2013-2014深圳市初中英语九年级上Chapter8 Great minds单元测试题
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2013-2014深圳市初中英语九年级上Chapter 8 Great minds单元测试题
笔试部分（85分）
I．选择题（20分）
i．词语释义（共5小题，每小题1分）
( ) 1. Leo answered these questions perfectly.
A. separately B. quickly C. immediately D. excellently
( ) 2. Everything is almost ready for me to make another attempt at the record.
A. process B. try C. speech D. plan
( ) 3. We regard him as a kind man.
A. see B. provide C. prefer D. express
( ) 4. I will get back to him as soon as possible.
A. listen to him B. laugh at him C. play with him D. call him back
( ) 5. The professor was led to a platform.
A. seat B. home C. stage D. studio
ii．选择填空（共15小题，每小题1分）
从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
( ) 6. --- My brother has a ______ for language, and he can speak three foreign languages.
--- How great he is! I study English for so many years, but I can't speak it ______.
A. preference; well B. gift; well C. preference; good D. gift; good
( ) 7. --- Early experts thought that our planet was the centre of the ______.
--- ______in the past. I knew it was not true after I was in Grade 3.
A. universe; So I did B. generation; So I did
C. universe; So did I D. generation; So did I
( ) 8. --- Look, there is a Num Lock key here. After ______ it, you can use the numeric keypad (小键盘).
--- I did, but the Num Lock key didn't ______. It must be broken.
A. taking; appear B. pressing; appear C. taking; work D. pressing; work
( ) 9. --- I like our English teacher. He always makes his class ______.
--- He is a teacher who has a sense of ______.
A. interesting; energy B. interesting; humour
C. bored; energy D. bored; humour
( ) 10. --- Grandpa, you are ______ your old days with my grandma again.
--- Yeah. The photos always remind me of the ______ memory in the 1960s.
A. missing; distant B. checking; distant C. missing; ancient D. checking; ancient
( ) 11. --- What's the ______ of your visit
--- I'm here to invite you to my birthday party, Mr White. Are you ______on Saturday night
A. way; confident B. way; free C. purpose; confident D. purpose; free
( ) 12. --- The ______on the eating habit shows that we should ______ more fruit.
--- Yeah, we all know that.
A. answer; eat B. answer; drink C. research; eat D. research; drink
( ) 13. --- ______ shall we meet
--- At the back ______ of the park. It is near the bus stop.
A. Where; location; B. Where; entrance; C. Which, location; D. Which; entrance;
( ) 14. --- What's ______with our grandpa
--- In ______ to the bell, he rushed to the door, fell down to the ground and hurt his legs.
A. wrong; reply B. matter; reply C. wrong; connect D. matter; connect
( ) 15. --- ______
--- I'd like to buy a new refrigerator. Can you ______ the products to me
A. What are you doing here; introduce B. What are you doing here; consider
C. What can I do for you; introduce D. What can I do for you; consider
( ) 16. --- ______ after my arrival at the new school, I made a friend who helped me ______.
--- How lucky you are!
A. Suddenly; a lot B. Shortly; a lot C. Suddenly; a lot of D. Shortly; a lot of
( ) 17. --- Can you help me ______ when the train sets off
--- Sure. Let's ______ the information on the Internet right now,
A. think of; looked for B. find out; looked for C. think of; look for D. find out; look for
( ) 18. --- Make sure that we ______ nothing ______ when we go out. ---- OK.
A. put; away B. take; off C. leave; behind D. give; up
( ) 19. --- Could you tell us where ______ the ticket
--- In the bookstore near our school. You can get a 15% discount ______ you buy the ticket there.
A. buying; if B. to buy; if C. buying; although D. to buy; although
( ) 20. --- Why ______ you go out with us, Rose ---- Because I have much homework ______.
A. do; to do B. do; doing C. don't; doing D. don't; to do
Ⅱ．完形填空（10分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。（共10小题，每小题1分）
Chrissy had only been in heaven for a few days. She was a (n) ___21___ angel there. Even though she was the newest angel, Chrissy had been given a very important task (任务). She was in charge of the ___22___. Every Monday and every Thursday, she had to be ___23___ that the clouds get together and spread their raindrops all over the world. Every living thing on the ___24___ needed rain. Trees needed rain to grow ___25___ and strong. Grass needed rain to ___26___ green. All the animals had to have water to ___27___ and to take baths in. And of course flowers needed the rain to look lovely and smell wonderful. So making the rain come was a very important ___28___! But no one had told Chrissy how to make it rain, and she didn't know what to do at all.
