Dinners,ready,习题

Dinners,ready,习题(一)
期末考试复习练习一

PART Ⅱ VOCABULARY (10 minutes,10points)

Section A (0.5 point each)

21． A. earnest B. volcanic C. hearty D. automatic

22．Not everyone in the intelligence community was convinced the document was A. standard B. valid C. neat D. lucid

23．They found substantial evidence that to nerve gas was responsible for the veterans’

symptoms.

A. contact B. betrayal C. exhibition D. publication adoptive parents use an adoption agency, while others consult adoption facilitators in the United States.

A. confident B. justified C. sensible D. potential

25. A. not repeatedly B. not in any circumstances

C. without any reason D. with no explanation

26. Only a few Furgans remain alive today, a anthropological link with the first native

Americans.

A condescending B. amplifying C. prosperous D finishing

27. He was as deliberate in his speech as he was in his work ,weighing his words momentously, even if A. a witty B. an indifferent C. an offending D. a humorous

28. A. turn B. leap C. speech D. leave of those polled said they thought it sounded pretty important.

A. inspected B. registered C. voted D. nominated A. mate B. pray C. territory D. enemy

Section B (0.5point each)

31. Mourinho is a young and _________coach who is prepared to lead his team to win the

championship in his first season.

A. clumsy B. humorous C. ambitious D. intimate

32. Just wait for one second, I am _________ready.

A. all but B. all over C. at all D. at any moment

33. If you can’t think of anywhere to go on Saturday, we _________as well stay home.

A. should B. might C. can D. need

34. A nation that does not know history is __________to repeat it.

A. discouraged B. characterized C. linked D. fated

35. They preferred a British Commonwealth or European arrangement, because this was

substantially___________ their British thinking.

A. in touch with B. in line with

C. with relation to D. with reference to

36. The traffic accident that delayed our bus gave us a___________r eason for being late.

A. prompt B. vague C. irritable D .legitimate

37. The United States has 10 percent of the total petroleum___________of the world in its own territory,

and has been a major producer for decades.

A.reservoirs B.reservations C.reserves D.reproductions

38. This is the world’s first accurate__________model of human heart in computer.

A.setting B.laboring C.showing D.working

39. In 2000 I visited Berkeley,where I began my long ________with this world

famous university.

A.interaction B.nomination C.reconstruction D.association

40. __________,ads for phony business opportunities appear in the classified pages of daily and weekly

newspapers and megazines,and online.

A.Specially B.Typically C.Especially D.Commonly

PART Ⅲ CLOZE TEST (10 minutes,10 points,1 point each)

Earthquakes have never really affected Hong Kong, but this has not been the case on the mainland, where their effects throughout history have often been devastating, causing widespread destruction and loss of life.

In ancient China, earthquakes were occasionally by riots and rebellions, so it was important for the emperor to find out about quakes in remote parts of the country as soon This In the year 132 AD, however, the scientist and inventor, Zhang Heng, devised a forerunner of the modern seismograph (an instrument used by scientists to detect only could it in which direction the epicenter of the quake lay.

, and shaped like a vase. There were dragons’when the earth moved slightly, one of them would fall into the mouth of a metal toad at the base of the vase, a loud noise to raise the alarm. The direction of the earthquake was indicated ball fell, and a special mechanism ensured that only one ball could fall.

The device was viewed with considerable suspicion and doubt , especially since the first time it dropped a ball, no shock could be felt. But people changed their minds a few days later, when a messenger news of a earthquake 700 km away.

41. A.as it B.if they C.as they D.that it

42. A.naturally B.obvious C.clear D.hardly

43. A.But B.Not C.Yet D.If

44. A.show besides B.have to show C.also indicate D.also displaying

45. A.across B.through C.length D.width

46. A.in order to B.carefully if C.delicately D.so that

47. A.besides B.thereby C.resulting D.furthermore

48. A.whichever B.how C.whenever D. the

49. A.to begin B.besides C.initially D.first

50. A.would bring B.brought C.carrying D.had carried

PART Ⅳ READING COMPREHENSION(45 minutes,30 points,1 point each)

Passage 1

In a new book published this month called ―Cray Dawn,‖ Peter G. Peterson predicts that in less than

25 years, senior citizens will comprise more than 18 percent of the entire U.S population(---the same proportion as in Florida today).Put another way, that means that early in the 21st century, there will be more grandparents than grandchildren. Peterson, a former secretary of Commerce under Nixon, is primarily concerned with what the aging of America—a product of both longer life spans and falling birthrates—means for Social Security and Medicare. But the social ramifications will be at least as profound as the economic ones. Will all those seniors shift the balance of political power? How will Hollywood executives, funeral directors and the auto industry change their products to meet the demands of a markedly older public? Because women tend to outlive men, will an older America also be

significantly more female? In short, what will America be like when we all become a Senior Nation?

Anyone who has visited West Palm Beach or Tucson knows part of the answer, lots of people driving very slowly in big cars on their way to early-bird dinners. But that’s only the most broad-brush observation. The political changes alone will be enough to bury all those stereotypes about the feeable elderly. Peterson estimates that by 2038, people 65 and older will make up 34 percent of the electorate-up from only 16 percent in 1966.You think Social Security is a sacred cow now? And the battle over entitlements may get uglier. The 65-plus population is about 85 percent white. The younger generations-the ones footing the seniors’ bills – are much more racially mixed. ―What you’ve got is an overwhelmingly white generation with enormous influence, asking African-Americans, Hispanics and Asians to support them for decades, ‖says Ken Dychtwald, president of Age Wave, a consulting firm that focuses on the maturing marketplace. ―The tension becomes not only generational but racial.‖

51. What is true of American population?

A.Florida’s population is 18% of the entire U.S. population.

