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人教版八年级英语下册Unit7检测卷限时:100分钟满分:120分题号—四五六总分得分―、听力理解(20小题,每小题1分,共20分)第一节听下面5段对话每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案每段对话读两遍
1.How manylakes arethere aroundHelen scity A.Two.B.Four.C.Six.
2.What*s thepopulation ofTim*s townA.About6,
000.B.About60,
000.C.About600,
000.
3.Where didthe mantake a trip A.To theCaspian Sea.B.To the Sahara.C.To theDead Sea.
4.Which is the longestriver in the worldA.The AmazonRiver.B.The Nile.C.The YangtzeRiver.
5.What arethe speakerstalking aboutA.A river.B.A building.C.A mountain.第二节From thenon,I beganto pay attention_________55people expressions and the way theyshow theirfeelings.Now Iuse itto remindme that when facingthe world,I cantry asmile.
41.A.found B.helped C.troubled D.enjoyed
42.A.happy B.disappointed C.excited D.angry
43.A.business B.choice C.situation D.attitude
44.A.away B.below C.along D.aside
45.A.weather B.service C.time D.success
46.A.unless B.though C.because D.until
47.A.under B.across C.over D.about
48.A.took B.met C.solved D.noticed
49.A.unpleasant B.pleased C.surprising D.nice
5.A.so B.but C.or D.if
51.A.nothing B.none C.everything D.everyone
52.A.broke B.took C.relaxed D.held
53.A.her B.me C.him D.them
54.A.cry B.anger C.shout D.smile
55.A.to B.with C.from D.at
四、语篇填空(15小题,每小题1分,共15分)第一节阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺、意思完整每空限填一词,每词限用一次we kindfrom thinkeasy heartooth buttell hardThere area lot of interesting things in the world.If someone______________56you that they canfish in the desert,you must__________they arejoking.But thisis true.In someplaces ofAfrica,people canfish in the desert.It must be veryinteresting toget somefish58the sand.And in the woodsof Asia,there is a_____________________of bird.To oursurprise,this kind of birddoesnt cat anything butiron.I think the birdmust have60body partsthan theiron.We all know thatsnakes can eat mice,_________61in aplace inAfrica akind ofbig mousecaneatsnakes.Isn*t itinteresting Haveyou ever___________________62of brushtrees nThey aredifferent from the treeswe know.People canuse theirbranches tobrush____________
63.Can youbelieve itIn fact,there arca lotof interestingthings in_________64world.If you are carefulenough,you canfind them_________65around you.第二节If you are askedthe questionWhat coloris the sky,I believeyou willanswer blue.But Iam afraidyouarewrong.The skyhas nocolor.When wesee blue,we arelooking66the bluesunlight.The sunlighlshines on the littlebits ofdust in the air.Is the sky full of air1am sure that you__________67asked thisquestion too.We know that thereis airall aroundthe world.We couldnot live____________68air.Planes couldnot flyif thereis notany air.If wego farenough away____________69the earth,we willfind thereis noair.Perhaps wecan answersome ofour questionsnow.What is the skyThe skyis space.It is all aroundthe world.______________________70is nothingbut thesun,the moon and thestars inspace.
五、补全对话5小题,每小题2分,共1分根据下面的对话情景,在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子,使对话的意思连-BB-土菽贝、兀量A:Good morning,Lin Tao!B_______________________________
71.A:I calledyou yesterday,but nobodyanswered._____________________________72B:I wentto BanjiangResort inDongkou foratripwith myparents.A:How didyou getthere B:My fatherdrove usthere.It*s about60kilometers fromShaoyang City.A_________________________________73BIt1sa little hot,but the air isfresh andthe wateris clean.A74BWe climbedthe mountain,went boatingand had a picnic.We reallyhadagood time!AWow!That mustbe interesting.Well,it stime forclass.I haveto gonow.Goodbye!B:75!
