1、Part 2Phonetics,Grammar and Vocabulary(第二部分 语音、语法和词汇)II.Fill the blanks according to the phonetic transcriptions:(根据音标填写单词)26.He wrote a story book about _/emnt/Romans.27.When I was waiting for a bus,a _/brk/fell on my head.28._/nadez/,the door student has become a rich man.29.Its time for you to ch
2、oose a _ high school./du:n/30.He looked up at the buildings _/pzt/,but could see no open window.III.Choose the best answer(选择最恰当的答案)31.Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from the others?A.My father bought me a puppy as a birthday gift.B.What a lovely smile she has!
3、C.I feel thirsty when its very hot.D.I spend most of my time reading books.32.Hurry up!The concert will begin in _ minute.A.aB.anC.theD./33.Peter spent half a day fishing by the river,_ he didnt catch anything.A.soB.orC.forD.but34.How poor Toms two sisters were!His elder sister died of cancer,and hi
4、s _ sister diedin a car crash.A.anotherB.the otherC.otherD.others35.The Jinmao Building is one of _ in the world.A.tall buildingB.taller buildingsC.the tallest buildingD.the tallest buildings36.The _ passage is still a difficult task for a child who is only _.A.100 metres long;15 months oldB.100-met
5、er-long;15-months-oldC.100-metres-long;15-months oldD.100-meter-long;15 months old37.John _ any money from his parents because he can earn money by himself.A.neednt toB.doesnt need toC.doesnt needD.neednt38.He _ England,so far he _ London for three months.A.has gone to.has been toB.has been to.has b
6、een toC.has gone to.has been inD.has been to.has been in39.7,800,115 can be read as _?A.seven million and eight hundred thousands and a hundred and fifteenB.seven million eight hundred thousand a hundred fifteenC.seven million eight hundred thousand a hundred and fifteenD.seven million eight hundred
7、 thousand and a hundred fifteen40.He was brave enough _ the drowning child regardless of his own personal safety.A.rescuingB.rescueC.to rescueD.in rescuing41.The film Operation Red Sea _ a lot of praise since its first show months ago.A.winsB.wonC.will winD.has won42.Do you know _?A.how animals comm
8、unicate with each otherB.how do animals communicate with each otherC.animals how to communicate with each otherD.how animals to communicate with each other43.Now,more and more _ go to Hollywood to develop their career and we can enjoytheir performances in many block busters.A.Australian actorB.Austr
9、alian actorsC.Australians actorD.Australians actors44.Itll be a great honor for the school chorus if its members _ to perform at the charityevening party.A.will allowB.allowC.will be allowedD.are allowed45.Which of the following is CORRECT?A.How boring the lesson they have had!B.What a boring lesson
10、 they have had!C.What a boring lesson have they had!D.How boring they have had a lesson!46.-_-Thats a good idea.A.Ive not the first prize in the English speech contest.B.Id like to invite you to my birthday party tomorrow.C.Shall we go to the farm to pick peaches this weekend?D.Would you mind openin
11、g the window a bit more?IV.Complete the following passage with the words in the box.Each can only be used once(将下列单词填入空格。每空格限填一词,每词只能填一次)A.downstairsB.discoveredC.answeredD.invitationE.frighteningF.advantageEverything went black!All the lights in our flat turned off,including the TV Mum took outthe
12、candles and Dad went to see what was going on.One _47_ of living in a tall building is thatyou always have help nearby.So I went to our next-door neighbour,Mr.Smith.With a candle inhis hand,Mr.Smith _48_ the door.Uh-oh!He didnt have lights,either.I _49_ that all thebuildings in our neighbourhood wer
13、e dark.Our neighbours went _50_ and began chattingoutside.They were not worried at all.Then we heard a _51_ sound after a bright flash of lighting.It started to rain heavily in notime.In order to get some information,Mr Smith turned on the battery-powered radio.Theweatherman said that the storm was
14、the cause of all the problems.It hit a tower at the powerstation before the first flash of lightning.Finally,the lights came back.We cheered loudly.V.Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms(用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子,每空格限填一词)52.Look!The _ lady from the left in the photo is my favo
15、urite teacher.(nine)53.Last week,a group of _ visited our school.(Canada)54.At lunchtime in Jianping Yuanxiang school,theres a _ between the buffet or the setmenu.(choose)55.Do you know his _?I have to write it down.(nation)56.I made a lot of _ mistakes in the weekly math test.(care)57.Its fast and
16、convenient to drive to work,but please remember _ first.(save)VI.Rewrite the following sentences as required(根据要求改写句子)58.Theres little milk in the fridge.(改为反意疑问句)Theres little milk in the fridge,_ _?59.Its 15 minutes walk from my school to the bus stop.(对划线部分提问)_ _ is it from your school to the bus
