阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。
A report consistently brought back by visitors to the US is how friendly，courteous and helpful most Americans were to them．To be fair，this observation is also frequently made of Canada and Canadians，and should best be considered North American．There are，of course，exceptions．Small-minded officials，rude waiters，and ill-mannered taxi drivers are hardly unknown in the US．Yet it is an observation made so frequently that it deserves comment．For a long period of time and in many parts of the country, a traveler was a welcome break in an otherwise dull existence．
Dullness and loneliness were common problems of the families who generally lived distant from one another．Strangers and travelers were welcome sources of diversion，and brought news of the outside world．The harsh realities of the frontier also shaped this tradition of hospitality．
Someone traveling alone，if hungry，injured，or ill，often had nowhere to turn except to the nearest cabin or settlement．It was not a matter of choice for the traveler or merely a charitable impulse on the part of the settlers．It reflected the harshness of daily life： if you didn‘t take in the stranger and take care of him，there was no one else who would．And someday，remember，you might be in the same situation．Today there are many charitable organizations which specialize in helping the weary traveler．Yet，the old tradition of hospitality to strangers is still very strong in the US，especially in the smaller cities and towns away from the busy tourist trails．“I was just traveling through，got talking with this American，and pretty soon he invited me home for dinner—amazing．” Such observations reported by visitors to the US are not uncommon，but are not always understood properly．
1．In the eyes of visitors from the outside world，___________．
A．rude taxi drivers are rarely seen in the US
B．small-minded officials deserve a serious comment
C．Canadians are not so friendly as their neighbors
D．most Americans are ready to offer help
2．It could be inferred from the last paragraph that ___________．
A．culture exercises an influence over social interrelationship
B．courteous convention and individual interest are interrelated
C．various virtues manifest themselves exclusively among friends
D．social interrelationships equal the complex set of cultural conventions
3．Families in frontier settlements used to entertain strangers ___________．
A．to improve their hard life
B．in view of their long-distance travel
C．to add some flavor to their own daily life
D．out of a charitable impulse
4．The tradition of hospitality to strangers ___________．
A．tends to be superficial and artificial
B．is generally well kept up in the united States
C．is always understood properly
D．has something to do with the busy tourist trails
5．What’s the author’s attitudes toward the American‘s friendliness？
A．Favorable．
B．Unfavorable．
C．Indifferent．
D．Neutral．
【参考答案】1---5、DACBA
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
With the tears streaming down her face，she put her two hands to her lips，and kissed them to Him; then clasped(紧握着)them on her breast，as if she laid his ruined head there．
“You are not the gaoler’s(监狱长)daughter ?”
She sighed“No. ”
“Who are you ?”
Not yet trusting the tones of her voice，she sat down on the bench beside him．He drew back
but she laid her hand upon his arm．A strange thrill struck him when she did so, and visibly passed
over his frame; he laid the knife down softly，as he sat staring at her．
Her golden hair，which she wore in long curls，had been hurriedly pushed aside，and fell down
over her neck．Advancing his hand by little and little，he took it up and looked at it．In the middle
of the action he went astray，and，with another deep sigh，fell to work at his shoemaking．
But lot for long．Releasing his arm，she laid her hand upon his shoulder．After looking
doubtfully at it，two or three times，as if to be sure that it was really there，he laid down his work，
put his hand to his neck，and took off a blackened string with a scrap of folded rag attached to it．
He opened this，carefully，on his knee，and it contained a very little quantity of hair：not more than
one or two long golden hairs，which he had，in some old day，wound on upon his finger．
He took her hair into his hand again，and looked closely at it．“It is the same．How can it be!
When was it! How was it!”
As the concentrating expression returned to his forehead，he seemed to become conscious that
it was in hers too．He turned her full to the light，and looked at her．
“She had laid her head upon my shoulder，that night when I was summoned(传唤)out—she
had a fear of my going，though I had none—and when I was brought to the North Tower they
found these upon my sleeve．‘You will leave me them? They can never help me to escape in the
body，though they may in the spirit．’Those were the words I said．I remember them very well. ”
He formed this speech with his lips many times before he could utter it．But when he did find
spoken words for it，they came to him coherently(连贯地)，though slowly．
“How was this?一Was it you? ”
1．The underlined word“it” in the passage refers to“
”.
A．her hair
B．her hand
C．his arm
D．his shoulder
2．The passage is most probably taken from
.
A．a chant
B．a drama
C．a novel
D．an essay
3．From the passage，we can infer that
.
A．the lady was the gaoler’s friend
B．the man lived a peaceful life
C．they hadn’t seen each other for years
D．they made a happy conversation
4．The old man took the lady’s hair into his hand again because
.
A．the hair reminded him of his daughter
B．he found the hair of high quality
C．the lady had almost the same hair as he did
D．the lady’s hair worried him so much
5．The writer attracts the readers by
.
