1、1(阅读理解+完形填空+任务型阅读)(限时:20 分钟)一、阅读理解AFraser Island Fraser Island is in Queensland,Australia,about 200 kilometers north of Brisbane.It is about 120 kilometers long and 24kilometers wide.It is a very important island because it is completely made of sand.In fact,it is the largest sand island in the worl
2、d.There is no airport on the island,but there is a long beach along the east coast.Planes arrive and leave from here.The sand makes unusual shapes.There are hills made of sand called sand blows.Nothing grows on them.They move one or two meters a year from the northwest towards the southeast of the i
3、sland,getting bigger and bigger.At other places on the island,such as Rainbow Gorge,The Cathedrals and Red Canyon,the sandy rocks have different colors.Sometimes the rocks are so brown that they turn the sea brown,like coffee.Surprisingly,the sandy island has a lot of different plants and animals.Th
4、ere are dark forestseucalyptus woods,beautiful flowers and over a hundred lakes.There are many kinds of birds,like owls and curlews.There are many animals there,too,such as crocodiles,flying foxes and wild dogs called dingoes.About 500,000 people visit the island every year to see the islands beauty
5、 and nature.People enjoy camping and hiking(徒步)there.Unluckily,the visitors create problems.They damage plants and frighten animals.Their sun cream(防晒霜)makes the water dirty.So it is necessary to manage the visitors.For example,people may not use motor boats or go fishing in the lakes,and they need
6、2official papers to drive there.( B )1.The passage is mainly about _.Athe shape of Fraser Island Bnature on Fraser IslandCthe history of Fraser Island ( A )2.From Paragraph 1 we know _.Ahow large Fraser Island is BFraser Island is the largest island Cmany people live on Fraser Island ( B )3.The unde
7、rlined word “They” in Paragraph 2 refers to(指) the_Aunusual shapesBsandy hillsCsandy rocks ( A )4.From Paragraph 3 we can infer(推断) that _ is a kind of plant.AeucalyptusBowlCcurlew ( C )5.Visitors may not be allowed to _ on Fraser Island soon.Acamp and hikeBgo fishing in the sea Cdrive without offic
8、ial papersB“How many common English words were invented by Shakespeare?How long did it take people to find the answer to this question 15 years ago? And now! you can google it and find the answer immediately!:Google is the most popular Internet search engine in the world. It was invented by two stud
9、ents, Larry Page and Sergey Brim. They met in 1993, when they were studying computer science at Stanford University, USA. They dreamed of producing something that could also answer any question in seconds. 3Internet search engines at that time were slow and gave many websites that werent useful. In
10、January 1996, Page and Brim decided to make a better and faster search engine. They thought the results should be based on the most popular websites. Nobody would give them money for their project, so they used their own money. They also borrowed money from family and friends. Then, in 1998, they we
11、re given a cheque for $100,000, and they started their own company. Their first office was in a friends garage. The companys name is Google, a word which comes from mathematics. A “google” is a very high number-1 followed by a hundred zeros. The google search engine was soon used by thousands of peo
12、ple worldwide because it was fast, easy and correct. By 2002 it was the biggest search engine on the Internet. Now, more questions have been answered by Google than any other Internet service, from sport to science, and from music to medicine. Google hopes that in the future all the worlds informati
13、on will be put on the Internet, so that everybody can find everything. 21. Why did the writer begin this passage by asking you a question?A. Because he or she liked to begin this passage by asking readers a question.B. Because he or she was afraid that the readers didnt know this question. C. Becaus
