1、银川九中阶段性适应性摸底检测考试英语试卷 命题人 来冬梅第卷第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What does the man think about the womans question?A. Its reasonable. B. Its not very realistic. C. Its too difficult.2. When will
2、the speakers move?A. Right now. B. In one week. C. In three weeks.3. What will the woman probably do?A. Stop spending money for the rest of the month.B. Buy many things for the trip.C. Go on vacation before January.4. What does the woman think the man will do?A. Keep his promise to go to the opera w
3、ith her.B. Invite too many friends to go to the game with them.C. Refuse to go to the opera with her next week.5. Why does the woman want to stay inside?A. Shes sick. B. She thinks its too cold outside. C. She doesnt like taking walks.其次节 (共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个
4、选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。6. Where are the speakers?A. At a movie theater. B. At home. C. In a pizza restaurant.7. What is Bollywood?A. Indias name for its entertainment industry.B. The place where Indian style movies are made in A
5、merica.C. The company that produced the movie Harry Potter.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。8. Why are the people fighting?A. They dont have access to medicine.B. They want more power.C. They disagree with the government.9. What happened to the thieves?A. They turned themselves into the police.B. They were able to ma
6、ke some bombs.C. They got very sick.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10. When did the woman last go shopping for clothes?A. Earlier today. B. Last week. C. Over two weeks ago.11. What does the man think about the womans hair?A. It might be a different color.B. It is shorter than normal.C. She should cut it.12. Why
7、does the woman need to wear glasses?A. Her eyesight is weak. B. Her eyes get very tired. C. To be fashionable.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13. Why does the woman feel a little hurt at the beginning?A. The man doesnt like her food.B. The man doesnt seem to care what she cooks.C. The man never does cooking.14. Wh
8、at kind of food did the speakers have last week?A. Mexican. B. Italian. C. Thai.15. What does the man consider to be all-American food?A. Dishes that have a long history in America.B. Only junk food like French fries and hot dogs.C. Dishes that are influenced by Mexican culture.16. What dish are the
9、 speakers interested in?A. Fried chicken. B. Steak. C. Seafood.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17. How long will it take to get to the airport?A. One hour and ten minutes. B. One hour and twenty minutes.C. One hour and thirty minutes.18. What does the speaker say about luggage?A. You cant take luggage over 20 kil
10、os on plane.B. You can take more than one hand luggage.C. All the luggage will be taken care of by one person.19. When will the passengers arrive in London?A. At 7:20 a.m. local time. B. At 8:40 a.m. local time. C. At 11:30 a.m. local time.20. Which place does the speaker strongly recommend to visit
11、?A. Regent. B. Big Ben. C Harrods.其次部分 阅读理解 (共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A Amy and Mark Blaubach were very excited about adopting a child from an orphanage (孤儿院). They thought they would adopt a baby girl. After waiting one and a half years, the so
12、cial worker asked them to consider adopting a six-year-old boy named Jerry.After the adoption papers were signed, Amy asked if Jerry had a good friend at the orphanage. Jerry said his best friend was Zack. That was the first time that Amy had heard about Zack.Then Jerry went to his new home with Amy
13、 and Mark, where he lived happily and adjusted very well. However, Jerry kept talking about his best friend that he had left behind at the orphanage. So Amy became determined to try and find out more about Zack. She came across a database specifically for families who had adopted children from the o
14、rphanage where she met Jerry. The database allowed parents to enter their childs name and his or her adoption information. As Amy looked through the database, she found what appeared to be a possible match of her sons best friend. After sending a few e-mails back and forth, Amy was sure to have the
15、right Zack. He had been adopted by Rae and Bruce Hosteler two weeks before. To her surprise, the two families were living in the same city. Then she decided to give these two friends a special reunion (重逢).On a sunny Sunday, the two boys finally met each other again. When Jerry asked Zack, “Do you r
16、emember me?” Zack quickly answered, “Yes! Lets go and play!” That led to hours of laughter and play. Rae and Amy were excited to see how well their sons got along, and what an amazing bond (联系) they had. Thanks to both families, that special bond between Zack and Jerry can continue for the rest of t
