2016.10.23试卷M1U1 reading

2016.10.23

一：单选题（10分）

1.Wei Hua worked very hard in the British school and _________ high grades there. A. experienced B. achieved C. took D. made 2..It ______ a good idea to spend the summer holiday by the sea. A. looks like B. hears like C. sounds like D. feels like

3. He is ____ hunter（猎人）, so we are interested in his different kinds of ____ in the forest.

A. a experienced; experience B. an experienced; experiences C. a experienced; experiences D. an experienced; experience

4.______ it didn’t look like a table when it was finished, ______ I still liked it very much.

A. Though; but B. Although; but C. Though; / D. As; but 5.He ____ in the countryside(乡下) in the past, but now he _____ in the city. A. used to live; is used to live B. was used to live; is used to live C. is used to live; is used to living D. used to live; is used to living

6.Wei Hua found the homework was not as _____ as what she_____ in her old school. A. heavy; was used to get B. heavier; used to get C. heavy; used to getting D. heavy; used to get 7. The sports meet was put off ______ the rain.

A. except B. because C. when D. because of 8.Missing the bus means _____ for another two hours.

A. to wait B. waiting C. waited D. waits

9.John is a man of much __________ and he had a lot of interesting ________ in his life.

A. experience; experiences B. experiences; experience C. experience; experience D. experiences; experiences 10.---- Are you free tomorrow afternoon?

---- I’m afraid not. I’ll have to __________ an important lecture （讲座）given by a famous professor. A. join B. take part in C. attend D. enter

二、根据所给提示，填出所给单词的正确形式（每空2分，共30分） 1. Who can tell me the ________(平均的) age of the students of our class? 2. She can look back on her experiences with great _____________(满意). 3. I found the study in high school a bit ___________(有挑战的).

4. I _________(喜欢) of ______ __(文学), especially English novels.

5. My class teacher always____________(鼓励) us to_______(致力于) ourselves to study.

6. My uncle____________(过去常常) read newspaper in the evening, but now he_______________ (习惯于)reading news on the Internet. 7. He earns_________(尊敬)from the public by his honesty.

8. Every day I spend a lot of my spare time __________ (improve) my spoken English.

9. My father went to work by car_________ (像往常一样)today, but he arrived at the company later__________(比平常).

10. As an ________ (有经验的)teacher, David has many unforgettable_________ (经历)in his class.

三．完型填空（每题1.5分，共15分）

A king was old and he knew it was time to choose a new king. He told all the

young people in the country, “I’ll give 11 of you a seed (种子). Plant it and bring it back one year later. Show me the plant that you bring, 12 I’ll choose a new king from you.”

A boy 13 Ling got a seed, too. He planted it 14 . But the seed doesn’t grow at all. A year later, Ling had to take his 15 box to the palace. Others all brought beautiful plants there and Ling felt 16 .

The king 17 the palace and look around. When he found there was nothing in Ling’s box. The king smiled and said to the others, “One year ago, I gave everyone a seed 18 couldn’t grow. But all of you, 19 Ling, have brought me plants and flowers. Ling was the only one with the honesty (诚实) and 20 to bring such a box. So he will be the new king! ” 11. A. each B. neither C. both D. none 12. A. and B. but C. although D. so 13. A. liked B. helped C. named D. asked 14. A. careful B. carefully C. careless D. carelessly 15. A. full B. empty C. beautiful D. broken 16. A. sad B. excited C. happy D. satisfied 17. A. got B. arrived C. went D. arrived at 18. A. which B. who C. what D. it 19. A. besides B. with C. except D. as 20. A. skill B. courage C. experience D. fear 四．阅读理解(每题2分，共30分)

A

Uncle Wang works in a book shop in the middle of the city. The shop is not far from his home. It is about one kilometer away. So Uncle Wang seldom goes to work by bus. He usually goes there by bike, sometimes on foot. It takes (花费) him twenty minutes to get there by bike and forty minutes on foot. Today his bike is broken. He wants to walk there. Now he is having breakfast. He leaves home at ten minutes to eight and he walks to work twenty minutes earlier. His work starts at half past eight in the morning and finishes at a quarter to five in the afternoon. 1. What does Uncle Wang do?

