海淀区九年级第二学期期中练习英语2012-05四、单项填空。

（共13分，每小题1分）从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

22. Send __________a postcard from Australia when you are there.A. IB. meC. myD. mine23. – What did you do _____ April 22?-- We turned off the lights for Earth Hour.A. inB. atC. onD. for24. Hurry up, ________ you can’t finish the work on time.A. andB. soC. butD. or25. ---_________ do they go to the village school?---Once a month.A. How oftenB. How longC. How farD. How many26. E-mails are _________than letters, so they are popular among us.A. fastB. fasterC. the fastestD. fastest27. --- Can you translate the article into Chinese?--- Yes, I ________.A. needB. mustC. mayD. can28. The problem is so hard that almost _____________ can work it out.A. nobodyB. somebodyC. everybodyD. anybody29. Parents always tell me not ___________ any chance because it can help you grow up.A.to missB. missC. missingD. missed30. Ms Lee _______a good rest last night and she felt better this morning.A. hasB. hadC. is havingD. will have31. She _____________ when I saw her yesterday morning.A. runB. ranC. was runningD. has run32. Jeremy Shu-How Lin _____ in NBA since 2010.A. playB. playedC. will playD. has played33. Green products ______________by more and more people in their daily lifeA. useB. usedC. are usedD. were used34. Could you tell me _______________next summer?. A. what are you going to do B. what you are going to doC. what did you doD. what you did五、完形填空。

（共12分，每小题1分）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

Joseph sat on a hill in the middle of nowhere, writing his name into the dirt with a stick.“Joseph!” his mother called. Joseph looked at the farmhouse that was now supposed to be his home. As he finished the last 35 , he noticed something metal shining in the rosy late-afternoon sunlight. He picked it up: a rusty old 36 . He put it in his pocket and walked down the hill.Grandpa passed away last year, leaving the house and farm to his mother. Joseph had hoped that she would just 37 it and buy a house in the city. However, she chose to move to the farm. Joseph had been very 38 about leaving his friends and his school.In the city, dinnertime had always been an opportunity for conversation between Joseph and his mother. Here, though, he had 39 to say. He knew his silence hurt his mother, but surely it was better than the angry words waiting behind it. It was best to keep 40 . He quickly finished his food on the plate and went to his room upstairs.Later, he went down the stairs to look for something to read. In the deep silence, his mother sat alone on the living-room sofa. On her lap lay a photograph album. Looking up, she smiled 41 and said, “See what I found? Here’s your great-grandfather. He’s about your ag e in this picture. Do you think you look like him?”Joseph stuffed his hands into his pockets and shrugged (耸肩). He 42 the old key.As he moved closer to look at the photograph, something else 43 his eye. “What’s that?” he asked, pointing to a pa inted wooden box on the coffee table.“It’s a silent music box,” his mother said softly. “Years ago, when I was a little girl 44 brother, 2 years older than me, took the key away. He didn’t mean to lose it. But he dropped it out somewhere. We searched and searched but 45 found it.”Joseph sat down beside her and handed the rusty key to her.Suddenly his mother’s eyes sparkled. With trembling hands, she wound up (转动) the music box. As its sweet melody played, mother and son listened together.“It has been silent for a long, long time,” she said.“It’s so clear!” said Joseph. “It sounds as good as new.” The silence had been 46 .35. A. name B. number C. letter D. picture36. A. box B. key C. photo D. stick37. A. sell B. fix C. buy D. paint38 A. worried B. excited C. pleased D. unhappy39 A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything40. A. brave B. quiet C. calm D. strict41. A. surprisingly B. seriously C. hopefully D. thoughtfully42. A. felt B. found C. took D. carried43. A. hurt B. caught C. took D. had44. A. her B. his C. my D. your45. A. still B. never C. almost D. ever46. A. kept B. beaten C. improved D. broken阅读理解（共44分）六、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

