期中测试一、单项选择（15分）（）1. Granny often tells us ________ water in our daily life.A. saveB. savingC. to saveD. saves（）2. —I don’t do well in English. What should I do?—________.A. You must read and listen moreB. You will read and listen moreC. You should speak as much as possibleD. You can read and speak（）3. —Smoking is bad for your health.—You’re right. I decide to ________.A. take it downB. find it outC. turn it offD. give it up（）4. Where ________ you ________ this time last year?A. were; workingB. had; workedC. did; workD. do; work（）5. If you go to visit London, don’t forget your ________ because it rains a lot.A. passportB. moneyC. mapD. umbrella（）6. We should learn how to ________ well with people around us.A. get onB. get downC. get toD. get up（）7. When a class begins, students usually stop ________ and ________ their teacher.A. talking; listen toB. talk; listen toC. to talk; listen toD. talking; listening to（）8. —Ted, could you please ________ the trash?—Of course, Mom.A. take afterB. take offC. take outD. take care of （）9. I finished my homework. Did you finish ________, David?A. youB. yourC. yoursD. yourself（）10. Please don’t make so much ________.A. soundB. noiseC. voiceD. cry（）11. Mary failed in the math test and looks sad. Let’s ________.A. put her upB. set her upC. cheer her upD. clean her up （）12. Drivers shouldn’t be allowed ________ after drinking, or they will break the law.A. diveB. drivingC. to driveD. to be driven （）13. —Were you at home at 9:00 last night? I called you but nobody answered.—Sorry, I ________ at that time.A. take a showerB. took a showerC. was taking a showerD. am taking a shower（）14. He ________ go out with his parents, but now he ________ staying at home alone.A. used to; is used toB. is used to; used toC. use to; is used toD. is used to; is used to（）15. —Why not ________ John a toy car for his birthday?—Good idea! He is crazy about cars.A. buyB. buyingC. to buyD. buys二、完形填空（共20分）I was riding my bike along a country road near Chilton on the evening of February 15. I16 it was about 9:30. It was17 and I couldn’t see things clearly. So I was driving very18 , but the road was bad and suddenly my bike19 a stone, and before I could stop my bike, I was already20 on the ground. My whole 21 hurt, especially my left arm. I knew I was bleeding（流血）, and I22 get up. Luckily, I was23 by a policeman. He made a telephone call and I was taken to the24 . There I was examined. I had a broken arm and lots of cuts. My arm was put in a cast（石膏绷带）and my cuts were25 and bandaged（包扎）.（）16. A. told B. said C. guess D. thought（）17. A. dark B. far C. long D. later（）18. A. fast B. well C. carefully D. carelessly（）19. A. kicked B. hit C. beat D. touched（）20. A. standing B. sleeping C. waiting D. lying（躺）（）21. A. mind B. body C. head D. arm（）22. A. couldn’t B. didn’t C. wouldn’t D. might not（）23. A. caught B. held C. led D. found（）24. A. police station B. village C. doctor D. hospital（）25. A. stopped B. repaired C. served D. cleaned三、阅读理解（共30分）AIt’s sometimes reported that strange objects have been seen high up in the sky. These unidentified flying objects—UFOs have made a lot of people interested. Some of the reports about them are difficult to believe. Some have been explained（解释）in scientific ways, others have never been explained.It is not easy to decide whether a report is true or not. One report of UFOs came from a British plane on its way from New York to London in 1954. The British plane was flying over an island at 19 000 feet when the captain noticed that something was on their left and a little lower than their plane. It was about five miles away.“It was not one object but several,” the captain said. “We saw one big and six smaller objects. I sent out radio waves to report about them and I received the answer that the other planes were coming out to meet us. Before the planes arrived, the smaller objects entered the big object. The big object then became smaller and moved away fast.”（）26. What have been explained in scientific ways?A. Some people.B. Some planes.C. Some strong objects.D. Some reports about UFOs.（）27. In 1954, a British plane met UFOs when it was flying from ________ to ________.A. America; FranceB. England; AmericaC. America; EnglandD. New York; a small island（）28. The captain ________ and saw something on the left of their plane.A. looked upB. looked downC. looked backD. looked ahead（）29. How many objects did the captain see?A. Seven.B. Six.C. Five.D. Only one.（）30. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. All the reports about UFOs are difficult to believe.B. The objects are far away from the British plane.C. The big object moved away because of some unknown reasons.D. Now more and more people become more and more interested in the plane.BOnce there was a king. He had two ministers. One was kind and the other was bad. The bad minister often said bad words about the kind minister before the king. The king was very angry.One day the king said to the bad mini ster, “Write two words on two pieces of paper. Write ‘live’ on one piece and ‘die’ on the other. Then put them in a jar and tell him to choose. If he takes out the paper with ‘die’on it, I’ll kill him at once.”The bad minister was quite happy. He wrote the words on two pieces of paper.The kind man came. He knew the bad minister wanted to kill him. He also knew the words on the two pieces were both “die”. But he knew what to do. Later the king had to keep his word and let the kind minister go. Do you know what the kind man did about this at that time?He chose a piece of paper and ate it. When they saw the word “die” on the other piece, the king and other ministers thought the word on the piece that the kind man had eaten must be “live”, so he saved his own life by his cleverness.（）31. The king was angry with ________.A. himselfB. the kind ministerC. the bad ministerD. all the ministers （）32. Who was told to write “live” and “die”?A. The king.B. The bad minister.C. The kind minister.D. The two ministers.（）33. The kind minister would ________ if he chose the paper with “live” on it.A. dieB. liveC. give it backD. run（）34. There is no “live” on both pieces of paper because ________.A. the kind minister didn’t want itB. the bad minister couldn’t write the wordC. the king told the bad minister not to write itD. the bad minister hated the kind minister and wanted to kill him（）35. ________ must be disappointed in the end.A. The kingB. The kind ministerC. The bad ministerD. All the otherministersCA 7-magnitude（震级）earthquake hit Ya’an, Sichuan at 8:02 on April 20, 2013, and it killed at least 196 people and injured more than 11 000.Together with other students, Yang Xuelan ran out to the playground. She was safe. But all her textbooks and exercise books were buried（埋）in the teaching building.What can we do when an earthquake happens? In fact, there’s little we can do to stop natural disasters （自然灾害）such as earthquakes happening. But some methods can reduce the harm they cause. The American Red Cross introduced the “Drop, Cover & Hold on” method.●Drop down onto your hands and knees. This way can protect you from falling.●Cover your head under a strong table or desk. You can also stay alo ng a wall, and cover your head with your arms and hands.●Hold on to（守住，抓牢）your shelter（遮蔽物）until the shaking stops. Be prepared to move with your shelter if the shaking continues.Schools can normally take the earthquake drills（演练）to help students stay alive.（）36. How many people lost their lives in the earthquake in Ya’an?A. At least 196.B. More than 11 000.C. Less than 196.D. About 11 196.（）37. When the earthquake happened in Ya’an, Yang Xuelan was ________.A. at homeB. at schoolC. on her way to schoolD. playing on the playground（）38. What does the underlined word “reduce” mean in Chinese?A.提高B.阻止C.增加D.减少（）39. According to the writer, we can ________ to reduce the harm natural disasters cause.A. do nothingB. stay at homeC. take some methodsD. run out of the house（）40. Which of the following can help you stay alive in an earthquake?A. Dropping down onto your hands and knees.B. Covering your head under a strong table or desk.C. Holding on to your shelter until the shaking stops.D. A, B and C.四、词汇运用（共15分）（A）根据句意、首字母及汉语提示完成单词。