An old man had seven sons, who were always quarreling(争吵), Some enemies decided to cheat them out of their property(财产)16making them quarrel about it
The good old man, one day, called his sons around17, He laid before them seven18, which were tied together with a rope, He said, "I will pay a hundred dollars to the one who can break the bundle(束,捆). "
Each one worked hard to break the bundle. They tried many times but they19. They all said that it could not be done.
"And yet, my20, "said thefather, "nothing is easier to do. " He then untied the bundle, and broke the sticks, one by one, very21"Ah!"said his sons, "it is easy enough to do it, so anybody could do it in that way. "
Their father replied, "As it is with these sticks, so is it with you, my sons. So long asyou work22 and help each other, youwill do well, and none can hurt you. But if youquarrel and_23_, it will happen to you just as it has happened to these sticks, whichliehere24 on the ground "
In fact,25 it isa home, city, or country, people will grow rich and strong when they work together and help each other.
Friendships light up our lives. Everyone needs friends. Friends arevery important. If you want to have good friends, you should be a good friend yourself first.
When I was 5 years old, I had a lot of friends. Almost every kid liked to play with me because I always shared my toy cars with others, Never be mean(小气的)if you want to be a good friend.
As an 1l-year-old, I was captain(队长)of my soccer team I was also the best player. At the beginning, I wasn't captain and I was the weakest player of the whole team. At that time, nobody wanted to make friends with me Then I trained harder and harder. I made a lot of effort to catch up with the team. As the old saying goes—no pains, no gains After alot of hard work, Ifinally became a god player. My teammates wanted to make friends with me. If you want to beagood friend, always remember to make yourself stronger and stronger.
Now I'm 14. My friends and Ihave alot of stressat school.I'm good at mathandone of my best friends isgood at English. We often help each other. Ihelp himmake progress in math. It really does work! Many of my classmates who are bad at math come to ask me for help. They become my friends as well. . . .
Bea helpful study fellow(伙伴)if you want to be a good friend Make yourself into a good friend and you'll never walk alone.
26. What's one supposed to do first to have good friends according to the writer?
A. Become the best soccer player of the team.
B. Make himself/ herself stronger than others.
C. Help others study math or English.
D. Become a good friend himself/ herself.
27. What can be inferred(推断)from the passage?
A. One should be honest when making friends.
B. It's not easy to make friends when one does well in math.
C. Those who are stronger than others have more friends.
D. The writer hasn't any stress while making friends with others.
28. What can be the best title for the passage?
A. The importance of friends.
B. The ways of making friends.
C. The advantages of being captain.
D. The suggestions of dealing with stress.
B
On a hot day, many people like to go to the beach. Some beaches, however, are not safe for swimming.
At some beaches, there are sharks in the water. So people put out shark nets. They help stop too many sharks from getting close to the beach. Sharks can still swim under or around the net. But if they try to swim through, they will get caught. Sharks can dieifthey are not cut free.
Shark nets don't just catch sharks. They can catch other animals, too. They have caught dolphins, stingrays and turtles. Evena whale has been caught in a shark net. I took many people to get it free.
Some animals are not so lucky. They arekilled in the nets. One day, a whale was swimming with her calf. Thecalf got caught inasharknet. Themother whale tried to get the calf to come with her. Thecalf wascaught in the net. It couldn'tget free. The mother had to watch it die.
Many people think shark nets should not be used. Sharks are important to theocean. They eat sick and dead fish, They help to keep the ocean clean. Sharks are the lions and the tigers of the sea.
Some people think there are other ways to keep beach safe for people Sharks potters are people who watch for sharks. They go to a high place Then they can look down on the beach. If they see a shark, a siren(汽笛)will sound. They put up a white flag Then people get out of the water.
After all, the water is a shark's home.
29. What can we know about shark nets according to the passage?
A. They are used to keep sharks from coming near the beach.
B.People place them to catch sharks, dolphins, stingrays and turtles.
