新起點(diǎn)英語熱身演練（四）

（滿分：100分）

一、選擇填空（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）

從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出一個(gè)最佳答案。

（? ? ）1. —Sorry， I made a mistake again.

—_______. Practise more and you will succeed.

A. Never mind? ? ? ? B. Certainly

C. Not at all? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D. Dont mention it

（? ? ）2. —This is the reading room. You should know talking aloud is not allowed here.

—_______.

A. I beg your pardon? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? B. Im terribly sorry

C. My problem? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D. Excuse me

（? ? ）3. —Give my best wishes to your parents.

—_______.

A. Its OK? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? B. Thats nice of you

C. Thats all right? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D. Its great

（? ? ）4. —Could you tell me when the doctor _______ time？

—Im not sure now. But when he _______ free， I will phone you.

A. has; is? ? ? B. have; was? ? ? C. will have; is? ? D. had; was

（? ? ）5. —There is someone knocking at the door.

—It must be the repairman. I _______ him to come to fix our fridge two hours ago.

A. call? ? ? B. have called? ? ? C. called? ? D. calls

（? ? ）6. —Could you tell me some information about France？

—Sorry， I _______ to France， so I know nothing about it.

A. wont travel? ? B. dont travel? ? ? ? C. didnt travel? ? D. havent traveled

（? ? ）7. —Could I go and watch the soccer game with you？

—I am afraid not， _______ you have a ticket.

A. if B. unless C. though D. besides

（? ? ）8. —Is 1，000 dollars enough for our trip？

—Just to be on the _______ side， lets take more money than we think well need.

A. safe B. simple C. similar? ? D. separate

（? ? ）9. —The name of the shop is out of fashion.

—Dont be _______ by its name. The bags and shoes it sells are very popular.

A. moved? ? B. controlled? ? ? C. covered? ? D. fooled

（? ? ）10. —The world famous British physicist （物理學(xué)家） Stephen Hawking died on March 14 at ? the age of 76.

—It _______ be a big loss （損失） to his family and the world.

A. will? ? B. must? ? C. need? ? D. may

（? ? ）11. Alice was silent during the early part of the discussion but finally she gave _______ to her opinion on the subject.

A. voice? ? B. way? ? ? C. ear? ? D. foot

（? ? ）12. —How about 7 oclock outside the cinema？

—That _______ me fine.

A. matches? B. satisfies? ? C. suits? ? D. agrees

（? ? ）13. —For all these years you have been working for him. You need to plan for the future.

—Yes. Im hoping Ill _______ my own business someday.

A. turn up? ? ? B. set up? ? ? C. pick up? ? ? D. look up

（? ? ）14. —Have you found a job yet？

—No. Ive got two job offers， but I feel I would accept _______.

A. either B. none C. both D. neither

（? ? ）15. —Oh， my dear. Your shoes and clothes are wet through.

—You cant imagine _______ on such a windy and rainy night.

A. what have I done B. why did I go outside

C. where I have been D. when will I come back

二、完形填空（共15分，每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳答案。

My fiance（未婚夫） and I were excited about shopping for our first home. But our money were not? ? 16? ?， and none of the houses we could afford satisfied us.

One agent（代理）? ? 17? ? a house to us. According to her， it sounded wonderful， but the price was too? ? 18? ?， so we turned it down. But she kept saying that wed have a look at least.

We finally did and it was? ? 19? ? at first sight. It was our home， small and charming， near a quiet lake. When we were walking through the rooms and talking with the owners， a nice old couple， we felt warm and happy. Though the house was? ? 20? ?， the price remained too high for us. But every day， we would sit by the lake， looking at the house and? ? 21? ? of what it would be like to live there.

Days later， we made an offer （出價(jià)）—far below the asking price. To our surprise， they didnt? ? ?22? ? at us. They changed their offer instead. It was also much more than we could? ? ?23? ?， but far less than that they asked before.

The next day， we got a? ? 24? ? message that another buyer had offered a much higher price. Even so， we decided to talk with the? ? 25? ? directly. We made our final offer， which still was thousands of dollars? ? 26? ? than the other buyers. We knew it， but we had to? ? 27? ?.

“Sold！” said the owner. Then he explained why. Hed seen us sitting by the lake all those times. He knew how much we loved the place and that wed? ? 28? ? the years of work they had put into their home. He realized he would get less by selling it to us， but it was? ? 29? ? it. We were the people they wanted to live there. He told us to consider the? ? 30? ? in the price “an early wedding （婚禮） present”.

Thats how we found our home and how I learned that when people are kind， they are not strangers， but friends we havent met yet.

