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One day, while a woodcutter was cutting a branch of a tree above a river. When he began crying, God appeared and asked him, "Why are you crying?"

The woodcutter told him that he had dropped his axe into water. God went down into the water and reappeared with a golden axe.

"Is this your axe?" God asked.

The woodcutter said "No."

God again went down and came up with a silver axe." Is this your axe?" God asked.

The woodcutter said "No."

God again went down and came up with a iron axe." Is this your axe?" God asked.

The woodcutter said "Yes."

God was pleased with the man's honesty and gave him all the three axes.

The woodcutter went home happily. One day while he was walking with his wife along the river, his wife fell into the river. W hen he began crying, God appeared and asked him, "Why are you crying?"

"My wife has fallen into water."

God went down into the water and came up with Jennifer Lopez.

"Is this your wife?" God asked him.

 "Yes." he said.

God was furious(狂怒的),"YOU CHEAT !Now I am going to curse you."

The woodcutter quickly said, “Forgive me my lord. It is a misunderstanding. IF I say 'No' to Jennifer Lopez, you will come up with Catherine Zeta Jones, If I also say 'No' to her, you will finally come up

With my wife and I will say, 'Yes.' Then you will give all the three to me .I am a poor man .I will not be able to look after all the three. So that's why I've to say 'Yes' "

【小题1】           Which of the following best describes the author's tone in telling the story?

A. Optimistic    B. Humoristic   C. Objective   D. Critical

【小题2】           The impression that the woodcutter makes on you is that he is -----

A. foolish but honest           B. foolish and honest

C. smart but honest            D. smart and honest

【小题3】           What can you infer about Jennifer Lopez and Catherine Zeta Jones?

A. They are the secret lovers of the woodcutter

B. They look much like the woodcutter's wife.

C. They are both rich women with a lot of gold and silver.

D. They are both popular with women, much worthy than his wife

 

第Ⅱ卷（共35分）

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 短文填词（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，根据以下要求：（1）汉语提示；（2）首字母提示；（3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，所填单词要求意义准确、拼写正确。

The college entrance exam is on the way and all the teachers     

work very hard, encouraging us to build      our confidence              76．          

and inspiring us to i           our studies. Whenever we meet                 77．          

with difficulties, they are r      to come to our help. Meanwhile,          78．          

our school also    （提供）great help for us students, for example,            79．          

the library stays       in the evenings and even on the weekends.           80．          

At home, our parents take good care of        so that we can always             81．          

be full of energy. I’m very grateful for the       （努力）of our parents     82．          

And teachers. I’m       （决心）to try my best to prepare for the exam.     83．          

I am sure that w       their timely help I’ll be able to achieve my goal        84．          

and be a useful person of our society in the near f     .                    85．          

 

South Korean films

      Beijing audience(观众) can view five new South Korean films, all with Chinese subtitles(中文字幕), until April 19 at the Tuixin Cinema on the Beijing National Library grounds.

      Two other South Korean films completed their full runs（展出） at the Tuixin Cinema earlier this month.

     Location：Tuixin Cinema, Beijing National Library, 39 Baishiqiao Road, Haidian District Telephone：86425566

     My love, My Bride

     April 15： 9: 00, 13: 00, 15: 30, 17:30, 19:30

      Kim's War

     April 16： 9:00, 13:00, 18:15

      Because You Are a Woman

     April 17：13:30, 18:15

      Marriage Story

     April 18：9:00, 13:30, 15:30, 18:15

      Sopyonje

     April 19：9:00, 13:30, 15:30, 17:30, 19:30

Leon's show

   Hong Kong popstar...Leon Lai will give a personal performance at 7：30pm from tomorrow through to September 21 at the Shanghai Gymnasium. The show is to celebrate the opening of the 93 Huangpu Tourism Festival.

   Tickets：60, 90, 120, 180 yuan RMB, available (有票) at 66 Jiangning Road.

   Address：Shanghai Gymnasium, 1111 Caixi Road N.

 Tel：29189188, 29171145, 49384952, 29197113

Russian Concert

    The Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra will put on some excellent Russian choral(合唱的) works at 7：15pm on September 26 and 27 at the Shanghai Concert Hall. They will sing Russian folk songs and a Mass under a Russian conductor who is very famous for conducting chorus(歌唱队) and has given a successful choral concert in Beijing.

    Tickets：6, 8, 10, 12 yuan RMB, available at the hall's ticket office.

