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1. 9BU5 基础强化

2016 西南位育周末卷六 2016.11.24
I. Choose the best answer.
1. It is common knowledge that computers are super calculators. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in the sentence? （★ ）
A. /’k?mn/ B. /’k?m?n/ C. /’k?m?n/ D. /’k?:m?n/
2. My brother is university student and he is also honest boy. （★★ ）
A. a, an B. an,/ C. /,a D. a, the
3. Don’t walk the street when the red light is on（★ ）
A. over B. through C. on D. across
4. ---Time is up, Jane.
---Sorry, I haven’t finished my writing yet. Could you please give me 2 minutes? （★ ）
A. other B. others C. the other D. another
5. How nice the red car is! It is excellent the high price. （★★ ）
A. besides B. except for C. except that D. except
6. My coat there behind the door. Can you see it? （★★ ）
A. is hung B. is hanging C. hanged D. has hung
7. The Greek soldiers disappeared because they were playing a on the Trojans. （★ ）
A. joke B. game C. trick D. fun
8. To be honest, I’ve never seen a(n) film than this one before. （★ ）
A. good B. better C. best D. the best
9. ---Claudia, are you going to Jeff’s birthday party this Saturday? （★★ ）
---Unless I .
A. am invited B. was inviting C. will be invited D. invited
10. The Smiths Hangzhou for a week. It’s really a beautiful place to go. （★★ ）
A. have been to B. went to C. have been in D. have gone to
11. What will the manager you to at the meeting? （★★ ）
A. say, speak B. tell, talk C. ask, speak D. tell, say
12. The students have learnt a lot their teachers are very experience. （★★ ）

A. although B. because C. when D. unless
13. important work the scientists are doing! We should learn from them. （★★ ）
A. What B. What an C. How D. How an
14. He will show his new photos to you as soon as he his letter. （★★ ）
A. finishes writing B. will finish writing
C. finishes to write D. will finish writing
15. Till now, we still don’t know deaths in the battle. （★★ ）
A. a number of B. an amount of C. the number of D. the amount of
16. The price of goods has been . We must do something to make it stop. （★★ ）
A. raised, rising B. risen, raising C. raised, raising D. risen, rising
17. Listening to music and doing exercise relaxed after a day’s work and study. （★★ ）
A. enable us feel B. enables us feel
C. enable us to feel D. enables us to feel
18. Could you tell me ?（★★ ）
A. where has he been
B. if he could work it out
C. how often do you see a film
D. who they are staying with
19. ---Hi, John. Would you like to Beijing with us this coming Spring Festival? （★★ ）
---Sorry, Mike. I don’t feel like there again. I’ve been there twice.
A. to go traveling, to travel B. going traveling, to travel
C. going traveling, traveling D. to go traveling, traveling
20. ---You’d better not go on working. It’s bad for your health. （★★ ）
--- .
A. It’s a pleasure B. That’s all right
C. Thank you for your advice D. You’re welcome
【答案】1. C 2. A 3.D 4. D 5. B 6. B 7. C 8. B 9. A 10. C 11.D 12.B 13.A 14. A
15. C 16. A 17. C 18. D 19. D 20. C
II. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once. （将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次）:（共 8 分）

World Sleep Day, on 21st March, was created to bring attention to the growing number of sleep




problems. Sleep is a natural part of human life, but many people in the modern world don’t realize it’s very important. 1 , sleep problems are quite common.
Five years ago, scientists at the University of Athens in Greece did a survey of over 35,000 people in 10 countries around the world, 2 China, Belgium and South Africa. Among the people, 24 percent said that they did not sleep well, 31.6 percent were diagnosed (诊断) with insomnia (失眠). 3 , 30.7 percent of them have visited doctors for help with sleep problems and 11.6 percent said that they felt very sleepy during the day.
The survey found that many people suffer the effects of poor quality sleep, some even can’t fall
4 and often wake up in the middle of the night. The main reasons of the problems are pressures ( 压力) from school or work and a fast pace (节奏) of life, but noise pollution and light pollution also affect sleep and cause poor quality sleep.

