第一單元測評

（時間:120分鐘滿分:150分）

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題;每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選

出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后,你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小

題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

l.Whatisthetimenow?

A.4:40.B.5:00.C.5:20.

2.Howwillthewomanhelptheman?

A.Bywritingachemistrypaper.

B.Byfindingsomeinformation.

C.Bygivinghimanewspaper.

3.Whatwillthemandoat4:00?

A.Takeatest.

B.Haveaclass.

C.Visitadoctor.

4.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Thewoman'sideaisnotpractical.

B.Thewomanshouldstartherowntourcompany.

C.Thewomanshouldfindherownapartment.

5.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inahotel.

B.Inahospital.

C.Inarestaurant.

第二節(jié)（共15小題;每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C

三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒

鐘;聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6至8題。

6.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Stealing.B.Killing.C.Robbing.

7.Whatdoestheguylooklike?

A.Hewearsaredjacket.

B.Hehaslongblondhair.

C.Hehasascar（疤）onhisforehead.

8.Whoisthemanspeakerprobably?

A.Alawyer.

B.Apoliceofficer.

C.Acafeowner.

聽第7段材料，回答第9至11題。

9.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Thebuildingofabridge.

B.Thesportfacilities（設施）ofaschool.

C.Thebuildingofacitypark.

10.Whyisthemanagainsttheideaofhavingoutdoortenniscourts?

A.Itisn'tpopularhere.

B.Thereisalimitofusers.

C.Itcan'tbeusedinbadweather.

11.Whatdothetwospeakersagreetobuild?

A.Adancestudio.

B.Achildren'spool.

C.Basketballcourts.

聽第8段材料，回答第12至14題。

12.Whenwasthepartyheld?

A.OnFriday.

B.OnSaturday.

C.OnSunday.

13.Whatdidthemanenjoyattheparty?

A.Thefood.

B.Thecomputergames.

C.Themusic.

14.Howdidthemangohomeaftertheparty?

A.Hewalkedhome.

B.Hetookabushome.

C.Hedrovehome.

聽第9段材料，回答第15至17題。

15.Whatwasbuiltrecentlyinthecity?

A.Abridge.

B.Aschool.

C.Apool.

16.Whenshouldthecitygovernmentfixtheproblem?

A.Rightaway.

B.Inafewyears.

C.Thenexttimeitrains.

17.Whyisthewomanangry?

A.Shecan'trunforoffice.

B.Thebridgeworkersaretoolazy.

C.Cityleadersaretakingmoneyawayfromschools.

聽第1。段材料，回答第18至20題。

18.Whatdoesthespeakerlikedoingatairports?

A.Tellingstories.

B.Readingmagazines.

C.Watchingpeopl已

19.Whatdidthespeakerlearnfromthenewspaperthatday?

A.Amanstolemoneyfromabank.

B.Avaluablesuitcasewasmissing.

C.Awomanranawayfromhome.

20.Whywasthewomanattheairport?

A.ShewasleavingforGreece.

B.Shewastravellingonbusiness.

C.Shewasseeingthemanoff.

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A

Oneyear,acollegeintheUnitedStatesannouncedthatitwouldofferalotofmoneyfor

thepurewhitemarigold（金盞花）.Thehighrewardattractedsomanypeople,butinthe

nature,besidesgolden,themarigoldisbrown,anditisnoteasytogetthewhiteone.Soafter

theywereexcitedforatime,manypeoplehadforgottentheannouncement.

Onenormaldayafter20years,thecollegereceivedaletterand100seedsofpurewhite

marigold.ltwasanoldwomanofover70yearsold.Someexpertsinthecollegedoubtedit,but

inordernottoletherdown,thoseseedsfinallytookroot（根）intheearth.Themiracle

appearedafteroneyear;thefieldwascoveredbypurewhitemarigold.

Therefore,theoldwomanwhowasalwaysunknowntothepublicbecameanewfocus.

Theoldwomanwasaflower-lover.Whenshereadtheannouncement20yearsago,she

gotveryexcitedlikeothers.Buthereightchildrenweretotallyagainstherdecision.Afterall,a

womanwhoneverknewtheseedgenetics（遺傳學）couldn'tcompletewhattheexperts

couldneverdo,soherthoughtwasonlyadaydream.