B.American people will represent 18% of the world’s population.

C.American population will increase by 18% early in the next century.

D.Senior citizens will outnumber teenagers in less than 25 years in the U.S.

52. According to Peterson, the aging of America is caused by_________.

A.social security and medicare

B.shift in the balance of political power

C.longer life spans and falling birthrates

D.social ramifications as well as economic ones

53. Who is Peter G. Peterson?

A.A funeral director.

B.A Hollywood executive.

C.A secretary of Commerce.

D.The author of ―Gray Dawn‖.

54. ―Gray Dawn‖ probably refers to the fact that____________.

A.the younger generations are much more recially mixed【Dinners,ready,习题】

B.the U.S. will be significantly more female in the next century

C.the stereotypes about the feeable elderly are being dispersed by political changes

D.the U.S. is entering a stage when there are more grandparents than grandchildren

55. What is the best title for the passage?

A.Then U.S.---a Senior Nation

B.The Senior Boom is Coming

C.A Book Called ―Gray Dawn‖

D.Generational and Racial Tension

Passage 2

Weary after centuries of fighting the surging North Sea from gushing into this low-lying nation, the Netherlands is rethinking how to keep Dutch feet dry.

The traditional method of stopping floodwater has been to build dikes. But at the Second World Water Forum, a five-day conference that was to start today in The Hague, Dutch water experts were to explain that the best way to handle the water may be to let it in.

In the Netherlands---half of which lies below sea level---the Ministry of Water Management has designated several low-lying regions as ―calamity flood plains‖ that would be used in emergencies to divert floodwaters from populated areas, spokesman Hans Scholten said.

Referring to the fable of a Dutch boy named Hans Brinker who saved the nation from disaster by

plugging a hole in the sea barrier, Undersecretary for Water Management Monique de Vries said: ―Hans Brinker will have to take his finger out of the dike and pull on his galoshes.‖

Although the country has built dikes and reclaimed land since the Middle Ages, repeated flooding of farmland in recent years and high maintenance costs have led to a rethinking about the old methods.

―Sometimes it doesn’t make sence to ignore the processes of nature,‖ said Bert Blase, spokesman for an association of regional water boards. ―Flooding certain nature reserve area every few years would be good for the environment.‖

Part of the plan involves widening river beds to allow larger volumes of water to flow to the sea.Although it is still unclear how much land could eventually be allocated to the project --some inhabitants would have to be relocated—large area of the easten Dutch province of Gelderland have been labeled as suitable.

While flooding is a serious threat to the Dutch, global warming could expose many more in this country of 15 million to drought and water pollution if governments do not take drastic measures, conference organizers have warned.

More than 3,500 delegates from 150 countries will attend the conference, the follow-up to the first global water congress, which was held in Marrakech, Morocco, two years ago.

With one-sixth of the world’s population lacking clean drinking water, forum organizers have called for annual global spending on water problems to be more than doubled from about $70 billion or $80 billion to $180 billion.

In the closing stages of the conference, ministers from more than 100 countries will meet to discuss sustainable water for the world’s growing population and farmers who grow crops for crops for mass consumption.

56. What is the new idea the experts put forward to keep Dutch feet dry?

A. To build more powerful dams

B. To let the sea water in the inside

C. To ignore the process of nature

D. To flood certain nature reserves

A. in Dutch history who succeeded in diverting floodwater from the populated areas

B. who took his finger out of the dike and build a sea barrier

C. who pulled his finger on his galoshes and saved the nation from being drowned

D. a legend who saved the nation by stopping the sea flood in

58.Which of the following is NOT included in the forth-coming Dutch project in saving the nation from possible sea floods?

A.To designate some low-lying regions as ―calamity flood plains‖.

B.To let the sea flood certain nature reserve areas every few years.

C.To broaden some river beds to allow more river water to flow to the sea.

D.To expose many more areas of the country to drought or flood.

59. All the following are the topics to be discussed in the Second World Water Forum A.how to divert floodwaters from the populated areas of Holland

B.how to reduce water pollution and provide more healthy drinking water for the growing population

C.how to help farmers to keep on the sustainable agriculture by watering their crops timely

D.how to take measures to slow down the ever-accelerating global warming-up tendency

60. The best way to paraphrase the sentence ―Sometimes it doesn’t make sense to ignore the process

of nature‖A.Sometimes it’s no use ignoring the process of nature

B.In some cases man can and must neglect the law of nature

C.It would often be harmful for Man to go against the process of nature

D.Man must always follow the way of how things are going on

Passage 3

―Refrigerator production in China jumped from 1.4 million units in 1985 to 10.6 million in 1998,‖according to David Fridley, a researcher in the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA.

The Global Environmental Facility, through the United Nations Development Program, has decided to fund ＄9.3million of the ＄40 million program to help the government of China transform its market for refrigerators. The refrigerator project began in 1989 when the EPA signed an agreement with the government of China to assist in the elimination of CFCs from refrigerators. Berkeley Lab has been involved in the project since 1995 through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, developing the market transformation program based on the success of the first phase of the project, which involved designing and testing CFC(chlorofluorocabon含氯氟烃)free, energy efficient refrigerators. Fridley says that beyond his technical supervisory role, the Laboratory will be involved in training and working with the State Bureau of Technical Supervision as the new efficiency standards are developed.

