三、短文填空(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)
阅读短文,从方框中选出恰当的单词并用其适当形式填空,使短文通顺、意义完整。每空仅填一词,每词仅用一次。
not, important, it, or, at, take, old, smile, buy, watch
Blue Ocean Aquarium(水族馆) is a great place for families to take a holiday. Children love to see the sea animals and 36 movies about sharks in it. Last Saturday morning, Mr. Jackson 37 his wife and two little sons to the aquarium. 38 the ticket office, he asked, "How much shall I pay to get in?"
The woman at the ticket office answered, "The price is 20 dollars for each adult(成年人) 39 any kid older than five. We let kids in free if they are five or younger. How 40 are your children?"
Mr. Jackson said, "The older one is six and the younger one is three. I think I must 41 three tickets.
The woman was surprised. She said, "Sir, why 42 think about saving(节省)20 dollars? If you tell me your older son is five, I won't know the difference. Mr. Jackson said with a 43, "Yes, that sounds right, but my kids know 44.
From Mr. Jackson's story, we know honesty(诚实) is very 45 in the modern society. We should tell the truth to the people around us, especially(尤其) to the kids.
36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
41. 42. 43. 44. 45.

36. watch
37. took
38. At
39. or
40. old
41. buy
42. not
43. smile
44. it
45. important

36. 结合语境“孩子们喜欢看海洋动物并且看关于鲨鱼的电影”，love to do sth结构中，and连接并列不定式，此处填watch（观看）。
37. 根据时间Last Saturday morning，句子用一般过去时，take sb to sp表示“带某人去某地”，take的过去式是took。
38. “在售票处”用介词At，首字母大写。
39. 此处表示“每个成年人或者五岁以上的孩子票价20美元”，用连词or（或者）。
40. 根据答语可知是询问年龄，how old是固定表达，故填old。
41. 根据语境“我想我必须买三张票”，must后接动词原形，填buy（买）。
42. “why not do sth”是固定句型，意为“为什么不做某事”，故填not。
43. “with a smile”是固定搭配，意为“微笑着”，故填smile。
44. 此处用it指代上文提到的“儿子实际是六岁”这件事，故填it。
45. 根据语境“诚实在现代社会非常重要”，填important（重要的）。

四、读写结合(共两节,满分25分)
第一节 任务型阅读(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
阅读短文,用英文填空或回答问题。(注意每小题的词数要求)
Long ago, a man named Zuo Si lived in Luoyang. He spent most of his time at home writing. If he had any ideas, he would write them down at once. He used lots of paper. Soon his home became a mess. His father was not happy. "My son is not very smart. It wasn't like that when I was younger." This made Zuo Si sad, but it also encouraged him. He decided to work harder, read more and write more. "I will spend ten years writing a masterpiece(杰作)!" Zuo Si said.
"What does this man want?" The neighbor asked when he heard the news. "Oh, he said he was going to write a masterpiece. Ha! "Another said. "Let Zuo Si say what he wants. It will never happen. He was locked in his house as usual." A neighbor said.
For the next ten years, Zuo Si continued to write. He used more paper and pens to write more. Finally, ten years passed, he finished his writing. It described the customs and habits of the people in Luoyang. Zuo Si also wrote about the best way to run a country. He believed it was through kindness, not force.
Some important scholars thought highly of his idea. His book was very popular. A lot of people wanted to read it. They also wanted to have their own copy. At that time, paper was a new invention. The need for Zuo Si's book made paper prices rise a lot in Luoyang. Today, the sentence "paper is expensive in Luoyang" describes the popularity of a new book that everybody wants.
46. From Paragraph 2,we can learn that people didn't believe Zuo Si .
(不超过8词)
47,48 & 49. Fill in the blanks according to the passage.

50. What can you learn from Zuo Si's story?
(不超过20词)

46. could write a masterpiece
47. ten years
48. the best way to run a country
49. have their own copy
50. We should stick to our dream and work hard.

46. 根据第二段邻居的言论可知，人们不相信左思能写出杰作，提炼符合词数要求的表达即可。
47. 从短文第一段和第三段内容可知，左思花费十年时间完成他的杰作。
48. 由第三段内容可知，作品除描述洛阳风土人情，还写了治理国家的最佳方式。
49. 根据第四段内容，人们不仅想读这本书，还想拥有自己的副本。
50. 结合左思不顾质疑、坚持创作的经历，总结出坚持梦想、努力奋斗等道理，注意词数限制。