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　　閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

　　There’s a modern African proverb I like to use when explaining why I feel it is so important to give back to my homeland：“When you take the elevator (lift)up to reach the top, please don’t forget to send the elevator back down, so that someone else can take it to the top. ”

　　As a young man, I was given a wonderful opportunity to pursue an education in the United States at Georgetown University. Never in my wildest dreams did I think it would lead to a career in the NBA, which has allowed me to send the elevator back down to my people in Africa.

　　Africa has been described as a continent that is dying, a continent that is suffering, a continent that needs help.

　　It breaks my heart every day to think of all the children growing up in poverty (貧困), and without a sense of hope.

　　But there is hope. It’s hard for me to describe my feelings when I think about what NBA players are doing to spread good will to people all over the world, but especially in Africa.

　　I’ve waited so long for such a moment －seeing more NBA players participating and devoting their time and energy for the youth of the African continent. There’s nothing that brings more joy to my heart than this.

　　The kids that we were working with come from such deep suffering. Some have never even left their village before. To get an opportunity to board a plane and travel to another country to take part in Basketball without Borders, to meet and interact with NBA players and coaches, is like a dream come true. They got to eat wonderful meals. They’re given a uniform and basketball shoes. Some of them are so overwhelmed, they don’t even know what to say.

　　Pete Babcock, who was general manager of the Atlanta Hawks when I played for them, told me in all his years around basketball, he has never received as many thank you as he did in Africa. When I hear something like that, I feel such a deep sense of pride, because I know how truly appreciative these kids are for this experience.

(1)

What can we learn about the author?

[　　]

A．

He dreamt of being a NBA player when he was young.

B．

He has made a lot of contributions to his homeland.

C．

He has trained several famous African basketball players.

D．

He wants the African people to remember what he has done for them.

(2)

What the author has expected most is that ________.

[　　]

A．

he will return to his homeland after he is retired

B．

more and more African children get trained in Africa

C．

the African people can survive from poverty by themselves

D．

his NBA fellows are able to do something for the African youth

(3)

What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?

[　　]

A．

All the African kids have never left their hometown.

B．

The author still plays basketball for Atlanta Hawks.

C．

Pete Babcock has been to Africa to help the people there.

D．

All the NBA players and coaches are eager to talk with African kids.

(4)

The underlined word “overwhelmed”in Paragraph 7 means “________”.

[　　]

A．

busy

B．

excited

C．

shocked

D．

confused

答案：1．B;2．D;3．C;4．B;
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　　A man named Dr. Samuel Johnson changed all this. In 1755 Dr. Johnson produced the first modern dictionary. He included in his dictionary all important words, both easy and hard, and he gave good meanings, He also gave good sentences to show how each word was actually used in speech and in writing. By the end of the 1700’s most dictionary makers had followed Johnson’s example. Dictionaries were getting better and better.

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[　　]

A．defined easy words as well as hard ones

B．was just a list of difficult words with one - word definitions

C．included a number of everyday words

D．was considered to be a very valuable one

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A．were of no value

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C．defined both easy words as well as well as hard words

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A．It was not very valuable.

B．It was the first modem English dictionary.

C．It included easy words as well as hard ones.

D．It gave sentences to show the usage of words.

4．The most interesting feature of the Oxford Dictionary was that ________.

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A．it had a complete list of difficult words

B．it gave sentences showing how each word was actually used

C．it was a 20 - volume work

D．it showed the history of each word

5．This passage is mainly about ________.

[　　]

A．the difference of English Dictionaries

B．the origin of English Dictionaries

C．the development of English Dictionaries

D．the features of English Dictionaries.

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　　Mrs. Green was eighty,but she had a small car ,and she always drove to the shops in it on Sunday and bought her food.

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　　But she always said,“No,I like driving.I've driven for fifty years and I’m not going to stop now.”

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　　“What am I going to do now?”she said.

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2．She did not drive well.

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3．She has driven for fifty years.

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4．Her grandchildren were happy when she drove her car.

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　　第一節(jié)　聽下面5段對話，每段對話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C、三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)．聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題．每段對話僅讀一遍．

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A．Her old bike has been repaired.

B．She has sold her new bike.

C．Her new bike has been stolen.

2．What does the doctor ask Kate to do?

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A．To watch TV．

B．To do her homework.

C．To have a rest.

3．What season is it?

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A．Winter.

B．Spring.

C．Summer.

4．When will Mary finish her homework?

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A．At 4: 00 P. m.

B．At 6: 00 P. m.

C．At 5: 00 P. m.

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A．She fell down from a house.

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　　第二節(jié)　聽下面5段對話或獨(dú)白．每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)．聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間．每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍．

聽第6段材料，回答第6～8題．

6．When will they meet to do some shopping?

[　　]

A．At 9: 00 o'clock next Wednesday.

B．At 2: 00 o'clock next Thursday.

C．At 2: 00 o'clock next Wednesday.

7．Where do you think they are living?

[　　]

A．Neither of them is living in the city.

B．Both of them are living in the city.

C．One of them is living in the city. the other in the country.

8．How are they going into the city?

[　　]

A．They will go by bus.

B．They will go by train.

C．They will go in one speaker's car.

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B．Weather Reports.

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A．Rainy.

B．Sunny.

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A．Because Lily is not at home.

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A．2: 15.

B．2: 30.

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　　Updated：1∶15.pm．

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A．

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B．

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C．

International Coal Group CEO expresses condolences on(衰悼)death of miners．

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[　　]

A．

poisonous

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harmful

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light

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thick

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some safety knowledge may mislead victims in a particular situation

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all the trapped miners could have survived if they had not hunkered down

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One miner survived the accident by moving to fresh air on his own．

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The only survivor was rescued around 40 hours after the explosion．

D．

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　　I received pictures of my daughter floating(漂浮)on a lake in California．Right there under the sun during the hottest time of the day, she has only her swimsuit to cover her．

　　When I showed it to my students, it was as if I had shown them scenes from a horror(恐怖)movie．

　　“But she will get dark,”they said．

　　“That's what she wants,”I told them．“We think darker skin(膚色)is beautiful．”

　　They looked at me in disbelief．It was as if I came from the moon．

　　For years, American girls spend their summer trying to get as tanned(曬黑)as possible．In China, on the other hand, girls use umbrellas all year round．

　　What in the world is going on?

　　The pale skin we think looks unattractive(不漂亮)is what Asian women want．Both groups want to meet their culture's standard(標(biāo)準(zhǔn))of beauty．

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　　So it comes naturally that none of my students wishes to follow the Western ways in this regard．

　　But now I am noticing that a new business-the tanning booth(美黑店)-started up in China．I admire those brave enough to define(給…下定義)their own idea of beauty, but I do wonder what their grandmothers would have to say to them about it!

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[　　]

A．

they thought it shameful for a girl only to wear a swimsuit

B．

the writer's daughter was wearing very little while out in the sun

C．

it is dangerous for a girl to be out on a lake alone

D．

with the powerful sunlight the writer's daughter would have got a suntan

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According to the article, which kind of woman meets the American standard of beauty?

[　　]

A．

Women with blond hair．

B．

Women with a slim figure．

C．

Women with tanned skin．

D．

Women with pale skin．

(3)

In the US a winter tan usually means the person ________．

[　　]

A．

is hard-working

B．

doesn't have to work

C．

has a lot of money and spare time

D．

is from a very poor family

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[　　]

A．

is not interested in

B．

doesn't understand

C．

doesn't like

D．

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