8A第一学期英语提优练习题

2015-2016学年第一学期英语提优练习（4）
一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）
1.I like listening to _______music; but _______ music in this film is boring.
A./; the
B./; /
C. the: the
D. the; /
2.On ________ typical summer day, the temperature can rise from 3℃before ________ sunrise to 27℃by
midday.
A. the; the
B. the; /
C. a; /
D. a; the
3.It took the scientists seven days to ________ TaklaMakan (塔克拉玛干沙漠)________ “the sea of death”．
A．climb；calling B．through；called C．across；naming D．cross；named
4.Susan has been fortunate to find a good job she loves in this city, and _______ she gets well paid for it.
A. what's more
B. sooner or later
C. as if
D. more or less
5.The teachers are busy________ the exam papers while the students are busy_______the exams.
A. prepare; prepare for
B. preparing; preparing for
C. prepare for; prepare
D. preparing for; preparing
6.The news that the woman was still _______ five days after the tsunami(海啸) was broadcast on_______TV
worldwide.
A. alive; alive
B. living; alive
C. alive; live
D. lively; live
7.________has been introduced to the students to help them make progress.
A. Many books as well as some advice
B. Not only some advice but also many books
C. Some advice as well as many books
D. Some advice and many books
8.She learnt both business and history, but she knows ________ of them well, though she can speak on
________ subjects in general.
A. none; any
B. nothing; anything
C. neither; both
D. either; neither
9.She kept ________ they must be economical（节约的）,______they were not rich.
A. on saying; though
B. speak; till
C. saying; since
D. to speak; as
10.I told them not everybody could do it, ________? I was right about everything.
A. didn't I
B. couldn't they
C. could they
D. did I
11.He is a difficult person. He has never got ________ well with his ________ relatives.
A. on; daughter-in-law's
B. along; daughter's-in-law
C. /; daughter-in-law's
D. up; daughter's-in-law
12.She looked at him _______ and her words sounded ________.
A. warm; tireless
B. cold; sharply
C. warmly; tirelessly
D. coldly; sharp
13.David told me ________important information he ________on the Internet．
A．what an；searched B．what；got C．how；typed D．how an；downloaded 14.--Did you have a good day at school?
--Yeah, I had a great day. I got the part of Juliet in the school play! Can you believe it?
--_______ I'll cook your favourite for dinner.
A. That's excellent news!
B. That's all right.
C. Don't be ridiculous!
D. Take it easy.
15.--I've been thinking about quitting this course. It seems it doesn't suit me.
-- _______You can't stop trying now. Think of all the time you've invested.
--I know, I've thought of that but I don't think I have much choice,
A. I'll see you there.
B. That's a good idea,
C. You can't be serious.
D. I'll give it a go.
二、完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，共10分)
This year’s road race was the best I’ve ever seen. The race is held___16____, and entrance to the stand is free. It was a cold morning, and the teams had woken up early to get their cars___17____. They had practiced long and it was hard to get here. The race was to start at 11 o’clock, but started late because the track（跑道）___18____. There was a loud noise when all the drivers___19____, then they drove quickly to____20___line. The gun went off, and the cars___21____. They drove past the stands, and turned a corner onto the second track. On the fifth lap one driver made a___22____, and his car stopped dead when it hit something. The race was fast, and all the drivers drove well, but it was___23____from the beginning who was going to win: an Australian driver had taken the
inside lane and was in first place on only the second lap. Over the rest of the race the others___24____a long way. It was a(n)___25____ win for him, and he went on driving round the track for another lap to celebrate his win.
16. A. monthly B. many times C. yearly D. all the time
17. A. ill B. ready C. clean D. beautiful
18. A. wasn’t clean B. was blue C. was ready D. and fields
19. A. left the cars B. stopped the cars C. started the cars D. began to sleep
20. A. the lap B. the ending C. the starting D. the air
21. A. started B were shot C. stopped D. were sold
22. A. turn B. mistake C. stop D. rest
23. A. easy B. difficult C. safe D. clear
24. A. passed B. ran for C. stopped D. fell behind
25. A. quick B. easy C. slow D. first
三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）
A
I bought a jasmine plant for my office. When I bought it, I was told it would
bloom（开花） and the sweet smell would fill my office. I had the plant for
two months, and every day I looked at it, but there weren't any flowers or
pleasant smell. I was not happy, so I gave the plant to my friend Linda.
