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（请注意：本次竞赛共十篇文章，限时60分钟。在第8 页有简易词典可提供帮助。）
( A )
Dear Kimiko,
I can’t wait until you get here! I am meeting you at the airport at 1:00 on Friday. From there we are going right home, so you can meet my family. After you rest for a few minutes, we are all going to dinner at a Japanese restaurant. We want you to feel comfortable on your first day in New York. After dinner, we’ll probably go to a movie.
Saturday we can sleep late if you want to. In the afternoon, we can take a boat ride around New York, so you can see what it looks like. Later we are visiting a couple of museums, Jerry and Tania want to have dinner with us Saturday night. We’ll probably meet them at an Italian restaurant on 56th Street.
I’m sorry you have to go to Washington so soon, I am going to the airport with you on Monday morning to say good-bye.
Have a safe trip,
Maria
判断下列陈述是否和以上电子邮件内容相符：（相符的写T, 不相符的写F）(10%)
( ) 1. Kimiko is going to New York by plane.
( ) 2. Maria will take Kimiko to a French restaurant on her first day in New York.
( ) 3. Maria and Kimiko are visiting the museums on Saturday night.
( ) 4. Kimiko is going to leave New York on Monday morning.
( ) 5. Maria feels sorry because she is too busy to go to the airport with Kimiko to say goodbye.
( B )
Johnny Smith was a good math student at a high school. He showed great interest in his computer. He came home early every day. Then he worked with it till midnight. But Johnny was not a good English student, not good a bit. He got an F in his English class. One day after school, Johnny joined his computer to the computer in his high school office. The school office computer had the grades of all the students. He found his English grade. Ah F! Johnny changed his English grade from F to A. Johnny’s parents looked at his report card. They were very pleased with the result.
“An A in English!” said Johnny’s Dad. “ My son is really a smart boy!”
Johnny is a hacker. Hackers know how to take information from other computers and put new information in them. Using a modem, they join their computers to other computers secretly. School headmasters and teachers are worried about hackers. So are the police, for some people even take money from bank computer accounts and put it into their own ones. And they never have to leave home to do it! They are called hackers.
根据短文内容判断正误：(10%)
( ) 1. Johnny Smith did well in both math and English.
( ) 2. Johnny Smith loved computers.
( ) 3. When Johnny’s parents saw the report card, they didn’t believe the result.
( ) 4. School headmasters, teachers and police are worried about hackers.
( ) 5. Hackers can take money from bank computer accounts without leaving home.
( C )
The day was like any other day in his life. After school Bill walked past the shop on the street corner. He stopped to look at the front row of shoes, and he felt sorry for himself. He really wanted to have a new pair for his birthday.
He sadly walked away and thought of what to tell his mother. He knew she would give him anything if she could. But he also knew very well she had little money. He decided not to go home at once, because he looked worried and he didn’t want to make his mother worry about it. So he went to the park and there he sat on the grass. Then he saw a girl in a wheel chair. He found that the girl moved the wheels with her hands. Bill looked at her carefully and was surprised to see that the girl had no feet. He looked down at his won feet. “It is much better to be without shoes than without feet.” He thought. It was not right for him to feel so sorry and sad. He went away and smiled, thinking he was more lucky in life.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案：(10%)
( ) 1. Bill was sorry that ____________.
A. the shoes in the shop were too large for him
B. he forgot to bring any money with him
C. he couldn’t get a new pair of shoes
D. he had to work hard every day
( ) 2. Which of the following is True ?
A. Bill’s mother had much money.
B. Bill’s mother often bought presents for Bill’s birthday.
C. Bill’s mother didn’t love him so she never bought him anything.
D. Bill had a poor family.
( ) 3. Why didn’t Bill go home at once?
A. Because his mother was at work.
B. Because his mother wouldn’t give him any money.
C. Because he was tired and he wanted to have a rest on the grass.
D. Because he didn’t want to give his mother any trouble.
( ) 4. In the park, Bill found the girl ______________.
