新目标八年级下英语期末综合测试卷6套
第一套 (A)
一、根据句意和所给首字母，补全单词。 1. I’m full. I can’t eat a______.
2. I’m b______ at speaking than listening. 3. He was j______ and running with another dog.
4. In China, people think of the moon as having f______ characteristics. 5. My father was mad at me when he got my r______ card.
6. Let’s have a s______ party for Lana on her birthday. She will be very happy.
7. Susana visited her sick aunt in h______ with a bunch of flowers. 8. Young people in China like to use f______ names nowadays.
9. We went shopping last night and b______ lots of nice little charms. 10. He is really h______ with his study, so he always gets the best results.
二、从中选出适当的词组填空。
in front of, Martian, cutting hair, aliens, so-so, take a day off, got mad, argue, in good health, lunch
1. I saw four ________ come out of the UFO.
2. My teacher didn’t say I was lazy. He said I was just ________. 3. A ________ is someone from the planet Mars.
4. I didn’t agree with his idea, but I didn’t tell him. I didn’t want to ________ with him.
5. When the UFO landed in our garden, we were in the kitchen having ________. 6. Please don’t worry about my grandparents. They are ________ and they are always happy.
7. While I was walking down Xin Street, the UFO landed right ________ me. 8. I was sitting in a barber chair and _______ when the barber’s dog saw me and shouted at me.
9. In Korea, people usually ________ on Mid-Autumn festival.
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10. My best friend ________ at me because I copied her homework.
三、根据句意，选择括号里适当的词，使句子完整。
1. I (will / would) bring drinks to the party tonight.
2. While you (watched / were watching) TV, I was doing my homework. 3. I don’t have enough money. Maybe I (should / shouldn’t) get a part-time job.
4. I think there will be (fewer /less) pollution in ten years. 5. (How many / How much) cheese do we need for the pizza?
6. If you don’t go to Lisa’s party, you’ll (sorry / be sorry). 7. We (was having / were having) our dinner when the policeman came. 8. My math teacher (say / said) I was too lazy.
9. You should (wear / wearing) your cool T-shirt for the party. 10. Do you think my jeans (is / are) out of style? 四、
阅读下面一篇短文，判断下面的句子是否符合短文内容。符合的用“T”表
示， 不符合的用“F”表示，填在题前的括号里。
The “big day” has arrived for Agnes. She is finally leaving the hospital after a long illness. Her husband, Clark, is pushing her in a wheelchair. They say good-bye to the nurses as they pass by on their way to the hospital. Agnes was ill for more than six weeks. The doctors were not sure about her illness. At first they thought that she needed an operation（手术）. Finally, after many tests, the doctors gave her some new medicine. Now, she is nearly well.
( ) 1. The story took place in the hospital. ( ) 2. Agnes was ill for over six weeks.
( ) 3. At first the doctors thought they should operate on her. ( ) 4. After an operation, the doctors gave her some new medicine. ( ) 5. Agnes is OK now.
五、读下面的一篇短文，然后根据短文内容，将问题的最佳答案填写在题目前的括
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号里。
One day we invited some friends to dinner. When it was about six o’clock, my wife found that we had little bread.
So she asked our five-year-old daughter, Kathy, to buy some.
“Here’s a dollar,” my wife said, “ get two loaves（条） of bread, if they have it. If they don’t have it, get anything. But hurry!” Kathy hurried off, and we waited and waited. By a quarter past six, all the friends had arrived. But Kathy had not returned. Finally we saw her dancing around the corner with a bright new hula hoop（呼啦圈） whirling（旋转） round her middle.
“Kathy!” her mother cried. “Where did you get that hula hoop, and where is the bread?”
“Well, when I got to the shop, they had sold all their bread,” answered Kathy. “And you said ‘If they don’t have that, get anything!’”
( ) 1. One day Kathy’s parents invited some friends to ________. A. have breakfast B. have lunch C. have supper D. have a party ( ) 2. How much did Kathy’s mother give her? A. a dollar B. two dollars C. five dollars D. six dollars ( ) 3. Kathy ________ in a hurry.
A. played games B. went to the shop C. went to dance D. came back home ( ) 4. What did Kathy buy at last?
A. other food B. nothing
C. hula hoop D. two loaves of bread ( ) 5. Why did she do this?
A. because the shop had sold all their bread.
B. because her mother asked her to get anything if they hadn’t had bread. C. because she loved playing with hula hoop. D. all above.