The survey also found that large numbers of people find it hard to sleep at night. The short term effects of this are tiredness and trouble concentrating ( 专 心 ). If this happens for a long time, the risk of gaining weight and having a heart attack may increase.
There are many things you can do to 5 the quality of your sleep. First, you should have regular sleep habits. Try to go to bed and wake up around the same time each day. You also need to make your bedroom a cool, dark, quiet place to sleep so that heat, light and noise do not disturb you. At night, you should also avoid things that 6 caffeine, such as chocolate, coffee, tea and many soft drinks, as caffeine may keep you from sleeping.
Getting a good night’s sleep is of great importance to our health. The amount of sleep needed 7 the age of the old, but usually eight hours are enough for the health of grown-ups. Some can do less than this amount, but others may need more. Every person knows his own need. It is then a matter of good judgment to 8 his need. Sleep should always be enough to make one bring back his strength and get
ready for a day’s work.
【难度】★
【答案】 1. C 2. A 3. E 4. D 5. D 6. C 7. A 8. B


III. Complete the sentences with the given verbs in their proper forms
1. Mid-term examinations are coming. I wish you in all the tests. (successfully)
2. How happy we were to celebrate our grandma’s birthday last weekend. (ninety)
3. After hearing the good news, all of them rushed out of the classroom . (excite)




4. Some tourists prefer to travel to the places with lots of . (attract)
5. She seemed quite of the sudden coolness of her friend’s manner. (awareness)
6. Not everyone enjoys fast food. Jack is the one who hamburgers. (like)
7. They are polite enough to show to the elderly men. (respect)
8. She asked me to chain the big dog to the post or it will be dangerous. (secure)
【难度】★★
【答案】
1. success 2. ninetieth 3. excitedly 4. attractions 5. unaware 6.dislikes 7.respect 8.securely


IV. Rewrite the sentences as required.
1. Few people are interested in listening to his boring stories. （改为反意疑问句）
Few people are interested in listening to his boring stories, ？
2. The math problem was so difficult that nobody could work it out. （改为简单句）
The math problem wasn’t easy for to work out.
3. Did the fisherman catch the golden fish the other day? （改为被动语态）
the golden fish by the fisherman the other day?
4. It happened that he was out when the teacher telephoned him. （改为简单句）
He be out when the teacher telephoned him.
5. Does anyone know the answer to the question? The math teacher wondered. （将两句合并）
The math teacher wondered anyone the answer to the question.

6. Last Christmas Day, Joan got an iPad besides a pair of new shoes. （保持句意基本不变）
Last Christmas Day, Joan got an iPad and a pair of new shoes .

7. they/ much more efficiently/ the lungs/ worked/ took in/ because/ oxygen/ better （连词成句）
.
【难度】★★
【答案】
1. are they 2.enough anyone 3. Was caught 4.happened to 5. whether knew
6. as well 7. The lungs worked much more efficiently because they took in better oxygen.







2016 西南位育周末卷六 2016.3.24
I. Choose the best answer.
1. He is one of the most famous scientists in the world. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in the sentence? （★ ）
A. /w?:ld/ B. /w?:ld/ C. /w?uld/ D. /wu?ld/
2. Which of the following underlined parts is different in the pronunciation from the others? （★ ）
A. There is some meat in the bowl.
B. Two ice creams, please.
C. He is one of the greatest writers.
D. Fish cannot breathe out of water.
3. In China, many students go to college after they finish senior high school. （★ ）
A. a B. an C. the D. /
4. The doctors examined the patient great care before giving him an operation. （★ ）
A. of B. for C. with D. at
5. I had two loaves of and a bottle of milk for breakfast this morning. （★ ）
A. rice B. bread C. dumplings D. noodles
6. I don’t think it necessary to do everything for . He is no longer a little boy. （★ ）
A. him B. he C. his D. himself
7. The music sounds so that a large number of people are fond of it. （★★ ）
A. beautifully B. well C. excited D. sweet
8. --- is it from here to the nearest underground station? （★ ）
---About 20 minutes’ bus ride.
A. How fast B. How often C. How soon D. How far
9. I didn’t believe I could climb up the mountain I got to the top of it. （★★ ）
A. after B. until C. because D. unless
10. Visitors to the garden are asked to the rare plant so that it won’t be hurt. （★★ ）
A. talk to B. give up C. keep off D. look for
11. There is plenty of time to catch the train. You be in such a hurry. （★ ）
A. shouldn’t B. needn’t C. mustn’t D. can’t
12. warm and wet the weather makes people feel these days! （★★ ）




