初中英语试卷
校区： 姓名： 分数：
四、语言知识运用（一）单项填空（共18分，每小题1分）
从下列各题所给的四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
（ ） 18. I think a __________ will be very useful for me when I’m traveling in a new place.
A. pear B. cat C. map
（ ） 19. Bill is in the garden, mending __________ model plane.
A. he B. him
（ ） 20. —Do you speak French?
C. his D. sweater D. himself —Sorry, __________ of us. I think you have to find a third person for help.
D. all A. neither B. both C. none
（ ）21. —You mean I can find the answer in Lesson __________?
—Yes, the __________ lesson.
A. Two, second B. Two, two C. Second, two
（ ）22. —I think we need Peter for help. He is good at computers.
—Yes, __________ he is out on business in Shanghai.
A. and B. but C. or
（ ）23. —When was your mother born, Cathy?
—She was born __________ July, 1968. D. Second, second D. so
A. on B. in C. at D. from （ ）24. —It has been several years since you left Beijing in 1998. Welcome back.
—Thank you. Beijing is even __________ than before. A. beautiful B. very beautiful
C. more beautiful D. the most beautiful
（ ）25. —I can __________ read the words in the newspaper.
—Here are your glasses.
D. almost
D. must A. hardly B. nearly C. already （ ）26. All the passengers __________ wear seat belts on the plane. A. can B. may C. will
（ ）27. This kind of flowers __________ every day, or they’ll die.
A. can water B. can be watered
C. should water D. should be watered
（ ）28. —You can get lots of information on the Internet.
—But I don’t know how __________ it.
A. use B. uses C. to use D. using
（ ）29. I met Judy just now and called her loudly. But she didn’t hear me and kept on
__________.
A. walk B. walks C. to walk D. walking
（ ）30. It’s seven o’clock. It’s time for CCTV news. Would you please __________ the TV?
A. turn on B. turn off
（ ）31. —Have you told him the bad news?
C. turn down D. turn over —No, I __________ him tomorrow. A. tell B. have told C. will tell D. told
（ ）32. —Is your father a teacher?
—Yes, he is. He __________ English in No. 11 Middle School.
D. taught A. teaches B. will teach C. has taught
（ ） 33. —What do you think of the new movie?
—It’s wonderful. I __________ it three times.
A. see B. will see C. saw
（ ）34. —What will you do if it __________ tomorrow?
—We’ll go to the park to fly kites.
A. rains B. doesn’t rain
（ ）35. —Could you tell me __________?
A. why did you come back C. will rain D. have seen D. won’t rain —Because I forgot to take my dictionary with me. B. why you came back
D. when you came back C. when did you come back
（二）完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选择能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
There were once two men, both seriously ill, in the same small room of a hospital. The room had only one window. One of the men was to sit up in bed for an hour in the afternoon. His bed was next to the window. But the other man had to spend of his time lying on his back.
Every afternoon when the man next to the window was helped by the nurse to sit up for his hour, he would pass the time by what he could see outside: the window seemed opposite a park where there was a children came to 40 them bread. There were flowers and grass. Behind some trees, there was a fine view of the city skyline.
The man his back would listen to the other man describe all of this, enjoying every minute. The other man’s descriptions made him feel he could 42 see what was happening outside.
Then one afternoon, he thought: Why should the man next to the window have the pleasure of seeing what was going on? Why shouldn’t he get the chance? One night, the other man woke up and coughed without stopping. His hands reached for the button that would bring the 44 running to help him. But the man on his back watched without moving – even when the sound of the other man’s breathing . In the morning, the nurse found the other man 46 , and quietly took his body away.
Then the man asked if he could be to the bed next to the window. So they moved him. The minute they left, he supported himself up on one elbow painfully and looked out of the window.
It faced a blank wall.
