第四讲 七年级下 Modules 7~12
一、完形填空。
My 8-year-old daughter Shanna did what all kids did.Every time she saw something she liked at a friend?s,on TV or in stores,she would __1__ it.We were young parents working to make our living,so when she asked,“Can you __2__ me that,mommy…please?”my answer was always,“I?m sorry,we don?t have enough __3__ .”Finally she stopped asking.21·世纪*教育网
One day I heard my 10-year-old daughter shout for me to come __4__ .I was sure I had heard her say that Shanna was stealing money from my wallet.I ran to the kitchen where I found my __5__ on the floor with Shanna?s hand still in it.I was completely shocked and terribly __6__ .I wondered where she had learned to __7__ .Did she really think she could __8__ with it?By now Shanna was crying much harder and looking as frightened as I was.I managed to calm down while I gently but firmly asked her,“How could you take the thing that isn?t __9__ ?”Through her sobs (抽泣) she managed to say,“I didn?t…I?m not taking __10__ .”“Well then,”I asked doubtfully,“What are you doing?”I was very surprised when she explained through her tears,“You __11__ say you can?t buy things,because you can?t afford it.I put $ 5 in your wallet every month __12__ you?d have some money.” Her lovely body language became even sweeter when she admitted she had been making a monthly deposit of $ 5 into my purse for over a year.Then she asked,“Has it been helping,mommy?Does it make you __13__ ?”
I dropped to the floor with her and shut my __14__ ,with tears rolling down my face.I held and rocked my lovely and thoughtful daughter,hoping I could make the moment last forever.2-1-c-n-j-y
Over the next several years or so,Shanna carried out more secret tasks.She has continued to __15__ me as mom.
Am I smiling?Of course!
(C)1.A.look for B.pay for
C.ask for D.wait for
(B)2.A.lend B.buy
C.show D.send
(A)3.A.money B.time
C.children D.friends
(C)4.A.happily B.nervously
C.quickly D.slowly
(D)5.A.book B.clothes
C.shoes D.wallet
(A)6.A.disappointed B.excited
C.interested D.bored
(B)7.A.talk B.steal
C.dance D.draw
(D)8.A.put away B.give away
C.take away D.get away
(A)9.A.yours B.mine
C.hers D.theirs
(C)10.A.something B.nothing
C.anything D.everything
(B)11.A.sometimes B.always
C.hardly D.never
(C)12.A.because B.if
C.so D.although
(D)13.A.sleep B.succeed
C.live D.smile
(A)14.A.eyes B.mouth
C.door D.window
(B)15.A.ask B.encourage
C.treat D.accept
二、阅读理解。
Ernest Miller Hemingway (1899~1961) was born in Oak Park,Illinois in America.He attended the public school there and published his earliest stories and poems in the school newspaper.After leaving high school,he worked as a reporter.Soon after World War I broke out,he left for Italy to be an ambulance driver.He was seriously wounded and returned home within the year.Then Hemingway worked as a journalist in Chicago.In 1921,he moved to Paris and wrote articles for Toronto Star.Hemingway wrote and rewrote his works between 1924 and 1926.It became his first great success.He produced most of his works between the mid-1920s and the mid-1950s,and won the Nobel Prize in Literature for The Old Man and the Sea in 1954.Many of his works are now considered classics of America,such as The Sun also Rises,A Farewell to Arms,For Whom the Bell Tolls,The Old Man and the Sea and so on.21世纪教育网版权所有
The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway's greatest works.It shows us a fight between an old fisherman and a shark in the sea.The work praises the old fisherman's spirit.It suggests that we should make great efforts to face the danger and difficulties.In this way,we could get greater success and victory.As the old man said:21·cn·jy·com
“It is silly not to hope.”
“Man is not made for defeat.A man can be destroyed but not defeated.”
Hemingway's writing style “Less is More”has had a great influence on the world literature in the 20th century.Hemingway's language is simple,but it is rich and powerful.John F.Kennedy called him“one of the greatest in the 20th century”and “the most special one among all the great American writers”.【来源:21·世纪·教育·网】
(C)16.Which of the following is the right order of Hemingway's life?
a.He left for Italy to be an ambulance driver during World War Ⅰ.www-2-1-cnjy-com
b.He moved to Paris and wrote articles for Toronto Star.【来源:21cnj*y.co*m】
c.He published his earliest stories and poems in the school newspaper.
d.He won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
e.He wrote and rewrote novels which became his first success.21教育网
A.a-c-b-d-e
B.b-c-a-e-d
C.c-a-b-e-d
D.c-b-a-d-e
(C)17.What's the old fisherman's spirit in The Old Man and the Sea?2·1·c·n·j·y
A.Afraid of failure.
