1、分類綜合訓練：閱讀理解+完形填空+書面表達一、閱讀理解AWhy Go to Madrid?There may be a slight chill （寒冷）in the air, with temperatures staying around 15 in March, but Spains handsome capital is slowly starting to warm up. Even more attractive are the cultural events.A new exhibition on the living and working spaces of Spains g

2、reatest artist, Picasso, has just opened in the studio at the Foundation Manfred at Paso de Recollects 23. It runs until 11 May with rarely seen pieces borrowed from his family.Later in the summer, the 407th anniversary of the death of the Renaissance （文藝復興） painter El Greco will be marked with an e

3、xciting exhibition at the Muse del Prado at Paso del Prado from 24 June to 5 October.How to go?The widest range of flights is offered by Easy Jet-from Bristol, Edinburgh, Gatwick, Liverpool and Lupton. British Airways and its sister airline Iberia combine forces from Heathrow and London City. Ryan a

4、ir flies from Manchester and Stinted; Air Europa flies from Gatwick.Barajas airport is 13 km north-east of the city center and is served by frequent trains on Metro line 8, but the shortest underground journey is a bit complex with at least one change at Nuevos Ministries station and takes about 30

5、minutes. The fare to any station in the city center is 4.5 euros. The airport express bus runs every 15 to 35 minutes around the clock; 5 euros one way. It takes 40 minutes to reach the city center. A taxi takes half the time. A flat rate of 30 euros covers most of central Madrid.When will the exhib

6、ition about Picasso close?A. On 23 March. B. On 11 May.完形填空15 BACDB 610 BACDC1115 ABCDA 1620 CBDBC書面表達One possible version：Dear Sir/Madam,I have read your advertisement in the newspaper. You mentioned in it that your instructors are fully qualified and you ensure that learners will be able to swim w

7、ell after one weeks training. I can swim a little but Tm not very confident in the water. So Im interested in taking part in the training course. Fortunately, the summer holiday is around the corner. Tm writing to inquire when and where the course will be given, and how long the training course w川 l

8、ast each day. I also want to know how much you w川 charge me for that. Besides, would you be so kind as to tell me whether there is anything special that should be prepared or does your company provide everything necessary?I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.Yours sincerely,Li HuaC. On 24 J

9、une. D. On 5 October.Which airline operates flights from Manchester to Madrid?A. Easy Jet. B. Ryan air.C. Air Europa. D. British Airways.What is the fastest way to reach central Madrid from Barajas airport?A. The taxi. B. The city bus.C. Metro line 8. D. The airport expresses bus.BBefore January 200

10、5, young girls couldnt play soccer in Katter, a black township in Namibia, Africa. They had no soccer balls, no playing field, no shoes, and no leader. Each day, girls and boys gathered at the Nordkamp Center after school. Most of the boys would play soccer in a nearby dirt field while the girls rem

11、ained at the center to jump rope or read books.Center director Mary Beth Gallagher loved soccer and knew that the girls would love it, too. So she organized a girlsJ team with players under the age of 12. She knew it would be the youngest girls soccer team in the whole country. Because they had no o

12、ther girls teams to compete with, Mary Beth arranged matches against the boys teams. The boys were bigger and stronger, but the girls didnt back down.Soon news spread about the Nordkamp girlsJ team. An American soccer team from New York heard about them and immediately sent all their uniforms and sh

13、oes to their usoccer sisters”. When the bright orange uniforms arrived, the Nordkamp girls danced happily.uYou look like pumpkins, Mary Beth said.A girls voice called out, “If we are pumpkins, were beautiful pumpkins.With their new name the Pumpkins, the experienced team was ready for a big match.On

14、 December 1, 2006, the Pumpkins gathered and walked in a big orange line to afield near the Nordkamp Center. Their first opposing （對抗的） team laughed at the young players, but they didn,t laugh for long. They quickly found out just how good the Pumpkins were. The Pumpkins beat that first team and the

15、n the next. These girls became famous, and their story was also encouraging to others in Namibia.Before January 2005, in Katter.there was no girls soccer teamboys had no place to play soccergirls often played soccer with boyskids preferred jumping rope to soccerAs for the idea of girls playing socce

16、r, Mary Beth might.thinks little of itbe doubtful of itfeels hopeful about itbe uncertain about itWhy was the Nordkamp girls team called the Pumpkins?Because of the color of its uniforms.Because of the heights of its players.Pumpkins are its players favorite food.Pumpkins can bring people good luck.