（ ）36. A. allowed
（ ）37. A. half
（ ）38. A. seeing
（ ）39. A. tree
（ ）40. A. feed
（ ）41. A. with
B. ordered B. all B. explaining B. house B. pass B. on C. expected C. much C. watching C. lake C. lend C. at D. invited D. lots D. describing D. wall D. make D. behind
（ ）42. A. likely
（ （ （ （ ）43. A. suddenly ）44. A. man ）45. A. passed ）46. A. ill B. ever B. quickly B. child B. relaxed B. dead C. almost C. quietly C. nurse C. held C. sick
C. hidden D. just D. carefully D. woman D. stopped D. unwell D. chosen （ ）47. A. changed B. taken
五、阅读理解（共22分，每小题2分）
阅读下面A、B、C三篇短文。根据短文内容从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。
A
Everyone wants to know how much they should eat to stay healthy. Here is some advice for how much children need from each food group.
Grains
* 4 – to 8 – year – olds need 4 – 5 ounce each day. * 9 – to 13 – year – old girls need 5 ounce each day. * 9 – to 13 – year – old boys need 6 ounce each day. Vegetables * 4 – to 8 – year – olds need 1.5 cups each day. * 9 – to 13 – year – old girls need 2 cups each day. * 9 – to 13 – year – old boys need 2.5 cups each day. Fruits * 4 – to 8 – year – olds need 1 –1.5 cups each day. * 9 – to 13 – year – old girls need 1.5 cups each day. * 9 – to 13 – year – old boys need 1.5 cups each day. Milk and Other Calcium – Rich Foods * 4 – to 8 – year – olds need 1 – 2 cups of milk (or another calcium – rich food) each day. * 9 – to 13 – year – old girls need 3 cups of milk (or another calcium – rich food) each day. * 9 – to 13 – year – old boys need 3 cups of milk (or another calcium – rich food) each day. Meat, Fish and Nuts * 4 – to 8 – year – olds need 3 – 4 ounce each day. * 9 – to 13 – year – old girls need 5 ounce each day.
* 9 – to 13 – year – old boys need 5 ounce each day.
（ ）48. How many groups of food does the passage mention?
A. Eight. B. Seven. C. Six. D. Five. （ ）49. Which group of food do 9 – to 13 – year – old boys need more than girls?
A. Grains. B. Fruits. C. Milk. D. Meat.
（ ）50. At what ages do boys and girls need the same quantity（数量）from each food group?
A. 1 – 2. B. 3 – 4. C. 4 – 8. D. 9 – 13.
B
Playing slow music during dinner does more than making you feel comfortable; it in fact encourages you to eat less. As a matter of fact, a new study suggests that the type of music you listen to while eating may possibly be the key to help you lose a few pounds or to make kids to clean their plates. Experts at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions lately served their meals to 90 people. The first meal was served without music. One – third of the diners asked for second helpings and the meal took about 40 minutes to finish.
Three weeks later Experts served the same people the same food while playing rock music, such as “Stars and Stripes” and “The Beer Barrel Polka.” This time half of the diners asked for second helpings and they finished eating in only 31 minutes.
The final meal was served with slow, relaxing music, such as Mantovani and Percy Faith. “Not only did few diners ask for seconds but most of them didn’t even finish their first helpings. It also took them nearly an hour to finish their food, cutting it into pieces before eating it,” says study leader Maria Simonson, director of the Health, Weight and Stress Clinic at Johns Hopkins. They also reported feeling fuller and more satisfied than they did after earlier meals, even though they actually ate less. And some people even asked for better tasted meal.
Some suggestions for destroying the appetite（食欲）: try waltzes, blues, and New Age music. To encourage patients to eat more, try big-band tunes or rock-and-roll.
（ ）51. Which meal takes the people the longest time?
A. The meal without music. B. The meal with rock music.
C. The meal with slow music.
D. The meal with quick music.
（ ）52. If a friend is ill, he doesn’t feel like eating, he’d better listen to __________ while
eating.
A. rock music B. blues
C. slow music D. nothing
（ ）53. In paragraph 1, the underlined phrase “finicky kids” can be replaced by
“__________”. A. kids who are very naughty B. kids who want to lose weight C. kids who don’t like music
D. kids who just eat things they like
（ ）54. What does the writer try to tell us?
A. Most people’s appetite is changing all the time. B. Appetite could be changed by music. C. Different people like different kinds of music. D. The slower the music is, the less food people want. C Try to imagine what life would be like if there were no electric lights, no television, or no cars. What if you had no running water to take a shower and no refrigerator to keep your food cold? Life would be hard without these great inventions.
