初中英语-经典五选四试题(1)

初中英语——经典五选四试题（1）

Let Love Go

1. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving songbirds. She took them home and put them in a small cage. She cared them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song. The girl felt great love for the birds.

2. The larger and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was so frightened that he would fly away. As he flew close, she grasped him wildly. Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing him. Suddenly she felt the bird go limp. She opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird. Her desperate love had killed him.

3 .She could fell his great need for freedom. . He needed to soar into the clear, blue sky. She lifted him from the cage and tossed him softly into the air. The bird circled once, twice, three times.

The girl watched delightedly at the bird’s enjoyment. Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss. She wanted the bird to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. He sang the sweetest melody that she had ever heard.

4 .the best way to keep love is to give it WINGS!

A. One day the girl left the door to the cage open.

B. The fastest way to lose love I to hold on it too tight;

C. There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love.

D. She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage.

E. Love never ends

1.C.

2.A.

3.D.

4.B

Bianca Bennett, 18, a student from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a professional wedding photographer.

1 His friends said he was bossy and he figured that if he was an entrepreneur and ran his own business, he could really be his own boss.

2 but wasn’t sure what kind. He looked at his hobbies, of which photography is one, and finally figured that photography was a good risk to take in regard to running a business.

Bianca is now taking photography class at a community college, and working as much as he can too, taking pictures like crazy._3___ “I am ambitious,” he says. “Wedding photography is just a start for me. I want to do other events like Sweet 16 Parties, Baby’s –First –Birthday Parties, and Graduation Parties.”

Bianca has run into obstacles. “__4_ Some people haven’t taken me seriously because of my age. The more experience I get, the better it’ll be fir my business.”

A. Actually, he always wanted to run a business,

B. Bianca was still in high school when he started his own business.

C. There have been times when the camera hasn’t worked properly.

D. People want to have good pictures and memories of their wedding day.

E. He wants to create his own web site so people can see his work.

答案：1.B 2.A 3.E 4.C

On Nov. 18th, 1908, three men went up in a balloon. They started early in London. The headman was Augusta Gaudron, and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland. __1__ Soon they heard the sea. They were carrying the usual rope, and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon. __2__ This could hold water, or it could be empty. So they were able to change its weight. It was for use over the sea. They were also carrying some bags of sand.

After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. The air was very cold. The water in the balloon became ice. The men tried to throw out some more sand; but it was hard. They tried to break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The work was slow and they were still falling, so they had to drop some whole bags of sand. __3__

It was still snowing, so they climbed to get away from the snow. They were so cold that they decided to land. __4__

A.One of them fell on an icy lake and made a black hole in the ice.

B.They had a big balloon and they were ready for a long way.

C.They came down in Poland heavily but safely.

D.At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box.

E.They flew really high.

1.___________

2.____________

3.___________

4.____________

阅读还原：BDAC

Pop Versus Rock

Rock and pop music are becoming more and more similar, 1 . Most pop singers make music their career. They use music to become rich and famous, and they sing songs that will be liked by everybody. Rock singers, on the other hand, make music their life. They play music to satisfy their inner desire. They do not think how much money they can make from a song; instead , 2

Pop songs and rock songs are written in difference ways. A pop song is written in a “factory” where one person writes the words, someone else the music, and other musicians record it. The singer often knows little about the ideas or feelings behind the song. The process of making rock music, however, is totally different. The singers and musicians are all able to write music and work together in a band. 3 , he or she expresses it with music and the others help build the song.

Because of the different ways of thinking and writing songs, rock and pop songs also tell different stories.

