When John Milton , writer of “Paradise Lost” ,entered Cambridge University, in 1625, he was already skilled in Latin after seven years of studying it as his second language at St. Paul’s School, London. Like all English boys who prepared for college in grammar schools ,he had learned not only to read Latin but also to speak and write it smoothly and correctly .His pronunciation of Latin was English ,however ,and seemed to have sounded strange to his friends when he later visited Italy.

      Schoolboys gained their skill in Latin in a bitter way. They kept in mind the rules to make learning by heart easier. They first made a word-for-word translation and then an idiomatic translation into English .As they increased their skill ,they translated their English back into Latin without referring to the book and then compared their translation with the original .The schoolmaster was always at hand to encourage them. All schoolmasters believed Latin should be beaten in.

      After several years of study ,the boys began to write compositions in imitation of the Latin writers they read. And as they began to read Latin poems ,they began to write poems in Latin .Because Milton was already a poet at ten ,his poems were much better than those painfully put together by the other boys. During the seven years Milton spent at university ,he made regular use of his command of Latin. He wrote some excellent Latin poems ,which he published among his works in 1645.

1.What does the passage mainly tell about?

    A．How John Milton wrote “Paradise Lost”.B．How John Milton studied Latin.

    C．How John Milton became famous.   D．How John Milton became a poet.

2.Which of the following is true of John Milton’s pronunciation of Latin?

A. It has a strong Italian accent.         B. It has an uncommon accent.　　

C. It was natural and easy to understand.　D. It was bad and difficult to understand.

3.It can be inferred from the passage that        .

    A．Milton’s training in Latin was similar to that of the other boys

    B．Milton hadn’t learned any foreign language except Latin before going to college

    C．Milton’s Italian friends helped him with Latin when talking

    D．Milton’s classmates learned Latin harder but worse than Milton.

4.Which of the following is suggested in the passage?

    A．The schoolmaster mainly helped those who were bad at Latin.

    B．The schoolmaster usually stood beside the schoolboys with a stick in his hand.

    C．The schoolboys could repeat Latin grammar rules from memory.

    D．Some of the schoolboys were quick at writing compositions in Latin.

5.What is the meaning of the underlined part “Latin should be beaten in” (Para.2)?

    A．Schoolboys should be punished if they were lazy to learn Latin.

    B．Schoolboys should be encouraged if they had difficulty in learning Latin.

    C．Schoolboys were expected to master Latin in a short time.

    D．Schoolboys had to study Latin in a hard way.

第三部分 阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)

   阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。

       When John Milton , writer of “Paradise Lost” ,entered Cambridge University, in 1625, he was already skilled in Latin after seven years of studying it as his second language at St. Paul’s School, London. Like all English boys who prepared for college in grammar schools ,he had learned not only to read Latin but also to speak and write it smoothly and correctly .His pronunciation of Latin was English ,however ,and seemed to have sounded strange to his friends when he later visited Italy.

       Schoolboys gained their skill in Latin in a bitter way. They kept in mind the rules to make learning by heart easier. They first made a word-for-word translation and then an idiomatic translation into English .As they increased their skill ,they translated their English back into Latin without referring to the book and then compared their translation with the original .The schoolmaster was always at hand to encourage them. All schoolmasters believed Latin should be beaten in.

       After several years of study ,the boys began to write compositions in imitation of the Latin writers they read. And as they began to read Latin poems ,they began to write poems in Latin .Because Milton was already a poet at ten ,his poems were much better than those painfully put together by the other boys. During the seven years Milton spent at university ,he made regular use of his command of Latin. He wrote some excellent Latin poems ,which he published among his works in 1645.

56．What does the passage mainly tell about?

       A．How John Milton wrote “Paradise Lost”.  

B．How John Milton studied Latin.

       C．How John Milton became famous.        

D．How John Milton became a poet.

57．Which of the following is true of John Milton’s pronunciation of Latin?

