1、Unit 1 Sad movies make me cry 综合素质评价限时: 120 分钟 满分: 100 分一、单项选择(共15 小题; 每小题1 分, 满分15 分)从A、B、C、D 四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。( )1. 2023 扬州江都区八校联谊月考 Lucy hasnt come back from the library _. Yes, I have _ called her. A. already; yet B. yet; yetC. already; already D. yet; already( )2. It has been half a year _
2、 they met each other last time. A. until B. before C. while D. since( )3. People have built more and more tall buildings here _ the years. But at the same time, the city has become more crowded. A. on B. to C. over D. since( )4. 2023 常州中天实验中学第一次月考 Bob, I want to buy a car, but I dont have enough mon
3、ey. Do you have any good ideas? Why not buy a used car? My cousin has one in perfect _. A. condition B. situation C. communication D. information( )5. What a terrible experience! _, lucky for us, we are safe now. A. Moreover B. Otherwise C. However D. Anyway( )6. When you feel helpless and _, just r
4、emember that you are not _ in the world because your friends are here around you. A. alone; lonely B. lonely; aloneC. lonely; lonely D. alone; alone( )7. Sometimes people dont how important something is until they lose it. A. describe B. realize C. hope D. return( )8. Have you _ been to Nanjing, Han
5、 Mei? No, never. I plan to go there this summer holiday. A. ever B. still C. yet D. already( )9. When did your parents _? They _ for twenty years. A. marry; have got marriedB. get married; have got marriedC. married; have been marriedD. get married; have been married( )10. Im glad to see that the sc
6、hool has _ the open space a basketball court. Me too. We can play basketball there. A. moved; into B. grown; into C. turned; into D. put; into( )11. What are Millie and Mr. Chen talking about? The main topic of the _ is about the changes in the town. A. situation B. conclusion C. competition D. comm
7、unication( )12. Many Chinese companies started to provide 5G services (服务) in 2019 and it is the fastest network we _. A. have used B. have got used C. have been used D. are used( )13. 2023泰州兴化乐吾实验学校调研改编 _, life here is better now than before. A. On the way B. In the wayC. All the way D. In some way
8、s( )14. Linda used to _ afraid of darkness but she has got used to _ alone now. A. be; live B. being; livingC. being; live D. be; living( )15. 2023 泰州姜堰区实验初中月考改编 So you missed the meeting?_. I got there five minutes before it finished. A. Not at all B. Not exactlyC. Not seriously D. Not especially二、
9、完形填空(共15 小题; 每小题1 分, 满分15 分)阅读下面短文, 从短文后每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Have you ever been to Saihanba? It is a very big forest 16 _ in Chengde, Hebei. In Mongolian, its name 17 _ “beautiful highland”. Just as its name suggests, endless forests and grasslands are dotted with (遍布着) clear lakes. Sa
10、ihanba 18 _ to be a royal (皇家的) hunting ground. During the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Kangxi liked Saihanba so much that he made 19 _ there as a royal activity. In 1860, 20 _ a shortage (缺少) of money, the land was opened to all people. In the following years, cutting down trees and wildfires quickly 21 _
11、 the forests and grasslands. By the 1950s, Saihanba had become poor land 22 _ animals or plants. The plans to rebuild a national 23 _ in Saihanba started in the 1960s. In 1961, a group of six scientists travelled to Saihanba and studied the possibility of 24 _ trees there. They 25 _ found one tree s
12、tanding alone in the large land, which greatly encouraged (鼓励) them. From then on, they decided to 26 _ Saihanba into a new national forest. In the past 63 years, after overcoming (克服) the difficulties of planting trees in a very cold place, great 27 _ have taken place in Saihanba. The poor land has
13、 28 _ a large and beautiful forest. Chinese people have created a true wonder in Saihanba over the past half-century. Today, Saihanba has been 29 _ as the“ Emerald (绿宝石) of North China”. It is very important 30 _ Beijings water and air quality (质量). It is also a natural protection that can prevent s
14、andstorms. ( )16. A. lies B. lying C. lied D. lay( )17. A. keeps B. realizes C. means D. replies( )18. A. failed B. tried C. used D. agreed( )19. A. climbing B. fishing C. jogging D. hunting( )20. A. instead of B. according to C. thanks to D. because of( )21. A. lost B. cut C. broke D. left( )22. A.
