unit12同步自测练习[上学期]
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Unit 12 单元同步练习
Ⅰ.单项选择：
My wife and I ________ smoke, but we don’t any more.
A. used to B. are used to C. were used to D. use to
2. You should get _______ all your notes about the lectures if you want to succeed _________ the exam.
A. through; in passing B. over; in
C. across; to pass D. into; in passing
3. This afternoon I was just about ______ go swimming _________ luckily our guide saw me and stopped me.
A. /; when B. to; when C. /; but D. to; but
4. ___________ is stupid _______ you to say so.
A. It; for B. It; of C. That; for D. This; of
5. Look at the trouble I am in! If only I __________ your advice.
A. followed B. would follow
C. had followed D. should follow
6. ------ Can I help you?
____ The clock ________ I bought yesterday doesn’t _____.
A. that; run B. which; work C. who; run D. whom; work
7. Why not send the sick girl to the hospital where she can be ______?
A. satisfied B. treated C. entertained D. recovered
8. I _______ him, but I don’t _________ what he said at the meeting.
A. believe; believe B. trust; believe
C. believe; believe in D. believe; trust
9. Could it be on the playground ________ you often play football ________ you lost your watch?
A. that; which B. which; that
C. where; that D. that; where
10. He managed to find a boat, ________ they could get to the island.
A. in which B. by which C. on that D. using it
11. The reason _________ he told us was not acceptable.
A. why B. that C. for which D. what
12. The days __________ Lincoln spent on the farm in his childhood were the happiest days ________ he had ever had in his life.
A. when; when B. when; that
C. that; which D. that; that
13. I, _________ your friend, will always stand together with you.
A. who is B. that is C. who am D. who are
14. Is this factory ________ we visited the other day?
A. that B. the one C. where D. in which
15. I don’t like the way ________ you speak to him.
A. / B. in that C. by which D. which
16. ------ Where is your house?
------ Look over there. It is the one _______ door faces east.
A. which B. its C. whose D. that
17. The scientists and technicians overcame a lot of difficulties ________ the personal computer.
A. they had developing B. having developing
C. they had developed D. which has to develop
18. ------- What makes her so frightened?
------- Oh, it is the mouse that she ______ on her bed while looking for her watch.
A. came about B. came across C. came through D. came up
19. The Chinese people fought ________ the Japanese invaders ______ freedom over eight years.
A. with; about B. against; for
C. against; with D. to; about
20. He talked ________ he had made a space flight.
A. as if B. as C. if D. though
Ⅱ. 完型
Daniel Radcliffe, at twelve, is about to be a global superstar. For him it seems still 1 that he was 2 as an actor to play Harry Potter more than a year ago. He remembered that night he was told he 3 the part of Harry.
“It was a Friday and I was in the bath. My 4 came in and said, ‘Dan, guess who they have chosen to play Harry Potter.’ I said the name of 5 actor, because I totally 6 in a million years that they would pick me. ‘Someone else?’ he said. When he said that, I suppose I did have a 7 bit of hope that I might have got it, but I didn’t want to 8 my chickens. And then he said , ‘Dan, it’s you .’ I actually cried with 9 . It was the biggest shock of my life.’’
Playing Harry Potter is obviously a huge, lucrative(有利的), golden opportunity for Daniel. He has made one 10 , The Chamber of Secrets, and is being considered for the next five films. This 11 he could be playing Harry Potter until he’s almost 12 . He will earn a large 13 of money from the films. Exactly how much is a secret that he and his parents will 14 to themselves, but it could be about one million pounds for each movie. That’s a lot of money for a 12-year old. “I think I’ll 15 it ,”says Daniel.“I don’t know how much I’m getting, and I don’t want to know because I don't think that’s 16 . It’s not about money , it’s about having 17 and meeting people.”This is perhaps why Daniel has done so well in the acting. Robbie Coltrane, 18 worked alongside the boy playing Hagrid, the giant, says of him,“Daniel is a very good actor. And I think that’s the key 19 it , because if he decides to pursue(追求) it he will do very well. He has a grown-up attitude 20 , and a throw-away attitude at the same time. In fact, it’s exactly the same kind of attitude that gets us all through it.”
