Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar

I. Choose the best answer.

1. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from the others ?

A. f__________d B. __________k C. s__________n D. t__________th

2. The Red Cross said many of____________________wounded were not receiving needed care.

A. a B. an C. the D. /

3. Henry Ford set up his ear company____________________the beginning of the 20th century.

A. in B. by C. for D. at

4. Won’t you let____________________help you ?

A. me and my friend B. my friend and me

C. I and my friend D. my friend and I

5. Three people made a report in English. One was a college student,____________________was a scientist, and the third was an engineer.

A. other B. the other C. another D. the another

6. Neither Mary nor her sister____________________his party.

A. are going to B. is going to C. go to D. is to go

7. Your composition is very good____________________a spelling mistake.

A. except B. except for C. but D. besides

8. You____________________to give the CD to me now. You may keep it until next Wednesday.

A. needn’t B. not need C. need D. don’t need

9. People in big cities____________________lots of questions about transport policy because of traffic jams.

A. has risen B. have risen C. have raised D. has raised

10. Don’t leave your seat____________________all the papers have been collected by the teachers.

A. after B when C. since D. until 11.____________________good time the children are having in the Century Park!

A. What a B. What an C. What D. How

12. I would like to go to Disney land Park in America____________________in the future.

A. sometimes B. sometime C. some times D. some time

13. This kind of fruit tastes____________________and sells____________________.

A. good, good B. well, well C. good, well D. well, good

14. After some time, Jenney got used to____________________a robot as her companion.（伴随）

A. has B. have C. had D. having

15. Miss Green____________________in Italy for six years since she came back from Shanghai in 2011.

A. is living B. lives C. has lived D. had lived

16. The teacher, Miss Lin, always encourages us____________________English in public.

A. speak B. to speak C. spoke D. speaking

17. ____________________, that step is not safe! Try to be careful when going downstairs.

A. Look up B. Look out C. Look around D. Look down

18. Can you tell me____________________you are going to do next week?

A. if B. what C. how D. where

19. Have you heard____________________?

A. when would Tom finish the task B. when Tom would finish the task

C. when will Tom finish the task D. when Tom will finish the task

20 Do you mind my smoking here?

---____________________.

A. Yes, do it please B. No, of course not

C. Yes, take it please D. No, you can’t do it

II. Complete the following passage with the word or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once. （共 8 分）

once a traveler came into a village which was suffering from hunger. The villagers asked him to leave, for they feared he wanted them to give him food. They told him that there was no food. The traveler__________1__________that he didn’t need any food and that, in fact, he was planning to make a    soup to share with them instead. The villagers watched suspiciously as he built a fire and filled a pot with water With great ceremony, he pulled a stone from a bag, and dropped the stone into the pot of water. After a moment, he smelt the soup and shouted with__________2__________,  “ How   delicious the soup is!” As  the villagers began to show__________3__________, he mentioned how good the     soup would be with just a little cabbage in it. A villager brought out a cabbage to share. This episode repeated itself until the soup had cabbage, carrots, onions, and beets—indeed, a full pot of soup was ready, and it could__________4__________everyone in the village.

When there are not enough__________5__________, we humans will store things. We  do not want to share.  The story of stone soup  helps  us  realize  that,  in  doing  so,  we  often__________6__________ourselves  and everyone else from having a feast.The meaning of this story goes far beyond food. We keep to ourselves ideas, love, and__________7__________, thinking we will be richer, but in fact we make the world,   and ourselves, poorer. The traveler was able to see that the villagers were holding back, and he had the ability to inspire them to give. In this way, they created a large meal that none of them

could have created alone. Are you like one of the villagers? If you come forward and share your gifts,____________________8____________________you will inspire others to do the same. The reward is a feast that can feed many.

III. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.

1. ____________________may prove useful where not taking is difficult, such as in a moving car.

2. I had to stay one more day in Capital Airport by the____________________haze  in years.

3. I’m sure we will____________________in finding out a best solution to this problem.

4. Peter set up two companies in his____________________.

5. These items are not for individual____________________.

6. The students looked____________________the team leader and couldn’t help laughing.

7. John spent two hours____________________his spoken English.

IV. Rewrite the following sentences as required

1. It’s about eight kilometers from Shanghai to Suzhou.（划线提问）

____________________is it from Shanghai to Suzhou?

2. I will believe it after I see it with my own eyes. I____________________believe it____________________I see it with my own eyes.

