仁爱版九年级英语下册期中测试卷（二）（含解析）

仁爱版九年级英语下册试题期中测试卷（二）（含解析）

（满分120分）

一.选择题（15分，共15题，每题1分）

l.Theexplorersfoundisland.There'snoplantsonit.

A.aB.anC.the

2.一IhavegreatinlearningphysicsandIamworried.Couldyouhelpme?

一Sure,rdbegladto.

A.interestB.funC.trouble

3.一Jack,willyourfamilymovetoShanghai?

一Yes.Thafsaverybigmyparentsmade。

A.chanceB.decisionC.hit

4.Shespentdoingherhomeworkyesterday.

A.ahalfandtwohour

B.twoandahalfhour

C.twoandahalfhours

5.Wecommunicateeachotherinmanyways,suchasbye-mailorbyphone.

A.onB.throughC.with

6.Mrs.Kingputacoatthesleepinggirltokeepherwarm.

A.overB.withC.behind

7.Lucyleftherequietlywithoutgoodbyetous.

A.sayB.saysC.saying

8.Heranasfastashecouldthebusbuthefailed.

A.catchB.tocatchC.caught

9.inthecountrybecausethereispollutioninthecity.

A.live;moreB.tolive;lessC.live;less

10.---Wouldyouliketohavedinnerwithmewhenyouareavailable.

---Sure,Iwouldloveto.

A.pleasedB.freeC.spare

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11.一Whendoyouusually__inthemorning?

一Thatdependsonwhattimemyalarmclockgoesoff!

A.stayup

B.putup

C.wakeup

12.Thelittlegirlwastotouchthesnake.

A.enoughbraveB.enoughafraidC.braveenough

13.Theclimbersmadeafireduringthenightinordertobeinthemountain.

A.safeB.safelyC..safety

14.PremierZhouEnlaiformanyyears,buthestilllivesintheheartsofChinesepeople.

A.diedB.wasdiedC.hasbeendead

15.一Thankyouforyourgift.Youaresosweet.

A.Yes,please.

B.Pmgladyoulikeit.

C.Pleasedon*tsayso.

二.完形填空15分（共10小题，每题1.5分）

Houdiniwasnotonlyamagicianbutalsoalocksmith（开锁匠）withexcellentskills.Heboastedthathecould

escapefromany___16cellintheworldinlessthananhour,ifhecouldgointothecelldressedinhisstreet

clothes.AsmalltownintheBritishIslesbuiltanewprisontheywereextremelyproudof.TheyissuedHoudinia

challenge.

“Comeandgiveita17?”theysaid.

Houdinilovedthepublicityandthemoney,soheaccepted.

Bythetimehearrived,thecrowdwassoexcited.Herode_18intotownandwalkedintothecell.As

thedoorwasclosed,hestillfeltfullofconfidence.Houdini19hiscoatandwenttowork.

Hesecretlyhidaflexibleandtough10-inchpieceofsteelwhichheusedtoworkonthelock.Hegotitoutand

startedhismagic.

Attheendof30minutes,his20___expressionhaddisappeared.Attheendofanhourhewasallofa

sweat.Aftertwohours,Houdinicollapsedagainstthedoor.Thedoorjustopened.

Houdiniwasso21___thattearsalmostfell,uWhatjusthappened?It22itself!9,hecried.

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Yousee,ithadneverbeenlocked—exceptinhisown23—whichmeantthatitwasasfirmlylockedas

ifathousandlocksmithshadputtheirbestlocksonit.OnelittlepushandHoudinicouldhave___24opened

thedoorbuthenevertriedthat.

Youdon'tgetopportunities,youneedto_25.Manytimesalittleextrapushisallyouneedtoopen

youropportunitydoor.

