一、单项选择(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分从每題所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出展佳选项。
1. Lee Min-ho is_______actor from South Korea. He sang_______Chinese pop song on the 2014 CCTV New Year’s Gala.
A. the; an B. /; the C. an; a D. a; /
2.—______ will the fog and haze last?
—I’ve no idea. There is no sign of an end.
A. How soon B. How far C. How long D. How often
3.— This book on idioms is interesting. I’d like _______, where did you buy it, Simon?
—In the Amazon Bookstore,
A. it B. this C. that D. one
4. I could _______control my feelings at the moment. The song brought back so many childhood memories.
A. really B. hardly C. nearly D. clearly
5. China is going to _______a manned space station around 2020 to explore more space.
A, set up B. put up C. wake up D. turn up
6.— A person’s life is like a road _______lots of difficulties.
—Yes, so we need positive energy.
A. by B. with C. along D. during
7.A Bite of China 2 includes eight episodes. It_______ the stories of more than 150 people t and over 300 types of food.
A. finds B. proves C. covers D. imagines
8. Beijing and Zhangjiakou _______applying to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in 2013.
A. begin B. began C. have begun D. had begun
9. — _______I know by what time you want the project to be done?
—By the day after tomorrow._______you finish it on time?
A. May; Can B. Must; Need C. Could; Must D. Need; Would
10.Mr. Black used to be busy. But now he’s tired and_______, so he has plenty of time to exercise.
A. hard B. calm C. free D. nervous
11.— The six students from Lianyungang got the first prize in the Chinese Characters Dictation Competition in Jiangsu.
— _______exciting news it is!
A. What B. How C. What an D. How an
12. — Nobody knows which learn will win the2014 World Cup in Brazil.
—Yes. That is the _______ of the beautiful game.
A. question B. luck C. hope D. magic
13. — I missed the beginning of The Voice of China yesterday evening.
— _______! But you can watch the re-play tonight.
A. Hurry up B. What a pity C. Try your best D. I don’ t think so
14. — Jack, could you tell me _______for travelling this summer?
—We plan to go and see the beautiful sea in Hainan.
A. where your family will go B. how will your family go
C. how your family will go D. where will your family go
15.— I didn’ t expect to see you studying at the library so early in the morning.
— _______, huh?
A. Every dog has its day B. Many hands make light work
C. The early bird catches the worm D. Too many cooks spoil the broth
二、完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每題所给A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
The sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly before the deadly disaster of the typhoon. Bernadette Tenegra, a 44-year-old high school teacher, was in her 16 which was on the bank of a river. The Tenegra family _ 17 together in their shelter to keep away from the storm. They thought that the powerful storm would die out soon as it did 18 .So they were just hanging on there.
But things didn’t happen 19 they had thought, the water rose with a frightening speed and their 20 house fell down, sweeping away the occupants (居住者),including Tenegra’s husband and her other daughter. They were able to struggle to 21 , but the 6-year-old Tenegra was 22 against the strong wind and water, along with sharp deadly debris(残骸). Bernadette made her way to the child and was holding her and kept 23 her to keep on.
“I crawled(爬) over to her, and I tried to pull her up. But she was too 24 and wasn’t able to make it. It seemed she had already 25 , ” Tenegra said, crying. “I screamed but it didn’t work."
The mother said 26 that she would never forget the last words of her daughter before 27 , “Ma, just let go, just let go. Save 28 . I love you forever.
“Yolanda” , the super typhoon destroyed a great number of houses and buildings. The 6-year- old Tenegra 29 her life. She has just seen a small part of this wonderful world 30 that short lifetime, while the whole world witnessed all the beauty of her.
16. A. family B. school C. building D. home
17. A. marched B. stayed C- arranged D. collected
18. A. in the past B. in the day C. in the end D. in the future
19. A. while B. before C. as D. since
20. A. wooden B. golden C. hidden D. modem
21. A. strength B. warmth C. safety D. difficulty
22. A. fighting B. beating C. touching D. preventing
23. A. inviting B. ordering C. training D. telling
24. A. sleepy B. weak C. impatient D. careless
25. A. given hack B. given away C. given up D. given off
26. A. excitedly B. sadly C. angrily D. confidently
27. A. arrival B. break C. choice D. death
28. A. myself B. yourself C. himself D. herself
29. A. lost B. saved C. spent D. changed
30. A. above B. below C. during D. beyond
三、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Katherine Com male is an 11-year-old girl from Pennsylvania. At the age of five she began raising money to buy nets for children in Africa to help stop the spread of malaria(疟疾).
When she was five, Katherine learnt about malaria in Africa. She learnt that every 30 seconds a child died from this disease. She, also learnt that people wouldn’t get that disease if they had enough bed nets. “I was really sad to learn that a child died every half a minute because of malaria.” Says Katherine, “I wanted to send nets right away, so that’s what I did.”
Five-year-old Katherine made presentations at churches and schools. She told students and others how important bed nets were for Africans. After |people heard the presentations, many of them donated money. Katherine sent the money to NBN. NBN is an organization that sends bed nets to Africa.
Besides, every holiday Katherine makes something called “ net gift certificate” with the help of her friends and brothers. On each l0-dollar certificate there is a message. It explains that a bed net would be sent to Africa. When more certificate orders come, Katherine gets help from students in her school.
Katherine has helped to raise $200,000 for NBN. “It makes me proud to help African children. I won’t stop working until everyone in Africa has a bed net.” says Katherine.
31. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. When Katherine was six, she began helping children in Africa.
B. Katherine learnt that two children died from malaria one minute.
C. Katherine did a lot and helped to raise $ 20,000 for NBN.
D. Katherine’s parents helped her make “bed net gift certificate”.
32. In Paragraph 4, “It” refers to “ ”.
A. a 10-dollar note B. a gift certificate C. an organization D. a message
33. From the passage we know Katherine did the following EXCEPT _______.
A. raising a great deal of money for NBN
B. giving presentations at churches and schools
C. explaining the importance of nets for Africans
D. ordering people to learn to use the nets well
34.It can be inferred from the passage that .
A. Katherine’s work is very helpful and meaningful
B. the spread of malaria in Africa will be more serious
C. every child in Africa gets a net with Katherine’s help
D. Katherine has received much money from NBN