2014年英语寒假开学考试
一，单项选择（每题一分，共四十分）
（ ）1. How often do you go to visit your grandparents?
_______________.
A,For three months B. The day before yesterday
C, In two days D. Once a week
（ ）2.Hi, Jerry. There ___ good news for you.
A. are B. were C. is D. was
（ ）3.Be quiet, please. I have ______ to tell you.
A. anything important B. important something
C. something important D. important anything
（ ）4.Ben is talking _____ in class. Please tell him to stop.
A. a lot of B. lots of C. a lot D. a little
（ ）5. There are still a few hamburgers. Would you like to have ____ one, July?
A. the other B. other C. others D. another
（ ）6.____ he _____ tennis training next week?
A. Did ; have B. Will ; have C. Does ; have D. Will ; has
（ ）7. -_______? -It’s Tuesday the 13th.
A. What’s today? B. What day is it today?
C. What’s the date today? D. How’s the weather?
（ ）8.-Can you come to my birthday party?
-_________. I have to visit my grandparents.
A. No problem. B. Sure, I’d love to. C. Yes, I can D. Sorry, I can’t.
（ ）9. My hair is longer than ______.
A. she B. her C. she’s D. hers
（ ）10.His story made all of us _____.
A. laughing B. to laugh C. laugh D. laughed
（ ）11._____ bananas and _____ yogurt do we need?
A. How many; how many B. How much; how much
C. How many; how much D. How much; how many
（ ）12.The two boys ____ late yesterday.
A. are all B. are both C. were all D. were both
（ ）13. I think science is ______ than math.
A. interestinger B. more interesting
C. most interesting D. more interestinger
（ ）14. I didn’t go to bed _____ 12:00 last night.
A. when B. until C. while D. as
（ ）15. This city isn’t the same _____ that city. They are different ____ each other.
A. from; as B. as; with C. with; as D. as; from
（ ）16.______ it was cold, ____ he went out without a coat.
A. Although; but B. Although; / C. Because; so D. Because; /
（ ）17.Which do you like _____, tea or coffee?
A. well B. better C. best D. most
（ ）18.-There ____ an interesting movie tomorrow evening.
-Really? Exciting news!
A. is going to be B. are going to be
C. is going to have D. are going to have
（ ）19.It’s terrible! It’s raining so ____ that we can ____ go out.
A. hard; hardly B. hard; hard C. hardly; hardly D. hardly; hard
（ ）20.-Excuse me, could you give me _____ paper?
-Sorry, I don’t have ____left(留下).
A. some; some B. some; any C. any; any D. any; some
（ ）21.His talk is so ______that everyone is ________.
A. boring, boring B. bored, bored C. boring, bored D. bored, boring
（ ）22.My twin brother’s shoes are different_____ mine, but his T-shirt is the same ____mine.
A. from, to B. from, as C. to, as D. for, with
（ ）23. ---There is ____with my computer. Can you help me?
---Ok. Let me try.
A. wrong something B. something wrong
C. anything wrong D. nothing wrong
（ ）24. ---Where did you go on vacation?
--I was __vacation in Dalian ____the good weather there.
A. for, because B. on, because of C. for, because of D. on, because
（ ）25.---What do you think ____the movie?--I can’t stand it .
A. up B. of C. over d. about
（ ）26.Mary is going to be a doctor when she ____up.
A. grow B. will grow C. grows D. is growing
（ ）27. The two girls are twins , ____they are different in many ways.
A. if B. until C. but d. because
（ ）28. Oh, many dark clouds are in the sky. There is going to _____a heavy rain.
A. is B. be C. have D. has
（ ）29. It’s necessary for us ______each other.
A. help B. to help c. helped D. helping
（ ）30.---Can you go to the mall with me ?
---______. I must clean my bedroom.
A. Sorry, I can’t B. Thanks C. No, I can’t D. Sure, I’d love to
（ ）31.I’m looking forward to ______from you soon.
A. hear B. hearing C. to hear D. heard
（ ）32.After putting the bananas and ice-cream into it, Jenny ___the blender.
A. turned up B. turned off C. turned on D. turned in
（ ）33.---_____salt do we need? ---About one spoon.
A. How many B. How much C. How long D. How far
（ ）34. Spring is a good time _____around.
A. walk B. walking C. walks D. to walk
（ ）35. ---I’m not sure if she will go with us.
