一、单项选择(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
()1.–Haveyoueverseen______filmRomanHoliday?
–Yes.Ithinkitis______excellentmovie.
A.the;anB.a;theC.a;anD.the;a
()2.--Excuseme,Iwanttobuysomestamps.WherecanIfindapostoffice?
--Iknow______notfarfromhere.Youcanfind______withoutdifficulty.
A.that;itB.it;oneC.one;itD.it;that
()3.It’simportant______ustolearnfromothers.It’swise______youtolearnfromhim.
A.for;forB.of;ofC.for;ofD.of;for
()4.______ofhistime______beenspentonstudieseveryday.
A.Four-fifths;hasB.Four-fifths;have
C.Four-five;hasD.Fourths-five;have
()5.MostJapanesearegreatly___________bytheearthquake.
A.affectedB.effortC.influenceD.effected
()6.AtouristwilleasilylosehiswayinBeijing______hehasamaporaguide.
A.ifB.becauseC.unlessD.when
()7.ThiskindofT-shirtlooks______andsells______.
A.nice;wellB.nice;goodC.well;wellD.good;nice
()8.–Lookattheladythere.______itbeMissLi?
--No,it______beher.SheleftforParisthismorning.
A.Must;can’tB.Can;maynotC.May;mustn’tD.Can;can’t
()9.Thedisabledpeopleshouldn’t______.Instead,weshouldbefriendlytothem.
A.lookdownB.lookdownon
C.belookeddownonD.belookeddown
()10.--______newbuildings!Ican’tbelievethat.It______apoorvillage.
--Yes.Everythinghaschangedhereovertheseyears.
A.Somany;usedtobeB.Somuch;isusedtobeing
C.Toomany;isusedtobeD.Toomuch;usedtobe
()11.--Tony,doyouknowifFrank______totheparkwithusthisSundayifit______?
--Sorry,Ihavenoidea.
A.willgo;isfineB.goes;isfine
C.willgo;willbefineD.goes;willbefine
()12.Manystudentsdon’tknowhowto______stressandbecomeworried.
A.arguewithB.dealwithC.quarrelwithD.comeupwith
()13.–David’sseldomlateforschool,______he?
--
______,eventhoughtheweatherisverybad.
A.is;NoB.isn’t;YesC.has;NoD.hasn’t;No
()14.Nobodyknows______in100years.
A.whatwilllifebelikeB.whatlifewillbelike
C.howwilllifebelikeD.howlifewillbelike
()15.--Jerry,doyoumindmypointingoutyourmistakes?
--______.Youadviceisofgreatvaluetome.
A.NotatallB.You’dbetternotC.OfcourseD.Mypleasure
二、完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
Agoalforlife
Doyouhaveagoalforlife?Whatisit?Doyouwanttobecomeagreatwriter,afamoussingerorjustbecomearichperson?
Asurvey16thatinmodernsociety(现代社会),mostpeoplechoosepractical17suchas“makingmoneytobuyahouseandacar”,“makingone’slifebetter”or“findingagoodjob”.
WangYouworkedinasmallcompanyinNanjing3yearsago.Thejobwasgoodandhedidn’tneedtoworkonSaturdayorSunday.However,hefelttheworkwasn’t18atallandthelifewasboring.SohegaveuphisjobandwenttoBeijinginFebruary,xxxx.Whenhe19inBeijing,hehadhisnewgoalasfindingagoodjob.
Now20peoplewanttoliveabetterlife.Thisfactshowsthatthesocietyismakingprogress__21people’slifegoalshavebecomemorepractical.Oneresearchersays,“Everybody22hisorherownlifegoal.Ifonemanispoor,23lifegoalwillbetomakemoremoney.Ifonemandoesn’t__24adiploma(文凭),studyinghardtogetadiplomawillbecomehislifegoal.Andifonemandoesn’thavelove,hislifegoalwillbetolookforit.Ifonemanhasnolifegoal,he25idleaway
(虚度)hislifetime.”
()16.A.sawB.advisedC.hadD.showed
()17.A.worksB.findingsC.goalsD.results
()18.A.interestedB.excitingC.excitedD.afraid
()19.A.gotB.arrivedC.reachedD.went
()20.A.moreandmoreB.fewerandfewerC.lessandlessD.manyandmany
()21.A.andB.butC.orD.until
()22.A.isB.findsC.comesD.has
()23.A.one’sB.theirC.herD.his
()24.A.leaveB.getC.findD.give
()25.A.shouldB.wouldC.shallD.will
三、阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
A
TicketsInformation
Dates:30thJuly—8thAugust
ThePrincessMon—Fri,10a.m.,7p.m.
AndTheFrogSat—Sun,10a.m.,2p.m.,7p.m.
Venue:StarTheatre
Duration:1.5hours
Ticketprices:$25perchildoradult(dayshows)
$35perchildoradult(eveningshows)
Familypackages:
$85for4tickets(10a.m.,2p.m.shows)
$120for4tickets(7p.m.shows)
LatecomerPolicy:
Pleasearriveearly.Latecomerswillnotbeallowedtoenter
untilaproperbreakintheshows.
Tel:617—2194300Children:
Ascourtesy(礼貌)tootheraudience,childrenunder3years
oldwillnotbeallowedin.
()26.Howmanydayswilltheshowbeon?
