Unit 4 A good read单元提高练习（无答案）
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8BU4单元提高练习
一、单项选择
1. I gave her useful advice, but she thought it was useless answer.
A. /; an B. an; an C. an; a D. /; a
2. --- Look! It _________ be Mr. Wang.
--- No, it ____________ be him. He has gone abroad.
A. may; mustn’t B. must; may not C. must; can’t D. can; may not
3. --- You won’t mind me __________ some photos here, will you
--- ___________. You can just enjoy them with your eyes, I think.
A. taking; Better not. B. taking; Of course not.
C. bringing; Never mind. D. bringing; That’s all right.
4. The sun was shining brightly, everything there more beautiful.
A. making; look B. to make; looked
C. and made; looking D. and making; be looked
5. --- Mum, I failed the Maths exam again. It’s too difficult.
--- Don’t be afraid of that. Kites rise highest _______ the wind ,not with it.
A. against B. through C.above D. along
6.The twins couldn’t wait the TV as they thought the basketball match was still .
A.to turn on; playing B. turning on;playing
C.opening; on D. to turn on;on
7.---Mum, when can I go to the sports center to play football with my friends
--- .
A. Until you finish your homework
B. Not until you finish your homework
C. Until you will finish your homework
D. Not until you will finish your homework
8.--- Excuse me, how many books can I when I use student card
--- Three books .
keep; at a time B.borrow; at a time
C. keep; at one time D.borrow;at one time
9.The idiom (谚语) “Mengzi’s mother makes three moves” tells us the story that a mother who did all she could to provide the best for her child.
A. experience B. instruction C. environment D. information
10. --- So you missed the football match yesterday
--- _______. I got there 15 minutes before the end of it.
A. Not likely B. Not a little C.Not exactly D. Not at all
二、完形填空
Last night, my husband and I were walking in a nearby parking lot after dinner when we saw a man breaking something with a rock. He lost himself in his task and didn’t look up at anyone passing by. We kept 1 him as we walked around the parking lot and talked between ourselves about what he might be doing. I thought he was breaking stones to make sand, but why would he do that
2 , we decided to go up and speak to him. He was breaking pieces of leftover bread he had collected to make 3 for the birds that come there every morning. The large pieces of bread would be 4 for the birds to eat, so he ground（研磨）them into a fine powder（粉末）with the rock.
It was moving to hear that he’s been doing this every 5 ,by himself, for the last three or four years. What moved us more was that he was surprised we were even taking 6 in this, since for him it wasn’t a big deal. Every night, he 7 leftover bread from his neighborhood. He then spends the next one or two hours in the parking lot crushing（压碎）each piece of bread and making a neat pile for the birds, which he says will be 8 by the next evening. He also 9 fresh water and adds grains on top of the pile.
When we asked him what reminds him to do this simple, small but devoted act of service, he shrugged his shoulders and said, “It’s just something small I do so that the leftover bread doesn’t go into the rubbish and the birds get food.”
We shared his story with the hope that it might encourage someone to start something 10 in their own area.
( )1.A. asking B. showing C. helping D. noticing
( )2.A. Naturally B. Patiently C. Surely D. Finally
( )3.A. food B. drink C. nests D. desserts
( )4.A. perfect B. difficult C. healthy D. enough
( )5.A. morning B. afternoon C. night D. weekend
( )6.A. a role B. an interest C. part D. pride
( )7.A. collects B. buys C. receives D. donates
( )8.A. removed B. lost C. gone D. discovered
( )9.A. leaves B. takes C. drops D. saves
( )10.A. small B. strange C. similar D. simple
三、阅读理解
A
The Enigma is a small hotel that has just 12 rooms (1-12). On one particular night, half the rooms were occupied (居住). Those in residence that night were three married couples—Mr and Mrs Haller (German), Mr and Mrs Dupont (French), and Mr and Mrs Davies (English)—and three people on their own—Ms Silver (American), Mrs Holgrove (English) and Mr Conti (Italian).
Can you say who was staying in which room from the information given below
Only two even-numbered (偶数) rooms were in use.
The two odd numbers (奇数) not in use add up to 16, as do the two even numbers that were in use.
A married couple was in Room 11.
Room 6 was empty.
