In a city of south India lived a young man who was always dreaming of becoming rich. He often heard about some traders in his city who gathered a great deal of 1 in the course of their travels across the world. He believed he could also make a great achievement although he didn’t have any 2 in business at all. So, one fine day, the young man set out on a long 3
in search of trade opportunities.
4 though, he did not become as rich as he had thought he would. Worse, he spent more money on his travels than he 5 in the course of his trade. All this made him feel confused and 6 , but he refused to return home without 7 .
One day, while he was wandering on the shore in a seaside town, his eyes 8 on an object which he thought should be a large ship at a distance.
“When I become rich, I shall buy a ship just like that one and 9 around the world,” he said ambitiously. Then he waited to see the ship enter the harbor. As the ship got closer, it lost its 10 dimensions(规模) and looked more like a small boat. When the boat reached the 11 , the young man let out a big heavy sigh because he discovered that it was only a bunch of logs tied together. He was terribly 12 to see such a raft(木筏).
Finally he understood. Just as he 13 a lot of time on fruitless speculation(猜想) about the “ship”, his expectations of getting 14 was also without any real basis. Therefore, he decided to return home and 15 up a more practical job.
1. A. energy B. knowledge C. resource D. fortune
2. A. expectation B. experience C. interest D. ambition
3. A. journey B. partnership C. vacation D. period
4. A. Unreasonably B. Unbelievably C. Unconsciously D. Unfortunately
5. A. begged B. borrowed C. earned D. adopted
6. A. uncertain B. excited C. patient D. indifferent
7. A. hesitation B. success C. problem D. income
8. A. depended B. focused C. insisted D. lived
9. A. show B. turn C. sail D. fly
10. A. correct B. formal C. real D. grand
11. A. bank B. shore C. ocean D. bottom
12. A. disappointed B. pleased C. puzzled D. astonished
13. A. saved B. valued C. wasted D. created
14. A. rich B. learned C. smart D. strong
15. A. set B. gave C. made D. took
读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
THE LION AND THE MOUSE
When a lion was asleep, a little mouse began running up and down beside him, which made some noise. This soon wakened the lion. Losing his temper, he caught the mouse in his paws and was about to kill it. The mouse, terrified, pleaded to the lion to spare its life.
"Please let me go," it cried, "and one day I will repay you for your kindness." The idea of so small a creature ever being able to do anything for him amused the lion so much that he laughed aloud. He thought, “How could this little mouse help me?” However, he lifted his paws and let it go.
But the mouse's chance came after all. A few days later, when the lion was wandering in the forest, he was caught in a trap.
The hunters wanted to take him alive to the king, so he tied him to a tree, and went away to look for a wagon.
Just then the little mouse passed by, and saw the sad lion. It went up to him and soon gnawed away(啃断) the ropes. “Was I right?” asked the little mouse. This lion nodded his head and thanked the little mouse.
【写作要求】
1、 以约30词概括短文的内容要点；
2、以约120个词就“勿以善小而不为”的主题发表看法，至少包含以下内容要点：
（1）该故事给你什么启示？
（2）你认为生活中的小善举能带来大作用吗？
（3）请举例说明。
【写作要求】
1、可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；
2、 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称
【评分标准】
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。
基础写作(共1小题，满分15分)
假如你是Jenny。你所在城市的孔子学院（The Confucius Institute）将举办“汉语桥”比赛，该比赛面向学习汉语的外国青年学生。你的美国笔友David学习汉语多年，你想建议他参加这个比赛。
【写作内容】
请你根据下列提示给David写一封信介绍这个比赛并鼓励他参赛。
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“汉语桥”比赛 |
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活动目的 |
l 提供展示汉语能力的舞台 l 激发学习汉语的热情 l 增进对中华文化的了解 |
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参赛对象 |
年龄30岁以下、母语非汉语的外国高校学生。 |
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比赛内容 |
1. 演讲（3分钟） 2. 当场问答（2分钟） 3. 中国文化技艺表演（3分钟） |
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参赛方式 |
参赛者须在2011年8月1日前向组委会提交个人信息资料。邮箱：chinesebridge@hanban.org. |
参考词汇：汉语桥：Chinese Bridge; 组委会：organizing committee
【写作要求】
1. 只能用5个句子表达全部内容。
2. 信的开头、结尾已经给出。
【评分标准】
句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。
Dear David，
Yours
Jenny
信息匹配（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑,选择项有一项是多余的。
首先阅读下列国外媒体上的插图及介绍性文字：
A. Cornwall
You can find that 'weekend
feeling' every day of the year, in the country's favourite holiday destination.
