1、 英语测试二英语测试二 一、阅读理解一、阅读理解 1.My Favourite Books Jo Usmar is a writer for Cosmopolitan and co-author of the This Book Will series（系列）of lifestyle books. Here she picks her top reads. Matilda Roald Dahl I once wrote a paper on the influence of fairy tales on Roald Dahls writing and it gave me a new appr
2、eciation for his strange and delightful words. Matildas battles with her cruel parents and the bossy headmistress，Miss Trunchbull，are equally fumy and frightening，but theyre also aspirational. After Dark Haruki Murakami Its about two sisters-Eri， a model who either wont or cant stop sleeping， and Ma
3、ri, a young student . In trying to connect to her sister. Mari starts changing her life and discovers a world of diverse ”night people” who are hiding secrets. Gone Girl Gillian Flynn There was a bit of me that didnt want to love this when everyone else on the planet did, but the horror story is bri
4、lliant. Theres tension and anxiety from the beginning as Nick and Amy battle for your trust. Its a real whodunit and the frustration when you realise whats going on is horribly enjoyable The Stand Stephen King This is an excellent fantasy novel from one of the best storytellers around. After a serio
5、us flu outbreak wipes out 99.4% of the worlds population, a battle unfolds between good and evil among those left. Randall Flagg is one of the scariest characters ever. 1. Who does “I“ refer to in the text? A. Stephen King. B. Gillian Flynn. C. Jo Usmar. D. Roald Dahl 2. Which of the following tells
6、 about Mari and Eri? A. Cosmopolitan. B. Matilda. C. After Dark. D. The Stand. 3. What kind of book is Gone Girl? A.A folk tale. B.A biography. C.A love story. D.A horror story. 2.B “You can use me as a last resort（选择）, and if nobody else volunteers，then I will do it.” This was an actual reply from
7、a parent after I put out a request for volunteers for my kids lacrosse （长曲棍球）club. I guess that theres probably some demanding work schedule, or social anxiety around stepping up to help for an unknown sport. She may just need a little persuading. So I try again and tug at the heartstrings. I mentio
8、n the single parent with four kids running the show and I talk about the dad coaching a team that his kids arent even on At this point the unwilling parent speaks up,“Alright. Yes, Ill do it.” Im secretly relieved because I know theres real power in sharing volunteer responsibilities among many. The
9、 unwilling parent organizes the meal schedule, sends out emails, and collects money for end-of-season gifts. Somewhere along the way, the same parent ends up becoming an invaluable member of the team. The coach is able to focus on the kids while the other parents are relieved to be off the hook for
10、another season. Handing out sliced oranges to bloodthirsty kids can be as exciting as watching your own kid score a goal. Still, most of us volunteers breathe a sigh of relief when the season comes to a close. That relief is coupled with a deep understanding of why the same people keep coming back f
11、or more: Connecting to the community（社区）as you freely give your time, money, skills, or services provides a real joy. Volunteering just feels so good. In that sense, Im pretty sure volunteering is more of a selfish act than Id freely like to admit. However, if others benefit in the process, and I ge
12、t some reward too, does it really matter where my motivation lies? 1.What can we infer about the parent from her reply in paragraph l？ A. She knows little about the club. B. She isnt good at sports. C. She just doesnt want to volunteer. D. Shes unable to meet her schedule. 2.What does the underlined
13、 phrase“tug at the heartstrings”in paragraph 2 mean ? A. Encourage teamwork . B. Appeal to feeling. C. Promote good deeds. D. Provide advice. 3. What can we learn about the parent from paragraph 3 ? A. She gets interested in lacrosse. B. She is proud of her kids. C. Shell work for another season. D.
