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Once there was a man who knew he could achieve whatever he wanted. He wasn't a great man or highly educated. But, there was always the same story heard from his lips whenever he talked to you, “I will achieve some big things in my life and I will get most of them soon”. I saw him occasionally and each time he spoke like before. But he still hadn't taken one step to complete any of his dreams?no actions at all.
You can guess what happened next. As the years passed by, I went on my way to several new adventures in business, but he remained where he was. The last thing I heard of him just before I moved away was that he was ill and couldn't get around.
Recently I spoke with an old friend about this man. Not that long ago he passed away. I asked whether he had taken action towards any of his many dreams. The sad answer was no.
When I think of this man, I wish he understood what Albert Einstein said, “The value of achievement lies in the achieving.”
This man achieved nothing of his dreams. He lacked the preparation and action. There is no achievement made through a dream unless there is dedicated movement, action steps, and perseverance to continue.
There are several points here that can make the difference between dreaming and achieving. Without a solid and detailed plan for each step, you will spend your entire lifetime dreaming. Besides, in order to accomplish a dream, action must be taken. You also need to consider through any adventure in life whatever that decision is. There are always risks associated with any decision and choice. There are absolutely no guarantees that your choice ends up being the best one.
But, you will never know where a dream will end up unless you do something. Or, you will go through life always wondering what would have happened if you had taken action and not just simply talked.
32.The author writes the text to tell us that ________.
A.doing is better than saying
B.knowledge starts with practice
C.where there is a will, there is away
D.a good beginning makes a good ending
33.What can be inferred about the author from the text?
A.He laughed at the man.
B.He was the mans colleague.
C.He worked hard and was successful.
D.He once advised the man to start business.
34.Why did the author mention Albert Einstein in the text?
A.To show the key to inventinB.To show the cost of achievement.
C.To show the importance of taking action.
D.To show Albert Einsteins great achievements.
35.What may be the best title of the text?
A.Dream to the end
B.Achieve all, achieve none
C.A man who achieved nothing
D.Do something to achieve success
第二节(共5小题)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Confidence makes a differenc It could mean the difference in landing a job you have been dreaming of. It could also mean the difference in staying happily with the girl of your dream. Having enough confidence may help you achieve what you want in your life. ____36____ Hopefully we can light your path with this guide to becoming more confident.
Make lists. This is a two-part process which begins with a look into who you are. First make a list of all the things that set you apart from the rest. This will help you focus on the things that have gone right instead of the things that have gone wrong. ____37____ What are you fond of? In most cases, hard work with passion will bring about improvement.
____38____ People usually shy away from praise. I think it makes them feel that they do not deserve the praise. Take yourself away from that thinking and happily accept the praise. Another thing, remember that you matter. If you have something to say, force yourself to say it clearly and loudly. You can do this without sounding angry. ____39____
Move towards your goal. ____40____ Having a purpose and fl goal is great to feed your confidence. Start with the little things like the stuff you have been putting off for later. The more things you accomplish, the better you feel.
A.You are important and appreciated.
B.Then look at the things you enjoy doinC.This makes you move in the right direction.
D.But how exactly do you get that confidence?
E.In order to be confident, you have to look confident.
F.If somebody disagree with what you say, do not just shy away.
G.Studies show that the healthier you are, the more confident you feel.
第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节)
完形填空(共20小题)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项
A man invited a beautiful girl to have a coffee. As they sat in a nice coffee shop, he was too ____41____ to say anything and she felt uncomfortable. ____42____, he asked the waiter, “Could you please give me some ____43____? I'd like to put it in my coffee.”
Everyone stared at him. He turned ____44____, but when the salt came, he put it in his coffee and drank. ____45____, she asked, “Why salt with coffee?” He explained, “When I was a little boy, I lived ____46____ the sea. I liked playing on the sea. I could feel its taste salty, like salty coffee. Now every time I drink it, I think of my ____47____ and my hometown.”
