题目内容
74. 就我命知,南希没有兄弟姐妹。
, Nancy has no brothers or sisters.
三、语法填空(共10小题)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词) 或括号内单词的正确形式。
My name is Virginia Mahoney. My father Bill Mahoney was a kind-hearted man. He was always ready to help others. He had 41 good sense of humor and made people smile everywhere he went. He was also a loving husband and father. 42 (sad) , we lost him on April 30 ,2013 because cancer took his life away.
After the death of my father,my elder sister Jojo and I were very sad. But it didn’t take long for us 43 (cheer) up. We decided to do something in memory 44 our father. We talked for a few hours and then agreed to start a dub 45 (call) B kind. We wanted to encourage acts of kindness in our everyday lives,just like my father 46 (do) . After we told our mother about our 47 (decide) , she was very supportive. So some days later,B kind was started.
B kind believes that even the 48 (small) acts of-kindness are worth recognizing,worth celebrating,and worth 49 (build) a community around. Being kind can change someone's life; it ’can also change the world. Now we encourage and help kids start B kind clubs at 50 (they) schools.
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和 D)中，出最佳选项。
A
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
Celebrities often have their own extraordinary life stories about their childhoods and their dramatic rises to fame. And here we have one example: Ella Fitzgerald,a girl from Harlem who became one of the most celebrated female jazz singer of the 20th century.
Bom in Newport News,Virginia in 1917,Ella didn，t want to be a singer at first. At 17,she entered a contest with a dream of becoming a professional dancer. But watching other dancers perform,Ella changed her mind right before going on stage ^ this was a turning point in her life^ She performed as a singer and won first prize.
After tliis unexpected debut(初次登台) ，people began to hear about the girl with a pure singing voice,great rhythm,and perfect (音高) .And in 1935,Ella had a major breakthrough when the famous drummer Chick Webb decided to hire her for his band. Together they produced many hit songs,including “A-Tisket,A-Tasket/' which became Ella* s' first million-record seller. She also had a striking ability to make her voice imitate other musical instruments. This special talent made Ella begin to shine as she helped to pioneer a style called “scat” in the early 1940s. Scat,or wordless singing,uses random vocal sounds to copy the sounds of real musical instruments. Basically,scat singing is replacing the lyrics of a song with such nonsense syllables as “do be do be dos” while it keeps the tune (曲调) . Ella was a master of scat,elevating the style to a form of art.
After Webb's death,Ella continued her active singing career,touring with different jazz orchestras throughout the world. Celebrated as the top female singer of her time,she sold more than 40 million records. Ella received numerous awards and honors for her outstanding performance and talent. She died in 1996,but her music lives on,enchanting generations of jazz lovers.
1. Which of the following is TRUE about scat?
A. It is done by using nonsense syllables.
B. It is a style of singing with real words.
C. It is intended to improve musical instruments.
D. It is a rhythmic form of speech without musical backing.
2. What do we know about Ella Fitzgerald?
A. She made her stage debut as a dancer.
B. She helped Chick Webb to form his band.
C. She contributed greatly to the style of scat singing.
D. She became very famous immediately after her debut.
3. The underlined word “enchanting” in the last paragraph
probably means.
A. slightly surprising B. easily controlling
C. clearly explaining D. strongly atfracting
4. What would be the best title for the text?
A. The family life of Ella Fitzgerald
B. Ella Fitzgerald: The queen of jazz
C. Famous songs by Ella Fitzgerald
D. Ella Fitzgerald: A talented dancer
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和 D) 中，选出最佳选项。
I grew up in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania with my mother and elder sister. While we weren't rich,my mother managed to provide us with more than we needed and quite a bit of what we wanted. We had ups and downs,but mostly ups. One of my mother's favorite things to say was, “Well,try it and see." As a carefUl little girl,her words didn't do much to make me a real explorer of anything other than good books. However,my mother's words encouraging me to try harder,to climb and to reach new heights finally worked one day.
In December,2015,I had the extreme pleasure of visiting the South Pole,Antarctica to be exact. I once thought it would be the last place on the earth that I'd ever visit. First of all,I didn't vacation in a cold place. Second,if I did,it would be more like a lodge(乡间小屋) on a mountain with a hot bathtub and a warm fire. But I went there.
It was a ten-day cruise that .produced more highs than I could have ever imagined. It was the longest time I'd ever been away from my children. I missed them so much that I had a few mild meltdowns(崩溃) ，but I recovered quickly after seeing a family of four crabeater seals swim right up below my deck. Somehow that moment of missing my children was soothed(抚慰) by God's wonderful works.