Residents (房客) of the same nationality were in Rooms 3 and 5.
Room 4 was occupied by one person only.
Although they had not planned a joint visit, the French couple knew the couple in Room 11 before.
The American had to borrow some coffee from the resident of Room 4 when she got no answer at the door of Room 1.
The numbers of the rooms occupied by married couples added up to 17.
Problem-solving and Thinking Skills Resources for Able and Talented Children 81
Barry Teare (Network Continuum Education, 2021)
1.Which part of the book does this page belong to
A. Problem Solving B. Logical Thinking C. Prediction D. Wordplay
2.Who may stay in Room 4
A. Mr and Mrs Haller. B. Mr and Mrs Davies. C. Ms Silver. D. Mr Conti.
3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the page
A. The residents come from six different countries.
B. Enigma is the owner of the hotel.
C. The page is from a book designed for children.
D. Only two rooms were in use that night.
B
By the year 2050 it is estimated that the world’s population will reach nine billion. An interesting question: what happens when people in poorer countries raise their living standard and demand more meat in their diet Imagine trying to feed nine billion people with enough meat. In short, it’s simply impossible.
Australian journalist and science writer, Julian Cribb, explains the challenges the world faces in feeding nine billion people by the year 2050. Cribb says there is a major problem in the current food system in the developed world, at least. As more and more people move towards city centers, the less and less they know about where their food comes from. Most think food simply grow on supermarket shelves, and they don’t consider the environmental effects of food production.
Food has many hidden cost: huge volumes of water, energy use and land degradation（退化）. Consumers add their own costs by simply throwing away a lot of food. The figures for food waste in West are staggering.
To solve this problem of public ignorance（无知）about food. Cribb suggests that food should be taught as a subject at primary school. This would help to create a future generation that could better deal with the world’s coming food challenges. This powerful measure can help to raise a generation of educated consumers, more productive farmers, and so on.
Cribb offers other solutions and suggestions as well. One is to increase the funding for agriculture science, which has been falling by the wayside in recent years. He suggested organic（有机的）farming should be understood on a scientific basis, changing people’s thinking to one of a new form of “environmental agriculture” to get the very best out of organic farming systems. He says we should stop wasting food and learn how to grow food more cheaply. We should use less water, as water is one of the main inputs into food production. Cribb also suggests eating more fruit and vegetables.
4. What is the meaning of the underlined word in the third paragraph
A. Confusing. B. Surprising C. Puzzling D. Pleasing.
5. According to Julian Cribb, what is the aim of making food a subject at school
A. To educate students about the food problem.
B. To help students understand how to grow food.
C. To develop agricultural science.
D. To train more productive farmers.
6. Which of the following may the writer disagree with
A. The public should save food and save water.
B. Organic agriculture costs a lot of resources.
C. More money should be used for agricultural science.
D. People should eat less meat but more fruit and vegetables.
7. The text is mainly about _______.
A. The effects of agriculture on the environment on agriculture
B. the effect of the world’s population on agriculture
C. food problems in the future and some solutions
D. the development of agriculture in the future
C
That evening Holmes again wore different clothes, and a large, black hat. He changed his face, his hair－everything. He was a different man.
We walked together to Serpentine Avenue. “You see,” said Holmes to me, “I don’t think she wants others to see the photo. But where is it At her bank No. Such a woman likes to keep important things herself. I’m sure it’s in her house.”
“But how will you know ” I asked. He said, “She’ll show me. She’ll have to.”
Just then Irene’s taxi arrived. One of the men in the street ran to open the door and then another man pushed him. Other men were also pushing and shouting, and a fight began. Irene was in the middle of it, but Holmes ran to help her. Then suddenly he fell to the ground, with blood running down his face. Irene hurried to her front door, but she looked back. “How kind of him to help me! Is the poor man hurt ” she called.
Some people carried Holmes into the house. I waited outside the window and watched. Then Holmes put up his hand, and I threw the smoke-stick into the room. At once, the people in the street and in the house all began to shout “Fire!” very loudly.
The house was full of smoke. I walked away, and ten minutes later Holmes came to meet me.
“Well done, Watson,” he said. “Have you got the photo ” I asked.
“I know where it is. She showed me,” he answered.
