1、 第第 课堂练习姓名 班级 学号 命题人： 赵迎红 校对人：王海娥第 7 期. 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分） When Dave was eighteen, he bought a secondhand car for 200 so that he could travel to and from work more_1_ than by bus. It worked quite well for a few years, but then it got so old, and it was costing him _2_much in repairs that he decided
2、 that he had better _3_it. He asked among his friends to see if anyone was particularly_ 4_ to buy a cheap car, but they all knew that it was falling to pieces, so_5_ of them had any desire to buy it. Daves friend Sam saw that he was _6_ when they met one evening, and said, “Whats _7_, Dave?”Dave to
3、ld him, and Sam answered, “Well, what about advertising it in the paper? You may _8_more for it that way than the cost of the advertisement!” Thinking that Sams_9_was sensible (合理的), he put an advertisement in an evening paper, which read “For sale: small car, _10_ very little petrol, only two owner
4、s. Bargain at 50.”For two days after the advertisement first appeared, there was no _11_.But then on Saturday evening he had an enquiry (询问).A man rang up and said he would like to_12_ him about the car. “All right,” Dave said, feeling happy. He asked the man whether ten oclock the next morning woul
5、d be_13_or not. “Fine,” the man said, “and Ill _14_my wife. We intend to go for a ride in it to _15_ it.” The next morning, at a quarter to ten, Dave parked the car in the square outside his front door, _16_ to wait there for the people who had_17_ his advertisement. Even Dave had to _18_that the ca
6、r really looked like a wreck (残骸).Then, soon after he had got the car as clean_19_ it could be, a police car stopped just behind him and a policeman got out. He looked at Daves car and then said, “Have you reported this _20_ to us yet, sir?”1. A. directly B. safely C. properly D. easily2. A. so B. s
7、uch C. very D. too3. A. keep B. repair C. sell D. throw4. A. anxious B. lucky C. ashamed D. generous5. A. some B. neither C. none D. most 6. A. delighted B. upset C. calm D. astonished 7. A. on B. up C. it D. that 8. A. learn B. miss C. get D. find 9. A. message B. advice C. request D. description 1
8、0. A. uses B. loses C. has D. spends 11. A. doubt B. help C. trouble D. answer 12. A. tell B. see C. agree D. call13. A. exact B. suitable C. early D. late14. A. follow B. meet C. bring D. introduce15. A. recognize B. gain C. admire D. test16. A. Happening B. meaning C. turning D. failing17. A. read
9、 B. inserted C. answered D. placed18. A. forget B. show C. disagree D. admit19. A. as B. that C. so D. such20. A. bargain B. sale C. accident D. result. 阅读理解 （共15 小题；每小题2分）AEach time I see a balloon, my mind flies back to a memory of when I was a six-year-old girl. It was a rainy Sunday and my fathe
10、r had recently died. I asked my mom if Dad had gone to heaven. Yes, honey. Of course. she said. Can we write him a letter? She paused（停顿）, the longest pause of my short life, and answered, Yes. My heart jumped. How? Does the mailman go there? I asked. No, but I have an idea. Mom drove to a shop and
11、returned with a red balloon. I asked her what it was for. Just wait, honey. Youll see. Mom told me to write my letter. I got my favorite pen and wrote about my day, what I learned at school, how Mom was doing, and even about what happened in a story I had read. For a few minutes it was as if Dad wer
12、e still alive. I gave the letter to Mom. She read it over, and a smile crossed her face. She made a hole in the corner of the letter and tied the letter to the balloon. We went outside and she gave me the balloon. It was still raining. Okay, on the count of three, let go. One, two, three.The balloon
13、, carrying my letter, flew upward against the rain. As I watched the balloon I realized that like the balloon Dad had never let his sickness get him down. He was strong. No matter what he suffered, hed keep it up and finally transcend （超越）this cold world and his sick body. He rose into sky and becam
14、e something beautiful.21. When the author asked if they could write to Dad, her mother _.A. felt it hard to answer B. thought her a strange girlC. believed it easy to do so D. wanted to tell a lie22. When the author heard that she could send her father a letter, she _.A. became upset B. became excit
15、edC. started writing immediately D. didnt believe it23. According to the text, the authors Dad died of _.A. cold B. overwork C. illness D. an accident24. What would be the best title for the passage? A. An unforgettable experience B. The strong red balloonC. A moving letter D. A great fatherBMonkeys
16、 are creatures full of playful tricks. This is why many monkey expressions are about tricky people or playful acts. One of these expressions is monkeyshines”. The meaning is clear if you have ever watched a group of monkeys chasing each other - pulling tails, stealing food, doing tricks. So, when a
17、teacher says to a group of students Stop those monkeyshines!”, you know that the boys and girls are playing instead of studying.You might hear that same teacher warn a student not to monkey around with a valuable piece of equipment. You monkey around with something when you are touching or playing w
