1、阅读下面的短文,将划线部分译成英文或中文。
Do you know the expressions connected (与……有关) with the number? Do you understand their meanings? Now, let’s learn some of them.
1Two heads are better than one.
Some problems are difficult to solve. But if we put two and two together, we might come up with the right answer. We know that two heads are better than one, 2和另一个人一起工作来解决一个问题总是更好一些。Then we could have our answers quickly.
Two birds with one stone (石头)
Sometimes we can kill two birds with one stone. 3That is, we can complete two goals with only one action. But we must remember that two wrongs don’t make a right. If someone does something bad to you, you should not do the same to him.
At sixes and sevens
Some of my friends are confuses(糊涂的) and do not understand their schoolwork. They are at sixes and sevens. 4事实上,他们不在乎他们是否能完成高中。They see little difference between the two choices. Their schoolwork is in a mess.
Nine-to-five jobs
5My aunt has a nine-to-five job, and she works in an office doing the same things every day. She does not have to dress to the nines, or wear her best clothes, for this kind of work.
【1】________________________________________
【2】________________________________________
【3】________________________________________
【4】________________________________________
【5】________________________________________
2、二、用方框中所给词的正确形式填空
feel get hot good information outgoing thin play hard popular
【1】It’s ______ in summer in Beijing than that in Dalian.
【2】The friendship made her ______ better.
【3】Li Lei isn’t good at ______ football.
【4】Please call 010-5558976 for more ______.
【5】She is ______ with children than me.
【6】I think Jenny should ______ the job.
【7】The ______ you study, the more you will get.
【8】I’m quieter and more serious than Tom. He’s a lot ______ than I am.
【9】Jane is on a diet recently. She wants to be ______.
【10】She is ______ than the others in our class. Everyone likes her.
3、句型转换
【1】They arrived in Shanghai last week.(改为同义句)
They_____ _____Shanghai last week.
【2】Does Kate want to buy a big house?(改为同义句)
Does Kate_____ _____buying a big house?
【3】There are over one hundred teachers in our school.(改为同义句)
There are_____ _____one hundred teachers in our school.
【4】We couldn't eat anything on the top of the mountain.(改为同义句)
We_____eat_____on the top of the mountain.
【5】Tom had to stay at home because the weather was had.(改为同义句)
Tom had to stay at home_____ _____the bad weather.
Section B(3a-Self Check)
4、________ you should tell her the news.
A. May be B. Maybe
C. May is D. Maybe is
5、---Can you come on Monday or Tuesday ?
---I’m afraid _______ day is possible . I’m too busy these days .
A. some B. neither C. both D. any
6、I couldn’t find ________ in the English newspaper. So I took down some new words instead.
A.something interesting
B.anything interesting
C.interesting something
D.interesting anything
7、--She has just come back and she looks very happy. -She___ her trip very much.
A. might enjoy B. should have enjoyed
C. might have enjoyed D. must enjoy
8、It’s true that we don’t know what we have been missing until it_______. Cherish(珍惜)what we have today.
A.reaches
B.gets
C.arrives
9、——Have you been to Hong Kong before?
——____, I _____ there in 1997.
A. Yes; have been B. No; have been
C. No; went D. Yes; went
10、— I’ve just received a Wechat message— “ttyl’’. Do you know what it ________?
— It means “talk to you later’’.
A.cares about
B.stands for
C.leads to
D.lives on
11、— Alan, why didn’t you answer my phone yesterday? — Sorry, I ________ basketball.
A.am playing B.played C.was playing D.have played
12、—Would you like to travel during the Spring Festival holiday?
—Not really. Many people will take a trip on the holiday, so it will be ________ crowded for me ________ enjoy the beautiful scenery (风景).
A.so, that
B.so, to
C.too, to
13、(题文)I didn't go to the beach ________ the bad weather.
A. because B. because of
C. so D. but
14、— Is this your bag?
— No, maybe it's Jack's. The size of the bag is ________ his.
A.ready to B.different from C.similar to
15、I haven’t decided ______with the old books yet.
A. how to do B. what to do
C. which to do D. what to deal
16、—Did you enjoy the movie Leap?
—Of course. It ________ our great Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team.
A.describes
B.improves
C.follows
D.develops
17、---Which of the two T-shirts will you take?
---I will take______. One is for my brother and the other is for myself.
A either B. both C.all D .neither
18、I when the accident happened.
