A boy and his father were walking in the mountains. Suddenly the boy fell, hurt himself, and cried, “AAAhhhhhhhh!!!” To his surprise, he heard the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountain, “AAAhhhhhhhh!!!” Then the boy cried again, “Who are you?” He received the answer “Who are you?” He thought someone else in the mountain was making fun of him, so he got angry and shouted “Foolish!” He received the answer “Foolish!”
He looked at his father and asked, “What’s going on?” The father smiled and said, “My son, listen.” And then he shouted to the mountain, “I love you!” The voice answered, “I love you!” Again the man cried, “You’re the best!” The voice answered, “You’re the best!”
The boy was surprised, but did not understand. Then the father explained, “People call this ‘Echo’, but really this is life. It gives you back everything you say or do. Our life is just a reflection(反映)of what we have done. If you want more love in the world, have more love in your heart. If you want to be successful, work hard. This can be used in everything in life. Life will give you back everything you have given to it.”
1. At first the boy cried because __________.
A. he fell and hurt himself B. he wanted to give himself a surprise
C. he got angry with his father D. he hoped his father would help him
2. When the boy heard the voice repeating, he thought __________.
A. it was foolish to hear other’s voice
B. someone else in the mountain liked his voice
C. he was laughed at by someone else in the mountain
D. there were many people in the mountain
3. The word “Echo” means __________.
A. life itself B. repeating voice C. love in the world D. everything in life
4. We can infer from the story that __________.
A. the boy didn’t like his father at all B. the boy did not understand what his father said
C. people will get everything back D. the father had his own way to teach his son
第三部分 阅读技能 (共三节,满分40分)
第一节 阅读理解 (共12小题;每小题2分,满分24分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
(A)
The following is a timetable in Shanghai Pudong International Airport.
Airline |
Flight Number |
Destination |
Departure |
Gate |
Air Canada |
137 |
Beijing |
10:12 a.m. |
24 |
Japanese Airlines |
320 |
Tokyo |
10:30 a.m. |
18 |
British Airways |
405 |
Paris |
11:00 a.m. |
20 |
Pan American |
226 |
London |
11:20 a.m. |
12 |
Pan American |
12 |
Beijing |
11:43 a.m. |
15 |
Air Canada |
178 |
Tokyo |
12:32 a.m. |
21 |
CAAC |
289 |
Hong Kong |
12:32 a.m. |
14 |
CAAC |
314 |
Moscow |
12:45 a.m. |
18 |
British Airways |
230 |
New York |
12:55 a.m. |
23 |
1 A man wants to take Flight 178 to Tokyo. Which gate should he go to?
A. 14 B. 28 C. 21 D. 18
2. Lisa is at gate 23. Where is she going?
A. Paris B. Beijing C. Tokyo D. New York
3. Now it’s 10: 40. Mary is at gate 20. Which airline’s plane will she take?
A. British Airways B. Japanese Airlines C. Pan American D. Air Canada
4. Gate _______ is the busiest among all these gates.
A. 23 B. 18 C. 24 D. 15
第二节:完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36~45各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The building next door was 36 a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could see her seated by her 37 each afternoon, sewing or reading.
38 several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was 39 through the dirty window. I would say to myself, "I wonder why that woman doesn't wash her window. It really looks terrible."
One bright morning I 40 to clean my house, including washing the window on the inside.
Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a 41 ! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly seen. Her window was clean!
Then I understood . I had been 42 her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window.
That was quite an important 43__ for me. How often had I looked at and criticized(批评) others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own shortcomings (缺点)?
Since then, whenever I wanted to 44 someone, I asked myself first, "Am I looking at him _45__ my own dirty window?"
Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly.
36. A. ever B. only C. even D. still
37. A. window B. door C. house D. table
38. A. Before B. Because C. While D. After
39. A. clean B. unclear C. clear D. funny
40. A. wanted B. managed C. decided D. promised
41. A. surprise B. joy C. trouble D. problem
42. A. watching B. criticizing C. looking D. observing
43. A. lesson B. thing C. day D. story
44. A. help B. trouble C. judge D. dislike
45. A. across B. in C. through D. by
--- Hurry up! Alice and Sue are waiting for you at the school gate.
--- Oh! I thought they ______ without me.
A. went B. are going C. have gone D. had gone
She hasn’t had time to travel around ______ she started her new job.
A. since B. but C. yet D. however
---What about the new medicine for you?
---The medicine_______. I’m better now.
A. does B. acts C. works D. wonders