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单项填空

1．In one way or another, riding a bicycle is similar to__________. A．drive a car B．driving a car C．when you drive a car D．when driving a car

解析：be similar to…是固定搭配, to是介词，后跟名词或动名词。 答案：B

2．I have worked as a teacher for 30 years and I’ve been used__________late into deep night.

A．working B．to working C．to work D．to be working

解析：“习惯于工作到深夜”；be used to后跟动名词。 答案：B

3．—Who do you__________for the job? —I guess Bob is the proper person for it. A．have in mind B．think C．keep in mind D．offer

解析：have in mind“考虑，想到”；keep in mind“牢记，记住”。 答案：A

4．The type of music has become very famous in Britain and is very good music__________.

A．to dance B．to dance to

C．danced D．danced to

解析：dance to music “在音乐的伴奏下跳舞”，此处用不定式作定语修饰music。

答案：B

5．Many people make their living by writing__________music for films.They even write exact instructions how__________music is to be played.

A．the; the B．/; / C．the; / D．/; the

解析：music是不可数名词，表泛指时不加冠词，第二个music为特指，故加the。

答案：D

6．We __________swim every day when we were children.We__________run down to the lake and jump in.

A．used to; would B．would; used to C．were used to; would D．would; were used to

解析：used to和would都可表过去常常做某事，但二者同时使用时习惯于先用used to后用would。

答案：A

7．A fire started in a hotel, and it soon__________through the whole of the town. A．was spread B．got spread C．spread D．had spread

解析：spread是不及物动词，不用被动语态。

答案：C

8．My mother is hard to__________.She is always complaining. A．satisfy B．amuse C．expect D．treat

解析：由后一句“她常常抱怨个不停”，可知前句是说“令她满意是很困难的”。 答案：A

9．—Have you sent out the invitations?

—Sorry, __________ I’ll do that right away. A．I forgot all about it B．I’ve forgotten it C．I forgot doing it D．I forget about it

解析：forget all about sth.“把某事全给忘了”，forget doing sth.“忘了曾做过某事”，此处用一般过去时，表示“现在突然想了起来”。

答案：A

10．With all the worries and trouble gone, he now feel very__________. A．simple B．free C．easy D．quiet

解析：“所有的焦忧和麻烦都没有了后，人会感到很轻松（easy）。 答案：C

11．The government wanted to__________more jobs by starting these projects. A．make B．develop C．create D．invent

解析：create “创造（工作，机会等）”。 答案：C

12．—I’ll be back at 4: 30.Will you still be here?

—I’m afraid not.I’ll probably have gone out__________then. A．by B．since C．from D．till

解析：by then常与将来完成时连用。 答案：A

13．Before Tom left home, his mother kept telling him to__________his manners at the party.

A．care B．see C．notice D．mind

解析：mind/watch one’s manners是固定搭配，“注意举止，讲礼貌”。 答案：D

14．What do you think of the__________that a meeting be held at once to discuss the tree-planting programme?

A．discussion B．opinion C．explanation D．suggestion

解析：句中的that从句是作前面名词的同位语，因为从句中用了“（should）+v.”形式，可判断只能选用suggestion。

答案：D

15．I arrived at the shop in a hurry__________I’d left all my money at home. A．to find

B．only to find C．finding D．only finding

解析：“only+不定式”常用作结果状语。 答案：B 完形填空

The four famous rock stars were due to arrive at any moment and a large crowd of young people had gathered at the airport to welcome them.The police found it difficult to keep the crowd under__1__after the plane landed and the performers appeared.They smiled and waved__2__at everybody.Dressed in pink shirts and light blue trousers, and with their long hair and their musical instruments__3__their shoulders, the four young men looked very much__4__. In spite of the large number of policemen__5__, it was clear that the group would not be able to get to their waiting car__6__.Word had got out that they had written a new song which would be__7__when they performed at the grand hall that evening.They were now__8__with cries of “Play something!Play your new song!”

