Passage Five
Coconut (椰子) is an unusual food for many reasons. It is one of the largestedibleseeds produced by any plant. Its unusual contents also make it unique in the seed world--it consists of both"meat" and "water" inside. The coconut meat is the white substance with which we are all familiar, as it is used extensively for cooking and flavorings; the coconut water is a white and sweet liquid. Portuguese (葡萄牙) explorers gave the nut its name in the 15th century, referring to it as coco, meaning "ghost" in their language. The outside appearance of coconuts reminded them of a ghost's face, and the tree.has had that name ever since.
The coconut has varied uses. It is used to make various cooking oils for fast-food restaurants around the world to make diet materials. The coconut fluid is a favorite drink in hot climates, providing a cool and refreshing beverage right off the tree. This water is also used by manufacturers of various sports drinks. Even the shell itself has many uses, including animal food and fertilizer.
Yet the coconut is also useful in many ways that have nothing to do with food. Coconut oil is used for cosmetics (化妝品), medicines, and so on. Dried coconut shells are used in many countries as a tool for shining wood floors. The shells are also used for shirt buttons, and are commonly found on Hawaiian clothing. They are even used for musical instruments and bird houses.
And all these are only some of the uses found for the coconut fruit. The coconut tree, which produces the nut,also produces many useful things. It' s no wonder that the coconut tree has beentaken as "the tree of life".
52. What does the underlined word "edible" in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. Eatable.
B. Available.
C. Visible.
D. Collectible.
【答案】A
【考情點(diǎn)撥】詞語理解題。
【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】第一段前兩句指出，椰子是一種不平常的食物，原因有很多種，其中一個(gè)原因就是它是最大的可食用的植物種子之一。edible意為“可以吃的”.與選項(xiàng)A意思相近，故選A。
53. The coconut got its name because of__
A, its round shape
B. its ghostlike appearance
C. its hard shell
D. its white color
【答案】B
【考情點(diǎn)撥】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。
【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】由第二段可知，椰子得其名是因?yàn)樗耐獗硐窆砟槪蔬xB。
54. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Types of coconut seeds.
B. The discovery of coconut.
C. The history of coconut.
D. Uses of coconut.
【答案】D
【考情點(diǎn)撥】推理判斷題。
【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】通讀全文可知，文章主要介紹了椰子的各種各樣的用途，D項(xiàng)符合題意，故選D。
55. What can be learned from the passage?
A. Coconut fluid can become fertilizer.
B. Coconut trunks are houses for birds.
C. Coconut trees are useful plants.
D. Coconut oil is rare and expensive.
【答案】C
【考情點(diǎn)撥】推理判斷題。
【應(yīng)試指導(dǎo)】由最后一段最后兩句“The coconuttree，which produces the nut，also produces many use—ful things.It’S no wonder…”可知，椰子樹是很有用的一種植物，故選C。
V. Daily Conversation ( 15 points )
Directions:Pick out appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and complete thefollowing dialogue by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
A. I'll catch up on my reading to kill time
B. There isn' t a cloud in the sky
C. Did you catch the news today
D. How long have you been waiting
E. Have a nice day
F. Don' t forget your book
G. Where are you going today
H. That' s not our bus
(At a bus stop)
Mary: We couldn't ask for a better day,could we?John : I know. 56__________. I love this time of the year.
Mary. : This bus seems to be running late,doesn' t it? 57__________?
John : I' ve been here for at least ten minutes.Mary : Ah, here comes a bus !
John: Oh good. Wait! 58__________. That bus goes downtown.
Mary : Well,it looks like we' 11 be waiting a little longer. 59__________,I guess.
John : Oh, I' m afraid you have no time for that. Here' s our bus.
Mary: Oh great! I thought it would never come.
John : 60__________!
Mary : You too.
56.請(qǐng)選擇最佳選擇選項(xiàng)填寫在()。
【答案】B
57.請(qǐng)選擇最佳選擇選項(xiàng)填寫在()。
【答案】D
58.請(qǐng)選擇最佳選擇選項(xiàng)填寫在()。
【答案】H
59.請(qǐng)選擇最佳選擇選項(xiàng)填寫在()。
【答案】A
60.請(qǐng)選擇最佳選擇選項(xiàng)填寫在()。
【答案】E
VI. Writing ( 25 points)
Directions:For this part, you are supposed to write an essay in English in 100 - 120 words based on the following information. Remember to write it neatly.
61.你(Li Yuan)在英語學(xué)習(xí)中遇到了一些困難，希望得到幫助。請(qǐng)給你的英國(guó)筆友(Jason)寫封信，內(nèi)容包括：
·介紹你學(xué)習(xí)英語的經(jīng)歷;
.描述你在英語學(xué)習(xí)中遇到的困難;·希望筆友給你一些建議。
【答案】略。
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