Ⅱ.完形填空/Cloze (30分) Marriage is still a popular institution in the United States, but divorce is becoming 1 as "popular". Most American people get married, 2 , at the present time, and fifty percent of American marriages end 3 divorce. However, four out of five divorced people do not 4 single. They get married a second time to 5 partners. Sociologists tell us that in the next century, 6 American people will marry, three 7 four times in one lifetime. Alvin Toffler, an American sociologist, 8 this new social form serial marriages. In his book Future Shock, Toffler gives many 9 for this change in American marriage. In modern society, 10 lives don't stay the same for very long. Americans 11 change their jobs, their homes, and their circles of 12 . So, the person who was a 13 husband or wife ten years ago is sometimes not as good ten years 14 . After some years of marriage, a husband and wife can 15 that their lives have become very different, and they don't 16 the same interests anymore. For this reason, Toffler says, people in the twenty first century will not 17 to many only one person for an 18 lifetime. They will plan to stay married to one person for perhaps five or ten years, and then many 19 . Most Americans will expect to have a "marriage carrier" that 20 three or four marriages.
1.
A.already
B.almost
C.ever
D.even
A B C D
B
[解析] almost意为“几乎”,这里意为在美国结婚和离婚都很普通。答案为B。
2.
A.anyway
B.then
C.but
D.therefore
A B C D
C
[解析] 多数美国人结婚,但是,美国又有一半的人最终离婚。答案为C。
3.
A.with
B.from
C.in
D.for
A B C D
C
[解析] end in divorce意为“以离婚结束”。答案为C。
4.
A.live
B.take
C.make
D.stay
A B C D
D
[解析] stay single意为“保持单身”,五分之四离婚的人都不愿意保持单身。答案为D。
5.
A.new
B.old
C.young
D.pretty
A B C D
A
[解析] get married to是一个固定搭配,意为“跟某人结婚”,这里指跟新的、另外的人结婚。答案为A。
A What are you going to do if you are in a burning house? How will you escape? Do you know how to save yourself? Please read the following passage. Escaping a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save you life. It is important to know the ways you can use and show them to everyone in the family, such as stairways and fire escapes, but not lifts. From the lower floors of the buildings, escaping through windows is possible, learn the best way of leaving by windows with the least chance of serious injury. The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. An average person, hanging by the finger-tips will have a drop of about six feet to the ground. It is about the height of an average man. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building. Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed. Or smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may leaked into the room. On a second or third floor, the best windows for escape are those that open onto a roof. From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto cement might end in injury. Bushes and grass can help to break a fall.
1. It is important to ______.
A.put out the fire in the burning house
B.know the ways to escape the fire
C.jump off a burning house
D.keep the door closed
A B C D
B
[解析] 从句子“It is important to know the ways you can use and show them to everyone in the family...”可知,当房子着火后,最重要的是你要知道the ways to escape the fire(逃生方式),故答案选B。
2. It is possible to escape through the windows ______.
A.if there are some bushes on the ground
B.if you are strong enough
C.if you live on a lower floor
D.If you have a long rope
A B C D
C
[解析] 在短文的第三段说到“...from the lower floors of building escaping through windows is possible...”故选C。
3. Which of the following escaping way is NOT right according to the passage?
A.You may escape through stairways.
B.You may choose fire escapes.
C.You may escape from the windows that open onto a roof.
D.You may lose a lift to come down at once.
A B C D
D
[解析] 在短文中特别强调在大火发生时,人们可以从stairways和fire escapes逃生,but not lifts(但不能从电梯),因为那是相当危险的。
4. Open the window so that ______ if the building is on fire.
A.you can get fresh air
B.you can call for help
C.you can easily jump off
D.you can be seen first
A B C D
A
[解析] 由短文第五段句子“keep your head low at the window to he sure you get fresh air...”可知。
