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1、（ ） 3.The light on the wall is broken. He wants to _a new one. A. put up B. put in C. put on D. put down（ ） 4.Which city is _from Wuxi, Beijing or Shanghai? A. the farthest B. the most far C. farther D. far （ ） 5.Do you believe what he _about his best friend? Yes , he never _lies. A. talks; tells B.

2、 says; tells C. talks; says D. says; talks（ ） 6. Can I have _ pieces of bread? Sorry, theres _ left.A. two more; else nothing B. more two; nothing elseC. another two; else nothing D. another two;（ ） 7.DIY is very popular now. It means you dont need to _ anyone to do it. A. pay B. cost C. take D. spe

3、nd（ ） 8.Im 1.63 meters tall. My friend Max is 1.69 meters tall. So Im _ him.A. as tall as B. not taller than C. not so short as D. not so tall as（ ） 9._bad the weather is today! A. What B. How C. What a D. How a （ ） 10.The subjects students study in America are different from_in China. A. those B. t

4、hat C. it D. one （ ）11.Please try your best to finish the work with _ money and _ people.A. few; little B. a little; a few C. less; fewer D. fewer; less（ ） 12.The little boy showed great _in the _story. A. interest; interesting B.interested; interesting C. interesting; interestD. interest; intereste

5、d（ ） 13.We would like to recommend Jim for this years Most Hard-working Student Award. We hope the award. A. him to get B. him getting C. he get D. he will get（ ） 14.When something you, come to me help.A. worries; for B. worries; to C. worried; for D. worried; to（ ） 15.Mary is hard-working. She work

6、s harder than classmates in her class. A. any other B. the other C. other D. any of the（ ） 16.Linda is willing share things her friends.A. with, with B. to, with C. with, to D. to, to（ ） 17.Today she looks _. Look ! She is looking _ at his son.A. happy; happy B. happily; happily C. happy; happily D.

7、 happily; happy（ ） 18.- Dont cross the road when the traffic lights are red. - . A. No, I will. B. Yes, I do. C. OK, I wont. D. No, I dont.（ ） 19.- Must I do my homework right away? - No, you _. You_ do it later. A. cant, must B neednt, may C. may not, must D. mustnt, can（ ） 20. My family and I will

8、 go back to the USA tomorrow. _ A. Im sorry to hear that. B. See you soon！C. No problem.D. Have a nice journey！二 完形填空（10分）Once a man and his wife worked for an old man. There was a big box in the old mans living room. The old man pointed（指着）to the box and said, “Theres only one thing you （1） do. Don

9、t open the box.” （2） saying this, he left his home. The woman said to her husband, “There must be （3） expensive in the box. Lets open it, shall we?” Her husband said （4） to her. But the woman didnt give up her （5） . One day, she decided to find out （6） was in it. Her husband didnt stop her. She open

10、ed the box and looked inside. To her surprise, she found nothing in the box. She tried hard to close it, but she （7） . That evening the old man came home and found the box was （8） . He was very （9） and asked the woman and her husband to leave his home.“But there was nothing in the box,” the woman sa

11、id, “We didnt take anything at all.” The old man （10） them, “The box is not important, but I cannot believe you. That is important.”（ ）1.A. may notB. mustntC. could notD. neednt（ ）2.A. AfterB. For C. ByD. Before（ ）3.A. nothingB. everythingC. somethingD. anything（ ）4.A. noB. yesC. goodbyeD. much（ ）5.

12、A. workB. boxC. wayD. idea（ ）6.A .whichB. whatC. whoD. that（ ）7.A. didB. openedC. failedD. stopped（ ）8.A. lostB. openC. emptyD. broke（ ）9.A. generalB. happyC. carefulD. angry（ ）10.A. turned toB. listened to C. shouted at D. smiled at三 阅读理解（26分）（A） People began making clocks over 500 years ago. The f

13、irst clocks had only one hand-the hour hand. At a later time the clocks had the minute hand. The first clocks were big and heavy. Some rich people had servants （仆人） to carry the clocks when they were out. Time passed and clocks became smaller. Bells became a part of some large clocks in cities and t

14、owns. They were for people unable to see the clock. Some clocks were in large towers（塔）. Some of them are 400 or 500 years old now. Big Ben in London is a very famous tower clock. Now many people have alarm clocks （闹钟） to wake them up to go to work or go to school. So clocks are the very important p

15、art of peoples life.（ ） 1. People began to make clocks _ 500 years ago. A. less thanB. for C. more thanD. without （ ） 2. At the beginning the clocks had _ . A. one hand B. two hands C. three hands D. four hands（ ） 3. Bells were made for _ .A. the old people B. everyone C. the people unable to see th

16、e clock D. the children（ ） 4. Alarm clocks can help people _ .A. work hard B. wake up C. see the time D. go to bed（B）Now cities are full of cars. Some families even have two or more cars. Parking is a great problem, and so is the traffic in and around the cities. Something will have to be done to ch

17、ange it. What will the cars of tomorrow be like?Little cars may some day take the place of todays big cars. If everyone drives little cars in the future, there will be less pollution in the air. There will also be more space for parking cars in cities, and the streets will be less crowded. Three lit

18、tle cars can fit in the space now needed for one car of the usual size.The little cars will cost much less to own and to drive. Driving will be safer, too. What is more, these little cars can go about 65 kilometers per hour.Little cars of the future will be fine for getting around a city, but they w

19、ill not be useful for long trips. If big cars are still used along with the small ones, two sets of roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be used for the big, fast cars, and other roads will be needed for the slower small ones.（ ） 5. Cars in the future mustnt bring _ pollution in the a

20、ir. A. more B. fewer C. less D. no（ ） 6. The little cars size may be _ todays cars size.A. one third of B. two thirds of C. as big as D. as small as（ ） 7. Little cars are very fine for _.A. long trips B. journeys C. everyday life D. sport（ ） 8. The big cars are _ the little cars for long trips.A. as

21、 useful as B. not so useful as C. more useful than D. less useful than （C）An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation（手术） could save him now and there was no one to lend them

22、 the money.When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle can save him now，” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.She hurried to a drugstore（药店）with the money in her hand. “And what do you want？” asked the shopke

23、eper. “Its for my little brother,” the girl answered, “Hes really，really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon？” said the shopkeeper. “My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost？” “We dont sell a mir

24、acle here，child. Im sorry，” the shopkeeper said with a smile. “Listen，if it isnt enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”A well-dressed man heard it and asked，“What kind of a miracle does your brother need？” “I dont know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “Hes r

25、eally sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy cant pay for it，so I have brought all my money.” “How much do you have,” asked the man. “$ 1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered. “Well，Good luck! ” smiled the man. “$ 1.11，the price of a miracle for your little brother.” He

26、took up the girls hand and said，“Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Lets see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasnt long before Andrew was at home aga

27、in. How much did the miracle cost？（ ）9. What was the trouble in the little girls family？A. Her brother was seriously ill.B. They had no money.C. Nothing could save her brother. D. Both A and B.（ ）10. In the eye of the little girl，a miracle might be _.A. something interesting B. something beautifulC. some wonderful medicine D. some good food（ ）11. The little girl said again and again “I can try and get some more.” That shows _.A. she had still kept some money B. she hoped the shopkeeper could sell her a miracleC. There was no need to worry about money D. she t