期中限時訓練二Name:____________一、單項填空1.Howcan________manlikehimberecommendedas________headofourhospital?A.the,/ B.a,a C.the,the D.a,/2..Weshouldtrytohelpothers________wecanandwe’llfindabetterworldaroundus.A.thoughB.tillC.wheneverD.before3. —Millie,whichofthehandbagsdoyoulikebetter?—Idon’tlike__________ofthem.Theyareinold-fashionedstyles.A.both B.all C.neither D.either4. Neverbe __________beforemakingdecisions.You’dbetterthinktwice.A.curious B.impatient C.careless D.modest5.Mozarthadanamazingtalentforartandhismusiciswellworth________.A.listening B.beinglistenedtoC.beinglistened D.listeningto6.Yourhairistoolong.Youmusthaveit________assoonaspossible.A.tocutB.cut C.tocutting D.cutting7.Iwilltrymybesttohelpyou,________Idon’tknowwhattostartwithyet.A.whether B.since C.though D.until8.—Hasn’tyourlittlebrotherfinishedmakinghismodelplane?—Yes.He_____onitforonly3hours.A.worked B.isworking C.wouldwork D.works9.“AsaChinese,I______betoohard-working,”WangYapingstressedafter returningfromspace.A.mustn’t B.shouldn’t C.needn’t D.can’t10. Tigersusuallywait________itisdark,andthengoouttofindtheirfood.A.since B.as C.until D.because11. Jim,youare__________blindbecauseyou’replayingthegameSheepASheepallday.A.assoonas B.aswellas C.asgoodas D.aslongas12.—Isyourfatherinhis________?—Yes.His________birthdayiscomingnextmonth.A.forty;forty-four B.fourty;fourty-fourC.forties;forty-fourth D.fourties;fourty-fourth13. —Canyouimagine__________ifwehaveachancetoliveonMarsinthecomingfuture?—Well,it’shardtosay,probablygreat,ormaybenot.A.whatwilleverydaylifebelike B.howwilleverydaylifebelikeC.howeverydaylifewillbelike D.whateverydaylifewillbelike14. —Doyouenjoyyourpresentjobasanaccountant?—__________.Ijustdoitforaliving.A.Notreally B.Idon’tmeanit C.Nokidding D.Don’tmentionit二、完形填空Oneday,Mr.Arnoldwasteachingalesson.Hewasexplainingthe__1__ofhumanstohisstudents.Hetoldthemthat,inthebeginning,humanswerenomads（游牧部落的人）.They__2___stayedinthesameplaceforverylong.Instead,theywouldtravelaround,hereandthere,lookingforfood.Hethentaught__3__aboutfarmingandkeepinganimals.Bylearningtocultivate（耕作）thelandandcareforanimals,humanscouldalwayshavefood.Thentheycould_4__inoneplace.Allthechildrenwerelisteningquietly.__5_,Lucystoodupandasked,“Ifthatimprovedeverythingsomuch,whyarewenomadsagain?”Mr.Arnolddidn’tknowwhattosay.Heknewthatherfamilywerenotnomads.Sowhatdidshe__6__?“Wehavebecomenomadsagain,”continuedLucy.“Whenthere’snomoreforestleftinoneplace,theforestersgotoanotherplace.That’s__7__thenomadsdid,isn’tit?”Theteacher__8___.Really,Lucywasright.Thestudentsspenttherestoftheclasstalkingaboutwhattheyshoulddo.Thenextday,everyoneworeagreenT-shirt__9__amessagethatsaid“Iamnotanomad!”toschool.Fromthenon,whentheyneededpaper,theywouldmakesurethattheygottherecycled__10____.Theydidn’twanttobecomenomadsagain.1．A．DevelopmentB．courageC.method.D．address2．A．even B．still.C.neverD．also3．A．him B．her C.us.D．them4．A．study B．live C.play..D．act5．A．Suddenly B．Luckily C.Especially..D．Usually6．A．hurt B．have C.meanD．miss7．A．what B．where C.whenD．why8．A．caused B．nodded C.avoidedD．dreamed9．A．from B．about C.withD．above10．A．color B．size C.height.D．