I. Choose the best answer
26. Whose is ______? It's empty.
A. a bottle of wine B. the bottle of wine
C. the wine bottle D. the bottle wine
27. They agreed the way to be healthy is to drink_______.
A. as less soft drinks as possible B. as few soft drinks as possible
C. as fewer soft drinks as possible D. as little soft drinks as possible
28. Zhouzhuang is famous_______ the bridges made stones.
A. as from B. as of C. for from D. for of
29. Which word doesn't have three syllables of the following?
A. Abacus B. Education C. Calculate D. Amusing
30. She became even ______when she heard the good news.
A. happy B. happier C. happily D. more happily
31. Have you ever visited the memorial ______Dr. Sun Yat-sen?
A. for B. at C. to D. on
32. Lucy, ________ her elder sister, ________dressing up.
A. dislike… unlikes B. unlike …unlikes
C. unlike… dislikes D. dislike… dislikes
33. I'd like to know about the history of this high school. Will you please______ in the encyclopaedia for me?
A. look up it B. look for it C. look it up D. look it for
34. Did all dinosaurs do_____ to human beings?
A. harm B. harmless C. harmful D. harmfully
35. A giant panda eats_____ bamboo shoots, though it eats______ plants as well.
A. main other B. main others
C. mainly the other D. mainly other
36. I lost______ keys here yesterday.
A. a piece of B. a pair of C. a bunch of D. an item of
37. I would like to go to Disneyland in America______ in the future.
A. sometime B. sometimes C. some time D. some times
38. Boys can do their homework as______ as girls.
A. careful B. careless C. carefully D. careless
39. I don't ________Walt Disney, but I ______him.
A. know… know B. know about… know about
C. know about… know D. know… know about
II. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once
In the UK, there's one day a year when everyone eats food made with flour, eggs and milk. That day is called Pancake Day. Pancake Day is also called Shrove __40__, Pancake Tuesday, Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras.
On Pancake Day, pancake races are held in villages and towns __41__ the UK. The tradition of pancake racing started a long time ago. The most famous pancake race, at Olney in Buckinghamshire, has been held since 1445. Now many people __42__ the race every year.
During a pancake race teams run with a frying pan, get to a line, have to flip the pancake, and then pass the pan to another team member. It's __43__ like a relay . And there are often four members in a team. The winner is the first team to cross the line having flipped the pancake a certain number of__44__. Flipping pancakes is not an easy job, so some people struggle to flip their pancakes and there are often a few dropped__45__. And the pancake must be intact when they finish the race.
During the race, the atmosphere is really warm. Every team has its own colorful cosplaytumes. And people can enjoy eating their pancakes after the race.
III. Fill in the blanks with given words in their proper forms
46. Diogenes came from Europe. He's a great_________ thinker.
47. Elephants are ______, caring and clever animals.
48. Young girls are always______ at new Barbie dolls.
49.________ cook the peppers for 5-6 minutes.
5o. Human beings should live_________ together with all the animals and plants.
51. The Water Cube uses rain to wash ______, and this can save and recycle water.
52. Because of the climate change, this kind of plant will _______ out in the future.
53. Scientists found that some animals cry when they're________ .
IV. Rewrite the sentences as required
54. A female panda gives birth to one or two babies a year.
_______a female panda ________birth to one or two babies a year?
55.Don't copy Emmy's homework next time.
Don't copy Emmy's homework next time, ________ _______?
56.some dinosaurs were very gentle. They were like chicken.
Some dinosaurs were______ gentle_____ they were like chickens.
57.Smoking is bad for your health.
Smoking is______ ______your health.
58. People have laughed at the angry cat and the clever mouse __________.
_________ _________ have people laughed at the angry cat and the clever mouse?
59. In my opinion, Sarah Brightman sings the best of all the women singers.
In my opinion, nobody _______sings so________ as Sarah Brightman of all the women singers.
