洛一高高一实验班宏志班第二次月考英语试卷
命题人：蔡小丽
测试时限：120分钟 本卷满分：120分
一、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出一个最佳选项。
It was already half past seven and I was running late again for the dinner appointment with my wife, Eleanor. We had ___1____ to meet at the restaurant at seven o’clock. I felt a little uneasy, but to my ____2____, I had a good excuse: A business meeting had ___3___ and I’d wasted no time getting to the dinner.
When I arrived at the ___4____, I apologized and told Eleanor I didn’t mean to be late. She screamed, “ You never mean to.” Well, I __5___ tell she was angry. “I’m sorry but it was not __6____,” I said. Then I told her about the business meeting. ____7____, my explanation seemed to make things worse, which started to drive ___8___ mad as well.
Several weeks later, when I ___9_____ the situation to my friend Ken Hardy, he smiled. “ You ___10____ a classic mistake. You’re stuck ___11____ your own way of thinking. You didn’t ___12____ to be late. But that’s not the point. What is ___13____ in your communication is how your lateness affected Eleanor.” He pointed out that I focused on the intention ___14_____ Eleanor focused on the result. Thus, ___15____ of us felt misunderstood and crazy.
Thinking more about Ken’s words, I ___16_____ recognized the root cause of such disagreement. It’s the result of the action that really ___17_____. I should have started the conversation by expressing ____18____ my actions affected Eleanor and ___19___ the discussion about my intention for later, much later and even never.
Later on, after talking to Eleanor and really ___20_____ her experience of the results of my lateness, I’ve managed to be on time a lot more frequently.
1. A. started B. agreed C. continued D. managed
2. A. relief B. surprise C. regret D. sorrow
3. A. broken out B. closed down C. faded away D. run over
4. A. house B. room C. restaurant D. supermarket
5. A. could B. must C. will D. might
6. A. movable B. comfortable C. acceptable D. avoidable
7. A. However B. Therefore C. Moreover D. Otherwise
8. A. her B. him C. me D. them
9. A. spread B. wrote C. translated D. described
10. A. knew B. made C. found D. took
11. A. in B. beyond C. for D. against
12. A. need B. prove C. pretend D. intend
13. A. funny B. important C. possible D. simple
14. A. while B. after C. until D. unless
15. A. all B. none C. both D. neither
16. A. usually B. merely C. hardly D. gradually
17. A. inspires B. matters C. improves D. challenges
18. A. how B. why C. when D. what
19. A. compared B. reported C. finished D. saved
20. A. showing B. satisfying C. understanding D. destroying
二、阅读理解 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
It is difficult for parents of nearly every family to teach their children to be responsible (有责任的) for housework, but with one of the following suggestions, you really can get your children to help at home.
If you give your children the impression that they can never do anything quite right, then they will regard themselves as unfit or unable person. Unless children believe they can succeed, they will never become totally independent.
My daughter Carla’s fifth-grade teacher made every child in her class feel special. When students received less than a perfect test score, she would point out what they had mastered and declared firmly they could learn what they had missed.
You can use the same technique when you evaluate (评价) your child’s work at home. Don’t always scold and give lots of praise instead. Talk about what he has done right, not about what he hasn’t done. If your child completes a difficult task, promise him a Sunday trip or a ball game with Dad.
Learning is a process of trying and failing and trying and succeeding. If you teach your children not to fear a mistake of failure, they will learn faster and achieve success at last.
21. The whole passage deals with ___________.
A. social education B. school education C. family education D. pre-school education
22. The author thinks that __________.
A. there is no way to get children to help at home
B. the more encouragement and praise you give, the more responsible and helpful children will become
C. it is very difficult to make children responsible for housework.
D. children can be forced to help with housework
23. The author advises readers to ___________.
A. learn from himself, for he has a good way of teaching
B. take pride in Carla’s fifth-grade teacher
C. do as what Carla’s teacher did in educating children
D. follow Carla’s example because she never fails in the test
24. Having read the last paragraph, we can conclude that __________.
A. pride goes before a fall B. practice makes perfect
C. no pains, no gainsD. failure is the mother of success
B
Suppose you work in a big firm and find English very important for your job, because you often deal with foreign businessmen. Now you are looking for a place where you can improve your English, especially your spoken English.
Here are some advertisements about English language training from newspapers. You may find the information you need.
Global English Centre
* General English in all four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
* 3-month (700 yuan), 6-month (1,200 yuan) and one-year (2,000 yuan) courses.