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参考答案：
一、1. anymore / anything 2. better 3. jumping 4. female 5. report 6. surprise 7. hospital
8. foreign / first / family 9. bought 10. hard-working
二、1. aliens 2. so-so 3. Martian 4. argue 5. lunch
6. in good health 7. in front of 8. cutting hair 9. take a day off 10. got mad
三、1. will 2. were watching 3. much
6. be sorry 7. were having 8. said 9. wear 10. are
四、1. T 2. T 3. T 4. F 5. T
五、1. C 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. D
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should 4. less 5. How 第二套 (B)
一、将打乱的对话按照正确的顺序排列，把序号填在句子前的括号里。 ( ) Really? You are lucky. He said I was lazy. ( ) How was your report?
( ) I am sorry to hear that. But the Spanish teacher said I could do better. ( ) Well, the math teacher said that I was hard-working.
( ) Anyway, I like her. She is smart. She said I was good at speaking and listening.
二、根据问题选择相对应的回答，将答案填在题目前的括号里。 ( ) 1. What did your English teacher say? ( ) 2. Where were you drinking a smoothie?
( ) 3. Where were you standing when the UFO took off? ( ) 4. How many language can he speak?
( ) 5. While I was at the party, what were you doing? A. I was drinking it at a mall.
B. He can speak three – French, German and Portuguese. C. She said I was very hard-working. D. I was standing in front of the bank. E. I was watching a movie with my sister.
三、从下面给出的答案中选择最佳答案，填在题前的括号里。 ( ) 1. My history teacher said that I _______ do better. A. can B. could C. was D. was can ( ) 2. Tom’s jacket is black. _______ is blue. A. I B. My C. Me D. Mine
( ) 3. David’s friends don’t want to _______ any money to him, because he never returns anything he _______ from them.
A. lend, lends B. lend, borrows
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C. borrow, lends D. borrow, borrows ( ) 4. Jim is standing at the corner. He _______ for the bus. A. was waiting B. is waiting C. waits D. waited
( ) 5. While Helen _______ the piano, her mother came in. A. was playing B. is playing C. played D. plays
( ) 6. “There is _______ interesting on TV this evening. Let’s go for a drive.”
“Sounds good.”
A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
( ) 7. There is still _______ water in the bottle, you can drink it if you feel thirsty.
A. some B. no C. few D. any
( ) 8. The room was dark, _______ I turned on the lights. A. and B. or C. but D. so
( ) 9. I am looking _______ my shoes, but I can’t find them. A. after B. at C. up D. for
( ) 10. While the thief was searching in the room, the door _______. A. was opening B. opened C. opens D. will open
四、连词成句。
1. do, said, her, forgotten, to, that, had, she, she, homework ________________________________________________________________ 2. the souvenirs, buying, the, alien, girl, got out of, was, the UFO, the, while
_________________________________________________________________
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3. semester, science, had, this, time, I, a, hard, with
_________________________________________________________________ 4. better, do, my, math, I, can, thinks, teacher
_________________________________________________________________ 5. sorry, week, last, to, I’m, hear, a cold, Grandpa, that, had _________________________________________________________________
五、读下面的一篇短文，然后根据短文内容，将问题的最佳答案填写在题目前的括号里。
Sally was a student. It was going to be her mother’s birthday. She wanted to buy her a present that would be nice and useful but not expensive. A week before her mother’s birthday, she went shopping after a quick and simple lunch. When she had been looking for half an hour, she found a shop that was selling cheep umbrellas（伞）, and decided to take a black one, since her mother had lost hers the month before.
She thought, “You could carry that when you are wearing clothes of any color.” So she decided to buy a lovely black umbrella and took it back to school with her until her classes had finished.
On her way back home in the train that evening, she felt hungry because she had such a small lunch that she went along to the buffet car（餐车） for another sandwich and cup of coffee. She had left the black umbrella above her seat in the compartment（车厢）, but when she got back, it had gone! When she had left the compartment, there had been no other passengers（乘客） in it, but now there were three.
