Fried Chop Rice Cake, also called Lü Da Gun in Chinese, is one of the most popular snacks in Beijing. The name of this snack is very interesting, isn't it? But it has nothing to do with donkeys(驴). It is a kind of cake that tastes sweet, soft and delicious. Why do Chinese people call it Lü Da Gun?
Here is a story about it. It is said that in the Qing Dynasty, Empress Dowager Cixi was tired of having the same kind of food every day. So, one day, she ordered a chef(厨师)to cook something different. It was really hard for the chef because he didn't know
how to meet the needs of Cixi. After thinking carefully, he made a new kind of cake by using rice powder and red bean paste(糯米粉和豆沙馅).
However, a boy came to the kitchen and he dropped the cake into soybean powder (黄豆面) by accident. The chef was very worried for it was too late to make a new one. He had to take the cake to Empress Dowager Cixi nervously.
To his surprise, Cixi liked his cake very much. She asked the chef what the name of the cake was. The chef had never thought about that. Suddenly, he thought of the name of the boy. “Xiao Lür”. So he said that the cake’s name was Lü Da Gun.
Since then, Lü Da Gun has become more and more popular for its special taste and funny name. Would you like to try it?
31.Lü Da Gun is ▲ .
A. a cook B. a kind of cake C. an English name D. a kind of animal
32. The chef felt hard to cook something different because ▲ .
A. a boy came to the kitchen B. there wasn't enough food
C. he wasn't good at making cakes D. he didn't know how to meet the needs of Cixi
33. We need some things to make Lü Da Gun EXCEPT ▲ .
A. rice powder B. soybean powder C. corn powder D. red bean paste
34. What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “nervously”?
A.开心地 B.紧张地 C.兴奋地 D.自豪地
35.Lü Da Gun has become more and more popular for its ▲ .
A. owner B. color C. story D. special taste and funny name
Passage2
In recent years, people have started a new trend(趋势)of “reading” books in China.
According to one report on Chinese people's reading habits last year, around 32.7 percent of Chinese adults have the habit of listening to audio(音频的)books. So, just like having parents read bedtime stories to us when we were little, we are now reading by listening.
Some think this is good---people can finally put the books down when they read. They can get away from tables and chairs and read in a fun way. It's great, it's interesting, and it's very cool.
“I think it's entertaining(使人愉快的)---my kid can now learn in a fun way,” a young parent said. “I don't have to worry about him having back problems like I did when I was a kid. And listening to audio books also takes some pressure off his eyes. So I'm all for it.”
But there are quite a number of people who hold a different opinion. They say this could work with adults, but it might be a bad idea for teenagers.
“People need self-control when listening to audio books, and we don't see it in teenagers,” they said. “How can we know that whatever it says in a book can get into their heads and stay there? How do we make sure they are learning something when they listen?”
“We have been reading books in the old-fashioned(老式的)way for thousands of years,” an elderly scholar(学者)said. “Why not start listening for a change?
36. When have people started a new trend of “reading” books in China?
A. This year. B. Since last year. C. In recent years. D. Long time ago.
37. About 32.7 percent of ▲ have the habit of listening to audio books.
A. students B. Chinese adults C. kids D. young people
38. What do some people think of reading by listening?
A. cool B. boring C. relaxing D. awful
39. Quite a number of people worry about ▲ .
A. teenagers’ eyes
B. teenagers’ back problems
C. if teenagers are learning something when they listen
D. an elderly scholar won't change the old-fashioned way of reading
40 What's the best title of the passage?
A. Reading books is important.
B. Listening to audio books becomes popular.
C. Reading by listening is like reading bedtime stories.
D. Listening to audio books takes some pressure off his eyes.
Passage 3
Just up the road is a field with two horses in it. They look the same from a distance. But if you take a closer look at the two horses, you will notice something very interesting.
