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I. 单选 (1X20=20)1. The winter holiday is _. do you have any plans for it? - Well, Ill visit my aunt in America. A. on the corner B. in the corner C. at the corner D. around the corner2. Our football team _ so strong that it beat theirs easily and now the team _ taking a bath. A. is, are B. is, is C. are, is D. are, are3. Bob told me a very strange thing. Last night when he woke up, he found himself _ on the roadside. A. lie B. lying C. being laid D. having lain4. It _ very much _ its value. A. is matter, because B. does matter, because C. matter, because of D. matters, because of5. James wanted to _ Jane, _ she was in love with another one. A. marry to, but B. marry, however C. get married with, while D. marry, but6. Is there a flight to Paris this evening? - There _ be. Please phone the airport and find it out. A. must B. would C. might D. can7. Are you close to your uncle and aunt? - _. A. Mostly on Sundays B. No, they are all right. C. No, their house is far away D. Not particularly8. How many monkeys are there in the zoo? - _. A. No one B. None C. Nothing D. No9. Need any help? - Hold the ladder for me, thats _. A. all B. it C. all right D. complete10. _ many difficulties during his childhood, he grew up into a strong-minded man. A. Having experienced B. Having been experienced C. Experiencing D. Being experienced11. Mary feels _ today, she failed the exam again. A. cheerful B. down C. mean D. generous12. You might wonder how they _ to live without eating for so many months. A. succeed B. manage C. occur D. try13. New York, _ I visited last year, is a nice old city. A. that B. when C. where D. which14. Well, here is the letter he wants to _. He was very busy. A. have it to be typed B. have it typed C. have it to type D. type it15. _ in 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the U.S.A. A. Being founded B. Founding C. It was founded D. Founded16. They were surprised that a child should work out the problem, _ they couldnt. A. once B. even if C. while D. since17.- Is this rain coat yours? - No, mine _ there behind the door. A. hang B. has been hung C. is hanging D. is hung18. When shall we meet again? - Make it _ day you like. A. one B. any C. another D. some19. The birthday cake was _ by 6 birthday children. A. shared B. divided C. separated D. parted20. Radium was _ by Madam Curie. A. searched B. invented C. created D. discoveredII. 完形填空Im a newspaper reporter. I dont have 1 money, but I meet a lot of interesting people. Some are rich, 2 are poor. One or two are dishonest, but the others tell the truth most of the time. On the whole, I like my job and I am good at it. I type fast. I have a good 3 . I dont talk, but Im a good 4 . Im probably the best listener in the entire city and I 5 stupid. I have a very stupid face. People look at me, and then they explain things to me very slowly. Other reporters ask people a lot of questions and 6 them angry, but I just look stupid and soon I am getting a lot of 7 : many uninteresting ideas, many irrelevant(不相关的) facts, but always 8 interesting news for my newspaper. I have a method for 9 news from the ordinary men in the street. Let me give you 10 . Yesterday afternoon I needed information about recreation for elderly 11 people in the city. I went to the park, sat on a bench 12 the sun, and waited. Soon, an old lady came and sat next to me. She carried two large paper bags and an old handbag. I sat quietly beside her for about ten minutes, and then I 13 a chocolate bar slowly. I made a lot of 14 with the paper wrapping. Next, I offered her a piece of my chocolate. After that, she told me about 15 . She doesnt have real home. She and two friends sleep in the bus station; on warm days she comes to the park with her few belongings in two paper bags. Later, we went to a restaurant for a cup of coffee and a sandwich. I 16 , of course, I didnt 17 any notes. I asked her a few questions about recreation, but she wasnt interested in 18 . She needed money and a place to live in, she said. She told me a lot about the bus station. I gave her a dollar and some 19 . Finally, I 20 her in the park, went back to the office, and typed up some notes for my newspaper.II. 1. A. many B. much C. little D. any2. A. others B. the others C. the other D. another3. A. brain B. thinking C. mind D. memory4. A. listener B. speaker C. reporter D. lecturer5. A. seemed B. look C. am D. must be6. A. get B. let C. cause D. make7. A. reasons B. ideas C. information D. experience8. A. little B. a little C. a few D. few9. A. getting B. having C. receiving D. accepting10. A. a model B. an example C. an idea D. a story11. A. rich B. bad C. poor D. wealthy12. A. under B. below C. at D. in13. A. took B. unwrapped C. made D. ate14. A. sound B. voice C. noise D. voices15. A. her B. hers C. herself D. of her 16. A. bought B. cost C. spent D. paid17. A. take B. write C. put D. get18. A. which B. what C. them D. that19. A. money B. bill C. change D. cheque20. A. left B. kept C. took D. stoppedIII. 阅读理解。