“But why did she show you ”
“It’s easy,” he said, and laughed. “You saw all those people in the street I paid them to help us. It wasn’t a real fight and the blood wasn’t real. When people shout “Fire!”, a woman runs to the most important thing in her house, her baby, her gold, or ... a photo. Irene ran to find her photo which is in a cupboard in the living room. I saw it. But I did not take it. Tomorrow we will go to the palace and tell it to the King first. The King himself can take the photo from the cupboard. And then we will go .”
8.At first, Holmes changed his clothes to ________.
A. make him smarter B. take a taxi easily
C. hide his real looks D. make Irene surprised
9.What can we know about the photo
A. The woman hid it somewhere carefully.
B. It was at Irene’s bank and nobody knew.
C. The king put it in the palace’s cupboard secretly.
D. The king asked Holmes to burn it at Irene’s home.
10.What is the correct order of the following sentences
a. Holmes changed his looks.
b. Holmes helped Irene.
c. Watson threw the smoke-stick.
d. Irene ran to the cupboard.
e. Holmes paid a lot of men.
A. a-b-c-d-e B. a-c-d-e-b C. e-a-b-c-d D. e-c-d-b-a
11.The story is mainly about ________.
A. where Irene hid the photo B. how Holmes found the photo
C. why people fought for the photo D. when the king wanted the photo
D
Hybrid cars(混合动力车) are cars that run on petrol(汽油) and electricity. They have a small standard petrol engine(引擎) and a battery electric motor to provide electric power.
There are some differences between different models of hybrid cars, but the general principle is that the car runs on petrol, and the electric motor kicks in when additional power is required, for example, when going uphill. In some hybrid cars the petrol engine turns itself off when not needed, for example when the car has stopped at traffic lights, keeping only the electric engine running.
Traditional cars have large engines to cope with driving uphill. Most of the time, the high engine capacity is not needed, but the engine continues burning up fuel(燃料). Hybrid cars have much smaller petrol engines, improved by electric motors when needed, so they use less energy. Hybrid cars are also lighter and aerodynamically(空气动力学地) designed for greater fuel efficiency.
Another way that fuel consumption is cut by a system of “regenerative braking(刹车)”. The electric motor is used to slow down the car, rather than traditional brakes. The energy produced by slowing the car is changed into electrical power, which is automatically stored in the battery. In effect, the battery recharges when you brake. In traditional cars the energy produced when braking is wasted.
Car makers and engineers have been experiencing with electric and hybrid cars since the late 19th century. In 1898 Ferdinand Porsche built an experimental hybrid car. The first mass-produced hybrid car, the Toyota Prius, came out in Japan at the end of 1997. However, hybrid cars became available in the USA only in 1999, when the Honda Insight went on sale.
As they use less fuel, hybrid cars are cheaper to run. There are also many voices in some places to encourage people to buy them. In some countries, hybrid car owners pay a lower rate of tax, and don’t have to pay on certain roads. In some cities around the world, hybrid cars are allowed to park for free.
What can we learn from paragraph 2
A. Hybrid cars don’t need petrol any more.
B. The petrol engine and the electric motor work all the way.
C. Hybrid cars mainly depend on electrical power to run.
D. Some hybrid car petrol engines will stop when unnecessary.
13. Which is NOT the reason why hybrid cars use less energy
A. Smaller petrol engines. B. Scientific design.
C. Traditional brakes D. Energy storage.
14. What can we infer from the last paragraph
A. Hybrid cars are cheaper to buy.
B. Hybrid cars can free their owners from tax.
C. Hybrid cars are free to park anywhere in the city.
D. Hybrid cars will gain more popularity.
15. What’s the writers purpose of writing the passage
A. To advertise hybrid cars to encourage people to buy.
B. To show people a kind of energy-saving cars.
C. To compare traditional cars and hybrid cars
D. To introduce the development of hybrid cars.
E
All you need to know about taking COVID-19 vaccines (疫苗)
Vaccines will be used to stop people from getting the COVID-19 virus. China is giving free vaccines to all Chinese people. You might want to know how the vaccines work. Let’s look to get the facts about the new COVID-19 vaccines.
____16____
China now has four COVID-19 vaccines for market use and emergency use. What are the benefits of getting a COVID-19 vaccine A COVID-19 vaccine might:
Prevent you from getting COVID-19 or from becoming seriously ill or dying.