1. A. certain B. sure C. unbelievable D. likely
2. A. elected B. considered C. picked D. regarded
3. A. won B. defeated C. beat D. struck
4. A. mother B. sister C. aunt D. Dad
5. A. other B. the other C. another D. others
6. A. thought B. didn’t think C. was sure D. believed
7. A. great B. big C. no D. tiny
8. A. count B. kill C. feed D. look for
9. A. sorrow B. joy C. fear D. disappointment
10. A. novel B. actor C. film D. CD
11. A. hopes B. means C. explains D. expresses
12. A. forty B. twenty C. sixty D. fifty
13. A. number B. many C. deal D. amount
14. A. make B. tell C. break D. keep
15. A. spend B. waste C. collect D. save
16. A. unnecessary B. unimportant
C. important D. necessary
17. A. fun B. money C. fame D. positions
18. A. that B. whom C. who D. he
19. A. to B. of C. with D. for
20. A. in the way B. in a way
C. on the way D. by the way
Ⅲ.阅读
A
This passage is from a novel called ‘The Chrysalids’ by John Wyndham. In this novel, the storyteller is a boy named David.
When I was quite young I sometimes dreamt about a city. It was odd, because the dream began before I even knew what a city was. But I could see this city, by a big lake, with boats on the water and houses all around. Sometimes I saw silver things flying in the sky. It was a pretty place.
Once I asked my sister, Mary, where this city was. She told me that there was no such place. She said that long ago there might have been a city like that, but not now. Then she told me not to talk about the dream to anyone.
Mary did not want me to talk about anything that might make people think I was different from them. Where we lived, people were always looking out for odd things. They even thought it was strange that I was left-handed. So I did not talk about my dream to anyone, and as I got older, I did not have it so often.
And I never told anyone that I could talk to my cousin Rosalind without seeing her. I wasn’t sure if talking like that was odd. After some time I thought perhaps I was just like everyone else until the day I met Sophie.
One day I had gone off by myself, as I often did. I went down a cart-track from our farm until I came to a high ridge(山脊). This ridge was very long, and ran all the way round the land, as far as you could see. I had often gone along the top of it, but I hadn’t been down the other side. Somehow the land on the other side seemed strange, like another country. But today I played a game.
The rain had worn away some of the bank on the other side and I could push myself down the path made by the rain. I did it twice, rushing down the ridge and landing in the soft sand at the bottom. The third time I landed, a voice said,‘ Hello’.
Where did David live?
Near a lake. B. In the city. C. On a ridge. D. On a farm.
The underlined sentence in the first paragraph suggests that __________.
the dream began as soon as David fell asleep
David’s dream was always the same
David had not seen a city
David’s dream always started in a city
According to David, even when he could not see Rosalind, he could ___________.
A. dream about her B. speak to her
C. write to her D. play with her
4. David was able to slide down the ridge because ______________.
A. heavy rain had made paths down its side
B. the ridge was made of soft sand
C. he had played the game many times before
D. the ridge was very long
5. The word “odd” means _________________.
A. familiar B. exciting C. strange D. interesting
B
“The Lord of the Rings”, one of the best sellers in the new millennium (千年), was made of three parts --- “The Fellowship of the Ring”, “ Two Towers”, and “ The Return of the King”. Millions upon millions of people have read it in over 25 different languages, but fewer know about the author and the history of the composition of the creative masterpiece.
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in South Africa in 1892. His parents died when he was a child. Living in England with his aunt, Tolkien and his cousins made up play languages, a hobby that led to Tolkien’s becoming skilled in Welsh, Greek, Gothic, Old Norse and Anglo-Saxon.
After graduating from Oxford, Tolkien served in World WarⅠ. In 1917, while recovering from trench fever, he began compositing the mythology for “The Rings”. As a professor of Anglo-Saxon in the 1930s at Oxford, Tolkien was part of an informal discussion group called the Inklings, which included several writers. The group was soon listening to chapters of Tolkien’s imaginative work “The Hobbit”.
Hobbit was a name Tolkien created for a local people that could best be described as half-sized members of the English rural (乡村的) class. Hobbits live in hillside holes. One of them, Bilbo Baggins, looks for treasures with a group of dwarves (侏儒). On the way, he meets the twisted, pitiful creature Gollum, from whom he sees a golden ring that makes the holder invisible.
One of Tolkien’s students persuaded her employer, publisher Allen & Unwin, to look at a draft (草稿). The chairman of the company, Stanley Unwin, thought that the best judge for a children’s book would be his ten-year-old son. The boy earned a shilling for reporting back that the adventure was exciting, and “The Hobbit” was published in 1937.
It sold so well that Unwin asked for a continuation. Over a dozen years later, in 1954, Tolkien produced “The Lord of the Rings”, a series of books so creative that they hold readers new and old after their publication.
