华二八上期末冲刺卷
II. Choose the best answer
22. My mum asked me to eat a pear a day. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in the sentence?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
23. Which of the following underlined parts is different from the others in pronunciation?
A. We ate a big birthday cake on my brother’s birthday.
B. The teacher encourages us to face the problems bravely.
C. It is known to all that an apple a day keeps a doctor away.
D. Jack has never been late for school since he came to the middle school.
24. I wonder whether it is suitable to buy ____ camera as a gift for Tom’s birthday.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
25. They made a complete plan and started to
climb the hill ____ the morning of July 10th.
A. in B. on C. at D. of
26. Sunny left the office quickly without speaking to ____ else. She seemed to be angry.
A. somebody B. everybody C. nobody D. anybody
27. Can you see ____ lovely cat over there clearly? I want to have one like it.
A. this B. that
C. these D. those
28. If you have any problems, you can ask your parents to give you ____.
A. a piece advice B. an advice C. some advice D. some advices
29. A lady from India with an amazing brain can calculate even ____ than a powerful computer.
A. fast B. fastest C. faster D. the fastest
30. There are 30 students doing sports in the playground. Some are playing basketball, and ____ are playing badminton.
A. others B. the other
C. other D. another
31. You will miss the early school bus ____ you start out now. You’d better hurry up.
A. but B. if C. or D. unless
32. If you decide ____ your hand, those are motor neurons telling the muscles what to do.
A. raised B. raise
C. raising D. to raise
33. Captain King and his crew couldn’t escape from Gork without the giant kangaroos, ____?
A. didn’t he B. could they C. could he D. didn’t they
34. The WHO has promised that it ____ more attention to the safety of food and water in the future.
A. paid B. pays
C. will pay D. has paid
35. We can ____ the new words in the dictionary when we come across them while reading newspapers.
A. look after B. look up
C. look at D. look for
36. ____ happy life we are living at present! Let’s go out to have fun together.
A. How B. What
C. What a D. What an
37. — Linda, I’m afraid I can’t go to your birthday party tonight. My mother is ill.
— ____.
A. I’m sorry to hear that
B. That’s all right
C. Don’t worry
D. She must be in hospital
Ⅲ. Complete the following passage with the words or phrase in the box. Each can only be used once（将下列单词或短语前的字母填入空格。每一个单词或短语只能填一次）（共5分）
“Where there is a will, there is a way.” Perhaps not many students can understand this better than 22-year-old Michael Ha. Michael Ha was born in a very poor family. His parents ____ in Vietnam before they moved to Britain in 1980. They couldn’t find work in Britain because they spoke little English. The whole family had to live on benefits and they lived in a small house in Hackney, a ____ area in East London. Growing up was not easy for Michael, but he never gave up.
At the age of ten, he set his heart on going to Cambridge University. It was not easy, either. Michael studied at a school, ____ used to be called “the worst school in Britain”. However, young Michael made up his mind to try his best, no matter what kind of school he was studying at. The （41） ____ boy studied very hard and did well in every subject at school. once he made a bet with his friend to learn further Maths. After just spending four months ____ from a book, he got an A in AS-level further Maths.
Now Michael is the star student in John’s College, Cambridge and has just won an award . He hopes he will be an inspiration for other young people from disadvantaged backgrounds .
Ⅳ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms （8分）
43. I would like to have a penfriend who is also in the ______ grade.
44. The ______ of the Internet makes it possible to do business without leaving home.
45. All the assistants are the students who come from different famous ______.
46. ______ are so fast and accurate that a lot of street vendors still use them today.
47. I hope to be able to cook as ______ as my mother when I have learned how to cook meals.
48. Jenny’s experience as an exchange student in Australia has turned out to be ______.
49. All the reporters were asked to wait ______ outside the meeting room for the appearance of the superstar.
50. The grass can absorb and control the spread of ______ waste water, like those from pig farms.
Ⅴ. Rewrite the following sentences as required（依据所给需要，改写下列句子。
51-54题, 每空格限填一词。
55题注意句首大写)
51. The charity organization will receive some
money from the local government next year.
The charity organization ______ receive ______ money from the local government next year.
52. The music at the cafe sounded so noisy that I couldn’t stay any longer.
The music at the cafe sounded ______ ______ for me to stay any longer.
53. “Have you got any further information about the accident?” the boss asked.
The boss asked ______ I ______ got any further information about the accident.
