假設(shè)你是一位生活在某城市的中學(xué)生．暑假打算去鄉(xiāng)村度假．請(qǐng)根據(jù)下面兩幅圖提供

的信息，寫(xiě)一篇短文．簡(jiǎn)要說(shuō)明城市生活環(huán)境的不足，重點(diǎn)說(shuō)明你去鄉(xiāng)村度假的原因．

注意：1．短文應(yīng)包括圖中所提供的主要信息，井做適當(dāng)發(fā)揮，使短文內(nèi)容連貫、完整；

2．詞數(shù)： 100左右．

Paul is good, kind, hard－working and intelligent; __________, I can’t speak too highly of him.

       A．a(chǎn)s a result B．in a word  C．by the way       D．on the contrary

-- I know this is the latest type but it's secondhand. $20 -- that's my last offer.

   -- OK. It's a(n) ___________.

   A. business            B. trade            C. agreement        D. deal

It’s said that there are plenty of hotels in that town. There       be any difficulty for you to find somewhere to stay . 

       A. wouldn’t         B. mustn’t     C. shouldn’t         D. needn’t

--You've agreed to go? So why aren't you getting ready?

   --But I ________ that you would have me start at once.

    A. don't realize   B. hadn't realized   C. didn't realize   D. am not realizing

----Angelia looks blue today.

  ----Yes, but she won’t say _____ bothers her.

   A. why is it that       B. that is why     C. it is what        D. what it is that

____all kinds of difficulties，the workers have made rapid progress in the construction of

    the World Expo 2010 Shanghai．

    A．With                         B．For                            C．Under                          D．Beyond

35．—I’m afraid that I can’t finish the task as soon as planned．

    ——____________。

  A．Don’t be afraid  B．Don’t mention it    C．I suppose so     D．Take your time

B

    Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5：30．a(chǎn)nd at 6：30 she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis club．At last，the traffic was moving．She swung quickly racing to her house As she opened the door，she nearly tripped over Sheba．

    “Hey，Sheba，”she said，“I've got no time for you now，hut I'll take you out as soon as I get

back from tennis club．”Then she noticed Sheba seemed to be coughing or choking Obviously，she could hardly breathe．Immediately．Joanne realized she would have to take her to the vet(獸醫(yī))

When she got there，the vet was just about to close for the day Seeing the state of Sheba，Dr．Sterne brought her quickly into his office．

    “Listen，doctor，I'm really in a rush to get to a meeting can I leave her with you，and go and get changed? I'll be back in ten minutes to pick her up，and then I'll take her on to the meeting with me Is that OK?”

    “Sure．”said the doctor

    Joanne made the quick trip back to her house in a couple of minutes'．As she was once more

 entering the hallway，the phone by the door began to ring．

    “This is Dr．Sterne，”said an anxious voice．“I want you to get out of that house immediately，”said the doctor's voice．“I'm coming round fight away，and the police will be there any time now．Wait outside!”

    At that moment，a police car screeched to a stop outside the house．Two policemen got out and ran into the house．Joanne was by now completely confused and very frightened．Then the doctor arrived．

    “Where’s Sheba? Is she OK?”shouted Joanne．

    “She’s fine，Joanne．I took out the thing which was choking her，and she’s OK now．”

    Just then，the two policemen reappeared from the house，half-carrying a white—faced man，who could hardly walk．There was blood all over him．

    “My God，”said Joanne，“how did he get in there? And how did you know he was there?”

    “I think he must be a burglar．”said the doctor．“I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was stuck in Sheba’s throat：it turned out to be three human fingers”

60．What was Joanne supposed to do at 6：30？

    A．To walk her dog．          B．To see her doctor．

    C．To attend a club meeting．   D．To play tennis with her friends．

61．Joanne wanted to get back to her home again            ．

      A．to dress up for the meeting        B．to phone the police station

      C．to catch the badly hurt burglar      D．to wait for her dog to be cured  

62．From the passage，we can infer that          ．

      A．Sheba fought against the burglar

      B．the police found the burglar had broken in

      C．Joanne had planned to take her dog to the meeting

      D．the doctor performed a difficult operation on the dog

63．In this passage，the writer intends to tell us that the dog is            ．

      A．clever                  B．friendly               C．frightening             D．Devoted

 （共5小題；每小題2分，滿(mǎn)分10分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

       Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways.   71   Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.

       You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report.   72   whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process.   73   The following methods may work best for you.

       ·Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.

       ·Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts.

       ·Write your notes in your own words.

       ·  74 

·Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.

As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速記). When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time.   75 

A.Use words, not complete sentences.

B.There are three practical note-taking methods.

C.You must write your notes on separate paper.

D.Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later.

E.You will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.

F.That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes.

G.First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it.