Sally began to cry when she saw that the umbrella was no longer there. The other passengers felt very sorry for her and asked what the matter was. She told them that the black umbrella she had bought for her mother was gone, and that she had to get out at the next station. After the three other passengers heard it, they asked her for her mother’s address so that they could sent the umbrella to her if someone had taken it by mistake and brought it back after Sally had got out of the train.
The next week, Sally heard from her mother. It said, “Thank you very much
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for your lovely presents, but why did you send me three black umbrellas?”
( ) 1. Which of the following is the best for the sentence “You could carry that when you are wearing clothes of any color?” A. You can carry it when you are wearing any clothes. B. Any color of your clothes will be all right.
C. The umbrella will be OK for your clothes in any colors. D. You can take any clothes that you like to wear. ( ) 2. What does the story infer（推断）?
A. Her mother would write to her if she didn’t receive the presents. B. The three umbrella were sent by the girl.
C. Only four people had ever been to the compartment. D. Nobody brought the umbrella back.
( ) 3. How many umbrellas did Sally’s mother get at last? A. No. B. Only one. C. Three. D. Four. ( ) 4. The best name of the story is ________. A. A Lucky Girl
B. The Missing Umbrella C. A Happy Mother D. Mother’s Present
( ) 5. What does the writer want to tell us?
A. You should take care of your things when you are traveling. B. Show your love to others, and they will bring you love. C. Children should often come back to see their parents. D. It’s no use crying when you are in trouble.
现在来看看答案吧： 一、 3 1 4 2. 5
二、1. C 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. E
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三、1. B 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. C 7. A 8. D 9. D 10. B
四、1. She said that she had forgotten to do her homework.
2. While the girl was buying the souvenirs, the alien got out of the UFO. 3. I had a hard time with science this semester. 4. My math teacher thinks I can do better.
5. I’m sorry to hear that Grandpa had a cold last week.
五、1. C 2. D 3. C 4. D 5. B
第三套 (c)
一、根据句意，将下面的单词补充完整，每空一个字母。
1. There will be less p __ __ __ __ __ __ __ in Beijing in 2008. 2. Where do you live? I live in an a __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __.
3. I need some money to by a g __ __ __ for my friend. Tomorrow is his birthday. 4. My friend wears the same c __ __ __ __ __ and has the same haircut as I do.
5. The boy was walking down the street w__ __ __ the UFO landed. 6. I saw an a __ __ __ __ walking out of the UFO last night.
7. Marcia was hungry. Lana said she would b__ __ __ __ some drinks and snacks to Marcia’s house.
8. Mary has been to many countries. She said she could s __ __ __ __ three languages.
9. Yao Ming is a f__ __ __ __ __ basketball player.
10. If the students watch a v __ __ __ __ at the party, they will be bored. Because it is very boring.
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二、选择填空。
( ) 1. If he ______ harder next time, he will catch up with (赶上) us. A. work A. fewer
B. worked
C. works
( ) 2. The text is very easy for you. There are ______ new words in it.
B. more
C. less
( ) 3. Don’t speak aloud. You ______ keep quiet in the reading – room. A. could A. after
B. should
C. would
( ) 4. John fell asleep ______ he was listening to the music.
B. before
C. while
( ) 5. I said _______ for her to copy my homework. A. I don’t think it was a good idea B. I didn’t think it was a good idea C. I thought it wasn’t a good idea
( ) 6. Lana told Marcia she would go to her house ______ Friday night. A. at
B. on
C. in
C. won’t
( ) 7. Lucy called everyone and told them she ______ have the party. A. isn’t going to A. have
B. wasn’t going to
C. be
( ) 8. There will ______ more trees in the park in this summer.
B. are
( ) 9. ---- Hi, Lin Tao. I didn’t see you at the party. ---- Oh, I ______ ready for the math exam. A. was getting
B. am getting
C. got
( )10. ---- Would you like the moon cakes? ---- ______. A. Yes, please.
三、根据句意，选择方框中所给得词语填空，每次只能用一次。
will, should, that, if, when
1. He said ________ she could come for more help after school.
2. I want to be a professional soccer player, so I ________ practice a lot
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B. Yes, I would. C. No, I don’t
now.
3. ________ there be much time between the two baseball games? 4. Alan was doing homework ________ I arrived.
5. ______ it is fine tomorrow, we’ll go the Great Wall.
四、选择方框中的句子，补全对话。
Mother: Did you get your report card today, Mary? Mary: Uh – huh.
