1.
Listening and speaking are very important for English beginners. The children in English-speaking countries first 26 others. Then they try to imitate (模仿) and 27 . If you live in a non-English-speaking country, you can listen to English programmes 28 the radio. You may just understand 29 words. It doesn’t matter. Try to catch 30 word you know.
You may be a good listener but not a good speaker because you are afraid of 31 mistakes. You know, sometimes you also make mistakes when you speak mother tongue (母语). So 32 be afraid. If you really want to learn English 33 , you must (必须) try to speak to people who know English. It is important 34 your mouth and speak. If there’s 35 to talk with, you can talk to yourself in English. It’s interesting and also a good way to practise your spoken English.
( )26. A. listen to B. watch C. read D. look for
( )27. A. tell B. ask C. speak D. say
( )28. A. by B. on C. with D. from
( )29. A. many B. lots of C. a few D. a little
( )30. A. every B. some C. all D. few
( )31. A. showing B. doing C. making D. seeing
( )32. A. doesn’t B. don’t C. won’t D. didn’t
( )33. A. well B. good C. fine D. nice
( )34. A. open B. for opening C. opening D. to open
( )35. A. someone B. anyone C. nobody D. everybody
2.
Life in the future will be different from life today. Many changes will take place (发生). But 26 will the changes be?
The population is 27 fast. There will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now.
28 will be much smaller, and there will be at least (至少) one in every home.
People will have more free time 29 sports and travel. Travelling will be much 30 and easier.
There will be changes in our food 31 . People will use more land for building new houses. Then there will be less 32 for oxen (牛) and sheep, so meat will be very expensive. Maybe 33 will eat it every day. People will eat more fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be healthier.
Work in the future will be 34 . Robots will do a lot of work. Because of this, many people 35 have enough (足够的) work to do. This will be a problem.
( )26. A. how B. what C. where D. when
( )27. A. changing B. jumping C. growing D. relaxing
( )28. A. Books B. Computers C. Schools D. Shops
( )29. A. about B. with C. for D. at
( )30. A. slower B. cheaper C. heavier D. nicer
( )31. A. also B. either
C. too D. again
( )32. A. food B. water
C. time D. room
( )33. A. every one B. no one
C. somebody D. anybody
( )34. A. wonderful B. different
C. difficult D. interesting
( )35. A. needn’t B. don’t
C. won’t D. didn’t
3.
易读度 ★★☆☆☆
Today is Saturday. We are having a(n) 26 on the playground now. Look! There is a basketball match between Class One and Class Four. They are playing 27 . Last year, Class One was careless 28 they lost to Class Four. Look! There is a high jump over there. Li Gang from Class Two 29 1.20 metres, but Zhao Kai from Class One jumps 0.05 metres 30 than him. On the corner of the playground, you can 31 some students. They are 32 the 100-metre race. Who is the girl 33 red? She is Wang Mei. She is from Class Three. She is good at 34 . She runs 4,000 metres every morning on the school playground. This time she hopes to be the 35 in the race. We all love sports. We know sports are good for us.
( )26. A. party B. art festival C. sports meeting D. celebration
( )27. A. exactly B. well C. slowly D. early
( )28. A. and B. but C. or D. if
( )29. A. runs B. climbs C. jumps D. walks
( )30. A. tall B. taller C. high D. higher
( )31. A. visit B. hear C. see D. watch
( )32. A. pointing at B. getting ready for
C. looking forward to D. looking for
( )33. A. to B. at C. in D. for
( )34. A. playing basketball B. playing tennis
C. swimming D. running
( )35. A. first B. second C. third D. fourth
4.
Now people like to travel all over the world if they are free. The fastest way of travelling is by 26 . But plane tickets are very expensive. Travelling by train is 27 than by plane, but it is cheaper. Modern trains have 28 seats and dining cars (餐车). They 29 the trip happier.
Some 30 like to travel by ship. There are large ships. Ships are not so 31 as trains or planes, but travelling by ship is a(n) 32 way to spend a holiday.
Many people have a car. They like to travel by car. They can make 33 own timetable (自己的时间表). They 34 travel to any place they like. They can stop if they want. That is 35 travelling by car is popular.
( )26. A. coach B. train C. underground D. plane
( )27. A. hotter B. easier C. slower D. worse
( )28. A. noisy B. comfortable C. strange D. traditional
( )29. A. think B. keep C. make D. find
( )30. A. teachers B. workers C. students D. people
( )31. A. fast B. good C. clean D. small
( )32. A. interesting B. bad C. safe D. difficult
( )33. A. his B. their C. her D. its
( )34. A. must B. can C. should D. need
( )35. A. when B. how C. why D. where
5.
O. Henry was a famous American writer of short stories. O. Henry was just a 26 name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. When he was a young boy, he didn’t go to 27 for long because of his poor family. However, he tried to 28 himself everything he needed to know.
When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Austin, Texas. There he tried 29 jobs. He first worked for a newspaper, and then he had a job in a 30 . Later he met some trouble (麻烦). Some money was missing (丢失的) from the bank. People thought O. Henry 31 the money, so he was sent into prison (被关进监狱). 32 the three years in prison, he learnt to write short stories.
