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（试题卷）2011.5
一、完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、
C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（本大题共20分）Doctors tell us holidays are important. We should have a rest from 1. for a week or two weeks every year. If it is possible, they say, we should 2. our homes and go to another 3. of the country. We should go away for 4. . Then, after the holidays, we will be 5. and get ready for 6. again.
But some people don’t want to7. away from their homes to stay in other places. They don’t like a sudden change in their lives. They like their homes 8. of all. And some people can have a rest in 9. way. They can move to visit their friends. They can get their holidays 10. together.
( ) 1. A. work B. duty C. study D. doing
( ) 2. A. stay B. leave C. go D. come
( ) 3. A. city B. town C. village D. part
( ) 4. A. work B. study C. holidays D. sports
( ) 5. A . good B. healthy C. well D. happy
( ) 6. A. work B. sports C. study D. play
( ) 7. A. go B. come C. stay D. leave
( ) 8. A. better B. best C. well D. good
( ) 9. A. one B. other C. another D. others
( ) 10. A. better B. longer C. healthier D. larger
二、阅读理解阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容选出最佳选项。（本大题共
80分，每小题4分）
（A）
Mr Lewis was a dance teacher. He was a nice man and always had a lot of students. They came to his class every week.
He was teaching a lot of students in a dance school in a small town. But then he decided to move to a big city, where he would have more work.
When one of the students heard that he was going to leave, she said to him, “ The new teacher won’t be as good as you are.”
M r Lewis was happy when he heard this, but he said, “ Oh, no! I’m sure he’ll be as good as I am or even better.”
The student said, “ No, five teachers have come and gone while I’ve been here, and each new one was worse than the last.”
( ) 1. Where did Mr Lewis work?
A. In a dance school.
B. In a village.
C. In a factory.
D. On a farm.
( ) 2. Why did he move to a big city?
A. To go back to his home
B. To have more work.
C. To visit his friends.
D. Because he liked travelling. ( ) 3. The student__________ him to leave.
A. wanted
B. asked
C. didn’t want
D. didn’t ask ( ) 4. Mr Lewis was happy because ________.
A. he thought the student was good
B. the student said he was a
good teacher
C. he would go to a big city
D. the students didn’t do well ( ) 5. What did the student think about Mr Lewis?
A. He was modest(谦虚).
B. He was nice.
C. He was the best teacher.
D. He was not so good as the last teacher.
(B)
Maybe you know floods, droughts, earthquakes , sandstorms amd so on. But have you ever heard of typhoons?
Typhoons are some of the worst storms, usually around the Pacific ocean and the South China Sea. Most happen in July , August and September.
How does a typhoon happen? When lots of sea water gets hot in the summer sun, it evaporates (蒸发) into the air. This makes the air hotter. When the air gets warm enough, it starts to move higher up into the sky. Then , cooler air around it rushes in. It fills the space that is left. After the air gets warmer, it starts to move quickly, making wind. The wind goes in circles(圆圈), and it keeps moving higher in the sky. The warmer the air gets, the quicker the wind moves. And when the wind moves faster than 30 metres a second, a typhoon begins.
A typhoon has two parts. One is called the “eye” . In the eye, the wind does
not move so fast. The other part is the wall of clouds around the eye. This is where is the strongest wind and hardest rains are.
Typhoons are very dangerous. In 2004, Typhoon Yunna killed 164 people in Zhejiang, and 24 people were missing. In May 2006, Tyhoon Pearl hit Guangdong and Fujian, and thousands of houses were damaged(损毁)
What to do when a typhoon hits
a. Stay inside. Close all the windows and stay away from them.
b. Try to bring all of your things inside. Strong winds could even blow away your bikes!
c. Listen to the radio TV for important information.
d. Go to a right place as soon as possibl
e.
( ) 6. When and where do typhoons usully happen?
A. Around the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean in July and Agust.
B. Around the Pacific Ocean in June and July.
C. Around the South China Sea in September and October.
D. Around the Pacific Ocean and the South China sea in August and
September.
( ) 7. Which picture can tell the meaning of the underlined sentences “… it starts to move higher up into the sky. Then, cooler air around it rushes
in.” ?
A B. C. D. ( ) 8. When a typhoon comes, we cannot ________.
A. close all the windows
B. listen to typhoon news.
C. stay outside with our bikes
D. stay inside the strong house. ( ) 9. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The warmer the air gets, the slower the wind moves.