Prevent you from spreading the COVID-19 virus to others and replicating (复制).
Add to the number of people in the group who are protected from getting COVID-19.
____17____
A COVID-19vaccine may cause strong side effects after getting it, especially for those with chronic (慢性的) diseases or exceptions as follows, so do not advise them to get vaccinated right now.
People who have a history of serious problems after taking vaccines.
People with some serious diseases.
People with high fever.
Pregnant women.
____18____
Do you suit to receive the vaccination now It all depends.
People aged 60 or above: Research shows the vaccines are safe for people aged 60 or above. So we advise this group of people to take the vaccine.
People under 18: We don’t advise people under 18 to take the vaccines first.
People with chronic (慢性的) diseases: If the diseases are well-controlled, they can take the vaccines.
____19___
A COVID-19vaccine can cause mild side effects after the first or second dose, including fever, headache, muscle pain, feeling unwell etc. You’ll be likely to be monitored for 15 minutes after getting a COVID-19 vaccine to see if you have an immediate reaction. Most side effects happen within the first three days after vaccination and typically last only one to two days.
___20____
Keep in mind that if you’re fully vaccinated from COVID-19, your risk of gettingCOVID-19 might be low. But if you become infected (感染), you might spread the COVID-19virus to others even if you don’t have any signs of COVID-19. So vaccinated people should continue to take safety precautions, such as wearing a mask and avoiding close touch with others when they are in public.
A．People not suitable for the vaccines.
B．Advice for some special groups.
C．Tips for getting the vaccines.
D．The possible side effects.
E．A warning after getting the vaccines.
F．Benefits of getting the vaccines.
词汇运用
1.Can you help me to (翻译) this English poem into Chinese.
2.If you are polite to him, maybe he won’t (拒绝) to give you the job.
3.If you don’t protect the animals, we will be (不能的) to see them in the future.
4. Do you know those __________(Germany) names They are very patient with readers.
5.Be careful to make important ___________(decide) because they will lead to quite different results.
6. I felt it really _________(touch) that the dying boy donated his kidney(肾) to his mother.
7.Diana’s grandfather’s is one of the best (write) in China and he won many prizes.
8.How could you chat with those (library) I’m afraid whether they are kind to us.
9. _________ (知识) from books can help us with the real-life problems.
10.--- You mean the man in the room must be a thief. --- ____________(正是)
五、综合填空
Online shopping has become something very common (普通的) for young people. But it's very hard for most of the old people. Therefore, offline buy-for-you (线下代购) stores are becoming very popular___1____ the old.
Li Hui'an, ___2___ 84-year-old man from Dalian city, says, "I think it's a 3 (please)to buy things in a large store and I like shopping there. But I couldn't find my favourite CD in the large stores. It's very convenient (方便的)to buy things online. 4 , I don't know how to use the computer. After I happened _____5___( find) this offline buy-for-you store, I decided to have a try. Finally I got the opera CD I'd dreamed of for several years. I was so happy. I have become crazy about offline shopping."
The store owner Liu Min says in 6___to meet the needs of people who want to buy things online but can't use the computer, she started the 7 (busy) of offline buy-for-you. In the past ten days, she ____8___( receive) more than 20 orders (订单) from customers. Liu Min is not the only one who offers this kind of service. In Dalian city, more than 300 such stores____9____ (open) their doors only in April.
The offline buy-for-you stores make it____10 (easy)for certain people, especially the old, to shop online than the old way.
1.________2._________3.___________4.___________5.___________ 6.________7._________8.___________9. __________10.__________
六、书面表达
假设你是阳光中学的李华，你的英国笔友Kate想了解中国学生课外阅读的情况。请根据以下流程图提示，给她回一封电子邮件：
注意：
1.邮件须根据流程图自拟，要求语句通顺、意思连贯、符合题意；
2.流程图中括号部分非限定性内容，仅供参考；
3.词数90个左右，开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数；
4.邮件不得使用真实的个人及学校信息；
5. 邮件必须写在答卷指定位置。
参考词汇：课外阅读 extra-curricular reading 经典读物 classic reading materials
Dear Kate ,
Thank you for your email. I am writing to tell you the extra-curricular reading in our school.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Best wishes!
