went to the window, and many witnesses of the rude behavior expected to see the ungentlemanly student severely punished. He raised the window gently, and then—shut the window blind!

I can not help providing another instance of the power he had acquired over himself. He was naturally possessed of strong passions, but over these he at length obtained an extraordinary control. He became habitually calm and self-possessed. Mr Sherman was one of those men who are not ashamed to maintain the forms of religion in their families. One morning he called them all together as usual to lead them in prayer to God. The “old family Bible” was brought out and laid on the table.

Mr Sherman took his seat and placed beside him one of his children, a child of his old age. The rest of the family were seated around the room, several of whom were now grown-ups. Besides these, some of the tutors of the college were boarders in the family and were present at the time. His aged mother occupied a corner of the room, opposite the place where the distinguished Judge sat.

At length, he opened the Bible and began to read. The child who was seated beside him made some little disturbance, upon which Mr Sherman paused and told it to be still. Again he continued but again he had to pause to scold the little offender, whose playful character would scarcely permit it to be still. At this time he gently tapped its ear. The blow, if blow it might be called, caught the attention of his aged mother, who now with some effort rose from the seat and tottered across the room. At length, she reached the chair of Mr Sherman, and in a moment, most unexpectedly to him, she gave him a blow on the ear with all the force she could gather. “There，” said she, “you strike your child, and I will strike mine.”

For a moment, the blood was seen mounting to the face of Mr Sherman. But it was only for a moment and all was calm and mild as usual. He paused; he raised his glasses; he cast his eye upon his mother; again it fell upon the book from which he had been reading. Not a word escaped him; but again he calmly pursued the service, and soon sought in prayer an ability to set an example before his household which should be worthy of their imitation. Such a victory was worth more than the proudest one ever achieved on the field of battle.

47．The following sentence should be put at the beginning of Paragraph ________．

The difference in the happiness which is received by the man who governs his temper and that by the man who does not is dramatic（戏剧性的，巨大的）.

A． Two B． Three C． Four D． Five

48．What was Roger Sherman's attitude towards his aged mother?

A． Grateful. B． Skeptical. C． Tolerant. D． Sympathetic. 49．What can we learn about Roger Sherman? A． He came from a distinguished family background. B． He was not good at displaying his true inner feelings. C． He severely punished a student who didn't behave himself. D． He was a man conscious of the consequences of his behavior.

50．What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph

mean?

A． Mr Sherman's face was covered with blood. B． Mr Sherman was seeking strength in prayer. C． Mr Sherman was then on the point of exploding. D． Mr Sherman was ashamed of his mother's rude behavior.

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四、任务型阅读

请认真阅读下列短文，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1个单词。

When a thought has found words

Poetry is the forgotten child of literature. Few people read it for pleasure and modern poets are looked upon as odd creatures from a strange universe. In Western high schools, poetry is seldom taught because it is considered old-fashioned and not relevant to the needs of today’s students.

In China, however, poetry is still an important part of the curriculum and, with recent changes announced by the Ministry of Education, the number of poems students will have to memorize and recite is being increased from fourteen to seventy-two. Now, before you gasp in horror, let’s think about the reasons why studying so many poems, especially ancient poems, is important.

First of all, poetry is an essential part of traditional Chinese culture. It is a pathway to understanding your history and your society. It is also the key to understanding the thoughts and emotions that are common to everyone but which we may be unable to express—the joy of Li Bai dancing with the moon, for example. Everyone has feelings of joy, love, loneliness, sadness and even anger, and a good poem can put those emotions into words and bring us self-understanding.

Poems can also express beauty. In a few short lines, even something commonplace can become beautiful. Here is a poem called “Fog” by Carl Sandberg: The fog comes / on silent haunches (弓腰蹲着) / and then moves on. Yes, fog does move smoothly, silently and mysteriously like a cat, and Sandberg captures that feeling and image, and makes it beautiful.

Of course, to really appreciate poetry, it has to be really aloud. After all, a poem is really just a song without music. Most ancient poetry, especially Western poetry, was actually spoken before it was written. Take Homer’s Iliad (伊利亚德), the story of the Trojan War (特洛伊战争), for example. That epic saga (史诗般的故事) of Helen’s kidnapping and the war that followed was apparently told for hundreds of years in palaces, taverns (客栈) and on street corners before Homer wrote it down and was given credit for it.

The American poet Robert Frost said, “Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.” And poems are very concise—there is not a wasted word. You are lucky that you now have seventy-two poems to learn! Passage outline Detailed information 70．Police insist that Michael did not follow the correct ____（步骤，程序） in applying for a visa. 六、读写任务

71．请阅读下面短文，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。

It's a question every social-media user faces after taking a great photo: Should I post this? Or is it going to come back to worry me? The questions get doubly complex when they involve children. A parent on average will post almost 1，000 photos of a child online before the child turns five, according to a recent survey. Are parents Poetry is thought to be 51． from the life of people and poets beyond the putting kids at risk by oversharing on social media? Awkward situation understanding of ordinary people. Here are the selections of the views. China’s recent 52． 53．the number of poems for school students to memorize and recite Poetry is a reflection of Chinese culture. Learning poems help with the 55． of history and society. 54． behind Lauren Apfel(US) The big reason to share is to build a community. I live, for example, thousands of miles from my family. In this atmosphere of modern parenthood, we all struggle to make it through the day, and the Poems enable people to express thoughts and feelings which would Internet has become a source of support. In the early years of otherwise be 56． to express. mothering twins, one of the things that brought me the most happiness Poetry conveys the beauty that 57． in common things. was posting pictures of them on Facebook. Sharing those photos and Poems use as 58． words as possible. engaging with an online community was a lifeline. Poetry is to read out. Dracarys(China) I don't post pictures of my kids online because I don't like when friends of mine post photos of me online. It feels way too public and A tip on 59． Poems are songs without music; Many ancient poems first appeared in 60． form. Conclusion 五、单词拼写 exhibitionist to me. So I treat my kids the way I want to be treated. Chinese students should feel lucky to have seventy two poems to learn! That is probably what the parents who are comfortable with online photos think, too, when they decide to put the photos out there. （写作内容） 1. 用约30个单词写出上文概要。 2. 用约120个单词阐述你对家长在社交网络上分享孩子照片的看法，并用2—3个理由或论据支撑你的理由。 （写作要求） 1. 写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句。 2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。 3. 不必写标题

（评分标准） 内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯

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根据中文提示或首字母完成句子，每空一词，并注意单词的正确形式。 61．The house is more than twenty metres long and m____________ six metres in width. 62．If you feel uncomfortable, c________ your doctor. 63．The spokesman ________( 证实）that the area was now in rebel hands. 64．The car is still under g__________, so the factory will repair it. 65．Overweight people ignore the amount of food that they c______________.

66．There are some stars ________（看不见的）. 67．The sofa can t___________ for use as a bed.

68．Her husband is _________（谨慎的）, never making a swift decision about anything.

69．The proposal was instantly voted through with two to one in favour, _______（伴随）by enthusiastic applause.

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