Some find it in a rock pool on a golden beach, others find it along a dramatic
coastal path over-looking crashing waves, while for some it can only be
discovered on wild moors and quiet woods. Art lovers are sure to find all the
inspiration they could wish for in a lively arts scene, while gastronauts can
savour the secret ingredients that make Cornwall a foodie's heaven.
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The gardens of Cornwall are the
envy of the world. With its temperate climate Cornwall is the perfect home for
a flourishing variety of plants, trees and shrubs. For seasoned
horticulturists, keen amateurs or energetic families looking for a fun day out,
there is always a surprise around the next corner - maybe a hidden vista or a
startling splash of colour.
With over 70 gardens to choose from you can walk amongst wild woodlands or stand and admire the formal splendour of a country estate. Kitchen gardens, perfumed gardens, and even Japanese gardens - you will discover something fresh, whatever the season.
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C. Peak District
Come
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D. Discover the stunning Channel Island of Guernsey in 2011
It doesn't take long to get to the
stunning Channel Island of Guernsey, but once you're here, you'll feel a long
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Welcome to the islands of Guernsey. Lying close to the north coast of France and bathed by the warm waters of the Gulf Stream, the islands are the perfect escape.
Indulge in an unforgettable meal, explore the region's rich heritage or simply revel in the beauty of your surroundings, the islands of choice have it all. On this site, you'll find all the information you need to create a holiday filled with special memories - So take some time to look around and start planning your perfect break.
E. Visit the English Riviera - South Devon’s Beautiful Bay
Torquay, Babbacombe, Paignton and
Brixham boast stunning beaches and award-winning visitor attractions.
But it's not just palm trees and a famously mild climate, there is treasured literary and natural heritage just waiting to be discovered. The 22 miles of coastline has been endorsed by UNESCO as a Global Geopark. Explore Agatha Christie's place of birth and the inspiration behind fictional tales and her real life story.
Visit the website to request your free Accommodation Guide and prepare to explore South Devon's beautiful bay.
F. Pure Jersey
Whether you're looking for a
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beaches, fabulous restaurants, cosmopolitan shopping, leafy country lanes,
award-winning attractions and fascinating WWII history. Stay in family-friendly
hotels or self-catering lodges, chic hotels or great-value guest houses.
With over 30 departure points from the UK, you can fly in less than an hour or sail by fast ferry. What's more, with its lovely mild climate, Jersey is the warmest place in the British Isles.
以下是几位计划出行者的情况介绍。请将介绍与相关插图及说明性文字匹配起来。
1.Doris , an amateur photographer , is now learning English in the UK. She is planning for a short visit to a place where she can not only has inspiration but also enjoys good food. More importantly, she wish to make it flexible according to her schedule. Any season would be fine as long as there are colourful flowers and warm sun shine.
2..Rainy, a housewife, is taking a short break to relax herself from boring daily routine, but wishes to spend some days outdoors with her three young girls. She hates the cold winter and is ready to travel by any means of transportation so long as it won’t take a long time. She prefers street shopping to on line shopping.
3. Shirley, a professional column writer, is expecting to experience the UK in a special and unforgettable way. She writes about review on food, introduction to customs and lifestyle of the British.
4. Kathy, an artist, has great passion for nature. She is enthusiastic about exploring the unknown , learning from tradition, enjoying the amazing scenery and bathing the sun on the beach. She usually reads a lot about the persons she paints before she starts working on it.
5. King, a scholar, a nature lover, has written quite a few books on wars. On the other hand, he is particular about food. He is planning to spend one or two days simply enjoying the beauty of nature and quietness of the woods.
How can you find out what is going on inside a person’s body without opening the patient’s body up? Regular X rays can show a lot. CAT scans can show even more. They can give a complete view of body organs.
What is a CAT scan? CAT stands for a kind of machine. It is a special X-ray machine that gets a 360-degree picture of a small area of a patient’s body.
Doctors use X rays to study and determine diseases and injuries within the body, X rays can find a foreign object inside the body or take pictures of some inside organs to be X-rayed.
