新起點英語熱身演練（六）

（滿分：70分）

一、完形填空（共15分，每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

It was a sunny and enjoyable day. Everyone in the? ? 1? ? station was waiting for the train to arrive. Among the crowd， there was a group of young friends who were on board for vacation.

It was a? ? 2? ? station with a lot of people and some juice shops， coffee and tea shops， book shops， etc. The train was arriving and everyone prepared to? ? 3? ? the train to take their seats.

The group of friends made loud noise to? ? 4? ? the train as it moved into the station. They? ? 5? ? to get their seats before anyone entered the train.

The empty seats were? ? 6? ? and the train whistled （鳴汽笛） to move. An old man with a young boy aged around 15 had their seats just next to the friends group. The young boy was so? ? 7? ? to see everything. He cheered， “Dad， the train is moving and the things are moving backward.”

His father smiled and? ? 8? ? his head.

As the train started moving fast， the young boy again screamed （尖叫）， “Dad， the? ? 9? ? are green in color and run backward very fast.” His father said， “Yes， dear，” and smiled. Just like a kid， the father was watching everything with great? ? 10? ?.

A fruit seller passed selling apples， bananas and oranges. The young boy asked his dad， “I want to eat apples.” His father bought some for him. He said， “Oh， this apple? ? 11? ? a lot sweeter than it tastes. I love this color.” The group was watching all the? ? 12? ? of this boy and asked the boys father， “Is your son having any problem？ Why is he behaving so? ? 13? ?？”

“His son is mad， I think，” a friend from the group made fun of him and shouted.

The father of the young boy， with patience，? ? 14? ? the friends group， “My son was born? ? 15? ?. Only a few days ago he was operated. He is seeing different things in his life for the first time.”

The young friends became very quiet.

（? ? ）1. A. railway? ? ? ? ? B. bus? ? ? ? ? ? C. police? ? ? ? D. television

（? ? ）2. A. dark? ? ? ? B. silent? ? ? ? ? ? C. busy? ? ? ? ? ? D. lonely

（? ? ）3. A. get off? ? ? ? ? B. get down? ? ? ? C. get out? ? ? ? ? ? D. get on

（? ? ）4. A. break? ? ? ? ? B. welcome? ? ? ? C. push? ? ? ? ? ? D. leave

（? ? ）5. A. jumped? ? ? B. walked? ? ? ? ? ? C. hurried? ? ? ? ? D. stopped

（? ? ）6. A. washed? ? ? B. moved? ? ? ? ? C. filled? ? ? ? ? ? D. carried

（? ? ）7. A. surprised? ? ? ? B. afraid? ? ? ? ? C. sorry? ? ? ? ? ? D. proud

（? ? ）8. A. moved? ? ? ? ? B. nodded? ? ? ? ? C. hit? ? ? ? ? ? ? D. shook

（? ? ）9. A. skies? ? ? ? ? ? B. trees? ? ? ? ? ? C. rivers? ? ? ? ? ? D. houses

（? ? ）10. A. interest? ? ? ? B. wish? ? ? ? ? ? C. courage? ? ? ? ? ? D. memory

（? ? ）11. A. looks? ? ? ? ? B. smells? ? ? ? ? C. feels? ? ? ? ? ? D. sounds

（? ? ）12. A. fruits? ? ? ? ? B. words? ? ? ? ? C. clothes? ? ? ? ? ? D. activities

（? ? ）13. A. happily? ? ? ? B. differently? ? ? C. quietly? ? ? ? ? ? D. quickly

（? ? ）14. A. fought with? ? B. waited for? ? ? ? C. replied to? ? ? ? D. pointed at

（? ? ）15. A. normal? ? ? ? ? B. deaf? ? ? ? ? ? C. mad? ? ? ? ? ? D. blind

二、閱讀理解（共15小題，每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列三篇材料，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A

■（? ? ）1. Nobel Book Store probably started the business in _______.

A. August B. January C. February D. April

（? ? ）2. You can get the biggest discount on _______.

A. adults（成年人的） story books B. all magazines

C. childrens picture books D. all text books

（? ? ）3. _______ will help you know more about the most popular books this year.

A. Claire Tay B. Michael Hawes C. David Koh D. Kate White

（? ? ）4. The word “renowned” in the material means _______.

A. new B. young C. humourous D. famous

（? ? ）5. If you want to discuss with someone on how to improve through reading， you should go to _______.

A. Winkle Mall on April 26 B. Retro Mall on April 26

C. Fanta Centre on April 25 D. Retro Mall on April 28

B

A workmate of mine lives in the same street as me. He drives about 5 kilometres to work every day while I cycle （騎自行車） as long as he does almost every day. I must say that I occasionally （偶爾地） take the car if the weather is very bad， or I am very tired or in a hurry. I share an office with another workmate who lives near to me. She drives to work every day and， the end of the day， she drives to a gym. I dont see the logic （邏輯）. It would be much easier to cycle to work so that you have some exercise every day as part of your daily life.

I try to advise them to cycle to work， so I did some research about the benefits （利益，益處） of cycling to work. Of course， cycling has some advantages over driving. It is cheaper， it is better for the environment， and you dont have to find a parking space. The point about the parking space is an important one as the car parks are often full. I know that my workmate sometimes spends 15 minutes looking for a parking space！It is true that cycling is a little slower than going by car， but at rush hour it doesnt make much difference. The time it takes to cycle is generally easier to predict than the time it takes to drive. When there is heavy traffic， people on bicycles can get past， while people in cars have to wait.

There are clear health benefits of cycling. According to one expert， if you cycle regularly （定期地）， you should be as fit as a younger person. I am 47 and I still play football in a team. As well as being good for your health， cycling can reduce stress. I also find that cycling relaxes the mind.