A. How B. What C. How a D. What a
13. By the end of last year, more than 50 students of our school Fudan University. （★★ ）
A. entered B. would enter C. had entered D. were entering
14. me as soon as possible if an emergency happens during your stay here. （★★ ）
A. Call B. To call C. Calling D. Called
15. Jack likes planes very much. He enjoys model planes of all kinds. （★ ）
A. collect B. collecting C. collected D. to collect
16. When you called me yesterday evening, I for my maths exam. （★★ ）
A. was preparing B. would prepare C. had prepared D. prepared
17. Instead of playing computers, I would rather a film online. （★ ）
A. watch B. to watch C. watched D. watching
18. Daniel wondered .（★★ ）
A. how did the boy clear the snow
B. that his friend would give it another try
C. where I can put the new sofa
D. whether the clothes had been ironed
19. ---It’s too cold outside. Would you mind my closing the window? （★★ ）
--- . Just go ahead.
A. Thank you anyway B. Of course not C. Never mind D. That’s OK
20. ---Excuse me, could you show me the way to Shanghai Museum? （★★ ）
--- . You can walk straight ahead and turn right.
A. Sorry, I’m a stranger here, too
B. It’s my pleasure
C. With pleasure
D. I really have no idea
【答案】1. B 2. C 3.D 4. C 5. B 6. A 7. D 8. D 9. B 10. C 11.B 12.A 13.C 14. A
15. B 16. A 17. A 18. D 19. B 20. C


II. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once. （将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次）:（共 8 分）

With the fast development of the economy and society, people become easier to be depressed.




Depression cannot be treated as one kind if illness. However, it can influence people’s health and life. Then how to fight against depression in daily life has become a hot 1 for people. Here are four pieces of advice for you to 2 your depression.
Don’t blame(责怪) yourself. This is the easiest thing for you to fight against depression. The feelings
of losing face and guilt always bring you into a bad circle that you can’t get out of by yourself. If you want to be away from depression, you should fill yourself with 3 , and then you will get over depression gradually. Of course, the journey of getting over depression is long, so you should be 4 and wait for your bright day. Trust me, you will finally make it.


Do you see WeChat Payment or Alipay to buy things? Now, you have one more 5 -Apple Pay. Apple Pay came to China on Feb.18, making China the 5th country to have this service. Apple products,
6 the iPhone 6 and certain iPads and Apple Watches, support this service.
The customers of 19 Chinese banks will be able to 7 their bank cards to Apple Pay. When they buy things, they just need to place their iPhone in front of the POS machine and put their fingers on the iPhone. Apple Pay doesn’t even need a password, only your fingerprints. Some users like Apple Pay, saying it’s 8 than WeChat Payment and Alipay. But others don’t like it, because not all Apple products and
not many stores support the service yet.
【难度】★
【答案】 1. E 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. B 6. D 7. A 8. C


III. Complete the sentences with the given verbs in their proper forms
1. Look! The little birds are opening their and waiting their mother to feed them. (mouth)
2. Many students their ideas freely in the English corner last week. (change)
3. The thief tried to hide when he saw the policemen coming near. (he)
4. My parents are to hear that I have made great progress in English learning. (please)
5. I am sorry for having kept you waiting for such a long time. (true)
6. My sister’s birthday is coming , but we still have no idea how to celebrate it. (fourteen)
7. Grade Nine students are required to take a examination in May. (medicine)
8. Due to the traffic jam on Yishan Road, I missed the of the film. (begin)
【难度】★
【答案】
1. mouths 2. exchanged 3. himself 4. pleased 5. truly 6.fourteenth 7.medical 8.beginning




IV. Rewrite the sentences as required.
1. The pencil case cost him twenty yuan.(改为一般疑问句)
the pencil case him twenty yuan?
2. Shanghai Disneyland will be open in the coming June.（划线提问）
Shanghai Disneyland will be open?
3. Brush your teeth at least twice every day.（改为反意疑问句） Brush your teeth at least twice every day, ?
4. The big wind blew the rubbish on the playground away.（改为被动语态） The rubbish on the playground away by the big wind.
5. Did they forget to turn off the lights before leaving? I don’t know. （合并一句）
I don’t know they to turn off the lights before leaving.
6. Work harder, and it’s certain that you will succeed one day in the future. （改为同义句）
Work harder, and you will succeed or .
【难度】★★
【答案】
1. Did cost 2. How soon 3. will you 4.was blown 5. whether/ if forgot 6. sooner later



2. 语法专题--定语从句


Presentation

一、定语从句的概念：
在复合句中修饰名词或代词的从句叫做定语从句。定语从句有两要素，其一，被定语从句修饰的名词或代词叫做先行词。定语从句必须放在先行词之后，对其先行词起限定作用。
关系词（引导定语从句）
↑
1. People who have the highest EQ are the most successful
↓
先行词 (被修饰词)
2. 定语从句的分析步骤: ⑴ 找出先行词
⑵ 分析先行词在从句中充当的成分
⑶ 对号入座选关系词 --- 关键！




