华侨考试初级试题

张一恒第三周周测英语试卷一．单项填空（共30小题，每题一分，共30分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

（）1. William found it increasingly difficult to read, for his eyesight was beginning to .A.disappearB.fallC.failD.damage（）2. Mary, I_____John of his promise to help you.A. toldB. remindedC. warnedD. advised（）3. I a bank account after I made﹩1,000 by doing a part-time job during the summer vacation.A.borrowedB.openedC.enteredD.ordered （）4. ——Are you still mad at her?A．deny B．refuse C．reject D．decline （）5. I’d prefer to my judgement until I find all the evidence.A.showB. expressC.passD.reserve（）6. As the story______, the truth about the strange figure is slowly discovered.A. beginsB. happensC. endsD. develops（）7. Knowledge and learning are important if we want to be successful, but they may also________ our thinking.A. directB. limitC. changeD. improve （）8. The minister said. “We are ready for discussions with any legal parties, but we’ll never_______ with criminals.”A. negotiateB. quarrelC. argueD. consult（）9. Clinical evidence began to__________, suggesting that the new drugs had a wider range of useful activities than had been predicted from experimentsin animals.A. operateB. strengthenC. approveD. accumulate （）10. What are you doing out of bed, Tom? You're to be asleep. ,A. supposedB. knownC. thoughtD. considered（）11. You are old enough to your own living.A.winB. gainC. takeD. earn（）12. I can the house being untidy, but I hate it if it’s not clean.A. come up withB.put up withC. turn toD.stick to（）13. She an old friend of hers yesterday while she was shopping at the department store.A.turned downB.dealt withC.took afterD.came across （）14. ——You look upset. What’s the matter？——I had my proposal _______ again.A．turned over B．turned on C．turned off D．turned down （）15. Born into a family with three brothers, David was to value the sense of sharing.A.brought upB.turned downC.looked afterD.held back（）21 Would you please keep silent ?The weather report ___and I want to listen.A. is broadcastB. is being broadcastC. has been broadcastD. had been broadcast（）22. Although the causes of cancer___, we do not yet have any practical way to prevent it.A. are being uncovered B have been uncoveringC are uncoveringD have uncovered（）23. ---I don’t suppose the police know who did it.----Well ,surprisingly they do. A man has been arrested and___ now.A has been questionedB is being questionedC is questioningD has questioned.（）24 ---Have you handed in your schoolwork yet?---YES,I have. I guess it ___nowA has gradedB is gradedC is being gradedD is grading（）25. –What’s wrong with your radio?----I don’t know. It ___by my brother now.A has repairedB is repairedC is being repairedD is re pairing（）26.---Was Ma Yun’s speech a success?---Yes. He caught all the listener’s_____with it.A. productionB. organizationC.attentionD. instruction（）27. ---Mike, I called your name but you didn’t even look at me.---Sorry, I ______about a math problem. Math usually drives me crazy.A. thoughtB. thinkC. will thinkD. was thinking（）28. According to the rule, children should_____ a nearby school to receiveeducation in Zhengzhou.A.enterB. treatC. supportD. attend（）29. Kevin, does your brother serve in the army?Not now. But he ________ in the army for 15 years.A. would serveB. has servedC. servedD. serves（）30. Under the leadership of President Xi Jinping, great changes ______in China in the past five years.A. happenedB. took placeC. have happenedD. have taken place（）31.---A speech on Indian culture in our school hall yesterday afternoon.---What a pity! I missed it.A.givesB.gaveC.was givenD.will be given（）32.---I ordered some books online a couple of days ago,but they haven’t arrived yet.---Why don’t you on the Internet?A.look at themB.look for themC.look them upD.look them over （）33. Jo is without ________ one of the finest swimmers in our school.A .permission B. rule C. problem D. doubt（）34. He tried hard to join the army but was ________ because of poor health.A. turned downB. gone outC. kept awayD. taken in（）35. Our decision to build the museum in Hartlepool was based on the ______that there were no national museums in the North East.A. factB. goalC. thingD. belief二．完形填空（30小题，每小题1分，共30分）先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A,B,C,D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