16.A.townB.streetC.prison

17.A.chanceB.tryC.hope

18.A.proudlyB.quietlyC.sadly

19.A.tookoutB.tookoffC.tookaway

20.A.excitedB.worriedC.confident

2l.A.frightenedB.relaxedC.disappointed

22.A.fellB.lockedC.opened

23.A.mindB.eyesC.business

24.A.carefullyB.easilyC.heavily

25.A.giveB.makeC.keep

三.阅读理解（共45分，A.B.C.D每篇每小题2分，E每小题1分）

（A）

“AdrizzlingrainfallsliketearsontheMourningDay/Themourner'sheartisgoingtobreakonhisway”,itisfrom

apoemaboutTombSweepingDay,alsoknownastheQingmingFestival.ItfallsonApril5ththisyear.It*sthe

traditionalChinesefestivaltorememberthedead.Chinesepeoplevisitthetombs（墓）oftheirparents,

grandparentsandancestors（祖先）.Theywillsweepthetombsandcleanawaythegrassaroundthem.Thenthey

bumpapermoneyandputflowersandfruitinfrontofthetombs.Theyhopethedeadcanenjoythemandbringthe

familygoodluck.

However,notonlyChineserememberthedead.Peopleinothercountriesalsohavefestivalsforthedead.

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InJapan,O-BonFestival（盂兰盆节）isoneofthemostimportantfestivals.ItisheldfromAugust13to16.Itis

alsoaholidaythatservesasafamilyreunion.DuringO-Bon,Japanesepeoplereturntotheirhometownandvisit

theirancestors,spiritsreturnhometobereunitedwiththeirfamily.Peopleperforma"bonodori“dance（盆舞）to

welcomethespirits.OnthelastdayofO-Bon,theyputpaperlanternsinarivertosendoffthespirits.

InRussia,peopleremembertheirancestorsontheDayofRejoicing（欣喜）.It'susuallyinlateAprilorearly

May.Thenameofthisfestivalmeansbirthandhappiness.Russiansbelievethatpeopleshouldn'tfeelsadforthe

deadbecausedeathmeansbirthinanotherworld.OntheDayofRejoicing,Russianpeopledrawbeautifulpictures

oneggsandputtheminfrontoftombs.Afterthattheyhaveapicnictogether.Theyhopeforagoodlifeforboththe

livingandthedead.

26.WhatdoweknowaboutTombSweepingDay?

A.It*sadaytorememberthedead.B.Peoplegrowgrassbesidethetombsthatday.

C.ItfallsonApril4everyyear.D.It*ssaidthatpeoplecanseethedeadthatday.

27.OnlyChineserememberthedead,don'tthey?

A.Yes,theydo.B.No,theydon't.

C.Yes,theyare.D.No,theyaren't.

28.WeknowthefollowingaboutO-BonFestivalEXCEPTthat.

A.itisaJapanesefestivalB.itlastsfourdaysinAugust

C.it'salsoafamilyreuniondayD.peoplesendoffthespiritsbydancing

29.WhatdoRussianpeoplethinkofdeath?

A.IfsasadthingB.Itmeansbirthinanotherworld.

C.Theyfeelhappyaboutit.D.Itmeansagoodlifeforthedead.

30.Whatdoesthestorymainlytalkabout?

A.Howtorememberthedead.B.HistoryofTombSweepingDay.

C.Festivalstorememberthedead.D.Meaningsofdeathindifferentcountries.

（B）

Egyptisoneoftheoldestcivilizations（文明）intheworld.Ithasgreatcultureandhistory.Lefstakealook

atsomewonderfulplacesinthecountry.

ArabianDesert

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Doyouthinkitmightbefuntorideacamelinthedesert?Ifso,youshouldgototheArabianDesert.Itisalso

knownastheEasternDesert.Ittakesupnearlyone-quarterofEgypt'sland.Ridingacamelisfiin.Camelskneel

downtoletyousitonthem.

Luxor

Ifyouwanttoseeancientpalacesandbuildings,Luxorisagreatplacetogo.Peopletherecallitthe"open-air

museumofancientEgypt".ManypeoplevisitLuxoreveryyear.SomefamousplacesthereincludetheValleyofthe

KingsandtheValleyoftheQueens.