Since ancient times, people have been inventing new machines, materials, and ways of doing things. The people who come up with new things are called inventors. Sometimes an inventor
makes an invention to solve a problem. Sometimes an inventor discovers something new by accident.
Everyone probably has his or her favorite inventions. One great invention was the printing press. A German named Johannes Gutenberg in the 1400s invented a press that made it easy to print books. Books became much more common after the invention of the printing press. The books helped other inventors make new things.
The invention of the steam engine around 1700 led to the Industrial Revolution（工业革命）. Inventors made many new machines that were powered by steam engines. They invented locomotives（机车）, steamboats, and all kinds of factor machines.
Another great invention, the internal engine, led to the invention of automobiles in the late 1800s. Inventors made better and better internal engines. These are the engines we use today in cars, trucks, buses, and airplanes.
The discovery of electricity led to many wonderful inventions. Many scientists studied electricity. An American inventor named Thomas A. Edison invented the electric lamp, phonograph（留声机）, and other things that ran on electricity in the late 1800s.
New things are invented today faster than ever before. Inventors are making new kitchen tools, toys, computers, video games, telephones, and all kinds of other things.
The ways people invent things have changed over time. No one knows the names of the earliest inventors. Until the 1900s, most inventors worked alone. Some of them became well-known for their inventions all around the world. Today, most inventions come from scientists and engineers who work in teams. The teams work in big research labs. Most of today’s inventors work for universities, government agencies, or big companies.
（ ）55. The invention of __________ is very important for daily transportation.
A. printing. B. the steam engine. C. electricity. D. the internal engine.
（ ） 56. From the passage we can learn that __________.
A. people can remember all the earliest inventors B. new inventions come out faster than before
C. the internal engine resulted in the Industrial Revolution
D. the steam engine resulted in the invention of automobiles
（ ） 57. All the inventions in this passage __________.
A. solved some problems by accident B. were invented by people in Europe
C. led to several other new inventions D. were invented by people in teams
（ ）58. Which will be the best title for the passage?
A. Great Inventions change Our lives B. The Most Important Inventions
C. New Inventions Become Faster D. Different Kinds of Inventions
一、语言知识运用（2）（共10分，每小题2分）根据中文意思完成句子。
1. 晚饭之后去散散步怎么样？
________________________ going out for a walk after supper?
2. 法国以美食和美酒而闻名。
France ________________________ its fine food and wine.
3. Bob给我买了一本书作为我的生日礼物。
Bob ________________________ as a present for my birthday.
4. Kate昨晚太生气了，以致于说不出一句话。
Kate was ________________________ say a word last night.
5. 虽然下着大雨，但是看起来，不让他跑完最后200米是不可能的。
Although it is raining heavily, it looks that ____________________________________ the last 200 meters.
二、口语交际（共10分，每小题2分）
根据上下文的意思补全对话。在横线上写出所缺少的内容。
A: Hello, young man. B: Hello, doctor. A: 6 ________________________________________________? B: I’ve got a cough. A: Did you sleep well last night? B: No, not very well. A: 7 ________________________________________________? B: Yes. My temperature is OK. But I feel tired. And I don’t feel like eating. A: Maybe you’ve caught a bit of cold, I think. B: What’s your advice for me, doctor? A: Drink plenty of water and 8 ___________________________________three times a day. B: Is there anything serious? A: No, 9 ____________________________________. You’ll be better soon. B: Thank you very much.
A: 10 ________________________________________________.
三、阅读与表达（共10分，每小题2分）
阅读短文，根据其内容回答问题。
Maybe you have more than one favorite TV show. Did you ever wonder where your favorite shows come from? Did you ever wonder how they get to the TV set in your home?
Some TV shows are made in TV studios. Some of these shows are broadcast live – that is, as they are being made. Some shows are taped in the studio. The tape gets played on TV later on. Other TV shows are made outside of studios. Baseball and football games and other sports events come from stadiums. Some parts of news programs are broadcast “on the scene”. TV reporters go to the scenes of accidents, floods, and fires and describe what is happening.
The picture and sound signals go from the control room to a transmitter（传导器）. The transmitter makes the signals stronger and sends them to a transmitting antenna（发射天线）. This antenna is very tall. It changes the electric signals into invisible television signals that go through the air. The television signals go out from the antenna in all directions.
