司徒中学2012届初三毕业班英语培优练习6

1、司徒中学2012届初三毕业班英语培优练习（六）时间：16th, March, 2012（Friday afternoon）地点：美术室一、单项选择1 - Excuse me , is this seat taken ?- _. That man got his books and left a few minutes ago . A Im afraid so B I dont think so C. I dont know . D. I hope not.2. - _ is the population of your city ? - About two million. A. How B

2、What C. How many D. How much3. - What about the color of the shirt ? - oh , _ I dont like it. A. thats beautiful B. its ok C. thats too bright D. thats all right.4. Would you mind _ the door ? A. I closing B. to close C. me closing D. my close 5. - Have all the students know that our class will visi

3、t the factory this afternoon. - Yes , Every student _ about it. A. have told B. have been told C. has told D. has been told6. How long _ the film _ when you got there ? A. has ,begun B. had, begun C. has , been on D. had, been on7._ exciting news ! Were never had _ long vacation before. A. What, suc

4、h a B. What an , such a C. How , such a D. What ,so a 8. _ the bad weather , the swimming match had been put off. A, Because B. Thanks to C. With the help of D. For 9. - I wonder if it _ tomorrow. - Dont worry, if it _ , well stay at home. A. rains, rains B. will rain ,rains C. rains , will rain D.

5、will rain, will rain10. I couldnt agree with _ at the meeting . A. that you said B. which you said C. all what you said D. what you said 11. - Mum , could you buy me a dress like this ? - certainly, we can buy _ one than this , but _ this. A. a better, better than B. a worse , as good as C. a cheape

6、r , as good as D. a more important , not as good as12. Since youre _ danger, why not ask _ help? A. in, for B. in, to C. with , for D. with, to 13 - Shall we go skating tomorrow ? - _. A. youre all right B. Its very kind of you C. You are right D. Thats a good idea14. Jenny gave us _ on how to impro

7、ve English . A. some advices B. many advices C. some advice D. an advice 15. _ China is _ old country with _ long history. A. /,an, a B. The , an , a C. / , an, the D. / , the , a 16. Why not _ Tom _ his English. A. help, improve B. to help, improve C. help, improving D. to help, improving17. - Must

8、 I five the dictionary back to the library now ? - No, You _. You can _ it for another two weeks. A. neednt ,know B. neednt , keep C. mustnt , lend D. mustnt , keep18 He is wearing his sunglasses to _ himself from the sun. A. prevent B. stop C. keep D. protect19 Look , the teacher as well as all his

9、 students _ playing games on the playground. A are B. is C. has been D. have been 20. - Ann has made great progress recently . - _ and _. A. So has she , so have you B. So has she , so you have C. So she has , so you have D. so she has , so have you.21 There used to be a church here , _ ? A. dont th

10、ere B. used not there C. didnt there D. didnt it 22. The digital camera cost _ that I didnt buy it. A. so much B. so little C. such much D. such little23. - Who taught _ French ? - Nobody , she learned all by _. A. herself, her B. she , herself C. her , herself D. her ,she 24. Mick , your T-shirt ha

11、s _, why dont you buy a new one ? A. worn out B. broken out C. sold out D. run out 25 You need friends to _ , or we will feel _. A. chat, alone B. chat with , lonely C. speak, lonely D. talk with, alone二、阅读理解 AEvery object has weight. But the center of its weight is not always in the middle of the o

12、bject. If the top of an object is heavier than its bottom, it will fall over easily. We say that its center of gravity is high. But if the bottom is heavier, it wont fall easily. Then we say that its center of gravity is low.Look at the first picture. This empty box must fall over, because its cente

13、r of gravity (C) is not above the line of its bottom (AB).Now look at the second picture. There is some heavy iron in the bottom of this box. It will not fall, because its center of gravity is above its bottom.1. If the bottom of an object is _ its top, it will fall over easily. A. lighter thanB. he

14、avier thanC. no heavier thanD. as heavy as2. Please point out which box will not fall.3. The reason why the Leaning Tower of Pisa does not fall is that _.A. the top of the tower is heavier than its bottomB. the bottom of the tower is not heavier than its topC. its center of gravity is still above th

