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课程主题： 8B期中复习之写作复习+作文综合 教学内容 进门测试 【主题阅读1】 While good grades and test scores are the basic requirements for getting into college, after-school activities are becoming more important in the college selection process in the US. As entrance into college has become more difficult, colleges have looked more at what skills you have. Taking part in after-school activities is great way to succeed in school. High School Clubs Most high schools offer a lot of clubs and activities, so it is easy to find something that you are interesting in. Colleges look for students who will also be active other than test scores. There are many clubs in school, such as the drama club and a book club. You may even be able to find relates to a future job, such as Teachers of America. High School Sports If you want to go to college and want to take part in sports at a college level, then this fact just might give you a chance. It’s generally a good idea to focus on one single sport. If you play on sports opening college doors and leading to college scholarships, it would be better if you decide which sport to do. In this way, you will have enough time to build their skills. High School Publications Another smart way to be active in high school and show colleges that you are interested in activities more than academics is to be a part of their school’s newspaper or magazine. There may be an actual class you can join or you may join a club. Being in high school publications can be very helpful, particularly if you want to major in English or in education in college. ( ) 1. Now in the US, colleges have focused more on the students _______during the selection process. A. good grades B. family background C. skills D. scholarships 【参考答案】C 【考查角度】细节题　 【思路解析】根据colleges have looked more at what skills you have. 可知答案为C ( ) 2. After-school activities include all of the following except_______. 1. joining a club 1. doing a part-time job C. working on school’s newspaper or magazine D. taking part in sports 【参考答案】B 【考查角度】细节题　 【思路解析】根据after-school activities给到的三个副标题中没有出现做兼职的选项，可知答案为B ( ) 3. Joining a club may help students_______. 1. improve their English 1. get higher scores in subjects C. make more good friends D. know more about their future jobs 【参考答案】D 【考查角度】细节题　 【思路解析】根据You may even be able to find relates to a future job可知答案为D ( ) 4. This passage is probably written for ______ to read. A. teachers B. students C. parents D. headmasters 【参考答案】B 【考查角度】推测题　 【思路解析】根据文章中给的具体方案都是给学生的建议，可知答案为B ( ) 5. We can learn from the passage that_______. A. the US colleges prefer to have students who study very hard B. you must take actual classes to be part of school’s newspaper C. being good at sports is considered important in the US college selection D. you can easily find a suitable club to join in every high school in the US 【参考答案】C 【考查角度】细节题　 【思路解析】根据副标题，以上的三个建议都是培养学生技能的建议，因此可知答案为C ( ) 6. Which of the following students will get useful information from this passage? A. Sarah is thinking about starting her own business after graduation B. Ann likes writing and she would like to choose English as her major in college C. Leon is interesting in acting and he wants to join the school’s drama club D. Chris has difficulty in getting along with the other members on the basketball team 【参考答案】B 【考查角度】推测题　 【思路解析】根据这三种课后活动中并未提及how to start a business, drama club, how to get along with others的建议，可知答案为B 【主题阅读2】      Each year, thousands of Chinese middle school students go to study in foreign countries such as the US, the UK, Australia and Japan.      "Chinese children hope very much to go ____1____ to get a wider view (视野) of the world," said Chen Yi, a Chinese writer who has lived in America for 16 years. Zhang Jia, a 16-year-old student began to study in a high school in Sydney, Australia last October. To his surprise, his teachers there seldom ____2____ students to study. And ____3____ there wasn't homework. "With these education systems (体制), we have more ____4____ time and more space for thinking," said Zhang." In a talk Chen told more than 300 parents and their children that life in foreign countries can be ____5____ for young people." They have to meet a culture shock and language problems." However, these are not the most difficult things. To most children, looking after themselves when studying alone in a foreign country is a big ____6____.         "Studying abroad at a young age can help students learn foreign language ____7____ and broaden (拓宽) their minds, but students and parents should know about the challenges," Chen said. ( ) 1. A. foreign B. abroad C. home D. school ( ) 2. A. push B. pull C. pushed D. pulled ( ) 3.A. usually B. yet C. just D. never ( ) 4.A. busy B. safe C. boring D. free ( ) 5. A. easy B. interesting C. hard D. simple ( ) 6.A. difficult B. challenge C. difference D. change ( ) 7.A. happily B. quickly C. carefully D. exactly Keys: BCADCBB Answer the questions: 1. What do the students have to face when in foreign countries? They have to face ________________________________________________________________ 2. What does the research mainly tell us in this passage? Many middle school students _______________________________________________________ 3. What’s the article mainly about? The problem of __________________________________________________________________ Keys: 1. The culture shock and language problems. 2. want to study abroad. 3. young students studying abroad. Homework 【主题阅读3】 Life in an American high school is an interesting and exciting learning experience. High school in America is not just a place for studying some s____1____. It is also an important social centre, where students can d____2____ other interests and talents. The high school course is divided into four years. The teenager usually starts school about 8:00 a.m, and ends at 3 p.m. There is no school on weekends. Students have lunch at the school cafeteria. After lunch they play sports, talk to friends or simply r____3____. The lunch break lasts about an hour. When the school day ends, some students go home, but many still stay at school for after-school activities. There are many activities and clubs to c____4____. In the afternoon many students practise sports with the school students team. Sports are an important part of high school life. American high school students like to be “p____5____”. This means being a good student, being active in the community and being well-liked by others. Most American high school students have part-time job during the school year and a full-job during the summer. Parents e____6____ their children to work because it's part of growing up and becoming responsible and i____7____. Most high schools have a job list to help students find work. Teenagers are fond of their jobs! Keys: subjects develop relax choose popular encourage independent 【主题阅读4】 Studying Abroad Every year, thousands of students travel to foreign countries to study. More than 30 percent of these students go to the United States. Around 15 percent go to Italy, and 10 percent to both England and Germany. A little less than 10 percent go to Australia, and around 5 percent go to Canada. No matter where a student chooses to study, there are some things universities around the world need. First, all students must graduate (毕业) from high school before they can apply (申请) to a university. Most universities also need some kind of test for students to enter the university. Universities in the United States, Australia, and Canada usually need some kind of standardized exam, such as the SAT in the United States. Students who do not come from English-speaking countries also must take a test such as the TOEFL in the United States and Canada to show they know enough English to study in English. England and Australia require students to take the IELTS. In most countries, students must apply to each university they hope to go to. However, students applying to universities in England can use one form to apply to six universities at one time through the British Council (英国文化学会). Many students like this because it can save them a lot of time and money. For universities in other countries, students must fill out different forms for each university and pay a fee with each application (申请). 1. Which country is the most popular place for foreign students to travel to? 2. What must all these students do first before they can apply to a university? 3. Foreign students need to take the SAT before they enter a university in the U.S., don’t they? 4. If you do not come from an English-speaking country and you want to study in an Australian university, what test must you take? 5. How many universities can students apply to in England at one time? Keys: 1. The United States. / The U.S. / America. 2. (They must) graduate from high school. 3. Yes, they do. 4. The IELTS. 5. Six/6. 多元导学 The Importance of Trees As we all know, trees are very useful. They are of great benefit to man as follows: First, trees provide us with wood and other products; Second, their roots can allow the rain to sink in and keep the soil, so they help to prevent droughts and floods. Trees can clean air and beautiful life. Unfortunately, nowadays in many parts of the world lots of people fail to realize the importance of trees. They have cut trees down in large numbers without a plan,which makes the soil washed away. They don't know where there no trees, the rain washed away the surface of the soil and this causes floods. We ought to plant trees each year and carefully look after new trees in order not to make the forest slowly disappear. Only' in this way can we make the forest serve man forever. Water----- the Source of Life Water is important because only one-third of the water on the Earth is drinkable. If there is no water,there will not be any living things on the earth. In our daily life, we need water for cooking food. We use water to plant crops. So we must stop washing and polluting water. We should turn off the tap when we are bushing our teeth. We mustn't pour harmful chemicals into the rivers. Let's value and protect water together. The Importance of electricity Everybody knows that electricity is very important for us. And it helps us a lot in our daily life. Without electricity we can not use the lamp, TV, computers or other things. Then it will be not very convenient for us. Our world may be in the dark. But in fact, the electricity isn't plentiful. So we all should save the energy. For example, when we leave rooms, we should turn off the lamp. When we are not using the computer we should turn it off. All of us should save the energy from the bottom of our heart. A Report on the Meeting We hold a meeting to talk about our newspaper after school. Tony,Tome and I were at the meeting. We elected Tom to be the chief editor. Then, Tom took charge of the meeting. They elect me to be the secretary. I took notes for the meeting. There were some questions to discuss. We will discuss them at the next meeting in one week. 