2024年2月20日发(作者:夏晓桐)
上海华育中学2017年第一学期九年级期中试题
(满分150分,考试时间100分钟)
考生注意:
1. 考试时间100分钟,试卷满分150分。
2. 本考试设试题卷和答题纸两部分。试卷分为第I卷和第II卷,全卷共6页。所有答题必须涂(选择题)或 写(非选择题)在答题纸上,做在试卷上一律不得分。
3. 答题前,务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名,并将核对后的条形码贴在指定位置上,在答题纸反面清楚地 填写姓名。
Part 1 Listening (第一部分听力)(略)
Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar
(第二部分语音、词汇和语法)
Ⅱ. Choose the best answer
( ) 26. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others?
A) In my opinion, it’s a good idea. B) Our object is to further trade relations.
C) Why didn’t you take the offer? D) We often deal with the problem.
( ) 27. Johnson has been appointed _________manager of the engineering department to take
_________place of George.
A)/.../ B)// C) he D) / …the
( ) 28. The castle stands in a quiet place_________the main road at the far end of the river.
A) to B) for C) off D) out
( ) 29. -Who taught________ English last term?
- Was_________ Mr. William?
A) you …it B)you …he C) your …it D)your …that
( ) 30. With the help of their teachers, they have made only_________mistakes this time.
A) little B) few C) a little D) a few
( )31 .Jennifer takes a lot of exercise every day and she is always full of_________.
A) knowledge B) energy C) change D) courage
( ) 32. -Lucy and Lily look the same. Are they twins?
- Yes, but Lucy is_________of them.
A) the taller B) the tallest C) taller D)tallest
( ) 33. I like this silk dress, and it _________ so soft and comfortable.
A) is felt B) is feeling C) feels D)has felt
( ) 34. Jeff spent as much time as he could_________baseball.
A). played B) play C) playing D) to play
( ) 35. - How about going to the movie this weekend?
-Sorry, I prefer______ rather than_________.
A) staying at home …go out B) to go out …stay at home
C) going out …stay at home D) to stay at home …go out
( ) 36. -Why haven't the students on duty cleaned the classroom yet?
-Because they_________a meeting at the moment.
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A) were having B) are having C) had D)have
( ) 37. Tony was late for school this morning because his alarm clock didn’t_________.
A) go off B) go away C) go over D) go out
( ) 38. Three people got hurt in the car crash yesterday and the injured_________ to the
hospital at once.
A) took B) has taken C) were taken D)was taken
( ) 39. Mike asked me how long_________ .
A) I had come to Shanghai B) I had gone to Shanghai
C) I had been in Shanghai D) I have been in Shanghai
( ) 40. I _________ in London for many years, but I have never regretted my final decision to
move back to China.
A) lived B) have lived C) am living D) was lived
( ) 41. He_________ films in Asia for more than 30 years by the time he arrived in Canada.
A) made B)has made C) had made D)would make
( ) 42. At school, some students are active_________some are shy, yet they can be good
friends with one another.
A) while B) although C) so D) as
( ) 43. Most parents don’t know _________their kids are watching on TV.
A) when B) where C) what D)why
( )44. Time is so precious that you must make full use of it.
A) useful B) important C) valuable D) valueless
( )45.-Tomorrow I’m going on holiday.
- _________! But I will be busy.
A) Thank you B) Lucky you C) My pleasure D) Mind you
Ⅲ. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used
once
A. accidentally B. focusing C. involve
F. unusual G. effective H. thoughtfully
D. sign E. appears
I. trends J. various
A mathematics teacher asks her students to design a floor plan for a community center,
including dance areas and a place for a band. Why? Because such a design will
______46____several geometric shapes and a (an) defined area, and the students must use what
they have studied about the computation of area to make an ____47_____ plan.
A history teacher asks his students to reflect on and write about their experiences holding
jobs and their relationships with their employers. Why? Because the students will soon be
studying the Industrial Revolution, ___48______ on how it shaped the experiences of and
relationships among members of _____49____ social classes in the United States.
A science teacher asks her students to prepare statements explaining their position on whether
the president should _____50____ an international environmental treaty. Why? Because preparing
these statements will engage the students in assessing and applying a number of scientific views
on global warming.
Anyone alert to current trends in teaching practice will not be surprised by these examples.
