一.词汇知识

A)根据所给首字母及英文释义写出下列单词

1．b________(n.)the distance along a city street from one street to the next

2．s________(adv.)in a line or direction that is not curved or bent

3．l________(n.)a powerful flash of light in the sky caused by electricity and usually followed by thunder

4．a________(n.)the way someone pronounces the words of a language，showing which country or which part of a country he/she comes from

5．l________(n.)a large vehicle for carrying heavy goods

B)根据词性及汉语意思，写出下列单词

6．____________(n.)使用，用法→____________(v.)使用，利用→____________(adj.)有用的→____________(adj.)无用的

7．____________(n.)词语；表示；表达→____________(v.)表达

8．____________(adj.)东方的，东部的→____________(adj.)西方的→___________(adj.)北方的→

____________(adj.)南方的

9．____________(adj.)西班牙的→____________(n.)西班牙

10．____________(adj.)非洲的→____________(n.)非洲

二.重点短语

1．believe it ________ not　　信不信由你

2．a ________ town 邻镇

3．from all ________ the world 来自世界各地

4．________ a part/role in 在……中扮演一个角色

5．take note ________ 注意；记下

6．the same...________... 与……相同

7．________your left-hand side 在你的左手边

8．go ________ the corner 转过拐角

9．go straight ________ 直走

10．build ________ 建立；增进(健康)

三.必背句型

1．Believe it or not，there is ____________________ standard English.

信不信由你，(世界上)没有什么标准英语。

2．However，on TV and the radio you will hear differences ____________________.

然而，在电视上和收音机里，人们讲的英语也会有所不同。

3．So people from the mountains in the southeastern USA speak with almost ____________________ people in the northwestern USA.

因此，美国东南部山区的人同西北部的人所说的方言几乎相同。

4．Although many Americans move a lot，they still ____________________ each other’s dialects.

尽管许多美国人经常搬迁，他们依然能够辨别并且听懂彼此的方言。

四.品句填词

1．There was a worried__________(表情) on her face when I met her.

2．His a__________ was so strong that I couldn’t understand a word he was saying.

3．Their house is not far from the school，only two b__________ away.

4．Mary！I’m sorry.I didn’t r__________you.You’ve had your hair cut!

5．He told me that two of the farmworkers were hit by__________(闪电).

6．The teacher__________(命令)that they should leave the classroom as soon as possible.

五.完成句子

1．English ________ ________ ________ ________(起到重要的作用)in finding an excellent job for us.

2．Forty students________ ________ ________(参加)the swimming competition yesterday.

3．The famous actor________ ________ ________ ________(扮演) a policeman in the play.

4．________ ________ ________(径直往前走)and you will find a hospital.

5．________ ________ ________ ________(信不信由你)，our English teacher knows everything.

6．We should welcome friends________ ________ ________ ________ ________(来自世界各地)with a smile and be friendly to everyone.

六.单项填空

1．I asked my boss for a month’s holiday and，________，she agreed.

A．what’s more　　　　　　 B．that is to say

C．believe it or not D．in other words

2．The old pianist wouldn’t listen to our repeated request that he________in public again.

A．play B．played

C．would play D．was going to play

3．—Have you any idea where he comes from?

—Judging by his strong________，he must be from Sichuan.

A．tone B．style

C．voice D．accent

4．Fluent English is based________frequent practice.That’s why we should practice speaking it as often as possible.

A．on B．of

C．with D．at

5．Joe had changed so much that I could hardly________him at first in Shanghai Expo Garden.

A．remember B．realize

C．recognize D．conquer

6．—House prices are higher than________before.

—True.Many people find it hard to buy a house of their own.

A．ever B．once

C．never D．hardly

7．—Do you mind my smoking here?

—I’m afraid I do.People________not to smoke in the reading room.

A．are requesting B．request

C．are requested D．will request

8．I’ve asked several people what happened，but no one will give me a ________answer.

A．loose B．native

C．latter D．straight

9．The American girl has a good________ of Chinese and can express herself freely in the language.

A．item B．series

C．command D．usage

10．The________on his face told me that he was angry.

A．impression B．sight

C．appearance D．expression

七.完形填空

A couple of weeks ago，my friend offered to sell some of our things for us.I thought it was a good opportunity to__1__my 7yearold son’s room and__2__ some toys that were no longer suitable for him to play with.We __3__that all the money we got from selling the toys would be his money.

The night before the__4__，we loaded up the truck with toys and a little bike that was too__5__for him.In the yard he__6__the bike for the last time and then happily put it onto the truck.This little bike had at least two previous owners as far as we__7__.It wasn’t in the best__8__and was certainly not new，but the tires were__9__good.

