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請認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選

項。并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

A

DIY—ApplePancakes

Whatyouneed:

2cupsofwholewheatflour1/2teaspoonofsalt

2eggs1/4cupofvegetableoil

2largeapples1cupofbutter

Whatyoudo:

First,stir（攪拌）theflourandsaltinalargebowl.Puteggs,oilandapplesintothe

flour.

Mixwell.

Next,Heatalargepan.Putalargeteaspoonofbatter（面糊）ontothepanand

cookuntilthebatterbecomesdry.

Thenflip（翻面）thepancakeandcookuntilitbecomesbrownontheotherside.

Whenbothsideshavealightbrowncolor;thepancakeisready.

Finally,heatthebutterovermediumheatandaddittothepancake.It

makesthepancaketastemoredelicious.

41.Howmuchvegetableoildoyouneedtomakeapplepancakes?

A.1/4cup.B.1/2teaspoon.C.1cup.D.2cups.

42.1bmakeapplepancakes,youneedthefollowingthingsEXCEPT.

A.saltB.eggsC.flourD.milk

B

Whatmakesyouworkhard?Havingyourowngoals（目標）isimportant.

Goodsleepalsohelps.Buthavingaplantonyourdeskcanmakeyouworkharder

aswell.

MikeRobinson,anengineerfromCanada,hasasmallcompany.Oneday,his

wifeadvisedpickingoutsomeplantsandputtingthemonhisworker*sdesks.

Robinsondidn'tthinkitwasagoodideaatfirstWhatgoodwouldplantsdo?He

thoughttheymightevendistract（讓人分心）workersfromtheirwork.Buthe

decidedtohaveatry.

Robinsonbought20plantsforhisworkers.Heaskedeachworkertomakea

smallsignthatsaid,zMynameis"andwritetheirownnameonthesign.Then

theyputtheplanttheychoseandtookitbacktotheirdesk.Tohissurprise,

Robinsonfoundthathisworkerswereworkingmuchharderandgettingalong

muchbetterthanbefore.

Itcouldbebecausehisworkershad^friendships"withtheirplants.They

wouldtakegoodcareofthemandtakemorecarewiththeirwork.Plantscanhelp

tocreateagoodatmosphere（氛圍）aswell.

Whataboutyou?Arethereanyplantsinyourclassroomoronyourdesk?Do

youthinkplantscanchangeyourclassforthebetter?Ifyoudon*thaveone,you

mightwanttoaskyourteacheraboutthis.Youandyourclassmatescouldtake

turnstotakecareofsomeplantsinyourclassroom.Itcouldbeanicewaytomake

yourclassroommorelivelyandgettoknowyourclassmatesevenbetter.

43.Whydidn'tRobinsonagreewithhiswife'sadviceatfirst?

A.Becausehiscompanywastoosmalltodoit.

B.Becausehedidn'tthinkitwouldhelp.

C.Becausehethoughtitwouldcosttoomuchmoney.

D.Becausehedidn'twanttotakecareoftheplants.

44.Inthewriter'sopinion,havingplantsintheclassroom.

A.helpsstudentsfallasleepeasily

B.distractsstudentsfromtheirstudy

C.helpsstudentsbuildgoodfriendships

D.makestheairintheclassroomfresh

45.ThestoryofRobinsonismainlyabout

A.howhavingplantsmakesyouworkharder

B.whyhavingagoalishelpfulforyourwork

C.howyourfriendshelpyouwithyourwork

D.whygoodsleepisimportantforyourwork

C

Theworldweliveinisbecominga"village".Everyday,thousandsof

peopletraveltodifferentcountries.Theyaresightseeing,studying,workingor

volunteering.Maybeinthenearfuture,youwillasobeoneofthesepeople.

Livinginaforeigncountryisanexcitingandalsolife-changingexperience（經

歷）.

Youcanenjoybeautifulsights,tastemanyKindsoffoodsandmeetdifferent

people.Mostimportantlyofall,youcantrylivinganewlifestyleandmaybeevena

partofthelocalculture.

Yourstereotypes（刻板印象）arebrokendown.Youmightbesurprisedtofind

French

peoplearenotalways"romantic（浪漫的）.Americansdon'teatMcDonald'sall

thetime.