15、e line of its bottomD. its center of gravity is not above the line of its bottom4. If an object has a low center of gravity, _.A. it wont fallB. it wont fall easilyC. it is sure to fall overD. its top must be heavier5. The main idea of the passage is _.A. why things fall overB. a low center of gravi

16、tyC. a high center of gravityD. that everything has weightBu GONE WITH THE WINDAuthor: Margaret Mitchell￥25 (in bookstores) ￥18 (online)Gone With the Wind is a best-seller, which tells a story that happened in the American Civil War(美国内战). Scarlett OHara is a woman in the story who is full of energy

17、. She is strong and saves her family but is very selfish at the same time.u A LITTLE PRINCESSAuthor: Frances Hodgson Burnett￥18.3 (online)Motherless Sara Crewe was sent home from India to school at Miss Minchins. Her father was very rich and she lived a rich and comfortable life. Then her father die

18、d and Sara lost everything. She had to learn to do with her changed life. Her strong character made her able to fight successfully against her poverty(贫穷) and the scorn(嘲笑) of her fellows(伙伴). Its an excellent book with 4 tapes(磁带) for children.u PETER PAN Author: J.M Barrie ￥15 (in bookstores) ￥12

19、(online) It is a childrens story full of imagination and adventures(冒险), which is about Wendy, John, and Michael Darlings adventures in Never-Never Land with Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up. The children are happy and lovely. (with 2 tapes)u UNCLE TOMS CABIN Author: Harriet Beecher Stowe￥20

20、 (in bookstores) The most famous novel in American history, Uncle Toms Cabin talked about the struggle between free states and slave(奴隶) states during the American Civil War and is as powerful today as when it first came out 150 years ago.u THE SECRET GARDENAuthor: Frances Hodgson Burnett￥35 (in boo

21、kstores) ￥30 (online) Mary Lennox, a sickly orphan(孤儿), finds herself in her uncles dark house. Why are so many rooms locked? Why is one of the gardens locked? And what is that crying she hears at night? Through the power of hope, friendship, and the magic of nature, the brave girl brings the house

22、and a long-lost garden back to life.6. All of the following books have children as their main characters except _.A. PETER PAN B. GONE WITH THE WIND C. A LITTLE PRINCESS D. THE SECRET GARDEN7. We can know from the passage that _. A. there are only three books with tapes B. we can buy 5 kinds of the

23、above books in bookstores C. two of the above books are written by Frances Hodgson BurnettD. THE SECRET GARDEN is ￥5 cheaper in bookstores than online8. If you buy THE SECRET GARDEN and PETER PAN online, you have to pay _. A. ￥30B. ￥12C. ￥50D. ￥429. Mary brings the house and a long-lost garden back

24、to life with the help of _.a. the power of hope b. friendship c. her uncle d. natures magicA. a, b, c B. a, c, d C. b, c, d D. a, b, d10. Which of the following about the books is mentioned(提到) in this passage?A. What Sara did to help her fellows.B. Why Peter Pan wouldnt grow up.C. What kind of woma

25、n Scarlett is.D. How Marry Lennox came into her uncles house. 三、根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示写出空缺处所填单词。1. We should pay attention to our behavior and try to be good _.（公民）2. The old woman walked _（穿过） the road carefully.3. Kathy always makes _ （少）mistakes than the other students in her class.4. For some _（未知的）

26、reason, Sam moved to Japan. 5. One of the secrets of our success is to believe in _.（我们）四、缺词填空 When I was small and my grandmother died, I couldnt understand why I had no tears(眼泪). But that night when my dad tried to cheer me up, my laugh turned into c_1_. So it came as no surprise to learn that re

27、searchers believe crying and laughing come from the s_2_ part of the brain(大脑). Just as laughing has many health a_3_, scientists are discovering that so, too, does crying.Whatever it takes for us to reduce pressure(压力) is i_4_ to our emotional(情感的) health, and crying s_5_ to work well. One study found that 8