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one D.a;
it
4.Thereare_________manyexercisesthathecan'
tfinish_________intime.
A.so;
it B.such;
it C.too;
them D.so;
them
5.We'
reeatingoutmoreoftenthanwe_________.
A.areusedto B.usedto C.usedfor D.usedas
6.Notmanyofthemhurtthemselvesintheaccidentlastnight,_________?
A.don'
tthem B.didn'
tthey C.didthey D.dothey
7._________fineweatheritistoday!
A.Whata B.How C.Howa D.What
8.Thenurseiskind_________me.Itiskind_________hertotakecareofme.
A.of;
for B.for;
of C.to;
of D.to;
for
9.Weallknowthatthemoreyoupractice,_________youwillspeakEnglish.
A.verywell B.themore C.thebetter D.quitegood
10.I_________allmysparetime_________countrymusic.
A.cost;
toenjoy B.spend;
enjoying
C.use;
enjoy D.have;
byenjoying
11.Hefound_________verydifficult_________learnmaths_________.
A.it;
for;
good B.X;
to;
good
C.that;
well D.it;
well
12.─Howlonghashe_________ill?
─Aboutaweek.He_________illfivedaysago.
A.fallen;
was B.been;
fall
C.been;
fell D.fallen;
fell
13.Ican'
tdescribetoyou_________atthatmoment.
A.whatIfeel B.whatdidIfeel
C.whatdoIfeel D.whatIfelt
14.ThereportersaidthattheUFO_________easttowestwhenhesawit.
A.wastraveling B.traveled
C.hadbeentraveling D.wastotravel
15.Inwhichyeardidyourparents_________?
A.gotmarried B.getmarry
C.getmarried D.gottomarry
16.—Canyoucometothepartytomorrownight?
—_________
A.Sorry,I'
llplaybasketball.
B.Let'
splay.
C.Yes,Ididn'
tmeanit. D.Thanksalot.
17.—Whatdoyouthinkabouttheweather?
A.It'
llprobablyraintomorrow. B.It'
srainingtomorrow.
C.OK,Ithinkso. D.Itwasfine.
18.—Sorry,Iforgottopostyourletter.
A.Imustapologize. B.Youarewelcome.
C.Nevermind. D.Notatall.
19.—Didyouenjoythepartylastnight?
—_________.SoIleftearly.
A.Itwasboring. B.Itwasfun.
C.Ilovedit. D.I'
veneverbeentherebefore.
20.—_________
—Thanksverymuch.
A.Youlookgreattoday. B.Youlooktiredtoday.
C.Haveyouhadbreakfast?
D.YoumustbeLindaSmith.
II.阅读理解(Readingcomprehension)(共30小题,计30分)
阅读下列短文或图表,然后完成文后各题。
(21—30小题为选择题,每题1分且只有一个最佳答案;
31—40小题为非选择题,请回答问题或完成填空题。
每题2分。
)
A
TheEnglishlanguagestartedabout1,500yearsagoinEngland.Threegroupsofpeoplecametothecountry.TheyweretheAngles,theSaxons,andtheJutes.ThesethreegroupsbroughttheirlanguageswiththemtoEngland.Aftersometime,thethreelanguagesbecameonenewlanguage—English.Thename“English”comesfromtheAngles.TheylivedinmostofEngland.“England”means“AngleLand”or“CountryoftheAngles”.
Thelanguagethatwespeaktoday—ModernEnglish—isnotthesameastheEnglishthatpeopleused1,500yearsago,includingOldEnglish(before1150)andMiddleEnglish(uptill1500).Thatlanguage—OldEnglish—soundsdifferent,andithassomedifferentrulesofgrammar.TherewereonlyafewthousandwordsinOldEnglish.ButModernEnglishdoescomefromOldEnglish,anditisstilllikeitinmanyimportantways.
21.WhendidModernEnglishstart?
A.Abouttheyear1150.
B.Beforetheyear1500.
C.Betweenthe12thcenturyandthe16thcentury. D.Abouttheyear1500.
22.HowmanylanguagesdidOldEnglishcomefrom?
A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.
23.Whichlanguagedidthename“English”comefrom?
A.ModernEnglish. B.TheAngles.
C.TheJutes. D.TheSaxons.
24.Accordingtothepassage,modernEnglishdiffersfromOldEnglishin_________.
A.grammar B.pronunciation C.words D.Alloftheabove
25.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?
A.ModernEnglishhasnothingtodowithOldEnglish.
B.ModernEnglishhasmorewordsthanOldEnglish.
C.ModernEnglishhasavocabularytwiceaslargeasOldEnglish.
D.ThereisnodifferencebetweenOldEnglishandMiddleEnglish.
B
Coffeehasbeenapartofpeople'
slivesforthousandsofyears,andtodayitisstilloneofthemostpopulardrinksintheworld.Manypeopleintheworldbegintheirbusydaybydrinkingacupofcoffee.Theythinkthatacupofcoffeeinthemorninghelpsthembegintheirdayintherightway.Sotheysayacupofcoffeeisnecessaryfortheminthemorning.
Doyouknowwhatisinthecoffeethatmakesourbodiesandbrainsactive?
