词语运用（共5小题，每小题1分，计5分）。
根据句意，用所给单词或短语的适当形式填空（每词或短语只限使用一次）。
sleep production lie down burn succeed |
1.Teachers are often compared to ____________ candles.
2.Bob was too ___________ to see the end of the football match last night.
3.I’m afraid my attempt(尝试)to make a cake wasn’t very ____________________.
4.Now factories are trying their best to produce more _____________ for the customers.
5.Lucy was seriously sick. She ________ when she had the PE class.
任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）
Chria Hass invented a basketball training tool for children . At that time , he was only 9 years old.
One day, when Chris was playing basketball with his friends, he saw them miss many easy shots(投篮)。Chris was the son of a basketball coach and he knew much about the best way of shooting. After showing it to his friends, he came up with a good idea. He thought that he could invent a tool for his friends. In this way, they could practice shooting in a right way.
After he went home, he told his father the idea. With his father’s help, Chris started to carry out his plan. He took a basketball and painted two hands on it. The hands showed people the best way to hold a _____ while trying to shoot. Then he joined in an invention competition at his school with the invention, but he didn’t win. He was sad but didn’t give up. With the help of his parents, he patented ( 获得专利权) the invention and tried to sell it.
Sadly, Chris couldn’t sell his invention until one year and a half later, a sports company bought it. The company brought the invention to market and a lot of people could practice shooting with its help.
1题完成句子；2题简略回答问题；3题将文中横线处空缺的一个单词写在下面的横线上；4题找出并写下全文的主题句；5题将文中划线句子译成中文。
1. After showing how to shoot to his friends, Chris ______ the good idea of inventing a tool for his friends.
2.How long did it take Chris before he sold his invention?
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3._________________________________________________________________.
4.__________________________________________________________________
5.__________________________________________________________________
What do you think of a “ talking kitchen”? A French Digital Kitchen has been developed at Newcastle University in the UK. It teaches students how to cook French food and speak French at the same time. For the first time, students can learn a language by the following cooking steps.
All grammar and _____ have been carefully chosen to make sure the users can understand French well. After learning for some time, the users can test themselves by doing a short test on the computer.
The kitchen project was started by Professor Paul Seedhouse. He became interested in the idea after he visited another kind of talking kitchen. He said, “ The purpose of the French Digital Kitchen is to make learning a language more interesting and more educational.”
How does the kitchen work? There is a computer in the kitchen. With this computer, the users can first choose a French recipe（ 食谱） that they want to follow. Using information in the computer, the kitchen starts to guide the users how to make a French dish. If you follow the instructions on the computer, it moves on to the next. If you go wrong, the program goes back and repeats the recipe or information. At any time, the users can also ask the kitchen to repeat the recipe or any information..
The new kitchen can be used in school, universities and even people’s homes. The researchers will also be developing the European Digital Kitchen, for the next three years.
1.After reading the passage, we know the Digital Kitchen _________.
A. is a “talking kitchen”.
B.teaches students English.
C.was developed in France.
D.cooks all food for people
2.Which of the following can be properly put in “_______”?
A. food B.vocabulary C.recipe D.instructions
3.Paragraph 3 mainly tells us that _______________.
A.how the kitchen works.
B.where the kitchen can be used
C.when the kitchen can be bought
D.why the kitchen project was started.
4.If the users don’t follow the instructions on the computer, the kitchen __________.
A. chooses another recipe.
B.goes on to the next step.
C.repeats the recipe or information
D.stops working at once.
5.The passage is written to____________________
A. show you how the computer works.
B. introduce a French Digital Kitchen
C.teach you how to cook French food
D.tell you the importance of language learning.
Better Time for Teenagers to Keep Healthy
Things to do | Brushing teeth | Drinking milk | Going to bed | Eating fruits |
Common time | After getting up or before sleeping | During breakfast | Around 23:00 | After meals |
Time from experts’ suggestions | 3 minutes after meals | Before sleeping | Around 21:00 | An hour before meals |
Advantages | To reduce germs（细菌）in the mouth | To keep bones strong and help sleep well | To be good for a deep sleep | To keep the body strong |
Warm tips | Brush the tongue while brushing teeth | Avoid drinking it when having a stomach-ache | Sleep for at least 8 hours every night | Wash carefully before eating them |
1.Teengers are used to drinking milk__________ according to the information above.
A. before sleeping B.during breakfast
C.3 minutes after meals D.around 21:00
2. Teenagers often go to bed _______hour(s) later than the time the experts suggest.
A. one B.two C.three D.four
3. ________ and ________ are helpful to keep teenagers strong according to the information above.
A. Drinking milk ; eating fruits
B.Going to bed ; brushing teeth
C.Eating fruits ; reducing germs
D.Drinking milk ; brushing teeth
4.If a teenager goes to bed at the time based on the experts’ suggestion, the earliest time for him to get up will be_________ in the morning.
A. 5:00 B.6:00 C.7:00 D.8:00
5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the information above?
A. Some experts suggest washing fruits carelessly an hour before meals.
B. To brush the tongue after meals is good for a deep sleep.
C. People should sleep for at least 9 hours every night.
D.Teenagers with a stomachache had better avoid drinking milk.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez , who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982, passed away at the age of 86 on April 17, 2014. The world paused (停顿)to remember the cultural giant.
Garcia Marquez was born in Colombia, but he spent most of his adult life in Mexico City. As one of the most famous writers, he was widely regarded as “a giant of 20th- century literature.” Garcia Marquez wrote in a style called “ magical realism(魔幻现实主义).” In such works, people live a daily life in a certain period of time in history. But meanwhile , magical things happen to them.
Garcia Marquez is best known for his 1967 novel, One hundred years of Solitude （《百年孤独》）, which has sold about 50 million copies. It tells the tale of the small and isolated town of Macondo which was separated from the outside world- of its founding and its troubled history over a hundred years. The story is a metaphor(暗喻)for the development of Colombia since the 19 century. As Colombian President Juan Manuel Santons said, Garcia Marquez wrote about “the essence(本质) of the Latin American beings.”
1.Garcia Marquez was born in _________.
A. 1914 B.1928 C.1967 D.1982
2. We can know from paragraph 2 that Garcia Marquez __________.
A.was born in Mexico City.
B.spent most of his abult life in Colombia.
C. had a writing style called “magical realism.”
D.was famous but lived a simple daily life.
3.The underlined word “ isolated “ means _________.
A.隔绝的 B. 安逸的
C. 喧嚣的 D.繁华的
4.Which of the following is NOT true about Garcia Marquez？
A. He was the writer of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982.
B.His novel One Hundred years of Solitude was a great success.
C. He was widely known as “ a giant of 20th- century literature.”
D.Magical things happened to him during his stay in Mexico City.
5.The writer quotes （引用）from the President to __________.
A. Praise Garcia Marquez for his achievement.
B.show the deep sadness of the President.
C.explain the writing style of Garcia Marquez.
D.describe the character of Garcia Marquez.
完形填空(共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
One morning a fox was searching for his breakfast. He went down to the lake to _____ some fish. Suddenly he saw a rabbit digging a hole on the bank of the lake and decided to eat it instead. Not wanting the rabbit to discover him, the fox moved ___ towards his meal. As he got closer, he stepped on some dry leaves. The rabbit then _______ in fear. When he saw the box, he started to shout.
“Quiet! Why do you rabbits shout so much?” asked the fox, slightly annoyed(气恼) that he had lost his_____ “ I am sorry, but you scared me. Your sharp teeth make me ____” ,replied the rabbit. “ But I don’t want to eat you”. Lied the fox, “ I am only here to help with your _______.I will be back tomorrow and help you dig your hole.”
The next day, the fox returned to the ______. There he saw a group of rabbits busily digging holes on the bank. He thought about catching one. At that moment the rabbit he had met the day before started jumping up and down, making a _____ noise to warn his friends. All the rabbits and even the fish quickly _______. The poor fox could not find anything to catch for food and ended up _____ fruit.
1.A.catch B.buy C.smell D.cook
2.A.noisily B.quietly C.confidently D.angrily
3.A.looked down B.looked away C.turned off D.turned around
4.A.time B.place C.meal D.fish
5.A. sad B.excited C.nervous D.happy
6.A.food B.work C.story D.friends
7.A.breakfast B.house C.lake D.mountain
8.A. loud B.low C.usual D.dangerous
9.A.returned B.shouted C.entered D.disappeared
10.A. growing B.eating C.picking D.selling