She was deeply ____48____. A man who can ____49____ that he's homesick must love his home and care about his ____51____. He must be responsible. Then, they ____51____ their love story. Later, they ____52____ and lived happily together. And every time she made coffee for him, she put in some salt, the way he liked it.
After 40 years, he ____53____ and left her a letter which said, “My dearest, please ____54____ my life-long lie. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous that I asked for salt instead of sugar. Many times, I tried to tell you the ____55____, but I was afraid that it would ____56____ everything. Sweetheart, I don't ____57____ 1ike salty coffee. But as it ____58____so much to you, I've learnt to enjoy it. Having you with me was my greatest ____59____. If I could live a second time, I hope we can be together again,____60____ it means that I have to drink salty coffee for the rest of my life.”
41.A.nervous B.busy C.azy D.honest
42.A.Generally B.Suddenly C.Gradually D.Actually
43.A.water B.sugar C.salt D.wine
44.A.old B.wrong C.blue D.red
45.A.Curious B.Angry C.Anxious D.Careless
46.A.under B.near C.in D.above
47A.future B.knowledgeC.childhood D.background
48.A.annoyed B.interested C.depressed D.touched
49.A.admit B.admire C.promise D.refuse
50A.company B.family C.business farm
51.A.ended B.planned C.started D.changed
52.A.left B.succeeded C.failed D.married
53.A.passed away B.paid offC.eft behind D.set off
54.A.forget B.forgive C.remember D.miss
55.A.leture B.esson C.truth D.history
56.A.improve B.achieve C.get D.ruin
57.A.easily B.merely C.exactly D.closely
58.A.troubles B.matters C.costs D.destroys
59.A.happiness B.fault C.regret D.effort
60A.so that B.as though C.in case D.even if
(共两节)
(共10小题)
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
There' no rose without a thorn(刺). This thought is absolutely necessary to prepare you ________ (experience) less pain and more joy in your journey of life.
With a bird's-eye view, you may realize something meaningful. During your school ____62____ (year), while joyfully ____63____ (study) knowledge you are also under the pressure of homework, examinations, ____64____ ranking. You face crises and pains. Meanwhile, all sorts of complex affairs may happen ____65____ you and your classmates. In your ____66____ (young), adolescence may fill you with unrealized desires and send you into deeper puzzlement.
Entering marriage, you are ____67____ (actual) in the center of all the contradictions?the matching of different personalities, financial management and so on. As you become old, your health may decline and ____68____ (vary) troubles in your career and family may appear gradually.
We may therefore conclude that much of our lire may not ____69____ (spend) in contentment.
However, in fact, the discontent things are not useless since you may learn more from them ____70____ from the things that cheer you up.
第四部分 写作(共两节)
短文改错(共10小题)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改0处,多者(从第处起)不计分。
As we have learned English for a very long time, we may complain it. We once made a joke which foreigners should learn ChinesNow, it was not a joke anymore. More and more foreign people are interesting in Chinese, and many of us learn Chinese well. There was a hot show calling Chinese Bridge. I had been seen the show, and I was very impressed by the foreign students, whom spoke Chinese very well. We should learn from those foreigner because they showed us a way to learn a language good.
第二节 书面表达
假定你是李华,你班上最近转来一位身材肥胖的新生,很多同学都嘲笑他。这让你感到非常气愤,但又无计可施。就此请你用英语写封邮件给你的网友Tom求助,内容要点包括：
1.简略介绍该情况;
2.表达你对该事的看法;
3.征求Tom的建议。
1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.开头和结尾已为你写好,不计人总词数。Dear Tom,
How are you going? I miss you very much._______________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
英语试卷参考答案
听力部分录音材料
听力部分。该部分分为第一、第二两节。
注意：回答听力部分时,请将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。
停顿00'10"
现在是听力试音时间。
M: Hello. International Friends Club. Can I help you?
W: Oh, hello. I read about your club in the paper today and I thought I'd phone to find out a bit more.