六、书面表达(20分)由于人类大量砍伐树木、猎杀动物,造成地球上的动植物数量越来越少,很多动植物正面临灭绝的危险请你写一篇不少于80词的发言稿,呼吁人们保护动植物,可适当发挥Unit7检测卷—、1-5BBABC6-10CBBCA11-15ACBBA16-20ECABD
二、A
21.C
22.A
23.B
24.D
25.B B
26.B提示细节理解题根据第一段最后两句话“Soon Miriamand her mother visitedKenya tolearn howthat moneywas helpingto supportelephants.After shearrived,Miriam fellin lovewith theseanimals.”可知,米里亚姆是在和妈妈一起去过肯尼亚之后喜欢上大象的故选Bo
27.A提示词义猜测题根据第二段第二句话“Miriam couldntcalm downwhen shethought thatsome peoplewere killingthe elephants and that the number of themwas becomingfewer andfewer.可以推断,人们杀害大象是对大象的“虐待气故选Ao
28.D提示主旨大意题第二段主要讲述了米里亚姆看完关于虐待大象的纪录片之后心情久久不能平静,然后决定筹钱挽救大象故选Do
29.C提示推理判断题根据该文对米里亚姆如何帮助挽救大象的介绍,我们可以推断,米里亚姆是一个好心的、乐于助人的女孩故选Co
30.B C
31.C
32.A提示推理判断题根据第四段中的两个例子,早期的国王Narasimhavarman以及近代的统治者Arthur Lawley都试图挪动这块巨石,但没有成功,因此可推测出,巨石很难移动故选Ao
33.B提示词义猜测题根据第四段最后一句中He usedseven elephantsto dothe task”可知,统治者动用了七头大象;又根据“but muchto hissurprise可推测,七头大象并没有实现统治者的愿望•因此budge在此处应该表示轻微移动故选Bo
34.D提示细节理解题根据第四段的两个例子可知.曾经有国王和统治者派人并且用大象试图挪动巨石故选Do
35.C D
36.A提示空格后的“它们只想离开加拿大寒冷的冬天”和A项内容相呼应故选Ao
37.C提示下文中的When thefront bird moves itswings upand down,the resultingforce of the airlifts thenext one.,,是对C项“V字形可以使大雁节省力气”的详细阐述故选Co
38.D点拨由t4Wild geeseflying in a V-shape canfly70percent farther...M可知,这里说的是大雁飞行的距离故选Do
39.E点拨根据“They alsocheer each other upwhile workingtoward acommon goal.,,可知,答案为E
40.B提示根据4tWe needthe spiritof teamwork与B项内容呼应,故选Bo
三、
41.A提示find sb.doing sth.表示“发现某人正在做某事”,此处指作者发现自己在很长的队伍里面排队.故选Ao
42.D
43.A提示作者到邮局是办理业务的,因此这里指作者到柜台前很快就处理完了自己的业务,故选Ao
44.D提示根据空格后面的to makeroom forme toget out”可知,几个人让到一边给作者腾出空间,故选Do
45.B提示在邮局排队的人很多,作者办完业务后好不容易才挤出去,因此抱怨邮局糟糕的服务,故选Bo
46.C提示“我和牙医的预约将要迟到”和“我急匆匆冲向停车场”是因果关系,故选Co
47.B提示walk across意为“穿过”,此处指一个妇女穿过停车场向作者的方向走过来,故选Bo
48.D提示这个妇女脚步很沉重,作者注意到她看起来很愤怒,似乎能喷出火来,故选Do
49.A提示上文提到这个妇女很生气,由此可判断,她一天过得都不开心.故选Ao
50.B提示作者想要拥抱这个妇女,但是自己是陌生人,故选Bo
51.C提示根据下一句“她感到吃惊而且有点儿困惑”可判断,作者对着这个妇女微笑之后,一切都发生了变化,故选Co
52.C提示根据“Then herface softened”可判断,这个妇女的肩膀也放松了,故选Co
53.B提示此处指这个妇女的脚步放慢了,当他们经过对方身边的时候,妇女回应了作者一个微笑,故选Bo
54.D
55.A提示payattentiont是固定短语,意为“注意
四、第一节
56.tells
57.think
58.from
59.kind
60.harder
61.but
62.heard
63.teeth
64.our
65.Easily第二节
66.at
67.are
68.without
69.from
70.There
五、
71.Good morning/...
72.Where didyou go/...
73.Whats the weather likethereZHow is the weatherthere/...
74.What didyou dothere/...
75.Goodbye/Bye/See you/...
