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()3.Inourclass,mostboyslikefootball_________girlsareusuallyinterestedinvolleyball.
A.whileB.forC.withD.if
()4.—wouldyoulikesomewhereelse________?
—No,thanks.Ihavealargeroom_________.
A.tolivein;
toliveB.livingin;
living
B.living;
livinginD.tolive;
tolivein
()5.Ididn’tmeantotroublehimyesterday.ItwaspouringwithrainsoI_______hisofferofalift.
A.refused(拒绝)B.receivedC.allowed(允许)D.accepted
()6.TheSuzhouRiverruns____________thecityofShanghai.
A.acrossB.throughC.onD.over
()7.Shetoldthevisitors_______walkquietlyand______wakethebabyup.
A.to;
toB.notto;
nottoC.notto;
toD.to;
notto
()8.Ifoundthequestion__________forhimtoanswer.
A.easyenoughB.enougheasyC.easilyenoughD.enougheasily
()9.Onmywaytoschool,IrealizedthatIhad________myEnglishbookathome.
A.leftB.forgottenC.lostD.missed
()10.Well,yourskirtisthesame___________.
A.asmeB.withherC.withmineD.ashers
()11.____________timethestudentshadinShanghaiDisneylandlastterm!
A.whataniceB.whatniceC.HowniceD.Howanice
()12.Whatamess(一团糟)!
Thedishontheplatesmells_____________________.
A.badlyB.terriblybadC.goodD.terriblygood
()13.AsanAmerican,JackisabigfanofChineseKungfu.__________,heiscrazyaboutBeijingOpera.
A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.MoreoverD.Otherwise
()14.Nancyisalwaysfullofideas,but________isusefultomystudy.
A.nothingB.nooneC.neitherD.none
()15.–Millie,areyougoingtotakepartinthesportsmeeting?
-__________.It‘stoogoodachancetomiss.
A.NoproblemB.That’sforsureC.NevermindD.Thanksalot
三.完形填空(10分)
Ifasnakebitesyou,takeaphotowithyourmobilephone!
Itmaysaveyourlife.Thisisthesurprising__1__ofaBritishcook.
OnedayHenryJacksonwascookinginarestaurantkitchen.Hepickedupadishfromthetable,__2__asnakeappeared(出现)andbithimonthehand.
Afewdaysearlier,thesnakecametothe__3__fromAsiainaboxofbananas.Itclimbedoutoftheboxand__4__underthedish.
“Iwenttotrytopickitupanditbitmeagain,I__5__itacrossthekitchen,anditlandedinthefridge.SoIclosedthedoor,”Mr.Jacksonsaid.
Anyway,Mr.Jacksonstayed__6__andhetookaphotoofthesnakewithhismobilephone.Soonhis__7__begantoache(疼)andhewenttohospital.Thenhischestbegantohurt.Doctorscouldn’t__8__whatwaswrongbecausetheydidn’tknowwhatkindofsnakeitwas.
ThenMr.Jacksonrememberedhismobilephonephoto.Thedoctors__9__ittoLondonZoo.Whentheykn
ewthekindofsnake,theycouldgiveMr.Jacksontherightmedicine,andhelefthospitalthenextday.
“Somyadviceisthis:
Ifasnakebitesyou,__10__upyourphone.Takeitsphotofirstandthenshowthephotostothedoctors,”saidMr.Jackson.“Oh,andifthesnakedoesn’tsmileforthephoto,don’tw
orry!
”
()1.A.interestB.adviceC.excuseD.business
()2.A.suddenlyB.nearlyC.exactlyD.luckily
()3.A.gardenB.hospitalC.restaurantD.school
()4.A.hung(挂)B.hidC.swamD.ran
()5.A.tookB.ranC.walkedD.threw
()6.A.calm(镇定)B.noisyC.pleasedD.afraid
()7.A.footB.legC.handD.mouth
()8.A.shoutB.talkC.speakD.say
()9.A.wroteB.sentC.soldD.taught
()10.A.getB.wakeC.pickD.look
四.阅读理解(20分)
(A)
Mostpeoplearoundtheworldareright-handed.Thisalsoseemstobetrueinhistory.In1799,scientistsstudiedworksofartmadeatdifferenttimesfrom1,500B.C.tothe1950s.Mostofthepeopleshownintheseworksareright-handed,sothescientistsguessedthatright-handednesshasalwaysbeencommonthroughhistory.Today,onlyabout10%to15%oftheworld’spopulation(人口)isleft-handed.
Whyaretheremoreright-handedpeoplethanleft-handedones?
Scientistsnowknowthataperson’stwohandseachhavetheirownjobs.Formostpeople,thehandisusedtofindthingsorholdthings.Therighthandisusedtoworkwiththings.Thisisbecauseofthedifferentworkofthetwosidesofthebrain.Therightsideofthebrain,whichmakesaperson’shandsandeyesworktogether,controlsthelefthand.Theleft-sideofthebrain,whichcontrolstherighthand,isthecentreforthinkinganddoingproblems.Thesefindingsshowthatmoreartistsshouldbeleft-handed,andstudieshavefoundthatleft-handednessistwiceascommonamongartistsasamongpeopleinotherjobs.
