(2011年淄博)C

Do you play a musical instrument? If so, you may be getting smarter. A recent study shows that taking music lessons can raise a person’s IQ.

Scientists studied 132 children in Canadian schools. At the beginning of the school year, these children took an IQ test. Then they were divided into four groups. One group took singing lessons. Another group took weekly piano lessons. The third group took classes in drams(戏剧). And the last group did no special activities at all.

At the end of the school year, the 132 children took an IQ test again. In all four groups, the average score went up. However, the piano players’IQs went up 7.0 points on average. The average increase for the other three groups was only 4.3 points.

The researchers say that the difference is small and it may not result in better grades for the piano players. However, they still consider the results important. Learning an instrument helps kids becomes better at concentrating and at memorizing things. Therefore, the researchers say, it may be good for brain development in young people.

If you have a chance to learn to play a musical instrument, never miss it. Remember it can make you smarter.

54. Which of the following is NOT true of the study?

A. It was done in Canada.

B. It was done by some musicians.

C. It included four groups of children.

D. It took one school year to complete.

55. Which of the following is true?

A. Average IQ scores increased in all the groups.

B. Only the piano players’ IQs increased.

C. The average increase for all four groups was 4.3 points.

D. Most of the children’s IQs did not go up.

56. The underlined word “they” in the passage refers to ______.

A.better gradesB. piano playersC. researchersD. instruments

【主旨大意】本文主要记叙弹乐器可以使人更聪明。

54. 答案：B 细节理解题。从文章第二段可知实验是由科学家完成的。

55. 答案：A 细节理解题。从In all four groups, the average score went up可知。

56. 答案：C. 词义猜测题。从上下文可知。

英语试题第7页（共12页）

57. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. It’s good for us to listen to music.

B. Everyone should learn to play the piano.

C. Take an IQ test before you learn instruments.

D. Learning instruments may make kids smarter.

(2011年淄博)D

“You know, these cups brings to my mind a story I heard,” Mary said to her students.

She poured some tea. There were four of them and there were four completely different cups on the tables.

“I heard there was a teacher who took all his students for tea. His students were surprised that all the cups on the table were different. They all took a cup and started drinking their tea, each looking at the cups of others. The teacher said, “Did you notice your behavior? You are all looking at each other’s tea cup and some of you even envy(羡慕)the finer cups of others.”

“I put the different cups here on purpose. I want to say life is like this tea. You all have the same thing in your cups——tea. And yet you cannot truly enjoy it in your envy of another’s cup. You forget to enjoy your own life when you envy someone else’s life. We all have the same thing——life. We should care more about the tastes of your own life. So now, taste your own tea. Does it matter from which cup it came from?” Mary finished telling her story and her students all sat in silence for a while, enjoying their tea. And it really did not matter a bit from which teacup they drank.

58. Which of the following statement is TRUE?

A. All of the students had the same kind of cups.

B. One of the cups is different from others.

C. All of the cups were filled with the same tea.

D. There was different tea in different cups.

59. What should we learn from the story?

A. Envy others and make progress. B. All the lives are the same.

C. Work hard and catch up with others. D. Try to enjoy your own life.

60. Which is the best title for the story?

A. More than tea in a cupB. The same cups, the same tea

C. The taste of the teaD. Different cups, different tea

【主旨大意】老师通过杯子里面的茶教学生人生的道理----好好享受自己的生活。

58. 答案：C. 细节理解题。从最后一段第二句可知。

59. 答案：D文章主旨题。从全篇文章我们可以学习到我们必须学会享受自己的生活。

60. 答案：B 文章主旨题。从全文茶杯里面的茶都是一样的，来比喻我们的生活也是一样的。

第II卷（非选择题，共51分）

五、听力填表（共5小题，计5分）

录音中有一段对话，听对话两遍后，根据所听内容填写下面表格。

What are they going to do on the weekend?

(2011年淄博)六、单词拼写（共5小题，计5分）

根据句意完成句中所给首字母的单词，将每个完整的单词写在后面的横线上。

66. He b________ a book from the library yesterday.66.__________

67. Light music often makes us feel r________.67.__________

68. The air will get much f________ when you open the window.68.__________

69. My parents are s_______ money to buy a new house. 69.__________

70. The Olympics will be h________ in London next year. 70.__________

答案：66. borrowed67. relaxed68. fresher69. saving70. held

(2011年淄博)七、综合填空（共10小题，计10分）

阅读短文，根据短文内容和所给出的首字母，在空白处填入适当的单词，将完整的单词写在短文后面的横线上。

When Mike was walking through the town, he noticed a stranger man. The stranger looked at him with a big frown(皱眉)and it made Mike very uncomfortable. Mike did nothing w_____71___ , but the man still frowned at him. He was so angry that he frowned at the man with his tongue(舌) out. And he found most of the people around looked unhappy and frowned. Mike wondered w____72____ so many people frowned at each other.

