31. Where is York?
A. In the north of England. B. In Windsor. C. In the west of London. D. At Plymouth.
32. Mr Smith is visiting The Museum of the Moving lmage with his wife and
their four-year-old son. How much should the pay?
A.￡10. B.￡12. C.￡16. D.￡25 33. Where will people probably go if they like fun rides?
A. The Old Town of York B. The Museum of the Moving Image C. Legoland D. Sea Life Centre 34. What is the latest attraction at Sea Life Centre?
A. A quiz show. B. Animal and fish feeding C. Models of famous places. D. A big glass tunnel
【2014徐州】 B
Hello，this is your gardening adviser.
Now，just as our garden are at their most
colourful,and most productive time,what do we do？We’ll go off on holiday.What I suggest you do is this:invite a friend or neighbour to help you. You Can ask him to water the plants in the greenhouse until you return,but first
make sure that he knows how to do it. What he should not do is throw water over the leaves of the plants themselves,because if he does that,it will invite diaeases.Also for the same reason,ask him if he can possibly water in the morning,rather than in the evening.
If you haven’t got a greenhouse,there is one safe and easy way to keep the plants well when you are away,and this is how you do it,Place six-inch-deep newspapers in the bottom of the bath.Yes, the bath! Turn the tap on and keep the water running until the papers are all wet.Now put the flower pots（花盆）to stand on the wet paper,go off holiday,and they should be alive and well when you return in two weeks’ time.
Thank you for calling.Goodbye and good gardening!
35. What is the passage about?
A.holiday. B.health. C.bathing. D.gardening.
36. Which advice does the speaker give? A.Pouring water to prevent diseases B.Watering the plant in the morning C.Watering the plants in the evening
D.Throwing water over the leaves of the plants.
37. What is not the reason the speaker repeats“the bath”？ A.To attract the liseners’ attention
B.To advise the liseners’ to buy beautiful baths. C.To make sure the listeners understand him clearly
D.To remove the liseners’ surprise when they hear this. 38. What is the speaker like'?
A. Helpful and patient. B. Stubborn and impatient.
C. Modest and imaginative D. Careless and easy-going
【2014徐州】C
Mary was waiting for the airplane to take off. She was happy to get a seat by herself. Just
then，an air hostess came up to her and asked. \A man
would like to sit with his wife.\her arms broken,
a black-and-blue face, and a sad expression. \thought immediately. But a soft voice spoke, \needs help.\Finally, Mary moved to that seat.
The girl was named Emily. She had been in a car accident and now was on her way for treatment.
When the snack and juice arrived, Mary realized that Emily could not feed herself. Mary considered offering to feed her but hesitated（犹豫）, as it seemed too impolite to offer a service to a stranger. But then Mary realized that Emily's need was more important. Mary offered to help her eat. Although Emily was uncomfortable to accept, she agreed . They became closer and closer in a short time. By the end of the five-hour trip, Mary's heart had warmed, and the time was really better spent than if she had just sat by herself.
Mary was very glad that she had sat next to Emily and fed her. Love sometimes
goes beyond
human borders（边界）and removes the fears that keep people away. When we reach our hands to serve another, we grow to live in a larger and more rewarding world. 39. How did Mary feel at first when an air hostess asked her to change her seat? A. She felt glad to do so. B. She went mad with anger. C. She was not willing to do so. D. She was afraid of the man and his wife.
40. Why did Emily have a sad expression at the beginning?
A. She lost her job. B. She suffered from a car accident.
C. She met a stranger. D. She disliked the air hostess. 41. What do the underlined words \ A. Emily agreed that Mary would help her eat. B. Emily agreed that she would sit next to Mary. C. Emily agreed that Mary would change her seat. D. Emily agreed that she would receive her treatment. 42. What is the best title for this passage?
