1、广州中学7A2019-2020年期末一 语法选择（15分）The tradition of birthday parties started a long time ago. There are some traditions _1_ you can find almost anywhere, anytime such _2_ sending birthday cards. _3_ out the candles on a birthday cake and singing the “Happy Birthday” song. Others are only _4_ for certain a
2、ges and in certain countries.In China, _5_ a childs second birthday, family members put many things on the floor around the child. According to Chinese tradition, the first thing that the child picks up _6_ you what profession the child will choose later in _7_.For Japanese children, _8_ third, fift
3、h and seventh birthdays are _9_ important. At this age, there is a special celebration Shichi-Go-San(seven, five, three in Japanese)when children go to the temple wearing a new kimono(和服). Thepriest(僧侣)gives them special sweets, and the parents usually organize a party for their friends in their hom
4、e.In Argentina, Mexico and several _10_ Latin American countries, girls have a special birthday celebration _11_ they reach the age of fifteen. After a special ceremony, the girls dance a waltz with their father and other boys.Eighteen is the traditional “coming of age” - the age when(in many countr
5、ies)you have the right to vote, join the army, (in Britain)drink alcohol _12_ buy a house. In many English-speaking countries, a _13_ birthday cake often has a key on top or the cake itself is sometimes in the shape of a key. The key means that the young person _14_ now _15_ to leave and enter the f
6、amily home at any time they want to!1. A. where B. whatC. thatD. when2. A. as B. likeC. soD. for3. A. blown B. to blow C. blowingD. blow4. A. found B. findingC. findD. finds5. A. at B. toC. onD. in6. A. tells B. tellingC. will tell D. told7. A. live B. livingC. livesD. life8. A. a B. anC. theD. /9.
7、A. especial B. especiallyC. more especial D. most especial 10. A. the other B. anotherC. othersD. other11. A. when B. beforeC. sinceD. because12. A. so B. orC. andD. but13. A. twentyone B. twentieth-first C. twentiethone D. twenty-first 14. A. have B. isC. hasD. was15. A. young enough B. enough youn
8、g C. enough old D. old enough 二 完形填空（10分）Have you seen the cartoons of two penguins on the Internet? They sit on either side of a small _1_. They are friends, but each does something selfish which _2_ their friend “ship” to sink.The cartoons have become very _3_. It shows how much people value frien
9、dship and sometimes _4_ they may lose their friends. A friend is someone you can share your happy and _5_ moments with. A friend is someone to talk to about your deepest feelings. And with a good friend you will never be alone.However, keeping friendship isnt always _6_. The key to _7_ your friend “
10、ship” from sinking comes down to three simple things: sharing, caring and communicating. Good friends like to share everything with each other. They share their snacks, they share their _8_ about schoolwork, sometimes they even share their clothes! And good friends also care about each other. They d
11、o _9_ they can to make their friends happy. But the most important part of friendship is communicating. Communicating means talking to your friends and being honest with them. It also means that you keep in touch with your friends even though they may be in _10_ schools or live far away. Without com
12、munication, it is sure to send your friend “ship” to sink into the sea.1. A. house B. caveC. boatD. chair2. A. causes B. sendsC. findsD. catches3. A. popular B. interestingC. colourfulD. important4. A. wake B. thinkC. worryD. speak5. A. sad B. angryC. meaningfulD. joyful6. A. easy B. difficultC. hel
13、pfulD. serious7. A. keeping B. stayingC. runningD. walking8. A. food B. moneyC. toysD. knowledge9. A. whenever B. whoeverC. whateverD. whoever10. A. expensive B. cheapC. differentD. the same 三 阅读理解（共45分）第一节 阅读短文，选择正确答案（40分）（A）Therere many rich people in this part of the country because gold was once
14、 found here. I was only a small child at that time. Men came from everywhere to look for gold. They bought all the ground near the banks of the river. They made big holes in it, trying to find more gold. Some men found a lot, and others could not find anything in it.Peter Fullerton was one of those