Chrissy asked one of the old angels if he could ___29___ her. "The angel that had the job before you used to tell sad stories to the clouds, and that made them cry," said the old one. But Chrissy was a very ___30___ little angel and she didn't know any sad stories. So she didn't think that would work.
( ) 21. A. unusual B. friendly C. new D. lonely
( ) 22. A. wind B. sun C. snow D. rain
( ) 23. A. sure B. worried C. glad D. surprised
( ) 24. A. heaven B. earth C. sea D. grass
( ) 25. A. long B. heavy C. tall D. wide
( ) 26. A. feel B. keep C. seem D. sound
( ) 27. A. drink B. wash C. play D. chat
( ) 28. A. day B. lesson C. job D. project
( ) 29. A. meet B. help C. protect D. appreciate
( ) 30. A. smart B. foolish C. happy D. curious
Ⅲ．阅读理解（35分）
i．阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳选项。（共25小题，每小题1分）
A
Thomas Alva Edison is one of the greatest inventors of all times. One of his most famous achievements is the electric light. He tried thousands of times to make a long lasting light bulb (灯泡). Although the light bulb is not his invention, he is the only one to have made such a successful light bulb. Many people remember him for the invention of the electric light. He held a lot of patents (专利权) worldwide. Many of them were approved (批准) in USA.
We can find his inventions in many fields. In fact, many of the advanced inventions were based on his ideas. He invented a phonograph (留声机), a film picture camera, a ticket recorder and so on.
Edison was not a good student at school. But he loved to do new experiments. When he was still a child, he built his first lab to perform his experiments.
An amazing story of Edison's childhood is that he almost made his servant die. Edison used to think that birds ate insects and these insects might make them fly. So, he collected these insects and blended them to make juice. He then let his servant drink the juice. After drinking the juice, the girl lost her sense. But luckily, she was saved.
( ) 31. Many of Edison's patents were approved ______.
A. all over the world B. in England C. in America D. in Germany
( ) 32. The ______ is not one of Edison's inventions.
A. phonograph B. film picture camera C. ticket recorder D. television
( ) 33. Edison made insects juice and let his servant drink because ______.
A. he wanted to punish his servant for her mistakes
B. he wanted to know if the juice could make her fly
C. he hated insects and killed them
D. his servant liked to eat insects and asked Edison to do that
( ) 34. At last, the servant ______.
A. was saved B. lost her sight C. lost her life D. became an inventor
( ) 35. Which of the following is TURE
A. Edison tried once to make the first light bulb.
B. Edison was a very popular student at school and loved by his teachers.
C. The light bulb is not Edison's invention, but he is remembered for it.
D. Edison preformed his first experiment when he grew up.
B
An Irish priest (牧师) loved going fishing. It was his favourite hobby. However, the weather was so bad this year that he didn't have a chance to go fishing.
It was very strange that the weather was good every Sunday. But Sunday was the day when he had to go to work. The coming Sunday was good again according to the weather report, so he called another priest and told him that he lost his voice and was in bed with the fever. He asked him to take over his work.
The priest drove fifty miles to a river so that no one would find him. An angel in Heaven was keeping watch and saw what the priest was doing. He reported it to God. He thought God would do something about it.
With the first throw of us line, a huge fish bit down the fish food. For over an hour the priest was busy running up and down the river bank to fight the fish. In the end, he landed the large size fish. It was a world record — a Salmon (鲑鱼).
The angel did not know what was happening and asked God, “Why did you let him catch that huge fish I thought you were going to teach him a lesson." God replied, "I did. Who do you think he's going to tell "
( ) 36. The priest didn't go fishing this year because of ______.
A. his hobby B. the bad weather C. his illness D. his strict wife
( ) 37. What did the priest say to another priest on the phone when he wanted to go fishing
A. He was going fishing with his family. B. He was in bed with the fever.
C. he would go to see the doctor. D. he would stay at home and do some housework.
( ) 38. Why did the priest drive fifty miles away to go fishing
A. Because there were more fish there. B. Because that was a quieter place.
C. Because no one knew him there. D. Because there were many people fishing there.
( ) 39. The underlined word "landed" means ______.
A. won C. collected B. dialed D. caught
( ) 40. God said he had taught the priest a lesson, because ______.