TheGreatSphinx

TheGreatSphinxisastatueofalionwithaman'shead.It*sverylarge.TheSphinxisabout240feetlong

(about73m)and65feethigh(about20m).Itseyesaretwometershigh!Forhundredsofyears,theSphinxhas

guarded(守卫)theGreatPyramidofKhufu.

3l.WhatcanweknowabouttheArabianDesert?

A.Itisthethirdlargestdesertintheworld.

B.Ittakesupnearlyone-quarterofEgypt*sland.

C.ItislocatedinWesternAfrica.

D.Itisfamousforitslargenumberofcamels.

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it"refertointhispassage?

A.DessertB.Egypt.C.Valley.D.Luxor.

33.WhichofthefollowingplacesisNOTinEgypt?

A.Luxor.B.TheValleyoftheKings.

C.TheValleyoftheQueens.D.Kilimanjaro.

34.guardstheGreatPyramidofKhufii.

A.TheEasternDesertB.TheGreatSphinx

C.TheNileRiverD.TheArabianDesert

35.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.thehistoryofAfricaB.famouspyramidsinEgypt

C.famousplacesinEgyptD.thelargestcountryinAfrica

(c)

LocatedintheeastofShenzhen,DapengNewAreawasonceacoralparadise.However,coralcoveragehas

droppeddramaticallyoverthepast30years.

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InNovember2013,agroupofdiverslaunchedacharityeventcalled“DiveforLove“inDapengNewArea.

Sharingacommoninterest,theselike-mindedpeoplewoulddiveintotheseatoplantcoralsandsharetheirlovefor

oceanlife.Iamoneofthem.Foryears,Ihavenotonlybeenengagedincoralreefconservative,butalsogive

regularlecturesatprimaryandsecondaryschoolstopopularizeoceanknowledgeandteachstudentshowtoprotect

theocean.Webelievetheselecturescanhelpspreadtheloveforoceanlife.

Inadditiontoplantingcoralandbreedingbrokencoralbranches,Idivewithmyfriendstotakerubbishoutof

theseaeverymonth.Fishingnetsarethemosttroublesome.Ioncegotentangledinafishingnetwhilebringingit

up,anditalmostkilledme.

Weusuallycleantheseaonceamonth,andthecoralnurseryiscleanedevery10days.Apartfromthe

undersearubbish,thereisalsorubbishonthebeaches.Wecangatheralotofrubbish,suchasstraws,bottles,

nappies,disposablelunchboxesandsoon.It'sallrubbishfromourdailylife.Iwonderhowtheybeartolitteron

suchbeautifulbeaches.Wedon'taskthateveryonetakesawayotherpeople'srubbish,butwehopetheywilltake

awaytheirownrubbish.

Asamothermyself,Ioftentakemychildtotheseasideandtellhimthestoryofthe"submarineforest”.Ican

seethatmychildhasaspecialpassionfornaturefromanearlyage,soIhopetogivehimabeautifulandclean

oceanenvironment,sothathecanenjoythebeautyofnature.IfeelsadwhenIconsiderwhethermysonwillever

seethesebeautifulsceneswhenhegrowsup,whichisanotherfactorthatmotivatesmetoprotecttheocean

environment.

36.TheauthordidthefollowingthingsundertheseaEXCEPT.

A.takingrubbishoutoftheseaB.plantingcoralswithotherdivers

C.popularizingoceanknowledgeD.breedingbrokencoralbranches

37.Theunderlinedword"it"inParagraph3refersto.

A.gettingentangledinafishingnetB.breadingabrokencoralbranch

C.gatheringundersearubbishD.divingdeepwithherfriends

38.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor?

A.Asuperdiver.B.Anoceanlover.

C.Acoralgrower.D.Abeautifulmother.

39.Howmanytimesdothegroupofdiverscleantheseainayear?

A.10B.12C.30D.36

4O.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

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A.Coralcoveragehasincreasedalittleovertheseyears.

B.”DiveforLove^^isacharityeventtogiveregularlectures.

C.Sometimestakingrubbishoutoftheseaisverydangerous.

D.Theauthorprotectstheoceanenvironmentonlyforherchild.