    Address：523 Yan’an Road M. Shanghai

    Tel：32275694

Korean songs

    The Song and Dance Troupe of the Republic of Korea will give a Song and Dance show at 7: 30pm tonight at the Shanghai Centre Theatre.

    Tickets：10, 20, 30 yuan RMB available at the theatre's ticket office.

    Address：1376 Nanjing Road W. Shanghai

Tel：29798663

64．The audience in _______ can watch the performance given by Leon Lai from tomorrow through to September.

         A．Beijing        B．Korean     C．Shanghai      D．Hong Kong

65．_______ will be on April 18．The cinema's telephone number is_________.

         A．Kim’s War; 29798663         B．My love, My Bride; 32275694

         C．Because You Are a Woman; 29189188      D．Marriage Story; 86425566

66．________will give a Song and Dance show at 7：30 pm tonight at Shanghai Centre Theatre.

         A．Leon Lai, a Hong Kong pop star

B．The Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra

C．The Song and Dance Trupe of the Republic of Korea

D．A Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

67．The address of the Shanghai Centre Theatre is________.

  A．1111 Caoxi Road N                B．1376 Nanjing Road W

C．523 Yan’an Road                  D．66 Jiangning Road

68．Which of the following statement is TRUE?

  A．We can see all the South Korean films in the morning.

  B．Leon’s show is to celebrate a festival.

C．There are some famous pop singers in Russian concert.

D．We can enjoy the Korean songs at the Shanghai Concert Hall.

 

  This brief book is aimed at high school shjeents , but speaks to anyone learning at any stage of life.

  Its formal ,serious style closely matches its content ,a school-masterly bonnk on schooling .The author , W .H . Armstrong ,starts with the basics : reading and writing . In his opinion , reading doesn’t just mean recognizing each word on the page ; it means taking a sandwich and makes it a part of himself .The goal is to bring the information back to life , not just to treat it as dead facts on paper from dead trees . Reading and writing cannot be completely separated from each other ; in fact ,the aim of reading is to express the information you have got from the text .I’ve seen it again and again ：some-one who can’t express an idea after reading a text is just as ineffective as someone who hasn’t read it at all.

Only a  thied of the bonk remains after that discussion ,which Armstrong devotes to specific tips for studying languages ,math , science and history . He generally handles these topics thoroughly(透彻地) and equally ,except for some weakness in the science and math sections and a bit too much passion(激情) regarding history to his students , that was a  hundred times more than my history teachers ever got across .to my disappointment , in this part of the book he ignores the arts .As a matter of fact ,they demand all the concentration and study that math and science do,though the study differs slightly in kind .Although it’s commonly believed that the arts can only be naturally acquired ,actually ,learning the arts is no more natural than learning French or mathematics.

My other comment is that the text aged. The first edition apparently dates to the 1960s---none of the references(参考文献)seem newer than the late 1950s. As a  result, the discussion misses the entire computer age.

These are small points, though, and don’t affect the main discussion. I recommend it to any student and any teacher, including the self-taught student.

63. According to Armstrong, the goal of reading is to________.

  A. gain knowledge and expand one’s view

  B. understand the meaning between the lines

  C. experts ideas based on what one has read

  D. get information and keep it alive in memory

64. The author of the passage insists that learning the arts_________.

    A. requires great efforts

    B. demands real passion

    C. is less natural than learning maths

    D. is as natural as learning a language

65.  What is a shortcoming of Armstrong’s work according to the author?

   A. Some ideas are slightly contradictory.

   B. There is too much discussion on studying science.

   C. The style is too serious.

   D. It lacks new information.

66. This passage can be classified as________.

  A. an advertisement

  B. a book review

  C. a feature story

  D. A news report

根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。注意：E涂 AB, F涂 AC, G涂 AD

M: Hello, please sit down．

W:   6   Well, let me get a start．John and I have been married for sixteen years．We haven't been very happy for quite some time．We argue all the time．

M:    7   

W:  Oh, anything．For example, when our children started school, I got a job．Well, anyway, by the time I pick up the children from school, I only get home about half an hour before John．

M:  Yes?

W: Well, when he gets home, he expects me to run around and make dinner．He never does anything in the house.    8  

M:  I see．Is your husband here?

W':   9   He doesn’t  want to come here, but well…, I have persuaded him to do it．

M: OK．    10   

W: No, of course not.

A．Thanks．

B．After all, I' m not his servant．

C．If you don't mind, I'd like to talk with him for a moment．

D．What do you argue about?

E．Are you worried about it?

F．Yes, he' s waiting outside．

G．I' m not quite sure．