B.Disappointed with life.
C.Brave to face difficulties.
D.Giving up when we meet with difficulties.
(D)18.The last paragraph shows that ________ .
A.Hemingway is a special man
B.Hemingway's language is difficult to understand
C.Hemingway has little influence on American literature【出处:21教育名师】
D.Hemingway is one of the greatest writers in the 20th century【版权所有:21教育】
三、根据句意及中文提示填空。
19.The tiger comes from __Asia__ (亚洲).
20.I?m a teacher and I get __information__ (信息) for my lessons on the Internet.
21.This is a __personal__ (私人的) letter,so you can?t open it.21教育名师原创作品
22.The police don?t know whether she?s alive or __dead__ (死亡的).
23.How many __foreign__ (外国的) languages can you speak?
24.My family will __move__ (搬家) to Wenzhou because my father has bought a new house there.
25.Our English teacher is very __strict__ (严格的) with us.
26.My father went to Shanghai.He will __return__ (返回) next week.
27.She __knocked__ (敲) on the door again and again,but no one answered.
28.Mr Smith looks __serious__ (严肃的).He seldom smiles.
四、用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。
29.He is good at __playing__ the guitar.
30.The park attracts 2.5 million __visitors__ every year.
31.I will go to the movies after I finish __doing__ my homework.www.21-cn-jy.com
32.I couldn?t understand why he was so __interested__in the book.
33. —Where is Jim?
—I don?t know.He left without __telling__ me.
五、根据短文内容和所给中文提示,写出空白处单词的正确形式。
Many years ago in a small village,an old man was hired to clear the spring up on the mountain.He took care of the spring every day,and swept away all the 34.__leaves__ (树叶) and other things that would make the water 35.__dirty__(脏的).Soon,beautiful swans came to the clear spring,and the village became a popular attraction for visitors.21*cnjy*com
Years passed,one evening the town leaders 36.__held__ (召开) a meeting.As they looked at the salary,one of them said,“Why do we keep this old man on year after year?I don?t think we need him or his work.”37.__Later__ (后来),the old man was told to leave.
For several weeks,nothing changed.When early autumn came,the leaves began to fall off the trees,and the spring was 38.__covered__ (覆盖) with leaves.A few days later,the water was much 39.__darker__ (黑的).Only a few months after the man left,all the swans left.And the tourists didn?t come,40.__too__ (也).21cnjy.com
Then they 41.__realised__ (意识到) their mistake and rehired the old man.A few weeks later,the spring began to clear up.Soon new life returned to the village.21*cnjy*com
So,my friends,do you see?No matter how small your work seems to be,42.__never__ (绝不) look down upon it.Anything that we can do will make a 43.__difference__ (不同).
六、语法填空。
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法情况和上下文连贯的要求,在空白处填入适当的词或用括号中所给词的正确形式填空(每空不超过3词)。
When I was a child,my parents often took me to a run-down house in a thick forest.No other children ever stayed there.I didn't even have the choice of playing 44.__with__ a brother or sister.
I could never understand what the 45.__attraction__(attract) of the house was,even for my parents,who enjoyed nothing 46.__better__ (well) than to sit in silence with 47.__a__ good book.The woman in the house,my father's distant cousin,was a terrible cook.
One day,when I was hanging around the garden behind the house,I noticed a wooden house.It was clearly abandoned(废弃的) and hidden 48.__completely__ (complete) behind tall trees and huge grass.
As I walked towards it,I heard a noise,like an animal moving hurriedly away.I was about to turn away when I saw an old man 49.__standing__ (standing) at the door.I was much scared.
“Please don't tell them you saw me,” he said.“They never use this place,and I have nowhere else to live.” “Don't worry,” I said.“I won't tell anyone.50.__Why__ are you all right out here? I mean—do you have enough to eat?”
The old man 51.__shook__ (shake) his head and said that he hadn't had a big meal for ages.I decided to help him as soon as I could.The same evening,I took a small plastic bag into the dining room and,while no one was looking,I emptied some of the food into 52.__it__.Later,I got out of the back door secretly and gave the food to the old man,whose name I had discovered was Taff.I had never seen anything else as lovely as the smile on Taff's face when he was eating the food.From then on,my 53.__visits__ (visit) to the old house had a purpose,and I enjoyed every minute of the rest of my stay.