初三306期Quiz Time
作者:21ST
时间:2010-10-11
Day 1
Chang’e-2 orbits the moon (P2)
Choose the best answer:
1. Which of the following facts about Chang’e-2 is true?
A. It is a manned moon explorer.
B. It is China’s first moon explorer.
C. It cost 900 million yuan.
D. It was developed by foreign scientists.
2. Why is the launch of Chang’e-2 a milestone in China’s moon exploration program?
A. It will orbit the moon.
B. It will land on the moon.
C. It will bring oil samples back to Earth.
D. It will prepare for a future moon landing.
3. According to China’s moon exploration program, _____ in 2013.
A. all three stages will be finished
B. Chang’e-3 will land on the moon
C. Chang’e-2 will fly into outer space
D. the second stage will end
4. What will Chang’e-2 do in space?
a. Circle above the moon and then move closer to it.
b. Land on the moon to take soil samples.
c. Take photos of the planned landing site.
d. Collect information about the moon and space.
e. Build a space station for Chang’e-3 explorer.
A. a-c-d B. a-b-e C. b-c-d D. b-d-e
Day 2
Kid scientist, Teddy Bear... (P3)
What’s the correct order of the following events?
a. Web cams took pictures of the bears’ spacewalk and the temperature changes were shown clearly on the computer.
b. The kids discussed and designed special spacesuits for Teddy Bears.
c. The kids predicted the landing site and got the bears back.
d. The kids tied the bears to a piece of wood with some helium balloons and web cams.
e. They let go of the balloons and the Teddy Bears took off.
f. They put temperature sensors on the teddies and connected them to a computer.
g. The balloons burst and the bears fell to Earth.
The correct order should be: ________________
Day 3
Work hard and fly (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. The man cut a bigger hole in the cocoon in order to .
A. catch the butterfly easily
B. play with the butterfly
C. help the butterfly come out
D. make the butterfly stronger
2. The butterfly could not fly because _ .
A. the man broke its wings
B. it didn’t learn how to fly
C. newborn butterflies can’t fly
D. it got out of its cocoon without enough struggle
3. What does the writer want to tell us?
A. Problems in our lives can help us grow.
B. Without other’s help we can still succeed.
C. We should be ready to help others.
D. Hard work leads to success.
4. What’s the best title for the passage?
A. The old man and the butterfly
B. Life struggle
C. How to help a butterfly fly
D. Kindness and rush
Day 4
Grow up on a team (P8)
Choose the best answer:
1. After school, US kids are busy ______.
A. doing homework
B. playing sports
C. having after-school classes
D. watching movies
2. What will you notice first if you go to a game in a US town?
A. The players. B. The coaches.
C. The shouting. D. The singing.
3. What is TRUE about the games in the US?
A. For every game, there are a lot of people watching it.
B. There is no discipline, friendship or sportsmanship.
C. Teachers and students often compete against each other.
D. Kids don’t have to listen to others when they play on a team.
4. Why is playing team sports so important for US kids?
A. Because kids can become stronger and healthier.
B. Because kids can have a lot of fun together.
C. Because kids can get to know their parents better.
D. Because kids can learn how to work with others.
Day 5
Cloze
Several years ago I studied in a university in the biggest city in our country. It’s beautiful but it’s__1__ in summer. So I usually returned to my hometown when my __2__ began. It is not big, but it’s cool and quiet. I could __3__ in the daytime and have a good sleep at night.
One day I had some homework to do, but I didn’t take my __4 _ home. My father told me that one of my old __5 _, Charlie, had a good library. I went to his house at once. We didn’t see each other __6 _ I finished middle school. At first he didn’t recognize (认出) me. He __7__ me up and down. And then he called out, “Oh, dear! It’s you, Fred!”
Of course we were __8__ to meet each other again and talked a lot about our classmates and teachers. Later on he showed me around his __9__. It wasn’t big but there were a lot of nice books in it. And the books I __10__ were there, too. At last I said: “__11__ you lend some books to me, please?”
“I’m sorry I don’t lend any books to __12__,” said Charlie.
“Are you afraid I’ll __13__ them?”
“No, I’m not. I’m afraid you won’t __14__ them to me. Look! All these books are not __15__, but borrowed!”
1. A. wet B. hot C. rainy D. warm
2. A. birthday B. Saturday C. Sunday D. holiday
3. A. study B. work C. rest D. drive
4. A. pencils B. toys C. books D. bicycle
5. A. brothers B. sisters
C. aunts D. classmates
6. A. after B. before C. until D. when
7. A. lifted B. watched C. looked D. pulled
8. A. angry B. happy C. worried D. sad
9. A. classroom B. library C. garden D. bookstore
10. A. looked for B. looked after C. looked up D. looked at
11. A. Need B. Must C. Could D. Do
12. A. other B. the other C. others D. another
13. A. lose B. sell C. throw D. know
14. A. pay B. return C. take D. leave
15. A. made B. picked C. won D. bought
Word check
Choose the best answer:
1. I feel so tired because I ______ to watch the late movie last night.
A. put up B. stayed up C. set up D. went up
2. An apple fell from the tree and ______ him on the head.
A. hit B. beat C. dropped D. hurt
3. Does everyone know what to do if a fire ______?
A. takes out B. takes away
C. breaks out D. breaks down
4. If you want to ______ in business, you must learn English well.
A. prefer B. succeed C. stay D. protect
5. The number of overweight people ______ sharply.
A. has risen B. have risen
C. has raised D. have raised
6. It was ______ of you to speak in front of all those people.
A. polite B. honest C. funny D. brave
7. Road safety is taught to young children to ______ road accidents.
A. save B. refuse C. avoid D. change
8. – Where is David?
– Didn’t you him leaving the party early?
A. watch B. look C. discover D. notice
9. She has a great ______ of humor, so it’s fun to stay with her.
A. feeling B. sense C. way D. size
10. He loves his grandparents very much, because he was ______ by them.
A. carried up B. took up
C. brought up D. looked up
上期参考答案
Reading
【P1】1-4 BCCC 【P3】1. Last Friday 2. Make toothpaste 3. understand the importance 4. mix, some water, flavors and colorings 5-6 BD
【P6】1-4 DCAD 【P8】1-4 ABCB
【Cloze】1-5 CDCAB 6-10 DACDB
Word check
1-5 BCADC 6-10 BDADC