15、who came to find gold. He bought nearly the last piece of the ground. It was a long way from the river so no one else wanted to buy it. But Peter paid all his money for it. He worked hard month after month until the ground was full of holes. But Peter found nothing.Then one night, just before he was
16、 going to leave, it began to rain. It rained for three days and three nights. When at last the rain stopped. Peter came out of his small wooden house and looked at his piece of ground. It didnt look the same now. The holes were not there any more. But there were small plants everywhere.“There may be
17、 no gold here,” Peter said. “but this ground is rich. I can grow things here.”I can grow flowers and I call sell them. The women in this town have money now. They have beautiful houses and they will want to put flowers in their houses. If I can grow good flowers here. I will make money, too.” So he
18、did. And soon his piece of ground was covered with beautiful flowers. Later he was able to buy more fields until he owned all the ground near the river.“I was the only man who found true gold here,” he often said. “The others took their gold out of the ground and went away. But my gold is still here
19、.”1. Why did many people come to this part of the country?A. To sell gold. B. To buy and sell gold. C. To buy the wooden houses. D. To dig for gold. 2. What was the difference between Peters ground and the other peoples grounds?A. There was only a little gold in it. B. It was far away from the river
20、.C. It was covered by holes. D. It was near the bank of the river.3. _ stopped Peter from leaving the ground.A. A new idea of growing flowers B. The heavy rain C. The small wooden house D. The small plants after the rain4. What did Peter mean when he said, “But my gold is still here.”?A. He became t
21、he richest man. B. He could stay here forever.C. He enjoyed flowers. D. He made money from flowers year after year.5. What does the writer want to tell us in this passage?A. Peter was successful in planting flowers. B. Peter owned a lot of fields at last. C. Peter found the best way to grow flowers.
22、 D. Peter became richer than any other people here.（B）Monarch butterflies from eastern Canada make the most amazing journey in the insect world. Each year, this butterfly travels about 3000 miles to its winter home in central Mexico. How can it fly so far? And why does it make this long and dangerou
23、s trip? Scientists still dont have an answer.For many years, people in Mexico wondered where the orangeand-black butterflies came from every winter. Then, in 1973, a scientist started to follow and study the butterflies. For the next 20 years, he discovered that one butterfly started its journey in
24、Canada. Four months later, it arrived in Mexico. The length of the butterflies finds their way back to the same place? Another amazing thing is that the butterflies always return to the same area in central Mexico. How do the butterflies find their way back to the same place? This is an interesting
25、question because only every fourth generation(一代)makes the trip south. In other words, the butterfly that travels to Mexico this year is the great-great-grand child of the butterfly that traveled there last year.Each year, four generations of a Monarch butterfly family are born. Each generation of t
26、he family has a very different life. The first generation is born in the south in late April. It slowly moves north, reproduces, and then dies. On the trip north, two more generations are born, reproduce, and die. Each of these generations of butterflies is born. This generation has a much longer li
27、fe. It lives for about eight months. This generation of butterflies makes the amazing journey back to the winter home of its great-great-grandparents. The butterflies spend the winter there, and in the spring they reproduce and then die. Their offspring will be the first generation of the next circl
28、e of life.Today, people are still studying the Monarch butterfly. But they are not clear about everything.6. How long did it take the scientist to find out that monarch butterflies came from Canada?A. eight months B. five weeks C. 20 years D. four months7. We know that the _ generation of Monarch bu
29、tterflies travels back to central Mexico.A. fourth B. second C. third D. first8. The underlined word “offspring” in paragraph 4 means _.A. children B. parents C. butterflies D. seasons9. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Monarch butterflies spend winter in eastern Canada.B.