( ) Mother: So, 1.______________________ Mary: I did OK in some subjects.
Mother: What did your history teacher say? ( ) Mary: He said 2. __________________ Mother: That’s not so good. How about English? ( ) Mary: Oh, Mr Sun said 3. _______________ Mother: That’s nice.
( ) Mary: And Ms Chen said 4._______________ Mother: What does he teach again? Mary: She’s my maths teacher.
( ) Mother: That’s excellent. 5.________________ Mary: Oh, well, science is very hard. Mother: Yes, but what did your teacher say? Mary: Umm? she said I was lazy.
Mother: Oh, Mary! You’ll have to try harder at science.
A. how did you do? B. How about science? C. I was good at speaking. D. I speak English very well E. I could do better. F. I was hard – working.
五、齐达内是法兰西的世界杯赛明星，下面请阅读有关足球先生齐达内的文章，并
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完成文后提出的任务：
Zidane was born in Marseilles in the south of France in 1972. His parents were Algerian (阿尔及利亚人) and had moved to France in the 1950s. In 1989 at the age of 17 he joined Cannes football club. After three years he moved to Bordeaux in 1992 and was voted (被选为) “Young Player of the Year”. In the same year he played in his first international match for France against the Czech Republic (捷克共和国). (1) He rescued (解救) the French team from disaster by scoring two goals near the end of the match. The final (决赛) score was 2 : 2.
In 1996 he moved to Italy to join Turin’s team Juventus. He has played in three European Cup finals, twice for Juventus and once for Bordeaux. However, (2) he was not in any of the winning teams and did not play at his best in the three finals. Reporters describe him as one of the best midfield players (中锋) in the world. He can turn fast, he can run past the opposing team. (3) He can kick a ball onto just the right place for a team member to score. In his 33 games for France before the World Cup, he scored 10 goals. Zidane is the hero of North African people who are living in France. These people have not had an easy life in the past. They are among the poorest of the country and find it hard to get jobs.
But the French team has at last shown the public that French people come from all over the world. Out of the 11 players, four were morn outside mainland France. Six other were born in France to non – French parents. “France’s win and (4) Zidane’s playing has brought all French people together,” said one reporter.
In the World Cup in 1998, Zidane played well against Saudi Arabia, but was sent off the pitch by the referee (裁判). (He stood on a Saudi Arabian player who had fallen over.) In the semi – final against Croatia, (5) he was still not at his best. When the day of the match came, France’s fans were rewarded. Zidane scored two out of France’s three goals and was voted European Football of the Year. The President (总统) of France said on TV, “We’re happy and that’s the least I can say. It’s the best day of my life.”
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I．根据文章内容，给下列段落大意排序：（把序号写在下面的横线上。） A. What is he like as a person? B. His football history. C. The World Cup 1998. D. The French World Cup team.
第一段（ ） 第二段（ ） 第三段（ ） 第四段（ ）
II．根据文章提供的信息完成下表。 Name:
________________________________ ________________________________
_________________________________ _________________________________
Age (now):
Born (place / date):
Parents (nationality):
Clubs (names and years): _________________________________
_________________________________ _________________________________
III．为黑体字选出正确的释义。
( ) 1. He rescued the French team from disaster. ( ) 2. He was not in any of the winning teams.
( ) 3. He can kick a ball onto just the right place for a team member to score.
( ) 4. Zidane’s playing has brought all French people together. ( ) 5. he was still not at his best.
A. He’s good at helping his team – mates score. B. he was not playing as well as usual.
C. The French team was saved from disaster by him. D. French people are now more friendly towards each other. E. His team didn’t win the European Cup final.
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现在来看看答案吧：
一、1. pollution. 2. apartment 3. gift 4. clothes 5. when 6. alien 7. bring 8. speak 9. famous 10. video
二、1. C 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. A 6. B 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. A
三、1. that 2. should 3. Will 4. when 5. if
四、1. A 2. E 3. C 4. F 5. B.