TV signals can get to the TV set at your home in several ways. They can go through the air to an antenna on your roof. The antenna picks up the signals and sends them through wires to your TV set. The signals could go to a cable TV company. The company sends the signals through a cable to your home. The TV signals could come right to your house from a satellite circling high above Earth. A satellite dish outside your home can pick up the TV signals and send them over wires to your TV set indoors.
Your TV set changes the television signals back into pictures and sound. Your set picks up the thin lines that the TV camera scanned（扫描）.
A color TV set uses three electron guns to send out three colors – red, green, and blue. These three colors make all the colors you see on your TV screen. The beams（光束）scan fast enough to paint a picture on your screen 30 times a second.
11. Are TV shows made in different places?
____________________________________________________________
12. What is the use of a transmitter?
____________________________________________________________
13. In how many ways can TV signals get to the TV set according to the passage?
____________________________________________________________
14. What are the basic colors for all the colors we see on TV?
____________________________________________________________
15. How do the signals become pictures and sound again from a transmitting antenna?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
四、写作（共18分）
根据中文提示和英文书信内容，写一封意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于50词的回信，信的开头和结尾已给出，其字数不计入所完成的回信内。
（请注意回信中不要出现真实的姓名和学校） 假设你是张华，在北京一所中学读书，最近你收到美国朋友Steven的来信。他两年前在你们学校做过外籍教师，你们很久没有联系了。他希望了解你和你们学校的近况，介绍给他在美国的学生。
Dear Zhang Hua,
I haven’t heard from you for a long time. I miss you very much. I still remember all the things and people in your school. But I know that things changed a lot in the last two years in Beijing. I’m going to give lessons to my students in America about Chinese school life next month. Would you please tell me something about your present school life? For example, are there any changes in your school buildings? How are the teachers doing? What new subjects do you have now? And tell me something about yourself on the school life in the two years.
I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours,
Steven
Hi Steven,
I’m glad to hear from you. I miss you very much, too. I’m so happy that you’ll give lessons to your students in America about Chinese school life. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Best wishes to you.
Yours,
Zhang Hua
初中英语试卷
校区： 姓名： 分数：
四、语言知识运用（一）单项填空（共18分，每小题1分）
从下列各题所给的四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
（ ） 18. I think a __________ will be very useful for me when I’m traveling in a new place.
A. pear B. cat C. map
（ ） 19. Bill is in the garden, mending __________ model plane.
A. he B. him
（ ） 20. —Do you speak French?
C. his D. sweater D. himself —Sorry, __________ of us. I think you have to find a third person for help.
D. all A. neither B. both C. none
（ ）21. —You mean I can find the answer in Lesson __________?
—Yes, the __________ lesson.
A. Two, second B. Two, two C. Second, two
（ ）22. —I think we need Peter for help. He is good at computers.
—Yes, __________ he is out on business in Shanghai.
A. and B. but C. or
（ ）23. —When was your mother born, Cathy?
—She was born __________ July, 1968. D. Second, second D. so
A. on B. in C. at D. from （ ）24. —It has been several years since you left Beijing in 1998. Welcome back.
—Thank you. Beijing is even __________ than before. A. beautiful B. very beautiful
C. more beautiful D. the most beautiful
（ ）25. —I can __________ read the words in the newspaper.
—Here are your glasses.
D. almost
D. must A. hardly B. nearly C. already （ ）26. All the passengers __________ wear seat belts on the plane. A. can B. may C. will
（ ）27. This kind of flowers __________ every day, or they’ll die.
A. can water B. can be watered
C. should water D. should be watered
（ ）28. —You can get lots of information on the Internet.
—But I don’t know how __________ it.
A. use B. uses C. to use D. using
（ ）29. I met Judy just now and called her loudly. But she didn’t hear me and kept on
__________.
A. walk B. walks C. to walk D. walking
（ ）30. It’s seven o’clock. It’s time for CCTV news. Would you please __________ the TV?
A. turn on B. turn off
（ ）31. —Have you told him the bad news?
C. turn down D. turn over —No, I __________ him tomorrow. A. tell B. have told C. will tell D. told
（ ）32. —Is your father a teacher?
