(06·陕西B篇)

LONDON Thursday Just Read—Eddy missed his girlfriend so made he flew back to Britain from Austrahe to propose(求婚)　to her.The pooblem is she did the same in the opposite diffion.

He and Anna crea manaed to miss each other when the the same airporr waiting room in Singaoore at he same time to wait for connecting mghrs.

Anna,heartbrok,when she arrived at Eddy’s Sydney flat lind he had flow to London,told times,“It was as though someone was playing a cruel joke on. ”

“He is the most romantic person I have ever known.I think our problem is that we are both quite impulsive(冲动的)people.We are always trying to surprise each other.”

After an 11,000-mile flight across gome,she wa greeted by Eddy’s astonished  roommate asking what she was doing.

Eddy,a  27-year-old enginee taken year off to travel round Austr be he was  missing Anna,a 26-year sece,so much he got a job on a Syd   (工地)and started savir for a surprase.

He then flew bome no   and went to her flat armed with  engegerment(订婚)　ring,wine

and thougens.

“I really miseed Anna and I’d been thinking about her all the come I was so excited  when she phoned me flom Ausrralia,”he said.

Eddy then asked Anna to marry him on tbe phone .“I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry but I accepted,”she said.

Anna was given a tour of Sydney by Eddy’s friends before going back home.Eddy and to stav in Britain for two weeks beean a could not change his ticket.

45.What does the last sentence of the first paragraph tell us?

A.Anna flew to Britain from Australia to marry him.

B.Anna flew to Australia from Britain to marry him.

C.Anna flew to Britain from Australia to propose to him.

D.Anna flew to Australia from Britain to propose to him.

46.The underlined word“miss”in paragraph 2 most probably means_______.

A.escape from                            B.fail to understand

C.fail to meet                             D.long to see

47.Eddy got a job on a Sydney building site because he________.

A.wanted to travel round Australia

    B.needed monev to pay his daily cost

C.was an engineer at this building site

D.hoped to make money from this job

48.Which of the following is TRUE about Eddy and Anna according to the text?

A.Eddy proposed to Anna on the phone and Anna accepted.

B.Anna stayed in Australia waiting for Eddy’s arrival.

C.Anna bad a good time touring Sydney with Dddy.

D.Eddy met Anna in the airport waiting room by chance.

  

LONDON Thursday Just Read-Eddy missed his girlfriend so made he flew back to Britain from Austrahe to propose(求婚)　to her.The pooblem is she did the same in the opposite diffion.

He and Anna crea manaed to miss each other when the the same airporr waiting room in Singaoore at he same time to wait for connecting mghrs.

Anna,heartbrok,when she arrived at Eddy’s Sydney flat lind he had flow to London,told times,“It was as though someone was playing a cruel joke on. ”

“He is the most romantic person I have ever known.I think our problem is that we are both quite impulsive(冲动的)people.We are always trying to surprise each other.”

After an 11,000-mile flight across gome,she wa greeted by Eddy’s astonished  roommate asking what she was doing.

Eddy,a  27-year-old enginee taken year off to travel round Austr be he was  missing Anna,a 26-year sece,so much he got a job on a Syd   (工地)and started savir for a surprase.

He then flew bome no   and went to her flat armed with  engegerment(订婚)　ring,wine and thougens.“I really miseed Anna and I’d been thinking about her all the come I was so excited  when she phoned me flom Ausrralia,”he said.

Eddy then asked Anna to marry him on tbe phone .“I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry but I accepted,”she said.

Anna was given a tour of Sydney by Eddy’s friends before going back home.Eddy and to stav in Britain for two weeks beean a could not change his ticket.

1. What does the last sentence of the first paragraph tell us?

A. Anna flew to Britain from Australia to marry him.

B. Anna flew to Australia from Britain to marry him.

C. Anna flew to Britain from Australia to propose to him.

D. Anna flew to Australia from Britain to propose to him.

2. The underlined word“miss”in paragraph 2 most probably means_______.

A. escape from                     B. fail to understand

C. fail to meet                    D. long to see

3. Eddy got a job on a Sydney building site because he________.

A. wanted to travel round Australia

B. needed money to pay his daily cost

C. was an engineer at this building site

D. hoped to make money from this job

4. Which of the following is TRUE about Eddy and Anna according to the text?

A. Eddy proposed to Anna on the phone and Anna accepted.

B. Anna stayed in Australia waiting for Eddy’s arrival.

C. Anna bad a good time touring Sydney with Daddy.

D. Eddy met Anna in the airport waiting room by chance.

Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only

be used once.  Note that there is one word more than you need.

A．probably

B．attached

C．respectively

D．finalists E. beating

F.  sales    G. amazing     H. similar    I. included   J. contest

Do you have a problem with the messy homework? Good news! You may soon be able to solve that, thanks to Keagan Bolibol and her Problem Pad.

Keagan is the winner of the Staples Invention Quest for kids, a (41)________ that encourages people to invent helpful office products. This is the first year that the Invention Quest has （42）________ a category for kids. “ I’m very excited,” Keagan told Scholastic News Online. “ I really can’t believe I actually did it. From the moment I entered it, it’s really (43)________that I should make it this far.”

Keagan was one of the five (44) _______ in the kids’ category. She is a fourth-grader in Woodinville, Washington.  Keagan’s Problem Pad is (45)________ to a dry-erase board except that it can fit into a notebook. It also has a pen (46)_______ to the bottom, along with helpful tools like a multiplication table (乘法表). Kids can use the Problem Pad to do their homework and other projects. They can make mistakes and then erase them. When they finally get them right, they can copy their work on a clean sheet of paper.

Keagan received a $25,000 prize for her invention, (47) ________ thousands of other kids. If her product is produced and sold in Staples stores, she can also receive royalties（版税），part of the money made from (48)________ of a product. “ I’m (49) ________ going to donate some to charities. Then the rest is for college,” said Keagan.

 

-----Tony said he could fix my bicycle, but I really doubt it.

----- _____.He’s good at that sort of thing.

A．Don’t worry	B．Of course
C．A piece of cake	D．I couldn’t agree more

 

五.语法填空 (20分)

Dear Mr. Costa,

I’m sorry it has taken me so long to write. I’ve been very busy with work and school, but I’ve thought about you often.

How have you been (1)       (late)? Did you have a good Christmas and New Year’s? Mac says you’ve been working hard at (2)        restaurant and that business is very good. What else have you been doing?

I had a short (3)        good vacation. Mac and I went to Chicago for a few days before Christmas, but I had to come back and work (4)        Christmas and New Year’s, (5)       (include) Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve! Every time something like that (6)       (happen), I wonder (7)        I really want to work in the hotel business.

The other day I was thinking about the fun (8)        we used to have in our English class. I haven’t seen many of our classmates (9)        the course was over. In fact, the only one I see very often is Tomiko. I’d really like to get in touch with Franco. Does he ever write to you? If so, could you please send me his address?

Well, Mac and I are going skating and he is waiting for (10)       , so I guess I’d better say goodbye now. Write as soon as you can.

Yours ever