A. without hands B. without feet
C. walking sadly D. sitting on the grass
( ) 5. At last Bill ____________.
A. decided to buy a new pair of shoes
B. left the park sadly
C. thought he was more lucky than the girl in the wheel chair
D. didn’t know what to do with his old shoes
( D )
选择方框里的单词完成短文：(10%)
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Now some women are spending a weekend at Mother’s Camp. There, husbands and children are not allowed. Why would a woman want to take a vacation without her _______________? Some women say they need time to be _________________.
At Mother’s Camp a woman has room to herself. She can _______________, read or watch TV, and no one will bother her. No _________________ will ask, “Mom, what’s for dinner?” No husband will say, “Oh, dear, I can’t find any clean socks.” In fact almost 50% of women in the United States work ____________________the home. Many of them work full-time and then come home to a second job—taking care of their homes and families. These working women say one of their biggest ____________________is housework.
In the United States, working wives do about 75% of the housework. Many of their _________________say they want to help. But then they burn the rice or they can’t find the pans. They asked so many questions that their wives decide it is _______________ to do the job themselves.
Some women go to Mother’s Camp just to get a rest from housework. For two days they don’t ________________, they don’t clean, they don’t look after their children and husbands. What do they do? They enjoy warm, sunny weather, walking, _________________ or boating in a clear blue lake and sing songs around the campfire. They relax away from home. They have a really great vacation at Mother’s Camp!
( E )
Yesterday and Today
Life in the twenty-first century will be different from life today. Between then and now many changes will take place, but what will the changes be?
The population is growing fast. There will be many people in world and most of them will live longer than people live now.
Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then.
People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travel. Traveling will be much cheaper and easier. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.
There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for building new towns and houses for all the people. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day. Instead they will eat more fruit and vegetable. Maybe people will be healthier.
Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work will be done by robots. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案：(10%)
( ) 1. In the next century people don’t’ have to ______________.
A. work long hours B. work fast
C. walk on foot D. eat meat
( ) 2. People may not eat _____________as much as they do today.
A. fruit B. fish C. meat D. rice
( ) 3. One big problem in the future is that __________.
A. many people don’t have to work
B. many people will not be able to find work
C. people won’t have enough food to eat
D. all the work will be done by robots
( ) 4. Every family will have at least one ________ in the next century.
A. robot B. cow C. TV set D. computer
( ) 5. In the future _________________.
A. traveling will be more expensive
B. computers will be less important
C. people will be too busy to do sports.
D. computers will be much smaller.
( F )
搭配下列的谚语和方框里相应的意思:(将方框里句子序号填在相应谚语前的括号内)(12%)
( ) 1. Practice makes perfect
( ) 2. The first step is always the hardest
( ) 3. You have to take the good with the bad
( ) 4. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket
( ) 5. East or west, home is the best.
( ) 6. Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.
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( G )
Visit Swansea Zoo
Come and see the Indian elephants and the new tigers form America. The bears are waiting to meet you, and the cute dogs from Australia are waiting to laugh at you, and the giraffes from Zambia are waiting to look down on you.
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Keep the zoo clean! Do not touch, feed or go near the animals.
根据以上的广告信息，选择最佳答案：(8%)
( ) 1. How many kinds of animals are talked about in the ad?
A. Four. B. Five. C. Six. D. Seven.
( ) 2. Now Mr and Mrs Smith are in the zoo with their two sons. One is 14 years old and the other is 10 years old. How much should they pay for the tickets?
A. $ 5.00. B. $ 4.00. C. $3.00. D. $2.00.
( ) 3. People can ___________in the zoo.
A. give snacks to the bears B. feed the monkeys
C. take some photos D. swim with the dolphins in the pool
( ) 4. Which one is Not True ?
A. People can’t visit the zoo before 9:00 a.m.
B. The zoo is open for seven hours on Friday.
C. The zoo isn’t closed on Friday.
D. People can visit the zoo at noon.
( H )
Why keep them?
People keep dogs and cats because they enjoy their friendship. Fish cannot be friendly, but they have beautiful shapes and colors. They are a pleasure to watch as they swim in their tanks.
