期中测试题一
Ⅰ.选择填空 (15分)
1.—Nice to meet you , Mike.________? —Everything is OK. Thanks.
A What are you doing B Where have you been C How is it going D What’s wrong with you 2.—Susan stays alone in the classroom and looks sad. —_____________to her?
A What happens B What has happened C What is happening D What was happening 3.I think she’ll like pop music,_________?
A don’t I B do I C won’t she D will she
4.When you read English newspapers, please _______translate every word. A do try to B try to not C not try to D try not to
5. — This sweater is too small. Would you mind giving me a bigger one? —_____________.Here you are.
A I disagree B Good idea C Thanks a lot D Not at all 6. Let’s play football together,______?
A has he B will you C shall we D is he 7. Can you give me some _________ of advice?
A piece B a piece C one piece D pieces
8. Most young people find ______exciting to watch a football match. A it B this C that D one
9. It will _____us several years to learn a foreign language well.
A cost B take C spend D use
10. She will leave her homework ______the teacher’s desk after school today. A from B to C for D on
11. While I __________to the English programes, mother_______ outside. A. listened; was washing B was listening; washed C was listening; was washing D listened; was washing 12. There’s little milk in the bottle,_____?
A isn’t there B is there C is it D isn’t it 13. LiLei runs faster than _______in his class.
A the other student B any other students C any other student D other students 14. The boys _______themselves last night, did they?
A enjoyed B didn’t enjoy C haven’t enjoyed D have enjoyed 15. Don’t forget _______ your pens and books next time;
A to bring B to take C bringing D taking Ⅱ. 完形填空（10分）
Everyone is talking about bird flu. Yes, it is a very dangerous illness that could make people very sick. It will be some months still before we have good medicine 1 bird flu. But that doesn’t 2 you can’t do anything to prevent（预防）it now.
So far, all the people who have caught bird flu have been those who touched sick chickens or their droppings(粪便) . So it’s a good idea for people 3 living chickens.
“People used to go to the markets to buy living chickens to eat, but now they have to 4 that habit（习惯）,” said Peter , a WHO expert（专家）.
But if you do touch a sick bird, remember 5 your hands carefully with soap 6. Experts also say having good habits and a healthy body will help you 7 safe from bird flu. For example, do not buy or eat birds that have not been checked. Do not eat anything that has touched raw（生的） meat. Also, don’t forget to open your windows often and exercise every day. 8 enough sleep is also very important for 9 illness. If you feel sick, see a doctor as soon as possible. 10 , no one in China has bird flu. But WHO says children under 12 years old could easily get sick with bird flu. Try to stay away from people who have the flu, and always cover your mouth and nose when you cough .
1. A. to B. for C. at D. in 2. A. mean B. see C. think D. realize
3. A. to stay out of B. to stay off C. to stay over D. to stay away from 4. A. give B. take C. change D. turn 5. A. washes B. to wash C. washing D. washed 6. A. for ever 7. A. keep
B. just now B. to get
C. right away C. got
D. ever since D. keeping
8. A. Get B. Have C. Got D. Getting 9. A. getting B. fighting C. winning D. beating 10. A. In the past B. From then on C. Since then D. So far Ⅲ. 阅读理解（20分）
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Your Passport(护照) Please!
Mr. Hill arrives at London Airport at the end of a three-week holiday in France. Usually he wears a beard(留胡须). Since it has been hot there, he has taken it off(剃掉). But his passport photo shows him with his beard.
An office looks at the photo for a moment and says: \you excuse me? Please sit down. I won’t keep you long.\a second office and says: \know that face.\The second officer looks at the passport and asks where Mr. Hill has come from. When he hears that Mr. Hill has arrived back from Paris, the second officer smiled and says: \a painting in Paris on Friday, and that man just looks the kind of man ...\
Suddenly it comes to the first officer who Mr. Hill is. He returns to him and asks: \the No.2 . High School?\Hill answers in surprise that he did, the first officer smiles and says: \Smith. You taught me French. You haven't changed a bit.\1. Mr. Hill ____.
A. has just come back from the airport. B. is on his way to Paris.
C. spent three weeks in Paris before he went to France. D. has been in France for three weeks
2. Mr. Hill ____.
A. has a beard on his face but not in his photo B. grew a beard while he was on holiday
C. has a beard in his photo but not on his face
D. took his beard off long before he went on holiday. 3. The first officer is sure ____. A. Mr. Hill stole the painting
B. he has seen the face in the photo before C. he knows the second officer's face
D. a man without a beard stole the painting 4. The second officer says that ____. A. Mr. Hill stole the painting
B. a man with a beard, from France, stole a painting in English C. an Englishman took his beard off and stole a painting
D. a man with a beard, from England, stole a painting in Paris. 5. Mr. Hill taught ____.
A. Jack Smith French at the No. 2 High School B. Jack Smith to be a first officer C. at the No.2 High School, in France
D. French some years ago and his name was Smith, not Hill
B
Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. He set out one morning with his son to sell the horse before it died. Father and son walked, because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired. They met two men on the road who said, \a long way to market(市场). \the horse, while his son walked. Then they met two old women, %up there, farmer? Can't you see how tired the boy is?\his son rode instead.
Next, three old men stopped them, one said, \are you walking, farmer? Get up, It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today,\So the farmer got up behind his son, and they rode on. Some time later, a young woman passed them, \you walking?\she asked, \isn't far to the market. Give your poor horse a rest.\So the farmer, and his son, got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time.
1. The farmer wanted to sell the horse ____.
A. before it was dead B. before it become too tired
C. before it market was over D. before it was as old as he was 2. The two men on the road ____. A. asked how far it was to the market
B. said they thought the horse looked very tired C. asked why the farmer was not riding on his horse D. told the farmer's son to get off the horse and walk 3. The two old women said it was wrong for ____.