1、姓名：_班級：_考號：_-密-封-線-內-請-不-要-答-題-寒假自我檢測加油第I卷一、單項選擇1If it _ for the heavy rain then, we would have arrived here ahead of time. A. shouldnt be B. werent C. had not beenD. be not2He didnt have your email address. Otherwise he _ the message to you. Dont scold him.A. would sendB. sentC. would have sentD. h

2、ad sent3Can you hand in your composition tomorrow?Sure. _ it handed in on time, Ill stay up tonight. A. To have gotB. Having got C. To getD. Getting4 I cant stand him _ all the time. Is that why you refused _ to him? A. interrupting; speaking B. interrupting; to speak C. to interrupt; to speak D. to

3、 interrupt; speaking5They havent made _contact with each other since they had _quarrel two weeks ago. A. the; theB. 不填; aC. a; theD. 不填; the6 I know John Lennon, but not famous one.A.×, aB. a, theC. ×, the D. the, a7Nino Hernandez, who _ only 10kg and is regarded as the worlds shortest liv

4、ing man, has not grown since he was 2 years old. A. weighed B. had weighed C. weighs D. has been weighed8 Hi, Traly, you look tired.Im tired. I the living room all day.A. paintedB. had paintedC. have been paintingD. have painted9 Tom was late for school _, which, of course, made his teacher very ang

5、ry. A. more or less B. sooner or later C. here and there D. over and over again 10 Wow, Class 13 has got the champion in the school sports meeting. _ they look so excited.A. No doubt B. No wonder C. Thats becauseD. Its natural11So, _ the government has a good system of control or can educate the peo

6、ple, the forests will slowly disappear. A. as long asB. whenC. unlessD. every time 12 _ we know some basic knowledge concerning AIDS, we can protect ourselves from being infected.A. If onlyB. Even if C. So long asD. Unless13Your sentence is _ if you havent left out “an”. Next time pay more attention

7、. A. perfectB. specificC. particularD. slight14 Jack is late again. It is _ of him to keep others waiting.A. aggressive B. appropriateC. desperate D. typical 15 As a result of destroying the forests, large _ of desert _ covered the land.A. number; has B. quantities; has C. number; have D. quantities

8、; have 二、完型填空完形填空：（共20小題；每小題15分，滿分30分）In history,a real cowboy was a simple farm worker on horsebackHe spent a long time a day outdoors working with cowsThe work was dirty,tiring and not very well paidPeople in the western states had to _36_ cattle at low cost and send them by railway to the eastern

9、 _37_But someone had to _38_ the cattle and get them to the nearest railroadThis was the job of a cowboySometimes the _39_ was more than a thousand kilometers away and it could take as _40_ as six months to move the cattleThe _41_ was long but the cattle were driven _42_ as not to lose _43_Then they

10、 could be sold at a good priceMost cowboys were young, _44_ menA good horse _45_ their job of moving cattle much easierA good cowboy _46_ cows and knew how to control themAt night,he _47_ to the cows to keep them calmIn the late 1800s,America was changing from a nation of farm to one of _48_ and cit

11、iesThe cowboy seemed _49_ compared with other Americans doing ordinary jobsToday,the _50_ of cowboys has _51_ greatlyOne change is the use of trucksThe job is not so hard _52_ it used to beAnd cowboys are better _53_ nowThey are _54_ to be marriedSome of them are farmers or teachers or truck drivers

12、Some work for big companies_55_ at night and on weekends,they become cowboysThese part-time cowboys increase the total production of meat,keeping the beef price low16AgetBbuyCsellDraise17AmarketsBcountriesCcitiesDstories18Adeal withBfind outClook afterDpay off19AroadBrailroadCstateDfarm20AgoodBmuchC

13、longDfar21AjourneyBtripCtourDtravel22AhurriedlyBsmoothlyCslowlyDcarefully23AmindBdirectionCheadDweight24AunmarriedBproudCstrongDeducated25AhadBmadeCfoundDhelped26ArecognizedBunderstoodCownedDkept27AwhisperedBshoutedCcriedDsang28AtownsBfactoriesCcompaniesDvillages29AfreeBbraveCeasyDpleased30AmannerBj

14、obClifeDmind31AchangedBdevelopedCimprovedDrealized32AthatBasCwhichDwhat33AknownBpaidCtreatedDdressed34AafraidBeagerCworriedDlikely35ABecauseBAndCWhenDBut三、閱讀理解The bar-tailed godwit （斑尾鷸）has just broken its own record for the worlds longest non-stop flight, including humans in planes, according to a

