第一部分 选择题(共70分)
一、单项选择, 从下列每题所给的选项中, 选择一个最佳答案(15分)
1. Li Na plays____________ tennis very well. She has become _____________first Asian woman to reach a Grand Slam(大满贯) final.
A. a, the B. /, theC. the, aD. /, a
2. Audrey Hepburn was a ballet dancer ____ a very young age. In her twenties she became a famous film star.
A. from B. inC. on D. at
3. He has poor _______, so he can’t see the words on the blackboard clearly.
A. smellB. tasteC. hearing D. eyesight
4.—There is no salt left. Jim, would you like to get ________? —OK, Mum!
A. it B. one C. someD. any
5.—Who is suitable for the new chairperson of the Students’ Union?
—David is. He is ______ enough to come up with new ideas.
A. imaginative B. humorous C. modest D. outgoing
6. According to the new traffic laws, people ______ drive after drinking wine or beer.
A .wouldn’t B. couldn’tC. needn’t D. mustn’t
7.—Hello! May I speak to Millie?
—________.
A. No, you mustn’tB. I’m Millie
C. This is Millie speaking D. Yes, you may
8. At present, many people would rather _________ in the country because there is _____ pollution in the city.
A. live, moreB. to live, lessC. live, less D. to live, more
9.—Where is your English teacher? I’m looking for him everywhere.
—He _____ the Internet in the computer room.
A. will searchB. has searched C. searched D. is searching
10. When Daniel is in a bad mood he likes wearing orange to _______.
A. wake himself up B. cheer himself up
C. give himself upD. pick himself up
11.—I feel stressed in my study from time to time. I don’t know what to do.
—_________
A. You should keep quiet.[
. What about keeping your worries to yourself?
C. Why not ask the youth workers for advice?
D. You’d better pay no attention to your study.
12.—Have you finished your fashion design?
—Not yet. I’ll finish it if I ________ ten more minutes.
A. am given B. giveC. will giveD. will be given
13.—How well do you know the Opera House?
—I know the place very well. I ____ Sydney many times.
A. have been inB. have been to C. have gone toD. have arrived in
14.—Remember to turn off the lights before leaving the classroom, children.
—______.
A. OK, we willB. Yes, we do C. It doesn’t matterD. You’re right
15.—Could you tell me ____?
—It’s twenty minutes by underground.
A. how can I get to your school
B. how much it costs to get to your school
C. how far it is from your home to your school
D. how long does it take me to get to your school
二、完形填空 阅读短文,从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(15分)
An old farmer lived with his grandson. Each morning, the 16 got up early and read his Bhagavad Gita(薄迦梵歌).
One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I try to read the book like you 17 I can’t understand it, and I forget it easily. What’s the 18 of reading it?”
The grandfather said, “Take this coal(煤炭) basket down to the 19 and bring me back a basket of water.”
The boy did as his grandfather 20 ,but all the water ran 21 he got home. The grandfather laughed, “You’ll have to move faster next time.”[XK]
This time the boy 22 faster, but again the basket was empty. He told his grandfather that is was 23 to carry water in a basket. He wanted to use a bottle instead, but the old man said, “I just want a basket of water. You’re not 24 hard enough.”
The boy wanted to show his grandfather that the water would surely run. He again put the 25 into the river and ran hard. But there wasn’t anything in it again. He said 26 ,“Look, grandpa, it’s useless!”
“Watch the basket.” said the grandfather.
For the first time the boy 27 the basket was different. It had changed from a dirty old coal basket into a 28 one, inside and out.
“Boy, you might not understand or remember 29 when you read the book, but when you read it, you will be 30 ,inside and out. That’s what you got from it.”
16. A. sonB. fatherC. grandfather D. grandmother
17. A. so B. butC. or D. and
18. A. time B. place C. use D. habit
19. A. houseB. beachC. lake D. river
20. A. said B. sawC. likedD. did
21. A. as B. after C. untilD. before
22. A. ranB. rode C. drove D. flew
23. A. difficultB. interestingC. impossible D. unimportant
24. A. hittingB. tryingC. holding D. studying
25. A. hand B. bottleC. basket D. coal[
6. A. sadly B. hopefully C. excitedlyD. happily
27. A. forgotB. realizedC. believed D. remembered
28. A. white B. cleanC. newD. black
29. A. nothing B. somethingC. anything D. everything
30. A. differentB. relaxed C. curiousD. worried
三、阅读理解 阅读下列短文, 根据短文内容选择最佳答案。(40分)
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Traditional Chinese festivals are now getting their own logos(标识).Here’re logos for China’s seven important traditional festivals.
Chunjie, Spring Festival, China’s lunar new year, is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. People usually get together, watch fireworks and the lion dance, eat dumplings and put on new clothes. They pay New Year calls to their relatives and friends. Children usually get red packets. | |||
Yuanxiao, Lantern Festival is on the 15th day of the first month in the Chinese calendar. People watch lanterns and eat sweet dumplings. | Qixi, the Night of Sevens is on the seventh day of the seventh month in the Chinese calendar. It’s Chinese version(版本)of Valentine’s Day(情人节). | ||
[Z.X.X.K] | Qingming, Tomb-Sweeping Festival is around April 5.People from home and abroad go to the graves(墓)of the dead in memory of(纪念)them. | Zhongqiu, Mid-Autumn Festival, is on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar. Families enjoy moon cakes and tell the story ofChang’e. | |
Duanwu, Dragon Boat Festival is on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese calendar. People eat rice dumplings and remember the poet Qu Yuan. | Chongyang, Double Ninth Festival is on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar. It’s the date to pay respect(尊敬)to the old. |
31. Mid-Autumn Festival is ________ in the Chinese calendar.
A. on 15th of AugustB. on 7th of July
C. on 15th of January D. on 5th of May
32. What do Chinese people eat at Dragon Boat Festival?
A. Dumplings. B. Moon cakes.
C. Rice dumplings. D. Sweet dumplings.
33. Chinese version of Valentine’s Day is ________.
A. Lantern Festival B. the Night of Sevens
C. Spring FestivalD. Tomb-Sweeping Festival
34. At Tomb-Sweeping Festival, people go to the graves in memory of ________.
A. Qu YuanB. the elderlyC. Chang’eD. the dead
35.At Double Ninth Festival, what do people usually do?
A. They watch lanterns. B. They pay respect to old people.
C. They visit their relatives.D. They get together to tell stories.