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()3.Thelightonthewallisbroken.Hewantsto____anewone.
A.putup B.putin C.puton D.putdown
()4.Whichcityis______fromWuxi,BeijingorShanghai?
A.thefarthestB.themostfarC.fartherD.far
()5.Doyoubelievewhathe_______abouthisbestfriend?
Yes,henever_______lies.
A.talks;
tellsB.says;
tells
C.talks;
says D.says;
talks
()6.—CanIhave__________piecesofbread?
—Sorry,there’s__________left.
A.twomore;
elsenothingB.moretwo;
nothingelse
C.anothertwo;
elsenothingD.anothertwo;
()7.DIYisverypopularnow.Itmeansyoudon’tneedto______
anyonetodoit.
A.pay B.cost C.take D.spend
()8.I’m1.63meterstall.MyfriendMaxis1.69meterstall.SoI’m________him.
A.astallas B.nottallerthan
C.notsoshortas D.notsotallas
()9._______badtheweatheristoday!
A.What B.How C.WhataD.Howa
()10.ThesubjectsstudentsstudyinAmericaaredifferentfrom________inChina.
A.thoseB.thatC.it D.one
()11.Pleasetryyourbesttofinishtheworkwith________moneyand________people.
A.few;
littleB.alittle;
afew
C.less;
fewerD.fewer;
less
()12.Thelittleboyshowedgreat_______inthe_________story.
A.interest;
interesting B.interested;
interesting
C.interesting;
interest D.interest;
interested
()13.WewouldliketorecommendJimforthisyear’sMost
Hard-workingStudentAward.Wehopetheaward.
A.himtogetB.himgettingC.hegetD.hewillget
()14.Whensomethingyou,cometomehelp.
A.worries;
forB.worries;
to
C.worried;
forD.worried;
to
()15.Maryishard-working.Sheworksharderthan
classmatesinherclass.
A.anyotherB.theotherC.otherD.anyofthe
()16.Lindaiswillingsharethingsherfriends.
A.with,withB.to,withC.with,toD.to,to
()17.Todayshelooks______.Look!
Sheislooking_______athisson.
A.happy;
happyB.happily;
happily
C.happy;
happilyD.happily;
happy
()18.--Don’tcrosstheroadwhenthetrafficlightsarered.
--.
A.No,Iwill.B.Yes,Ido.C.OK,Iwon’t.D.No,Idon’t.
()19.--MustIdomyhomeworkrightaway?
--No,you_____.You_____doitlater.
A.can’t,mustBneedn’t,may
C.maynot,mustD.mustn’t,can
()20.—MyfamilyandIwillgobacktotheUSAtomorrow.
—____________
A.I’msorrytohearthat. B.Seeyousoon!
C.Noproblem. D.Haveanicejourney!
二.完形填空(10分)
Onceamanandhiswifeworkedforanoldman.Therewasabigboxintheoldman’slivingroom.Theoldmanpointed(指着)totheboxandsaid,“There’sonlyonethingyou
(1)do.Don’topenthebox.”
(2)sayingthis,helefthishome.
Thewomansaidtoherhusband,“Theremustbe(3)expensiveinthebox.Let’sopenit,shallwe?
”Herhusbandsaid(4)toher.Butthewomandidn’tgiveupher(5).Oneday,shedecidedtofindout(6)wasinit.Herhusbanddidn’tstopher.Sheopenedtheboxandlookedinside.Tohersurprise,shefoundnothinginthebox.Shetriedhardtocloseit,butshe(7).
Thateveningtheoldmancamehomeandfoundtheboxwas(8).Hewasvery(9)andaskedthewomanandherhusbandtoleavehishome.
“Buttherewasnothinginthebox,”thewomansaid,“Wedidn’ttakeanythingatall.”Theoldman(10)them,“Theboxisnotimportant,butIcannotbelieveyou.Thatisimportant.”
()1.A.maynot B.mustn’t C.couldnot D.needn’t
()2.A.After B.For C.By D.Before
()3.A.nothing B.everything C.something D.anything
()4.A.no B.yes C.goodbye D.much
()5.A.work B.box C.way D.idea
()6.A.which B.what C.who D.that
()7.A.did B.opened C.failed D.stopped
()8.A.lost B.open C.empty D.broke
()9.A.general B.happy C.careful D.angry
()10.A.turnedto B.listenedtoC.shoutedatD.smiledat
三.阅读理解(26分)
(A)
Peoplebeganmakingclocksover500yearsago.Thefirstclockshadonlyonehand---thehourhand.Atalatertimetheclockshadtheminutehand.Thefirstclockswerebigandheavy.Somerichpeoplehadservants(仆人)tocarrytheclockswhentheywereout.Timepassedandclocksbecamesmaller.
Bellsbecameapartofsomelargeclocksincitiesandtowns.Theywereforpeopleunabletoseetheclock.Someclockswereinlargetowers(塔).Someofthemare400or500yearsoldnow.BigBeninLondonisaveryfamoustowerclock.
