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This May is a busy month for art lovers in Ningbo. Here are some fun activities to choose.
The Secret Lives- Ningbo Museum Transported from National Museum’s collection rooms, these objects from Han Dynasty all have their secrets. They have some pretty amazing stories to tell. Place: 2nd floor, Ningbo Museum Time: Tuesday-Friday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Weekends 9:00am-6:00pm Price: Free Tel: 0574--82815555 | |
Scottish Dancing Take your friends and get ready to dance till you get tired. Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn. Anyone can learn how to dance. It’s just about learning how to move your body. Place: Keep Dancing Studio Time: every Saturday 6:00 pm- 9:00 pm Price: 60 yuan/person Tel: 0574--82381254 | |
Live Music- Late Night Jazz Enjoy real American jazz from Tuck Andress, the famous guitar player. This is his third visit to China and first time to Ningbo. Get your tickets quickly. Place: Ningbo Cultural Plaza Theater Time: 8:00 pm May 6th--May 13th Price: 120 yuan /person (kids under 12: half price) Tel: 0574-- 87748111 |
1.Which of the following is not a good time for The Secret Lives?
A. Monday 9:00 am B. Wednesday 3:00 pm
C. Friday 11:00 am D. Sunday 5:00 pm
2.Bob and his wife want to bring their 10-year-old son to enjoy the real American jazz together. How much should they pay for it?
A. 120 yuan B. 300 yuan C. 240 yuan D. 180 yuan
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Objects shown in Ningbo Museum are from Ming Dynasty.
B. You can call 0574- 87748111 to get more information about Scottish dancing.
C. Scottish dancing class is available from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm every Sunday.
D. You can go to Ningbo Cultural Plaza Theater if you want to enjoy Tuck Andress’s music.
阅读下面短文,掌握大意,然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Mr. Smith had a small supermarket in a small town. All the people who lived nearby _____ to go to his supermarket and buy things there. But several years ago, a big chained store ______ in that area and it sold all kinds of things from the toothbrush to TV and, above all, the price was pretty _______. So a lot of small shops _______ except Mr. Smith’s. The manager of the chained store wanted to explore ______ was hidden behind Mr. Smith’s success, so he decided to drop into Mr. Smith’s supermarket and he saw a lady buying things there. He stopped her _______ and asked “Madam, why don’t you go to the big chained store?”
With a smile, the lady told him it was because of a pair of shoes. She told him a story. Three years ago, ______ her divorce (离婚), she worked hard to raise her family and one day when she bought things in a supermarket, Tom, one of her little children, ______ the supermarket and asked her to buy him a new pair of shoes. He cried, “Today I had a basketball match, but all the people ______ me because of the shoes.” She wanted to buy him a pair of shoes but the money in her pocket was ______ enough for a milk. “I am sorry but I ______ when we have money,” the mother said. Seeing that there was no hope, Tom ran away. The woman stood there weeping (哭泣). Later she realized that ______ was patting on her back. ______, she found it was Mr. Smith. He took a pair of shoes that the son wanted to buy.
“Take them,” he said.
“But I don’t have enough money,” the woman shook her head.
“Take them, your son can’t wait. You can pay me later,” Mr. Smith told her.
Now the manager of the chained store knew the ______ for Mr. Smith’s success. He decided that he would follow in Mr. Smith’s footsteps, putting his heart into whatever he did with the hope of attracting more customers. And he did so after the years that followed, which also ________.
1.A. disliked B. liked C. refused D. decided
2.A. disappeared B. reached C. appeared D. entered
3.A. low B. wrong C. unfair D. high
4.A. turned off B. opened up C. showed up D. closed down
5.A. who B. why C. how D. what
6.A. rudely B. politely C. loudly D. proudly
7.A. before B. after C. until D. since
8.A. called in B. dropped by C. rushed into D. passed by
9.A. laughed at B. quarreled with C. believed in D. made friends with
10.A. normally B. mainly C. only D. surely
11.A. doubt B. expect C. imagine D. promise
12.A. anybody B. everybody C. somebody D. nobody
13.A. Looking ahead B. Turning around C. Turning down D. Coming back
14.A. rule B. answer C. meaning D. reason
15.A. made B. accepted C. worked D. suggested
Write at least 60 words about the topic “We Should Obey Rules”. (以“我们应该遵守规则”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)
1. Where do we have rules?
2. Do people obey rules all the time?
3. What are the consequences if some people don’t obey rules?
D. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题): (12分)
Tim Welford, aged 33, and Dom Mee, aged 30, both from England, were keen on rowing (划船) boats. They made a plan to row across the Pacific Ocean from Japan to San Francisco. The name of their rowboat was “Crackers.” It was about 7 meters long.
They set out from Japan on May 17, 2013. They had rowed nearly 5,500 miles when their boat was hit by a fishing ship on September 17,2013. Luckily they both escaped unharmed, but their boat was badly damaged and they had to stop their journey.
In a radio interview, Dom expressed his disappointment and explained how the accident took place.
“A fishing ship came towards us with nobody on the bridge (船桥) and ran us down. It all happened so quickly. I managed to jump into the water. Tim felt it would be safer to stay on board the boat. He was trapped (陷入) inside as the boat was driven under the water. Finally some people appeared on the ship and saw me in the water. I shouted at them to stop the ship and to get Tim out. When the ship stopped, I finally saw Tim, and I was very, very relieved (如释重负) that we were still alive. We were very disappointed that we couldn’t reach San Francisco. But we are alive. That above everything is the most important.”
Answer the questions(根据短文内容,回答下列问题):
1.What is the hobby of Tim Welford and Dom Mee?
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2.Where did they start their journey?
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3.How many months were they at sea when the accident happened?
___________________________________________________________________
4.What did Dom do as soon as the accident happened?
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5.Why did Tim stay on board the boat when it was hit by the fishing ship?
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6.What do you think of Tim Welford and Dom Mee?
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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)
People use umbrellas when it rains. However, the umbrella was not i1. to keep off water when it rained. It was first used to keep off the sun.
N2. knows who first invented it, but it was used long, long ago. At that time, in some places, ordinary people were not allowed to use the umbrella. In Europe, the Greeks were the f3. to use the umbrella to keep off the sun. But the Romans were the first to use it to keep off rain. During the Middle Ages, people s4. using the umbrella. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. By 1680 the umbrella appeared in France and later on in England.
By the eighteenth century, the umbrella was used a5. rain all over Europe. Umbrellas have not changed much in s6. during all this time though they have become much lighter in weight.
In the twentieth century, women’s umbrellas began to be made in all k7. of colors.
B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (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) : (12分)
In October, 1492 Christopher Columbus found a new world. It was later called America.
In 1620, the first settlers ________ North America from England. They landed and began to build themselves huts. But they were not yet ready to live in such a ________ place. During their first winter in the new land, poor food, hard work and cold weather ________ a lot of early settlers.
One spring morning in 1621, an Indian came to the small village of the settlers and told them in a(n) ________ way who he was. Later he brought his friends. He gave presents to the English and offered them help. The Indians taught the English how to ________ food. The settlers had a good harvest that year.
The settlers believed in God. They decided to ________ God for this fine harvest. From then on, the last Thursday of November became Thanksgiving Day.
1.A. arrived in B. arrived at C. got D. came
2.A. nice B. wild C. safe D. pleasant
3.A. hurt B. damaged C. harmed D. killed
4.A. rude B. friendly C. unkind D. gentle
5.A. make B. eat C. grow D. produce
6.A. tell B. think of C. see D. thank