Still,theoldwomandidn'tchangehermindandwentonworking.Sheplantedsomeof

themostcommonseedsandtookgoodcareofthem.Ayearlater,whenthemarigoldcame

out,shechoseonefaintest（最暗淡的）fromthosegoldenandbrownflowersandgotthebest

seed.Thenextyear,sheagaingrewthemandchose...Dayafterday,yearafteryear,through

manyseasons,theoldwoman'shusbanddied,herchildrenflewfar,andalotofthings

happenedinherlife,butonlythewishtogrowthepurewhitemarigoldtookrootinherheart.

Finally,after20yearsonthedayweallknow,inthegardenshesawamarigold,which

wasnearlywhite,butaswhiteassilverorsnow.

Aproblemevenexpertscouldntdealwithwassolvedbyanoldwomanwhodidn,t

understandgenetics.Wasitamiracle（奇跡）？

Totakerootintheheart,eventhemostcommonseed,cangrowintoamiracle!

21.Accordingtothepassage,themarigoldisunusual.

A.whiteB.purple

C.brownD.golden

22.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat.

A.thechildrendidn'tagreeontheirmother'sdecision

B.thewomanneededthegreatrewardforherbigfamily

C.theexpertsalsosucceededingrowingthewhitemarigold

D.thewomantookgoodcareoftheflowersinsteadofherfamily

23.Thewomansuccessfullygrewthewhitemarigoldatlastbecauseshe.

A.wasluckierthanexperts

B.putherheartintoflowers

C.gotsupportfromherfamily

D.studiedtheseedgeneticswell

24.Thepassagemainlytalksabout.

A.thedifficultiesofgettingthewhitemarigold

B.thepossibilityofgoingbeyondexperts

C.theunforgettabledevelopmentofmarigold

D.theimportanceofholdingontodreams

B

Tousitseemssonaturaltoputupanumbrellatokeepthewateroffwhenitrains,but

actuallytheumbrellawasnotinventedasprotectionagainsttherain.Itsfirstusewasasa

shadeagainstthesun!Nobodyknowswhofirstinventedit,buttheumbrellawasusedinvery

ancienttimes.ProbablythefirsttouseitweretheChineseintheeleventhcenturyBCE.

WeknowthattheumbrellawasusedinancientEgyptandBabylonasasunshade.And

therewasastrangethingconnectedwithitsuse:itbecameasymbolofhonour.IntheFarEast

inancienttimes,theumbrellawasallowedtobeusedonlybythoseinhighoffice.

InEurope,theGreekswerethefirsttousetheumbrellaasasunshade.Andtheumbrella

wascommonlyusedinancientGreece.ButitisbelievedthatthefirstpersonsinEuropeto

usetheumbrellaasprotectionagainsttherainweretheancientRomans.

DuringtheMiddleAges,theuseoftheumbrellapracticallydisappeared.Thenit

appearedagaininItalyinthelatesixteenthcentury.Andagainitwasconsideredasasymbol

ofpower.By1680,theumbrellaappearedinFranceandlaterinEngland.

Bytheeighteenthcentury,theumbrellawasusedagainstrainthroughoutmostof

Europe.Umbrellasdidnotchangemuchinstyleduringallthistime,thoughtheybecame

muchlighterinweight.ltwasn'tuntilthetwentiethcenturythatwomen'sumbrellasbegan

tobemadeinawholevarietyofcolours.

25.Accordingtothispassage,theumbrellawasprobablyfirstusedinancient.

A.ChinaB.Egypt

C.GreeceD.Rome

26.InEurope,theumbrellawasfirstusedagainsttherain.

A.duringtheMiddleAges

B.bytheeighteenthcentury

C.inancientRome

D.inancientGreece

27.Thispassagemainlytalksabout.

A.whenandhowtheumbrellawasinvented

B.whytheumbrellawassopopularinEurope

C.thedevelopmentoftheumbrella

D.thehistoryanduseoftheumbrella

c

WhatkilledKingTut?HistoriansandscientistshavelongbelievedthatancientEgypt's

mostfamouskingwasprobablymurdered.Butarecentscientificstudyclaimstohavefounda

differentanswertothismorethan3,300?year?oldmystery.Ateamofresearchersnowsaythat

KingTut,theboyruler,diedofcomplications（并發(fā)癥）fromabrokenleg.

Tut'sfullnamewasTutankhamun.Hewasjust9yearsoldwhenhebecametherulerof

Egypt.Histreasure-filledtombwasdiscoveredalmostacenturyago.ltwasfilledwithroyal

riches,includingasolid-goldcoffin,agoldmask,andpilesofjewelry.