One of the horses is blind. Instead of abandoning(抛弃)the poor horse, his owner has made a safe and comfortable barn(畜棚)for him to live in. If you stand nearby and listen, you will hear the sound of a bell. It comes from the smaller horse in the field. The bell is on the horse's halter(笼头). It helps the blind horse know where his friend is, so he can follow.
As you stand and watch these two friends, you'll see that the smaller horse with the bell is always checking on the blind horse, and that the blind horse will listen for the bell and then slowly walk to where the smaller horse is. When the smaller horse with the bell returns to the barn each time, he will stop to look back from time to time. He wants to make sure that the blind friend isn't too far behind to hear the bell.
In our life, we get help from others when we are in need. Sometimes we are the blind horse being guided by the little ringing bell. Other times, we are the guide horse helping others to find their way.
41. The first paragraph tells us ▲ .
A. two horses are the same B. two horses always work together
C. two horses are playing on the road D. there is something interesting between the two horses
42. From the second paragraph, we can know the owner of two horses is ▲ .
A. mean B. poor C. kind D. rich
43. The blind horse know where his friend is by ▲ .
A. living with his friend B. standing nearby his friend
C. hearing the sound of a bell D. working with his friend in the field
44. What does the smaller horse with the bell do when he returns to the barn each time?
A. He walks faster.
B. He listens for the bell.
C. He looks for food for the blind horse.
D. He always stops to look back from time to time.
45. What can we learn from the passage?
A. We should be friendly to animals. B. Helping others is helping ourselves.
C. Don't lose our heart when we are ill. D. We can be the guide when we grow up.
Passage 4
If you're looking for a new dining experience, Dinner in the Sky can make your next meal possible to forget!
With the help of a crane(起重机),people are lifted about 50 meters above the ground —long with their table, cooks and waiters.
The idea began in Belqium in 2006, when two companies worked together to create a special dinner for a group of young European cooks and restaurant owners.
The dinner was a success, and the organizers started receiving calls from all over the world’s people wanted to try it themselves. ▲ and offer the experience to even more people.
Dinner in the Sky is now available in over 60 countries around the world---although it only has to be booked for a special event. Over the years, Dinner in the Sky has arranged (筹备) more than 5,000 events in a great many cities. All these events were unique (独一无二的) ,one of a kind.
The standard Dinner in the Sky table can hold up to 27 people. It weighs 3.4 metric tons (吨) and requires three hours to set up, as well as a space that's large and strong enough to hold a huge crane.
While some people might worry about eating high in the air, the company says it's very careful about safety, and has never had an accident.
46. Dinner in the sky can make you have ▲ .
A. a special event B. an expensive dinner
C. two companies D. a new dining experience
47. Which of the following can be put into “ ▲ ” in the fourth paragraph?
A. This let them lose lots of friends B. This made them lazier than before
C. This brought them a lot of waiters D. This gave them the idea to start a company
48. Which of the following is RIGHT?
A. The crane can be put everywhere.
B. Dinner in the Sky requires 2 hours to set up.
C. People can book Dinner in the Sky for any day.
D. Dinner in the Sky has arranged more than 5,000 events in a great many cities.
49. The standard Dinner in the Sky table can hold up to ▲ people.
A.6 B.27 C.50 D.60
50. The ▲ is the question that some people might worry about.
A. price B. food C. safety D. space
第二部分 非选择题(共70分)
V.补全对话 (共5分,每空1分)在下面对话的空白处填入恰当的话语(话语可以是句子、短语或词),使对话完整。
A: Excuse me, Han Bing. 51.__________________________?
B: Of course not. I'm happy to help you. What's up, Linda?
A: One of my Chinese friends invited me to her house. But I don't know much about the customs.
B: 52.__________________________?
A: I'm supposed to get there at 10:00 a. m.
B: Well, the first thing is that you should get there on time. Otherwise(不然),they will worry about you.
A: 53.__________________________. What am I supposed to do when I meet her family?
B: You are supposed to greet everyone in her family no matter whether you know them or not.
A: Well, oh, 54.__________________________?
