北京育才苑通九校区英语摸底测试（时间90分钟）姓名__________第一部分知识综合应用（45分）一、单项填空。

（共22.5分，每小题 1.5分）从下列各题所给的四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

16. Would you like _________ the Baseball Club?A. joiningB. to joinC. joinD. joins17. —_________ do you surf the Internet?—About twice a week.A. How longB. How muchC. How oftenD. How many18. Alice _________ a wonderful movie on TV at eight o’clock yesterday evening.A. watchesB. is watchingC. watchedD. was watching19. I feel like _________ right now. Shall we go together?A. to go to fishB. to go fishingC. going to fishD. going fishing20. What _________ your brother going to _________ when he grows up?A. is, beB. are, beC. is, areD. are, is21. How about _________ a pizza for lunch?A. haveB. havingC. hasD. had22. He _________ the keyboard and the violin when he was six.A. were playingB. is playingC. could playD. can play23. Which is _________, New Y ork ________ Toronto?A. big, andB. big, orC. bigger, andD. bigger, or24. The beach _________ very clean and quiet in the past.A. used to doB. used to beC. is gettingD. is going to be25. The northern part of China is _________ the southern part.A. much drier thanB. more drier thanC. much dry thanD. as drier as26. They were making a big mistake but _________ realized that.A. anybodyB. somebodyC. nobodyD. everybody27. What is the country famous _________?A. inB. forC. atD. of28. Uncle Sam is not _________ to work with young children.A. patient muchB. much patientC. patient enoughD. enough patient29. —What do you think of your new English teacher?—I think she ________ quite friendly.A. looksB. feelsC. worksD. sees30. What do people usually do _________ Christmas Eve?A. inB. onC. atD. of二、完形填空。

（共15分，每小题 1.5分）通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选择能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Jimmy is good at drawing cartoons. Do you know his book A Fish with a Smile?In the book, there 31 a man. He is lonely. When he walks 32 a pet shop, he sees a lovely fish. The fish always smiles at him. He buys the fish and 33 her home. The man looks 34 the fish very well. He puts the fish35 to him when he is reading, watching TV, taking a bath, and so on.One night, the man has a dream. He and the fish go 36 in the sea. They are happy. Suddenly, the man finds thathe is in a glass ball underwater. He 37 get out. How can he be free?38 the man wakes up, he looks at the fish again. Is this fish 39 smiling at him? She is not free in his home.Then the man puts the fish into the sea!The story 40 us: If you love something, let it be free!31. A. has B. is C. does D. goes32. A. on B. over C. for D. by33. A. brings B. cooks C. gets D. makes34. A. at B. for C. after D. up35. A. open B. close C. far D. deep36. A. running B. skiing C. skating D. swimming37. A. mustn’ｔ B. don’ｔ C. can’ｔ D. needn’ｔ38. A. When B. What C. Why D. Who39. A. quietly B. really C. slowly D. clearly40. A. says B. speaks C. tells D. talks三、阅读理解。

（共25分，每小题 2.5分）阅读下面三篇短文，根据短文内容从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。

（A）People in the US don’t often invite others to their homes. When they invite you to come to their house, they really hopeyou can go to their house. This is differe nt from that in China. People in China often say “Welcome to my house.” When they say goodbye to each other. It’s only a greeting.In the US, if you’d like to invite others to your house, you should tell them one or two weeks ahead. If someone invitesyou and you’d love to go there, you must ask the time, place clearly and then you should arrive at the time or in five or tenminutes after that time.In the US, when you are invited to a birthday party, you may take a little present with you, like flowers or a card. Thesepresents are usually not very expensive, but they can make the owners (people who have the house) happy. When the ownergets it, he often opens it and shows thanks to you.41. People _________ don’t often invite others to their homes.A. in the worldB. in the UKC. in AmericaD. in China42. In the US, if you invite someone to your house, you must tell him _________.A. one or two weeks after he arrivesB. one or two weeks before he arrivesC. one or two days after he arrivesD. one or two days before he arrives43. The underlined word “owner” means the _________ of the house.A. hostB. guestC. visitorD. servant（B）Uncle Henry and Aunt May went on a vacation to Alaska. Mom, Dad and I went to visit them when they got back, andthey showed us the video they made there.The video told the story of how they left home and flew to the west coast. The video showed us lots of clouds that youcould see out of the window of the plane. When they got to the coast, they were glad to get on a big ship.When they got on the big ship, they sailed up the coast of Canada to Alaska. The video had lots of pictures of AuntMay with ice and snow, Aunt May with water, Aunt May in the front of the ship, and Aunt May with other people.One exciting part was when they came close to a kind of waterfall, it ran into the sea. They came up close and one ofthe travelers leaned himself against the front of the ship and tried to catch some of the water in a cup. We all wonder whether he would fall into the ocean before he got the water. He didn’t.Other exciting parts were when they saw a seal sleeping on an iceberg, and when Aunt May tripped over a piece ofrope and almost fell over. Uncle Henry kept saying, “Are you all right, dear?”44. Who went on a vacation to Alaska?A. Mom, Dad and I.B. Mom and Dad.C. Uncle Henry and Aunt May.D. Uncle Henry.45. How many exciting parts are there in this passage?A. One.B. Two.C. Three.D. Four.46. Why can you know clearly about Uncle Henry’s vacation?A. Because you went with Uncle Henry.B. Because you have been there before.C. Because you planned this vacation.D. Because you watched Uncle Henry’s video.（C）A study has found that 51 percent of high school students and 37 percent of adults have some hearing problems.What could be the cause? Kids and teens are listening to MP3 music players, such as iPods, louder and longer. Theseplayers can play music as loud as a jet engine.The study also showed that 28 percent of high school students and 26 percent of adults make their TVs louder thanthey used to. 29 percent of students say “What?” or “Huh?” during conversations. 17 percent of students and 1 adults said they had heard ringing in their ears.Many adults said they listened to their music players between one and four hours, or even longer, at a time. 59 percentof students said that they liked to listen to music at a high volume (sound, voice), and 34 percent of adults did too.know more about these players than their parents, but they don’t understand how harmful they can be to their hearing,a hearing expert.How can you protect your hearing? Experts say that people should turn the volume down and listen to music less. Theyalso suggest changing from earphones, like the ones often used with iPods, sending sound directly into the ears to headphones. However, headphones that cover the ears allow the sound to spread out.47. Why do so many people have hearing problems?A. Because they buy MP3.B. Because they listen to MP3 louder.C. Because they listen to MP3 longer.D. Because they listen to MP3 louder and longer.48. Which one is True?A. Adults like a higher volume than students.B. Students like a higher volume than adults.C. Kids know more about hearing than their parents.D. Parents know more about these players than their kids.49. What is the meaning when some students say “What?” or “Huh?” during conversations?A. They get angry with the speaker.B. They understand the speaker quite well.C. They can’t clearly hear what the speaker says.D. They want the speaker to stop talking.50. How can you protect your hearing?A. Turn the volume down and listen to music less.B. Turn the volume up and listen to music more.C. Turn the volume down and listen to music more.D. Turn the volume up and listen to music less.第II卷（非机读卷35分）四、完成句子。