六、范文Hello,everyone!As weallknow,plants and animals arevery importantto us.So itsnecessary forus to protect them.Plants can make theair fresher and cleaner.They cankeep thebeauty ofnature.Animals arcour friends.They arcan importantpart ofnature.But nowpeople arccutting downtrees forwood andkilling animalsfor theirmeat,fat andoil.Some kinds of plants and animalsare becomingfewer andfewer innumber.They arereally in danger now.We sharethe sameworld withplantsandanimals.We cantlive withoutthem.So weshould tryour best toprotectthem.人教版八年级英语下册Unit7复习检测
一、用括号内所给词的适当形式填空I.Frank finally_______achieve successafter heworked hardfor severalmonths.
2.1thinktheblack boxis the__________heavy of the five.
3.We havemany basketballs,and they have___________many basketballsthan us.
4.There areno man-made objectsas______big as the GreatWall.
5.Why cantyou twoact like_________adult
二、根据汉语意思完成句子
6.婴儿出生时是没有牙齿的The babieshave noteeth_______________.
7.不要跑得太快,否则你会绊倒的Dont runtoo quickly,or youwill_____________________.
8.老虎可以活20到3年A tigercan______________________20to30years.
9.许多儿童死于交通事故Many children_________________traffic accidents.
10.上周他冒着生命危险从火中救出了那个小女孩He__________________________to savethat littlegirl from the firelast week.
三、根据句意用适当的词填空II.There arc1,500_______so studentsin ourschool.
12.The CaspianSea is_________deepest ofall thesalt lakes.
13.The AmazonRiver is almost_________long as the YangtzeRiver.
14.Look!The pandais standing_________two legs.
15.一_______are whalesindanger—Because peoplecatch them for meat,fat andoil.
四、任务型阅读The cityof Chicagohas beenknown bymany nicknames,but it is mostwidely known as theWindy City.___16The citylies in the stateof Illinois on theshore ofone of the Greatlakes,Lake Michigan,which is the fifthlargest freshwaterbody inthe world._______17It is one of the effectsof thetall buildingswhich engineersdid notforesee lhat the windis suckeddown into the streets.Walk past the MasonicTemple orlhe Auditoriumany dayeven though it maybe perfectlycalm elsewhere,and youwill meetwith alively breezeatthebase of the buildingthat willforce youto putyour handto yourhat.Chicago isthe thirdmost popularcity inthe US,after NewYork Cityand LosAngeles.____________18Former USpresident BarackObama usedto live in Chicago too._____19Many of them visitthe WillisTower,which isalso knownastheSears Tower.It isthe tallestbuilding inthe westernhemisphere._______________20It hasone of the fastestlifts inthe world.From theskydeck there,visitors cansee fourstates:Indiana,Illinois,Michigan,and Wisconsin.根据材料内容,从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项,使文章意思通顺、内容完整A.Chicago mayalso becalled theuWindy Citybecause ofthe windtunnel effect.B.It takesonly oneminute toget up to the103rd floor.C.Some peoplethink thisis becauseofthewind lhatnever stopsblowing.D.Nearly40million peoplevisit Chicagoevery year.E.More thantwo anda halfmillion peoplelive inthe city.
五、完形填空Humans cantcommunicate witheachotherwell withoutwords orsentences.But animalsand insects__________21do.When arabbit seessomething_________22,it runsaway atonce.When it runs,its tailmoves upand down.Other rabbitswill also____________23when theysee theinformation.When abee______24some food,it goesback toits home.It canttell theother beeswhere thefood is_______speaking to them.But itcan________26intheair.Its dancecan tellother beessome informationabout thefood.Some animalssay thingsby making_________
27.For example,a dogbarks____28a strangercomes near.A catpurrs whenit ishappy____________29comfortable.When acobra isangry,it raisesits sound.This warnsother animalsand gives_______30a signal.Some birdscanmakeseveral__________31sounds.Each soundhas itsown meaning.Sometimes wehuman beingsspeak inthe same________
32.We makesounds likeOh”or Ah、‘when weare frightenedor when we__________33something on the ground.Whats more,we havesomething__________34other animalsdont have一a largenumberofwords and sentences.We areable togive eachother all kinds of35with wordsandsentences.No otheranimals havesuch awonderful languageas wedo.