15、 with B. to C. for D. without( )23. A. museum B. forest C. wetland D. park( )24. A. making B. building C. keeping D. growing( )25. A. finally B. recently C. mainly D. nearly( )26. A. carry B. come C. put D. turn( )27. A. memories B. changes C. times D. conditions( )28. A. found B. kept C. become D.
16、made( )29. A. lonely B. active C. perfect D. famous( )30. A. for B. to C. with D. about三、阅读理解(共两节, 满分40 分)第一节(共10 小题; 每小题2 分, 满分20 分)阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。AMy hometown is a very beautiful town near the sea. It has a long history. Its old town center was built in 1500s. Its a place whe
17、re visitors can go back to a different old world. Many of the local people are farmers. However, farming is not the only business here today. Tourists all over the world are coming to learn about the town and its history and spend money. This has brought hope and money to the town. Many people think
18、 thattourism (旅游业) will decide the future of the town. “This is an easier way to make money. Now we have a very good chance to develop tourism and help our economy,” some people said. However, tourism has also caused problems. The local environment has become worse because of pollution. The local pe
19、ople want the business that makes money, but they know they have to be careful. _ They have to make some important decisions. Will they be able to take action to improve the situation? Will they further develop tourism? No one knows. The future of their beautiful town may develop on the decisions th
20、ey make today. ( )31. What is the main business in the writers hometown?A. Fishing and farming. B. Farming and tea. C. Farming and tourism. D. Fishing and tea. ( )32. What does the underlined word “economy” in the third paragraph mean?A. 经济 B. 政治 C. 社会 D. 交通( )33. Put the best sentence into the blan
21、k in the last paragraph. A. Its a good chance to develop tourism. B. They shouldnt develop tourism at all. C. Everyone wants to make money. D. They cant let tourism grow without any control(控制). BMartinas grandpa Peter lived with the family after Grandmas death. One day, Mom Susan decided to do the
22、spring cleaning. They cleaned the house until everything was clean. Then Mom pointed to Grandpas sofa and said, “That old sofa has got to go. Well buy Grandpa a new one.”But as they moved the sofa, Grandpa stopped them and shouted, “You cant take my sofa! I dont want a new one.” Mom had to say, “We
23、will talk about it tonight when John gets home.” John, Martinas dad, was still at work. “Grandpa, why dont you let us take away the sofa?” Martina asked at supper. Grandpa shook his head, “I sat in this sofa, with your grandma, when I asked her to marry me. It was so long ago, but when I sit in this
24、 sofa and close my eyes, she seems to be near.”“Its surprising,” Martina thought, “how Grandpa can remember things from the past. These days he forgets almost everything.”Grandpa smiled to Martina, “The night your father was born, I sat in this sofa. I was nervous when they placed the little baby in
25、to my arms.”“Many years later,” Grandpa continued, “I sat in this sofa when the doctor told me your grandma was ill. I was lost without her, but the sofa gave me the comfort.”“I do see now,”Martina looked at Grandpa. “This is not just an old sofa. It is more like a friend.”“Yes,”Grandpa added. “Weve
26、 got through a lot together.”The whole family agreed that the house would be boring without the old sofa. ( )34. Who does the underlined phrase “the little baby” in Paragraph 7 refer to(指)?A. Martina. B. John. C. Susan. D. Peter. ( )35. According to the passage, what important things did Grandpa exp
27、erience sitting in the old sofa? Grandmas death holding the little baby for the first time asking Grandma to marry him hearing the news that Grandma was illA. B. C. D. ( )36. We can infer(推断)that the family were probably _ at the end of the story. A. surprised B. bored C. moved D. nervousCWhen I was
28、 very young, people in our village lived by planting fruit trees. My grandmother always took me to the orchard (果园) on the hill. At that time, they had to carry water from the river at the foot of the hill to halfway up the hill. Even though we worked so hard, the production (产量) level of fruit was
29、still low because it was short of water there. One day, two young men led a group of workers to our village. They learned about the difficulties we faced, and later, canals (渠) and other projects began to be built in my village. “Who are they?” I asked. “They are good men from our government,” my gr
30、andma replied. Shortly afterwards, I moved to another city for my junior high school. The only reason I ever came back to my hometown was my grandmother. One day, my family and I made time to return. We were surprised because everything had changed. The canal ran past every orchard so villagers didn
