新起点英语热身演练（七）

（满分：70分）

一、完形填空（共15分，每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

One fine Monday， I decided to go for a walk on the path （小路） near my house with my husband. On my finger was a very special ring （戒指）. Id just picked it up from the shop the day before because I had it designed to    1    a diamond （钻石） my grandmother gave me for my 23rd birthday. I looked down at my ring as I began my walk， feeling as    2    as the day.

When I looked again at the end of the path and found the diamond was    3   . I started back along the path， in such a hurry，    4    the tiny （极小的） stone. In my heart， I knew it seemed    5    for me to find it. The path was long and    6    with leaves. As I searched the    7   ， crying and upset， I met an old gentleman. “Whats the matter， love？” he asked kindly. “Lost some-thing？” I    8    about the missing diamond and showed him the hole in my ring. He said， “Thats going to be hard to find. Tell you what， love， I walk along this path every day. Ill keep my eyes    9    for it.” I thanked him，    10    nothing， but told him my husband often walked our dogs along the path if he might find something.

A few days later， my husband met the old man on the path. “Guess what？” he said. “I found your diamond！” To our    11   ， hed found the tiny stone and was willing to hand the diamond back to my husband， saying casually （未經考虑地）， “It was    12    that I found it. I only have 50 percent eyesight in one eye.” When my husband offered him some money for his help， he    13    it. He could have easily kept the diamond， or sold it， as its    14    several thousand dollars. However， thanks to this man， what I have to do is to look at my ring and    15    myself that there are kind and beautiful hearts. Ill spend the rest of my days trying to do something like that for another person.

（    ）1. A. catch B. hold C. bring D. connect

（    ）2. A. cold B. cloudy C. sunny D. windy

（    ）3. A. changing B. shining C. burning D. missing

（    ）4. A. looking for B. staring at C. running after D. taking away

（    ）5. A. terrible B. impossible C. strange D. certain

（    ）6. A. fed B. filled C. covered D. taken

（    ）7. A. street B. ground C. room D. finger

（    ）8. A. explained B. asked C. cared D. learned

（    ）9. A. open B. closed C. small D. green

（    ）10. A. getting B. expecting C. explaining D. telling

（    ）11. A. attention B. advantage C. taste D. surprise

（    ）12. A. usual B. funny C. common D. lucky

（    ）13. A. refused B. received C. accepted D. afforded

（    ）14. A. made B. worth C. lost D. left

（    ）15. A. ask B. remind C. warn D. promise

二、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列三篇材料，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

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（    ）1. We can read the above material in _______.

A. a city report B. a cook book C. a notice D. a newspaper

（    ）2. According to this material， “Creola” is probably _______.

A. the name of a cooking school

B. the name of a famous person who likes the restaurant

C. the name of the restaurant owner

D. the name of the most popular dish in the restaurant

（    ）3. You can enjoy the following food EXCEPT _______ food in the Creolas Restaurant.

A. French B. Italian C. Japanese D. American

（    ）4. You cant enjoy your meal _______.

A. at 1：00 on Sunday B. at 2：00 on Tuesday

C. at 3：00 on Wednesday D. at 4：00 on Saturday

（    ）5. Which is NOT TRUE according to the material？

A. We can reserve a table by calling at （951）653-8150.

B. We will get more information about the restaurant by searching creolasrestaurant. com.

C. We can go there for meals from Wednesday to Sunday.

D. We cant have meals on Christmas Eve and New Years Eve.

B

A few years ago， New York City had a blackout （停電） which caused all the TV stations to go out for several hours.

When the TV went off in the Bufkins house， panic （恐慌） began. First， Mr. Bufkins thought something was wrong with his TV set in the living room， so he rushed into his bedroom and turned on another set. “Nothing，” Mrs. Bufkins said to her husband. “It isnt your set. The power is off.”

Mr. Bufkins said， “Who are you？”

“I am your wife， Edith.”

“Oh，” Mr. Bufkins said， “then I suppose those kids in there are mine.”

“Thats right. If you ever got out of that armchair in front of the TV set， youd know us.”

“Boy， theyve really grown，” Mr. Bufkins said， looking at his son and daughter. “How old are they now？”

“Thirteen and fourteen，” Mrs. Bufkins replied.

“Ill be darned （可恨的）. Hi， kids.”

“Whos he？” Mr. Bufkins son， Henry， asked.

“Its your father，” Mrs. Bufkins said.

“Im pleased to meet you，” Mr. Bufkins daughter， Mary， said shyly. There was an embarrassing silence all around.

“Well， what school do you go to？”

“We go to Forest High School，” Henry said.

“What do you do？” Mary asked.

“I thought you were a car salesman，” Mrs. Bufkins said.

“That was two years ago. Didnt I tell you I changed jobs？” Mr. Bufkins said in surprise.

“No， you didnt. You havent told me anything for two years.”

“Well， Im doing quite well， too，” Bufkins said.

“Then why am I working in a department store？” Mrs. Bufkins asked.

“Oh， are you still working in a department store？ If I had known that， I would have told you to quit last year. You should have mentioned it，” Mr. Bufkins said.

There was more dead silence. Finally Henry said， “Hey， you want to hear me play the guitar？”

“You know how to play the guitar？ Say， didnt I have a daughter who played the guitar？”

“That was Susie. She got married a year ago， just about the time you were watching the World Cup，” Mrs. Bufkins said.