互动精讲 初二期中复习作文范文（U1-U4） The Importance of Trees Nowadays, more and more people don’t realize the importace of trees, they cut down and burn them. As far as I’m concerned, we should try our best to protect the trees. As we all know, trees play an important role in our daily life. They remove dust for us as well as produce oxygen back into the air. What’s more, they provide many useful things for us such as wood, fruit and so on. In return, we should protect them by not cutting them down or burning them. In addition, we should stop using plastic bags. All in all, trees are our friends. We should protect them. Without trees, we can’t live. The Importance of Trees As we all know, trees are very useful. They are of great benefit to man as follows: First, trees provide us with wood and other products; Second, their roots can allow the rain to sink in and keep the soil, so they help to prevent droughts and floods. Trees can clean air and beautiful life. Unfortunately, nowadays in many parts of the world lots of people fail to realize the importance of trees. They have cut trees down in large numbers without a plan,which makes the soil washed away. They don't know where there no trees, the rain washed away the surface of the soil and this causes floods. We ought to plant trees each year and carefully look after new trees in order not to make the forest slowly disappear. Only' in this way can we make the forest serve man forever. Water----- the Source of Life Water is important because only one-third of the water on the Earth is drinkable. If there is no water,there will not be any living things on the earth. In our daily life, we need water for cooking food. We use water to plant crops. So we must stop washing and polluting water. We should turn off the tap when we are bushing our teeth. We mustn't pour harmful chemicals into the rivers. Let's value and protect water together. The Importance of electricity Everybody knows that electricity is very important for us. And it helps us a lot in our daily life. Without electricity we can not use the lamp, TV, computers or other things. Then it will be not very convenient for us. Our world may be in the dark. But in fact, the electricity isn't plentiful. So we all should save the energy. For example, when we leave rooms, we should turn off the lamp. When we are not using the computer we should turn it off. All of us should save the energy from the bottom of our heart. A Report on the Meeting We hold a meeting to talk about our newspaper after school. Tony,Tome and I were at the meeting. We elected Tom to be the chief editor. Then, Tom took charge of the meeting. They elect me to be the secretary. I took notes for the meeting. There were some questions to discuss. We will discuss them at the next meeting in one week. 课堂检测 红笔标的是易错题 Ⅱ.Choose the best answer(选择最恰当的答案):(共10分) 31. What do you do on____ National Day? A. \ B. an C. a D. the 32. Rose is often praised ____her hard work ____ her teacher. A. to, by B. for, from C. by, from D. for, by 33. Your computer looks____ Jim’s, but his is much better than yours. A. same as B. as same as C. the same as D. the same like 34. The teacher showed us a ____change in the school lab this morning. A. chemical’s B. chemist C. chemicals D. chemical 35. There are more desks in Class One than____ in Class Eight. A. \ B. those C. that D. these 36. The film on Channel 5 isn’t interesting. Please_____ Channel 6. A. turn down B. turn to C. turn on D. turn off 37. ___ do you ____ this programme? A. What….like B. What… think C. How …. like D. How… think of 38. The man injured his brain and could not remember ___for longer than a few minutes. A. something B. anything C. somebody D. nobody 39. By the end of next month, the students ___ middle school. A. finished B. have finished C. had finished D. will finish 40. Alice could ____ work out the problem, could she? A. nearly B. quickly C. hardly D. easily 41. This is the only material that Tom can find at present. The underlined part means “_____”. A. for the time being B. from time to time C. now and then D. all the time 42. Please help____ to the chicken, everyone. It’s delicious. A. yourself B. yourselves C. you D. your 43. Jack likes travelling and he ____ photo taking after he retired. A. took out of B. took off C. took up D. took away 44. ____ great progress you have made this term！ A. How B. What C. How a D. What a 45. It was reported that ___of people had been dead in the earthquake. A. thousand B. ten thousands C. a thousand D. thousands 46. They set off very early yesterday morning___ they might get there on time. A. so as not to B. so that C. in order to D. in order 47. A: Will you please show me how to use this MP4? B: Sure. Now let me tell you _____ to do first. A. whether B. how C. what D. which 48. Alice told me_____. A. she had planted some trees before supper B. she has finished her homework now C. she will go to Beijing by plane tomorrow D. she did some cleaning the next day 49. A: Would you please show us around Shanghai? B: _____. A. That’s right B. All right C. You’re right D. That’s all right 50. A: Could you give me a lift into town? B:______. A. Not at all B. My pleasure C. With pleasure D. That’s all right. Keys: ADCDB BCBDC ABCBD BCABC 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，每个单词只能填一词): （共8分） (本篇文章较难，改编自2009年宝山区高考模拟题，可以给程度较好的学生进行词汇拓展) A. contact B. separately C. announced D. public E. especially F. growing G. leader H. range I. available Knowledge is free on the Internet at a small but ___51___ number of colleges and universities. About 160 schools around the world now offer course materials free online to the ___52___. Recent additions in the United States include projects at Yale, Johns Hopkins and the University of California, Berkeley. Berkeley said it will offer videos of lectures on YouTube. Free videos from other schools are ___53___ at the Apple iTunes store. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology became an early ___54___with its OpenCourseWare project, first ___55__ in 2001. Free lecture notes, exams and other resources are published at ocw.mit.edu. Many exams and homework assignments even include the answers. Today, OpenCourseWare offers materials from 1,800 undergraduate and graduate courses. These ___56__ from physics to political science. Visitors can learn the same things M.I.T. students learn. But as the site points out, OpenCourseWare is not a M.I.T. education. Visitors receive no credit toward a degree. Some materials from a course may not be available, and the site does not provide ___57___ with teachers. Still, M.I.T. says that the site has had forty million visits by thirty-one million visitors from almost every country. Sixty percent of the visitors are from outside the United States and Canada.Students and educators use the site, including students at M.I.T. But the largest number of visitors, about half, are self-learners. Some professors have become well-known around the world as a result of appearing online. Walter Lewin, a physics professor at M.I.T., is ___58___ popular. Fans enjoy his entertaining lectures. M.I.T. OpenCourseWare now includes materials for high school. The aim is to improve education in science, technology, maths and engineering. Keys: FDIG CHAE IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their suitable forms. (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空限一词。)（共8分） 59. New scientific ________are being made every day. (cover) 60. I enjoyed myself very much on my ________birthday party. (forty) 61. He bought me a _______diamond ring as a birthday present. (value) 62. It was very______ of you to keep him waiting for so long. (think) 63. _______is the scientific study of the structure of substances and of the way that they react with other substances. (chemical) 64. All the fresh materials at the restaurant come from the _______ Wuteta Prairie(乌拉特大草原) in Inner Mongnia.(pollution) 65. The music of the song has been_____ for the cantata(大合唱).(arrange) 66. Nervous illness can stem from being treated__________ in childhood. (consider) 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)：（共7分） 67. Both of my sisters like swimming in summer. ( 改为否定句) ______of my sisters_______ swimming in summer. 68. Deb watches Let’s Talk in English on Channel 5 every Monday and Wednesday night. (对划线部分提问) ______ _______does Deb watch Let’s Talk in English on Channel 5? 69. Paul liked playing basketball better than watching old movies on TV. (保持句子意思不变) Paul___________ playing basketball _________watching old movies on TV. 70. He speaks English most fluently in his class. (保持句意不变) _____ ______speaks English as fluently as he. 71. We often hang up wet clothes near a fire on rainy days. (改为被动语态) Wet clothes ________often_______ up near a fire on rainy days. 72. You will get a toothache. You don’t clean your teeth regularly. (合并一句) You _________get a toothache_________ you clean your teeth regularly. 73. I am unhappy because my iPad stops working. (保持句意不变) I am unhappy because my iPad ______ ______. VI. Sentence translation.（中译英）：（共15分） 74. 森林使我们能够享受呼吸纯净凉爽的空气。（ enable） _____________________________________________________ 75.来自净化处理厂的水游经很长的一段路，最终到达了污水处理厂。 ____________________________________________________ 76. Tom 搔了搔头说老师的解释令他疑惑不解。 　___________________________________________________ 77. 经理建议不同的人分管超市的不同部门。（suggest） ____________________________________________________ 78.Obama 被选举为美国总统是因为他比别人赢得了更多的选民。  _____________________________________________________ Keys: 59-66 discoveries; fortieth; valuable; thoughtless; Chemistry; unpolluted; rearranged; inconsiderately; 67-73 Neither likes; How often; preferred to; Nobody else; are hung; will unless; doesn’t work/goes wrong 74-78 The forests enable us to enjoy breathing pure and cool air. The water from a treatment works travels a long way and reaches a sewage plant at last. Tom scratched his head and said the teacher’s explanation made him puzzled. The manager suggested that different people should take charge of different sections of the supermarket. Obama was elected present of the U.S.A. because he won more votes than others. Part 3 Reading and Writing VII. Reading and comprehension(阅读理解） A. Choose the best answer. A scientist who had examined the ears of hundreds of children in Europe found that about one quarter of the children were a little deaf. These children didn’t know it themselves; they thought they should hear as well as anybody. The teachers said so , too, only they were quite sure that those special children were the dull ones at school. No doubt they were rather surprised when they knew that generally the dull ones were also the deaf ones . The same man next went to a school in England.There he asked the teachers to pick out seventy bright children and seventy dull children for him to examine. He found about twice as many deaf children among the seventy who were dull as among the seventy who were bright. Dullness and deafness often go together.      From there he went to another school, where he found that most of the bright children could hear his watch tick when it was as far from their ears as fifty inches, while most of the dull children could not hear it unless it was as near to them as thirty inches.    All these experiments showed that when children are a little deaf they seem dull. But very often deaf children are not really dull . After doctors cure them. they can be as bright as anybody. The chances are that the better we heal the quicker a boy understands. 79. The children who were a little deaf were quite sure that________. A．they were dull   B．they were as bright as anybody C．they could hear no worse than anybody  D．they couldn’t hear as well as others 80. In a school in England，the man examined________. A．Seventy bright children and dull children B．one hundred and forty dull children C. as many deaf children as bright ones D．as many dull children as bright ones 81. Most of the bright children could hear the scientist’s watch tick _______away from their ears. A. fifteen inches B.fifty inches C.thirty inches D.twenty inches 82. Which of the following is not true? A. Deaf children can be as bright as anybody else after they are cured B. The scientists examined the ears of hundreds of children in Europe and found that about one fourth of the children were a little deaf C. Dullness is connected with deafness D. The teachers were happy at the result of the examination 83. The better we hear, the ______we will be. A.blunter B.smarter C.sillier D.stranger 84. From the passage, we know that _________. A. the worse a boy hears, the duller he seems to be B. The worse a boys hears, the more quickly he will understand C. The better a boy hears, the more slowly he will understand D. The more quickly a boy understands, the better he will hear B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage. （选择恰当的单词或词组完成短文） Impatient drivers, pushy people on the subway, kids shouting into their mobile phones... we see these ____85____incidents almost every day. This is why Canadian filmmaker John Curtin's new documentary, To Hell With Manners! The Decline of Civility ,couldn't be  more timely.      