新起点英语热身演练（三）

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。

Georges mother was very poor. Instead of having bright burning fires in winter， she had    1    to burn. George had to pick up dry    2    from under the trees.

One    3   day in July， she sent George to the woods. He was to stay there all day to get as much wood as he could. He worked very hard so that by the time the sun was high， he was hot， and wished for a    4    place where he might rest for a while and eat his dinner.

While he hunted around the bank of the river， he saw among the moss （苔蘚） some fine wild strawberries， which were bright    5   . They looked delicious.

“How good these will be with my bread and butter！” thought George. Lining （垫在……里） his little cap with    6   ， he set to work eagerly （急切地） to gather all he could find. He felt happy and thought how much his mother would like to see him there， and to be there herself instead of in her dark    7   .

George thought of all this and just as he was lifting the first strawberry to his mouth， he said to himself， “How much Mom would like these！” He stopped and    8    the strawberry again.

“Shall I save them for her？” said George， thinking how much they would please her， yet still looking at them with a longing eye. “I will eat half and take the other half to her，” said he at last and he    9    them into two piles （堆）. But each pile looked so small that he put them together again.

“I will keep them all for Mom，” said he and he    10    them up nicely till he should go home.

When the sun was beginning to set， George set out for home. How happy he felt then， that he had all his strawberries for his    11    mother. The nearer he came to his home， the    12    he wished to taste them.

Just as he had thrown down his wood， he heard his mothers weak voice from her bedroom. “I am    13   ， and need some tea.”

George ran in to her and joyfully    14    the strawberries. “You    15    them for me， did you？” said Mom， laying her hand gently on his head， while tears stood in her eyes.

Could the eating of the strawberries have given George half the happiness he felt at the mo-ment？

（    ）1. A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing

（    ）2. A. paper B. coal C. wood D. cloth

（    ）3. A. fine B. rainy C. grey D. cold

（    ）4. A. cool B. tidy C. quiet D. smooth

（    ）5. A. yellow B. red C. blue D. orange

（    ）6. A. scarves B. leaves C. coats D. sweaters

（    ）7. A. kitchen B. study C. yard D. bedroom

（    ）8. A. ate up B. gave away C. put back D. turned over

（    ）9. A. divided B. threw C. turned D. cut

（    ）10. A. cleaned B. covered C. put D. lifted

（    ）11. A. serious B. strong C. sick D. silly

（    ）12. A. more B. less C. later D. sooner

（    ）13. A. thirsty B. hungry C. sleepy D. busy

（    ）14. A. tasted B. sold C. washed D. offered

（    ）15. A. bought B. saved C. borrowed D. stole

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。

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（    ）1. The material above is a（n） _______.

A. postcard B. advertisement C. news report D. notice

（    ）2. If you want _______， you may go to Lifestyle Pet Care.

A. to buy a dog or a cat          B. to sell a dog or a cat

C. to take your sick pet to see a doctor    D. to have your pet walked

（    ）3. From the material above， we know some pets owners _______ Lifestyle Pet Care.

A. buy many pets from

B. allow theirs pets pictures to be showed by

C. are satisfied with            D. hope not to join

（    ）4. Lifestyle Pet Care can do the following things for you EXCEPT _______.

A. buying pets food        B. walking your dog

C. cat sitting  D. in home boarding

（    ）5. Its clear that _______.

A. you can get many great pictures if you call 905-978-3482

B. Lifestyle Pet Care doesnt have its website

C. the people work for Lifestyle Pet Care have no experience

D. Lifestyle Pet Care has got some prizes

B

Gene and Marie Marsden took pride in being good citizens （公民） when in the wild. While driving miles to the Green River Lakes area， they taught their children the rules theyd learned in the bear safety handbook （手册） put out by the Bridger■Teton Forest Service. The NO. 1 rule was “Dont feed the bears！” They warned the kids not to go anywhere near a bear.

Mr. and Mrs. Marsden did their best to keep a tidy camp. While the handbook had said to hang all food at least ten feet off the ground， they did that and locked their food in their car at night. Being sure nothing was left out， they went to bed.

Gene says he now regrets not having taken their dog Spike into the tent at night， but they liked having him on guard. On the night of the encounter （相遇）， Spike could not stop barking， and Marie knew he must be sounding the alarm on something more dangerous. When she looked out of the tent， she saw a young bear.

They all got into the car and drove quickly down the road. They drove to a pay phone twenty miles away and called the Fish and Game Department. Then the Marsdens were told that the bear was a young male that theyd been keeping an eye on.

After spending the night in the public camp ground， they drove back to their site （地点）. After searching for clues， Marie came to a stop below a tallest tree. She hit her head and shouted， “Oh no！”

“What is it？” Gene asked.

Marie pointed at the ground where Spikes dog food bowl lay upside down.

A week after their return home， the Marsdens read the report in their local paper. According to the article， the Fish and Game Department had shot the young bear because， having been re-warded for invading （侵入） a human camp site， it would likely do so again.

The Marsdens knew they had been lucky in the encounter， yet much to their shame and sadness， they also knew that the bear had not.