One day, another friend Mary called and invited me to her office. When I
walked in, her jasmine flowers surprised me. I reached out to touch the flowers.
Mary cut some and gave them to me. I couldn't help smelling them. Surrounded
by the sweet smell of only a handful of these flowers, I suddenly understood something.
Mary bought her plant the same time I did. It took a year for her jasmine to bloom. I was so impatient for mine to bloom; regretfully, I gave it away.
In a way my life is like the jasmine plant. I need to be patient and let things happen.
Last Sunday Linda told me that she was going abroad the next week. Before she left, she returned the plant to me. This time I am going to wait. I have learned that when we want something in our life, we have to be patient. I am slowly learning to have that patience to wait for my jasmine to bloom.
26.Before she gave the jasmine away, the writer had it for____________.
A. one day
B. one year
C. two weeks
D. two months
27.When the writer saw Mary's jasmine, she felt____________.
A. unhappy
B. peaceful
C. hopeful
D. surprised
28.What has the writer learned from her experience?
A. Patience is needed in life.
B. Flowers can make life better.
C. Friendship is necessary for us.
D. Jasmine can be a wonderful plant.
B
Assertiveness(自信) is the ability to confidently express your opinions, feelings,attitudes, and rights, in a way that doesn't infringe（侵犯） the rights of others.
Many of us are taught that it is not nice to consider our own needs above those of others. If someone says or does something that we don't like, we should just be quiet and try to stay away from that person in the future.
Why is Assertiveness important?
If you don't know how to be assertive, you might experience:
•Depression - Anger, a sense of being helpless, hopeless, or of having no control over your life.
•Resentment - Anger at others for taking advantage of you.
•Frustration - Why did I allow that to happen?
Most people find it easier to be assertive in some situations than in others. This makes perfect sense. It's a lot easier to hold your ground with a stranger than with someone you love. But the more important the relationship is to you, the more important it is to be assertive. Assertive behavior leads to increased respect from others！
But before you decide to act assertively, you have to decide if you can livewith the results. Although assertive behavior usually will result in a positiveresponse ，some people might react differently.
How to be effectively（有效地） assertive:
•Use "I" statements. Keep the focus on the problem you're having. "I'd like to be able to tell my stories without interruption." instead of "You're always interrupting my stories!”
•Use facts, not opinions. "Did you know that shi rt has a hole?" instead of "You're not going out looking like THAT, are you?"
•Express ownership of your thoughts, feelings, and opinions. "I get angry when he breaks his promises. “instead of "He makes me angry. "
• Make clear and direct requirements. D on't invite the person to say no. "Will you please?" instead of 'Would you mind…?" or "Why don't you…?"
•Keep repeating your point. Use a low level and pleasant voice. Don't try to explain yourself.
29.The writer probably agrees that____________.
A. you should consider others' response before you act assertively
B. you should be assertive if you want to get good marks
C. assertiveness is the ability to infringe others' rights .
D. assertive behavior will bring you bad feelings
30.The expression "hold your g round" probably means “____________”
A. reach an agreement
B. insist on your point
C. keep your word
D. keep on fighting
31.Which of the following helps you to be effectively assertive?
A. Explaining yourself in a soft and sweet voice.
B. Expressing ownership of others' thoughts.
C. Making requirements directly and clearly.
D. Using your opinions instead of facts.
C
Sitting on exercise balls brings more than a smile to students and teachers.
Some fourth-graders at Conrad Weiser West Elementary School in Womelsdorf love their new chairsprobably because they're not really chairs at all.
The kids are sitting on the air-filled balls. But different from those just for exercise, these have small legs that keep them from rolling. Sitting on a chair all day in school can make anyone want to move around. So, more and more teachers are letting students have a ball. By using exercise balls instead of common chairs, teachers find
students' posture(姿势) and attention improved.
Dotti Pownall, a fifth-grader teacher in West Virginia, has been using balls as chairs since December 2008. "The students love them." she says. Pownall took a survey of her students. She found that 80 percent, thought sitting on the balls helped them concentrate(专注) better:
"Besides, t hey’re fun," says Pownall.
According to WittFitt, a company that has sold balls to more than 200 schools, they can improve kids' posture and classroom behavior.
Exercise ball chairs are getting popular in classrooms, from preschool to college. Some adults (成人) even use them at work.
Lisa Witt felt so strongly about the use of balls as chairs that she started WittFitt. She said the company not only encourages the use of balls but also educates teachers and students on how to use them. "We sell balls in 24 states in America, three provinces in Canada and Japan." says Witt.
32.Sitting on exercise balls can____________.
A. improve students' attention
B. make students smarter
C. keep students moving around
D. help students become fit
33.According to the passage, the company WittFitt____________.
A. began to produce balls in 2008
B. sells balls in 24 countries
C. was set up by Lisa Witt
D. is famous around the world
34.It can be seen from the passage that ____________.
A. exercise balls have no legs
B. Pownall works as a teacher
C. students hate exercise balls
D. exercise balls are filled with sand
35.The passage mainly tells us about____________.
A. the shape of exercise balls
B. the use of exercise balls
C. the number of exercise balls
D. the inventor of exercise balls
D
How quickly can you count from one to ten? Do you use ten different words to do it? Can you do it in English, or do you have to use your first languages? Do you count on your fingers? Many people think that numbers and math are the same all over the world. But scientists have discovered that it is not true.
People in different parts of the world use different ways to count on their fingers. In the United States, people think begin counting with their first fingers, which they extend or stick out. They then extend the rest of their fingers and finally the thumb(拇指）to count to five. Then they repeat this with the other hand to get to ten. In China, people count by using different finger positions. In this way, a Chinese person can easily count to ten on only one hand.
Besides ways of finger counting, scientists have found that cultures and languages are also different when it comes to numbers. Some languages have only a few words for numbers, and others have no words for numbers. A group of scientists studied aboriginal(土著的）people in Australia. These people don’t have hand movements to stand for numbers. They don’t even have word for numbers. However, they are still able to understand different ideas about numbers.
In a similar study, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology discovered that people of the
Piraha tribe(部落）in northwestern Brazil don’t have words for numbers such as “one” or “three.”. They are not able to say “five trees” or “ten trees” but can say “some trees,” “more trees,” or “many trees.” Professor Edward Gibson said that most people believe that everyone knows how to count, “but here is a group that does not count. They could learn, but is’t not useful in their culture, so they’ve never picked it up.”
Although all humans are able to understand quantities(数量）, not all languages have numbers and not all people use counting. Number words in a certain language are a result of people needing numbers in their daily lives. Now we know that people have different ideas about numbers and math, too.
36.The writer begins with the four questions in order to____________.
A.make a survey
B. interest readers
C. tell a story
D. solve math problems
37.What do we learn from the difference in finger counting between the U.S. and China?
A. People from China count much faster than people from the U.S.
B. People from China need two hands to count from one to ten.
C. People of different cultures may use different ways of finger counting
D. People of different cultures use the same way of finger counting.
38.Which of following is true about aboriginal Australians?
A. They have only a few words for numbers
B. They have hand movements to stand for numbers
C. They can only count to five on their fingers
D. They can understand different ideas about numbers
39.The study of the Piraha tribe shows that____________.
A. people all over the world know how to count
B. People of the tribe have words for number
C. Some groups of people are not smart enough to count
D. Counting is not useful in the culture of the tribe
40.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. people from different cultures have different ideas about numbers and math
B. Chinese people can count more easily on their fingers than Americans
C. In some aboriginal culture, people don’t even know how to count
D. Some languages don’t have number words because people don’t need numbers.
四、单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分。

