【2011·河南省示范性高中五校聯考】
If you are a fan of the Newbery-Award winning book Bridge to Terabithia, then you're going to love author Katherine Paterson's new creation The Day of the Pelican(鵜鶘). In the book, Paterson takes readers on a journey with 12 year-old Meli Lleshi and her Albanian family of seven.
The family lives in Kosovo, in eastern Europe. The country is at war with neighboring Serbia. Eventually, life becomes too dangerous in Kosovo, so the Lleshis have to pack up and move out of their home. To Meli, leaving meant giving up her whole life. She will have to say goodbye to her friends, home, school and Baba's market. Worse, the family's trouble began, in Meli's mind, when she drew a picture of her teacher with a pelican nose and had to stay after school as punishment.
As the Lleshis travel along the road at night, they come across burning homes and other refugees just like them. Living in a tiny tent surrounded by many other people becomes tiring, and but for Baba's and Mama's efforts to keep the family together, the family would probably have given up. Every night, Meli longs to go home and Baba tells her, "Your home is with your family." With everyone already crowding together for food, now is not the time to complain. The family needs all their courage to keep going. "We have to be very patient and very brave," Meli says.
Soon, traveling from place to place becomes too much of a hassle(爭論) and nearly breaks the family apart. Baba makes an important decision. The family will be moving to an exciting new country. There will be no enemies and no one to run from. They will be able to stay in one place and build a new life. Although Meli still longs for home she wonders if this will finally mean freedom for her family.
The Day of the Pelican is a book you won't be able to put down. Those who enjoy realistic fiction will love this moving story about Meli and her family.
67. What’s the author’s purpose in writing this passage?
A. To tell us how happy we are to live a peaceful life.
B. To explain how the Lleshis survived the war.
C. To get us to learn about a new book.
D. To introduce a book Bridge to Terabithia
68. Why did the family move to other countries?
A. Because they wanted to find well-paid jobs.
B. Because they had to escape from the war.
C. Because Meli and her family needed food.
D. Because they just looked for adventure.
69. The third paragraph is mainly about _______.
A. Baba’s importance during the trip
B. complaints about the life journey
C. various difficulties as travellers
D. ways to get the family together
70. From the passage we can learn that ______.
A. The Day of the Pelican won the Newbery-Award
B. Meli no longer longs for home in the new place
C. the family found the freedom and settled down
D. without Baba’s encouragement the family would have broken
科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
【2011·河南省示范性高中五校聯考】
完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
One Saturday, I got a phone call about electrical problems. Since I am not an electrician, I quickly 36 that the woman on the line had the wrong number. The woman on the phone sounded extremely 37 as her electricity wasn't working. Her husband tried to replace a wall 38 , but now some of their lights wouldn’t turn on, and the heat had 39 .
The woman thought she was 40 an electrician who had done work for her in the past. I had just recently changed my 41 and she got me instead. I'm not an electrician but I do work with 42 .
I 43 her that she had the wrong number, and I didn’t know what her old electrician changed his number to. She 44 , and we said goodbye. After I hung up the phone I thought 45 I could help her so I dialed back and found out she was just one town over.
When I got to her house, I told her I would help her, but I would not 46 any money. This confused her and she asked 47 I would bother if I wasn’t getting paid. I told her it was an act of 48 and to "pay it forward.” Dorothy and Jacob, who were both retired, seemed 49 and said they never met anyone like me.
Her husband had installed the 50 switch which was causing a short. After I was done, they thanked me and tried to give me some 51 . I told them I wouldn’t accept anything, and that the best 52 would be to find someone else to help out. I 53 said if you can't find someone else to repay then just be extra nice to each other. They were both incredibly happy that I 54 to solve their electrical problems quickly, but I think I was even 55 at the opportunity to help them.