kind三、閱讀理解Haveyoustroked(撫摸)acutedogrecently?Ifthatdogtouchedyouwithitsnose,youmightfindhowwetandcolditwas.Ifdogsaresowarmandfluffy(毛茸茸的),thenwhyaretheirnosessocold?Before,peoplethoughtthatdogshadcoldnosestohelpthemcontroltheirbodytemperature.But,anewstudyinthejournalScientificReportshasshownsomeinterestingfindingsaboutdogs’noses.Thestudyfoundthatwhentheairtemperaturewas30℃,thetipofadog’snoseisaboutfivedegreescoolerthantheair.Butwhyisthis?Theresearchersbelievedthatthetipofadog’snosehasaspecialsensoryfunction(探測功能).So,theydidanexperimenttotestit.Thestudyshowedthatdogscouldfindweakheatsources—likeasmallanimal—withtheirnosesfrom1.5metersaway.TheresearchteamstudiedthreedogsnamedCharlie,DelfiandKevin.Fortheexperiment,thedogshadtotellthedifferencebetweentwoobjects.Thetwoobjectswereheatedtodifferenttemperatures.Amazingly,allthreedogswereabletosensethetemperaturedifferencebetweenbothobjects.Thestudyalsofoundthattheheatfromtheobjectsintheexperiment“wastooweaktobefeltbyhumanhands,evenatveryshortdistances”.Thedogswereabletosensetheseheatedobjectsfromadistance,buthumanswereonlyabletofeelthewarmthoftheobjectiftheytouchedit.Toknowmoreaboutit,theresearchteamalsostudiedthebrainactivityof13dogs.Whenawarmobjectwasputneartheirnoses,therewasanincreaseinbrainactivity.“Fromthetwocomplementary(互補的)experiments,wecanknowthatdogsareindeedabletosenseheatfromwarm-bloodedanimals,andaspecialregionofthebrainismadetobeactivebysuchheat.”saidAnnaBalint,theleaderofthestudy.1WhatdidthenewstudypublishedinthejournalScientificReportsfindaboutdogs? A.Whatmakesdogsloyal.B.Whydogshavecoldnoses.C.Howdogsfeelheatbetter.D.Howadog’stemperatureinfluencesitsbrainactivity.2. Whichofthefollowingwordshastheclosestmeaningto“region”?A.Way. B.Type. C.Area. D.Change.3. Whathappenedtothedogswhenawarmobjectwasputneartheirnoses? A.Theyshowednochangeintheirbrainactivity.B.Theyhaddifferentkindsofexcitement.C.Theirbrainactivitysloweddown.D.Theirbrainsbecamemoreactive.4. Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Heatsensingabilitycanhelpdogshuntforfood.B.Thetipofadog’snosehasaspecialsensoryfunction.C.Dogsaresmarterthanotheranimals.D.Thetwoexperimentsfounddifferentresults.四、閱讀表達Thepiratesdidnotreturn.Itwasveryhotandunpleasantinsidethefort.IhadaplanandIneededtoleavethefort.FirstIrandowntothewhiterocksandlookedforBenGunn’sboat.Isoonfounditundersomebushes.Assoonasitwasdark,IgotintotheboatandrowedouttotheHispaniola.Ifoundtheropethatconnectedtheshiptotheanchorandcutthroughitwithmyknifeuntiltheshipwasfree.AsIdidthis,IcouldheartheangryvoicesofIsraelHandsandanothermutineerinacabinaboveme.Theshipbegantomoveawayinthenightair.BythenIwassotiredthatIfellasleepintheboatwhenIawokeIfoundmyselfatthesouthwestendofTreasureIsland.Imovedslowlytothenextbay,andsuddenlyIsawtheHispaniolainfrontofme.Thewindandthecurrentsweremovingtheship.Icouldn’tseeanyoneonit.AssoonasIwascloseenough,Igrabbedaropeandclimbedonboard.Isoonsawtwopirateslyingonthedeckatthebackoftheship.Onewasdead.Theother,IsraelHands,wasinjuredandcallingforrum.IdrankthewaterandgiveHandstherum.Ashedrankit,thecolorreturnedtohischeeks.“I’mtakingoverthisship,MrHands,”Isaid.“Youwilltreatmeasyourcaptain.”“Iimagine,”saidHands,“youwanttogetashore.Nowyouneedmyhelp.Givemesome