6. What can we learn from the text?
A. “The Lord of the Rings” didn’t sell well in the last millennium.
B. People know better about Tolkien himself than about his works.
C. Tolkien was quite familiar with Old English.
D. Tolkien knew very well about different kinds of local languages in Africa.
7. What can we learn about “Hobbit” that Tolkien created in his works?
A. Hobbit was a race living in English downtown areas.
B. Hobbit was a local people who were very tall and strong.
C. Hobbit was a social group of people who lived in old castles.
D. Hobbit was a group of people who were mostly dwarves.
8. Which of the following helped most in making “The Hobbit” published?
A. One of Tolkien’s students.
B. Stanley Unwin’s son.
C. Allen & Unwin.
D. Bilbo Baggins.
9. What is mainly discussed in the text?
A. “The Lord of the Rings” and its writer.
B. A completely new masterwork in the millennium.
C. A famous professor at Oxford University.
D. The power of the magic ring.
10. Which of the following shows the right order of Mr. J. R. R. Tolkien’s life experience?
a. He had his “The Hobbit” published.
b. He became a member of the Inklings.
c. He served in World WarⅠ.
d. He became an undergraduate at Oxford.
e. His work “The Lord of the Rings” came to the world.
f. He moved to England to live with his aunt.
A. f→d→b→c→a→e B. f→d→c→b→a→e
C. f→c→d→b→e→a D. d→f→c→a→b→e
C
Most painters discover a style of painting that is fit for them and stick to that, especially if people admire their pictures. But Picasso, the great Spanish painter, was like a man who had not yet found his own particular style of painting. He kept on struggling to find the perfect expression till his death in 1973.
Some of Picasso’s paintings are rich, soft colored and beautiful. Others ugly, cruel and strange. But such paintings allow us to imagine things for ourselves. They force us to say to ourselves, “What does he see that makes him paint like that?” And we begin to look under the surface of the things we see.
Picasso painted thousands of pictures in different styles. Sometimes he painted the natural look of things. Sometimes he seemed to break them apart and throw the pieces in our faces. He showed us what the mind knows as well as what the eyes see. At the age of 90, he remained as curious about the world as he had been when he was young. That is why people have called him “the youngest painter in the world”.
11. In the passage the writer wants to tell us _________________.
A. about some pictures which have different styles
B. about Picasso’s style of painting
C. it is not easy for a painter to find his own style
D. that Picasso had not found his own particular style
12. The ugly, cruel and strange paintings by Picasso ___________.
A. make us try to notice something latent(隐藏) in the things
B. allow us to ask questions about them
C. force us to question anything we see
D. cause us to think what Picasso saw was different from what we see
13. The sentence “Sometimes he seemed to break them apart and throw the pieces in our faces” means _________________.
A. sometimes he tore his pictures into pieces
B. he broke something he was painting and threw them away
C. sometimes he showed some broken pictures to others
D. things in some of his pictures seem to be in disorder
14. Why have people called Picasso “the youngest painter in the world”?
A. Because he observed things with the eye and the mind.
B. Because he looked young when he was old.
C. Because he never stopped painting even when he was old.
D. Because he never gave up looking for something new.
15. What do you suppose the writer thinks of Picasso’s paintings?
A. He doesn’t understand some of them.
B. He thinks some of them are valuable, some are not.
C. He admires them, including the ugly ones.
D. He doesn’t like some of them, but admires the painter.
D
There probably is not a child in the world who has not batted a ball against a wall at some time in their life. But when one four-year-old Russian girl threw her first ball into the air and met it with a gentle forehand drive, it opened the way to a world most children only dreamt of. For this little Russian girl --- Maria Sharapova --- was taking the first steps of what is turning into a remarkable tennis career.
In July, Sharapova, 17, won her first Grand Slam (大满贯) title --- the Wimbledon Championships in England. Now she has just displayed her combination (结合) of tennis skills and cool beauty in the China Open, held in Beijing from September 10 to 26.
Unlike Anna Kourikova, who has not got a WTA title, Sharapova has won four since turning professional in 2001.
The girl’s talent was spotted by tennis legend Martina Navratilova when she was just six years old. Navratilova advised her parents to take their daughter to America to train in the famous Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Florida. The academy has produced many great players including Andre Agassi and Monica Seles.
Sharapova was not the sort of child to waste the sacrifices her family had made for her. While she stayed at the academy, her father rented a small flat an hour’s walk away and took construction work to add an income to the US $ 700 he had borrowed from friends to travel to the US. At the time, neither father nor daughter spoke English and both missed their home terribly.
Although Sharapova is described as being “so tough that she can bend steel” on the court, she is like any teenager off court. She is a fan of Harry Potter and Sherlock Holmes, and she collected stamps. “I’ve got thousands and, thanks to fans who send them to me from all over the world, my collection’s still growing.”
