1、完形填空。(宜昌)
The work for my team was to repair an old roof.Before we __26__ for the house in the morning,my team leader told us that the house owner,
Floyd,__27__ a cancer.When we arrived,he was sitting on his rocking __28__.As he stood to greet us,we all came around him.
He was not worried about his __29__ and wanted us to be comfortable.I asked about his family and __30__ he used to do.He showed us photo album
__31__ photo album.
I began to __32__ like I knew his whole family as well as I __33__ my own.Floyd was so kind that he brought us fruit and snacks from his
__34__ so we had something more
than our peanut butter and sandwiches for __35__.
Fixing his roof was hard and __36__ work.Though the house was not high,I was __37__ to look over the edge(边缘).It was almost
40 degrees up there and our clothes were all __38__ with sweat(汗).Floyd's attitude kept our
__39__ up and encouraged us to do as much as we could.When we finally finished the work,
we all __40__ our tiredness.We wanted to spend more time with Floyd.
( B )26.A.lookedB.left C.worked D.hung
( C )27.A.operated B.was
C.had D.served
( A )28.A.chair B.table C.window D.tree
( D )29.A.nurse B.doctor C.medicine D.illness
( A )30.A.what B.how C.where D.which
( B )31.A.among B.after C.behind D.against
( B )32.A.live B.feel C.write D.treat
( D )33.A.missed B.read C.called D.did
( C )34.A.taste B.building C.kitchen D.office
( B )35.A.plate B.lunch C.rest D.supply
( A )36.A.hot B.normal C.free D.wise
( C )37.A.reminded B.advised C.scared D.exhausted
( C )38.A.lively B.same C.wet D.familiar
( A )39.A.spirits B.emotions C.positions D.symbols
( B )40.A.spread B.forgot C.shared D.remained
2、阅读理解。
Here are some ideas for learning English faster.
★You are like a new baby
Babies learn their languages slowly.First they learn to listen.Then they learn to talk.Finally,they can read and write.
★Listen to English every day
Listen to English radio,watch English TV,go to see English movies or use online lessons.
★Practise the conversations
Make up conversations and practise the conversations.You'd better use beginner textbooks.
★Read English stories
Start with children's storybooks.Try to read stories for ESL readers.Read ads and so on.Try English Club.com for young learners.
★Write down new words
Start a new word notebook.Write words in alphabetical order (A...B...C).Make some sentences.Try to use an EnglishEnglish dictionary.
★Keep an English diary
Start with one sentence.Like how do you feel?How is the weather?What did you do today?Write another sentence tomorrow.
41.How do babies learn their languages?__A__
A.Slowly. B.Quickly.
C.Loudly. D.Quietly.
42.The writer gave us __C__ ideas for learning English faster.
A.four B.five C.six D.seven
43.What kind of books do we start to read when learning English?__A__
A.Children's storybooks.
B.Children's textbooks.
C.Children's picture books.
D.Children's music books.
44.Which of the following is TRUE for English learning according to the passage?__D__
A.Babies learn to read and write first.
B.Listening to English radio is not helpful.
C.We should always use an EnglishChinese dictionary.
D.We can start with one sentence to keep an English diary.