题目内容
It was a matter of________ would take the position.
A．who B．whoever C．whom D．whomever
A
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Forty-three years seems like a long time to remember the name of a person. I have forgotten the name of an old lady who was a(n) 31 on my paper route when I was a twelve-year-old boy. Yet it seems like just yesterday that she taught me a lesson in 32 . One afternoon, a friend and I were 33 rocks onto the roof of the old lady’s house 34 her backyard. The object of our play was to observe how the rocks changed to missiles as they 35 to the roof’s edge and shot out into the 36 .
I found myself a perfectly smooth rock and sent it for a ride. The stone was too smooth, however, so it 37 from my hand as I let it go and headed 38 for a small window on the old lady’s back wall.
I was too scared about getting 39 that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window. However, a few days later, 40 I was sure that I hadn’t been discovered, I started to feel 41 for her misfortune.
I made up my mind that I would 42 my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I 43 would cover the cost of her window. I put the money in an envelope with a(n) 44 explaining that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the 45 for repairing it.
I waited until it was dark, then put the envelope through the letter slot in her door.
The next day, I 46 the old lady her paper and was able to 47 the warm smile that I was 48 her. She thanked me for the paper and said, “Here, I have something for you.” It was a bag of cookies. I thanked her and ate the cookies as I 49 my route.
After several cookies, I 50 an envelope. When I opened the envelope, I was shocked. Inside was the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I’m proud of you.”
A. adviser B. customer C. assistant D. neighbour
A. carefulness B. cleverness C. selfishness D. forgiveness
A. throwing B. kicking C. picking D. striking
A. by B. under C. from D. around
A. dropped B. rolled C. flowed D. fell
A. room B. kitchen C. yard D. sky
A. skipped B. stopped C. stepped D. slipped
A. straight B. slow C. right D. fast
A. lost B. trapped C. caught D. hurt
A. before B. when C. but D. though
A. guilty B. safe C. anxious D. nervous
A. borrow B. move C. transfer D. save
A. used B. calculated C. chose D. earned
A. book B. article C. note D. notice
A. period B. cost C. size D. distance
A. handed B. sold C. left D. showed
A. witness B. wear C. return D. bring
A. comparing to B. playing with C. learning about D. receiving from
A. continued B. chose C. followed D. forgot
A. tore B. marked C. bought D. felt
It's not a new phenomenon, but have you noticed how many nouns are being used as verbs? We all use them, often without noticing what we're doing.
I was arranging to meet someone for dinner last week, and I said “I’ll pencil it in my diary”, and my friend said “You can ink it in”, meaning that it was a firm arrangement not a tentative one!
Many of these new verbs are linked to new technology. An obvious example is the word fax. We all got used to sending and receiving faxes, and then soon started talking about faxing something and promising we'd fax it immediately. Then along came email, and we were soon all emailing each other madly. How did we do without it? I can hardly imagine life without my daily emails.
Email reminds me, of course, of my computer and its software, which has produced another
couple of new verbs. On my computer I can bookmark those pages from the World Wide Web that I think I'll want to look at again, thus saving all the effort of remembering their addresses and calling them up from scratch. I can do the same thing on my PC, but there I don't bookmark; I favorite—coming from “favorite pages”, so the verb is derived from an adjective not a noun.
Now my children bought me a mobile phone, known simply as a mobile and I had to learn yet more new verbs. I can message someone, that is, I can leave a message for them on their phone. Or I can text them, write a few words suggesting when and where to meet, for example. How long will it be before I can mobile them, that is, phone them using my mobile? I haven’t heard that verb yet, but I’m sure I will soon. Perhaps I’ll start using it myself!
1. “I’ll pencil it in my diary” in the second paragraph probably means .
A. it was a firm arrangement
B. it was an uncertain arrangement
C. the arrangement should be written as a diary
D. he prefers a pencil to a pen
2.A website address can be easily found if it has been______.
A. emailed B. messaged C. favorited D. texted
3.Which of the following has not been used as a verb, yet?
A. message B. page C. email D. mobile
4.The best title for this passage is____.
A. New Verbs from Nouns
B. The Development of the English language
C. New Technology and New words
D. Technology and Language.
根据课文内容填空
1.The reading passage is two 1. written by an old man called Clancy.
2.It was a time when the killer whales, or “killers” as they were then 2. ,helped the whalers catch the baleen whales that were on their 3. 4. .