After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went on 33 . Most of O. Henry’s works are 34 New York and the life of the poor there. People like his stories 35 most of them end with (以……结尾) interesting changes. This makes the readers surprised.
( ) 26. A. pen B. family C. given D. true
( ) 27. A. hospital B. church C. park D. school
( ) 28. A. enjoy B. teach C. help D. hurt
( ) 29. A. strange B. different C. easy D. comfortable
( ) 30. A. restaurant B. factory C. bank D. market
( ) 31. A. sent B. gave C. brought D. took
( ) 32. A. After B. During C. Upon D. Before
( ) 33. A. writing B. reading C. speaking D. listening
( ) 34. A. from B. in C. about D. of
( ) 35. A. but B. because C. when D. so
6.
易读度★★☆☆☆
Can you cut an apple with a playing card (扑克牌)? Can you write with one hand and draw with 26 ? Well, some people can, and they all show their 27 talents (才能) on the television programme, China’s Got Talent.
The TV programme is getting more and more 28 in China. Many people watch it every week 29 they want to know how talented one can be.
Talent shows 30 in Britain. And now there are similar (相似的) shows in lots of countries 31 the world. China’s Got Talent is the newest, but it is 32 others. When people show their special talents, they also 33 their most touching (感人的) or funniest stories. Most of them don’t want to be famous. They 34 want to make their family laugh and want to make others laugh, too.
We all have a(n) 35 . It may be big or small. What’s your talent? Maybe you can be the next star on China’s Got Talent!
( ) 26. A. other B. other C. the other D. the others
( ) 27. A. correct B. main C. special D. slow
( ) 28. A. boring B. natural C. important D. popular
( ) 29. A. when B. because C. but D. so
( ) 30. A. began B. died
C. won D. reached
( ) 31. A. with B. to
C. for D. around
( ) 32. A. afraid of B. different from
C. careful with D. good for
( ) 33. A. enjoy B. touch
C. share D. write
( ) 34. A. still B. quite
C. maybe D. just
( ) 35. A. talent B. family
C. idea D. heart
7.
易读度★★☆☆☆
Before, I was not a confident girl. I 26 spoke in front of the class because I was afraid of making mistakes. 27 now, I’m quite confident. This is because something 28 last summer holidays. My family went to climb Mount Tai.
We got there early in the morning and began to climb. Soon my mother and 29 felt tired because the stairs were really steep (陡峭的). An hour later we stopped to have a rest. Then my mother changed her idea and 30 not to climb.
31 I stay there too or go on climbing with my father? “No matter (不论) how hard it is, I am sure you can get there,” said my father. We 32 the hard journey again. My father pulled (拉) my hand. We were 33 , but we kept going on and on. 34 hour later, we arrived at the top. It was really beautiful. The air was fresh and the sky was 35 .
( )26. A. never B. always C. often D. sometimes
( )27. A. So B. And C. But D. Or
( )28. A. left B. came C. joined D. happened
( )29. A. he B. I C. they D. you
( )30. A. agreed B. tried C. decided D. hoped
( )31. A. Should B. Could C. May D. Need
( )32. A. planned B. finished C. started D. loved
( )33. A. worried B. pleased C. tired D. excited
( )34. A. Other B. Another C. The other D. The others
( )35. A. white B. red C. green D. blue
8.
You often ride a bike to school or work. So you must be careful when you ride it. Here is some 26 for you.
●You must 27 about the traffic lights. Green means “go”; red means “stop”; yellow means that the lights will 28 to red.
●You must keep to the side when a car 29 on a small road. We must stop to 30 before we cross the road. It’s very 31 because there are many cars on the road.
● 32 you ride in a pedestrian (行人) area, remember that the way is for pedestrians.
●You shouldn’t take other people 33 your bike when you ride. And don’t ride side by side with 34 friends.
●There are lots of cars on the road, so it’s 35 to ride behind or next to cars.
( )26. A. exercise B. advice C. work D. peace
( )27. A. think B. worry C. talk D. know
( )28. A. go B. rise C. change D. take
( )29. A. begins B. closes C. stands D. comes
( )30. A. look around B. go back
C. warm up D. get up
( )31. A. strange B. comfortable
C. important D. relaxing
( )32. A. After B. If
C. And D. But
( )33. A. about B. on
C. at D. with
( )34. A. my B. his
C. their D. your
( )35. A. dangerous B. easy
C. successful D. slow
9.
Some students are talking about the future. 26 will the future be like? The students are making predictions (预测) 27 it.