17、What lesson can we learn from the text?All time is no time when it is past.A friend in need is a friend indeed.Where there is a will, there is a way.Self-trust is the first secret of success.When John was growing up, other kids felt sorry for him. His parents always had him weeding the garden, carry

18、ing out the garbage and delivering newspapers. But when John reached adulthood, he was better off than his childhood playmates. He had more job satisfaction, a better marriage and was healthier. Most of all, he was happier.These are the findings of a 40-year study that followed the lives of 456 teen

19、age boys from Boston. The study showed that those who had worked as boys enjoyed happier and more productive lives than those who had not. “Boys who worked in the home or community gained competence （能力） and came to feel they were worthwhile members of society, said George Valliant, the psychologist

20、 who made the discovery. uAnd because they felt good about themselves, others felt good about them.The link between what the men had done as boys and how they turned out as adults was surprisingly sharp. Those who had done the most boyhood activities were twice as likely to have warm relations with

21、a wide variety of people, five times as likely to be well paid and 16 times less likely to have been unemployed. The researchers also found that IQ and family social and economic class made no real difference in how the boys turned out.Childhood activities help a child develop responsibility, indepe

22、ndence, confidence and competence-the underpinnings （基石出）of emotional health. They also help him understand that people must cooperate and work toward common goals. The most competent adults are those who know how to do this. Yet work isnt everything. As Tolstoy once said, “One can live magnificentl

23、y in this world if one knows how to work and how to love, to work for the person one loves and to love ones work.”What do we know about John?He had few childhood playmates.He enjoyed his career and marriage.He received little love from his family.He was admired by others in his childhood.What does V

24、alliant want to tell us in Paragraph 2?Boys personal values.Parents expectations of their children.How work was related to competence .D. Why some boys grew into happy men.What does the underlined word “sharpen Paragraph 3 probably mean?A. Quick to react. B. Sudden and rapid.C. Clear and definite. D

25、. Having a thin edge.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?Independence is the key to ones success.Competent adults know more about love than work.Love brings more joy to people than work does.Emotional health is essential to a wonderful life.DI decided to ski to the North Pole. It was after

26、I saw an advertisement in a newspaper looking for people to join a team to ski 350 miles to the North Pole. Back in 1996, there had never been a woman from the UK who had accomplished this challenge. I wondered what it would be like to survive in temperatures cold enough to freeze your flesh in seco

27、nds, so I sent off for the application form.The application form full of pictures of male explores arrived. The words uAre you man enough for the ultimate （極限的）challenge? made me angry and even more determined to get on the team.Over 500 individuals applied for a place in the team and the selection

28、process included physical and psychological tests designed to pick the best group. In one test, there was a huge rope ladder we had to climb, and I froze at the top because I have a fear of heights. I thought my hopes were fading as most other applicants sailed past, leaving me behind. But two other

29、s helped me over, and later I found out that the organizers were not looking for amazing individuals, but great team players, and this moment had shown them who would take care of others in the team.I had revealed my weakness, and in a place like the Arctic, you have to be yourself, as there is nowh

30、ere to hide. These personalities of asking for help and showing weakness are necessary for women to master.I realized that by being myself, I could succeed. I was selected for the team. I realized that I could achieve more than I ever imagined-more importantly, by sharing my story with others, I cou

31、ld inspire them to take a step into the new world and reveal more of their abilities.How did the author react on seeing the advertisement?A. She got shocked. B. She was determined.C. She got frightened. D. She was hesitating.What did the organizers think to be the most important to choose new hands?

32、A. Personal quality, B. Individual ability.C. Spirit of teamwork. D. Courage to challenge.What does the author think of womenJs showing weakness?A. Beneficial.B. Shameful.C. Merciful.D. Disturbing.What is the authors purpose in writing the text?To inspire us to prepare for our future goal.To advise

33、women how to turn to others.To make suggestions to her team members.To encourage people to explore the unknown.二、完形填空Why dont you act the black? Since my middle school years, Ive been puzzled by this J more than any other. It seems to me that too many people have 2 what should be expected of me, a b

34、lack person, before 3 of me. But I believe in being who I am, and I dont care who others want me to be.On my first day of high school, going into a maths class, two 4 pointed and laughed at me. I 5 my tie was open, or that something was stuck in my teeth. But as I took my seat, I heard one of the cl

35、assmates 6 ， “Why is a black person taking a maths class? So my 7 wasnt open. A maths class had simply been joined by a student whose skin was not white.Many people thought my 8 should be big enough for me to wear, or 9me to only listen to black music： In the seventh grade, a group of my classmates

36、fixed their 10 stares on my plain and common T-shirt. They called out to me, “Go to get some 11 clothes, boy. In one of my Spanish classes, the teacher asked me, Which do you like better, rap music or rock music? ” I replied, ul like rock.” The look of J 2 on my classmates faces made me feel rather

37、13 .I am now in my junior year of high school. I still take all courses I like. When it comes to 14 my friends, I am still colorblind. I 15 to do my best to work in school in order to reach my 1 6 and yet, when I look in the 17 , I still see skin of that same shade of brown.My skin color has done nothing to change my 18 ， and my personality has done nothing to change my skin color.Choosing to 1