A．describing the changes of the relationship
B．giving a vivid description of details
C．using funny and humorous language
D．presenting unpredictable consequence
【参考答案】1—5、BCCAB
阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
(2017·苏锡常镇二调，B)
I began writing poems fifteen years ago while I was in college. One day I was in the library, working on a term paper, when I came across a book of contemporary poetry. I don't remember the title of the book or any of the titles of the poems except one：“Frankenstein's Daughter.” The poem was wild, almost rude, and nothing like the rhymeandmeter poetry I had read in high school. I had always thought that poetry was flowery writing about sunsets and walks on the beach, but that library book contained direct and sometimes shocking poetry about dogs, junked cars, rundown houses, and TVs. I checked the book out, curious to read more.
Soon afterward, I started filling a notebook with my own poems.
At first I was scared, partly because my poetry teacher, to whom this book is written for, was a serious and strict man who could see the errors in my poems. Also, I realized the seriousness of my devotion. I gave up geography to study poetry, which a good many friends said offered no future. I ignored them because I liked working with words, using them to reconstruct the past, which has always been a source of poetry for me.
When I first studied poetry, I was singleminded. I woke to poetry and went to bed with poetry. I memorized poems, read English poets because I was told they would help shape my poems, and read classical Chinese poetry because I was told that it would add clarity to my work. But I was most taken by the Spanish and Latin American poets, particularly Pablo Neruda. My favorites of his were the odes—long,
shortlined poems celebrating common things like tomatoes, socks and scissors. I felt joyful when I read these odes, and when I began to write my own poems, I tried to remain faithful to the common things of my childhood—dogs, alleys (小巷), my baseball mitt (手套) and the fruit
of the valley, especially the orange. I wanted to give these things life, to write so well that my poems would express their beauty.
I also admired our own country's poetry. I saw that our poets often wrote about places where they grew up or places that impressed them deeply. James Wright wrote about Ohio and West Virginia, Philip Levine about Detroit, Gary Snyder about the Sierra Nevadas and about Japan, where for years he studied Zen Buddhism (禅宗佛教). I decided to write about the San Joaquin Valley, where my hometown, Fresno, is located.
Some of my poems are absolute observations and images of nature—the orange yards, the Kings River, the Sequoias (红杉). I fell in love with the valley, both its ugliness and its beauty, and quietly wrote poems about it to share with others.
文章大意：这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者写诗的经历。
4．What does the passage mainly talk about?
A．The author's experiences with poetry.
B．The author's method of writing poetry.
C．The author's appreciation of poetry.
D．The author's interest in studying poetry.
答案：A 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要讲述了作者写诗的经历。故答案选A。
5．From the first paragraph, we can learn that ________.
A．“Frankenstein's Daughter” was a flowery poetry
B．the author was able to memorize most poems he read
C．the author began to get in contact with poetry of different styles
D．the author was curious to read more of rhymeandmeter poetry
答案：C 细节理解题。根据文章第一段倒数第二句中的“that library book contained direct and sometimes shocking poetry about...”可知，作者开始接触到不同类型的诗歌。C项与文章内容相符。故答案选C。
6．Which of the following would the author most probably write about in his poem?
A．Moving love stories in history.
B．Observations of classical poems.
C．True feelings of human friendship.
D．Appreciation of wild valley flowers.
答案：D 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段尤其是最后一句中的“I fell in love with the valley”并结合全文可知，作者在他的诗中最有可能表达对野山谷花的喜爱。故答案选D。
7．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The author's friends all encouraged him to give up geography to poetry.
B．The author became devoted to poetry because of his teacher's strictness.
C．The author loved to find sources of poetry from nature and from the past.
D．Spanish and Latin American poems influenced the author as much as Chinese ones.
答案：C 推理判断题。根据文章第二段最后一句中的“using them to reconstruct the past... a source of poetry for me”并结合文章最后三段可知，作者擅长在过去和自然中寻找写诗的资源。故答案选C。
阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
(2017·东北三省四市第二次联考，C)
Eco City Farms are becoming more popular in cities and towns around the United States.
Eco City Farms in Edmonston, Maryland, is located near shopping centers, car repair shops and homes. The neighborhood is a workingclass community. People do not have very much money, and they have limited access to fresh food in markets.
Over the past two years, the farm has attracted volunteers from the community like Marcy Clark. She schools her four children at home. On a recent day she brought them to Eco City Farms for a lesson. Her son Alston Clark thinks his experience is very valuable. “I like coming out here，” he says, “You know, you connect with the earth, where your food comes from. You appreciate the food a little bit more.”
Margaret Morgan started Eco City Farms. She thinks of it as a place where people can learn to live healthier lives. “Growing food in a community brings people together，” she continues,
“Every piece of what we do here is a demonstration to show people everything about how to have
an ecofriendly community.” she says. From the Eco City Farms people come to know that they
are not only growing food and raising chickens and bees, but improving the soil with compost (肥料) made from food waste.
Eco City Farms is an experimental operation. The farm gets its power not from the local
electricity networks, but from the sun with solar panels. In winter, the green houses use a
geothermal (地热) system.
Vegetables can be grown all year. So once a week, all winter long, neighbors like Chris Moss and her three children bike to the farm to pick up a share of the harvest.