―Market transformation,‖ Fridley explains, ―is the process of shifting consumer demand for a product ,in this case to a more energy efficient ,environmentally favorable product through voluntary ,market based means such as technical assistance and training for manufacturers, consumer education, and financial incentives to manufacture and sell the more efficient product.‖

―Collectively, we developed a technical training program for Chinese refrigerator manufacturers interested in developing CFC free, efficient refrigerators; a financial incentive program to motivate manufacturers to build the most efficient refrigerator possible; and a mass purchasing program for Chinese government agencies that acquire refrigerators in bulk ,‖ Fridley says.

In 1998, the refrigerator project was awarded an International Climate Protection Award by the EPA. ―It is not widely known in the United States, but China has had an energy efficiency policy in place since the early 1980s,‖ says Mark Levine, Environmental Energy Technologies Division director and an advisor to the Chinese government on energy efficiency. ―The government of China is committed to using energy more efficiently, and this has allowed the economy to grow at nearly twice the rate of energy consumption.‖

―The Energy-Efficient Refrigerator Project will have a significant, direct effect on reducing greenhouse gas and pollutant emissions. We at Berkeley Lab are grateful to have the chance to work with the people and government of China on this project, as well as on our other refrigerator production projects in energy data analysis, appliance efficiency standards, and technical advice on cogeneration plants, ‖adds Levine.

61．The main idea of this passage is about A.the refrigerator production in China supported by UN and USA

B.the energy-efficient refrigerator project in China aided by the UN

C.the American aid to the Chinese government in environmental protection

D.the tremendous increase of China’s refrigerator production

62．Form what the two American researchers said we can conclude that A .the American experts working in the refrigerator project are disappointed at China’s refrigerator production

B.the American researchers are particularly worried about China’s over-emission of CCFC into the air

C. the American researchers in refrigerator technology enjoy their opportunity to work in China

D. the American experts see China as the best place to increase their export of refrigerator technology

Dinners,ready,习题(二)
2016新题型题总

2015-2016学年高三英语一模汇编

(A)

Accidents happen almost everywhere every day. Some accidents are not serious and some really are.We read about such accidents nearly every day in the newspapers. And people usually think that accidentstake place only on the roads or highways until they

(25)__come across accidents in their homes oreven at work places. As a matter of fact, home accidents are just as common as those we see and hear onthe roads, some of (26)_cause even much more serious consequences. Because very few homeaccidents are reported, people come to think that there are few accidents that happen in homes.

There (27)__(be) many serious cases where people fall to their deaths from high-riseflats so far.In most cases, children and women often fall over while (28)__(step) down the stairs. Old peoplemay slip on wet floors, getting badly hurt or even killed, if they are not careful.

Nowadays there are a lot of modern electrical appliances at home (29)__ __rice cookers,micro waves and washing machines, which make life easy for the modern housewives. These appliancescan kill people (30)__they are used in the proper way. Gas stoves used for cooking are alsodangerous if they are not properly used. They may cause burns or, in more serious cases, even fires.

But all such accidents (31)__be stopped if we are careful and follow simple rules of safety. Forexample, itis unwise for people to try repairing their own electrical appliances if they do not know how torepair them.Therefore, it is safer and more reliable (32)__people get them repaired by an electrician.

(B)

A study of English learning problems was carried outamong a total of 106 foreign students. It showsthat nearly all these students considered (33)__(understand) spoken English, especially in the firstfew weeks, to be their biggestproblem on arrival. This was followed by speaking or communicating.Writing then increased as a big problem as students discovered difficulties in writing papers that they (34)__(expected) to hand in. And at me same time, reading remained as a significant problem.

The information (35)__(gain)helped us in determining where special attention should be paid toin our course. Although many students have chosen to join the course with a reasonable motivation, weconsidered it important to note (36)__seemed to encourage interest. Nearly all the students haveexperienced somekind of grammar-based English teaching or teacher-centered English learning in theirown country. It would be self-defeating (37) __(use) the same method, especially if it has failed in thepast or it is too complicated to follow or imitate, (38)__it might reduce motivation and interest.Therefore a different method may help because it is different.

(39)__variety of activities was also regarded as a way of maintaining or increasingmotivationand interest. Several years ago we had the first timetable that operated throughout the courseof Englishlearning, but we soon found that both the students and the teachers lost interest by about half-way throughthe ten weeks. This led us to a major re-think, and we had to explore a much (40) __(effective) way of English learning, so finally we

(A)

Chicago is an incredible city and a key business center for the Midwest. That means that sooner or later most business travelers(25)_______(find) themselves there. This City Guide for Chicago provides business travelers with all the information they need(26)_________（plan）a successful trip to Chicago. Of course, it also help you find out how to enjoy(27)_________while you‘re there.

Unless you‘re just in Chicago for the day, there‘s a good chance that you‘ll have some time after work to explore the sleepless city and(28)________you‘re ready to take a break from business meetings or simply want to throw in some sightseeing after a busy week at work.(29)____ _____ ______help business travelers plan their free time better,we‘ve created this overview of things to do in Chicago. We‘ll help you feel at home in one of America‘s biggest cities.

If you‘re mainly going to be downtown, the buses and trains and taxis can pretty quickly move you around. To make it easy, we‘ve pulled together a complete list of the transportation options for business on rental cars in Chicago. Of course, business travelers(30)_______also want to compare prices on rental cars in Chicago, especially if they need transportation to the surrounding suburbs.