—Yes, he is. He __________ English in No. 11 Middle School.
D. taught A. teaches B. will teach C. has taught
（ ） 33. —What do you think of the new movie?
—It’s wonderful. I __________ it three times.
A. see B. will see C. saw
（ ）34. —What will you do if it __________ tomorrow?
—We’ll go to the park to fly kites.
A. rains B. doesn’t rain
（ ）35. —Could you tell me __________?
A. why did you come back C. will rain D. have seen D. won’t rain —Because I forgot to take my dictionary with me. B. why you came back
D. when you came back C. when did you come back
（二）完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选择能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
There were once two men, both seriously ill, in the same small room of a hospital. The room had only one window. One of the men was to sit up in bed for an hour in the afternoon. His bed was next to the window. But the other man had to spend of his time lying on his back.
Every afternoon when the man next to the window was helped by the nurse to sit up for his hour, he would pass the time by what he could see outside: the window seemed opposite a park where there was a children came to 40 them bread. There were flowers and grass. Behind some trees, there was a fine view of the city skyline.
The man his back would listen to the other man describe all of this, enjoying every minute. The other man’s descriptions made him feel he could 42 see what was happening outside.
Then one afternoon, he thought: Why should the man next to the window have the pleasure of seeing what was going on? Why shouldn’t he get the chance? One night, the other man woke up and coughed without stopping. His hands reached for the button that would bring the 44 running to help him. But the man on his back watched without moving – even when the sound of the other man’s breathing . In the morning, the nurse found the other man 46 , and quietly took his body away.
Then the man asked if he could be to the bed next to the window. So they moved him. The minute they left, he supported himself up on one elbow painfully and looked out of the window.
It faced a blank wall.
（ ）36. A. allowed
（ ）37. A. half
（ ）38. A. seeing
（ ）39. A. tree
（ ）40. A. feed
（ ）41. A. with
B. ordered B. all B. explaining B. house B. pass B. on C. expected C. much C. watching C. lake C. lend C. at D. invited D. lots D. describing D. wall D. make D. behind
（ ）42. A. likely
（ （ （ （ ）43. A. suddenly ）44. A. man ）45. A. passed ）46. A. ill B. ever B. quickly B. child B. relaxed B. dead C. almost C. quietly C. nurse C. held C. sick
C. hidden D. just D. carefully D. woman D. stopped D. unwell D. chosen （ ）47. A. changed B. taken
五、阅读理解（共22分，每小题2分）
阅读下面A、B、C三篇短文。根据短文内容从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。
A
Everyone wants to know how much they should eat to stay healthy. Here is some advice for how much children need from each food group.
Grains
* 4 – to 8 – year – olds need 4 – 5 ounce each day. * 9 – to 13 – year – old girls need 5 ounce each day. * 9 – to 13 – year – old boys need 6 ounce each day. Vegetables * 4 – to 8 – year – olds need 1.5 cups each day. * 9 – to 13 – year – old girls need 2 cups each day. * 9 – to 13 – year – old boys need 2.5 cups each day. Fruits * 4 – to 8 – year – olds need 1 –1.5 cups each day. * 9 – to 13 – year – old girls need 1.5 cups each day. * 9 – to 13 – year – old boys need 1.5 cups each day. Milk and Other Calcium – Rich Foods * 4 – to 8 – year – olds need 1 – 2 cups of milk (or another calcium – rich food) each day. * 9 – to 13 – year – old girls need 3 cups of milk (or another calcium – rich food) each day. * 9 – to 13 – year – old boys need 3 cups of milk (or another calcium – rich food) each day. Meat, Fish and Nuts * 4 – to 8 – year – olds need 3 – 4 ounce each day. * 9 – to 13 – year – old girls need 5 ounce each day.
* 9 – to 13 – year – old boys need 5 ounce each day.
（ ）48. How many groups of food does the passage mention?
A. Eight. B. Seven. C. Six. D. Five. （ ）49. Which group of food do 9 – to 13 – year – old boys need more than girls?
A. Grains. B. Fruits. C. Milk. D. Meat.
（ ）50. At what ages do boys and girls need the same quantity（数量）from each food group?