C. Sharks will be caught when they get close to them.
D. All the animals caught by them are set free.
30. What does the underlined word"calf"mean in paragraph 4?
A. A huge whale.B. A young whale.
C. Afather whale.D. A mother whale.
31. What does the writer imply(暗示)about the beach safety?
Since NASA's Viking Task tested Martian soil back in the 1970s, we’ve known that Mars(火星)is covered with a desert—harmful to life as we know it But since tasks to Mars paid attention to what lies under the desert, a different picture has started to appear.
This discovery of water under the Mars' South Pole is the result of radar echoes(雷达回波)that were picked up by an instrument on a spaceship that's been moving around Mars for 15 years. To stay liquid(液体)under the long-frozen desert of Mars, the researchers say this lake must have alot of salts mixed in it.
It is very cold and saltiness would make it a very hard environment for any living thing. But the lead researcher, Professor Roberto Orosei from the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics, saidit was not impossible for things to live there.
To search for life in this newly discovered lake, scientists will need to send a robot that's able to make a hole through the mile of ice covering it. But at least the teams looking for life on Mars will now know where to start their search.
32. NASA's Viking Task found water in the 1970s.
33. The researchers believe there must be lots of salts in the underground lake.
34. It's possible that there are living things in the newly discovered lake.
35. In order to find wherewater is, scientists must usea robot to makea holethrough themile of ice.
When you havea cold, your friends can't visit you because they don't want to get a cold. Whenyou are part of a family, ifone of you getsacold, often all of you getit.
_____36 Below are four ways to help stop a cold spreading and to feel better again.
●Wash your hands.
Washing your hands is the most important way to stop the spread of colds. Cold germs(病菌)are spread by touch. The germs get onto your hands and from there into your eyes, nose and mouth, Wash your hands carefully using soap and hot water.37 they will be muchlesslikely to get the cold.
●Cover your nose and mouth.
There is a saying that"coughs and sneezes spread illness".38 when coughing and your noseif sneezing. That way, the coldgerms won't get onto your hands and spread to things you touch such as doorknobs, tap handles or cups and plates.
●39
Cold germs are spread very easily. You can use adisinfectant(消毒的)cleaner to clean doorknobs, taps, toilet handles, Be sure to use only your own towel, toothbrush and cup.
●Take care of yourself.
_____40 , Eat healthy simple foods such as soup or rice. Get enough rest and sleep. Stay in bed, read a book. Do your schoolwork and practice your English!
Remember that a common cold only lasts a few days, You will feel better soon.
A. Some cold medicines canhelp stop aches and fever
B. Cold germs can be spread by coughing and sneezing
C. If all the members of your family wash their hands too
D. Always use a piece of soft paper to cover your mouth
E. When you wash your hands every half an hour
F. Clean your house
G. There is no good method of treating the common cold
第四部分写作(共六节,满分65分)
第一节听力填空题(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
请根据所听内容完成下面的填空。每个空一词。把答案写在答题卡41~45小题的模线上。录音读三遍。
41. They controlled ____________passenger planes and sent them to three places.
42. The last plane was the only one that____________the building .
43. . . . because the passengers managed to beat the enemies_________ ________ _______.
Do you like Chinese folk music? Maybe your answer is no, but I like it very much Last night, a friend of 46__________(my) took me to a concert of Chinese folk music. The piece had a simple name, Erquan Yingyue(Moon Relected on Second Spring), which was played on the erhu, especially moved me. The erhu sounded sad 47_________ to make me almost cry along withit as I listened. 48_________ the music was strangely beautiful, under the49_________(beautiful)I sensed a strong sadness and pain. Later I looked up the story of Erquan Yingyue, and I began to understand the sadness in the music.
Abing, a folk musician 50_________ was born in the city of Wuxi in 1893, 51________ (write) the music. His mother died when he was very young. He 52_________(teach)to play many instruments by his father, and by age17, Abing was famous 53_________ his musical ability. However, after his father died, Abing's life grew 54_________(bad). He was very poor. Not only that, he developed a serious illness and became blind. For several years, he had no home He lived on the streets and played music 55__________(make)a living.
