1、练习二班级： 姓名： 一、 单项选择1. I think English is _ unimportant subject. I dont think so. It is _ useful tool when we talk with foreigners.A. a; an B. an; a C. a; a D. an; an2. We need _ at the hotel for _ because of the heavy snow. A. stay; short stay B. staying; a short stay C. to stay; short stay D. to sta
2、y; a short stay3. Now a large number of people start _ the importance of a healthy lifestyle.A. understand B. understood C. understanding D. to understand4. The children are making too much _. How _ they are playing!A. noise; noisily B. noise; noisy C. noisy; noisy D. noisy; noisily5. _ does your ne
3、w friend _? She is tall and slim with long hair and bright eyes.A. How; like B. What; look C. What; look like D. How; look like 6. They will need _ volunteers for 2014 International Horticulture Exposition (国际园艺博览会) in Qingdao. Lets go and join them.A. thousand of B. thousands of C. three thousand o
4、f D. three thousands7. Look! The girl with long hair is making a snowman. Is she Sandy? It _ be her. Im not sure.A. mustnt B. must C. cant D. may8. Vivien worked very hard at all her lessons. _, she became the top student in her class.A. In order to B. As a result C. As usual D. For example 9. When
5、I heard some shouts above me, I knew I was still _ after the terrible earthquake.A. living B. live C. alive D. lively10. Everything begins to grow when spring _.A. reaches B. gets C. gets to D. arrives 11. Wild animals have _ living areas. Instead, the farms are getting _.A. less and less; more and
6、more B. fewer and fewer; more and moreC. less and less; larger and larger D. fewer and fewer; larger and larger12. The group of trees _ some shade _ us.A. provided; for B. provided; with C. offered; for D. offered; with13. What shall we do now? _ its raining hard, lets stay at home.A. So B. Since C.
7、 Though D. Otherwise 14. Let me introduce myself. Im Albert. _. A. Thats very nice B. Its nice of youC. Nice to meet you D. How nice15.The sentence structure of “Eddie is watching Hobo work”.A.S+V+O B.S+V+PC.S+V+IO+DO D. S+V+DO+OC二、完形填空Nearly everybody enjoys chicken, and the most famous name in chi
8、cken is Kentucky Fried Chicken. Mr Sanders, the man who started this _16_ was not always very rich. At one time, he _17_ a small gas station next to a highway . Many truck drivers _18_ there to get gas and take a rest. Mr Sanders realized they were often _19_, so he began serving sandwiches and coff
9、ee. _20_ the sandwiches he made tasted good, and didnt _21_ too much, more and more _22_ came to eat at his place. _23_Mr Sanders began to serve fried chicken. People _24_ it very much, and his new business grew rapidly. Not long after, however, another highway was _25_, and many drivers no longer w
10、ent _26_ Mr Sanders restaurant. So he had to _27_ it. Then he traveled around the country _28_to sell his idea of opening fried chicken restaurants. He_29_. By 1967, there were almost 5000 Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants. And now, _30_you goin the United States, you will see one. If you like chic
11、ken, Im sure, youll enjoy eating Kentucky Fried Chicken. ( )16. A. business B. Shop C. Life D. search . ( )17. A. found B. worked C. saw D. Owned ( )18. A. passed B. got to C. stopped D. left ( )19. A. late B. hungry C. tired D. sick ( )20. A. Although B. If C. As D. Once ( )21. A. need B. pay C. sp
12、end D. cost ( )22. A. passengers B. drivers C. students D. doctors ( )23. A. Then B. So C. But D. For ( )24. A. ate B. liked C. tried D. drank ( )25. A. appeared B. found C. built D. broken ( )26. A. out B. to C. over D. on ( )27. A. close B. run C. return D. take ( )28. A. trying B. believing C. th
13、inking D. suggesting ( )29. A. failed B. fails C. succeeds D. succeeded ( )30. A. Whenever B. wherever C. where D. when 三、阅读理解 Maybe you know floods, earthquakes, sandstorms and so on. But have you heard of typhoons?Typhoons are some of the worst storms, usually around the Pacific Ocean and the Sout
14、h China Sea. Most happen in July, August and September.How does a typhoon happen? When lots of sea water gets hot in the summer sun, it evaporates （蒸发） into the air. This makes the air hotter. When the air gets warm enough, it starts to move higher up into sky. Then cooler air around it rushes in. I
