一、 完形填空（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從各題所給的A、 B、 C、D 四個選項中，選出一個最佳答案。

Sudan Chandran， a classical dancer from India， was cut off in the best of her career when her right leg had to be removed after a car accident.

Though the accident 1 her bright career to a stop， she didnt give up.

In the painful months that followed， she met a 2 who developed an artificial limb （假肢） made of rubber filled with sponge （海錦）.

So strong was her will that she decided to go 3 to dancing after she had been fitted with an artificial limb.

Sudan knew 4 if she believed in herself she could make her dream come true. She began her courageous journey back to the 5 of dancing—learning to balance， bend， stretch， walk， turn， twist （旋轉(zhuǎn)） and finally 6 .

After every 7 show， she would ask her dad about her performance. “You still have a long

way to go” was the answer she 8 to get in return.

In January 1984， Sudan made a historic comeback by 9 a public show in Bombay （孟買）. She performed in such a wonderful manner that it 10 everyone to tears.

That evening when she asked her dad the usual question， he didnt say anything. He just touched her feet which was a way to 11 a great artist.

Sudans comeback was 12 heart-warming that a film producer decided to make the story into a film. When someone asked Sudan how she had 13 to dance again， she said quite simply. “You dont need 14 to dance.”

Nothing is impossible in this world. If you have the will to win， you can 15 anything.

（ ）1. A. made B. fed C. brought D. wanted

（ ）2. A. teacher B. manager C. engineer D. doctor

（ ）3. A. ahead B. straight C. along D. back

（ ）4. A. that B. what C. whether D. how

（ ）5. A. place B. world C. class D. stage

（ ）6. A. perform B. dance C. sing D. show

（ ）7. A. wonderful B. special C. private D. public

（ ）8. A. used B. wanted C. liked D. learned

（ ）9. A.taking B. providing C. giving D. losing

（ ）10. A.made B. moved C. influenced D. sent

（ ）11. A. praise B. thank C. flatter D. like

（ ）12. A. very B. too C. rather D. so

（ ）13. A.decided B. managed C. wished D. dreamed

（ ）14. A. heart B. body C. feet D. time

（ ）15. A. achieve B. try C. succeed D. have

二、 閱讀理解（共15小題，每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列材料，從各小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出一個最佳答案。

A

Julio loves to visit his grandmother. He doesnt get to visit her very often because his family lives in a city that is six hours away. His grandmother lives in a big wooden house on a farm. It is old and looks as if it has secrets hiding places.endprint

On the third Sunday of June， Julios parents took him to his grandmothers. Since it was summer vacation， he was going to stay at grandmothers for a whole summer. His cousins Mario and Linda would soon be arriving. They would also be staying at their grandmothers this summer.

A big porch （走廊） wrapped （纏繞）around two sides of the house. Julio sat in the porch swing （秋千）. He could see the trees that circle the house. They had been planted as a windbreak （防風(fēng)林）. They protected the house from the wind and blowing dirt. The house was in the middle of a large flat field.

Julio watched the dirt road that led to the house. He couldnt wait for his cousins to get there. Mario was his age， and Linda was a year younger. They had fun together. Last summer they spent one whole morning making a fort out of sacks of seed （裝種子的麻袋做成的堡壘）. Then Uncle Henry took them on a tractor ride.

Julio remembered another time with his cousins. They had gone out to explore the fields. Julio touched an electric fence and got a shock. Then they found an old snake skin. Nothing liked that ever happened at his own home！

Julio could smell the dinner that his grandmother was cooking. It made him hungry.

Finally he saw a cloud of dust coming up the road. “Theyre here！ They are here！” He shouted.

（ ）16. Why doesnt Julio often visit his grandmother ？

A. Because he doesnt love his grandmother.

B. Because his parents dont let him visit his grandmother.

C. Because his home is far away from his grandmothers.

D. Because he is often ill.

（ ）17. Who is the youngest of Julio and his cousins ？

A. Lincia. B. Linda. C. Mario. D. Henry.

（ ）18. The story tells about Julio and his cousins doing all of the following except _____.