“ 28 New York City keeps going the way it is, it will be more crowded and polluted, with worse air and more rubbish. We need to learn to 29 the environment (环境), so we will have a good place to live. New Yorkers need to love their city.” — Linda, 11 years old“I think the future will be 30 . When your house is 31 , you just need to call your robot to help you do the housework. 32 will be different: all the classrooms will have computers, and you won’t have to 33 your schoolbags. When you want to travel, a flying board (板) will take you anywhere. It will fly very fast, and 34 will take you only an hour to go to China from the USA.” — Dorian, 8 years old “I think that if we walk or ride bikes more, there will be 35 pollution in the world in the future. Then we will live in a better environment.” — Riddhi, 10 years old
( )26. A. When B. Where C. What D. How
( )27. A. in B. about C. to D. from
( )28. A. If B. Before C. While D. Because
( )29. A. turn on B. look for C. take care of D. get ready for
( )30. A. difficult B. cool C. boring D. safe
( )31. A. old B. full C. dirty D. small
( )32. A. Schools B. Stations C. Factories D. Hospitals
( )33. A. wash B. take C. open D. return
( )34. A. that B. this C. they D. it
( )35. A. less B. more C. worse D. better
10.
The English often go out with an umbrella or a raincoat. Why? Because the weather in Britain often 26 quickly.
Spring is rainy or windy, 27 the weather is becoming warmer. 28 there is as much sunshine in spring as in summer. Summer is the best time 29 visitors to go to the seaside. The weather is sunny and nice. People often go out to take a walk or 30 in the river. Autumn is a beautiful season. During the autumn it is 31 nice to be outside. In winter, it becomes colder, and it might be 32 , especially in the north. There are also very strong winds in this season.
January is the coldest 33 of the year, while July is often the warmest one. The difference (差异) in 34 between winter and summer is not so great in Britain. For winter it is about 4.5 degrees, and for 35 it is about 15.5 degrees.
( )26. A. changes B. leaves C. waves D. turns
( )27. A. so B. but C. if D. as
( )28. A. In time B. In fact C. In the end D. In a hurry
( )29. A. for B. of C. on D. about
( )30. A. jump B. run C. shout D. swim
( )31. A. even B. either C. still D. never
( )32. A. cool B. hot C. snowy D. cloudy
( )33. A. month B. season C. weather D. day
( )34. A. temperature B. meaning C. colour D. advantage
( )35. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
11.
Ms. Steen is our English teacher. She is from England. She began to teach 26 last year. But now she is leaving for her country. We are so 27 to see her go because she is a good teacher. We’re going to have a 28 for her. We think it is the best way to say “Thank you and goodbye”.
We 29 to have the party this Saturday. Now, we are preparing for it. Wang Lei and Wei Wei 30 all the teachers. Our Chinese teacher Miss Zhang 31 come. Her family is taking a trip to Beijing this weekend. 32 , the other teachers promised that they would come. Li Ye is writing a thank-you note (便条). We want to show 33 we’re going to miss Ms. Steen. Li Ye asks Wu Shan to read it to Ms. Steen, because Wu Shan 34 very good English. I’m going to play a piano piece for Ms. Steen at the party. And I also 35 a fun game to play at the party.
We hope the party will be very great.
( ) 26. A. them B. us C. him D. you
( ) 27. A. glad B. sad C. relaxed D. excited
( ) 28. A. trip B. meal C. prize D. party
( ) 29. A. plan B. refuse C. forget D. happen
( ) 30. A. caught B. believed C. saw D. invited
( ) 31. A. will B. can’t C. has to D. doesn’t
( ) 32. A. Probably B. Usually C. Luckily D. Finally
( ) 33. A. how B. how many C. how much D. when
( ) 34. A. writes B. speaks C. likes D. shares
( ) 35. A. hear from B. write down C. set up D. think of
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David and Tim are brothers and they are in the same school.
One afternoon, 26 they finished their lessons, they stayed in the school to help their teacher work. They 27 for an hour. Then the teacher said, “Thank you, boys. We will finish the work tomorrow. It’s getting dark. Now you 28 go home.” When the boys got home, it was seven o’clock. The lights were on in their house and the door was 29 . They saw a man in the house.
“Who can it be?” David thought. “Dad and Mum are 30 now. They won’t be back until (直到) eight o’clock.”
31 the man saw David, he smiled and said, “Come in! You don’t know me. But I am your 32 friend. He asked me to fetch (取) something for him.”However, the man didn’t see Tim.
David went into the house and talked with the man. Tim quickly went to 33 the police. Soon Tim and a policeman came back. When the man saw the policeman, he tried to run out of the door, but the policeman 34 him.
Just then Mr and Mrs Baker, the boys’ 35 came back home from work. The policeman asked Mr Baker, “Do you know the man?”
“No,” said Mr Baker, “I don’t know him. He must be a thief.”
( ) 26. A. if B. after C. before D. although
( ) 27. A. studied B. worked C. played D. watched
( ) 28. A. need B. shouldn’t C. must D. needn’t
( ) 29. A. open B. good C. heavy D. cheap
( ) 30. A. on a trip B. in bed
C. at home D. at work
( ) 31. A. Suddenly B. Certainly C. Once D. Almost
( ) 32. A. sister’s B. teacher’s C. father’s D. mother’s
( ) 33. A. hug B. call C. follow D. ask
( ) 34. A. met B. stopped C. noticed D. pushed
( ) 35. A. parents B. classmates
C. teachers D. neighbors下载本文
