1、一、翻译下列各句。1. 正如他所说，我们不能按时完成工作。（as sb. said） 2. 我宁愿你昨天晚上待在家里了。(would rather) 3.我们不得不做许多困难的事。(be forced to do) 4.我们住在一个离海边只有几分钟路程的地方。(away from) 5.如果你有足够的时间，请带孩子们出去散步。（take out） 6.尽管他睡得很沉，但他一下子就醒了。（instantly） 二、完形填空阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。（A）The goggled race（狗拉雪橇比赛）was about to beg
2、in. My team of dogs were lined up at the starting gate. I stood behind them.Other teams were _1_ up,too,and the dogs were excited. I kept her _2_ on the clock. At exactly ten oclock,she and other racers shouted,Mush!The dogs knew that meant,_3_!They jumped forward and the _4_started!Now,my team ran
3、up and down over the snowy hills. They _5_ only to rest and eat. They wanted to stay _6_ of the other teams. The racers had to go a thousand miles across Alaska. Alaska is one of the _7_places on Earth. The dogsthick fur coats helped _8_them warm in the cold wind. In many places along the way,the sn
4、ow was deep. Pieces of ice were as _9_ as a knife. The ice could cut the dogs feet. To keep that from_10_,I had put special boots on their feet.At first,the dogs seemed to _11_ the sled very slowly. They were _12_getting used to the race. But on the third day out, they began to run more _13_. They w
5、orked _14_a team and passed many of the other racers. Once, one of the sleds runners fell into a ho le and _15_. I could have given up then, but I didnt. I fixed it and they kept going.When they finally reached the finishing line, they found that they had come in first place!It was a great day for m
6、e and my dogs.1. A. linedB. looked C. called D. picked2. A. runnersB. hands C. dogs D. eyes3. A. ActionB. Walk C. Hurry D. Go4. A. gameB. race C. play D. test5. A. went B. ran C. stopped D. asked 6. A. tiredB. ahead C. afraid D. free7. A. wettestB. highest C. coolest D. coldest8. A. keepB. make C. f
7、ind D. leave9. A. strongB. hard C. thick D. sharp10. A. comingB. hurting C. happening D. cutting11. A. pushB. pull C. walk D. drive12. A. stillB. yetC. usually D. almost13. A. hardlyB. happily C. quickly D. quietly 14. A. asB. like C. forD. with15. A. diedB. failedC. brokeD. disappeared（B）It all sta
8、rted at the beginning of the ninth grade. Carmen found she couldnt see things _16_ all the time. She became very worried, but she hoped 17 would know that. When her mother asked her to see the eye doctor, she didnt 18 . But her mothers mind was made up.Three days later, Carmen got new glasses and in
9、structions from her doctor. “All of the kids will think Im silly. ”Carmen said. Her mother 19 and shook her head. “You look just as beautiful as before, ”she said. But Carmen didnt believe her.The next day, Carmen kept the 20 in her pocket as she walked into the schoolyard. She stood alone away from
10、 her friends, feeling 21 Suddenly, she heard her friend Theresa shout.Carmen ran over to the other girls. “Whats the matter?” she asked.“My ring is gone!” Theresa cried. “My sister sent it to me from California. Its very 22_ and I can t lose it. ”Carmen and her friends began to 23 the ring in the gr
11、assy area of the playground. Carmen realized that she could do better if she could see better. She took the glasses out and put them on. Everything looked so 24 ! So clear! She looked down at the ground and a bright light caught her 25 . It was the ring.“Here it is,” she shouted. She handed it to Th
12、eresa. “Thanks, Carmen,” she said. “I _ 26 thought wed find it.” She paused. “Hey, 1 didnt know you wore glasses. They look great!” Carmen had 27 that she was wearing the new glasses. “Thanks,” she replied.“Maybe wearing glasses wont be so bad after all.” Carmen thought. 16. A. clearly B. carefully
13、C. freely D. quickly17. A. everybody B. nobody C. somebody D. anybody18. A. explain B. care C. agree D. understand19. A. relaxed B. cheeredC. smiled D. jumped20. A. ringB. keys C. book D. glasses21. A. tired B. unhappy C. afraid D. serious22. A. special B. common C. cheap D. heavy23. A. ask for B. w
14、ait for C. look forD. pay for24. A. new B. dirty C. strangeD. different25. A. ears B. eyes C. feet D. hands26 A. still B. ever C. never D. often27 A. heard B. forgotten C. found D. imagined三、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。 APeople love oranges as they are sweet and juicy. They are in sec