15、report made by Lund University Press. The bird can fly non-stop for eight days, while the most impressive man-made airplane can only remain in the sky for 82 hours without a stop. The bar-tailed godwits journey, from Alaska to New Zealand, covers over 6,835 miles. It completes this trip twice a year

16、, in autumn going to New Zealand, and in spring back to Alaska. The tireless bird ends the trip without stopping once for food or rest. All other birds can only finish trips that are twice as short as what the bar-tailed godwit travels. One reason for the bar-tailed godwits success is that it has ma

17、de the best use of its fuel, which is only 0.41 percent of its body weight over each hour of any given long flight. Hedenstrom, a professor from Lund University, says, “This figure is extremely low compared with other birds.” The bird also has a special body shape that helps it fly easily. It stores

18、 body fat and protein to manage its trips. It also travels fast, compared to other birds and animals. Many questions remain about this bird record holder that never gets lost in the air. Researchers wonder whether it has an inside compass (指南針) that helps it to know the direction. Please watch how b

19、eautiful bar-tailed godwits look as they come in for a landing, along with other birds.36For the flight from Alaska to New Zealand, the bar-tailed godwit_A. doesnt need to stop to eat B. is afraid of hot weatherC. seems very tired at last D. should fly less than 7,000 meters37The main reason why the

20、 bar-tailed godwit can break the record is that it _.A. eats little food every hourB. has a special body shape C. stores much water in its body D. has very light body weight38The last paragraph tells us that _.A. researchers have understood the bird very wellB. the bird has a very good sense of dire

21、ctionC. there are still many who doubt the birds abilityD. the bird has an inner compassDo you know what really troubles me? For some reason, words with silent letters have always bothered me. For example, consider these words: know, design, island, school, wrist, naughty, and salmon. All of these w

22、ords have at least one letter that is not typically pronounced, and these words are just a very small part of words with silent letters in them. Some words are even worse, consider this word: colonel. Not only are some letters not pronounced, but letters that are not even there are pronounced. Even

23、foreign languages, especially French, are guilty of this needless complexity and confusion. I know there must be some main historical reasons why the words are spelled and pronounced the way they are, but that does not mean bad traditions must continue to survive. Especially if they are no longer lo

24、gical. Unfortunately, there is very little that anyone can do for it, because theres no group of people who can change or have the right to change the English language for everyone. However, the only thing we can do is make changes in the way we talk and write in hopes that it catches on. For exampl

25、e, I pronounce the letter “l” in salmon on purpose to make people annoyed and to sound more different or complicated. I even pronounce colonel the correct or French way. I can only hope these two minor changes to the English language make sense to you, and you will help to keep up these minor change

26、s forever in your everyday life.39We can learn from the passage _. A. colonel is pronounced B. salmon is pronounced C. all the words with silent letters come from French D. linguists will solve the problem of dumb letters40Which of the following is the main reason for silent letters? A. French langu

27、age. B. Historical reasons. C. Some linguists D. Bad traditions.41The underlined phrase “catches on” probably means “_”. A. becomes popular B. gets across C. follows the fashion D. doesnt fall behind42Which of the following is the best title for this passage? A. Troubles in everyday life B. Traps in

28、 English words C. Words with silent letters D. Necessary changes of languagesJack lay, quiet and unmoving, for thirty minutes while a stranger repeatedly stabbed(刺) him with sharp needles, causing blood to pour steadily out of his leg. Jack was getting a tattoo. His friend Tony had recently gotten a

29、 tattoo, and Jack was so impressed by it that he decided to get one too. Peer pressure, media influence, and personal expression are some of the common reasons for wearing tattoos today.The desire to be accepted by ones friends or peers can have a great influence on what a person does. Sometimes, we

30、aring a tattoo can be a sign that you belong to a certain group. Gangs often use special clothes and tattoos to identify their particular group. Some of these groups wear only brand-name clothes. Others wear tattoos. When a persons friends are all doing something, that person is more likely to do th

31、e same thing.The media is another big influence behind the popularity of tattoos in North America. A wide variety of media images show tattoospeople appearing in commercials selling expensive cars, famous sports heroes with tattoos in magazines, fashion models wearing designer clothes that show thei

32、r bodies tattooed with detailed and colorful patterns. These media images link tattoos to ideas of wealth, success, and status. As a result, many people decide to get a tattoo for its fashion and status value. Many people decide to wear tattoos in order to express their artistic nature, their belief

33、s, or their feelingsin other words, to show their individuality(個性). A musician in a rock band may get a tattoo of a guitar on the arm. Some environmentalists may tattoo pictures of endangered animals on their shoulders. A tattoo can be a public sign to show what is important in a persons life.As yo