Sharapova’s maturity(成熟) makes it easy to forget she is still at school. She managed to fit her study in between a daily schedule of four hours’ tennis coaching, one hour’s fitness training, and flying around the world to tournaments. “I’m getting good marks at school, plenty of As, and I’ve got university at the back of my mind.”
16. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. Nearly each child once played some ball against a wall in his/her life.
B. Maria didn’t want to be the next Anna because she disliked Anna.
C. Some fans compared Maria with Anna because they both won a WTA title.
D. Maria was a good-looking girl but she played tennis poorly.
17. The main reason for Maria’s success was ___________.
A. she began to play tennis at the age of 4
B. Martina tried his best to help her
C. the training in the Bollettieri Tennis Academy
D. her combination of tennis skills and cool beauty
18. “Sharapova was not the sort of child to waste the sacrifices her family had made for her” means that ____________________.
A. because their family had to do a lot for her, her family lost many things
B. unlike other children, she cherished everything her family did for her
C. because she missed her family terribly, she gave up many opportunities most children only dreamt of
D. she tried all she could to save all the money her family offered her
19. It can be inferred from the passage __________________.
A. she was so tough that she could bend steel
B. thanks to fans all over the world, she developed a habit of collecting stamps
C. she had much in common with other teenagers though she was a world star
D. she liked playing tennis so that she did poorly in her study
20. Which is the best title?
A. I Am Unique
B. Not The Next But The First
C. My Dream Comes True
D. Fairytale Tennis Star
Ⅳ. 单词拼写
My grandpa has a h__________ of closing his eyes when he tells a magic story.
He waited for the a_____________ of the result of the competition with bated breath( 屏住呼吸).
Following the national news we have the l________ news and weather.
All of us should s_________ the responsibility for protecting the environment.
The boy w____________ in his mother’s ear.
The life of Iraqs has been m_____________ since American troops entered their country.
Some of the children’s paintings are now on e______________ at the school.
The ghost disappeared m_____________. Since then, nobody has ever seen him.
The children loved playing t___________ on their teacher.
As we know, Romeo and Juliet, written by Shakespeare, is a r_____________ story.
Ⅴ. 单句改错
Tony is so a smart boy that we all like him.
Can you match them to the correct painters?
The teacher together with all his students are visiting the factory now.
He is always ready to help those in troubles.
What we need is good textbooks.
Some of the girls I invited them didn’t come.
The girl in red is the person whom I lent my book.
Children eat a lot of sugar often have bad teeth.
The house where he lives in needs repairing.
Rowling has written a series of books about Harry Potter, a boy who with a scar on his forehead.
Ⅵ. 句子翻译
我和你分担费用。( share)
看上去画里的那位妇女好像在动。(look as if)
我读过罗琳（Rowling）所写的有关哈利.波特的系列丛书。( a series of)
用功学习，长大后你才会过上好日子。(grow up, live a happy life)
不论遇到什么困难，你都要有自信，内心要坚强。(come across, believe in)
她要是知道到哪里找你就好了。(if only)
他似乎有麻烦了。(seem)
我正要上床睡觉，这时电话铃响了。( be about to)
我永远不会忘记我们在一起度过的那些日子。(spent)
不到长城非好汉。
Suggested Answer
Ⅰ.单项选择：
AABBC 6-10 BBBCA
11-15 BDCBA 16-20 CABBA
Ⅱ. 完型
1-5 CCADC 6-10 BDABC
11-15 BBDDD 16-20 CACAB
Ⅲ.阅读
1-5 DCBAC 6-10 CDBAB
11-15 BADDC 16-20 ACBCD
Ⅳ. 单词拼写
1. habit 2. announcement 3. local 4. shoulder 5. whispered
6. miserable 7. exhibition 8. magically 9. tricks 10. romantic
Ⅴ. 单句改错
1. so →such 2. to → with 3. are → is
4. troubles → trouble 5. is → are
6. 去掉them 7. to → to whom / book → book to
8. eat → who/that eat 9. 去掉where 或去掉in
10. with → has/ had 或去掉 who
Ⅵ. 句子翻译
I’ll share the cost with you.
It looked as if the woman in the picture were moving.
I have read a series of books about Harry Potter by Rowling.
Study hard, and you’ll live a good life when you grow up.
Whatever trouble you come across, you should always believe in yourself and be strong in heart and mind.
If only she had known where to find you.
He seemed to have been in trouble.
I was just about to go to bed when the telephone rang.