（D）

（"Volunteeringmakesyoulookattheworlddifferently.Youseehowlittlethingscanchangeaperson'slifefor

thebetter,whichmakeseveryoneabetterperson.^^Mason,avolunteersaid.

NationalVolunteerWeekstartedin1974andisheldeveryApril.Itisatimetothankvolunteersfortheir

achievements.Itisalsoaperfectopportunity（机会）toencourageotherstotaketheirfirststeptowardbecominga

volunteer.Makingthedecisiontotakethefirststepcanbethebiggestproblem,becausetheyoftenwonderifthey

willbeabletomeettheorganization'sexpectations（期望）.Somepeoplefearnotknowinganyoneelseinthegroup.

Nothavingenoughtimealsopreventssomefromsharingtheirabilities.

Thefollowingtipscanhelpifyouhavesomeoftheseworries.

★Startoutslowly,don'taddtoomuchpressure.Evenafewhoursamonthcanmakeabigdifferencein

someone'slife.

★Chooseanorganizationwiththesameinterestsandcommonvalues.

★Takepartinatrainingmeetingfornewvolunteers,evenifitisnotasked.

★Workwithaveteranvolunteer.Hevolunteeredalot,hecanhelpyouincreasetheconfidenceand

completelyunderstandtheorganization'sexpectations.

★Inviteafriendorfamilymembertoserve.Itisagoodexperiencetovolunteerwiththem.

★Finally,itismostimportanttoenjoythevolunteerexperienceandtorememberthatnotallvolunteer

experiencesareperfect.Ifoneexperiencedoesn'twork,don'tgiveupandyou'llsurelyfindtherightopportunity.

Spendsometimeonvolunteerworkandyouwillseegreatchangesinpeople'slives.AsMasondiscovered

duringhisvolunteerexperience,u...littlethingscanchangeaperson'slife."

41.Volunteeringcanhelp.

A.makeadecisionB.seetheworldclearly

C.thankotherpeopleD.makeperson'slifebetter

42.Whatcouldbethereasontostoppeopletakingthefirststep?

A.Theydon'thaveenoughtime.B.Theyarepreventedbytheirfamilies.

C.Theyfearthattheirabilitiesareshared.D.Theydon'texpecttobecomevolunteers.

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43.Whichofthefollowingcanhelppeopletakethefirststep?

A.Startoutquickly.B.Organizeatrainingmeeting.

C.Inviteafriendtobewiththem.D.Joininagroupwithdifferentvalues.

44.Theunderlinedword“veteran“inthepassagemeans"

A.politeB.humorousC.youngD.experienced

45.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Totellpeopletomakechangesintheirlives.

B.Toencouragepeopletostarttheirvolunteering.

C.Howtomakegreatachievementsinvolunteering.

D.Howtokeeponvolunteeringwhateverhappened.

（E）

Artificialintelligence（AI）（人工智能）isgrowingrapidly.Wearelivinginaworldthatdependsmoreandmore

onALAIisagroupoftechnologiesthathelpmachinesget,understandanduseinformationtodotasks.

Al'srecentdevelopmentshavegotalotofsocialattention.SomepeoplehavewelcomedAIbecauseitmakes

thingspossible.Forexample,AIwillhaveabiginfluenceonareaslikemedicineandengineering.Butthisattention

hasalsoproducedalotoffear.Especially,manyworkersareworryingthatAIcouldmakethemlosetheirjobs.

Accordingtoarecentstudy,nearlyfivepercentofjobswilldisappearbecauseofALInsomeindustries,AIis

alreadydoingtheworkthatpeopleusedtodo,suchasassembling（装配）cars,diggingthecoalandliftinggoods.

Self^drivingcarsandtruckscontrolledbyAIwillalsotakeawaythedriver'sjobsinthefuture.

Ontheotherhand,AIwillalsocreatemanynewjobsforpeople.Morepeoplewillbeneededtowrite

programmersforAIsystems（系统）andtheywillsetupandworkonthem,too.Meanwhile,jobsthatrequire

feelings,excellentcommunicationskillswithpeoplewillnotbereplaced（取代）byAI.Theseincludesjobsin

fieldsliketeaching,nursingandpersonaltraining.

