The Story of the Farmer and His Donkey (驢子)

    One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried pitifully for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway and it just wasn’t worth to save the donkey. So, he decided to bury（埋） it!

He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all took shovel（鏟子）and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly, then slowly he quieted down till nothing more was heard.

A few shovels later, the farmer finally looked down into the well, and was surprised at what he saw. With every shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something wonderful—he would shake it off and take a step up!

As the farmer’s neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was surprised as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and went off quickly!

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a stepping stone. We can get out of the deepest wells by not stopping, never giving up, shaking it off, and taking a step up!

1. The donkey quieted down, because ________.

  A. it was dead                           B. it was tired

　C. it had given up trying                   D. it had a good way to survive

2. We know from the story that ________.

  A. all the donkeys in the world are clever         

B. it is easy for donkeys to fall into a well

  C. the neighbors helped bury the donkey

D. the owner pushed the donkey into the well

3. The writer of the passage is most probably ________.

  A. an optimistic person                  B. a pet lover

   C. an animal protector                   D. a cold-hearted man

4. The writer wants to tell us “________”.

   A. A cat has 9 lives                 　  B. Facing difficulties, never give up

   C. A friend in need is a friend indeed       D. No pains, no gains

The best way to explore _______ countryside is on _______foot.

A. a; a             B. 不填; the          C. a; 不填           D. the; 不填

 We needed a new cupboard for the kitchen. So Peter made _____ from some wood we had.

   A. it            B. one           C. himself             D. another

________by the beauty of the West Lake, Mary decided to stay for two more days in Hangzhou.

       A. Attracting   B. To be attracted      C. Attracted    D. Having attracted

第二節(jié)  完型填空(共20小題；每小題l.5分。滿分30分)

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C、D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

I’ve always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed, but others had their own ways of showing care.

What I   36   most about visiting my boyfriend’s parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining room as we   37   ate our meal. With so little conversation I was quick to   38  his family as cold. When we got into the   39   to go home, his father suddenly appeared. 40   , he began to wash his son’s windscreen. I could feel he is a caring man through the glass.

I learned another lesson about love a few years later. My father often  41   me early in the morning. “Buy Xerox. It’s a good sharp price,” he might say when I answered the phone. No pleasant  42  or inquiry about my life ,just financial instructions. This manner of his  43  me and we often quarreled. But one day, I thought about my father’s success in business and realized that his concern for my financial security lay behind his  44    morning calls. The next time he called and told me to buy a stock, I  45   him.

When my social style has conflicted with that of my friends, I’ve often felt   46  . For example, I always return phone calls   47   and regularly contact with my friends. I expect the same from them. I had one friend who rarely called, answering my messages with short e-mails. I rushed to the   48   : She wasn’t a good friend! My anger   49    as the holidays approached. But then she came to a gathering I   50  and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window-shopping the previous month. I was   51    at her thoughtfulness, and regretful for how I’d considered her to be   52   . Clearly I needed to change my expectations of friends.

Far too often, I ignored their   53    expressions, eagerly expecting them to do things in my   54   .Over the years, however, I’ve learned to   55    other persons, love signs.

36. A. remember      B. enjoy           C. value          D. admire

37. A. excitedly       B. nervously       C. silently         D. instantly

38. A. regard         B. treat            C. take           D. think

39. A. bus           B. train            C. car             D. plane

40. A. Punctually     B. Carefully        C. Proudly         D. Coldly

41. A. visited        B. interrupted       C. warned          D. telephoned

42. A. greeting       B. meeting          C. apology         D. explanation

43. A. interested      B. angered          C. encouraged      D. surprised

44. A. long          B. short            C. warm           D. polite

45. A. praised       B. remembered       C. blamed         D. thanked

46. A. content       B. guilty            C. curious         D. disappointed

47. A. in order      B. in turn            C. without delay    D. without difficulty

48. A. feeling       B. suggestion        C. judgment        D. belief

49. A. disappeared   B. grew             C. helped          D. declined

50. A. opened       B. refused          C. hosted           D. invited

51. A. depressed    B. upset            C. fascinated         D. shocked

52. A. uncaring     B. dishonest         C. unhappy          D. uncooperative

53. A. unique       B. common         C. pleasant          D. familiar

54. A. opinion      B. way              C. mind           D. life

55. A. send         B. read             C. give            D. express

你校開展了“敬重父母”的活動，請你根據(jù)以下表格內(nèi)容為你校的英語報刊寫一則報道．

[寫作內(nèi)容]

[寫作要求]  1. 只能使用5個句子表達全部的內(nèi)容。

2. 標題與結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總句數(shù)。

Respecting Parents Program

     。。。

The program has been winning praises from parents and society. People say that is what we should have done earlier.

  在學習、生活和工作中，學會與人合作是非常重要的。請你根據(jù)下表中所提供的信息，寫一篇題為“Being a Good Partner”的英文演講稿。

[寫作內(nèi)容]

有些人認為因特網(wǎng)利大于弊

有些人認為因特網(wǎng)弊大于利

我的看法

假設(shè)你叫李華，你的同學李平總覺得學習不如別人，因而產(chǎn)生自卑心理，請你給他/她寫封120詞左右的e-mail勸慰他/她要善待自己，幫助他/她分析產(chǎn)生自卑心理的原因、找出他/她的優(yōu)勢，并表達你對他/她的建議和希望。

注意：郵件的開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)。

Dear Li Ping,

I’m glad that you trust me so much and tell me your true feeling, now I’ve read an article which says that _______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

                                                                    Yours truly

                                                                     Li Hua

通知

假設(shè)有一批澳大利亞學生到廣東香城游學，你是項目的負責人，在出發(fā)前你簡要向?qū)W生們介紹這次安排。請寫一個簡要的發(fā)言稿，主要內(nèi)容如下：

[寫作要求]

只能使用5個句子表達全部的內(nèi)容，開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)為你寫好，不計入總句數(shù)。

[評分標準]

       句子結(jié)構(gòu)的準確性，信息內(nèi)容的完整性和連貫性。

Attention please, everyone:

Now I would like to tell you the arrangement for the journey.

…

That’s all. Thank you.