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V. 选择填空：从A、B、C中，选出一个最佳答案完成句子。
21. Last night, I took a ______ after doing sports in the gym. It’s really relaxing and comfortable.
A. walk B. shower C. photo
22. The opening ceremony of the 29th Olympics will be ______ 8:00 p.m. ______ August 8th, 2008.
A. at; at B. on; in C. at; on
23. That French text book must belong to ______.He is learning French by ________.
A. he; himself B. his; him C. him; himself
24. I saw some volunteers ______ads in the street to call on people to help protect our environment.
A. hanging out B. handing out C. getting out
25. My uncle ______be a teacher in a mountain village school in when he was young.
Now he ______eating hot spicy food.
A. is used to; used to B. used to; gets used to C. used to; is used for
26. The thief ______ to get off the bus and run away this morning.
A. was seen B. saw C. seemed
27. –______ to have some orange juice?
– No, thanks.. I’ve just drunk some soup.
A. Would you mind B. Would you like C. Could you please
28. – I am not sure who will ______the gold medal of 110- meter hurdles race.
– I hope Liu Xiang can _______all the other runners. He won’t lose to his competitors.
A. win; beat B. beat; win C. get; catch
29. A barber is a person ______cuts hair or makes hairstyles for others while a barber shop is
a place ______people have their hair cut or washed.
A. who; where B. that; which C. whom; that
30. If it ______ tomorrow, I will go camping with my cousins in the mountain nearby.
A. won’t rain B. doesn’t rain C. isn’t raining
31. I have got only one ticket, so I’m afraid ______ you ______I can go to the movie tonight.
A. either; or B. neither; nor C. both; and
32. – I have been working for ten hours, now I feel tired and sleepy.
– You’d better stop ______,or you’ll be down with an illness.
A. to work B. having a rest C. to have a rest
33. – She feels really ______ after getting the awful report card.
– Let’s come over to her house and cheer her up.
A. calm B. hungry C. upset
34. – How long does it ______from your home to the city library?
– It’s over twenty minutes by bus..
A. take B. spend C. cost
35. Scientists predict sadly that there will be ______ clean water and ______trees on the earth in the future. .
A. less; fewer B. more; more C. fewer; less
36. By the time I found my seat, the movie ______ for half an hour.
A. has already begun B. had started C. had been on
37. ---My little son Jack prefers shooting birds and fighting with others. What should I do?
---Don’t worry, madam. I suppose he might be a good______ when he grows up.
A. pilot B. soldier C. dentist
38. We all have problems. And ______ we deal with our problem, we can easily become unhappy..
A. unless B. until C. except
39. – We can use Blogs to write diaries on the Internet. It’s pretty popular these days.
– Really? Could you please teach me ______ my own blog?
A. how to set up B. what to set up C. how can I set up
40. –I've just come back from a long journey. Believe it or not I went to .
–_______.
A. I'm sorry to hear that B. You can go by air C. You must be very tired
VI. 完形填空：从A、B、C中，选择一个最佳答案，使短文意思完整。
Bill Evans was a professional baseball player. He had played in many important matches. He was also superstitious(迷信). Before 41 game, he went to a fortune-teller to 42 what was going to happen. One day, 43 the eve of an important game, he visited his favourite fortune-teller, as 44 . She 45 his fortune many times in the past and had often been correct(正确的).
The fortune-teller studied his hand for a few moments. Then she said, "I see a man 46
a white coat." "Do you see anything else?" Bill asked.
"Yes. I see you 47 on a stretcher(担架)."
This really worried Bill. There were often injuries during a game, but they were hardly ever
serious 48 for the player to be carried off on a stretcher. "Then I won't play tomorrow," he told the fortune-teller. "I can't risk(担风险) a serious injury."
The captain of Bill's team was not pleased when Bill told him that he was not going to play. Bill
was one of the 49 players on the team. However, there was nothing he could say to make Bill
change his mind. Bill did not watch the game, but decided to go to the hospital and visit his friend 50 had
been badly injured a few weeks before. As he was walking into the hospital, a doctor wearing a
white coat ran out of the door and, not seeing Bill, knocked him down. Bill hit his head on the ground. Within a few seconds, he was being carried into the hospital
on a stretcher.