15、t fills the space that is left. After the air gets warmer, it starts to move quickly, making wind. The wind goes in circles（圆圈）and it keeps moving higher in the sky. The warmer the air gets, the quicker the wind moves. And when the wind moves faster than 30 metres a second, a typhoon begins.A typhoo
16、n has two parts, one is called the “eye”. In the eye, the wind does not move so fast. The other part is the wall of clouds around the eye. Here are the strongest winds and hardest rains.Typhoons are very dangerous. In November this year, Typhoon Haiyan killed 5500 people in Philippines. More people
17、are missing.What to do when a typhoon hits? Stay inside. Close all the windows and stay away from them. Try to bring all of your things inside. Strong winds could even blow away your bikes! Listen to the radio or TV for important information. If youre told to go to a safer place, do it right now.（ ）
18、31. This passage is most probab ly from . A. an advertisement of a typhoon B. a travel record C. a weather report D. a science magazine（ ）32. Typhoons often happen .A. in the hot season B. in the cold season C. only in ChinaD. under the sea（ ）33.In which order（顺序）does a typhoon happen?a. The wind mo
19、ves fast enough, a typhoon starts. b. The air moves quickly, making wind.c. The sun makes sea water hot. d. The air gets warmer.A. d-c-b-a B. c-d-b-a C. c-d-a-b D. d-b-a-c（ ）34. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The warmer the air gets, the slower the wind moves.B. 5500 peop
20、le died because of Typhoon Haiyan around the world.C. The strongest winds and hardest rains are in the wall of clouds. D. A typhoon will not happen before the wind goes faster than 30 km a second.（ ）35. When a typhoon comes, we CANNOT .A. close all the windows B. listen to typhoon newsC. stay inside
21、 the strong house D. go outside to find a safer place四、任务型阅读Celebrating New Years Day is one of the oldest and most exciting traditions around the world. Since this festival marks the beginning of the year, New Years Day is thought of as a perfect time for a “clean start”. People in the world decide
22、 to act better in the year just beginning than the year just ended.No day has ever been celebrated in so many different ways. All over the world, countries have their own special beliefs about what the New Year means to them.In Scotland, the New Year is called Hogmanay. In the villages of Scotland,
23、barrels of tar (沥青) are set on fire. It represents that the old year is burned up and the new one is allowed to enter.New Years Day is also the Festival of Saint Basil in Canada. Children leave their shoes by the fireside on New Years Day with the hope that Saint Basil, who is famous for his kindnes
24、s, will come and fill their shoes with gifts.The Jewish New Year is called Rosh Hashanah. It is an important time when Jews promise to do better in the future. Special services are held in the church, children are given new clothes and New Year bread is cooked to remind people of harvest time.On New
25、 Years Day in Japan, everyone gets dressed in their new clothes and homes are decorated (装饰) with bamboossymbols of long life.In European countries such as Germany, France and Belgium, families start the New Year by first attending church services. Afterwards, they visit friends and relatives. In Fr
26、ance, boys and girls receive gifts of money on New Years Day.New Year celebrations around the 36 _ Country/people Celebration activities Special beliefsScotlandPeople burn barrels of tar. The old year is burned up and the new one is allowed to enter.CanadaChildren leave their shoes by the fireside.T
27、heir shoes will be filled with _37_ by Saint Basil.JewsIt is a time for people to promise to do better in the future.People_38_ New Year Bread to remind of harvest time.People dress their new clothes. Symbols of _39_ Japan Homes are decorated with bamboos. lifeEuropeancountriesPeople attend church services _40_ visiting friends and relatives.