A. the priest did not know how to take the huge fish home
B. the priest was afraid to see such a huge fish
C. the priest had understood he was wrong
D. the priest couldn't tell anyone else that he caught a huge fish
C
Some American Indians grew corn, sunflowers, beans, and pumpkins in their gardens. To prepare a garden, they first killed trees. Some Indians put a dead fish into the hole where they planted the corn in order to provide food for the corn plant.
The Indians made little progress (进步) during the thousands of years before the Europeans came. One reason for this was that horses, cows, sheep, pigs, and chickens were not found in America. Without horses, the Indians had a hard time digging up the soil, and they could only get animal food by hunting. Another reason for their lack of progress was that they did not know how to use metals to make tools. Stones and flat bones do not make good tools.
Indian hunters would sometimes hunt for days without finding anything. They learned to follow animal tracks (足迹). They learned to listen. In order to get close to their prey, the Indians had to move quietly. When they were close enough, they could shoot their arrows. Often, the prey got away.
The Mayas were Indians. They were much more civilized (文明的) than American Indians. The Mayas were great builders. They knew how to write down their words, and some of their books still exist.
( ) 41. The dead fish in the story was used to ______.
A. kill trees B. provide food for the corn plant C. frighten animals D. keep the corn fresh
( ) 42. What does the second paragraph tell us
A. Problems the Indians had. B. How poor the Indians were.
C. Reasons for the Indians' lack of progress. D. Indian farming and hunting.
( ) 43. The Indians made tools out of ______.
A. metals B. glass C. the bones of horses and cows D. stones and bones
( ) 44. The Indians moved quietly so that they ______.
A. would get close to their prey B. would not leave some tracks
C. could look at wild animals better D. could follow animal tracks
( ) 45. What's TRUE about the Mayas
A. They couldn't find animals.
B. They came to Europe years ago.
C. They knew how to write down their words.
D. They were less civilized than American Indians.
D
Sammy looked out of the classroom window at a bird in a tree. He saw a worm (小虫) in the bird's mouth. "Wow!" he whispered as he looked at the bird eating the worm.
"Sammy!" his teacher Mr Maxwell said loudly.
Sammy jumped and knocked his science book off his desk. Everyone in the class laughed and Sammy blushed. This was the third time today he had been caught not paying attention to the science lesson. It was just so easy to get distracted (分心的) when people read aloud from the science textbook!
It wasn't that Sammy didn't like science. He loved to learn about machines, Earth and animals. He even thought bugs and plants were great. He wanted to go outside and see how a snake lived. He wanted to watch plants growing from the ground as they did last month. He just didn't want to read about these things.
Sammy thought Mr Maxwell would surely understand. "There was a bird with a worm in its mouth ..." Sammy began. Then he saw the furious look on his teacher's face. Sammy decided that he had better stop talking before Mr Maxwell became any angrier.
( ) 46. The bird was ______ when Sammy looked at it.
A. eating B. flying C. falling D. thinking
( ) 47. Mr Max well was Sammy's ______.
A. English teacher B. science teacher C. uncle D. father
( ) 48. We can know from the fourth paragraph that ______.
A. Sammy didn't like science
B. Sammy liked to learn from others
C. Sammy liked learning science in other ways
D. Sammy didn't know about science at all
( ) 49. What does the underlined word "furious" mean
A. Friendly B. Angry C. Special D. Foolish
( ) 50. The writer wrote this passage to ______.
A. introduce to us a new student B. show us a science class
C. introduce to us a beautiful bird D. encourage us to listen carefully
E
The Blacksmith
I am a blacksmith. I am important because I make everything that is needed such as shoes for horses and other animals. I can also be considered a dentist, because I pull the tooth out if someone's tooth hurts.
The Miller (磨坊主)
My neighbor is a miller. The mill that he owns and runs is extremely important. The mill is part of the reason we live here. The miller grinds (磨) grain for farmers. Instead of getting money from the farmers, the miller takes a percentage of the grain for a payment.
The Cobbler
The cobbler makes my shoes. He is a very busy man because we walk a lot. The cobbler fixes old shoes and makes new ones. It's very expensive to get a new pair of shoes, so I make sure my shoes are well worn before getting a new pair or getting them fixed! The shoes aren't very beautiful. In fact, the cobbler uses the same pattern (模式) for every shoe, and it makes no difference whether it's left or right! Each shoe is exactly the same.
The Town Crier
The town crier is how we get our news in the town. He travels from town to town ringing a bell to get everyone's attention. When he tells the news, he doesn't give much detail, just words like: "War began today".
