英语试卷
II. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案）（共20分）
26. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others?
A. He has a good memory for face. valley goes from west to east.. 28.
C. She has changed a lot in recent years. D. He had a pain in the neck.. A. bit
B. bite
C. beat
D. /
D. until D. herself
D. boat
27. Which of the following words matches the sound / ba?t /?
29. These two little girls were chatting happily all ________ way to school.
A. a
B. an
C. the
30. The 17th Shanghai International Arts Festival ended November 16th 31. 33. 35. 37.
A. on
B. at B. her
C. in C. hers
32. Alice was shown around London by a friend of yesterday.
A. she A. few
34. The book is useful because it gives us advice on how to improve memory.
B. little B. for
C. many
D. much
36. We should be friendly to the old and care them in daily life.
C. of
D. by D the others
38. Four students of the Drama Club come from Grade7, all come from Grade8.
A another
B others
C the other
’t be afraid to make mistakes, you’ll never really learn the language. A or B so C but D and
all the lights on,the Bund looks much when the night falls.
A beautiful A because A safe
B more beautiful B When B save B wear
C most beautiful
D unless
D safely
D the most beautiful
36. You are not allowed to enter the theater you have a ticket.
C if
’s have a discussion about whethea it is to talk on the phone while driving.
C safety
it gose cooler ,you had better a coat over your sweater.
A wearing A work
C to wear
D wears
D working
order to finish the task in time,John kept for four hours without rest. B to work
C works
did you take swimming classes last term? - Once every two weeks. A How often
A doea
B How many C How long
B is doing
D How far
D had done
sister plenty of volunteer work in the past seven years.
C has done
looked out of the window and found it heavily.
A snows B snowed C has snowed D was snowing
Doctor,it is too hard for me to give up smoking.
- For your own health,I’m afraid you A can
B may
C must
D need
You’ve done such a great job in the English speech contest, Sarah.
- _________. A I agree with you - _________. A Yes, please. C Yes, I’d like to
B No, I wouldn’t D No, I don’t think so.
B Thanks a lot
C Please don’t say so
D It’s hard to say
would you like me to get a cup of coffee for you?
III. Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once(将下列单词填入空格，每空格限填一词，每个单词只能填一次）(共8分)
A exercising B cause C confident D physical E screen Millions of people now use computers for many different things. We often hear that computers have Of course computers are useful, and have changed some people’s lives for the better. However, they also 46 problems, too. A large number of people who use computers a lot can get problems. They find that their eyesight get worse. For example. If they look at the 47 for too long . There will be injures in computers users’ hands and people use the keyboard and the mouse too much .people who have computers are also spending more time sitting down. And less time 48 ; so many of them are becoming overweight.
A turn off B properly C responsible D break down E teenagers Addiction is also a problem with more young people. They can spend hours and hours in chat rooms and surfing the net. Sometimes until very late an night. This means they can’t work or study 50 and can have problems keeping friends.
Some studies in the unites states have shown that it 51 spend many hours, they will go with get lonely and upset.
“Computers can be really useful to children. But parents and teachers sued to help children to learn to use computers in 52 and creative ways. ” says teacher Jane Shields. “ And children should also learn when it is time to 53 the computers and head outside to do something different.”
IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their suitable form(用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词）(共8分)
54. Several have happened in the last two months in that estate.(robbery) 55. Surpringly,that’s the goal Ronaldo has kicked this season.(twelve)
56. Judy was happy to find that her little son could sing an English song all by .(he) 57. A large number of tree were destroyed in the heavy storm.(serious) 58. Don’t rely on luck in doing anything, or you will in nothing.(success) 59. One way of keeping healthy is to take regular exercise.(base) 60. If you don’t know the of the world, look it up in the dictionary.(mean) 61. In this area the snow and ice won’t until next April or May.(appear) V. Rewrite the following sentences as required. (根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词）
changed our lives for the better, But have they?
62. Jake did lots of housework with his mother yesterday. (改为否定句） 63. Jake lots of housework with his mother yesterday. 64. Kitty was very excited to open her birthday presents. (改为感叹句) 65. Kitty was to open her birthday presents!