Even the police looked__9__when the young men unfolded their instruments and prepared to do one of their numbers as the__10__for getting out of the airport. The crowd settled down and listened to the first__11__of the new song. As soon as it was over, there was a great burst of applause and then everyone started__12__and shouting like crazy. Several young women fainted and had to be carried away by the__13__unit which was standing by. Greedy for more, the crowd__14__a repeat performance. Once again the performers gave in, but when the crowd requested still another song, the group cheerfully but firmly__15__.Now, closely surrounded by the police, they put away their__16__and started towards their car which was some distance away. The crowd pushed forward, but the policemen, __17__arm in arm, prevented anyone from getting through. It took the singers a long time to reach their__18__.Finally, however, they got in and were just about to drive away when a young woman, who had somehow__19__to get past the police, jumped onto the roof of the car. She shouted loudly as two policemen__20__her away and the car began moving slowly through the cheering crowd.

1．A．control

B．power C．rule D．care

解析：keep…under control“控制住……”。 答案：A 2．A．straight

B．cheerfully C．seriously D．directly

解析：由前面的smiled一词可知他们非常兴奋。 答案：B 3．A．behind

B．over C．across D．at

解析：over their shoulders “肩上扛着”。 答案：B 4．A．ashamed

B．alone C．alike D．alive

解析：歌手们的穿着打扮都是一样的，因此看上去很相似。 答案：C 5．A．present

B．strict C．pleasant D．careful

解析：present作形容词，意为“在场的，到场的”，常作后置定语。 答案：A 6．A．happily

B．cheaply C．properly D．easily

解析：围观的人群非常拥挤，歌手们要想走近接他们的汽车非常不容易。 答案：D 7．A．received

B．kept C．known D．heard

解析：歌迷们将听到他们的新歌。 答案：D 8．A．screamed

B．greeted C．addressed D．called

解析：greet “问候，欢迎”。 答案：B 9．A．surprised

B．pleased C．worried D．puzzled

解析：歌手们解下乐器准备演唱一首歌曲，就连警察也显得很高兴。 答案：B 10．A．excuse

B．thanks C．price

D．present

解析：歌手们这时的演唱是为走出机场所付出的代价。 答案：C 11．A．scene

B．performance C．sound D．sight

解析：新歌的第一次演奏。 答案：B 12．A．jumping

B．running C．singing D．dancing 答案：A 13．A．fire

B．work C．club B．rescue

解析：有的妇女晕倒了，被站在旁边的救护小组抬走了。 答案：D 14．A．made

B．suggested C．demanded D．waited

解析：一曲完了以后，人群还不满足，要求再演唱一遍。 答案：C 15．A．accepted

B．gave in C．refused

D．answered

解析：歌手们对人群的过分要求当然拒绝了。 答案：C 16．A．shirts

B．instruments C．luggage D．long hair

解析：put away their instruments “收拾起他们的乐器”。 答案：B 17．A．stood

B．walked C．looked D．locked

解析：警察为挡住人群，手紧挽住手，并排站着。此处用locked形象生动。 答案：D 18．A．hotel

B．theatre C．top D．car

解析：歌手们还在机场，正等着上车呢。 答案：D 19．A．managed

B．failed C．planned D．started

解析：这位妇女不知怎地竟然冲过了警察的阻拦。 答案：A 20．A．dragged

B．pushed

C．shot D．swept 答案：A 阅读理解

A

One of the most successful singers in the twentieth century, Ella Fitzerald, was born in Virginia but was brought up in a house for orphans(孤儿)in Yonkers, New York.Chick Webb noticed her when she was sixteen.He hired her to sing with his band(乐队)and when he died in 1939, she took over.

Unlike Bessie Smith, Ella Fitzerald taught herself the serious music popular in the 1930’s—songs like“My Heart Belongs to Daddy”—and her recordings became best-sellers.During the 1940’s she developed her own way of singing.Ella Fitzerald was the perfect musical partner for her friend, the musician Louis Armstrong, matching him in warmth and skill.“I just like music, ”she said. “To me, it’s a story, and there is only one thing better than singing—it’s more singing.”

1．What was Bessie Smith according to the passage? A．A bank leader. B．A song writer. C．A music teacher. D．A singer. 答案：D

2．What does the word“match”mean in this passage? A．Be equal to. B．Work with. C．Be friendly to. D．Compete with.