They illustrate the practice on the part of many teachers to engage students more _____51____in the subject matter they are learning by helping students to draw connections
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between their lives and the subject matter, between principles and practice, past and present, and
present and future.
Yet there is also something ____52_____ about these examples: not what______53____ on
the surface but what lies underneath it. These three learning activities were developed with the
help of a simple set of guidelines called the Teaching for Understanding Framework.
Ⅳ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms
54. Patrick had a few _________in his pocket. (penny)
55. His small farm was in worse condition than any _______farm in that area. (neighbor)
56. Some _______words made us interested in the topic. (invent)
57. There are many_______places of interest in Xian. (history)
58. After learning the text, the teacher asked me to _______it to the whole class. (tell)
59. Tom is good at mathematics. He always _______the maths problems quickly. (solution)
60. The _______of the fire dried his shoes on the top of the mountain. (hot)
61. Mike does his work so_______ that he often makes mistakes. (care)
V. Rewrite the following sentences as required
62. My friends lost their way when they were travelling in HK.(改为一般疑问句)
_______your friends_______their way when they were travelling in HK ?
63. Thousands of people in Taiwan had no houses to live in after the typhoon.(对划线部分提问)
What_______ _________thousands of people in Taiwan after the typhoon?
64. I don’t think The Old Man and The Sea impressed you deeply.(改为反意疑问句)
I don’t think The Old Man and The Sea impressed you deeply, _______ _______?
65. I haven’t decided the date for the conference call. (改为简单句)
I haven’t decided_______ _______have the conference call.
66. You must throw the broken pottery away at once.(改为被动语态)
The broken pottery must_______ _______ away at once.
67. As we all know, students should study hard.(保持句意基本不变)
It is_______ _______that students should study hard.
68. cheap, by surface mail, send , decided, package, to , because ,I, the, it’s(连词成句)
_____________________________________________________________________
Part 3 Reading and Writing
(第三部分读写)
Ⅵ.Reading comprehension
A. Choose the best answer
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(A)
(A)
Which tablet computer should YOU be buying: They are this year's and there's a
style to suit everyone?
Best for young children
LeapPad Explorer 2, £68
Aimed at children between
three and nine (though a
nine-year-old might find it a
little simple), it comes in pink
or blue and with five built-in
Best for teenagers
iPad 4th generation, £399-£659
The iPad is still the
market leader, and for good
reason. If the teenager in
your house enjoys playing
computer games, the latest
education games (you can buy more). Besides, the offering from Apple is the one to choose.
LeapPad does not allow access to the internet — Pros: No other tablet can compete with the
so it is impossible for your child to stumble across
near one million ‘apps’ (the name Apple created
anything inappropriate.
Pros: The education games
for specially-designed downloadable programs)
are available for the iPad. Simple to use, even for
well-designed, the built-in video camera is a those who usually struggle with technology.
fun way to play at being a film director. Cons: Considerably more expensive than
Cons: Some of the games are shockingly most competitors.
expensive. And the power adaptor is not
included.
Best for working parents
Microsoft Surface,
£399-£559
Best for bookworms
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, £109
Nearly all tablets let you download books.
Tablets are brilliant It's a great way to take a mountainous pile of
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for leisure — but what if you want to do a bit of
work? No tablet can yet compete with a full-size
laptop computer, but this is the only tablet that
allows you to use Microsoft Word, Excel and
hardbacks on holiday without
stuffing your suitcase.
But most tablets have a
Powerpoint (they are all pre-installed and shiny screen — which can be very distracting
included in the price) and you can buy a pretty when you're trying to read. The Paperwhite is
lovely mini- keyboard for typing letters and different: its matt screen and crisp black
emails, which also doubles up as the cover. lettering imitate the look of words on paper
Pros: The Surface is good for watching brilliantly. And yet you can still read the words
movies — a bonus when stuck in the airport on in the dark.
a business trip — and surfing the internet. Pros: Easy on the eye, excellent battery
Con: The keyboard is an expensive add-on life, 180,000 free books (if you subscribe to the
- costing up to £109. It might be cheaper to buy Amazon Prime customer loyalty service) plus
a laptop (though a tablet is much smaller and hundreds of thousands more to buy.
lighter). Cons: No TV, films, games, internet or
camera.