AIishere.Itischanginghowpeopleliveandworkinmanyways.ThatmakesAIimportanttowatch,notto

fear.

46、47题完成句子；48题简略回答问题；49题找出并写下第二段的主题句；50题将问中画线句子译成

汉语。

46.AIisthathelpmachinestodotasks.

47.controlledbyAImaymakethedriverslosetheirjobs.

48.WhatwillAIcreateforpeople?

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49.____________________________________________________________________

50._____________________________________________________________________

四.情景交际（每小题2分，满分10分）

51.你想知道这手表是哪里制造的，你可以这么问：

___________________________________________________________________?

52.你想叫王俊峰告诉你如何提高阅读能力，你可这么说：

WangJunfeng,couldyoupleasetellme?

53.你想告诉父母，你将来要当一个演员,可以这么说：

_______________________________________________________inthefuture.

54.你想告诉大家“在图书馆不能吵闹”，你可以这么说：

Don't.

55.你想告诉你的笔友你个性外向，你可以这样说：

Ithink.

五、看图写话

根据每小题所提供的图画情景和提示词,写出一个与图画情景相符的句子。（每小题2分，满分10分）

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56.(tell,how,well)_________________________________________________________

57.(fly,tomorrow)___________________________________________________________

58.(should,everyyear)_______________________________________________________

59.(it,yesterday)___________________________________________________________________

60.(Tom,enjoy)__________________________________________________________________

六.综合填空，使短文正确、通顺。每空一词。(每小题1分，共10分)

Computershavebecomeveryimportant.Thereisno61/daut/thatcomputersareveryusefulintechnology

andbusiness.62thehelpofcomputers,doctorscansolvemanyproblems.For63.tieycomputersinside

patients?bodiescankeeptheirheartsbeatingnormally.Inbusiness,computersare64toplaceandcancel

orders.

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People'slivesathomehave65(change),too.Moreandmorepeoplehave66(person)computers,and

theyusethemtoplaygamesandwatchmovies.Peoplecanalsodosome67(shop)anddobusinessat

home.TheInternetismakingtheworldsmaller,likeavillage.Butcomputershavebrought68

/prbl9mz/,too.Forinstance,ifweplaycomputergamestoomuch,wewon'thaveenoughtimetostudyorexercise.

69/bIsaIdz/,noteverythingwereadontheInternetistrueorgoodforus.Wemustusecomputers70

(proper).

七.书面表达（共15分）

“静以修身，俭以养德”，勤俭节约是中华民族的传统美德，无论生活富足与否，我们都应该提倡节俭,

拒绝浪费。某英文网站在开展以“节约是美德”为主题的征文活动，假如你是李华，请用英语写一篇短文投

稿.谈谈生活中你是怎么做的，以这样做的意义。

提示词语：thrifty（节约的）.save.tumoff.money.virtue（美德）

提示问题：,Whatdoyoudoinyourdailylife?

•whydoyoudoso?

It'soneofourtraditionalvirtuestobethrifty.

参考答案

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一.选择题（15分，共15题，每题1分）

l.Theexplorersfoundisland.There'snoplantsonit.

A.aB.anC.the

【答案】B

【解析】句意：这个探险家发现一个岛屿，上面没有植物。不定冠词a/an一个，表泛指，a用于辅音因素开

头的单词前，an用于元音因素开头的单词前；定冠词the这个，那个，通常表特指。

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2.一IhavegreatinlearningphysicsandIamworried.Couldyouhelpme?

一Sure,rdbegladto.

A.interestB.funC.trouble

【答案】C

【解析】句意：——我学物理有很大的困难，我很担心，你能帮我吗？——当然，我很乐意。A.interest兴

趣；B.fun乐趣；C..trouble困难，麻烦；根据havetroubleindoing做某事有麻烦/困难，根据1am

worried.Couldyouhelpme?可知是学物理困难。

3.一Jack,willyourfamilymovetoShanghai?