14、 She becomes a good helper. 4. Why does the author like doing volunteer work? A. It gives her a sense of duty. B. It makes her very happy. C. It enables her to work hard. D. It brings her material rewards. 3.Marian Bechtel sits at West Palm Beachs Bar Louie counter by herself, quietly reading her e-
15、book as she waits for her salad. What is she reading? None of your business! Lunch is Bechtels “me” time. And like more Americans, shes not alone. A new report found 46 percent of meals are eaten alone in America. More than half（53 percent）have breakfast alone and nearly half（46 percent）have lunch b
16、y themselves. Only at dinnertime are we eating together anymore，74 percent，according to statistics from the report. “I prefer to go out and be out. Alone，but together，you know？”Bechtel said，looking up from her book. Bechtel，who works in downtown West Palm Beach，has lunch with coworkers sometimes，but
17、 like many of us，too often works through lunch at her desk. A lunchtime escape allows her to keep a boss from tapping her on the shoulder. She returns to work feeling energized. “Today，I just wanted some time to myself，”she said. just two seats over， Andrew Mazoleny， a local videographer， is finishi
18、ng his lunch at the bar. He likes that he can sit and check his phone in peace or chat up the barkeeper with whom hes on a first-name basis if he wants to have a little interaction （交流） . “I reflect on how my days gone and think about the rest of the week,” he said. “Its a chance for self-reflection
19、, You return to work recharged and with a plan.” That freedom to choose is one reason more people like to eat alone. There was a time when people may have felt awkward about asking for a table for one，but those days are over. Now，we have our smartphones to keep us company at the table. “It doesnt fe
20、el as alone as it may have before all the advances in technology,” said Laurie Demerit， whose company provided the statistics for the report. 1. What are the statistics in paragraph 2 about? A. Food variety. B. Eating habits. C. Table manners. D. Restaurant service. 2. Why does Bechtel prefer to go
21、out for lunch? A. To meet with her coworkers. B. To catch up with her work. C. To have some time on her own. D. To collect data for her report. 3. What do we know about Mazoleny? A. He makes videos for the bar. B. Hes fond of the food at the bar. C. He interviews customers at the bar. D. Hes familia
22、r with the barkeeper. 4. What is the text mainly about? A. The trend of having meals alone. B. The importance of self-reflection. C. The stress from working overtime. D. The advantage of wireless technology. 4.Bacteria are an annoying problem for astronauts. The microorganisms（微生物） from our bodies g
23、row uncontrollably on surfaces of the International Space Station, so astronauts spend hours cleaning them up each week. How is NASA overcoming this very tiny big problem? Its turning to a bunch of high school kids. But not just any kids. It depending on NASA HUNCH high school classrooms, like the o
24、ne science teachers Gene Gordon and Donna Himmelberg lead at Fairport High School in Fairport, New York. HUNCH is designed to connect high school classrooms with NASA engineers. For the past two years, Gordons students have been studying ways to kill bacteria in zero gravity, and they think theyre c
25、lose to a solution（解决方案）. “We dont give the students any breaks. They have to do it just like NASA engineers,” says Florence Gold, a project manager. “There are no tests,” Gordon says. “There is no graded homework. There almost are no grades, other than Are you working towards your goal? Basically,
26、its Ive got to produce this product and then, at the end of year, present it to NASA. Engineers come and really do an in-person review, andits not a very nice thing at time. Its a hard business review of your product.” Gordon says the HUNCH program has an impact （影响） on college admissions and practi
27、cal life skills. “These kids are so absorbed in their studies that I just sit back. I dont teach.” And that annoying bacteria? Gordon says his students are emailing daily with NASA engineers about the problem, readying a workable solution to test in space. 1.What do we know about the bacteria in the
28、 International Space Station? A. They are hard to get rid of. B. They lead to air pollution. C. They appear different forms. D. They damage the instruments. 2. What is the purpose of the HUNCH program? A. To strengthen teacher-student relationships. B. To sharpen students communication skills. C. To
29、 allow students to experience zero gravity. D. To link space technology with school education 3. What do the NASA engineers do for the students in the program? A. Check their product. B. Guide project designs C. Adjust work schedules. D. Grade their homework. 4. What is the best title for the text?
30、A. NASA: The Home of Astronauts. B. Space: The Final Homework Frontier. C. Nature: An Outdoor Classroom. D. HUNCH:A College Admission Reform. 二、七选五二、七选五 5.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选 项。 Imagine a child standing on a diving board four feet high and asking himself the question: “Should I j
31、ump?“ This is what motivation or the lack of it can do. Motivation and goal setting are the two sides of same coin. _ Like the child on the diving board, you will stay undecided. _ More than that, how should you stay motivated to achieve the goal? First, you need to evaluate yourself, your values yo
32、ur strengths, your weaknesses, your achievements, your desires, etc. Only then should you set your goals. You also need to judge the quality and depth of your motivation. This is quite important, because it is directly related to your commitment. There are times when your heart is not in your work.