A. It has a strong Italian accent.        

B. It has an uncommon accent.　　

C. It was natural and easy to understand.　

D. It was bad and difficult to understand.

58．It can be inferred from the passage that _____.       .

       A．Milton’s training in Latin was similar to that of the other boys

       B．Milton hadn’t learned any foreign language except Latin before going to college

       C．Milton’s Italian friends helped him with Latin when talking

       D．Milton’s classmates learned Latin harder but worse than Milton.

59．What is the meaning of the underlined part “Latin should be beaten in” (Para.2)?

       A．Schoolboys should be punished if they were lazy to learn Latin.

       B．Schoolboys should be encouraged if they had difficulty in learning Latin.

       C．Schoolboys were expected to master Latin in a short time.

       D．Schoolboys had to study Latin in a hard way.

       When John Milton , writer of “Paradise Lost” ,entered Cambridge University, in 1625, he was already skilled in Latin after seven years of studying it as his second language at St. Paul’s School, London. Like all English boys who prepared for college in grammar schools ,he had learned not only to read Latin but also to speak and writer it smoothly and correctly .His pronunciation of Latin was English ,however ,and seemed to have sounded strange to his friends when he later visited Italy.

       Schoolboys gained their skill in Latin in a bitter way. They kept in mind the rules to make learning by heart easier. They first made a word-for-word translation and then an idiomatic translation into English .As they increased their skill ,they translated their English back into Latin without referring to the book and then compared their translation with the original .The schoolmaster was always at hand to encourage them. All schoolmasters believed Latin should be beaten in.

       After several years of study ,the boys began to write compositions in imitation of the Latin writers they read. And as they began to read Latin poems ,they began to write poems in Latin .Because Milton was already a poet at ten ,his poems were much better than those painfully put together by the other boys. During the seven years Milton spent at university ,he made regular use of his command of Latin. He wrote some excellent Latin poems ,which he published among his works in 1645.

56．What does the passage mainly tell about?

       A．How John Milton wrote “Paradise Lost”.

       B．How John Milton studied Latin.

       C．How John Milton became famous.

       D．How John Milton became a poet.

57．Which of the following way is NOT true of the schoolboys’ learning Latin?

       A．They learned the rules of the Latin language by heart.

       B．They didn’t refer to English when putting English back into Latin.

       C．They translated Latin into English word by word.

       D．They followed the Latin writers to write compositions.

58．It can be inferred from the passage that        .

       A．Milton’s training in Latin was similar to that of the other boys

       B．Milton hadn’t learned any foreign language except Latin before going to college

       C．Milton’s Italian friends helped him with Latin when talking

       D．Milton’s classmates learned Latin harder but worse than Milton.

59．Which of the following is suggested in the passage?

       A．The schoolmaster mainly helped those who were bad at Latin.

       B．The schoolmaster usually stood beside the schoolboys with a stick in his hand.

       C．The schoolboys could repeat Latin grammar rules from memory.

       D．Some of the schoolboys were quick at writing compositions in Latin.

60．What is the meaning of the underlined part “Latin should be beaten in” (Para.2)?

       A．Schoolboys should be punished if they were lazy to learn Latin.

       B．Schoolboys should be encouraged if they had difficulty in learning Latin.

       C．Schoolboys were expected to master Latin in a short time.

       D．Schoolboys had to study Latin in a hard way.

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出一个最佳选项。

　　When John Milton, writer of “Paradise Lost”, entered Cambridge University, in 1625, he was already skilled in Latin after seven years of studying it as his second language at St. Paul's School, London. Like all English boys who prepared for college in grammar schools, he had learned not only to read Latin but also to speak and write it smoothly and correctly. His pronunciation of Latin was English, however, and seemed to have sounded strange to his friends when he later visited Italy.

　　Schoolboys gained their skill in Latin in a bitter way. They kept in mind the rules to make learning by heart easier. They first made a word-for-word translation and then an idiomatic translation into English. As they increased their skill, they translated their English back into Latin without referring to the book and then compared their translation with the original. The schoolmaster was always at hand to encourage them. All schoolmasters believed Latin should be beaten in.