* Choice of morning or evening classes, 3 hours per day, Mon.~Fri.
* Experienced college English teachers.
* Close to city centre and bus stops.
Tel: 6760-5272
Add: 105 Zhongshan Road, 100082
Modern Language School
* Special courses in English for business, travel, banking, hotel management and office skills. * Small classes (12~16 students) on Sat. & Sun. from 2:00~5:00 p.m.
* Native English teachers from Canada and USA.
* Language lab and computers supplied.
* 3-month course: 1,050 yuan: 6-month course: 1,850 yuan.
Write or phone: Modern Language School, 675 Park Road, 100056.
Tel: 6735-3079
The 21 st Century English Training Centre
* We specialize in effective (卓有成效的) teaching at all levels.
* We offer morning or afternoon classes, both of which last three months and a half at a cost of 800 yuan.
* We also have a six-week TOEFL preparation class during winter and summer holidays.
* Entrance exams: June 1 and Dec.1.
* Only 15-minute walk from city centre.
Call 6780-1642 for more information.
The International House of English
*Three/Six-month English courses for students of all levels at very low cost; 60 yuan for 12 hours per week; convenient class hours: 9:00~12:00 a.m. and 2:00~ 5:00 p.m.
* A four-month evening programme for developing speaking skills (same cost as day classes). * Well-trained Chinese and foreign teachers experienced in teaching English as a second/foreign language.
* Free sightseeing and social activities.
* Very close to the Central Park.
For further information call 6743-2308.
25. The 21 st Century English Training Centre is different from the other three schools in that ________.
A. its teaching quality is better B. it is nearest to the city centre
C. its courses are more advanced D. it requires an entrance examination
26. If you take the evening programme at the International House of English, you will pay about ________.
A. 60 yuan B. 240 yuan C. 720 yuan D. 1,000 yuan
27. Li Yan works as a secretary in a foreign company in Beijing and she wants to improve her office skills, so she could attend _________.
A. Global English Centre B. Modern Language School
C. The 21 st Century English Centre D. The International House of English
C
The first newspaper was written by hand and put up on walls in public places. The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 B.C. In the 700’s the world’s first printed newspaper was published. Europe didn’t have a regularly published newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany.
The first regularly published newspaper in England was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published once a week. The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Courtant, which came out in March 1702.
In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston. But not long after it was first published, the government stopped the paper. In 1704, John Campbell started the Boston newspaper, the first newspaper published daily in the American Colonies (殖民地). By 1760, the colonies had more than thirty daily newspapers. There are now about 1,800 daily papers in the United States.
Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation (发行量) in the world. But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun. It sells more than eleven million copies every year.
28. The first regularly printed European newspaper started in ________.
A. Rome in 59 B.C. B. Germany in 1609 C. Amsterdam in 1620 D. England in 1621
29. From the article, we know that _________.
A. newspaper have the longest history in the United States
B. one English language newspaper has the largest circulation in the world.
C. the first daily newspaper was printed in Rome in 59 B.C.
D. there are all kinds of newspapers all over the world today
30. Which of the following is true?
A. Newspapers were started in 59 B.C.
B. Germany had the earliest European printed newspaper.
C. The first English newspaper was started in Englang.
D. The first American newspaper was stopped before 1704.
31. The best title for this passage should be __________.
A. History of newspapers B. History of daily newspapers
C. The beginning of newspapers D. On reading newspapers
D
There is an English saying: “ Laughter is the best medicine.” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found that laughter really can improve people’s health.
Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their heart, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial(有益的).
Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programmes. The group that tolerated (忍耐) the pain for the longest time was the groups which listened to a funny programme. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they help to improve their parents’ condition by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.
32. Doctors have proved the following except that _________.
A. smiling does good to health B. laughter can be tolerated
C. there is a way to reduce pain D. laughter can work the muscles in the feet
33. The main idea of the passage is that _________.
A. laughter and physical exercise have similar effects on the human body
B. smile can produce the same effects as laughter
C. pain can be reduced by laughter
D. laughter is the best medicine
34. The underlined word “diminish” is similar to __________.
A. test B. stop C. reduce D. increase
35. Doctors hold laughter clinics ___________.
A. to give better condition to their patients
B. in order to improve patients’ health
C. to make patients smile
D. to prove smile and laughter have the same effect
三、七选五阅读 （每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 The eyes are the windows of the soul (心灵). Having a pair of bright, clear eye is very important, so we should protect our eyes throughout our lives.