A. He sells books. B. He grows flowers. C. He makes shoes. D. He works in a hospital. 2. Why does he seldom go to work by bus? Because _____.

A. there is no bus B. his shop is not far from his home

C. he likes riding a bike D. his shop isn't in the middle of the city 3. How long does it take him to walk to his book shop?

A. Twenty minutes B. Forty minutes C. Ten minutes D. Half an hour 4. What time does he usually leave home by bike?

A. At ten minutes to eight B. At half past eight

C. At ten minutes past eight D. At twenty minutes past eight 5. He usually gets back home from work at____ in the afternoon.

A. 4:45 B. 5:15 C. 4:55 D. 5:05

B

A man was travelling abroad in a small red car. One day he left the car and went shopping. When he came back, its roof was badly damaged.

Some boys told him that an elephant had damaged it. The man did not believe them, but they took him to a circus(马戏团) which was near there. The owner of the elephant said, I am very sorry! My elephant has a big, round, red chair. He thought that your car was his chair, and he sat on it!

Then he gave the man a letter, in which he said that he was sorry and that he would pay for all the damage.

When the man got back to his own country, the customs officers(海关) would not believe his story. They said, you sold your new car while you were abroad and bought this old one! It was only when the man showed them the letter from the circus man that believed him.

1. A man was travelling abroad_______.

A. in a big bus B. in a green jeep C. in a red car D. in a red taxi 2. The car was damaged because________.

A. there was a traffic accident B. the circus man broke it C. it rushed into a shop D. the elephant sat on it 3. The circus man said that_______.

A. he would pay for part of the damage B. he would pay for all of the damage C. he wouldn't pay for the damage D. he would buy a new car 4. When the man got back to his country, the customs officers______.

A. would check his new car B. only checked his car

C. searched him D. wouldn't believe what he had said, 5. It was only ________that made the officers believe him.

A. the letter from the circus B. a newspaper from the country C. the ID card of his D. the letter from the government

C

Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, \"I'm going to fly to New York next week because I've got some work there.\" \"Where are you going to stay there?\" his wife asked. \"I don't know yet.\" Dick answered. \"Please send me your address from there in a telegram (电报),\" his wife said. \"All right,\" Dick answered.

He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.

In the evening he didn't have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at

nine o'clock and said, \"Now I'm going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner.\"

He found a taxi (出租车) and the driver said, “Where do you want to go?” But Dick didn't remember the name and address of his hotel.

\"Which hotel are my things in?\" he said, \"And what am I going to do tonight?\" But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, \"Please send me my address at this post office.\"

1. Dick flew to New York because ___.

A. he went there for a holiday B. he had work there C. he went there for sightseeing (观光) D. his home was there 2. Why did his wife want a telegram from him?

A. Because she didn't know his address yet B. Because she wanted to go to New York, too C. Because she might send him another telegram

D. Because she couldn't leave her husband by himself in New York 3. Where did Dick stay in New York?

A. In the center of the city. B. In a hotel.

C. In a restaurant. D. At his friend's house. 4. Who would send him the name and address of his hotel?

A. The manager (经理) of his hotel. B. The police office. C. The taxi driver. D. His wife. 5. Which of the following is not true?

A. Dick stayed at a nice hotel in the center of the city. B. Dick didn't work on the first night of his arrival. C. Dick forgot to send his wife a telegram.

D. Dick wanted to go back to his hotel in a taxi. 五．英汉互译（共15分）

1. My English improved a lot , as I used English every day and spent an hour each day reading English books in the library . I usually went to the Computer Club during the lunch break , so I could send e-mails to my family and friends back home for free. I also had an extra French class on Tuesday evenings .Cooking was really fun as I learnt how to buy ,prepare and cook food .At the end of term we held a class party and we all had to cook something .I was glad that all my classmates were fond of the cake that I made .

2. We also had different students in some classes, so it was a struggle for me to remember all the faces and names.

3. I felt lucky, as all my teachers gave me much encouragement and I enjoyed all my

subjects.