( ) 51. What can the writer do
A. He can make shoes for animals and pull the tooth out.
B. He can grow crops.
C. He can make shoes for people.
D. He can grind grains for the farmer.
( ) 52. The miller ______ from the farmers for a payment.
A. gets money B. takes a few of books
C. takes a percentage of the grain D. takes a percentage of the flour
( ) 53. The shoes that the cobbler makes are ______.
A. very beautiful B. the same C. very cheap D. different
( ) 54. From the passage, we know people can get ______ from the town crier.
A. news B. money C. attention D. books
( ) 55. The writer wrote the passage to ______.
A. tell us how to save money B. explain why he is a blacksmith
C. introduce some people to us D. tell us a funny story
ii．选择下列词汇完成下面对话。（共5小题，每小题1分）
A. on B. read C. many D. name E. much F. educational
Tim: Excuse me. I am looking for a book written by Mark Twain. Can you help me
Mr White: Sure. What's the (56) ______ of the book
Tim: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Mr White: It's an interesting book. At the same time it is very (57) ______. Many people love it.
Tim: Yeah. I have (58) ______ all of his other books. Where can I find it
Mr White: It's (59) ______the shelf on your right side.
Tim: How (60) ______is it
Mr White: 35 yuan.
Tim: Here you are.
ⅲ. 选择下列句子完成下面对话。（共5小题，每小题1分）
A. How about next Sunday B. How was your last Friday C. you haven't told me the address of your new house.D. Then, is next Friday OK E. It's far from your house.F. Juliet will pick you up at six twenty.G. What time
David: Hello, Mary. Would you like to come to our new house for dinner
Mary: Yeah. Why not
David: (61) ______
Mary: I'm sorry I've promised to visit my parents that day.
David: (62) ______
Mary: No problem. (63) ______
David: At six thirty in the evening. .
Mary: By the way, (64) ______
David: Don't worry. (65) ______
Mary: Thank you.
Ⅳ. 词汇 (10分)
用所给词汇的适当形式填空。（共10小题，每小题1分）
66. Vanya Kenley is a film ______ (produce).
67. It's a pleasure ______ (drive) you home.
68. Sarah failed, but she decided ______ (try) again.
69. Among these ______ (astronomer), few of them are female.
70. I don't like that kind of desk with many ______ (drawer).
71. Is there anything ______ (eat) at home, Mom
72. Linda refused his ______ (invite) to dinner, because she didn't want to see him.
73. ______ (take) my advice, and do sports every day.
74. The furniture in my room is made of ______ (wooden).
75. She put her notebook into a ______ (metal) box.
V．书面表达（10分）
贝多芬(Beethoven)是世界著名的钢琴家(pianist)。请根据要点提示，简要介绍贝多芬。
要求：不少于80词。
要点提示：
1．贝多芬于1770年出生于波恩(Bonn)一个贫寒的家庭。父亲是一位歌手，母亲是一位女仆。
2．他四岁开始学习音乐，八岁开始登台演出。1792年到维也纳深造(further study)，
进步飞快。
3．贝多芬二十六岁时听力开始减弱，晚年全聋，但他从来没有放弃音乐创作。他的事迹激励了无数人。
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
I. 1-5 DBADC 6-10 BCDBA
11-15 DCBAC 16-20 BDCBD
II. 21-25 CDABC 26-30 BACBC
III. 31-35 CDBAC 36-40 BBCDD
41-45 BCDAC 46-50 ABCBB
51-55 ACBAC 56-60 DFBAE
61-65 ADGCF
IV. (One possible version)
66. producer 67. to drive
68. to try 69. astronomers
70. drawers 71. to eat
72. invitation 73. Take
74. wood 75. metal
V. (One possible version)
Beethoven, one of the most famous pianists worldwide, was born in a poor family in Bonn. His father was a singer, while his mother was a servant.
Beethoven began to learn music at the age of 4 and started to give performances on the stage at the age of 8. In 1792, he went to Vienna for further study, and he made great progress there. Unluckily, he couldn’t hear well when he was 26, and became completely deaf in his late years, but he never gave up creating music. His behaviour encouraged many people to make their dream come true.