However,youmayalsoexperiencecultureshock（文化沖擊）andyoumay

feeluncomfortableandsad.Noteverybodythinkslikeyouordoesthingsthe

wayyoualwaysdo.Tbeirteatastesdifferent.Theydon'ttalkexcitedlyin

restaurants.Itisnotbetterorworse.Itisjusttheculturaldifferences.Whatyou

candoischangeyourmind,takeinthedifferencesandrespectthem.

Infact,thatismaybethemostinterestingpartoflivingabroad.Ifyoudon't

trytochangeyourwayofthinking,there'snopointinleavinghomeatall.It's

bettertobeopentonewexperiences.

46.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Alotofpeopletraveltoanothercountryfordifferentreasonstoday.

B.Youmayhavequitedifferentexperiencesinaforeigncountry.

C.Theworldweliveinisbecomingsmallerandsmallerinsize.

D.Goingabroaddoesn'talwaysmakeyoufeelhappyandexcited.

47.Whatdoes"that"inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Leavinghomeandgoingabroadforfurtherstudy.

B.Experiencinghowpeopledothingsindifferentways.

C.Enjoyingbeautifulsightsandtastingdifferentkindsoffood.

D.Makingfriendswithpeoplefromdifferentcountries.

48.Whydoesthewriterwritethisarticle?

A.Toshowhowpeopleindifferentcountriesdothingsdifferently.

B.lbtelldifferencebetweencountriesaroundtheworld.

Clbadviseustohaveanopenmindtoculturaldifferences.

D.Toshowhowtoourworldhasbecomeasmallvillage.

D

Theweatherwasverycoldthatwinter.ChristmasDaywassunnyandbright,so

JoandLauriewentintogardenandmadeasnowmanforBeth.Theyputflowers

andfreshfruitforherinitshand.JobroughtherdownstairstoseeitandBeth

laughedatitsfunnyface.Shewasmuchbetterbutshewasstillverythinandweak.

Afterthattherewerepresentsforeveryone.LaterthatmorningLauriecameback.

Therewasamysterious（神秘的）smileonhisfacewhenheopenedtheparlordoor.

"Here'sanotherChristmaspresentfortheMarchfamily!”hesaid.Thena

tallmanwalkedintothe-room.LtwasMr.March!SuddenlytheparlorwasfuIof

noise.Meg,Jo,AmyandBethallrantotheirfatherandhuggedandkissedhim

againandagain.ThenMrs.MarchhuggedandkissedhimEveryonewastalkingat

thesametime.

ItwasthehappiestChristmastheycouldremember.Hannahcookedafat

turkeyandtherewasplumpudding（李子布丁）andjelly.Everythingwas

delicious（美味的）.Afterthedinner,theMarchfamilysattogetheraroundthe

fire.

"Itwasadifficultyearformylittlegirls.Iknow."Mr.Marchsaidtothem

“Butyouwereverybrave."HetookMeg'shandsinhis.

“Meg,yourwhitehandsarenowroughandredwithhardwork.Theywere

prettybeforebuttheyareprettiertomenow.I'mproud（自豪的）ofyou."

ThenhelookedatJo.

"Youweremynoisy,wildboyhesaid."ButnowIcanseeagood,strong

womanwithatenderheart（溫柔的，心）infrontofme.I'mveryhappy.”

"WhataboutBeth?"askedAmy.

"Beth!Dear,goodlittleBeth!"saidMr.March.Helookathersmall,thin

bodyandheldhertightly.

“Wenearlylosther.NowI'mgoingtokeephersafeforever,"Thenitwas

Amy'sturn.

"1watchedAmytoday,"Mr.Marchsaid.Sheiskinderandmorehelpfulthan

shewas.Shethinksmoreaboutotherpeopleandlessaboutherself.Iamproudto

haveadaughterlikeher.I'mproudofallmywonderfullittlewomen!r,

49.WhatwastheChristmaspresentLauriebroughttothefamily?

A.Mr.March,thefather.B.Mrs.March,themother.

C.Awonderfulsnowman.D.Somethingdelicioustoeat.

50.Theunderlinedword"rough“inparagraph6mostlikelymeans.

A.粗糙的B.靈巧的C.漂亮的D.纖細的

51.WhydidMr.Marchfeelsoproudofhislittlewomen?

A.Becausetheywereallkindtotheirneighbours.

B.BecausetheypreparedsowellfortheChristmas.

C.Becausetheytookcareoftheirmothersowell.

D.Becausetheyallmadesomechangesandbecamebetter.

