: dogs in the streets, whole families in Soweto living in one room,.a kilometre from clean water.
As we drove towards the setting sun, a quietness fell over us. The road was empty-we hadn't seen another car for hours. And as I drove, something caught my eye,
something moving close enough to touch them, to smell their hot breath. I didn't know how long they had been there next to us.
I shouted to Dan: "Look! but he was in a deep sleep, his camera lying useless by his feet. They raced the car for a few seconds, then disappeared far behind us, a memory of heroic forms in the red landscape.
When Daniel woke up an hour later I told him what had happened.
"Wild horses?" he said. "Why didn't you wake me up, Sophia?"
"I tried. But they were gone after a few seconds. " .
"Are you sure you didn't dream it?"
"You were the one who was sleeping!"
"Typical," he said. "The best photos are the ones we never take.
We checked into a dusty hotel and slept the sleep of the dead.
16. Daniel and Sophia drove slowly through the busy desert
A. RightB. Wrong C. Not mentioned
17. Sophia wrote about her experiences in notebooks.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Notmentioned
18. Daniel took photos of the Nile River.
A. RightB. Wrong C. Not mentioned
19. Daniel and Sophia saw a lot of wonderful things.
A. RightB. Wrong C. Not mentioned
20. While drMng Daniel and Sophia saw wild horses.
A. RightB. Wrong C. Not mentioned
21. The horses didn't come near the car.
A. RightB. Wrong C. Not mentioned
22.Sophia woke Daniel up so that he could take photos of the horses
A. RightB. Wrong C. Not mentioned
第3部分:概括大意与完成句子(第23—30题,每题1分,共8分)
下面的短文后有2项测试任务:(1)第23~26题要求从所给的6个选项中为第1~4段每段选择1个最佳标题;(2)第27~30题要求从所给的6个选项中为每个句子确定1个最佳选项。
Are You a Successful Leader?
1Almost nothing we do in this world is done in isolation. At work or at play, you'II find yourself in groups, working with other people: your team at work, a meeting with colleagues, your family, a holiday with friends, a group of students working together, a day out walking in the mountains, a group of neighbours wanting to make changes. It is now recognised that being able to work successfully with other- people is one of the major keys to success, partly because we need to do it so often.
2In almost every situation where you're in a group, you will need a skilled leader. All groups need leaders and all successful groups have good leaders: Groups without leaders or with weak leaders