【书面表达写作指导】
本篇文章主要介绍人物。首先认真阅读提示内容，根据提示内容，从下面三个方面介绍贝多芬：1.贝多芬的身世背景；2.贝多芬早年的经历；3.贝多芬的磨难和对人们的激励作用。时态以一般过去时为主。
笔试部分（85分）
I．选择题（20分）
i．词语释义（共5小题，每小题1分）
( ) 1. Leo answered these questions perfectly.
A. separately B. quickly C. immediately D. excellently
( ) 2. Everything is almost ready for me to make another attempt at the record.
A. process B. try C. speech D. plan
( ) 3. We regard him as a kind man.
A. see B. provide C. prefer D. express
( ) 4. I will get back to him as soon as possible.
A. listen to him B. laugh at him C. play with him D. call him back
( ) 5. The professor was led to a platform.
A. seat B. home C. stage D. studio
ii．选择填空（共15小题，每小题1分）
从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
( ) 6. --- My brother has a ______ for language, and he can speak three foreign languages.
--- How great he is! I study English for so many years, but I can't speak it ______.
A. preference; well B. gift; well C. preference; good D. gift; good
( ) 7. --- Early experts thought that our planet was the centre of the ______.
--- ______in the past. I knew it was not true after I was in Grade 3.
A. universe; So I did B. generation; So I did
C. universe; So did I D. generation; So did I
( ) 8. --- Look, there is a Num Lock key here. After ______ it, you can use the numeric keypad (小键盘).
--- I did, but the Num Lock key didn't ______. It must be broken.
A. taking; appear B. pressing; appear C. taking; work D. pressing; work
( ) 9. --- I like our English teacher. He always makes his class ______.
--- He is a teacher who has a sense of ______.
A. interesting; energy B. interesting; humour
C. bored; energy D. bored; humour
( ) 10. --- Grandpa, you are ______ your old days with my grandma again.
--- Yeah. The photos always remind me of the ______ memory in the 1960s.
A. missing; distant B. checking; distant C. missing; ancient D. checking; ancient
( ) 11. --- What's the ______ of your visit
--- I'm here to invite you to my birthday party, Mr White. Are you ______on Saturday night
A. way; confident B. way; free C. purpose; confident D. purpose; free
( ) 12. --- The ______on the eating habit shows that we should ______ more fruit.
--- Yeah, we all know that.
A. answer; eat B. answer; drink C. research; eat D. research; drink
( ) 13. --- ______ shall we meet
--- At the back ______ of the park. It is near the bus stop.
A. Where; location; B. Where; entrance; C. Which, location; D. Which; entrance;
( ) 14. --- What's ______with our grandpa
--- In ______ to the bell, he rushed to the door, fell down to the ground and hurt his legs.
A. wrong; reply B. matter; reply C. wrong; connect D. matter; connect
( ) 15. --- ______
--- I'd like to buy a new refrigerator. Can you ______ the products to me
A. What are you doing here; introduce B. What are you doing here; consider
C. What can I do for you; introduce D. What can I do for you; consider
( ) 16. --- ______ after my arrival at the new school, I made a friend who helped me ______.
--- How lucky you are!
A. Suddenly; a lot B. Shortly; a lot C. Suddenly; a lot of D. Shortly; a lot of
( ) 17. --- Can you help me ______ when the train sets off
--- Sure. Let's ______ the information on the Internet right now,
A. think of; looked for B. find out; looked for C. think of; look for D. find out; look for
( ) 18. --- Make sure that we ______ nothing ______ when we go out. ---- OK.
A. put; away B. take; off C. leave; behind D. give; up
( ) 19. --- Could you tell us where ______ the ticket
--- In the bookstore near our school. You can get a 15% discount ______ you buy the ticket there.
A. buying; if B. to buy; if C. buying; although D. to buy; although
( ) 20. --- Why ______ you go out with us, Rose ---- Because I have much homework ______.
A. do; to do B. do; doing C. don't; doing D. don't; to do
Ⅱ．完形填空（10分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。（共10小题，每小题1分）
Chrissy had only been in heaven for a few days. She was a (n) ___21___ angel there. Even though she was the newest angel, Chrissy had been given a very important task (任务). She was in charge of the ___22___. Every Monday and every Thursday, she had to be ___23___ that the clouds get together and spread their raindrops all over the world. Every living thing on the ___24___ needed rain. Trees needed rain to grow ___25___ and strong. Grass needed rain to ___26___ green. All the animals had to have water to ___27___ and to take baths in. And of course flowers needed the rain to look lovely and smell wonderful. So making the rain come was a very important ___28___! But no one had told Chrissy how to make it rain, and she didn't know what to do at all.
