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最新广渠门中学分班考试英语讲义第四讲

广渠门中学分班考试英语讲义第四讲

二、单项填空

从下列各题所给的四个选项中，选择可以填人空白处的最佳选项。

12．Let’smakeacakeforTony．It’s_________birthdaytoday．

A．herB．hersC．hisD．him

13．Wehavetogetupearlytomorrowmorning，_________wewillbelateforthe6：

30train．

A．andB．orC．ifD．so

14．Thebasketballteamplayedwell，buttheydidn’t________thecompetition．

A．scoreB．beatC．failD．win

15．Sallyisleavingtomorrow，andwewillgototheairportto_________．

A．seeheroffB．seeoffherC．pickherupD．pickupher

16．Theyoungmangavehislife_______thelittleboy，andeveryonethoughthewasarealhero．

A．tosavingB．saveC．savedD．saving

17．一Whoseexampaperisit?

一It_________beLiLei’s．Healwaysforgetstowritehisnameonit．

A．can’tB．canC．mustn’tD．must

18．Youcan’tgooutandplay__________you’vedoneyourhomework．

A．whenB．sinceC．whileD．until

19．—_________heisonly8yearsold，heknowsmoreaboutsciencethanhisfather．

A．ButB．ThoughC．SoD．Because

20．—Iremember__________yousomewhere．

—Yes．WemetinShanghaitwoyearsago．

A．tomeetB．meetingC．metD．meet

21．一What’sthearticleabout?

—Ittellsus__________aboutnature．

A．somethinginterestingB．interestingsomething

C．anythinginterestingD．interestinganything

22．一DoyouknowifDr．White_________fordinnerthisevening?

一No，butIthinkhe__________ifheisfree．

A．willcome；comesB．willcome；willcome

C．comes；willcomeD．comes；comes

23．—WhatdidyourEnglishteachersayaboutyourpronunciation?

—Hesaidthat_________better．

A．couldIdoB．willIdoC．IwilldoD．Icoulddo

24．一WhatshouldIdo________suchmistakes?

一Bemorecareful．

A．toavoidmakingB．avoidmaking

C．toavoidtomakeD．avoidtomake

25．一Doyouknow_________，Tomy?

—NextFriday．Ithink．

A．WhenwillshebebackB．whendoesshecomeback

C．whenshewillbebackD．whenshecomesback

26．—Couldyoubehereatthreeo'clock?

—___________．I'llbeatthemeetingatthattime．

A．IhopenotB．Don’tmentionit

C．I’mafraidnotD．Noproblem

三、完形填空（共10分，每小题1分）

阅读短文，掌握其大意，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

WhenIwasthirteen，myfamilymovedfromBostontoTucson，Arizona．__27__themove，myfatheraskedustogettogetherintheliving—roomonafreezingJanuarynight．MysistersandIsataroundthefire，andwedidnot__28__thattheuniversewouldsuddenlychangeitscourse（轨道）．“InMay，we’removingtoArizona．”saidmyfather．

Thewords，sosmall，didn’tseem__29__enoughtoholdmynewlife．ButtheworldchangedandIwokeuponatrainmovingacrossthecountry．Iwatchedtheviewsoutsidethewindow__30__fromgreentreestoplains（平原）andtohighmountains．AtthattimeIalsosawsomestrangenewplants．Finally，wearrivedandsettled（安顿）intoournewhome．

Whenmyoldersisterswerestill__31__forlosingfriends，Istartedtoexploreournewneighborhood．

Oneafternoon，Iwasoutexploring__32__andsawanewkindofcactus（仙人掌）．Imovedcloserandlookedatit．“You’dbetternot__33__that．”

Iturnedaroundtoseeanoldwoman．

“Areyounewtothisneighborhood?

”

IexplainedthatIwas．

“MynameisInaThorne．Doyouknowanythingaboutlifeinthe__34__?

ItmustbequitedifferentfromlivinginBoston．”

HowcouldIexplainhowIfoundthedesert?