Chicago has a huge range of dining options. You can always get some real comfort food there,but when it comes to business lunches or dinners, it‘s nice to have something a little(31)_________(nice).

Chicago is a wonderful city for business travelers. Hotel options range from ultra-fancy in town to cheap and convenient in the suburbs. While it‘s relatively easy to move around Chicago, it‘s still a good idea for business travelers to know(32)_______they need to be during the day and to select a hotel nearby. Alternatively, you can select a hotel that‘s in the heart of the downtown area.

(B)

Special Public Budget

Graffiti(涂鸦) Vandalism(故意破坏公物的行为)in Adelaide costs the public purse more than two million dollars a year,which(33)__________(reveal). Ratepayers and taxpayers foot the bill for continual cleanups of graffiti from metropolitan bus shelters,public buildings and reserves, Trans Adelaide alone spends about one million dollars a year(34)_________(remove)graffiti from buses and trains. And Adelaide‘s 27 metropolitan councils expect to spend at least one million dollars this financial year on graffiti clean-ups.

However, costs would be hundreds of thousands of dollars higher(35)_________councils did not rely on volunteers or criminals serving community service orders to do the work. Glenelg Council, for example, has a Correctional Services Department team which removes graffiti from the foreshore area at least once a week. Other councils,(36)________Elizabeth, Noarlunga and Payneham, have employed special anti-graffiti offices.Salisbury is among those councils(37)______call on a data bank of volunteers to immediately paint out graffiti ―tags‖.

Despite the ―tagging‖ of the War Memorial on North Terrace(38)_________(follow)by

the public outcry 18 months ago, several councils have reported a significant increase in graffiti attacks.

―We have budgeted $53,200 for clean-ups this year, but we will go over that. Each year the budget goes up by 15 or20 per cent,‖an Elizabeth City Council spokesman said yesterday, ―It really is(39)_________enormous social problem.‖

A spokesman for Stirling Council said his council could easily spend $20,000 a year on graffiti, but could not afford $6,000 for the most offensive or obvious word. ―It‘s not a matter of how much graffiti you have,(40)________how much you can afford to clean up,‖ he said.

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

(A)

A dentist‘s office may not be everyone‘s idea of a perfect holiday destination. But a growing number of people are traveling abroad for medical treatment, (25) ____ (create) a fast-growing market that is still largely undeveloped by traditional tour operators.

The global medical tourism market is worth $40 billion to $60 billion and (26) ____ (grow) at about 20 percent per year, according to Helmut Wachowiak, an expert on tourism management.

Some countries such as Germany market themselves as a destination for medical tourism. According to the German National Tourist Board, about 77,000 foreign patients (27) ____ (treat) in the country in 2010, spending 930 million euros.

(28) ____ Hospital Operator Helios can do is to help organize visas, hotel and sight-seeing trips for patients coming to Germany for treatment, mostly from Russian-speaking countries and the Middle East. ―Many patients specifically choose a city (29) ____ they can enjoy what the place has to offer alongside the treatment,‖ Helios manager Stefan Boeckle said.

Some people travel abroad for medical treatment because it‘s much (30) ____ (cheap). A 42-year-old physical therapist from Berlin, for example, chose to go to a dentist in Budapest, (31) ____ (draw) by hundreds of euros in savings compared with the same treatment in Germany.

The relatively new trend is not likely to stop growing anytime soon. ―I think booking numbers (32) ____ rise quickly in coming years,‖ said Claudia Staedele, a board member of German medical tourism company Dr. Holiday. ―There is still incredible room to grow.‖

(B)

Remember that doll you had as a kid --- the one whose eyes open when it is upright and close when it‘s laid down? Or maybe you were the kid that went around popping limbs off Barbies and teddy bears.

Either way, it turns out that these broken toys need not worry, (33) ______ Sydney‘s OriginalDollHospital exists. And this year, it celebrates 100 years of (34) ______ (fix) up dolls, teddy bears, rocking horses, umbrellas and more.

The doll hospital was founded by Harold Chapman Sr. (35) ______ part of his general store, thanks to a shipping error. His brother was in the business of importing celluloid (合成树脂) dolls from Japan but the rubber bands (36) ______ held them together would often break and the dolls would be destroyed. It was Mr. Chapman Sr. (37) ______ came up with a way to repair them. And then from such a small beginning grew quite a successful business as demand for doll repairs increased.【Dinners,ready,习题】

The business was taken over in (38) ______ 1930s by Harold‘s son, Harold Chapman Jr. (39) ______ (expand) the business, Harold Chapman Jr. relocated the Doll Hospital and included repairs to other toys, leather goods, umbrellas, etc.

Now the hospital has been passed onto the third generation of the Chapman family, with Harold Jr.‘s son, Geoff, now in charge. (40) ______ many modern children are more interested in the latest gadgets (小玩意) or computer games, the business is still going strong, with dolls sent from all over Australia and even across the sea from New Zealand for repair.

II. Grammar and Vocabulary (26')

Section A

Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

(A)

A Night Out

Michelle walked out the theater humming(哼唱) a tune. She‘d just seen a wonderful musical at the beautiful Paramount Theater. (25)________ she closed her eyes, she could still see the beautiful costumes and stage sets. It was now after 11 p.m., and she really didn‘t like being out late by (26)________. Since no one else had wanted to go to the show, she (27)________ go alone. She headed down the dark Seattle Street toward her car. No car. The parking space was empty. ‗That‘s odd,‘ she thought. ‗Am I on the wrong street?‘ She checked the street signs. No, she was on Pine Street. And she was sure that this was

(28)________ she‘d left her car. But her car was nowhere to be seen. She began to feel nervous. Someone had stolen her car! What was she going to do?

