| — Jack bought a new mobile phone the other day. — _____? That's his third one in just one month. |
|
[ ] |
|
A. Had he |
| It is reported that the floods have left about _____ people homeless. |
|
A. two thousand B. two-thousands C. two thousands D. two thousands of |
| — You should apologize to her, Barry. — _____, but it's not going to be easy. |
|
[ ] |
| A. I suppose so B. I feel so C. I prefer to D. I like to |
| I like _____ color of your skirt. It is _____ good match for your blouse. |
|
[ ] |
| A. a; the B. a; a C. the; a D. the; the |
| Why not try your luck downtown, Bob? That's _____ the best jobs are. |
|
A. where B. what C. when D. why |
| Work gets done _____ when people do it together, and the rewards are higher too. |
|
A. easily B. very easy C. more easily D. easier |
| — Look! He's running so fast! — Hard to _____ his legs were once broken. |
|
[ ] |
| A. know B. imagine C. realize D. find |
| Many of them turned a deaf ear to his advice, _____ they knew it to be valuable. |
|
A. as if B. now that C. even though D. so that |
| The children talked so loudly at dinner table that I had to struggle _____. |
|
[ ] |
| A. to be heard B. to have heard C. hearing D. being heard |
| It _____ we had stayed together for a couple of weeks _____ I found we had a lot in common. |
|
[ ] |
| A. was until; when B. was until; that C. wasn't until; when D. wasn't until; that |
| We firmly believe that war never settles anything. It only _____ violence. |
|
[ ] |
| A. runs into B. comes from C. leads to D. begins with |
| Of the seven days in the a week, Saturday is said to be the most popular _____ for a wedding in some countries. |
|
[ ] |
| A. way B. situation C. event D. choice |
| Would you please _____ this form for me to see if I've filled it in right? |
|
[ ] |
|
A. take off |
| Chan's restaurant on Baker Street, _____ used to be poorly run, is now a successful business. |
|
A. that B. which C. who D. where |
| — My cat's really fat. — You _____ have given her so much food. |
|
[ ] |
| A. wouldn't B. couldn't C. shouldn't D. mustn't |
|
— He got his first book published. It turned out to be a bestseller. — When was _____? — _____ was in 2000 when he was still in college. |
|
A. that; This B. this; It C. it; This D. that; It |
| Professor James will give us a lecture on the Western culture, but when and where _____ yet. |
|
A. hasn't been decided B. haven't decided C. isn't being decided D. aren't decided |
| The play had already been on for quite some time when we _____ at the New Theatre. |
|
[ ] |
| A. have arrived B. arrived C. had arrived D. arrive |
| The open-air celebration has been put off _____ the bad weather. |
|
[ ] |
| A. in case of B. in spite of C. instead of D. because of |
| _____ by a greater demand of vegetables, farmers have built more green houses. |
|
A. Driven B. Being driven C. To drive D. Having driven |
| 完形填空。 | ||||
| The books in David's schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street. What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric, 1 his mother told him he would have to return his sister's books to the library first. He had 2 se foot in a library and he wasn't about to do so today. He would just 3 the books in the outside return box. But there was a 4 ; it was locked. He went into the building, only a few minutes 5 closing time. He put the books into the return box. And after a brief 6 in the toilet, he would be on his way to the playground to 7 Eric. David stepped out of the toilet and stopped in 8 -the library lights were off. The place was 9 . The doors had been shut. They 10 be opened from the inside, he was trapped (被困)-in a library! He tried to 11 a telephone call, but was unable to 12 . What's more, the pay phones were on the outside of the building. 13 the sun began to set, he searched for a light and found it. 14 he could see. David wrote on a piece of paper:" 15 ! I'm TRAPPED inside!" and stuck it to the glass door. 16 , someone passing by would see it. He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleasant, 17 . Rows and rows of shelves held books, videos and music. He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf. He settled into a chair and started to 18 . He knew he had to 19 , but now, that didn't seem to be such a 20 thing. | ||||
|
| 阅读理解。 |
