II.Choose the best answer.(共28分）
21.They are practicing ____ the new song.
A.sing B.to sing C.sang D.singing
22.What do you ____ to do today?
A.intend B.going C.are D.intending
23.I‘ve made a mistake, though I didn’t____.
A.want B.intend C.intend to D.intended to
24.I hate him as ____ as you do.
A.more B.many C.much D.most
25.The meeting ____ the following week.
A.was to be held B.would to be held C.wasto hold D.was going to hold
26.The man was won recognized ___ thethief.
A.like B.as C.to like D.look like
27.I don‘t like people ____ .
A.this kind of B.of this kind of C.of thiskinds D.of this kind
28.Chaplin managed to add music ____ hisfilms.
A.up B.to C.in D.for
29.Mr. Turner has _____ France with hiswife.
A.set off for B.set off to C.set for D.setoff
30.The play is ____ paris.
A.happened in B.set in C.set at D.happenedat
31.The villagers went out in the woods,____for the ____ child.
A.looking, missed B.looking,missing
C.looked, missing D.looked, missed
32.His father made a living ____ teaching.
A.by B.for C.on D.in
33.You should learn _____ English bypractising _____ .
A.speaking, to speak B.speaking, spokeC.spoken, spoken D.spoken, speaking
34.Lu Xun is ____ as one of the most famouswriters in China.
A.knew B.know C.known D.to known
35.I;m sorry, I didn’t know you werewaiting for me.____.
A.It doesn‘t matter B.It sounds politeC.That ’s all right D.You‘re welcome
36.Hello, I’d like to speak to Susan,please. ____.
A.Yes, it‘s me B.Yes I’m Susan
C.This is me speaking D.this is Susanspeaking
37.----Did you see John denver last night?He gave a performance at the Capital Theatre.
----No. I didn‘t got the ticket.____.
A.How pity B.What a pity C.You’re foolishD.What a boy
38.Excuse me for interrupting you, Mr.Brown, but I‘ve got something very impoortant to tell you.____.
A.Don’t do that B.Taht‘s OK. C.What a pity.D.Yes, please.
39.People always put their money in banksin order ot ____.
A.keep them sage B.keep them safety C.keepit safe D.keep it safety
40.____, I’ve broken the valuable pot onyour shelf.
A.Excuse me B.I‘m mistaken C.I’m afraidD.I‘m sorry
41.It’s very kind ___ you to find me such abeautiful cock year stamp.
A.of B.for C.to D.from
42.their suggestions ____ of much value.
A.maybe B.may be C.may be are D.maybe is
43.There will be all sorts of things onsale a t the market. You can ____ things you want cheaply.
A.take up B.pick up C.take D.pick
44.The boy wanted to buy the IPM PC 486,but his mother was not able to __it.
A.offer B.supply C.afford D.give
45.____ he will believe what his teachersaid is true.
A.Sooner or later B.By and by C.From timeto time D.Generally speaking
46.they found ____ necessary to pay moreattention to spoken English/
A.that B.which C.it D.too
47.I‘ll never forget the day ____ I spentwith my friends in the summer Palace.
A.which B.when C.there D.in which
48.Have you any idea ____ this word means?
A.what B.that C.which D.how
III.Cloze test.(20分)
The one-month holiday taken by a newlymarried couple is called "honeymoon" all over the world. but how does_49_ come into use? In the early _50_ century Ireland was still a place _51_the Celts were living. The chief of the Celts had a beautiful daughter _52_Alice. She loved flowers and liked to eat honey.She was _53_ that a lot ofprinces of the neighbouring countries asked to _54_ her .As they knew thatAlice liked to eat honey, they sent her the best honey to please her ._55_period of time her room _56_ like a display of a different honey. A last Alicefell57_ love with a prince _58_ the south and soon they decided to marry.Before the wedding, she ordered _59_ cooks to make all honey _60_ wine. Sheentertained the guests with the wine at the wedding breakfast. The wine wasvery _61_ and every guest praised it. but Alice had _62_ wine of that kind. Howcould her guests finish it up in one day? Right after the night _63_ whichAlice had her wedding and _64_ the wine, the newly married couple began atravel of one month. They took the wine that had left over with them and _65_it for the whole month. _66_ custom has come to this day and has _67_throughout the world. thus a newly married _68_one-month holiday is called"honeymoon"
49.A.word B.a word C.the word D.words
50.A.six B.sixth C.the sixth D.six’
51.A.which B.when C.where D.it
52.A.naming B.named C.name D.by name
53.A.very B.such C.ever D.so
54.A.marry B.be married C.marry withD.marrying
55.A.On B.About C.By D.After
56.A.was look B.just C.looks D.looked
57.A.in B.to C.off D.x
58.A.off B.from C.to D.on
59A.his B.her C.their D.our
60.A.of B.in C.into D.to
61.A.red B.weak C.nature D.sweet
62.A.so many B.too much C.not much D.littlemore
63.A.on B.in C.by D.x
64.A.drank B.drunk C.drank to D.the drink
65.A.tasted B.enjoyed C.liked D.used
66.A.These B.Those C.That D.This
67.A.spreaded B.spread C.spred D.spreading
68.A.couple B.couples C.couple‘s D.couples’
IV.Reading comprehension.(27分）
A
Sandy is seventeen years old. And she isvery busy. She never has enough time for all she wants to do. Like many othergirls about her age, she spends hours on the telephone, talking to her friends.She often goes out on weekends, and she looks after children for other familiesto get some money. And, of course, during the school years she herself has alot of homework to do.
