阅读表达: 阅读短文,回答题后问题(每小题2分,计10分)。
Kyra Komac, 28 years old, now has 25 furniture(家具)stores all over the country. The new store, in London's Camden High Street, takes her back to where it all started. She tells us about how the business began.
When I was little, my mother began selling flowers in Camden Market. She couldn't leave me at home on my own, so I had to go to the market with her.
To begin with, I didn't have to do anything. I just sat there, and my mum told me jokes and stories so I didn't get bored. When I got older, I gave my mum a hand and I really enjoyed it.
Then, one year, my grandma gave me a book for Christmas. It was all about making candles and I loved it. I was 14, and I didn't have to go to the market any more because mum could leave me at home on my own. I spent my free time making candles of all shapes and sizes. I made hundreds of them.
One day, my mother was ill so I had to go to the market on my own. I decided to take some candles with me and see if I could sell them. They were sold out in twenty minutes! The next week, my mum gave me some money to buy some wax(蜡)to make more candles. They sold out really quickly, too.
Nine months later, we decided to stop selling flowers. My mum and I couldn't make enough candles during the week, so some of my school friends started to give us a hand. I paid them one pound for every candle, and we used to sell them for three or four times that. It was fun and my friends worked with me in the market.
At the age of 22, my uncle lent me some money and I opened my first shop in Portobello Road. Since then, I've never looked back, even in difficulties. In the first store, we only sold candles, but now we sell everything from furniture to paintings. Oh, and candles, of course.
How many furniture stores does Kyra Komac have now?
Where did Kyra's mother sell flowers?(No more than 3 words. )
What did Kyra do in her free time when she was fourteen?(No more than 8 words. )
Who helped when Kyra and her mum couldn't make enough candles?(No more than 5 words.)
How did Kyra's uncle help her to open her first shop?(No more than 8 words.)
Confidence(自信)is very important in daily life.It can help you develop a healthy attitude.(1) .They may have more chances to become successful.But how can we be more confident?Here are some suggestions.
Speak louder
When you are not confident,it's hard for you to do things well.You speak in such a low voice that people can hardly hear you.(2) .Your voice can help you become more confident.
(3) .
Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you did well.Did you finish your task?Did you tell a joke that made everybody laugh?Give yourself praise for the good things you've done.
Get rid of fear
(4) .But it's easy to overcome if you understand that failure is a part of life.Don't hide in your head just because you said something stupid once.Try to start again and believe you can do better.
Pick up a hobby
If you like singing,sing as much as you can.(5) .And it will make you happy and confident.
根据短文内容,从下列选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项.(每小题5分,共5分)请在答题卡上用2B铅笔将你的选项所对应的大写字母涂黑.
A.In some ways,a hobby can make you outstanding(杰出).
B.You should speak often to get more speaking chances.
C.A study shows that people who are more confident are much happier.
D.Fear goes along with failure.
E.Encourage yourself
F.Try to speak loud enough so that people can hear you clearly.
G.A hobby can sometimes become a bad thing.
A Trip to Sunshine Island
根据短文内容,从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中,选出一个最佳答案请在答题卡上用2B铅笔将你的选项所对应的大写字母涂黑.
(1)What will tourists have for supper on Day 1?
A. |
Rice noodles |
B. |
A BBQ |
C. |
Fish |
(2)What will tourists do after breakfast on Oct.7?
A. |
Visit Great Bridge |
B. |
Climb Rose Mountain |
C. |
Go to Waterside Farm |
(3)Mr.Li with his parents will visit Sunshine Island.If he books the trip on Sept.24,how much should he pay?
A. |
$600 |
B. |
$160 |
C. |
$480 |
(4)How will tourists leave Sunshine Island?
A. |
By train |
B. |
By boat |
C. |
By plane |
(5)What's the purpose of the text?
A. |
To help people choose an interesting place. |
B. |
To give some funny facts about Sunshine Island. |
C. |
To introduce a trip plan of Sunshine Island. |
Dinosaurs(恐龙) once lived on the earth for a long time. They suddenly disappeared millions of years ago. What happened to them? That's still a mystery. People never stop searching for the answer.
Some US scientists say it is because there were not enough male(雄性的) dinosaurs. They got this idea after researching crocodiles(鳄鱼).
