英语能力提升.doc

英语能力提升
[基础训练]

Ⅰ．根据句意及词首字母写出单词

1．Books make us happy and give us k________．

2．I hate loud music because it makes me t________．

3．Her little cat's death made her s________．

4．I was later for work because of the h________ traffic．

5．I l________ my dictionary at home．Will you please lend me yours？

6．Before you buy that ring．Let's c________ prices in another store．

7．The prices are listed．Let's go to the stores with the l________ price．

8．Our city is beautiful，e________ in fall．

9．Who is the o________ of the new car？

10．Sitting on hard seats is u________．

Ⅱ．单项选择

（ ）11．Peter was made ________ his own clothes by his mother．

A．wash B．washing C．to wash D．washed

（ ）12．The air pollution makes many people feel ________．

A．boring B．bad C．happy D．relaxed

（ ）13．Why have you kept me ________ so long？

A．wait B．to wait C．waited B．waiting

（ ）14．There are ________ many ads everywhere．

A．such B．such a C．so D．is truth

（ ）15．It ________ that searching the internet is helpful．

A．true B．is true C．truth D．is truth

（ ）16．study hard ________ I can catch up with my classmates．

A．so that B．because C．in order to D．as

（ ）17．Playing computer games is ________ interesting ________ we like it．

A．such；that B．so；that C．such an；that D．so；as

（ ）18．Many ads ________ teenagers．

A．are aim to B．aim to C．are aimed at D．aim at

（ ）19．That made me ________ myself．

A．annoy to B．annoy with C．to annoy with D．annoyed with

（ ）20．I need a new jacket．This one doesn't ________ the cold．

A．keep B．keep in C．keep out D．hold of

Ⅲ．同义句转换

根据A句的句意，在B句填上适当的单词，使A、B两句的意思相同或相近。（每空一词，含缩略词）

21．A：He made faces and the baby didn't cry any more．

B：He made faces and the baby ________ ________．

22．A：Linda's parents made her not watch TV from Monday to Friday last year．

B．Linda ________ made not ________ watch TV by her parents from Monday to Friday last year．

23．A：Linda had a terrible cough，so her mother took her to hospital last week．

B：Last week Linda's mother took her to hospital ________ she coughed ________．

24．A：She quickly left to look after the sick people when she heard the news．

B：When she heard the news，she ________ ________ to look after the sick people．

25．A：I'm sorry to hear that he got killed in the traffic accident 5 years ago．

B：I'm sorry to hear that he has ________ for 5 years in the traffic accident．

Ⅳ．根据汉语补全下列句子，每空一词

26．有时一则广告可以导致你买了一些你根本不需要的东西。

________ ________ an ad can ________ you to buy something you don't need ________ ________．

27．华南虎是有灭绝危险的动物之一。

Huanan Tigers are one of ________ ________．

28．疯狂音乐使我紧张。

Loud music ________ me ________ ________．

29．坚硬的座位使顾客想离开。

Hard seats ________ customers ________ ________ ________．

30．这个消息使我有点儿惊讶。

The news ________ me kind of ________．

Ⅴ．将下列广告语与其产品正确搭配起来

31．Starshine Toothpaste A．For silky skin

32．Look out Sunglasses B．For stronger build

33．Easy Care Shampoo C．Whiter than white

34．Nest Milk Powder D．For the shiniest hair ever

35．Beauty Cream E．For that mysterious look

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Ⅵ．词语填空

用所给单词的适当形式填空，使文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）。

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We are going to have a party in our house this evening．It is my 36 birthday，and she has 37 my uncles and aunts and some of her 38 ．Mother and I are 39 to cook most of the food for the party，and Father is getting the drinks．The living－room looks very pretty．Balloons of all colours are hanging from the lights 40 we have taken the carpets away 41 we are going to dance there after dinner．

In the dining－room we have 42 out the best plates and glasses and tablecloths，and it all looks 43 ．We are going to have soup，fish，chicken，fruit and cheese．We are going to dance 44 midnight，and after that，we will have 45 food，because we will be hungry after all that dancing．

Last year my mother 46 her birthday－party in a restaurant， 47 it is pleasanter and 48 at home．

When it is my birthday，I am going to invite my friends and have a party in the garden I will hang pretty lights 49 the trees，and we will grill（烧烤）our food in the garden and dance 50 the grass．

Ⅶ．完形填空

Who invited music？Who sang the first song？No one knows exactly the answer 51 these questions．But we know that music plays an important part in almost everyone's life．

Babies and young children love to hear people singing to them．When they are 52 older，they like to sing the songs they have heard．

When children go to school，their 53 of music grows．In the middle grades students 54 music lessons．

When they 55 high school，they become interested in listening to popular music．

Music has 56 for everyone．It can make people happy or it can make them sad．

Music is now heard everywhere，in shops and houses and at homes．We shall be trying to find out more about 57 music works．

The following is a radio broadcast：

Good morning．Today's broadcasting brings together music from different corners of the world．The 58 we have chosen for you are from American country music，Indian music，pop music and so on．

In this broadcast we shall study the 59 of music．We shall try to 60 how music says 61 people feel．I shall explain 62 they are all good music．

The word“music” 63 the Greek word“Muse”，the Muses are goddesses of the arts．Music is only one of the 64 ．It is like the spoken language，but it uses 65 differently．

