任务型阅,通读下列短文，并根据短文内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词，每空一词。
Do you often see ants? If the weather is warm, you may see them under the stones. If it is cold, many ants will be in their house under the ground.
Most of the ants are workers. They have lots of work to do. They look for food and take care of the young ants. Each family of ants has a queen ant. The queen doesn’t work at all. She is important because she lay eggs. These eggs will become new ants.
There are many kinds of ants in America. One kind of these is very strong. They can kill and eat elephants. They move in groups. They eat all the animals they meet while moving on their way. When these ants come near, people leave their homes.
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There was a man who had a little son. He loved him very much. Every day after work the man would come home and play with the little boy.
When the man came home from work one night, he found that he had some extra work to do. And he wasn’t able to play with his little son. He wanted to give the boy something to keep him busy. So, looking around his study, he saw a magazine with a large map of the world on the cover. He got an idea. He patiently tore the map up into pieces. Then he led his son into the dining room and spread the pieces on the table. He explained to the boy that it was a map of the world. He told the boy to put it back together and they could play together when he finished. Surely this could keep the child busy for hours, he thought.
After about thirty minutes, the boy came to the man and said, “Okay, it’s finished, Dad. Can we play now?”
The man was surprised, saying, “That’s amazing! How did you do that?” The boy said, “It was easy. On the back of the page was a picture of a man. When I put the man together, the whole world appeared completely.” Why couldn’t the man play with his son that night?
| A．He had to read a magazine. | B．He had some extra work to do. |
| C．He had to learn something about a map. | D．He had to stay at his office for extra work. |
What did the man ask his son to do?
| A．To read the magazine to find the map. |
| B．To tear the map of the world up into pieces. |
| C．To put the pieces of the map of the world back together. |
| D．To clean the dining room first, and then read the map of the world. |
How long did it take the boy to finish the work?
| A．A few hours. | B．About an hour. | C．About half an hour. | D．The whole night. |
Which of the following is TRUE about the passage?
| A．It’s a report about a father’s extra work. |
| B．It’s a story between a father and his clever son. |
| C．It’s an advertisement for the map of the world. |
| D．It’s a poster about how to deal with parents’ problems. |
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There are four parts in IELTS: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Listening is very important. Are you confident? Have you made good preparation? The book IELTS Listening is helpful for your preparation for IELTS. |
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Car and Driver is the world’s most popular automotive magazine. It provides information and entertainment for people who like cars. It offers the best vehicle tests in the business. The magazine also covers the latest developments in car technology. |
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Once you own the book, you will become a good speaker. Susan Weinschenk’s excellent ideas on how to make a perfect speech are very helpful to you. With the help of the book, you will be confident to know how to give your speech. Also, you will learn how to attract your audience during the speech. |
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The book offers healthy and delicious food. These dishes can all be completed in less than half an hour, and in many cases, in just a few minutes. Sisson and Meier show you how to delight your family or guests every time with quick, delicious meals using local materials, meats, healthy fats (yes, and real butter) and common herbs and spices. |
Which of the following will help to improve your speech?
| A．IELTS Listening . | B．Car and Driver. |
| C．Quick & Easy Meals. | D．Designing Effective Speech Interfaces. |
Who will probably be interested in Quick & Easy Meals?
| A．Car fans. | B．English speakers. |
| C．Housewives. | D．Businessmen. |
How many of the four short passages are introductions of magazines?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
“低碳生活，从我做起！”请仔细阅读下列材料，找出以下五种“低碳”行为产生的直接效应。
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Henry often recycles water to clean his room and water the flowers. ▲
Daphne always turns off the lights and the computer as soon as she leaves her office. ▲
Mr. White sometimes goes to work by bus or on foot instead of driving his car. ▲
Li Lei usually uses QQ or e-mail to communicate with his friends instead of paper letters. ▲
Miss Zhang never wears fur（皮草）clothes and she decides to eat less meat. ▲
Do you still remember the terrible earthquake in 2008 in Sichuan, which killed at least 87,000 people and left millions homeless? On the twelfth day after the earthquake, Premier Wen Jiabao said, “A new Wenchuan will rise from the ruins（废墟）.” Now his words have come true. Three years has passed and the worst-hit areas in Sichuan have risen from the ruins. 
