1、II词汇。( ) 1. What did the teacher ask you to do? To find the correct answers in ten seconds by myself. A. wrong B. clever C. right( ) 2. Will you go to the fair with Linda tomorrow? Yes. I am certain that I will go there with her. A. sure B. free C. sorry( ) 3. Why do you look so worried? Because I c
2、ant solve the problem. Im afraid I cant pass the exam. A. face B. deal with C. set off( ) 4. Did you have a good time at Marys birthday party? Yes. I was happy with everything that Mary arranged for us. A. was proud of B. was pleased with C. was excited about( ) 5. What were you doing when I called
3、you last night? I was filling the bath with water. A. making the bath filled of B. cleaning the bath with C. making the bath full of( ) 6. Sorry, I took your books to my home by mistake yesterday.A. in total B. wrongly C. by accident ( ) 7. She is my sister, so I have no reason to doubt her story.A.
4、 trust B. feel unsure about C. retell( ) 8. Did the old woman know _ truth? Yes, she did. Her son was sent to _ prison two years ago. It made her so sad. A. a; the B. the; the C. the; /( ) 9. Is the ring made _ gold? Yes, it is. I also have a pendant (坠饰) and it is made of gold _ the same weight. A.
5、 from; of B. of; at C. of; of( ) 10. The problem seems _ to solve. Yes. The manager seems _ more people to help him. A. difficult; to call B. difficultly; calling C. difficultly; to call( ) 11. _ that you dont add water into the pot. OK. If I do that, the soup in the pot will _. A. Make sure; run aw
6、ay B. To be sure; run over C. Make sure; run over( ) 12. - When will Jenny and Tom come back?- Jenny will be back _ an hour and Tom will return _ one oclock.A. in, in B. after, after C. in, after( ) 13. Would you mind my _ your computer? _. But it may not work well. A. to use ; Sure B. using ; Go ah
7、ead C. using ; Im afraid not ( )14. Does the man order his son _the horse in his free time? Yes. He hopes that his son can take part in the _ in the coming competition. A. to ride; racing B. ride; boxing C. riding; racing( ) 15. Does your sister have long _hair? Yes, she looks so beautiful. And she
8、always wears a necklace made of _ . A. golden; golden B. gold; gold C. golden; gold. 语法填空。1. The fireman took the injured boy out of the room _.(brave)2. I feel (certainly) that it will be OK, be calm please3. Jack asked Jenny where _ (meet) her.4 .Can running help me lose _ (weigh)?5. Few students
9、can catch up with him, _ _ ?6. Lets go swimming, _ _ ?7. Anne and Sue have come already, _ _ ?8. The movie that we saw last week was quite interesting, _ _?9. May hardly ever comes to visit you on Christmas Day, _ _ ?10. I dont believe that the middle school time has passed in a flash ,_ _ ? . 完形填空。
10、Several years ago I studied in a university in the biggest city in our country. Its beautiful but its hot in _1_. So I usually returned to my hometown when my _2_ began. It is not big, but its cool and quiet. I could _3_ in the daytime and have a good sleep at night.One day I had some _4_ to solve.
11、But I didnt take the dictionaries home. My father told me Charlie, one of my _5_, had a good library. I went to his house at once. We didnt see each other after I _6_ middle school. At first he didnt recognize me. He _7_ me up and down. And then he called out, “Oh, dear! Its you, Fred!”Of course we
12、were _8_ to meet each other again and talked a lot about our schoolmates and _9_. Later on he showed me around his library. It wasnt big but there were a lot of nice books in it. And the dictionaries I _10_ were in them too. At last I said, “_11_ you lend some dictionaries to me, please?”“Im sorry I
13、 dont lend any books to _12_,” said the young man.“Are you afraid Ill _13_ them?”“No, Im not. Im afraid you wont _14_ them to me. Look! All the books are not _15_, but borrowed!”( ) 1. A. spring B. summer C. autumn( ) 2.A. birthday B. holiday C. Sunday( ) 3. A. study B. play C. rest( ) 4. A. words B
14、. sentences C. problems( ) 5. A. brothers B. sisters C. classmates( ) 6. A. finished B. heard C. saw( ) 7. A. lifted B. carried C. looked( ) 8. A. angry B. happy C. sad( ) 9. A. doctors B. teachers C. workers( ) 10. A. looked for B. read C. looked at( ) 11. A. Can B. Must C. May( ) 12. A. another B.
