崇明模拟考试

Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读写)

VI. Reading comprehension (阅读理解): (共50分)

A. Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案): ( 12分）

One day, when I was a librarian at View Ridge School, a fourth grade teacher came to me. She had a student who finished his work before all the others and needed a challenge. “Could he help in the library?” she asked. I said, “Send him along.”

Soon a boy in jeans and a T-shirt appeared. “Do you have a job for me?” he asked.

I told him about the system for putting books on the shelves. He picked up the idea immediately. Then I showed him a pile of cards for long-overdue（过期的）books that I was beginning to think had actually been returned but were mis-shelved with the wrong cards in them. He said, “Is it kind of a detective job?” I answered yes, and he began his work.

He had found three books with wrong cards by the time his teacher opened the door and said, “Time for rest!” He argued for finishing the job; she made the case for fresh air. She won. The next morning, he arrived early. “I wanted to finish finding those books,” he said. At the end of the day, when he asked to be a librarian on a regular basis, it was easy to say yes. He worked hard.

After a few weeks I found a note on my desk, inviting me to dinner at the boy’s home. At the end of a pleasant evening, his mother said that the family would be moving to the nearby school area. Her son’s first worry, she said, was leaving the View Ridge library. “Who will find the lost books?” he asked.

When the time came, I said a reluctant goodbye. Though at first he had seemed an ordinary kid, his zeal(热情) had set him apart.

I missed him, but not for long. A few days later he popped in the door and joyfully said, “The librarian over there doesn’t let boys work in the library. My mother got me moved back to View Ridge. My dad will drop me off on his way to work. And if he can’t, I’ll walk!”

I should have sensed that such a strong will would take that young man wherever he wanted to go. What I could not have guessed, however, was that he would become a wizard（奇才）of the Information Age: Bill Gates, founder (创建者) of Microsoft and America’s richest man.

74. From the beginning of the passage we know that .

A) the writer was a fourth grade teacher at the school B) the librarian wanted to send the boy to the school C) the boy in jeans wanted to be a school teacher D) the boy finished his work ahead of his classmates A) picked up a pile of wrong cards C) returned the long-overdue books

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75. When the writer told the boy what to do, he .

B) was quick to understand it D) looked for a detective book

76. The underlined part “She won.” in the fourth paragraph actually means “ ”.

A) the teacher came in with a case C) the boy went on with his work

B) the writer wanted fresh air D) the boy agreed to have a rest

77. What happened after a few weeks?

A) The writer didn’t allow the boy to help at the library. B) The boy’s teacher invited the writer to dinner one day. C) The boy’s family moved to another nearby school area. D) The boy didn’t want to find the lost books again.

A) It was not long before the boy went back to the writer’s library. B) The writer didn’t think that the boy was an ordinary kid at first. C) The boy’s parents sent him back because he didn’t have a strong will. D) The writer knew the boy would become a wizard of the Information Age. A) A Strong Will C) An Ordinary Kid

B) View Ridge School Library D) Founder of Microsoft

78. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

79. Which of the following might be the best title for this passage?

B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文):（12分）

“Will you lend me fifty dollars? I’ll pay it right back.” The saying goes: Lend money to a friend and you 80 the money and the friend. It may be a simple matter of a friend asking you to pay for a sandwich because he or she forgot to bring money. Or it could be you pay for your friend’s bus fare because all your friend has is a large 81 . Or you may lend larger amounts of money. Here is what some people have to say about this sensitive issue. My parents give me a monthly allowance of $200. Some time ago I lent $150 to two friends. One paid me back months later after I begged and pleaded for the money back, and the other friend 82 . I had to borrow money from my sister to pay for my things. I learned only to lend money when I don’t need it. Do you think I’m right? Clyde A close friend of mine has the habit of asking me to lend her money. Once she still owed me money, but she asked to borrow some more. She promised to pay me back within a week, but she never did. What makes me 83 is that she went to Mexico on holiday with my money! I don’t want to lose 6

her friendship. What can I do? Angela If you feel that you want to help a friend financially（经济上）, it is 84 to give the money as a gift that doesn’t need to be repaid. So when your friend spends money on something silly you won’t be upset about it. Do you agree? Rebecca I never lend money to friends. I prefer to give money when someone needs it. Maybe I’ll get it back, or maybe I won’t. I just sent a guy some money. I didn’t tell him. It’s a 85 . He’s out of work, and this is where the rent for next month is coming from. When he gets a job, he’ll probably pay me back. Don’t you think I’m right? Herbert