33、_ So, slow down and think what you really want to do at that moment. Clarity(清 晰) of thoughts can help you move forward. Another way of setting realistic goals is to analyze your short and long term objectives, keeping in mind your beliefs, values and strengths. Remember that goals are flexible. _ T
34、hey also need to be measurable. You must keep these points in mind while setting your goals. Your personal circumstances are equally important. For example, you may want to be a Pilot but cant become one because your eyesight is not good enough. _ You should reassess your goals, and motivate yoursel
35、f to set a fresh goal. You will surely need to overcome some difficulties, some planned, but most unplanned. You cannot overcome them without ample motivation. Make sure that you plan for these difficulties at the time of setting your goals. A. This can affect your work. B. So how should you motivat
36、e yourself? C. However, this should not discourage you. D. So why should we try to set specific goals? E. They can change according to circumstances. F. Motivation is what you need most to do a good job. G. Without motivation you can neither set a goal nor reach it. 三、完形填空三、完形填空 6.Its about 250 mile
37、s from the hills of west-central lowa to Ehlers home in Minnesota. During the long trip home, following a weekend of hunting. Ehlers 1 about the small dog he had seen 2 alongside the road. He had 3 to coax(哄)the dog to him but, frightened, it had 4 . Back home, Ehlers was troubled by that 5 dog. So,
38、 four days later, he called his friend Greg, and the two drove 6 . After a long and careful 7 . Greg saw, across a field, the dog moving 8 away. Ehlers eventually succeeded in coaxing the animal to him. Nervousness and fear were replaced with 9 . It just started licking(舔)Ehlers face. A local farmer
39、 told them the dog sounded like one 10 as lost in the local paper. The ad had a 11 number for a town in southern Michigan. Ehlers 12 the number of Jeff and Lisa to tell them he had 13 their dog. Jeff had 14 in lowa before Thanksgiving with his dog, Rosie, but the gun shots had scared the dog off. Je
40、ff searched 15 for Rosie in the next four days. Ehlers returned to Minnesotan, and then drove 100 miles to Minneapolis to put Rosie on a flight to Michigan. “Its good to know theres still someone out there who 16 enough to go to that kind of 17 ,”says Lisa of Ehlers rescue 18 . I figured whoever los
41、t the dog was probably just as 19 to it as I am to my dogs,” says Ehlers. “If it had been my dog, Id hope that somebody would be 20 to go that extra mile.” 1.A.read B.forgot C.thought D.heard 2.A.fighting B.trembling C.eating D.sleeping 3.A.tried B.agreed C.promised D.regretted 4.A.calmed down B.sto
42、od up C.rolled over D.run off 5.A.injured B.stolen C.lost D.rescued 6.A.home B.past C.back D.on 7.A.preparation B.explanation C.test D.search 8.A.cautiously B.casually C.skillfully D.angrily 9.A.surprise B.joy C.hesitation D.anxiety 10.A.predicted B.advertised C.believed D.recorded 11.A.house B.phon
43、e C.street D.car 12.A.called B.copied C.counted D.remembered 13.A.fed B.adopted C.found D.cured 14.A.hunted B.skied C.lived D.worked 15.A.on purpose B.on time C.in turn D.in vain 16.A.cares B.sees C.suffers D.learns 17.A.place B.trouble C.waste D.extreme 18.A.service B.plan C.effort D.team 19.A.equa
44、l B.allergic C.grateful D.close 20.A.suitable B.proud C.wise D.wiling 四、短文填空四、短文填空 7.阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 A 90-year-old has been awarded“Woman Of The Year”for 1 （be）Britains oldest full-time employee-still working 40 hours a week. Now Irene Astbury works from 9am to 5pm daily at the pe
45、t shop in Macclesfield， 2 she opened with her late husband Les. Her years of hard work have 3 （final）been acknowledged after a customer nominated（提名）her to be Cheshires Woman Of The Year. Picking up her“Lifetime Achievement”award，proud Irene 4 （declare） she had no plans 5 （retire） from her 36-year-o
46、ld business. Irene said， “I dont see any reason to give up work. I love coming here and seeing my family and all the friends I 6 （make） over the years. I work not because I have to, 7 because I want to.” Granddaughter Gayle Parks，31-who works alongside her in the family business - said it remained u
47、nknown as to who nominated Irene for the award. She said，“We dont have any idea who put grandma forward. When we got a call 8 （say）she was short-listed，we thought it was 9 joke. But then we got an official letter and we were blown away. We are so proud of her. Its 10 (wonder）.” 五、短文改错五、短文改错 8.假定英语课上
48、老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意： 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2. 只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分。 Since I was a kid, Ive considered different job I would like to do. First, I wanted to be a firema
49、n, whose uniform looked so coolly. Then, when I was in the five grade, I wanted to be a teacher because I liked my English teacher too much. When I studied chemistry high school, I reconsidered mg goal or decided to be a doctor. They were two reasons for the decision. One was that I was amazing at the fact that a sick