___36____ Don’t read while lying down or walking. Relax after every hour of reading.
Keep a distance from the TV set when you watch TV and give your eyes a rest every 30 minutes. Don’t stare at the sun or try to read in the darkness. ___37____ This can damage your eyes easily.
Get your eyes checked often. Not many people have this habit, but it is necessary. If you feel that there is something wrong with your eyes, get them checked quickly.____38____
___39_____ You can close your eyes for a few seconds or look into the distance for one or two minutes. A small break will relax your eyes and help to stop you from getting eye problems.
Be careful when you choose your glasses. ___40_____. Make sure your glasses are right for you. If they don’t feel right, get your glasses changed.
A. Develop good reading habits.
B. Rest your eyes whenever you can.
C. Make sure you get enough sleep every night.
D. Glasses that aren’t suitable for you could bring you trouble.
E. Even if you’re wearing sunglasses, never look directly at the sun.
F. Eye problem can be found and treated early with regular checks.
G. Drink green tea every day as a way to protect your eyes against eye problems.
36. _________ 37. _________ 38. ____________ 39. _________ 40. _______
四、语篇填空 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容 （不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形
式。
Crying marriage? ___41____ (surprise), isn’t it? Actually, the custom of crying marriage
existed a long time ago in many areas of Southwest China’s Sichuan Province, and ____42____ (remain) in fashion ___43____ the end of the Qing Dynasty. Though not so popular as before, the custom is still observed by people in many places, especially Tujia people, who view it __44___ a necessity to marriage procedure（程序,过程）.
It is very much ___45____ same in different places of the province. According to elderly
people, every bride had to cry at the wedding. ___46_____, the bride’s neighbors would look down upon ____47____ as a poorly cultivated（有教养的）girl and she would become the laughingstock of the village. In fact, there were cases __48_____ which the bride was beaten by her mother for not crying at the wedding ceremony.
In a word, crying at wedding is a way by custom to set off the happiness of the wedding
through falsely sorrowful words. However, in the ___49____ (arrange) marriage of the old days of China there were indeed quite a lot of brides ___50____ cried over their unsatisfactory marriage and even their miserable life.
41. _________ 42.__________ 43. __________ 44._________ 45. _________
46.___________ 47.__________ 48. ___________49._________ 50. ________
五、短文改错 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌的以下作文。文中共有十处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（／）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者不计分。
In the past, I always think my little brother was very unpleasant, because he used to ask me some questions every time he did his homeworks. I felt as if I had been the smartest person in the world every time he accepted my explanations. Answered one of his questions, I often liked to say that he was too stupidly to solve such simple questions.
Last week both us received our report cards from our school. Unexpectedly, I got C’s, when
he got straight A’s. To make things bad, all the day my brother screamed what foolish it was of me not to ask questions! I just sighed and had to admit that she was right. I have never made a fun of him since then.
六、写作 (25分)
请你根据以下信息，写一篇英语短文，向外国朋友介绍春节。
【写作内容】
1. 名称：春节（中国最重要的传统节日）
2. 时间：每年农历正月初一。正月十五的元宵节意味着春节庆祝的结束）
3. 节前：打扫房子，贴春联（the Spring Festival couplets），买新衣
4. 意义：无论离家多远，家庭成员都会在这一天赶回来吃团圆饭，其中饺子最受欢
迎，人们相信它可以带来好运；
5. 春节期间的活动：舞龙舞狮（dragon dance/ lion dance）---中国传统的民间艺术，
可追溯到两千年前。
【写作要求】
句子准确，信息完整，结构连贯，词数120左右。
答题卡
姓名 班级 分数
一、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
二、阅读理解 （共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
三、七选五阅读 （每小题2分，满分10分）
四、语篇填空 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
41. _________ 42.__________ 43. __________ 44._________ 45. _________
46.___________ 47.__________ 48. ___________49._________ 50. ________
五、短文改错 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
In the past, I always think my little brother was very unpleasant, because he used to ask me some questions every time he did his homeworks. I felt as if I had been the smartest person in the world every time he accepted my explanations. Answered one of his questions, I often liked to say that he was too stupidly to solve such simple questions.
Last week both us received our report cards from our school. Unexpectedly, I got C’s, when he got straight A’s. To make things bad, all the day my brother screamed what foolish it was of me not to ask questions! I just sighed and had to admit that she was right. I have never made a fun of him since then.