（? ? ）16. A. less? ? ? ? ? B. big? ? ? ? C. enough? ? ? ? D. large

（? ? ）17. A. introduced? ? ? B. gave? ? ? ? C. sold? ? ? D. rented

（? ? ）18. A. fit? ? ? B. right? ? ? ? C. high? ? ? ? D. low

（? ? ）19. A. truth? ? ? ? ? B. hope? ? ? ? C. love? ? ? D. need

（? ? ）20. A. perfect? ? ? B. terrible? ? ? ? C. large? ? ? ? D. far

（? ? ）21. A. reminding? ? ? B. complaining? ? C. hearing? ? ? D. dreaming

（? ? ）22. A. hit? ? ? B. look? ? ? ? ? C. shout? D. laugh

（? ? ）23. A. try? ? ? B. look? ? ? C. depend? ? ? ? D. afford

（? ? ）24. A. relaxing? ? ? ? B. disappointing? ? ? ? C. pleasant? ? ? D. exciting

（? ? ）25. A. customers? ? ? B. officers? ? ? ? C. managers ? ? D. owners

（? ? ）26. A. worse? ? ? ? ? B. better? ? ? ? C. less ? ? ? D. higher

（? ? ）27. A. try? ? ? ? ? B. give? ? ? ? ? C. fetch? ? ? ? ? ? D. find

（? ? ）28. A. check? ? ? ? ? B. hate? ? ? C. appreciate? ? ? D. fill

（? ? ）29. A. worth? ? ? B. lucky? ? ? ? ? C. lovely? ? ? ? ? ? D. right

（? ? ）30. A. mistake? ? ? B. difference? ? ? ? ? ? C. secret ? D. result

三、閱讀理解（共15小題，每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面三篇材料，從每篇材料所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳答案。

A

（? ? ）31. The above material is probably given by _______.

A. newspaper owners? ? B. a learning center

C. local schools? ? ? ? D. the local government

（? ? ）32. _______ can take part in the program.

A. 8th grade students? ? B. 9th grade students

C. 10th grade students? D. 11th grade students

（? ? ）33. If you want your children to take part in the program， you need to _______.

A. visit a website B. make a phone call

C. visit your childrens schools first D. send an e-mail to your children

（? ? ）34. A family needs to pay _______ for the program if their three children will take part in it.

A. $25? ? B. $50? ? C. $75? D. $100

（? ? ）35. We can learn about the program from the material that _______.

A. the program lasts about two months

B. children cannot eat the snack

C. children have to do homework

D. the program begins at 4 p.m. every day

B

Researchers （研究者） at the University of Sussex have found that cats use purr （發(fā)呼嚕聲） to communicate with their owners. Different from normal purring， it sounds like a “cry” with a similar frequency（頻率） to a human babys. The researchers said cats could hit a human mind， and produce a sound that humans find very difficult to pay no attention to.

Dr. Karen McComb said the research started with her own cat. “It would wake me up in the morning with this non-stopping purr that was really rather boring，” Dr. McComb said. “After a little bit of study， I found some other cat owners also had similar situations like me.” Although the purrs might get a cat driven away from the bedroom， she said this boring purr often forced pet lovers to get up to fill their cats food bowl.

To find out why， Dr. McComb and her workmates had trained some cat owners to make records of their own cats sound， both their “asking” purrs and “non-asking” purrs. “When we played the records to people， even to those people with no experience of cats， they found the asking purrs more urgent （急迫的） and less pleasant，” said Dr. McComb.

“The frequency of sound that animals produce is different from humans. Cats are able to produce a low frequency purr，” explained Dr. McComb. “How urgent and unpleasant the purr is seems to depend on how much energy the cat puts in producing that cry，” said Dr. McComb. “A cats cry is similar to the cry of a human baby and this is a kind of sound that humans are highly sensitive to （對(duì)……敏感）.”

（? ? ）36. This passage is mainly about _______.

A. cats which sound like human babies

B. cats owners who have similar situations

C. Dr. McCombs research about her own cat

D. cats communication with humans by purring

（? ? ）37. According to the passage， a cat purrs in the morning because _______.

A. it wants to go outside B. it might be hungry

C. it wants to wake another cat up? ? D. it wants to train its owner

（? ? ）38. According to the passage， cats asking purrs were _______ than their non-asking purrs.

A. less pleasant? ? ? ? ?B. less urgent? ? ? C. more boring? ? ? ? D. less exciting

（? ? ）39 Humans are very sensitive to a cats cry because _______.

A. its too noisy? ? ? B. it sounds like the cry of a human baby

C. it is very boring? ? ? D. it makes human happy

（? ? ）40. We can learn from the passage that _______.

A. Dr. McComb and her workmates did research only on cat owners

B. people with no experience of cats cannot find the difference of cats purrs

C. Dr. McComb started the research from studying her own cat

D. cats are driven away from the bedroom by their owners cry

C

“Every day I make a difference in the life of children，” says math teacher Chuck Trader， who was once a financier （金融家）.

For more than 20 years， Chuck Trader enjoyed a highly successful job in a big company with a high salary （薪水）. After that， Chuck recognized that he had stopped enjoying his work. To make matters worse， a few MBA graduates （畢業(yè)生） were entering the field， solving management problems by reducing the staff rather than by building relationships. With two young children， Chuck and his wife Peggy realized they were missing out get-together time. They expected to find a place called their “forever home” where they could watch their kids grow up in a stable （穩(wěn)定的） environment. “It was time for a change，” he says.

