2. [2014  •江西卷]They chose Tom to be    captain of the team, because they knew

he was     smart leader.

A. a; the     B.   the; the

C. the; a     D.   a; a

书面表达

中华民族是一个人才辈出的民族，在中华民族的历史上涌现出无数的杰出人物。你最钦佩的历史人物是谁呢？请你写一篇100词左右的短文，向大家介绍一下你最敬佩的历史伟人。

注意：要介绍这位历史人物的成就、历史地位以及对你的影响。

语法填空

Elizabeth lived with her six children in a small house.One winter， there was a big flood and quite a few houses
25____(wash) away, but Elizabeth's house was high enough to escape 26. ____ •

Elizabeth took in one of the families which had lost everything. She shared her home until the family27._____( can) build another house. Elizabeth's fr iends could not understand 28._____she wanted to give so much when she already had so many children 29. ____ (support).

 "Well, " Elizabeth explained to her friends, "at the end of World War I， there was a poor woman in a
town in Germany. Her husband 30____ ( kill) in the war and she had a lot of children, just 31. ____ me now.”

 "The day before Christmas, this woman said 32. ____her children. 'We won't be able to have much for Christmas. I'm going to get just one present for us all. Now I'll go and get it.  She came back with a little girl who had no parents. ' Here's our 33. ____，she said to her own children."

"The children were more than excited to get such a present. They welcomed the little girl 34. ____ (warm) , and she grew up as their sister. I was that Christmas present."

25. ____26. ____27. ____

28. ____ 29. ____ 30. ____          

31. ____32. ____33. ____

34. ____   

完形填空

   The earliest men did not have much time for art; they faced many dangers, and hunting for food took 5 almost all their time. But after many thousands of years,  6  perhaps a million years or more, they became very good hunters, and 7_ gave them a lit?tle free time which they could use for other things. A few of them began to paint on the walls of the caves 8    they lived.  Many early artists painted animals 9  they were the most important things in their lives. Animals supplied     10     to keep them living, and skins to keep them   11 •

 Like painters today, the 12 artists possibly painted for many 13 Perhaps they wanted to give their cave a little brightness and colour; perhaps they had a few special ideas which they could express most easily in a 14 and perhaps they 15 wanted to spend a little time in a pleasant way.  Many of them  16 magic (巫术)，and they often drew animals which they caught. They 17 that by drawing these things, they would make them really 18 •

In many parts of the world, people have 19 cave paintings. The earliest paintings 20  we know about are in Europe. Because of the  21 weather, the earliest men in Europe used the caves for  22；in many warmer parts of the world,  this was not necessary. We know a lot about the 23 of the European paintings, and we believe that the earliest 24 were painted about thirty thousand years ago.

5.          A. away              B  back             C. out             D. up

6.          A. even               B  though             C.and             D, or

7.          A. which              B. this               C. what          D. who

8.          A. which              B. that                C. where        D. when

9.          A. although            B.  because           C.  if           D.  as if

10.       A. air                B. fur                C. food          D. water

11.       A. comfortable           B. warm                C.  beautiful       D.healthy

12.       A. super               B.  early              C.  clever         D. talented

13.       A. people              B. places               C.  animals       D.  reasons

14.       A. painting             B. word               C.  smile           D. wall

15.       A. often               B. quite               C. just           D. even

16.       A. believed in          B. took advantage of       C.  tried out      D. begged for

17.       A. knew               B. hoped                 C. understood      D. realized

18.       A. disappear            B. appear               C. miss            D. find

19.       A. searched             B. looked for            C.  discovered      D.  known

20.       A. which               B.that                 C.  when            D. as

21.       A. sunny               B. warm                 C. cool           D.  cold

22.       A. home                B. house               C. shelter         D.  building

23.       A. names               B.dates                 C.  places          D. shows

24.       A. that                B.one                  C. it              D. ones

阅读理解

  If Confucius(孔子)were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake, there would be a lot of candles. He'd need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out.

  While many people in China will remember Confu?cius on his special day, few people in the United States will give him a passing thought. It's nothing personal. Most Americans don't even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes.

  But this doesn't mean that Americans don't care about Confucius. In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they. want to reach a deeper understanding of China.

  In the past two decades, the Chinese studies pro?grammes have gained huge popularity in Western uni?versities. More recently, the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries. These schools teach both Chinese language and cul?ture. The main courses of Chinese culture usually in?clude Chinese art, history and philosophy(哲学).Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantage of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks of Western philosophy. Students in the United States, at the same time, are racing to learn Chinese. So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States. Busi?nessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand Chinese customers.

  So the old thinker's ideas are still alive and well.

 Today China attracts the West more than ever, and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West.

 As for the old thinker, he will not soon be forgot?ten by people in the West, even if his birthday is.

 1.The opening  paragraph  is  mainly  intended to______

A.   provide some key facts about Confucius

B.  attract the readers' interest in the subject

C.   show great respect for the ancient thinker

D. prove the popularity of modern birthday cele?brations

2.We can learn from Paragraph 4 that American students__________

A.   have a great interest in studying Chinese

B.  take an active part in Chinese competitions

C. try to get high scores in Chinese exams

D. fight for a chance to learn Chinese

3.What is the best title of the passage?

  A.   Forgotten wisdom in America

B. Huge fans of the Chinese language

C. Chinese culture for westerners

D.   Old thinker with a big future

4.The passage is likely to appear in ________,

  A. a biography

B.   a history paper

C.   a newspaper

D.  a philosophy textbook

20. ―It is said that Frank is very rich and is always changing his private cars. What is he?

―    of a manager, I am not sure.

A. Somebody        B. Anyone

C. Something      D. Anything

19.Besides proper diet, exercise is one of the key      of a healthy lifestyle.

A. components       B. categories

C.  ranges          D. processes

18.Nelson Mandela,who was elected      President ofSouth Africain 1994, is generally regarded as     father of the country.

A. the; the      B.  /; the

C.  /; /         D. the; I

17.―The tickets for the hit move Frozen have been sold out.

—Thanks for reminding me, but I am lucky to    

have got .

A. another      B. it

C. that       D. one

16.The man enjoyed practising   piano day after day and finally he turned        pianist.

A. the; I     B.   the; the

C.  a; I   D.  a; the