17、heir lives.21. What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?A. Amy and Mark thought they would adopt a baby boy.B. Amy and Mark were unwilling to adopt Jerry at first.C. Amy had met Zack before he left the orphanage.D. Amy knew that Zack and Jerry were good friends.22. After Jerry left the orphan
18、age, _.A. he wasnt happy in his new homeB. he couldnt adapt to his new environmentC. he missed his friend very muchD. he felt guilty about leaving his friend behind23. Which of the following is TRUE according to the last paragraph?A. The boys met again at Amys home.B. The boys couldnt get along with
19、 each other any longer.C. When they met again, the boys didnt recognize each other at first.D. The boys can keep in touch with each other for the rest of their lives.24. What is the best title for this text?A. How to Adopt a ChildB. Amy and Her Adopted ChildC. A Story in an OrphanageD. A Very Specia
20、l ReunionB As you can see, water works hard in your body every day. Thats why its important to give your body the water it needs to carry out all its different jobs. On a regular day, your body loses 2 to 3 quarts of water - enough to fill a 2-liter soda bottle. You probably guess that water is lost
21、 when you sweat - especially on a hot day.But your body also loses water in an almost invisible way-evaporation (蒸发). Water escapes from your body through your skin and in your breath. How? Your breath contains droplets (小滴) of water that are usually too tiny to see. They become visible for a quick
22、second in the cold when you can “see your breath”. But water evaporates this way all year round. Your skin also contains water, which escapes in tiny droplets that go into the air. The water in your skin evaporates into the air, but fortunately, your body can replace the water it loses so your skin
23、doesnt dry out.Eating and drinking is one way to replace the water your body loses. Most foods have a lot of water in them, especially fruits and vegetables. Grapes, watermelons, oranges, and cantaloupes are delicious and full of water.But you cant rely on food alone to get that water back, and that
24、s why its also a good idea to drink water every day. You might have heard someone say that people need to drink 6 to 8 cups (1.4 to 1.9 liters) of water each day. Depending on how much water youre getting from foods and other liquids, 6 to 8 cups might not be necessary. If you eat a lot of fruits an
25、d vegetables, or you like to eat soup every day, youll get some of the water your body needs.25. You should drink enough water every day because _. A. your body needs too much water B. water does all kinds of jobs in your body C. your body loses a lot of water every day D. the more water you drink t
26、he better you feel26. Water in your body loses by the following ways EXCEPT_.A. breathing B. evaporating C. sweating D. eating27. Your body has to give enough water to your skin in order to _. A. keep the water in your skin clean B. stop your skin from drying out C. stop the water from losing D. kee
27、p your skin clean all the time28. What does the underlined phrase “rely on” in the fourth paragraph mean? A. Eat up B. Receive C. Depend on D. Digest CCan feeling of nostalgia (怀旧) be good for you? Or is it unhealthy to have a strong love for the past?For years, medical experts have studied nostalgi
28、a and the reasons for it. Many experts warn that too much nostalgia is harmful. They say linger (徘徊) in the past shows that a person is unhappy with his present life. These feelings keep the person from living his life to its fullest.Dr. Louise Kaplan has written several books about nostalgia. She s
29、ays these feelings often begin when a young person is 13 and 19 years old. “This is the time when you must face the loss of your childhood,” Kaplan says. “You see your new life is easily destroyed. But you think romantically about a golden past. You remember your childhood as a time when life was pe
30、rfect.” These feelings continue as a person gets older, Kaplan adds. She says many grown persons have a hard time keeping up with changes in the modern world, so they think back to their younger years. At that time the world seemed simple and more harmless.Kaplan says these feelings are not always a
31、ctually existing. The good old days werent always good. However, she says nostalgia can be helpful, if used properly.“Feelings of nostalgia can cause you to remember a time when you had high hopes and dreams,” Kaplan says. “It might give you the strong wish to catch those dreams today, in your prese
