1、如今一些父母对自己的孩子要求太严厉了。(be too hard on sb.)
_________________________________________
2、Plenty of ideas were considered________the artist decided on the design of the sculpture.
A.before
B.so
C.unless
D.because
3、Although he is not ________enough, he still gives away his money and tries to help the poor out.
A.kind B.serious C.wealthy D.healthy
4、—What do you think of the new cinema in our city ?
—Great!I am especially satisfied with the high ________of its service.
A.speed B.praise C.price D.level
5、—The best ______ to come to Chongqing is spring.
—I think so.The green water and green mountains are unforgettable
A.season B.environment C.temperature D.journey
6、-- ________is it from here to the airport?
--It’s about ________ taxi ride.
A. How long, 10 minutes’ B. How far, 10-minutes
C. How long, 10- minutes D. How far, 10 minutes’
7、The government is taking some action to stop some businessmen from ________ the housing price.
A.raise
B.rise
C.raising
D.rising
8、—Peter, how old is your father this year?
—________. And we just had a party for his ________ birthday last weekend.
A.Fortieth; forty B.Forty; fortieth
C.Forty; forty D.Fortieth; fortieth
9、During holidays, she spends too much time ________ TV.
A.watch
B.watches
C.to watch
D.watching
10、—Why are you _________ this plan?
—Because it costs too much and there is not enough time.
A. on B. for C. against D. with
11、--We should go to school by bus instead of by car.
--Yeah, cars we use, pollution there will be.
A. fewer; less B. less; fewer
C. the less; the fewer D. the fewer; the less
12、--- Good news! You’ve been chosen to be an exchange student!
--- ________
A.Thank you. B.I agree. C.Of course. D.Good luck.
13、In winter, people usually keep flowers in their house to them against the cold.
A. produce B. provide C. protect D. prevent
14、—Must I hand in my homework now, Mr.Smith?
—No,you ________.
A.can’t
B.shouldn’t
C.wouldn’t
D.needn’t
15、一Do you know ________?
—Of course. I’ll pick him up in the railway station at 11:00 a. m. tomorrow.
A.when John will come back B.why John will come back
C.how will John come back
16、— A nice day, isn’t it? Which do you prefer, fishing by the river ____ reading at home?
—Hmm…I do some reading at home.
A.to; would rather B.or; would rather C.to; prefer D.or; prefer
17、The movie covers all of Chinese history. It is _________ worth seeing again.
A. mainly B. really
C. possibly D. hardly
18、— How was ________ dinner at Mike’s house? — It was great. Mike is________ great cook.
A.a; the B.the; a C.the; the D./; a
19、Ann’s________/hæt/ matches her dress very well.
A.hand B.hat C.hit D.heart
20、________it rains heavily,they go on working outside.
A.How
B.Why
C.Although
D.What
21、Between two classes, we usually have a ________break to help to rest our brains. We should open the windows to breathe some fresh air during the break.
A.15-minutes B.15 minute's C.15-minute
22、从A—G 选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项补全对话。(选项中有两项是多余的)
A: Are your parents strict?
B: Yes, I think they are. 【1】
A: Really? Do you have to clean your bedroom?
B: 【2】 But I must make my bed and wash the dishes after dinner.
A: Well, I don’t have to do that, but I need to walk the dog and wash my father’s car on the weekends.
B: That’s not so bad! 【3】
A: You’re kidding! 【4】 I can’t even drive with him by the side!
B: That’s awful! Do you have to walk to school?
A: 【5】
A.Sounds great.
B.Yes, but I can get a ride with a neighbor sometimes.
C.Of course not!
D.I have to do all the housework.
E.Can you drive your father’s car?
F.No, I needn’t.
G.They have lots of rules.
23、选择句子,补全对话,其中有两项是多余的。
A: Hi, Zhou Qiang. Haven’t seen you for too long!【1】
B: I’ve just been to the Three Gorges (三峡).
A: Really?【2】
B: Right. As you know, we’ve built a great dam (坝) across the Changjiang River.
A:【3】
B: Yes, the dam is stopping water these days. And the water is rising 2 meters every day until it is 135 meters high.
A: Oh, it’s said the beautiful scenery (风景) of Kuimen will be under water. What a pity!
B:【4】It has been copied in another place with some other places of interest.
A: Great!I want to go to the Three Gorges this summer. Would you like to go there with me again?
B: I’d love to!【5】
A.Is the dam beginning to work?
B.But I haven’t been there yet.
C.Don’t worry.
D.Is it hard to build the dam?
E.Where have you been?