31、t have to go up and down the hill anymore. The river was now so clean that fish swam happily in it. When we arrived home, my grandma took out some fresh pears and apples. She told us that after the water conservation project (水利工程) was completed, a policy (政策) was made to encourage more people to in
32、crease (增加) the fruit production with clean water in the river. Thank those good men who have devoted themselves to the development of our countryside. Nowadays, people work hard to live in a big city. However, we should not forget our hometowns where we are from. ( )37. The good men came and offere
33、d help probably because of _. A. the villagers suggestionsB. the governments supportC. a schools practical activityD. a companys engineering plan( )38. We can infer from the passage that _. A. the grandmother doesnt like to live in the cityB. the village is a place of interest for tourists nowC. the
34、re will be more fruit production in the villageD. more people like to work in the countryside nowadays( )39. The underlined phrase“devoted themselves to”is closest in meaning to _. A. prepared much forB. donated money toC. drawn public attention toD. put much effort into( )40. What can be the best t
35、itle for the passage?A. How is a village improved?B. Who are the good men?C. Why do people come back?D. What does a hometown mean?第二节(共10 小题; 每小题2 分, 满分20 分)A阅读下面短文, 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。It seems very natural that if you have two dollars and add two dollars to them, you have four dolla
36、rs. 41. _ In fact, one of the most difficult things to teach children is the ideas of numbers. In ancient(古代的)times, when a man wanted to tell how many animals he owned, he had no system(体系)of numbers to use. 42. _ The more animals, the more stones or pebbles he had. It may explain why the word “cal
37、culate” comes from the Latin word “calculus” which means “stone”. 43. _ People would just scratch(划下痕迹)a line or tally mark for each object they wanted to count, but they had no word to tell the number. The next step in the development of the number system was probably to use fingers. 44. _ The word
38、 “digit” comes from the Latin word “digitus”. It means “finger”! And the fact that we have 10 fingers led to the general use of 10 in the system of numbers. The number system we use today was invented by the Hindus in India thousands of years ago and was brought to Europe during the 8th to 11th cent
39、uries by Arab traders. In this system all numbers are written with the nine digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and zero. 45. _A. He put a stone or pebble into a bag for each animal. B. But do you know it took man millions of years to be able to think this way?C. It is the decimal system(十进制). It is bu
40、ilt on the base of 10. D. There were many ways to remember the numbers in the past. E. Later on, man used tally marks to count. F. Again we have a word that goes back to this. G. He had many stones and pebbles in his bag. B阅读短文, 回答问题。Shanghai-born novelist Lu Shie wrote a fantasy novel called New Ch
41、ina in 1910. In the book he described a dream where trains were running underground, an iron bridge crossed the Huangpu River and Shanghai hosted a successful World Exposition in the underdeveloped Pudong area at that time. The blueprint (蓝图) described in the novel became real exactly after 100 year
42、s. On May 1, 2010, the World Exposition, with about 160 years of history, drew back its curtain from Shanghai. According to a source at the Organizing Committee (组织委员会) of the World Exposition 2010 Shanghai, it was expected to attract more than 70 million visitors, making it the most popular exposit
43、ion in history. It was also the first time that the World Exposition had been held in a developing country. About 600 years ago, Shanghai was just a small fishing village in Chinas eastern coastal areas. It grew into a commercial (商业的) city thanks to its prosperous (繁荣的) port and Shanghai also becam
44、e one of the first Chinese cities that opened their doors to the world. Along the way, it became the economic and commercial hub of China. Today, Shanghai is developing into an international metropolis (大都市). 46. Where was the novelist Lu Shie born?_47. When did the blueprint become real?_48. How ma
45、ny visitors would the Shanghai Exposition attract according to the material?_49. What was Shanghai like about 600 years ago?_50. Whats the passage mainly about?_四、根据句意及所给中文提示、首字母或英文解释, 写出句中所缺单词(共10 小题; 每小题1 分, 满分10 分)51. The boys are playing basketball on the playground at _ (现在). 52. He owned furniture _ (工厂) in New York State. 53. You can borrow the books from the library, but you must _ (归还) them on time. 54. A good _ (丈夫) often shares the housework with his wife. 55. She has changed a lot _ (在期间) the last seven years. 56.