He puts these impolite behaviors under a microscope in an attempt to explain why we seem to have become so much ruder in recent years.      Curtin travels to New York and London to record rude and sometimes not-so-rude behaviors. " I'm not actually saying that everyone is impolite. I would say we are becoming less kind to each other simply because we're not ____86___ attention to one another, " he said.      Cutin attributes people's indifference (冷漠) largely to the modern technology we have:iPods, cellphones and stuff like that.      Montreal Gazette columnist Josh Freed, who talks in the film, __87_____ withCurtin."  We've become less human ____88____ these technological advances and by the fact that,so often,we're now surrounded by strangers, " Freed said.       Curtin wanted at all costs to make sure his film was not full of older people talking  about how impolite __89_____ people have become. __90_______ , he shows the reason ,"We just live in a very rushed, stressed-out society and it's very easy to feel you're under pressure and  you've got to take care of yourself. So we imagine ourselves in some kind of Darwinian struggle where you have got to take care of number one," Curtin said. 85. A.enjoyable B.unpleasant C.unpleasant D.incredible 86. A.paying B.taking C.setting D.letting 87. A.cooperate B.connects C.communicate D.agrees. 88. A. as a result of B.in spite of C.with regards to D.on behalf of 89. A.senior B.city C.young d.well-educated 90. A. Moreover B. Therefore C.other D. Instead 79-84.CDBDBD 85-90.BADACD C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. Most of us will never know what it is like to cause a riot(骚乱). But for the Canadian teen pop star Justin Bieber, riots are part everyday life. The new musician is so popular in the United States that a cancelled p_______ at a New Jersey mall in 2009 ended up in a riot. So, what is so s________ about Justin Bieber? Aged 16, Justin has only been in music for about four years. He entered a singing competition when he was 12 and came in second place. Since then he taught himself to play the piano, guitar, drums and trumper. Justin’s road to real success began when his single mother helped him p_______ homemade music video on YouTube. The team singer was quickly discovered by the music industry and s______ to a record deal. But why would people start a riot over Justin? Some would do it for his music. He is, after all, the first artist in history to have every s_______ song from a first album hit the charts of the U.S Top 100. Other young ladies would fight over Justin’s famous mop of brown hair and dreamy brown eyes. Whatever the cause may be, Justin seems to cause a stir w______ be goes. If you want to hear Justin Bieber music for yourself, his first album is called My world. Some of the most popular songs are One Time, and One Less Lonely girl. His second album My world 2.0 is r_______ in the United States. A hit song called Baby from this new album is already sweeping the country. Keys: perform , special, post, signed, single, wherever, released D. Answer the question.（这篇文章是2012上海浦东新区初三英语一模试题） I lost my childhood to Harry Potter. --- Tom Felton After nearly ten years, the Harry Potter bandwagon(热潮) is going to end. And for the young stars who have spent their lives filming the movie, the pain of saying goodbye could not be greater. But there are several things Tom Felton--- also known as Harry’s school nemesis(复仇者) Draco Malfoy --- is looking forward to. And from the moment you see him, it is clear why. "For the past ten years we haven't had much free time to do other things. I  certainly haven't had much free time to keep my own hair color, or lie in the  sun, or do anything with only a little danger like skiing. It was nice to go on  holiday and not have to make up on the SPF50 and sit under an umbrella with  three caps on," Tom said. For all the fame and wealth that Harry Potter has brought its young stars, there have been plenty of downsides, too. Tom is now 23 but talks like he is ten years older, and his co-stars have been working since they were young children. And while he says he has no regrets about being in the movies, he also says that at the same time he had to grow up fast. "One thing that people keep on saying to me is that the wealth and the fame  must have made up fax missing out on my childhood," he says."But the idea of  money ---putting a price on your childhood--- is ridiculous (可笑的).You will never get those years back.Don't you think you can put a price on them?" "And to me,fame is not a positive thing.The idea of being famous is a lot  better than the reality." The youngest of four brothers brought up in a middle-class home in Epsom, Surrey,he honestly says that no one in the family knew what to do with all the money he was making.His mother invested some of it in property (不动产)  but told him the rest was his to do with what he wanted. 98. Who is Tom Felton known as in the film Harry Potter？ 99. How long has Tom Felton spent filming Harry Potter？ 100. What couldn’t Tom do while he was an actor in a film? 101. Why did Tom think putting a price on his childhood was ridiculous? 102. Tom’s mother invested all of his money in property, didn’t she? 103. What have you learned from Tom’s childhood experience? 98. Harry's school nemesis, Draco Malfoy. 99. For nearly ten years. 100. (He couldn't do things like) keeping his own hair color, (lying in the sun or skiing.) 101. Because he thought he would never get those years back. 102. No, she didn't. 103. Being famous and rich is not always good. (Any reasonable answer is acceptable.) 要点回顾 八年级第二学期期中英语模拟试卷 I. Choose the best answer. 1. Which of the following underlined is different in pronunciation from others. A. The lands were to be sold at $2.50 per hectare. B. A woman came to read the gas meter. C. Water rests in a lake for a few days and then travels to the Huangpujiang River. D. These appliances should not be connected to power supplies. 2. Which of the following words matches the sound[ˈθʌrə] A. through B. thought C. though D. thorough 3. I’ve got ______ useful dictionary as my birthday present. A. the B. a C. an D. / 4. We all like Mr Lee because he often teaches ______ English in an interesting way. A. us B. our C. ours D. ourselves 5. I have five colored pens-one is red, another is blue and ______ are green. A. the other B. other C. the others D. others 6. The reporters asked the man _______ questions, but he said _______ words. A. many, few B. much, a little C. many, a few D. many, a little 7. ---Can I eat the cake, Mum? ---Yes, _______ wash your hands first. A. and B. or C. so D. but 8. What may happen if we are not careful _______ fire. A. in B. for C. at D. with 9. We ______ keep the new traffic law and learn how to protect ourselves. A. can B. should C. may D. need 10. ______ nice food you are cooking for us. A. What an B. What a C. How D. What 11. The work is well done in a way. The underlined part means “____________” A. partly B. on the way C. by the way D. part 12. She _______ but couldn’t see anyone behind her. A. looked for B. looked after C. looked around D. looked at 13. The English teacher suggested he ________ more English every day. A. reads B. to read C. reading D. read 14. The fish has gone bad. The smell makes me _______. A. sickness B. health C. sick D. healthy 15. The big jar ______ ten glasses of water. A. considers B. connects C. concludes D. contains 16. Some people think that e-books will soon be ______ than books. A. the most popular B. popular C. so popular as D. more popular 17. ______ did you pay for your car? It looks so modern. A. How many B. How much C. How often D. How far 18. Mr King didn’t know _______ yesterday evening. A. when does his son come home B. when his son comes home C. when did his son come home D. when his son came home 19. ---They have elected me monitor of the class. ---___________________ A. What a pity B. That’s wonderful news C. Oh, that’s terrible! D. That’s right. 20. ---You’d better not eat too many sweets, John. It’s bad for your teeth. ---___________________________. A. Thanks. I’ll take your advice B. That’s all right C. Of course not D. It doesn’t matter II. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once. A. come back B. learn C. hand D. useful E. waste F. heart G. so that The life of a lazy man is no use to himself or to others. If a man is too lazy to work, he is most ready to beg or steal. Every boy should ______ some useful work when he is young. But it is not enough that a boy should learn some kind of work . he should put his ______ completely into his work, and not ______ his free time. ”Working while you work and playing while you play is as good a rule for young people as for the old” Early rising in the morning is a good habit and this, just like all other good habits, is most easily formed in the youth. There is an English saying ”Lost time will never ______ ” This means that everyone must be diligent every day, and make good use of his time. One must study hard when he is young ______ he may make great progress, succeed in life and become ______ to one’s country. Therefore, we can say that diligence is the mother of success. III. Complete the following sentences with the given words in their proper forms. 1. He couldn’t give the ______ why he was late.(explain) 2. The poor family were worried how to keep themselves _______.(live) 3. Think about very carefully before you ______.(decision) 4. We are now _______ living in our new house.(comfortable) 5. The rent on his apartment was his biggest _______.(expense) 6. Water is a good ______, but also a dangerous one.(serve) IV. Rewrite the following sentences as required. 1. The policeman told me not to play football on the road.(变为否定句) The policeman ______ ______ me to play football on the road. 2. He took a bus to school this morning because his bicycle didn’t work.（对划线部分提问） ______ did he______ a bus to school this morning? 3. You should close the door when you leave the classroom.（改为同意句） You ______ ______ close the door when you leave the classroom. 4. taking notes, to, editor, be responsible for, the, him, asked（连词成句） _______________________________________________________________________ Part 3 Reading and Writing V. Reading comprehension A. Choose the best answer. In the UK, most children have their lunches at school, but in some schools, parents can choose what their children eat. The children can have a school dinner-a hot, cooked meal; or they can take a packed lunch with them, which usually includes cold food like sandwiches. Often parents know what their children want. Cath , a mother of three children, told us, “My children have packed lunches because they say they don’t like to have school dinners. So I make three packed lunches every morning.” However, another mother, Susan, made a different choice. She said, “My daughters have a always had school dinners. I think they probably get healthier food at school than a few sandwiches I make for them.” But how healthy are school dinners? Kaz, a father, thought poorly of them. He said, “Fizzy drinks were offered and I think there were a lot of chips.” Jamie Oliver spent a year working in a school kitchen. He was worried about the unhealthy food which included burgers, pizzas and chips. So he tried to cook healthy food such as good stews and curries for the children instead. So Jamie improved the school dinners, and trained the dinner ladies to cook healthy food in that school. Then he advised the government to improve school food across the country. And it seems that the changes have begun. Anna, a pupil, told us, “We used to have a fast food window where you got chips and coke, but they stopped that this year. There’s a salad restaurant, which is good, so it’s healthier than it was.” 1: How many meals do most children in the UK have at school? A. One B. Two C . Three D. Four 2. What does Cath do for their children every morning? A. She sends them to school every morning B. She helps them pack the school bag every morning C. She makes packed lunches for them every morning D. She helps them get dressed every morning 3.         