A. 1 – 2. B. 3 – 4. C. 4 – 8. D. 9 – 13.
B
Playing slow music during dinner does more than making you feel comfortable; it in fact encourages you to eat less. As a matter of fact, a new study suggests that the type of music you listen to while eating may possibly be the key to help you lose a few pounds or to make kids to clean their plates. Experts at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions lately served their meals to 90 people. The first meal was served without music. One – third of the diners asked for second helpings and the meal took about 40 minutes to finish.
Three weeks later Experts served the same people the same food while playing rock music, such as “Stars and Stripes” and “The Beer Barrel Polka.” This time half of the diners asked for second helpings and they finished eating in only 31 minutes.
The final meal was served with slow, relaxing music, such as Mantovani and Percy Faith. “Not only did few diners ask for seconds but most of them didn’t even finish their first helpings. It also took them nearly an hour to finish their food, cutting it into pieces before eating it,” says study leader Maria Simonson, director of the Health, Weight and Stress Clinic at Johns Hopkins. They also reported feeling fuller and more satisfied than they did after earlier meals, even though they actually ate less. And some people even asked for better tasted meal.
Some suggestions for destroying the appetite（食欲）: try waltzes, blues, and New Age music. To encourage patients to eat more, try big-band tunes or rock-and-roll.
（ ）51. Which meal takes the people the longest time?
A. The meal without music. B. The meal with rock music.
C. The meal with slow music.
D. The meal with quick music.
（ ）52. If a friend is ill, he doesn’t feel like eating, he’d better listen to __________ while
eating.
A. rock music B. blues
C. slow music D. nothing
（ ）53. In paragraph 1, the underlined phrase “finicky kids” can be replaced by
“__________”. A. kids who are very naughty B. kids who want to lose weight C. kids who don’t like music
D. kids who just eat things they like
（ ）54. What does the writer try to tell us?
A. Most people’s appetite is changing all the time. B. Appetite could be changed by music. C. Different people like different kinds of music. D. The slower the music is, the less food people want. C Try to imagine what life would be like if there were no electric lights, no television, or no cars. What if you had no running water to take a shower and no refrigerator to keep your food cold? Life would be hard without these great inventions.
Since ancient times, people have been inventing new machines, materials, and ways of doing things. The people who come up with new things are called inventors. Sometimes an inventor
makes an invention to solve a problem. Sometimes an inventor discovers something new by accident.
Everyone probably has his or her favorite inventions. One great invention was the printing press. A German named Johannes Gutenberg in the 1400s invented a press that made it easy to print books. Books became much more common after the invention of the printing press. The books helped other inventors make new things.
The invention of the steam engine around 1700 led to the Industrial Revolution（工业革命）. Inventors made many new machines that were powered by steam engines. They invented locomotives（机车）, steamboats, and all kinds of factor machines.
Another great invention, the internal engine, led to the invention of automobiles in the late 1800s. Inventors made better and better internal engines. These are the engines we use today in cars, trucks, buses, and airplanes.
The discovery of electricity led to many wonderful inventions. Many scientists studied electricity. An American inventor named Thomas A. Edison invented the electric lamp, phonograph（留声机）, and other things that ran on electricity in the late 1800s.
New things are invented today faster than ever before. Inventors are making new kitchen tools, toys, computers, video games, telephones, and all kinds of other things.
The ways people invent things have changed over time. No one knows the names of the earliest inventors. Until the 1900s, most inventors worked alone. Some of them became well-known for their inventions all around the world. Today, most inventions come from scientists and engineers who work in teams. The teams work in big research labs. Most of today’s inventors work for universities, government agencies, or big companies.
（ ）55. The invention of __________ is very important for daily transportation.
A. printing. B. the steam engine. C. electricity. D. the internal engine.
（ ） 56. From the passage we can learn that __________.
A. people can remember all the earliest inventors B. new inventions come out faster than before
C. the internal engine resulted in the Industrial Revolution
D. the steam engine resulted in the invention of automobiles
（ ） 57. All the inventions in this passage __________.
A. solved some problems by accident B. were invented by people in Europe
C. led to several other new inventions D. were invented by people in teams
（ ）58. Which will be the best title for the passage?