5. The best title of the passage is ______.
A.Escaping From the Windows
B.Save Yourself in the Burning House
C.Knowledge on Fire
D.Waiting for Help
A B C D
B
[解析] 通读全文后,短文的大意很明显,在着火的大楼中自救的方法应是短文的主题,故选B。
B He is quiet and shy. He likes to hide his eyes behind his hair. He doesn't smile very often. However, if you talk to him about music, he'll have a lot to say. This is Jay Chou, the 24-year-old Taiwanese pop king. His fans are so excited because he will sing songs in Beijing on September 12. Those songs are from his new album, "Ye Huimei", and the album was released in July and was named after his mother. Chou grew up just with his mother. He did not talk much and did badly in many school subjects. His mother noticed the boy's special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was only three years old. He loved it and kept on practicing. Chou is not very handsome. He does not speak clearly when he sings or talks. But the singer has huge crowds of fans. "He is really good at music. It makes him attractive to me," said Liu Jiajun, a Junior 2 student in No. 101 Middle School in Beijing. "He is true to himself. He never follows others," said Zhang Yujie, a Junior 1 girl at Huaibei Middle School in Sihong, Jiangsu Province.
1. From this passage, we know that Jay Chou ______.
A.is very handsome
B.has a bright smile
C.often makes too much noise
D.is a pop music star
A B C D
D
[解析] 根据第五段中的“Chou is not very handsome. ”可知A不对;根据第一段中的“He doesn't smile very often”可知B不对;根据第一段中的“He is quiet and shy”可知C也不对。故答案选D。
2. His fans are so excited because ______.
A.he released a new album in July
B.he will sing new songs in Beijing
C.he can play the piano very well
D.his new album was named after his mother
A B C D
B
[解析] 根据第二段中的“His fans are so excited because he will sing songs in Beijing on September 12”可知答案。
3. When he was a little child, he ______.
A.talked a lot every day
B.did well in his study at school
C.started to like music
D.had huge crowds of fans
A B C D
C
[解析] 根据第四段的“His mother noticed the boy's special interest in music. ”可知Chou小的时候就对音乐很感兴趣,也就是在那时就开始喜欢音乐了。
4. According to one of his fans, Jay ______.
A.is a good student
B.has long and beautiful hair
C.is a well-known pianist
D.is very attractive to them
A B C D
D
[解析] 根据第五段中“It makes him attractive to me. ”可知答案。
5. The sentence "He never follows others" in the last paragraph means ______.
A.he always has his own style
B.he likes to walk alone
C.he doesn't like other people's songs at all
D.no one can catch up with him
A B C D
A
[解析] 这句话本意是说他不会跟随其他人,但跟文章主题音乐联系起来,以及根据前面一句活“He is true to himself”可知隐含意义为他有自己的音乐风格。
C Do you know how to play a game called "Musical Chairs"? It is easy to play and most people enjoy it. All you need are some chairs, some people and some way of making music. You may use a piano or any other musical instrument, if someone can play it. You may use a tape recorder. You can even use a radio. Put the chairs in a row. The chairs may be put in twos, back to back. A better way is to have the chairs in one row with each chair facing in the opposite direction to the chair next to it. The game is easy. When the music starts, the players walk round the chairs. Everyone goes in the same direction, of course, they should walk in time to the music. If the music is fast they should walk quickly. If the music is slow, they should walk slowly. The person playing music cannot see the people in the game. When the music stops, the players try to sit on the chairs. If a person cannot find a chair to sit on, he drops out. Then, before the music starts again, one chair must be taken away. When the music stops again, one more player will be out. At last, there will be two players and one chair. The one who sits on the chair when the music stops is the winner.
1. If ten people are playing musical chairs, you must begin with ______.
A.nine chairs
B.ten chairs
C.eleven chairs
D.one chair
A B C D
A
[解析] 因为在第四段有这样一句“It a person cannot find a chair to sit on, he drops out. ”那么肯定是椅子比人数少1,这样才会有人没得坐,故选A。
2. Which of the following is not suitable for playing musical chairs?
4. When the music starts, the players must ______.
A.run about the room
B.get down
C.walk around the chairs
D.sit on the chairs
A B C D
C
[解析] 由第三段中的句子“When the music starts, the players walk round the chairs”可知答案为C。
5. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.The game "Musical Chairs" is not difficult to learn.
B.The last one can sit on the last chair.
C.The winner can sit on the chair.
D.If the person plays music, he cannot be the winner.
