Self Check
I. 单项选择。
( )1 To his surprise, he tried his best but he still
the exam.
A. failed B. passed C. took D. make
( )2. —Are you_______ about selling your house?
—Yes.I need money. A.serious B.afraid C.strict D.nervous
( )3.—Mom,how can I _______ my dream of becoming a basketball player?
—First,you should practice every day. A.finish B.achieve C.have D.wake
( )4. We should manage ________ our housework.
A．do B．did C．to do D．doing
( )5. Jim wants to get his hair ________.It's too long.
A.cut B.cutted C.cuts D.cutting
( )6. It’s not polite to ________ to your teachers.
A.talk about B.talk with C.talk to D.talk back
( )7. In order to ________ his large family,he must work hard.
A.refuse B.accept C.support D.hug
( )8.—Look at the boy with green hair.It’s cool!
—But I don’t think students ________ to color their hair. A.should be not allowed B.should be allowed C.should allow
D.shouldn’t be allowed
( )9 I think the olds should .
A .take care B take care of C. be taken care D. be taken care of
( )10. —I think students can go out alone on school nights. —________.They may meet some bad people. A.I hope so B.I don’t think so C.I’m afraid so D.I agree with you II.词汇运用
A)根据句意及汉语提示填写单词。
11.There are some modern_______ (诗) in our textbook. 12.It’s common to __________(拥抱) when people meet in the US. 13.He was too weak even to_________ (举起) his hand 14.She began to __________ (哭) in the face of difficulty. 15.I think we shouldn’t give up the__________ (机会).
B)用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
16. I’m going to the university to get further (educate) after finishing middle school.
17. No matter how different the work is, we will manage (complete) it on time.
18. I’m old enough to make my own (decide).
19. Teenagers shouldn’t be allowed to get their ears (pierce).
20. You should put the medicine to (safe) to keep the kids away.
Ⅲ.根据汉语意思完成句子，每空一词。 21.你肯定对去美国很兴奋吧。
You must_______ _______ _______ ________ for America. 22.回想起这次的事故，我仍然感到害怕。
_______ _______ ________the accident,I still felt afraid. 23.孩子们应该远离垃圾食品。
Children should _______ _______ _______ junk food. 24.这个女孩太小了，不能自己做决定。
The girl is too young to _______ _______ _______ ________ . 25.当你父母离开时，你应该照顾好自己。
You should _______ good ______ ______ yourself when your parents are away. Ⅳ. 完形填空
Learning how to play the piano is not the only way for children to have a bright future. Children can choose what they like in many ways. Many children are good atsports. Maybe they will be great players when they grow up.
Here is another example: the 26 in Shanghai have paid much attention to story-telling. Story-telling can also make them 27 excellent students. They 28
many story-telling contests every year. And children have 29 great interest and taken an active part in them. Some students who were too shy to speak in public have been now very good 30 .
Now many parents 31 their children to learn how to play the piano or the violin. 32 the money and energy they spend cannot make sure that their children will 33 much in a short period of time. However, training children to tell a story is quite 34 .
Although it costs little, it’s a good and an easy way 35 children to develop.
( )26. A. schools B. libraries
C. children D. parents ( )27. A. like B. become
C. learn D. help
( )28. 28. A. have B. read
C. listen D. look ( ) 29. A. become B. no
C. been D. shown
( )30. A. speakers B. listeners
C. students D. teachers ( )31. A. keep B. help
C. send D. let
( )32. A. And B. So
C. But D. Even
( )33. A. play B. learn
C. rest D. use ( )34. A. different B. new
C. difficult D. expensive ( )35. A. with B. of
C. to D. for Ⅴ. 阅读理解。
In the United States, sixteen, eighteen, and twenty-one are important ages in a person’s life. There are no special celebrations for these birthdays, but each is a time when a person can do new things to mark their transition(转变)into adulthood(成人时期).
After turning sixteen a person can work, get adriver’s license and leave home. Many high school students learn to drive and get part-time jobs soon after celebrating their sixteenth birthday.
At the age of eighteen a person in the United States can vote and smoke, but they are prohibited from going into many nightclubs, buying wine or gambling(赌博)until they are twenty-one.
In many Latin(拉丁的)cultures, a young woman’s fifteenth birthday is important. At this age, she is regarded as an adult. To mark this special day, families with teenage daughters have a celebration called a Quinceanera. The day begins with the young woman and her family going to church. Later, there is a party and many guests are invited.
In Japan, young people become adults at twenty. At this age, they can legally(合法地)vote, drink wine and smoke. The second Monday in January is a national holiday called “Coming of Age Day”. On this day, twenty-year-olds celebrate by first going to a church to pray with their families. Later, they listen to speeches given by city and school leaders. Afterward, many celebrate with family or friends late into the night. In some countries, birthday celebrations continue through
adulthood. Some people celebrate their fortieth and fiftieth birthdays, or their retirement(退休)years, with a huge party. ( )36. In the United States, age sixteen marks the time when
you can .
A. vote and drive B. drive and get a job C. drink wine and smoke D. go into nightclubs
( )37. In some Latin cultures, the fifteenth birthday is
important for . A. parents B. young men
C. both young women and young men D. young women
( )38. In Japan, young people are considered as adults at
age .
A. sixteen B. eighteen C. twenty D. twenty-one
( )39. Which of the following is NOT the turning point in a
person’s life in the United States?
A. The 15th birthday. B. The 16th birthday. C. The 18th birthday. D. The 21st birthday.
( )40. What is the meaning of the underlined word
“prohibited”?
A. 允许 B. 禁止
C. 终止 D. 支持
参考答案： Self Check
Ⅰ.1—5AABCA6—10DCBDB
Ⅱ.A)11.poems12.hug13.lift14.cry15.chance
B)16.education17.to complete18.decision19.pierced20.safety Ⅲ.21.be excited about leaving22.Thinking back to23.keep away from24.make her own decision25.take;care of
Ⅳ.26—30CBADA31—35CCBAD Ⅴ.36—40BDCAB
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北国风光，千里冰封，万里雪飘。
望长城内外，惟余莽莽；
大河上下，顿失滔滔。
山舞银蛇，原驰蜡象，
欲与天公试比高。
须晴日，看红装素裹，分外妖娆。
江山如此多娇，引无数英雄竞折腰。
惜秦皇汉武，略输文采；
唐宗宋祖，稍逊风骚。
一代天骄，成吉思汗，
只识弯弓射大雕。
俱往矣，数风流人物，还看今朝。
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