I. 反复阅读下面文章，然后填空 I have never taken cooking classes. I learned cooking from my mother because she was really interested in 1 me how to cook. The main reason for this was 2 when my mother got married, she didn't know how to cook anything, not even an egg. My grandmother never allowed her to stay in the 3 when she was cooking. My mother did not start to cook 4 she was 25 years old. In the beginning, it was very hard for her. Therefore, she had to 5 cooking classes to prepare our meals. After having that experience, she decided to teach me how to cook because she didn't want me to have the 6 experience. I remember when I was seven years old, and my mother was cooking, I was with her in the kitchen enjoying cooking. I always helped her. Sometimes we 7 meals that my mother already knew how to make, and sometimes we prepared them from recipes. Nowadays, I am really 8 for that experience because I don't need help to cook a meal. I can cook for me alone or for a group of people; it doesn't matter. I will do the same with my children 9 I don't want them to have the same experience as my mother. If one day I am not with them, I want to be sure that they can carry on their lives 10 me. II. 阅读理解，回答下列问题 （人物/ 景物描写文） 景物描写文一般以时间或空间顺序进行。阅读理解题目多关于景物细节的考察，所以读景物描写文时，要抓住描写景物描写特点的词语，注意有关景物形状、色彩、动态的细节描写。 以下面一小题为例， 只需在文段中找到关键的修饰词，答案很容易找到。
Melbourne has just opened its new Performing Arts Center in St. Kilda Road, a couple of minutes from the center of the city. From the passage we know that the new arts center was built _________. A. in Melbourne B. near Melbourne C. near the center of Melbourne D. both A and C
(训练题) Geneva is situated between the Jura Range and the Alps on the western end of Lake Geneva. Capital of Peace is one of its names—the European headquarters of the United Nations lies here in Palais des Nations. Another worthy name for this city with a humanitarian tradition and international character is the World’s Smallest Metropolis. Parks, splendid stores and lively streets in the old part of town and its 2000—year history wait to be discovered. The Jet d’Eau together with the Flower Watch are the main attractions every year for the tourists visiting Geneva. The Jet d’Eau has become the symbol of Geneva for a long time. This is a 140 meters high water monument with a rich history. Eight 13,500-watt projectors light the grand column of the fountain in the evening, from early March until the second Sunday of October. The Flower Watch, which was created at the edge of the English Garden in 1955, reminds us about that Geneva is the birthplace of the Swiss clock and watch making, and that this industry has become internationally famous, as well through the quality of the watches as through their beautiful appearance. Sails on Lake Genava are also enjoyable. The Lake of Geneva, lying among the Alps, is a true inland sea, making possible a wide range of pleasant boat trips, you can relax and watch the beautiful scenes pass by. 细节性问题 1. What are the two attractions for people visiting Geneva? ____________________________________________________________________________ 2. How has the industry of watch making become internationally famous? ____________________________________________________________________________ 3. Find some suitable names to describe Geneva. ____________________________________________________________________________ 分析性问题 4. Why do people choose to sail on the Lake of Geneva? ____________________________________________________________________________ 5. The Jet d’Eau in the second paragraph refers to ____________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 推断性问题 6. What’s the writer’s opinion of Geneva? ____________________________________________________________________________
III. 写作训练 1. think about the past, get together, many African-American families, the week following Christmas Day. (根据提示词语，填加必要的词，连成句子) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Each time we improve our language it changes a little and in that way __________________ _______________________________________________________________________(补句) 3. Though many traditional festivals may have changed over the years, ___________________ _______________________________________________________________________(补句) 4. Chu Suk is a Korean festival. Chu Suk is a harvest festival. Chu Suk is a time to honor one’s Ancestors. (合并成复合句) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
