1、 Red Sorghum（红高粱）YaoMingBorn in1980 inShanghai.The son of two great basketball players.Joined theHoustonRockets in June, 200 2.Liu YangBorn in1978 inHenanProv-ince,China.The first Chinese woman astronaut. Traveled inShenzhou in outer space with Jing Haipeng and Liu Wang from June 16th, 2012 to June
2、29th, 2012.Jay ChouBorn in1979 inTaiwan,China.A popular singerFavorite music:Hip-Hop66. Yao Ming played basketball in after 2002.B. Canada C. America 67. Red Sorghum is the name of a .A. sport B. song C. magazine D. novel68. Liu Yang, Jing Haipeng and Liu Wang traveled in outer space for days.A. 11
3、C. 14 D. 1569. According to the passage, the was born in 1979.A. writer B. astronaut C. basketball player D. singer70. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Liu Yang is the first Chinese woman astronaut fromHenan,China.B. Jay Chou is fromTaiwan,China.C. Mo Yan is the second writer to win the Nobel P
4、rize in Literature.D. Yao Mings parents are both basketball players.Passage 2One day, a woman walked into a pet store to buy a bird for her Thanksgiving Day party. The guy said, “We only have one parrot. But I think you do not want it because it can talk”The woman said happily, “Thats great. Ive alw
5、ays wanted a talking bird.”So the guy said, “Since you are a nice lady, Ill give it to you as a gift.”And the lady went home and put the bird on her bed and walked out of the room. But as soon as she walked int o the kitchen, the bird started to speak dirty words as loud as it could. The woman walke
6、d back into the room thinking, “I cant have this at my party!” So she took the bird and put it in the fridge.A few hours later, while the woman was eating, she remembered that her bird was still in the fridge. Quickly, she opened the door and found it was shivering. Then she took out the bird at onc
7、e. She said to the bird, “Ill keep you out of there if you dont use that language again. Do you agree with me?”The bird nodded and asked, “Can I just ask a quick question?” The lady nodded and said, “Yes, you may.”The bird pointed at the turkey behind him and asked, “What did he do?71. The woman wen
8、t into the pet store because .A. she wanted to buy a bird for Thanksgiving Day partyB. she wanted to buy a bird to ma ke a big mealC. there were lots of nice birds in itD. she wanted to buy a bird for his sons birthday72. The woman got the bird .A. by paying the guy some moneyB. by taking it away wi
9、thout telling the guyC. by giving the guy nothingD. by asking the guy to give her73. The woman put the bird in the fridge because .A. she wanted to cook it on Thanksgiving DayB. she thought its the best place for it to live inC. the bird liked living in the cold placeD. the bird spoke dirty words74.
10、 The underlined word “shiver” means .A睡觉 B发抖 C生气 D跳动75. The bird wanted to know .A. why the turkey was in the fridgeB. why itself was in the fridgeC. who could be in the fridgeD. how the turkey was put into the fridgePassage 3What are you going to do if you are in a burning house? How will you escap
11、e? Do you know how to save yourself? Please read the following passage.Escaping a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save yourself. It is important to know the ways you can use and to show them to everyone in the family, such as stairways（楼梯） and fire escapes, but not lif
12、ts.From the lower floors of the building, escaping through windows is possible, learn the best way of leaving through windows with the least chance of serious injury（伤害）.The second floor windows are usually not very high from the ground. An average（普通的） person, hanging by the finger-tips will have a
13、 drop of about six feet to the ground. It is about the height of an average man. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed, or smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep yo
14、ur head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may have leaked（渗入） into the room.On a second or third floor, the best windows for escaping are those which open onto a roof. From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely, dropping onto stones might end in inj
15、ury, bushes and grass can help to break a fall.76. It is important to .A. know the way to escape a fire B. put out a fire in a burning houseC. jump out of a burning house D. keep the door closed77. It is possible to escape through the windows .A. if there are some stones on the groundB. if there is
16、some grass on the groundC. if you live on a higher floorD. if you have a short enough rope78. Which of the following is RIGHT according to the information in the passage?A. You can escape through lifts.B. You can choose fire escapes.C. You cant escape through stairways.D. Keep your head high at the
17、window to be sure you get fresh air.79. Keep the door closed so that if the building is on fire.A. smoke and fire cant be drawn into the roomB. you can call for helpC. you can get fresh airD. you can be sent first80. The best title for the passage is .A. Escaping through the windowsB. Saving yoursel
18、f from a burning houseC. Knowing on fireD. Waiting for helpPassage 4The word “day” has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year, we are using “day” to mean 24 hours. But w hen we talk about day and night, we are using “day” to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Since the
19、earth looks like a ball, the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning（旋转） of the earth.At the equator day and night are sometimes the sam
20、e length. They are each twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 oclock in the morning and sets at 6 oclock in the evening. For six months the North Pole（北极） is tilted（倾斜） toward the sun. In those months the Northern Hemisphere（半球） gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere. Days are long
21、er than nights. South of the equator nights are longer than days. For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight. Days are longer than nights. North of the equator nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights.
22、Summer is the season of long days.81. When people talk about the number of days in a year, the “day” here means .A. the time between sunrise and sunset B. 12 hoursC. 24 hours D. from morning to evening82. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by of the earth.A. t
23、he pushing B. the pulling C. the spinning D. the passing83. At the equator day is as long as night .A. sometimes B. never C. usually D. always84. When the North Pole is tilted toward the sun, the Northern Hemisphere gets sunlight.A. less B. more C. all D. no85. When it is winter in China, .A. theUSA
24、is tilted toward the sunB. the South Pole is tilted away from the sunC. the North Pole is tilted toward the sunD. the North Pole is tilted away from the sun（B） 根据短文内容按要求完成任务。（共30分，每小题2分）Passage 5 阅读短文，回答问题。Over a year ago, Liang Bo was just an ordinary college student studying music. Now, after near
25、ly 80 days of competition, he has become “The Voice of China.”The lucky young man was the winner of the first season of The Voice of China, the most popular TV talent show last summer. He captured（虏获） the hearts of audience（观众） with his passionate（激情的） rocknroll performance at the shows final on , 2
26、012.Fans describe Liangs voi ce as “natural, clear and touching.” Although he seems cool on stage, he can quickly turn on the power once he starts singing. “His performances make you imagine things. When I listen to his singing, I see pictures and think of stories.” said Na Ying, one of the four jud
27、ges on the show. She was also Liangs tutor for the competition.The 21-year-old boy was born inChangchun,Jilin. Like many young Chinese, he fell in love with music through playing the guitar. Liang got his first guitar as a birthday gift when he was in the middle school. He would spend days and night
28、s practicing. “I cant live without my guitar,” he said.“I d ont like talking much but I carry great passion inside me.” Liang said. There is no better way to let it out than through music like rocknroll. Many compare Liang to famous Chinese rockers including Xu Wei, Wang Feng and Zheng Jun. But the
29、young man doesnt want to stand in others shadow（阴影）. “I respect those rockers, but Im not going to copy them. I will be who I am.” he said.86. What was Liang Bo before the competition?87. How many judges are there in the TV talent show?88. Does Liang Bo come fromChangchun?89. Which was the most popu
30、lar TV show in summer in 2012?90. Who was Liang Bos tutor in the competition?Passage 6 阅读短文，填写表格，每空一词。In common with many countries,Britainhas serious environmental problems. In 1952, more than 4,000 people died inLondonbecause of the smog. The government introduced new laws to stop smog from coal fires and factories and the situation improved a lot.Today,Londonis much cleaner but there is a new problem: smog fr