(2X15=30)AYouve just got a new computer and you are delighted with it. It is doing everything you want it to do. But what are you going to do with your old computer? In the past consumers have often paid high prices for their old computers, but how much do you think these computers are worth now? Few people want to buy a computer which has become out-of-date or has been replaced by a newer mode. Unfortunately, the only thing you can do with a computer which you have ad for five or six years is to throw it away with your other garbage.What do many people do when they try to sell their old computers? Foolishly, they take into account its original cost and then reduce the price according to the age of the computer rather like a second-hand car. They forget that new computers are becoming cheaper every day, making old computers almost worthless. In 1985, for example, a good computer cost over $4,000. Then years later its owner would be lucky to get $ 400.One well-known computer magazine recently compiled a list of 10 things to do with an old computer. One suggestion was to donate it to charity or give it as one of the small prizes in a competition. The final suggestion was to keep it in a safe place and hope that it would become a collectors item in 15 or 20 years though the article in the magazine admitted that in 15 or 20 years, there may be so many old computers that they will all be worthless. 1. What does the underlined part mean?A. Fashionable B. No longer fashionable C. Second hand D. Worthless 2. The best way to do with an old computer is _. A. to throw it away B. to evaluate it and sell it C. to donate it to the poor D. keep it at home 3. How many ways are mentioned in the passage to do with an old computer? A. 10 B. 12 C. 5 D. 4 4. The title of the passage could be _. A. Throw Away Your old computer B. How Much Does An Old Computer Cost Now?C. My Old ComputerD. Unless ComputerB The money for the space program of the United States has been questioned by some people. There are suggestions that the money could be better spent elsewhere. Some people believe that the Apollo to the moon could have been better and more cheaply done by robots. Their arguments may have some value. It is true, however, that never in history was mankind so united or so focused on one event as when Neil A. Armstrong climbed down a ladder from the Apollo and stepped onto the moon. The effect of feelings of this event is something to be considered when we look at the space program. President Nixon spoke these words to the astronauts, “ all the people on this earth are truly one one in the pride in what you have done .” “We came in peace of all mankind.” These words give noble ideas that we on earth must try to achieve in our daily lives. Perhaps the writer Archibald Macleish made the best comment as to what the moon flight Apollo might mean for all mankind. He wrote that to see the earth as it truly is, small and beautiful, to see ourselves as brothers, brothers who know they are truly brothers.III. 5. The writer believes that _. A. the space program is worthless B. President Nixon made the best comment about the Apollo C. The effect of feelings of the event of the moon landing is important in judging its cost D. Archibald Macleish is a great writer 6. The writer suggests that _.A. the space flight should be questioned B. all the people on the earth watch TVC. the moon flight may help us to see ourselves as brothers D. the astronauts came in peace 7. The word “elsewhere” in the passage means _. A. other programs B. other countries C. other places D. other statesC Life gets noisier every day and very few people can be free from noise of some sort or another. It doesnt matter where you live - in the middle of a modern city or a far-away village - the chances are that you will be disturbed by jet planes, transistor radios, oiled-powered engines, etc. We seem to be getting used to noise, too. Some people feel quite lonely without background music while they are working. Scientific tests have shown that total silence can be a very frightening experience for a human being. However, some people enjoy listening to pop music which is very loud, and this can do harm to their eardrums. The noise level in some discs is far above the usual safety level for heavy industrial areas. One recent report about noise and concentration suggested that although a lot of people say that any noise disturbs their concentration, what really influences the ability to concentration is a change in the level of noise. It goes on to say that a background noise which doesnt change too much(music, for example many even help to concentrate.) 8. According to this passage, the noise pollution _ A. has become the worst in the countryside. B. has become better in big cities. C. has spread from cities to villages. D. has been controlled in modern cities. 9. What does background music refer to? A. Music played while people are working B. Music played in the backyard. C. Noise that continues while you are listening to other noises. D. Music used to help people to concentrate. 