祈福英语实验学校模拟题2

、

D

四个选项中，选出 填

入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Most people make tree houses using a pile of wood, a hammer, and some nails. Mitchell

Joachim, an architect from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has a(n) _16_ vision.

He pictures a day when homes will be created from __17__.

Joachim's

vision

___18__

an

idea

called

pleaching

(

编织

),

where

tree

branches

are

grown so that they __19__ weave together. Since the growth patterns of trees are affected

by wind and sunlight, it may be __20_ to control the way a tree develops.

These Fabricated Tree House Habitats would use trees grown into shapes as housing. One

of the advantages of these designs is that trees would not have to be cut down __21_.

．

__22_ the climate,

a

house

could

take

anywhere

from

5

to

30

years

to

grow.

Fortunately,

there's

a

way

to

speed up the process. Joachim suggests including ecological materials such as sod (

草皮

),

grasses and living branches in the housing designs.

__23_ the house grows,

．

A

home

would

become

an

actual

ecosystem,

a

community

of

plants,

animals,

and

bacteria working together. The trees would also give off water vapor that would assist in

cooling

the

homes.

Solar

panels

and

wind

would

help

provide

energy.

The

tree

homes

might even have soil pockets, __24_ plants could grow from the structure itself.

environment

and

its

study

are

very

important.

We

need

to

respect

nature,

don

’

t

_25_,

．

(

)16

．

A

．

similar

B

．

excellent

C

．

different

D

．

strange

(

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．

A

．

li ving trees

B

．

small trees

C

．

living things

D

．

wild plants.

(

)18. A. agrees with

B

．

is considered as

C

．

is based on

D

．

comes up with

(

)19

．

A

．

luckily

B

．

naturally

C

．

partly

D

．

separately

(

)20

．

A

．

possible

B

．

impossible

C

．

important

D

．

necessary

(

)21

．

A

．

on purpose

B

．

for wood

C

．

by chance

D

．

at ease

(

)22

．

A

．

Depending on

B

．

Judging by

C

．

Protected from

D

．

Suffering from

(

)23

．

A

．

for

B

．

as

C

．

so

D

．

because

(

)24

．

A

．

and

B

．

which

C

．

that

D

．

where

(

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．

A

．

th ink you are it

B

．

do it ourselves C

．

take it for granted

D

．

put it like this

三、阅读

（共两节，满分

45

分）

第一节

阅读理解

（共

20

小题；每小题

2

分，满分

40

分）

阅读下面 四篇短文，并根据短文内容从每小题所给的

A

、

B

、

C

、

D

四个选项中，选出一个最

佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂 黑。

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Here is the content (

目录

) of a book.

Unit

Readings

*Music & Feelings

Unit 1 Music

*Sad movies

*National Sports

Unit 2 Sports

*Predicting by title

*Understanding main ideas

*Music stars

*Action verbs

*Names of sports

Sports tools

*Understanding main ideas

*Guessing meaning of new words

*Understanding main ideas

*Weather conditions

*Weather information

*Cultural studies

*Culture and art

Skills

*Understanding main ideas

Words

*Kinds of Music

*The

ancient

Olympic

*Guessing meaning of new words

Games

*Weather service

Unit 3 Weather

*Weather and nature

*Travelling in India

Unit 4 Culture

*Body

language

in

the

*Predicting by title

United States

*Making inferences

*Understanding main ideas

*Understanding attitude

*Living in space

Unit 5 Space

*The planets

*Space news

*Space terms

26

. If you’re interested in music, you can read “__________”.

A. National sports

B. Sad movies

C. The planets

D. Weather service

27. You can learn something about weather in _______.

A. Unit 1

B. Unit 2

C. Unit 3

D. Unit 4

28. Words about ________ are in Unit 5.

A. music stars

B. weather conditions

C. sports tools

D. space news

29

. If you like culture, you can read “__________”.

A. Living in space

B. Travelling in India

C. Music & Feelings

D. The ancient Olympic Games

30. In all the units, you can learn the skill of _________.

A. predicting by title

B. understanding attitude

C. understanding main ideas

D. guessing meaning of new words

B

A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms (

习语

), though my teacher told us the importance

again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an

amusing

experience.

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One

day,

I

happened

to

meet

an Englishman

on

the

road,

and

soon

we

began

to

talk. As

I

was

talking

about

how

I

was

studying

English,

the

foreigner

seemed

to

be

surprised.

Gently

shaking

his

head

，

shrugging his shoulders, he said

，

“You don’t say!”

“You don’t say!”

I was puzzled. I thought,

perhaps this is not a right topic.

“Well, I’d better change the topic.”

So I said to him.

“Well,

shall we

talk about the Great Wall? By the way,

have you ever been there?”

“Certainly,

everyone back home will

laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was wonderful

.”

He was deep in thought when I began

to talk like a tourist guide.