五、I. B A D C
II. Name: Zidane Age: 32
Born: Marseilles, France; 1972 Parents: Algerian ( living in France ) Clubs: 1989 -- 1992 Cannes 1992 – 1996 Bordeaux 1996 – 1998 Juventus, Turin
III. 1. C 2. E 3. A 4. D 5. B
第4套
一、 根据句意，选择适当的词语填空。
1. Someone will probably find it and _______(return, return to) it sooner or later.
2. She was ________(worried about, worried) and asked her if he had seen a history book.
3. It looks ________(exciting, excited), but I don’t know how to surf.
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4. Hawaii is famous ________(for, of) its beautiful beaches.
5. His teacher, Miss Lee, spoke ________(highly, high) of her student. 6. There was a truck _______(collecting, collects) rubbish and throw it in. 7. You have helped _______(protect, product) our environment.
8. There is _______(much too, too much) water here. How can I get past? 9. Don’t forget ________(to tell, telling) me the time. I’d like to join you.
10.Make sure that all of the rubbish _______(go, goes) into the dustbin.
二、用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空，每个词语只能使用一次。
get, go, be, swim, learn, game, different, good, stop, leave
1. Jim ________ his math homework at home yesterday. 2. _________ is my hobby.
3. Excuse me, have you _________ any books about biology?
4. What’s the _________ between American English and British English? 5. Where’s Jim? He has ________ to plant trees with his classmates. 6. Tom thinks that the movie Hero is much ________ than Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon(卧虎藏龙)
7. The students ________ talking when the teacher came in. 8. The Olympic ________ of 2008 will be held in Beijing. 9. I’ve _________ in this city for about 30 years.
10. There are a lot of people ________ English in China now.
三、补全对话，每空一词，缩写算一词。 Jim:
Good morning!
Mike: Morning! I’m sorry to (1)________ you. Could I borrow your pan, please? Jim:
Of (2)_______. Here you are. But what’s (3)_______ with your pan?
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Mike: It’s just broken. Thank you very much. I’ll give it back to you
as soon as (4)_________. Jim: ??
Mike: Good afternoon! I’ve (5)_________ to give your pan back. Thank you very much for (6)_________ it to me. Jim:
Not at all. Glad to help! Oh, what’s this? There’s another small
pan here, too!
Mike: Yes, that’s (7)_________. It’s just (8)_________ a baby! Jim:
Really? I’ve never (9)_________ of that (10)________!
Mike: Ha! It was only a joke! The small pan is a gift for you. Thank you very much. Goodbye! Jim:
四、阅读理解，根据短文内容回答问题。
Aeroplanes(飞机) are slowly driving me mad. I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day. The airport was built years ago, but for some reason it could not be used then. Last year, however, it came into use. Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise. I am one of the few people left(剩下的). Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane. I have been offered(提供) a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined(下定决心的) to stay here. Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right. 1. Where does he live?
____________________________________________________________ 2. Are the aeroplanes noisy or quiet?
____________________________________________________________ 3. How many people left their homes because of the noise? ____________________________________________________________ 4. What is he determined to do?
____________________________________________________________ 5. What does everybody say about him?
____________________________________________________________
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No hurry.
Bye!
五、完型填空。
I have just (1)______ to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar(乞丐) knocked (2)______ my door. He (3)______ me for a meal and a glass of beer. In return for this, the beggar (4)______ on his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He ate (5)______ food and drank the (6)______. (7)______ he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. (8)______ a neighbor told (9)______ about the beggar. Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Buttons. He (10)______ at every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer. ( )1. A. move ( )2. A. in ( )3. A. told ( )5. A. the ( )7. A. So ( )8. A. Late ( )9. A. him
六、阅读下面一篇短文，根据短文内容，将最佳答案填在题前的括号里。 Diving or Drowning
A rich young man decided that he would like to do some diving in the sea, so he bought a rubber suit and all the other things that he needed, and took some lessons at a diving school. Then one day he walked into the water by himself and began to explore the bottom of the sea.
He saw a lot of beautiful fish and other things, and then, after half an hour, he suddenly saw a man waving his arms and legs around wildly near the bottom of the sea. He was wearing only a bathing suit.
The rich young man was very surprised to see him, so he took out a plastic notebook and a special pencil, which could write under water, and wrote,
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B. moved B. gave
C. moving D. moves
D. at
D. sent D. stands D. tea D. Let
C. asked C. standed C. beer C. Last
B. of C. off
( )4. A. stand ( )6. A. water
B. stood B. juice B. Later B. calls
B. a C. an D. ×
D. Then
B. After B. he
C. Before
C. me D. I
D. sees
( )10. A. comes C. visits
“What are you doing here?”
