一、补全单词。根据首字母及句意写出完整单词。
1. The d__________ of the new medicine is of great importance to people who have heart problems. 2. I saw a stranger go into Mr.Green’s house s_________ just now. He must want to steal something. 3. There are some differences in p___________ between American and British English. 4. The population in that country is i_________ slowly now. 5. ----I don’t have a p________to work with. -----Maybe you can ask John to join you.
6. Studies show that there is a close c_________ between smoking and lung cancer. 7.My Chinese teacher is very k__________ for he has read lots of books.
8 Hello, passengers. May I have your a_________ please? I have something important to tell you. 9. Sorry, I didn’t catch the first sentence. Would you mind r________ it? 10. Walt Disney is famous as the c_______ of Mickey Mouse.
二、同义句转换。
1.My grandmother is getting older and older, so she always forget things. =My grandmother is getting older and older, so she has ____ ______ ________.
2. People with a growth mindset keep a watchful eye on learning, not grades. = They ____ _____ to learning _____ _______ grades.
3. The population of this town has become larger and larger in the past few years.=The population of this town has ________ a lot in the past few years.
4. Even if you learn something well, you’ll forget if you don’t use it.= Even if you learn something well, you’ll forget it ________ you use it.
5. Your learning habits decide whether you can learn well or not.= Whether you can learn well or not ______ ________ your learning habits.
三、完形填空。阅读下面短文,根据短文内容,从A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。
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The man __1_____Fan Shenghua is one of the inheritors(传承者)of Longjing tea roasting technique. His palms tell you everything--they are thick,rough and full of calluses(手茧)----a___2_____of more than 40 years of hard work.
“you have to touch the leaves with your hands to see how much water should ___3_____,” Fan said. “if there isn’t too much water in the leaves, the leaves will break into pieces; if there is much water in the leaves, the tea will taste bitter.
This traditional technique dates back to the Ming and Qing ____4_____. It not only __5_____ the quality of the tea,but is also an important part of Chinese tea culture. “Long Jing tea leaves are famous for their color, taste, and shape. Only by hand can we make the best of them. It’s like making a work of __6____,”Fan said.
These days, however, more people are using machines to do the job. “it’s easier, but the quality is not___7____,” Fan said. “Machine-made tea floats(漂浮)longer in water and tastes _8____.
In March this year, when president Xi Jinping visited Hangzhou, he watched Fan roast tea leaves. Fan changed the strength and movement of his hands as he felt the tea leaves roast. Xi said, “The things made by two palms cannot be ____9____by modern technology.”
Fan is now taking apprentices(学徒). His son, a 27-year-old college graduate, is one of them. “It’s a tradition. We need to ____10.______,” said the father. ( ) 1. A.to call
B. calling
C. called C. tradition
( ) 2. A.reminder B. habit
( ) 3. A. be added B. be removed C. be thrown ( ) 4. A. countries B. dynasties C. areas ( ) 5. A. discovers ( ) 6. art
B. makes sure C. ensures B. medicine C. science
C. as good
( ) 7. as well B. as bad
( ) 8. bitter B. sweet C. sour ( ) 9. moved B. taken place C. replaced ( ) 10.pass it by
四、阅读理解。
A
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B. pass it down C. pass it away
In Chiang Mai, there is a museum, it was decorated with beautiful marble tiles(大理石砖)and a huge marble statue(大理石雕像). Although the museum is a little far away from the city center of Chiang Mai, many people come here and admire the statue. One night, after all the tourists left, marble tiles started talking to the marble statue.
Tiles: Hi, statue. Don't you think it's unfair that everybody comes here to admire you while on us? Statue: Dear brothers, don't you remember that we are actually from the same place?
Tiles: Yes, we do. That is why we feel it is even more unfair. All of us were born from the same place, and yet the world treats us so differently now. This is so unfair!
Statue: Yes, you are right, my brothers. But do you still remember the day when the artist tried to work on you, but you said no to him?
Tiles: Yes, we refused him because we didn't want to get hurt.
Statue: Well, since you refused his tools, he couldn’t work on you. Then he started working on me instead. I knew that I would be something different and special after his hard work. I bore all the pain and allowed him to carve me!
Tiles: But it hurt quite a lot.
Statue: That’s for sure! Since you decided to give up halfway, you can' t complain about the world's unfairness to you.
1. The story happened in the city center of Chiang Mai, Thailand.
2. The marble tiles complained because they didn't get as much admiration as the statue.
3. According to the article, the marble statue might experience that it was hurt a lot, but never complained. 4. The underlined word in the 7th paragraph “carve” means “伤害”.
5. According to the passage, although you give up halfway, you can still be successful.
B
Margaret Thatcher Thatcher had a big influence on the man’s world--politics(政治). She was Britain’s first leading lady and served as the UK’s prime minister from 1979 to 1990- the first prime 3 / 8
minister to do so in over 160 years. Thatcher managed to make her country stronger. She took a tough (强硬的) position against the Soviet Union (苏联)and led a war against Argentina. Although many people disliked her, she stuck to her rules and was successful in the end. Her toughness won her a name “The Iron Lady”. Lived:1925-2013 Country: UK Known as: Britain’s first female prime minister “If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.”
Billie Holiday Holiday is often described as a talent. Her voice not only moved listeners, but also shook American society. During her time, American society was still segregated(种族隔离的). As an African-American, Holiday lived a difficult life. But this also brought inspiration to her singing. Holiday worked with white bands in the 1930s. which was ground-breaking(开拓性的) at that time. She recorded a song called Strange Fruit that was about the great pain of African-Americans. Holiday taught Americans to question their segregated society. Lived:1915-1959 Country: US Known as: world-famous Jazz singer “If I’m going to sing like someone else, then I don’t need 4 / 8
to sing at all.”