18、ith something you should leave alone.Also, you can monkey around when you feel like doing something, but have no firm idea of what to do. For example, you tell your friend you are going to spend the day monkeying around with your car. Well, you do not have any goal in mind - it is just a way to pass
19、 the time.Monkey business usually means secret or illegal activities. A news report may say there is monkey business involved in building the new airport, with some officials getting secret payments from builders.You may make a monkey out of someone when you make that person look foolish. Some peopl
20、e make a monkey out of themselves by acting silly.If one monkey has fun, imagine how much fun a barrel of monkeys can have! If your friend says he had more fun than a barrel of monkeys at your party, you know that he had a really good time.Monkey suits are common names for clothes or uniforms soldie
21、rs wear. In earlier years in many American cities, you would find men playing on the street. Dancing to the music would be the mans small monkey dressed in a colorful jacket similar to a military uniform. So, people began to call a military uniform a monkey suit.25. A teacher may say “Stop those mon
22、keyshines!” when a student _. A. is studying very hard alone B. is helping others with their homework C. is absorbed in a novel after class D. running after others in the classroom 26. If you are walking in the street not knowing what to do, you are _. A. monkeying around B. doing money business C.
23、enjoying a barrel of monkeys D. making a monkey out of yourself 27. Why do people call soldiers uniforms “Monkey suits”? A. There are pictures of monkeys on soldiers uniforms.B. Soldiers actions are more similar to monkeys than other.C. Monkeys once wore clothes similar to soldiers uniforms.D. Most
24、soldiers are as thin as monkeys because of their hard work.CMuzakThe next time you go into a bank, a store, or a supermarket, stop and listen. What do you hear? 28 Its similar to the music you listen to, but its not exactly the same. Quiet background music used to be called elevator (电梯) music becau
25、se we often heard it in elevators. But lately we hear it in more and more places, and it has a new name Muzak. About one-third of the people in America listen to Muzak everyday. The music plays for 15 minutes at a time, with short pauses in between. It is always more lively between ten and eleven in
26、 the morning, and between three and four in the afternoon, when people are more tired. 29 If you listen to Muzak carefully, you will probably recognize the names of many of the songs. Some musicians or songwriters dont want their songs to be used as Muzak, but others are happy when their songs are c
27、hosen. Why? 30 Music is often played in public places because it is designed to make people feel less lonely when they are in an airport or a hotel. It has been proven that Muzak does what it is designed to do. Tired office workers suddenly have more energy when they hear the pleasant sound of Muzak
28、 in the background. 31 Supermarket shoppers buy 38 percent more groceries. 32 . They say its boring to hear the same songs all the time. But other people enjoy hearing Muzak in public places. They say it helps them relax and feel calm. One way or another, Muzak affects everyone. Some farmers even sa
29、y their cows give more milk when they hear Muzak!A. Some people dont like Muzak.B. The music gives them extra energy.C. Music is playing in the background.D. Factory workers produce 13 percent more.E. Muzak tends to help people understand music better.F. They get as much as $4 million a year if thei
30、r songs are used.G. Muzak is played in most of the big supermarkets in the world.语法填空This is a true story. One evening a woman 1 _ home when she saw a truck close behind her. She drove more quickly to be far away from the truck, but when she sped up, the truck did so too. The faster she drove, the 2
31、 _ （fast） the truck drove. As it was a place full of 3 _ （violent）, the woman felt afraid. So she drove onto a main street, 4 _ （hope） to get away from the truck in the traffic. But the truck ran a red light and went on running after her.5 _ （fortunate）, she saw a service station nearby. So she imme
32、diately drove her car into it and got out of her car shouting 6 _ help. The truck driver didnt leave. Instead, he got out of his truck and 7 _ （run） to her car. He opened the back door, and pulled out a man who had hidden himself in the back seat.8 _ turned out that the woman was running from the wr
33、ong person. Thanks to the driver, the woman was safe at last.From the place where the woman stopped her car,9 _ driver saw a man climbing into the womans car secretly. The driver drove after her not to harm her 10 _ to help her. KEY: DACAC BBCBA DBBCD BCDAC ABCB DAC CBFDA1.was driving 2. faster 3. violence 4. hoping 5. Fortunately 6.for 7. ran 8. It 9. the 10.but