We put a price of $10 on it，but it didn’t sell.So，after the sale was__10__，my friend put it on the sidewalk with a sign that__11__“FREE，BIKE”.Within five minutes her doorbell rang.A little boy was__12__ there.In poor English he asked whether the bike was__13__free.She said yes and that he could have it for__14__.He smiled，got on the bike and rode away.

Later that evening when I told my son how much money he had made at the sale，he was very__15__，shouting happily.He asked about a few of his things，wondering__16__they had been sold.When he asked about the bike，I told him about the little boy and that made him__17__.He was much happier than when I told him how much he had__18__.He was so happy to__19__that someone else would make good__20__of that little bike!

1．A.clean　　　　　　　　 B．check C．display D．design

2．A.look for B．go through C．show off D．deal with

3．A.refused B．agreed C．wrote D．lied

4．A.trip B．show C．sale D．decision

5．A.weak B．small

C．new D．thin

6．A.rode B．found

C．watched D．felt

7．A.doubted B．knew

C．told D．thought

8．A.time B．chance

C．place D．shape

9．A.also B．never

C．still D．hardly

10．A.ahead B．on

C．near D．over

11．A.said B．repeated

C．copied D．expressed

12．A.jumping B．standing

C．walking D．shouting

13．A.barely B．usually

C．really D．always

14．A.something B．anything

C．everything D．nothing

15．A.calm B．scared

C．excited D．disappointed

16．A.when B．if

C．why D．how

17．A.smile B．worry

C．leave D．cry

18．A.enjoyed B．lost

C．bought D．made

19．A.hear B．understand

C．remember D．think

20．A.interest B．money

C．use D．price

八.阅读理解

Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield，Massachusetts in 1904.He was famous because of the books he wrote for children.They combine funny words，pictures，and social opinion.

Dr.Seuss wrote his first book for children in 1937.It is called And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street.A number of publishers refused to publish it.They said it was too different.A friend finally published it.Soon other successful books followed.Over the years he wrote more than forty children’s books.They were fun to read.Yet his books sometimes dealt with serious subjects.

By the middle 1940s，Dr.Seuss had become one of the best loved and most successful writers of children’s books.He had a strong desire to help children.In 1954，the Life magazine published a report about school children who could not read.The report said many children’s books were not interesting.Dr.Seuss decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read.

In 1957，Dr.Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat.He used less than 225 words to write the book.This was about the number of words a six year old should be able to read.

The story is about a cat who tries to entertain two children on a rainy day while their mother is away from home.The cat is not like normal cats.It talks.The book was an immediate success.It was an interesting story and was easy to read.Children loved it.Their parents loved it，too.Today many adults say it is still one of the stories they like best.

1．What’s the best title for this passage?

A．Some of Dr.Seuss’ books for children

B．What are Dr.Seuss’ books mainly about?

C．Dr.Seuss－a famous writer of children’s books

D．Why are Dr.Seuss’ books different?

2．What do we know about Dr.Seuss’ first book for children?

A．It was Dr.Seuss’ worst book.

B．It dealt with a very serious subject.

C．Neither children nor adults like it.

D．Many publishers didn’t take it seriously at first.

3．How did Dr.Seuss help children according to Paragraph 3?

A．By asking others to help them in magazines.

B．By writing interesting and simple books.

C．By changing his old books into simpler ones.

D．By giving them books for free.

4．We can most probably hear this passage on a radio program called “________”.

A．Travel in America　　　 B．This is America

C．People in America D．American stories

一.词汇知识

答案：1.block　2.straight　3.lightning　4.accent

5．lorry　6.usage；use；useful；useless　7.expression；express

8．eastern；western；northern；southern　9.Spanish；Spain　10.African；Africa

二.重点短语

答案：1.or　2.neighbouring　3.over　4.play　5.of　6.as　7.on　8.around　9.on　10.up

三.必背句型

1．答案：no such thing as

2．答案：in the way people speak

3．答案：the same；asw

4．答案：recognize and understand

四.品句填词

1．答案：expression

2．答案：accent

3．答案：blocks

4．答案：recognize/recognise

5．答案：lightning

6．答案：commanded

五.完成句子

1．答案：plays an important part/role

2．答案：took part in

3．答案：played the part of

4．答案：Go straight ahead

5．答案：Believe it or not

6．答案：from all over the world

六.单项填空

1．选C

2．选A

3．选D

4．选A

5．选C

6．选A

7．选C

8．选D

9．选C

10．选D