习题精选
一、单项选择
1.Payattentionto______roadsignwhiledrivingin______foreigncountry.
A.a;aB.the;the
C.the;aD.a;the
2.Wegrowallourfruitandvegetables;______savesmoney,ofcourse.
A.whichB.as
C.thatD.what
3.--It'ssaidthat“Traffic”isanexcitingfilm.
--I_____ityet.Ihopetoseeitsoon.
A.didn'tseeB.hadn'tseen
C.don’tseeD.haven’tseen
4.Hewillstopshowingoff,ifnonotice_____ofhim.
A.istakenB.willbetaken
C.takesD.hastaken
5.Sheisalwaysreadytohelppeopleintroublebecameshethinksita______.
A.decisionB.chance
C.prideD.pleasure
6.--WouldyoumindifIusedyourtelephone?
--________.
A.Yes,dopleaseB.Goahead
C.OfcourseD.Allfight
7.--Victorlooksunhappy.
--Yes.Healways_____oursuccess.
A.cheersB.envies
C.admiresD.stops
8.Thisisanillnessthatcanresultistotalblindness______leftuntreated
A.afterB.if
C.sinceD.unless
9.--Whatdidyousay?
--Soyou_____tome.
A.won’tlistenB.weren'tlistening
C,didn’t’listenD.haven’tlistened
10.Freemedicaltreatmentinthiscountrycoverssicknessofmindaswellassickness.
A.normalB.average
C.regularD.ordinary
11.Whatwayareyouthinkingofridoftheflies?
A.togetB.getting
C.beinggotD.tobegetting
12.Betough-minded,buttender-hearted,______?
A.MI1youB.isn'tit
C.aren’tyouD.areyou
13.Herfacegaveherwhenshetoldalie.
A.offB.away
C.upD.out
14.--ShallImakeyou_____toeat?
--Oh,yes,please.I'vehadhardly______allday.
A.something;nothingB.anything;something
C.something;anythingD.anything;nothing
15.I’vedecidedtotakethejobandI______changemymind
A.mustn’tB.can’t
C.won’tD.maynot
二、完型填空
LastweekIwaswatchingtheeveningnewsonTV.Thenewswasaboutaprizeforsomescientific1;Iforgotwhatitwas.Theannouncer,whosenamewasRalphStor,2somethingthatcaughtmy3."Allgreatdiscoveries,"Hesaid,"aremadebypeoplebetweentheagesoftwenty-fiveand4.”BeingalittleoverthirtymyselfImoreorlessdisagreedwithhim.5wantstothinkthatheispasttheageofmakinganydiscovery.ThenextdayIhappenedtobeinthepubliclibraryandspentseveralhours6theagesoffamouspeopleandtheirdiscoveries.Ralphwasright.
FirstIlookedatsomeofthe7discoveries.Oneoftheearliestdiscoveries,thefamousexperimentthatprovedthatbodiesofdifferent8fallatthesame
speed,was9byGalileowhenhewastwenty-six.MadameCuriestartedherresearchthat10toaNobelPrizewhenshewastwenty-eight.Einsteinwastwenty-six11hepublishedhisworld-changingtheoryofrelativity.Well,12ofthat.13Iwonderedifthose"bestyears"weretrueinother14.
Thenhowaboutthefieldof15?Surelyit16thewisdomofagetomakeagoodleader.Perhapsit17,butlook18thesepeoplestartedtheircareers(事业).WinstonChurchillwaselectedtotheHouseofCommonsattheageoftwenty-six.AbrahamLincoln19thelifeofacountrylawyerandwaselectedtothegovernment20whatage?Twenty-six.
Butwhydon’tbestyearscomeafterthirty?Afterthirty,Iguess,21peopledonotwanttotakerisks(风险)ortry22way.ThenIthoughtofpeoplelikeShakespeareandPicasso.Theformer(前者)waswritingwonderfulworksattheripeageoffifty,23thelatterwasstilltryingnewwaysof24whenhewasninety!
Perhapsthereisstill25forme.
1.A.inventionB.discoveryC.experimentD.report
2.A.saidB.toldC.remarkedD.spoke
3.A.earsB.noticeC.attentionD.observation
4.A.twentyB.thirtyC.fortyD.fifty
5.A.EverybodyB.SomebodyC.NobodyD.Anybody
6.A.lookingupB.checkingupC.searchingforD.askingabout
7.A.generalB.scientificC.naturalD.social
8.A.heightsB.sizesC.weightsD.things
9.A.tiredB.madeC.discoveredD.commanded
10.A.referredB.turnedC.ledD.got
11.A.whenB.afterC.beforeD.though
12.A.plentyB.enoughC.muchD.all
13.A.ThereforeB.ThusC.YetD.Unfortunately
14.A.waysB.coursesC.branchesD.fields
15.A.revolutionB.politicsC.historyD.society
16.A.neededB.spendsC.takesD.cost
17.A.isB.willC.hasD.does
18.A.whyB.howC.whenD.where
19.A.devotedB.gaveupC.spentD.made
20.A.atB.byC.ofD.with
21.A.allB.manyC.mostD.few
22.A.otherB.newC.braveD.special
23.A.andB.orC.whileD.but
24.A.writingB.paintingC.thinkingD.camping
25.A.discoveryB.energyC.imaginationD.hope
三、阅读理解
A)阅读下列短文，从四个选项中，选出能回答所提问或完成所给句子的最佳答案.
