“Here’s what you do,”said the doctor. “Stand about 40 feet away from her, and in a 34 conversational

speaking tone(语调) see if she hears you. If not, go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a reply.”

That evening, the wife was in the 35 , and he was in the yard. He said to himself, “I am about 40 feet

away, and let me see

what will happen.” Then in a usual tone he asked, “Honey, what’s for dinner?” No 36 .

So the husband moved closed to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and asked, “Honey, what’s for dinner?”

37 no reply.

Next he moved into the dining room where he was about 20 feet from his wife and 38 , “Honey,

what’s for dinner?”

Again he got no reply. He walked up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. [:Z “Honey, what’s for dinner?” Again there was no reply.

So he 39 right up behind her.

“Honey, what’s for dinner?” “Chicken! James, for fifth time I’ve 40 that.” 31. A. save B. help C. face D. guide 32. A. simple B. final C. silly D. impatient

33. A. choice B. excuse C. idea D. suggestion 34. A. loud B. strange C. special D. usual 35. A. toilet B. garden C. kitchen D. dining room 36. A. dinner B. way C. move D. reply

37. A. Still B. Even C. Just D. Almost 38. A. laughed B. repeated C. thought D. added

39. A. ran B. stood C. walked D. jumped 40. A. heard B. shouted C. read D. said

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六、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。（共30分，每小题2分）

A

There is a big zoo in our city. You can see a lot of lovely animals there. Mina is a kangaroo. She is six years old. She is a large Australian animal which moves by jumping on its back legs. She carries her babies in the pouch（育儿袋）on her stomach. Peter is a lion from South Africa. He is a large powerful meat-eating animal. Today is Peter’s fifth birthday. The workers in the zoo are having a birthday party for him. This is a big elephant named Jim, with a long trunk. He is from South Africa, too. He’s ten years old. He has bad eyesight, but he can draw very well. Tuantuan is a panda coming from a mountain in Sichuan, China. She is four years old. She feeds on bamboo. She relaxes about 10 hours every day. 41.______ likes eating meat. A. Mina B. Peter C. Jim D. Tuantuan 42. ______ are from the same country. A. Mina and Peter B. Tuantuan and Jim C. Peter and Jim D. Jim and Mina 43. The ______ is the oldest of them.

A. kangaroo B. lion C. elephant D. panda 44. Tuantuan feeds on ______.

A. meat B. grass C. leaves D. bamboo

B

In order to know a foreign language thoroughly, four things are necessary. First, we must understand the language when we hear it spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves, correctly with confidence and without hesitation. Thirdly, we must be able to write it. Finally, we must be able to make sentences that are correct in grammar.

There is no short way to succeed in language learning. A good memory is a great help, but it is not enough only to memorize the rules from a grammar book. It is no much use learning by heart long lists of words and

their meanings, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. If we are pleased with a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. We must “Learn through use”. Practice is important. We must practise speaking and writing the language whenever we can.

45. The most important things to learn a foreign language are________.

A. hearing, speaking, reading and writing B. understanding, memorizing and using

C. understanding, speaking and practicing D. memorizing and listening

46. Someone hears and writes English very well, but he speaks it badly. This is because ______.

A. he doesn’t have a good memory

B. he often hesitates to practise speaking it C. he doesn’t practise speaking it as much as he can

D. he doesn’t understand the language when he hears it spoken

47. One can never learn a foreign language well only by______.

A. much practice B. studying the dictionary C. learning through use D. using the language

48. “Learn through use” means______.

A. we use a language in order to learn it B. we learn a foreign language in order to use it C. we can learn a language well while we are using it D. both B and C

C

A doctor entered the hospital hurriedly after being called in for an important surgery (外科手术). He found the boy’s father in the hall waiting worriedly.

On seeing him, the father cried out, “Why did you take all this time to come? Don’t you know that my son is in danger? Don’t you have any sense of duty?”

The doctor smiled and said, “I’m sorry. I wasn’t in the hospital and I came as fast as I could after receiving the call and now, I wish you’d calm down so that I can do my work.”

“Calm down?! What if your son was in this room right now? Would you calm down? If your own son dies while waiting for a doctor, then what will you do?” said the father angrily. The doctor smiled again and replied,

“We will do our best and you should also pray（祈祷）for your son’s healthy life.”

The surgery took some hours after which the doctor went out happily, “Thank goodness! You son is

saved!” And without waiting for the father’s reply, he carried on his way running by saying, “If you have

any questions, ask the nurse.”

“Couldn’t he wait some minutes so that I can ask my son’s state?” shouted the father when seeing the nurse minutes after the doctor left.

The nurse answered, tears coming down her face.

“His son died yesterday in a road accident. He was at the burial(葬

礼) when we called him for your son’s surgery. And now that he saved your son’s life, he left