I. Reading comprehension
A. Choose the best answer
On February 3rd, 1949, New York Harbor was an exciting place. Many people were there to greet a ship from France, On the ship were 49 French railroad boxcars （火车车厢) filled with gifts from the people of France to the people of America. These boxcars were from the famous Merci Train .
After World War II, a lot of factories, roads and farms in France had been destroyed. Many French people had no jobs or money and had little to wear and little to eat. In the winter of 1947, a train was sent across the United States, sTOPping in cities and towns along the way. At every sTOP, people gave whatever they could. Factories gave clothing and medicine. Farmers gave food. Families gave money. Even school children gave away their pocket money. All the things were then taken to France by ship.
By 1949, the French had begun to recover from the war. The Merci Train was their way of saying “thank you” to America. French people had filled the boxcars with gifts. Most of them were personal, like hand-made toys, children's drawings, or postcards. But the boxcars themselves were perhaps the most meaningful of the gifts. On each car, the French people had painted the pictures of all their 40 provinces, with an American eagle on the front. The boxcars were taken to each state of America, where they were warmly greeted.
Now many of the states still keep their boxcars. Gifts sent by the French people can still be seen in some museums. The Merci Train came out of the war, but it now reminds the world that countries can also work together in peace.
60. Man people Waited at New York Harbor on February 3rd, 1949 to ________.
A. start a trip by ship B. meet their families
C. send their gifts D. welcome the Merci Train
61. In the winter of 1947, a train was sent across the United States because_______.
A. Americans needed more clothes
B. factories planned to sell more clothing
C. French people needed help
D. it would be used to build a ship
62. The train sTOPped in cities and towns across America in order to _______in 1947.
A. give away clothing and food
B. give children pocket money
C. collect tings to help French people
D. collect medicine and food for the French
63. It's clear from the passage that gifts on the Merci Train were________.
A. mainly from American children B. mainly from French children
C. finally sent by ship D. hardly personal
64.The French painted their 40 provinces and ________on each boxcar because it could show the friendship between the two countries.
A. an American eagle B. hand made toys
C. a line of-thank you D. children's drawings
65. According to the passage, we can infer that_______.
A. Americans thought France was stronger than America
B. the French were very good at painting pictures
C. the boxcars were kept in American museums
D. some gifts were still kept in some museums in America
B. Read and choose the best words or expressions to complete the passage
Most children enjoy spending their holidays in Disneyland, yet the world famous amu百度竞价推广ent park keeps some secrets:
Cat security guard
Every night after Disney is closed, 200 cats are sent into the park to__66__ it from mice and other animals. It's said that the cat security began to work in 1957. They stay in a “cat house” in the __67__ time and work at night.
Hidden Mickeys
At Disneyland, Mickey Mouse signs are everywhere. They are on the wallpaper of the first aid station, on the treasure box of the Pirates of the Caribbean __68__ the tall buildings. No one knows how many there are.
Trick of the eye
Things are not always the same as they __69__at Disneyland. The Matterhorn , for example, looks bigger than it is, __70__the tallest trees are at the foot of the mountain and the smallest are at the TOP.
Always on stage
There is a rule at Disneyland to protect its magic. That is Never Break Character. For example, if the worker is wearing clothes that__71__ to Fantasyland, he/she mustn't show up in Tomorrowland.
A light stays on
When Walt Disney built the Disneyland, he built a small apartment in it for his family. There is a lamp in the window of the apartment. The workers can see it from the park. It tells the workers that the boss is in the apartment. Today the lamp is always on.
66. A. pretend B. prevent C. protect D. produce
67. A. late B. last C. afternoon D. day
68. A. as well as B. as soon as C. instead of D. in favor of
69. A. see B. watch C. feel D. look
70. A. because B. so C. while D. when
71. A. bring B. borrow C. belong D. buy
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. The first letters are given
I’d always thought that kite flying might be more fun for the kite than for the person holding the line. After all, the kite gets to fly around high above the earth, while the kite flyer has the dubious p __72__of watching it. But what if you could fly up there with the kite? Now some young people are doing an exciting new sport called “kite surfing”.
