1、学业分层测评(二).单句语法填空 1You like sports，_ I prefer music.2When I passed her room，I saw her _(clean)her room.3The _(hard)you work，the more progress you will make.4She showed her _ (approve)by nodding.5He looked around and caught a man _ (put)his hand into the pocket of a passenger.6Her parents congratulate
2、d Jim _ his new appointment.7The politicians actions do not consist _ the promises in his speeches.8Can you see any family _(resemble)in my sister and me?9Id like to negotiate _ the distributional plan with you.10I try to keep _ a regular schedule every day.【答案】1.while2.cleaning3.harder4.approval5.p
3、utting6.on7.with8.resemblance 9about10.to.完成句子1知道得越多，越会体会到自己知道得有限。_，_you will realize how little you know.2有人看见她走进了教室。She _ the classroom.3儿子在家吃好饭而父母却在田里辛勤劳作。The son was having a good meal at home，_.4一方面我必须工作；另一方面我有许多来宾要照看。 【导学号：34422022】On one hand I have to work；_.5他进城的目的是买一台新电视机。He went to town _
4、.【答案】1.The more you know；the more2.was seen to go into3.while the parents were working in the fields4.on the other hand I have many visitors to see to5.with the purpose of buying a new television.阅读理解AThere is one language that is used in every country in the world. The people who use it are young a
5、nd old, short and tall，thin and fat. It is everybodys second language. It is easy to understand，although you cant hear it. It is sign language.When you wave to a friend who is across the street, you are using sign language. When you smile at someone, you are saying，“I want to be friendly”， but you a
6、re not using speech.You are using sign language. When you raise your hand in class，you are saying, “Please ask me. I think I know the correct answer.”Babies who cant talk can point at things. They are using sign language. A policeman who wants to stop traffic holds up his hands. He is using sign lan
7、guage.Many years ago, a French priest, Charles Michel de Epee，became interested in education for deaf people. He invented a finger alphabet (字母表). It is still in use. People can make the sign for letters and spell words with their hands, and deaf people can read and understand them. Soon there were
8、schools for the deaf in many countries. The only university for the deaf is Gallaudet College in Washington D. C.Today, in the United States, there are special TV news programs for deaf people. The newsreader tells the news in sign language. At the same time, the words appear on the TV screen.The ac
9、tors in the Theatre of Deaf dont spell every word.Sometimes they use hand signs. When they put two hands together，it means sandwich. They can make a roof with their hands when they want to show a house. One finger in front of an actors mouth can mean quiet. You can talk to people who are behind wind
10、ows that are closed. And when you go swimming with your friends, you can have conversations under water.How many hand signs do you use every day?【语篇解读】在全世界有一种大家都熟悉的语言那就是手势语。1Which of the following about sign language is TRUE?AIt is a special language used in a few countries in the world.BIt is a way
11、 to express ones ideas without words.CIt is only used by the deaf.DIt can be heard.【解析】细节理解题。从第一段第一句可知A项错误；由第一段第三句可知C项错误；由第一段第四句可知D项错误，故选B项，它是人们表达想法的一种方式。【答案】B2If you want to express the idea that “I am very friendly” to someone, you will _.Araise your handBput one hand onto the otherCsmile to the p
12、ersonDmake a roof with your hands【解析】细节理解题。从第二段第二句“When you smile at someone，you are saying，I want to be friendly.”可知C项正确。【答案】C3Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AHand signs instead of finger signs are used every day.BThere are schools, colleges and universities for the deaf in
13、 the USA.CThe French priest Charles invented sign language.DEven babies are using sign language.【解析】细节理解题。从第四段及第六段可知“hand signs”和“finger signs”都在被使用；由第四段最后一句可知B项错误；从第四段“He invented a finger alphabet”可知C项错误；从第三段“Babies who cant talk can point at things.They are using sign language.”可知D项正确。【答案】D4The p
14、assage is mainly about_.Aan introduction to sign languageBthe importance of sign languageCa famous priest in FranceDhow to use sign language【解析】主旨大意题。本文第一段即点明了本文的中心，故选A项。【答案】ABDeserts are found where there is little rainfall or where rain for a whole year falls in only a few weeks time.Ten inches of
15、 rain may be enough for many plants to survive(存活)if the rain is spread throughout the year.If it falls within one or two months and the rest of the year is dry，those plants may die and a desert may form.Sand begins as tiny pieces of rock that get smaller and smaller as wind and weather wear them do
