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(2)“Pickwick Paper ” in the passage must be the name of a ________.

[　　]

(3)Which do you think is the best translation of “to show up some wrong and put it right” in the passage? ________.

[　　]

A．揭露某些罪恶，还以公道

B．表演错误，需要改正

C．把错误展品放到右边

D．冤枉了，应给予权利

(4)Which is NOT true? ________.

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A．Dickens' burial was very simple and there was only his name on the grave stone(墓碑)

B．People like Dickens and his novels very much

C．Dickens published his first novel at the age of 24

D．Dickens led a happy life when he was young

(5)The passage is mainly about ________.

[　　]

A．Charles Dickens

B．Westminster Abbey

C．the book A Tale of Two Cities

D．Mr Pickwick

阅读理解

　　Charles Dickens was born in 1812 at Portsmouth. He did not have much schooling. But when he was young, he read many novels(长篇小说) such as Robinson Crusoe. His interest in literature(文学) was aroused(唤起) .

　　It was not until 1836 that he became famous. His Pickwick Papers came into being. It is about Mr Pickwick and his three friends. They travel about England and get themselves into a lot of trouble. Mr Pickwick is perhaps the greatest comic figure (滑稽人物) in English literature .

　　Dickens wrote a lot of novels, such as Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities. He also visited America, Italy, Switzerland, Paris, and gave readings from his books to huge crowds(人群) of people .

　　Dickens is read and liked by all. In many of his novels we can see Dickens' desire (愿望) to show up some wrong and put it right. His rich experience, including his bitter(辛酸的) early life, was poured out in his novels . Perhaps, there is no other novelist (小说家) in England who is so taken to people' s heart .

　　Dickens died in 1870．He had asked that his burial (葬礼) should be quite simple, but the whole nation wanted to give him the highest honour they could. So he was buried in Westminster Abbey. But, as he wished there was nothing on the stone except his name “Charles Dickens”.

1．Charles Dickens is famous for his ________.

[　　]

2．“Pickwick Paper ” in the passage must be the name of a ________.

[　　]

3．Which do you think is the best translation of “to show up some wrong and put it right” in the passage? ________.

[　　]

A．揭露某些罪恶，还以公道

B．表演错误，需要改正

C．把错误展品放到右边

D．冤枉了，应给予权利

4．Which is NOT true? ________.

[　　]

A．Dickens' burial was very simple and there was only his name on the grave stone(墓碑)

B．People like Dickens and his novels very much

C．Dickens published his first novel at the age of 24

D．Dickens led a happy life when he was young

5．The passage is mainly about ________.

[　　]

A．Charles Dickens

B．Westminster Abbey

C．the book A Tale of Two Cities

D．Mr Pickwick

阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

1.The war left the family scattered all over the world, and it was two decades         . (get)

那场战争使这个家庭流落到世界各地，二十年后他们才相聚。

2.The more often you seize opportunities to talk to the foreigners,______________when speaking a foreign language . (confident)

越抓住机会和老外交谈，说外语时你就越自信。

3.Back to 1942 directed by Feng Xiaogang tells a true story in 1942,           in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.(engage)

冯小刚执导的电影《一九四二》讲述了1942年的一个真实的故事，那时侯正值中国人的抗日战争。

4.He is tired of dealing with the complaints of customers. More than once he has told me his desire that______________to do another job of the department.(appoint)

他厌倦了应对顾客的投诉。他不止一次告诉我他的愿望：被任命做部门的其它工作。

5.Though there has been some talk, never_____________________________whether the legendary treasure is hidden in the mountain.(clear)

虽然早有传言，但传说中的财宝是否藏在这个山里还是没有弄明白。

6.She has succeeded. She is pleased that her devotion to studying ___________ .(pay)

她成功了.她非常高兴她在学习上的付出终于得到了回报.

7.With______________his lecture about the endangered animals, the professor has been preparing for it all the day. (attend)

因为许多学生来听关于濒危动物的报告，这位教授一整天都在做准备。

8.Smart phones enable workers to keep in contact in______________impractical before.(think)

智能手机让上班族们有更多他们以前认为是不现实的方式保持联系。

9.In my opinion, it is his measures rather than his ability______________. (blame)

依我看来，是他的措施而不是他的能力应该受责备。

10.As it turned out to be a small house party, we ______________ so formally. (dress)

其结果不过是一个很小的家庭聚会，我们本不必要穿得如此正式的。

 

In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition . Some value it highly , believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity . Others say that competition is bad ; that it sets one person against another ; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people .

I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied (依赖)on how well they performed at tennis and other skills . For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit ( 追求)of success , the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten .

However ，while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed , others take an opposite attitude .In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players , they strongly blame competition . Among the most vocal  are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society . Teaching these young people . I often observe in them a desire to fail . They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success . By not trying , they always have an excuse : “I may have lost . but it doesn’t matter because I really didn’t try . “What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot . Such a loss would be a measure of their worth . Clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves . Both are based on the mistaken belief that one’s self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others . Both are afraid of not being valued . Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve (缓解) can we discover a new meaning in competition .

1.What does this passage mainly talk about ?

A．Competition helps to set up self-respect .

B．Opinions about competition are different among people

C．Competition is harmful to personal quality development .

D．Failures are necessary experiences in competition

2.Why do some people favor competition according to the passage ?

A．It pushes society forward .  B．It builds up a sense of duty .

C．It improves personal abilities .     D．It encourages individual efforts

3.The underlined phrase “the most vocal” in Paragraph 3 means         .

A．those who try their best to win

B．those who value competition most highly

C．those who are against competition most strongly

D．those who rely on others most for success

4.Which point of view may the author agree to ?

A．Every effort should be paid back .

B．Competition should be encouraged .

C．Winning should be a life-and-death matter .

D．Fear of failure should be removed in competition

 

假设你是某中学的学生李津。你校英语俱乐部将选举新一届副主席,你欲参选，必须写一篇演讲稿。

[写作内容]

请按以下提示,写一篇竞选演讲稿。

竞选职位：学校英语俱乐部副主席 个人优势: （1）性格外向、与人相处融洽           （2）善于组织各种活动 中选后决心：协助主席，服务同学 中选后设想：举办讲座、英语晚会、英语演讲比赛等活动来提高同学英语水平，激发学习兴趣 表达愿望：希望同学们投票选你，相信你能干好工作

参考词汇:副主席vice president　竞选run for

[写作要求]

1．只能使用5个句子表达全部内容。

2．短文的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总句数。

[评分标准]

句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章连贯。

Good afternoon, my dear friends,

My name is Li Jin.  

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   Thank you.