66. The exchange students will get to New York in about two weeks. (对划线部分提问） 67. will the exchange students get to New York? 68. The singer not only writes his own song but also plays the guitar. (保持句意基本不变） 69. The singer writes his own songs and plays the guitar . 70. The government has built many parking places for car owners this year. (改为被动语态） 71. Many parking places for car owners built by the government this year. 72. “Will you take part in the sports meeting this year, Jimmy?” Susan asked. (改为宾语从句） 73. Susan asked Jimmy he ________ take part in the sports meeting this year. 74. Him, told, not, Mary worry about to the operation (连词成句）
75. ________________________________________________________________________
Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读写)
VI Reading comprehension(阅读理解)（共50分）
A. Choose the best answer.（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）（12分）
Three students are choosing a course at the West Midlands College of Technology. Clara: Taka: At first I thought about the Sports Studies Course because I really enjoy swimming and football, Ben: I’d really like to do a course in art because I’m very interested in art ,but I have to think about my but in the end I decided that the Leisure(休闲) and Tourism Course is better for me. You see, I like 69. Clara wishes to become a ________________after leaving college. Yeah, well, I want to have a good time at college, you know ,meet lots of people and I don’t want job. I work as a fashion designer and when I go back to Japan I want to use a computer to design meeting people and I to work too much ! I like computers a lot and I might do a job with computers one day in the future, A. footballer ’d really like to work abroad for a few years, maybe as a tour guide or in a hotel, B. swimmer C. hotel manager D. tour guide clothes, so I’m going to the Information Technology Course. I can study art and photography(摄影) in maybe in Spain. 70. We can learn from the passage that Clara is a(n) _____________ person. but at the moment I’m really interested in music, you know. I’m in a rock band, so I’ve decided to do my free time!. the Performing Arts Course. Then in the first year I can do music and in the second year IA. patient B. active C. gentle D. traditional ’ll probably 71. From Taka’s introduction we know that she is from __________. do a course in singing. Then my friends in the band and I can be rich and famous! A. Spain Britain C. Japan D. Thailand
72. Taka wants to learn __________with computers from the Information Technology Course. A. how to design clothes C. how to draw well
B. how to make photos better
D. how to design indoor decoration
73. Ben would like to _________during his study at college. A. study more on computers. B. set up a new rock band. C. do more part-time jobs. D. focus on music and singing.
74. Besides the Performing Arts Course, ______________might be another good choice for Ben. A. the Leisure and Tourism Course. B. the Sports Studies Course.
C. the Information Technology Course
D. the Fashion Designing Course.
B. Choose words and phrases and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文） (12’)
The dictionary defines a scrapbook as “an empty book for collecting and preserving photographs, newspaper articles, and other papers. “Today, scrapbooking is also a verb—and a popular new 75 .We talked with Diane Lucas of .
Q: What is scrapbooking?
When I make a scrapbook page, I take a few of my family photos and put them into a “layout”---a page that uses fancy paper, stickers ,drawings, and words to show the theme(主题).For example, this page about my son is called “First Day at School.” Here’s a photo of him and one of his drawings, and I decorated it with ribbons, stickers and so on. When you make a scrapbook, you put words and pictures together to show the important times in your life. It’s like a 76 .
Q: How did you get started?
I made my first scrapbook ten years ago, when my father died. When I looked through his desk, I found the most wonderful things---like the cards my parents sent each other, and photos from his Army days. Those were such precious memories. I couldn’t 77 anything, so I made two scrapbooks, for my brother and me.
Q:Do you know other people who made scrapbooks?
Oh, yes! We call ourselves “scrappers,” and we love to get together. We often have “crops,” big parties where we all 78 our scrapbooks. We bring our scissors and papers and our boxes of photos, and we talk while working on new pages. It’s time for enjoyment, when friends show pictures and tell stories about our families, and our lives. 79 , we create a book to keep those memories.
Q: 80 .
I think people want to keep their family stories, and display them to other people. When you make a scrapbook, you can pass the stories to your children, and your grandchildren. So many people today want to do that! If you go online, you will find scrapbooking websites from Norway, New Zealand and South Africa. We all have boxes of pictures, and we all want to keep those precious memories. That’s the real value of scrapbooking: sharing your family and your story.
( ) 75. A. job B. hobby C. sport D. course
( ) 76. A. personal history B. modern textbook C. picture collection D. family advertisement ( ) 77. A. think of B. throw away C. find out D. pick out ( ) 78. A. make B. lend C. exchange D. sell
( ) 79. A. For example B. In return C. In fact D. At the same time ( ) 80. A. Where can you learn scrapbooking?