15、tions so its easy to eat them. Some oranges dont have any seeds. Some have a thick skin and some have a thin skin.The orange tree is very beautiful. It has a lot of shiny green leaves. The small white flowers smell very sweet. An orange tree has flowers and fruits at the same time.There were orange
16、trees forty hundred years ago. The oranges were very small, not like the ones today. The earliest orange trees probably came from China. Many different kinds of oranges are raised there today. Farmers in other parts of Asia and the Middle East learned to raise oranges from the Chinese. Then they tau
17、ght Europeans. The Spanish planted orange trees in the New World (North and South America) and took them to Florida first. “Orange” is both a fruit and a color. The color of oranges is so beautiful that in English we use the name of the fruit for its color. 1. Why do people like eating oranges?A. No
18、 seeds. B. Its thin skin. C. Its color is beautiful. D. Sweet and juicy. 2. When did people start to find the orange trees ? _ years ago.A. 40 B. 400 C. 4,000 D. 40,0003. The earliest orange trees probably came from _.A. China. B. Europe. C. The Middle East. D. North and South America. BNapoga is a
19、12-year-old girl in Ghana (加纳), Africa. It is hard for her family to get clean water. Every morning, she leaves home at half past five to get clean water for her family in a village far away. It takes her six hours to get enough clean water for daily cooking and drinking. She has no time to go to sc
20、hool or to play with her friends. Millions of people in the world are like Napoga. They cant get enough clean water to keep healthy. Earth Day is April 22. But on all other days, we must also remember it. The water we use is the most important natural resource on the earth.Water covers 70% of the ea
21、rths surface. But most of that is sea water. We cant use it for very many things. Fresh water covers only 1% of the earths surface. You probably feel lucky that your life isnt as hard as Napogas. But that doesnt mean you dont have to worry about water. We all face serious water problems. One of them
22、 is water pollution. All kinds of things from cars, factories, farms and homes make our rivers, lakes, and oceans dirty. Polluted water is very bad for people to drink. And dirty water is bad for fish, too. Now, 34% of all kinds of fish are dying out. How do cars and factories make our water dirty?
23、First, they pollute the air. Then, when it rains, the rain water comes down and makes our drinking water dirty. Dirty rain, called acid rain (酸雨), is also bad for plants, animals and buildings. Scientists say that in 30 years, more than half of the people in the world wont have enough clean water. W
24、e have to learn how to save more water for ourselves and our children. Here is some advice for saving water:Turn off the water while you brush your teeth. You can save as much as 450 liters each month. Leaky taps (漏水的龙头) waste a lot of water. Fix them right away! You can easily cut your 10-minute sh
25、owers in halfand youll be just as clean. When you wash dishes, dont let the water run. Only wash clothes when you have a lot to wash. If your washing machine isnt full, youre wasting water!4. Every morning Napoga went to get clean water _. A. without going to school B. before she went to school C. a
26、fter she finished school D. after she played with her friends 5. On the earth, _. A. there is 71% of fresh waterB. we dont need to worry about waterC. there is very little water for our livingD. sea water is widely used than fresh water6. Acid rain _. A. is only bad for living things B. can be produ
27、ced in factoriesC. doesnt do harm to people, but its bad for plants, animals and buildingsD. doesnt just do harm to human beings but to animals, plants and buildings7. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. Its time to take care of the water we use. B. Water is the most important natural resource on the earth. C. Something must be done to prevent water form being polluted.D. Clean water means much to human beings and living things around us.