very bored most of the time. Reading a book, whether it is good or bad, is a formative (建设性的) experience. There are plenty of books which I probably shouldn't have taken the time to read. But the challenge of living for a time in the thoughts and experiences of a different history or character makes even the worst book a valuable effort.
Whenever I finish the last line of a book and slowly close it, I like to sit there and think over its lines with a mix of nostalgia (怀旧之情) and pride. I then take the book in hand and find a place for it on my bookshelf. When I step back and look at the books on my shelf, it is as if I am looking at the history of the different lives that I have lived.
Abstracts are useful as a tool to an end, but reading the actual (真正的) book is something much richer. Reading, like anything else in life, is much more about the journey than it ever was the destination (目的地). 29. What does the writer mainly want to say?
A. Reading abstracts is a best short way to enjoy literature.
B. Reading abstracts cannot bring you the true feeling of actual reading. C. Reading different kinds of books brings you many advantages.
D. The journey and the destination are equally important in our reading. 30. What can we know about the writer from the second paragraph?
A. He prefers thick and difficult books to short stories. B. A good book is better worth reading than a bad one to him. C. He achieves a lot from reading some challenging books. D. He is lucky enough never to have read a regrettable book.
31. In the third paragraph the writer ___________ his main point of view (主要观点).
A. explains the meaning of B. provides further support for C. makes a conclusion of D. offers an opposite example for
, D
When Major, the most respected pig, saw all the animals were present, he cleared his throat and began:
\同志们) , I don't think I shall be with you for many months. Before I die, let me ask you a question. What is the nature of this life of ours? Let us face it: our lives are miserable and short. We are born, we are given just so much food as will keep the breath in our bodies, and those of us who are able to do it are forced to work to the last
\produce of our hard work is stolen from beings. There, comrades, is the answer to all our problems. It is summed up in a single word- Man. Man is the only real enemy we have. Remove (消灭) Man from the scene, and the basic cause of hunger and overwork is ended for ever. \
\to you. I am sure, it was a song sung by the animals of long ago and have been lost to memory for marry years. It is called Animals of England.\
His voice was hoarse (沙哑的), but he sang well enough to throw the animals into the wildest excitement. Almost before Major had reached the end, they had begun singing it for themselves.
Unluckily, the singing woke Mr. Jones, the farm owner, who jumped out of bed, thinking that there was a fox in the yard. He took the gun which always stood in a comer of his bedroom, and let fly 6 shots (射击) into the darkness. The pellets (子弹) flew into the wall of the yard and the meeting broke up hurriedly. Everyone ran to his own sleeping place. The birds jumped onto their trees, the animals settled down in the straw, and the whole farm was asleep in a moment. 32. Why did Major make the speech?
A. To encourage the animals to fight against Man. B. To teach the animals to sing an old song. C. To say goodbye to the animals before death. D. To complain about his personal miserable life.
33. What does the underlined word \miserable\in the second paragraph most probably mean?
A. common B. boring C. lonely D. painful 34. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The animals on the farm were brave. B. Major's speech was nearly successful.
C. Major and Mr. Jones were friendly to each other.
D. Mr. Jones forced his animals to work from birth to death. 35. Why did Mr. Jones fire his gun?
A. To break up the animals' meeting. ` B. To kill the fox he saw in the yard. C. To make sure his gun was in good condition. D. To protect the animals he raised on his farm. 四、阅读表达（共5小题; 每小题1分, 满分5分）
阅读下面短文, 并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。 注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。 每个空格只填一个单词。
One cannot discuss Chinese music without mentioning the Chinese seven-string zither (七弦琴) , also known as the guqin, one of the four arts - along with go, calligraphy and painting. It first appeared over 3, 000 ago and represents China's solo musical instrument tradition.
At first, the gugin had only five strings, representing the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire and earth. Later. in the Zhou dynasty, King Wen of Zhou added a sixth string for his son, King Wu of Zhou, added a seventh string to encourage his army to fight with the Shang.
Ambience (环境气氛) was important in playing the Chinese zither. Usually, it was practised in quiet setting and never for public performance.
