期中模擬試題

一、語法選擇：本大題共10小題，共10分。

Chinesechess,alsoknownasXiangqi,isatraditionalgameinChina.1(has⑴longhistory.Itisbelieved(hat

Xiangqifirstappearedover2,00()yearsago.Andit⑵popularduringtheMingDynasty(朝代).Lotsofpeople

playedthegameatthattime.

People⑶Chinesechesswith"red"and"black"pieces.Twoplayerstaketurnsiomoveiheirpieces.The

playerwiththeredpiecesgoesfirst.Bothplayersneedtobe(4)tomakeonemoveeachtime.Mostofthetime,

oneplayerwillbeattheotherandwinthegame.

Inallages,therearealwayssomeexcellentchessplayersinChina.MrHuisoneofthem.Hestartedtolearn

Chinesechess⑸(heageofeight.Nowheisoneof⑹Chinesechessplayers.Hehaswonthenationalchess

gamesfourteen(7).Heisalsoagreatchessteacher⑻helpsmanykidstolearnchesswell.

Chinesechessisnotonlyagame,butalsoapartofChineseculture.⑼showsthewisdom(智慧)ofChinese

people.Nowadays,manyparentswanttheirchildren(10)howtoplayChinesechess.Theybelievetheirkidscan

becomesmarterbyplayingChinesechess.

1.A.aB.anC.the

2.A.becameB.becomesC.willbecome

3.A.playedB.playC.plays

4.A.careB.carefulC.carefully

5.A.onB.inC.at

6.A.famousB.morefamousC.themostfamous

7.A.timeB.timesC.time

8.A.orB.butC.and

9.A.ItB.ItsC.Itself

10.A.learnB.tolearnC.learning

二、閱讀六選五：本大題共5小題，共10分。

SomebookloversliketogotoamountaininChongqing,buttheydontgothereforthenaturalbeauty.Theygo

thereforreadingbooksinaspecialbookshop.

OnWorldBookDay,atwo-daybookfair(書展)washeldinthebookshop.⑴Manypeoplewenttothe

fair.Areadersaid,“Ilikethisbookshop.⑵Thequietenvironment,deliciouscoffeeandcomfortablesofas

makeitawonderfulplaceforreading.Ithinkthat'sthesecretofitssuccess.

The700m2bookshopservespeopleonbothworkdaysandweekends.Oneyearafteritopened,ChengYusi,

CheYunandtheirteambuiltanewshopneartheoldone.⑶

Thesuccessofthebookshophasbroughtanewkindoflifetothecommunityonthemountain.⑷The

localgovernmenthasalsogivenhelptothecompanies(公司).

“Manyyoungpeoplelovetoconichere.Wehopemorevisitorscancomeandimprovethelocaleconomy

(經濟),“saidChe."Manypeoplewanttolearnfromoursuccessfulexperience,andwearehappytoshareitwith

them.⑸”

A.Itgivesmeadifferentfeeling.

B.Wehopeoursuccesswillmakemorepeoplejoinus.

C.Peoplecouldreadbooks,buybooksandevenenjoydrinksatthebookfair.

D.Severalcompaniesfolloweditsleadandstartedtheirbusinessonthemountain.

E.Thenewshophasatheater,ahall,arestaurantandroomsforparties.

F.However,thebookstherearesoexpensivethatpeoplecan'taffordthem.

11.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.F

12.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.F

13.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.F

14.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.F

15.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.F

三、完形填空：本大題共10小題，共10分。

Withoutclassesorexams,summervacationisagoodtimeforAustraliankids.Tome,itismuchmorethannot

goingtoschool.It'salsoagreatchanceto(16)timewithmyfamilybecauseIhavelittletimewiththemduring

theschoolyear.

LastsummerItraveledwithmyfamilytotheHawkesburj'RiverinAustralia.Itwasoneofthe

most(17)summervacationsinmylife.

Stayingbytheriverhelpedusgetawayfromthe(⑻weatherandthenoiseofthecity.Everyday,my

familyandI(19)earlytogoswimminginthecoolwater.Inthemornings,wealltookpartinabiggame.

Everybodyplayed,includingmygrandparents,parents,brothersandsisters.Weenjoyedwaterskiing,waterpolo

(水球)andothers.These⑵))broughtourfamilyclosertogether.

