【2011·河南省示范性高中五校联考】

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One Saturday, I got a phone call about electrical problems. Since I am not an electrician, I quickly  36  that the woman on the line had the wrong number. The woman on the phone sounded extremely  37  as her electricity wasn't working.  Her husband tried to replace a wall  38  , but now some of their lights wouldn’t turn on, and the heat had  39  .

The woman thought she was  40  an electrician who had done work for her in the past. I had just recently changed my  41  and she got me instead. I'm not an electrician but I do work with  42  . 

I  43  her that she had the wrong number, and I didn’t know what her old electrician changed his number to. She  44  , and we said goodbye. After I hung up the phone I thought 45   I could help her so I dialed back and found out she was just one town over.

When I got to her house, I told her I would help her, but I would not  46  any money. This confused her and she asked  47  I would bother if I wasn’t getting paid. I told her it was an act of  48  and to "pay it forward.”  Dorothy and Jacob, who were both retired, seemed  49  and said they never met anyone like me.

Her husband had installed the  50  switch which was causing a short.  After I was done, they thanked me and tried to give me some  51  .  I told them I wouldn’t accept anything, and that the best  52  would be to find someone else to help out.  I  53  said if you can't find someone else to repay then just be extra nice to each other. They were both incredibly happy that I  54  to solve their electrical problems quickly, but I think I was even  55  at the opportunity to help them.

36. A. noticed               B. imagined           C. believed                   D. realized

37. A. anxious              B. excited             C. frustrated                D. curious

38. A. glass                  B. switch              C. light                        D. picture

39. A. shown off          B. paid off            C. shut off                   D. taken off

40. A. introducing         B. calling              C. expecting                 D. searching

41. A. mind                  B. address             C. cellphone                  D. number

42. A. organization        B. electricity          C. decoration                      D. engineering

43. A. encouraged         B. warned             C. taught                     D. informed

44. A. apologized          B. complained       C. shouted                   D. nodded

45. A. maybe                B. anyway            C. otherwise                D. indeed

46. A. provide              B. receive             C. reward                    D. accept

47. A. when                 B. whether            C. why                        D. how

48. A. honesty              B. kindness           C. courage                   D. friendship

49. A. embarrassed       B. excited             C. interested                 D. surprised

50. A. wrong                B. necessary         C. proper                     D. inexpensive

51. A. candy                B. praise               C. money                     D. gift

52. A. decision             B. solution            C. reaction                   D. payment

53. A. also                   B. ever                 C. just                         D. even

54. A. decided              B. succeeded         C. managed                  D. promised

55. A. better                 B. happier             C. easier                             D. stronger

    

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If you are a fan of the Newbery-Award winning book Bridge to Terabithia, then you're going to love author Katherine Paterson's new creation The Day of the Pelican(鹈鹕). In the book, Paterson takes readers on a journey with 12 year-old Meli Lleshi and her Albanian family of seven.

The family lives in Kosovo, in eastern Europe. The country is at war with neighboring Serbia. Eventually, life becomes too dangerous in Kosovo, so the Lleshis have to pack up and move out of their home. To Meli, leaving meant giving up her whole life. She will have to say goodbye to her friends, home, school and Baba's market. Worse, the family's trouble began, in Meli's mind, when she drew a picture of her teacher with a pelican nose and had to stay after school as punishment.

As the Lleshis travel along the road at night, they come across burning homes and other refugees just like them. Living in a tiny tent surrounded by many other people becomes tiring, and but for Baba's and Mama's efforts to keep the family together, the family would probably have given up. Every night, Meli longs to go home and Baba tells her, "Your home is with your family." With everyone already crowding together for food, now is not the time to complain. The family needs all their courage to keep going. "We have to be very patient and very brave," Meli says.

Soon, traveling from place to place becomes too much of a hassle(争论) and nearly breaks the family apart. Baba makes an important decision. The family will be moving to an exciting new country. There will be no enemies and no one to run from. They will be able to stay in one place and build a new life. Although Meli still longs for home she wonders if this will finally mean freedom for her family.

The Day of the Pelican is a book you won't be able to put down. Those who enjoy realistic fiction will love this moving story about Meli and her family.

67. What’s the author’s purpose in writing this passage?

A. To tell us how happy we are to live a peaceful life.

B. To explain how the Lleshis survived the war.

C. To get us to learn about a new book.

D. To introduce a book Bridge to Terabithia

68. Why did the family move to other countries?

A. Because they wanted to find well-paid jobs.

B. Because they had to escape from the war.

C. Because Meli and her family needed food.

D. Because they just looked for adventure.

69. The third paragraph is mainly about _______.

A. Baba’s importance during the trip

B. complaints about the life journey

C. various difficulties as travellers

D. ways to get the family together

70. From the passage we can learn that ______.

A. The Day of the Pelican won the Newbery-Award

B. Meli no longer longs for home in the new place

C. the family found the freedom and settled down

D. without Baba’s encouragement the family would have broken

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What's black and orange and growing for the first time in decades? India's tiger population! On Monday, officials announced the results of the latest tiger count. The census(统计) totaled 1,706 tigers in forests across the Asian country—about 300 more than four years ago. "These numbers give us hope for the future of tigers in the world," said Jim Leape, international director of the World Wildlife Fund.

A century ago, about 100,000 tigers lived in India's forests. But by 2002, a count showed that there were only 3,600 left. The number dropped to 1,411 in 2007. What caused India's tiger population to shrink so dramatically?

More than anything else, experts say, development has taken a toll. People have moved into tiger territory and destroyed much of the animal's habitat. Today, tigers live on a just small part of the land they occupied 100 years ago.

Illegal hunting has also contributed to the decline. Poachers(盗猎者) can demand high fees for tiger parts, which are a key ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine. The parts from one tiger can sell for tens of thousands of dollars.

