先通读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后在每小题所给的四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(本大题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
How would you use a radio or a telephone if you had no electricity or batteries(电池)? These ________ bothered(使烦恼) British inventor Trevor Baylis. So in 1996 he________a wind-up(装有发条的)radio. It doesn't need electricity or batteries. You wind it up________hand. It plays for about an hour. Then, you wind it up________ .Today it's made in South Africa.
Then in 1999, Baylis invented a mobile telephone that is powered by ________The shoes contain (含有)a small battery that is powered when you ________. This battery is connected to a mobile phone. These two simple inventions can bring modern________to all parts of the world.
Baylis doesn't have a university degree in engineering. In ________,he left high school before graduating(毕业).He just loves________things to help people. He never knows ________ideas will come to him. The idea for the telephone came to him in a dream.
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完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
Having a few days off always sounds so great. Everyone needs a 1 . And so does US President.US President Barack Obama went on holiday with his family in 2 in 2011. Where did they go and did the first family enjoy 3 ? Now, Obama is trying to 4 his experience (经历) with us. Let’s listen to him.
“We travelled to Honolulu, Hawaii, in December 2011 for 5 . Of course we went there by air. We spent 17 days there. Hawaii is my hometown. We had a wonderful time there. This was one of the 6 vacations in my life.
My wife Michelle and I visited US Marines (海军) and their families in Hawaii on Christmas Day. I 7 held the eight-month-old baby of a captain in my arms.
I also spent part of Christmas Eve playing golf with my old friends from Hawaii and some White House staff.
I went to Hanauma Bay Nature Park with my 8 daughters. That’s our favourite place. We dived there, 9 set four sea turtles free.
We all had a good time. And both my daughters said that they wanted to go there for a 10 time later.”
A.friend B.weekend C.job D.vacation
A.winter B.autumn C.summer D.spring
A.himself B.themselves C.ourselves D.yourselves
A.tell B.show C.share D.solve
A.Easter B.Christmas C.Halloween D.Thanksgiving Day
A.sweetest B.worst C.saddest D.cheapest
A.too B.still C.even D.as well
A.one B.two C.three D.four
A.or B.so C.but D.and
A.fourth B.third C.second D.first
It was Friday.The football game was Saturday and we were very excited. My brother was going to be the quarterback(美式足球进攻组织者)for our team. It was the first time he would be in that . He had been hoping to be the quarterback ever since he joined the team. He said, “That’s the big job. That’s the one that makes the big difference.”
My mother said, “ , son. That’s the big target(攻击目标), too. You know the other want to knock you down. You can get hurt.”
“Don’t worry, I’m so and I’m fast. Besides, I have great players who will them from coming at me.” my brother said.
I couldn’t well the whole night. I worried about my brother. My mother was -- he could get hurt.
The next morning, he early to get to the game. When we got there, it was about to start. The ran out on the field. My brother looked great. He saw us and .
Then it started. They were playing hard. One player in particular from the other team kept at him. Then it happened. He knocked my brother down . My brother was slow to get up. My brother was screaming(尖叫). The coach ran out on the field. He told my brother to some time on the bench. He was afraid he had been hurt.
My mother ran down to on my brother . But all he did was a smile. “It’s just a bruise(瘀伤). I’m fine. And don’t worry , I’ll be back. This is . I love leading the team.”
After that game, my brother plays quarterback every Saturday. But my mother is still .
She can’t go to the games. She just waits at home and hopes to see him walking in smiling.
A.game B.list C.show D.place
A.Go ahead B.Take it easy C.Be careful D.Well done
A.parents B.players C.fans D.strangers
A.handsome B.healthy C.brave D.strong
A.stop B.help C.protect D.hide
A.behave B.play C.sleep D.dream
A.right B.sad C.angry D.excited
A.rested B.exercised C.left D.returned
A.family B.team C.coach D.crowd
A.laughed B.nodded C.greeted D.cheered
A.pointing B.shouting C.looking D.rushing
A.take B.waste C.save D.kill[来
A.call B.check C.operate D.breathe
A.funny B.easy C.great D.dangerous
A.proud B.disappointed C.anxious D.calm
What day is __61___ day of the week? We Chinese may say Monday, because Monday is the first working day in the week. But__62___people have different ideas. They say__ 63___ is the first day of the week. Also, they work only five days a week and have a long __64___: Saturday and Sunday. People are different __65___ many other ways, too. We Chinese put our last names first and our first name last .British and American people put them in the other way. Chinese people speak Chinese, but British and American people speak English. Chinese eat a lot of__ 66___ . British and American people have a lot of bread and potatoes. Most Chinese ride bicycles, but most British and American people drive __67___. People write __68___ in different ways, too. We Chinese write “November 10, 2005” as “05 / 11 / 10”, in big -to - small order. But British put it as “___6 9__”, in small - to - big order, and the Americans even write it as “10/ 11 / 05”. What a difference!