Tu Youyou Tu is a chemist who studies traditional Chinese medicine. She started to look for something that can treat malaria(疟疾) in the 1960s. At that time, almost half of the world’s population was at risk of having the illness. Getting inspiration from traditional Chinese medicine, Tu found artemisinin (青蒿素) in a plant in 1971 that could treat malaria. In 2015, Tu received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. She is the first Chinese woman to win a Nobel Prize. Lived: 1930-present Country: China Known as: Nobel Prize-winning chemist “Every scientist dreams of doing something that can help the world.” 6
. For the three women, what is in common? A. They all got their fame in the twentieth century. B. They all have a great influence in their own fields.
C. They all tried their best to show women could do better than men. 7. What is true about Margaret Thatcher?
A. She ruled her country cruelly.
B. She believed that action speaks louder than words. C. At the age of 66, she was still the UK’s prime minister. 8. Billie Holiday with her song.
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A .showed she was different from white people B. taught Americans to ask their society for help
C. described how hard African-Americans lived at that time 9. From the passage about Tu Youyou, we can know .
A. it took her 44 years to find artemisinin
B. she won a Nobel Prize as soon as she found artemisinin
C. traditional Chinese medicine played a great role in finding artemisinin 10. What is the best title for the three passages together?
A.Women who make a difference B. Women who won some great prizes C. Women who are world-wide popular
五、完成对话。在空格中填上适当的单词,使对话完整正确。一空一词(含缩写词)。
A: Li Ming, what great_____1___ you’ve made! It’s unbelievable that you can improve your English in a short time. Have you discovered any __2_______?
B: To be honest, there is no such thing. I’m not talented, but I just study hard and try to learn __3_______. A: I’ve worked hard at English for a whole week, but there is little ___4____ of getting better. At times I feel like giving up.
B: You need more_____5____. Rome was not built in one day. Two years ago, I was also weak in English. How to improve it was my biggest problem. A: How did you deal with the learning ___6_____?
B: Later I realized it’s not enough to just study hard. Whether or not I can learn English well depends on my learning habits. They really __7___ to me.
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A: Maybe you are right. Could you give me some specific advice?How do you remember new words? B: By ____8_____ them in time. For example, I always copy new words on pieces of paper, stick them on the walls in my bedroom or in the living room, and read the words aloud whenever I see them. Once I keep them in my _____9___. I change new paper. A: Sounds like a fun way.
B: Also, I always read the English words on the objects I see. This way I can __10_____ I’m learning with things around.
六、短文填空。从下面方框中选出10个单词,将其正确形式填入短文,使短文意思正确通顺
medicine design able appear valuable beautiful science physics body connect stylist hobby When Pacheco of California was a little girl, her parents let her pick out an American girl doll. She picked out one that has the same hair and __1_____ as her.
“she looked like me and I felt there was a piece of me in her,” Pacheco,17,said, “You see yourself in the door and it’s really special to have that ___2______.”?
But what about children with rare(罕见的)___3____conditions who don’t look like anyone else? One day in January this year, Pacheco read a story about doll ___4____ Amy. Her “A Doll Like Me”project makes look-alike dolls for children with ___5_________. Pachheco wanted to make similar dolls.
Over the past several months, Pacheco has designed and sewn(缝制)cloth dolls for four local kids who have birthmarks, surgical scars(手术伤疤), or other unique ____6___ features.(特征).Pacheco asked the kids about their favorite sports and ___7__. She also watched doll-making videos and attended sewing camp.
After she got her own sewing machine, she taught herself to sew blankets, skirts and clothes for the dolls. She designed her own patterns(图案)and pointed out how to re-create the children’s various(多样的)——8——。It was important to her that the the children recognize themselves in the dolls.
“I really____9_____ the beauty in little things,” Pacheco said, “Each of these kids is so unique, so special. I hope through the dolls they can see themselves in a new light and really appreciate(欣赏) their———10———。
七、补全短文。根据短文内容,从短文后的A-F选项中,选出5个适当的选项补全短文。
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About 50 years ago, the author Isaac Asimov wrote a story called I. Robot. The story is set in the future, when robots take care of children. The main character loves her robot babysitter, Robbie. 1 . Robbie and the child have adventures together. Robbie is an endless source of fun!
When the story was written, it was only in his imagination. Now some of it has come true. Today’s robots can do so many things and bring us much fun. 2 . For example, a Japanese robot play the piano with its two hands.
Many robots are made to copy animals, too. For example, movie-makers have designed huge robotic apes and dinosaurs in movie. They play the way animals play. 3 . You can buy a robot animal as your pet, such as a dog, a cat, or even a dinosaur. These robot pets have a lot in common with real pets. They want your attention and you can teach them tricks. There is even a new kind of robot pets that has fake fur(睫毛) so you can pet your robot just like you pet your dog or cat. There is one difference, though. 4 ! Some robots even play all by themselves. College students in Oregon have created robots that can play soccer on their own. All year, the students work hard to design the robots.
5 . They do all the things by themselves in it. They run, kick the ball and compete score.
Even though there are no robots quite like Robbie, today’s robots can still offer hours of fun. Who know, maybe robots in the future will make Asimov’s whole story into reality.
A. Besides, robot animals are made as pets. B. They are in different shapes and colors. C. You don’t need to take them outside or feed them. D. Unlike the child’s parents, Robbie always has time to play.
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