1、Test 13AChoose the words or expressions and complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)Mary and Peter were having a picnic with some friends near a river when Mary shouted ,” Look! That;s a spaceship up there and its going to land here.”Frightened by the strange spaceship , 1 of the young people got into
2、their cars and drove away as quickly as possible.Peter loved Mary and always stayed close to her.They,more 2 than frightened,watched the spaceship land and saw a pile of food.Peter followed Mary into the spaceship and did not hear the door close behind him. The temperature fell rapidly and the two y
3、oung people lost their 3 .When they came to life,they were 4 to see that they were back the river again.The spaceship had gone.Their car was nearby.“What happened?” asked Mary.Peter scratched(抓，挠）his head,saying slowly,”Dont ask me, Perhaps we had a 5 .Come on.Its time to go home.”After driving abou
4、t fifty meters,they found their way blocked by a stick wall made of something like 6 .On the other side of the wall, a few strange beings stopped to look through it and read a notice which,translated into English,said:”New arrivals at the Zoo: a pair of Earth inhabitants(居民)in their natural surround
5、ings with their house on wheels.”1. A. both B. all C. several D. most2. A. tired B. curious C. confused D. astonished3. A. way B. weight C. speech D. consciousness4. A. pleased B. disturbed C. surprised D. disappointed5. A. game B. dream C. mistake D. problem 6. A. glass B. stone C. wood D. steelBRe
6、ad the passage and fill in the blanks with suitable words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给):It is a cold and dry winter morning. When you wake up, you feel that your throat h 1. You begin to sneeze and later you may cough, you must have a cold! Wait a moment. Could it just be a common cold or the
7、flu thats been going around? A cold gives you runny nose and cough. But its usually e 2 to deal with. Some take medicine while others drink herbal tea or chicken soup. Usually you feel better after a week.On the other hand, the flu can be much more dangerous. It usually gives you fever.Sometimes it
8、can c 3 death. According to an American magazine, the worst flu killed about 50 million people from 1918 to 1919.Dont worry. If you get a flu vaccine(疫苗) it can stop you from getting the virus. Flu vaccines work by giving the b 4 a small amount of flu viruses. This causes your body to develop antibo
9、dies(抗体). So next time you get the flu, the antibodies should help you.The flu virus changes every few years .T 5 ,there are so many types of flu, such as H1N1 and H5N1. The antibodies for one type of flu cant help us against all types of flu.Thats why we n 6 to get the vaccine every year.However, g
10、ood health habits may also help stop you developing a cold or flu. Washing your hands often help stop you from getting viruses. It is also i 7 to get regular exercise and eathealthy food. All these can help you strengthen your immune(免疫)system.1. _ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._CChoose the words or express
11、ions and complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文):For millions of Americans, the most wonderful day of the year is Christmas Day. For one thing, it marks the 1 of the busiest time of the year. Many people need a rest after weeks ofbuying gifts, going to parties and getting their homes ready for the hol
12、iday.With all this, it is said that Christmas has lost its meaning 2 the birthday of Jesus Christ 耶稣 ). Some churches have stopped Christmas Day services, so people can spend the day with their families. This was even true last year when Christmas came on a Sunday, the traditional day of worship(做礼拜
13、). Some churches still offer Christmas Eve services, though. They consider it an important part of spending the holiday.Another important part of the Christmas season is music. Among traditional carols(圣诞颂歌), one of the most popular is Silent Night. 3 carols is a Christmas tradition that goes back h
14、undreds of years. Sometimes carolers walk along a street and the group stops at each house to sing a song. Other times they gather in 4 places like shopping centers, hospitals and nursing homes.Many people travel a long way to be home with their families at Christmas. But 5 everyone is able to be wi
15、th their loved ones. For some people Christmas can be a lonely time. So now more and more people spend Christmas in special ways. For example, they volunteer to serve meals for the homeless or visit old people in nursing homes. To them, this is 6 the true spiritof Christmas.1. A. end B. start C. hab
16、it D. day2. A. with B. for C. on D. as3. A. Making B. Writing C. Singing D. Hearing4. A. beautiful B. open C.dark D.public5.A.hardly B.not C.no D.almost 6. A. giving B. spending C. using D. honouring DRead the passage and fill in the blanks with suitable words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给)Thom