Yours,
Li Hua
一、单项选择
1. I gave her useful advice, but she thought it was useless answer.
A. /; an B. an; an C. an; a D. /; a
2. --- Look! It _________ be Mr. Wang.
--- No, it ____________ be him. He has gone abroad.
A. may; mustn’t B. must; may not C. must; can’t D. can; may not
3. --- You won’t mind me __________ some photos here, will you
--- ___________. You can just enjoy them with your eyes, I think.
A. taking; Better not. B. taking; Of course not.
C. bringing; Never mind. D. bringing; That’s all right.
4. The sun was shining brightly, everything there more beautiful.
A. making; look B. to make; looked
C. and made; looking D. and making; be looked
5. --- Mum, I failed the Maths exam again. It’s too difficult.
--- Don’t be afraid of that. Kites rise highest _______ the wind ,not with it.
A. against B. through C.above D. along
6.The twins couldn’t wait the TV as they thought the basketball match was still .
A.to turn on; playing B. turning on;playing
C.opening; on D. to turn on;on
7.---Mum, when can I go to the sports center to play football with my friends
--- .
A. Until you finish your homework
B. Not until you finish your homework
C. Until you will finish your homework
D. Not until you will finish your homework
8.--- Excuse me, how many books can I when I use student card
--- Three books .
keep; at a time B.borrow; at a time
C. keep; at one time D.borrow;at one time
9.The idiom (谚语) “Mengzi’s mother makes three moves” tells us the story that a mother who did all she could to provide the best for her child.
A. experience B. instruction C. environment D. information
10. --- So you missed the football match yesterday
--- _______. I got there 15 minutes before the end of it.
A. Not likely B. Not a little C.Not exactly D. Not at all
二、完形填空
Last night, my husband and I were walking in a nearby parking lot after dinner when we saw a man breaking something with a rock. He lost himself in his task and didn’t look up at anyone passing by. We kept 1 him as we walked around the parking lot and talked between ourselves about what he might be doing. I thought he was breaking stones to make sand, but why would he do that
2 , we decided to go up and speak to him. He was breaking pieces of leftover bread he had collected to make 3 for the birds that come there every morning. The large pieces of bread would be 4 for the birds to eat, so he ground（研磨）them into a fine powder（粉末）with the rock.
It was moving to hear that he’s been doing this every 5 ,by himself, for the last three or four years. What moved us more was that he was surprised we were even taking 6 in this, since for him it wasn’t a big deal. Every night, he 7 leftover bread from his neighborhood. He then spends the next one or two hours in the parking lot crushing（压碎）each piece of bread and making a neat pile for the birds, which he says will be 8 by the next evening. He also 9 fresh water and adds grains on top of the pile.
When we asked him what reminds him to do this simple, small but devoted act of service, he shrugged his shoulders and said, “It’s just something small I do so that the leftover bread doesn’t go into the rubbish and the birds get food.”
We shared his story with the hope that it might encourage someone to start something 10 in their own area.
( )1.A. asking B. showing C. helping D. noticing
( )2.A. Naturally B. Patiently C. Surely D. Finally
( )3.A. food B. drink C. nests D. desserts
( )4.A. perfect B. difficult C. healthy D. enough
( )5.A. morning B. afternoon C. night D. weekend
( )6.A. a role B. an interest C. part D. pride
( )7.A. collects B. buys C. receives D. donates
( )8.A. removed B. lost C. gone D. discovered
( )9.A. leaves B. takes C. drops D. saves
( )10.A. small B. strange C. similar D. simple
三、阅读理解
A
The Enigma is a small hotel that has just 12 rooms (1-12). On one particular night, half the rooms were occupied (居住). Those in residence that night were three married couples—Mr and Mrs Haller (German), Mr and Mrs Dupont (French), and Mr and Mrs Davies (English)—and three people on their own—Ms Silver (American), Mrs Holgrove (English) and Mr Conti (Italian).
Can you say who was staying in which room from the information given below
Only two even-numbered (偶数) rooms were in use.
The two odd numbers (奇数) not in use add up to 16, as do the two even numbers that were in use.
A married couple was in Room 11.
Room 6 was empty.
Residents (房客) of the same nationality were in Rooms 3 and 5.