During the football season, Sandy is busierthan usual. She and other pretty girls are cheer leaders for the high schoolfootball games. They lead the crowd in cheering for the school-team.
The girls jump up and down together,cheering whn the team has played well. When the team is not playing so well,the cheer leaders try to encourage the players.
The cheers are usually not long, but ittakes a long time to practise shouting them together
69.why is Sandy jso busy?
A.Because she spends too much time on thetelephone.
B.because she has too many friends to meet.
C.Because she picks up more than she canfind time for .
D.Because she is a school girl.
70.What is the busiest period for Sandy?
A.The weekends . B.the school year.C.Holidays. D.The football season.
71.Sandy is ____.
A. a member of the school football team.
B.captain of the school‘s women footballteam
C.one of the girls who lead the crowd incheering for the school football team
D.a pretty girl who cheers for the schoolfootball team
72.What do the cheer leader s do when theirteam is not playing oso well?
A..Jump their feet. B.Keep shouting. C.Stopshouting. D.Shout even louder.
73.Why does it take a long time to practiseshouting together?
A.The cheers are difficult to remember.B.The girls have ot cheer while dancing.
C.the cheers must be shouted in concert andagree with their body movements.
D.They have to change their cheers now andthen.
B
The great racing driver. Sir MalcolmCmpbell, was the first man to drive at over 300 miles per hour. He set up a newworld record in September.1935 at Bonneville Salt Flates, Utah. Bluebird, thecar he was driving, had been specially built for him. It was over 30 feet inlength and had a 2500 horse-power engine. Although Campbell reached a speed ofover 304 miles per hour, he had great difficulty in controlling the car becausea tyre burst during the first run.After his attempt, Campbell was disappoitedto learn that his average speed had been 299 miles per hour.However, a few dayslater, he was told that a mistake had been made.His average speed had been 301miles per hour. Since that time, racing drivers have reached speeds of over 400miles an hour. Following his father’s footsteps many years later, Sir Malcolm‘sson, Donald, also set up a world record. Like his father, he was driving a carcalled Bluebird.
74.the first would record is ____.
A.300 miles per hour B.301 miles per hourC.304 miles per hour D.not known
75.there were ____ miles between Campbell’sright speed and the mistake.
A.299 B.301 C.2 D.5
76.____ has driven faster than 300 milesper hour since Sir Malcolm set up his record.
A.no one B.Donald‘s father C.Only DonaldD.More than one racing driver
77.which of the following is true?
A.There was some doubt whether Sir Malcolmhad maintained An average speed of 301 miles per hour.
B.Sir Malcolm set up a new world recordrecently.
C.Sir Malcolm’s car had a 250 horse-powerengine.
D.Sir Malcolm‘s average speed was 299 milesper hour.
78.It was just the same with Donald as ithad been with his fther in the following facts except ____.
A.driving a car called Bluebird B.driving acar with a 2500 horse-power enging C.the race line D.setting up a world record
C
19 Lansdowne Road
Chichester PO236PX
Saturday Dear John,
I got your letter yesterday.Yes , of courseyou can come and stay next week. I didn’t realize your company operated in thisarea.
Actually, it‘s lucky that I shall be here,because I have to go away on business myself on Monday __ but I shall be backby the time you come. What time will you be arriving? Any way, I’l leave a keywith my next-door neighbour (at Number 21) just in case you get here before Ido.