21.A.must B.can C.cant D.need
22.A.difficult B.safe C.cheap D.dangerous
23.A.get offB.run away C.take awayD.take out
24.A.makes B.eats C.finds D.examines
25.A.by B.for C.from D.al
26.A.eat B.catch C.dance D.hold
27.A.voice B.sounds C.plans D.ideas
28.A.when B.after C.unless D.though
29.A.but B.or C.so D.such
30.A.him B.their C.them D.they
31.A.empty B.patient C.same D.different
32.A.mood B.wayC.result D.search
33.A.cancel B.catch C.drop D.suppose
34.A.that B.what C.whose D.who
35.A.news B.information C.customs D.message
六、语篇填空第一节阅读短文.从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空.使短文通顺、意思完整每空限填一词,每词限用一次complete everyonehow returnown environmentuse strawberryhealthy forA smalltown namedTodmorten inEngland has become avery famousone allover the world.The townis tellingthe world_____________36important it is to grow yourown vegetables and fruits.From thechurchyard to the firestation,along thesidewalks andin schoolgardens,any openspace is_____________37togrowplants.There areapples,pears,peaches,______38,cabbages andcarrots everywhere.The vegetables and fruitsare for______39to pick.The villagersand visitorsdont haveto pay_________40them.It is really awonderland onEarth.Six years ago,Pam,a girlwho wasborn inthis smalltown,____________41to herhometown afterfinishing college.She tookpart in a meetingabout protectingthe42and keepinghealthy.After that,she decided to do something tohelp thevillagers livea43life.She firststarted to plant vegetablesand fruitsin her________44garden.Later,she calledonalotofold peopletoplantvegetablesandfruits on the streets.Pam hasalready4changed thetown.Now Todmortenhasbecomea biggarden,fullofvegetablesandfruits.第二节阅读短文,根据语篇要求填空,使短文通顺、意思完整每空限填一词People inthe USdosomespecial thingsin spring.One exampleof this46spring cleaning.Like springitself,spring cleaningrenews ahouse.Many familieswill spendsome timecleaning theirhouse.Families findsomething thatthey nolonger want to keepand sellthem to their neighbors____________________47low pricesin theiryard.They willalso putup signsnear theirhomes.Everyone willknowthattheyhavethings48sell.This is called a yard sale.听下面几段对话或独白每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案每段对话或独白读两遍听下面一段对话.回答第6至第7两个小题
6.What stheweatherlike inthe Sahara A.Snowy.B.Rainy.C.Dry.
7.What canthe highesttemperature beuptointhe SaharaA.48°C.B.58°C.C.68C.听下面一段对话,回答第8至第9两个小题
8.How doesAbel liketheSaharaA.Dry butclean.B.Dry butbeautiful.C.Dry anddirty.
9.How longdid Abelstay intheSaharaA.For twoweeks.B.For tendays.C.For aweek.听下面一段独白,回答第10至第12三个小题
10.What arethe heaviestanimals inthe worldA.Blue whales.B.Elephants.C.Polar bears.
11.What dopeople killthemforA.Meat,fat andoil.B.Meat,bones andoil.C.Fur andbones.As thesaying goes,“One personstrash isanother personstreasure!You neverknow____________49you mightfind atayardsale.I havefound musicalinstruments,books andallkindsof otherinterestingthings.Spring cleaningis__________________________________________________________________、°go odway toget afresh startfor thenew year.