Chrissy asked one of the old angels if he could ___29___ her. "The angel that had the job before you used to tell sad stories to the clouds, and that made them cry," said the old one. But Chrissy was a very ___30___ little angel and she didn't know any sad stories. So she didn't think that would work.
( ) 21. A. unusual B. friendly C. new D. lonely
( ) 22. A. wind B. sun C. snow D. rain
( ) 23. A. sure B. worried C. glad D. surprised
( ) 24. A. heaven B. earth C. sea D. grass
( ) 25. A. long B. heavy C. tall D. wide
( ) 26. A. feel B. keep C. seem D. sound
( ) 27. A. drink B. wash C. play D. chat
( ) 28. A. day B. lesson C. job D. project
( ) 29. A. meet B. help C. protect D. appreciate
( ) 30. A. smart B. foolish C. happy D. curious
Ⅲ．阅读理解（35分）
i．阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳选项。（共25小题，每小题1分）
A
Thomas Alva Edison is one of the greatest inventors of all times. One of his most famous achievements is the electric light. He tried thousands of times to make a long lasting light bulb (灯泡). Although the light bulb is not his invention, he is the only one to have made such a successful light bulb. Many people remember him for the invention of the electric light. He held a lot of patents (专利权) worldwide. Many of them were approved (批准) in USA.
We can find his inventions in many fields. In fact, many of the advanced inventions were based on his ideas. He invented a phonograph (留声机), a film picture camera, a ticket recorder and so on.
Edison was not a good student at school. But he loved to do new experiments. When he was still a child, he built his first lab to perform his experiments.
An amazing story of Edison's childhood is that he almost made his servant die. Edison used to think that birds ate insects and these insects might make them fly. So, he collected these insects and blended them to make juice. He then let his servant drink the juice. After drinking the juice, the girl lost her sense. But luckily, she was saved.
( ) 31. Many of Edison's patents were approved ______.
A. all over the world B. in England C. in America D. in Germany
( ) 32. The ______ is not one of Edison's inventions.
A. phonograph B. film picture camera C. ticket recorder D. television
( ) 33. Edison made insects juice and let his servant drink because ______.
A. he wanted to punish his servant for her mistakes
B. he wanted to know if the juice could make her fly
C. he hated insects and killed them
D. his servant liked to eat insects and asked Edison to do that
( ) 34. At last, the servant ______.
A. was saved B. lost her sight C. lost her life D. became an inventor
( ) 35. Which of the following is TURE
A. Edison tried once to make the first light bulb.
B. Edison was a very popular student at school and loved by his teachers.
C. The light bulb is not Edison's invention, but he is remembered for it.
D. Edison preformed his first experiment when he grew up.
B
An Irish priest (牧师) loved going fishing. It was his favourite hobby. However, the weather was so bad this year that he didn't have a chance to go fishing.
It was very strange that the weather was good every Sunday. But Sunday was the day when he had to go to work. The coming Sunday was good again according to the weather report, so he called another priest and told him that he lost his voice and was in bed with the fever. He asked him to take over his work.
The priest drove fifty miles to a river so that no one would find him. An angel in Heaven was keeping watch and saw what the priest was doing. He reported it to God. He thought God would do something about it.
With the first throw of us line, a huge fish bit down the fish food. For over an hour the priest was busy running up and down the river bank to fight the fish. In the end, he landed the large size fish. It was a world record — a Salmon (鲑鱼).
The angel did not know what was happening and asked God, “Why did you let him catch that huge fish I thought you were going to teach him a lesson." God replied, "I did. Who do you think he's going to tell "
( ) 36. The priest didn't go fishing this year because of ______.
A. his hobby B. the bad weather C. his illness D. his strict wife
( ) 37. What did the priest say to another priest on the phone when he wanted to go fishing
A. He was going fishing with his family. B. He was in bed with the fever.
C. he would go to see the doctor. D. he would stay at home and do some housework.
( ) 38. Why did the priest drive fifty miles away to go fishing
A. Because there were more fish there. B. Because that was a quieter place.
C. Because no one knew him there. D. Because there were many people fishing there.
( ) 39. The underlined word "landed" means ______.
A. won C. collected B. dialed D. caught
( ) 40. God said he had taught the priest a lesson, because ______.