A.was past B.am passing by
C.was passing by D. past
19、通读下面的对话,根据上下文补全对话内容。
A: 【1】, Tom?
B: I’m watching a talk show about AI. Do you know 【2】?
A: Well, AI is artificial intelligence, right?
B: Exactly! It is changing the way of our living, learning, working and so on. And I hope to be scientist and help AI work better when I grow up.
A: 【3】?
B: I’m going to study science. How about you?
A: To be honest, I just want to be a cook.
B: 【4】?
A: Because delicious food can make people feel happy and warm.
B: That’s great! Hold on to your dream, and it will come true one day.
A: 【5】. The same to you.
20、通读下面对话,根据对话内容,从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有一项为多余选项。
Kate: Hello, Li Ming. What’s your plan for this summer holiday?
Li Ming: I have no idea. 【1】
Kate: I’ll take part in a social activity with my sister.
Li Ming: It sounds exciting. 【2】
Kate: No. I have been a volunteer in a poor village. The children there don’t have money to buy books.
Li Ming: 【3】.
Kate: Yes. I bought them 30 books with my pocket money.
Li Ming: What else did you do there?
Kate: 【4】. And now we are good friends.
Li Ming: Wow! 【5】 I’d like to join you.
Kate: Great! I’m sure we’ll have a meaningful holiday.
A.Can you tell me something about them?
B.Have you sent books to them?
C.I helped them with their lessons.
D.Is it your first time to join in such activities?
E.It was a wonderful experience!
F.What about you?
21、The Lost Airplane
“We’re leaving!” Dad called.
Cody was about to race downstairs when he noticed the tiny airplane on his cousin’s desk. “It would be fun to take it to the beach,” he thought. “I don’t think Dave will mind.” Cody put the airplane into the pocket of his swimsuit.
On the beach, Cody made a runway (机场的跑道) in the sand. Then he took out the airplane and imagined it taking off.
“Cody, are you coming with us?” Dad called. Dad and Uncle Jeff couldn’t wait to go surfing.
Cody took his bodyboard and ran after them. They rode wave after wave. Soon Cody’s teeth were chattering from the cold. He was glad when they decided to head back to their place on the sand.
Resting on the beach, Cody enjoyed the warm sunshine. But with a sudden fear, he sat up. “Where was the airplane?” He searched the sand around him, but he found only broken seashells. He kept looking for the airplane while eating lunch. But as it became clear that the airplane was lost, he lost his appetite (胃口) as well.
Cody was quiet on the way back home, wondering how to tell Dave about it. Slowly he climbed upstairs. On the very last step, he felt something sharp in his pocket. “Could it be?” His fingers closed around the airplane in disbelief. He must have put it into his pocket in his rush to go surfing! Awesome—now he wouldn’t have to tell Dave about it!
But Cody didn’t feel relieved (如释重负的). He knew he had to say sorry to Dave.
“I’m so sorry,” Cody said after telling Dave what had happened.
“I would have let you borrow it,” said Dave. “I’m proud of you for telling me, though. Next time, just ask.”
Cody felt better, as if he’d caught another wave—a wave of relief.
【1】Who did the airplane belong to?
A.Cody.
B.Dave.
C.Cody’s dad.
D.Uncle Jeff.
【2】Cody found the airplane was lost when he was ________.
A.heading back home
B.eating his lunch
C.riding wave after wave
D.resting on the beach
【3】How did Cody felt at the end of the story?
A.Proud.
B.Angry.
C.Scared.
D.Relieved.
【4】The next time Cody wants to play with the airplane, he will probably ________.
A.go surfing instead
B.borrow it from Dave
C.talk to his dad first
D.ask Uncle Jeff for help
22、American and British people both speak English of course. But sometimes there are some important differences between British English and American English.
First of all, they sound very different. Often, Americans don’t say each word separately. They say words together. Americans may say “I dunno” instead of (代替)“I don’t know”. Or they may say “Whaddya say?” instead of “What did you say?” However, the British are more careful. They usually say all the words and keep them separate.
Sound is not only the difference. Words sometimes have different meanings too. For example, the vocabulary(词汇) for cars and driving is very different. Americans drive trucks(卡车), but in England people drive lorries.
Many expressions(短语) are also different in the two countries. In England, if you are going to telephone your friends, you “phone them up”. In America, you “give them a call”. When you are saying goodbye in England you might say “Cheerio!” In America you might say “See you later.”