Noonereallyknowswhatmakesapersonbecomeright-handedinsteadofleft-handed.Scientistshavefoundthatalmost40%ofthepeoplebecomeleft-handedbecausetheirmainbrainisdamagedwhentheyareborn.However,thisdoesn’thappentoeveryone,soscientistsguesstheremustbeanotherreasonwhypeoplebecomeleft-handed.Oneideaisthatpeopleusuallygetright-handedfromtheirparents.Ifapersondoesnotreceivethegene(基因)forright-handedness,he/shemaybecomeeitherright-handedorleft-handedaccordingtothechanceandthepeopletheyworkorlivewith.
Thoughright-handednessismorecommonthanleft-handedness,peoplenomorethinkleft-handedpeoplearestrangeorunusual.Alongtimeago,left-handedchildrenweremadetousetheirrighthandslikeotherchildren,buttodaytheydon’thaveto.
()1.Howmanypeopleintheworldareleft-handednow?
A.Lessthanonesixth.B.Morethanahalf.
C.About40%.D.Thepassagedoesn’ttellus.
()2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.Noonereallyknowswhatmakesapersonbecomeright-handed.
B.Left-handednessisclevererthanright-han
dedness.
C.Todaychildrenarenotmadetousetheirrighthandsonly.
D.Scientiststhinktheremustbesomereasonwhypeoplebecomeleft-handed.
()3.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_______.
A.Scientists’NewInventionsB.Left-handedPeople
C.WhichHandD.Differ
entBrains,DifferentHand
(B)
Wednesday,September20,2017
Editor'
snote:
EnjoyYourselfEnglishisaprogrammetellingshortstoriesonChinaNationalRadiobroadcastfrom6:
50a.m.to7a.m.,MondaythroughSaturday.Hereareourtwoselectedscripts(选稿)fromnextweek’sprograms.
AnAmericanvisitingScotlandmetanoldmanwithabeautifulsheepdog.TheAmericanofferedUS$50forthedog,buttheoldmanrefused.”
Icouldn'
tpartwithJock,”hesaid.Justthen,anEnglishmanwalkedupandmadethesameoffer.Theoldmanagreed,pocketedthemoneyandhandedoverthedog.TheAmericanwasveryangry,“Youtoldmeyouwouldn'
tsellthedog!
”hecried.“No,no!
”saidtheoldman.“IsaidIcouldn'
tpartwithhim.England’snotthatfarawayandJockwillbebackintwodays.Buthecouldn'
tswimtheAtlantic(大西洋)
Hartleyisafraidofthundersohewenttoseeafamousdoctor.“Atyourage,it’ssillytobeafraidofthunder.Thunderisourfriend.Justthinkofitasa
drumroll
inthesymphony(交响乐)oflife."
saidthedoctor.“Howwillthatcure(治愈)myfear?
”askedHartley.“Ifitdoesn'
t,”answerthedoctor,thendoasIdo.Coveryourearswithasock,getunderthebedandsing
MaryHadALittleLambloudly.
()4.Whydidn'
ttheoldmansellthedogtotheAmerican?
A.Becausehedidn'
tliketheAmerican.
B.BecauseheknewtheEnglishman.
C.Becausethedogcouldn'
tfindtheoldmanagaineasily
D.BecausethedoglikedtogowiththeEnglishman.
()5.WhydidthedoctoraskHartleytosingunderthebedloudly?
A.Becauseitwasveryquietunderthebed.
B.BecauseHartleywasafraidtogoout.
C.BecauseHartleydidn'
tenjoysinging.
D.BecauseitcouldtrainHartleynottobeafraidoftheterriblesound.
()6.What'
sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwords“drumroll”?
A.Knocksomethingheavily.
B.Maketerriblesoundunderthebed.
C.Cannotsing,butwanttosingloudly.
D.Alongdeepsoundasifalotofquickblowsofdrums.
(C)
Didyoueverseeafishwithitsveryownlights?
Somefishhavebuilt-inlights.Thatis,thelights
arereallypartofthefish’sbody!
OnesuchfishlivesintheRedSea.
Itiscalledthe“flashlightfish”becauseithasspecialbodyparts,or
organs,thatgiveofflight.
Theflashlightfishhasonelightorganunderneath(在下面)eacheye.Theselightsarebrightandgreenishincolor,andtheyarealways“on”.Butaflashlightfishcanhideitslightsbyraisinganextra(额外的)pieceofskinupovereachorgan.Then,whenthefishlowerstheskin,thelightscanbeseenagain.
Whatarethesespeciallightsfor?
ThelightorganshelpthefishfindfoodatnightalongtheRedSeareefs(暗礁).Theyalsohelpthefishrunaway.Usually,thelightsareflashed“on”and“off’aboutonceevery20seconds.Butwhenthefishisworried,itwillblink(眨眼)itslightsabout75timesin1minute.Canyouimagine20or30flashlightfishblinkingtheirlightsallatthesametime?
()7.Inthepassage,theunderlinedword“organ”means.
A.anextrapieceofskinB.aspecialbodypart
C.akindofeyeD.akindofear
()8.Theflashlightfishusesitslightstohuntforfoodandto
A.changecolorB.hideitseyes
C.runawayfromdangerD.catchotherfish
()9.Whenaflashlightfishisworried,itslightswill.
A.flashmoreslowlyB.flashfaster
C.turnbrightgreenD.blinkmanytimes
()10.Howoftenarethelightsusuallyflashed