Imagine yourself tied to a giant kite. You let it out, and then pull the line t __73__. But you don't have to hold the kite in place with your body weight. The kite lifts you off the ground and into the air. Kite surfers u__74__ launch themselves over water, while standing on a small surfboard. The kite pulls the surfer across the water at __75__ speed and a sudden strong wind can send him flying up into the air.
It's not a new idea to pull things with kites. Fishermen in I __76__ used kites to pull their boats over 700 years ago. In the 1800s, an Englishman showed a way of using kites to pull carts over land at high speed. But kite surfing is different not only because it's just done for fun, but because it's so d__77__. After all, there's nobody holding the line. Kite flyers may fly too high or land quickly.
If the wind picks up suddenly, things can get a __78__ dangerous."Sometimes the wind is so strong that nobody can do this dangerous sport,” says Dave Milken, a kite surfing instructor. Think twice if you want to try the new sport.
72. p_______ 73. t_______ 74. u________ 75. s_______ 76. I________
77. d_______ 78. l_______
D. Answer the questions
Have you ever thought of creating a world inside light bulbs? An artist, Adrian Limani, had a really bright idea-creating his own miniature world and he's capturing it inside light bulbs.
Adrian Limani has produced a series of creative photographs which he believes give the same effect as ships in a bottle.
Tine 21-year-old has even put the Eiffel Tower and the Leaning Tower of Pisa in an image of two light bulbs, while another image shows two birds scrapping in mid-air in a bulb.
"I just took some shots of light bulbs, without any effects, just ht shots with the camera," said Adrian, explaining how he was inspired to create these images. “Then I suddenly discovered that I really liked that kind of form. I will continue with the bulb ideas because I like creating special pictures."
To make a really great image, however, is not easy. "Because you need to have a lot of ideas, a lot of imagination and it's better to be a unique style of work that you share," Adrian added. The artist said his ideas or inspiration usually came from music movies, books and his everyday life.
To create the images Adrian uses two or twee photographs."When I have free time I go out and take a lot of shots, in different places and from different views, so that I'll have more materials to make something really good," he mid. After making each combination , he would do two or three different versions of colors and then choose the best one.
A self-taught photographer, the young man said his passion for photography started with browsing wonderful photographs on the Internet. He began to do serious photography when he was 17 and “it was a great feeling".
"People say to me, 'Just continue what you've started because you do great work’, and I really try to do my best," said Adrian.
79. How did Mr Limani feel when he took some shots of ordinary light butts?
_______________________________________________________________________________
80. Why does he want to continue his bulb ideas?
_______________________________________________________________________________
81. Mr Limani’s works mainly come from his own imagination, don’t they?
_______________________________________________________________________________
82. How does Mr Limani get so many materials that help him make images really good?
_______________________________________________________________________________
83. Who taught Mr Limani photography?
_______________________________________________________________________________
84. What do you learn from Mr Limani’s experiences?
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I. 26. C 27. B 28. D 29. B 30. B 31. C 32. C 33. C 34. A
35. D 36. C 37. A 38. C 39. D 40. E 41. F 42. A 43. C 44. D 45. G
II. 46. Greek 47. quiet 48. amused 49. Gently
50. peacefully 51. itself 52. die 53.unhappy
III. 54. Does give 55. will you 56.so, that
57. harmful 58. How long 59. else, well
A. 60. D 61. C 62. C 63. C 64. A 65. D
B. 66. C 67. D 68. A 69. D 70. A 71. C
C. 72. pleasure 73. tight 74. usually 75. surprising 76. India 77. dangerous 78. Little
D.79. He felt inspired by these ordinary light bulbs.
80. Because he likes creating special pictures.
8l. No. They don't.
82. By taking a lot ot shots, in different places and from different views
83. He taught himself.
84. Any possible answer is OK.