52.Whatmightbethebesttitleofthestory?

A.MotherWasBackB.ASpecialChristmasPresent

C.GoodNeighborsD.TheHardestDays

答案：

A篇41?42AD

B篇43?45BCA

C篇46?48CBC

D篇49?52AADB

四、閱讀理解（共12小題；每小題2分：滿分24分）

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A

Storyline（故事情節）:Agroupofcleverdogsoperatecarstowork'playand

party.

Dates:Mar20-Mar31

Mon-Fri:11:00a.m.,3:00p.m.,7:30p.m

Sat-Sun:9:00am.,4:00p.m.,8:30p.m.

Place:Children'sTheatreofCharlotte

Duration（時長）:70minutes

TicketPrices:SectionA:$170-190

SectionB:$120-130

SectionC:$80

41.Howlongdoestheshowlastfor?

A.10days.B.11days.C.12days.D.13days.

42.OnFriday,youcanwatchtheshowat.

A.9:00a.m.B.4:00p.m.C.7:30p.m.D.8:30p.m.

B

Mostchildrenhavewonderfultoystoplaywith.Usually,theirparentsbuythese

toysforthem,oftenasChristmasorbirthdaygifts.Somechildrenbuysmalltoys

withtheirpocketmoney.Butinsteadofbuyingtoys,onefunwaytogetnewtoysis

tomakethem.

Theeasiesttoytomakeisakite.Forakite,allyouneedisalargepieceofpaper,

twosticks,somestringandsomeglue.Takethetwosticksandusethestringtojoin

themtogetherinthecentre.Thentakeastringandtieittotheendsofthesticksto

makeastringsquare.Cutthepapertomakeitthesamesizeasthesquare.Finally,

stickthepapertothestringsquarewithglue.Nowyourkiteisfinished.Allyou

needtodoistotiealongstringtothekitesoyoucanflyit

Inmanycountries,theyhavekite-buildingcompetitions.Hundredsofpeople

cometogetherto

showofftheirkites.Inonefamouscompetition,someofthekitesaremorethan

threemetrestall.Theytakemanystrongmentoflythemanduseropeinsteadof

string.

43.Accordingtothemagazinearticle,whatisonefunwayyoucangettoys?

A.Youcanbuythemwithyourpocketmoney.B.Parentswillbuythem

foryou.

C.YoucangetthemasChristmasorbirthdaygifts.D.Youcanmakethem.

44.Whatdomanypeopleusetoflythethree-metre-tallkites?

A.String.B.Rope.C.Tapes.D.Sticks.

45.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderofmakingakite?

a.Tieastringtotheendsofthestickstomakeastringsquare

b.Usegluetostickthepapertothestringsquare.

c.Prepareallthematerials'youneed.

d.Usethestringtojointhetwostickstogetherinthecentre.

e.Cutthepapertomakeitthesamesizeasthesquare.

f.Tiealongstringtothekite.

A.d-a-e-b-c-fB.c-d-b-e-a-fC.c-d-a-e-b-fD.d-e-a-b-f-c

C

ThishappenedinLondon.ItwasNovemberandtheweatherwasverywetand

cold.AFrenchmanhadcaughtaverybadcold.Hecoughed（咳嗽）dayandnight,so

hedecidedtogoandgetsomemedicineforhiscough.Ashedidnotknowmuch

English,hetookouthisdictionaryandlookeduptheword"cough".Butthe

dictionarydidnottellhimhowtopronounce（發音）theword.Hethoughtitover

andrememberedthathehadlearnedtheword"plough".Herememberedthatit

waspronounced[plao].Sohethoughtthatc-o-u-g-hmustbepronounced[kao].

Thenheputonhiscoatandhatandwenttoachemist'sshop（藥店）.Whenthe

manintheshopaskedhimwhathewanted,theFrenchmansaid,"Iwantsomething

formy6C0W',please."Themanintheshoplookedathim.Hadheheardhim

correctly?

"Ibegyourpardon,sir?"heasked.

TheFrenchmanrepeated,"Iwantsomemedicineformy'cow'."

"Foryourcow?"askedtheman."Areyouafarmer?"

"Afarmer?"saidtheFrenchmaninsurprise,"WhatmakesyouthinkIma

farmer?IcomefromParis.I'mnotafarmer."

"Butwhereisyourcow?"