A B C D
B
[解析] 本题可用排除法,由第一段第二句“It is easy to play. ”可知道A项正确;由最后一句“The one who sits on the chair when the music stops is the winner. ”可知C项是正确的;由第四段的句子“The person playing music cannot see the people in the game”可知D项也是正确的。故答案选B
D "Well, we're in our new house. Let's get a new pet to get along with it," Mrs. Brown said to her husband. "That sounds like a pretty good idea," he answered. "Do you want to see the ads in the newspaper?" "Let's go to the animal shelter. Many pets there need homes. Since tomorrow is Saturday, we can both go," she said. Next morning the Browns met Mr. Snow at the animal shelter. "We want to be sure that the pets here go to good homes," Mr. Snow said, "So I need to ask you some questions." After they talked for a while, the Browns decided to get a small dog. It wouldn't need a big house or a big yard. A small dog would bark and warn them if someone tried to break into their house. After Mr. Snow gave the Browns a book on pet care, they chose one and wanted to take her home right away. But the animal doctor hadn't checked her yet. So Mr. Snow told them to return on Sunday. On Sunday afternoon the Browns went to the animal shelter. The animal doctor said, "Shadow has had all of her shots. She will be healthy." The browns thanked the doctor and took Shadow home.
1. From the passage we learn that ______.
A.the Browns have never had a pet before
B.the Browns knew about Shadow from the newspaper
C.Shadow is a small and healthy dog
D.Mr. Brown didn't quite agree with his wife
A B C D
C
[解析] 文章第五段提到“...the Browns decided to get a small dog”以及最后一段动物医生说“Shadow has had all of her shots (预防针). She will be healthy. ”我们可以知道Shadow是一只健康的小狗。答案选C。
2. The word "shelter" in the reading means ______.
A.a place to sell small dogs
B.a place to keep homeless animals
C.a place to study animals
D.a place to sell books on pet care
A B C D
B
[解析] 由第三段句子“Let's go to the animal shelter. Many pets there need homes. ”可知,shelter是无家可归的动物们的避难所。
3. Mr. Snow asked the Browns some questions to ______.
[解析] 由第五段的句子“A small dog would bark and warn them if someone tried to break into their house. ”可知,一只小狗就可以帮他们看家了。故答案选B。
5. It's clear that ______.
A.Shadow will not be easy to get ill
B.the Browns were not satisfied with Shadow
C.Mr. Snow didn't check Shadow at all
D.Shadow likes barking a lot
A B C D
A
[解析] 由“...Shadow has had all of her shots”可知,它已经打过所有的预防针了,所以Shadow是不会那么容易得病的。
Ⅳ.补全句子/Completing (10分)
1. 这位外国朋友来中国已经半年了。 This foreign friend has ______ China ______ a year.
been in; for half
2. 我到火车站时,火车开走了。 The train had left when I ______ the railway station.
arrived at/got to/reached
3. 你曾到过西山农场吗? Have you ever ______ West Hill Farm'?
been to
4. 老师要求我们保持教室的清洁和安静。 We are ______.
told/asked to keep our classroom clean and quiet
5. 熊猫在我国得到了很好的照顾。 Pandas ______ in our country.
ale taken good care of
Ⅴ.补全对话/Completing (10分) 根据对话内容。从方框中选择五个合适的句子补全对话。 A. You should go to an English corner. B. What can I talk about? C. You should learn English well. D. What's the problem? E. You should speak first. F. What can I do for you? G. You should go out more. B=Bill F=Bill's friend F: What's wrong, Bill? You are not looking happy. B: I'm not. I feel a little worried about my English. F: 1 B: I'm not getting along well with it. F: Why not? B: Well, I seldom have chances to talk with foreigners. F: 2 B: Where should I go? F: 3 B: But...it seems foreigners never speak to me. F: Ah! 4 B: 5 F: The weather! Foreigners are always interested in the weather.
One possible version: Dear sir, Last year I bought a refrigerator in your store on Changan Road. We all like the shape and colour of the refrigerator. But recently I find something wrong with it. It begins to make noise when it is turned on. At first it is low but gradually it becomes louder and louder. To make the matter worse, it even stops working sometimes. We all feel disappointed at it. I am writing to you lo ask for help. Would you please send somebody to repair it? I will be at home this weekend. Please call me before you come. My telephone number is 66065531. Thank you very much.