A. watching old movie B. taking a tractor ride

C. finding a snake skin D. making a fort from seed sacks

（ ）19. How do you think Julio felt when he saw his cousins arriving？

A. He was worried. B. He was excited.

C. He was angry. D. He was sad.

（ ）20. After Julio cousins arrive， when would probably happen next ？

A. They would build a fort on the hill.

B. They would look for snake skins.

C. They would climb the trees in their grandmothers yard.

D. They would eat dinner at their grandmothers house.

B

Steve， a twelve-year-old boy with alcoholic parents， never did his homework， and was always in trouble with Miss White. His heart was not in school， but in the woods， where he often escaped alone. No one checked on him to see if he was safe. No one knew he was gone， because no one cared.endprint

One day， Miss White began to go over the test results for the seventh grade.

“You all did pretty well，” she told the class， “except for one boy， and it breaks my heart to tell you this， but...” She stopped a minute and then continued， her eyes searching his face.

“...The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class！”

She just stared at Steve， Steve dropped his eyes and carefully examined his fingers.

“Youre smart enough！Youll see a change！”

“Give yourself a chance！Dont give up on your life！”

“Steve！ Please！ I care about you！”

Wow！Suddenly， Steve got it！Someone cared about him？ Steve went home from school， thinking all that afternoon.

The following Monday he arrived at school on time， and he waited for Miss White to enter the classroom. Miss White gave a quiz （小測試） on the weekend homework. Steve hurried through the test， and was the first to hand in his paper. Miss White took his paper. She began to look it over. This time the smartest boy in the seventh grade had just passed his first test！

From that moment nothing was the same for Steve. Life at home remained the same， but life still changed. He discovered that not only could he learn， but he was good at it！And he discovered that he could translate the things he learned into his own life. Steve began to excel and gradually he became a top student in school.

You see， its simple， really. A change took place within the heart of one boy， all because of one teacher， who cared.

（ ）21. How did Steve like his family？

A. He loved his family more than his parents loved him.

B. He loved his family so much that no one could change that.

C. He didnt like his family at all.

D. He didnt love his family though they loved him.

（ ）22. The day when Miss White went over the test results __________.

A. was like any other day in Steves life

B. was the turning point for Steve to change

C. was the time she had a heart trouble

D. was a good chance to make some rules for Steve

（ ）23. Why were Miss Whites eyes searching Steves face when she spoke？

A. Because she wanted to find out if Steve was sad or not.

B. Because she found Steve didnt wash his face that day.

C. Because she tried to warn Steve about the mistakes in the test.

D. Because she hoped Steve could understand what she meant.

（ ）24. We can infer from the passage that __________.endprint

A. Steve failed all his tests he took B. Steve had a happy family in the end

C. Steve became a useful person later on D. Steve couldnt study well without help

（ ）25. The best title for this passage is __________.

A. the difference a teacher can make B. the hard time at school

C. the care from other people D. the test which meant much

C

A certain good woman one day said something that hurt her best friend of many years. She regretted（后悔） and would have done anything to have taken the words back. What she said hurt the friend so much that this good woman was herself hurt for the pain she caused. In an effort to undo what she had done， she went to an old， wise man in the village， explained her situation， and asked for advice.

Listening to her， the old man could feel the younger womans pain clearly and knew he must help her. He also knew he could never alleviate（減輕，緩和） the pain， but he could teach. He knew the way out would depend only on the character of the woman herself. He said， “Tonight， take your best feather pillows and put a feather on the doorstep of each house in the town before the sun rises.”

The woman hurried home to prepare for her chore， even though the feather pillows were very dear to her. All night long， she worked hard alone in the cold. Finally the sky was getting light， she placed the last feather on the steps of the last house. Just as the sun rose， she returned to the old man.