A
IwenttoScaplifirstin1948.Therewerenolocal(当地的)planesinthosedays,soImakethetripbybus.Thejourneywasathousandkilometersandittookthebustwentyhours.ThroughoutthistimeIsatbesideamanaboutmyage,24.HetoldmethathisnamewasCastleton,JohnCastleton,buthetoldmehardlyanythingelse.Ihadnevermetanybodywithsolittlesolittletosay.Iwasgladwhentheconductorhandedoutpillows(枕头),whichgavemeanexcusetotrytosleep.Ishallneverforgetthatsilent,unpleasanttrip.
ThenexttimeIwenttoScapliin1978,byair
thistime.ThenewtownwasbeingofficiallyopenedbythePresident,aftermanyyearsofconstructionwork.IntheplaneIhadalongandinterestingtalkwithamanwhoturnedouttobechiefengineerofthenewtown.Whentheplanelanded,weexchangednames.Tomygreatsurprise,hewasJohnCastleton.
1.Thepassagetellsus______.
A.Scapli’stodayandyesterday
B.theauthor’stwotripstoScapli
C.howScaplichanged
D.howtheauthorwenttoScapli
2.Theauthorsatbesideaman,who______.
A.toldhimonlyhisage
B.wenttosleepduringthewholejourney
C.saidnothingabouthisname
D.didn’tsayasinglewordtotheauthor
3.Theauthor______.
A.visitedScapliagainaftertwentyeightyears
B.foundmanymenwerecalledJohnCastleton
C.wenttoScapliagainshortlyaftertherewaslocalplanes
D.knewJohnCastletonwasthePresident
4.Whydidtheautorstillremembertheman’snameaftersomanyyears?Because______.
A.theyhadalongandinterestingtalk
B.themanhadfewwords,whichmadehimunpleasantandlonely
C.theman’snamewaseasytoremember
D.hewasasoldasthemanbesidehim
5.Duringthetwotrips,theauthor______.
A.mettwomen,whowereallmenoffewwords
B.foundCastletonwasn’twhatheusedtobe
C.satbesidetwomenwiththesamename
D.Cametoknowthetruththattalkingwithanothercouldmaketripspleasant
B
Manyyearsago,therewerelotsoftreesontheearth,becausesummerwentonallyearround.Aforestcoveredtheearthlikeagreencarpet.Whatwastheforestlike?Itisnotdifficulttofindoutbecausepartsofthatancient(古代的)foreststillstand.Itisknownastherainforest.Thereeveninfineweather,waterfallsindropsthroughtheleaves.
Thelargestoftoday’srainforestsisinSouthAmerica.Itcoversaboutamillionsquaremiles(平方英里)Allthetreesareverytall.Theyoungtreesareupto60feethigh,butitisnoteasyforsometogrowtaller,becauseverylittlesunlightgetstothem.
Thegrown-uptreesareabout60to100feethigh.Someareeventaller.Thetallesttreescanbe200ormorefeethigh.Intheforestoftalltrees,notonlyplantlifeisrichbutbutalsoanimallife.Atdifferentheights(高度)livedifferentanimals.Bythenoisestheymakeyouknowtheyarethere.
6.Millionsofyearsago,therewerelotsoftrees,becausetheweaterwas______.
A.fineB.warmC.coolD.cold
7.Whyisitnoteasyforsomeyoungtreestogrowtallerintherainforests?
A.Thereislotsofrain. B.Theweatherwasbad.
C.Thesoilispoor. D.Thetalltreeskeepbackthesunlight.
8.Thetallesttreescangrowupto______feethigh.
A.below60B.over60C.over200D.below200
9.Whydoeswaterfallindropsinfineweatherthroughtheleaves?
A.Itstillrainsinfineweather
B.Thetreesgiveoutwaterallthetime
C.Thetreesaretoothickfortheraintofalldownsoon
D.Itisaforestmakingrain
10.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.PlantingTreesonEarth
B.theOldestTreesonEarth
C.WhyDotheRainForestsGrowSoTall
D.TheRainForestsinSouthAmerica
C
Warmwaterfreezes(结冻)morequickly
thancoldwater.SirFrancisBaconsaidthatalmostfourhundredyearsago.Butfewpeoplebelievedhimuntil1970.InthatyearCanadianscientistGeogeKellproved(证明)theEnglishphysicistwasright.DrKellfilledoneopenbowlwithcoldwater.Hefilledanotherwithwarmwater.Heputbothbowlstothesamelowtemperature.Thewarmwaterfroze(结冰)first.
