【正文】
ts nearby tributaries.In medieval times, the Swan Marker would not only travel up the river counting the swans, but would catch as many as possible as they were soughtafter for banquets and feasts.This year, the Swan Marker and the Swan Warden are particularly keen to discover how much damage is being caused to swans and cygnets by attacks from dogs and from discarded fishing tackle (漁具).It is also an important year because Queen Elizabeth has decided to join her team of Swan Uppers for part of the census. She will follow them up the river and visit a local school project on the whole subject of swans, cygnets and the Thames.“Education and conservation are essential to the role of Swan Upping and the involvement of school children is always a rewarding experience,” Buckingham Palace said.[語篇解讀] 泰晤士河上每年都要舉行一個重要的活動:數(shù)天鵝。1. In medieval times,________.A. swans were better protected than nowB. a lot of swans were killed by dogsC. swans were a delicious dish on royal banquetsD. mon people could catch the swans[解析] 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。[答案] C2.We can infer from the passage that the process of counting the swans ________.A. remains almost unchanged in the past yearsB. involves a lot of royal membersC. sometimes lasts longer than beforeD. is always guarded by special soldiers[解析] 推理判斷題。[答案] A3.This year, the Swan Marker and the Swan Warden mainly want to find out________.A. the exact number of swans and cygnetsB. how a local school project is going onC. how much damage the swans and cygnets sufferD. how education and conservation are carried out along the Thames[解析] 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。[答案] C4.Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?A. Britain’ s Queen is concerned about swans.B. Britain’ s Queen orders a count of swans.C. An old tradition in Buckingham Palace.D. Queen Elizabeth will count swans herself.[解析] 主旨大意題。[答案] B5.The underlined word “tributaries” can be best replaced by ________.A. districts B. banksC. trees D. branches[解析] 詞義理解題。故答案為D。兒子天生沒有耳朵,母親將自己的耳朵捐獻(xiàn)給了兒子。1.Why did Mother gasp when she saw her newborn baby?A. Because her son had a tiny face.B. Because she saw her son crying.C. Because her son was born imperfect.D. Because her son was in her arms.[解析] 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。[答案] C2.Which word can describe Mother’ s feeling when the son threw himself into her arms?A. Nervous. B. Sympathetic.C. Proud. D. Angry.[解析] 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。[答案] B3.Who gave the son the ears?A. A doctor. B. His father.C. His mother. D. A stranger.[解析] 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。[答案] C4.The underlined word “reveal” in the last but one paragraph means “________”.A. see B. showC. find D. search[解析] 詞義推測題。[答案] B5.The best title for the passage would be ________.A. Mother’s hairB. An unforgettable memoryC. Who gave me the ears?D. Who is my best respectable person?[解析] 標(biāo)題歸納題。故選C。 Part Five WritingTopic What Is Happiness?請以“What is happiness”為題,闡述你對happiness的理解、感悟和思考,并且從你個人的角度,分析happiness在我們生活中,學(xué)習(xí)中,工作中,有何重要影響,不少于150個單詞