解析：“match”常用的意思是“go with”，但在此处联系上下文，可理解为“be equal to”，意为“与……相当、相配合”。

答案：A

3．Which of the following statements is NOT true? A．Fitzerald had a poor childhood. B．As a child, Fitzerald’s parents died. C．Fitzerald was a born singer.

D．With the help of Chick Webb, Fitzerald became a successful singer.

解析：文章第一段告诉读者，Fitzerald是一个孤儿，所以A、B选项都属实。从下文也可看出，在Webb的帮助下，她成为了一名成功的歌手。选项C是不正确的，因为“天才出于勤奋”，她并非天生的歌唱家，而是依靠自己不懈的努力。

答案：C

4．When Fitzerald was 16, Chick Webb noticed her and then__________. A．she took over Chick Webb’s band B．she became a successful singer C．her life began to change D．she had her own way of singing 答案：B

5．What does the last sentence of the passage mean? A．Fitzerald liked her own songs. B．Fitzerald liked better bands. C．Fitzerald enjoyed singing most. D．Fitzerald enjoyed many more songs.

解析：最后一句的比较级实则表明这么一个中心意思：“singing is the best thing for me.”常有这种情况，比如说，“He’s better than any other boy in this class.”即表示最高级的含义——“He’s the best boy in this class”。

答案：C

B

If parents bring up child with the aim of turning the child into a genius(天才), they will cause great damage to him.According to several leading educational psychologists(心理学家), this is one of the biggest mistakes which some parents make.Generally, the child will understand very well what the parent expects, and will

fail.Unrealistic(不现实的) parental expectations can cause great damage to children.

However, if parents are not unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are hopeful in a sensible(有理智的) way, the child may succeed in doing very well—especially if the parents are very supportive of their child.

Michael Li is very lucky.He is very fond of music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him.They even drive him 50 kilometres twice a week for violin lessons.Although Michael’s mother knows very little about music.Michael’s father plays the trumpet(小号) in a large orchestra(管弦乐队).However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling.

Michael’s friend, Winston Chen, however, is not so lucky.Although both his parents are successful musicians, they set too high a standard for Winston.They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him in every piano competition held.They are very unhappy when he does not win.“When I was your age, I used to win every competition I entered.”Winston’s father tells him.Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.

1．The main idea of the passage is __________. A．how parents should make a child a musician B．how parents should bring up a child

C．what differences there are between two kinds of parents D．what aim of a child can be much easier to reach

解析：此题考查文章大意。这是一篇议论文。前两段提出问题，从反正两面提出如何培养教育(bring up)孩子成才的问题；后两段从正反两面进行例证。

答案：C

2．Michael is lucky because __________. A．his parents help him in a sensible way B．his family is rich enough to have a car C．his father is a musician in a orchestra

D．he is free to do anything that he likes best

解析：此题考查上下文的逻辑关系。文章第二段从正面提出“如果家长不对孩子抱着不现实的幻想，而是以理智的方法对其进行帮助，孩子就有可能成功……”，而Michael就很幸运(Michael is very lucky)。接着文章第三段介绍了Michael的父母的明智的(sensible)、支持(supportive)孩子学习的教育方式。

答案：A

3．Winston’s parents set so high a standard for him that__________. A．he has to do his best to do everything B．he has made greater progress in music C．he is afraid he may disappoint them D．he often wants to kill himself some day

解析：Winston的父母抱着不现实的期盼，给孩子定的目标太高，对孩子并没有什么帮助，反而使孩子总是担心会使父母失望。

答案：C

4．It is one of parents’ worst mistakes if __________. A．they want their child to be a musician B．they help their child to win music competitions C．they don’t care for their child’s education much D．they make their child try to achieve too much

解析：文章第一段提到：几位重要的教育心理学家认为，以把孩子培养成天才为目的，是有些家长所犯的最大的错误之一。

答案：D

5．According to the author’s opinion, __________.