“Now”， said the wise man， “go back and refill your pillows with the feather you have put on the steps， then everything will be as it was before.”

“You know thats impossible！The wind blew away each feather as fast as I placed them on the doorsteps！” the young woman was surprised.

“Thats true，” said the old man. “Never forget， each of your words is like a feather in the wind. Once spoken， no matter how much effort youre willing to make， and how heart broken you feel， they can never be returned to your mouth. Choose your words well and take care not to speak without any thinking especially to those of you love. ”

（ ）26. After the young woman hurt her friend， __________.

A. her best friend decided not to speak to her any more

B. she wanted to make up what she had done

C. an old man offered to help

D. she bought a beautiful feather pillow for her friend

（ ）27. The old man thought __________.

A. he could help to get back the young womans best friendsendprint

B. he couldnt deal with the young womans problem alone

C. the young woman should give up her best friend and find a new one

D. the young woman could learn something from his advice

（ ）28. Why did the old man ask the young woman to refill the pillow？

A. Because he wanted her to think about what she did carefully.

B. Because he thought it was the duty for her to do that.

C. Because the feathers were too beautiful to lose.

D. Because she had to be made to do some hard work.

（ ）29. According to the writer， if you say unkind words to your loved ones， __________.

A. lots of people will be hurt except you

B. you can take back what youve said quickly

C. nothing can be done to stop hurting your loved ones

D. theyll want feather pillows to have a good sleep

（ ）30. What is the best title of this passage？

A. Feathers in the wind. B. Speak without thinking.

C. The art of speak. D. Between words and feathers.

三、 閱讀理解填詞（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）

My dad， had wanted to be a race car driver， but things didnt w 31 out for him. So I guess having a son who could become a race car driver was the next best thing. Dont get me wrong—Dad didnt p 32 me into racing. In fact， when I was about 10 years old， my dad was afraid that driving a car wasnt my d 33 . So he took the racing away from me. I wasnt very happy with that d 34 . It wasnt long before Dad realized that racing was what I loved.

At four， Dad bought me my first Quarter Midget （袖珍賽車）. Back then， Dad c 35 me. He would stick out （伸出） his foot in the path of the race car， and then tell me to e 36 hit his foot. By doing this again and again， Dad believed that I would be faster and sharper on the race track（賽道）.

Dad worked really l 37 hours to make money so that I could race each weekend. I can remember that every night b 38 he turned off the lights in the garage， Dad would tell me：“Dont forget to kiss your race car good night.” He was trying to teach me that if I show respect （尊重）， itll r 39 .

My dad， my mom and my sister gave up a lot of things to help me race. For us， there was no better moment than winning the 50th running of the Daytona 500 in 2011. My father was too e 40 to say a word， he ran to me and held me tightly.

31. w 32. p 33. d 34. d 35. c

36. e 37. l 38. b 39. r 40. e

四、 書面表達(dá)（滿分15分）

根據(jù)無臂鋼琴演奏者劉偉的經(jīng)歷，寫一篇英語短文。

要點如下：

1. 他十歲時在一次意外中失去雙臂；

2. 他并沒有放棄成為一名鋼琴家的夢想；

3. 經(jīng)過用腳刻苦練習(xí)彈琴；

4. 他最終在“中國達(dá)人秀”的舞臺上實現(xiàn)了自己的夢想；

5. 談?wù)剰乃慕?jīng)歷中所得到的啟示。

注意：

1. 詞數(shù)60-80；作文的開頭已經(jīng)給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。

2. 不能逐條翻譯；不得在作文中出現(xiàn)學(xué)校的真實名稱和學(xué)生的真實姓名。

參考詞匯：

Chinas Got Talent n. “中國達(dá)人秀” practice v. 練習(xí) unless conj. 除非

Liu Wei， an armless piano player， has a very special experience.endprint