【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 she didn’ t know that a black girl had never won. “ I found out the night before the final show, actually. It made me want to fight harder and to win for all the black girls around, not just for myself,” Dion said.” I didn’ t feel less about my ability to win because no black girl had done it. It put a drive(動(dòng)力） in me rather than a doubt.” Dion wants other AfricanAmerican girls to know they can do great things just like her. In fact, her life experiences prepared her for the big day all along. As a coach at a dance studio, she has the confidence of a talented wise woman. During the contest, Dion talked to the judges and audience about her work teaching kids. That was easy for her, because it’ s her everyday life. “ I think a lot of girls who go to the contest make the judges think they’ re somebody they’ re not,” Dion said, “ But I went with ‘ I’ m me。 this is who I am.’ I think that’ s the thing that set me apart, being genuine(真實(shí)的 ). 42. How old is Dion? A. 14. B. 16. C. 20. D. 34. 43. We can tell from the story that ___________. is a college student. B. Dion is a black girl. C. Dion lives in Africa. 6 D. Dion has never been to New York. 44. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? A. Dion is the first black girl to win Miss Illinois Teen USA. B. The contest has a history of 33 years. C. Her job was teaching kids to sing. D. Dion never felt about her ability to win. 45. What is the main idea of the story? A. How a girl won a beauty contest. B. Why a girl wants to be herself. C. What a beautiful girl can teach us. D. What a black girl discovered about herself. 卷 II 說明：本卷共有四大題， 31小題，滿分 50分。請(qǐng)用黑色字跡鋼筆或簽字筆將答案寫在“答題紙”的相應(yīng)位置上。 四、 詞匯運(yùn)用（共 15小題，每小題 1分，滿分 15分） A． 用方框中所給詞匯的適當(dāng)形式填空，每詞限用一次。 sleep, care, twentynine , angry, grow up 46. She will celebrate her sister’ s _________ birthday this Sunday. 47. I felt _________ because I went to bed late last night. 48. You must be __________ when you drive in wet weather. 49. Since you’ ve , you should be independent. 50. The more silly things he said, the ______ we felt. B． 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容和所給中文提示，在空白處寫出單詞的正確形式。每空限填一詞。 Not long ago, I made up my mind to read a lot of books to get more 51 （知識(shí)） . So I went to the library and read happily with several books. But 52 （在 ......之后） a few days, I felt impatient. The idea of 53 （結(jié)束） reading all of them seemed impossible, because I always found it hard to calm down to read a 54 （整個(gè)的） book. I didn39。t know what to do with it. Then 55 （突然） one day I thought of Why not 56 （使得） reading fun? It gave me hope again. Reading is a journey of spirit. Every time we read a book, we are actually talking with the 57 （作者 ). I tried to put all my effort into his or her books, so I could feel all of his or her happiness and suffering. Now books have bee a part of my life. See? Attitude (態(tài)度 ) can make a great 58 （不同 ). Someone once said, Even though the situation is bad, people still have one freedom to show their attitude.” So, don39。t plain (抱怨 ) about study or work. It helps 59 （沒有什么） . Try to see things from a different way. 60 （相信） me。 this will change the situation and help you a lot. 五、 語法填空（共 10小題，每小題 1分，滿分 10分） 閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，或填入括號(hào)中所給單詞的正確形式。 A man had two sons. They were twins. They were born at almost the same time and looked quite alike. But in one important way, they were very different. One of them was an optimist(樂觀主義者 ), while the other was a pessimist(悲觀主義者 ). The man was worried 61 his sons. There are good and bad things in one39。s life. He didn39。t 7 want his sons to be too pessimistic or too optimistic. He told his friend who 62 （ call）Johnson about this problem. Johnson， a wise man， came up with 63 idea . Then he asked, “When is their next birthday? The father replied,” It’s on Wednesday. They will be twelve years old.” “Excellent,” Johnson said. Here39。s 64 you should do. Give your pessimistic son a really wonderful present. Give your optimistic son a really poor present. That 65 (work)! The father did as his friend told him. On Wednesday morning, the two boys got their birthday 66 (present). The pessimist looked at his first. It was a very expensive gold watch, 67 he was not pleased with it. He said, I 68 (not) like this very much. I am sure it won39。t keep good time. It will always be fast or slow and it will probably break easily. Then I have to spend lots of money 69 (get) it repaired. Then the optimist looked at his present. He was really pleased. “ Look! Dad has given me a pair of socks,” he said. He held up the socks and said, I can use 70 when I have new shoes.” 六、 任務(wù)型閱讀（共 5小題，每小題 1分，滿分 5分） 閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容填寫表格，每空限填一詞。 Communication is important for strong family relationships. However, if you don’ t truly listen to others, it can be difficult to municate. Working on your listening skills can help you municate better and form stronger bonds. Stay in the present When listening to a family member, do not think about anything else. Put your phone away and give the speaker your full attention. It’ s important to try to stay in the present to make y