A．it is unimportant to let the children develop in the way they want B．parents should be supportive of their children

C．all sensible parents can train their children to succeed in everything D．unrealistic parents should arrange private lessons for their children 解析：此题考查作者的倾向性。 答案：B

C

Alice always wanted to be a singer. Music was the most important thing in her life but, to tell you the truth, she took lessons for years, and practised every day, but in spite of(尽管)all this, her voice didn’t improve. Honestly, it didn’t get better, it just got louder.

Her teacher finally gave up and stopped the lessons, but Alice refused(拒绝)to give in, and one day she decided to give a concert and invited her teacher to attend.

The teacher was very worried about what to say after the concert. She knew it would be terrible and it was. She didn’t want to tell a lie, but she didn’t want to hurt Alice’s feelings’ either. Finally, she got an idea and went backstage(后台)to greet her pupil.

“Well, ” said Alice, “what did you think of my singing?”

“My dear, ” said the teacher, “you’ll never be better than you were tonight.” 1．Alice wanted to be a singer because she__________. A．was good at singing B．could do nothing but sing C．had a good teacher

D．was most interested in music

解析：此题考查细节理解。Alice想成为歌唱家，对她来说音乐至为重要。第一段这些话说明Alice对音乐最感兴趣，这就是她想成为一名歌手的原因。

答案：D

2．Alice’s teacher stopped the lessons because__________. A．Alice didn’t make any improvement in singing B．Alice’s voice became louder and louder C．Alice didn’t work hard enough

D．Alice was so proud and wouldn’t listen to her

解析：第一段末的那句话，表明Alice在唱歌方面没有任何进展，只是声音更大了，就因此，她的老师才决定放弃。

答案：A

3．What made Alice decide to give a concert?

A．She wanted to prove that her teacher was wrong. B．She wanted to please her teacher.

C．She was sure that she could sing beautifully. D．Somebody else wanted her to do so. 答案：C

4．What is really meant by saying “You’ll never be better than you were tonight.”?

A．You gave a wonderful concert tonight. B．You won’t make any improvement in future. C．You have never sung so well before. D．You did much better before than tonight.

解析：此题考查句意理解。老师委婉地说明Alice不适合学音乐，同时也不让她尴尬地下不了台。“你不会再比今晚唱得好了”，意即你不会在今后有什么提高了。

答案：B

5．If Alice’s teacher had told a lie, she might have said__________ A．“I don’t like the concert.” B．“You have made no progress.” C．“The concert tonight is terrible.” D．“Your concert tonight is excellent.”

解析：老师因不想撒谎，才说了文中那句话。倘若老师违心，他该极力赞扬Alice的演唱会，说它“棒极了”。

答案：D 短文改错

I sent my baby to the supermarket this morning. 1．__________ At the store, I had put her in a shopping cart, with some food and toys around herself. A small boy and his mother were ahead of me.

2．__________ 3．__________ 4．__________

The child was crying and begging for 5．__________ everything.

“He wants some sweets or toys and his father won’t let him have.”I thought.

6．__________ 7．__________

Then I heard about his mother’s reply.“No!”She 8．__________ said, looking at my direction.“You may not have 9．__________ the baby sister today.That lady got the last one!” 10．__________ 答案：

1．sent→took 2．had put→put 3．herself→her 4．√

5．everything→something 6．father→mother 7．have→have any 8．heard about→heard 9．at→in 10．the baby→a baby 书面表达

请根据下面6幅图，用英语写一篇故事。故事应包括所提供的所有内容，叙述要连贯。

生词：1．车厢的分隔间——compartment 2．印象——impression

参考答案：

You Left a Very Bad Impression!

Six people were travelling in a compartment on a train.Five of them were quiet and behaved well, but the sixth was a bad young man who was making a lot of trouble to the other passengers.He kept on playing video games noisily, which made the others very angry.

At last this young man got out at a station with his two heavy bags.None of the other passengers helped him, but one of them waited until the young man was very far away, and then opened the window and shouted to him, “You left something behind in the compartment!”Then he closed the window again.

The young man turned round and hurried back.He was very tired when he arrived. He shouted through the window, “What did I leave behind?”

As the train started to move again, the passenger who had called him back opened the window and said, “A very bad impression!”