There are many American expressions about insects--- like bees, for example. Bees are known as very hard workers. They appear to be busy, moving around their homes, or hives (蜂窝). So you might say you were as busy as a bee if you spent your weekend cleaning your house. In fact, you might say your house was a beehive of activity if your whole family was helping you clean. You also might say you made a beeline for something if you went there right away. When we go to see a movie, my friend always makes a beeline for the place where they sell popcorn (爆米花) .
Here is an expression about bees that is not used much any more, but we like it anyway. We think it was first used in the 1920s. If something was the best of its kind, you might say it was the bee’s knees. Now, we admit that we do not know how this expression developed. In fact, we do not even know if bees have knees!
If your friend cannot stop talking about something because she thinks it is important, you might say she has a bee in her bonnet (女帽). If someone asks you a personal question, you might say “that is none of your beeswax”. This means none of your business.
Speaking of personal questions, there is an expression when their children ask, “Where do babies come from?” Parents who discuss sex and reproduction (生殖) say this is talking about the birds and bees.
Butterflies are beautiful insects, but you would not want to have butterflies in your stomach. That means to be nervous about having to do something, like speaking in front of a crowd. You would also not want to have ants in your trousers. That is, to be unable to sit still.
1. If you make a beeline for something, you ______ .
A. are as busy as a bee B. go quickly and directly towards it
C. always go to the same place D. buy something at a certain place
2. The underlined expression “ it is the bee’s knees” _______ .
A. is not used at all now B. was first used in the 1820s
C. reminds us that bees have knees D. means “it is very good”
3. If you ask your American friend Jack “How old is your wife?” he may say “______.”
A. It is none of your beeswax B. You have a bee in your bonnet
C. It is the bee’s knees D. You are talking about the birds and bees
4. When you have butterflies in your stomach, you ______ .
A. are too sick to sit still B. have ants in your trousers
C. are nervous about something D. have a stomachache
5. The passage mainly tells us _______.
A. some interesting and useful insects B. some expressions about insects
C. the way of learning expressions D. some newly-invented expressions
Junelle Lynch knocked on more than 200 doors in the Gayln Manor neighborhood of Brunswick in recent weeks. Her aim is to collect food for Brunswick Food Bank.
“I like helping people a lot,” said Junelle, who celebrated her 11th birthday in July.
With the support of her parents, Junelle walks along the streets with an orange bag. Her mother follows her by car, so Junelle can empty her bag when it becomes heavy. Isabella always accompanies(陪伴) her daughter.
Neighbor Lynda Mallory dropped noodles and canned soup, vegetables and fruit into Junelle’s bag. After visiting the last house, Junelle said she felt good about what she had achieved with the help of her neighbors.
Working an hour a night three times per week, she has collected more than 400 pounds of canned and boxed food. This isn’t the first year she has collected food. Junelle started nearly three years ago, at 8 years old, when she saw a collection box at a grocery store and decided to be a volunteer. In her first year, she collected 80 pounds of food in the undeveloped neighborhood, and 214 pounds the next year. The food helped feed many poor families. Her parents couldn’t be prouder of their daughter.
The Brunswick Food Bank volunteer manager Sandy Cox said, “I find her to be an amazing young lady. I don’t think I’ve seen someone that young who cares about the needs of other people so much. I wish other people would follow her.”
1. According to the passage, the Brunswick Food Bank is probably _____ .
A. a bank for people to save and draw money
B. a place to store food and give it out when the market is short
C. an organization to help the poor by collecting food for them
D. an organization which collects food and then sells it
2. Isabella usually helps her daughter by _______.
A. asking the neighbors for food B. following her and letting her empty the bag
C. offering her food for free D. putting canned and boxed food in the car
3. What do we know about Junelle’s food collecting?
A. She spends several hours doing it each week.
B. She did it following her parents’ advice.
C. She believes she can collect much more food next year.
D. She did it because she wanted to work for the grocery store.
4. What do we know from the passage?
A. Junelle has collected food for more than three years.
B. Junelle often collects food with her father.
C. Junelle started collecting food when she was 11.
D. In Junelle’s parents’ opinion, she is a very good girl.
5. Why does Sandy Cox wish that other people would follow Junelle?
A. Because Junelle cares about what other people need.
B. Because Junelle has collected more food than other people.
C. Because neighbors are willing to help Junelle.
D. Because the Brunswick Food Bank needs more food.
第三部分：阅读理解 （共16小题：每小题1.5分，满分24分）
第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。（共13个小题，每小题1.5分，满分19.5 分）并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Our little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was preparing supper, and handed her a piece of paper that he had been writing on. After his mom dried her hands on her apron (围裙) , she read it, and this is what was said:
For going to the store for you $2.