3.I thought ,at that time, that this was just a story but then I 5. it with my own eyes many times.
4.There ‘s no 6. or water and even no 7. either! I’m still trying to 8. to these conditions.
5.Science is my most challenging subject as my students have no 9. of doing experiments.
6. Sometimes I wonder how 10. chemistry is to these students, most of whom will be going back to their villages after Year 8 anyway.
第二节 完形填空 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Forty-three years seems like a long time to remember the name of a person. I have forgotten the name of an old lady who was a(n) 31 on my paper route (报童) when I was a twelve-year-old boy. Yet it seems like just yesterday that she taught me a lesson in 32 . One afternoon, a friend and I were 33 rocks onto the roof of the old lady’s house 34 her backyard. The object of our play was to observe how the rocks changed to missiles as they 35 to the roof’s edge and shot out into the 36 .
I waited until it was dark, and then put the envelope through the letter slot in her door.
After several cookies, I 50 an envelope. When I opened the envelope, I was shocked. Inside were the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I’m proud of you.”
31. A. adviser B. customer C. assistant D. neighbor
32. A. carefulness B. cleverness C. selfishness D. forgiveness
33. A. throwing B. kicking C. picking D. striking
34. A. by B. under C. from D. around
35. A. dropped B. rolled C. flowed D. fell
36. A. room B. kitchen C. yard D. sky
37. A. skipped B. stopped C. stepped D. slipped
38. A. straight B. slow C. right D. fast
39. A. lost B. trapped C. caught D. hurt
40. A. before B. when C. but D. though
41. A. guilty B. safe C. anxious D. nervous
42. A. borrow B. move C. transfer D. save
43. A. used B. calculated C. chose D. earned
44. A. book B. article C. note D. notice
45. A. period B. cost C. size D. distance
46. A. handed B. sold C. left D. showed
47. A. witness B. wear C. return D. bring
48. A. comparing to B. playing with C. learning about D. receiving from
49. A. continued B. chose C. followed D. forgot
50. A. tore B. marked C. bought D. felt
My father enjoys bike riding．Ever since I was little, I’ve always loved going biking with my dad．36 , as I became a teenager, other things began to draw my 37 ．Suddenenly, It was important to do things with 38 ．I saw my dad every evening at home．Why did I have to 39 my Sundays to all-day bike trips with him , too? If my indifference（冷漠） hurt him, my father kept 40 , but he would always let me know when he was planning a bike trip 41 I wanted to come．
It was a Sunday morning, and I was in low 42．Two of my friends had gone to the movies without inviting me．Just then my father 43 my room．“It’s a beautiful day．Want to go for a 44 today, Beck?” “Leave me alone! ” I impatiently 45．Those were the last words I said to him before he left the house that 46 ．
Several hours later, the police called us, 47 us that Dad had a traffic accident．My father’s injuries were serious．It took several days before he could 48 speak．Beside his bed I held his hand gently, 49 of hurting him．
“Daddy … I’m sorry …”
“It’s OK, sweetheart．I’ll be OK．”
“No,” I said, “I 50 what I said to you that day．You know, that morning?”
“Sweetheart, I don’t 51 anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident．I remember kissing you goodnight the night before, though．” He 52 a weak smile．
I felt regretful for my 53 words, for I never wanted him to leave me alone．My teacher once told me that 54 have immeasurable power．They can hurt or they can heal．And we all have the 55 to choose our words．I intend to do that very carefully from now on．
1.A．Therefore B．Instead C．Besides D．However
2.A．attention B．sight C．effort D．energy
3.A．Dad B．friends C．teachers D．brothers
4.A．start B．save C．devote D．waste
5.A．silent B．busy C．asleep D．awake
6.A．unless B．in case C．so that D．as if
7.A．spirits B．conditions C．emotions D．hopes
8.A．left B．checked C．entered D．knocked
9.A．ride B．walk C．picnic D．game
10.A．whispered B．warned C．announced D．shouted
11.A．moment B． morning C．afternoon D．evening
12.A．asking B．reminding C．informing D．warning
13.A．eventually B．generally C．strictly D．broadly
14.A．tired B．afraid C．aware D．sorry
15.A．discuss B．think C．care D．mean
16.A．hate B． forget C．remember D．like
17.A．got B．expressed C．exchanged D．managed
18.A．thoughtless B．careless C．powerful D．cheerful
19.A．apologies B．promises C．smiles D．words
20.A．experience B．honor C．power D．desire