10. Some people have their hearing harmed A. while listening to pop music B. in complete silence C. when speaking loudly D. while watching TV 11. Which of the following isnt included among the things causing noise? A. bicycles B. motorcycles C. electric engines D. jet planes D I hear many parents saying that their teenagers are rebellious (反叛的). I wish it were so. At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents. You should be learning to stand on your own two feet. But take a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teenagers are all taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents. Instead of striking out bravely on their own, most of them are trying to seize at one anothers hands for safety. They say they want to dress as they please. But they all wear the same clothes. They set off in new directions in music. But somehow reason for thinking or acting in thus-and-such a way is that the cords is doing it. They have come out of their cocoon - into a larger cocoon. It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his or her own way. Industry has firmly opened up a teenage market. These days every teenager can learn from newspapers and TV what a teenager should have and be. And many of todays parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children. All this adds up to great difficulty for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path. But the difficulty is worth getting over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may have some thoughts that you dont care to share at once with your classmates. Well, go to it. Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will come - with the people who respect you for who you are. Thats the only kind of popularity that really counts.IV. 12. The writers purpose in writing this passage is to tell _. A. readers how to be popular in the world. B. teenagers how to learn to decide things for themselves. C. parents how to control and guide their children. D. people how to understand and respect each other. 13. According to the writer, many teenagers think they are brave enough to act on their own, but in fact, most of them _. A. have much difficulty in understanding each other. B. are not sure of themselves. C. dare not do things. D. are very much afraid of getting lost. 14. During the teenage years, one should learn to _. A. become different from others in as many ways as possible B. find ones real self C. get into the right reason and become popular D. rebel against parents 15. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. There is no popularity that really counts. B. What many parents are doing is actually keeping their children from finding their paths. C. It is not necessarily bad for a teenager to disagree with his or her classmates. D. Most teenagers say they want to do what they like to do, but in fact they do the same. IV. 单词拼写。(0.5X10=5)1. Grandfather, father and sons belong to three different g .2. There is some d whether John will come on time.3. What c did you come to draw?4. Hes always been s by people who adore (崇拜) him.5. Some students speak English with a strong Chinese a .6. Many people go to a theme park just for e .7. The biggest problem of Chinese farmers is the s of the arable land.8. After her g from Peking University, she got a perfect job.9. Helen Thayer is a woman with many good q .10. The old people should be r and cared about.V. 用方框中词的正确形式填空。（1X10=10）leave, break, fall down, tear through, miss, kill, frighten, receive, manage, lastLast Friday a storm _ two villages and destroyed fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged that their owners had to _ them, and fifteen others had _ windows or roofs. One person _, and some others _ injuries. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless as the result of the storm.A farmer, Mr. Tan said that the storm began early in the morning and _ for over an hour.“I was in the kitchen with my wife and children,” he said, “when we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house _ on top of us. We _ to climb out but then I found one of my children _. I went back inside and found him. He was safe, but very _.VI写作。(15)下列六幅画描述了某天发生的一件趣事，请根据这些图画写一篇日记。注意：1必须将所有图画的要点写出来，可以适当增加细节，是文章连贯。 2词熟100左右。_come back, find out, come, catch, break hear, blow, have a rest, try, fly, Last Sunday I saw the worst storm in years. It _ suddenly and went on for more than three hours. After lunch, I went into my room to _. The air was hot, and all was quiet.V. The strong wind started_ into my room. Pieces of paper on my desk _ high into the air and some flew out of the open window. As I ran out _ them, big drops of rain began to fall. When I _ into the house, it was raining harder and harder. I _very hard to close the window. Then I _ a loud crashing sound from the back of the house. I ran out of my room _ what it wasa big tree had fallen down and _ the top of the back room.become, give thanks to, survive, be, celebrate, share, invite, start, have, fall, get togetherThanksgiving Day is an American traditonal holiday, _ on the fourth Thursday in November. The day is a national holiday which is set aside (设置) at a time to _ God for our blessing. No other holiday that is today widely observed in North America _ such a long and curious history as Thanksgiving.The first American Thanksgiving _ in 162. Story has it that the first English settlers in Massachusetts _ the custom. According to the story, the Pilgrimsas gave thanks for having _ the terrible winter of 1621 and for having harvest their first summer crop. They _ their Indian friends to join them in a large feast (宴会 ) _ in the reward of the land. Since the day is set aside for giving thanks, also it _ a traditional family day. On this day, many families _ and large dinners with many relatives _ common through America on this special day.agree with, receive,