B: You should take some flowers or fruit as gifts.
A: 55.__________________________.
B: Not at all.
Ⅵ.句子翻译(共15分)(A)根据所给中文完成句子翻译。(共11分。局部翻译,每小题1分;整句翻译,每小题2分)
56.老师为学生们的成就感到骄傲。
Teachers _______________________ their students' achievements.
57.告诉孩子们不和父母顶嘴。
Children _______________________ to talk back to their parents.
58.好的宾馆服务会使人们感到宾至如归。
Good hotel service will _______________________
59.抱歉,我刚才没注意听你在说什么。
I'm sorry I_______________________ listening to what you were saying just now.
60.如果努力,你最终会像他一样,成为一名优秀的学生。
If you study hard, you will _______________________ him and be an excellent student.
61.妈妈总是亲自给我做早饭。______________________________________
62.我已经习惯了直接问问题。______________________________________
63.多么宝贵的建议啊!____________________________________________
(B)阅读下面的短文,将短文中画线部分的句子译成中文。(共4分,每小题2分)
In Sicily, Italy, there is an ancient town called Centuripe (琴德里佩). When you see it from the air, it takes on a very unusual shape as shown in the picture.
Pio Andrea Peri is a photographer(摄影师).64. He didn't take the picture by accident. In fact, he was visiting Google Earth when he saw that there was something unusual about the shape of the town. He then took his drone(无人机)and flew it as high as possible. He saw what he wanted to see. From above, Centuripe looks like a human with outstretched(伸展)arms and legs! Later, he posted the picture online for the world to see and it quickly became popular.
65. Many people look forward to visiting it.
Ⅶ.完形填空(共10分,每空1分).根据短文内容,用方框中所给词的正确形式填空,使短文完整、正确。(每个词只能用一次,有两个多余词)
Do you know what “the Four Treasures of the Study” are? Yes, they are ink brush, ink, paper and inkstone (砚台). They are 66._________in traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy (书法). The traditional art tools are now getting popular 67._________ young people.
Yang Mei, who is learning traditional Chinese painting in college, is a fan of “the Four Treasures of the Study”. She said that many young people around her have rediscovered the beauty of traditional Chinese art, and that they like to get 68.___________ to discuss painting and calligraphy.
“It's the love of the traditional Chinese culture that ignites(点燃) 69._________love for ‘the Four Treasures of the Study’.” said Yang.
Xu Heping, an owner of a traditional art tool shop in Yinchuan, has seen an increasing number of young people come to his shop to buy “the Four Treasures of the Study”.
Seeing the growing popularity of traditional art tools, manufacturers(制造商)are trying to improve their 70._________. They make traditional art tools with 71.________ designs in order to meet the tastes of young buyers.
Wang Weiji runs an online shop that 72.________traditional art tools. 73.________ of the shop's bestsellers is an inkstone shaped like the paw(爪子)of a cat. Wang said that many of his designers are young people. 74._________ know Chinese young people's likes and dislikes.
Let's 75._________ more and more young people will fall in love with “the Four Treasures of the Study”.
Ⅷ.根据短文内容,按要求完成任务。(共20分,每小题2分)
Passage 5 阅读下面短文,简略回答所提出的问题。
Jiang Mengnan was healthy when she was born. Unluckily, things changed when she was only a six-month-old baby---she lost her hearing after she was given the wrong medicine.
Mengnan's parents got really upset. They went to doctors for help, but the doctors agreed that Mengnan would probably never be able to hear again for the rest of her life.
“I didn’t want her to live her life like that,” Mengnan’s dad said. “We couldn’t give up on her.”
The family started trying everything they could to help Mengnan: acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, and even qigong. Finally, with her parents' help, Mengnan started learning to read lips(嘴唇)and pronounce words. She sat in front of a mirror with her parents every day, watched their mouths move, felt how their throats vibrated(振动)when they spoke, and then tried to say the same words as they did.