A. Great Inventions change Our lives B. The Most Important Inventions
C. New Inventions Become Faster D. Different Kinds of Inventions
一、语言知识运用（2）（共10分，每小题2分）根据中文意思完成句子。
1. 晚饭之后去散散步怎么样？
________________________ going out for a walk after supper?
2. 法国以美食和美酒而闻名。
France ________________________ its fine food and wine.
3. Bob给我买了一本书作为我的生日礼物。
Bob ________________________ as a present for my birthday.
4. Kate昨晚太生气了，以致于说不出一句话。
Kate was ________________________ say a word last night.
5. 虽然下着大雨，但是看起来，不让他跑完最后200米是不可能的。
Although it is raining heavily, it looks that ____________________________________ the last 200 meters.
二、口语交际（共10分，每小题2分）
根据上下文的意思补全对话。在横线上写出所缺少的内容。
A: Hello, young man. B: Hello, doctor. A: 6 ________________________________________________? B: I’ve got a cough. A: Did you sleep well last night? B: No, not very well. A: 7 ________________________________________________? B: Yes. My temperature is OK. But I feel tired. And I don’t feel like eating. A: Maybe you’ve caught a bit of cold, I think. B: What’s your advice for me, doctor? A: Drink plenty of water and 8 ___________________________________three times a day. B: Is there anything serious? A: No, 9 ____________________________________. You’ll be better soon. B: Thank you very much.
A: 10 ________________________________________________.
三、阅读与表达（共10分，每小题2分）
阅读短文，根据其内容回答问题。
Maybe you have more than one favorite TV show. Did you ever wonder where your favorite shows come from? Did you ever wonder how they get to the TV set in your home?
Some TV shows are made in TV studios. Some of these shows are broadcast live – that is, as they are being made. Some shows are taped in the studio. The tape gets played on TV later on. Other TV shows are made outside of studios. Baseball and football games and other sports events come from stadiums. Some parts of news programs are broadcast “on the scene”. TV reporters go to the scenes of accidents, floods, and fires and describe what is happening.
The picture and sound signals go from the control room to a transmitter（传导器）. The transmitter makes the signals stronger and sends them to a transmitting antenna（发射天线）. This antenna is very tall. It changes the electric signals into invisible television signals that go through the air. The television signals go out from the antenna in all directions.
TV signals can get to the TV set at your home in several ways. They can go through the air to an antenna on your roof. The antenna picks up the signals and sends them through wires to your TV set. The signals could go to a cable TV company. The company sends the signals through a cable to your home. The TV signals could come right to your house from a satellite circling high above Earth. A satellite dish outside your home can pick up the TV signals and send them over wires to your TV set indoors.
Your TV set changes the television signals back into pictures and sound. Your set picks up the thin lines that the TV camera scanned（扫描）.
A color TV set uses three electron guns to send out three colors – red, green, and blue. These three colors make all the colors you see on your TV screen. The beams（光束）scan fast enough to paint a picture on your screen 30 times a second.
11. Are TV shows made in different places?
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12. What is the use of a transmitter?
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13. In how many ways can TV signals get to the TV set according to the passage?
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14. What are the basic colors for all the colors we see on TV?
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15. How do the signals become pictures and sound again from a transmitting antenna?
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四、写作（共18分）
根据中文提示和英文书信内容，写一封意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于50词的回信，信的开头和结尾已给出，其字数不计入所完成的回信内。
（请注意回信中不要出现真实的姓名和学校） 假设你是张华，在北京一所中学读书，最近你收到美国朋友Steven的来信。他两年前在你们学校做过外籍教师，你们很久没有联系了。他希望了解你和你们学校的近况，介绍给他在美国的学生。
Dear Zhang Hua,
I haven’t heard from you for a long time. I miss you very much. I still remember all the things and people in your school. But I know that things changed a lot in the last two years in Beijing. I’m going to give lessons to my students in America about Chinese school life next month. Would you please tell me something about your present school life? For example, are there any changes in your school buildings? How are the teachers doing? What new subjects do you have now? And tell me something about yourself on the school life in the two years.
I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours,
Steven
Hi Steven,
I’m glad to hear from you. I miss you very much, too. I’m so happy that you’ll give lessons to your students in America about Chinese school life. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Best wishes to you.
Yours,
Zhang Hua