3. “ What kind of music do you prefer , Tom?” Jenny asked. Jenny asked Tome____________________kind of music he____________________.

4. Everyone in the room can hear her loud voice clearly. Her loud voice can____________________clearly by everyone in the room.

5. when, you , know, Canada, Mr.Li, leave for , do , will

Part 3 Reading and Writing 

V. Reading Comprehension

A. Choose the best answer

One day when some government officials were rebuilding a barn , they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to force the mice inside the hole to come out. A while later they indeed saw mice running out, one after another. Then, everyone thought that all the mice had escaped. But just as they began to clean up, they saw two mice squeezing out at the mouth of the hole. With some efforts, the mice finally got out. However, it was strange that after they came out of the hole, they did not run away immediately. Instead, one chased after the other near the

mouth of the hole. It seemed that one was trying to bite the tail of the other.

Everyone was puzzled, so they stepped nearer to take a look. They realized that one of the mice was blind and could not see anything, and the other was trying to allow the blind mouse to bite on his tail so that he could pull the blind one with him to escape.

After seeing what happened, everyone was speechless and lost in thought. During the meal time, the group of people sat down in a circle and started to chat about what happened to the two mice.

One serious American official said: "I think the relationship between those two mice was that of king and guard." The others thought for a while and said: "That was why!"

A smart French said: "I think the relationship between those two mice was that of husband and wife." Again the others thought for a while, and all felt it made sense.

A Japanese said: "I think the relationship between those two mice was that of mother and son." once again the others thought for a while, and felt this was more reasonable. So they expressed agreement another time.

At that moment, one Chinese asked: "Why did those two mice have to have a certain relationship?"

Suddenly, the group looked back at the Chinese and remained speechless. The American official, the French and the Japanese who had spoken earlier all lowered their heads in shame, and did not dare to answer.

In fact, the true love is not built on friendship, loyalty or blood relationship. Instead, it is based on no relationship.

1. Why did they make the mice come out、

A. Because the government officials want to build a simple building for storing hay, grain, etc. on a farm.

B. Because people hate the mice.

C. Because government needs to kill the mice

D. To tell the plants grow better

2. Neither of the two mice ran away immediately because____________________.

A. one was biting the other B. the mouth of the hole was too small

C. they were not afraid of smoke D. one was trying to help the blind one

3. Why did the officials lower their head in shame according the passage?

A. They didn’t dare to answer

B. They had mistaken the relationship of the mice

C. They regarded drying a poor blind mouse away

D. They did not express themselves much better

4. It is clear that____________________.

A. all the mice came out of the hole easily

B. each of the people understood the relationship differently

C. the people wanted to kill the mice with smoke

D. the people knew one of the mice was blind at first sight

5. The words “ it made sense” probably mean____________________.

A. it was correct B. it was strange

C. it was funny D. it was sweet

6. The best title for the passage is____________________.

A. Two lovely Mice B. Help Produce Love

C. Friends in Need D. Love is All

B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage 

Today, clothes are made in many different colours.  They  are  also  made  from  many  different__________1__________like  wools, cotton, linen and silk.  Most  people own lots  of clothes. Each day, they choose what to wear.

Clothes

Clothes cover our bodies and protect us from the weather. They can also make us feel good about the way we look. Sometimes, our clothes tell other people____________________2____________________about us, such as the work we do or what religion we are. People have been wearing clothes for many thousands of years, but the clothes people wore long ago were different from the clothes people wear today. Fashion

Fashion means the kinds of clothes that are popular at one time. Ancient Romans wore dresses. Some Romans wore togas to special events. Long ago, women in some countries wore corsets under their dresses. Corsets were pulled in tight and tied at the back, so they weren’t

____________________3__________to wear. Women wore corsets to make their waists look smaller. Fashion__________4__________. It can be different from place to place. However, most people today wear simple clothes that are easy to put on and care for. Clothes need to be__________5__________for the climate a person lives in, too.