二、关系代词
1. 指人的关系代词: who / whom / that
<1> 先行词在从句中作主语
eg: A doctor is a person who / that looks after people’s health.
<2> 先行词在从句中作宾语
eg: Mr White invited many friends to his party (who / whom / that) he respected much.
<3> 小结：⑴ 指人的关系代词中，在从句中充当主语的是 who 和 that,且在句中不可以省略。
⑵ 指人的关系代词中, 在从句中充当宾语的是 who，that 和 whom,且可以省略。


2. 指物的关系代词: which / that
<1> 先行词在从句中作主语
eg: The river which / that runs through the city brings us lots of pleasure.
<2> 先行词在从句中作宾语
eg: The book (which / that) you just laid on the shelf is mine.
<3> 小结：如何选定语从句中的关系词：
⑴ 指物的关系代词中，在从句中充当主语的是 which 和 that,且在句中不可以省略。
⑵ 指物的关系代词中, 在从句中充当宾语的是 which 和 that，且可以省略。


【练习 1】区分下列句子是宾语从句还是定语从句。
1 I don’t know who he is. ( )
The man who is standing over there is my grandfather. ( )
2 The judge didn’t know which statement (陈述) was true. ( )
I don’t like the dress which you bought for me last weekend. ( )
3 She could not understand the words that Tom told her yesterday. ( ) Tomas is the boy who likes singing and won a prize last year. ( ) Our teacher told us that sound runs faster than light. ( )
【难度】★
【答案】1. 宾从；定从 2.宾从；定从 3. 定从；定从；宾从


【练习 2】用 who, which 和 that 填空。
1 Has everything we need to do been done yet?




2 The man stands over there is our Chinese teacher.
3 I want to read all the books were written by Guo Jingming.
4 The book has a golden cover is a storybook.
5 I like the teachers have a sense of humor.
6 My necklace is not the only thing is missing.
7 These are the best stamps Kate has given me.
8 The building you live in is very comfortable.
9 The express train has just left is for Shanghai. 10 Is there anything I can do for you?
【难度】★★
【答案】1 which/that 2 who/that 3 which/that 4 which/that 5 who/that 6 which/that 7 which/that
8 which/that 9 which/that 10 which


【练习 3】Choose the best answer. (选择最恰当的答案。)
1. This is the bag my mother bought yesterday.
A. that B. who C. whom D. this
2. The man lives next to us is my English teacher.
A. whom B. which C. who D. /
3. The girl you saw in the street is Mary.
A. that B. whose C. which D. as
4. Is this the factory a lot of students visited yesterday?
A. the one B. which C. who D. whom
5. cleans the blackboard should be praised.
A. That B. Who
C. The one who D. The students who
6. Those made no mistakes in today’s exercises please raise your hands.
A. which B. whom C. that D. who
7. The time we spent in studying together is not easily forgotten.
A. that B. when C. where D. in which
8. Is this the shop sells children’s clothing?
A. which B. where C. in which D. what
9. I still remember the sitting-room my mother and I used to sit in the evening.
A. what B. which C. that D. where




10. The boy has two lovely dogs.
A. who live next door B. which lives next door
C. whom lives next door D. that lives next door
【难度】★★
【答案】 1 A 2 C 3 A 4 B 5 C 6 D 7 A 8 A 9 B 10 D


【练习 4】合并为定语从句：
1. I know the teacher. She teaches English in Only Education.


2. The students are from China. They sit in the front row.


(要注意的是先行词是 students 则 who 的数也应看作复数 )
3. The book was good. I read it.

4. I like the teacher. His classes are very interesting and creative.


5. The lady is Ben’s mother. I talked with her just now.


【难度】★★
【答案】1. I know the teacher who teaches English in Only Education.
2. The students who sit in the front row are from China.
3. The book (that) I read was good.
4. I like the teacher whose classes are very interesting and creative.
5. The lady I talked with just now is Ben’s mother.




2016 西南位育周末卷六 2016.11.24.
A. Choose the best answer (根据以下内容，选择最恰当的答案)
Dear Mr. Price,
I have eaten in your restaurant many times and have always been happy with the food and service, but what happened last Saturday made me very angry．It was my son’s birthday so we ordered a no-smoking table at your restaurant for 7∶30 p. m．We arrived on time but were told that our table was not yet ready．At 8∶00 p. m., we were given a table in the smoking area．I asked to move but I was told that there were no other tables．A lot of people were smoking so it was uncomfortable and unhealthy．
The first waitress, Janet, was very polite and helpful．She gave us free drinks for waiting so long．Our food also came quickly and looked fresh and tasty．When my wife had eaten most of her meal, she found a dead insect in her vegetables．She was surprised and wanted to leave．At first, the waitress told us it was a piece of garlic．When we told her that garlic does not have legs, she said sorry and took the food away．
We asked for the bill, expecting not to pay for my wife’s meal. Nobody came. After 15 minutes, I asked to see the manager．The head waiter told us that he was on holiday．I complained again about the terrible cockroach．He told me Janet had finished work．He didn’t believe my story and gave me a bill for three meals. I argued with him but had to pay in the end．
The waitress, Janet, was always friendly, but I would like an apology from your impolite head waiter and a full refund( 退 款 )for our meal．It cost ＄68．Until then, I will not be eating at your restaurant or recommending it to anyone．
You can contact me on 742-3254 or through e-mail if you want more information．Thank you for your
attention．