（    ）6. ______ caused Mr. Bufkins panic when the power went off.

A. The cost of buying a new TV set      B. The dark

C. Failing to continue watching TV   D. Forgetting the time of a program

（    ）7. We can infer （推測） that Mr. Bufkins _______.

A. was quiet by nature                B. was depending on watching TV

C. worked as a car salesman now            D. enjoyed playing the guitar

（    ）8. The problem with the family was _______.

A. they worked in different places   B. the family disliked Mr. Bufkins

C. the parents didnt care about their children

D. they seldom communicated with each other

（    ）9. According to the passage， “It isnt your set.” probably means “_______”.

A. Dont turn on my TV set   B. The TV set doesnt belong to us

C. Theres nothing wrong with your TV set

D. Your TV set didnt cause the blackout

（    ）10. The best title for the passage should be _______.

A. The Familiar （熟悉的） Stranger        B. The Damage of a Blackout

C. The Happiness of a Family            D. The Art of Communication

C

We often hear stories of animals rescuing （營救） people. But now someone has managed to return the favor.

The event took place one snowy January morning when Thomas Smith was walking his dog， Jack， in the park. “As I was walking， I just saw Jack running onto the ice towards the ducks in the middle， and then he fell into the water and couldnt climb out，” said Smith. He realized he had no choice but to try and save his dog. “Someone else told me the lake was only one-meter deep， but it was at least twice that. I had to break my way through the 6cm ice. Finally， I got Jack by the neck， and pulled him out. I dont think I have ever felt so cold by the time we got back to dry land. And when we got there， everyone was asking if Jack was okay—no one was particularly worried about me！”

A neighbor， Julie Brown， saw it all happen. “The dog went onto an icy lake. All of a sudden， it started to go under. There were crowds of people around， and they were all shouting and screaming （尖叫）. Before I knew it， the owner Smith was in the water forcing his way through the ice. I cant begin to imagine how cold it was. Everyone was very nervous， but he was as cool as a cucumber—he just crawled （爬） back out， put the dog on its lead， and went home.”

Many regard him as a hero， but Mr. Smith is quite laid-back （若无其事的） about it. “Most dog owners are the same as me. They would do what I did without a second thought. But in the future， Im going to make sure hes on a lead （栓在链子上） near any ice lake.”

Pets are members of our family. Would you do the same for them？

（    ）11. On a cold January morning， _______.

A. Mr. Smith met Jack in the park B. Mr. Smith ran after Jack on the ice

C. Jack fell from the ice into the water D. Jack played with the ducks in the water

（    ）12. To save Jack， Mr. Smith _______.

A. asked a neighbor for help B. broke the ice and shouted to Jack

C. got Jack by the leg and pulled him out

D. pulled Jack out of the icy water by the neck

（    ）13. The underlined phrases “as cool as a cucumber” in paragraph 3 means _______.

A. calm    B. proud C. shy D. brave

（    ）14. In the last paragraph， the writer asks a question to _______.

A. suggest keeping pets for fun

B. remind people to put their dogs on the leads

C. encourage people to take good care of their pets

D. advise people not to leave their dog near icy lakes

（    ）15. The best title of the passage should be _______.

A. A Mans Pet Dog B. A Dogs Best Friend

C. The Danger on the Icy Lake D. Suggestions for Pets Owners

三、阅读理解填词（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

先阅读短文，再在其后空白处写出各单词的正确形式。单词的第一个字母已给出。

Daniel Kristiansea is a 14■year■old schoolboy from Denmark. R   1   ， while doing his history homework about World War Ⅱ， he had a surprising discovery behind his familys home. He found the remains （残骸） of a World War Ⅱ plane and a p   2   .

After telling his father about his history homework， Daniel was e   3    to go out onto their farm with a special machine to find metal. He and his father hoped they might find some old plates or something he could s   4    to his classmates at school. Much to their surprise， on the fifth day， they found some b   5    plane pieces. When they dug （挖） down seven meters， they suddenly came across pieces of grey clothes. They r   6    what they found to the government， and soon the news was widely h   7    across Denmark. Each day their house was c   8    with news reporters.

Daniels father， Klaus， remembered being told by his grandpa that a plane from Germany had h   9    their farm during World War Ⅱ. But Klaus thought it was just a good story. Now it t   10    out to be true.

1. R_________ 2. p_________ 3. e_________ 4. s_________ 5. b_________

6. r_________ 7. h_________ 8. c_________ 9. h_________ 10. t_________

四、书面表达（共1大题，满分15分）

假如你是张亮，你的美国朋友John听说中国的中小学正在推行安全教育，来信询问有关情况。请你根据下列内容，用英语写一封回信，谈一谈安全教育给你的学习和生活带来的变化。

内容要点如下：

1. 过去不遵守交通规则，经常乱穿马路，吃很多快餐食品;

2. 现在遵守交通规则，注意人身安全;

3. 多吃水果、蔬菜等健康食品;

4. 在老师指导下安全地进行体育运动;

5. 补充一至两点个人想法。

注意：

1. 文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称;

2. 词数：60-80;

3. 内容连贯，不要逐条翻译;

4. 文章的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：
safety education 安全教育    jaywalk v. 乱穿馬路    obey v. 遵守

Dear John，

How nice to hear from you again！

Lovely yours，

Zhang Liang