455期 初二Quiz time
作者:21ST
时间:2014-03-14
Day 1
Listening Cafe
听两遍,选择正确答案。
1. Where is John?
A. At a party.
B. In a restaurant.
C. At a concert.
2. What is the woman doing?
A. Playing the piano.
B. Singing a song.
C. Talking with John.
3. Who is the woman?
A. Jack’s wife.
B. John’s wife.
C. John’s friend.
4. Who wrote the song?
A. John B. Jack. C. The woman.
Day 2
Patt collects top Google ... (P3)
Choose the best answer:
1. From Paragraph 1, we learn that Patt _____.
A. is well known in the US
B. is not good at playing the viola
C. wants to be a drama actor in the future
D. likes making computer programs
2. Which of the following is TRUE about the contest?
A. It was to find the best play writer.
B. It was open to teenagers from the US.
C. The winners were chosen by 10 tech companies.
D. More than 380 teenagers took part in the contest of 2013.
3. According to the article, Patt’s special code _____.
A. has solved 30 programming problems of Wikipedia
B. is useful for mobile phone users of Wikipedia
C. can help people edit Wikipedia
D. helps users move to a different site quickly
4. What does Patt think of programming?
A. He shows less interest in programming now.
B. It is hard to learn by himself.
C. People doing the work are usually cold.
D. It helps him interact with others and be creative.
Day 3
Can fish swim in the deep ... (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?
A. Scientists found many new kinds of fish.
B. The ocean is not the best place for fish to live in.
C. The deepest ocean is about 8,200 meters.
D. Fish can swim to a certain depth of the ocean.
2. According to the article, TMAO _____.
A. is a chemical in sea water
B. can make things break down
C. can warn fish about some dangers in the water
D. may damage fish’s brain cells
3. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. There is no life at the bottom of the ocean.
B. Sharks usually live in water deeper than 4,000 meters.
C. Anglerfish can produce light to help them find food.
D. Cusk-eels often look for sharks to eat.
4. What does the article mainly talk about?
A. How deep fish can swim.
B. What the ocean fish look like.
C. A nice trip on the sea.
D. How beautiful the ocean is.
Day 4
Viewing the art of love ... (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. The sentence “… I moved away quickly” in Paragraph 3 shows the writer _____.
A. hoped to visit more rooms
B. hurried to buy some gifts
C. felt annoyed at the nonstop talking
D. wanted to finish the trip quickly
2. We can tell from the passage that the husband _____.
A. faced hardship bravely
B. knew little about art
C. liked to show his love for his wife
D. couldn’t live without his wife
3. After hearing what the clerk said, the writer was _____.
A. interested
B. excited
C. touched
D. calm
4. The passage is mainly about _____.
A. the importance of art
B. good manners in public
C. patience of a husband
D. love between a couple
Day 5
Cloze
A boy lost his arms in an accident and his father lost his life. Since then, he had to 1 the arms of his younger brother. Except for writing with his toes (脚趾头), he could hardly do 2 for himself.
As the two brothers grew up together, they had lots of 3 and they often argued (争吵). Then one day his younger brother 4 him. So he was very sad and didn’t know 5 to do.
In a town nearby, a girl lost her hands because of a fire. Though her elder sister wanted to 6 her, she decided to be completely independent (独立的). At school, she always studied hard. Once she wrote the following in her composition: “I am 7 . Though I lost my hands, I still have legs. Though my wings are broken, my heart can still fly.”
One day, the boy and the girl were both invited 8 a television interview program. They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their 9 . The boy wrote “My younger brother’s arms are my arms” 10 the girl wrote “Broken wings, flying heart”.
1. A. go onB. work on
C. look forD. depend on
2. A. anythingB. something
C. nothingD. everything
3. A. questionsB. hobbies
C. problemsD. differences
4. A. hitB. left
C. lovedD. hated
5. A. whoB. where
C. whatD. which
6. A. leaveB. help
C. rememberD. forget
7. A. sadB. lucky
C. excitedD. shy
8. A. toB. on
C. forD. from
9. A. toesB. hands
C. feetD. fingers
10. A. asB. so
C. whileD. when (参考答案见下期)
上期参考答案
Listening Cafe: BBCA
听力原文:
Dear John,
I got your letter from my teacher. I’m happy to meet you.
My name is Jack. I am 10 years old. I live in Beijing. I am a student of Jinghua Primary School. I’m in Class 3. My teacher is Miss Lee. She is not only our English teacher but also our class teacher.
At school I have two good friends. They are Susan and Sally. They are twins. They come from Britain. They like China very much. They teach me English and I teach them Chinese.
Let’s be good friends. Please write to me
soon. Yours,
Jack
【P3】 1. In an orphanage in Mexico.
2. (1) They had to sleep in a very small room. (2) There was not enough water. 3. Taking care of babies who were less than 1 year old.
4. She realized her parents did a lot for her when she was small. 5. Yes, they did.
【P5】 CCBA【P6】 DBAB
Cloze:1-5 CACBD 6-10 BDCAB