69. The underlined phrase ‘stumble across’ most probably means ‘___________’.
A. meet with B. quarrel with C. compare with D. compete with
70. Which of the following about Surface is NOT TRUE?
A. The keyboard will add to the cost.
B. The keyboard can serve as a cover.
C. You have to pay extra to install Microsoft Word.
D. You can watch movies or surf the Internet with it.
71. If you are a game lover, which tablet is least likely to be your choice?
A. LeapPad Explorer 2.
C. Microsoft Surface.
(B)
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B. iPad 4th generation.
D. Amazon Kindle Paperwhite.
Classified advertising is that advertising which is grouped in certain sections of the paper and
is thus distinguished from display advertising. Such groupings as “Help Wanted”, “Real Estate”,
“Lost and Found” are made, the rate charged being less than for display advertising. Classified
advertisements are a convenience to the reader and a saving to the advertiser.
The reader who is interested in a particular kind of advertisement finds all advertisements of
that type grouped for him. The advertisers may, on this account, use a very small advertisement if
it were placed among larger advertisements in the paper. It is evident that the reader approaches
the classified advertisement in a different frame of mind from that in which he approaches the
other advertisements in the paper. He turns to a page of classified advertisements to search for the
particular advertisement that will meet his needs. As his attention is voluntary, the advertiser does
not need to rely too much extent on display type to get the reader’ s attention. Formerly all
classified advertisements were of the same size and did not have display type. With the increase in
the number of such advertisements, however, each advertiser within a certain group is competing
with others in the same group for the reader5s attention. In many cases, the result has been an
increase in the size of the space used and the addition of headlines and pictures. In that way, the
classified advertisement has in reality advertisement. This is particularly true of real estate
advertising?
72. All of the following facts are advantages of classified advertisement for advertisers
EXCEPT that______________.
A) classified advertisement charges less money
B) it is easier to attract the attention of the target consumers
C) it provides more information for the readers
D) it does not have to rely too much on display type
73. One of the examples given of types of classified advertisement is
A) houses for sale
B) people who are asking for help
C) people who are lost
D) job vacancies
74. Why have classified advertisements changed in appearance?
A) Because people no longer want headlines and pictures.
B) Because real estate advertising is particularly truthful now.
C) Because the increase in the number of such advertisements means they have to be small now.
D) Because there are more advertisements now and more competition among advertisers.
B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage
The universities are schools of education and research but the main reason for their
existence is not in the knowledge taught to the students or in the opportunities for the economic or
social development resulting from the research findings.
The true function of a university is that it keeps the _____75______ between knowledge
and the real life. It unites the students with ordinary life in a creative way. The university passes
on information, but it conveys the information imaginatively. Imagination is the driving force for
the society’s future development. Students’ imagination is the very spirit every university should
protect and encourage. A university which ____76____ to do so has no reason for existence. With
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imagination, knowledge is not only knowledge: it includes all possibilities. It’s no longer a
____77____ on students’ memory. It’s food for thought and material for creative inventions.
Imagination is not ____78____ knowledge. Instead, it is a way leading to more knowledge. It
works by thoroughly studying the current knowledge and then exploring every possibility about
the knowledge. In the exploration, new knowledge takes shape. Imagination enables men to
construct a new vision of the world and it adds excitement to life through endless possibilities.
Imaginative people are restless all along.
Youth is imaginative and if the university can help preserve this precious wealth, the power
of imagination can ___79_____ changes the world. Besides, it should also be made clear that
imagination won’t be most effective without necessary experience. The problem of the current
world is that those who are imaginative have only little experience while those who are
experienced have weak imaginations. The solution left for the universities is to hold together these
two factors for the whole human race to____80____ greater development and happiness.
75. A. connection B. attraction C. difference D. tradition
76. A. tries B. pretends C. fails D. means
77. A. burden B. treasure C. schedule D. science
78. A. superior to B. familiar with C. separate from D. strict with
79. A. temporarily B. carefully C. reluctantly D. finally
80. A. require B. fix C. imagine D. achieve
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words
As further proof that you can now 3D-print anything, a company called Natural Machines
has introduced a 3D printer for food.
The “Foodini”,as it’s called, isn’t too different from a regular 3D printer, but instead of
printing with plastics, it prints eatable ingredients squeezed out of steel capsules(容器):“It’s the
same technology,” says Lynette Kucsma, co-founder of Natural Machines, “but with plastics
there’s just one melting point, while with food it has different temperatures and consistencies (粘稠度).Also, gravity works a little bit (81)a________ us, as food doesn’t hold the shape as well as
plastic.”
