阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从16 ~ 30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。
Mrs. Jones was very fond of singing. She had a good 16 , except that some of her high notes tended to sound like a gate, which someone had forgotten to 17 . Mrs. Jones was very conscious of this 18 , and took every 19 she could find to practice these high 20 . As she lived in a small house where she could not practice without 21 the rest of the family, she usually went for long walks along the country roads whenever she had time, and practiced her high notes there. Every time she heard a 22 or a person coming along the 23 , she stopped and 24 until she could no longer be heard before she started practicing again, because she was a 25 person, and because she was sensitive about those high notes.
One afternoon, however, a fast, open car came up behind her so 26 and so fast that she did not hear it until it was only a few yards from her. She was singing some of her highest and most 27 notes at the time, and as the car passed her, she saw an anxious 28 suddenly come over its driver’s face. He put his brakes on violently, and as soon as the car stopped, jumped out and began to 29 all his tires carefully.
Mrs. Jones did not dare to tell him what the noise he had heard had really been, so he got back into his car and drove off as 30 as he had been when he stopped.
1.A. voice B. noise C. sound D. note
2.A. close B. open C. repair D. oil
3.A. strength B. sickness C. weakness D. advantage
4.A. time B. chance C. person D. place
5.A. notes B. songs C. signs D. sounds
6.A. preventing B. harming C. disturbing D. damaging
7.A. train B. car C. noise D. driver
8.A. path B. avenue C. street D. road
9.A. waited B. expected C. confused D. puzzled
10.A. brave B. shy C. ordinary D. unique
11.A. slightly B. gently C. quickly D. silently
12.A. beautiful B. exhausting C. difficult D. energetic
13.A. expression B. explanation C. impression D. reaction
14.A. approach B. observe C. repair D. examine
15.A. convinced B. upset C. puzzled D. pleased
阅读下面短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
I will never forget the lesson which Mr. Li gave us. One day Mr. Li was speaking to us in our school meeting room. He began his speech by holding up a ¥ 100 bill. He asked, "Who would like this ¥ 100 bill?" Most of us put up our hands quickly. Then he said, "I am going to give this ¥ 100 to one of you, but first let me do this." He then made the bill into a ball and said; "Who wants it now?" We raised our hands again. But he said,“Wait a moment.”He then dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. After that, he picked up the dirty bill and said, "Who still wants it?" Many hands were still up.
"My friends," he said, "you have learned a valuable lesson today. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not go down in value. It was still worth ¥ 100."
"We sometimes lose confidence in ourselves." He went on speaking, "We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember, no matter what has happened to you, you will never lose your value: you are always valuable to those people who love you. Your value doesn't come from what you do or who you know, but WHO YOU ARE."
"You are special and valuable. Don't ever forget it!'
[写作内容)
1．以约30个词概括上文的内容；
2．以约120个词谈谈你的感想，并包括以下内容：
(1) 通过阅读这篇短文，你有哪些收获?
(2) 如果一个学生某次考试成绩很差，你想跟他／她说些什么?
[写作要求]
你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用阅读材料中的句子。
基础写作(共1小题，满分15分)
写作内容：校学生会为了帮助大家学好电脑，特邀广州大学计算机系王平教授在3月3日星期六下午2点来校做讲座，请根据下面所给的情景说明，写一份书面的通知，通知日期是2月28号。
写作要求：请使用5个规范的英语句子描述全部所给的信息内容，注意行文的连贯性。(文章开头及格式已给出. 这部分要抄写到答案卷上)
1） 事宜：关于计算机的用途以及如何利用internet网络进行学习的讲座;
2） 讲座人：广州大学计算机系王平教授；
3） 地点：图书馆三楼；
4） 要求：参加者准备一些自己在电脑学习中过程中遇到的问题,让王教授会后回答。
5） 参加对象：电脑爱好者；不要迟到。
Notice
To help students learn more about computers, _________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________.
The Students’ Union
Feb.28th
阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。
阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。
以下是学习英浯的方法：
A. Practice speaking as often as you can -- even speaking to yourself is good practice. Try recording yourself whenever you can.
B. It helps if you can learn with someone else. If you can persuade a friend or family member to study with you, it will make you keep working. Agree times to meet and set goals for the week. And test each other regularly.
C. Practice improvising (即兴的) ways of getting your meaning across, even if you don't know the exact words or phrases. Think of things you might want to say whenever you have time. An example is the use of tenses. Use facial expressions, hand movements, anything to get your meaning across.
D. Guesswork is important in learning a new language. When listening to recorded material, you aren't expected to understand everything the first round. If you play the same piece several times, you will most probably understand something new each time. Learn to make maximum (最大限度) use of all the clues (提示) you can pick up.
E. A wide vocabulary is the key to successful language learning, but don't try to learn too much vocabulary at once.
F. If you are the person on the bus, street or restaurant asking how you can improve your English, you are on the right track. The only way to improve your speaking is by speaking. Don't worry about a bad accent or forgetting words or not being understood.
以下是学习者在学习英语中所碰到的闲难。请匹配这些困难与他们所对应的学习方法。
1. Jack Anderson's vocabulary is very small. He is very anxious to improve his English. Therefore, he wants to enlarge his vocabulary in a short time and tries his best to memorize new words as many as possible at a time.
2. Margret Lillian's pronunciation is poor. And she doesn't know how to improve her
pronunciation. She is very worried and doesn't know what to do.
3.Alice Fingelhamm has difficulty in understanding the meaning of the English text. So she looks up the new words in the dictionary in order to understand everything. However, she made little progress in English.
4.Although Peter Florian wants to communicate with people on the bus when he is on the way home, he is afraid of being laughed at because of his poor accent.
5. Lynne Nagata can't express herself clearly in English because she sometimes forgets some key words and doesn't know the tenses exactly.
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31－40的相应位置上。
Rivers are one of our most important natural resources. Many of the world’s great ____1.____ are located on rivers, and almost ___2.____ country has at least one river flowing through it that plays ____3.____ important part in the lives of its people.
Since the beginning of history, people _____4._____ (use) rivers for transportation. The longest one in the United States is the Mississippi, and the lifeline of Egypt is the Nile. _____5._____ transportation, rivers give water to drink, water for crops, and chances for fun and recreation for the people ___6.___ live along their banks.
However, large cities and industries that are located on rivers often make problems. As the cities grow __7.____ size and industries increase in number, the water in the rivers becomes ____8._____ (pollute) with chemicals and other materials. People are learning the ___9._____ (important) of doing more to keep their rivers clean ___10._____ they want to enjoy the benefits of this natural resource.
【写作情景】假若你是某高中学生李华，进入高中后， 你觉得学英语的方式与初中有很大的不同。 你给自己的英语老师写了一封信，讲述自己的英语学习情况。请你根据下面的提示补全此信。
【写作内容】
开始学习高中英语时，觉得英语比以前要难得多，几乎丧失信心；
后来逐渐意识到英语的重要性；
每天努力学习英语，例如多读书，多背诵等；
向老师和同学请教更好的学习英语的方法；
他们的帮助和您的鼓励使我取得了很大的进步，现在对英语越来越感兴趣。
【写作要求】字数在100字左右。
参考词汇：背诵：recite 高级的: senior
Dear Mr. Li,
I’m glad to tell you that I have made great progress in my English study since I became a senior high student.
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_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Thank you so much for your great help in your class.
Wish you all the best.
Yours,
Li Hua