UnfortunatelyTutdiedattheageof19.ManyexpertshavethoughtthatTutwaskilled

byoneofhisadvisers,namedAy,whowantedtobeking.Butthankstoamajormodem

scienceproject,itseemsAyisinnocent.

ResearcherssetouttosolvethemysteryofKingTut'sdeathbyusingthetoolsof

science,includingDNAtestsandelectronicscansofhismummy（木乃伊）.ScientistCarsten

PuschconductedthetestsonTutforthenewstudy.Hethinksabrokenlegcontributedtothe

youngking'sdeath.

Morethan100walkingstickswerefoundinKingTut'stomb.Thissupportsthe

team,sfindings.Buthowcouldapersondiefromasimplebrokenleg?

PuschalsofoundDNAevidenceinTut'sbodythatindicateshehadmalaria（瘧疾）,a

diseasecarriedbymosquitoes.Malariaseverelyweakenstheimmunesystem.

Puschandhisfellowresearchersbelievethemalariaandthebonediseasetogether

causedtheking'sfracture（骨折）tobecomedeadly.Finally,theyoungkingwasjusttoo

weaktorecover.Soeffectsofthediseasecombinedwiththebadluckofabrokenbone—not

ajealousadviser-arelikelytherealcausesofKingTut'sdeath.

28.Ithaslongbeenbelievedbyhistoriansandscientiststhat.

A.KingTutwastheyoungestrulerintheworldhistory

B.KingTutwastherichestrulerinthehistoryofEgypt

C.KingTutwasmurderedbyoneofhisadvisers

D.KingTutwaspoisonedbyoneofhisservants

29.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.

A.thekinghadbeendeadfor3,300years

B.thekingwasburiedgrandly

C.thekingwasbornwithabadimmunesystem

D.theking,sbodywaswellkeptinthetomb

30.ResearchersuncoveredthemysteryofKingTut'sdeathby.

A.testingtheking'simmunesystem

B.studyingthewalkingsticksfoundinthetomb

C.performingexperimentsonmosquitoes

D.applyingDNAtestsandelectronicscantechnology

31.Thepassagemainlytellsusabout.

A.adifferentanswertoKingTut'sdeath

B.afamousboykinginancientEgypt

C.atreasure-filledtombdiscoveredinEgypt

D.ateamofresearchersstudyingancienttombs

D

Nooneknowsexactlywhenjazzwasinvented,orbywhom.Butitissaidthatitbeganin

theearly1900sJazzisanewkindofmusic,forAmericaandtheworld,andNewOrleansisits

birthplace.

Whowerethejazzpioneers?Mostwereblacks.Thismusicwasnotwrittendown,andat

firstonlyblacksplayedit.ltwashardforwhitemusicianstolearnthenewstyle.Butsoon

they,too,wereplayingjazz.

Thepopularityofthismusicspread.FromNewOrleans,ittravelleduptheMississippito

Chicago,thentoKansasCityandNewYork.Bythe1920s,thereweremanyjazz

musicians,bothblackandwhite.Manyofthemwerefamous.Onemanwasbetterthanthe

rest.HisnamewasLouisArmstrong.

LouisArmstrongwasabornmusician.Hewasnotonlytalentedbutalsohard-

working.Healsohadagoodsenseofhumourandabig,good-naturedsmile.Thesepersonal

qualitieswerevaluableinhisrisetofame.Afterhebecamefamous,hetravelledaroundthe

world.ltseemedthateveryonewantedtohearLouisplay.Butlifewasnotalways

easy^speciallyatthebeginning.

LouisArmstrongwasbornin1900inNewOrleans.Hisfatherneverwenttoschooland

hismothercouldhardlyread.WhenLouiswasstillakid,hisparentsseparated,andLouislived

withhismother.Howhardtheirlifewascanreadilybeimagined.AndyetLouissmiled

througheveiything.Helaterwrote,“Mywholelifehasbeenhappiness.Lifewasthereforme

andIacceptedit.Whateverhappenedhasbeenbeautifultome.Iloveeverybody.^^

32.Whatcanweknowexactlyfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Whoinventedjazz.

B.Whenjazzwasinvented.

C.Wherejazzwasinvented.

D.Whyjazzwasinvented.

33.Theunderlinedword"they"inParagraph2refersto.

A.newstyles

B.jazzpioneers

C.blackmusicians

D.whitemusicians

34.WhatmadeLouisArmstrongbecomethebestjazzmusician?

A.Hisfamilybackground.

B.Histalentandhardwork.

C.Hisgoodsenseofhumour.

D.Hisbig,good-naturedsmiles.