India's news is a step in the right direction. But while the number of tigers has increased there in the last four years, the animals' habitat has shrunk. Roads and construction projects have blocked off many tiger corridors—routes used by the big cats to go from one forest to another. "Securing these corridors should be taken up as a priority," says Rajesh Gopal, of the National Tiger Conservation Authority.

Last November, leaders from the 13 countries that are home to wild tigers met in St. Petersburg, Russia, to develop a plan to help the endangered cats. They set a goal to double the world's tiger population by the year 2022. Will we reach that goal? With India's tiger population on the rise and conservationists around the world focused on helping the big cats, it seems it just might happen.

63. The underlined word “shrink” in Paragraph 2 most probably means        .

A. develop           B. reduce            C. disappear        D. remove

64. Which is one of the reasons why India's tiger population declines?

A. Some living areas of India's tigers are destroyed by humans.

B. Roads and construction projects have bridged tiger corridors.

C. Some India's tigers have been hunted for to attract visitors.

D. Too many tigers are used in making traditional Chinese medicine.

65. It can be inferred from the passage that _______.

A. 1,411 India’s tigers were killed between 2002 and 2007

B. Rajesh Gopal is in charge of the World Wildlife Fund

C. the world's tiger population will surely be doubled by 2022

D. international efforts are being made to protect India's tigers

66. What is the author’s attitude towards the future of India's tigers?

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

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After Maggie Doyne graduated from high school, she decided to spend a year traveling the world before starting college. The journey changed her life and the lives of hundreds of orphaned children forever.

In 2006, Doyne took a trip in Nepal, Asia. Having grown up in New Jersey, Doyne was shocked to see so many orphaned children living on the streets. She wanted to do something about it. Doyne used her savings to buy an acre of land. Then, she built the kids a home, the Kopila Valley Children's Home.

Now, the Do Something foundation is doing something for Doyne. The organization provides resources and support for teens that want to make a difference in the world. On Thursday night, the foundation named Doyne the $100,000 prize winner of the 2009 Do Something Award.

The Kopila Valley Children's Home officially opened its doors in 2008. Doyne, now 22 years old, cares for 26 kids. She has helped more than 700 other orphans find families. She also runs a program that provides scholarships for needy families to send their children to school. The children learn basic skills such as sewing and cooking. They also grow their own food in their garden and raise farm animals.

Doyne admits that she didn't have it all figured out when she first arrived in Nepal. "I just felt that there was something there for me," she said. Her parents were supportive of her. But it was a challenge to convince other adults that an 18-year-old girl could accomplish such a big project. Still, Doyne never gave up on fund raising. In just over a year, she had enough money to build her dream home.

"When all the kids are sitting at the table for breakfast, or they're happy and all dancing . . . it's the best feeling in the world." she says.

56. After graduation from high school, Doyne determined ______.

A. to continue her education in college

B. to change the lives of orphaned children

C. to tour the world before going to college

D. to set up the Kopila Valley Children's Home

57. What do we know about the Do Something foundation?

A. It is an organization intended for orphans.

B. It is an organization set up in Nepal, Asia.

C. It officially opened its doors in 2008.

D. It offers Doyne great honor and support.

58. It can be inferred from the passage that______.

A. Doyne overcame great difficulties in building the home

B. everything in Nepal worked out as Doyne had expected

C. with her parents’ help, Doyne stopped raising funds

D. it was easy to persuade adults around to support Doyne

59. Which of the following words can best describe Maggie Doyne?

A. Brave.               B. Caring             C. Talented           D. Cautious

  

根据汉语完成句子。（请将答案写在答题卡上相应番号的横线上，一空一词。）

1.他昨天声称看见一个黑黑的、圆圆的动物在水中快速游动。

He __________ to have seen a round black creature __________ quickly through the water yesterday.

2.他们说水温这样低的湖泊不可能生存有体形如此巨大的动物。

They say that the __________ lake is __________ to be able to __________ such large living creatures.

3.当急流穿过两英里高的峡谷时，峡谷变窄了，只有350英尺。

The gorge __________ __________ 350 feet as the river rushes through the two-mile-high mountains.

4.块块巨石形象各异，条条之流流淌着传说，座座小山承载着过往。

Every rock looked like a person or animal, every stream that joined the river __________ its legend, and every hill was __________ __________ the past.

5.远山上写着20英尺见方的汉字：“建造山峡大坝，开发长江资源”。

On a distant mountain was a sign __________ 20-foot __________. “Build the Three Gorges Dam, Exploit the Yangtze River,” it __________.

6.你永远想不到她。一个人带大五个孩子所遇到的困难。

You can never imagine the difficulty she had __________ up five children all by herself.

7.这也导致了大量的美语单词和结构传入英国英语。

It has also __________ __________ lots of American words and structures __________ into British English.

8.对于美国人来说，情况稍微好些，这多亏了一位叫诺亚.韦伯斯特的人，一位1778年毕业于耶鲁大学的教师。

For Americans things are a little bit easier, __________ __________ the work of Noah Webster, a teacher who __________ from Yale University in 1778.

9.萧伯纳有这样的评论：英国及美国这两个国家被共同的语言所区分。

Gorge Bernard Shaw made the famous __________ __________ the British and The Americans are two nations divided by a common language.

10.两个国家境内的口音差异可能和两国之间的口音差异一样大。

There is probably __________ much __________ of pronunciation __________ the two countries as __________ them.

11.在旅游界有一种说法：所有游客都被敲竹杠。

There is a saying in the travel trade __________ all tourists are __________ __________.

12.《初级拼写》建议简化英语单词的拼写。

The Elementary Spelling Book suggested __________ the spelling of English words.