32、nt life.” She adds that nostalgia can prevent you from “cutting yourself off from your aim”.“At its best,” Kaplan says, “nostalgia has the ideas for the future.” 29. The reason for grown persons to think back to their past is that _.A. they can hardly keep up with changes in todays worldB. times are
33、 hard, so they can not keep up with changesC. many grown persons have little time keeping up with changes in the modern worldD. they lived in the past, of which they are always proud 30. Which of the following is not talked about in the passage?A. Too much nostalgia is harmful.B. Nostalgia shows tha
34、t a person is not satisfied with his present life.C. Only women have feelings of nostalgia.D. A little nostalgia can make a persons life more colorful.31. We may also use _ as the topic of the passage.A. Thoughts on NostalgiaB. The Reasons for NostalgiaC. Why Do They Think Back to the PastD. Nostalg
35、ia, Good or Bad DGeniuses(天才)amaze us, impress us and make us all a little jealous. How do they differ from the average people? Scientists are working hard to figure out that answer. Turn in to the National Geographic Channel to find out about the discoveries that they are making in the series My Br
36、illiant Brain.When Marc Yu was only two years old, he began to play the piano. After a year, he started learning pieces by Beethoven. Now hes a world-famous concert pianist at age eight. He learns newer and more difficult pieces with ease and can identify any note he hears. He seems to be specially
37、designed for music. In Born Genius, National Geographic looks at the science behind child prodigies (神童) to explain why some children seem to be born without limits.Genius didnt come naturally to Tommy Mc-Hugh. It came only after he nearly died from bleeding in his brain. After recovering, Mc-Hughs
38、head was filled with new thoughts and pictures. So he began to express them in the form of poetry and art. Now hes a seemingly unstoppable creative machine. Sufferers of autism (自闭症) and brain injury have shown that great mental ability can sometimes come from damage or disease. Accidental Genius ex
39、plores this puzzling relationship.Can normal people be trained to be geniuses? Susan Polger has shown no signs of extraordinary intelligence. Yet, during her childhood, she studied thousands of chess patterns and learned to recognize them immediately. As a result, she was able to beat skilled adult
40、players by age 10 and can now play up to five games at the same time without even seeing the boards. Make Me a Genius examines what it takes to turn an ordinary brain into that of a genius.If becoming a genius were easy, wed all be one. Yet, theres much more to super intelligence than simply being b
41、orn lucky. Learn more about amazing brains this month on National Geographics My Brilliant Brain.32. The author takes Marc Yu as an example to show that a child prodigy is _.A. a child who learns something easilyB. a child who is eager to learn new thingsC. a pianist who practices an instrument a lo
42、tD. a student who works hard to do well in school33. From the passage, we know that _.A. more and more scientists are studying the brainB. geniuses mostly are born with great wits C. there is no such person as a true geniusD. there are many factors in being a genius34. The author develops the passag
43、e mainly by _.A. providing typical examplesB. following the natural time orderC. presenting a cause and analyzing its effectsD. comparing opinions from different scientists35. My Brilliant Brain is most probably from _.A. a website B. a TV channelC. a magazine D. a newspaper 其次节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)依据短
44、文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak; when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows this, and nobody would think of questioning this fact. _36_When someone says that he has a good memory, he
45、 really means that he keeps his memory in practice by exercising it regularly, either consciously or unconsciously. When someone else says that he his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough opportunity to become strong. _37_One of them exercises his arms and legs by playing
46、tennis, while the other sits in a chair or a motor car all day. If a friend complains that his arms are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame, or that he is just unlucky, and few of us realize that it is just
47、 as much his own fault as if it was his arms or lets that were weak. _38_ But all of us can, if we have ordinary bodies and brains, improve our strength and our memory by the same means-practice.Have you ever noticed that people who can not read or write usually have better memories than those who can? _39_Of course, because those who can not read or write have to remember things. They cannot write them down in