-Yes.Thafsaverybigmyparentsmade。

A.chanceB.decisionC.hit

【答案】B

【解析】句意:——杰克，你家要搬到上海吗？——是的，那是我父母下了很大的决心。A.chance机会；

B.decision决定；C.hit碰撞；根据makeadecision下决心，做决定；willyourfamilymoveto

Shanghai?可知是下决心，做决定。

4.Shespentdoingherhomeworkyesterday.

A.ahalfandtwohour

B.twoandahalfhour

C.twoandahalfhours

【答案】C

【解析】句意：她昨天花了2个半小时做作业。几个半小时有2种表达方式：基数词+hour(s)andahalf或者

基数词+ahalfhours；根据two可知用hourso

5.Wecommunicateeachotherinmanyways,suchasbye-mailorbyphone.

A.onB.throughC.with

【答案】C

【解析】句意：我们彼此用许多方式交流。比如通过电子邮件或手机。

6.Mrs.Kingputacoatthesleepinggirltokeepherwarm.

A.overB.withC.behind

【答案】A

【解析】句意：金太太把外套盖在睡觉的女孩身上，让她保持暖和。A在之上；B有；C在后面。

7.Lucyleftherequietlywithoutgoodbyetous.

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A.sayB.saysC.saying

【答案】c

【解析】句意：露西悄悄地离开这儿，没有和我们说再见。根据without介词，后用doing。

8.Heranasfastashecouldthebusbuthefailed.

A.catchB.tocatchC.caught

【答案】B

【解析】句意：他尽可能快地跑去赶公共汽车，但失败了。考查动词不定式。A.catch动词原形；B.tocatch

动词不定式；C.caught过去式或过去分词。根据题干Heranasfhstashecouldthebusbuthefailed.可

知考查动词不定式tocatchthebus,在此作目的状语，即“他尽可能快地跑”目的是“为了赶上公共汽车”。

9._.Manypeoplewouldratherinthecountrybecausethereispollutioninthecity.

A.live;moreB.tolive;lessC.live;less

【答案】A

【解析】句意：许多人宁愿住在乡下，因为城市里有更多的污染。wouldratherdosth为固定搭配，排除B；

而根据常识可知，城市比农村的污染更多，more更多，less更少。

10.・一Wouldyouliketohavedinnerwithmewhenyouareavailable.

---Sure,Iwouldloveto.

A.pleasedB.freeC.spare

【答案】B

【解析】句意：——你有空的时候愿意和我一起吃晚饭吗?——当然，我愿意。考查同义词辨析。pleased高

兴的；free自由的；spare闲置的。句中available意思是“有空的"，形容词，相当于free。

11.一Whendoyouusuallyinthemorning?

一Thatdependsonwhattimemyalarmclockgoesoff!

A.stayup

B.putup

C.wakeup

【答案】C

【解析】考查短语辨析。句意:——早上你一般什么时候醒来？——那要看我的闹钟几点响了！stayup熬夜;

putup搭起；举起;wakeup醒来；叫醒;makeup编制;组成。

12.Thelittlegirlwastotouchthesnake.

A.enoughbraveB.enoughafraidC.braveenough

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【答案】c

【解析】句意：这个小女孩足够勇敢，敢摸蛇。根据enough修饰名词，放在名词前；修饰形容词或副词，

放在形容词/副词后面；所以排除A/B；根据totouchthesnake.可知是勇敢的。

13.Theclimbersmadeafireduringthenightinordertobe____inthemountain.

A.safeB.safelyC..safety

【答案】A

【解析】句意：为了在山上安全，登山者在夜间生火。A.safe安全的；形容词；B.safely安全地；副词；C.

safety安全，名词。inordertobe+形容词，safe的意思是“安全的"，形容词。

14.PremierZhouEnlaiformanyyears,buthestilllivesintheheartsofChinesepeople.