I’ll never forget those days we spent together.
He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man.
Ⅰ.单项选择：
My wife and I ________ smoke, but we don’t any more.
A. used to B. are used to C. were used to D. use to
2. You should get _______ all your notes about the lectures if you want to succeed _________ the exam.
A. through; in passing B. over; in
C. across; to pass D. into; in passing
3. This afternoon I was just about ______ go swimming _________ luckily our guide saw me and stopped me.
A. /; when B. to; when C. /; but D. to; but
4. ___________ is stupid _______ you to say so.
A. It; for B. It; of C. That; for D. This; of
5. Look at the trouble I am in! If only I __________ your advice.
A. followed B. would follow
C. had followed D. should follow
6. ------ Can I help you?
____ The clock ________ I bought yesterday doesn’t _____.
A. that; run B. which; work C. who; run D. whom; work
7. Why not send the sick girl to the hospital where she can be ______?
A. satisfied B. treated C. entertained D. recovered
8. I _______ him, but I don’t _________ what he said at the meeting.
A. believe; believe B. trust; believe
C. believe; believe in D. believe; trust
9. Could it be on the playground ________ you often play football ________ you lost your watch?
A. that; which B. which; that
C. where; that D. that; where
10. He managed to find a boat, ________ they could get to the island.
A. in which B. by which C. on that D. using it
11. The reason _________ he told us was not acceptable.
A. why B. that C. for which D. what
12. The days __________ Lincoln spent on the farm in his childhood were the happiest days ________ he had ever had in his life.
A. when; when B. when; that
C. that; which D. that; that
13. I, _________ your friend, will always stand together with you.
A. who is B. that is C. who am D. who are
14. Is this factory ________ we visited the other day?
A. that B. the one C. where D. in which
15. I don’t like the way ________ you speak to him.
A. / B. in that C. by which D. which
16. ------ Where is your house?
------ Look over there. It is the one _______ door faces east.
A. which B. its C. whose D. that
17. The scientists and technicians overcame a lot of difficulties ________ the personal computer.
A. they had developing B. having developing
C. they had developed D. which has to develop
18. ------- What makes her so frightened?
------- Oh, it is the mouse that she ______ on her bed while looking for her watch.
A. came about B. came across C. came through D. came up
19. The Chinese people fought ________ the Japanese invaders ______ freedom over eight years.
A. with; about B. against; for
C. against; with D. to; about
20. He talked ________ he had made a space flight.
A. as if B. as C. if D. though
Ⅱ. 完型
Daniel Radcliffe, at twelve, is about to be a global superstar. For him it seems still 1 that he was 2 as an actor to play Harry Potter more than a year ago. He remembered that night he was told he 3 the part of Harry.
“It was a Friday and I was in the bath. My 4 came in and said, ‘Dan, guess who they have chosen to play Harry Potter.’ I said the name of 5 actor, because I totally 6 in a million years that they would pick me. ‘Someone else?’ he said. When he said that, I suppose I did have a 7 bit of hope that I might have got it, but I didn’t want to 8 my chickens. And then he said , ‘Dan, it’s you .’ I actually cried with 9 . It was the biggest shock of my life.’’
Playing Harry Potter is obviously a huge, lucrative(有利的), golden opportunity for Daniel. He has made one 10 , The Chamber of Secrets, and is being considered for the next five films. This 11 he could be playing Harry Potter until he’s almost 12 . He will earn a large 13 of money from the films. Exactly how much is a secret that he and his parents will 14 to themselves, but it could be about one million pounds for each movie. That’s a lot of money for a 12-year old. “I think I’ll 15 it ,”says Daniel.“I don’t know how much I’m getting, and I don’t want to know because I don't think that’s 16 . It’s not about money , it’s about having 17 and meeting people.”This is perhaps why Daniel has done so well in the acting. Robbie Coltrane, 18 worked alongside the boy playing Hagrid, the giant, says of him,“Daniel is a very good actor. And I think that’s the key 19 it , because if he decides to pursue(追求) it he will do very well. He has a grown-up attitude 20 , and a throw-away attitude at the same time. In fact, it’s exactly the same kind of attitude that gets us all through it.”
