A Russian legend has a story about the origins of cats. The cat’s coat, it was said, was originally designed for the dog, but the dog became so impatient when coats were being handed out that he was told to wait at the back of the queue. The cat was given the fur instead of the dog. This, according to Russian folk storied, is the origin of why dogs dislike cats.
A nameless cat with a taste for travel flew for three weeks between New York and Tel Aviv in 1984. It escaped from its owner’s cat-box in the plane’s luggage compartment(行李仓)on the first trip and all efforts to get it out with bowls of milk and food failed. After nearly 80,000 miles of flying the airline called in a vet who got it out.
The Chinese attitude to the cat was not clear. Cats were welcome for their ability to kill mice and were considered suitable pets for women. On the other hand, they were suspected of bring bad luck into the home. In the days before the invention of the watch, it was said that they used their cats as clocks. The pupils(瞳孔)of the cat’s eyes were believed to gradually change shape with the position of the sun in the sky. At midday they were a narrow line and they gradually became rounder until sunset.
Britain’s cleanest cat is undoubtedly Harvey, a five-month-old Persian who climbed into his owner’s washing machine. He went through a ten-minute wash cycle before someone noticed him through the glass door, and pressed the “stop” button. Harvey was soon back to his usual self.
Cats seem to be able to sense earthquakes. Josie, who lives in California, warned her family of a quake in 1971.
She wore her owners. Mr. and Mrs. Miller, at 5:50am by jumping onto the bed and running around. When the Miller followed her out of the house, Josie ran off. The earthquake was only a small one, but the cat raised the alarm every time there was a quake after that.
1.From the Russian legend we know the dog_____.
A. sees the cat his friend. B. received the fur coat.
C. disliked the fur D. got punished by God
2.Which of the following shows it is sometime in the afternoon according to the Chinese belief?
3.Which of the following correctly matches the picture to the paragraph which describes the event?
A. Picture a)---Paragraph 1 B. Picture b)---Paragraph3
C. Picture c)---Paragraph 5 D. Picture d)---Paragraph 4
假设你是新华中学高三2班的学生李华,你的英国笔友Simon刚转学,感到一切都很陌生。他在邮件中向你询问如何尽快融入新环境。请你根据以下信息回信。
1.多跟同学交流沟通;
2.积极参加学校活动;
3.向老师寻求帮助。
注意:1.词数:100左右;
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
Dear Simon,
短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2. 只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
I am travelling back with my parents from seeing my grandparents then it started to snow. At first, I thought it was fun and everything looked beautifully. I was looking forward to make a snowman in the playground at school the next day, and suddenly the car drove off road and into a channel. My father called the rescue team, but they said that would be a long time before they could reach us. However, we sang songs and told stories to pass the time. Several hour later, the rescue team pulled their car out of the channel. At last, we managed to drive very slowly to home. I would never forget this experience.
短文填空
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Many English language learners believe that the 1. (great) difficulty with listening comprehension is that the listener cannot control how quickly a speaker speaks. They feel that what the speaker says disappear 2. they can follow, while the words in a written text remain on the page where the reader can look back at them. This frequently means that students 3. are learning to listen cannot keep up. They are so busy working out the meaning 4. one part of what they hear that they miss the next part. Or they 5. (simple) ignore a whole section because they fail to catch it quickly enough. Either way, they fail.
Another difficulty is that the listener is not always in a position to get the speaker to repeat what has been said. And, of course, repeats cannot 6. (ask) for when listening to the radio or watching TV.
Besides, 7. (choose) of vocabulary is in the hands of the speaker, not the listener. Very often, for people listening to a foreign language, an unknown word can be like a suddenly 8. (drop) barrier (障碍) making them stop and think about the meaning of the word, 9. (cause) them to miss the next part of the speech. In listening, it really is a case of “He who 10. (stop) to work out the meaning is lost.”
完形填空
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、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。
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had tripped and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a small tape recorder. Mark knelt down and _________ the boy pick up the scattered (散落的) articles. _________ they were going the same way, he helped to carry part of the _________ . As they walked, Mark _________ the boy’s name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history, that he was having lots of _________ with his other subjects and that he had just _________ with his girlfriend.
They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was _________in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed _________ with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They _________ to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both _________ from junior high school. They ended up in the same high school where they had brief contacts over the years. Finally the long-awaited senior year _________ and three weeks before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could _________.
Bill _________ him of the day years before when they had first met. “Did you ever _________ why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess for anyone else. I had _________ some of my mother’s sleeping pills and I was going home to commit suicide (自杀). _________ after we spent some time together talking and _________ , I realized that if I had killed myself, I would have _________ that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you _________ those books that day, you did a lot more. You _________ my life.”
1.A. showedB. orderedC. controlledD. helped
2.A. UnlessB. AlthoughC. SinceD. If
3.A. strengthB. burdenC. backpackD. weight
4.A. guessedB. askedC. learnedD. discussed
5.A. secretB. troubleC. funD. enthusiasm
6.A. kept upB. ended upC. made upD. split up
7.A. ledB. invitedC. sentD. taken
8.A. extraordinarilyB. slowlyC. delightfullyD. fortunately
9.A. continuedB. insistedC. promisedD. decided
10.A. jumpedB. leftC. cameD. graduated
11.A. leftB. cameC. wentD. lost
12.A. contactB. playC. travelD. talk
13.A. warnedB. informedC. guidedD. reminded
14.A. doubtB. wonderC. imagineD. know
15.A. storedB. eatenC. boughtD. adopted
16.A. SoB. AsC. BecauseD. But
17.A. eatingB. playingC. laughingD. studying
18.A. killedB. sparedC. cutD. missed
19.A. took upB. picked upC. brought upD. looked up
20.A. savedB. correctedC. madeD. prepared
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
When a friend is sad about the loss of a loved one, it’s easy to feel helpless. Sometimes we think we’re doing the right thing by trying to cheer them up, or letting them know that they should try to move on. 1. So here are some ways to help you support your friend in time of need.
1. Recognize the stages of sadness.
Most people suffering a loss will go through these stages, often in no particular order: denial (拒绝), bargaining, anger, depression and acceptance. 2. The more familiar you are with these stages, the better you’ll be to support your friend.
2. 3.
We are often ready to praise the person who appears to be dealing strongly with a loss. The problem is that we need to allow them to be human and vulnerable (脆弱的) sometimes too. After all, there’s strength in letting out your feelings from time to time.
3. Ask them what they need.
It’s normal to feel you can guess what your friend needs. Because we’re all different, it is best to ask them what it is that you can do for them. If they say “I don’t know” or “nothing”, don’t walk away or worry. 4. And let them know that you will be there when they think of something.
Finally, keep in mind that loss is not just felt through death. It can be the loss of a job, the loss of hope or expectation and so much more. 5. And your role as a supporter is very important and helpful.
A. Be the person who follows up.
B. Each one is healthy and necessary.
C. Loss is a difficult thing to work through.
D. Don’t always tell them how strong they are.
E. Just offer your support in whatever way you can.
F. Your caring will be appreciated and provide much comfort.
G. But those efforts often put pressure on them and leave them feeling useless.