A middle-aged couple from California got to the Pacific Ocean after a 4,900- mile-cross-country walk, becoming the first to backpack the American Discovery Trail by walking．

Marcia and Ken started the travel across 13 states, through 14 national parks and 16 national forests from Delaware and finally reached their destination a day nearly eight months later.

“We are sad that a great adventure is over. Now we just go home and do housework” said the couple, who went through cities, desert, mountains and farmland before reaching the Pacific alone.

They overcame deep snow in the East, a quicksand in Utah, close lightning strikes in the Mid- west and strong desert sandstorms in the West while averaging 22 miles a day and taking only four days off．But they enjoyed the French history of St.Louis and the beauty of the Colorado Rockies. 　They particularly remember kindness of strangers they met along the way.

“Americans are truly warm-hearted and wonderful. We got to meet people that we would never meet in our daily living at home. It' s an amazing country.” Marcia said．

64. Which of the following is the most suitable title?

　　　 A. The first couple to backpack the Pacific Ocean alone

　　　 B. The first couple to cover a 4,900 mile cross-country walk

　　　 C. A husband-and-wife team suffered a lot during an adventure

　　　 D. A husband-and-wife team got much help during an adventure

65. Which of the statements is TRUE?

　　　 A. The couple travelled across 16 states.

　　　 B. Their walk lasted nearly half a year.

　　　 C. They prefer housework to adventure

　　　 D. They took four days off during the travel

66. We know that during the walk, the couple_________.

　　　 A. were worried about their housework

　　　 B. once covered 22 miles within four days

　　　 C. were treated warm-heartedly by strangers

　　　 D. met strong desert sandstorms in the East

67. Which place do you suppose can replace the underlined word “destination”?

　　　 A. Delaware 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B. Colorado Rockies

C. California　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

D. Pacific Ocean

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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：054

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    Miss Lovely began to work in our office last year. She thought she was    1   and hardly talked with us. Her house was a little far from our company and she had to take a taxi    2   . Of course she had to spend much    3    on it. She decided to have her own car, so she began to    4    to drive two months ago. Now she can drive and she has to    5     a license before she buys a car. It took her a week to    6 the traffic regulations. She was sure she would    7    the examinations.

    It was time for her to take the examinations yesterday. Miss Lovely didn't come to work. We    8    she would drive her new car to our company this morning. But to our    9    she came here by taxi and didn't tell anybody about it. None of us asked her the    10    but her face clearly showed she had    11    in the exams.

    This afternoon one of our workmates told us    12    had happened to the girl when she was    13   . Yesterday the chief examiner asked her some questions, but she could answer    14    . For example, “Will you run over a man or a dog if you see they are both in the middle of the    15    ?”

    “Of course I'll run over the dog, sir,” Miss Lovely answered without    16   .

    “I'm sorry to tell you. Miss Lovely.” the examiner shook his    17    and said, “you have to take the next examinations!”

    “I don't think my answers were    18    , sir.” the girl said in a hurry. “I    19    run over a man, you know!”

    “I agree to your    20    , Miss Lovely,” the chief examiner said with a smile. “But why not brake your car?”

    1．

A. young　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. strong

C. clever　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. kind

    2．

A. every day　　　　　　　　    B. on holiday

C. at night　　　　　　　　　　   D. at work

    3．

A. time　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. money

C. energy　　　　　　　　　　    D. room

    4．

A. teach　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. plan

C. operate　　　　　　　　　　   D. Learn

    5．

A. find　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. receive

C. look for　　　　　　　　　　  D. make

    6．

A. remember　　　　　　　　   B. forget

C. work out　　　　　　　　    D. break

    7．

A. take　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. prepare

C. explain　　　　　　　　　　    D. pass

    8．

A. suggested　　　　　　　　   B. described

C. thought　　　　　　　　　　   D. replied

    9．

A. surprise　　　　　　　　　　  B. joy

C. anger　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. pleasure

    10．

A. question　　　　　　　　　　  B. reason

C. rule　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. notice

    11．

A. believed　　　　　　　　　　  B. heard

C. found　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. failed

    12．

A. why　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. how

C. what　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. when

    13．

A. ill　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. alone

C. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. out

    14．

A. few　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. several

C. all　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. a lot

    15．

A. room　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. playground

C. hospital　　　　　　　　　　   D. road

    16．

A. asking　　　　　　　　　　    B. thinking

C. discussing　　　　　　　　   D. advising

    17．

A. foot　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. nose

C. ears　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. head

    18．

A. wrong　　　　　　　　　　    B. correct

C. right　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. true

    19．

A. can　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. need

C. can't　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. needn't

    20．

A. decision　　　　　　　　　　  B. opinion

C. fact　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. purpose

 

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第一節(jié)(共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分)

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1．What do you know about the woman?

A．She had to work overtime

B．She failed to see Henry．

C．She had a traffic accident．

2．What does the man mean?

A．He wonders why the woman is here．

B．He himself is Dr．Johnson．

C．The doctor will be here soon．

3．What is the man?

A．A reporter．

B．A patient．

C．A scientist．

4．Where does the conversation take place?

A．At a restaurant．

B．In a classroom．

C．In a shop．

5．How will the two speakers go to London?

A．By car．

B．By air．

C．By train．

第二節(jié)(共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分)

聽下面5段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的a、b、c三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

請聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6．Why are Mondays terrible for the man?

A．He doesn't want to work after the weekend．

B．Monday is full of difficult lessons for him．

C．Monday means the beginning of a whole week．

7．What subjects does the man seem to like?

A．Art and Music．

B．English and Maths．

C．Geography and Maths．

請聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

8．Where does the conversation take place?

