I was born at Blunderstone, in Suffolk, in the east of England, and was given my poor father’s name, David Copperfield. Sadly, he never saw me and died six months before I was born. My early childhood was extremely happy, as my beautiful mother and kind Peggotty took care of me. But when I was about eight, a shadow passed over my happiness. My mother often went out walking, in her best clothes, with a gentleman called Mr Murdstone. He seemed to be very fond of my mother. But I knew that Peggotty did not like him.
A few months later Peggotty told me that my mother was going to have a short holiday with some friends. Meanwhile Peggotty and I would go to stay with her brother Daniel in Yarmouth,on the east coast, for two weeks. I spent a wonderfully happy two weeks there, playing all day on the beach with Emily, and sleeping in my own little bed on the ship. I am sure I was in love with little Emily in my childish way, and I cried bitterly when we had to say goodbye at the end of the holiday.
But on the way home to Blunderstone, Peggotty looked at me very worriedly. ‘she said suddenly in a trembling voice.‘I must tell you—While we’ve been away, your dear mother—has married Mr Murdstone!He’s your stepfather now!’
I was deeply shocked. I could not understand how my mother could have married that man. And when we arrived home, I went straight to my room and lay sobbing on my bed, which made my poor mother very unhappy too. As she sat beside me, holding my hand, Mr Murdstone suddenly came in.
What’s this, Chara, my love?’ he asked sternly. ‘Remember, you must be firm with the boy!I’ve told you before, you’re too weak with him!’ And when mother left the room, Mr Murdstone whispered angrily to me, ‘David, do you know what I’ll do if you don’t obey me?I’ll beat you like a dog!’ I was still very young, and I was very frightened of him. If he had said one kind word to me, perhaps I would have liked and trusted him, and my life would have been different. Instead, I hated him for the influence he had over my dear mother, who wanted to be kind to me, but also wanted to please her new husband.
1.According to the passage, what ended David’s happy childhood?
A. His father’s death.
B. Peggotty’s ignorance of him.
C. His mother’s acquaintance with Mr.Murdstone.
D. Mr.Murdstone’s love to his mother.
2.What’s the author’s tone in writing the underlined sentences in P2?
A. Serious. B. Humorous.
C. Sad. D. Regretful.
3.How did David think about Mr.Murdstone?
A. Strict and firm. B. Sensible and caring.
C. Gentle and helpful. D. Mean and unkind.
4.According to the passage, what’s most likely to be mentioned in the follwing part?
A. Peggotty’s help to David. B. Mr.Murdstone’s cruelty to David.
C. David’s fights against Mr.Murdstone. D. David’s love to mother.
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I was born at Blunderstone, in Suffolk, in the east of England, and was given my poor father’s name, David Copperfield. Sadly, he never saw me and died six months before I was born. My early childhood was extremely happy, as my beautiful mother and kind Peggotty took care of me. But when I was about eight, a shadow passed over my happiness. My mother often went out walking, in her best clothes, with a gentleman called Mr Murdstone. He seemed to be very fond of my mother. But I knew that Peggotty did not like him.
A few months later Peggotty told me that my mother was going to have a short holiday with some friends. Meanwhile Peggotty and I would go to stay with her brother Daniel in Yarmouth,on the east coast, for two weeks. I spent a wonderfully happy two weeks there, playing all day on the beach with Emily, and sleeping in my own little bed on the ship. I am sure I was in love with little Emily in my childish way, and I cried bitterly when we had to say goodbye at the end of the holiday.
But on the way home to Blunderstone, Peggotty looked at me very worriedly. ‘she said suddenly in a trembling voice.‘I must tell you—While we’ve been away, your dear mother—has married Mr Murdstone!He’s your stepfather now!’
I was deeply shocked. I could not understand how my mother could have married that man. And when we arrived home, I went straight to my room and lay sobbing on my bed, which made my poor mother very unhappy too. As she sat beside me, holding my hand, Mr Murdstone suddenly came in.