He showed the notebook to the other man, who then took the pencil and wrote, “Drowning!”
( ) 1. What did the rich young man want to do?
a. driving b. diving c. walking d. swimming ( ) 2. How did he prepare himself for this? a. He bought all the things needed for diving. b. He took a diving lesson.
c. He bought a rubber suit and a bathing suit. d. both a and b.
( ) 3. What did he first see at the bottom of the ocean? a. some fish b. some plants
c. a man with a bathing suit d. a man with a diving suit ( ) 4. What did he see later?
a. some sea animals b. some rocks c. a man with a bathing suit d. other things ( ) 5. What was the man doing?
a. swimming b. diving c. searching for fish d. drowning ( ) 6. What was he wearing?
a. a rubber suit b. a swimming suit c. a diving suit d. a bathing suit ( ) 7. What did the rich young man do? a. He talked with him.
b. He pulled the man out of water.
c. He communicated with the man by writing. d. He gave his suit to the man.
( ) 8. What did the other man write in the notebook? a. It’s none of your business. b. Who are you?
c. What are you doing here?
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d. Drowning!
现在来看看答案吧： 一、1. return 2. worried 3. exciting 4. for 5. highly 6. collecting 7. protect 8. too much 9. to tell 10. goes
二、1. left
三、1. trouble 2. course 3. wrong 4. possible 5. come 6. lending 7. right 8. had 9. heard 10. before
四、1. He lives near an airport (and passing planes can be heard night and day).
2. They are noisy.
3. Over one hundred people (left their homes because of the noise).
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2. Swimming 3. got 4. difference
10. learning
5. gone
6. better 7. stopped 8. Games 9. been
4. He is determined to stay there/live near the airport. 或者 He is determined not to move. 5. Everybody says he must be mad.
五、1. B 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. C 7. D 8. B 9. C 10. B
六、1. b 2. d 3. a 4. c 5. d 6. d 7. c 8. d
第5套 综合练习
一般将来时练习:
( ) 1. There __________ a meeting tomorrow afternoon. A. will be going to B. will going to be C. is going to be D. will go to be ( ) 2. Charlie ________ here next month.
A. isn’t working B. doesn’t working C. isn’t going to working D. won’t work
( ) 3. He ________ very busy this week, he ________ free next week. A. will be; is B. is; is C. will be; will be D. is; will be
( ) 4. There ________ a dolphin show in the zoo tomorrow evening. A. was B. is going to have C. will have D. is going to be ( ) 5. –________ you ________ free tomorrow? – No. I ________ free the day after tomorrow.
A. Are; going to; will B. Are; going to be; will C. Are; going to; will be D. Are; going to be; will be ( ) 6. Mother ________ me a nice present on my next birthday.
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C．poor people have large cars D．artists have black cars
( ) 2. Mrs. Bates has an old car ___. A．because she is poor B．because she is rich
C．because she likes old cars D．and the passage doesn’t tell us why ( ) 3. Though Uncle Joe has a very small car, ___. A．he has a dog B．he has a large family
C．he has no children D．he has few members in his family ( ) 4. The writer’s friend Mike paints ___. A．pictures in black B．colorful pictures
C．colorless pictures D．pictures with only a few colors ( ) 5. The writer thinks ___.
A．his grandfather’s idea about cars is right
B．cars are often the same as their drivers in many ways C．artists shouldn’t drive black cars
D．a car doesn’t say anything about its owner ( B )
The most common unlucky number is thirteen. People don’t like to live in a house that is number thirteen. People don’t like to have parties with thirteen people. People don’t like to do important things on the thirteenth of the month. Also, when you add the Japanese unlucky numbers together—nine and four – they make thirteen.
One English teacher told his students a story about ‘thirteen’. The classroom was number thirteen. At the end of the lesson one of the students changed the number of the room to 12A. In the afternoon, another teacher wanted to find Room 13. He didn’t know about the changed numbers. He walked around the school for half an hour. At last, someone told him about the changed number—that Room 12A was Room 13.
There aren’t many business meetings on the thirteenth of the month especially when the thirteenth is on a Friday. Friday is always unlucky. Adam and Eve left the Garden of Eden on a Friday. Jesus Christ died on a
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Friday. (There were thirteen people at His Last Supper.) In Europe, they killed criminals on Friday.