Room 4 was occupied by one person only.
Although they had not planned a joint visit, the French couple knew the couple in Room 11 before.
The American had to borrow some coffee from the resident of Room 4 when she got no answer at the door of Room 1.
The numbers of the rooms occupied by married couples added up to 17.
Problem-solving and Thinking Skills Resources for Able and Talented Children 81
Barry Teare (Network Continuum Education, 2021)
1.Which part of the book does this page belong to
A. Problem Solving B. Logical Thinking C. Prediction D. Wordplay
2.Who may stay in Room 4
A. Mr and Mrs Haller. B. Mr and Mrs Davies. C. Ms Silver. D. Mr Conti.
3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the page
A. The residents come from six different countries.
B. Enigma is the owner of the hotel.
C. The page is from a book designed for children.
D. Only two rooms were in use that night.
B
By the year 2050 it is estimated that the world’s population will reach nine billion. An interesting question: what happens when people in poorer countries raise their living standard and demand more meat in their diet Imagine trying to feed nine billion people with enough meat. In short, it’s simply impossible.
Australian journalist and science writer, Julian Cribb, explains the challenges the world faces in feeding nine billion people by the year 2050. Cribb says there is a major problem in the current food system in the developed world, at least. As more and more people move towards city centers, the less and less they know about where their food comes from. Most think food simply grow on supermarket shelves, and they don’t consider the environmental effects of food production.
Food has many hidden cost: huge volumes of water, energy use and land degradation（退化）. Consumers add their own costs by simply throwing away a lot of food. The figures for food waste in West are staggering.
To solve this problem of public ignorance（无知）about food. Cribb suggests that food should be taught as a subject at primary school. This would help to create a future generation that could better deal with the world’s coming food challenges. This powerful measure can help to raise a generation of educated consumers, more productive farmers, and so on.
Cribb offers other solutions and suggestions as well. One is to increase the funding for agriculture science, which has been falling by the wayside in recent years. He suggested organic（有机的）farming should be understood on a scientific basis, changing people’s thinking to one of a new form of “environmental agriculture” to get the very best out of organic farming systems. He says we should stop wasting food and learn how to grow food more cheaply. We should use less water, as water is one of the main inputs into food production. Cribb also suggests eating more fruit and vegetables.
4. What is the meaning of the underlined word in the third paragraph
A. Confusing. B. Surprising C. Puzzling D. Pleasing.
5. According to Julian Cribb, what is the aim of making food a subject at school
A. To educate students about the food problem.
B. To help students understand how to grow food.
C. To develop agricultural science.
D. To train more productive farmers.
6. Which of the following may the writer disagree with
A. The public should save food and save water.
B. Organic agriculture costs a lot of resources.
C. More money should be used for agricultural science.
D. People should eat less meat but more fruit and vegetables.
7. The text is mainly about _______.
A. The effects of agriculture on the environment on agriculture
B. the effect of the world’s population on agriculture
C. food problems in the future and some solutions
D. the development of agriculture in the future
C
That evening Holmes again wore different clothes, and a large, black hat. He changed his face, his hair－everything. He was a different man.
We walked together to Serpentine Avenue. “You see,” said Holmes to me, “I don’t think she wants others to see the photo. But where is it At her bank No. Such a woman likes to keep important things herself. I’m sure it’s in her house.”
“But how will you know ” I asked. He said, “She’ll show me. She’ll have to.”
Just then Irene’s taxi arrived. One of the men in the street ran to open the door and then another man pushed him. Other men were also pushing and shouting, and a fight began. Irene was in the middle of it, but Holmes ran to help her. Then suddenly he fell to the ground, with blood running down his face. Irene hurried to her front door, but she looked back. “How kind of him to help me! Is the poor man hurt ” she called.
Some people carried Holmes into the house. I waited outside the window and watched. Then Holmes put up his hand, and I threw the smoke-stick into the room. At once, the people in the street and in the house all began to shout “Fire!” very loudly.
The house was full of smoke. I walked away, and ten minutes later Holmes came to meet me.
“Well done, Watson,” he said. “Have you got the photo ” I asked.
“I know where it is. She showed me,” he answered.