七、补全对话根据下面的对话情景,在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子,使对话的意B思连贯、完整A A:Hi,Sarah.Whats thebiggest rainforestinthe world51B Howbig isit52AWhere isit B___________________________________________________53■crosses ninecountries andmostpart ofitis in Brazil.A Oh,you knowso muchabout it.Well,my teacher told melast week.B Couldyou tellme somethingmore aboutitOf course.________________________________________
54.A:B Itmustbevery specialand beautiful.Yes,itis.__________________________________________
55.A WhyBecause peoplecut downlots oftrees everyyear.BTh afstoo bad.AUnit7复习检测B—、
1.achieved
2.heaviest
3.more
4.big
5.Adults二A、
6.at birth
7.fall over
8.live upto
9.died from
10.risked hislife
三、
11.or
12.the
13.as
14.on
15.Why
四、
16.C提示短文第一段提到芝加哥以“风城”著称,此空后面的内容介绍的是芝加哥的地理位置,这也是造成它常年刮风的原因,故C项“一些人认为这是因为一直不停地刮的大风可以统领该段
17.A提示A项中的also是个关键词,说明是对上文提到的原因的补充说明,且下文介绍了风洞效应的形成故选Ao
18.E提示此空后面的句子“前任美国总统奥巴马曾经住在芝加哥”与E项“250多万人居住在这个城市”意思衔接
19.D提示此空后面句子中的them是关键词,指代D项中提到的名词;visit和D项中的visit相呼应故选D
20.B提示此空后面的句子“因为它有世界上最快的电梯”和B项“仅需花上一分钟就可以到达103楼”意思衔接
五、
21.B
22.D提示根据后面的“itrunsaway atonce”可判断,此处说的是兔子看到危险的东西故选Do
23.B提示此处指兔子看到危险的东西后会提醒其他兔子,其他兔子肯定也会逃跑故选Bo
24.C提示根据下文提到的“它不能通过讲话告诉其他蜜蜂食物在哪儿”可推断,此处说的是蜜蜂发现了食物故选C
25.A提示“by+动词的-ing形式表示“通过某种方式”
26.C提示根据常识以及后面可知.蜜蜂是通过跳舞的方式告知同伴消息的故选Co
27.B提示根据后面提到的狗叫以及猫发出呼噜声可判断,有些动物是通过发出声音告知同伴信息的故选Bo
28.A提示根据语境判断,当陌生人靠近时,狗会叫故选Ao
29.B提示根据语境可知,猫感到高兴或者舒服时会发出呼噜声故选Bo
30.C
31.D提示根据后面“每一种声音都有自身的意思”可知,此处指不同的声音故选Do
32.B提示inthesame way是固定短语,意思是“以同样的方式
33.C提示根据语境以及后面的关键词ntheground可判断,此处说的是东西掉地上故选C
34.A
35.B
六、第一节
36.how
37.used
38.strawberries
39.everyone
40.for
41.returned
42.environment
43.healthy
44.own
45.Completely第一
46.is
47.at
48.to
49.what
50.A
七、
51.It isthe AmazonRainforest/...
52.It isabout7million squarekilometers/...
53.It isin SouthAmerica/...
54.About20%ofthe birds intheworldliveinit/...
55.But itis becomingsmaller andsmaller insize theseyears/...
12.When didthe speakers uncletake partinthevolunteer programA.Last week.B.Last month.C.Last year.听下面一段对话,回答第13至第15三个小题
13.When didAlan goto ChinaA.Last week.B.Last summer.C.Two yearsago.
14.What doesAngela doA.A singer.B.A TVstar.C.A musician.
15.Where isAlan inthe photoA.Between Cindyand Kimi.B.In frontof Cindy.C.Between Angelaand Kimi.第三节听下面一篇短文按照你所听内容的先后顺序将下列图片排序短文读两遍
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二、阅读理解(20小题,每小题2分,共40分)阅读下面四篇语言材料,然后按文后要求做题Jeju IslandJeju Island,also knownastheIsland ofthe God,isthebiggest islandin South Korea.Mount Hallasanis onthis islandand itsthe highestmountain of South Korea.Jeju Island is similartotheHawaiian IslandsoftheUS.It iscalled theHawaii ofSouth Korea.On theisland,you canhike onMount Hallasan,eat differentkindsofseafood andhang outon the beach.Lotte WorldLotte WorldisinSeoul South Korea.It hasa largeindoor theme park,an outdooramusement park游乐园,andanisland withshopping malls,a hotel,a museumand movietheaters.The indoor theme parkisthelargest indooramusement parkintheworld.It openedon July12th,
1989.Every yearabout73million visitorscome tovisit Lotte World.The N Seoul TowerThe NSeoul TowerisonNamsan Mountain,in centralSeoul,South Korea.It wasbuilt in1969and it was openedtothepublic in
1980.The towerisasymbol of Seoul andits
236.7meters tall.There isa greatrestaurant onthe fifthfloor.You willhave agood viewwhen youlook downfrom the top ofthe NSeoul Tower.根据材料内容选择最佳答案
21.Jeju Islandisthebiggest islandin.A.Japan B.America C.SouthKoreaD.England
22.You can5twhenyouareon Jeju Island.A.hike onNamsan MountainB.eat seafoodC.play onthebeachD.hike onMount Hallasan
23.The NSeoul Towerwas openedtothepublic in.A.1969B.1980C.1989D.