1. Mr. Price is probably .
Yours sincerely, Raymond Yuen



A. the head waiter B. Raymond’s boss C. the manager D. the owner
【难度】★★
【解析】推断题，根据信件的格式及其文中的内容推断，Raymond 先生在向Mr. Price 投诉餐厅的服务态度和食物问题，因此推断 Mr. Price 应该是餐厅的管理人员；

2. Raymond wrote to complain about .
A. the terrible smell in the smoking area B. the poor service and food of the restaurant
C. the high cost of the meals in the restaurant D. the impoliteness of the waitress, Janet
【难度】★
【解析】细节题，从第一句可知, Raymond 投诉主要包括两方面，一是对餐厅 the head waiter 服务态度的投诉，另外还有对餐厅食物不满意，因此答案包含两个点，对服务员的态度非常满意；D 不对；
3. The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to .
A. the restaurant B. the e-mail C. the meal D. the apology
【难度】★★
【解析】推断题，根据文章句意“我将不会在餐厅吃饭，并且不会将它推荐给任何人”可见 it 指代餐厅；
4. We learn from the text that Mr. Yuen last Saturday．
A. was satisfied with the restaurant
B. complained about the restaurant
C. had to wait for his table for an hour
D. had his birthday party at the restaurant
【难度】★★
【解析】推断题，根据文中信息，ACD 都不对，Mr. Yuen 在投诉餐厅，选择B
5. The head waiter didn’t believe Mr. Yuen because ．
A. Janet hadn’t told him about what happened
B. he believed that the cockroach was garlic in fact
C. Mr. Yuen wanted a full refund
D. the manager was on holiday
【难度】★★
【解析】推断题，B 选项和事实不符，“expecting not to pay for my wife’s meal”推断 C 选项不对，D和问题毫无关系，根据第三段提供信息，领班说Janet 已经完成了自己的工作，所以推断A 选项；
6. Mr. Yuen asked Mr. Price to ．
A. say sorry to his family
B. let the head waiter stop working in the restaurant
C. get the head waiter to say sorry
D. get the head waiter and Janet to say sorry
【难度】★★
【解析】细节题，第四段“The waitress, Janet, was always friendly, but I would like an apology from your

impolite head waiter and a full refund for our meal．”提到作者需要服务领班向他道歉；
7. Mr. Yuen wants to pay for now．
A. nothing． B. two meals
C. three meals D. only the drinks
【难度】★★
【解析】细节题，第四段“I would like an apology from your impolite head waiter and a full refund for our meal．”表明作者现在要求赔偿现金，选择 A；
【答案】 1. C 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. A 6. C 7.A


2016 西南位育周末卷六 2016.11.24
B. Choose the best answer and complete the passage (选择最恰当的选项完成短文)
The teacher stood before his class and was going to hand out the final exam papers. “I know how hard you have all worked to prepare for this test,” he said. “And because I know you can do it well, I am willing to offer a B to anyone who would 1 not to take the test.”
Many students jumped up to thank the teacher and left the classroom. The teacher looked at the remaining students and said, “Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last 2 .” Two more students decided to go.
Seven students remained. The teacher then handed out the paper. There were only three sentences typed on the paper: “Congratulations! You have just 3 an A in this class. Keep believing in yourself.”
I never had a teacher like that, but I think it is a test that any teacher could and should give. Students who are not 4 in what they have learned are B students at best(充其量).
The same is true in real life. The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because
they have 5 both successes and failures. They have learned life’s lessons, either from normal education or from events in their lives, and have become better people.

