温州第二外国语学校2016届10月阶段性测试英语试题及答案(5)

Clearing up everything he checks on his daughter. She is in bed waiting for her good night kiss. He tucks her in and bids her goodnight.
Just as he is to leave she tells him. “Mother told me she adopted me when I was a baby.”
He stands at her bedroom door. Words fail him. Yes, he knew she was adopted.
“I am really lucky for being loved by my parents, even if I am not really theirs.”
“You trying to bring on the water works?” he tells her.
She giggles, “Goodnight, Father. I love you.”
“Love you, too.”
His face lights up as he wipes his dampened eyes.
The door closes and the child falls asleep dreaming of her mother.
Sitting outside he picks up the diary and opens it and reads the first line: “I love you, my dearest, if only things could have been different…”
55. Why isn’t the mother with her family?
A. She has already died. B. She is ill in hospital.
C. The couple is divorced. D. She lives in another city.
56. What can we know about the couple’s relationship?
A. They understood each other very well.  B. They quarreled a lot and are separated.
C. They used to have misunderstandings.  D. They were quite sure of each other’s love.
57. What can we learn from the story?
A. The girl was adopted because the couple couldn’t give birth.
B. Father looks after the girl just because the girl is alone.
C. The girl feels unfortunate that she was adopted.
D. Father was not very close to the girl before she moved in with him.
58. Why didn’t father bring mother home when she was ill?
A. Because he was too busy with his work B. Because he didn’t know he was wanted
C. Because he was too poor to afford the medical fees D. Because he didn’t know she was in hospital
59. What does the sentence “You trying to bring on the water works?” mean?
A. You want another cup of water?  B. Are you kidding me?
C. Are you trying to make me cry?  D. Are you thinking about the water factory?
60. Which word best describes father’s feeling at the end of the story?
A. Regretful B. Satisfied C. Confused D. Doubtful
第二节：下面文章中有5位同学（第61—65题）想要搜寻心仪的大学。请从以下选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中选出符合各位同学要求的大学，并在答题纸上将相应选项的标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。
It is rather challenging to make a choice on universities for school under educates, as they have to take into account the factors like majors, tuition, location and the climate,etc.
61. Annie is a top student of senior 3. She loves art and is gifted in art. She wants to learn art in a forging country which has pleasant weather.
62. Betty has just entered a university, but she wants to quit school and go abroad to learn fashion design because she is crazy about fashion and wants to become a great designer. She has to choose a college with low fee because her family is not rich.
63. Eva is an English major student in a university. She loves fashion and wants to learn fashion design in a fashion center that is filled with fashion elements.
64. Alex is college student majoring in computer science. He found animation design would be profitable industry, so he decided to learn animation design in a country where the climate is mild, not cold in winter and not hot in summer.
65. Philip is an English major college student. British art fascinates him very much so he decided to feel the rich art atmosphere and learn art in Britain.
A．University of Auckland

Programmes	Theology, Science, Art, Business, Education, Music…
Fee	￥60，000-80，000 a year
Length of schooling	3 year
Admission criterion（标准）	1 year preparation for students of senior 3 or graduates with an average mark of 80; regular college course for students who finish the first year in universities.
Location（位置）and climate	Auckland, the biggest city in New Zealand; comfortable climate; warm summers and mild and wet winters

B. Istituto Maranon 

Programmes	Fashion Business, Fashion Buying, Brand of Management and Fashion Promotion, Interior Design, Product Design and Graphic Design…
Fee	￥90,000-120,000 a year
Length of schooling	3 years
Admission criterion	No language proficiency test required; able to speak English or Italian; at least 12 years schooling
Location and climate	Milan, a global fashion centre in Italy; summers are extremely hot and humid; winters are chilly

C. Amusement Media College, Japan