初二上U1L1综合训练（新世纪版）
Paper 2 Vocabulary and Grammar
V. Choose the best answer.
1. My grandma often has__________walk in the garden after__________supper.
A. a; a B. /; a C. a; / D./; /
2. There is__________bread in my fridge. Would you please buy some on your way home?
A. a little B. little C. a few D. few
3. Jane listened to the teacher__________.
A. so attentively as John B. as attentive as John
C. more attentive than John D. much more attentively than John
4. Kate and her sister went on holiday with a cousin of__________.
A. their B. theirs C. her D. hers
5. __________their help, Li Ping caught up with her classmates.
A. Under B. In C. By D. With
6. I will watch TV__________I finish my homework.
A. that B. while C. as soon as D. until
7. I didn't__________Joe to see me off at the airport that day.
A. think B. hope C. expect D. wanted
8. Jack did his homework__________he had supper.
A. as soon as B. while C. because D. after
9. We ordered the dishes__________we got seated.
A. before B. as soon as C. while D. although
10. __________great fun it is to learn English idioms!
A. What B. What a C. How D. How a
11. The mushroom soup tastes so__________. Please help yourself.
A. good B. well C. better D. terrible
12. — Is Mary in the reading room?
— No, she__________the teachers' office.
A. is going to B. went to C. has gone to D. has been to
13. Fred has asked his sister to study hard many times, but she always goes in one__________and out the other.
A. eye B. ear C. hand D. head
14. __________starters, we' 11 have two cups of mushroom soup.
A. With B. As C. To D. For
15. __________of the students in our class are good at speaking English.
A. Two-third B. Two-three C. Two-thirds D. Twos-thirds
16. __________, the wall is falling. The underlined part means__________.
A. Look over B. Be careful C. Look after D. Care for
17. His uncle has __________ a new computer system. The underlined part means__________.
A. invented B. found C. discovered D. looked for
VI. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.
1. As soon as the class began, the Class One students started__________about the English idioms.
2. Can you__________all the idioms you learnt yesterday, Joan?
3. He likes growing flowers and he is good at__________.
4. July 4th is the__________ Day of the United States of America.
5. He has already read that detective story__________.
6. My handwriting is much better than__________.
VII. Rewrite the following sentences as required.
1. Students need more time to speak English.
Students need more time to speak English,__________ __________?
2. She is listening attentively in class.
She's__________ __________in class.
3. The MP3 is so expensive that none of us can buy it.
The MP3 is__________expensive for__________of us to buy.
4. She opened the door. She heard her father's voice.
She heard her father's voice__________ __________as she opened the door.
Paper 3 Reading and Writing
VIII. Reading comprehension.
A. True or false.
America is falling in love with William Huang, the 21-year-old Chinese student. William was born in Hong Kong, and moved to America in 1993. He studies engineering, but his dream is to be a singer. He is not good-looking, but he has become world famous since this year's "American Idol"- On January 27,2004,while William was singing a song, a judge sTOPped him and said," You can't sing, you can't dance, and so what do you want me to say?" "I already gave my best, and I have no regrets at all," answered William, "You know, I have no professional training of singing and dancing. " Later in an interview William said," I really put my heart into it; I was genuine . "Although he couldn't win the competition, his attitude made him respectahle. He has won the hearts of Americans.
1. William was horn in Hong Kong and he is 21 years old now.
2. William moved to America fifteen years ago.
3. William studies engineering in America and he would like to he an engineer.
4. William sang and danced at 2004's "American Idol" on January 27.
5. William had some professional training before and the judges liked his singing very much.
6. Americans like William because he is genuine.
B. Choose the best answer.
Thomas Alva Edison, one of the most famous inventors in the world, once said, "Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. "Edison was born on February 11,1847. He didn't attend public school for a long time. At the age of 8, he was taken out of school because his teacher thought he was foolish. So his mother, who also was a school teacher, taught him at home. He was really interested in science and in what was going on in the world. He always tried to teach himself through reading and experiments. At the age of 12,Edison began a job on the railroad, selling snacks and newspapers. At 15,he published and printed his own newspaper and sold it to the passengers on the train. The same year, his life took an unexpected turn—he saved a young boy from being run over by a train. The father was so thankful that he decided to teach Edison the skills of telegraphy. At 16, Edison became a telegraph operator. In 1869, when Edison was twenty-two
years old, he had his first invention. During the eighty-four years of his life, Edison had 1903 inventions.
1. Who said "Genius is 1 % inspiration and 99% perspiration. "?
A. Einstein. B. Nobel. C. Edison. D. Newton.
2. When was Edison taken out of school?
A. In 1847. B. In 1855. C. In 1869. D. In 1872.
3. What was Edison's first job?
A. To teach children. B. To send newspapers.
C. To be an operator. D. To sell newspapers.
4. How old was Edison when he saved a young boy?
A. 12. B. 8. C. 15. D. 22.
5. Who taught Edison the skills of telegraphy?
A. Edison's father. B. Edison's mother.
C. The boy's father. D. The boy's mother.
6. How many inventions did Edison have in his life?
A. 1903. B. 1703. C. 1930. D. 1917.
C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.
Calvin Coolidge, the 30th president of the United States, was famous as a man of ______________________________words. He knew when he should talk and when he should not. It was very hard for anyone to______________________________talking with him.
One evening, he was invited to______________________________.A lady sitting next to him passed the______________________________for his coffee.
"Mr. President," she said. "Today a friend of mine said that I couldn't get______________________________than two words out of you. I said could. We made a bet, "
"You______________________________,"answered the president. The lady was dumbfounded.
1.A. many B. few C. little D. much
2. A. enjoy B. mind C. sTOP D. remember
3. A. a meeting B. dinner C. game D. a bet
4. A. salt B. cup C. sugar D. water
5. A. more B. less C. much more D. much less
6. A. go B. come C. see D. lost
D. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.
F______________________________is an exciting sport for the boys. Some of the boys like to watch matches on TV, but some of them don't. They enjoy playing basketball and football themselves. The girls are quite d______________________________.They prefer playing some indoor activities t______________________________outdoor activities,such as playing the piano, c______________________________stamps, watching VCD and doing puzzles, etc. But to have enough exercises is good for us. We'd better go outside to have sports o________________________________________a week. Now more and more people know the importance of the sports. They usually play badminton and tennis with their family at w______________________________in the park. And it's also very important to have good habits. We must take care of ourselves. We must keep healthy.
1.__________ 2.__________ 3.__________ 4.__________ 5.__________ 6.__________
参考答案
V. 1. C 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. D 6. C 7. C 8. A
9. B 10. A 11. A 12. C 13. B 14. D 15. C 16. B 17. A
VI. 1. discussion 2. memorize 3. gardening 4. Independent 5. twice 6. hers
VII. 1. don't they 2. all ears 3. too;any 4. as soon
Paper 3
A. l.T 2.F 3.F 4. T 5. F 6. T
B. 1. C 2. B 3. D 4.C 5. C 6. A
C. l.B 2. A 3.B 4.C 5. A 6. D
D. 1. Football 2. different 3. to 4. collecting 5. once 6. weekends