---If she _____. We will have more fun.
A. does B. do C. is D. will do
（ ）36. Students often have problems _____their school work.
A. to B. of C. with D. in
（ ）37. ---______was Miss Li’s birthday party?
---It was pretty good.
A. What B. Where C. When D. How
（ ）38.We students should learn to _____ourselves.
A. look at B. look after C. look up D. look for
（ ）39.Milk is _____our health. I like it very much.
A. good for B. good at C. good in D. good to
（ ）40.There are ____eggs in the fridge. Let’s buy some.
A. a few B. few C. a little D. little
二，阅读理解。（每题两分，共五十分）
A
Tom likes sweets(糖果) very much. But his mom doesn’t want him to eat them, because she thinks they’re bad for his teeth. Tom has a kind grandfather. The old man loves Tom very much,so he often buys sweets for his grandson. Then Tom’s mom lets him eat them, because she doesn’t want to make the old man angry.
One Sunday evening, it was Tom’s birthday. Tom said to himself,”Please, God, let someone give me a big box of sweets for my birthday.” His mother heard what he said and laughed,”God can’t hear you. Don’t shout!” “I know,” the boy answered with a smile.”But my grandfather can hear me,” Tom said.
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。
（ ）41.Tom’s mother thinks _______.
A. Tom is a good boy B. sweets are hard for Tom’s teeth
C. sweets are bad for Tom’s teeth D. Tom doesn’t like sweets
( )42.Why does Tom’s mother let him eat sweets sometimes?
A. Because Tom studies hard.
B. Because Tom’s grandma buys some for him.
C. Because she is happy.
D. Because she wants to make Tom’s grandfather happy.
( )43.Why did Tom shout?
A.He wanted to make his grandfather hear him.
B.He wanted to make God hear him.
C.He wanted to make his mother hear him.
D.Both B and C.
( )44.Which is right?
A.Tom is a good student. B.Tom studies hard.
C.Tom is clever. D.Tom’s mother doesn’t love him.
( )45.What day was Tom’s birthday?
A.Saturday. B.Monday. C.Friday. D.Sunday.
B
26-meter-tall Yao Ming made his NBA debut on October 23,2002 and got 6 points for the Houston Rockets in the game.The next day,he got 13 points in another game.
Most people think that Yao Ming is a born basketball player.But Yao said, “When you watch it on TV,it looks very easy.But when you are playing in the NBA,it is really not so easy.”He said that joining the Houston Rockets was a new start and a new challenge. “I hope that through very hard work I can make everyone happy and help the Rockets win more game,”he said.
Yao Ming speaks some English. Both he and his teammates can understand each other.They don’t think there is a lauguage problem.While Yao Ming faces this new challenge, the people of Huoston have shown great interest in him and they hope Yao Ming can face this new challenge and bring new energy to the Rockets.The team has started having lessons to learn more about China, and many people who work for the Rockets have learned to speak some Chinese.
( ) 46. Yao Ming got
13 points on October _, 2002.
A.22 B.23 C.24 D.26
( )47. Yao Ming said that____.
A,playing in the NBA was difficult
B,it was hard to watch NBA games on TV
C,he was an NBA star
D,it was boring to play basketball
( )48.The people of Houston hope Yao Ming will___.
A,speak excellent English B,bring new energy
C,face the new challenge D,both B and C
( )49.Form the passage we can know that Yao Ming___
A,will work hard for his team
B,got the highest score in his first NBA game
C,can’t understand his teammates
D,teaches the Rocket team Chinese himself
( )50. The passage is probably___
A,an advertisement B.a notice C.a news report D.an instruction
C
On my eleventh birthday, I told my classmates that I wanted to write books in the future. Most of them laughed at me, and the rest nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “Don’t be silly（傻），only talented people can become writes.” One of them said. When I heard this , I couldn’t help (忍不住)crying.
That night I wrote a short story and mailed it to a newspaper. To my surprise, they used it and sent me 30 dollars for it. I was very happy and showed it to my classmates. They laughed again. Someone said, “Just good luck.”
Three years passed quickly and I still keep writing. I have published（发表）many works and got many prizes. I’m going to keep working hard at writing and be well-known some day.
（ ）51. When the writer told her classmates that she wanted to write books in the future, she was only ______.
A. 15 B. 13 C. 10 D. 11
（ ）52. When she heard what her classmates said, she was sad, so ______.