17、as Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Without him, the world might still be in the d 1. However, the electric light was not his only invention. He also invented the motion picture camera and 1, 200 other things. About every two weeks he created something n 2 Thomas Edi
18、son was born in 1847. He attended school for only three months. His mother taught him at h 3 but Thomas was mostly self-educated. He started experimenting at a young When he was 12 years old, he got his first job. He became a newsboy on a train. He did experiments on the train in his s 4 time. Unluc
19、kily, his first work experience did not end well They fired him when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the train. Then Edison worked for five years as a telegraph operator， but he c 5 to spend much of his time in experimenting his first patent(专利权)in186 for a vote recorder run by electricity
20、homas Edison was totally d 6 in one ear and hard of hearing in the other, but he thought Th of his deafness as a blessing in many ways. It kept conversations short, so that he could have more time for work. He always worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes his wife had to remind him to sleep and
21、eat Thomas Edison died at the age of 84. He left a great many inventions that greatly i 7 the lity of life all over the world1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ERead the passage and fill in the blanks with suitable words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给):Our class had a weekly class meeting this week. We t
22、alked about how to deal with lies hoaxes(骗局) or rumors(谎言),Here are the s 1 some students told.Zhang Wei: Yesterday my friend Jim went to school without his homework. He told the teacher that his dog ate it. It was just an excuse he made to cover the f 2 that he didnt do his homework. The teacher kn
23、ew about that and made Jim stay to finish his homework after school.Sometimes we think we can avoid trouble by making excuses when we do something w 3 , but were really making the problem bigger.Chen Ping: Last week I got a message. It said A little girl called Julia has brain cancer.The girl will g
24、et three cents from American Online each time this message is forwarded(转发).So please be kind and forward this to everyone you know. If not, you will have bad l 4 for a year. In fact, it is just one of the silly chain letters(连锁信 ) to cheat you and w 4 your time.Xu Yan: A big earthquake hit Ya an, S
25、ichuan on April 20th. The earthquake was strongly felt by people in Chengdu. A rumor said Chengdu would be hit by a bigger earthquake in the c 6 days. For the next several days, thousands of people camped outside their houses at night because of fear. Besides, many people rushed to buy food, water,
26、medicine and so on. Some businessmen used peoples fear of earthquakes tohelp s 7 their goods at a higher price. Of course, nothinghappened in the end1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._FRead the passage and fill in the blanks with suitable words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给):The Chinese kite is a symbol
27、 of the Chinese handicraft(手艺品). Flying a kite is a very popular activity in China. In spring,large numbers of people g 1 in the squares or parks and fly beautiful kites there.A philosopher(哲学家)called Mozi was said to be the inventor of the Chinese kite. His invention had the birds name of Yuan, a k
28、ind of bird of the hawk(鹰 )family with a long tail。He made the kite out of wood. Later, his student Lu Ban i 2 it and made the kite out ofbamboo.With the development of papermaking, paper was introduced into the kite-making. The kitegot the n 3 Zhi Yuan, asZhi in Chinese means paper And during the F
29、ive Dynasties period, people tied the bamboo whistle(哨子)to the kite. When the kite was flying, the airflow(气流)could make the whistle s 4 like Guzheng playing. So the kite carried the name ”fengzheng”.From then on, making and playing the kite became very popular in Weifang, ShandongProvince. Every ye
30、ar in spring, when the weather became warm, almost every family went out to fly the kite and have a picnic on sunny and w 5 days. It was an exciting folk activity and a good time to display various beautiful kites. At the same time, they also enjoyed the warm weather and fresh air. The tradition has
31、 been well kept until today and has become the world-famous.Weifang International Kite Festival, which is h 6 from 20th to 25th in April every year. Flying a kite in spring doespeople much good. Forexample, it is a good way to reduce the backache(背疼). Besides, when people fly a kite, it can help the
32、m f 7 their stressful situations and reconnect(再连接) them to nature.1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ Test 13A 1.D 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.B 6.AB 1 hurts 2. easy 3. cause 4. body 5. Therefore 6. need 7. importantC 1.A 2D 3C 4.D 5.B 6.DD 1. dark 2. new 3. hem 4. spare 5. continued 6. deaf 7. improvedE 1. stories 2. fact 3. wrong 4. luck 5. waste 6. coming 7. sellF 1. gather 2. improved 3. name 4. sound 5. windy 6. held 7. forget