For cutting the grass in the garden $3.
For cleaning up the yard this week $2.5.
For cleaning up my room this week $2.
For setting the table for meals this week $1.
For baby-sitting my kid brother while you went shopping $1.5.
For getting a good school report $5.
Total owed: $17.
His mother looked at him, who was standing there with expectation. Memories flashed through her mind. Then she picked up a pen, turned over the paper he had written on, and wrote:
For the nine months I carried you while you were growing inside me, No Charge(收费) .
For all the nights that I’ve sat up with you and taken care of you, No Charge.
For all the problems and troubles that you’ve caused through the years, there is No Charge.
When you add it all up, the cost of my love is No Charge.
For all the nights that were filled with fear and for the worries I knew were ahead, No Charge. For the toys, food, clothes, and even wiping up your nose? There is No Charge. And when you add it all up, the full cost of real love is, No Charge, Son.
Well, friends, when our son finished reading what his mother had written, there were big tears in his eyes, and he looked straight up at his mother and said, “Mom, I sure do love you..” And then he took the pen and in great letters he wrote, “ PAID IN FULL.”
1. What might the mother be doing when the boy came into the kitchen?
A. Getting the dishes ready. B. Repairing the cooker.
C. Washing dirty dishes. D. Laying the table for dinner.
2. According to the boy’s bill, his mom owed him ______ for his helping with the house work.
A. $7.50 B. $10.50 C. $12.00 D. $17.00
3. This story tries to tell us that ________.
A. real love is priceless B. housework is endless C. the mother is wise D. the boy is selfish
第二节：完形填空（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
On the night of the play, Jack was at the theatre early and he was already dressed in a policeman’s clothes long before the end of the first scene. He certainly looked the part all right, he thought as he 37 himself in the mirror. He even thought of going out into the street to see 38 he could pass as a policeman out there. Just for fun, of course.
Then he suddenly felt nervous. After all, it was his first time to 39 a part in a play. How could he face all those people 40 the play? He put his head in his hand and tried to 41 his lines, but nothing came to his mind.
A knock on the door made him look 42 . He was to go on stage in the second scene. “Have I 43 my part and ruined the play for everybody?” he
thought to himself, but it was only the manager. She 44 how nervous he was and suggested he should stand near the stage 45 he could watch and follow the play. It was a good 46 of getting rid of his nervousness, she said. She was right--- it seemed to 47 . In fact, the more he watched the play, the 48 he felt himself part of it.
At last the 49 came for him to appear on the stage, but suddenly the manager came to him again, looking worried as she placed a hand on his arm to 50 him back. “Has anything gone wrong?” Jack asked. “I’m afraid you’re going to be 51 ,” she said. “They have jumped three pages of the play and have missed your part out completely.”
37. A. looked B. showed C. admired D. enjoyed
38. A. how B. whether C. why D. as if
39. A. make B. join C. have D. give
40. A. following B. hearing C. watching D. noting
41. A. read B. remember C. understand D. learn
42. A. away B. up C. out D. down
43. A. passed B. left C. missed D. failed
44. A. wondered B. imagined C. noticed D. examined
45. A. where B. when C. that D. there
46. A. idea B. way C. path D. plan
47. A. do B. win C. work D. act
48. A. less B. harder C. better D. more
49. A. hour B. minute C. moment D. period
50. A. hold B. take C. catch D. push
51. A. frightened B. excited C. disappointed D. pleased
. If only you _______ there with me yesterday !
A. are B. were C. had been D. be
. The organization’s _____ are to provide food for homeless people and help them find somewhere to live.
A. aims B. rules C. suggestions D. profits