1. A. certain B. sure C. unbelievable D. likely
2. A. elected B. considered C. picked D. regarded
3. A. won B. defeated C. beat D. struck
4. A. mother B. sister C. aunt D. Dad
5. A. other B. the other C. another D. others
6. A. thought B. didn’t think C. was sure D. believed
7. A. great B. big C. no D. tiny
8. A. count B. kill C. feed D. look for
9. A. sorrow B. joy C. fear D. disappointment
10. A. novel B. actor C. film D. CD
11. A. hopes B. means C. explains D. expresses
12. A. forty B. twenty C. sixty D. fifty
13. A. number B. many C. deal D. amount
14. A. make B. tell C. break D. keep
15. A. spend B. waste C. collect D. save
16. A. unnecessary B. unimportant
C. important D. necessary
17. A. fun B. money C. fame D. positions
18. A. that B. whom C. who D. he
19. A. to B. of C. with D. for
20. A. in the way B. in a way
C. on the way D. by the way
Ⅲ.阅读
A
This passage is from a novel called ‘The Chrysalids’ by John Wyndham. In this novel, the storyteller is a boy named David.
When I was quite young I sometimes dreamt about a city. It was odd, because the dream began before I even knew what a city was. But I could see this city, by a big lake, with boats on the water and houses all around. Sometimes I saw silver things flying in the sky. It was a pretty place.
Once I asked my sister, Mary, where this city was. She told me that there was no such place. She said that long ago there might have been a city like that, but not now. Then she told me not to talk about the dream to anyone.
Mary did not want me to talk about anything that might make people think I was different from them. Where we lived, people were always looking out for odd things. They even thought it was strange that I was left-handed. So I did not talk about my dream to anyone, and as I got older, I did not have it so often.
And I never told anyone that I could talk to my cousin Rosalind without seeing her. I wasn’t sure if talking like that was odd. After some time I thought perhaps I was just like everyone else until the day I met Sophie.
One day I had gone off by myself, as I often did. I went down a cart-track from our farm until I came to a high ridge(山脊). This ridge was very long, and ran all the way round the land, as far as you could see. I had often gone along the top of it, but I hadn’t been down the other side. Somehow the land on the other side seemed strange, like another country. But today I played a game.
The rain had worn away some of the bank on the other side and I could push myself down the path made by the rain. I did it twice, rushing down the ridge and landing in the soft sand at the bottom. The third time I landed, a voice said,‘ Hello’.
Where did David live?
Near a lake. B. In the city. C. On a ridge. D. On a farm.
The underlined sentence in the first paragraph suggests that __________.
the dream began as soon as David fell asleep
David’s dream was always the same
David had not seen a city
David’s dream always started in a city
According to David, even when he could not see Rosalind, he could ___________.
A. dream about her B. speak to her
C. write to her D. play with her
4. David was able to slide down the ridge because ______________.
A. heavy rain had made paths down its side
B. the ridge was made of soft sand
C. he had played the game many times before
D. the ridge was very long
5. The word “odd” means _________________.
A. familiar B. exciting C. strange D. interesting
B
“The Lord of the Rings”, one of the best sellers in the new millennium (千年), was made of three parts --- “The Fellowship of the Ring”, “ Two Towers”, and “ The Return of the King”. Millions upon millions of people have read it in over 25 different languages, but fewer know about the author and the history of the composition of the creative masterpiece.
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in South Africa in 1892. His parents died when he was a child. Living in England with his aunt, Tolkien and his cousins made up play languages, a hobby that led to Tolkien’s becoming skilled in Welsh, Greek, Gothic, Old Norse and Anglo-Saxon.
After graduating from Oxford, Tolkien served in World WarⅠ. In 1917, while recovering from trench fever, he began compositing the mythology for “The Rings”. As a professor of Anglo-Saxon in the 1930s at Oxford, Tolkien was part of an informal discussion group called the Inklings, which included several writers. The group was soon listening to chapters of Tolkien’s imaginative work “The Hobbit”.
Hobbit was a name Tolkien created for a local people that could best be described as half-sized members of the English rural (乡村的) class. Hobbits live in hillside holes. One of them, Bilbo Baggins, looks for treasures with a group of dwarves (侏儒). On the way, he meets the twisted, pitiful creature Gollum, from whom he sees a golden ring that makes the holder invisible.
One of Tolkien’s students persuaded her employer, publisher Allen & Unwin, to look at a draft (草稿). The chairman of the company, Stanley Unwin, thought that the best judge for a children’s book would be his ten-year-old son. The boy earned a shilling for reporting back that the adventure was exciting, and “The Hobbit” was published in 1937.
It sold so well that Unwin asked for a continuation. Over a dozen years later, in 1954, Tolkien produced “The Lord of the Rings”, a series of books so creative that they hold readers new and old after their publication.