Scientists say that by the age of eight, 80% of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed. You are a big kid now, and you 6 that you have some limits ( 限 制 ). However, there is nothing you can’t do or learn or be. Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest said, “It’s not the mountain we conquer(克服) but ourselves.
1. A. dislike B. help C. prefer D. start
2. A. chance B. trouble C. test D. idea
3. A. collected B. sent C. discovered D. received
4. A. confident B. necessary C. mysterious D. convenient
5. A. broken off B. dreamed of C. learned from D. cared about
6. A. decide【难度】★★ B. forget C. realize D. imagine
【答案】1. C 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. C 6. C
【解析】1. 考察文章上下文理解“我将对那些不想参加考试的学生给到 B 档”选择 C；
2. 考察选项单词含义，根据文章上下文表明是“最后一次机会”选择 A；
3. 考察上下文理解“你获得A”选择D；
4. 考察选项单词含义及其上下文理解，C 选项为神秘的，文章表达为对自己不自信的学生，选择
A；
5. 考察词组含义及其文章理解，A 选项“突然停止”B“梦想”C“从中学到”D“在意”，文章后面提到“优秀的学生能从教育和生活中学到东西，选择C；
6. 考察文章理解“你已经长大，意识到有一些限制”，选择 C
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C. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题)：(12 分）
Can a person make it rain? Many people believed that Charles Hatfield could. In the early 1910s, Mr. Hatfield traveled to many places bringing rain to farms and cities that suffered from drought (干旱). For 30 years, people considered him the greatest rainmaker in North America.

One of Mr. Hatfield’s most amazing rainmaking accomplishments happened in southern California in 1916. Mr. Hatfield offered to give the city of San Diego a hand with its water problem. He planned to create enough rain to fill the lake behind Morena Dam near the city. After the dam was built, the lake had never been more than half full, but the lake could hold 15 billion gallons of water if it were full. Filling the lake would help the city of San Diego with its constant water problems. Mr. Hatfield suggested that if he succeeded in filling the lake with rainwater, the city would pay him $10,000. If no rain fell, the city would pay nothing. The city agreed.
On January 1, 1916, Mr. Hatfield began his rainmaking procedure. It began to rain four days later. The rain continued for the next five days. On January 10, it began to rain more heavily, and the rain continued for the next 10 days! The city of San Diego was flooded. Fifty people died. More than 200 bridges were washed away, and many miles of train tracks were destroyed. However, Mr. Hatfield did succeed in filling the lake. He thought that he had completed his job, so he went to collect his money from the city. However, the city of San Diego backed out of the deal. They said that the rain was an “act of God” and not the work of the rainmaker.
1. What did Mr. Hatfield do for the farms and cities in the drought in the early 1910s?


【难度】★
【解析】细节题，根据题目 key words，在文中第一段找到答案；
2. How much water did the lake have before Mr. Hatfield made rain?


【难度】★★
【解析】推断题，第二段“the lake had never been more than half full, but the lake could hold 15 billion gallons of water if it were full.”在降雨之前，因此是总量的一半，需要注意计算；
3. How long did it rain in San Diego?


【难度】★★
【解析】推断题，第三段中提到一些时间，但需要认真看文章，不要混淆时间，“四天后开始下雨，接下来的五天一直在持续，随后雨量加大，持续十天”共计 15 天，需要注意计算；
4. What happened to the city of San Diego after the rain?


【难度】★★
【解析】细节题，第三段提到“It was flooded.”
5. The city didn’t pay Mr. Hatfield in the end, did it?



【难度】★★
【解析】细节题，最后一段，关键是对短语“backed out of the deal”的理解，表示“违背承诺”因此没有收到钱；
6. Do you think Mr. Hatfield should get $10,000? Why or why not?


【难度】★★
【解析】主观题，需要合理的理由进行解释即可；
【答案】
1. He travelled to many places bringing rains to farms and cities that suffered from drought.
2. It had 7.5 billion gallons of water.
3. It lasted for 15 days.
4. It was flooded.
5. No, it didn’t.
6. Any reasonable answer.



2014 延安初中第一学期期中考试
A. Choose the best answer (根据以下内容，选择最恰当的答案)
The Dangers of Dieting
Thanks to our modern lifestyle, with more and more time spent sitting down in front of computers than ever before, the number of overweight people is at a new high. As people crazily search for a solution to this problem, they often try some of the popular fad(一时时尚的) diets being offered. Many people see fad diets as harmless ways of losing weight, and they are grateful to have them. Unfortunately, not only
don’t fad diets usually do the trick, but they can actually be dangerous for your health.
Although permanent(长久的) weight loss is the goal, few are able to achieve it. Experts estimate that 95 percent of dieters return to their starting weight, or even add weight. While the reckless (不计后果的) use of fad diets can bring some initial results, long-term results are very rare.
However, people who are bored with the difficulties of changing their eating habits often turn to fad diets. Rather than being moderate(温和的，适度的), fad diets involve extreme dietary changes. They advise eating only one type of food, or they refuse to eat other types of foods entirely. This result in a situation where a person’s body doesn’t get all the vitamins and other things that it needs to stay healthy.
One popular fad diet recommends eating lots of meat and animal products, while nearly no carbohydrates(碳水化合物). A scientific study from Britain found that this diet is very high in fat. According to the study, the increase of damaging fats in the blood can lead to heart disease and, in extreme cases, kidney(肾脏) failure. Furthermore, diets that are too low in carbohydrates can cause the body to use its own muscle for energy. The less muscle you have, the less food you use up, and the result is slower weight loss.
Veteran( 老 兵 ) dieters may well ask at this point, “What is the ideal diet?” Well, to some extent, it depends on the individual. A United States government agency has determined that to change your eating
habits requires changing your psychology of eating, and everyone has a different psychology. That being said, the British study quoted (引述) above recommends a diet that is high in carbohydrates and high in fiber(纤维), with portions(一部分) of fatty foods kept low. According to the study, such a diet is the best for people who want to stay healthy, lose weight, and keep that weight off. And, any dieting program is best undertaken with a doctor’s supervision(监管).