17、 stop?60.The fire was so fierce that people couldnt enter building to save the boy(同义句型改写)The fire was _ fierce for people _ enter the building to save the boy.61.to the scene,stopped,the police,to let,go quickly,the traffic,the ambulance(连词成句)_.Part 3 Reading and Writing(第三部分阅读和写话)VII.Reading compr
18、ehension(阅读理解)A.Choose the best answer(选择最恰当的答案)JIN YONGS WUXIA NOVELS have fascinated(使着迷)Chinese readers for generations.His great works have also been adapted(改编)for many TV series,films,games and cartoons.Yetthe writer is little known to Western readers.Some believe that Jin Yongs Wuxia stories
19、are impossible to translate.Anna Holmwood,however,has made the impossible possible.Holmwood grew up in Britain and studied history at the University of Oxford.Her love forChinese culture began in 2005 during a two-month trip around China.In 2009,she studiesChinese at Taiwan Normal University for a y
20、ear.In Taiwan,a friend took her to bookshop,whenshe saw a whole shelf of novels by Jin Yong.She bought one of them.After reading it,the Britishgirl was deeply attracted by the stories in the novel.So she decided to translate Jin Yongsbest-known novel,Legends of the Condor Heroes(射雕英雄传),into English.
21、It took Holmwood five years to finish the translation.Now,English readers can finallyappreciate(欣赏)the novel in their native language.However,some Chinese readers questionedher choice of translation about the names of characters.For example,she chose the name Lotus(莲花)Huang,instead of Huang Rong,for
22、 the heroine.Lotus is a feminine(女性的)name,Holmwood explains.When a Chinese reader sees thename,he or she will know Huang Rong is a girl.But in the novel,Guo Jing doesnt realize this atfirst.Thats part of his character.If I choose the name Huang Rong,English readers wont get thispoint.As a result,thi
23、s important part of Guo Jings character will be lost.Holmwood wont stop translating Jin Yongs novels.She will continue to spread Chineseculture to the Western world.Shes just like a real heroine.62.According to the author,Jin Yongs Wuxia novels havent been adapted for _.A.textbooksB.moviesC.TV plays
24、D.cartoons63.Anna Holmwood fell in love with Chinese culture for the first time when _.A.She studied history at the University of OxfordB.She traveled around China for two months in 2005C.She studied Chinese at Taiwan Normal University in 2009D.She bought one of Jin Yongs novels and was deeply attra
25、cted by its stories64.Which of the following statements is true?A.Jin Yong is well-known to both Chinese and Western readers.B.Some people believe that translating Wuxia stories is an impossible mission.C.Afriend in Taiwan bought Holmwood a Jin Yongs Wuxia novel.D.It took Holmwood five years to lear
26、n Chinese and prepare for her translation work.65.Why did Holmwood choose the name Lotus Huang for the heroine in Legends of the CondorHeroes?A.Because she wanted to attract Western readers.B.Because some Chinese readers recommended this name to her.C.Because she worried that Western readers wouldnt
27、 understand the meaning of the name HuangRong.D.Because she aimed to show Western readers an important part of Guo Jings character.66.All of the following statements can explain why the author thinks Holmwood is like a realheroine except that _.A.Holmwood has made the impossible translation possible
28、B.English readers can finally read Legends of the Condor Heroes in their native language.C.Holmwood always follows the example of Huang Rong in real life.D.Holmwood has devoted herself to spreading Chinese culture to the Western worldB.Choose the words and complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词,完成短文)A _67_ b
29、lacksmith(铁匠)used to work all day in his shop.The son of Mr.Smith,richneighbour,used to come to see the blacksmith every day.Young man,why _68_ try your hand to learn to make shoe tacks(鞋钉),even if he isenjoy to pass the time?said the blacksmith.Who knows,one day,it may be useful to you.The young bo
30、y began to learn how to make shoe tacks.After a few years,he found that hecould make shoe tacks very well.Old Mr.Smith died and the son lost all his goods _69_ the war.He had to leave homeand lived in a village in _70_ country.It so happened that in this village,there were manyshoemakers and they we
31、re spending _71_ money buying tacks for their shoes.The young Mr.Smith was finding it difficult to earn his daily bread,and remembered that hehad learned that art of making tacks.He told the shoemakers that he would make the tacks_72_ they would offer him a job in the workshop.The shoemakers agreed.