六、写作 (25分)
洛一高高一实验班宏志班第二次月考英语试卷
命题人：蔡小丽
测试时限：120分钟 本卷满分：120分
一、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出一个最佳选项。
It was already half past seven and I was running late again for the dinner appointment with my wife, Eleanor. We had ___1____ to meet at the restaurant at seven o’clock. I felt a little uneasy, but to my ____2____, I had a good excuse: A business meeting had ___3___ and I’d wasted no time getting to the dinner.
When I arrived at the ___4____, I apologized and told Eleanor I didn’t mean to be late. She screamed, “ You never mean to.” Well, I __5___ tell she was angry. “I’m sorry but it was not __6____,” I said. Then I told her about the business meeting. ____7____, my explanation seemed to make things worse, which started to drive ___8___ mad as well.
Several weeks later, when I ___9_____ the situation to my friend Ken Hardy, he smiled. “ You ___10____ a classic mistake. You’re stuck ___11____ your own way of thinking. You didn’t ___12____ to be late. But that’s not the point. What is ___13____ in your communication is how your lateness affected Eleanor.” He pointed out that I focused on the intention ___14_____ Eleanor focused on the result. Thus, ___15____ of us felt misunderstood and crazy.
Thinking more about Ken’s words, I ___16_____ recognized the root cause of such disagreement. It’s the result of the action that really ___17_____. I should have started the conversation by expressing ____18____ my actions affected Eleanor and ___19___ the discussion about my intention for later, much later and even never.
Later on, after talking to Eleanor and really ___20_____ her experience of the results of my lateness, I’ve managed to be on time a lot more frequently.
1. A. started B. agreed C. continued D. managed
2. A. relief B. surprise C. regret D. sorrow
3. A. broken out B. closed down C. faded away D. run over
4. A. house B. room C. restaurant D. supermarket
5. A. could B. must C. will D. might
6. A. movable B. comfortable C. acceptable D. avoidable
7. A. However B. Therefore C. Moreover D. Otherwise
8. A. her B. him C. me D. them
9. A. spread B. wrote C. translated D. described
10. A. knew B. made C. found D. took
11. A. in B. beyond C. for D. against
12. A. need B. prove C. pretend D. intend
13. A. funny B. important C. possible D. simple
14. A. while B. after C. until D. unless
15. A. all B. none C. both D. neither
16. A. usually B. merely C. hardly D. gradually
17. A. inspires B. matters C. improves D. challenges
18. A. how B. why C. when D. what
19. A. compared B. reported C. finished D. saved
20. A. showing B. satisfying C. understanding D. destroying
二、阅读理解 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
It is difficult for parents of nearly every family to teach their children to be responsible (有责任的) for housework, but with one of the following suggestions, you really can get your children to help at home.
If you give your children the impression that they can never do anything quite right, then they will regard themselves as unfit or unable person. Unless children believe they can succeed, they will never become totally independent.
My daughter Carla’s fifth-grade teacher made every child in her class feel special. When students received less than a perfect test score, she would point out what they had mastered and declared firmly they could learn what they had missed.
You can use the same technique when you evaluate (评价) your child’s work at home. Don’t always scold and give lots of praise instead. Talk about what he has done right, not about what he hasn’t done. If your child completes a difficult task, promise him a Sunday trip or a ball game with Dad.
Learning is a process of trying and failing and trying and succeeding. If you teach your children not to fear a mistake of failure, they will learn faster and achieve success at last.
21. The whole passage deals with ___________.
A. social education B. school education C. family education D. pre-school education
22. The author thinks that __________.
A. there is no way to get children to help at home
B. the more encouragement and praise you give, the more responsible and helpful children will become
C. it is very difficult to make children responsible for housework.
D. children can be forced to help with housework
23. The author advises readers to ___________.
A. learn from himself, for he has a good way of teaching
B. take pride in Carla’s fifth-grade teacher
C. do as what Carla’s teacher did in educating children
D. follow Carla’s example because she never fails in the test
24. Having read the last paragraph, we can conclude that __________.
A. pride goes before a fall B. practice makes perfect
C. no pains, no gainsD. failure is the mother of success
B
Suppose you work in a big firm and find English very important for your job, because you often deal with foreign businessmen. Now you are looking for a place where you can improve your English, especially your spoken English.
Here are some advertisements about English language training from newspapers. You may find the information you need.
Global English Centre
* General English in all four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
* 3-month (700 yuan), 6-month (1,200 yuan) and one-year (2,000 yuan) courses.