15、 the other C. others( ) 13. A. lose B. sell C. throw( ) 14. A. pay B. return C. use( ) 15. A. made B. picked C. boughtV.阅读理解。 A Chinese dont gesture very much. They regard a lot of hand movements as excessive (过分的). And they think whistling is rude. Eye contact tends to be too direct.Both the thumbs
16、 up sign and giving a quick and strong pull on the earlobe (耳垂 ) are signs of excellence. Pointing outside and raising little finger mean you are nothing or you are not very good at something. Some Chinese point with their middle finger without realizing that it has a bad meaning in the west. Instea
17、d, a thumb placed between the middle and index fingers means bad in some parts of China. Dont point or use your finger to invite someone. This gesture is used for dogs. To get someones attention and tell them to “come here“, place your palm (手掌) down and move your fingers towards you. This gesture i
18、s used with children, taxis or waiters, but it is considered very rude to the old. The most polite way to attract someones attention is to make eye contact and bow lightly.In southern China, people say “thank you“ by putting two fingers on the table. Many people in the north, however, are not famili
19、ar with this gesture.( ) 1. Most Chinese dont gesture very much, because _.A. they are afraid that they cant be understood.B. different parts of China have different gestures.C. they think too many hand movements are excessive.D. they think too much gestures are polite.( ) 2. If a Chinese sees the s
20、igns of the thumbs up or a pull on the earlobe, he or she will feel _.A. nervous B. angry C. happyD. boring( ) 3. If you point to a western man with your middle finger, he will think that _.A. you are friendly to him B. you want to ask him for helpC. you are telling him something interesting D. you
21、are very rude to him( ) 4. If a Chinese man places his palm down and moves his fingers towards himself, maybe it means that _.A. he is looking for something he has lost B. he wants someone to come to himC. he wants someone else to get away from him D. he is going to sit down and have a rest( ) 5. Wh
22、ich would be the best title for the passage?A. Understanding peoples gestures in China.B. The reason why we should learn gestures.C. The reason why Chinese dislike gestures.D. Chinese people gesture a lot.B In northern Brazil, there are no highways or roads connecting the city of Macapa with other s
23、tate capitals, so people can only choose plane or boat. In this city, people have been living by fishing.Deep in a forest, the 40-year-old fisherman Oswaldo is preparing for fishing. He uses a special fishing tool. He learned how to use it from his grandfather.Fishing on the Amazon river, Oswaldo is
24、 searching for the best place to fish. He knows how the tides change in this area. When they rise, the fish gather. Bad luck, not so much for today.Oswaldo says, “Its not the best season for fishing now. Usually its from the latter half of May to September. Now people fish downstream or somewhere ev
25、en further.“Oswaldo says that when he catches more fish, he will sell them on the market, and use the money for daily life and the education of his kids. More and more people are leaving for the rivers downstream or even the sea with large fishing ships.However, Oswaldo feels very grateful that thes
26、e waters have given him so much. In this isolated (偏远的) northern Brazilian city, many people live a life like Oswaldo.This life style has been passed on in this region for thousands of years.( ) 6. In northern Brazil, you can go from Macapa to other state capitals _.A. by train B. by highway C. only
27、 by plane D. by plane or boat( ) 7. Oswaldo learned to use the special tool to fish _.A. from the Internet B. from a newspaper C. from his grandfather D. from a friend( ) 8. The underlined word “tides“ in the third paragraph means_.A季节 B气候 C封冻 D潮汐( ) 9. According to Paragraph 4, people fish at the d
28、ownstream now because _.A. the local government does not allow them to fish upstreamB. its not the best season for fishing upstreamC. they like to fish in a faraway placeD. their ships are not big enough to fish upstream( ) 10. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. The city
29、of Macapa is an isolated city in southern Brazil.B. Oswaldo usually fishes with a special fishing tool.C. The best season for fishing in this area is from the latter half of May to September.D. People have kept this life style in this region for thousands of years. C Jedediah Buxton was a farmer who
30、 lived in England two centuries ago. He never learned to read or write, and he could not even write numbers on paper. But he could answer any question people asked him about numbers, even if the question was unusual. For example, he could tell the number of hair width (宽度). (Of course, no one wanted