Inthewarmafternoons,we⑵)readourfavouritebooksunderatreebytheriver.Thedays

always(22)withacampfire(篝火).Everyonesataroundthe(23)talkingandlaughing.

Theriverisaplaceforustoforgetaboutallthe(24)ofeverydaylifeandonlyenjoythemoment.I

always(25)chosedays,evenifit'ssomanymonthslater.Tome,itistheperfectplacetostaywithmyfamily

duringoneof(hebesttimesoftheyear.

16.A.spendB.costC.payD.take

17.A.boringB.meaninglessC.terribleD.unforgettable

18.A.coldB.hotC.wetD.dry

19.A.setupB.gaveupC.stayedupD.gotup

20.A.timesB.activitiesC.daysD.places

21.A.reallyB.quicklyC.quietlyD.sadly

22.A.endedB.startedC.wentD.left

23.A.horseB.boatC.villageD.campfire

24.A.friendsB.personsC.problemsD.differences

25.A.thinkofB.hearofC.dreamofD.smellof

四、閱讀理解：本大題共10小題，共20分。

A

a

WelcometoTennisforKids!

Here'ssomeinformationtohelpyourchildgetthemostoutofourtennislessons.

Whatdoesmychildneedtowear?

Yourchildcanwearcoolcomfortableclothesandapairotcomfortableshoes.

Whatdoesmychildneedtobring?

Pleasemakesureyourchildgetstennisracket,lotsofwaterandsomebananas.Donotlet

yourchildbringmoney,watchesortoys!

Canfriendsorfamilystayandwatch?

Yes,parentsarewelcometowatch.Wedofindithelpsyoungerchildreniftheirparents

walkthemtothecourtforthefirstlesson.Lessonswillstartat8:0()a.m.andfinishat10:30a.

m.Ourteacherswon'tberesponsible(負責的)forchildrenbeforelessonsstartorafterlessons

finish.

Whatifitrains?

Wewillmoveinsideifitrains.

Whathappensifmychildissickorcanttakehisorherlesson?

Youcanemailinfo@tennisforkids.com.auorcallusat0408156668toletusknowyour

childwillnotbeabletomakeit.However,wewon'tgivethemoneybackorgiveamake-up

lesson.

26.Whichofthefollowingshouldkidsbring?

27.Whatcanparentsdotohelpyoungerchildrenwiththeirfirstlesson?

A.Talkwiththeteacher.

B.Walkthemtothecourt.

C.Stayandwatchthewholeclass.

D.Sendthemtothecourtbefore7:30.

28.Whatwillhappenifitrains?

A.Kidswillgohome.B.Kidswilldrythecourts.

C.Kidswillstillbeoutside.D.Kidswillhaveindoorclasses.

29.Whatifakidcan'tgototheclass?

A.Heshouldn'twatchavideoonline.

B.Hisparentscangetthemoneyback.

C.Hisparentsshouldletthetcachcnknow.

D.Hecanhaveamake-uplesson.

30.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.Totellkidsaboutgamerules.

B.Toteachsomenecessarj,tennisskills.

C.Toinvitekidstotaketennisciassss.

D.Tohelpparentslearnmoreabouttennislessons.

B

Astronautsmaysoonbegoingtothemoonagain.NASAplanstobuildbases（基地）there.Astronautswillnotbe

abletotakeallthefoodtheywillneed.Sotheymayhavetogrowsomeofitonmoonfarms.

Butcanplantsgrowonthemoon?Maybe.Thatisaccordingtoanewstudy.Scientistsusedsoil（上壤）

broughtbackfromthemoon.TheyusedittogrowplantsonEarth.

Inthe1960sand1970s,NASAinitiatedtheApolloprogram.Itsentastronautstothemoon.Inthestudy,

scientistsusedsoilthatastronautscollectedthere.

Scientistsputthissoilinlittlecups.Eachcupgotaboutateaspoonofmoonsoil.OthercupsgotEarthsoil.

Thescientistsplantedseeds（種子）.Theywateredthesoilandputthecupsundergrowthlights.

IntheEarthsoil,plantsgrewhealthyleaves.IntheMoonsoil,plantsgrewleaves,too.Butthoseplantswere

smaller.Andtheywerelesshealthy.Theolderthemoonsoilwas,theworsetheplantsgrew.