A. the priest did not know how to take the huge fish home
B. the priest was afraid to see such a huge fish
C. the priest had understood he was wrong
D. the priest couldn't tell anyone else that he caught a huge fish
C
Some American Indians grew corn, sunflowers, beans, and pumpkins in their gardens. To prepare a garden, they first killed trees. Some Indians put a dead fish into the hole where they planted the corn in order to provide food for the corn plant.
The Indians made little progress (进步) during the thousands of years before the Europeans came. One reason for this was that horses, cows, sheep, pigs, and chickens were not found in America. Without horses, the Indians had a hard time digging up the soil, and they could only get animal food by hunting. Another reason for their lack of progress was that they did not know how to use metals to make tools. Stones and flat bones do not make good tools.
Indian hunters would sometimes hunt for days without finding anything. They learned to follow animal tracks (足迹). They learned to listen. In order to get close to their prey, the Indians had to move quietly. When they were close enough, they could shoot their arrows. Often, the prey got away.
The Mayas were Indians. They were much more civilized (文明的) than American Indians. The Mayas were great builders. They knew how to write down their words, and some of their books still exist.
( ) 41. The dead fish in the story was used to ______.
A. kill trees B. provide food for the corn plant C. frighten animals D. keep the corn fresh
( ) 42. What does the second paragraph tell us
A. Problems the Indians had. B. How poor the Indians were.
C. Reasons for the Indians' lack of progress. D. Indian farming and hunting.
( ) 43. The Indians made tools out of ______.
A. metals B. glass C. the bones of horses and cows D. stones and bones
( ) 44. The Indians moved quietly so that they ______.
A. would get close to their prey B. would not leave some tracks
C. could look at wild animals better D. could follow animal tracks
( ) 45. What's TRUE about the Mayas
A. They couldn't find animals.
B. They came to Europe years ago.
C. They knew how to write down their words.
D. They were less civilized than American Indians.
D
Sammy looked out of the classroom window at a bird in a tree. He saw a worm (小虫) in the bird's mouth. "Wow!" he whispered as he looked at the bird eating the worm.
"Sammy!" his teacher Mr Maxwell said loudly.
Sammy jumped and knocked his science book off his desk. Everyone in the class laughed and Sammy blushed. This was the third time today he had been caught not paying attention to the science lesson. It was just so easy to get distracted (分心的) when people read aloud from the science textbook!
It wasn't that Sammy didn't like science. He loved to learn about machines, Earth and animals. He even thought bugs and plants were great. He wanted to go outside and see how a snake lived. He wanted to watch plants growing from the ground as they did last month. He just didn't want to read about these things.
Sammy thought Mr Maxwell would surely understand. "There was a bird with a worm in its mouth ..." Sammy began. Then he saw the furious look on his teacher's face. Sammy decided that he had better stop talking before Mr Maxwell became any angrier.
( ) 46. The bird was ______ when Sammy looked at it.
A. eating B. flying C. falling D. thinking
( ) 47. Mr Max well was Sammy's ______.
A. English teacher B. science teacher C. uncle D. father
( ) 48. We can know from the fourth paragraph that ______.
A. Sammy didn't like science
B. Sammy liked to learn from others
C. Sammy liked learning science in other ways
D. Sammy didn't know about science at all
( ) 49. What does the underlined word "furious" mean
A. Friendly B. Angry C. Special D. Foolish
( ) 50. The writer wrote this passage to ______.
A. introduce to us a new student B. show us a science class
C. introduce to us a beautiful bird D. encourage us to listen carefully
E
The Blacksmith
I am a blacksmith. I am important because I make everything that is needed such as shoes for horses and other animals. I can also be considered a dentist, because I pull the tooth out if someone's tooth hurts.
The Miller (磨坊主)
My neighbor is a miller. The mill that he owns and runs is extremely important. The mill is part of the reason we live here. The miller grinds (磨) grain for farmers. Instead of getting money from the farmers, the miller takes a percentage of the grain for a payment.
The Cobbler
The cobbler makes my shoes. He is a very busy man because we walk a lot. The cobbler fixes old shoes and makes new ones. It's very expensive to get a new pair of shoes, so I make sure my shoes are well worn before getting a new pair or getting them fixed! The shoes aren't very beautiful. In fact, the cobbler uses the same pattern (模式) for every shoe, and it makes no difference whether it's left or right! Each shoe is exactly the same.
The Town Crier
The town crier is how we get our news in the town. He travels from town to town ringing a bell to get everyone's attention. When he tells the news, he doesn't give much detail, just words like: "War began today".