A clever idea came into Mike’s head. He should s____73____ first. It seemed silly at first, but he want to h_____74___ a try. When a woman walked towards him, he smiled a___75___ her and the lady smiled at him, and most of the people smiled at him, too. Everybody seemed happy b______76_____ of the smile of the clever boy.

Then Mike once again met the stranger and the man still looked at him w____77___ a frown. Mike had a good idea. He smiled a big smile w___78___ the man passed him. The man stopped, looking at Mike’s face and he started to smile. The two strangers laughed and they b_____79_____ felt happy. Just a smile lifts you up f____80____ a feeling of down. So when you see a man with a frown, put a smile on your face. And you’ll find that the world is a happy place.

71._______ 72._______73. _______74. _______ 75.________

76._______77.________ 78._______79. ________ 80._________

答案：71. wrong 72.why73.smile 74. have75.at

76.because77. with 78. when 79. both80. from

(2011年淄博)八、阅读表达（共5小题，计10分）

With the holidays coming up, lots of people will be having parties. Want to make sure you’re a perfect host or guest(客人)? Now it’s a good time to brush up on your party manners.

When inviting guests to your party,send invitations to their homes instead of passing them out at school. This way, you won’t hurt the feeling of classmates you didn’t invite.

<83>Wait for all your guests to arrive before starting any activities. If people at the party don’t know each other, make sure you introduce everyone.

If your guests bring gifts for you, thank each gift----giver as you open his/her present. After the party, be sure to send a hand-written thank-you card to each guest, telling them how much you appreciate their gifts.

When you receive a invitation to a party, be sure to let the host know whether you can come.

Arrive on time. Bring a gift to a birthday party. <84>If it’s a holiday party, ask the host if there’s anything you can bring. Adults often bring a desert or a bottle of wine to a party, even when the host tells them that he/she doesn’t need anything. Young people don’t have to do this, but it’s always polite to ask.

Be friendly to the other guests. Remember to say “Please” and “Thank you”! When you leave, thank the host for the party.

(一)根据短文内容简要回答问题。

81. If you invite guests to your party, how should you send your invitation?

______________________________________________________________________

82. If you receive an invitation to a party, what should you do first?

______________________________________________________________________

（二）将短文中划线的句子翻译成汉语。

83.___________________________________________________________________

84.___________________________________________________________________

(三)请根据短文内容拟一个标题。

85.___________________________________________________________________

答案：81. Send invitations to their homes instead of passing them out at school.

82. Be sure to let the host know whether you can come.

83. 晚会活动开始前，要等所有客人到齐。

84. 如果是举行节日晚会，你需要问主人你需要带些什么东西。

85. Party manners/ How to be a perfect host or guest

(2011年淄博)九、完成句子（共4小题，计6分）

根据汉语意思用英语完成句子，讲答案写在横线上。

86.我们老师经常叫我们多说英语。

Our teacher often __________ ___________ to speak English ________.

87. 你最好不要开着灯睡觉。

You’d better _________ sleep __________the light ___________.

88. 这首歌让我想起了我的家乡。

This song __________ me ________ my hometown.

89. 我听说过他，但我不认识他。

_______________________________________________________________

答案：86. asks us; more 87. not; with; open88. reminds/reminded; of

89. I heard of him, but I don’t know about him

(2011年淄博)十、书面表达（共1小题，计15分）

保持健康的体魄，拥有健康的生活方式对于我们每个人来说都是重要的。

请以How to keep fit为题，从健康饮食、体育锻炼和养成良好的生活习惯等方面，写一篇100词左右的短文。要求内容全面，表达正确、流畅。

How to keep fit

范文：

As we know, it is important for us to keep healthy and have a healthy life.How to keep fit? First, we should healthy food, such as apples,vegetables and so on.We mustn’t eat junk food, which is bad for our health. Second, to do sports is necessary for us. We can run and play ball games. Last, it is useful for us to have a good living habbit. We should go to bed early and get up early. We must wash our hands before meals. What’s more, we should brush our teeth twice a day.

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