199824.If youwant tohave agood viewofSeoul,you cangoto.A.Jeju IslandB.the indoorthemeparkof LotteWorld C.the fifthfloor ofthe NSeoul TowerD.thetopofthe NSeoul Tower
25.Which ofthe followingis TRUEA.Mount Hallasanisthesecond highestmountain ofSouthKorea.B.JejuIslandiscalleduthe HawaiiofSouthKorea.C.LotteWorldisasymbol ofSeoul.D.There isa greatrestaurant onthe fourthfloor oftheNSeoulTower.B OnMiriam Gardsbancs9th birthdaytwo yearsago,her auntgave money to a group thatcares forelephants.The woman,who livesin Kenya,told the group shewas givingthe moneyto celebrateMiriams birthday.Soon Miriamand hermother visitedKenya tolearn howthat moneywas helpingto supportelephants.After shearrived,Miriam fellin lovewith theseanimals.A fewmonths aftervisiting Africa,Miriam watchedHow IBecame anElephant,a documentaryabout themistreatment ofelephants in Thailand.Miriam couldntcalm downwhen shethought thatsome peoplewere killingthe elephantsand thatthe numberofthemwas becomingfewer andfewer.Then shedecided totry herbesttoraise moneyto saveelephants.Last year,Miriam createdagroupcalled They Deserve To Be Freeafter seeinga programthat showedyoung elephantsbeing mistreatedin Thailand.She askedher art teachertohelp her make clay elephantsandmade signsabout elephantmistreatment.Miriam saysshe islucky becausehermotherand herartteachersupport her.Her fathersays her daughter isserious abouthelping theanimals.He saysthat whatherdaughteris doingis makingheralittle moremature.Miriam nowknows alot moreabout animalsand whatis happeningto them.She isproud ofher workandishappy that she canhelp elephants.She and her friendsusually selltheir clay elephants ata localmarket.Last year,she earnedabout$2,000by sellingthem andsent allof thatmoneytothe ElephantNature Parkin Thailand.根据材料内容选择最佳答案
26.When didMiriam failin lovewith elephantsA.At theage ofnine.B.After Miriamand hermother visitedKenya.C.When shewas eleven.D.Before heraunt celebratedher9th birthday.
27.What doesthe underlinedword mistreatment”mean inChinese A.虐待B.款待C.慈悲D.光荣
28.The secondparagraph mainlytells us.A.Miriam createda programto saveelephants B.too manyelephants have been killedin ThailandC.the documentaryHow IBecame anElephant wasvery popularD.why Miriamdecidedtoraise moneyto saveelephants
29.From thepassage wecan inferthat Miriamis very.A.shy butfriendly B.lucky andwealthy C.kind andhelpful D.hard-working butunsuccessful
30.Which ofthe followingis TRUEaccording tothe textA.TheyDeserveToBeFree showedthat peoplewere friendlyto elephantsinThailand.B.Miriams artteacher helpedhermakeclayelephantsand signs.C.Miriams fatherdoesnt supporther work.D.Miriam madeabout$3,000by sellingclayelephantslast year.C Forover1,30years,this largerock hasbeen in Mahabalipuram,a beach town in Southern India.The rockisonthe hillata45-degree angle.The rockis popularlyknownasKris Uas ButterBall”,which meansa favouritefood,butter,fallen fromthesky.The rockis20feet highand fivemeters indiameter,and weighsover250tons.It lookslike itmight slipany momentand rundown the hill,but ithas stayedthat wayfor severalcenturies now.Some saythe rockisanatural formation,but scientiststhink thatsimpossible becausenatural corrosioncouldnt producesuch anunusual shape.Others thinkthatthe rock mighthavebeenplaced thereby godsfromthesky,orthealiens whovisited Earththousands ofyearsago.One ofthe earliestknown attemptsto movethe rockwas madeby Narasimhavarman,a Pallava kingwho ruledSouthern Indiafrom630to668C.E.The strongestof hismen couldnot moveit atall.More recently,in1908,Governor ofMadras ArthurLawley decidedthat hewanted toget ridofthe rock,fearing thatit wouldslide down the hill.He usedseven elephantsto dothe task,but muchto hissurprise,it didnot budge.Krista5s ButterBall isnow apopular place,attracting thousandsof peopleeach year.Some visitorsstill tryto movethe rock一they fail,of course,but alwayscome awaywith amazingphotos!根据材料内容选择最佳答案
31.What isthe Kris®a,s ButterBall A.Its akindofIndian food.B.Its apopular sportinMahabalipuram.C.Its a250-ton rockonthehill.D.Its abeachtowninSouthern India.