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41.-Could you please take out the trash?
-With _______ (乐意).
42.-What do you think of soap operas?
-I can’t _______ (忍受) them.
43.Good_______(友谊) can make you happy. So we all need friends.
44.–What does he look like?
–He is of medium h_______.
45.It’s impolite to p_______ at others with chopsticks at table.
46.She hasn’t seen her pet dog for a week, so she is very w_______ about it.
47.-What’s your e-mail a_______? -It’s cindyj@.
48.-How did you get to school yesterday? -I r_______ my bicycle.
49.It was too late after the game. We _______ the last bus. So we had to walk home.
50.-What’s wrong with Jenny? -She’s not well, she has a _______, 39.5 ℃.
五、翻译句子（共五小题，每小题2分，共10分。

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51.学习一门外语是有必要的。

52.每天吃三次这种药可以帮助预防感冒咳嗽。

53.为了谋生，他几乎花费了全部的业余时间练习唱歌。

54.由于昨晚的大雪，今早人们上学和上班有非常大的困难。

55.尽管他主动提出为游客提供景点介绍，我仍然认为他太年轻无法很好地完成这个工作。

六、句型转换。

（共20空；每空0.5分，共10分。

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56.Li Lin went to see a doctor this morning. Wang Fei went to see a doctor, too. (改为同义句)
Li Lin went to see a doctor this morning.______________Wang Fei.
57.The tiger is the biggest animal in this zoo. (改为同义句)
The tiger is bigger than______________animal in this zoo.
58.There’s only an old man living in the faraway village now. (改为同义句)
______________ an old man lives in the faraway village now.
59.Do you like playing volleyball? I wanted to know. (改为同义句)
I wanted to know _______you_______playing volleyball.
60.Nothing can stop us now.(变成反意疑问句)
Nothing can stop us now,______________.
61.Let me write them down.(改为反意疑问句)
Let me write them down,______________?
62.All of the people in that country can speak Russian.(改为否定句)
____________ ____________the people in that country can speak Russian.
63.The surfers both won first prize in the city surfing competition．（改为否定句）
____________ ____________ the surfers won first prize in the city surfing competition．
64.My neighbor, Peter, is tall and thin．（改为特殊疑问句）
____________ does your neighbor, Peter, look ____________ ？
65.It's ten years since the Littles started to work in China．（改为现在完成时）
The Littles ____________ ____________ in China for over ten years．
七、阅读短文，根据其内容从方框中挑选合适的动词，并用其适当形式填空完成短文。

每个词只能使用一次。

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He was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. He was the son of a Stratford businessman. He went to the local grammar school. In 1582 he ___1____ Anne Hathaway. They ____2____ three children. We ____3____ that he left Stratford in about 1585, but no one knows where he went or what he ____4____ for the next five years. In September 1592 we know that he lived and ____5____ in London as a playwright （剧作家） and as an actor at the Globe Theatre. He was not on the actor-list after 1603 so he probably stopped ___6_____ at this time because he was already famous for his___7_____.
He wrote his first play, Henry VI, in 1590-1591. He also wrote a large number of poems. He ____8____ his last play, The Tempest, in 1612. After that, he left London and went back____9____ in Stratford. He died in 1616. His plays ____10____ very successful today.
Many people think he was the greatest English writer of all time. His name was William Shakespeare.
八、根据文章内容及首字母提示用最恰当的词完成下文。

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九、书面表达。

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假设你是王蒙，你的笔友史蒂夫想要了解中国的藏羚羊的保护情况。

请用以下表格信息写一封信给史蒂夫并谈谈你的看法（至少两点）。

注意：1.信里需要包括表格中的所有要点，不要逐句翻译，可适当发挥，使文章连贯通顺。

2.80个词左右，文章开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Steve，
I am glad to receive your letter. It’s my pleasure to share some information about antelopes with you.
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十、附加题。

IQ(智力测试）（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）
Answer the following questions.（回答下列问题。

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1. Which letter completes the last group?
DBAC HFEG LJIK PNM(?)
2. Which figure completes the sequence?
3. A man who worked in the butcher shop ( 肉店 ) was 6 feet tall, had red hair and wore size 11 shoes. What
did he weigh?
4. Find the missing letter and number.
5. Television is to the image what radio is to...?。