B. Who has set up scrapbooking websites?
C. Why is scrapbooking so popular these days?
D. How can you get things for scrapbooking?
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. (14’)
We have heard about people who have special memories. Recently there has been a report about a woman Rebecca Sharrock, 25, is one of just 80 people worldwide who have been identified as having Highly from Australia who can remember almost every single d 81 of all the events in her daily life. Superior Autobiographical Memory(超级自传体记忆症). It means she can remember every small event—which most people would f 82 within days—as if it had happened just moments ago.
“I remember my mum placing me in the driver’s seat of a car and taking a picture of me when I was twelve years old,” she said. “That’s my e 83 memory. I remember every day since then. I can’t tell all the dates e 84 because I was too young to understand calendars, but I remember what I did that day, what the weather was like and so on.”
Rebecca can also re-experience taste. If she’s eating something unpleasant, she thinks about Black Forest However, there are times when her memories prove to be painful as it’s not just events that she remembers. cake, her favorite food, and the memory will be so p 85 that she can nearly “taste” it.
“When I relive(再体验) memories, the feelings r 86 ,too.” Rebecca said. “For example, I remember falling over when I was three at my grandparents’ house and hurting my left knee. Talking about it now, I feel painful in my left knee.”
“At night, I have to sleep with the r 87 and a soft light on,” she added. “If it’s too dark or quiet, my
mind would be filled with all those memories and I can’t sleep.” D. Answer the questions. (12’)
It was 3:21 . when ten-year-old Glenn Creamer was woken up by the smell of burning. Except for the cracking(爆裂声) of flames somewhere below, there was not a sound in the two-floor house. But he realized at
once what was happening.
As his father was away on night duty at a local factory, Glenn was worried about the safety of his other, his
14-year-old sister Karen and his 12-year-old brother Todd. He ran downstairs through the smoke-filled house to push and pull at Karen and Todd until they sat up. Then he helped them through the safety of the garden. There, his sister and brother, taking short and quick breaths and coughing, couldn’t move any more.
The ten-year-old raced back into the house and upstairs into his mother’s room. He found it impossible to wake her up and there was nobody to help Glenn carry her to the garden. But the boy kept calm. As a fireman said later, “He acted with all the self-control of a trained adult.”
On the bedroom telephone, luckily still working, Glenn called his father. After Glenn made sure his father First he filled a bucket with water from the bathroom and threw water over his mother and her bed. In this would telephone the firemen and ambulance service, he got on with the task of saving his mother.
way, she would be kept away from the fire before the firemen arrived. Then, with a wet cloth around his head he went back to the garden.
He could hear the fire engine coming up, but how would the firemen find his mother in the smoke-filled Fetching a ball of string(绳) from the garage, Glenn raced back into the house and rushed upstairs to his house where fire had almost covered the ground floor?
mother’s room. He tied one end of the string to her hand. Then he began to run back. He laid out the string as he went through the hall and back out into the garden.
Minutes later he was telling fire Chief John Coughlan, “The string .” Mrs. Creamer was carried to safety as the flames were breaking through her bedroom floor. 88. Did Glenn realize there was a fire when he woke up?
89. Where were Karen and Todd when Glenn tried to save their mother? 90. Who telephoned the firemen and ambulance service?
91. How did Glenn help his mother stay safe before the firemen arrived? 92. Why did Glenn think it would be difficult for the firemen to find his mother? 93. Complete the sentence in the last paragraph according to the context(上下文)?
（20分）
94. Supposing your school is organizing a study trip to Britain. What kind of host family would you like to live with? And why? Write a composition in at least 60 words according to
the situation given.(假如你们学校正在组织一次去英国的游学活动，你想选择怎样的住家？为什么？请根据所给情景写一篇不少于60字的短文。)
(注：文中不得出现任何姓名/校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。)
【答案】
II:26——30 CBCAC 31——35 DBDAB 36——40 DABDA 41——45 CDCBA III：46~53 BDEA BECA IV:
V:’t do excited soon well been
if…would told him not to worry about the operation. VI:69——80 DBCADC BABADC
87. radio/recorder ,(he did). the garden.
’s father/Mr. Creamer.
91.(He helped his mother stay safe by) throwing water over her and her bed. the house was filled with smoke.
93.(The string)will lead you to mother/can help you find mother.
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