1. What is the author’s main point?
A. Reckless fad dieting probably takes weight off the fastest.
B. Most people shouldn’t try to lose weight.

C. High- protein diets can make you sick.
D. Fad diets are ineffective and unsafe; high-carbohydrate, low-fat are best.
2. According to the passage, why are there more overweight people nowadays?
A. They are using fad diets.
B. They spend a lot of time in front of computers.
C. They have heart disease.
D. They are eating more protein than ever before.
3. After losing weight by dieting, what usually happens to people?
A. They have kidney failure. B. They gain the weight back again.
C. They keep the weight off. D. They have less muscle.
4. Which is not mentioned as an effect of the meat an animal product diet?
A. heart disease B. slower weight lose
C. psychological changes D. kidney failure
5. According to the passage, why does the ideal diet depend on the individual?
A. The less muscle you have, the less food you use up.
B. Everyone can gain the weight back.
C. Everyone has a different psychology (心理).
D. Everyone likes different foods.
6. According to the passage, what diet does a British study recommend?
A. A meat and animal product diet.
B. A diet high in carbohydrates, low in fiber, and high in fat.
C. A fad diet but with healthier foods.
D. A diet high in carbohydrates, high in fiber, and low in fat.
【难度】★★
【答案】1. D 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. C 6. D


2014 延安初中第一学期期中考试
B. Choose the best answer and complete the passage (选择最恰当的选项完成短文)
We planned to build a highway passing an old wood in a village. But an old woman called Mary Smith was against it strongly. I visited her trying to find the 1 .
She took me for a walk to the woods. “I’ve always loved this place，” she said，“I come here to be away from people, to be alone.”
It was really 2 that day and the songs of many birds could be heard. I could imagine the noise of vehicles passing through these peaceful woods when the highway was built. But the village was quite a dangerous place because of the bad traffic especially for old people and children. Their safety was more important than a quiet place.
“Look at this tree. What can you see?” I looked carefully. Under the branch there were some letters and a picture of a heart. The heart was still there but the letters were unclear. “You might not be able to recognize the words. Let me read them for you.” She said softly，“It says Robin Holmes loves Mary Smith. We were very much in love，but he had to 3 . He went to the army.” Mary Smith was quiet for a while. Then she 4 sadly. I knew he must have been killed in the war and I was right.
She lightly touched the tree, just as if she was touching him.“I was alone all these years. Now I have nothing—except the 5 this tree holds. And now they want to 6 the only thing I have. If I meet that awful man who tells about the value of the highway they are going to build here, I will kill him. I will ask him：Has he never loved, has he never lived, does he not know anything about memories?”
I turned away，sick at heart.

1．A. result B．secret C．problem D．reason
2．A. hot B．strange C．pleasant D．tiring
3．A. leave B．stop C．work D．fail
4．A. sang B．smiled C．cried D．shouted
5．A. memories B．leaves C．hardship D．dream
6. A. look after【难度】★★ B. take away C. find out D. throw away
【答案】1. D 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. A 6. B