Do you know any other __70___ between us Chinese speaking people and English speaking people.
A.one B.first C.the first D.a first
A.speaking English B.English speaking C.English spoken D.spoken English
A.Sunday B.Saturday C.Monday D.Tuesday
A.holiday B.time C.weekday D.weekend
A.to B.by C.in D.from
A.bread B.crops C.rice D.corn
A.buses B.cars C.taxis D.bikes
A.dates B.days C.months D.years
A.05 / 10 / 11 B.10 / 11 / 05 C.05 / 11 / 10 D.11 / 10 / 05
A.different B.more different C.differences D.difference
完形填空.
Throughout history people have always communicated with each other not only by speech but also by of the hands and body . It is , , only in the last few years that such communication has been widely . This kind of communication is to be body language or non - verbal (非语言上的) communication .
People sometimes wonder whether you know body language works . It is of course possible to read books on the subject but you also need to time watching people’s movements . A . is a particularly good place for such a thing , as there people can be seen openly anger , sorrow , happiness , impatience (不耐烦) and many other human by means of movements .
If you the sound on your television and try to understand what is happening simply by watching the picture , you will learn about communication words . By turning the sound back up every five minutes or so , it is possible to check how your understanding is .
Having studied the art of body language , you will have an at a boring party . You will be able to sit on your own for the whole evening and yourself by both watching and interpreting (解读) the body language of all the other people there .
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Korean culture is really 1 right now. The Korean Wave is sweeping Asian countries 2 China. Young people are going crazy about Korean TV dramas, Korean pop songs, taekwondo(跆拳道)and the Korean language.
The Korean Wave started a few years ago with the TV series “Winter Sonata”. This love story is 3 popular. People, especially girls, like the beautiful story and handsome actors like Bae Yong Jun (裴勇俊).
In the music world, Korean girls are making themselves heard in China. You can often find big Korean names like Baby Vox, S. E. S and Finkle at the 4 of the Chinese music charts (排行榜).
The Korean Wave has also made young people 5 to try the clothes and hairstyles of pop stars, too. Not only 6 . Now some girls in China 7 plastic surgery(整容)to change the way they look. People say some beautiful Korean stars have had plastic surgery. These stars don’t make plastic surgery look shameful(丢面子的).
Are 8 the faces of beautiful Korean girls not 9 ? 10 for yourself when you next visit South Korea.
A.exciting B.excited C.interested D.boring
A.includes B.included C.including D.is including
A.never B.not C.still D.no
A.middle B.top C.popular D.better
A.want B.to want C.wants D.wanted
A.this B.these C.those D.that
A.is having B.are having C.have D.has
A.none B.neither C.both D.all
A.true B.truly C.real D.really
A.Find out B.Find C.Look D.Look for
Online shopping is more and more popular. You can shop without your house. Just sit in front of your computer, click your and your things will be sent to your house in several days.
Last November 11th, many online stores offered a big discount(折扣) and free delivery(邮递) . The biggest online shopping sites in China, taobao.com and tmall.com, sold worth 19.1 billion yuan in total.
“Goods online are often much cheaper. It also me a lot of time. And we often find more goods online to than in shopping malls.” said Wang Xin, an online shopping lover in Beijing. She late for a lot of cheap goods online.
Another big of online shopping is that it helps people get things from different places . “I like eating duck necks very much and Taobao makes it for me to buy them from shops in Wuhan.” said Zhang Xi, a girl in Yangzhou. While enjoying online shopping, many people also have worries, for middle school student buyers. Young students are easily attracted(吸引) by advertisements on the Internet and things they don’t need.
“Middle school students pay more attention to their studies. Searching for things wastes their time,” said Jing Chunling, an education expert(专家). “Besides, online shop owners have no idea of the of their buyers. Anyone can easily buy things they want. Some of the goods are for young students such as cigarettes(香烟) and wine(酒).”