35.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Thedevelopmentofjazz.

B.TheinfluenceofjazzonAmericans.

C.TheachievementsofLouisArmstrong.

D.Thedevelopmentofjazzanditsbestmusician.

第二節(jié)（共5小題;每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為

多余選項。

Whatisyourfavouritecolour?Doyoulikeyellow,orangeandred?36Doyouprefer

grayandblue?Thenyouareprobablyquiet,shy,andyouwouldratherfollowthanlead.You

tendtobeapessimist.Atleast,thisiswhatpsychologiststellus,andtheyshouldknow,because

theyhavebeenseriouslystudyingthemeaningofcolourpreference'swellastheeffectthat

colourshaveonhumanbeings.37Ifyouhappentolovebrown,youdidso,assoonasyou

openedyoureyes,oratleastassoonasyoucouldseeclearly.

38Ayellowroommakesmostpeoplefeelmorecheerfulandmorerelaxedthana

darkgreenone;andareddressbringswarmthandcheertothesaddestwinterday.39A

blackbridgeovertheThamesRiver,nearLondon,usedtobethesceneofmoresuicides（自殺）

thananyotherbridgeinthearea-untilitwasrepaintedgreen.Thenumberofsuicide

attemptsimmediatelyfellsharply.Perhapsitwouldhavefallenevenmoreifthebridgehad

beendoneinpinkorbabyblue.

40Itisanestablishedfactthatfactoryworkersworkbetter,harder,andhavefewer

accidentswhentheirmachinesarepaintedorangeratherthanblackorgrey.

A.Ontheotherhand,blackisdepressing.

B.Theytellus,amongotherfacts,thatwedonotchooseourfavouritecolourasgrowup一we

arebomwithourpreference.

C.Theroomsarepaintedindifferentcoloursasyoulike.

D.Ifyoudo,youmustbeanoptimist,aleader,anactivepersonwhoenjoyslife,peopleand

excitement.

E.Lightandbrightcoloursmakepeoplenotonlyhappierbutmoreactive.

F.Lifeislikeapictureorapoem,fullofdifferentcolours.

G.Coloursdoinfluenceourmoods一thereisnodoubtaboutit.

第三部分語言知識應用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)（共20小題;每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白

處的最佳選項。

YesterdaywasMother'sDay.Unfortunately,mymotherwasnotamongthemany

happymothers,asIcouldn'tvisitherthisyear.Imadea41onthephonethatIwould

gotoseeherassoonaspossible.

Mymotheralwayssaysthatkidsdon'tneedto42anationaldaytosaytheylove

theirmums.However,IrememberoneyearI43callingheronthatveryday,andthenext

morningsheranguptocomplainaboutit.

Ifyou44Thailand,youcouldhearthesentimental（傷感的）songsaboutmothersJ

greatestloveplayingin45placesaweekbeforetheholiday.Schools,especially,are

placesthattakethisdayvery46.Backinmyteenageyears,I47therewasoncea

Mother?sDaysinging48andmyfriendrepresentedtheschool.Shewassoemotional

whilesingingthefamoussongonMother'sDay49"KahNamNom"thatshealmost

didn'tfinishthesong.

However,herdeepconnectiontothesonghelpedherto50thirdprize.Afterthe

contest,!askedherwhyshewassoemotional51thesong.Shetoldmethatwhileshe

wassinging,suddenlyshehadthe52thatonedayhermotherwouldnolongerbewith

herandeverywordinthesongbecame53,EverytimeIhearthissong,it,snotmy

motherwho54tomymindbuta55ofmyfriendcryingwithamicrophoneinher

hand.Theimage56vividtoday.

Lastweek,acolleague57anexperiencewithme-everyyearonMother's

Day,shehastoattenda58ceremonyatherdaughter?sschool.Everyyeartheteachers

invite59totheschoolforabiggatheringinwhichstudentspay60withflower

garlands（花母;）.Shesaidthattheeventwasfilledwiththesobbingsoundsmixedwith

Mother'sDayanthems.