6. What can we learn from the text?
A. “The Lord of the Rings” didn’t sell well in the last millennium.
B. People know better about Tolkien himself than about his works.
C. Tolkien was quite familiar with Old English.
D. Tolkien knew very well about different kinds of local languages in Africa.
7. What can we learn about “Hobbit” that Tolkien created in his works?
A. Hobbit was a race living in English downtown areas.
B. Hobbit was a local people who were very tall and strong.
C. Hobbit was a social group of people who lived in old castles.
D. Hobbit was a group of people who were mostly dwarves.
8. Which of the following helped most in making “The Hobbit” published?
A. One of Tolkien’s students.
B. Stanley Unwin’s son.
C. Allen & Unwin.
D. Bilbo Baggins.
9. What is mainly discussed in the text?
A. “The Lord of the Rings” and its writer.
B. A completely new masterwork in the millennium.
C. A famous professor at Oxford University.
D. The power of the magic ring.
10. Which of the following shows the right order of Mr. J. R. R. Tolkien’s life experience?
a. He had his “The Hobbit” published.
b. He became a member of the Inklings.
c. He served in World WarⅠ.
d. He became an undergraduate at Oxford.
e. His work “The Lord of the Rings” came to the world.
f. He moved to England to live with his aunt.
A. f→d→b→c→a→e B. f→d→c→b→a→e
C. f→c→d→b→e→a D. d→f→c→a→b→e
C
Most painters discover a style of painting that is fit for them and stick to that, especially if people admire their pictures. But Picasso, the great Spanish painter, was like a man who had not yet found his own particular style of painting. He kept on struggling to find the perfect expression till his death in 1973.
Some of Picasso’s paintings are rich, soft colored and beautiful. Others ugly, cruel and strange. But such paintings allow us to imagine things for ourselves. They force us to say to ourselves, “What does he see that makes him paint like that?” And we begin to look under the surface of the things we see.
Picasso painted thousands of pictures in different styles. Sometimes he painted the natural look of things. Sometimes he seemed to break them apart and throw the pieces in our faces. He showed us what the mind knows as well as what the eyes see. At the age of 90, he remained as curious about the world as he had been when he was young. That is why people have called him “the youngest painter in the world”.
11. In the passage the writer wants to tell us _________________.
A. about some pictures which have different styles
B. about Picasso’s style of painting
C. it is not easy for a painter to find his own style
D. that Picasso had not found his own particular style
12. The ugly, cruel and strange paintings by Picasso ___________.
A. make us try to notice something latent(隐藏) in the things
B. allow us to ask questions about them
C. force us to question anything we see
D. cause us to think what Picasso saw was different from what we see
13. The sentence “Sometimes he seemed to break them apart and throw the pieces in our faces” means _________________.
A. sometimes he tore his pictures into pieces
B. he broke something he was painting and threw them away
C. sometimes he showed some broken pictures to others
D. things in some of his pictures seem to be in disorder
14. Why have people called Picasso “the youngest painter in the world”?
A. Because he observed things with the eye and the mind.
B. Because he looked young when he was old.
C. Because he never stopped painting even when he was old.
D. Because he never gave up looking for something new.
15. What do you suppose the writer thinks of Picasso’s paintings?
A. He doesn’t understand some of them.
B. He thinks some of them are valuable, some are not.
C. He admires them, including the ugly ones.
D. He doesn’t like some of them, but admires the painter.
D
There probably is not a child in the world who has not batted a ball against a wall at some time in their life. But when one four-year-old Russian girl threw her first ball into the air and met it with a gentle forehand drive, it opened the way to a world most children only dreamt of. For this little Russian girl --- Maria Sharapova --- was taking the first steps of what is turning into a remarkable tennis career.
In July, Sharapova, 17, won her first Grand Slam (大满贯) title --- the Wimbledon Championships in England. Now she has just displayed her combination (结合) of tennis skills and cool beauty in the China Open, held in Beijing from September 10 to 26.
Unlike Anna Kourikova, who has not got a WTA title, Sharapova has won four since turning professional in 2001.
The girl’s talent was spotted by tennis legend Martina Navratilova when she was just six years old. Navratilova advised her parents to take their daughter to America to train in the famous Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Florida. The academy has produced many great players including Andre Agassi and Monica Seles.
Sharapova was not the sort of child to waste the sacrifices her family had made for her. While she stayed at the academy, her father rented a small flat an hour’s walk away and took construction work to add an income to the US $ 700 he had borrowed from friends to travel to the US. At the time, neither father nor daughter spoke English and both missed their home terribly.
Although Sharapova is described as being “so tough that she can bend steel” on the court, she is like any teenager off court. She is a fan of Harry Potter and Sherlock Holmes, and she collected stamps. “I’ve got thousands and, thanks to fans who send them to me from all over the world, my collection’s still growing.”