What’s this, Chara, my love?’ he asked sternly. ‘Remember, you must be firm with the boy!I’ve told you before, you’re too weak with him!’ And when mother left the room, Mr Murdstone whispered angrily to me, ‘David, do you know what I’ll do if you don’t obey me?I’ll beat you like a dog!’ I was still very young, and I was very frightened of him. If he had said one kind word to me, perhaps I would have liked and trusted him, and my life would have been different. Instead, I hated him for the influence he had over my dear mother, who wanted to be kind to me, but also wanted to please her new husband.
1.According to the passage, what ended David’s happy childhood?
A. His father’s death.
B. Peggotty’s ignorance of him.
C. His mother’s acquaintance with Mr.Murdstone.
D. Mr.Murdstone’s love to his mother.
2.What’s the author’s tone in writing the underlined sentences in P2?
A. Serious. B. Humorous.
C. Sad. D. Regretful.
3.How did David think about Mr.Murdstone?
A. Strict and firm. B. Sensible and caring.
C. Gentle and helpful. D. Mean and unkind.
4.According to the passage, what’s most likely to be mentioned in the follwing part?
A. Peggotty’s help to David. B. Mr.Murdstone’s cruelty to David.
C. David’s fights against Mr.Murdstone. D. David’s love to mother.
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Donald Watson was a man who thought very much about the food he ate. He was born in Yorkshire, England, in September 1910. And he died in November 2005, at the age of 95. That is a very great age. Watson explained that it was because he never ate any food from animals.
When he was a boy, Watson stayed on a farm. He loved to see the animals. He said that they gave so much to people. And all the animals were so friendly. Then, one day, he saw a man killing a pig. He was very sad. From then on, Watson decided that he would never again eat meat. Twenty years later he decided that he wouldn’t eat anything from animals, such as milk, cheese or eggs. He became a vegan (素食主义者).
Watson formed a group called “The Vegan Society”. The Vegan Society thought it was terrible and wrong to eat food from animals. At first, there were not many people who agreed with him. They thought it was crazy to do it. Most people thought it was too difficult and unhealthy. However, over time, more and more people began to agree with Watson and The Vegan Society.
People become vegans for many reasons. Watson and his friends stopped eating because they loved animals. They believed that it was wrong to hurt another living thing.
Now, people also become vegans for environmental reasons. Keeping animals takes a lot of resources (资源), including water and food. Also, in some places, people are cutting down trees to create more land for cows. By avoiding food from animals, vegans hope to protect these forest areas.
Finally, just like Watson, some people believe that being a vegan is healthier. They believe that food from animals causes heart problems, a high body weight and many other health problems.
1.What do we know about Watson from the first two paragraphs?
A.He enjoyed a very long life for being a vegan.
B.He owned a farm with a lot of animals.
C.He didn’t like eating meat by birth.
D.He became a vegan at 20.
2.The underlined word “it” in paragraph 3 refers to “________”.
A.agreeing with Watson
B.eating food from animals
C.avoiding food from animals
D.forming “The Vegan Society”
3.Now people become vegans because ________.
A.they have many health problems
B.they think keeping animals costs too much
C.they love animals and want to keep them
D.they want to save resources and protect the environment
4.What’s the best title for the text?
A.Donald Watson: A New Way to Eat
B.Vegans’ Opinions on Health
C.Animal Protection in England
D.The Vegan Society
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Donald Watson was a man who thought very much about the food he ate. He was born in yorkshire, England , in September 1910. And he died in November 2005, at the age of 95. That is a very great age. Watson explained that it was because he never ate any food from animals.
When he was a boy , Watson stayed on a farm. .He loved to see the animals. He said that they gave so much to people. And all the animals were so friendly. Then , one day , he saw a man killing a pig . He was very sad. . From then on, Watson decided that he would never again eat meat . Twenty years later he decided that he wouldn’t eat anything from animals, such as milk, cheese or eggs. He became vegan (素食主义者).
