阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The Squirrel and the Lion
A squirrel, merrily leaping on the branches of an oak tree, accidentally missed its hold and fell upon a lion who lay sound asleep at the trunk. His Majesty awoke in ___1___, and displayed his terrific teeth to the ___2___ squirrel, who, in the most humble manner, begged __3___ for the intrusion. “I grant you your life,” said the lion, “but on condition that you tell me the reason why you are always so lively and __4___, while my time passes so boringly.”
“Yes, sire,” replied the squirrel, “I will, in return for your mercy, tell you the secret. But he who speaks the truth ought to stand higher than he who ___5___ it; permit me, therefore, to jump up the tree.”
The lion agreed to this and when the squirrel was out of his ___6___ he thus addressed him: “You seek to know how I am always merry. ___7___ gives me a joyous mind, but sire, you are just lacking in it. Think of the many crimes and cruelties you have___8___. How many animals have you killed, while I have been ___9___ in carrying nuts to help my folks! You hate, and I love! Believe me, there is great meaning and truth in these words, and often have I heard my father observe when young: “Son, let your happiness be founded in virtue, and pleasure will be the constant ___10___ of your heart.”.
1.A. anger B. silence C. surprise D. hunger
2.A. thrilling B. skipping C. trembling D. frightening
3.A. explanation B. understanding C. forgiveness D. consideration
4.A. lovely B. interesting C. athletic D. happy
5.A. witnesses B. answers C. analyzes D. hears
6.A. sight B. reach C. mind D. catch
7.A. Nature B. Wealth C. Conscience D. Knowledge
8.A. made B. committed C. performed D. accomplished
9.A. employed B. required C. interested D. devoted
10.A. tendency B. desire C. companion D. assistant
阅读下面的短文，然后以约30词概括短文的要点。
Reading exercises has a great influence on a person. If pictures, still or moving, accompany the reading, the memory will keep half the material for a long time.
Don't believe those who say that bad reading cannot hurt a person. How do they know what will hurt others? Wouldn't you rather believe the experience of the ages that says, "A man is what he has read" and "Our reading and studies carry over into our lives"?
Let's get back to the beneficial effects of thinking while reading. It helps us to enlarge our minds. We understand more about the universe, its people and many of its wonders. We learn to think and observe in new ways. We certainly do get a feeling for the language we are reading. All good writers in any language have been readers who read critically and creatively and continuously.
Finally, reading will and must broaden my sympathies, expand my love for others and set it in action. How can a person who has a bit of kindness in his heart read about all the miseries and tragedies that people and nations have and not want to do and actually do what he can to relieve those people in every way he can and as much as he can?
假如你是李明，你的班里来了一位英国交换生Paul。他在和你的交谈中表示在中国学习压力很大。请你给他写封信，给他提一些建议。
【写作内容】
1． 将自己的问题告诉老师和同学，请求得到他们的帮助。
2． 不要总想着考试成绩，要多想想自己在哪些方面进步了，这样就会给自己自信。
3． 多做运动，运动可以帮助自己缓解压力，并且有助于睡眠。
【写作要求】
用五句话表达全部的内容，并组成一篇连贯的短文。（信的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入句数）；
【评分标准】
句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。
Dear Paul,
I quite sympathize with you and understand the great trouble you are suffering from. …
……
Best wishes!
Yours sincerely,
Li Ming
默书
1.However, it was not until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries __________ of the botanical world __________. … Brave young men took the opportunity of going on botanical expeditions, __________ many dangers ….
2.Every day, we pass by advertisements on buses and billboards, on trains and in train stations, ___________ and on public notice boards. … With so many messages __________ our daily lives, it is important to understand how advertisements work.
3.When you come to think about it, there are only four __________ deal with rubbish…. The need to produce __________ of cheap food leads to a different kind of pollution.
4.She was sentimentally attached to this house, __________ it was far too big for her needs, she __________ living there long after her husband’s death.
1.Mr. Ho, our art teacher, has abandoned meat and become a ___________(vegetable).
2.We _________(quick) our pace and made our way rapidly towards the stream.
3.We still need a large number of _______(qualification) staff in our corporation.
4.The ________ (host) had all her own invitations delivered a week before the party.
5.I think I’ll study _________(evolve) when I go to university.
6.My mother works as an _________(operation) in a telecom company.
7.The government will take stricter measures to crack down on ________(crime) activities.
8.No one enjoys being laughed at in the _________(present) of their classmates.
9.I’m not so _________(optimism) about his future.
10.Many people have expressed their opposition to the _________(blood) scenes in the film.
根据所给的中文提示及首字母填空（共10个空格，每词1分,
满分10分）
1.Catty is admired by her classmates because she speaks English with great f____________.(流利)
2.We could not move freely across the border as there were too many r_________(限制) by their government.
3.The advertiser said their advertisements were aimed at m________(成熟的) audiences.
4.New technology has also made its own c__________(贡献) to noise.
5.We always assume that villagers in remote places are h__________(好客的).
6.I confined myself to two m_______(要求不过分的) ambitions for this year’s resolutions.
7.We were deeply touched by her e__________(热情).
8.He was quite all right except for some minor i________(受伤).
9.Most of the girl students were p________(迷惑) by the math problem.
10.Please state your name, age and o___________(职业).