54. The astronauts have collected much information from the outer space.
______ ______ the astronauts collected from the outer space?
55. sometimes, on the way, make, to, clients, I, phone calls, our
_______________________________________.
Part 3 Reading and Writing
Ⅵ. Reading Comprehension
A. Choose the best answer
Do you know what some students in Venezuela do in their summer holiday? Some of them will go to watch a swimming contest. Hundreds of players including some students swim across the Orinoco River. It is a test of action, quality and power. The contest is held in the Orinoco River and it is one of the longest rivers in South America. The contest is held every year and has become a tradition in Venezuela.
about 900 people signed up for it and 805 took part in it this year. The players had to swim across the muddy water of the Orinoco.
805 men and women entered the 3.1-kilometre contest, and 520 of them reached the end after fighting the current of the river. Others were pushed too far by the waves and had to be picked up by boats.
Swimmers said the fast moving waves made the event difficult. “Just getting across is a challenge ,” said Rene Alvarez, a 41-year-old player who joined in the contest for the fifth time and finished to be the second in his age class.
“I like it because it’s an event that’s never the same. Sometimes the river was gentle and it was not so hard to get across. But this year the Orinoco was very, very strong,” Alvarez said. “Since it depends a lot on the current, there are a lot of strategies included.”
56. The swimming contest in the Orinoco River is held in ____ every year.
A. spring B. summer
C. autumn D. winter
57. How many players didn’t reach the end in the contest this year?
A. 285. B. 520.
C. 805. D. 900.
58. What are some boats in the Orinoco River used for when the contest is held?
A. They are used to clean the sand in the river.
B. They are used to catch some fish and grass.
C. They are used to protect the swimmers.
D. They are used to show the direction.
59. What makes the event difficult?
A. The strong wind.
B. The muddy water.
C. The strict rules.
D. The fast moving waves.
60. The underlined word “depends” is the closest in meaning to “____”.
A. is taken photos B. is decided
C. is judged D. is recorded
61. The best title for the passage is “____”.
A. How to spend holidays
B. How to swim in rivers
C. The Orinoco River
D. A Swimming Contest
B. Choose the best answer and complete the passage
“Two reporters will visit our new school. And some of you will be in the photo,” Ms. Myers told Room 5. The kids were excited and started doing their hair except Brad. He knew he wouldn’t be in the__________.
Brad was small. Kids were always making jokes about how__________he was. “They won’t put Brad in or you’d need a magnifying glass to see him,” Charlotte said. The other kids laughed. Brad tried to smile, even though what Charlotte said was sad. He believed they didn’t mean to __________him.
Two reporters named Rick and Tegan arrived half an hour later. “Time to__________photos,” Tegan said. “Who do you want, Rick?”
“I’ll have these three girls and those three boys.” Then he pointed to Jocob, Eddie, and Brad. Brad could hardly believe it.
Rick set up the six kids in front of the new library’s big painting. It’s big,” he said. We’ll get you guys to kneel in front of it, so it looks even____________________.”
“Is that why you picked Brad?” said one of the Room 5 kids. “So it looks really big?” Some people laughed. Brad also gave a __________as he usually did.
But Rick__________his head. “No,” he said. “I chose him because he’s got a huge smile two miles wide.”
He looked at Brad and said, “Plus, this guy is big inside, where it matters. Right?”
This time, Brad spoke before he could think. “In my heart, I’m three miles wide.”
Room 5 laughed again. But Brad knew that they were laughing with him, not at him.
62. A. school B. photo C. play D. painting
63. A. foolish B. nervous C. short D. fat
64. A. sTOP B. encourage C. love D. hurt
65. A. take B. develop C. send D. buy
66. A. taller B. thinner C. bigger D. simpler
67. A. hand B. smile C. speech D. chance
68. A. shook B. played C. held D. turned
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words
When I opened my e-mail the other day, Rachel, a pretty woman, appeared on my computer screen. She greeted me by name and started talking h______. Sometimes she sTOPped to smile at me or blow a kiss. It was cool, right? In fact, she was reading to me an e-mail from my brother John.
Rachel could be there because of a new technology called Facemail which lets you send in a funny way. By using it, your e-mails can be r______ to the receiver by an attractive person or by a clown. You can download the software at www.Facemail.com without paying. Facemail faces are lively and they can simulate the emotions that you p______ in your text. For example, type in, and Rachel blows a kiss.
LifeFX, the company that developed the Facemail, is s______ there are wide business uses. Why is e-business not so popular now? One of the reasons is that buying online has no human touch. But if you go to the Nike website, and the famous basketball star Michael Jordan greets you by name, serves you, and personally closes the sale, won’t you be h______? Also, if mum can’t be home when kids get back from school, she can leave a note with a voice and picture on the screen to t______ them what there is to eat.