Watson formed a group called “The Vegan Society”. In its newspaper, The Vegan Society thought it was terrible and wrong to eat food from animals. At first, there were not many people who agreed with him . They thought it was crazy to do it .Most people thought it was too difficult and unhealthy. However, over time , more and more people began to agree with Watson and The Vegan Society.
People become vegans for many reasons. Watson and his friend stopped eating because they loved animals. They believed that it was wrong to hurt another living thing .
Now, people also become vegans for environmental reasons. Keeping animals takes a lot of resources(资源), including water and food. Also, in some places, people are cutting down trees to create more land for cows. By avoiding food from animals, vegans hope to protect these forest areas.
Finally, just like Watson, some people believe that being a vegan is healthier. They believe that food from animals causes heart problems, a high body weight and many other health problems.
1. We know from the text that Watson __________.
A. lived a very long life
B. refused to eat meat at 20
C. helped kill a pig on a farm
D. enjoyed good food very much
2. The underlined word “it’ in paragraph 3 means “ ________”.
A. agreeing with Watson
B. publishing a newspaper
C. forming “The Vegan Society”
D. avoiding all food from animals
3. Watson refused to eat meat ______.
A. because of his love of animals
B. because of environmental reasons
C. because he had a lot of health problems
D. because keeping animals needs lots of resources
4. What’s the best title (标题)for the text?
A. Donald Watson : a new way to eat
B. Animal protection in England
C. The Vegan Society:a special group
D. Healthy eating habits
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John Constable was born in Suffolk, England, on 11 June 1776. His family hoped that he would join his father's business, but he showed great interest in art when he was very young. Finally, his family allowed him to enter the Royal Academy School, a very famous art college in England, at the age of twenty-two.
At the Royal Academy, he was a good student, spending all his spare time drawing and reading.
He showed his first painting in 1802. Constable believed the greatest art came from using the inspiration(灵感) of nature, rather than using various techniques (技巧) and imagination on art.
In his lifetime, Constable never had much money. His fame only grew after his death. He was unable to earn a living from the paintings. To support his family, Constable often drew portraits( 肖像)of others. But it was something he never really enjoyed. He was attracted by the beauty of the British countryside.
He sold more paintings in France than in his home country, England, at first. But when given the chance to travel to sell his paintings abroad, he said he would rather “be a poor man in England than a rich man abroad.”
Constable died in 1837. During his lifetime he got little praise in his home country for painting countryside scenery. Yet he is now considered to be one of the greatest British artists.
1.John Constable studied painting because____________.
A.he was interested in it B.his parents hoped he would study it
C.he wanted to make more money D.He liked the Royal Academy school
2.At the Royal Academy, John Constable __________.
A.wasn’t a good student B.didn't get on well with his classmates
C.was very hardworking D.became very famous
3.What do we know about John Constable?
A.He thought technique was the most important in art painting.
B.His paintings sold better in France than in England at first.
C.He was interested in drawing portraits.
D.He became very rich by painting.
4.What can we learn from the underlined sentence?
A.John Constable was willing to travel to France.
B.John Constable was tired of being poor.
C.John Constable didn't want to sell his paintings.
D.John Constable loved his country very much.
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Paracutin was born in Mexico in February, 1943. At the end of one week Paracutin was 500 feet high, and it is now over 9,000 feet high. Today Paracutin is asleep.
What is Paracutin? It was the first volcano(火山) in the world which was seen from its birth right up to the present day. On February 20, 1943, a peasant and his wife set out to work in their corn fields from the Mexican village of Paracutin. They were surprised to find the earth warm under their feet. Suddenly they heard noises deep in the earth and a small hole appeared in their field. In the afternoon there was a sudden loud noise and stones were thrown high in the air. The peasants ran from the field and turned to watch. They saw the birth of a volcano.