A.leaving B.reaching C.returning D.arriving
A.head B.mouth C.mouse D.printer
A.price B.address C.job D.service
A.clothes B.things C.food D.shoes
A.takes B.spends C.needs D.saves
A.look for B.choose from C.pay for D.meet up
A.looked up B.got up C.stayed up D.stood up
A.advantage B.problem C.result D.example
A.easily B.finally C.carefully D.difficultly
A.important B.interesting C.possible D.impossible
A.certainly B.simply C.luckily D.especially
A.sell B.steal C.buy D.borrow
A.can B.should C.could D.would
A.places B.hobbies C.interests D.ages
A.good B.bad C.useful D.helpful
完形填空 (共15小题,每小题1分, 满分15分)
Santa Can Come before Christmas
It was last June. I went into a supermarket to buy some vegetables,when a young man asked me.
“Can you tell me where the counter(柜台) is? ”
“Well, the milk is in the lower right corner,” I replied.
Picking up my things,I finally came to the milk counter where I met the same man. He
was almost 10 bottles of milk in his hand.
I asked,“Do you need a ______?”
“Sure,thank you.” he answered.
I was he was still picking more bottles and after a few minutes his trolley had 24 bottles of milk.
I laughed and asked, “Why so many bottles?”
He smiled and said, “These are _____ my street dogs. Today I want to be a Santa for them.”
I said, “Well ,it’s too for you to be a Santa, It is still June and Christmas comes in .”
He _ at me for a second, but he left the counter without ____ anything.
,we met again at the bread counter.
“So these bread and cakes are also for the street dogs, Mr . Santa.”
He smiled and said, “Yes. These are also for the dogs and I love to be Mr. Santa in the month of June. Santa is a representation(象征) of surprises and . We always hope Santa comes before . But in real life there is a Santa in each one of us. He is always ready to help us at any time, no matter(不管) which month it is. Maybe when you offered a trolley to me, there was a Santa in you. When we food to a poor man or a(n) to someone who is caught in the rain ,we are being Santa there. So when you offer help to others or get help from others, just think that Santa has come all the way for you.”
He left and I was because of meeting him. It was right to understand Santa can come before Christmas. We just need to know he is around us by giving happiness and love to others.
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Everyone gets angry.Many things may make you angry.Maybe your teacher gave you too much
homework.Or maybe a friend borrowed your favorite video game and then broke it.You may get
angry when something doesn't go your way.Maybe you get mad at yourself when your team loses an important game.Or may be you become a road rager(路怒族)when a driver accidentally cuts in front of you.That makes you angry!You need to know what to do with your anger.Here are some things you can do when you feel angry:
*Talk to a friend you can trust.
*Count to ten.
*Get or give a hug.
*Take some exercise.
*Draw a picture of your anger.
*Play a video game.
*Run around the outside of the house five times as fast as you can.
*Sing along with the CD player.
*Think good thoughts( maybe about a fun vacation or your favorite sport ).
*Take a bike ride,go skating,play basketball﹣do something active!
Never getting angry is impossible.But when you are angry,you can do something and it can
make things better or worse.Don't let anger be the boss of you.Be in control of it!
46.In the passage,the writer gives us pieces of advice.
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ten |
B. |
eleven |
C. |
twelve |
D. |
thirteen |
47.The underlined part"when something doesn't go your way"probably means
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when you get lost |
B. |
when you are on a wrong way |
C. |
when you meet with something difficult |
D. |
when things don't go as you imagine |
48.If you run around the outside of your house five times,and your house is a circ le of 260 metes,so you'll run .
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1,300 kilometers |
B. |
1,300 meters |
C. |
1,360 kilometers |
D. |
1,360 meters |
49.As for doing with anger,which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
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Talk to a friend you believe. |
B. |
Get a hug. |
C. |
Have a fight with a friend |
D. |
Think good thoughts. |
50.The passage is mainly about .
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how to deal with your anger |
B. |
letting anger be the boss of you |
C. |
doing something active when you're angry |
D. |
drinking more water when you're angry. |
完形填空
Nowadays more and more Chinese teenagers find life more difficult without their parents. They don’t know how to do ________ . Because their parents do almost everything for them at home. This is a big problem.
Joy is 14 years old. One day her parents went away ________ work, so she had to stay at home alone. At first she thought she would be happy ________ her parents were not in. She could do ________ that she liked. But it was six o’clock in the afternoon. She felt ________ . “Oh, it’s time to have supper. Where can I get my food?” she said to herself. Later she found some food in the fridge, but she ________ know how to cook. At that moment, she missed her ________ much. At last she could only go to the supermarket and ________ some food to eat.