16、wn.Sand dunes(沙丘)are formed as winds move the sand across the desert.Bit by bit，the dunes grow over the years，always moving with the winds and changing the shape.Most of them are only a few feet tall，but they can grow to be several hundred feet high.There_is，however，much_more_to_a_desert_than_sand.I
17、n the deserts of the southwestern United States，cliffs(悬崖)and deep valleys were formed from thick mud that once lay beneath a sea more than millions of years ago.Over the centuries，the water dried up.Wind，sand，rain，heat and cold all wore away at the remaining rocks. The faces of the desert mountains
18、 are always changingvery, very slowlyas these forces of nature continue to work on the rock.Most deserts have a surprising variety of life. There are plants, animals and insects that have adapted to life in the desert. During the heat of the day a visitor may see very few signs of living things, but
19、 as the air begins to cool in the evening, the desert comes to life. As the sun begins to rise again in the sky, the desert once again becomes quiet and lonely.【语篇解读】文章介绍了沙漠的形成，沙漠上的景观和生命等情况。5Many plants may survive in deserts when _.Ait is dry all the year roundBthe rain falls only in a few weeksCth
20、ere is little rain in a yearDthe rain is spread out in a year【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第一段的句子“Ten inches of rain may be enough for many plants to survive(存活)if the rain is spread throughout the year.”可知，当全年有雨的时候，很多植物能在沙漠中幸存。故选D。【答案】D6Sand dunes are formed when _.Asand piles up graduallyBthere is plenty of rain
21、in a yearCthe sea has dried up over the yearsDpieces of rock get smaller【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“Sand dunes(沙丘)are formed as winds move the sand across the desert.Bit by bit，the dunes grow over the years，always moving with the winds and changing the shape.”可知，当沙子逐渐堆积的时候沙丘就形成了。故选A。【答案】A7The underlined sen
22、tence in the third paragraph probably means that in a desert there is _.Atoo much sandBmore sand than beforeCnothing except sandDsomething else besides sand【解析】句意理解题。根据紧接画线句子的后面一句“In the deserts of the southwestern United States，cliffs(悬崖)and deep valleys were formed from thick mud that once lay ben
23、eath a sea more than millions of years ago.”可知，沙漠里面除了沙子还有其他东西。故选D。【答案】D8It can be learned from the text that in a desert _.Athere is no rainfall throughout the yearBlife exists in rough conditionsCall sand dunes are a few feet highDrocks are worn away only by wind and heat【解析】细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的“During
24、the heat of the day a visitor may see very few signs of living things，but as the air begins to cool in the evening，the desert comes to life.”可知，在沙漠里，生命在艰苦的条件下生存。故选B。【答案】B.阅读填句Secret codes(密码) keep messages private.Banks，companies, and government agencies use secret codes in doing business, especiall
25、y when information is sent by computer.People have used secret codes for thousands of years._1_ Code breaking never lags(落后) far behind code making.The science of creating and reading coded messages is called cryptography.There are three main types of cryptography._2_ For example, the first letters
26、of “My elephant eats too many eels” spell out the hidden message “Meet me.”_3_ You might represent each letter with a number, for example.Lets number the letters of the alphabet，in order，from 1 to 26.If we substitute a number for each letter, the message “Meet me” would read “13 5 5 20 13 5.”A code
27、uses symbols to replace words, phrases, or sentences.To read the message of a real code, you must have a code book._4_ For example, “bridge” might stand for “meet” and “out” might stand for “me.” The message “Bridge out” would actually mean “Meet me.”_5_ However，it is also hard to keep a code book s
28、ecret for long.So codes must be changed frequently.AIt is very hard to break a code without the code book.BIn any language，some letters are used more than others.COnly people who know the keyword can read the message.DAs long as there have been codes, people have tried to break them.EYou can hide a message by having the first letters of each word spell it out.FWith a code book, you might write down words that would stand for other words.GAnother way to hide a message is to use symbols to stand for specific letters of the alphabet. 【答案】15DEGFA