41.A.remarkB.promise

C.practiceD.suggestion

42.A.longforB.tumto

C.waitforD.referto

43.A.missedB.tried

C.regrettedD.avoided

44.A.visitB.like

C.leaveD.hate

45.A.secretB.public

C.largeD.possible

46.A.strangelyB.carelessly

C.seriouslyD.kindly

47.A.rememberB.think

C.doubtD.wonder

48.A.programB.activity

C.competitionD.show

49.A.calledB.designed

C.madeD.created

5O.A.assistB.place

C.winD.adopt

51.A.inB.except

C.besidesD.about

52.A.dutyB.gift

C.ideaD.habit

53.A.interestingB.heartbreaking

C.delightingD.puzzling

54.A.hitsB.comes

C.occursD.catches

55.A.pictureB.guess

C.partD.drawing

56.A.developsB.controls

C.remainsD.increases

57.A.comparedB.shared

C.providedD.filled

58.A.commonB.special

C.seriousD.rare

59.A.friendsB.fathers

C.studentsD.mothers

6O.A.respectB.attention

C.satisfactionD.manners

第二節(jié)（共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

ChineseproverbsarerichandtheyarestillwidelyusedinChinesepeople'sdaily

life.61theseproverbsthereareofteninterestingstories.Forexample,the

proverb,"pluckingupacrop62.(help)itgrow”,isbasedonthefollowing

story.

ItissaidthatashorttemperedmanintheSongDynasty(960—1279)wasveryanxiousto

help63.ricecropgrowupquickly.Hewasthinkingabout64.

dayandnight.Butthecropwasgrowingmuchslowerthanheexpected.

Oneday,hecameupwithanidea65.hewouldpluckupallofhiscropa

fewinches.Hedidsothenextday.

Hewasverytired66.doingthisforawholeday,67.hefelt

veryhappysincethecropdid“grow”68(high).

Hissonheardaboutthisandwenttoseethecrop.Unfbrtunatelytheleavesofthecrop

begantowither.

Thisproverbissayingwehavetoletthingsgointheir69.(nature)

course.Beingtooanxioustohelpaneventdevelopoften70.(result)inthe

contrarytoourintention.

第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分)

第一節(jié)短文改錯(共10小題;每小題1分，滿分10分)

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文

中共有10處語言錯誤,每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或

修改。

增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(八)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)畫掉。

修改:在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意:1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

Mymotherisateacher,andsheisalsoagreatmother.Shetriestodothatshecanhelp

mewithmystudyandmylife.Sheoftentellsmetoworkhardlyandtobehonest.Withouthis

help,Ican'tgrowhealthily.Mymotherisverybusy.Buteverymorning,shegetsupearlyto

makebreakfast.Shetakesgoodcaringofme.Onemidnight,!haveahighfever.Shewasvery

worryingandtookmetothehospitalatonceandwasstayedwithmeallthetime.Twodays

later,!wasfeelingbetterbutshefellill.Iwastrulysorrywiththat.FormymotherJ?11domy

besttobethegoodchild.r11loveherforever.

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M:OhKim!Itwaslastnight!Saturday,notSunday!

W:Ican'tbelieveImissedit!Ohwell.Howwasit?

M:Well,Iatealot.AlexJsmummadesomegreatpizza.Andweplayedsomecomputer

games.Itooknointerestinthat.Andthemusicwasterrible.Butthecakewasamazing!Itwas

actuallytwocakes,oneontopoftheother.

W:Wow!Didthepartyfinishlate?

M:Ithinkso.IleftattenbutAlexsaidmostpeopledidn,tleaveuntilhalfpasteleven.

W:Whydidyouleaveearly?

M:Myparentscouldn'tpickmeupandIdidn'twanttowalkhome.SoIhadtotaketheten

fifteenbushome.

(Text9)

W:Howcouldtheydothattoourchildren?

M:Whathappened?WhowouldhurtSamandErica?

W:Noonegothurtyet.I'mjustmadaboutthenewbridge.

M:Whatdoesthenewbridgehavetodowithourchildren?!thinkit'sanicebridge,bythe

way.

W:Yeah,anicebridgethattakesmoneyfromourkids'education!Thecitygovernment

decidedtospendacertainamountofmoneyonthebridge.Butnowthey'vefoundoutthat

thebridgehassomeproblems!Lastweek,wehadalotofrain,remember?Somebridge

workerssawpoolsofwaterinplaceswherethereshouldn,tbeany.Thewaterwillaffectthe

bridgeinafewyearsiftheydon,tfixitnow.So,thecitygovernmenthastospendmore

money.Butthey'regoingtotakemoneyawayfromschools.!can'tbelieveit!

M:Whydon'tyourunforoffice?Thenyoucansolveourcity'sproblems.

W:Goodidea.IthinkIwill.