Should she call the police or call someone to give her a ride? She decided to call someone. She took out her cell phone only (29)________(find) that her battery was dead! Now what? Maybe she could take a cab. She only had $1 in cash (30)________she checked every corner of her wallet. And to her horror, her credit card was missing! Then she remembered. She‘d ordered something on the Internet and left the card by her computer. She headed back toward the theater and the lights on Pike Street. Then she saw something familiar. Her car! She realized she (31)___________(park) on Pike Street not Pine Street! Once again (32)________(sing) a song from the show, she got into her car and headed home.

(B)

The Koran

Most religions have some kind of holy text on which the religious beliefs are based. For Christians this text is the Holy Bible; for Jews it is the Torah and for Muslims it is the Koran.

Muslims believe that the Koran (33)________(consist) of revelations from God to Muhammad during the years 610 to 632 when Muhammad died. These revelations were written down by those

(34)________ were close to him during this time and for several years after his death. They were gathered into the text (35)________(know) as the Koran during the years 630 to 650.

The interpretation of the Koran has always been a difficult task, even for Islamic scholars. For example, the meanings of some words are determined by dots above the vowels(元音). In ancient Arabic, however, very often these dots (36)________(omit). As a result some letters looked identical. Thus, the meanings of these words depended in many cases (37)________ the memories of the men who had written

them. Early Muslims had to try to get the exact meanings of the words (38)________ these people died and it was too late.

Unlike the Bible, in which the events are provided in time order, there is no reference to

(39)________ things occurred in the Koran. In any case, unlike the Bible, most the suras - sections - are composed of orders and warnings. Unlike in the Bible, there are very few stories in the Koran.

Muslims believe that by (40)________(recite) the book, they create a holy atmosphere, and there are many Muslims who have learned the Koran by heart.

(A)

My business has to come before sleep

The moment I fall into bed at around 10:30pm, I‘m dead to the world...until---ping!---it‘s 3 a.m and I‘m wide awake.

I instantly check my phone and spend the next 40 minutes in bed(25)______(answer) emails on my computer. By 4 a.m., my brain is in overdrive and there is only one thing for it: to get up and start working. I know most people are foggy at this time, but I find the early morning to be(26)______period of great creativity. I get more done in those few hours than the rest of the day, (27)______I‘m constantly interrupted.

People ask(28)______I find time to run a business, prepare presentation, write books, network with clients and raise a family. Well, this is the answer: by having only four-and-a-half hours of sleep.

Yes, I probably(29)______just about do everything if I got up at 6:30 a.m., but it would mean working in the evening when I need to spend time with my family. I have lots of friends with the same problem. We have what we jokingly call ―Insomniacs(失眠症患者) Group‖ on Facebook, where we chat with each other in the middle of the night. It has become a real way(30)______friendship, and I‘d miss it if we didn‘t have that time to chat.

While I‘m often perfectly happy starting my day at 3 a.m., sometimes, (31)______I‘m tired, I feel annoyed with myself. Why can‘t I just switch off? But then I don‘t want to either. There are so many things I have to do, and at 3 a.m. start is the only way(32)_____(achieve)everything.

(B)

The Renaissance (文艺复兴)

For many people, the Renaissance means 14th to 16th century Italy, and the developments in art and architecture, music and literature which took place there all that time. But there is one work which, perhaps more than any other, (33)______(express) the spirit of the Renaissance: the Mona Lisa. It is believed to be(34)______(good) example of a new lifelike style of painting that amazed people when it was first used. (35)______(paint) by Leonardo da Vinei in the years 1503-1506, the Mona Lisa is a mysterious masterpiece. People want to know who Mona Lisa is, and why she is smiling. (36)______ ______ people do not know much about the Renaissance, they have heard of this painting.

The Renaissance was a time of scientific invention, too. Leonardo, as well as being one of the greatest painters the world has ever known, was also a skilled inventor. Wherever he went, he carried a notebook around with him, (37)______ ______ he wrote down his ideas. They included detailed drawings of the human body, plans for engineers to build canals and bridges, and (38)______(astonish) drawings of machines which were not to be built hundreds of years later, such as aeroplanes, parachute(降落伞),

Dinners,ready,习题(三)
2015闵行初三二模试卷校对版(含答案)—东川校区

闵行东川英语组

闵行区2014学年第二学期九年级质量调研考试

英语试卷

（满分150分，考试时间100分钟）

题卡上完成，做在试卷上不给分。

2015.4.22 考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答

Part 1 Listening （第一部分 听力） I. Listening comprehension (听力理解

) (共30 分)

A. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片) (6 分)

1. _________ 2. _________ 3._______ 4._______. 5._______ 6._______ B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)(8分)

7. A) Spring. B) Summer. C) Autumn.

B) John did. D)Winter. D) Nobody did. 8. A) Jack did. C) Sam did.

9. A)To New York. B) To Mr. Smith’s home

C) To the train station. D)To the office.

10. A) at 6:30a.m.. B) at 7:15a.m.

11. A) By bus.

12. A) $9. B) By plane. C) at 7:00a.m.. C) By train. D) at 6:45a.m.. D) By taxi. D) $1. B) $6. C) $3.

13. A) Doctor and patient. C) Husband and wife.

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C) Teacher and student. D) Waiter and customer.