A. she couldn’t help crying
B. she wrote a long story and mailed it to a newspaper
C. she didn’t want to be a writer
D. she wrote a letter to a newspaper
（ ）53. Which of the following is Not true？
A. She wasn’t really silly.
B. She was surprised that her classmates laughed at her.
C. She was a hard-working girl.
D. She let her classmates know when she published a short story.
（ ）54. The write plans to keep working hard at writing because ______.
A. she was a writer
B. she is going to write about what she wants to speak out
C. she is going to beat her classmates
D. she is going to be a writer.
（ ）55. This story tells us that ______.
A. you can’t be a writer if you aren’t a talented person.
B. go your own way, let others talk
C. never laugh at others
D. you are never too late to start doing things
D.
Long long ago a rich man wanted to make a journey（旅行）to another town，He was a businessman（商人）．He wanted to take things to sell them and to buy things with the money he got．He decided to take ten young men with him．They would carry （搬运）the things to sell and the food to eat on the journey．
He was a kind man．He said to Jim，one of his men，"You are the smallest and the thinnest of all．You can't carry a heavy load（担子）．You may choose（选择）the lightest（最轻）load to carry．"
Jim thanked and he walked to the biggest load．This was the food to eat on the journey．
"You are foolish（愚蠢的），"said the businessman．"That is the biggest and heaviest load．"But Jim lifted it up the happily and the journey began．They walked for four hours．Then they stopped for a rest．They all ate some food．Then there was less food for Jim to carry．Jim's load grew smaller and lighter every day．At the end of the journey，Jim had nothing to carry．
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
（ ）56． The businessman wanted to ____ in another town．
A．busy food B．sell food C．sell things D take a vacation
（ ）57．The businessman wanted Jim to carry the lightest load because ______.
A．he liked Jim very much B．Jim walked slowly
C．Jim was a child D Jim was the smallest and thinnest of all
（ ）58．Jim chose the food load because ______.
A．he didn't know it was the heaviest Load
B．he wanted to carry the heaviest load
C．he wanted to eat food at any time
D. he knew it would become lighter and lighter on the way
（ ）59．When they got to town，________.
A．Jim didn't have anything to carry B．Jim felt very tired
C．Jim's load became lighter D.Jim was ill
（ ）60．Jim was very ____．
A．clever B．foolish C．kind D. strong
E
The day was like any other day in his life. After school Bill walked past the shop on the street corner(角落). He stopped to look at the front row of shoes, and he felt sorry for himself. He really wanted to have a pair for his birthday.
He sadly walked away and thought of what to tell his mother. He knew she would give him anything if she could. But he also knew very well she had little money. He decided not to go home at once, as he looked worried and he didn’t want to make his mother worry about it. So he went to the park and there he sat on the grass.
In the park he saw a girl in a wheel chair(轮椅) . He found that the girl moved the wheels with her hands. Bill looked at her carefully and was surprised to see that the girl had no feet. He looked down at his own feet. “It is much better to be without shoes than without feet,” he thought. It was not right for him to feel so sorry and sad. He went away and smiled, thinking he was luckier in life.
（ ）61.Bill was sorry that____.
A. the shoes in the shop were not good
B. he forgot to bring any money with him
C. he couldn’t buy a pair of new shoes
D. he walked past the shoe shop
( )62.Which of the following is right?
A. Bill’s mother had much money.
B. Bill’s mother was a kind-hearted woman.
C. None of the shoes were in Bill’s size.
D. Bill’s mother never gave Bill’s anything.
( )63.Why didn’t Bill go home at once?
A. Because his mother was at work.
B. Because his mother wouldn’t give him any money.
C. Because he wanted to sit on the grass in the park.
D. Because he didn’t want to give his mother any trouble.
( )64.In the park, Bill found a girl____.
A. without hands B. without feet
C. looking down at his shoes D. walking slowly
( )65. At last Bill _______.
A. decided to buy a new pair of shoes
B. left the park sadly
C. felt luckier than the girl
D. didn’t know what to do with his shoes
三，写出下列单词的汉语或英语（每个一分，共十分）
66，matter__________ 67,疼痛的，酸痛的_________
68,stomachache________ 69,脖子，颈___________
70,throat_________ 71,发烧___________
72,cough__________ 73,休息，放松____________
74,headache_________ 75,躺，平躺_____________