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阅读短文,根据要求完成下面各小题。
Hiram Fong grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii. He began picking beans when he was only four years old to help support his family. Fong also sold newspapers, shined shoes, and worked as a golf caddy when he was a boy. A golf caddy is a person who carries a player’s golf clubs.
Fong began working in Hawaii’s government in 1938. At that time, Hawaii belonged to the United States, but not a state. Fong believed that Hawaiians should be able to take part in making laws for the United States government, just as other Americans could. Fong said Hawaii should be a state of the United States. In 1959, Hawaii became the fiftieth state, and Fong was chosen as one of Hawaii’s first two senators (参议员). He became the first Asian-American in the United States Senate.
As a senator, Hiram Fong supported equal (平等的) rights. For example, he wanted the laws about immigrants (移民) to be fairer. He wanted to improve conditions for workers in factories and businesses. He also believed that women and men should be paid the same for doing the same job. In a lifetime of hard work, Fong found more than personal success. His work helped millions of people.
请务必将41-45小题的答案写在答题卡的相应位置!
(一)根据短文内容简要回答问题。
1.What is a golf caddy?
2.When did Hawaii become the fiftieth state of the United States?
(二)将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
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(三)请给短文拟一个适当的题目。
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选词填空
根据短文内容,选择适当的单词填空,使短文意思完整。每个选项只用一次,有两项剩余。
In 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, only white people were 1. to sit in the first four rows of public buses. African-American people had to use the seats towards the 2. of the bus.
If someone 3. was African-American sat in the white part, he or she would be asked to move.
One day, an African-American named Rosa Parks was 4. in a “whites only” part of the bus.
The bus was 5. and some white people needed a seat, so the driver asked Rosa Parks to give 6. her seat.
But she refused. She was 7. after a long day working in a store and she felt she should have the right to sit 8. she wanted, so she told the driver “no”.
For that, she was arrested (逮捕). She was tried for just 30 minutes and fined (罚款) $10—a lot of money in those days.
She also 9. her job because of that.
Today, in the United States, December 1 is a 10. called Rosa Parks Day. Rosa Parks is celebrated for her action and bravery.
单词拼写
根据句意完成句中已给出首字母的单词。
1.Paper cutting is a form of t_________ Chinese art.
2.Many very important people will a________ the meeting tomorrow.
3.Some teenagers don’t u_______ their parents.
4.L________, the taxi driver returned David’s lost bag to him.
5.Tom worked out the difficult maths p________ finally.
Death Valley is a huge place. It is more than 225 kilometers across the southern part of the state of California, and across the border (边界) with the state of Nevada.
1. It can be dangerously cold during the winter months. The air temperature during the summer can be as high as 57℃. The heat of Death Valley has killed people in the past. It will continue to kill those who do not honor the climate. Death Valley does not forgive (原谅) those who are not careful.
Death Valley was named by a woman in 1849. 2. Thousands of people from other parts of the country traveled to the gold mining (开采) areas in California. They were in a hurry to get there before other people did.
Many people were not careful. They made bad choices or wrong decisions. One group of people had reached Death Valley by December. They avoided the terrible heat of summer, but there was not enough water. There were few plants for their work animals to eat. The people could not find a pass through the tall mountains to the west of the valley. 3. They had to kill their work animals for food and began to walk out of the valley.
As they left, one woman looked back and said, “Good-bye, death valley.” 4.
A. Slowly, they ran out of food.
B. Death Valley has a long history.
C. The name has never been changed.
D. Death Valley is a beautiful but dangerous place.
E. That was the year after gold was discovered in California.
On May 1, a wildfire started in a forest near the Alberta town of Fort McMurray in Canada. Within two days, the fire grew larger and the people who lived in Fort McMurray had to leave their homes. While there have been very few people injured (伤害) by the large fire itself, it has been harmful to the community.
Canadians in other places have been helping by sending money and donations to the Red Cross. Many people in Alberta have taken in people from Fort McMurray, letting them stay in their homes for free until the fire is put out. Many firefighters are needed to fight the fire and some of them have come from other parts of Canada to help. The brave firefighters were able to save 25,000 homes as well as the hospital and all of the town’s schools, according to CBC news.
There have been thousands of other acts of kindness towards the people of Fort McMurray. Some musicians, such as Great Big Sea’s Alan Doyle, are holding special concerts, with the money going to Fort McMurray people. And companies have been helping, as well. Beer-maker Labatt filled thousands of cans with water—instead of beer—and sent them to the people in Fort McMurray.
The fire is huge, spreading over more than 229,000 hectares (公顷), but firefighters say they believe they are starting to get it under control—it is becoming smaller instead of spreading.
1.How many people have been injured by the large fire itself?
A. 25,000. B. Very few. C. 229,000. D. Many.
2.In this passage, the underlined word “donations” means_________.
A. 捐赠物 B. 礼物 C. 吉祥物 D. 农作物
3.What did beer-maker Labatt do for the people in Fort McMurray?
A. He sent money to the people in Fort McMurray.
B. He held a concert and gave the money to the people in Fort McMurray.
C. He took in people from Fort McMurray and let them stay in his home for free.
D. He filled thousands of cans with water and sent them to the people in Fort McMurray.
4. What is the passage mainly about?
A. A big fire in Fort McMurray of Canada.
B. The people in Fort McMurray of Canada.
C. The firefighters in Fort McMurray of Canada.
D. The musicians in Fort McMurray of Canada.
Wonder is the story of a ten-year-old boy who lives with his parents and sister in New York. August, or Auggie, is an ordinary boy in many ways. He rides a bike and likes playing with his Xbox. But Auggie has deformities(畸形) of the face and looks very different from other children.
At the start of the book, he tells us “My name is August. I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse.” In the street, people look at Auggie and his appearance shocks them.
Auggie has never been to school because he has spent a lot of time in hospital. His mother teaches him at home. But now he’s ten, she thinks he should go to school. At first, Auggie doesn’t want to go. He worries that other students will look at him and say bad things. But then he visits a school with his mum. He likes the head teacher and decides to go. Auggie’s first year at school has good times and bad times. Auggie makes some good friends but other children are unfriendly to him. At the end of the year, Auggie goes on a school trip and a frightening event there changes things completely.
1. What is Wonder?
A. The name of a place.
B. The name of a book.
C. The name of a person.
D. The name of a picture.
2.Why doesn’t Auggie want to go to school at first?
A. Because he likes teaching himself.
B. Because he likes staying at home.
C. Because he is too young to go to school.
D. Because he worries that other students will laugh at him.
3.Which of the following is WRONG ?
A. Auggie is a boy in New York.
B. Auggie likes the head teacher.
C. Auggie is a handsome boy.
D. Auggie’s first year at school has good times and bad times.