Do you know what a resolution is? It'sa kindof promise. Most of the time, we make promises to other people("Mom, I promise I’m going to tidy my room when I get back from school. ")However, promises you make to yourself are resolutions, and the most common kind is New Year's resolutions. The start of the year is often a time for making resolutions. When we make resolutions at the beginning of the year, we hope that we are going to improve our lives. Some people write down their resolutions and plans for the coming year. This helps them to remember their resolutions Others tell their family and friends about their wishes and plans.
There are different kinds of resolutions. Some are about physical health. For example, some people promise themselves they are going to start anexercise program or eat less fast food. Many resolutions have to do with self-improvement. These are about making yourself a better person. Some peoplemight say they are going to take up ahobby like painting or taking photos, or learn to play the guitar. Some resolutions have to do with better planning, like making a weekly plan for schoolwork For example, astudent may have to find more time to study.
Although there are differences, most resolutions have one thing in common. People hardly ever keep them! There are good reasons for this. Sometimes the resolutions may be too difficult to keep; Sometimes people just forget about them. For this reason, some people say the best resolution is to have no resolutions! How about you—will you make any next year?
56. The meaning of a resolution:________________________________
57. The reason why people usually make resolutionsat the beginning of the year:________________________________________.
58. The way people remember their resolutions:___________________________
59. What the three different kinds of resolutions are about:
①____________②____________③_______________
60. Write two of your own resolutions for the Year of Ox(牛年)∶
These days, Chinese children are sometimes busier on weekends than weekdays because they have to take so many after-school classes. Many of them are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university. Others are practicing sports so that they can compete and win. However, this doesn't only happen in China.
The Taylors are a typical American family. Life for Cathy Taylor's three children is very busy. "On most days after school, "Cathy says, "I take one of my two boys to basketball practice and my daughter to football training. Then I have to take my other son to piano lessons. Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities, but I believe these activities are important for my children's future. I really want them to be successful. " However, the tired children don't get home until after 7:00 p. m. They have a quick dinner, and then it's time for homework.
Linda Miller, a mother of three, knows all about such stress. "In some families, competition starts very young and continues until the kids get older, " she says. "Mothers send their small kids to all kinds of classes, And they are always comparing them with other children. It's crazy. I don't think that's fair. Why don't they just let their kids be kids? People shouldn't push their kids so hard. "
Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a child's development. Dr. Alice Green says all these activities can cause a lot of stress for children "Kids should have time to relax and think for themselves, too. Although it's normal to want successful children it's even more important to have happy children. "
1. What's the common problem for Chinese and American families?
2. What's Cathy Taylor's idea about so many after-school activities?
3. What does Linda Miller think about after-school activities?
4. What's Dr. Alice Green's opinion about afterschool activities?
第六节书面表达(共1题,满分15.分)
Write a short passage about your parents' changes in the past three years when they get along with you.(写一篇关于在过去三年里你的父母在与你相处过程中变化的短文。)(请根据下面的提示,在答题卡第六节下面,写出一篇90-120词的短文。公众号:英语名师联盟
注意∶不要出现自己的信息∶诸如姓名、学校,人名可以用英文名字。)
l. The title of your short passage.(你的短文的标题。)
2. First, write the general introduction about how your parents got along with you in the past;
(首先写关于你父母过去是如何和你相处的总体介绍。)
3. Second, , write the most important change and how it happened.
(其次写最重要的一次变化以及是如何发生的,)
4. Third, write about how you feel about this change.
61. next day’s 62. to reach 63. because of 64. running excitedly 65. up of/ out of
第五节大意总结(共1题, 10分)
Taking many after-school activitiesisthe common problem for Chinese and American families.Cathy Taylorbelieves these activities are important forher children's future.Shereally wants them to be successful, but she wants to cut out a few of their activities.Linda Millerthinkssending their small kids to all kinds of classesis crazy and unfair.Dr. Alice Green says all these activities can cause a lot of stress for children. She advises thatKids should have time to relax and think for themselves. She thinksit's even more important to have happy children.