I am going to say to my workmates “two wheels good， four wheels bad” every day until they get on their bikes！

（? ? ）6. According the passage， when _______， he （the writer） will go to work by car.

A. the writer goes to the gym? B. there is a parking space

C. there is a storm? D. the writer meets his workmate

（? ? ）7. The writer gives the examples of his workmates to show _______.

A. driving to work is not necessary B. cycling to the gym is not easy

C. driving to the gym is necessary D. cycling to work is much cheaper

（? ? ）8. There are some advantages of cycling over driving EXCEPT that _______.

A. it is cheaper for people to buy a bike B. it can save your time on traffic

C. it is more convenient for parking D. it is friendly to our nature

（? ? ）9. We can learn from the passage that _______.

A. cycling makes people work harder B. cycling always saves peoples time

C. exercise on cycling machine is helpful

D. cycling regularly makes people feel young

（? ? ）10. The best title for the passage can be _______.

A. Get on Your Bike Now B. Get Away from the Gym

C. Two Ways of Going Out D. Cycling Improves Health

C

I moved to the Phoenix area in my early twenties. Because I love music， I started singing in a music club， where I met Lisa. We were about the same age and became close soon.

“Are you going to go on the retreat （靜修）？” Lisa asked. I was not sure because I knew little about it. But it might be a chance to meet more people. So I agreed. As the retreat weekend was coming， I learned that the topic was forgiveness （寬恕，原諒）. It made me uncomfortable， so I planned to sit quietly in the background and watch.

The retreat was held at a camp in Prescott， Arizona. According to the plan， I found a seat in the back where I could watch， unnoticed. The leader got up and spoke about the power of forgiveness and then invited us to ask to be forgiven for something we had done.”

At the beginning， there was total silence. Then Lisa stood up， walked to me and said， “Kathleen， Id like to ask your forgiveness.” I had no idea what was going on. I wanted her to just go away. “I have been angry at how easily you joined our group. Even though you became my friend when we worked on music together， I still thought you were doing it for yourself. I was against you and Im sorry.” “Its okay，” I stood up and said. I gave her a not so comfortable hug and then sat back down. Lisas encourage broke the ice and everyone started to ask forgiveness.

The world began to change for me. I apologized （道歉） and forgave quickly. Lisa allowed me the gift of friendship because her example taught me to forgive. I had read To Kill a Mockingbird several times. Now I understood the message Atticus Finch taught his children： “You never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them.”

（? ? ）11. The writer joined the retreat because she wanted to _______.

A. make new friends B. practise singing with her friends

C. learn the importance of forgiveness D. get to know more about her neighbors

（? ? ）12. We can learn from the passage that _______.

A. the writer didnt want to join the retreat at first

B. the writer thought Lisa should say sorry to her

C. the writer thought the leader of the retreat was funny

D. the writer knew Lisa before she moved to the new city

（? ? ）13. According to paragraph 4， the writer felt _______ when Lisa asked for forgiveness.

A. angry B. happy C. embarrassed D. surprised

（? ? ）14. Lisa apologized to the writer for _______.

A. that she made the writer feel lonely

B. that she had been angry with the writer

C. that she once lied to the writer

D. that she refused to make friends with the writer

（? ? ）15. According to the last paragraph， Atticus Finch taught his children to _______.

A. try to apologize and forgive B. get to know peoples true face

C. value the friendship with others D. place oneself in others positions

三、閱讀理解填詞（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）

先閱讀短文，再在其后空白處寫出各單詞的正確形式。單詞的第一個字母已給出。

There was a jeweler （寶石匠） who was famous for his good character. One day， some people from other places came to him to buy diamonds （鉆石）. They o? ?1? ? the jeweler a good price， but the jeweler replied that he couldnt let them see the diamonds at once.

They thought that the jeweler might ask for more money， so they prepared to give him t? ?2? ?， then three times， as much as they could give. But the jeweler still r? ?3? ?. They were very disappointed and decided to leave.

To their surprise， several minutes later the jeweler went out to call them and i? ?4? ? them to look at the diamonds. Besides， he even said， “I will only a? ?5? ? the first price you gave.”

“Why did not you a? ?6? ? with us at first？” they asked.

“When you came，” the jeweler explained， “my father held the k? ?7? ? to the diamonds box and just fell asleep at that moment. At his age， a short hour of sleep is quite g? ?8? ? for him. I dont want to wake him up. Even if you give me all the gold in the world， I wouldnt do that.”

These people were all moved by his words and gave him the best w? ?9? ?. “We hope your parents will be healthy every day. And your children will have the s? ?10? ? respect for you as you have done for your father.”

1. o_________ 2. t_________ 3. r_________ 4. i_________ 5. a_________

6. a_________ 7. k_________ 8. g_________ 9. w_________ 10. s_________

四、書面表達（共1大題，滿分15分）

社會發展到了2050年，照顧老年人成了一個突出的社會問題。假如你叫李明，順應社會需求研發了一款家用機器人。請你根據以下內容給某公司寫一封推介信，向該公司推薦你的這款新產品。

內容要點如下：

1. 該家用機器人可以在固定的時間做飯;

2. 可以陪老人聊天、下棋、做運動等;

3. 可以及時處理緊急事件;

4. 補充一至兩點個人想法。

注意：

1. 文中不得透露個人姓名和學校名稱;

2. 詞數：60-80;

3. 內容連貫，不要逐條翻譯;

4. 文章的開頭和結尾已給出，不計入總詞數。

參考詞匯：household robot 家用機器人? ?fixed adj. 固定的? ? emergency n. 緊急情況

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