would like the children to have the school meals. A. Cath B. Susan C. Kaz D. Jamie 4. Jamie thought         were healthy food. A. stews and curries B. burgers and pizzas C. chips and fizzy drinks D. sandwiches and coke 5. The last two paragraphs show that        . A. there’s a salad restaurant in every school B. salad is the only healthy food for students C. schools have begun to cook healthier food D. the government doesn’t care about school dinners 6. What is the best title for this text? A. Healthy Food B. Unhealthy Food C. Packed Lunches D. School Dinners B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage. Once my father and I went to see a circus . A family was standing in front of us  1  for tickets.     The family had eight children. Their clothes were not  2  but they were clean. They were talking about the clowns and elephants excitedly.     "I want ten tickets, eight for children and two for adults ." said the father to the ticket lady.     The ticket lady told him the price. When he heard that, the man couldn't believe his ears. He asked again, "How much?"     The ticket lady spoke again. The father looked sad. Clearly, he didn't have  3  money.     My dad took a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground. Then he  4  the bill, and said to the man, "Sir, this fell out of your pocket."     The man knew what was going on. He looked into my dad's eyes and took the bill ."Thank you, thank you, sir. This  5  means a lot to me and my family."      We didn't go to the circus that night, but we didn't feel sorry for it at all. 1. A. waiting B. looking C. working D. preparing 2. A. common B. cheap C. old D. expensive 3. A. free B. any C. little D. enough 4. A. picked up B. took away C. put down D. looked up 5. A. hardly B. nearly C. only D. really C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. “If you want to see a thing well, reach out and touch it!” Perhaps it may seem a strange thing to say. But touching things can help you to see them b__1____. Your eyes can tell you that a glass ball is round. But by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is. You can feel how heavy the glass is. When you feel all these about the ball, you really see it. With your skin, you can feel better. For example, your fingers can tell the d__2____ between two coins in your pocket. You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand, too. You can even feel sounds against your skin. Have you ever wanted to know why some people like very loud music? They must like to feel the sounds of music. All children soon learn what “Don’t touch!” means. They hear it often. Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up. In s_3_____, we touch things we might buy: food, clothes. To see something well, we have to touch it. The bottoms of our feet can feel things, too. You know this when you walk on warm sand, cool grass or a hard floor. All feel different under your feet. There are ways of learning to see well by feeling. One way is to c___4___ your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin. Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body, the air on your skin. At first, it is not easy to feel these things. You are too used to them! However, if you want to see more clearly, reach out and t__5____ . you will really see! D. Answer the questions. Tammy Tan sat near the window and enjoyed the evening gentle breeze. Her jaws ached after a whole of painting. But she didn’t care because she was such a painting lover. She was pleased with the painting. She put down the brush from her mouth and thought of how gently her life had changed since the sad accident a year ago. On that unusual evening, she was on her way home when she was knocked down by a speeding car. She was seriously hurt and was in hospital for several months. Before that day, the world was rather pretty to twenty-two year old Tammy. She had an amazing job in an advertising company and was interested in surfing, jogging, and mountain. She also had a group of friends who were as active as she. When the doctor told her that her body from the neck down couldn’t move any longer, Tammy wished that she had died in the accident. She could no longer take part in the outdoor activities that she loved. In addition, she had become completely dependent on others. She could not even feed herself and had to use a wheelchair. With her family’s help and encouragement, Tammy was able to deal with her physical problem. Her mother encouraged her to take up painting and she discovered that she was good at it. Since she could not use her hands, she held the brush in her mouth. It was tiring but she made it. 1. Does Tammy Tan like painting? 2. What happened to her a yea ago? 3. Why did Tammy Tan wish that she had had died in the accident? 4. How did Tammy Tan paint after the accident? 5. What can we learn from Tammy’s story? 答案： 1-5BDBAC6-10ADDBD 11-15ACDCD 16-20DBDBA 1-6BFEAGD 1. explanation 2. alive 3. decide 4. comfortably 5. expenses 6. Servant 1. didn’t tell 2. Why take 3. ought to 4. Editors asked him to be responsible for taking notes. Part 2 A. 1-6ACBACD B. 1-5ADDAD C. 1-5 better differences shops close touch D. 1. Yes, she does 2. She had the sad accident. 3. Because the doctor told her that her body from the neck down couldn’t move any longer 4. She held the brush in her mouth 5. Everyone should be independent no matter what happens to him. 温故知新 初二第二学期期中考前日校试卷整理（按题型和考点） 单选题： 名词 ( ) 18_____ trees is becoming smaller and smaller. A. A number of B. Many C. The number of D. Some ( ) 17. The students can learn _____ news in their school newspaper. A. quite many B. plenty of C. a few D. a number of ( ) 19. He gained his ______ by printing _____ of famous writers. A. wealth; work B. wealths; works C. wealths; work D. wealth; works ( ) 8. He needs _________ money to buy a new flat. A. a great amount of B. a large number of C. great amount D. large number ( ) 13. --- Do you think you have made a wrong ________? --- I’m afraid so. She is so young and she’s never lived alone. A) decision B) solution C) expression D) experience 1. It is common _______________ (know) that computers are useful.knowledge 2. A CD-ROM can hold over 300,000 pages of ________________. ( write )writings 3. Tell me _______( true) what you think about it so that I can make a correct decision.truth 4. As soon as the boy saw the toy car, he cried out with _____________. ( please)pleasure 3. We know that Lin’s good scores comes from his hard _________________. (train)training 5. Our government should take _________________to fight against pollution. (act) activities 3. Our environment is changing because we are polluting it with _________________. (chemistry)chemicals 8. Some visitors are waiting at the __________________ to the museum. (enter)entrance 冠词 ( ) 7. They didn’t catch the last train because of ______. A. some heavy traffics B. any heavy traffic C. the heavy traffic D. a heavy traffic ( ) 1. _____pilot in black jacket saw ______UFO last year. A. The, a B. The, an C. A, an D. A, a ( ) 7. What ______ unusual work it is! A. a B. an C. the D. / ( ) 21. This is my ______ second visit to Beijing and I find there have been great changes here. A. a B. an C. the D. / ( ) 1. The scientists from _______ United States live at _______ Ninth Street. A) the…the B) /…the C) /…/ D) the…/ 连词 ( ) 3. He said he wouldn’t give up ___________ he failed in the monthly exam. A. unless B. thought C. though D. until 数词 ( ) 4. Tom dug _____________hole on Sunday morning. A. a one-feet-deep B. a one-foot-deep C. an one-feet-deep D. an one-foot-deep 代词 ( ）1.The elderly man has a basket in one hand, and a fishing rod in _____. A. another B. other C. the other D. others ( ) 2. Would you tell ______ students in your classroom that we’ll go and visit Mr. Zhang, our Chinese teacher, this afternoon? A. another B. others C. the other D. the others ( ) 5. It’s not mine. It could be ______. A. someone else’s B. someone’s else C. someone else D. someone else’ ( ) 10. The government is planning to spend ___ money protecting the environment. A. huge amount of B. a huge amount of C. numbers of D. a number of ( ) 13. Don’t add _____ salt to the dish, or it will become _____ salty. A. much too, too much B. too much, much too C. too much, too much D. too many, many too ( ) 1. _____ of us knows _____ HB pencil will be used in the coming tests. A. All…the B. Every one…an C. Everyone…a D. Both…/ ( ) 2. _____ Auntie Jane _____ her children likes playing bridge. A. Neither, nor B. Not only, but also C. Both, and D. /, as well as ( ) 23. He raised one arm and then ________. A. another B. others C. other D. the other ( ) 26. The problem is too difficult for _____ to _____. A. somebody, work out B. somebody, work it out C. anybody, work out D. anybody, work it out ( ) 18. Why not trust and use David? He is still as strong as____ in the team. A. somebody else B. everybody else C. anybody else D. nobody else ( ) 12. The sewage is carried to a place ___________ it came from at the beginning. A. what B. where C. which D. whose ( ) 17. There are so many kinds of quilts in the shop. I really don’t know ________ to choose. A. what B. which C. how D. when ( ) 18. The teacher asked the boy to have all the food, but he only had _______. A. some B. lots C. few D. little ( ) 19. Some people enjoy watching OTV’s Dancing Contest, while _____ prefer watching STV’s Sports Channel. A. another B. the other C. others D. the others ( ) 23. The scientist _____ gave us a lecture yesterday has gone back to America. A. whom B. who C. whose D. which ( ) 2. My son wants a pet rabbit for long, but I have no time to buy _______ for him. A) it B) that C) one D) the one ( ) 4. --How many students like this song? --_______ of us likes it. It sounds terrible A) No one B) None C) Every one D) Nobody ( ) 9. This maths problem is too difficult for ________ in our group to work out. Would you please do us a favour? A) everyone B) someone C) all D) anyone 形容词和副词 ( ) 6. He arrived here _________. A. later B. lately C. late D. latter ( ) 5. This question is the _________ important of all. A. less B. little C. few D. least ( ) 7. They had to go out to hunt for food to keep themselves _____. A. live B. life C. living D. alive ( ) 17. Foreigners learn the Chinese language _____ its culture. A. as well as B. as many as C. as far as D. as much as ( ) 29. The newly-built bridge enables us to go to Chongming Island ________ than before. A. easily B. more easily C. most easily D. the most easily ( ) 22. _______ to teach a man fishing than to give him fish. A. It’ s better B. It’s more C. It’s no good D. It’s the best 形容词副词 ( ) 1. – The music sounds so ______. Do you like it? -- No. It _______ noise to me. A. beautiful; sounds B. beautifully; hears like C. beautifully; hears D. beautiful; sounds like ( ) 3. Do you know things on the earth are ______ they are on the moon? A. so heavy as B. as heavy as C. much heavier than D. more heavier than ( ) 6. What you have done ___ the teachers very much. They were very ___ with you. A. satisfying; satisfying B. satisfying; satisfied C. satisfied; satisfying D. satisfied; satisfied ( ) 7. Then he went on _______ to tell us what had been happening in the village. A. exciting B. excited C. excitedly