A.diedB.wasdiedC.hasbeendead

【答案】C

【解析】句意：周恩来总理死了很多年了，但是他仍然活在中国人民心中。根据formanyyears可知要用延

续性动词，bedead表示延续性，die短暂性动词.A.on在...上；B.through通过；C.with带有，具有。

15.一Thankyouforyourgift.Youaresosweet.

A.Yes,please.

B.Pmgladyoulikeit.

C.Pleasedon'tsayso.

【答案】B

【解析】句意“谢谢你的礼物，你是如此地贴心。-很高兴你能喜欢”。A.好的；B.很高兴你会喜欢；C.请不

要那么说。当一方感谢另一方时，另一方要表示很开心。

二.完形填空15分（共10小题，每题1.5分）

Houdiniwasnotonlyamagicianbutalsoalocksmith（开锁匠）withexcellentskills.Heboastedthathecould

escapefromany16cellintheworldinlessthananhour,ifhecouldgointothecelldressedinhisstreet

clothes.AsmalltownintheBritishIslesbuiltanewprisontheywereextremelyproudof.TheyissuedHoudinia

challenge.

“Comeandgiveita17?”theysaid.

Houdinilovedthepublicityandthemoney,soheaccepted.

Bythetimehearrived,thecrowdwassoexcited.Herode_18intotownandwalkedintothecell.As

thedoorwasclosed,hestillfeltfullofconfidence.Houdini19hiscoatandwenttowork.

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Hesecretlyhidaflexibleandtough1O-inchpieceofsteelwhichheusedtoworkonthelock.Hegotitoutand

startedhismagic.

Attheendof30minutes,his20___expressionhaddisappeared.Attheendofanhourhewasallofa

sweat.Aftertwohours,Houdinicollapsedagainstthedoor.Thedoorjustopened.

Houdiniwasso21___thattearsalmostfell,4<Whatjusthappened?It22itself!9,hecried.

Yousee,ithadneverbeenlocked—exceptinhisown23—whichmeantthatitwasasfirmlylockedas

ifathousandlocksmithshadputtheirbestlocksonit.OnelittlepushandHoudinicouldhave___24opened

thedoorbuthenevertriedthat.

Youdon'tgetopportunities,youneedto_25.Manytimesalittleextrapushisallyouneedtoopen

youropportunitydoor.

16.A.townB.streetC.prison

17.A.chanceB.tryC.hope

18.A.proudlyB.quietlyC.sadly

19.A.tookoutB.tookoffC.tookaway

20.A.excitedB.worriedC.confident

21.A.frightenedB.relaxedC.disappointed

22.A.fellB.lockedC.opened

23.A.mindB.eyesC.business

24.A.carefullyB.easilyC.heavily

25.A.giveB.makeC.keep

【答案】

16.C17.B18.A19.B20.C21.A22.C23.A24.B25.B

本文讲述了一个魔术师吹嘘自己是多么厉害，但是最后却没有能打开监狱的门的故事，从而作者总结出，

我们要善于创造机会。

【解析】

16.句意：他吹嘘说，如果他能穿上街头的衣服进入牢房，他可以在不到一个小时的时间里从世界上任何一

个牢房里逃出来。town城镇，street街道，prison监狱；根据句子中的escape可判断，这里指的是监狱牢房,

故选C。

17.句意：“来试试吧？“他们说。chance机会，try尝试，hope希望，；根据语境，他吹嘘自己很厉害，所以

人们想让他试一下，故选D。

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18.句意：他骄傲地骑马进城，走进牢房。proudly骄傲地，quietly静静地，sadly伤心地,根据语境，他对

自己很自信，所以是很“骄傲地”骑马进入城镇，故选A。

19.句意：胡迪尼脱下外套开始工作。takeout拿出，takeoff脱下，takeaway带走；这里表示“脱下”外套，

故选B。

20.句意:30分钟后，他自信的表情消失了。excited兴奋的，worried担心的，confident自信的,根据前文，

期初他很自信，很骄傲，故这里表示“自信的”表情。故选C。

21.句意：胡迪尼如此害怕以至于眼泪几乎掉了下来。A.frightened害怕的；B.relaxed感到放松的；C.

disappointed失望