Nowmanypeoplehavealarmclocks(闹钟)towakethemuptogotoworkorgotoschool.
Soclocksaretheveryimportantpartofpeople’slife.
()1.Peoplebegantomakeclocks________500yearsago.
A.lessthan B.forC.morethan D.without
()2.Atthebeginningtheclockshad________.
A.onehandB.twohandsC.threehandsD.fourhands
()3.Bellsweremadefor________.
A.theoldpeopleB.everyone
C.thepeopleunabletoseetheclock D.thechildren
()4.Alarmclockscanhelppeople________.
A.workhardB.wakeupC.seethetimeD.gotobed
(B)
Nowcitiesarefullofcars.Somefamiliesevenhavetwoormorecars.Parkingisagreatproblem,andsoisthetrafficinandaroundthecities.Somethingwillhavetobedonetochangeit.
Whatwillthecarsoftomorrowbelike?
Littlecarsmaysomedaytaketheplaceoftoday’sbigcars.Ifeveryonedriveslittlecarsinthefuture,therewillbelesspollutionintheair.Therewillalsobemorespaceforparkingcarsincities,andthestreetswillbelesscrowded.Threelittlecarscanfitinthespacenowneededforonecaroftheusualsize.
Thelittlecarswillcostmuchlesstoownandtodrive.Drivingwillbesafer,too.Whatismore,theselittlecarscangoabout65kilometersperhour.
Littlecarsofthefuturewillbefineforgettingaroundacity,buttheywillnotbeusefulforlongtrips.Ifbigcarsarestillusedalongwiththesmallones,twosetsofroadswillbeneededinthefuture.Someroadswillbeusedforthebig,fastcars,andotherroadswillbeneededfortheslowersmallones.
()5.Carsinthefuturemustn’tbring________pollutionintheair.
A.more B.fewer C.less D.no
()6.Thelittlecar’ssizemaybe________today’scar’ssize.
A.onethirdof B.twothirdsof
C.asbigas D.assmallas
()7.Littlecarsareveryfinefor________.
A.longtrips B.journeys C.everydaylife D.sport
()8.Thebigcarsare________thelittlecarsforlongtrips.
A.asusefulas B.notsousefulas
C.moreusefulthanD.lessusefulthan
(C)
Aneight-year-oldchildheardherparentstalkingaboutherlittlebrother.Allsheknewwasthathewasverysickandtheyhadnomoney.Onlyaveryexpensiveoperation(手术)couldsavehimnowandtherewasnoonetolendthemthemoney.
Whensheheardherdaddysaytohertearfulmother,“Onlyamiraclecansavehimnow,”thelittlegirlwenttoherbedroomandpulledhermoneyfromitshidingplaceandcounteditcarefully.
Shehurriedtoadrugstore(药店)withthemoneyinherhand.“Andwhatdoyouwant?
”askedtheshopkeeper.“It’sformylittlebrother,”thegirlanswered,“He’sreally,reallysickandIwanttobuyamiracle.”“Pardon?
”saidtheshopkeeper.“MybrotherAndrewhassomethingbadgrowinginsidehisheadandmydaddysaysonlyamiraclecansavehim.Sohowmuchdoesamiraclecost?
”“Wedon’tsellamiraclehere,child.I’msorry,”theshopkeepersaidwithasmile.“Listen,ifitisn’tenough,Icantryandgetsomemore.Justtellmehowmuchitcosts.”
Awell-dressedmanhearditandasked,“Whatkindofamiracledoesyourbrotherneed?
”“Idon’tknow,”sheansweredwithhereyesfulloftears.“He’sreallysickandmumsaysheneedsanoperation.Butmydaddycan’tpayforit,soIhavebroughtallmymoney.”“Howmuchdoyouhave,”askedtheman.“$1.11,butIcantryandgetsomemore,”sheanswered.“Well,Goodluck!
”smiledtheman.“$1.11,thepriceofamiracleforyourlittlebrother.”
Hetookupthegirl’shandandsaid,“Takemetowhereyoulive.Iwanttoseeyourbrotherandmeetyourparents.Let’sseeifIhavethekindofmiracleyouneed.”
Thatwell-dressedmanwasDrCarltonArmstrong,afamousdoctor.Theoperationwassuccessfulanditwasn’tlongbeforeAndrewwasathomeagain.Howmuchdidthemiraclecost?
()9.Whatwasthetroubleinthelittlegirl’sfamily?
A.Herbrotherwasseriouslyill.
B.Theyhadnomoney.
C.Nothingcouldsaveherbrother.
D.BothAandB.
()10.Intheeyeofthelittlegirl,amiraclemightbe_______.
A.somethinginteresting B.somethingbeautiful
C.somewonderfulmedicine D.somegoodfood
()11.Thelittlegirlsaidagainandagain“…Icantryandgetsomemore.”Thatshows___.
A.shehadstillkeptsomemoney
B.shehopedtheshopkeepercouldsellheramiracle
C.Therewasnoneedtoworryaboutmoney
D.shet