Directions: Read the passage carefully and then translate the underlined sentences into English or Chinese. Write your answer on your answer sheet.
Have you ever considered a trip to Shangri-la!? The British writer James Hilton described a beautiful kingdom 【1】.where three rivers joined together, steep mountains reached to the sky, and fields of long grass covered the earth. Three mountains, Meili, Baimang and Haba, which are covered with snow, tower over the land. Below the mountain, the sunshine reflects on the many lakes, 【2】.making them shine like diamonds against the rich countryside. Lakes, surrounded by vast grassland, look like jewels. Sheep, cows and horses feed freely on the green grass and 【3】.forests around are home to lots of birds and animals. In this peaceful world, 【4】. 人们与大自然和谐相处and the noise and the worry of the outside world are forgotten. Nature has provided Shangri-la with endless natural treasures, making the land a happy home for the local people. In this perfect world lived people who had discovered 【5】. 如何永葆青青.The weather changes so quickly that people say you can experience four seasons in one day. The best time to visit Shangri-la are spring and autumn when the temperature is at it mildest.
convince, disappear, due to, result in, dismiss, make up, assume , go missing, creatures , come across |
Police in America have stepped up their search for Justin, a fifteen-year-old boy who 1.._________two days ago in Dover. People have shown great interest in this event 2.. ________
sightings of puzzling lights in the key and reports of alien visits around the time of his 3.__________.
His sister Kelly recalled that standing inside were lots of strange 4.___________with white skin and large black eyes. She was frightened. But his mother 5.._________ Kelly was having a dream and sent her to bed.
Police have 6.. _________ the possibility that Justin was taken by aliens, but are also looking into other possibilities. Detective Sam Peterson, who has taken charge of the case, thought that people sometimes 7..__________ amazing stories, and there might be other possibilities such as murder. There is really no hard evidence that aliens took him away. They wouldn’t give up until they found 8..____________ evidence.
The telephone rang in the police station at Richmond, California, US. “ station? A train for Santa Fe collided (相撞) a at the McDonald Street Crossing. Please come here at once. With an ambulance, too. A man is badly wounded,” said an anxious voice of a young woman.
“OK. We’ll come soon. Please stay there and wait.” Replied the policeman.
Within a minute, a police car and an ambulance off. Soon they got to the crossing, but only to find everything was fine. No collision, no wounded man.
“What a dirty !” said the policeman angrily. “ We must find out that woman and…”
They had not been able to say anything about a when they heard the whistle of a train was nearing them quickly. All of a sudden, a truck appeared. It came towards them, too. When it was passing the crossing, it suddenly to move on. Right then and there, before the eyes of all the people present, the train collided with the truck heavily and struck it dozens of metres away.
When Randolph Bruce, the driver, was helped out of the damaged truck, he was badly wounded just as the young woman had predicted on the phone. As he was taken to hospital in time, he was at last. Later the police did whatever they could to the woman who had them, but failed.
It is really that a prediction should agree with the fact so .
1.A. WeatherB. Railway C. Fire D. Police
2.A. busB. truckC. taxiD. train
3.A. turnedB. tookC. setD. walked
4.A. callB. signalC. trickD. arrangement
5.A. rewardB. praiseC. thanksD. punishment
6.A. turningB. runningC. startingD. passing
7.A. continuedB. refusedC. beganD. stopped
8.A. savedB. deadC. awakeD. alive
9.A. findB. attackC. awardD. thank
10.A. laughedB. visitedC. repeatedD. telephoned
11.A. excitingB. pleasingC. surprisingD. interesting
12.A. equally B. truly C. exactly D. carefully
He ______________ two tickets for us before he arrived at the entrance of the cinema.
A. had reserved B. has reserved C. was reserving D. has been reserving
The little baby, if _________ by other people, will wake up and cry.
A. disturbing B. disturbed C. to be disturbed D. being disturbed
Don’t call him at this time tomorrow, because he _________ a meeting with his teachers.
A. is having B. is going to have C. will be having D. has been having