32、And after awhile,Mr.Smith found that he was soon making the finest tacks in the village.How funny it seems,he said,even making tacks can bring a fortune.67.A.cleverB.kindC.good-lookingD.hardworking68.A.dontB.cantC.dont youD.not to69.A.becauseB.forC.due ofD.because of70.A.anotherB.otherC.othersD.the
33、other71.A.a littleB.a plenty ofC.plenty ofD.a lot72.A.beforeB.ifC.whenD.becauseC.Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词,是其内容通顺,每空格限填一次,首字母已给)Do you like listening to music?Does all of the music bring happiness to you?Do you knowsome music is noise?What is noise?Noise
34、 is a l_73_ or unwanted sound.It is also called noisepollution.Where is noise from?Noise can be caused by many k_74_ of machines,such asmotorcycles,planes,farm tractors and TV.And,to some people,rock bands are also noise.What happens to people who live near noisy machines or use them o_75_ a period
35、of time?Doctors find that noise pollution can influence both our health and behavior.It can cause highstress levels,hearing loss,sleep problem,and other harmful effects.Scientists use a unit(单位)of measure c_76_ a decibel(分贝)to measure the loudness ofsound.The sound of a quiet room,for example,measur
36、es 35 decibels.Talk measures b_77_ 40and 65 decibels.Sounds from traffic and from some rock bands can measure over 120 decibels.Noise at this h_78_ level causes the greatest hearing loss.How do we reduce noise damage?Turn down your music player or wear ear muffs(耳罩)when you are working in noisy e_79
37、_.Ear muffs for human can protect against noise pollution.D.Read the passage below and answer the following questions(根据文章内容回答下列问题)Pancake Day,or Shrove Tuesday(忏悔星期二),is a special day celebrated in manyEnglish-speaking countries like the U.K.,Ireland,Australia and Canada.On this day,manypeople eat
38、pancakes:thin,flat cakes made in a pan.Since 1445,Pancake Day has been celebrated on a Tuesday in February or March.It is theday before the start of Lent(大斋节).Traditionally,during Lent,people didnt eat rich foods likebutter or eggs.So,in order to use them up,people made pancakes from these ingredien
39、ts onShrove Tuesday.Another tradition on Pancake Day in the U.K.is Pancake Race.People run in a race with apancake in a pan.As they run,they have to throw the pancake in the air and catch it in the panseveral times.Pancakes are very easy to make.Try the following recipe(食谱)Ingredients:One cup of flo
40、urOne cup of milkSeveral large eggsSome saltSome butter or oilLemon juiceSome sugarInstructions:Fill one cup with flour and pour into a bowl.Fill another cup with milk and pour into thebowl.Break the eggs into the bowl and mix the flour,milk and eggs until the mixture is smooth.Put a very small amou
41、nt of butter or oil in a pan.When it is not,put some mixture in the pan andmove the pan to make a thin pancake.After one minute,hold the pan carefully and throw thepancake in the air to turn it over.Now cook the pancake on the other side.When the pancake is ready,squeeze(挤压)some lemon juice and put
42、some sugar on it andeat it immediately.If you dont like lemon juice,you can use jam,chocolate sauce or ice cream.80.List four countries that celebrate Pancake Day.81.When is Pancake Day celebrated?82.What do people do on Pancake Day?83.How many kinds of ingredients do you need to make a pancake,acco
43、rding to the passage?84.What can people use if they dont like lemon juice on their pancake?VIII.Writing85.Write a passage of at least 60 words entitled My Neighborhood.The following are for your reference:1.What can you see in your neighborhood?2.What do you do in your neighborhood?3.What kind of dr
44、eam neighborhood would you like to move to if you are given a chance?26.ancient27.brick28.Nowadays29.junior30.opposite31.D32.A33.D34.C35.D36.D37.C38.C39.C40.C41.D42.A43.B44.D45.B46.C47.F48.C49.B50.A51.E52.ninth53.Canadians54.choice55.nationality56.careless57.safety58.is there59.How far60.too,to61.The police stopped the traffic to let the ambulance go quickly to the scene.62.A63.B64.B65.D66.C67.D68.C69.D70.A71.C72.B73.loud74.kinds75.over76.called77.between78.high79.environment