Large quantities of stone and lava(岩浆) broke out and a little hill began to form. By evening this hill was 100 feet high and hot ashes(灰烬) were falling on the village. At night the strong light of the hot lava lit up the countryside. The trees near the village were killed and the villagers had to leave their houses. When the village was destroyed, its name was given to the volcano. The news quickly reached Mexico City, far to the east. Many people came to watch the scene. The volcano grew and grew for ten years and hundreds of square miles of forest were destroyed. Then Paracutin went to sleep.
1.Paracutin was once the name of ________.
A. a peasant B. a village
C. an old mountain D. a Mexican
2.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Paracutin is not active now.
B. Paracutin is the first volcano in the world.
C. Paracutin did not exist until the early 1940s.
D. It took Paracutin 10 years to grow to its present size.
3.What was destroyed in the growing up of the volcano?
A. The little hill of stone.
B. The villagers living close by.
C. The forest and fields around Paracutin.
D. The Mexican peasant and his wife.
4.In this passage the writer is trying to ________.
A. tell us an interesting happening
B. explain a scientific theory
C. make us believe something
D. make up an interesting story
5.What can we learn about volcanoes from this passage?
A. New volcanoes may appear in places where people do not expect them to be.
B. Volcanoes are always growing.
C. Volcanoes are active from time to time.
D. New volcanoes are active for only ten years.
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Ⅲ.完形填空(20分)
Paracutin was born in Mexico in February, 1943. At the end of one week Paracutin was 500 feet high, and it is now over 9,000 feet high. Today Paracutin is 36 .
What is Paracutin? It was the first volcano in the world which was 37 from its eruption right up 38 the present day. On February 20th, 1943, a peasant and his wife set 39 to work in their own fields in the Mexican village of Paracutin. They were 40 to find the earth warm under their feet. Suddenly they heard noise 41 in the earth and a small hole 42 in their fields. In the afternoon there was a sudden loud noise and stones were 43 high in the air. The peasants ran from the fields and turned to watch. They saw the 44 of a volcano.
Large quantities of stones and lava 45 out and a little hill began to 46 . By evening this hill was 100 feet high and hot 47 were falling on the village. At night the strong light of the hot lava 48 up the countryside. The trees near the village were 49 and the villagers had to leave their houses. 50 the village was destroyed, its 51 was given to the volcano. The news quickly reached Mexico City, 52 to the east. Many people came to watch the 53 . The volcano grew for ten years and hundreds of square miles of 54 were destroyed. The Paracutin had gone to sleep 55 .
36.A. asleep B. active C. silent D. terrible
37.A. changed B. raised C. seen D. grown
38.A. on B. to C. from D. by
39.A. about B. on C. up D. out
40.A. frightened B. surprised C. worried D. disappointed
41.A. deep B. nearby C. outside D. from far
42.A. erupted B. appeared C. remained D. rose
43.A. thrown B. drawn C. pushed D. flown
44.A. access B. shape C. birth D. crash
45.A. wiped B. broke C. made D. stood
46.A. rise B. fall C. form D. spread
47.A. mud B. ashes C. virus D. powders
48.A. called B. added C. filled D. lit
49.A. cut B. killed C. lacked D. buried
50.A. Before B. Since C. When D. If
51.A. name B. place C. address D. spot
52.A. away B. far C. off D. back
53.A. nature B. wonder C. scene D. sign
54.A. forest B. houses C. land D. villages
55.A. from now on B. by now C. just now D. until now
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Born at a dog kennel(养狗场) in Novosibirsk, Maru was sold to a family in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, 800 km away, when she was only 5 months old .However, 6 months later the kennel owner Alla Morozova received a call from the dog's owners informing her that they were allergic(过敏的) to animals and could no longer look after their pet. The contract said that in case the buyers no longer wanted a dog they should inform Alla first, so she could make arrangements to get it back .She had someone get Maru and accompany her on a train ride back to Novosibirsk,but 200 km into the journey, something went wrong.