Many of teenagers are ________ as Joy. So I think they should learn some basic(基本的) life skills, like cooking, tidying up their rooms or dressing ________ properly. They shouldn’t depend too much on their parents.
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Do you know Eskimos (爱斯基摩人)? Let me tell you something about their .
The Eskimos live near the North Pole (北极). There are only two there, winter and summer, There are no spring autumn there. The winter nights are .You can’t the sun for more than two months, even at noon. The summer days are long. For more than two months, the sun never .and there is no night.
The Eskimos have clothes. They make their clothes from the skin of animals. From these skins they make coats, caps and .
Near the North Pole trees can’t grow, for it is too there. The Eskimos make their houses from skins, snow or stones (石头). When they go in storm and can’t home, they make house of snow. They leave these snow houses when the storm is .
Life is for the Eskimos, they still like to live there.
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Choose the best words and complete the passage
You may be surprised to learn how many animals actually have a memory. _______ your goldfish can show evidence (证据) of learning ability. If you have a pet fish, try this _______. Every day when you feed the fish, sprinkle (撒) the food only in the same location.
Keep a record of daily observations (观察)of the fish, taking down notes about the fish's swimming directions or behavior whenever you come to feed it. Before long, the fish should swim to the spot where you sprinkle the food whenever you approach (靠近) the tank. See how it reacts (反应) to your approaching the tank and take notes before, _______, and after your experiment.
In this example of animals' memory, we don't really know if your fish knows the fact that you are going to feed it. But it has showed its _______ ability to learn and to remember.
Bees _______ with each other in a way which shows an intelligent memory. When a bee finds a good location for gathering nectar (花蜜), it will remember _______ to get to this location from its hive (蜂巢). The bee then returns to the hive and passes along its memory by doing a complex dance to inform the others of where the food was found. It uses wings, legs, antennae (触角)and body to deliver the message. When the dance is over, other bees fly to this location to bring back food for the hive.
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完形填空
If you often have a cold, headache or backache, there is something wrong with your health.Eating healthy food good for our health.
Tofu(豆腐), milk, vegetables are healthy for us.Tofu is a kind of traditional(传统的) food. We often it in China. Now more and more people other countries think tofu is good for health, . They also like eating it. Milk is kind of health food. Every day you should one or two glasses of milk.
It can us strong.
Vegetables are very important. You should them. There are vitamin(维他命) A, B, C, D , E and so on in them.
As we know, it’s important a balanced diet(均衡饮食). We must have the right kinds of food. We should also eat some pork, chicken and beef. We should eat more fruit and vegetables but less meat.
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完形填空(共15小题,每小题1分,计15分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
More and more students want to study in “hot” major(主修课) in the university. a result, many students want to their interests and study in these such as foreign languages, international business and law, etc. But only a few students can study in these “hot” majors, because the number of these “hot” majors limited (限制的).
If one interest in his work or study, can he do well? I this from one of my classmates. He is the countryside. His parents are farmers. Though he biology, he chose “international business”. He to live a life which is different that of his parents. In the end, he found he was in doing business at all. He found all the subjects to be . this wouldn't have happened if he had chosen his major according to his own interests.
Choosing your major according to your own is the best way to succeed.
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完形填空(10)
Electric bicycles run on battery-operated(用电池发动的) motors. More and more people like this type of bikes their speed and quality.
They were made in 1980s in China, but the selling was not very good. Today, thanks to(多亏了) improvement(改进) on the quality of the batteries, the electric bikes sell . There are more than 100 electric bicycle producers in China and of such bicycles have been produced. Japan is large producer of such bicycles in the world.
Now China is one of the producers of electric bicycles in the world, and lots of people have this kind of bicycles.
Such bikes are quick, safe and to operate, their batteries still have shortcomings(缺点). They weigh more than 10 kilograms. Their service life is less than two years and they 500 yuan each.
A.because B.because of C.for D.as
A.at first B.first C.the first D.at firstly
A.good B.bad C.well D.badly
A.thousand B.two thousand C.two thousands D.thousands
A.another B.other C.others D.the other
A.largest B.smallest C.bigger D.fewest
A.bought B.brought C.broken D.bright
A.hard B.interesting C.easy D.boring
A.but B./ C.so D.and
A.pay B.cost C.spend D.worth