4 . They are popular for a short time, but will soon be forgotten. Rock music, on the other hand, expresses true feelings about society, friendship and even war. Some rock songs are also about love, but the feelings they express are deeper. For example,

5 , but in a rock song it can be both good and bad at the same time. Pop music makes people feel easy and forget about the real world; rock music makes people think about the world and

On 26th January, the biggest earthquake in India took the lives of 25,000 people. In the morning, when everybody was enjoying holiday, earthquake began. “ There is nothing left between the sky and the earth any more. Everything has been pulled down,”said one of the villagers alive. “____1____”

Nobody died in Pakistan, a country next to India. The City of Lahore was lucky. In Lahore American School, where I was studying, all of the students were safe. 2 The earthquake was felt by the teachers that were on the second floor. However, though Mrs. Young was also on the second floor, she didn’t feel anything. 3 Those teachers who were on the other floors had different feelings. Mr. Emond, the math teacher from Australia, said that when the earthquake started he thought there was something wrong with him, but then another teacher said that it was an earthquake. After those words Mr. Emond felt better. Mrs. Davis and Mr. Frost didn’t feel anything either.

My mother didn’t feel anything. 4 My dad saw the computer shaking and then he looked out of the window and saw many people going out.

A.She didn’t even know that it was an earthquake till she saw a shaking light.

B.They were on the field, so most children didn’t feel anything.

C.The earthquake was terrible.

D.She didn’t know what happened until a teacher told her about it.

E.There is no water, no food and no one has come to help.

The key: E B D A

What southwestern desert plant can grow taller than a house ? This plant lives twice as long as a person ._____1_____ And it has its own national park named after it. It’s the giant saguaro cactus ! These massive plants are the biggest cacti in the U nited States. Some live for two centuries.

Saguaros live in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona. The giant cactus is food for many desert animals. _____2______,squirrels, ants, and the javelina , a wild pig . Bats, bees, and moths sip the nectar of its flowers. The giant cactus is also home for many desert animals. More than a dozen kinds of birds, including owls and woodpeckers, nest in or on the giant plant.

Summer days in the desert are often over 38℃. Months go by between rainstorms. So, how does this old giant survive? It doesn’t waste water!Saguaros have no leaves, _____3______. A waxy outer skin seals in a saguaro’s water .

______4______. The roots of a saguaro form a wide web that stretches out as far as the giant cactus is tall . Those roots can soak up hundreds of gallons of water from a single downpour. The saguaro’s accordion-like truck unfolds as it swells to store the extra water. This desert giant can survive an entire year on one good rainfall .

1. because leaves draw out water .

2. Their sweet fruit is a favorite treat of birds,

3. It weighs as much as a truck .

4. Saguaros can’t live in such hot desert .

5. Saguaros soak up and store a lot of rainwater

3. 2. 1. 5

The cycle of life

A human life can be described in four basic “stages”. Childhood is the period of time from birth to the age of twelve. During childhood, _____1_____, and we grow both physically and mentally. During our “teen years,”or adolescence, _____2_____, often with the help of adults, and take on new responsibilities. We are said to enter adulthood when we are able to take care of ourselves and others. In the later years of life, many people retired, _____3_____. Senior citizens enjoy their free time to rest, remember events from the past, ____4______.

Key: ECDA

Advertising gives useful information about which products to buy. ________________1_________________ Today’s advertisements, or ads, try to get consumers to buy certain brands. Writers of advertising are so skillful that they can sometimes persuade a consumer to wear a certain kind of clothing, eat a special kind of cereal, or see a movie. Consumers might never even want a product if they did not see or hear advertisements for it.

_________________2__________________ You may not have space on your shelf for another. But if you see ads about a new cereal that is your extra-tasty and has a free prize in the box, you may want it. _________________3________________ To be effective, it must be exciting, entertaining, or provide some pleasure. The secret of writing good advertising copy is to offer a good idea as well as a product. The idea is what the ad is really selling. __________________4____________________ That cereal brand may sell better if consumers think it offers strength and energy.

A. For example, you provably do not need the newest cereal brands on your kitchen shelves.

B. It gives much news about products and services.

C. Advertising must get attention.

D. But modern advertising does more than gives news about products and services.

E. One example is an ad that says eating a certain cereal will make a person do well in sports.

Keys: DACE