I‘d better give you some directions as tohow to get here, although it’s not very complicated a s you‘ll come intochichester on the same side of town as Lansdowne Road.
Follow the main road as far as the firstset of traffic-lights and then turn right. Turn left at the next junction. Atthe end of tthis road there’s a roundabout. Go straight across, and Lansdowneroad is the second on the right.
By the way, lI hope you won‘t mind sleepingon the campbed. I’m afraid there isn‘t a spare bed, but it’s quite solid, soy0ushould be comfortable enough! I nearly forgot to mention the most importantthing---- could you bring a sleeping bag?
Well, I must go now ----I‘ve got to go andcollect he car from the garage. I was out in the middle of nowhere yesterday,when it broke down for no apparent reason. I had to walk miles before I found aphone-box and eventually managed to persuade a garage to send someone out togive me a tow.
Looking forward to seeing you on Thursday.
Yours,
Mike
79.According to this letter, Mike mostlikely will be back on ____.
A.Monday B.Tuesday C.saturday D.Thursday
80.If John arrives earlier than Mike comesback, ____.
A.he can make a phone call to Mike B.he canwait for Mike
C.he can ask Mike’s next -door neighbor forthe key
D.he can ask the landlady for the key
81.Probably because there isn‘t a sparequilt,____.
A.John has to sleep on the camping -bed
B.John was asked to bring a sleeping-bag
C.John could only stay two nights whileMike was away
D.John was to bring a new quilt from home
82."I was out in the middle of nowhereyesterday when it broke down for no apparent reason" "Brokedown" is closest to ____ in meaning.
A.failed to work B.lost control C.wasdefeated D.stopped to work
D
"If you want to see a thing well, reachout touch it!"
That may seem a strange thing to say. Buttouching things can help you to see them better.
Your eyes can tell you that a glass ball isround. But by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth and cool theball is.You can feel how heavy the glass is.
When you feel all these about the ball, youreally see it.
With your skin, you can feel better. Forexample, your fingers can tell the difference between two coins in your pocket.You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand, too.
You can even feel sounds against your skin,Have you ever wanted to know why some people like very loud music? They mustlike to feel the sounds of music.
All children soon learn what "Don’ttouch!" means. They hear it often. Yet most of us keep on touching thingsas we grow up. In shops, we touch things we might buy such as food, clothesland so on. To see somethings well, we have to touch it.
The bottoms of lour feet can feel things,too. You know this when you walk on warm sand, cool grass or a hard floor. Allfeel different under your feet.
There are ways of learning to see well byfeeling. One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that istouching your skin. Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body, theair on your skin. At first, it is not easy to feel these things. You are tooused to them!
Most museums are just for looking. Buttoday some museums have some things to touch. Their signs say, "Dotouch!" there you can feel everything on show.
If you want to see better, reach out andtouch. Then you will really see!
83.By touching things ____.
A.you will have strange feeling B.you willlearn how to reach out
C.you can tell the difference between themD.you can tell what colour they are
84.Which of the following can be the besttitle of the story?
A.Touching by Feeling B.To See or to Feel
C.To See Better--Feel D.Ways of Feeling
85.When people buy things in shops, theyoften____.
A.try them on first B.put their right handon them
C.just have a look D.feel and touch them
86.Why does it say"At first , it isnot easy to feel these things"?
A.The things are used by people ,too.B.People feel the things too often.
C.People know how to use the thing. D.Thethings are easy to feel.
V.Correct the mistakes.(10‘)
Mary had a nice white lamb and loves itvery much. 87.____
She kept it tying to a tree during the dayand went to 88____
bring it every evening. One day, but, thelamb was 89.____
missed. She found his neighbour, Aleka, hadsuddenly 90.____
got a new lamb, so she immediately went tohis house 91.____
Aleka explained her his lamb wasblack.While they were 92.____
talking, it began to rain.So Mary stayed inher house as 93.____
the rain stopped.When she went out, she washappy to 94.____
find that the little lamb was almostwhite.It’s wool(毛）, 95.____
dyed (染）black,had been washed cleanly by the rain. 96.____
VI. 书面表达：假如你和妈妈带着小妹妹到医院看病，出来后天晚了，刚下了雪，路滑，又等不到公共汽车。在焦急中，有个出租汽车司主动帮 你们的忙，把你们送到43路汽车站。要求你用英语写封信给某报编辑，表达你的感激之情。 要求：1、词数 250--300 之间 2、可以围绕主题内容适当发挥。