(Text10)

M:Goodmorning,everybody.I?mgoingtosharewithyoumywritingexperiences.!watch

peoplealot.IdothatwhenItravel」'vebeentomanycountriessuchasBritain,Italyand

Sweden.SoIspendalotoftimeatairports.Whilewaitingformyflights,!watchpeople

passingbyandstartmyimagination.Forexample,theotherday,whenIwaswaitingformy

flighttoGreece,!sawacouple.Theywerebuyingmagazinesatthatmoment.Theywerenot

wearingbusinessclothes,butthemanwascarryingasuitcase.Everyfewsecondsthewoman

lookedaround.Iwonderedifsomeonewasfollowingthem.Perhapstheywererunningaway

andyouknowthisremindedmeofastoryinthenewspaperthatday:abankclerkstoleone

millionpoundsaweekbeforeanddisappearedwithhiswife.Therewasapictureofthemin

thepaper.Thecouplereallylookedlikethethieves.MaybeIshouldstopthem.Justthen,Isaw

themsaygoodbyetoeachother,andthewomanwalkedaway.Well,sometimesImake

mistakeslikethat.ButIfindthingslikethatareveryusefulformywriting.

l.A2.B3.A4.A5.B6.A7.C8.C9.B10.BU.C12.B13.A14.B

15.A16.A17.C18.C19.A20.C

21.A根據(jù)第一段中的”...inthenature,besidesgolden,themarigoldisbrown,anditisnot

easytogetthewhiteone.”可知白色的金盞花比較不同尋常。

22.A根據(jù)第四段中的"Buthereightchildrenweretotallyagainstherdecision.”可知選A

項。

23.B根據(jù)倒數(shù)第四段中的“…onlythewishtogrowthepurewhitemarigoldtookrootin

herheart.”可知那位老婦人之所以能種出白色的金盞花是因為她把這個夢想扎根于心

中。因此選B項。

24.D本文主要講述了一位對種子基因知識一無所知的老太太用了20年的時間種出了

白色的金盞花,這是一個奇跡，因此D項最佳，說明了堅持夢想的重要性。

25.A根據(jù)第一段的最后一句"ProbablythefirsttouseitweretheChineseintheeleventh

centuryBCE.“可知,雨傘很可能是公元前11世紀的中國人最早使用的，故選A項。

26.C根據(jù)第三段中的"ButitisbelievedthatthefirstpersonsinEuropetousetheumbrella

asprotectionagainsttherainweretheancientRomans.”可知，在歐洲,最先用雨傘來擋雨的

是古羅馬人，故選C項。

27.D根據(jù)第一段中的"Nobodyknowswhofirstinventedit,buttheumbrellawasusedin

veryancienttimes.ProbablythefirsttouseitweretheChineseintheeleventhcenturyBCE.^^

和接下來幾段的內(nèi)容可知，文章主要介紹了雨傘的用途和歷史。故選D項。

28.C根據(jù)第一、三段可知，長期以來,歷史學家和科學家們認為古埃及法老圖坦卡蒙是

被他的一位謀士謀害的。

29.B根據(jù)第二段可知,圖坦卡蒙的墓穴里擺滿了皇室財寶，如金棺、金面具和成堆的珠

寶首飾。由此可以得知，圖坦卡蒙被安葬得十分隆重。

30.D根據(jù)第四段可知，研究人員運用了DNA檢測及電子掃描技術(shù)對法老的木乃伊進

行了研究，從而獲得了新發(fā)現(xiàn)。

31.A通讀全文可知，本文主要講述了一項新的研究為古埃及法老圖坦卡蒙的死因提供

了一種不同的解釋。

32.C根據(jù)第一段中的”...NewOrleansisitsbirthplace.”可知選C項。

33.D讀上文可知,they代表上文提到的復數(shù)名詞whitemusicians0

34.B根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的"LouisArmstrongwasabommusician.Hewasnotonly

talentedbutalsohard-working.”可知選B項。C、D項也是LouisArmstrong的特點，但是

不能成為他成功的原因。

35.D本文描述了爵士樂的歷史、發(fā)源地以及代表性的音樂家，因此選D項。

36.D37.B38.G39.A40.E

41.B根據(jù)該句中的"...thatIwouldgotoseeherassoonaspossible.“可知,作者通過電話

對媽媽做出了一個承諾，故選promise。

42.C孩子們不需要等待(waitfor)一個國家(規(guī)定)的節(jié)日來說他們愛他們的媽媽。

43.A依據(jù)該句中的"...thenextmorningsheranguptocomplainaboutit.“可知，作者當天

沒有給母親打電話。miss"錯過”,符合語境。

44.A根據(jù)句中的“…youcouldhearthesentimentalsongs.''可知