36. A. noticed B. imagined C. believed D. realized
37. A. anxious B. excited C. frustrated D. curious
38. A. glass B. switch C. light D. picture
39. A. shown off B. paid off C. shut off D. taken off
40. A. introducing B. calling C. expecting D. searching
41. A. mind B. address C. cellphone D. number
42. A. organization B. electricity C. decoration D. engineering
43. A. encouraged B. warned C. taught D. informed
44. A. apologized B. complained C. shouted D. nodded
45. A. maybe B. anyway C. otherwise D. indeed
46. A. provide B. receive C. reward D. accept
47. A. when B. whether C. why D. how
48. A. honesty B. kindness C. courage D. friendship
49. A. embarrassed B. excited C. interested D. surprised
50. A. wrong B. necessary C. proper D. inexpensive
51. A. candy B. praise C. money D. gift
52. A. decision B. solution C. reaction D. payment
53. A. also B. ever C. just D. even
54. A. decided B. succeeded C. managed D. promised
55. A. better B. happier C. easier D. stronger
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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
【2011·河南省示范性高中五校聯考】A
After Maggie Doyne graduated from high school, she decided to spend a year traveling the world before starting college. The journey changed her life and the lives of hundreds of orphaned children forever.
In 2006, Doyne took a trip in Nepal, Asia. Having grown up in New Jersey, Doyne was shocked to see so many orphaned children living on the streets. She wanted to do something about it. Doyne used her savings to buy an acre of land. Then, she built the kids a home, the Kopila Valley Children's Home.
Now, the Do Something foundation is doing something for Doyne. The organization provides resources and support for teens that want to make a difference in the world. On Thursday night, the foundation named Doyne the $100,000 prize winner of the 2009 Do Something Award.
The Kopila Valley Children's Home officially opened its doors in 2008. Doyne, now 22 years old, cares for 26 kids. She has helped more than 700 other orphans find families. She also runs a program that provides scholarships for needy families to send their children to school. The children learn basic skills such as sewing and cooking. They also grow their own food in their garden and raise farm animals.
Doyne admits that she didn't have it all figured out when she first arrived in Nepal. "I just felt that there was something there for me," she said. Her parents were supportive of her. But it was a challenge to convince other adults that an 18-year-old girl could accomplish such a big project. Still, Doyne never gave up on fund raising. In just over a year, she had enough money to build her dream home.
"When all the kids are sitting at the table for breakfast, or they're happy and all dancing . . . it's the best feeling in the world." she says.
56. After graduation from high school, Doyne determined ______.
A. to continue her education in college
B. to change the lives of orphaned children
C. to tour the world before going to college
D. to set up the Kopila Valley Children's Home
57. What do we know about the Do Something foundation?
A. It is an organization intended for orphans.
B. It is an organization set up in Nepal, Asia.
C. It officially opened its doors in 2008.
D. It offers Doyne great honor and support.
58. It can be inferred from the passage that______.
A. Doyne overcame great difficulties in building the home
B. everything in Nepal worked out as Doyne had expected
C. with her parents’ help, Doyne stopped raising funds
D. it was easy to persuade adults around to support Doyne
59. Which of the following words can best describe Maggie Doyne?
A. Brave. B. Caring C. Talented D. Cautious
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【2011·河南省鄭州市第二次質量預測】A
Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, “Mum, you must come and see the daffodils （水仙花）before they are over.” I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Lake Arrowhead. “I will go next Tuesday,” I promised, a little unwillingly, on her third call.
The next Tuesday dawned cold and rainy. Still, I had promised, and so I drove there. When I finally walked into Carolyn’s house and hugged and greeted my grandchildren, I said, “Forget the daffodils, Carolyn! The road is invisible （看不見的）in the cloud and fog, and there is nothing in the world except you and these children that I want to see!”
My daughter smiled calmly and said, “We drive in this weather all the time, Mum. You will never forgive yourself if you miss this experience.”
After about twenty minutes, we turned onto a small road and I saw a small church. On the far side of the church, I saw a hand-lettered sign that read “Daffodil Garden”.