At the Web Summit technology conference in Dublin, the Barcelona-based startup is
(82)s________off the machine, which it says is the only one of its kind capable of printing a wide
range of dishes.
“In fact, this is a mini food manufacturing plant shrunk down to the size of an oven,” Kucsma
said, pointing out that at least in the initial stage the printer will be targeted mostly at professional
kitchen users, with a consumer version to (83)f________.
In principle, the Foodini sounds like the final laziness aid: press a button to print your food.
But Natural Machines is quick to point out that it’s designed to take care only of the difficult and
time-consuming parts of food preparation that discourage people from cooking at home, and that it
promotes healthy eating by requiring fresh ingredients prepared before printing.
Nevertheless, the company is working with (84)m________ food manufacturers to create
pre-packaged plastic capsules that can just be loaded into the machine to make food, even though
they assure these will be (85)f________ of preservatives, with a shelf life limited to five days.
The printing process is slow, but faster than regular 3D printing. Other than being capable of
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creating complex designs, the Foodini can be useful for recipes that require accuracy and
skillfulness, like homemade pizza or filled pasta.
Currently, the device only prints the food, which must be then cooked as usual. But a
(86)f________model will also cook the preparation and produce it ready to eat.
The (87)i________ also comes with a social element too. “There’s a touch screen on the
front that connects to a recipe site in the cloud, so it’s an internet-of-things, connected kitchen
appliance,” said Kucsma. Users will also be able to control the device remotely using a
smartphone, and share their recipes with the community.
D. Answer the questions
Have you been to zoos? Have you watched circuses(马戏团)? We see animals in zoos and
circuses and treat then as trained friends. But could these lovely animals still survive in the wild?
The French director Thierry Ragobert tried to give us the answer in his new movie Amazonia. In
the movie, a little monkey called Sai experienced a journey back to nature.
Sai was born in a circus and raised by human. All he knew was to perform and make people
laugh every night. However, his life turned upside down one day. After a plane accident in South
America, the little monkey found himself in the jungle(丛林).He was chased by eagles and got
sick by eating some unknown plants. Fortunately, another monkey saved him from danger. Sai
joined the wild monkeys and soon found that he was so different from the others. He had no skills
of hunting and fighting because he had never lived in the wild before. Sai began to learn from the
other monkeys since then.
This movie was released on the Chinese mainland. It is the first 3D movie in history where
all roles are played by real animals. The leading role Sai together with other roles in the film were
well-trained animal stars from Brazil’s national zoo. The director sent the animals into the wild
and filmed trained animal stars from Brazil’s national zoo. The director sent the animals into the
wild and filmed their real life. “I want to know if trained animals can find their survival
instincts(本能).” Ragobert says, “I expect this more as an experiment than a film.” People can also
see how human activities hurt the Amazon jungle in the movie. It reminds people how and what
man took from natural world. The director also says he wishes that seeing nature will help peple
think about protecting its beauty.
88. Is this French movie about a little monkey?
89. When did Sai find himself in the jungle?
90. What skills did Sai learn from other monkeys?
91. Where did the roles of the movie come from?
92. How did the director make the movie?
93. Do you think Sai wants to go back to the circus? Give your reason.
Ⅶ.Writing
105. Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic “ Opportunity and Success”(以“机遇和成功”为题目,写一篇不少于60个词的短文)
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参考答案:
26-30 ADCAD 31-35 BACCD
36-40 BACCA
41-45CACCB
46-53 CGBJD HFE
54. pennies 55. neighboring 56. inventive
57. historical 58. retell 59. solves 60. heat
61. carelessly
62. Did, lose 63. happened to 64.
65. when to 66. be thrown 67. known that
68. I decided to send package by surface mail because it’s cheap.
69-71 ACD
72- 74 CA D
75-80 BCACDD
81. against 82. showing 83. follow 84. major 85. free 86. future 84. idea
88. 1分:Yes, it is.
Yes.
89. 2分:After a plane accident in South America
90. 2分:He began to learn skills of hunting and fighting from other monkeys
91. 2分:They came from Brazil’s national zoo.
92. 2分:The director sent the animals into the wild and filmed their real life.