| If you were to walk up to Arthur Bonner and say, "Hey, Butterfly Man," his face would break into a smile. The title suits him. And he loves it. Arthur Bonner works with the Palos Verdes blue butterfly (蝴蝶), once thought to have died out. Today the butterfly is coming back-thanks to him. But years ago if you'd told him this was what he'd be doing someday, he would have laughed," You're crazy." As a boy, he used to be "a little tough guy on the streets". At age thirteen, he was caught by police stealing. At eighteen, he landed in prison for shooting a man. "I knew it had hurried my mom," Bonner said after he got out of prison. "So I told myself I would not put my mom through that pain again." One day he met Professor Mattoni, who was working to rebuild the habitat (栖息地) for an endangered butterfly called El Segundo blue. "I saw the sign 'Butterfly Habitat' and asked, 'How can you have a habitat when the butterflies can just fly away?'" Bonner recalls. "Dr. Mattoni laughed and handed me a magnifying glass (放大镜), 'Look at the leaves.' I could see all these caterpillars (蝴蝶的幼虫) on the plant. Dr Mattoni explained, 'Without the plant, there are no butterflies.'" Weeks later, Bonner received a call from Dr. Mattoni, who told him there was a butterfly needed help. That was how he met the Palos Verdes blue. Since then he's been working for four years to help bring the butterfly back. He grows astragalus, the only plant the butterfly eats. He collects butterflies and brings them into a lab to lay eggs. Then he puts new butterflies into the habitat. The butterfly's population, once almost zero, is now up to 900. For their work, Bonner and Dr. Mattoni received lots of awards. But for Bonner, he earned something more: he turned his life around. For six years now Bonner has kept his promise to stay out of prison. While he's bringing back the Palos Verdes blue, the butterfly has helped bring him back, too. |
| 1. When he was young, Arthur Bonner _____. |
| A. broke the law and ended up in prison B. was fond of shooting and hurt his mom C. often laughed at people on the streets D. often caught butterflies and took them home |
| 2. Bonner came to know the Palos Verdes blue after he _____. |
| A. found the butterfly had died out B. won many prizes from his professor C. met Dr. Mattoni, a professor of biology D. collected butterflies and put them into a lab |
| 3. From the last sentence of the text, we learn that raising butterflies has _____. |
| A. made Bonner famous B. changed Bonner's life C. brought Bonner wealth D. enriched Bonner's knowledge |
| 4. Which of the following would be the best title for the text? |
| A. A Promise to Mom B. A Man Saved by Butterflies C. A Story of Butterflies D. A Job Offered by Dr. Mattoni |
| 阅读理解。 |
| People who have lost the ability to understand or use words due to brain damage are called aphasics (失语 症患者). Such patients can be extremely good at something else. From the changing expressions on speakers' faces and the tones of their voices, they can tell lies from truths. Doctors studying the human brain have given a number of examples of this amazing power of aphasics. Some have even compared this power to that of a dog with an ability to find out the drugs hidden in the baggage. Recently, scientists carried out tests to see if all that was said about aphasics was true. They studied a mixed group of people. Some were normal; others were aphasics. It was proved that the aphasics were far ahead of the normal people in recognizing false speeches-in most cases, the normal people were fooled by words, but the aphasics were not. Some years ago, Dr. Oliver Sacks wrote in his book about his experiences with aphasics. He mentioned a particular case in a hospital. Some aphasics were watching the president giving a speech on TV. Since the president had been an actor earlier, making a good speech was no problem for him. He was trying to put his feelings into every word of his speech. But his way of speaking had the opposite effect on the patients. They didn't seem to believe him. Instead, they burst into laughter. The aphasics knew that the president did not mean a word of what he was saying. He was lying! Many doctors see aphasics as people who are not completely normal because they lack the ability to understand words. However, according to Dr. Sacks, they are more gifted than normal people. Normal people may get carried away by words. Aphasics seem to understand human expressions better, though they cannot understand words. |
| 1. What is so surprising about aphasics? |
| A. They can fool other people. B. They can find out the hidden drugs. C. They can understand language better. D. They can tell whether people are lying. |
| 2. How did the scientists study aphasics? |
| A. By asking them to watch TV together. B. By organizing them into acting groups. C. By comparing them with normal people. D. By giving them chances to speak on TV. |
| 3. What do we learn from this text? |
| A. What ones says reflects how one feels. B. Aphasics have richer feelings than others. C. Normal people often tell lies in their speeches. D. People poor at one thing can be good at another. |
| 阅读理解。 | |
| Below is a web page from Google. | |
| |