In 2001， Chuck， then 45， gave up the job and had it changed.

Today， he is a middle school math teacher in St. Marys， Georgia， a little town at the south-eastern tip of Georgia. The job pays just a little more than $40，000 per year. The couple that moved 12 times in the first 20 years of marriage has now held on to the same zip code（郵編） for 10 years and they couldnt be happier. And， to cap it all off， Chuck has been recently named by St. Marys Middle School “Teacher of the Year”.

While becoming active in his childrens school， Chuck realizes he has found his true calling： teaching. “There is no other job in which you have more chance to help so many young adults，” says Chuck. “Teaching is truly important to the future of our society.”

In the classroom， Chuck is able to make lesson plans real by taking advantage of his experience in business. 96 percent of Chucks students passed an important mathematics exam. “That is a very difficult achievement for any teacher， not to mention one who has a large group of students who are considered at risk.”

（? ? ）41. Chuck left the job he had had for twenty years mainly because ________.

A. he was tired of working there

B. his interest had changed a lot

C. he wanted to spend more time with family

D. his work in the company became more and more difficult

（? ? ）42. Before changing work， Chuck and Peggy ________.

A. only met once a year for 20 years

B. got much more money than now

C. were satisfied with their separated life

D. were too busy to care about their kids growth

（? ? ）43. Chuck teaches his students at St. Marys Middle School by ________.

A. making his classes active

B. using his work experience

C. making perfect lesson plans

D. teaching them much knowledge

（? ? ）44. The underlined words “to cap it all off” in paragraph 4 mean ________.

A. to begin his work at the school

B. to help him enjoy his school life

C. to encourage him to work better

D. to make him even happier

（? ? ）45. The best title of the story should be ________.

A. From Financier to Teacher

B. Why Dose Chuck Give up the Job

C. How Does Chuck Teach

D. Help Children Find a “Forever Home”

四、詞與短語填空（共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分）

仔細(xì)閱讀下面五個(gè)句子，然后用下面方框中所給的單詞或短語填空，使每個(gè)句子在結(jié)構(gòu)、句意和邏輯上正確。（提示：選項(xiàng)中有一個(gè)是多余的。）

46. In order to _______ the problem， we need to study a lot more.

47. The room is quite quiet， but there is a fly _______ against the glass.

48. In fact， Mary spends a lot of time waiting for parents who dont _______.

49. Why not try this red dress？ Youd look good in red and other _______ colors.

50. Miss Kim was not sure of the meaning of his words， so she chose to remain _______.

46. _________ 47. _________ 48. _________ 49. _________ 50. _________

五、閱讀理解填詞（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）

先閱讀短文，再在其后空白處寫出各單詞的正確形式。單詞的第一個(gè)字母已給出。

I went with some friends for a dinner in a very popular local restaurant. It was business time and the restaurant was very c? ?76? ?. We finally found a table in a corner for three after w? ?77? ? for an hour.

As soon as we sat down， we h? ?78? ? a loud noise when a young waiter hit the floor with all the plates he was carrying. There was s? ?79? ? and no one was saying or doing anything.

At the moment， I remembered my e? ?80? ? many years ago. Once， I fell down on the ground at an airport on an empty stomach and was looked after by two s? ?81? ?. So I ran to the young mans side and turned him on his b? ?82? ?. Then I shouted for someone to bring a hot drink.

When the kid soon opened his eyes， I said it was OK. He just had not eaten food for a long time. By then the m? ?83? ? had arrived， I asked her to let the kid lie down for a little and give him something to eat and I o? ?84? ? to pay.

The lady was kind enough to r? ?85? ? the payment and agreed to make sure the kid ate before he went home. After all this was over， I slowly walked home with my friends， not hungry any more.

76. c_______ 77. w_______ 78. h_______ 79. s_______ 80. e_______

81. s_______ 82. b_______ 83. m_______ 84. o_______ 85. r_______

六、書面表達(dá)（本大題20分）

假如你是趙華，由于某種原因不能上下周一的外教課。請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容用英語給外教Peter寫一張請(qǐng)假條。

內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)如下：

1. 為下周一早上不能上課道歉;

2. 請(qǐng)假原因：你要去青少年宮參加演講比賽;

3. 比賽后回學(xué)校找同學(xué)幫忙補(bǔ)上落下的這節(jié)課;

4. 會(huì)準(zhǔn)時(shí)交家庭作業(yè);

5. 請(qǐng)補(bǔ)充一至兩點(diǎn)內(nèi)容。

注意：

1. 文中不得透露個(gè)人姓名和學(xué)校名稱;

2. 詞數(shù)：60～80;

3. 內(nèi)容連貫，不要逐條翻譯;

4. 開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

參考詞匯：Childrens Palace 青少年宮? ?speech competition 演講比賽? ?make up 補(bǔ)足

Dear Peter，

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Zhao Hua