StephenElardoisoneofthescientists.Hesaysitstillmightbepossibletogrowplantsonthemoon.Thekey

tothesuccessofthestudycoulddependonwhereonthemoonyoudoyourplanting.

Scientistsstillhavemuchtolearn.Butthisstudybringshumansonestepclosertocallingthemoonhome.

31.What'sthenewstudyabout?

A.AstronautsgrewplantsontheearthwithMoonsoil.

B.AstronautsgrewplantsonthemoonwithEarthsoil.

C.ScientistsgrewplantsonthemocnwithEarthsoil.

D.ScientistsgrewplantsontheearthwithMoonsoil.

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“initiated”meaninParagraph3?

A.Protected.B.Started.C.Compared.D.Forgot.

33.Whichpictureshowstherelationshipbetweentheageofthemoonsoil(x)andtheplantsgrowth(y)?

"/B.J——,

qo|xo|tx

34.Whatmakesthesuccessof(heprogramaccordingtoStephenElardo?

A.Theweather.B.Thenumber.C.Thetime.D.Theplace.

35.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.CanPlantsGrowon(heMoon?

B.CanHumansLiveontheMoon?

C.ShouldAstronautsBringthePlantstotheMoon?

D.ShouldScientistsStudythePlantsontheMoon?

五、任務型閱讀?簡答：本大題共5小題，共10分。

36.

Wecantrysomedifferentoutdoorchoresduringdifferentseasons.

Inspring,wecangrowsomeflowersoreventrees.It'sexcitingtowatchourbeautiful

plantsgrow.Wewillhaveafeelingofpride(自豪)whenwelookafterthemwell.

Onhotdays,wecanhelpwashthecar.Italwaystakesussometimetocleanthewheels,

thewindowsandotherpartsofthecar,butwccanfinishthehardjobwithanice-cream!

Inautumn,themostcommonoutdoorchoreissweepingleaves.Whenthewindcomes,the

leaveswillbehereandthere.Wecouldorganizeafunracewithsomeofourfriendstoseewho

willsweepupthebiggestmountainofleaves!

Coldinwinter?Don'twastetimeoncomputergames.Afteraheavysnowfall,wcshould

helpcleansnowinourneighbourhoodsothatyoungkidscanleavetheirhomesforschool

easily.

Doingallofthesechoresmightsoundlikealotofwork,butitcanbefun.Wemayhavea

goodtimewithourfamilyandfriends.Wecanalsolearnsomethingaboutproblem-solving,

teamworkandsoon.Theseliteskillshelpusliveindependently.

(1)Whatdoesthewriteradviseustodoin

spring?

(2)Whencanwehelpwashthecaraccordingtothe

writer?_

(3)Whatisthemostcommonoutdoorchorein

autumn?

(4)Whyshouldwehelpcleansnowinourneighbourhoodaftera

snowfall?

(5)Inthewriter'sopinion,isdoingchoresboringor

fun?____________________________________________________________________________________

六、選詞填空?短文：本大題共10小題，共10分。

37.

likeshelovesickdiesoideamightsharehelppopularmoney

Anoldwomanlikedtomakecookies.Shedicin'(haveanyoneiosharethemwith,⑴shejuslgavethemto

thechildrenintheneighbourhood.Thiswentonforseveralyearsancthecookieswerequite⑵.especiallyat

Christmastime.Theoldwoman'skitchenbecameverybusy,sothechildrencameto⑶her.

Then,oneChristinas,theoldwomanwas(4).Therewerenocookies,andtherewasno⑸topaythe

doctor.Thechildrenwereverysad.Latertheyhadagreat(6).Thatwastomakecookiesfromtheoldwoman's

recipe(食譜).Sothechildrenopenedacookiestore.Thecookiessoldwellandsoonthechildrencouldpaythe

doctor.

Aftsrtheoldwomangotwell,⑺becamethemanager(管理者)ofthestore.Afewyearslater,theold

woman(8).Thechildren,nowgrown-ups.keptthecookiebusinessaliveinhername.Maybelifeis⑼a

Christmascookie.Themoreyou(10)itwithyourfriends,themoreyouarelikelytoenjoyit.

(1)_____

⑵____

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(5)_____

(6)_____

⑺____

⑻____

(9)____

(10)____

七、書面表達：本大題共1小題，共15分。

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