泰州市田家炳实验中学2019学年度第一学期

（考试时间:120分钟；试卷满分：120分）

第一节单项填空（共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分）

1. If you suffer an injury duri ng _____ exercise, or if _______ pain or discomfort makes you thi nk

an injury is develop ing, stop right away and call me.

A. 不填；不填

B.不填;the

C. an; the

D. the; a

2. Now my hometow n is not at all ______ a traveler who visited it ten years ago can expect.

A. that

B. what

C. which

D. where

3. ______ from en dless homework on weeke nds, the stude nts now find their own activities, such as

atte nding school literature clubs.

A. Havi ng freed

B. Free ing

C. To be freed

D. Freed

4. ______ the help of experie need career in structors, this type of job-hu nting training _____ to be

very efficie nt.

A. By; has proved

B. With; has proved

C. Un der; is provi ng

D. With; is proved

5. —I expected him to be n ervous before his speech, but he was as cool as a cucumber.

—He _______ it carefully.

A. could have prepared

B. shouldn ' t hprepared

C. must have prepared

D. can ' t have prepared

6. An official said the plan had also taken migrant workers into account, _____________ m edical care

would be provided even if they didn ' t have a stable job.

A. for whom

B. for which

C. with whom

D. with which

7. Man will _______ a ll the n atural resources if they continue consuming them like that.

A. run out

B. wipe out

C. drop out

D. hold out

8. —I believe Tom to be a great bus in essma n like Bill Gates in the future.

—Why do you think so?

—Because he is ________ in bus in ess.

A. as hungry as a lion

B. as sharp as a spear

C. as busy as a bee

D. as sly as a fox

9. When the environmentally friendly cars came onto the market, many people were eager to buy

them _______ the price.

A. wherever

B. however

C. whichever

D. whatever

10. —Why are you look ing so worried?

—I sent an email to my son in America last week, but no reply ______ .

A. was received

B. had received

C. has received

D. has bee n received

11. A proper approach to _______ your lear ning efficie ncy is of great sig ni fica nee to every stude nt.

A. improvi ng

B. improve

C. be improvi ng

D. havi ng improved

12. —I really don ' t know whetJaer be admitted to dream uni versity in a mon th.

—_______ . Everythi ng is possible.

A. Take it easy

B. Just ignore it

C. Never give up

D. Take your time

13. With your help, there is no doubt _____ our pla n is meant for will work out successfully.

A. that what

B. whether that

C. what that

D. that whether

14. My schedule is quite _____ , I could arrange to meet with you any day n ext week.

A. impressive

B. deliberate

C. ambiguous

D. flexible

15. A scie ntist who can speak En glish is in closer touch with those of other coun tries tha n ___

who doesn ' t.

A. that

B. those

C. /

D. one

16. China n eeds to strike a bala nee betwee n maintaining a ___ fast and stable developme nt and

econo mic structural adjustme nt.

A. relatively

B. seem in gly

C. approximately

D. environmen tally

17. With many major economic problems ______ to be addressed, there is no point _______ t he

growth rate of this year now.

A. remai ning ; predicti ng

B. remai ning ; to predict

C. rema ined ; predict ing

D. rema ined ; to predict

18. Gree n economy offers a new model ____ p eople could both protect the climate and develop the

economy, according to what Li said at the International Cooperative Conference on Green Economy and Climate Chan ge.

A. how

B. why

C. where

D. which

19. —How do you find the tow n you visited yesterday?

—The tow n has cha nged out of all _____ i n the past 20 years, a completely new one in front of me.

A. realizatio n

B. descripti on

C. expressi on

D. recog niti on

20. _____ , but the idea of havi ng to work more tha n ten hours a day without weeke nds discouraged

me.

A. Wan ti ng to be a teacher

B. Although I wan ted to be a teacher

C. I had wan ted to be a teacher

D. To want to be a teacher

21. All the people who were in the room whe n the watch was stole n must ____ being searched.

A. refer to

B. submit to

C. object to

D. take to

22. —How long have you bee n here?

—On ly about five minu tes. Henry and Sim on ____ here with me.

A. walk

B. have walked

C. walked

D. had walked

23. — How about your n egotiati ons?

—Pretty successful. Full exchanges of opinions allowed both sides of us to better understand each stood on many issues.