“But why did she show you ”
“It’s easy,” he said, and laughed. “You saw all those people in the street I paid them to help us. It wasn’t a real fight and the blood wasn’t real. When people shout “Fire!”, a woman runs to the most important thing in her house, her baby, her gold, or ... a photo. Irene ran to find her photo which is in a cupboard in the living room. I saw it. But I did not take it. Tomorrow we will go to the palace and tell it to the King first. The King himself can take the photo from the cupboard. And then we will go .”
8.At first, Holmes changed his clothes to ________.
A. make him smarter B. take a taxi easily
C. hide his real looks D. make Irene surprised
9.What can we know about the photo
A. The woman hid it somewhere carefully.
B. It was at Irene’s bank and nobody knew.
C. The king put it in the palace’s cupboard secretly.
D. The king asked Holmes to burn it at Irene’s home.
10.What is the correct order of the following sentences
a. Holmes changed his looks.
b. Holmes helped Irene.
c. Watson threw the smoke-stick.
d. Irene ran to the cupboard.
e. Holmes paid a lot of men.
A. a-b-c-d-e B. a-c-d-e-b C. e-a-b-c-d D. e-c-d-b-a
11.The story is mainly about ________.
A. where Irene hid the photo B. how Holmes found the photo
C. why people fought for the photo D. when the king wanted the photo
D
Hybrid cars(混合动力车) are cars that run on petrol(汽油) and electricity. They have a small standard petrol engine(引擎) and a battery electric motor to provide electric power.
There are some differences between different models of hybrid cars, but the general principle is that the car runs on petrol, and the electric motor kicks in when additional power is required, for example, when going uphill. In some hybrid cars the petrol engine turns itself off when not needed, for example when the car has stopped at traffic lights, keeping only the electric engine running.
Traditional cars have large engines to cope with driving uphill. Most of the time, the high engine capacity is not needed, but the engine continues burning up fuel(燃料). Hybrid cars have much smaller petrol engines, improved by electric motors when needed, so they use less energy. Hybrid cars are also lighter and aerodynamically(空气动力学地) designed for greater fuel efficiency.
Another way that fuel consumption is cut by a system of “regenerative braking(刹车)”. The electric motor is used to slow down the car, rather than traditional brakes. The energy produced by slowing the car is changed into electrical power, which is automatically stored in the battery. In effect, the battery recharges when you brake. In traditional cars the energy produced when braking is wasted.
Car makers and engineers have been experiencing with electric and hybrid cars since the late 19th century. In 1898 Ferdinand Porsche built an experimental hybrid car. The first mass-produced hybrid car, the Toyota Prius, came out in Japan at the end of 1997. However, hybrid cars became available in the USA only in 1999, when the Honda Insight went on sale.
As they use less fuel, hybrid cars are cheaper to run. There are also many voices in some places to encourage people to buy them. In some countries, hybrid car owners pay a lower rate of tax, and don’t have to pay on certain roads. In some cities around the world, hybrid cars are allowed to park for free.
What can we learn from paragraph 2
A. Hybrid cars don’t need petrol any more.
B. The petrol engine and the electric motor work all the way.
C. Hybrid cars mainly depend on electrical power to run.
D. Some hybrid car petrol engines will stop when unnecessary.
13. Which is NOT the reason why hybrid cars use less energy
A. Smaller petrol engines. B. Scientific design.
C. Traditional brakes D. Energy storage.
14. What can we infer from the last paragraph
A. Hybrid cars are cheaper to buy.
B. Hybrid cars can free their owners from tax.
C. Hybrid cars are free to park anywhere in the city.
D. Hybrid cars will gain more popularity.
15. What’s the writers purpose of writing the passage
A. To advertise hybrid cars to encourage people to buy.
B. To show people a kind of energy-saving cars.
C. To compare traditional cars and hybrid cars
D. To introduce the development of hybrid cars.
E
All you need to know about taking COVID-19 vaccines (疫苗)
Vaccines will be used to stop people from getting the COVID-19 virus. China is giving free vaccines to all Chinese people. You might want to know how the vaccines work. Let’s look to get the facts about the new COVID-19 vaccines.
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China now has four COVID-19 vaccines for market use and emergency use. What are the benefits of getting a COVID-19 vaccine A COVID-19 vaccine might:
Prevent you from getting COVID-19 or from becoming seriously ill or dying.