It’ s true that Facemail makes life easy and fun, but it should be used with care. The clown looks lively and f______ at first. But if you choose the clown, put a few rude words in an e-mail and add some angry emotions, you’ ve got a Psycho mail .
69. ______ 70. ______ 71. ______ 72. ______
73. ______ 74. ______ 75. ______
D. Answer the questions
As a young man, Al was a skilled artist, with a wife and two fine sons. One night, his older son got a severe stomachache. Neither Al nor his wife took it very seriously. But the boy died suddenly that night.
The death could have been avoided if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, so Al always felt he was guilty . To make matters worse, his wife left him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son. The hurt and pain were more than Al could stand, and he turned to alcohol for help.
Al began to lose everything he had — his land, house, etc. Finally Al died alone in a small bar. Hearing of Al’s death, I thought, “What a complete failure!”
I knew Al’s now adult son, Ernie. He was one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I had ever known. I saw the love between Ernie and his children, thinking that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.
I had not heard Ernie talked much about his father. One day, I worked up my courage to ask him what on earth his father had done so that he became such a special person. Ernie said quietly, “As a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ‘Love you, son’.”
Tears came to my eyes as I realized that I had been a fool to judge Al as a failure. He had been a kind loving father and left behind his best love.
76. How many people were there at first in Al’s family?
_______________________________________
77. What did Al’s older son die of suddenly?
_______________________________________
78. How did Al stand the hurt and pain?
_______________________________________
79. Where did Al die at last?
_______________________________________
80. Ernie was a complete failure just like his father, wasn’t he?
_______________________________________
81. What do you think of Al at the end of the story?
_______________________________________
Ⅶ. Writing
82. Write at least 60 words on the TOPic “My new year wishes”
The following are for reference only.
1. The New Year ... and I have good wishes for ...
2. Firstly, ...; secondly, ...; Finally, ...
期末冲刺卷答案和分析
Ⅱ. 22-26 CCABD 27-31 BCCAD
32-37 DBCBCA
Ⅲ. 38-42 EAFCB
Ⅳ. 43. eighth 44. invention
45. universities 46. Abacuses
47. well 48. interesting
49. silently 50. harmful
Ⅴ. 51. won’t; any 52. too noisy
53. if/whether; had 54. What have
55. I sometimes make phone calls to our clients on the way / Sometimes, I make phone calls to our clients on the way
Ⅵ.
A. 56-61 BACDBD
B. 62-68 BCDACBA
C. 69. happily 70. read
71. put 72. sure
73. happy 74. tell
75. funny
D. 76. There were four.
77. A severe stomachache.
78. He turned to alcohol for help.
79. In a small bar.
80. No, he wasn’t.
81. He was a loving father.
My new year wishes
The New Year is coming and I have good wishes for the coming year. Firstly, I hope my family will be happy and in good health. I want my father to have more free time to accompany my mother and I. I don’t want him to work so hard all the time. Secondly, I wish myself to have a good year and do well in my study. Study is my priority now and I hope I can work hard and make progress. Finally, I want a new computer for my study and enjoyment. As I learn more in school, a computer is necessary. When I am free, I want to play computer games or search the Internet. I think my father will buy it for me. What are your wishes for next year?