A. Flying With Strangers B. Changing Seats C. Learning To Forgive D. Passing Your Love On
【答案】
31-34 A C C D 35-38 D B B A 39-42 C B A D
【2014江苏镇江】阅读下面的三篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、 D四个选顶中，选择最佳选项。
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Some people say extreme（极限）sports are dangerous - and they're probably right - but hey, if you're not afraid of getting hurt, You might as well do it with style! It is reported that regular sports are not completely safer than extreme ones. Here is an introduction to three new extreme sports. ·Ostrich(鸵鸟)Racing South Africa and Jacksonville, Florida, USA are the two homes of ostrich racing. Why do some guys like to attend this extreme sport? The show is that sometimes four or even ten ostriches are marching forward and at a time, and this is seriously strange. For the supporters, there's a chance to ride an ostrich. Although if you don't want to be bitten or kicked, you can use carts（木车）like ostriches for racing instead. ·BASE Jumping BASE represents several words—Buildings, Spans，Earth Spans mean bridges and Earth means cliffs(悬崖), but then the beauty of BASE jumping is that it's just launching(发射)yourself from anywhere possible with a parachute(降落伞)ready to go. Although BASE jumping dates back to 1978, it has been popular quite a lot recently because there are pieces of videos on the Internet and every jump is a new possibility. ·Bird Man Suits The bird man suit has a few names—the flying squirrel suit, wing-suit and bat-suit, it's a specially designed suit that lets you glide(滑翔) through the air at controlled speeds—adding a little extra to your usual skydiving experience. This is probably the closest we are going to fly. If combining(结合)this with BASE jumping, you'll get some serious death-defying(挑战死亡的) excited feelings. 26. According to the passage, why is ostrich racing seriously strange? A. Because ostriches may bite and kick people.
B. Because supporters have chances to ride ostriches.
C. Because four or even ten ostriches are marching forward at a time. D. Because it has two homes, South Africa and Jacksonville, Florida, USA. 27. The following places are suitable for BASE jumping except ▲ . A. the Little Mermaid B. Mount Fuji
C. the Leaning Tower of Pisa D. the Tower Bridge 28. What is NOT the function of the bird man suit? A. It helps control flying speed. B. It helps squirrels and bats fly.
C. It helps people experience gliding through the air.
D. It can help people get serious death-defying excited feelings. 26. C 27. A28. B
B
It was the first day of class. Two of her new ESL (English as a Second Language) classmates wanted to know where Tara was from. They were both from Korea. Because Tara looked Korean, one of the women asked Tara, in English, if she was from Korea. Tara replied, \Japan, or Thailand, or China. To each question, Tara answered them a simple no. Laughing, one woman said to the other, \
their desks, talking to each other in Korean.
The next day, the teacher divided the students into groups of four. The students in each group asked introductory(介绍的)questions of each other. A student in Tara's group asked her, \two women who had questioned Tara the day before were sitting only a few feet away. Both of them heard Tara's answer.
\they both exclaimed, \from Korea!\said yes. Then she apologized(道歉)to both of them for lying the day before. She told them that she had not wanted to get into a Korean conversation with them. It had been her experience that many ESL students continued to speak their mother language in ESL class, and Tara had not come to ESL class to practice her Korean. In her opinion， ESL students should try to speak English only. \
\to each other. Right，Rose?\，and then said something in Korean. All three women laughed.
The next half a year, Tara became friendly with both women, although she never spoke a word of Korean to them during class or break.
29. The underlined word \▲ \ A. cried in fear B. shouted in surprise
C. screamed with joy D. announced with excitement 30. According to the passage, we can infer(推断)that ▲ .
A. Tara said she was from Korea because she knew the student in her group was also from Korea
B. Tara said she was from Korea because she wanted to make friends with the student in her group
C. Tara said she wasn't from Korea because she didn't like Rose and Jenny and wasn't willing to speak Korean with them
D. Tara said she wasn't from Korea because she didn't want Rose and Jenny to speak Korean with her the following days
31. What can be the best title of this passage?
A. Let's Speak English B. An ESL Class
C. Don't Tell Lies D. Three Korean Women 29. B30. D31. A
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Jack thought himself a basketball fan. He watched quite a lot of American NBA basketball games. Not only did he watch them, he spent much of his free time playing on the court too. Then came the final year of his middle school. All of his regular teammates stopped showing up on the court because they were simply too busy preparing for the high school entrance exam to play. He was, of course, under much stress himself, like everyone else. A good exam result meant a good high school; a mediocre(平庸的)score meant a mediocre school. Much was at stake. However, he loved basketball so much that he still found time to play, this time with a group of guys who were said to have skipped classes(逃课)before.