专题综合检测(四)模拟一If someone asks me, “Do you like music? ” I’m sure I will answer him or her, “Of course, I do. ”Because I think music is an important part of our lives.Different people have different ideas about music. For me, I like rock music because i t’s so exciting. And my favorite rock band, the “Fox Ladies” is one of the most famous rock bands in the world. I also like pop music. My classmate, Li Lan, loves dancing music, because she enjoys dancing. My best friend, Jane, likes jazz music. She thinks jazz is really cool.“I like dancing music and rock very much, ” says my brother, “because they are amazing. ”But my mother thinks rock is boring. “I like some relaxing music, ” she says. That’s why she likes country music, I think.1. The writer likes music because she thinks _____.A. it’s an exciting part of our livesB. it’s an amazing part of our livesC. it’s an important part of our lives2. What kind of music does the writer like?A. Rock and pop music.B. Rock and dancing music.C. Jazz and country music.3. Who likes dancing?A. The writer.B. Li Lan.C. Jane.4. The writer’s mother thinks that country music is _______.A. amazingB. boringC. relaxing5. How many people’s ideas about music are talked about in this passage?A. 4.B. 5.C. 6.模拟二1. The world’s population _______.A. will reach 7 billion in the endB. reached 7 billion by the end of 2011C. reached 7 billion before 20112. Which country is the third most populous in the world by 2050?A. China.B. Nigeria.C. The U. S. A. .3. When did the world’s population grow most slowly?A. From 1800 to 1930.B. From 1930 to 1960.C. From 1960 to 1974.4. The population of China and India made up _____ of the world’s population at the end of 2011.A. 19%B. 16. 7%C. 35. 7%5. What’s the Chinese meaning of “billion”?A. 1, 000, 000, 000B. 100, 000, 000C. 10, 000, 000模拟三RIVER DOLPHIN RUNNING OUT OF TIMEThe Yangtze dolphin is the only kind of dolphin that lives in freshwater all its life. Scientists say that the finless freshwater dolphin that has lived in the Yangtze River for over 20 million years, will die out in 15 years. It’s in danger of disappearing forever. Dangers:■Dredging(挖掘) of their habitat■Heavy boat traffic in the Yangtze River■Insecticide(杀虫剂) and mercury(汞)1. How long has the Yangtze dolphin lived in the Yangtze River?A. For 20 million years.B. For less than 20 million years.C. For more than 20 million years.2. What is NOT a danger to the Yangtze dolphin?A. Dredging the river bed or heavy boat traffic in the river.B. Insecticide and mercury.C. Swimmers.3. How heavy is an adult Yangtze dolphin?A. 30 kg.B. 45 kg.C. 30 kg~45 kg.4. What does the Yangtze dolphin mainly eat?A. Fish and shrimps.B. Fish.C. Shrimps.5. In the first paragraph, the underlined word “finless” means _____ in Chinese.A. 有鳍的B. 无鳍的C. 温顺的模拟四任务型阅读理解阅读短文, 根据短文内容回答问题及翻译画线部分的句子。

In the 1930s a young traveler was climbing the French Alps(法国阿尔卑斯山). He arrived at a big piece of land without living things. It was ugly. It was the kind of place you hurry away from.Then, suddenly, the young traveler stopped on the way. In the middle of this large land there was an old man. On his back was a bag of seeds. In his hand was an iron pipe(铁管).The man used the iron pipe to make a hole in the ground. Then from the bag he took a seed and put it in the hole. He did this again and again.Later the old man told the traveler, “I’ve planted over 100, 000 seeds. Perhaps only a tenth of them will grow. ”The old man’s wife and son had died, and this was how he chose to spend his final yea rs.“I want to do something useful, ”he said.(1)二十五年以后那个年轻的游客已不再年轻。

He returned to the place. What he saw amazed him. He could not believe his eyes. The land was covered with a beautiful forest two miles wide and five miles long. Birds were singing, animals were playing, and wild flowers were here and there.(2)The traveler stood there remembering the lifeless picture of the place that it once was.A beautiful forest stood there now, all because someone cared.1. Why d id the old man plant seeds?_______________________________________________________________2. How many seeds did the old man think could grow, all of them or only some?_______________________________________________________________3. What amazed the young traveler when he returned to the place?______________________________________________________________4. 将短文中画线句子(1)翻译成英语。

__________________________________________________________________5. 将短文中画线句子(2)翻译成汉语。