1、 Discover Wisconsins history and culture on four floors of exhibits. Open for public programs. Admission is free. Open Tuesday through Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. （608）264-6555 www.wisconsinhistory.org/museumSwiss Historical Village 612 Seventh Ave, New Glarus The Swiss Historical Village offers
2、 a delightful look at pioneer life in Americas heartland. 14 buildings in the village give a full picture of everyday life in the nineteenth-century Midwest.Tue. - Fri., May 1st - Oct. 31st, 10:a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Admission is 20. （608）527-2317 Artisan Gallery & Creamery Cafe 6858 Paoli Rd, Paoli, WI O
3、ne of the largest collections of fine arts and crafts in Wisconsin. Over 5,000 sq. ft. of exhibition space in a historical creamery. While visiting enjoy a wonderfully prepared lunch at our cafe overlooking the Sugar River. Just minutes from Madison! Gallery open Tue. - Sun., 10:00 a.m. -5: Cafe ope
4、n Wed. - Sat., 11:00 a.m. - 3: Sunday brunch with wine, 10:00 a.m. -3: （608）845-6600 Christopher Columbus Museum 239 Whitney St. Columbus World-class exhibit - 2000 quality souvenirs marking Chicagos 1893 World Columbus Exhibition. Tour buses are always welcome. Open daily, 8:15 a.m. - 4: （920）623-1
5、992 1. Where can you go for a visit on Monday?A. Wisconsin Historical Museum B. Swiss Historical VillageC. Artisan Gallery & Creamery Cafe D. Christopher Columbus Museum2. Where can visitors have lunch? A. At Wisconsin Historical Museum B. At Swiss Historical VillageC. At Artisan Gallery & Creamery
6、Cafe D. At Christopher Columbus Museum3. We can learn from the text that _.A. Christopher Columbus Museum overlooks a riverB. Swiss Historical Village is open for half a year C. Tickets are needed for Wisconsin Historical MuseumD. Artisan Gallery & Creamery Cafe are open daily for 4 hoursBA rabbit a
7、nd two ducks were good friends. They used to meet on the bank of a river and play together. One day the ducks told the rabbit that they had found a carrot farm on the other bank of the river. The rabbit was excited and quickly asked for the help of his friends to cross the river, reach the farm and
8、enjoy the carrots. The ducks agreed to carry him across the river. They made a wonderful plan to cross the river. The two ducks entered the river and stayed close to each other. The rabbit carefully got on their backs and stayed still. Then the ducks slowly swam across the river, staying close to ea
9、ch other. The rabbit cautiously stayed on top of the moving ducks.Right before they reached the center of the river, the ducks suddenly saw a large number of fishes swimming together. In the excitement of finding a delicious meal in the water, the ducks quickly swam to either side to catch the fishe
10、s. They forgot about the poor rabbit on their backs, who fell down into the deep river as the ducks moved away. The ducks remembered their job only after they finished their meal. However, by the time the poor rabbit had already drowned. The foolish ducks were sorry to miss their good friend.From th
11、is short story, we know love should not be just words and talks; it must be true love, which is shown in action.4. The rabbit was excited because_.A. the ducks would bring him some good foodB. the ducks would prepare a good meal for himC. there was good food on the other bank of the riverD. he would
12、 be able to play on the other side of the river5. The underlined word “cautiously” in Paragraph 2 probably means “_”.A. bravely B. carefully C. exactly D. quickly 6. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The ducks played a trick on the rabbit.B. The ducks were too tired to carry
13、 the rabbit.C. The rabbit drowned because of his carelessness.D. The ducks forgot their job when they saw the fishes.CMike Flint was Buffetts airplane pilot. Flint had also flown four US President, so we can safely say he was good at his job. According to Flint, he was talking about his career prior
14、ities（优先事项） with Buffett when he asked him to go through a 3-step exercise.STEP 1: Write down his 25 career goals. So, Flint took some time and wrote them down.STEP 2: Review his list and circle his top 5 goals. Again, Flint took some time, made his way through the list, and at last decided on his 5
15、 most important goals.STEP3: At this point, Flint had two lists. The 5 items he had circled were on List A and the 20 items he had not circled were on List B.Flint said that he would start working on his top 5 goals right away. And then Buffett asked him about the second list, “And what about the on