93. 1分:Yes. / No. 2分:(Any reasonable answer is acceptable.) 语法错适当扣分。
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2024年2月20日发(作者:夏晓桐)
上海华育中学2017年第一学期九年级期中试题
(满分150分,考试时间100分钟)
考生注意:
1. 考试时间100分钟,试卷满分150分。
2. 本考试设试题卷和答题纸两部分。试卷分为第I卷和第II卷,全卷共6页。所有答题必须涂(选择题)或 写(非选择题)在答题纸上,做在试卷上一律不得分。
3. 答题前,务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名,并将核对后的条形码贴在指定位置上,在答题纸反面清楚地 填写姓名。
Part 1 Listening (第一部分听力)(略)
Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar
(第二部分语音、词汇和语法)
Ⅱ. Choose the best answer
( ) 26. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others?
A) In my opinion, it’s a good idea. B) Our object is to further trade relations.
C) Why didn’t you take the offer? D) We often deal with the problem.
( ) 27. Johnson has been appointed _________manager of the engineering department to take
_________place of George.
A)/.../ B)// C) he D) / …the
( ) 28. The castle stands in a quiet place_________the main road at the far end of the river.
A) to B) for C) off D) out
( ) 29. -Who taught________ English last term?
- Was_________ Mr. William?
A) you …it B)you …he C) your …it D)your …that
( ) 30. With the help of their teachers, they have made only_________mistakes this time.
A) little B) few C) a little D) a few
( )31 .Jennifer takes a lot of exercise every day and she is always full of_________.
A) knowledge B) energy C) change D) courage
( ) 32. -Lucy and Lily look the same. Are they twins?
- Yes, but Lucy is_________of them.
A) the taller B) the tallest C) taller D)tallest
( ) 33. I like this silk dress, and it _________ so soft and comfortable.
A) is felt B) is feeling C) feels D)has felt
( ) 34. Jeff spent as much time as he could_________baseball.
A). played B) play C) playing D) to play
( ) 35. - How about going to the movie this weekend?
-Sorry, I prefer______ rather than_________.
A) staying at home …go out B) to go out …stay at home
C) going out …stay at home D) to stay at home …go out
( ) 36. -Why haven't the students on duty cleaned the classroom yet?
-Because they_________a meeting at the moment.
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A) were having B) are having C) had D)have
( ) 37. Tony was late for school this morning because his alarm clock didn’t_________.
A) go off B) go away C) go over D) go out
( ) 38. Three people got hurt in the car crash yesterday and the injured_________ to the
hospital at once.
A) took B) has taken C) were taken D)was taken
( ) 39. Mike asked me how long_________ .
A) I had come to Shanghai B) I had gone to Shanghai
C) I had been in Shanghai D) I have been in Shanghai
( ) 40. I _________ in London for many years, but I have never regretted my final decision to
move back to China.
A) lived B) have lived C) am living D) was lived
( ) 41. He_________ films in Asia for more than 30 years by the time he arrived in Canada.
A) made B)has made C) had made D)would make
( ) 42. At school, some students are active_________some are shy, yet they can be good
friends with one another.
A) while B) although C) so D) as
( ) 43. Most parents don’t know _________their kids are watching on TV.
A) when B) where C) what D)why
( )44. Time is so precious that you must make full use of it.
A) useful B) important C) valuable D) valueless
( )45.-Tomorrow I’m going on holiday.
- _________! But I will be busy.
A) Thank you B) Lucky you C) My pleasure D) Mind you
Ⅲ. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used
once
A. accidentally B. focusing C. involve
F. unusual G. effective H. thoughtfully
D. sign E. appears
I. trends J. various
A mathematics teacher asks her students to design a floor plan for a community center,
including dance areas and a place for a band. Why? Because such a design will
______46____several geometric shapes and a (an) defined area, and the students must use what
they have studied about the computation of area to make an ____47_____ plan.
A history teacher asks his students to reflect on and write about their experiences holding
jobs and their relationships with their employers. Why? Because the students will soon be
studying the Industrial Revolution, ___48______ on how it shaped the experiences of and
relationships among members of _____49____ social classes in the United States.
A science teacher asks her students to prepare statements explaining their position on whether
the president should _____50____ an international environmental treaty. Why? Because preparing
these statements will engage the students in assessing and applying a number of scientific views
on global warming.
Anyone alert to current trends in teaching practice will not be surprised by these examples.