A. where

B. that

C. what

D. which

24. Pain is now considered the fifth ________ sign, as important as blood pressure, temperature ,

breathing rate and pulse in determining a person ' s health.

A. origi nal

B. vital

C. un ique

D. vivid

25. —It ' s reportedthe local newspaper that the murderer was caught in a small town.

B. Don't trouble troubles un til trouble troubles you.

A. Justice has long arms.

C. A great talker is a great liar.

D. A bad begi nning makes a bad ending. 第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

My mom is a teacher. She finds a less on in everyth ing . I was watch ing Sesame Street by my sec ond birthday so I '2（d my ABCs and 123s . Our weekly family trips to the library began when I was

three. And my mom had me spotting （认出）the historical markers with childlike 27 on family vacatio ns by the time I was six .For her, life was all about lear ning . But thebiggest less on she _28

me was never to let my 29 define who I am, and never forget what is 30_ in life .

I was born with Freema n-Sheldo n Syn drome, an extremely 31 gen etic bone and muscular disorder . There are only about 100 reported 32 . At birth, my kn ees were bent more tha n 90

degrees, and I had my first surgery to33 them when I was just six weeks old . This surgery was

the first of many in my 34 . I ' d had 26 surgeries by the time I was 15

Strange as it 35 , I have good memories of my medical days . One of my 36 is about

my mom and me being in the hospital cafeteria （自助餐厅） .We sat down for an ice cream sandwich dessert. It was 37 fancy, but at that moment, I knew I was 38 .

My parents pushed me to be as 39 as possible —even when I didn ' t want .toMtyemom

taught me that I could do anything and that I should 40 let my disability stop me . In high school, I was a member of the National Honor Society, and in college, I was ed itor-in-chief of my school newspaper . I wouldn ' t have had the 41 to push myself if my parents hadn ' t been there,

42_ me on and giving me a reality check when I got down on myself . 「来源_” ”

Every ni ght before I go to bed, I 43 my mom for everything, for all the great help she

given me . And physical assista 44 I get older, I know that "Thanks, Mom

And that 's 45 matters the most.

” is about so much more tha n the

26 . A .speak B.lear n C

.say D .copy

27 . A . stupidity B. an xiety C

.en thusiasm D .curiosity

28 .A . gave B. taught C

.had D .took

29 . A . kno wledge B. view C

disappo in tme

D .disability

30 . A . in teresti ng B. amus ing C

.importa nt D .worthwhile

31.A . rare B. com mon C

.regular D .dan gerous

32 . A . cases B. examples C

.affairs D .articles

33 . A . stre ngthe n B. build C

.enl arge D .correct

34 . A . adulthood B. career C

.childhood D .school

35 . A . makes B. sounds C

.looks D .is

36 . A . favorites B. charms C

.regrets D .worries

37 . A . someth ing B. nothing C

.any thi ng D .everyth ing

38 . A . favoured B. en couraged C

.in structed D .loved

39 . A . no rmal B. in depe ndent C

.comfortable D .brillia nt

40 . A .n ever B.ever C

.seldom D .hardly

41 . A . skill B. requireme nt C

.con fide nce D .en ergy

42 . A . cheeri ng B. curi ng C

.keep ing D .turni ng

43 . A . tha nk B. blame C

.pray D .ask

44 . A .whenever B.si nce C

before D .as

45. A. how B . when C. what D. where

第三节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

NOTICE

CLEAN AND GREEN WEEK

The Social Studies Society and Library Club are work ing together to orga nize Clean and Green Week activities to en courage recycli ng.

（A） BEST INVENTION COMPETITION

The competiti on is divided into two parts: In dividual and Team. Each team should be made up of three members. The inven tio ns must be made out of small or used materials.

PRIZES

In dividual Team

First prize $ 50 book voucher （代金券）$ 180 book voucher

Second prize $ 30 book voucher $ 120 book voucher

Third prize $ 20 book voucher $ 90 book voucher

You can get the applicati on forms from the library duri ng ope ning hours.

Deadline for the submission （提交）of inventions: 31 January 2019.

Please call us at 792-4868 for further information.

（B） RECYCLE TO SAVE OUR EARTH EXHIBITION CUM VIDEO SCREENING

An exhibiti on on recycli ng is now on in the library.

Videos on the subject will also be scree ned.

Please turn to the library notice board for the timetable of the screening dates and time.

