1、学优中考网 Unit 1 Star signs 质量验收检测班级：_姓名：_得分：_一、选择题：(15%)( )1.The person with the star sign Taurus is said to be _and doesnt like to change.A. clever B. stubborn C. selfish D. modest( )2.Ill have an English exam about star sign next Monday. _.A. Bad luck B. Thats great C. Glad to hear that D. Good luck
2、to you( )3.Do you think that Sandy is selfish _.A.for time B.at the time D.at some time D.at times( )4.Its polite you to say hello to your neighbours every day.A. of B. to C. for D. at( )5.You can the cake ten pieces.A. divided, into B. be divided, into C. divide, into D. be divide, into( )6.The sci
3、entist is very modest. He never .A. shows of B. shown on C. shows off D. shows on( )7.My mother has had the clothes _.A. is washed B. was washing C. to wash D. washed( )8.He never _learning English .That was why he was successful at last.A. gave in B. gave outC. gave up D. gave away( )9. Its known t
4、o us all that some of the signs are represented creatures.A. for B. by C. with D. of ( )10.Which word is formal language?A. PS B. Mr. C. Im D. cheers( )11. Hobo has lots to eat and drink. “lots” is _.A. subject B. object C. attributive D. predicative( )12. If it isnt yours, it must be _ .A. somebody
5、 else B. somebody elses C.anybody else D.anybody elses( )13.Thanks for _ the new chairperson.A. recommend me as B. recommending me asC.recommend me to be D.recommending me to ( )14. “Do you mind if I sit here?” “_ .Its for Mr. Brown.”A. Not at all B. Never mind C. Better not D. Of course not( )15. H
6、alf of the class done most of the work. The left rather difficult.A. have; is B. has; is C. have; are D. has ; are二、完型填空：(15%)People _1_ under different star signs have different ways of _2_ sorry.Aries: Arians think they are lovely and gentle and it is _3_ for them to do the wrong things and they w
7、ill never hurt _4_. So they will only say a _5_ sorry for t heir mistakes.Gemini: Geminis think they will never make a mistake and they are right forever. So they will never really apologize (道歉) for _6_. But when they know it, they would rather (宁愿) do _7_.Leo: Leos are a group of pleasant people.
8、When they are trying to apologize, they will buy flowers, put up sorry posters and so on. It is _8_.Virgo: Virgos will first formally set aside (留出) a time and date. Then they will get ready to _9_ their mistakes. At last, they will _10_ a formal article and read it out. Sometimes their true apologi
9、es _11_ good articles.Scorpio: Scorpios are formal and think that making _12_ apology is more formal. So instead of just saying sorry, they will send a formal mail or send a card.Sagittarius: Sagittarians dont believe in apologizing. For them, it is _13_ to make a mistake and saying sorry is just _1
10、4_. Interestingly, even if others make mistakes, they are very cool and will not _15_ the apologies from others.( ) 1 .A. bore B. was born C. born D. were born( ) 2 .A. saying B. says C. said D. say( ) 3 .A. necessary B. important C. unable D. impossible( ) 4. A. the other B. others C. other D. anot
11、her( ) 5. A. hard B. simple C. good D. possible( ) 6 .A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything( ) 7 .A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing ( ) 8 .A. great B. fun C. exciting D. amazing( ) 9 .A. talk about B. say about C. tell D. speak( ) 10 .A .make B. do C. write D. send( ) 11.
12、 A. like B. likes C. sound like D. sound( ) 12 .A. a B. the C. an D. /( ) 13 .A. right B. natural C. true D. easy( ) 14 .A. unnecessary B. useless C. wrong D. shame( ) 15 .A. wait for B. stand for C. care for D. search for三 、 阅读理解：(20%) Which of your hands do you use most? Very few of us both use bo
13、th of our hands well. Most of us are right-handed. Only about five people out of a hundred are left-handed. New-born babies can take things with either of their hands, but in about two years they like to use their right hands. Scientists dont know why this happens. They have studied it. They think o
14、ur animal ancestors (祖先) were right-handed., but this may not be true. Monkeys are our closest relations in the animal world. Scientists have found that monkeys like to use one of their hands more than the other. But it can be either hand. Next time you visit the zoo, watch the monkeys carefully. Yo
15、ull see that some of them will swing with their right hands and others will use their left hands. But most human-beings use their right hands better, and most things are designed for the right-handed people. This makes life difficult for the left-handed ones.( )1. Very few of us use both of our hand
16、s well. It means _ use one hand as well as the other.A. most of us cant B. none of us C. many people can D. each of us can( )2. New-born babies _ well at first.A. can only use their right hands B. can only use their left handsC. can use both of their hands D. cant use either of their hands( )3. Whic
17、h of the following is TRUE?A. Monkeys are all left-handed B. Monkeys are all right-handedC. Some monkeys are right-handed, some are left-handedD. Monkeys using right hands are most than those using left hands( )4. Left-handed people are difficult in life because _.A. they cant use their right hands