34、u can see, there are many reasons why young North Americans get tattoos. A tattoo can be part of a groups uniform, a sign of fashion, or an expression of individuality. The decision to get a tattoo is most often a result of the influence of friends or media or the desire to express oneself. For Jack

35、, it was a mixture of all three.43Jack has got tattoos in order to _.A. show his great braveryB. gain a special experienceC. make himself more healthyD. be different from others44According to the passage, media images are linked to _.A. traditional lifestyleB. social positionC. cultural background D

36、. public interest45We can infer from the passage that _.A. some people get tattoos out of pressure B. tattoo is related to religious beliefC. getting tattoos costs a lot of moneyD. most people with tattoos are artistsThe saying that children dont like reading any more has been proved untrue. A new s

37、tudy finds that 75 percent of kids between five and 17 say that although they love technology, they still want to read booksThe Kids & Family Reading Report also says that 62 percent of kids prefer reading printed books rather than those on a computerAt the same time, those who search an authors

38、 website or use the Internet to find books by a particular author, are more likely to read books for fun every dayThe study also once again proves that the time kids spend reading books for fun decreases after the age of eight and continues to drop through the teen yearsThe report is a follow-up to

39、a 2006 studyBut this time the focus is on the role of technology and when kids interest in reading starts to drop“Despite the fact that after the age of eight more children go online daily than read for fun daily, high frequency Internet users are more likely to read books for fun every day,” says H

40、eather Carter, a writer of the reportOne in four kids between five and 17 say they read books for fun every day and more than half of kids say they read books for fun at least two to three times a weekOne of the key reasons kids say they dont read more often is that they have trouble finding books t

41、hey like - a requirement that parents underestimate(低估)The study also finds that parents have a strong influence on kids reading, but only about half of all parents begin reading to their kids before their first birthdayThe percent of children who are read to every day drops from 38 percent among fi

42、ve-to eight-year-olds to 23 percent among nine-to 11-year-olds - exactly the same time that kids daily reading for fun starts to drop“Parents engagement in their childs reading from birth all the way through the teen years can have a great influence on how often their children read and how much they

43、 enjoy reading,” adds Carter46What can we learn from the text?AChildren dont like reading any more after the age of 8.BMost children like reading as well as going online.CAll kids like reading e books instead of printed ones.DMost children like going online instead of reading.47It can be inferred fr

44、om the passage that .Athe study of kids reading has been made beforeBmost parents begin reading to their kids from their birthCall kids like to get information using the InternetDnowadays all children still like to read books48Which of the following is true according to the text?AThe kids who often

45、go online dont like reading books.BParents should teach their kids reading from an early age.CSometimes it is difficult for kids to get the books they like.DWhen kids get older, parents spend more time with them.49According to the text, contributes a lot to childrens interest in reading.Athe Interne

46、tBparents engagementCshort supply of booksDnew technology50Whats the best title of the passage?ADo kids still like reading?BKids interest in reading dropsCNew technology on kids readingDParents influence on kids readingResearchers found that people become happier and experience less worry after they

47、 reach the age of fiftyIn fact, they say by the age of eighty-five, people are happier with their life than they were when they were eighteen years oldThe findings came from a survey of more than 340,000 adults in the United StatesThe Gallup（民意調查） Organization questioned them by telephone in 2008At

48、that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-fiveThe researchers asked questions about emotions like happiness, sadness and worryThey also asked about mental or emotional stressArthur Stone at Stony Brook University in New York led the studyHis team found that levels of stress

49、were highest among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-fiveThe findings showed that stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fiftiesHappiness was highest among the youngest adults and those in their early seventiesThe people least likely to report feeling negative emotio

50、ns were those in their seventies and eightiesResearchers say they do not know why happiness increases as people get olderOne theory is that, as people grow older, they grow more thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotionsThey also spend less time thinking about bad experien

51、cesProfessor Stone says the emotional patterns could be linked to changes in how people see the world, or maybe even changes in brain chemistryThe researchers also considered possible influences like having young children, being unemployed or being singleBut they found that influences like these did

52、 not affect the levels of happiness and well-being related to ageThe study also showed that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow olderHowever, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men51What can be the best title of the text?AHappiness Varies with AgesB

53、Experience More, Worry LessCThe Older, the Wiser DBeing Young, Being Happy52We can learn from the research that _Aonly when people get older will they feel happierBstress levels among the youngest are the highestColder people tend to be gratefulDolder people usually have no worries53According to the research, when people get older, _Athey miss the old days Bthey are physical