They illustrate the practice on the part of many teachers to engage students more _____51____in the subject matter they are learning by helping students to draw connections
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between their lives and the subject matter, between principles and practice, past and present, and
present and future.
Yet there is also something ____52_____ about these examples: not what______53____ on
the surface but what lies underneath it. These three learning activities were developed with the
help of a simple set of guidelines called the Teaching for Understanding Framework.
Ⅳ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms
54. Patrick had a few _________in his pocket. (penny)
55. His small farm was in worse condition than any _______farm in that area. (neighbor)
56. Some _______words made us interested in the topic. (invent)
57. There are many_______places of interest in Xian. (history)
58. After learning the text, the teacher asked me to _______it to the whole class. (tell)
59. Tom is good at mathematics. He always _______the maths problems quickly. (solution)
60. The _______of the fire dried his shoes on the top of the mountain. (hot)
61. Mike does his work so_______ that he often makes mistakes. (care)
V. Rewrite the following sentences as required
62. My friends lost their way when they were travelling in HK.(改为一般疑问句)
_______your friends_______their way when they were travelling in HK ?
63. Thousands of people in Taiwan had no houses to live in after the typhoon.(对划线部分提问)
What_______ _________thousands of people in Taiwan after the typhoon?
64. I don’t think The Old Man and The Sea impressed you deeply.(改为反意疑问句)
I don’t think The Old Man and The Sea impressed you deeply, _______ _______?
65. I haven’t decided the date for the conference call. (改为简单句)
I haven’t decided_______ _______have the conference call.
66. You must throw the broken pottery away at once.(改为被动语态)
The broken pottery must_______ _______ away at once.
67. As we all know, students should study hard.(保持句意基本不变)
It is_______ _______that students should study hard.
68. cheap, by surface mail, send , decided, package, to , because ,I, the, it’s(连词成句)
_____________________________________________________________________
Part 3 Reading and Writing
(第三部分读写)
Ⅵ.Reading comprehension
A. Choose the best answer
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(A)
(A)
Which tablet computer should YOU be buying: They are this year's and there's a
style to suit everyone?
Best for young children
LeapPad Explorer 2, £68
Aimed at children between
three and nine (though a
nine-year-old might find it a
little simple), it comes in pink
or blue and with five built-in
Best for teenagers
iPad 4th generation, £399-£659
The iPad is still the
market leader, and for good
reason. If the teenager in
your house enjoys playing
computer games, the latest
education games (you can buy more). Besides, the offering from Apple is the one to choose.
LeapPad does not allow access to the internet — Pros: No other tablet can compete with the
so it is impossible for your child to stumble across
near one million ‘apps’ (the name Apple created
anything inappropriate.
Pros: The education games
for specially-designed downloadable programs)
are available for the iPad. Simple to use, even for
well-designed, the built-in video camera is a those who usually struggle with technology.
fun way to play at being a film director. Cons: Considerably more expensive than
Cons: Some of the games are shockingly most competitors.
expensive. And the power adaptor is not
included.
Best for working parents
Microsoft Surface,
£399-£559
Best for bookworms
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, £109
Nearly all tablets let you download books.
Tablets are brilliant It's a great way to take a mountainous pile of
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for leisure — but what if you want to do a bit of
work? No tablet can yet compete with a full-size
laptop computer, but this is the only tablet that
allows you to use Microsoft Word, Excel and
hardbacks on holiday without
stuffing your suitcase.
But most tablets have a
Powerpoint (they are all pre-installed and shiny screen — which can be very distracting
included in the price) and you can buy a pretty when you're trying to read. The Paperwhite is
lovely mini- keyboard for typing letters and different: its matt screen and crisp black
emails, which also doubles up as the cover. lettering imitate the look of words on paper
Pros: The Surface is good for watching brilliantly. And yet you can still read the words
movies — a bonus when stuck in the airport on in the dark.
a business trip — and surfing the internet. Pros: Easy on the eye, excellent battery
Con: The keyboard is an expensive add-on life, 180,000 free books (if you subscribe to the
- costing up to £109. It might be cheaper to buy Amazon Prime customer loyalty service) plus
a laptop (though a tablet is much smaller and hundreds of thousands more to buy.
lighter). Cons: No TV, films, games, internet or
camera.
