词形变换（本大题共8分，每小题1分）
1.Hepburn is a great actress. Her ___________(成就) have gone beyond the film industry.
2.To my __________(惊讶), the boy can play basketball very well. I thought he couldn’t.
3.I’m sure it will be one of your wrong __________(决定)on that matter.
4.Many people are _________(反对) smoking in public places.
5.In his _________(forty), he got a nice present from his lovely daughter.
6.You can see the ________(sad) on her face because she can’t find her lovely dog.
Grammar is the way a language works. People sometimes describe grammar as the “rules” of a language; but in fact no natural languages have rules. If we use the word “rules”, we believe that some people have made the rules first and now people speak the language, like a new game. But languages did not start like that. Languages were started by people making sounds which gradually(渐渐地) changed into words, phrases, and sentences. No commonly-spoken language is fixed. All languages change over time. What we call grammar is simply a description(描述) of a language at a particular time.
Do we need to study grammar to learn a language? The answer is “No”. Many people in the world speak their mother language without having studied its grammar. Children start to speak before they even know the word “grammar”. But if you are serious about learning a foreign language, the long answer is “Yes, grammar can help you to learn a language more quickly.” It’s important to think of grammar as something that can help you, like a friend. When you understand the grammar of a language, you can understand many things yourself, without having to ask a teacher or look in a book.
So think of grammar as something good, something helpful, something that you can use to find your way like a signpost(路标) or a map.
1. The writer of this passage believes that if grammar is described as “rules”, it would mean that _______.
A. language is not a new game
B. language goes before grammar
C. rules are fixed by language
D. rules must be made to speak the language
2. In the first paragraph, we can see that ________.
A. grammar should be changed at a particular time
B. grammar must be simple to describe a language
C. languages were formed by people now and then
D. language is changing, and its grammar is changing too
3.The writer thinks that grammar helps when ________.
A. we learn a foreign language
B. we ask someone to make rules
C. we speak our native language
D. we look up something in a book
4. Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?
A. Grammar Is the Rules of a Language
B. The Change of Language
C. Grammar Is Your Friend
D. How to Study Grammar
Once an Englishman named Jack Brown went to Russia for a holiday. He stayed there for several months and then came home again. Some of his friends visited him a few days after he got back. “I had a very dangerous trip while I was in Russia,” Jack said to them. “I wanted to see a friend of mine in the country and the bad weather made me very late. So I was still traveling through a forest in a sleigh(雪橇) when the sun went down. It was a long way from my friend’s house when about twenty wolves began to follow my sleigh. It was very dark in the forest. There was thick snow on the ground. It was cold, and there were no houses for miles and miles. First I heard the wolves. The noise was terrible! The horses heard them, too. They were frightened and began running faster. Then I saw long, gray forms among the trees, and soon the wolves were near us. They were running very fast, and they didn’t seem to get tired like the horses.”
“What did you do?” one of Jack’s friends asked.
“When the wolves got very near,” Jack answered, “I put up my gun and shot the first wolf. The sleigh was moving about, but I hit the animal and killed it. Then all the other wolves stopped and ate it, so our sleigh got away from them for a few minutes.”
“Then they finished their meal, and I heard them coming again. The moon was shining brightly on the snow now, and after a few minutes I saw them running among the trees once more. They came nearer again, and then I shot another of them, and the others stopped once more to eat it.”
“The same thing happened again and again, and my horses became more and more tired and ran slower and slower until, after about two hours, only one wolf was still alive and following us.”
“Wasn’t it too fat to run?” one of his friends asked.
1.Jack told his friends what happened to him when he was ________.
A. in England one winter evening
B. in Russia one winter evening
C. in America one winter evening
D. in Russia one winter morning
2.According to what Jack said, the last wolf_________.
A. was the strongest of all
B. had eaten all the other wolves
C. ran much faster than the other wolves
D. was very fat and didn’t run fast enough
3.From what Jack’s friend said we know that _________.
A. all the wolves had been shot by Jack
B. the last wolf was too fat to run
C. the friend did not believe what Jack had said
D. Jack was telling the truth
This is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Year’s Eve. It is called Auld Lang Syne《友谊地久天长》. It is the traditional music played during the New Year’s celebration. Auld Lang Syne is an old Scottish poem. It tells about the need to remember old friends.