32.What canyou inferaccording tothis textA.Its hardto movethe rockthoughitlooks easyto slip.B.The windcan blowthe rockdown thehill.C.We aresurethatwhere the rock camefrom.D.Narasimhavarman ruledSouthernIndiafbr fiftyyears.
33.What doesthe underlinedword budge”probably meanA.Slide downthehill.B.Move slightly.C.Fall fromthesky.D.Stay therequietly.
34.Which ofthe followingis TRUEabout the rock A.Its dangerousto touchtherock.B.Someone knowswho placedtherockthere.C.The aliensfrom otherstars oncevisited therock.D.Men andseven elephantshave triedto moveit.
35.What dovisitors usuallydo withtherockA.Some ofthem moveit alittle successfully.B.They writetheir namesontherock.C.They takea photooftherock.D.None ofthem wantto movetherock.D Manyof usenjoy watchinganimals intheworld.But doyou knowwhat theyteach usWild geese,for example,leach avery goodlesson aboutteamwork.36They justwanttoget awayfrom Canadascold winter.They liftoff inno order.Yet quicklythey forma V-shape,with onebird leadingthe group.37When thefront birdmoves itswings upand down,the resultingforce oftheairlifts thenext one.This continuesdowntheline.The birdin fronthas thehardest job.When thebird flying in frontgets tired,it alwaysmoves behind,and anotherbirdmovesinto thelead.38Wild geeseflyingina V-shape canfly70percent fartherwithout restthan birdsflying alone.Scientists explainthat duringthe longflying journey,wild geesecommunicate withone anotherontheway.39They alsocheer eachother upwhile workingtoward acommon goal.What havewe learnedfromthelovely wild geeses experienceand skills40Whether itis ourpersonal livesor ourjobs,we needother people.We needthe spiritof teamwork!根据材料内容,从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项,使文章意思通顺、内容完整A.Canada geesefly tothe warmsouth inthe fall.B.Working togetherisreallyvery veryimportant.C.This V-shape allowswildgeeseto saveenergy.D.By sharingthe role,thegroupcan travelgreat distances.E.They honkto encouragethebirdsup frontto keepup thespeed.
三、完形填空15小题,每小题1分,共15分先通读短文,掌握其大意,然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案I wasatthepost officeearly thatmorning,hoping to be inand outinashort while.Yet,I____________41myself standinginaline thatwent allthewayinto thehallway.I hadnever seenso manypeople thereon weekdays.The linemoved veryslowly.My patienceran out and Igot_______
42.The longeritwas,the angrierT became.When Igot tothe counterfinally,I finishedmy_________43quickly andthen walkedpasttheline.Excuse me,I said,trying nottobetoo pushy.Several peoplehad tomove44to makeroom forme toget out.I steppedoutandcomplained aboutthe terrible
45.I hurriedtothe parking lot,___________________________________46I wouldbe latefor mydentist appointment.A womanwas walking__________47theparkinglot inmy direction.She waswalking fast,and eachstep soundedvery heavy.I__________48that shelooked asif shecould breathefire.Her bodylanguage showedthatshewas havingan_____________49day.Suddenly1thought ofmyself.Had Ilooked likethat Myanger soonwent away.I wantedto hugher,____________50I wasa stranger.So Idid whatI couldbefore shehurried pastme一I smiled.In asecond________51changed.She feltsurprised andalittleconfused.Then herface softenedandhershoulders_________
52.I sawher takea deepbreath.Her stepsslowed,and shesmiled backat____________53whenwepassed eachother.Wow,its amazingwhat asimple_________4can do.。