F.It’s reported that it has changed a lot.
G.We’ll see a new Three Gorges then.
24、 Back in the old days, people of different cultures wore traditional clothes every day. For men, clothes were usually shirts and pants. For women, dress was much more popular. Today, however, things are no longer so. Nowadays, people of different cultures prefer to get clothes to department stores and shopping malls. They wear those factory—made clothes every day and only wear traditional ones on special occasions(场合). However, in India, things are different. Women still wear the sari(纱丽)every day as their ancestors did for thousands of years. The dresses' styles and designs are so popular that clothing designer a worldwide often incorporate(吸收)them into their own works of art.
A sari is just a long piece of cloth worn over a blouse and a dress. It has neither sleeves(袖子)nor trousers. There are different styles of the traditional clothes. Among the choices, the “Nivi” is the most popular. With the development of sari, it has taken in styles from Indian traditional clothes. At last, it came into being.
Sari has a history about 4,500 years. However, people still don't know when people in Indian started to wear this kind of clothes. Because of being short of written records, we do not know how ancient Indians came to make clothing out of a cloth. We do know, however, nice sari is popular all over the world.
【1】From the first paragraph we can know________.
A.in old days, people liked buying clothes. B.people seldom make clothes in person now.
C.in old days, women liked pants better. D.people usually wear traditional clothes now.
【2】In India________.
A.many women still wear sari now. B.women only wear sari on special occasions.
C.sari is less popular than before. D.many designers are increasing sari.
【3】What is“Nivi"?
A.It's the name of a famous designer. B.It's the time when sari came into being.
C.It's the name of the most popular sari. D.It's another kind of traditional clothes.
【4】Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Sari has a short history in India. B..Few people can make sari now.
C.Sari has long sleeves. D.We don't know how sari was made in old days.
25、The word “day ”has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year, we are using “day ” to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night, we are using “day” to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Since the earth looks like a ball, the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning(旋转) of the earth. At the equator(赤道) day and night are sometimes the same length(长度). They are each twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 o’clock in the morning and sets at 6 o’clock in the evening. For six months the North Pole(北极) is tilted(倾斜) toward the sun. In those months the Northern Hemisphere(半球) gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere(半球). Days are longer than nights. South of the equator nights are longer than days. For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight. Days are longer than nights. North of the equator nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is the season of long days.
【1】When the Western Hemisphere is having day, the Eastern Hemisphere is having .
A.both day and night
B.day
C.neither(既不)
D.night
【2】A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by of the earth.
A.the pushing
B.the pulling
C.the spinning
D.the passing
【3】At the equator day is as long as night .
A.sometimes
B.never
C.usually
D.always
【4】When the North Pole is tilted toward the sun, the Northern Hemisphere gets sunlight.
A.less
B.more
C.all
D.no
26、 Mount Qomolangma, located at the China-Nepal border(边境), known as Mount Everest in the West, is the world's highest peak(峰). A Chinese surveying team reached the top on Wednesday morning to make serious surveys there.
It is the third time for the team to head to the world peak within this month. The first two failed due to the change of weather that brought heavy snow.
Since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Chinese surveyors have done six rounds of measurements(测量) and scientific research on Mount Qomolangma and got the height of the peak twice in 1975 and 2005, 8,848.13 meters and 8,844.43 meters.New technologies were used in the latest survey, such as the Beidou-3 Navigation Satellite System(北斗三号导航卫星系统).
This year is the 60th year of the first successful expedition(远征探索)to Qomolangma and the 45th year of China's first accurate measurement(精准测量) of Qomolangma's height.
【1】Where is the Mount Qomolangma?
A.In China B.In Nepal C.At the China-Nepal border D.In America
【2】How many times had the team failed before they got to the top of the Mount Everest?
A.1 B.2 C.3 D.4
【3】What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word "founding"?
A.实现 B.找到 C.看见 D.成立
【4】Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.The People's Republic of China was found in 1494.
B.The Beidou-3 Navigation Satellite System was used during this survey.
C.Chinese surveyors got the height of the peak 8,848.43 meters in 1975.
D.It's been 45 years since our first successful expedition to Qomolangma.
27、The junior high school graduates have to take a P.E. test in many places around China. The full marks are usually 30 points and it means much in the senior high school entrance exam.
In Nanjing, the test is held in April. Students have the test in their own schools. Each student is tested on three sports. They can choose long jump, basketball dribbling (运球) or volleyball. The pull-up is for boys and girls can choose the sit-up. Both boys and girls must skip in the test.
