期中考试-完形+阅读+短文填空4.10

It was the last day of school and I planned to travel to my friend’s hometown. I hadn’t seen him for years and this was a good 41 to meet him again.

I was busy at school so it was rather 42 when I came back home. It was already 10 0’clock at night Time was running out. After a hurried meal I left. 43 I found a taxi very soon. Asking the driver to drive me fast to the station, I relaxed for a while, imagining what my friend looked like now. I was soon at the station and was sure that I would be able to 44 the train. Unfortunately, I fell on the way and lost some time. To my complete 45 , when I reached the platform, I saw that the train had just left! It was the last train so I had to 46 home.

My mother was glad to see me back as she had a bad feeling about my trip. But I was unhappy. I tried to relax and went to bed but I had a 47 sleep. The next morning I was very tired. As I was having breakfast the 48 arrived. I read over the pages and was shocked to 49 that the train I missed had had an accident. How 50 I was that I missed the train!

41. A. sign B. chance C. sense D. dream

42. A. strange B. cold C. late D. quiet

43. A Finally B. Suddenly C. Strangely D. Luckily

44. A. stop B. see C. catch D. miss

45. A. satisfaction B. hope C. surprise D. joy

46. A. call B. leave C. reach D. return

47. A. deep B. bad C. great D. heavy

48. A. newspaper B. ticket C. milk D. train

49. A. find B. hear C. feel D.remember

50. A. hopeful B. thankful C. careful D. painful

答案41-50 BCDCC DBAAB

阅读理解

A

I’m Tina. I enjoy going to school more than staying at home. I fought with my mom last week. We haven

A. she can’t get on well with her mother

B. she always fights with her friends

C. she doesn’t do well in her lessons

D. she plays games too much after school

52. Of the three suggestions, the same thing they told Tina is .

A. talking with her mother B. trying to be happy

C. playing more games D. asking her friends for help

53. The underlined word “quarrel” means“ ”in English.

A. share B. argue C. talk D. deal

54. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Tina doesn’t want to talk with her mom.

B. Joan would like to talk with Tina.

C. Bruce advises Tina to relax herself.

D. Frank never argues with his parents.

55. This table probably comes from

A. a science magazine B. a movie ticket

C. the Internet D. a storybook

B

In northern Scotland there is a long, deep lake called Loch Ness. More than 200 meters deep, it is the largest lake in the UK. People say a big monster(怪兽)lives in its dark, cold waters. It weighs more than l, 000 kilos and is at least ten meters long. Some people say it has a head like a horse. Others say it looks like a snake. Many people travel to Loch Ness to look for this strange monster, but only a few people have seen it. At least, they say they have seen it.

The Loch Ness Monster is a famous legend(传说).The first story about a monster in Loch Ness was told over 500 years ago, but the legend of the monster spread widely only in the twentieth century. In 1933, a husband and wife reported that they saw a big monster in the middle of the lake. Since then, a number of people have said that they have seen a monster in Loch Ness. Several people have taken photos, but at least one of them was a hoax()．During the 1960s, a team was formed to look for the monster. They took many photos and made movies, but they were never able to find a monster.

There is no real fact that a monster lives in Loch Ness, but there is also no fact that one doesn’t live. One thing is true about Loch Ness: there are a lot of tourists there.

56. In northern there is a long, deep lake called Loch Ness．

A. Scotland B. Hong Kong C. Rome D. Paris

57. What do people say about the monster in Loch Ness?

A. It weighs about 100 kilos. B. It is one meter long.

C. It has a tail like a horse. D. It looks like a snake.

58. When was the first story about the monster told?

A. 200 years ago. B. Over 500 years ago.

C. In 1933. D. In 1960.

59. Why was a team formed during the 1960s?

A. To kill the monster. B. To look for the monster. :

C. To catch the monster. D. To sell the monster.

60. What is the passage mainly about?

A. People that saw a monster. B. A trip to Loch Ness.

C. A legend about a monster. D. A team that took photos.

C

配对阅读

1.左栏是对5个人接完电话后的感受的描述，右栏是8个电话的简介，请为每一个人选择最有可能接的1个电话，并将答案的字母编号填在题号前的括号内。

（ ）61. John will be worried because the stain(斑点) in his carpet can’t be cleaned forever.

（ ）62. There is something wrong with Mrs. West’s car, but she needn’t spend money in repairing it.

（ ）63. Donna is very happy. She is going to have a get together a jolly time.

（ ）64. Paul may be lonely. He has supper by himself tonight.

（ ）65. Mr. Green has a dog. It’

51-55 ABBDC

56-60 ADBBC

61-65 BDECF

七、短文填空

根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。

Life is filled with regrets(遗憾). Anyone around you will have no difficulty 86 telling his regrets. As we get older, we look back and wish that we had made better choices. What can we do to avoid future regrets?

Make better plans

If you start to do something, you need to make a plan before doing it. The earlier, the 87 .You will know what comes first and what comes last. You’ll also know what you should do and what you shouldn’t do. 88 changes happen, you can have more time to deal with them.

Live a more active life

You can go around more often. More outdoor activities can keep relaxed and active. You also need to be kind. “ Thank you ” can 90 a smile to someone’s face. Learn to say “sorry” and don’t be angry with others.

Find the right friend

A friend may make your life and he or she can break your life as well. So you 91 to think twice when you choose a friend. Good friends will always better your ideas.

When you get into trouble, ask others for 92 . That little help may get you good results.

Never fear failure

Everybody fails. Even the greatest person failed. We should not fear failure, because failure is not the 93 of the road. We must take failure as a chance to learn and improve ourselves.

Life is good. We don’t have to live in our past, but we do 94 that we can plan better, 95 better, and work better when we have the chance to do so.

答案

86. in 87. better 88. If / When . you 90. bring

91. need / have 92. help 93. end 94. hope 95. live