D. excitement ( ) 14. People are glad to see that China has been developing ______ these years than ever before. A. more quickly B. more quicker C. quicker D. the most quickly ( ) 5. The water is _______ cold. Please give me _______ warm water. A) a little, a bit B) a little, a little of C) a bit, a little of D) a bit, a bit of ( ) 10. Jack is ______ of the twins, though he looks a little old. A) younger B) the youngest C) the younger D) young 5. More _______________ (important), we must learn how to be useful to people.importantly 6. He’s probably the best known ______________ ( live) photographer and he will hold a photo show in our city next month. living 7. We went to a beautiful town and spent a(n) _________________ ( forget) day there.unforgettable 1. We were ____________ after listening to his stories of adventures. (fright) frightened 4. Wearing his mum’s skirt, Jay Zhou looked much _________________. (fun)funnier 2. Don’t talk to her so __________________, she is your teacher after all. (polite)impolitely 6. Tom’s home is the _________________ from our school, so he usually comes late. (far)farthest 7. After the operation, the wounded soldier got even ________________. (badly)worse 介词 ( ) 11. I wonder what the woman mean _____ saying so. A. for B. by C. with D. to ( ) 12. Excuse me, could I pay _____ credit card in your restaurant? A. by B. for C. on D. with ( ) 16. When the earthquake happened in that area, we provided people there ________ food and clothes. A) in B) for C) from D) with ( ) 17. Xintiandi in Shanghai is now familiar ______ many foreigners. A) on B) with C) from D) to ( ) 20. Colin sat down at the desk, _____ a violin in his hands. A. has B. had C. to have D. with ( ) 17. Your composition is nice _____ some spelling mistakes. A. beside B. besides C. except D. except for ( ) 1. He works every day _____________ Sunday. A. beside B. besides C. except D. except for ( ) 2. At last he taught Peter a lesson _______ a trick. A. in B. for C. by D. with ( ) 6. The son thanked his mother _____ helping him _____ his lessons. A. for, with B. with, in C. of, about D. on at ( ) 9. The little boy put the ladder _____ the wall and left. A. at B. on C. off D. against ( ) 13. Are you going to _____ us _____ the lecture _____ the Chinese culture? A. attend, in, of B. join, in, on C. take part in, at, about D. join, at, of ( ) 29. Would you like to give us an introduction ________ the film? A. to B. for C. of D. in ( ) 25. The bus is empty ______ the driver. A. but B. except for C. except D. besides ( ) 20. Bruce is standing _______ the wall because he is _____ tired. A. to; too B. towards; not C. against; very D. at; much ( ) 4. Can you think _____ an example to show that we change electricity into forms of energy? A. of B. about C. over D. with ( ) 6. Water comes to our homes ______ pipes. A. across B. in C. with D. through ( ) 2. The food in this restaurant is delicious. ______, the price is quite reasonable. A. In addition B. In addition to C. As well as D. Beside ( ) 16. I met Jane at a dinner party last night. She looked nice ______ her blue dress. A. with B. on C. in D. of ( ) 22. He passed me a knife to cut the birthday cake _______. A. with B. by C. with it D. by it ( ) 6. The woman was holding an umbrella ________ her head. A) over B) above C) at D) on ( ) 12. She knows three other foreign languages______ English. A) except B) beside C) besides D) except for ( ) 15. ________ you are ill, you should go to the clinic right now. A) For B) Though C) Until D) Since 动词 ( ) 8. The team then ______ the whole cave thoroughly but did not ______ anything except an empty tin trunk. A. searched; find B. searched for; find C. searched; look for D. searched for; look for ( ) 9. Every one of us ______ our teacher to come back soon. A. wishes B. hopes C. wish D. hope ( ) 14. We used to hear John _____ in the next room. A. sings B. sing C. singing D. to sing ( ) 5. If you keep on trying studying hard, you will succeed in _____ an exam. A. pass B. to pass C. passing D. passes ( ) 6. The new pair of the glasses enables my mum _____ the newspaper better. A. read B. to read C. reading D. reads ( ) 7. I won’t tell you the answer. You’d better _____ for yourself. A. to find B. find C. to find out D. find out ( ) 8. The rest of the milk in the glass _____ bad. A. go B. goes C. get D. is going ( ) 3. How did you make the baby __________ when her mother was away? A. to stop to cry B. to stop crying C. stop to cry D. stop crying ( ) 9. Grandmother ______ wash clothes by hand but now she ______ doing it with the machine. A. used to; used to B. is used to; is used to C. is used to; used to D. used to; is used to ( ) 10. We must practise ____ English for ____ every day. A. saying; sometime B. speaking ; some time C. to speak; some time D. to say ; sometime ( ) 11. I suggest _______ a picnic tomorrow. A. have B. to have C. will have D. having 动词时态和语态 ( ) 16. The fishing rod ______ fish. A. used to catch B. used to catching C. is used to catching D. is used to catch ( ) 15. ---- Don’t forget to come to my birthday party next Sunday. ---- No, ______________. A. I don’t B. I won’t C. I can’t D. I shall ( ) 4. How was the baby made _____ when her mother was away? A. stop crying B. to stop crying C. to stop to cry D. stop to cry ( ) 12. He has ______ the army for 3 years. A. taken part in B. been in C. joined in D. been ( ) 10. The wallet _____ to you. A. belongs B. is belonging C. is belong D. belong ( ) 11. Millions of people are _____ by the movie in 3-D Max. A. attacked B. attracted C. afforded D. offered ( ) 15. The train _____ for Beijing soon. A. leaves B. is leaving C. left D. has left ( ) 16. I _____ be shy. Doing projects with others helped me become outgoing. A. was used to B. was used for C. used to D. used ( ) 20. In the past few months, people in Shanghai __ a lot to get ready for this important event. A. do B. did C. were doing D. have done ( ) 21. The film “War of the Worlds” has _______ for a week. A. been over B. finished C. ended D. been off ( ) 5. Jim has made many friends since he ______ to China. A. came B. comes C. has come D. will come ( ) 7. When we got to the bus stop, the bus _________. A. has left B. left C. had left D. was left ( ) 11. No letters _______ since last month. A. haven’t got B. would be received C. have received D. have been received ( ) 14. If your homework _____, you can watch TV. A. is done B. will do C. will be done D. has done ( ) 19. We could see nothing because the lights suddenly______. A. went on B. went over C. went down D. went out ( ) 26. Tom will call me as soon as he ___ Shanghai. A. arrives B. will reach C. arrives in D. get to ( ) 27. By the end of last term, I___ ten books. A. had finished reading B. have finish reading C. had finish to read D. finish read ( ) 28. -Hello! May I speak to Bob? -Sorry, but he ___ for a month. A. had been away B. was left C. left D. has been away ( ) 3. My sister isn’t at home. She _______ to the cinema. A. is going to B. has been C. has gone D. goes ( ) 10. There plane _______ here for ten minutes already. A. has come B. has arrived C. has been D. has stopped ( ) 13. Lily didn’t go to bed __________ she finished doing the homework. A. until B. since C. by the time D. when ( ) 16. I want to teach in this area because teachers _______ very much here. A. need B. are needing C. are needed D. will need ( ) 22. Be careful with such things. If you _________, you’ll drop them. A. don’t B. aren’t C. won’t D. didn’t 1. We didn’t go to the party, because we _____________________________. (invite) hadn’t been invited 2. I can’t find my wallet. I think it ______________________________. ( steal) has been stolen 3. In the United States, elections for President ________________________ (hold) every four years. Are held 4. I hammered a tack into the wall and _____________ a small picture from it. (hang) hung 5. I knew Dad _____________ (get) angry if he found out I’d been playing video games. Will get 6. I won’t pass the exam unless someone ____________ (help) me. helps 7. Internet Bars mustn’t let people under 18 in or let anybody ___________ (watch) bad things. watch 8. Bill, together with his parents, _____________ (have) an out dinner when we saw them at a restaurant. Was having 10. In the UN, six languages _____________ (choose) for business. Are chosen 1. The sun _________________ (rise), let’s go to have a barbecue. Has risen 2. I knew Lily ___________________ (lose) her way if she didn’t take a map with her. Would lose 3. I won’t finish the work unless someone __________________ (help) me. helps 4. In 2009, the rainfall in the city was 1,300 millimeters. In 2010, it ________________ (fall) to 1,100. fell 5. Bill, together with his parents, ___________________ (eat) a large pizza when we saw them at a restaurant. Was eating 6. Unluckily, six schools and a hospital ___________________ (destroy) in the serious flood. were destroyed ( ) 8. The students _____ the exams had been too hard for them. A. complained about B. complained that C. complaint of D. complaint that ( ) 9. And if a man who ______ Jack Brown rings up for me, say I’m not in and don’t put him through. A. called B. calls C. is called D. was calling ( ) 18. When I got up early the next morning, John and his wife _____ to work. A. went B. has gone C. have gone D. had gone ( ) 24. – Will you come to the dinner party? -- I won’t come unless Jenny _____. A. will be invited B. can be invited C. invited D. is invited ( ) 4. The music ___ so wonderful that I like it almost at once. A. looks B. hears C. listens D. sounds ( ) 5. – The number of the thefts _____increasing these days and a number of the thieves _______teens A. is; are B. is; is C. are; is D. are; are ( ) 6. Sorry, the teachers _____ the office for a few minutes .You can’t meet them. A. had been away from B. had left C. have been away from D. have left ( ) 7. He wanted his class teacher to believe that he ______ the homework. A. is doing B. will do C. did D. had done ( ) 13. Do you know when Dr White ______ for dinner this evening? —No, but I think he ______ when he is free. A. will come; comes B. will come; will come C. comes; comes D. comes; will come ( ) 7. When Tom got to my home, my family dinner. A) was having B) were having C) is having D) are having ( ) 18. The door ________ open when I leave your room. A) was left B) will be left C) will leave D) has been left 8. The fire was so fierce that it was _______________ (vision) even from five kilometers away.viewed 2. Finally, he _________________in solving the maths problem by himself. (successful)succeeded Fill in the blanks with the given verbs in their proper forms. 