新起点英语热身演练（一）

一、完形填空（共15分，每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Anna， my 7■year■old daughter， and I were rushing to her dancing class. A few    1    ahead of us were another girl and her mum. As they went into the building， the woman looked back and saw us. But instead of holding the door    2    for Anna and me， she let it close with a loud noise before our    3   . It made my daughter and I surprised.

“   4    did the lady do that to us？” Anna asked me. “She was    5   ， honey.” Her question had a quick， easy answer. However， another question came in my    6   ： When so many people care so little about manners these days， how can I    7    my daughter that manners really do matter？

Our kids live in a world where rudeness often    8   . However， we need to oppose （反對） that by teaching kids that politeness is the only acceptable way of    9   . And the importance of manners is more than teaching your child to act better in public and    10    say “please” and “thank you”. Children can also have good values such as thinking of others which are basic to good manners.

Though we live in a rude world， its still important to keep kids polite. Politeness gives kids    11    that will help them be successful through their whole lives. When you teach chil-dren manners， you make them confident to    12    any social situation. People also give better answers to kids who show their respect to    13    by using good manners. So when children wait for their    14   ， dont interrupt （打断;妨碍） and admire them. It makes them more attractive to    15   . Also it helps to create a society full of harmony （和谐） and kindness.

（    ）1. A. breath B. minutes C. steps D. names

（    ）2. A. closed B. clean C. open D. broken

（    ）3. A. faces B. voice C. hands D. door

（    ）4. A. When B. Why C. How D. What

（    ）5. A. kind B. polite C. angry D. rude

（    ）6. A. mind B. feeling C. doubt D. hand

（    ）7. A. help B. teach C. say D. ask

（    ）8. A. appears B. faces C. needs D. takes

（    ）9. A. working B. thinking C. talking D. acting

（    ）10. A. never B. always C. seldom D. sometimes

（    ）11. A. positions B. strength C. attention D. advantages

（    ）12. A. think of B. laugh at C. deal with D. know about

（    ）13. A. some B. one C. others D. another

（    ）14. A. turn B. chances C. problems D. rows

（    ）15. A. no one B. everyone C. anyone D. someone

二、閱读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列三篇材料，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

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（    ）1. You can see the material above _______.

A. at the Lost and Found B. in a novel

C. in a sports magazine      D. in a travel magazine

（    ）2. The material is probably a（n） _______.

A. notice      B. map    C. advertisement D. instruction

（    ）3. After exercising in Fit Forever for months， you can get what you want EXCEPT _______.

A. burning fat      B. building muscle

C. gaining strength （力量）      D. making some money

（    ）4. If you want to know more about Fit Forever， you need to _______.

A. text SPECIAL to 6042553489    B. e■mail service@fitforever.com

C. go to 1618 East 1st Ave  D. visit fitforever.ca

（    ）5. You will spend at least _______ if you want to do exercise there for two months.

A. $19.99        B. $9.99        C. $39.98        D. $59.97

B

Winnie sat outside the headmasters （校长） office waiting to be called in. She wished she had not been caught down by the river at lunchtime. But it was too late now.

Winnie liked hanging out with the older girls. She felt more important when she was with them. She especially admired Vicky. Vicky was always breaking the school rules， but somehow managed to get away with it.

Vicky told the group of girls she pinched a packet of cigarettes from her dads pocket. She invited them to follow her to the river at lunchtime for a smoke. They sat under the bridge and Vicky passed round the packet of cigarettes. Winnie had never smoked before. It tasted awful. Vicky told Winnie to steal a packet of cigarettes from her dad and bring it to school for them to smoke. Winnie knew this was wrong but wanted so much to be part of the group. So she said they could count on her to bring a packet the next day.

Then， suddenly， before they could hide their cigarettes， Mr. Jackson， her class teacher caught them. He was angry. Vicky threw the packet of cigarettes into Winnie and said， “She gave them to us. She stole them from her dad.” But Mr. Jackson had seen and heard everything. He told them to go straight back to school and wait for him outside the headmasters office.

Now， sitting outside the headmasters office， Winnie knew she would be punished， but in her heart she also knew it was a stitch （一針） in time. Winnie was beginning to have second thoughts about Vicky. Because of Vicky， she was in trouble， too.

The door opened and Vicky came out. She was crying. Winnie had never seen Vicky cry before. She looked so different， so weak， so unimportant. In a flash Winnie realized Vicky was not a very nice person after all.

（    ）6. The underlined word “pinched” probably means _______.

A. borrowed B. discovered    C. collected    D. stole

（    ）7. Winnie liked staying with the group of girls because _______.

A. it made her feel happy and free

B. she knew Vicky well

C. it made her feel more important

D. she could learn more from them

（    ）8. The words “a stitch in time” in the 5th paragraph refer to _______.