“The dog had a panic attack, so she was frightened,” Alla told the Siberian Times. She had been brought by her owners, but then they disappeared somewhere .The noise of the train scared(惊吓) her, so she jumped on the compartment door,kicked the handle to open it, and jumped out of the train as it was getting close to the station in Achinsk, a city between Krasnoyarsk and Novosibirsk”. After hearing the news Alla called her former owners to tell them that Maru was all alone and scared. She asked them to help her look for the dog but they refused. “That angered me. They gave the dog away and the load fell off their shoulders,” said Alla.
But Alla wasn't about to give up on her dog She posted messages about her online and gave out leaflets(传单)asking for information. Volunteers found her in an industrial zone, "Alla said. "The dog was very fatigued. She had walked and run for two and a half days. She was lame, and her paws were broken. I'm sure that she was looking for her house. Dogs are very attached to people.” Alla added .
A friend of Alla's recently drove Maru to her kennel in Novosibirsk, where she was reunited with her mother and father. She is now undergoing treatment to recover from the suffering of walking 200 km through the Siberian wilderness.
1.What happened to Maru when she was 11 months old?
A.She was sold to another family.
B.She was allergic to her owners.
C.She was given up by her owners.
D.She was well looked after by her owners.
2.Why did Maru Jump out of the train?
A.She was frightened by its noise.
B.She was driven by the conductor.
C.She was badly treated by her owners.
D.She wanted to go back to her parents.
3.The underlined word “fatigued” in Paragraph3 probably means “_______”
A.worried B.excited
C.interested D.tired
4.What did Alla think of Maru's former owners?
A.Merciless B.Selfless
C.Stubborn D.Responsible
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Noah Webster was born on October 16, 1758, in the West Division of Hartford. At that time, few people went to college, but Noah loved to learn so his parents let him go to Yale, Connecticut’s only college. He left for New Haven in 1774. Noah’s years at Yale were the years of the Revolutionary War.
Sometimes 70 children of all ages were in one-room schoolhouses with no desks, poor books, and untrained teachers. Noah did not like that. Their books came from England. Noah thought that Americans should learn from American books, so in 1783, Noah wrote his own textbook: A Grammatical Institute of the English Language.
For 100 years, Noah’s book taught children how to read, spell, and pronounce words. It was the most popular American book of its time. Ben Franklin used Noah’s book to teach his granddaughter to read.
When Noah was 43, he started writing the first American dictionary. He did this because Americans in different parts of the country spelled, pronounced and used words differently. He thought that all Americans should speak the same way. He also thought that Americans should not speak and spell just like the English. Noah used American spellings like “color” instead of the English “colour”, “music” instead of “musick” and “center” instead of “centre”. He also added American words that weren’t in English dictionaries like “skunk” and “squash”. It took him over 27 years to write his book. When finished in 1828, Noah’s dictionary had 70,000 words in it.
Noah did many things in his life. He worked for copyright laws, wrote textbooks, Americanized the English language, and edited (编辑) magazines. When Noah Webster died in 1843, he was regarded an American hero.
1.How old was Noah Webster when he went to New Haven?
A. 13 B. 16 C. 20 D. 25
2.How did Noah Webster like American schools in the 1770s?
A. It was impressive. B. It was unusual.
C. It was great. D. It was dissatisfying.
3.Why did Noah write the first American dictionary?
A. He was asked to do it by Ben Franklin.
B. He didn’t like the words used in English dictionaries.
C. He wanted all Americans to speak the same way.
D. He was aware of the fact that the dictionary would make him famous.
4.What can we infer from the text?
A. Noah was a most productive author.
B. Noah studied in Hartford during the Revolutionary War.
C. There had been no books before Noah wrote his textbook.
D. Noah was thought of a hero because of his first American dictionary.
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Nicknamed the Golden Music Boy, 25-year-old Hu Yanbin, was born and 36up in Shanghai. At the age of 15, he made a wish that he would make his own album before he was 18. Fortunately, the37 boy’s dream came true. His first album Adept with Both Pen and Sword38 in 2002 and he became the first mainland artist to39 a solo album ( 专辑) in the mainland, Hong Kong, and Taiwan40 at the same time. The album41 him to become a popular star.