1. I ________________ (meet) Mr. Li, my primary school teacher, when I was walking to school yesterday. We _________________ (not see) each other for two years.met, haven’t seen 2. Many great changes ________________ (take) place in our daily life since 20 years ago.have taken 3. The bell __________________(ring). Let’s go to classroom quickly.is ringing 4. We won’t get there on time unless someone ___________________ (help) us.helps 5 When Aunt Lucy returned, I ________________ (jump) like a monkey in the sitting room.was jumping 4. He always _________________ with his wife, for they seldom have the same opinions. (agree)disagrees 情态动词 ( ) 2. Tim ________come here so early tomorrow. A. doesn’t need B. needn’t to C. doesn’t need to D. won’t need ( ) 15. John didn’t come to the party; ____ at home. A. he maybe B. maybe he C. he may be D. may be he ( ) 1. ---- _____ I have a look at you photo? ---- Yes, you _______. A. Must…can B. Can…must C. May…need D. May…may ( ) 14. His parents have bought a large house with a wonderful swimming pool. It _____ be very dear. A. must B. can’t C. may D. should ( ) 24. ---- Will you stay here for supper, Jane? ---- Sorry, I __________. My parents are waiting for me at home. A. can’t B. needn’t C. mustn’t D. won’t ( ) 25. You must go home right now, _____________ ? A. mustn’t you B. must you C. needn’t you D. need you ( ) 21. ---- Which bus are you ________, the No. 123 or the No. 124? A. waiting B. taking C. getting down D. by ( ) 4. He has bought a large house with a big garden. It ____ be very expensive. A. can B. may C. must D. should ( )17.You ____ tell him the sad news right now. He’ll soon make a speech at the meeting. A. needn’t B. shouldn’t C. couldn’t D. don’t need ( ) 1. —Would you like to go swimming with me this afternoon? —I'd love to. But I'm afraid I ______. I have too much work to do. A. can't B. mustn't C. needn't D. may not ( ) 16. --- Shall I book a ticket for you? --- No, you ________. I have seen the film before. A) needn’t B) shouldn’t C) shan’t D) can’t 非谓语动词 5. You can win if you have the will ____________________ hard. ( try) to try 6. ( ) 14. His mother always warns him _____ play _____ the matches. A. not to, / B. don’t, with C. not to, with D. don’t,/ 7. ( ) 19. They were made _____ twelve hours a day. A. work B. working C. to work D. worked 8. ( ) 22. My car ___________. A. needs to repair B. need repair C. needs repairing D. needs repair 9. ( ) 24. He practiced speaking English as often as he could ______ his spoken English. A. to improve B. improving C. improve D. improved 10. ( ) 23. She told me she found Jack a happy boy _______. A. worked with B. to work with C. to work D. work 11. ( ) 20. This book is worth ________. A. to read B. read to C. read D. reading 12. ( ) 13. The teachers are doing what they _____ their students. A. can to teach B. can teach C. can teaching D. can to teaching 13. ( ) 26. Did you notice that man ______ the wallet from the old lady? A. steals B. was stolen C. stole D. stealing 14. ( ) 23. John practices ______ the piano every day though he prefers _____ on the Internet. A. play; surf B. playing; surfing C. to play; to surf D. playing; to surf ( ) 5. When I grow up, I’d like to ______ by writing. A. make a living B. make a life C. have my living D. have a living ( ) 10. People in cold areas in the north mainly ______ meat and milk since few vegetables can grow there. A. live by B. live on C. live with D. live in ( ) 20. He _______, but now he has given up smoking. A. is used to cigarettes B. used to be a heavy smoker C. has been used to smoking D. had been used to cigarettes ( ) 9. – The young man ____ our school is Tom’s uncle A. is in charge of B. takes charge of C. in charge of D. take charge of ( ) 11. The cinema is about _______ away from my home. A) fifteen minutes’ ride B) fifteen-minute- ride C) fifteen minute’s ride D) fifteen-minutes-ride ( ) 17. The fire alarm suddenly ________ when it was far into night last Friday. A) went out B) goes out C) went off D) goes off ( ) 11. The waitress ______ the table for lunch is my friend. A. lying B. laying C. lay D. lied ( ) 14. It’s creative _____ Kitty _____ an artist. A. of; to be B. for; to be C. of; being D. for; being ( ) 2. Linda made a model ship _____ her younger sister _____ a birthday present. A. to give, for B. to give, as C. give, for D. give, as ( ) 12. Tony, I have trouble ______ the text. -- Remember ______ it three times at least. A. to understand, reading B. understanding, reading C. understanding, to read D. to understand, to read ( ) 15. It’s dangerous to let the child ______ alone in the busy street. A. run B. to run C. running D. ran ( ) 8. They should do everything they can ______ their classmate, Peter. A) to help B) help C) helping D) helps ( ) 14. His friends found _______ necessary _______ him what had happened. A) that…telling B) it…to tell C) it’s…to tell D) that’s…telling ( ) 19. Peter forgot _______ his umbrella, so he was wet through. A) to take B)taking C) to bring D) bringing 6. Do you know about Robin Hood? He was a hero who ______________ the rich and helped the poor. (rob)robbed 1. We should try our best to stop the fire from ____________ the whole building. (destruction)destroying 短语 ( ) 12. _____, the price and the princess lived happily in the castle. A. On the end B. In the end C. By the end D. At the end of ( ) 17. Foreigners learn the Chinese language _____ its culture. A. as well as B. as many as C. as far as D. as much as ( ) 1. He _____ the club and _____ its activities. A. took part in; joined B. joined; took part in C. joined; took a part in D. took part in; took part in ( ) 2. The noble man prefers ___money to him ___sorry to him. A. giving; to saying B. giving; to say C. give; to say D. to give; to saying ( ) 3. To gain honor for our country, we will try our best_____ the game. A. competing in B. competing against C. to compete with D. to compete in ( ) 4. We are pleased _______ what he did. A. for B. in C. with D. at ( ) 6. Only a fool enjoys _____ in public. A. making fun of B. to make fun of C. being made fun of D. to be made fun of 感叹句 ( ) 8. ______ good piece of news you have told me! A What B. What a C. How D. What an ( ) 7. What ______ unusual work it is! A. a B. an C. the D. / ( ) 10. ____ useful information the Internet can offer us! A. What a B. How C. What D. How a 祈使句 从句 ( ) 13. He didn’t tell me if he _____ there with me. A. came B. would come C. comes D. will come ( ) 19. _____ the policeman heard the cry for help, he rushed out of the room. A. Though B. Now that C. As soon as D. While ( ) 10. This is _____ film that I would like to see it again. A. such an interesting B. so interesting C. such interesting a D. so an interesting ( ) 5. Could you please tell me _______? A. if light traveled faster than sound B. that she has already finished her job C. how far is it from here to the zoo D. when the department store was built ( ) 27. He asked me __________. A. where did Tom spend his last holiday B. that he was going to buy a new bicycle C. why he had given them such a lecture D. if I have a lovely time at Christmas ( ) 30. I wonder ___________. A. if your parents will come or not tomorrow B. if will your parents come tomorrow C. whether your parents will come or not tomorrow D. that your parents will come tomorrow ( ) 31. It’s raining heavily. I’d suggest you ________ a taxi home now. A. would call B. will call C. call D. calling ( ) 10. He asked me _____. A. where have you been B. where have I gone to C. where I had been D. where I had gone ( ) 16. I want to know _____. A. what the matter is B. what matter it is C. what's the matter D. the matter is what ( ) 5. Do you know ________? A. what does this packet contain B. what this packet contains C. what this packet does contain D. what this packet contain 反义疑问句 ( ) 9. Please show me around your school, _____? A. shall we B. don’t you C. must I D. will you ( ) 12. Anne said she wasn’t feeling well, _______? A. was she B. didn’t she C. wasn’t she D. did she ( ) 25. ---- You aren’t a stranger, are you? ---- ______, don’t you remember _____me at the school gate ten minutes ago? A. Yes, to see. B. No, seeing C. No, saw D. Yes, seeing ( ) 8. The sick man’s allowed to take a walk in the garden every day,___? A .is he B. isn’t he C. has he D. hasn’t he 宾语从句 ( ) 13. Could you tell me __________? A. how much did the book cost you B. how much the book cost you C. how much do you cost the book D. how much you cost the book ( ) 3. Could you tell me __________ on April Fool’s Day? A. what would you do to him B. what you will do to him C. what will you do to him D. what you would do to him 特殊疑问词 ( ) 4. ---- ________ the population of China? ---- It’s about 1.45 billion. A. How many is B. How much is C. What’s D. What are ( ) 3. Julie didn’t know _____. A. What was wrong with her watch B. When was the first watch made C. Who the old man is D. Where is Tim’s father 日常对话 ( ) 18.-- I am worried about tomorrow’s English test. I am afraid I can’t pass this time. --_________. I am sure you’ll made it. A. No problem. B. That’s right. C. Cheer up. D. Don’t mention it. ( ) 28. Would you like me to show you the way there? _____________. A. Yes, I’d love to. B. It’s kind of you. C. You’re welcome. D. Yes. Let’s. ( ) 24. -I'm sorry to trouble you. -_____________. A. The same to you. B. What a pity! I'm sorry to hear that. C. It doesn't matter. What is it? D. Thanks a lot. ( ) 25. -Would you mind if I smoke here? -___, but I think you’d better do it over there. A. Yes, please B. I'm sorry C. Certainly not D. No, go ahead ( ) 15. – I’ve got a problem. I’m worried. -- __________. A. I’m glad to hear that. B. I’m sorry to hear that. C. What’re the problems? D. What’s wrong with you? ( ) 20. --- Would you please carry the suitcase for me? It’s very heavy. --- __________. A)You are welcome. B) Don’t worry. C) It’s my pleasure. D) With great pleasure. 词性转换： 变名词 1. During my ____________ for these days, you will be in charge of this work. ( absent) absence 2. _______________ comes with experience. ( wise) wisdom 3. Everybody in Shanghai should learn to be lovely ____________________. ( city) citizen 4. When he was a child, he used to have several ________________. ( ill ) illnesses 5. 18. My mother is slim, and of average _____________. (high) height 6. 19. One way of _____________ your study is to try to memorize as much as possible in class. (improvement) improving 7. 20. Please look after my little baby during my _____________. (absent) absense 8. 4. I was quite happy to meet my good friend after our long ___________________. (absent) absense 9. We have to think out a ________________ (solve) to the trouble. It’s urgent. solution 10. None of the _______________ know how trees communicate with one another. ( science ) scientists 11. Let’s begin right now to protect our _______________. (natural) nature 12. Finally, this ______________caught the thief and sent him to the police. (manage) manager 13. After the accident, he completely lost his _________________ . (memorize) memory 14. To be a good teacher, you need to have enough ______________. (patient) patience 15. Recently, the doctors have discovered a new ______________ for cancer. (treat) treatment 16. I wish you ____________ and health forever. (happy) happiness 1. The twins wanted to be _______________ after graduation. (science) scientists 4. Because of my teacher’s ____________ (warn), I was much more careful. warning 变代词 变动词 9. The government has taken some measures to stop some factories from __________________ the water, the air and the land. ( pollution) polluting 10. How many cars can the factory _______________ every year? ( product ) produce 11. Nobody likes _________________ dirty air. ( breathe ) breathing 变形容词 17. Have you noticed any _____________ mistakes in Peter’s work? (correct) uncorrected 21. Tokyo is one of the ____________ cities in the world. (attract) most attractive 2. Spring comes and the wind becomes much_________________(gentle). gentler 12. I am not used to the weather here. It’s ______________________. ( change ) changeable 13. We must properly deal with the ________________ land. ( pollute ) polluted 14. He wants to be a _________________ student at university. (medicine) medical 15. You mustn’t be _________________ with the child. She is too shy. (patient) impatient 16. Mother often says to me: “It’s just a waste of time if we buy something ___________.” (necessary) unnecessary 17. The children are skating quickly on the ____________ river. (freeze) frozen 3. Tony became ______________ after waiting for a long time at the bus station. (patient) impatient 5. Trees are important to us because they produce oxygen which keeps us____________(live) alive 6. In ____________ weather, the old had better stay at home. ( freeze) freezing 7. The boy is ___________. ( energy) energetic 变副词 17. They looked _______________ at me and couldn’t say a word. ( excite ) excitedly 18. The Opera House should be ___________________ clean. ( spot ) spotlessly 19. Before going to bed, the old lady checked that both doors were ______________shut. (safe) safely 2. He sat _______________ in the sofa, enjoying his tea. (comfortable) comfortably 变数词 3. Only seventeen-___________________of the people in Shanghai drink milk every day (thirty) thirtieths 18. At the _________________ Oscar Awards, director Kathryn Bigelow took six Oscars home. (eighty-two) eighty-second 19. ( ) 3. _______ the students in the world are sending information by E-mail every day. 20. A) Several million B) Several millions 21. C) Several million of D) Several millions of 22. 