14. A) They must be talking on a bus.

B) The man is giving his seat to the woman.

C) The man isn’t kind and helpful.

D) They are probably in a hotel.

C．Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示): (6分)

( ) 15. Pat brought his wife to England with him.

( ) 16. Pat saved up quite a lot of money though he smoked.

( ) 17. Pat’s mother was ill and his wife went to Ireland to see her.

( ) 18. Pat asked his friend to write a letter to his wife after two weeks.

( ) 19. His friend wrote down what Par wanted to say in the letter.

( ) 20. From the story we know the handwriting of Pat’s friend was quite great.

D. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks (听短文填空，完成下列内容。每空格限填一词)：(10分)

21. Joe and Helen Mills had two _______ _______ who didn’t like to go to sleep.

22. Their mother Helen always _______ _______ this to his husband.

23. Joe was unable to help except _______ _______ as he came home very late.

24. Joe thought he was a good singer , but really his voice was not_______ _______,

25. He was very_______ _______ himself as he thought his idea worked.

Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar（第二部分 词汇和语法） II. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案)

26. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others?

27. It is good to have some free talks with our family at ____supper.

A) / B) a C) an D) the

28. The story tells____ that love is the most expensive present in the world.

A) we B) us C) our D) ours

29. Little Tom found _____ in the fridge but some bad, awfully smelled milk.

A) everything B) something C)anything D)nothing

30. As a good writer, I need to collect more _____to keep the story interesting.

A) markets B) materials C)mistakes D)matches

31. Several young people died at the Bund _____the cold night of December 31,2014.【Dinners,ready,习题】

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A)in B)on C)at D)of

32. Grace was very angry _____ her brother Jordon because he didn’t give her the toy.

A) from B) into C) for D)with

33. --____times a week do your parents allow you to watch TV?

--Only once. When my favorite TV program “Running Man” is on.

A) How many B) How soon C) How long D) How much

34. People are still looking for their lost relatives in the disappeared flight, _______?

A) are there B) are they C)aren’t there D)aren’t they

35. Those dishes made of fresh organic vegetables taste very _____.

A) nicely B)well C)delicious D)awful

36. Nowadays square dance has become one of ____ exercises for the Chinese grandmas.

A) popular B) more popular C)most popular D)the most popular

37. ---Must we finish the work today?--No, you______. You may do it tomorrow.

A) can’t B) mustn’t C) shouldn’t D) needn’t

38. New ways of reading have been invented, ______we still like the old ones---books.

A) and B)but C) so D)or

39. The artist didn’t stop improving his painting _____he got satisfied.

A) unless B) because C) when D) until

40. The APEC meeting _____ to China last year, 13 years after the Shanghai meeting.

A) return B) have returned C) had returned D)returned

41. We believe that our country _______ a bright future if all of us work hard.

A) will have B) are having C)would have D)were having

42. I think a policeman’s responsibility is ______our city a safe place.

A) make B) makes C)making D)to make

43. Please keep ____ and never give up. One day we will realize our big dream.

A) try B)tried C)trying D)to try

44. —— Sorry, I’m late. There was something wrong with my bike.

—— _____________.

A) Not at all. B) You’re so careless.

C) That’s all right. D) That sounds interesting.

45. —— Enjoy your holiday there and don’t worry. I will take care of the pet for you.

—— _____________.

A) Not at all B) That’s very kind of you.

C) I’m afraid not. D) I agree with you.

III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空限填一词，每词只能填

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一次) （共8分）

Miss King lives in Rock City. She has asked Sam and Ann to visit her. Rock City is __46__,but Sam and Ann can get there quickly by plane. They have had their first plane trip.

In the morning, the children got up at six o’clock. It was __47__ dark at that time, but Sam and Ann didn’t want to be late for the plane. They arrived early at the airport. The planes were standing behind a big fence. Sam was carrying the bags. Ann had the tickets in her hand. They got on the plane. “Hello, there. I’m Miss Smith,” a pretty girl said to the children. “When the plane is __48__, you have to buckle your safety belts.

And you may unbuckle them later.”Sam found the safety belt and buckled it. The plane flew high in the sky. Ann yelled. “Look, everything we left behind is __49__! The big lake is like a little puddle, and all the cars are like ants!”

Miss Smith brought the children a tray with milk and biscuits on it. The children drank the milk and saved the biscuits. Then Miss Smith __50__ the tray and took it back to her little kitchen. Ann followed her. The kitchen is at the back of the plane. “I like your kitchen,” Ann tells Miss Smith. “But __51__ is bigger. Isn’t hard to fix dinners in this small kitchen?” “No, Ann” Miss Smith told her, “It isn’t hard at all. All the dinners are made in a big kitchen in the city. They are stacked in my little kitchen on shelves. Everything stays hot on the shelves. When it’s dinner time, I just slide your dinner onto a tray and bring it to you.”Ann walked __52__ and sat beside Sam. She told him what the plane’s kitchen was like.

Then Miss Smith stopped by and said, “Your trip is ending, children. In a little while, we will __53__ in Rock City. I like having you on my plane.”They said goodbye to Miss Smith and their first plane trip. They felt very happy.

