完形填空

Once there lived a farmer called Henry. He had a brother Mike, who was ________ excellent gardener. His skill and his beautiful trees were________ everywhere.

One day, Henry went to town to visit Mike. “Look, my brother,” said Mike, “here is the best ________ tree from my garden. Take it home and plant it ________ you, and your children, and your children’s children can enjoy it.” Henry was ________ with the apple tree and went back home. The next morning, he began to wonder ________ he should plant it.

“If I plant it on the hill,” he said to himself, “the wind might catch it and ________ down the fruit. If I plant it close to the road, people who pass by will ________ some of them. But if I plant it…” ________ he planted the tree in the corner behind his house, where no one else could notice it.

________ the tree bore(结出) no fruit the first year, ________ the second. Then Henry sent for his brother and said to him ________ , “you have cheated me. This is the third year and it brings me ________ but leaves(叶子).”

When Mike saw where the tree was planted, he laughed and said, “You have planted the tree in such a cold corner ________ sun-light or warmth. How could you expect flowers and ________ ?”

1.A. a B. an C. the D. /

2.A. simple B. famous C. similar D. common

3.A. pear B. grape C. apple D. banana

4.A. although B. instead of C. even if D. so that

5.A. tired B. patient C. pleased D. popular

6.A. where B. how C. when D. why

7.A. put B. cut C. push D. shake

8.A. see B. hear C. touch D. pick

9.A. Finally B. Firstly C. Luckily D. Certainly

10.A. And B. So C. But D. As

11.A. or B. nor C. both D. so

12.A. happily B. angrily C. kindly D. carelessly

13.A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anything

14.A. with B. without C. for D. of

15.A. leaves B. juice C. tree D. Fruit

Reading for pleasure(消遣) is the easiest way to become a better reader in English. It is also the most important way.

Some students say they don’t want to read for pleasure. They say they want to use their time to learn the rules of the language and new words. They say that pleasure reading is too busy.

Many experts(专家)say pleasure reading is very important for learning English. Dr Stephen Krashen, a famous expert on learning languages, says that pleasure reading helps you learn many important things about English. Students learn more grammar and more words when they read for pleasure. They also learn more about good writing.

Dr Krashen tells us that pleasure reading helps each student in a different way. Each student needs to learn something different. Pleasure reading makes it possible for each student to learn what he or she needs.

Reading for pleasure is not the same as studying. When you read for pleasure, you choose your own books, and you don’t have to remember everything. There are no tests on your pleasure reading books. Pleasure reading will help you：

·learn how English speakers use English

·read faster in English

·find examples of good writing in English

·learn new words

·learn about the culture of English speakers

1. Many experts say students learn more ___________when they read for pleasure.

A. grammar and listening

B. listening and spelling

C. listening and speaking

D. grammar and words

2.Each student needs to learn ___________by pleasure reading.

A. something difficult

B. something different

C. something easy

D. something important

3.From the passage, we know pleasure reading makes it the most impossible for each student to___________________.

A. find examples of good writing in English

B. learn new words

C. learn how English writers use English

D. read faster in English

4.The passage is mainly about _____________.

A. pleasure reading in a different way

B. pleasure reading in the same way

C. pleasure reading in an easy way

D. pleasure reading in an important way

任务形阅读

请仔细阅读1-4小题，从A、B、C、D 中找出其相对应的活动名称，并回答5小题。

1. _________Your friends may be busy, but they may at least have one free day. You could go shopping, or go to the movies, or do something you both enjoy doing.

2._________ Get a tent if you don’t have one and find a campsite. If you don’t have much money to go on holiday, camp in your back garden!

3.________ Get some water pistols(手枪) and fill them up. It’s a great way of cooling down and brings lots of fun!

4._________If you have quite a few brothers and sisters, or a big family, you can all go out in the garden and play something like baseball.

5.When would you mostly do these activities?

A. On New Year’s Day. B. In the summer vacation.

C. On Dragon Boat Festival. D. At a family party.

I took a picture_____ the garden_____many flowers and trees in it.

A. of; with B. to; on C. for; on D. to; with

— I was at the cinema at 8:00 yesterday evening. What about you?

— Oh, I_____ a walk with my mother by the river.

A. took B. will take

C. was taking D. am taking

An old lady in a plane had a blanket(毯子) over her head and she did not want to take it off. The air hostess(空姐) spoke to her, but the old lady said,” I have never been in a plane before, and I am frightened. I am going to keep this blanket over my head until we are back on the ground again!”

Then the captain came. He said, “Madam, I am the captain of this plane. The weather is fine, there are no clouds in the sky, and everything is going very well.” But she continued to hide.

So the captain turned and started to go back. Then the old lady looked out from under the blanket with one eye and said, “I am sorry, young man, but I don’t like planes and I am never going to fly again. But I’ll say one thing,” She continued kindly, “You and your wife keep your plane very clean!”

请根据短文内容，判断正误。正确为“T”, 错误为“F”.

1.An old lady had a blanket over her shoulder.

2.She wanted to take off her blanket.

3.The air hostess didn’t spoke to her.

4.The old lady had never been in a plane before.

5.The woman didn’t like planes and she was never going to fly again.

情景交际。

根据对话内容，从下面方框中选出五个适当的句子补全对话，并将其字母标号填在题后横线上。其中有两项是多余的。

David: Hello, Carol. This is David speaking.

Carol: Hello, David. This is Carol.

David: 1._____

Carol: I’m sorry that I didn’t answer your phone. I was reading a book named Arabian Nights at the bookshop at that time.

David: Arabian Nights? 2.____

Carol: There are many old and interesting stories in it.

David: 3.____

Carol: A queen tells all the stories. The king of a country married a new queen every day and killed her the next morning…

David: Stop, stop here! 4._____

Carol: Yes, you are right. 5._____

David: Yes. I’ve already read it twice. I think it is very interesting. Carol: Me, too. And I’d like to read

it once more!

选词填空

请根据所给句子的内容，从下面方框中选出适当的词，并注意其正确形式。每空一词，每词限用一次。

1.Wendy_____ off her bike and hurt her right arm last week .

2.My American friend Lucy is coming to China, and I plan to show ____ around our city.

3.I haven’t been to Nanjing, but my father has been there _____.

4.The farmers were working in the field and ______ it began to rain.

5.I think three _____ of restaurants are using bad oil.

6.I saw her_____ into the school library just now.

7.My uncle lost his job because his company_______ last month.

8._____ of people all over the world watched the football match last night.

9.I think making _____ in class is a good way to learn English well.

10.Do you think the ______ population is the biggest problem in the world ?

—Lily, _____ you _____ your ticket?

—Not yet!

A. did; find B. have; found

C. has; found D. do; find

Learning English can make _________ to talk with foreigners.

A. you easier B. you more easily

C. it easier for you D. it more easily for you