M: Yes, certainly. Well, we are a sort of social club for people from different countries. It's quite a new club we have about 50 members at the moment, but we are growing all the time
W: That sounds interesting. I'm British actually, and I came to Washington about three months ago. I'm looking for ways to meet people. Er, what kinds of events do you organize?
M: Well, we have social get-togethers, and sports events, and we also have language evenings.
W: Could you tell me something about the language evenings?
M: Yes. Every day except Thursday we have a language evening. People can come and practice their languages-you know, over a drink or something. We have different languages on different evenings. Monday Spanish; Tuesday-Italian; Wednesday-erman; and Friday-French. On Thursday we usually have a meal in a restaurant for anyone who wants to come.
W: Well, that sounds great. I really need to practice my French.
M: OK. Well, if you can just give me your name and address, I'll send you the form and some more information. If you join now you can have the first month free.
试音到此结束。
听力考试正式开始。
停顿00'10"
请看听力部分第一节。
第一节 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
00'02"
例如：现在你有5秒钟的'时间看试卷上的例题。
00'05"
你将听到以下内容：
M: Excuse me. Can you tell me how much the shirt is?
W: Yes, it's nine fifteen.
停顿00'02"
你将有5秒钟的时问将正确答案划在试卷上。
00'05"
衬衫的价格为9镑15便士,所以你选择C项,并将其划在试卷上。
5秒钟的时间阅读第1小题的有关内容。
00'05"
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(Text 1)
M: Does this bus go to the beach?
W: No. You're going the wrong way. You need a No. 5 bus. It stops in front of the post office next to the musum. Then you can get there.
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高考英语听说练习题及答案
随着国际性大公司纷纷抢占中国市场,若想在其中谋得满意的职位,英语听说能力是必不可少的敲门砖。下面是我整理的高考英语听说试题及答案，希望能帮到大家!
A、对话理解。本部分共有四段对话，每段对话后有两个问题。请根据对话内容，在各题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案，用鼠标在题号前选择。每段对话听两遍。本题共8分。
听第一段对话，回答第1---2小题。
M: Hi, Mary. Last Saturday was your birthday, wasn't it?
W: I had a party that day, but actually, my birthday was on Friday.
M: Oh, I see. How was the party?
W: It was wonderful. I got many gifts.
M: Really? What did you get?
W: Well, my parents gave me a bike, my uncle gave me a pet cat.
M: How about Jack? What did he give you?
W: He gave me beautiful roses.
( ) 1. When was Mary's birthday?
A. Sunday. B. Saturday. C. Friday.
( ) 2. What did Mary get from her uncle?
A. Roses. B. A bike. C. A cat.
听第二段对话，回答第3---4小题。
W: Hi, Tom. I heard you changed your job?
M: Yes, I’m tired of office work.
W: How is your new work?
M: Very good. I like teaching little kids. They are so lovely.
W: How many kids do you teach?
M: There are twenty-two kids in my class, half are boys and half are girls.
W: What do you teach these little kids?
M: Well, some singing and dancing, sometimes I play games with them.
W: They must be very fond of you.
( ) 3. What did Tom do before?
A. A singer. B. An office worker. C. A teacher.
( ) 4. How many boys are there in Tom's class?
A. Eleven. B. Twelve. C. Twenty-two.
听第三段对话，回答第5---6小题。
W: Morning Peter, what are you doing?
M: I'm planning for my summer vacation.
W: You like travelling a lot. Where are you going this summer?
M: I'm not very sure yet. Last summer, I visited some cities in Shandong.
W: So you won't visit large cities this year, will you?
M: No, I am thinking of going to small cities in Hunan this summer. What about you, Mary?
W: Well, I think I will stay in Guangzhou again and study.
M: Come on. You need a rest.
( ) 5. Where did Peter go last summer?
A. Shandong. B. Hunan. C. Guangzhou.
( ) 6. What do we know about Mary?
A. She likes travelling. B. She studies hard. C. She needs a plan.
听第四段对话，回答第7---8小题。
W: Excuse me, sir. How can I get to the City Museum?