| 1. When was the environmental symbol of Beijing Olympics made public? | |
| A. On January 23, 2005. B. On September 24, 2005. C. On February 5, 2007. D. On March 11, 2007. | |
| 2. Which of the following websites is designed for young researchers interested in the Olympics? | |
| A. Environment B. Green Olympics Forum In Beijing 2004 C. Olympic Games Quizzes and Olympic Games Trivia D. OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT | |
| 3. Which website provides a complete list of the winners in the Olympic Games? | |
| A. Olympic-Modern Olympic Games B. Green Olympics Forum In Beijing 2004 C. Environmental Symbol of Beijing Olympics -'Green Olympics' D. Ancient Olympic Heritage and Modern Olympic Games in Athens 2004 | |
| 4. What do we learn from the above web page? | |
| A. Beijing has made efforts to improve its air quality. B. The Olympic torch relay route has not been planned. C. The Olympic flag will be on display in Athens. D. A quiz on the Olympics will be held in Beijing. |
| 阅读理解。 |
| Tell a story and tell it well, and you may open wide the eyes of a child, open up lines of communication in a business, or even open people's mind to another culture or race. People in many places are digging up the old folk stories and the messages in them. For example, most American storytellers get their tales from a wide variety of sources, cultures, and times. They regard storytelling not only as a useful tool in child education, but also as a meaningful activity that helps adults understand themselves as well as those whose culture may be very different from their own. "Most local stories are based on a larger theme," American storyteller Opalanga Pugh says, "Cinderella (灰姑娘), or the central idea of a good child protected by her goodness, appears in various forms in almost every culture of the world." Working with students in schools, Pugh helps them understand their own cultures and the general messages of the stories. She works with prisoner too, helping them knowing who they are by telling stories that her listeners can write, direct, and act in their own lives. If they don't like the story they are living, they can rewrite the story. Pugh also works to help open up lines of communication between managers and workers. "For every advance in business," she says, "there is a greater need for communication." Storytelling can have a great effect on either side of the manager-worker relationship, she says. Pugh spent several years in Nigeria, where she learned how closely storytelling was linked to the everyday life of the people there. The benefits of storytelling are found everywhere, she says. "I learned how people used stories to spread their culture," she says, "What I do is to focus on the value of the stories that people can translate into their own daily world of affairs. We are all storytellers. We all have a story to tell. We tell everybody's story." |
| 1. What do we learn about American storyteller from Paragraph 2? |
| A. They share the same way of storytelling. B. They prefer to tell the stories from other cultures. C. They learn their stories from the American natives. D. They find storytelling useful for both children and adults. |
| 2. The underlined sentence (Paragraph 4) suggests that prisoners can _____. |
| A. start a new life B. settle down in another place C. direct films D. become good actors |
| 3. Pugh has practised storytelling with _____ groups of people. |
| A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 |
| 4. What is the main idea of the text? |
| A. Storytelling can influence the way people think. B. Storytelling is vital to the growth of business. C. Storytelling is the best way to educate children in school. D. Storytelling helps people understand themselves and others. |
| 阅读理解。 |
| I began working in journalism (新闻工作) when I was eight. It was my mother's idea. She wanted me to "make something" of myself, and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition. With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue. The crowds were there. There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union. For several hours I made myself highly visible, making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST. When it was suppertime, I walked back home. "How many did you sell, my boy?" my mother asked. "None." "Where did you go?" "The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues." "What did you do?" "Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post." "You just stood there?" "Didn't sell a single one." "My God, Russell!" Uncle Allen put in, "Well, I've decided to take the Post." I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickle (五分 镍币). It was the first nickel I earned. Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman. I would have to ring doorbells, address adults with self-confidence (自信), and persuade them by saying that no one, no matter how poor, could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home. One day, I told my mother I'd changed my mind. I didn't want to make a success in the magazine business. " If you think you can change your mind like this," she replied, "you'll become a good-for-nothing." She insisted that, as soon as school was over, I should start ringing doorbells, selling magazines. Whenever I said no, she would scold me. My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember. My mother, dissatisfied with my father's plain workman's life, determined that I would not grow up like him and his people. But never did she expect that, forty years later, such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband's people for true life and love. |
| 1. Why did the boy start his job young? |
| A. He wanted to be famous in the future. B. The job was quite easy for him. C. His mother had high hopes for him. D. The competition for the job was fierce. |
| 2. From the dialogue between the boy and his mother, we learn that the mother was _____. |
| A. excited B. interested C. ashamed D. disappointed |
| 3. From the dialogue between the boy and his mother, we learn that the mother was _____. |
| A. excited B. interested C. ashamed D. disappointed |
| 4. What does the underlined phrase "this battle" (last paragraph) refer to? |
| A. The war between the boy's parents. B. The arguing between the boy and his mother. C. The quarrel between the boy and his customers. D. The fight between the boy and his father. |
| 5. What is the text mainly about? |
| A. The early life of a journalist. B. The early success of a journalist. C. The happy childhood of the writer. D. The important role of the writer in his family. |
| Cathy、Jason、Kate、Wayne和Frank各自打算订一份杂志。第1至5题是他们的个人情况介绍。阅读下面 六种杂志的简介（A、B、C、D、E和F），选出符合各人需要的最佳选项。选项中有一项是多余选项。 | ||||||
| ( )1. A young mother raising her first child, Cathy tries to spend as much time as she can playing with her baby girl. She is eager to get more knowledge of child development and to better understand how young children look at the world. ( )2. Jason is a successful young businessman. He travels widely and enjoys adventures and challenges. Having been to many different countries, Jason is still looking for new places to visit. His biggest dream is to see every corner of the world before he retires. ( )3. Smart and pretty, Kate is very popular among her friends. She takes great care of how she looks and has a great interest in fashion and the lifestyle of famous people. Besides, she also enjoys reading articles written especially for young girls. ( )4. Wayne teaches science in a middle school. He not only wants his students to know more about the modern science, but also tries hard to develop a curiosity about nature among his students. He is gathering materials for his students to read. ( )5. Frank is the father of a 10-year-old boy. He believes that in this fast-developing world parents should prepare their children from lifelong learning at an early age. Therefore, in his opinion, the most important skill for children to learn is to discover things on their own. He is looking for a magazine for his son. | ||||||
|
| 单词拼写。 根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，写出各单词的正确的完全形式（每空限写一词）。 |
| 1. People with a poor memory often f________ things. 2. Spring is a s_________ when trees turn green and flowers open. 3. Don't always d_________ on others. You should learn to rely on yourself. 4. George was born on June 1, so Children's Day is also his b_________. 5. With no adults around, it's d_________ for children to swim in the river. 6. He caught a high f________. His body temperature was as high as 40℃. 7. There are only five minutes left. We'll have to walk q________ to get there on time. 8. He is always happy and never w________ about anything. 9. They offered me a ticket for the concert, and I a________ it with delight. 10. The photo will r_______ me of the days when we were together. |
| 短文改错。 此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断： 如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正： 此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。 此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。 此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。 原行没有错的不要改。 | ||
|
| 书面表达。 | ||||
| 在英语课堂上，你喜欢你的老师授课时只用英语，还是英语、汉语兼用？某英语杂志社就此话题 邀请中学生发表看法。请你围绕“How do you prefer your English classes to be taught? In English only, or in bothe English and Chinese?”这个问题，参考所给要点，选择一种授课形式，写一篇英语短文。 | ||||
2. 参考词汇：atmosphere 氛围 | ||||
| I prefer my English classes to be taught in ________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ |