Part 2 Phonetics, Grammar and Vocabulary

II. Choose the best answer.

26. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation?

A. __________n B. __________th C. h__________t D. l__________n

27. Which of the following sentences should be read in a rising tone?

A. May: Jack, would you like some coffee? B. Jack: No, thanks. I don’t like coffee.

C. May: What would you like to drink? D. Jack: I’d like a cup of tea.

28. The teacher told us Carl took____________________active part in the speech contest last month.

A. / B. the C. a D. an

29. To our surprise, our headmaster is quite familiar____________________all the students’ names.

A. under B. of C. with D. for

30. With the help of his wife, Mr. Fang managed to give____________________smoking in the end.

A. of B. for C. at D. up

31. After the accident, some passengers were sent to the hospital,____________________all stayed at thescene.

A. another B. the other C. others D. the others

32. His lecture provided us with a lot of____________________on how the latest technology developed.

A. suggestion B. information C. magazine D. example

33. The old man feels____________________because all his children have left home.

A. badly B. hardly C. lonely D. terribly

34. The bank clerk tells the customerit is____________________convenient to pay by credit card than bycash.

A. many B. more C. much D. most

35. The computer room____________________be cleaned again as we are going to have an Open Day tomorrow.

A. must B. can C. need D. may

36. Miss Barnardo____________________several children stories since her first novel was published.

A. has written B. had written C. will write D. would write

37. When the bell rang, Nancy____________________dinner with her mother in the kitchen.

A. is preparing B. has prepared C. was preparing D. will prepare

38. Our school sports meeting____________________yesterday due to the bad weather.

A. was cancelled B. cancelled C. has cancelled D. has been cancelled

39. Line 17 enables people____________________to the center of the city sooner than before.

A. get B. to get C. getting D. got

40. The students all look forward to____________________as volunteers in the nursery house.

A. serve B. serves C. serving D. served

41. The dirty water from the factory has caused serious pollution,____________________?

A. didn’t it B. hasn’t it C. won’t it D. doesn’t it

42. Andy wasn’t allowed to play video games____________________he finished his homework.

A. since B. if C. because D. unless

43. Please turn down the TV,____________________our neighbors will complain about it.

A. so B. and C. but D. or

44. --Martin is keen on all kinds of outdoor activities.

--____________________

A. So is his brother. B. Nor is his brother. C. That’s all right. D. I agree with

him.

45. --Chris, remember to turn off the lights when you leave the room.

--____________________

A. Yes, please. B. OK. I will. C. Good idea. D. Not at all!

III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once.

The first place I can remember well was a pleasant field with a pond of clear water in it. Trees made shadows over the pond, and water plants grew at the__________46 end. On one side was another field, and on the other side we looked over a gate at our master’s house, which stood by the roadside. At the TOP of our field were more tall trees, and 47 was a fast-running stream.

While I was young, I lived on my mother’s milk, but as soon as I was old enough to eat grass, my mother 48 to work during the day and came back in the evening.

There were six other young horses in the field, although they were older than I was. We all galloped together round the field, and had 49 . But sometimes the others would kick and bite.

“They are young farm horses and haven’t learned how to behave,” my mother told me. “You are different. Your father is well-known, and your grandfather__________50__________won the most important race  at Newmarket. Your grandmother was quiet and nice, and you have never seen me kick or bite, have you? I hope you will grow up to be 51 and a willing worker and never bite or kick.”

I have never forgotten my mother’s advice. She was a clever and sensible old horse. Her name was Duchess, but our master often called her Pet. He was a good, kind man, and my mother loved him very much. Whenever she saw him at the gate, she trotted across. He 52 pat her and say, “Well, old Pet, and how is your little Darkie?” I was a dull black colour, so he called me Darkie. He sometimes brought 53 bread for me, or a carrot for my mother, and I think we were his favourites.

IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.

54. The newspaper says the little boy had lived with some____________________until he was four. 

55. In the United States, Father’s Day is on the____________________Sunday in June. 

56. An____________________chef will come to the hotel to make pasta and pizza for guests. 

57. The old lady doesn’t like the____________________city life, so she will move to a quiet village. 

58. The scientist failed many times, and at last he was able to____________________a new medicine.

59. The travelers should be taught how to behave____________________in public places. 

60. According to the witnesses, the robber was of average____________________, rather fat. 

61. The students are raising money for the____________________people after the earthquake. 

V. Rewrite the following sentences as required.

62. Both of his parents were strict with him when he was in school.（改为否定句） 

____________________of his parents____________________strict with him when he was in school.

63. It took the workers __________ to rebuild that ancient bridge.（对划线部分提问） 

____________________did it take the workers to rebuild that ancient bridge?

64. Many tourists came to the city. It has some historical buildings.（维持句意基本不变） Many tourists came to the city____________________its historical buildings.

65. The sick woman was very weak. She could not get out of her bed.（合并为一句） The sick woman was____________________weak____________________she could not get out of her bed.

66. It is an exciting moment to watch fireworks on National Day.（改为感叹句）

____________________exciting moment it is to watch fireworks on National Day!

67. The boy asked his mother, “Will they go to the Disneyland?”（改为宾语从句） The boy asked his mother____________________they____________________go to the Disneyland.

68. you, ever, have, tried, shopping, on the Internet（连词成句） 

____________________.

Part 3 Reading Comprehension

A. Choose the best answer 

69. Which is the first city Jane visited in Vietnam?

A. Hue B. Ho Minth City C. Cholon D. Sapa

70. What did Jane see in the market in Cholon?

A. Colourful photographs. B. Some Vietnamese food.

C. Fruits and vegetables. D. Pagodas and Buddha statues.

71. The underlined word “exhausted” in Message 3 probably means .

A. sad B. tired C. excited D. anxious

72. Which of the following statements about the hill tribe people is NOT true?

A. They live without electricity or telephones

B. They are not rich, but very kind and friendly

C. They live in the small village in the mountains

D. They only speak a few words of Vietnamese

73. During her stay in Vietnam, Jane did many interesting things except .

A. go to the breakfast B. visit the temples

C. try the local food D. go hiking

74. What did Jane want to tell use in her message?

A. The advantages of travelling. B. Her plan for the trip.

C. The trips about travelling. D. Her trip to Vietnam.

B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最适合的单词，完成短文）（12  分） 

Who owns English?

In China and most other countries, English is the most important foreign languages that children will learn at school. English is now used by nearly a quarter of the world’s__________75__________,  and anywhere you go in the world, there is a good chance that someone will speak English,.

How did this happen? English has not always been the most____________________76____________________language. Until English became important in the twentieth century, people who had any education spoke French. What’s more, English spelling doesn’t give much help with pronunciation, and its grammar is difficult, 77 the word order.

The reason why English is spoken everywhere is that in the 18th century, products from the UK were sold all over the world. And in the twentieth century, the US__________78__________English all over the    world through newspapers, television and films. It’s now used for international travel, science, industry and recently, information technology and the Internet.

But it’s also important to remember that English has__________79__________many words from other  language, either exactly the same words or very similar ones. It uses “restaurant” from French, “zero” from Arabic, “piano” from Italian, and “Kongfu”, “wonton” and other words from China.

So who owns English? The answer is everyone who speaks it ---the British, the Indians and the Chinese all help make it a__________80__________language. We are all part of  an  international  club  where everyone speaks English. We all own English

C. Read the passage and fill the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适合的单词， 使内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）（14  分） 

Stephen Hawking: A free soul in the Wheelchair

Stephen Hawking died in his home in Cambridge, England, on March 14, 2018, at the age of

76. His family stated that he “died peacefully”. Here are some facts about him.

E 81 Life

We often like the things our parents like and we grow up to do the things our parents do. So it was with Stephen Hawking. His parents like science and learning. They both graduated from Oxford College. Family dinner was a silent affair because everyone was reading a book.

Stephen enjoyed math and science in school where he earned the nickname “Einstein”. He wanted to study math at university but Oxford didn’t have a math degree at the time, so he chose physics and chemistry i 82 .

Overcoming ALS

After graduation, Hawking went to Cambridge to study for his PhD. Then he began to have a

h____________________83____________________problem. The doctor discovered that he had a disease called ALS（肌萎缩侧索硬化 症）.

With   the help  of science and modern medicine, Hawking lived a f

____________________85____________________and meaningful life. Although he had to live on a wheelchair and couldn’t talk, he could communicate using a touch pad computer and a voice synthesizer（合成器）.

S____________________86____________________

Hawking spent much of his work researching black holes and space-time theories. He wrote many important papers about them and became a famous expert. Stephen also enjoyed writing books. In 1988 he published A Brief History of Time. This book c__________87__________modern subjects such as    the big bang and black holes in terms that could be understood. The book became very popular selling millions of copies.

B. Answer the questions  （依据短文内容回答下列问题）（12  分） 

The Winning Team

Peter kept his eyes on the ground and felt a heavy weight on his shoulders as he walked home alone. It was the worst day of his life. His mind would not sTOP thinking about what happened only just an hour ago on the school soccer field. How could we have missed scoring that goal? He had let his whole team down, His stupid mistake made him angry. His team lost the game because of him. He was really worried that his coach may kick him off the team.

As soon as he walked through the door, his father asked, “What’s wrong, son?” Peter’s feelings were written all over his face. “I lost the game,” Peter replied. Then he went into his room without another word. Ten minutes later, Peter heard his father knocking on his

bedroom door. He opened the door to let him in.

“Look, Peter. I don’t know what happened. But whatever it  was,  don’t be too hard on yourself.”

“I lost the game, Dad. I failed my team. They’ll probably never let me play again.”

“Soccer is about team effort. You’re not the only reason your team lost. If you have a good team, you should support each other. Besides, winning or losing is only half the game. The other half is learning to communicate with your teammates and learning from your mistakes.”

Peter didn’t say anything but what his father said made him think carefully.

The next day, Peter went to soccer practice with courage rather than fear in his heart.

“Hey, guys,” he said to his teammates. “I’m really sorry about yesterday. We were so close to winning that game. But I think if we continue to pull together, we’re going to win the next one.”

To his surprise and relief, his teammates all nodded in agreement.

“Yeah,” they said, “don’t worry about it. It’s never just one person’s fault（过错）.We should think about____________________.”

Peter smiled. It made him feel lucky to know that he was on a winning team.

88. Peter was a member of his school soccer team, wasn’t he?（此题1 分）

89. Why did Peter feel angry and worried thatday?.

90. According to Peter’s father, what makes a good team?

91. What advice did Peter’s give him?.

92. What can be filled in the blank to complete the sentence?

We should think about____________________

93. Why did Peter think he was on a winning team?

VII. Writing（作文） 

94. Write a passage of at least 60 words about the TOPic “The most valuable lesson I’ve ever learned” （请以“我学到的最珍贵的一课”为题写一篇不少于 60 个词的短文，标点符号不占 格）

Use the following as a reference（以下内容仅供参考） Who or what gave you the most valuable lesson?

Why do you think it is the most valuable lesson? What will you do after learning this lesson?

注意： 抄袭试题中内容不能分。 

文中不能出现任姓何的名、校名与其他有关信息，不然不与评分。 

KEYS

26-30 CADCD 31-35 DBCBA 36-40ACABC 41-45 BDDAB

46. C 47. E 48. A 49.B

50. A 51.D 52.E 53.B

54. wolves 55. third 56.  Italian 57. noisy 58. invent 59. properly

60. height 61. homeless

62. Neither, was 63. How long 64. because of 65. so that 66. What an

67. whether//if, would

68. Have you ever tried shopping on the Internet? 69-74 BCBDAD

75-80CBADDB

81. Early 82. instead 83. health 84. waste 85. full 86. Success 87. created

Yes, he was.

Because he thought his stupid mistake had made his team lose the game.

Support

Winning or losing is only half the game, the other half is learning to communicate with teammates and learning from mistakes.

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