The words “auld lang syne” mean “old long since”. No one knows who wrote the poem first. However, a version(版本) by Scottish poet Robert Bums was published(出版) in 1796. The words and music we know today first appeared in a songbook three years later.
The song is played in the United States mainly on New Year’s Eve. The version you are hearing today is by the Washington Saxophone Quartet. As we end our program with Auld Lang Syne. I would like to wish all our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas.
1.This passage is from _________.
A. a newspaper B. a magazine
C. a TV program D. a radio program
2.Who is introducing Auld Lang Syne to us?
A. Robert Bums.
B. The Washington Saxophone Quartet.
C. Buddy Thomas.
D. The passage doesn’t tell us.
3.The words and music of Auld Lang Syne we know today first appeared_______.
A. in 1790 B. in 1793
C. in 1796 D. in 1799
Trip 1 One Week In The Mountains Bring your strong shoes and warm clothes for this walk in a beautiful are of the Green Mountains. You may go hiking or have a try of rock climbing. This is also a protection area for wild animals. You can find many kinds of animals living in this area. Time: May 8—May 14 Tel:64639818 Adult: $110.00 Child: $ 25.00 |
Trip 2 Three Days In The Country There are many beautiful gardens. Take your camera and enjoy the wonderful sight in Hunter Valley. It is a good place for fishing and horse riding. You can also find different kinds of flowers here. This is also a great walk for bird-lovers. Time: May 20—May 22 Tel:63986432 Adult: $50.00 Child: $ 25.00 |
Trip 3 Flashlight Adventure Put on your warm clothes, bring a flashlight(手电筒), and come for a night walk along the Dungog Valley. It is a trip full of adventure(冒险). A guide will lead the tour. Many of the plants you will see on this trip can only be seen at night. Time: May 16—May 18 Tel:63875629 Adult: $30.00 Not for Children |
Trip 4 Five Days By The Sea Wear your sun hat and enjoy wonderful sunshine all the time from morning to evening. Our hotel is next to the sea. We have our own boats too. You can swim in the sea or in the swimming pool. Every day our boat will take you to different places for swimming. Time: May 23—May 27 Tel:67538293 Adult: $80.00 Child: $ 40.00 |
1.What number may you call if you and your friends want to enjoy the sunshine at the seaside?
A. 67538293 B. 63986432
C. 64639818 D. 63875629
2.David loves sports. He will take his holiday from May 7 to May 15. What activity will he probably take part in?
A.Hiking in the mountains.
B. Fishing in the country.
C. Watching plants at night.
D. Swimming in the sea.
3.Lucy is a college student. She is quite interested in science. She wants to know something about the life of plants at night. Which trip will she choose?
A. Trip 1. B. Trip 2.
C. Trip 3. D. Trip 4.
、完形填空（本大题共10分，每小题1分）
Imagine a life without arms or legs! You can’t hold anyone in your . You can’t walk anywhere with your feet. How would you last a day like that? Would you at yourself in the mirror like Nick Vujicic, the 29-year-old Australian?
Nick was born without limbs(四肢)，so life was not for him. At school many students played jokes on him because he looked different from everyone else. He was refused to be their friends, so he always felt . However, he faced that bravely. He to type and write with two toes (脚趾) at the age of six, and he could surf and play golf. In college, he achieved great success and was among the students in the studies. And he decided on to do later in his life—to encourage others to work hard for their dreams.
Now Nick is one of the most popular speakers in the world. He travels to many countries and gives speeches about his story against difficulties. “Living life fully is about looking at what you , not what you don’t have.” He said. His story encourages millions of people.
“I tell people to keep on getting up when they and to always love themselves,” he said. “If I can encourage just one person, then my job in this life is done.”
1.A. arms B. ears C. eyes D. teeth
2.A. laugh B. cry C. smile D. shout
3.A. old B. easy C. modern D. difficult
4.A. happy B. alone C. lonely D. surprised
5.A. failed B. forgot C. helped D. learned
6.A. even B. ever C. never D. hardly
7.A. tall B. lazy C. sleepy D. excellent
8.A. how B. who C. what D. where
9.A. make B. have C. want D. win
10.A. fall B. exercise C. hear D. play