B. This year Tyhoon Pearl killed 164 people in Zhejiang.
C. The strongest winds and hardest rains are in the eye of typhoon.
D. A typhoon will happen when the wind goes faster than 30 metres a
second.
( ) 10. What’s the best title of this passage?
A. How Does A Typhoons Happen
B. Typhoon Yunna in 2004
C. Typhoon—One Of The Worst Stroms
D. What To Do When A Typhoon
Hits
( C )
Men have travelled ever since thousands of years ago. In old times, they did not travel for pleasure(快乐) but to find better places to live in. They traveled on foot. Their journeys were long and tiring. They lived in the open air.
Before long（不久以后），they found easier ways for travelling. They rode on the backs of their horses.They cut big holes in trees to live in. When they learned to use bits of wood as paddles(踏板), they were able to go across water. As travelling was getting easier, men began to travel for pleasure and excitement.
Now there are cars, wide roads, fast trains, big ships and planes. They are all very convenient (便利地). Isn’t it wonderful? However, travelling is not alwa ys easy. If you want to travel, you need both money and time.
My friend Jimmy has his way of travelling—he does his travelling from an armchair. He thinks of travelling down into the sea like a shell（贝壳）, it is a wonderful world under the water. He would like to travel faster than the time and have a look at the year 3000. He would also like to go back into the past and talk to those great people in history. Do you know how he travels?
( ) 11. At first, people travel for ________.
A. finding a place to live in
B. pleasure
C. excitement C. finding some food to eat ( ) 12. When could men travel across the river?
A. When they were able to swim in the water.
B. When they were able to ride a horse.
C. When they could find the right place.
D. When they learned to use bits of wood as paddles.
( ) 13. We need ________ when we are planning to travel.
A. time
B. money
C. time and money
D. some friends to go with us ( ) 14. Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A. At first, people travelled on foot.
B. A shell lives in the sea.
C. People may feel happy and excited by travelling.
D. Travelling is always very easy because there are different
convenient ways of travelling now.
( ) 15. Jimmy tavels by __________.
A. riding a bike.
B. searching the Internet
C. talking to friends on the phone C. sleeping and dreaming
（D）
Have you ever dreamt of winning the lottery (彩票)？Most people will dream of fast cars, large houses, and not having to work any more. In real life, however, that’s not always what happens.
Dr H Van Haan, a writer of several books on lottery winners, says, “Winning the lottery doesn’t change people’s lives as much as we imagine.” Most lottery winners keep their jobs, but often find that they lose their friends. Their friends will often ask them fo r money and these “friends” very often get angry if they don’t share the money.
Lottery winners spend most of their first one million dollars on travelling. However, when the early excitement of travelling around the world has disappeared, the happiness that the money brings also disappears. In less than a year after winning, most winners say that they are not happier than before.
Too much money can make people unhappy, especially for those who are not used to it. One study shows that more than 30% of lottery winners lost most of their money in the first five years and many of them had money problems. Another report shows that a lot of people were happily married before they won the lottery, but they had problems with their partners after winning the money.
So, you see, although most people dream of winning the lottery, the dream can sometimes turn into a nightmare.
16. When people win a lot of money, they usually dream of __________.
A. buying an expensive car
B. staying away from their work
C. owning a large house
D. all the above
17. Dr H Van Haan says that people who win the lottery _________.
A. are as satisfied as they imagine
B. lose their jobs but keep their friends
C. keep their jobs but lose their friends
D. get angry when their friends ask
for money
18. The underlined word nightmare in the last sentence means ________.
A. an unpleasant idea
B. a bad dream
C. something strange at night
D. a terrible accident
19. After winning the lottery, lots of wives and husbands ________.
A. love each other more than before
B. are as happy as before
C. become enemies
D. are not so happy as before
20. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Winning the lottery can make people very rich and quite unhappy.
B. Some people who win the lottery always have money problems later on.
C. About one third of lottery winners lose most of their money in five years.
D. The excitement and happiness that the lottery brings usually last for over one year.
四、完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个
选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（本大题共10分）
1. A
2. B
3. D
4. C
5. D
6. A
7. A
8. B
9. C 10. A
五、阅读理解阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容选出最佳选项。（本大题共15分，每
小题1分）
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. B
5. D
6. D
7. D
8. C
9. D 10. C 11. A 12. D 13. C 14. D 15. B 16.D 17.C 18.B 19.D 20.D
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