69. The underlined phrase ‘stumble across’ most probably means ‘___________’.
A. meet with B. quarrel with C. compare with D. compete with
70. Which of the following about Surface is NOT TRUE?
A. The keyboard will add to the cost.
B. The keyboard can serve as a cover.
C. You have to pay extra to install Microsoft Word.
D. You can watch movies or surf the Internet with it.
71. If you are a game lover, which tablet is least likely to be your choice?
A. LeapPad Explorer 2.
C. Microsoft Surface.
(B)
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B. iPad 4th generation.
D. Amazon Kindle Paperwhite.
Classified advertising is that advertising which is grouped in certain sections of the paper and
is thus distinguished from display advertising. Such groupings as “Help Wanted”, “Real Estate”,
“Lost and Found” are made, the rate charged being less than for display advertising. Classified
advertisements are a convenience to the reader and a saving to the advertiser.
The reader who is interested in a particular kind of advertisement finds all advertisements of
that type grouped for him. The advertisers may, on this account, use a very small advertisement if
it were placed among larger advertisements in the paper. It is evident that the reader approaches
the classified advertisement in a different frame of mind from that in which he approaches the
other advertisements in the paper. He turns to a page of classified advertisements to search for the
particular advertisement that will meet his needs. As his attention is voluntary, the advertiser does
not need to rely too much extent on display type to get the reader’ s attention. Formerly all
classified advertisements were of the same size and did not have display type. With the increase in
the number of such advertisements, however, each advertiser within a certain group is competing
with others in the same group for the reader5s attention. In many cases, the result has been an
increase in the size of the space used and the addition of headlines and pictures. In that way, the
classified advertisement has in reality advertisement. This is particularly true of real estate
advertising?
72. All of the following facts are advantages of classified advertisement for advertisers
EXCEPT that______________.
A) classified advertisement charges less money
B) it is easier to attract the attention of the target consumers
C) it provides more information for the readers
D) it does not have to rely too much on display type
73. One of the examples given of types of classified advertisement is
A) houses for sale
B) people who are asking for help
C) people who are lost
D) job vacancies
74. Why have classified advertisements changed in appearance?
A) Because people no longer want headlines and pictures.
B) Because real estate advertising is particularly truthful now.
C) Because the increase in the number of such advertisements means they have to be small now.
D) Because there are more advertisements now and more competition among advertisers.
B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage
The universities are schools of education and research but the main reason for their
existence is not in the knowledge taught to the students or in the opportunities for the economic or
social development resulting from the research findings.
The true function of a university is that it keeps the _____75______ between knowledge
and the real life. It unites the students with ordinary life in a creative way. The university passes
on information, but it conveys the information imaginatively. Imagination is the driving force for
the society’s future development. Students’ imagination is the very spirit every university should
protect and encourage. A university which ____76____ to do so has no reason for existence. With
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imagination, knowledge is not only knowledge: it includes all possibilities. It’s no longer a
____77____ on students’ memory. It’s food for thought and material for creative inventions.
Imagination is not ____78____ knowledge. Instead, it is a way leading to more knowledge. It
works by thoroughly studying the current knowledge and then exploring every possibility about
the knowledge. In the exploration, new knowledge takes shape. Imagination enables men to
construct a new vision of the world and it adds excitement to life through endless possibilities.
Imaginative people are restless all along.
Youth is imaginative and if the university can help preserve this precious wealth, the power
of imagination can ___79_____ changes the world. Besides, it should also be made clear that
imagination won’t be most effective without necessary experience. The problem of the current
world is that those who are imaginative have only little experience while those who are
experienced have weak imaginations. The solution left for the universities is to hold together these
two factors for the whole human race to____80____ greater development and happiness.
75. A. connection B. attraction C. difference D. tradition
76. A. tries B. pretends C. fails D. means
77. A. burden B. treasure C. schedule D. science
78. A. superior to B. familiar with C. separate from D. strict with
79. A. temporarily B. carefully C. reluctantly D. finally
80. A. require B. fix C. imagine D. achieve
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words
As further proof that you can now 3D-print anything, a company called Natural Machines
has introduced a 3D printer for food.
The “Foodini”,as it’s called, isn’t too different from a regular 3D printer, but instead of
printing with plastics, it prints eatable ingredients squeezed out of steel capsules(容器):“It’s the
same technology,” says Lynette Kucsma, co-founder of Natural Machines, “but with plastics
there’s just one melting point, while with food it has different temperatures and consistencies (粘稠度).Also, gravity works a little bit (81)a________ us, as food doesn’t hold the shape as well as
plastic.”
