一、完形填空
Earthquakes are 1 ; thousands of them happen each day. But most are too weak to feel. During a big earthquake, there is often a great noise first. Then the earth 2 terribly and many houses 3 down. Railway tracks break and the trains go off lines, a great many factories are destroyed, thousands of deaths are caused, and many more lose homes. 4 the great damage and deaths caused by the earthquake itself, other disasters such as fires often 5 . More buildings are destroyed and more deaths are caused.
It is well known of the 6 of a possible earthquake, and for centuries man has been making researches on earthquakes. More than 2,000 years ago, for example, a Chinese scientist named Zhang Heng invented a machine which could find out from which 7 the seismic (地震的) waves had come, and this machine is still used by scientists today. Now we know much more about earthquakes and why they happen, but we still cannot 8 exactly when and where an earthquake will happen, and cannot 9 it from happening. So earthquakes are among the 10 disasters in the world.
No one can stop natural earthquakes. However, scientists can help stop earthquakes from destroying cities and causing too many deaths. 1.A.common 2.A.moves 3.A.get 4.A.Except 5.A.follow 6.A.reasons
B.unusual B.shakes B.put
C.strange C.jumps C.set
D.familiar D.breaks D.fall
B.Besides B.copy B.dangers B.direction B.tell
C.Instead of D.Because of C.come
D.enter
C.difficulties D.chances C.circle C.talk C.stop
D.city D.point D.let D.fast
7.A.country 8.A.speak 9.A.make 10.A.worst
B.prepare B.best
C.most
二、阅读理解
A
Being a volunteer is helpful and meaningful to the society and some people in need can get help in time. Now let's share a few diaries of a volunteer and let's feel what he experienced while volunteering.
★Today is Monday. I visited Jim for the first time. He is in his 80s and lives alone.He has a pet dog.Jim cannot walk easily,so he doesn't often go out of the house.He is lonely.I made a cup of tea for Jim.We sat in the living room and talked.I found out that Jim enjoyed watching Western films on TV.He told me about his family.
★It's Thursday today. I went shopping today and bought some food for Jim.I helped him clean out his cupboard.He found it hard to reach,so some of the food had been there for a long time.I put the new food at the bottom of the cupboard.He can reach the food now.
★This is the second week of my volunteering. It's Tuesday today. I took Jim out today.He walked through his front garden and stood at the gate for a little while. A postman said hello to Jim.Jim could not walk farther.He was tired.
★It's Saturday of the second week. Today we played chess.I have been reading about how to play.I know the moves now but I am not very good at it.Jim said it didn't matter.He said he was out of practice too! He still won the game. 1.What does Jim enjoy doing? A. Making tea. B. Talking with his pet. C. Walking with his family. D. Watching Western films. 2.When did Jim meet the postman? A. On Monday.
B. On Tuesday. D. On Saturday.
C. On Thursday.
3.The volunteer did many things for Jim except . A. bringing food for him C. reading to him
B. talking with him D. playing chess with him
B
Welcome to our library! The library provides free services to all the people living in the Scappoose Community. Books, magazines, audiobooks, CDs, and DVDs are available to check out. In addition, there are 10 computers available for Internet use. The library organizes weekly reading programs for kids throughout the year. If you are interested, visit our website at www.scappooselibrary.com. About our rules: In order to create a good environment for all the users in the library,everyone must follow the rules below. ★ Eating or drinking is not allowed in the reading room. There is a small shop on the third floor of the library. You can eat and drink there. ★ Please keep quiet in the library. You should not make too much noise, such as talking loudly on the phone. ★ Smoking is not allowed anywhere in the library. ★ Don't bring an animal to the library, unless it is a service dog. ★ Selling any goods in the library is not allowed. If you really have some amazing products, you can come to the gift shop on the first floor of the library and talk with the manager there. ★ You are not allowed to use skates, skateboards or other similar sports equipment(装备) in the library. ★ Don't break any library equipment. This includes disabling library equipment and changing the setting (设置) on a library computer. 4.How often does the library hold the reading program for kids? A. Once a week.
B. Twice a week. D. Twice a month.
C. Once a month.
5.What's on the third floor of the library? A. A restaurant. C. A gift shop.
B. A bookstore. D. A small shop.
6.Which is right according to the passage?
A. People may answer their phone in a loud voice in the reading room. B. The blind can bring their service dog to the library if they need. C. Kids are allowed to sell their secondhand books in the library. D. Users may change the computer setting according to their need. 7.What is the purpose of the passage? A. To encourage people to read more books. B. To discuss the advantages of reading. C. To introduce a local library to people. D. To show the importance of following rules. 三、词语运用
I'm a piano teacher. I can feel clearly how talent and hard work influence my students. In fact, not everybody 1. (be) good at playing the piano when they came to this world. For example, some students just spend two or three months learning to play the piano 2. (good). But other students need to learn for years. Many of my students learn 3. (fast) than I did before. But talent doesn't always bring 4. good result. When playing the piano seems easy to a 5. (talent) student, he or she may find it boring and then give up.
Some of my students work very hard, but they still can't play the piano 6. (beautiful). They practice for long. 7.H , it just does not work. In my 8. (eye), it is not necessary to do everything very well. When you really don't have any talent 9. something, the best way is to give up. Then you can choose 10.w you are really good at. And put all your heart into it.
参考答案 题型组合练7
一、完形填空
1—5 ABDBA 6—10 BBBCA 二、阅读理解
1—3 DBC 4—7 ADBC 三、词语运用
1.was 2.well 3.faster 4.a 5.talented
6.beautifully 7.However 8.eyes 9.for 10.what
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