（    ）6. _______ is mostly to blame （承擔责任） in the bears death according to the writer.

A. The bear        B. The Bridger■Teton Forest Service

C. The Marsdens    D. The Fish and Game Department

（    ）7. According to the passage， “having been rewarded” in the 8th paragraph refers to _______.

A. having driven the Marsdens away    B. having been killed

C. having fought against Spike    D. having got the dogs food

（    ）8. Which of the following is TRUE？

A. The bear saw Marie first and tried to attack.

B. The Marsdens didnt use their cellphone in the camp area.

C. The bear was hungry and wanted to steal Mr. and Mrs. Marsdens food.

D. It was reported that someone was killed by the bear.

（    ）9. The passage is written to show _______.

A. taking pets for camping should not be allowed

B. choosing right places for camping is important

C. peoples careless behavior can cause great loss （损失）

D. people had better keep away from dangerous animals

（    ）10. The passage might be from _______.

A. a camping magazine B. a handbook on bear safety

C. a geography textbook D. a study on bears deaths

C

Two graduates from Cambridge University in the United Kingdom found themselves about to graduate， yet with loans to pay off. The pair decided to begin a strange， year■long project to deal with the loan.

The men， Ross Harper and Edward Moyse， set up the website BuyMyFace.com last October as a way to get rid of the ￡50，000 they shared as student loans. The idea behind the project was to earn money by selling their faces as advertising space every day for a year. Each day， they advertise a different business by painting the brands name or logo onto their faces and upload （上传） the pictures to the homepage of BuyMyFace.com， adding a link to the advertisers website and including a short piece of text about it. After they paint their faces and publish them on the website， Harper and Moyse go out to highly populated areas such as music festivals and parks to show their faces as much as possible. They hope more people will pay attention to the advertisements on their faces.

At this time， Harper and Moyse have advertised their faces for over four months without skipping a day and theyre more than halfway to their goal. Though they first started charging about ￡1.60 per company， the prices have risen as they became more and more popular. For advertising space during the rest of April， they range between ￡250 and ￡750.

Terri L. Rittenburg， a professor of marketing at the University of Wyoming， said that she had heard of people tattooing （紋身） logos on themselves before， but this idea is much better. According to her， at first the idea would be new and unusual and attract attention. People are interested in this special style of advertisement and would like to try what they advertise. But she is unsure how long it would last.

At least for now， companies that have bought Harper and Moyses faces have written positive comments （评论） on the pairs website. “We had a three percent increase in website traffic on the very day and for two days more afterwards，” said one of the companies.

（    ）11. At BuyMyFace.com， you can _______.

A. enjoy a good chat with your friends B. buy everything you want to have

C. share experiences in doing business D. get information on certain goods

（    ）12. Harper and Moyse go to highly populated areas to _______.

A. offer their help    B. make more friends

C. show their faces    D. raise more money

（    ）13. The underlined word “loans” in the passage probably means _______.

A. the money borrowed from banks

B. the money borrowed from some companies

C. the money lent to school

D. the money borrowed from other students

（    ）14. We can infer from the passage that the two young men _______.

A. get on well with their project  B. work hard except on holidays

C. plan to open their own company  D. may close their website in future

（    ）15. The mens idea of advertising works well because _______.

A. an expert has highly praised them

B. people find it unique and interesting

C. the products they advertise are very good

D. they receive great help from the companies

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。

Out with the old， in with the new （辞旧迎新）. Its time to buy some new， bigger■sized clothes for winter. But what do you do with your o   1    clothes？

Years ago， used clothes were p   2    down to younger brothers or sisters. But now most of us are the o   3    child in families. And people are richer. They are buying m   4    clothes. Every day in China， people throw away about 26 million tons of used clothes as w   5   . Its a big waste of energy.

In many countries， charity shops c   6    and resell （再賣;转售） second-hand clothes. In those countries， it can be in fashion to shop for u   7    clothes at charity shops like Oxfam. British singer Victoria Beckham has said she buys from Oxfam. “Its amazing to see what people s   8    here， and its good to help，” she said.

Chinese people have been interested in the trend （趋势） now. Fashion brand H&M is i   9    people to put their used clothes into special boxes in their 45 stores in China. They resell some of the clothes after c   10    them. They also use some clothes to make other things like toys.

1. o_________ 2. p_________ 3. o_________ 4. m_________ 5. w_________

6. c_________ 7. u_________ 8. s_________ 9. i_________ 10. c________

四、书面表达（共1大题，满分15分）

武汉东湖绿道是国内首条城区内5A级旅游景区绿道。本周末你们班将去东湖绿道参加公众步行活动，请你就该活动向同学们发出倡议。

内容要点如下：

1. 活动目的是增强人们保护环境的意识;

2. 周六上午8点在学校大门口集合;

3. 最好乘公共交通工具出行，而不是让父母开车送你到校;

4. 步行活动大约需要两小时，请自带垃圾袋;

5. 补充一至两点个人想法。

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. 文章的开头已给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇： realize v. 意识到    trash bag 垃圾袋    public transport 公共交通

My dear fellows，

This weekend， our class are going to join the Public Walk on the East Lake Greenway.