At the Web Summit technology conference in Dublin, the Barcelona-based startup is
(82)s________off the machine, which it says is the only one of its kind capable of printing a wide
range of dishes.
“In fact, this is a mini food manufacturing plant shrunk down to the size of an oven,” Kucsma
said, pointing out that at least in the initial stage the printer will be targeted mostly at professional
kitchen users, with a consumer version to (83)f________.
In principle, the Foodini sounds like the final laziness aid: press a button to print your food.
But Natural Machines is quick to point out that it’s designed to take care only of the difficult and
time-consuming parts of food preparation that discourage people from cooking at home, and that it
promotes healthy eating by requiring fresh ingredients prepared before printing.
Nevertheless, the company is working with (84)m________ food manufacturers to create
pre-packaged plastic capsules that can just be loaded into the machine to make food, even though
they assure these will be (85)f________ of preservatives, with a shelf life limited to five days.
The printing process is slow, but faster than regular 3D printing. Other than being capable of
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creating complex designs, the Foodini can be useful for recipes that require accuracy and
skillfulness, like homemade pizza or filled pasta.
Currently, the device only prints the food, which must be then cooked as usual. But a
(86)f________model will also cook the preparation and produce it ready to eat.
The (87)i________ also comes with a social element too. “There’s a touch screen on the
front that connects to a recipe site in the cloud, so it’s an internet-of-things, connected kitchen
appliance,” said Kucsma. Users will also be able to control the device remotely using a
smartphone, and share their recipes with the community.
D. Answer the questions
Have you been to zoos? Have you watched circuses(马戏团)? We see animals in zoos and
circuses and treat then as trained friends. But could these lovely animals still survive in the wild?
The French director Thierry Ragobert tried to give us the answer in his new movie Amazonia. In
the movie, a little monkey called Sai experienced a journey back to nature.
Sai was born in a circus and raised by human. All he knew was to perform and make people
laugh every night. However, his life turned upside down one day. After a plane accident in South
America, the little monkey found himself in the jungle(丛林).He was chased by eagles and got
sick by eating some unknown plants. Fortunately, another monkey saved him from danger. Sai
joined the wild monkeys and soon found that he was so different from the others. He had no skills
of hunting and fighting because he had never lived in the wild before. Sai began to learn from the
other monkeys since then.
This movie was released on the Chinese mainland. It is the first 3D movie in history where
all roles are played by real animals. The leading role Sai together with other roles in the film were
well-trained animal stars from Brazil’s national zoo. The director sent the animals into the wild
and filmed trained animal stars from Brazil’s national zoo. The director sent the animals into the
wild and filmed their real life. “I want to know if trained animals can find their survival
instincts(本能).” Ragobert says, “I expect this more as an experiment than a film.” People can also
see how human activities hurt the Amazon jungle in the movie. It reminds people how and what
man took from natural world. The director also says he wishes that seeing nature will help peple
think about protecting its beauty.
88. Is this French movie about a little monkey?
89. When did Sai find himself in the jungle?
90. What skills did Sai learn from other monkeys?
91. Where did the roles of the movie come from?
92. How did the director make the movie?
93. Do you think Sai wants to go back to the circus? Give your reason.
Ⅶ.Writing
105. Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic “ Opportunity and Success”(以“机遇和成功”为题目,写一篇不少于60个词的短文)
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参考答案:
26-30 ADCAD 31-35 BACCD
36-40 BACCA
41-45CACCB
46-53 CGBJD HFE
54. pennies 55. neighboring 56. inventive
57. historical 58. retell 59. solves 60. heat
61. carelessly
62. Did, lose 63. happened to 64.
65. when to 66. be thrown 67. known that
68. I decided to send package by surface mail because it’s cheap.
69-71 ACD
72- 74 CA D
75-80 BCACDD
81. against 82. showing 83. follow 84. major 85. free 86. future 84. idea
88. 1分:Yes, it is.
Yes.
89. 2分:After a plane accident in South America
90. 2分:He began to learn skills of hunting and fighting from other monkeys
91. 2分:They came from Brazil’s national zoo.
92. 2分:The director sent the animals into the wild and filmed their real life.
93. 1分:Yes. / No. 2分:(Any reasonable answer is acceptable.) 语法错适当扣分。
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