There’re also some differences in grammar(语法). For example, Americans usually use the helping verb “do” when they ask a question. They say “Do you have a storybook?” But the British often leave out the helping verb. They say “Have you a storybook?”
Most languages are like this. Languages change over time. When people live in separate places, the languages change in different ways. This is what has happened to English. It can also happen to other languages, such as French. Many people in Canada speak French but their French is very different from the French of France.
【1】What does the word “separately” mean in this passage? It means “_____”.
A. 含糊地 B. 快速地 C. 分开地 D. 简略地
【2】The vocabulary for cars and driving is _____.
A. an example of British English
B. an example of American English
C. the same in America and England
D. not the same in America and England
【3】Languages _____.
A. are always changing as time passes
B. keep unchanged even if time changes
C. are the same in all places
D. are easy to learn
【4】Which of the following is right?
A. American people usually say “ I don’t know” instead of “ I dunno ”.
B. There are four differences between American and British English.
C. Canadians speak all the same French as Frenchmen.
D. When people live in different places, the language is in the same way.
【5】This passage is mainly about _____.
A. English vocabulary
B. how American sounds are different from British sounds
C. the way the British say words
D. some differences between American and British English
23、When you read this sentence, the population of the Earth has grown about 10 people. That may not sound much, but about 14,000 people are born per hour.
Most of these new babies are born in the developing countries. These countries are found in Africa, South America and parts of Asia.
In the developed countries of Europe and North America, the population is growing slowly. This is because women in these countries have, on average (平均), only one or two children.
In the developing countries, more than one billion people live below the poverty line. These people don’t have enough food to eat and they live in poor housing. Children get little or no time at school and suffer from many kinds of diseases.
The UN has said that the world’s population will reach 12.5 billion by the year 2100. If the number makes your head spinning (晕眩), you’re not alone. Many experts are worrying about that so fast population growth could have very bad results. It could hurt the environment and increase the number of poor people.
【1】How many people are born every hour?
A.10.
B.14,000.
C.365,000.
D.14,000,000.
【2】Most developing countries are in _________.
A.Africa
B.South America
C.parts of Asia
D.All of above
【3】Laura is a working woman from America. She may have _________ children.
A.2
B.4
C.5
D.8
【4】What does the underlined word “the poverty line” mean in Chinese?
A.贫困线
B.反贫困运动
C.平均水平
D.不毛之地
【5】The population of the world will be __________ by 2100.
A.1,000,000,000
B.6,000,000,000
C.11,200,000,000
D.12,500,000,000
24、短文填空
阅读下面短文, 根据中文、首字母、音标或语境的提示, 在每个空格内填人一个适当的单词, 要求所填的单词意义准确, 拼写正确。完成1-10小题。
Elaine Wu is part of the first generation (代) of Chinese pianists. Born in Shanghai, she began practicing the piano at the 【1】 of six when she was found to show a strong interest in classical music and the piano. One year later, she w 【2】 the first prize at a children’s piano competition in Shanghai.
A 【3】 winning the prize, she went on to study under the 【4】 [feɪməs] Italian musician and piano educator Maestro Mario Paci. She had put all her energy into her music career in the 【5】 [pɑ:st] eighty years.
She put on performances at home a 【6】 abroad. In 1962, she was regarded 【7】 the national first-class pianist.
In 1993, Wu was 【8】 (邀请) to teach piano in Singapore. She has been living t 【9】 ever since. In August 2013, her 【10】 (第二) album (专辑), A Generation of Master 2, came out with full support from her fans.
25、 假如Andy是一位来自美国的交换生,目前就读于你所在的中学,通过两个月的接触,你们成了好朋友。请你根据下面的提示,以A Friend From the USA为题介绍一下他。开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
1. 外貌与性格:高大英俊,总是面带笑容;
2. 学校体验:认为中国的学校与美国的相当不同,在这儿上课较多而休假较少;
3. 生活体验:喜欢吃苏州的美食,上周末我们一起去了上海迪斯尼乐园(Shanghai Disneyland),觉得它和美国的一样精彩;
4. 我们的互动:经常互相教各自的语言,他还曾经教我做三明治;
5. 他的愿望:……(请用1-2句话作适当发挥)
注意:1. 语法正确,意思连贯,书写规范,要点齐全;2. 词数90词左右。
A Friend From the USA
Andy is my new friend from the USA.
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I hope to visit him in the USA some day!