（共26分，每小题2分）ALondon , UKImperialCollege London (帝国理工学院)and University College London are very famous. London is also going through big changes with the coming Olympic Games. You need to pay about $20,600 a year.Boston, USAYou probablyknow of HarvardUniversity and MIT. They are near Boston. Studying at these two universities is expensive: about $50,000 a year. With the help of scholarship (奖学金)，the fee is about $39,600 a year.Vienna, AustriaThe city is home toAustria’s twohighest-ranked universities: the University of Earth DayMelbourne,AustraliaMelbourne nowis Australia’s numberone city for international students. It has world-class47. You need to pay______ a year to study in London.A. $20,600B. $50,000C. $4,300D. $39,60048. If you look for rich culture, you may choose _________.A. Imperial College LondonB. Harvard UniversityC. the University of ViennaD. the University of Melbourne49. The University of Melbourne is in ___________.A. UKB. USAC. AustraliaD. AustriaB“Will you give my kite a lift?” asked my nephew to his sister. Lucy took it up and threw it into the air, but her brother didn’t pay attention and ran off, so the kite fell down. “Try again, children,” I said.Lucy once more took up the kite. But John ran off so suddenly that the kite flew out of her hand and it fell flat as before. “Try again,” said I.They did, and with more care, but a side wind came suddenly. As Lucy let go the kite, it was blown against some bushes and the tail was caught. Meanwhile, I went to the kite’s assistance and set the tail free from the bushes. I told them to find a more open area and then try again.We found an open area. I threw the kite up as John ran off. It rose up and promised a high flight. But John was so pleased that he stopped short to look upward. The string became loose. The kite shook and came down to the ground. “I won’t try anymore. The kite won’t fly. ”said he angrily. I replied, “A few disappointments are not supposed to discourage us. And now try again.”And he tried and succeeded, for the kite was carried upward on the breeze as lightly as a feather. After enjoying the sight as long as he excited, John began to roll up the string slowly. “Shall we come out tomorrow and try again.”I smiled, “Yes, dear children. I wish to teach you the value of keeping trying. Whenever you fail, remember – TRY AGAIN!”50. How many times did they fly the kite?A. Five.B. Four.C. Three.D. Six.51. How did John feel when he finally flew the kite up?A. Angry.B. Hopeful.C. Excited.D. Worried52. The writer wants to tell us ___________.A. the ways of flying kitesB. the pleasure of flying kitesC. the cost of making mistakesD. the importance of keeping tryingCThere's a lot of focus on trans fats（反式脂肪）these days. We read about it in the news, and there's talk of passing laws against trans fats. We are bombarded with the word. Unfortunately, most people don’t know what trans fats truly are and why they are so bad for us. A lot of food production companies want to get your dollars by printing "Trans Fat Free" on their label (标签). Sadly, they may not be telling the truth.So what is a trans fat really? A trans fat is a liquid (液体) fat that is turned into a solid. Although there are very small amounts of natural trans fats in meat and dairy products, most of them are created by adding hydrogen to liquid fat. Food-makers do this because it makes the product last longer on the shelf. Have you ever wondered why cookies can still be crispy and "tasty" after six months to a year on a store shelf? It's because of trans fats. Trans fats are typically found in things like donuts, French fries, cookies, microwave popcorn, and potato chips.Why are trans fats bad for you? Trans fats raise the bad cholesterol （胆固醇）in your body and lower the good cholesterol that the body needs. Fatty foods do cause overweight. Trans fats build up in the body and block blood flow to the heart. People whose diet contains a high percentage of trans fats are at risk of heart disease and stroke.Why can the food-makers label trans fat free when it isn't? Because of the way the nutrition labeling laws work, the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has allowed that if a food has less than 0.5 grams per serving (一份) it can be classified as trans fat free. Read the label and you may discover that the package actually contains 6 servings, and if you just ate three of them, you might have eaten 1.49 grams of trans fats.Besides, in most fast food restaurants, ingredient and nutrition information are not listed. You may be shocked if you know what you are eating. An article in Men’s Health magazine pointed that in KFC, hydrogenated(氢化的) oils appeared 91 times among the ingredients from the menu list.How do you really know if there are trans fats in the food you are eating? One way to truly understand what you are eating is to read the label. Another is to understand your ingredients. Anything on the label that says hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated, even if the package states "Trans Fat Free", has transfats in it. You had better not buy that product. Make a different choice, a choice for your health.53. The expression “are bombarded with” in Paragraph 1 probablymeans_______.A. are tired ofB. hear much ofC. are connected withD. know clearly about54. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Trans fats can make food last long and keep people fit.B. Food-makers use trans fats because they make food delicious.C. The amount of trans fat in food is clearly written on the label.D. Trans fat can be found in the food with package saying trans fat free.55. What can be the best title for the passage?A. Danger of Eating Trans Fats FoodB. Truths and Facts about Trans FatsC. Buy Trans Fats Free Products Now!D. Don’t Eat in Fast Food Restaurants!DThe “halo effect” is a classic finding in social psychology. It is the idea that general evaluations (评价)about a person (e.g. she is likeable) influence judgments about their specific traits（品质）(e.g. she is intelligent). Hollywood stars give the perfect example. Because they are often attractive and likeable, we naturally consider they are also intelligent, friendly and so on. That is, sometimes, not true.In the 1970s, well-known social psychologist Richard Nisbett set out to prove the fact that we actually pay little attention to our thought processes in general, especially to the halo effect.Nisbett wanted to examine the way students made judgments about teachers. They had been divided into two groups to watch two different videos of the same teacher, who happened to have a strong Indian accent. One group watched the teacher answer a series of questions in an extremely warm and friendly manner. The second group saw exactly the same person answer exactly the questions in a cold and distant manner. In one the teacher appeared to like teaching and students, and in the other he came across as someone powerful who didn’t like teaching at all.After each group of students watched the videos they were asked to evaluate the teacher on physical appearance, mannerisms and even his accent (mannerisms were kept the same across both videos). The same as the haloeffect infers, students who saw the “warm” one evaluated him more attractive, his mannerisms more likeable and even his accent as more pleasing. This was unsurprising as it backed up the ideas on the halo effect. At the same time, for those who had seen the other video, the result was just the wrong way around.The surprise is that students had no clue why they gave one teacher higher evaluations. Most said that how much they liked the teacher had not influenced their evaluation of his individual traits at all.The halo effect is fascinating and now well-used in the business world. For example, books that have “Harvard Classics” written on the front can ask twice the price of the exact same book without it. The same is true in the fashion industry.So, the next time you consider buying a pair of designer jeans or decide whether you like someone, ask yourself whether the halo effect is operating. Are you really evaluating the traits of the person? This simple check could save you wasting your money or refusing a loyal friend. Or perhaps, even if you do check, you’ll still never know.56.Why does the author mention Hollywood stars in the first paragraph?A. To help us to evaluate others.B. To explain what the halo effect is.C. To show us the background of the story.D. To tell us Hollywood stars are not truly friendly.57. Which one do you think is NOT an example of the halo effect?A.You make friends with the people who have good judgments.B.You prefer to buy the products advertised by a movie star.C.You pay more for a simple T-shirt with a famous designer’s name on it.D.You believe your teachers are intelligent because they appear likeable.58. What can we learn from the passage?A.People can do nothing to avoid the halo effect.B.People use the halo effect widely in the business world.C.People often wonder how the halo effect works before shopping.D. People sometimes don’t realize the halo effect when they makejudgments.59. The passage is mainly about _____.A．t he cause of the halo effectB．the development of the halo effectC．the evaluation of the halo effectD．t he influence of the halo effect七、阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。