16、es you didnt circle?”Flint replied, “Well, the top 5 are my primary focus, but the other 20 come in a close second. I still plan to give them my efforts.”Buffett said, “No. Youve got it wrong. Everything you didnt circle just became your Avoid-At-All-Cost list. These things get no efforts from you u
17、ntil youve succeeded with your top 5.”This is why Buffetts strategy（策略） is great. Items 6 through 25 are things you care about. So you cant help paying attention to them. And then you get 20 distractions（分心的食物） to stop you from focusing on your top 5 goals. Spending time on secondary priorities is t
18、he reason you have 20 half-finished goals instead of 5 complete ones. So force yourself to focus. The most dangerous distractions are the ones you love, but that dont love you back.7. What did Flint think of his items on List B?A. They were important too. B. They were much more difficultC. They were
19、 not worth his effort D. They were impossible goals to reach8. What did Buffett suggest to Mike Flint?A. Giving up List B halfway.B. Choosing only one priority from the 25 items.C. Paying no attention to List B before finishing List A.D. Reviewing all the items and deciding on another top 5.9. Accor
20、ding to Buffetts strategy, _.A. Getting 20 half-finished goals is useful too.B. We should break away from distractions decidedly（果断地）.C. Its impossible for us to finish two tasks at a timeD. Secondary priorities will prevent us from succeeding10. What can be the best title for the passage?A. List A
21、or List B? B. How to choose your prioritiesC. The secret of Buffetts great successD. Avoid distractions to focus on your priorities第二节 （共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。11._ One of the best thingsyou can possibly do is to start your own club. Its great fun especially if youa
22、re the sort of person who feels theres never anything to do during the school holidays.The first thing you need to come up with is an idea for your club. 12._ Pets, clothes, pop music or dancing groups, sports, making things? The list is endless.Next you need some friends to be in your club with you
23、.13._ All you need is three or four other people who are interested in the same things as you.14._You should all sit down somewhere together with lots of pieces of paper and write down every name you can think up. That will keep you busy for ages.At your first meeting you should make up a rulebook.
24、And the first rule should be no grown-ups or little/big brothersorsisters! The best clubs are always secret!Now you have just almosteverything you need, except membership cards. These are very important and again you can spend a lot of time making them.15._Why not leave some space for a photo of you
25、rself? That will make the membership card really look like it.So there are you are, get clubbing! Once you get started youll think of loads of more interesting things to do!A. Thats easy.B. Enjoy your own club!C. Invite a designer to join you.D. What are you interested in?E. Summer vacation is just
26、around the corner.F. Then you need to pick a name for your club.G. Use bright thick pens to make a special design.第二部分： 英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read this article. Success
27、fully finishing what you set out to do is not 16_ thing. Let me explain.Two brothers 17_ to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were 18_, a couple of older boys stopped by to 19_. “What are you doing?” asked one of the visitors. “We plan to dig a hole all the way through the 20_!” one of the
28、 brothers said 21_. The older boys began to 22_, telling the younger ones that it was 23_ . After a long 24_, one of the diggers picked up a jar full of spiders, worms and a wide variety of insects. He took away the cover and 25_ the wonderful contents to the visitors. Then the other said quietly an
29、d confidently, “26_ we cant dig all the way through the earth, look what we 27_ along the way!They were far too 28_, so they continued to dig. And that is what a（an） 29._ is for - to cause us to move in the direction we have chosen! But not every goal will be fully 30_! Not every love will last. Not
30、 every job will be finished 31_. Perhaps you can say, “Look at the 32_ things which have come into my life because I 33_ to do something!” when you 34_ to reach your goal.I believe it is the 35_ on the journey, in the end, that truly matters.16. A. difficult B. proper C. common D. important17. A. preferred B. continued C. decided D. managed 18. A. working B. travelling C. standing D. waiting19. A. help B. watch C. lea