50._______ 51._______ 52.________ 53._________

IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their suitable forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词)：（8分）

54. The expert can give us many _____ on how to keep ourselves relaxed. (tip)

55. We eat moon cakes on the ________ day of the eighth lunar month.( fifteen)

56. Many college students would like to earn the school expenses by ______. (they)

57. Her ambition is to be a great _______ like YangLiping when she grows up. (dance)

58. The little boy got ______ in the street after he rushed out of home angrily.(lose)

59. My daughter will _____ the song “let it go” at our family party. (singer)

60. Alice completed her performance _________ in the theater. （wonderful）

61. Although your products are pretty good, we will find one_______. (advantage)

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V. Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词) (共14分)

62.The new type of mobile phones attracted many customers(改为一般疑问句)

_______ the new type of mobile phone _______ many customers? 对划线部分提问)

________ _________ have the White been in their new flat?

64.You are too young to take the driving test according to the law.(保持句意不变)

You aren’t _______ _______ to take the driving test according to the law.

65. Nobody knows when we will start tomorrow.(改为简单句)

Nobody knows ______ _______ start tomorrow.

66.The professor mentioned a useful tool to help us think.(改为被动语态)

A useful tool ____ _____ by the professor to help us think.

67.“Why can’t China win the football match?” Many Chinese wondered.(合并为宾语从句) Many Chinese wondered _____ China ______ win the football match.

68.mean, what ,underlined, the sentence .does , in ,English(连词成句)

__________________________________________________________?

Part 3 Reading and Writing（第三部分 读写）

VI．Reading comprehension （阅读理解）：（共50分）

A. Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案) (12分)

Jack had an unusual experience last night. He is sharing it with his friends. Ken and May. Ken: What were you doing, Jack? What did you see?

Jack: It was half past nine last night and I was getting ready for bed. I heard some strange noise outside while I was brushing my teeth. I wondered what was happening and I went to the window and looked out. To my surprise, I saw a bright yellow green light in the sky.

May: Maybe the light you saw was a UFO! Or a ghost! A few years ago, an American man saw a flying saucer while he was driving along a road. He also saw some strange yellow light. You have heard about it, haven’t you?

Ken: Don’t be imaginative, May. Jack didn’t see anything, or anybody. It wasn’t a ghost. It was probably a plane, or a shooting star .Perhaps Jack just made a horrible dream!

Jack: I am very serious .I did see something. The light disappeared and then suddenly some “tiny people” were standing in the garden .There were four of them .Two of them ate some flowers in the garden .was always stretching out its arms.

Ken: Oh, come on, Jack. I really doubt what you have said.

Jack: I am not joking! One of the people was looking at me through the window.

May: Really? What did it look like? Were you frightened?

Jack: Its whole body was green. It had no ears and nose. Its hands were huge. Its eyes were very big and resembled eggs. It started at me and I could hardly move.

Ken: What happened then?

Jack: I was able to move. I ran and got my camera immediately.

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英语第五次练考题

英语第五次练考题

一、 语音知识（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

A. I didn't know you could play tennis.

B. but I'm on my way to the tennis courts.

C. Give him my best wishes！

D. Do you know how to play？

E. Have a good time！

F. How about joining me for dinner tonight？

G. Do you play well？

三、单选

11. Lucy has ____ all of the goals she set for herself in high school and is ready for new challenges at university. A. acquired B. finished C. concluded D.achieved 12. After Shenzhou Ⅵ was launched successfully, I got into the habit of ____ the stars in the sky. A. seeing B. staring C. noticing D. observing

13. I was about to give up my effort to work on the puzzle when a good idea ____ me. A. beat B. struck C. attacked D. caught 14. Mr. Read made up his mind to devote all he had to _____ some schools for poor children. A. set up B. have set up C. setting up D. having set up 15. They asked me so many _____ questions that I got _______ at last. A. confusing, confusing B. confused, confusing C. confused, confused D. confusing, confused 16. In fact, Peter would rather have left for London than _____ in New York. A. to stay B. stayed C. staying D.having stayed 17. You can stop to _____ your notes while making a speech. A. refer to B. look for C. look forward to D. reply to 18. ---Robert is indeed a wise man. ---Oh, yes. How often I have regretted ____ his advice! A. to take B. taking C. not to take D.not aking 19. It’s worthwhile ____ the trouble ____ the job rules fully to new comers. A. taking, explaining B. taking, to explain C. to take, explaining D. to take, to explain 20. At first they worried about the situation but things ____ quite satisfactory. A. went on B. carried on C. worked out D. tried on 21. If a thing is worth _____, it must be well _____. A. doing, done B. to do, doing C. to do, done D. being done, doing

22. Tom, ______ yourself .Did you forget the school rules?

A. behave B. believe C. perform D. conduct

23. to speak to us about Chinese literature

and

B.are C.was D.were

24. Look! What has happened. I’d rather you ______ her about the bad news.

A. would not tell B. hadn’t told C. didn’t tell D. hasn’t told

25. Don’t be too ______ about what you eat, or you are likely to develop an unbalanced

diet, which is harmful to your health.

A. special B. particular C . concerned D. worried

26. ________ that he was in great danger, Eric walked deeper into the forest.

A. Not realized B. Not to realize C. Not realizing D. Not to have realized

27. —Why do you go to work by bus? —Because my car ________.

A．has repaired B．has been repaired C．was repaired D．is being repaired

28. No sooner had their latest product been put into market ________ it ________ by other similar companies.

A. when; was modeled after B. then; was modeled C. than; was modeled after

D. when; was modeled

29. ______ hungry I am, I never seem to be able to finish off this loaf of bread.

A. However B. Whenever C. Wherever D. Whatever

30. The basketball coach, as well as his team, ______ interviewed shortly after the match

for their outstanding performance.