Ancient artists enjoyed performing by a stream in the mountains. The sound of the quqin mixed with the echoes (回音) from the mountains, until the musician found himself at one with nature. Playing it in snow was also a favorite pastime for ancient artists, who believed the instrument was the purest of its kind in the world. Also. a night with moonlight was considered ideal for Playing the guqin. Wang Wei (701-761), a highly talented man of the Tang dynasty, liked playing it in a bamboo forest on nights with moonlight most.
Guqin pieces are usually around three to eight minutes long, with the longest being Guangling Verse, which is 22 minutes long. Other famous pieces include Plum
Blossoms in Three Movements, Wild Geese Landing on the Sandbank and Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute.
Nowadays, there are fewer than one thousand well-trained gugin players and perhaps no more than fifty living masters. The original number of several thousand pieces has greatly reduced to only a hundred works by today. The guqin and its music was added to the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (人类非物质文化遗产) in 2003.
Title: The Guilin and Its Music Main Parts Detailed information Introduction ? As one of the four arts, it has a (36) of 3, 000 years and to the guqin represents China's solo musical instrument tradition. ? At first, there were five strings, which represented five elements. The strings ? Later, kings in the Zhou dynasty added (37) more strings to them. ? In quiet setting, not for public performance. 1. By a stream in the mountains. The (38) sound of the guqin and its echoes could make musicians find themselves –at one with nature. The ambience 2. In snow. It was believed to be the purest instrument in the world. 3. On a night with moonlight. Wang Wei's (39) was to play the guqin in a bamboo forest on a night full of moonlight. ? Not many players, masters and works-are alive nowadays. The present ? The guqin and its music entered the list the Intangible Cultural (40) Heritage of Humanity in 2003. 五、词汇（共8小题; 每小题1分, 满分8分）
A）根据句子意思, 用括号中所给词的正确形式填空, 每空填一词。
41. As a good teacher, she is never ___________(patient) with her students. 42. For your own ____________(safe), please do not walk about on the plane. 43. Do you believe it is one of the _____________(wind) places on the earth? 44. We hope to live _____________(peace) with people from other countries. B)根据句意及汉语提示, 写出各单词的正确形式, 每空填一词。
45. ______________(在……期间) his stay in Beijing, he made some foreign friends. 46. He _______________(误以为) Mary for her twin sister and that made them laugh a lot.
47. I couldn’t fall asleep because the bed was too _______________(不舒服的). 48. The restaurant offers good service to all its _____________(顾客). 六、用括号内所给动词的正确形式填空（共5小题; 每小题1分, 满分5分）
49. Mum, I ______________(finish) practising the piano. May I go to play football now?
50. He says the problem _____________(deal) with next year.
51. Passengers are not allowed _____________(eat) or drink when they take the underground.
52. He ____________(draw) on the beach from 7 to 9 o’clock yesterday morning. 53. He is used to _____________(have) a cup of tea first after getting up.
七、根据所给中文完成句子（共6小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分9分） 54. 因为他与每个人相处都融洽，所以人们对他评价很高。 He _____________________________everyone, so he was __________________________.
55. 我理解上次我父母的想法为什么与我的不同。
I understand______________________________________________________ last time.
56. 你从北京回来多久了？
_______________________________________________________________ from Beijing?
57．对她来说，要分发这么多书是多么困难啊！
How ______________________________________________________so many books! 58. 一些人认为成功与运气有关。
Some people think _________________________________________________________. 59. 他当时别无选择只能放弃那份工作。
He ___________________________________________________________________ then. 八、书面表达（共l题；满分15分）
随着电脑的普及，许多中国学生逐渐忽视书写。 针对该现象，请你根据下表提示，用英语写一篇短文向校刊投稿，阐述书写的重要性。 你的观点 电脑普及时代书写依然重要 1．书写是中国传统文化的一个重要组成部分，所以练习书写有助于传承文化； 2．每个人的字迹都有个人意义，例如手写书信更能表达情感； 3．……（再自拟至少一个理由并加以阐述） 注意：
1. 必须包括表中所有提示内容，并作适当发挥； 2. 文中不得出现你的真实姓名和学校名称； 3. 表达清楚，语句通顺，意思连贯，书写规范；
4. 词数不少于90字（文章开头已经给出, 不计入总词数）。
参考词汇：handwriting 书法；字迹；书写（不可数名词） inherit 传承（及物动词） Nowadays many Chinese students no longer pay much attention to handwriting. They believe their keyboards can do the work. However, I think that handwriting is still important.
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