What do they need?
First of all, the fish need a suitable tank, and you must fill the tank with suitable water. It is also good for them to have a few water plants in the tank to keep the water pure. A few snails in the tank are a good idea, too. They will keep it clean.
What about feeding them?
There are many kinds of fish food that you can get in pet shops. Most are suitable for all kinds of fish. You should feed your fish once a day only. It is important not to give them too much food. Just give them as much as they can eat in about 15 minutes. This will keep them healthy.
根据以上短文内容选择最佳答案：（10%）
1. It is not good to put ____________in the fish tank.
A. a few snails B. a few water plants
C. only a little water D. enough clean water
2. People enjoy keeping fish because __________________.
A. fish can be very friendly B. fish can clean the tanks
C. fish can play with people D. people love to watch them swimming in the tanks
3. You should feed your fish _____________.
A. once a week. B. once a day.
C. every fifteen minutes D. as many times as possible
4. If you feed too much food to the fish, it will make the fish ____________.
A. unhealthy B. tired C. thirsty D. dirty
5. Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE?
A. Some people love to keep fish of beautiful shapes and colors.
B. A suitable tank with suitable water is important for fish keeping.
C. All the fish food sold in the pet shops are suitable for any kind of fish.
D. If it takes the fish 30 minutes to eat up the fish food, the food is too much.
( I )
将下列段落重新排序，组成一篇意思连贯的文章（将段落的序号按顺序填在横线上）(10%)
(A) The bus started. Now it was getting dark and the bus began to go up a hill. It was very steep and the bus stopped as usual.
(B) “Yellow ticket passengers,” the driver shouted, “Stay in the bus, please. Red ticket passengers, get out and walk. Green ticket passengers, get out, close the door and push the bus!”
(C) Summer vocation began. Jack left New York and went traveling in Africa. He lost his wallet in a hotel and he had little money left. He had to go to a city by bus. One of his friends worked in the city. Jack was going to borrow some money so that he could fly back to his country.
(D) It would take Jack two days to get to the city. He had to stay for a night when he was halfway. Jack had to pay five dollars for the hotel and food. He thought for a while and then said, “Green, please.”
(E) He got on a bus and the conductor showed him a yellow ticket. “You had better buy a yellow ticket,” said the conductor. “It’s ten dollars. I have another two kinds. The red one is five dollars and the green one is three dollars.”
正确的顺序是________ ________ _________ _________ _________
( J )
Computer
Computers are useful machines. They can help people a lot in their daily life. For example, they can help people to save much time do much work, and they can help people to work out many problems they can’t do easily. Our country asks everyone to lean to use computers before the twenty-first century, except the old people.
Today more and more families own computers. Parents buy computers for their children. They hope computers can help them improve their studies in school. Yet, many of their children use computers to play games, to watch videos or to sing karaoke, instead of studying. So, many teachers and parents complain that computers can not help children to study but make them fall behind. So computers are locked in boxes by parents.
In some other countries, even some scientists also hate computers. They say computers let millions of people lose their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble. Will computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people happiness?
It will be decided by today’s students themselves!
根据以上短文回答问题：（10%）
1. Why do we say the computer is a useful machine?
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2. Why do parents buy computers for their children?
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3. What do many teachers and parents complain about?
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4. In fact, what do many children use computers to do?
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5. What do you think of computers? What do they bring you?
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参考答案：
A：TFFTF B：FTFTT C：CDDBC
D：family alone sleep children outside problems husbands easier cook swimming
E：ACBDD F：DFCABE G：BACB H：DDBAC I：CEDAB
J：1. Because computer can help us a lot in our daily life. For example, they can help us to save much time do much work, and they can help us to work out many problems we can’t do easily.
2. Because they hope computers can help their children improve their studies in school.
3. Many teachers and parents complain that computers can not help children to study but make them fall behind.
4. In fact, many children use computers to play games, to watch videos or to sing karaoke, instead of studying.
5. 略