Thelack(没有)ofcoversonthebowlswasthesecret(秘密).Someofthewarmwaterchangedintovapor.(蒸汽)Itevaporated(蒸发)intotheair.Thismeantthatlessofthewarmwaterwaslefttofreeze.Andsothewarmwaterfrozefasterthanthecoldwater.
11.SirFrancisBaconwas______.
A.anAmericanscientist B.aCanadianscientist
C.aFrenchscientist D.anEnglishscientist
12.Mostpeopledidn’tbelieveBaconbecausewarmwateris______.
A.furtherfromfreezingtemperaturethancoldwater
B.quickertoevaporatethancoldwater
C.abletoflow(流)fasterthancoldwater
D.alittleharderthancolderwater
13.Thesecondparagraphtellswhy______.
A.SirBaconandDrKellwerestudyingwatertogether
B.thereisasecretinsidethewater
C.waterfreezesinwinter
D.thewarmwaterfrozefirst
14.Warmvaporcan’tfreezefasterifthebowlsare______.
A.full B.covered C.putoutside D.changed
D
DoyouloveAmericancountrymusic?Ifyoudo,cometoNashville.It’sthehomeofAmericancountrymusic.
NashvilleisthecapitalcityofthestateofTennessee.Hereyoudon’thavetogotothebigauditoriums(音乐厅)toenjoythecountrymusic.Intheopenairrestaurantsoronthestreets,youcanalwayshearthebeautifulandsweetsoundingfolkmusic.Allthesingersareyoungandtheyplaytheirguitarswhiletheysing.Thesongstheysingaresotouching(动人)that,ifyoulistenattentively,youcanfeeltheyaresingingwiththeirsouls(灵魂)ratherthanwiththeirvoices.
ShopssellingmusicrecordsandtapescanbefoundeverywhereinNashville.Manyrecordsaremadebyfamoussingersandtheyaresenttomanycountriesallovertheworld.
ThefolksongsmostofthesingerssingcomeformtheruralareasinthesouthernUnitedStates.Thesongsoftendescribethosedaytosituationsandthefeelingofthecountrypeople.Theyoftensinginpraisesofheroism(英雄)andtruelove.
15.Nashvilleis______.
A.avillageB.abigcityC.asmalltownD.acapitalcity
16.Toenjoycountrymusic,youcangoto______.
A.theauditoriumsB.theopenairrestaurants
C.thestreetsD.Alloftheabove
17.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.Allrecordsaremadebyfamoussingers
B.AlmosteveryoneinNashvillesingsthefolksongswell
C.Thefolksongscanimpressyoudeeply
D.Countrymusicrecordsandtapesarefoundineverycomeroftheworld
18.Thefolksongsdescribe(表达)______.
A.thefeelingsofthesingersB.thepoliticalsituationoftheUS
C.thegreatleadersD.various(各种)topic
19.Thepassageismainlyabout______.
A.NashvilleB.Americanyoungpeople
C.popsingersD.thecountrymusic
四、改错
DearGeorge,
Thankyousomuchforyourphototakenbythe1.________
KenstonLake.Theyareverybeautifulandhighlypraised2.________
bywhoeverseesthem.tamgoingtos
endoneto3.________
Mr.Harristoseeifanycanbechoosingforthephoto4.________
exhibition.Iamgoingonholidaythenextmonth.I'd5.________
liketovisityouinKenston.Ihadanauntthere,so6.________
Icanstaywithher.Thenwemeetandspenda3-day7.________
holidaytogether.I'llgobytrain.There'ssomanytraffic8.________
ontheroadsthatdrivingisnomorepleasure.Ofcourse,9.________
I'lltakemyfishingtoolssuchthatwemaydosomefishing.10.________
Hopetojoinyousoon!
Yours,
Tom
五、书面表达
根据下图，写出Mr.Smith的工作情况以及一天他和妻子在海边散步时所发生的事。
答案：
1.单项选择
1-5CADAD6-10BBBBD11-15AABCC
2.完型填空
1—5BACBC6—10ABCBC11—15ABCDB16—20CDCBA21—25CBCBD
3.阅读理解
1-5ACABB6-10BDCCD11-15DADBD16-20DDCDD
4.改错
1．photo→photos 2．√ 3．one→some 4．choosing→chosen 5．去掉the 6．had→have
7．we后加will/shall 8．many→much 9．去掉more 10．such→so
5.书面表达
Possibleversion：
Mr.Smithisatrafficpoliceman.Heworksveryhard.
Oneday,Mr.Smithandhiswifeweretakingawalkalongtheseasidewhenheheardsomeonecryingforhelp.Followingthedirectionofthecry,hesawadrowningmanstrugglinginthewater.Immediately,Mr.Smiththrewoffhiscoatandjumpedintothewaves.Heswamtothemanasfastashecould.Finallyhewasabletograspthemanbythehairandpulledhimtotheshore.Hiswiferantohelptheman.AllthepeopletherecrowdedaroundMr.Smith.Theycheeredhimandraisedhimhighwithjoyforhisbraveryandthespiritofriskinghisownlifetosaveothers.