"It'shere!"answeredtheFrenchman.Heputhishandonhischest（胸口）and

begantocough."Hereitis,"hesaid,"I'veaverybad'cow'here."

ThenthemanintheshopunderstoodwhattheFrenchmanmeantHe

wantedsomemedicineforhiscough.

46.TheFrenchmansaid,"Iwantsomethingformy'cow',please."Herebytheword

"6C0W"hemeant.

A.cowB.coughC.medicineD.cold

47.WhatmadethemanintheshopthinktheFrenchmanwasafarmer?

A.Theword"cough"waspronounced[kao]byhim.

B.TheFrenchmanlookedlikeafarmer.

C.TheFrenchmansaidhecamefromafarminParis.

D.Wecan'tlearnaboutitfromthestory.

48.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.ThemanintheshophadheardtheFrenchmancorrectly.

B.TheFrenchmanaskedforsomemedicineforhiscow.

C.TheFrenchmantoldthemanintheshophehadaverybadcow.

D.Themanintheshopdidn'tunderstandtheFrenchmanclearlyatfirst

D

Therobin【知更鳥）stoodonanoldclimbingplant,andsanghismost

beautifulsong.Suddenlythewindmadetheplantmove,andMarysawsomething

underthedarkgreenleaves.Thethick,heavyplantwascoveringadoor.Mary's

heartwasbeatingfastandherhandswereshakingasshepushedtheleavesaway

andfoundthekeyhole.Shetookthekeyoutofherpocketanditfittedthehole.

Usingbothhands,shemanagedtounlockthedoor.Thensheturnedroundtosee

ifanyonewaswatching.Buttherewasnoone,soshepushedthedoor;which

opened,

slowly,forthefirsttimeintenyears.Shewalkedquicklyinandclosedthedoor

behindher.Atlastshewasinsidethesecretgarden!

Itwastheloveliest,mostexcitingplaceshehadeverseen.Therewereoldrose

treeseverywhere,andthewallswerecoveredwithclimbingroses.Shelooked

carefullyatthegreybranched枝條）Weretherosesstillalive?Benwouldknow.She

hopedtheyweren'talldead.Butshewasinsidethewonderfulgarden,inaworldof

herown.Itseemedverystrangeandsilentbutshedidnotfeellonelyatall.Then

shenoticedsomesmallgreenshootscomingupthroughthegrass.Sosomething

wasgrowinginthegardenafterall!Whenshefoundalotmoreshootsindifferent

places,shedecidedtheyneededmoreairandlight,soshebegantopulloutthe

thickgrassaroundthem.Sheworkedaway,clearingtheground,fortwoorthree

hours,andhadtotakehercoatoffbecauseshegotsohot.Therobinhopped

around,pleasedtoseesomeonegardening.

49.WhatdidMaryseeunderdarkgreenleaves?

A.Arobin.B.Adoor.C.Akey.D.Rosetrees.

50.HowdidMaryfeelafterwalkinginthesecretgarden?

A.Excited.B.Sad.C.Angry.D.Calm.

51.Howmanyyearshasthegardenbeenempty?

A.Never.B.10years.C.5years.D.1year.

52.WhydidMarypulloutthethickgrassaroundtheshoots?

A.Becausethethickgrasswasugly.

B.Becauseshewantedtoplantmorerosetrees.

C.Becauseshewantedtogiveshootsmoreairandlight.

D.Becauseshefelthotinthissecretgarden.

答案：

41-42CC43-45DBC46-48BAD49-52BABC

四、閱讀理解（共12小題;每小題2分，滿分24分）

閱讀下面A、B、C、D四篇短文,根據短文內容，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D

四個選項中,選擇最佳選項。

A

LiveMusic-LateNightJazz

EnjoyrealAmericanjazzfromHerbierDavis,thefamoustrumpet

player.Heisknowntoplaywellintotheearlyhours,sodon'twanttoget

muchsleep.

PLACE:TheJazzClubDATES:10-25July

PRICE:￥50-100TIME:10:30p.m.tilllateTEL:64288874

ScottishDancing

Scottishdancingisniceandeasytolearn.Thewonderfuldancefrom

Englandwillbegiven.

PLACE:TheNationalTheatreofBeijingDATES:14-25September

PRICE:￥160TIME:7:00-11:00p.m.TEL:51633158

46.HerbierDavisisthenameof.