A. were B. was C. is D. are

四、完形填空（30分）

John’s parents acquired the washer when he was a small boy.It happened during World War Ⅱ.His family never a washing machine，since gasoline was expensive，they could not trips to the laundry(洗衣店) several miles away.Keeping clothes became a problem for young John’s household.

A family friend joined the army，and his wife to go with him.John’s family to store their furniture while they were away.To the family’s ，the friends suggested they use their Bendix.So this is how they the washer.

Young John helped with the washing，and across the years he a love for the old，green Bendix.But the war ended.When the friends came to take it back，John grew terribly mother him and said，“You must remember，that machine belonged to us in the first place.That we ever got to use it at all was a gift.So，instead of being mad at it being taken let’s use this to be grateful that we had it at all.”

The lesson turned out ，John watched his eight-year-old daughter die，a slow and painful death of leukemia(白血病)．Though for months with her death，John could not begin getting over from the until he remembered the old Bendix.

His daughter was a ，everything changed.He could now begin recovering from the death of his daughter.He started to see her as a marvelous gift that he was fortunate enough to for a time.He felt .He found strength and recovery.He knew he could get through the valley of loss. ．A.required B．owned C．repaired D．saw ．A.take B．have C．afford D．ride ．A.clean B．warm C．nice Dgood ．A.agreed B．managed C．desired D．prepared ．A.offered B．decided Cexpected D．promised

．A.disappointment B．astonishment C．sadness D．regret ．A.bought B．got C．borrowed D．used ．A.achieved

．A.finally

40．A.frightened

41．A.explained

42．A.once

43．A.out

44．A.chance

45．A.important

B．produced B．obviously B．upset B．encouraged B．already B．down B．success B．necessary C．developed D．reduced C．immediately D．peacefully C．hopeless D．confused C．comforted D．taught C．hardly D．never C．away D．up C．event D．treasure C．reasonable D．invaluable

46．A.thought

47．A.lesson

48．A.death

49．A.share

50．A.grateful

五、阅读理解(32分) B．missed B．loss B．washer B．spend B．energetic C．struggled C．illness C．gift C．live C．relaxed D．forgot D．difficulty D．loser D．earn D．happy

A

Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 AM. When I arrived to collect, I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.

I walked to the door and knocked, “Just a minute,” answered a weak, elderly voice. After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase.

I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the car.

She kept thanking me for my kindness. “It’s nothing,” I told her. “I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated.”

“Oh, you’re such a good man.” She said. When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address, and then asked, “Could you drive through downtown?”

“It’s not the shortest way,” I answered quickly.

“Oh, I’m in no hurry,” she said. “I’m on my way to a hospice(临终医院). I don’t have any family left. The doctor says I don’t have very long.”

I quietly reached over and shut off the meter(计价器).

For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.

Sometimes she’d ask me to slow down in front of a particular building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.

At dawn, she suddenly said,” I’m tired. Let’s go now.”

We drove in silence to the address she had given me.

“How much do I owe you?” she asked.

“Nothing.” I said.

“You have to make a living,” she answered. “Oh, there are other passengers,” I answered.

Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto e tightly. Our hug ended with her remark, “You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”

51. The old woman chose to ride through the city in order to ______.

A. show she was familiar with the city

B. see some places for the last time

C. let the driver earn more money

D. reach the destination on time

52. The taxi driver did not charge the old woman because he ______.

A. wanted to do her a favor

B. shut off the meter by mistake

C. had received her payment in advance

D. was in a hurry to take other passengers

53. What can we learn from the story?

A. Giving is always a pleasure.

B. People should respect each other.

C. An act of kindness can bring people great joy.

D. People should learn to appreciate others’ concern.

B

In the UK, most children have their lunches at school, but in some schools, parents can choose what their children eat. The children can have a school dinner — a hot, cooked meal; or they can take a packed （包装的）lunch with them, which usually includes cold food like sandwiches.

Often parents know what their children want. Cath, a mother of three children, told us, “My children have packed lunches because they say they hate school dinners. So I make three packed lunches every morning.”

However, another mother, Susan, made a different choice. She said, “My daughters have always had school dinners. I think they probably get healthier food at school than a few sandwiches I make for them.”

But how healthy are school dinners? Kaz, a father, thought poorly of them. He said, “Fizzy (起泡的) drinks were offered and I think there were lots of chips.”

Jamie Oliver spent a year working in a school kitchen. He was worried about the unhealthy food which included burgers, pizzas and chips. So he tried to cook healthy food such as good stews(炖肉) and curries (咖喱菜肴) for the children instead.

So Jamie improved the school dinners, and trained the dinner ladies to cook healthy food in that school. Then he advised the government to improve school food across the country. And it seems that the changes have begun.

Anna, a pupil, told us, “we used to have a fast food window where you got chips and coke, but they stopped that this year. There’s salad restaurant, which is good, so it’s healthier than it was.”

54. How many meals do most children in the UK have at school?

A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four

55. _______ would like the children to have the school meals.

A. Cath B. Susan C. Kaz D. Jamie

56. Jamie thought ______ were healthy food

A. stews and curries B. burgers and pizzas

C. chips and fizzy drinks D. sandwiches and coke

57. The last two paragraphs show that________.

A. There’s a salad restaurant in every school

B. salad is the only healthy food for students

C. schools have begun to cook healthier food

D. the government doesn’t care about school dinners

C

A new study shows that fat people in the United States suffer direct economic and