For some people, unlucky numbers do the opposite things. My elder brother was born on the thirteenth. He passed his exams on the thirteenth. He married on the thirteenth. He became a pilot on the thirteenth. It was always a lucky day for him.
( ) 1. From the text we know that ___. A．nobody likes the number four or nine
B．people never have business meetings on the thirteenth C．thirteen is not liked by many people D．thirteen is unlucky only in Europe
( ) 2. In Europe people think Friday is always unlucky possibly because ___.
A．Jesus Christ died on Friday
B．some criminals are killed on Friday C．more people died on Friday
D．there is a thirteenth on one Friday
( ) 3. What’s the writer’s attitude towards the unlucky numbers? A．He doesn’t mention it.
B．He thinks four and nine are unlucky numbers. C．He thinks thirteen is lucky for him. D．He doesn’t like thirteen, either. ( C )
Mobile phone has become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones during school hours.
Mobile phone use among children has become a problem for the school this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts, and more students will want them.
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Mary Bluett, an official, said mobile phone’s use is a distraction to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.
She said some schools had tried to ban mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t get in touch with their children. Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at school office. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school: they were easy to lose and were a distraction from studies. Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.
( ) 1. Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones ___.
A．because they are students B．when they are free C．when they are at school D．because they are children
( ) 2. We know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from ____.
A．the makers and sellers B．the passer-by and strangers C．their parents and friends D．some mobile phone users
( ) 3. What does the underlined word cheat mean in the passage? A. 聊天 B. 作弊 C. 查询 D. 核对
( ) 4. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t ___ during school hours.
A．use their mobile phones B．leave their mobile phones at school office C．help the teachers with their work D．get in touch with their children ( ) 5. The passage tells us that ___.
A．students shouldn’t have mobile phones at school except for some special reasons
B．it is impossible to ban students from using mobile phone at school
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C．some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t use their phones at school D．parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones during school hours
Ⅴ．完型填空。
Young people are often unhappy when they are with their parents. They say that their parents don’t 1 them. They often think their parents are too strict with them, and they are never given a 2 hand.
Parents often find 3 difficult to win their children’s trust and they seem to forget how they themselves 4 when they were young.
For example, young people like to do things without much thinking. It is one of their ways to 5 that they grow up and they can do with any difficult things. Older people worry more easily. Most of them plan things ahead and don’t like their plans to be changed.
When you want your parents to let you do something, you will have better success 6 you ask before you really start doing it.
Young people often make their parents angry by clothes they want, the music they enjoy and something else. But they don’t 7 to cause any trouble. They just feel that in this way they can be cut off from the old people’s world and they want to make a new culture of their own. And if their parents don’t like their music or their clothes or their manner of speech, the young people feel very 8 .
Sometimes you even don’t want your parents to say “ 9 ” to what you do. You want to stay at home alone and do what you like.
If you plan to control your 10 , you’d better win your parents over and try to get them to understand you. If your parents see that you have high sense of responsibility, they will certainly give you the right to do what you want to do.
( ) 1. A. remember B. help ( ) 2. A. helpful
C. understand D. like
D. strong
B. useful C. free
C. one D. it
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( ) 3. A. that B. them
( ) 4. A. thought B. wanted C. needed D. felt
D. show
D. decide
( ) 5. A. learn B. see C. find ( ) 7. A. mean B. care ( ) 9. A. Yes ( ) 6. A. since B. if C. because D. though
C. like
( ) 8. A. lonely B. happy C. worried D. strange
B. No C. Sorry D. That’s right
C. study D. health
( ) 10. A. life B. work
参考答案
【期中综合测试】 Ⅰ．单项选择。
1-5 CBCBA 6-10 BCABC 11-15 ABDBD 16-20 CBBCC
Ⅱ．用所给动词的适当形式填空。
1. want to buy 2. opens 3. Did, buy 4. doesn5. is going to be 6. is doing 7. to have 8. called 9. swimming 10. had
Ⅲ．补全对话。 DCAFB
Ⅳ．阅读理解。 ( A ) ADBBD ( B ) CAA ( C ) CCBDA
Ⅴ．完型填空。
1-5 CCDDD 6-10 BABAA
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