When I reached the highest point of Cuverville Island, after a scary and long trip up,I felt I had done something very meaningful. It was a journey for moms,for new entrepreneurs(企业家) and for the little girls who would dream bigger and do better because we showed them they could.
1. When the author was young,her mother liked .
A. reading books B. complaining a lot
C. encouraging her D. exploring new places
2. What did the author once show no interest in?
A. Going on vacation. B. Going to Antarctica.
C. Getting new things. D. Reading good books.
3. How did the author react when seeing the four crabeater seals?
A. She felt a lot better.
B. She burst into tears.
C. She wanted to touch them.
D. She missed her children even more.
4. What did the author think of her journey?
A. Costly. B. Relaxing.
C. Inspiring. D. Disappointing.
D
★★★☆☆
Reading is important for children to grow up. If you want touching or funny or unusual or classic picture books,there are some books to excite your interest.
The Day the Crayons Came Home
by Drew Daywalt,illustrated by Oliver Jeffers
Duncan has some interesting crayons. Mine just sit there until I use them to color things. Duncan's crayons,however,get fed up and leave home or take adventures. They* re anything but dull. If your child loved The Day the Crayons Quit,this newest colorful adventure should be at the top of your reading list.
Little Red Gliding Hood
by Tara Lazar,illustrated by Troy Cummings
The newest take on Little Red Riding Hood is a fairy tale full of fun. Little Red needs a new pair of ice skates,but the only way to get them is to win a competition. With most of the fictional characters having partners,she may need to team up with someone unexpected.
Finding Winnie
by Lindsay Mattick,illustrated by Sophie Blackall
Most of us are familiar with Christopher Robin and Pooh Bear,but few people realize that Pooh grew out of the imagination of A. A. Milne who was a playwright and was inspired to write stories for his son Christopher Robin. In 1914,a vet named Harry Coleboum rescued a baby bear,took it to war with him,and later brought him back to England and then to the London Zoo where the bear met the real Christopher Robin. The rest,as they say,is history.
Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova
by Laurel Snyder,illustrated by Julie Morstaa
Aspiring dancers will be fascinated by both the story and artwork of Swan. The story captures a small girl's enchantment(着迷) with ballet and her rise to become one of the world's most respected woman dancer in ballet.
13.Which of the following books is illustrated by Troy Cummings?
A. Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova.
B. The Day the Crayons Came Home.
C. Little Red Gliding Hood.
D. Finding Winnie.
14. The book Finding Winnie tells the story of.
A. a little girl B. a baby bear
C. some swans D. A.A. Milne
15. Who wrote the book about a ballet dancer?
A. Lindsay Mattick. B. Drew Daywalt.
C. Laurel Snyder. D. Tara Lazar.
16. The main purpose of the text is to .
A. introduce four picture books
B. inspire us to write a picture book
C. encourage children to buy the picture books
D. tell us the importance of reading picture books
5. even though / even if
6. up to
7. fall over
8. feel free
根据短文内容，从方框i选择恰当的单词或短语 填空，有的需要变换形式。
excite,or so,adult,marry,wild,smile,shine,protect
The town of Longview has a very busy street. Many cars use it every day. In the past squirrels (松鼠) tried to cross the street and were killed.Amos Peters wanted (1) these lovely animals,so he built a bridge for them — one that would let them cross above the traffic.
Now I'm standing on the bridge. The weather is fine. The sun is (2) bright.Around me I only see lots of (3) squirrels. Some are (4) squirrels and some are baby squirrels. They all look at me with(5) . Some of them even (6) at me. It seems that they say, “Hey,young manf Where are you from?”
The bridge has been a symbol of the town for over 40 years (7) Some young couples come here to take photos before they get(8) ! . And every Christmas,the local (当地的) people add a small Christmas tree to the center of the bridge. How lovely!
情景交际(每小题1分，共5分)
根据对话内容，从方框中选择恰当的选项补全对 话，其中有两项多余。
A: Hi,Mary. Welcome to the show. You like exploring (探险) ，doh’t you?
B: (46) And I just went on an adventure (冒险）
A: Tell us about it.
B: I went on a night tour at the zoo. It's called Night Adventure.
A: (47)
B: Oh no. There’ re lots of animals awake at night.
A: Wow. OK,Mary. (48)
B: I went with my guide.
A： (49)
B: We saw bears walk up and down and tigers look around on a rock. Many forest animals woke up at night.
A: Really? (50)
B: I was really scared.
A. How did you feel when you saw that?
B. Tell us what you saw.
C. Who did you go with?
D. Where are they from?
E. That's right.
F. It sounds good.
G. Aren’t all the animals sleeping at night?
69. I tried to clean the watch,but only (succeed) in breaking it.