41. A. all B. both C. every
42. A. look for B. find out C. find
43. A. in B. on C. at
44. A. usual B. usually C. often
45. A. told B. had told C. was told
46. A. wearing B. was wearing C. wore
47. A. lay B. lied C. lying
48. A. so B. too C. enough
49. A. best B. worst C. stronger
50. A. which B. who C. where
（三）阅读理解（每小题2分，共50分）
VII. 阅读下面五篇短文，根据文章的内容选择最佳答案作答51–75小题。
A
Mr Perkin's New Car
Mr Perkin stood at the bus-stop and watched the cars go by. Many of the cars were new Beta 400s, and most of them were yellow. Mr Perkin always wore the same clothes as other men, ate the same food as other people, and did the same things after work, and at the end of the week, Mr Perkin did not like to be different.
The following week, Mr Perkin bought a new, bright yellow Beta 400s. He was satisfied with it, and drove to work in it the very next day. He was even more satisfied with his new car, when he saw all the other Beta 400s, in front, behind, and on both sides of him.
Mr Perkin parked his car in a big parking lot(停车场) near his office, and walked the rest of the way. But when he came back at five o'clock, there were so many bright yellow Beta 400s in the parking lot that he did not know which car was his. He tried his key in some of the cars, but people passing by gave him a strange look he didn't like. So he stopped.
Poor Mr Perkin had to wait nearly two hours until his was the only yellow Beta 400s in the parking lot.
51. Mr Perkin wanted a new yellow Beta 400s because______.
A. he liked to be different from others. B. he liked new clothes, food and cars.
C. he liked to do the same as other people.
52. He drove to work in his new car______.
A. the very next day after he bought it. B. just the day he bought it.
C. on the day he stood at the bus -stop.
53. At five o'clock Mr Perkin______.
A. walked home. B. drove his car out of the parking lot.
C. came back to the parking lot.
54. People gave him a look because ______.
A. he could not open the door of his own car. B. he was in the wrong parking lot.
C. he was trying to open more than one car.
55. Mr Perkin had to wait until ______.
A. there was only one yellow Beta 400s in the car-park.
B. there was only one car in the parking lot.
C. there was no one about to look at him.
B
Are you a TV lover? Can you imagine(想像) living without TV? Well, you could give it a try.
A group of Americans , TV-turnoff Network, have an idea. From April 19 to 25, they are asking children all over the world to turn off their TVs for one week. They hope children will find more interesting things to do. Maybe they can read some books, or learn to swim,or paint a picture. Since 1995, about 24 million people in the have taken part in TV-turnoff Week.
TV-turnoff Week says watching TV too much can bring big problems to schools, health and families. They want kids to watch less TV. What do you think?
Bad for your studies
American scientists did a study of 1,300 children. They watched the children for 4 years. They say that if children watch too much TV, they don’t do well in school.
Bad for your health
Students show that when children watch too much TV, they eat more unhealthy food. More children are getting overweight(超重). Overweight children become ill more easily. Watching TV too much is also bad for their eyes.
Bad for family life
About 40% of American families watch TV at dinner time. That means they don’t talk very much when they eat together.
Also, too many violent(暴力) things
An American study says that before a child turns 18 years old, he or she will see 200,000 violent things on TV. Some kids become violent in real life.
If you want to learn more about this unusual week, you can go to this wetsite: www.tvturnoff. org.
56. The TV-turnoff Week is______.
A. Any week in April B. The first week in April
C. From April 19 to 25.
57. What do children do during that week?______.
A. They watch TV much less.
B. They read some books, or learn to swim, or paint a picture.
C. Both A and B
58. The passage tells us if children watch TV too much, they may_____.
a. be overweight b. know more about the world
c. be weak in study d. become violent in real life.
A. abd B. abc C. acd
59. A group of Americans have formed the idea about TV-turnoff Week because they _____.
A. think watching TV too much is bad. B. think watching TV is a waste of time. C. think the children should study harder.
60. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?.
A. The wetsite, www.tvturnoff.org. can tell you more about TV-turnoff Week.
B. Children in aren’t allowed to see violent things on TV until they are 18.
C. About 60% of American families don’t watch TV when they have dinner.
C
The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means (通讯设备). Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. To pollute means to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.
Man has been polluting the earth. The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. When the land was used up or the river was dirty in one place, Man moved to another place. But this is no longer true. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world.
Air pollution is still the most serious. It's bad for all living things in the world, but it is not the only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us angry more easily.
Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal (煤) in houses and factories in the city, and from putting dirty smoke into the air.
Pollution by SO2 is now the most dangerous kind of air pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic.
It is sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.
The earth is our home. We must take care of it. That means keeping the land, water and air clean. And we must take care of the rise in population at the same time.
61. Our world is becoming much smaller ___.
A. because the earth is being polluted day and night. B. thanks to science development
C. because of the rise in population
62. Thousands of years ago, life was ____ it is today.
A. much easier than B. as easy as C. much harder than
63. Pollution comes in many ways. We can even hear it. Here "it" means ____.
A. water pollution B. air pollution C. noise pollution
64. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because ____.
A. it's bad for all living things in the world B. it makes us angry more easily
C. it makes our rivers and lakes dirty
65. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The pollution of the earth grows as fast as the world's population does.
B. The problem of pollution is not so serious because of modern traffic
and modern communication means.
C. If people could go to work by bike or on foot ,it would be helpful
in fighting against the problem of SO2.
E
MANY kids love to play with snow in the winter. But Long Chuan has come to hate it. This year his hometown in suffered from snowstorms for nearly a month. The heavy snow stopped cars and trains, broke the pylons (电塔) and turned tap water to ice. Every day Long had to walk several kilometers to fetch drinking water. "I couldn't ride a bike and it took me 3 hours to walk to school. I can't remember how many times I slipped on the hard ice," said Long. Long is not alone. This year millions of people in central and southern China had a freezing winter without enough water and electricity (电). The biggest snowstorms in 50 years killed more than 100 people. They also cost the country 111.1 billion yuan. What's behind the snowstorms? Experts say a special type of climate (气候) condition, , caused the storms. During a , the water in the Pacific Ocean (太平洋) near the equator (赤道) becomes colder than usual. It changes the weather around the world. Besides , , the and Middle Eastern countries also met with heavy snow storms this winter. The special climate caused the recent flooding in , too. However, experts say that people have damaged the environment. Global warming (全球变暖) may be causing these extreme (极端的) weather events to happen more and more often. Little girl, big trouble The name "" comes from Spanish. It means "little girl". In the last century, there were 19 Ninas often last several months. They usually bring colder winters and hotter summers than usual.
71. Why does Long Chuan hate snow now?
A. Because he doesn't like cold weather all the time.
B. Because there were terrible snowstorms in his hometown.
C. Because the snow made people sick.
72. The snowstorms in Long Chuan's hometown _____.
A. killed more than 100 people B. made it hard to ride a bike
C. used too much electricity
73. According to the passage, ____ caused the snowstorms.
A. a special kind of weather B. serious flooding
C. a little girl
74. The passage warns people _____.
A. to wear more clothes in winter B. to stop riding bikes on ice
C. to protect the environment
75. Put the following items into the right order.
a. global warming b. snowstorms c.
d. no electricity or water e. broken pylons
A. c-a-b-e-d B. a-c-b-e-d
C. b-a-c-d-e
XII. 短文写作。（本题12分）
随着现代生活节奏加快和人民生活水平的提高,越来越多的家庭拥有私家车, 私家车在给人们的出行带来方便的同时,也造成尾气污染(tail gas pollution)，交通拥堵（traffic jams）、交通事故（traffic accidents）等诸多问题。请你以中学生的敏锐视角，写一篇80－100词的议论文，谈谈你对选择交通出行方式(means of transportation)及其利弊（advantages & disadvantages）的看法。
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