His success is not only because of his excellent singing42 , but also because of his talent in song43 . Before his album was made, Hu Yanbin’s44 company tried to invite someone else to write several songs45 him. None of them were as good as they are hoped.46 Hu Yanbin came into the office with a guitar on his back and played several songs.47, everyone in the office really liked these tunes and they decided to48 them on his first album.
Some people would49 this rising star with Jay Chow from Taiwan, but Hu says his musical50 is quite different from Jay Chow’s,51 he likes Jay Chow’s music.
With many music awards already in his52 , Hu Yanbin seems to be53 up with many of the superstars in the country. Though some people don’t like him and say54 things about him, he says that it doesn’t55 him. All he plans to do is focusing on his music and bringing out more and better songs for his fans.
1. A.broke B.came C.went D.grew
2. A.attractive B.talented C.determined D.sensitive
3. A.came up B.came over C.came in D.came out
4. A.realize B.form C.release D.earn
5. A.even B.all C.still D.yet
6. A.affected B.expected C.made D.helped
7. A.skills B.ideas C.means D.ways
8. A.playing B.making C.writing D.performing
9. A.concert B.record C.music D.performance
10. A.to B.about C.with D.for
11. A.But B.And C.Thus D.Then
12. A.To his surprise B.In a word C.To be honest D.Above all
13. A.take B.include C.contain D.type
14. A.replace B.compete C.compare D.inspect
15. A.ability B.taste C.attention D.style
16. A.as though B.even though C.as if D.now that
17. A.pockets B.mind C.sight D.heart
18.A keeping B. coming C. catching D. putting
19. A.positive B.strange C.powerful D.harmful
20. A.upset B.mind C.care D.ruin
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Robert Owen was born in Wales in 1771. At the age of ten he went to work. His employer had a large private library so Owen was able to educate himself. He read a lot in his spare time and at nineteen he was given the job of superintendent(监工) at a Manchester cotton mill. He was so successful there that he persuaded his employer to buy the New Lanark mill in Scotland.
When he arrived at New Lanark it was a dirty little town with a population of 2,000 people. Nobody paid any attention to the workers' houses or their children's education. The conditions in the factories were very bad. There was a lot of crime and the men spent most of their wages on alcoholic drinks.
Owen improved the houses. He encouraged people to be clean and save money. He opened a shop and sold the workers cheap, well-made goods to help them. He limited the sale of alcoholic drinks. Above all, he fixed his mind on the children's education. In 1816 he opened the first free primary school in Britain.
People came from all over the country to visit Owen's factory. They saw that the workers were healthier and more efficient than in other towns. Their children were better fed and better educated. Owen tried the same experiment in the United States. He bought some land there in 1825, but the community was too far away. He could not keep it under control and lost most of his money.
Owen never stopped fighting for his idea. Above all he believed that people are not born good or bad. He was a practical man and his ideas were practical. "If you give people good working conditions," he thought, "they will work well and, the most important thing of all, if you give them the chance to learn, they will be better people."
1.For Owen, his greatest achievement in New Lanark was _____.
A. improving worker's houses
B. providing the children with a good education
C. helping people to save money
D. preventing men from getting drunk
2.From the passage we may infer that Owen was born _____.
A. into a rich family B. into a noble family
C. into a poor family D. into a middle class family
3.Owen's experiment in the United States failed because _____.
A. he lost all his money
B. people who visited it were not impressed
C. he did not buy enough land
D. it was too far away for him to organize it properly
4.We may infer from the passage that no children in Britain could enjoy free education until _____.
A. 1771 B. 1816 C. 1825 D. 1860
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