18、at allB. most things are designed for the right-handed people学优中考网 C. they cant use both of their hands D. they are not cleverer than right-handed people( )5. “Human being” in the passage means _.A. 猴 B. 动物 C. 人 D. 猿人The size and shape of your ears show your character more than any other part of the
19、 face. Other parts of the face change shapes as we get older, but ears do not change their shapes. They only change in size.Reading peoples character from their ears is a very old science. In the past people thought that a persons ears with color was dangerous. They also thought that the shape of th
20、e ears showed if a person was musical or not. Today，too many people believe that the size and shape of the ears help you know if a person is musical.Ears are all different，and each different thing has a meaning. Next time you look at a person，see if his or her ears are large，medium-size，or small. Lo
21、ok at the lobes（耳垂）.Do they stick to the face? Ears that are always red mean that a person may get angry easily. Ears that are always cold and nearly white color mean that a person has a nervous character.( )6. When a baby is born, _.A. his/ her ears are red B. his/ her ears will not change all the
22、lifeC. his/ her ears will not change in shape D. he/ she will gat large ears( )7. Reading peoples character from their ears is _.A. only for music B. an old idea C. very new D. a good way to talk with others( )8.When ones ears are red, it means_.A. he is a kind man B. he is very happyC. he may get a
23、ngry easily D. he drinks too much( )9. If you look at someones ears, the right way is_.A. to look at his face, ears and nose B. to look at the size, color and shapeC. to look at his mouth, eyes and nose D. to look at the hair, eyes and color( )10. Which may be the best title of the article?A. Lookin
24、g at a person in the right way B. Ears and colorsC. The change of ears D. Ears and characters阅读并完成试卷中的相关任务： We are in a world full of competition. Our parents compete(竞争) with others in their office, our brothers and sisters compete with others in their colleges, and we compete with our classmates i
25、n school. (1) Many of us give up in the face of competition and will never be successful. Why cant we do better than others? One important reason is that we have no self-confidence.In fact, everyone is born equal. You can do what others do. (2)尽管你的同学可能在某些方面比你优秀，但你也可能在其它功课上比他们好。So everyone has his ow
26、n advantages(优点). Dont look at things from a single (单个的)point of view. Try to discover your own advantages, and believe that you can do better than others in those ways.Competition is not so terrible. Dont be afraid of it. And dont be afraid of those classmates who are better than you. Remember tha
27、t self-confidence is the first step to(3) _. Believe in yourselves, and you will be successful one day.1. 请将黑体字翻译成汉语：_2. 请将画线部分翻译成英语：_3. 在空白处填上适当的词：_4. 请找出此句的同义句 “All of us are living in a world which is filled with competition.”_5. 找出本段文章的中心句：_四、完成单词：(10%)1. Zhao Benshan likes telling jokes. He is
28、very _.(幽默的)2.Lily and Lucy are twins and they also have _(相似的) characteristics.3.Can you tell me the _ (差异)between Yancheng and Shanghai?4.Who is doing an experiment in the _?(实验室)5.Henry is _(辩论) with his teacher about Chinese football.6.He has p_ (perhaps) gone to China to watch the Olympic Games
29、.7.You are s_ (foolish) enough to come up with the stupid idea.8. Beijing is ready for the Olympic Games. Many things can be a_ there. (be able to be got)9.Come on, Beijing. Come on, China. All the people in China were a_ (not asleep) at 12 oclock on 8th, August.10.People all like the panda in the f
30、ilm Kung Fu Panda, because he is lovely and e_(full of energy )五、选词填空 用方框中所给词适当形式填空，使短文正确、通顺、连贯.（10%） 。why, like, again, about, quick, much, dream, wake up, think, sleep“Dreams may be more important than sleep. We all need to dream,” some scientists say.Dreams take up about one quarter of our _1_ ti
31、me. People have several _2_ each night. Dreams are like short films. They are usually in color. Some dreams are _3_ old films. They come to us over and over _4_. That may be because the dreamer is worrying about something. Dreaming may be a way of trying to find an answer.Some people get new ideas _
32、5_ their work from dreams. They may have been _6_ about their work all day. These thoughts can carry over into dreams.Sometimes we _7_ with a good feeling from a dream. But often we cant remember the dream. Dreams can disappear _8_ from memory.Too much dreaming can be harmful. The _9_ we sleep, the
33、longer we dream. The mind is hard at work when we dream. That is _10_ we may have a long sleep and still wake up tired.1_ 2_ 3_ 4_ 5_6_ 7_ 8_ 9_ 10_六、翻译句子：(10%)1.他真愚蠢不原谅别人的错误。 （It is + adj.+ of sb. to do）_.2.她们真有耐心，足足等了 1 个小时。( be + adj. + enough)_.3.我不会介意为学生会做额外的工作。(mind doing)_.4.他具备了成为一个好主席的才能。 （haveto be ）_.5. Snoopy 经常讨厌从众并为与众不同而尝试一切._.七、书面表达：(10%)请你给班主任写一封推荐信，推荐 Li Lei 当班长。信中要对 Li Lei 进行全面介绍。学优中考网 1990 年出生; 星座是狮子座(Leo); 谦虚,幽默; 热爱和平,从不喜欢与人争论;能注意细节; 她能把事情组织得很好 ; 随和,外向,能轻易交很多朋友; 勤奋,从不轻易放弃;聪明,常在考试中得满分;大家都想推荐她当班长 (monitor)._学优中 考，网