DO YOUR PART TO SAVE THE EARTH

START RECYCLING TODAY

Organizers: Library Club & Social Studies Society

46. If you want to know the scree ning dates, you can_______ .

A. fill in the applicatio n form

B. make a telepho ne call at 792-4868

C. go to the exhibiti on hall

D. refer to the library no tice board

47. What can we get from the no tice?

A. Library Club is the only orga ni zer of the exhibiti on.

B. The exhibiti on on recycli ng will be on in the library.

C. The stude nts have to send their inven ti ons before 31 January 2019.

D. The students can make their inventions from all kinds of materials.

48. What is the purpose of the activities?

A. To get more book vouchers.

B. To invent more useful thi ngs.

C. To en courage stude nts to recycle thin gs.

D. To make stude nts 'life more colorful.

OSLO ——Excited with pride, Norwegia ns sang in the streets of Oslo on Sun day, celebrati ng Norway ' s Nati onal Day and the country ' s Eurovisi on Song Con test victory.

Hundreds of Norwegians sang along to Alexander Rybak' spinning song Fairytale as they walked in the country ' tisaditional National Day parade （游行）celebrating the Norwegian con stituti on.

Alexander Rybak —called “ Alexanderthe Great "by the Norwegian media —won a great victory in the Eurovisi

on Song Con test （ESC） by gaining the most votes in its 53-year history in Moscow on Saturday.

Alexa nder has played violin and pia no si nee he was five years old, and he also composes his own music and sin gs. In 2019 he won the Norwegia n tale nt show Kjempesja nsen with his own song Foolin. Alexander has performed with one of the world ' most celebrated violinists. Pinchas Zukerma n, won the An ders Jahres Culture Price and has bee n the con certmaster for Norway st

symphony orchestra （交响乐队）for youths, Ung Symfoni.

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said there was clearly something special about the 23-year-old and his folk music. “ Thisis a phenomenal performanee by a young and talented musician, ” Stnberg said in a statement.

Rybak is expected to draw a large crowd of fans to Oslo ' s Gardermoen airport when he arrive next Sun day, after havi ng in vited all his coun tryme n from the stage in Moscow.

With Rybak' win, Norway will host next year ' Eurovision finals, a show that reaches a television audienee of over 100 million people. Norway ' s Minister of Culture, Trond Giske, promise

that Norway would put on a splendid show next year but without spending as much as Moscow, which spent 24 million eur os this year. "I don ' t think that is necessary, " he told national broa （

NRK.

The win was Norway ' s third. The Nordic country also won the Eurovisi on Song Con test in 1985 and 1995.

49. Which of the followi ng stateme nts about Rybak is TRUE?

A. He has a lot of fans all over the world.

B. He is the first Norwegian to win the ES

C. He is called “ Alexander the Great " when he was born.

D. He showed a great tale nt for music before this ESC.

50. The underlined word “phenomenal " in Para. 5 means ". “

A. very unu sual and impressive

B. too special to be un derstood

C. with an educatio nal purpose

D. able to draw a large audie nee

51. What' s Trond Giske ' s opinion?

A. Norway will host next year ' s Eurovision finals.

B. It doesn ' t require too much money to win the finals.

C. Norway is determined to win ne xt year ' s Eurovision finals.

D. It doesn ' t require a lot of money to make the finals splendid.

52. The main idea of the text is that ________ .

A. the Eurovisi on Song Con test bel ongs to the world

B. Nati onal Day is being celebrated in Norway

C. Crazy fans expect to meet their idol at the airport in Norway

D. Norway celebrates a Eurovisi on win on Nati onal Day.

China is casti ng such a huge shadow on the Un ited States that many America ns are struggli ng to learn Chinese in order to maintain their competitive edge, "Interest in learning Chinese among America n youth and their pare nts has grow n dramatically in the past five years," said Vivie n Stew art at the Asia Society, a US group trying to bridge the gap betwee n America ns and people of Asia and the Pacific.

China, the world's most popular nation, is critical to the United States because it is a leading trader, con sumer and in vestor- Its po litical in flue nce is also rising across the globe . It has replaced the United States as the world's

largest consumer and become the second largest economy in the world after the superpower status and its telling effects politically, economically and culturally are driving the interest to learn the Ianguage, experts say .

From kin dergarte ns to high schools, studies by the Asia Society show, there is a "rapid rise" in interest among pupils to study the Chinese Ianguage .