We got out of the car and each took a child’s hand, and I followed Carolyn down the path. Then, we turned a corner of the path, and I looked up and gasped. Before me lay the most beautiful sight! There were five acres of flowers! “But who has done this?” I asked Carolyn. “It’s just one woman,” Carolyn answered. “That’s her home,” Carolyn pointed to a well-kept A-frame house that looked small and modest in the midst of all that glory. We walked up to the house. On the patio （庭院）, we saw a poster. “Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking” was the headline.
The first answer was a simple one. “50,000 bulbs （鱗莖）,” it read. The second answer was, “One at a time, by one woman.” The third answer was, “Began in 1958.”
I thought of this woman whom I had never met, who, more than fifty years before, had begun -- one bulb at a time -- to bring the beauty and joy to the mountain top.
56. The author didn’t go to see the daffodils at first because _________.
A. she was not interested in them
B. they were growing on the mountain top
C. the weather was not good enough
D. it was not easy for her to drive there
57. What do we know about the woman living in the A-frame house?
A. She must be out of mind.
B. She acted as a gardener there.
C. It took her great determination to grow the daffodils.
D. She was poor and made her living by selling daffodils.
58. What could the author probably learn from this experience?
A. Nothing is too difficult if you put your heart into it.
B. We must put the interests of others above our own.
C. We can change the world by growing flowers.
D. It’s never too late to learn.
59. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. An Unforgettable Experience. B. Beautiful Daffodils.
C. One Bulb at a Time. D. I Love Daffodils.
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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
C【2011·河南省示范性高中五校聯考】
What's black and orange and growing for the first time in decades? India's tiger population! On Monday, officials announced the results of the latest tiger count. The census(統計) totaled 1,706 tigers in forests across the Asian country—about 300 more than four years ago. "These numbers give us hope for the future of tigers in the world," said Jim Leape, international director of the World Wildlife Fund.
A century ago, about 100,000 tigers lived in India's forests. But by 2002, a count showed that there were only 3,600 left. The number dropped to 1,411 in 2007. What caused India's tiger population to shrink so dramatically?
More than anything else, experts say, development has taken a toll. People have moved into tiger territory and destroyed much of the animal's habitat. Today, tigers live on a just small part of the land they occupied 100 years ago.
Illegal hunting has also contributed to the decline. Poachers(盜獵者) can demand high fees for tiger parts, which are a key ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine. The parts from one tiger can sell for tens of thousands of dollars.
India's news is a step in the right direction. But while the number of tigers has increased there in the last four years, the animals' habitat has shrunk. Roads and construction projects have blocked off many tiger corridors—routes used by the big cats to go from one forest to another. "Securing these corridors should be taken up as a priority," says Rajesh Gopal, of the National Tiger Conservation Authority.
Last November, leaders from the 13 countries that are home to wild tigers met in St. Petersburg, Russia, to develop a plan to help the endangered cats. They set a goal to double the world's tiger population by the year 2022. Will we reach that goal? With India's tiger population on the rise and conservationists around the world focused on helping the big cats, it seems it just might happen.
63. The underlined word “shrink” in Paragraph 2 most probably means .
A. develop B. reduce C. disappear D. remove
64. Which is one of the reasons why India's tiger population declines?
A. Some living areas of India's tigers are destroyed by humans.
B. Roads and construction projects have bridged tiger corridors.
C. Some India's tigers have been hunted for to attract visitors.
D. Too many tigers are used in making traditional Chinese medicine.
65. It can be inferred from the passage that _______.
A. 1,411 India’s tigers were killed between 2002 and 2007
B. Rajesh Gopal is in charge of the World Wildlife Fund
C. the world's tiger population will surely be doubled by 2022
D. international efforts are being made to protect India's tigers
66. What is the author’s attitude towards the future of India's tigers?
A. Critical B. Objective C. Optimistic D. Concerned
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