Almost everyone likes to eat apples.Apples grow in nearly every part of the world.The United States produces more apples than any other country except France.The states of Washington and New York grow the most apples. New York is on the east coast and Washington is on the west near Canada.
Apples are red, yellow or green.They are very popular in the United States. Most American people are often too busy or too tired to cook dinner, so they often have their dinners very simply.Apple juice is also a popular drink and apple pie is the favorite sweet dish for many Americans.
The trees there produce nearly five billion apples every year—one apple for every man, woman and child in the whole world.
For example, “You are the apple of my eye.” means “You are actually the one I love best and care most.” In China, it is a custom in some places for the marrying couple to hold an apple in each one’s hand, promising that their marriage will be “safe” without anything bad and that their marriage will never be broken.“To apple polish” often refers to a man who fawns (奉承) on somebody for the purpose of getting some benefits.So you can easily get “apple polisher”.However, “in apple-pie order” usually has the same meaning as “in good order”.
In fact, it’s another saying about “compare two things that can’t be compared”.
A.The state of Washington is proud of its apples |
B.Apples play an important part in people’s health |
C.There are many stories and sayings about apples |
D.Perhaps this is why “New York” is often called “Big Apple” by some people |
E.The apples in France are better than those in America
F.Many people like to carry apples to work or to school to eat with their lunches
G.It is likely that you hear about “compare apples and oranges”
第二节情景对话(共5小题,每小题1分,满分5分)
根据对话情景和内容,从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两个为多余选项。
Rose is at the library counter. She is talking to the librarian.
Rose: Hello, I borrowed five books about a month ago. 6
Librarian: Let me check for you.
Rose: 7
Librarian: You’re lucky, they are due today.
Rose: Can I renew them?
Librarian: You can only renew some of them.
Rose: 8
Librarian: Two of the books are hot ones that many students have reserved (预定).
Rose: I have to return two of them and renew the rest three. Right?
Librarian: Right.
Rose: Can I borrow these two again?
Librarian: 9But you have to wait for a few months.
Rose: 10
Librarian: You have to reserve them and wait for your turn.
Rose: Oh, I see. I might as well return them now.
A.I hope so. |
B.Thank you. |
C.Yes, of course. |
D.Why a few months? |
E. Why can’t I renew all of them?
F. I wonder whether they are due or not.
G. I wonder whether I can renew all of them.
Molly信箱是一个报刊栏目,主持人Molly回答读者提出的各种问题。下列1~5题是五位读者的来信。请从A、B、C、D、E和F中为每封来信选出最合适的回复,并在答题纸上将该选项桔号涂黑。选项中一项是多余选项。
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Dear Molly, ------ Overworked
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Dear Molly,
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Dear Molly,
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Dear Molly,
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Dear Molly,
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How should one invest (投资) a sum of money in these days of inflation (通货膨胀)? 31 (leave) in a bank it’ll hardly keep its value, however high the interest rate. Only a brave man, 32 a very rich one, dares to buy and sell on the Stock (股票) Market. Today it seems that one of the best ways 33 (protect) your savings and even increase your wealth is to buy beautiful objects 34 the past. Here I am going to offer some advice on collecting antique clocks, 35 I personally consider are among the most interesting of antiques.
I sometimes wonder 36a being from another planet report back about our way of life. “The planet Earth 37 (rule) by a mysterious creature that sits or stands in a room and makes a strange ticking sound. It has a face 38 twelve black marks and two hands. Men can do nothing without its permission, and it 39 (fast) its young around people’s wrists so that everywhere men go 40 are still under control. This creature is the real master of Earth and men are its slaves.”
阅读下面短文,根据以下提示: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,并将该词完整地写在右边想对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确,拼写正确。
About three years ago,something terrible happened to me.
Those six hours of _______(惊恐) have broken my 1.__________
body and soul. You think I am a very old man---_______ I 2.__________
am not. It_______ less than a single day to change my 3.__________
hair from black to w______. One day, my two brothers 4.__________
and I were coming back from the islands, our boat f_____ of fish. 5.__________
All at _______,the sky was covered with dark clouds and in 6.___________
l_____than a minute we were in a terrible storm.7.___________
An enormous w_______ covered our boat and my 8.__________
younger brother ________(掉入) into the sea. Our boat survived, 9.___________
and I was trying to recover ________ my elder brother put his mouth 10.__________
close to my ear, and screamed out the terrifying word” Whirlpool!”.
短文填词(共10小题; 每小题1分, 满分10分)
阅读下面短文, 根据一下提示: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,并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确,拼写正确。
This afternoon a man dressed in rags came into the shop.
We all stared at him doubtfully when he said he wanted a ncoat. 1. ________
I took him downstairs and showed him a cheap coat which would
____ him only a small amount of money. I thought he might be 2. __________
a bit upset about the price, but the contrary, he did not seem 3. __________
to (在乎) about it at all. I didn’t mean to be rude but I have no 4. __________
pwith customers who can’t decide. So I persuaded him 5. __________
to buy it. Then the most unbelievable thing happened to ---- 6. __________
he handed me a million pound bank note. I did not know w 7. __________
it was genuine or not, so I (寻找) out my boss to ask his advice. 8. __________
He told me that I had (确实) made a serious mistake by judging 9. __________
This man by his (衣着). My boss looked very angry and told me 10. __________
to find the best coat for the man immediately.