A.theJazzclubB.afamoustrumpetplayer

C.anAmericanhotelD.Americanjazz

47.Accordingtotheposters,ifI'mfreefrom8:00p.m.to9:30p.m.,Ican.

A.sleepB.gotoEngland

C.learnScottishdanceD.listentojazz

B

EverythingwasreadywhenLauriereturned.Theafternoonpassedslowly.Meg

andhermothersewed黑紉），BethandAmypreparedsupperandHannahdidthe

ironing（熨燙）.ItwasdarkwhenJofinallyarrivedhome.Shehadaverystrange

expressiononherface.Sheputsomemoneyinhermother'shandandsaid,"Thisis

forFather.Buysomethingniceforhimandbringhimhome!"

"Twenty-fivedollars!Mydear,wheredidyougetit?"saidMrs.Marchina

surprisedvoice.

"Iearnedit,"repliedJo,takingoffherhat.

Everybodyintheroomgasped（倒抽氣）.Jo'shairwasasshortasaboy's.

"Yourhair!Youcutyourbeautifulhair!"criedhermother."Itwasn'tnecessaryto

dothat!"Shetouchedherdaughter'sheadandkissedher."Youdon'tlooklikemy

Joanymore.ButIloveyouthesame!"

"Whydidyoudoit?"askedAmy.Shecouldn'timaginecuttingherownpretty

hair.

"IwantedtodosomethingforFather;"repliedJo.

Mrs.Marchlookedatherandsmiled.Sheunderstoodandshewasproudofher

daughter.

Atnight,Josobbed（抽泣）verysoftly.

"Jo!You'recrying!"saidMeg."AreyouworriedaboutFather?"

"No,notnow."

"Whythen?"

"Myhair!"

"FromthenovelLittle

Women

48.Mrs.Marchwassurprisedbecause.

A.Jo'shairwasasshortasaboy's

B.itwasimpossibleforJotogettwenty-fivedollars

C.twenty-fivedollarswastoolittle

D.itwasdarkwhenJoarrivedhome

49.Joearnedthetwenty-fivedollarsby.

A.cuttingherbeautifulhair

B.doingsomethingforherfather

C.doingtheironing

D.workinghard

50.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingforthepassage?

A.Mrs.MarchunderstoodandfeltproudofJo.

B.Joearnedthemoneyinordertobuysomethingniceforherfather.

C.Jodidn'tworryaboutherfatheratall.

D.Jofeltsorryforherbeautifullonghair.

C

Thequickestwaytomakefriendswithothersistosmile.Whenyousmile,

peoplethinkyouarefriendlyandeasytotalkto.Itmaynotbeeasytosmileatfirst,

butyoucanpracticeitinfrontofamirror.Whenyoulookatyourselfinthemirror;

thinkaboutthedifferencesbetweenasmilingfaceandasadoranangryface.Most

peoplewillstayawayfromasadoranangryface.

Theeasiestwaytostartaconversation點寸話）withsomeoneistosaysomething

niceabouthimorher.Forexample,youcancommentonsomeone'sgreatanswer

toateacher'squestion,agreatprize,aniceshirt,etc.Thinkabouthowgreatyou

feelwhensomeonesayssomethingnicetoyou.Doesn'titmakeyouwanttokeep

talkingwiththeperson7Also,askyournewfriendsquestionsaboutthemselves.For

example,whoaretheirfavoritesingersandwhatdotheydoafterschoolareall

goodquestionstostartaconversation.

51.Whenyoustartaconversationwithanewfriend,youshouldnottalkabouthis

orher.

A.niceshoesB.greatanswerC.goodprizeD.badgrade

52.Theunderlinedwords"commenton"mean""accordingtothepassage.

A信賴B推測C評論D批評

53.Accordingtothepassage,wecanlearnthat.

A.itisalwayseasytosmileatothers

B.asmilingfacehelpspeopletobehealthier

C.asmilingfaceandasadoranangryfacearen'tdifferent

D.peopleusuallyfeelgreatwhenhearingnicewordsaboutthem

D

EdwardroseearlyontheNew-yearmorning.Helookedineveryroomand

wishedaHappyNewYeartohisfamily.Thenheranintothestreettorepeatthatto

thosehemightmeet.

Whenhecameback,hisfathergavehimtwobright,newsilverdollars.

Hisfacelightedupashetookthem.Hehadwishedforalongtimetobuysome