Itiscaffeine.Caffeinemayincreaseaperson'
smentalandphysicalabilities(精力和体能).Forexample,twocupsofcoffeewillmakeyoubreathefasterandaugmentbodyheat.Allthismakesyourheartbeatfaster,anddoctorswarnthatthismaybealittledangerous.
Caffeineisfoundintea,coffee,chocolateandsomeotherfoods.Alittlecaffeineisprobablynotharmful.Buttoomuchcaffeinecanmakepeoplenervousandsleepless.
26.Agoodtitleforthispassageis_________.
A.CoffeeIsHarmful B.CoffeeandTea
C.CaffeineandHealth D.CaffeineIsUseful
27.Theword“augment”means_________.
A.increase B.drink C.stop D.makeless
28.Fromthepassagewelearnthatdrinkingacupofcoffeelateatnightmight_________.
A.giveyouaheadache B.makeyoufallasleep
C.keepyouawake D.bedangerous
29.Caffeineisfoundin_________.
A.teaandwater B.chocolate,meatandsomeotherfoods
C.coffeeandjam D.coffee,teaandsomeotherfoods
30.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisNOTtrue?
A.Coffeehasbeenapartofpeople'
slivesforthou-sandsofyears.
B.Caffeinedoesnoharmtoourbody.
C.Twocupsofcoffeewillmakeyoubreathefasterandincreasebodyheat.
D.Caffeinemayincreasehumans'
mentalandphysicalabilities.
C
Iwentonacampingtripinthemountainswithmyclassmates.Afterhikingallday,wefoundaplacetocampforthenight.Wemadeacampfire①sothatwecouldcookourdinner.Weroastedsomehotdogsandpotatoesanddranklemonade.Then,whenitgotdark,wetoldghoststoriesaroundthecampfire.
Laterwhenwelaydowntogotosleep,welistenedtothesoundofcrickets(蟋蟀)andsmallanimalsmovingaroundinthegrass.Wethoughtthereweresomeghostsnearby.“What'
sthat?
”Iasked.“IthinkIcanhearsomeonewalkinginthewoods,”Kathysaid.Soonweallheardfootstepsandwewereallsoscared②thatwecouldn'
tgettosleep.
Ofcourse,therewasnoonethere,butwehadwildimagination.
31.写出①②处单词或短语的意思。
①_________②_________
32.根据释义,写出文中所含有的单词。
①tocookoverafire:
__________________
②thesoundmadeeachtimeyourfoottouchesthegroundwhenwalking:
_________
根据短文内容,回答下列问题。
33.Whatdidthestudentsinthestorydoontheircampingtrip?
_____________________________________________
34.Whydidtheymakeacampfire?
35.Whyweretheyscared?
D
TurtlesandtortoiseshavebeenonplanetEarthevenbeforethedinosaurs.Theyarethatold.Thedifferencebetweenaturtleandatortoiseisthattheturtlelivesinwaterwhilethetortoiselivesonland.Butbothcreatureshaveonethingincommon:
theyhavealonglife,from120yearstoalmost200years!
Someofthemarehuge,likethegianttortoisesoftheGalapagosIslands—theyweighmorethan200kg;
theirshellsaremorethanametrelong.Thebeautyisthattheyhatchfromeggsthatarenobiggerthanahen'
s.
Theymanagetolivesolongbecausetheimportantpartsoftheirbodiesdonotbecomeweakwithage,asinthecaseofhumansandbirds.Infact,theycontinuetogrowvery,veryslowlyforaslongastheylive.Theirbodiesdonotneedmuchenergytosurvive.Theycanliveforlongperiodswithoutwaterorfood.
Turtlesandtortoisesfaceotherriskstotheirlives.Afterbirth,theirshellstakesomemonthstobecomehard.Tillthen,theyareeasyprey(被捕食的动物)forbirdsandfish.Theotherrisktotheirlifecomesfrompollutionoftheirlivingenvironment.
根据短文填写下列表格。
III.完形填空(Cloze)(共20小题,计20分)
A)阅读下面的短文,根据其内容从所给的15个单词中选出最恰当的10个填入空中。
want;
between;
possible;
whom;
surprised;
buy;
known;
amazed;
make;
who;
seen;
only;
see;
inside;
killed
ShahJahanbuilttheTajMahalinAgra,Indiainthe1600s.Hewantedto(41)_________abeautifulplacewherehecouldbury(埋葬)hiswife.
MumtazMahalwas(42)_________oneofShahJahan'
swives,buthelikedherthemost.HebuilttheTajMahalforheraftershedied.
TheTajMahalisoneofthemostfamousthingsto(43)_________inIndia.Itisabeautifulplace.
ShahJahanburiedMumtazMahal(44)_________theTajMahalinabuildingmadeofwhitemarble.Thisbuildinghasabig,white,roundroof.
Ittook22yearstocomplete(完成)alloftheworkontheTajMahal.Afteritwascompleted,ShahJahan(45)_________themanwhomadetheTajMahal.ShahJahandidnot(46)_________himtoeverbuildabuildingmorebeautifulthantheTajMahal.TheShahalsocutoffthehandsofalltheartists(47)_________tookpartinbuildingtheTajMahal.Whenpeoplewhostudyhistoryhearthis,theyare(48)_____