80. A) keep 81. A) size 82. A) disappeared 83. A) happy 84. A) difficult 85. A) joke

B) make B) car B) agreed B) mad B) best B) chance

C) pay C) bill C) returned C) tired C) foolish C) surprise

D) lose D) house D) came D) healthy D) wrong D) story

C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给):（14分）

It was 15 years ago when I first came to Maine. Every March I was worried that spring might not come this year. The hills, sky and forest were gray, like an old painting. “Just wait,” a neighbor said. “You’ll w 86 up one morning and spring will just be there.”

Then there was an old apple tree. It sat on an undeveloped field in my neighborhood. It belonged to no one and therefore to e 87 . The tree’s dark branches sprawled (伸展)in the sky freely. No one ever pruned (修剪)it, but each spring it blossomed and the air became nice with the good s 88 of apples.

Until last year, I thought I was the only one aware of this tree. And then one day, I thought it should be pruned. I set out with a tool to remove a few branches. My neighbors heard me and they opened their doors to watch me. These were people I h 89 knew and spoke to, but it was as if I had come into their personal gardens.

My mobile-home neighbor was the first to speak. “You’re not cutting it down, are you?” Another neighbor warned me, “Don’t kill it, now!” Soon half the neighborhood had j 90 me under the apple tree. It struck me that I had lived there for five years and only now was learning these people’s names, what they did for a living and how they passed the winter. It was as if the old apple tree was gathering us under its branches --- for knowing each other and sharing wonder.

One thaw（融化n.）l 91 to another. Just the other day I saw one of my neighbors at the local store. We had a chat. He said this recent winter had been especially long and he felt s 92 not having seen or spoken to anyone in our neighborhood. And then, he looked at me and said, “We need to prune that apple tree again.”

D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题): ( 12分)

Have you ever dreamed of becoming a famous singer or movie star? Many talented, or good, singers dream about having a hit song, but few people actually reach that goal. Kelly Clarkson was an unknown singer and actress with such a dream. Clarkson was born in Texas in 1982. She had a difficult childhood because she moved from place to place with her mother.

Singing was not Clarkson’s only dream. When she was 11 years old, she wanted to become a marine biologist. But a teacher heard her singing and asked her to be a member of the school choir（合唱队）in the same year. She loved to sing but had never had formal training. In high school, she continued to sing and perform.

After graduating from high school, Clarkson made a short CD of her singing, but no recording companies were interested in her. She decided to move to Hollywood, California, because she wanted to become a professional singer or actress. After two years with little success, she moved back to Texas.

In 2002, her friends encouraged her to enter the new TV competition, American Idol. She

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entered the contest, along with 10,000 other hopeful singers. She was one of the 30 finalists. Her beautiful voice and talented performances helped her win the competition. Since that time, she has released（发行）two albums（专辑） and has continued to be a popular and successful singer. Winning the contest was the turning point in her professional career（专业生涯）. Since that contest, her life has never been the same. 93. Where and when was Kelly Clarkson born?

94. When did the teacher ask Clarkson to be a member of the school choir? 95. Why did Clarkson move to Hollywood ? 96. What did Clarkson do in 2002?

97. How many singers reached the final of the competition? 98. What do you learn from Kelly Clarkson’s success?

VII. Writing (作文): (共20分)

99. Write at least 60 words about the topic “I want to say thanks to my …”. （以“我想

对……说声谢谢”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。) Use the following points as a reference. （以下问题仅供参考）

? Whom do you want to say thanks to?

? Why do you want to say thanks to him or her?

（注意：短文中不得出现任何人名、校名及其它相关信息，否则不予评分。） ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．

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