初一寒假讲义(五)20120120.docx

昂立教育-通往名校的桥梁初一寒假英语（五） 2012.01.20Choice1. All the furniture in the building _ to the company not to his own. A. is belonged B belongs C. belong D. are belonged 2. When I was at college I _ three foreign languages, but I _ all except a few words of each. A. spoke, had forgotten B spoke, have forgotten C had spoken, had forgotten D had spoken, have forgotten 3. -We would have walked to the station. It was so near. - Yes, a taxi _ at all necessary. A wasnt B hadnt been C wouldnt be D wont be 4. I dont really work here. I _ until the new secretary arrives. A just help out B have just helped out C am just helping out D will just help out 5. He _ his leg when he _ in a football match. A broke, played B was breaking, was playing C broke, was playing D was breaking, played 6. The new secretary is supposed to report to the manager as soon as she _. A will arrive B arrives C is going to arrive D is arriving 7. As she _ newspaper, Granny _ asleep. A read, was falling B was reading, fell C was reading, was falling D read, fall 8. -Do you like the material? -Yes, it _ very soft. A is feeling B felt C feels D is felt 9. -Come on in, Tom. I want to show you something. - Oh, how nice of you! I _ you _ to bring me a gift. A never think, are going B never thought, were going C didnt think, were going D hadnt thought , were going 10. -Youve agreed to go, so why arent you getting ready? -But I _ that you _ us to start at once. A dont realize, want B dont realize, wanted C havent realized, want D didnt realize, wanted 11. The house is dirty. We _it for weeks. A didnt clean B hadnt cleaned C dont clean D havent cleaned 12. -_ the sports meet might be put off. - Yes, it all depends on the weather. A Ive been told B Ive told C Im told D I told 13. - Im sorry to keep you waiting. -Oh, not at all. I _ here only a few minutes. A have been B had been C was D will be 14. You dont need to describe her. I _ her several times. A. had met B have met C met D meet 15. The cost of living _ by ten percent before the government took any action. A was going B went up C had gone up D has gone up 16. By the time new pupil _ enough courage to raise his hand, the bell for the end of the lesson _. A had gathered; was already ringing B was gathering; had already rung C gathered; already rang D would gather; would already have rung 17. -Did you go to Beijing for vacation? -I _ to go, but I got sick at the last minute. A was planning B have planned C had been planning D have been planning 18. -When will they leave? -They _ very soon. A do leave B are leaving C have left D leave 19. -Was he studying for an exam? -Yes, hes _ it next week. A doing B to take C making D to give 20. -Are there going to be many people at your party today ? -We hope that _. A there will be B there are going C there are D there going to be 21. She must have arrived there last night, _ she ? A didnt B havent C neednt D mustnt 22. _ the letter, I ran out of the room to the post office.A Since I have finished writing B No sooner than I had finished writing C As soon as I finished writing D After I have finished 23. Twelve inches _ one foot. A will make B is making C makes D make 24. I _ going to London next month. A have thought of B shall think of C am thinking of D will think of 25. He _ English for six years by the time he takes his examination. A has studied B studied C will have been studying D had been studying 26. By this time next year he _ from this college. A is graduating B will have graduated C should be graduation D will be graduation 27. _ the school when the bell rang. A I hardly had reached B Hardly had I reached C I hardly reached D Hardly did I reach 28. He promised us that he _ early but he _yet. A would be; hasnt arrived B is; hasnt been arriving C should be; isnt arriving D will be ; hadnt arrived 29. The teacher told the pupils that the earth _ round. A is B would C was D were 30. The moment they met, they knew that _. A they would have friendliness B they would be friends C friendship they would have D friendship would happen 31. I have worked on the problem, so I am feeling tired and_.A. asleep B. sleepy C. sleeping D. sleep32. Who is _ in the next room?A. asleep B. sleep C. sleeping D. sleepy33. We have _ time to do it better.A. not B. no C. no a D. not a34. We have _ water to wash clothes.A. not any B. no a C. not a D. no any35. I only want to say that I am_ fool.A. not any B. no a C. not a D. no any36. Im not _ to lift the heavy box.A. short enough B. enough tall C. health enough D. strong enough37. The girl works hard _ to pass the exam.A. enough B. too C. still D. yet38. He has_ to think it over. A. many time B. times C. time enough D. enough time39. Do you want_A. else anything B. anything else C. other anything D. else something40. _ he read the book, _ he got in it. A. The more; the more interesting B. The less; the more interesting C. The more; the more interested D. More; more interestedComplete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms(用适当形式填空)1. _ people came to the meeting than last time. (many)2. Which book is _, this one or that one? (easy)3. My room is _ than yours. (small)4. Hainan is _ from Beijing than Hunan. (far)5. Skating is _ than swimming. (exciting)6. Jim is _ than all the others. (honest)7. Things are getting _ and _. (bad)8. The higher you climb, the _ it will be. (cold)9. Now his life is becoming _ and _. (difficult)10. There are _ boys than girls in our class. (few)句型转换1、He has never surfed, ?（改成反意疑问句） 2、The old man _ last year. He for a year. (die) （动词填空）3、This factory opened twenty years ago.(同义句转换)This factory _ for twenty years.4、Miss Gao left an hour ago. (同义句转换)Miss Gao _ _ _ _ an hour ago.5、The Green Family moved to France two years ago. (同义句转换)_ two years _ the Green family moved to France.Reading(A)When we talk about stars, especially women stars, it seems that they are always young, pretty and own charming body shapes. But recently a Britains Got Talent（英国达人）star Susan Boyle has changed our views absolutely.Simon Cowell, one of the judges of the talent show spoke of his shock over Ms Boyles voice. “This lady camp up, and Im thinking, This will take five seconds and I can go to have a cup of tea. That changed when she began to sing I Dreamed to Dream from Les Miserables. She knew we were going to have that reaction and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face midway through it was one of my favorite moments, “Cowell said. 全品中考网 The performance was posted on line and before long; the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world.Speaking from her home in Scotland, MS Boyle said that she hasnt thought of changing her appearance. She said that her friend helped her with make-up. “I mean, thats hardly a makeover, “she added.Ms. Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began to explore her vocal talents, “I was kind of slow at school, so getting like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and thus it built my confidence.”1.Susan Boyle is _全品中考网 A. a judgeB. a reporterC. a beautifulD. a Scottish woman2. Susan Boyle had a look of satisfaction on her face when she was singing because_.A. she was confident of her singingB. she was satisfied with the judgesC. she was pretty and in good shape全品中考网 D. she sang the song I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables3. According to the passage, which is NOT true?A. It was the vocal talents that built Susans confidenceB. Susan Boyle was not good at her lesson when at school.C. Susan Boyle became famous because of her appearance.D. Simon Cowell didnt think Susan Boyle a good singer at the first sight.4. What can we learn from Susan Boyles success?A. Its never too old to learn.B. Its easier to succeed at the age of 47.C. If you have a dream, try to make it come true!D. If you are not able to study well, to be a singer instead.5. Which show does Susan attend?A. So you think you can dance B. Britains Got TalentC. Happy Singer D. Talent Show(B)Every morning, the newspaper chief editor(主编) holds a meeting with the reporters. They discuss the main events(事件) of the day. Reporters are then sent to cover the events. As soon as the reporters know what to write about, they get down to work. They telephone people and fix a time for a face-to-face interview with them. Sometimes they do telephone interviews. Checking information is very important. They go to the newspapers own library to look up any information that they need. This is called “doing ones homework”. At the same time, the picture editor decides which photographs will be used for the next days paper. All the people who work on a newspaper must be able to work fast. Reporters have to stop working on one story and start working at once on the important new one. They must find out the new information as quickly as possible. Later in the day, everything is put together at the news desk. Reporters return, type their stories into the computer and hand them to the editor. The chief editor decides which will be the most important story on the front page. Sometimes this will have to be changed if something more important happens late in the day. Other editors read the stories which the reporters have written and make any necessary changes. Finally, there is no more time left for adding new stories, and the time for printing(印刷) the newspaper has come. This is done on fast-moving printing machines. The newspapers are then delivered(发送) by truck, plane or rail. Speed is important. People want to buy the latest newspaper; nobody wants to buy yesterdays.1. What is the work in a newspaper office like? A. Interesting and confusingB. Important and patient. C. Particular and necessary. D. Fast and busy.2. According to the passage, the right order for a reporters work is _. a. writing stories b. doing interviews c. joining in a discussion d. doing homework e. handing stories to the editor A. cbadeB. cdeabC. cbdae D. cadbe3. The front page contents(内容) are decided by _. A. the importance of the eventsB. how well the stories are written C. the knowledge of the chief editor D. whether they are the latest4. Word editors work is to _. A. help the chief editor with the morning discussion B. decide when and how the papers can be printed C. read the stories and make necessary changes D. get together information from reporters and photographers5. The best title for this passage is “_”. A. How a newspaper is producedB. How newspapers are delivered C. What kind of papers readers likeD. Whose work is more important(C)Prana was a beautiful dog, whose name means “breath of life”. Although he died several years ago, I can still remember the days we spent together and what he has taught me about love.I have two apple trees in the garden. Prana loved apples. When he went outside, hed catch an apple and take it into the house to eat later. The apples had been on the ground and were often dirty so I wasnt always happy that Prana had brought them into the house.It was an autumn day in America, but it was very cold. A big snow fell and we had not done anything for its coming. On that special day, Prana went outside and I watched him through the window. I noticed that he was madly digging(挖) holes and bringing the apples to the ground so they could be seen above the snow. I did not know why he was doing this. He seemed to want to do something special.When I called him back, he had his usual one apple in his mouth. About five minutes later, I looked outside. The garden was completely covered with birds. Prana had dug up all those apples for his bird friends to eat. He knew that they wouldnt have stored enough food for the coming winter!1. Prana was _. .A. the writerB. a boyC. a birdD. a dog2. I wasnt always happy because _. .A. Prana loved applesB. Prana caught an apple and ate itC. the apples fell on the ground and were dirtyD. Prana brought the dirty apples into the house3. On the snowy day, Prana _. .A. ate up all the applesB. dug holes to put the apples in themC. brought the apples under the snow to the groundD. left the house and died4. The birds flew to the garden to _. .A. look for Prana B. eat the applesC. make new homesD. store food for the winter5. The topic of the story is about _. .A. apples B. animals C. love D. life(D)Denny Crook was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.“Ill do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “Ill go anywhere at any time, even if it is (1).”And he told the (2). He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always (3).”Ill travel for my work, not for (4),” he told her. “You wont enjoy yourself, and I wont have (5) to look after you. Sometimes theres not even anywhere to (6), and I have to sleep outside. I often dont have a good (7) or a bath for days. You wont like it.”“Denny, Im not a child,” his wife didnt (8). “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”Denny did not say anything, but he (9) about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. Ive got to take photos of wild (10) there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”His wife was very (11), and at first she had a very enjoyable time.Then Denny went to off to (12) some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated. She walked down one path while he walked down the other.Suddenly, Denny heard her (13). He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and (14) it at his wife and the lion.Then he shouted, “(15), woman! I cant get you both in the picture!”