1、1(阅读理解)(限时:30 分钟)一、阅读理解。A找朋友的启事Need good and long lasting friendsI am very interested in meeting good friends from France,the UK and other European countries.I am a loving,caring,under standing and outgoing guy and I hope to get to know people,cultures and languages in other countries.I check mails
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4、ngs and be a friend when I am there.I am Chinese and hope to hear from you.Thank you so Searching for secondaryschool penfriendsHello,we are from Spain,near Barcelona city.Our students are 1216 years old and they would like to build friendships with a school with similar age characteristics.They nee
5、d to practice English.They speak Spanish and Catalan as mother languages.We are expecting to hear from you.BrankaForeign Languages DepartmentTel:13912371550( A )1.According to the information above,we know_can speak French.ATracy BLi Fang CBranka( B )2._are looking for penfriends for their students.
6、ATracy and SimonBSimon and BrankaCTracy and Branka( C )3.If you are an American and you need a Chinese penfriend,you can contact_ABLC( C )4.We know from the passage that_.ATracy is planning to go for studies in the US.A.BLi Fang is going to Australia to be a teacherCSimon has two classes with 52 stu
7、dents in total( B )5.You may see the information above_.Ain a film Bon a website3Cin a playB2018广州改编Science for KidsThis months most popular booksWomen in Science by Rachel IgnotofskyPrice $25We all know the story of Marie Curie and her many scientific achievements. But many other brilliant female s
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14、. B.$30. C.$26. D.$24.3.What is the main purpose of this webpage?A.To sell books to young readers. B.To attract new book club members.C.To encourage students interest in science.D.To review books young readers might like.参考答案:主旨大意 本文是一篇应用文。某网站刊登了四本畅销书的书名、价格、内容、阅读对象以及打折情况。51.C 细节理解题。根据“This book is a
15、 great introduction to the lives and works of some of the most important and up-to-now unknown women in science.”可知,这本书主要是介绍在科学方面有重要的著作,但迄今为止还不出名的女人的。故选 C。2.D 数字计算题。从信息中可知,First Big Book of How 售价 15美元,A Really Short History of Nearly Everything售价 15美元;从最右栏可知,如果是俱乐部会员,可以优惠20%。据此计算:(15+15)(1-20%)=24(
16、美元)。故选 D。3.A 推理判断题。从信息中可知,这些书的主要读者是 5到 15岁的儿童。因此这些信息目的就是向这些年轻读者群体出售这些书。故选 A。CPopeye the Sailor first became a popular cartoon in the 1930s. The sailor in that cartoon ate lots of spinach(菠菜) to make him strong. People watched him, and they began to buy and eat a lot more spinach. Popeye helped sell
17、33percent more spinach than before! Spinach became a necessary part of many peoples diets. Even some children who hated the taste began to eat the vegetable. Many people thought that the iron in spinach made Popeye strong, but this is not true. Spinach does not have any more iron than any other gree
18、n vegetable. People only thought spinach had a lot of iron because the people who studied the food made a mistake. In the 1890s, a group of people studied what was inside vegetables. This group said that spinach had ten times more iron than it did. The group wrote the number wrong, and everyone acce
19、pted it.Today, we know that the little iron there is in spinach can not make a difference in how strong a person is. However, spinach does have something else which the body needs-folic acid.It is interesting to point out that folic acid can help make a person strong. Maybe it was really the folic a
20、cid that made Popeye strong all along.26.The best title for this reading passage is _.A. Popeye the Sailor B. The truth about spinach C. A mistake with numbers D. Folic acid makes you strong27. Why did many people eat spinach after they saw Popeye the Sailor?A. They thought spinach made them strong
21、B. They thought Popeye was 6funny. C. Spinach had a lot of iron. D. People liked folic acid28. According to the research group, people thought that spinach _.A. made Popeye strong B. was a green vegetable C. had less iron than other green vegetables D. had more iron than other green vegetables.29. T
22、he reading passage says that perhaps Popeye got his strength from_.A. iron B. folic acid C. spinach D. exercise30. What does “Folic acid” refer? It is _.A. something in food B. a vegetable C. dangerous D. a certain kind of spinach 参考答案 26.B 27.A 28.D 29.B 30.ADOnce upon a time, a tortoise lived in a
23、 pond(池塘) with two ducks. She enjoyed being with them because she could talk as much as she liked.After many years, the pond became very low in a dry season and finally it dried up. The two ducks decided to fly to another place. They went to say goodbye to the tortoise.“Oh, dont leave me behind!” be
24、gged(恳求) the tortoise. “Take me with you. I must die if I am left here.”“ ” said the ducks. “How can we take you with us?” Finally, the ducks had a nice idea. They said, “We will each take hold of one end of a stick, and you take the middle in your mouth. Then we will fly up in the air and carry you
25、 with us. But remember not to talk! If you open your mouth, youll be lost.”The tortoise said she would not say a word.When they were above the treetops, the tortoise wanted to say, “How high we are!” But she remembered what the ducks said and kept still. When they passed the church(教堂), she wanted t
26、o say, “What is that which shines?” But she 7remembered what the ducks said and held her peace. Then they came over the village square. Many people looked up and shouted, “Look! The ducks are carrying a tortoise!”The tortoise forgot everything and said, “Hush, you silly people! Its none of your busi
27、ness.” She opened her mouth and fell to the ground. And that was the end of the tortoise.1.Which of the following can be put in the blank in Paragraph 4?A.But you cannot fly. B.Its a long story. C.Dont be so sad! D.Well come back soon.2.What do you think of the two ducks?A.Lazy. B.Silly. C.Helpful.
28、D.Humorous.3.Which of the following is the RIGHT order according to the story?They flew over the village square.They flew above the treetops.The tortoise opened her mouth and fell to the ground.They passed the church.A. B. C. D.4.What does the writer mainly want to tell us?A.We should not help peopl
29、e like the tortoise.B.It is a very good thing to be able to keep silent.C.The people at the village square are really silly.D.What others think of you is none of your business.参考答案:主旨大意 这是一则寓言故事。因为池塘干涸,一只乌龟和两只鸭子要迁徙,但乌龟不会飞,她乞求鸭子带上她一起飞。两只鸭子叼着一根木棒的两端,乌龟用嘴咬住木棒,飞行途中乌龟不得开口说话,但她还是忍不住说话了,最终乌龟跌落地面,终结了生命。1.A 2.C 3.D 4.B 主旨大意题。鸭子曾告诉乌龟不要说话,但乌龟最终忘记了,从空中掉落而摔死。作者主要想告诉我们:保持沉默是一件好事。故选 B。8二、首字母填空。