A．In the restaurant．

B．In the hotel．

C．At home．

9．What time does the dining-room close?

A．At 8∶30 pm．

B．At 9∶30 am．

C．At 10∶30 am．

10．What will the man do?

A．Make a call to Room Service．

B．Go to a restaurant．

C．Buy something to eat．

請聽第8段材料，回答第11至14題。

11．Who is Frank Stone?

A．A friend of the woman's．

B．A visitor to the clinic．

C．A patient of Dr．Milton's．

12．Why won't Mr Stone come to the clinic tomorrow?

A．The clinic will be closed．

B．Dr．Milton won't come to work．

C．He can't spare the time．

13．When is the clinic open in a week?

A．During the whole week．

B．On weekdays except Thursday．

C．From Monday to Friday．

14．When will Mr Stone see Dr．Milton?

A．At 6∶15 pm on Wednesday．

B．At 6∶15 pm on Thursday．

C．At 5∶30 pm on Wednesday．

請聽第9段材料，回答第15至17題。

15．What's the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A．Schoolmates．

B．Teacher and student．

C．Strangers．

16．Why is Jeanie here earlier?

A．To meet her friend．

B．To have a class．

C．To go over her lessons．

17．How is Jack feeling before the test?

A．Calm．

B．Worried．

C．Excited．

請聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。

18．Where did the speaker go the other day?

A．A football game．

B．A bike race．

C．A park．

19．What can we learn about the bird nest?

A．It is very small．

B．There is a lake in the middle of it．

C．It is short．

20．What did the speaker do at the end of her visit?

A．She watched a bird show．

B．She played basketball．

C．She talked with some birds．

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      Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Do you sometimes oversleep? Are you often late for work or school? Yes? The Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan has a(n)   36   bed for you. Hiroyuki's bed will  37  you up in the morning! Here is how it   38  .

      The bed   39  an alarm Clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays   40  music or other pleasant sounds. The tape recorder in Hiroyuki's bed plays a recording of his girlfriend. She whispers in a sweet   41   , "Wake up, darling, please. "A few minutes later, a second recording   42    The sound recording can be loud music or   43   sounds. Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss. His boss   44   ," Wake up immediately,  45  you'll be late!"

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      Hiroyuki Sugiyama won one of the top prizes for his bed.

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A. get             B. catch           C. make               D. let

A. works             B. runs                 C. happens              D. moves

A.is separated from   B.is made up of    C.is connected to          D.is made into

A. loud              B. classical         C. pop                 D. soft

A. sound            B. voice           C. noise                D. way

A. sends              B. turns            C. plays                D. appears

A. pleasant            B. interesting            C. unpleasant                   D. funny

A. shouts             B. calls            C. whispers             D. persuades

A. and             B. but             C. so                  D. or

A. before          B. until           C. since                D. after

A. can              B. will            C. may                D. would

A. other           B. another       C. more               D. one

A. still             B. yet                  C. already               D. even

A. end             B. middle         C. body                D. top

A. However      B. Finally         C. Therefore             D. otherwise

A. angry            B. asleep        C. happy               D. awake

A. achieve            B. win            C. gain                 D. defeat

A. ideas           B. problems       C. facts                 D. ways

A. praises            B. positions        C. prizes                D. medals

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閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36-55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

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51  has become part of my life during the past years. My friends know in the summer the place to find me is on the golf course.  There is  52  I love more than a perfect autumn morning,  riding around in a golf cart with my dad. Golf has  53  me and made me into the person I am today. And I have to  54  that all of it is thanks to my mom who  55  me join that middle school golf team. She was right -- as usual.

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A. played             B. joined               C. got                 D. went

A. junior             B. high                C. primary              D. college

A. fire               B. opinion             C. hope                 D. desire

A. took              B. spent               C. cost                 D. bought

A. father           B. mother              C. sister                D. teacher

A. funny           B. unhappy             C. close                D. lasting

A. changed           B. began               C. broke               D. continued

A. owe             B. lead                C. lend                 D. explain

A. Until           B. When              C. How                 D. Why

A. in                B. through            C. across                D. into

A. that            B. who                C. which                D. what

A. problems          B. questions            C. answers              D. secrets

A. school          B. home               C. table                 D. course

A. discover        B. hate                C. love                 D. think

A. Walking        B. Studying           C. Talking              D. Golfing

A. nothing          B. something           C. anything             D. everything

A. shaped            B. controlled           C. helped               D. given

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“Oh yeah?” said the son.

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With this the boy’s father was  47 .

Then his son  48 , “Dad, thank you for showing me how  49  we are.”

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Be thankful for every single thing in your life, exactly as it is now–and  55  your friends. Be sure to take the time to express your appreciation and gratitude for the people whom you are close to.

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A. arrival                  B. return                      C. coming                    D. reach

A. shameful               B. disappointing          C. surprising                D. great

A. suffer                   B. regret                       C. hear                              D. learn

A. reaches                 B. gets                         C. arrives                     D. flows

A. much                    B. some                       C. no                           D. another

A. stars                     B. lights                             C. darkness                  D. torches

A. smooth                 B. full                        C. large                        D. small

A. through                B. within                     C. beyond                    D. across

A. themselves            B. visitors                    C. friends                    D. us

A. dogs                     B. walls                       C. soldiers                   D. policemen

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A. explained             B. announced                      C. informed                 D. added

A. poor                     B. wealthy                   C. lucky                             D. proud

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A. valuable                B. useful                      C. priceless                  D. worthless

A. based                    B. concentrated            C. decided                   D. laid

A. love                     B. concern                    C. thanks                     D. interests

A. more than            B. along with                C. instead of                D. except for

A. especially              B. besides                    C. specially                  D. only

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