372期 初三Quiz time
作者:21ST
时间:2012-10-15
Getting into the campus... (P3)
Choose the best answer:
1. What is the most interesting part of “homecoming week” in the writer’s eyes?
A. Kids can refresh themselves.
B. Families can visit schools.
C. Kids hold lots of funny parties.
D. Kids can wear weird clothes.
2. When can students wear a wig to school during “spirit week”?
A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday.
C. On Wednesday. D. On Thursday.
3. What should students wear on Friday?
A. Formal school uniforms.
B. Clothes that don’t match well.
C. Clothes with the school name on it.
D. Clothes with different colors.
4. What can we learn from the story?
A. The author enjoyed the weird dress show very much.
B. Every US family looks forward to “spirit week”.
C. US school kids have a strong sense of fashion.
D. US kids always wear strange clothes to school.
Day2
Remember to be a... (P4-5)
Choose the best answer:
1.According to the survey, which country’s people are the least popular tourists?
A. Canadians. B. Australians.
C. Americans. D. Chinese.
2.The sentence “this is just the tip of the iceberg” means “______”.
A. this is only the beginning of the problem
B. this happens on the top of the ice mountain
C. the Chinese get together and talk loudly
D. the Chinese have a bad reputation abroad
3.Paragraphs 5 and 6 are mainly about ______.
A. Singapore’s strict system
B. smoking problems in different countries
C. how to have good manners
D. some Chinese tourists’ bad behaviors abroad
4. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Not many Chinese tourists behave well abroad.
B. Tourists shouldn’t take photos in famous places.
C.Tourists should respect local customs and protect the environment.
D.We should be able to do whatever we want if we have enough money.
Day3
Greatest of reefs needs... (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1.The amount of coral on the reef is ______ of the amount 27 years ago.
A. more than half B. less than half
C. just half D. one and a half
2. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The starfish is a kind of animal living in the sea.
B. Controlling the number of starfish can help save the coral.
C. The number of starfish is growing.
D. The starfish eat the coral as food.
3. Coral reefs ______.
A. can protect young fish
B. have nothing to do with warm weather
C. can lower global pollution levels
D. are able to fix themselves by using acid in the sea
4. From the last paragraph we know that ______.
A. coral reefs grow very fast
B. tropical cyclones can be controlled
C. tropical cyclones do great harm to coral reefs
D. the Greet Barrier Reef is the only one that hasn’t been damaged
Day4
Poor, but so rich at heart (P6)
Answer the questions:
1.How long has the author been working as a part-time waiter in a restaurant?
_________________________________________
2.What was the notice in the lobby about?
_________________________________________
3.Did Amanda donate her money?
_________________________________________
4.How much did the author donate?
_________________________________________
5.What did the author think of her donation?
_________________________________________
Day5
Cloze
“Everything happens for the best.” Whenever I faced disappointment, my mother would say this to me.
After I graduated from __1__ in 1932, I decided to find a job in radio as a sports announcer (广播员). I went to Chicago and knocked at the door of every station. But __2__, I was refused every time.
At one station, a kind lady told me that __3__ stations wouldn’t hire (雇佣) an inexperienced person and __4__ that I try my luck at smaller stations. Following her advice, I went back to Dixon, where I had grown up. There were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, and my father said a newly-opened store wanted a local athlete to work for it. I applied for the job, but I was refused __5__.
“Everything happens for the best,” Mom reminded me. Dad __6__ me the car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, Peter MacArthur, told me they had already __7__ an announcer.
As I left his office, my __8__ boiled over. “How can I become a sports announcer if I can’t get a job in a radio station?” I asked aloud.
While I was waiting for the elevator (电梯), I heard someone __9__. It was MacArthur. “What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?”
Then he asked me to broadcast an imaginary game. __10__ my performance, he offered me a chance to work there.
On my way home, I thought of my mother’s words: “If you __11__, one day something good will happen. Something wouldn’t have happened if not for that previous (先前的) __12__.”
1. A. family B. office C. college D. bank
2. A. immediately B. usually C. unluckily D. naturally
3. A. small B. big C. old D. new
4. A. suggested B. asked C. explained D. agreed
5. A. more B. again C. already D. finally
6. A. offered B. borrowed C. gave D. bought
7. A. chosen B. decided C. invited D. hired
8. A. frustration B. anger C. pride D. worry
9. A. shouting B. talking C. calling D. crying
10. A. Interested in B. Pleased with
C. Excited about D. Surprised at
11. A. carry on B. get on C. come on D. try on
12. A. information B. encouragement
C. effort D. disappointment
上期参考答案
Reading
【P2】DCBD
【P4】1. Along the Bund in Shanghai.
2. Eight.
3. He thought they were very friendly.
4. No, he didn't.
5. The whole thing was a scam / trick.
【P5】 BDBA
【P6】CBCA
Cloze
1~5 BDCAB 6~10 DACDB
Word puzzle
Across: 3. add 4. progress 6. spare 7. control
Down: 1. experiment 2. hide 3. appear 5. reply