A.For10days.B.For12days.C.For15days.D.For18days.
()27.______arenotallowedtoenterthetheatre.
A.Latecomers&nbs
p;B.Adultswithoutchildren
C.SchoolstudentsD.Kidsunder3yearsold
()28.Ifafamilyoffourgotothetheatreintheevening,theyhavetopayatleast______dollarsforthetickets.
A.85B.100C.120D.140
B
Americaisamobilesociety.FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseandreal,yetdisappearsoon.Theydon’tfeelhurt.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagain,evenyearslater,theypickupthefriendship.ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstand.Friendshipsbetweenusdevelopmoreslowlybutmaybecomelifelongfeelings,extending(延伸)deeplyintobothfamilies.
Thereisanotherdifficultpointforustounderstand.AlthoughAmericanstreatfriendswarmlyintheirpersonaleverydaylives,theydon’tshowtheirpolitenesstothemifitrequiresagreatdealoftime.ButinChina,weareusuallygenerouswithourtime.We,ashosts,willappearatanairporteveninthemiddleofthenighttomeetafriend.Wemaytakedayofffromourworktoactasguidestoourfriends:ItisoppositeinAmerica,Americanscannotmanagethetimetodoagreatdealwithavisitoroutsidetheirdailyplans.Theywillprobablyexpectthevisitorstogetthemselvesfromtheairporttothehotels.Andtheyexpectthevisitorswillphonethemfromthere.Oncethevisitorsarriveattheirhomes,thewelcomewillbefull,warmandreal.
ForAmericans,itisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoinviteafriendtotheirhomesthantorestaurants,exceptforbusinessmatters.Americansarereadytoreceiveusfoeeignersattheirhomes,sharetheirholidays,andtheirhomelife.Soaccepttheirhospitality(好客)athomeandenjoyyourvisitinAmerica!
()29.Theunderlinedphrase“pickup”inParagraph1maymean“_______”.
A.keepoutB.giveupC.paynoattentiontoD.continue
()30.Whichofthefollowingisthetypical(典型的)wayofAmericanhospitality?
>A.Treatingfriendsathome.
B.Takingdaysofftobewithfriends.
C.Meetingfriendsattheairportatmidnight.全品中考网
D.Sharingeverythingtheyhave.
()31.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Americansarealwaysgenerouswiththeirtime.
B.Americansdon’tfeelhurtiftheirfriendshipsdisappearsoon.
C.Chinesefriendshipsdevelopmoreslowlybutwillneverdisappear.
D.ChinesefriendshipsaremoresincerethanAmericanfriendships.
()32Thispassageismostprobablywrittenfor_______.
A.AmericanstudentsB.Chinesestudents
C.ChinesevisitorstoAmericaD.AmericanvisitorstoChina
C
OneofthegreatestmysteriesonEarthisthestatueswhichstandonEasterIsland.EasterIsland,whichwasalmostuninhabitedwhenitwasdiscoveredonEasterDayin1722byaDutchcaptain,isthemostdistantislandintheworldcoveredwithhundredsofgiantstatues,eachweighingseveraltonsandsomestandingmorethan30feettall.
Whobuiltthesestatuesandwhyandhowdidtheygetthere?Nobodyknowstheanswerforsure.
OnetheorysuggeststhatEasterIslandwasfirstinhabitedbyPolynesians,whotraveledthousandsofmilesintheircanoes(独木舟)in400A.D.However,theoceancurrents(洋流)whichcarriedthemtherewouldnottakethemback,sothattheycouldnotleave.
Thestatuesappeartohavebeenmadeoutofthetopedgeofthewallsofavolcanoontheisland.Then,itmayhavebeenrolledordraggeddowntothefootofthevolcano(火山).Then,itwasstoodupright(直立)andropesweretiedaroundit,whichwasmadetoactasapulley(滑轮).Overaperiodofmonths,astatuecouldbewalkedformilesdowntotheocean.Finally,itwasplacedinlinewithotherstatues,allofthemlookingtowardsthecenteroftheisland.
Thisprocesswasdifficult.Ifastatuefellover,itwastooheavytobepulleduprightagain,sotheislanderswentbackandcarvedanotherstatue.
ThepopulationofEasterIslandmusthavereached11,000.Later,theresourcesoftheislandwereusedupandpeoplebeganfightingandeatingeachother.Workonthestatuesstoppedandthestatueswereknockedover.WhenthefirstEuropeansfinallyarrivedontheisland,mostof
thesepeoplehaddiedout.
()33.Thispassageismainlyabout________.
A.thediscoveryofEasterIslandB.thestatuesonEasterIsland
C.thehistoryofEasterIslandersD.theearliestpopulationonEasterIsland
()34.Whichofthefollowingcorrectlytellsofthepossibleworkingprocessafterastatuewasmade?
a.Itwasstooduprightandropesweretiedaroundit.
b.Itwaswalkedformilesdowntotheocean.
c.Itwasplacedinlinewithotherstatues.
d.Itwasmovedtothefootofthevolcano.
A.c-d-a-bB.d-b-a-cC.a-c-b-dD.d-a-b-c()35.Theunderlinedworduninhabitedmostprobablymeans________.
A.mysteriousB.lost
C.unknowntotheworldD.withnopeoplelivingthere