Icouldn’tseemtofindtherightwords．“It’sbigandwild，”She__35__Thatwasit．ThatwasthefeelingIhadwhenIfirstsawthemountainsofmynewhome,Atthatmoment，Iunderstoodhowmuchmy__36__hadchangedandwouldchangewithjustafewsimplewords．

“Wouldyouliketocometomyhometomorrow?

Someoneshouldteachyouthingsaboutplantsinthedesert．”

27．A．DuringB．UntilC．AfterD．Before

28．A．hopeB．imagineC．realizeD．believe

29．A．goodB．usefulC．bigD．helpful

30．A．moveB．changeC．runD．become

31．A．worriedB．excitedC．sadD．afraid

32．A．aswellB．asusualC．atonceD．ontime

33．A．takeB．touchC．holdD．hurt

34．A．desertB．cityC．countryD．mountains

35．A．answeredB．agreedC．decidedD．offered

36．A．ideaB．lifeC．homeD．fatally四、阅读理解（共20分，每小题2分）

阅读三篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

37．HowmanylinescanyoutakeatXizhimenStation?

A．One．B．Two．C．Three．D．Four．

38．HowmanystationsaretherefromXizhimentoBeijingSouthRailwayStation?

A．Ten．B．Nine．C．Eight．D．Seven

39．Howlongwillittakeforasingletrip?

A．About2minutes．

B．About24minutes

C．About48minutes．

D．About96minutes

B

Today，ourwordis“hello”．Wheredidtheword．comefrom?

Thereareallkindsofideas．

SomesayitcamefromaFrenchwordmeaning“ho”there．ThisgreetingmayhavearrivedinEnglandduringtheNormanConquest（诺曼底登陆）intheyear1066．“Ho”therechangedslowlyovertheyearsandbecametoday’s“hello”．

Anotherstoryofthiswordsaysitcamefromtheword“hallo”．Peopleoftenuse“hallo”inEnglandinthe1300’sduringthedaysofpoet（诗人）GeoffreyChaucer．200years1ater,inWilliamShakespeare’stime，“hallo”hadbecome“hello”andsailorsandhunters（捕猎者）usedsoundlike“horllo”and“hollo”．

ABrooklyncollegeprofessor，HelenCurlisburg，reportedthathehadfoundthattruestorybehindtheword“hello”．HesaidAmericaninventor，ThomasEdison，createdit．ProfessorCurlisburgsaidthatatfirstEdisonusedtheword“hullo”whenworkingonhissoundrecordingmachine．Later，whenEdisonbecameinterestedinthetelephone．hechangedtheword．ProfessorCurlisburgofferedevidenceforhisidea．HediscoveredaletterwrittenbyThomasin1877toabusinessmaninthecityPittsburgh，Pennsylvania．Pittsburghwasabouttogetatelephonesystem（系统）．Intheletter，Edisonsuggestedusingaword“hello”．

ThomasEdisondidnotinventthetelephone．AlexanderGrahamBelldid．Bellwantedpeopletouseadifferentwordwhentheybeganspeakingonthetelephone．Helikedthewordsailorsusedtocommunicate（交流）withanothership：

“Ahorli”．Edison’sword，however,provedmorepopular．Itwasashorterandbetterwayofsaying：

Areyouthereorareyoureadytotalk?

40．Whichcountryistheword“ho”from?

A．America．B．France．C．EnglandD．Germany．

41．Theword“evidence”inthefourthparagraphmeans_______．

A．symbolsB．factsC．instructionsD．explanations

42．WhichofthefollowingsentenceisTRUE?

A．WilliamShakespearewrote“hallo”into“hello”．

B．ThomasEdisoninventedthetelephone．

C．Bellwantedpeopletouse“hello”whilespeakingonthetelephone

D．Theword“hello”ismorepopularthantheword“ahorli”．

43．Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

A．HowThomasEdisoncreatedtheword“hello”．

B．Whytheword“hello”issopopular．

C．Differentstoriesof“hello”．

D．Therelationshipbetweentelephoneandword“hello”．

C

WelikedthefirstX-Menmovie，lovedthesecond，buthowaboutthethirdandthefinalone?

Manyfeltdisappointed（失望的）thattherewasachangeofdirectors（导演）．Butreally，ifthestoryisgood，sowhat?

X一3beginsinthepast．thedayProfessorXandMagneto，thenstillfriends，visitedayoungJeanGreytoofferherawaytocontrol（控制）herenergy，forshecouldbeaverycleverordangerousgirlsomeday．

Thenwecomebacktothepresent．Jeandiedanditmadeeveryonemad，especiallyherhusbandCyclops．Afterhearingavoiceinhishead，CyclopsgoestothelakeJeanhasdiedin,onlytofindherstandingbeforehim．Shehasreturnedbutchanged．

KnowingthatProfessorXhasfoundawaytodowithmutant（变异人），Magneto，nowtheleader（首领）ofmutant，wantstostartawartofightman．Itseemsthatthewarbetweenmanandmutanthascomeatlast，andnothingwillbethesameeveragain．

Doesthestorysoundhardtounderstand?

Good，itshould，becauseitdoes．ThewriterskillcharactersthatareBIG．Andtheydon’twritefunnywordsthatcouldkeeptheX—menmovieentertainingforyears．ButtherearestillenoughreasonstoloveX—3一it’sbig，it'sloud，andithasanall-outwar．Allinall，“X—Men3：

TheLastStand”isjustwhatwehoped，nothingmore，nothingless．Anyonewhoenjoyedthefirsttwowilllikethisone．

44．WhyweremanypeopledisappointedatthemovieX一3?

A．BecauseX-Men1and2areexcellentandbetterthananyotherone．

B．Becausetheactorsandactresseschangedintoothers．

C．BecausethedirectorsarenottheoneswhodirectedX一1andX—2．

D．BecauseX-3hasnothingtodowithX—1andX—2．

45．WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?

A．ProfessorXandMagnetoareimportantcharactersintheX—menmovies·

B．InX一3Cyclops’wifebecomesamutant．

C．TheremaybeaWarbetweenmailandmutantinX一3．

D．ProfessorXandMagnetoarestillfriendsattheendofX一3．

46．HowdoesthewriterofthispassagelikethemovieX—3?

A．Terrible．B．Wonderful．C．Acceptable．D．Disappointing

D

SpeakingEnglishisnotonlyaboutusingpropergrammar,butalsoaboutunderstandingtheculture.HereissomeimportantadvicetorememberwhenspeakingEnglishintheUnitedStates.

◆Americanshavedifficultiesunderstandingforeignaccents.ManyAmericansarenotusedtoforeignaccents.Thisrequirespatiencefrombothofyou.

◆Talkaboutplaces:

Americanslovetotalkaboutplaces.Whenspeakingtoastranger,askthemwheretheycomefromandthensaysomethingaboutthatplace.Forexample:

“Oh,IhaveafriendwhoworkedinLosAngeles.Hesaysit’sabeautifulplacetolivein.”MostAmericanswillthenwillinglytalkabouttheirexperiencesoflivinginorvisitingthatcityorplace.

◆Talkaboutwork:

ItiscommonforAmericanstoask“Whatdoyoudo?

”It’s

notconsideredimpoliteasinsomecountriesandisapopulartopicofdiscussionbetweenstrangers.

◆Talkaboutsports:

Americanslovesports!

However,theyloveAmerican

sports.Whenspeakingaboutfootball,mostAmericansunderstand“Americanfootball”,notsoccer.

◆Becarefulwhenexpressingideasaboutrace,religionorothersensitive（敏感的）topics:

TheUnitedStatesisasocietywithdifferentcultures.Americansareverysensitivetootherculturesandideas.

47.ForAmericans,thequestio