26. What is most needed to make friendship grow, develop and last? A. Inviting your friends over for a party. friends as relatives.
C. Honoring your friends on Friendship Day. to your friends.
27. “Recipe for Friendship” here actually means . A. a prescription for curing friends friendship
C. the pleasure of having friends
C
The English language has a lot of words which can be used in many different ways and in many different experiences.
One such example is the word matter.In fact,matter can mean just about anything.It could be one of the most useful words in the English language.
Let's get to the heart of the matter—a matter of principle(原则). If someone says that you owe(欠) him $50,but you don't,a friend might say,“Well,you could pay him the $50.It's not that much money.Then you won't have to hear him say it anymore.” But if you do not owe him the money,do not pay him the money.It's a matter of principle.
There is another way to use the word matter.But be careful with your choices of words.
If you ask someone,“What's the matter?”,it shows you are worried about the other person.But saying,“What's the matter with you?” has a completely different meaning.And it usually sounds rude.In fact,when you say,“What's the matter with you?”,you are suggesting that the person did something wrong or stupid.
Another expression that could sound rude is to say,“It doesn't matter to me.” Here,it depends on the context,and how you say it.
Let's say you tell someone that a friend just got a big raise at work.That person answers with,“It doesn't matter to me.” Here,it means he or she does not care.And it sounds rude.
But saying,“Oh,you pick where we eat dinner.It doesn't matter to me.” does not sound rude.In the situation,“it doesn't matter” shows you are easy-going.
No matter how you look at it and what you say,matter is a very useful word.And
D. the importance of friendship
B. a method of keeping a D. Being loyal and generous
B. Looking on your
it's only a matter of time before you will become an expert on the use of matter.
28.We can infer from the text that the word matter ____. A.has a wide use B.can mean money
C.is the most used English word D.has the most different expressions 29.What is the author's suggestion in Paragraph 4?______ A.Every penny counts. B.Stick to what is right.
C.Follow your friend's advice. D.Be careful when making friends. 30.The underlined word “context” in the text probably means ______. A.choice B.person C.situation D.answer 31.The author develops the text mainly by ______. A.using examples B.giving instructions
C.describing his experiences D.discussing research findings
D
What would you like to be when you grow up? A teacher? A doctor? An astronaut? What do you need to do to achieve your dream job? Perhaps you think that studying well and then going on to work hard will get you successful career you want. We are constantly taught that our hard work will eventually pay off.
But a government survey has shown that hard work is not the only thing that will help you to move up the ladder. Two thirds of people believe that who you know matters more than what you know when it comes to social activity. So are the connections that you have more important than your education?
76% of the people in the survey believed that family background is important in influencing your chances of success. They believe that if you are privileged(有特权的) from birth, you are more likely to have a successful career, especially if your family is wealthy.
Even if you don't have a privileged background, the people you know can still make a difference to your career. Networking is a skill which is encouraged by many career advisers. Some companies run networking workshops to try and encourage staff to meet other people, to communicate and build relationships(关系). It's a valuable skill.
But the survey also showed something quite interesting. Although most people believed that networks are more important than education, many people put their own career success down to talent, rather than background. 41% of the people said that their parents' income had influenced their life, but at the same time, another 41% believed that they had achieved their own success.
So which is more important, what you know or who you know? It seems that by working hard and making lots of connections, the answer may be that both are very important.
32. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined part?
A. Practice makes perfect C. Hope for the best
B. Nothing is impossible D. No pains, no gains
33. According to the government survey,the most important factor to help people move up the ladder is _________.
A. hard work
B. education D. social activity
B. challenge the traditional D. encourage people to work hard
C. social relationship
34. From the passage we can infer that the writer writes the article to _____.
A. stress the importance of education belief
C. make lots of social connections A. The Way to Success
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的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。
Getting your children to study can be a little like getting them to eat their vegetables.
__36__ Make a study time and have it at the same time every day. This will help
35. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
B. Keep Your Dream in Mind D. A Survey on People's Dreams
C. A Wealthy and Smooth Career
your kids to learn to schedule their day and will give them a sense of control over how they spend their time.
Allow them to study in blocks of time,such as for half an hour with a five-minute
break in the middle._37__ Ideal (理想的) study times are after dinner or right after school before dinner.
Never allow your children to study in front of the television,as that will
encourage passive activity._38__
You’ll also need to help your kids find the right place to study. After you’ve
set up a good study time for little learners,set up a good place where they can get those creative juices flowing.
_39__ Make sure there is a table or a desk and a comfortable chair.
__40__ This includes helping them out with their homework sometimes and being
there for them with the answers to any questions. The input you give your children
during study periods will help form a bond and help make studying enjoyable. A.Pick a place where your children can study properly. B.Hold them to the schedule they create for themselves. C.Finally, spend time with your kids when they're studying. D.Keep the atmosphere light and offer lots of encouragement,too. E. Instead,use TV as a treat or a reward when the homework is completed. F. Try to stop this bad habit by offering some sort of reward.
G. One of the best ways to form good study habits for your kids is to design a schedule that they keep to.
第三部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分 45) 第一节(共 20 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 30 分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C 和 D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
April 1st is a day on which ,in some countries, people try to play tricks on others. If one ___41__ in tricking someone, one laughs and says: “ April Fool!” and then the person who was tricked __42__ laughs, too.
One April 1st, a country bus was going along a __43__ road when it __44__ down and stopped. The driver__45__ turned switches and pressed buttons, but nothing happened. __46__ he turned to the passengers with a __47__ look on his face and said:” This poor bus is getting __48__ . It isn’t going as well as it used to. There is only one thing to do if we want to get home today. I’ll __49__three. I want you all to lean(倾斜) __50__ suddenly as hard as you can . This should __51__ the bus started again, but if it doesn’t , I’m afraid there’s nothing else I can do. Now , all of you lean back as __52__ as you can in your seats and get ready.”
The passengers all obeyed and waited __53___.
Then the driver turned to his __54__and asked:” Are you ready?” The passengers __55__ had enough __56__ to answer: “yes.”
“ One! Two ! Three!” counted the driver. The passengers all leant forward suddenly--- and the bus started __57__ at a great speed.
The passengers breathed more __58__ and began to smile with relief. But their smile turned to _59__ and laughter when the driver __60 __ cried: “ April Fool !” 41. A. interested 42. A. sadly 43. A. winding 44. A. sped
B. enjoys C. succeeds B. hardly C. usually B. ice-covered B. broke
D. joins D. also
C. big D. city C. slowed D. settled
D. nervously D. Therefore D. sad
45. A. anxiously 46. A. But
B. happily B. Then
C. carelessly C. Because C. worried C. angry
47. A. satisfied B. calm 48. A. expensive
B. old
D. weak
D. count
49. A. ask B. shout 50. A. back 51. A. get
C. give
B. forward C. against D. over
D. take D. hardly D. anxiously D. front D. possibly D. interest D. forward
B. cause C. allow
52. A. far B. long C. sudden 53. A. calmly B. patiently C. angrily 54. A. back
B. side C. seat B. hardly C. clearly
55. A. only 56. A. strength 57. A. up
B. force C. breath
B. off C. out
58. A. easily B. hard C. comfortably D. often B. trouble
C. surprise D. disappointment
D. merrily
59. A. happiness 60. A. friendly
B. aloud C. quietly
第二节语法填空((共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
In Canada and the United States, people enjoy entertaining(请客) at home. They
often invite friends over 61 a meal, a party, or just for coffee and conversation.
Here are the 62 (kind) of things people say when they invite someone to their
home:
\you like to come over for dinner Saturday night?\\we 63 (have)
a party on Friday. Can you come?\