31、 to check the hair width, but every one thought he was right.)Once, some people who wanted to be friends with the farmer gave him a rare treat (少有的款待). They took him to a theater in London to watch David Garrick, the greatest actor of his time, play Shakespeares Richard III. At the end of the play,
32、Buxton told his friends that the actors had said 14,445 words and taken 5,202 steps. He had no idea about the plot of the play, and he had not noticed that he was hearing a great actor. He was too busy counting.Not too many years ago, people who were good with numbers worked as “calculators“ and “co
33、mputers“. They did accounts (账目) and scientific calculating all day long. But you wont be surprised to hear that machines have now replaced most of those people.( )11. What was Jedediah Buxton?A. An actor. . B. A teacher. C. A farmer. D. A singer.( ) 12. Which of the following could Jedediah Buxton
34、do?A. Write. B. Read. C. Write numbers. D. Answer any question about numbers.( ) 13. When others were watching the play, Jedediah Buxton was _.A. sleeping B. hearing C. counting D. listening( ) 14. The underlined word “replaced“ means “_”.A. provided for B. taken the place of C. asked for D. put on(
35、 ) 15. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. Jedediah Buxton, a farmer who was good at counting. B. How to enjoy Shakespeares Richard III?C. How to be friends with a farmer? D. People who were good with numbers.D An average European uses almost 200 plastic bags a year. Almost a million tons of plast
36、ic bags are produced in the European countries, but only 6% of them are recycled (回收利用). The Europeans are looking for things to replace plastic bags.Many countries around the world have been fighting against the use of plastic bags. In some countries, for example South Africa, very thin plastic bag
37、s are banned. Some countries have banned (禁止) the use of plastic bags completely. In the United States, however, there is no real regulation and some supermarkets offer them while others dont. In Ireland, customers will be charged 15% more if they ask for plastic bags. Millions of Euros have been us
38、ed on looking for new ways of recycling. In Wales, shop assistants will be fined if they hand out plastic bags for free.In contrast(与此相反), experts argue that if shoppers use other stronger bags they must use them very often. A cotton bag, for example, must be used over a hundred times to really be e
39、nviron mentally friendly. Food experts see another danger. They say that reusing bags could be a problem because harmful bacteria (细菌) may be left behind in shopping bags.The European Union is checking ways to cut down pollution from. plastic bags. Bags made of corn are biodegradable (可降解的) on the o
40、ne hand but produce harmful gas on the other. Paper bags have been widely used in the United States. While being biodegradable, they are not “greener“ than normal shopping bags. In Europe many shops are going back to paper bags, although environmental experts say they are as bad as plastic ones.( )
41、16. How many tons of plastic bags are recycled in Europe?A. 100,000 tons B. 69000 tons C. 600,000 tons D. 60,000 tons( ) 17. How does South Africa fight against the use of plastic bags?A. By banning all plastic bags. B. By banning very thin plastic bags.C. By stopping producing them. D. By charging
42、more when people use plastic bags.( ) 18. In Wales, shop assistants will be if they offer plastic bags for free.A. fined B. fired C. paid D. tested( ) 19. We can know from the third paragraph that reusing bags is not completely _.A. possible B. safe C. cheap D. clean( )20. Which of the following is
43、NOT true according to the passage?A. An average European uses almost 200 plastic bags a year.B. Almost a million tons of plastic bags are produced in Europe.C. Paper bags do no harm to the environment at all.D. In the US, there is no real regulation on plastic bags.书面表达。 假如你是李明，打算以“A wise man and gr
44、apes”为标题，用英语讲述下面的故事，为校报的故事栏投稿。1. 两个朋友在去市场的路上捡到一枚金币；2. 他们决定用金币来买吃的，一人想吃甜食而另一人想买些饮料；3. 一位老人听到二人争吵，他让二人用金币买了葡萄（甜且多汁），解决了二人的问题。答案：II词汇。 1-5 ：CABBC 6-10: BBCCA 11-15：CCBAC. 语法填空。1. bravely2. certain3. to meet4. weight5. can they?6. shall we?7. havent they?8. wasnt it?9. does she?10.has it?. 完形填空。1-5 BBAC
45、C 6-10 ACBBA 11-15 ACABCV.阅读理解。 1-5 CCDBA 6-10：DCDBA 11-15: CDCBA 16-20: DBABC书面表达。A wise man and grapesOne day, two men went to the market together. Suddenly they found a gold coin on the road and picked it up. They decided to buy something with it. A man wanted to eat something sweet, but the othe
46、r wanted to drink something. They argued with each other. A wise man came by. After he heard their story, he took them to a fruit shop and asked them to buy some grapes. He said to the man who liked sweet things, “You can eat them because they are sweet.” Then he said to the other man, “You can drink the grape juice. I think its the best way for both of you.”