Prevent you from spreading the COVID-19 virus to others and replicating (复制).
Add to the number of people in the group who are protected from getting COVID-19.
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A COVID-19vaccine may cause strong side effects after getting it, especially for those with chronic (慢性的) diseases or exceptions as follows, so do not advise them to get vaccinated right now.
People who have a history of serious problems after taking vaccines.
People with some serious diseases.
People with high fever.
Pregnant women.
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Do you suit to receive the vaccination now It all depends.
People aged 60 or above: Research shows the vaccines are safe for people aged 60 or above. So we advise this group of people to take the vaccine.
People under 18: We don’t advise people under 18 to take the vaccines first.
People with chronic (慢性的) diseases: If the diseases are well-controlled, they can take the vaccines.
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A COVID-19vaccine can cause mild side effects after the first or second dose, including fever, headache, muscle pain, feeling unwell etc. You’ll be likely to be monitored for 15 minutes after getting a COVID-19 vaccine to see if you have an immediate reaction. Most side effects happen within the first three days after vaccination and typically last only one to two days.
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Keep in mind that if you’re fully vaccinated from COVID-19, your risk of gettingCOVID-19 might be low. But if you become infected (感染), you might spread the COVID-19virus to others even if you don’t have any signs of COVID-19. So vaccinated people should continue to take safety precautions, such as wearing a mask and avoiding close touch with others when they are in public.
A．People not suitable for the vaccines.
B．Advice for some special groups.
C．Tips for getting the vaccines.
D．The possible side effects.
E．A warning after getting the vaccines.
F．Benefits of getting the vaccines.
词汇运用
1.Can you help me to (翻译) this English poem into Chinese.
2.If you are polite to him, maybe he won’t (拒绝) to give you the job.
3.If you don’t protect the animals, we will be (不能的) to see them in the future.
4. Do you know those __________(Germany) names They are very patient with readers.
5.Be careful to make important ___________(decide) because they will lead to quite different results.
6. I felt it really _________(touch) that the dying boy donated his kidney(肾) to his mother.
7.Diana’s grandfather’s is one of the best (write) in China and he won many prizes.
8.How could you chat with those (library) I’m afraid whether they are kind to us.
9. _________ (知识) from books can help us with the real-life problems.
10.--- You mean the man in the room must be a thief. --- ____________(正是)
五、综合填空
Online shopping has become something very common (普通的) for young people. But it's very hard for most of the old people. Therefore, offline buy-for-you (线下代购) stores are becoming very popular___1____ the old.
Li Hui'an, ___2___ 84-year-old man from Dalian city, says, "I think it's a 3 (please)to buy things in a large store and I like shopping there. But I couldn't find my favourite CD in the large stores. It's very convenient (方便的)to buy things online. 4 , I don't know how to use the computer. After I happened _____5___( find) this offline buy-for-you store, I decided to have a try. Finally I got the opera CD I'd dreamed of for several years. I was so happy. I have become crazy about offline shopping."
The store owner Liu Min says in 6___to meet the needs of people who want to buy things online but can't use the computer, she started the 7 (busy) of offline buy-for-you. In the past ten days, she ____8___( receive) more than 20 orders (订单) from customers. Liu Min is not the only one who offers this kind of service. In Dalian city, more than 300 such stores____9____ (open) their doors only in April.
The offline buy-for-you stores make it____10 (easy)for certain people, especially the old, to shop online than the old way.
1.________2._________3.___________4.___________5.___________ 6.________7._________8.___________9. __________10.__________
六、书面表达
假设你是阳光中学的李华，你的英国笔友Kate想了解中国学生课外阅读的情况。请根据以下流程图提示，给她回一封电子邮件：
注意：
1.邮件须根据流程图自拟，要求语句通顺、意思连贯、符合题意；
2.流程图中括号部分非限定性内容，仅供参考；
3.词数90个左右，开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数；
4.邮件不得使用真实的个人及学校信息；
5. 邮件必须写在答卷指定位置。
参考词汇：课外阅读 extra-curricular reading 经典读物 classic reading materials
Dear Kate ,
Thank you for your email. I am writing to tell you the extra-curricular reading in our school.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Best wishes!
Yours,
Li Hua