“If I could say a word right with 10,000 practices,” she told CCTV, “my parents would be happy.”
It was no easy task for Mengnan, but she kept practicing, day in and day out. Finally, she managed to “hear” everything said to her. Then she went to school and learned by reading the teachers’ lips. She set the alarm clock on her mobile phone, put it on “Vibrate”, and then held it tightly(紧紧地)in her sleep so that it would wake her up at the right time for class the next day. And to people's amazement, she was always one of the top students in her class.
Now, Mengnan's life is on the right track. She is a student of Tsinghua University. She says she has always known that she is no different than anybody else.
She lives her life the way most of us can only dream about.
76. How old was Jiang Mengnan when she lost her hearing?
77. Did Jiang Mengnan's parents give up on her?
78. Where did Jiang Mengnan sit to start learning to read lips and pronounce words?
79. How did Jiang Mengnan manage to hear everything said to her?
80. What has Jiang Mengnan known now?
Passage 6阅读下面短文,完成表格。(横线上所填内容词数不限)
The new school year has come. Are you ready to put down your tablets(平板电脑)and phones and pick up spatulas and brooms(锅铲和扫帚)?
According to the new curriculum standard(课程标准),primary and middle school students will have at least one course every week to learn how to do basic household chores(家务),such as cooking and cleaning. It is necessary.
Labor(劳动)education will become an important part of schooling.
Take cooking as an example. The first and second graders will be encouraged to take on basic tasks such as washing and preparing vegetables. The third and fourth graders will be taught to make some cold dishes, boil eggs and heat up steamed buns, baozi, etc. Students in fifth and sixth grades will learn to cook two to three quick and easy dishes, such as scrambled eggs with tomato and fried eggs. Middle school students will be required to learn to cook three to four main dishes independently for lunch or dinner.
There are undoubtedly many benefits(益处)of learning cooking as a skill. As you learn to cook, you are getting a powerful tool to take control of your own health. You can also create lots of great memories in the kitchen, and feel a sense of achievement. More importantly, learning to cook prepares you for the future. If you can cook, you are able to live a healthier and more independent life.
Ⅸ.书面表达(共20分)
根据提示写一则通知,字数:30词左右。
Notice
Dear students and teachers,
_________________________________
The Students’Union
87.根据要求完成大作文。(15分)
俗话说:好记性不如烂笔头。课堂上记笔记尤为重要,那么对于如何记好笔记你有什么好方法吗?请以“How to Take Notes Well in Class”为题写一篇80词左右的短文,谈谈学生在课堂上该如何做好笔记。
要求:1.语意连贯,层次清晰,书写规范;
2.文中不得出现真实姓名与校名;
3.短文的题目和开头已给出,不计入总词数。
How to Take Notes Well in Class
It is very important for each student to take notes well in class.
答案
1-5 CDACC
6-10 BDBCB
11-15 ACDDC
16-20 ABCEG
21-25 DBCAC
26-30 ADBAD
31-35 BDCBD
36-40 CBACB
41-45 DCCDB
46-50 DDDBC
51. Could you help me ?
52. When are you supposed to get there?
53. OK./Well. …
54. what should I take?
55.Thank you./Thanks.
56. are proud of / take pride in
57. are told not
58. make people feel at home
59. I didn’t pay attention to
60. end up (being) like
61. My mom always makes breakfast for me in person.
62. I have been used to asking questions directly.
63. What valuable advice! / What a precious suggestion!
64. 他碰巧没有拍照片。
65. 许多人期盼去参观琴德里佩。
66. used 67. among 68. together 69. our 70. products 71. modern 72. sells
73. One 74. who 75. hope
76. Six
77. No.
78. In front of a mirror.
79. By keeping practicing day in and day out.
80. She is no different than anybody else.
81. It’s necessary
82. Labor education.
83. Without doubt. / Undoubtedly
84. feel a sense of achievement
85. provide a chance to experience life for
86. 略
87. 略