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C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)
In the Hollywood science fiction movie "The Martian(火星救援),” the astronaut stranded on the Red Planet lives on potatoes he grows there for more than 500 days while awaiting rescue.
But will potatoes r 1 grow on Mars one day? Although humans haven’t set foot on Mars, astronauts have tasted lettuce(生菜) grown on the International Space Station.
On Tiangong-2, China’s first space lab which was launched in September, an e 2 is underway to
grow rice and tomatoes. Chinese scientists hope the plants will go through the whole cycle, from seed to seed. Scientists are e 3 to know whether plants in space still blossom according to an Earth-based cycle, and yield the same seeds.
"We want to study the growth rhythm(生长规律) and the flowering of plants in micro-gravity (微重
力 )conditions," says Zheng Huiqiong, chief scientist in charge of plant research on Tiangong-2, and a researcher with the Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology of the Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
"So far, the plants on Tiangong-2 have been growing w 4 . Some tomatoes are blooming and the rice is about 10 centimeters tall," Zheng says.
"We cannot avoid the issue of growing crops and v 5 , if we want to live on Mars. Only when we grow plants well in space, can we go deeper into space," Zheng says.
"If we can conduct research on Mars, potatoes are a good c 6 . We could also try growing tomatoes, cucumbers, rice and wheat," Zheng says.
【难度】★ ★ ★
【答案】1. really 2. experiment 3. eager 4. well 5 vegetables 6. choice

2014 延安初中第一学期期中考试
D. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)
Do angry people see red?
In English, when someone is very angry we say this person “sees red”, like a bull goes wild after seeing a red cloth. Now it turns out that “seeing red” is not j 1 an expression for angry people, but also a scientific fact.
Researches at North Dakota State University in the US found there is a connection between the color red and anger. Angry people really do “see red” where others don’t. And a preference for red over blue may even suggest a more hostile personality.
The study i 2 a number of experiments. In the first, reseachers asked a group of people which color they p 3 , red or blue. Participants ( 参 加 者 ) then did personality tests. Results showed that those who chose red tended to be more hostile.
During a second test, participants looked at faded images that could be regarded e 4 red or blue.
Those who saw red scored 25 percent higher on hostility in the personality test.
“Hostile people have hostile thoughts ; hostile thoughts are c 5 with the color red, and therefore hostile people see this color more frequently,” the researches told the independent.
Finally, the participants were told about imaginary situations in which they could take different acrions. Results showed that in these situations, red-preferring people were more likely to show that they would harm another person than those who preferred blue.
“An important m 6 from this research is that color can spread psychology( 心 理 的 ) meaning,”
the researchers said.
Where does this connection between the color red and anger come from? Scientists said it might be a matter of evalution( 进 化 ). In ancient times, poisonous p 7 and insects could cause wounds and bleeding. So it may have become instinctive(本能的) for our ancerstors(祖先) to link the color red with danger and threats.
【难度】★ ★ ★
【答案】1. just 2. includes 3. preferred 4. either 5 connected 6. message 7. planets

Translate the following words and remember them.
scientific hostile
frequently poisonous


2014 延安初中第一学期期中考试
D. Answer the questions（根据以下内容回答问题）
Nowadays, everybody is taking selfies ( 自 拍 照 ). From your best friend to your favorite pop star, selfies are taking over on Renren and Sina Weibo. The word “selfie” was even named Word of the Year by Oxford Dictiouciries in 2013. But why do people feel the need to take them? And are they doing us more harm than good?
According to Dr Pamela Rutledge, psychologist(心理学家) and director of the Media Psychology Research Center in the US, posting a selfie online shows a biological need for self-validation (自我认可) .
Humans have an area in their brains that controls social activities. Receiving positive feedback (反馈信 息 ) on a selfie you have posted online can be the same as someone stopping you in the street and complimenting (称赞) you on your appearance.
The act of taking a selfie also puts you in a position of power. You are the director and the subject of your own work of art. It helps people feel in control of their self-image and can be a powerful tool.
But can it go too far?
Psychologists warn that spending too much time on selfies can affect people’s confidence, particularly for teenagers. If you are spending a lot of time choosing the perfect selfie outfit ( 着 装 ) or finding the right angle,then there could be a problem.
Likewise, posting selfies online can harm your personal relationships. The UK studies found that many people find it hard to relate to people who often post selfies online.
So next time you hold your smart phone to take a quick selfie, it may be better to drop it straight back into your pocket.
1. Taking selfies isn’t very popular, is it?



2. Why do people post selfies online?



3. What does the act of taking selfies help people feel?


4. What is the bad effect of spending too much time on selfies, acording to the psychologists?


5. Is it easy or hard to relate to people who are often posting selfies online?


6. After reading this passage, what will you do now if you want to take a quike selfie? Why?


【难度】★★
【答案】
1. Yes, it is.
2. Becuase they have the need for self-validation.
3. It helps people feel in control of their self-image and can be a powerful tool.
4. It can affect people’s confidence and harm their personal relationships.
5. It is hard.
6. Any reasonable answer is acceptable.


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A.depends on B. satisfy C. contain D. improve E. checks up


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A. deal with B. patient C. confidence D. debate E. topic

A. contact B. choice C. faster D. like E. link


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