* Choice of morning or evening classes, 3 hours per day, Mon.~Fri.
* Experienced college English teachers.
* Close to city centre and bus stops.
Tel: 6760-5272
Add: 105 Zhongshan Road, 100082
Modern Language School
* Special courses in English for business, travel, banking, hotel management and office skills. * Small classes (12~16 students) on Sat. & Sun. from 2:00~5:00 p.m.
* Native English teachers from Canada and USA.
* Language lab and computers supplied.
* 3-month course: 1,050 yuan: 6-month course: 1,850 yuan.
Write or phone: Modern Language School, 675 Park Road, 100056.
Tel: 6735-3079
The 21 st Century English Training Centre
* We specialize in effective (卓有成效的) teaching at all levels.
* We offer morning or afternoon classes, both of which last three months and a half at a cost of 800 yuan.
* We also have a six-week TOEFL preparation class during winter and summer holidays.
* Entrance exams: June 1 and Dec.1.
* Only 15-minute walk from city centre.
Call 6780-1642 for more information.
The International House of English
*Three/Six-month English courses for students of all levels at very low cost; 60 yuan for 12 hours per week; convenient class hours: 9:00~12:00 a.m. and 2:00~ 5:00 p.m.
* A four-month evening programme for developing speaking skills (same cost as day classes). * Well-trained Chinese and foreign teachers experienced in teaching English as a second/foreign language.
* Free sightseeing and social activities.
* Very close to the Central Park.
For further information call 6743-2308.
25. The 21 st Century English Training Centre is different from the other three schools in that ________.
A. its teaching quality is better B. it is nearest to the city centre
C. its courses are more advanced D. it requires an entrance examination
26. If you take the evening programme at the International House of English, you will pay about ________.
A. 60 yuan B. 240 yuan C. 720 yuan D. 1,000 yuan
27. Li Yan works as a secretary in a foreign company in Beijing and she wants to improve her office skills, so she could attend _________.
A. Global English Centre B. Modern Language School
C. The 21 st Century English Centre D. The International House of English
C
The first newspaper was written by hand and put up on walls in public places. The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 B.C. In the 700’s the world’s first printed newspaper was published. Europe didn’t have a regularly published newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany.
The first regularly published newspaper in England was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published once a week. The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Courtant, which came out in March 1702.
In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston. But not long after it was first published, the government stopped the paper. In 1704, John Campbell started the Boston newspaper, the first newspaper published daily in the American Colonies (殖民地). By 1760, the colonies had more than thirty daily newspapers. There are now about 1,800 daily papers in the United States.
Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation (发行量) in the world. But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun. It sells more than eleven million copies every year.
28. The first regularly printed European newspaper started in ________.
A. Rome in 59 B.C. B. Germany in 1609 C. Amsterdam in 1620 D. England in 1621
29. From the article, we know that _________.
A. newspaper have the longest history in the United States
B. one English language newspaper has the largest circulation in the world.
C. the first daily newspaper was printed in Rome in 59 B.C.
D. there are all kinds of newspapers all over the world today
30. Which of the following is true?
A. Newspapers were started in 59 B.C.
B. Germany had the earliest European printed newspaper.
C. The first English newspaper was started in Englang.
D. The first American newspaper was stopped before 1704.
31. The best title for this passage should be __________.
A. History of newspapers B. History of daily newspapers
C. The beginning of newspapers D. On reading newspapers
D
There is an English saying: “ Laughter is the best medicine.” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found that laughter really can improve people’s health.
Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their heart, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial(有益的).
Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programmes. The group that tolerated (忍耐) the pain for the longest time was the groups which listened to a funny programme. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they help to improve their parents’ condition by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.
32. Doctors have proved the following except that _________.
A. smiling does good to health B. laughter can be tolerated
C. there is a way to reduce pain D. laughter can work the muscles in the feet
33. The main idea of the passage is that _________.
A. laughter and physical exercise have similar effects on the human body
B. smile can produce the same effects as laughter
C. pain can be reduced by laughter
D. laughter is the best medicine
34. The underlined word “diminish” is similar to __________.
A. test B. stop C. reduce D. increase
35. Doctors hold laughter clinics ___________.
A. to give better condition to their patients
B. in order to improve patients’ health
C. to make patients smile
D. to prove smile and laughter have the same effect
三、七选五阅读 （每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 The eyes are the windows of the soul (心灵). Having a pair of bright, clear eye is very important, so we should protect our eyes throughout our lives.