“The Great Wall is one of the wonders

in the world. We are very proud of

it.” Soon I was interrupted

(

打断

) again by his words:

“You don’t say!”

I couldn’t help asking,

“Why

do you ask me not to talk about it?”

“Well,

I didn’t

ask

you to do so,”

he answered, greatly surprised. I

said,

“Didn’t

yo

u

say

‘you

don’t

say’

?

”

Hearing

this,

the

Englishman

laughed

to

tears.

He

began

to

explain,

“

‘You don’t say’ actually means ‘really!’ It is an expression of surprise.

Perhaps you don’t pay

attention

to

English

idioms.”

I

realized

I

had

made

a

fool

of

myself.

Since

then

I

have

been

more

careful

with

idiomatic

expressions.

Remember:

what

the

English

teachers

said

is

always

right

to

us

students.

31. A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms because

.

A. I had no interest in them

B. English idioms were very difficult

C. I did not realize the importance of them

D. m

y teacher didn’t

tell us the importance of them

32. At first,

on hearing “You don’t say,”

I thought the foreigner meant

.

A. I had talked too much

B. I had to stop talking

C. he was not interested in the topic

D. he was only interested in the Great Wall

33.

“…

was shown in an

amusing

experience.

”

The word

“

amusing

”

probably means

.

A. interesting

B. important

C. terrible

D. unlucky

34 Which of the following is

TRUE

according to the passage?

A. The Englishman wanted me to act as his guide.

B. The Englishman left China without seeing the Great Wall.

C. The Englishman wanted to see the Great Wall after I talked about it.

D. The Englishman visited the Great Wall and thought it worth visiting.

35. After the Englishman explained the idiom, ___________.

A. I felt very silly

B. the Englishman became a real fool

C. I became more carefully in everything

D. I thought the Englishman had made me a fool

C

Thousands

of years ago, people didn’t know that the Earth moved. They thought the sun really did

move across the sky. The Greek god Helios was said to drive the sun around the sky with his chariot

(

战车

). But now, these ideas

have all changed. Nowadays, it is the sun that drives our “chariot” around

So what does all this mean? Well, quite simply, there is now a plane (or “chariot”) that is powered by

the sun. It has special parts in its wings. These parts absorb power from the sun. They absorb so much

power that they can carry on flying at night. In the Greek myths (

希腊神话

), Helios had to take a break

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at night. It seems we’re finally even more efficient than the gods themselves.

This plane is called Solar Impulse (“

太阳驱动

”

号

). It will fly across the US in May. This is very

important for the future of the world.

So why is solar energy so good for us? Well, other kinds of energy cause a few problems. If you

live in China,

you’ve probably noticed the pollution. This is

caused by burning coal or gas to

make

energy. The heat and chemicals (

化学制品

) from this make things work. But if we use the heat from the

sun, we don’t have to burn anything, and there’s no pollution.

Solar energy is not all there yet. It needs to be improved. But the best thing about it is that, unlike

coal and gas, it doesn’t run out. Solar Impulse could keep flying forever. Well, actually, the sun will run

out too, one day, but not for another 5 billion years. That’s a pretty long flight.

36. What does

“chariot” really refer to in the last sentence of Paragraph 1?

A. The Earth.

B. The Greek god.

C. Solar Impulse.

D. Birds.

37. Which of the following is TRUE of Solar Impulse?

A. It can only fly at night.

B. It has already flown across the US.

C. It is powered by the sun.

D. It needs gas to work.

38. In the passage, what is mentioned as the cause of pollution in China?

A. Overpopulation.

B. Burning coal or gas.

C. Using solar energy.

D. Heavy traffic.

39. What does

the writer mean by “

T

hat’s a pretty long flight”?

A. It takes a lot of time to get Solar Impulse going.

B. Solar Impulse moves very slowly.

C. Solar Impulse will be in use for a long time.

D. Solar Impulse has a long way to go to take the place of the sun.

40. The passage is most probably taken from___________.

A. a Greek myth

B. a science fiction

C. a story-book

D. a science magazine

D

Growing mushrooms is probably the easiest thing you can do even if you are new to mushroom

growing.

It

is

becoming

more

common

because

restaurants

are

starting

to

create

more

dishes

that

include mushrooms.

Mushroom growing is easy. To start, you need to have a space where you are going to grow these

mushrooms. It does not have to be a huge space but just enough for you to grow as many mushrooms as

you

need.

When

you

have

found

the

space

perfect

for

you,

you

can

start

researching

what

kind

of

mushrooms you want to grow. There are a lot of mushrooms to choose from and not all of them are

suitable to eat.

When you decide what kind of mushrooms you want to grow, you can start getting ready to plant

the mushrooms. Sometimes you may want to hire some workers to help if you have a large mushroom

farm, or if you are trying to start a professional mushroom growing business. Trying to have a business

by yourself can be stressful. If you don

’

t have enough time to spend taking care of everything yourself,

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