( ) 51. What can the writer do
A. He can make shoes for animals and pull the tooth out.
B. He can grow crops.
C. He can make shoes for people.
D. He can grind grains for the farmer.
( ) 52. The miller ______ from the farmers for a payment.
A. gets money B. takes a few of books
C. takes a percentage of the grain D. takes a percentage of the flour
( ) 53. The shoes that the cobbler makes are ______.
A. very beautiful B. the same C. very cheap D. different
( ) 54. From the passage, we know people can get ______ from the town crier.
A. news B. money C. attention D. books
( ) 55. The writer wrote the passage to ______.
A. tell us how to save money B. explain why he is a blacksmith
C. introduce some people to us D. tell us a funny story
ii．选择下列词汇完成下面对话。（共5小题，每小题1分）
A. on B. read C. many D. name E. much F. educational
Tim: Excuse me. I am looking for a book written by Mark Twain. Can you help me
Mr White: Sure. What's the (56) ______ of the book
Tim: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Mr White: It's an interesting book. At the same time it is very (57) ______. Many people love it.
Tim: Yeah. I have (58) ______ all of his other books. Where can I find it
Mr White: It's (59) ______the shelf on your right side.
Tim: How (60) ______is it
Mr White: 35 yuan.
Tim: Here you are.
ⅲ. 选择下列句子完成下面对话。（共5小题，每小题1分）
A. How about next Sunday B. How was your last Friday C. you haven't told me the address of your new house.D. Then, is next Friday OK E. It's far from your house.F. Juliet will pick you up at six twenty.G. What time
David: Hello, Mary. Would you like to come to our new house for dinner
Mary: Yeah. Why not
David: (61) ______
Mary: I'm sorry I've promised to visit my parents that day.
David: (62) ______
Mary: No problem. (63) ______
David: At six thirty in the evening. .
Mary: By the way, (64) ______
David: Don't worry. (65) ______
Mary: Thank you.
Ⅳ. 词汇 (10分)
用所给词汇的适当形式填空。（共10小题，每小题1分）
66. Vanya Kenley is a film ______ (produce).
67. It's a pleasure ______ (drive) you home.
68. Sarah failed, but she decided ______ (try) again.
69. Among these ______ (astronomer), few of them are female.
70. I don't like that kind of desk with many ______ (drawer).
71. Is there anything ______ (eat) at home, Mom
72. Linda refused his ______ (invite) to dinner, because she didn't want to see him.
73. ______ (take) my advice, and do sports every day.
74. The furniture in my room is made of ______ (wooden).
75. She put her notebook into a ______ (metal) box.
V．书面表达（10分）
贝多芬(Beethoven)是世界著名的钢琴家(pianist)。请根据要点提示，简要介绍贝多芬。
要求：不少于80词。
要点提示：
1．贝多芬于1770年出生于波恩(Bonn)一个贫寒的家庭。父亲是一位歌手，母亲是一位女仆。
2．他四岁开始学习音乐，八岁开始登台演出。1792年到维也纳深造(further study)，
进步飞快。
3．贝多芬二十六岁时听力开始减弱，晚年全聋，但他从来没有放弃音乐创作。他的事迹激励了无数人。
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参考答案
I. 1-5 DBADC 6-10 BCDBA
11-15 DCBAC 16-20 BDCBD
II. 21-25 CDABC 26-30 BACBC
III. 31-35 CDBAC 36-40 BBCDD
41-45 BCDAC 46-50 ABCBB
51-55 ACBAC 56-60 DFBAE
61-65 ADGCF
IV. (One possible version)
66. producer 67. to drive
68. to try 69. astronomers
70. drawers 71. to eat
72. invitation 73. Take
74. wood 75. metal
V. (One possible version)
Beethoven, one of the most famous pianists worldwide, was born in a poor family in Bonn. His father was a singer, while his mother was a servant.
Beethoven began to learn music at the age of 4 and started to give performances on the stage at the age of 8. In 1792, he went to Vienna for further study, and he made great progress there. Unluckily, he couldn’t hear well when he was 26, and became completely deaf in his late years, but he never gave up creating music. His behaviour encouraged many people to make their dream come true.
【书面表达写作指导】
本篇文章主要介绍人物。首先认真阅读提示内容，根据提示内容，从下面三个方面介绍贝多芬：1.贝多芬的身世背景；2.贝多芬早年的经历；3.贝多芬的磨难和对人们的激励作用。时态以一般过去时为主。