A CAT scanner, however, uses a group of X rays to give a cross-sectional（横截面）view of a specific part of the body. A fine group of X rays is scanned across the body and around the patient from many different directions. A computer studies the information from each direction and produces a clear cross-sectional picture on a screen. This picture is then photographed for later use. Several cross sections, taken one after another, can give clear “photos” of the entire body or of any body organs. The latest CAT scanners can even give clear pictures of active, moving organs, just as a fast-action camera can “stop the action”, giving clear pictures of what appears unclear to the eye. And because of the 360-degree pictures, CAT scans show clear and complete views of organs in a manner that was once only shown during operation or examination of a dead patient.
Frequent appearance before X rays can cause skin burns, cancer or other damage to the body. Yet CAT scans actually don’t cause the patient to more radiation than regular X rays do. CAT scans can also be done without getting something harmful into the patient, so they are less risky than regular X rays.
CAT scans provide exact, detailed information. They can quickly find such a thing as bleeding inside the brain. They are helping to save lives.
1.What is NOT true of a CAT scan?
A．It is safer than regular X rays.
B．It makes use of computer techniques.
C．It can stop the action of an organ for a short time.
D．It gives clear pictures of active, moving body parts.
2.The underlined words “a foreign object”（Para 3）most probably refer to .
A．a badly injured part inside the body
B．a new thing that is unknown to the doctor
C．a strange organ that has grown in the body
D．an object that gets inside the body by chance
3.What is the special use of the latest CAT scanners?
A．It provides clear photos of moving organs.
B．It can take 3-dimension（三维）pictures of inside organs.
C．It won’t cause serious skin burns, cancer or other damage to the body.
D．It helps to find out what is going on inside a person’s body without opening it up.
4.We can infer from this passage that .
A．patients in front of CAT may suffer from a bit of radiation
B．doctors need no opening-up of the body with CAT scanners
C．CAT scanners are more expensive than regular X-ray machines
D．CAT scanners can take photos of either the whole body or a part of it
5.The best title of this passage might be .
A．the Newest Medical Invention
B．New X-ray Machine to Save Lives
C．How to Avoid the Damage of X Rays
D．Advantages and Disadvantages of CAT Scanners
The first and best of victories is for a man to conquer himself; to be conquered by himself is, of all things, the most shameful, says Plato. Self-control is at the root of all the advantages. Let a man give in to his impulses (冲动) and feelings, and from that moment he gives up his moral freedom.
A single angry word has lost many a friend. When Socrates found in himself any temper or anger, he would check it by speaking low in order to control himself. If you are conscious of being angry, keep your mouth shut so that you can hold back rising anger. Many a person has dropped dead in great anger. Fits of anger bring fits of disease. Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad. Keep cool, says George Herbert, for fierceness (狂怒) makes error a fault.
To be angry with a weak man is to prove that you are not strong yourself. Anger, says Pythagoras, brings with folly(愚蠢) and ends with regret. You must measure the strength of a man by the power of the feelings he conquers, not by the power of those which conquer him.
Self-control is man’s last greatest victory.
If a man lacks self-control he seems to lack everything. Without it he can have no patience, no power to govern himself; he can have no self-confidence, for he will always be controlled by his strongest feeling. If he lacks self-control, the very backbone and nerve of character are lacking also.
1. What does the reader learn from the first paragraph?
A. The greatest victory for a man is to conquer everything except himself.
B. One’s moral freedom is based on the control of himself.
C. To control oneself is the most difficult in one’s life.
D. If a person is too stubborn, he will feel most shameful.
2. What is the correct interpretation of “Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad ”in paragraph 2 ?
A. If the gods want to kill you, they make you crazy first.
B. If you always lose your temper, you will soon be finished.
C. If you cannot control yourself, you will become crazy.
D. If you are mad, you will be punished by the gods.
3. If a man lacks self-control, he lacks all of the following EXCEPT _______.
A. the very backbone and nerve of character
B. the patience and power to control himself
C. strong feelings
D. self-confidence
4. The author’s main purpose in writing this article is to _______.
A. explain that self-control is the key to success
B. teach people how to control everything in order to make a great success
C. distinguish all kinds of self-control and suggest ways for keeping it
D. advise people not to lose temper so as to make and keep more friends
5. The passage is mainly developed by _____.
A. analyzing causes B. making comparisons
C. examining differences D. listing quotations
