The Story of the Farmer and His Donkey (驴子)

    One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried pitifully for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway and it just wasn’t worth to save the donkey. So, he decided to bury（埋） it!

He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all took shovel（铲子）and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly, then slowly he quieted down till nothing more was heard.

A few shovels later, the farmer finally looked down into the well, and was surprised at what he saw. With every shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something wonderful—he would shake it off and take a step up!

As the farmer’s neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was surprised as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and went off quickly!

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a stepping stone. We can get out of the deepest wells by not stopping, never giving up, shaking it off, and taking a step up!

1. The donkey quieted down, because ________.

  A. it was dead                           B. it was tired

　C. it had given up trying                   D. it had a good way to survive

2. We know from the story that ________.

  A. all the donkeys in the world are clever         

B. it is easy for donkeys to fall into a well

  C. the neighbors helped bury the donkey

D. the owner pushed the donkey into the well

3. The writer of the passage is most probably ________.

  A. an optimistic person                  B. a pet lover

   C. an animal protector                   D. a cold-hearted man

4. The writer wants to tell us “________”.

   A. A cat has 9 lives                 　  B. Facing difficulties, never give up

   C. A friend in need is a friend indeed       D. No pains, no gains

The best way to explore _______ countryside is on _______foot.

A. a; a             B. 不填; the          C. a; 不填           D. the; 不填

 We needed a new cupboard for the kitchen. So Peter made _____ from some wood we had.

   A. it            B. one           C. himself             D. another

________by the beauty of the West Lake, Mary decided to stay for two more days in Hangzhou.

       A. Attracting   B. To be attracted      C. Attracted    D. Having attracted

第二节  完型填空(共20小题；每小题l.5分。满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I’ve always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed, but others had their own ways of showing care.

What I   36   most about visiting my boyfriend’s parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining room as we   37   ate our meal. With so little conversation I was quick to   38  his family as cold. When we got into the   39   to go home, his father suddenly appeared. 40   , he began to wash his son’s windscreen. I could feel he is a caring man through the glass.

I learned another lesson about love a few years later. My father often  41   me early in the morning. “Buy Xerox. It’s a good sharp price,” he might say when I answered the phone. No pleasant  42  or inquiry about my life ,just financial instructions. This manner of his  43  me and we often quarreled. But one day, I thought about my father’s success in business and realized that his concern for my financial security lay behind his  44    morning calls. The next time he called and told me to buy a stock, I  45   him.

When my social style has conflicted with that of my friends, I’ve often felt   46  . For example, I always return phone calls   47   and regularly contact with my friends. I expect the same from them. I had one friend who rarely called, answering my messages with short e-mails. I rushed to the   48   : She wasn’t a good friend! My anger   49    as the holidays approached. But then she came to a gathering I   50  and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window-shopping the previous month. I was   51    at her thoughtfulness, and regretful for how I’d considered her to be   52   . Clearly I needed to change my expectations of friends.

Far too often, I ignored their   53    expressions, eagerly expecting them to do things in my   54   .Over the years, however, I’ve learned to   55    other persons, love signs.

36. A. remember      B. enjoy           C. value          D. admire

37. A. excitedly       B. nervously       C. silently         D. instantly

38. A. regard         B. treat            C. take           D. think

39. A. bus           B. train            C. car             D. plane

40. A. Punctually     B. Carefully        C. Proudly         D. Coldly

41. A. visited        B. interrupted       C. warned          D. telephoned

42. A. greeting       B. meeting          C. apology         D. explanation

43. A. interested      B. angered          C. encouraged      D. surprised

44. A. long          B. short            C. warm           D. polite

45. A. praised       B. remembered       C. blamed         D. thanked

46. A. content       B. guilty            C. curious         D. disappointed

47. A. in order      B. in turn            C. without delay    D. without difficulty

48. A. feeling       B. suggestion        C. judgment        D. belief

49. A. disappeared   B. grew             C. helped          D. declined

50. A. opened       B. refused          C. hosted           D. invited

51. A. depressed    B. upset            C. fascinated         D. shocked

52. A. uncaring     B. dishonest         C. unhappy          D. uncooperative

53. A. unique       B. common         C. pleasant          D. familiar

54. A. opinion      B. way              C. mind           D. life

55. A. send         B. read             C. give            D. express

你校开展了“敬重父母”的活动，请你根据以下表格内容为你校的英语报刊写一则报道．

[写作内容]

[写作要求]  1. 只能使用5个句子表达全部的内容。

2. 标题与结尾已给出，不计入总句数。

Respecting Parents Program

     。。。

The program has been winning praises from parents and society. People say that is what we should have done earlier.

  在学习、生活和工作中，学会与人合作是非常重要的。请你根据下表中所提供的信息，写一篇题为“Being a Good Partner”的英文演讲稿。

[写作内容]

有些人认为因特网利大于弊

有些人认为因特网弊大于利

我的看法

假设你叫李华，你的同学李平总觉得学习不如别人，因而产生自卑心理，请你给他/她写封120词左右的e-mail劝慰他/她要善待自己，帮助他/她分析产生自卑心理的原因、找出他/她的优势，并表达你对他/她的建议和希望。

注意：邮件的开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Li Ping,

I’m glad that you trust me so much and tell me your true feeling, now I’ve read an article which says that _______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

                                                                    Yours truly

                                                                     Li Hua

通知

假设有一批澳大利亚学生到广东香城游学，你是项目的负责人，在出发前你简要向学生们介绍这次安排。请写一个简要的发言稿，主要内容如下：

[写作要求]

只能使用5个句子表达全部的内容，开头和结尾已经为你写好，不计入总句数。

[评分标准]

       句子结构的准确性，信息内容的完整性和连贯性。

Attention please, everyone:

Now I would like to tell you the arrangement for the journey.

…

That’s all. Thank you.