（ ）51．A．of B．to C．on D．in

（ ）52．A．a little B．a few C．little D．few

（ ）53．A．place B．house C．school D．world

（ ）54．A．find B．take C．teach D．world

（ ）55．A．arrive at B．arrive C．reach D．reach to

（ ）56．A．meaning B．listeners C．been sold D．been heard

（ ）57．A．when B．how C．what D．why

（ ）58．A．singer B．music C．broadcast D．records

（ ）59．A．science B．lesson C．language D．text

（ ）60．A．find B．find out C．show D．look at

（ ）61．A．what B．if C．which D．and

（ ）62．A．why B．what C．which D．how

（ ）63．A．was B．is C．come about D．comes from

（ ）64．A．words B．broadcasts C．arts D．goddesses

（ ）65．A．voices B．sounds C．noises D．music

Ⅷ．阅读理解

阅读短文选择正确答案或回答问题。

A

Many People think New York is a noisy city，even inside the taxi．When you get into a taxi，you hear the voice a well－known singer，a sport star or some other famous persons giving instructions．The voice of the famous person tells you what to do．One popular singer gives this message，“Cats have nine lives，but you have only one，so buckle your seat belt（系好安全带）．”Other voices say things such as“Don't forget to take your things when you leave．”

Many people get annoyed by the voices．Taxi drivers also don't like the message．“I play the messages 12 hours a day，I hear the same voice 60 times a day．It makes me crazy！”says Amir，a taxi driver．“But if I don't play the messages，I'll get fined 100 dollars．”

A lot of passengers complain，too．“It's too noisy，”says a passenger，“I asked the driver to turn off the message，but he said he couldn't．”

Other people think the voices are a great idea．One taxi driver says，“People like to hear the voice，they put on their seat belts more often．”And passengers from out of the city really like the idea．“Most of the time taxi drivers are in bad mood（心情），”says MeLainie Benton，who visits New York often on business．“It's nice to hear such a voice when you get into a taxi．”

（ ）66．Why should people buckle the seat belts in the taxi？

A．Because it can make people safe．

B．Because people can hear the voices clearly．

C．Because people are afraid to be fined by the policemen．

D．Because it can help people not forget to take their things．

（ ）67．The underlined word“annoyed”means ________．

A．悲伤 B．着急 C．忧愁 D．厌烦

（ ）68．From the text we know ________．

A．cats have nine lives but man have only one

B．the voices make all the taxi drivers crazy

C．the voices can let you know many famous persons

D．there are two different ideas about playing the message

B

When Mr David retired，he bought a small house in a village near the sea．He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it．

But to his great surprise，many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays，for it was the most interesting building in the village．From morning to night there were tourists outside the house．They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr．David's garden．This was too much for Mr David．He decided to drive the visitors away．So he put a notice on the window．The notice said．“If you want to satisfy your curiosity，come in and look round．Price：twenty dollars．”Mr David was sure that the visitors would stop coming，but he was wrong．More and more visitors came and Mr David had to spend everyday showing them around his house．“I came here to retire，not to work as a guide，”he said angrily．In the end，he sold the house and moved away．

根据短文内容回答问题，每空限填一词。

69．Why did Mr David buy a small house in a village？

Because he ________ to live a ________ life in it．

70．When did the tourists go to see his house？

They ________ there in ________ holidays．

71．Did Mr David like the visitors？

________，he ________．

72．What did he do then？

He ________ a ________ on the window．

73．What did he say angrily one day？

He said he went there to retire，________ to work ________ a guide．

Ⅸ．书面表达

阅读下面的提示，并根据其要求写一篇短文。

Birthday is usually an exciting day for children．Whenever you have a birthday，you are one year older． Perhaps that's why you usually have different kinds of activities to celebrate it．Now please write about one of your best birthdays in at least 50 words and 8 sentences．The following points should be included（包括）：

1．when your best birthday was

2．what activities you had

3．describing one of the presents you got

4．why you thought it was the best birthday

My Best Birthday

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参考答案

Unit 13 Rainy days make me sad．

Ⅰ．1～5 knowledge，tense，sad，heavy，left

6～10 compare，lowest，especially，owner，uncomfortable

Ⅱ．11．C （be made to do sth．被迫做某事）

12．B（句意为“空气污染使很多人感到不舒服”）

13．D（keep sb．doing sth．让某人一直做某事）

14．C（so many…如此多的……）

15．B（It is true that…某事是真的）

16．A（so that“为了，以便”，引导目的状语从句。）

17．B（“so…that如此……以致”，引导结果状语从句）

18．C（be aimed at被用来针对……）

19．D（make sb．annoyed with…使某人对……很恼火）

20．C（keep out阻止，不让……进入）

Ⅲ．21．stopped，crying 22．was，to 23．because，terribly 24．hurried，off 25．been，dead

Ⅳ．26．At times；lead；at，all 27．endangered，animals 28．makes；stressed out 29．make：want to leave 30．made；surprised

Ⅴ．3l～35 CEDBA

Ⅵ．36～40 mother's，invited，friends，asked，and

41～45 because，put，beautiful，until，more

46～50 had，but，cheaper，in，on

Ⅶ．51～55 BADBC 56～60 ABDCB 61～65 AADCB

Ⅶ．66～68 ADD 69．hoped，quiet 70．went，summer 71．No，didn't 72．put，notice 73．not，as

Ⅸ．（One possible version）

The best birthday was my 15th birthday．My family said they were going to take me out to dinner，but they secretly planned a party for me．Many of my friends came to the party．My parents gave me a watch．It is green and is made in Shanghai．I had a wonderful time at the party．We sang and danced until late at night before I said“Good night”to my friends and my family．