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16Why didn’t the man continue his study after he finished his school?
A.A friend of his father’s offered him a job.
B.He had to work to support his family. C.His father wouldn’t like him to study art. 答案:A
17What was the man’s place in the family?
A.He was the bread earner in the family.
B.He was the oldest son in the family. C.He was his father’s favourite son. 答案:B
听第10段独白,回答第18~20题。
Nothing was going right for Dr.Turner at the hospital.He made mistakes while operating on a patient.He felt sure he was no longer trusted and decided to change his job.One day he learned from the paper that a doctor was looking for a partner.The doctor,whose name was Johnson,lived in Thorby,a small town in the north of England.A few days later Dr.Turner went to Thorby,and arrived at Dr.Johnson’s home early in the afternoon.Though old and a little deaf,Dr.Johnson still had a good brain.He kept talking to the visitor about the town and its people.When he turned to have dinner with him in a restaurant before catching the train back to London,Dr.Turner noticed that Dr.Johnson was fond of good food and expensive wines.They had an excellent meal.When the bill was brought,Dr.Johnson felt in his pocket.“Oh,dear,”he said,“I’ve forgotten my money.” “That’s all right,”Dr.Turner said,“I’ll pay the bill.”As he did so,he began to wonder whether Dr.Johnson was worthy of trust. 18Why did Dr.Turner decide to leave his present job?
A.Because he had never been trusted.
B.Because he believed it offered little hope for his future. C.Because he thought the hospital would like him to leave. 答案:B
19What did the two doctors spend most of the afternoon talking about?
A.The town and its people.
B.Health matters. C.Food and drink. 答案:A
20What did the story suggest?
A.The two doctors would become friends.
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B.The two doctors would not work together. C.Dr.Turner decided to take the job. 答案:B
二、阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共12小题;每小题2.5分,满分30分)
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Krakatau Volcano (喀拉喀托火山)is on a small island in Indonesia.It had been peaceful for about 200 years before it erupted (爆发)in 1883.
The first signs of the activity of the volcano appeared in May 1883,when fire and smoke could be seen at the top of the mountain.Great noise could be heard even in Jakarta,a hundred miles away.Later the activity grew much greater.The peak (山顶)was covered with smoke and fire;the smoke at one time was seventeen miles high in the air.The lava—soft and hot rock—shot up into the air and rolled down the sides of the mountain.
The mouth of the volcano was not at the peak of the mountain but on its side,close to the sea.As it grew bigger and bigger with the eruption,the sea water got into it.When the sea water reached the lava inside the volcano,it made the upper part of the lava colder and harder.And this sealed off(封住)the rest of the lava below.As the inside of the lava could not break through the seal,the pressure (压力)built up until the mountain blew up.
The eruption of the volcano was followed by several earthquakes which brought about bad results.About 36,000 people were killed and many towns and villages near the sea were completely destroyed by the great waves which the earthquakes caused.
21Give the correct order of the course of volcano eruption. ①The peak was covered with smoke and fire.
②Fire and smoke could be seen at the top of the mountain. ③Great noise could be heard a hundred miles away.
④The lava shot up into the air and rolled down the sides of the mountain.
A.①②③④ B.①③②④
C.②③①④ 答案:C
解析:细节理解题。从文章第二段的描述可知顺序为②③①④。
22What made Krakatau Volcano erupt?
D.④①③②
A.The sea water which went into the volcano.
B.The lava.
C.The pressure which was bigger and bigger. D.All of the above together. 答案:D
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解析:细节理解题。由文章第三段可知该火山爆发是A、B、C三项共同作用的结果,并非由其中的一项原因造成的。
23Where is the mouth of the volcano?
A.At the peak of the mountain.
B.On the side of the mountain near the sea. C.At the foot of the mountain. D.Inside the mountain. 答案:B
解析:细节理解题。根据文章第三段第一句话“The mouth of the volcano was not at the peak of the mountain but on its side,close to the sea.”可判断答案为B项。
B
“Earthquake!” the word flashed in my brain.A roaring sound filled my ears.I tried to slide beneath my desk.The desk did a wild tap dance,slipping and sliding towards the centre of the room.I twisted my body and grabbed at the windowsill (窗沿) behind me,somehow kicking free of my dancing chair.I tried to stand.My legs skated away as if on a bucking escalator.
My fingers shook,grasped the windowsill tightly.Somewhere through the roar sounded the terrified scream of some wounded animal.I looked behind me and tried to steady my gaze on the other kids but the scene was a dizzy nightmare.Some of the class were sitting in the middle of the room,surrounded by chairs and desks.One girl was screaming.A boy was trying to claw his way across the floor to the door in a crazy crawl.
My grip froze me to the windowsill.
I cried aloud,“I’m going to die.I’m going to die.Save me.I’m not ready to die.I’m not ready!” I hunched (弓起背部) forward on my knees and pressed my face against my clenched (紧握) fingers.I looked at the backs of my fingers and stupidly noticed the fragile pale hairs growing out of the pores (毛孔).The fingers would soon cease to exist.Somehow the impending horror of my death was too terrible to even cry about.
Suddenly,I became aware that the rocking had ceased.Perhaps I wasn’t going to die. 24The roaring sound was made by .
A.a wounded animal B.screaming people
C.running children 答案:D
解析:细节理解题。由第一段前两句可知,the roaring sound应是发生地震时发出的声音。
25When the writer clenched his fingers he was .
D.an earthquake
A.afraid B.angry
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C.injured 答案:A
D.impatient
解析:细节理解题。由倒数第二段可知,作者握紧手时非常害怕。
26Paragraph 2 describes the .
A.injuries suffered by the writer
B.effects of a bad nightmare C.disorder in the classroom D.writer’s fear of death 答案:C
解析:从文章第二段中所提到的孩子、桌子、椅子、屋子等均可说明这个地方是教室,而且是一片混乱。
27At the end of the passage there is a feeling of .
A.panic
C.sorrow 答案:B
B.hope D.excitement
解析:推理判断题。从文章最后一句我们可以看出他可能死不了了,应感觉有希望了。
28The underlined word “ceased” in the last paragraph probably means “ ”.
A.continued
C.stopped 答案:C
B.lasted D.increased
解析:词义猜测题。由最后一句“Perhaps I wasn’t going to die.”可推知,那种摇晃已经停止了。ceased与stopped的含义最接近。
C
When newspapers and radios report the damage caused by a hurricane (飓风)called Hazel,a girl whose name is Hazel is probably played a joke on by others.To keep out of trouble,the Weather Bureau says,“Any resemblance(相似)between hurricane names and the names of particular girls is only accidental.”
Some women became angry because hurricanes are given their names,but many other women are proud to see their names make headlines.They don’t even care that they are the names of destructive storms.Because more women seem to like it than dislike it,the Weather Bureau has decided to continue using girls’ names for hurricanes.
In some ways a hurricane is like a person.After it is born,it grows and develops,then becomes old and dies.Each hurricane has a character of its own.Each follows its own way through the world,and people remember it long after it has gone.So it is natural to give hurricanes names,and to talk about them almost as if they were alive.
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