单词拼写，请注意使用正确的形式。（10分）

1.How will you __________(庆祝)the coming New Year?

2.Time is l________. We need to be hurry.

3.The ___________ (起源)of this custom is unknown

4.In some countries, people eat too much fat and sugar. They should eat a b_____ diet to keep healthy.

5.Hydrogen ____________(结合) with oxygen to form water.

6.Only one man __________(幸免)the accident.

7.The poor man s_____________to death because of lack of food.

8.The boy shows great _________( 好奇心)about animals.

9.On the c_______, I don’t like the way you’re talking.

10.The shopping mall is full of c____________ every day.

 

单词拼写。(每空1分，共10分)

1.All the men turned and _________(鞠躬)when Emperor passed.

2.She has such good ________(礼貌).

3.I opened a saving _________(账户)in the Central Bank of China.

4.After the tiring trip, his ________(力气)gave out.

5.Children are ________(好奇)about everything, so teachers and parents should satisfy their __________(好奇).

6.More than one thousand people were __________(淹没)in the sea after Titanic sank..

7.The ________(起源)of this custom is unknown.

8.You have to eat food with plenty of _____(纤维) that helps you _____(消化) better.

 

In ancient times the most important examinations were spoken, not written. In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually was made up of saying poetry aloud and giving speeches.

In the European universities of the Middle Ages, students who were working for advanced degrees had to discuss ques??tions in their field of study with people who had made a spe??cial study of the subject. This custom exists today as part of the process of testing candidates (应试者) for the doctor’s de??gree.

Generally, however, modem examinations are written. The written examination, where all students are tested on the same questions, was probably not known until the nineteenth century. Perhaps it came into existence with the great increase in population and the development of modem industry. A room full of candidates for a state examination timed exactly by electric clocks and carefully watched over by managers, looks like a group of workers at an automobile factory. Certainly, during examinations teachers and students are expected to act like machines.

One type of test is sometimes called an “objective” test. It is intended to deal with facts, not personal opinions. To make up an objective test, the teacher writes a series (一系列)of ques??tions, each of which has only one correct answer. Along with each question the teacher writes the correct answer and also three statements that look like answers to students who have not learned the material properly.  

4. The main idea of Paragraph Three is that ________.

A. workers now take examinations             B. the population has grown

C. there are only written exams today     D. examinations are now written and timed

5. The kind of exams where students must select answers are

A. objective                                          B. personal  

       C. spoken                                             D. written

6. Modem industry must have developed ________.

A. around the 19th century                B. before the Middle Ages

C. in Greece or Rome                   D. machines to take tests

7. It may be concluded that testing ________.

A. should test only opinions                B. should always be written

C. is given only in factories          D. has changed since the Middle Ages

When the first spring flowers blossom, Easter comes. It is the oldest Christian feast, in memory of the resurrection (复活) of Jesus Christ.

Along with the traditional Easter walk or outing, the giving of Easter eggs and, more recently, of Easter presents is a main feature of the feast. Parents give their children “Easter eggs” – colored and boiled eggs, chocolate eggs, marzipan eggs – Easter bunnies, sweets, and other gifts. In some German regions, children virtually “collect” Easter eggs from their relatives, especially their godparents.

Usually, the Easter eggs are carefully hidden in the garden or in the house and the children must search for them on the morning of the Sunday. They are told that the Easter bunny has brought them. This anonymous(匿名的), mysterious bunny is like Santa Claus at Christmas. But it is less of an “educational” figure than Santa Claus is, since the eggs are not given to children as rewards for being good.

Some Easter egg games have been preserved at certain places in Germany or have even been newly developed. Children try to outdo others in rolling colored eggs down grassy slopes, for instance, or they knock the eggs’ pointed ends together and the child whose egg does not shatter（砸碎） gets the broken one, too. In some places, this custom was even used as the name of local festival.

 

1.What are the main features of Easter?

A.        Easter walk, Easter eggs, Easter bunnies and sweets.

B.        Easter outing and the giving of Easter presents.

C.        Easter walk, Easter eggs, Easter bunnies and Easter egg games.

D.        Easter outing, the collecting of Easter eggs, and Easter games

2.The underlined word “outdo” means ________.

A. do better than               B. do worse than               C. do slower than              D. do the same as

3.What can be inferred from the passage?

E.         Easter bunny will give gifts to children for better or worse.

F.         Easter bunny is very similar to Santa Claus, as they both bring gifts to children.

G.        Easter always falls on a Sunday.

H.        Some of the local festivals are named by Easter egg games.

 

第三节：完形填空（共20小题，每题1.5分, 满分30分）

Everybody gets unhappy. That’s why people eat a lot of  21  or spend lots of money on clothes—they think that these things will make them  22  !   23  , it is easy to create happiness, if you just have learned to be a  24  .

Giving  25  and resources to others who need them is a good thing to do. It will possibly contribute more to your happiness and to maintaining(保持) a   26   attitude than anything else. The key to successful family   27  is spending time staying with other family members. Give your time to your husband or wife,  28  time and resources to your children, and  29   they are the most valuable to you in the world.

Imagine this: a boy has  30  ,and you give him something of great  31  to him, such as by reading him a book. There is no  32  that you’ll see a big simile on his face. Maybe you’ll find that this is the happiest  33  of your life. You can also volunteer for a rescue service. There you will learn the meaning of“I cried  34  I had no shoes and then I saw a man who had no legs”.

Isn’t it true that the happiest people are typically those we consider foolish because they are  35  ready to give you the  36  off their back? It is also  37  that the most discontent(不满足的) people are the ones who are always making demands and never  38  others. Form the  39  of being a Big Giver, and then you will know one of the secrets to living a  40  and happy life.

21.A.junk food               B.meals                        C.fruits                        D.vegetables

22.A unhappy                 B.disappointed               C.happy                       D.satisfied

23.A.Mostly                   B.Actually                    C.Finally                      D.Naturally

24A.winner                    B.reminder                    C.receiver                    D.giver

25.A time                       B.money                      C.clothes                     D.food

26.A.positive

27.A.communication     B.negative

B.relationships       C.rude

C.hobbies       D.equal

D.topic

28.A. take                      B. bring                        C. devote                     D. lead

29.A.believe                   B.recognize                   C.understand                D.dream

30.A.something              B.nothing                      C.everything                 D.anything

31.A.value                     B.help                          C.use                           D.importance

32.A.wonder                  B.need                          C.doubt                        D.good

33.A.view                      B.person                       C.day                           D.moment

34.A.but                        B.because                      C.though                      D.if

35.A. never                    B.yet                            C.seldom                      D.always

36.A. clothes                  B. hat                           C. money                     D. life

37.A.true                       B.certain                       C.sure                          D.real

38.A.take in                   B.pay for                      C.care about                 D.worry about

39.A.culture                   B.custom                      C.look                         D.habit

40.A.healthy                   B.unforgettable              C.successful                  D.simple