　　After several yeas of study, the boys began to write compositions in imitation of the Latin writers they read. And as they began to read Latin Poems, they began to write poems in Latin. Because Milton was already a poet at ten, his poems were much better than those painfully put together by the other boys. During the seven years Milton spent at university, he made regular use of his command of Latin. He wrote some excellent Latin poems, which he published among his works in 1645.

1．What does the passage mainly tell about?

[　　]

A．How John Milton wrote “Paradise Lost”.

B．How John Milton studied Latin.

C．How John Milton became famous.

D．How John Milton became a poet.

2．Which of the following is true of John Milton's pronunciation of Latin?

[　　]

A．It has a strong Italian accent.

B．It has an uncommon accent.

C．It was natural and easy to understand.

D．It was bad and difficult to understand.

2．It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

[　　]

A．Milton's training in Latin was similar to that of the other boys

B．Milton hadn't learned any foreign language except Latin before going to college

C．Milton's Italian friends helped him with Latin when talking

D．Milton's classmates learned Latin harder but worse than Milton

3．Which of the following is suggested in the passage?

[　　]

A．The schoolmaster mainly helped those who were bad at Latin.

B．The schoolmaster usually stood beside the schoolboys with a stick in his hand.

C．The schoolboys could repeat Latin grammar rules from memory.

D．Some of the schoolboys were quick at writing compositions in Latin.

4．What is the meaning of the underlined part “Latin should be beaten in” that the writer wishes you to understand?

[　　]

A．Schoolboys should be punished if they were lazy to learn Latin.

B．Schoolboys should be encouraged if they had difficulty in learning Latin.

C．Schoolboys were expected to master Latin in a short time.

D．Schoolboys had to study Latin in a hard way.

Scott and his companions were terribly disappointed. When they got to the South Pole, they found the Norwegians（挪威人）had    31    them in the race to be the first ever to reach it. After   32   the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves    33   they started the 950-mile journey back.

The journey was unexpectedly    34    and the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them. The sun hardly    35   . The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones they had     36   to mark their way home. To make things    37   . Evans, whom they had all thought of    38    the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice. Having     39   along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died.

The four who were     40   pushed on at the best speed they could    41   . Captain Oates had been suffering for some time from his    42    fact; at night his feet swelled（肿胀） so large that he could    43    put his boots on the next morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great    44    . He knew his slowness was making it less likely that     45   could save themselves. He asked them to leave him behind in his sleeping-bag, but they refused, and helped him     46   a few more miles, until it was time to put up the   47     for another night.

The following morning,     48   the other three were still in their sleeping-bags, he said. “I am just going outside and may be    49    some time.” He was never seen again. He had walked out    50    into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his companions.

1.                A．knocked        B．fought          C．won D．beaten

2.                A．growing        B．putting         C．planting  D．laying

3.                A．after           B．until           C．while D．before

4.                A．safe           B．fast            C．short D．slow

5.                A．rose           B．set            C．appeared D．disappeared

6.                A．taken up        B．cut up          C．set up    D．picked up

7.                A．easier          B．better          C．bitter D．worse

8.                A．to             B．upon           C．as   D．in

9.                A．battled         B．struggled        C．speeded  D．waited

10.               A．left            B．lost            C．defeated  D．saved

11.               A．manage        B．try            C．employ    D．find

12.               A．ached          B．frozen         C．harden    D．harmed

13.               A．hardly         B．never          C．seldom    D．nearly

14.               A．pain           B．fear           C．trouble    D．danger

15.               A．all others       B．some others     C．others D．the others

16.               A．away          B．with           C．off   D．on

17.               A．bed           B．tent           C．blanket    D．sleeping-bag

18.               A．while          B．since          C．for   D．once

19.               A．missed         B．separated       C．passed    D．gone

20.               A．patiently        B．lonely          C．alone D．worriedly