30、The four generations have the same length of life.C. Some generations die on the way north to Canada.D. Scientists are clear about everything of the butterflies.10. What is the best title of this passage?A. Family of Monarch butterflies. B. Monarch butterflies winter home.C. Mystery of Monarch butte
31、rflies. D. Monarch butterflies birthplace. （C）F. Scott Fitzgerald, born on September 24, 1896, an American novelist, was one a student of St. Paul Academy, the Newman School and attended Princetor University for a short while.In 1917 he joined the army and was sent to Alabama, where he met his futur
32、e wife Zelda Sayre. Then he had to make some money to impress her.His life with her was full of great happiness, as he wrote in his diary: “My own happiness in the past often approached such joy that I could share it even with the person dearest to me but had to walk it away in quiet streets and tak
33、e down parts of it in my diary.”This Side of Paradise his first novel, was published in 1920. Encouraged by its success, Fitzgerald began to spend more time on his writing. Then he continued with the novel the Beautiful and Damned(1922), a collection of short stories Tales of the Jazz Age(1922), and
34、 a play The Vegetable(1923). But his greatest successful novel, The Great Gatsby, published in 1925, which quickly brought him praise from the literary world. Yet it failed to give him the needed financial security. Then, in 1926, he published another collection of short stories All the Sad Young Me
35、n.However, Fitzgeralds problems with his wife Zelda affected his writing. During the 1920s he tried to reorder his life, but failed. By 1930, his wife had her first mental breakdown and went to a Swiss hospital. During this period he completed novels Tender Is the Night in 1934. While his wife was i
36、n hospital in the United States, he got totally addicted to alcohol(酗酒). Fitzgerald died in 1940, before he could complete the novel The Love of the Last Tycoon. 11. How many novels written by Fitzgerald are mentioned in the passage?A. 7 B. 8 C. 6 D. 512. Paragraph 3 mainly tells us that _.A. Fitzge
37、rald didnt live happily with his wife so he couldnt share it with othersB. Fitzgeralds wife had a less influence on his writingC. Fitzgerald loved his wife deeply and felt happyD. Fitzgerald was famous for writing diaries13. Which of the following is the correct order to describe Fitzgeralds life ac
38、cording to the passage?a. He became addicted to drinking. b. He studied at St. Paul Academy. c. He published the novel This Side of Paradise. d. The Great Gatsby won high praise. e. He tried to reorder his life. f. He joined the army and met Zelda. A. f, c, e, a, b, d B. b, e, a, f, c, d C. f, d, e,
39、 c, b, a D. b, f, c, d, e, a14. From the passage we can learn that _.A. the work The Great Gatsby made Fitzgerald rich and famousB. Fitzgerald succeeded in reordering his life during the 1920sC. Fitzgeralds wife broke down more than onceD. The Beautiful and Damn was Fitzgeralds first novel15. The pa
40、ssage is probably followed by an ending paragraph about_.A. Fitzgerald struggled with alcohol B. the reasons for Fitzgeralds deathC. comments on Fitzgeralds literary contributions D. summary of Fitzgeralds family life（D） Italian Lakes and Greek Islands(12 Days)Prices starting from $1,999Your tour be
41、gins in Milan, Italy, and moves on to the pretty Italian Lake District and the attractive resort of Stresa, your home for two nights. CollectteVacations has carefully chosen the Costa Victoria as your home away from home for your 7-night journey along the waterways of the Mediterranean. The cruise s
42、hip is filled with the warmth and culture of Italy and is richly designed with entertainment areas and very good living conditions. It will take you to the places of your dreams.Youll spend 4 days touring Greek cities youve always heard about. In Katakolon, you will have the only unguided tour to ne
43、arby Olympia on the whole journey. Then with a local guide you will visit the Greek islands of Santorini, which is often related to the story city of Atlantis, and Mykonos, a wonderful island with beautiful beaches.Your journey ends in Verona, home of the love story Romeo and Juliet, with a fun-fill
44、ed farewell dinner - a perfect ending to a pleasant journey. 12 Days, 25 Meals, 10 Breakfast, 6lunches, 9 DinnersDay 1 Overnight flight to Italy Days 2-3 Regina Palace, Stresa, Italy Days 4-10 Costa Victoria(Costa cruises)Day 11 Hotel Leopardi, Verona, Italy Day 12 Leave for home Please Note:Leaving
45、 datePrice for one person April 7$2,099June 2 $2,199October 6 $2,099November 3$1,99916. How is the journey planned?A. It starts and ends in Italy. B. It starts and ends in Greece. C. It starts in Greece and ends in Italy. D. It starts in Italy and ends in Greece.17. What can be inferred from the tra
46、vel plan?A. The price is the highest in summer. B. The prices include entertainment service.C. The price includethree meals a day. D. Tourists may think of a love story while visiting Santorini.18. Bob plans to take the 12-day trip with his parents in winter, how much do they need to pay?A. $6297 B.
47、 $6597 C. $5997 D. $692719. What does the underlined part “the Costa Victoria” most probably refer to?A. A beautiful resort. B. A long-distance bus. C. A comfortable ship. D. A famous hotel. 20. Tourists will travel on their own in _.A. Stresa B. Mykonos C. Verona D. Olympic第二节 阅读填空（5分） Writing a Short StoryStephen King said, “If you dont have time to read, you dont have time to write.” That means, if youve never read a short story, it will be difficult to write one. Writing a short story is a popular hobby for a lot of people. _ Writing a good story is no