14、e he or she wanted to make the readers interested in this passage. D. Because Shakespeare is one of the most famous people in the world.22. The underline word “cheque” in the fifth paragraph means _. A.楼房 B.帐单 C.订单 D. 支票23. From the passage we know that at the beginning of their project, _. A. there
15、 was not any search engine on the Internet. B. nobody supported them except their family and friends. C. Larry Page and Sergey Brim dreamed to answer any question. D. one of the most popular websites gave them a cheque for $100,000. 24. Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?A. Now the
16、 Google search engine is widely used in the world. B. The google search engine was not the biggest one before 2002. 4C. Larry Page and Sergey Brim named google after a hundred zeros. D. The service of the Google search engine is very popular. 25. The passage mainly tells us _. A. the development of
17、the Google search engine. B. about Larry Page and Sergey Brim. C. how to find information on the Internet. D. how to use the Google search engine. 参考答案 21-25 CDBCA 二、完形填空Maybe you are in a place where people are sweating and wearing shorts.Or maybe you are looking outside right now and snow is falli
18、ng on the ground. You might have many friends playing with you, 1 you could be all by yourself. No matter 2 the weather is like or how many friends are around, theres always a way to be active and have fun. When its just you, you can practice something and make yourself 3 at it. If you play tennis,
19、try hitting a tennis ball 4 the wall. If basketball is your thing, try 5 baskets and see how many you can hit. Or if youre into football, take a ball and see how long you can keep it in the air using your 6 , knees, and head.When you play with your friends again, theyll be 7 at what you can do! When
20、 its 8 and everyone is sweaty, what do you do? Swim, of course! Race your friends or 9 your underwater skills. But dont forget the safety rules. Make sure theres an adult around to keep everyone 10 ! Maybe you cant go out 11 it is rainy or too cold. But that doesnt mean you 12 get some exercise. Tur
21、n on your favourite music and dance. 13 your dog or cat to join in the fun. Or play hide-and-seek with everyone else in the house. May the best “hunter” 14 ! 5And heres only one thing you shouldnt do: Dont say, “Im 15 . Theres nothing to do.” 1. A.and B.but C.so D.or2. A.how B.what C.where D.when3.
22、A.hard B.worse C.better D.badly4. A.through B.over C.against D.into5. A.shooting B.throwing C.shaking D.waving6. A.hands B.feet C.shoulders D.arms7. A.angry B.mad C.sad D.surprised8. A.cool B.cold C.hot D.warm9. A.hide away B.show offC.give up D.slow down10. A.healthy B.dry C.safe D.wet11. A.because
23、 B.so C.though D.but12. A.mustnt B.cant C.might D.need13. A.Ask B.Force C.Order D.Invite14. A.lose B.win C.hide D.leave15. A.excited B.pleased C.bored D.satisfied参考答案.主旨大意 这是一篇说明文,介绍了在不同的时间或地点你可以和朋友们做些什么事情。1.D 考查并列连词。句意:你也许有很多朋友和你一起玩,或者你自己一个人玩。此空表示选择,故选 D。2.B 考查疑问代词。句意:无论天气怎么样或是身边有多少朋友 “天气怎么样?”可以用“W
24、hat is the weather like?”或“How is the weather?”来表示,故选 B。3.C 考查形容词比较级。句意:你可以练习某样东西并使自己变得更擅长它。故选 C。4.C 考查介词。句意:如果你打网球,试着将网球向着墙击打。 “向着,对着”应该用介词 against表示,故选 C。65.A 考查动词。shoot baskets 意为“投篮”,故选 A。6.B 7.D 考查形容词。由上文的“不断练习”可知,朋友们再和你玩时,你的技术已经进步很大,因此他们会感到“惊讶”,故选 D。8.C 9.B 考查动词短语。hide away 意为“隐藏”;show off 意为“
25、炫耀”;give up意为“放弃”;slow down 意为“减速” 。由句意可知选 B。10.C 考查形容词。由上文的“dont forget the safety rules”可知,要确保有成年人在场保证每个人的安全,故选 C。11.A 12.B13.D 考查动词。ask 意为“要求”;force 意为“强迫”;order 意为“命令”;invite意为“邀请” 。对于动物来说,D 项最为人性化,故选 D。14.B 15.C三、任务型阅读阅读下面人物档案,完成信息记录表。(每空限填两词)Facts about Jennifer Lawrence7Nationality(国籍): Ameri
26、canAge: 16. years old Family Members: parents and 17. Character: like sports 18. Working Experiences: worked as 19. before 14; worked for MTV and H worked as an actress on TV; acted in Winters Bone in 2010; acted in The Hunger Games at the age of 20. Hobbies: painting, surfing and playing the guitar参考答案16.29/twenty-nine 17.two brothers 18.for boys 19.a model 20.22/twenty-two