___36____ Don’t read while lying down or walking. Relax after every hour of reading.
Keep a distance from the TV set when you watch TV and give your eyes a rest every 30 minutes. Don’t stare at the sun or try to read in the darkness. ___37____ This can damage your eyes easily.
Get your eyes checked often. Not many people have this habit, but it is necessary. If you feel that there is something wrong with your eyes, get them checked quickly.____38____
___39_____ You can close your eyes for a few seconds or look into the distance for one or two minutes. A small break will relax your eyes and help to stop you from getting eye problems.
Be careful when you choose your glasses. ___40_____. Make sure your glasses are right for you. If they don’t feel right, get your glasses changed.
A. Develop good reading habits.
B. Rest your eyes whenever you can.
C. Make sure you get enough sleep every night.
D. Glasses that aren’t suitable for you could bring you trouble.
E. Even if you’re wearing sunglasses, never look directly at the sun.
F. Eye problem can be found and treated early with regular checks.
G. Drink green tea every day as a way to protect your eyes against eye problems.
36. _________ 37. _________ 38. ____________ 39. _________ 40. _______
四、语篇填空 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容 （不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形
式。
Crying marriage? ___41____ (surprise), isn’t it? Actually, the custom of crying marriage
existed a long time ago in many areas of Southwest China’s Sichuan Province, and ____42____ (remain) in fashion ___43____ the end of the Qing Dynasty. Though not so popular as before, the custom is still observed by people in many places, especially Tujia people, who view it __44___ a necessity to marriage procedure（程序,过程）.
It is very much ___45____ same in different places of the province. According to elderly
people, every bride had to cry at the wedding. ___46_____, the bride’s neighbors would look down upon ____47____ as a poorly cultivated（有教养的）girl and she would become the laughingstock of the village. In fact, there were cases __48_____ which the bride was beaten by her mother for not crying at the wedding ceremony.
In a word, crying at wedding is a way by custom to set off the happiness of the wedding
through falsely sorrowful words. However, in the ___49____ (arrange) marriage of the old days of China there were indeed quite a lot of brides ___50____ cried over their unsatisfactory marriage and even their miserable life.
41. _________ 42.__________ 43. __________ 44._________ 45. _________
46.___________ 47.__________ 48. ___________49._________ 50. ________
五、短文改错 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌的以下作文。文中共有十处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（／）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者不计分。
In the past, I always think my little brother was very unpleasant, because he used to ask me some questions every time he did his homeworks. I felt as if I had been the smartest person in the world every time he accepted my explanations. Answered one of his questions, I often liked to say that he was too stupidly to solve such simple questions.
Last week both us received our report cards from our school. Unexpectedly, I got C’s, when
he got straight A’s. To make things bad, all the day my brother screamed what foolish it was of me not to ask questions! I just sighed and had to admit that she was right. I have never made a fun of him since then.
六、写作 (25分)
请你根据以下信息，写一篇英语短文，向外国朋友介绍春节。
【写作内容】
1. 名称：春节（中国最重要的传统节日）
2. 时间：每年农历正月初一。正月十五的元宵节意味着春节庆祝的结束）
3. 节前：打扫房子，贴春联（the Spring Festival couplets），买新衣
4. 意义：无论离家多远，家庭成员都会在这一天赶回来吃团圆饭，其中饺子最受欢
迎，人们相信它可以带来好运；
5. 春节期间的活动：舞龙舞狮（dragon dance/ lion dance）---中国传统的民间艺术，
可追溯到两千年前。
【写作要求】
句子准确，信息完整，结构连贯，词数120左右。
答题卡
姓名 班级 分数
一、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
二、阅读理解 （共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
三、七选五阅读 （每小题2分，满分10分）
四、语篇填空 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
41. _________ 42.__________ 43. __________ 44._________ 45. _________
46.___________ 47.__________ 48. ___________49._________ 50. ________
五、短文改错 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
In the past, I always think my little brother was very unpleasant, because he used to ask me some questions every time he did his homeworks. I felt as if I had been the smartest person in the world every time he accepted my explanations. Answered one of his questions, I often liked to say that he was too stupidly to solve such simple questions.
Last week both us received our report cards from our school. Unexpectedly, I got C’s, when he got straight A’s. To make things bad, all the day my brother screamed what foolish it was of me not to ask questions! I just sighed and had to admit that she was right. I have never made a fun of him since then.
六、写作 (25分)