Even though the US State Department has stressed the Chinese Ianguage "critical " to national prosperity and security, the "curre nt in frastructure （基础设施）to support recruitme nt （招生）of

stude nts and teachers as well as the growth of high quality programs is -badly in adequate," an Asia Society study says. The Society has set a target of having at least 5% of American high school students learning Chinese by 2019. "Millions of Chinese are learning English, but only 24,000 America ns are lear ning Chi nese," said An drew Corcora n of the San Fran cisco - based Chin ese American International School .

The most popular Ian guages after En glish in the Un ited States at prese nt are Spanish and Fren ch.

53. _______________________________________ The passage mainly tells the readers that 严学"

A. China is getting under a shadow from USA

B. American competitive edge is shaking

C. America ns object to lear ning Chin ese

D. Chin ese appeals to more America ns

54. Based on the con text, what does the un derl ined word "in adequate" （in Paragraph 4）mean?

A. leading B . interesting

C . disappo in ti ng

D . promis ing

55 . Accordi ng to the text which of the followi ng is TRUE?

A . Culture can have an effect on excit ing pers ons'

B . USA has got the high quality curre nt

C . Chin ese ranks 4th on the America n Lan guage

D . Politics decides Ian guage study ing

56 . What might be the most suitable title for this passage?

A . US Government Requires its People to Lear n Chin ese

B . Chin ese Gains its Popularity with Most Amer ica ns

C . Chin a's Economy Helps to Spread its Lan guage

D . America ns Show In terest Lear ning Chin ese

Astr on auts aboard the space stati on celebrated a space first on Wedn esday by drinking water that had been recycled from their urine（尿）,sweat and water got from air. They said "cheers," clicked drinking bags and toasted NASA workers on the gro und.

The urine recycli ng system is n eeded for astro naut statio ns on the moon and Mars. It also will have NASA money because it won 'have to ship up as much water to the station by space shuttles or cargo rockets. Besides, it "s important as the space station is about to expand from three people living on board to six.

The recycli ng system had bee n brought up to the space stati on last November by space shuttles Endeavour, but it couldn "be used until samples（样品）were tested back on earth. So when it came time to actually drink up, NASA made a big deal of it. The three-ma n crew stood holdi ng their drinks and con gratulated engin eers in two NASA cen tres that worked on the system.

This is something that had been the stuff of scienee fiction, ” American astronaut Michael Barratt said before taking a small mouthful. The taste is worth trying. ”

The new system takes the combined urine of the crew from the toilet, moves it to a big tank, where the water is boiled off, and the vapor（水蒸气）is collected. The rest of the urine is thrown away. Then the water vapor is mixed with water from air, and then it goes through filters （过滤器）. When six crew members are aboard it can make about six gall ons from urine in about six hours.

Some people may find the idea of drinking recycled urine distasteful, but it is also done on earth, but with a lot Ion ger time betwee n urine and the tap,” said Marybeth Edee n, the space stati on's n ati onal lab man ager.

The tech no logy NASA developed for this system has already bee n used for quick water purificati on after the 2004 Asia n tsun ami.

57. Accord ing to the text, the recycli ng system is importa nt because ________ .

A. it makes traveli ng to the moon for the average pers on possible

B. with it NASA won 'n eed to ship any water up the space statio n

C. it can help meet the n eed for more water after the crew is expa nded

D. it protects the en vir onment in space by reduci ng the amount of waste

58. What' the RIGHT time order of the followi ng even ts?

a. The samples of the recycled water were tested on earth.

b. Astr on auts celebrated the space first of making water from urine

c. The recycli ng system was brought up to the space stati on.

d. The tech no logy for the system was used to quickly purify water.

A. a, d, c, b

B. a, c, b, d

C. d, a, c, b

D. d, c, a, b

59. What did Edee n say about recycled urine and the recycli ng system?

A. The taste of recycled urine is not as good as that of com mon water.

B. The recycli ng system has made a scie nee fiction story come true.

C. The idea of drinking recycled urine makes astro nauts feel un pleasa nt.

D. It takes a Ion ger time on earth to make water from urine tha n in space.

60. What is the best title for the passage?

A. The Research of NASA Has Made Great Progress.

B. New Tech no logy Is Used in the Space Statio n.

C. Drink up: Space Stati on Recycles Urine to Water.

D. Good News: Water Recycled from Urine Tastes Good.

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