分析：
Part2
22. C。考查音标。注意这里pear，只有C项符合它的读音。
23. C。考查音标。apple里字母a的发音为/?覸/；cake, face, late里字母a的发音均为/ｅＩ/。
24. A。考查冠词。句意为“我想了解买照相机作为Tom的过生日礼物合不合适。”camera为辅音音素开头的单词，这里需要用不定冠a表泛指。
25. B。考查介词。句意为“他们拟定了完整的计划，在7月10日早上开始爬山。”在具体的一天前应该用介词on，或表示具体某一天的早晨、下午、晚上时，也用介词on。
26. D。考查不定代词。依据句意“Sunny没和任何别的人说话就飞速地离开办公室了。”可知，否定句应用anybody。
27. B。考查指示代词。句意为“你能看清那边那只可爱的猫吗？我想有一只像那样的。”依据“over there”可知说话的人所指的猫是远处的，而且lovely cat是单数，所以应该用指示代词that。
28. C。考查名词辨析。句意为“假如你有任何问题，你可以向你的爸爸妈妈征求一些建议。”advice意为“建议”，是不可数名词。又依据句意可知应选C。
29. C。考查比较级。句意为“一位来自印度的女性有着惊人的大脑，她甚至能比强大的电脑计算得更快。”依据语句中的than可知非常明显用比较级。
30. A。考查some... others...结构。句意为“操场上有30个学生在做运动。一些人在打篮球，一些人在打羽毛球。”some... others...意为“一些……另一些……”。
31. D。考查连词。依据语意“除非你目前出发，不然赶不上早班校车。你最好快点儿。”可知应该选unless“假如不；除非”。
32. D。考查动词使用方法。句意为“假如你决定举起你的手，这类是运动神经元告诉肌肉干什么。”decide to do sth意为“决订做某事”。
33. B。考查反意疑问句。句意为“没大袋鼠，机长King和他的机组职员就不可以从Gork那逃脱。”依据前否后肯的原则可知应选B。
34. C。考查时态。句意为“世界卫生组织承诺它会愈加关注将来的食品和水的安全。”依据in the future可知应用以后时。
35. B。考查动词短语辨析。句意为“阅读报纸遇见新单词时，大家可以在词典里查。”look after意为“照顾”；look up意为“查阅”；look at意为“看”；look for意为“探寻”。
36. C。考查感叹句。句意为“现在大家过着多么幸福的生活啊！让大家一块出去高兴得玩吧。”依据感叹句结构：What + a / an + adj +可数名词单数！What + adj + 可数名词复数/不可数名词 ！How +形容词/副词+主语+谓语！可知选C。
37. A。考查交际用语。依据句意“Linda，我怕今晚我不可以去参加你的过生日聚会了。我母亲生病了。”可知应选A“I’m sorry to hear that”来表示难过的心情。
Part 3
56. B。细节理解题。依据第一段中的“The contest is held in the Orinoco River and it is one of the longest rivers in South America. The contest is held every year and has become a tradition in Venezuela.”可知答案。
57. A。细节理解题。依据第三段中的“805 men and women entered the 3.1-kilometre contest, and 520 of them reached the end after fighting the current of the river.”可知答案。
58. C。细节理解题。依据第三段中的“Others were pushed too far by the waves and had to be picked up by boats.”可知答案。
59. D。细节理解题。依据第四段中的“Swimmers said the fast moving waves made the event difficult.”可知答案。
60. B。词义猜测题。该处句意为“由于它非常大程度上取决于水流/由水流决定，所以有很多策略包含在里面。”因此此处的depends应与is decided同义。
61. D。主旨大意题。本文主要讲了游泳比赛的状况，因此选D。
62. B。依据前文所述可知此处指他了解他不会在照片（photo）里。
63. C。依据前一句已知Brad长得矮小，因此此处指孩子们一直开关于他是多么矮（short）的玩笑。
64. D。他相信他们并没伤害（hurt）他的意思。
65. A。到拍照（take photos）的时间了。
66. C。大家叫你们这类人跪在它前面，于是它看着就更大（bigger）了。
67. B。Brad也如一般那样做的给出了一个微笑。
68. A。依据后面的话可知此处指Rick摇了摇头（shake）。
76. There were four. 依据文章第一段第一句“Al was a skilled artist, with a wife and two fine sons.”他过去拥有一个四口之家。
77. A severe stomachache. 依据文章第一段的“One night, his older son got a severe stomachache. Neither Al nor his wife took it very seriously. But the boy died suddenly that night.”可知他们的孩子死于胃痛。
78. He turned to alcohol for help. 依据文章第二段最后一句“The hurt and pain were more than Al could stand, and he turned to alcohol for help.”可知，Al无力承受这类痛苦开始转向酗酒。
79. In a small bar. 依据文章第三段第二句“Finally Al died alone in a small bar.”可知。
80. No, he wasn’t. 依据文章第四段的“He was one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I had ever known. I saw the love between Ernie and his children...”可知，他是位好爸爸。
81. He was a loving father. 本题是开放题型，同学们可以参考对文章的理解来回答，只须答案符合题意即可。
期末语法冲刺卷答案
Ⅰ. 1. amazing 2. difference
3. priceless 4. pleases
5. dusting 6. operate
Ⅱ. 1-5 DABCE
Ⅲ. 1. how to use the computer
2. change her way of life
3. turn off the light
4. bringing trouble to you
5. build such a great bridge
Ⅳ. 1. Is; able 2. don’t need
3. Where is 4. entered; with
5. prefer; to
新世纪
Ⅱ. 22-26 CBDCA 27-31 DBCDA
32-37 CADABA
Ⅲ. 38-42 FADBC
Ⅳ. 43. friendly 44. noisy
45. best 46. yourselves
47. pleased 48. operation
49. weight 50. death
Ⅴ. 51. doesn’t help 52. When did
53. them playing 54. that walking
55. Jim was so happy that he couldn’t go to sleep
