PeriodFourGrammar&WritingⅠ.閱讀理解ATomarrivedatthebusstationquiteearlyfortheLondonbusforLondonwouldnotleaveuntilfivetosawalotofpeoplewaitinginthewerestandinginlines，otherswerewalkingwasagroupofteacherwastryingtokeeptheminlookedaroundbuttherewasnowhereforhimtosit.Hewalkedintothestationlookedupattheclockwasonlytwentytofoundaseatandsatdown，facingalargemirror(鏡子)onthethen，John，oneofTom’sfriends，cameinandsatwithTom.“Whattimeisyourbus？”askedJohn.“Oh，thereisplentyoftimeyet，”answeredTom.“Oh，I’llgetyousomemoreteathen，”saidJohn.TheytalkedwhileTomlookedattheclockagain.“Goodheavens！It’sgoingback－ward！”hecried.“Afewminutesagoitwastwentytotwelveandnowit’shalfpasteleven.”“Youarelookingattheclockinthemirror，”saidJohn.Tomwantedtokick(踢)himselfforbeingsonextbuswasnottoleaveforanotherhasneverlikedmirrorsincethen.1．TheLondonbusleft________． A．at11：55 B．at5：12 C．before11：55 D．after11：55 答案A[細節理解題。從第一段第二句“ThebusforLondonwouldnotleaveuntilfivetotwelve.”可知。]2．Tomwentintothestationcafebecause________． A．Johnaskedhimtohaveacupoftea B．hewantedadrinkthere C．hewouldmeetafriendofhis D．itwasearlyyetandhewantedtofindaplacetosit 答案D[細節理解題。從第一段最后一句話“Tomlookedaroundbuttherewasnowhereforhimtosit.”可知。]3．Whattimewasitinfactwhenhelookedattheclockinthemirror? A．Halfpasttwelve. B．Halfpasteleven. C．Twentytotwelve. D．Halfpastone. 答案A[推理判斷題。十一點半在鏡子中看是十二點半。]4．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE? A．Tommissedhisbus. B．Hehaslikedmirrorsincethen. C．Thenextbuswouldleavesoon. D．TomarrivedinLondonontime. 答案A[細節理解題。從最后一段“Thenextbuswasnottoleaveforanotherhasneverlikedmirrorsincethen.”可知。]BGoingtothebeachismanyAmerican’sfavoritewentswimmingintheoceanwithoutgivingathoughttowhatwasthosedaysarelongthesummerof1988，manyofthebeacheshadtobeclosedbecausegarbage(廢料)fromhospitalswasfoundinthegarbageincludedglassbottleswithsamplesofblood，andpeoplewereafraidtheymightgetAIDSfromthesomebeaches，sewage(下水道)wasfoundinthewereshockedbythisstateofdidn’tthinkoftheunderwatergarbagebecauseitwasoutofsight.SomeofthemostpollutedwatersstilllookFranciscoBayisagoodexampleofabeautifulbaythat’sfullofdiscoveredpollutioninsomelakesandriverswhentheyfoundfishwithrottingaretoldnottoeattoomuchfishbecauseofAmericancitiesputtheirgarbageintheNewYorkandafewothercitiesputtheirgarbageintheHarborissopollutedthatscientistssayitwon’trecoveruntilthenextgovernmenthasorderedthecitytobuildasewagetreatmentupoceanswon’tbeeasy，butpeoplecannolongerignore(忽視)thischallenge.5．Themainideaofthearticleisthat________． A．oceanwatersaroundAmericahavebecomepolluted B．Americansarebringingtoomuchgarbagetothebeach C．beacheswereclosedbecauseAmericanswereshocked D．goingtothebeachismanyAmerican’sfavoriteactivity 答案A[全文講述了美國海域遭受污染的情況。]6．Theoceansarepollutedby________． A．swimmers，AIDSpatientsandfish B．Boston，SanFranciscoandNewYorkonly C．garbage，sewageandmedicalwasteandsoon D．swimmersandfishes 答案C[通讀全文可知C項所提及的正是文中所指出的受污染的渠道。]7．Manypollutedwatersarestillbeautifulbecause________． A．chemicalscanbebeautiful B．theyhavebeencleanedup C．pollutionisunderwaterorhardtosee D．therearestillmanyfishinthem 答案C[從最后一段的開始兩句可知。]8．MorepeoplecangotothebeachesnearBostonif________． A．thecityputsitsgarbageintheground B．asewageplantisbuilt C．theydon’teattoomuchfish D．theystoppollutingthewater 答案B[從最后一段的最后兩句可知。]Ⅱ.根據短文內容，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。Whyhaveyoubeensosuccessfulinreachingsomeofyourgoals，butnotothers?Ifyouaren’tsure，youarefarfromaloneinyourturnsoutthatevenbrilliant，highlyaccomplishedpeopleareprettylousywhenitcomestounderstandingwhytheysucceedorintuitiveanswer—thatyouarebornpredisposedtocertaintalentsandlackinginothers—isreallyjustonesmallpieceofthefact，decadesofresearchonachievementsuggeststhatsuccessfulpeoplereachtheirgoalsnotsimplybecauseofwhotheyare，butmoreoftenbecauseofwhattheyGetyousetyourselfagoal，trytobeasspecificaspossible.“Lose5pounds”isabettergoalthan“losesomeweight，”becauseitgivesyouaclearideaofwhatsuccesslooksAlso，thinkaboutthespecificactionsthatneedtobetakentoreachyourgoal.__3__Givenhowbusymostofusare，andhowmanygoalswearejugglingatonce，it’snotsurprisingthatweroutinelymissopportunitiestoactonagoalbecausewesimplyfailtonoticeyoureallyhavenotimetoworkouttoday?Nochanceatanypointtoreturnthatphonecall?Achievingyourgoalmeansgrabbingholdoftheseopportunitiesbeforetheyslipthroughyourfingers.Knowexactlyhowfaryouhavelefttoanygoalalsorequireshonestandregularmonitoringofyourprogress—ifnotbyothers，thenbyyouyoudon’tknowhowwellyouaredoing，youcan’tadjustyourbehaviororyourstrategiesItismyhopethat，afterreadingabouttheninethingssuccessfulpeopledodifferently，youhavegainedsomeinsightintoallthethingsyouhavebeendoingrightall：__5__It’sneverwhatyouare，butwhatyoudo.A．Waitforopportunitiestoappear.B．Seizethemomenttoactonyourgoals.C．Herearethingssuccessfulpeopledodifferently.D．NextI’lltalkaboutmyownexperienceonhowtoachievesuccess.E．Youdon’tneedtobecomeadifferentpersontobecomeamoresuccessfulone.F．Checkyourprogressfrequently—weekly，orevendaily，dependingonthegoal.G．Knowingexactlywhatyouwanttoachievekeepsyoumotivateduntilyougetthere.答案Ⅲ.應用文寫作假設你叫李華，現在是重點高中第一中學的一名新生。請根據以下提示，給你初中的英語老師王老師寫一封信，表達對他的感謝和尊敬。注意：1.詞數80左右；2．文章的開頭和結尾已經給出，不計入總詞數。參考詞匯：creativeadj.創造性的；atonetime有一次；expectationn．期望；depressedadj.感到沮喪的；encouragementn．鼓勵；appreciatevt.感激Dear，I’mveryexcitedtowritetoexpressmythankstoyou.