Mother crocodiles lay eggs and later baby crocodiles come out. The local temperature decides the sex(性别) of the baby crocodile. When the eggs are at a temperature of 26℃ to 30℃, the babies are all girls;when the temperature is 30℃ to 34℃, there are both boys and girls; when it is 34℃ to 36℃,only boys are born.
Dinosaurs' babies also came from eggs.So scientists have given us a new picture: millions of years ago, it suddenly became very cold.Almost all dinosaur babies were girls. There were fewer and fewer male dinosaurs.Mother dinosaurs could not give birth to more babies.Finally,these powerful animals disappeared.
(1)任务1:阅读短文,根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词.
①e as many or as much as necessary
②l to produce eggs from the bodies of birds, insects and so on
(2)任务2:阅读短文,完成同义句转换,每空一词.
Dinosaurs' babies also came from eggs.
Dinosaurs' babies came from eggs .
(3)任务3:根据短文,内容回答问题.
①When did dinosaurs suddenly disappear? .
②What decides the sex of the baby crocodile? .
③Are the baby crocodiles only boys when it's 35℃? .
Do you often run outdoors to keep healthy? Have you ever thought about how running helps to clean up the earth? Sometimes a creative mind can bring us a win﹣win(双赢) situation.
Plogging,a new way to exercise, began in Sweden(瑞典). The name "plogging"" comes from two words﹣the Swedish(瑞典的) word "plocka", which means "to pick up(捡起)",and the word "jogging",which means "to run slowly".A Swedish man called Erik started the movement.He saw rubbish here and there when riding to work each day.He became worried about the dirty environment and decided not to go to work by bike any more.Instead, he began to run to work and pick up the rubbish at the same time.To his joy, more and more people followed him and soon plogging became popular.
Many people choose plogging instead of just jogging because they think plogging is a good way to help clean up the earth.Sometimes rubbish is difficult to collect because it may scatterall around. But if the runners pick up the rubbish on the way, it is quite different. After all, many hands make light work. Another reason is that plogging burns more calories (卡路里). According to a research, plogging for 10 minutes burns 48 calories, while usual jogging for 10 minutes burns about 39 calories.
Everyone on the earth should play a part in cleaning it up! It's time for us to take action together.So ready? Let's plog tomorrow!
根据短文内容选择最佳答案.
(1)The underlined(划线的) word "scatter" in the passage means " " in Chinese.
A. |
爆炸 |
B. |
集中 |
C. |
散落 |
(2)After Erik saw much rubbish, .
A. |
he became worried |
B. |
he kept riding to work every day |
C. |
he didn't care and did nothing about it |
(3)People choose plogging because .
A. |
there are too many bikes in the city |
B. |
riding bikes is harmful to their health |
C. |
it can help clean up the earth and burn more calories |
(4)Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. |
Plogging started in Sweden. |
B. |
Plogging for 10 minutes burns about 84 calories. |
C. |
The name "plogging" comes from two English words. |
(5)What's the best title for the passage?
A. |
A Bad Habit ﹣ Littering |
B. |
The Best Sport ﹣ Jogging |
C. |
A New Way to exercise ﹣ Plogging |
Peter lived in a village.He was sad recently because he thought that he had nothing left. One day,Peter went to ask a wise man for help. He said to the wise man, "I have nothing left, so I don t want to live." The wise man smiled sympathetically(同情地).
The wise man took out a piece of paper and drew a straight line down the middle.He explained that he would write down the things Peter had lost on the left side and the things Peter still had on the right side.
The wise man asked, "When did your family leave you?"
"What do you mean? They haven't left me. They love me!"
"That's great!"said the wise man. "Then that will be the first thing on the right side ﹣ Family haven't left.Now, do you have freedom(自由)?"
"That's a silly question. Of course I do!"
Good that's the second one on the right side ﹣ you have freedom!"said the wise man,writing it down.
After Peter was asked some more questions in the same way, he finally understood and smiled. "Things will change when you think of them in a different way!"he said.
As a matter of fact, change your attitude and you will change your world. It's necessary to have a positive(积极的) attitude to life.
根据短文内容判断正、误.
(注意:考生将答题卡相应位置涂黑.正确的涂"A",错误的涂"B")
(1)Peter thought he had nothing left, so he was sad recently. (判断对错)
(2)Peter' s family didn't love him and left him. (判断对错)
(3)The answer to the second question was written down on the left side. (判断对错)
(4)The wise man asked Peter more than two questions. (判断对错)
(5)From the passage, we can know that we should have a positive attitude to life. (判断对错)