Most students find the test easy and more than 90%of them can get full marks. That’s because they have been training for it during the three whole years. Students in Junior Three usually do lots of practice in P.E. classes. The training makes the test easier than it seems to be.
Students in Nanjing don’t need to run a lot for the test, but students in Beijing must do lots of running for the test. Running is one of the sports in test. So in P.E. classes, they usually run a lot. Sometimes they have to run 3,000 meters in one class. Most teachers and parents welcome the P.E. test. They say it helps students build up their health.
【1】The P.E. test in Nanjing includes all of these sports except __________.
A. skipping B. basketball C. football D. volleyball
【2】Students in Nanjing have the P.E. test in __________.
A. spring B. Junior One C. autumn D. Junior Two
【3】The underlined word “pull-up” means “__________” in Chinese.
A. 仰卧起坐 B. 引体向上 C. 俯卧撑 D. 跳高
【4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. All the students must be tested on skipping in Nanjing.
B. Few students in Nanjingcan get full marks in the P.E. test.
C. Students in Beijing needn’t run during the test.
D. Students in Nanjing should take part in four sports in the P.E. test.
【5】What do most teachers and parents think of the P.E. test? _____________
A. It is difficult. B. It is easy. C. It is bad. D. It is good.
28、Power in the Path
Have you ever taken a bike ride in the sun? It might make your ride a little 【1】 (更热) , but a cycle path in a sunny area can be a good thing. In fact, in the Netherlands, one company decided to build a cycle path that can create energy using the sun.
In the town of Krommenie, there's a cycle path of 【2】 (七十) meters with solar panels(太阳能电池板) in it. These panels get light from the sun. They then use that light to produce electricity, which is used for street lights and so on. In its first year, enough energy can be 【3】 (提供) for one house for a whole year!
Developers are still doing research. They make sure path is strong enough for buses and 【4】 (卡车) to drive over it. They must also make sure the path isn’t too 【5】 (平滑的) because that could make people fall over 【6】 (容易地). This test path must be just right before this type of path can be built in other places.
In 【7】 (另一个) Dutch town, Eindhoven, there is a cycle path that uses solar energy to make art. The path, which opened in 2014, is made up of thousands of tiny lights that get the light 【8】 (在……期间) the day and give off light at night. From above, these lights look like the famous painting The Starry Night by Dutch 【9】 (艺术家) Vincent van Gogh. This one-kilometer path is to honor Vincent van Gogh, who lived in this area from 1883 to 1885. It’s a beautiful and creative way of using the power of the sun, and the path now 【10】 (接待) many visitors.
29、A few days ago, I bought some ink for my printer at my favorite $1 Supermarket, which sold everything from fresh produce to birthday cards at one dollar. Then I found a better _______ at a computer store. So I went back to the supermarket to _______ it for some other products. With nobody telling me exactly what to do, I put the ink into a plastic bag, tied it up, placed the bag into a push-cart and started shopping.
I was midway through when a clerk suddenly stopped me. "You are not allowed to carry a bag around in this store. Open it and show me the thing!" she yelled coldly.
_______, I opened the bag and showed the ink to her. "I'm returning it. "I said.
"You should have left the bag with the clerk upon entry. Let me see your receipt!" she asked. I did as told, looking around, embarrassed as if everyone was laughing at me. "Perhaps in the future you'll learn how to follow the store rules." she added.
By the time I finished shopping, I was angry. How dare she treat me as a _______? I went looking for her and asked for her _______. She mumbled (嘀咕) something. I asked her again, and this time I heard "Ursula."
"Ursula, what?" I asked. She yelled at me, "Ursula!" and stormed away.
"This woman is about to become fired, "I _______ when I got home. I rang their headquarters (总部). I described my unpleasant experience to the person in charge. She was understanding, "Our employees (雇员) are taught to be _______. Give me your phone number and I will ring you back. "
She did two days later. "I'm sorry," she said, "but there's no Ursula at that supermarket. Can you describe her so that I can find out who she is? I assure you, we do not stand rude behavior, nor do we stand_______to our customers. "
By this time, I had calmed down. I didn't really want the employee to lose her job. So I told her to forget about it.
【1】A. ink B. introduction C. choice D. price
【2】A. receive B. replace C. return D. change
【3】A. Disappointed B. Stressed C. Excited D. Shocked
【4】A. thief B. troubler C. beggar D. worker
【5】A. number B. address C. name D. email
【6】A. thought B. calmed C. found D. got
【7】A. patient B. polite C. clever D. hardworking
【8】A. shouting B. pointing C. lying D. talking