5. The old man began to learn Italian in his _________________. (40)forties 句型转换： 合并一句 1. Does this shop sell stamps? He asked. (合并为一句) __________________________________________________ He asked if this shop sold stamps. 22. Why are you late? He asked me. （合并成一句） _____________________________________________________He asked me why I was late. 1. Who teaches you math? He asked me. （合并成一句） _____________________________________________________He asked me who taught me. 2. We didn’t go to the cinema. We went to the concert .（合并成一句） _____________________________________________________ We went to the concert instead of the cinema. 变为否定句 1. My mother bought a lot of frozen food yesterday.（改成否定句） ______________________________________________________________________ My mother didn’t buy a lot of frozen food yesterday. 变为一般疑问句 1. The little boy hurt himself while playing in the garden.（改为一般疑问句） __________________________________________________________________________ Did the little boy hurt himself while playing in the garden? 变为反意疑问句 25. He’s already used to the country life.（ 改为反意疑问句 ） ____________________________________________________ hasn’t he 划线部分提问 2. The boy looks tall and thin. （对划线部分提问） ____________________________________________ What’s the boy like?/How does the boy look?/What does the boy look like? 2. Andy’s mother will not go travelling next weekend because she will attend a meeting.（对划线部分提问） __________________________________________________________________________ Why won’t Andy’s mother go travelling next weekend? 3. There are three pieces of paper on the table. (对划线部分提问) ____________________________________________________________________ How much paper is there on the table? 2. ‘Swan Lake’ will last for three hours.（对划线部分提问） _____________________________________________________________________ How long will ‘Swan Lake’ last for? 保持句意不变 26. How will Shanghai probably be in twenty years’ time？ ( 改为同意句 ) _______________________________________What will Shanghai be like in twenty years’time? 4. Mary’s handwriting is the best in her class. (保持原意) __________ __________ handwriting is better than Mary’s in her class. Nobody else’s 5. Lisa is probably like most other mothers. (保持原意) Lisa is ___________ _____________ most other mothers. Similar to 6. Maggie dances more beautifully than any other girl in her class. (保持原句意思) __________________________________________________________________________ Maggie dances the most beautifully in her class. 2. You shouldn’t work indoors all the time. You should be out playing sometimes. （合并为一句）You should be ___________________________________________________ out playing sometimes instead of working indoors all the time 改为被动语态 3. The workers have built a new tower. （改成被动语态） ____________________________________________ A new tower has been built by the workers. 3. Bill didn’t break the window. (改为被动语态) _____________________________________________ The window wasn’t broken by Bill. 7. Terrible earthquakes destroy thousands of houses in the world every year. (改为被动语态) _______________________________________________________________________ Thousands of houses were destroyed by Terrible earthquakes in the world every year. 3. We look after the old well in our country.（改为被动语态） __________________________________________________________________________ The old are looked after well in our country. 改为简单句 5. Tim was very short. He couldn’t reach the picture on the wall. （合并成一句简单句） ______________________________________________________________________ Tim was too short to reach the picture on the wall. 1. He decided that he wouldn’t attend the meeting the next month. (改为简单句) ____________________________________________________________________ He decided not to attend the meeting the next month. 改为复合句 23. We want to know where to go for a holiday. （改为复合句） _____________________________________________________We want to know where we can go for a holiday. 宾从 5. How can I operate the computer? I didn’t use to know.（改为含有宾语从句的句子） __________________________________________________________________________ I didn’t use to know how I could operate the computer. 4. Tom asked Kitty, “Will you visit Mr.Liu ?” (将直接引语改为间接引语) ______________________________________________________________________ Tom asked Kitty if she would visit Mr.Liu. 感叹句 5. It is fun to fly the kite here.( 改为感叹句) ____________________________________________________ What fun it is to fly the kite here! 4. It’s fun to dive in the deep sea.（改为感叹句） __________________________________________________________________________ What fun it is to dive in the deep sea! 6. It’s interesting to ride a bicycle on sunny days. .( 改为感叹句) _______________________________________________________________________ How interesting it is to ride a bicycle on sunny days! 改写句子 3. His uncle joined the Party ten years ago. (用现在完成时改写) ________________________________________________________________________ His uncle has been in the Party for ten years. 完型填空 VI. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage The person we are talking about today is known around the world. He is often described as the man who has saved more lives than any other person in history. Norman Borlaug is considered the father of what has been called the Green Revolution（革命）. His ideas _1_ hunger in many nations. Norman Borlaug was born ninety-four years ago on a farm in America. In the middle of the twentieth century, world _2_ was growing faster than food production. Scientists said many people in developing countries would face the problem of running out of food. _3_ people would starve (挨饿) to death. Norman Borlaug was working on the improvement of wheat for the government. He developed _4_ of growing wheat that highly increased the amount harvested (收获). And he repeated this success in India, Pakistan and Africa. His work saved millions of people who would have starved to death. Norman Borlaug was given the Nobel Peace Prize for what he had done in nineteen seventy. Mister Borlaug is still thinking about the needs of people around the world. His latest worry is a disease in wheat called UG ninety-nine. He says it has the __5__ to destroy most of the wheat being grown around the world. Mister Borlaug's granddaughter Julie works at the center named for him at a university. She says Norman Borlaug thinks it is our ___6___ as human beings to feed each other. He believes that hunger is not acceptable. ( ) 1. A) ended B) reported C) missed D) explained ( ) 2. A) housing B) economy C) population D) education ( ) 3. A) Several B) A few C) All D) More ( ) 4. A) habits B) methods C) problems D) subjects ( ) 5. A) interest B) ambition C) power D) hobby ( ) 6. A) thing B) way C) need D) responsibility ACBBCD Gloria is a famous hostess of a TV station. When she was 15, she happened to walk into a bookstore in her hometown and began looking at the books on the shelves. The man behind the counter, John Smith, asked if she’d like a job. She needed to start ___1___ for college, so she said yes. Gloria worked after school and during summer holidays, and the job helped pay for her first year of college. During college she would do many other jobs: she served coffee in the student union, was a hotel cleaner and even made maps for the Forest Service. But __2___ books was one of the most satisfying jobs. One day a woman came into the bookstore and asked Gloria for books on cancer. The woman seemed anxious. Gloria showed her practically everything they had and found other books they could order. The woman left the store ___3___, and Gloria has always remembered the pride she felt in having helped her customers. Years later, as a television hostess, Gloria heard about a child who was born with problems with his fingers and hand. His family could not ___4___ an operation, and the boy lived in shame, hiding his hand in his pocket all the time. Gloria persuaded her boss to agree to let her do the story. After the story was broadcast, some doctors called, offering to perform the operation ___5___. Gloria visited the boy in the hospital after the operation. The first thing he did was to ___6___ his repaired hand and say, “Thank you.” What a sweet sense of satisfaction Gloria felt! At Smith’s bookstore, Gloria always realized she was working for the customers, not the store. Today it’s the same. The TV station pays her, but she feels that she should work for the people who watch the programmes, helping them understand the world better. ( ) 1. A) saving B) studying C) surveying D) making ( ) 2. A) borrowing B) lending C) reading D) selling ( ) 3. A) more excited B) less worried C) quite interested D) very surprised ( ) 4. A) do B) offer C) afford D) give ( ) 5. A) in return B) on business C) with pleasure D) for free ( ) 6. A) hide B) raise C) wash D) check ADBCDB B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage Dictionaries are very useful. Some people did most of the important 1 work on dictionaries. They spent nearly all their lives trying to 2 words for their dictionaries. For them, it was a wonderful journey. The largest dictionary in the world is Oxford English Dictionary. The 3 for this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in 1857. Twenty-two years later, Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor (编辑) of its new dictionary. Murray had never been to college. At the age of fourteen, he left his village school in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank. 4 he became a great teacher. After Oxford gave him the job, Murray had a small house built in his garden to do the work. Every morning, Murray got out of bed at five o’clock and 5 in the small house several hours before breakfast. Often he would work into the night. Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years. But after five years, he was 6 adding words for the letter “A” ! He worked on the dictionary until he was very old. Forty-four years later, in 1928, other editors finished the dictionary. ( ) 1. A) easy B) boring C) early D) dangerous ( ) 2. A) spell B) invent C) collect D) make ( ) 3. A) use B) idea C) survey D) way ( ) 4 A) So B) Later C) After D) Since ( ) 5. A) worked B) read C) wrote D) thought ( ) 6. A) already B) always C) usually D) still 首字母 Tourists in space Man has been traveling into space for more than 40 years. Even today though, very few people get the chance to be an astronaut, about 30 per year. This is mainly because of the expense. It costs millions of yuan to train and send astronauts into space. Very few countries can a___1___ this. This is why American businessman Dennis Tito paid 20,000,000 US dollars to the Russian space agency to go into space. He visited the International Space Station. His t___2____, making him the first ever space tourist, took eight days altogether. He spent most of his time taking photos, looking at the Earth and listening to music on his once-in –a –lifetime trip. After landing s__3____ back on earth, Mr. Tito thought the trip was worth the money. The only difficulty he had was walking but this is normal for anyone who’s been in zero gravity. Some people, especially in the American space agency, think that you must be p__4____ to go into space. They worry about the safety of other astronauts. However, Mr. Tito received training before he left. He also helped to prepare food for the others while in space. They told him what to do and where he was a___5_____ to go. A survey showed that 75% of Americans supported space tourism. Some people are bored of all the places on earth. They are looking for a new e__6____ trip and space is the place. The money Mr. Tigo gave the Russians equaled 20% of their annual budget. If we want to see men on Mars and other planets, we may need rich people like Mr. Tito to help us pay for it. The Russians have more rich people who want to become space tourists. They should take them. 1. _______________ 2. _____________ 3. _______________ 4. _______________ 5. ______________ 6. _____________ 1.afford 2.trip 3.safely 4.prepared 5.about 6.exciting V. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. The mobile phone is one of the most popular means of modern communication. As a modern way of communication, it’s c___1______ and useful. For example, it can be easily carried about in pockets, so you can take it wherever you go. Your family can keep in touch with you at any time wherever you are. B___2______, with a mobile phone, you can easily contact a police station or a hospital in case of emergency. What’s more, young girls really look smart with a mini phone a___3_____ their neck. Recently, engineers have d___4____ a new model of mobile phone. With this phone, you do not have to look up the number of the person you want to call. You just say the name of the person. Then, the phone will recognize the name, and dial the wanted number. If you are a forgetful person, this could be the phone for you. You can record up to 20 different numbers. In addition, you can also play games, go on-line or store short information with the new model. To many managers, it has become a n___5______ office tool. However, mobile phone users do have to follow certain rules. For example, they should not use their phones on airplanes. They should turn off their phones in public places in order not to disturb o___6_____. Only when the rules are followed, can the users avoid dangerous or unpleasant results. 1. __________2. ___________ 3. __________ 4. _____________5. __________ 6. ___________ 1.convenient 2.besides 3.around 4.desired 5.nice 6.others Dolphins have started lending a hand, or fin, to a small group of fishermen in Brazil. The amazing human-dolphin r___33___ occurs in Laguna, Brazil, where the bottlenose dolphins will gather mullet fish towards the fishermen and then ---- with a flick of their heads and tails ---- splash the water to let the men know their haul is r___34___. The behavior has been going on for generations, according to the l___35___ fishermen, and researchers have spent the last two years observing the b___36___ ---- and trying to figure out what is in it for the dolphins. The researchers found that, out of a population of 150 dolphins, 50 would help out while the r____37___ would stay away. The 50 helpers would act as sheepdogs, herding the mullets towards the lines of the fishermen. When the dolphins came close, they would then slap their heads or tails against the top of the water, and the fishermen would have their catch. The researchers noted that the 50 h___38___ seemed to be the most social dolphins in the group, and would stay tightly associated with each other in the waves. The researchers are also c___39___ to find out how younger dolphins are trained to help out. But what is in it for them? It remains a mystery. The dolphins do not get food from the process. Are they staying on our good side? Is this the start of a new human-dolphin alliance? Or perhaps they simply noticed the struggles of the fishermen and offered to lend a fin. 33. ___________ 34. ____________ 35. ____________ 36. ____________ 37. ___________ 38. ____________ 39. ____________ 33.relationship 34.ready 35.local 36.behaviour 37.rest 38.helpers 39.curious Henry Robinson Luce was an influential American p__1___. He launched and managed a s___2____ of magazines that transformed journalism and the reading h____3_____ of Americans: Time summarized the week’s news; Life was a picture magazine of politics, culture and society; Fortune explored in depth the economy and the world of business; and Sports Illustrated explored beneath the surface of the game. Luce, known to his friends as “Father Time”, was born in Tengchow, China, on April 3, 1898, the son of missionary parents. He received his e____4___ in various Chinese and English boarding schools. He was sent to the U.S. at the age of 15 to study. Luce edited school newspapers in high school and college in the U.S. At high school, he first met Briton Hadden, who l___5____ became a lifelong partner. At that time, Hadden was editor-in-chief of the school newspaper and Luce worked as an assistant managing editor. The two continued to work together at Yale, with Hadden as chairman and Luce as managing editor of The Yale Daily News. Hadden and Luce p___6___ to start their own magazine following graduation. After working for a series of newspapers, the two moved to New York in 1922 and began raising money. Having collected $86,000, the first issue of Time was published on March 3, 1923. Luce died on February 28, 1967. He was one of the most influential figures of his time and did leave an important legacy.: his success in creating new f___7___ of information and communications at a moment in history when media were rapidly changing and expanding. His magazines were always his most important a__8___. 1. ___________________ 2. ____________ 3. ____________ 4. ____________ 5. ___________________ 6. _____________ 7. ____________ 8. ____________ 1.publisher 2.stable 3.habits 4.education 5.later 6.planned 7.form 8.achievement When the London Underground goes on strike, my journey to work can be terrible. I remember a strike which happened a few years a__1___ — the station near my house was closed and I had to use another station and take a different train. This a__2___ about an hour to my journey, so I wasn’t very happy. E___3____ went wrong at the station. People were late and they were panicking ! By the time I got on the train, I was feeling upset and sorry for myself. Then I saw this man. There was something about him — he had such a familiar f__4___ . A few minutes later, I realized that he was Jack, a friend from my school days in Scotland. At the same time he a___5___ realized who I was. Then we started talking about school days and the people we both used to k___6____. I was even more surprised when the train came into my station and he started to get off too! I asked him w__7___ he was going and he said he was going to work. He told me he worked in Fitzroy Street. You see, I work in Fitzroy Street, too. It’s a small w___8___ ! It was such an amazing coincidence! 1. ___________2. ____________ 3. ___________ 4. ___________ 5. ___________6. ____________ 7. ___________ 8. ___________ 1.ago 2.added 3.everything 4.face 5.also 6.know 7.where 8.world Dreams may be more important than sleep. Some people don't need much sleep. H__(1)__, we all need to dream according to the scientists. Dreams take up about one quarter of our sleeping time. People have several dreams e__(2)__ night. Dreams are like short films. They are usually in color. Some dreams are l__(3)__ old films. They come to us over and again. That may be because the dreamer is worrying about something. Dreaming may be a w__(4)__ of trying to find an answer. Some people get new ideas about their work from dreams. They could have been t__(5)__ about their work all day. Then these things go into their dreams. Sometimes we wake up with a good feeling from a dream. But often we can't remember the dream. Dreams can d__(6)__ quickly from memory. Too much dreaming isn't good. The m__(7)__ we sleep, the longer we dream. Our mind is hard at work when we dream. That is why we may have a long sleep and still wake up tired. 1. ___________2. ____________ 3. ___________ 4. ___________ 5. ___________6. ____________ 7. ___________ 1.however 2.each 3.like 4.way 5.thinking 6.disappear 7.more Teddy Bear Museum What is the first name that comes to your m__1__ when asked about a favorite childhood toy? Nine out of ten people will say, it is a teddy bear. That’s how popular this soft toy is. Do you know how old the teddy bear is? It is about 110 years old. If you want to know the history of the teddy bear, you can go to the Teddy Bear Museum in South Korea. It is a p__2___ place for the whole family to come together. It has a fantastic child-friendly e___3___. Children can see all kinds of teddy bears from the earliest one to the l__4___ one at one time! The museum has two parts: the History Hall and the Art Hall. In the History Hall, you can see popular teddy bears of different t___5___. The Mona Lisa teddy bear and the teddy bears of The Last Supper will c___6__ your eyes. In the Art Hall are the latest artworks of world’s famous designers. Don’t miss the smallest teddy bear in the world at the size of only 4.5 mm! When you are tired and want to relax, the museum café will o___7___ you food and drink. You can take a break while e___8___ the beautiful landscape of Jejudo Island. 1. ___________ 2. ____________ 3. ___________ 4. ___________ 5. ___________ 6. ____________ 7. ___________ 8. ___________ 1.mind 2.popular 3.environment 4.latest 5.types 6.catch 7.offer 8.enjoy Team work is important! My winter vacation is very special to me, because I had a wonderful trip to the USA. The tour of California State University Dominguez Hills left me a deep i___1____. Ms. Skyler, a very energetic and humorous lady, gave us some interesting lessons. In the class, I felt very relaxed. I e__2___ ideas with the teacher frequently. Ms. Skyler taught us different organs(器官) of the human body and we played a game to t__3__ how many organs we have remembered. There were nine students in each group, and everybody had to draw an organ and then write down what it was. We tried our best and our team won the first prize. The way of teaching was very interesting and creative. Everybody felt excited and enlightened. It is known that American students are very i___4___. Maybe it is because the education in America is focused on students’ ability r___5___ than examinations. American students not only take written exams, but also have many practical assignments. T___6____ the study in the university, I realized the importance of team work and that there are many differences between a Chinese class and an American class. 1. ___________ 2. ____________ 3. ___________ 4. ___________ 5. ___________ 6. ____________ 1.impression 2.exchanged 3.tell 4.intelligent 5.rather 6.through At the beginning of February, a cargo ship spilled Phenol into China’s longest river, the Yangtze River. Phenol can make the eyes and skin u___1___, damage the liver and kidneys, and harm the nervous s____2___ if absorbed. After the c____3____ leak, residents in some areas in Jiangsu Province started c____4____ that their tap water had a strange smell. This sparked a run on bottled water in those cities. According to the government, the water quality in the Yangtze Rive has returned to n____5___. “There was panic water buying for a couple of days. But it stop ped after we received a government notice saying that the tap water is safe now,” said a Jiangsu resident. This is China’s second water pollution scare in a month, after factories in the southern region of Guangxi polluted water supplies for millions with toxic cadmium and other waste in January. People were warned not to drink water from rivers in affected areas. This c___6___ panic water buying for weeks. Many waterways in China have become h___7____ polluted with toxic waste from factories and farms. It’s time to seriously consider the right way to deal with industry wastes and pollution. It’s a problem that will a___8___ the whole nation’s health. 1. ___________ 2. ____________ 3. ___________ 4. ___________ 5. ___________ 6. ____________ 7. ___________ 8. ___________ 1.u$$