M: Oh, the Museum is in the city center, on the main street.
W: How could I get there?
M: There is a bus stop there. Take bus No.12 and get off at the stop, City Library.
W: How long shall I walk after getting off the bus?
M: You need to walk for about five minutes. The Museum is opposite the library.
W: Thank you very much.
( ) 7. What place is the woman looking for?
A.The library. B. The bus stop. C. The museum.
( ) 8. How long is the distance between the bus stop and the library?
A. About 5 minutes. B. About 8 minutes. C. About 12 minutes.
B、短文理解。你将听到一篇短文，短文后面有5个问题，请根据短文的内容，在每小题所给的.三个选项中选出一个能完成句子的最佳选项。短文听两遍。本题共5分。
Next Sunday is Father’s Day, and Mary wants to buy a special gift for her father. Her father was fifty-eight and would retire in two years. She looked at the Father’s Day advertisements in the newspaper, but they mostly had sales on ties and bottles of beer. Her father doesn’t like to wear ties, and he never drinks beer. He used to go fishing on the weekends, but lately he’s been staying home and working in the garden. Mary can spend about $45 on her father’s gift. She wants to buy him something that he will use every week. Last year she got him a sweater and two T-shirts. She wants to get him something different this year, such as gardening or fishing tools.
( ) 9. Mary wants to buy her father a gift because it’s going to be _________.
A.the Father’s Day B. her father’s birthday C. a big sale day
( ) 10. Mary's father used to _____________ on weekends.
A. drink beers B. go fishing C. work in gardens
( ) 11. Mary could spend _________ on her father's gift.
A. $60 B. $58 C. $45
( ) 12. Last year, Mary gave her father some___________ as gifts.
A. fishing tools B. T-shirts C. gardening tools
( ) 13. Lately, Mary's father likes to __________ on weekends.
A. go fishing B. read newspaper C. work in the garden
听力答案：
A). 1. C 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. A
B) 9. A 10. B 11. C 12. B 13. C
C、朗读短文。你将会在屏幕上看到一篇短文，准备30秒钟，按照提示朗读并在规定时间内录音。本题共3分。
A Man was going to the house of a rich person. As he went along the road, he saw a box of good apples at the side. He said, "I don't want to eat those apples; for the rich man will give me much food; he will give me very nice food to eat." Then he took the apples and threw them away into the dust. He went on and came to a river. The river had become very big; so he could not go over it. He waited for some time, then he said, "I cannot go to the rich man's house today, because I cannot get over the river." He began to go home. He didn't eat anything that day. He came to the apples, and took them out of the dust and ate them.
D、情景对话。请你根据所给的情景与提示扮演角色，进行提问或回答4个问题。在完成每个问题之前，你有5秒钟左右的准备时间，按照提示在规定时间内录音。本题共4分。
角色： Tom和小芳，学生。
情景：两人在讨论各自的兴趣爱好，Tom喜欢球类运动，小芳喜爱音乐舞蹈等。
你将扮演小芳的角色。
Tom: Hi, Xiao Fang. What are you doing? <电脑屏幕显示>
考生:I'm practicing my dancing skills.
Tom: Dancing skills? Do you like dancing? <电脑屏幕显示>
考生: Yes, I like dancing very much.
Tom: What about music? Do you like music?
考生：Yes, music and dancing are my hobbies. What are your hobbies?
Tom: Well, I like playing basketball and football. <电脑屏幕显示>
考生: Who do you often play with?
Tom: I often play basketball with my roommates. <电脑屏幕显示>
E、口头作文。下面是Xiao Bin上周五的一次经历。请你根据所给的图片进行1分钟的口头作文。在进行口头作文前，你有50秒左右的准备时间，按照提示在规定时间内录音。本题共5分。
给分点建议：1) Last Friday, Xiao bin was passing a basin; 2)He found that the tap was not shut well and water was dropping; 3) He went over to turn off the tap to stop water dropping; 4) He was praised by a teacher; 5) Everyone has the duty to save water;