Uniforms

People have worn uniforms for thousands of years. Uniforms show the work people do, or what school they go to, or what team or group they belong to. Most uniforms today are suitable. Some uniforms__________6__________help to protect people from danger.

Clothes in the past and the future

You can learn more about the clothes people used to wear by looking at old paintings and old photos. What clothes will people wear in the future? What styles will people wear? Maybe people in the future will look back at the clothes in fashion today and think they look strange!

C. Read the passage and fill the blanks with proper words.

Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. He knows what he wants, and his purpose is to find it and buy it; the  price is  a  less important consideration. All men  s__________1__________walk  into  a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it, the salesman immediately produces it, and the business of trying it is done at once. All being well, the bargain can be and often can be c__________2__________ in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone's satisfaction.

For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants. Then the salesman tries to sell the customer something e__________3__________—he offers the nearest he can to the thing required. He usually says, "I know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it on for size? It happens to be the color you want." Few men are p__________4__________with this treatment, and the usual reply is: "This is the right color and may be the right size, but I should be wasting  my time and yours by trying it on."

For a woman  , buying clothes is  always  done   in the o__________5__________way . She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only "having a look round." She is always open to persuasion; indeed she considers of great importance what the saleswoman tells her, even what her friends tell her. She will try on any number  of things. Highest  in her m__________6__________is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always trying to find an unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one counter to another before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It is a tiresome process, but apparently an e__________7__________one. Most dress shops supply chairs for the waiting husbands.

D. Answer the questions

Bike-sharing has swept across China, with an increasing number of people choosing bike riding instead of driving. The bike that the service company provides has GPS or Bluetooth on it, and those bikes can be easily unlocked with a smart phone and left anywhere in public.

Bike-sharing allows people to borrow a bike from one place and return it at another place easily.

In some cities, we can see more and more people riding this kind of sharing-bikes. It’s very convenient to use the bikes if you have a smart phone. First, you have to download such an APP  on your smart phone. Then what you need to do is to find a nearest bike through the APP, scan the QR code on the bike or connect your phone with the bike over a Bluetooth wireless connection. You will find the bike can be unlocked itself. Then you can enjoy your trip. What’s more, the greatest advantage of bike-sharing is that you can easily find one and never worry about where to park it. The cosplayt of riding depends on the time that you spend. Normally, every hour you ride, you need to pay one yuan. It doesn’t cosplayt so much, does it?

At the same time, some people park the bikes in their own homes. Besides, some  people don’t value the bikes. Now service companies are trying to solve the problem like being stolen.

Technology and science have changed our social lifestyles. We have to say bike-sharing brings us more convenience without doubt. And we also hope that people can not only enjoy it but also put it to good use.

1. Bike-sharing has become popular all over China, hasn’t it?

2. Where can the bikes be left?

3. How can you unlock a sharing-bike?

4. How much do you usually need to pay if you ride the bike for two hours?

5. Why are more and more people using sharing-bikes?

6. What’s your opinion about how to put bike-sharing to good use?

Write a composition in at least 60 words according to the given situation

Suppose your school newspaper is doing a survey on the TOPic “ The thing I’d like to do most after the final examination”. Please give your reply and reasons.

（注意： 短文中不能出现考生的名字，校名与其他有关信息，不然不予评分，标点符号不占格）

I. Choose the best answer

1-5 BCDDC 6-10 ABDCD 11-15 ABCBC

16-20 BBBDB

II. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box.

1. D 2. B 3. E 4. A

5. E 6. C 7. A 8. B

III. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.

1. Videos 2. worst 3. succeed 4. forties 5. sale 6. excitedly 7. practising

IV. Rewrite the following sentences as required

1. How far 2. won’t until 3. what, preferred 4. be heard

5. Do you know when Mr. Li leave for Canada?

V. Reading Comprehension

Choose the best answer

1. A   2. D 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. D

B. Choose the words or expression and complete the passage

1. C 2. A   3. B 4. D. 5. B 6. D

C. Read the passage and fill the blanks with proper words.

simply 2. completed 3. else 4. patient 5. opposite 6. mind 7. enjoyable

Answer the questions

Yes, it has.

They can be left anywhere in public.

By scanning the QR code on the bike or connect your phone with the bike over a Bluetooth wireless.

One yuan.

Because it is very convenient.