A. the group of five girls    B. the school rules of smoking

C. the packet of cigarettes    D. the headmasters punishment

（    ）9. Winnie began to have second thoughts about Vicky because _______.

A. Vicky wanted to smoke again B. Winnie admired Vickys courage

C. Vicky tried to put the wrong on Winnie

D. Mr. Jackson had seen and heard everything

（    ）10. Winnie _______ after Vicky came out of the headmasters office.

A. was angry with Vicky B. felt unhappy about the punishment

C. would never talk to Vicky D. knew what kind of person Vicky was

C

Tim Berners-Lee is not the most famous inventor in the world. However， his invention has changed our lives.

He was born in London， England in 1955. When he was a small boy， Tim was interested in playing with electrical things. He studied science at Oxford University. He made his first computer from an old television at the age of 21.

Tim started working on early computers. At that time， they were much bigger than now. He worked in England then in Switzerland. Tim was really interested in two things， computers and how the brain works. How could the brain connect so many facts so quickly？ He had to work with people all over the world. They shared information about computers. It was hard to manage all the information. He answered the same questions again and again. It took a lot of time. It was even dif-ficult for computers in the same office in Switzerland to share information. Tim also forgot things eas-ily. Could a computer work like a brain？ Could it “talk” to other computers？

There was an Internet already but it was difficult to use. In 1989， Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web （WWW） all by himself. This had a special language that helped computers talk to each other on the Internet. When people wanted to share information with others， they used the World Wide Web. The Internet developed quickly after that.

Tim Berners-Lee doesnt think he did anything special. He says that all of the ideas about the Internet were already there. All he did was to put them together. He says that many other people worked together to make the Internet what it is today.

Most inventors want to become rich. But Tim gave away the World Wide Web for nothing. He now works in America. He helps people share technology and wants the Internet to be free for everyone to use. Maybe he is the most important but least famous inventor in the world today！

（    ）11. Tim Berners-Lee was interested in _______.

A. looking for jobs in different cities      B. talking to people around the world

C. studying how to connect computers    D. exploring how to improve memory

（    ）12. The underlined word “It” in paragraph 3 refers to _______.

A. Working on early computers          B. Connecting different facts together

C. Travelling to the office in Switzerland

D. Repeating the answers to the same questions

（    ）13. Tim Berners-Lee is one of the most important men in the world because _______.

A. he made information sharing on the Internet possible

B. he made the first computer when he was 21 years old

C. he helped people understand better how the brain works

D. he invented the Internet and made it free for everyone to use

（    ）14. In what order did the following events take place？

a. Tim worked in England. b. Tim worked in Switzerland.

c. Tim made his first computer. d. Tim invented the World Wide Web.

e. Tim studied science at Oxford University.

A. c-e-d-a-b B. e-b-a-c-d C. c-d-a-e-b D. e-c-a-b-d

（    ）15. According to the writer， _______.

A. Tim Berners-Lee is not famous because he is not rich

B. Tim Berners-Lee has changed our lives and he is great

C. Tim Berners-Lee did nothing special but make people a good life

D. Tim Berners-Lee has made great achievements in memory research

三、阅读理解填词（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

先阅读短文，再在其后空白处写出各单词的正确形式。单词的第一个字母已给出。

When I was nineteen， I had a job at a local bookstore. One night， a young couple came in and walked here and there l   1    for a book. They s   2    to be the usual type to give store workers a hard time. When they came to the register （收银处）， the girl was a dollar or two short of b   3    the book she wanted. She was very d   4   . I had a customer discount （折扣） card and it was still a   5   . I told the girl， “Hang on， and dont worry. Youll have the money to buy the book.” I put in my password. She gave me a t   6    smile. With a dollar left， she and her boyfriend left the store. I b   7    that I would never see them again. I dont remember how long it was， but they did r   8    later that evening just to b   9    me a beautiful card that said， “Its people like you who make the world a b   10    place to live in.” Im deeply moved by the girl and her boyfriend. In fact， they have also made the world a little brighter.

1. l_________ 2. s_________ 3. b_________ 4. d_________ 5. a_________

6. t_________ 7. b_________ 8. r_________ 9. b_________ 10. b_________

四、書面表达（共1大题，满分15分）

假如你是李华，你的英语老师Mr. Evans要求全班学生明天下午去听一个关于英国历史的讲座。你因故不能参加。请你写一封信向Mr. Evans道歉并说明情况。

内容要点如下：

1. 表示歉意;

2. 理由：父亲出差，母亲生病住院需要人照顾;

3. 询问是否有录音，以便补听讲座;

4. 补充一至两点细节内容。

注意：

1. 文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称;

2. 词数：60-80;

3. 内容连贯，不要逐条翻译;

4. 文章的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇： lecture n. 讲座    on a business trip 出差    tape n. 录音带

Dear Mr. Evans，

Please allow me to say sorry again.

Yours sincerely，

Li Hua