“I like eating the vegetables，” says fiveyearold Owen Moss.
文章大意：本文是一篇报道。文章介绍了美国各地日益流行的生态城市农场(Eco City Farms)。它不但可以带动生态社区，引领人们过上绿色健康的生活，更成为人们了解地球、了解食物的好去处。
8．What is mainly talked about in the passage?
A．Eco City Farms save a lot of energy.
B．Eco City Farms are gaining popularity.
C．Eco City Farms are influencing community life.
D．Eco City Farms helps the workingclass live better.
答案：B 主旨大意题。通读全文特别是文章首段可知，本文就“‘生态城市农场’在美国各地日益流行”进行了相关介绍。故答案选B。
9．According to the passage, Eco City Farms are close to the following places EXCEPT ________.
A．shopping centers
B．car repair shops
C．fastfood restaurants
D．workingclass community
答案：C 细节理解题。根据第二段第一、二句“... is located near shopping centers, car repair shops and homes. The neighborhood is a workingclass community.”可知，答案选C。
10．What is the author's attitude toward Eco City Farms?
A．Enthusiastic.
B．Disappointed.
C．Surprised.
D．Doubtful.
答案：A 观点态度题。根据第三、四段所使用的语言“the farm has attracted volunteers... I like coming out here...”“brings people together... From the Eco City Farms people come to know...”可知，作者对生态城市农场持积极乐观态度，对其很感兴趣。C项文中并未提到，B、D两项不符合文义。故答案选A。
11．In which column of a newspaper can you most probably read this article?
A．People.
B．Travel.
C．Environment.
D．Education.
答案：C 推理判断题。根据文章的主旨大意可知，“生态城市农场”并不是一个旅游项目，其目的也并不是教育人，文章并未以人为中心进行介绍，故可排除A、B、D三项。根据第三段倒数第二句中的“connect with the earth”，第四段最后一句中的“improving the soil with compost (肥料) made from food waste”及第五段中的“from the sun with solar panels. In winter, the green houses use a geothermal (地热) system”可推知，本文应来源自报纸的“环境”专栏。故答案选C。
书面表达
你校英文报欲征集有关学习习惯的小短文，请你以“My study habits”为题，写一篇英语短文向校报投稿。短文应包括以下要点：
(1)良好学习习惯的重要性；
(2)你的良好的学习习惯：善于思考，勤于总结……(至少写三条)；
(3)号召同学们养成良好的学习习惯。
注意：短文必须包括所有要点，行文连贯，词数不少于100。
One possible version：
My study habits
Study habits play a decisive role in the effect of learning.
Usually a student with good study habits get twice the result with half the efforts. Therefore, it is important that we should form good habits when we study.
There is no doubt that making a suitable timetable is the first necessary pace in order to allocate the time well, so I always make a schedule for study.Moreover, whichever subjects you study, thinking is the fundamental factor rather than just direct reciting, which is useless.
So I develop the habit of thinking and solving problems with the help of reference books, for example, a dictionary.
Still,
I learn to sum up what has been learned, seize every chance to learn and make use of all kinds of learning resources.
Remember that good study habits are important to success. Let's work together to form good study habits.
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假设你是某高中学生李华，最近你校英语内刊举办了主题为“感恩父母”的英语征文比赛。请你写一篇短文，结合自己的实际，谈几点父母值得你感恩的地方，以及你打算如何报答父母。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2．可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
One possible version：
I'm very grateful to my parents. They not only gave me life, but also brought me up with endless love and support, feeling so proud of my every improvement. They always share my happiness and sorrow. I still remember once I was seriously ill. They were so worried and almost kept me company the whole night.
Now I'm in Senior 3.
Luckily for me, my parents can understand my stressful condition and often communicate with me with encouraging words. Furthermore, they give me enough personal space, which I appreciate so much.
What I should do now is study hard.
When I grow up, I will become a useful person and make my parents live a happy life.
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假定你是李华，通过网上一则广告得知英国伦敦一家学校招聘汉语老师，你想要应聘。请写一封信，阐明理由，要点包括：
1．学习经历及相关经验；
2．期望薪资；
3．联系电话：128635568860。
注意：1.词数：100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头语已为你写好，不计入总分。
Dear Sir，
Your advertisement for a Chinese teacher on July 8 made me interested. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sincerely，
Li Hua
One possible version：
Dear_Sir，
Your
advertisement
for
a
Chinese
teacher
on
July
8
made
me
interested. I
believe the position is exactly the one that I have been looking for.
I, aged 26, majored in Chinese literature. Graduating from Beijing University in 2011，I received my bachelor degree. To be honest, I can communicate with any English speaker without any difficulty. Once I served as a volunteer in 2017 London Olympic Games. Above all, I have two years of teaching experience in a private school, which got my teaching skills improved. As for the salary, I think ￡2,000 a month is necessary.
If you believe that I am fit for the position, please call me at 128635568860. Looking forward to your reply.
Sincerely，
Li_Hua