Sharapova’s maturity(成熟) makes it easy to forget she is still at school. She managed to fit her study in between a daily schedule of four hours’ tennis coaching, one hour’s fitness training, and flying around the world to tournaments. “I’m getting good marks at school, plenty of As, and I’ve got university at the back of my mind.”
16. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. Nearly each child once played some ball against a wall in his/her life.
B. Maria didn’t want to be the next Anna because she disliked Anna.
C. Some fans compared Maria with Anna because they both won a WTA title.
D. Maria was a good-looking girl but she played tennis poorly.
17. The main reason for Maria’s success was ___________.
A. she began to play tennis at the age of 4
B. Martina tried his best to help her
C. the training in the Bollettieri Tennis Academy
D. her combination of tennis skills and cool beauty
18. “Sharapova was not the sort of child to waste the sacrifices her family had made for her” means that ____________________.
A. because their family had to do a lot for her, her family lost many things
B. unlike other children, she cherished everything her family did for her
C. because she missed her family terribly, she gave up many opportunities most children only dreamt of
D. she tried all she could to save all the money her family offered her
19. It can be inferred from the passage __________________.
A. she was so tough that she could bend steel
B. thanks to fans all over the world, she developed a habit of collecting stamps
C. she had much in common with other teenagers though she was a world star
D. she liked playing tennis so that she did poorly in her study
20. Which is the best title?
A. I Am Unique
B. Not The Next But The First
C. My Dream Comes True
D. Fairytale Tennis Star
Ⅳ. 单词拼写
My grandpa has a h__________ of closing his eyes when he tells a magic story.
He waited for the a_____________ of the result of the competition with bated breath( 屏住呼吸).
Following the national news we have the l________ news and weather.
All of us should s_________ the responsibility for protecting the environment.
The boy w____________ in his mother’s ear.
The life of Iraqs has been m_____________ since American troops entered their country.
Some of the children’s paintings are now on e______________ at the school.
The ghost disappeared m_____________. Since then, nobody has ever seen him.
The children loved playing t___________ on their teacher.
As we know, Romeo and Juliet, written by Shakespeare, is a r_____________ story.
Ⅴ. 单句改错
Tony is so a smart boy that we all like him.
Can you match them to the correct painters?
The teacher together with all his students are visiting the factory now.
He is always ready to help those in troubles.
What we need is good textbooks.
Some of the girls I invited them didn’t come.
The girl in red is the person whom I lent my book.
Children eat a lot of sugar often have bad teeth.
The house where he lives in needs repairing.
Rowling has written a series of books about Harry Potter, a boy who with a scar on his forehead.
Ⅵ. 句子翻译
我和你分担费用。( share)
看上去画里的那位妇女好像在动。(look as if)
我读过罗琳（Rowling）所写的有关哈利.波特的系列丛书。( a series of)
用功学习，长大后你才会过上好日子。(grow up, live a happy life)
不论遇到什么困难，你都要有自信，内心要坚强。(come across, believe in)
她要是知道到哪里找你就好了。(if only)
他似乎有麻烦了。(seem)
我正要上床睡觉，这时电话铃响了。( be about to)
我永远不会忘记我们在一起度过的那些日子。(spent)
不到长城非好汉。
Suggested Answer
Ⅰ.单项选择：
AABBC 6-10 BBBCA
11-15 BDCBA 16-20 CABBA
Ⅱ. 完型
1-5 CCADC 6-10 BDABC
11-15 BBDDD 16-20 CACAB
Ⅲ.阅读
1-5 DCBAC 6-10 CDBAB
11-15 BADDC 16-20 ACBCD
Ⅳ. 单词拼写
1. habit 2. announcement 3. local 4. shoulder 5. whispered
6. miserable 7. exhibition 8. magically 9. tricks 10. romantic
Ⅴ. 单句改错
1. so →such 2. to → with 3. are → is
4. troubles → trouble 5. is → are
6. 去掉them 7. to → to whom / book → book to
8. eat → who/that eat 9. 去掉where 或去掉in
10. with → has/ had 或去掉 who
Ⅵ. 句子翻译
I’ll share the cost with you.
It looked as if the woman in the picture were moving.
I have read a series of books about Harry Potter by Rowling.
Study hard, and you’ll live a good life when you grow up.
Whatever trouble you come across, you should always believe in yourself and be strong in heart and mind.
If only she had known where to find you.
He seemed to have been in trouble.
I was just about to go to bed when the telephone rang.
I’ll never forget those days we spent together.
He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man.