（1）It was one of the last days before Christmas. The assistants(售货员）in the large store were busy 36 customers.A(n) 37 lady was choosing gloves.Red ones for her daughter;blue ones for her son;pink ones for her granddaughter and green ones for her sister. When she found all that she wanted,the counter(柜台)was covered 38 pairs of gloves. The assistant finally wrote out the bill,and was about to turn to the next customer in a tired voice.But the old suddenly cried out, “Oh, I ___39___forgot...”“Anything else, Madam?” asked the girl.“Yes,”said the old lady, “I’d like to buy another_40___, but I’m not sure about what I should choose. I wonder 41___you could help me.”“Certainly, Madam”was the girl’s42___.The old lady then said he wanted to buy a pair of gloves for a girl of her age. She was not sure what color to 43___.The tired girl did her best to help the old lady, showing her all kinds of gloves.At last the old lady chose a pair and 44 __for it. When the girl was about to turn to the next customer, the old lady gave the pair of gloves to her. She said,”Dear, this pair is for 45___ and thank you for being so patient. I do hope you have a happy Christmas!”( )36. A. solving B. serving C. celebrating D. refusing( )37. A. old B. young C. tall D.short( )38. A. on B. in C. up D. with( )39. A. almost B. already C. never D. yet( )40. A. pair B. piece C. line D.group( )41. A.if B. how C. when D. why( )42. A. question B.reply C. serve D.advice( )43. A. dig B. add C. delete D. choose( )44. A. waited B. paid C.looked D. prepared( )45. A. us B. me C. you D. them(2)Our son Jason was born with cerebral palsy. My wife and I often__41___ him as he faced many challenges in his early years.It was ____42___ to see him chosen last for baseball___43____, but he was happy and well __44___ by his peers throughout primary school. His most __45___ time came when he began high school. One afternoon, he returned home with __46____. He threw his bag on the floor, shouting angrily, “I’ll never go to school again!” He was __47___ with food other kids had thrown at him on the way home. He didn’t tell us what had happened until later.Several days earlier, he had ___48__ the school running team. That day, a few older students made fun of his _49____ on the track and made him the _50___ of their one-side food fight. I called the headmaster about the matter and it never happened again. He stayed on the team____51___ trouble continued.One day in October, we had snow and freezing rain. As the other kids exercised in the gym, they noticed Jason jogging around the snow-covered __52__. A few weeks later, he told us each month students__53__ an “athlete of the month”. The coach would list the top athletes, and students voted for the winner. Jason’s__54__ had never been listed. But that day, one of the students said, “I’d like to nominate Jason for the athlete of the month, sir!” The coach looked __55___.“He works harder than any of us, sir.” The student continued.“But we’ll have to have someone _56___ the nominate.” The coach replied.Tears formed in Jason’s eyes as he told us what happened next. “mom, dad, everyone in the class __57___ their hand.”We, also in tears, looked at him as he ___58___ showed his certificate.Whenever I despair, I think of this story. I __59___ myself that challenges are not overcome by force, but by patience, ___60___ and faith.41 A. comforted B. persuaded C. protected D. instructed42 A. boring B. confusing C. heartbreaking D. challenging43 A. purposely B. regularly C. exactly D. eventually44 A. praised B. admired C. respected D. accepted45 A. merciful B. enjoyable C. difficult D. unforgettable46 A. confidence B. sadness C. courage D. fear47 A. covered B. packed C. faced D. supplied48 A. played for B. voted for C. prepared for D. signed up for49 A. promise B. performance C. goal D. ability50 A. target B. cause C. focus D. role51 A. in case B. as if C. ever since D. even though52 A. street B. camp C. track D. field53 A. trained B. found C. dismissed D. chose54 A. name B. progress C. score D. application55 A. satisfied B. surprised C. excited D. disappointed56 A. invite B. seek C. support D. consider57 A. put up B. put back C. put down D. put out58 A. carefully B. firmly C. eagerly D. proudly59 A. warn B. remind C. inform D. teach60 A. honesty B. knowledge C. determination D. development三. 阅读理解（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下列短文，并做每篇后面的题目。