So far, 95% of the reconstruction projects（重建项目）have been completed. Nearly 3,000 schools, 1,000 hospitals and more than 5 million homes have been built. Now everyone has been provided with a home, a job and social security（社保）.
Dong Xinjun, a villager in Qingchuan, said volunteers from Zhejiang taught him how to grow mushrooms and now he makes about 3,000 yuan more than before every year.
Zhu Lihu, the headmaster of a village primary school in Qingchuan, told us that teaching equipment had been greatly improved. Now they have new classrooms, a library and a computer room with 20 computers.
On May 8th, 2011, Premier Wen Jiabao made his 10th visit to Sichuan Province after the earthquake. He visited a lot of middle schools and neighborhoods. At Beichuan Middle School, Premier Wen embraced a student named Zheng Haiyang, who lost both of his legs in the earthquake. The students told Premier Wen that their new school was very beautiful. And they would never forget that it was built with the hearts and strength of people across the whole country.
Premier Wen believes that the people in Wenchuan have a “strong will” and a “bright future”. They will never back down, but stand bravely on this land. What is NOT provided for everyone in the earthquake-hit areas?
| A．A home. | B．A job. | C．A computer. | D．Social security. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Nearly 1,000 schools have been built. |
| B．Dong Xinjun makes about 3,000 yuan every year. |
| C．Zhu Lihu’s new school has a new large gym. |
| D．Zheng Haiyang is a student of Beichuan Middle School. |
How many times has Premier Wen visited Sichuan since the earthquake happened?
| A．5 times. | B．8 times. | C．10 times. | D．12 times. |
What does the underlined word “embraced” mean in Paragraph 5?
| A．Put arms around him in a loving way. | B．Shook hands with him in a friendly way. |
| C．Bowed to him in a very polite way. | D．Smiled at him in a very kind way. |
How does the passage show us “Wenchuan has risen from the ruins”?
| A．By giving facts and examples. | B．By comparing different places. |
| C．By describing people’s looks. | D．By using volunteers’ words. |
Helping your children to read and write at home will improve their skills and confidence—it will also make them get ready for learning in the classroom environment.
are needed by every child in every subject in every year of their life in or outside school. Students who improve their reading and writing skills will increase their vocabulary and their ability（能力）to use the English language correctly. As parents, you can play an important role in improving your children’s literacy（读写能力）. You can make a difference by listening, asking questions, giving information, and reading with your children outside school hours.
Here are 8 tips on how to help your children to read and write:
having everyday conversations with your children
trying to ask more “wh-” questions instead of easy “yes” or “no” questions
encouraging your children to talk about events you don’t know
reading to your children each night
listening to your children read
teaching your children how to use dictionaries
talking about your children’s writings
practicing filling in forms, writing letters, sending cards or emails
You can also encourage your children to join the Reading Challenge Club and discuss the books they are reading together. In the club, children must read 15 books from the Challenge book list and 5 more books chosen by themselves. There are over 1,000 books on the list. The reading must be done in one year. What’s more, it is a wonderful way to help your children to write. For example, you can encourage them to write diaries or book reviews. Remember to make positive comments as much as possible. This passage is mainly written for __________.
| A．children | B．teachers | C．parents | D．doctors |
__________ is the best for the missing part in Paragraph 2.
| A．“Listening and speaking skills” | B．“Reading and writing skills” |
| C．“Listening and writing skills” | D．“Reading and listening skills” |
__________ is NOT mentioned in the 8 tips above.
| A．“Listening to the radio every day ” | B．“Listening to your children read” |
| C．“Reading to your children each night” | D．“Talking about your children’s writings” |
In the Reading Challenge Club, children have to read __________ in one year.
| A．5 books | B．10 books | C．15 books | D．20 books |
Parents can help children to write by encouraging them to__________.
| A．draw pictures or take photos | B．listen to pop music |
| C．write diaries or book reviews | D．play computer games |